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Ferrari and it should be a truly magnificent experience. If you have not seen these remarkable autos race Laguna Seca, or sit on the lawn in front of the Pebble Beach Lodge, you have missed one of motordom’s best. There will be a Porsche Club hospitality tent on the infield at Laguna Seca, so we’ll see you there. Coming up, as well, beginning July 21st and running until January 6, 1985 will be a spectacular exhibit entitled "Automobile and Culture" at the New Temporary Contemporary Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) as a part of the Olympic Arts Festival. This will be a melding of 20 Classic cars with more than 200 paintings, sculptures, drawings, posters and photographs from 1900 to the present. The exhibit ranges "from the aesthetics of automotive design to the selfexpressive quality of the idiosyncratic vehicle; everything from a low-rider to a family flivver mashed into awesome scu lpture." I’ve been told by several members that one of the reasons they do not wish to compete in time trials is that they have to modify their cars for the required competition seat belt and harness. Not true. Besides the ob-
Club activities have been moving right along. Our Seventh Annual Barbeque in May was a rousing success with Dusty Janus doing his secret steaks to perfection, About 75 members had all they could eat and good fun at the home of Jon Schiewe and Glenda Pizzoferrato in Malibu. The scene has been set for a repeat performance next year. Thanks again to Dusty, Jon and Glenda! On Sunday, June 3rd, we had our Region Concours which, with thanks to Sara and Jerry Pennington, was outstanding. Will Rogers State Park was a perfect backdrop for these lovely, perfectly attended Porsche cars. Now that we have experienced Will Rogers as a Concours site, we plan on making this our "traditional" area for our Concours and it can only get better every year. More about both of these activities can be found elsewhere in the Newsletter, including pictures. Thanks to all who participated. Talking about Concours, I urge you to try to attend this year’s Monterey Historic Races and Concours August 25th and 26th. This year’s honored marque is
vious safety reasons behind the use of these belts which I would like to discuss with the membership at a later time, the installation will cause no harm to your Porsche. The installation is simple, can be done easily by you without any drilling or changing existing fittings. Further, if you should be concerned about selling and wish to retrofit the original belts, the procuss is just as easy. The cost can range all over the place, like anything else, but you can figure on spending $100 to $350 for one set of belts and it could be the best money you ever spent from both a safety and comfort standpoint. So, if belts are what are keeping you from time trialing with us, talk to your local friendly mechanic person or a member involved in time trialing to see just how easily proper belts can be installed. The Porsche Parade was last month in Wisconsin and we hope to have a report for you in our next edition of Porscherama from a couple of members who attended. In the meantime, have fun with your Porsche and come out and play with us. John Fe/s, President
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John Fels, President, called the meeting to order at 7:25 p.m. at La Barbera’s Restaurant. Jeff Bear moved and Jon Winthrop seconded that the reading of minutes of May 2, 1984, be dispensed with and approved. The motion was unanimously approved. Treasurer’s Report: Sandra Linton, Treasurer, reported that the bank balance is $834.88. The club made about $80 at the BBQ. We have still not received our share of the monies from the slalom event. We received $200 from National as a newsletter supplement, $200 from Circle Porsche-Audi as sponsor of the concours, $15 from John Case, Charter Member, for the Sam Wang Memorial Fund, and $100 from Max Dial PorscheAudi for the new car purchased by Glenda and Jon. Max Dial will donate $100 to the club for each car purchased from his dealership-even Audi’s. In order to qualify for the $100 donation from Max Dial, the purchaser must be a PCA member. It cost $250 to rent the area at Will Rogers State Park for the concours.
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Vice President: Jon Winthrop reported that Dusty’s BBQ was an outstanding success even though he wasn’t there. President’s Report: John Fels thought that Dusty’s BBQ was an outstanding success. Approximately 75 people attended. He instructed the secretary to write the 7th annual thank you letter to Dusty. The Board also wishes to thank Glenda and Jon for their great generosity for the use of their lovely home. The Board wishes to congratulate Jon Schiewe, Newsletter Editor, who has just passed the California Bar and will now be referred to as Esq. Now we have two lawyers on the Board so don’t mess with us...ha ha ha.
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The newsletter should be mailed no later than June 14th, with the last person getting it 10 days later. be getting it to Tom Marx sooner. Most of the articles are brought to the board meetings, which are the 1st Wednesday of each month. Tom needs 30 days to get the newsletter ready. John F. suggested that the meeting date be changed to the last Wednesday of each month. There was some discussion. Jon Winthrop moved that the board meeting be changed to the 2nd Wednesday of each month. Jeff Bear seconded the motion. It was passed unanimously. The next board meeting will be July 11. Editor’s Report: Jon Schiewe reported that articles are due June 15th for the Porscherama and flyers for Pro Tern. We have two new advertisers. Membership Report: Jeff Bear reported that we are getting new members. He sends an application and letter on inquiries and an applicant gets a welcome letter and current publications. When members are late on paying their dues they get dropped from the membership list and the mailing list. When they pay late, the renewal notice from National looks the same as a regular renewal so the member stays off the mailing list. This is a problem which has to be solved. It was suggested the club needs a computer in order to handle the volume of members. New Business: The Parade will be held in Orange County in ’85. non Hughes, who set it up and was President, has resigned. Mike Springer is acting President.
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Answering this year’s most frequently asked question, PCA/LA held Dusty’s annual barbecue at the Malibu home of editor Jon Schiewe and secretary Glenda Pizzoferrato on May 12th. The party also was the club’s quarterly meeting although no business was done. Dusty Janes has been putting on this party for some time now and it has become the premier social event of the year in the LA Region.
Beach. Dusty had already set up the grill and had most of the food prepared. The club’s new grill did yeoman service as Dusty covered it with his secret recipe marinated flank steak. He confided that the main ingredients are apple cider and soy sauce. Many played "Pole Position"on Atari 5200 and everyone enjoyed the dinner, company, scenery, and fellowship. Broad Beach Road looked like a Porsche sales lot except for
Sunshine on the Pacific greeted about 75 members and guests as they arrived at the house overlooking Broad
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Socializing reigns as Dusty prepares to light the charcoal
Top, The banner marks the spot at Jon and Glenda’s Malibu home. Bottom, PCA/LA members and guests chow down at the barbecue.
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Glenda’s first stint as secretary was an easy one as no motions were made and no matters were discussed. Her promotion to secretary in place of recently moved Peggy Watkins completes the third husband wife team of club officials. There’s Sandra Linton, Treasurer, and Tom Linton, Tech chairman; Jeff Bear, membership chairman, and Denise Bear, goody store operator, and now Glenda and Jon.
the first time this Spring didn’t dampen spirits. The food was outstanding. Dusty outdid himself in putting together a succulent feast. Our house was left wellcleaned. The.neighbors didn’t complain. (In fact, they attended and were the last to leave.)" Glenda and I had so much fun, we’re ready to have another party. In the tradition of past barbecues, this was a rousing success. Once again, "Thank you, Dusty!"
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LONGEST Date: April 1982. Place: Riverside Raceway with the Lola Cooke/Redman Team for the LA Grand Prix of Endurance. This looks like fun. Maybe I should try it... why not? Next year, maybe, Date: April 1983. Place: Las Vegas, Nevada with Judd Boykin and Carl Young. Thisisfun, but I really wanted to run the 6-hour instead. Well, next year maybe,
took the car and ran about 8 laps and then came in reporting rain on the back straight. Otherwise, the car was handling and performing beautifully. I was scheduled next but the rain was getting worse and the session was about over, so we decided to call it a day. Friday the 27th was practice and qualifying for all teams. Rick was scheduled to warm up the car for 20 minutes, then I would run for 20 minutes, then Connie, as this was to be our eventual race order. My first time out with the GTP cars was an eye opening experience to say the least. Both Rick and Tom Marx had advised looking in your mirrors going into Turns 2, 6, 7 and 9 (not to mention 1, 3-5 and 8) as the GTP cars can come up on you quite unexpectedly. Also, they said, in turns 2 and 9 make sure you have the inside line so if someone passes you they are on the outside and between you and the wall(s). OK I say, and out I go. Needless to say THIS IS GOOD ADVICE! My session
Date: Saturday, April 21 1984. Place: Porschop with "the team." We decide that we really should try to get the car ready for next weekend’s race. The Team Rick Jackson, Connie Fern and myself, along with Bob Fern, John Fels and various other crew members. Date: Wednesday, April 25, 1984. Place: Riverside Raceway with the Air Group Racing entry (us).and the Circle Porsche/Audi Team (Tom Marx, Bill Folmer and Larry Amberg) for Press Day prior to the LA Times Grand Prix of Endurance.
was relatively uneventful right up to the last few minutes. After attempting to enter and drive through Turn 9 with Chris Cord and the AAR Toyota Celica (but with me on the inside like Tom said) Klaus Ludwig passed between me and the white line. I had figured there was only about 4-5 feet there-but obviously his Mustang GTP Turbo must only be 3 feet wide. Going into the turn, I had a clean mirror-no
For the first time for as long as I can remember, it is cold, windy, rainy and miserable at Riverside in April. Connie and Rick had towed our #53 GTU Porsche out in the morning in anticipation of giving rides to the press that day. Thanks to Connie’s and Tom Marx’s good connections with IMSA, we had been assigned a terrific paddock and pit area, just opposite thegarages and between the John Bauer/Bruce Jenner Ford Thunderbird and the John Schwartz Ferrari 512 BB Boxer. Already, I say, this is real racing and we are now having fun.
one was in sight except Cord right next to me. Neither one of us saw him! Oh well, now we are really having fun, but it is not to last. Engine trouble between 6 and 7 forces Connie to be towed in and that ends our day. Time for a team meeting. Bob Fern offers to send back to Porschop for the "shop car" motor if weall want to. After some hesitation and discussion between drivers (and a few anxious looks at respective checkbooks) Bob settles the problem by saying that he didn’t come to watch but to race--so on Saturday morning, in went engine #2.
Press Day found us meeting various media representatives and passing out Press Kits. After waiting in line for quite a while, we managed about 4-5 laps before the first disaster struck. Our new long course gearbox started throwing oil on the clutch, and thus the clutch was slipping down the straights. It was decided that this was not good, and as our other spare gearbox was arriving in the morning, we should change out the gearbox tomorrow.
By about noon on Saturday the 28th, we were ready to do battle once again. It was decided that Rick and I would qualify the car. Rick started out and got the car down to a time of 2.00 flat. As we’d been running 2.01-2.05 all week, we decided to park it there as we were probably not going to improve our position sig-
Thursday the 26th was scheduled practice for all the teams. Along with an assortment of other spares our gearbox arrived, so out went gearbox #1 and in went gearbox #2 in time for the afternoon session. Rick - 12-
nificantly without spending the money for some sticky qualifying tires. As it turned out, this time would qualify us ahead of some of the local Porsche continent running both GTO and GTU. To lend some perspective to qualifying, Klaus Ludwig and that skinny Mustang was on the pole with a time in the low 1:30’s. Entertainment for the day was supplied by the Bauer/ Jenner team. First Bruce Jenner almost wiped out the T-Bird trying to do 360’s exiting the pits. Then everyone watched in awe and amazement as their cast of thousands stripped the car to polish inside the exhausts and inside the fender wells, and then erect their van’s awning. This awning was like a sail; complete with battens. Their transporter was so trick with elevators, lifts, workbenches, machine shops, etc., that even their 50 gal. gas drums had TRICK stenciled on
was quite something as well. Eerily quiet, you never know it’s there until you glance in your mirror (Turn 8) and all you see is the rear wing directly in the shadow of your turbo tail. My keen rhind said most probably the rest of the car is preceding that wing and I had best move over. Sure enough, I was right and away went Derek Bell. Unfortunately, toward the end of my drive the gearbox started to spell the beginning of the end for our valient effort. Second gear went away, and then all I had was 3rd for some still unexplained reason. In addition, as i’m coming into Turn 9 to come into the pits, smoke fills the cockpit as a breather, hose lets go and drops gearbox oil everywhere. We are really having fun now. The crew fixes this and that and Connie jumps in with 3rd0 4th and 5th now operational, but only for a few laps. She brings it in with the first of three CV failures and only 4th gear remaining. Brian Wolfe and Allan Burns had the first CV fixed in 3 minutes, and Connie gets back in to try to nurse the car around a bit. She does this successfully for a few more laps and the second CV goes. We change drivers and I go out for a few more laps--bringing the car back with #3 CV fai/ure. Rick gets back in and finally the gearbox dies in Turn 5 and he’s towed in. End of fun. Beginning of Miller Time.
Race day finally arrived... The drivers" meeting was kind of Carl Young style: "Alright guys, let’s have a good race for TV." them! Further entertainment (and expressions of concern and dismay) were provided by John Williamson rolling his Renault Alliance at the exit of Turn 9. Fortunately, he was OK, but the Alliance was smartly retired.
It was truly a memorable experience. One that will be remembered for many years to come. We’re already talking about "The Longest Day #2" and I’m sure we’ll do this every year we can. It really is fun! We had a tremendous crew-Bob Fern, Alan Burns, Tom Norris and Billy from Porschop, independents John Fels and Steve Michaelson, and Brian Wolfe and Keith Kelly
Race day finally arrived. It was a beautiful day, soon to be about 80 degrees by the start, and with that beautiful California blue sky. The drivers’ meeting was kind of Carl Young style: "Alright guys, lets have a good race for TV." Rick Knoop: "Let’s try to keep lap 1 fairly clean this year. Last year someone hit me and I ended up going backwards up through Turn 6." AI Holbert: "Yeah, and it was your fastest race lap, too!" End of meeting,
from Porshaus in Las Vegas. I have never seen gearboxes, engines, CVs, rear windows, etc., Changed and/or repaired so rapidly and professionally in my life. Our thanks go not only to the crew, but to Judd and Gemma Boykin, and Lauretta Lucas for timing our car throughout the weekend, and to everyone else who helped make the weekend so enjoyable. Last, but certainly not least, thanks go to our sponsors: Brock Residence inns, Gadang Garam Cigarettes, Chrysler Aviation, Porschop, Southern California Financial Co., The City of San Antonio and White Rock Gas Co. Without them it wouldn’t have been fun at all.
The start was really exciting to see. Fifty-three cars started the race and to see them four and five abreast in Turn 1 was something I will always remember, Rick started and. did very well running with Topper Chasse and his 914-6, a few of the 911’s and about three cars up, Tom Marx’s RSR. The car really was running well for about the first 45 minutes and then the second gerabox started to have problems. Rick brought the car in and turned it over to me. As I left the pits, I found that I already had lost 1st gear and it was crunching in most others,
All told we lasted four hours and finished in 7th place in GTU-even winning $200. So much for our amateur standing and no Olympics for us. I signed three autographs and one very attractive T-Shirt.
I found out quickly that it was different during the race than in practice. Things were much more serious than before, and the GTP cars all seemed to be a bit faster than on Friday. On one lap I saw Chuck Kendall’s white Loin exiting Turn 8 as I went under the bridge on the back straight. By the time I had entered the dogleg he had blown by and was almost into Turn 9. By the time I had rounded Turn 1 he was out of sight and up the esses. AWESOME. The Lowenbrau 962
One thing is for sure, I now know almost all the lines through Turns 1, 2, 3-5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 at Riverside, as I was passed on almost all of them. But as far as having fun was concerned-I think we really did, and that’s the bottom line as far as we were concerned. Well, maybe we should try it again...why not? Next year, maybe. Jon Winthrop -13-
passes through the pretentiousness of Beverly Hills and Bel Air then wanders haphazardly through Westwood and Brentwood, full of curves and valleys, dense housing and open fields, finally dashing through Pacific Palisades and down to the Pacific breakers from which this varied thoroughfare gets its apt name. Between what is now Brentwood and the Palisades, the immortal Will Rogers built his mansion on a hillside overlooking a beautiful valley only a short horseback ride from the sea in those days before civilization blocked off the trails. Today, the mansion, which more resembles a grand farmhouse or ranch than the more common marble and stone edifices, is the center of a California State Park which bears the name of the famous humorist, writer and actor. The valley and hillsides remain largely natural and are a favorite picnic grounds. But stretched out below the home is the Will Rogers Polo Field and just beyond the field and slightly lower is a white fenced grassy exercise, paddock, surrounded by trees. It was here, in this glorious setting beneath powdery blue skies cooled by gentle smog free breezes, that the Los Angeles Region of the PCA held its June 3rd Concours d’elegance. Thanks to Sara Pennington, chairperson, and husband Jerry who assisted as well as the financial support of sponsor, Circle Porsche-Audi, the event was enormously successful. There were thirty official entries and many other Porsches on display. The gamut of models ranged from a 1955 Spyder to a special order ’84 93011 Turbo. Ther~ were entrants from Oregon and Arizona as well as several Southern California Regions. The Spyder, restored by owner non Ramage, President of Grand Prix Region, made believers of some skeptics who have been doubting its existence after 10 years of Ron’s talk with no appearances by this magnificent car. non says he has owned the car for 15 years but knows little of its history. He has really done .a fine job with the car. The burgundy red ’84 930, out of Scottsdale, Arizona, custom made in Stutgart, has ~umerous mechanical innovations, Iouvered front fenders and a fascinating story. Writing about a concours is not very exciting, as it is difficult to distinguish between the cars in print for what is singularly a visual experience. There is no suspense until the judging is done. (Results follow.) But the spirit of the event is experienced by those present. The hustle and bustle of entrants doing last minute detailing, browsing among the glamorous Porsches, picnicing on the grass, and watching the polo matches made for a very enjoyable day. It was a chance to meet with old friends and make new ones, to get a tan and get lofty ideas about caring for your own Porsche. -Jon Schiewe
This page, top. Dave Kelton’sspeciall~, built 1984930-11 Turbo with Iouvered fenders, out of the Arizona region. Bottom, Lauren Alcazar puts finishing touches on Bob Marin’s 356, Notice her reflection in the fender. Opposite page, a full paddock of Porsch~s at the LA Concours..
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Greg Gustaf~on Torn Broderick David Kozak
SGV -AR
’78-911 ’84-911 ’80-911
309.9
309.9 252.8 236.7
1 2 3 4
1 2
Jack & Loretta Arnan George McClelland
AR OCR
’79-924 ’79-28
312.7 300.9
936.1 300.9
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SDR OCR OCR AR OCR SAR OCR OCR
239.8 232.7 230.9 220.7
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Ernie Paschoal Ron & Susan Armour Kenny & Shirlene Malkus Mike & Karen Wroughton Cecil & Mary OBrien Wayne Zingsheirn Joanie Rivera Clifford Crane
722.0 468.8 462.9 670.3 235.7 232.5 224.5 214,5
S-7
C-7
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Ron ~arnage
GPR
’55-Spyder--
257.7
2-1
1 2 -
Klay & Jane Klabunde Charlene Montgomerv Bob Ritz Ro!ly Resos R M Wirthlin Linda Strom Kav Lang
OCR LAR AR -OCR LAR --
’65-356 ’62-356 ’62-356 ’64-356 ’63-356 ’65-356 ’65-356
710.6 196.6 231.5 229.0 228.3 224.7 218.5
1 2 -
Alex Bivens Torn Linton Raymond H. Cooper Dave Kelton Bill Perrone
OCR ’58-Spdr. 221.1 LAR ’74-Cart. 191.5 SDR ’65-356 AR ’83-930S --OCR ’61-356
689.2 191.5 233.4 228.0 225.9
W/S
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Felix & Jean Macaluso Gary & Julie Dixon Sara & Jerry Pennington Michael Grady
OCR ’59-356 226.7 OCR ’64-356 GPR ’65-356 GPR ’56-Spdr. ---
705.0 230.6 226.1 222.9
1 2 3 4 5 B
Bob Marin Dan N. Baker Roland & Rita Broskowski Carolee Kurta Chogi Lawrence Rick Jackson
-- ’64-356 OCR ’77-911 AR ’80-924 -- ’60-356 OCR ’72-911 LAR ’71-911
128.5 128.2 125.6 120.8 120.5 115.7
OVERALL: Concour Division
Robert Size
’74-Carr.
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Rick & Mickey Harnrnel John & Kirn Tolen Dee Rosado Jarnes R. Sender Gary Nash
SAR OCR SAR SAR SAR
’73-911 ’70-911 ’67-912 ’67-912 ’68-912
235.5 228.8
473.7 702.1 233.3 224.6 217.9
OVERALL: Street Division
Ernie Paschoal
’77-924
1 2 3 4.
Bruce & Celeste White Lon &Sandy Bike Dave Kelton Schiewe/Pizzoferrato
OCR OCR AR LAR
’75-911 ’78-930 ’84:930 ’84-Carr.
234.3 229.3 225.1 204.8
714.8 465.1 458.6 204.8
S-2
S-3
S-4
’54-356
228.0 196.6
’77-911 ’84-Carr. --’78-911
’77-924 ’80-928 ’82-928 ’77-924 ’83-944 ’84-928 ’84-944 ’79-928
239.2 228.5 218.9
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associate editors, two people to seek advertising, two photographers, and seven article contributers other than editorial staff totals to 18 to our one editor and a very few contributers. After reading the Witness I realized that it wasn’t the money that made it so successful, it was the contributions of many members. Not only do they have seven Board members, they have 17 additional chairpeople. They had twenty members turn out for a vinyard tour. They had a big turnout for a fun rally/Easter egg hunt. Between June 9th and July 28th, they have scheduled a Padre game/tailgate party, an observation tour and brunch (where drivers follow directions hunting for certain observations followed by brunch), a wash and shine concours, and a progressive dinner. This is in addition to a slalom, two Zone 8 time trials and a Zone 8 rally. All of this in an approximate 7-week period.
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Now that the bar exam is behind me, I havetimeto read the bulletins from other regions. Several things are striking. First, there is the San Diego Region’s Windb/own Witness-truly a magnificent publication. If you haven’t seen one, you’ve missed something. From its full color cover to the high quality paper to the proliferation of articles and wide range of content it is highly professional. Their budget may be astronomical or they may have some generous aid, but more noteworthy is that ~heir 36 page bulletin has 36 advertisers to our 18. Their staff of two editors, five
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San Diego is not unique in this respect. I’m not picking out San Diego as the best region. I’m saying something is missing in the LA Region. Progressive dinners seem to be very popular throughout the country. Beyond the borders of the LA Region, the social element appears to be as important as the competitions. Every bulletin I read, without exception, mentions frequent social functions which usually revolve around their Porsches in addition to their regular membership meetings. The LA Region has three social events which are actually in place of or supposedly combined with our quarterly membership meetings. My example of San Diego has that many social functions in a seven week period. I’ve heard all the arguments: "LA is too spread out and it takes too long to get there." "There are too many other things to do in LA." (Is that supposed to mean there is nothing to do in San Diego or Hawaii or other active clubs in large cities or recreational areas?) "LA members are either interested in driving ’at speed’ or only in receiving the Porsche Panorama." "We tried
moving the dinner meetings around to different parts of the Region but attendance continued to fall." "Nobody shows up!"
655-9414-or at home-(213) 457-5726-to express your thoughts. I don’t expect immediate overwhelming attendance, but I’ll bet that with #lanned events with enough advance notice, followed by reports and photos in the bulletin, we would see a marked growth in participation which would carry over into competitive events. There is no logical reason why LA can’t get the kind of enthusiasm enjoyed by most other clubs.
I’m sorry, but I refuse to accept that. I am convinced that there is more to the PCA than time trials. Don’t get me wrong. Time trials are great for those that enjoy them. They are very important. I am not being critical of the current or past Boards either. They put in many hours to serve you. They serve you well. I grant you there is a little Mario Andretti in each of us and as it is said, every Porsche ever built is a race car. But look at the turnouts we had at the Christmas Party and at Dusty’s Barbecue. By concentrating on competitive events, especially speed events, we are excluding a large part of our membership.
Jon Schiewe, Editor
I suspect that more frequent dinner meetings are not the answer. They might be more popular if there was more social interactivity among members, but there are problems with meeting on week nights when fighting rush hour traffic, family needs, and having to work the next day cut heavily into attendance. But/how about a Caravan Tour followed by a brunch or picnic? It’s not Original, but it sounds like fun to me. A fun rally might be a way to gain interest in competitive rallyes. Or how about a beach party for families with volleyball and games? How about getting a block of tickets for a Raiders game or a concert? How about a progressive dinner. PCA-Oregon has an annual ski trip. A progressive dinner (different courses at different homes) would be fun. Another club I belonged to in Oregon had what they called a mystery bus trip. Everybody gathered for cocktails and then boarded a bus bound for a restaurant, the destination known only to the chairperson and the bus driver, usually to some unique location or beautiful locale. There is virtually no end to ideas available. The unknown factor is what you would like-if anything. Please complete the following questionaire, or call me at work-(213)
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Rally Note June 9th Glenda and I attended the Zone 8 rally in Santa Barbara Region. Also attending from LA were Sara Pennington and her friend. The rally was great fun and the scenery was fantastic. The party after was also great fun. Glenda and I came in third in the novice class even though they threw out a leg in which our penalty was only .15 minutes. We missed second and a trophy by .03 minutes. Unfortunately, Sara and her friend maxed a leg when Sara got a traffic ticket (why couldn’t they have thrown out that leg?). Thanks to Santa Barbara and chairperson Marge Misevic for an enjoyable event.
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