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Book ReviewAll About That ChaseBehind the MicrophoneMore Than Showers, April Brings The Long Beach Grand Prix Who Are Those Guys?OCR Business Networking Event Where’s Pando?

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Orange Coast Region 2016 Calendar of Events

OCR Board MeetingsAll members are welcome to OCR Board Meetings, held after the breakfast meeting at Original Mike’s.

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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGEGreg Lush

I like cars. From their lines to the personalities that they exude, to the simple pleasures that they provide us while we are driving. Like many of you, going on a trip in your car is often more about the journey than it is about the destination. Some people have a moment in their lives that they can pinpoint when they fell in love with cars. My moment was when I was about six years old and my twin brother and I shoved ourselves into the jump seats in my dad’s 356 Speedster with my sister in front; screaming down the Green Valley Lake Road in the San Bernardino Mountains. I was hooked when my father masterfully executed a 360° spin in a famous corner known as “the hairpin”. While my first memorable experience was in a finely engineered German automobile, my appreciation and fondness for both experience and unique design personality is founded in British Motor Corporation (BMC) vehicles. In the 1970s, some may say the Golden Age for BMC, there was nothing more beautiful than my father’s 12 cylinder Jaguar XKE roadster. You could just sit and look at this car and be filled with

Are car enthusiasts a “thing of the past”?

joy. Of course, if you sat too closely you would end up with some fluid on your person. In my estimation there is nothing more pleasurable than driving a British car. It boils down to the fact that you are so thankful that the car actually made it from point A to point B. Those times when you’re driving down the road you sincerely appreciate the car’s willingness to behave and operate correctly. As many of you know these are not just words for me as I have owned my 1966 Mini Cooper since I was 18 years old. This car has been reliable and fun to drive for many decades. While my dad was fortunate enough during his lifetime to own eight Porsches (the majority of them purchased at Walter’s), I waited until my early 40s to take the plunge on my first German car (slight correction, I did trade my VW Scirocco for my Mini back in 1981). The 2006 lapis blue 997 Cab S was my first Porsche and continues, now 10 years later (138k miles), to be my daily driver. The joy that I derive from this vehicle is different than the British cars. No longer am I worried about getting from point A to point B, as these cars are remarkably fun to drive and unbelievably reliable. Like many of you, when driving through a city you can’t help but look

in the storefront glass as you drive by to see how beautiful your car looks traveling down the street. While non-car enthusiasts, and maybe some enthusiasts as well, may find this a little odd it is really a great part of owning such a wonderful vehicle. So, do either of these examples have anything to do with a functional vehicle to get you to your destination? In my estimation, no, these are just the simple joys in life that we care to take advantage of. So with the newest digital generation of young adults entering the car buying age, where does that leave us? Would anybody in their right mind deal with little idiosyncrasies like my Mini has, the leaking oil, or the smell of exhaust? It’s hard for me to fathom being so nonchalant about actually getting your driver’s license or owning a vehicle.

A recent survey revealed that only 44% of teenagers got their license within a year of when they became eligible for one. Whaaaat! When I was 15, I purchased my first car (a 1960 Austin Sprite, which never ran) and used to sit in it just waiting to be 15 1/2, and be able to get my driver’s permit. The recent surge of interest in self-driving vehicles, while they make a lot of sense for point-to-point traveling, traffic, and safety, self-driving cars may also be the beginning of the slow decay of the driving enthusiast. So I really wonder where does that leave a magnificent brand like Porsche? A brand that certainly has function, but is really about the experience. I challenge us all to pass on our experiences and get young folks excited and interested in joining PCA. The early Boxsters are now at a competitive price level for first-time drivers, so let’s get them involved and start them on their journey of building a lifetime of memories as a car enthusiast.

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EDITOR’S NOTESGarey Cooper

Do you have a story to share with us? Mail it right away and see your name in the “Pando”!Gleaming towers of glass and steelHigh above the raucous traffics pealWithin, marble walled corridorsMuted conversation behind mahogany doorsMighty OCR chieftains debateOur Orange Coast Region’s happy state

So, how did it get to be June already? I guess it came the usual way, month-by-month and day-by-day. So I wonder, dear reader, have you taken your Porsche out to play? We give you several choices, but you choose your own way. Get off the sofa, toss the controller, and hit the apex to the corner.

Calendar As a side note many of you have heard of the “Ides of March”. In Roman days that was the middle of the month, so there was also an “Ides of April” for instance. But, did you know there was also a “Kalends”? That name was used to describe the beginning of the month. And hence grew our word “Calendar”. Nice to know and use at your next hot “Trivial Pursuit” game, right?

Okay, but in the world of the Orange Coast Region “OCR”, we have several places for you to get your calendric information. First, of course, is online at www.pcaocr.com. It is very easy to locate on our homepage. Secondly, we a have social media presence on most major social media platforms, such

as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. Thirdly, of course is our own dear Pando wherein we publish our calendar faithfully on page two every month.

So, you’ve found a gap in your schedule and have gone to one of these ultra convenient locations to find a great Porsche thing to do. You wonder, “I didn’t register, dare I show up”? Of course not, we’ll throw you out! NOT, I have never heard of anyone being turned away at one of our events for showing up spontaneously. There may be issues with seating or a spot in the line, but 99 out of 100 times, you’ll be met by a smiling face with a nice person just behind the visage, whose one mission is to include YOU. So, be bold, and take a chance and come out to play with us.

The OCR AppYes, we do have a Mobile Application, or App for short. It is rated, by the way, a 4+, which I presume is a good thing. It is free of course and compatible with both Apple and Android. Go to your device’s App Store, enter the search term, “Orange Coast Region”, and you will find it there for easy access and set up. That gives you “out there” easy reach to us “in here”. Right at the end of your arm, if you will agree to the terms of conditions. Check it out.

If staying in touch with PCA-OCR on mobile is your thing, you can even read the latest “Pando” from the comfort of your dentist’s chair (because what place would be more comfortable?) or the good old lawn chair for that matter! All published content is suitably sized and will display well on your hand held, or lap held, or when we finally get fully technically integrated, implanted device.

Porsche AGI will apologize for abbreviating there, the full name of our favorite car manufacture is; Dr.-Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG. Rolls right off the tongue, doesn’t it? I do believe that “AG” stands for something like, “Abtielung Gesellschaft”, or something near that. Perhaps a German speaking business person or attorney out there can send us a note on the true meaning? And, the correct spelling while you’re at it, please?

Our little Porsche Company had a small Euro 14 or so billion in revenues, plus a little more actually, in 2013. They made a paltry Euro 2 billion or so in net profit using a little base of around 24 billion euros in assets. Not quite as little as they used to be indeed.

What is amazing is that at the end of the 80’s or early 90’s, the 911 was a dated automobile, doted upon by the affluent aficionado’s who could afford it, but not really by anyone else. True numbers are difficult to come by (does anyone out there in “reader land” know?), but it seems that in 1989, Porsche made about 9,000 or so 911’s, and very little else. The company was teetering on the brink as a manufacturer. Production molds, casting, and forgings are expensive and the more of a product you can make using one, the better your amortization is across the investment. I understand, that for a time, Porsche even considered closing the car production and becoming an engineering consulting firm.

And then we fast forward to today, and Porsche has sold 7,139 “vehicles” in the FIRST TWO MONTHS of 2016 in the United States. China is now the largest overseas customer for Porsche. So, big

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Book ReviewStory by Bruce Herrington

by Ken Gross, photography by Peter Harholdt, Published by Motorbooks, Minneapolis, MN

Art of the Hot Rod:Collector’s Edition

The engineering of the cover display is Porsche quality. Otherwise, the only Porsche content is a small shot of a Cayenne V8 stuffed into the engine bay of a “34 Ford”. All in all, this is not the book for the compulsive Porsche purist. But for anyone who is enamored by the look of cars, or of their components, this is a must have book.

Page after page of awesome portraits, not ‘pictures’, portraits of Hot Rods, are interspersed with textual interludes about the people who make these cars as spectacular as they are. The photography is as superb as the fabrication (both bodywork and mechanicals), which they illustrate. It is truly a ‘picture book’, with page after page of color photographs, and an envelope in the back containing four 8x10 prints, suitable-for-framing, as they say. Actually, this reviewer is as enthusiastic about framing the ‘cover’ of the envelope as about any of the contents!

Art of the Hot Rod: Collector’s Edition is arranged in 20 chapters, each one expressing the story/philosophy of a particular Hot Rod builder, and introducing a section of photos of the type of product with which that individual deals. This reviewer finds the stories fascinating, giving the book considerable ‘it’s not the cars, it’s the people’, value. Somewhat frustrating is the fact that the ‘creator’ may eloquently describe the genesis and design characteristics of a very interesting car that is not included in the following illustrations. There is some backhanded Porsche content, in that one of the

builders profiled is Don Orasco, once a significant presence in vintage Porsche racing. Interestingly, it looks like Scarabs, not Spyders, in the background of his shop picture.

The machines shown are truly masterpieces of automotive art, mostly perfection of original production design, not exotic creations, but the workmanship is spectacular. Some of these cars give new meaning to ‘sanitary’ mechanical components. It is mind-blowing to contemplate the hours and hours of meticulous work done on detailing individual engines or suspensions. For the concours types, these are 301 point cars!

Most vehicles shown are recognizable as to their basic origins, but there are some truly exotic creations illustrated, such as the ‘1935 Ford’ Aeroliner, which looks like it is a mile long and a foot high, with turbo-fan wheels. Other cars and pickups, look like mere restorations to original, unless you notice the wheels or get to see under the hood. And then, there are some ‘lakesters’ and some olde tyme dragsters with history. A full page picture can be devoted to the sweep of a fender, a half-page to a ‘billet’ suspension upright - the list of fascinating pictures in this book just goes on and on. Some of the pictures are so ‘artistic’, that one could visualize them on the wall of an art museum, with

say, Andy Warhol, or Alexander Calder in his less flamboyant period.

A masterpiece of printing art, in many ways, the many two-page spreads match perfectly across the spine. All in all, an awesome book. If you like looking at cars and want an awesome conversation piece for your coffee table, this book is a must have! There is a one page Index, though somewhat redundant with the Table of Contents, and an interesting sort of an appendix that describes how these ‘studio portraits’ were shot in-the-field.

Art of the Hot Rod: Collector’s Edition is hardbound with laminated printed cover and contains 248, 10-11/2 x 12 inch pages, with 350 artistic illustrations, almost all in color. It should now be available for $60 from your favorite bookseller (ask for it) or from http://www.motorbooks.com.

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I am a big fan of the popular Velocity Channel TV show “Chasing Classic Cars”, which features Wayne Carini running down “barn finds” and other vintage collectible automobiles. His old school mechanic, Roger Barr, is a particular favorite character on the show because of his great sense of humor. In one episode, while tenderly caressing a very rare Carrera 4 cam motor, he commented that the only thing better would be “making love to it”. This program, along with the many articles in the car magazines, inspired me to find a classic to restore.

My personal chase started about 6 years ago, when I set out to buy the sports car of my boyhood dreams, a 1962 Corvette, as featured in the TV series “Route 66”. Ah, the stuff of romance with Buzz and Todd finding adventure on the open road! The objective was to restore the ‘Vette to National Corvette Restorers Society standards and compete in club shows. I scoured the usual websites like Auto Trader, Hemmings, eBay, Craig’s List, etc. When I explained to one of my Porsche friends what I was looking for, his comment was, “when was the last time you drove one?” I discovered

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quickly that the C-1 Corvettes, although beautifully designed, do not handle like a Porsche. So, I began to look for a Porsche to restore.

After a lot of searching, reading, and talking with knowledgeable PCA friends like Don Bierce, my interest kept coming back to the early 911 Porsches, especially the Targas. The problem I faced was that prices for driver quality ‘65-’73 911s had more than doubled over the last several years. Therefore, I settled on finding a nice 912 Targa as they were much less expensive and still have that classic look. Unfortunately after driving a few, I found that while fun to drive, they just didn’t have the zip of the 911. The next choice was a 911T, as they were still in the price range I was shooting for. Paul Kramer, from AutoKennel, suggested that I consider a 911E. Although the price was higher than a comparable driver quality 911T, they were much cheaper than an S and had many of the upgrades of an S like Mechanical Fuel Injection. Also, Paul noted the cost of restoration is nearly the same for a T, E or S, and the restored market value for an E can be 50+% higher than the T.

During the chase process, I had some setbacks in my search due health issues, other priorities like remodeling the kitchen (certainly not my choice), and the fact that the values for the pre-’74 911s were continuing to skyrocket in price. When several close friends said they were tired of hearing me talk about restoring a car and kept asking, “When are you going to make up your mind? Are you ever going to find a car?”, I decided I had better pull the trigger or get excommunicated from my social circle.

I soon discovered that finding a decent quality 911E with the original motor and transmission was not going to be easy, as the number manufactured from ‘69 to ‘73 was limited. Early last year, there was a completely original Burgundy 1970 911E Targa listed on eBay by Porsche Foreign Auto, an auto dismantler in the Southgate area of LA, which met all my requirements. Doing my due diligence, I contacted the owner and made an appointment to see the car. The car, being from Ohio, had some rust issues and the motor did not run, but the car was complete along with a Certificate of Authenticity. Eagerly,

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I returned home and started bidding. Unfortunately, I lost out to someone from Europe who out bid me at $46,000 in the last minute. At that point, I was really disappointed and deflated, but vowed to keep up the chase.

Several months later in my daily search of Craigslist, I located a nice, original 1968 912 soft window Targa in Santa Rosa, California. Still thinking about overall cost and that, in the end, I really wanted a concours quality car that I probably wouldn’t drive much, I thought I might settle for a nice 912. The gentleman who owned it, Dave Merz, works as a Porsche mechanic that specializes in 356s. After several long telephone conversations and emails, I drove up to the Bay Area to inspect it. While talking with Dave and looking around his shop, I noticed a 1970 Albert Blue 911E Targa stuffed toward the back of his quite cluttered garage. Except for one so-so repaint, the car was basically original, with only some light surface rust. It had the requisite numbers matching motor and rare factory A/C, as verified by the Certificate of Authenticity. It even had the original spare tire with Fuchs wheel that had never been on the ground.

Trying not to look overly excited, I asked Dave if it was for sale. He said that he had really not thought about selling it. Of course, my response was, “Yeah, but if you were going to sell it, what would you want for it?” He said he had to think about it. After several phone calls over a number of weeks, he finally said that he would sell to me for $65,000 with no negotiating. One of my requirements of the deal was that Dave would get the MFI functioning properly.

Well, three months later, nothing had been done, as Dave was too busy with customer cars. During this waiting period, my Porsche mechanic referred me to Richard Humphrey, who does high end Porsche restorations and is probably the most knowledgeable person I have found when it comes to factory authenticity of early 911s. When I called Richard about “Albert Blue”, he told me that he just happened to be on vacation in the Napa area and would drive over that afternoon to inspect the car. With that coincidence, I felt it was an omen of good things to come. He called later to tell me that the car was a solid car and that I should buy it as is. He would get the MFI functioning properly.

Whereby, I immediately made the deal, and in mid-August the car was trucked to Richard’s shop in San Clemente.

As I finish writing this article, “Albert Blue” is at the restoration shop, dismantled and ready to be sent out for paint. But that is another story.

The most interesting thing about the chase was meeting car hobbyists who have the intricate knowledge of the originality of Porsches and a contagious enthusiasm for the older cars. A lesson learned is to do the research, absorb all you can about the history of Porsche cars, and enjoy the people you meet in process.

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Story by Kurt Ressler, Photos by Paul Novotne

Push Past the LimitLet’s start with my Tip of the Day. I noticed during the April Autocross many drivers were all doing the same thing wrong: driving straight at the apex cone and turning at the cone. This can work in certain situations, and it does accomplish the goal of cutting distance, but most of the time (actually, nearly all of the time), this approach will either cause you to overshoot the turn (thus ruining the next turn) or to lose too much speed by having to break hard. The best approach is to set up every turn for optimal speed and to exit the turn pointed in the right direction. So, if it’s a left turn: first, get to the right; second, be easy on the brakes; and, finally, start to turn in BEFORE you get to the cone. The idea is you want to backside the apex cone, and you can’t do that unless you set it up, and you can’t set it up unless you look ahead. So, as always, keep looking ahead.

There’s a new kid in town and his name is Allen Ward. You might know him as the Service Manager at GMG, but on April 24th, he was “The Man”. Last year, Allen tried a half day of PCA-OCR Autocross in his Audi. He did ok (I’m being generous). His Audi was not set up for autocross, so he was pretty slow. Next, Allen tried a Sunday race day in my Carrera S at an SCCA autocross in March. At SCCA, you get 12 laps on Saturday (practice day), but on Sunday (race day), they reverse the track and you only get three or four laps depending on the number of entrants. Allen didn’t make it for practice day, but he was pretty good on race day despite only having three laps and that it was his very first time driving my car.

Then came the April 24th autocross – Allen’s third ever attempt at autocross and second time driving my car. Wow.

He was amazing! I would like to think it was my coaching, but the old boy has got something (besides a very young girlfriend). I would tell him to get wide, and he would get wide. I would tell him to step on it, and he would step on it. I would tell him to get his eyes up and look ahead, and he would do it. I would tell him to push harder and he spun out, which was the first time he’d ever spun out. People, you got to spin out every once in a while because unless you’re pushing past the limit, you will never find the limit.

Allen was silky smooth and showed the right amount of aggression. Those things he brought to the fight all on his own. By the end of the day, he was only 3.613 seconds behind me, which was good enough for third place in raw time among all Porsches and more than good enough for first place in Novice

Allen Ward: “Shake ’n’ Bake!”


Class. True, my car is fast – thanks to all the guys at GMG – but less than four seconds behind me? … for a pure and true novice? … Shake ’n’ Bake.

Besides enjoying the development of a truly gifted driver, the highlight of my day was beating the brand new 2016 Dodge Viper ACR, driven by our very own James “Gunslinger” Gunn-Wilkinson. That car is a beast with 645 HP and all the aero of a purpose-built race car. So, not bad for a little ten year old Carrera S, right? Porsche rules!

But, then there’s Erik Hagendijk. I think “Hagendijk” must be Dutch for “alien driver from another universe.” I think Erik only started last year, and he’s nearly unbeatable. I got him in raw time, but he smoked me in BRI. Next time out, I’m injecting molten lead into his tires when he’s not looking.

Finally, I’m happy and proud to see you “cars and coffee” people, aka The Wolfpack, out there joining us. So, what are the rest of you waiting for? Come on out! Anyone can be fast in a Porsche, and everyone will have a blast. I guarantee it.

Our April 24th Autocross was sponsored by series sponsors Walter’s Porsche, GMG and MOMO (which was also our event day sponsor).

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Autocrossers waiting to get started – Erik Hagendijk: “I hope they get a better photo of me for this year’s Top Gun Trophy.”

Gus Volder: “I’m so stoked my dad let me drive his Porsche.”

Derek Taguchi: “I wonder if my coffee will still be hot when I’m done with this lap?”



Sometime late last year, I received an email from Tom Brown telling me that, in a conversation with Solomon Braun, my name had been suggested as a potential track announcer for the upcoming 2016 California Festival of Speed (CFOS) at Fontana. I had the pleasure of staying with Solomon and his lovely wife Jacquie while doing a stint as announcer at their own “Red Rock Concours” in 2015. Besides being very flattered at the possibility of being considered, I was quite excited as it had been a few years since I’d last attended a CFOS.

As you might imagine, it took me about a millisecond to say “you bet”! I should note that Tom is a past Zone

Behind the Microphone at theCalifornia Festival of SpeedStory by Garey Cooper, Photos by Garey Cooper and Paul Novotne

8 Representative and was the Festival of Speed Chair for this year’s event. He has also been quite active in the Porsche Club of America for some time. Tom is from the San Diego region of the PCA.

As the date approached, Tom kept me well informed with details of interest to use as announcer, such as schedules and sponsors. For my own preparation, I opened a bottle of wine and practiced saying, “Welcome to the California Festival of Speed 2016 edition here at the Auto Club Speedway, located in lovely Fontana, California” over and over and over again. I almost chipped a tooth.

The day finally came, and with it, a 4:00AM wake up time, to drive straight up the 15 Freeway to the Speedway. Note to all; why do all car things have to begin with me waking up before ducks, trucks, and all the other schmucks? With my typical luck this was the ONE CFOS with rain in the forecast throughout most of the weekend. Probably because of the rain, the Friday morning attendance was muted. I checked in at the credentialing office, got my morning cup o’ coffee, met up with Tom, conferred and was told the general direction of the announcer’s booth. Wait a minute! AN ANNOUNCER’S BOOTH!? Oh, Cooper, you’ve landed in the big time now!


Most of my announcing involves me standing in the open, with a mic in my hand, addressing a group of people that I can see, many of whom even care a little about what I’m saying, which is probably a better percentage than what I usually get at home, come to think of it. But an announcer’s booth... Hey, that’s pretty groovy.

Whereupon so directed, I went all the way around the track, found the “private elevator” and took it up four whole floors to the top. I then tried about four doors before I found the right one, stepped in, and was greeted with a to-die-for panoramic view of the entire track, and one sole little, tiny, microphone sitting on a chair. There was at least an “off and on” button for directions. The entire suite was glass walled and had floor to ceiling glass for the panoramic view, but I was alone, very alone. Just next to me was a busy group of people doing all sorts of things on computers. They looked very important and intent on their business. While I could see them squirreling away, I could not hear them and they could not hear me either. I gave a sheepish sort of wave through the glass, but they either didn’t notice or pretended not to see the kook next door. In an announcer’s booth, no one can hear you scream.

Being so warmly welcomed, I picked up the microphone, switched to “on” and said, “Welcome to the California Festival of Speed, etc. etc.” It sounded great to me, but how it sounded over the entire track, and to all of the people down there, I hadn’t a clue. Very strange feeling actually. Then from Mr. Brown a text; “coming across okay Garey”. My ONE chance at a booming voice to hundreds and I could not hear ME. Irony, I guess, of the most direct sort. Shutting off the mic, I practiced by singing a very loud rendition of “Nessun Dorma”, which the people next door ignored. Boy, did they miss out! Note that I don’t really know the words to “Nessun Dorma”, but, properly faked, they sound great, in my opinion at least.


The announcers track shuttle vehicle

Brad Keegan’s 1982 911. Paul tried to capture shots of this GT3 in motion several times, but could not. When he finally caught up with it, it was taking a rest.

Don Matz, in his lightning livery 1979 911, on the straight-away between turns 6 & 7


And thus went the weekend. In the announcer’s booth (notice how I keep writing that, it’s pretty cool) I was completely isolated. I could see everything below me, and I had an iPad app that gave me live timing and activity on track, with let’s call it the biggest reality flat screen ever to view it all. But with the elevator ride and the drive around the stands to the trackside, I was about 20 minutes from any contact with the crowd, and unable to speak to anyone directly in my aerie. A trifle strange existence.

As mentioned, the rain dampened (pun intended) attendance for this year. But there was great on-track action to see and report. The vendor’s area was fully stocked with neat equipment and there were plenty of members from both the Orange Coast Region and San Diego Region to give me a “home field” kind of feeling.

Amongst the sponsors was Dwaine Dement of Vision Motorsports. On the track, Mr. Dement was very quick and gave a good show with some fast times. Also a sponsor, James Safronas of GMG had a brand new racing GT3 that was extremely fast. GMG does a full professional circuit of the North American racing schedule, so their speed and presentation was as to be expected. I was very proud of the Vision team in this regard, and their ability to run in such company.

Other familiar OCR racers were Chuck Bartalon, Greg Lush, Duane Selby, Ed McRae (of Walter’s Porsche), James Buck (of Cape Auto) and at least one Scheussler. Note these names are not in any particular order, and I do apologize for those I’ve missed. I also ran into Mr. C.L. Jerusek and Nancy Troast during the weekend.

There was plenty of on-track action to report on and, in due time, the important denizens of the next room noticed me and we worked out a combined hand gesture and hand written communication

Magnus Walker, Lisa Taylor, and Tom Ridings (photogenically) enjoying the day

In the garage area on the right John Keane’s 2009 GT3 next to a sister unidentified GT3

Bird’s-eye view of Chris Murray in his Highway Patrol racing Boxsterchasing glory on the straight-away between turns 6 & 7


system, so that I could assist them in their important activities, whatever they were. I very much enjoyed my own meager contribution and hope to return next year. Note that you can find CFOS information at http://www.zone8.org/events/speedfestival.php. And don’t forget the San Diego Region at http://www.pcasdr.org. And, lastly, thanks to Mr. Tom Brown and the other Zone 8 Volunteers, who probably got all of about two hours sleep during the weekend!

GMG was prevalent everywhere, including these stunning GT3 and GT3RS versions

Mike Skinner in his 2009 Boxster in high speed action

Left Image: The GT3 of Dwain Dement shows signs of on track action Right Image:Thorough and detailed track preparation on the Vision Motorsports #19 GT3


Spring is in the air. A time when Cabriolets go topless, tax returns turn into cars, and folks can look forward to the Long Beach Grand Prix. And true to the rites of spring, Circle Porsche of Long Beach once again hosted a fabulous kickoff party for Porsche owners and the 42nd Toyota Long Beach Grand Prix (LGBP) Porsche race team. Circle was privileged to introduce the VIP porshephiles in attendance to Team Flacht and also featured the cars they would be driving in the race on the showroom floor. Eric Ernest, General Sales Manager, gave a brief presentation on what’s happening in the world of Porsche, the history of the team and introduced the Team drivers.

More Than Showers, April Brings The Long Beach Grand Prix

Story and Photos by Maryann MarksAs a special treat, Patrick Long was also introduced and spoke on his career and love of racing Porsches.

The infamous martini bar was flowing through the Team Falcht trademark. Food stations were scattered throughout the courtyards to be sure guests were safe to drive that precious Porsche home. The Team Falcht Porsches on display were of every color and variety, presenting a feast of eye candy for Porsche lovers of every persuasion.

Joe and Karen Nedza were among the PCA-OCR members present, as were Eric & Patricia Wehner and family. Member Michelle Larsson, who is also

our super Circle Porsche salesperson, was busy making sure everyone was having a good time. Another VIP in attendance was the Porsche collector extraordinaire, and self proclaimed “Urban Outlaw”, Magnus Walker. One of his claims to fame is personalizing his 911 collection with items such as integrated indicators, bonnet louvres and wider wheels wrapped in slick tires. You can see his collection on a 2015 episode of Jay Leno’s show, “Garage”.

Now back to the race. Since 1974, Indy cars have roared through the streets of Long Beach, with speeds topping 190 MPH on a 1.97 mile street course. If you

The Porsche Team cars made Porsche proud with a first and third place!


have never gone, you are truly missing a weekend of fun and spectacles that are sure to please the whole family. Although this is the last year of Toyota sponsoring the Toyota Pro/Celebrity Race, the rest of the event is expected to continue for many dream fulfilling years to come.

This year, Nick Tandy drove the N0. 911 Porsche North America Porsche 911 RSR to the GTLM class victory! Patrick Long also made Porsche proud with a third place showing for Effort Racing. This was Porsche’s first win of the season in IMSA’s WeatherTech Sports Car Championship, as well as their first victory at the Long Beach circuit since 2010.

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First off is an item seen in the press this month. It is sort of a contradiction from what I read and reported in the May issue of “Pando”. So, if you’re not confused yet, maybe the following will seal the deal for you.

As reported last month, we quoted Porsche CEO Oliver Blume as saying that Porsche had no plans to build a self-driving car. Now comes word that Porsche just hired away from Garnter, one of the world’s foremost experts on Vehicle Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Smart Mobility, Thilo Koslowski. Koslowski’s new role at Porsche reports directly to Blume and includes responsibilities for implementing innovative technologies in the area of autonomous vehicles, among other things. Could we see a self-driving Porsche after all?

What do you think? My opinions were made last month, and I can only say I think Porsche is firmly planning to remain ahead of the game of government mandated controls on cars, of any kind. Therefore, one must play the “enemy’s game” to understand how to win over them.

Q: ENGINE OIL: the forever ‘evergreen’ question: What kind of

engine oil should I use in my Porsche, specifically a 993? I have seen the ads for PORSCHE Classic Motor Oil listing for the 1948 356 to the mid G-series 911 recommend the 20W-50 motor oil. The later 911s recommend 10W-60 motor oil.

A: It seems odd to me to recommend a thicker SAE oil, like 20W-60, in

the later engines as the tighter sealing Nikasil cylinders and later piston and piston ring technology seal fine with 0W-40 motor oil, in my opinion.

Also, it is not unusual that Porsche has used thinner motor oil to reduce oil pump drag on the engine, fuel consumption and Co2 emissions-especially during cold start and warm up. It takes a lot more power to pump thick oil. And with the 993’s hydraulic ‘lifters’ (self adjusters), the small oil ports will flow better with thinner oil. Anyone listening to a 993 start up after sitting for a few days will hear the metallic rattle of metal to metal as the ‘lifters’ takes a few seconds to get enough oil back in them to pump open the valves. I find that personally very annoying! (I build my 993s with the older mechanical valves adjusters –among other reasons, NO rattles on start up)

I recommend using a small amount of Marvel Mystery Oil in your 993’s oil to help keep oil film on moving parts. This

Fig 1. SMF with crank trigger & Ruf-Sach Clutch with shim for stock G-50 bell housing

Fig 2. Stock 964 Crank pulley Assy


oil is available in many auto parts stores. I have used Brad-Penn 20W-50 and I am currently using TOTAL 10W-50 motor oil in my 3.6 turbo with no oil usage in between oil changes! I used to use Mobil -1 until they removed the anti-wear additive ZDDP . This is a major problem, and should be considered when deciding on oil usage. Many respected Porsche tuners use AMZOIL Synthetic 5W-40, and even 0W-40, with excellent results. The same goes for LIQUI-MOLY “Synthoil High Tech”5W-40. I haven’t tried these oils yet, but plan to do so.

A friendly reminder, make sure you change your oil and filters every oil change, and to change your oil at the minimum every 4-5,000 miles.

3.6 964 Crankshaft Pulley Upgrade: On the 964 C-2 Turbo, 3.3L & 3.6L, these engines come with a standard 9.5 mm V-belt for the fan and a wide flat multi-rib belt to drive the alternator and air conditioning compressor.

For high performance applications, there are a number of changes that will achieve quicker acceleration, more air cooling to the engine cylinders, more compact engine space, separate air conditioning belt drive, and, if wanted, a smaller and more compact A/C compressor allowing more room for larger Intercoolers.

First off is removing the heavy DMF (Dual Mass Flywheel or heavy boat anchor) and installing a Single Mass Flywheel with crank signal machined into the SMF flywheel. A Ruf-Sachs 240 mm spring center clutch kit works great for this upgrade. This is one upgrade that changes the entire character of the engine and the way it operates, and it also gets rid of around 28 pounds!

We replaced the wide and unreliable serpentine belt, that drives the alternator and A/C compressor, with a dual 10mm wide V-belt and also replaced the steel crankshaft pulley with a TurboKraft® aluminum twin V-belt pulley.

Fig 3. 964 RS type Twin V-Pulle/10 bolt hub

Fig 4. Stock single 10.0 mm V-Pulley for Fan and a serpentine belt for Alternator & Air Conditioning Compressor


On the 3.6L Carrera, the engine’s crankshaft pulley is a 3-piece crankshaft pulley with a steel hub bolted to the crankshaft, a steel twin V-pulley for Fan and Alternator, and a heavy rubber dampener with a 13mm V-pulley for the Air Conditioning compressor.

The 964 Turbo 3.3L & 3.6 came with a single 10mm V-pulley and dampener with serpentine multi-rib belt pulley.

The stock pulley was completely removed and I installed a stock 964 Carrera 10 bolt HUB and mounted a TurboKraft aluminum twin10 mm V- pulley.

The TurboKraft pulley bolted up and I checked their 3ea. 120º marks by aligning the distributor at Z-1 firing and confirmed the pulley marks were perfectly aligned. Then, I added markings for (“-5”, “Z-1”, “26”, and “29”).

With the fan and Alternator on one V-pulley, the alternator pulls 14.2 volts at idle and the fan cooling is improved over the stock 1.6:1 fan pulley. I also used a slightly larger Conti-tech 10.0 x 763 V-belt and used 5 shims.

The engine revs off idle instantly with an SMF and has a delicate nature on the throttle. It is remindful of the high compression 911s of old. Over rev and hitting the rev limiter can happen almost too easily, so I must watch the tach carefully on occasional ‘boost blasts’. I only have to control my grinning enjoyment!

Next month I’ll show a really neat 993 Denso A/C compressor installation for more compact installation.

Fig 6. TurboKraft Aluminum pulley with stamped markings

Fig 7. 1.8:1 fan pulley and Contitech 10.0 x 763 V-belt

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Porsche will once again attack the Circuit de la Sarthe at the 2016 24-Hours of Le Mans on June 18 and 19th. Have you ever wondered about the names on the Porsche 919 Hybrid and Porsche 911 GT3 R Le Mans entries?

The major sponsor for the 919 is DMG Mori, which is a German-Japanese partnership of two world-leading machine tool manufacturers: Deckel-Maho-Gilemeister is the “DMG;” “Mori” is Mori Seiki Co., Ltd.. They make computer numerical controlled (CNC) lathes and milling machines.

On the rear-view mirrors of the 919 and 911 is “Chopard,” a Swiss-luxury watch company formed in 1860. Chopard is one of the few true independent watch manufacturers. Since 1988, they have sponsored the Mille Miglia Storica, and since 2014 the Porsche Le Mans program.

Near the front headlights is “Schaeffler,” a German group that makes precision bearings for automotive, aerospace, and industrial use, as well as automotive clutches.

Familiar names include Michelin tires; Mobil 1 (which is the factory-fill in production Porsches); and Adidas, who outfit the team head-to-toe and is a Porsche Design licensee.

The 84th 24-Hours of Le Mans will be broadcast on Fox Sports. So pull up your Recaro easy chair, some “poulet et pommes frites” (roasted chicken and french fries), a glass of Loire Valley red and be ready for the greatest sports car race in the world and Porsche’s shot at repeating last year’s win.

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Anniversaries

OCR Membership Updates45 Years Robert & Linda Jennings

38 YearsLars Frohm & Pamela Micele

34 Years Greg Collins & Sara BootyManny & Deborah Quiogue

33 YearsCraig & Robin Franzen

29 YearsMark & Renee AndersonHerbert & Rose Wysard

28 YearsDouglas Salisbury & Julia Ciaccio

27 YearsJoseph Howard

24 Years Michael CoxMichael Yates & Linda Bagwell

23 YearsJoe Anselmo & Ryan AnselmoFrank CapolupoCharles & Linda Frisbey

20 YearsChuck & Niki Howrey

19 Years Peter & Lorelei Jungwirth

18 Years Michael & Susan BremserRobert Bush & Dennis BushScott & Peggy HuddlestonMark MinkoffGarrett & Linda Pack

16 YearsEverett & Adriana BenkeJohn EknoDon Hinshaw & Gregory HinshawTina & Tom Olsen

15 YearsM.J. & Kathy KnudsenJoel & Patti SheinerGabriel Shiwota

14 Years Kent & Myrna BoomJohn Harper & Judi CurtinWil & Shari MittelbachEdward & Angel MoorlachSpeed Torrance

13 YearsArthur & Kristin HicksonChristopher & Sharry Reale

12 Years Larry & Marie CootsThomas Liguori & Christy CopemanRudy & Angelina Penalosa

12 YearsFrederick & Tracey ReamCelia Young

11 Years Pete & Dulon LoPresti

10 Years Ron AkerTed & Toshiko HisadaMark & Cynthia MitchellJoseph Russo & Leonard RussoJohn & Laurel Yocca

9 Years Will & Claudia GastonRobert & Laurel JacobJeremy Kaslow Mark Lausier Christine Newcomer & Steven AbbottJim & Gail Reinholdt

8 Years Daniel & Laura BensonDonald & Jody ChapmanJeremy Cottrell & Cristian RichardsonDavid Gaulke & Connor GaulkeKyle & Susan LargentPierre Maurier & Shaan MaurierMatt ScholzNaoto SuginoRandy & Monica Wong

7 Years Steven DitchDan Hulse & Kathleen VillariZaher & Nancy KhatibDon & Shannon ReadingerCraig & Debbie RobersonStephen TrellaCliff & Marie Ward

6 Years Eric Binder & Lisa AlexDave MasonMatt Rutledge

New MembersFrank VargasAnaheim/1996 Carrera 4S

Jeong ParkYorba Linda/2009 Cayman

Nathan BressetteAliso Viejo/1954 356

Mark Van MourickDana Point/2016 918 Spyder

Jeremy BarrasNorth Tustin/1987 930 Turbo

Jack & Kathy McGriffHuntington Beach/1969 911 S

Alan AdamLaguna Beach/2003 911 GT2


Mark KnutsonSanta Ana/2014 Carrera 4S Cabriolet

Perris AnawatiIrvine/2001 Carrera

Robert DeBach & Deborah HicksSanta Ana/2003 Boxster

James HolbrookSan Clemente/1989 928 S4

Steve StilesOrange/2011 Boxster S

Matt McHenry &Mary IwataIrvine/2000 Boxster S

Marv StrandHuntington Beach/1970 914-6

Daren WestmanEscondido/2005 Carrera S Cabriolet

Gerald BlockNewport Beach/2012 Carrera S

Philip Nulud &Veronica OnysPlaya Vista/2015 GT 3

TransfersAllan PhuaIrvine/1997 Carrera S

Joyce SalasOrange/2004 Cayenne S

Dale EdmundsHuntington Beach/2014 Cayman

Curtis ParadzickYorba Linda/2002 Carrera

David NingIrvine/2014 Carrera S

Robert LeeTustin/2012 Carrera S

Al GuiterrezBrea/2002 Carrera



New Member PhotosEach month the Club meets at Original Mike’s Restaurant in Santa Ana for breakfast and to view each other’s cars. The new members attending the May 2016 breakfast are pictured below with their Porsches. Location details for the Breakfast Club appear on the back cover of this magazine. We thank Original Mike’s for their support.

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Where’s Pando?Story and Photo by Gary LabbPCA-OCR Members Gary Labb and Jack McGriff recently went to Germany. Following the completion of a Rhine River Cruise, the Labb and McGriff families took a train to Stuttgart to enjoy a day at PorschePlatz, going on a Porsche Factory Tour, followed by a tour of the Porsche Museum. Definitely Disneyland for adults.

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Editor’s Message Continued From Page 7changes, big dollars, and the purists still lament the passing of the “air cooled” 911.

Along with this lamentation of days passed, is an interesting statistic is that the Cayenne, Porsche’s “big” SUV outsold the Boxster, Cayman, 911, and Panamera COMBINED. The “small” SUV, the Macan, is selling at a growing pace and is now in ample supply as quoted in “Panorama”. And thus, our little sports car company may actually be morphing into an SUV company before our very eyes. What’s up with that?

This epochal shift in the car demographics is challenging PCA on a whole, and OCR, to rethink how to reflect its member’s interests. What should WE do? How about if the Macan and Cayenne owners, and while we’re at it, the Panamera owners as well, write in and tell us what can we do to make ourselves more relevant to the big haulers? Consider that my challenge to you!

The futureAnd while we are eloquently waxing upon global issues with our car company, why don’t we mention Volkswagen Group AG? With the diesel scandal, it seems a few things are happening that could, in the end, have some trickle down effect on Porsche.

Firstly, (again per “Panorama”) there will be no diesel Macan. Instead, we may see a four cylinder Macan that has been available in other world markets, but not the USA. This may allow Porsche to go further down market and attract a newer, younger, less affluent, demographic. This, I would hope, would bring more potential 911 buyers into the fold at some future state in their economic arc.

Secondly, VW, at least in the USA, is suffering big time. Lawsuits by state AG’s and action by the myriad agencies tasked with safe guarding our environment. And, lastly, a huge diminution in the overall value of VW

by the market. If you have owned, or do own VW shares, I would imagine you are not a happy camper. So what does this mean to the VW “children” like Porsche? It has occurred to me that protecting the brands under their umbrella might include a self-administered disintegration. That is, split the companies and spin them off under their own imprimatur. Leaving poor old VW AG to face the music alone, and then what?

So much to sayWow, I did not realize I had so much to share this month. My apologies to our much abused and much loved “assembler”, Kristen Jaoui. So, before it gets out of hand, I’m going to sign off for this time ‘round. By the time my next column comes up, I’ll be packing for the Porsche Parade in Vermont. Wahoooooooo, will I see you there?

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2011 911 Turbo S Coupe, White/Black lthr, 6,900 miles. Factory Aerokit, carbon interior package, side skirts in exterior color, yellow seat belts, center lock whls, clear taillights, sport steering whl, clear bra on front bumper and front portion of hood and fenders. Four year transferable Fidelity Platinum warranty, battery monitor, Factory car cover. $112,000.00 OBO. Chris 562/522-9675 [email protected]. OCR (1).

FOR SALE: LATE MODEL 911-964-993-986-996-997-991‘97 993 Carrera Coupe, Firnweiss/Glacier White(L3AU)/Classic Grey lthr, 77.4K mi. 6 spd manual, Factory Tequipment Aerokit I, special order through Porsche Exclusive. $58,990.00 Pictures at www.autokennel.com. Paul 714/335-4911; [email protected]. OCR (2).

‘99 996 Carrera Coupe, Black/Black lthr, 63.1K mi. GT3 aero-look, 6-spd manual. SoCal car. PCA member owned. $21,990.00. Pictures at www.autokennel.com. Paul 714/335-4911; [email protected]. OCR (1).

2002 996 Carrera 4 Cabriolet, Silver/Metropol Blue top and interior, 39K mi. Advanced Technical package, Euro sport suspension, short shift package, dual power, heated seats, custom wheels w/new tires. Wide body, Xenon headlights, carbon fiber steering whl, brake lever, shifter. Fabspeed sport exhaust. 3M clear bra over hood, bumper, and mirrors. Pioneer Navigation system with Rockford Fosqate amp. Valentine


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1 Radar detector . New water pump, top hardware. Excellent condition with all service records. $30,000.00 Ron 714/318-3011. OCR (1).

2003 996 Carrera 4S Coupe, Polar Silver Metallic (L92M)/ Metropol Blue lthr, 79K mi. 6-spd manual, new clutch, flywheel, RMS, IMS inspected. Mostly 1-SoCal owner, always dealer serviced. $28,990.00 Pictures at www.autokennel.com. Paul 714/335-4911; [email protected]. OCR (1).

2005 996 Turbo S Cabriolet; Black (L041)/ Black lthr (AH), 43.2K mi. 1 of 963 built, X50 and PCCB (Ceramic Brakes), 6 spd manual. 2-owners, never tracked. Over $150k MSRP new. $53,990.00 Pictures at www.autokennel.com. Paul 714/335-4911; [email protected]. OCR (1).

2005 997 Carrera S Coupe, Black/Black lthr, 34.6K mi. 6 spd manual. Sport Chrono Package Plus, rebuilt engine w/updates, new IMS bearing, RMS, and clutch. 7,000 miles on refreshed engine. Original paint, never tracked. Southwest Porsche from new. $43,990.00 Pictures at www.autokennel.com. Paul 714/335-4911; [email protected]. OCR (1).

2007 C4S Cabriolet, Basalt Black/ Natural Brown lthr, 61K mi., 6 spd manual, sport exhaust, OEM short shifter, Sports Chrono, Nav, Bose, Turbo rims, new tires, always dealer serviced. $46,000.00 Jon 949/370-8392 OCR (1).

FOR SALE: EARLY 911--1960s‘65 911 Coupe, Ruby Red/6402/Black leatherette (B). 5 spd 901 trans. COA, copy of Factory Kardex. Numbers matching, less than 100-miles on fresh

bare metal ground up restoration. $279,990.00 Pictures at www.autokennel.com. Paul 714/335-4911; [email protected]. OCR (1).

FOR SALE: 911--1970s

‘73 911 T Coupe, Tangerine/2323/Black lthr Sport Seats w/Tangerine inserts. 133.5K mi. 8,000 miles on engine rebuild. 5 spd manual 915 trans. Factory air conditioning, sunroof. Highly optioned example. COA, PCA/R Gruppe member owned. $99,9900.00 Pictures at www.autokennel.com. Paul 714/335-4911; [email protected]. OCR (1).

‘73 911 RS/ST Backdated Recreation, Grand Prix White/Black/Houndstooth leatherette, 75,500 original chassis miles, less than 30,000 miles on Factory crate engine. Andial 3.2 conversion (CA Smog Legal; 1986 Carrera 3.2 Aluminum case engine). 5 spd manual. Low mile original SoCal car. 1-family owned for

30-years. $93,990.00. Pictures at www.autokennel.com. Paul 714/335-4911; [email protected]. OCR (1).

FOR SALE: 924-928-944-968-986‘95 968 Coupe, Black/Black lthr, 69.1K mi. M030 Sport Group, 6-spd manual, 1 of 99 imported to North America. New timing belt & Variocam chain, rebuilt transmission, new clutch. Excellent maintenance history. $28,990.00 Pictures at www.autokennel.com. Paul 714/335-4911; [email protected]. OCR (1).

FOR SALE: BOXSTER, PANAMERA, CAYENNE & CAYMAN2008 Cayman S, GT Silver Metallic (U2)/ Special Terracotta lthr (MB), 5.2K mi. Tiptronic S trans, original paint. Recent inspection/full service. COA. 1-SoCal owner. $33,990.00 Pictures at www.autokennel.com. Paul 714/335-4911; [email protected]. OCR (1).

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