July was a gr~t month for us. We got off to a good start with a terrific turnout at our LAPD slalo m. This was followed by our picnic meeting at Don Ricardo’s home; this event
brought out more than 120 people.
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wound up the month with a fun morning at the Malibu Grand Prix. Let’s keep it up. Congratulations to Jerry and Sara Pennington for winning first in class at the Parade concours with their ’55 Speedster; also congratulations to them on the new addition to their car family: John Dusckett’s blue 911. Never thought we’d see Jerry in a 900 series car. And what’s John driving now? ........
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Congrats are also in order for Mickey Harris, who won first overall in concours class at the recent South Coast Plaza concours; Pino took a third .................
Rallyenthusiasts, remember to set aside Sat., 8 September, for the Santa Barbara Zone 8 rally; this is always one of the best.
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Santa Barbara Region Zone 8 rally (see flyer on back page) LA membership meeting, probably at the Yacht Club; check next month’s paper. (This is one of those "how-the-hell-should
I-know, l’m-only-the-f*#@!n-editor" items) OCTOBER * 6-- LA Zone 8 Time Trial at Riverside; HQs at 7 the Ramada Inn; $40 first driver, $20 second driver (add $5 for non-PCA); garages $I0, first come, first served; instructors will be available on request~ info, call Jan 670-1976, or Jack 325-0211, or Sam (714) 892-3431. Flyer to follow.
Part of the fun was getting there. With 68 cars we lined the mall of the Automobile Club downtown ¯ John Williamson passed out instructions for our rally to Don Ricardo’s house. "Just fell ow the directions and no one wil I get lost." I did hear of a few cars that got off course; the navigators must have been too busy counting stop lights. We had a quiz at the end; in the official results, Burt Misevic won. This is the first rally I’ve been on with my husband and it was fun. When we finally got to Don Ricardo’s home, the menu for the day was beer and barbequed hamburgers. Don took us on a tour of his incredible garage and talked about his 300 SLR and his 1928 SSK and many more of his cars. He was a great host and everyone really enjoyed the day. Saw lots of old friends that haven’t come to PCA events in a while -- like John and Linda Dusckett, Ralph Campbell, Roger Wagner and Greta. Sara
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~Y TRIP TO THE 79 PARADE, or ..... Masochism is a two-syllable word by Jerry Pennington While Sara and I were flying home from the Aspen Parade (1978), a brilliant idea crossed our minds. Our 1955 Speedster is a very pretty street car, and it would be a "breeze" to prepare it for the Washington Parade in 1979. Twelve thousand dollars and 2200 hours of help from our friends later, we left in a borrowed enclosed trailer to seek the elusive Manhattan Trophy for the best car entered. There was a mild bit of trepidation, as the following items were not yet installed: deck lid, gas tank, steering wheel, horns, doors, tail lights, script, and about 25 other minor things that could be "easily:’ installed at the parade. But what the hell, we were on our way. Our trip to D.C. was uneventful and 62 hours later we arrived, eternally optimistic. John Williamson and Merrie Lynn Smith flew in on Saturday morning to help with the resurrection of the once-proud street car. Monday morning arrived, and by 9 o’clock we finished our project and were prepared to present our baby for judging. The concours site was beautiful, with the 356 cars assigned around a grassy knoll, surrounded by a small lake. The 900 series cars were shunted to an area bounded by a tennis court and a flood control culvert. ~I understand the concours chairman has a very nice ’65 Cabriolet)~
"We fortunately won first in class, but finished seventh overall. The Manhattan award winner was a pristine 1960 roadster. The other division winners were a 1973 Carrera RS, a 550 Spyder, a late 911, and a 924° If only my gas tank hadn’t leaked and ruined the undercoating, some dirt on the undercarriage, and about fifty other little things, we would have won the Manhattan. Oh well, there is always Portland in 1980. I wish to thank the LA members that made my first place in class a reality: John Williamson, Ken Ito, Jose Ochoa, Joe Leeks, Dustin Janes, Ron Ramage, Steve Wallin, Bob Morgan, and my understanding wife, Sara. There were many more helpers, and my appreciation goes to them all. P.S. from Sara: There were five LA region members at the parade: the Penningtons, Lynn Smith, John Williamson, and Joann Salzman Mikulka. John organized a cocktail getogether for the Zone 8’ers, and John and Lynn and Steve Wallin took some time off to tour D.Co With only one day of rain, a fire drill in our hotel and a loss of power for two hours (the bar could still make drinks~), it was a fun week with a lot of terrific people.
After a brief survey of the competitors, my heart sank. There was the car that beat our Cabriolet in the ’77 parade in San Diego; Chuck Stoddard entered an excellent ’65SC coupe; a ’57 Carrera coupe with 23,000 miles; and about ten other 356’s that the owners had taken the time and effort to make "right." It was all up to the judges. iNDEPENDENT PORSCHE SERVICE AND REPAIR ¯ Quality Service & Maintenance at fair rates ¯ Engine-transmission rebuilding ¯ Suspension-Chassis tuning ¯ Time Trial - Race Specialists
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MONTEREY WEEKEND
About 26 LA region members will be going to Monterey this year for the annual Historic Auto Races and Pebble Beach Concours ¯
Those who want to caravan up Hwy i on Thursday are invited to meet at Ellie Raucher s, 13454 Weddington, Van Nuys (see map) for coffee and donuts about 8 AM. We’ll be leaving around 9 AM. Any questions, call Ellie (213) 784-6081. Ron Ramage will be sending some information to those of us who contacted him about special parking for the Laguna Seca races. If your name isn’t on the list but you’d like to get in touch with the group in Carmel, call Ron 597-7746. Duane Alan Chuck & Stana Cooper John Clark Jerry Connelly Jack DiRosario John & Linda Dusckett Ursula Grunfeld
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the largest one marque club in the ~rld. At the local level, PCA-LA is a group of over SO0 Porscbe
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enthusiasts. Our club offers the Porsche owner the opportunity to share the exhtltrating and s~tt~s frustrating expe~ience of driving, ~intatntng, and understanding one of the ~st unique aut~blles in the ~orld. ~e (nvite you to enjoy tt with us.
VICE PRESIDENT B(ll Bohn ..................... (213) 247-8387 SECRETARY Howard Levtn ..................
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Hembership in the Porsche Club of ~rtca costs $24.00 annually~ This includes regional dues, and it entitles the ~mber to discounts at club events, subscriptions to both PORSCHE~ and PANO~, and ¯ uch more. For further info~tton, contact our f~embership Chai~an, Carola Anderson.
TREASURER Stana Cooper ....
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ACTIVITIES Jan ~tnthrop ............. days (213) 670-1976 TECHNICAL David Kozak ...................
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Carola Anderson ....... ... eves (714) 5~-3051 PUBLiCiTY/EDITORS Ann Wang ........... ....... days (213) 393-0411 Susan Clark ............ ,. days (213) 278~8930 - Complete Engine and Transmission Overhaul ¯ - 911 Fuel Injection Analysis and Repair - Expe~ Turbo Sewice and Repair byappoinlm~t 72o Colorado Avenue ~~~ SantaMonica, CA ~1,
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