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CircuitJanuary 2019

A publication of the Grand Prix Region of the Porsche Club of America

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GRAND PRIX REGION &ZONE 8 CLUB CALENDAR

January 5 Sat GPX Breakfast at Glory Days Beachside Grill 5 Sat GPX Board Meeting following breakfast 12-15 Sat-Tue GPX Morro Bay / Carmel Tour 19 Sat Zone 8 President's Meeting & Awards Banquet 21 Mon Martin Luther King Day 22 Tue GPXTheCulinaryTour(seeflyeronpage27) PrepKitchenEssentials,SealBeach 26-27 S-Sun SDR DE/TT Chuckwalla 26-27 S-Sun Rolex 24 at Daytona

February 2 Sat GPX Breakfast at Glory Days Beachside Grill 2 Sat GPX Board Meeting following breakfast 9 Sat GPXPalosVerdes/BattleshipIowaTour (flyeronpage9) 14 Thu Valentine's Day 16-17 S-Sun GGR DE / Instructor Training, Thunderhill 23-24 S-Sun SDR DE/Time Trial Streets of WIllow 28 Thu Sierra Madre Collection Open House

March 1 Fri Pelican Parts Open House 1 Fri Callas Rennsport Open House 1 Fri Wilhoit's Open House 2 Sat Jim Liberty's Open House 2 Sat GPX Breakfast at Glory Days Beachside Grill 2 Sat GPX Board Meeting following breakfast 2 Sat LALitMeet&Toy(flyeronpage28) 3 Sun So Call All-Porsche Swap & Car Display (flyeronpage19) 9 Sat GPX Tour Malibu to Paradise Cove 11 Mon GPX Day Away from Work DE/AX (flyeronpage6) 16 Sat 12 Hours of Sebring 17 Sun St Patrick's Day 17 Sun F1 Australia 22 Fri Diablo Region DE, Thunderhill23-24 S-Sun PCA(GGR)ClubRace&DE,Thunderhill3mile29-31 F-Sun Zone8CaliforniaFestivalofSpeed,Fontana 31 Sun F1 Bahrain

April 3-6 T-Sat TreffenNorthAmerica,SantaBarbara 6 Sat GPXBreakfastatGloryDaysBeachsideGrill 6 Sat GPXBoardMeetingfollowingbreakfast 10 Wed Roar at the Shore, Long Beach (inconjunctionwithLongBeachGrandPrix)12-14 F-Sun Long Beach Grand Prix 14 Sun F1 China 20 Sat GPX Tour Wrightwood the Wrong Way 20 Sat 1st Day of Passover 21 Sun Easter 27-28 S-Sun SDR DE/TT Chuckwalla 26-28 F-Sun GGR DE, Thunderhill 5 mile course 28 Sun F1 Azerbajjan

May 4 Sat GPX Breakfast at Glory Days Beachside Grill 4 Sat GPX Board Meeting following breakfast 5 Sun GPX Concours at Lakewood Country Club 5 Sun Cinco de Mayo 12 Sun Mother's Day 12 Sun F1 Spain15-18W-Sat TreffenHighDesert,SunriverResort,Bend,Ore18-19 S-Sun PCA(GGR)ClubRace/DE,Buttonwillow 26 Sun F1 Monaco 27 Mon Memorial Day 31 Fri Diablo Region DE, Laguna Seca

June 1 Sat GPX Breakfast at Glory Days Beachside Grill 1 Sat GPX Board Meeting following breakfast 9 Sun F1 Canada 15-16 S-Sun 24 Hours of Le Mans 16 Sun Father's Day 23 Sun F1 France 30 Sun F1 Austria

July 4 Thu Independence Day 6 Sat GPXBreakfastatGloryDaysBeachsideGrill 6 Sat GPXBoardMeetingfollowingbreakfast 4 Thu Independence Day 14 Sun F1 Great Britain18-21 Th-Sun PCA(GGR)ClubRace/DELAGUNASECA103db 21-27 Sun-Sat 64th Porsche Parade, Bota Raton, Fla 28 Sun F1 Germany

August 3 Sat GPX Breakfast at Glory Days Beachside Grill 3 Sat GPX Board Meeting following breakfast 4 Sun F1 Hungary 15-18 F-Sun Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion 18 Sun Pebble Beach Concours 21-22 S-Sun SDR DE/TT Big Willow

September 1 Sun F1 Belgium 2 Mon Labor Day 7 Sat GPXBreakfastatGloryDaysBeachsideGrill 7 Sat GPXBoardMeetingfollowingbreakfast 8 Sun F1 Italy 6 Fri Diablo Region DE, Thunderhill 7-8 S-Sun PCA(GGR)ClubRace/DE,Thunderhill3mile 22 Sun F1 Singapore 29 Sun F1 Russia 30 Mon Rosh Hashana

October 5 Sat GPX Breakfast at Glory Days Beachside Grill 5 Sat GPX Board Meeting following breakfast 9 Wed Yom Kippur 13 Sun F1 Japan 12-13 S-Sun SDR DE/TT Chuckwalla 14 Mon GPX Day Away from Work DE/AX 14 Mon Columbus Day18-20 F-Sun GGRDELAGUNASECA(3days)92db

27 Sun F1 Mexico 26-27 S-Sun PCA(GGR)ClubRace,SonomaRaceway(w/NASA) 31 Thu Halloween

November 2 Sat GPX Breakfast at Glory Days Beachside Grill 2 Sat GPX Board Meeting following breakfast 2-3 S-Sun SDR DE/TT Buttonwillow 3 Sun F1USA 11 Mon Veterans Day 17 Sun F1 Brazil 25 Mon Diablo Region DE, Laguna Seca 28 Thu Thanksgiving

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2 Grand Prix Region & Zone 8 Calendar 3 Masthead page: Table of Contents Board of Directors & Chairs 4 From The President's Desk 5 Editorial License Social Media Links 6 GPX Day Away from Work, March 11 7 GPXElephantSealRookeryTourflyer 8 CaliforniaFestivalofSpeedflyer GPX HELP NEEDED NOTICES 10 NEW ADVERTISER - AUTO WERKSTATT 12 Bright & Shinny Objects (LA Auto Show) 14 Craftsmanship Museum Tour Report 18 January Membership & Anniversaries So Cal All-Porsche Sway and Car Display 20 Not Just Another 914 (or three) 24 December Breakfast Meeting Report 26 Book Review: Hot Wheels from 0-50 at 1:64 Scale

27 GPXCulinaryTour/Workshopflyer28 LALitMeetflyer-March2 30 Porsche Alley Cone Zone On the Cover 31 Index of Advertiser Breakfast Club Meeting Notice Commercial Advertising Rates

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TreasurerLinda Cobarrubias(310)990-0993

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CONTENTS

Vice PresidentEllsworth "Doc" Pryor


Member at LargeSkipCarter


Past PresidentSuesan Carter(619)992-4287

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From The President's Desk2017 Zone 8 Region of the Year

Jeff

Welcome to 2019! Another year has gone by, and we’re entering a new one. What a great 2018 we had in the Grand Prix Region. We had events every month: great tours, social events and driving events. Our monthly breakfast has had fantastic attendance and our Cone Zone has been especially successful.

In December we celebrated the holidays at our annual Holiday Party at the Long Beach Yacht Club. It’s a fun event, and our MC, Nick Perdikaris, kept the celebration moving with his wit and humor. We honored our Enthusiast of the Year, Patty Reilly (you can meet Patty at our monthly breakfast check in). We had a live auction, and a silent auction benefiting our charity, the Children’s Dental Health Clinic in Long Beach. We raised a significant amount of money for them, and I’d like to thank those members that won the auction items.

We also installed our new board for 2019. I’ll be around as your President for another year. Our new Vice President for 2019 is Doc Pryor, a long-time member of the Grand Prix Region. He’s been an active and instrumental member since 1990. Alan Johnson remains on the board and will continue as our Tours Chair, putting together the best tours, as always. Alan has some great tours lined up for 2019 already. Please look at our calendar on the inside cover of this magazine.

I’ll be putting together a couple of things myself. Our annual Santa Monica Mountains Fun Run (which may have to be truncated due to the Malibu fires), and our tour of the universe at the Mt. Wilson 60-inch telescope. I may also try to get us a daytime tour of the Mt. Wilson Observatory.

We will also have our annual GPX Day Away from Work events at Streets of Willow on March 11th, and October 14th. If you’ve already been, you know how much fun it is. If you haven’t run your Porsche on track, what are you waiting for?

I’d like to also thank all those members who have attended our events during the year, and a special thanks to all those members who have volunteered to help at our events. It’s your club and we couldn’t do any of this without you.

2019 California Festival of SpeedI would also like to make a special pitch for volunteers for

the 2019 California Festival of Speed on March 29-31. Please think about volunteering. As usual, we will need 350 – 400 volunteers.

The California Festival of Speed is the Porsche enthusiasts dream weekend: Club Race, Time Trial, Swap Meet, Porsche Corral, Porsches For Sale, Porsche Timeline Display, Vendor

Row, Track Tours, Friends, Fun and all things Porsche. Need we say more? This event has race cars, show cars, it can even have your car!

Contact: Janice Witteried at [email protected] to volunteer.

Another great year coming upI’m looking forward to another great year for the Grand

Prix Region in 2019 and look forward to seeing you at breakfast and our many events.

Please join us every month for our Breakfast Club on the first Saturday of every month at Glory Days Beachside Grill in Seal Beach.

And, please visit our GPX Store for some terrific club merchandise.

The January Cone Zone features 964 and 993 models of the 911

The February Cone Zone features 996 model 911

PCA – Fueled by Volunteers“Fly low and avoid the radar”

Skip Carter

Sleazy Dog Construction

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SOCIALMEDIALINKS

January already? Yup! Suesan and I took a three week trip to Toronto and North Carolina in October. We try to get to Toronto once or twice a year to visit family and friends (Suesan grew up there) and Chimney Rock, North Caro-lina is where a good friends of ours, George Carter, moved earlier in 2018. Chimney Rock's permanent population is 120 (counting George and Jeremy). Less than an hour from Ashville, it is a beautiful area with a river running alongside the highway. We met lots of nice people. As one person put it "We're mountain people and would never leave."

Unbeknownst to me, we were there at the perfect time of year. Fall colors, NO insects (that's a big one), a little rain, comfortable weather, gorgeous scenery and, as I said, lots of nice people.

Landing in Raleigh about 9am, we first drove to Ayden, NC, where I had read (in the book "Cooked") about "the best whole hog BBQ in the world." The BBQ was pretty good (I think the young kid doing the mixing probably need-ed more tutoring), but the best part were seeing all of the locals stopping by to eat. Definately good "people watching."

Back home now, Suesan's "baby" sister Debra and her husband John bailed on the Toronto winter and came to stay with us in San Diego. Now, we're in the depth of So-Cal winter (obviously no comparison to Toronto). I wear a jacket every day, light a fire most nights, etc. John is running around in shorts and sandals and their number one priority is to get to a beach as often as they can.

It's really fun having them here. We really enjoy them and Suesan's other family and friends who come to visit, mostly from BC and Ontario.

At the end of this month we're off to Sebring for the first PCA Club Race of the year and the annual Award's Dinner. We love that part of Florida. The hotel, Chateau Elan, is right at the track and next to the original airport.

Not only is it the first PCA Club Race each year; it is also the biggest. This race is hosted by two Florida regions: Sun-coast and Gold Coast. They do an impressive job. I've talked to volunteers who have been working that event for 18-20 years, and wouldn't miss it for anything.

There are several very large Club Races in PCA. I've been to Watkins Glen, Road America, Summit Point, California Festival of Speed, and Daytona. I've been to quite a few smaller events as well: High Plains, Buttonwillow, Willow Springs, Laguna Seca, Miller (Utah Motorsports Campus now).

For 2019 the Golden Gate region has secured two full weekend events at Laguna Seca. Previously they would just buy a single run group from SCCA or others. This will undoubtedly switch Laguna Seca from a small to a big Club Race event. There are still another 15 or more venues that I have not been to, but I plan on getting to them all at least once.

I know that some of you have dreamed about either seeing or actually driving on many of these tracks. Almost all of these club races have associated DEs on the same weekend. Road America, for example (one of my absolute favorite events), runs (I believe) five days over Labor Day weekend. Sebring is four days. If you are a DE driver, think about it.

Sebring will be a short trip for us. With our new grandson, Cooper, Suesan's willingness to be away from San Diego for prolonged periods is greatly reduced... Not a bad thing! And I'm pretty appreciative of the whole thing too.

Anyway, here's the start of a new year. Hope to see you at an upcoming event. Look at our calendar AND our website, which Jimmie Mitchell keepts up to date (www.Grand-PrixRegion.com).

I also want to recognize Alicia Weaver, who has stepped up to manage the GPX Store (formally know as our Goodie Store).

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Morning practice — 20 minute continuous lap DE sessionsEnd of Day — Autocross timing (3 timed laps)Run groups determined by experience and performance Instructors available and required for all novices Entry level event — no special equipment needed for stock classesOpen cars without built-in rollover protection need rollbarRequired Sunday afternoon Ground School for novices (4-7 pm at hotel)Registration and Tech Inspection available at hotel Sunday afternoonHelmet required (available for rent) Snell 2010 and newer (M or SA)Breakfast & Lunch: coffee, donuts, breakfast & lunch available at concession stand

For info OR HELP — contact: Suesan Carter, Registrar [email protected] (619) 992-4287 orSkip Carter, Event Chair [email protected] (619) 992-9927

March 11, 2019 MondayStreets of Willow

Registration fees: $150.00 per driver $175.00 if paid after March 5, 2019 Day of event — $200.00

INSURANCE NOTE: Liability insurance is provided by PCA’s traditional insurer. A copy of the Certificate of Insurance is available at registra-tion. PCA insurance does NOT cover damage to your car or damage that YOU cause to the facility or other cars. You are responsible for this. Please see the PCA website (www.pca.org) and go to the insurance page for more information. Please review your personal car insurance to verify what coverage it provides, if any.

— On-Line Registration — http://PCAGPX.MotorsportReg.comCreate an account OR sign inLocate March 11 Day Away eventComplete registrationPay online with VISA / MCLate fees apply after March 5

Gates open at 7amMandatory drivers meeting at 8:15 am

First run group 9am

Grand Prix Region Drivers ED & Zone 8 Autocross

Register at:http://PCAGPX.MotorsportReg.com

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My name is Ken, and I own Auto Werkstatt.www.autowerkstatt.comPlease note that my website is over 12 years old (Yes, I need to update it).

I have a passion for the 356 models, as I own several of them. We have had 356s trucked to us from the midwest to work on, I consider our work to be of top notch quality. It is very rare that you could walk into my shop and not see several 356s that are being worked on.

I believe we do more newer Porsche's than most other independents in our area. We have the PIWIS computer and will do whatever it takes to keep up with the newest Porsche Technology.

I often will use the phrase "I will eat what I cook." What I mean by this is I will buy and drive the types of cars that we work on. For example, I bought an '06 C4S Cab so I could have first hand some of the issues these cars may have.

We are registered with the Better Business Bureau and have the highest possible score from them. I have been the owner of Auto Werkstatt for over 25 years. I would hope it gives you a feel for the type of business I have. Thanks,

KenAuto Werkstatt / C.S.C. Inc.310 379 3228

Ken Bornstein —Who Am I?

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Bright and Shiny ObjectsPorsche at the Los Angeles Auto Show Story & Photos:

Michael DolphinSo, here’s a narrative article but did you go the photos

first? And do you see enough photos of our favorite sports vehicles? Of course, I don’t blame you!

Jimmie Mitchell, Stephen Krupnick and I (as well as a few thousand other camera-bearers) have done the best we could to share the visuals of the Los Angeles Auto Show. It’s a good thing that camera memory is so inexpansive these days. We can get a few hundred shots in as little as an hour and not worry about counting the number of rolls and shots left if we were still using film.

Look beyond the cars themselves in many of the photos and you’ll see some amazing full-wall projections and productions that fully utilize large-scale audio and video technologies. In VERY many cases, the content, clarity and nearly 3-D resolutions sometime led you to believe that there were other cars in the room.

But, of course, we all were there primarily for the unveiling of the 2019 Porsche 911. For several years now, Porsche annual exclusive residency has been the Petrie Hall of the Convention Center for the largest display of any manufacturer at the Auto Show.

The debut was great – most of us already had clues about what to expect. Technology and innovation continue to totally amaze – the 3.0 liter motor in the new 911 is smaller than the Lee Rice-motor in my ’77 Carrera 3.0. Yet, with the addition of turbos and other technologies, the new motor makes TWICE as much power as my Carrera. For the engineer focused and gear heads among us, there are tons of info available about the new car’s qualities. For instance, would you believe that there is now a “Wet Mode” for the 911 to increase stability and handling in rainy conditions?

Attending the show however is our chance to get up close and personal to the details that we were soooooo interested in. Here are a just a couple of visuals that you can confirm by looking at the photos…

The Carrera, Carrera S and the Carrera 4S will all carry the same wide body stance as well as the full light bar across the entire back end. (You’ll see it clearly). Interestingly, I’ve seen overhead shots of the early 993 parked next to the new 992 and the “Coke” bottle influence appears to be identical.

Also take a look at the new door handles – they become flush when the car is in motion but project a little bit when the car is parked so to be easier to grasp (looking for opinions about that).

Note that the door rear-view mirrors now have distinct angular shapes. It’s been many years since that mirror has

been anything other than a form of smooth oval.The front hood now ends in a VERY angular way – it’s

actually a straight cut along the front edge.We’ve gotten used to depth differences between the

front and back wheels on Porsche cars, but now there are DIAMETER differences as well - 20 inch wheels at the front and 21 inch wheels at the rear.

These are changes to which we WILL become accustomed – heck, we’ve done it before with other models throughout the years. In my own defense, I don’t think of myself as a “purist” – I do however appreciate “tradition”. And so I DO miss the detail that there is now only ONE physical ring in the instrument display. The displays are customizable for a ton of other information options but I will so much miss the traditional Porsche dashboard cluster of instruments.

And so, know that you can Google a little bit and you’ll find, literally, thousands of great Porsche shots. But the fun of the actual visit is sharing among the hundreds of Porsche friends and opinions that we get to share.

Thanks to PCA-National for arranging the Friday morning Porsche previews to our club members for several years now. There actually are not many other better ways to spend a morning with Porsche Club members and friends.

I’ll let the photos tell the story….

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January Anniversaries 45 years James & Darren Vial 40 years Jon & Jean Peacock 28 years Richard & Tyler Huesca 27 years Phil & Joyce Gillin 26 years James Krueger & Gigi Thomas 18 years John & Carolyn Faber 17 years John & Patti Sciranka Martin Rodriguez 16 years Frederick de Graaff 12 years Greg Boone Stephen & Denise Lewis Jerone Edwards 11 years Robert & Audrey Duffy Charlie & Alicia Weaver Paolo Stuppa 9 years Michael King Bruce&NathanCaukin James Howe 8 years Dirk & Luke Jarvis 7 years Steven Dentali Wolfgang & Ines Kring SeanNeel 6 years Harold Jackson 5 years David & Vasiliki Michel Tiffani Lewis & Eddie Erbabian Steve Peterson & Rusty Scott Colleen Stein 3years SteveNaing Brianna Becker Mark Murphy Thomas Amarante 1 year Thomas Wu Paul & Pam Heckman Seir Havana Shannon Evans & Chuck Razo

Membership Report

Patti & Jack Sciranka - 17 years

Chuck & Alicia Weaver - 11 years

Phil Gillin - 27 years

Rick Huesca - 28 years

Bruce Caukin - 9 years

Luke JarvisDirk Jarvis - 8 years

Steven Dentali - 7 years

Harold Jackson - 6 years

Dave Michel - 5 years

Martin Rodriguez - 17 years

Bob Duffy- 11 yearsPaolo Stuppa - 11 years

Tiffani Lewis - 5 years

Steve Peterson Rusty Scott - 5 years

Mark Murphy - 3 years & Lena Taylor

Sean Neel - 7 years

Joyce Gillin - 27 yearsBrianna Becker - 2 years

John Faber - 18 years

Wolfgang & Ines Kring - 7 years

Colleen Stein - 5 years

Paul Heckman - 1 year

Jerone Edwards - 12 years

Shannon Evans & Chuck Razo - 1 year

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NOT JUST ANOTHER 914EVEN WHEN THERE ARE THREE WHEN THAT PASSION FOR A PROJECT TAKES OVER AND THE RESULTS ARE AMAZING

STORY BY EDDIE RAPOSA , PHOTOS BY JIMMIE MITCHELL

Being a gathering of Porsche enthusiasts, it's not too unusual to see a new, or new-to-the-member, car at our Breakfast Club meetings. In December, three customized 914s showed up in the parking lot at Glory Days Beachside Grill - that's unusual. Turns out they had been at another car gathering and decided to check out our meeting. There was some concern they might be shunned

by the Porsche purists. Not so. The story of their cars fol-lows.

Eddie Raposa's Small Block Chevy 914Eddy got his first taste of Porsches in high school. His auto

shop teacher had an immaculate 911 they would work on, and clean, every day. Soon after that, a friend got a black 914-6. The car felt like it was on rails - so much fun to drive! Fast forward 25 years and Eddy was finally able to get his own, a 1973 914 2.0.

The 2.0 is super fun to drive but not the power Eddy wanted. So, he decided to do a conversion. The 2.0 is a very original car that he didn't want to hack-up. After doing the math he soon realized it was going to be very costly to do the conversion from scratch, so he bought an existing project car. That car came with a brand new small block 350 crate mo-tor, a new 901 transmission (modified with first gear blocked off and taller 4th and 5th gears for freeway cruising). It also had 911axles to handle the 400+ hp.

The car needed lots of work. The list included a new radiator, a high performance clutch and pressure plate, billet flywheel, new front valence, re-fabricated rear valance to ac-commodate the exhaust, and new brakes, including lines.

To prep the car for paint, Eddy removed all the interior, bumpers, trim, all the glass - everything that was bolted on. He did a lot of the surface prep work than sent it off to the

pros for paint. Re-assembly proved the wisdom of labeling all the parts during disassembly. All new rubber seals plus re-upholstered seats and interior completed the big pieces. Like most projects, they're never really done but he now has a car that is fun and a blast to drive!

Vinnie Pires 914 V8Some time ago Vinnie tried to buy a 1973 914 from a

friend. 20 years later, when visiting that friend's house, he noticed the 914 sitting under a tree. Apparently it had been sitting there for almost as many years. Askied if it was the same 914, his friend said "call a tow truck and it's yours." Once the car was home it was clear a complete mechanical and cosmetic makeover was needed to bring it back to its former glory and make it roadworthy.

Vinnie chose a 1961-1963 Buick 215 cu. in. aluminum small block for the swap. It was sourced from another 914 enthusiast in Corvallis Oregon. The engine needed to be freshened up with a new cam, lifters, valve covers, oil pump and hardware. An Edelbrock intake and carburetor with an MSD Digital 6 ignition were added to provide fuel and spark. To make the car sound like a GT40 Vinnie (a profes-sional welder) built a set of bundle-of-snakes style 180 degree headers for it. Cooling is provided by an aluminum radia-tor retrofit up front and a Mezierre electric pump, as well as custom aluminum tanks Vinnie built to complete the system. All the additional required electrical was placed up under the front bonnet since "there isn't enough room under dash for a matchbook."

Cosmetic makeover was provided by a friend, Lance "Bones" Rowlett, in Huntington Beach. He talked Vin-nie into a traditional Candy Apple Red over Orion Silver. Concerned it might be "too much like a fishing lure" they decided to go for a GT look with Black Satin hoods and top. Interior leatherette and tweed stitch work on dash pads and custom consoles was provided by Nacho's Interiors in Long Beach. Finding needed parts to sort out mechanical issues and electrical gremlins was assisted by Bruce Stone, a local 914 guru.

The combination of the sound and feeling of the alumi-num V8 with the handling of a 914 provide an amazing ride. All the thumbs up's from other drivers help put a smile on Vinnie's face. He is currently working on a 1966 912.

Carl Winefordner's Electric 914Carl's car was first converted to lead acid batteries, weighed

3350 pounds, had little power, and only about a 40 mile range. So the original owner converted it to lithium batteries and a more powerful DC motor, bringing the weight down to about 2800 pounds. Carl bought it like this. The car was almost frighteningly fast off the line, with about 400 lb-ft of torque. But it didn't have any regenerative braking, the

Facing page: The battery storage compartment of Carl Winefordner's electric 914

The three photos above are Eddy Raposa and his small block Chevy V-8 914

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brushes wore out every 3000 miles (and very hard to replace because batteries crowded the motor), and Carl was con-cerned the torque was going to break the transaxle.

So, Carl had the car converted to AC. It lost another 100 lbs. in part because EV West reduced the battery count to 90 from original 102. Even with the reduced batteries, the range got longer, partly because of the availability of regenerative braking, and partly because AC motors are more efficient than DC. Range is now 160 miles if driven easily (65mph highway or easy city driving) or 120 miles with a mixture of driving. Top speed is theoretically at least 125 MPH.

The two AC motors (on one shaft) were dyno'd at 190 lb-ft of torque (0-5000 rpm constant) and 165 hp. The performance with the AC motors is similar to the DC, which means the 0-60 time is in the low 5 second range. The red-line is artificially set at 7200rpm to not over-rev the transaxle. The only wearing parts in the motors are two big cartridge ball bearings, which are rated for 750,000 miles of driving. The batteries are supposedly good for 5000 full charges (until they reach 80% capacity) and, given the range, that should be over 500,000 miles.

Charging can be done at any public charging station, or at home. Carl's 220 volt (6 kw) charger charges the batteries from empty in 6 hours. A 120 volt charger takes four times longer. Fully charging between midnight and 6AM, costs $3.20. Weird fact: electric cars use less electricity than most gasoline cars. 6.5kwh of electricity is required to refine a gal-lon of gas. 6.5kwh is enough to drive an electric car farther than the average gas powered car can travel on a gallon of gas.

The two photos on the left are Vinnie Pires and his Buick V-8 powered 914. His professional welding is sure shown off with the exhaust system. The sound was, well, very impressive

The three photos above show Carl Winefordner's electric 914. The finish work (interior and exterior) were done with a lot of care

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Red and Green Porsches Only

December Breakfast

Cone Zone: Red & Green Porsches

photos by Kesse Ho

Roger Loyo1969 912

Joe Rusz1967 911

Vincent Partker1969 911

4.Walt Earley1980 911SC Targa

Carlos Recharte2008 Carrera S

Richard Clewett1970 911

Jim Worsham2006 Boxster

David McClintock1982 911SC

Jack Sciranka1983 911SC

Leo Esquivel1997 Carrera Cabriolet

Ron & Kathyn Wilecki1959 356

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Leo Esquivel, Bill Bush, Rod Simmons, Michael Elario, Ron Shannon, Deseree Chase, Alicia Weaver, Chuck Weaver Charlie Carchedi, Mile Permantier, Kesse Ho (kneeling)

Alan Johson presents Deseree Chase the 50-50 prize.

Kesse Ho fills in as photographer at December's breakfast.

GPX members line up for breakfast.

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by Bruce Herrington, Orange Coast RegionBook Reviews for PorschephilesHOTWHEELSFROM0-50at1:64SCALEbyKrisPalmer(withforwardbyLarryWood)publishedSeptember26,2018byMotorbooks,Minneapolis,MN

Nostalgia time indeed. A Hot Wheels book that comes in a replica Hot Wheels storage case. For the dedicated Hot Wheels fan, this case is clearly a must. Not only is the feel of the plastic authentic, the enclosed book provides more information about Hot Wheels, their design, production and marketing than the non-enthusiast would have ever believed existed. The foreword by one who spent 40 years designing Hot Wheels cars gives insight into what was very much a California-Casual company. As described, Mattel was virtu-ally founded to peddle the products of a very prolific artist/designer who, it turned out, had great market-ing insight. It was a company built, not to fill market vacuums, but to create products that would build their own demand.

Hot Wheels were initiated into a world where Matchbox, Dinky, Corgi, Husky and other toy cars had been established for years. HOT WHEELS tells a story interesting for its insights into business management, as much as for the history of what is now claimed to be the best selling toy in the world. It is the story of an idea for a new product that was alien to the current flagship product (dolls for girls), a product designed for what experts believed to be a saturated market, a product that achieved production levels of a million per day!

The Hot Wheels world was one of ceaseless challenge to innovate and one-up any com-petition. The engineers' creativity was honed by managements willingness to produce and try marketing most any crazy product, an amazing number of which did sell, even Hot Wheels birthday candles! Many Hot Wheels specialty items were sold in small quantities, so their description in this book will be eye-opening to most readers. Enough to make one want to be a kid again and catch up on that neat stuff that got missed on the first pass through youth.

Because Hot Wheels had a strong marketing focus, they upscaled some of their special vehicles, often using Corvette running gear. There is an interesting description of how they even upscaled some of their stunts, starting a full sized ver-

sion of a hot wheels car, on a full sized version of the iconic orange track and performed full sized versions of Hot Wheels loops and jumps!

There are five chapters and several illustrated Timelines, cataloging some of the Hot Wheels models. Nowhere is there a complete listing of all Hot Wheels models. The book refer-ences as many as 120 new models a year, so a complete listing would be a Herculean task and be boring to most readers.

There is Porsche content. Many Porsche models were miniaturized and the book has a picture of a small private

collection dis-played in front of the owner's real world early 911 racer.

HOT WHEELS is a very readable presentation of a complex and ever evolving story. It is a book that can be enjoyed even by those (few ?) lacking affin-ity for the Hot Wheels hobby. The author, Kris Palmer has writ-ten several other car oriented books, included Dream Ga-rages, which was reviewed a little over four years

ago. With its unique presentation format (a book in a plastic case, complete with a handle) it would make a most memo-rable gift for any occasion. The book itself is hardbound, with 160 profusely illustrated 8x11 inch pages, but no index. It should be available for $40.00 from your favorite book-seller (ask for it), or from Motorbooks.com.

TAKE A CULINARY TOUR

ALL ABOUT HERBS, OILS, VINEGARS AND SALTS

WITH PARIS CORDON BLEU CHEF ELIZABETH WITT

TUESDAY JANUARY 22, 2019 6:30 TO 9:00

PREP KITCHEN ESSENTIALS 12207 SEAL BEACH BOULEVARD, SEAL BEACH, CA, 90740

This great class focuses on purchasing, using and storing herbs, flavored oils, salts and vinegars and how they best enhance your meals. We will use tarragon, dill, parsley, cilantro, basil, oregano, marjoram, thyme, rosemary and chives. We will prep all our herbs for storage to get the most out of them. We will also taste & use many olive oils and vinegars and salts and pair them all with great dishes.

Register by calling 562-430-1217. $89 per person. Mention the Porsche Club so that we can be seated together. Also contact Alan Johnson to keep a head count. 562-305-8002 or [email protected]

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CLASSIFIED ADSFREE for PCA MembersSend info including photo to [email protected]

18 inch Porsche Wheel & Tire Set -- $600.00 • Front wheels: 8Jx18, offset 57, OEM # 98736213600 • Rear wheels: 9Jx18, offset 43, OEM # 98736213800 • Fits 2005 - 2008 Boxster or 2006 - 2008 Cayman • May fit other Porsche models w/ 5 x 130 Bolt Pattern • Average condition w/ minor pitting and abrasions • Matched Sumitomo tires w/ plenty of tread remaining • Available for inspection or pickup in Long Beach, CA Contact Jim (562) 433-3662 or [email protected]

2007 Porsche Cayman for sale -- $18,000 OBO 102,000 miles overall. Engine has been replaced, with effectively only 45,000 miles total. Transmission was replaced two years ago. Hydraulic steering has been replaced by electric steering. Car has full fire-suppression system. Sale includes two+ sets of slightly used tires, LoJack registration, full repair / maintenance log.Contact Glenn Orton at [email protected] (626) 433-3549

Wheels & Tires (2) $1200Two (2) 9 x 17 wheels for saleCall Alvin Hayes at (562) 618-8020 or [email protected]

"Early March saw the 35th installation of “The Lit Meet” come off at the Hilton Hotel on CenturyBoulevard by the Los Angeles airport. Home of the swap meet for the last 25 years, the LAXHilton has been a superb partner. With family ownership, long-term staff and excellent facilities,notably the two huge ballrooms adjacent to each other, the hotel is almost ideal.

2018 saw organizer Bruce Schwartz aka Stoddard NLA line up even more “week before”activities. The bus tours expanded in 2018 with selections for Thursday, Friday and Saturday.They were VERY popular..."

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The 2019 Porsche and Vintage VW Literature, Toy, Model, and Memorabilia Swap Meet is the 36th Annual event, with thousands of shoppers,vendors and enthusiasts.

The meet is held in the two large ballrooms on the main floor of the Airport Hilton, 5711 W. Century Blvd., Los Angeles—very close by Los AngelesInternational Airport.

The public is admitted at 9:00 a.m. for $10 each at the door. Early Bird shoppers are admitted with the vendors at 7:00 a.m. for $30 at the door.

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We have Nicolas Hunziker-designed T-Shirts that

feature Porsche 356, 911and 914 artwork on the

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1998 Boxster Spec (SPB / BSR)Are you looking for a great, practically new, all amenities, DE/TT/Club Race car? Look no further, keep reading this.

You have to agree that track cars are “wear items”. Everything is stressed way above the OEM’s intentions. So, you either buy a “used – used” track car and keep replacing components or you buy this “used – new” car and go driving.

2016 PCA Club Racing Log Book, with all the proper compo-nents. Eligible for POC and NASA.

The car was built and campained by N. Richards and M. Essa, the parents of the SPB class. Right at minimum weight, straight frame, all corners true, easy to corner-weigh and set-up. Zero time engine with top rebuild by Essa Motorsports. (Available to you for more info). New radiators and water hoses with center radiator. New larger oil cooler. New 997 short-shift, new cable and all new factory hardware to the transmission. Newly re-built transmission (3 events), new clutch and new pressure plate.New PSS-9 and new springs (450/500). GT-3 lower control arms. TARETT front sway bar. New slotted brake rotors. GT-3 front brake ducts. Additional new PAGID brake pads (in the box). Two sets of wheels (square) one set staggered with tires. All freshly cleaned and painted. New (sticker) set of TOYO RR, square. New (sticker) set of TOYO RA-1, staggered. Custom Lu-casFab exhaust (98 dB @ Laguna Seca). Factory exhaust with all proper fittings. Fire suppression system, four nozzles. Outside kill switch. Light-weight battery. Two Halo seats with six-point belts. Driver’s: COBRA Sebring Pro-Fit. Driver window net.TRAQMATE data system with two cameras, front and rear. Driver comfort: Cool Suit (complete), helmet blower, driver blower (two ducts).

Asking price: $28,000. Do not outright dismiss. Consider all the new stuff you get.Contact: [email protected] text or call: 310-901-8154

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Each month at Breakfast Club we will reserve a line of prime parking spaces for selected Porsche models

For January anyone driving a Caymanis invited to park in the Cone Zone.

• Jan — 964 & 993 model 911s

• Feb — All 996 911s

• Mar — All 356 & other pre '66

• Apr — Four Door Porsches

• May — All 911s through 1989

• Jun — All convertibles

• Jul — Red, White or Blue

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