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April 2014 4-6 F-Sun California Festival of Speed, Fontana 5 Sat Breakfast Club-Tilted Kilt, Long Beach 5 Sat GPX Board Meeting after Breakfast 5 Sat Zone 8 Concours, Fontana 6 Sun OCR Autocross, El Toro 6 Sun F1, Bahrain 6 Sun Good Guys Roadster Show, Del Mar 11-13 F-Sun Long Beach Grand Prix 11-13 F-Sun Audi Club DE, Spring Mtn 3.4 mi 310-200-8416 13 Sun Rose Bowl Swap Meet 13 Sun CAI Concours 13 Sun Pomona Swap Meet 15 Tue Passover 19 Sat GPX Mt. Wilson Observatory Viewing Evening 19 Sat SDR Autocross, Qualcomm 19 Sat AZ Autocross, Bondurant Skidpad 20 Sun CCC Autocross, Santa Maria 20 Sun F1, China 20 Sun Easter 26 Sat GPX Tour to Tom Malloy's Collection 25-26 F-Sat PCA Club Race, Lime Rock 25-27 F-Sun PCA Club Race, COTA 25-27 F-Sun AZ Las Vegas Fun Run 26 Sat SBR Gimmick Rally 26 Sat SGVR Concours 27 Sun F1, Korea
May 2014 3 Sat Breakfast Club-Tilted Kilt, Long Beach 3 Sat GPX Board Meeting after Breakfast 3-4 S-Sun SDR DE/TT, Chuckwalla 3 Sat SAR Concours 2-4 F-Sun ALMS Laguna Seca 4 Sun OCR Autocross, El Toro 5 Mon Cinco de Mayo 9 Fri CCC DE, Buttonwillow 10-11 S-Sun GGR TT/Club Race, Buttonwillow 10 Sat GPX Callas Rennsport Tech Session 11 Sun F1, Spain 11 Sun Mother's Day 11 Sun Rose Bowl Swap Meet 17 Sat AZ Autocross, Tempe Diablo 18 Sun GPX Zone 8 Concours 18 Sun CAI Zone 8 Rally, Santa Clarita start 18 Sun SDR Park & Party 24 Sat SDR Autocross, Qualcomm 24-26 F-Sun PCA Club Race, NOLA 25 Sun F1, Monaco 25 Sun SBR Picnic & Tour Red Rock Canyon 26 Mon Memorial Day 31-1 F-Sun PCA Club Race, Watkens Glen 31-1 F-Sun PCA Club Race, Motorsports Park Hastings 31-1 S-Sun ALMS Detroit
June 2014 1 Sun Pomona Swap Meet 1 Sun OCR Concours, Lantern Bay Park
1 Sun OCR Autocross, El Toro 7 Sat Breakfast Club-Tilted Kilt, Long Beach 7 Sat GPX Board Meeting after Breakfast 7 Sat Friends of Steve McQueen Car Show 8 Sun F1, Montreal 8 Sun Rose Bowl Swap Meet 15 Sun Father's Day 15-21 S-Sun Porsche Parade, Monterey, California 20-22 F-Sun PCA Club Race, VIR 22 Sun F1, Austria 28 Sat SBR Street Survival School 28-29 S-Sun PCA Club Race, Heartland Park 29 Sun ALMS, Watkins Glen 29 Sun OCR Autocross, El Toro 29 Sun Ramadan
July 2014 4 Fri Independence Day 4 Fri SBR Parade 5 Sat Breakfast Club-Tilted Kilt, Long Beach 5 Sat GPX Board Meeting after Breakfast 6 Sun F1, Great Britain 12 Sat GPX Tour & BBQ to Paramount Ranch 11-13 F-Sun PCA Club Race, Putnam Park 13 Sun ALMS, Mosport 13 Sun Rose Bowl Swap Meet 19 Sat SBR 50th Anniversary Celebration 20 Sun F1, Germany 25 Fri ALMS, Indianapolis 26-27 S-Sun PCA Club Race, Brainerd 26 Sat CCC Autocross, Santa Maria 27 Sun F1, Hungary 27 Sun OCR Autocross, El Toro
August 2014 2 Sat SDR Concours 2 Sat Breakfast Club-Tilted Kilt, Long Beach 2 Sat GPX Board Meeting after Breakfast 8-10 F-Sun PCA Club Race, Mosport 9-10 S-Sun Laguna Seca Pre-Historics 10 Sun ALMS, Road Ameerica 10 Sun Pomona Swapmeet 10 Sun Rose Bowl Swap Meet 14-17 T-Sun Monterey Historics 15 Fri Werks Reunion, Rancho Canada, Monterey 16-17 S-Sun PCA Club Race, High Plains 17 Sun Pebble Beach Concours 22-24 F-Sun PCA Club Race, NJMP Thunderbolt Raceway 24 Sun ALMS, VIR 24 Sun F1, Belgium 24 Sun OCR Autocross, El Toro 25 Sun Rosh Hashana 29-Sep 29 LA County Fair, Fairplex 29-1 F-Mon SBR Get Your Kicks on Route 66 30-1 S-Sun PCA Club Race, Road America
September 2014 1 Mon Labor Day 6 Sat Breakfast Club-Tilted Kilt, Long Beach 6 Sat GPX Board Meeting after Breakfast 6-7 S-Sun PCA Club Race, Thunderhill 7 Sun F1, Italy 12-14 F-Sun PCA Club Race, Mid Ohio
Grand Prix Region &Zone 8 Club Calendar
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2 Grand Prix Region & Zone 8 Calendar 3 Table of Contents - Board of Directors & Chairs 4 GPX Callas Rennsport Tech Session — May 10 5 GPX Concours de Elegance — May 18 6 Wright of Way — President's Column Editorial License On the Cover: Hector Cademartori painting 8 20 Years Between Track Events 9 Santa Barbara Region 50th Anniversary Rallfe 10 CalInlandRegionRallyflyer—May17 SouthernArizonaRegionCinco—May2-4,17 11 San Gabriel Valley Region Concours — April 26 Santa Barbara Region Gimmick Rally — April 26 San Diego Region Chuckwall DE/TT — May 3-4 12 Day Away from Work 14 FriendsofSteveMcQueenCarShow—June7 15 Day Away from Work photos 13 DaysofThunder(1966-1974) 14 Concours Prep School — Mar 15 Friends of Steve McQueen Car Show – June 1 20 Member Spotlight — Jimmie Mitchell 22 Book Review for Porschephiles: Racing with Heroes 23 Day Away from Work Results Golden Empire Region James Deal Autocross 5/4 24 March Breakfast Club Meeting at Tilted Kilt 26 Tech Notes from Tony Callas & Tom Prine: Complexities of Replacing Components 27 GPXTourtoTomMalloyGarage—April26 Los Angeles Region Zone 8 Concours — July 20 GPX Friends and Family photos 28 April Membership Report & Anniversaries 30 ClassifiedAds 31 GPX Breakfast Club Meeting at Tilted Kilt Index to Advertisers Commercial Ad Rates
EDITORIAL POLICY: THE CIRCUIT is the official publication of the GRAND PRIX REGION of the PORSCHE CLUB OF AMERICA. Statements appearing in THE CIRCUIT are those of the author and are not necessarily the opinions of the CLUB or its editorial staff. The Editor reserves the right to edit all material submitted for publication. Permission to reprint any material herein is granted providing full credit is given to the authors and THE CIRCUIT, with the exception of copyrighted material.
ADDRESS CHANGE: Please notify membership chair, Gail Sachs, of any address, email, phone or membership status changes: Gail Sachs, PO Box 230874, Encinitas, CA 92023-0874 or (650) 279-1876 [email protected]. Also notify PCA at PO Box 5900, Springfield, VA 22150 or [email protected]
Web sitesGPX GrandPrixRegion.comZone 8 Zone8.orgPCA National Pca.orgPCNA us.Porsche.com/nationalPorsche AG Porsche.com
Don't forget to visit the Grand Prix RegionWeb site at: www.GrandPrixRegion.com
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Table of Contents 2014 GPX Board of Directors & ChairsPresident - Suesan Way Carter (619) [email protected]
Vice President - Dave Hockett (909) [email protected]
Secretary - Marty Goldsmith (562) [email protected]
Treasurer - Linda Cobarrubias(310) [email protected]
Activities - Arturo Chaparro(323) [email protected]
Membership - Bob & Karen Lewis(310) [email protected]
Editor - Skip Carter (619) [email protected]
Zone 8 RepresentativeTom Brown(760) [email protected]
Advertisingvacant - speak with Suesan if interested
Chief Driving InstructorMike Mulligan (760) 672-9175 [email protected]
Circuit DistributionAlbert Franco(310) 379-8987 [email protected]
Concours co-chairsLinda Cobarrubias(310) 990-0993 [email protected]
Dick Douglas(805) 967-5545 [email protected]
Flagging TeamBob & Karen Lewis(562) 429-3777 [email protected]
Fundraising / CharityChuck Weaver(562) 430-3010 [email protected]
Goodie StoreBob Baddy & Junko Kamei(310) 951-7979 [email protected]
InsuranceRon Shanon(310) 375-9840 [email protected]
Performance Driving EventsSkip Carter(619) 992-9927 [email protected]
RegistrationColleen Stein(661) 714-3030 [email protected]
SafetyNick Perdikaris(310) 901-8154 [email protected]
Social Susan Moard(626) 705-8686 [email protected]
Social MediaMark Nelson(917) 609-9674 [email protected]
Tech InspectionDan Hockett(909) 921-5596 [email protected]
Technical AdviserMichael Dolphin(213) 248-4743 [email protected]
TimingDarren & Jennifer Cole(661) 209-9498 [email protected]
Tours co-chairsMarty Goldsmith(562) 494-6350 [email protected]
Jeff Peck(310) 345-8081 [email protected]
WebmasterJimmie Mitchell(310) 539-2568 [email protected]
Registration: $65.00 Judged Classes includes 1 Buffet Lunch (deduct $15.00 for no lunch)
Display Only Registration: $45.00 including lunch (deduct $15.00 for no lunch)
Additional lunches - $20.00 (1 lunch included in $65.00 Judged / $45.00 Display - you can buy extras)
Lakewood Country Club3101 Carson Street, Lakewood, CA 90712
Schedule: 7:00 Car placement 9:00 First Timers meeting 10:00 Judges meeting 10:30 Judging starts 2:00 Awards Ceremony
For information, sponsorship, and other, contact Concours Chairs Linda Cobarrubias — [email protected] (310) 990-0993Dick Douglass — [email protected] (714) 887-7129
Registration help, contact: Suesan Way — [email protected] (619) 992-4287
FOR REGISTRATION GO TO http://MSReg.US/GPXconcours.com for online registration
Credit Card, E-check or check payment OK
For full Concours rules: www.Zone8.org
May 18, 2014Lakewood Country Club
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Write of Way, by Suesan Way
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The registration road for the 2014 Porsche Parade in Monterey may have been extremely difficult for those who chose to travel it but, if you made it through to the other side and up the hill, I can just about guarantee you that the Parade staff will offer you an event to remember and a venue that will make you smile for a lifetime.
This will be my 9th Parade since I learned how to spell PORSCHE and began playing Porsche ID on the highways and byways of my favorite two nations and, let me tell you, the Parade team hasn’t missed yet. Some Parades are more memorable than others BUT (and this is a big BUT) putting on a Parade in Monterey, California (which doesn’t look easy) is going to be AMAZING.
"Why Suesan?" you are asking. I’ll tell you. When you first go to Monterey, you might first see it as a small, touristy and extremely charming little place... And it does have that feel.
However, Monterey is a destination location. The "quiet" season is moderately touristy, but the rest of the year is full tilt boogie. The Monterey Historics (each and every August) has grown from Historics Weekend to Car Week, and is starting to look like Car Month! Many people book their rooms years in advance.
Then there was Rennsport Reunion that many of us went to. That was another huge event and, again, Monterey kept us smiling by day with every Porsche imaginable there. And by night we went to the wonderful restaurants and fun places hanging out with Porsche friends. And Monterey accommo-dated us all and still can.
If you have never been to Monterey you will love it for its quaintness and sheer breathtaking beauty of the rugged, rocky coastline with the magnificent flat topped slanted cypress trees that reign there. Next door is Carmel, where Clint Eastwood still resides and owns a great little inn and restaurant and sometimes plays piano for the diners. It is a beautiful town with gorgeous shops filled with things of beauty and wonder. But, don’t go too late — Carmel rolls up the sidewalks at 9pm).
And don’t forget the track in them there hills. Laguna Seca is revered by many (cursed, I am sure, by some) and loved by lots. During the last weekend of Parade, the Golden Gate Region of PCA will host a 2-day Drivers Ed event at this wonderful track. It will be a hot ticket item, and is sure to sell out as soon as registration opens (if you think registering for Parade was tough, just stand back for this one and hold on to your first born).
If you haven’t signed up for Parade because you have heard that the tours are sold out, the hotels are sold out and you probably will not be able to get dinner tickets, hold on to your horses. I can tell you this – registration is still open, meals are available, more tours are being added on as we speak AND, while the "parade hotels" are sold out, there are plenty of other great rooms available right there.
If you have any trouble registering, or need other help or questions answered, give me a call or send an email. I'll be glad to help.
Even if you don't buy meal tickets in advance, you can almost always find tickets for sale (or free) on the Bulletin Board in Parade Hospitality. There are usually Tour tickets also available. Or maybe someone looking for a rally or a golf partner. It will be the last opportunity for a West Coast Parade for a couple of years, so now is your opportunity!
If you cannot find a tour you can make up your own tours and go for drives with a map or GPS or hang around the hospitality area….but you have to register for Parade to be part of it all http://www.pca.org/
Or have a look at the Parade website – at http://parade2014.pca.org/
If you need any help contact me [email protected]
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On the Cover...Jimmie Mitchell got this great photo of Walt Early and Vince Parker with their Porsches at our February Breakfast Club meeting at Long Beach's Tilted Kilt.
I can't remember the last time that Walt and Vince and Jimmie missed one of our First Saturday breakfasts.
April 2014
Rolling right along through 2014, the Grand Prix Region calendar has not been lacking. Whether it's Performance Driving, Tours, or other social activities, so will find many to choose from. If you need an excuse for a road trip to Tucson, Phoenix, Santa Fe, Morro Bay, Solvang, Santa Barbara or dozens of other locations throughout the southland, just look around at the Porsche Club of America calendar.
Of course, you can venture well out of the Southwest if you've got the time and inclination. Suesan and I have been hear-ing about the annual Labor Day PCA race at Road America for ever (OK, maybe only since the 1950's). So, last year Suesan and I planned a vacation to this event.
For those of you who don't know, Road America is a permanent road course located about 2 miles from Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. It is one of only a handful of road circuits in the world that maintains its original configuration: 4.048 miles and 14 turns. It has a lot of elevation change and a front straight that sees speeds approaching 200 mph. Its forest like setting make this 640 acre site one of the most beautiful courses I've ever been to.
Racing in the area started in the late 1940s, organized by the SCCA (Sports Car Club of America). Elkhart Lake's current population is under 1000, and the first races were held on a street circuit starting and finishing in the town center and circling the lake. The 1951 race drew a crowd of 50,000, and 1951 drew 100,000, which was the last year of the street circuit. In September 1955, the first race was held on the new Road America track.
The annual Labor Day PCA Club Race is a party not to be taken lightly. On Saturday afternoon after the racing is fin-ish, police escort the race cars to the center of Elkhart Lake, which hosts a street concours. PCA, Chicago Region hosts a concours the same day, and those cars are also on display. Siebkens Report hosts the Saturday night dinner. This turn of the century resort is owned and operated by the 4th generation of the Siebken family. I'm guessing that they feed 800-900 people (I didn't ask). You can sit outside, inside,
in a bar, in a tent, walk down the street with a plate... It is a classic, pure and simple. The Stop-Inn Tavern is a must see, if for nothing else but the historic racing stick-ers that cover the walls.
So, Suesan and I went for the party, helped out a little, stayed at the beautiful Osthoff Resort, and had a real vacation at a PCA event. And I ran out of room and didn't even mention the fabulous racing, the great restaurants and people (and we're planning another trip there in 2014).
After 20 years off the track, I took my 2011 997 GT3 RS 4.0 to The Streets of Willow Springs (aka SOW) on Monday, March 17 for the Grand Prix Region's Day Away From Work Drivers Ed event. I had a great time exploring the awesome capabilities of the 4.0, since you never know what you have in your garage until you take it to the track!
After an uneventful morning drive from Manhattan Beach, I got to SOW at 7:30am wishing that I had brought a coat (it was a little chilly, but mostly it was windy — REAL windy!). I hit a minor glitch right away when I tried to put my old magnetic numbers on the doors (the 997s doors are aluminum, so the magnetics just dropped to the ground and had to be duct taped on in a most unaesthetic manner! After a well-conducted and informative driver's meeting, I put on my Nomex driving suit (which is pretty tight compared to 20 years ago), slipped on my Nomex driving gloves and shoes and a new Simpson 2010 Snell-rated helmet, and headed onto the track with my instructor, Allan Rosenberg. I requested an instructor because of my DE rustiness as well as unfamiliarity with the track.
I wasn't smooth at first and did a lot of old movie-style wheel sawing to correct slides, which resulted in appropriate gentle scolding by Allan. I was also tend-ing to apex the corners too early and was messed up on my turn in and drift points (i.e. I wasn't using the whole track width, which you need to do for the best times). By early afternoon I was finally putting things together with Allan complimenting me on my smoothness and racing lines (which certainly were not perfect on every lap. I was turning respectable laps on the 1.8 mile course, hitting 114mph in 4th gear on the back straight going into the heavily banked (20 degrees) bowl at the top of the hill, and 116mph on the front straight (not that I was paying too much attention to the digital speedo readout!). If I had more huevos and had taken the final dogleg left onto the front straight flat and braked later, I'm sure I could have hit 120+ speeds (much higher on SOW than I had expected!
One thing I had forgotten is how exhausting it is to be driving so intensly for those 20 minute sessions. I was breathing pretty hard with a high heart rate after about 15 minutes of each sessions. But I DID have a big smile on my face and, even though I had two other cars spin out in front of me, I did not have any offs (aka farming expeditions during the course of the day).
Another fun thing was the nice variety of sporty cars in the 85 car field, includ-ing a Corvette Z06, BMW's, Honda S2000's, Lotus's, a Mini, Mazda Miata's, a Suburu WRX STI and a Mustang. It made for an interesting mix. One father/son team had the dad in a 911 Turbo and the son in a BMW, which results in an ongoing family feud. There were five other GT3's with my car the "lone" RS 4.0, so I got a lot of much-appreciated attention and compliments for tracking such a valuable car. But then, that's what they're made for!
20 Years Between Track Eventsby Russ Dickersonphotos by Jimmie Mitchell & Caliphotography
RS 4.0 at Streets of Willow Turn 1/Skidpad
Russ & his wife, Rachel, with the RS 4.0 at Long Beach Breakfast Club meeting
I was running the RS 4.0 on the 100 octane Unocal unleaded racing gas available at the track so as to get the full 500HP available from my motor. It was noticeably zippier with possibly another 20-25HP, plus better throttle response. The reason for the additional zip is that Porsche motors are engineered to run on 93 octane gas that is available everywhere on the planet except California where we're stuck with 91 octane unleaded premium, which is obviously a misnomer except with regard to price! It only takes a few gallons of the $9.50/gal racing gas (dilution tables available at the Unocal website) to bring the octane up to 93 and anything more than that is a waste of money.
Although there were drivers who were quite a bit faster (as I expected), there weren't any cars in my run group that I didn't see receding into the distance in my mirrors on the straights when my car was at full throttle with absolutely ferocious acceleration that scared me a little. The ceramic brakes were also amazing and I know, as Allan pointed out several times, that I could have gone deeper into most of the corners. But there is always next time!
RS 4.0 at Streets of Willow Turn 1/Skidpad
SBR'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY
raffle
ONLY 500 TICKETS WILL BE SOLD FOR A CHANCE AT THREE AMAZING PRIZES!
The price for each raffle ticket is only $100.00.
AS PART OF OUR REGION’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION, WE WILL CONDUCT A RAFFLE DRAWING AT THE COMMEMORATIVE LUNCHEON ON JULY 19, 2014.
Complete the coupon below and submit payment (payable to PCA/SBR) ASAP. First come, first served. Remember ONLY 500 TICKETS WILL BE SOLD, SO THE CHANCES OF WINNING ARE EXCELLENT!
(*)Winners need not be present at drawing to win. First Place Prize must be claimed and completed by 6/1/2015. Second Place Prize must be claimed and completed by 12/31/2014. Incidental expenses are not included in any prize. Third Place Prize must be claimed and completed by 12/31/2014. Tire brand and size are OEM specified for your Porsche model and year, and will be fulfilled by California Tire Co., Newbury Park, CA. Winners of all prizes will be required to execute liability waivers to the benefit of PCA and SBR prior to travel or purchase. SBR reserves the right to cancel the raffle drawing and refund all funds received in the event that at least 400 tickets are not sold by June 19, 2014. Checks will not be cashed until the minimum number of tickets (400) are sold.
A seven-day, all inclusive European Treffen Porsche Driving Tour FOR TWO, including roundtrip coach airfare. Tour conducted by Fast Lane Travel in September 2014 or May 2015 (your choice). Or, you may select the alternate cash prize of $10,000.*
A three-day, all inclusive weekend FOR TWO, including roundtrip coach airfare, to the Porsche Sport Driving School in Alabama. Or, you may select the alternate cash prize of $5,000.*
A set of four, brand new tires for your Porsche. Or, you may select the alternate cash prize of $1,000.*
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CinCo de Mayo 2014 is a CoMin’!
SAR’s annual Zone 8 event will be here ‘fore ya’ll know it!Our Cinco honchos are a working hard to continue the fun tradition of this here event.
Trail Dust Town will be the site of our warm-up, concours, and banquet. This here cow town is a great family oriented conglomeration guaranteed to please the little nippers and biguns.
Our Zone 8 Autocross will return to Central Arizona College a fine rodeo eventfor them thar Porsches and their riders. Hee- haw!
HOLT ON TA THESE DATES FOR CINCOApril 15 Deadline for registration
Friday, May 2 08:00a.m. Golf Tournament the Highlands on Dove Mountain,5:30-7:30 Welcome ho down at the Dakota Cafe
Saturday, May 3 9:00a.m.-2:00p.m. Concours d’Elegance at Trail Dust TownSilent Auction for TASL and Arts Express and 5:30p.m. Awards Banquet at Pinnacle Peak
Sunday, May 4 09:30a.m. Drive for Fun Tour to Old Tucson
Saturday, May 17 7:00a.m. Zone 8 Autocross at Central Arizona College
More information at-http://www.pcasar.com or http://www.motorsportreg.com/index.cfm/event/dashboard
PCA Cal-Inland Region Presents: Porsche Club of America Zone 8
Rich Paré Memorial Rally
A Time-Speed-Distance Rally
WHEN: Saturday, May 17, 2014 Registration Opens: 9:00 AM. First car leaves at 10:01 AM. WHERE: Directions to the start: From the northbound “14” freeway, exit at Golden Valley Road and turn right. Go to the first driveway just past McDonald's and turn left into the parking lot and left into the first aisle. We will be setting up there. From the southbound “14” freeway, exit at Golden Valley Road and turn left. Go to the first driveway just past McDonald's and turn left into the parking lot and left into the first aisle. We will be setting up there. COST: $35 per car at the start, $30 per car if you pre-register by May 1, 2014 EVENT: Approximately 2 1/2 hours. CLASSES: Novice (E), Tour (D), SOP (C), NAV (B), Expert (A). See http://www.pca.org/zone8/ Click on Competition Rules, and then click on Rally. Standard Zone 8 Rally Classes. NOVICES: No experience required. Good stuff to bring: Navigator, time-of-day watch, clipboard, paper, pencil(s), water bottle. You will have fun, even if you leave any of the above at home. You must have a driver and navigator. INFO: Mike @ 661-273-2690 or e-mail to [email protected] This event is hosted by the Cal-Inland Region of the Porsche Club of America. You do not have to be a PCA member to participate. We welcome all cars with a driver and navigator, regardless of make. Bring a friend. -------------------------------------------------PRE-REGISTER------------------------------------------ To SAVE $5.00, pre-registration MUST be received by May 1, 2014. (Make checks payable PCA/CAI) Send this form to Zone 8 Rally, 256 E. Ave. P-1, Palmdale, Ca. 93550-3223 Driver: ___________________________ Navigator____________________________ Address: _________________________ Address: ____________________________ City, St., Zip: ______________________ City,St.,Zip: __________________________ Phone: ___________________________ Phone: ______________________________ Class: ___________ (see web site) Email: ____________________________________
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2014 Concours d’ Elegance ¥ Art Center College of Design
1700 Lida Street, Pasadena, CA 91103 Presented bySan Gabriel Valley Region | Porsche Club of America Saturday, April 26, 2014
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To Register Online: Concours Fee: $50.00 Go to MotorsportReg.com Display Only: $25.00
Lunch: $15.00
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Library.��There�we�ll�be�treated�to�a�wonderful,�catered�BBQ�lunch�of�tri- tip�and�chicken,�green�salad,�potato�salad,�beans,�garlic�bread,�and�drinks.The�cost�for�this�great�day�of�fun,�including�breakfast,�a�scenic�and�enjoyable�rally,�a�delicious�lunch,�drinks,�and�
SBR�activity�fee,�is�only�$29.50�per�person.��This�is�always�a�popular�event,�so�sign�up�early.���We�only�have�room�for�a�limited�number�of�participants�at�the�
tables�in�the�park.��Complete�the�form�below�and�send�it�with�your�check�(made�out�to�PCA/SBR)�to:��Jerry�and�Pam�Lasnik,�25�
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San Diego Region DE & Zone 8 Time TrialChuckwalla (CCW)Saturday, May 3 — Sunday, May 4, 2014Chuckwalla Valley Raceway, Desert Center, CA
Join us as we head back to Southern California's newest track. This event features both a Driver's Ed (DE) and a Time Trial (TT), with separate run groups for each event and differing entrant requirements (DE events have no driv-ing prerequisites). Time Trials, which have driving prereq-uisites, work like a Driver's Ed event during practice, but feature Transponder timing during all sessions with times posted online immediately thereafter as well as in the Club's permanent record database after the event. Novice DE driv-ers currently signing up are being Waitlisted pending the availability of additional Instructors (though we hope to be able to accommodate at least some of those on the Waitlist).
If you are interested in participating as a novice DE Student, indicate your interest by signing up ASAP.
You may sign up for any one or both days. The base price for this event (assumes early registration, no need to rent any-thing, etc.) is $270 for the weekend.
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Top Time of Day award being presented to Tony Ferreira
2013 Zone 8 Autocross Series trophy was presented to class winner Bob Bertrand by Zone 8 Autocross Chair, David Witteried
Michael Dolphin's beautiful 1977 Carrera 3.0 (Euro) It was nice to have Quincy Wang back in his spectacular 1983 911SC
Not all PCA members bring their Porsches to track events. Bruce Colby's 1989 BMW 325i is light, rigid and quick... And Bruce knows how to throw it around a track.
Will Sanchez's 1967 911S in front of the Streets
Not all PCA members bring their Porsches to track events. Bruce Colby's 1989 BMW 325i is light, rigid and quick... And Bruce knows how to throw it around a track.
Stan Wood's 991 Carrera S certainly turned a few headsTom Ridings 2004 GT3 Cup Car getting a shake down in preparation for the upcoming California Festival of Speed
Grid Manager Alfred Abken did his typical outstanding job managing the grid and Black Flag stations
Early morning Tech Inspection
Karen & Bob Lewis conduct the flag team part of the morning Driver's Meeting
Dave Hockett & Glenn Orton conducting Driver's Meeting
Will Sanchez and Dan Hockett on the front straight
More photosDay Away from Work
pages 15 &16Results on page 23
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The Friends of Steve McQueen Car Show is an automotive gathering held in early June to raise funds for Boys Republic, a private, non-profit, nonsectarian community for at-risk boys and girls ages 13-17.
Established in 2008 by members and friends of the (Porsche) 356 Club of Southern California, the event attracts automobile, motorcycle and off-road motorsports enthusiasts from through-out the U.S.
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Member SpotlightJimmie Mitchellbob & karen lewis
I am the second of seven siblings, was mar-ried for 30 years and have been a widower for 15. I drove my first Porsche (a 1967 911) at Competition Motors in Culver City. I loved the acceleration and sound of this car as I went through the gears.
My late wife, Melva, fell in love with Porsches after a friend invited us to a BPI (Black Porsche Inc) event at the Bob Bondu-rant school in Ontario CA.
I am a Porsche fanatic. I have owned three. The first was a 1964 356C purchased in 1972. I had no experience with Porsche and, as such, didn't make a good choice in this car. It had spent many years in German winters — lots of rust. I didn't despair, but repaired the rust as best as I could, repainted the interior and exterior and added new upholstery. After buying the 356 I joined BPI and started participating in their activities. I did a Concours and a few Rallys, then drove to my first PCA Parade Concours in 1973 as a friend entered his 1963 Carrera 2.
In 1975, while out enjoying the 356, Melva and I stopped at Kendon Motors in Harbor City and saw a 1974 Copper Brown Metallic 911 Targa with brick red cloth and vinyl interior. We fell in love with it. It became our daily driver (except for a short time when I purchased a Nissan 210 wagon to transport my son James and niece Kellye Backstrom around).
I did a few more Rallies and a couple of Autocross events with with this car. I was a BPI member for 5 years, but stopped attending meetings in 1977 after buying my present home in Harbor City. I joined the Porsche Club of America and became a Grand Prix Region member after seeing all the Porsches at Ricky's and Ronny's one Saturday morning in May 2006. Ricky and Ronny's was the location of our monthly Breakfast Club meetings back then.
I had been introduced to Michael Dolphin at an evening af-fair by a mutual friend, Melinda Wilson. Michael was the first person that I saw when I entered the parking lot. I knew imme-diately that I wanted to be a part of this club. I've always had a love for photography and soon started taking photos at our Breakfast Club Meetings. It was the perfect venue to improve my photography skills. Soon my photos were being used in our monthly magazine, The Circuit. Later the Web-master position opened up and I was asked to do that job. My
Goddaughter taught website classes at Cal State Dominguez Hills, so I took up the challenge. I had a little computer experience while working at Hughes Aircraft/Boeing Satellite Company. Lan-guages such as Basic, C++ and Unix and terms like ftp and links were familiar to me. I learned enough to build a website but didn't feel I had the artistic knowledge to significantly improve it. I gradually made changes to build the website to where it is today.
In May, 2011 I purchased a 997 Carrera GTS. The '74 Targa had been purchased without air condition-ing, and I wanted a more confortable car for long trips with the club. I chose this car more because of the body styling and not so much for the horsepower. I'm very happy with my purchase.
I love being in the club and have gained a lot of knowledge about Porsches through Tech sessions, talking with other members and our magazine. Everyone in the club has treated me well and I have gained some lasting friendships. My pho-tography has enabled me to be more outgoing and meet lots of people everywhere I go.
I retired from Hughes Aircraft Co/ Boeing Satellite Systems in 1999 and returned as a contractor in 2000 after my wife Melva passed.
One of the best vacation trips was to Nairobi Kenya for a photo safari with my brother. We spent 16 days traveling around to the various camps taking photos of the popular game in the area. My bucket list includes more travel. Oh yes, and I plan on getting back on a track soon! My son James at 2 years old with my first
Porsche, the 1964 356C
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My son James at 4 years old with my 2nd Porsche, the '74 911 Targa
Me and my Mom Jessie Mae at her 90th birthday party
Jimmy and Melva
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by Bruce Herrington, Orange Coast RegionBook Reviews for Porschephiles
Racing with Heroesby Reg May, published by Veloce Publishing Limited, Dorchester, England
Bruce Herrington
This is a book that is easy to dismiss, based on the just the specs. The author is not a journalist, not even a writer. This is his only published writing. Furthermore, not only did the author not personally race with the heroes described, he never raced anyone. But Reg May is the consummate motor racing spectator who has attended many significant races and studied many more. His commentary, as a result, is full of historical references. These touches may be thought pro-voking to those who have some familiarity with the events and people to which he refers, but may perhaps be boring details to, shall I say, a younger generation. Note: Reg May was born in 1947, but he discusses events going back at least as far as 1906, and provides grand descriptions of motor races from as early as 1935.
As one steeped in the history of motor-sport, the author starts his book with the obligatory (and all too appropriate) lament over the way motor-sport has evolved into motor racing-business, where sportsmanship tends to take a back seat to winning, rather than the other way around as it used to be (at least in minds of the old pharts).
Racing with Heroes is a collection of chapters, each dealing with a particular race. The race reports are eloquently presented in self-suffi-cient chapters. The stories are great and well told. Included are many classic events – of course Moss '55 Mille Miglia run; Fangio's classic stroking the Ferrari's into complacency, then catching and beating them in the last laps at Nurburgring, etc. Through it all, the reoccurring theme is the passion for motor sport that drives (!) the dedicated race driver or spectator (or even the author of this book). Both Formula and Sports Car events are included from all over the world, except the USA. The use of present tense and de-scriptions in vivid detail make each chapter a thrilling read.
There is one chapter that deals with the good ol' days of family tent camping at the circuit, watching and smelling the cars as they go by on the other side of the fence. The final chapter deals with a passion-ate amateur who managed to race with the professionals from time to time over a 50 year span, clearly the inspiration for the title.
As a publication, Racing with Heroes is not perfect. There is some awkward grammar (not merely quirks of the King's Eng-lish) and some typos. But most of all the book seems awkward because there is no apparent rhyme or reason in the non-chronological organization of the stories. In particular, the descrip-tion of a 2008 event at finishes with a teaser about the story of the '09 event which is not only not next, but not even anywhere in the book. It is best read as a collection of chapters, not as a book to read through from start to finish.
This is a little book, pamphlet size, with 128 6 x 8-1/4 inch pages, slightly smaller the original Pano. There are some interesting pictures/illustrations collected into the middle of the book, and each chapter includes
a somewhat stylized course map. As a collection of short, in-dependent chapters about historic motor races, it is a handy book to have for those occasional moments of spare time when you want something interesting to read but don't want to get committed to reading a whole book.
Racing with Heroes should be available for $19.95 from your favorite book seller (ask for it) or www.motorbooks.com
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Final Results (sorted by time within class)Day Away from Work Zone 8 Autocross, Streets of Willow, March 17, 2014 CCW
Top Time of Day SS07 Tony Ferreira 77.416
Pos. Class # Driver Car Model Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Best Time1 ss02 35 Keith Marks 2004 Boxster S 117.176 105.319 106.943 105.3192 ss02 336 Joe Beerer 2007 Boxster 106.744 105.364 106.190 105.364
1 ss04 25 Carl Bloom 2006 Cayman S 95.285 95.591 95.709 95.285
1 ss07 73 Tony Ferreira 2004 911 Turbo 80.988 78.169 77.416 77.4162 ss07 201 George Pappagelis 2004 GT3 86.155 83.245 82.750 82.7503 ss07 113 David Rozenblatt 2006 911 97.396 89.621 86.472 86.4724 ss07 470 Pat Brotman 2012 911 Carrera S 101.324 92.742 92.598 92.598
1 ss08 85 Christian Van Fleet 2002 GT2 82.507 80.509 80.931 80.5092 ss08 57 Allen Russak 2013 Cayman S 84.767 82.761 80.782 80.7823 ss08 105 Don Earl 2007 911S 87.280 82.804 82.568 82.568
1 ss10 362 Russell Dickerson 2011 GT3 RS 4.0 89.241 89.704 89.815 89.241
1 cc01 726 Roger Bush 1970 911E Targa 91.719 91.437 91.4372 cc01 449 Kevin Burke 1984 944 102.280 98.993 97.871 97.871
1 cc02 7 Arturo Chaparro 1985 944 91.604 89.995 90.144 89.9952 cc02 757 Adriano Bortolin 1988 944 94.215 92.691 91.737 91.7373 cc02 33 Quincy Wang 1983 911SC 100.615 96.878 95.472 95.472
1 cc03 625 George Hauptman 1984 911 Coupe 91.964 89.441 91.671 89.4412 cc03 159 Michael Klein 1989 911 93.840 90.647 90.611 90.611
1 cc04 81 David Witteried 1976 911S Targa 94.445 91.880 90.981 90.9812 cc04 323 Arty Tan 1987 Carrera 100.647 97.375 92.786 92.786
1 cc05 129 Dave Hockett 1998 Boxster 84.516 84.934 85.700 84.5162 cc05 30 Michael Dolphin 1977 Carrera 3.0 91.658 90.263 91.796 90.263
1 cc06 5 William Sanchez 1967 911S 86.938 85.501 86.207 85.501
1 cc07 672 Ray Chang 1991 964 81.669 81.591 82.397 81.5912 cc07 300 Kent Verderico 1983 911SC 83.359 82.982 82.268 82.268
1 cc08 836 Melvin Dea 2001 Boxster S 83.309 81.688 81.538 81.5382 cc08 1000 Andrew Stuart 2008 BoxsterS 87.939 83.860 84.056 83.8603 cc08 34 Mark Ha 2007 Cayman S 89.267 85.165 85.042 85.0424 cc08 256 Brian Stuart 2008 Boxster S 91.036 90.974 89.216 89.2165 cc08 171 David Wang 2008 Cayman S 94.892 94.065 92.078 92.078
1 cc09 268 Edward Chan 2001 996 C2 82.023 83.549 81.584 81.584
1 cc10 515 Bruce Guarino 2003 996 Turbo 80.975 81.524 80.922 80.9222 cc10 74 Robert Bertrand 1973 914 85.724 85.599 83.670 83.670
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March Breakfast Club at Tilted Kiltby Skip Carterphotos by Jimmie MitchellOur March Breakfast Meeting had a great turnout with quite a few new members. As you know, we give each new member an official Grand Prix Region mug. Bob and Junko Baddy (keeper of the mugs) handed out so many we need to order another gross (best pricing). If you have somehow missed out on your mug, make a note to come to the MAY Breakfast (Bob and Junko will be at Festival for the April Breakfast, which is why I'm suggesting May).
I'm rishing to get the April Circuit done before we head out to the Festival (California Festival of Speed). If you get a chance to come out any of the three days, I think you will have a great time. Porsche is bringing out a couple of new cars for YOU to test drive on a mini-autocross.
Bond Nichols & WinstonRob & Caroline Martin
George & Debbie Shinn
President Suesan Way Carter introducing George Shinn
Mengwei & Jeremy Campbell & door prize
March Breakfast Club at Tilted Kiltby Skip Carterphotos by Jimmie Mitchell
Mengwei & Jeremy Campbell & door prize
Marty Goldsmith talking about upcoming Tours Jeff Peck letting the group know
about the upcoming night viewing session at Mt Wilson Observatory
Karen & Ron La Forest look great in those bomber jackets
Carl & Chris Bloom with the Shinns
Caroline & Rob Martin being introduced & presented GPX mugs by Suesan
Aaron Furey and door prize
Arturo ChaparroRoger Lubeck
Ron Shanon (who has been the GPX iInsurance Chair longer than I've been a GPX member)
Don Dagert
the lovely Brita Goldsmit
Michelle Armstrong
Karen & Bob Lewis — GPX Membership chairs
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Tech Notes from Tony Callas & Tom PrineComplexities of Replacing Components on Your CarA customer recently came in slightly perplexed at some work he performed on his own 2006 997 Carrera S. The initial problem was that the passenger side electric window began to slow and strain when closing the window. Finally the mo-tor stopped working completely. The customer purchased a new factory window motor, installed it and, to his surprise, discovered that the motor would not operate at all. By the time he came to see us he was more than a little frustrated. His demeanor changed when he found out that there was nothing wrong with the new motor, or even the way it was installed — it just had to be coded to the car.
In today’s world of increasingly complex automotive elec-tronic systems, one of the realities is that components on the car must be recognized by its intended control system in order to communicate and function normally. This is simply known as a “handshake” between controllers. Another inter-esting fact is that various electrical consumers (a consumer is an electrical device) will share one module (as in the case of the window motor). The window motor and other items share a single module: the Door Control Module. The customer did not know this and did not possess the means to code the new motor and controller into the system. Today, professional Porsche repair facilities must have the electronic diagnostic equipment with the correct software designed to talk to the onboard systems of the car. These electronic di-agnostic tools make it possible to program new components into their operational role in the car.
Unfortunately, the cost and complexity of owning and us-ing these diagnostic scan tools make it unrealistic for most vehicle owners to purchase and operate them. Once the new component is installed and wired, the coding can take place. With the electronic scan tool connected to the car, there are about eight choices to perform during the coding procedure for the window motor. Once the coding is complete, the mo-tor will be ready to operate but, in the case of the windows, they will also have to be initialized. This is the process of setting the operational limits of the window motors.
The window initialization is done by moving the window all the way to its upper and lower stops via the window switch. Once the window reaches the upper stop, continue to hold the window switch in the up position request for ap-proximately an additional 3 seconds, then push the window switch to lower the window. When the window reaches the lower stop, continue to hold the window switch in the lower
request position (again for about 3 seconds). Repeat as needed until the one touch activation works. The passenger window will not have one touch until the window reaches approxi-mately 65% of the up position for the 997s.
The sunroof assembly requires a completely different process for initialization following the completion of all repairs. You push the sunroof switch to the vent or up position and hold the switch in this position until the entire initialization is completed. The sunroof should open to the vent position and stop. Nothing may happen for some time but, as you continue to hold the switch in the vent position, the ini-tialization phase should start and the sunroof will begin to operate. Continue holding the switch in the this position. The sunroof will fully open and fully close, thus completing the sunroof initialization process. You can then release the sunroof switch. The sunroof initialization might take a few attempts to get the process completed.
Another point to consider is the car’s system voltage when diagnosing, testing or performing an initialization. When an engine is running, the alternator is tasked with produc-ing voltage to charge the battery and power all the electrical consumers in the car. Normally the alternator will produce in the neighborhood of 13.5-14.5 volts and the electrical consumers and circuits are designed to operate in this volt-age window to perform properly. However, this voltage is not available when the engine is not running and the key is turned on for diagnostic and testing purposes. During this testing there is a heavy load against the battery due to all the electrical consumers operating. It is highly recommended to have a Power Supply connected to the car to achieve the cor-rect voltage and avoid draining the battery.
A Power Supply (not a battery charger) will provide a con-stant and stable voltage feed at high amperage output and without stray A/C voltage being emitted. With the Power Supply connected the electrical system of the car, you will see the same conditions as if the engine/alternator were operating. Enjoy your Porsche
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The perfect garage. The Cayenne on the right just wanted to visit his cousins
Grand Prix Region friend, Paul Friedman at the Arroyo Secon track in New Mexico
Previous GPX Vice-president, Steve Koch enjoying Mulholland Drive twisties in his new Ford Fiesta... And yes, Steve still has his 911 and his BMW bikes.
GPX Friends and Family
Grand Prix Region Tour to Tom Malloy's GarageApril 26, Saturday 9:00 AM556 Malloy Court, Corona, CA
GPX has arranged for a tour of Tom Malloy's private car collection.
If you don't know about Tom Malloy, just google "Tom Malloy Porsche" and see why this is such a great opportunity.
You MUST arrive by 8:45Call Suesan Way Carter if you have any questions or need [email protected] or (619) 992-4287
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April Anniversaries27 years Greg & Mary Lou Brown Claude Mitchell & Pamela Wright Ric Whitson24 years David Woytowich & Kody Cushman23 years Andrew Kochan22 years Peter & Eileen Rech Brian & Joanne Schnuckel Doug & Anne Williams20 years Dominic Lee & Victoria Chu18 years Mike & Erin Dodgen15 years Dorma Ann Dawson13 years Brian & Angela Hashizume12 years Ron & Nancy Piazza11 years Jorge & Jose Cadrabilla10 years John & Nadine Kravec Alby Mitenberger & Mayumi Villano John & Joyce Perchulyn Greg Schill7 years Henry Fella & Sara Woodward5 years Stephen Lewis Erik & Thomas Linstead4 years Bob Curry Dillon Sandoval3 years William Perry Howard & Gail Sachs Mario Vargas & Ali Salgado2 years Walt & Nadine Early Mike & Melissa Fukuda Steve Gomez Ceal Howard Yvonne & Andrew Meinzer Derek Vignovich1 year Douglas & Maria De Castro Kurt & Angie Gibson Sam Kozhaya
April New Members — Transfers In Gunther Hansele & Marcia Hall 2004 Silver 911 Garry & Dalton Grant 2009 Black 911T
Membership Report
Greg Schill
Joyce & John Perchulyn
Norma Ann Dawson
Mike Dodgen
Henry Fella
Claude Mitchell
Dominic Lee
Alex Moratorio
Bob Curry
Glen Hori
Dillon Sandoval
Derek Vignovich
Steve Gomez
Walt Early
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944 SPEC/SP-1 race car — $16,000 Professionally built & maintained, well set-up fully developed car will run at the front in PCA, POC & NASA. SPA programmable tach w/shift lights, oil pres & oil & water temp gauges. Very clean interior, custom panel, re-wired loom. Racepak G2x data sys w/RPM & oil pres sensors. Open & silenced exhausts (Laguna Seca). 2 sets wheels & tires. Zero time on new motor, AFFF fire sys, helmet air, cool suit, full cage & back brace. Below min weight w/180 lb driver. For info contact Mike at: [email protected] or Nick Perdikaris at (310) 901-8154 (prefer text) [email protected]. Will entertain reasonable offers.
(2) Bridgestone RE050A 265 40R18 - rear tires from 997; Approx 80% left on tires, never repaired, excellent condition, N-spec, $250- for both (originally $315- each); Michael, Hermosa Beach (310) 569-0797 [email protected]
2000 Carrera C2, 30,600 miles. Rain Forest Green Metallic, Savannah Beige LEATHER Interior. Tiptronic 5 speed..10 spoke Porsche Alloy Wheels w/Michelin Pilot Sport tires. Sport Suspension – Xenon Headlights – AM/FM/CD player – Side Air Bags. Burl Maple Steering Wheel, Brake Lever & Shift Knob. SUNROOF – Suede Leather Roof Liner – On-Board Computer – Cruse Control, Heated Seats. PSM. All Manuals. Always Garaged. Never Tracked. Showroom Condition. $30,195 Mike (310) 480-7953 or [email protected]
2007 911 Turbo tiptronic with 6k miles. Color is Atlas Blue, it's like a blue-black kind of gray. Black interior. Upgraded stereo to Porsche specific Alpine nav system but still has the stock system for purists. It's flawless. $80,000. Contact Moses at:(917) 622-0711 [email protected]
CLASSIFIED ADS 2000 Boxster S Race Car - $35,000 Ready to Race. Fresh build of dedicated track car. Recent 3.2 low mile engine replacement with a bunch of goodies. Full RSS/Tarret/JRZ susp. Full cage, square 275 and staggered wheels, composite roof, etc. Call or email for more info. (858) 232-4087 [email protected]
GPX Club Truck – 2006 Ford F-150 STX 4-door pickup, 64,000 miles, no accidents, towing package, excellent condition, small V-8, Well maintained $10,500 OBO. Call Skip@ 619-992-9927 or [email protected]
All fiberglass aftermarket Carrera tail- $150. Rear A/C condenser, compressor and bracket- $150 from an '83 SC.Contact David [email protected]. Compressor was spinning freely when removed. Located in Orange County
Two great classic games. Time to downsize and let someone else's family enjoy them. MULTICADE UPRIGHT VIDEO GAME (includes games like Miss Pacman, Pacman, Donkey-kong, Centipede, Frogger & many more), 48 games. New board installed in 2012. Asking $1,900 (selling on internet and Ebay currently $2,100-$2,600). Also, Pinball machine, TALES FROM THE CRYPT by Data East, has voices by Woopie Goldberg, Dan Akroyd and many others. Asking $2,490 (selling on internet and Ebay currently $2,600-$3,200). Can supply pictures upon request. Jeff Hollander [email protected] (805) 481-1893 (805) 423-5881 Cell
987 17" wheels and Michelin Pilot tires up for sale. Includes factory TPMS. $600/set. [email protected]
4 Porsche scale models, unassembled. $500 for all. Tamiya 1/12 Carrera 910Tamiya 1/12 Martini 935 Turbo,Otaki 1/12 911 TurboFujimi 1/24 1985 911 Turbo. Mike at (562) 260-2221 [email protected]
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Automotion / Performance Products 18
Breakfast Club Meeting at Tilted Kilt 31
California Lithographics 19
Callas Rennsport 14
Circle Porsche 29
Class Auto Center 19
Factory Werks 23
LA Porsche Dismantler 23
Pacific Porsche Back Cover
Pelican Parts 10
Red Line Service 31
Sierra Madre Collection 11
TC's Garage 10
Walter's Porsche 17
For more information, contact Gail Sachs(650) 279-1876 - [email protected] attendees receive a Porsche coffee mug as a gift.
Porsche Club of America, Grand Prix Region BREAKFAST CLUBJoin us for our Monthly Breakfast Club Meeting at Tilted Kilt6575 East Pacific Coast Highway, Long Beach (at 2nd)(562) 795-0163 http://www.tiltedkilt.com/locations/longbeach/
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