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San Gabriel Valley Region PCA Zone 8 2014 Region of the Year Weekly Update 22 May 2018 CHANGES SGVR Tour Angeles Crest to Wrightwood Tour Cancelled This tour is cancelled to avoid the Memorial Day Weekend. THIS WEEK TODAY Tuesday, 22 May 2018, Falcon 9 Launch from Vandenberg AFB (Page 35) A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch five satellites for the Iridium next mobile communications fleet and two Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On (GRACE Follow-On) satellites for NASA and the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ). Launch time is 19:47:58 GMT (12:47:58 PM PDT). THIS Sunday, 27 May 2018, Petersen May Breakfast Club Cruise-In (Page 40) 8:00 AM 10:00 AM at the Petersen Automotive Museum, 6060 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, California 90036 (map) THIS Sunday, 27 May 2018, Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco 2018 (Page 44) The race will be held on the Circuit de Monaco 15:10 – 17:10 local time (6:10 AM to 8:10 AM PDT). ESPN will broadcast all the Monaco practice sessions. Practice 1 Thursday, May 24 2:00 AM ESPN2 Practice 2 Thursday, May 24 6:00 AM ESPN Practice 3 Saturday, May 26 3:00 AM ESPN2 Qualifying Saturday, May 26 6:00 AM ESPN2 Race Sunday, May 27 6:00 AM ESPN Encore Sunday, May 27 12:30 PM ABC THIS Sunday, 27 May 2018, the 102nd Indianapolis 500 (Page 46) The race will be broadcast on ABC, 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM PDT. sgvr.pca.org 1 of 65 facebook.com/PCA-SGVR San Gabriel Valley Region PCA Zone 8 2014 Region of the Year Weekly Update 22 May 2018 THIS Friday, 25 May 2018, Indianapolis 500 Carb Day (Page 46) On NBC Sports, 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM PDT and 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM PDT. Someday Soon: Next Saturday, 2 June 2018, Friends of Steve McQueen Car and Motorcycle Show (Page 12) This year’s event is themed from the movie Bullitt and the 50th anniversary of the classic film. Ford has made a substantial contribution to the show. Admission or entry fees are tax deductible, as proceeds benefit the Boys Republic. Pre-Registration: Click Here Next Friday, 1 June 2018, Friends of Steve McQueen Commemorative Dinner (Page 13) At Boys Republic, 1907 Boys Republic Drive, Chino Hills, CA 91709 Tuesday, 5 June 2017, California Primary Election Polls open at 7:00 AM and close at 8:00 PM. See www.lavote.net Thursday, 7 June 2018, SGVR Board Meeting (Page 5) The San Gabriel Valley Region Board of Directors will meet at 6:30 PM at Scientific Motorcars, 1070 E Walnut St., Pasadena, CA 91106. All members are welcome but please RSVP to [email protected] so we can be set up for you. Sunday, 10 June 2018, San Marino Motor Classic (Page 37) The San Marino Motor Classic is the premier regional automotive exhibition in the San Gabriel Valley and one of the premier concours-level exhibitions in Southern California. Concours d’Élégance. The San Marino Motor Classic is held in Lacy Park, an exclusive 30-acre park in San Marino. Saturday, 16 June 2018, SGVR Membership Breakfast Meeting (Page 6) The June Breakfast Meeting will be at Mimi’s Café in Monrovia as usual: same time, same place. 8:00 AM Porsche Zeitleiste—and Conversation! Our April Porsche Zeitleiste [German for timeline] will feature TBD: sgvr.pca.org 2 of 65 facebook.com/PCA-SGVR San Gabriel Valley Region PCA Zone 8 2014 Region of the Year Weekly Update 22 May 2018 9:00 AM Breakfast with Your Porsche Friends The breakfast meeting’s the same time as always, 9:00 AM, and back on the same Third Saturday of the Month as always, at the same place as always: Mimi’s Café 500 W. Huntington Drive Monrovia, CA 91016 Click here for a map. Sunday, 22 July 2018, 356 Club of Southern California Concours d’Élégance (Page 28) The 356 Club of Southern California will host its 2018 356 Club Concours d’Élégance at: The Bella Collina Towne and Golf Club map 200 Avenida La Pata San Clemente, CA 92673 Registration Registration for the 356 Club of Southern California Concours d’Élégance opened Thursday, 3 May 2018 at events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/m?oeidk=a07efct9ii216d48123&oseq&c&ch 17-27 August 2018, Monterey Classic Car “Week” (Page 25) Many of the finest classic cars in the world will gather in Monterey, California in the hope that you’ll come look at them. The bad news: the hoteliers have seen the all-Ferrari traffic jams and price accommodations accordingly. We try to list all the events on the San Gabriel Valley Region calendar (starting at page 13). Registration’s now open for PCA’s Werks Reunion (page 25) and Laguna Seca Car Corral (page 25). New Event Listings in this Update: Tuesday, 5 June 2017, California Primary Election (page 2) Thursday, 23 August 2018, [Porsche] Rare Shades (page 25) TODAY Saturday, 22 May 2018, Falcon 9 Launch from Vandenberg AFB (page 35) [Second?] Saturday, 9 June 2018, No Substitute Saturdays (page 41) THIS Sunday, 27 May 2018, the 102nd Indianapolis 500 (page 46) sgvr.pca.org 3 of 65 facebook.com/PCA-SGVR San Gabriel Valley Region PCA Zone 8 2014 Region of the Year Weekly Update 22 May 2018 News (page 50): Boaters find Jaguar sports car submerged in marsh (page 50) Final 24 Hours of Le Mans Entry List (page 52) Supercars worth £250,000 written off after Ferrari and Porsche crash into each other on roundabout (page 57) Grand Prix Region Concours d’Élégance (page 62) Save These Dates: Now till 27 Jan 2019, The Porsche Effect at the Petersen Automotive Museum (page 11) Saturday, 2 June 2018, Friends of Steve McQueen Car Show (page 12) Sunday, 10 June 2017, San Marino Motor Classic (page 37) 8-14 July 2018, Porsche Parade, Osage Beach, MO Sunday, 22 July 2018, 356 Club of Southern California Concours d’Élégance (page 28) 16-26 August 2018, Monterey Classic Car Week (page 25) 27-30 September 2018, Rennsport Reunion VI (page 20) 30 Nov – 9 Dec 2018, LA Auto Show 2 March 2019, The Lit Meet Contents CHANGES ...........................................................................................................................................1 THIS WEEK .........................................................................................................................................1 Someday Soon: ..................................................................................................................................2 San Gabriel Valley Region ...................................................................................................................5 Porsche Events ................................................................................................................................. 11 Monterey Classic Car Week .............................................................................................................. 25 PCA Zone 8 Concours d’Élégance ...................................................................................................... 26 Porsche High Performance Driving .................................................................................................... 30 All Marque Events ............................................................................................................................ 35 Cars and Coffee ................................................................................................................................ 40 Motorsports .................................................................................................................................... 44 News ............................................................................................................................................... 50 About San Gabriel Valley Region ...................................................................................................... 65 sgvr.pca.org 4 of 65 facebook.com/PCA-SGVR San Gabriel Valley Region PCA Zone 8 2014 Region of the Year Weekly Update 22 May 2018 San Gabriel Valley Region San Gabriel Valley Region has a web page sgvr.pca.org, a Facebook page, it’s Porsche Club of America - San Gabriel Valley Region and an Instagram pca_sgvr. Please check them out and follow us! And, invite your Porsche friends to follow us, too! Go to page 65 for more San Gabriel Valley Region information, including contact information for all the officers. SGVR Board Meetings At the April 2018 Board Meeting, the board decided to move the meetings to 6:30 PM the second Thursday of each month at Scientific Motorcars, 1070 E Walnut St., Pasadena, CA 91106. All members are welcome but please RSVP to [email protected] so we can be set up for you. Saturday, 2 June 2018, SGVR at Friends of Steve McQueen Car Show This year’s event is themed from the movie Bullitt and the 50th anniversary of the classic film. It’s at Boys Republic, 1907 Boys Republic Drive, Chino Hills, CA 91709 San Gabriel Valley Region will have a pop-up tent there. Considering volunteering to spend some time manning it—at least stop by and say hello. See page 13 for more about the show. Thursday, 7 June 2018, SGVR Board Meeting The San Gabriel Valley Region Board of Directors will meet at 6:30 PM at Scientific Motorcars, 1070 E Walnut St., Pasadena, CA 91106. All members are welcome but please RSVP to [email protected] so we can be set up for you. Sunday, 10 June 2018, SGVR at San Marino Motor Classic The San Marino Motor Classic is the premier regional automotive exhibition in the San Gabriel Valley and one of the premier concours-level exhibitions in Southern California held in Lacy Park in San Marino. San Gabriel Valley Region will have a pop-up tent there, too. Considering volunteering to spend some time manning it. At least stop by and say hello. See page 37 for more