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©2008 Porsche Cars North America, Inc. Porsche recommends seat belt usage and observance of all traffic laws at all times.
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handling. The massive Porsche monobloc brakes. The surge of power from the
legendary rear-mounted engine. Visit us today for a one-of-a-kind test drive.
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October 2008
� GPX Board of Directors & Chairs
4 On the Cover
Editorial License
5 Calendar 6 Dec 1� Nethercutt Restoration Tour & Holiday Concert
7 Oct 1� Day Away from Work DE / Autocross
8 Wow — That's a Lot of Lipstick!
12 Catching a Ride with Ginny & Jack
14 Sep 6 Breakfast Club Report
16 Oct 4 Pacific Porsche New 911 Presentation
17 Oct �-5 Golden Empire California Challenge
GPX Goodie Store — women's Shirts
18 Benton Performance BBQ & Tech Session
19 GPX Name Badge Order Form
22 New Members Report & Anniversaries
24 Nov 1 Cal Inland Photo Rally
25 Why ASUDEC?
26 Breakfast Club Meeting at Ricky & Ronnie's
Index to Advertisers
Commercial Ad Rates
27 ClassifiedAds
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.
Web sitesGPX www.GrandPrixRegion.comZone 8 zone8.orgPCA National Pca.orgPCNA us.Porsche.com/nationalPorsche AG Porsche.com
Don't forget to visit the Grand Prix RegionWeb site at: www.GrandPrix.Region.com
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
AdvertisingChuck Weaver562.4�0.�[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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...and a word or two from the President's seat — Skip Carter
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On the Cover...Roger Lubeck has been a Grand Prix Region member for 4 years. His 993 Coupe has won several Concours awards. Roger has been a real asset for GPX, volunteering on a regular basis and always willing to lend a hand..
October is here. Whew — Summer is over, the last ALMS race of the season is in just a few weeks at Laguna Seca (and many of you are caravaning up with Greg White). Our Fall Day Away from Work Drivers Ed / Autocross is Monday, October 13... and is filling up fast.
We've scheduled our annual Holiday Party for Saturday, December 6. We have been trying to schedule the Long Beach Yacht Club, but their kitchen is closing for remodel and we just weren't able to come up with a good date. Fortu-nately, Barbara Gillam stepped up and has graciously offered her wonderful home in Ladera Heights for the event. We are working on the caterer and except to have a great party. Look for more information soon.
We have several new advertisers in this issue. Pacific Porsche in Redondo Beach is on the back cover. Many of you re-member that Pacific used to be Vasek Polak's dealership. A lot of history there!.
Another new advertiser, North Hollywood Speedometer and Clock Company, has been around for a long time. If you have ever been involved in restoring a car, chances are that North Hollywood Speedometer worked on the gauges. When I did my '64 Cab over 10 years ago, my gauges were shipped to these guys. Speaking from personal experience, I've never had a single problem.
Accutrack is our third new advertiser. Kenny Bornstein owns this independent Porsche/BMW repair shop that has been in Manhattan Beach for decades and has a reputation for personal, good quality work. He owns a slew of Porsches, in-cluding several 356s and an '06 C4S Cab. He grew up in the South Bay loving Porsches. As a college senior, with $1800, a small tool box and a portable am-fm radio, he opened his first shop. Things went pretty well and, after a few years he bought his first race car, a Lola 320 Super Vee. He got in to Formula Ford racing and did pretty well, and the rest is his-tory. If you are in the neighborhood, 1117 6th St, Manhat-tan Beach, stop by and say hello.
One correction we made in the ad for Aase Motors. Some-how we have been running the Aase ad with the wrong
phone number. We apologize if this has caused an inconve-nience for anyone. The correct number is 714-992-2283.
Another event on our calendar is a Grand Prix Region Mystery Weekend set for January 10-11. The idea is that, without knowing the final destination, we'll head out on Saturday morning on a Tour that will include some spec-tacular Porsche roads, several interesting stops, including lunch, and arrival at our overnight stop where we will have a hotel, dinner and other entertainment setup. Sunday morning we will meet for Breakfast. There will be plenty of things to see, and we will make our own ways back home. We will probably limit this to 15-18 cars (it's hard to manage more than that for this type of event).
So, stay tuned for more news of these and other upcoming events.
PS: I want to thank new mem-ber, Chuck Haas for his great article on our Nethercutt Col-lection Tour.
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19 Mon MartinLutherKingJrDay 30 1951,FerdinandPorschediesatage75
February 2009 1 Sun Superbowl 7 Sat GPX Breakfast Club at Ricky & Ronnie's 7 Sat GPX Board Meeting after Breakfast Club 14 Sat Valentine'sDay 16 Mon President'sDay
March 2009 7 Sat GPX Breakfast Club at Ricky & Ronnie's 7 Sat GPX Board Meeting after Breakfast Club 7 Sat 26th Annual L A Lit Meet, LA Airport Hilton 8 Sun SoCal All Porsche Swap/Display Costa Mesa 8 Sun DaylightSavingsBegins 17 Tue St.Patrick'sDay 27 1998,FerryPorschediesatage88
April 2009 3-5 F-Sun PCACaliforniaFestivalofSpeed,Fontana 4 Sat GPX Breakfast Club at Ricky & Ronnie's 4 Sat GPX Board Meeting after Breakfast Club 9 Thu Passover 12 Sun Easter16-18F-Sun LongBeachGrandPrix/ALMS 25 1931,FerdinandopensengineeringfirminStuttgart 26 Mon GPXDayAwayfromWorkDE/Autocross
May 2009 2 Sat GPX Breakfast Club at Ricky & Ronnie's 2 Sat GPX Board Meeting after Breakfast Club 5 Tue CincodeMayo 10 Sun Mother'sDay 17 Sun GPXQueenMaryConcours 18 Mon VictoriaDay 25 Mon MemorialDay
June 2009 1948 Porsche#1isroadcertified 6 1998,Porschescores16thoverallwinatLeMans 6 Sat GPX Breakfast Club at Ricky & Ronnie's 6 Sat GPX Board Meeting after Breakfast Club 13 1970,Porsches1stoverallwinatLeMans,917K 21 Sun Father'sDay29-4 54thPorscheParade,Keystone,Colorado
July 2009 1 Wed CanadaDay 4 Sat 4thofJuly 11 Sat GPX Breakfast Club at Ricky & Ronnie's 11 Sat GPX Board Meeting after Breakfast Club
August 1 Sat GPX Breakfast Club at Ricky & Ronnie's 1 Sat GPX Board Meeting after Breakfast Club 14-16 F-Sun Monterey Historic Races, Laguna Seca
Calendar 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 11 Tue Veteran'sDay 15 Sat CalInlandRegionZone8Concours18-19GPXTriptothePorscheSportDrivingSchool21-30 L.A.AutoShow,LAConventionCenter22-23S-Sun SanDiegoRegionTimeTrial,Buttonwillow 27 Thu Thanksgiving
December 6 Sat GPX Breakfast Club at Ricky & Ronnie's 6 Sat GPX Board Meeting after Breakfast Club 6 Sat GPX Holiday Party 5:00pm till the cows come home 7 Sun Pomona Swap Meet 11 19�5, Ferdinand Porsche born, eldest son of Ferry 13 Sat Nethercutt Restoration Facility Tour and Christmas Concert 22 Mon Chanukah 25 Thu Christmas 26 Fri KwanzaaBegins
January 2009 1 Thu NewYear'sDay 3 Sat GPX Breakfast Club at Ricky & Ronnie's 3 Sat GPX Board Meeting after Breakfast Club 10-11 S-Sun GPX Mystery Weekend (more to come) 17 Sat Zone8President'sMeeting/AwardsBanquet
SaturdayDecember 13
Why are we making two visits to the Nethercutt Museum in � months? During last month's tour, Roger Lubeck noticed the Nethercutt Restoration Facility and found out that he could arrange for a small group (�0) to visit on December 1�. This is not something they publicize, and we owe this opportunity to Roger's resourcefulness.
The Nethercutt is one of the most impressive private car collections we have visited. And it's more than just cars! The collection of self-playing musical instruments is amazing. During the Holiday Season they conduct small concerts. At 2:00pm there will be an Organ Concert and, the entire facility will be decorated to the 9's.
Two choices on travel to the Nethercutt: 1. Meet behind the Federal Building on Wilshire Blvd (off the I-405) at 8:�0 am for a 9:00 SHARP departure. 2. Go directly to the Nethercutt Collection and meet there at 9:45 Nethercutt: 15151 Bledsoe St, Sylmar, CA (818) �64-6464
We will gather at the Nethercutt by 9:45 am for a 2-hour tour of the Collection and Restoration Facility.
RSVP for Restoration Tour (only the first �0 people can go) Mail $5.00 per person (donation to ASUDEC) to: PCAGPX c/o Suesan Way, 10�85 Bonnie Ln, La Mesa, CA 91941 For info: [email protected] or 619-992-4287
The Nethercutt Tour II — Restoration Facility Tour & Holiday Season Organ Concert
The Nethercutt Collection & Museum — over 240 automobiles.
In 1956, J.B. Nethercutt purchased two cars, a 19�6 Duesenberg Convertible Roadster for $5,000 and a 19�0 DuPont Town Car for $500, both needed total refurbishing. He estimated that the DuPont restoration would take a few weeks, but it took 18 months and over $65,000. It was shown at The Pebble Beach in 1958 where it won “Best of Show”. Since1958, Mr. Nethercutt has won Pebble Beach six times, more than any other individual. The Duesenberg and DuPont are still in the Collection.
Tour Date: Saturday December 13Collection Tour 9:45 AM (for 10AM entry)Restoration Tour Immediately following the Collection TourTour length: Approximately 2 hoursCheck-In: 15 minutes before guided tour (9:45)Photography: No flash, audio or video recordingCell Phones: Cell phones must be offFree Parking: Is available in parking lot across street adjacent to Nethercutt MuseumMerle Norman Studio: Feel free to visit the Merle Norman
To avoid late registration fee, mail completed form and entry fee by Oct 6PCA GPX c/o Suesan Way, 10385 Bonnie Lane, La Mesa, CA 91941 (make check to PCA GPX)
Morning practice — 15 & 20 minute continuous lap DE sessionsMid day — Autocross timing (3 timed laps + 1 warmup lap)Afternoon – Two 20 minute continuous lap DE sessionsRun groups determined by experience and performance Instructors available and required for all student drivers Entry level event — no special equipment needed for stock classesRequired Sunday afternoon Chalk Talk for novicesRegistration and Tech Inspection at hotel Sunday afternoonHelmets required (see Zone 8 competition rules for specs)Some rental helmets available (www.zone8.org)
Roving Tech Inspection starts at 7amMandatory drivers meeting at 8:30 am
First run group 9am
HOTEL INFO – Best Western Antelope Valley Inn44055 Sierra Hwy, Lancaster 93534 661.948.4651$75.00 double occupancy (mention Porsche Club)Comes with full breakfast, on-site tech & registration
For info contact: Suesan Way, Registrar [email protected] or (619) 992-4287
Day Away From WorkOctober 13, Monday — Streets of WillowGrand Prix Region DE & Zone 8 Autocross
Driver Name: Do you have car numbers Y N Shirt: S M L XL XXL 2nd Driver Name Do you have car numbers Y N Shirt: S M L XL XXL
Email address: PCA Region:
Address City/S/Zip:
Phone: (cell) Car # preferred: (Driver) (Co-driver)
Emergency contact: Phone:
Driving experience in last 2 years:
Car and Model: Year: Zone 8 Competition Class:
Registration fee (postmark after Oct 6) Breakfast - LunchDriver $115.00 $140.002nd driver $95.00 $120.00
TOTAL AMOUNT ENCLOSED $ Day of event registration - additional $50.00 late fee
Coffee, donuts, breakfast and lunch available for purchase at new
concession stand right at Streets
INSURANCE NOTE: Liability insurance is provided by PCA’s traditional insurer. A copy of the Certificate of Insurance is available at reg-istration. PCA’s insurance does NOT cover damage to your car or damage that YOU cause to the facility or other cars. You are respon-sible 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.
P a i d C o r n e r W o r k e r s
The place is called the Nethercutt Collection, but it could easily be called “the house that cosmetics built.” The finan-cial power behind one of the most amazing private collec-tions of classic automobiles in the world is the massive Merle Norman cosmetics empire… But more on that later.
On a slightly overcast August morning, almost fifty GPX members and guests gathered at the Nethercutt Museum in Sylmar, Ca on the northern edge of the San Fernando Valley. Most were first time visitors at this very special complex, which includes the Nethercutt Museum and the adjacent “by appointment only” Nethercutt Collection. J.B. Nethercutt was the nephew of Merle Norman, who founded the cosmet-ics company by the same name. J.B. passed in 2004 and one of his sons currently directs the operations of the museum.
Nethercutt began collecting classic and vintage automo-biles in 1956 and, over time, has tallied more Pebble Beach Concours wins than any other collector. The Collection has now grown to more than 200 vintage and antique cars, with a very heavy emphasis on pre-war models. With the excep-tion of a few non-restored and preserved pieces, all cars are impeccably restored by a full-time staff of 15 mechanics, then serviced, registered and driven annually. The Museum was built in 2000 to house the Collection’s “overflow” of approximately 130 cars. Among literally dozens of other
Wow…that’s a lot of lipstick!
photos by Jimmie Mitchell, Steve Brazille, Roy Lock, Marty Goldsmith
by Chuck Haas
marques, the Museum houses an impressive collection of Dusenburgs, Cadillacs and Rolls-Royces, the newest which was a 1967. Every single car appeared to have personalized plates, but judging by all the variations of “JBN” plates on the Rolls-Royces, I have a strong suspicion that these were J.B.’s favored daily drivers.
Highlights from the “museum side” include a 1913 Chris-tie front drive steam pumper fire engine, a 100 MPH 1913 Mercedes Double Phaeton and a breathtaking, award-win-ning 1931 Bugatti Coupe. Of the Bugatti, one of my guests remarked, “I think that’s the most beautiful car I’ve ever seen.”
Completed in 1974, the building housing the Nethercutt Collection proper is located across the street from the museum. The top floor once contained an apartment where the family stayed on weekends, and the bottom floor once served as the family’s personal parking garage. It now houses several cars. The opulent Grand Salon on the second floor is undoubtedly the focal point of the Collection. It is covered in three kinds of marble and adorned with crystal chande-liers hung from decorated ceilings 32 feet in the air. Along with several other classics, this room houses the crown jewels of the entire collection: a one-of-a kind 1933 Duesenberg SJ Arlington Torpedo priced at 20,000 period dollars and a 1930 Du Pont, which was Nethercutt’s first acquisition, and also his first entry and win at Pebble Beach. The estimated value of the Duesenberg is more than $12 million.
Speaking of prices, nothing here is for sale — ever. An acquisition into the Nethercutt collection is a one-way ticket. The latest is a Helms Bakery truck, which is undergoing restoration in the museum’s private restoration shop. Several GPX members mentioned that the shop could have indeed been the best part of the tour, but alas, it was not included. The fourth floor contains the Music Room, which includes one of the world’s largest Wurlizter Theater pipe organs, with a whopping 5,000 individual pipes. After hearing a demonstration of several other restored antique mechanical instruments, GPX members were treated to a brief concert that included a Phantom of the Opera medley, Ghost Riders in the Sky and the theme from Star Wars.
All in all, this tour was an amazing opportunity and a “must see” for any Southern California auto enthusiast. Members who attended this great event as well as those who missed it have reason to return: the Collection is rotated periodically, which means that the next time we visit, there should be several different vehicles on display. Maybe the Helms Bak-ery truck will be ready by then? I’m hoping to see their 1937 Talbot Lago Sports Coupe myself!
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1913 Christie Front Drive Steam Pumper/Fire Engine
Steve Glas, Al Franco & Brita Goldsmith
Reggie Garmon & Jimmie Mitchell
The Collection is housed in a replica early 20th Century high-end car salon, complete with 30' ceilings, marble, crystal chandeliers and exotic cars
Popper Gladiator — mechanical music
part of our group getting instructions on photography
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Off we drove from San Diego on our way to another Porsche Parade, this time in Charlotte, North Carolina. We quickly felt 115 degree heat going through Arizona and New Mexico. We drove by the beautiful red Indian Centers with all the open space around, spending the second night in Albuquerque. Day 3 saw us passing through Northern Texas and into Oklahoma City. According to Jack the driving isn’t hard part - it’s the loading and unloading every day.
We didn’t sightsee on our way to Charlotte (we've been on these roads many times). Our last night before hitting Parade was a hotel on Beale Street in Memphis. There were hundreds of motorcycles and thousands of people mill-ing all over the streets - the Blues was blaring out from everywhere. Wonderful homes and gardens. It was an interesting experience! One family restaurant sported a sign: "If yer smoking, ya must be on fire.”
Arriving in Charlotte for the 53rd Porsche Parade (ed: FYI, Jack and Ginny attended the very first Parade, winning several trophies, including the Rally, Autocross and Overall) we got to the Welcome Tent and immediately started seeing old friends. The next day we attended a luncheon hosted by Pamela Kelly, the wife of PCA President, Prescott Kelly. This was followed by the PCA board meeting where Prescott talked about the new Porsche models being in-troduced in Spain. That night we attended the Zone 8 party on the hotel patio and had a very pleasant time with everyone.
Sunday was the Concours, which was set on the downtown streets. Cars were arranged and organized by model and accessible so you could be up close and could easily walk around them. The cars were all gleaming and beautifully prepared. We picked up a boxed lunch and ate in a lovely little park. After the Concours we dragged ourselves back to the hotel to get our car for a sight see-ing ride around town. The Welcome Party was that evening at the convention center - good BBQ and a fun evening.
We were up early Monday at 6 am to be on the road for the Gimmick Rally. The start was Bridgestone's headquarters, where they served a full breakfast to everyone. We just went for the ride and didn’t answer the questions. Instead we watched lots of cars running back and forth looking for the answers. That night was the Concours Banquet. There were several speakers including Detlev von Platen (President and CEO of PCNA) and Thomas Edig (member of the board of Porsche AG). It was a most festive evening with awards handed out for the winning Concours cars.
Tuesday we volunteered in Hospitality and had lunch on a restaurant down the street in a beautiful little park where the ice cream social was held. That night we went to the Nacho and Margarita Party (we passed on the Margaritas for a glass of wine instead) We walked back to the park and had dinner with some friends.
Wednesday we were back in the Convention Center working at the Historic Display. The cars were arranged from 1948 to 2008. Among them was Al Hol-
Catching A Ride with Ginny and Jackby Ginny & Jack Case
Jack and Ginny taking a hot air balloon ride at the Sacramento Parade in 2000
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bert’s 1959 Speedster GT as well as an ALMS LMP2, an RS Spyder and Ginny’s favorite, a 550 Spyder. Norbert Singer, a special guest, came from Germany with his wife. He recently retired from Porsche AG. He was responsible for (among other things) the creation of the Duck Tail, the RSR and the 956/962 programs. He gave an excellent speech at the Historic and Heritage display making it a special experience working there. Next was the Shell Zone Challenge where the Zones competed in a number of different skills – lots of enthusiasm and friendly completion between people from the 13 Zones.
The President’s reception was held at Bentley 27, a beautiful restaurant on the 27th floor that had a magnificent view of Charlotte. The food was excellent and afterwards we enjoyed a ride back to the hotel with Peter Porsche. This was fol-lowed by the dessert party. The next day was the Volunteer’s brunch. There sure was no shortage of good food and good company.
The Victory banquet was an elegant affair with a wonderful dinner. The speak-ers were Hans Peter Porsche, PCA National President Prescott Kelly, Paul Gregor (Club Coordination from Porsche AG), Harvey Yancey (2008 Parade Chair) and Kathy and Walt Fricke, Parade Chairs for the 2009 Keystone Colorado Parade. Awards were presented, including the Grand Prize from Porsche AG, which is a fabulous trip to Germany and the Porsche factory. Harvey Yancey and his staff did a great job. Mark Shevitz did an excellent job as Emcee (as he does every Parade) and Dr. Leonard Turner gave the closing prayer that left few dry eyes in the house. We can’t wait to see Panorama editor Betty Jo Turner’s coverage of this year's Parade.
On Friday, July 4th we hopped on I-77 towards South Carolina. The temperature was 94 degrees and we headed to Savannah, Georgia for two days. When we ar-rived we drove around looking at the Colonial homes and then went driving along the river. There are squares throughout the town with beautiful trees, flowers and statues. We saw open horse carriages which is a good way to see the city at a nice pace (but not as nice as our red Boxster).
The following day we took a trolley ride with a very informative guide who talked about the homes we went by. A storm came along with thunder and lightening cracking over our heads. We went into a house called Andrew Low, successful cotton merchant, and Julliett Gordon Low, daughter in law of the founder of the Girl Scouts of America. The house was decorated with carved woodwork and had a beautiful garden with its original design. Next we visited the Richardson Owens Thomas home built in 1860, a regency style. He was a banker and cotton mer-chant. The fascinating kitchen had a collection of cookware which demonstrates a 19th century method of open hearth cooking. We would love to spend more time there.
We started home on Sunday and took the I-40. Gas was, $4.19 and the tempera-ture was 71 degrees. It poured rain again. We stayed in Chattanooga and saw the depot of the Chattanooga Choo-Choo. Back through Memphis and on to Albu-querque and Arizona, heading towards Sedona in 100 degrees of heat. We stayed the night in Scottsdale, which was a nice end to our trip. The next day we happily headed home with memories of yet another wonderful Parade and road trip.
Jack and Ginny are charter members of PCA (see their license plate "PCA in 55" below). An inspiration to most of us, Jack and Ginny are no slouches in their mid-80s. They gave logged over 125,000 miles on their 3-year old Boxster.
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Breakfast Club Meeting Report — Sep 6by Pete Ross photos by John Perchulyn & Skip Carter
Our monthly Breakfast Club meeting held on Septem-ber 6 was, again, something to behold. It was truly an impressive array of Porsches that adorned the available parking spaces at Ricky and Ronnie’s Cruise In Diner located in the beautiful City of Torrance. While not every-one partook of breakfast, we had upwards of 90 people in attendance. I'm not saying that the parking lot was completely full, but we're having to be careful about how we park cars to make sure everyone gets a spot.
Over that last five or six meetings, it’s obvious that these first Saturday events are the place to be if you own a Porsche. Heck, even if you don’t own a Porsche, it’s still a great place to hang out. That fact is proved monthly, by an assortment of individuals and various groups of people that see the cars in the lot, and come over to peruse the Porsches.
I misplaced my favorite camera awhile back and, as a result, I hadn’t taken any photographs. Last month I found it but still didn’t take any pictures. Mainly I was too busy talking to all the new and prospective members. Every month it seems that we have more and more new members arriving. In addition, a lot of our longer term members are showing up to their first GPX event. We know that many others would love to show up, but they can’t because they have to work. Then there are those who prefer to sleep in on the first Saturday, as opposed to coming to Ricky and Ronnie’s and talk about your car. Remember, after the meeting is over, you can go home and resume your beauty sleep.
Some of the Breakfast highlights were new members this month were Ron and Vicki Mazzella, who arrived in their 1989 Silver Anniversary Edition Carrera. Ricky DeLaRosa showed up and submitted his membership application. Rob Friedman drove his unique Chromo Flair Violet Carrera to the meeting, and Mike Mehnert came sporting his 1979 Me-tallic Blue 911SC. Overall, it was an incredibly huge turnout and a lot of our regular attendees were not even there. A large group from the 912 Registry attend as well, including Bob Benton whose company, Benton Performance, later that day hosted a joint 912 Registry/GPX tech session and the famous Benton BBQ at his shop in La Habra. It added up to lots and lots of Porsches.
Another very special part of the Breakfast was Pacific Porsche's participation. They came with several things to offer. They have a charity fundraising event selling a limited number of $100 raffle tickets on a new Boxster S.
Arturo Chapparo was very thrilled to win the 60th Anniversary Porsche Design watch brought by Carl Toffelmire & Lennie Yee of Pacific Porsche
Pam McField and Paris Robertson
Julie Fogg (center) and her friend Joan with Ron Walecki
New members Ron & Vicki Mazzella brought their "new" 1989 Silver Anniversary Edition 911 Coupe — a beautiful example of the model
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They also brought a Porsche Design 60th Porsche An-niversary watch. The watch was going to be won by one of the people who purchased the Boxster raffle tickets that morning. Earlier that morning, Skip was making the rounds showing off the watch. Upon seeing it, Arturo Chapparo's eye lite up and it was difficult for Skip to get the watch back. Wouldn't you know it, when Jake Chan-dler drew the winning ticket, it was Arturo who was the winner. Congratulations to Arturo and thank you to Carl Toffelmire and Lenny Yee from Pacific Porsche.
The third announcement from Pacific was their upcom-ing new 2009 911 Launch Party after our October 4 Breakfast Club. There will also be a Service Clinic, the 2009 911 Demonstration ride and drive, and a fine selec-tion of music, food and refreshments. See the ad on the next page for more information and about the RSVP.
Now comes the list of the attendees. I hope I don’t omit anyone or misspell anyone’s name. Ruben Archilla, Bob Baddy, John & Rebecca Bayliss, Gary Bengston, John Benton, Alan Bolte, Steve & Yvonne Brazell, Joe Bryant, Rich Clewett, Julie Coppel, Dale Cunningham, Skip Carter, Jacob Chan, Ricky DeLaRosa, Rick Denver, Mark Dodson, Richard Elliott, Henry Fella, Al & Phil Franco, Marty Fried-man, Steve Glas, Marty & Brita Goldsmith, Armando Guti-errez, Rod Guyton, Josh & Diane Hoffman, Hazel Hofsess, Darrin Horowitz, Rich Huesca, Patricia Geary Johnson, Jon LeCarner, Dal & Spencer Lee, Roy Lock, Rico Lopez, Roger Lubeck, Steve Marino, Ron and Vicki Mazzella, Pam Mc-Field, Michael Mehnert, Rick Mills, Dave & Susan Moard, Mike Mulligan, John Pa, Jet Patel, Ron & Ellen Pearson, Nick Perdikaris, Marty Petcoff, John & Patty Reilly (our 44-year members), Paris Robertson, Allan Rosenberg, Peter Ross, Greg Schill, Dan Stern, Dirk Thelen, Carl Tofflemire, Peter Vasquez, Ron Walecki, Suesan Way, Charles Weaver, Greg White (his last month as a single man), Mike Wilson, Lennie Yee and Ruben Zenga. And that doesn't include the 25+ who we didn't get on our sign-in list.
The last order of business is updating your Porsche Club of America profile on the PCA website (www.pca.org). Please go to the site, and update your current informa-tion. Occasionally we'll get a request from someone in the media or movie industry looking for a specific Porsche to use for a photo shoot or film. I look at the PCA roster for a match and put the owner of that vehicle in touch with the interested media party. So, update your PCA information and be ready to make a star out of your car. See you next month.
Bob Baddy brought a family of friends to the September Breakfast
912 owners Ron and Helen Pearson with Hazel Hofsess
Brita & Marty Goldsmith are helping us get a little more organized by issuing paper name tags and collecting for Breakfast at the same timei
Suesan Way and 912 Registry Historian, Bob Garrett
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Marc Bixen & Lennie Yee
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Limited Time Offer:Porsche Women's Shirt long sleeve short sleeve tank $35.00100% combed cotton Hand set Swarnovski Crystals
You select text and/or design
Limited sizes & colors. Available for viewing at Oct 4 Breakfast Club
For information contact [email protected]
Change for LifeFundraising for ASUDEC (Africa's Sustainable Development Council).
Take a can home and collect loose change. We'll collect the cans before the end of the year and tally it up.
Contact Suesan at 619-992-4287 or [email protected]
2008 California Challenge
October 3, 4 & 5
Bakersfield, California
Sponsored by Antonio L. Garcia, MD
The Site:The event hotel is the Holiday Inn Select at the Convention Center in Downtown Bakersfield. This Hotel is next door to Rabobank Arena and within a few blocks of many downtown eating establishments. The concours d'elegance will be held on the grounds of the Kern County Museum in Pioneer Village. Conveniently located in Downtown Bakersfield.
The Schedule:• Friday: Registration, Hospitality & Welcome 6:00 - 9:00 pm at TailGaters Sports Bar
across the street from the Hotel • Saturday: Concours d'Elegance
Car placement begins at 7:00am Judging at 10:00 am. Lunch available at 12:00 noon on the museum grounds by a food vendor
• Saturday: Rally, Registration at 1:00 pm, First car out at 2:01 pm • California Challenge Banquet and Awards Dinner 7:00 pm prepared by Maxwell’s Restaurant • Sunday: Autocross at Minter Field
Tech 7:00 - 8:00amAutocross 9:00 amLunch 12:00 noon
The Accommodations:The Holiday Inn Select. Take Hwy 178 (24th Street) through Bakersfield heading East. Make a right at Chester Avenue. Turn left on Truxtun and the hotel will be on your right hand side next door to Rabobank Arena and the Convention Center. Enjoy the peaceful Central Valley Hospitality at a very special rate of $114 per night. Visit the Website at www.holidayinnbakersfield.com/
MUST RESERVE IN ADVANCE TO GUARANTEE RATE ASK FOR IN-HOUSE RESERVATIONS AND REFERENCE CALIFORNIA CHALLENGE
PLEASE RESERVE PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 26, 2008 CALL: (661) 323-1900
General Questions?Contact Tony Garcia (661) �19-�952 or e-mail [email protected]
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Benton Performance BBQ & Tech Sessionstory & photos by Skip Carter
If you haven't noticed lately, there is a large group of 912 owners out there, most of them members of the 912 Reg-istgry (www.912Registry.org). Also, if you haven't noticed, the value of these cars has risen from very little to... well, more than respectible levels.
The Grand Prix Region has been fortunate to have the 912 Registry join us at several events over the last year, including our Queen Mary Concours. We were initially concerned because most of these folk had never partici-pated in Zone 8 competition before. Our concerns were soon put to rest as 912s swept the top awards — ALL the top awards.
We were very excited to participate with the Benton Perfor-mance BBQ & Tech Session. John & Brenda Benton's show is in a parklike setting in La Habra. Tables and displays were setup under magnificent Sycamore's in front of the shop. A tremendous crowd showed up for great food, wonderful prizes and an informative tour of the shop, complete with cars on the lift, hands on parts and a Q&A session.
Don't think that 912s are the only models allowed in the shop. There was an Alfa somewhere in John's past, with 356s and many other Porsche models in evidence.
All in all, it was a great way to spend a Saturday afternoon after already enjoying a wonderful morning at the GPX Breakfast Club.
John Dimock and his newly restored Lacia. He got it done just in time for a round trip drive to the Monterey Historics and back... quite a chore in this vintage car
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In d ep en d en t R ep air / S ervice / M ain ten an ce
POR SC H E / BM W Vehic les P ro fessio n al S ervice / R ea so n ab le P rices
AC C U T R AC K
W e h av e b ee n in th e P ors che bu s in es s fo r o ver 25 ye ars . W e d o hav e the “P IW IS ” F ac tory D iagn os tic T oo ls .
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To Introduce Ourselves to YouWe will check codes for any PCA or POC member — AT NO COST!
At your first major service with us, we will change your oil AT NO COST!(yes, 993 and newer Porsches will receive Mobil 1 oil AT NO COST!
(offer expires Dec 31, 2008)
NAME BADGES - Order yours today!PCA-Grand Prix Region Magnetic Name Badge Order FormCopy or clip this order form and send to Peter Ross, P.O. Box 11�91, Carson, CA 90746Include a check payable to PCA-GPX for $1�.00. Any questions - email Pete at: [email protected] (�10) 990-2651
Name:
Address:
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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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October Anniversaries19 years Robert Dalrymple
16 years Ralph Arredondo
15 years Jack & Margaret Brown
14 years Dan & Deborah Lelchuk
12 years Dave & Karen Schweikle
11 years Vidal Arroyo & Doreen Mercado
9 years James & Monica Thomas
8 years Freddy Garcia
6 years Skip Carter & Suesan Way
5 years John Badon
Joe Skevin
4 years Lorenzo Gray
� years Saam Gabbay
Alan Hosea
2 years Bruce & Lily Sikora
1 year Ruben Archilla & Illary Gomez
Arturo Chaparro
Marty & Alice Friedman
Dany & Caroline Georges
Jimmie & Maria Pardo
Hal Ross
Robert Shanklin
Rennison Sherrett & Kim McIntyre
Carl & Terry Standifer
Membership Reportby Pete Ross
New MembersHarold Prell 2001 Blue 911Herb & Ann Reynolds 200� Carrera White Boxster SPaul Mason 2001 Blue CarreraRon & Vicki Mazzella 1989 Silver Anniversary 911
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by appointment only562-901-2900info @redlineservice.netwww.redlineservice.net
Formerly of Santa Monica — Now in LONG BEACH
authors of...Servicing Porsche automobiles from 356 through 996
Marc Bixen's
A special thank you must go to Marc Bixen who has worked hard to maintain Red Line's standard of excellence since taking over the shop in 1999. Marc has stayed technically current, and is a font of accurate information regarding the pros and cons of all 911 models."
Peter Zimmerman,Founder - Red Line ServiceAuthor: "The Used 911 Story"
SPECIALISTS IN CLASSIC AND CONTEMPORARY PORSCHES
INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED
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In The Circuit’s February 2008 issue, we introduced you to Africa’s SUstainable DEvelopment Council - the organization on which the Grand Prix Region Board of Directors agreed in 2007 to focus its fundraising efforts for the next couple of years. This is the first of several articles that will discuss ASUDEC’s objectives, who ASUDEC benefits, and how ASUDEC’s efforts might make a difference to the world.
“ASUDEC’s vision is a World Nation where all nationalists have melted into one family in which all people live in harmony, peace, abundance and eq-uity, guided by laic spirituality.”
“ASUDEC’s mission is to help the African people find bet-ter ways of thinking and doing, which will permit restora-tion and/or preservation of the environment, of peace, of equity and of social harmony in favor of a sustainable development that would honor the Supreme Being.”
“Laic spirituality and the passing-on of the gift (Animals, knowledge, equip-ment, cash credit funds, etc.) together form the principal strategy of ASUDEC.
While the Passing-on of the gift provides relief to a large number of people in need from poverty and suffering, laic spirituality cultures wisdom, peace, and solidarity leading towards the universal well-being envisioned by ASUDEC.”
GPX has a long history of extending a helping hand to others who are struggling to make a better life, recover from a disaster or striving to rise above a disabling obstacle. It is this caring that stands as a hallmark of GPX in the community -- and shows the community our true character as being more than just a car club.
ASUDEC seems to have found a formula for translating the hope and desire for a better world into reality. It focuses on sustainable develop-ment in Africa, the alleviation of ignorance, poverty and food insecurity, and the preservation and enhancement of biodiver-sity and the environment. Those actions will help Africa become an active participant in the “global village.” That action, in the end, will benefit us all. We hope you will join GPX in that effort.
Future articles will address ASUDEC’s programs and activities.
For more information, please go to: www.asudec.org/sommaireENG.php3 or contact [email protected].
Why ASUDECby Norma Ann Dawson (with sidekick Suesan Way)
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Aase Motors 11Accutrack 19Callas Rennsport 21Circle Porsche Inside Front CoverChange for Life 17Norma Ann Dawson, Attorney 24Dutch Treat 11Factory Werks 24GPX Goodie Store 17, 19GPX Region Name Badges 19Richard Herman, Attorney 11North Hollywood Speedometer 19PacificPorsche BackCoverPartsheaven 18Pelican Parts 17Performance Products 2�Porsche Owners Club 20Red Line Service 2�
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 AdsClassifiedadsarefreetoPCAmembers.We can also include a 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 Oct 4, Nov 1, Dec 6, Jan 3. Feb 7MARK 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
Index of Advertisers:
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CLASSIFIED ADS1961 �56 T-5 cabriolet, 1600 Super engine, Ruby Red/Tan, great driver, 1987 restoration, beginning to show some small rust spots (minor), no structural rust. Excellent driveline, brakes rebuilt/restored 8/05, new clutch, major service & fuel pump rebuilt �/08. To much to list. PRINCIPLES ONLY. First offer over $60,000 gets this beauty. Additional photos available. E-mail [email protected]
2006 Cayman S. The most loaded CS you ever seen. $82,000 MSRP plus $4,000 more. Priced at $49,995. Black/Black, full leather, NAV, PASM, Adaptive Sport Seats, 19" wheels, Telephone, etc., Newport Beach [email protected] 949-644-7�41(h) 46�-4760 (c)
For sale: Porsche Boxster outdoor car cover and bra. Bought from Porsche. Great condition. Cover: $125, bra: $225. �10-951-1096 [email protected]
2005 Boxster S with 5,�00 miles. Midnight Blue Metallic with Stone Gray Full Leather. 19" Carrera S wheels and Bose Sound System. Always garaged. Pristine condition. $41,000. Call Michael at (562) 429-8607 or [email protected]
'99 Boxster, Beautiful, rust-free CA 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]
PRICE SLASHED - 200� Boxster S, Speed Yellow, Low Miles - 14,800. Asking $�8,000 $29,500. 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]
18” Factory turbo twist wheels off my ‘99 996. Great shape, $800 obo. Contact Joe (�10) 701-6209 jrouzan�@yahoo.com
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]
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
2007 Carrera S, Meteor Gray/Slate Gray interior. 4500 mile. 19 inch turbo wheels. Full leather, full power seats, sport exhaust, high end Bose system w/custom silver/red crest, clear bra for hood, front spoiler, & side mirrors. Extended warranty to 201� or 75K along with a wheel/brake combination extended warranty. Asking $84,000. Contact Jamie at [email protected] or (562) 746-9479
914 front fenders, hood and a left rear and boxes of misc. pieces for sale at very reasonable prices. Contact Richard at �10 406 8788 or [email protected]
2002 911 (996) Turbo. Chipped - 500+ HP, 6-speed, (AWD) Black on Black - suede package headliner, 19' Techart Wheels, suspension by CEC Beverly Hills ,Bose auto sound. Tint, Anniversary Silver Porsche badge on hood, 51,000 miles (new clutch recently installed) - All service up to date, Fast and extremely fun to drive $67,000 obo, [email protected]
Very Clean 1996 99� Twin Turbo. Always garaged. Very Rare Porsche Flemenco Red interior, full leather. Polar Silver ext w/ custom gauge covers to match silver exterior (originals available). Low miles on freshly done top end rebuilt by Speed Gallery of Studio City. The car is at Stage �, with upgraded Porsche GT2 Turbos, ECU and Clutch. Fabspeed Exhaust system and tips. The closest you can get to a GT2 without owning one, plus the safety of Porsche All-Wheel Drive. This car is immaculate and a blast to drive. For only $59,900 you can own one of the fastest Porsches in the County! For more info e-mail or call: Jeff Hollander: [email protected] or 805-42�-5881
For Sale 1999 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet-like new-One owner-6 cylinder-Tiptronic-Indigo Blue with Blue top-Savannah beige interior-alloy wheels-loaded-new car service available-Warranty available. Only �2K miles! MUST SEE! Asking $29,500 obo. Contact Paul @ 818.�08.0016 [email protected]
1972 914-4 2.0 Fuel injected Race Car. Full roll cage, new Momo seat, new 5 point harnesses, new clutch, rebuilt transmission. Adjustable Koni shocks, sway bars. Runs great. Runs CS class. Great for autocross and Streets of Willow.$4,999. Call Armand 949-58�-1250 or email at [email protected]
Porsche Sales Reference Guide, 2002 Model Year, Original � ring binder Porsche Dealer Sales Guide.,7 areas covered with tabs. $50 OBO. Call Joe B. �10-8�9-0888 or jbspor�@aol.com
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