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San Gabriel Valley Region PCA Zone 8 2014 Region of the Year Weekly Update 30 January 2018 THIS WEEK THIS Saturday, 3 February 2018, SGVR Porsche Effect Cruise-In (Page 5) See the Petersen Museum’s The Porsche Effect exhibit on the first day! Tickets are $ 35 for a continental breakfast, parking, and admission. We will not drive together so there are no PCA waivers—assemble at the Petersen at 8:00 AM. The Petersen opens at 10:00 AM—there will also be a special Porsche-oriented vault tour. See all the details on page 5. Registration is open at msreg.com/PORSCHEEFFECT. Sponsored by Porsche of Downtown LA. Tomorrow, Wednesday, 31 January 2018, Blue Moon & Total Lunar Eclipse (Page 23) The first of two Blue Moons in 2018 coincides with a Total Lunar Eclipse. The Eclipse will be Total from 4:52 AM to 6:08 AM PST. Sunrise will be 6:50 AM PST. Someday Soon: 8-11 February 2018, Lucas Oil NHRA Winternationals (Page 33) At the Fairplex in Pomona. Tickets can be purchased online by clicking TICKETS or by calling 800-884- NHRA (6472). Purchase early and save! Parking: Save time and purchase in advance online here. 16-17 February 2018, Mecum Auctions Los Angeles (Page 26) Held at the Fairplex in Pomona. Gates open daily at 8:00 AM, vehicle auction begins at 11:00 AM sgvr.pca.org 1 of 74 facebook.com/PCA-SGVR San Gabriel Valley Region PCA Zone 8 2014 Region of the Year Weekly Update 30 January 2018 Saturday, 17 February 2018, SGVR Membership Breakfast Meeting (Page 7) The breakfast meeting’s once again the same time as always, 9:00 AM, the same Third Saturday of the Month as always, at the new same place as always: Mimi’s Café click here for a map. 500 W. Huntington Drive Monrovia, CA 91016 8:00 AM: Porsche Zeitleiste—G-body 911s—before Breakfast (Page 8) Come around 8:00 or 8:30 AM or so to kick tires and hang out with your Porsche friends. We’ll feature the G-body (1974-1989) 911s in the Zeitleiste (timeline) New Event Listings in this Update: Saturday, 17 February 2018, SGVR Membership Breakfast Meeting (page 7) Sunday, 29 April 2018, Cal Inland Concours d’Élégance, College of the Canyons (page 18) California Festival of Speed Volunteers Needed! (page 20) Saturday, 21 April 2018, 55 Years of 911 Timeline at the 2018 California Festival of Speed (page 21) Tomorrow, Wednesday, 31 January 2018, Blue Moon & Total Lunar Eclipse (page 23) NET Saturday, 10 February 2018, Falcon 9 Launch from Vandenberg AFB (page 24) Sunday, 18 March 2018, Sierra Madre Wistaria Festival Classic Car Show (page 27) Sunday, 18 March 2018, Falcon 9 Launch from Vandenberg AFB (page 28) Saturday, 9 June 2018, A Ticket to Explore JPL 2018 (page 28) Saturday, 3 February 2018, Cars & Coffee Corona - Girl Scout Cookie Day! (page 30) 14-17 March 2018, Mobil 1 Twelve Hours of Sebring (page 32) News (page 34): 24 Hours of Daytona (page 34) Spied! Next-Gen Porsche 911 Turbo Steps Out with Production Body (page 48) Valet Gave Keys to $300,000 Ferrari to the Wrong Guy, Lawsuit Claims (page 50) Glendora Ridge Road is Still Closed (page 49) Arizona Auction Results (page 52) o Barrett Jackson (page 52) o Russo and Steele (page 55) o RM Sotheby's (page 56) o Gooding & Company (page 62) o Bonhams (page 68) Restored Irish Green 1969 Porsche 912 5-Speed on Bring-a-Trailer (page 73) sgvr.pca.org 2 of 74 facebook.com/PCA-SGVR San Gabriel Valley Region PCA Zone 8 2014 Region of the Year Weekly Update 30 January 2018 Save These Dates: THIS Saturday, 3 February 2018, SGVR Porsche Effect Cruise-In (Pages 1 & 5) 3 Feb 2018 to 27 Jan 2019, The Porsche Effect at the Petersen Automotive Museum (page 13) Saturday, 3 March 2018, The LitMeet (page 15) 20-22 April 2018, California Festival of Speed (page 20) Sunday, 22 April 2018, Luftgekühlt™ 5 Saturday, 2 June 2018, Friends of Steve McQueen Car Show (page 17) 10 June 2017, San Marino Motor Classic 8-14 July 2018, Porsche Parade, Osage Beach, MO 16-26 August 2018, Monterey Classic Car Week 27-30 September 2018, Rennsport Reunion VI (page 17) sgvr.pca.org 3 of 74 facebook.com/PCA-SGVR San Gabriel Valley Region PCA Zone 8 2014 Region of the Year Weekly Update 30 January 2018 Contents THIS WEEK .........................................................................................................................................1 Someday Soon: ..................................................................................................................................1 San Gabriel Valley Region ...................................................................................................................4 Porsche Events ................................................................................................................................. 13 PCA Zone 8 Concours d’Élégance ...................................................................................................... 18 Porsche High Performance Driving .................................................................................................... 19 All Marque Events ............................................................................................................................ 23 Cars and Coffee ................................................................................................................................ 29 Motorsports .................................................................................................................................... 32 News ............................................................................................................................................... 34 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 74 for more San Gabriel Valley Region information, including contact information for all the officers. SGVR Board Meetings Starting in 2018 the San Gabriel Valley Region Board of Directors will meet after the breakfast meeting. sgvr.pca.org 4 of 74 facebook.com/PCA-SGVR San Gabriel Valley Region PCA Zone 8 2014 Region of the Year Weekly Update 30 January 2018 The Porsche Effect sgvr.pca.org 5 of 74 facebook.com/PCA-SGVR San Gabriel Valley Region PCA Zone 8 2014 Region of the Year Weekly Update 30 January 2018 THIS Saturday, 3 February 2018, SGVR Porsche Effect Cruise-In Let’s Cruise-in to the Petersen Museum Sponsored by Porsche of Downtown LA. The Porsche Effect -- Saturday, February 3rd 2018 In celebration of Porsche’s 70th year anniversary and their contributions to automotive engineering and motorsports, The Petersen Automotive Museum will be opening a new exhibit called The Porsche Effect. The Porsche Effect exhibit will be the largest exhibition of Porsche cars outside of Zuffenhausen. This exhibit will display the complete history of Porsche like Rod Emory’s 356 SL, an early 901, a ’73 RS, the Porsche 906 and a 917K. The Porsche Club of America, SGVR will be hosting the first ever Cruise-in to the new Porsche Effect exhibit on opening day. Our day will start at 8:00 AM at the Petersen Museum. Kick tires, swap lies and swat flies with your fellow Porsche enthusiasts. Our Porsche friends will have the unique opportunity to park and exhibit their Porsche cars on the Promenade level of the Petersen parking structure. We will have an exclusive Continental Breakfast catered by Drago Restaurant. The Museum will open its doors at 10:00 AM. YOU MUST PRE-REGISTER FOR THIS EVENT! Porsche effect and Cruise-in $35 Includes: Your entry to the Promenade Deck for the Porsche Corral parking Continental breakfast, and General admission to the Museum. You will have two other options once you purchase your entry ticket 1. Porsche Highlights Tour $15 -- This is a docent guided Tour of the Porsche Effect on the main concourse. 2. Porsche Vault Tour $20 -- This is a special vault tour of Porsche cars. Registration opened January 19, 2018 at 7:00 AM PST sgvr.pca.org 6 of 74 facebook.com/PCA-SGVR San Gabriel Valley Region PCA Zone 8 2014 Region of the Year Weekly Update 30 January 2018 There will be a limit of 100 participants for Cruise-In, 25 participants for vault and/or docent tours. So register early! When registering, please indicate the number of guests. Please click msreg.com/PORSCHEEFFECT. Registration closes January 28th, 2018 The Porsche Effect is at the Petersen Automotive Museum, 6060 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, California 90036 Direct questions to Jack Diramarian, 626.537.5118, or [email protected] Saturday, 17 February 2018, SGVR Membership Breakfast Meeting The breakfast meeting’s the same time as always, 9:00 AM, the same Third Saturday of the Month as always, at the same place as always: Mimi’s Café 500 W. Huntington Drive Monrovia, CA 91016 Click here for a map. sgvr.pca.org 7 of 74 facebook.com/PCA-SGVR San Gabriel Valley Region PCA Zone 8 2014 Region of the Year Weekly Update 30 January 2018 Come on out and enjoy a hearty breakfast with your Porsche friends. Catch up on a little news and maybe even win a prize! We’ll have two special Menus—the Café Breakfast—where everything’s ~$ 17.00 and the Bistro Breakfast Menu—where everything’s ~$ 18.00. One lucky—and wise— person attending the breakfast will win a wonderful prize! 8:00 AM Porsche Zeitleiste—and Conversation—before Breakfast! Our January Porsche Zeitleiste [German for timeline] will feature the 911 G body cars: the square bumper cars from 1974 through 1989. A 1979