San Gabriel Valley Region PCA Zone 8 2014 Region of the Year Weekly Update 15 January 2019 JOHN BARRONE John at our 15 September 2012 breakfast meeting with Katherine Lariviere [nee Lazarides] of DTLA Porsche Longtime San Gabriel Valley Region member John Barrone passed away Friday morning, 11 January 2019. John was a former President of our region and is survived by his wife Joyce and daughter Kendall. Memorial Service Thursday, 24 January 2019 at 11:00 AM Holy Family Catholic Church 1527 Fremont Ave South Pasadena, CA 91030 sgvr.pca.org 1 of 71 facebook.com/PCA-SGVR San Gabriel Valley Region PCA Zone 8 2014 Region of the Year Weekly Update 15 January 2019 Reception to follow at 38 Degrees Ale House & Grill 100 W Main Street Alhambra, CA 91801 Joyce Barrone asks everyone to wear something in pink in honor of John. That was a favorite color he liked to wear. THIS WEEK: TOMORROW, Wednesday, 16 January 2019, Treffen Santa Barbara Registration Opens (Page 24) PCA—PCA's Spring 2019 Treffen will take place over Wednesday, April 3rd through Saturday, April 6th in the beautiful central California coastal town of Santa Barbara. Join us for this four-day event as we tour, explore, and experience the American Riviera. Registration fee includes full breakfasts Thursday, Friday, and Saturday; themed dinner with entertainment on Thursday; themed social on Friday; and closing dinner on Saturday. Go to www.pca.org/pca-login/treffen-reg THIS Saturday, 19 January 2019, Zone 8 Awards Banquet (Page 14) We will be at the beautiful Hyatt Regency Westlake on January 19th for this fun evening! Our guest speaker for the evening is Lori Schutz, daughter of Peter Schutz past American CEO of Porsche who saved the 911 in the 80's. A Terrific Dinner is planned with a GREAT Dessert - $60.00 per person 6:00 PM Social Hour 7:00 PM Dinner - Awards - a Terrific Emcee and a Wonderful Guest Speaker THIS Sunday, 20 January 2019, Porsche Collection Tour (Page 15) Zone 8 is working on an “exclusive” tour to a private Porsche Collection (location is secret but it’s in the Westlake area) for Sunday after the banquet…more info to come soon! sgvr.pca.org 2 of 71 facebook.com/PCA-SGVR San Gabriel Valley Region PCA Zone 8 2014 Region of the Year Weekly Update 15 January 2019 THIS Saturday, 19 January 2019, Zone 8 Concours d’Élégance (Page 28) In conjunction with the annual Zone 8 Banquet; the First Concours of the 2019 season! At the Hyatt Regency Westlake Village, 880 S. Westlake Blvd, Westlake, CA. Event Schedule 9:00 AM Car Placement Starts 11:00 AM Judging Starts Awards Ceremony immediately following the Concours on the lawn THIS Sunday, 20 January 2019, Lunar Eclipse (Page 51) The middle of the eclipse will be 9:12:18 PM. The Moon enters the penumbra at 6:35:00 PM and leaves the penumbra at 11:49:36 PM. Someday Soon: Next Saturday, 26 January 2019, SGVR Newcomb’s Ranch Run (Page 8) Raminda Aluwihare <[email protected]> will lead a Newcomb’s Ranch Breakfast Run on Saturday, 26 January 2019. We’ll have details soon—they should be on our website as soon as they’re established. 25-27 January 2019, Grand National Roadster Show (Page 51) The Grand National Roadster Show is now in its 70th year. Once known as the Oakland Roadster Show, it is the longest running indoor car show in the world! Produced at the Fairplex in Pomona for the 16th consecutive year. In recent years there have been a few Porsches, mostly 356s. sgvr.pca.org 3 of 71 facebook.com/PCA-SGVR San Gabriel Valley Region PCA Zone 8 2014 Region of the Year Weekly Update 15 January 2019 NEW BREAKFAST MEETING DAY & PLACE! Second Saturday at Cameron's Seafood, 1978 E Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91107 (Page 8) Saturday, 9 February 2019, SGVR Membership Breakfast Meeting (Page 8) Starting January 2019 the breakfast meeting will be the SECOND Saturday of each month at a new location, Cameron’s Seafood in Pasadena. 8:00 AM Porsche Zeitleiste—and Conversation! Our February Porsche Zeitleiste [German for timeline] will feature the Porsche 996. Porsche 996 9:00 AM Buffet-Style Breakfast with Your Porsche Friends The breakfast meeting’s the same time as always, 9:00 AM, the NEW Second Saturday of the Month as always, the NEW same place as always: Cameron's Seafood Click here for a map. 1978 E Colorado Blvd. Pasadena, CA 91107 sgvr.pca.org 4 of 71 facebook.com/PCA-SGVR San Gabriel Valley Region PCA Zone 8 2014 Region of the Year Weekly Update 15 January 2019 Eggs, Bacon, sausage, bagels, Danish pastries, and fruits. Coffee, Tea and Orange juice. Pay $ 20 at the door. You can charge via our Square. 10:00 AM SGVR Board Meeting (page 8) The first San Gabriel Valley Region board meeting of 2019 will be at Cameron’s after breakfast. Saturday, 2 March 2019, The 36th Annual Lit Meet (Page 20) The Porsche world will come to Los Angeles for a long weekend of swap meets, open houses, and shows. The meet is held in the two large ballrooms on the main floor of the Airport Hilton, 5711 W. Century Blvd., Los Angeles—very close by Los Angeles International Airport. 29-31 March 2019, California Festival of Speed (Page 22) sgvr.pca.org 5 of 71 facebook.com/PCA-SGVR San Gabriel Valley Region PCA Zone 8 2014 Region of the Year Weekly Update 15 January 2019 29-31 March 2019, California Festival of Speed Volunteers! (Page 24) The California Festival of Speed is a fun filled three-day event. It features Club Racing, a taste of autocross, vendors’ row, food trucks, a Porsche timeline (different models of Porsches are displayed each year), a swap meet and our new attraction, the Kids’ pit which was a huge success in 2018. We need volunteers to make the 2019 CFoS a success! We have shifts in the morning and afternoon Friday through Sunday. Volunteers can sign up for more hours or multiple days if they wish. Volunteers receive free parking, volunteer T-shirts and lunch money if they work at least one shift as a thank you. Your Region will also receive a share of the Festival profits based upon the number of volunteers from your Region! Include your name, cell phone number, email address and Region affiliation when you email [email protected] New Event Listings in This Update: Next Sunday, 27 January 2018, SGVR Newcomb’s Ranch Run (Page 8) Saturday, 9 February 2019, SGVR Board Meeting (page 8) Saturday, 9 February 2019, SGVR Membership Breakfast Meeting (page 9) January 2019 Trivia Question Winner (page 10) THIS Saturday, 19 January 2019, POC Annual Banquet (page 17) Revised California Festival of Speed Ad (page 22) Porsche Owners Club 2019 Events (page 29) Tuesday, 5 February 2019, Chinese New Year (page 52) [First] Saturday, 2 February 2018, The Morning Shift Cars & Coffee (page 54) Revised 2019 Committee Chairs (page 71) News (Page 61): 1964 Porsche 356SC Coupé at Bring a Trailer (page 61) New Aero Products Website (page 62) McLaren appoint ex-Porsche boss Seidl to run F1 team (page 63) Ab Tiedemann (page 66) BMW IBU World Cup Biathlon at Oberhof, Germany (page 66) Save These Dates: Now till 21 April 2019, The Porsche Effect at the Petersen Automotive Museum (page 25) Saturday, 19 January 2019, Zone 8 Awards Banquet (page 14) Saturday, 2 March 2019, The Lit Meet (page 19) sgvr.pca.org 6 of 71 facebook.com/PCA-SGVR San Gabriel Valley Region PCA Zone 8 2014 Region of the Year Weekly Update 15 January 2019 Sunday, 3 March 2019, So Cal All-Porsche Swap and Car Display (page 20) 29-31 March 2019, California Festival of Speed (page 21) Saturday, 1 June 2019, Friends of Steve McQueen Car Show (page 53) Sunday, 9 June 2019, San Marino Motor Classic (page 53) 15–16 June 2019, 24 Hours of Le Mans(page 59) 9-19 August 2019, Monterey Classic Car Week Contents JOHN BARRONE .................................................................................................................................1 THIS WEEK: ........................................................................................................................................2 Someday Soon: ..................................................................................................................................3 San Gabriel Valley Region ...................................................................................................................7 Porsche Events ................................................................................................................................. 14 PCA Zone 8 Concours d’Élégance ...................................................................................................... 28 Porsche High Performance Driving .................................................................................................... 29 All Marque Events ............................................................................................................................ 31 Cars and Coffee ................................................................................................................................ 54 Motorsports .................................................................................................................................... 59 News ............................................................................................................................................... 61 About San Gabriel Valley Region ...................................................................................................... 71 San Gabriel Valley Region San Gabriel Valley Region has a web page sgvr.pca.org, a Facebook page, it’s Porsche Club of America - San Gabriel Valley