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presidential rhetoric This past month I received a letter from the Parade Competition Committee containing proposed changes for Parade competition rules. Regional presidents are bo~n0 a~kod to ~ook club membo~’ op~n~on~ and ropo~t

back to the committee in July. Below we’ve reprinted the proposed changes. Read them, and if you have a strong opinion, let me know before Parade. (To those of you who could care less about Parade and its rules, bear with me. This is the most reasonable way to disseminate this information. Next month I’ll get back to topics of more general interest, OK?).

PROPOSED CHANGES FOR 1979 PARADE COMPETITION RULES PREFACE The Parade is not only a competitive event, but also a social event. The rules contained herein, while meant to govern the competitive aspects of Parade, also by association somewhat govern the social aspects of Parade. It is expected that participants enter the Parade with the thought of good sportsmanship and fairness to all competitors, and not to use the rules to whatever advantage they can extract from them. GENERAL 1.5 It is the intent of these rules to cover all of the obvious and even the not so obvious problems, classifications, regulations, etc., that might arise during the course of a Parade. It is also the intent of these rules to try to treat every participant and every situation as fairly as possible. One of the major concerns of the PCR committee is that it does not want, and will not allow, any participant to read his own interpretation into the rules for self benefit. If at any time during the Parade, the PCR committee feels that a participant is showing unsportsmanlike conduct, or is bending or taking unfair advantage of a rule or rules, that participant may be disqualified from an event, or the entire Parade, at the PCR committee’s discretion, 2.1 Change title to "ADMINISTRATION & ENFORCEMENT." 7.3 A PCA member, or a PCA member and his or her designated family member/affiliate member, may enter only one car per registration. Registration fees will be set by the Parade organizers. 7.4 and 7.5 Deleted and rest of section renumbered. 8.3f Tires ........ two centermost grooves for the entire circumference of the tire, except at wear bar indicators. There shall be visible tread pattern showing on the entire tread surface of the tire. 8.3g Wheels. All wheels must be on tight per factory

specifications.

8.3n Exhaust System ........ shall be in a safe condition (i.e., no leaks, securely mounted, etc.). 9.1 ........ on the actual driving site, and (d) only for the cars entered in Improved Production and in

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DIVISION Vll o. Current Competition ........ 7.2 Add: Points are to be subtracted for missing items. 7.5 New Section: Bonus points for the age of the car, based on the differential age of the cars in a class (i.e., the newest car in a class receives no points), shall be added to raw score on the basis of one point per year of differential age in the class, up to a maximum of 5 points. These points shall be awarded in Divisions 3, 4, 5 and 6 only. These points shall not be included for Manhattan concours judging or Parade overall scoring. Age of the car shall be determined by model year. Renumber 7.5 as 7.6. SCORE SHEETS Master Sheet: change to reflect new points per sheet and new designation for Sheet 6. change "924 only" to "924 and 928." Sheet 1 Item 5 both sets: delete "condition of." Sheet 1 Item 6 both sets: move to Sheet 6. Sheet 1 Item 7 both sets: move to Sheet 6. Sheet 2 Item 3 both sets: delete "condition of." Sheet 6 Title both sets: change to "STORAGE COMPARTMENTS, BUMPERS & WHEELS." Sheet 1 Item 2 924 set: delete "(includes convertible tops)." Sheet 2 Item 2 924 set: delete ;on 924." Sheet 2 Item 3 924 set: delete "on 924." Sheet 5 Item 3 924 set: delete all in parentheses. Sheet 5 Item 6 924 set: delete "on 924." RALLY 2.4 New second sentence: However, for overall scoring purposes, all points must be earned in the same car and that car shall be the one for which the individual is registered for the Parade. (See Scoring, Sec. 2.3) 3. New first sentence: The rally will not exceed 4.5 hours in length (based on the perfect time at checkpoints), including the odometer check leg and any transit legs. Third sentence: ........ only paved roads will be used for the rally, and if such conditions or situations are encountered, rallyists shall be so notified prior to the start of the rally, if possible. 10.2 Break into 3 paragraphs. Second paragraph begins "No claim will be ..... " and third paragraph begins "All authorized allowances must ..... " (continued inside)

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14.1 ........ in the registration packet. A member of the PCR committee shall be involved in each decision of the protest committee. 14.4 and 14.5 Add: This time limit may be extended in the exceptional cases where a protestor can demonstrate that information pertinent to the protest was not available within the time limit.

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NEW MEMBERS Vicci Havens 67 912 Targa - Burgundy Joseph Hyams 78 911SC Targa - China Red Michael Kiralla 69 912 Coupe - Green

Robert Salrin 74 911Targa Whitey Wetmore 73 914 - Black TPJ~NSFERS TO LA REGION

John Klug 69 908 74 RSR 77 Turbo

James V. Grizzell III from Germany Region Harri J. Keto from San Diego Region

Robert Mindell 78 911SC Coupe - White

Garry Kraft from Alpine Mtn. Region

Saturday morning was cold and blustery, followed by sun and wind in the afternoon. Sunday was cold and gray, and then it really got windy. Sound familiar? Yup, Willow never changes, but we keep going back for more. Santa Barbara put on a good event with no mishaps. The big attraction on Saturday was the presence of two 928’s, one of which several would-be racers got to test. The concensus: if you’ve got an extra $33K lying around, you got to have one. Saturday evening the whole LA contingent descended on a local steak place. Pity the poor locals who came for a quiet dinner and found themselves surrounded by the rowdies from the big city. Besides the first place winners listed below, other LA participants included Nick Friesen, Pete Zimmermann, Bill Bohn, Judd Boykin, Roger Wagner, Peter Luelsdorf, non Ramage, Lynne Smith, Larry Amberg, Gil Rios, and Mary Levitt.

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[~D[~[~[~ BOARD MEETING - 10 May 78 Hostess: Ursula Grunfeld Attending: 6 Board members, plus Pete Zimmermann and Peter Luelsdorf With several Board members out of town or otherwise engaged, we kept the meeting short and simple. Discussion of upcoming meetings and events, including our barbecue planned for the June meeting. No earth shattering decisions made. Adjourned early for the first time in memory. MEMBERSHIP MEETING - 18 May 78 After we dispensed with dinner, officers gave brief reports (nothing new). We had a good turnout of new members and guests, most of whom were introduced (apologies to Mike Dick and friends), and a couple of "old" members -- Ernie and Janie Kay -- who were attending their first membership meeting. We surprised Chris Gibbs with a birthday cake, complete with the appropriate number of candles, and serenaded her with a slightly off-key version of Happy Birthday. Dave Stephens then introduced our films for the evening, explaining that we would be getting out of sequence but that we could pick up the films we missed at a later date. We were treated to great footage on some of the legends of motor racing -- Rosemeyer, Caracciola, Nuvolari, Hermann Lang, and later Ascari and Fangio. Even in the early fifties the sport seemed pretty relaxed; amazing the amount of time wasted in ~_he pits.

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CO M I N PARADE in Aspen Catalina tour. For info, call Carola (714) 586-3051. meeting this month) Zone 7 Time Trials at Laguna Seca; for reg form, send stamped selfaddressed envelope to Neda Dorjath, 1933 Crestmont Dr., San Jose 95124. LA Zone 8 Concours at Mason Park, Irvine. Call Pat Hurty (714) 492-8360 or Judd Boykin (213) 788-4182. POC Riverside PCA/POC Challenge Cup Slalom LAPD Monterey Historic Auto Cars Riverside Zone 8 Concours Santa Barbara Zone 8 Rally Arizona Zone 8 Concours LAR Zone 8 Time Trial - Riverside

DRIVING EVENT 4.2.8 Change to conform with General Sec. 8.3f. 4.2.10 Full length pants, long sleeved shirt and socks of nonsynthetic material are required for all drivers. Driving suits or fire resistant clothing and gloves are highly recommended. Full shoes are required¯ No bare feet, sandals, or open-toed shoes are permitted. Driving shoes are recommended, 5.6.1 ........ will be allowed in classes 9/29, 10/30, 19/39, and 20/40. 6.1 All cars shall be subject to immediate impound and inspection. Failure to report to impound shall be grounds for disqualification from the event, and it shall be the responsibility of the entrant to present his car as required. Cars in classes 20/40 are not subject to impound, 8.3 MODEL RANGE 356, 356A,B,C: Normal, Super, SC 1949-1965 356B, 356C: Super 90, SC 1960-1965 Carrera: 1500 or 1600 1956-1960 Carrera: 2000GS 1962-1964 912 ALL 912E ALL 914-4: 1.7, 1.8, 2.0 ALL 914-6:2.0 ALL 911 1965-1968 911 1969

911 911 911 911SC 930 924 928

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YES, VIRGINIA, THERE WILL BE AN LA ZONE 8 CONCOURS THIS YEAR!!! We got a lot of response from my sour little article two months ago, and thanks to the diligence of chairperson Pat Hurty, we have now been able to schedule our concours for 6 August. Pat has done a super job of organizing the event, which will be held at Mason Park in Irvine. We’ll have all the information about it in next month’s newsletter. If you would like to help, call Pat (714) 492-8360, or co-chairman Judd Boykin (213) 788-4182. Thanks to all the people who offered assistance; that’s the kind of spirit we were looking for. We might have called it "The Screw of the Tern." Due to pressure from wildlife and ecology groups, the Harbor Commission cancelled our LAPD slalom last month. It seems that the nesting area for the least tern, a bird now officially listed as an endangered species, is on Terminal Island. It was feared that the noise and/or the exhaust fumes from our cars might do harm to the few remaining birds. We are still unsure what this means for our PCA/POC Challenge Slalom in August, but we’ll let you know ....... If you’ve already peeked at the calendar, you will note that the "Catalina tour" we had planned for this month does not appear; we decided to postpone it for

NOTE:

Engine changes are allowed; however, the entire car must conform to the new Model Range (i.e., a 1967 911 with a 1972 2.4 engine engine must conform to the 1972-1973 model specs, including wheelbase, weight, etc.). Standard transmission ratio sets and the associated ring and pinion gear must conform to the new model range as defined in the appendix. 8.4.1 Modified fender and wheel well 0 points

8.6 9.6

Modified track not to exceed 2" over stock 0 points Delete "and Improved Production." In Classes 19/39 delete "standard pump gas only."

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WHITE GLOVE CONCOURS WINNERS CLASS ENTRANT MODEL S-I Silveira Speedster s-2 S-3 S-4 S-5 S-6 S-7 S-8 S-IO

C-1 C-2 C-3 C-5 C-6 C-7 C-9 C-ION

O’Brien Ferguson Hemmer Marshall Chang Jennings Armour Davis

* Pino Kleeman Moulin Malkus * Marks Springer Morris Wysard

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CONCOURS POINTS 214.00

Coupe 912 911T Carrera 930 914-6 924 Spyder

238.00 191.50 224.50 231.70 230.70 235.00 229.00 211.50

Speedster Coupe 912 911S 930 Turbo 914 914 928

283.80 286.60 301.55 309.80 2-61.50 307.60 284.20 201.00

¯ LA Region members; other LA participants included Ron Ramage and Ken Ito.

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3 RIVERSIDE ZONE 8 RALLY

This rally will begin in the southeast corner of the Tyler Mall parking lot, near the Cinema. Take the Ri.verside Freeway (91) to the Tyler Street exit. First car out at I0 AM. Cost is $9 (?!) per car. This is a good chance for LA people to bone up on their rally techniques for the Challenge Cup Rally later this month with POC.

10 BOARD

This month the Board will meet at the Bonaventure Hotel in downtown LA at I0 AM. We plan to work very hard on club business for a couple of hours, and then treat ourselves to brunch.

10 SGVR DRIVER SCHOOL

San Gabriel Region is holding a Driver School this month at the Rosebowl in Pasadena. Pre-tech will be held at Rusnak P/A, 337 West Colorado Blvd. at 6:30 PM on Wednesday, 7 June. Entrants who do not come to pre-tech will pay $3 extra at the Rosebowl. The cost for PCAers is $I0 ($5 for lady entrants in same car) and $13 for non-PCA members. Helmets are mandatory; there may be loaners at the track. Closed exhaust -- no exceptions. For info, call Duane Allen (2~283-7423.

POC- PCA RALLY

This is our Annual Challenge Cup Rally, and this year POC is in charge. The starting place is Hal & A1 Tires, 1135 East Florence Blvd. in LA (about i mile north of the Forum). First car out at 10 AM. The rally will last 4-5 hours, including a lunch stop. Entrance fee has not yet been determined. For more info, call Buzz Erenberg (213) 786-4159.

15 MEMBERSHIP BBQ

South CoastCorinthianYachtClub 13445 Mindanao Way, Marina del Rey 6:30 PM We can’t let all this beautiful weather and sunlight til 8 PM go to waste. Come at 6:30 and join us for a terrific barbeque. Members Dustin Janes and Sam Williams are going tc prepare marinated flank steak for us, and we’ll have tossed salad and bread to go alon.~. The club will provide beer and soft drinks (or you can bring your own vino). The cost is only $3 per person. You can’t ask for a better bargain. We’ll probably just skip the business part of the meeting and go right to the entertainment, which is A SECRET. We can give you a hint: everyone who comes will be involved. See you there.

JUNE BUG TIME TRIAL 5

See the entry form to the right for info. This is a Zone 8 event.

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OFFICIAL ENTRY FORM ONTARIO MOTOR SPEEDWAY TIME TRIALS, JUNE 24-25, 1978 CO-SPONSORED BY BOZZANI PORSCHE~’AUDI,

MONROVIA -- AUDIO-CONCEPTS, ARCADIA

PORSCHE OWNERS CLUB and PORSCHE CLUB OF AMIzRICA -- Orange Coast Region NAME

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Indicate both Clubs ONLY if duel entry fee paid with this entry form. DRIVER EXPERIENCE:

DRIVER EXPERIENCE:

List last 3 dates and places you have competed:

Have you previously driven Ontario Motor Speedway?

FEES ENCLOSED: ALL REGISTRATION FORMS MUST BE POSTMARKED BETWEEN APRI L 15, 1978 and JUNE 10, 1978. Forms dated prior to April 15 will be returned. A maximum of 200 entries will be accepted. MAKE ALL CHECKS PAYABLE (regardless of Club affiliation) to: PORSCHE OWNERS CLUB PCA or POC member

$55.00

DRIVER $

CO-DRIVER $

Non-Member or Guest:

$60.00

DRIVER $

CO-DRIVER $

LADY W/Male Entrant

$20.00

DRIVER $

CO-DRIVER $

DUAL entry POC & PCA(*) additional per driver

$15.00

DRIVER $

CO-DRIVER $

GARAGE SPACE, per car

$10.00

DRIVER $

CO-DRIVER $

STUDENT Fee for Licensing

$ 5.00

DRIVER $

CO-DRIVER $

TOTAL AMOUNT OF CHECK ENCLOSED $ (*) Allows for dual entry: eligible for competition points and trophies from BOTH clubs. CAR INFORMATION: MODEL PORSCHE

Year __ Engine Displacement

Other Modifications

CAR CLASS PCA

Race Tires

Street Tires

CAR CLASS POC

IF YOU HAVE PERMANENTf PAINTED-ON NUMBERS~ PLEASE SPECIFY: IF YOU HAD TO CLASSIFY YOURSELF INTO A PARTICULAR PRACTICE GROUP, WHICH WOULD YOU SELECT: [] YELLOW: All Students; 4-cylinder street tires; 6 cylinder street tires. [] WHITE: Faster 6-cylinder street tires; 4-cylinder race tires. [] ORANGE: Faster 4- cylinder race tires; 6-cylinder race tires. [] RED: Faster 6-cylinder race tires; Modifieds. CLASSIFICATION TO BE DETERMINED BY EVENTMASTERS -- ALL DECISIONS FINAL. (NOTE: Control/Car numbers will be assigned by return postcard within 10 days of reciept of application. Numbers determined in order of postmark.) CAR/DRIVER REQUIREMENTS FOR THIS EVENT (NO exceptions): NUMBERS: Must be 12" high, 2" wide strokes, contrasting color to paint. Must be applied to BOTH doors and front hood. SEAT BELTS: Competition 3" lap belts and 2" shoulder harnesses. All belts must be firmly anchored in an acceptable manner. FIRE EXTINGUISHER: Minimum 2-3/4 lb., anchored within reach of driver in passenger compartment. HELMETS: 1970 or later SNELL approved or Z 90.1. Loaner helmets available at track. CLOTHING: Non-synthetic long sleeve shirts, long pants, socks. Leather shoes preferred. No open-toe shoes. For driver and passenger. DRIVER: Competition license required for POC only. Must be shown during registration. All entrants must have prior experience or will be required to attend driver instruction program. LICENSING: Competition license required for POC... must be shown during registration. All entrants must have prior experience or will be required to attend driver instruction program: Instruction lecture (MUST be attended by students -- anyone else may attend): Friday, June 23, 8:30-10:00 pm at race headquarters. Course orientation: (MUST be attended by students): Saturday, June 24, 7:00 am at Ontario Motor Speedway. TECHNICAL INSPECTION (STUDENTS MUST attend a pre-tech): (PRE-TECH) TUESDAY, June 13, Bozzani Porsche+Audi, 411 W. Huntington Drive, Monrovia, 7:00-9:00 p.m. (PRE-TECH) THURSDAY, June 1 5, Don Burns Porsche+Audi, 13631 Harbor Blvd., Garden Grove, 7:00-9:00 p.m. (PRE-TECH) FRIDAY, June 23, Holiday Inn, Ontario race headquarters: 6:00-8:00 p.m. SATURDAY and SUNDAY, June 24-25, at Ontario Motor Speedway. RACE HEADQUARTERS: Holiday Inn, Ontario. All reservations must be made DIRECTLY TO HOLIDAY INN by June 1 to guarantee room availability on a first-come-first serve basis. WR ITE or CALL Holiday Inn, 1801 E. "G" Street, Ontario, CA 91764, (714) 983-3604. RATE: $21 single, $27 double.., specify PORSCHE event when reserving rooms. IMPORTANT: We WILL be staying at the Holiday Inn We Wl LL attend driver’s lecture Friday night at Holiday Inn

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IMPORTANT: REGISTRATION IS LIMITED TO 50 STUDENTS AND A TOTAL OF 200 DRIVERS ON A FIRST COME - FIRST SERVE BASIS. REFUNDS WILL BE MADE IN FULL IF CANCELLATION REQUEST RECEIVED PRIOR TO JUNE 10. IF CANCELLATION REQUEST RECEIVED AFTER JUNE 10, $10 CANCELLATION FEE TO COVER HANDLING WILL BE CHARGED. PLEASE SEND (2) TWO SELF-ADDRESSED STAMPED ENVELOPES W/FORMI EVENTMASTERS: POC: Tom Marx, (213) 784-7475 / Doug Wasson (213) 790-1448. PCA: Bill Bartee (714) 894-8434/ Harry Watanabe (714) 993-3980 MAIL ALL REGISTRATION FORMS AND CHECKS TO: DOUG WASSON, 4~06 Hilla~ Ave., La Canada, CA 91011

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on your pride and joy. Deceleration to a complete stop from 2800 or 3000 rpm without a downshift means virtually zero wear on your car. And instead of waiting in a long line of traffic with the transmission in first gear and the clutch pedal depressed, leave it in neutral. Why wear our your left leg and the throwout bearing when you don~t have to?

Some Porsche’s feel as though they are very comfortable around 4000 rpm, and this is acceptable for steady speed driving for a short period of time, but certainly no longer than a minute or two. Over the last fourteen years, driving hundreds of Porsches, I’ve developed some guidelines about how to operate them and why. "Why" is simple: driving it is much more fun than paying to have it fixed. "How" is recapped briefly here: 1. Do not downshift when approaching an intersection if you know you’re

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transmission overhauls. 2. Don’t downshift into 1st gear above 8mph; the car has enough torque to do the job from there in 2nd. 3. Don’t ever "hot rod" the car in 1st gear; the only reason it’s there is to get you moving. If you want to increase clutch and transmission life, take care of 1st gear and don’t drag race Mustangs. 4. Never (unless it’s Sunday afternoon) use more than 3500 rpm for steady speed driving. Your car will not go out of tune as quickly, your mileage will increase, and the engine noise (beautiful as it is) will not jangle your nerves after half an hour in rush hour traffic. 5. Never use more than 4000 rpm for the first mile or two after a cold start, and don’t use a "garage warmup." Just get in, buckle up, start it, and go. 6. I haven’t said anything about acceleration because it should be obvious that, if you want to drive at 3000 rpm in 3rd, all you have to do is accelerate smoothly to about 4000 rpm in 2nd and shift. Don’t try to accelerate from below 2500 rpm in any gear but 1st. Downshifting becomes necessary when traffic slows but doesn’t stop and the rpm’s fall back to that low 2000 rpm range. In closing, always anticipate what may happen ahead and have yourself and your car ready when you get there. Your Porsche will love you for it, and so will the "bottom line" in your Porsche file. That’s the one that says "cost per mile." Pete Zimmermann

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velocity stacks, CD ignition, chr oil filter, chr luggage rack, 160 mph speedo, AM/FM/SW, bra, cover; 73,500 original miles, full records and history.

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Serious inquiries please. Tom Tate (president of Northeast Region) 69 Colonial Rd., Medfield, Mass., 02052; (617)359-4458.

1969 912. New white paint, immaculate condition; 2nd Calif. owner, 33,000 miles on rebuilt 1700cc engine; complete records for past seven years. $6975. Call David Weber (213) 256-1829 after 4 PM.

Incredible! I received 21 correct responses to this puzzle. Glad so many of you enjoyed it. We’ll try another one soon. The first to get their correct answers to me were all ladies, but Karen Zimmermann and new member Ellie Amberg both got their newsletters early; so the only one we can count as a "winner" is Tina Florin. Others who found all the words were Dyanne Ports, Alan Shoemaker, Mac McKee, Max Hedrick, Bob Luth, John Dusckett, Ken Ito, Dustin Janes Jr.,

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1972 911T Coupe. Tangerine with black int. Excellent condition throughout. $8900 firm. Call Wayne Howard (714) 593-9876.

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