Porscherama 2009 August by Porsche Club of America, Los Angeles Region

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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.

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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.

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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.

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PCA-LA REGION PRESIDENT ......................................................David Altemus 310-478-7727, fax 310-479-5181 1537 Pontius Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90025 VICE PRESIDENT ..................................................Bob Gordon 818-888-7224 SECRETARY .........................................................Roger Ignon rignon@edgesystem.net TREASURER ........................................................Jan Altemus 310-478-7727, fax 310-479-5181 MEMBERSHIP ...............................................Joe Shubitowski joseph.shubitowski@gmail.com ACTIVITIES DIRECTOR ......................................Martin Holford martinholford@me.com ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE Roger Ignon .........................rignon@edgesystem.net Arthur Yuter ................................a.yuter@verizon.net Bill Ehrich, Bob Gordon, Jeff Peck, Terry Sullivan, Robert Vincent WEB MASTER ...............................................Joe Shubitowski joseph.shubitowski@gmail.com NEWSLETTER EDITOR & ADVERTISING MGR......Bruce Pollock imset@pacbell.net

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Zone 8 Calendar

LA Region Calendar

August 2 Autocross - Santa Barbara Reg. 14-16 Monterey Historics - Laguna Seca 30 Concours - LA Region September 12 Concours Clinic - Santa Barbara Reg. 12 Zone 8 Staff Meeting 13 Concours - San Gabriel Valley Reg. 19-20 Autocross & School - Santa Barbara Reg. 19-20 Drivers’ Ed. Las Vegas Reg. 26 Rally - San Gabriel Valley Reg. 26-27 Coronado Speed Festival

Watch Your Email. August 5 (Wed.).........................................LAR Board Meeting call 310-478-7727 to verify 14-16 (Fri. - Sun.)............Monterey Historic Races Porsche Featured Marque - Laguna Seca Raceway 22 (Sat.) ..................................................Breakfast Club 30 (Sun.) .......................LA Region Zone 8 Concours Greystone Mansion, Beverly Hills

Martin Holford martinholford@me.com

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PCA-ZONE 8 ZONE 8 REPRESENTATIVE....................................Michael Dolphin carrera3@msn.com ZONE 8 WEBMASTER..............................................Ken Short webmaster@zone8.org CONCOURS CHAIR .................................................Joe Nedza jcnedza@aol.com RALLY CHAIR .........................................................Tom Gould tcg3@aol.com CHIEF DRIVING INSTRUCTOR.................................Paul Young pdyoung@cox.net TIME TRIAL CHAIR/DE CHAIR.................................Paul Young pdyoung@cox.net AUTOCROSS CHAIR ........................................Neil Heimburge porschebadboy@cox.net CLUB RACE COORDINATOR ...........................................Vince Knauf vvvince@aol.com RULES COORDINATOR................................................Tom Brown tb911@adelphia.net TREASURER ..............................................Linda Cobarrubias MS993@aol.com REGION COORDINATOR ....................................Gary Peterson Gary.Peterson@HRH.com CHANGE OF ADDRESS .....................................Notify at once: pca.org - Member Services & Contacts & Joe Shubitowski - joseph.shubitowski@gmail.com SUBSCRIPTIONS PCA members of other regions may become “Dual” members of PCA-LA and receive the Porscherama for 12 months by sending $24.00 to Joe Shubitowski, Membership Chairman, joseph.shubitowski@gmail.com Non-member subscription $36.00/ year. EDITORIAL POLICY Porscherama is the official publication of the Porsche Club of America, Los Angeles Region. (PCA/LA), a California Non Profit Corporation. It is published in accordance with the club by-laws and conditions of the charter granted by the Porsche Club of America. Statements contained herein are those of the author(s) and do not constitute an opinion of the PCA/LA, its board of directors or staff. All contributions become property of Porscherama. Porscherama reserves the right to edit all contributions. ADVERTISING POLICY Classified Advertising: Porscherama accepts classified ads for Porsche cars, parts, and Porsche related items. Ads can run for three consecutive months. No charge to PCA/LA members. Non-member cost is $10.00 per month payable in advance, after which time they must be resubmitted. Porscherama is not responsible for the accuracy of information contained in any ad and does not warrant or guarantee the condition of items offered for sale, nor the accuracy of any claims or representation made by the advertiser. Type or print clearly, include your PCA number and email ad copy to: imset@pacbell.net with “Porsche Classified” in the subject line.

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When you open an email from one of our board members it will look just like this. It is notification of an up-coming event and an invitation to join us. Response, contact info and other pertinent data about the event is included. Sometimes events grow from concept to reality in a short period of time. When that happens these email notices may be the only way we have of contacting you in time. All the more reason to be sure your email info is up-to-date. Make your updates at www.pca.org.

Monterey (cont.) which Gurney and Joakim Bonnier finished second at the Targa Florio in 1961, has also not been in North America for more than 40 years. In the 1960s, it was raced in the U.S. by Gurney, Bonnier and Phil Hill; and the Porsche GT1 98LM, which helped Porsche finish 1-2 at the 1998 24hours of Le Mans event. Porsche-sponsored activities for the fans at Laguna will include a heritage display including former and current race cars, Porsche’s current

the 1962 Porsche Type 804 Formula 1 racer, which was the car that brought Dan Gurney to his French Grand Prix win that year.

showroom product line, and experts to answer Porsche questions. Porsche Motorsport North America, the racing arm of Porsche in the U.S., will also showcase its engine and chassis services for both professional and club/vintage racing, while the Porsche Club of America expects to have more than 400 Porsches in its club corral and will parade all its cars on the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca.

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Ecojet and much, much more. With a fly past and an amazing collection of some of the worlds most exotic cars this was a very well attended event with something for everyone.

NEW MEMBERS July 2009 Angelique Chacon

Manhattan Beach

Jeffrey A. Cherun

Beverly Hills

Elliot L. Goldman

Santa Monica

Robert D. Grahm

Beverly Hills

Brent A. Herrera

Long Beach

Alan J. Jackson

Pasadena

Selva Kulasingam

Anaheim Hills

Steven O. Moldin

Santa Monica

Michael J. Regalia

Granada Hills Manhattan Beach

Ken Supin

Chatsworth

Rick Walters

Sunland

ANNIVERSARIES July 2009 45 Years

John T. Donahue

40 Years

Ralph T . Boothe

35 Years

Vincent De Santis

15 Years

James Roach David Withers from NSW, Australia

5 Years

Jay’s amused. Photo by Martin Holford.

Beverly Hills

Scott Rosenthal Scott Sorensen

Talk about diversity! Steeds ran the gamut of the Porsche Portfolio. Photo by Martin Holford.

Sun Valley

Charles Rettig

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Quite an attention-getter, the Carrera GT. Photo by Martin Holford.

‘Air, Land and Sea’

Long ago, in a Galaxy (or an Eldorado) far, far away. Photo by Martin Holford.

By Martin Holford

This years Pasadena Art Center Car Classic was a wonderful collection of aircraft, cars and boats. The eclectic collection of cars included the Batmobile, Jay Leno’s

Ben C. Alvarez

Dawn Drive (cont.) traffic and spectacular views everyone had a blast. A yummy breakfast at the airport, overlooking a neat collection of private aircraft, provided a pleasant end to the drive. Also everyone was home before most of the family had arisen from their slumbers !!

And now for something completely wonderful. Mercedes Benz 300 SL Coupe. Photo by Martin Holford.

In keeping with the Air, Land & Sea theme, there were aerial fly-overs. Photo by Martin Holford.

One of the BMWs for which they wish they still had the tooling. Photo by Martin Holford.

The perfect device for early morning drives in Southern California. Photo by Martin Holford.

Recipe for success — lots of cars, lots of people and a pretty place for them all to be. Photo by Martin Holford.

Some believe that you’ll soon be able to get replacement parts for this car at your nearby, remaining Chrysler retailer. Photo by Martin Holford.

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The view looking northwest on the way back down the hill from our day at Mount Wilson. Photo by Jacqueline Shubitowski.

Mount Wilson (cont.) banking, fostering certainty as they approach one after the other. Although I’m sure the Sheriff’s Rescue Team would argue otherwise, the quality and predictability of the road’s configuration and surface make it seem as though it is actually difficult to get into trouble — as long as you’re paying attention to what you’re doing.

worked there. Don is a spry 90 years old now and knows everything you could possibly want to know about the place. And he loves sharing it with visitors, as, clearly, do all the other staff members at the facility.

Don Nicholson explaining the ins and outs of the activities that take place up on Mount Wilson. Photo by Carole Pollock.

Arriving at the Observatory parking lot area. Photo by Art Yuter.

Anxious to see what we came to see, everyone stopped long enough for this documentary proof of attendance shot. Photo by Tony Richards.

A shot of the larger telescope which was undergoing maintenance while we were there. The Hubble Memorial chair can be seen within the added circle. Photo by Tony Richards.

Inside the main control room of the Solar Observation telescope. Photo by Tony Richards.

They’re doing important stuff on the mountain. Constant observation and data recording of Solar conditions continues there every day. This is the kind of place from which come news stories about the impact of the Sun’s activities on Earth. It was especially fun to stand for a moment on the bridge leading to the big telescope where Albert Einstein stood and see some of the places where he spent time while he was there in 1931.

Our genuine “proof of attendance” shot. Photo by Art Yuter.

The quality of the docent staff is unsurpassed. Our docent was Don Nicholson. He lived at Mount Wilson when young, with his parents who

We also saw a chair that noted astronomer Edwin P. Hubble used - it is placed prominently in the large telescope building where everyone can see it. The story related by Mr. Nicholson allowed as how it most likely is not the actual chair utilized by Hubble in a photo from the time, but it has been placed, and stays there in his honor.

Our tour of the smaller telescope revealed staff members who monitor the Sun’s activity . There is a very old elevator used by the staff to ride up to the top of the tower and adjust the mirror there. Rides were offered, but there were no takers in our group, but later we saw the astronomer out there with a passenger and they were walking around the catwalk at the top of the tower, waving to anyone looking. It became clear that there were far more great stories than time allowed. This place is soooo not Corporate. These certainly appear to be folks who would be doing this with or without compensation of any sort other than just continuing to be allowed to do it. So the tour came to an end, we ate the lunches we had brought from “down below,” the fog and clouds began to roll in, and we motored on down the hill, where soon the sun was shining brightly again. And we just met some folks who were observing the sun do that! For the whole Mount Wilson story, go to: www.mtwilson.edu when you have some time to digest everything there. And plan a trip. It’s great fun, good exercise and very educational.

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PCA ZONE 8 CONCOURS On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of Porsche cars, the move to the famous Greystone Mansion on Loma Vista Drive in Beverly Hills more closely aligns our concours with values embodied by Porsche since its inception in 1948. Gothic and Neoclassic architectural features of the mansion evoke the spirit of the birthplace of Porsche — the man and the car.

Everyone Welcome — Plan To Attend FREE Admission • NO RSVP • No Car Fee • Just Show Up Over 40 Pristine, Rare & Exotic Road & Racing Porsches on Display Parade-Winning ‘86 911 Turbo Coupe; Very Original 904 Racing Car; 4-Cam, 356 Speedster; Early Carrera 2, Cabriolet; ‘76 Carrera RSR; And Many, Many More Exquisite Specimens Representing The 60 Years Of Porsche.

Raffle Prizes Worth Over $1,000. Raffle Tickets:$5. ea. / 5 for $20.

Porsche 60 Years by Randy Leffingwell, Excellence Was Expected by Karl Ludvigsen, McQueen’s Machines by Matt Stone & Much More

SCHEDULE Placement Begins Judging Begins Lunch Raffle & Awards Presentation SPONSORED BY

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8:30 am 11:00 am 12:30-2:30 pm 2:30 pm