1984 L.A. PORSCHE PARADE
BOB HOUSMAN
Are you ready PCA/LA? In 1984 PCA/LA plans to host the 28th Annual Porsche Parade. A bid has been submitted to National, a Chairman has been appointed [yours truly] and the Parade Committee is being formed. There is much work to be done in preparation for the Parade and, even though 1984 seems a long way off, we must start now. Since the Southern California area is such a hotbed of Porschephiles, we could expect any Parade in the area to be well-attended. But, then add in the excitement that will be generated with the 1984 Olympics in L.A. and you have the potential for explosive enthusiasm [as well as an exciting Parade]. There are so many attractions and things to do in our area that one of our major tasks will be in keeping the number of activities associated with the Parade to the most enjoyable few that can be fit into the Parade schedule.
The theme for the Parade will be the Olympics, and some people are already calling it the "L.A. Olympic Porsche Parade." The Parade logo emphasized the Olympics connection, and trophies and awards will continue with the Olympics theme idea. The Olympics also turn out to be one of our biggest problems, since many facilities large enough to handle the 1,500+ people are already being reserved for the Olympics activities. Our solution to this problem is twofold; the first part is to schedule the Parade immediately, before or after the Olympics; the second, and most important, is to obtain a commitment from PCA National as soon as possible to allow us to reserve the space we need. We have tentative dates promised to us -- now all we need is the go-ahead from National. [continued p. 5]
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PORSCHERAMA is the official publication of the Porsche Club of America, Los Angeles Region, a California corporation. PORSCHERAMA is published monthly in accordance with tl~e club bylaws and conditions of the charter granted by the Porsche Club of America.
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PCA-LA At A Glance PCA-LA is 550 diverse Porsche owners. We are young and old, novice and expert, slow and fast. PCA-LA is a "region" of Porsche Club of America, the largest one marque non-factory club in the world. On a national level, PCA publishes an excellent monthly magazine PORSCHE PANORAMA and generally provides a forum for learning. But the club part is local. And what PCA-LA offers is an opportunity to share the exhilirating [and sometimes frustrating) experience of understanding, maintaining and driving one of the most unique automobiles of all time. Enjoy.
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3 Have you ever wanted to see how your Porsche would do in direct competition with sport cars of other makes? This is the year you will have your chance, September 12 and 13 at Riverside International Raceway is the place. In conjunction with POC we will be hosting a non-Zone 8 time trial which will include entrants from both the Pantera and Ferrari Clubs. Trophies will be provided for PCA entrants in Porsche classes as well as additional trophies for the overall competition between the marques. The event will be fairly low cost [$40-$50 range], provide excellent driver instruction as well as giving you the opportunity to compete with other makes. There will be a 150 car limit which will be reached rapidly so watch the newsletter for the entry blanks. Send them in early to avoid disappointment. This will be a great warm-up for our October 10-I I Zone 8 Time Trial at Riverside. How come Jan Winthrop never brings home any fish from his "fishing trips"?
Our swap meet/bake sale was a success, considering that we were competing with Los Alamitos. We had a lot of fun anyway. Thanks to everyone who contributed food, including Linda Akita, Sara Pennington, Lark, Chris, Bob Housman, and Jack Leonard who was our "chief hot dog cook." A big thank you to Ann Kennedy and the Grandview School for allowing us to use their parking lot. Cindy managed the Goodie Store and wants to extend a special thanks to !~obin Wing for giving so much "support." On the subject of the newsletter, our bulk mailing seems to be getting better each month, with some members reporting they get the newsletter just two days after we mail it. We are very grateful to Virginia Kerns of the Inglewood P.O. for all her help and also to Pam in the Malibu P.O. For those of you who like the newsletter and want to know about how it’s put together, we are planning a PORSCHERAMA WORKSHOP for the afternoon of July 1 I. We’ll cover everything from the "tools of the trade" to actually putting the paper together for the printer. We hope a lot of people will come, just so you can see it’s really a fun job.
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BYLAWS REVISION COMMITTE [Foot-Draggers Anonymus]
Here is what’s been happening with PCA/LA-On April 16th we had our General Membership Meeting at the Yacht Club. Judd called the meeting to order at 8:15 p.m. and the officers’ reports followed. There was a special presentation of a 20 Year Membership Certificate for Nick and Cece Friesen - Congratulations. A quick rundown on the work being done on the 1984 Parade Bid followed. It was noted that our bid had been sent to National and that they were very impressed by it. At the April Ist Board Meeting, the Board Members present, discussed, voted and passed the motion to elect Bob Housman [PCA/LA Membership Chairman] Chairman of the 1984 Parade. Bob has done all thofootwork necessary to get a good Parade Bid put together and we’d like to thank him [and his wife "George" for her patience] on a job well done. But, it’s not over, tentative committees are being formed at thqs time, so if any of you are interested in helping out on a committee - see Bob. Our April Swap Meet and Bake Sale cleared about $250. We had a poor turnout [possibly due to our coinciding with an event at Los Alamitos] but, never fear, we will try again October. The April Concours was a huge success. We had beautiful, warm weather and lots of beautiful cars. A special thanks to Event Chairman Ken Ito and Co-chairman Jerry Pennington for a job well done and to all those hard workers who kept everything going smoothly. Thanks also to our sponsor DownTown LA Porsche/Audi for supporting this event. April 22nd saw another great tech session arranged by John Fels at Pete Zimmermann’s shop Red Line. Jose Ochoa [Porschop] showed all interested some home maintenance on a 356, while Jan Bieren [Porschop] did the same for we 911 owners. We learned quite a bit, I am now prepared to change my oil, check the wheel bearings, know where to adjust my clutch, and God help me if I lose the notes I took! Thanks to Pete for letting us descend on his shop and Jose and Jan for their expertise and time in showing us some good preventive maintenance.
To those of you who kindly offered assistance in revising the PCA/LA bylaws, don’t despair; I haven’t forgotten you. I haven’t forgotten the task either; I’ve just been putting it off. But the time has come to move into action. I have made one pass through our current bylaws, and with the help of the board, I have some ideas that I would like all of you to think about. Right now the Chairman of the Board is the past president and a voting board member. But for the past several years, the chairmanship has been a superfluous job, We would like to abolish the position of chairman and instead make the past President a non-voting member of the board [Judd doesn’t like this one!] who will be encouraged to continue his participation. We are also considering the pros and cons of lengthening the term of office for all board members to two years and staggering the terms so that the board would always have some older and more experienced members. Both of these ideas were suggested as possible ways to gain some continuity in the board from year to year. It usually takes three to four months for a board to really settle into the job and then it’s only a couple more months before a nominating committee is formed to find new people to take over. That means a lot of wasted time and energy. The plan we discussed would allow the board to retain some experienced members while taking in new ones. We also thought this would be important, considering our bid for the 1984 Parade. Whatever your feelings about these ideas, I would like to hear them, And any other suggestions you may have. I’ll be having a meeting at my house toward the end of May to hash out a final draft of the bylaws for board consideration in June. If you would like to be notified when I finally set a date, please call me at 393-0411 during the day. Ann Wang 1__
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5 This has been a super-active month in the Membership Corner, with the most new members [15] to join in a one-month period this year. Additionally, we had a very high renewal rate [37 members]. All of this must mean that something is going right in club this year. By the time you read this, the second New Member Meeting will have been held and hopefully it will have been as successful as previous ones. Let’s welcome the new members for this month .... Mort & Peggy Bauchman Del & Greg Bowman George & Sheila Dresnin Herb Gran Ann & Lisle Kendall Jim Koda Karen Kruger Sean & Deborah McMillan John Parillo Ran Ramsey Robert Schlick Elliot & Ellen Shell Gary Tolfa Harold & Vivian UIIman Dennis Varga
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FEATURE ARTICLE [continued] The Queen Mary is the proposed Parade Headquarters. The Wrather Hotel chain recently took over the operation of the Queen Mary and is bringing back the class feeling that the ship had when she sailed the route from New York to London. Along with the sprucing up of the Queen Mary, the Spruce Goose [Howard Hughes’ seaplane] will be located next to the Queen Mary as an added attraction. For those who get seasick too easily, additional rooms will be available next door at the Queensway Hilton. The proposed Concours site is the Long Beach Convention Center, the Driving Event at, LAPD Driver’s Training site on Terminal Island, and a Ral~lye into the back country of L.A. and Orange counties. So...there’s an outline of our 1984 Parade proposal. We look forward to any suggestions and/or assistance from Club members, so don’t hesitate to call me. ’Til later .... BOB HOUSMAN
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Pennington, Sara Housman, George Tonius, Nickie Crystal, Cindy Ellison, Coralee Clark, Jan Burton, Toni Dominquez, Carla Wing, Robin Bartelli, V. Bess, Rita Jenkins, S. Mortimer, Laurie Scott, K Yoka Meek, J.
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11 PHOENIX TIME TRIAL Thanks to Pete and Karen Zimmermann for their report on the event, A very good turnout from the LA Region with nine competitors showing up to participate on this very fast 2,7 mile road course, With the weather about 900 degrees each day it must have been exhausting, but the very nice and courteous Phoenix people made the eight hour trip worth it all, The little blue rocket, featured on the cover of April’s PORSCHERAMA finished with top time.of the day with a strong win in Class X for Pete, Karen. and the kids, The most recent graduate of the "John Williamson’s School of High Performance Sliding", Coralee, gave another fine performance and along with John won their classes. Bob Truesdale turned in a terrific time wih his 2,2 999T to a class win, Chuck Harbaugh and his friend Keri had a good time with their 994 2,0, Rick Jackson and Dave Erb with their newly,formed Jackson/Erb Racing Team had a lot of fun, and Rick took his class with an excellent time, [Ed. note: 2nd FTD]
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12 Activites for June are again varied and numerous. Wednesday, June 3 we will have the monthly Board of Directors meeting at the home of Tech Director John Fels. Call ahead for a good seat at 476-4755. Saturday, June 6 will be Golden Empire Region’s first effort at a Zone 8 Rallye. See elsewhere in this PORSCHERAMA for full details, Our proposed Funkhana [parking lot low-speed gimmick slalom] for June 7 had to be cancelled, The Rose Bowl was out due to "noise regulations" and other possible sites were all booked. We’ll do our best to put something together for later this year, perhaps in Long Beach. The next Sunday, June 14, will see Riverside Region’s Zone 8 Concours. After seeing our own LA Concours’ success, we’ll be ~ounting on a fine show. Details elsewhere in this issue, Thursday, June 18 will be the night for our famous Bruno’s dinner meeting with perhaps the best Italian food in the area. Bruno’s has become a favorite of PCA/LA. We’ll be having a guest speaker and/or film. Be sure to get your reservation early - the place fills up fast! Sunday, June 21 we will have the monthly Tech Meeting at Briggs Cunningham’s Auto Museum in Costa Mesa. John Fels has a nice article with full details, but let me just say this this collection is just fantastic. We’ll see racing Bugattis running, a huge Rolls Royce compression - staffed, the 300 SLR’s desmodromic valves - it’s really neat! And don’t forget the picnic! And, the "piece de resistance" for June, the PCA/POC June Bug Time Trial at Willow Springs. Because of the demise of Ontario Motor Speedway, our clubs will fall back on old reliable Willow. Be sure to pre-register for this event and keep your eyes open for pre-tech dates and locations. If any questions on how to get into this favorite PCA activity, call our Prez-Judd Boykin.
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LOMITA PORSCHE SERVICE, INC. f"DIRO K. G., "oc.’" Continues 25 years of Quality Workmanship on PORSCHES & MERCEDES (including diesels) from the same 11 year location. He hopes his past and new Porsche & Mercedes frien~is will continue to be satisfied here with Dieter, as always.
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Our June 21st Tech meeting is one we have all been looking forward to - a guided tour of the world famous Briggs Cunningham Automotive Museum in Costa Mesa [please see map for details as to how to get there]. We will meet promptly at 10 a.m. and be escorted through the Musuem by the Director-Manager, John Burgess on a personal tour of the facility for members and guests of PCA-LA only. Following the tour we’ll have a picnic next to the Museum. You supply the groceries and the Club will provide beer, wine and soft drinks. Also, next to the Museum is a marvelous tr~ck for watching and racing radiocontrolled cars, Those of us who have such a car should bring them along, and, if we have enough particip, ants, we’ll have some super inter-club competition. We are also planning some other surprises known only to Board members, so the day will be fun and full for everybody. Young people enjoy his Museum especially, so this is the day to bring the family along. For those who are not familiar with the Museum, a bit of history may be in order. Mr. Cunningham, one of the most colorful figures in American sports history, has raced Le Mans in his own designed and manufactured cars I 0 times and skippered the 12 meter yacht "Columbia" to victory in the America’s Cup Races. He started his collection of historic automobiles shortly after the end of World War II. The particular emphasis on the collection is the sport car, but included are many other famous automobiles, among them the fabled Bugatti Type 41 "Royale," one of the largest and most expensive production cars every built, Over 80 cars are now in the collection representing 55 years of automotive production. These cars were selected for their pace-setting roles in the story of automotive engineering and design, included are a Porsche 904GTS, several examples of the Cunningham manufactured cars that raced Le Mans in the 1950~s, some wonderful Bentley’s, Bugatti’s, Dusenbergs, Ferrari’s, Mercedes’ and many others. Famous race cars include two examples of the late Lance Reventlow Scarab raced so successfully in the ’50’s, the "Birdcage" Maserati, the Eagle Formula I car designed and driven by Dan Gurney to victory in Belgium, a Ford GT 40, and Indianapolis "champ-car," "C," "D" , and "E" Jaguar Sports Racers, a factory restored 1933 K-3 M.G., and the incredible 1950 Cisitalia which set the styling trend that is still followed
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13 1970 914/6: Totally rust-free car that was originally purchased and and has lived its entire life in Las Vegas. Zero miles on 2.2 engine rebuild with piston/cylinder kit, valves, etc. Dash, upholstery, master cylinder and brakes all new. Extras include Scheel seats, 15" mags, front oil cooler, front and rear sway bars, Konis. Car has never been in an accident and had 100% original factory paint, $t 1,000 or will sell with original stock 2.0 engine for $9,000. Carl Young 702-876-7982. 1970 914/6:. Excellent condition, special factory red paint by Walt Stickel in 1979. 24,000 miles on complete engine rebuild with complete suspension restoration and t~n.,e_ 1978. Factory 6" alloys [1976] w/Semperits v-600 s. Rust and damage free, a rare and collectable 914-6. $13,000. Call AI King 916-756-8086.
TECH TALK [continued] Besides the automobile collection, a complete restoration shop can be viewed where all cars have been returned to their original condition. There is also a complete library, art collection and other automotive related subjects including several famous engines on display stands. The Museum’s display area in this 40,000 square foot building is arranged to allow full public viewing of each car. One may walk around each car and fully appreciate its beauty, All cars are in working order and several engines will be started for our visit by our host, John Burgess, who is familiar with every detail of each car and will be available to answer any questions you might have.
!972 914: Rebuilt 2.0 litre engine with dual ~Vebers, new Riviera mags, battery, Konis, C.V. joints and fresh gold paint. Zero rust car just brought out of three years of storage with major service on brakes, bearings, etc. Super nice car. $5,250. Carl Young 702-876-7982.
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1976 912E: White/Lobster, A/C, alloys, stereo ~assette, 69,000 miles, Ziebart, $13,000, OBO. Call Stu Watson 213-551-3225 days; 213-378-6082 eves. N~early completed conversion of ’69 91 IT to Carrera body configuration with flares, whale tail, spoiler, polished mags, dual oil coolers. Price negotiable. Carl Young 702-876-7982. 924 Bra: Never been used. $35. Call eves 213-362-3801 Carmela. MISC. PORSCHE PARTS: 4 7x15 American Mag wheels for Porsche [5 bolt] w/lug nuts w/mounted 23x8.5x15 gumballs r-8 compound w/1 event on tires. Excellent condition. $400 complete.,, I pr. stock 911 frt. torsion bars I pr. stock 911 rear torsion bars I pr. stock 911sfrt. & rear sway bars All from 1970 $150 I stock [1967] 912 oil temp gauge w/sender unit. Make offer 1pr. stock 914-6 frt. torsion bars $50 pr. I pr. 914-6 [stock] cams $200 pr. I stock 911 deck lid [metal] from ’70 "S" $100 I set [6] Weber Velocity stack covers plastic $5 set. I stock 911 S [2.2] crank - I journal bad and slightly bent but repairable. $150 OBO Contact: Leland Hurty [7141492-8360. Removable hardtol~, for ’63 Cab. Headliner intact; good condition. Best offer. Call Harry Robertson [2131427-7106 or 592-2360. Becker Mexico radi~ AM/FM stereo cassette from ’79 911SC - perfect. Cost $800 sac. $400/0B0. Don eves [2131998-4957.
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The 356 Registry, a Porsche Club, dedicated to the maintenance and perpetuation of the 356 model type, is holding it’s annual West Coast Holiday at Lake Tahoe on July9-12. A group of 356 owners will be touring up U.S. 395 to Tahoe on Friday, July 9th. They would like to invite anyone who owns a 356 to join them. For more details about the trip up and the weekend in general, call Felix Macaluso [7141962-2875.
1981 PCA ZONE 8 CONCOURS SERIES LOS ANGELES REGION CONCOURS APRIL 5, 1981 NAME
REGION CLASS
Sandy Sigoloff David Louzek
LA SD
CI CI
316.7 310,6
Norman Wykes Robin Wing Grief Snyder
SD LA LA
C2 C2 C2
322. I 304.8 301.6
David Walker
SD
C3
310.2
Ron & Susan Armour Ron & DeDe Hughes
OCR OCR
C6 C6
315.5 258.0
John Cesareo Cecil & Mary O’Brien Pat Scanlon AI & Candy Barnhart H.A. Klabunde Michael Grady Richard Bietcher Herb Strickstein
OCR OCR SD LA OCR LA LA LA
$I $I $I $I $I $I SI SI
240.5 229.9 229.3 228.3 220.3 218.7 184.4 178.6
Don & FIo Washburn Dirk Layer Ron Ramage
R SN GP
$2 $2 $2
229.2 222.2 209.8
Don & Kathy Nielsen John & Jan Clark Sandy Kunza Cal Marks Bud Anderson Dustin Janes Randy Evitts
SG LA OCR LA SD LA LA
$3 $3 $3 $3 $3 S3 $3
244.0 234.6 230.4 215.8 198,8 195.0 189.5
POINTS
Korda
LA
$4
223.6
Judd Boykin/Connie Fern LA
$6
153,6
Bob Wood Fred Hess Sara Pennington Paul Takakjian Robert Shadur
WS WS WS WS WS
125.9 120,7 119.1 114.3 104.7
LA LA LA LA LA
OVERALL WINNERS: CONCOUR DIVISION: Norman Wykes 1966 911 STREET DIVISION: Don & Kathy Nielsen 1979 91 ISC
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