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FEATURES 4 E - Stock — E is for extra (fun) 12 Spec 911s Racing at Laguna Seca 18 Laguna Seca Spec Boxsters 22 Entering AutoClub Speedway — A Different World 32 Racecraft THE FIRST CHOICE FOR CHAMPIONS 34 My First Rookie Club Race 40 Le Mans: Three-peat 42 The Dream Once Stolen 18 46 Original Owner Spec Boxster Project MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE 54 Road (racing) Trip 62 Money, Beauty and HP 68 Historicizing Porsche: The Russian Connection AND RELIABILITY 54 72 Twilight Cycling at Laguna Seca ORDER COLUMNS 26 From the Chair 28 View From the Tower 38 Editorial License THE PADS 60 Coaching Perspective REMNANTS YOU NEED 9 2017 Club Racing Schedule 24 PCA Vintage Racing In Stock, All the Time, Shipped Free 52 2017 Club Racing National Sponsors 61 PCA Club Racing Contingency Programs WE’RE THE LARGEST U.S. PAGID RACING BRAKE PAD SUPPLIER, WITH THE MOST EXTENSIVE INVENTORY. 70 Event Ads Index 74 2017 Hard Chargers PAGID Racing Brake Pads are available in 76 Classifieds many compounds to fi t most applications. 78 Club Racing National Committee, Advertising Index, CRN Staff Call us now or use the PAGID Racing On the Cover: Photographer Ken Hills took this shot at the Sunday race start for E-Stock at Watkins Glen Brake Pad Quick Search on our website to fi nd the pads you need >>> FAST! Club Racing News (CRN) is the official publication of the Porsche Club of America, Club Racing, and is pub- lished quarterly. Written contributions and photographs are welcome and can be mailed to the editor. Opinions PAGID Racing brake pad compounds off er maximum stopping power, expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the Porsche Club of America, Club Racing National Committee, its officers or members. Permission is granted to reproduce any ultimate endurance and consistently high quality for professional and material herein provided full credit is given to the author and PCA Club Racing News. PORSCHE®, the Porsche Crest®, CARRERA®, TARGA®, Cayman® and Boxster™ are trademarks of Porsche AG. The editor shall reserve amateur racers alike. EXPERIENCE THE DIFFERENCE IN BRAKING! the right to edit and publish only those articles felt to be in the best interest of the members of the Porsche Club 62 of America. Commercial advertising inquiries should be directed to the CRN Advertising Coordinator. Postmaster: Address Change to: PCA Club Racing News, c/o PCA Executive Secretary, P.O. Box 6400 Columbia, MD 21045

ORDERS TECH SUPPORT ONLINE 800.356.2080 847.304.5515 NORTHSTARMOTORSPORTS.COM 2 CLUB RACING NEWS JULY - SEPTEMBER 2017 3 www.pagidracing.com Above: All of the E-Stock cars and E IS FOR EXTRA (FUN) drivers we were able to gather E IS FOR EXCELLENCE Left: race start - Clarke Simpson, POSSIBLY THE LARGEST GROUP OF E-STOCK 911’S AT WATKINS GLEN Dan Martinson, Evan Close (2016 STORY BY JIM BUCKLEY & PAT HEPTIG, PHOTOS BY KEN HILLS & SKIP CARTER record holder) and Niels Meissner (who borrowed car from his dad)

he letter E stands for many ered by Porsche purists to be the last these cars are a blast. Left: Jeff Wiggins Tthings in the English language, air-cooled true to the orig- At the Glen the level of compe- and Pat Heptig. but for E-Stock PCA club racing it inal 911 lineage, and they are just tition in E-Stock escalated quickly Tell me there’s no stands for Excitement, Excellence, very cool to own and drive spiritedly. with Jim Buckley breaking Evan competition there! and Extreme competition. On the They have torsion bars for springs Close’s 2016 track class record by June 2-4 weekend over 250 Porsche and only make 200 to 220 hp, but 0.5 seconds in the second prac- race cars converged on Watkins Glen handle so well that they are faster tice session on Friday. That set the and E-Stock brought out the second than most of the younger and high- tone as the record continued falling largest class with 30 entries. The best er-powered F and G cars. throughout the weekend. By Satur- E-Stock drivers from around the Very predictable handling makes day afternoon Dan Martinson had country converged on the Glen to a very fun and safe car to drive fast. turned a 2:07.659 in his 1981 911 compete for bragging rights for the Don’t kid yourself. While they may Euro SC, which is faster than the F year (or at least until )! have a stock engine and stock brakes, stock and G stock records and 1.5 Why is E-Stock so popular? The these E-Stock race cars are equipped seconds faster than last year. E-stock majority of the class is run with with race suspensions, race wheels, is so popular it is attracting some of 1980s 911 Euro spec SCs and ’84- and run on sticky Hoosier race tires. the best drivers in the country, and ’89 911 Carreras, which are consid- When driven at or near the limit, for good reason.

4 CLUB RACING NEWS JULY - SEPTEMBER 2017 5 After Day 1 the PCA scrutineers Scott Bresnahan Phone: 203-723-8928 stepped up their game and brought www. SoftronicSoftware.com out a precision borescope to inspect We tried to get fuel and air intake systems and intake all of the E-Stock email: [email protected] ports. This is just one of several new cars and drivers tools being implemented. Several vi- for a photo op olations were discovered and some on Friday and 13/13 sanctions were made. These Saturday. We did inspections are welcomed by the rac- pretty good, bet- ® ers to ensure a level playing field in a ter on Saturday, highly competitive arena. but there were Softronic is the leading producer of racing The first sprint race started and always cars torn finished with Dan Martinson on down, on the and street performance software. the pole and taking P1. P2 went to trailer or other- Clarke Simpson, and Niels Meissner wise missing. Two finished in P3. Evan Close took P4 of the cars for our Softronic®-tuned cars have won the GT Class and Pat Heptig took P5. Racers start- shot were actually ed Sprint 2 (the first championship towed for the shot at the Rolex 24 at Daytona and powered every points race of the weekend) gridded Our apologies car in the Cayman Interseries. by their fastest lap from Sprint 1. to any that we Martinson again led from the pole missed Softronic® software has also powered winning and finished P1. Simpson and Meis- sner again finished P2 and P3, re- cars and top finishers in the ultra-competitive spectively. Heptig took P4 and Doug World Challenge Series, Continental Tire Crossman took P5. SportsCar Challenge Series, and PCA races Sunday brought rain and signifi- from coast to coast. cantly reduced the grip levels on the track for the 1.5 hour long enduro ® (the second championship points Street or track, Softronic software helps you race). The rain (and the Glen’s rep- put the competition in your rear view mirror. utation for being treacherous in the wet) and attrition from the first two sprint races reduced the number of cars in the E class field for the en- left: Chip Eggle- duro. ton leads Camer- In the rain, visibility is greatly on Best (223) reduced and traction is compro- mised. It is an exercise in (hopeful- ly) controlled sliding and driving strange lines to find the most trac- below: The tion through each corner. Martinson E-Stock drivers we again, despite a few spins, was able to were able to get lay down consistently faster laps and together Saturday brought home the win. Meissner showed his consistency in both wet and dry conditions, tak- ing P2 with no issues. Chip Eggleton took P3 and Christopher Fahy took P4, and the driver combination of Steven Dimakos and Steve Anderson took P5. If you like good, clean competition and want to experience true old school racing with some of the best drivers in the country, E-Stock is the place to be! Spencer Cox at the wheel of his GTB1 National Championship-winning Cayman. Enhanced with Softronic® software. 6 CLUB RACING NEWS While most E-Stock cars are 911s, not all are:

left: Tom Hamilton 1986 944 Turbo

right: Clarke Simpson DATES EVENT / ADDITIONAL INFO REGION/ZONE EVENT/CONTACT 1978 911SC Jul 8-9 Putnam Park* Ohio Valley Rich Rosenberg 513.317.7911

left: 944 Cup Midwest [email protected] Gene Raymondi 2004 Boxster Jul 14-16 * Riesentöter Chris Karras 215.850.4040 944 Cup North / Cayman GT4CS East Series Races [email protected]

Jul 29-30 Brainerd International Raceway* Nord Stern Dave Sorenson 952.807.1414 944 Cup Midwest [email protected]

right: Aug 4-6 Canadian Tire Motorsports Park* Upper Canada Terry Casson 613.848.1301 Dan Martinson 944 Cup North / Cayman GT4CS East Series Races [email protected] 1978 911SC Euro Aug 18-20 New Jersey Motorsports Park* Schattenbaum Dan Petchel 609.298.2277 left: 944 Cup North [email protected] Frank Osborn 2004 Boxster Sep 2-3 Thunderhill Raceway Golden Gate Richard French 650.995.6100 944 Cup West / West Coast Series [email protected]

Sep 2-4 Road America* Chicago Keith Clark 630.514.5937 944 Cup Midwest [email protected]

right: Sep 15-17 * Intermountain Ed Mineau 801.597.3037 Chris Fahy 944 Cup West [email protected] 1986 944 Turbo

Sep 15-17 NOLA Motorsports Park* Mardi Gras John Crosby 504.909.2767 left: 944 Cup Southwest / Cayman GT4CS East Series Races [email protected] Doug Crossman 1984 911 Sep 30-Oct 1 Willow Springs International Park* San Diego Greg Phillips 619.395.7506 944 Cup West / West Coast Series [email protected]

below: Oct 7-8 Hallett Motor Racing Circuit Cimarron Jon Jones 918.200.4044 Friday morning driver’s meeting [email protected] conducted by stewards Bill Miller Oct 13-15 Pittsburgh International Race Complex* Allegheny Bill Sulouff 412.496.2501 & Mike Hoke 944 Cup Nationals East (M) (N) (S) / Vintage Run Group [email protected]

Oct 27-29 Daytona International Speedway* Zone 12 Steve Williamson 407.435.0344 944 Cup South / Cayman GT4CS East Series Races [email protected]

Nov 11-12 Motorsport Ranch* Maverick Pat Heptig 214.649.7909 944 Cup North/West/Southwest / Vintage Run Group [email protected]

Nov 11-12 Buttonwillow Raceway Park San Diego Greg Phillips 619.395.7506 944 Cup West / West Coast Series [email protected] * Indicates an Enduro

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16 CLUB RACING NEWS JULY - SEPTEMBER 2017 17 my spirits and helped me check the a late-race two-lap full course yellow toe settings and the ECU for codes when Pucky found the beach at the LAGUNA SECA SPEC BOXSTERS after the race. But that just confirmed top of the Corkscrew, I wasn’t able FROM PODIUM TO DEAD LAST IN ONE WEEK — I KEEP COMING BACK TO PCA CLUB RACING what I suspected: there was nothing to pull myself up from the back of wrong with the car and, as my friend the field. At the front, Nathan John- STORY BY DOUG BOCCIGNONE; PHOTOS BY STEPHEN KRUPNICK & TED LIGHTHIZER Heath Spencer likes to remind me, I son matched Heath Spencer’s spirit- need to just drive faster. ed driving, beating him by 17 hun- The first 2/3rds of Sprint 2 was wild, dredths of a second, followed by Tim with lots of door-to-door action and Smith in 3rd. The race re-start was many multi-turn passes and re-passes controversial. Several racers advanc- between Tim Smith, Michael Tsang, ing between turns 10 and 11 when uring the drive north on I-5 On Memorial Day, I set a personal and West Coast Series points. This Nathan quickly pulled away, so I David Leyvas, Trygve Isaacson, Pucky their spotters announced the green Dfrom Buttonwillow, I was feel- best for pre-race load-in by merely also meant a single run group with was left to post a time on my own. Loucks, Chuck Krause, rookie An- flag and the turn 11 flagger was slow ing pretty good. Another three-day backing my trailer into the side yard everything from Cup Cars to SP1s I fell woefully short, finishing the drea Correll and myself. In lap 11, to drop the standing yellow. After race weekend with my Nor Cal SPB and putting the cover on the race car and everything in between. With session with the slowest qualifying Pucky lost his battle with dynamic reviewing video, the steward deter- friends was in the books with three (I’ll take my victories where I can get 50 PCA Club Racers on that short time in class. This was disappoint- rear toe due to a loose toe arm nut, mined there had been no passing podium finishes in field of 8-10 SPB them!). A few days later I just needed Laguna Seca circuit, which included ing, but on the bright side, start- grazing the tire barrier in turn 5, and under yellow, because the turn 10 racers. The only significant wrench- to add water and food to the motor- 14 SPBs, setting quick lap times in ing from the back would give me a a Cup car got stuck in the gravel at flagger had dropped the yellow flag ing I did was on my competitors’ home and I was ready to head down each session would be critical to a good opportunity to practice some the exit of turn 11, leading to a three- and all passing had been completed cars, including a gearbox swap and to venerable Laguna Seca on Thurs- successful weekend. racecraft in Sprint 1. lap full course yellow. prior to the drivers reaching the turn half-shaft replacement for the guys day afternoon. Friday evening, things were look- Sprint 1 was full of fun, nose-to- I couldn’t take advantage of the 11 flagger (who was in the process of who finished in front of me. That’s We arrived Thursday evening at ing pretty good for me. I was tasting tail racing in a six-pack of SPBs. At re-start and finished 9th of 14 SPBs. dropping the flag). part of the fun and camaraderie of the crowded Mazda Raceway Laguna Adobe Road Wine at the reception the front of the field, Heath Spencer Heath Spencer drove around a dam- And so ended the second of two SPB racing. That kind of help from Seca paddock for an event that wasn’t hosted by Golden Gate Region DE and Nathan Johnson had a hard- aged rear toe arm heim joint and fun, action-packed PCA Club Rac- my buddies, often working late un- a typical PCA race weekend. We were sponsor, The Racers Group. Better fought battle for first, until Nathan capitalized on a late-race Nathan ing weekends, though with wildly der the shop lights, has made the guests of SCCA in a single PCA-only still, I was third fastest of the SPBs retired after a dramatic 360-degree Johnson off in turn 5 to claim the different outcomes. While my per- difference between packing up and run group. That meant limited track in Practice 2 and would start Sat- spin in turn 6. top spot, while Chris Hamilton fin- formance at Laguna Seca was dis- heading home or getting to race the time, with only two thirty-minute urday’s qualifying immediately be- Heath Spencer, Chris Hamilton ished third. I was establishing a pat- appointing and the results weren’t next day many times. sessions each day: two practices on hind the speedy Nathan Johnson. and Trygve Isaacson took the podi- tern; at 13th fastest, I’d be starting nearly as good as at Buttonwillow, On this Sunday evening, while Friday; qualifying and Sprint 1 on If I could stay on his bumper for um spots. I managed to move up to near the back yet again. I’ve been reviewing data and video tired, I was happy to know that in Saturday; Sprint 2 and Sprint 3 on the first hot lap, I felt I had a rea- eighth, but with only the 10th fastest Sprint 3 was a less exciting version and have some ideas for how I can five short days I’d be in my car again Sunday. The latter two races would sonable shot at a good starting po- lap, I would start Sprint 2 near the of Sprint 2, with a lot of action early just drive faster at our next club race racing at Laguna Seca. count for National Championship sition for Sprint 1. Unfortunately, back again. My buddies tried to lift in the race. Even with the benefit of at Sears Point.

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20 CLUB RACING NEWS JULY - SEPTEMBER 2017 21 how to corner without giving up one iota of momentum, so for me to tuck in behind them gave me the courage to attack many areas of the track harder than I would have on my own. Of even more notable value were the practice starts and practice race in the final session on Friday, where we all had a glimpse of our competition for the weekend – and where I dis- covered that not only were the 944 pilots fantastic momentum drivers, but also wicked at the start and defi- nitely worth watching out for! Saturday announced itself as an- other scorcher, and I was glad to get qualifying out of the way early in the day. Blue Race 1 was everything I’d hoped it would be, and so much more: more confusing, more over- whelming, and still a lot more fun! My previous racing experience never provided such large fields, and trying to keep track of not just one or two or three, but what must have been 10 or 15 other cars, was thrill- ing. And honestly it was a challenge that was a little bit beyond me at that ENTERING AUTOCLUB SPEEDWAY moment! After losing positions to a number of cars in my class, I spent most of the race trying to catch the A DIFFERENT WORLD rest of the Spec Boxster pack, and ended up running most of the race A FATHER / DAUGHTER TEAM WITH SPEC BOXSTERS near a couple of GT4 cars, includ- ing Brent Gokbudak. It was very in- STORY BY ERIN VOGEL teresting to see the difference in the kind of familiarity. Because we often where we were parked, and my lit- ability of the Boxster versus the 911 know what the other is thinking and tle orange car was like a California in various places on the track, and all because of the level of innate respect poppy attracting bees in springtime. I just kept thinking what a pleasure it and trust that we possess and have The kids loved to look at and touch was to be out there racing with such developed, we push each other to the car, asking all kinds of questions eading into Fontana’s Auto incredible feeling of this pervasive weather of the season and the sun was talented drivers. be better in the heat of the moment. about the sponsor stickers, the bright HClub Speedway is like enter- stillness creating a perfect foil for the like a Glen Ivy aesthetician, bringing Sunday dawned cooler and with a No matter what order we finish in yellow brake calipers, and why the ing a different world entirely from fleeting moments of rage in store. up all the oil and grease that had per- touch of overcast, and the improved there is nothing to diminish the fun steering wheel was on the roof?! the one that exists outside the gates Stepping out of my pickup truck, meated the surface of the track over weather set the perfect tone for the of that kind of competition, nor the Their enthusiasm was intoxicat- on Cherry Avenue. I’m not talking snatches of sound drift toward me the course of the winter. Precision final day of a great weekend. Sun- excitement we have for each other’s ing, and by the end of Sunday I was about the physical differences, but on the breeze – the melodic hum of would be even more valued on a slick day’s races were perhaps my favorite successes! on high from both the great compe- rather the palpable change in energy. hydraulic lifts, the heart-palpitating track, where small mistakes would be of the weekend, as I got to spend a Perhaps my favorite part of the tition and the exciting social aspects Twenty years of cheering fans, tire rumble of Porsche motors, and the magnified by less-than-ideal grip. good part of both competing with weekend, and what made it tru- of the weekend. The organizers rubber, motor oil, high-octane fuel, staccato snap of flags thrashing in the In the Friday practice sessions, my dad – and in true family spirit, ly special as far as race weekends from PCA National and PCA Zone and laser focus have seeped into the breeze – a perfect soundtrack to the I had the valuable opportunity to we really do love to race against each go, was the unusual atmosphere of 8 receive my hearty congratula- DNA of the place and breathed life start of this 2017 Festival of Speed. drive with a number of racers I’d nev- other. vendor row. Throughout the week- tions for an extremely well-run and into the still surfaces of tarmac, cin- Friday bloomed bright and hot, er driven or competed with before. We spend so much of our free time end I ran into a number of people thoroughly enjoyable event. Many der block, and steel. and the consensus was that the track Particularly, the chance to chase the discussing driving and race craft, so I’ve met in other areas of the auto thanks to everyone who helped put The stresses of work and traffic in- should be approached with a healthy drivers of the 944 Cup cars through racing together is comfortable on a world, drawn by the shared love of on this truly first-class event – one stantly dissipate as the atmosphere of sense of caution throughout the the playground was extremely fun level that is more difficult to achieve Porsches and driving. Many families which I look forward to repeating in quiet anticipation embraces me, the weekend. It was the first truly warm and educational. Those drivers know with drivers that don’t share that wandered through the campground years to come!

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have had the chance to enjoy sever- passing car has a responsibility for the The new website is in the final de- Ial of our 2017 events as a steward clean pass. But we also recognize that velopment stages. Our desire is to and visiting others. This has been the car being passed must be aware have a race website which will be easy a great opportunity to see what is and accountable. Sometimes this pass to maneuver, easy to find current and working for us and listen to your is a faster car but, in an incident at updated rules ,and easy to get race recommendations. These visits also Sebring, it was cars in similar classes. results. I want to acknowledge the have given me the chance to observe A driver setting up a pass will decide hours of work on this project from the processes we are implementing to on a line from the information pro- David Anderson, Bryan Henderson, keep the racing field compliant with vided by the driver ahead by how he Bill Miller and Agency eightysix. On our rules. One of our 2017 goals is places his car. An unexpected abrupt this PCAClubRacing.org site you will to enhance the expertise of our scru- move can result in contact to the have information about the West tineers and data-software advisors to passing car. Both the drivers need to Coast Series, 944 Cup Series, Pire- help with this goal. share this accountability. David Mur- lliTriple Trofeo, and GT4 Clubsport. The use of this scrut power has ry and Bryan Henderson’s columns There will be a page about sponsors allowed us to find cars running in in this CRN review this situation. and contingencies and current pic- incorrect classes. In most situations, To help with everyone’s safety, tures and videos, a page of upcoming we have been able to reclass the car. consider installing a rain light. If events and the ability to register from It may appear we are out to find and you do not have running lights, rain the event page. We are looking for- penalize illegal cars but, seriously, the lights can be installed. This is a tail- ward to this launch. mantra of the scrutineer’s is “How light assembly with a flashing light A reminder that all paperwork can we get them back on track?” that has a superior effect on grabbing submitted to the Club Racing office We want to have the opportuni- a driver’s attention. There are many (aplications or license or medical pa- ty to listen to you and develop your assemblies available on the web perwork renewal) must be fully com- racing club. At a recent event a mem- The PCA Vintage group has four pleted, properly signed and dated. In ber from another organization asked races on the 2017 schedule. We want the case of the medical paperwork, all why they should race with PCA. The to welcome 1982 and older Porsches three pages must be submitted and answer I gave is: we are accountable. to race with PCA. The vintage group signed by both the racer and the doc- You must race within our rules. runs in their own run group and has tor. By our rules, some medical paper- And, as a racer, if you damage an- four simple classes. The PCA Club work must be submitted to the Medical other car and are at fault, you will be Racing website has information Committee for review and sometimes assessed a 13 penalty. You do not get about rules and contact information. additional information is needed. We a free pass if you are a steward, scrut I am asking you to help us inform appreciate your cooperation and time- or donate your valuable time as a vol- others of the Vintage series. We are ly response to any requests. The Med- unteer. The rules are the same for all. racing at Monticello, Summit Point, ical Committee, as well as the entire The required in-car video has as- Pitt Race track and Motorsports PCA Club Racing Staff, is committed sisted in the accurate assessment of Ranch this season. to maintaining the high standards that the situation when an impact has make PCA Club Racing the best and occurred. This year we have observed We are very excited to be the safest racing program. more contact on the straights. We are launching a new PCA Racing Enjoy your 2017 PCA race season fully aware of the passing rule that the website this summer. Vicki

26 CLUB RACING NEWS as he exited the fast left. The two cars knew he was passing on the left. would have been a safe, clean pass if behind Car B were faster and Car B The steward found Car B at fault. Driver B had left racing room as he moved to the center to let them pass The steward’s decision was based on should have. on the right. Car A was faster than the video evidence that the driver of You must be aware when changing all three of the other cars and moved Car A had done everything correctly lanes on a straight. As we tell rookies, left to pass all three on the left on to make a clean pass. The steward be- you are responsible to know what is the straight. The two cars that were lieved the incident was caused by Car going on three hundred sixty degrees on the right did not attempt to pass B moving to the left as he was being around you at all times. Car B. Video indicates about mid- passed on the left. Video indicated The new rule requiring oper- way down the straight Car B, who that he likely did not know Car A ating video in all cars has made was in the center of the track, made was there since he turned into him as resolving incidents much easier, a definite move to the left apparently he was going by. The steward also be- quicker and more accurate. All to set up for the turn in to the right lieved that Car A would have slowed drivers should make sure their vid- hander. At that time, Car A was pass- enough to make the right hander af- eo is always operational. THE BELIEF THAT THE RULE SAYS THE OVERTAKING ing Car B on the left. The pass was ter completing the pass. We have also had a couple of in- almost complete when contact oc- There have been a couple more cidents involving a spin. The princi- CAR IS RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLETING A CLEAN curred with the left front of Car B incidents following this same pat- ple involved is that when a car spins and the right rear of Car A. tern. The belief that the rule says or otherwise loses control but is still PASS ABSOLVES THE CAR BEING PASSED NO MATTER The driver of Car B believed that the overtaking car is responsible for moving, if contact occurs when driv- the overtaking car had a responsibil- completing a clean pass absolves the ers try to pass, the driver losing con- WHAT IS A MISCONCEPTION ity to complete a clean pass and that car being passed no matter what is trol is normally at fault. We can’t find he did not do that. Therefore, Car B a misconception. That thought does someone at fault because the evasive believed that Car A was at fault. The not take into account that drivers action they took in what is an emer- e continue to have incidents followed Car B. Both A and B were since Car B moved to the right he driver of Car B also believed that Car must leave racing room. We must gency situation did not work. In Wof a type that is not historical- in the left center of the track. As Car was aware of him and giving him A was going so fast that he could not apply common sense here. most of these situations, but for the ly common but have showed up over A approached Car B with significant passing room. You do communicate have made the right-hand corner. But for the actions of Driver B loss of control, the incident would the last year as a significant percent- overtaking speed, he lifted (since the with the other cars around you by The driver of Car A believed that in both of these incidents, contact not have happened. age of the total number of incidents. cars ahead did not leave a clear place how you place your car. the left lane was open and that Car would not have occurred. In both These incidents are ones that occur to pass). Just as Car A lifted off the The stewards decision was based B’s staying in the center indicated he situations, Driver A set up what Go Fast — Be Safe – Bryan. on straights where the car being throttle, Car B moved to the right on the video evidence that Car A had passed is at fault. opening the left edge of the track for done everything correctly to make a I have mentioned this in my last a pass. Car A went back to the gas clean pass. Car A was just barely on two columns. We are going to try and moved to the left edge for the the track on the left edge. The stew- something a bit different. I will write pass. ard believed that there was plenty of about incidents using the facts rath- The pass would occur as Car B room to Car B’s right and that Car Utah Motorsports Campus Sept 15-17 er than general descriptions. I will was passing the other two cars mak- B failed to leave racing room to a car not mention names, etc. that will ing it three wide. The 36 foot wide that was clearly passing him on the CLUB RACE AND HIGH Region, Event & Hotel Info. identify the drivers involved. Going track was narrowing to 30 feet. The left and Car B was therefore at fault. PERFORMANCE DRIVERS http://www.IRPCA.org EDUCATION (HPDE) forward we may be asking for per- two uninvolved cars were taking up Video indicated that Car B was on a Race Registration open 07/31 mission from drivers involved to give about 6 feet on the right edge of the line that would have put him on the The UT Motorsports Campus http://register.pca.org even more detail. The incidents I will track. Car A was taking up about left edge of the track a couple hun- is 4.5 miles long with 23 turns, discuss today are very similar and in- 6 feet on the left edge of the track. dred feet after the contact. Video in- elevation changes and twelve HPDE Registration open 07/31 clude a common theme of misunder- This left about 18 feet in the center dicated that Car B made no effort to straights. UMC includes a http://www.motorsportreg.com paved paddock with amenities, standing our passing rules. for Car B. Car A had almost cleared avoid Car A which indicated that he garages, covered trackside Race Chair - Ed Mineau Car B when contact occurred with likely did not know Car A was there. facilities and is only 30 minutes [email protected] 801 597 3037 Incident 1: the left front of Car B and the right The incident decision was ap- from downtown Salt Lake City. In this incident, Car A was fol- rear of Car A, the passing car. When pealed. The stewards decision was FRI - Test & Tune and HPDE HPDE Chair - Greg Troester lowing Car B, preparing to lap him contact occurred there was about 12 upheld in the appeal process. [email protected] well into the enduro. Car B was fol- feet of open space between Car B SAT - Sprint Race and HPDE 801 633 1928 lowing two other cars that he was and the two cars on the right edge. Incident 2: SUN - Super Sprint Race (40 min), 1 hour Enduro Race and HPDE Registrar - Devinder Singh about to lap. Car A would be two Obviously there was no room be- In this incident, Car A was follow- [email protected] laps up on the two cars that Car B tween Car B and the car passing him. ing slower cars in the enduro, prepar- Photo by Eric Schramm 801 232 6507 was going to pass. The two cars be- The diver of Car B believed that ing to lap them as they exited a fast ing passed by both Car A and Car B the overtaking car had the responsi- left and continued down a straight were on the right edge of the track. bility to complete a clean pass and leading to a slower right turn. Car B TOTAL TRACK TIME: 6+ HOURS! Car A, who was the overall leader, did not do that. Car A believed that had two cars between him and Car A

28 CLUB RACING NEWS JULY - SEPTEMBER 2017 29 are the ones who like cars, sports cars even, and seem to like a spirit- ed drive through the hills, but have no inclination to go to the track. I think that in a lot of cases they don’t really see the difference between driving through the hills (or to the golf course) and driving on the track. I mean, it’s just the same only you are going faster, right? To those of us who have been doing this for a while, that would be a ridiculous statement. Driving at the limit is so different than street driving I’m surprised they use the same word for both activities. But, without the experience of near (or over) the limit driving, they have no frame of reference. feel, interpreting what the tires are reason, to do what he can to keep you Thinking further along those same doing by the feedback we receive from passing him. A race is a battle of lines led me to wonder why more through the seat, wheel and pedals. wills. You want to pass Fred, he wants of our friends who are faithful DE As we become better at feeling what you to stay behind him. You have participants don’t go Club Racing. the car is telling us we can push the to figure out a way to get past him, I think it may again be that they limits up a bit. and he has to figure out how to keep have no frame of reference. A lot of At this point we’re completely you in his mirrors. It isn’t necessari- these guys have been on the track hooked on this stuff and we begin ly a speed contest, it is a chess game for years and are driving some pretty to hone the skills that we have de- played out at 100 miles per hour and fast hardware, but have no interest in veloped. We are concentrating on the one who can better analyze the going racing because they think it is the subtleties of line and car control strengths and weaknesses of his oppo- RACECRAFT 1 pretty much the same as what they in an effort to lower our lap times, nent will have the upper hand. are already doing. I mean, it’s just the and maybe more importantly, catch In a DE or time trial, our oppo- same only you can pass anywhere, ol’ Fred up there (nothing like finally nents are inanimate objects, the track AN INTRODUCTION right? Again, to those of us who have getting that point-by!). The mantra itself and the clock that are both stat- WHY DON’T MORE DE GUYS GO CLUB RACING? been racing for a while, that state- is that a good line and good driving ic, known quantities. In a race your ment indicates a misunderstanding skills produce fast laps. We are hav- opponent is another human being, STORY BY MIKE (MUGS) MULLIGAN, PCA NATIONAL CHIEF SCRUTINEER of the fundamental difference be- ing a ball driving with our friends, often wily and unpredictable, who tween DE and racing, but without chasing each other around the track is trying to beat you in a game that a frame of reference it’s a difficult and gauging our improvements in is played at full speed over that same thing to grasp. tenths of a second. piece of asphalt that you were strug- It is entirely possible that many gling with in the DE. It is the par- It’s a chess game at 100mph… an aluminum tube for a few hours from the Glen matters of faith, phi- of us who have been racing for And this is where the discon- ticipation in this one-on-one contest and you’re there. Can’t be THAT losophy, art, music and politics took years still haven’t entirely grasped nect occurs that appeals to so many of us. It is s I write this, I have just returned far… I start thinking “Man, I need a back seat in my mind to a truly the difference! The typical thinking goes like this; also very hard to understand if you Ato (sorta) sunny Southern Cali- to come out and race here”. baffling question; why are folks not “If we were racing I wouldn’t have have never had the experience. fornia from the Clash at Watkins Then, of course, I recall that if I as interested in automotive perfor- Stick with me, here. had to wait for a point by so I would If you are a long time DE driver Glen, and must admit that I am feel- lived any farther from the Glen get- mance as we are? (I know... Cut me When we start track driving the have passed him on the previous that has never tried wheel-to-wheel ing rather seriously jet-lagged. Mod- ting there would involve sea travel. some slack, I was tired.) first thing we are generally taught is straight (or corner, wherever…) be- racing, you owe it to yourself to give ern air transport is really an incred- Still, hope springs eternal, and When I ask that question I under- what a line is, and about things like cause I was faster. But, to go racing I it a go. The direct competition as- ible thing when you think about it, I will never give up on the idea of stand that a big part of our popula- turn-in points, apexes, brake zones, would have to install a (insert piece of pect of racing is the thing that cre- but it does have some interesting side running out there. After all, the only tion is oblivious to cars in general, apexes, track out points, apexes, safety equipment here) and pay more ates the unmistakable rookie grin that effects. Aside from the normal stuff thing better than being with you and I’m not talking about that guy apexes (Wow, these folks are RE- for my entry, so I don’t really see the is so apparent in the paddock after (like waking up wondering where guys at a race would be being with who says things like “I have no idea ALLY into apexes!) and… tire pres- point. I’m pretty happy dong D.E.s”. a race (By the way, half of the folks you are and realizing you’ve been out you guys on track… why anyone would care how fast a sures. As we progress we learn more And that brings us back to that fun- sporting the rookie grin at the end cold at work for twenty minutes) it Sitting on a plane for hours does car goes from zero to 60 miles per about car control, handling balance, damental difference between DE and of a session have been doing this for seems to me that we tend to lose a give one plenty of time to contem- hour…” There is no hope for that smooth braking and steering inputs racing; in a race Fred doesn’t want you decades). And, oddly enough, it will realistic concept of distance, at least plate the various issues that trouble guy; he’s doomed to a life of golf. and expanding our limits. During pass him, he doesn’t have to let you also improve your track awareness temporarily. I mean, you just sit in mankind, but on the way home The guys I was thinking about this time we are learning to drive by pass him, and he is allowed, within and car control.

30 CLUB RACING NEWS JULY - SEPTEMBER 2017 31 If our success in competition is go- choosing reference points on the have an example from my own ex- ing to be based on who can devote track, where we are looking, what perience, and I only remember it for the most of their attention to the we are seeing on the track and things one reason. task at hand (beating the other guy) that are very similar to the things I was in a race at Buttonwillow then we need to make the things that we’ve already read in the books about raceway near Bakersfield. In the fast- were once foremost in our minds as track driving in the first place. Oth- est sweeper on the track I noticed a DE drivers, track awareness and car ers like to focus on the physical as- bird flitting about out in the runoff control, second nature in a race situ- pect, diet, workouts for better fitness area and thought “what was that ation. Racing encourages this shift in and the like. crazy bird doing?” At the time I was our attention because it provides us These are all valid aspects of the catching a 911 and was watching the with immediate feedback about our racer’s craft, but the mental aspect way the car was handling, the way he …a bad day driving. If you are closer to the guys of that one-on-one competition has was driving it, where he was quick ahead of you coming out of a corner, always been fascinating to me and, as and where he wasn’t and formulating you were quicker, if you lost ground I said above, it is a subject that I feel a plan for when I got into position to you need to try something different. has not been given the attention it make the pass. All the while the ad- No waiting to see a lap time, no won- deserves, at least at our level. justment of line, adjusting for little dering where you were faster or slow- Improving the way you think while slips and slides and other aspects of a good day… er over that lap, just instant aware- in the car has the potential to up your controlling the car was happening au- ness about whether you are getting personal racing game, and it may be tomatically. Noticing the bird didn’t the job done or not. And remember the only thing in racing that is genu- affect anything I was doing, my con- that that job has changed; you aren’t inely free! Unfortunately for most of centration remained fully on the task chasing a lap time any more; you are our track-bound lives we have been at hand, namely running down the chasing Fred. It’s no longer just busi- concentrating on going faster so that 911 and formulating a passing plan, ness; it’s personal! we can catch the other guy, but not but it did cement the moment in my This immediate feedback can also on what we plan to do once we get mind. I thought it was amazing that tell us a lot about Fred if we are behind him. Someone once said that amongst all of the things that were paying attention. He may be much the pass begins a lap before it actually going on at that instant, both con- slower through a particular corner happens. Taking time to size up the sciously and unconsciously, my brain and faster through another, or his car competition by being more obser- was still able to see, and take note of, may not be working as well as yours vant, taking in all of the information that stupid bird without affecting in certain places around the track. that is available to us (or as much as anything else. This is the type of info we can use to we can), making a plan based on that Oh, and I did pass the 911. (I our advantage when it comes time to information and executing the plan. know you were wondering…) put a pass on ol’ Fred if we have the This is real racecraft and it doesn’t I’m not telling that story to make ability to take it all in, process it and happen automatically for most of us. it sound like I’m something special. then exploit it when the time comes. We need to make a conscious effort On the contrary, we can all do this This type of tactical attention is part to be proactive rather than reactive. sort of thing. It is what they call be- of something that has come to be Just how to begin to change the ing in the zone and we have all been known as racecraft, and it speaks to way we think in the car is a tough there at one time or another. I think the essence of motor racing. subject. Like I said, there are so many that this may be a good beginning The term racecraft is kind of like aspects to racecraft that it is difficult definition of racecraft; being in the the word “science” in that it encom- to know where to begin the discus- zone on purpose rather than just passes so many different aspects that sion. I think that refining our ability waiting for it to happen. THAT’S RACING. FOR ALL OF YOUR PORSCHE AUTOBODY, PAINT & FABRICATION NEEDS its difficult to know where to begin. to observe what is going on around As I’ve said several times now, this It is certainly too involved to cover, us is as good a place as any, so we’ll is a huge subject and it would be WE WORK WITH ALL INSURANCE COMPANIES or even begin a meaningful discus- pick up there next time. Until then, fun and informative to have input PORSCHE APPROVED COLLISION CENTER sion, in one magazine article, but I an observation and a story: from many sources. To that end, if REPAIRING & RESTORING PORSCHES FOR 35 YEARS think it is a topic worth looking at in Your brain is the most powerful you have any comments, stories or RECOMMENDED BY PORSCHE MOTORSPORTS NORTH AMERICA a little more depth. Especially since thing in your race car and is capable questions on the subject of racecraft SPECIAL CONSIDERATION GIVEN TO RACE CARS I feel it is the most important thing of processing much more info than I hope you’ll add to the discussion by WE ARE A FAMILY-OWNED & OPERATED BUSINESS FOR 35 YEARS that we never talk about. we are often consciously aware of. passing them along to me at mike@ CERTIFIED ALUMINUM BODY & CHASSIS REPAIRS WITH STATE-OF-THE ART EQUIPMENT A discussion of racecraft could (Okay, a whole bunch of you just mulliganracing.com. BODYMOTION… IS YOUR ONE-STOP SHOP fill a book and has; several times as thought of someone in particular I hope this is going to be a topic a matter of fact. But it seems to me and said “It certainly is not the most that is interesting and helpful, pleae that they usually focus on things like powerful thing in HIS race car…” let me know what you think. car set up, slipstreaming/drafting, Stop it. Stick with me here…). I See you at the races!

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Bodymotion FULL PAGE ad_FINAL-PRINTER V4 3-23-17.indd 2 3/23/17 2:09 PM looked like a wall of cars stopped di- finished Sprint 1 with a fast leaking 911 on my right out-braking me as rectly in front of me. I pounded on LR tire. Sure enough, the inside LR well. Knowing that I was a Rookie, the brakes to keep from pushing the rim was badly bent. I changed rear I did not want to challenge the turn, Boxsters off the track, kept the inside wheels, checked the pressure and and gave it up. Thank goodness I did line and made it through without there was that hissing again. I had because the Boxster T-boned the 911 problems. I thought to myself, “Great, just bought these new wheels and right in front of me between 3-4. I I made it through the worst part!” the vendor hadn’t tightened the valve drove out wide to avoid being part For the next sequence, Turns 5-6, stems! I got everything taken care of of the carnage. Then, back on the gas I missed my shift out of Turn 4 and and arriving to grid little a late. and off I went. For about five laps it two more Boxsters passed me going I told myself that I would not get felt as though I was the only one on into 5 (one on the inside and one smoked at the start again. I was P9 the track, no cars in front or back. As outside). Out of 5 I had a jump on and had the inside line at the start. I I popped up on the front straight, the the outside car and passed a Boxster gave myself more room in front and starter was holding up one finger in- going into the kink. I went too wide power braked the car to get the en- dicating the last lap. As I entered Turn into the playground and learned the gine into the power band. 1, I could see two 944s ahead. I care- line I was using was way too bumpy As the green flag dropped, I fully thought out how I was going to for my car, causing me to slide out stepped out to the inside and stayed pass and out-brake them into 3, just too early towards the flag station be- down. I was able to move quickly as I was passed earlier in the session. fore the front straight. On the roval into P4 before Turn 3. I had a good Sure enough, I made the pass (well, I I was full throttle and stayed in lane start. As I exited 4, trying not to run thought I did). Going into 3 too hot 3 where I was able to pass a few cars off the end of the gator I missed my caused me to over-correct and I found before Turn 3. After 15 laps I was out shift again. In a blink the eye, the myself on the outside of 3 going into of breath, probably because of I for- pack was on me like glue. We were 4. Well, because the 944s don’t use got to breathe in several places. After three wide going into 5-6 when a their brakes, I caught Isabella Busalac- parking the car and checking tires Boxster passing me on the outside hit chi coming around me on the outside. and brakes, I went to see how I fin- another Boxster who was passing me I then decided that I would stay inside ished. The times were posted in the on the inside. The Boxster’s passen- of 4 and drive over the top of the gator meeting room and at first I could not ger door fell off and was directly in to give her and the other 944 room to MY FIRST RACE AS A ROOKIE believe what I read: I had finished front of my car. The door-less Box- pass, if they could. I made the mistake JUST HOW MUCH FUN CAN YOU HAVE DRIVING YOUR FIRST PCA CLUB RACE? 7th after starting P10! I was stoked ster didn’t skip a beat and I quickly of rolling over the top of the gator that I had moved up. jumped in behind to avoid running and hooked my RF wheel, inducing a STORY BY BRUCE WING; PHOTO BY TED LIGHTHIZER During the race I had the opportu- over his door. quick 360 spin and I ended up point- nity to drive alongside a rabbit by the The rest of the session went well ing in the correct direction. Shifting name of Garrett Guess in his J class and knew I was ready for the fun into first gear, I proceeded towards 996. I had so much fun that I had to race, Sprint 3. the checkered flag. What a great event find him in the pits to thank him for Since it was a no points fun race, and fun weekend! There I was, Thursday, in the most important thing was to be was super excited, and arrived really driving so well and giving me some most of the other drivers had packed Back at the pits I was told the scru- pits at AutoClub Speedway for the smooth and have fun. He also as- early to the grid. I was P10 in the room to explore the track. Garrett’s up and were done. I was early to the tineer was looking for me. I thought California Festival of Speed. Bryan sured me that I would receive POC Orange Group. I remember a fellow car was so fast on the straights that grid, but something was really dif- I’d hit the 944s and didn’t realize it Henderson, the PCA National Stew- credit for the three sprint races that racer telling me that all I had to do he would disappear until Turn 3, ferent. The super fast Cup Cars and or was afraid I’d caused a problem art, led the Rookie Driver’s meeting I would run this weekend. Having was watch the flagman at the start then we would trade places and stay Dwain Dement’s twin turbo beast with my spin. Instead, I found Bryan sharing words of encouragement and driven 105 laps on this track config- and make sure not to hit the car in close. In Sprint 1 I even passed Paul were going to be out on the track Henderson, the head man. He want- stressing the importance of safety. uration during the past four years, I front. As the pack moved toward the Young who’s driving skills I admire with me. We lined up for the green. ed to congratulate me on being the PCAs passing rules are a little dif- felt I knew the track well enough and final stretch, all I could hear were and respect. I guess Paul just gave me Boom! We were off! I could hardly Most Improved Rookie of the week- ferent than what I was used to from was looking forward to the weekend. the screaming Boxster Spec cars all the pass to make me feel good. Feel- hear myself think behind the scream- end and gave me a $100 gift certif- the POC Racers Clinic, but other Friday’s warm-up went well. Tire around me. The grid was tight and I ing good about my first race, I was ing Cup Cars (note to self: get some icate. Phew, all is good and I even than that, everything else was about pressures were set perfectly. I found was tucked in behind another GT car. really looking forward to Sprints 2 ear plugs!). Around to 3 and again won something at CFoS. the same. I was reminded that when myself starting behind a car that was The green flag dropped and before and 3 on Sunday. in front of me was a parking lot. I Thanks to all the volunteers and I am the overtaking car, it is my re- faster than me. I liked the line he was I could blink I was passed by 10 cars 8:30 practice. When doing my pre was able to sneak inside and gain a staff who participated and helped sponsibility to execute a clean pass. driving and followed him for about before Turn 1. I thought to myself, race check I discovered that I had a spot or two. On the second lap we make this one of the most memora- Because this was my Rookie debut, five laps. To my surprise, he made me “OK, it’s on!” I moved down to the flat left rear tire. Despite adding air, were still bunched up. Well, some of ble weekends at Fontana I have ever I wanted to avoid any sort of contact faster than I have ever driven Fon- inside and held my line around NA- the sound from the back of the rim us were bunched up while the Cup had. I am looking forward to our during the weekend that could hin- tana. Looking at my data, I gained SCAR 2. As we approached Turn 3 told me the tire was done. I remem- Cars were gone. As we headed into 3, next track weekend at Big Willow. der obtaining my full racing license. three seconds from my fastest lap (a sharp left turn after hard braking bered when coming out of Turn 4 I I saw a Boxster in my mirror on my Thanks everyone for all the kind Porsche Owners Club President time ever. coming off the roval), there were 20+ ran off the end of the gator and found inside diving in deep to out-brake me words and help at the track. This Ron Palmer reminded me that the I felt ready for Saturday’s first race, cars packed into that single turn. It that big hole. I had no idea that I into 3. I glanced over to see another club is great at motivation!

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36 CLUB RACING NEWS t has been an exciting three months The two photos on the right are Isince publishing the last issue of (top) Bill Miller and Mike Hoke. Club Racing News. I was able to get The bottom photo shows timing to the Watkins Glen event, my first techs Simon Pontin and Dave An- IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE time on that facility. This was the derson. The scrut team was headed first PCA race I’ve attended that was up by Mike Mulligan. 100% club racers — no DE. I don’t know what it is about that CONTINGENCY FOR ALL NON-SPECIFIED The national staff that it takes to facility, but after three days I still put on one of these large club races could not negotiate my way around compared to the rest is pretty amaz- that place. I guess I’ll just have to go ing. With no break in the tower, it back again! TIRE CLASSES IN PCA CLUB RACING. takes two stewards tag teaming, at My next new track will be Mo- least two timing techs and the largest sport. Suesan and I will be in Toron- group of scruts I’ve seen. to for a wedding the same weekend, The quality of all of the local per- so I have a pass to spend Saturday at GO TO sonnel I met was absolutely profes- the track. I’ve heard such good things sional, experienced and tightly run. about it, I can’t wait. WWW.JX2PG.COM/CONTINGENCY

A QUICK GLANCE SKIP CARTER FOR DETAILS. Summit Point Vintage Race Vintage drivers and, with few exceptions, where you get a tremendous amount Last September I had the pleasure of for most of these drivers it was their first of track time. attending the first ever PCA Vintage PCA Club Race. They were very happy We would like to see a Vintage Race, part of Potomac region’s 2016 that PCA has brought vintage racing into Race somewhere on the West Coast. Club Race at Summit Point. the club racing program. The general There are a ton of cars that would Here are just two of the dirvers in complaint about most other organiza- probably love the opportunity. We just that group, Paul Behofist and Mike tions is how much time you spend waiting need one of our events to make it Spraggins. I spoke with many of the to get on the track, compared to PCA happen. Anyone interested???

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7690 14JX20 Contingency Ad.indd 1 5/7/14 5:06 PM 962 in the pantheon of Porsche pro- totypes that can boast three or more overall wins at Le Mans. And, with this record extending 19th over all win, I am sure that we can look for- ward to several more years of Porsche racing success. The photo on the right shows the driving team of , Tino Bernhard and on the podium. As I’m sure you all know, at 6:30pm the #2 919 Hybrid had a 65 minutes pitstop changing the electric motor that drives the front axle. At 7:35 the #2 Porsche LE MANS — THREE-PEAT reentering the race in P54, 19 laps BY SKIP CARTER; PHOTOS COURTESY OF PORSCHE AG behind the leading Toyota. The race started with the new lap record setting Toyotas dominating. The #1 Porsche took the lead as the Toyotas fell out. The #1 had the remember going to Porsche Pa- So the questions keep up: “When company (relative to its size), it does lead by 14 laps when, about 11pm Irades, year after year. Inevitably, are we going to Le Mans?” not have the same money available the car lost oil pressure and was not and passed the leader, the LMP2 #38 was exactly 40 years since Jacky Ickx, during the Porsche banquet, when Now that we’ve got three consecu- that much larger companies like able to get back to the pits. The #2 Jackie Chan DC Racing Oreca, who Jurgen Barth and Hurley Haywood the representitive of the factory gave tive wins under out belt, I think I can BMW and Toyota would. So Porsche Porsche had crawled up the list and led the race for several hours before brought their from P42 his speech, in spite of all the great in- finally forgive Porsche for making us (again, just my opinion) sits out sev- was in P5 when the #1 car died. finishing second overall. to win the race. Valient effort Toyota. formation that we were given, some- wait so long. eral years (which certainly builds With an hour left, the #2 car caught One other thing to mention, it I’m sure we will see you next year. one(s) in the crowd would always up tension and anticipation with us ask... “What About Le Mans?” Was it worth the wait? You bet! fans), then puts the full factory effort Then we got the Porsche Spyder, Did we like waiting? No way! behind it (which doesn’t explain the the LMP2 car, and we all wondered anticlimatic LMP2 effort). “Why would Porsche build a car de- I wondered why we didn’t always I guess you can’t argue with results. signed to come in second?” Did they have factory representation, and this Three consecutive Le Mans victories, not remember ’s dictum is my best guess. Fielding cars for the 19 overall victories... There is just no when he was Porsche CEO in the WEC championship (let alone just one who has done it better. So, do we 1980s? “Porsche will not go to a race Le Mans) is incredibly expensive. have a 919 in 2018? without a chance to win!” While Porsche is a very profitable The 919 joins the 936, 956 and

40 CLUB RACING NEWS JULY - SEPTEMBER 2017 41 soon arrested and the car was eventu- ally returned to Greg. So, after some understandable consternation, the thief’s race end- ed as a good finish for Greg. Dam- age to Greg’s race car was limited to some cosmetic issues that are easily repaired. “I’ll continue to race, hope- fully getting in a relatively full season this year!” he exclaims. Greg adds, “even if the car was a total loss, I’d still be working hard to find a way back to the track. There’s no way I can leave it behind!”

left: the recovered car below: Greg’s dad, Darryl Troester bottom: Greg with prevoius SP1 car

break-ins at the facility. Of course, their initial thoughts were how could this be? – You need to get into the trailer, lower the rear door, and line up some ramps, never mind get away and do something with your new, il- legal possession. “Graphics aside, the #518 has no interior and a weld-in cage,” explains THE DREAM ONCE STOLEN Greg, “no headlights, not even turn HOW SOCIAL MEDIA HELPED RECOVER A STOLEN RACECAR signals.” His concern was that since nothing in the car was easy to remove STORY BY PATTI MASCONE, POTOMAC REGION and sell for decent money, the scoun- drel who took it would just trash a loved belonging he had built from the ground up to compete in SP1. Dave Derecola, the 944 Cup Na- any Porsche Club drivers have The joke typically comes with a years, the next-generation Utah na- tional Coordinator, assisted Greg Mtaken once-pristine Porsches feeling of security. While there have tive started racing a 944S in 2012, with social media efforts to get the through various stages, from street- been infrequent news of vandalized because he says the momentum car news and a picture disseminated mode to full-blown race car (wheth- steeds at the track or the high-profile was also “easy to maintain ourselves.” regarding the stolen steed. Greg de- er the journey is through one car or report of bright, brand-new Porsches By 2015, Greg had a different chassis scribes the on-line reaction, “I was several). Along the way some jokes stolen in Europe at a car show, the donated by Patrick Sloan, had Maa- impressed by the outreach of our about the coveted nameplate are of- theft of one’s own race car seems co paint it, welded in a roll cage and motorsports community: I heard ten made, something to the effect of far-fetched. After all, the race car is transferred an engine into the body from people as far west as shipping “my Porsche is now lime green (or probably not being parked on the from his previous 944 that was dam- ports in California, to the east coast insert some other bright color), re- street in a potential robber’s view, aged in an incident. in Maine and Florida – wow!” ally loud, old, difficult to get in and particularly when the windows have Greg’s story of the inconceivable One thought rings true: If you out of, and it is largely sitting on or been removed, and it may have a crime starts with an unusual line, steal a race car, you will get noticed in a trailer.” complex process for even starting it.! “While out of town, I came down eventually. After what seemed an So who would steal it? And if some The Intermountain Region’s Greg with appendicitis and ended up hav- interminable eight days, a Good thief did so, you would expect that Troester has always known the 944 ing surgery in Hawaii.” Meanwhile, Samaritian contacted the car own- the nabber would not get very far as a car to track, as his father Darrell back in North Salt Lake, Greg’s car er through Facebook, with a mes- due to immediately causing a bril- (an ex-Class-F racer with 18 GTC3 was being stored in a two-car, family sage that simply read: ”I found your liantly loud scene, marked with one- wins) introduced him to the model trailer at Hugh’s RV park, when the friend’s car.” This Good Samaritian foot-tall numbers instead of a license alongside his brothers. After partici- elder Troester learned the 944 had had trailed the 944 as it was being plate and lots of other graphics. pating in Drivers Education for three been stolen along with other trailer driven down the street. The thief was

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pcac1.indd 1 12/23/2016 11:34:16 AM I am still good friends with a couple of those early Boxster owners that met that first day at Thunderhill.

Slippery Slope Of course, dear CRN reader, you know the general direction this sto- ry is headed. But what I’m told is so unusual (perhaps unique among Spec Boxster race cars) is this orig- inal owner car, custom ordered and driven off the lot, that would under- go a multi-year transformation into full-blown race car, while its owner transformed into a race car driver. Not a donor, second hand or sal- vaged car; an original owner Boxster, transformed. An ever-increasing number of track days appeared on my calendar. I got better, learned a lot, became some- what of a web resource for simple 986 DIY maintenance info, bought a spare set of wheels for R-comp tires, a small tire trailer and tow hitch, a roll bar extension, and a hard top. The latter two were requirements for ORIGINAL OWNER the PCA GGR Time Trial series. Street/Race Car A PCA friend suggested that I at- SPEC BOXSTER PROJECT tend a DE day at Laguna Seca with 19 YEARS AND COUNTING Checkered Flag Racing, a small club hosting DE / time trial events. It was STORY & PHOTOS BY TRYGVE ISAACSON my first day not at Thunderhill and it was again intimidating at first (lots of concrete walls, many close to the racing surface). I began attending CFRA events regularly and eventual- of PSS9 shocks and stiffer/adjust- ster (SPB) class was now well-defined herein a guy buys a cool car, me down one too many times with Early gatherings, First track day ly lent a hand running the club and able sway bars. Lap times dropped (and, I later heard, was to some small Wonly to discover there is a expensive unreliability and, no lon- The cars were so new and, initially, served on the board of directors. a small but noticeable amount with degree informed by my early efforts whole other world of fun to be had. ger needing to cart around all that so rare, that informal gatherings and In 2001 I gained my CFRA race li- this change, and the car stayed in this and reports in putting the car on The car starts as a daily driver, hits gear, I felt I should get something drives were arranged. Newfangled cense and began modestly racing the form for several years more. Then, in track with a few upgrades). Finally, the track, gets a few modifications brand new, ultra-reliable (and bor- “web forums” came on-line to solve car. Still, the car was a daily driver, 2011 I decided that it was time for the SPB rules coincided well with and, eventually, becomes a Spec Box- ing). But, after the better part of a problems and to disseminate wisdom in great condition, providing reliable a new era: a Spec Boxster. The de- my existing suspension upgrades ster (SPB) race car. decade driving that Honda sedan, and enthusiasm. transportation. cision emerged from a bunch of ra- (swapping out camber plates for I couldn’t resist a change. Lots of At one of these gatherings in late The only performance updates tionalization and consequences that GT3 control arms), so that part of Intro due diligence on the new crop of 1998 that someone mentioned the at this point were competition tires somehow all fit together. First, the the DIY conversion cost was pret- I’d had a mixture of car experi- two-seater sports cars of the time SCCA “Street School” at Thunder- and camber plates. The car saw race car was 13 years old so, while it was ty much a “freebie” (though more ences that led me to purchase the led me to understand that it was hill Raceway. I had no idea such a tracks all over California and a few still my beautiful little corner carv- would be needed). Boxster in 1998. After a few years the Boxster that was the real deal, thing existed; take your street car occasions in Nevada. er, its market value was no longer a I spent most evenings that summer driving a great but finicky 1972 an impeccably balanced mid-engine on a race track? Really!?! It was ap- significant consideration. Second, in the garage, stripping everything BMW 2002, utility led me to a used chassis and (for the time) a good sol- pealing and intimidating at the same The Conversion it was a reasonable point in time to down and selling as much as I could. Jeep Cherokee Chief for hauling id punch of Porsche flat-six power. I time but, with the HPDE novice for- In 2005, the car took its first real get a newer car; one which could be I was pleasantly surprised to rake guitars and synthesizers and amps took delivery of my Arena Red 986 mat, all fear went away and we had turn towards becoming less of a street (would need to be) a tow vehicle. in several thousand dollars for used to rehearsals and gigs. The Jeep let in early 1998. so much fun it was hard to articulate. car: suspension upgrades in the form Third, the relatively new Spec Box- parts (things like leather interior

46 CLUB RACING NEWS JULY - SEPTEMBER 2017 47 parts, convertible top, interior carpet tub, even the heater core). Not bad for cast-off parts from a car worth perhaps $10,000. Once the interior was fully gutted, the next task was to take the car to local guru TC Design to have a roll cage fabricated. Along the way, my original engine expired with over 140,000 miles, at least 25,000 on the track. Soon the car was fully equipped with the required SPB class up- grades and safety equipment for Spec Boxster racing. Though I say “fully equipped”, we all know that there is always more to do. There was no data logging, no radio system, no driver cooling, and far too much wiring and other dead weight still in the car.

Club Racing The car’s debut in SPB form came be one of the first amateur racers to Laguna Seca, the third event, I took in March 2012 at , drive there was irresistible. COTA P2 in both points races, and back at followed by my first PCA Club Race was an extremely fun and challeng- Thunderhill I was able to get on the at Thunderhill two weeks later. We ing track to learn. I’d recommend to podium for one race. had wet, wet/dry weather, and I was any who can manage it to make the Consistent good performance, suf- very happy to do OK, take practice trek at least once. ficient attendance, no mistakes or starts, take P2 in the wet in my first My run group was 70+ cars (20+ mechanicals, some podiums, and the PCA Club Race, and complete an SPB). I ran solidly mid-pack which, occasional win set me up for a show- enduro. Not a bad start. while humbling, was nonetheless a down with my good friend Doug Still, it was clear that despite the blast. I’ll be back. Later that season, I Boccignone for the final weekend significant weight loss to the car, I’d was able to get my first race win and at Buttonwillow to go for the series have to learn to gain confidence in consistently (other than at COTA!) win. I led by a few points going in; driving it faster. I figured that I had place on the podium. By the end of if I could stay within one position so many laps in the car with its pre- the season I had racked up enough of Doug in each race I’d come out vious capabilities that I would need good results to finish 6th place na- ahead for the championship. I got FIA APPROVED (8856-2000) | SFI/5 APPROVED to unlearn driving the old familiar, tionally in the SPB class. the upper hand in qualifying and comfortable limits. was just able to stay ahead of him in The A utilizes revolutionary and proprietary advancements in material, form, function and design My second Club Racing weekend, PCA West Coast Series Sprint Race #1 despite his turning synthesizing the ultimate drivers environment for performance and endurance. Lightweight and breathable in May at Laguna Seca, was a hard In the subsequent years the SPB slightly faster laps. quilting of a unique 3-layer design consisting of an Aramidic outer layer, a Nomex waffl e inner layer, and PUMA’s new proprietory ‘middle layer’ offers an unmatched , an lesson. In the first sprint race, in an class has continued to grow. In 2015 Then the weather hit hard before , and a over other admittedly small SPB field where the I ran all five Club Racing weekends Sprint Race #2. The race started with manufacturer’s 3-layer lightweight designs. normally fastest guy was new to the in Nor Cal, part of the West Coast a soaking wet track and light but • Anatomically correct pre-shaped body, legs and • Superior driver comfort is achieved through track, I was fastest SPB and leading Series started in 2014. The West lessening rain, presenting a choice in arms create less bulk in the driving position, ‘seamless’ seaming, along with a large lower the race easily with two laps to go Coast Series consists of all CR events tire strategies. I opted for rain tires; a increased freedom of movement and agility lumbar stretch panel to reduce pressure when my fourteen-year-old trans- west of the Rockies, 7 to 10 race couple of guys gambled on dries. In • PUMA’s proprietary EMS system reduces the • Weight comparison: 240 gr/m2 (33% lighter weight/bulk in the shoulder area optimizing than other light-weight suits). FIA approved mission let go. My first club race weekends, scoring the PCA points the end, the gamblers lost and I went the acceptance of Hans restraints (8856-2000) and SFI 3.2A/5 approved class win would elude me for another for the West Coast Series champion- on to win the final points race of

full year! ship. the season and take home the West In 2013, the Nor Cal SPB field By now I was more accustomed Coast Series win for 2015. • Black/white/red • Red/black/white continued to grow. I did five week- to the car, and the car was better I don’t think it’ll happen again! • Blue/black/white • White/black/red ends, including a trip to the inau- equipped and a bit closer to spec The field continues to grow with • Grey/black/white gural PCA Club Race at COTA. It weight. At Thunderhill for the first faster drivers, which is a great thing. EVERFIT + PRO PODIO GLOVE was a splurge and big undertaking, event I did OK, but no podium. At 2016 was a rough year, which in- FIA 8856-2000 APPROVED | SFI 3.3/5 FIA APPROVED (8856-2000)

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oad Atlanta, Laguna Seca, Day- ther away. And, there are still more maps, local contacts, etc.). The local Rtona, Watkins Glen, Circuit that I simply need to get to drive be- contacts I have found to be especial- of the Americas… All revered and fore too long! ly helpful in particular - hospitable, famous tracks. And we in PCA are One really great benefit of PCA and welcoming. so fortunate to have races at these Club Racing is the consistency of This consistency extends to the wonderful venues. My favorite (so many of the logistics involved. First, running of the event itself. There is far…) is Laguna Seca. I like to say the registration process is all done a well-qualified pool of PCA Nation- “Laguna Seca, not a great race track through the same on-line site, no al Club Race Stewards, Scrutineers, because it’s famous; it’s a famous race matter when or where the race is lo- and Timing staff, and every PCA track because it’s great!” But there are cated (ClubRegistrtation.net). This race uses these folks exclusively to many more gems of asphalt around site lets you search for club racing run the event. Sure, it also takes a the continent that are very worthy of events coming up soon (but you team of local volunteers helping out, spending the time and effort to visit also can check the PCA Club Racing but the racing itself is always run by (High Plains, Roebling Road, Mid- schedule on the main PCA website). National staff. This provides a com- Ohio, Barber, Mosport, Thunder- With your car(s) and class(es) already fortable, familiar, and consistent hill, Hallett – I could go on and on). in the system, it’s a simple matter to format, rules, and operation for all While Laguna Seca is only a day’s select your car when registering. The participants. drive from my home, I have truly en- registration site has a lot of useful in- You can go to a race anywhere, and joyed many terrific tracks much far- formation to plan your stay (hotels, know exactly what to expect. This

54 CLUB RACING NEWS consistency extends to the racing it- self. All cars are classified using the same rules, so others in your class (or similarly performing classes) should be benchmarks on the track for you. All your personal safety gear and safety items added to your Porsche will be valid at any venue. And, all drivers’ behavior regarding safety, passing, and sportsmanship is ex- pected to be to the same high stan- dard regardless of where the race is being held. Besides visiting awesome new tracks, there are other advantages of travelling to a distant PCA Club Race. First, you’ll meet some great folks – “It’s not just the cars, it’s the people”. As I mentioned, the local PCA members have always been very friendly, hospitable and helpful. Whether it’s favorite local restaurants or a good place to get car parts and supplies, they seem to go out of their way to make the long-distance trav- elers feel welcomed. I’ve made some new friends going to tracks that were more than a day away. Plus, when I return to these tracks, I have more to look forward to than just racing – I have friends to visit! Some of the new friends have decided to make the trip to my “local” tracks. And, you never know who you’ll run into. While at a PCA Club Race at Mosport (an extremely fun track, by the way), I ran into a friend from California I used to race with regularly. I hadn’t seen him for Alright, how does one go places we haven’t explored. We al- a few years - Seems his work trans- about visiting a PCA Club most always drive to Parade, and visit ferred him to Pennsylvania, and he Race at a track that isn’t quite friends and parts of the USA along was exploring the many wonderful in the neighborhood? the way. On occasion we’ll pack up tracks near his new home. We had Over the years our family has the race car and trailer and plan our a great time racing together, and faithfully attended Porsche Parades. route to attend a PCA Club Race or catching up on old times. These huge, week-long events with two (or more!) on the way to or from One interesting benefit I have no- over a thousand enthusiasts, and the Parade. ticed is that the more different tracks hundreds of Porsches of all types Although it can be difficult to ar- I drive, the quicker I seem to learn have tours, social events, banquets, range, occasionally a Club Race (or a new track. Mind you, it isn’t that technical presentations, lots of kid DE) will be scheduled near the Pa- I master it right away, but I have activities and competitive events. We rade location and on a weekend ad- been aware that I seem to pick up see friends from all over the North jacent to Parade. This is intentional- the line on a new track quicker than America (and further abroad), many ly done to encourage attendance at I used to. Other drivers have noticed we only get to see at Parade. both events, and I certainly suggest the same thing for themselves, and Since the Parade is held in a dif- you take advantage if the opportuni- I have to attribute this to the wider ferent part of the country every year, ty arises. Doing this, we have been variety of courses I try to experience. we consider this an excuse to visit able to drive a number of wonderful

56 CLUB RACING NEWS JULY - SEPTEMBER 2017 57 tracks outside of Southern Califor- nia, including High Plains Raceway, Mid-Ohio, Miller/Utah Motor- sports Park, Mosport, Portland In- ternational Raceway, Road Atlanta, Roebling Road and Watkins Glen. In 2013, Paul Jr. took top overall Pa- rade autocross time with our 911SC (only 191HP, but light and nimble)! Most club races have tire vendors on-site, so you can work with them in advance to ensure that they have tires for you. So, if you are not a Pa- rade attendee, check it out and sign up! Then, when you are a Parade attendee, look for PCA Club Races (or DE events), nearby or along the route to and from the Parade. A fun planning activity would be to get out a map and a club racing schedule and plot out a route that would take you to various sched- uled events. You could visit relatives, friends, national parks, other PCA regions, and a bunch of interesting places in between races. Depending on your available time and finan- cial resources, you can also consid- er having your race car shipped to the destination events, and flying to a nearby airport. If a group of you from your local region get together, you can fill up a transport with your race cars and drive separately or fly to the destination tracks.

Who says you need to stay away from home all that time? their 914-6 all over. The club racing gether – you’ll have more than dou- I’ve also hear of people driving to program was not around yet, but ble the fun! Or simply start out by a long distance venue, enjoying the they looked for DE events in various planning a longer trip to a PCA Club race weekend, arrange to leave their PCA regions across the land. Seems race a bit farther away than usual. rig with a friendly PCA’er, fly home to me they did over forty events in In 2017 the Parade is in Spokane, (one way to use those miles), then fly their year on the road. They met WA in early July, but by the time you back at some later point (based on many wonderful PCA folks, drove all read this, it will be a bit late to sign the schedule you’ve come up with), sorts of tracks, saw some incredible up. For 2018 the Parade will be lo- drive to that next venue, enjoy the sights along the way, and generally cated at a nice resort in the middle weekend, then repeat the routine had the time of their lives. What few of Missouri (Lake of the Ozarks). We until you’ve had enough. Can you automotive problems they encoun- are already thinking about the 2018 imagine how much fun you’d have, tered were met with support from Parade, and when the PCA Club the places you’d see, the people you’d the many helpful PCA friends they Racing schedule comes out (near the meet? Good thing I’m retired! made along the way. While not all of end of 2017), we’ll be busy planning I knew a PCA couple in the late us could take a year for this, you have our excellent adventure of a PCA 1980s who retired, and then imme- to admit it has tremendous appeal. Road (Racing) Trip! diately spent the better part of a year So take a look at the PCA Club So, have fun, and we hope to see travelling the USA. They took their Racing calendar, check out the you on the track soon – maybe one modest motorhome and trailered Porsche Parade, and work the two to- far from our homes!

58 CLUB RACING NEWS JULY - SEPTEMBER 2017 59 PCA CLUB RACING CONTINGENCY PROGRAMS BY STEVE RASHBAUM

Below is an outline of the various contingencies available to racers. An overview of the award guidelines and forms can be found at: www.pca.org/rules-licensing-forms

PASSING ON SORT OF STRAIGHTS — RESPONSIBILITY? Bob Woodman Tires: • All classes running on Hoosier, Toyo or Yokohama tires. e all think about passing in 1 plans to drive, crossing over from fore crossing the track. Car 2 should • Guidelines/forms at: www.BobWoodmanTires.com/ Wthe brake zone or corners, but one side of the track to the other. If also think before making the pass PCAcontingency we don’t think as much about pass- car 2 gets a run on car 1 and makes on that side of the track before car ing on straights. We take passing on a pass later on that straight, he will 1 moves over. Car 2 needs to think straights for granted. We get a run on most likely pass car 1 on the inside of about whether he can get by before Pirelli/JX2: someone or get a nice draft and sling- turn 2 after car 1 moves over setting car 1 could move over (in case car 1 • All classes running on Pirelli tires. shot by. In reality, we should think up for that corner. That would be the doesn’t see him). If car 2 can wait, • Guidelines and forms can be found at: about passes on straights as much as safest pass. However, if car 2 gets a he knows car 1 will see him on the https://jx2pg.com/contingency/jx2-contingency-form/ the other, not only complete a pass run or has a lot more power than car inside of turn 2 and avoid the pos- but also to avoid contact. 1, he may initiate his pass right af- sibility of contact. Simply put, both While the primary responsibili- ter turn 1 exit onto the straight. This cars share responsibility. Toyo Tires: ty lies with the passing car (car 2), has more risk because car 1 plans to If a faster car catches a slower car, • SPB and SPC classes the car being passed (car 1) shares move in that direction, setting up for they should not expect the slower • Guidelines and forms can be found at: responsibility for a safe pass as well. turn 2. car to just allow them to pass. Car www.toyoracerrebates.com The scenario that comes to mind is Car 2 has the responsibility to 2 needs to be aware that how car 1 passing on a straight where the exit of make a safe pass, but as car 1 cross- is going to make it difficult to be the corner leading onto the straight es from one side of the track to the passed. This now becomes more in- Hawk Brakes: (turn 1) is the opposite side of the other, he has a responsibility to not tentional by car 1 to drive a wide car. • SP1-3 track from the turn-in point of the squeeze car 2 off the track or have Car 1 also needs to be aware that car • One set of brake pads to class winners of championship corner at the end of the straight (turn contact with him. 2 wants to get by and may be faster. points races having more than 5 starters. 2). As car 1 crosses over to the right This is a common challenge for Now it’s not a matter of whether car • Certificates will be sent to winners. side of the straight setting up for what should be a safe easy pass. Car 1 1 sees car 2. Both are now playing turn 2, there is risk of car 2 coming may be driving a fast corner and not the chess game of positioning their into contact with car 1. Car 2 should expect car 2 to get a run so early, but car to take the next corner. Pirelli/JX2: be aware of the normal line that car car 1 must simply look for cars be- Both drivers need to know when • GTC3-6 they have been checkmated and give • Tires awarded to class winners of championship points races the corner up. We all want to prevail, having more than two starters. we all want that corner, but only one • Certificates will be sent to winners. can (and it is NOT always you!). Think about the big picture and evaluate the risk/reward of a pass be- Pirelli/JX2: fore you attempt it, and be aware of • GTB1 “Triple Trofeo Championship”. cars around you and the situation. • Guidelines can be found at: Don’t force something just because https://www.pca.org/rules-licensing-forms you want it; evaluate the situation objectively and make the correct de- cision. Those trips up to the tower to visit the steward are not fun. We would like to thank our sponsors for their generous support of PCA Club Racing

60 CLUB RACING NEWS JULY - SEPTEMBER 2017 61 gine would receive by varying the That’s why, even with a failed MAF, The Porsche ECU is typically lo- time the injectors were open. The for instance, the DME goes into a cated under one of the front seats first Porsche engine management “safe mode” and keeps the engine (911) or in the rear trunk (Boxster). computers were the Bosch D-Jec- running safely and efficiently. If this The Porsche DME is a very reli- tronic and they were controlled by happens, it will also alert the driver via able and rugged piece of engineering. the engine’s vacuum. It was first in- the check engine light (CEL) so that it It is quite durable and trouble-free. troduced on the 1972, 2.4 liter 911T can be corrected by a service provider. Nevertheless, having said that, the and came on subsequent Porsche At the core of a DME there are number one cause of a Porsche’s models. Using the vacuum was not multiple microprocessors, and in a DME unit failing can be caused by very efficient, so Bosch eventually modern Porsche they execute near- jump-starting the car using cheap advanced to the Digital Motronic ly twenty million instructions per jumper cables, which may cause the Electronics (DME), still in use today, second (20 MIPS). Microprocessors electrical system to surge after the although immensely more refined also have a reputation for being ex- vehicle is started. Another common than the first versions. tremely reliable. They are designed failure can occur when an enthusiast These systems were much more for a lifespan of at least 150,000 (or a shop) uses an electric welder and precise. Gas mileage and performance active hours. A car, by comparison, fails to first disconnect the ground were dramatically increased while is expected to survive around 4,000 cable on the battery, causing a high emissions dramatically decreased. hours of use (a race car much less!). voltage surge through the ECU. Today, our DME does much more than just control the fuel injection. It controls everything related to the engine, from measuring the incom- ing air temperature and ambient air pressure, to the amount of fuel injected, to the throttle position, to the amount of air flowing into the engine, and many other parameters. Then, based on its memory’s maps, it MONEY, BEAUTY AND HP makes a decision as to what’s the best THE THREE THINGS YOU CAN NEVER HAVE ENOUGH OF combination of air, gas and spark timing for that particular situation, STORY BY PEDRO P. BONILLA (GCRPCA) and maintains it for maximum per- formance and fuel savings. Using the information about how much air is flowing through the en- gine (sensed by the Mass Airflow Sensor - MAF) and how fast the en- egarding the first two, it’s best if DME stands for Digital Motron- work against any changes you make gine is turning (RPMs), the DME Ryou’re born with them. Luckily, ic Electronics, or actually, Digitale to the engine’s systems and will try uses a fuel map to determine how the last one, horsepower, is much Motronic Elektronik (in German). It to bring the parameters back to stan- long each injector should stay open easier to get, and I’ll tell you how. was originally designed by, and is still dard. That’s why you may lose power during each cycle to inject the cor- One of the most-asked questions manufactured by Porsche’s electron- with some aftermarket products, but rect amount of fuel. in Porschedom is: “How can I get ic supplier: Bosch GmbH, although there’s a way around that... later. During partial-throttle operation, more HP out of my car?” In many the newer Porsches are now using the injector pulse-width is also mod- instances people spend a ton of mon- the Siemens DME, but the principle How and why was the DME ified by the readings from the oxygen ey purchasing expensive and exotic is the same. It is also known as the developed? sensors, devices that sit in the exhaust intake or exhaust systems and other ECU which stands for Engine Con- The first Porsches of the very late collectors and determine how much aftermarket add-ons, only to find out trol Unit or Electronic Control Unit 40s through the early 70s used car- oxygen is left over in the exhaust. that they’ve lost, not made, horse- (see photo above). buretors and distributors for engine Each cylinder is constantly adjusted power. Simply put, the DME (or ECU) is management. It worked well until to obtain maximum operating effi- Why does this happen, you may the engine’s management computer, we needed better emission controls, ciency under virtually all conditions. ask? Because of a little box called the which is programmed at the factory which forced manufacturers, includ- In the event of an electrical or DME. I’m sure you’ve heard of it, to provide the best combination of ing Porsche, to develop fuel injec- electronic fault, the DME can even but maybe you don’t know exactly power and fuel economy for a myri- tion. The new management system reconfigure itself to bypass the prob- what it is and what it does. Let me ad of driving conditions. This engine now needed an analog computer to lem and it can self-diagnose for try to explain. management system will actually control the amount of fuel the en- quick and efficient troubleshooting.

62 CLUB RACING NEWS JULY - SEPTEMBER 2017 63 ECUs are very complex comput- the ECU so that it knows which reprogram your car’s ECU without ing systems and can be very expen- changes to consider and incorporate. opening its case. It’s all done through sive, costing as much as $5,000 or If you don’t follow this plan you’ll the DMEs existing 88-pin connec- more to replace. Luckily, many failed have to flash every time you modify tor, even on the first generation 986 ECUs can be repaired quickly and af- any physical engine component in (Boxster) and 996 (Carrera). fordably by a few highly-specialized order to obtain significant gains from Other software upgrades and re- repair facilities around the country. that particular mod. maps on model year 2000 and new- You may also hear the process of er can be done directly through the How to make more horsepower flashing a DME referred to aschip OBD-II port on your car. Let’s get back to how to make more or chipping, and that’s because the (see figures connector1, connec- horsepower on your Porsche. When first generations of DME used ROM tor2, connector3 and flashing. Porsche manufactures a vehicle they (Read Only Memory) chips that There have been great advances don’t generally know where the car could not be re-programmed. Many in ECU reprogramming in the last will end up and under which condi- tuners today still have to crack open few years. Some services which were tions it will be driven, so they de-tune the DMEs case and remove, re-flash, considered impossible on a Porsche’s the engine through the ECU maps and re-solder the physical chip in DME, are now available to the gen- to allow for a multitude of adverse Porsche models up to 1998. eral public. driving conditions, such as using low Today, some very exclusive tun- I’m very aware that this article is octane fuel, driving at high-altitudes, ers with state-of-the-art computing being published in PCA Club Rac- under very hot ambient tempera- hardware and software can read and ing News and it is in no way to be tures, etc. But you can narrow the parameters connector 1 dramatically by having your ECU reprogrammed to the conditions you will drive under, such as: Street, Spir- ited Driving, AX, Track, full-blown Racing, etc. For instance, if you only use 93 octane gasoline, the ECU can be reprogrammed for that. If you’ve installed aftermarket in- take and or exhaust systems, the ECU can be reprogrammed for that. If you’ve increased the throttle body’s size, the ECU can be repro- grammed for that. If you’d like to raise the rev-limiter, the ECU can be reprogrammed for connector 2 that. If you’ve ... you get the idea. All of this collected information is optimized, converted into data and maps and can be reprogrammed into the ECU’s memory during the Chip tuning or Flashing process. Once the ECU is Flashed with its new maps, the engine’s data is now processed with the new parameters and signif- icant gains in torque and hp can be achieved. Horesepower and torque increases of 20-30% are possible for turbo-boosted engines, while 8-12% gains are the norm on normally aspi- rated engines. The recommendation is to make all the changes to the hardware (en- gine intake through exhaust) first, and as a final step flash (reprogram)

64 CLUB RACING NEWS JULY - SEPTEMBER 2017 65 connector 3 flashing

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considered as a recommendation Modifying the ECU maps where Porsche and more, please visit my www.TraqGear.com to blindly remap your ECU. Please prohibited is a violation of PCAs website at: www.PedrosGarage.com. check your particular Class Rules in Club Racing Rules and will have order to determine if it is allowed (as consequences. Scrutineers now rou- Happy Porsche-ing, in the Prepared and Modified Class- tinely check for illegal ECU maps Pedro es). Many PCA Club Racing classes and chips by downloading a racecar’s EUROFIT do not allow any changes to the soft- map and comparing it to the OEM Ed: Pedro Bonilla is also one of our PODIUM HPDE ware, such as most Stock and Spec map for that car. PCA Club Racing Scrutineers in addi- Semi-Compression Safe Comfort Style Protection Classes (this includes Boxster Spec, To obtain additional informa- tion to owning his own shop in South- and SUPER comfortable Cayman Spec and 996 Spec Classes). tion about chipping or tuning your ern Florida.

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66 CLUB RACING NEWS JULY - SEPTEMBER 2017 67 with his son Ferdinand Anton Ernst “Ferry” lin came knocking on his father’s of- Ultimately, Ferdinand decided to a Russian made car have launched Fer- Porsche - 1937 fice door in Stuttgart. distance himself from Stalin. Many dinand and his successors to the top In 1932, Stalin sent a delegation historians and Porsche fanatics be- of the global market for exotic race with hopes of wooing Porsche into lieve that Ferdinand declined because cars? Or, would the Russian collabora- adding his expertise to the goals and the European Grand Prix did not tion have been a flop, and the Porsche aspirations of the Soviet Union. “At race in the Soviet Union. He loved to name forgotten by the year 1960? first we though the invitation was race his cars, especially against rival That’s the fun of causational what ifs: so improbable we had trouble tak- European manufacturers, so moving we just don’t know. ing it seriously,” noted Ferry. After to a place where that was not possible What we do know, thankfully, is breaking the ice with an impromptu was simply just not an option. that two years after the Soviet invita- visit, Stalin then offered Ferdinand Ferdinand’s son Ferry describes his tion, Porsche opened a contract with Porsche an invitation to go on a tour father’s choice, likewise, in simplistic Reichsverband der Automobilin- of the Soviet Union. Porsche accept- terms. “After much consideration,” dustrie, initiating the production of ed the offer and was subsequently Ferdinand turned down the Soviet what has come to be known as Hit- conducted around Russia, stopping courtship. He felt that learning the ler’s “people’s car.” mostly to admire and view Soviet Russian language would have been But that, my good Porschephiles, aircraft and automobile factories. too difficult. Running a nation’s au- is a topic best saved for later. Once Porsche had a general idea tomobile industry was a hard enough about how Stalin’s automobile and task; Porsche could not imagine run- Further Reading / Resources military vehicle industry operated, ning the foreign industry when he Michael Mandelbaum, Mission Stalin offered Porsche a prestigious could not even communicate with Failure: America and the World in the position as his Chief Construction his subordinates and supervisors. Post-Cold War Era (New York: Oxford Director, a station that would basi- Ferdinand’s decision to snub the University Press, 2016) cally make Porsche the director of Soviets demarcates one heck of a the research and development arm of “what if” scenario in the historical , We at Porsche: The the Soviet auto industry. The job in- time line of the Porsche, , Autobiography of Dr. Ing. h.c. Ferry cluded a hefty sum of money, a villa and automobile brands. Had Porsche (New York: Doubleday, 1976). in the mountains, and even the abil- Porsche said yes to Stalin, would a HISTORICIZING PORSCHE: ity to transfer all of his Stuttgart staff derivative of the iconic Volkswagen https://www.stuttcars.com/about- THE RUSSIAN CONNECTION to a new Soviet located workshop. have been produced in Russia? Would porsche/ferdinand-porsche/ THE RUSSIAN CONNECTION AND WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN

STORY BY ASH SEIDL-STALEY (REPRINTED FROM SLIPSTREAM); PHOTO COURTESY OF STUTTCARS.COM

ne can hardly turn on the news, people actually remember, but the West always doubted Russian sin- Oregardless of the partisan out- Cold War, the political witch hunts/ cerity. No matter which side of the let, without seeing Russia boldly dis- trials based on radical McCarthyism, political spectrum you find yourself played in the headline or, at the very and Reagan’s surprising admiration for on, you can at least agree that Russia least, shimmying across the banner at Gorbachev steered us through much is important, that Russia is here to the bottom of the television screen. Lt. of the twentieth century. stay, and that both the U.S. and Rus- General Michael Flynn’s resignation In the 1990s, headlines switched sia will continue to meddle in each as President Trump’s National Secu- gears when they started describing a other’s’ affairs for decades to come. rity Advisor and subsequent plea for broke and socially conflicted Russia. Russia’s international meddling immunity, as well as updates on the Having just risen out of the ashes of stretches far back into history, but mountain of evidence stacking against the Soviet Union, Russia was forced for our intents and purposes we Russian President Vladimir Putin, to lean on the U.S. and the Inter- should really just start in the 1930s. take center stage of this coverage. national Monetary Fund (IMF) for In his autobiography entitled We It’s crazy to think about, but this pat- economic, social, and even political at Porsche: The Autobiography of tern of attention, conflict, and specu- support. But this never garnered mu- Dr. Ing. h.c. Ferry Porsche, Fer- lation is cyclical. It has been occurring tually beneficial relationships. Russia ry Porsche, the son of Ferdinand for decades. I’m not sure how many always distrusted the West, and the Porsche, describes when Joseph Sta-

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72 CLUB RACING NEWS MID OHIO SPORTS CAR COURSE — MAY 5-7 2017 HARD CHARGERS Jim Child OHV SP3 94 968 14 4 10 Orange Sprint Race 1 BY MICHAEL WINGFIELD, CHIEF OF NATIONAL TIMING & SCORING Mark Peebles FLC SPB 98 Boxster 23 16 7 Orange Sprint Race 2 Robert Wisen NCO GTA2 09 GT3 Cup 4 1 3 Purple Sprint Race 1 Erik Winberg MIL GT1 05 GT3 5 1 4 Purple Sprint Race 2 Name Region Class Description Start Finish Index Race Mike Origer CHO J S 04 GT3 9 5 4 Purple Sprint Race 2 AUTO CLUB SPEEDWAY — APRIL 21-23 Jack Strifling BGS E S 87 911 32 18 14 Combned Enduro Michael Hemmingway RMT SPB 98 Boxster 36 22 14 Combined Enduro Bob Jones INT F S 87 911 24 12 12 Blue Sprint 1 Mark Peebles FLC SPB 98 Boxster 41 27 14 Combined Enduro Jeff Shulem SBA SPB 99 Boxster 30 18 12 Blue Sprint 1 Rusty West SBA SPB 97 Boxster 31 19 12 Blue Sprint 1 MOTORSORTS PARK HASTINGS — JUNE 3-4 Walt Kaye SDO SPB 98 Boxster 33 21 12 Blue Sprint 1 Chester Bailey WIC D S 83 911 SC 13 9 4 Blue Sprint Race 1 Andres Hainer LA SPB 99 Boxster 17 8 9 Blue Sprint 2 Rachelle Butaud LST SPB 98 Boxster 16 9 7 Blue Sprint Race 2 Rich Yochum RIV GT3 02 Carrera 30 17 13 Green Sprint 1 Mark Steingas NST GTC3 05 GT3 Cup 6 2 4 Red Sprint Race 1 Roland Schmidt SDO GT3 73 911 20 15 5 Green Sprint 2 Mike Courtney NST GTC3 05 GT3 Cup 7 5 2 Red Sprint Race 2 Charles Wirken AZ GTD 16 GT4CS 7 5 2 Combined Sprint 3 David Byassee RMT SPB 99 Boxster 20 16 4 Combined Sprint 3 Nigel Maidment LA SPB 99 Boxster 27 14 13 Combined Enduro Leyvas/Oviatt AZ SPB 98 Boxster 29 16 13 Combined Enduro WATKINS GLEN INTERNATIONAL — JUNE 2-4

BUTTONWILLOW RACEWAY PARK — MAY 27-28 David Felker RTR SPB 99 Boxster 54 49 12 Blue Spring Race 1 Hoyt Ammidon SCH SPB 99 Boxster 44 27 17 Blue Sprint Race 2 William Pickering LPA SPB Spec 99 Boxster 18 11 7 Sprint Race 1 Scott Plunkett MSO F S 90 911 53 36 17 Blue Sprint Race 2 Andrew Forrest GG SPB Spec 99 Boxster 19 12 7 Sprint Race 1 Chip Eggleton GCT E S 78 911 14 11 3 Green Sprint Race 1 Doug Boccignine DIA SPB Spec 97 Boxster 13 10 3 Sprint Race 2 Mark Weining DEL E S 82 911 SC Euro 18 14 4 Green Sprint Race 2 Jack Mohn LV SP1 Spec 86 944 17 12 5 Sprint Race 3 Joe Still HOD GTC4 09 911 GT3 Cup 39 26 13 Red Sprint Race 1 — MAY 19-21 Leslie Shrem NNJ GT1 03 GT2 33 24 9 Red Sprint Race 2 Doug Fero RTR GTB1 08 Cayman S 41 28 13 Yellow Sprint Race 1 David Varwig CHO GTD 16 GT4CS 7 6 1 Sprint Race 1 Matt Distefano UPC SPC 07 Cayman S 46 28 18 Yellow Sprint Race 2 John Westra CHO GT4 75 911S 8 7 1 Sprint Race 1 Dennis Huffman CHO SP3 95 968 Firehawk 17 5 12 Orange Enduro Jim Vogel CW1 I S 14 Cayman S 10 9 1 Sprint Race 1 Tim McLean CHO SP3 89 944 S2 19 7 12 Orange Enduro Chester Bailey WIC D S 83 911S 13 12 1 Sprint Race 1 Randy Smith UPC SP2 97 944 23 11 12 Orange Enduro Bad Boyd HCT SP1 87 944 15 14 1 Sprint Race 1 Todd Lamb PST SPB 99 Boxster 24 10 14 Purple Enduro Stephen Rosenberger STL D S 78 911SC 9 6 3 Sprint Race 2 Topher Everett PST SPB 99 Boxster 29 15 14 Purple Enduro Dale Tuety RMT SP1 83 944 11 8 3 Sprint Race 2 Dwayne Moses POT GTC3 03 GT3 Cup 12 4 8 White Enduro Dale Tuety RMT SP1 83 944 10 6 4 Enduro Group B Glenn Wiedenbeck MAV SP996 02 996 17 9 8 White Enduro HIGH PLAINS RACEWAY — JUNE 17-18 Ken Agena SCH J S 04 GT3 18 10 8 White Enduro Michael Hemmingway RMT SPB 98 Boxster 22 18 4 Yellow Sprint 1 Jean Audet REN K 04 GT3 21 13 8 White Enduro Jeffrey Schmidt SDO GT4 97 993 16 13 3 Yellow Sprint 2 Dale Hartzell RMT GTA1 03 GT3 Cup 6 3 3 Orange Enduro Mark Boschert INT SPB 99 Boxster 20 17 3 Orange Enduro MORE LAGUNA SECA TWILIGHT CYCLING (FROM PAGE 72) Walt/Kathy Fricke RMT D S 82 911 SC 21 18 3 Orange Enduro Dale Tuety RMT SP1 83 944 22 19 3 Orange Enduro Mark Fenner RMT SP3 87 944S 23 20 3 Orange Enduro

LIME ROCK PARK — APRIL 21-22

Jim Sherman NNJ SP3 86 951 24 18 6 White Sprint Race 1 Paolo Incampo CTV SPB 98 Boxster 16 9 7 White Sprint Race 2 John S Shafer CTV SP911 80 911 SC 18 13 5 Green Sprint Race 1 Harry Kintzi CPA F P 01 Boxster S 14 5 9 Green Sprint Race 2 Bob Kim NNJ GTB3 06 997 Carrera S 17 11 6 Yellow Sprint Race 1 Michael Embler SCH GTB1 12 Cayman 20 9 11 Yellow Sprint Race 2 Roger Funk CTV GT4 76 911 20 15 5 Orange Sprint Race 1 Leslie Shrem NNJ GT1 03 GT2 17 12 5 Orange Sprint Race 2

74 CLUB RACING NEWS JULY - SEPTEMBER 2017 75 2005 FORD F-250 Lariat Super Duty 4WD: 80k miles. 8 cyl, 6.0 L turbodiesel, automatic, Off Road package, modest lift, towing package, aluminum wheels & spare, new tires, all the options. Complete BANKS system with IQ dash and engine brake (CARB approved). Rear air suspension, rear view camera. Cli- mate control, custom stereo (CD/DVD). Dealer service.

Vehicles and trailer located in Huntington Beach, CA. More info Package Deal: $65,000.00 or individually available upon request.

2004 996 GT3 J Stock Champion 1998 Boxster Spec (SPB): 2016 CR Log Book, all proper com- Contact: [email protected] K-Fab 1.75 DOM roll cage, PCA legal nets, harness, halo seat on ponents. Zero time engine, three event tranny w/new hardware & text or call: (310) 901-8154 (18.1) sliders... Moton Clubsport 2 way shocks with custom valving, new 997 short-shift, new PSS-9 and springs, new side radiators. serviced 2015... RSS suspension components, Numeric billet Custom exhaust (98 dB) & factory exhaust. Fire suppression, two shifter, Aim data and camera... Fresh trans 2015 with fresh Guard seats & belts. Traqmate data logger with two cameras. Cool Suit, diff... Fresh Bavaro built engine 2015 incl new wire harness... helmet blower, driver blower. Two sets of wheels (square) and one FVD exhaust, custom intake, cool suit system... 3 sets CCW race set (staggered). Sticker set Toyo RR (square) and sticker set Toyo A QUICK wheels 1 set stock GT3 wheels with new Hoosier rains... Many RA1 (staggered). Second owner. Car build and driven by M. Essa new or freshly serviced components. This car has been main- and N. Richards. Maintained by Essa Autosport. tained and extensively developed by Bodymotion over the last few GLANCE seasons. Many track records and countless class wins. 2010 Forest River/Cargo Mate 27’ enclosed trailer: 2016 PCA J class National Champ! 5,200 lb axles, 4 wheel electric brakes, aluminum wheels, one year old, E-load tires. White vinyl walls, left & right side doors, $61,000 [email protected] (732) 493-2700 (17.3) upper cabinets and closet, toolbox, tire rack, folding bed/coach and removable table, 2nd bed that lifts to the ceiling. 50 amp electric circuit, 50 & 30 amp power cords, 110 lights and plugs “PurpleHaze” is for sale. (in & out), ONAN propane generator (5.5 kW), two deep cycle This 2009 Porsche Super Cup is a factory race car I have run batteries. Air-conditioning and ceiling fan/vent. TV, stereo, mi- PCA Club Racing in GTC4. All the right stuff. No expense crowave, small refrigerator, back-up camera, LED lights, nitrogen spared. Performs perfectly. Podium results everywhere. The Haze bottle and air lines. ANDERSEN anti-sway hitch and ball. has been managed by ToppRacing, altho’ privateers can run these cars on their own. All accessories are included, 2 sets of BBS wheels, electronics, cooler, etc. Selling because I have moved on to the next chapter after motorracing. Suggesting $80,000. FastFred (214) 212-6685 [email protected] (18.1)

1994 968 E Class / SP3 Race Car 5 races on fresh motor & trans, custom airbox and Stahl header with custom exhaust, Behe chip, 944S2 flywheel, LSD, (4) CCW I had the good fortune to make my first trip to 18” wheels, Moton Club Sport shocks, M030 bars, Lexan Watkins Glen this year. Special thanks to Pete windshield, fire system, removable steering wheel, 300# ballast FOR SALE — 2011 Cayman S (street car) Tremper for his extra effort to make my job easier removable for SP3, sorted, fast, ready to race. 35K miles: silver/black, PDK w/sport chrono, limited slip diff, and more productive. $30,000 Contact Mike [email protected] (18.1) sport seats, design package (black accents), Boxster Spyder 1980 911 Euro, GT3 Class or PCA Vintage wheels, PCM Bose+nav, V1 radar, purchased and serviced at Car built with consultation from The Racer’s Group, 993 One of these included knowing the whoops to Circle Porsche in Long Beach, CA. complete fiberglass body panels, 2200#, 3.4L twin plug jump through (who to ask) to get me credentialed engine with 3 hrs. on rebuild, 50mm PMO’s (details available to be in the start/finish tower. This was one of the The car is located in Seal Beach, California. This vehicle is as on request) G50-20 6 speed race trans.2-sets Fikse FM-5 18” best places I saw to take photos (and be real close well taken care of as a car can be. My wife and I have three wheels, JRZ triple adjustable coil over suspension, complete to the action). cars and we just are not driving the Cayman enough to justify EHP suspension components, Porsche big reds, Tilton master keeping it. We would like to see it go to a good home cylinders, TRG fuel cell, Halon fire system, Racetech halo seat, We know that The Glen is the oldest track in the No expense spared, U.S., and if you had any doubts that their workers All records, always garaged, $39,000. lack experience, just check out the patches on the Contact Marty Goldsmith $58,000 OBO for complete details Contact : Denny Wasser @ starter’s jacket! [email protected] (562) 494 6350 610-781-7631 or [email protected] (18.1)

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