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March 2011
In this issue...
• The AutoCross Awards Party • How to Wash Your Car • Goodwood Galore!
www.pcaocr.org
Editor
March 2011
Inside this issue
Features
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Garey Cooper [email protected]
(714) 264-0530
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Production Editor
Maryann Marks
[email protected]
Advertising Director
Ken Fredrickson
[email protected]
(714) 962-3258
The Awards Party crowd was appreciative
Bob Weber
[email protected]
714-960-4981
Contributing Writers
Nicole Boggs
Garey Cooper
Lee Rice
Bob Scheussler
Moe Mistry
Paul Kramer
And the winners were all smiles!
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Contributing Photographers
Lisa Goetsch
Andie Wile
Garey Cooper
Paul Kramer
Krispy Kremes
Walter’s Driving Events
May Garden Tour
Orangewood Charity Event
Departments
Upcoming Events
Classified Ads Editor
Feature: 2010 Auto-X Awards Party
Goodwin
No One Likes Selling Their Car
A Wash is Just A Wash
Rice’s Ramblings
Awards Pictures
An Invitation from Zone 8
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Calendar of Events
President’s Message
Contacts
Editor’s Note
Membership
Goodie Store
Breakfast Club/New Members
Classifieds
List of Advertisers
On the Cover: Awards Banquet VIPs
A salute to our boys “over there”, two
yanks share a brew across the pond
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MARCH 2011
2011 OCR Calendar of Events*
1
5
5
6
11
13
19
26
27
Deadline for the April Pando
Breakfast Club / Board Meeting
Dana Point Festival of Whales Parade
All Porsche Swap Meet-Phoenix
Club Anaheim
Auto Club Speedway DE-SDR
OCR AutoX El Toro
Krispy Kreme
Porsches & Pancakes-Woody’s
Walter’s Customer Appreciation Day
Invitation only-AutoX El Toro
APRIL
1 Deadline for the May Pando
2 Breakfast Club / Board Meeting
8/10Auto Club Speedway-Roval Club
Race-SDR
16 Krispy Kreme
17 OCR AutoX El Toro
23 Porsches & Pancakes-Woody’s
23 Tech Session/Concours Prep
Cooper’s Classy Cars
MAY
1
1
7
8
21
22
28
Deadline for the June Pando
Ladies Garden Tour
Breakfast Club & Board Meeting
OCR AutoX El Toro
Krispy Kreme
Chuckwalla Valley DE/TT SDR
Porsches & Pancakes-Woody’s
NOVEMBER
AUGUST
MARCH
1 Deadline for the September Pando
6 Breakfast Club / Board Meeting
6 PCA National Parade
20 Krispy Kreme
21 OCR AutoX El Toro
27 Porsches & Pancakes-Woody’s
XX Hearts and Garages Tour (TBD)
1 Deadline for the December Pando
5 Breakfast Club and Board Meeting
12 Annual Julian Tour (tentative)
12/13 Button Williow DE/TT-SDR
13 OCR AutoX El Toro
19 Krispy Kreme
26 Porsches and Pancakes
Tba Annual Savic Wine tour
SEPTEMBER
1
3
11
17
18
Deadline for the October Pando
Breakfast Club / Board Meeting
OCR AutoX El Toro
Krispy Kreme
50th Anniversary Brunch-Orange
County Mining CO.
24/25 Willow Springs DE/TT SDR
24 Porsches & Pancakes-Woody’s
OCTOBER
1
1
15
16
21
22
Deadline for the November Pando
Breakfast Club and Board Meeting
Krispy Kreme
OCR AutoX El Toro
Auto Club Speedway DE-SDR
Porsches and Pancakes
DECEMBER
1
3
4
17
24
Deadline for the January Pando
Breakfast Club and Board Meeting
OCR AutoX El Toro
Krispy Kreme
Porsches and Pancakes
* Event dates subject to change.
Note: Italicized text represents events
outside of Orange Coast Region
sponsored events. Links to Zone 8
events can be found at www.Zone8.org.
JUNE
1
4
11 12
18
25
Deadline for the July Pando
Breakfast Club & Board Meeting
PCA Club Concours
OCR AutoX El Toro
Krispy Kreme
Porsches & Pancakes-Woody’s
JULY
1
2
16
17
23
24
Deadline for the August Pando
Breakfast Club & Board Meeting
Krispy Kreme
OCR AutoX El Toro
Porsches & Pancakes-Woody’s
Scrambola Rallye-Larry Moore
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Porsches and Donuts
3rd Saturday of the Month
8:30 a,m.
Krispy Kremes
President’s Message
Story by Nicole Boggs
Nicloe Loves the award ceremony!
A Greater Force
Competition, you either love it or hate
it. Many Porsche enthusiasts love it all,
from spectating to behind the wheel
racing or entering your car in a show.
For those of you that don’t know, I thrive
on competition. I want
to be the best. At the
Zone 8 banquet, the
best of the best for all
of Southern California,
Arizona and Southern
Nevada were honored
right here in Newport
Beach. Three out of the
four “Best of” awards
in the concours division
were given to OCR
members, in addition to
one auto-x award.
What does it take to be the best?
First is perseverance, these individuals
attended more than 50% of all of the
zone 8 concours or auto-x competitions
across three states. The second key to
success is excellence; you not only have
to show up but you have to be skilled
enough in your class to win even when
MARCH 2011
taking on competitors you may not
ever have come into contact with
during our local competitions. The
last and most important attribute is to
have a winning personality and have
fun during the competitions. At the
end of the day it’s about the people,
the great camaraderie we get out of
friendly competition and enjoying
our cars.
Take your Porsche experience
to the next level by showing your car
for the first time, attending your first
auto-x, competing in the entire OCR
auto-x season or go for the ultimate
level of competition by participating
across the Zone throughout 2011.
Contact Information
www.pcaocr.org
OCR Executive Board
OCR Board Appointments contd.
Pando Production Editor
Maryann marks
[email protected]
President - Nicole Forrest Boggs
714-633-2978 [email protected]
Pando Classified Ads Editor
Bob Weber
714-960-4981
[email protected]
Treasurer - David Piper
[email protected]
Pando Distribution Directors
Norm & Linda Hollinger
[email protected]
Rally Director
Larry Moore
[email protected]
Sponsorship Director
Bob Scheussler
[email protected]
Vice President - Gordon Williams
[email protected]
Tech Activities Director
Cooper Boggs
[email protected]
Membership Director - CL Jarusek
[email protected]
Tech Writer
Lee Rice
[email protected]
Web Coordinator
Bob Scheussler
[email protected]
Secretary - Bonnie Delgado
[email protected]
Member at Large - Ken Fredrickson
[email protected]
OCR Board Appointments
contd.
Chuck Bartolon
[email protected]
Member at Large - Pando Editor
Garey Cooper [email protected]
OCR Board Appointments
Advertising Director
Ken Fredrickson
[email protected]
Advertising Coordinator
Grace Fredrickson
[email protected]
Autocross Co-Chairs
Greg Lush
[email protected]
Christine Newcomer
[email protected]
Autocross Registration
Bev Chodos
[email protected]
Charity Director
Peggy Huddleston
[email protected]
Concours Director
Norm Follis
[email protected]
Goodie Store Manager
Monica Asbury
[email protected]
Historian
Judy Lech
[email protected]
Ladies Committee Liaison
Maryann Marks
[email protected]
OCR Board Meetings
All members are welcome to OCR Board
Meetings, held after the breakfast meeting
at Original Mike’s
We thank them for their support.
Zone 8 Chairs & Contacts
Zone 8 Representative
Michael Dolphin
[email protected]
Zone 8 Autocross Chair
Neil Heimburge
[email protected]
Zone 8 Concours Chair
Joe Nedza
[email protected]
Zone 8 Club Race Coordinator
Vince Knauf
[email protected]
Zone 8 Driving Instructor,
Time Trial & Drivers Ed Chair
Paul Young
[email protected]
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Editor’s Notes
Zone 8 Chairs & Contacts
Story by Garey Cooper, Editor
Zone 8 Rally Chair
Tom Gould
[email protected]
Zone 8 Region Coordinator
Gary Peterson
[email protected]
Zone 8 Rules Coordinator
Tom Brown
[email protected]
Zone 8 Treasurer
Linda Cobarrubias
[email protected]
Zone 8 Webmaster
Ken Short
[email protected]
Garey at the “Pyramids of the Sun” in Mexico.
The nation shivers under the icy hand
of winter while up in the OCR tower
all is serene and warm. The subtle clink
of ice cubes in reflective tumblers is all
the sound that is heard while important
attention is paid to form. Your Board
Members at work look out now and then
to see Southern California blessed by
sun, winter and summer, smiling back
at them.
Secret Photos Shown
Here!
While I have talked many
times about your OCR
Board of Directors, very
few actual photos of them
have been shared due to
security concerns I am
sure. Here in this issue for
the first time we publish
photographs of an actual
Board Meeting. Please do
not share these with any communists,
terrorists, or temperance union members.
I shudder to think of the consequences.
I am “member at large”, which is no
reference to physical or corporal girth. It
just means that I’m supposed to look out
in general for the club’s members. You
know, the little people I had to step on to
get to such a lofty position.
Would you too like to be important?
Well, it is so easy to get involved, most
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Featured Story:
Walter’s Porsche Hosts 2010
Autocross Party!
Story by Bob Scheussler Photos by Lisa Goetsch & Andy Wile
The Buffet was tasty , as always!
The 2010 Walter’s Porsche Autocross
Series was celebrated on January 29 with
the year-end Awards Party. It was hosted
for the third consecutive year by Walter’s
Porsche at their Riverside location where
many Club members proudly displayed
their street and race
Porsches in the service
bays. Walter’s provided
an excellent selection
of food and beverages.
Over 100 drivers, family
members and friends
attended this annual AutoX event to relive the funfilled Autocross season
and share memories and
victories with the award winners. After
relaxing with co-drivers and friends and
enjoying the drinks and hors d’oeuvres
provided by Walter’s, the group was
welcomed to the party by Walter’s
Porsche Audi General Manager, Ed
McRae. Ed reflected on Walter’s three
IT TAKES HIGHLY TRAINED MECHANICS TO MAKE
THIS RUN LIKE NEW.
year relationship the OCR and stated he
believed that that this association has been
fruitful for both Walter’s and the Club;
always the sign of a good pairing. Ed
then introduced the guest speaker, Cass
Whitehead, Head Instructor for Porsche
Sport Driving School, Birmingham, AL.
Cass described some of his experiences
over the years as a driving instructor,
providing a professional dimension to
our Club racers.
Bob Scheussler next presented a
Sponsors Trophy and Sponsor jackets
to Walter Kienle, the founder of
Walter’s, and his grandson, John, a third
generation family member working the
Audi marque. Overall, eighteen Walter’s
employees were awarded Sponsor
(See Photos Page 9)
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And the Awards were Fabulous!
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Goodwood Revival 2010
Story by Garey Cooper
Garey & Maxine ready to reach for the clouds
The Goodwood Revival is held every
year in Sussex, England at the site of the
former Goodwood Racetrack, which is,
coincidentally, the site of a World War II
auxiliary fighter base. The fighter base was
called “Westhampnett”. In addition, the
Goodwood Manor House is the home of
the Earls of March and a grand exemplar
of the olde English Manor Houses.
Famed for their horses, there have been
horse races at Goodwood for more than a
century. If all of this isn’t enough history
in one place for you, the racetrack is also
the location where Sterling Moss had
his career ending crash into the banking
at Woodcote Corner. The crash put
him into a coma for a month and broke
several bones in several places. After his
recovery, a short test drive convinced
him that he was done forever as a top line
race car driver capable of winning Grand
Prix. A decision that I submit took every
bit as much courage as did driving a car
at 10/10.
As I said, a lot of history and in modern
days the history returns periodically and
colorfully to the same place year after
year.
For several years I’ve watched the videos
that come out of Goodwood and the “You
Tube” coverage of the event. It has always
been intriguing and one of my ambitions
to actually go see the sights and hear the
sounds of Goodwood in person. Then
one day in 2009, Mrs. Cooper said, “Well
if you want to go that much, let’s plan
it”. I think I had either taken the trash
out on time or emptied the dishwasher to
deserve this! I can’t recall
except emergency vehicles. Even walking
because, like ol’ Stirling,
from the parking lot to the front gate
I went into a six month
was a wonderful experience. If obscure
coma immediately after.
English motorcars are your passion (and
There are two events
most of them were obscure) you would
that are actually centered
have found heaven. I saw a Jupiter
around motor racing at
Jowett, an Invicta, and of course, there
Goodwood. These are
were Morgan’s by the long-tonne, as they
the Revival, which is
say in England. We fell right in with the
in September, and the
crowd and walked towards the front gate
“Festival of Speed” which
passing a mid twentieth century traveling
is in August. The Revival
circus complete with a “Wall of Death”
has historic racing while
motorcycle ride. When I was young in
the Festival is more of a spectacle of
California, there was just such a ride at
racing cars past and present. Either, I am
the Pike in Long Beach. It consists of a
told, are worth the trip but the Festival is
large diameter metal tube in which a rider
where the actual racing occurs and that is
roars around doing stunts. In those days
what held my interest for most of the next
you paid about $1.00. There was a woman
year.
rider named “Toughy O’Toole” who was
The fun thing about the Festival is that
the first lady I ever saw with a tattoo, I fell
everyone, crowd included, gets into the
in love of course but she threw me over
total retro spirit of things. For my own
for a sailor (among others). Even though
outfit I decided to play the part of country
I told her money was no object, she knew
squire. So I let loose and wore a bow
that an assistant manager at Taco Bell had
tie suit with big 1940’s shoulders and
limited means. Come to think of it, she’d
“spectator” shoes. On the morning of the
fit right in today with those tattoos.
event I was a little nervous wondering if
Back to Goodwood, the place is a magical
I’d stand out but I needn’t have bothered.
evocation of what we all imagine the
When I went downstairs to breakfast in
times were like. There were Admirals and
our hotel EVERYONE was in period
Generals walking around with all manner
costume. There were elegant ladies in
of camp followers in costume. Some
tea dresses with elbow length white and
couples pushed antique perambulators
black gloves, gentlemen in plus fours and
complete with fake babies and then posed
cockney mechanics in white coveralls
for pictures with their rubbery newborn
with Esso patches, “Ere now gov, have
as though it was all real.
a care”. It was wonderful and that was
There was a market on the grounds
before we even got to the grounds.
with a complete 1950’s inventory of
After a breakfast only a
hungry Englishman could
eat, we were on our way.
Traveling down the road
we passed beautiful old
“lorries” carrying racecars
from bygone eras. A fine
way to find the track, just
follow one and there you
go, Goodwood!
There is parking for
modern “hire cars” like
we had but the grounds
themselves are reserved The Goodwood crowd are a colorful part of the scene
for cars built before 1967,
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MARCH 2011
11
No One Likes Selling Their Car (Except Me)
Story by Paul Kramer
Paul in his Kennel
I love what I do… I really do. I love
helping people sell their cars. It wasn’t
always like that. I sold my first car
nearly 20 years ago and I swore (like
many people) I would never do it again.
I figured that next time I would trade it in
and save myself the hassle… even though
I would get less money. However when
“next-time” rolled around, I thought,
“how hard can it be?” Well, over 500
cars later, it is still hard. But I love it.
Selling cars, especially Porsches, is an
art. It’s all about removing your emotion
from the sale and making room for the
new owner’s enthusiasm. I think this is
why consignment appeals to me. It is
sharing someone’s passion and passing
it on, like passing a torch during the
Olympics.
There are several major components
to properly marketing a Porsche. First,
understand what you have and how it
fits into the marketplace. Next, provide
good pictures and description as well as
effective ad placement. Finally, answer
buyers’questions and eliminate their fears.
However, the most critical component
is pricing. It doesn’t matter how good
you are at the other elements, if your
car is priced too high it will most likely
not sell. This is the one area that is the
most difficult to discuss with enthusiasts
who bring me their cars to sell. It’s like
selling your baby. We become attached
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to these cars and tend
you that the vultures will start circling.
to see past their flaws
Unfortunately, most people waste time
and
shortcomings.
and money because they don’t know
This is why it is so
how to look for comps. Options, color
tough
telling
the
and after market upgrades will also affect
owners what their car
the price. Typically, an unpopular color
is worth. Most car
(i.e. yellow, red, tan, gold or variations
salespeople fear this
of these) could reduce the value by
up to 10%. In many cases, a tiptronic
conversation and tend
transmission can reduce the value from
to buckle and tell the
5-10% as well. Lastly, custom wheels
owner whatever they
and similar touches are very personal
want to hear. In the
and may not be liked by potential future
end, that never works
owners. All of these elements play a roll
out. The dealership
in your car’s value.
ends up frustrated that
Let’s start with a popular place
they can’t sell the car
that most sellers look for comps - Auto
and, even worse, the owner becomes
Trader. When you do a search on this
disappointed.
site, you need to look at the entire country
Over the years I have come to realize
for 1999-2001, with under 45k miles
that pricing these cars is much harder than
(should be at least 20k miles more than
it looks. I am going to walk you through
your car), and sort from least expensive
the maze of determining your Porsche’s
to most. Most people make their search
value by using an example. Let’s say you
too narrow by looking at only their year
have a 2000 Porsche 996/911 Tiptronic
and in their area. The search results
Coupe with 30,000 miles for sale and you
will first show you cars for sale called
are going to go online to figure out what
“Premier” listings. These are mostly ads
your car is worth before either listing it
from large dealers. Once you get past
for sale or trading it in.
these, you will find “Featured” listings.
People who might be in the market
These ads are closer to what the market
for a 996…(especially the early models)
will typically pay.
are going to be primarily price focused.
People online are very savvy buyers
The reason for this is that the 2002-2005
and are motivated by price. Outside
996 cars have a 3.6L engine instead of
of vintage models, the primary reason
the 3.4L, different and unique front fascia
(avoiding the confusion with a Boxster)
people look to buy a used late model
Porsche is to save money.
and fewer issues concerning the rear
Most Porsche sellers think the old
main seal engine failure problem. So,
philosophy of price high and you can
knowing all this, you have to look at all
the cars on the market from 1999-2001.
They are all basically the same with the
only difference being that the 2001 had
far fewer issues than the earlier models.
The first place you might go to is Kelly
Blue Book but KBB doesn’t actually sell
cars. It simply looks at averages. Similar
to selling a house, you have to look at the
comps in the market. In fact, for every
month you have your car listed at the
wrong price, you can see anywhere from
a $250 to a $500 value drop just because
it is out there and buyers start to feel like Early 996 Carerra is still a very desirable Porsche
you might become desperate. I promise
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A Wash is Just a Wash...Right?
Story by Moe Mistry
If there’s one aspect of detailing that
I’d say is most important yet overlooked,
it would be washing. Think about it; you
pay hundreds, maybe thousands, to get
a proper detail. You’re given a car that
is almost flawless and has never looked
so great. But now what? What are you
going to do to keep it looking this way?
Well, this is where it gets puzzling. Do
you take it to the car wash, pay a detailer
at the office or do it yourself?
The first two choices are the least
labor intensive. I mean, how hard is to
take the car to the local Chevron or Auto
Spa, hand over the keys to some guy you
don’t know and a latte and 20 minutes
later, your car is shiny and clean. Or,
let’s step it up a notch and hand it over
to the local wash guy that makes his
rounds at your office. Surely he must do
a much better job, and you never left the
office. Well my friends, this convenience
comes at a cost. The cost may be swirls,
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scratches or a dent that you know wasn’t
there before but you’re being told it was.
Who knows what else.
What I’m trying to lead you to is
how simple and rewarding a wash can
be if you have the correct technique
and products. So let’s start with most
basic of ingredients, soap. There’s a
reason you see soaps specifically made
for automotive finish. Paint has its own
natural oils that are there to maintain
gloss, and in some areas, flexibility.
By using dish soap, cheap automotive
soap or petroleum-based soaps, you’re
robbing the finish of its oils.
The solution is using a high-quality, pH
balanced soap that is gentle on the finish
and is effective at removing grime. You’ll
notice one main difference between a
high quality soap opposed to an inferior
one: how little product is used. There are
several high quality soaps from P21S,
Sonax, Lumiere, einszett, etc. Spending a
little extra on the soap also saves the wax
on the car from diminishing prematurely.
What you wash the car with is just as
important as what soap is used. Your
choices are wide: synthetic sheepskin,
microfiber, foam sponge or my favorite
all-natural Australian or New Zealand
sheepskin. Synthetic sheepskin is a
cheaper alternative to the real version but
I find the nap to become stiff and almost
brillo-like after a few washes. Microfiber
is soft in the beginning but traps dirt; over
time, you end up rubbing the embedded
dirt into the finish causing scratches. The
foam sponge isn’t all that bad, but once
again, you run the risk of dirt getting
trapped in the cells of the sponge. The
reason I prefer natural sheepskin is that
it’s the softest of all choices. Natural
sheepskin is very gentle and won’t harm
the finish.
Now that you’ve selected the right
soap and mitt, what will you use to
dry? Your choices are simple; cotton
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Rice’s Ramblings
Story by Lee Rice, OCR Technical Writer
My last article concerned service and
maintaining your Porsche, mostly about
the 911-model line. Many things written
are not exclusive to a 911, every Porsche
is a rather unique and fascinating machine
that needs some attention. When Porsche
owners get involved in Concours and
cleaning or some minor repairs it becomes
apparent that the quality of design and
build is remarkable. It can be interesting,
and even fun, to realize the value of the
Porsche one pays so dearly for!
In addition to my long service
article, I had a close friend (not named
to protect the unaware) tell me of his
plight after a long wet drive in his special
car. Apparently California freeways are
susceptible to rain damage and when one
encounters a pot hole late on a Sunday
night’s drive home followed by a loud
‘bang!’; a safe slow down and pull over
revealed a flat, shredded tire!
Then the fun began: deciding either
to wait for a tow, change of wheel/tire or
do-it-yourself in the rain? The wait was
only a half an hour but then the owner
was unable to find the wheel lock tool!
Fortunately the tow home was covered
by his ‘auto club’ but the situation could
have been much worse!
A question to all Porsche owners is:
Do you know if you have wheel locks
installed on your Porsche? And if you
do, do you know where your lock tool is?
Are you sure? Have you looked through
you factory tool kit, curious to see what
is in it? Is it complete?
MARCH 2011
Factory tool kits are becoming
very expensive, if not impossible, to
replace. Some individual tool items are
impossible to find anymore. You may
find you need one of those special tools
even with an ‘auto club’ tow or repair.
Such as the tow hook that goes into the
front of your bumper. That’s what is
behind that little round outline. Without
some tools you may only get a tow to
an “as close as possible repair service
station” or maybe a motel. The chances
of this repair station having a suitable
tool are not too good.
So, everyone owning a Porsche
should do two things:
1. Read your owners manual. In spite
of a lot of legally required info (boring),
there is a wealth of information you
should at least have some idea about.
2. Look through your tool kit. Make sure
it is complete. In addition, make sure you
have at least one good working flashlight!
I have become a fan of the (2ea) AA LED
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Feature: Awards Party:
(Continued from page 8)
jackets in recognition of their individual
contribution to the Walter’s Team support
to our Club.
Walter then provided an interesting
and amusing summary of his journey
from New York City mechanic to
becoming the successful owner of
Walter’s Automotive Group. He claims
he never sold a car and we have his name
on it (author’s note: not likely)! Walter
also mentioned that he was proud to be
associated with our Club and offered
words of encouragement and praise for
our Autocross program!
Another
Club
sponsor,
Omniplatform, was recognized for their
contributions during 2010 to our Club
website which is a key element of our
AUTO-X program. Drew Jorgenson,
owner and founder, accepted a Sponsor
trophy and jackets for members of his
team that made the extra effort to design
and launch our website in the spring
of 2010. Most of you probably don’t
know that our new website was only a
few months old when it won fifth place
(Class 5 Region – largest clubs) in the
2010 Porsche Parade national website
competition.
AUTO-X Event Sponsor awards
were presented next to those companies
that sponsored individual or multiple
AUTO-X events throughout the season:
• Autowerkes – Bruce Powers;
• Cape Auto Repair – James Buck;
• FMC Loan Pros – Steve Eguina;
• GMG Motorsports - James Sofronas
& Fabryce Kutyba;
• Hergesheimer Motorsports – Mark
& Laura Hergesheimer;
• Racing LifeStyle – Michael Eguina;
and
• Vision Motorsports – Dwain
Dement;
The support provided by these sponsors
is highly valued and a key element of our
AUTO-X program.
The highlight of the party, eagerly
anticipated by the drivers, was the
presentation of the coveted Championship
Jackets and Trophies to each of the 34
Class First Place Winners; 15 Second
and 4 Third place trophies were also
presented.
Our Driving Instructor Co-Chiefs
and brothers, Rick and Dennis Neff,
presented the Instructor of the Year
Award. Honoree Steve Abbott, who
has donated countless hours to track
walks prior to every event in addition to
many hours of in-car instruction to Club
Members, shared his expertise on how to
attack the track, Thank you Steve! All the
AUTO-X drivers also want to thank both
David and Attila Szilagyi for their many
hours spent designing and ‘throwing’ the
tracks for all our events.
The ‘hot-shoes’ were eagerly
awaiting the announcement of the Top
Gun Award that recognizes the single
driver with the highest score for the
season using the BRI (Bench Racing
Index) for each Autocross event. The
award, presented by Emeritus Steve
Eguina, went to David Palmquist. The
last award of the evening went to James
Buck, the out-going AUTO-X Co-chair,
(See Photos Page 17)
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OCR - PCA Awards Winners at Their Party
Ken and Grace Fredrickson
Greg Lush and James Buck
Steve Eguina and Greg Lush
Eric Budai and Chuck Bartolon
Joanna Burks with Brian & Julie Fawks
Kristin & Attila Szylagyi
Joseph West and Chris Barrington
Ingrid and Fred Tilker
MARCH 2011
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Feature: Awards Party:
PCA OCR 2010 Autocross Results
(Continued from page 16)
for his two years of service Co-chairing
the AUTO-X events. We will all miss
James, but he joins the expanding ranks
of Emeriti that include Steve Eguina,
James Harris and Bob Scheussler.
In closing, 2010 was an outstanding
year driving with friends and tweaking
our cars! I want to personally thank the
2010 Autocross Events group; James
Buck, Greg Lush, Christine Newcomer,
Christian and Kevin Van Fleet, Chuck
Bartolon, Dennis and Rick Neff, Eric
Budai, Chris Barrington, Lorri Trotter,
Kris Scheussler, David Palmquist, Attila
Szilagyi, Kyle Largent, and of course…
the Emeriti.
A final word of thanks goes to all
the drivers that attend the events. You
are the reason our Autocross program
gets better every year. Thanks for a
great 2010 AUTO-X season to all
Sponsors, Volunteers and Drivers! And
an invitation to everyone who enjoys a
good adrenaline rush, come on out and
play in 2011!
Walter Kienle addresses the group
Class
Champion
2nd Place
944Spec
AR2
CP
CS
FI
FIL
FP
HI
II
IM
IP
IS
IS/S
IS/SL
JP
JS/S
KS/S
MS
MS/S
NS
NS/S
OI
OP
OPL
OS
OS/S
PS
PS/S
QS/S
RP
RS
RS/S
RS/SL
X
Christopher Barrington
Bob Scheussler
Josef West
Aaron McKinnon
Christian Van Fleet
Patricia Lynn Taylor
Fred Tilker
Eric Budai
Lisa Goetsch
James Buck
Jerry Griffin
Derek Whitacre
Ken Fredrickson
Grace Fredrickson
Lorri Trotter
Dennis Neff
Chuck Bartolon
Hideki Okano
David Carlson
Christine Newcomer
Brian Vaniman
Dick Stonehouse
Bob Morales
Marry Morales
Donald Chapman
Eric Monroe
George Pappagelis
Tony Paine
Greg Lush
Steve Eguina
Hi Ly
Brian Fawks
Lisa Taylor
Steve Abbott
Robert Deck
Rod Taylor
3rd Place
Jeremy Cottrell
Kris Scheussler
Bob Florey
Rick Neff
Tom Ridings
Akira Kogawa
Kyle Largent
Yoichi Matsuda
Tom Randel
Mike Clark
Jeffrey Chodos
Tim Cox
Craig Adams
Ed McRae
Joe Litavis
Steve Wong
Attila Szilagyi
Walter with Grandson, John Kienle
Walter’s Team Members Justin Usary, Jesus Moya, Mario Torres, Craig Wilcutt
MARCH 2011
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Goodwood:
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Drats! The Bobbies get their man
goods including “Sugar Snacks” and
“Wheaties” from Kellogs in what looked
like the original boxes. One could buy
“Bangers and Mash” at a walk up stand
or do “Tea and Crumpets”. “Fish and
Chips” were served in conically folded
old newspapers, which as the grease
melted stained both the fish and the hands
of the purchaser. For our lunch we ate
in the “bunker” which was a World War
II Tent Mess with sandbag entrance and
several warnings to watch what you said
as, “The enemy could be listening”.
I must go back to Westhampnett and talk
about the airplanes. There were several
“fly by’s” of some significant World War
II aircraft. Among these were a Spitfire,
a Mustang, a Bearcat and incredibly a
Lancaster heavy bomber. Reputedly the
only one left in service in the world. As
a tribute to the people who served in that
conflict, there was a formation fly-over
with the Spitfire and a Hawker Hurricane
on each wing of the Lancaster. With
“Auld Lang Sine” playing, there were
few dry eyes in the house.
One of the early flyers to lose his life in
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the war was an American.
His name was Billy Fiske
and he was an honoree for
the weekend. He had flown
a Hurricane and landed at
Westhampnett after a dogfight
when it was an emergency
field for shot up airplanes and
wounded flyers. I understand
the Hurricanes had something
of a reputation as “Ronsons”,
named after the ubiquitous
cigarette lighter of that era. This meant
that they would brew up in flames given
any kind of chance. Official records state
Fiske’s aircraft was on fire as it rolled
across the field after landing and he had
to be pulled from the flames, unable to
extricate himself. The official record
also states that he lived for three days
afterwards. What the official record
cannot really relate is what a terrible
three days those must have been. Billy
Fiske is buried nearby Goodwood in a
country church. As a “car guy” he owned
a sporting car himself. It’s nice to think
he’d enjoy the whole idea of the revival.
The historic races are separated into
classes, depending upon the era and
classification in which they raced. These
classes went on into the 1970s so there
were some relatively recent cars on
hand and more than a few Porsches.
In the infield garage area there was a
reproduction Porsche shop reproduced
exactly as it would have been in the early
or late 1950s with engines on rebuild
stands and cars on lifts. The mechanics
were actually from the factory and in my
talks with them they appeared to be having
a great time of it. The most famous car in
the Porsche garage was “Grossmutter”
which was a championship hill climb car.
It was fabulously light and carried a very
potent flat eight motor.
For me, there were two cars that were
the most interesting. The first was a V16 1.5 liter (or litre as the Brits would
have it) that was a mechanical marvel
in its day. The marvel, I suppose, also
consisted of the amazing fact the thing
ran at all as it was notoriously fussy. If
one was lucky enough to get it all lit up
and firing, it wouldn’t run without more
snorts, backfires and bucks than any
wild horse at less than about a zillion
RPM. But when this thing cleared its
throat, got on the cams and ran down the
straight, it sounded as if all Hades had
been let loose and the very furies were
pushing the pistons up and down. Since
the car is front engine and the motor is
directly in front of the driver, it had to be
almost excruciating to be just behind all
that noise and complication. You could
almost hear the driver thinking, “if this
thing let’s loose I’m going to be wearing
a connecting rod bow tie.”
Mrs. Maxine Cooper enjoys the new Jaguar
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Goodwood:
(Continued from page 22)
The second most interesting car for me
was another copy of my first racing car,
a Kieft formula junior. Counting the one
I almost had that had been sold by some
Philistine before I could get to it, that
would make three of the five every built
that I have personally seen. A gentleman
named Michael Madden owned this
particular Kieft. He kindly spent some
time with me discussing the car I had,
his own car and how he had brought it
back to the track. When I related to him
that some mad Englishman had cut off
every other vane on the water pump he
looked at me sternly and said, “Where
these were built overheating was not a
big issue.” He did admit that a known
weakness of the chassis is the cooling
system and anything more than about a
nanosecond on the pre-grid brings them
to a boil nicely (tea anyone?) The other
Kieft I am familiar with is now domiciled
in Northern California and is owned by
Mr. Marc Nichols.
Having been to the historic
races in Monterrey several
times and then just this
year to the historic races
at Infineon Raceway in
Sonoma, I can compare
the events and venues.
Monterrey is spread
out over the peninsula
and each event requires
a separate ticket. The
Infineon races are in their
infancy and need a bit
Sister car to my old Kieft Formula junior, there were exactly 5
made, or maybe 6 no one is really sure
of time to see how they’ll evolve. But
Goodwood is truly the class of the bunch.
One ticket to see the entire shindig with
the only exception being if you actually
want to sit in a grandstand it will be a
little extra. For any car person, I urge your
attendance. Bring the significant other
and if not a car person they can dress up
and play like Clement Attlee if you are
into that sort of thing! I did see more than
one Churchill.
1.5 Litre V-16 BRM, fiendishly complicated
and Banshee loud
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Breakfast Club/New Members
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Each month the Club meets at Original Mike’s Restaurant in Santa Ana for Breakfast and to view each other’s cars. Our new members
attending the January 2011 breakfast are pictured below with their Porsches. Location details for the Breakfast Club appear on the
back cover of this magazine.
Robyn D’Alexander & Beau Gould - Black Turbo
Kevin and Tracey Surrell - Black Cayenne
Marcia & Frank Morrell - Red 1986 Carerra
Greg & Mrs Hauter - White Carerra Cabriolet
Alan DeCarr - Red 2007 Carerra
Chet Briscoe - Silver 2011 Panamera
Bill Burris - Red 1999 Boxster
MARCH 2011
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Editor’s Notes
(Continued from Page 5)
of the time you just have to show up at a
few board meetings and before you know
it you have volunteered for something
or other. This gives you the right to be
inside the “cordon rouge” with power
plenipotentiary. Try it. It is really fun.
The most enjoyable part is to be a part
of something that puts together upwards
of 100 Porsche’s and their drivers and
camp followers with loads of smiles and
miles.
I Been Everywhere Boy
Like the Johnny Cash song, I am getting
around. I am just back from Mexico
where I spend five days in “the city” as
they call it. After this I get to see Buffalo,
New York in February. Ah, the glamour
of travel. Then, a week or so later I’ll be
in Indianapolis. I am especially looking
forward to Indy of course. It has been
some years since I’ve been there and I
am itching to see the track and museum
again. Now, how do you hide that on an
expense account? So 2011 is going to see
me moving around quite a bit. Write me
often and tell me Porsche stories, it means
a lot on the road.
The Magazine about You
That is the “Pandemonium” our, or your,
magazine. Write to us (Maryann and
I) and send us your stories about what
you have been doing. Have you done
anything Porsche like lately? Your fellow
club members want to know about it, so
tell them. Don’t be worried about writing
ability; we’ll polish you up so that you
write better than Stendhal.
My friend Jay Warren sent in an
article I would love to publish. I edited
it and yanked a whole raft of comma’s
out. Don’t worry, I have them stored for
future use. But Jay is inordinately fond
of commas (he can’t stand semi-colons,
however) and says the article is not the
same! Oh well, Jay come back and I’ll
loan you those commas again.
Anyway send your articles, stories, or
photo’s.
I Want to Play Too!
I am writing this article on a Saturday and
will miss out on our training wheels and
first season autocross. Oh my, I want to
play too. But schedules don’t allow us to
do all we want. Between being employed
by slave drivers who can’t stand the
Breakfast Club announcements by C.L.
A Lot of Porsches
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thought of me in California for more
than a week and paying for Mrs. Coopers
Nordstrom’s card, not to mention being
a grandparent, (how many birthdays can
those kids have?) it seems that I don’t
get the play time I used. But wait, one of
these days I’ll retire and even if I have
to use my cane I’m gonna come out and
play with the rest of the boys and girls in
Porsches!
Blanche Updated
She is really starting to come together.
The last couple of things are near, like new
tires. I am agonizing over the decision
of whether to go with “R” Dot street
compounds or compromise summer high
performance tires. Decision lock on my
part. You have to be careful because these
19” tires are bucks, enough to pay for 10
years worth of Starbucks. So you’ve got
to choose carefully.
See Ya Soon?
Come out and join your friends at the
Orange Coast Region functions, and
when you do; look me up and say
“howdy”. You’ll have fun and I will get
to meet new friends!
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Rice’s Ramblings:
(Continued from Page 15)
flashlight. They are small, light weight
and the batteries last a long time.
Rain
I drove my Evo 911 almost every day
over the Christmas Holidays during the
heavy rains and I still found small things
that are problems with rain. I suggest to
owners of older Porsche models that they
look under the foot well floorboards for
water egress. Water can collect from bad
windshield seals, and even wet shoes
dripping on the carpets, seeping through
to the metal floor panel. It collects under
the floor boards where little heat reaches
to dry it. Over time the protective coatings
wear and rust starts.
It is a good idea to take a look in
there and if needed, after everything
dries, spend a little time cleaning,
priming and painting. I like using RustOleum”® and then find no further issues
arise. Window seals dry and shrink; water
can seep around the seals and into the
window glass sills and cause rust. Most
professional glass installers are pretty
savvy with Porsche requirements and
know which sealants will not dry hard
and shrink.
On a related note I have continued
to be amazed with the new BOSCH
“EVO” wiper blades. A clean sweep
every wipe! I don’t care if they do
cost a few bucks more; they work!
Oh, and why do I drive my 43-year- The new “911 GT3 CUP” WON the 24 Hours of
old 911 in the rain? It is, and always has Daytona, Jan. 30th 2011
Why is Porsche dragging every respected
been, a working car to run errands. And
name from true racing winners and
it is also fun in the wet!
applying them onto the newest styling
changed 911? Those names are respected
Racing News
names that were EARNED in hard won
The newest 911 racing news is centered
Motorsports. Is seems those honored
on the Porsche 918 RSR concept car. It
names are being slapped on trivial new
looks like a concept 917 LeMans long tail
styling only updated 911s.
with it’s flat fan engine cover, it’s reported
And my biggest bone to pick is
that Porsche will build the thing!
the new 911 GT2 RS. Again taking the
The recent photos of the new 911
honored “RS” name from hard won
Speedster, Carrera GTS and 911 GT2
racing victories and decaling it to a 911
RS just get better looking with each
model that Porsche has never raced, not
change. However, I must wonder at the
once!
ever increasing cost of what is reported to
Everyone knows the Porsche GT2
be only some minor tuning upgrades and
RS would blow the doors off anything
styling updates? Yes, they are beautiful
out there, but one must wonder, is
machines but does this justify the price?
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come down holds true. Unfortunately,
with the internet, that has all changed.
The key for these cars is simply “value.”
You have to put yourself in the buyers’
shoes to realize their choices and why
they would decide to buy your car.
Pretend that you are looking for your
own car. So ask yourself, if you were
buying a 996 and were interested in a
1999-2001 because of the incredible
value (really the only reason to consider
these years), how much would you be
willing to spend?
When you do the proper search, you will
find most of the cars listed are in the midlow $20k range. In fact, if you find 5
similar Porsches to yours that are lower
in price, you are probably priced too high.
Yes, you will see several priced very high
but those cars will sit on the market for
a long time. An old dealership owner/
friend of mine once said, “if no one calls
[on your car], either you haven’t paid
your phone bill or the price is too high.”
I know that your car is special and perfect
but when you start looking out there,
most (not all) Porsches for sale are well
cared for and show the owner’s pride.
The first mistake you might make is to
decide that your car is special and price
it closer to $30k instead of $25k. Several
things can happen. First, when people
do searches they sometimes put a dollar
level ceiling to their search and it always
ends in a zero or five. That is why you
would price your car at $24,990 versus
$25,000. Second, you have to consider
competing models. If you were looking
to buy a late model Porsche in the $30k
range, your choices would be even better.
Porsche 996 C4S cars with 50k miles
are selling in the mid-$30ks. 2005 997
Carreras with similar mileage are also
in the mid-$30ks. You can even find
2001 996 Twin Turbos with 50k miles in
the high 30s. So, why would someone
want to buy your 2000 Porsche for $30k
when there are these other great choices
available for not much more?
EBay is another great tool for comps.
Perform a search similar to Autotrader
with one slight addition. There is a
button by the search results that says,
“completed listings.” This reveals all
the closed auctions. The key here is that
you can see what sold and what didn’t
and how high the bidding got. This will
further help confirm what the proper price
for your Porsche should be.
In this market, I have found that typically,
if you do everything right, your car should
sell rather quickly. My average has been
less than 45 days and within 5% of asking
price. Usually, the first offer tends to be
the best. You will get lots of annoying
calls, crazy offers, fraudulent emails and
time-wasting requests. If you remain
patient, the right buyers will present
themselves. They are almost always the
easiest to work with.
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2011 Zone 8 Autocross Season Begins
Hi! My name is David Witteried and I am your Zone 8 Autocross Chairman. If you have attended any of
the Zone 8 autocrosses in the last few years you may have met me as I try to get my yellow 1976 911S
Targa out to the autocross track every chance I get.
One of my goals is to try to get more members to compete in the Zone 8 Autocross Series. So far there are
8 races on the calendar for this year. To qualify for a trophy you must compete in 40 percent of the year’s
events in a single class (i.e. 4 events at this time). Novices can qualify for an award if they compete in 4
events in that class. Last year there were 6 awards made at the Zone 8 Awards Banquet. However, there
were 20 drivers who needed only 1 more event to qualify, and 43 other drivers that needed 2 more events!
Let’s see more of you make just a few more events so you can qualify for an end of year award as well.
Some of you may feel that you’re not good enough to compete… but like the lottery, you can’t win if you
don’t play! And for me, playing with my favorite toy and sharing the fun with my PCA friend’s is the best
way to enjoy my Porsche! So mark the dates on your calendar and join us at the track!
I know that some of the Regions have their own autocross series during the year. I would still encourage
you to try some events outside of your local area. The various Regions each have distinctive characters,
with different participants and venues. Some tracks favor high horsepower cars, while others favor small
lightweight cars! Two of my favorite things about autocrossing are that every track is different and you get
to meet lots of new people along the way!
The first autocrosses of the season are a 1-2 punch on the 20th and 21st of March. I plan on attending
both events and so can you! Please visit the Zone 8 web site events calendar for a complete list of events
scheduled this year. The rules book is also available on the web site so you can download and print it. The
web site address is http://zone8.pca.org/. If you have any questions also feel free to contact me, my email
address is [email protected].
See you on the track!
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Porsche so shy as to hide the GT2 RS in
sheep’s clothing to become a café racer
only? What a shame.
With what appears to be a sweep of
the automobile greats, it is reported that
Ferdinand Piëch’s VW Gruppe is about
to aquire FERRARI. Can you imagine?
So what is stopping the VW Gruppe from
using all their now owned factory test
tracks to run races against each brands
team cars? Cheating would be most
difficult as each of these manufacturers
knows each other tricks. So, maybe we
could actually see real Ferrari racing real
Porsche (GT2RS), racing real Bugatti,
Audi, and all comers. Why Not? Opinions
expressed are strictly my own and do not
reflect Porsche, PCA, or OCR.
Our February Cover and feature of
Tom & Doris Chilton and their 911 GT3 was an eye-full! How fortunate we
are to have such enthusiasts who love
Porsches!
God Speed
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of the Airmax is that it has a dual stage
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