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March 2007 INSIDE February Breakfast Club photos Speed Festival California Speedway — Mar 30 THIS Day Away from Work Autocross — April 16 MONTH March 2007 Contents GPX Board of Directors & Chairs GPX Board of Directors & Zone 8 Staff President - Skip Carter Advertising - De Jur Jones Web Site Info 619.992.9927 2.697.0565 [email protected] [email protected] 4 On the Cover Editorial License Vice President - Steve Koch Chief Driving Instructor/Safety 5 Calendar 818.700.1990 Mike Mulligan 6 GPX Day Away from Work Autocross - Apr 16 [email protected] 760.672.9175 [email protected] 7 GPX Queen Mary Concours – May 20 Treasurer - Linda Cobarrubias 8 GPX Concours 101 — Apr 7 10.45.9602 Concours - Linda Cobarrubias L. A. Lit, Model & Memorabilia Meet — Mar 10 [email protected] 10.45.9602 [email protected] All Porsche Swap Meet – Mar 11 Secretary - Nick Perdikaris 9 Tour to the Getty - Friday, April 6 10.72.405 Driving Events - Nick Perdikaris 10 GPX Name Badge Order Form [email protected] 10.72.405 Cal Inland Zone 8 Rally – Apr 14 [email protected] Activities - Barbara Gillam 11 Riverside Regoin Concours – Mar 1 (21) 507-996 Insurance/Tech Sessions - Rennsport Reunion III – Nov 2-4, Daytona [email protected] Ron Shanon 12 Christmas Auction Flight 10.42-979 (day) Editor - Skip Carter [email protected] 1 Zone 8 Speed Festival — Mar 0 - Apr 1 619.992.9927 14 February Breakfast Club Report [email protected] Registrar - Suesan Way 16 New Member Report & Anniversaries 619.992.4287 Membership - Peter Ross [email protected] 17 January 8 Board Meeting Minutes 10.608.974 18 Classified Ads [email protected] Timing - Marty Goldsmith BC Breakfast Club Meeting at Ricky & Ronnie's (562) 57-6792 Index to Advertisers [email protected] Commercial Ad Rates Webmaster - Chris Tsangaris (626) 810-1851 [email protected] Zone 8 Staff Zone 8 Rep - Bev Giffin-Frohm Autocross - Michael Dolphin 760.727.6068 626.798.212 [email protected] [email protected] Region Coordinator - Gary Peterson Rally - Tom Gould [email protected] (10) 261-755 858.55.1800 x118 [email protected] Web sites Club Race Coordinator- Vince Knauf Webmaster/Rules - gpx.pca.org GPX 619.287.44 Tom Brown Zone 8 zone8.org [email protected] 760.942.2706 PCA National pca.org [email protected] PCNA us.porsche.com/national Concours - Porsche AG porsche.com Linda Cobarrubias & Doc Pryor Time Trial - Paul Young 10.990.099 / 818.402.6264 619.449.1768 Don't forget to visit Grand Prix Region's [email protected] / [email protected] [email protected] Website at: www.gpx.pca.org. Our webmaster, Chris Tsangaris has been Treasurer - Linda Cobarrubias doing a great job keeping it up 10.990.099 [email protected] EDITORIAL POLICY: THE CIRCUIT is the official publication of the GRAND PRIX REGION of the PORSCHE CLUB OF AMERICA. Statements appearing in THE CIRCUIT are those of the author and are not necessarily the opinions of the CLUB or its editorial staff. The Editor reserves the right to edit all material submitted for publication. Permission to reprint any material herein is granted providing full credit is given to the authors and THE CIRCUIT, with the exception of copyrighted material. ADDRESS CHANGE: Please notify membership chair, Peter Ross, of any address or membership status changes: Peter Ross, PO Box 11391, Carson, CA The Circuit and a word or two from the President's seat The man in the photo standing proudly in March is here... A VERY busy Porsche month in Southern front of his newly ac- California. I'm really excited about the 10-11 weekend. quired 1987 928 is Mark Starting with open houses at various Porsche shops on Griffith - a new member Thursday and Friday, to the 24th Annual Porsche and and a professional photog- Vintage VW Lit Meet at the LA Airport Hilton on Satur- rapher. You'll see several day, culminating with the All Porsche Swap Meet on Sun- of Mark's photos in this day (ads on pg 8), you just won't believe it until you've been. issue, including the cover shot taken at our Febru- March 30-April 1 is the 6th year we've produced the Fes- ary Breakfast Club. I think I do pretty good with my little tival of Speed. While the 10-11 weekend covers literature, digital point and shoot camera... and then I come up against models, memorabilia and parts, the Festival is where the a "real" photographer, and am in awe. rubber meets the road. From Club Racing to Autocross to Concours to Track Tours, not to mention vendor row. I was Monday, April 16 is our first Day Away from Work Au- just told that Kevin Buckler and The Racer's Group will tocross of the Year. Marty Goldsmith and the rest of the be here. Kevin and his team have won Daytona, Sebring timing crew have been polishing up the new timing equip- AND Le Mans in the last couple of years. You can see these ment. It's great to not have to go outside the region for this cars first hand for a $10 parking fee and, for another $25 important aspect of the event. Another big change is the use you can drive YOUR car on the track during the lunch time of paid corner workers. Not having to shut down the track to Track Tours (non-Porsche's OK, Parade Lap speeds). get our next group of volunteers out there will make every- one smile. For those of you disappointed at not being able to On the Cover... stand out in the sun at a corner worker station, come see me. February Breakfast Club I'm sure we can work something out. A contingent from the 912 Registry came to breakfast last month. Thanks to Mike Hogan The ad for Day Away from for setting that up, and special thanks for new Work is on page 6. member, Mark Griffith for the great photo PS: Don't forget, March 6 is Parade Registration Day Sleazy Dog Construction WANTED — A Rally Chair to COPRODUCE November 17 Time, Speed, Distance Rally for the Grand Prix Region. We can promise you whatever help you will need to be successful — guaranteed. Give me a call if interested or questions. Skip 619.992.9927 or [email protected] 4 March 2007 19 Sat GER James Dean Autocross Calendar 19-20 S-Sun Las Vegas Region Driver's Ed , Spring Mtn 17-19 F-Sun ALMS Utah Grand Prix March 20 Sun GPX Zone 8 Concours at the Queen Mary 3 Sat GPX Breakfast Club at Ricky & Ronnie's 27 Sun Indy 500 3 Sat GPX Tech Session after Breakfast Club 27 Sun F1 Monaco Grand Prix "Engine Management Basics" 28 Mon Memorial Day 3-4 S-Sun San Diego Zone 8 Time Trial, Streets 3 Sat Zone 8 Concours Judging & Prep School June 4 Sun Pomona Swap Meet 2 Sat GPX Breakfast Club at Ricky & Ronnie's 5 Mon GPX Board Meeting Sun Partsheaven Swap Meet, Hayward, CA 6 Tue Parade Registration Day - 8am Eastern Sun Pomona Swap Meet 9 Fri The Parts Show Open House 10am - pm 3 Sun Orange Coast Region Zone 8 Concours 15725 Chemical Ln, Huntington Beach 4 Mon GPX Board Meeting 10 Sat LA Lit & Toy Show for Porsche & Vintage VW 10 Sun F1 Canadian Grand Prix L.A. Airport Hilton (lalitandtoyshow.com) 14 Thu Flag Day 11 Sun All Porsche Swap Meet (see ad on page ) 16-17 S-Sun San Diego Zone 8 Time Trial, Spring Mtn 11 Sun Daylight Savings begins 17 Sun Father's Day 14-17 ALMS 12 Hours of Sebring 17 Sun F1 U.S. Grand Prix 17 Sat St Patrick's Day 17-18 S-Sun Las Vegas Region, Driver's Ed, Spring Mtn July 18 Sun F1 Australian Grand Prix 1 Sun F1 French Grand Prix 30-4/1 Zone 8 Speed Festival, California Speedway 1-5 52nd Annual Porsche Parade — San Diego 31 Sat Riverside Region Zone Concours at Speedfest 4 Wed Independance Day 30-4/1 ALMS St Petersburg Grand Prix 6-7 S-Sun San Diego Cayenne Off-Road Adventure 7 Sat GPX Breakfast Club at Ricky & Ronnie's April 8 Sun F1 British Grand Prix 1 Sun April Fool's Day 9 Mon GPX Board Meeting 1 Sun RR/GER,CAI Zone 8 Autocross at Speedfest 14 Thu Flag Day 2 Mon GPX Board Meeting 14 Sat Riverside Region Zone 8 NITE Autocross 2 Mon Passover begins 15 Sun Pomona Swap Meet 6 Fri GPX Tour to the Getty Museum 17 Sun Cal Central Coast Region Zone 8 Concours 7 Sat GPX Breakfast Club at Ricky & Ronnie's 22 Sun F1 German Grand Prix 7 Sat GPX Concours 101 at Ricky & Ronnie's 8 Sun Easter August 8 Sun F1 Malaysian Grand Prix 2 Sat GPX Breakfast Club at Ricky & Ronnie's 14 Sat Cal Inland Region Zone 8 Rally 4 Mon GPX Board Meeting 12-14 9th Annual No Frills Iron Bottom Motoring Tour 5 Sun F1 Hungarian Grand Prix 1-15 F-Sun ALMS Long Beach Grand Prix 12 Sun Orange Coast Region Zone 8 Autocross 15 Sun F1 Bahrain Grand Prix 12 Sun LA Region Zone 8 Concours 16 Mon GPX Day Away from Work Autocross 17-19 Monterey Historic Races, Laguna Seca 16 Mon Tax Day 19-22Drum Corps Inter, World Championships-Rose Bowl 20-22 F-Sun ALMS Lone Star Grand Prix 26 Sun Pomona Swap Meet 22 Sun Santa Barbara Region Zone 8 Autocross 26 Sun F1 Turkish Grand Prix 22 Sun Pomona Swap Meet 28 Sat SGVR Zone 8 Concours September 1 Sat GPX Breakfast Club at Ricky & Ronnie's May 3 Mon GPX Board Meeting ? ? ? 4-6 F-Sun Arizona Region Cinco de Mayo Mon Labor Day 5 Sat Cinco de Mayo 9 Sun F1 Italian Grand Prix 5 Sat GPX Breakfast Club at Ricky & Ronnie's 8-9 S-Sat Ventura Show (German Autofest) 6 Fri GPX Tour to the Getty Museum 12 Wed Rosh Hashanah begins 7 Mon GPX Board Meeting 15 Sat Santa Barbara Region Zone 8 Autocross 7 Mon OCR Zone 8 Autocross 16 Sun Palos Verdes Concours d'Elegance 12 Sat Santa Barbara Region Zone 8 Rally 16 Sun San Diego Region Zone 8 Concours 1 Sun Mother's Day 16 Sun F1 Belgian Grand Prix 1 Sun F1 Spanish Grand Prix 19 Wed International Talk Like a Pirate Day 5 Day Away From Work Grand Prix Region Zone 8 Autocross April 16, Monday — Streets of Willow P a i d C o r n e r W o r k e r s Grand Prix Region Performance Driving Program sponsored by Circle Imports Morning practice — Two 20 minute continuous lap DE sessions Afternoon — Autocross timing (3 timed laps + warmup laps if time allows) Run groups determined by experience and performance Tech inspection begins at 7:15 am Instructors available and required for all student drivers Mandatory drivers meeting at 8:30 am Entry level event — no special equipment needed for stock classes First run group 9:15 am Helmets required (see Zone 8 competition rules for specs) Reduced room rates available at the Essex House 44916 N.