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<strong>March</strong> <strong>2009</strong><br />
<strong>In</strong> <strong>this</strong> <strong>issue</strong>...<br />
<strong>•</strong> <strong>Featured</strong> <strong>Members</strong> <strong>Mark</strong> & Tina Trewartha<br />
<strong>•</strong> Walter’s Automotive Group Hosted the<br />
2008 Autocross Awards Party<br />
<strong>•</strong> Plan to Attend the New Member Party
24 hours of Le Mans. 24 hours of Daytona.<br />
24 hours until Monday.<br />
Spend some quality time with the Cayenne that was built<br />
for performance. The GTS packs a 4.8 liter V8, 405 hp<br />
and lowered sports tuned suspension. Test drive one today<br />
and prove to yourself that the Cayenne GTS lives up to its<br />
long performance heritage. Porsche. There is no substitute.<br />
The Cayenne GTS.<br />
Something <strong>this</strong> fast won’t hang around.<br />
Dealer Name Here<br />
(555) 555-5555<br />
Dealer Address 1 Here<br />
Dealer<br />
Power<br />
Address<br />
Porsche<br />
2 Here<br />
Newport Beach<br />
Dealer (949) 673-0900 Web Site Address Here<br />
Showroom 445 E. Pacific hours HighwayM – F X:XXAM – X:XXPM,<br />
Sa<br />
Newport<br />
& Su<br />
Beach,<br />
X:XXAM<br />
CA 92660 – X:XXPM<br />
www.PowerDirect.com
Editor<br />
Garey Cooper<br />
gareycooper@mac.com<br />
(714) 264-0530<br />
Advertising Director<br />
Ken Fredrickson<br />
fast.freddy@verizon.net<br />
(714) 962-3258<br />
Classified Ads Editor<br />
Bob Weber<br />
hbobw930@aol.com<br />
714-960-4981<br />
Contributing Writers<br />
Garey Cooper<br />
Steve Eguina<br />
Armand Gastelo<br />
Jim Harris<br />
C. L. Jarusek<br />
Maryann <strong>Mark</strong>s<br />
<strong>Mark</strong> & Tina Trewartha<br />
Contributing Photographers<br />
Garey Cooper<br />
Armand Gastelo<br />
Lisa Goetsch<br />
Pamela Horton<br />
C. L. Jarusek<br />
Judy Lech<br />
<strong>Mark</strong> Trewartha<br />
Tina Trewartha<br />
www.pcaocr.org <strong>March</strong> <strong>2009</strong><br />
<strong>In</strong>side <strong>this</strong> <strong>issue</strong><br />
<strong>Featured</strong> <strong>Members</strong> Tina and <strong>Mark</strong><br />
Trewartha - Page 8<br />
Steve Eguina and Bob Scheussler at the<br />
Walter’s Hosted 2008 Autocross Awards<br />
Party - Page 11<br />
Features<br />
8 <strong>Featured</strong> <strong>Members</strong> - <strong>Mark</strong> & Tina<br />
Trewartha<br />
10 David vs. Goliath Challenge Ends<br />
11 Walter’s Automotive Group<br />
Hosted 2008 Awards Party<br />
for Autocross<br />
24 32 Hours, 7 Minutes<br />
31 <strong>2009</strong> OCR Ballot<br />
Upcoming Events<br />
7 New Member Party<br />
13 Palm Springs Follies Tour<br />
17 <strong>2009</strong> Concours<br />
23 Tour to Jerome, AZ<br />
23 Ladies Events<br />
23 Zone 8 Concours School<br />
28 Zone 8 California Speed Festival<br />
Departments<br />
2 Calendar of Events<br />
4 Contacts<br />
5 President’s Message<br />
6 <strong>Members</strong>hip<br />
6 Goodie Store<br />
27 Breakfast Club New <strong>Members</strong><br />
33 Editor’s Notes<br />
35 Classifieds<br />
36 List of Advertisers<br />
Carolyn & Arnie Shusterman at the<br />
OCR Holiday Party - Page 20<br />
On the Cover:<br />
Photo from <strong>Mark</strong> Trewartha<br />
Pandemonium is published monthly. Deadline for materials is the 1st of the month for publication in the next month’s <strong>issue</strong>.<br />
Subscriptions for <strong>PCA</strong> members of other regions are $30 per twelve <strong>issue</strong>s. Non-members may subscribe at $35 for twelve <strong>issue</strong>s, payable in advance.<br />
Pandemonium is the official publication of <strong>Orange</strong> Coast Region, Porsche Club of America. Any statement appearing in the Pandemonium is that of the author,<br />
and does not constitute an opinion of the Porsche Club of America, the <strong>Orange</strong> Coast Region, <strong>In</strong>c., its Board of Directors, the Pandemonium editors or its staff.<br />
The editorial staff reserves the right to edit all material submitted for publication. Permission is given to chartered regions of <strong>PCA</strong> to reprint articles in their newsletter<br />
if credit is given to the author and the Pandemonium. Publication office: 19401 Sandpebble Circle, Huntington Beach, CA 92648. Bulk Rate class postage<br />
paid, Santa Ana, ca.<br />
Postmaster: Address change to <strong>PCA</strong>/OCR <strong>Members</strong>hip, 2031 El Rancho Vista, Fullerton, ca 92833<br />
MARCH <strong>2009</strong> 1
<strong>2009</strong> <strong>Orange</strong> Coast Region Calendar of Events<br />
MARCH<br />
1 Deadline for the April Pando<br />
1 Photo Rally<br />
7 Breakfast Club<br />
7 LA Literature Meeting<br />
8 So Cal All Porsche Swap & Car Display<br />
– Anaheim<br />
14 New Member Party<br />
15 OCR Autocross – El Toro Fields<br />
17 Board meeting<br />
21 Krispy Kreme Gathering<br />
28-29 Palm Springs Follies Tour<br />
29 SBR Zone 8 AutoX<br />
APRIL<br />
1 Deadline for the May Pando<br />
3-5 Zone 8 Speed Festival-Cal Speedwy<br />
4 Breakfast Club<br />
11 SBR Zone 8 Rally School<br />
12 Easter Day Tour<br />
13 GPX Zone 8 AutoX Streets of Willow<br />
16-19 Long Beach Grand Prix Porsche<br />
Platz<br />
18 Krispy Kreme Gathering<br />
18 SBR Zone 8 AutoX School<br />
19 OCR Autocross – El Toro Fields<br />
19 SBR Zone 8 AutoX<br />
21 Board meeting<br />
25 Ladies Meguiar’s Detailing Clinic<br />
25 SBR Zone 8 Rally<br />
MAY<br />
1 Deadline for the June Pando<br />
2 Breakfast Club<br />
2 Ladies Garden Tour<br />
2-3 SDR Zone 8 TT Spring Mtn<br />
2 SAR Zone 8 Concours<br />
3 SAR Zone8 AutoX<br />
4 OCR Autocross – Sts of Willow<br />
16 Krispy Kreme Gathering<br />
16 GPX Zone 8 Concours<br />
17 OCR Autocross – El Toro Fields<br />
17 GER Zone 8 AutoX<br />
19 Board Meeting<br />
30 OCR Zone 8 Concours<br />
31 CAI Zone 8 Rally<br />
JUNE<br />
1 Deadline for the July Pando<br />
6 Breakfast Club<br />
11-14 Yosemite Tour<br />
13 SDR Zone 8 Rally<br />
Event dates subject to change.<br />
16 Board Meeting<br />
20 Krispy Kreme Gathering<br />
20 Need for Speed (Zone 8)<br />
21 OCR Zone 8 AutoX – El Toro<br />
Fields<br />
29 - July 4 <strong>PCA</strong> Parade – Keystone CO<br />
JULY<br />
1 Deadline for the August Pando<br />
4 Breakfast Club<br />
12 OCR Autocross – El Toro Fields<br />
12 SGVR Zone 8 AutoX<br />
18 Krispy Kreme Gathering<br />
18 Mountain Tour<br />
21 Board Meeting<br />
AUGUST<br />
1 Deadline for the September Pando<br />
1 Breakfast Club<br />
2 SBR Zone 8 AutoX<br />
2 or 9 LAR Zone 8 Concours ?<br />
9 OCR Autocross – El Toro Fields<br />
15 Krispy Kreme Gathering<br />
14-16 Monterey Historics – Laguna Seca<br />
18 Board Meeting<br />
22 Hearts & Garages Tour<br />
29 Loop-Loop Rally<br />
30 OCR Autocross – El Toro Fields<br />
SEPTEMBER<br />
1 Deadline for the October Pando<br />
5 Breakfast Club<br />
12-13 Tour to Jerome, AZ<br />
12 SBR Zone 8 Concours School<br />
14 OCR Autocross – Sts of Willow<br />
15 Board Meeting<br />
19 Krispy Kreme Gathering<br />
19 SBR Zone 8 AutoX, Camarillo<br />
TBD Oktoberfest Tour – Lake Arrowhead<br />
27 SGVR Zone 8 Rally<br />
OCTOBER<br />
1 Deadline for the November Pando<br />
3 Breakfast Club<br />
3-4 German Auto Fest<br />
3 GER Zone 8 Rally-Concours<br />
4 GER Zone 8 AutoX<br />
The Krispy Kreme Gatherings meet<br />
about 8:30 a.m. at the Block of <strong>Orange</strong><br />
5 GPX Zone 8 AutoX/DE Streets of<br />
Willow<br />
10 OCR Driver’s Clinic - El Toro<br />
Fields<br />
11 OCR Autocross - El Toro Fields<br />
11 SBR Zone 8 Concours<br />
17 Krispy Kreme Gathering<br />
17-18 SDR Zone 8 TT, Spring Mountain<br />
20 Board Meeting – <strong>2009</strong> Planning<br />
25 CCCR Zone 8 Concours<br />
30 OCR Annual Halloween Party<br />
NOVEMBER<br />
1 Deadline for the December Pando<br />
1-2 GPX Zone 8 Driving School<br />
7 Breakfast Club<br />
7 AR Zone 8 Concours<br />
8 AR Zone 8 Concours<br />
TBD Bob Savic Wine Tour<br />
8 OCR Autocross – El Toro Fields<br />
14 Zone 8 Presidents Meeting<br />
17 Board Meeting<br />
Please read and return<br />
the OCR Ballot<br />
on page 31.<br />
The current OCR Bylaws<br />
only provide for both<br />
sending and returning<br />
any update information to<br />
be voted on by U.S. mail.<br />
Because the Club is in<br />
the process of revising<br />
the Bylaws and would<br />
like to use updated<br />
communication<br />
channels to bring<br />
information to you<br />
(e.g. the web, etc.),<br />
we need your vote.<br />
Note: Italicized text represents events<br />
outside of <strong>Orange</strong> Coast Region<br />
sponsored events. Links to Zone 8<br />
events can be found at www.Zone8.org.<br />
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Walter’s is proud to sponsor the<br />
Porsche Club of America, <strong>Orange</strong><br />
Coast Region.<br />
Visit us in the Riverside Auto Center for great deals and selection.<br />
Let the adrenaline rush begin.<br />
Walter’s Porsche<br />
3210 Adams St. / Auto Center Drive<br />
Riverside, CA 92504<br />
(866) 365-2030<br />
waltersporsche.com<br />
MARCH <strong>2009</strong> 3
Contact <strong>In</strong>formation<br />
OCR Executive Board<br />
President<br />
Armand Gastelo<br />
949-583-1250<br />
apgastelo@yahoo.com<br />
Vice President<br />
Nicole Forrest Boggs<br />
714-633-2978<br />
993nicole@gmail.com<br />
Secretary<br />
Tom Meng<br />
tmeng@octa.net;<br />
tm.pm@sbcglobal.net<br />
Treasurer<br />
Phyllis Meng<br />
mengp@metro.net;<br />
tm.pm@sbcglobal.net<br />
<strong>Members</strong>hip Director<br />
Peter Lech<br />
PeterLech@att.net<br />
Peter.Lech@kmc-usa.com<br />
Autocross Director<br />
Jim Harris<br />
jimh@gpi-ca.com<br />
Member at Large<br />
Larry Moore<br />
beech60@earthlink.net<br />
OCR Board Appointments<br />
Advertising Director<br />
Ken Fredrickson<br />
fast.freddy@verizon.net<br />
Advertising Coordinator<br />
Grace Fredrickson<br />
one.graceful@verizon.net<br />
Autocross Director<br />
James Buck<br />
capeautorepair@sbcglobal.<br />
net<br />
Autocross Registration<br />
Lisa Goetsch<br />
autoxreg@gmail.com<br />
Charity Director<br />
Jerry Muno<br />
muno.jg@verizon.net<br />
Concours Director<br />
Dick De Rose<br />
traveler3@cox.net<br />
Goodie Store Manager<br />
David Miranda<br />
dlmiranda@aol.com<br />
Historian<br />
Judy Lech<br />
JudyLech@att.net<br />
Ladies Committee Liaison<br />
Maryann <strong>Mark</strong>s<br />
mamsy1@yahoo.com<br />
OCR Photographer<br />
Pamela Horton<br />
pamela@pamelahorton.com<br />
Pandemonium Editor<br />
Garey Cooper<br />
gareycooper@mac.com<br />
Pando Classified Ads Editor<br />
Bob Weber<br />
714-960-4981<br />
hbobw930@aol.com<br />
Pando Distribution Directors<br />
Norm & Linda Hollinger<br />
d.hollinger@att.net<br />
Panorama Liaison<br />
Bob Nimtz<br />
Bob@Access<strong>In</strong>suranceBonds.<br />
com<br />
Rally Director<br />
Larry Moore<br />
beech60@earthlink.net<br />
Sponsorship Director<br />
Bob Scheussler<br />
bscheussler@gmail.com<br />
Tech Activities Director<br />
Cooper Boggs<br />
cooper.boggs@gmail.com<br />
Webmaster<br />
Frank Goodyear<br />
frank@teamgoodyear.com<br />
Web Coordinator<br />
Kari Knudsen<br />
karilynk@hotmail.com<br />
Web Service Director<br />
Rob Wong<br />
OCR Board Meetings<br />
rob@atomicpc.com<br />
All members are welcome to<br />
OCR Board Meetings, held on the third<br />
Tuesday of each month at 7:00 pm.<br />
Location is the Greenbrook Clubhouse,<br />
18222 Santa Joanana Street, Fountain Valley.<br />
Zone 8 Chairs<br />
Zone 8 Representative<br />
Michael Dolphin<br />
carrera3@msn.com<br />
Zone 8 Autocross Chair<br />
Neil Heimburge<br />
porschebadboy@cox.net<br />
Zone 8 Concours Chair<br />
Joe Nedza<br />
jcnedza@aol.com<br />
Zone 8 Club Race Coordinator<br />
Vince Knauf<br />
vvvince@aol.com<br />
Zone 8 Driving <strong>In</strong>structor,<br />
Time Trial & Drivers Ed Chair<br />
Paul Young<br />
pdyoung@cox.net<br />
Zone 8 Rally Chair<br />
Tom Gould<br />
tcg3@aol.com<br />
Zone 8 Region<br />
Coordinator<br />
Gary Peterson<br />
gary.peterson@hrh.<br />
com<br />
Zone 8 Rules Coordinator<br />
Tom Brown<br />
tb911@adelphia.net<br />
Zone 8 Treasurer<br />
Linda Cobarrubias<br />
MS993@aol.com<br />
Zone 8 Webmaster<br />
Ken Short<br />
webmaster@zone8.org<br />
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President’s Message<br />
Story and photo from Armand Gastelo<br />
Armand is the proud father of a well-decorated Boy Scout<br />
Our horrible winter weather is almost<br />
over. Just hang on for a few more weeks.<br />
I actually ran out of sunscreen and lip<br />
balm! Living in Southern California,<br />
we need our own special type of winter<br />
preparation kit, different than those used<br />
by the rest of the country.<br />
Our kits should include a shovel, not<br />
a snow shovel, but one you can use at the<br />
beach with the kids. You should have a<br />
good defroster to defrost those burgers<br />
before cooking them on the barbeque and<br />
an ice chisel to chip ice for your iced tea.<br />
Don’t forget a good umbrella to shade<br />
you from all that sun and, lastly a nice<br />
thick parka to use as a blanket while eating<br />
your picnic lunch by the sea.<br />
My point is that you should be<br />
prepared no matter where you live. You<br />
should keep emergency kits not only at<br />
home and office, but in all of your cars.<br />
This goes for first aid kits as well.<br />
Did you know that many countries<br />
in Europe require drivers to carry some<br />
form of emergency kit or first aid kit in<br />
their cars as well as a reflective emergency<br />
triangle while driving?<br />
Some Porsche cars came equipped<br />
with first aid kits when first sold along<br />
with the tool kit. I keep an aftermarket<br />
first aid kit in my 993, which is nice and<br />
compact. I also have an emergency kit<br />
which I received while serving on the<br />
Club’s board. This kit includes jumper<br />
cables, which can be very handy.<br />
Things that you might not have<br />
thought of carrying are spare batteries<br />
for your remote key fob and a miniature<br />
screwdriver. You might need the<br />
screwdriver to open the fob to access the<br />
battery. I learned to keep these items in<br />
my car when, while at home, my security<br />
alarm fob’s battery died which left me<br />
stranded.<br />
As the days grow longer and you<br />
become more active participating in the<br />
club’s activities remember to replenish<br />
your road kits.<br />
Like a good Boy Scout one should<br />
always be prepared.<br />
Armand<br />
MARCH <strong>2009</strong> 5
OCR <strong>Members</strong>hip<br />
Anniversaries [5 years or more]<br />
40 Years<br />
Leslie Gunnarson<br />
35 Years<br />
Thomas & Jill Shubin<br />
30 Years<br />
Fred & <strong>In</strong>grid Tilker<br />
28 Years<br />
Roger & Terrie Grago<br />
26 Years<br />
Michael & Kimberly Gugert<br />
25 Years<br />
John Dilger<br />
Sylvia Salenius<br />
21 Years<br />
Tom Coffey<br />
Paula Graham<br />
Kurt & Christine Gokbudak<br />
Rick & Sharon Norquist<br />
20 Years<br />
David & Vicki Hall<br />
Shinji & Maho Saeki<br />
19 Years<br />
Wayne & Mary Aschenbeck<br />
Greg & Mary Ford<br />
16 Years<br />
Robert & Cheri Clucas<br />
15 Years<br />
Werner & Asta Puttner<br />
Terry Winfrey<br />
Bill Gibson<br />
14 Years<br />
Gary & Susan Blakeney<br />
13 Years<br />
Robert & Nancy Music<br />
12 Years<br />
Christopher Casler<br />
Nick Clemence<br />
Gerard & Linda Murray<br />
Ed Tanaka<br />
<strong>•</strong> General <strong>Members</strong>hip <strong>In</strong>fo<br />
<strong>•</strong> Where is my Pando?<br />
<strong>•</strong> They spelled my<br />
NAME wrong!<br />
<strong>•</strong> Potential Member Referrals<br />
<strong>Members</strong>hip Questions?<br />
11 Years<br />
Donald Holthe & Patricia Hall-Holthe<br />
Martin & Janice Kendrick<br />
Glen & Kathy Nelson<br />
Scott & Kimberly Sheldon<br />
Robin Sun<br />
Mario & Josefina Torres<br />
10 Years<br />
Dave Humphreys<br />
Larry Slonim<br />
Scott & Chris Keller<br />
Michael Kunz<br />
Bill Kling<br />
John & Michelle Lotz<br />
Jim Mahoney<br />
Jeffrey & Kate Armstrong Simonds<br />
Jeffrey & Tracy Trask<br />
Sonny & Kieu Vo<br />
Kip & Drew Waterhouse<br />
9 Years<br />
Jack & Lynne Davidson<br />
Bruce Gorman<br />
Stephen Porter<br />
Rebecca Martinez<br />
Lawrence & Donna Ross<br />
Darrin & Katherine Schellin<br />
Edward & Kerry Velasquez<br />
8 Years<br />
William & Pam Garrett<br />
Edward & Elaine Godlewski<br />
Craig Oka<br />
Jeanine French<br />
Mayur & Tushar Patel<br />
7 Years<br />
William & Laurie Anast<br />
Phil & Sean Edmondson<br />
Charles & Marielena Gazarek<br />
Peter Helton<br />
Jerome & Melody Muno<br />
Patricia Taylor<br />
Stephen Yeoh<br />
Jason Flores<br />
(Continued on pg.36)<br />
<strong>•</strong> Change of Address / Car /<br />
Phone<br />
<strong>•</strong> Joining <strong>PCA</strong>/OCR<br />
<strong>•</strong> <strong>In</strong>traRegion Transfers<br />
Contact: PETER LECH at (714) 992-1337 or on the<br />
web at PeterLech@att.net<br />
New <strong>Members</strong> and Transfers<br />
Steven Cabales<br />
Anaheim / ‘06 Cayman S<br />
Ernesto Caponera<br />
Newport Coast / ‘06 Boxster<br />
R. Keith & Beth Guidus<br />
Lake Forest / ‘84 911<br />
Transfer from San Diego Region<br />
Al Hagie<br />
Huntington Beach / ‘02 996<br />
Lance Higa<br />
Cypress / ‘95 911<br />
Arthur & JoAnne Iwasaki<br />
Walnut / ‘97<br />
Transfer from San Gabriel Valley Region<br />
Thomas Michael<br />
Tustin / ‘03 996<br />
Michael Pearl<br />
Laguna Niguel / ‘05 Carrera<br />
Ronald & Barbara Prince<br />
Yorba Linda / ‘75 911<br />
Roger & Heather Srouji<br />
Newport Beach / ‘86 911<br />
Transfer from Sacramento Valley Region<br />
Charles Whitacre<br />
North Hollywood / ‘82 911SC<br />
Come Visit<br />
The Goodie Store<br />
Need a Member Name Badge?<br />
Wondering where to purchase OCR merchandise?<br />
Make it a point to stop by the Goodie Store<br />
during the monthly Breakfast Club!<br />
The Goodie Store table is set up inside Original<br />
Mike’s AND And is your one stop headquarters for<br />
OCR items such as key chains, license plate frames<br />
and various apparel. Some items do change from<br />
month to month<br />
so don’t miss out!<br />
PORSCHE<br />
The Goodie<br />
Store<br />
is set up every<br />
month at the<br />
Breakfast Club.<br />
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NEW MEMBER<br />
WELCOME PARTY<br />
AND IRISH STEW COOKOFF<br />
Everyone is invited!<br />
SATURDAY, MARCH 14 11:30 am - 2:30 pm<br />
Euromasters Classic Cars<br />
18370 Pacific Street, Fountain Valley, CA 92708<br />
We want to welcome all the new members to our Region<br />
with an Irish Stew Cookoff Contest...prizes to be awarded.<br />
Cost: $5.00 per person; Free to all members who joined OCR since February 2008.<br />
Bring an Irish Stew for the contest OR another Dish to Share.<br />
Paddy will bring keg of Green Beer and soft drinks.<br />
We will have representatives of the Autocross, Concours and Rallye programs<br />
to provide information about these events throughout the year.<br />
Please RSVP to Pete Lech at PeterLech@att.net<br />
MARCH <strong>2009</strong> 7
<strong>Featured</strong> Member Story<br />
Porsche Dreams Do Come<br />
True<br />
Story by <strong>Mark</strong> & Tina<br />
Trewartha, photos from <strong>Mark</strong><br />
Trewartha<br />
Growing up in Australia, the thought of<br />
owning an expensive sports car like a<br />
Porsche was way beyond my comprehension.<br />
By the time I left school, all my<br />
friends were just getting interested in Australian<br />
muscle cars. so naturally that is what<br />
I became interested in as well. Around the<br />
same time I joined Qantas Airlines as an<br />
apprentice aircraft engineer and started my<br />
career in engineering. One of the benefits<br />
of working for an airline is cheaper fares,<br />
so it was on one of my trips to Los Angeles<br />
to purchase car parts that I met my wife to<br />
be, Tina. It was also during <strong>this</strong> visit that<br />
my interest in Porsches began to increase,<br />
helped by the fact that Tina had arranged a<br />
test drive for me in a nice little Carrera.<br />
About eight years later we had the<br />
opportunity to move from Sydney to the<br />
sunny shores of Hawaii. By <strong>this</strong> stage,<br />
we were married with three children, but<br />
the dream of owning my first Porsche<br />
never left me. Being an engineer, I loved<br />
all things mechanical, so over the years I<br />
had read all the information about Porsche<br />
that I could get hold of. There was only one<br />
Porsche dealer in Honolulu and after about<br />
six months I think they got sick of seeing<br />
me every week. It was about <strong>this</strong> time that<br />
Porsche announced that they were releasing<br />
a new 911, code named 993. As the weeks<br />
went by, the more I found out about <strong>this</strong><br />
latest 911, the more I wanted one. When we<br />
got married, Tina had promised me that I<br />
would have a Porsche before I was 30 and<br />
that time was approaching fast. All I had<br />
to do now is convince her that a 911 would<br />
make a great family car. Yeah, Right!<br />
One day as we were driving by the<br />
dealership, she suggested we go in and<br />
have a look at what was on the floor. As we<br />
entered, my eyes were drawn to a brand new<br />
Guards Red 993. It was exactly the color I<br />
wanted but unfortunately it had a tan interior.<br />
Tina surprised me when she suggested<br />
we should order a new car just the way I<br />
wanted it. After talking to the salesman, I<br />
<strong>Mark</strong> & Tina with the Cayman & GT3<br />
found out it would be a three-month wait<br />
for the car to be delivered. It would be the<br />
longest wait of my life. As the weeks went<br />
by, I looked for more and more information<br />
on the car. I read all the road tests and<br />
was happy to find that everyone thought it<br />
was the best Porsche yet. Finally the dealer<br />
called to advise me the car had arrived. I<br />
could not wait to get there to pick it up. After<br />
all the paperwork was done, I was finally<br />
handed the keys to my brand new Porsche<br />
911. True to her word, I took delivery two<br />
weeks before my 30th birthday.<br />
When you buy a new Porsche, they<br />
give you an application to join the Porsche<br />
Club of America. I didn’t know anything<br />
about the club but I thought it couldn’t hurt<br />
to join. I found out there was a Hawaiian<br />
region, so I made a point of going to one<br />
of the meetings. When we showed up,<br />
there were lots of Porsches there and we<br />
found out about some upcoming events.<br />
One event that interested me was their annual<br />
Concours, which was to be held at the<br />
Aloha Tower in downtown Honolulu. I had<br />
always been particular about keeping my<br />
cars clean, so I thought it might be a fun<br />
event to enter. I entered the street division<br />
and was pleased to find that I won my class.<br />
The seed was planted.<br />
After three years in Hawaii, the time<br />
had come to move on and we were transferred<br />
to Los Angeles. After looking around<br />
Los Angeles and <strong>Orange</strong> County, we finally<br />
decided to settle in Huntington beach. After<br />
993 Turbo<br />
transferring my membership to the <strong>Orange</strong><br />
Coast Region, I went to my first breakfast<br />
meeting. When I arrived, I could not believe<br />
how many beautiful cars were there. As<br />
the months went by I got more and more<br />
involved with the club and especially the<br />
Concours series. I seemed to be quite good<br />
at showing my little red Carrera...winning<br />
my class multiple times.<br />
After six years with the Carrera, it was<br />
time to step up to the next level so I set my<br />
sights on a 993 Turbo. I was lucky to find a<br />
great club member who was happy to take<br />
the car off my hands and still owns it to <strong>this</strong><br />
day. I spent months looking for a turbo all<br />
over the country only to see one advertised<br />
just down the freeway in Irvine. Tina and<br />
I went to look at the car and when I first<br />
saw it I could not believe how beautiful it<br />
was. For some reason Speed Yellow looked<br />
fantastic on the 993 Turbo. The car was four<br />
years old but had less than 5,000 miles. I<br />
couldn’t wait to start showing it. The street<br />
class I was entered in was becoming quite<br />
competitive so I knew I had to step up my<br />
game for the coming year. There were at<br />
least two of us who were in contention for<br />
the Zone 8 year-end award. The lead went<br />
back and forth all year, until the last event,<br />
which I won and, in turn, sealed the trophy.<br />
I was lucky enough to go on the year after<br />
and win the overall award once again.<br />
It is probably the dream of most<br />
Porsche owners to visit the factory in<br />
Zuffenhausen at least once in their lifetime.<br />
It certainly was for me. I started to<br />
investigate the possibility of doing a tour<br />
of Germany in a Porsche and incorporating<br />
a visit to the factory. At the time there only<br />
seemed to be one company offering such<br />
tours. On the surface they looked great but<br />
as we dug deeper into the itinerary we found<br />
that of the 10 days we would be there we<br />
would only have the Porsche for 3 days and,<br />
worst of all, you had to be chaperoned by a<br />
tour guide on the autobahn who would limit<br />
the speed at which you could drive the car.<br />
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And on the other seven days of the tour we<br />
would be driven around by bus. This was<br />
definitely not my idea of a Porsche driving<br />
tour.<br />
We decided to just fly to Germany,<br />
rent an ordinary car and just go exploring<br />
on our own. On arriving in Frankfurt, we<br />
learned that the autoshow was being held at<br />
the convention centre so we decided to go<br />
along. On the Porsche stand, we were lucky<br />
to meet many people from Zuffenhausen<br />
and made quite a few important contacts.<br />
The next day we headed towards the factory<br />
for our tour. The first time at the factory<br />
was quite an experience. Until you see<br />
these cars on the production line it is hard<br />
to imagine they are really built by hand. At<br />
the time they didn’t have any robots at all.<br />
To <strong>this</strong> day they still only have one robot.<br />
The rest of the vacation was spent visiting<br />
some fabulous areas in Germany and, of<br />
course, some high speed trips down the<br />
autobahn.<br />
After arriving home, I thought it<br />
would be fun to write an article for the<br />
Pandemonium describing our visit to<br />
Germany and all the fun we had. After it<br />
was published, we had many people from<br />
the club approach us and tell us how much<br />
they enjoyed reading the article and how it<br />
was something they had always wanted to<br />
do. Well that got us thinking about utilizing<br />
all the extensive research we had done<br />
and contacts we had made to organize a<br />
proper “Autobahn Adventure.” It was very<br />
important for us from the start to make sure<br />
we offered a truly unique experience. Tina<br />
and I were never very fond of guided tours<br />
where every single minute is scheduled and<br />
you are rushing from one tourist attraction<br />
to another, with no chance to stay longer<br />
if you wished. As everyone’s idea of the<br />
perfect vacation is different, we wanted to<br />
offer a tour, which is very flexible and can<br />
be customized to suit the individual. Most<br />
of the days are spent at your leisure doing<br />
whatever it is you want to do. We then meet<br />
at the next hotel in our own private banquet<br />
room to share a gourmet meal together<br />
with some fine wine and German beer. It<br />
was also imperative that the Porsche was<br />
included for the entire time and there were<br />
no restrictions on what speed you could<br />
drive on the autobahn.<br />
The first year we offered the tour we<br />
had 16 people join us in Germany. The second<br />
year it had grown to 24 people. When<br />
we first started the tours, we thought we<br />
would repeat the same route each time but<br />
by the third tour, we had 10 people returning,<br />
so we decided to design new routes<br />
each year taking in other parts of Germany<br />
and Switzerland. As the years went by, the<br />
participation just kept growing, with many<br />
people returning year after year. <strong>In</strong> 2007 we<br />
had over 65 people from all over the world<br />
join us on two back-to-back tours. Each<br />
year we stay in some of the finest hotels in<br />
Europe. We always include some unique<br />
experiences like driving on the famous<br />
Nurburgring, a tour through the Swiss Alps<br />
or a visit to Oktoberfest. For <strong>2009</strong> we will<br />
be visiting the three countries of Germany,<br />
Austria and Switzerland. We will not only<br />
have the new 997 Carerras available, we<br />
have also planned a visit to the brand new<br />
Porsche museum, which just opened to the<br />
public, in addition to our annual factory<br />
tour. From the pictures I have seen, it looks<br />
spectacular. For more information on our<br />
<strong>2009</strong> tour, please see our website at www.<br />
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Final David & Goliath<br />
Challenge Event Was<br />
Held at Qualcom<br />
Story by Steve Eguina<br />
The final event of the 2008 David and<br />
Goliath Challenge Series was completed<br />
in San Diego at Qualcomm Stadium. As<br />
you may recall OCR recognized San Diego<br />
Region as the Zone 8 Goliath of Autocross<br />
after their dominating results at the<br />
2007 Porsche Parade in San Diego. After<br />
a few cocktails at SDR’s Driver Awards<br />
party last year, OCR admitted that we’re<br />
just the “little” Davids of Autocross, but<br />
offered up a challenge to Goliath, a fourevent<br />
series based on their own Bench Racing<br />
<strong>In</strong>dex (BRI). Two events were held at<br />
El Toro and two at Qualcom. The top five<br />
drivers from each club at each event would<br />
score points.<br />
Over 15 Team David drivers showed<br />
up <strong>this</strong> rainy morning, and we were determined<br />
to mount our best challenge yet!<br />
These were the crème de la crème, OCR’s<br />
youngest, oldest (sorry-more experienced)<br />
and, in some cases, fastest! The SDR<br />
course was very fast and technical which<br />
probably helped TEAM DAVID who were<br />
used to our fast and technical courses at El<br />
Toro. Chris Grivas – Cayman S, Pierre<br />
Mauries - Boxster, Evan Fullerton – 914,<br />
Steve Eguina – GT2, Radomin Delgado<br />
– GT3 RS all scored points for Team<br />
David. These members were backed<br />
up by David Palmquist, Christian Van<br />
Fleet, James Buck, Bob Nimtz, Attila<br />
Szilagyi, Kris Scheussler, Kevin Fullerton,<br />
Roger Ang, Randy Gates, Jerry<br />
Griffin, Christine Newcomer and Karin<br />
Scheussler. (Hope we didn’t forget anyone).<br />
During the four events it was not the<br />
same five OCR drivers who scored points<br />
at each event. Over 15 OCR Team David<br />
drivers helped to win the series!<br />
Team David was 3 points in the lead going<br />
into the final event. A total of 220 points<br />
is available for the series.<br />
As the sun set and the scores were tallied,<br />
Team David won the final event by<br />
1 point, winning the series. Team Goliath<br />
has been weighed and measured and came<br />
up short! A “special” award will be presented<br />
to Team David at Team Goliath’s<br />
Drivers Awards party where San Diego<br />
Region will be eating a little Humble Pie.<br />
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Autocross Corner<br />
Walter’s Automotive Group Hosted the<br />
2008 Awards Party for Autocross<br />
Story by Jim Harris, Photos by Lisa Goetsch and Judy Lech<br />
The 2008 Walter’s Porsche<br />
Autocross Series came to<br />
a close with the year-end<br />
Awards Party, hosted by<br />
Walter’s at their new facility<br />
in Riverside, California.<br />
The event included food,<br />
refreshments and service<br />
bays full of fine street and<br />
race cars. The cars included<br />
OCR members’ cars and new<br />
Porsches, Audi R8s and Mercedes<br />
Benz. Approximately<br />
100 drivers, friends and family<br />
showed up for our annual event to<br />
honor those that drove their cars in the<br />
Autocross over the year.<br />
After relaxing with friends and<br />
families and enjoying the drinks and<br />
hors d’oeuvres provided by Walter’s, the<br />
group was welcomed to the party by the<br />
2008 Autocross Co-chair Jim Harris.<br />
Following the welcoming remarks,<br />
the group was treated to a presentation<br />
by James Sofronas, President of GMG,<br />
describing his recent experiences driving<br />
in the 24 Hours of Daytona. The<br />
presentation was interesting and educational.<br />
GMG provides upgrades and<br />
servicing for late model Porsches and is<br />
a Series Sponsor for our Autocross.<br />
Bob Scheussler next presented<br />
jackets to Walter Kienle the founder of<br />
Walter’s; his son, Steve, Walter’s General<br />
Manager; and seven of Walter’s key<br />
staff in appreciation of their generous<br />
support and participation throughout<br />
the year. Also receiving his jacket during<br />
the Champion presentation was Ed<br />
McRae, class winner and Director of<br />
Operations for Walter’s. Ed then offered<br />
words of encouragement and praise for<br />
the Autocross program.<br />
Event Sponsor awards were presented<br />
next to those sponsors that were present<br />
including <strong>Mark</strong> and Laura Hergesheimer<br />
of Hergesheimer Motorsports. t<strong>2009</strong> Cochair<br />
James Buck of Cape Auto Repair,<br />
Walter and Steve Kienle receiving awards from Bob Scheussler<br />
Michael Eguina of Racing<br />
Lifestyle, and the omnipresent<br />
Emeritus, Steve<br />
Eguina of FMC Loan Pros.<br />
Event Sponsors not present<br />
but much appreciated include<br />
Vision Motorsports,<br />
Chips Away, Autowerkes<br />
and Euromasters Classic<br />
Cars. Again, their support<br />
is highly valued.<br />
A special annual recognition,<br />
the inaugural<br />
Sportsmanship Award,<br />
was presented to James Buck for his<br />
unselfish response to a breakdown of<br />
another driver’s car (in James’ class).<br />
James gave his car to the other driver,<br />
allowing the him to complete the<br />
event and register a finish.<br />
James Buck with his Sportsmanship Award<br />
Fast Freddy and Jerry Muno displaying Champion Jackets<br />
with Melody Muno<br />
OCR Porsches parked in Walter’s spotless garage<br />
The Walter’s Group with Bob Scheussler and Jim Harris<br />
The phase of the party eagerly anticipated<br />
by the drivers was started―the<br />
presentation of the coveted Championship<br />
Jackets and Trophies. All but three<br />
of the Champions were present to receive<br />
their new jackets. Trophies were<br />
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Show at 7:00 PM<br />
WHAT IT COSTS: Dinner and Show: $80 per person<br />
Price includes Gold Circle Follies seating (box office price<br />
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SEATING TO BE ASSIGNED ON A FIRST COME BASIS<br />
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For those of you who need lodging we have arranged for a special group<br />
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MARCH <strong>2009</strong> 13
Autocross Awards Party (Cont. from pg. 11)<br />
also presented to those drivers completing<br />
in enough events to qualify for second<br />
and third place in each class<br />
The last award of the evening, the<br />
Top Gun Award, was presented by Steve<br />
Eguina. This award recognizes the single<br />
driver with the highest score for the season<br />
using the BRI (Bench Racing <strong>In</strong>dex)<br />
for each Autocross event. The award<br />
James Sofronas<br />
The 2008 Autocross Year-end Results are:<br />
Class Champion 2nd Place 3 rd Place<br />
944 Spec Chris Barrington<br />
AI Evan Fullerton<br />
AM Robert Keele<br />
AS Jerry Muno<br />
FI David Palmquist Christian Van Fleet Rod Taylor<br />
FIL Patricia Lynn Taylor<br />
FP Fred Tilker<br />
FS Gary Burch<br />
GP Jackie Corwin<br />
HP Kevin Fullerton<br />
II Bob Scheussler<br />
IIL Lisa Goetsch<br />
IP Jerry Griffin Kent Verderico<br />
IS Ted Hoiberg Robert Goya<br />
IS/S Fast Freddy<br />
IS/SL Grace Fredrickson<br />
JP James Buck Kris Scheussler Bob Florey<br />
JPL Karin Scheussler<br />
JS/S Michael Jones<br />
KS Chuck Bartolon<br />
LS Carl Vanderschuit Pierre Maurier<br />
MS Akira Kogawa Dennis Power Roger Ang<br />
MS/S Hideki Okano Joe Lipnisky<br />
MS/SL Bonnie Delgado Carolyn Shusterman<br />
NP Bob Nimtz - Tied<br />
NP Gerry Kokoszka - Tied<br />
NS Lou Hudyman Duane Selby - Tied<br />
NS<br />
Tim Cox - Tied<br />
NS/S Chris Grivas Jeff Edwards James Harris<br />
NS/SL Christine Newcomer<br />
OS/S Ed McRae<br />
PS Randy Gates<br />
PS/S Greg Lush Adam Nguyen<br />
QP Steve Eguina<br />
QPL Lisa Hunter<br />
QS Curt Yaws<br />
QSL Janet Yaws<br />
QS/S Jim Harris<br />
X Steve Abbott Ken Motonishi Attila Szilagyi<br />
Ed McRae, Director of Operations at Walter’s (and an<br />
autocrosser himself) with Steve Kienle, the General<br />
Manager of the Walter’s Automotive Group<br />
Chris Grivas, OCR 2008 Autocross “Top Gun” in the Bench<br />
Racing <strong>In</strong>dex<br />
went to Chris Grivas driving a Cayman<br />
S fitted with stock tires. Great driving!<br />
<strong>In</strong> closing, we had a great year, made<br />
new friends and learned how to drive our<br />
cars a little better. I want to personally<br />
thank the Autocross committee including<br />
Bob Scheussler, <strong>Mark</strong> and Tina<br />
Trewartha, Lisa Goetsch, James Buck,<br />
Lorri and Kris Scheussler, Ted Hoiberg,<br />
Jerry Griffin, Adam Nguyen, Fast Kenny<br />
Fredrickson, Christian and Kevin Van<br />
Fleet, David Palmquist and…of course,<br />
our Emeritus, Steve Eguina.<br />
Come out in <strong>2009</strong> and have fun with<br />
us sometime!<br />
Show’s over for 2008, Jim and Bob<br />
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OCR Celebrated the Holiday Season<br />
Story by Garey Cooper, photos by everyone at the party<br />
After several years at the Phoenix Club in<br />
Anaheim, our Region’s end-of-year party<br />
was held at the Wyndham Hotel in Fullerton.<br />
It was a wonderful evening and we<br />
were treated very well as the club had two<br />
separate rooms with plenty of dancing space<br />
(which, as luck would have it, was located<br />
right next to the bar) and an area for the<br />
silent auction.<br />
Knowing that the bar would certainly<br />
attract the club members, <strong>this</strong> area was also<br />
used as the display location for our silent<br />
auction items. Even though the auction was<br />
silent it didn’t stop any of the OCR crew<br />
from talking and laughing as they figured<br />
out how to outfox the next bidder for that<br />
unique Porsche tschochke that they had<br />
always wanted.<br />
For the auction we had impressive<br />
choices that had been donated by our esteemed<br />
sponsors and members. Walter’s<br />
Automotive Group, Carlab Development,<br />
Autowerkes, and Newport Auto Center<br />
were among the doners. These items were<br />
donated free of charge to our club with the<br />
entire proceeds going to our adopted charity:<br />
the <strong>Orange</strong>wood Home for Children.<br />
This year’s party was organized by<br />
our Vice President, Nicole Cooper-Boggs<br />
(assisted by her husband, Cooper). Also<br />
helping were Jerry and Melody Muno,<br />
Tom and Phyllis Meng, David Miranda,<br />
and Grace Fredrickson. There were other<br />
helpers as well and our thanks go to all of<br />
them for creating such a memorable setting<br />
for our annual bash.<br />
The dancing was excellent with music<br />
provided by Jose Beltran of WPS Entertainment.<br />
I was hoping to be spotted for a<br />
potential spot on “Dancing with the Stars”<br />
but unfortunately there is no category for<br />
people with two left feet. With 125 people<br />
in attendance the joint was rocking and<br />
rolling.<br />
There were special recognitions at<br />
the party for our enthusiasts of the year<br />
and OCR President Armand Gastelo was<br />
happy to announce Buzzy Klevens and<br />
Kari Knudson as the recipients of <strong>this</strong><br />
honor for 2008. The Prez also mentioned<br />
C.L. Jarusek and Gary “Scoop” Barnhill<br />
for their contributions to the club in 2008.<br />
During his presentation Armand reminded<br />
the attendees of the all the fun provided by<br />
the Autocross crew and how singular our<br />
White Gloves Concours was for everyone.<br />
<strong>In</strong> addition, Armand specifically thanked<br />
our Porsche auto dealerships for their<br />
strong support of the <strong>Orange</strong> Coast Region;<br />
Newport Auto Center, Circle Motors, and<br />
Walter’s Porsche received all received a<br />
round of applause.<br />
This year the emphasis was on food,<br />
fun, and dancing so our announcements<br />
were kept to a minimum. Even with that<br />
being the plan, the evening seemed to fly<br />
by with stories told about someone’s special<br />
memory, or that fast lap at El Toro going on<br />
in all corners. We even had an announced<br />
engagement during the evening: Jonathan<br />
Gerber and his beautiful fiancé, Cari Scherr,<br />
told us all that they are to be married in<br />
September <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
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Our very special guest host Santa<br />
Claus arrived just in time to hand out the<br />
winning Silent Auction bidders their goodies.<br />
To me Santa looked an awful lot like<br />
past OCR President Frank Goodyear but<br />
I can’t be sure, although I noticed that he<br />
drove an identical car!<br />
There will be no lack of incriminating<br />
evidence as Gloria Moore had provided<br />
each table with a disposable camera to<br />
document the evening’s misadventures. I<br />
hope that someone took a photo of David<br />
Miranda as he looked uber-sharp in sport<br />
coat and tie; it would be a shame to have<br />
missed him all decked out. <strong>In</strong> fact I noticed<br />
several of our car club members looked<br />
significantly better than they do at our typical<br />
Porsche weekend events. It just goes to<br />
show you what a bar of soap and a trip to<br />
Macy’s will do.<br />
The <strong>Orange</strong> Coast Region 2008 Holiday<br />
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be ashamed for missing it and already planning<br />
on attending the next one at the end of<br />
<strong>this</strong> year. Don’t worry about stretching the<br />
truth about your fastest Autocross speed, or<br />
your shiny Concours trophy finish, or even<br />
that “ace” result in the rallye, everyone has<br />
too much fun to fact check.<br />
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OCR Tour to Jerome and Sedona, Arizona<br />
September 11-13, with 14th optional<br />
Start in <strong>Orange</strong> County anytime on Sept 11, <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
Head out to Parker Arizona for the night. Attend an open<br />
house at the Goodyear never-to-be-finished house, party the<br />
evening at the Tiki Lounge at the Goodyears Hospitality Suite.<br />
Saturday morning, a continental breakfast at the RV Café also<br />
at the Goodyears.<br />
Followed by a drivers’ meeting and departing to Jerome via Wickenburg for lunch.<br />
<strong>In</strong> Jerome, a tour of the ghost town with a couple of surprises. Head off to Cottonwood and check<br />
in. At 5:00 pm off to an all-you-can-eat BBQ dinner and western entertainment at the Blazin’ M<br />
Ranch. After dinner we will head back to Cottonwood for the night. Sunday morning, after breakfast,<br />
leave for a 1/2 day tour of Sedona. Followed by boarding the Verde Canyon Train at 12:30<br />
pm for lunch and a four-hour train ride. Should be returning around 5:30 pm. This concludes the<br />
tour. It is optional to stay an additional night on Sunday in Cottonwood before returning to <strong>Orange</strong><br />
County. Some may want to return to Sedona or Jerome for more sightseeing and shopping at the<br />
many galleries and shops.<br />
There is a web site specifically set up with information and pictures for the Jerome/<br />
Sedona Tour at www.coolfamily.net. The estimated cost of the Jerome/Sedona tour for two people<br />
is around $650.00, with an additional $150 for the extra night on the 14th in Cottonwood. The<br />
actual cost will not be determined until around April/May <strong>2009</strong>. The single rate will be lower<br />
since there are several items that are charged by person.<br />
Mail your refundable commitment of $100 each person by check payable to Frank<br />
Goodyear, 10746 Fenton Drive, Parker, AZ 85344. You will be placed on the list by post mark date.<br />
This tour is not recommended for children! All of course subject to change.<br />
Ladies Committee Events<br />
The first women’s committee meeting of the year was held on<br />
February 9, at the Clubhouse Restaurant in South Coast Plaza.<br />
Watch for the updated meeting information in your next Pando.<br />
Meetings are bi-monthly at the Clubhouse Restaurant in South<br />
Coast Plaza, starting at 6 pm.<br />
Four <strong>2009</strong> Ladies Committee Events are on the OC <strong>PCA</strong><br />
calendar:<br />
4/25 Ladies Meguiar’s Detailing Clinic<br />
don’t miss <strong>this</strong> event. these classes fill up quickly<br />
and all you have to do is register on line!<br />
5/2 Ladies Garden Tour - departing from Original<br />
Mike’s after Breakfast Club<br />
9/19 Ladies Tour – a return to Glenn Ivy (Tentative)<br />
11/21 Ladies Tour - to be determined<br />
MARCH <strong>2009</strong> 23
32 Hours, 7 Minutes<br />
Story and photos from C.L. Jarusek<br />
On December 10, our fellow <strong>PCA</strong>/<br />
OCR members, Paul and Ed Kramer of<br />
AutoKennel, hosted about 100 of us<br />
car nuts to see a presentation by Alex<br />
Roy of Team Polizei. The event,<br />
besides being a fundraiser for the<br />
<strong>PCA</strong>/OCR charity <strong>Orange</strong>wood<br />
Children’s Home, was a preview of<br />
a movie 32 Hours, 7 Minutes. The<br />
title of the movie refers to the old<br />
record for driving from New York<br />
City to Los Angeles.<br />
A few minutes after the group<br />
assembled at AutoKennel, the 2000<br />
BMW M5, was driven by Alex Roy<br />
into the back of the business and<br />
we all looked it over as the “tons”<br />
of pizzas and the keg of Samuel Adams,<br />
which the Kramers provided, was<br />
consumed by us waiting to hear of the<br />
adventure. After everyone filled their<br />
bellies we sat down in our folding chairs<br />
and saw a PowerPoint presentation with<br />
the details of the trip.<br />
Alex started by a review of the<br />
start of racing to get across the U.S.<br />
with Erwin George Cannonball Baker<br />
making the coast-to-coast trip in a<br />
Graham-Paige model 57 Blue Streak<br />
8, averaging greater than 50 mph, setting<br />
a 53 hour, 30 minute record that<br />
stood for nearly 40 years. <strong>In</strong> 1971 the<br />
“Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining<br />
–Sea Memorial Trophy Dash” was<br />
first run and subsequent ones were held<br />
annually until 1979. Racers included<br />
<strong>Orange</strong> County’s own Dan Gurney, who<br />
won in November 1971 with a Ferrari<br />
Daytona at an average of about 80 mph.<br />
The Cannonball races were halted, and<br />
outlaw successors continued similar<br />
races in the U.S., Europe and Australia.<br />
Alex Roy has also participated<br />
in the European Cannonball events<br />
(more info to follow). The “Cannonball”<br />
was succeeded in the U.S.<br />
by the U.S. Express, in which the<br />
fastest time recorded<br />
was 32,<br />
7 minutes in<br />
1983. This was<br />
the record that<br />
Team Polizei,<br />
was attempting<br />
to break.<br />
The BMW M5 began as<br />
stock, but the ECU was programmed<br />
to gain more mpg<br />
at 6th gear speed, enabling<br />
fewer gas stops. They filled up a total of<br />
five times, and got half of a tank once.<br />
They also had a fuel cell in the trunk for<br />
extra gasoline. The car was outfitted<br />
with six cameras, six cell phones with<br />
GPS capability to enable tracking, four<br />
GPS units for the car, an infrared camera<br />
in the grill to allow night vision, red and<br />
blue police lights in the grill, sirens, air<br />
horns, radar detector and laser jammer.<br />
This car is a virtual mobile tech lab.<br />
The Team Polizei consisted of two<br />
drivers (Alex Roy and David Maher),<br />
a movie producer/director<br />
(Cory Welles)<br />
to document the<br />
event by riding<br />
in the back seat,<br />
ground controllers<br />
on computers<br />
in New<br />
Jersey checking<br />
weather/traffic<br />
and anything<br />
else they could<br />
find, two pilots<br />
to fly overhead to scout for traffic and<br />
police cars, and scouts to assist in the<br />
road ahead. They had previously run the<br />
route to check for speed traps, unusual<br />
conditions, and to take notes. They<br />
also looked into using everything from<br />
cat litter to relief tubes for bathroom<br />
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necessities but decided not to use them.<br />
They also looked into having a paint that<br />
could be washed off to change the color<br />
of the car to avoid detection and a laser<br />
defeating paint. Neither was used on the<br />
car, and instead they used the blue BMW<br />
as painted.<br />
The team stopped a total of 28<br />
minutes for fuel, driver changes and<br />
bathroom stops during the trip and set<br />
a new record of 31 hours, 4 minutes an<br />
average of about 90 mph, even with stops<br />
and a detour or two to avoid the police.<br />
For the rest of the story, you are going<br />
to have to go see the movie, which may<br />
be out in early <strong>2009</strong>. Alex stated that he<br />
would come back at the time<br />
of the release and will try and<br />
get some of the actual cars<br />
and drivers from the “Cannonball”<br />
run to appear. <strong>Mark</strong><br />
it on your calendar when<br />
we tell you the date, you<br />
don’t want to miss it. Alex<br />
Roy is an excellent speaker<br />
and kept everyone’s interest<br />
during the presentation. He<br />
then answered questions and<br />
we were shown a clip, which<br />
is also on http://www.youtube.com/<br />
watch?v=bbbtK90LZ9E. The clip is<br />
from inside the Team Polizei BMW<br />
in Florence, Italy during the European<br />
Cannonball Run. Alex and his co-driver<br />
were dressed as Spanish police officers,<br />
and they contacted a pair of Florence<br />
police officers to be directed to a gas<br />
station, and letting them know they<br />
were on a race. The Florence officers<br />
gave them a police escort that you will<br />
not forget. The clip is a little over eight<br />
minutes long, but you will enjoy it. This<br />
will pique your interest in seeing the<br />
movie.<br />
On behalf of the entire <strong>Orange</strong> Coast<br />
Region, the others attending and I want<br />
to express our gratitude to Paul<br />
and Ed Kramer and AutoKennel<br />
for sponsoring the presentation,<br />
for the great food and drink, and<br />
for raising $691 from donations of<br />
attendees at the event. Paul and<br />
Ed are loyal members who almost<br />
always bring a specialty car to each<br />
Breakfast Meeting, have been long<br />
time advertisers in the Pando, and<br />
host films and televised races at<br />
their AutoKennel showroom. If<br />
you, or your friends need to look<br />
for a car, or want to sell your car,<br />
I hope that you consider checking with<br />
either of them and give them a chance for<br />
your business. See you at the movies!<br />
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Breakfast Club/<br />
New <strong>Members</strong><br />
Photos by Pamela Horton<br />
Each month the Club meets at Original<br />
Mike’s Restaurant in Santa Ana for<br />
Breakfast and to view each other’s cars.<br />
New members introduced at the February<br />
<strong>2009</strong> breakfast are pictured below with<br />
their Porsches. Location details for the<br />
Breakfast appear on the back cover of<br />
the magazine.<br />
Al Hagie & Skye Neuman and the ‘02 Seal Grey 996<br />
Gary Tomasino with his ‘05 Black 997<br />
Ernesto Caponera with his black Cabriolet<br />
Rob Ryan with the 2000 Silver Boxster<br />
Jerry Buza and his ‘05 Red GT3<br />
SAVE THE DATE: SUNDAY, APRIL 12, <strong>2009</strong><br />
EASTER SUNDAY RUN<br />
AIR FORCE ONE TOUR/RONALD REAGAN LIBRARY TOUR<br />
For those of you who usually do something different on Easter Sunday, we offer the<br />
previously named Heathen Tour.<br />
Depart Krispy Kreme at the Block of <strong>Orange</strong> by 9 am. Arrive at The Reagan Library<br />
where we will tour the library/museum and Air Force One at around 10:30 am.<br />
$12.00 per person; $9.00 if you are over 62. $2.00 headset rental<br />
There is a wonderful café where you can eat lunch.<br />
RSVP to Armand at apgastelo@yahoo.com<br />
Chris & Dick DeRose will lead <strong>this</strong> tour.<br />
You will receive specific details after you RSVP.<br />
Bo Martin and his ‘08 Metallic Blue Cayman.<br />
Bo’s Porsche was selected by Nicole Boggs as the<br />
Presidents Choice car due to its very singular Cobalt<br />
Blue color scheme.<br />
FEBRUARY PANDO CORRECTION<br />
The Autocross Corner story was<br />
actually written by Greg Lush.<br />
Credit was inadvertently given to<br />
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MARCH <strong>2009</strong> 27
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<strong>Featured</strong> <strong>Members</strong> (Cont. from pg. 9)<br />
<strong>In</strong> 2005 I had the opportunity to purchase<br />
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me, the guy who owned it just happened to<br />
be looking for a Speed Yellow 993 Turbo.<br />
After a lot of negotiating we ended up swapping<br />
cars.<br />
What can I say about <strong>this</strong> car? It is the<br />
ultimate 911 as far as I’m concerned. After<br />
ten years of competing in the concours<br />
arena, I now had a car that was built to race<br />
so, I signed up for my first Autocross. After<br />
the event I was hooked. The more events I<br />
did, the more I got used to the car. I really<br />
A scenic stop for <strong>Mark</strong> & Tina<br />
<strong>Mark</strong> & Tina in the Barvarian Alps<br />
enjoyed my times out at Willow Springs<br />
Raceway, where you can make use of all the<br />
power the car has to offer. I went on to win<br />
my class in 2006 and then again in 2007.<br />
That year we decided on making it a two<br />
Porsche household when I purchased a new<br />
Cayman S. With the mid-engine layout, it is<br />
a fantastic handling car. I am really enjoying<br />
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<strong>In</strong> 2008 I was one of 20 engineers<br />
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year away from home in Sydney, Toulouse,<br />
France and Hamburg, Germany. This was a<br />
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to visit me. They had a wonderful time in<br />
France and also got to visit Rome as well.<br />
Qantas has taken delivery of three aircraft<br />
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For <strong>2009</strong> we are looking forward to an<br />
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great tour with Autobahn Adventures. <strong>In</strong><br />
closing, I would like to thank my beautiful<br />
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A group photo to start the German tour<br />
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PLEASE Read and VOTE by <strong>March</strong> 20<br />
An Amendment to the ByLaws / <strong>Orange</strong> Coast Region<br />
Your Board of Directors are in the process of preparing and amending the club’s bylaws because<br />
the club has grown tremendously in membership, event participation, numbers of events, and<br />
financial complexity since the last Bylaws update in April 1993. At that time, all the club official communication<br />
was via U.S. Mail (electronic facsimile (FAX) was just getting popular and e-mail barely<br />
existed). Today over half of our club communication is via electronic means.<br />
The 1993 bylaws specify that an amendment modification shall be sent via mail to each member<br />
and a written approval be returned by mail. It seems clear the mail referred to as written is U.S.<br />
Mail. Given the size of our membership, the cost of following <strong>this</strong> procedure to the letter for the entire<br />
proposed amendments would be significant and very cost ineffective. Therefore, your Board is asking<br />
for your approval of the enclosed mini-amendment via the club magazine, which is mailed to every<br />
member. Your approval of <strong>this</strong> mini-amendment will allow your club to provide you with the entire<br />
proposed amendments via a cost effective combination of FAX, e-mail and web site, in addition to<br />
USPS (United States Postal Service).<br />
Your Board requests you mark the attached Mini-Amendment Ballot return it by USPS to our<br />
Secretary and/or hand deliver it to any Board Member. The ballot below contains the existing language<br />
and the new language added in italic.<br />
------cut here----------------------------------------------------------------------------------cut here---------<br />
<strong>PCA</strong>/OCR Mini-Amendment Ballot<br />
Article XII AMENDMENT OF BYLAWS Section 1:<br />
Amendment of Bylaws<br />
These bylaws may be amended by a majority of the votes cast in a referendum of the membership<br />
which shall be conducted by mail. <strong>In</strong> <strong>this</strong> Article, mail shall mean notice to the membership by any<br />
or all of the following: USPS, electronic facsimile, e-mail, and web site notice. Official response<br />
and/or vote may be transmitted back to the club via USPS, electronic facsimile, or e-mail. Responses<br />
and/or votes must evidence the signature of the active member(s) (often referred to as Member and<br />
Associate) in order to be valid.<br />
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Register your vote (please circle your<br />
Member Approve Disapprove<br />
Member Approve Disapprove<br />
Please return <strong>this</strong> ballot by mail to:<br />
Secretary, <strong>Orange</strong> Coast Region<br />
Porsche Club of America<br />
P.O. Box 6726<br />
Huntington Beach, CA 92615-6726<br />
or fax to:<br />
949-583-1251<br />
MARCH <strong>2009</strong> 31
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Editor’s Notes<br />
by Garey Cooper<br />
A nice putt<br />
Gratuitous Remarks on the<br />
Economy<br />
High atop the <strong>Orange</strong> Coast<br />
Region office tower, located in the<br />
better part of our little geography,<br />
the view (smog permitting) of our<br />
domain stretches from the coasts<br />
to the cliffs, with all of the urban<br />
sprawl between as an added bonus<br />
for our contemplations.<br />
Now that all of the real estate in<br />
sight has been drastically devalued,<br />
normal families may once again be<br />
actually able to afford living here, as<br />
long as they can come up with a 40%<br />
down payment―in cash.<br />
Your OCR executive team is<br />
awaiting our own distribution of<br />
some TARP funds just like the other<br />
Wall Street moguls. We need it; the<br />
gold plating on the faucets in the<br />
steam room and sauna is wearing<br />
thin from the constant polishing<br />
administered by the lesser staff.<br />
Loves Labors Lost Or At Least<br />
Omitted<br />
Due to the strange disharmony<br />
in time that exists in the publishing<br />
world, I write <strong>this</strong> column in late<br />
January, just before February begins.<br />
And, <strong>this</strong> <strong>issue</strong> arrives around the<br />
first of <strong>March</strong>.<br />
February contains Valentine’s<br />
Day as every husband, lover, and<br />
paramour knows and inevitably<br />
usually forgets. So it is with deep<br />
regret that I now somewhat tardily<br />
wish all of our OCR ladies and,of<br />
course, most particularly Mrs.<br />
Cooper a Happy Valentine’s Day.<br />
The best way to a celebrate a happy<br />
valentine’s day that I know of consists<br />
of a run by South Coast Plaza, Fashion<br />
Island’ etc. with a stop in an exclusive<br />
shop where the smallness of the<br />
shopping bag is inversely related to<br />
the expense of its contents. Something<br />
for the ears or fingers being especially<br />
important. I once thought of a pair of<br />
replacement brake disks as being in the<br />
picture but the thought of them weighing<br />
down Mrs. Cooper’s ears didn’t seem in<br />
keeping with the spirit of the day.<br />
<strong>Featured</strong> <strong>Members</strong> And How They<br />
Got To Be That Way<br />
Truthfully we love ALL the members,<br />
how could we not? But the question<br />
comes up about how one becomes a<br />
“<strong>Featured</strong> Member” in OCR’s Pando.<br />
The way we have done <strong>this</strong> in recent<br />
years is to hold a special raffle in<br />
November and December for our charity<br />
which is <strong>Orange</strong>wood Children’s Home<br />
<strong>this</strong> year. From the tickets collected,<br />
we draw the names for the following<br />
year to be <strong>Featured</strong> <strong>Members</strong>. Some<br />
people decline the honor, writers block<br />
or modesty I guess, but most accept and<br />
<strong>this</strong> has been a very successful part of<br />
our magazine. The cars are nice and all<br />
but they don’t start, stop, or go without<br />
people and that is the fascinating part of<br />
our club.<br />
<strong>In</strong>cidentally the order in which the<br />
featured members appear is an extreme<br />
mystery that no one yet has been able<br />
to penetrate. I am told that hugely<br />
complex algorithms are employed by<br />
mathematicians operating in a secretive<br />
laboratory to determine what order the<br />
<strong>Featured</strong> <strong>Members</strong> will appear in the<br />
magazine. All I know is that I asked once<br />
and was told “to mind my own business<br />
if I knew what was good for me.”<br />
Track Time Dudes and Dudettes<br />
The New Year begins with the roaring<br />
of engines at our robust autocross series.<br />
Please look at the Pando calendar or<br />
go online for the schedule and sign up<br />
for one. Or, come out and watch one<br />
first. But at least get to one in <strong>2009</strong>.<br />
With technology penetrating even into<br />
the OCR, you can now register online<br />
as well so it’s a painless process to get<br />
yourself some fun time in a car with<br />
racing in its DNA, e.g., Porsche. To say<br />
its fun is an understatement, try it <strong>this</strong><br />
year and see.<br />
Road Kill on the <strong>In</strong>formation Super<br />
Highway<br />
Thanks to Al Gore having invented<br />
the internet, there are many ways now<br />
to connect with club activities at our<br />
web site. Go to: http://www.pcaocr.<br />
org and get on board. This month we<br />
have the full and complete story of the<br />
Savic Wine Tour more complete than<br />
in last month’s story. With the space<br />
limitations of the Pando removed on the<br />
web, you can see all of the astonishing<br />
pictures and thrilling story of the OCR<br />
turned loose in Central California; don’t<br />
miss it. There is a wonderful layout by<br />
Judy Savic and scrupulously bipartisan<br />
reporting by Tom Calvert in the web<br />
article. Hey, I think I’ll call it a Werticle<br />
as a contraction of “Web” and “Article”<br />
to end my column! It sure beats Blog.<br />
MARCH <strong>2009</strong> 33
Classified Ads<br />
FOR SALE: 930- 911 TURBO<br />
‘87 911 Turbo Coupe, Black / Black lthr.<br />
82K mi. No accidents, rust or repaints.<br />
Engine perfect, trans and clutch just rebuilt,<br />
major tune-up. Excellent leak down,<br />
compression and head bolts torque checked<br />
to Factory specs. Pwr sunroof, sport seats,<br />
perfect leather int, 10 disc stereo. Trophy<br />
winner at <strong>PCA</strong> Concours. $38,900 OBO.<br />
Blake (cell) 714/337-3901, (h) 714/730-<br />
6977; blakewoith@yahoo.com. OCR (2)<br />
’97 911 Turbo Coupe, Black/Black<br />
lthr. 24K mi. One owner. $69,000. Ron<br />
386/676-1501; ronturbo@aol.com. FCR<br />
(2) web.<br />
’97 911 Turbo Coupe, Polar Silver/<br />
Black lthr. 6 spd. $70,000. Blake<br />
425/827-0719; blakei@microsoft.com.<br />
CCCR (2) web.<br />
FOR SALE: LATE MODEL<br />
911-993-986-996-997<br />
‘97 Boxster. Black/Tan lthr. 126K mi.<br />
Tiptronic, 17” Factory whls. Well maintained,<br />
but must sell. $9,900. Mike 562/665-3399<br />
mdbremser@yahoo.com . OCR (2)<br />
FOR SALE: 911-1970s<br />
’75 911 Carrera Coupe, <strong>Orange</strong>/Black<br />
lthr w/Black script. $26,000. Steve<br />
206/979-1623; steve@aswest.net. NWR<br />
(1) web.<br />
’75 911 Carrera Coupe, Guards Red/<br />
Black lthr. 121K mi. Orig car, no<br />
restorations. $22,500. Daryl 707/579-<br />
5109; ceu@mangosteenfan.com. CCCR<br />
(2) web.<br />
‘76 911S Targa. Guards Red/Red lthr.<br />
113.4K miles. With 3.0L SC engine,<br />
flares. 50K on engine. 10K since engine<br />
swap and body work. $14,999. See<br />
more information and pictures at www.<br />
AutoKennel.com. Paul 714/335-4911.<br />
OCR (2) web<br />
FOR SALE: 911--1980s<br />
‘84 911 Carerra RS Lowenbrau Tribute<br />
Car, Grand Prix White/Black lthr. 3.2L<br />
engine w/ 5-spd 915 gearbox. 140K mi on<br />
chassis; 40K mi on engine rebuild. Only<br />
1,000 miles since restoration. Complete<br />
RS interior. Exterior colors and graphics<br />
completed in the famous Lowenbrau livery<br />
used on the famous Lowenbrau Holbert 962.<br />
Words dont describe how cool <strong>this</strong> car is and<br />
how great it looks. Must see photos and more<br />
information at www.AutoKennel.com ; Paul<br />
714/335-4911. OCR (2) web.<br />
WHEELS & TIRES<br />
Factory Wheels for Sale18” 5 spoke<br />
Factory wheels & tires. 8 x 18 front, 10<br />
x 18 rear with Continental Sportcontact2<br />
tires 225/40 front and 285/30 rear Approx<br />
85% tread remaining. Pristine condition<br />
for street or ready for track time. $1700<br />
/ set. . Tom. 949/455 4903, extension<br />
11 (days) or 949/786 -6900 eves. OCR<br />
(1) web.<br />
996 Wheel<br />
911 WHEELS: With Porsche Crest center<br />
caps: Two 7.5x17;+23mm offset/ Two<br />
9x17;+15mm offset. Great condition,<br />
pictures available. Great update for older<br />
911 or extra set of wheels. $600 OBO.Mike<br />
562/665-3399 mdbremser@yahoo.com.<br />
OCR (2) web.<br />
FOR SALE: PARTS<br />
911--930-993-986-996-997<br />
’74 911S 2.7L SHORT BLOCK FOR<br />
SALE: Short block without fuel injection<br />
unit. Newly rebuilt 12K miles ago. Mahle<br />
pistons, new head bolts, rings, bearings.<br />
New valve job. Fire from old fuel line. No<br />
delivery. $2000. Todd Lee 949/489-9562.<br />
OCR (2) web.<br />
MISCELLANEOUS<br />
LIKE NEW RACE OR CONCOURS<br />
ENCLOSED TRAILER FOR SALE:<br />
2003 32’ enclosed Pace American Shadow<br />
trailer with aluminum diamond plated<br />
flooring. White exterior color; no graphics<br />
or logos painted on exterior. Dual axles,<br />
electric brakes. Like new, only used 3<br />
times trailering show cars! No damage or<br />
accidents. Bad economy forces sale. $5000<br />
OBO. Contact Alex for details: apgperf@<br />
aol.com or 630.702.9699. OCR (2) web.<br />
Editors Note: I have seen <strong>this</strong> trailer and it<br />
looks like it is brand new. The owner only<br />
used <strong>this</strong> trailer 3 times and was intended<br />
to trailer show and drag cars. The price is<br />
really a good deal vs. buying a new trailer of<br />
the same length.<br />
Classified Ad Rates<br />
<strong>PCA</strong> <strong>Members</strong> - No charge for 2 times<br />
in the Pandemonium<br />
(2 consecutive months, photos free)<br />
Non-<strong>PCA</strong> <strong>Members</strong> - $10 for 2 times<br />
in the Pando (2 consecutive months;<br />
$5 extra for a photo)<br />
Make checks payable to: <strong>PCA</strong>/OCR<br />
Please contact Bob Weber<br />
at 714-960-4981<br />
or hbobw930@aol.com<br />
MARCH <strong>2009</strong> 35
Anniversaries (Cont. from pg. 6)<br />
6 Years<br />
James & Arlene Chamberlain<br />
Wayne & Cynthia Colony<br />
Kimel Conway<br />
Craig & S. Fox<br />
Hanny & Tarek Hassieb<br />
David & Sanitri Partono<br />
Daniel Rocha<br />
Brian Cammaressi<br />
Brent & Aimee Spirlin<br />
Walter & Carol Straub<br />
John Wally<br />
James Westphal<br />
5 Years<br />
Jonathan Abed<br />
Jeffrey Jaikumar<br />
Gary & Christina Calacci<br />
Ed & Suzanne Craig<br />
Benjamin Jung<br />
Daniel & Christopher Reese<br />
Greg & Tim Scott<br />
Chet Sobotka<br />
Larry & Kathy Stanley<br />
Thomas & Jeremy Swanson<br />
Michael & Lisa Alley-Zarkades<br />
<strong>In</strong>dex of Advertisers<br />
Aase Motors-------------------------------------------- 7<br />
Access <strong>In</strong>surance Bonds------------------------------ 30<br />
Al Reed Specialty Polishing------------------------- 32<br />
American Collectors <strong>In</strong>surance---------------------- 34<br />
Atomic Group------------------------------------------ 36<br />
Autobahn Adventures--------------------------------- 5<br />
AutoKennel--------------------------------------------- 32<br />
Autowerkes .------------------------------------------- 13<br />
Beach Cities Paintless Dent Removal-------------- 22<br />
Bell Helmets------------------------------------------- 16<br />
Bill Brewster Automotive-------------------------- 16<br />
Callas Rennsport--------------------------------------- 16<br />
Carlab--------------------------------------------------- 17<br />
Chips Away--------------------------------------------- 16<br />
Cooper Classy Car Care------------------------------ 14<br />
Doorshield---------------------------------------------- 4<br />
Einmalig------------------------------------------------ 28<br />
Euromasters Classic Cars----------------------------- 29<br />
Factory Werks------------------------------------------ 32<br />
Fairview Mortgage Capital--------------------------- 25<br />
First Travel of California----------------------------- 12<br />
GMG Racing----------------------------------------18,19<br />
Haus of Performance---------------------------------- 32<br />
Hergesheimer------------------------------------------ 34<br />
Law Offices of Joe Nedza---------------------------- 28<br />
Law Offices of Stuart Wallach----------------------- 16<br />
<strong>Mark</strong>’s Clean Car Service--------------------------- 16<br />
Martin & Huddleston Associates----------------------9<br />
Metlife Home Loans---------------------------------- 12<br />
Newport Auto Center--------------------------------IFC<br />
Pelican Parts-------------------------------------------- 22<br />
Pioneer Leather Restoration-------------------------- 30<br />
Rice’s Performance Porsche------------------------- 32<br />
State Farm <strong>In</strong>surance/Bill Petersen-------------- OBC<br />
Stuttgart Performance------------------------------- IBC<br />
Wachovia Securities----------------------------------- 22<br />
Walter’s Porsche------------------------------------ 3, 26<br />
Would You Like to Advertise in Pandemonium?<br />
Call for Rates and Availability Ken Fredrickson at 714.962.3258<br />
or email to: fast.freddy@verizon.net<br />
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State Farm <strong>In</strong>surance Companies<br />
23101 Moulton Parkway, Ste. 103<br />
Laguna Hills, California 92653<br />
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