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INSIDE THIS MONTH
Holiday Party at McKennasDecember Breakfast Club photosDay Away from Work Coming Up April 16
January 2007
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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
GPX Board of Directors & ChairsPresident - Skip Carter [email protected]
Vice President - Steve [email protected]
Treasurer - Linda Cobarrubias �10.45�.9602MS99�@aol.com
Secretary - Nick Perdikaris �10.�72.405� [email protected]
Activities - Ron Shanon�10.42�-�979 (day)[email protected]
Editor - Skip Carter [email protected]
Membership - Peter Ross�10.608.974�[email protected]
Advertising - De Jur Jones�2�[email protected]
Chief Driving Instructor/Safety Mike Mulligan 760.672.9175 [email protected]
Concours - Linda Cobarrubias �10.45�.9602MS99�@aol.com
Driving Events - Nick Perdikaris �10.�72.405� [email protected]
Insurance/Tech Sessions - Ron Shanon �10.42�-�979 (day)[email protected]
Registrar - Suesan [email protected]
Webmaster - Chris Tsangaris (626) [email protected]
Autocross - Michael Dolphin626.798.2�12Carrera�@msn.com
Rally - Revere Jones626.791.94��[email protected]
Webmaster - Tom [email protected]
Time Trial - Paul [email protected]
Rules - Richard Price949.218.�700rtp�[email protected]
Zone 8 StaffZone 8 Rep - Bev [email protected]
Region Coordinator - Gary Peterson [email protected]�5.1800 x118
Chief Driving Instruct - Vince Knauf 619.287.4��[email protected]
Concours - Linda Cobarrubias & Doc Pryor�10.990.099� / 818.402.6264ms99�@aol.com / [email protected]
Treasurer - Linda Cobarrubias�10.990.099�ms99�@aol.com
� GPX Board of Directors & Zone 8 Staff All Porsche Swap Meet - Mar 11 4 On the Cover Editorial License 5 Calendar 6 Zone 8 Awards Banquet — Jan 20 L. A. Lit, Model & Memorabilia Meet — Mar 10 7 Day Away from Work DE/ Zone 8 Autocross 8 Region Holiday Party — Great Evening 11 Zone 8 Concours Judging School — Mar � 12 99� Tech Session at Callas Rennsport 14 New Member Report & Anniversaries 15 GPX Name Badge Order Form 16 December 4 Breakfast Club Report 17 Zone 8 Speed Festival — Mar �0 - Apr 118 ClassifiedAds BC Breakfast Club Meeting at Ricky & Ronnie's Index to Advertisers Commercial Ad Rates
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and a word or two from the President's seat
WANTED — A Rally Chair to COPRODUCE Time, Speed, Distance Rally for the Grand Prix Region.
We can promise you whatever help you will need to be successful — guaranteed.
Give me a call if interested or questions.Skip 619.992.9927 or [email protected]
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On the Cover... Next Generation Porsche Owner?Armando Gutierrez and his son Ryan (8 years old) came to the December 2 Breakfast Club with their newly finished 1976 911 that has been converted to a 930 Slantnose. They've owned the car for about a year, and went through it top to bottom. A car to be proud of.
Are the holidays really over? I'm just catching my breath over here. We've been really busy working on events for 2007. We've got two Day Away from Work Autocrosses sched-uled: April 16 and October 8 (see ad on page 7).
Another event coming up is the Concours Judging School on March 3. If you are interested in finding out more about concouring in general, this might be the place for you (see flyer on page 11).
At the end of March is the Zone 8 Speed Festival at Cali-fornia Speedway (through April 1). Grand Prix Region has been heavily involved in this event for several years. It's a GREAT place to see Porsches doing everything from racing to autocrossing to concouring. The Track Tours at lunch break gives non-competitors an opportunity to actually drive on the track (at parade lap speed, of course). Porsche not required, and you can bring your kids.
GPX has about 20 members volunteering time at this event. It's loads of fun and you get to see some of the "behind the scenes" activity that goes into producing a racing event like this. If you are interested in more information or helping us out, please contact me ASAP ([email protected]).
We have a new advertisers starting this month — Performance Products. Actually, Performance is a long time supporter of GPX and has advertised with us in the past. The website is PerformanceProducts.com. Take a look. You'll be impressed with the variety of products available.
I also want to mention Fotoart (Fotoart.com). Stephen Krupnick did a great job producing the awards for our Holi-day Party last month. Fotoart has been working with GPX for several years and it's always a pleasure dealing with them. They also donated a Porsche Carpet for the Silent Auction. Check out their website for the carpet and an unbelievable selection of items.
Last but not least, the 24th Annual L.A. Literature, Toy Show and Memorabilia Meet for Porsche and Vintage VW (that's a mouthful) is at the L.A. Airport Hilton again on March 10. This is a fabu-lous event. You really need to check it out (see ad on page 6).
Until next month, take care and... Breakfast Club this Sat-urday at Ricky & Ronnies
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May 4-6 F-Sun Arizona Region Cinco de Mayo 5 Sat GPX Breakfast Club at Ricky & Ronnie's 7 Mon GPX Board Meeting 7 Mon OCR Zone 8 Autocross 12 Sat Santa Barbara Region Zone 8 Rally 1� Sun Mother's Day 1� Sun F1 Spanish Grand Prix 19 Sat GER James Dean Autocross 17-19 F-Sun ALMS Utah Grand Prix 20 Sun GPX Zone 8 Concours at the Queen Mary 27 Sun Indy 500 27 Sun F1 Monaco Grand Prix 28 Mon Memorial Day
June 2 Sat GPX Breakfast Club at Ricky & Ronnie's � Sun Pomona Swap Meet � Sun Orange Coast Region Zone 8 Concours 4 Mon GPX Board Meeting 10 Sun F1 Canadian Grand Prix 14 Thu Flag Day 16-17 S-Sun SDR Time Trial 17 Sun Father's Day 17 Sun F1 U.S. Grand Prix
July 1 Sun F1FrenchGrandPrix 1-5 52ndAnnualPorscheParade—SanDiego 4 Wed IndependanceDay 7 Sat GPX Breakfast Club at Ricky & Ronnie's 7 Sat SDR Cayenne Off-road adventure 8 Sun F1 British Grand Prix 9 Mon GPX Board Meeting 14 Thu Flag Day 15 Sun Pomona Swap Meet 16 Sat Riverside Region Zone 8 NITE Autocross 17 Sun Cal Central Coast Region Zone 8 Concours 22 Sun F1 German Grand Prix August 2 Sat GPX Breakfast Club at Ricky & Ronnie's 4 Mon GPX Board Meeting 5 Sun F1 Hungarian Grand Prix 12 Sun Orange Coast Region Zone 8 Autocross 12 Sun LA Region Zone 8 Concours 17-19 Monterey Historic Races, Laguna Seca 19-22 Drum Corps Inter, World Championships-Rose Bowl 26 Sun Pomona Swap Meet 26 Sun F1 Turkish Grand Prix
September 1 Sat GPX Breakfast Club at Ricky & Ronnie's 3 Mon GPX Board Meeting ? ? ? � Mon Labor Day 9 Sun F1 Italian Grand Prix 8-9 S-Sat Ventura Show (German Autofest)
Calendar January 1 Mon New Year's Day 6 Sat GPX Breakfast Club at Ricky & Ronnie's 8 Mon GPX Board Meeting 1�-21 Barrett-Jackson Auction, Scottsdale, AZ 14 Sun Pomona Swap Meet 15 Mon Martin Luther King Day 20 Sat Zone 8 President's Meeting, Clairemont
February 2 Fri Groundhog Day 3 Sat GPX Breakfast Club at Ricky & Ronnie's �-4 S-Sun SDR Zone 8 Time Trial 5 Mon GPX Board Meeting 12 Mon Lincoln's Birthday 14 Wed Valentine's Day 19 Mon President's Day
March 3 Sat GPX Breakfast Club at Ricky & Ronnie's �-4 S-Sun Arizona Region Club Race/SDR Time Trial � Sat Zone 8 Concours School 4 Sun Pomona Swap Meet 5 Mon GPX Board Meeting 9 Fri The Parts Show Open House 10am - �pm 15725 Chemical Ln, Huntington Beach 10 Sat LA Lit & Toy Show for Porsche & Vintage VW L.A. Airport Hilton (lalitandtoyshow.com) 11 Sun All Porsche Swap Meet (see ad on page �) 11 Sun L.A. All Euro Swap Meet & Auto Sale Veteran's Stadium, Long Beach 11 Sun Daylight Savings begins14-17 ALMS 12 Hours of Sebring 17 Sat St Patrick's Day 18 Sun F1 Australian Grand Prix �0-4/1 Zone 8 Speed Festival, California Speedway �0-4/1 ALMS St Petersburg Grand Prix
April 1 Sun AprilFool'sDay 2 Mon GPX Board Meeting 7 Sat GPX Breakfast Club at Ricky & Ronnie's 8 Sun Easter 8 Sun F1 Malaysian Grand Prix 14 Sat Cal Inland Region Zone 8 Rally 12-14 9th Annual No Frills Iron Bottom Motoring Tour 1�-15 F-Sun ALMS Long Beach Grand Prix 15 Sun F1 Bahrain Grand Prix 16 Mon GPX Day Away from Work Autocross 16 Mon Tax Day 20-22 F-Sun ALMS Lone Star Grand Prix 21 Sat Santa Barbara Region Zone 8 Autocross 22 Sun Pomona Swap Meet 28 Sat SGVR Zone 8 Concours
24th Annual Porsche & Vintage VW Literature, Toy/Model, and Memorabilia Swap Meet
Los Angeles Airport Hilton Hotel March 10 — Saturday — 9:00 am - 2 pm 5711 West Century Blvd Admission $5 at 9:00 am or early bird $25 at 7:�0 am Over 225 tables of collectibles. Vendor info: Wayne Callaway, 1504 East Cedar Street, Ontario, CA 91761, phone 909-9�0-1999, or go to the website www.LALitAndToyShow.com
Holiday Party at KcKenna'sby Skip Carterphotos by Pete Ross
Nick Perdikaris
Ludmilla Osipova
Skip Carter
Linda Cobarrubias
Pete Ross
Bev Giffin-Frohm
Henrietta Akpaka
Reggie Akpaka
Pete & Teresa Ross, Steve & Cathy Koch, Patty & John Reilly
Caprise Rasmussen
Steve Foster
25 YEARS — On December 2nd, Grand Prix Region celebrated the culmination of our 25th year as a region of the Porsche Club of America. McKenna's on the Bay at the Long Beach Marina played host to fifty of us. Besides the normal festivities, we were honored to have our Zone 8 Rep, Bev Giffin-Frohm, present. And, our silent auction raised about $2500 for Cure Diabetes Now. Our friends from Das Schild were also at the party, and donated a $200.00 gift certificate to our auction. The certificate can be used for their new line of car care products about to be announced.
The food and service at McKenna's was great. The room was warm and comfortable with great views of the water and boats with Christmas lights.
Circle Porsche donated one of the original Porsche factory post-ers ('86 Le Mans) that has been hanging in their showroom for decades. With the flurry of activity at my announcement "One Minute Left Before We Close the Auction", someone accidently knocked over the poster, which crashed on new member Giles Hurley. The loud crash of shattering glass scared the xyhgt out of me (think what it did to Giles). Fortunately, neither Giles NOR the poster were hurt. As you can see from the photo, Giles was given "special consideration" with our door prizes, receiving the "Hard Head" award for the evening.
We have a long list of sponsors to thank: Reggie and Henrietta Akpaka, Steve & Cathy Koch, Bill & Sheila Burris, Connie & Don Anderson, Linda Cobarrubias, Norma Dawson, Karen Wall Garrison, Stephen Krupnick & Fotoart, Robert Friedman, Barbara Gillam, Jeff Haas & Haas Entertainment, Patricia Greary Johnson, Jeff McConnell & Wolfgang Puck, Marty Noonan, Pelican Parts, Steve Foster and Caprise Rasmussen.
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Two other annual awards were presented. Peter Ross, for the second time, received our Enthusiast of the Year trophy. I think he and De Jur Jones are just exchanging this trophy every other year. Besides doing an out-standing job as our membership chair, Pete is a major contributor to The Circuit, our Breakfast Club and our driving program (He also manages to get GREAT cakes for us — see photo on left).
Our Competition Award went to Doc Pryor. For someone who has as busy a schedule as anyone I know, Doc manages to attend AND compete in a tremendous number of club events. In addition, Doc co-chairs the Zone 8 Concours chair with wife Linda, and is very involved in the GPX driving program and concours.
Michael Dolphin was honored for serving four years as GPX president (2001-2004) and five years for heading up our driving program.
Presenting earlier that day at our Breakfast Club, Ron Shanon was acknowledged for serving as our Activities Director for the last 4 years.
Anyway, it was a great evening spent amongst good friends. What more could you ask for?
Giles Hurley and Hard Head awards
Pete Ross being presented the Enthusiast of the Year award by the 2005 recipient, De Jur Jones
Doc Pryor being presented the Competition Award
Skip Carter and De Jur Jones with Michael Dolphin and the three awards presented to him this evening
Jeff & Rachael McConnell
Norman Abell & Patricia Johnson
Ron & Karen La Forest
Penny & Giles Hurley
Barbara Gillam
Bev Giffin-Frohm
Marti Stewart
Lisa Gould
Tom Gould
Roger Jozel
Bob & Karen Lewis
Robert Friedman
Brita & Marty Goldsmith
Lorenzo Gray
Joe Bryant Rena Burns
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Connie Sommers & Dan Cruzen
Roger Jozel Norma Dawson Pete Ross
Linda Cobarrubias, Rena Burns & Suesan Way
Alan Hosea, De Jur Jones & Pete Ross
Nick Perdikaris, Ludmilla Osipova, Cathy & Steve Koch
Jean Chamberlin
Marty Noonan
Suesan WayMarty & Brita Goldsmith
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On Saturday, December 9th, the Grand Prix Region joined POC (Porsche Owner’s Club), Rennlist, Terry Wells of PCNA, Pacific Porsche, Steve Alarcon of John-son’s Alignment, John Brown with Wheel Enhancement, Wayne Dempsey with Pelican Parts, and a host of others at a tech session specifically concentrating on the Porsche 993 hosted by Tony Callas of Callas Rennsport in Tor-rance. As an extra bonus, Lennie Yee of Pacific Porsche gave away $1000 worth of door prizes.
When you talk about the classic Porsche 911 design, the 993 was the last air cooled, horizontally opposed, six cylinder, rear engine car. It was produced between 1995 and 1998, being replaced in 1999 by the first water cooled 911, the 996 model. The parking lot was filled with almost every type of 993 including Cabs, Targas, Coupes, Carrera S and Turbos. There were a few Boxsters, a Cayman, and some older mod-els thrown into the mix. With such a variety of participants, the attendance was quite impressive. Even so, Tony still didn’t feel the need to use a microphone.
Besides all the impressive vehicles in the parking lot, a 959 and the shell of a racing 993 were on display. The 959 was described as not being “pure” with a few parts not specific to that model. The engine for the 993 racer was on a stand in the shop for all to see. Also on display was a Boxster prepped for weekend racing. We literally had a car show in addition to a tech session.
To kick off the tech session, Tony asked for a couple of volunteers to allow their 993s to be placed on lifts to serve as subjects for the presentations. Tony let the owners know that he would likely be pointing out some imperfections and/or recommendations during the session. Even so, a couple of
volunteers stepped forward and we soon had two 993s on the lifts. Tony was amazed on how clean the 1995 red coupe was and asked if it was a concours car. Tony passed out a sheet that served as a check list for maintenance as well as typi-cal issues related to the 993. Starting with the basics, Tony talked about types of oil, oil changes, fuel, and other fluids. He would occasionally mention some of the typical items that are checked and/or serviced when a 993 is brought to the shop. Tony also mentioned the more typical problems that might show up and how to avoid or minimize them. Tony also explained some of his techniques for troubleshoot-ing problems.
On the subject of tires, suspension, and other chassis re-lated items, Steve Alarcon (Johnson’s Alignment) shared his knowledge with the group. He talked about the importance of analyzing tire wear and proper tire pressure. There was plenty of opportunity for questions and answers during the session. All in all, it was a very informative morning.
As in the past, Tony conducted another successful event and we look forward to more. As a matter of fact, because of some inquiries made in 2006, we are planning a session especially for the classic 356. There are a lot of these cars still on the road, and Tony is looking forward to this next meet-ing. Check the calendar. We'll probably have it in April.
Callas Tech Session: All About 993sby Ron Shanonphotos by Ron Shanon & Gary Barnhill
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New Member Reportby Pete Ross January Anniversaries�5 years James & Darren Vial19 years Craig & Dorothy Seltzer16 years Richard & Tamara Huesca15 years Phil & Joyce Gillam11 years Thomas & Mary Helen Rooney9 years Randy & Amanda Ching7 years Patrick & Linda Devine6 years Michael & DeAnna Oberg5 years Gene Bautista & Patricia Jerez Daniel & Cynthia Cerda Peter & Teresa Ross Jack & Patti Schranka4 years Frederick De Graff� years Paul & Sharon Fiala1 year Eric & Charles Ballantyne Julie & Glen Hinkle Kevin McAllister
New MembersRay Bennett 1988 Black 911Jeff Edwards 2006 Black Cayman SJulie Fogg 2005 Silver Boxster Thomas Hartel 2007 Blue CaymanPaul Mason 2001 Blue 911 CarreraEric Rael 200 Black Cayman SMarlyne Rinaldi 200� Black Boxster
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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 1092, Redondo Beach, CA 90277Include a check payable to PCA-GPX for $1�.00. Any questions - email Peter at: [email protected] �10.608.974Name as you would like on the badge:
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Breakfast Club Meeting Update — Dec 2by Skip Carter, photos by Pete Ross
Pete Ross
Chris & Hunter Knap
John Baskett
Armando Gutierrez and his son, Ryan
Armando Gutierrez's Slant Nose Rod Williams
Cindy & Eric & Rick Becker
Our December 2 Breakfast Club had a nice turnout of new and old members, as well as a couple of "about to joins." It was very nice to see Rick and Cindy Becker and their son, Eric. The Becker's just had their 10th anniversary as PCA members. John Baskett stopped by in between his daughter's soccer games. John just had his 4th anniversary.
Probably the most unusual car this morning was Armando Gutierrez's Slant Nose 911.
Rod WIlliams has stopped by a couple of months now and is just joining the club. To say that his 911 C2 is "drop dead gorgeous" would not be an overstatement.
Ron Shanon was presented with an award for serving as the club Activities Director for the past three years. Ron will continue serving as our Insurance and Tech Session Chairs. Barbara GillamhassteppeduptofilltheActivitiesDirectorrole.Thanksto both for their hard work.
A lot of our "regulars" were not in attendance, but we saw them later that evening at the Holiday Party. Norma Dawson did her usual great job overseeing the meeting and collecting the money. It's hard to beat this "all you can eat" buffet, hang out with some nice people and kick tires in the parking lot.
Not a bad way to spend a nice Saturday morning.
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FOR SALE: 1997 Porsche 993 triple black Cab, 31K miles. Second owner, Last air cooled. Multiple Porsche Club Parade 1st place Concours winner; 2005 Best Street Car in PCA, Zone 8. Car is flawless, better than as delivered condition. Options and features include: • Full leather interior, • 18’ wheels• Interior, center console, brake lever, shift knob, upgraded with aluminum look accents. • Cabriolet top and rear window in as new condition.• Dealer serviced, Beverly Hills Porsche. All records.• Clutch replaced at 25,000 milesMust see to appreciate.E-mail for photos$52,000. Serious inquiries only. Contact Linda at [email protected]
WANTED: Stock 944 in good mech cond, prefer under 150K miles, subject to pre-purchase inspection by my mechanic. Clear title, current registration & history. 562-997-9245 or [email protected]
FOR SALE — 2 motorcycles:2003 BMW K1200RS, 13K miles, tank and saddle bags, black $10,500
1999 BMW R1200C, 10K miles, saddle bags, $7,500 [email protected] or 619.992.9927
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FOR SALE: 1997 Carrera S, Guards red, black interior, 6 speed, 42,000 miles, original owner, always garaged or covered, near excellent condition, factory 18 inch turbo wheels, motor sound option, full power drivers seat, stereo upgrade, fully maintained, buying new turbo, best offer in $45,000 or higher range, Gerry (562) 254-4567 or [email protected]
FOR SALE: �56 Parts - Mostly exterior and engine. Call Bob Raimist at (�10) 820-4445
FOR SALE: 1962 PORSCHE TRACTOR JUNIORCompletely restored in Germany, one cylinder diesel, red, looks and runs perfect, very rare and hard to find. Asking $14,500. It is in Lake Havasu (Arizona) now but can be moved if needed. Contact Kyle at [email protected] or Rick at 626-695-6177
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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 Jan 6, Feb 3, Mar 3, Apr 7, May 5MARK 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