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Meet Some of Le Mans' WINNING MACHINES CHUCKWALLA VALLEY RACEWAY . BUTTONWILLOW RACEWAY . WILLOW SPRINGS INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY CHUCKWALLA DESERT HEAT Meet Some of Le Mans’ WINNING MACHINES VOLUME 59 NUMBER 4 12 — 2014 EDITOR’S PICK Alex Bermudez leading Nathan Johnson at Chuckwalla Raceway. Robert Glaze at CaliPhotography is our Editor’s Pick for issue 59-4. Porsche INSIDE THIS ISSUE DECEMBER 2014 News Porsche 919 Hybrid Steering Wheel SPECIAL 3 Editor’s Pick 23 Buttonwillow Boxsterfest OFFER FOR A Treat for Racers and Fans 5 Porsche News Doug Boccignone POC MEMBERS 7 Editor’s Note 29 Data Logging Nancy Jamar Martin Schacht Show Your 8 Rearview Mirror 34 In the Pits - Race Wheels Current Membership Card, Mitchell Sam Rossi 9 From the President Receive 20% Savings Andrew D. Weyman 37 Who really makes the cars go? on Parts and Service. 11 Visor up or down... Brett Gaviglio Chris Thompson 42 Road Trip to Car Heaven: 12 Procrastinate, Part Two it’s what I do Brett Gaviglio George Puckhaber 48 POC Annual Banquet 18 RPM — Blair Boyce Andrew D. Weyman See Martin Schacht article on data acquisition on page 29. Sunset over thePHOTOGRAPH desert BY MIKE SKINNER 12 34 37 818.884.4411 21301 Ventura Blvd. Woodland Hills, CA 91364 theautogallery.com ON THE COVER Porsche’s celebration of the heroes of Le Mans — Photo courtesy Porsche Cars North America INSERT Dramatic sky at dusk over Chuckwalla Valley Raceway paddock — Photo courtesy Gabriel Alan Photography DECEMBER 2014 VELOCITY 5 WHEN IN PARIS, WHY NOT VISIT Porsche News LE MONDIAL DE L’ AUTOMOBILE ! BY JACKE CRUMP EDITOR’S NOTE NANCY JAMAR Porsche 911 Carrera GTS Porsche Cayenne S E-Hybrid Who says LA has the worst traffic in the world? Also new are slightly different front and rear end I will never, ever complain about LA freeway styling which may not be evident to the most traffic again. Well, hardly ever. observers as they are the same as the other With one issue of Velocity under our LA traffic is nothing compared to the massive Cayenne models and are part of the new pack- belts and a second one off the press, I jams on the Paris motorways and the infamous age along with a new design headlight group- feel like I can take a minute to just... ing which contains a choice of LED or bi-xe- Peripherique and the grid-locked city streets. It’s been a busy month or two winding No wonder it is such a great city to walk in. non. Some other small styling changes are also evident around the car and are punctuated with up this year, and not just with the My assignment to cover the 2014 Paris Mondial vivid green accents added to the instrument magazine. A little bit of all sorts of de l’Automobile for Velocity came after I was cluster, badging and the brake calipers which crazy have been going on in my life, already in Paris, so I figured I could do this on signify it’s the E-Hybrid. and it was a nice respite to just sit and a typical October day in the City of Light. Gray, Hopefully you made it to the LA Auto show in read about the adventures and exploits cool and rainy; it was the perfect opportunity November and got to see this and all the other of our intrepid members as set forth on to get it done, albeit without one of the 13,000 new cars. press credentials issued to journalists from 103 the pages of this magazine. countries. Being late, I had also missed the Meanwhile, one more thought on the horren- First, it was nice to read Andrew’s somewhat more convenient press days. dus lines. If I wasn’t being passed by someone, letter and hear about the substantial I was being pushed and prodded from behind. I arrived at the venue, Paris Expo Porte De gains the club is making in finances, It seems if they wanted me to move they could Versailles (96,000m2 of space in nine pavil- programming and plans for the future. have asked and if they were just being friendly, at lions) as the doors opened, thinking I would get We also have some good technical least they could have offered to buy me a drink. in, take a quick look around at some of the 100 perspectives on everything from wheels plus new international releases and the Europe- I finally had enough and decided to see the cars (Mitch Rossi) to in-car safety (Chris an models we don’t get to see in the states, then up close some other time, maybe in LA. Porsche is sending its second front passenger also sit in an exclusive for the first time. Over a total distance Thompson), and the pros and cons of head to “Pavillon 4” where I would find displays generation of the 911 Carrera Alcantara interior with leather-trimmed of more than 2,610 miles it consumed But now, on to really important things–it was data loggers (Martin Schacht). of Porsche, Audi, and Volkswagen along with just 1.48 gallon per 60 miles. In addition time for food. No hot dogs or mini-donuts for GTS to the starting line. sport seats whose center panels are made Skoda and Seat. Brett Gaviglio continues his odyssey of Alcantara as on the other GTS models. to the Cayenne S E-Hybrid, the Panamera this guy. Nope, got in line (very orderly here) Four models—a coupe and a cabriolet, at Pebble Beach with coverage of the S E-Hybrid was also driven along the same The best laid plans sometimes fall to pieces, as and ordered up some moules-frites et une bière. each with rear-wheel or all-wheel drive— The exteriors of the new 911 cars—like all by the time I got to them, the German displays Yes, right smack, dab in the middle of the main Concours d’Elégance and vintage car routes. Thanks to its weight advantage, now close the gap between the 911 Carrera GTS models—differ significantly from the were packed, wall-to-wall with Parisian enthu- hall of the auto show, next to the Michelin dis- races, and we have event coverage rear-wheel drive and lower wind resistance, S and the street-legal sports car optimized other Carrera models. All models have the siasts, clamoring to get their hands on the cars, play. After all, the French are, indeed, civilized. from George Puckhaber, detailing his the plug-in hybrid model of Porsche’s grand for the race track, the 911 GT3. Some of 911 Carrera 4 body with wide-flared rear get a “free” brochure or whatever “treasures” journey to Chuckwalla with wry humor. tourer also impressed with average fuel the technical ingredients that generate even wheel arches and a wide track. Also standard might be found at an auto show. Doug Boccignone covers the Boxter consumption of 1.48 gallon per 60 miles. more driving dynamics and driving fun: are 20-inch wheels with centre wheel locks, My French is not the best, but despite the event at Buttonwillow, aptly illustrating 430 hp power, the Sport Chrono package which are painted in an exclusive matt black. Both plug-in hybrids were driven along language barrier, I made my way through the why this car has become a favorite of and the PASM active damper system which Accentuating the front end are special trim the routes around Frankfurt am Main. VW and Audi displays before heading over to so many for club racing. Brett Gaviglio lowers the car’s ride height by .4 inches. elements and smoked bi-xenon headlights. These included sections through villages, Porsche, where the display was fenced off and gives an inspired perspective on the only a couple dozen or so folks were allowed in Improved efficiency has also led to quicker Black trim strips on the customised GTS along country roads and on motorways, people who “really make the cars go,” at a time. accelerations and higher top speeds, but air intake screen and black chrome-plated in part with no speed limit. It was also with his article on the Willow Springs combined fuel consumption figures remain exhaust tailpipes characterise the rear. confirmed on these different routes of I figured that the line to get in the display was event and its detailed coverage of the between 22 and 35 miles that the all-electric over an hour long if I was lucky. many behind-the-scenes heroes that unchanged at the favourable level of the S With the addition of these new top models, range of 22 miles with zero local emissions make our sport possible—and as safe as models. When combined with the Porsche the 911 Carrera range now consists of twelve But wait–it seems Parisians are always in a hur- is achievable in practice, not just in the possible. Doppelkupplungsgetriebe (PDK), the 911 sports cars at three power levels, as coupes ry, and if they are behind you in line, watch out, NEDC on a test bench. Carrera GTS sprints from zero to 62 mph and cabriolets, and with rear-wheel and because they think they belong in front of you And we meet —via the RPM profile by and will push, shove and manuever until they in 4.0 seconds (Cabriolet: 4.2 seconds). all-wheel drive systems. In Germany, the The Cayenne S E-Hybrid provides system Andrew Weyman—Blair Boyce, a scuba are. After all, they are who they are and you’re The top speed of each GTS model is beyond four models will be available at dealers power of 416 hp, accelerates from zero to 60 diver, sky diver, bungee jumper, hunter, not.
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