June 2014 The Circuit

29-1 F-Mon SBR Get Your Kicks on Route 66 Grand Prix Region & 30-1 S-Sun PCA Club Race, Road America Zone 8 Club Calendar September 2014 1 Mon Labor Day June 2014 6 Sat GPX Breakfast Club — 1 Sun Pomona Swap Meet Glory Days Beachside Grill, Seal Beach 1 Sun OCR Concours, Lantern Bay Park 6 Sat GPX Board Meeting after Breakfast 1 Sun OCR Autocross, El Toro 6-7 S-Sun PCA Club Race, Thunderhill 7 Sat Breakfast Club-Tilted Kilt, Long Beach 7 Sun F1, Italy 7 Sat GPX Board Meeting after Breakfast 12-14 F-Sun PCA Club Race, Mid Ohio 7 Sat Friends of Steve McQueen Car Show 13 Sat SBR Detail Clinic, Lavaggios 8 Sun F1, Montreal 14 Sun Rose Bowl Swap Meet 8 Sun Rose Bowl Swap Meet 19-21 F-Sun Coronado Speed Festival 15 Sun Father's Day 20-21 S-Sun PCA Club Race, Gingerman 15-21 S-Sun Parade, Monterey, California 20-21 S-Sun PCA Club Race, Miller 20-22 F-Sun PCA Club Race, VIR 20 Sat ALMS, Austin 22 Sun F1, Austria 20 Sat CCC Autocross, Santa Maria 28 Sat SBR Street Survival School 21 Sun F1, Singapore 28-29 S-Sun PCA Club Race, Heartland Park 21 Sun OCR Autocross, El Toro 29 Sun ALMS, Watkins Glen 26-28 F-Sun PCA Club Race, Summit Point 29 Sun OCR Autocross, El Toro 27-28 S-Sun PCA Club Race, Willow Springs (TT) 29 Sun Ramadan 27 Sat RR Timeline to Arrowhead 27 Sat SBR Annual Chili Cookoff July 2014 4 Fri Independence Day October 2014 4 Fri SBR Parade 3-5 F-Sun PCA Club Race, Daytona 5 Sat GPX Breakfast Club — 4 Sat GPX Breakfast Club — Glory Days Beachside Grill, Seal Beach Glory Days Beachside Grill, Seal Beach 5 Sat GPX Board Meeting after Breakfast 4 Sat GPX Board Meeting after Breakfast 6 Sun F1, Great Britain 4-5 S-Sun PCA Club Race, Hallett 12 Sat GPX Tour & Picnic to Paramount Ranch 4 Sat ALMS, 11-13 F-Sun PCA Club Race, Putnam Park 4 Sat Yom Kippur 13 Sun ALMS, Mosport 5 Sun F1, Japan 13 Sun Rose Bowl Swap Meet 6 Mon GPX Day Away from Work, Streets of Willow 19 Sat SBR 50th Anniversary Celebration 12 Sun F1, Russia 20 Sun F1, Germany 12 Sun Rose Bowl Swap Meet 25 Fri ALMS, Indianapolis 12 Sun SBR Concours 26-27 S-Sun PCA Club Race, Brainerd 13 Mon Colunbus Day 26 Sat CCC Autocross, Santa Maria 19 Sun OCR Autocross, El Toro 27 Sun F1, Hungary 19 Sun Pomona Swap Meet 27 Sun OCR Autocross, El Toro 25-26 S-Sun SDR DE/TT Chuckwalla 31-2 F-Sun PCA Club Race, Carolina Motorsport Park August 2014 31 Fri Halloween 2 Sat SDR Concours 2 Sat GPX Breakfast Club — November 2014 Glory Days Beachside Grill, Seal Beach 1 Sat GPX Breakfast Club — 2 Sat GPX Board Meeting after Breakfast Glory Days Beachside Grill, Seal Beach 8-10 F-Sun PCA Club Race, Mosport 1 Sat GPX DE/Time Trial, Fontana Infield 9-10 S-Sun Laguna Seca Pre-Historics 1 Sat SAR Concours 10 Sun ALMS, Road Ameerica 2 Sun Daylight Savings Ends 10 Sun Pomona Swapmeet 2 Sun F1, Austin 10 Sun Rose Bowl Swap Meet 4 Tue Election Day 14-17 T-Sun Monterey Historics 8-9 S-Sun PCA Club Race, Motorsport Ranch 15 Fri Werks Reunion, Rancho Canada, Monterey 9 Sun Rose Bowl Swap Meet 16-17 S-Sun PCA Club Race, High Plains 11 Tue Veteran's Day 17 Sun Pebble Beach Concours 14 Fri Test N Tune, Buttonwillow 22-24 F-Sun PCA Club Race, NJMP Thunderbolt Raceway 15-16 S-Sun SDR TT/Club Race, Buttonwillow 24 Sun ALMS, VIR 15-16 S-Sun SBR Warbirds & Wine 24 Sun F1, Belgium 16 Sun OCR Autocross, El Toro 24 Sun OCR Autocross, El Toro 21-30 107th Los Angeles Auto Show 25 Sun Rosh Hashana 23 Sun F1 Abu Dhabi 29-Sep 29 LA County Fair, Fairplex 27 Thu Thanksgiving

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Contents 2014 GPX Board of Directors & Chairs President Advertising 2 Grand Prix Region & Zone 8 Calendar vacant - speak with Suesan if interested - Suesan Way Carter 3 Table of Contents - Board of Directors & Chairs (619) 992-4287 Chief Driving Instructor 4 GPX Paramount Ranch Picnic flyer — July 12 Mike Mulligan [email protected] (760) 672-9175 [email protected] 5 GPX Day Away from Work flyer — October Circuit Distribution 6 Wright of Way — President's Column Albert Franco (310) 379-8987 [email protected] 7 Editorial License Vice President Concours co-chairs On the Cover: The - Dave Hockett Linda Cobarrubias (909) 518-0415 8 Le Mans — The Movie, The Movie Star, The Car (310) 990-0993 [email protected] [email protected] 10 Le Mans 24 Hours — Ten Magic Moments Dick Douglas (805) 967-5545 [email protected] 12 A Night of Stars Flagging Team 20 Member Spotlight — Marty & Brita Goldsmith Bob & Karen Lewis Secretary (562) 429-3777 [email protected] 22 Book Review for Porschephiles: - Marty Goldsmith Fundraising / Charity Dream Garages (562) 494-6350 Chuck Weaver 24 Membership Report / Anniversaries — May [email protected] (562) 430-3010 [email protected] 25 Membership Report / Anniversaries — June Goodie Store Bob Baddy & Junko Kamei 27 GPX Breakfast Club Location Change information (310) 951-7979 [email protected] 27 Santa Barbara Region 50th Anniversary Raffle Treasurer Insurance - Linda Cobarrubias Ron Shanon LAR July 20 Concours d'Elegance (310) 990-0993 (310) 375-9840 [email protected] SBR July 19 50th Anniversary Celebration [email protected] Performance Driving Events Skip Carter 28 Friends of Steve McQueen Car Show — June 7 (619) 992-9927 [email protected] 30 Classified Ads Registration 31 GPX Breakfast Club Meeting Ad Colleen Stein Activities (661) 714-3030 [email protected] Index to Advertisers - Arturo Chaparro (323) 633-7915 Safety Commercial Ad Rates Nick Perdikaris [email protected] (310) 901-8154 [email protected]

Social Susan Moard (626) 705-8686 [email protected] Membership Social Media - Bob & Karen Lewis Mark Nelson (310) 292-0192 (917) 609-9674 [email protected]

[email protected] Tech Inspection Dan Hockett (909) 921-5596 [email protected]

Editor Technical Adviser - Skip Carter Michael Dolphin (619) 992-9927 (213) 248-4743 [email protected] [email protected] Timing Web sites Darren & Jennifer Cole GPX GrandPrixRegion.com (661) 209-9498 Zone 8 Zone8.org [email protected] PCA National Pca.org Tours co-chairs Zone 8 Representative Marty Goldsmith PCNA us.Porsche.com/national (562) 494-6350 [email protected] Porsche AG Porsche.com Tom Brown Jeff Peck Don't forget to visit the Grand Prix Region (760) 505-3286 (310) 345-8081 [email protected] Web site at: www.GrandPrixRegion.com [email protected] Webmaster Jimmie Mitchell printing by California Litho, Fullerton, CA (310) 539-2568 [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, Gail Sachs, of any address, email, phone or membership status changes: Gail Sachs, PO Box 230874, Encinitas, CA 92023-0874 or (650) 279-1876 [email protected]. Also notify PCA at PO Box 5900, Springfield, VA 22150 or [email protected]

3 The Circuit Grand Prix Region Paramount Ranch Picnic Tour When: July 12, 2014 Saturday 8:30am (for a 9:00 am sharp departure) Where: 18000 Coastline Dr, Malibu Bring: picnic lunch & good walking shoes Cost: $10.00 per car donation to Children's Dental Health Clinic Porsche Speedster, 550 Spyder: Jaguar C-Type, D-Type: Monza, 4.9: MG TD, TF, A; Lotus, Triumph, Corvette, Mercedes Gull Wing, Alfa, Frazer-Nash---they all raced here.

Ken Miles, , , , , , Jack Nethercutt, John von Neumann, Ruth Levy, Lew Spencer, Jack McAfee, Bob Bondurant --- they all raced here.

The Paramount Ranch is an old movie set location located near Agoura in the Santa Monica Mountains. After passing through several private hands, it now a part of the National Park Service Santa Monica Mountain Recreational Area. http://www.nps.gov/samo/planyourvisit/paramountranch.htm

We will meet on Coastline Drive in Malibu, Coastline is 3/4 of a mile north of Sunset Blvd on Pacific Coast Highway. Turn right on Coastline and pull off the road just past the first street on the right (Surfview). We will depart at 9:00 am sharp, we will take a fun drive through the Santa Monica Mountains enroute to the Ranch, There is a nice covered area where we will enjoy our picnic lunches.

The 2 mile road course was only operated for two years, 1956-57. It was narrow and twisting with ups and downs, perfect for ! Some portions of the track can still be found. We will have the opportunity to walk parts of it. Marty Goldsmith, who organized this tour, worked at all five of the race weekends held there. Marty and Ranger Tom Young will give us a tour and history lesson about the track and as it was at that time. We will try to pick our way around the course on foot, trying to identify some of its outstanding features (including an underpass/tunnel). We will also see a movie about the Ranch as a motion picture set.

Questions: Marty Goldsmith [email protected] or (562) 494-6350 (h) or (562) 537-6793 (c) RSVP: [email protected] or (562) 494-6350 (h)

4 October 6, 2014 — Monday On‑Line Registration http://pcagpx.MotorsportReg.com Streets of Willow Grand Prix Region For help, contact Registrar — (619) 992‑4287 [email protected] Drivers ED & Zone 8 Autocross For other information: Event Chair — (619) 992‑9927 or [email protected]

REGISTRATION OPENS AUGUST 15

HOTEL INFO – Hampton Inn & Suites 2300 Double Play Way, Lancaster (661) 940-9194 $105.00 double occupancy with breakfast (mention Porsche Club)

Early Registration Fee: $120.00 per driver ($145.00 if paid after September 30 ‑‑‑ At event $170.00)

Morning practice — 20 minute continuous lap DE sessions Mid day — Autocross timing — 3 timed laps Afternoon – Two more continuous lap DE sessions Entry level event — no special equipment needed for stock classes Run groups determined by experience and performance Instructors available (required for novice drivers) See http://zone8.pca.org/events_de.php for rules, car classification info, tech station locations, etc. Cars need to be tech’d at authorized Tech Station within 30 days of event Required Sunday afternoon Ground School for novices (at hotel) Registration and Tech available at hotel Sunday afternoon Helmets available for rent/purchase Breakfast & Lunch: coffee, donuts, breakfast & lunch available at concession stand INSURANCE NOTE: Liability insurance is provided by PCA’s traditional insurer. A copy of the Certificate of Insurance is available at reg- istration. PCA insurance does NOT cover damage to your car or damage that YOU cause to the facility or other cars. You are responsible for this. Please see the PCA website (www.pca.org) and go to the insurance page for more information. Please review your personal car insurance to verify what coverage it provides, if any. The Circuit

Write of Way, by Suesan Way

Canadian Geese

As well you all know, every month there comes the familiar Most often we have found that places just do not want to cry from my Editor and Husband: "I need your column!" It’s staff and cook without guaranteeing numbers, which is not that I don’t know those four words are heading my way where I started. We are not prepared to have people RSVP each month... I do. What is there to say? I have no ideas and, for Saturday breakfasts. for a talker, that is truly unbelievable. But writing a column each month when there is so much to say is a problem — or- The Glory Day Beachside Grill in Seal Beach was found by ganizing all of what there is to say. But this month I actually Bruce Brown, one of our members. They are extremely ac- know what to say. So, when my commodating and have enough editor and husband said "I need room for us. They also have a your column?" I didn’t have just BREAKFAST AT THE TILTED KILT ON JUNE 7TH WILL sound system and are willing a couple of silent words for him BE OUR LAST TIME THERE – COME AND GIVE BEST to serve breakfast for 30 to 65 in my head, instead I said yes WISHES TO OUR GOODIE STORE CHAIRS BOB AND people – just whoever shows Sir – I’ve got it covered. JUNKO, WHO ARE MOVING TO OHIO up and wants to be fed. So that works for us perfectly. We can For example, this month, we have a big huge change to an- give it a try and see how it goes. We are not signing any con- nounce. We are ON THE MOVE. That’s right. WE ARE tracts, just trying it out. So please come and try it out with ON THE MOVE! We are going to a new location for our us on July 5th. monthly breakfast meetings starting in July — July 5th to be exact. You may remember seeing a recent email with a There has been a GPX Presidential Appointment; we have call for help find a new place for us to hold our first Saturday a new Benevolent Chair. Barbara Gillam, long time Grand of the month get togethers. Our current meeting place, the Prix member, will do this job. We are still working on the Tilted Kilt, has, for the most part, worked out well. How- job description. If you have ideas, please sent them to me. ever, we have not been meeting their expectations on the The basic concept is to be the officialsmile and kind word of number of breakfasts that we have been purchasing. In fact, GPX and to reach out to our members who would benefit they needed us to double our current sales and to guarantee from those kind of wishes formally. that number each month which, of course, we will not do. SAVE THE DATE on August 2nd. Wee are having a sum- SO, WE ARE MOVING ON JULY 5TH to the GLORY mer time party in Ladera Heights – all information will be DAYS BEACHSIDE GRILL IN SEAL BEACH. After some on Motorsportsreg.com soon. We will open early in July very extensive looking around by a team lead by Chuck with all the information. We will be honouring our friend Weaver, it proved to be a very difficult challenge to find and past board member, Pete Ross, who passed late last year. somewhere that would have a number of criteria that would We are dedicating the party to Pete and everyone is invited. meet our needs. We need a restaurant that can offer break- fast and can hold a meeting – not just a gathering and tire Stayed tune for more email information. kicking spot. We do serious business, like giving away door prizes and formally meeting each other and getting caught up on the goings on in the Porsche Club of America in our region and the clubs around us. We also need really good parking and we like to see our cars so they need to be close to whatever building we are meeting in. We also need to have coffee and breakfast and room for everyone, whether people want breakfast or not, which is a very big sticking point with most restaurants. 6 June 2014

Skip Carter

actual Porsche 919 that will be competing in two weeks, I'd Like tens of thousands of other Porschephiles (that num- suggest turning to page 50 of the April Panorama and/or the ber is a gross understatement), we have waited 15 years for June issue of MotorSport. This is pretty exciting stuff! Porsche to mount a run at an unprecedented 17th overall victory at the 24 Hours du Mons. As far as our own Grand Prix Region goes, the news is that we are changing our Breakfast Club location starting with At first we thought it was just a 1-year layoff. Every year at our July 5th event. We're heading South about half a mile the Porsche Parade, Porsche representatives make a presenta- on PCH to the Glory Days Beachside Cafe in Seal Beach. tion about the status of Porsche, new models and such. For The Seal Beach part is important, because the original Glory the first 10 years or so, the audience raised the same ques- Days is in Long Beach, so if you show up in July and don't tion: "When are we going back to Le Mans?" The question find anyone else there, you'll know you're mistake. was accompanied with a strong roar from the audience. For each of those years we were asked to be patient... Maybe not in those words, but certainly that is what we understood.

Sleazy Dog Construction Coincidentally, this year's Porsche Parade in Monterey coincides with all of this. June 14/15 is the race, which is right at the beginning of Parade. It wasn't planned that way. As a matter of fact, neither PCA nor Porsche wanted this to happen, but fate took a hand, and there you are. Personally, On the Cover... I realize that I am going to be at the largest Porsche Parade On June 14th/15th the countdown to Porsche’s return to in history (over 1500 attendees), watching the greatest car the highest class at the Le Mans 24-Hour race with the 919 race in the world and Porsche's attempt to create history, and Hybrid will be over. I'm anticipating that I won't be watching alone. Although I The record of 16 overall wins at what is probably the hard- haven't heard of any plans, I can't imagine that there isn't a est car race in the world remains unbeaten. jumbotron arranged in a very large space for a very enthusi- astic group of crazed Porsche fans. As Gary Watkins said in the last issue of MotorSport: " has ruled for 14 years, but for many Porsche is still the As a tribute to Porsche's return to Le Mans, I've included a true king of Le Mans. Now, finally, it returns. Racing's most anticipated comeback is on." few things in this Circuit. One is an article written by the GPX Chief Driving Instructor, Mike Mulligan (who also happens to be the PCA National Club Race Scrutineer). It originally appeared in the March 2002 Windblown Witness, the San Diego Region newsletter, of which I was editor at the time. I've dusted it off and presented it here. This article focuses on 917-022, which Mugzy and I had an opportunity to climb in and around while it spent some time in San Di- ego. We did everything we could to keep from drooling on her. 022 was the camera car for the making of the movie Le Mans, which you will read about in a few pages.

The other Le Mans related article comes from a recent June 2014 Porsche Press Release. It highlights 10 Magic Porsche Mo- ments from Le Mans, each from a different significant person from that history. If you want to read more about the

7 Le Mans - The Movie, The Movie Star, The Car by Mike Mulligan (reprinted from March 2002 Windblown Witness) photos by Skip Carter (courtesy of Symbolic Motor Car Company)

From time to time in the world of sport there are individu- als who feel the need to branch out into occupations beyond those in which they are known to excel. Unfortunately, many attempt to move into show business. We’ve all seen some former athlete delivering lines with stiffness worthy of a Formula 1 chassis, but there are occasional successes. Here we have one of the most spectacular. You see, while the has been called one of the greatest racing cars of all time, this particular example gained fame not on the track, but as a film star.

The 917 shocked the motor racing world when it appeared at the Geneva Motor Show in March of 1969. Conceived and built in great secrecy at the Porsche works, it was a prod- uct of rule changes designed expressly to eliminate its type from international sports car racing. Alarmed by the speeds (and perhaps the nationality) of the seven liter Ford GT-40s and their counterparts from Lola, the FIA decreed that for 1969 all prototype sports racing cars would be limited to a maximum of 3 liter engine displacement, and that produc- tion sports cars would be allowed a maximum of five liters. In this case production was defined as a minimum run of 50 (later reduced to 25) cars. The thinking was that the many privateers who were running Fords and Lolas would still be allowed to compete (albeit with smaller engines) since there were easily 25 of each already in existence, but that no manufacturer would be willing to ante up the enormous cost to design and build 25 copies of a new five liter proto- type racing car. They had significantly underestimated the Porsche racing works desire for victory.

In April of 1969, the FIA’s representative was summoned to the Porsche factory and was stunned by the sight of 25 917 coupes lined up side to side outside the Werk 1 build- ing. Though they most likely weren’t very happy about it, the FIA had no choice but to homologate the new car for the coming season. Getting there was only half the battle however, and Porsche spent the better part of the ’69 season sorting out the new car.

The 917 was fast right out of the box, but tricky handling made it quite a handful for the drivers, and reliability issues caused several retirements. In spite of the difficulties, a 917 led the 1969 Le Mans 24-hour race until a cracked bellhous- ing sidelined the car after nearly 21 hours. The type’s first win would come at Zeltweg in Austria in the last race of the season. 1970 would bring a significant change of fortune. Development work in the off-season had sorted out the 917s handling woes, and Porsche hit the ground running in 1970. Five of the first six races of the season were won by Porsche. Le Mans - The Movie, The Movie Star, The Car The exception was Sebring, where Porsche came second to Ferrari, not with a 917, but with a 908 driven by Peter Rev- by Mike Mulligan (reprinted from March 2002 Windblown Witness) son and some Hollywood-type named McQueen... photos by Skip Carter (courtesy of Symbolic Motor Car Company) These five victories gave Porsche the 1970 World Champion- ship, but there was little time for celebration. The next race was Le Mans.

The 24-hour race was valued above all others for Porsche. They had a remarkable record of class wins at Le Mans, but they had never won the race outright and were desperate to do so. There were no less than seven 917s entered that year, and Ferrari countered with eleven 512S models. The event was looking like a stand off between the two greatest sports car manufacturers in the world, a true clash of titans. In the end, bad weather and attrition would decide the race. Rich- ard Attwood and 's 917 won overall with another 917 second, followed by a trusty old 908 and two of the in fourth and fifth. As a 914 driver, I feel obliged to point out that the car that placed sixth overall, and first in the GT class, was in fact, a 914/6 GT.

Ahem…

The 1970 Le Mans event brought Porsche the first of its six- teen victories in the great race. It was also unique in that the whole event was filmed, from every possible angle, by a team of Hollywood film makers. Shortly after the actual race, sev- eral of the cars and drivers returned to the Sarthe circuit to complete the filming that had begun during the race in June.

The start of the 1970 Le Mans 24-hour race as It is at this point that we first meet our film star, and become captured by the camera of Solar Productions re-acquainted with that chap that finished second at Sebring. The car you see on these pages is 917-022, the 22nd of the original batch of 25 built in 1969. It was unused until it sold to Steve McQueen’s Solar productions for use in the filmLe Mans. It was to serve as a camera car and back-up in case one of the other 917s was crashed or encountered mechani- cal difficulty. If you’ve seen the movie, you’ve ridden aboard 022. All of those wonderful in-car and on-car shots were filmed by cameras rigged to various parts of the 917. If you know where to look, the camera mounting brackets are still visible on the chassis. Though by now it was perhaps the most publicly visible example of a 917, the car had never actually turned a wheel in anger. It would have to wait until 1971 to get its chance.

Reinhold Joest ran 022 in selected events in 1971, but only managed a fourth at Spa and a sixth at Brands Hatch. bought the car from Joest, but did very little with it, finally selling it to Le Mans winner in 1978. Attwood had the car repainted to match his 1970 win- ning car, and raced and displayed the car rather infrequently until 2000. When Attwood sold the car, it made its (continued on page 16) The Circuit Le Mans 24 Hours — Ten Magic Moments from Porsche AG Stuttgart . On June 14th/15th the countdown to Porsche’s return to the highest class at the Le Mans 24-Hour race with the 919 Hybrid will be over. The record of 16 overall wins at what is probably the hardest car race in the world remains unbeaten. Nevertheless, Porsche cannot rely on its successful past. The prototype with its two innovative energy recovery systems is com- pletely new territory. However, Le Mans isn’t all about technology. Memories like the ten below highlight how hard it is to win this marathon.

Jacky Ickx (Born 01.01.1945 in Brussels, BE, four overall wins with Porsche, six in total): “After three hours we thought we’d lost the race. My 936 was out, and I joined up with Jürgen Barth and . But they were having trouble as well. We were in 42nd place. I still can’t get my head around what happened next. It was this euphoric state. I drove the whole night through at top speed, always at the limit. In rain and fog. I just got faster and faster. 42nd, 35th, 28th, 20th, ninth, sixth, fifth. Everyone felt that we could achieve the unimaginable. Jürgen and Hurley drove faster than ever, and the mechanics did an incredible job. I didn’t feel tired at all. Then we took the lead. On Sunday morning I was totally spent. In the end, Jürgen hauled the 936 across the line with only five cylinders. I wouldn’t have been able to. There are a lot of great stories about a lot of races. But 1977 stands out. That was a once-in-a-lifetime thing. Races like that have made Porsche a legend.”

Hans Herrmann (Born 23.02.1928 in Stuttgart, DE, overall winner with Porsche in 1970): “I lost to in 1969 after we’d spent the last hour and a half overtaking each other sev- eral times each lap. In 1970, Ferdinand Piëch ensured that we had a good chance to go for the win with a more powerful engine. Being able to win just a year after losing by a hair’s breadth was, of course, very special. It was also the first overall victory for Porsche – and it was my last race. I announced my retirement from racing after that. I had promised my wife. She had started to press me a year or two before, because of the many friends we had lost. And I knew it myself: there was no reason I should have all the luck, and at some point my luck might run out. It was very moving that all of these factors came together in 1970. I don’t remember if I shed any tears or not. But I certainly could have – I’m pretty emotional.”

Richard Attwood (Born 04.04.1940 in Wolverhampton, UK, overall winner with Porsche 1970): “We won under odd circumstances. In February, Helmuth Bott, who was then board member for development, asked me what car I wanted for the . I told him three things: First, I wanted the 4.5-litre 12-cylinder instead of the 5-litre engine, which I thought was less reliable. Second, I wanted the ‘Kurzheck’ (short-tail) version of the 917 because the long-tail version was so fidgety. Third, I wanted Hans Herrmann as my partner, because he knew how you have to pace yourself with the material to get through the long race. I got everything. And then we qualified in 15th. At that moment I thought I had made the biggest mistake of my life. We wouldn’t stand a chance against the 5-litre engines. We weren’t competitive and could only hope that the cars in front of us would have problems. And that’s exactly what happened.”

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Peter Falk (Born 27.11.1932 in Athens, GR, Porsche Race Director at seven overall wins): “In 1987 at Le Mans we wanted to enter three cars, as always, and had built a fourth 962 as a spare. It was customary in those days for the drivers to test-drive all the cars in Weissach before traveling to France. Hans-Joachim Stuck damaged one of the cars irreparably in the process. So there were only three. That’s what we took to Le Mans. In one of the free practice sessions, had a serious accident with his car. So then there were only two. We started the race with those two cars. After just under an hour, came into the pit. The engine was kaput. I think a piston burned through. So there was only one … There were still 23 hours to go, almost the entire race, and we had just one iron left in the fire, the 962 of Stuck, Derek Bell, and . The situation was extremely exhausting and exhilarating for me as the race director and the whole team: What would happen with just one car left? It went well. We won.”

Norbert Singer (Born 16.11.1939 in Eger, Sudetenland, head of the project at nine overall wins): “Sweeping the podium is a great moment. I was cautious going into the race. The 956 was a completely new car. You can’t go into every race saying, Hurray, we’re going for the win! You have to see how things go – getting through 24 hours is no easy task. This win was perfect and actually somewhat surprising. We had taken our job very seriously. A few years before that we had made a mistake. In 1979, Ernst Fuhrmann was still with Porsche and he said to us engineers, ‘What do you say if we drive Le Mans this year? There’s practically no competi- tion.’ Basically, we just had to show up and walk off with the victory. And what happened? We didn’t reach the finish line with either car – we lost even without competition. You can trip over your own feet as well. Having experienced that, I really enjoyed the win in 1982. The 956 went straight into the museum. It’s the car that hangs from the ceiling.”

Gijs van Lennep (Born 16.03.1942 in Bloemendaal, NL, 1971 and 1976 overall winner with Porsche): “My first overall victory was, of course, unforgettable. and I were driving a Porsche 917 Kurzheck. We found out only later that it had a superlight magnesium tubular frame. They didn’t want to make us nervous. Le Mans is special and exhilarating. To win there is beyond comparison. But more than the victory, another image from 1971 has burned its way into my memory. Even now, I frequently see the image before me. It was night and I was driving down the Mulsanne straight at over 350 km/h. And then I saw a fire. Fuel was running over the track. A burning car from one of the smaller classes had – luckily for me – already come to a stop at the edge of the track, and fortunately at the moment I wasn’t battling it out with some- one or lapping another car. I saw the yellow flags and drove past the accident at walking speed.”

Manfred Jantke (Born 02.10.1938 in Oppeln, DE, Head of Porsche Sports and PR 1972-1991): “The region of the Sarthe is generally characterised by a slow pace of life. And then once a year the fastest cars in the world come to visit. Speed rules the roost, bringing excitement, noise, and danger. The drivers experience a similar study in contrasts. As the race director, I often woke the drivers for their turns. Those were special moments, and there were big differences. The physi- cally strongest driver was definitely Jochen Mass. He was really never tired and hardly needed any sleep. Jacky Ickx was always immediately present when you woke him. But some could barely handle the demands and had to be shaken out of a deep sleep of exhaustion. They’d only just come to before having to get behind the wheel. And in those days, the cars were incredibly loud. It must have felt like going from the bosom of Abraham into some hellish machine.”

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11 A Night of Stars by Boyd & Terry Krueger photos by Boyd Krueger, Jeff Peck, Rick Tuey & Shane Eigell

Jupiter, Saturn, globular nebulae, double stars and dying stars. Not the celestial bodies one might think of in Hollywood, but what a treasure sits atop the San Gabriel Mountains.

PCA GPX arranged a run up to the Mt. Wilson Observatory for a night session with the 60 inch telescope. The evening started in La Cañada at The Dish, a local restaurant with a homey feel. We all enjoyed the food, camaraderie and talk of the “stars” which brought us all together… Our PORSCHES !

If you have not been up California Highway 2, plan a day trip and enjoy the open area and the vistas of LA which this road offers. The last 5 miles in particular are spectacular, with all of the tight, twisty turns; the dodging of rocks on the road’s surface, the views of the surrounding country and the sedimentary layers of the mountain side are definitely worth the drive, even if you don’t go to the observatory (but why wouldn’t you?).

At the end of the road is the Mt. Wilson Observato- ry. As one enters the gated grounds, one can imagine all of the discoveries which have occurred here, and which continue to this day as researchers gaze into the Heavens, taking note of all they see. As evidence to the foregoing, Mt. Wilson has one of the most ac- curate and most complete sun spot records.

Upon arrival at the dome, which houses the 60 inch telescope, all our heads turn skyward. The dome was built in 1908 with all parts brought up the mountain either by mules or winch and pulley systems. The telescope was assembled like our battleships — heavy iron, built to last (and it has).

The telescope, with all the use and all the years in the alpine extremes, still looks perfect. The viewing began as the white lights were turned off and the red lights were turned on. One realizes this is special, dif- ferent from other places. Just the change in lighting builds the excitement. Words hardly do our session leader, Shelley, justice. Her enthusiasm and quirki- ness exude. Her love of the sky and the Mt. Wilson Observatory is palpable. The wealth of knowledge she imparted to us, no question unanswered, took us on a journey through time and space.

Our telescope operator, Nik, began our evening showing he was “one of us” by sporting his Monza ’71 Porsche T-shirt. We all identified our kindred spirit, even before he expertly guided the telescope to the Heavenly objects for our viewing pleasure. Our first object was Jupiter, sitting low in the sky as it was nearing the end of its visible traverse. Jupiter was clear and beautiful along with several of its moons. Each sighting was more dazzling. We were shown a star which was dying and the gases around it made it look like a beautiful flower growing in the sky. One object named M3, a globular nebulae, was so spectacular that one had to keep going back for another look. Shelley informed us that it was so far away that it is possible that it no longer exists. Think about it... Here we are, a Porsche club sitting in an observatory in California, looking through a 60 inch telescope, marveling at the sight of M3, and it may no longer exist — Humbling to say the least. We are such a small part of this mysterious earth, galaxy, and universe.

As the evening was coming to a close, one couldn’t help but sit back and take in the majesty of the facility. The dome itself is a beautiful architectural marvel, simple in design, but complicated in work- ing parts. It opens and closes, rotates clockwise and counter-clockwise, all the while accommodat- ing the telescope. The 60 inch telescope stands in the center in all her aged-pride. Consider, for a moment, the eyes which have peered through her lenses to investigate the Heavens: George Ellery Hale, Edwin Hubble, Albert Einstein and, let us not forget members of PCA - Grand Prix region.

It truly was a night of stars. Mt. Wilson Observa- tory is a “must visit” if in the LA area. The history, the location, the ride up and down the mountain and, last but certainly not least, Shelley and Nik. A few nights before we had our close encounter with the Mt. Wilson telescope, we were all treated to the “Red Moon” Lunar Eclipse, so we were all revved up for even more. Tours are offered at the Observa- tory and we highly recommend doing so, as soon as you can. It is an historic facility having contributed greatly to our knowledge of the skies. Go for a drive and include a visit.

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(Ten Magic Moments continued from page 11) Jürgen Barth (Born 10.12.1947 in Thum, DE, overall winner with Porsche 1977): “It was one of my jobs to look after customer teams, and I was responsible for organisational things like accommodations, food, tickets, and stuff like that. At the same time, I was also a reserve driver, and I always hoped for a chance to drive, like in 1982: Hurley Haywood, who was sharing a 956 with Al Holbert, had to pull out with stomach problems. His stomach was his Achilles’ heel. I was notified at around 11 p.m., and hopped right into my racing suit. My col- leagues joked that I’d put something in Hurley’s food so that I could drive. It was nonsense, of course. In the car, my enthusiasm dimmed somewhat because I couldn’t help noticing that Hurley and Al both had narrower hips than I did. My hips only fit in the sideways; I was constantly shifting from one side to the other. We came in third. At the start, I had no idea that I would take part. Sunday, I was on the podium.”

Rudi Lins (Born 28.06.1944 in Bludenz, AT, racing for Porsche 1964 to 1971): “I drove three times at Le Mans, but 1970 is the year that has stuck in my memory the most. To- gether with Helmut Marko, we won the prototype and index classes and came in third overall in the . That night it rained cats and dogs. Rain, rain, rain for hours. No one who hasn’t experienced that can imagine what that means for a driver at Le Mans. If you want to overtake a car, first you have to dive into the spray. You can’t see a thing, you have no idea what’s behind the spray: One car? Two? For a while Hans Herrmann and I were driving together at night. That was good, because we knew who we had around us. For Helmut Marko and me, there was also the fact that our car was an open one. At the end of a turn we were soaking wet – if not from sweat, than from the rain. I was just 25, a young’un.”

Hans-Joachim Stuck (Born 01.01.1951 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, DE, overall winner with Porsche 1986 and 1987): “My Le Mans moment lasted three minutes and 14.8 seconds. Pole position with the C, a perfect lap. And because the Mulsanne straight was later defanged through the addi- tion of chicanes, it will likely be a record for posterity. The 962 is the best race car that I ever drove. Brute force and unbelievable ground effects. The centrifugal forces were enormous, and there was no power steering. You needed the strength of a bear and a lot of courage. I just had one run because of the tyres. Start, Dunlop curve, left, right through the Esses. At Tertre Rouge I was pushing the traction limits. But the corner is so important for your speed on the Mulsanne straight, and it was right on. Fifty seconds of flooring it, then brake from 360 km/h for the Mul- sanne corner and jump back on the gas as soon as possible. Indianapolis, Arnage, Porsche curves, Maison Blanche, Ford chicane, and you’re done. In those three minutes my concentration was sharp as a knife. It was just me and that Porsche at Le Mans.”

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19 MemberThe Circuit Spotlight Marty & Brita Goldsmith bob & karen lewis — membership chairs

Marty and Brita are almost always seen together, but it was not always that way. He was born in Long Beach and grew up in Northern California. Brita was born in Gothenburg, on the West coast of Sweden. As predicted by his sixth end of the ‘70s that Brita and Marty met, in Pasadena. They grade teacher, Marty became an were living in the same condo complex, and met around engineer, training first at UC Berke- the swimming pool. Marty contrived some sort of excuse to ley, with his grad work at Caltech. strike up a conversation with the pretty blond lady, and that Brita trained as a psychiatric nurse was that – he was doomed. They have now been married in Sweden, and obtained her Masters for 31+ years. Between them they have seven grandchildren and a psychotherapy license after im- ranging from twelve to twenty eight years of age. They note migrating to the USA. sadly that the nearest live 400 miles away, and the furthest over 600, so they see less of the gang than they wish. Marty’s professional interest af- ter graduation was in rocket en- While Marty had moved between several organiza- gines, but for a hobby he took tions, starting with RAND Corporation, going to up sports cars. Knowing little Aerospace Corporation, then back to the Caltech about them, his first choice campus, then JPL, and finally back to RAND, Brita was Jaguar roadsters. Before had stayed with her psych work at a local mental long he became active in the hospital, ending as assistant director of a partial California Sports Car Club, the hospitalization program. major racing club in Southern California, as a scrutineer (tech When they met, Brita was an accomplished skier, inspector) and later as a race Marty giving checkered flag in an under while Marty had never been on the boards. He starter. He worked at almost all 1500 cc race at Pomona circa 1959 quickly understood what he needed to do, and took the Cal Club meets (about ten up the winter sport. They weekends per year) throughout the later skied together (a lot) for many ‘50s. He was also active in the Jaguar years, had a condo at Mam- Owner’s Club of Los Angeles, and in moth, and quit only when fact was President for several years. At aging bodies suggested that that time autocross, drag racing, and might be wise. Brita was also some hill climbs were popular among a runner, completing a half- the sports car set, and Marty was an dozen Marathons during those enthusiastic participant. After marrying years. Marty was never a run- in 1961, Marty quit the whole sports ner, but kept in shape by per- car game to devote himself to work and forming as a soccer referee over to raising a family of three sons. Dur- a period of seventeen years. ing these years Marty started travelling in Baja California using trailerable Meanwhile, as retirement ap- boats, before the Trans-Peninsular Highway was paved. The Sea proached, they had decided to indulge their love for ocean- of Cortez has been his playground for a long time. oriented activity, and moved to a townhouse in Long Beach with a boat slip out front. The slip was soon filled with a Brita married soon after coming to the United States, and con- Grand Banks Diesel cruiser, and they began twenty-three tinued to work as a nurse while she raised a daughter. She and years of boating. After many miles of local cruising, they her husband travelled a great deal in those early years. As it turns opted for a larger boat, a Nordhavn, and began a program out, both marriages ended in divorce, and it was not until the of cruising down to the Sea of Cortez. Some of the trips

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tough question for Michelle – “What will I do with the thing? There used to be race meets, autocross, empty canyon roads, etc. Today?---”

So Michelle reached into nearby magazine rack and produced something called The Circuit. She thumbed the pages and pointed to the calendar, saying “See, there are lots of things going on.” So they left the dealership wondering.

At home they noted that there was something called Day Away From Work taking place at Willow Springs the following Monday. Marty had last been to Willow for a hill climb with his XK 150 S in about 1958; Brita had last been there in the ‘70s with her then husband, who drove a Formula B Lola. So they Marty driving his Jag XK150S decided to go visit Willow once again. roadsteer in Mission Bell Hillclimb involved staying over the winter, so As they found their way into the pit area at Streets, the trips lasted about seven months. several people told them about what was going on. These trips were interspersed with They were asked what had brought them there. multiple trips on the long-range Everyone was friendly and very welcoming. Then sportfishing boats out of San Diego. came the master salesman, Michael Dolphin, who They pulled a lot of fish over the embraced them, as he does everyone. Marty and Brita rail in those years! Eventually, concluded that this was a great group of people, the the physical demands of cruising event was being well run, and everyone was happy caused them to retreat to a smaller and enjoying themselves (This is not always the case vessel, intended just for local cruis- in motorsport!). So they ing. After a few years of that, their grow- went home impressed. ing enthusiasm for PCA caused them to abandon boating completely. The next day, Marty did two things – he ordered About 2001, Brita started nagging Marty a new Cayman S from to quit driving his beloved pick-up trucks Michelle, and sent in and buy a nice car. He grumbled, but his application to PCA. acquiesced. At the time the sports cars When the car was deliv- available did not please, for one reason or ered, they started attend- another, so they bought a Jaguar S-type Marty and his Cayman S at Streets of Willow ing GPX meetings down sedan, because it looked so much in Harbor City, and at like those lovely Jags of the ‘50s. the next opportunity they entered a Day Away. It turned As the Jag aged, Marty noticed out that their hotel room was across the hall from Skip that Porsche had produced a and Suesan, and as they walked by they were beckoned wonderful design, called a Cay- to come in and join the organizational meeting about to man S. It was love at first sight. begin. The web tightens! The saga begins. Marty was pretty twitchy about track driving, - he hadn’t On a Saturday in 2006, done any for forty-five years. But the next morning he Brita and Marty visited Circle was assigned to Mike Mulligan for instruction. Then he Porsche, where a very experi- was hopelessly hooked. And that is how it all began. His enced salesperson, Michelle Lars- first job assignment was to research and procure a timing son, demonstrated the wonders system for the GPX AX program. Then there was the of a Cayman. But Marty had a (continued on page 26)

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Book Reviews for Porschephiles Bruce Herrington by Bruce Herrington, Orange Coast Region Dream Garages by Kris Palmer, published by Motorbooks, Minneapolis, MN

A year or so ago, I reviewed a book entitled Rockin Garages, the machinery itself). While these about the car collections of 'Rock' musicians. This book is categories cover enthusiasts of all about the facilities of ordinary car nuts, enthusiasts of every- levels, Dream Garages covers the thing from Model Ts to Ferraris, with military trucks (and crème de la crème of each category, some Porsches) thrown in. No, Jay's and Jerry's places are not stimulating the rest of us to higher included nor, for that matter, are the Nethercutt Collection, aspirations. the former Imperial Palace collection in Las Vegas, or the collection of Ralph Lauren. These garages are really muse- Though the stories are truly time- ums with ambiance far removed from the homeyness of the less, this is an old book, first published in 2006. Just enjoy garages dealt with in this book. the tales told about the garages, the cars and their owners,

The introduction, by the inimitable Pe- ter Egan, clearly sets the stage for a life in garages, a lifestyle of refuge, if not all about cars (and trucks and motorcycles). Dream Garages presents a glimpse of the lifestyles of the owners, as well as the nature of the vehicles. A book on garage architecture it is not, though the photos indicate that multiple forms of construc- tion exist in the world of the car nut.

Twenty-one garages from California to Italy are covere. Some are a bit museum- like because they are so big; others are working garages where machines are built and tuned, some for the fun of it, some for sale. But this book really should have a sub-title: ...and the cars and people in them. Just like in PCA, it's the people, not the garages, that make this book fascinating. Like the guy with the E-Jag repair and restoration business who also has (and drives) three historic Group C Porsche Racecars! Though several authors and photographers are involved in putting and don't be put off by a couple of references to coming together this collection, all the stories are captivatingly writ- events that are long since past. It is a collection of very read- ten and well illustrated. able stories about car (and motorcycle, and truck) nuts, that any other car nut will find very enjoyable. The twenty-one stories are grouped into 5 chapters attempt- ing to cover four categories of car-nuts; the Possessers (for Softbound, with 192, 9x9 inch pages, Dream Garages is very whom ownership of an exotic car is satisfaction enough), the well illustrated with quite informative captions. Available Drivers (who like to tool around in their unique vehicles), for $24.99 from your favorite bookseller (ask for it) or from the Competitors (who do vintage races or competitive http://www.motorbooks.com. shows), and the Wrenchers (for whom the obsession is in

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Gary & Cheryl Holcomb Bob Baddy May New Members — Transfers In Gary Whitten Deidre Gordon & Berkson Moses 2007 Gray 911 Turbo Anthony Grabon 1974 Yellow 1.8 914 Rob & Caroline Martin 2005 Boxster Jim & Ryan Wolcott 1975 911 Mandhir Singh & Kaur Navdeep 2009 Gray C4S

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June Anniversaries Wendell Price Richard Clewett 32 years Stefan & Cathy Koch Steve Koch 25 years Linda Cobarrubias & Doc Pryor 23 years Nicolaos Perdikaris & Ludmila Osipova 20 years Dick & Jan Douglass 19 years Keith & Jake Hoffnagle Charles & Reba Rhodes Doc Pryor 16 years Joe Bryant Peter Ross Ron & Jean Shanon 14 years Richard & Charles Clewett Linda Cobarrubias Joe Bryant 13 years Michael Kevin 12 years Mike & Kathy Moses 11 years Peter Ross Jimmie Mitchell 10 years Tim & Patricia Souza

9 years Wendell Price Carolyn & Michael & Randall Takaki Allan Rosenberg Robert & Pam Barclay 8 years Peter & Stacey Adanalian Robert & Pamela Barclay Mike Takaki David Frucht Ludmila Osipova Nick Perdikaris Marty & Brita Goldsmith David & Amy McClintock Jimmie Mitchell Dick Douglass Arnie Perkins

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Jay Barton Robert & Alisha Chavoya June New Members — Transfers In Richard Cassizzi 2006 Boxster William Mall 2012 Black Cayman S Bill Pollock Joseph & Carolyn Ruszkiewicz 1967 Red 911 Boyd & Terry Krueger 2003 Silver 996TT Ron & Mary Ann Mistak 1973 Red 914 GT Carl Tofflemire & Joann Boyer 1981 Chiffon 911SC Les Murray Brita & Marty Goldsmith Bill Pollack

Tim & Patti Souza Ginny & Jack Case

John Schinnerer Dave McClintock Mary Ann Mistak Ron Mistak Earl Yessman (Member Spotlight continued from page 21) Marty and task of trying to get the equipment adjusted and working. Suesan Way The next job had to do with tours. Marty and Brita loved to and Dave go motor touring, and the new Porsche was ideal for that. Hockett at They had discovered a load of country roads that were ideal. Pomona after The post of tour leader had become vacant, so Marty and Porsche Escape Brita organized a few tours, and somehow the job became permanent. By the end of their second year in GPX Marty had won the trophy for Enthusiast of the Year. Brita saw how the task of arranging payment for breakfast at GPX meet- ings had become cumbersome, so she devised the ticketing system we now use, and got the sign-in arrangement in place also. For some years she was the keeper of the welcome desk.

There is always a lot to be done at GPX and these two have enjoyed participating in most of our activi- ties. They will be the first to tell you that it isn’t just the cars – it’s the people.

Marty and Brita at a 2009 family gathering June 2014

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