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TABLE of CONTENTS04 CALENDAROFEVENTS BOARDOFDIRECTORS

05 CALENDAROFEVENTS APPOINTEE’SANDCHAIRS

06 Editor’sNotes

07 SGVRHeritageSquareConcoursd’Elegance byAlfredAbken

10 SGVR&GPXFairplexAutoCross byAlfredAbken

12 JulyBreakfastMeeting

13 UNDERTHETUBVOL.47 byJimAlton

14 Porsche911GT3PikesPeak

16 MyWonderfulAfternoon

17 QuarterlyDinner

17 Helen’sGoodieStore

17 Helen’sRestaurantBeat byHelenPearson

CoverPhotoby:RevereJones

Gabriel’s Horn May / June 2010

Gabriel’sHornistheofficialpublicationoftheSanGabrielRegionofthePorscheClubofAmerica.StatementsappearingintheCircuitarethoseoftheauthorandarenotnecessarilytheopinionsoftheCluborit’seditorialstaff.Theeditorre-servestherighttoeditallmaterialsubmittedforpublication.PermissiontoreprintanymaterialisgrantedprovidingfullcreditisgiventotheaurthorsandGabriel’sHorn,withtheexceptionofcopyrightmaterial.

PleasenotifyTyAndersonofanyaddresschanges:[email protected]

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San Gabriel Valley Region of PCA CalendarMay 20101-10 SpringPCATreffenPlus4 Tue SGVR Board Meeting5WedCincodeMayo8 Sat SGV Coffee & Donuts Krispy Cream City of Industry8SatSantaBarbaraRegionZone8 RallySchool9SunMother’sDay

11 Tue SGVR Taco Truck Tour & Rally15Sat CalInlandRegionZone8Rally15 Sat SGV Breakfast Meeting16Sun GPXQueenMaryConcours(tentative)21Fri CalCentralCoastRegionDE(Buttonwillow)22-23S-SunGPX&GoldenGateCLubRace&DE(Buttonwillow)22Sat ALMS,LagunaSeca22Sat SantaBarbaraRegionZone8Rally24Mon VictoriaDay31Mon MemorialDay

June 20101 Tue SGVR Board Meeting12Sat OrangeCoastRegionZone8Concours12 Sat SGV Coffee & Donuts Krispy Cream City of Industry12-13S-Sun24HeuresduMans19 Sat SGV Breakfast Meeting: Palos Verdes Tour / Whale Tale20Sun Father’sDay27 Sun San Gabriel Valley & GPX Regions Zone 8 Autocross, Pomona Fairplex21Mon 1stDayofSummer July 20103-8 55thPorscheParade,StCharles,Il4Sat 4thofJuly6 Tue SGVR Board Meeting10 Sat SGV Coffee & Donuts Krispy Cream, City of Industry11Sun CalCentralCoastRegionGatheringofFriendsZone8 Concours,SanLiusObispo17 Sat SGV Breakfast Meeting: Sierra Madre Collection18Sun OrangeCoastRegionZone8Autocross,ElToro24 Sat SGVR Anniverserary Dinner Friedman’s ResidenceAugust 20103 Tue SGVR Board Meeting8-10F-Sun MonteryPre-HistoricRaces,LagunaSeca12-15T-SunMontereyHistoricRaces,LagunaSeca13Fri ConcorsoItaliano14 Sat SGV Coffee & Donuts Krispy Cream, City of Industry15Sun PebbleBeachConcoursd’Elegance21 Sat SGV Breakfast Meeting at Honey’s

SAN GABRIEL VALLEY REGION’SBOARD OF DIRECTORS

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VICEPRESIDENTRobertFriedman626-484-5251robert@friedmanarchitects.com

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SAN GABRIEL VALLEY REGION’SAPPOINTEES & CHAIRS

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EDITOR&ADVERTISINGCHAIRRobertFriedman626-484-5251robert@friedmanarchitects.com

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MEMBERSHIPCONCOUSCHAIRWEBSITEADMINISTRATORTyAnderson626-523-6502tyronea@sbcglobal.net

September 20106Mon LaborDay7 Tue SGVR Board Meeting9-12Th-Sun PCAEscape,BritishColumbia,Canada11 Sat SGV Coffee & Donuts Krispy Cream, City of Industry16 Thur SGVR Quarterly Dinner @ Taix in Los Angeles19Sun PalosVerdesConcoursd’Elegance18Sat SantaBarbaraRegionZone8AutocrossSchool18 Sat SGV Breakfast Meeting: Getty Tour SDRZone8TimeTrial-Buttonwillow19Sun SantaBarbaraRegionZone8Autocross SDRZone8TimeTrial-Buttonwillow23Thu FirstDayofAutumn25 Sat OCR Zone 8 Time Trial RR Zone 8 Arrowhead Timeline

October 20101 Fri GER Zone 8 Cal Challenge Concours/Rally/ Auto-X2-3 S-Sun Ventura Show (tentative)4 Mon GPX Day Away from Work DE/Autocross, Streets of Willow5 Tue SGVR Board Meeting9 Sat San Gabriel Valley Region Zone 8 Rally SGV Coffee & Donuts Krispy Cream, City of Industry10 Sun Santa Barbara Region Zone 8 Concours11 Mon Columbus Day16 Sat SGV Breakfast Meeting Goody’s: Shambala Tour17 Sun SDR Zone 8 Time Trial at Spring Mountain22 Sun Cal Central Coast Region Zone 8 Concours, Avila Beach30 Sat Riverside Region Z8 Haunted Porsche Tour31 Sun Halloween

November 20102 Tue SGVR Board Meeting7 Sun Daylight Savings ends11 Thu Veterans Day11-13 F-Sun Cal Central Coast & San Diego Region DE, Buttonwillow (tentative)13 Sat SGV Coffee & Donuts Krispy Cream, City of Industry13 Sat Zone 8 President’s Meeting20 Sat SGV Breakfast Meeting Goody’s: Sherry Tour w/ GPX20 Sat Cal Inland Region Zone 8 Concours25 Thu Thanksgiving

December 20105 Sun SGV Holiday Brunch7 Tue SGVR Board Meeting11 Sat SGV Coffee & Donuts Krispy Cream, City of Industry18 Sat SGV Breakfast Meeting Goody’s25 Sat Christmas


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Editor’s NotesbyRobertFriedman

Summer isuponus,hardto believe how fast theseasons change. Oneof our many goals thisyear was to improvecommunicationwithallourmembers,getmorepeopleinvolved, and have moreevents. To this end weneedeveryone’shelpand

input.Tostartwedonothaveallourmember’semailaddressesandmanyhavechangedfromthe time theyfilledout theirapplication. Ihavebeen sending out emails almostweekly lettingour members know about what’s happening. Ineedyourhelpkeepingourdatabaseuptodate.IfyouhavenotbeengettingemailsfrommeonSGVR’s events, please email me you’re yourlatestcontactinformation.

Email me at [email protected] will make sure you receive all the latestinformation.

IfyouhavepartakeninaPorscheeventoutsideourzonesevents,pleaseletusknow,soImaypass this on to others inGabriel’s Horn, sendpicturesandanarticleifyouwould.

Many have suggested we have the monthlybreakfastmeetingoccasionallyinthePasadenaarea.IwasthinkingwecouldalternatebetweenHoney’s in Glendora and another location.JohnBarroneand I recentlyvisitedGoody’s inElMonte (Valley Blvd. just west of PeckRd.),they have an excellent breakfast menu, andreasonablypriced.Best,wecanhavethebackroomtoourselves,enterdirectlyfromtheparkinglot into theroom,andparkourcars right there(theyarejustafewfeetawayandtheroomhascontinuous windows on two sides), where wewouldhaveaccesstothecarsduringbreakfast.AlargescreenTVwithDVDplayerisavailablein the room. If anyone has a great breakfastmeetingplaceinthegreaterPasadenaarealetusknow.

Iwould like to seeaProgressiveDinnerDrivelatethissummer.Asinlastsummerwewouldbehappytohaveeveryonetoourhouseforthemaincoarse, butwouldn’t it be great fun to drive toother’shomesonthewayforspecialappetizersandsaladsorsoaps.PossibleinlateJuly.

As always in August Sue and I head up toMonterey for the Historic Car Races and theotherfestivitiestakingplacetheweekofthe9th.Tomotorsports enthusiasts this is theweek tobeinMonterey.Therearethousandsofcarstosee, auctions to attend, displays, art galleries,younameit,allhavingtodowithautomobiles.This year itwould be great to have a caravanofSanGabrielValleymembers,maketheirwayup to Monterey. The drive up doesn’t get anybetter, and there are great places to stop onthewaytodine.Keepthatweekopen,ifwegetenough people interested in going up we canalso organize some special events and driveswhilethere.

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SGVR Heritage SquareConcours d’ ElegancebyAlfredAbkan

OnSunday,April18,SGVRheld itsfirstConcours inseveral years. Itwas held atBicentennialSquare inPasadena. Ty Anderson arranged for a gorgeousspringdaytoholdtheevent.

Aspecialthankyoutothetwoeventsponsors,RusnakAuto Group, and Sierra Madre Collection, whosegenerouscontributionsunderwrotethemajorexpensesofputtingonthisevent.

A special treat was the arrival of the Early 911 club,who showed up enmasse and spent a brief time attheevent. Now, ifwe justcouldhavegotten themtoregisterfortheevent.Maybenextyear…

Some 21 different models of Porscheswentthroughthejudgingprocedure.Moredifferentmodelswerealsoondisplay.

Ofthejudgedcars,JimFitzgeraldofLosAngelesRegionwonClassC-1intheFullConcoursDivisionwithhis1964356.TimBoardwonClassC-2withhis1960356.Brett Mohr of Grand Prix Region wonClass C-3 with his 1966 912. He alsowontheDivision.SteveKreinfromSantaBarbaraRegionwonClassC-10withhisimmaculate1984944.

In the Street Division, Joe and KarenNedza of Orange Coast Region wonClassS-1withtheir1963356. InClassS-2, Paul Colony narrowly beat SteveHoskins, both from San Gabriel ValleyRegion, by .3 point. InClassS-3,TomandBevGouldofSanDiegoRegionwitha1970911beatSanGabrielValley’sJimAlton’s1965911.TomandBevalsowonthe Division. Dennis Fletcher of OCRwon Class S-6 with his 2003 911. InClassS-7,RobertWattofGoldenEmpireRegionwithhis 2003911narrowlybeatMarvin Snodgrass of California InlandRegion’s 2007 911 by .1 point. FrankCusenzaofOCRwon thefinalaward intheStreetDivisionwithhis2003BoxsterinClassS-8.

TheWash&ShineDivisionhad6entries.ClassW&S-1waswonbyBill&Barbara

BevandTomGould

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Clevenger ofGPXRegionwith their 1963356. They also won the division. ClassW&S-2 was won by Roger & Darya LoyofromOCRwiththeir1969912.LouiseBent,also from OCR won ClassW&S-3 with a1998 911. MikeDaviswonClassW&S-4witha2007911.CathyRobsonfromSanGabriel Valley Region won Class W&S-5withher1999Boxster.Finally,AlfredAbken,also fromSGVwonClassW&S-6withhis1982931.Luckily,therewerenoothercarsintheClass.

The last Division was Unrestored. LindaCobarrubias andDocPryor ofGrandPrixRegionwonClassUR-6withtheir1997911.TheyalsowontheDivision.LarryO-Roukeof LosAngeles Region won Class UR-10withhis1989944.

ItwasagorgeousdayinPasadena.Again,thanks to the sponsors that made thispossible,andtoeveryonewhoshoweduptomakethissuchasuccessfulevent.

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SGVR GPX AutoCrossbyAlfredAbkan

Thereisa14thCenturyproverbthatstatesthat great oaks from little acorns grow. Well,RobertFriedman,SGVRVP,hadalittleacornofanidealatelastyearabouthostinganautocrossevent. As hosting such an event is probablybeyondtheabilitiesoforrelativelysmallRegion,the decision was made to request partneringwith anotherSoCalRegion, andGPXRegionwascontacted.

TheLACountyFairplexwasultimatelyselectedasthesitefortheautocrosstotakeplace.Weendedupusingpartsoftheracetrackthatwasusedinthe1950’sasasportscarracingvenue.TheareanowisusedbytheLACountySheriffsasatrainingfacility.

SkipCarter,SuesanWay,MartyGoldsmith,andNickPerdikarisfromGrandPrixRegionareonlyafewoftheGrandPrixRegionpeopleIcannamewhohelpedmakethiseventpossible.MyapologiestoeveryoneelsefromtheirRegionthathelpedthat Ihavenotnamed. Theyobviouslyhaveexperienceputtingononeoftheseevents,and the set up of the course went smoothlySaturday afternoon. Bright and early Sundaymorning, June 27, the great oak of an eventbegan.

Corporate sponsorship was provided by911Design,PacificPorsche, and LAPorscheDismantlers. Whenyouhaveoccasiontodealwithanyoftheseestablishments,besuretothankthem for supporting our clubs, and sponsoringthisevent.

Anespeciallynicetouchatthiseventwasthepaidcornerworkers.BobbieGiffin,andhercrewfromtheLancasterareacamedowntoreplacetheoddconethatwasknockedoutofitslocation,andgenerallykeepingthedriverssafe,whileonthecourse.Abigthankyoutothem.

Thecoursethatwassetupwasapproximately1.7mileslong.Therewere19turns,notcountingthechicanes,andslalomareaswhichwereusedtokeepthespeedsincheck.

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AlthoughIdonothavetheofficialresultsasofthiswriting,herearesomeofthetimesthatweretakenfromthescoreboardpostedattheevent.

The fastest time I noticed was put up byMichaelOest ofOCR in his 2007 997GT3 inclassRS.Hecompletedthecoursein112.948seconds.

Of the attending SGVR members, LorenBeggs, of 911 Design, in class AR2 with his2006 GT3 RSR did the course in 115.141seconds. AlfredAbken, inclassGP,managedtogethis1982924Turboaroundthecoursein147.761 seconds. KentVerderico, in class IP,drivinga1983911SCdidthecoursein124.377

seconds.Kentactuallyhadcompetition in his class,andDanChalbergofSDRdid the course in 129.557seconds in his 1978 911SC. Michael D’Andreain his 1976 911S, classHSS, did the course in162.827 seconds. PeterLouie, driving a 1971 914inclassHI,did thecoursein133.913seconds.Peteralsohadcompetitioninhisclass. Eric Budai ofOCRdid the course in 124.871seconds in his 1976 911S. Will Sanchez, ofGPX,did the course in 127.642seconds in his 1967 911.Richard Clewett did the

coursein142.855seconds.Unfortunately,IdonothaveaclubaffiliationorcarinfoforRichard.Finally, LukeWang, in classNSwith his 2007CaymanS,EdwardChan inclassOSwithhis2001996,andPaulMatsushitainclassJSwithhis1973914-6didnothavetimespostedwhenIcheckedthetimingboard.

Aspecial thankyou toallof the folkswhocame out tomake this event such a success.Without volunteers, events like this just donottakeplace.

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Pasadena, CA 91106 626-844-4616

SGVR Breakfast Meeting July 17th 2010 9:00 a.m.


Under the Tub, Volume 47byJimAlton

Grand National Roadster ShowTheGrandNationalRoadsterShow—theSuperBowlofHotRods—cametothePomonaFairgroundsattheendofJanuary.ItwasalongwayfromvintagePorschesbutitwasclosetomyhousesoIcheckeditout.

I’mnotcertainwhattomakeofhotrods.Thestandardforawell-donehotrodisn’tasobjectiveasthestandardforarestoredhistoricvehicle.But,hotrodderscertainlyshowenthusiasm.Personally,Iwasn’tthatdrawntomostofthecarsthere—Ijustcouldn’tseethevisionthatcreatedthem,andmanyofthenicestcarswouldhaveappealedtomemorehadthembeenkeptoriginal.

Thehigh-endhotrodsreallyareimpressiveworksofartandit’snothardtodiscerntheircreators’visions.Theycarrytheirthemesintothesmalldetailslikeseatsupports.AfewcarsadoptedWWIIaircraftthemeswithcontoured,cutoutaluminumseats.Onehadapanelfullofaircraftinstrumentsandapitottubeatthetopoftheradiatorshell.Ithinkthealtimeterwassetwrong.

AccordingtoHemmings.com,thewinnerwasPossessedcommissionedfromScott’sHotRodsinOxnard.IheardthatPossessedrepresentedabout$700,000inlabor.Itevenhadfitted,customluggagewithajarofolives.

WhileIhavetoadmiretheartistry,it’shardtounderstandspendingthatmuchforsomethingthatwillprobablycrosstheauctionblockinnottoolongwithcommentslike“youcouldn’tduplicateithattripletheprice!”YoucandriveavintagePorscheuptheCoastHighwaytoMonterey(I’vedoneit),IsupposeyoucoulddriveaHemi-poweredmusclecaruptheinterstate,butwheredoyoudriveacarwitha$75,000paintjobandnofenders?

End of an EraMydaily-driverAudineedednewtires.I’vehadtwosetsofsummer-onlyultra-high-performanceMichelin®Pilot®SportPS2™tires.Thoseare

greattireswithplentifulgrip,theAudicanwearoutasetofthesesofttiresin20,000miles.

IwaslivinginNewHampshirewhenIboughttheAudiandonereasonforselectingsummer-onlytireswastocommittogettingrealsnowtiresforthewinter.Igotthoserealsnowtiresandtheyworkedvery,verywellinthewinter.But,thosewintertiresare8yearsoldnowandunsafe.So,mydailydriverwaslockedintotheLAbasin.

Tobeabletoclimbthehillsandlookatsnowupclose(itcouldhappen)IgotasetofMichelin®Pilot®SportA/SPlusall-seasontires.They’reevenmarkedM&SsoIguessIcancruisebythosesnowchaincheckpointsifIactuallydogettothemountains.

But,itdoesmakemefeelold.ThenewtiresareZ-ratedandtheyhavelotsofgrip,butwitha45,000milewarrantytheyclearlyaren’tasperformance-orientedasthePS2s.It’skindoflikeagunfighterhanginguphissidearms.

Shopping SpreePartoftherestorationprocessisfindingandbuyingthingsforthecar.Youneedtolearnwhat’srare,what’scommon,andwhat’sagoodprice.IjumpedonafewdealsforMolotov,my356Arecently.

Lastmonth,ImentionedthatIfoundacorrectgrillforMolotovon356Talk.Anadforanotherenginegrillforanopen356Acameupon356Talk.TheadwaspostedThuFeb04,201010:17pmandsomebodyposted“I’llbuythat!”FriFeb05,20108:45am,just10andahalfhours!ThewaythatrarepartgotsnappedupmakesmeappreciatehowluckyIwastofindthegrillIbought(andIgotmineforquiteabitless).

AweekortwoagoIjumpedonapairof“flapperboxes”thethingsthateitherdeflectwarmairintothepipestoheattheinteriorordownunderthecar.Molotovhasflapperboxesbutapreviousowner,forsomereasonIcan’tfathom,tookahacksawandloppedoffthe“ears”thatwouldsendwarmairtowardsthecarburetorsincoldweather.

Porsche 911 GT3 Cup to Makes its Debut at Pikes Peak Hillclimb; Six-Time

Under the Tub, Vol. 47 cont.byJimAlton

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ChampionJeffZwartTakesPurpose-builtRaceCartothe“Hill”FortheFirstTime

ColoradoSprings-June21,2010-ForthefirsttimesincePorschebeganproductionofthe911

GT3Cupracecarin1989,thecarwillcontestamajorinternationalhillclimbincludingmorethanfivemilesofgravel.

JeffZwart,acommercialfilmdirectorfromWoodyCreekColorado,andsix-timeclasswinneratthe

Pikes Peak Hillclimb, will challenge the 2WDTime Attack class with his specially-preparedLuminox

WatchPorsche911GT3Cupracecar.

WithtechnicalsupportfromPorscheMotorsportNorthAmerica (PMNA) andPirelli Tires, Zwartwillbecontestingthe88thrunningofthehillclimbclassic, the second oldest race in America(behindtheIndy500).Zwartsaidthatrunninga2WD,normallyaspirated,purpose-builtracecarupthe“Mountain”willbeanewexperienceforhimdespitehisninestartsatPikesPeak.

“Inpreviousyears,IhavealwaystakenastreetPorscheTurboandconverteditintoaracecar,butthistime,withthehelpofPorscheandPirelli,wehavetakenaracecarandmodifieditforPikespeak unique half tarmac-half gravel course.I practiced in the car lastweek, andwas verysurprisedatthebalance,power,andbrakingthecarprovided.Thelow-ratiosequentialgearboxkeepsmebusy

throughthe156turns,butitmakesthecarveryquick,”saidZwart.

PorscheMotorsportstartedwitha2007Cupcar,updateditto2010specifications,andinstalledanew450horsepower3.8-literenginecurrentlyinuseinthePatronGT3Challenge,AmericanLeMansSeriesChallengeClass,andthePorscheSupercup series. The engine managementmapping wasmodified to perform well in highaltitude as the race starts at 9,390 feet andfinishes at the summit, 14,110 feet above sea

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Flapperboxesareexpensive.Theseusedpartssavedmebetterthanhalfthepriceofanewpairalthoughminewillneedsomework.

Finally,IgotareproductinReutterluggagerackfromSanGabrielValley’sownJorgePerezatSierraMadreCollection.Hehadseveralthathadbeenscratchedinshippingsoheofferedthemforabouthalfprice.Ifyou’veeverpackeda356foratripyou’llunderstandwhyluggageracksarepopularforoldsportscars.

So,Isavedabunchofmoney,butIspentanequalamountto“save”and,soonerorlater,you’retalkingrealmoney.I’mgoingtohavetodosomesavingnow,andhopeforataxrefund.

I’mconsideringrunningtheenginegrillthroughthedishwasherasafirststeptowardspolishingit.I’llletyouknowhowthatworksout.

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level, and ride height was increased for thegravel sectionsof the course. Theunderbodywasalsomodifiedtoprotectthecarfromgravelandstonessimilartorallycompetition.

Pirelli has provided road racing-style rain tireswhichworkedverywellbothonpavedandgravelsurfacesduringlastweek’stest.

“This event should show the real versatility ofourCup racer,” saidPaulRitchie, president ofPorscheMotorsportNorthAmerica,Inc.

“Withthevarietyofsurfacesandaltitudechanges,the carwas a handful to set up, but, betweenour PMNA engineers, Porsche Motorsportengineering consultant Roland Kussmaul - arallyveteran-andgreathelpfromPirelli,wethinkwehavegivenJeffacarwhichwillprovidehisbestchanceforawin,”saidRitchie.“Icanslidethe car across the dirt and grab gearswithoutevenlifting,”Zwartadded.“Addtothatthecar’s

behavioron the tarmac - thesurface forwhichthecarwasbuilt, andweshouldhaveagreatchancetowin.”

Zwarthaswonhis classatPikesPeak -all inPorscheTurbostreetcars-in1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,and2002,settingnewclassrecordsthree times. Most recently, he co-drove aPorscheCayennewithPikesPeakveteranPaulDallenbach at the challenging TransSyberiaRally (Moscow toMongolia) in 2007. He alsohasanSCCAPRORallyChampionship(1990)andaSCOREBaja1000classwin(2004)tohiscredit.

The Porsche 911 GT3 Cup car, built on thesame assembly line in Stuttgart as the street-legalPorsche911s, is racedallover theworldin the Porsche Supercup series as well asvarious Porsche CarreraCup and ChallengeCups.New last yearwas the additional of the

American Le MansSeries Challengeclass,wherethePorscheCupcars contest the fullenduranceseriesrunbytheLeMansracers.

The 88th running ofPikes Peak will startofficial practice onWednesday, June 23,with Zwart scheduledtorun the bottom third ofthe 12.42-mile course.The Porsche will runthe middle part of thecourseduring Thursdaypractice, and the toppart of the course onFriday. Friday is also

Fan Fest in Colorado Springs, and the raceSundaybeginsat9:00AMMDT.ResultswillbepostedontheofficialPikes

Peakwebsite-

www.ppihc.com<http://www.ppihc.com

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MY WONDERFUL but gonna be expensive AFTERNOON READING TIRESbyDikkJones Todayhasbeenadaylikeanyotherday;notaspecialonelikeDecember1whichischangeyour911’soilday,orAugust1whichischeckyoubatteryfluid(ifapplicable)andexpirationdate.Norwasitthefirstofanymonth(thecheckyourtirepressureday).

TodaybeganwithathoughtIhadyesterdayonthewaytotheFestivalofSpeed.Duetoanaccidentthatblocked4.5lanesoftheeastbound210,wehadspent75minutesat2mphorless.Whenclearoftheaccident,Janisattemptedtomakeupsomeofthelosttimebydrivingataslightlyelevatedspeed.Whichcausedmetofondlemyrosaryandtoconsidertheforwardvelocityofthe911versustheageofitstires.Idon’tknowhowoldthetiresare,butDieteratAndialinsistedthatwelethimreplacetheoriginalfronttiresbecausetheywere10yearsold.Andialcloseditsdoorswhen?

Sotodayhasnotbeenaspecialnumberday,butithasbeenone

whenIcheckedthedatecodesofvarioustiresbothPorscheandothers.FirstIwentonlinetoreviewhowtoreadtiredatecodesandwatchedaclipofaTVshowexposingdealerswhosellout-of-datetires.Sixyearsoldseemstobeaboutthemaximumsafelifeoftheadhesivesinradialtires.Sometimeafterthatwebeginseeingtheshedtreadsofradialsalongthefreewaylikesomanydiscardedsnakeskins.Examinationofsomeofthoseskinsrevealsthatmanytreadsappeartohavemanymilesleftonthem.

Itseemsthatdatecodingonlygoesbacktothe1990s.TheUniversaltires,mentionedbelow,thatweremadeinIndia,havenocode;theyopenlystate“MadeinIndia1986.”Nocodeforplaceofbirthordatejustaneasytoreadplaceanddate.Hownovel.

Therearereportsthatsometiresalespeopleturntheonlysidethathasthedatecodeinwardsotheycan’teasilyberead.Ihaveasetoftiresinararemetricsize(710x90)thatareapparentlyonlymadeinVietNam.Wheninstalled,thecountryoforiginlineishiddenbehindtherim.

Achartofwhatmyreadingfound.

CarmakeYearTiremfg Dateofmfg

911 1988 Bridgestone front Jan‘01

rear Apr2000

911 1982 “ front Jan’02

rear Mar‘02

911 1970 all Dec’04

AustinA-30 1954 National all Apr’96

Jensen 1971 Riken all May’91*

Buick 1971 Winston all nodate**

Lincoln 1941 CokerClassic 700R16 nodate***

Cadillac 1911 FirestoneNS 34x4 nodate****

Cadillac 1911 Universal 34x4 1986****

*Thesetireshaveverydeeptreadandappeartobenearnew,thesortoftirethatishardforthefrugaltotoss.

**Includedasananecdote.Mydadboughtthiscarin1973.Theoriginalownerhadjustinstalled“lifetimeoftheoriginalpurchaser”Winstons.Dadkeptthesalesslipinthecarandgotanewsetwhenevertheyworeout.

***Amodernsubstitutefororiginalbiasplytires.Theyweremadewithinthepastthreeyearsbuthavenofindabledatecode.

****Biasplytiressothede-laminationthatoccursinradialsdoesn’tapply.TheFirestoneNS(nonskid)werelastmadein1953.ManyarestillinuseonHorselessCarriages.Goodonesaretoovaluabletouse;theUniversalsareasubstitute.

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Helen’s Goodie StorebyHelenPearson

Helen’s Restaurant BeatbyHelenPearson

TheGoodieStorewebsiteisupandrunning.Itissgvpca.webstore.us.com.TheyhavealottochoosefromandthepricesareinlinewithotherwebsitesthatIlookedat.IbelieveSanDiego,RiversideandLasVegasPCAClubsalluseCharlton.

Thusfarwehaveorderedoneregularweightsweatshirtandtwolightweightsweatshirts.TheyareallofverygoodqualityandIhavewashedtheheavyweightseveraltimes.IunderstandAlfredalsoorderedasweatshirtandwaspleased.

MycontactatCharltonCommerceisBertRankinandhehasbeenveryhelpful.

AsImentioned,myrestaurantcolumnforthenextnextnewsletterwillbeontake-outtamales.TheplacesIhavechosenareasfollows:

Sandra’s&Lolita’s,5390WhittierBlvd.,L.A.-Ihavetriedtheporkandchickentamalesandtheyaregood.

LaIndianaTamales,1142S.IndianaSt.,EastL.A.

Juanito’sTamales,4214E.FloralDr.,““

Ihavenottriedthelattertwoplacesbutplantodosointhenextdayortwo.Theywerebothrecommendedasthebesttake-outtamalesinSo.Calif.--wewillsee.Myfamilyisgoingtotrythesetamalesandgivemetheircritique.Ifyoutryanyofthem,letmeknowwhatyouthink.Also,ifyouhaveanyotherstorecommend,letmeknow.

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Quaterly Dinner at the Friedman’s House

July 24th 2010, 6:30 p.m.226BridgeStreetSanGabriel,CA91775

YoumustdriveyourPorschetothedinner:No Porsche, No Dinner!

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PCA e-Coupon Program

Rusnak Pasadena Porsche is pleased to announce the PCA eCoupon Program, in recognition of the unique contribution that Porsche

Club of America members make to the Porsche brand. Available to PCA members, the PCA eCoupon provides a 20% discount off the listed MSRP for Porsche Genuine Parts, Classic, Tequipment and Porsche Design Drivers Selection merchandise. The PCA eCoupon is valid from June 4, 2010 to July 31, 2010 only

at participating authorized Porsche dealers in accordance with the program rules and provisions.

How it Works: Go online to rusnak-pasadena.porschedealer.com, click onto the PCA e-coupon program ,complete the coupon fields below, print your counter-presentation copy of the Coupon, and present the coupon plus proof of PCA membership at your authorized North American Porsche dealership. You will

receive your 20% discount at the time of purchase. Applies only to Porsche Genuine Parts, Classic Parts, Tequipment, and Porsche Design Driver’s Selection items intended for passenger and recreational use,

purchased between June 4, 2010 and July, 31, 2010. Discount not applicable to vehicles, repair or maintenance services, or motorsport components sold through Porsche Motorsport of North America, nor to

non-Porsche branded supplies or materials sold by dealers. May not be combined with other discounts or offers. Tires, motor oil and some fluids are not covered by this offer. See your Porsche dealer for details.

Limit: one eCoupon per PCA member. For Canadian resident PCA members: Participating dealers may be

required to charge applicable taxes on the full value of the purchase before the reduction in eCoupon value.

May / June 2010


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