THE March 2017 Circuit

A publication of the Grand Prix Region of the Porsche Club of America The Circuit March 2017 GPX BOARD OF DIRECTORS GPX CHAIRS

CONTENTS GRAND PRIX REGION & August 2017 President CDHC Liason - Chuck Weaver 5 Sat GPX Breakfast at Glory Days Beachside Grill [email protected] (562) 430-3010 Jeff Peck 2 Grand Prix Region & Zone 8 Calendar ZONE 8 CLUB CALENDAR 5 Sat GPX Board Meeting following breakfast (310) 345-8081 Chief Driving Instructor - Dave Hockett 18 Fri PCA Werks Reunion, Monterey [email protected] [email protected] (909) 518-0415 3 Masthead page 17-20 F-Sun Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion Board of Directors & Chairs March 2017 20 Sun Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Circuit Editor- Skip Carter Vice President [email protected] (619) 992-9927 2 Thu Sierra Madre Collection Open House, starts at 10 Table of Contents Alan Johnson 3 Fri John Wilhoit Open House, starts at 9 am September 2017 (562) 431-7905 Circuit Co-Editor - Charlie Carchedi 4 From The President's Desk 3 Fri Klasse 356 Parts Open House, 9am - 3 pm [email protected] (617) 365-4347 2 Sat GPX Breakfast at Glory Days Beachside Grill AlanTheInspector@ 5 Editorial License - On The Cover 3 Fri Auto Kennel Open House, 11 am - 4:30 pm 2 Sat GPX Board Meeting following breakfast verizon.net 3 Fri Callas Rennsport Open House, 8 am - 4 pm Circuit Distribution - Albert Franco 6 So Cal All Porsche Swap - March 5 10 Sun LAR Zone 8 Concours [email protected] (310) 379-8987 4 Sat European Collectibles Open House, 4-7 pm 20-24 PCA Treffen, Asheville, NC 7 Day Away from Work flyer — March 6 4 Sat Jim Liberty Open House, starts at 3:30 pm 23 Sat Riverside Region Timeline, Arrowhead Secretary Concours - Linda Cobarrubias 8 Santa Monica Mountains Fun Run flyer 4 Sat Carparc USA Open House, 11am - 5 pm 24 Sun LVR Zone 8 Concours Marty Goldsmith [email protected] (310) 990-0993 4 Sat GPX Breakfast at Glory Days Beachside Grill 30-1 S-Sun SDR DE/Club Race, Willow Springs (562) 494-6350 10 Poppy Fields of Antelope Valley Tour flyer 4 Sat GPX Board Meeting following breakfast [email protected] Flag Team - Bob & Karen Lewis [email protected] (562) 756-8520 4 Sat LA Lit Meet (34th Annual Porsche and Vintage 11 Fort Irwin Box Tour flyer — March 31 October 2017 VW Literature, Toy & Memorabilia Meet Fundraising Co-chair- Patty Reilly 12 California Festival of Speed — Apr 21-23 5 Sun So Cal All Porsche Swap and Car Display, Anaheim 7 Sat GPX Breakfast at Glory Days Beachside Grill Treasurer [email protected] (714) 402-2405 54 Years of 911 Timeline at Festival 6 Mon GPX Day Away from Work DE 7 Sat GPX Board Meeting following breakfast Linda Cobarrubias 10 Fri PCA Werks Reunion, Amelia Island (first year) 15 Sun PCA DE Instructor Training, Streets (310) 990-0993 Fundraising Co-chair- Chamaine Rood 14 62nd Annual Porsche Parade — Jul 9-15 [email protected] (626) 393-8881 11-12 S-Sun SDR DE/Time Trial, Chckwalla (CCW) 16 Mon GPX Day Away from Work DE [email protected] 21-22 S-Sun SDR DE/Time Trial, Chckwalla (CW Spokane 12 Sun Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance Goodie Store - Ludmila Osipova 18 Sat GPX Santa Monica Mountain/Paradise Cove Tour [email protected] (424) 279-0069 17 Advertising Manager needed 29-Apr 2 PCA Treffen, Hill Country, Austin, Texas November 2017 Member at Large Insurance - Ron Shanon 18 March Anniversaries & New Members 31 Fri GPX Fort Irwin Tour (only 15 spots) 4 Sat GPX Breakfast at Glory Days Beachside Grill Dave Hockett [email protected] (310) 375-9840 20 Book Review for Porschephiles: 4 Sat GPX Board Meeting following breakfast (909) 518-0415 April 2017 11-12 S-Sun SDR TT/Club Race, Buttonwillow, (CW) [email protected] Membership - Patty Reilly All the cars — Porsche [email protected] (714) 402-2405 1 Sat GPX Breakfast at Glory Days Beachside Grill 22 A Porsche Joke 1 Sat GPX Board Meeting following breakfast December 2017 Performance Driving Events - Skip Carter 23 Porsche Alley Cone Zone 7-9 F-Sun Long Beach Grand Prix Member at Large [email protected] (619) 992-9927 2 Sat GPX Breakfast at Glory Days Beachside Grill Jimmie Mitchell 21-23 F-Sun California Festival of Speed, Fontana 2 Sat GPX Board Meeting following breakfast 24 Classified Ads 29-30 S-Sun SAZPCA Zone 8 Autocross (310) 539-2568 Registration - Colleen Stein 25 Index of Advertisers 30 Sun CAI Zone 8 Concours [email protected] [email protected] (661) 714-3030 30 Sun SARPCA Zone 8 Autocross Safety - Nick Perdikaris Breakfast Club Notice TBD GPX Tour to California Poppy Reserve [email protected] (310) 901-8154 Member at Large Commercial Advertising Rates Skip Carter Social Events- May 2017 (619) 992-9927 Susan Moard & Arturo Chaparro 5 Fri SAZPCA Cinco de Mayo weekend party [email protected] [email protected] (626) 705-8686 6 Sat GPX Breakfast at Glory Days Beachside Grill [email protected] (323) 633-7915 6 Sat GPX Board Meeting following breakfast INFORMATION 6 Sat SAZ Zone 8 Concours Social Media - Jimmie Mitchell Past President [email protected] (310) 539-2568 20 Sat GPX Palos Verdes to GPX GrandPrixRegion.com Suesan Carter Zone 8 Zone8.org Western Museum of Flight Tour (619) 992-4287 Tech Inspection - Dan Hockett 21 Sun SGVR Zone 8 Concours [email protected] [email protected] (909) 921-5596 PCA National PCA.org 20-21 S-Sun SDR DE/TT, Streetes of Willow (CW) Technical Adviser - Michael Dolphin PCNA US.Porsche.com/national [email protected] (213) 248-4743 June 2017 ZONE 8 REPRESENTATIVE Porsche AG Porsche.com 3 Sat GPX Breakfast at Glory Days Beachside Grill Tours - Alan Johnson GPX Landing Page — MotorsportReg [email protected] (562) 305-8002 3 Sat GPX Board Meeting following breakfast David Witteried http://pcagpx.MotorsportReg.com 4 Sun GPX Zone 8 Concours (760) 373-1413 Webmaster - Jimmie Mitchell 10 Sat GPX Solvang Tour [email protected] [email protected] (310) 539-2568 17 Sat OCR Zone 8 Concours

EDITORIAL POLICY: THE CIRCUIT is the official publication of the GRAND PRIX REGION of the July 2017 PORSCHE CLUB OF AMERICA. Statements appearing in THE CIRCUIT are those of the author and 1 Sat GPX Breakfast at Glory Days Beachside Grill are not necessarily the opinions of the CLUB or its editorial staff. The Editor reserves the right to edit 1 Sat GPX Board Meeting following breakfast all material submitted for publication. Permission to reprint any material herein is granted providing full 9 Sun Old Fort Mac Arthur Days credit is given to the authors and THE CIRCUIT, with the exception of copyrighted material. 9-15 PCA Parade, Spokane, WA TBD GPX Mt Wilson 60" or 100" telescope night tour ADDRESS CHANGE: Please notify GPX Membership Chair and PCA (PO Box 5900, Springfield, VA 22150 or [email protected] ) of any address, email, phone or membership status changes.

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Skip Carter From The President's Desk

I had the good fortune of visiting the Porsche Experience Center twice in February. Once, after the National Board of getting focusing on what projects I need to work on... This Directors meeting, and again with members from GPX. prixregion.com for up to the minute changes. morning it's finishing The Circuit (this is the last element), And it is March. Having retired (from the day job) six checking out some leaking windows in a rental, getting ready The National Board of Directors meeting was held at a hotel A highlight this month is our 4th Annual Santa Monica months ago, it took three months to stop going into the of- for this weekend's Breakfast Meeting on Saturday, 356 All in Carson, where I had a chance to see and hear many of Mountains Fun Run to Paradise Cove on March 18th. fice every day. Now I make an occasional stop or get a ques- Porsche Swap on Sunday, Day Away from Work on Monday, PCA’s National staff and the Executive Council. It was very tion now and then about the computer system or other. I'm and keep pushing ahead with Club Racing News, the other interesting to experience how our club operates. As President I’d like to repeat, from last month’s column, that we are more than glad to help where I can, but I have to tell you, magazine that needs to be done in two weeks. of Grand Prix Region, I am a member of the Board of Direc- always looking for member contributions to this magazine I'm liking this retirement thing. tors along with all the Presidents from the other 143 regions in the way of articles and/or photos from a tour or event that Did I mention how much fun I'm having? And I get to sit and 13 Zones. you have attended. We also welcome event and tours sugges- During most of Leigh and Connie (my youngest kids) grow- across the desk from Suesan working her tail off, or listening tions. Please feel free to send your suggestions and/or contri- ing up (through high school), I worked from my kitchen to her on the phone from her satellite office (our bed). After the Board of Directors meeting we were shuttled to the bution to Alan Johnson at [email protected]. counter. I was a small remodeling contractor and had a great, Porsche Experience Center where, immediately after our ar- small crew. It allowed me to mostly take off my tool belt and Life is good! rival and check in, we were treated to hot laps on the track in We also could use volunteers at some of our tours and events. work out of the house. Sleazy Dog Construction Cayennes and Macans. Wow! Very impressive vehicles. Our When signing up, please let us know if you’d like to help out. driver was very skilled, and the cars were quick and handled Between raising kids, coaching soccer, little league, bobbysox, extremely well. You’d never know you were in an SUV. These Coming in April… PCA activities (autocross, editor and lots more), running On the Cover... are just big sports cars. After our hot laps, we mingled for a the business, managing rentals... there were some nights at New members Mark and Georgio Adams showed up at while and enjoyed some delicious hors d ’Oeuvres. Next we The 16th Annual California Festival of Speed. April 21st – the computer when I'd look up and see the sun coming up. our February Breakfast Club meeting driving their 1999 started our tour of the center, visiting the in house Porsche 23rd. The largest Porsche event in the SouthWest. I'd stop, grab a blanket, plop down in an overstuffed chair White 911 Carrera Coupe. Exclusive Department, then the Simulators, and after that a and grab a few winks before the rest of the house woke up. Thanks to Jimmie Mitchel for the great photos! tour of Porsche Motorsports North America. To volunteer for this event, please contact our Volunteer Always admiring R. Buckminster Fuller's ability to spend his Coordinator directly at [email protected], or go to entire adult life with four short cat naps each day (5-15 min- THE It was a very impressive evening that was topped off with the website that describes the event. Its loads of fun and you utes), I appreciated that I could operate a little in that mode. March 2017 dinner at the beautiful fine dining Restaurant 917. get to see some great racing action, along with a vendor row, Two to four hours was always enough sleep. If I pulled an all and food truck court. nighter, by mid afternoon I needed a cat nap. On February 25th I had the opportunity to visit the Porsche Circuit Experience Center with members from GPX and Cal Inland. http://www.zone8.org/events/speedfestival.php My now ex-wife worked full time, but it was nice that I could We all had enough time to walk around the public spaces of work out of the house, make sure the kids got to school each the facility beofre lining up to wait for our hot laps. Again, in Please join us every month for our Breakfast Club on the first morning, be there when they got home in the afternoon. I'd Cayennes and Macans. After our hot laps, we had lunch on Saturday of every month at Glory Days Beachside Grill in usually spend 10am - 3pm out looking at jobs, picking up the patio next to the track. The food is very good. Seal Beach. Visit with Ludmila in our Goodie Store for some materials, lining up subs or whatever was needed for my jobs, terrific club merchandise. while at the same time making stops with club advertisers This event was so popular that we are working on another and others. It was a great opportunity to mix work and play date for members who were unable to attend this first event. The March Cone Zone will be all GT’s, and April will fea- and family and club. Of course, it meant 16-20 hour days, ture 991’s. but it was all good. I encourage you to visit the Porsche Experience Center. Res- ervations are required for the Hot Laps, Simulators, as well as Don’t forget to like us on Facebook! The whole sleep thing started as an architect student. Our the Restaurant 917. Visit their website for all the particulars: semester long projects always ended up with 2-3 days in the https://www.porschedriving.com/porsche-experience-center- PCA – Fueled by Volunteers design lab, catching naps on the floor with trips to close by los-angeles. You can even arrange a “Driving Experience”, vending machines. Somehow the projects always got done, where you can pick any model of Porsche and drive with an “Fly low and avoid the radar” even when you couldn't see the light at the end of the tunnel. instructor for 90 minutes. So, back to retired, it is nice working at home again. Stum- A publication of the Grand Prix Region of the Porsche Club of America We have a lot more events coming up. Please check our event Jeff bling out of bed with eyes at half mast, starting water for calendar in this issue, as well as our website www.grand- coffee, waking up the computer, going through emails,

4 5 GPX Hospitality Tent March 2017 So Cal All-Porsche Swap & Car Display Sunday, March 5, 2017 — On-Line Registration — Phoenix Club in Anaheim March 6, Monday http://PCAGPX.MotorsportReg.com Create an account OR sign in For 30 years Southern California has hosted the LA Lit and Toy Show (www.LALitandToyShow.com), a world class, ex- Streets of Willow ceptional place to buy / sell / trade things vintage Porsche (and Vintage VW) — books, models, parts, toys, literature and more. Locate March 6 Day Away event Complete registration The days around the Lit Meet are made more exciting with Open Houses at various Vintage Porsche shops. The big finale is Grand Prix Region Pay online with VISA / MC Sunday at the So Cal All-Porsche Swap and Car Display held at the Phoenix Club (1340 South Sanderson, Anaheim). Drivers ED & Zone 8 Autocross Late fees apply after February 25 Grand Prix Region will have our usual Hospitality Tent. Stop by and say "hello." Suesan is looking for volunteers to work 2-hour shifts on Sunday — [email protected] or (619) 992-4287

Event sponsor, the 356 Club of Southern California will have indoor vendor displays in the FestHalle, plus 2 acres of ven- Register at this link: dors and swappers, and a grass soccer field for car corrals (Previous years parking problems have been solved). This event takes us back to a simpler time in a very unique setting; to a time when the Internet was not your primary source for used Porsche parts; http://PCAGPX.MotorsportReg.com a time when the local Southern California Porsche owner's gathered each winter to swap, fender fondle, see old friends and appreciate the breed. There will be For info OR HELP — contact: vendors dedicated to our Porsche hobby and plenty of swap space will be available. Suesan Carter, Registrar If you have a car for sale, bring it, put a sign in the window and sell it. [email protected] (619) 992-4287 or Porsche cars donate $20 for display parking, so pile your friends in! Gates open to Skip Carter, Event Chair Porsche parking at 8 AM. Seeing all the Porsche's parked there will be incredible! [email protected] (619) 992-9927 The walk-in gate opens at 8:00 and admission is $10. Breakfast and lunch with a German flavor are available. Be sure you stop by the Bierstube. Accommodations Gates open at 7am are at Ayres Suites, Anaheim, 2550 E. Katella Ave (714) 634-2106. Mandatory drivers meeting at 8:15 am HOTEL INFO – Best Western Desert Poppy First run group 9am Swappers make a $40 donation per space - first come first served. -In 2038 W. Avenue I, Lancaster 93536 (661) 418-0550 door vendor space is $80 per space (must be reserved by Feb 15). Con- $89.99 (mention Porsche Club) tact Bob Lee at [email protected] or (619) 518-8645 for vendor Comes with IMPROVED breakfast, on-site tech & registration info. Swapper/vendor gates open at 6:00. A portion of the proceeds goes to Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (http://www.cff.org/). Registration fees: $135.00 per driver We look forward to seeing you and your Porsche. Bring whatever $150.00 if paid after February 25 Day of event — $175.00 money you have leftover from the Lit Meet, your Porsche, Porsche friends and join us for a celebration of Porsche! Morning practice — 20 minute continuous lap DE sessions End of Day — Autocross timing (3 timed laps) For info, contact Jeff Trask at [email protected] or (949) 697- Run groups determined by experience and performance 4499 or Pete McNulty at [email protected] or (949) 400-9319. Instructors available and required for all novices Let us know how you want to be involved! Entry level event — no special equipment needed for stock classes Open cars without built-in rollover protection need rollbar Required Sunday afternoon Ground School for novices (5-7 pm at hotel) Registration and Tech Inspection available at hotel Sunday afternoon Helmet required (available for rent) Snell 2010 and newer (M or SA) Breakfast & Lunch: coffee, donuts, breakfast & lunch available at concession stand

INSURANCE NOTE: Liability insurance is provided by PCA’s traditional insurer. A copy of the Certificate of Insurance is available at registra- tion. PCA insurance does NOT cover damage to your car or damage that YOU cause to the facility or other cars. You are responsible for this. Please see the PCA website (www.pca.org) and go to the insurance page for more information. 7 Please review your personal car insurance to verify what coverage it provides, if any. The Circuit Investment Property

4th Annual Insurance Porsche Club of America For Car Enthusiasts Like You Grand Prix Region Includes: Property Loss of Rents General Liability Santa Monica Mountains Fun Run (Samples below and we can insure any size building) to Paradise Cove Saturday March 18, 2017 Apartment Buildings Office Buildings Industrial Buildings

$2,535 per year, 8 units $2,650 per year, 10K SF $1,700 Per year, 10K SF Please join the Porsche Club of America – Grand Prix Region for no claims, 5K deductible a fun run in the Santa Monica Mountains. $5K deductible $5K deductible After the drive, we’ll have an area reserved for us at the Paradise Cove Beach Café, where you’ll be able to enjoy a fantastic lunch. You will pay for your own food order. YOU MUST RSVP to From SINGLE BUILDINGS to LARGE PORTFOLIOS, big and small, we insure them all! guarantee a seat at the restaurant. We need to let them know how many to seat. There will be a reserved parking area for PCA members and our Porsches. Quoting Process Time to meet: 8:00 A.M. to 8:30 A.M. Your Pit Crew Departure Time: 8:45 A.M. Sharp Meeting Place: 18000 Block –Coastline Dr., Malibu Map to meeting place provided upon registration. Complete and fax/email the following All Porsches Welcome Registration Opens: February 6, 2017 ______(_____)______RSVP / register: msreg.com/GPXSMPC2017 Name Email Phone

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For info, contact: ______Jeff Peck Apartment/Office/Industrial Year Built Stories Sq. footage # Units Monthly Rent (310) 345-8081 [email protected] Email to: [email protected] Fax: 3106186983 Ph: 8004917655 X 114 “…..where the BUSINESS of insurance is PERSONAL” www.stanburns.com Lic#0548256

8 The Circuit March 2017 Porsche Club of America Grand Prix Region Tour to Poppy Fields of Antelope Valley When? When the Poppy fields bloom! (read below) Grand Prix Region Box Tour to Ft Irwin U.S. Army National Desert Training Center Friday — March 31, 2017 (only 15 spots available) The Box is the training area at the Army's National Train- ing Center at Fort Irwin, north of Barstow. We will begin with a briefing by the Commanding General then tour simulated Middle Eastern Villages complete with Arabic speaking re-enactors that may act friendly or not to the soldiers undergoing training. Simulated IED attacks with Hollywood like pyrotechnics will be encountered. All train- ing is electronically monitored to provide suggested im- provements to the troops when their training rotation is over. The training is so realistic they can even block out GPS signals so the troops have to do it the old fashioned Although it is impossible to predict when it will happen, GPX will be monitoring the situa- way, map and compass. After the tour there is lunch in the tion and will schedule a tour to the California Poppy Reserve near Lancaster. mess hall and a Fort Irwin Museum tour.

The exact date, probably in March or April, will be given to you with at least two weeks Additional tour spots may be available later in the year. notice in a "Flash Mod Tour" email, and the motorsportreg page will be opened. All participants will need to provide full Name, date of birth and driver's license number at the time of registration. This information will be forwarded to Fort Irwin several weeks in advance in order for them to prepare for our arrival.

For information on the Box Tour itself, go to: http://www. irwin.army.mil/Pages/VisitorsTab/BoxTour.html Like the Angeles Crest tour, departing from La Canada, the drive will be up Angeles Crest then down Angeles Forest Road and on to the Poppy Reserve. Registration Opens: February 1, 2017 For information about the Reserve go to https://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=627 Full details at www.motorsportreg.com/orgs/pca/grand-prix For event registration: www.motorsportreg.com/orgs/pca/grand-prix For more information please contact: Alan Johnson, [email protected] or call 562-305-8002 Alan Johnson - 562-305-8002 - [email protected]

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13 62nd Annual The Circuit March 2017 Porsche Parade ST July 9-15, 2017 REGISTRATIONFEBRUARY OPENS21 Spokane, Washington

Sunshine, a beautiful setting and a great city. The new Davenport Grand Hotel is connected by skybridge to the Convention Center, and it's all downtown with great dining, shopping and entertainment. We can't wait to see you in Spokane! Join in the fun!

Watch your eBrake for more information, or visit 2017parade.pca.org Join your fellow Porsche Club of America members at the 62nd Porsche Parade on July 9-15, 2017. Parade is PCA’s annual, weeklong event enjoyed by several thousand of your fellow members, who will gather this year in Spokane, Washington.

Parade participants will enjoy Driving Tours and a Gimmick Rally to explore eastern Washington’s mountain vistas and high desert, the Concours at Riverfront Park, an Autocross, and a Time-Speed-Distance Rally to test your competitive spirit.

HOUSING RESERVATIONS ANDse this small one hen rerodcing When you want to step away from driving, Spokane is a walkable city with award- PARADE REGISTRATIONless than inch winning eateries, the Cork District tasting rooms, craft breweries, and boutique OPEN ON FEBRUARY 21ST. shopping. Bring the kids, too, as they’ll be kept busy with activities such as model REGISTRATION FOR EVENTS OPENS ON APRIL 3RD. Porsche Concours, RC Car racing, and an ice cream social (well, adults can join in the 14 15 ice cream, too). PHOTOS: VISIT SPOKANE/JAMES RICHMAN, JEFF SCHINDLER; RANDY WELLS The Circuit March 2017

WS S Washington is the nation’s Riverfront Park, site of Expo ‘74, is the second largest wine- location for Concours 2017! This 100-acre WE NEED AN ADVERTISING MANAGER producing state...and it’s all park sits on one side of the Spokane here for the tasting! Convention Center and offers wide open Our Cork District features meadows for displaying your beautiful more than 20 tasting rooms – Porsches! many right in downtown. Fire THIS JOB DOES NOT REQUIRE A LOT OF TIME, up the Porsche and take a tasty tour of all of them. BUT WE NEED SOMEONE TO WORK WITH OUR ADVERTISERS The job entails: A July is a great time to visit Spokane! The high 1. Periodic communication with advertisers temperature is about 83 degrees and humidity averages just 28%. Perfect 2. Following up on past due accounts for the Parade! We’re home to award-winning chefs and meticulously crafted beer, wine and spirits. The Wall St. Journal calls Spokane one of “6 Great Small 3. Solicit new advertisers Cities for Food Lovers.” You’ll discover why! If you'd like to find out more about thIS, and at the same time discover a way to be more involved S in our Club, please contact: Spokane sits at a geographical crossroads. Drive south to cross the rolling hills of the Palouse. To the Suesan Way Carter — [email protected] — (619) 992-4287 north and east, climb into forested territory rich with history and gorgeous mountain vistas. Go west to experience our beautiful high desert. ASS Put some extra gas in the tank and enjoy Spokane’s Getting to Spokane is a snap! Spokane proximity as the gateway to the Rocky Mountains, International Airport, just 10 minutes Glacier and Yellowstone national parks, the from downtown, has direct flights Canadian Rockies, Grand Coulee Dam and Hells from Seattle, Portland, L.A., Canyon. Seattle, Mt. Rainier and the Olympic Chicago, Denver, Salt Lake City, Peninsula sit just a half-day’s drive away. Minneapolis, Oakland, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Boise and Anchorage.

16 17 The Circuit March 2017 February Breakfast photos by Jimmie Mitchell

Arturo Chaparro Marty and Brita Goldsmith Bob Hechtman, Jerome Edwards, Gary Nila, Eric Peterson, Bruce Caukin, Charmaine Rood, Gerhard Kiessling, Sean Cone Zone: 997 Neel, Mark Wooldridge, Janet Eaton, Vincent Parker, Glenn Tessers, Aron Furey, and Ron Shanon prove there was no shortage of raffle winners at the February breakfast.

Mike and Mary Carr Patty Reilly with her 2017 Lava Orange Carrera Targa Jimmie Mitchell Georgio Adams picks a winning ticket. GPX Members at breakfast Gerhard Kiessling and Leslie Morgan

Carlos Recharte Gary Nila Glenn Tesser Dickson Lew GPX members at breakfast Robert Wessel Ron Shanon, Chuck Weaver, Tom Burns, and Robert Wessel

Porsche parking at Glory Days Beachside Grill Porsche parking at Glory Days Beachside Grill Mark and Georgio Adams Jeff Peck, Georgio Adams and 50-50 Winner Jeff Peck addresses GPX members at February's breakfast. Gina and Eric Bond David Moard

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March Anniversaries 26 years Andrew Kochen Caroline & Robert Martin Gerald & Esther Zaminski 23 years Jeff & Leslie Erickson Vince Parker Matt VanLeeuwen Melodi & Alvin Jones 18 years Russ Dickerson & Rachel Knopoff 16 years Gail Brown & Andrew Boston 13 years Robby & Katerina Krumwiede Ron & Vicki Mazzella 12 years Mike Phyllis McGihon 10 years Jeremy & Mengwei Campbell Aaron Furey & Larisa Hamada Steve Glas Jim Wolcott Katerina Adamik Trung & Tien Ho Rob Krumwiede Warren & Dyan Hoffman Gerald & Esther Zaminski and family Joe & Georgette Jankowski Richad & Jeanne Shaw Matthew VanLeeuwen 9 years Carlos & Ariel Chang Tim & Jennifer Trovato Peter Vasquez & Theresa Sardisco 8 years David & Diane Demaria Jeff Erickson Tim & Jennifer Trovato Mark Aguirre Micky & Phyllis McGihon Alvin & Melodi Jones Visit our brand new dealership. 7 years Alan & Gretchen Johnson Vince Parker Now located at 8423 Indiana Ave. Riverside, CA 6 years Carlos & Judi Persichetti Steven & Erica Rhodes Martin & Melrose Schwartz Rachel Knopoff & Russ Dickerson William & Carol Smith 5 years Scott & Beverly Littleworth Ramon Tapanes Alan Johnson Ralph Lopez Robert Taylor Porsche Riverside is here with a brand new state of the art dealership full of some of the best Jeremy, Joey & 4 years Mark & Michaele Aguirre Mengwei Campbell hand-picked inventory in the nation. As a dealer with a reputation for excellence and customer Don & Sue Matz Georgette & Joe Jankowski Gail Brown 3 years Deidre Gordon & Moses Berkson service Porsche Riverside is proud to welcome all PCA members and anyone else to come by and Anthony Grabon see the dealership first hand. Mandhir Singh & Navdeep Kaur Jim & Ryan Wolcott PCA members deserve the best Porsche dealership. Porsche Riverside 2 years Glenn Nichols William & Carol Smith Porsche Riverside stands ready to serve you. Atul & Sapana Patel 91 91 Josh & Dyan Hoffman Dick Krumwied MORENO Rick & Nanci Perkins TUSTIN CORONA RIVERSIDE VALLEY 215 Ramon Tapanes Ron & Vicki Mazzella Visit our website for a full video tour 55 15 1 year Todd & Ashley Kinsling 60 WaltersPorsche.com · 866.365.2030 IRVINE 261 Kevin Vilensky LAKE FOREST 241 5 March New Members — Mark Adams 1999 White Carrera Rick & Nanci Perkins Devon & David Demaria Pete Vasquez Porsche Riverside Joselito Dilag 1984 Black Cherry Carrera DEALER OF DEALER OF THE YEAR THE YEAR Tina Johnson 2017 Dark Grey Carrera 4S A Walter’s Automotive Company

UNITED STATES CALIFORNIA Official sponsor of the Porsche Club of America Grand Prix Region. 2016 & 2015 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 2016 & 2015

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Book Reviews for Porschephiles by Bruce Herrington, Orange Coast Region All the cars — Porsche by Lorenzo Ardizio, published 2016 by Giorgio Nada Editore, Milan, Italy

This Italian book, printed in good English, is a really neat Even five Panameras and two Macans handbook about Porsche automobiles. It has no table of are there as well as the Cayman GT4. contents, but starts with an Index. However, all the cars from 356 No. 1 of 1949 to the 911R of 2016 are presented in All the cars - PORSCHE presents each vehicle as a two-page chronological order with the year printed prominently on spread. The left-hand page tabulates the technical specifica- the page edge, so neither a table of contents nor an index is tions with an inset photo of the vehicle in action. The right- really required. There is, however, hand page shows an artist's a unique sort of appendix listing rendering of the side view, and Porsche's motor racing victories, a block of text describing the by race. vehicle and how it fits into the evolution of Porsche automo- Amazingly comprehensive, with biles. Though not segregated 208 vehicles covered, there are still into categories, each descrip- many Porsche year-models that are tion is coded in the upper not included. The omissions are right corner as GT, Sport or trivial, the inclusions are awesome: Prototype. There is also one the 1965 912 and the 1975 912E Special, one Bus, two F1, two are included, but the 66-69 912s Indy and 15 SUV including are not. Similarly, the 1969 914-4 (probably to the chagrin of and 914-6 are included, but the Porsche Marketing) the 2015 914-4 evolution from 1.7L to 1.8L Macan GTS. to 2.0L in 1973 is not mentioned, though the 914-8 of '69 and the A great reference book, but 916 of '72 are covered. The 1993 though interesting, it is rather 968 Club Sport and the 1993 968 tedious to try to read it cover- Turbo S/Turbo RS are given sepa- to-cover, but very practical for rate treatments. Both 911 Speed- use as a field guide for Porsches. sters are represented, the 2004 It is slightly smaller (except for Boxster and Boxster-S are covered thickness) than the original, together, as are the 2006 911 GT3 glove-compartment sized PCA and GT3-RS, but the 2006 911 Panorama, but now neither the Turbo is treated individually. Pano nor glove compartments are the size they once were. Competition models are very well represented with seven Because of its extensive coverage of Porsche automobiles and different versions of the 917 being described. There are two its concise presentation of comprehensive information, this is versions of the 550 Spyder and three versions of the 718 Spy- a book that every Porschephile really should have. der described. Even the Dreikantshaber of '63 is included, though only two were ever made. Similarly, the 787 and 804 All the cars - PORSCHE is hardcover, with 416, 6-3/4 x Formula 1 cars are given separate treatments. 8-1/2 inch pages. By the time you read this, it should be available for $44.95 at your favorite bookseller (ask for it), or Coverage of modern vehicles is very complete with the Cay- from www.quartoknows.com. (Search on “Ardizio” then click enne S, GTS and Turbo being given separate treatments in on the green picture). several years. There are two versions of the 918 Spyder plus the Boxster Spyder of 2015 and the Boxster 718 of 2016.

22 23 The Circuit A PORSCHE JOKE AT FERRARI'S EXPENSE FROM FLATSIXES.COM Special thanks to reader Richard Lane for sending this in. In 1988 Enzo Anselmo Ferrari, after living a full life, died. When he got to heaven God was showing him around. They came to a modest little house with a small Ferrari flag in the window. "This house is yurs for eternity, Enzo," said God. "This is very special; not everyone gets a house up here."

Enzo felt special, indeed, and walked up to his house. On his way up the porch, he noticed another Each month at Breakfast Club we will reserve a line of prime parking house just around the corner. It was a huge mansion with a carbon fiber sidewalk, a 50 foot tall flagpole spaces for selected Porsche models with an enormous Porsche flag, and in every window, a Porsche crest. Enzo looked at God and said, "God, I'm not trying to be ungrateful, ,but I have a question. I have a good manufacturer; my cars won For March, anyone driving a GT Model Porsche Le Mans and F1 championships. Why does Ferdinand Porsche get a better house than me?" God chuck- led and said, "Enzo, that's not Feridnand's house, it's mine!" is invited to park in the Cone Zone. • March — All GTs • September — 356 • April — 991 • October — 914 • May — 993 • November — 912/ • June — 996 911 '78 & earlier • July — Boxster • December — Cayman • August — 964 •

Los Angeles: Case Study House #21, 1959 Baily House Architect Pierre Koenig Porsche Speedster underneath carport of mid century modern home

The Case Study Houses were experiments in American residential architecture sponsored by Arts & Architecture magazine, which commissioned major architects of the day, including Richard Neutra, Raphael Soriano, Craig Ellwood, Charles and Ray Eames, Pierre Koenig, Eero Saarinen, A. Quincy Jones, and Ralph Rapson to design and build inexpensive and efficient model homes for the United States residential housing boom caused by the end of World War II and the return of millions of soldiers.

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FREE for PCA Members Send info including a photo Index of Advertisers CLASSIFIED ADS Skip Carter at [email protected] JOIN US! 2015 GT3 White/Black PCA has something for everybody! Callas Rennsport 17 Not just another white GT3, full lthr, door-sill guards in carbon fiber, Cup Car hood, Fabspeed side Children's Dental Health Clinic 25 muffler delete, 3M protection and striping, Nav-TV reverse camera. Car is in excellent condition Social Events Porsche Parade with no history, never tracked, all maintenance completed including plugs. 15K miles. Circle Porsche 13 $146,000 OBO Chris 562/522-9675 [email protected] Tours & Rallies Treffen N. America On-Track Driving Member Discounts Class Auto Center 21 2005 Boxster S, Midnight Blue Metallic with dark blue matching Concours d'elegance Club Racing Factory Werks 21 top, Stone Gray leather interior, 40,800 miles on car, 10,000 miles on new Panorama (National Magazine) Autocross L. A. Dismantler 23 updated engine replacement due to IMS failure on original engine. Clutch The Circuit (GPX Magazine) 3000+ Events Annually assembly and flywheel also replaced at that time, new PORSCHE battery Pacific Porsche Back Cover 17 months ago, 6-spd, nearly flawless 19-in factory wheels, 6,000 miles on All for only $46/yr ! Michelin Pilot Sport tires, BOSE Surround Sound, always serviced at Circle Pelican Parts 21 Porsche, always covered and garaged. $26,500 obo. Apply Online at PCA.org Pinnacle Capital Mortgage 23 (Specify Membership in GPX Region) Since I sold my 2005 997 or Sierra Madre Collection 23 I have a pile of 997 goodies that need to leave the garage! Fill out a Membership Application available at our Stan Burns Insurance 9 For Sale: 997-1 GT3 wheel set, excellent condition: $4,800 Breakfast Meeting, or print from GrandPrixRegion.com Walter's Porsche of Riverside 19 997 GT3 Alcantara Shifter, brand new: $125 997 Turbo Shifter, excellent shape: $60 Rennline Billet Aluminum 997 shifter, excellent shape: $60 Questions? Contact Patty Reilly, GPX Membership Chair Greg Schill, 310-245-7130, [email protected] [email protected] (714) 402-2405

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