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DIRECTORS Duane Alan PRES IDE NT John Kepler 12425 Texas Ave. W. Los Angeles, Ca. 90025 VICE PRESIDENT Ron Ramage SECRETARY Edith Savage TREASURER Corky Kirk ACTIVITIES Ralph Campbell PUBLICITY Paul Edwards TECHNICAL John Larson MEMBERSHIP Tore Johnson 4225 Virginia Vista Long Beach, Ca. 90807
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PCA.LA AT A GLANCE We ~re young and old, novice and expert, slow and fast. PCA-LA is also 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:
PORSCHERAMA OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF LOS ANGELES REGION
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PAUL EDWARDS 4451 Pacific Cbast Highway #303 Torrance, California 90505 372-1171 (day) 378-4790 (night) STAFF Arda Jackson Del Jackson Lynda Webber POLICY
Porscherama is the official publication of the Porsche Club of America, Los Angeles Region. Porscherama is owned by the Porsche Club of America, Los Angeles Region (a California Corporation) and is published monthly in accordance with the club by-laws and conditions of the charter granted by the Porsche Club of America. Dated material must be received by Porscherama no later than the 20th of each month to insure publication. Other contributions will be published on a space available basis. Statements appearing in Porscherama are those of the author and do not constitute an opinion of the Porsche Club of America, Los Angeles Region, its Board of Directors, the Porscherama editor or its staff. All contributions become the property of Porscherama unless accompanied ~y a sel~ addressed stamped envelope. The editorial staff of Porscherama reserves the right to edit, as necessary, all material submitted for publication.
I’ve just received word from N~tional . that the 500 car maximum at the "Parade" in Monterey has been reached. I hope that all of you who wanted to go got your reservations in on time. If your spouse thinks you’re more than slightly mad about Porsches, soothe her nerves by showing her the picture in the March Pano. (p.44) about the architect who wants to install his ’57 coupe on top of his "Porschouse": Ralph Campbell still needs people to chair some events. Please don’t back because you feel you lack the quired experience. In a club where members enjoy learning from one another, we can team you with someone who kn~s the nuts and bolts, but may not have your time and enthusiasm. It was great to see the big turnout at the dinner meeting. We’ll schedule some more soon. See you at the schoolhouse in April for the Can-Am movie.
COVER The cover this month was photographed by Dale Anderson and shows some of the cars that participated at Santa Anita in the Concours d’Elegance on March 17.
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TheMarch ist Board Meeting assembled at Ralph Campbell’s place with 13 happy faces. Noticeably absent was our editor who was composing stories and pounding the typewriter in a mad rage with the clock because we didn’t get our reports and articles to him on time: To avoid this panic, John Kepler established some "ground rules" as follows: Presidential Rhetoric, Minutes and Membership columns are due 5 days after the general membership meeting~ .information on Tech and General Membership Meetings are due 35 days before the meeting and all publicity, flyers, etc. should be cleared through Paul before being printed, or mailed, John also remined us that the MEMBERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PORSCHERAMA. So... carry on, Paul. You and your staff are doing a great job and you’ll get better support in the future. So much for the paper, Curt Keubler gave an extensive report on "Up Fixen’ der Porsche." It was agreed that the club gets 50¢ a copy in royalties from its sales. It was also suggested that an inventory of club property would help the Board Committe Chairman in knowing what we have, where it is and what we might need to purchase in the future. Dale Robards gave a run down on possibilities for the Christmas party, After much deliberation, it was d~cided to hold the party at the ODYSSEY in Mission Hills, on Friday, December 21st at 8:00 p.m. Dale was authorized to make the required $50 deposit. Duane turned in $40.80 as the refund for film purchased (but not used) to make "The French Confection." Cliff Yost described a location near Lone Pine where we might hold a time trials event and. was asked to research the idea and present it at the March 8th meeting. Corky sent news of cash-on-hand, $1,146.29. General discussion centered on coming events and the need for event chairman (Do you hear the phone ring?). Lots of interesting ideas; a joint swap meet or concours with POC or BPI, picnics, tours, mini rallys, do-it-yourself tech meetings, etc. What do you think? Let us know. Where shall we meet? Anyone with a better idea than the schoolhouse? Time to stop for yummy apple pie, ice cream and cake - Thanks Ralph.
TIC...TIC...TIC...TIC.. ~ The Original Bar-B-Q hosted our March 8th Membership Meeting with 76 members and guest present. After a "choice" dinner, minutes of the last meeting were approved as "not read" and business began with Corky°s Solvang report - we have $862 in the bank. Ralph reported on up-coming events and John Larson had an electrical "test line" for Show & Tell. Paul was given a good round of applause for the March Porscherama (Blush-Ed). CI~ff Yost explained the Lone Pine time tri~ls yenture and a show of hands indicated that more than ¼ of those present woul~ participate if held, so it was referred to the Board. Tore announced that membership stands at 357 and that, again, he had brought several of Paul Oxman’s excellent posters. Ron Ramage presented the silver trophies for the PCA-POC Challenge Cup Rally and announced that PCA members Bill and John Laflang would have their names lovingly engraved on the permanent trophy (thanks for keeping it our domainS). Lucky Liz Dorchester and guest Marilyn Roland each won one of the door prizes - a scale model 917 donated by Gene Perri11. Gene displayed part of his priceless collection of models, gave us an interesting discussion of how he star~ ed 8 years ago (with a 25¢ model made in Italy that is now valued at about $i00) and that now he is in the business of selling model automobiles from all over the world. Thanks Gene. Tony Kustein. gave an interesting talk on his European racing career, driving everything from motorcycles to Ferrari’s and Porsches. Tony, also, explained the differences between Rallying in the U.S. and Europe . . . . driver qualifications to enter, the. trials of going from one country to another, from 6 feet of snow, in the Alps, to desert lands. Some kind of fun. Wanna try for Solvang? See you at the ~rac~ Tony . . . Thanks. If these minutes are slightly disjointed, or indiscernible, you try to be secretary at a meeting sitting close to FraudiAudi~ ~
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~hallenge The PCA-POC Challenge Cup "2" was run on the 4th of March after being rained out on the llth of February. A good showing of both clubs was on hand at Gabrie! & Olson P/A, in Encino, early Sunday morning eager to calculate, navigate, speculate and meditate on the sanity of the Rallymaster. Santa Barbara Region sent their big guns down and successfully carried off the first place SOP trophy. Special congratulations to Bill and John Leflang, of PCA-LA, who had the best time of the day with a 5.39 error. Registration started early and at 9:01 Don and Teri Colwell roared out to set the new leg speed record to Ventura, trying to beat the workers to the Foothill/Saticoy site - and almost succeeding. A beautifully clear day, the view of the ocean was terrific as cars wound down through Decker Canyon; and simple instructions, although 2 cars MCP on Leg 1 and 8 others DNFed. The only real protween two closely spaced signs. One read "Saticoy 126 Ventura" and the other "126 Saticoy", each putting you on the blem seemed to be a misunderstanding be-I freeway in opposite directions (the instructions read "126 Saticoy"). Funny how the signs looked so simple looking back, in fact, all but 3 of the expert rallyists were looking back as they headed toward Ventura at 65 MPH, when they should have been moving toward Santa Paula at 65 MPH. A good example of the disaster of this error can be seen in reviewing our editor’s times: Leg i, error .20; Leg 2, 4.15; Leg 3, 3.30; Leg 4, 1.75 (so far, very good); Leg 5, 71.59: Wow l (Please Ron, couldn’t I run that last leg over - Ed). Anyway, almost everyone enjoyed themselves tremendously, things ran well and, overall, the rally was a resounding success. Thanks to Mr. Lincoln Paola, at Gabriel and Olson, for hosting the start with coffee and donuts and for providing the trophies for the event. Thanks, also, to Nick Friesen, Curt Kuebler, John Kepler, the Dorchesters and Wainwrights, Ralph Campbell, Dale Robards, John Larson, George Gedeon, worked the start and checkpoints. Ron Ramage, Rallymaster Helen B°yd and’ mY friend’ Mary Ann wh°
John to Tonto - "Take that mask off your car and quit calling it SILVER . . ."
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POC-PCA CHALLENGE CUP 2 RALLYE MEMBER SOP RESULTS i. Maclean-Hernandez 10.87 2. Glassett-Rapier 11.50 3. Lawson-Lawson 16.35 4. Evans-Foxx 18.77 5. Colwell-Colwell 19.69 6. Jennings-Jennings 20.20 7. Marx-Rothman 21.83 8. Krocker-Krocker 22.35 9. Paden-Paden 23.98 i0. Anderson-Boothe 25.02 ii. Penner-Penner 29.09 12. Wang-Wang 29.09 13. Beam-Beam 33.25 14. Colwell-Colwell 34.58 15. Simson-Simson 36.50 16. Blanchard-Blanchard 36.76 17. Gankovich-Heerman 39.01 18. Gerryman-Gerryman 46.66 19. Dusckett-Calkins 48.21 20. Bouey-Hathaway 49.15 21. Jackson-Jackson 62.45 22. Bergman-Benck 66.30 23. Savage-Savage 74.71 24. Carter-Carter 78.73 25. Edwards-Webber 80.99 26. Hunter-Hunter 95.16 27. Johnson-Muye 96.93 MEMBER NAV RESULTS ~ i. Laflang-Laflang 5.39 2. Kerner-Boucher 6.45 3. Ziesenhenne-Ziesenhenne 8.91 4. McEnerney-Schneider 13.84 5. Polak-Springer 28.19 6. Allen-Boyd 67.54 7. Mohr-Reed 74.15 8. Fite-Hamilton MCP GUEST SOP RESULTS i. Scircie-Scircie 14.27 2. Bailey-Knapp 19.81 3. Dahlman-Tanhill 31.38 4. Lerch-Lerch 39.29 5. Kitashlima-Stanton 51.40 6. Shaw-Slucher 53.23 7. Silvey-McConnell 63.25 8. Conner-Conner 94.90 9. Hewitt-Solier MCP
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Ron to those assembled - "Put your hands on your hips, when John goes up on his toes, get into your car and get ready to go . . ¯ "
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Ralph to John - "Just step over here, behind the car, and look relaxed . . .,’
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Car Washinq Hint For those of you with concours engine compartments, here is a way to keep water off the shiny engine when washing the little .jewel - place a dampened chamois over the grill openings and the gap at the upper edge of the deck lid.
If You Can Do It In 24~ Wh~ Not In 12? Peter Gregg, Hurley Hayward and Dr. Dave Helmick drove a very swift Porsche Carrera to a lopsided victory in the 23rd renewal of the Sebring 12 hour sports car race.
Replacement for Seat Back Bumpers A more permanent replacement for the rubber seat back bumpers can be made with leather pads. Remove the old rubber and clean the support surface, Shape a piece of 1/4 inch thick shoe leather to fit snugly into the bracket and cement it in place using contact cement. Dye the pads with leather dye for a cosmetic effect.
The 2.7 liter Porsche captured 3 of the first 5 places, as a fleet of plastic bodied Chevrolet’s faltered during the grind. Hayward was at the wheel of the car as it crossed the finish line, almost i0 miles ahead of its only challenger.
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Second placewent to Mike Keyser and Milt Minter (told you so, Milt). Third went to a Corvette driven by Ron Grable and John Greenwood. Fourth, Porsche Carrera manned by Gray Egertson and Elliott Forbes. The winners completed 225 laps (1,170 miles) around the 5.2 mile course at an average speed of 97 MPH Del J~ckson
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for sale members who want to sell, trade or purchase Porsche cars, parts or related equipment. Porscherama will also print listings of non-PCA members on a space available basis if accompanied by a check in the amount of $3.00 payable to Porsche Club of America, Los Angeles Region. All listings must conform to the following: i. Items must be personal property and not connected with any business enterprise. (Display advertizing at nominal rates are available for businesses); 2. Descriptions must be complete and include appropriate serial numbers; 3. Each listing must be limited to fifty words, plus name, address, zip code and telephone number. All listings are subject to editing and condensing; ~nd
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Over the years we have come to appreciate the value of fuel injected engines, combining responsiveness and performance with efficient combustion. It is no accident, therefore, that all present Porsche models are so equipped, combined with capacitive discharge ignition systems, the operational problems experienced with less performance-oriented products has not posed any difficulties for the highly-tuned 911’s. In Porsche’s continuing search for perfection, Porsche’s engineering department has decided to equip all Porsche 911T models with a new continuous Injection System (CIS) beginning with January production. This system will impress even the layman with its simplicity in metering fuel and air in the right proportions under all operating conditions. It not only burns fuel efficiently for maximum performance, but also insures almost complete combustion,
ers by way of individual fuel injection~ nozzles. 3. An air intake sensing device, ahead of the con~on air intake manifold reporting changes in engine mode to the fuel regulator control. 4. A fuel volume control, which a~justs fuel injection quantity in response to changes in engine load, speed an~temp-~ erature. While fuel in this system is continuously injected as long as the engine is in operation, the amount injected varies de~ pending upon engine temperature, speed and load. This is accomplished by incre asing or. lowering fuel quantity or flow by opening or restricting the passage through a series of small bores bymeans of a plunger. Provisions have also been made to allow for changes in the air/fuel ratios due to changes in engine temperature, while starting and accelerating.
The system consists basically of four major elements as shown on the diagram, i. An electric fuel pump, which supplies fuel from the gas tank at a continuous rate, with a pressure control valve in the return line.
Fewer mechanical parts, simplified control elements, and ease of adjustment make this system not only a technician’s delight, but also desirable to the owner who is interested in reduced maintenance requirements and low operating costs, without sacrificing performance.
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PORSCHE CLUB OFAMERICA, LOSANGELES REGION, INC,
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The Loa Angelea Region of Porache Club of America ia
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advertizing that will support its monthly publication "PORSCHERAMA". At least 500 copies of Porscherama are printed each month. Between 320 and 400 of these are mailed directly to the club’s membership. The remainder are distributed to advertizers, Porsche-Audi dealerships, major private garages and parts suppliers, to the eight other PCA regions in Southern California and Arizona and to the PCA National Officers. Our costs are reasonable! March, 1974: full page
The following rates will apply through half page
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one month ... $ 40 ....... $ 30 ....... $ 20 ....... $ 15 six months .. $160 ....... $120 ....... $ 80 ....... $ 60 one year .... $240 ....... $180 ....... $120 ....... $ 90 formating charges: a. if original is done by PCA .......................... $ i0 b. if we have ad on hand or it is supplied to us "photo ready" . ................................ no charge c. changes in format or size reduction/expansion ....... $ 5 Take advantage of the one year or six month rates! Not only does this dramatically reduce your "per month" cost, but repeated exposure has proven more effective. We can arrange six month advertizing so that it runs alternate months or hits "key" months during the year. One note. PCAer’s are always looking for good service and are willing to pay for it. We probably spend more per capita on our cars than any other group of owners. We’ll get behind a good advertizer if a good advertizer gets behind us.
PHOTO P~EADY ADVERTIZEM~NTS Prospective advertizers should submit their advertizements with a letter specifying the number of issues that they want it to appear in and any special procedures that should be followed plus a check to cover the first insertion. Additional months will be billed by PCA-LA. NON-FORMATED ADVERTIZEMENTS Prospective advertizers should submit the general information they want included in the advertizement and any special screened photographs or logos that the ad should be designed around. PCA-LAwill prepare the advertizement and submit it for your approval prio~ to printing. If such submission is not necessary, you should include in your letter the number of issues that they want it to appear in and any special procedures that should be followed plus a check to cover the first insertion. Additional months will be billed by PCA-LA. PAYMENT Checks or money orders covering the cost of advertizements should be made payable to "Porsche Club of America - Los Angeles Region" and should be mailed to the Porscherama Editor.
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