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2008
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legendary rear-mounted engine. Visit us today for a one-of-a-kind test drive.
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July 2008
� GPX Board of Directors & Chairs
4 On the Cover
Editorial License
5 Calendar
6 Queen Mary Concours Report
11 Aug 2 - Aase Motors "Mild2Wild" Open House
Sep 6 - 912 Special Breakfast & Tech Session
12 June 7 Breakfast Club Report
14 How I got the Porsche Virus
15 Grand Prix Region Goodie Store
16 New Member Report & Anniversaries
19 May 1 Minutes of the Board of Directors
October Run to the ALMS at Laguna Seca
20 Queen Mary Concours Results
Performance Products Car Show & Swap
Saturday, July 19
1st Annual GPX Labor Day Tour —
The Nethercutt Collection
21 Classified Ads
BC Breakfast Club Meeting at Ricky & Ronnie's
Index to Advertisers
Commercial Ad Rates
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 90746 310.608.9743. Also notify PCA National, PO Box 5900, Springfield, VA 22150.
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Jimmie Mitchell is doing some great work on our site. Please let him know what you think
Contents 2008 GPX Board of Directors & ChairsPresident - Skip Carter [email protected]
Vice President - Rick Mills(�2�) 791-8�[email protected]
Treasurer - Linda Cobarrubias �10.45�.9602MS99�@aol.com
Secretary - Suesan Way 619.992.4278 [email protected]
Activities - Barbara Gillam(21�) 507-99�[email protected]
Membership - Peter Ross�10.608.974�[email protected]
Editor - Skip Carter [email protected]
Zone 8 RepresentativeMichael Dolphin(21�) 248-474�carrera�@msn.com
AdvertisingJimmie Mitchell�10.5�[email protected]
Advertising co-chairDe Jur �2�[email protected]
Chief Driving Instructor Mike Mulligan [email protected]
ConcoursDal & Spencer Lee�10.291.46�[email protected]
Driving EventsNick Perdikaris�10.�72.405�[email protected]
Goodie StoreDe Jur �2�[email protected]
Goodie Store co-chairBob Baddy�[email protected]
Insurance/Tech SessionsRon Shanon�10.42�-�979 (day)[email protected]
RegistrarSuesan [email protected]
Tech InspectionRichard Clewett�[email protected]
TimingMarty Goldsmith562.494.6�[email protected]
ToursSteve [email protected]
WebmasterJimmie Mitchell�10.5�[email protected]
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usually shutdown in the Summer, the lead time for one of these could extend quite a bit if you don't move soon.
By the way, last Saturday we peeked into Circle Porsche's Service Bay. Eye Candy!!!. Five cars in a row being readied
for delivery: A 2008 Turbo, a Turbo Cab, a GT3, a GT2 and the orange GT3RS (see photo).
Before I forget, I need to make a small correction. In a photo from the Poppy Fields Tour in Palmdale, I
described a Joshua Tree as a "large cactus." My apologies. See what happens when I'm trying to think at 2:00AM?
Things are going well in the club. Membership continues to grow at a pleasant rate. The 2-day Porsche Sport Driving School offer in Novem-ber is sold out with a waiting list. Thanks to all who signed up. It'll be a blast — "Life Changing" is how I hear it described.
...and a word or two from the President's seat — Skip Carter
Sleazy Dog Construction
Sleazy Dog Construction
On the Cover...Pete Ross took this photo of Will Sanchez' stunning 1958 356 Speedster. There were so many great cars there, it was very difficult to pick a cover photo.
Whew!!! What a month. Suesan and I just got back from the 53rd Porsche Parade in Charlotte, North Carolina, preceded by a week with Suesan's family in Toronto. Lots of fun, lots of people, lots of cars... and no humidity (double whew!).
There were lots of people from Porsche AG and Porsche Cars North Amer-ica, including Hans Peter Porsche, who was attend-ing his 30th Parade. Truly amazing. Also in attendance was Norbert Singer, Senior Engineer for Porsche. Norbert was signing copies of his book, 24:16, celebrating Porsche's 16 wins at the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Norbert played a key role in every one of those victo-ries, and this book provides insight into the cars, the drivers, the challenges and the achievements. Norbert also conducted a tech session on the subject, which included a bit of technical information supported with graphs, etc. It was the ultimate for the Porsche Racing Geke.
I'll cover the Parade more next month, but let me just say here that next year's Parade is being conducted in Keystone, Colorado, about 90 miles north of Denver in a resort located at about 9200 foot elevation. We saw a video presentation of the site... It is gorgeous. This June 29 - July 4 event will likely be a sellout. I'd mark my calendar NOW.
OK, one more thing from Parade. There was plenty of information, including a Tech Session and a cutaway of the new PDK (Porsche Doppelkupplung) transmission and other things offered in the upcoming 2009 911S. This sounds like a new car: new engine, launch control, state of the art Nav sys-tem (finally), the new PDK double clutch 7-speed automatic (60% faster than the Tiptronic S). And that's just a few items on the list. There was a lot of interest in this, and much ap-preciation of the fact that Porsche is, once again, back doing Prototype racing. The ALMS Series is booming, not a little because of Porsche's Prototype participation and support from members of PCA.
On that note, if you are interested in one of these 2009 997s, you should get in to Circle Porsche soon. With the factory's
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July 2008
28 Sun F1Singapore 30 Tue RoshHashanah
October 3-5 F-Sun GoldenEmpireRegionCaliforniaChallenge Zone8Concours/Rally/Autocross 4 Sat GPX Breakfast Club at Ricky & Ronnie's 4 Sat GPX Board Meeting after Breakfast Club 4 Sat ALMSRoadAtlanta 9 Thu YomKippur11-12S-Sun SanDiegoRegionTimeTrial,SpringMtn 12 Sun SantaBarbaraRegionZone8Concours 12 Sun F1Fuji,Japan 13 Mon ColumbusDay 13 Mon GPXDayAwayfromWorkDE/Autocross17-18F-Sat ALMSLagunaSeca 19 Sun F1Shanghai,China 19 Sun Pomona Swap Meet 19 Sun San Diego Region Zone 8 Concours 25 Sat Orange Coast Region Zone 8 Rally 26 Sun Cal Central Coast Region Zone 8 Concours 31 Fri Halloween31-2 F-Sun ArizonaRegionPhoenixFlight Zone8Concours/Autocross
November 1 Sat GPX Breakfast Club at Ricky & Ronnie's 1 Sat GPX Board Meeting after Breakfast Club 2 Sun F1Interlagos,Brazil 2 Sun DaylightSavingsends 8 Sat Zone8President'sMeeting/Banquet 11 Tue Veteran'sDay 15 Sat CalInlandRegionZone8Concours18-19T-WedGPXTriptothePorscheSport DrivingSchool22-23S-Sun SanDiegoRegionTimeTrial,Buttonwillow 27 Thu Thanksgiving
December 6 Sat GPX Breakfast Club at Ricky & Ronnie's 6 Sat GPX Board Meeting after Breakfast Club 7 Sun Pomona Swap Meet 22 Mon Chanukah 25 Thu Christmas 26 Fri KwanzaaBegins
January 2009 1 Thu NewYear'sDay 17 Sat Zone8President'sMeeting/AwardsBanquet
Calendar July 1 Tue CanadaDay 4 Fri 4thofJuly 5 Sat GPX Breakfast Club at Ricky & Ronnie's 5 Sat GPX Tech Session at EF1 Motorsports Fabrizio Aldrette on Porsche suspension improvements, tires & general maintenance 6 Sun F1 Silverstone, Grerat Britain 12 Sat ALMS Lime Rock 13 Sun 22ndAnnual356ClubDanaPointConcours 1� Sun Pomona Swap Meet 19 Sat Performance Products Car Show & Swap — 9am - �pm Free admission 19 Sat ALMSMid-Ohio 20 Sun F1Hockenheim,Germany 27 Sun SanDiegoRegionZone8Autocross
August 2 Sat GPX Breakfast Club at Ricky & Ronnie's 2 Sat GPX Board Meeting after Breakfast Club 2 Sat GPX Tech Session at Aase Motors Jeff Erikson on Porsche track safety, PerformanceModifications&enginebuilding 3 Sun F1Hungaroring,Hungary 9 Sat ALMSRoadAmerica 10 Sun SantaBarbaraRegionZone8Autocross 15 Fri ConcorsoItaliano15-17F-Sun MontereyHistoricRaces 16 Sat SanGabrielValleyZone8NiteAutocross 17 Sun PebbleBeachConcoursd'Elegance 24 Sun ALMSMosport 24 Sun F1Valencia,Europe 24 Sun Pomona Swap Meet 30 Sat GPX 1st Annual Labor Day Tour — The Nethercutt Collection in Sylmar 30 Sat ALMSDetroit
September 1 Mon LaborDay 2 Tue Ramadanbegins 6 Sat GPX Special 912 Breakfast Meeting at Ricky & Ronnie's 6 Sat GPX Board Meeting after Breakfast Club 6 Sat 912 Tech Session at Benton Motorsports 7 Sun F1Spa-Francorchamps,Belgium13-14S-Sun TheVenturaShow(cancelled) 14 Sun F1Monza,Italy18-21F-Sun PCAEscape,Albuquerque20-21S-Sun LasVegasRegionDriversEd,SpringMtn`21 Sun PalosVerdesConcoursd'Elegance 21 Sun SantaBarbaraRegionZone8Autocross26-28F-Sun CoronadoHistoricRaces(tenative) 27 Sat RiversideRegionTimeline,ArrowheadVillage 28 Sun SanGabrielValleyRegionZone8Rally
QueenMaryConcoursCouldYouAskforaBetterPlacetoBringYourPorsche?bySkipCarterphotosbyJohnPerchulyn,PeteRoss,GaryBarnhill&SkipCarter
OnMay17theGrandPrixRegionhadyetanotherfabulousConcoursd'Elegance.Therewasplentyofroomfortheapproximately75Porschesbeingjudgedorondisplay(nottomentionallthePorschesintheparkinglotthatcametoseetheshow).And,youcouldn'taskforbetterweather.
JohnBentonandChuckWeaverworkedtogetalargeturnoutfromthe912Registry...and,boydidtheyturnout.Notonlydid25-30912sshowup,buttheytookthetopawardsinthefullConcours.Goodjobguys!!!
AsIunderstandit,thereisalotoffriendlycompetitionaboutwhohasthebestcar,etc...andafewpeoplewerelookingforwardtoseeinghowthese912swouldstackupagainsteachotherinZone8competition.ZekeDuge,RichardPiddickandBrettMohrwereallenteredintheFullConcoursC-3class.Theresultswereamazingand,afterallthejudgingandtabulationwasdone,ZekeandRichardweretiedat322.80points,withBrettascant4tenthsbehind.Thiswastrulyamazingandanindicationofjusthowwellthesecarshavebeencaredforandprepared.
Iwanttothankoursponsor,CirclePorsche,forcoveringmuchofthecostoftheevent,andalsoforbringingabeautiful997LinenGrayCabriolettodisplay.Ican'temphasizehowmuchweappreciateourrelationshipwithCircle.
SuesanWayandourfriend,StephenKrupnickfromFotoArtcameupwithsomegorgeoustrophiesforthewinners,poloshirtsfortheConcoursJudges,andT-shirtsforthevolunteers
andparticipants.WealsohadagiftfromMeguairsforeveryonethere.Ifyoumissedyours,we'llhavesomeatournextBreakfastClubMeeting.
AnotherveryspecialcarwasbroughtbyWayneDempseyandhisson,Sean—ablackPorsche959.Boydoesthatcarbringoutthecameras.ThanksWayne.
Lastbutnotleast,Iwanttothankallofourvolunteers.SuesanWay,fornotonlyhandlingRegistrationbut(forallpracticalpurposes)beingtheEventChair.NickPerdikarisgotthesnacksandcoffeeandplacedcars.RonShanonplacedcarsandtookcareofinsurancewaivers.FrankMedranohelpedinseveralareas.JoeNedza,ourheadjudgeandalsoarrangedourjudging.NormaDawson,PatriciaJohnsonandBobBaddytookcareoftheGoodieStore.TomGould&EdOcahandledscoring.NormAbell,BobLewis,FrankLock,AlFranco,Jake&ElliottChandlerweretimers&runnersandJakehelpedwithourcoffeeandsnacks.AliciaWeaverhelpedwithCheck-inandCharlesWeaverarrangedtheMeguairsdonationandpickedupalltheproduct.RogerLubeckhelpedwithcleanup.KarenLewisandDalLeetookcareofthelunchesandlotsoflooseends.PeteRossmannedtheMembershipTableandtooklotsofphotos.JohnPerchulynmadesignsandheandGaryBarnhillprovidedwonderfulphotos.MichaelDolphinmasterfullytookcareoftheAwardsPresentation.Andthentherewereallofourjudges.IfIforgetanyonehere,pleaseacceptmyapology.
Ithinktheformulaisprettyevidenthere—Greatvenue+Greatsponsor + Great volunteers = Great Club and a terrific event.!
Sean and Wayne Dempsey and their Porsche 959 along side Roy Lock's 356B Roadster
959 engine compartment
Ron ShanonJake ChandlerPete Ross Chuck Weaver
Suesan Way
Nick Perdikaris
Alicia WeaverTom Gould
Concours Trophy
912 Registry Goodie Store
Circle Porsche Sales Manager, Ben Schroeder, and Linen Gray 997 Cab
Dal Lee and People's Choice Award winner
Bob Baddy and Norma Dawson with the Grand Prix Region Goodie Store
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Zeke Duge and Richard Pidduck's 912s battled it out in Full Concours, ending up in a tie at 322.80 points. Tie breakers had to be used to give Zeke the edge.
Street Division winners Joe and Karen Nedza scored 239.50
Will Sanchez S-2 Class winner
Bud O'Lea S3 Class winner
Mark Waller S-3, 2nd
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Charles Rooks Karen Lewis
Carolyn Ewbank Phil Millard Joshua Hoffman
Bill Clevenger Gary Shepard Darya Loyo Aric Gleis Roger Lubeck Rod Williams
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There must have been something very interesting in that 912 trunk
Bev Giffin-Frohm (soon to be Bev Gould) leads the judging team on Will Sanchez' gorgeous 1958 356
Bill and Beeber Clevenger waiting for judging results — Wash & Shine Class 1 winner
Al Franco
Tina Michelle & De Jur
Will Sanchez
Claire & Blaine DavisRoger Lubeck
Chet Malveaux
Bob Lewis & Ed Oca
Frank Lock
Doc Pryor
Rod Williams
Ron & Karen La Forest
Frank Medrano
Marty Petcoff
John Benton912 Registry President
Joe Bryant
Claude Mitchell
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The Chinese National Baseball Team took a special liking to Jack Brown's original '57 Coupe
Rod Williams stand by as his car gets judged De Jur managed to fit most of the Goodie Store into Glamourpuss
Roger Lubeck's effort paid off with a win in a large Wash & Shine class
Joe Bryant's beautiful C4S Cab
Bob Baddy and Norma Dawson managed the Goodie Store and helped in Registration
Elliot Chandler and brought both his 912 and his hard working son, Jake
Porsche 912s were everywhereTommy Johnson
One heck of a Concours Prep teamCharles Rooks
Karen Lewis
Steve Krein leads judging team on Phil Millard's 944 Turbo S
Jack Brown's very original 1957 356 Coupe
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Special Breakfast Club Meeting Tech Sessionwith the 912 RegistrySaturday, September 6
9:00 AM — Ricky & Ronnie's Cruise-in Diner1�01 West Sepulveda Blvd, Torrance
1:00 PM — Tech Session & BBQ at Benton Performance 611 South Palm St, Unit J, La Habra
Grand Prix Region has invited the 912 Registry to attend our August 6 Breakfast Club Meeting, followed by a Tech Session and BBQ at Benton Performance in La Habra. John Benton's shop specializes in 912s & �56s
Plan on a Q&A session, cars on the lift, hands on parts, free food and beverages. Sounds like a party to me!!!
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The month of June brought out two words of signifi-cance to me… hunger and thirst. The turnout of Porsche owners and cars was so tremendous that I forgot to eat, and thus, didn’t get to drink my usual gallon of coffee. I kept talking to both new members and old members. And before long, it was time for the board meeting to begin. But I didn’t mind, I had a blast.
As usual, we had our usual tales of recruiting to be had. First off, Peter Novak was driving to a particular destina-tion, and made a wrong turn. As he was trying to right his course, he saw a red Porsche 356 parked on the street, and smartly tore off the lower portion of the back page of The Circuit Magazine and placed the ad for the Break-fast Club Meeting on the car’s windshield. Needless to say, the owner of the 1963 Coupe turned out to belong to Rick DeLaRosa, who not only showed up at the meeting, but brought his good friend, Dirk Thelen, who brought his red 1966 912.
The next phase of recruiting was smartly done by Myles Folger, who ran into a Porsche driver at a local In-N-Out Burger and invited him to our meeting. The owner of the 2001 midnight blue Carrera Cabriolet was Jason Barton, who came to us, via the First Settlers Region in Virginia. Jason had driven from the East Coast with the top down, to San Francisco, San Diego and then to Los Angeles. Jason fit right in with the SoCal scene.
Additionally, we also had new members Jim and Elyse Beardsley arrive in their 1964 beautiful Sky Blue 356 Coupe. Another new arrival, Jeff Compton, found us via the Internet and, after contacting me for the de-tails, drove up in his gorgeous 1989 gray 911Carrera Targa and immediately joined our ranks. The last new arrival, Jesse Ortega, showed up in his 2008 Basalt Black 997 Turbo Coupe. Jesse also owns a 2007 Black Carrera II Cabriolet. A hearty welcome goes out to the new arrivals.
Among the attendees at the June Break-fast Club Meeting were Sean Beardsley, Ron Broughman, Joe Bryant, Lynette Bugg, Skip Carter, Charles & Richard Clewett, Jeff Compton, Andrew Coulter, Norma Ann Dawson, Ricky DeLaRosa, Michael Dolphin, Richard Elliott, Henry Fella, Myles Folger, Marty Friedman, Rob-ert Friedman, Freddy Garcia, Steve Glas,
Breakfast Club Meeting Update — June 7Story by Pete Ross. Photos by Pete Ross & Skip Carter
Marty & Brita Goldsmith, Bill Haney, Steve Hutchins, DeJur “Cover Girl”, Michael Krol, Dal & Spencer Lee, Derek Lee, Diekson Lew, Frank & Roy Lock, Rico Lopez, Roger Lubeck, Marie Manvel, Der-rick Maglonzo, Steve Marino, John Marks, Phil Millard, Jimmy Mitchell, Marty Noonan, Peter & Margot Novak, Marty Petcoff, John & Patty Reilly, Charles Rooks, Allan Rosenberg, Peter Ross, Joe Rouzan III & Joe Rouzan IV, Greg Schill, Jack Sciranka, Ron Shanon, Joe Steenstra, Dan Stern, Steve Sweet, Dirk Thelen, Peter Vasquez, Deb-orah Walker, Suesan Way and Greg White. Wow…that’s a lot of names to not only type, but alphabetize as well. But with the turnout we had, it was to be expected.
Finally, several people realized that a few of our members were missing from the June Breakfast. Among the miss-ing were, Bill and Beeber Clevinger, Josh and Diane Hoff-man and Rod Williams. I began the search for the missing members and found all three of them the following Sun-day morning. All of them were standing in the “Winners Circle” of the Los Angeles Region’s Annual Concours. Bill and Beeber Clevenger took First Place in their division, Rod Williams took First Place in his division and Josh and Diane took Second Place in their division. It turns out that they took the First Saturday off to clean their cars… go figure. Charles Rooks showed up at the meeting and still took First Place in his division. Of course, he didn’t drive the car he entered into the Concours. Instead, he opted to drive his mint condition British Racing Green MBG. Congratulations to our Grand Prix Region Members for representing our region in such a positive way.
Anyway,ifyouhaven’theard…OurMonthlyBreakfastClubMeetingisontheFirstSaturdayeachmonth(seebackcoverforinfo).
Dirk Thelan & Ricky James
Jim & Elyse Beardsley
Frank Lock
Roy Lock De Jur
Deborah Walker
Marie Manvel
Myles Folger Marty Goldsmith
Norma Dawson's 944S2Jason BartonHenry Fella & Pete Novak
Sean BeardsleyDal & Spencer Lee
Ron ShanonSteve Glas
Dickson Lew
Allen Rosenberg Marty Friedman
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In 1974 I was 12 years old, hanging out with my friends at the beach (I was born and raised in Hawaii). There was a magazine with nude women being passed around. When it was my turn, I opened the magazine and was stunned — "Wow, look at those headlights!" All my buddies came around me to see who I was looking at. When they saw the picture in the magazine that caught my eye, they all sighed and said: "that's just a car..." And they were right.
Playboy had a feature article on the new Porsche models, with a photo of a beautiful Silver 911. I was so intrigued with the article that I took the maga-zine home so I could finish reading about this German car with something I had never seen before, a 6-cylinder engine in the "trunk" of the car.
How I got the Porsche Virusby Mark Endo
I put the magazine down on my bed and ran out to help my dad in the backyard. About 15 minutes later my mom screamed my name and informed me to "get in the house right now." As I walked in I saw the magazine in her hand and she was shaking it furiously asking wanting to know what was this type of magazine was doing in my room and where did I get it? I explained that it had an article about a fascinating Sil-ver German sports car called a Porsche. She gave me a strong look of doubt, then asked me to tell her what I read (a test). I showed her the article (quickly flip-ping the pages past the "other" nice
photos) and told her what I had read. The car was made by a Doctor who made cars in Germany, won races and, while there were several much faster cars, few could match the handling and keep up with this car in tight turns and curves. She read the start of the article to confirm my story, then ripped out the pages about the Porsche and handed them to me. She took the rest of the magazine and warned me to NEVER bring a magazine like that in to our home again.
It was on that day that I became afflicted with the Porsche Virus, have never been cured, and have been the proud owner/steward of a 1967, 1968, 1969 and now 1974 Porsche.
TRUE STORY
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Grand Prix Region Goodie Store — Diner style mugs — $10.00
These mugs feature the old style Porsche crest on one side and "Porsche Club of America, Grand Prix Region" in Porsche script on the other
De Jur Jones (323) 697-0565 [email protected]
or Bob Baddy (310) 951-7979 [email protected]
Also available: GPX T-shirts (white or black versions)
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July Anniversaries�2 years John & Patty Reilly
24 years Victor Amenta
20 years Joe Howard
16 years Michele & Enrico Fiorenza
15 years David Hirsch
14 years Gordon Kirio
Rick & Kathy Mills
1� years John Crum
Marti Stewart
8 years Henry & Bianca Lennarz
Rick Tuey
7 years Connie Somers
6 years Steve & Bozana Trifunovic
5 years James Ball
Steve & Pricilla Fuller
4 years Bill & Sidra Haney
Greg White
� years Mark Bottaro
2 years Kenny Hyman
Ivan Iles
Roger Lubeck
1 year Myles Folger
Jan & Julie Kalicki
Steve Marino
Alex Shipp
Robert Venezia
New Member Reportby Pete Ross
New MembersManos Athanassiou 2002 Seal Gray 911Rick & Mary Denver 1966 912Morgan Gonzalez 2002 Gray 911Hazel Hofsess & Marilyn Gale 200� Seal Gray 911 TurboGary & Cheryl Holcomb 2002 Blue 911Kari & Arlena Kauppi 2002 Black Boxster SHenry & Bianca Lennarz 1996 99�Bret & Sarah Mohr 1966 Polo Red 912Joel & Judith Perez 198� White 944Siegfried & Nelie Roller 1871 Silver 911Charles Rooks 2001 White BoxsterFumi & Leonard Wang 2007 Red Cayman S
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Marc Bixen's
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Present: Skip Carter, Rick Mills, Suesan Way, Peter Ross, Nick Perdikaris, Richard Clewett, Greg Schill, Roger Lu-beck, Jimmie Mitchell, Marty Goldsmith, Carlos Chang.
Day Away - Discussion regarding the tech form and tech process. Skip will send Richard a list of people who have done tech in the past so that Richard can call for volun-teers to work our May 12th event.
El Toro – OCR has invited GPX to use the El Toro site for an Autocross – they have offered to help us. There is a suggestion to do another Monday event with paid corner workers. A DE would not be possible at El Toro as passing is not allowed there. Further discussion planned.
Treasurer’s Report - The treasurer’s report was reviewed and discussed.
Advertising - Chuck Weaver has an interest in trying to find some new advertisers for GPX and getting involved
with the Board. Skip and Chuck to have a discussion in the next month or so
Talk about putting banner ads on our website for our advertisers. Jimmie Mitchell to look at the feasibility.
Queen Mary Concours - Plans are coming together for the event. The 912 Registry will be joining us and think that they will have 20-25 cars for a corral.
California Festival of Speed - The April 2008 event was the best attended ever. A high number of volunteers came from the Grand Prix Region. Special Interest Groups helped bring in people as did the Cayenne/Cayman test drive – we need to continue to look for ways to bring in more Porsche enthusiasts.
Meeting adjourned.
Minutes of May 1 Meeting of the Board (unapproved)Suesan Way, Secretary
Bud Ewbank
JoinusforafunweekendtotheseasonfinaleoftheAmericanLeMansseriesatbeautifulLagunaSeca.Along the way lunch with the Santa Barbara Region, caravan to Morro Bay, spend the night, then on to La-guna Seca for the races.
We will spend the night in Morro Bay. The Morro Bay Inn has agreed to let us have rooms for $79.00 for Thursday Oct 16th. Ocean view rooms are $20.00 more. To reserve a room call 1-800-772-7969. And re-quest the room under the Porsche Club, Grand Prix Region for the discounted rate.
ThreedaysofgreatracinginthebeautifulMonterey/Carmelareafortheseasonfinale—PorschePlatzintheinfield—tracktoursandappearancesfromteamsandfactoryrepresentatives.
Tickets can be purchased online at www.Laguna-Seca.com or at ticket master. Click on tickets to purchase. The Porsche Platz �-day pass is $80.00 per car*. Each additional person is $50.00. Tickets can also be bought for 1 or 2 days only. Tickets for the Porsche Platz will go quickly, so plan accordingly. You can pur-chase by phone at: 800-�27-SECA.
TheBeachcomberInninPacificGroovehasgivenusarateof$89.00anight.Itis15minutestothetrack,and 10 minutes to Monterey. It is �00 feet from the ocean with Continental breakfast and movies. Mention myname(GregWhite)forspecialrate.BeachcomberInnPacificGroove1-800-634-3580.
* Tickets are $50.00 a person for � days. Or you can buy tickets for 1 or 2 days only if you wish. Porsche Plaz tickets cover 1 car and driver for all � days
Contact Greg White for more info: [email protected] or (626) 625-2010
Run to the American Le Mans Races in Laguna SecaOctober 16 departure for Oct 17-18 races
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Competitor Region Car Year Class ScoreFull Concours Duge, Zeke OCR 912 1967 C-� �22.80Pidduck, Richard SBR 912 1968 C-� �22.80Mohr, Brett GPX 912 1966 C-� �22.40Allen, Mark SDR 912 1968 C-� �20.90 Street Nedza, Joe & Karen OCR �56 196� S-1 2�9.50Sanchez, Will GPX �56 1958 S-2 2�8.90O'Lea, Bud OCR 912 1968 S-� 2�8.20Waller, Mark RR 911 1971 S-� 2�7.70
Queen Mary Concours Results — May 12, 2008Wash & Shine Clevenger, Bill GPX �56 196� W&S-1 129.50Shepherd, Gary RR �56 1958 W&S-1 128.40Loyo, Darya OCR 912 1969 W&S-2 129.80Gless, Aric OCR 912 1976 W&S-2 128.70Lubeck, Roger GPX 911 1997 W&S-� 129.70Williams, Rod LAR 911 1990 W&S-� 129.20Moard, David GPX 911 1998 W&S-� 128.90Ewbank, Carolyn SBR 928 1986 W&S-4 129.50Millard, Phil GPX 944 1988 W&S-4 129.00Hoffmann, Josh GPX Cayman 2006 W&S-5 129.50Rooks, Charles OCR Boxster 2001 W&S-5 129.40Elliott, Richard GPX Boxster 2002 W&S-5 129.�0Lewis, Bob & Karen GPX 911 2002 W&S-5 129.�0
Unrestored Mansolino, Mike OCR 911 1989 UR-5 2�9.80Petersen, Pete & Nickole LAR 911 1991 UR-5 2�9.10Sullivan, Christopher GPX 911 1985 UR-5 2�7.80
1st Annual Labor Day TourThe Nethercutt
CollectionAugust �0 SaturdayTwo Options:1. 8:00AM departure from the Federal Building on Wilshire Blvd in Santa Monica with a wonderful tour (including a lunch stop on the way to the Nethercutt).
2. 1:00PM meet at the Nethercutt Collection in Sylmar for a 1:�0 tour.
Contact Suesan at 619-992-4287 or [email protected]
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CLASSIFIED ADS2004 911 40th Anniversary with X-51, Bi-Xenon, full leather, upgraded Bose, extensive clear bra, Sirius (dealer install), new tires, new battery, car cover, �,000 miles on upgraded clutch and light weight flywheel, excellent condition and CPO warranty through August 2010. 17,9XX miles. Serviced at Callas Rennsport. Asking $62,000 obo. Contact Alex at [email protected] and �10.897.7606
1996 99� TARGA: Midnight Blue Metallic/Grey leather; 64K miles' 6-speed short throw manual; power seats' LOJACK, Full top end valve job/secondary air conected, new clutch, new AC, new Cruise Control, new Targa hardware, new steering rack & power steering hose, new battery, since 50K miles. Comprehensive service records/fully services by Callas Rennsport; Great car/Great condition. $�9,500. Contact Kimel at 562-552-2481 or [email protected]
WANTED: two 8x16 original Fuchs wheels with Polished center and rim, not chromed. No curb rash, Good to excellent condition. Contact Jimmie — [email protected]
'99 Boxster, Beautiful, rust-free California car, tiptronic, Arena Red Metallic w/Gray leather, 76K miles, records, new black top, left seat bolster is worn, GREAT GAS MILEAGE, $14,900 OBO. (�10) 827-8�60 or [email protected]
1984 Carrera Cab, Chiffon White/Brn leather, factory installed roll bar. Weissach installed opening wing windows, rear storage shelf, full tonneau cover. P-crests on seat inserts, shifter, hubs & steering wheel. Concours photos available. Original CA owner. No accidents. Service records. $2�,000 Contact 714-�77-0�69 or [email protected]
1986 944 all tricked out with 5 point harness, chip, camber-meister, sway bar, new upholstery and dash cover, all records, well loved - just not using her and she begs to be driven. Gets about 28-�0 mph and loves the track. Would love for her to go to a good home that would care for her like we have. She's ready to go- needs no work. $5,500 obo Craig or Marlee Shaw 877-548-�78�/877-954-2002 [email protected]
1999 996 Convertible, Black/Black, Tiptronic, 49K miles. This car has been very well taken care of. Asking $�2,000, Los Angeles. Contact Joe: jrouzan�@yahoo.com
200� Boxster S, Speed Yellow, Low Miles - 14,800. Asking $�8,000. Perfect Condition! Call Sandy at 562/ �4�-4265 [email protected]
Vintage Spyder 550A Replica. Polar Silver/Black. 2.�L CB EFI engine, 4-speed Transform built transaxle, CNC 4wheel discs, Bolt in roll bar etc. Car was on display at Circle Porsche open house in April. 1,150 miles. $25K obo. Call or email for addl. info: Jon (714) 224-205� [email protected]
Spec Boxster - beautifully prepared by Tech Trix and GPE. Due to sell. For those aspiring to be top notch Time Trialers or Cup Racers, this is the perfect platform due to low maintenance and number of events available for this new Class with both POC and PCA. Every available Spec build, including a cool suit. Car has only 42,000 miles on the engine, two sets of powder coated wheels with good rubber, Bilstien PSS9 shocks, GT� lower arms, Alum flywheel, GT� lower arms and brake ducts, custom paint, fire bottle system w/pull handle, Sparco Evo seat, Momo Black suede quick release wheel, professionally built and installed full cage w/roof net and steering wheel hanger built by Urs Gretener of GPE which complies with PCA, POC and SCCA specs, trailer tie down hooks as well as front and rear Tow hooks, Profi III �" 6-point belts, custom door panels and center console cover fabricated by GTE. Car has suspension set-up by GTE and has been proven on the track with POC. Over $4�,000 invested in this car, pictures and price available upon request. Contact: Jeff Hollander (805)42�-5881 or [email protected]
Trailer - New in 2000, single axle w/brakes, alloy ramps, spare and lighting, trailer rated tires in good shape. Light weight and tows very well. It will hold medium sized cars and would be ideal for a Porsche. I need $1000. Steve 949 697 9911 [email protected]
18” Factory turbo twist wheels off my ‘99 996. Great shape, $800 obo. Contact Joe (�10) 701-6209 jrouzan�@yahoo.com
Free Classified Ads for PCA MembersIf you have something you want to sell (or buy), email the text and attach a photo if you have one to: [email protected]. If you don't do email, give me a call 619-992-9927.
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Porsche Club of AmericaGrand Prix Regionc/o Skip Carter10�85 Bonnie LaneLa Mesa, CA 91941
DATED MATERIAL
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PAIDSAN DIEGO, CAPERMIT NO. 821
Aase Motors 11Air Road Auto Transport Service 22Callas Rennsport 15Circle Porsche IFCDawson, Norma Ann, Attorney 21Dutch Treat 14Factory Werks 22GPX Goodie Store 15Parts Heaven 1�Pelican Parts 22Performance Products 17 Porsche Owners Club 18Red Line Service 17Stuttgart Performance IBCVerdure Design 22Vineyard Specialties 22
Commercial Advertising Rates Size Quarter billing Annual billing Business card 25.00/mo 22.50/mo Quarter page 45.00/mo 40.00/mo Half page 80.00/mo 75.00/mo Full page 125.00/mo 115.00/mo Full page - key position (B&W) 175.00/mo 165.00/mo Full page - Key position (Color) 225.00/mo 215.00/mo
For information on placing a commercial ad in The Circuit, please contact Skip Carter at 619.992.9927 or [email protected]
Classified AdsClassifiedadsarefreetoGPXmembers.Wecanalsoincludea photograph of the item you are selling. Email or call with information: [email protected] or 619.992.9927
Porsche Club of America, Grand Prix Region BREAKFAST CLUBJoin us for our Monthly Breakfast Club Meeting at Ricky & Ronnie's Cruise-In Diner1301 West Sepulveda Blvd, Torrance (3/4 mile west of the I-110)(310) 326.1213 www.rickyandronnies.com
First Saturday of each month — 9:00 am Jul 5, Aug 2, Sep 6, Oct 4, Nov 1MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW OPEN TOPICS OF DISCUSSION
For more information, contact Peter Ross(310) 608.9743 - [email protected] attendees receive a Porsche coffee mug as a gift.
HAVE BREAKFAST AND TALK WITH OTHER PORSCHE OWNERS & PCA MEMBERS
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