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August 2013 The Circuit 27 Sun OCR AX, El Toro Grand Prix Region & 31 Thu Halloween Zone 8 Club Calendar November 2 Sat Breakfast Club-Frisco's, Long Beach August 2 Sat GPX Board Meeting after Breakfast 3 Sat Breakfast Club-Frisco's, Long Beach 2 Sat AZ Flight 36 Zone 8 Concours 3 Sat GPX Board Meeting after Breakfast 3 Sun AZ Flight 36 Zone 8 Autocross 4 Sun SDR Zone 8 Concours 3 Sun Daylight Savings Ends 4 Sun OCR Autocross, El Toro 3 Sun F1 Abu Dhabi 9-11 F-Sat Monterey Pre-Historic Races, Laguna Seca 10 Sun Rose Bowl Swap Meet 11 Sun ALMS Road America 11 Mon Veterans Day 11 Sun Rose Bowl Swap Meet 15 Fri Drivers Ed/Test n Tune, Buttonwillow 11 Sun Pomona Swapmeet 16-17 S-Sun SDR PCA Club Race & Time Trial, Buttonwillow 16-18 F-Sun Monterey Motorsports Reunion, Laguna Seca 16-17 S-Sun SAR DE, Inde Motorsports Park 18 Sun Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance 17 Sun F1 United States (Austin) 24 Sat GPX Tech Session at Class Auto 17 Sun OCR Autocross, El Toro 25 Sun F1 Belgium 22- Dec 1 LA Auto Show 31 Sat ALMS Baltimore 24 Sun F1 Brazil 28 Thu Thanksgiving September 2 Mon Labor Day December 3 1875, Ferdinand Porsche born in Maffersdorf 7 Sat Breakfast Club-Frisco's, Long Beach 7 Sat Breakfast Club-Frisco's, Long Beach 7 Sat GPX Board Meeting after Breakfast 7 Sat GPX Board Meeting after Breakfast 7 Sat GPX Holiday Party 7 Sat Zone 8 Rules Committee Meeting 8 Sun Pomona Swapmeet 7-8 S-Sun GGR PCA DE/TT, Thunderhill 8 Sun Rose Bowl Swap Meet 8 Sun Rose Bowl Swap Meet 8 Sun OCR Autocross, El Toro 8 Sun F1 Italy 25 Wed Christmas 14 Sat GPX Tour to USS Iowa & SS Lane Victory 26 Thu Boxing Day 14-15 S-Sun LVR Drivers Ed, Spring Mountain 15 Sun Palos Verdes Concours January 2014 19 1909 Ferry (Anton Ernest) Porsche born 1 Wed New Years Day 20-22 F-Sun Intermountain Region PCA Club Race/DE 4 Sat Breakfast Club-Frisco's, Long Beach Miller Motorsports Park 4 Sat GPX Board Meeting after Breakfast 21 Sat GPX Tech Session - Class Auto Center 21 Sat SBR Autocross, Camarillo Grand Prix Region events are in Bold 21 Sat ALMS Circuit of the Americas # indicates a GPX addition or change 21-22 S-Sun SDR Zone 8 Time Trial ONLY, Willow Springs 22 Sun F1 Singapore 28 Sat SDR Zone 8 Rally Abbreviations 28 Sat RR Timeline to Lake Arrowhead AZ — Arizona Region of the Porsche Club of America 30 Sun OCR DE, Chuckwalla CCC — California Central Coast Region CAI — California Inland Region October GER — Golden Empire Region 5 Sat Breakfast Club-Frisco's, Long Beach GGR — Golden Gate Region 5 Sat GPX Board Meeting after Breakfast GPX — Grand Prix Region 5 Sat ALMS VIR LAR — Los Angeles Region 5 Sat GER Zone 8 Concours LVR — Las Vegas Region 6 Sun GER Zone 8 Autocross OCR — Orange Coast Region 6 Sun F1 Korea RR — Riverside Region 7 Mon GPX Day Away from Work DE/ SAR — Southern Arizona Region Zone 8 Autocross, Streets of Willow SBR — Santa Barbara Region 13 Sun F1 Japan SDR — San Diego Region 13 Sun Rose Bowl Swap Meet SGV — San Gabriel Valley Region 13 Sun SBR Zone 8 Concours ALMS — American Le Mans Series 14 Mon Columbus Day DE — PCA Drivers Education track event 19 Sat ALMS Road Atlanta F1 — Formula 1 19-20 S-Sun SDR DE/Zone 8 Time Trial, Chuckwalla PCA — Porsche Club of America 20 Sun Pomona Swapmeet 24-26 T-Sat GPX/SGV Escape to LA, Fairplex in Pomona 27 Sun GPX/SGV DE/Zone 8 Time Trial, Fairplex 27 Sun F1 India 2 August 2013 2013 GPX Board of Directors & Chairs Contents President Advertising Chuck Weaver 2 Grand Prix Region & Zone 8 Calendar - Suesan Way (562) 430-3010 [email protected] 3 Table of Contents - Board of Directors & Chairs (619) 992-4287 [email protected] Chief Driving Instructor Mike Mulligan 4 Escape to L.A. 2013 - October 24-26 ad (760) 672-9175 [email protected] 5 GPX Tour to USS Iowa - September 14 ad Circuit Distribution 6 Wright of Way — President's Column Albert Franco (310) 379-8987 [email protected] 7 Editorial License Vice President Concours On the Cover: Robert Curry's 356 at Fairplex - Dave Hockett John Baskett (909) 518-0415 (310) 707-3903 [email protected] 8 Long Beach Grand Prix Report [email protected] Fundraising / Charity 12 Other Zone 8 Events: Rey Garnica (786) 208-6023 [email protected] Pre-Concours Detail Clinic - Sep 14, Agoura Hills Goodie Store Camarillo Autocross - September 21 Secretary Bob Baddy & Junko Kamei (310) 951-7979 [email protected] Coronado Speed Fest Porsche Corral - Sep 21022 - Marty Goldsmith (562) 494-6350 Insurance Gimmick Rally - November 2 [email protected] Ron Shanon (310) 375-9840 [email protected] 13 GPX Class Auto Center Tech Session - Sep 21 Performance Driving Events 16 August Anniversaries & New Member Report Skip Carter 20 Back in the Saddle at the Fairplex (619) 992-9927 [email protected] Treasurer June 9 Fairplex DE/Time Trial Report - Rochelle Booth Safety Nick Perdikaris 23 Book review for Porschephiles: 911 Story (310) 433-2826 (310) 901-8154 [email protected] [email protected] 24 Social Media Chair Mark Nelson 25 Porsche Parade to Traverse City ad (917) 609-9674 [email protected] LA Region Concours at the Greystone - June 23 Tech Inspection Activities Dan Hockett 26 Tech Notes from Tony Callas - Susan Moard (909) 921-5596 [email protected] The Crew Chief Notes: The 12 Hours of Sebring (626) 705-8686 Technical Adviser [email protected] Michael Dolphin 28 50 Years of 911 Commemorative Poster & Book (213) 248-4743 [email protected] 30 Classified Ads Timing Darren & Jennifer Cole 31 GPX Breakfast Club Meeting at Marketplace Grill (661) 209-9498 Membership [email protected] - Gail Sachs (650) 279-1876. Tours Marty Goldsmith [email protected] (562) 494-6350 [email protected] Track Workers Team Bob & Karen Lewis Editor (562) 429-3777 [email protected] - Skip Carter Webmaster Web sites (619) 992-9927 Jimmie Mitchell [email protected] (310) 539-2568 [email protected] GPX GrandPrixRegion.com Advisors to the President Zone 8 Zone8.org Linda Cobarrubias PCA National Pca.org Zone 8 Representative Nick Perdikaris PCNA us.Porsche.com/national Aide-de-camp Porsche AG Porsche.com Tom Brown Norma Dawson Don't forget to visit the Grand Prix Region (760) 505-3286 Web site at: www.GrandPrixRegion.com [email protected] printing by California Litho, Fullerton, CA 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, Gail Sachs, of any address, email, phone or membership status changes: Gail Sachs, PO Box 230874, Encinitas, CA 92023-0874 or (650) 279-1876 [email protected]. Also notify PCA at PO Box 5900, Springfield, VA 22150 or [email protected] 3 The Circuit 4 Grand Prix RegionTour — USS Iowa August 2013 September 14, Saturday Battleship IOWA Educational Museum & Attraction Celebrate the American Spirit at the Battleship IOWA the West Coast’s only Battleship open to the public Your tour takes you on a journey through World War II, the Korean War, and the Cold War to experience the life of a sailor on the lead ship of the last class of gunships. Walk the wood decks of a battleship and see areas such as the 16” guns, 5” guns, missile decks, bridge, mess areas, and the world famous Captain’s Cabin - with the only bathtub installed on a battleship for a President. IOWA has hosted three Presidents - Franklin D. Roosevelt, Ronald Reagan, and George H.W. Bush - and numerous dignitaries during almost 70 years of service. Battleship IOWA is located at the L.A. Water- front, former home to the US Navy Battleship fleet prior to World War II and an area rich in maritime history. After the Iowa, we will have lunch at a nearby restaurant, then continue on to the SS Lane Victory, a World War II merchant marine ship. We will meet at the gate of the USS IOWA at 9:45am. This is at Berth 87 at the Port of Los Angeles. If you have any questions, contact Marty Goldsmith Please RSVP so we can plan for lunch: [email protected] or (562) 494.6350 5 The Circuit Write of Way, by Suesan Way We are exposed to it each year at the California Festival of Speed in April, Canadian Geese and Grand Prix Region partnered with Los Vegas Region in May and did a driving event at Spring Mountain Track that We just returned from the Parade in Michigan and a very included a Club Race. I got lucky and got myself invited into short visit to Ontario, Canada. Skip really needed to get the Control Tower for a little visit and talk about a bird’s eye back to his office, not that we didn't enjoy almost two weeks view – you can sure see it all from up there and following on the road.