The Circuit June 2021

GPX BOARD OF DIRECTORS GPX CHAIRS GRAND PRIX REGION & If you have suggestions about other events that CONTENTS you think our members would be interested in Advertising Chair - OPEN POSITION President ZONE 8 CLUB CALENDAR seeing on our calendar, please let me know Suesan Way Carter Autocross Timing - Ian Anderson 2 Grand Prix Region & Zone 8 Calendar (619) 992-4287 [email protected] (760) 382-3412 [email protected] 3 Masthead page: Table of Contents June 11 Sat GPX Monthly Board Meeting Chief Driving Instructor/Safety Nick Perdikaris 4-5 S-Sun Weathertech Detroit Grand Prix 12 Sun F1 Italy [email protected] (310) 901-8154 Board of Directors & Chairs 4-6 F-Sun PCA Club Race, Watkins Glen 17-19 F-Sun PCA Club Race, Summit Point Vice President 4 PCA Tech Tactics flyer 5-6 S-Sun SDR Time Trial, Willow Springs 18-19 S-Sun PCA Club Race, High Plains Eric Peterson Circuit Editor- Skip Carter 5 Line Extending to the End of the Line 6 Sun F1 Azerbaijan 18-19 S-Sun SDR Time Trial, Willow Springs (562) 533-0573 [email protected] (619) 992-9927 12 Sat GPX Monthly Breakfast 24-26 Weathertech Long Beach Grand Prix thepetersons_crib@ 6 GPX June 19 Mt Baldy Tour flyer 25 Sat GPX Apple Pie Tour to Julian msn.com Circuit Co-Editor - Charlie Carchedi 12 Sat GPX Monthly Board Meeting [email protected] (626) 869-7471 7 GPX July 24 Santa Monica Mountains to 25-26 S-Sun PCA Club Race, Thunderhill 12-13 S-Sun WEC , Camarillo Airport Tour flyer 12-13 S-Sun PCA Club Race, Utah Motorsport Campus 26 Sun SoCal All Swap & Car Show Secretary Children's Dental Cliinic Liason - Patty Reilly 13 Sun F1 Canada Phoenix Club, Anaheim Alan Johnson [email protected] (714) 402-2405 8 GPX July 31 Mt Wilson Telescope Night 18-20 F-Sun PCA Club Race, VIR 26 Sun F1 Russia (562) 305-8002 Viewing Tour flyer 26 WEC [email protected] Concours - OPEN POSITION 19 Sat GPX Tour - Azusa to Mt Baldy 9 GPX Aug 21 New Member & Friends BBQ CHANGED FROM PALM SPRINGS Consiglieri - Marty Goldsmith 10 GPX Virtual Car Show Report 27-27 F-Sun Weathertech Six Hours of the Glen October [email protected] (562) 494-6350 27 Sun F1 France 3 Sun F1 Singapore Treasurer 28 Wrightwood the Wrong Way Report 3-7 Fall Treffen, American Club, Kohler, WI Hank Landsberg Drivers Education/Autocross - Skip Carter 30 Day Away from Work Report July 6-9 F-Sun Weathertech Road Atlanta (562) 493-3589 [email protected] (619) 992-9927 36 High Voltage: Porsche Electric Motors 2-4 F-Sun Weathertech Mosport Sportscar Grand Prix 9 Sat GPX Monthly Breakfast [email protected] 3-4 S-Sun PCA Club Race, Sonoma 9 Sat GPX Monthly Board Meeting GPX Store Chair - OPEN POSITION 39 West Coast Series flyer 9-10 S-Sun PCA Club Race, Sonoma 4 Sun F1 Austria Insurance - Ron Shanon 40 Book Reviews for Porschephiles: 5 Mon Independence Day 10 Sun F1 Japan Director at Large [email protected] (310) 375-9840 Porsche 356: The Essential Buyer's Guide 10 Sat GPX Monthly Breakfast 11 Mon GPX Day Away from Work Skip Carter 10 Sat GPX Monthly Board Meeting 15-17 F-Sun PCA Club Race, Eagles Canyon (619) 992-9927 Membership - Patty Reilly 42 Santa Monica Mountains Tour Report [email protected] 11-17 Porsche Parade, French Lick, Indiana 16-17 S-Sun SDR Time Trial, Chuckwalla [email protected] (714) 402-2405 43 GPX Kids 16-17 S-Sun Weathertech at Lime Rock 24 Sun F1 USA GPX Name Badge Order Form 18 Sun 356 Club Concours at Lakeview Park, Silverado 31 Sun F1 Mexico Registration - Suesan Way Carter [email protected] (619) 992-4287 18 Sun WEC 6 Hours of Monza, Director at Large GPX Open Chair Positions Jimmie Mitchell 18 Sun F1 Silverstone (UK) November Social Events- 44 May Breakfast Meeting Report 24 Sat GPX Tour Malibu to 6-7 S-Sun SDR Time Trial, Buttonwillow (310) 539-2568 Susan Moard & Arturo Chaparro 46 June Membership Report Wings Museum, Camarillo Airport 11 Thu Veteran's day [email protected] [email protected] (626) 705-8686 24-25 S-Sun PCA Club Race, Brainerd 13 Sat GPX Monthly Breakfast [email protected] (323) 633-7915 48 Classified Ads 30-1 F-Sun PCA Club Race, Canadian Tire Motorpark 13 Sat GPX Monthly Board Meeting 50 Index fo Advertisers 14 Sun F1 Brazil Director at Large Social Media - Preeth Kumar [email protected] (201) 925-4876 Cone Zone Calendar August 19-28 L.A. Auto Show Vinita Khilnani (626) 222-5228 1 Sun F1 Hungary 20 WEC 6 Hours of Bahrain Sponsorship - Suesan Carter & Jim Worsham Breakfast Club Monthly Meeting Schedule [email protected] 6-8 F-Sun Weathertech Sportscar Weekend Road America 25 Thu Thanksgiving [email protected] (619) 992-4287 On the Cover 7 Sat Monterey Pre-Reunion 28 Sun F1 Saudi Arabia [email protected] (562) 433-3662 Commercial Advertising Rates 12-15 Monterey Motorsports Reunion, Laguna Seca 13 Fri Werks Reunion, Monterey werksreunion.com December Past President Tech Sessions/Advisor - Michael Dolphin Skip Carter [email protected] (213) 248-4743 13-15 F-Sun PCA Club Race, New Jersey Motorsport Park 5 Sun F1 Abu Dhabi INFORMATION (619) 992-9927 13-15 F-Sun PCA Club Race, Mid-Ohio 11 Sat GPX Monthly Breakfast Tech Inspection - VACANT GPX GrandPrixRegion.com 14 Sat GPX Monthly Breakfast 11 Sat GPX Monthly Board Meeting [email protected] Tours - Alan Johnson Zone 8 Zone8.org 14 Sat GPX Monthly Board Meeting 11 Sat GPX Holiday Party, Long Beach Yacht Club [email protected] (562) 305-8002 PCA.org 15 Sun Pebble Beach Concours 24 Fri Christmas Day PCA National ZONE 8 REPRESENTATIVE US.Porsche.com/national 21 Sat GPX New Member and all GPX Friends Webmaster - Jimmie Mitchell PCNA Summer BBQ [email protected] (310) 539-2568 Porsche AG Porsche.com TBD Sat GPX Tour Idyllwind and Palm Springs Jeff Peck GPX Landing Page on MotorsportReg: 20-22 F-Sun Weathertech GT Challenge at VIR (310) 345-8081 http://pcagpx.MotorsportReg.com 28-29 S-Sun PCA Club Race, Sonoma [email protected] 29 Sun F1 A=Belgium EDITORIAL POLICY: THE CIRCUIT is the official publication of the GRAND PRIX REGION of the September PORSCHE CLUB OF AMERICA. Statements appearing in THE CIRCUIT are those of the author and 4-6 F-Sun PCA Club Race, Road America are not necessarily the opinions of the CLUB or its editorial staff. The Editor reserves the right to edit 5 Sun F1 Netherlands all material submitted for publication. Permission to reprint any material herein is granted providing full 6 Mon Labor Day GPX Tour Information and registration credit is given to the authors and THE CIRCUIT, with the exception of copyrighted material. 10-12 F-Sun Weathertech Raceway Laguna Seca PCAGPX.MotorsportsReg.com ADDRESS CHANGE: Please notify GPX Membership Chair and PCA (PO Box 6400, Columbia, MD 11 Sat GPX Monthly Breakfast 21045 or [email protected] or 410.381.0911 ) of any address, email, phone or membership status changes.

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Write of Way, by Suesan Way Carter Skip Carter

Canadian Geese Speaking of which, if you have never Porsche Parade in French Lick, Indiana come out to our breakfast get togethers, it is a great way to Also less than a month away is the return of the Porsche meet fellow GPX members and friends of the club. There Parade. We are so excited to be going back to French Lick. It Advertising Manager Needed are always beautiful cars and lots of tire kicking and looking Well, this is the first actually sent to the printer, printed has only been about 6 years since Parade was held there, but The Grand Prix Region is truly in need of an Advertising under the hoods. Breakfast is reasonably priced and good, and mailed Circuit we've done since the beginning of the the demand to return soon was so great that PCA made that chair or an Advertising team to keep us on track with our as is the coffee and juice. We have free door prize tickets for COVID pandemic. It also happens to be the largest Circuit decision. magazine, the Circuit. We need help ensuring we are running anyone who signs in (with or without breakfast), and great we've ever printed. As a result of the pent up feeling of so many, this Parade a tight ship. prizes attached to those tickets. The get togethers are always As I write this, we are anticipating removal of the mask will be the largest ever and pressed PCA to take extraordi- Our Treasurer is now at the point of getting serious about on the second Saturday of the month at Glory Days Beach- restriction in just two weeks. After more than a year, the nary steps to try to accommodate everyone. There will be pulling my hair out… So, if you have any inclination of side Grill at 620 PCH in Seal Beach. Car parking starts at feeling that we are almost back to something approaching some COVID evident changes still, but at least we'll all be wanting to help out the region we could really use the assis- 0830 and breakfast at 0900. pre-pandemic "normal" is just a little difficult to believe. able to meet and enjoy the show. tance. Please call me, email me or send a carrier pigeon. My I understand that something could change in a heartbeat. Suesan and I both have jobs with Parade each year. Con- contact info is on page 3. Holiday Party You don't have to look very far to see other countries still sidering we don't show up with a Porsche unless Parade is Somehow it is now June, and how it happened I am not The Holiday Party that I talked about last month is sched- struggling with major outbreaks. April and May were our West of the Rocky Mountains, having jobs there gives us a quite sure since it was just January. But I was never sure how uled for Saturday, December 11 at the Long Beach Yacht first "back to normal" breakfast meetings. OK, it wasn't great way to participate in addition to the tours and other time marches on. Wasn't I just 30? Club. We will have an incredibly talented emcee booked who exactly "normal", but pretty darn close. activities that we are able to participate in. I keep thinking is one of our newest members. PCA and other regions have been doing more and more. A family addition. that as retired persons, we should be able to drive to the long Several of our members went to the most recent Treffen and distance Parades as well. Ya, well that just hasn't happened. We now have our New member and GPX friends Summer BBQ all reported having a great time. Have you heard of "grand babies?" fourth grandchild and We will have our New Members BBQ Party on August 21 Glad to report that Suesan and I have made it we couldn’t be happier. at a private member’s home — All are welcome. California Festival of Speed relatively unscathed through the pandemic Our Princess is abso- In the meantime, there is pretty great news here locally. (knock on wood). Check out the calendar. lutely beautiful and was Tours and other stuff We were able to get an October 30-31 date for the California Lots of GPX and other events. born 3 weeks ago – I’m We have a lot of great tours coming up over the next few Festival of Speed. For almost two years we've been hearing Sleazy Dog Construction thinking probably the months and, after finishing a wonderful driving event with that the track is going to be changed and made unusable for prettiest baby girl born Los Angeles Region at Willow Springs, we are planning our event, but then we got the October date and COVID in her generation. You another multi region event with Los Angeles, Orange Coast seems to be cooperating. We also hear that the facility may may think I am bias, but and Grand Prix Regions for October 11. still be available in 2022 and unknown after that. We just really I’m not, this is That is just ahead of very likely last California Festival of keep our fingers crossed. Our own Suesan Way Carter is now hand to heart truth. Speed which will take place October 30 and 31st at the Auto the sole event chair for Festival and, believe me, she has been So, aside from a lot Club Speedway in Fontana. The Festival has already been pouring her guts into preparation for it. Many of you already of baby holding and receiving a great deal of attention, especially on social media. know this as you are part of the team... Which reminds me, head kissing, We can definitely use help as we need an army of volun- if you would like more information, visit the website at: teers for many types of jobs. Please visit the website and www.CalFestival.org or email [email protected]. Post COVID (pos- look at the volunteer form at calfestival.org. Come out and From what I see, this is going to be the biggest and best sibly) participate. Volunteers receive free parking, a tee shirt and a Festival ever, and I've been there since the first one in 2002. Skip and I have been really busy with the Porsche Club. free lunch – and who says there’s no free lunch! This edition of the Circuit is the biggest ever and the first we've printed since COVID hit. You will find the results of As always I encourage you to contact me if you have GPX SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS the Virtual Car Show from a few months ago.. All of the en- thoughts, comments, ideas, suggestions or baby pictures you Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/PCA-Grand-Prix-Region/336827569682620 tries were submitted, the judging took place and it was very want to share! difficult because the submissions were so beautiful. Truly YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=pca%20grand%20prix%20region&sm=1 everyone did such a fabulous job that judging was very near Most sincerely, GooglePlus: https://plus.google.com/114590990404477994856/posts impossible. The awards have arrived and we are down to Suesan Way Carter them being handed out to the winners! Some will be awarded Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/PCAGrandPrix at our June Breakfast get together. Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/168187975@N07/albums

4 5 The Grand Prix Region's GrandThe Circuit Prix Region June 2021 Tour to Mt Baldy & Santa Monica Mountain Tour & Brunch at the Camarillo Airport Top of the Notch Saturday, July 24, 8:30 AM (meet in Malibu)

Join GPX for a return visit to the Santa Monica Mountains

Have great fun exercising your Porsche, traversing the mountain and coastal roads that lead from Malibu Saturday, June 19, 2021 to Camarillo It may not sound like a long $10.00 donation per person requested run but trust me, we’ll be (donation to Children's Dental Health Clinic) going the long way

We will meet in Azusa (information is on MotorsportReg) to See sights and drive roads drive up Hwy 39 to Crystal Lake then to Mt Baldy (excellent you’ve likely never driven Porsche roads). before. Tell all your Porsche Friends! We’ll see you there! We will take the tram to the Top of the Notch for the views. You can grab a beverage or lunch at the Top of the Notch $10.00 minimum donation or, once back to your car, drive a few miles to the Mt. Baldy On July 24 starting in Malibu then climbing up to the top of the Santa Monica Moun- reqquested per person to GPX tains, the route traverses the spine of mountains on Mulholland Highway’s wonderful Charities Lodge for a great lunch. twisty road. Descending down to Camarillo end- ing at the Camarillo Airport to visit the Wings Air Registration is at Registration is at PCAGPX.MotorsportReg.com Museum and the home of the Skyriders Ultralight PCAGPX.MotorsportReg.com Aircraft. Information Alan Johnson [email protected] Arrive with a full tank of gas Information Alan Johnson [email protected] We will have a short driver's meeting there... And leave at 8:45 AM sharp

Our route takes us up Topanga Canyon, west through the Malibu Mountains on Mulholland Highway to Westlake, then out the Potrero Valley to the Waypoint Cafe at the Camarillo airport. It is a nice drive., and will take about 1-1/2 hours.

6 7 The Circuit June 2021 Grand Prix Region New Member Summer BBQ - FREE

Grand Prix Region August 21, 2021 — Saturday 12:00 noon until it ends (lunch served 1pm) Presents $10.00 request (donation to Children's Dental Health Clinic) View the Universe through Mount Wilson Observatory’s RSVP before August 14 Historic 60inch Telescope (so we can plan for enough food) July 31, 2021 – Sunset to 1:00 A.M. Registration at: PCAGPX.MotorSportReg.com All GPX members & GPX friends welcome

Mount Wilson Observatory’s 60inch telescope saw first light in 1908. Funded by Andrew Carnegie, the telescope was the world’s largest until the Mount Wilson 100inch was completed in 1918. During the WWI years, Harlow Shapley used it to overturn the long accepted view that the sun was at the center of our Milky Way Galaxy. Shapley used the great light Come out and welcome our new members gathering power of the 60inch to show that our solar system is instead half way out toward the edge of our Galaxy. The telescope was a workhorse instrument for astronomy for over half a century and used by astronomical luminaries such The Gillam home as Edwin Hubble, Walter Baade and Allan Sandage to unravel the secrets of stars and galaxies. Today, the 60inch is devoted entirely to public viewing of astronomical objects. Its large light collecting mirror and the Ladera Heights exquisite skies over Mount Wilson provide an unrivaled and unique experience. The Porsche Club – Grand Prix Region is pleased to announce that we have reserved a very special evening of (detail information at PCAGPX.MotorsportReg) viewing at the historic Mt. Wilson Observatory 60inch telescope. We will be meeting for an early dinner at a restaurant in La Canada/Flintridge before driving up to the Observatory. We are limited by the observatory to the number of people that can attend a viewing session, so space is at a premium. If you are interested, please register as soon as possible. Registration opens June 19, 2021 and closes on July 19, 2021. Attendees will be chosen on a first come first served basis, and there will be a waiting list. Minimum age for attendance is 12 years old. Music For more detailed information and Registration for this Great BBQ event go to: http://PCAGPX.MotorsportReg.com Date: July 31, 2021 Home Theatre Race movies Time: Sunset to 1:00 A.M. Poolside Activities Cost: $75.00 per person For more information please contact: Soda - Water provided Jeff Peck 3103458081 [email protected] Bring your own alcohol (if desired)

For registration help, contact Suesan Way Carter 8 619-992.4287 or [email protected] 9 The Circuit June 2021 VIRTUAL CAR SHOW REPORT STORY & GRAPHICS BY CHRIS WAY

Grand Prix Region turned 40 on February 7th this year – I remember 1981 to 2021, A huge ‘Happy Birthday GPX.’ What a suc- staring at a single cessful history it’s been! For all of those 40 years GPX volun- paragraph written teers delivered great driving and social events, all with a focus by Kent Verderico of being active with our . about his 20 years The GPX Board felt it necessary to do something fun for with his 1983 911 the members when our cars were under COVID lock and key. SC. His story was The idea arose to conduct a virtual car show contest for fun not just about a and to hopefully put together a big catalogue of our member’s sports car but the cars - a pipe dream I had but a nice one. story of a guy who Suesan struck a committee in January to put it all together. much of his life Eric Peterson led a team to develop the classes in which the actually revolves cars should be judged. Just as we were about to finalize the around the love of contest, Jimmie Mitchell said ‘What about the missing 912’s?” his car. The story Suesan replied, “I woke up in the middle of the night in a of the Virtual Car fright, having remembered them in my dream.” Once added, Show is not one there were eight distinct classes with several sub-classes. about cool cars but about the very cool people who own them. It was decided to open the contest to all of our friends and At the survey’s close, I compiled an email showing off all not just members of Grand Prix Region. Eric said, ‘the more of the Class winners and their car photos. I made so many the merrier’ and we launched the contest in the first week of mistakes Ronn Hosmer awarded me the Bone Head Award, February. The email blast was sent February 27th to just over not once but twice! Still, we managed to put on a fairly good 2,000 people on our contact list. event, but I think I had the most fun. The screensaver on my I learned a lot about email campaigns, never having seen laptop is an album of all of the photos, so I’m still enjoying Mailchimp before. Thank goodness for Vinita Khilnani who everyone’s cars, every day. looked after our social media and for Jimmie with the web page. For more: Here I must plug GPX social media for the huge Skip included flyers in The Circuit, and we were underway. gallery of our cars. Our Instagram and Flickr sites contain an The responses to our normal announcements about HPDE, endless gallery of Porsches, off and on track (thanks Jimmie). Tours & other events are high for about 36 hours and then fall Subscribe to our links for our latest events & photos. And off dramatically. I became worried about the slow rate of par- please subscribe to our fledgling YouTube channel so we can ticipation, so we sent out several different reminders. There expand our presence there, too. Do you have any Go-Pro type were hundreds of participant emails back and forth until sub- videos you would share? Next time you register on Motors- missions closed March 15th. portreg for an event, please make sure to add a photo of your The request was that everyone register on Motorsportreg Porsche there as well. and send four photos of their Porsche by email: side, front, FYI - I'm part of the Toronto connection with Suesan rear, and interior. Simple, right? Um, not so much. I spent the and Skip. We all met about 15 years ago and have been great whole contest period chasing everyone for their pics and sto- friends ever since. I had never even been in a Porsche until ries. And, as difficult as it was, I learned so much about GPX Skip threw me the keys to his 356! So that’s how I’ve become and the love of our cars. And what cars! After I released the a new volunteer at GPX, helping with emails and graphics and submissions to the Board for judging, Skip exclaimed, “they pretty much anywhere I can help. are all winners.” Grand Prix region, like the rest of PCA, is fueled by vol- You know the saying, “it’s not just the cars, it’s the people’? unteers and is rather good at getting us to work, work, work Well, it’s really about your stories with your Porsches. Every for GPX. I am grateful to be involved, even though geo- contestant has a unique and fascinating history with their cars. graphically challenged. I’ll never forget speaking with so many people by email and learning about your journey with Porsche. What a gas!

10 11 The Circuit June 2021 356 CLASS 912 CLASS LEE HARRIS 1964 356 CABRIOLET FRED ADLER 1968 912 TARGA

This is an all original 1968 Porsche 912 Soft Top, in Tangerine, original color I restored from a barn in Con- I wanted a 356 restoration project, as I’ve collected/ necticut three years ago. It was in 30+ boxes. It was done restored Corvettes for many years and a friend intro- in my garage but I sent the bare body to a shop that duced me to a passionate, well known 356 restorer could get the original mixture of paint and take care of named Kirk Stowers. About a year later one he serviced the toxic waste fees. It is an original “soft top Targa” per for 45 years came up. I bought the disassembled car- the Certificate of Authenticity. I drive it regularly and it is and began a 6 month, $80,000 restoration. not a trailer queen. It is a fine specimen of the early short Two years later, with the car only primed, Kirk an- wheel base Targas first manufactured at the new Porsche swered his phone from the hospital. He had a seizure- plant versus my 356 which is a Reuter. The car has had and, a month later-he died. There was still a lot of work two prior owners with the first disassembling it and the second just storing it. I picked it for its original color “Tangerine” which I understand was Ferdinand Porsche’s favorite color at the time.

to do. I found Greg at Michaelian Restora- tions. Three more years and it was com- plete. the car is breath taking. It’s completely original, matching num- bers-Reuter Body, drives wonderfully. In the 12 years since I’ve restored the car, I’ve put about 500 miles on it. I’ve never washed it (only wiped & detailed) since it’s under a sheet, in a dehumidified garage... like my other special cars.

12 13 The Circuit June 2021 1994-98 993 CLASS 1974-89 G-BODY CLASS JAMES FALK 1997 993C2 CHUCK BARTON 1984 930

1997 Porsche Targa C2 993. Points of interest: Guards Red (original paint) Custom 17" Fuchs by Lindsey Racing, 16x6 Fuchs with Beige - Saddle Tan interior. centers in BBS barrels. 85,920 original miles. Fister muf- fler, LED Safety Running lights Performance modifications by Andial: K-27 Turbo, (Located behind front grill), sport intercooler, fuel enrichment, short ring & pinion, Engine wiring harness replaced, custom exhaust, 4" exhaust through a Porsche C2 yearly maintenance - Oil Filters, catalitic converter. Plugs, Etc. This car has participated in 10 Proud owner since September 2001 Concours events (Wash & Shine & Street) and finished 1st or 2nd in eight of those events.

14 15 The Circuit June 2021 1998-2005 996 CLASS 2005-12 997 CLASS GLENN NICHOLS 2000 996 RUSS DICKERSON 2011 911 GT3RS

2011 GT3 RS 4.0 This car was the last limited production model #446/600 with the 1996-2011 Hans Mezger designed 4L 500HP racing motor that won Le Mans overall in 1998 in the GT1 prototype. These 4L motors were still raced suc- cessfully in the RSR through 2015. I’m the original owner of this 12K mile Porsche which is driven regularly per several

of my friends as a “public service” to car nuts in SoCal but mainly for my Color: Black & Yellow enjoyment because I believe that these special Porsches should be driven Modifications: suspension, motor, safety, etc... vs. moldering in a warehouse for many years as an investment! Customed Porsche 996 3.4 Lt upgraded to 3.6 Lt with a It was special ordered with the lithium ion Motorsport battery, PCCB VF supercharger & Borla exhaust. brakes, full leather interior with sport buckets, a fire extinguisher, black powder coated wheels and the optional clear tail lights. These cars came with a personalized piston in a display case and special literature in a very cool box all of which I still have of course.

16 17 The Circuit June 2021 4 DOOR NON SUV CLASS FRONT ENGINE TRANSAXLE CLASS JONNY TSAI 2018 PANAMERA EROL KALAFAT 1986 928 S2 (EURO)

E3 SPORT TURISMO This Garnet Red example is #1239 of 1911 produced in Stuttgart and was originally purchased by a buyer in Saudi Arabia who insisted on the custom white leather interior. It is 1 of 42 to have entered the US via the "grey market" and passed USDOT inspec- tion in February 1988. After nearly a decade on the East Coast and over two decades on the West Coast with the same family, the current own- er acquired the vehicle and a binder full of service history in February 2020 with 82,183 miles on the odometer. Since then, $18k, 300hrs, and 1500 miles have been invested in restoring to as close to original perfection as possible. It was a great pandemic project and is so much fun to drive!

18 19 The Circuit June 2021 MID ENGINE ALL YEARS CLASS 2012-2019 991 CLASS RUSTY SCOTT 2001 BOXSTER STEVE NGUYEN 2018 911 GTS

My interest in cars was reignited by a chance encounter in 2016. I was in Italy for the Mugello MotoGP race and stumbled across the classic car rally in Remini and Bologna. I was immediately struck by the passion and warmth of the drivers, support teams, and fans! Not to mention, the incredible assortment of collectible cars zipping through the Italian countryside. One of the first cars I saw was this 356 Speedster with a PCA badge on it. Little did I know how familiar I would become with that badge. And there was this other Porsche! A 550 Spyder RS with and Chopard’s Karl-Friedrich Scheufele. Upon returning to LA, I decided to get the car I always wanted when I was younger – a 911. I didn’t intend to get a new one as my first Porsche until I discovered the Porsche website’s configurator. My build escalated from a base 911, to an S, to a GTS – the perfect performance “value” car to balance out my love of road trips. In the spirit of pragmatism, I test drove a GTS at the Porsche Experience Center to make sure I loved it. The outcome was obvious. In fact, if there was a salesperson there, I probably would have bought one on the spot! During my test drive, I met a friendly PCA member who was also sampling a GTS. He gave me some advice on local shops and who to talk with. A few conversations later I decided to go all in with the European Delivery program, which was something I had wanted to do since high school. I worked with Sascha Glaeser at Beverly Hills Porsche on the configuration. Who knew the smoking package is simply a zero-cost optional 12V plug? The Porsche European Delivery program is simply first class. It is THE way to buy a new car. I arrived in Stuttgart in April 2018, armed with my international drivers license and preloaded waypoints in my phone. I had done a few Euro road trips be- fore, but this was the first time with my own car. I drove on the autobahn (up to 145 mph) in southern Germany and through the only two Swiss mountain passes that were open during that snowy Spring (Berina Pass and Julier Pass). I looped back to Stuttgart at the end of the week to drop off my new 911 at the port. From there, I made my way to Spa for the WEC race to watch RSRs battle with Ferraris and Fords. My 911 made the transatlantic journey in 2 months. I picked her up from Beverly Hills in June 2018, and we’ve been on countless canyon drives, road trips, autocrosses, and track days ever since. I was rather enthusiastic about the custom options. Some highlights not shown in this picture are the carbon fiber trim, car- bon fiber steering wheel, two-tone leather interior in graphite blue and chalk, and 18-way sport seats plus. The most notewor- thy items, however, are the racing yellow gauges. It only made sense to get a matching watch. There's an interesting story about that Chopard Mille Miglia watch. It’s a 2018 model, the same as my car. And since Chopard is the main sponsor of the Mille Miglia race, the rally that reignited my interest in cars, of course I had to get the watch. Especially when it came with a yellow dial that matched my gauges!

20 21 The Circuit June 2021 SPECIALITY - OTHER CLASS SPECIALTY - RACE CAR CLASS DAN STERN 1956 VINTAGE 550 ANDY GRIMAUD 1988 930 RACE CAR

Engine – 2232cc type I (165hp @ 9.25:1 ) 84mm x 94mm Universal Super Case, Welded #3 Cylinder, 84mm Forged Chromoly Crankshaft (Okrasa), 5.500 Forged H-Beam Rods (Buick), Forged Chromoly Light Weight Flywheel, Chromoly Push Rods .035 Wall 94mm Mahle Forged Pistons/Cylinders, 308 Duration x .417 lift camshaft 1.4 Ratio Rocker Arms w/swivel feet adj, Hardened Rocker Shafts, 044 Ported and Polished heads – Dual springs & Stainless Steel 42 x 37.5 Valves, Titanium Retainers, Stage 1 Kennedy Pressure Plate w/200mm Daycon Disc, Bosch 009 Distributor w/CDI mod.,Blaster Coil, Degreed Crank Pulley, Windage Tubes, CB Race Oil Pan, F1 Systems Remote Billet Oil Filter w/Aeroquip lines, 26mm Keyed Oil Pump, Dual 48mm CB Per- formance, Competition model EFI Throttle Bodies w/ Adj. ECU (idle & WOT), K&N Filters w/ Billet “550” Air cleaners, Custom Fabricated Exhaust w/magnesium finish ceramic coating

Transaxle – 1967 type VW Magnesium case w/3.88 ring & pinion, Race Axles (heat treated), Dual Heavy Duty Side Plates, Super Beetle 1st & 2nd (3.55:1, 2.35:1), Surfaced and Honed 3rd & 4th (1.31:1, 0.82:1), Hardened Woodruff Keys, Welded Synchro Hubs, Steel Shift Forks

Brakes – CNC “Wide 5” Front & Rear, Billet Aluminum Hubs, Drilled Discs, Aluminum Monobloc Front Calipers, Aluminum Billet Floating Rear Calipers w/integral E brake

22 23 The Circuit June 2021 SUV ALL YEARS CLASS OTHER SUBMISSIONS ILKO NECHEV 2006 CAYENNE S

CHRIS ROBERTS ACEY KOHROGI 2012 CARRERA 4 GTS 356 PRE-A COUPE

AGUSTIN ANGELES CHRISTIAN HARTINER 2018 911 GTS 2009 997 GT3 RS

The car is a 197,000 mile 2006 Cayenne S Titanium in Pure Red, which I’ve been modifying for off-road ad- ventures. It’s a great way for the whole family to enjoy the outdoors this winter. BARRY MICHAELS CONNOR NEWTON 2018 PANAMERA 4S 2016 911 GTS

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JOE CASALE DENNIS VARNUM 1991 944 TURBO CAB PETER WEST 2006 997.1 2006 911 COUPE TED PITTAYAMURUK 2017 MACAN GTS

JOHN REILLY 2017 TARGA 4S LARRY RODBERG ROD SIMMONS 2007 997 CARRERA S 2009 997.1 TURBO WALT EARLEY 1980 911SC TARGA

KENT VERDERICO ORTRUN HARTINGER RON HOSMER 1983 911 SC 2018 PANAMERA 4S 2007 CARRERA

26 27 The Circuit June 2021 Wrightwood the Wrong Way Story: Alan Johnson Photos: Alan Johnson, Erol Kalafat, Omar Menchavez, Rick Strome

After fueling up on coffee and pastries at the Corner Bakery past Lake Arrowhead, we were on the “safe side” while the in Redlands and starting at 1300 feet elevation, the two groups east bounders can easily look over the edge on the “sui-side”. of the tour began their climb up Highway 38. Luckily neither Passing through Crestline and the hair pins of Old Mill group was held up for long behind slow traffic. Out of the Road, the group joined Highway 138 for the descent of Cajon morning haze into the clear blue skies and puffy white clouds Pass. It is a marvel to think about the control needed to be the at Onyx Summit, 8300 feet, the groups descended towards Big Engineer of the descending, 100 car freight trains that were Bear Lake ever mindful of the well known “Municipal High- seen. After crossing I-15 it was climbing again past the steeply way Raising Campaign” (radar speed trap) that is often hiding tilted, sandstone formations next to the road. Turning left around some of the long sweeping corners near the Lake. onto CA Highway 2, the Angeles Crest Highway, the groups Proceeding along the north shore with a view of the re- were quickly into Wrightwood for a great lunch at the Griz- maining snow on the north side of the mountains and onto zly Café. As Wrightwood sits astride the San Andreas Fault, the Rim of the World Highway, there was a pitstop at the there was no detectable seismic activity that day so no Jello Snow Valley Ski Lifts. Even though the snow was thin at the was jiggling. bottom, there were still a few die-hards riding up the lift to get Looking forward to the Angeles Crest Tour in the fall for to the top trails. Driving along the Rim of the World Highway Wrightwood the Right Way.

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Monday, March 29, 2021 Day Away From Work Photos: Jimmie Mitchell

Drivers Meeting at Day Away

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Powerhouse: the electric motor and two- speed gearbox (front) are arranged paral- lel to the rear axle. The power electronics are located on top.

The simple DC motors of yesteryear have long since been replaced by more sophisticated machines. However, the basic physi- cal principle has remained the same: magnetism. A magnet always consists of a north and a south pole. Unequal poles attract; equal poles repel. On the one hand, there are permanent magnets, which are based on the interplay of elementary particles. On the other, magnetic fields also arise every time an electric charge is moved. To amplify the electromagnetism in play, the current-carrying conductor in an electric motor is arranged to form a coil. Electromagnets and (depending on the design of the motor) permanent magnets are arranged on two components. The stationary part is called the stator, the rotating part is the rotor, which turns when attractive and replusive forces are generated by periodically switching the electrical voltage on and off. High voltage: Porsche electric motors explained PSM instead of ASM STORY FROM PORSCHE NEWSROOM 3/16/2021 Not every type of electric motor is suitable for propelling a vehicle. Porsche makes use of the permanently excited synchro- nous machine (PSM). Compared to the predominantly used design – the cheaper asynchronous machine (ASM) – the PSM offers higher continuous output because it overheats less easily and therefore does not have to be turned down. Porsche’s PSM is supplied and controlled via power electronics with three-phase AC voltage: the speed of the motor is determined by the With the pioneering drive of the Porsche Taycan, Zuffenhausen continues its tradition of innovation. This is how electric mo- frequency at which the alternating voltage oscillates around the zero point from plus to minus. In Taycan motors, the pulse tors work, in detail. inverter sets the frequency of the rotating field in the stator, thereby regulating the speed of the rotor.

Please sit back. If you fully depress the accelerator pedal of a Porsche Taycan Turbo S, you will experience 12,000 reasons to choose a stable seating position. The driver and passengers are pressed into the upholstery in a manner that almost takes their breath away when the top model of the electric sportscar unleashes its collective torque of 12,000 Nm on all four wheels at once (Taycan Turbo S: CO2 emissions combined 0 g/km, Electricity consumption combined 28.5 kwh/100 km). The con- centrated power is discharged in full without any delay and the thrust from the two electric motors on the front and rear axles remains virtually unchanged up to top speed.

This dose of adrenaline is the active ingredient in Porsche’s unique drive technology. It’s no coincidence that the renowned Center of Automotive Management (CAM) declared the Taycan the world’s most innovative model of 2020. At Porsche, in- Centrepiece: the stator of the e-motor es- novation has always meant pushing technology to the extreme. In this case, that means exploiting the potential of the electric sentially consists of circular sheet-metal drive in a way that no one has ever done before. discs layered into a tube and the copper coils. U-shaped bent wires are inserted into gaps in the tube and connected to Steered wheelhub motors from Ferdinand Porsche each other. Porsche did not come up with this concept just yesterday – or even the day before. In fact, it was more than 120 years ago. At The rotor contains high-quality permanent magnets with neodymium-iron-boron alloys that are permanently magnetised that time, a young Ferdinand Porsche achieved a world first when he developed electric vehicles with steered wheelhub motors. during the manufacturing process via a strong directional magnetic field. The permanent magnets also enable a very high The possibilities offered by electromobility spurred on his sporting ambition, and his racing car became the world’s first all- degree of energy recovery through recuperation during braking. In overrun mode, the electric motor goes into regenerative wheel-drive passenger vehicle. mode while the magnets induce voltage and current into the stator winding. The recuperation performance of the Porsche e-motor is the best among the competition. 36 37 The Circuit June 2021

Hairpin winding: a special feature of the Taycan motors Porsche was the first manufacturer to implement a voltage level of 800 volts. Originally developed for the Technology driven to its very limits: this Porsche gene is reflected in a special feature of the Taycan motors, known as the race car, this voltage now reduces weight and installation space in series production thanks to leaner cables, enabling shorter hairpin winding. Here, the coils of the stator consist of wires that are not round but rectangular. And unlike classic winding charging times. The electric motors reach up to 16,000 revolutions per minute. To make optimum use of this speed range processes where the copper wire is obtained from an endless reel, hairpin technology is what is known as a forming-based for Porsche’s signature spread between dynamics, efficiency and top speed, the front and rear drive units each have their assembly process. This means that the rectangular copper wire is divided into individual sections and bent into a U-shape, own transmission. The Taycan is the first electric sports car ever to have a transmission with two shiftable gears on the rear similar to a hairpin. These individual ‘hairpins’ are inserted into the stator laminations in which the winding is mounted in axle, the first of which has a very short reduction ratio. On the front axle, an input planetary gearbox transmits power to the such a way that the surfaces of the rectangular cross-section lie on top of each other. wheels.

These combine to give the Taycan Turbo S its mighty powers. At the front axle, the gear ratio translates the 440 Nm gener- ated by the electric motor to around 3,000 Nm at the wheels. Some 610 Nm from the rear-axle motor are multiplied in first gear to about 9,000 Nm of axle torque. The task of the longer-ratio second gear is to ensure efficiency and power reserves at high speed. This is pioneering technology, applied to the smallest detail – and a continuation of Porsche’s tradition of innova- tion in the age of the electric drive. Info Text first published in the Porsche magazine Christophorus, No. 398.

Compact: the front-axle drive of the Copyright: The image and sound published here is copyright by Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Germany or other individuals. Taycan is designed to be even more It is not to be reproduced wholly or in part without prior written permission of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG. Please contact space-saving than the drive unit in the rear. The motor and gearbox are [email protected] for further information. arranged coaxially; the rotor, gear- box, and axle shafts are in line. Author: Peter Weidenhammer

This is the decisive advantage offered by hairpin technology: it allows the wires to be packed more densely, thereby adding more copper to the stator. While conventional winding methods have a copper fill factor – as it is known – of around 50 per cent, the technology used by Porsche has a fill factor of almost 70 per cent. This increases power and torque with the same installation space. The ends of the wire hairpins are welded together by laser, creating the coil. Another important advantage is that the homogeneous contact between adjacent copper wires improves heat transfer and a hairpin stator can be cooled much more efficiently. Electric motors convert more than 90 per cent of the energy into propulsion. But just as in an internal combustion engine, the losses are converted into heat that has to be dissipated. That is why the motors have a cooling water jacket. Culmination of Porsche expertise in the pulse inverter In order to precisely control a permanently excited synchronous motor, the power electronics must know the exact angular position of the rotor. This is what the resolver is for. It consists of a rotor disc made of field-conducting metal, an exciter coil, and two receiver coils. The exciter coil generates a magnetic field that is transmitted via the encoder to the receiving wind- ings. This induces a voltage in the receiving coils, the phase position of which are shifted proportionally to the rotor position. The control system can use this information to calculate the exact angular position of the rotor. This control system, known as the pulse inverter, is the culmination of Porsche expertise. It is responsible for converting the battery direct current at 800 volts into alternating current and supplying it to the two e-motors.

Flywheel mass: the rotor is filled with permanent magnets arranged in a V-shape

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Book Reviews for Porschephiles by Bruce Herrington, Orange Coast Region PORSCHE 356: The Essential Buyer's Guide by Brett Johnson, published 2019 by Veloce Publishing, UK

any long years ago, in the dim dark reaches of the American 356 parts specialists. past, my daily driver was a '51 split-windshield PORSCHE 356: The Essen- Mcoupe. It was in great shape and I worked hard to tial Buyer's Guide is a pamphlet keep is pristine and original. But as an automotive hobbyist, I sized book, easy to take into the field. The type face is quite needed a beater, a car I could cut holes in for new accessories, a readable, but rather small, and the size of the copious illustra- car I could work on with no qualms abut preserving authen- tions of special items ticity, So, I bought a Speedster because to examine is on the it was cheaper than another coupe! I order of that of did cut holes in that car for additional large postage stamps. gauges and switches, and butchered the Despite the small rear torsion bar tube to allow installa- size of the illustra- tion of an updated transmission. I in- tions, the printing of stalled many "B" components into an this book is of such "A" model that was only made as Pre-A high quality that a and A. I did have fun with that hot-rod, magnifying glass can perhaps an Outlaw before Outlaws had enhance the visibil- been invented. ity of details without Now a days, old Porsches are not just them looking blurry old cars, but rare gems. Purchase of or pokadotted. such an item must be made with great Chapter 9, Serious “What happens to a dream unfulfilled?” care despite the growing enthusiasm for Evaluation, provides such an acquisition. This book will be a 44 item checklist/ asked no Porsche owner ever. an invaluable resource for someone de- rating system, with siring to purchase a 356 without having narrative description any personal background of experience and key photograph, with them. It provides a discussion of for scoring the value With the first turn of its left-handed ignition, fantasy becomes reality. the model and its history and check-lists of any candidate for The driver’s seat previously reserved for dreams will now be beneath you. of specific details to evaluate. There are purchase. Rather And the unmistakable engine note so often played in your head will now be many books about 356s. To this review- than marking up the courtesy of your right foot. Ahhhh, the sweet sound of fulfillment. Porsche. ers knowledge, this is the only one about book, it is practical to There is no substitute. buying a 356. And it is written by an ex- flatten it out on the dealer 2019 pert on the marque, Brett Johnson, the glass of a copy ma- The 911. Only A Sports Car Takes You There. Porsche Riverside author of the famous 356 Porsche: A chine and print out 8423 Indiana Ave Restorer's Guide to Authenticity. two-page spreads on Riverside, CA 92504 Typical of books in the extensive Es- which to record your 951-441-6235 sential Buyers Guide series, this book review of each car you are considering. PorscheRiverside.com contains 17 chapters, an introduction and an index. The chap- Anyone who is interested in 356s but has never owned one, ters range from Before You View, through Inspection Equip- should read this book to become as expert on the marque as ©2019 Porsche Cars North America, Inc. Porsche recommends seat belt usage and observance of traffic laws at all times. ment and Serious Evaluation to Vital Statistics, the latter con- are most owners. Anyone who is considering purchase of a taining specifications by VIN and engine number. The thought 356, even previous owners, must have this book to make an provoking Is This the Right Car For You? chapter addresses informed purchase decision. over a dozen very practical facets of ownership that are of- PORSCHE 356 The Essential Buyer's Guide is soft bound, ten overlooked in the enthusiasm for acquiring a special new with 64, 5-1/2 x 7-3/4 inch glossy pages. It is well organized car. Though a British book, the Cost Considerations chapter and well illustrated. It should be available for $25.00 from deals in US Dollars and is based on 2019 vintage quotes from your favorite bookseller (ask for it), or from Amazon books.

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GPX KIDS FunSanta Run to Paradise MonicaCove – March 20, 2021 Mountains Run Story: Eric Peterson; Photos: Alan Johnson BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE LETTERS I had been looking forward to this drive around the back "P C A J U N I O R S" roads of the Malibu Mountains for a couple of months. Even though I was born and raised here in Southern California, I Grand Prix Region has officially started GPX KIDS, in keeping with the Porsche Club of had never driven these roads. Well, I can tell you that the tour America’s overall priority to make our kids a part of the club by starting them young. did not disappoint. The drive started in Malibu next to the Getty Villa. We Children up to 18 can be registered to become PCA JUNIOR MEMBERS at no cost, and will receive an age headed West on Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) to. Cross Creek appropriate gift from PCA. Road for a brief stop at the Malibu Country Mart. We then headed back up PCH to Malibu Canyon, which The PCA Juniors program has been created so kids can enjoy club events, learn about Porsches and build the enthusi- led us up into the mountains. From there we drove many a asm that runs through all of PCA. We look forward to developing the program and its features over time. “sporty” road, climbing to the top of the mountain for a spec- tacular view. We were treated to a view of the San Fernando The program is FREE! Kids must be registered by an active PCA member. Parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc. Valley while looking towards downtown Los Angeles in one can sign up younger family members for PCA Juniors. We will reach out to families to bring their kids to our Sat- direction and then viewing the Pacific Ocean over Malibu in urday morning breakfast meetings the second Saturday of each month, and have younger kids and parents do crafts the other direction. The roads included Cold Canyon, Mulhol- projects and fun activities and get a GPX Goodie Bag. land Highway, Stunt Road, Saddle Peak Road (view) and Tuna Canyon. For more information or questions please contact Dick Douglass at [email protected] Our Porsches were the perfect tool for the ultra-twisty roads around an area that many a movie/TV western was filmed. We rejoined PCH from Tuna Canyon Road heading north bound towards Paradise Cove. At the base of Paradise Cove, CHAIR POSITION OPEN is a very nice restaurant and private beach. We completed the We are looking for help with Advertising Grand Prix Region drive with a nice lunch on the beach with our PCA friends ADVERTISING MANAGER from multiple regions. We need someone to develope and maintain a relationship with our adver- Name Badges tisers. This job does not require a lot of time and might best be done by some- It was a great drive. I look forward to doing this tour again one who might spent a good amount of time in their car during the day, which next year. would make it easier to make stops when convenient. Order yours today!

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photos: Jimmie Mitchell

Ryan Carr 2013 Panamera GTS

Prize Winners: Skip Carter, Leo Oliva, Jenny Olivia, Mark O'Brien, Jan Isenberg, Dickson Lew, Tina D. Lewis, Walt Earley, Dan Stern, Hank Smith

Bruce Brown's 1964 356 Coupe Suesan Way Carter, GPX President, addresses GPX members at breakfast.

Rod Simmons and Tina D Lewis Omar Manchavez David Flores 2005 Gembala GTR 750 Roderick Simmons, Tours Co-Chair

Porsche Parking at Glory Days Leo and Jenny Oliva with their Miami Blue 2018 718 Cayman.

44 45 Membership Report June 2021 June Anniversaries 39 years Steve & Cathy Koch 32 years Linda Cobarrubias & Doc Pryor Wendell Price Gordon Jackson Roger Jozel 30 years Nick Perdikaris & Ludmilla Osipova Steve Koch 27 years Dick & Jane Douglass 26 years Keith & Jake Hoffnagle Charles & Reba Rhodes 23 years Ron & Jean Shanon 21 years Will Sanchez Robert & Pam Barclay 19 years Mike & Kathy Moses Mike Takaki 18 years Joe & Tatyana Skevin Doc Pryor 17 years Vince Garcia Linda Cobarrubias Roger Jozel Ron & Alec Walecki 16 years Mike & Randy Takaki Wendell & Brigette Price Carlos Recharte 15 years Arnold & Terry Perkins Robert & Pamela Barclay Marty & Brita Goldsmith Carolyn & Ron & Jean Shanon Mike Moses Jimmie & James Arlin Mitchell Allan Rosenberg Carlos & Laurie Recharte 14 years Allan & Carolyn Rosenberg 12 years Rick & Doris Walters 10 years Gordon & Curt Jackson Michael & Jennifer Permantier Gregg & Trudy Klefstad 9 years Steven & Hayden Town Nick Perdikaris 8 years Richard Block Brian Wilson Ludmila Osipova 6 years Gary & Parker Scott Tatyana & Joe Skevin Jim DellaLonga Glen Carter 5 years Brian & Erin Wilson Ron & Rachel Peters 4 years James Graden 3 years Al Camano Mark & Linda O'Brien 1 year Steve & Michael Eguina Jim DellaLonga Ron Walecki Dennis DiGiovanni Linda & Mark O'Brien Brita & Marty Goldsmith New Members & Transfers In Will Durant 1999 Silver Carrera Mark Guillen 2001 Boxster S Lee Oliva 2018 718 Cayman Donald Purdom 2000 Black Boxster S Arman Manmoon 2015 911 Turbo S Carlos Rosas 2021 911 Carrera James Breedlove 2005 Boxster S Linda & Mark O'Brien Jacqueline Jones 2014 Boxster Steve Eguina

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FREE for PCA Members Cayenne Wheel set: P955-044-600-32 19 x 9 with 60mm offset Send info including a photo Colored Star Wheel Center Set P955-044-600-11 CLASSIFIED ADS Skip Carter at [email protected] Driven approximately 8,000 miles on 2009 Cayenne S with winter tires for skiing. Stored during summer. 2008 retail was $3733.53 and $231.06 for centers. 2015 Porsche 911 Targa 4S The wheels were manufactured in November, 2008. The TPMS sensors are probably at the end of their useful life. One wheel Georgette Jankowski has some curb damage, the other three have some tiny imperfections. Wheel repair is $100-$125 local Long Beach area. [email protected] or 909.223.2741 Asking $175 each ($700 set) or Best Offer.

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Porsche 987 Boxster/Cayman Side Marker Lights – FREE These are brand new. When I bought my 2012 Black Edition Boxster S new, I had the dealer switch out 1985 944 SP1 Club Racer (trailer optional) $8,000 the yellow side markers for clear side markers because I liked the look on my black car. I had forgotten about Very strong, dependable track car. Fresh engine and tranny, Guard LSD, these originals that are still in the box the clear ones came in so these are in perfect c ndition. Part numbers are short 5th, AMB, Longacre convex mirror, hood pins, Sparco steering wheel, 98763101800 (RIGHT) and 98763101700 (LEFT) and should fit any 2009‐2012 987.2 Cayman or Boxster. Odyessy battery, Nomex shifter boot, fire system, Weltmeister frt sway bar, Tarett rear bar, steel front control arms, 400# front springs, coil over, 30mm Free to anyone. Local pickup preferred or we rear torsion bar, cool suit, roll cage, race seats and harnesses, spare fuel jugs, can meet up at a GPX event/breakfast. stock muffler, 2 sets wheels/tires & other parts. PCA log book. Open trailer (with winch) available for $2,000. San Diego [email protected] Skip Carter 619.992.9927 [email protected] 997.1 Mufflers Used left and right stock mufflers off a 2007 Carrera base model. Removed at around 35,000 miles and replaced with sport 4 Wheels with tires and TMPS sensors mufflers. Complete with exhaust tips, very good condition. Pick up only, located in north Orange County. $300.00 Wheels are off a 2007 Carrera narrow body, powder coated matte black with Michelin Super Sport tires. Included are tire covers, silver emblems and tire roll around platform. Pick up only, located in north Orange County. $500.00 Contact Mike Contact Mike at [email protected] at [email protected]

1996 993 Carrera Cabriolet $70,000 Tiptronic, 36K miles, no accidents, owned since 2017, I am an 80 year old retired surgeon who loves sports cars. The car had been stored in Arizona for over 10 years. I transported it to my home in Long Beach where I took it to Circle Porsche for restoration and to make into a safe, reliable, and an up to date daily driver. Circle Porsche confirmed the car was a “barn find” Less than 50% of orig brake pads worn off. Contact Merrill Knopf at [email protected]

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CHECK US OUT ONON THETHE COVERCOVER Come to our Monthly GPX Breakfast Club Meeting - Everyone Welcome! Chris Way, a new GPX member last year, a SECOND Saturday each month — 9:00 AM good friend of mine and Suesan, who lives $15.00 breakfast incl tax, tip & beverages NEW MEMBERS in Toronto (not our only Canadian member) receive a free has become our inhouse graphic designer. Glory Days Beachside Grill GPX Coffee Mug I'm sure you've seen his work over the 620 Pacific Coast Highway last several months, incluing our new GPX Seal Beach (562) 756-8520 logo(s). Plural because he has provided us with at least 20 versions of the new logo, HAVE BREAKFAST AND TALK WITH OTHER PORSCHE OWNERS & PCA MEMBERS suitable for the various needs that come up. IT'S NOT JUST THE CARS - IT'S THE PEOPLE! For example, you can't necessarily embroi- der the same logo that you print. You also have to consider the color contrast between what you are printing on and the edges of Size Invoiced Quarterly Size the logo you use. And more... Business card 75.00/mo 3 5/8" x 2" Chris also managed the Virtual Car Show Quarter page 125.00/mo 3 5/8" x 4 1/2" we did, then created this Circuit cover for the Half page 200.00/mo 7 1/2" x 4 1/2" overall winner as well as the pages in this Full page 350.00/mo 7 1/2" x 9 1/2" Full key position 450.00/mo 7 1/2" x 9 1/2" Circuit for that show. Chris should be around locally between Full bleed available on half & full page only Labor Day and Festival, so expect to see him Classified Ads at a couple of Breakfast meetings. Free to PCA members, including photo For advertising information, contact: Skip Carter 619.992.9927 [email protected]

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