House Automotive Sponsors Grand Prix Region's Day Away from Work Driver's Education the Circuit April 2021

April 2021

A publication of the Grand Prix Region of the Porsche Club of America

House Automotive sponsors Grand Prix Region's Day Away from Work Driver's Education The Circuit April 2021

GPX BOARD OF DIRECTORS GPX CHAIRS GRAND PRIX REGION & If you have suggestions about other events that CONTENTS you think our members would be interested in Advertising Chair - OPEN POSITION President seeing on our calendar, please let me know ZONE 8 CLUB CALENDAR Suesan Way Carter Autocross Timing - Ian Anderson 2 Grand Prix Region & Zone 8 Calendar (619) 992-4287 [email protected] (760) 382-3412 3 Masthead page: Table of Contents April [email protected] Chief Driving Instructor/Safety Nick Perdikaris Board of Directors & Chairs 3-4 S-Sun PCA Club Race, Thunderhill 11-17 Porsche Parade, French Lick, Indiana [email protected] (310) 901-8154 3-4 S-Sun SDR Time Trial, Chuckwalla 16-17 S-Sun Weathertech Northeast Grand Prix at Lime Rock Vice President 4 PCA Tech Tactics flyer 18 Sun 356 Club Concours at Lakeview Park, Silverado Eric Peterson Circuit Editor- Skip Carter 9-11 F-Sun PCA Club Race, Road Atlanta 5 Line Extending to the End of the Line 10 Sat GPX Monthly Breakfast (to be determined) 18 Sun WEC 6 Hours of Monza, (562) 533-0573 [email protected] (619) 992-9927 10 Sat GPX Monthly Board Meeting 18 Sun F1 Silverstone (UK) thepetersons_crib@ 6 Le Mans COVID Precautions 24-25 S-Sun PCA Club Race, Brainerd msn.com Circuit Co-Editor - Charlie Carchedi 11 Sun F1 China [email protected] (626) 869-7471 8 GPX Apr 17 Tour to Wrightwood 12 Mon Ramadan begins 30-1 F-Sun PCA Club Race, Canadian Tire Motorpark (the wrong way) Secretary 17 Sat GPX Tour. Wrightwood the Wrong Way from Children's Dental Cliinic Liason - Patty Reilly 9 GPX Tour: Ventura to Solvang Redlands around Big Bear Lake August Alan Johnson [email protected] (714) 402-2405 to Jalama Beach Registration open: msreg.com/wrongwaywrightwood 1 Sun F1 Hungary (562) 305-8002 17-18 S-Sun PCA Club Race, Heartland 6-8 F-Sun Weathertech Sportscar Weekend Road America [email protected] Concours - OPEN POSITION 10 High Voltage: Porsche Electric Motors 23-24 F-Sat PCA Club Race, Lime Rock 7 Sat Monterey Pre-Reunion Consiglieri - Marty Goldsmith 13 West Coast Series flyer 25 Sun F1 TBC 12-15 Monterey Motorsports Reunion, Laguna Seca [email protected] (562) 494-6350 14 Book Reviews for Porschephiles: 13 Fri Werks Reunion, Monterey werksreunion.com Treasurer Porsche 356: The Essential Buyer's Guide May 13-15 F-Sun PCA Club Race, New Jersey Motorsport Park Hank Landsberg Drivers Education/Autocross - Skip Carter 1 WEC 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps 13-15 F-Sun PCA Club Race, Mid-Ohio (562) 493-3589 [email protected] (619) 992-9927 16 GPX Kids 4 Sun Easter 14 Sat GPX Monthly Breakfast (to be determined) [email protected] GPX Name Badge Order Form GPX Store Chair - OPEN POSITION 5-9 PCA Treffen, Scottsdale 14 Sat GPX Monthly Board Meeting GPX Open Chair Positions 8 Sat GPX Monthly Breakfast (to be determined) 15 Sun Pebble Beach Concours 20-22 F-Sun Weathertech GT Challenge at VIR Insurance - Ron Shanon 18 March Membership Report 8 Sat GPX Monthly Board Meeting Director at Large [email protected] (310) 375-9840 9 Sun F1 Spain 28-29 S-Sun PCA Club Race, Sonoma Skip Carter 20 Classified Ads 12 Wed Eid al-Fitr begins 29 Sun F1 A=Belgium (619) 992-9927 Membership - Patty Reilly 24 Index fo Advertisers 13-16 Th-Sun 356 Club North-South Meet, Cambria [email protected] [email protected] (714) 402-2405 Cone Zone Calendar 14-16 F-Sun PCA Club Race, NOLA September 14-16 F-Sun Weathertech Sports Car Challenge at Mid-Ohio 4-6 F-Sun PCA Club Race, Road America Registration - Suesan Way Carter Breakfast Club Monthly Meeting Schedule [email protected] (619) 992-4287 15 Sat GPX Tour Ventura to Solvang ends Jalama Beach 5 Sun F1 Netherlands Director at Large On the Cover 6 Mon Labor Day Jimmie Mitchell 16 Sun Shavuot begins Social Events- Commercial Advertising Rates 22-23 S-Sun PCA Club Race, Buttonwillow 10-12 F-Sun Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca (310) 539-2568 Susan Moard & Arturo Chaparro

23 Sun F1 Monaco 11 Sat GPX Monthly Breakfast (to be determined) [email protected] [email protected] (626) 705-8686 WE ARE PLANNING OUR 11 Sat GPX Monthly Board Meeting [email protected] (323) 633-7915 30 Sun GPX/LAR Joint DE at Streets of Willow SECOND COVID BREAKFAST 29-30 S-Sun PCA Club Race, Hastings 12 Sun F1 Italy ON MAY 8 31 Mon Memorial Day 17-19 F-Sun PCA Club Race, Summit Point Director at Large Social Media - Preeth Kumar 18-19 S-Sun PCA Club Race, High Plains Vinita Khilnani [email protected] (201) 925-4876 18-19 S-Sun SDR Time Trial, Willow Springs (626) 222-5228 Our April "first breakfast after COVID June Sponsorship - Suesan Carter & Jim Worsham was a great success 4-5 S-Sun Weathertech Detroit Grand Prix 24-26 Weathertech Long Beach Grand Prix [email protected] [email protected] (619) 992-4287 4-6 F-Sun PCA Club Race, Watkins Glen 25-26 S-Sun PCA Club Race, Thunderhill [email protected] (562) 433-3662 5-6 S-Sun SDR Time Trial, Willow Springs 26 Sun SoCal All Porsche Swap & Car Show 6 Sun F1 Azerbaijan Phoenix Club, Anaheim Past President Tech Sessions/Advisor - Michael Dolphin 26 Sun F1 Russia Skip Carter [email protected] (213) 248-4743 12 Sat GPX Monthly Breakfast (to be determined) INFORMATION 12 Sat GPX Monthly Board Meeting 26 WEC 6 Hours of Fuji (619) 992-9927 Tech Inspection - Rick Mortimer GPX GrandPrixRegion.com 12-13 S-Sun WEC 24 Hours of Le Mans, [email protected] [email protected] (714) 267-2845 Zone 8 Zone8.org 12-13 S-Sun PCA Club Race, Utah Motorsport Campus October PCA.org 13 Sun F1 Canada 3 Sun F1 Singapore Tours - Alan Johnson PCA National 18-20 F-Sun PCA Club Race, VIR 3-7 Fall Treffen, American Club, Kohler, WI ZONE 8 REPRESENTATIVE [email protected] (562) 305-8002 PCNA US.Porsche.com/national 19 Sat GPX Tour - Azusa to Mt Baldy 6-9 F-Sun Weathertech Petit Le Mans Road Atlanta Porsche AG Porsche.com CHANGED FROM PALM SPRINGS 9 Sat GPX Monthly Breakfast (to be determined) Jeff Peck Webmaster - Jimmie Mitchell GPX Landing Page on MotorsportReg: [email protected] (310) 539-2568 27-27 F-Sun Weathertech Six Hours of the Glen 9 Sat GPX Monthly Board Meeting (310) 345-8081 http://pcagpx.MotorsportReg.com 27 Sun F1 France 9-10 S-Sun PCA Club Race, Sonoma [email protected] 10 Sun F1 Japan July 11 Mon GPX Day Away from Work EDITORIAL POLICY: THE CIRCUIT is the official publication of the GRAND PRIX REGION of the 2-4 F-Sun Weathertech Mosport Sportscar Grand Prix 15-17 F-Sun PCA Club Race, Eagles Canyon PORSCHE CLUB OF AMERICA. Statements appearing in THE CIRCUIT are those of the author and 3-4 S-Sun PCA Club Race, Sonoma 16-17 S-Sun SDR Time Trial, Chuckwalla are not necessarily the opinions of the CLUB or its editorial staff. The Editor reserves the right to edit 4 Sun F1 Austria all material submitted for publication. Permission to reprint any material herein is granted providing full 5 Mon Independence Day GPX Tour Information and registration credit is given to the authors and THE CIRCUIT, with the exception of copyrighted material. 10 Sat GPX Monthly Breakfast (to be determined) PCAGPX.MotorsportsReg.com ADDRESS CHANGE: Please notify GPX Membership Chair and PCA (PO Box 6400, Columbia, MD 10 Sat GPX Monthly Board Meeting 21045 or [email protected] or 410.381.0911 ) of any address, email, phone or membership status changes.

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Line Extending to the End of the Line Well, I got to thinking. I can help! As a certifiable baby boomer, by Danielle Badler moving inexorably into the last high speed bends of my life, I think I can provide some line-extending ideas for the inevitable got the COVID vaccine in early January. The rec rooms of The Embassies. These are unsolicited. But, well, funny thing is, I had just qualified. I was far so what. Here goes. I and away the youngest there. The waiting room A line of Porsche video simulator games. With a manual at the clinic was populated by a parking lot of 6-speed shifter (please!) with foot pedals set up for heel/toe wheelchairs and walkers. Adult children were taking shifting, natch) and an adjustable steering wheel. And linked up every socially distanced chair, showing their sound track, supplied by sound partner KEF. parents where to sign their vaccine consent forms. Think of it. What better way to maintain full-body manual Was it just a tad disconcerting, to feel like I was dexterity than trying to beat the pre-loaded fastest-ever lap of visiting my 92-year old mother at her retirement the Nurburgring by Stefan Bellof in a 956 And, for a nominal home? And then realizing that the service was also additional fee, you get the blood pressure-reducing medication for… Me? You bet. of your choice. No need for earplugs. You know why. Crank it Then I got a press release from Porsche (as a up. Nobody will know. Not even you. humble scribe, I’m on their e-mailing list) with the Hey, track junkies out there, write in and maybe they’ll add headline “Forward31 Expands Start-up Portfolio with Spa, Silverstone and, my favorite, Monaco! Think of it. Trying The Embassies.” What? Here’s the lead, verbatim. to beat Gurney in the F1 Porsche of the early ‘60s. Teo Fabi in “As part of its digitization strategy, Porsche is the Porsche Indycar. Peter Gregg in the 935. consistently tapping into new business areas and A Trivial Porsche Pursuit parlor game. Perfect when you and target audiences. Forward31, the company builder your bench-racing buddies have screened every season of Top by Porsche Digital, is expanding its portfolio in Gear ever produced. Try the “age old” series of questions, like the area of future living with the start-up The the age of Ferdinand when he died. The age of Ferry when he Embassies. The Swiss company is developing a died. The age of Butzi when he died. The age of Ferdinand digital platform and a habitat that provides tailored, Piech when he died. For bonus points, and to maintain mental premium living in retirement…. acuity, try a special grouping of questions on how many wives “The aim is to establish a global network of did Ferdinand Piech have? Children? What does it add up to? around 30 embassies in cities with a high quality of And here’s my favorite. The Porsche wheelchair. Or, more living: San Francisco, New York, London, Zurich, correctly, the Porsche of wheelchairs. Replete with Fuchs wheels. Copenhagen and Berlin. The first location is due carbon-ceramic brakes. A fully adjustable suspension, featuring to open in Europe in 2022.” Yeah, that’s right, rear wheel steering. Full true hybrid power – upper body toning Delivering Porsche technical content directly to your screens a network of high-end retirement homes, where by turning those wheels manually by yourself… Or use the residents can travel from one to another, around the integrated electric motors… Or both. The lithium-ion battery PCA’s Tech Tactics Live is an online extension of our biannual in-person Tech Tactics events. Hosted on world, all made possible and facilitated by a platform pack will lie conveniently below the seat, for a class-leading polar YouTube, we cover various topics, including Porsche's newestTour tomodels, the Central DIY projects, Coast andReport engaging technical enabled by Porsche Digital. moment of inertia. Yes, it adds up to a rolling tech platform for discussions. Viewers have the opportunity to interact with12 the cars host gathered and guests. in Ventura Episodes for are the geared October for experts 17 Tour to Let’s sit back for a moment. Porsche? Retirement the elderly. Priced accordingly. Foot mats are extra. and casual enthusiasts alike. the Central Coast. The drive took them over San Marcos homes? First we got SUVs. The n electric cars. Oh yeah. And on those warm, sunny days, take it out for some SEE VIDEOS: www.youtube.com/porscheclubofamerica Pass and across through Solvang. After a stop for Lunch at And now… The Embassies? Interesting marketing fast lapping on your very own Porsche wheelchair test track. Get SUBSCRIBE TO PCA’S YOUTUBE CHANNEL TODAY! Charlie’s in Los Alamos, they continued along Hwy 154 and approach, isn’t it. Rather than go the way of Cadillac the staff and nurses to set up some pylons and you have your Hwy 1 to Guadalupe for the driving tours official end. Then and Harley Davidson, who have tried valiantly to own gymkhana course. You’ll need the optional five-point safety Eric Peterson had organized a special visit to the home and reinvent themselves in a manner that keeps them harness, in case you have an “off.” And airbags. Just be sure your garages of his friends, Lee and Gayle to view Lee’s car collec- relevant to a younger population, Porsche seems to air horn is fully functional in case any stray “walkers” walk onto tion of Porsches, Ferraris and others. The next highlight of be, at least in part, trying to continue to embrace the trip was a visit to Bruce Monro’s Field of Lights at Sen- your track. Or visitors. I guess they can be forgiven for thinking sorio, a 15 acre field of lights. As the sun set, the thousands their customers, even though a growing number can they’re in a parking lot. How young and foolish. You know their of computer-controlled lights that resemble flowers on long no longer fit a walker onto the jump seats of a 911 time will come. stems started to glow and change colors. or heft a wheelchair up to the trunk of a Cayenne. What to call the contraption? Hang on, here it comes. The The exhibit is open Thursday through Sunday nights until Brings new meaning to the term “customer for Staycon. Hey, Porsche, you can thank me now or thank me life,” doesn’t it. later. Nothing is forever.

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This is Le Mans with COVID-19 precautions included

6 7 GPX Tour to Wrightwood (the wrong way) The Circuit April 2021 Saturday, April 17, 2021 Redlands to Wrightwood via Big Bear & Arrowhead Drive the Twisties — Lunch in Wrightwood GPX TOUR VENTURA TO SOLVANG TO JALAMA BEACH May 15, 2021 SATURDAY Where in the world is Jalama Beach? Why are we going there? You may find Each year the Grand Prix the answers to your questions when GPX will tour north to Santa Barbara County. Region drives the Angeles Crest Highway, but this is We are familiar and comfortable with the beaches of our metropolitan area, but the a different route to get to coast of California is dotted with interesting, but not always accessible, beaches South of Pt. Conception (the great weather divide). The beaches are protected, Wrightwood. benign and very popular. “Wrightwood the Wrong North of Pt. Conception, the ocean is wild and windy. The first accessible point on Way” is its country the coast is Jalama Beach, reached by a narrow, winding county road. There is cousin. It is Redlands to the Jalama Beach Store, reputed to make the finest hamburgers in the land. Bring Wrightwood around Big your camera, wind- Bear Lake and along the breaker, and appetite. Rim of the World High- Join us on another of way. GPX's tours to out of the way places. Start in Redlands and climb Highway 38 over We will start our drive Onyx Summit and past Big Bear Lake. Continue along the Rim in Ventura, at our usual of the World Highway past Lake Arrowhead to Wrightwood rendezvous point, and lunch at the Grizzly Café. www.grizzlycafe.com Denny's restaurant. From there it is over the mountains through the Santa Ynez Val- ley to the junction of State Hwy 1. Then State 1 to Jalama Road. Then 13 more miles to the Registration & Information: beach. Driving time, about 3 1/2 hours. http://pcagpx.motorsportreg.com More information and registration: http://pcagpx.MotorsportReg.com Alan Johnson Alan Johnson 562.305.8002 [email protected] (562) 305-8002 [email protected] 8 9 The Circuit April 2021

Powerhouse: the electric motor and two- speed gearbox (front) are arranged paral- lel to the rear axle. The power electronics are located on top.

The simple DC motors of yesteryear have long since been replaced by more sophisticated machines. However, the basic physi- cal principle has remained the same: magnetism. A magnet always consists of a north and a south pole. Unequal poles attract; equal poles repel. On the one hand, there are permanent magnets, which are based on the interplay of elementary particles. On the other, magnetic fields also arise every time an electric charge is moved. To amplify the electromagnetism in play, the current-carrying conductor in an electric motor is arranged to form a coil. Electromagnets and (depending on the design of the motor) permanent magnets are arranged on two components. The stationary part is called the stator, the rotating part is the rotor, which turns when attractive and replusive forces are generated by periodically switching the electrical voltage on and off. High voltage: Porsche electric motors explained PSM instead of ASM STORY FROM PORSCHE NEWSROOM 3/16/2021 Not every type of electric motor is suitable for propelling a vehicle. Porsche makes use of the permanently excited synchronous machine (PSM). Compared to the predominantly used design – the cheaper asynchronous machine (ASM) – the PSM offers higher continuous output because it overheats less easily and therefore does not have to be turned down. Porsche’s PSM is supplied and controlled via power electronics with three-phase AC voltage: the speed of the motor is determined by the With the pioneering drive of the Porsche Taycan, Zuffenhausen continues its tradition of innovation. This is how electric mo- frequency at which the alternating voltage oscillates around the zero point from plus to minus. In Taycan motors, the pulse tors work, in detail. inverter sets the frequency of the rotating field in the stator, thereby regulating the speed of the rotor.

Please sit back. If you fully depress the accelerator pedal of a Porsche Taycan Turbo S, you will experience 12,000 reasons to choose a stable seating position. The driver and passengers are pressed into the upholstery in a manner that almost takes their breath away when the top model of the electric sportscar unleashes its collective torque of 12,000 Nm on all four wheels at once (Taycan Turbo S: CO2 emissions combined 0 g/km, Electricity consumption combined 28.5 kwh/100 km). The con- centrated power is discharged in full without any delay and the thrust from the two electric motors on the front and rear axles remains virtually unchanged up to top speed.

This dose of adrenaline is the active ingredient in Porsche’s unique drive technology. It’s no coincidence that the renowned Center of Automotive Management (CAM) declared the Taycan the world’s most innovative model of 2020. At Porsche, in- Centrepiece: the stator of the e-motor es- novation has always meant pushing technology to the extreme. In this case, that means exploiting the potential of the electric sentially consists of circular sheet-metal drive in a way that no one has ever done before. discs layered into a tube and the copper coils. U-shaped bent wires are inserted into gaps in the tube and connected to Steered wheelhub motors from Ferdinand Porsche each other. Porsche did not come up with this concept just yesterday – or even the day before. In fact, it was more than 120 years ago. At The rotor contains high-quality permanent magnets with neodymium-iron-boron alloys that are permanently magnetised that time, a young Ferdinand Porsche achieved a world first when he developed electric vehicles with steered wheelhub motors. during the manufacturing process via a strong directional magnetic field. The permanent magnets also enable a very high The possibilities offered by electromobility spurred on his sporting ambition, and his racing car became the world’s first all- degree of energy recovery through recuperation during braking. In overrun mode, the electric motor goes into regenerative wheel-drive passenger vehicle. mode while the magnets induce voltage and current into the stator winding. The recuperation performance of the Porsche e-motor is the best among the competition. 10 11 The Circuit April 2021

Hairpin winding: a special feature of the Taycan motors Porsche was the first manufacturer to implement a voltage level of 800 volts. Originally developed for the Porsche 919 Hybrid Technology driven to its very limits: this Porsche gene is reflected in a special feature of the Taycan motors, known as the race car, this voltage now reduces weight and installation space in series production thanks to leaner cables, enabling shorter hairpin winding. Here, the coils of the stator consist of wires that are not round but rectangular. And unlike classic winding charging times. The electric motors reach up to 16,000 revolutions per minute. To make optimum use of this speed range processes where the copper wire is obtained from an endless reel, hairpin technology is what is known as a forming-based for Porsche’s signature spread between dynamics, efficiency and top speed, the front and rear drive units each have their assembly process. This means that the rectangular copper wire is divided into individual sections and bent into a U-shape, own transmission. The Taycan is the first electric sports car ever to have a transmission with two shiftable gears on the rear similar to a hairpin. These individual ‘hairpins’ are inserted into the stator laminations in which the winding is mounted in axle, the first of which has a very short reduction ratio. On the front axle, an input planetary gearbox transmits power to the such a way that the surfaces of the rectangular cross-section lie on top of each other. wheels.

These combine to give the Taycan Turbo S its mighty powers. At the front axle, the gear ratio translates the 440 Nm generated by the electric motor to around 3,000 Nm at the wheels. Some 610 Nm from the rear-axle motor are multiplied in first gear to about 9,000 Nm of axle torque. The task of the longer-ratio second gear is to ensure efficiency and power reserves at high speed. This is pioneering technology, applied to the smallest detail – and a continuation of Porsche’s tradition of innovation in the age of the electric drive. Info Text first published in the Porsche magazine Christophorus, No. 398.

Compact: the front-axle drive of the Copyright: The image and sound published here is copyright by Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Germany or other individuals. Taycan is designed to be even more It is not to be reproduced wholly or in part without prior written permission of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG. Please contact space-saving than the drive unit in the rear. The motor and gearbox are [email protected] for further information. arranged coaxially; the rotor, gearbox, and axle shafts are in line. Author: Peter Weidenhammer

This is the decisive advantage offered by hairpin technology: it allows the wires to be packed more densely, thereby adding more copper to the stator. While conventional winding methods have a copper fill factor – as it is known – of around 50 per cent, the technology used by Porsche has a fill factor of almost 70 per cent. This increases power and torque with the same installation space. The ends of the wire hairpins are welded together by laser, creating the coil. Another important advantage is that the homogeneous contact between adjacent copper wires improves heat transfer and a hairpin stator can be cooled much more efficiently. Electric motors convert more than 90 per cent of the energy into propulsion. But just as in an internal combustion engine, the losses are converted into heat that has to be dissipated. That is why the motors have a cooling water jacket. Culmination of Porsche expertise in the pulse inverter In order to precisely control a permanently excited synchronous motor, the power electronics must know the exact angular position of the rotor. This is what the resolver is for. It consists of a rotor disc made of field-conducting metal, an exciter coil, and two receiver coils. The exciter coil generates a magnetic field that is transmitted via the encoder to the receiving wind- ings. This induces a voltage in the receiving coils, the phase position of which are shifted proportionally to the rotor position. The control system can use this information to calculate the exact angular position of the rotor. This control system, known as the pulse inverter, is the culmination of Porsche expertise. It is responsible for converting the battery direct current at 800 volts into alternating current and supplying it to the two e-motors.

Flywheel mass: the rotor is filled with permanent magnets arranged in a V-shape

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Book Reviews for Porschephiles by Bruce Herrington, Orange Coast Region PORSCHE 356: The Essential Buyer's Guide by Brett Johnson, published 2019 by Veloce Publishing, UK

any long years ago, in the dim dark reaches of the American 356 parts specialists. past, my daily driver was a '51 split-windshield PORSCHE 356: The Essen- Mcoupe. It was in great shape and I worked hard to tial Buyer's Guide is a pamphlet keep is pristine and original. But as an automotive hobbyist, I sized book, easy to take into the field. The type face is quite needed a beater, a car I could cut holes in for new accessories, a readable, but rather small, and the size of the copious illustra- car I could work on with no qualms abut preserving authen- tions of special items ticity, So, I bought a Speedster because to examine is on the it was cheaper than another coupe! I order of that of did cut holes in that car for additional large postage stamps. gauges and switches, and butchered the Despite the small rear torsion bar tube to allow installa- size of the illustra- tion of an updated transmission. I in- tions, the printing of stalled many "B" components into an this book is of such "A" model that was only made as Pre-A high quality that a and A. I did have fun with that hot-rod, magnifying glass can perhaps an Outlaw before Outlaws had enhance the visibil- been invented. ity of details without Now a days, old Porsches are not just them looking blurry old cars, but rare gems. Purchase of or pokadotted. such an item must be made with great Chapter 9, Serious “What happens to a dream unfulfilled?” care despite the growing enthusiasm for Evaluation, provides such an acquisition. This book will be a 44 item checklist/ asked no Porsche owner ever. an invaluable resource for someone de- rating system, with siring to purchase a 356 without having narrative description any personal background of experience and key photograph, with them. It provides a discussion of for scoring the value With the first turn of its left-handed ignition, fantasy becomes reality. the model and its history and check-lists of any candidate for The driver’s seat previously reserved for dreams will now be beneath you. of specific details to evaluate. There are purchase. Rather And the unmistakable engine note so often played in your head will now be many books about 356s. To this review- than marking up the courtesy of your right foot. Ahhhh, the sweet sound of fulfillment. Porsche. ers knowledge, this is the only one about book, it is practical to There is no substitute. buying a 356. And it is written by an ex- flatten it out on the dealer 2019 pert on the marque, Brett Johnson, the glass of a copy ma- The 911. Only A Sports Car Takes You There. Porsche Riverside author of the famous 356 Porsche: A chine and print out 8423 Indiana Ave Restorer's Guide to Authenticity. two-page spreads on Riverside, CA 92504 Typical of books in the extensive Es- which to record your 951-441-6235 sential Buyers Guide series, this book review of each car you are considering. PorscheRiverside.com contains 17 chapters, an introduction and an index. The chap- Anyone who is interested in 356s but has never owned one, ters range from Before You View, through Inspection Equip- should read this book to become as expert on the marque as ©2019 Porsche Cars North America, Inc. Porsche recommends seat belt usage and observance of traffic laws at all times. ment and Serious Evaluation to Vital Statistics, the latter con- are most owners. Anyone who is considering purchase of a taining specifications by VIN and engine number. The thought 356, even previous owners, must have this book to make an provoking Is This the Right Car For You? chapter addresses informed purchase decision. over a dozen very practical facets of ownership that are of- PORSCHE 356 The Essential Buyer's Guide is soft bound, ten overlooked in the enthusiasm for acquiring a special new with 64, 5-1/2 x 7-3/4 inch glossy pages. It is well organized car. Though a British book, the Cost Considerations chapter and well illustrated. It should be available for $25,00 from deals in US Dollars and is based on 2019 vintage quotes from your favorite bookseller (ask for it), or from Amazon books.

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GPX KIDS BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE LETTERS "P C A J U N I O R S" Grand Prix Region is officially starting GPX KIDS, in keeping with the Porsche Club of America’s (PCA) overall priority to make our kids a part of the club by starting them young.

Children up to 18 can be registered to become PCA JUNIOR MEMBERS and will receive an age appropriate gift from PCA.

The PCA Juniors program has been created so kids can enjoy club events, learn about Porsches and build the enthusiasm that runs through all of PCA. We look forward to developing the program and its features over time.

The program is FREE! Kids must be registered by an active PCA member. Parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc. can sign up younger family members for PCA Juniors. We will reach out to families to bring their kids to our Saturday morning breakfast meetings the second Saturday of each month, and have younger kids and parents do crafts projects and fun activi- ties and get a GPX Goodie Bag.

For more information or questions please contact Dick Douglass at [email protected]

TWO CHAIR POSITIONS OPEN We are looking for help with two chair positions Grand Prix Region 1. ADVERTISING We need someone to do followup with our current advertisers & to speak with potential new advertisers. Name Badges This does not require a lot of time or effort. Our treasurer invoices advertisers quarterly, but we'd like someone to touch base with them occasionally. Order yours today!

2. TECH INSPECTION At our two Day Away from Work events we have a Tech Inspection team who help on Sunday afternoon at our Magnetic attachment - no pin host hotel and Monday morning at the track. We always have plenty of volunteers to help out, but we Light weight $15.00 need someone to oversee the process. If you are mechanically inclined and would like to help, this could be a good way for you to help the club.

IF YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN HELPING CONTACT SUESAN AT [email protected] OR 619-992.4287 Order at the GPX Store or mail the order form from the GPX Website at http://gpx.pca.org/?p=8429

Questions? Contact Jeff Peck [email protected] (310) 345-8081

16 17 Membership Report April 2021 April Anniversaries 34 years Claude Mitchell & Pamela Wright 31 years David Woytowich & Kody Cushman Thomas & Dario Frisardi Jill Beck 30 years Andrew Kochan Robert Curry Joe Rusz 29 years Brian & Joanne Schnuckel Peter & Eileen Rech 27 years Charlie & Kathleen Carchedi Greg Schill Robert & Linda Gagliano 25 years J Remmington & Jennifer West Jill Beck Michael & Erin Dodgen Henry Fella Reggie Garmon 24 years Eric & Chris Peterson Norma Ann Dawson 20 years Reggie & Ethan Garmon Johnson Tsai 17 years Greg Schill Albert & Klaus Miltenberger Claude Mitchell John & Natalie Kravec Mitchell & Kerry Zarders 14 years Henry Fella & Sara Woodeward 11 years Robert Curry Paul & Brian Tordella 9 years Walt & Nadine Earley Eric Peterson Norma Ann Dawson 7 years Joe & Carolyn Ruszkiewicz Rob Curry 6 years Johnson Tsai 5 years Al & Amanda Gutierrez 4 years Leonard & Brbara Bernstein Joe Ruszkiewicz 2 years Scott & Dianne Parker

New Members / Transfer in Mike Dodgen Rita & Lisa Agustines 20019 Cayman Will Durant 1999 911 Carrera Reggie Garmon Mark & Clair Guillen 2001 Boxster S Leo & Jenny Oliva 2018 718 Cayman Don Purdom 2000 Boxster S Arman Mamnoon 2015 911 Turbo S Robert Gagliano Carlos Rosas 2021 911 Carrera James & Donna Breedlove 2005 Boxster S

Alby Miltenberger

Riga Agustines

Walt Earley

Charlie & Kathleen Carchedi

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FREE for PCA Members Cayenne Wheel set: P955-044-600-32 19 x 9 with 60mm offset Send info including a photo Colored Star Wheel Center Set P955-044-600-11 CLASSIFIED ADS Skip Carter at [email protected] Driven approximately 8,000 miles on 2009 Cayenne S with winter tires for skiing. Stored during summer. 2008 retail was $3733.53 and $231.06 for centers. 1989 Tiger Star Model 610100A Truck (lower price) $5,000 obo The wheels were manufactured in November, 2008. The TPMS sensors are probably at the end of their useful life. One wheel Tiger Trucks are imported unassembled from China to an assembly plant in Oklahoma. Purchased has some curb damage, the other three have some tiny imperfections. Wheel repair is $100-$125 local Long Beach area. in 2012 in fairly poor condition, this truck was completely gone through. Work included: new shocks Asking $175 each ($700 set) or Best Offer. and struts, re-engineered front suspension, new brake shoes and master cylinder, new interior, new wheels and tires, lifted for better off road clearance, extensive body work and paint. Designed ori- gianlly as a factory vehicle, the top speed is about 50 mph. Engine is a 4 cylinder, 4 stroke overhead Contact: cam design of about 1000cc and 40hp. Built as a track support vehicle, it is street legal, licensed in Marty Noonan California. Excellent condition Contact Skip Carter 619.992.9927 Skip [email protected] 562-832-8255 [email protected] 1985 944 SP1 Club Racer (trailer optional) $8,000 Very strong, dependable track car. Fresh engine and tranny, Guard LSD, short 5th, AMB, Longacre convex mirror, hood pins, Sparco steering wheel, Odyessy battery, Nomex shifter boot, fire system, Weltmeister frt sway bar, Porsche 987 Boxster/Cayman Side Marker Lights – FREE Tarett rear bar, steel front control arms, 400# front springs, coil over, 30mm These are brand new. When I bought my 2012 Black Edition Boxster S new, I had the dealer switch out rear torsion bar, cool suit, roll cage, race seats and harnesses, spare fuel jugs, the yellow side markers for clear side markers because I liked the look on my black car. I had forgotten about stock muffler, 2 sets wheels/tires & other parts. PCA log book. Open trailer these originals that are still in the box the clear ones came in so these are in perfect c ndition. Part numbers are (with winch) available for $2,000. San Diego 98763101800 (RIGHT) and 98763101700 (LEFT) and should fit any 2009‐2012 987.2 Cayman or Boxster. Skip Carter 619.992.9927 [email protected] Free to anyone. Local pickup preferred or we 4 Wheels with tires and TMPS sensors can meet up at a GPX event/breakfast. Wheels are off a 2007 Carrera narrow body, powder coated matte black with Michelin Super Sport tires. Included are tire covers, silver emblems and tire roll around platform. Pick up only, located in north Orange County. $500.00 Contact Mike [email protected] at [email protected] 997.1 Mufflers Used left and right stock mufflers off a 2007 Carrera base model. Removed at around 35,000 miles and replaced with sport mufflers. Complete with exhaust tips, very good condition. Pick up only, located in north Orange County. $300.00

Contact Mike at [email protected]

1996 993 Carrera Cabriolet $70,000 Tiptronic, 36K miles, no accidents, owned since 2017, I am an 80 year old retired surgeon who loves sports cars. The car had been stored in Arizona for over 10 years. I transported it to my home in Long Beach where I took it to Circle Porsche for restoration and to make into a safe, reliable, and an up to date daily driver. Circle Porsche confirmed the car was a “barn find” Less than 50% of orig brake pads worn off. Contact Merrill Knopf at [email protected]

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JOIN US Index of Advertisers PCA has something for everybody! Accutrack 17 Children's Dental Health Clinic 16 Social Events Porsche Parade Tours & Rallies Treffen N. America Fairway Mortgage Capital 17 On-Track Driving Member Discounts GPX Name Badge Order Form 16 Each month at Breakfast Club we will reserve a line of prime parking Concours d'elegance Club Racing Panorama (National Magazine) Autocross Dr. Tony Mork 19 spaces for selected Porsche models The Circuit (GPX Magazine) 3000+ Events Annually For January anyone driving a Cayman All for only $46/yr ! Pacific Porsche Back Cover is invited to park in the Cone Zone. PCA Tech Tactics 4 Apply Online at PCA.org (Specify Membership in GPX Region) Pelican Parts 13 • Monthly breakfast meetings are back!!! or Sierra Madre Collection 23 Fill out a Membership Application available at our • May will be our second one since COVID Breakfast Meeting, or print from GrandPrixRegion.com Walter's Porsche of Riverside 15 West Coast Series Schedule 13 • Cone Zone is not back yet, but should be soon Questions? Contact Patty Reilly, GPX Membership Chair [email protected] (714) 402-2405

CHECK US OUT Come to our Monthly GPX Breakfast Club Meeting - Everyone Welcome! ONON THETHE COVERCOVER April 2021 This Jimmie Mitchell photos was taken at SECOND Saturday each month — 9:00 AM the driver's meeting at our March Day Away $15.00 breakfast incl tax, tip & beverages A publication of the Grand Prix Region of the Porsche Club of America NEW MEMBERS from Work Driver's Education and Zone 8 receive a free Autocross event at Streets of Willow. Glory Days Beachside Grill GPX Coffee Mug Shown with the event sponsor's banner, 620 Pacific Coast Highway House Automotive, corner workers demon- House Automotive sponsors Seal Beach (562) 756-8520 strate the flags that will be used during the event. Grand Prix Region's Day Away HAVE BREAKFAST AND TALK WITH OTHER PORSCHE OWNERS & PCA MEMBERS For first timers the number and variety of from Work Driver's Education IT'S NOT JUST THE CARS - IT'S THE PEOPLE! flags might seem a little confusing, but that's one of the reasons novices who have not been signed off to drive solo at these events have an instructor in the car with them. Size Invoiced Quarterly Size Grand Prix Region probably developes Business card 75.00/mo 3 5/8" x 2" more novices and instructors than any other Quarter page 125.00/mo 3 5/8" x 4 1/2" region in Zone 8 Half page 200.00/mo 7 1/2" x 4 1/2" Unfortunately, due to COVID, we had to Full page 350.00/mo 7 1/2" x 9 1/2" Full key position 450.00/mo 7 1/2" x 9 1/2" cancel the DE Instructor Training we had tenatively planned for last March, but are Full bleed available on half & full page only hoping we may be able to put one together Classified Ads for our October event. Free to PCA members, including photo For advertising information, contact: Skip Carter 619.992.9927 [email protected]

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