Porsche Club of America
Porsches At Monterey From PCNA At the 36th Rolex Monterey Historic Automobile Races, held at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca on August 14-16, the sound of the initial stirrings of over 450 race cars will be complimented by the exquisite growl of the newest, most daring and most advanced vehicle Porsche has produced to date — the 2010 Porsche Panamera gran turismo.
Los Angeles Region
Mount Wilson Fun Run & Tour By Bruce Pollock Sunday, June 14 was the day I rediscovered how close we all live to so many world famous, world class attractions here in Southern California. Today it is Mount Wilson Observatory. A short, fun-filled run up Angeles Crest Highway to the home of what, in the words of the Mount Wilson brochure, is “The most productive astronomical observatory in history. This was the preeminent facility in the world in both stellar and solar studies during the first half of the twentieth century.” The day started out rather overcast, turning to reluctant then full sunshine as we traversed Angeles Crest Highway to Mount Wilson.
The 2010 Porsche Panamera.
Along with the North American debut of the 2010 Panamera, four special cars with significant American connections will also be on site — all on loan from the new Porsche Museum in Germany: The 1960 Porsche Type 718 Formula 2 racing car, which gave Porsche its first Formula 2 world title and was driven in 1961 by Californian Dan Gurney, is making its North American debut; the 1962 Porsche Type 804 Formula 1 racer, which was the car that brought Gurney to his French Grand Prix win that year, which has not been in North America since the 1960s; the 1962 Porsche Type 718 W-RS 8-cylinder Spyder, in Continued on Page 2.
August 2009
Inside: Porsche At Monterey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Mount Wilson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Camarillo Dawn Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Art Center Car Classic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 New Members and Anniversaries . . . . . .3 Classified Ads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 LA & Z8 Events Schedule . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Camarillo Dawn Drive By Martin Holford
On July 26th a small group PCA members met for a sunrise fun run to Camarillo Airport via the Santa Monica mountains. The cars , just like the parent company were diverse and very special. From a 356 to a Carrera GT we spanned the Porsche spectrum. With the cool morning air, virtually no Continued on Page 3.
The crowd begins to assemble at the base of Angeles Crest. Photo by Art Yuter.
Angeles Crest is always a treat due to its very well-engineered and executed turns that offer what seems to be the perfect amount of Continued on Page 4.
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These ARE the Morning Marauders. Photo by Martin Holford.