Vol. 1 JOHN WILLIAMSON 1980 ZONE 8 ENTHUSIAST OF THE YEAR Even before John formally joined PCA in 1965 in the Bay Area (Golden Gate Region) he was an active participant for several years with his father. So it’s easy to understand why he’s a real Porsche whacko today! John has attended 12 National Parades~ he says he’ll never miss another one because of all the good times he’s had and all the friends he gets to see. He also gets to collect a lot of trophies. He was Overall Winner at Seattle in 1975 and again in 1977 at San Diego. Since 1972 he has always placed in the top ten. He’s hoping to take Overall again in 1982. John has participated in every facet of PCA--planning rallys, winning rallys and concours events--but he is best known to us for his racing and time trialing successes. It seems he’s raced just about every Porsche made. In the early years he drove an RSK, a Carrera Speedster, a 2 liter B Carrera Cabriolet (figure that one outl) and a 914 and a 914-6. John often took two cars to the track for SCCA weekends~ if something happened to one car, he always had a backup. He’s had some of-his best successes at Laguna Seca, where in one weekend he took 3rd place in A Sports Racing with a 914-6 and Ist Overall in Showroom S%ock. In 1966-67 he raced a 2 liter 911 in the TransAm West Coast races~ he went on to a Lola for the Can-Am Races in 1968-69 in Canada and on the West Coast. John probably had the first 914 race car~ he took delivery in 1969 and set it up for racing in 1970. Every year from 1973 through 1977, he was National Champion in Showroom Stock A with a 914. And we can’t forget that at the 1972 Parade in Lake Geneva, John drove the fastest time. John’s currently getting ready to campaign a Rabbit in the Pro-Rabbit Series. John came to LA in 1971 and he’s been active in PCA-LA ever since. He served as club president in 1980 and is now our Chairman of the Board. John is the owner of THAT PORSCHA PLACE in the Marina. After all the work that John has done for the club, all the time and energy he has devoted to events and to competing, we think Zone 8 made a terrific choice in selecting him as the Zone 8 Enthusiast of the Year. Congratulations to Jobm from us all~
No. 2
March 1981