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In this Issue PANDO NOVEMBER 2018 www.pcaocr.com
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Contributing Writers
Barry Michaels Bruce Herrington Denise Michaels Dave Goward Ron Hosmer Buddy Goldman Donna Carter Bob McDonald Lee Rice
Paul Novotne Contributing Photographers Gary Labb Bruce Herrington Marcia Salans Denise Michaels Peter Alexander Larry Kaprielian Johnny Shen Ron Hosmer Buddy Goldman Donna Carter Lee Rice
Features
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24 Whose Bright Idea Was This Anyway?
Where’s Pando Book Review Breakfast Club Treffen Banff Rennsport Reunion VI Whose Bright Idea Was This Anyway? For Love of Porsche Why We Bought Our Daughter a 1989 944 for Her First Car The Last Hillclimb PCA Junior’s Program
Upcoming Events
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Calendar of Events Toys For Tots Porsche Alley 2018 Auto-X Calendar PCA-OCR Driver Education Events
Departments
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President’s Message Contacts Rice’s Ramblings Membership Updates Classified Ads List of Advertisers The Goodie Store
On the Cover: Rennsport Reunion Vi September 27-30, 2018 Cover Photo by Paul Novotne
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NOVEMBER 2018
Breakfast Club & Board Meeting Woody’s BurgerBahn – HB Lunch on Top Tour – Cancelled. Porsches & Pizza – MOD Pizza, Laguna Hills Porsches & Pastries – Enderle Center, Tustin Porsches & Pancakes – Woody’s Lido Autocross – El Toro PCA Breakfast at Auto Show
DECEMBER 2018
Breakfast Club & Board Meeting Porsche Riverside PCA-OCR DE Event-Chuckwalla Toys For Tots Woody’s BurgerBahn – HB Porsches & Pastries – Enderle Center, Tustin Autocross – El Toro Porsches & Pizza – MOD Pizza, Laguna Hills Porsches & Pancakes – Woody’s Lido Merry Christmas 5th Saturday Breakfast - Mimi’s PCH - LB
ACTIVITY LOCATIONS
BurgerBahn – Woody’s Diner, 10136 Adams, Huntington Beach, CA 92646 Porsches & Pizza – MOD Pizza, 26562-A Moulton Pkwy, Laguna Hills, CA 92630 Porsches & Pastries – Enderle Center, 14081 Yorba St., Tustin, CA 92780 Porsches & Pancakes – Woody’s Diner, 3461 Via Lido, Newport Beach, CA
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APRIL 2019
JANUARY 2019
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Annual Brunch – Tustin Ranch Golf Club Woody’s BurgerBahn – HB Porsches & Pizza – MOD Pizza, Laguna Hills Porsches & Pastries – Enderle Center, Tustin Porsches & Pancakes – Woody’s Lido
FEBRUARY 2019
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Breakfast Club & Board Meeting Woody’s BurgerBahn – HB Porsches & Pastries – Enderle Center, Tusti Porsches & Pizza – MOD Pizza, Laguna Hills Porsches & Pancakes – Woody’s Lido
MARCH 2019
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Breakfast Club & Board Meeting Woody’s BurgerBahn – HB Porsches & Pastries – Enderle Center, Tustin The Classic Auto Show – OC Fairgrounds* Porsches & Pizza – MOD Pizza, Laguna Hills Porsches & Pancakes – Woody’s Lido Mimi’s PCH – LB *Not an OCR event
Please Note: As a member of the PCA you can travel to any PCA Region in the country and participate in their events! The Regions within Zone 8 sponsor competitive series in Concours, Autocross, and Time-Trials that you are invited to join. Compete in enough events and you can qualify for a Zone 8 Series Award at the annual Zone 8 Awards Banquet. Visit the Zone 8 website at www.zone8.org
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Breakfast Club & Board Meeting Woody’s BurgerBahn – HB Porsches & Pizza – MOD Pizza, Laguna Hills Porsches & Pastries – Enderle Center, Tustin 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. Note: Italicized text represents events outside of OCR sponsored events. Links to Zone 8 events can be found at www.Zone8.org.
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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Thanksgiving
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radition, counting our blessings, giving thanks. The folklore of the first Thanksgiving feast and the mid-century image of the Thanksgiving feast created by Norman Rockwell in “Freedom from Want” is likely a bit different than the Thanksgiving traditions carried on by most members of our Club. Whatever the reality of that first Thanksgiving, unquestionably those attending were dealing with very challenging circumstances; survival was anything but predictable. In hindsight I recognize my parents, grandparents, great grandparents and extended family were thankful to have survived the second world war, and they celebrated life and family with a huge Thanksgiving gathering at my grandmother’s home. Without exaggeration, those family feasts accommodated more than 50 family members. Pre-dawn, the “men” gathered in the corn fields for the traditional pheasant hunt, while the “women” gathered in the kitchen to prepare the feast. Everything was made from scratch, and the concept of eating out or ordering the meal from the supermarket didn’t exist. Following the hunt, the men cleaned up and changed into white shirts, ties and suits for the feast. Today that would be considered absolutely bizarre; it was a different time. Fortunately, today most of us are relatively free from the realities and impacts of war, but I will thank here those deployed individuals serving in the military for their service, as well as those families who have honored their deployed family by setting a spot at the table for them even though they will not be joining the family feast. Those are tough moments for parents, spouses, and children, and I well remember those times of challenge.
It’s easy to lose the perspective of how relatively blessed we all are. Sticking close to the Club we enjoy, we are all blessed with the contributions of time, talent and treasure of our many volunteers. Without them, we don’t function as a club. Please join me in thanking those who keep our club and events going, whether that be at the region, zone or national level. Yes, they’re not curing cancer, but they are contributing to the quality of life we enjoy. Please also thank our sponsors and advertisers, whose financial and other contributions facilitate our activities. Please purchase the products and services they provide to thank them in a meaningful way. Thank you for your membership and participation in PCA. If you’re not already a volunteer, please consider volunteering for the events you enjoy. I truly believe your enjoyment will increase through that involvement. I wish you and your families well at this holiday time. Also, let me remind you now is the time to register for the upcoming PCA morning event at the LA Auto Show (November 30), and TechTactics West (register for either Dec. 1 or Dec. 2). .
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President, PCA-OCR
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OCR’s Annual Toys For Tots Drive! Saturday, December 8, 2018 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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Zone 8 Concours Co-Chair Brett Mohr | concours@zone8.org
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Zone 8 Rules Coordinator Russell Shon | rules@zone8.org
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Where’s Pando?
Los Angeles, California : OCR Members
Treffen Banff, British Columbia : Denise and Barry Michaels
OCR members visit “The Porsche Effect” and “The Vault” at the Petersen Museum on September 11, 2018.
Shanghai, China :
Richard and Elaine Strawson At Treffen Banff, Denise and Barry Michaels with PCA National President Caren Cooper.
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Carol and Dennis Howey
Richard and Elaine Strawson in Shanghai visiting family and friends.
Pando with Carol and Dennis Howey in Ketchikan, Alaska.
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Book Review Story by Bruce Herrington
THE LIFE Steve McQueen
by Dwight Jon Zimmerman, published December, 2017 by Motorbooks, Minneapolis, MN. This book is not The Life of Steve McQueen, but rather a description of how Steve McQueen lived ‘The Life,’as actor, race driver, and man about town. Incidents are told in one-page clips, by people who had interfaced with Steve, accompanied by relevant, but un-captioned, pictures. Known to Porchephiles for his automobile involvement, and the Steve McQueen memorial car show weekend, he really was more than just a car-nut actor. However, this book is not a biography of Steve McQueen the person, or Steve McQueen the car nut/ racer. Instead it is a synopsis of events in his life, play by play, tv show by tv show, and movie by movie, even motorcycle by motorcycle. It is perhaps more of a book for a Cinamaphile than a Porschephile, but at least the relevant pages should be required reading for any attendant at the annual Steve McQueen Movie themed car show at the Boys Republic in Chino. THE LIFE Steve McQueen divides 239 pages into 11 chapters based on ‘eras’ in Steve’s life, and an index. But since virtually all chapters consists of multiple, independent, two-page spreads of anecdotes/reminiscences, mostly only one page long, that relate (more or less) to the adjacent, un-captioned, photo, the book could be considered to consist of roughly 100 self-standing chapters. It is a classic ‘throne room’ book, readable in snatches, without any complex story line to keep track of. This book presents the idea that the highlights of some of his movies, like the motorcycle jump in The Great Escape, were additions to the script that ‘actor’
McQueen forced on reluctant directors. Though each movie ‘chapter’ is named for a movie, it does not tell about the show per se, but about what McQueen did to affect that movie. Movie buffs may be interested in how this book makes a case for little known “Enemy of the People”’ and “Tom Horn” being McQueen’s greatest movies. It is striking to this reviewer how “The Towering Inferno” foretold the responses to 9-11. There IS Porsche content in this book: A two page spread of McQueen riding shotgun in a 356 Cab driven by Bullitt co-star Jacqueline Bisset. The chapter “Racing to Live” mentions his nine SCCA races in a ‘58 Super Speedster, starting at Stata Barbara on May 30, 1959, winning his event. That car was replaced by a 356 Carrera, then a Lotus Eleven. He also raced a 908 at Sebring and patented the Baja Bucket designed to protect the off-road racer from roll-over injuries. With Peter Revson as co-driver, McQueen’s Spyder took 2nd overall in the 1970 Sebring 12 hour.
Ye Olde Tyme motorsports enthusiasts such as this reviewer, may be piqued by the reference to a ‘relationship’ between McQueen and Denise McCluggage. There is also a teaser about McQueen’s association in England with “friend” Stirling Moss, and a reference to having Stirling as a house guest in the US. All in all, a very readable, very interesting book about a guy who appears to have had a very interesting life. THE LIFE Steve McQueen is hardcover with 240, 6-/3/4 x 8-3/4 inch matte pages, containing 250 color & 50 b-w photos. It should be available from for $30.00 from your favorite bookseller (ask for it), or from Motorbooks.com. Click on the magnifying glass on the Quarto page that comes up, then enter The Life Steve McQueen. November 2018 | PANDO 7
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Treffen Banff was held in beautiful Banff, Alberta Canada September
12-16th, 2018. The Fairmont Banff Springs Resort was our featured
property, also known as the “Castle in the Rockies.� I was vacationing with my three sisters the week before Treffen in and around Banff. We were treated to a week of perfect 70-degree days and cool crisp nights. After the Porsches arrived in town and my sisters flew home, Barry and I were treated to an early winter experience complete with snow, sleet and rain for the duration of Treffen. The weather did not dampen our spirits, it just provided a unique Treffen experience. Afterall, it was Canada during September and we were forewarned to expect any weather condition and to dress in layers.
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a few common words (you know the ones I mean) to use, but our guide told us Canadians use the word “buddy.” From now on I will use “buddy.” We were treated to entertainment each evening. We had a “Hoedown” with a group playing violins and guitars dressed in black cowboy hats, boots and kilts. I had to remind myself that I was in Canada, as there was a strong British and Scottish influence. Another evening we were entertained by two retired Mounties. When asked how much over the speed limit we could go without risking a ticket, he told us that was a national secret, but if we saw a Mountie on horseback we’d be safe to “just keep going.”
As with all Treffens, there were both driving and bus tours. Several of Canada’s National Parks are in the area so we took advantage of the tours offered. Highlights included seeing a train go through the “spiral tunnels” in Yoho National Park, standing on the Athabasca Glacier on the Columbia Icefields in Jasper National Park, and overlooking beautiful Lake Moraine. Due to inclement weather, a few of the driving tours were changed to bus tours for safety considerations; evidently, snow and ice don’t mix well with 911’s on summer tires. Everyone but the Cayenne and Macan owners appreciated that! I will say the roads are well maintained in Alberta and British Columbia. Even the bridges for wild animals to safely cross interstate highways were beautiful. The amount of animal deaths from autos are down 80-90% with the construction of the animal bridges. Speaking of animals, we saw bison, deer, long horn sheep and black bear. My sisters and I spent some time in Glacier National Park in Montana and we saw moose, black and grizzly bears, and long horn sheep. On our tour of the Icefield in a Mercedes powered 4,500 hp all-terrain Ice Explorer vehicle, we had a rather interesting conversation with our guide. As a general rule, Canadians are polite drivers but some PCA members wondered what words are useful when a driver cuts you off. Most Americans have
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Many Porsche enthusiasts that drive their cars to these PCA National events often travel to other areas before or after the Treffen. Several people I talked with were going to Glacier, Yellowstone, and Grand Tetons National Parks on their way home. Two women in the ladies room were exchanging phone numbers as they both were headed to Glacier National Park. Get out and exercise your Porsche and attend a PCA event while taking a vacation along the way. You will be glad you did. The next Treffen is April 2019 in Santa Barbara. Tom and Cheryl MacDonald, Mike and Mary Czerniachowski, Barry and Denise Michaels
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RENNSPORT REUNION VI :: September 27-30, 2018 Photos by Peter Alexander
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Whose Bright Idea Was This Anyway?
Story by Dave Goward Photos by Larry Kaprielian and Johnny Shen
It started out innocently enough . . . “My next Porsche will be a Turbo,” said Keith Clark, probably not for the first time and certainly not the last, during a road trip to Death Valley in 2015. Over the course of the next roughly two years, Keith’s desire for a new Turbo morphed into “we should all get new cars.” “We” turned out to be the regular PCA-OCR Cars and Coffee breakfast cronies; Gabe Renga, Larry Kaprielian and your author. While there was no alcohol involved, we were admittedly hopped up on caffeine, and for the most part, agreed with Keith that we should all get new cars and debated the pros and cons of doing so. This debate continued on and off until around the summer of 2017 when Keith announced that he was ready to move forward, and wanted to know where the rest of us stood. (If it sounds like I’m blaming Keith for what transpired, you’re mostly correct.) We convinced ourselves that if we walked into a Porsche dealer and said we were ready to buy four cars, we could bring them to their knees in terms of favorable pricing. At this point Keith was committed, and Gabe and I were pretty much going along for the ride to see where this grand scheme would lead us. Larry was on the fence, but he wasn’t saying “no” either. First stop was Porsche Riverside who expressed a willingness to work with us, but also gave us our first education into the arcane “allocation system” that Porsche has in place with their dealers. In case you’re not already aware, when it comes to 911’s, Porsche dealers sell what the factory decides to allocate them, not necessarily what the consumer wants to buy. If you’re a dealer this can be a good thing since you know that you can quickly sell every 911 you can get your hands on. But, if you’re looking to place a custom order, you may or may not find a dealer that has an allocation who is willing to put your name on it. Yes, it’s a bit crazy. Yes, it’s really frustrating if you want to buy a car. Yes, it requires buyers to shop multiple dealers in order to find one that has an open allocation. Welcome to the world of Porsche. Second stop was Circle Porsche who also indicated a willingness to work with us, but as was the case at Riverside Porsche, they just didn’t have any open allocations, never mind four of them. About this time, it was late summer, early fall of 2017 and word started to spread that Porsche Irvine would be opening before 24 PANDO | November 2018
the end of the year. As luck would have it, in early November I stopped by the dealership just to see how it was progressing and found that they were actually open for business but hadn’t made it public yet. I bought a set of rear tires from them for my 911/50 and while there, met the new General Manager, Kjell (pronounced “Chell”) Schei. I casually mentioned to Kjell that there were four of us looking to place orders for new 911’s. He said he really wanted to work with us and would investigate what he had coming for allocations, having just opened, it wasn’t yet clear to him. I rallied the troops and all four of us stormed his office two days later. By the end of November, we had negotiated pricing that was agreeable to everyone, and Kjell was able to give us estimates as to availability. I originally wanted a Targa GTS, but he quickly found an allocation for a Targa C4S which I jumped on. I configured it as a GTS so this worked out well for me. The order would lock in January with an April build estimate. One down. Next up was Gabe who also wanted a Targa GTS. Kjell secured an allocation with a February build. Keith still wanted a Turbo and Kjell was able to secure an allocation with a March build date. Larry finally succumbed to peer pressure, but unfortunately, is still waiting for an allocation for his GTS. However, while waiting, Larry received a call from Circle Porsche who had just received an unexpected GTS allocation. Larry jumped on it. His car had an April build date. So, more by dumb luck than divine intervention, the four of us had orders for new 911’s placed with cars coming in every month, one after the other, from April to July. Which brings us to today with all of us anxious to start racking up the miles and with numerous stories of how we optioned our cars, the anxiety of the wait and the camaraderie of a common quest. We had a lot of fun along the way and already a couple of us are debating what we’ll do differently when we buy our next Porsche. And it all started out so innocently . . . Final note: We want to acknowledge the professionalism and efforts put forth by Porsche Riverside, Circle Porsche and Porsche Irvine. All three dealers are top-notch and a pleasure to work with.
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Two Enthusiasts Discuss :
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MMy teenage years (1960’s) were spent with my Dad watching
Grand Prix races. It seemed Ferrari and Porsche were fierce competitors which of course lent itself to boundless tube-time. Between the look of their cars, the Porsche exhaust notes and the skill of the Porsche drivers, my interest was held intensely by Porsche. Mid-sixties, my friend’s older brother worked as a box boy at our local meat / grocers’ market. He purchased a dusty yellow 1963, 356. Man-oh-man, I made all kinds of excuses to go to that store simply to ogle over his Porsche. If that wasn’t enough, I watched my high school math teacher drive his red 356 home every afternoon. With all that honing my appetite, I purchased my first Porsche from a friend in 1969. He needed the money for a surfing trip to the Islands. It was a beautiful 1965 356 SC (custom ordered blue / green, tan interior.) As a side note, at the time I raced motorcycles hauling them around in a 1963 VW Micro bus. In true Porsche owner fashion, I replaced the wimpy VW motor and trans’ with a rebuilt 356 Porsche motor. Oh, come on, what? A popular Porsche repair group in Costa Mesa called Pepper Tree Automotive who performed the component search and installation along with me. 26 PANDO | November 2018
I’ve remained with the Porsche brand ever since for so many reasons. Why you ask? Well, the people who drive them, performance such as cornering ability (grin), their looks, the sound, and my enjoyment upon receipt of public comments in parking lots. It all builds to a daily crescendo. I ask you, how much better can it get? • What’s in my garage? 2007 Carrera, Forest green, tan interior. Aptly displayed within Porsche 997 2004-2012: Porsche Excellence - The Essential Companion • Social: My “Porschie” and I have led and been a part of PCA road trips, events, Drivers Ed, and it has been displayed at a few high-brow events here in the OC. • Passion for the Legend: Couldn’t tell you for certain how many I’ve owned over the years. My favorite ride was my 1988 Ruf. It was my sleeper car, oh the fun I had! I owned that car for a long time. However, upon driving that car, I quickly learned that I should not be left alone with exotic sports cars at my disposal.
For the Love Of Porsche. Buddy Goldman 911 Carrera 4S
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HHaving joined PCA-OCR only a few months ago, I wanted
to share how I got into Porsche. As a teenager, I owned and worked on a 1967 Ford Mustang. I really enjoyed all cars, hotrods and older originals. I had a friend who had a 914. He loved it and having gone for a ride more than once, I also appreciated it. One day I got into a street race against a 350 Camaro in the San Fernando Valley which was common in the mid 70’s. I beat the Camaro, but not the Porsche 914 on my bumper. I was surprised the little car could keep up with a V-8. This may have been the first time I saw a 914-6. A few years later I was working in the surgical center of a major hospital. There were a few physicians who had Porsches instead of the standard issue Mercedes Benz. They loved the 911 and would tell me about how their cars handled and drove. Hearing all those accolades, my love of Porsche grew. I went to dealers and checked out the new cars and would always stop to see the Porsches on display at car shows, events or the Petersen in Los Angeles. With the passing years, my ability to buy a Porsche faded as we were raising kids and needed daily drivers which could handle more than 2. That was during my 36 years working. Now that I am retired, “it’s my time!” My wife agreed and the search
began. I was looking for an entry level Porsche and the Porsche Cayman caught my eye. In March 2018, I attended the Porsche Driving Experience in Carson. I drove a 718 Cayman GTS most of the morning. We had lunch and then drove a 911S in the afternoon. The Cayman was great, but I fell in love with the 911. I have been to driving schools before, but the Porsche Experience Center was one of the best experiences I have ever had behind the wheel. After this experience, my search began again. This time for a 911. I began looking around and actually got talked into driving a 2016 Aston Martin Vantage GTS. Truly a rare and beautiful car. However after driving it, I realized it wasn’t for me. Later that day, I stumbled across a 2014, 911 Carrera 4S in San Diego. Once I got behind the wheel, my search was done and we drove it home the next day. This is my first Porsche, but definitely not my last. I have never enjoyed driving so much. Easy to drive, great visibility, exceptional handling and great power. Every now and then I push the accelerator down just to experience the G Forces. Admittedly, I do this once at least every time I drive it. This Porsche loves to go! November 2018 | PANDO 27
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rthur and I are relative newcomers to this whole world of Porsche. He drove a used, mechanically challenged 2001 Boxster S for three years. I was a passenger in it exactly once and never sat in the driver’s seat, mainly because it had the leftover smell of the previous owner’s cigars, and I was sure I wouldn’t be up to Arthur’s stick shift standards. We sold it to pay some medical bills and Arthur was exiled for the tail end of the recession into a Prius to save on his commute. I drove Volvos for 35 years until I finally became exasperated with them and sold my last one for scrap. I took over driving our “sailboat-towing, car-that-will-lastforever” 2005 Toyota Sequoia, and didn’t really care that it would be my ride for a while. Arthur has been smitten with the Porsche brand forever, and I admired from afar; but really didn’t understand all the fuss or the mystique. I would read the PCA magazines, but that’s because I will read just about anything. My indifference changed one empty nest Memorial Day weekend in 2017 when we decided to drive to Walters from San Clemente for a test drive of a “maybe-Arthurwould-like-a Cayman” inquiry. By the end of the day, the Prius was traded in and I was driving home in a 2015 Panamera and Arthur was in a 2012 Cayenne! I finally understood the allure of a Porsche. Well, fast forward to late summer 2018. Our daughter turned 16 the previous December and we were holding out on a driver’s license until she completed her Girl Scout Gold Award. She finished, and now we needed a car for her because our son has the Sequoia and is towing sailboats while in college in the Bay Area. We had a few “we almost bought a…” insert various brands here. Then I started looking on Craigslist for classic 944s because I’d seen in some old Pando issues the 944 was regarded as “an affordable and emerging classic collectible,” so I was intrigued. But mainly, we wanted a car our daughter could drive for the following reasons: First, we wanted a manual transmission. Hannah is very social and we wanted a car that would force her to keep her eyes and mind on the road. She’s in the process of burning up the worn clutch learning how to drive it, but what we like is that both feet are always busy as well as her hands. Sometimes, I think she would like a third hand, especially when she is trying to start in first going up the hills around our house using the handbrake to help. There is no room in this driving experience for texting and driving. We like that!
of the Audi engines. It’s a five speed, four-cylinder engine, so even though the owner’s manual says the top speed is 137 mph and 0-60 is 8 point something, it is slow, slow, slow. Get this car to 70 and you know it’s time to back off. Truly, between 60-65 puts it at its best. And that’s just fine for us. Finally, we didn’t want to spend a fortune, but wanted an entry level Porsche to see if our daughter would catch the bug. This 944 is close to 30 years old with 145,000 miles on it and the body is in pretty good shape. We bought it for $6,000. We puzzled out we are the eighth owner and have discovered some of the previous mechanics were hacks (e.g., welding a brand new exhaust system incorrectly to the frame causing it to sound and shake like a jet taking off from the inside, using whatever bolts or parts that were available, and various other mechanical foibles too numerous to mention.) This was probably not the best 944 we could have bought. I admit Hannah and I were snowed by the shiny red paint and how cute it was, and that Arthur wasn’t with us to talk us out of it. I also confess I am an impatient shopper and not a car whisperer so I paid the entire asking price. We’ve already corrected a whole set of problems with our trusted mechanic who has put us on the way to a sound car we feel good about Hannah driving. Undoubtedly, there are more things to fix and upgrade along the way. That’s ok. At the end of the day, looking at Craigslist, we could get out of it for what we’ve put into it, if we / she wanted to part with the 944, but I don’t think so. I have a bunch more minor reasons for buying it, but suffice it to say, it’s a great looking car that’s a blast to drive! I’ve been having a fabulous time teaching Hannah the stick and savoring these last few days of us driving everywhere together. I cruise around in it every day to keep the engine running smoothly until she takes her driving test later this month and starts driving alone. I’m waiting for the day she’ll drive up in her little red 944 Porsche and say to her friends with a big smile, “Yeah, that’s mine.” That’ll be a great day. Now I need to start looking at Craigslist for a cute little 1980’s Targa project car I’ve got my eye on next. Guess who really caught the bug?
Second, we wanted a two-seater car. Although the 944 technically has a “back seat” with two seatbelts, it would be almost impossible for a normal-sized person to sit there, so this will be a “no-party” car. She will have a provisional license until the first semester of senior year in high school, which means during that time, she drives alone. Once she is allowed to drive with her peers, she can only seat one. That cuts down on distracted driving, the top cause of accidents and deaths of teens in cars. Score another one for the 944! Third, we wanted a car that would seem like it was going fast without really doing so. This 1989 944 was built during the time November 2018 | PANDO 31
A Historical Look at The Future :
The Last Hillclimb
Story by Bob McDonald Porsche Riverside Certified Porsche Brand Ambassador
As a PCA member in Colorado during the early 70’s and afterwards, I wrote quite a few articles for the local monthly PCA magazine. Most of them were an attempt at humor but this one was a little different. Written over 43 years ago, it was kind of a premonition of electric cars, hybrids, etc. Here is the article and original cover – enjoy!
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Cone Zone Update Cone Zone Grand Reopening by Rob Greene
The OCR Porsche Alley CONE ZONE emerged from hiatus with a patriotic fanfare at the Club’s July 7th Breakfast Meeting by featuring RED WHITE & BLUE Porsches. Although this restart marks the fourth annual series of monthly cone zone adventures, those of you Porsche fanatics who have joined PCA’s Orange Coast Region in the past few months may be wondering, “Where is Porsche Alley and what is an OCR Cone Zone?” A little over three years ago, with a slightly twisted PCA slogan, “It’s the cars with the people,” we began a new feature at our monthly breakfast meetings: One row of parking stalls (hence, the “Alley”) at Original Mike’s was coned off with slightly-used orange traffic cones donated by PCA-OCR’s Autocross (thanks!). Parking in this zone of cones is reserved for a designated class of Porsche or driver that varies from month-to-month. Our first series highlighted different models of Porsche, our second series focused on color to determine which VIP (very important Porsche) would get Cone Zone
parking preference. The most recent series included color exercises, a model type, and different types of equipment on fabulous Porsches. In addition to the traditional RED WHITE and BLUE colors for last July, we featured fixed rear wings, various wheel sizes, all cabriolets, and even no-cones parking by color sorting (think Skittles, M&Ms, or gum drops in color groups!) Yes, we are a funloving bunch. The plan for the new monthly Cone Zone themes follows, and special thanks to members who provided some great ideas!
• JANUARY – No Porsche Alley Cone Zone--- Attend the PCA - OCR Annual Member Brunch! • FEBRUARY – Air-cooled engines. Park head-in and open those lids! • MARCH – Water-cooled engines. Park head-in and let’s see what you have!
I hope we all continue to have fun with the Cone Zone. Don’t forget to check the Pando for any schedule revisions and additions.
• NOVEMBER – Autocross cars. Streetable or trailered. Class winners or just a number on the door. • DECEMBER – Holiday Red and Holiday Green Porsches (still your call on the color, but Lime Green? Really?)
porsche Alley
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Each month select Porsche models are invited to park in the front row of Original Mike’s parking lot. The front row of parking will be “coned off” to feature the Porsches of the month - See below:
For November members will organize by: “Autocross Cars” when parking in Porsche Alley * Front row parking for featured porsches of the month are first come, first served.
November : Autocross Cars 34 PANDO | November 2018
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RICE’S
Ramblings Story and Photos by Lee Rice
Newspaper Clipping of original Larry’s Tech Tips
DRIVING “PUSHING” a Turbo 911-930 .... We lost an item from September’s Rambling, “Larry’s Tech Tips”. The following is copied from a printed item run in an unknown PCA-Regions’ newsletter, from an unknown author, and submitted by an unknown “Larry.” I found this an intimidating, rather caustic warning of almost mythical proportions. Was this just falling for some over blown bravado, or was there really something to it? So for those interested in the evergreen 930 :
The following was printed in a PCA newsletter, somewhere a long time ago.
Larry’s Tech TipS : “ What’s it like to drive a porsche turbo?” In a previous century, if you were an adventurous man who thought you were good with a Colt .45 you might have gone to Dodge City and challenged Wyatt Earp. If you’re feeling adventurous today, and think you’re good in the driver’s seat, you could try out a turbo-charged Porsche 930, 36 PANDO | November 2018
one of the early ones, a 1978 or so, produced before the Germans learned pity. More guys totaled their 930s on their first day of ownership than probably any other car ever built. Part of this has to do with the way the turbo boost kicks in, like recoil of a .44 Magnum. Another reason can be attributed
to when the boost kicks in usually at the worst time. Plain automotive cussedness you can count on. Brake late into a corner in a 930, so late you’re still trailing on the brakes as you begin turning, and the ass end will come out on you as you begin turning, and the
ass end will come out on you sure as God reviles sin. Get off the brakes and it’ll spin. Brake harder and it’ll spin. Is there a simple salvation? Push your foot down on the throttle, catch the drift and power through. As the boost wacks in, trim back on the throttle to about a constant rush. The front tires will go light, and you’ll drive nose first off to the outside. But try to save it by lifting and you snap spin for sure. Remember, you’ve got about five nanoseconds to get the maneuver right. As soon as the rears grab, get the fronts turned into the corner. Now you’ve got it. Well, maybe you’ve got it. Besides, if you’re really good, a Porsche 930 will let you do it all over again. Anyone who says he doesn’t get all weak and misty eyed every time they see a Porsche 930 Turbo, is a liar. One drive and you understand why. Sixty m.p.h. comes in 4.7 seconds: Top speed is 170 m.p.h. The brakes will roll up your socks up, then down. Anyone who has ever handled a 911 Turbo at speed can, to this day, vividly recall their first time. The first moment they dipped into it, wound up the turbo, and launched into a wild supersonic fantasy. Pure nirvana, baby.”
Anonymous So the question was begging to be asked: IS the 930 Turbo really all that scary to drive?
It seems to have all the power you could want and you could drive it around town with ease. In most cases it drives like a nice 911 SC only with a lot more instant torque that gets it moving. And some report it is so docile and drives so easily, with good manners, you could take grandma shopping with it. Is that actually true? Well, after driving them for a while, I can vouch for that one. And honestly say, Yes, I’ve done that! After I made the decision to build a turbo engine of my own, I had new learning curve to deal with. Now I had to start learning how to drive a 930, as it was meant to be driven. That last part, one can write a book about. For me it turned out to be like learning to drive a 911 all over again. Soon I understood how it all worked together, and how I could adapt to some things and push my Turbo beyond what was said to be ‘the limits.’ Compared to anything else I ever drove, it became a genuine Paradigm Shift.
* For clarity, I am going to use the term: “POWER”, or “power pedal” to note using the “Gas” or “Throttle,” especially as with the 996 and later, a driver does NOT control the throttle opening at all! Those later computer cars have “E-Gas” meaning no matter what you push down on to the throttle, the computer regulates how much actual throttle opening is used. Got that? A 911 with the engine and transaxle weight in the rear, has a rear-end weight bias. Driving an early 930 (1975-1977), one
John Rice with our Aunt Betsy in one of John’s earlier 930 Turbos: It IS nice, and quiet, and smooth - Reported Betsy.
learned to brake earlier than they normally would in other cars, then use light power in the beginning of a turn, and gradually keep adding power and power out of the turn. I am talking about using easy power, not slap down power as that will end up disastrously! You drive deliberately and EASILY into, through, and out, of turns. The mantra is: SMOOTHNESS. So we adapted to the early 930 with smooth easy power, steering, and braking, and easily eased the throttle down and smoothly drove out of turns. In my earlier Corvettes, you braked at the last minute, held low steady power through the turn, and once straightened out, you mashed the throttle down. I recall on the open club track days practicing against Corvettes, I expected to get blown into the weeds by Corvettes. Some did. But mostly I was amazed that my 911 responded so well to the early slowing (‘setting up’) then early on the power, but constantly increasing more throttle, timed to be at W.O.T. (Wide Open Throttle) as I exited the turn, and I was pulling maximum torque with max HP soon after! It was a blast, and I was knee-shaking at first, everyone was, except the Corvettes. Most of them were in my mirrors. The later 3.3 Liter Turbos were almost much better. Almost because they pushed the engine further rearward to install a much heavier clutch with a rubber center clutch November 2018 | PANDO 37
Weak and misty~ driving a 930 at speed. No doubt about it.
disc as to not make so much noise in neutral! And they put larger wheels and tires on the 1987 Turbos too, which helped handling immensely but it also gained weight! Overall, the bigger 3.3 engine was better but the weight was not better at all. Another thing is the rubber clutch with its heavy iron pressure plate made the engine rev slower and gave a feeling of a giant rubber band between the engine and the transmission. Whereas the 3.0 liter Turbo, you used the throttle like we did with a high performance 911S (1967-1971). In a power driven turn you could move the throttle a bit and instantly feel the chassis respond: A little too much power and the tail moved out a bit, ease off a hair on the throttle and the tail comes back in. An early 930 was very controllable to drive. The 3.3L had none of that feel at all, it was just mushy. I can honestly report that all those miles of 911 daily driving to LAX and back, in rain, fog, wind, dust storms and the usual things like being cut off in traffic, BRAKES, then hoping you don’t get hit in the rear. Then a bad one, on one early morning’s 0200 a.m. drive home, I was tired after a long late night’s overtime getting an airplane repaired. I’m on the 405 south, and out of nowhere I see a large dark limo stopped, dead across 3 lanes on the 405. INSTANTLY, I performed
Fig.1. Using turbo boost power through a sweeper turn -Ruf’s “NATO 930.”
instinctive over steer-recovery, with power. Later trying to recall what happened as I drank scalding hot coffee around 0300 am, nursing off the shakes! Apparently, I had learned something that saved my life, again! That something came primarily from those PCA-POC-SCCA Driver Instructor’s yelling: “KEEP YOUR FOOT IN IT!” That became a mindset, and today it still is. Whatever you drive, including a 911, it makes no difference.
A 930 Turbo is almost the same except when that power is pushed down and held there, that turbocharger builds up enormous power so quickly, so wildly, you must be ready for it. Today’s turbocharged Carreras are well tamed by many sensors and silver boxes that take in everything from wheels starting to lose grip (before you could sense it), excessive yaw motion that was going into uncontrolled slide (before you could sense it), chassis squat from bumps that induce wheel spin, (before you could sense it) and make adjustment to keep your Carrera in it’s proper path, even if a bozo was still pushing the power down to the floor, mindless of what was going on. These computers are amazing things we have, and they work well. It took 40 years to get all that data compiled and programmed into sensors that do this. Porsche indeed deserves a bow. :)
FLY-930! Yes they can do this.
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However, an early Turbo needed to be driven and learned. That means used on a regular basis in order to learn how to use it and control its responses. Then after getting a handle on that, how to use the boost power.
Remember the BIG 3: TRAFFIC, MIRRORS, SPEED (instruments), and always scan them.
Driving off on a straight line seemed simple enough but on boost, the cam starts making maximum power around 4,000 rpm, then boost comes pushing in around 4,300 rpm and at 5,000 it is raising the 930’s front end up, squatting the rear end down, and growling with an alarming ”WHOooossshing” blast from the waste gate and going like blazes! Are you ready for that?
One last time, For those once a month puttputt 930 drivers, I can only say just stay off the boost and enjoy the ease with which your machine cruises and it’s nice manners, great looks, great sounds, and safety. Enjoy your cruising and ignore the street racers.
Few ever do this even on a straight road, let alone on windy roads like a driving school track. It is a bit intimidating.
NEXT MONTH: Tuning a 930 Turbo for more driver control, in next month’s Ramblings.
Rice’s Ramblings: Ask a Mechanic If you have a question about your Porsche, please send in your question to Lee at: riceturbos@sbcglobal.net
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Road driving is easy enough until you try using boost through turns. Then it is very different. It takes time. Curves need to be thought out before even thinking about trying a turn on boost, any boost at all. Apex points are different, braking points are different, and Wide Open Throttle (power) points are different. It is much different than a naturally aspirated 911. Fig.1: It looks wild, and it is the first time or two. Then it is a matter of feeling how the car slides or holds, keeps stable, driving with careful steering position, and lightly pressing your right foot, easily, on-off the power. It does however wear tires out, but it holds steady on your intended course and YOU ARE IN CONTROL. It just takes time... One more thing: From our first time trial schooling, we were also taught to drive on the streets like we do at the track, ONLY WITHOUT THE SPEED. You use the same kind of anticipation, the same vision scan, the same easing on and off the brakes, the same squeezing on the power and off again. Always look and focusing on the cars ahead of you, especially when cruising lazily in 5th.
One last reminder: The ‘rainy season’ is here and one of these ‘seasons,’ it is going to get real wet? Don’t let this be you.
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FOR SALE: 930-911 TURBO ’76 930 Turbo Carrera Coupe, Silver Metallic/Black lthr, 136K mi. All original Sunday driver. Sunroof, new tires. All service maintenance current and done by Schnieder Autohaus. COA. PCA member. $98,500.00. Tom 951/567-3608; rehtiag@aol.com. SBR (2) ’77 930 Turbo Carrera Coupe, Grand Prix White/Black lthr, 97K mi. All original paint and interior 2 owner car with service records back to 1995. COA. PCA member. $142,500.00. Mike 303/2382069; jim.arnieri1@gmail.com. DR (2)
2012 911 Turbo S Coupe, Black/Black lthr, 11K mi. Nav, Bose systems, sport seats, 19” Center Lock RS Spyder whls. Perfect condition. $135,000.00 OBO Dwight 510/750-5774; d.staten@att.net. GGR (2) 2008 911 GT2 Coupe, Carrera White/ Black lthr with white stiching. 8K mi. 1 of 194 for the USA. 2 owner perfectly maintained with all books and records. $244,000.00 JL 657/215-6077; JL.MILLER@p113.ch. OCR (2)
FOR SALE: LATE MODEL 911-964-993986-996-997-991 ’95 993 Coupe, Seal Grey/Grey lthr. 110K mi. 8K miles on new engine-$15K & Bilstein suspension-$5K done by Vision Motor Sports. GPS,Phone, Michelin tires. All extras, no leaks. $56,900.00 OBO. One of the last air cooled Porsches. PCA member owned. Scott 949/230-1757; captbergey@ me.com. OCR (1)
’79 930 Turbo Coupe, Metallic Black/ Black lthr, 1227K mi. Sport seats, LSD. Fresh engine rebuild, updated AC. COA, matching numbers. $90,000.00. Jary 515/ 208-0909; jaryandjay@aol.com. NWR (2) ’87 911 Turbo Coupe, Black/Black lthr, 70K mi. All original paint, interior, Fuchs and exhaust. Always garaged and covered. $95,000.00. Sandy 216/390-0037; gmmrigger@aol.com. MOR (2) ’89 911 Turbo Coupe, Guards Red/ Cashmire lthr, 46K mi. Completely original, all books, tools. Porsche COA. $200,000.00. OBO. Andreas 541/2268784; andreas@blech.us. NWR (2) ’92 911 Turbo S2 Coupe, Guards Red/ Carrera Grey lthr, 55K mi. Very rare. 1 of 20 sold by Porsche to homologate for IMSA racing. All stock and original. COA. $190,000.00 David drice44@ gmail.com PR (2) ’97 993 Turbo Coupe, Arctic Silver/ Black lthr, 15K mi. Twin turbo, all original paint, interior and Turbo twist wheels. Includes all books, tools, build card, showroom literature. $195,000.00 Gary 913/915-6789; garylsimmons@ gmail.com. KR (2) NOTE: All listed vehicles are subject to prior sale.
FOR SALE: 911-1970s
1973.5 911 T Sunroof Coupe, Grand Prix White/Black leatherette. 105K on chassis. 2.4L with 2.6K miles on complete engine & trans rebuild. 5 spd manual trans w/short shift kit. Driving/ Fog lamps. Steel “S” type front spoiler. RS Duck tail. 7J x 15 front & 8J x 15 rear polished wheels on fresh rubber. New wiring/ECU, sport exhaust, rear flares. RS lightweight Perlon carpet kit over heat & sound barrier material. GTS seats w/5 point harnesses and roll bar. COA. Photos, work receipts, & any original removed parts included. Over $75K invested, accepting reasonable offers. Tom 949/786-6900 or 949/633-5013 cell or Tom.Rodberg@edenoutsource.com. OCR (2)
MISCELLANEOUS
2008 911 Targa 4S Black / Black lthr, 88K mi. Tiptronic, Sport Chrono Pkg Plus, heated and power seats, Parking Assist System, Bose High End Sound Package, 19” Turbo whls, stereo upgraded Pioneer Navigation, Sirius Radio, Car Play, SelfDimming mirrors. Always garaged, all service done at Porsche dealer. Clean Carfax. PCA member owned. $39,900.00. Susan 909/227-4093; tronaas@yahoo.com. OCR (1)
AUTO LIFT FOR SALE: 8000 lb lifting capacity. 110 / 115 V. 4 post lift bolts to concrete floor. Manufactured by “ Rotary Lift- a Dover Company”. Purchased new in 2015. Use is about one time per month. $1800.00 Stephen 714/478-6282; SLNOGOOD@aol.com. OCR (0) PORSCHE ENCLOSED SECURED PARKING AVAILABLE: Parking space for only 2 more Porsches—356 or early 911 to latest 997. All concrete construction sprinklered warehouse building in safe and secured NW Huntington Beach/Boeing area close to 405 Fwy. PCA members preferred, no subletting. Accepting only fully operational, currently licensed and insured Porsches, no leakers, nonoperational project cars, storage cars or tear downs. Provide your own car cover, insurance and battery tender. Month to month or longer rentals. PCA member. Robert hbobw930@aol.com; 714/943-0297. OCR (2) PLEASE NOTE: Classified Ads must be received by the 25th of the month to be included in future Pandos.
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Index of Advertisers AutoKennel--------------------------------4
Fairway Mortgage Capital ------------ 12
Autowerkes------------------------------ 42
Free Rein -------------------------------- 11
Bart Zandbergen CFP------------------ 29
Global Motorsports Group--------------8
Cape Auto Repair--------------------- IBC
Hergesheimer---------------------------- 18
Chips Away--------------------------------2
Integrity Motorcar------------------------9
Circle Porsche------------------------- IFC
M. Scott Huddleston-------------------- 13
David Piper, CPA----------------------- 44
Pelican Parts----------------------------- 13
Doorshield------------------------------- 44
Polished Detail-------------------------- 28
Einmalig--------------------------------- 29
Porsche Design-------------------------- 19
European Collision Center------------ 12
Porsche Riverside------------------- 22-23
European Collectibles------------------ 18
Sundial Window Tinting--------------- 13
Fabricante Auto Body---------------- IBC
Ultimate Shield----------------------------2
Cancellation To be rescheduled
“LUNCH ON TOP” Tour and Luncheon, San Jacinto Mountain (elev. 10,834’) previously scheduled for
Sunday, November 11, 2018 This event is Canceled and we will try to reschedule it in the Spring of 2019. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Questions, please contact
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PCAThe Juniors Program Ding Stops Here! What is the PCA Juniors program?
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It’s not just the cars, and now it’s not just the grown-ups! With the new PCA Juniors program, PCA is about the kids too! The PCA Juniors program has been created so kids can enjoy PCA events, learn about Porsches and build the enthusiasm that runs through all of the Porsche Club of America.
Who is eligible?
Any child under age 18 who is registered by a current PCA member can participate in the program. Sons, daughters, nieces and nephews, grandchildren, brothers and sisters all qualify.
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What will the child receive?
PCA Juniors will receive a welcome package that includes Business card an age-appropriate gift and PCA Juniors ID badge. PCA looks forward to developing the program and its features over time.
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What does it cost to register?
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It’s FREE! Participants must be registered by an active PCA member, and there is no cost to join!
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For more information contact DoorShield at info@doorshield.com, or purchase on line at www.doorshield.com.
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