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March 2009 ©2008 Porsche Cars North America, Inc March 2009 ©2008 Porsche Cars North America, Inc. Porsche recommends seat belt usage and observance of all traffic laws at all times. It didn’t just come from a racing heritage. It is the racing heritage. There is no mistaking it for anything else. The instantly familiar lines. The surgical handling. The massive Porsche monobloc brakes. The surge of power from the legendary rear-mounted engine. Visit us today for a one-of-a-kind test drive. The 911 GT3. Circle Porsche (800) 675-2472 1850 Outer Traffic Circle Long Beach, CA 90815 www.CirclePorsche.com 9am-7pm 9am-6pm March 2009 Contents 2009 GPX Board of Directors & Chairs President - Skip Carter Advertising 3 GPX Board of Directors & Chairs Chuck Weaver 619.992.9927 562.40.010 4 On the Cover [email protected] [email protected] Editorial License 5 Calendar Chief Driving Instructor Mike Mulligan 6 Day Away from Work DE/Autocross - Apr 1 760.672.9175 7 GPX Paramount Ranch Tour - March 22 [email protected] 8 28th GPX Queen Mary Concours - May 16 Vice President - Rick Mills (2) 791-842 Circuit Distribution 9 GPX 2nd Annual 56 Breakfast - May 2 Albert Franco [email protected] 10 California Festival of Speed - April -5 10.79.8987 [email protected] 11 26th Annual Porsche/VW Lit Meet, Mar 7 So Cal All Porsche Swap Meet, Mar 8 Concours Dal & Spencer Lee 12 A 196 Porsche 56B T-6 with a Story to Tell 10.291.467 15 Zone 8 Concours Judging School - Mar 21 Treasurer - Barbara Gillam [email protected] 16 February 7 Breakfast Club at Friscos (21) 507-996 [email protected] Driving Events 18 Callas Le Mans Video Tech Session Report vacant 20 Featured Advertiser - SWB Studios Goodie Store 22 Book Review for Porschephiles: De Jur Race to Win 2.697.0565 [email protected] 24 GPX New Member Report & Anniversaries Secretary - Suesan Way 25 Brother Can You Spare... ASUDEC 619.992.4287 Goodie Store Co-Chair 26 February 7 Minutes of the Board [email protected] Bob Baddy 31 Breakfast Club Meeting at Ricky & Ronnie's 10.951.7979 [email protected] Index to Advertisers Commercial Ad Rates Insurance/Tech Sessions Ron Shanon 28 Classified Ads Activities - Marty Goldsmith 10.42-979 (day) 30 El Camino Real XXVI TSD Rally - Apr 25 (562) 494-650 [email protected] Lost In the "Other" Desert Rally IV - May 1 [email protected] Registrar SBR Autocross Camarillo - Apr 11 Suesan Way Zone 8 Autocross, Santa Barbara - Mar 29 619.992.4287 [email protected] Social Membership - Peter Ross Hazel Hofsess 10.608.974 10.971.0567 [email protected] [email protected] Tech Inspection Richard Clewett 10.406.8788 [email protected] Editor - Skip Carter Timing Web sites 619.992.9927 Carlos Chang [email protected] (10) 647-211 GPX www.GrandPrixRegion.com [email protected] Zone 8 zone8.org Tours PCA National Pca.org Zone 8 Representative Marty Goldsmith PCNA us.Porsche.com/national 562.494.650 Michael Dolphin [email protected] Porsche AG Porsche.com (21) 248-474 Don't forget to visit the Grand Prix Region [email protected] Webmaster Jimmie Mitchell Web site at: www.GrandPrix.Region.com 10.59.2568 Jimmie Mitchell is doing some great work on [email protected] our site. Please let him know what you think EDITORIAL POLICY: THE CIRCUIT is the official publication of the GRAND PRIX REGION of the PORSCHE CLUB OF AMERICA. Statements appearing in THE CIRCUIT are those of the author and are not necessarily the opinions of the CLUB or its editorial staff. The Editor reserves the right to edit all material submitted for publication. Permission to reprint any material herein is granted providing full credit is given to the authors and THE CIRCUIT, with the exception of copyrighted material. ADDRESS CHANGE: Please notify membership chair, Peter Ross, of any address or membership status changes: Peter Ross, PO Box 11391, Carson, CA 90746 310.608.9743. Also notify PCA National, PO Box 5900, Springfield, VA 22150. The Circuit ...and a word or two from the President's seat — Skip Carter The California Festival of Speed in Fontana is coming up April 3- 5. We have a large group of GPX volunteers already signed on, but If this month's Circuit seems to have a large number of event can always use more. This is a very fun event and the best Porsche ads, you are not mistaken. This year, the Grand Prix Region has racing you'll find in Southern California, period! If you have ques- more events on the calendar that we've ever seen. Then if you tions, contact Suesan Way for more information: 619-992-4287 or start looking at other PCA regions in our area, you will be quite [email protected] awed at the variety and quantity of Porsche events. There is so much news, we've had to push a lot of it until the April You'll also notice quite a few changes in the layout of this issue, including things like the new Porsche Museum opening. month's Circuit. I want to thank John Alfenito. John is the new Not only is our Breakfast Club Meeting this coming Saturday, but editor for the Santa Barbara Region. I was so impressed with his it is also the annual L.A. Hilton Porsche Lit Meet, followed by the first issue, I asked him to critique The Circuit for me. His com- So Cal All Porsche Car Show on Sunday. Ads for both are on page ments were very helpful, and several were implemented here. I 11. We will have our Membership Tent set up Sunday, so stop by very much appreciate suggestions and comments that will help and say hello or, better yet, come help us man it. improve not only our newsletter, but the club overall. The Porsche Parade is in Colorado this year. Registration is being Our featured advertiser this month is SWB (short wheel base) done a little differently. Anyone registering during the first three Studios, Steve and Caprice Foster. If you have ever walked down days (March 3-5) will be in a lottery in case it is oversubscribed. It Vendor Row at the Monterey Historics, you have seen their used to be done on a "first come" basis. The easiest way to register art. Our front cover this month is one of Steve's paintings of is online, but you must have your login setup before hand on the Porsche's 917-30. Given that Porsche is the featured marque at www.pca.org website. Registration information is in the latest the Laguna Seca event this year (Porsche 60th Anniversary), you Panorama and on the PCA website. This will be the closest Parade can count on seeing this and many other cars from the Porsche to us for the next couple of years. Illinois and Vermont are the Museum. It will be a very special year to attend. Many people next two sites, as I understand. have been working on reservations since last August. Our Day Away from Work Drivers Ed/Autocross is on Monday, April 13. Registrations are coming in. The flyer is on page 6, so On the Cover... get yours in soon. The deadline for registering before the late fee kicks in is April 3. This is an entry level event, so if you've Grand Prix Region member Steve Foster's art work is know ever wanted an opportunity to have an instructor help you learn far and wide. In this painting, the last overall Porsche to win Le Mans, the GT1, is show at the famous Corkscrew about car control and how to feel more comfortable driving your at Laguna Seca, where it is sure to be seen at this year's Porsche, this could be the place. Contact [email protected] Monterey Historic Races. Steve and Caprise's SWB Studios or 619-992-4287 if you have any questions. is our Featured Advertiser this month. This is shaping up to be another great year for the Grand Prix Region. Our first two events at our new Breakfast Club location, Frisco's Car Hop Grill in Long Beach, has had the largest crowds we've ever seen at these events... and that's with rain at both of them. Who knows what will happen when we get a sunny day! I know a lot of us are feeling the pressure of this tight economy. More than ever, our advertisers and sponsors need our support. If you have an opportunity, please let them know how much we appreciate them. Thanks. Sleazy Dog Construction 4 March 2009 June 2009 Calendar 1948 Porsche #1 is road certified 5-7 F-Sun F1 of Turkey, Istanbul March 2009 6 1998, Porsche scores 16th overall win at Le Mans 7 Sat GPX Breakfast Club-Frisco's, Long Beach 6 Sat GPX Breakfast Club-Frisco's, Long Beach 7 Sat GPX Board Meeting after Breakfast Club 6 Sat GPX Board Meeting after Breakfast Club 7 Sat 26th Annual L A Lit Meet, LA Airport Hilton 6 Sat GPX Tour to Marconi Museum (tentative) 8 Sun SoCal All Porsche Swap/Display Costa Mesa 6 Sat Porsche 56 Club Friends of Steve 8 Sun Daylight Savings Begins McQueen Fundraiser for the Boys Republic 17 Tue St. Patrick's Day 7 Sun Los Angeles Concours d'Elegance 18-21 W-Sat ALMS 12 Hours of Sebring 13 1970, Porsches 1st overall win at Le Mans, 917K 21 Sat Zone 8 Concours Judging School, Rusnak 13 Sat San Diego Region Rally 22 Sun GPX Tour to Paramount Ranch (pg 7) 13-14 S-Sun 24 Heures du Mans 27 1998, Ferry Porsche dies at age 88 19-21 F-Sun F1, British Grand Prix, Silverstone 27-29 F-Sun F1 Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne 21 Sun Father's Day 29 Sun Santa Barbara Region Autocross 21 Sun Orange Coast Region Autocross 29-4 54th Porsche Parade, Keystone, Colorado April 2009 3-5 F-Sun PCA California Festival of Speed, Fontana July 2009 2-5 T-Sun ALMS, St Petersburg 1 Wed Canada Day 4 Sat GPX Breakfast Club-Frisco's, Long Beach 4 Sat 4th of July 4 Sat GPX Board Meeting (cancelled) 11 Sat GPX Breakfast Club-Frisco's, Long Beach 3-5 F-Sun F1 of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 11 Sat GPX Board Meeting after Breakfast Club 9 Thu Passover 10-12 F-Sun F1, German Grand Prix, Nurburgring 11 Sat
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