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Calendar of Events 2016 Toys for Tots 2016 Auto-X Calendar Porsche Alley BurgerBahn Tech Tactics Krispy Kreme
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On the Cover Memorial Drive for Christy & Sergey on Aug 28, 2016 Photo Credit: Paul Novotne
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Orange Coast Region 2016-17 Calendar of Events NOVEMBER 2016 5 5 10 12 12 13 13 14 17 19 19 26
Breakfast Club & Board Meeting Camarillo Autocross Woody’s BurgerBahn – HB West Coast Series Club Racing PCA-LVR DE & Open Track Event – Nov. 12 & 13 PCA-OCR Autocross – El Toro Third Thursday South County PCA-CCCR DE & AutoX – Buttonwillow Social Gathering - Lake Forest Krispy Kreme Gathering Tech Tactics 2016 Porsches & Pancakes – Woody’s Lido
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3 Breakfast Club & Board Meeting 8 Woody’s BurgerBahn – HB 10 Huntington Beach, Central Park Picnic Shelter 11 PCA-OCR Autocross – El Toro 15 Third Thursday South County Social Gathering - Lake Forest 17 Krispy Kreme Gathering 24 Porsches & Pancakes – Woody’s Lido
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4 Breakfast Club & Board Meeting 9 Woody’s BurgerBahn – HB 16 Third Thursday South County Social Gathering - Lake Forest 18 Krispy Kreme Gathering 25 Porsches & Pancakes – Woody’s Lido
OCR Board Meetings All members are welcome to OCR Board Meetings, held after the breakfast meeting at Original Mike’s.
12 Woody’s BurgerBahn – HB 19 Third Thursday South County Social Gathering - Lake Forest 21 Krispy Kreme Gathering 28 Porsches & Pancakes – Woody’s Lido
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It’s not just the cars, it’s the people! The National Porsche Club of America, or PCA, is the largest single marque car club in the world. The Orange Coast Region is one of the largest of all the Regions. PCA’s slogan is, “It’s not just the cars, it’s the people!”, and PCAOCR has a lot of people-- over 1,500 members and growing! While that is a lot of people to get to know, I really try to get to know most of you. Full disclosure, I may have to look at your name tag to remember your name. At my age, my memory bank is getting pretty full. As it gets close to capacity, I have to prioritize what is in my memory bank for the critical stuff, such as remembering how to get home. If you don’t have a name badge, it is important to see Monica Asbury at the Goodie Store so you can get one. Besides being a visual reminder for me, it is nice for others to see and address you when chatting. When I purchased my Turbo back in 2006, I debated joining PCA-OCR. I had previously been a member in 19691971, when I had my first Porsche after getting out of the US Air Force. As I walk down memory lane, I remember
we had so few members at that time that the meetings were comprised of about 12 members at a restaurant. Now we are having an average of over 100 members at our Breakfast Club Meeting at Original Mikes (on the first Saturday of the month)! I, at first, was afraid that there would be a bunch of snobs, with their noses in the air. I looked at the website and it looked like people were enjoying themselves and looked similar to me, in that they had two eyes, two ears and were not dressed like kings or queens. Looking further, I noticed that the President at that time was Armand Gastelo, who I had worked with at Santa Ana PD. I decided to join. Since rejoining in 2006, I have made a countless number of friends. In fact, I consider all of the members friends even if I have yet to meet you. At each event, I am lucky to get to know more of you. So, if you’re debating coming to a new event, but are nervous because you don’t know anyone, don’t worry! Come say hi to me, or to any member, and have a good time. Membership Chairman, Sandy Schwartz, does a great job of
recruiting members and getting to meet, integrate, and indoctrinate them into the Club. As in the case of any group, we do have people that have more things in common than others and deeper connections are formed. Chances are, someone in the club has similar interests to you, and, who knows, you may just find your niche group in PCA-OCR. Unfortunately, PCA-OCR has faced tragedy this summer. Two members (one was the daughter of one of members) passed away within a week of each other. They both worked at the same sponsor vendor of ours, GMG. One passed away due to a motorcycle accident and one due to a heart attack. Members of the Club came together, raised money for the wife of one and provided much needed support for the family of the other. Tragic events like these exhibit how you are not merely a number with us, but are a part of our FAMILY. If you have not attended an event, come out and meet some members of YOUR family that you have never met, I do not think you will be disappointed. November 2016 | PANDO 3
A Toy for Joy Operation: Fill the Boxes
December will be here before you know it! Please plan to attend OCR’s Toys for Tots Annual Drive on December 10, 2016 (details below in ad). There will be lots to do and fun for everyone in the whole family! You can also practice the ‘art of giving.’ As an idea, if you’re hosting a gathering, please consider asking guests to bring an unwrapped toy. Toy donations are accepted at the Goodie Store effective immediately, through December 20th. Please help make this season ever bigger and better than ever before! Don’t forget, a FREE BBQ for all attendees at our Toy Drive + SANTA!
OCR’s Annual Toys For Tots Drive! Saturday, December 10, 2016 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm. LOCATION: Central Park Picnic Shelter 6630 Lakeview Dr. Huntington Beach, CA (Enter off Edwards-Central Park Dr.)
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that is as brutal as it gets. By the way, if you visit the “Krispy Kreme” with the Orange Coast Region, buy some donuts and put them in the passenger seat with the seat warmer on high. You’ll be a hero when you get back home with some nice, warm, melt-in-your-mouth donuts. And, you will receive an automatic “hall pass” to the next Porsche event! Thank me later…with a donut.
Enjoying some grub
Oh Winter Where is thy sting?
Do we actually have winter in California? Oh, as a native, I do think so. But, ask someone from most other parts of the country, and you’ll get a different opinion. They’d say, “rain and 50°”? We only wish we had that in…November, December, January, February” etc. If you’re counting, that’s about four months out of the year. Four months that we in California take for granted as Porsche driving months. Back east, they read articles on, “How to winterize your car”. Something I have NEVER done, how about you?
California Dreaming
So, as the owner of a 2015 911S Cabriolet, weather is not the factor in our state that it is elsewhere. Oh sure, I might have to turn on the seat warmers, which rarely get turned to “high”, but
So, go to our website and take a look at what you can do over the next 3 months with your Porsche Club Region; Breakfast Club, no less than 2 Auto-X events, Walters & Beyond Gimmick Rally(e), our new “South County Social Gathering”, the aforementioned Krispy Kreme, Porsche & Pancakes (twice), and a Woody’s Burgerbahn or two. If this were the North Dakota section, your choices might be; “stoke the fire and drink warm chocolate and/or tea, replace channel changer batteries”. Pcaocr.com is the place to be, when surfing the net paddle on over and get into the waves with us, your club.
Whoa, Big Fella
I’ve owned a 2012 Panamera base model since new. Base model is perhaps a misnomer, because the level of trim is almost laughably so improved over the earlier 911’s. Back as recently as the late 90’s with the 993 series, the magazines were describing the interiors and amenities as; “Teutonic”, or “spartan” and quite often as “characterful”. That last word should carry some warning, like your weird old uncle was called a
“character” because he was the only family member with a mug shot, or had been part of a traveling circus, or any other colorful stories. Character too often, in an automotive sense, means that the controls or amenities of a particular model are so different or quirky as to be remarkable, precisely because they are so different and quirky. I can remember driving my shiny new 993 Carrera 2 to my first evening Orange Coast gathering; it was a rainy and cold night. Okay, cold was by California standards, so accept that it was at least cool. What happened was the windshield fogged up and refused to be defogged by the obscure controls system. Not that I had actually bothered to read the manual. So, in self defense, we opened the windows to the tolerable level and defogged the windshield the old fashioned way. Tolerable meant that there was only about 2 to 3 gallons per minute of water coming in with the cool air. When I mentioned to Mrs. Cooper that this here 911 was a “no compromise” driving machine and that such details as easily accessible windshield defogging were not part of the “Porsche DNA”, she asked me if our DNA mattered in the total destruction that would result in not being able to see where we were going? Note that this little old 993 had a lot in common with a certain uncle of mine. Yes, the only family member who could boast an actual mug shot. So, how does all of this matter? Well, the Panamera (BESS for “Big Expensive Sedan”) is very luxurious and really
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Book Review Story by Bruce Herrington
PORSCHE: The Classic Era
by Dennis Adler Published September 15, 2016 by Motorbooks, Minneapolis, MN This is a very informative book for anyone interested in the world of Porsche. A world that encompasses more than just cars with the Porsche name on them. Porsche cars are covered from the Gmünd coupes through the last of the air-cooled 993s in 998, except that the 4-cyl water-cooled cars are not included. That coverage spans 50 out of the less than 70 years of car production, pretty expansive ‘era’. The Porsche Company, in both its KG and AG forms, is discussed comprehensively. The life of the company(ies) certainly represents an era. It is absolutely about “Porsche”, but not really about the cars alone as one might expect from the title. Prof Porsche’s career is described from his work with Lohner around 1900, through to his imprisonment after WWII - not so much an ‘era’ as virtually his entire life. As long as the reader is not expecting the ‘classic era’ of Porsche to mean coverage of say the 356s, or maybe even the Pre-As, or the REAL classics - the Gmünd coupes - you will not be disappointed in this book. After a foreword by Ferdinand Alexander “Butzi” Porsche III, which touches on the evolution of the House of Porsche, there are thirteen chapters. The text begins with the obligatory recap of Prof Porsche’s involvement in the design (and racing, himself driving) of automobiles for a complicated series of overlapping companies. The chapters dealing with Porsche cars include one
on 356s, four on 911s, one all-wheeldrive, one on 914s and one on racing. The racing chapter reprises Prof. Porsche’s work with Lohner, Daimler-Benz and Auto-Union before dealing with the cars that carried the Porsche name. The last chapter (by PCA’s own Prescott Kelly) deals with posters, brochures and other factory literature about Porsche automobiles through 1999. Included in his presentation, iwhich s this reviewer’s favorite, the Erich Strenger Carrera GTS Type 904 victories poster, of late 1964. All chapters are very readable and present a fascinating amount of detail. PORSCHE has many interesting pictures, some from the Porsche Archives and many by the author, well integrated into the text. It seems amazing that some of the pictures from Prof. Porsche’s early days still exist – e.g. Ferry Porsche as a baby! Also awe-inspiring are modern color shots of vehicles designed by the Professor, which were actually built in the 1920s. There are some are familiar classics from the Porsche archives, but most of the pictures seem fresh and new to this reviewer. The photography by the author is of course newly seen and some of the full page ‘portraits’ display the characteristics of the cars very well.
and how the value of the dollar has changed: In 1976 the top-of-the-line, ultra Porsche, the Turbo Carrera, cost a price that “could make anyone’s wallet throb”: $26,000! While this book is printed in China and published by an American house, the pages have a light airy European look, with wide margins and generous spacing between the lines of text. There is also a very comprehensive index consisting of four pages of type, small enough to set 6 columns of information on each page. Because of the comprehensiveness of the ‘era’ covered by this book, everything from Ferdinand Porsche’s youth to the end of production of air-cooled Porsche automobiles, PORSCHE is an ideal book for the neophyte Porsche owner, Porsche enthusiast or even just someone associated with a Porschephile. Hardbound with 304, 8-1/2 x 10-3/4 inch glossy pages. By the time you read this it should be available for $40 from your favorite bookseller (ask for it) or from https://www.quartoknows.com/books. Don’t forget, Christmas is coming!
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AUTO-X CORNER
Is the new Porsche 718 any good at Auto-X? Story by Erik Hagendijk, photos by Paul Novotne
Our long time autocross series sponsor, Walter’s Porsche, really wowed us at the September AUTO-X. Walter’s brought along a new model Porsche 718 Boxster S and professional PCNA instructor Eric Huffman. A special lane was set up to ensure the 718 was doing as many laps as possible. This gave everyone a chance to really drive this new car like it is meant to be driven. A special tent was set up, which offered shade for those eager to drive the 718, although most of the day we had many more people in line than could fit under the tent. Even standing in line for quite some time, people were happy, shared experiences and made new friends. Everyone I spoke to was eager to drive it. I know I was. I was even more excited when I first saw the car in the morning. Let me explain. I drive a 981 Boxster S and there are a number of options I wish I could have had on my car. And guess what? The car that Walter’s brought had all these same options. That’s like finding a yellow unicorn. An option code P3 Racing yellow unicorn, to be exact. Much has already been said and written about the new 718. But how is it to autocross as compared to its predecessor? Autocross is really about 12 PANDO | November 2016
handling, and the handling of any car can be transformed by the way it is set up and configured. So, I decided to focus on the key differences between my stock 2014 981 Boxster S and this 2017 718 Boxster S.
718 PASM Sport vs 981 X73
I nearly had a sudden involuntary muscular contraction when I saw this 718 had SPASM. Maybe it is better to call it Sport PASM or PASM Sport, but that takes up too many letters and sounds way too serious. Either way, very few of the first 718s here in SoCal seem to have SPASM. My 981 has Porsche’s X73 sport suspension, which uses passive dampers. I wanted to find out how it would compare to the 718’s SPASM, especially since the 718 no longer offers the X73 suspension. SPASM has two modes for the dampers, which can be selected using a button on the center console. The spring rate is still fixed though, and my understanding is that it has been increased by 10%. I look forward to testing SPASM on less than smooth roads because my X73 suspension can be a bit too stiff for some roads. The surface at El Toro is flat, without any significant bumps or camber
changes, so I selected “Sport” which is the firmer of the two modes. This mode felt very similar to my X73 suspension in terms of roll, squat and dive. There was more under-steer, even while trail braking, than I expected and there was also more over-steer, especially in the fastest slalom. The under-steer slowed me down, but the over-steer in the slalom helped the car rotate while still allowing me to put the power down. Hard to say with any certainty at this time what caused this, but I’m going to guess and blame the under-steer on me over driving the 235/35R20 Pirelli P Zero front tires that had already done many laps by the time I got to drive, and credit the rotation in the slaloms and the ability to put the power down on Porsche Torque Vectoring.
Porsche Torque Vectoring (PTV)
When I got my 981, I was concerned about smoking the inside rear tire with the open differential in my car, just as I had done with other cars with an open diff. I never have in my 981 though. Having sticky tires and the engine behind the seats helps, but every 981 also has Automatic Brake Differential (ABD). ABD brakes the inside rear
wheel as soon as it starts to spin, so that the outside wheel can be driven. You cannot switch this off, even if you switch PSM off. PTV will already brake an inside wheel before it starts to spin to help the car rotate and also uses a mechanical rear differential lock. This track had two tight U-turns and I could accelerate earlier and harder out of them in the 718.
GT Sport Steering Wheel
Does size matter? Yes, steering wheel size does make a difference. This 718 had the optional GT Sport Steering wheel, which is 15mm smaller in diameter than the standard steering wheel. I have always felt that the steering wheel in my car is a bit too big and that the steering could be a bit more direct. I was very curious to find out if the smaller steering wheel in combination with a more aggressive steering ratio (from 16.5:1-12.37:1 for the 981 to 15.0:1-12.4:1 for the 718) would make the 718 too nervous. After all, for autocross you need very precise steering that allows you to place the car within inches off an apex cone. I did not need to worry. I like it even better than the steering in the 981.
Turbo power
Does turbo charging make the 718 more difficult to drive at an autocross? Nope. Power delivery was very predictable and the engine felt more like a larger naturally aspirated engine than a turbo engine. I did not notice any lag. There were several spots on this track where you could put your right foot all the way to the floor. Did the 718S accelerate faster there than the 981S? Yes, but not as much as I expected. This may have been due to driver error. You could really put your foot down coming out of the two U-turns. I shifted down before both U-turns in both the 981 and in the 718. Looking at my data this was the right call for the 981. However the 718 might have been happier staying in 2nd gear there.
Autocrossing the Porsche 718S
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How competitive will it be at autocross?
Similarly optioned and configured and properly driven, the 718S will be significantly faster than the 981S at autocross. At the time of this writing, the 718S has not been classed yet and 2017 rules have not been finalized, but I expect a stock 718S will land in SS06 along with the 981S, where the 718S will be the top dog along with the 991.2 Carrera. For 2017, the rules will probably further limit tire choice in SS classes, which will make all cars running in SS classes less competitive compared to cars running in CC classes. So, if you want to win your class and win the overall Top Gun award, you will most likely need to run in CC next year.
This was great!
Special thanks to Eric Huffman for nearly 5 hours of almost constant hot lapping. Not too many people or cars can pull this off. Special thanks to Walter’s for making this test drive possible and for their tremendous support as series sponsor, to season sponsors Global Motorsports Group (GMG) and MOMO, and of course to event day sponsor, Vision Motorsports, for the wonderful taco bar lunch and refreshments.
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PORSCHE Story and Album Photos by Christine Berglund
Christine’s Red 1964 356 C
The first time I really noticed any Porsche was when I was 27. I was married and working at Hunt Wesson Foods in the Research Department, and my husband, Lee, had just returned home from Vietnam. We purchased our first house in Yorba Linda and were in the process of landscaping and decorating. We really didn’t need another project, but Lee was willing to restore a car, so we bought a 1961 356B. It had many obvious problems. The previous owner had gone over a curb and demolished the rear end, so on our way home from picking it up, we stopped at a wrecking yard in Los Angeles and got another one. The pan was in pretty desperate shape, so we had to replace that too. All in all, except for some fixable rust, it looked pretty good. Some of the cars we had looked at were in sad shape, with huge holes in the bodies and multiple missing parts. At the time, there were very few reproduction parts, so we spent many hours at Aase Brothers and sent for parts from Stoddard’s. We frequented junkyards and car shows to rebuild the engine and replace other 16 PANDO | November 2016
accessories that we needed. It took us about a year to complete since we had the other projects to do as well. This particular car was never going to be perfect, but we repainted it white and it looked very presentable, and, more importantly, it ran well. Sadly, when we got it painted, someone in the paint shop stole the original hubcaps and they were never recovered. Several years later, we bought a bigger house in Brea. It was another new house, so it required a lot of time. We sold the ’61 because I had a baby and needed a larger vehicle to haul around all of the baby stuff. After a few years, when our boy, Brad, was a toddler, I told Lee I wanted another 356. We found a red 1964C, that looked like it would require less work and did not need painting. It had very little rust. It was drivable, but several months after we purchased it, the crankshaft had to be replaced. It was one of my favorite Porsches because it handled so nicely. Being a 356, it had very few creature comforts, but Brad and I used it almost every day.
Around this time, Lee and I joined the PCA and did all kinds of activities.There was a core group of about thirty people who hung out together. Dean Amaru, Bob Savic, and Pat Paternie were some of the folks we knew. My car was lovely, but would never compete with Judy and Bob Savic’s beautiful car. After years of owning 356s, I decided it was time to get a newer body style. My dream car was a 911 Carrera, but my husband talked me into a 912E, which was chocolate in color. The four previous owners had taken very nice care of it, but I wasn’t thrilled with its performance. We sold the car, and finally got the car I really wanted. It is a 1984 911 Carrera called Rose Quartz, for its very pretty exterior color with champagne interior. The air-cooled engine takes your breath away when you turn it on. The sound is gone with the new 911 water-cooled engines. I still have this car because of the way it sounds, looks, and the way it handles. I must say, it is really built for a man because it doesn’t have a hydraulic clutch or power steering, but the good part is that you know it takes skill to
drive it. Many newer cars are fast and have many bells and whistles, but they can just about drive themselves. What is the fun of having a performance car if it handles so easily? I took a course at Willow Springs with Pat Paternie and started autocrossing. One year, Lee and I hosted a fun run trip on the old road to Silverwood off the Cajon Pass. This road goes through Silverwood and Crestline to Arrowhead. It is a fun road to enjoy in your car. I loved those fun runs and our group took many trips over the years, from San Diego to Santa Barbara. They were probably dangerous, but so much fun.
Lee and Christine’s first Porsche; a white 1961 356 B
Lee decided he wanted to restore a black 1972 914 because he was worried about breaking the 911. It was more his project than mine, and he did autocross in the car. It was sold to Pat Paternie several years later. My 911 is still running well and has been completely restored. Or, should I say, kept in pristine condition! For years, it was a daily driver, so I replaced the engine at 80,000. Scott Hendry did the work and his Performance Air tweaked my air conditioner so it would work more efficiently. Porsche didn’t do a good job on the air conditioners with that vintage. Scott also added a new evaporator and compressor. We have had Scott maintain the car since we bought it. It is no longer a daily driver because I have a cute black Jeep Wrangler that is also fun to drive.
Lee’s 1972 914
Lee and I have restored many cars, along with our son, Brad. We restored a 1961 VW bus after Vietnam and used it as a camper. Brad got the “bug”, and with our help, has restored a ’74 bug, ’61 bug, ’56 VW pick-up, ’61 VW van, and is in the process of restoring a ’58 VW bug. As you can see, we love our German cars. I just turned 70 years old. I am dreading the day when I must give up driving my car. I have promised “Rose Quartz” to my son when the day comes that I can no longer drive and enjoy it.
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Has there ever been a time when the famous tag line has been more relevant? It seems like every day the media is reporting the latest development of autonomous, or driverless, vehicles. The future is approaching at a fast pace, but what does it mean for the future of driving? No doubt the promise of autonomous driving has appeal. Greater safety on our roads, the ability to work while we drive, and, not to mention, the impact on our city infrastructure and environment of having cars that can be shared and utilized to a far greater degree. The implications will be farreaching and significant.
it will be evolutionary in its adoption. We may see it initially with shared drive services like Uber and Lyft, or with public vehicles and high-end, or new, specialty marques. At some point, will we see regulations limiting the use of the “driven car”? How long will it take for the autonomous vehicle to become the norm and not the exception? We need only look at the emergence and popularity of hybrid cars to see how quickly adoption occurs. It will likely
connection of all - between driver and vehicle. We need look no further than the Porsche 911 R as an outstanding example of this pure vision. We can start by continuing to invest in our community of enthusiasts. Through our PCA chapters, we celebrate all that is Porsche – on the road, in the concours and on the track. And, most of all, with each other. As the largest single marque automotive club, we have a unique ability to celebrate what most of us would agree is the greatest “driven” car is the greatest car for “drivers”.
“A ‘connected car’ is great if at the core, it is built for the most important connection of all - between driver and vehicle.”
But what about the driver who loves to drive?
Is the autonomous vehicle a trend that we need to be concerned about? We are at the beginning of a systemic change in the definition of the automobile. While the technology that will make driverless cars possible is revolutionary, no doubt
take decades to become mainstream, but the journey has already begun. The pace of technological change in all facets of our lives is truly breathtaking and transformative. But the implications for those of us who love to drive, and who found in Porsche the answer to our passion for driving, does raise some concerns. And without being a Luddite, we should engage in the conversation of where automobiles are headed. A ‘connected car’ is great, if, at the core, it is built for the most important
So here’s to the drivers among us, and the cars we obsess and care for. May they always have a place in our garages and on our roads. If the autonomous vehicle is coming, let it be our choice when and how to integrate it. Perhaps it becomes a replacement for our daily driver, leaving our weekends for our Porsches. After all, it would give us more time to read Pando and Panorama on our daily commutes! And, so, with permission, I suggest a tag line for the Autonomous Vehicle. “There will always be a substitute. Porsche”. November 2016 | PANDO 19
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The Inaugural Treffen Tour Story and Photos by Barry and Denise Michaels An introductory postscript
The Porsche Parade is usually held in summer and the location moves to a different part of the country each year. The Parade is our national PCA club gathering. For some members, the particular location may be too far away to participate, and that is where the Treffen North America concept compliments the Parade. Locations are chosen to be in regions away from the Parade. Therefore, annually providing a national event within driving range of PCA members. “Treffen” is German for “getting together”, and the PCA model entails getting together to experience North America’s best destinations and roads. Treffen North America, held in Lake Tahoe, from September 7-11, 2016, was the nationalized relaunch of the previous “Escape” including a rebranding and repositioning of the event within other events offered by the Porsche Club of America. The rebranding/relaunch improved the “Escape” experience through joining the organizational, promotional and financial strengths of 22 PANDO | November 2016
the national organization with the local knowledge and relationships of regional PCA organizations. Bottom-line then, Treffen is the opportunity to join other Porsche enthusiasts in an environment that offers great scenery, fantastic food and drink, and fun driving experiences. For many club members, including Denise and I, Parade offers a vacation opportunity each year. Treffen NA offers a couple additional or alternative opportunities to see new or different parts of the country, as well as to visit with PCA friends that we only see once a year. I have no idea how many different PCA regions were represented at the Lake Tahoe event, but we met PCAers from all over California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Illinois, Montana, Texas, British Columbia, and Ontario, plus PCA national leadership. Learn more at the Treffen website http:// treffen.pca.org/ . The first springtime event is Treffen Hill Country set for March 29 – April 2, 2017 at the Hyatt Lost Pines Resort outside of Austin, TX. The next fall event will be September 20-24, 2017, set at the Omni Grove Park Inn in Ashville, NC.
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Treffen - Lake Tahoe
Forgive our stating the obvious, but one of the great things about our club is the diversity of experiences offered. Whether at the regional, zone, or national level. For us, the inaugural Treffen North America experience combined a number of the club opportunities we enjoy most – exploring a fabulous location, driving on roads that allowed us to exercise our 911, learning or experiencing something new, savoring food and drink from the location’s best restaurants, and being able to do all of that in the company of friendly PCA’ers. Being in the company of those like-minded folks was probably the best part, as it provided us the opportunity to meet individuals we would have never had the opportunity to meet otherwise. The achievements and richness of their life experiences were simply amazing. The stories derived therefrom and shared with us over cocktails, dinner, or morning coffee yielded a personal connection with many of our fellow attendees. On the Treffen Tour, there were trips to Virginia City, Nevada City, Genoa and Reno. Over time, we managed to
An explosion of color and hot air at the Reno balloon races
Denise Michaels in front of the Treffen North America Sign
Barry and Denise Michaels at High Camp, site of the 1960 Winter Olympics
Home base for Treffen, The Resort at Squaw Creek
work our way around the entire lake at least once. We particularly enjoyed the excursion to Thunderbird Lodge on Lake Tahoe, including a close up view of the Thunderbird yacht undergoing restoration. Wooden boats on Lake Tahoe project romantic times of a bygone era for sure, but a wooden boat packing two thousand plus horsepower was just plain stimulating, even as it slumbered in dry-dock. The experience of full throttle acceleration from the belly-mounted twin turbocharged, 12-cylinder Allison aircraft engines filled our imaginations. On Saturday sixty or so of us got up at zero-dark-thirty, chugged down the requisite caffeinated beverage, and boarded private coaches to the Great Reno Balloon Race. What an experience, to be so close to 100 hot air balloons at once! Breakfast followed at the National Auto Museum, including
a docent led tour. We were back at the resort in time for lunch, not that we needed more food, but in the long tradition of PCA-OCR, we ate and drank anyway. Don’t tell anyone, but we snuck in a power nap before the evening event. Saturday evening we took the Olympic Village tram up the mountain to the Treffen dinner and 60’s ski party at High Camp (elevation 8,200 feet). Both of us remember watching the 1960 winter Olympics on TV with our respective grandparents; just being on the mountain brought back those great memories. At that time, the 1960 Winter Games were the largest ever held and the first Winter Games to be nationally televised and to house the athletes in their own Olympic Village.
On our way to Virginia City, our group leader pulled to the side of the road to allow lagging cars to catch up. One of the last cars in our group was followed by one of Nevada’s finest state troopers. The group waited patiently while the unfortunate driver was issued a ticket; he was overheard saying to the officer, “Yes, I know, but I was having trouble keeping up with the cars in front of me”. Ouch… apparently, discretion is not universal across our membership. Given his comment, we were pretty sure he deserved the ticket (if not for a traffic infraction, then certainly for trying to spread the blame on the rest of us). The first US Treffen was really a great time! It’s not just the cars, it’s the people!
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RICE’S
Ramblings Story and Photos by Lee Rice
Reply to the new 911R Editorial from Sept 2016
In case you think I am alone in my opinions, try this one on for size. This is a note from a 50 year Porsche enthusiast. He is my brother, John H. Rice, a Porsche owner that has driven, upgraded, and raced most everything; 4-cam Speedsters, Devin Carreras, 356 coupes of various kinds including 356 Speedsters (all real ones) and one we both liked with a 911 2.7 RS engine, 915 5spd, 911 suspension and brake. He has also owned about every 911 & 930 you can imagine and now has 7-8, or 9(?), 911 variants in his functioning stable including a 996 GT-2, a ‘daily driver’ Boxster, early MFI 911S, a 964 powered race car, a soft window early 911 Targa, and a lightweight 1979 turbo with Ruf 5-speed with a much upgraded engine and drive train There are more, but I can’t keep track. So here goes: Leslie. On the new 991R - OK, 911R... the worst part of this new “911” is that they held them for 918 buyers, if they wanted to buy one. It makes them more “exclusive”. So the average Porsche owner who has bought new Porsches for decades is NOT eligible to buy one unless he/she bought a 918. How is that for a snotty kick in the a-- for enthusiasts? Money, money, money, money, money.... @!*##$! I can imagine that only a few 911Rs will end up someday becoming available.. you can only imagine how much over 26 PANDO | November 2016
list price they will want. I don’t get it. Is it now-a-days just about $$$$ and snob appeal? Also, the 991R DOES come with driver’s aids. Just not as intrusive, and the big deal is that it is set up more for enjoyable driving and has a manual CLUTCH. I think pretty much all the driver’s aids are there as Porsche caters to the guys who wanna THINK they are good drivers but most of them these days haven’t a clue how to drive one of these hard without all that stuff to save them. So.. it’s kinda like an exclusive Disneyland ride. Kinda fun, kinda thrilling, but also kinda safe. Hardly like the old days or the old cars that will BITE you if you don’t know what you are doing. Also your comments on the GT2RS... Go back and read Panorama and Pete Stout’s (former editor of Panorama) interview with the head of PCNA in which Pete Stout asked specifically about this stuff. The reply was basically that they were “emulating Ferrari”, as it had worked so well for them and made the cars more exclusive. Do you have your hip boots on? Have you thrown up yet? Our favorite car company is history. They didn’t even keep a six in the Boxster/Cayman- it’s like “forget you, cheap-os. YOU underlings get a 4”. Obviously they don’t care that a lot of enthusiasts prefer these to their bloated “911” and enjoyed the six cylinders normally aspirated. Well there it is: one owner’s opinion. If you submit your opinions, rebuttals, questions, or ideas we will print them too. So how about it? –Leslie Rice
My 993 Oil system in my much evolved 1968 911 Continued from October 2016 Pando... As I had a late 3.6 turbo engine in my much upgraded 1968 911 and had upgraded to a 993 oil cooler in the front right wheel well and upgraded my engine to a 993 oil filter console, I reasoned that a 993 oil tank would upgrade and simplify the oil system. Upgrading the 993 oil tank into an earlier 911, was not so difficult in itself. But with the 1972 oil door installed on my 911 during an earlier update to RUF W-B CTR bodywork and steel 930 body work, it was a real challenge to fit the 993 oil tank under that ’72 Oil Door. First off, the reason to go to the 993 oil system was simple: have room in the engine compartment to fit two turbochargers and two CTR type intercoolers in the engine compartment and also to get the oil system out of the way Oh, and weight distribution, but that’s a stretch to reason this upgrade. (I had put a replacement 993ttS engine into a 1987 G-series 911 with a modified G-series (1974-’89) oil tank but we had to modify the tank to make it fit and work) . Also, I reasoned as I had bought a 993 oil tank, 993 thermostat unit, and 993 aluminum oil lines –all for a ‘deal’ a long time ago, I was tired of having it in the shop with those nice aluminum oil lines hanging under the rafters! The 993 oil system is superbly designed and well constructed. It offered a compact and complete system all in one location and has proven easy to service. To make
everything fit in my 911, I wanted to do one better and use the 1972 oil filler on the tank with the 1972 oil door and also to have a separate dip stick outside the oil filler, not under the oil cap. As I already had most of a 993 oil system, why not? I had to cut 70mm (2.75”), at an angle off the top of the 993 oil tank at a 20 degree angle to match the ’72 oil door’s
Fig 4. Inside 993 oil tank lowered swirl cone
Fig 7. New lines to-from eng-thermostat
Fig 8. 993 Oil lines with Viton o-rings Fig 1. 993 engine oil console & filter
Fig 5. Trial fit? Note hole: removed 993 oil fill tube
Fig 2. 993 Oil Radiator with R/P drain plug
Fig 3. Top off
Fig 6. Oil to thermostat -tight fit
Fig 9. The 993 oil tank mounts with two sleeved rubber mounts with two 8.0 mm bolts to the body. I had to relocate one mount as it was directly in front of the torsion bar tube. I cut out and welded brackets with welded 8.0 mm nuts on them and installed them on the inner fender wheel well.
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“retainer”, I call it the “WELL” on the floor plan. As my installation is custom, I did not want or use the 993 vacuum oil breather system and removed its small breather tube and installed a matching 28mm brass hose fitting to match the inlet breather hose fitting. The old oil fill tube in the engine compartment’s fill system was deleted, the tube removed from the tank and a stainless cover welded over the hole. One of the more challenging things was fabricating the oil lines from the engine to the thermostat. The hot, dirty oil from the engine to the thermostat is pumped through a long stainless steel tube and inserted in the thermostat with two green Viton O-Rings. I had a piece of that line and fabricated it as the 993’s oil entry is right in front of where the torsion tube is on an early 911. I cut two 45° degree angle stainless tube pieces, welded them, and it now fits around the torsion bar. I then fabricated this to an older 911/930 oil hard line and modified it all to fit.
Fig 11. front of the thermostat’s steel mounting to tank bracket and a body steel bracket
The oil tank to the engine oil line was just as interesting to fabricate as no existing
Fig 12. Fab-nose mount on tank bracker
Fig 10. I fabricated a 3rd ‘nose mount’ using a third 8 mm X 1.25 bolt, & locking nut
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Fig 13. I ran breather hoses through the upper wheel well
Fig 14. I used a 3.2 Carrera 911 breather plastic 2-gang block mounted to the inside of the engine compartment all the way forward and sealed it to the body to prevent wheel well crud from coming into the engine compartment
oil lines, tube, or fittings would work. I custom made this one from 18” of 1” I.D. 4130 steel tube. I formed a slight bend in the middle, and welded it to a standard 911/930 oil line/hose cut and then welded it to fit and flow correctly. I used the standard 993 aluminum oil lines with o-ring connections to the thermostat and mounted them much as the earlier 911/930 oil lines. These aluminum oil lines also help cool the oil.
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Fig 15. Custom fit hoses. Many steel tube splices, hose angles, and heat shrink.-but it works. No leaks.
If you have a question about your Porsche, please send in your question to Lee at riceturbos@sbcglobal.net or 714539-1042 (reasonable hours, please).
Fig 17. What could be simpler -don’t ask!
Fig 16. Engine compartment oil breather hoses
Fig 18. shortened dip stick
Fig 19. LEAK FREE: New 993 oil system fits nicely –works swell!
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New Member Photos
Each month, the Club meets at Original Mike’s Restaurant in Santa Ana for breakfast and to view each other’s cars. The new members attending the October 2016 breakfast are pictured below with their Porsches. Location details for the Breakfast Club appear on the back cover of this magazine. We thank Original Mike’s for their support.
Miroslav “Miro” Mitrovic, Silver 2017 Boxster
Larry Braun, Seal Gray Metallic 2003 911 Cabriolet
Doug Remsthel, White 2017 Macan
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Letter from the Editor Continued From Page 7 big. It has a turbine-like motor with 300 horsepower, all of the defogging you would ever want short of Nome in winter, and the best stereo since you were in the front row at “Kaboo”. But, Porsche has not forgotten to add “character”. In this case, there is no middle fifth seat as one mark of character. This usually doesn’t matter, as the Mrs. and I race from one golf course to another. But it does matter when one son decides to out produce the others and generates 3 grandkids. Without putting one in the trunk (frowned on by the CHP, I’m told), you can visit them but you can’t take them anywhere, at least not all of them at the same time. There are other minor issues, being golfers when I pack the golf bags and Mrs. Coopers “widow maker” portmanteau, there is no way it all goes beneath the folding rear hatch. Part of it must go over the fold down rear seats and this then generally spills into the rest of the vehicle. This five foot and one half inch lady (give or take an inch) knows how to pack, everything.
carry every bit as much. So, ask, and you shall perhaps receive. Maybe there is something to that Macan?
Where’s Pando?
So much fun to continue receiving your shots of Pando (formerly Pandemonium) in great places. Please keep them coming in. We’ve got a back stock right now, which is great! So if you submit a “Where’s Pando”, you may not see it appear in Pando for a few months. We do our best to remember to let you know when your photo will be featured. Recently, we had a “Where’s Pando” submmited by Mr. Chuck Waychoff whilst he was in the Alps. He is doing the trip on a BMW motorcycle…proves we are a hardy bunch after all, even though we are Californians. So remember to pack “Pando” along and snap a photo on your next trip. Also write about it and share your adventures with us back here on the homestead. Your fellow club members will love it.
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From time to time, we receive requests about missing copies of the Pando and how and where we get our information about members. So, in turn, I mention it from time to time in these columns. We also get the information regarding anniversaries from the same source. This base information is sourced from the national database as archived by the Porsche Club of America. When changing addresses or other status go to, pca.org, and log into the membership section so that you can change your information. Recently the national database has gone through some changes and our Membership Chair, Mr. Sandy Schwartz, has been challenged to keep continuity and stability through this. So, check your national information to make sure we’ve got it all right on our end.
This has led me to cast some covetous eyes on a few SUV’s recently. Being a Porsche guy, I’ve looked at the spry little Macan. Wonder of wonders after mentioning this in the last editorial, that I might like to try one, I received a loaner of one brilliant blue Macan when the 911 went in for service! Now I’ve driven the Cayenne for Porsche SUV contrast (most notably Mr. Jay Warren’s Cayenne Turbo) and it is one impressive SUV. The Macan, though, is in my opinion quite a bit closer to a driver’s SUV or Crossover. I was impressed. It is roomy enough (only just) to carry the clubs and it has a five up seating capacity. At the same time, it is not so large that you need to ask someone to walk ahead with a signal flag to clear traffic, and it is maneuverable in tight parking situations. Plus, it drives and handles rather well. Okay, so maybe I am aging and the idea of handling as far as I’m concerned has changed a bit, but it handles better than the Panamera, in my opinion and can November 2016 | PANDO 37
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FOR SALE: 930- 911 TURBO ’76 930 Turbo Carrera Coupe, Silver/ Black lthr, 135K mi. Sunroof, stock condition. Full maintenance history. PCA member owned. $220,000.00 Tom 951/567-3608; rehtiag@aol.com. SBR (1). ’76 930 Turbo Carrera Coupe, Silver/Black lthr, 47K mi. No A/C, sunroof. 2-owner, unrestored original stock condition. COA, factory books, memorabilia. PCA member owned. $250,000.00 Joe 917/817-9372; 930joe@gmail.com. NYR (2). ’80 911 Turbo Coupe, Ice Blue/Blue lthr, 73K mi. Sunroof. 8K miles since engine rebuild. 25 yrs of maintenance records. Excellent mechanical, interior, exterior condition. PCA member owned. $120,000.00 Don 602/6701998; thongerd@gmail.com. AR (2).
‘82 911 Turbo Coupe, Stone Gray/ Blk lthr. Steel Slant Nose option 701 installed by the selling Canadian Porsche dealer before it came to the USA. 1 of only 38 911 Turbos models built that year. All power options, valve job & engine built to 400 HP & suspension upgraded. Same owner last 16 yrs with only 2,500 miles per year. $125,000.00 Kept in warehouse with other 5 cars collection. Ask about all six cars & 3 x car carrier. David 480/600-7767; dlraines.72@gmail.com . OCR (2).
’87 911 Turbo Coupe, Black/Black lthr, 38K mi. CA car. All original car, paint & interior. Always garaged. PCA member owned. $110,000.00 Phil 707/272-0978; viboradds@hotmail. com. GGR (1). ’89 911 Turbo Coupe, Guards Red/ Black lthr, 167K mi. 5spd, G50 gearbox, LSD, Factory short shifter, sunroof. 2nd owner since 2003. Comes with most records/documentation, COA. All original car except for sound system. Needs some work. Prefer to sell to PCA member . Santa Clarita area. $70,000.00 Dennis 661/755-0954; uncleturbo@ sbcglobal.net. LAR (1).
FOR SALE: LATE MODEL 911-964993-986-996-997-991 ‘99 996 Carrera Coupe, Silver/Black lthr, 76.3K mi. 6 spd manual, fresh gearbox, new clutch. 3.8L engine with IMS bearing upgrade. 6,000 miles on fresh engine and transmission. SoCal car from new. $31,990.00 Pictures at www. autokennel.com. Paul 714/335-4911; paul@autokennel.com. OCR (2).
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2005 997 Carrera S Coupe, Polar Silver Metallic/Sea Blue lthr, 45.8K mi. 6 spd manual, Factory replacement engine. Updated engine from Porsche, 37K miles on new engine. Both paint and interior to sample. 2-SoCal owners from new. COA, PCA member owned. $34,990.00 Pictures at www. autokennel.com. Paul 714/335-4911; paul@autokennel.com. OCR (1). 2006 997 Carrera S Coupe, Seal Grey Metallic/ Cocoa lthr (Special Order), 81.8K mi. Sport Chrono Package Plus, 6 spd manual, Adaptive Sport Seats, PCCB-Ceramic brakes. 1-SoCal owner, original paint, new clutch. $34,990.00. Pictures at www.autokennel.com. Paul 714/335-4911; paul@autokennel.com. OCR (1). 2009 997.2 Carrera S Cabriolet, Arctic Silver Metallic/Black lthr/Black top. 21.9K mi. 6 spd manual, original paint, Sport Chrono Plus, Direct Injection Motor Gen II. 2-owner Porsche, PCA member owned. $54,990.00 Pictures at www.autokennel.com. Paul 714/3354911; paul@autokennel.com. OCR (1).
2004 996 Carrera Cabriolet, Basalt Black Metallic/ Savanna Beige lthr/ Black convertible top (glass rear window), 22.8K mi. 6 spd manual, 1 owner for 10 yrs. Original paint. $29,990.00 Pictures at www. autokennel.com. Paul 714/335-4911; paul@autokennel.com. OCR (1).
FOR SALE: EARLY 911--1960s
2005 911 Carrera Cabriolet, Black/ Black lthr, 77.5K miles. Always garaged, never smoked in, and immaculately maintained/serviced by Autowerkes in HB CA. Full service records available. Brand new Michelin Super Sport P235/35R19 Front & P295/30R19 Rear Tires, 19” Black Alloy whls. Sport Chrono Pkg, Navigation. 5 spd Tiptronic. $32,000.00. Paul
‘69 911 T Karmann Coupe, Leaf Green (Original color was Irish Green-6809)/Light Tan leatherette, 122.7K mi. 5 spd manual 901 gearbox. Numbers matching, original Bill of Sale. 1-owner for 45+ Years (Mostly West Coast). Most service receipts from new. $79,990.00 Pictures at www. autokennel.com. Paul 714/335-4911; paul@autokennel.com. OCR (1).
‘67 911 S Coupe, Slate Gray (6601)/ Black leatherette (B) Numbers matching, fresh restoration with less than 300-miles since restoration. 5-spd manual. Porsche COA, copy of Porsche Kardex. Original Los Angeles, CA car. $244,990.00 Pictures at www. autokennel.com. Paul 714/335-4911; paul@autokennel.com. OCR (1).
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FOR SALE: 911--1970s ‘73 911T (CIS) Targa, Sepia Brown (54)/Brown partial lthr, 115.4K chassis mi. 600-miles on full engine/ transmission rebuild. 5 spd 915 manual trans . COA. 1-family owned for 40 yrs. PCA member. One of last longhood 911s built. $84,990.00 Pictures at www.autokennel.com. Paul 714/3354911; paul@autokennel.com. OCR (2). ‘73 911 RSR Backdated Homage, Ferrari Rosso Corso/Black lthr, less than 7,500 miles on build. Twin plug 3.8L Varioram 993 RS spec engine. 5-Speed manual gearbox. Backdated from 1984 Carrera M491 (Turbolook) by Jeff Gamroth/Rothsport build. Featured in Total 911 & Excellence Magazine. $179,990.00 Pictures at www.autokennel.com. Paul 714/3354911; paul@autokennel.com. OCR (2).
FOR SALE: 911--1980s ‘84 911 Carrera 3.2 Coupe, Ruby Red Metallic (810)/ Gray Beige lthr, 121.1K mi. Numbers matching. 5 spd, 1-owner for 17+ yrs, PCA member owned. $39,990.00. Pictures at www. autokennel.com. Paul 714/335-4911; paul@autokennel.com. OCR (1).
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Would you like to advertise in the Pando? For Rates and Availability, Call Cooper Boggs at (714)505-3662 or email Nicole Forrest Boggs at 993nicole@gmail.com current yellow (YOM) California license plates. Class winner at Dana Point 356 Concours. $99,990.00 Pictures at www. autokennel.com. Paul 714/335-4911; paul@autokennel.com. OCR (2).
FOR SALE: 356 ‘59 356A 1600 Super Coupe, Ruby Red (5702)/Tan lthr, 15,600 miles on odometer/restoration. Factory sunroof, 1750cc engine with Solex carbs. 4 spd manual. Porsche Kardex, PCA/356 Registry member owned. Correct and 40 PANDO | November 2016
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‘65 356C Karmann Coupe, Slate Gray (6401)/Red leatherette (Original Factory color combination). Painted now in Signal Red/Tan lthr (Current color combination). 82.2K mi. 5K miles since restoration. Numbers matching. One of last 356s built! 1-owner for past 22 yrs; PCA member owned. COA. $72,990.00 Pictures at www. autokennel.com. Paul 714/335-4911; paul@autokennel.com. OCR (1).
FOR SALE: BOXSTER, PANAMERA, CAYENNE & CAYMAN ‘84 Carrera Coupe 3.2 L (European version), Anthracite/Black lthr. 23K verifiable mi. 7”s+8”s X 16”s . The car is near flawless, it’s unique, it is original. Complete with original German books and records. Priced firmly at: $47,000.00. Dick 714/9602421; pristinehb@aol.com. OCR (2)
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2000 Boxster S Race Car. Black/ Blue. Fully equipped race built on Boxster S. Has all that’s needed for reliable track events. 3.4L motor, racing suspension, welded in roll cage. Vision Motorsports built; Schneider serviced. Trailer available. $37,500. Dennis Power 949/468-8608; drdmpower@ gmail.com. SBR (2).
Porsche “Mahle” 15 x 5 -1/2 inch wheels with Avon 185/70/15 tires. This was an option available on 69-72, 911 T’s . The lightest weight wheel ever fitted to a production model. Includes lug nuts, very good condition. $1,350.00 Tom / 949-375-1172; holby220@gmail. com. OCR (2).
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