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In this Issue PANDO SEPTEMBER 2018 www.pcaocr.com
Editor
Marcia Salans msalans@socal.rr.com 714-812-4335
Production Manager
Jan Knight janknight@sbcglobal.net
Advertising Chair
Malcolm Macondray pcaocradvertising@gmail.com 949-394-6798
Classified Auto Sales Editor
Bob Weber hbobw930@aol.com 714-960-4981
Technical Writer
Lee Rice riceturbos@sbcglobal.net
Contributing Writers
Barry Michaels Marcia Salans Bruce Herrington Denise Michaels Denny Asbury Glenn Billings Larry Moore Albert Alan Aizin Rob Alen Lee Rice
Gary Labb Contributing Photographers Marcia Salans Denise Michaels Denny Asbury Monica Asbury Glenn Billings Larry Moore Albert Alan Aizin Erick McCreight Rob Alen Lee Rice
Features
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Book Review Referendum Vote Rennsport Reunion Recommendations Breakfast Club Porsche Parade 2018 PCA Junior’s Program 24 Hours in the Pits Yo-Yo Rallye First Drive 2018 Porsche 911 GT3 What’s in My Garage?
Upcoming Events
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Calendar of Events Treffen - Banff New Member’s Picnic Porsches & Pastries Porsches & Pancakes Porsches & Pizza BurgerBahn PCA-OCR Driver Education Events 2018 Auto-X Calendar
Departments
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On the Cover: 2018 California Festival of Speed
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President’s Message Contacts Rice’s Ramblings Membership Updates Classified Ads List of Advertisers The Goodie Store
Cover Photo by Joe Barnet
Pando is published monthly. Deadline for materials is the 1st of the month for publication in the next month's issue. Subscriptions for PCA members of other regions are $30 per twelve issues. Pando is the official publication of Orange Coast Region, Porsche Club of America. Any statement appearing in the Pando is that of the author, and does not constitute an opinion of the Porsche Club of America, the Orange Coast Region, Inc., its Board of Directors, the Pando editors or its staff. The editorial staff reserves the right to edit all material submitted for publication. Permission is given to chartered regions of PCA to reprint articles in their newsletter if credit is given to the author and the Pando. Publication office: P.O. Box 6726, Huntington Beach, CA 92615-6726. Bulk Rate class postage paid, Santa Ana, ca. Postmaster: Address change to PCA-OCR Membership, P.O. Box 6726, Huntington Beach, CA 92615-6726
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Orange Coast Region 2018 Calendar of Events 1 8 12 13 15 20 22 27 29
NOVEMBER 2018
SEPTEMBER 2018
Breakfast Club & Board Meeting New Members Picnic - Laguna Niguel Regional Park Treffen Banff – September 12-15 Woody’s BurgerBahn – HB Porsches & Pastries – Enderle Center, Tustin Porsches & Pizza – MOD Pizza, Laguna Hills Porsches & Pancakes – Woody’s Lido Rennsport Reunion VI - Monterey Sept 27-30 5th Saturday Breakfast - Mimi’s PCH - LB
OCTOBER 2018
6 Breakfast Club & Board Meeting 11 Woody’s BurgerBahn – HB 12 Porsche Riverside PCA-OCR DE Event – Chuckwalla 12 PCA-OCR Paso Robles / Hearst Castle Tour– Oct 12-14 18 Porsches & Pizza – MOD Pizza, Laguna Hills 20 Porsches & Pastries – Enderle Center, Tustin 27 Porsches & Pancakes – Woody’s Lido
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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 PCA Breakfast at Auto Show - TBD
DECEMBER 2018
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Breakfast Club & Board Meeting Porsche Riverside PCA-OCR DE Event – Chuckwalla Woody’s BurgerBahn – HB Porsches & Pastries – Enderle Center, Tustin Porsches & Pizza – MOD Pizza, Laguna Hills Porsches & Pancakes – Woody’s Lido Merry Christmas 5th Saturday Breakfast - Mimi’s PCH - LB Toys For Tots
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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JANUARY 2019
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Annual Brunch – Tustin Ranch Golf Club BurgerBahn – HB Porsches & Pizza – MOD Pizza, Laguna Hills Porsches & Pastries – Enderle Center, Tustin Porsches & Pancakes – Woody’s Lido
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Breakfast Club & Board Meeting BurgerBahn – HB Porsches & Pastries – Enderle Center, Tusti Porsches & Pizza – MOD Pizza, Laguna Hills Porsches & Pancakes – Woody’s Lido
FEBRUARY 2019
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.
* Event dates subject to change.
PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
Barry Michaels
SOUL ELECTRIFIED.
S
oul Electrified. Perhaps this is the first time you’ve come across the tagline, but comments from PCNA’s President & CEO Klaus Zellmer at the 63rd Porsche Parade suggests we’re all going to become familiar with the tagline soon. According to Klaus, all Porsche models have something in common: They have a soul. That is to say they have a certain feel you get as a driver as soon as you get behind the wheel. You likely have surmised Herr Zellmer is alluding to the likelihood Porsche will quickly transition to electric power, but the soul of the cars will remain the same. Porsche marketing has described the 600 horsepower Tycan (pronounced “tie-khan”) as the first electric sports car with the soul of a Porsche. Reportedly the vehicle is targeted to fill the gap between the 911 and the Panamera, which will be an appealing offering for some of us. According to Klaus, Porsche expects fifty percent of new street-legal Porsches sold in 2025 to be allelectric, and perhaps one hundred percent by 2030. Can that be? I don’t know, but then how many of us would have thought a few years ago that seventy percent of Porsches sold in 2017 would be SUVs? In any case, Porsche expects strong interest in the Tycan and with production scheduled for 2020 PCNA has already opened an interest/ deposit registration process in coordination with dealers across the US and Canada.
FL. Parade 2020 will be much closer to OCR and will be held in the greater Palm Springs area. Please remember, Rennsport Reunion VI is this month and is expected to draw a record 72,000 attendees. Several OCR members will attend Treffen Banff this month so you can expect a report in a future issue of PANDO. The Spring Treffen (April) will be held in Santa Barbara, while the Fall 2019 Treffen will be held in Woodstock, Vermont. In addition to PCA national activities, your club offers a wide variety of region activities for you to enjoy. Please consult the event section of our website to keep aware of newly posted activities. If you have a great idea for an activity you think others would enjoy, let the appropriate committee chair or Board member know, and we will see what we can do. Above all, get out and drive. The road awaits!
Barry Michaels
PCA-OCR President
People. Porsches. Passion. Looking Forward to What Lies Ahead.
Most if not all of us have seen pictures of the Tycan (aka Mission e), but it was fun to see the prototype up close at Parade. Speaking of Parade, it was a great time. PCA holds the Porsche Parade each year, so mark your calendars now. Parade 2019 will be held the third week of July in Boca Raton,
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Tour the Canadian Rockies Experience some of North America’s best roads and destinations while staying at the world famous Fairmont Banff Springs in Alberta, Canada. Join the Porsche Club of America and Wild Rose Region for the Fall 2018 Treffen Banff — three days of driving, dining and exploring.
September 12-15, 2018 Fairmont Banff Springs Banff, Alberta, Canada ®
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For program information and registration details, see the Treffen website: treffen.pca.org or email the Treffen North America staff at: treffen@pca.org
Contact Information
OCR Executive Board
OCR Board Appointments Advertising Chair
Malcolm Macondray | pcaocradvertising@gmail.com
Art Director Denny Asbury | dennis@asburydesign.com
Autocross Co-Chairs President Barry Michaels | Barry.Michaels@live.com
Bruce Powers | bpautowerkes@gmail.com Kurt Ressler | kurt@resslerfirm.com
Autocross Registration Karen Guthorn | PcaocrAutoxReg@gmail.com
Hearts and Garages Chair Peggy Huddleston | hud5family@gmail.com
Vice President Crag Simonin | cragpcaocr@cox.net
Concours Chair Mark Wallace | wallacepr75@hotmail.com
DE/TT Co-Chairs Donald Chapman | porschedon@yahoo.com
Eric Budai | epb89@cox.net
Goodie Store Manager Monica Asbury | sheamonica@gmail.com Secretary Monica Asbury | sheamonica@gmail.com
Historian Judy Lech | judylech@att.net
Ladies Committee Liaison Maryann Marks | mamsy1@yahoo.com
Pando Editor Marcia Salans | msalans@socal.rr.com Treasurer Jim Miller | jimmillercpa@milleraccountancycorp.com
Pando Classified Auto Sales Editor
Zone 8 Chairs Zone 8 Representative David Witteried | zonerep@zone8.org
Zone 8 Secretary Skip Carter | secretary@zone8.org
Zone 8 Treasurer Linda Cobarrubias | treasurer@zone8.org
Zone 8 Autocross Chair Kathy Smalley | ax@zone8.org
Zone 8 CA Festival of Speed Chair Tom Brown | chair@calfestival.org
Zone 8 Chief Driving Instructor Scott Mann | cdi@zone8.org
Zone 8 Concours Co-Chair Brett Mohr | concours@zone8.org
Zone 8 Concours Co-Chair Betsy Wadman | concours@zone8.org
Zone 8 Rules Coordinator Russell Shon | rules@zone8.org
Zone 8 Social Media Chair Sam Avedon | social.media@zone8.org
Zone 8 Drivers Ed / Time Trial Chair Dave Hockett | de.tt@zone8.org
Zone 8 Webmaster Karen Garcia | Raineswebmaster@zone8.org
Bob Weber 714-960-4981 hbobw930@aol.com
Pando Production Manager Jan Knight | janknight@sbcglobal.net
Rally Director Member at Large James Buck | james@capeautorepair.com
Larry Moore | beechnut60@cox.net
Social Media Chair Gary Labb | pcaocrgary@yahoo.com
Sponsorship Director Bob Scheussler | bscheussler@gmail.com
Webmaster Gary Labb | pcaocrgary@yahoo.com Member at Large Gary Labb | pcaocrgary@yahoo.com
Membership Sherri Graybehl | Sherri_Graybehl@att.net
Web Coordinator Bob Scheussler | bscheussler@gmail.com
Got a suggestion? Have a question? Just want to vent? This email goes straight to the board of directors: opinionspcaocr@gmail.com Let us know what’s on your mind and we’ll share it at the next board meeting. Anyone wishing to inform the club of special circumstances, illness or loss? Please let us know.
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Book Review Story by Bruce Herrington
WINNING
The racing life of Paul Newman
by Matt Stone and Preston Lerner, published by Motorbooks, Minneapolis, MN.. If you are a fan of Paul Newman, the race car driver, this book is for you. If you prefer your Paul Newman as a Hollywood Actor and Gentleman Race-team Owner, maybe this book will change your mind. In any event, it is a profusely illustrated great read, albeit a bit dis-jointed because of the profusion of personal anecdotes and testimonials inserted into the text. Mario Andretti’s foreword to this book describes Paul Newman as a colorful character, bigger than life but trying to be extraordinarily ordinary. The stories and personal commentaries collected from a multitude of individuals, both the famous and the unknown, paint a picture of a guy everyone would like to have known. Having face time with Paul Newman is no longer possible, this book is the next best thing. Divided into five chapters (plus a brief ‘Coda,’ two appendices and a comprehensive index in micro-type), WINNING tells the story of Paul Newman’s automotive oriented life. Personal commentaries by some 50 people who had interfaced with Paul, are interspersed in the text. The first and fourth chapters deal with Paul’s involvement in movies. First is Winning which honed but did not really create his interest in race driving. It did provide him with special schooling in race driving which was intended to help the movie and no doubt helped his competitive driving career. The fourth chapter deals with Newman’s involvement in the movie Cars, the careful selection of Newman as 6 PANDO | September 2018
the voice for Doc Hudson, a character with a variety of forms of civic involvement masking a history in motor racing, a situation nicely mimicking Paul Newman’s life at that point. The premiere of the movie at Charlotte Motor Speedway was a truly unique event for Hollywood. Chapter two provides a great deal of detail about his experiences as a race driver and he did have an extensive career both as an ‘amateur’ and as a ‘pro’ race driver. No tabulation is given as to the various ‘classes’ of vehicles he raced, but he raced many makes (including Porsche) in almost every imaginable closed-wheel and openwheel racing series imaginable, except F1 and IndyCar. A large part of Chapter 2 is devoted to Paul’s days running in ‘ordinary’ SCCA events. He spent many more years and won many more races (even National Championships), as one-of-the-boys in Club Racing, than this reviewer had been aware. Chapter three deals with Paul’s ups and downs as a race team owner or co-owner,
and the many prominent motor racing figures he interfaced with or employed. It is made clear that his teams were successful because of his devotion to the sport, and his hands-on participation in every aspect of the racing programs. Chapter five gives insight into Newman’s penchant for having ‘sleeper’ beetles and Volvo station wagons. There is also more movie involvement - the TV Documentary Once Upon a Wheel, and serving as narrator for the IMAX Super Speedway, and Dale about Dale Earnhardt. WINNING is soft bound with 176, 8x10-1/2-inch matte pages, including 172 color and 28 black and white illustrations. It should be available from your favorite book seller (ask for it), or for $14.39 from https://www.quartoknows. com/Motorbooks.
NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO BYLAWS
NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO BYLAWS AND REFERENDUM VOTE AND REFERENDUM VOTE
Porsche Club of America, Orange Coast Region (“OCR”) Bylaws may be amended by a majority of the votes cClub ast iof n aAmerica, referendum vote of tRegion he membership, notice of be which is hereby provided ia mvotes ail in cast in a Porsche Orange Coast (“OCR”) Bylaws may amended by a majority ofvthe conformance current Bylaws. referendum votewofith the membership, notice of which is hereby provided via mail in conformance with current Bylaws.
NEED FOR ANAUPDATE NEED FOR N UPDATE OCR’s Bylaws were last updated more than 35 years ago, in April, 1993. As such those Bylaws have not kept OCR’s Bylaws were ast updated more than 35 oryears ago, iinn communication April, 1993. As channels such those have The not conformance with PCAlnational recommendations advances suchBylaws as e-mail. kept conformance PCA nproposing ational recommendations or advances in cthat ommunication channels as OCR Board of Directorswisith hereby to amend OCR Bylaws in a manner closely follows the PCAsuch National e-‐mail. The OCR Board oof f Dthe irectors hereby proposing to amend webinar OCR Bylaws a manner hat closely Bylaw Template. A majority Boardis participated in a PCA-National whichin provided an toverview of the follows t he P CA N ational B ylaw T emplate. A m ajority o f t he B oard p articipated i n a P CA-‐National “lessons learned” over the last decade relative to Bylaw content. The template represents “best practices” for PCA webinar which provided an othe verview f the “lessons learned” over the of last relative to Band ylaw region governance. In addition, Boardohas diligently discussed the merits thedecade proposed changes hereby content. T he t emplate r epresents “ best p ractices” f or P CA r egion g overnance. I n a ddition, t he B oard recommends OCR membership approve the proposed amendments to the Bylaws. has diligently discussed the merits of the proposed changes and hereby recommends OCR VIEW THE BYLAWS membership approve the proposed amendments to the Bylaws. For your review and consideration prior to voting, three documents have been added to the OCR website: (1)VIEW the current Bylaws as last amended in 1993, (2) the proposed amended Bylaws, and (3) a summary of THE BYLAWS the proposed changes. For your review and consideration prior to voting, three documents have been added to the OCR VOTE website: (1) the current Bylaws as last amended in 1993, (2) the proposed amended Bylaws, and (3) a You may submit your vote via (1) Survey Monkey (electronically), or (2) U.S. Mail. summary of the proposed changes. The Survey Monkey ballot will close at 11:59 p.m. September 29, 2018. AllVOTE ballots mailed, MUST be postmarked by Thursday, September 27, 2018 to be included in the count. If voting by mail, please complete the ballot (all ballots must include PCA Membership Number as well as Member’s You may submit your vote via (1) Survey Monkey, or (2) U.S. mail. All votes must be received by Name (printed and signed)) and return / mail to: September 20, 2018. If voting by mail, use the ballot provided below and mail to: c/o PCA-OCR Porsche of St., America, 1217 BuenaClub Vista Ste 101Orange Coast Region P.O. Box 6726 Duarte, CA 91010 Huntington Beach, CA 92867-‐6726 The ballot will be distributed to the membership, via email, the beginning of September. If belectronic y Survey M onkey: To access the current, proposed amended Bylaws, and the summary of proposed changes, please refer to PCA-OCR’s [Monica to insert directions for Survey Monkey] website: www.pcaocr.com in the “News and Announcements” Section.
BALLOT REGARDING THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO PCA-‐OCR BYLAWS I _____ APPROVE Active Member PCA #___________________________ _____ DISAPPROVE Name (print) ____________________________ Signature ____________________________ I _____ APPROVE Active Family Member PCA #___________________________ _____ DISAPPROVE Name (print) ____________________________ Signature ____________________________
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Rennsport Reunion Monterey Peninsula Recommendations Story and Photo by Rob Alen
September marks Porsche Rennsport Reunion VI.
Beginning in 2001 at Lime Rock, then to Daytona, and Laguna Seca in 2011, 2015, and now 2018, Porsche’s 70th anniversary! This can be a fun weekend and not all your time spent at the track. Some local hangouts to consider: Baja Cantina & Restaurant: 7166 Carmel Valley Rd., 831-625-2252 Just over the hill from Laguna Seca; full-on motorsports scene. The Restaurant at Mission Ranch: 26270 Delores St., in Carmel 831-625-9040 Clint Eastwood casual atmosphere. Live music. No reservations. Anton & Michel Restaurant: Mission St., between Ocean & 7th. 831-624-2408 Patio courtyard, old school Carmel, expertise in local wines. The Monarch Pub and Restaurant: 617 Lighthouse Ave., Pacific Grove, Brand new; patio. Have them explain history of pubs in PG. No phone. Hyatt Carmel Highlands: 120 Highlands Dr., off Hwy.1 south toward Big Sur 831-620-1234 Go for Lobby Lounge with spectacular, postcard view of Big Sur area. River Road Wine Trail: Off of Highway 68 going south, runs along Santa Lucia Highlands wine appellation, wine tasting rooms among the vineyards. Drive carefully. www.montereywines.org
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Just in Case : Schneider Autohaus: 2703 De La Vina, Santa Barbara, 805-563-0677 SGS Independent Porsche: 750 Francis Ave., San Luis Obispo 805-545-9323 (Both closed weekends)
Breakfast Club, August 4, 2018 Photos by Gary Labb & Marcia Salans
Each month, the Club meets at Original Mike’s Restaurant in Santa Ana for breakfast and to view each other’s cars. Location details for the Breakfast Club appear on the back cover of this magazine. We thank Original Mike’s for their support. September 2018 | PANDO 9
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Parade 2018
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or those of you new to PCA, Porsche Parade is staged annually by PCA–National and is one of the most important Porsche events held in the USA/Canada. Attended by club members, guests and sponsors it essentially is our annual national convention. Club members from all across North America come together for this extravaganza to participate in a week of competitive, social and tour events designed to facilitate the enjoyment of driving Porsche cars. For many club members Parade has become their annual summer vacation. It provides them with an opportunity to see new parts of the country as well as to visit with PCA friends that they only see once a year. Some OCR members have been to more than thirty Parades. In prior years we have driven one of our Porsches to Parade, but this year our schedule wouldn’t accommodate the extra time so we flew into Kansas City, rented a car, and drove to Osage Beach. All we’ll say about that is the tours would have been more fun in a Porsche than in a Chevy Malibu. Tours are typically routed on twisty back roads perfect for enjoying a Porsche.
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We left Orange County in a heat wave and arrived
in Missouri at around the same temperature but with more humidity. The climate did not dampen our spirits however. I mean what can be better than spending a week with other Porsche people doing what Porsche people do. We arrived at Tan-Tar-A Resort at midnight as an ambulance was leaving the resort. Tan-Tar-A is a big resort so a security officer helped us find our room. The security man told us “one of ours” had just been taken to the hospital. The man was 92 years old and had driven to Porsche Parade from Spokane, WA. When asked if he was hydrated he replied, “I only use water in my scotch.” I think he was fine other than being dehydrated. The Concours d’Elegance was beautiful along the resorts golf course. Highlights were: 1951 Porsche 356 Coupe: Color - silver. - 1 of the first 600 Porsche’s built 1965 904 Carrera GTS: Color - silver. - Just plain beautiful 1973 911 Carrera RS 2.7 Touring: Color - Lilac 1974 Porsche 911: Color - Hell Grün (green) 1995 Porsche 968: Color - Speed Yellow The other two impressive cars that I saw were the Pink Pig #92 (LeMans winning GT Pro car) and the all-electric Taycan. The Taycan name translates as “lively young horse” referencing the center of the Porsche crest.
As with every Porsche Parade there was always something to do and the ten days we spent at the resort passed too quickly. Seminars, tours, rallies, autocross, wine and beer tasting, concours, TechTactics, and last but not least the Parade of Porsche’s. This year the Parade of Porsche’s started in a literal downpour! Think thunder, lightning, and heavy rain. The rain was something we will not soon forget. I did feel sorry for the Carrera GT that did not have its roof on! Barry and I went on a tour of the Budweiser Clydesdale Breeding Farm. A wonderful facility where the Clydesdales are really pampered. I would love to have a massage daily as they do. Barry and I received trophies for the Gimmick Rally. The theme was Getting Your Kicks on Route 66. It took us 9 hours to complete and we missed the wine tasting, but we finished the rally! One stopping place on the rally was at a store called Uranus. There were t-shirts for sale that said, “fudge packed in Uranus”. Enough said. I am pleased to announce that OCR won the PCA National Newsletter Competition! 1st place! Kudos to Marcia Salans and the Pando Team for their expertise and hard work. Next year 2019 Porsche Parade will be in sunny Boca Raton, FL, and 2020 will be in sunnier Palm Springs area. See you there.
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Business card by a current PCA member Any child under age 18 who is registered can participate in the program. Sons, daughters, nieces and nephews, grandchildren, brothers and sisters all qualify.
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24PITS HOURS IN THE
I was 20 when I was at my first LeMans race. I remember seeing the first two hours with all the Ford GT40s breaking. Then, well, some Australian guys and I got to enjoying maybe a little too much drinking, and by the time I woke up, the event was over.
Now, fast forward - the 2018 LeMans race was maybe the most incredible weekend of my life! We were guests of General Motors and SiriusXM radio with the BEST credential/passes you “can’t buy.” Our passes gave us complete access to the Corvette pits. To get into the working pits you have to pass by a guard at the back entry, then you walked past hundreds of mounted tires ready for the battle, past the heating ovens and then you pass about 10 tech guys reviewing data on computer screens. Now you are in the “live” garage where the cars are kept before entering the track. There are about 20 pit crew working on the two cars #63, and #64. Surprisingly, everyone is nice and polite and we have complete access to everything in the garage. Before the race, we were allowed to stroll along the hot pit lane and we talked to the crew of the Gulf Porsche which was pitted on our right. The highlight for me was the Corvette pit stops. We could hang out in the executive suite that had windows directly over the hot pit enabling us to witness all of the intense action. We all looked for the flagman to walk out to the hot lane, “a car was coming in.” In a few seconds, the flagger placed the banner on the ground and immediately a Corvette stopped at the mark. The engine fell silent, the inboard jacks lifted the car and 8 crew attacked the car from every side. The driver was yanked out of the cockpit and the relief driver attacked the space like a snake on steroids. It was totally silent, only the sound of shoes racing around the car, no one said a word. When the flagger saw the action was complete he raised the flag to release the car. The big V8 roared to life with an ear-splitting blast that shook your chest, three seconds of clutch slipping and the monster was gone. All was quiet again. The guests who were hanging out the windows pulled back inside with big eyes and pounding hearts. Impressive, explosive, intense, precise, the most exciting 20 seconds of racing action I have ever witnessed! Truly, a once in a lifetime experience I will always remember!
A. Corvette #64 gets a new engine, it broke after 18 hours. B. Crew waiting for midnight stop.
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C. 8 crew attack the quiet monster, all is silent until it fires up.
E. All the tech info is carefully monitored for 24 hours.
D. Mounted tires await the ovens and the racecars.
F. Corvette #64 cleaned up for the trip home after engine failure. September 2018 | PANDO 21
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YO-YO Rallye Story and Photos by Glenn Billings and Larry Moore
sually, June gloom carries over into July, but temperatures in the low eighties and blue skies greeted the enthusiastic competitors for the July 1, 2018 PCA-OCR “Yo -Yo” Rallye behind the 17th Street Grill in Tustin, California.
Along with the route instructions and photos, each Porsche gets a control card on which to write down the answers to the 23 questions. The winner is determined by the most correct answers. Questions like, “how many rail road crossings, overpasses or bridges, cul de sacs or dead ends encountered on your journey.” And the photos you spot along the way are answered by the route number. There were over 60 route commands, and none of this is in order. It’s random. You can go for two miles and put two or three answers on your control card and then go 20 miles and not find one answer or photo. That’s what is so unnerving. As a driver and navigator, you start asking yourselves, “Are we lost?”
Due to the Holiday traffic on Sunday, Pacific Coast Highway got a little congested, but once off Highway 1, Larry had us negotiating the tiny back roads of Laguna Beach. When we reached 3rd street and Mermaid, the steepness of the drop was so severe, visions of Steve McQueen’s Mustang in “Bullet” entered my head. After going straight down the incline and a few instructions later, we came across the appropriately named High street, which is extremely straight-up steep. Up and down, up and down we go, and you start realizing why the name of the rallye was so apt. Once back on Pacific Coast Highway heading north, you could enjoy the ocean views while still being apprehensive about your mission. About eighteen miles later, once getting through the crowded Laguna Beach area, the drive eases a bit once we reach Newport Beach. Turning right on Dover we went alongside the Back Bay on the right to the John Wayne airport on our left. Heading north on Von Karman, the end was in sight. Five minutes later we were right back at our original starting point! Perhaps another yo-yo term?! You go out, loop around and come back. Finishing at the 17th Street Grill, we turned in our control cards, with all the bridges counted (10), railroads crossed (1) and dead ends totaled (3) and photos added up.
It’s a real team effort. The driver not only has to follow the traffic laws but also follow the route. The driver’s eyes are not only on the road but also scanning on the scenery matching the photo to the sight. As a navigator, you`re the “brains” of the two responsible for the mileage, writing answers, figuring out hints, clues, tricks; all the while relaying orders to the driver.
Having a good run in their 2008 Porsche Cayman S was Julie Hustings and Jeremy Huff who finished second. They were sandwiched between two Boxster’s taking first and third. Congratulations to bronze medalists David Hoella and Marita Fabros, for their third-place finish. There was a tie for fourth, and three didn’t complete the route.
So, resetting our odometers back to zero, members lined up and single file at 30 second intervals. Boxster’s, Caymans, Carrera’s, and some older 911s all left by 9:30 a.m. for the three-hour tour. After a drive through some residential and commercial areas of Tustin (where some photos were confirmed) the rallye took us through an enjoyable drive around Santiago Canyon, where none, if any, clues occurred. From there, we drove to Antonio Parkway, heading southwest and dropping down to the Pacific Ocean to Dana Point.
It’s exciting to get these Porsches out on the road, competing with one another, and enjoying the after-rallye conversations while having lunch. The long hours put in by Rallye Master Larry Moore is very well received and plans are in the making for a January 2019 Gimmick Rallye. Come out and have some real fun and support PCA-OCR’s Club efforts!
At the 8:30 a.m. Drivers Meeting, prior to sending us out on our 70-mile trek throughout Orange County, Rallye Master Larry Moore reviewed the rules and answered questions. Adding to the fun, we discovered about half of the participants had never been on a rallye, so it would be a new fun experience for those first-timers!
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4th Paul Carran, Henry Carran
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5th Gordon Benzic, Trevor Morris
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6th Rick Hayes, Andralee Hayes 7th Rick Lantello, Linda Lantello 8th Sam Riela, Bill Mahon 9th Steve Sandhu, Michelle Sandhu
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First Drive 2018 Porsche 911 GT3 Story and Photos by Albert Alan Aizin
“The 911 GT3 was first introduced in 1999. As with Porsche’s previous 911 RS models, the GT3 was focused on racing, and as such, lacked any items of luxury which added unnecessary weight. The sound deadening was almost completely removed, as were the rear seats, rear loud speakers, sunroof, and air conditioning. The engine of the 1999 (996 series) GT3 set it apart from most of the other 911 models. This engine was known as the ‘Mezger’ engine, named after its brilliant designer Hans Mezger. The engine put out 360 HP compared to the standard 911’s 300 HP. After the 996 series, came the new and improved 997 series. Better looking than the previous series, the 997 series 911 GT3 debuted in 2006 with 415 HP and like its predecessor, was only offered in a manual transmission. 28 PANDO | September 2018
In 2014, Porsche introduced the all-new 3rd Series of the 911 GT3 model, the (991 series). This 1st generation of the 991 bumped the HP to a more tantalizing 475 hp at 8,250 RPM. A Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK) double-clutch gearbox and rear-wheel steering gave this car quicker upshifts and more agility. It allowed the car to lap the Nürburgring in an impressive 7 minutes and 25 seconds. Porsche purists were annoyed to say the least when they learned this car was only available in the PDK dual clutch gearbox. Back in 2014, you could order your regular 911 Carrera in stick or PDK, but not the more Track-Focused GT3 model. Porsche claimed the PDK was better suited for the track, the 0 to 60 time was half a second quicker, and lap times were considerably faster. The
purists could care less and wanted their car equipped with a manual gearbox. After I drove my friend Scott’s 991 GT3 for the first time, I did not want to get out of his car. I thought could easily live in this car. The bed could go there, the sofa here, the TV there. The car was truly amazing! The GT3 gave me a confidence I never experienced before in a road car. Enter a turn at whatever speed you desire and the GT3 responds with a, “Yes sir, is that all you got?” The GT3 not only drives and looks great, it sounds great too. The sound of that normally aspirated engine, bellowing its symphony, reverberating in and out of the canyons is something to behold. So here we are, a beautiful sunny day in
June, in San Clemente. In front of me lies a gorgeous 2018 911 GT3 in Agate Grey with a whopping 200 miles on the Odometer. My friend Pete is kind enough to let me drive his car even although it is not even broken in yet. This means keeping the revs at 5,000 RPM and under. Pete starts the engine and it is humming a beautiful note. That tingling sensation runs down my back, when I know I am about to drive something special. I jump in the cockpit and immediately feel at home. Bed goes there, Sofa here, TV there. Ok, ok back to earth, I get it. I sit in the car and notice carbon fiber in all the right places and most importantly, a manual gearbox, nice job Pete. There is leather everywhere including some places where most mere mortals would have left it unchecked on the build sheet. Hey, you never know when you might need to make a wallet out of your leather wrapped steering column. About the Agate Grey exterior color, you can never go wrong with silver or grey on a 911. Pete custom spec’d this car to his liking. The base price says $143,600
and Pete’s car adds another 23K in options bringing the total to $166,810 + Dealer mark up. Porsche Dealers are currently asking $20K over sticker because they can. This car is hotter than a Supermodel eating a Serrano Chili at Coachella in 100-degree heat, and the Porsche dealers know it. Drive up to any valet in the new GT3 and he will drop whatever he’s doing to get a chance to park the thing. If this car could talk it would say, “You loved my younger brother GT3, but I am the new version, wait until you see what I can do. How about a lap at The Nürburgring in 7 minutes and 12 seconds my friend?” On the 2018 GT3, they increased the displacement of the motor from 3.8 to 4.0 Liters and from 475 HP to 500 HP. The detailed changes inside include a new engine, new crankshaft, new oil system and liners. The engine sings to 9,000 RPM before the rev limiter kicks in. This car produces more down force than the previous model yet still reaches a top speed of 198 MPH for the PDK, and 199 MPH for the manual. That is impressive for a car with a rear wing so big, it could double as a picnic table. I press in the clutch and slip her into first gear. The clutch pedal has just the right amount of pressure. It grabs nicely and is easier to live with than the clutch in the 997 series GT3. I pull away and am excited to see what she sounds like at 5,000 RPM. The GT3 does not disappoint, emanating sounds the likes
of which the Bose optional stereo cannot match. We are driving in Sport mode, suspension set in Normal, and the ride is perfectly civil, not choppy. Pete turns on the Rev Matching mode and all of a sudden, as I down shift, the throttle pops and gargles. I instantly say, “Can I have another please?” I can hear this all day, so I down shift a couple of more times just to hear the Rev Match. Even though I never venture above 5,000 RPM, I can tell this manual GT3 is something special. I am a big fan of the 911 especially the GT3. However, I can truly understand why someone would pick the PDK as well as why someone would pick the manual. There is no right and wrong in this mix. I would be equally delighted owning either variant, but the manual requires you to actually know what the heck you are doing. Someone with limited driving experience and ability would be miles slower in the manual. This car actually asks something of you. Most 911 owners enjoy driving their car because of the sensation and driving experience they deliver; lap time is of secondary importance, especially if you are driving an earlier 60’s or 70’s variant. For the new 911 GT3, if you want the fastest lap time go PDK, if you want to dance and sing with the stick shift, go with the manual. You cannot go wrong with either one. Cheers, Albert Alan Aizin September 2018 | PANDO 29
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Ramblings Story and Photos by Lee Rice
John Rice’s, ex Jim Poste factory lightweight 930 in action, in earlier day - Suisse.
“WHAT’S IT LIKE TO DRIVE A PORSCHE TURBO!” or DRIVING and ATTITUDE . . . This little gem came from another region, from another time, passed on to me from my brother, John some 30 years ago. My brother saw this commentary responding to a rather excited “Turbo-Look” owner making his observation that a “real Turbo” is really not much quicker than a Turbo-Look with a 3.2 Carrera engine. That sort of got to my brother and he responded to that claim with enlightened contempt and his own testimony of what driving “a real turbo” is all about. John, a SCCA Champion, road racer, collector, keen on many makes and models, and very experienced on modified Turbos was not alone.
The following was printed in a PCA newsletter, somewhere a long time ago. However, in my experience, it is as true today as it was back then: Ok got all that? And that is with an old 300 HP stock 930 turbo. Not an upgraded one! Point is now-a-days most all “911s” are turbocharged. Got that? You have a TURBO! Actually you’ve got two of ‘em!! And a ton of protective hard- and soft-ware to survive driving one near its limits. 32 PANDO | September 2018
That’s nice and necessary these days, but as soon as some new computer enhancement comes along, government also follows behind and mandates them. Today, there are not nearly the same choices in what you can buy, in your car, these days other than the loud mufflers, paint job, and trim options.
However, Porsche does have plenty of EXTRA COST OPTIONS to make credit card companies smile . . . a lot! Then, too, the GT3 series has excellent groupings of suspension and handling options to fit anyone’s type of driving and many ways one can use them. I don’t think any other
car company can match the GT series for dialed in option for your particular choice of driving, it is just expensive! Another point to understand is the ‘saving your tail’ by computer enhancement is not enough to get the most out of your Porsche. That will involve time, cost, and a learning curve. The New Carrera (turbo or “tt”) that easing into the power and turns and climbing or descending turns with a turbocharged 911 is a whole different way of driving. Take the on ramp to the I-5 North at Main Street, Santa Ana. With little or no traffic, the road is flat turning left, then slight banked and descending. It isn’t an on ramp you go on quickly without a lot of familiarization. It takes time, and no need for going too fast most of the time. But every time you drive a ramp or road like that, you study the car’s behavior and notice where it takes to some road parts, so naturally and smoothly it becomes your new “norm”. The 405 off ramp at Westminster Ave. going east: I drove that for years with 130 HP and 911 and got to go quickly once in a while. It isn’t easy and I can’t and won’t even try that today. But it is an earned procedure that required far ahead distance, clear vision and ready for unexpected things ahead. It is best to start any turn like it is raining, slick, and slow you go. The 22 East to the South 55. This is one particular descending, banked, curve you see many sloppy drivers go too fast to begin with, then lay on the brakes where they should be accelerating to match the traffic, unbelievable! But once learned well, you can easily go from the on ramp speed limit to just above freeway speed with the greatest of ease, comfort and be steadily accelerating the whole way through. Rarely does it go that way, but when it does, you know you are in total control. It is a beautiful thing. The tougher parts like driving over parallel tar strips, where the concrete slabs are joined together or misalign to asphalt is
another matter. Older 911s-930s, you just kind of aim it with mild throttle and let it wiggle through, but no power plays there, ever! Of course, when it is clear ahead you ease into the power and enjoy the rush ALWAYS MINDFUL of having to slow quickly. That brings to mind the whole point here: Have you ever taken your Porsche, no matter what kind of Porsche it is, but have you ever dared to take it to a deserted parking lot and tried easy turns and braking and then working up to shorter stops and tighter turns at say, from 20 mph? Making the turns sharper and feeling where the Porsche is feeling uneasy or weird? *Always check things first: Tire Pressure and there is usable tread on them? Right? And loose stuff inside your Porsche: Get it out of there! Seat Belts work properly, fully retract when let go of them? Hold you secure and stay snug? Wind Shield clean? Same for the back window too. Fluids: Are all where they are supposed to be? Do you have an AAA card, just in case? Now finding an empty parking lot, you try easy turns and braking. Work up slowly to more sudden stopping. Then turns going one-quarter to half wheel turn at 15 mph and slowly working up to where it gets uneasy. That is good, this is where you are “in the zone.” That is the zone where you are learning the machine, not the other way around. No need to push yourself but if you do this and do a few easy tries, then come back in a few days, you will be amazed at how much easier it is. The 911 can get loose or even sideways, during the learning curve and that is why this IS the pitch for our PCA-OCR Driver Training and timed run through the pylons. This is where you can safely learn the limits with an instructor who knows your particular Porsche. At the driver training track you can’t hurt anything but a little ego bruising and pride. We’ve all done that too. Don’t think anyone in a real racing driving suit hasn’t. And if you haven’t got your ego bruised a little, you haven’t gone anywhere
near your Porsche’s safety limits. One last point: You need to know those limits and at least have some idea of where they are. Later on with time, you can explore some amazing ’flying on the ground’ with a Turbo that nothing else can match. My experience with the 911/930 hardware has been so rewarding, I seem to always be learning new things even now with 460,000 miles and now with nearly 500hp. YOU never stop learning.
RUF NATO 911 driven properly on power My first time driving a 930 quickly was at Riverside Raceway on the long course. I was driving Jim Poste’s recently acquired 1979 930 turbo, a “Friends of the Factory Lightweight 930, from a private owner in Suisse.” Driving the 930 with old chattering brakes eliminated feeling out the brake potential but in turns it was sticking like glue! I just finished doing the EPA and EPA certification in this 930. So we wanted to see just how it would run on a clear road. I was flat astounded to experience how flat the 930 went around the turns. And it pulled revs to max red line so easily I was quite surprised. Later on we discovered the engine was 100% stock! And even later we discovered it had all its piston rings shattered and all cylinders were warped; but, it didn’t leak a drop of oil or smoke one bit. That’s Mahle Piston/cylinder German quality. But their Porsche specified, non fined cylinders led to the heat warpage. So much for those 1978-89 cylinder tops! (We upgraded to Ruf –MAHLE 3.4 liter kit with fully finned 98 mm piston and cylinders with matching long skirt forged pistons.) September 2018 | PANDO 33
Back to driving: This Ruf NATO 911 is exactly how you “attack” a corner with power, just the right amount fed in at the right time to power out of a turn. This image seems a bit extreme, and not necessary, but the point is you can control a power out slide with POWER! You have to know your car, the road, and yourself well enough to do this, and it is not as scary as it looks. This kind of driving would only come much later for me. Today this is not so much different as it used to be. And today it is not all today’s car’s adapting to you. We mastered the machine and now we are making it (the machine) do more of what we particularly want it to do and how we want it done, and Porsche does it reliably and a lot more safely.
Absolutely Pressure) does on take off. Too much is dangerous. Use too much and your Mustang’s torque pulls you off the runway sideways, or if in the air, it does an unintended roll, and likely kills you! You learn quickly or not at all. Jim mastered the twin engine 21man Grumman Goose amphibians flying to and from Catalina. These were, according to Jim, the most challenging of all airplanes he ever flew. You had to know the sea currents, swell timing, winds around Avalon Harbor, and you had to master the timing just right to “plop down”
more than any other flying they ever did. Later on Jim went to the major airlines and jets. The routine can get quite boring. The flying became more of ‘let the computer do the job.’ The computer(s) flies the airplane using less fuel, less time, and easier on the hardware. Airline computers also ‘talk to each other’ and do things that you don’t know they are doing. This is by design all for the common good of bringing the paying passenger and goods to their destination safely and on time. I helped Jim with his MD-11s ground school and the prime directive was in an
However, for many of us it is our experiences that gives us confidence, our skills, and not some silver box to save our tail. SKILLS My good friend Jim Poste, with the 1997 Carrera 3.6 RS in last month’s PANDO, is a veteran airline pilot, a very highly skilled pilot, I must add. Jim, now retired with skills to put most “digital airline pilots” of today to shame, learned to fly P-51 Mustangs, pretty much by reading up on the flight manual and some good words form the F.A.A. check off pilot. Years of tail dragger flying prepared him for the Mustang and he, like me with a 930 turbo, learned what too much boost pressure or “M.A.P: ( Manifold
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Catalina Air Lines, Grumman G-12 “Goose” on take-off Avalon to Long Beach. off a wave crest, level, and settle in the ocean just right. So you needed to be a part sea captain, as well as pilot, and have a sense of humor, all at the same time. Yet every pilot I know loved flying those Catalina seaplanes
emergency: RESET THE COMPUTER, RESET THE COMPUTER, (there are five of them) and you must learn to reset them because it is impossible to fly the airplane yourself without them.
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Jim mastered many airplanes in his career, but occasionally refused to let the auto landing system computer land his airplane. Jim landed his 757 ERs with the “handlebars” as Jim says, “I am the pilot not the xxx computers. And don’t let anyone tell you the simulator flies just like the airplane, BECAUSE IT DOESN’T!” Jim had a need to keep his skills honed to perfection and he did so for many decades, amen.
Digital driving now adjusts to your wants and needs and does so quite well. But one fact remains: No matter how much Porsche tries to disguise or hide that turbo rush, some of it is still there. One last remark as if it was not known already: I would not trade my old 930 power for the new ones of today.
Emergency Locater and Flight Data Recorder. Porsche’s silver boxes are truly wonders to let us drive and operate our Porsches more as we wish them to and have far better safety and reliability than the old mechanical way we grew up with. Having said all this, I can only hope some of our PCA’ers take their 911s to heart. Dare yourself to go to a driver training session, if nothing else, just see what it is all about.
Capt. JAMES POSTE PCA-OCR and Ruf Turbo Master Pilot as well! I love Capt. Jim’s final thought on the subject: Do you know why airlines of the future will only have one pilot and one dog in the cockpit?” Answer: The pilot’s job is to feed the dog. The dog’s job is to bite the pilot if he touches anything!” Today’s Porsches have many computers, ‘silver boxes’ to run things. (PS: I know of no “black boxes” in Porsches today or in airplanes either. Computer boxes need to be light and radiate heat out of them. That is critical, so aluminum boxes are the standard as they are lighter and vent heat better than the old steel cased boxes of the 1940-’50 which were painted black. And one more thing: There are no “black boxes” to signal rescue teams to an airplane wreck. They are by law, bright “INTERNATIONAL RED,” not “black boxes.”
Emergency Locater and Flight Data Recorder.hing, over and over: “I had no idea my car could go around a turn so fast.” (Actually, you need a new verb that fits better after training: “QUICK.” We learn to drive a 911 QUICKLY. You learn to be quick around a corner and that means you’ve learned to drive easier, smoother, and relaxed. You will learn too, that you must breathe. Yep! I held my breath at first too.
Thinking on all of this I return to the old 30 year forwarding. I know it’s absolutely true and if you’ve never really driven a 930 with skilled attitude, it is likely unbelievable. We answer questions, inquiries, and comments. TRY US! Godspeed
Leslie Rice PCA-OCR Technical Editor riceturbos@sbcglobal.net
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
All this is understanding your machine whether it is a P-51 Mustang, Boeing 757 ER, or a Porsche 911. They all are serious machines that are remarkable when once learned and have fun with. Lastly: Over the years, I well understood and learned to LOVE the boost building and felt deep smiles as my 911 surged forward. There is truly nothing like it. Now, today, in 2018 all you “Carrera” drivers are getting some of that experience too. The later turbo-ized Carrera has been homogenized to take out the more urgent surge and rush as our unrefined forbearers, but they remain something to respect and learn from. September 2018 | PANDO 35
OCR Membership Updates New Members Erick McCreight Irvine / 1989 944 Marty Orton Fullerton / 1966 912 Austiag Parineh Irvine / 1974 911 Grand Prix Jon Reid Coto De Caza / 2016 Boxster Bill Reynolds Brea / 1968 912 Ross & Natalie Rosenberg Irvine / 2009 Cayman Peter Salmon Ladera Ranch / 2015 911 Carrera S Cabriolet Asad Shah (transfer from Carolinas) Huntington Beach / 2008 Cayman Johnny Shen Irvine / 2018 Cayenne S E-Hybrid Sharon Speights Newport Beach / 1987 911 Carrera Jim Storms Irvine / 1989 911 Carrera Targa Kevin Struss Laguna Beach / 2010 Cayman S Paul Sung Huntington Beach / 2015 Cayman S Robert Taddeo Huntington Beach / 2017 911 Turbo S Rick Thierjung Orange / 2003 911 Carrera Hsei Tsai Brea / 2014 911 Carrera 4S Stephen Tucker Irvine / 2018 718 Cayman S Ted Vera Irvine / 2005 911 Carrera Jeffery Winston Fullerton / 2018 Macan S
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Correction: In the August 2018 Pando, page 7 should be identified as Andy Sloane with his silver 2018 991.2 GT3.
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SUNDAY, September 16 .......... El Toro SUNDAY, October 14 .............. El Toro SUNDAY, November 18 ........... El Toro SUNDAY, December 16 ........... El Toro To contact Autocross Co-chairs: Please email Bruce at : Bpautowerkes@gmail.com Or Eric at : epb89@cox.net
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FOR SALE: 930-911 TURBO
’77 930 Turbo Coupe, Grand Prix White/Black lthr, 97K mi. Original paint and interior. COA. Service records since 1995. $150,000.00 Mike 303/2382069; jim.arnieri1@gmail.com. CR (1). ’79 930 Turbo Coupe, Metallic Black/Black lthr, 122K mi. Fresh engine rebuild, updated AC. LSD, Sport seats, tool kit. COA., $90,000.00 Jary 515/208-0909;jaryandjay@aol.com.IR (1) ’87 911 Turbo Coupe, Marine Blue/ Champagne lthr, 96.7K mi. Sunroof, 20K on rebuilt engine. COA. $119,900.00. Bill 801/458-7856, classicstuffworldwide@ hotmail.com. SDR (2). ’89 911 Turbo Factory Slant Nose Coupe, Black/Black lthr, 12.9K mi. Completely original, all books, tools. Porsche COA. 5 spd. $237,000.00. OBO. Matt 928/717-2533; mf4250@gmail.com. AR (2). ’96 911 Turbo Coupe, Grand Prix White/Tan lthr, 10K mi. Twin turbo, all original paint, interior and Turbo twist wheels. $225,000.00 George 610/3610160; gpetito@hymed.com PR (2) ’97 993 Turbo Coupe, Arctic Silver/ Black lthr, 40K mi. Twin turbo, all original paint, interior and Turbo twist wheels. Motivated seller. $195,000.00 Eric 619/846-4373; waynebaker@ earthlink.net SDR (2). ’97 993 Turbo S Coupe, Yellow/Black lthr. 1 of 176 made by Porsche AG. Highly optioned Turbo S. Paint to sample Ferrari Fly Yellow. All records, books, tools, air pump. A very collectable car. Pictures at www. djminvestments.net. Price reduced; available on request. Dave Mohlman, 305/582-9723. GGR (1).
suspension, and front and rear carbon-ceramic disc brakes. Of the 500 GT2 RSs produced, just over 20 percent of those were destined for U.S. customers, and this is one such example. Interior Carbon Pkg, Auto Dim Mirror, PCM w/ Navigation Module, Audio System Pgk, Sound Pkg plus, Bluetooth, Sport Chrono Pkg, XM Radio, Floor Mats in Interior color, Universal Audio Interface, rear center console in carbon, belt outlets in carbon and Porsche crest in headrest. All books, tools, two sets of keys. Just serviced, excellent condition. Price just reduced; available on request. Dave Mohlman, 305/582-9723. david@djminvestments.net Pictures at www. DJMInvestments.net. GGR (2). 2012 911 Turbo S Coupe, Speed Yellow, Black lthr w yellow interior highlights on Sport seats, seat belts, stitching, etc. 18K mi. All wheel drive, PKD, PASM, ceramic disks, center lock wheels, Sports Chrono Package. Perfect condition. $94,900.00 Steve 928/4864960; stevejudd@live.com. OCR (1). 2018 911 GT3 Coupe, GT Silver/Black lthr, 4.6K mi. PDK, ceramic brakes, yellow seat belts. Build sheet available. $180,000.00 Mody 323/855-0222; modymoalem@gmail.com. LAR (2).
FOR SALE: LATE MODEL 911-964-993986-996-997-991 ’94 964 Wide Body Coupe, Guards Red/ Tan lthr, 15.5K mi. $135,000.00. Call or email for more information & pictures. Dick 714/960-2421; 714/813-2156 cell; pristinehb@aol.com. OCR (2) .
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FOR SALE: 911-1970s ’72 911T Sunroof Coupe, Aubergene/Black leatherette. Unique and beautiful Factory exterior color. Recaro seats, 7” Fuchs. Original 6” Fuchs available.The car is near flawless. Complete with books and records. $150,000.00. Dick 714/960-2421; 714/813-2156 cell; 2421; pristinehb@aol.com. OCR (2).
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 (4).
’74 911 Carrera Coupe, Black/Black leatherette. Non sunroof car. 3.7L Andial twin plug engine, 5 spd 915 gear box. 7”s+9”s X 16”s Fuchs alloy whls. New tires, freshly restored paint/interior. $200,000.00. Dick 714/960-2421; 714/813-2156 cell; pristinehb@ aol.com. OCR (2).
2011 Porsche GT2 RS Coupe, Guards Red/ Black/Red lightweight carbon-fiber bucket seats, Interior in Red/Black, only 3,747 miles!!! One owner car. 620 bhp, 3,600 cc DOHC flat six-cylinder engine with twin turbochargers, six-speed manual transmission, four-wheel independent September 2018 | PANDO 43
FOR SALE: BOXSTER, PANAMERA, CAYENNE & CAYMAN 2000 Millennium Boxster, White/Dark NavyBlue leather and top, 34.6K mi. 5 spd manual, 6 cyl. Near new Michelins, updated rear tail lights. Flawless exterior, nearly showroom interior, garaged and covered, never spent a night outside! Wife’s weekend car rarely used since she had a company car. Purchased Panamera so time to sell Boxster. No accidents, scratches, or body work. OCR PCA member owned since 2004. Located in Newport Beach. Sell to only PCA member who will appreciate this car. $11,500.00 Don 714/ 7422688, don@dstarassociates.com. OCR (0).
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2008 Cayenne Turbo, Black/Black lthr, 58K mi. The car is near flawless and original. Complete with original books and records. $32,000.00. Dick 714/960-2421; pristinehb@aol.com. OCR (1).
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AUTO LIFT FOR SALE: 8000 lb lifting capacity. 110 / 115 V. 4 post lift bolts to concrete floor. Manufactured by “ Rotary Lifta Dover Company”. Purchased new in 2015. Use is about one time per month. $1800.00 Stephen 714/478-6282; SLNOGOOD@aol. com. OCR (1).
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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).
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“LUNCH ON TOP”
Tour and Luncheon, San Jacinto Mountain (elev. 10,834’)
Sunday, November 11, 2018
The Plan: Gather in Tustin, Enderle Center, and then tour through the back roads of Riverside County to the Palm Springs Tram for a ride up the mountain to the restaurant for a scenic lunch. Estimated one-way distance = 110 miles / drive time = 2hr 30min. The Cost: A Group Rate (requires a minimum of 25 people) is $40/person (includes a group rate tram ride & luncheon + registration expenses). The non-group a la carte rate is $50+. Tram station parking is separate at $5/vehicle
Registration will open mid-October. More details to follow. Questions, please contact
Larry Moore beechnut60@cox.net
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NOTE: All listed vehicles are subject to prior sale.
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Saturday, October 20, 2018 Joint Tour / Fun-Run with GPX Region to
Miniature Engineering Craftsmanship Museum Carlsbad, CA This Outstanding museum of miniature mechanical machines/devices/stuff (cars included) has recently relocated to new facilities with expanded displays. Visit their website for more info: www.craftsmanshipmuseum.com We will join up at 9:00 a.m. (approx.) with the Grand Prix Region folks in Tustin and then tour driving down Santiago Cyn. & Antonio Pkwy. to the Ortega Hwy, over the hills to Fallbrook, and then south into Carlsbad to the museum. A lunch stop in route will break up the 3+ hour drive.
Details to follow -- Mark your Calendar.
Larry Moore beechnut60@cox.net
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