OCTOBER 2011 In this issue... Featured Member Cliff Crane The ...

OCTOBER 2011 

In this issue... 

• Featured Member Cliff Crane 

• The Hearts & Garages Tour 

• New Member Picnic 

• Tech Talk

www.pcaocr.org October 2011 

Editor 

Garey Cooper 

gareycooper@mac.com 

(714) 264-0530 

Production Director 

Maryann Marks 

mamsy1@yahoo.com 

Advertising Director 

Ken Fredrickson 

fast.freddy@verizon.net 

(714) 962-3258 

Classified Ads Editor 

Bob Weber 

hbobw930@aol.com 

714-960-4981 

Technical Writer 

Lee Rice 

Contributing Writers 

Garey Cooper 

CL Jarusek 

Paul Kramer 

Steve Eguina 

Peggy Huddleston 

James Buck 

Contributing Photographers 

Pamela Horton 

Cliff Crane 

Maryann Marks 

Mary Hong 

Scott Stubble 

Garey Cooper 

Inside this issue 

Kathy and Judy make check-in a breeze 

New and old members mixed and munched 

The replica gas pumps added a touch of 

color and nostalgia to Borowski’s garage 

Features 

6 Horsepower for Your Suspension 

8 Feature: Hooked On Sports Cars 

11 Monterey Weekend 

12 Hearts & Garage Tour 

13 Hearts & Garage Tour Hosts 

20 New Member Picnic 

21 Chaparral Cars and Texas 

Upcoming Events 

2 Porsches & Pancakes 

3 Krispy Kremes 

7 Midway 

31 Walter’s Driving Events 

36 Zone 8 DE & time Trials 

IBC March AFB 

IBC SB Time Ralley 

Departments 

2 Calendar of Events 

3 Presidents Message 

4 Contacts 

5 Editor’s Notes 

6 Membership 

7 Goodie Store 

15 Rice’s Ramblings 

25 Breakfast Club/New Members 

26 AutoCross Corner 

35 Classifieds 

36 List of Advertisers 

On the Cover: Cliff Crane with his 2008 

Turbo 1 

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OCTOBER 2011

OCTOBER 

2011/12 OCR Calendar of Events* 

DECEMBER 

FEBRUARY 2012 

1 Deadline for the November Pando 

1 Breakfast Club / Board Meeting 

8 March AFB Tour and Lunch 

14/16 Porsche Rennsport Reunion IV 

13 Woody’s BurgerBahn 

15 Krispy Kreme 

16 OCR AutoX El Toro 

21 Auto Club Speedway DE-SDR 

22 Porsches and Pancakes 

29 Midway Tour 

NOVEMBER 

1 Deadline for the December Pando 



12 Annual Julian Tour 

12/13 Button Williow DE/TT-SDR 




1 Deadline for the January Pando 




10 Santa Paula Tour 



JANUARY 2012 

1 Deadline February Pando 





TBD OCR AutoX Awards Party 

* Event dates subject to change. 

Note: Italicized text represents events 

outside of OCR sponsored events. 

Links to Zone 8 events can be found 

at www.Zone8.org. 

1 Deadline March Pando 






March 2012 

1 Deadline April Pando 






Got a suggestion? 

Need a question answered? 

Just want to vent? 

This email will go straight to 

the board of directors: 

opinionspcaocr@gmail.com 

Let us know what’s on your mind and we 

will share it at the next board meeting. 

Anyone wishing to inform the club of 

special circumstances, illness or loss 

please send the information to this 

email also.

President’s Message 

Story by Nicole Boggs 

A Franken-Harold? 

He’s alive! Harold, my 993, is back on the 

road. After two extensive surgeries at the 

body shop, Harold has two new fenders, 

a new euro front bumper, a new euro rear 

bumper, a new engine lid, a shiny new 

Porsche reflector and a few other bits and 

pieces. Like a new car, well kind-of. 

Have you ever seen or heard of a 

true Frankenstein car? In the spirit of 

Halloween, my favorite holiday, I thought 

I would elaborate. A Frankenstein car is 

cobbled together, consisting of taking 

parts from different vehicles, sometimes 

even different models. One could argue 

that they’re taking the best of the best 

and making one unique Porsche, others 

may think it is rather odd. For some 

reason you usually see Frankenstein cars 

on the track. They are a hoot to look at 

and often times end up running some of 

the fastest times. Harold is not your true 

rendition of a Frankenstein car, but with 

all of these new parts he seems to be a 

new man. 

Additionally, how can I not include 

a hip-hip-hooray to Monica Asbury 

and the entire 50th anniversary team? 

What a great celebration at the Orange 

Hill Restaurant. Lots of great Porsche 

friends, old and new, came together to 

celebrate 50 years of great OCR PCA 

Porsche camaraderie. 

Happy Halloween! 


Contact Information 

OCR Executive Board 

www.pcaocr.org 

OCR Board Appointments contd. 

President - Nicole Forrest Boggs 

714-633-2978 - 993nicole@gmail.com 

Vice President - Gordon Williams 

Surgicat@aol.com 

Secretary - Bonnie Delgado 

bondelg@gmail.com 

Member at Large - Pando Editor 

Garey Cooper - gareycooper@mac.com 

OCR Board Appointments 

Advertising Coordinator 

Grace Fredrickson 

one.graceful@verizon.net 

Advertising Director 

Ken Fredrickson 


Autocross Co-Chairs 

Greg Lush 

ocrautox@live.com 

Christine Newcomer 

AutoXReg@sbcglobal.net 

Chuck Bartolon 

Woodslsman@Verizon.net 

Treasurer - David Piper 

dpiper@socal.rr.com 

Membership Director - CL Jarusek 

ccwguy@aol.com 

Member at Large - Ken Fredrickson 


OCR Board Appointments contd. 

Autocross Registration 

Julian White 

AutoXReg@sbcglobal.net 

Charity Director 

Peggy Huddleston 

hud5family@yahoo.com 

Concours Director 

Norm Follis 

njfollis@gmail.com 

Goodie Store Manager 

Monica Asbury 

sheamonica@gmail.com 

Historian 

Judy Lech 

JudyLech@att.net 

Ladies Committee Liaison 

Maryann Marks 


Pando Classified Ads Editor 

Bob Weber 

714-960-4981 

hbobw930@aol.com 

Pando Production Editor 

Maryann Marks 


Rally Director 

Larry Moore 

beechnut60@cox.net 

RennList Master 

Pete Lech 

peterlech@att.net 

Social Media Chair 

Gary Labb 

wsatigary@yahoo.com 

Sponsorship Director 

Bob Scheussler 

bscheussler@gmail.com 

Tech Activities Director 

Cooper Boggs 

cooper.boggs@gmail.com 

Web Coordinator 

Bob Scheussler 

bscheussler@gmail.com 

Zone 8 Chairs 

Zone 8 Representative 

Michael Dolphin 

carrera3@msn.com 

Zone 8 Autocross Chair 

Neil Heimburge 

porschebadboy@cox.net 

Zone 8 Concours Chair 

Joe Nedza 

jcnedza@aol.com 

Zone 8 Club Race Coordinator 

Vince Knauf 

vvvince@aol.com 

Zone 8 Driving Instructor, 

Time Trial & Drivers Ed Chair 

Paul Young 

pdyoung@cox.net 

Zone 8 Rally Chair 

Tom Gould 

tcg3@aol.com 

Zone 8 Region Coordinator 

Gary Peterson 

gary.peterson@hrh.com 

Zone 8 Rules Coordinator 

Tom Brown 

tb911@adelphia.net 

Zone 8 Treasurer 

Linda Cobarrubias 

MS993@aol.com 

Zone 8 Webmaster 

Ken Short 

webmaster@zone8.org

Editor’s Notes 

Story by Garey Cooper, Editor 

Garey and his golf guru 

As Time Goes By 

From our vantage point above the 

freeway arteriosclerosis that is Southern 

California, it is hard to see the changing 

seasons. And in Southern California, 

“Fall”, or the more poetic “autumn”, 

are hardly seasons at all anyway. We 

can have some of our hottest weather in 

October for instance. 

But this does not mean that time 

doesn’t go by or that years move on to 

the conclusion, no matter the interference 

of humans. For they do indeed, and once 

again 2011 is heading into what the 

business people call the “fourth quarter”. 

For better or worse here it is October, 

and even in California we know that 

November and December are not far 

behind. 

So, what does this mean to you and 

I? It means that the wonderful machine 

in your garage or carport needs to run 

with its counterparts in at least one OCR 

event before December knocks on the 

door and says, “Good bye 2011and hello 

2012.” You must remember this. 

Head Out On The Highway 

Okay, Mrs. Cooper and I have been 

driving and we are going to be driving 

again in the next few months as in the 

past few months. We are just back from a 

scouting trip through Napa/Sonoma with 

stops in Solvang and others along the way. 

I am struck by how beautiful this state is 

and how much empty and picturesque 

land there is once you are out of the Los 

Angeles/Orange County megalopolis. 

The city roads are in terrible shape. 

A direct reflection of the economy I guess 

and our states alleged impoverished 

coffers. But a lot of the side roads that 

don’t see much traffic are passable and 

excellent Porsche roads. I also find that 

in the car Mrs. Cooper and I can share 

some very communicative moments. Not 

just “WATCH OUT’! But some quiet 

conversation about where we’ve been 

and where we’re going. This is really 

important for couples today, get away 

from the computer/television/iPad/cell 

phone and talk. 

Ain’t We Got Fun? 

Yes we do. As the club heads into the 

last quarter of the year with purpose and 

plans, we have several more autocrosses, 

tours and an election. Recently, now that 

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Horsepower for Your Suspension 

Story by Steve Eguina 

Part 1: How about some “Horsepower 

for Your Suspension”? 

When it comes to performance sports 

cars overall, straight-line, handling 

and braking performance usually go 

hand in hand. Over the years I have 

had many questions about the various 

suspension parts, options and setting up 

of suspension systems for the street, track 

and everything in between. In the next 

few issues of the Pandemonium I will 

address suspension options to improve 

your cars handling as well as some simple 

“must dos” to improve your cars braking 

at the track. This initial articles will cover 

the basic suspension parts, how they 

function and what aftermarket upgrades 

are available. If you have a particular 

item or topic you would like discussed 

or any questions just send an e-mail to: 

Steve@RacingLifestyle.com 

Maybe you wanted a little more 

horsepower and just installed a 

“Performance Chip” in your 911 or had 

your turbo engines ECU “Flashed”. You 

may have even added a performance 

exhaust system. Then early Sunday 

morning, as you enter the freeway and 

squeeze the throttle, you can feel your 

newfound horsepower push you back 

in the seat a little harder. OH! And as 

you wind through the gears, the sound 

of the new exhaust makes you feel your 

on the Muslanne Straight at LeMans! 

Horsepower can be like “drugs”… very 

addicting. 

Improving the “Power to Weight 

Ratio” of your car will always result 

in improved straight-line performance. 

To improve the Power to Weight Ratio 

and handling, most racecars are built to 

maximize the horsepower while at the 

same time minimize the weight within 

the respective race class rules. For those 

who don’t have a dedicated racecar, our 

daily driver may double as our weekend 

canyon carver, Auto-X weapon or track 

car. Most of us don’t want to give up 

driver comfort items such as the stereo 

and air conditioning in our daily driver. 

So how do you improve your Porsche’s 

overall performance now that you have 

improved straight-line performance? 

Part 1: Sway Bars 

Let’s start with sway bars. While 

sway bars are only a part of your cars 

suspension, they are one of the easiest 

parts to change and will improve your 

cars handling without causing comfort 

to be substantially compromised. Sway 

bars, or as they are sometimes called 

stabilizer bars, anti-sway bars or antiroll 

bars, purpose is to keep your car’s 

body from “rolling” in a turn. When you 

enter a sharp turn you and all the parts of 

your car get pushed to the outside. The 

outside of the car is pushed down and the 

inside of the car rises up. This is called 

body roll and depending on the Porsche’s 

suspension the body may roll 10, 15, 20 

degrees or more. 

From a handling standpoint, this 

body roll is bad. It reduces traction 

because it puts more weight on the outside 

tires and less weight on the inside tires 

thus reducing traction. To get the best 

traction from your tires, it is best to keep 

the weight of the car distributed evenly 

on all four tires. However, the word 

“compromise” comes into play with 

every suspension setup and your Porsche 

is no exception. This is especially true 

with about 60% of the weight on the rear 

of most 911s. Most Porsches come with 

a front and rear sway bar. A 997 GT3 

comes with a larger diameter bar than a 

stock 997. The RS America has larger 

bars than a stock 964. The diameter of the 

bar, i.e. stiffness of the bar, determines, 

in part, how much the body will roll in 

a turn. 

Front and rear Cayman adjustable sway 

bars by RSS 

Full race sway bar with sliding End Link 

How sway bars work: A sway bar 

is attached to the frame of your Porsche 

with two bushings (usually hard rubber) 

in such a way that it can rotate. The ends 

of the sway bar usually form an arm (see 

photo) that may be at up to a 90-degree 

angle to the bar. These arms are attached 

to the lower suspension members on both 

sides of the car with what are called “end 

links” or “drop links”. 

The job of a sway bar is to keep the 

car’s body flat. As you enter a turn, the 

bar begins to twist. The arm of the bar 

get pushed upward and the torsion of the 

bar causes the arm on the other side of 

the car to be compressed as well, which 

helps the car remain flatter in the turns. 

Typically the flatter the car as it goes 

through the turns, the better traction the 

tires are going to have. The more traction 

the tires have the faster your Porsche will 

go through any given turn. 

Adjustable sway bars: Adjustable 

sway bars usually have three to five holes 

in the end of the arms. (Some of the bars 

used on racecars have end links that slide 

on the arm or a blade that turns to give 

infinite stiffness settings.) Adjustable 

bars make it easy to change the stiffness 

of the bar. To stiffen the bar, you simply 

position the end link on the arm in the 

hole closest to the bar. The other end of 

the end link connects to the suspension. 

Moving the end links from the last holes 

at the end of the arms to the first holes 

will, in most cases, more than double the 

stiffness of the sway bar. We will discuss 

how this adjustability helps balance your 

cars handling in future articles. For 

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USS Midway Tour 

Saturday, October 29th 

Tour the Midway, lunch on your own 

and return 

Meet @ 8:15 a.m. from 405 side of the Nordstrom lot 

at the Irvine Spectrum 

Bonnie Delgado 

bondelg@gmail.com 

Tour tickets are $15.00; parking is available on Navy Pier 

(alongside the Midway) for a rate of $5 for one hour, $7 for 

1-4 hours and $10 for 4-10 hours 


Featured Member: 

Hooked On Sports Cars 

Story by Cliff Crane 

My affection for the Porsche began at the 

tender age of about 14 when a neighbor 

and friend bought a 356 convertible. I was 

impressed by the smell of leather and the 

way the car seemed to be precision made. 

The quality of the car was a level above all 

of the cars of that time. My neighbor took 

me for a number of rides in the 356 Cab 

and I was impressed by how fast he could 

take this car around corners. I remember 

the price seemed to be quite expensive 

compared to other cars of that era. My 

friend only had one arm and I was amazed 

how he managed to steer and shift it at the 

same time. I had a motorcycle that I used 

to deliver newspapers on 4 routes for 

different newspapers. That is also about 

when I started going to the drag races and 

became interested in Corvettes and all 

sports cars. 

I bought 5 or 6 cars while I was 

attending college and working, none 

more expensive than $400. They would 

usually last about 5 or 6 months and then 

become too expensive to fix. I dreamed 

of a Corvette Sting Ray and later, after I 

was working full time, I bought my first, 

a 63 Fuel Injection convertible. I really 

liked this car because of the open top 

and the power, plus I liked the futuristic 

design. I started going to the races in 

Riverside to see sports cars and Can Am 

races. My favorite sports racing car of all 

times was the CAM-AM Porsche 917- 

30, and it still is. It was so far ahead of 

anything else. 

Cliffs Fuel injected 1963 Sting Ray 

I got married a year after I bought 

the Sting Ray and when my first daughter 

came along I sold it and used the money 

as a partial down payment on two, 4-unit 

apartments then moved into one unit. I 

bought a family car (BMW 1602) and 

later bought an Austin Healy 58 Bug Eye 

Sprite for $500 so I would have a fun 

car. That car was a disaster as I spent 5 

times the car cost on maintenance in one 

year. You know the saying, “The reason 

the English drink warm beer is because 

Lucas makes refrigerators.” 

I had lived in Orange County since 

1961 but some of my jobs required 

driving to work in the San Fernando 

Valley. I started car-pooling with a 

co-worker who had a 911. He would 

sometimes let me drive it from Orange 

County to Woodlawn Hills. I got hooked 

on Porsches again. I formed my own 

company in 1977 for engineering and 

software design and in 1979 bought a 

‘79 928 from the CAN AM champion 

George Follmer at his dealership in 

Pomona. George and Mark Donahue 

both raced the 917 and were CAM-AM 

World Champions.. I had read the Road 

and Track test of the car and it was well 

received. I really wanted the 930 Turbo 

but since I had 2 young girls I decided 

this car was more practical. In 2007 I 

gave the 928 to one of my employees and 

he is enjoying it now. I put 140,000 miles 

on it and never touched the engine. 

I joined the Porsche club shortly 

after buying the car in late 1979. I also 

started going to all the races at Laguna 

Seca, Riverside, Golden State Raceway, 

Portland and other tracks. I was active 

with the Porsche Club (PCA) in the early 

to mid 80s. Then in 1980 I bought a new 

308 GTSI Ferrari Spyder and also joined 

the Ferrari Owners Club and went to 

Monterrey and many events. I sold it on 

EBay in 2006. 

My Passion for Watching the Races 

In 1982 I went to see the Le Mans 24- 

hour race. This was the first major race 

for the 956 and after 24 hours (I saw 21 

hours of this race) Car number I finished 

first, Car number 2 finished second and 

Cliffs 1986 Porsche 944 Turbo in Monterrey 

California in 1986 

car number 3 finished third. Of course 

they were not on the same lap but they 

lined up on the last lap to come across the 

finish line together. It was amazing to see 

this race. I bought two more Porsches in 

the 80s. In 1984 and in 1986 I went over 

with the Porsche Treffen several times 

and picked up cars from the factory. I 

also went a couple of times to the Treffen 

and did not pick up a car. In 1984 Peter 

Schultz, the CEO of Porsche, drank 

Champagne with us as we were picking 

up our cars, gave all new owners a bottle 

of Porsche Champagne and signed our 

owner’s manuals. We drove all over 

Europe (Germany, Swiss, Italy, Monte 

Carlo and France) and then turned our 

cars over to the factory for service and 

shipment home. 

I went to see the Monaco F1 race 

4 times; 83, 84, 85 and 87. I remember 

seeing Senna starting in about 20th place 

and work his way to second place in the 

rain in 1987. They ended the race early 

because of the rain or he would have 

won as he was gaining on the winner. My 

friend, with whom I went to all Monaco 

races, was a very good friend of Carroll 

Shelby. Shelby met us at the races and 

spent a lot of time in our suites at the 

Loews Hotel where we had adjoining 

suites on the hairpin turn. I got to talk 

to him quite a lot. Carroll introduced 

me to his friend David Brown who was 

about 80 plus at that time. DB was the 

force behind Aston Martin. Since we 

had suites on the hairpin turn, we moved 

the TV onto the balcony to see the other 

turns as the race was live in Monaco. I 

think Shelby was hiding out from the 

cameras. 

While at the ‘84 Monaco race, 

Shelby told me he was selected as the 

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Monterey Weekend… A Car Guy/Gal’s Mecca 

Story by Paul Kramer & Photos by Ed Kramer 

The Pebble Beach Concours, 

the Quail Motorsports Gathering, the 

Historic races, countless car shows, 

auctions at every turn and, of course, 

automotive sculpture everywhere: all 

this is synonymous with “Monterey.” 

I don’t have to tell my car friends I’m 

going to the Historic races, I simply say 

“Monterey” and they get it. It is not 

for the faint of heart nor the pretenders 

who think they are car enthusiasts. It 

is for those hardcore individuals with 

20w50 coursing through their veins. It 

is an 18-hour day filled with the sounds 

of 12 cylinder engines, the smell of 100 

octane and the sight of the most stunning 

automobiles in the world. 

Planning starts at the tail end of the 

previous event. My dad (Ed) and I have 

been making this pilgrimage for more 

than a decade. What baseball is to some 

fathers and sons, car shows are to us. 

Our scorecards are lists of the cars we 

saw and would want in our garage. On 

the drive home, we make notes of things 

we would do differently, tweaks to make 

the event more enjoyable as well as ways 

to pack in more cars in a 24-hour period 

than humanly possible. It all begins with 

the journey north. Dad has carefully 

collected our trip maps showing the 

different routes we have taken. We 

piece together a fun drive of past roads 

and a few new ones that we have either 

heard about or that looked good on a 

map. The trip begins with lunch at one 

of our favorite Mexican restaurants. 

While eating mouthfuls of this succulent 

cuisine, we get excited watching other 

exotics pull up for lunch. Maps are 

spread on the table as we discuss with 

our entourage the day’s itinerary. 

Once our route is decided and bellies 

are full, we begin our 6-hour tramp 

through the beautiful California Central 

Coast countryside. With windows down, 

smells of fresh strawberries and cabbage 

fill our car and Ventura Highway blasts 

on the radio. All of our stresses fade 

away and all that is left is the winding 

road in our rear view mirror. By our 

Monterey motel, we have forgotten 

work and are ready to “main-line” 

the Monterey experience. 

The motel parking lot looks like 

a bubble gum machine with brightly 

colored car covers hugging the sleek 

lines of their contents. We want 

to start pulling car covers to take a 

peak, but know that within less than 

12 hours it will sound like the starting 

grid of LeMans. We force ourselves to 

sleep as tomorrow starts early. 

We awake to the sound of the 

whine of a supercharger just outside 

our door… immediately followed by a 

dose of unburned fuel from a carburetor 

running rich. Ah, I love Monterey in 

the morning! Within moments, we 

grab coffee, food, backpacks, car keys 

and are out the door. The parking lot 

is a mini car-show in itself. Everything 

from a twin turbo charged 80’s Ferrari 

GTO to a Citroen C2V adorn our 

barely-AAA-rated motel (they don’t 

leave the light on for you, just the toilet 

seat up). As we crawl out of the parking 

lot, my trusty navigator (Ed) guides us 

to the first activity: the Pebble Beach 

Concours Rolling Tour. 

This event is an absolute must! 

It is one of my favorite events. Not 

because it is free and the vendors serve 

coffee and doughnuts, but because it 

is a collection of many of the Pebble 

Beach Concours participating vehicles 

that are preparing for a 50-mile jaunt 

around the Monterey Peninsula. As the 

fog hangs low, over 100 vintage cars 

purr as their engines begin to warm 

up. There is this buzz of energy as 

this event marks the beginning of the 

weekend festivities. We look like a 

pack of kids hovering outside the living 

room on Christmas morning. As the 

last car rolls out, we find great parking 

on Ocean Avenue in Carmel and park our 

butts on stools at A. W. Shucks Oyster 

Bar. We sip Bloody Marys and gorge 

on tasty pub food while we wait for the 

rolling tour to finish just outside the 

door. Within the next couple of hours, 

The trip caravan 

A multitude of car colors, kinds and sights! 

downtown Carmel comes alive with the 

roar of over 800 cylinders screaming in 

all octaves as they fill both sides of the 

streets. It is literally a concours flash 

mob. We spend the afternoon wandering 


OCTOBER 2011 11

Hearts and Garages Tour 

Story by Peggy Hudleston 

Everyone was enthralled as they listened to the 1st stop 

stories 

Is your garage ever this clean & organized? 

Summer finally arrived on Saturday, Aug. 

27th, a very hot day in Orange County. 

But that did not stop about 100 Porsche 

Club members from enjoying another 

Hearts and Garage Tour that took them 

to four very different hosted garages. 

Starting in Fountain Valley and ending in 

Dana Point, each stop allowed everyone 

to enjoy a little history of each host’s 

passion for their cars while viewing the 

great garages that they park them in. 

Starting in Chris Kirkwood’s 

office/garage in Fountain Valley, we 

were welcomed by Judy Lech and 

Kathy Farwick’s check in routine and 

joyful spirit. With the help of Chris’s 

office assistant, the hour was filled with 

steaming appetizers, cold Passion Tea 

and his collection of motorcycles, cars, 

posters and wall art. And of course, 

everyone was interested in and asked 

lots of questions about the red and black 

raised floor. As a bonus and special 

surprise to all, his neighbor also opened 

up his garage. It too was filled with 

Porsche and car racing art, awards, a 

model car collection and lots of other 

interesting car enthusiast items to keep 

everyone looking and talking. After 

everyone was checked in, had an eyeful 

of Porsche candy they received directions 

to move on to garage #2. A special thankyou 

goes out to Julie Hustings, who so 

patiently passed out the directions at each 

stop so that everyone to make it quickly 

and safely to the next stop. 

The next stop in Mission Viejo was 

hosted by Mike and Shellie Steinke. And 

what a fantastic salad spread they shared 

with everyone who had just lined their 

streets with a colorful collection of very 

shiny Porsches. Mike shared the history 

of his 2 sports cars and the story of how 

he came to decorate he garage with the 

color combination of orange and bright 

sky blue. Everyone enjoyed it and “Gulf 

Racing Group” would love to see how 

they were well represented. Even as 

much salad as Shellie prepared, we left 

all the bowls empty. After the host thank 

you plaque and flowers were presented, 

there was a rush of cars headed out to 

our main dish stop hosted by Cliff Crane 

in Coto de Caza. 

Just like last year, when Cliff hosted 

the dessert, we all lined up to register 

at the security gate entrance to Coto. 

James Dean’s Spyder was an unexpected treat 

Chris & team put on a very “appetizing” 

presentation 

David and Caroline enjoy the salad spread 

Cliff color coordinates his porsches & ferraris 


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Hearts and Garages Tour Hosts 

Mike & Shellie Steinke hosted the salad course 

on this year’s Hearts and Garages Tour 

We attended our first Hearts and Garages 

tour in 2005 and have joined in on several 

others since then when our schedules 

have allowed it. Not only are the events 

a lot of fun and a great way to support 

our sponsored charity, but we also found 

it inspirational. 

Fast forward to this year when we 

started a project to add a master suite over 

the garage. This necessitated emptying 

the garage, expanding the floor space 

and drywalling the walls and ceiling, 

giving us a blank slate to put some of 

that inspiration to good use. The Gulf 

Racing color scheme and awesome 

granite look floor from Premier Garage 

gave us a perfect new home for our 1986 

911 Cabriolet, 2001 Ducati Monster 

and 2005 Lotus Elise. Having taken 

our inspiration from previous Hearts 

and Garages tours, it seemed only fair 

we volunteer to host a course this year. 

Thanks to all who came and helped raise 

money for Semper Fi. 

Dessert Hosts: 

A few years ago, Porsche had a 

commercial where a young boy, while 

riding his bike home from school, stops 

in a Porsche dealership and asks if he can 

see the new 911. While sitting in the car, 

barely able to see over the steering wheel, 

he daydreams of what someday might 

be. As he’s leaving, he asks the salesman 

for a business card and states, “I’ll see 

you in 20 years”. That 12-year-old boy 

was I, only it was more like 38 years ago. 

We’re now a two Porsche family; a 2008 

911S and a new 2011 Cayenne Hybrid. 

Love them both. Being the “dessert” 

Steve & Linda Borowski hosted our dessert stop: 

stop on the Hearts & Garage Tour, it 

was fun to be surrounded by nearly 100 

like-minded Porschephile Chocoholics. 

I would like to extend a thank you to 

my neighbor Steve Adler for loaning us 

his museum quality 1955 550 Spyder 

(the James Dean car) for the evening, 

and most importantly, to my beautiful 

bride Linda for taking a brief break from 

planning our daughter’s wedding to plan 

and prepare an incredible assortment of 

desserts for the evening. We had a great 

time. 


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Rice’s Ramblings: 

C.A.M. Pedal Bushings 

Story by Lee Rice 

an interest in following basic service, 

repairs and especially keeping a eye on 

potential problems. My writing endeavors 

are mostly to keep the membership’s 

Porsches alive, well, and DRIVEN! No 

mater how vintage they may be. 

Vacation this year found me with my 

brother visiting Sacramento to see family 

and the sights. Our wives went to see 

the State Capitol, a magnificent sight 

to behold, that is when you can see the 

building for all the wedding parties 

gathering for photos. 

My brother John and I, however, 

were off to the California Automobile 

Museum. Before this trip, I didn’t even 

know California had an Automobile 

Museum. Well, it is a mile or so from the 

capitol and even the museum parking lot 

had some interesting things in it, like the 

goodies inside their fenced lot. All held 

for future displays. 

This year they feature; “The 

History of German Premier Sports Car 

Specialists”. Of particular importance 

for Porsche owners, from October 1 thru 

November 28 they are featuring Porsche. 

I got a nifty little poster for this event with 

a Porsche 550 Spyder making speed. Try 

“CALAUTOMUSEUM.ORG”. 

The museum has some very unusual 

cars and period displays from way back 

in the day of cars and times much older 

than I. The museum’s backdrop displays 

are also a nice treat. Seeing period 

dress, antiques, newspapers, and new 

car posters from back then really makes 

history fun. 

Tech Stuff 

Since I have been driving my own 911 

nearly every day since I bought it in 1971, 

I have made a point of writing about 

how Porsche drivers can do the same. 

Maintaining a Porsche, any year, requires 

Pedal bushings –AGAIN! 

Over the years, as power outputs from 

Porsche engine have grown so have the 

stress of the clutches necessary to hold all 

that power. Then too, the Porsche brake 

systems have grown as well. All this 

input from our feet “hinge” literally upon 

the pedal box unit. 

The pedal box is rarely seen from 

under its carpet and wooden floorboard. 

Yes, wood. 

Under the covers sits an important 

part of every Porsche, it’s often forgotten 

until something sounds funny down there 

or one of the pedals doesn’t ‘feel’ right. 

The Porsche pedal box, on the 911 

anyway, has remained true in basic size 

and shape from 1964 to 1989. When 

new, it handled the brake and clutch 

loads quite well. However over the years 

as engine power grew, both the clutch 

clamping forces and the corresponding 

pedal effort grew. Then as speeds went 

up, the brake demands grew as well. The 

911S got new, larger vented brake rotors 

(1967), then the (1969) 911S got large 

allow calipers to match. Racing 911s got 

much larger power outputs (300 H.P. in 

the 911 RSR) and 4-piston brake calipers 

and matching huge, curved-vane and 

drilled, brake discs from the 917. 

When the 930 turbo came on the 

world market, it too placed a demand 

on stronger clutch and brake needs. The 

Turbo brakes adapted from the 917 and 

911 RSR featured 4- piston alloy calipers 

and the large drilled, curved-vane, brake 

discs. Fortunately the installation of the 

Vacuum Assisted Brakes (1977) greatly 

helped reduce driver effort. However, 

all of these driver inputs were still were 

mechanically transmitted through the 

original pedal box design. 

The pedal box transmits your foot 

movements through the pedal / pedal 

shaft to a clutch cable, (Clutch Master 

Cylinder-1987) or brake pushrod to 

the master cylinder. These movements 

and stress loads are cushioned by pedal 

bushings. Pedal bushings are made from a 

Nylon® like “plastic” that does wear over 

time, use and loads. If not replaced when 

worn, the metal pedal box and shafts will 

wear. Years ago we replaced the plastic 

bushings with after-market metal bronze 

bushing to slow the wear down, and that 

worked very well. However, over time 

when the bronze bushing wore a bit, we 

discovered that dirt would get in between 

the bronze bushings and the clutch shaft 

and wear the shaft as well. This wear 

gave an even greater imprecise feel in 

the clutch pedal. 

Many years ago with higher 

performance being extracted from our 

911s, we encountered rapid wear of not 

only the bushings but the clutch pedal 

arm where it is attached to the clutch shaft 

by a rolled steel pin. This attachment was 

wearing an oblong hole where a round 

one once had been. With an elongated 

hole the pin shaft arm would be very 

loose. Some racing teams just welded the 

arm to the shaft! 

(I have written a few articles in 

Pandemonium describing an upgrade 

modification on how to install an aircraft 

taper pin to this attachment point. I 

have experienced over 200,000 street 

& track miles with NO WEAR in the 

pin, shaft, or arm) However, I also have 

done as Bruce Anderson, PCA -Senior 

Technical Advisor, has recommended for 



Hearts & Garages: (Continued from Page 12) (Continued on Page 30) 

I think the best part is watching the 

residents that pass through the owner’s 

gate as they stare down this long line 

of Porsches and do some shopping for 

their next car. Once we got to Cliffs 

long driveway it was up the hill to our 

faithful parking attendant, Rob Ryan. 

Thanks, Rob! He skillfully directed each 

car around the roundabout at the top of 

the driveway to park in a very neat and 

dashing line all the way down to the 

street. A photographer’s delight. As a 

matter of fact, Cliff provided professional 

photographers to catch the evenings 

event. A photo of each car was taken as 

they drove up the hill and you can request 

a CD of the pictures taken and a video 

from Cliff. He has a limited number so 

be the first to email him at cgcrane@cox. 

net. When you see his collection of red 

and yellow cars in the very neat, red and 

yellow garage that match his red and 

yellow hat, you begin to know a little 

bit about Cliff and his passions. From 

the garage we wound our way thru the 

back garden and entered the pool area set 

with a delicious buffet dinner. 

While everyone was finishing 

up their meal and returning 

from the always-interesting 

house tour, we pulled Cliff 

aside for the “thank-you 

presentation”, shared with 

each host before we move on. 

Cliff once again gave us an 

update on his car collection 

and how he was able to have a 

A model car collection that would make any car 

brand new Porsche Panamara enthusiast lust 

there for our viewing and 

purchasing consideration. So much to 

do, see and eat, but after an hour and a 

half , with the sun falling quickly, it was 

time to leave that hill top paradise and 

head for one closer to the ocean. 

Down the hill, thru the gates and 

off to the seaside garage of Steve and 

Linda Borowski. As all 50 cars headed 

down the 5 FWY and approached Coast 

Hwy, it was perfect timing to be able to 

watch the sun go down over Dana Point 

and the big blue ocean that we are all 

No, he did it, no she did it! (but Cliff 

so thankful for when we hear and see 

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Feature - Hooked on Sports Cars 

(Continued from Page 8) 

Cliff at Big Sur in 2008 with the Ferrari F430 

race director for the Formula one race to 

be held in July of that year in Dallas. He 

introduced me to Don and Carol Walker. 

Don, a large land and real estate developer 

in the Dallas area, was the co-founder of 

the 1984 F1 race in Dallas. I was invited 

to attend and the seats were in the VIP 

section, the only air-conditioned seats at 

a race where temperatures approached 

110. The event included a Private Party 

featuring a million dollar 4th of July 

fireworks display held at the South Fork 

Mansion, part of the set of the TV show 

Dallas with Larry Hagman. We were 

picked up in a helicopter from the roof 

on the Lowes hotel and whisked away 

to the party at South fork. The entire 

cast of Dallas was there along with other 

celebrities, including race drivers and the 

VIP’s of the Dallas area. They had 49 

covered wagons each serving different 

dishes including rattlesnake. Mr. Walker 

had heard that the Cotton Bowl was 

having a $500,000 fireworks display so 

he made sure that his party had a larger 

display! Walker was also a collector of 

vintage racecars. His collection included 

a number of vintage Ferrari racers that he 

took to Laguna Seca. 

In May 1987, at the Monaco race, 

Carroll was about 65 and was carrying 

a pager. He was waiting for a heart 

transplant which he received not long 

after. He is a very interesting man and I 

was very pleased to meet him and listen 

to his stories. 

I have been to several F1 races in the 

USA, Las Vegas, Indy and Phoenix and of 

course, Long Beach. I have also attended 

the race in Montreal and in 2008 I saw 

the first night race at the first 

F1 race in Singapore. 

Back to Work 

In the late 80s, I started my 

own design engineering and 

manufacturing business. I 

got very busy with business 

and was no longer active 

with the car clubs; it took a 

number of years to get the 

business headed in the right 

direction. Our products are 

made in California but we export 90% to 

other countries so I travel often. We sell in 

75 countries but, even so, the 2008-2011 

economic recession was world-wide and 

affected our business. 

Time to Enjoy Sports Cars Again 

In August 2000, I decided to order a 

Ferrari 360 Spyder and was put on a list 

that lasted 8 years. I also went to the local 

Porsche dealer but they would not even 

take my deposit for a Turbo because there 

was a waiting list of over 100. The local 

Ferrari dealer then told me they could 

get me a 550 V12 in about 8 months so 

off to the Factory to see my 550 as they 

were making it in April 2001. I started to 

attend Club events again with this car. In 

May 2005 the Ferrari owners club put on 

an event honoring Phil Hill. I was one of 

four lucky people and Phil Hill piloted 

my car for about an hour in the back 

roads and hills of San Diego County. I 

had him captive for one hour plus so we 

talked about his family, racing career and 

the fact that he had just been diagnosed 

with Parkinson’s disease. I was very 

sad to hear this and it claimed his life a 

few years later. After the driving 

event, I wrote an article about our 

conversations while he was driving 

my 550 for the FOC monthly 

magazine. 

In April 2008 I ordered my 

Yellow Turbo Cab and in July, 

after waiting 8 years, my 430 

Spyder arrived. Then in August, 

my yellow Turbo arrived and since 

I had wanted a turbo for more than 

20 Years I was thrilled. I was so 

excited when it arrived and it was 

everything I had hoped for and more. 

I love to drive it with the top down. In 

November 2008 I bought a new 599 

Ferrari not knowing that the recession 

would hit so hard in 2009/2010. I really 

enjoy all four of these cars. I feel the 

Porsche is the better made car but each 

car has something unique that I like. I 

drove the Yellow Turbo in 2009 to the 

Porsche Parade in Keystone, Colorado. I 

really liked driving it with the top down 

on those high mountain roads in the 

beautiful scenery that pictures cannot do 

justice. 

I really enjoy all my new friends 

in the Porsche club and the events are 

super. My business travel schedule does 

not permit me to go to as many events 

as I would like. It was a pleasure to be a 

host in the Progressive Dinner these past 

two years. 

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Track 1981 

Cliff was a fabulous host at the Hearts and 

Garages Tour & his garage was a huge hit 


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Life is a Picnic 

Story by CL Jarusek 

CL gets help from Patricia Lynn Taylor 

I have to make a confession; I have always 

been superstitious about the 13th of the 

month. Not just Friday the 13th, but all 

13th’s. So when the best day for the New 

Member’s Picnic was the 13th of August, 

I was a little leery. When the RSVP’s 

started coming in for food purchasing 

reasons, I found I had over 100 people 

RSVPing to attend. This presented a little 

problem since I had only reserved a 50 

person shelter at Laguna Niguel Regional 

Park. I called Orange County Parks to see 

if we could get a larger shelter but they 

were all booked up. I pictured myself 

being arrested for having too many people 

and placed in one of the cells (cages) at 

the Orange County Zoo at Irvine Park. It 

was August 13, you know. 

My next planning dilemma was 

what to buy for the attendees. I am 

used to buying meals for one, with 

some leftovers for Chloe, my German 

Shepherd. That means this was 100 

times more difficult. Well, with the 

help of Bonnie Delgado and the advice 

of others a menu was planned. Bonnie 

and I made a trip to Costco to pick up the 

goods. It actually turned out fairly easy, 

I just figured if I was hungry times100 

what would I buy? Next problem was 

how to get 36 pounds of ground sirloin, 

120 hot dogs, 200+ buns, all the fixings, 

100 pounds of ice, 150 sodas, 150 waters 

and two commercial size coolers to the 

park. I looked in my Porsche and said to 

myself that that would not work. I then 

looked at my Audi and figured if I made 

10 trips to the park it could work. Ah, 

the solution, one of my neighbors and a 

prospective new member, Bob Anderson, 

had his work Chevy Tahoe available to 

help. 

August the 13th comes and after we 

loaded up the Tahoe we still had to use the 

Audi for other items; then headed out for 

Laguna Niguel. Since we live in North 

Orange County, Placentia, we headed out 

for South County in our two vehicles. 

We get about 2 miles away and the Tahoe 

gives out, overheated. The “curse of the 

13th” has struck. I think, “Who I can get 

to transport the food?” So I call Gordon 

Williams to see if he can think of anyone. 

Smiling, happy faces 

Meanwhile, Bob has pulled into a Union 

76 station and found a water dispenser. I 

don’t know if anyone has used one of the 

vending machines that sell tap water for 

$1.50, cash or debit, but I am thinking we 

should have taken some of the drinking 

water I purchased for the picnic. It would 

have been cheaper. Well, a couple of 

gallons of water later the Tahoe was back 

on the road and we made it to the park. 

Okay, so much for the negative aspects 

of the picnic, everything else was almost 

perfect. 

The weather, which can be very hot 

in August, was near perfect at about 80 

degrees, the setting was serene and clean 

(barring a little bit of goose droppings, 

Marsha Labb said they were Canadian 

Geese, damn those foreigners). Monica 

Asbury collected the $5 from the veteran 

members and made sure all of the new 

members had name tags. She also had 

a mini-goodie store with some fun 

goodies. I was extremely pleased with 

New members mix with the old 

the number of new and veteran members 

who interacted and conversed about the 

fun PCA events that we enjoy. I have 

to thank Rod and Patricia Lynn Taylor 

for telling newbies about Auto-X as I 

directed at least three couples that were 

very interested their way. 

My biggest thanks goes to Gordon 

Williams and Dick DeRose for being 

my Executive Chefs. They cooked up 

large quantities of burgers and dogs. And 

thanks to Marsha Labb for stinking up 

her house slicing onions the day before. 

Their efforts helped make the picnic a 

success in my opinion. 

We had two main events, one, the 

50/50 drawing with 50% of the raffle 

money going to the winner and 50% 

to our new charity. Peggy Huddleston, 

our Charity Director, did a great job 

of selling tickets and collecting $270. 

The lucky winner, a new member since 

February 2010, was Kathy VanWey. 

Peggy Huddleston and the Club thank 

you all for contributing $145 to our 

charity. New members also won event 

two, the balloon toss. It was nice to have 

something like this and not hear “They 

always win” for a change. Thanks go 

The food was a big hit 


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Rice’s Ramblings: 

Chapparal Cars and Texas 

Story by Garey Cooper 

Garey gets his “hands-on” the chapparal 

I think even the most ardent 

Odessian or Midlander would have to 

agree that Midland/Odessa Texas would 

not normally rank high in the vacation 

index for the USA. For most of the USA 

and it’s denizens, the geography exists 

mostly to be flown over. If you’ve been 

there, it’s most likely at 30,000 feet 

and it is quite likely you were napping 

at the time. If you did look down, you 

probably saw strange green circles 

visible at that altitude, prominent 

in their verdant greenery to the 

surrounding sere desert plains. 

Incidentally those green 

circles are farms retrieved from 

the desert. Made green by giant 

circling irrigators or sprinklers 

that take receptive desert ground, 

lacking only moisture, to produce 

verdure of the highest order. Our 

farmers have become so adept at 

this that they are in high demand 

in the rest of the world, wherever the 

secret fertility of the soil only requires 

a little of what normal nature refuses, 

water. 

The other prominent features are 

small squares at the end of dusty desert 

trails, these are oil and gas wells. The 

very things that bring me to the Texas 

Pampas in the first place, Hydrocarbons, 

placed there by a capricious mother 

nature several millennia in the past. 

Thank you, Ma’am. 

In the past, I often visited West 

Texas. Oil, gas, and the methods to 

measure, treat, and handle them were my 

motivation. That and car payments, the 

mortgage and kids tuition. My reps down 

there used to say, “Garey, when you visit 

bring your beach towel and sun tan lotion 

with you, but leave the surfboard at 

home.” In my naiveté, I would ask why 

in the world I would do this? “Because,” 

they said, “we’ve got more beach than 

you ever dreamt of, just no ocean.” 

But more than oil has come from the 

sands of West Texas to enrich the USA. It 

may be that the next most famous export 

from West Texas was the Chaparral, 

not the plant but the very efficient and 

successful racecar. My opinion is that it 

is one of the greatest ironies of the world, 

that a place where barbecue is king would 

produce a winning racecar that would go 



Chaparral: (Continued from Page 21) 

on to battle in such epicurean bastions as 

Lemans, France. But it is true, and not 

just any type of racecar, but a racecar that 

set new standards for the use of a free 

resource to speed, air. 

Air, like your own skin, is all around 

you. You may think of air as that lightest 

of forces, gossamer of feeling with no 

real effect as you walk along some beach 

promenade or desert plain. But, just drive 

30 miles an hour, roll down your window 

and stick your hand out. Now air becomes 

wind, a force you can feel. Experiment, 

hold your hand flat against the wind, turn 

it this way and that way. You are now a 

junior aerodynamicist, considering how 

to harness this force that is a byproduct 

of speed, free and underutilized. 

California can claim with some pride 

the attention of one Mr. Jim Hall. He is 

founder of Chaparral Cars and Engineer 

via California Institute of Technology, 

Cal Tech, as accredited by the proper 

authorities in oversight. I don’t think any 

of those accrediting authorities every 

conceived of a high cubic inch Chevrolet 

racing motor sending waves of sound 

across the desert sands at “Rattlesnake 

Raceway”; Jim Halls own private track. 

A born racer, Jim Hall was a 

Midland boy, trained engineer and son 

of the desert prairie who took the USA 

around the world and conquered Europe 

and Indianapolis with his famous regard 

for wind. 

I found myself in Midland recently 

and made known to my host, Kevin Slater, 

that I was a Chaparral Cars enthusiast. 

Kevin, a very successful businessman in 

the region, at once went out of his way 

to get me to the Permian Basin Museum 

where ultra rare the Chaparral Cars are 

displayed. (http://petroleummuseum. 

org/) Back in my racing days some of 

our support races at Riverside 

Raceway for Formula B cars were 

in conjunction with Can Am races. 

(http://www.tamsoldracecarsite. 

net/MemoriesOfRiverside.html) 

And the Chaparrals were there. So, 

I was pitted in the “general vicinity” 

with these rare, all American 

racecars. They were loud, fast, and 

so high-tech that few people knew 

what they were all about. They were 

about aerodynamics, automatic 

transmissions and ground effects 

before the rest of the world even invented 

the words to describe them. 

So, after a visit to the KD barbecue; 

http://www.kdsbarbq.com/, Mr. Slater of 

Slater Controls took us to the Permian 

Basin Museum. There are two or three 

wings to the museum; oil drilling and 

production and then the “art” part. But I 

wanted the Chaparrals. There is a whole 

wing for the Chaparral racers and this 

is the kernel of interest to real racing 

enthusiasts. Over the entrance to this 

wing is a winning Indianapolis car from 

the later years of Chaparral. It is mounted 

high so that you can see the ground effects 

tunnels running longitudinally down 

the chassis, a four wheeled “Hoover” 

vacuum cleaner that actually managed 

to win at the Brickyard. Conceived, built 

and run from Midland/Odessa, Texas… 

go figure! 

Jim Hall got to Chaparral Series 2 

and then froze the chassis system around 

the alphabet as a suffix to that handy 

old 2. 2A, 2B, etc. In those days of the 

1960s and 1970s, most race series were 

not “spec” to such tightly controlled 

specifications that one chassis or engine 

maker dominated the entire series. So 

out of the Texas Pampas rolled one 

winner after another. There were so 

many innovations that to catalogue them 

would require an entirely separate article, 

wings, transmissions, suspensions. 

Besides being an astute designer 

and team manager, Jim Hall could pick 

driver talent. Johnny Rutherford became 

an Indy winner on his watch. Johnny 

survived an Indy Roadster crash, which 

would have crippled lesser men, to take 

his Chaparral all the way to the milk jug 

and the Borg Warner Trophy. 

Phil Hill, perhaps the most unlikely 

racer ever, drove his last race in a 

Chaparral. This man loved and restored 

player pianos (Rachmaninoff was a 

passion) and historic cars. But he was 

one of America’s few World Champions. 

Driving in an era when mortality was just 

literally around the corner, the renowned 

Auto Journalist Ken Purdy described Phil 

as the most intelligent racer he ever met. 

You can read about Ken here in wikipedia. 

Phil found his limit in a Chaparral in Las 

Vegas and broke both legs in an accident 

that convinced him that his time in a race 

car was over. Never married during his 

racing years due to concerns it wouldn’t 

be fair to any lady that had to agonize 

over his returning or not, he then married 

and fathered three children, including 

one race driver in his own right. 

I was able to squeeze into a Chaparral 

at the exhibit and hold the steering wheel 

in my own hands. Of course, less than 12 

inches behind me was 427 cubic inches 

of Chevrolet that was NOT in full bloom. 

And that was the difference between 

being there and REALLY being there. 

There are various exhibits at 

the museum and those explaining 

racecar aerodynamics are particularly 

fascinating. The next time you are in 

Midland/Odessa (who are we kidding 

here?) it is a must see... go and realize 

that the good ‘ol USA has produced 

some very real pioneers. 

Picnic: 


out to Lee Thomas for helping on the 

balloon toss. 

Well, all said and done, I think it 

came out very well. I had about 8 fresh 

burger patties and about 10 hotdogs left. 

The cookies, burger and dog buns went 

with new members Sharon and Paul 

Lawrence who took them to the Armed 

Services YMCA recreation center 

at Camp Pendleton for their weekly 

barbeque for the troops. Anyone that has 

suggestions, complaints or such please 

let me know at ccwguy@aol.com so that 

next year’s event can be even better. By 

the way, they didn’t take me to jail for the 

amount of people and the group was not 

too big. Next year food will be quicker, 

we will use more grills. 

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OCR Membership 

Anniversaries [5 years or more] 

38 Years 

William &Joyce Perrone 

34 Years 

Frederick & Clay Trueman 

32 Years 

Jack & Gloria Hagen 

31 Years 

Bob & Hope Kanaley 

Chris & Paula Burdy 

27 Years 

Craig Franzen 

26 Years 

Jim & Tiffany Liberty 

22 Years 

Don & Mary Bierce 

21 Years 

William & Christine Kelly 

Ted Chang 

19 Years 

Mike & Linda Mansolino 

Edmond & Robert Fumo 

18 Years 

Mark Bartosh 

Thomas & Kanokrut Prine 

Samuel & Kathrine Corliss 

Jack Thomsen & J Creencia 

17 Years 

Robert & Jeffrey De Santis 

Gerald Lee & Lisa Szeto 

15 Years 

Scott & Maggie Brown 

Tino & Bertha De la cruz 

14 Years 

Larry & Gloria Moore 

Wayna Gray & Doug Mason 

13 Years 

Jerald & Sheila Ainsworth 

Alwin & Yolanda Springer 

12 Years 

Stewart & Kathleen Shanfield 

Thomas Ranier 

Mark Niese 

Ray & Lisa Hughes 

11 Years 

John & Josie Pettross 

Leigh & Michelle Heyer 

John & Victoria Chakmak 

10 Years 

Bob & Stephanie Christie 

George & Louise Bedrosian 

Michael & Judith Foy 

9 Years 

Gary & Cathy Paer 

Marc & Sangeeta Gianzero 

8 Years 

Bill & Nancy Sweningsen 

Leah & Kevin Cahill 

7 Years 

Mark Gautreau 

Jeffrey & Kimberly Gurzi 

Ronald Knievel & Wendy Bugbee 

Philip Quirk & Grant Kaeppinger 

6 Years 

Nicholes Ghnouly 

Elliott Fisher & Sean Corrigan 

Bill & Pam Reinert 

Ken Garnett & Matthew Green 

John & Johnny Kanavas 

Dan & Sue Creegan 

Ronn & Barbara Hosmer 

New Members and Transfers 

Brett Barbre 

Yorba Linda/2004 996 

David & Danny Buecker 

Irvine/2007 GT3 

Henri Chomeau 

Newport Beach/2005 Carrera S 

Carl & Sivilay Henry 

Ladera Ranch/2002 911 

Christopher & Elizabeth Hodson 

Laguna Beach/2006 Carrera 

Joseph & Lara Mellema 

Corona Del Mar/2006 Cayman S 

Mark & Lucinda Mroch 

Huntington Beach/1989 Carrera 

Andrew & Shannon Nissen 

Mission Viejo/1976 912E 

Eric Sands & Teri Ashurst 

Costa Mesa/1987 911 Turbo 

Sindy Thumm 

Huntington Beach/2006 Cayman 

Paul Williamson 

Costa Mesa/1995 911 

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• Where is my Pando? 

• They spelled my 

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• Potential Member Referrals 

Michael Avenatti 

Newport Beach/1997 911 & 2011 911 

Transfer from Los Angeles(LA) 

Pamela Brown & Nancy Cramer 

San Dimas/2011 911 

Transfer from California Central Coast 

(CCC) 

David Brundage 

Chatsworth/1991 Carrera 

Transfer from Los Angeles (LA) 

Paul Griffith 

Laguna Hills/2006 Cayman 

Transfer from Rocky Mountain(RMT) 

Christopher Tilton 

Dana Point/2001 Carrera 

Transfer from San Diego(SDO) 

Mark & Virginia Williams 

San Clemente/2005 Boxster S 

Transfer from Maverick (MAV) 

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Breakfast Club/New Members 

Photos by Pamela Horton 

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 September 2011 breakfast are pictured below with their Porsches as well as some happenings from the 

meeting. Location details for the Breakfast Club appear on the back cover of this magazine. 

New Member Dave Buecker 2007 911GT3 White 

New Member Lee DeRand 2000 Boxster Cab Silver 

New Member Jim and Jocelyn 2002 996 C4S Gray 

Patricia Lynn Taylor and friend in the ultimate autocross trailer/ 

hangout 

If you have never tried autocross, here is a great view of the track and the colorful “camps” for hanging out between laps 

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Auto-X Corner 

On August 21, 2011, Cape Auto sponsored the OCR PC Auto-X event. 

As flashes of color sped by, the wind picked up carrying with it the smell of burning coals 

and hot food. “Lunch is ready over at the Cape Auto Tent” was announced over the loud 

speaker. As the line grew and the hungry drivers began to enjoy their meal, a sense of joy 

filled the air. Good food, good friends and good times. Team Cape Auto would like to 

thank all the club members for a great day and joyous memories. We can’t wait for our 

next event and hope to see everyone out sportin’ their colors, living the dream the good 

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Ed enjoys all parts of the trip 

around the Monterey Peninsula checking 

out several of the auctions to see what we 

can’t afford. 

By evening, we cruise over to The 

Cantina restaurant with it’s distinctive 

automotive theme. The small diner 

parking lot is crammed with over 100 

hot rods and exotics. Live music fills the 

dense foggy air as enthusiasts check out 

each other’s cars. 

The next morning we are about to 

enter Italian automotive nirvana: the 

Concourso Italiano where “nothing 

exceeds like excess.” You know how 

couples sometimes begin to look like each 

other? Well, here they look like their car. 

I saw a couple with a Testarossa, he had 

fresh hair implants and the wife other 

implants. They were both in bright red 

from their patent leather shoes to their 

ascots. Even their pocket poodle was 

wearing a Scuderia sweater. Like with 

an accident, I couldn’t help but stare. 

The rest of the event is simply awesome. 

Hundreds of Ferraris, Lamborghinis, 

Alfas and other obscure Italian marques 

fill the lawn of a local Monterey 

golf course. It is overwhelming and 

wonderful all at once. 

Saturday morning the weekend 

takes a dramatic U-turn with the 

3rd annual Concours d’Lemons, a 

celebration of the oddball, mundane, 

and truly awful of the automotive 

world. Here, mediocrity is king and we 

snap photos posing next to everything 

from a 25,000-original-mile Pinto 

wagon to a Dodge van wrapped in tin 

foil. A stunning collection of recent 24- 

Hour-d’Lemons racecars had a strong 

presence. Our personal favorite was an 

early 80’s Porsche 924 with a hatchback 

converted into a wooden ¼ scale house 

porch. They were giving away “PORCH 

Racing Team” decals. This grassroots 

event is growing in popularity every 

year. 

From there, its off to the racetrack 

at Laguna Seca. It has hosted some 

of the most famous races in the world 

and is now home to the Motorsport 

Reunion, a weekend of vintage racecars 

from all eras. Our favorites are the post 

1960 cars, which are running Saturday 

afternoon. One field was a tribute to 

the anniversary of the Ferrari GTO with 

two-dozen of the most valuable Ferrari 

racecars ever produced. Sitting in the 

PCA/BMWCCA club corral between 

turn 4 and 5, we assigned dollar values 

to each car as it roared by. Total was 

over $70,000,000. A favorite race was 

the Trans Am where Porsche 935s 

belched fire through their exhaust as they 

downshifted. BMW CSLs looked like 

they were floating by reaching speeds of 

over 135mph! Awesome. 

As the festivities came to an end, we 

had one more event that required all of 

our energy: The Dawn Patrol. Like Errol 

Flynn, we arose at 4:00am to witness the 

Pebble Beach Concours D’Elegance 

participants roll onto the 18th hole of this 

famous golf course. Just getting into the 

area they call 17-mile drive feels like the 

Great Escape. Every turn has security 

checking and double-checking your 

identification. Finally, we find ourselves 

at the entry sipping coffee anticipating 

the first car. Just as the morning fog lifts, 

the dim lights of pre-war cars begin to 

drift by us with ease. The highlight was 

a stunning factory Mercedes 300 SLR 

driven by Sir Sterling Moss. We could 

hear the car from over a ½ mile away. 

Flames ripped out of the exhaust as the 

big cams turned with effort at this low 

idle. Half way onto the lawn, the driver 

revved the motor and did a beautiful 

burn out on the golf cart path…it was 

like watching Van Gogh sign a painting. 

By 9am, we slipped away in a cab back 

to our hotel. 

Late Sunday night, back in OC, it all 

felt surreal. For the next week, we found 

ourselves walking around in a drunkenlike 

stupor. Eventually, I picked up the 

phone and booked our hotel for next 

year. 

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Garages: (Continued from Page 16) 

the weather issues from around the rest 

of our country. To our enjoyment and 

amazement, we were greeted by one of 

Dana Point’s all time biggest Porsche 

fans at the security gate entrance. This 

security guard was so in awe of the line 

of cars and his viewing pleasures that it 

was a delight to be able to share with him 

as we passed us through. Once we got on 

the other side and followed the directions 

down and around the streets to this very 

long cul-de-sac, there at the end were the 

Borowskis waiting for us to enter their 

subterranean 6+ car garage. There were 

dessert offerings in the garage and then 

the spread doubled in the kitchen. We 

were delighted by a presentation on a 

1955 Porsche 550 Spider that was owned 

by their neighbor. It was the very car that 

James Dean crashed on Sept. 30th, 1955 

that took his life and broke the hearts of 

American girls everywhere! This part of 

the evening was extra special because of 

all of the great desserts that Linda (with 

loads of help from Steve) baked and 

prepared with so much love and care. 

It was hard to think about the evening 

coming to an end with all the fresh baked 

goods flowing throughout the garage, 

kitchen and back patio area, but as the 

saying goes, “All good (Great) things 

must come to an end!” And with that, 

I believe all who ventured out into the 

“Hot August Night” enjoyed a time to 

remember. A SPECIAL thanks to all our 

great hosts for their wonderful garages, 

cars and the meal they shared with us. 

Also to all those who volunteered in 

their own helpful way, many thanks for 

helping to make this years tour a success. 

As for the monies from this event, 100 % 

will go towards our new charity “Semper 

Fi” Hope to see you all next year with 

new garages, new friends 

and attendees. 

We love more than our cars 

Armand, Scott, Gail & the crowd listened attentively 

Dessert was off the charts, a chocaholics dream! 

The crowd enjoyed a buffet style dinner in the pool area 

OK, that’s 3 of 4 runs! 

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Editors Notes: (Continued from Page 5) 

we’re well into the 21st century, we’ve 

streamlined the election process to allow 

the use of electronic means. So watch 

your email and remember to go to the 

club web site at http://www.pcaocr.com/ 

to cast your vote. We’d also like to see 

you at one of our Board Meetings, all 

comers are welcome and we’d like to 

hear opinions. 

Hamburger 

Vice President Gordon Williams says 

our first “Burger Bahn” had a very good 

turnout. So, starting in October we’re 

going to make this a monthly event. It 

will be held on the second Tuesday of 

every month at Woody’s Diner on Adams, 

between Brookhurst and not much else 

‘till you get to Harbor. Do you want 

cheese with that? At the least, it is a new 

destination we can drive our cars towards 

and gives one a chance to get the Porsche 

out of the garage and kill a few bugs. 

Quo Vadis? 

At least that is where are we going? I 

recently asked the question, “Which is 

more important, the origination or the 

destination?” A very wise person, Mrs. 

Maxine T. Cooper CPHB*, answered, 

“Without doubt the destination.” And 

she is 100% correct on this one. Here in 

the USA you can be from anywhere and 

get somewhere. And in our Porsche’s 

we can join into the group and get some 

place to have fun, or even cheeseburgers, 

or Cabernet. *Certified Princess in 

Huntington Beach 

Nifty Fifty 

Your Orange Coast Region is 50 years 

old this year. By the time you read this we 

will have celebrated our super anniversary 

at the Orange Hill Restaurant. But this 

is pre-recording some feelings on the 

subject I think. 50 years is a long time for 

a club to stay together and in this case the 

Orange Coast Region has not only stayed 

together, it has gotten stronger. We have 

over 2,000 members now and just think; 

if you put all of those cars together in one 

spot, they’d stretch from South Coast 

Plaza to Fashion Island. Well I think they 

would anyway. I’ve only been a member 

for about 20% or so of that time but what 

a wonderful ride it’s been. I can still 

remember going to my first club meeting 

and wondering what I’d find. Of course 

I found welcoming smiles and a whole 

bunch of neat cars in one place. 

My Very First Time 

It reminds me of the first time we went to 

an evening club event in our Porsche. This 

was a 1995 993 C2, which incidentally I 

wish I still had. The wonderful thing about 

the 911’s, from 1964 right through to the 

last 993 off the line in 1998, were that they 

were truly excellent driving machines but 

certain quirks in the ergonomics area 

were in the DNA of them all. I guess 

this was because Porsche made drivers 

cars first and commute cocoons second. 

In any case, we drove out to the event in 

a torrential down pour. Even when you 

know how and where to push the various 

knobs, earlier 911 vapor demisters and 

wiper systems and heaters are challenging. 

Let alone on the freeway with truck and 

trailer combinations looming up towards 

you like the Exxon Valdez looking for a 

reef to crash into. 

The windshield wipers on a 993 were 

supplied by LEGO I think. As such, they 

move about a teacup of water with each 

wipe. And the heater was either about 

hot enough to melt steel or cold enough 

to keep ice from melting. It seemed no 

in-between was possible. By the time 

we got to the event, Mrs. Coopers hair 

was falling out of the original careful 

arrangement and she had sniffles and 

sneezes that with careful nurturing 

developed into a full blown cold within 

about 15 minutes. Between sneezing 

and blowing her nose, which had turned 

a rather pretty shade of vermillion, she 

informed me that the next time she rode 

with me in the Porsche would be about 

the time that one would see pigs flying. I, 

of course, had to remind her that she was 

riding home with me… not an entirely 

helpful response as it turned out. Oh 

well, we’re still together and still driving 

Porsche’s but the newer ones have better 

heaters! 

See you soon! 

Rice’s Ramblings: (Continued from Page 15) 

years, and that is to replace the original 

“plastic” bushings with the same Porsche 

o.e.m. plastic bushings. I have found (the 

hard way) that with the original plastic 

bushings, the shaft does not wear and the 

plastic helps seal the bushing and shaft 

from dirt. Another thing to consider is to 

once a year remove the floor carpeting 

and floorboards then vacuum all dirt, 

worn carpet fuzz and insulation from 

under the floor boards. I have heard some 

strange stories of what some people have 

found under their floorboards? I also 

recommend washing the pedal box and 

surrounding area with a safe solvent like 

hardware store paint thinner. Caution As 

This Is Flamable! After washing and 

drying, a nice coating of LPS-3® reduces 

moisture damage (rust) and preserves 

paint. 

A hint: If you are removing the 

pedal box for bushing replacement, buy 

or borrow a good 4 pound hammer. This, 

with a solid hunk of steel to back up 

removal and installation of the rolled pin, 

you can easily drive the rolled steel pin 

out of the clutch arm-shaft. It makes this 

job easy, instead of beating the daylights 

out of it with a smaller hammer! 

Hint Nr 2: If you do choose to use 

the metal bushings, do not use the “roll 

pin” that comes in some kits. A roll pin is 

a single 340 degrees of tempered, rolled 

steel, formed into a pin. These are too 

thin and weak. Porsche uses a “Rolled 

Pin.” This is made from a larger piece of 

tempered steel and rolled into a pin, like 

2 ½ turns, to make a very strong shear 

resistant pin. A cheap “roll pin” will 

shear in a few weeks/months and cause 

scraped synchros from slowly reduced 

clutch clearance. The Porsche rolled pin 

will not. 

One last thing: If you replace a 

clutch cable, bushings or other clutch 

parts, you will have some normal breakin 

wear to allow for stretch cable setting, 

etc. Always re-adjust clutch clearance 

within a few miles of installing new 

clutch and/or clutch parts. 


Swaybars: 


Boxster adjustable rear sway bar with red 

End Link 

now, let’s just say a stiffer bar results 

in a flatter cornering car that results in 

better handling. However, you can make 

your bars too stiff and this will result 

in losing the independence between the 

suspension members on both sides of the 

car. With a little testing and adjusting 

of the front and rear sway bars you can 

greatly improve your cars cornering 

performance and balance. 

How do you get EVEN MORE 

“Horsepower for Your Suspension”? 

Suspension has several key parts 

including the shocks, springs or torsion 

bars and sway bars. Over the years, 

Porsche has offered several factory 

suspension upgrades for each model 

Porsche. However, these upgrades 

usually result in a stiffer suspension, 

which you may not want on long trips. 

Before you start just changing suspension 

parts, you should have a plan for what 

level of performance you’re trying to 

accomplish and which parts on your 

suspension you want to change. Your 

new suspension parts must be designed 

to work together. Your budget can also 

be a factor. If you want the flexibility of 

a comfortable ride on weekend trips and 

being able to match times at the local 

Auto-X course or track day event with 

your buddies, it is possible! 

The most common upgrades include 

changing shocks, springs/torsion bars 

and sway bars. When upgrading your 

suspension be sure to check all bushing 

and suspension pickup points to see if 

they are in good condition. If your budget 

allows, you may want to change your 

suspension all at once. However, if you 

want to take a more gradual approach, 

then put together your plan and start with 

the sway bars. If your goal is a dualpurpose 

car, (read softer suspension for 

the weekend trip and higher grip levels for 

the track) then I would suggest planning 

on adjustable shocks and adjustable sway 

bars. In a matter of about 30 minutes or 

less, you can transform your car from 

a track animal into a weekend cruiser 

by softening the shock and sway bar 

settings. 

The next article will discuss shock 

absorbers or, as the Brits might call them, 

“Dampers”. Till then HAVE FUN! 

Note where sway bar connects to chassic 

next to red colar 

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Classified Ads 

FOR SALE: 930- 911 TURBO 

’01 Tech-Art 996 Twin Turbo, Red/Black 

lthr, 56k mi. Carbon fibre inside,custom 

sound system w/navagation, 2 amps a bass 

box and cd changer heated electric seats 

external adjustable shocks. 10” wide techart 

frt whls/ Michlin 235/35/zr 19” whls 

powder coated Al Reed; 12” wide techart 

rear whls/ Michlin 315/25/zr 19”. 2nd 

owner, perfect condition. Bruce 714/577- 

9100 or 949/212-1000 cell. OCR (2) 

FOR SALE: LATE MODEL 911- 

993-986-996-997 

‘96 993 911 Carrera C2 Coupe, Polar 

Silver/Gray lthr, 154.3K miles. 6 spd 

manual trans. Spectacular street concours 

condition, SoCal car, Callas Rennsport 

serviced. $21,990. Paul 714/335-4911; 

paul@autokennel.com. OCR (2). 

‘06 997 Carrera S, Atlas Grey Metallic/ 

Black lthr. 28.3K miles. Sport Chrono 

/ Factory Aero Kit. 6 spd manual. No 

accidents, non smoker. $54,990. Paul 

714/335-4911; paul@autokennel.com. 

OCR (2). 

FOR SALE: 911--1970s 

‘73 Porsche 911 RS Carrera lightweight 

#M471, Serial Number:9113600441. 

Grand Prix White with Red Graphics. 

4,000 miles since documented restoration 

in Switzerland by marque specialist. 

$440,000 OBO. Dave Mohlman. 305/582- 

9723. MBR (1) 

’73 911 RS Clone. 96K mi. 5spd. Based on 

‘73.5 911T. 2.4L w/96K miles and lots of 

work. Complete restoration top/bottom w/ 

documentation, photos of dismantle/rebuild. 

RS interior&dash, all new. 15” polished 

alum Fuchs; lowered&cambered for the 

track. Momo strg whl, Recaro sport seats 

w/harness slots. 225/60/R15 on rear, 205 on 

front. Black Carrera stripes & rear decal on 

“Duck Tail”. Satellite radio ready w/ iPod 

connector. California Styling and sunroof. 

RS exhaust. $40,000 OBO. Gary Moeller 

714/357-5596 OCR (1). 

‘73 911 Carrera RS Coupe, Factory 

Emerald (Viper) Green/Black RS interior. 

36.9K miles. 3.2L Twin Plug engine, 5 spd 

915 gearbox. Less than 5000 miles since 

restoration. California Car up until 3 years 

ago (now in Florida). $69,990. Paul 714/335- 

4911; paul@autokennel.com. OCR (2). 

‘74 911 Carrera RSR/IROC Conversion, 

54.1K mi. Black/Black lther. 5 spd, 1500 

miles since build. 3.6L 993 Vario Ram Twin 

Plug motor, A/C. $47,990. Paul 714/335- 

4911; paul@autokennel.com. OCR (2). 

‘74 Carrera RSR Black Paul Kramer Picture 

Here 

FOR SALE: 914-6/914 

‘70 Porsche 914-6 Road & Race Car: 

#9140431029 Certificate of Authenticity; 

3.6 L. 964 engine w/50mm PMO Webers, 

Electromotive twin-plug ignition, WEB 

cams, Patrick aluminum flywheel, 

lightweight clutch, headers/muffler; sideshift 

901 trans w/904 main shaft and close 

gears, w/Quaiffe LSD; 911SC suspension 

w/Twin-Turbo Big-Red brakes; Kinesis 8 

& 9 1/2 by 17 wheels w/Goodyear Eagle 

F-1 GSDS tires; plus a whole page list of 

additional mods. Includes original engine/ 

trans cases. $53,000 is less than half the build 

cost. Jim Jaqua jjaqua@bankofhemet. 

com 949/637-0675. OCR (1) 

FOR SALE: 924-928-944-968 

‘83 944 RACECAR. SCCA & POC 

legal and competitive. Multi race winner 

in POC (R9S) and SCCA (S944). Legal 

for SCCA (ITA or S944), POC (R9S 

and GSR), NASA (944 Spec). NEW: 

Sachs clutch, fuel pump, ignition coil, 

Braille battery (weighs only 7 lbs), 

G Force 5 point safety harness with 

“Camlock” release, rear anti-roll bar. 

Quick disconnect MOMO steering wheel, 

Mallory tachometer with shift light and 

rev limiter. K & N air filter, 944 Turbo 

oil cooler, Koni Sport adjustable shock 

absorbers, 30 mm rear torsion bars, 400 

lbs/in. Eibach front springs, front strut 

brace, 944 S fifth gear (shorter than 

stock). Kirk racing seat, complete 6 point 

roll cage –welded to A pillar, reinforced 

floor mountings, with door bars. Drilled 

brake rotors, s.s. brake hoses, Hawk 

race brake pads (like new). Engine & 

transaxle dry as a bone, no leaks. Corner 

balanced and aligned, ready to race. Extra 

parts include: set of wheels, complete 

long block, 2 complete cylinder heads, 

camshaft, Bursch header. Very clean car, 

$8500. Frank @ 714/545-2755 or e-mail 

frank@hausofperformance.com. OCR 

(2) 

‘95 968 Coupe, Black/Black lthr, 53.9K 

miles. M030 Sport Group. 6 spd manual 

trans. $21,990. . Paul 714/335-4911; 

paul@autokennel.com. OCR (2). 


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Non-PCA Members - $10 for 2 times 

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MAN 

‘04 Cayenne Twin Turbo, Basalt Black 

Metallic/Black lthr. 92.5k miles. 42K miles 

on new Factory engine. PCA member 

owned. Tiptronic trans. 2-owner SoCal 

CPO Porsche. No accidents. $23,990. Paul 

714/335-4911; paul@autokennel.com. 

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Mains & Clark---------------------------------------- 23 

Pamela Horton, Surterre Properties----------------- 23 

Pelican Parts-------------------------------------------- 14 

Pioneer Leather Restoration-------------------------- 10 

Racing Lifestyles-------------------------------------- 14 

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State Farm Insurance/Bill Petersen---------------- BC 

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TC’s Garage----------------------------------------------7 

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Walter’s Porsche----------------------------------- 18-19 

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PCA San Diego Region/Zone 8 

DE & Time Trial Series 

New Zone 8 Rules in effect for 2011: Anyone may now drive in DE groups, no experience necessary! * 

All events feature separate DE and TT run groups, with each group getting a full day of practice on Saturday, 

practice all morning and early afternoon Sunday, and optional timed runs on Sunday afternoon for TT’ers, unless 

otherwise noted. Additional education sessions for novice DE’ers. 

TT run group times are posted after each session and online! 

Free lunchtime track tours are available to all at most events. 

Taste of the Track is offered on a space available basis (registration 

is available online only): Ride all day as a passenger with one of our 

skilled instructors, attend drivers meetings, receive all driver info, etc. 

Single day registration is available. 

Use the form below to register or save money by registering online. 

Event hotel and other information is available at least 6 weeks prior 

to each event at pcasdr.motorsportreg.com. 

*Minimum age of 18 years, valid state driver’s license, and good mental and physical health required. Your car must pass PCASDR tech inspection. Pre-tech strongly encouraged. 

For more information contact Jack Miller at (619) 994-7695 (m) or tt@pcasdr.org 

January 22-23 Streets of Willow Springs 

March 11 Auto Club Speedway - Infield (one day, no points) 

# April 8-10 Auto Club Speedway - Roval (three days, TT only) 

May 21-22 Chuckwalla Valley Raceway 

September 24-25 Willow Springs Raceway - 2.5 mi Road Course 

October 21 Auto Club Speedway - Infield (one day, no points) 

November 12-13 Buttonwillow Raceway Park 

# Zone 8 Festival of Speed - Registration is only available online at www.clubregistration.net 

2011 Season Pass available online!!! Pay 

nothing up-front, commit to all days of all DE 

or TT events + , save $25 per multi-day event 

($10 per single-day event) and get a free shirt! 

+You may miss up to 3 event-days. More information is available 

online. Complete details will be sent to you after you sign up and 

you may opt out at that time with no cost or obligation. 

Car Number ______________ Car Class ______________ Car Number ______________ Car Class ______________ 

Driver Name _________________________ DE TT 

Phone ____________________________________________ Phone ____________________________________________ 

For additional information and sign up forms go to: 

E-mail ____________________________________________ 

pcasdr.motorsportreg.com 

Member # ________________ Region _________________ 

Emergency Contact _______________ Phone ___________ 

Driver Name _________________________ DE TT 

E-mail ____________________________________________ 

Member # ________________ Region _________________ 

Emergency Contact _______________ Phone ___________ 

Driver Status: 

Instructors, will you instruct? Driver Status: 

Instructors, will you instruct? 

Student Driver Instructor Yes No 

Student Driver Instructor Yes No 

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Do you have a: 

Signed ____________________ 

Competition Permit? Yes p No Log Book? Yes p No 

Car Year _________________ Model __________________ 

Do you have a: 

Signed ____________________ 

Competition Permit? Yes p No Log Book? Yes p No 

MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO PCA-SDR 

If you would like to pay by credit card please complete and sign. VISA or MasterCard ONLY.

WHEN: SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2011 

REGISTRATION 9:00 a.m. - 9:40 a.m. 

FIRST CAR LEAVES AT 10:01 a.m. 

WHERE: METROLINK STATION - CAMARILLO 

30 LEWIS ROAD IN CAMARILLO 

EXIT Hwy 101 at Exit 53B, Lewis Road. Parking lot is North of the 

Freeway, East of Lewis Road. 

COST: $30 per car at the start, $25 per car 

if you pre-register by November 5, 2011. 

Enjoy a no-host lunch with your fellow 

participants at the event’s end! 

CLASSES: Novice, Tour, SOP, NAV, Expert. 

For a copy of the rules, go to: 

http://zone8.pca.org/rules/2011/2011Z8RallyRules.pdf Pg. 60 

NOVICES: No experience required. Good stuff to bring: 

Navigator, time-of-day watch, clipboard, 

paper, pencil(s), water bottle. You will have fun, 

even if you leave some of these items at home, 

but you must have a driver and a navigator! 

MORE INFO: Call Joe at (805) 931-0990 for additional 

information and/or rally rules. Or email: 

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