August 2009 In this issue... • Featured Members Takehiko “Ted” and ...

August 2009 

In this issue... 

• Featured Members Takehiko “Ted” 

and Toshiko Hisada 

• Come and Drive Auto Club Speedway 

on September 13 

• The Awesome Yosemite Tour

Editor 

Garey Cooper 

gareycooper@mac.com 

(714) 264-0530 

Advertising Director 

Ken Fredrickson 

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(714) 962-3258 

Classified Ads Editor 

Bob Weber 

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714-960-4981 

www.pcaocr.org August 2009 

Inside this issue 

Featured Members Takehiko “Ted” and Toshiko 

Hisada - Page 8 

Features 

8 Featured Members - Takehiko and 

Toshiko Hisada 

11 Father’s Day, Fiats, Pintos, 

Corvettes and 100 Porsches! Plus 

other AutoX Topics 

13 Corners of the Mind - Part 5 

14 Awesome Yosemite Trip with 

David Miranda 

Upcoming Events 

Contributing Writers 

Garey Cooper 

Steve Eguina 

Armand Gastelo 

Takehiko “Ted” Hisada 


Paul Young 

Contributing Photographers 

Garey Cooper 

Pamela Horton 

Mako Koiwai 


We have a winner at the Autocross on 

Father’s Day at El Toro Fields - Page 11 

5 Hearts & Garages Tour 

7 DE/Autocross at Auto Club 

Speedway 

12 California Gold Wine Tasting 

Event 

21 Tour to Jerome, AZ 

Departments 

2 Calendar of Events 

3 President’s Message 

4 Contacts 

6 Goodie Store 

6 Membership 

33 Classifieds 

35 Editor’s Notes 

36 Breakfast Club/New Members 

36 List of Advertisers 

Yosemite Tour Exceeded Expectations! - Page 14 

On the Cover: Takehiko and Toshiko HIsada 

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AUGUST 2009 1

2009 Orange Coast Region Calendar of Events 

AUGUST 

1 Deadline for the September Pando 

1 Breakfast Club 

2 SBR Zone 8 Autocross 

9 OCR Autocross – El Toro Fields 

9 LAR Zone 8 Concours 

15 Krispy Kreme Gathering 

14-16 Monterey Historics – Laguna Seca 

18 Board Meeting 

22 Hearts & Garages Tour 


SEPTEMBER 

1 Deadline for the October Pando 


12-13 Tour to Jerome, Arizona 

12 SBR Zone 8 Concours School 

13 OCR DE/AutoX - Auto Club Speedway 

13 SGVR Zone 8 Concours 



19 SBR Zone 8 Autocross, Camarillo 

TBD Zone 8 Timeline - RR 

TBD Oktoberfest Tour – Lake 

Arrowhead 

27 SGVR Zone 8 Rally 

OCTOBER 

1 Deadline for the November Pando 


3-4 German Auto Fest 

3 GER Zone 8 Rally & Concours 

4 GER Zone 8 Autocross 

5 GPX Zone 8 Autocross/DE 

10 OCR Autocross Instructor’s 

Clinic - El Toro Fields 

10 Stone Brewery/Midway Tour 

11 OCR Autocross - El Toro Fields 

11 SBR Zone 8 Concours 


17-18 SDR Zone 8 TT, Spring Mountain 

20 Board Meeting – 2009 Planning 

25 CCCR Zone 8 Concours 

30 OCR Annual Halloween Party 

25 SDR Zone 8 Concours 

OCR Ladies Events 

September meeting: 

September 14, 2009 @ The 

Clubhouse Restaurant 

South Coast Plaza, Costa Mesa 

5:30 to 6:00 p.m. 

Next event: TBA 

NOVEMBER 

1 Deadline for the December Pando 

1-2 GPX Zone 8 Driving School - 

Streets of Willow 


7 AR Zone 8 Concours 

8 AR Zone 8 Autocross 

TBD Bob Savic Wine Tour 


14 Zone 8 Presidents Meeting 



21 Ladies Tour 

21 CAI Zone 8 Concours 

21-22 SDR Time Trial-Button Willow 

DECEMBER 

1 Deadline for the January Pando 

4 Holiday Party 


5 Charity Toy Run 


12 Laguna Niguel Parade 



Note: Italicized text represents events 

outside of Orange Coast Region 

sponsored events. Links to Zone 8 

events can be found at www.Zone8.org. 

Event dates subject to change. 

The Krispy Kreme Gatherings meet 

about 8:30 a.m. at the Block of Orange 

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President’s Message 

Story by Armand Gastelo 

Laguna Seca or Bust! 

The biggest Porsche event in California 

in my opinion happens this month. The 

Monterey Historic Races at Laguna Seca 

take place August 14 - 16. Porsche is the 

featured marque at this year’s event. The 

last time this occurred was in 1998, when 

Porsche marked its 50th anniversary. 

I was lucky enough to attend the 

1998 event, which was my first time ever 

at the historics. I had always heard about 

this event and decided I would attend 

when Porsche was the featured marque. 

At the time I was “between 

Porsches,” therefore I drove my Isuzu 

Rodeo, which was perfect for a camping 

trip. Did you know that you can camp 

around the track? I planned ahead and 

took along our mountain bikes which 

came in very handy. It sure beat having 

to walk for what seemed like miles and 

miles back and forth between great 

places to view the track. J’nan and I had 

a great time riding our bikes from one 

end of the track to the other, rather than 

being stuck in one place. Of course if I 

had to camp again, I would rather take 

an RV. It was no fun standing in line in 

the early morning waiting to use one of 

the showers, or having to change clothes 

inside a tent. However, on the other hand 

there is nothing quite like waking up in the 

morning to the sound of race engines. 

I was amazed to see so many vintage 

race cars out on the course racing at full 

speed. It was great to see the flames flash 

out the exhaust of the huge 917 Porsche 

race cars as they raced around the track. 

The entire weekend was filled with 

Porsche this and Porsche that. It only 

made me crave my next Porsche even 

more. 

The next time I ventured up to the 

Historics was in 2004, when Ferrari was 

the featured marque. By then I had joined 

the OCR club and lead a caravan of cars 

as the club’s new Tour Director. Boy, 

do I have stories about leading that tour. 

This time my new OCR friend and 993 

enthusiast Gerry Kokoszka accompanied 

me to the event. We stayed at a modest 

hotel and attended the Concorso Italiano, 

which is held the Friday of the Historics 

weekend. After that weekend I was ready 

to paint my 993 red and call it a Porcini. 

Planning to attend the Historics 

takes months advance preparation. If 

you don’t have your hotel booked by 

January you will have a difficult time 

finding any rooms as the date of the event 

approaches. You probably won’t find 

any rooms within a 100-mile radius of 

Laguna Seca by the Historics weekend. 

The Monterey Region of PCA is a 

great host for Porsches at this event. Every 

year they make available a Porsche-only 

corral and hold a Friday night welcome 

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Contact Information 

OCR Executive Board 

Zone 8 Chairs 

President 

Armand Gastelo 

949-583-1250 

apgastelo@yahoo.com 

Vice President 

Nicole Forrest Boggs 

714-633-2978 

993nicole@gmail.com 

Secretary 

Tom Meng 

tmeng@octa.net; 

tm.pm@sbcglobal.net 

Treasurer 

Phyllis Meng 

mengp@metro.net; 

tm.pm@sbcglobal.net 

Membership Director 

Peter Lech 

PeterLech@att.net 

Peter.Lech@kmc-usa.com 

Autocross Director 

Bob Scheussler 

BScheussler@gmail.com 

Member at Large 

Larry Moore 

beechnut60@cox.net 

OCR Board Appointments 

Advertising Director 

Ken Fredrickson 

fast.freddy@verizon.net 

Advertising Coordinator 

Grace Fredrickson 

one.graceful@verizon.net 

Autocross Director 

James Buck 

capeautorepair@sbcglobal.net 

Autocross Registration 

AutoXReg@sbcglobal.net 

Charity Director 

Jerry Muno 

muno.jg@verizon.net 

Concours Director 

Dick De Rose 

traveler3@cox.net 

Goodie Store Manager 


dlmiranda@aol.com 

Historian 

Judy Lech 

JudyLech@att.net 

Ladies Committee Liaison 

Maryann Marks 

mamsy1@yahoo.com 

Pandemonium Editor 

Garey Cooper 

gareycooper@mac.com 

Pando Classified Ads Editor 

Bob Weber 

714-960-4981 

hbobw930@aol.com 

Pando Distribution Directors 

Norm & Linda Hollinger 

d.hollinger@att.net 

Rally Director 

Larry Moore 

beechnut60@cox.net 

Sponsorship Director 

Bob Scheussler 

bscheussler@gmail.com 

Tech Activities Director 

Cooper Boggs 

cooper.boggs@gmail.com 

Webmaster 

Frank Goodyear 

frank@teamgoodyear.com 

Web Coordinator 

Kari Knudsen 

karilynk@hotmail.com 

Web Service Director 

Rob Wong 

rob@atomicpc.com 

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 

OCR Board Meetings 

All members are welcome to 

OCR Board Meetings, held on the third 

Tuesday of each month at 7:00 pm. 

Location is at Euromasters Classic Cars 

18370 Pacific Street, Fountain Valley. 

We thank them for their support. 

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9th Annual Hearts & Garages Tour 

with a Progressive Dinner 

Saturday, August 22 

Starting at 2 pm 

The Route begins in Fullerton 

for Hors d’oeuvres & Salad 

Then on to 2 more homes in South County 

for the Main Course & Dessert 

Cost: $25 per person 

This event is named the 

Hearts & Garages Tour 

because much of the fee will be 

donated to our charity. Cost includes 

all food and soft drinks. 

Maps will be provided 

at the first garage. 

Reservations must be made by August 17 to allow planning for the food. 

Please RSVP by August 17 by mailing your check for $25 per person 

(payable to PCA/OCR) to Peter Lech, 2031 El Rancho Vista, Fullerton, CA 92833 

Please include your email with your check to receive directions to the 1st home. 

Questions? Contact Pete at 714/992-1337 or at peterlech@att.net 


OCR Membership 

Anniversaries [5 years or more] 

35 years 

Darrell & Anthony Snyder 

30 years 

Paul & Lynne Stanley 

29 years 

Paul Cooper 

27 years 

Donald Rayner & Darlene 

Cook 

24 years 

R. & Carol Wirthlin 

24 years 

Eddie & Moo Dyke 

Andy & Carola Hausberger 

22 years 

Mark & Renee Anderson 

21 years 

Richard & Pauletta Sankey 

Timothy & Kathy Whetsell 

20 years 

Victor & Elizabeth Triana 

19 years 

Richard Bessire 

17 years 

Harry & Margaret Audell 

Brian & Jeanette Kumamoto 

16 years 

Robert Goya 

Pete & Judy Lech 

14 years 

Frank & Nancy Goodyear 

William Smith 

• General Membership Info 

• Where is my Pando? 

• They spelled my 

NAME wrong! 

• Potential Member Referrals 

13 years 

Andre Rideau 

Kirk & Christy Shafer 

12 years 

Jim Eggers 

James & Nargis Sofronas 

11 years 

Jens Bering & Lanett Gaffney 

Karl & Marie Grams 

David Morris 

Dan Stein & Jeule Macias 

10 years 

Kirk Kunza 

James Planet 

Richard & Patti Wackerbarth 

9 years 

Paul & Kevin Krasner 

David Patching 

Membership Questions? 

8 years 

Mary Borgia 

Michael & Jeanne Goodin 

Robert Hill 

John & Sharon Reed 

7 years 

Rick Ancheta 

Susan & Robin Fothergill 

Todd & Christine Hinker 

Dale & Donna King 

Stephen & Jan Roberts 

6 years 

Michael Baum 

Mike McConnell 

Arthur & Kristin Hickson 

5 years 

Ronald & Karen Jensen 

Benjamin Liu 

Todd Selbo 

Gil Wenck & Laura Stopani 

• Change of Address / Car / 

Phone 

• Joining PCA/OCR 

• IntraRegion Transfers 

Contact: PETER LECH at (714) 992-1337 or on the 

web at PeterLech@att.net 

New Members and Transfers 

Pat & Sue Buckley 

Laguna Hills / ‘04 911 Turbo 

Mitch Ballard 

Laguna Beach / ‘02 996 TT 

Transfer from Chesapeake Region 

Steven Chen 

Irvine / ‘08 Carrera S 

Nan Dushane-Bank 

Yorba Linda / ‘85 911 

Michael & Virginia Fajack 

Huntington Beach / ‘07 Boxster 

John Gormly 

Newport Beach / ‘63 356 

Stephen Kim 

Irvine / ‘06 911 

Gary Labb & Marsha Whittaker 

Huntington Beach / ‘67 912 

Kim Leal & Michael Carrizo 

Orange / ‘99 Boxster 

PORSCHE 

The Goodie 

Store 

is set up every 

month at the 

Breakfast Club. 

Karen & Glenn Lunzman 

Laguna Niguel / ‘92 Carrera 

Cory Neubauer & Mike Stang 

Tustin / ‘00 Boxster 

Dan & Anita Pittman 

Orange / ‘09 911 

Alan Sandoval 

Costa Mesa / ‘08 Cayman S 

Steve & Susan Shube 

Tustin / ‘06 Carrera 4 

David Thompson 

Fountain Valley / ‘03 996 

Andy & Lil Trammell 

Laguna Beach / ‘99 Carrera 4 

Gary & Bonnie Tucker 

Tustin / ‘81 911 SC 

Gary Wyatt 

Newport Beach / ‘06 997 

Come Visit 

The Goodie Store 

Need a Member Name Badge? 

Wondering where to purchase OCR merchandise? 

Make it a point to stop by the Goodie Store 

during the monthly Breakfast Club! 

The Goodie Store table is set up inside Original 

Mike’s. It is your one stop headquarters for OCR 

items such as key chains, license plate frames and 

apparel. Some items do change from month 

to month 

so don’t miss out! 

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Featured Member Story 

From Japan to America: 

Always a Car Enthusiast 

Story by Takehiko “Ted” Hisada 

My name is Takehiko Hisada, but many 

of my Porsche friends know me as “Ted.” 

I have been a car enthusiast ever since 

I was a very young man growing up in 

Japan. My driving was done on a bicycle 

which was powered by a Honda “Cub” 

engine. It may not be generally known 

that one of Honda’s first products was 

this “Cub” engine which was designed to 

be easily attached to a regular bicycle. 

In 1955 the author of Sports and 

Classic Cars, Griffith Borgenson wrote, 

“If the owner of a Detroit automobile 

has a difficult time understanding why 

anyone wants own MG or Jaguar, he is 

completely baffled by man who buys a 

Porsche. Here is a toy-like car powered 

by a tiny engine and selling for a Cadillac 

price of $4,200. Outwardly it looks 

like a pretty toy; but a glance over the 

competition records shows how wrong 

that superficial impression can be.” 

I was growing up at that time in 

Japan, and already knew about Porsche. 

My first automobile was a Subaru (a 

tiny 360cc mini car). This was because 

I had a large-size-engine (over 350cc) 

motorcycle license which allowed me to 

drive only cars with under 360cc engines. 

I was 18 years old and still in college. To 

get a license for a larger car, I would have 

to wait until I was 20 years old. 

After graduating, first my salary was 

$40 month (and this was not a part time 

job!) and a Porsche 356 was $6,500 in 

Japan. I just went to the dealer to look at 

the car, since it was impossible to see a 

Porsche on the street in Tokyo. 

After the Subaru, my first “real” car 

was a 1955 Hilman Minx that I bought 

from the same dealership as Subaru. At 

that time, the only Japanese-made sports 

car was a Nissan Fair Lady, exported 

to the U.S. as the Datsun 1600 & 2000 

(before 240Z). It was still fairly expensive 

at $2,000. In 1959 Honda announced that 

they would make a new small, but high 

performance (DOHV 500cc 4-cylinder 

4-carburetor) Honda 500S convertible 

priced at $1,500, a year before production. 

I jumped in to order and waited for one 

year. My first sports car! I got a competition 

A-class license and raced at Suzuka & 

Fuji. At that time, amateur racing was very 

young. You could justput racing tires on 

every two years. 

I moved to U.S. in 1967. I came to 

Los Angeles by ship (not boat people!) and 

met my wife on the ship, she was going 

to Hawaii to appear on TV performing 

Japanese Dance. We spent nine days on 

the ship and three days in Honolulu. I 

continued to Los Angeles and she went 

back to Japan. Thirty letter exchanges 

later she came to LA get married. Our 

ship was a Love Boat! 

In LA for several months I had no 

car, so I took the bus to get around while 

I was looking for a car. The first car I 

tested in American was a 1965 Austin 

Mini. This car had a rare paint job like 

ones in the movies. I tested the car out 

by driving the freeway at 100 mph and it 

started shaking. The next one was a 1966 

Mustang 4-speed fastback. In those days, 

you went to a dealer and asked a salesman 

to test drive a car. They just handed you 

the keys and you test drove yourself, so I 

test drove on the freeway. Then as I came 

off at the exit, a big Cadillac hit me from 

behind at the stoplight and damaged the 

Mustang. I was panicked that I would 

have to buy this damaged car! After 

taking a deep breath, I asked the man to 

follow me to the dealer a mile way, and 

to explain to the dealer what happened. 

The salesman said, “You don’t want a 

damaged car, I will take care after this.” 

Those were the nice old days! 

I found an Alpha Romeo dealer in 

Hollywood which I visited whenever 

I had time and became friends with a 

salesman. One day I borrowed a ‘59 

Oldsmobile from the lot and went to the 

beach in Santa Monica. On the way back 

on the I-10, the car began smoking from 

under the front hood. When I opened the 

hood, I could see red flames around the 

Young, stylish with the Alfa 

carburetor, so I used my wet beach towel 

to stop the fire. I called the salesman and 

he said, “Don’t worry we’ll take care of 

the car, you just go home from there.” 

Those really were nice old days! 

But I felt I owed him something, 

so I decided buy a car from him. A new 

model just came in―a 1969 Alfa Romeo 

Giulia Super (DOHV 1,750cc 5-speed 

4door Sports sedan). First I went to the 

Japanese Bank to get financing, but they 

said I had no credit record in the U.S., so 

they declined my application. Finally, the 

owner of the dealer co-signed for me at 

Bank of America. After this, I have never 

had an account at Japanese Bank. 

My first Porsche, a “67 911 S 

Three years later I sold beloved 

Alpha. At last, I bought my first 

Porsche...a’67 911S. This was a long 

way to come from my Porsche-dealer 

visiting days. But two years later I did an 

even trade for a ‘67 BMW 1600 Alpina, 

because my children were growing up 

and we needed a four-door sedan. Also 

my wife’s (new) Austin America was so 

bad (in only one month, it started having 

electric and auto-transmission troubles). 

One day we were leaving the supermarket 

parking lot and the car wouldn’t go into 

8

Mrs. Hisada with her earlier car 

any forward gear. It’s a good thing parking 

in U.S. is head in; in Japan you have backin 

parking. Anyway I drove the car in 

reverse gear for two miles, all the way to 

the dealer. After the Alpina we had many 

BMWs...530 (used), 528, 530, 540 M 

Sport (I still I have it in Japan). Also an X5 

and 325Xi sports wagon (at present). 

The only Mercedes I had was a 2001 

SLK 230. At the same time my wife had 

a Lincoln Continental (can you imagine 

my very short wife driving this? It looks 

like there is no driver!) I’ve also had a 

Ford Explorer, an Expedition and few 

more cars. 

After retiring I really wanted a 

Porsche and to join the Porsche Club 

where my main interest was autocross. 

So I bought a 1970 911T RS clone, and 

last year I attended seven autocrosses, 

one rally, and several tech sessions. This 

year my health is not good, so I have only 

attended a tech session and a short tour. 

Then came the Yosemite tour. My wife 

doesn’t want ride in the clone, with no air 

conditioning, stiff lowered suspension, 

etc., and so I thought that maybe the car 

is too old for long trip. 

For the last three months I have 

been looking for a replacement Porsche... 

maybe a 993, 993Targa, 996 Targa or 

even a Cayman. It would have to be 

automatic for my wife. However, we 

have not yet made up our minds. 

I have a friend who is a Japanese 

Ex-professional Race Driver, around 60 

years old. He spent several years driving 

Porsches (906s, etc.), and also raced F3 

in Europe. He bought a ‘68 911S Targa 

in London and in 1971 brought it back to 

Japan and a few years later he sold the 

car. In 2007 he suddenly ordered three 

911 Carrera S cars from the Exclusive 

& Tekipment Department at PorscheAG 

in Stuttgart. He has homes in Tokyo, 

London and the South of France, so the 

cars in each place all have the same color 

scheme: white exterior, with guardsman 

red interior all the way to A/C outlet, 

sun visor, headliner and carpet. One has 

left-hand (for England) and the other two 

right-hand steering. He said, “Now that 

I’m in old age, I want drive a comfortable 

yet enjoyable car, and I think Porsche is 

the one!” 

At almost the same time, he found 

the his old ‘98 911S was in very bad 

condition, so he sent the car to Porsche 

Classic at PorscheAG for a ground-up 

restoration. He has visited a few times, 

but they are still working on car. They are 

trying very hard and are almost making a 

new car―they have no time limit and no 

cost limit. He thought that he won’t drive 

or even touch it when car is completed, 

so he decided to buy another 911 Targa 

and make of a clone of his old one. He 

found a ‘70 Targa 911S engine and 

transmission. He then joined the Porsche 

Club of England and found a restoration 

shop in London. I don’t understand why 

he keeps the original 911S Targa, but I 

do understand why he ordered three cars 

and is making a clone for his old 911S so 

that whenever, and wherever he is, he can 

enjoy his Porsche. 

We are still looking for the right 

Porsche for us. 


Autocross Corner 

Father’s Day, Fiats, Pintos, 

Corvettes and 100 Porsches! 

Plus Other AutoX Topics 

Story by Steve Eguina, photos by Mako Koiwai of MakoPhoto 

As the infamous Garey Cooper would 

say, “Dudes and Dudettes - If you have 

not been to an OCR AutoX, you should 

sign up and give it a try. It’s great fun and 

you will discover why “THERE IS NO 

SUBSTITUTE!” 

Whether you own a 356, 911, 

Carerra, or new 997 Turbo you will 

become a better driver and you can share 

the day with other Porsche enthusiasts, 

your husband, wife, son, daughter or 

your significant other. Two or three 

drivers can use the same car. With speeds 

typically under 65 mph and nothing but 

a rubber cone to hit it is safe and FUN! 

Once you arrive at the event we will show 

you the “ropes,” provide a helmet and 

an instructor. Come on…your car is so 

bored sitting in the garage…it’s begging 

to be exercised! What do you have 

planned for a Sunday that could be more 

fun―watching Meet the Press? Go to 

www.pcaocr.org and register for the next 

event! You will be glad you did! 

Father’s Day with Fiats, 

Pintos, Corvettes and 100 

Porsches 

As the sun peaked over the hills in the 

east, it promised to be another great day 

for OCR members to play with their 

Porsches and it was Father’s Day to boot! 

Every year we see more and more fathers 

spending the day with their daughters and 

sons. This is supposed to be the one day 

that is for Dad and he can do whatever he 

wants. At 6:30 am many of the 100+ cars 

entered in the 5th 2009 Walter Porsche 

AutoX Series event started arriving. 

(Remember to get to tech by 7:00 am so 

you can get registered and take advantage 

of Steve Abbott’s very informative 

course walk.) The usual coffee and 

donuts, provided by our Series Support 

Sponsors – Stuttgart Performance and 

GMG, arrived thanks to Fast Freddy’s 

donut delivery service. At the morning 

drivers meeting important things were 

announced like the fact that Mark and 

Laura Hergesheimer of Hergesheimer 

Motorsports would be cooking up lunch. 

Thank You! Our sponsors take such 

good care of us so visit them and let them 

take good care of your Porsche! 

Several of our members also own 

cars other than Porsches. Rod Delgado 

showed up with his new Ferrari which 

he refers to as a Fiat Quattro. Steve 

Abbott was registered as driving a 1971 

Ford Pinto. I think it’s because he didn’t 

want everyone to know he was beaten by 

a Fiat while driving his TTD Corvette. 

However, Chris Grivas (OCR’s 2008 TOP 

GUN award winner) had the Top Time of 

Day and was driving a 2007 Cayman S. 

I think he just did not want to admit he 

won in the aforementioned Fiat. 

By the afternoon’s timed championship 

runs, everyone was Well Fed and should 

have had plenty of practice. The PCA rules 

provide for car classes that range from 

completely stock Porsches (which most 

members drive as driven off the show 

room floor) to full blown race cars. One 

class that seems to be gaining popularity 

is the 944 Spec Class; these cars are 

relatively inexpensive to purchase and fun 

to drive. The top driver in this class was 

Morgan Trotter who just became engaged 

to Lori Scheussler―Congratulations. 

Another popular class is the Stock 911 

SC IS/S Class which was won by Tracy 

Winn. The Stock Boxster MS/S Class 

was won by Gary Lai. In the ladies MS/ 

SL Class, Bonnie Delgado won by a mere 

0.8 seconds over Barbara D’Allessandro. 

Nice driving girls! 

With the exception of the popular 

X run what ya brung Class, the largest 

Steve in his GT2G5 at Laguna Seca 

Porsche class was NS/S with 9 drivers. 

Carl Vanderschuit’s weapon of choice in 

this class, which was dominated by 996 

Carreras and Caymans, was a 2001 stock 

Boxster. The SDR region driver took the 

class by over 2.2 seconds! At the other 

end of the spectrum was another popular 

class. PS/S is made up primarily of 997s. 

Greg Lush won this class by only 0.2 

seconds over 2nd place Jeremy Bernath 

who was only 0.1 seconds ahead of 

third place Alan Watts. Talk about close 

competition! 

As the day concluded the equipment 

was packed, awards were handed out, 

everyone was smiling and most drivers 

headed home for the traditional Father’s 

Day dinner! 

Other AutoX Topics 

FREE Tech Inspections 

Elsewhere in this issue you will note 

an announcement that OCR’s AutoX 

Sponsors now offer “FREE” Tech 

Inspections. Yes it is true! No more 

waiting in the tech line at the events. You 

can make an appointment with any of the 

AutoX sponsors on the list and they will 

inspect your car and stamp your inspection 

sheet with the OCR “Official” Tech 

Stamp, suitable for framing of course. 

You can still have your car inspected the 

day of the event if you prefer. This is 

also a chance to have your car inspected 

by a professional prior to the upcoming 

OCR DE/AutoX track event planned 

for Sunday September 13 at Auto Club 

Speedway in Ontario. The AutoX Team 

wants to remind drivers it would be good 

to have your cars professionally inspected 

prior to this track event. The sponsors will 

take a more thorough look at your car up 

on the rack. Also, register early as this 

event will sell out quickly! 



Corners of the Mind 

By Paul D. Young 

© Copyright 1995-2008 

Chapter 5 - Practice II 

On the Road 

Last time we discussed how to practice on 

the course -- how to optimize the quantity 

and quality of track time. Obviously, it 

is to our advantage to get as much track 

time as we can, and to make the most of 

the time we do have. The limitations on 

track experience are usually time and 

money. 

As for myself, I manage to get in 50 

to 100 hours of performance driving time 

every month. Free. No, I’m not wealthy 

enough to have my own race track, and it’s 

not some special compensation for being 

the chief driving instructor of PCA Zone 

8. This experience is actually available 

to each one of you. Yes, that’s right, I 

practice performance driving every time 

I am behind the wheel. Any car (or truck 

or van), anywhere, anytime. 

Rather amusing picture; Here’s Paul 

“Off-Road” Young driving a truck with a 

trailer carrying a Porsche race car, doing 

an eight-wheel drift at 85mph on State 

Highway 138 going to Willow Springs. 

Ha! An advantage of being able to 

participate in PCA driving events is that 

I don’t have the urge to drive beyond the 

law on public roads (okay, if I’m late on 

a rally leg I have been known to make 

up the time). So how do we practice our 

performance driving techniques safely 

and legally? Remember from last time 

that the only element of performance 

driving that requires being at the extremes 

is finding a particular vehicle’s handling 

limits. Every other aspect of motoring 

can be done at reduced, safe, normal, 

legal speeds. Let’s look at some things 

we can do during our commute, on a trip, 

running an errand, or even on our way to 

and from the track. 

Since the fundamentals are essential 

to our learning to drive better, we 

certainly should ensure that the correct 

basic habits are firmly engraved in our 

everyday driving. Our driving position 

for general, routine driving should be the 

same we use on the track (with possibly 

a few exceptions). You need to have your 

seating position set to the same place as 

when you drive on the track (on some 

Porsches, there may be a slight difference 

due to helmet clearance issues). On any 

vehicle I drive, I adjust the seating as if 

I were preparing to do 30 minutes on 

a closed course at speed. I check arm 

position, leg position, visibility, and 

control access. Interestingly, this position 

happens to be the most comfortable for a 

long trip too. 

On the freeway you will find other 

drivers with a multitude of hand position 

styles. Some have just one finger on the 

bottom of the steering wheel. Must be 

because they’re driving a vehicle with 

power steering, and they don’t need any 

more than one finger. You’ll see some 

drivers with both wrists draped across the 

top of the wheel, or sometimes cradling the 

steering wheel like a baby. How precious. 

Many drivers hang their elbow, hand, or 

entire arm out the window. Or they rest 

their right hand on the shift knob, as if a 

hairpin corner were just ahead and they 

will need second gear very soon. This 

doesn’t make sense; the freeway has more 

traffic, more variables, and many more 

accidents than the average race track; One 

should be no less alert in everyday driving. 

Granted, you don’t usually drive at your 

limits on the freeway, but some folks are 

beyond their limits when they get behind 

the wheel, and then to drive with a casual 

posture and not have a good control of the 

car ... well, it makes me shudder! 

Keep your hands at the 9 o’clock and 

3 o’clock positions, feeding the wheel if 

you need to turn it beyond 180°. Don’t 

touch the gearshift lever or clutch pedal 

unless actually in the process of shifting 

gears. Keep your seatbelt securely 

fastened while the vehicle is moving. 

This is not only the safest way to drive on 

and off the track, but it develops correct 

habits. Imagine that you practice “bad” 

driving or posture habits on the street, 

where you spend the majority of your 

driving time, and then try to remember 

the correct position and habits for the 

track. Just do it correctly so that you will 

not have to remember and adjust when 

you are driving on a course. 

Turns at intersections are good 

for hand position too. As you start the 

corner, you turn the wheel with the hands 

solidly at the 9 and 3 locations, and then 

feed the wheel using “shuffle steering (a 

‘rope climbing’ or other technique that 

promotes smoothness) if you need to go 

beyond 180°. As you straighten out again 

after the corner, be sure to turn or feed the 

wheel back smoothly rather than letting it 

spin or snap back on its own. The goal is 

to develop a flowing, fluid steering wheel 

control with a minimum of hand motion 

and exertion. You know you’ve done it 

properly if the car is completely smooth 

and balanced, you placed the car just 

where you wanted to, and the procedure 

seemed to be rather comfortable and 

effortless. 

While I’m behind the wheel, I think 

about my driving. Oh sure, sometimes 

I’ll think about work, family, PCA stuff, 

or just daydream. Usually though, I’m 

focused on what I am doing. I’ll check 

my hand position, seating, and controls 

briefly. While driving, I look for the 

correct ‘line’ on the course, the course 

being the road I’m traveling on. I don’t 

necessarily drive the line, but merely 

look for it and visualize that I am driving 

the line. Sometimes I will imagine that 

the course is the entire roadway. Other 

times, just the lane I am in. Analyze the 

turns: Is this one a type I, II or III? Okay, 

so what would be the best line through 

this corner? Picture your car on that line 

(or even drive that line if it is safe to do 

so). All this happens at normal, safe, 

and legal speeds. Remember, we are not 

learning the limits of handling, we are 

studying the course. This helps exercise 

our minds to look for the line and ‘think’ 

our car through it. Even imagining or 

envisioning the process is good practice. 

We are ingraining good habits into our 



2009 Yosemite Tour 

Story and photos by David Miranda, Yosemite Tour Host 

This was my first tour with OCR! Let 

me clarify that. This was my first time 

hosting a tour for OCR! 

And I can now honestly say that 

planning and hosting is not an easy task. 

Here’s where I bow to those that have 

previously done the good deed of hosting 

a tour. Especially a multi-day tour! 

I got the notion of hosting a tour 

to Yosemite about two years ago when 

I discovered that OCR had never done 

a tour there before. As I had visited 

Yosemite countless times over nearly 

40 years (since I was a wee one) and 

knowing quite a bit of the lay of that 

land, I felt that I could possibly lead a 

group of OCR members on a tour of this 

beautiful national park. So the planning 

began. And to my surprise, when I finally 

did officially open up registration for the 

tour, the members responded so quickly 

and enthusiastically that within 24 hours 

the tour was booked, even though it 

was still one year away for it to actually 

commence! Then the emails kept coming 

with members asking to be put on the 

waiting list. Wow! What had I done to 

myself? Just little ol’ me facing all these 

Yosemite Tour hopefuls! But the dates 

were now set in stone and the countdown 

began. 

I won’t go into detail about all the 

planning, the countless number of phone 

calls, the countless number of emails, 

the two pre-runs I did, nor the sleepless 

nights, the loss of hair on my part, nor 

the nervousness I experienced as the year 

progressed towards the tour itself. My 

hope all along was just for every tour 

guest to have a good time while touring. 

And they did! 

The Yosemite Tour Guests at one of their first photo 

stops, the Yosemite National Park entrance monument 

Tom & Sue Calvert enjoying a wonderful lunch spread out 

on the back of their Porsche. Who needs a picnic table 

when you have a hatchback? 

Day 1: The Tour started out with us 

meeting on June 11 at the Krispy Kreme 

in The Block in Orange. I arrived there on 

time and to my surprise almost every guest 

was already there, waiting anxiously for 

their tour host. And to their surprise, I was 

sick! I had pharyngitis and could hardly 

even whisper. My doctor at Kaiser gave 

me orders the previous day for me not to 

do any talking and to get a lot of rest for the 

next few days. Yeah, right! What could I 

say to that and what a way for a tour host 

to start a tour! But with a little help from 

my co-host Jerry Muno, who read some 

driving instructions to the group that I had 

typed up the night before, we managed 

to get the tour started. I brought a handheld 

air horn along so that throughout the 

tour my air horn could dictate to the group 

when their fearless Yosemite leader (me) 

was about to embark from whatever stop 

we were currently at. So I blew my horn 

and revved up my engine. 

Our tour was comprised of 54 

members (well, 53 members and one 

wonderfully outgoing mother) in 30 cars. 

There were 28 Porsches, 1 Corvette and 1 

BMW. Don’t ask! Throughout the tour 

we all managed to stay together as far as 

the driving went, even through the Los 

Angeles area during late morning rush 

hour traffic. We stopped for a very nice 

buffet lunch at Apple Annie’s in Tulare. 

The restaurant’s manager, Bill Brown, 

had the luncheon spread out for us when 

we arrived. We all ate together in one 

large dining room and this was the start of 

getting to know each other. 

Tour Host David Miranda with his beloved Yosemite 

We arrived at our hotel, the Yosemite 

Gateway Inn, in Oakhurst mid-afternoon 

and soon after we all met in the Hospitality 

Room of the hotel’s restaurant for a few 

refreshments and a kick off to the Trivia 

Game that I had emailed everyone a few 

days before. From there it was each to 

their own for dinner but quite a few of us 

ended up at Todd’s Cookhouse just down 

the street for some really nice home-style 

cooking barbeque style! 

Day 2: Friday morning was the kick off 

(or should I say drive off?) to Yosemite. 

I still had a raspy throat and my voice (or 

lack of) was really no better than the day 

before, but I was determined not to let 

that get me down for I had “my people” 

to think of. So we made our way out of 

Oakhurst and to the park entrance where 

I managed to get 29 of our vehicles 

somewhat parked in front of the Yosemite 

National Park entrance monument for 

the first of many photo stops along the 

tour. And if you ask anyone who went 

on the tour, we stopped and had quite a 

few group photo stops. Especially when 

it came to holding my O-C-R sign that 

I made especially for the tour’s photo 

opportunities. I wanted our region’s 

photo to stand out when, hopefully, it’s 

printed in the Panorama. 


David and some of the Tour Guests at the Mariposa Grove 

of Giant Sequoias 

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Yosemite Tour (Cont. from pg. 14) 

From there we drove to the Mariposa 

Grove of Giant Sequoias where we 

boarded our two privately reserved trams 

for a tour of the Grove. Here’s where I 

got my first glimpse of some of my guests 

with their mouths wide open as they 

witnessed the size of the Giant Sequoias 

for the first time. Some of the guests 

looked like little kids, and it already 

started making me feel good that I had 

put this tour together. 

The tram let us off at the Grizzly 

Giant Tree and we decided to walk the 

rest of the way back to the parking lot 

which gave us a better perspective of the 

enormity of these giants. From there we 

drove to the Wawona Hotel’s picnic area 

for a delivered box lunch for everyone 

that included turkey sandwiches, pasta 

Half Dome and Nevada Fall with the OCR Group at 

Washburn Point 

salad, whole fruit, and even a chocolate 

brownie in each lunch. The hotel’s 

manager himself made the box lunch 

delivery just within seconds of us 

arriving. What timing! There weren’t 

enough picnic tables but we made do with 

some of us sitting on tree stumps, rocks, 

and Tom and Sue Calvert even spreading 

out their lunches on the rear hatch of their 

924 Turbo. What a couple of Yosemite 

troopers! 

From there we drove to Washburn 

Point and then on to Glacier Point. Again, 

I could see the joy and excitement in the 

faces of the group as they witnessed 

the grandeur of Half Dome, Vernal and 

Nevada Falls, and then Yosemite Falls 

and Yosemite Valley and majesty of the 

high Sierras. I had about a dozen guests 

who had never been to Yosemite and so 

for them this was possibly nature’s beauty 

at its finest. And because I planned 

this tour in late spring, I knew the 

waterfalls would be “turned on” to 

their fullest. After all, I couldn’t 

disappoint my guests! Months 

earlier one of the guests had told 

me that his wife’s birthday was on 

this day, and so at Washburn Point I 

had the group sing Happy Birthday 

to a surprised Anna-Lisa Lonier! 

What better place than Yosemite to 

Carolyn & Arnie Shusterman framing Vernal and Nevada 

Falls from Washburn Point 

celebrate your birthday? Beautiful 

scenery and good friends! 

After spending what I thought was 

enough time at Glacier Point we drove 

down into Yosemite Valley. We made 

another photo stop just outside of the 

Wawona Tunnel. We arrived at Yosemite 

Lodge by The Falls in the late afternoon 

and were directed by our very own parking 

attendants who had graciously reserved a 

whole parking area just for “our babies.” 

Who said that a National Park wouldn’t 

allow me to have a Porsche corral? That 

evening, as the one before, was everyone 

on their own for dinner. Some had dinner 

at the Lodge and a few had dinner at the 

Ahwahnee. I was not feeling well by 

late afternoon so I retreated to my room. 

More on this later…. 

Day 3: It was now Saturday morning and 

I managed to gather quite a few guests of 

our group for a short hike to the bottom 

of Yosemite Falls which is just down the 

path from the Lodge. We had great fun 

posing with the falls directly behind us 

with some of the guys needing to show 

some skin for the camera. Geez! Can’t 

take them anywhere! After our photo 

shoot at Yosemite Falls I planned for the 

rest of this day to be a free for all... for 

everyone to do whatever tickled their 

fancy as I had supplied them with enough 

suggestions to keep them busy for over a 

week! 

As for me, well I was now feeling 

even worse, so I decided to make my way 

to the Yosemite Clinic. After 2½ hours at 

the Clinic, the doctor told me that I hardly 

had any signs of the pharyngitis but that 

I now had a virus and that I should take 

her prescribed cough medicine and stay 

in bed for the rest of the day. Yeah right! 

Here we go again! So I explained that I 

needed to be at our tour’s “Last Supper” 

in a couple of hours as I was hosting a 

group of 54 people. I was shocked with 

what the good doctor then prescribed. 

She said “take the cough syrup now go to 

your room and try to rest for a little while, 

then when you’re at your dinner go ahead 

and have a glass or two of wine.” I’ve 

always been told NOT to mix alcohol 

with any of my meds, but here was this 

doctor telling me to have a glass of wine 

or two. And so I did! Who was I to argue 

with the good doctor? 

As I was walking on the way back to 

the Lodge I encountered an adult bear that 

was walking across my path just about 15 

feet in front of me. Feeling as bad as I 

did, the bear really didn’t faze me. Nor 

I it, luckily! 

Saturday afternoon we all met at the 

Ahwahnee for an hour Historical Tour of 

the hotel. What a grand hotel it is; built 

in 1926, it is now a Historical Landmark. 

Right after the Historical Tour we made 

our way to the West Terrace where we 

then began our “Last Supper,” as I called 

it. I named it this from the beginning of 

my planning stage only because it was our 

last evening together as a group in that 

some of us would be heading back home 

the next morning while others would be 

going onto Mammoth. 

The Last Supper at the Ahwahnee 

was everything I had hoped for the group. 

It was raining slightly during part of our 

dinner but a lot of the guests said that it 

was just an added delight to be dining 

al fresco, just steps away from a nice 

mountain rain while enjoying a glorious 

dinner under the patio heat lamps. The 

Last Supper consisted of an incredible 

buffet spread of various delicacies 

including Penne Pasta Salad with Grilled 

Chicken & Sweet Basil Dressing, 

Kidney Bean Salad with Smoked Ham & 

Apple Cider Vinaigrette, Breast of Free 

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At “The Last Supper” at the West Terrace of the 

Ahwahnee Hotel 

Range Chicken with Pinot Noir-Forest 

Mushroom Ragout, Grilled Steelhead 

Trout Side with Herb Citrus-Almond 

Butter, Sliced Prime Rib of Beef au Jus 

with Creamed Horseradish, (should I 

go on and on?) and much more plus 

Brownies, Blondies and Tea Cookies for 

dessert. Not to mention that we also had 

our own bartender at our service. The 

Guests kept askin, “who picked out the 

menu?” Well, who do you think? We 

wrapped up the evening by playing and 

finishing the Trivia Game with all of us 

having a good time finding out which 

guests belonged to what trivia statements. 

I then presented a Porsche plaque to the 

top three winners (Maryann Marks being 

the top winner!) and then raffled off two 

$20 gift certificates to the Goodie Store. 

(You just knew the Goodie Store would 

have to be mentioned somewhere in this 

story.) The $20 gift certificate winners 

Anna-Lisa Lonier thanking husband Mark for a wonderful 

birthday tour! 

were Ken & Grace Fredrickson and Jerry 

& Melody Muno...Happy shopping and 

see you at the Goodie Store! Surprisingly 

Jerry and I also did an exchange of gifts 

for each other. And then a big surprise 

came! The Tour guests then presented 

Jerry and me each with some wonderful 

gifts. Jerry received a beautiful water 

color of Yosemite Falls. I received 

a beautiful photo enlargement of El 

Capitan and the Merced River along with 

a Yosemite tee shirt and a bottle of Bogle 

Vineyards Old Wine Zinfandel. For 

once I was speechless! And that says 

a lot because my voice was actually 

coming back. My framed photograph by 

photographer Olaf Carmel came with an 

inscription that reads, “Thank you, David 

for the Adventure! PCA-OCR Yosemite 

Tour – June 14, 2009”. How great is that? 

Something I will treasure forever. Not 

only is it a gift from a wonderful group 

of people but a keepsake of a very special 

tour spent with some very special friends! 

Day 4: It was now Sunday morning 

and the Yosemite Tour was officially 

over. Some went south, a few stayed an 

extra night, and some of us went east. 

East was my destination; so now I was 

leading a smaller group of 17 Porsches 

(and the BMW) up to the high country 

of Yosemite―Tuolumne Meadows and 

Tioga Pass (Yosemite’s east entrance) 

which is at an elevation of 9,945 feet. 

What a wonderful drive for us and our 

beautiful cars. We had one photo stop 

where we parallel parked alongside 

the crystal clear but very cold water of 

Tenaya Lake. After this, just outside 

Tioga Pass I again pulled over for one 

last photo shoot of our group and our 

Porsches next to Ellery Lake at an 

elevation of 9,538 feet. At this time I 

surprised the group with copies of Auto 

Club’s Westways magazine (that I forgot 

I had brought) to hold for a photo of 

ourselves that I’ve already submitted to 

Auto Club in hopes that they will print 

our photo in an upcoming issue. From 

there it was downhill to US 395 and the 

Mobil gas station for lunch. And what a 

lunch it was! Some of the finest cuisine 

you’ll find at any gas station west, or 

east, of the Mississippi. From there I led 

the dwindling group to June Lake Loop 

on our way to Mammoth. After this 

point I finally let Jerry take the lead and 

Porsches as far as my mirror could see! What a 

sight for all the other Yosemite tourists! 

he led us to the Earthquake Fault before 

arriving for our stay at the Mammoth 

Mountain Inn. 

Day 5: On Monday morning 13 of us 

met for a half day adventure to Devil’s 

Postpile and Rainbow Falls. Our small 

group had a lot of fun hiking together on 

the trail to the falls and back. After the 

hike a few more said their good-byes and 

left for the highway home, so only five of 

us stayed the second night in Mammoth. 

Day 6: On Tuesday I made my way 

home alone slowly, but it gave me time to 

reminisce about the wonderful five days 

I had just spent. I will not be too shy to 

admit that this tour was not the easiest 

thing to plan. I was told over a year ago 

by two other PCA Regions that it would 

be impossible for me to book rooms 

anywhere inside Yosemite for a group of 

our size and that I would need to book 

accommodations outside of the park for 

the duration of the tour. I was told it was 


Bob Hill testing the cold waters of Tenaya Lake. David 

offered $50 to anyone who would jump into the lake 

but no one dared! 




impossible for us to find parking together 

anywhere inside the Park. I was told that 

my tour was the longest in OCR history 

and it was suggested that I consider a 

shorter time period with less members 

given it was my first time hosting a tour. 

I’m glad I didn’t listen, because as far as 

I could tell, WE ALL HAD A GREAT 

TIME! 

Thank you to all the guests of 

the 2009 Yosemite Tour! You were a 

fantastic group to lead! And thank you 

especially for the gifts and the memories! 

By the way I finally started feeling better 

by the end of the tour. Can you imagine 

how much more we would’ve done if I 

hadn’t been sick? 

Last photo stop at Ellery Lake, elevation 9,538 ft., 

just outside Yosemite 

Here are comments from some of the 

Yosemite Tour Guests. 

“We just want to tell you how much 

fun the trip was. We both enjoyed it so 

much. This was the first time we had 

taken a trip in the Porsche other then a 

couple of hours away. I know you put a 

lot of time and effort into it to make sure 

everything was perfect.” Jack & Kathy 

Farwick 

“Lisa and I want to thank you for 

the great job you did planning the trip. 

Everything was perfect. Accommodations 

were very nice, food was GREAT and we 

met a lot of nice people we didn’t know 

before. Also, there was the right amount 

of group and individual time, and you 

were more organized than any tour I have 

been on! Thanks again!” Steve & Lisa 

Equina 

“For a group of 54 people, I heard no 

complaints on anything. This is credit to 

David and to the group in general.” C.L. 

Jarusek 

“I am fairly new to the Porsche Club 

and this was a great opportunity for me 

Ron & Stacci Ketelhut exiting at Tioga Pass with the 

Shustermans right benind 

to meet other club members. David 

had a great trivia game that got all of us 

talking to each other and finding out very 

interesting stories that we would not have 

known otherwise. Now I know I 

will see a lot of friendly faces at 

Breakfast Club instead of strangers 

with cool cars. This was a “trial” 

tour for me to see if I might like 

to go on any more. David was an 

incredible tour host and I am very 

much looking forward to more 

Porsche tours in the future. The 

scenery was absolutely spectacular and 

everything we did was well paced and a 

perfect fit.” Julie Husting 

“Even though I wasn’t a member 

of your awesome Porsche Club, I was 

totally welcomed into the group for this 

tour. This was one of the best tours I 

have been on, so much planning had to 

have gone into it and it certainly showed. 

My thanks to David for all his work and 

trips made ahead of time to assure our 

comfort and pleasure throughout the 

tour. Kudos to you David, you made my 

weekend!” Midge Husting (Mother of 

OCR members Julie and Brian Husting) 

“Cooper and I had a fabulous time. 

Thank you David!” Nicole & Cooper 

Boggs 

“Hi David. What a great tour you put 

on to Yosemite. You did an outstanding 

job with everything! Thank you for the 

photo stops at some amazing scenery of 

the falls. Looking forward to your next 

tour.” Theo & Doug Russell 

“Wow...for a first-time tour leader 

you did a fantastic job; better than most 

experienced tour leaders! (You gave us) 

lots of info on what to expect and where we 

were going. The excellent timing on the 

ride up, with all stops well documented, 

made for a relaxing day. And while in 

Yosemite, your expertise was really what 

made the trip what it was...fantastic! Your 

enthusiasm thru-out the year and during 

the tour was really above and beyond the 

call! Thank you for your efforts” Tom 

& Sue Calvert 

“Thanks for the great itinerary! 

This trip opened our eyes to hiking. We 

really enjoyed the hike to Vernal Falls 

in Yosemite and Devils Postpile and 

Rainbow Falls in Mammoth. Thank You 

for your hard work and all the planning 

you did for this great trip.” Jim and Gail 

Reinholdt 

“This trip had it all; beautiful scenery, 

fun mountain roads, ideal weather, 

excellent accommodations, wonderfu 

l food, superb organization and great 

people.” Bob Hill 

“WHAT A GREAT TRIP!” Jerry & 

Melody Muno 

“We really enjoyed the tour! We 

were lucky to have nice warm weather. 

Saturday we had a few sprinkles but that 

was nothing. We were surprised Yosemite 

hasn’t changed since we visited there 25 

years ago― maybe more signs and bear 

alerts now. The waterfalls were beautiful 

and spectacular! Last time we visited 

Yosemite in Autumn and there was little 

water. There is more Highway Patrol 

now. We saw three going to Oakhurst, two 

between Yosemite and Mammoth, and we 

encountered four between Mammoth to 

home. Along that route we had to follow 

a patrol car for 20 miles at a speed of 

35mph in a road construction area. The 

only disappointment on this trip was we 

were not able to drive our Porsche, and 

specifically the wife complaining about 

why we had to drive last and why we had 

to park alone in parking lots! But for me, 

I had fun chasing the Porsches as that was 

my behavior in my non-Porsche years.” 

Ted & Toshi Hisada 

“We thoroughly enjoyed our evening 

at the Ahwahnee Hotel. On the hotel 

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tour, we learned many interesting facts 

about the Ahwahnee’s history. At dinner, 

we loved visiting with and getting to 

know seven other people. The food was 

scrumptious with a large variety. It was 

delightful eating on the heated terrace 

enjoying the occasional showers and 

beautiful scenery. All of this was made 

possible because of David’s detailed 

planning for a perfect Porsche road trip! 

Thanks a million David!” Marsha & 

Dave Carthey 

“David, I’m sure you’ll receive 

many glowing reports of the tour. 

Carolyn and I totally concur. If we were 

to share a unique experience it would be 

the following: On the drive home from 

Mammoth on Monday we were following 

the Munos. On 395 we had several 

opportunities to reach triple digit speeds 

while passing semis. Between China 

Lake and Victorville I saw CHP in my 

rear view mirror. I subtly slowed down 

to 65 and observed him pass me, pass 

Jerry and pull off the highway only to 

pull back on as I passed by. Seconds later 

he flashed me to pull over. The Munos 

continued on. The Officer admitted that 

while he estimated our speeds at 80 he 

had no radar and had insufficient time to 

clock us. He did, however, observe that 

I had no front license plate. I got a fix-it 

ticket. What a break. Jerry did have a 

front plate. A few miles down the road 

Jerry and Melody were waiting at a filling 

station.” Arnie Shusterman 

“The tour was just so special, in 

so very many ways. The scenery was 

spectacular; my first trip to Yosemite! We 

saw so many beautiful areas of the park 

and the group spirit was so high. Energy 

abounded! I met wonderful people. Tthe 

game made me talk to everyone and get 

to know something special about each 

person. It gave me a purpose since I ended 

up alone and felt just a little lost. The final 

dinner at the Ahwahnee was fabulous! 

David, you planned an incredible journey. 

It was well organized and lots of fun. You 

have my vote for Tourmaster of the Year!” 

Maryann Marks 

This was Anna and my first trip to 

Yosemite and Mammoth, so we were 

eagerly anticipating the event. Especially 

with the regular e-mail updates from 

David, with wonderful photos of 

Yosemite attached to each one. We have 

been on many trips with the club and 

have always enjoyed spending time with 

the great people we have in the group, 

so we were looking forward to both 

meeting new people and spending time 

with friends we have gained in the club 

since joining. 

The first night many of us ended 

up having dinner at a great BBQ joint 

in Oakhurst just down the street from 

the hotel. Then a few of us joined up 

at the hotel bar for some cocktails and 

socializing. The next morning, we were 

all ready to go, as this would be our first 

view of Yosemite. On the drive into the 

Park, Anna had the camera at the ready to 

take pictures of all of our Porsches lined 

up on the drive, any Yosemite signs, and 

hey, maybe a bear or two! 

The first stop was the Yosemite Park 

sign, and David managed to get almost all 

of us in to the tiny parking lot for a photo. 

Anna and I rushed up to the sign and had 

Gabe Renga snap a photo of us before 

the big group joined in. Then we took a 

tram ride through the trees. Absolutely 

beautiful, and what a great start to the trip 

in Yosemite! We even had a photo in the 

California Tunnel tree with a big grizzly 

bear named Steve Eguina behind us! 

The next few hours involved lunch 

and Glacier Point. I could have stayed 

at Glacier Point for hours soaking in the 

view. Arrival at the Yosemite Lodge and 

then dinner, (it was a birthday dinner for 

Anna, so David had the whole group sing 

to her at Washburn Point.) 

The next day was a hiking day, and 

for that we joined up with some new 

friends, Cooper and Nicole Boggs. The 



OCR Tour to Jerome and Sedona, Arizona 

September 11-13th with optional 14th 

Due to overwhelming interest we have been able to open a few more positions. 

Get your deposit in now! 

Start in Orange County anytime on Sept 11, 2009. Head out to Parker Arizona 

for the night. Attend an open house at the Goodyear never to be finished house, 

party the evening at the Tiki Lounge at the Goodyear’s Hospitality Suite. Saturday 

morning, a continental breakfast at the RV Café also at the Goodyear’s. Followed by 

a driver’s meeting and departing to Jerome via Wickenburg for lunch. In Jerome, 

a tour of the ghost town with a couple of surprises. Head off to Cottonwood 

and check in to your room. At 5:00 pm off to an all you can eat BBQ dinner and western entertainment at the Blazin’ M Ranch. 

After dinner we will head back to Cottonwood for the night. Sunday morning after breakfast leave for a 1/2 day tour of Sedona. 

Board the Verde Canyon Train at 12:30 pm for lunch and a four hour train ride. Return from the train ride around 5:30 pm. 

This concludes the two day tour. Recommend staying the additional night on Sunday in Cottonwood before returning to Orange 

County. Some may want to return to Sedona or Jerome for more sightseeing and shopping at the many galleries and shops. 

There is a web site specifically set up with information and pictures for the Jerome/Sedona Tour, www.coolfamily.net. The cost 

of the Jerome/Sedona tour for two people is approximately $650.00, an additional $125.00 for the extra night on the 14th in 

Cottonwood. 

The single rate is $550.00, with $125.00 for the extra night in Cottonwood. The actual cost will not be determined until after 

the pre-run in May. 

Mail your deposit of $350 by check payable to Frank Goodyear, 10746 Fenton Drive, Parker, AZ 85344. You will be placed 

on the list by post mark date. 

This tour is not recommended for children! All of course subject to change. 

JUNE 2009 23


(Cont. from pg. 13) 

grey matter. Besides, this process makes 

the time pass quickly, plus we are thinking 

about what we should be -- our driving. 

It’s safer that way. 

Car control can also be practiced 

on the road (keep in mind that this is not 

the same as probing your car’s limits). 

In fact, this is a great way to learn those 

techniques that you just can’t seem to get 

enough track time for. Smoothness is of 

vital importance in driving optimally, but 

in order to make the car behave just the 

way you want it to (smooth or otherwise), 

you must have car control. You can gain 

this skill with practice. 

I have been told that I do quite well 

at threshold braking and trail braking, 

even though none of my track cars 

have had ABS. Threshold braking is 

optimal braking, just short of lock-up; a 

sort of human ABS. It is best when first 

learning performance driving to do all 

of your braking before a turn, as the car 

is more stable that way. When you have 

sufficiently mastered car control, you can 

try trail braking. This is where you brake 

into a turn, not only before it. You will 

still probably have to brake before a turn, 

but the braking can start later. Then, as 

you enter a type II turn (at the end of a 

straight), you brake more lightly as your 

front wheels begin turning. Since your 

tires have only so much adhesion, if you 

are using some of that grip for turning, 

then less than 100% of it is available for 

braking. As you turn more and more, 

you must brake less and less to keep the 

combined traction forces close to, but less 

than 100%. If you are close to the limit 

you need to be smooth with all controls, 

otherwise the car will probably spin. If 

done correctly though, trail braking can 

significantly lengthen the straight-aways 

by delaying braking. Longer straights 

mean the corners are minimized, and this 

leads to lower lap times. 

I have to give credit for my braking 

skill to practicing on the road. In order to 

perform threshold braking or trail braking, 

I have found it necessary to be sensitive 

to car control inputs and outputs. In this 

situation, the input is my right foot on the 

brake pedal, and the output is the sensation 

of braking force of the car (technically an 

acceleration or deceleration, not a force). 

We do not need to be at or even near the 

braking limit to practice and teach the 

right foot to control the car accurately 

under braking. 

One of the tricks I have is a braking 

exercise when approaching a stop sign or 

signal. I’ll start braking gradually, with the 

goal of making a seamless change from 

driving to braking. Then, as I approach 

the stop, I’ll let up bit by bit on the brake 

pedal so that the car makes a smooth 

transition to a full stop. My objective 

is to make it unapparent when I truly 

started to brake and when the car really 

stopped. This requires careful sensing 

through the seat of the pants, and some 

practice. With experience, I can bring 

the car to a short, gentle stop, precisely 

at the line, with imperceptible transitions 

-- complete smoothness with no front 

end diving or bounce. This exercise can 

be done with light braking, and it will 

transfer well to full-on track driving. The 

idea is to educate and train your right foot 

and your senses. If you can make the car 

do exactly what you want on the street, 

you will have the foundation for the 

skills needed to brake optimally under 

track conditions, whether for threshold 

braking, trail braking, or any other 

braking situation. 

Another technique is heel-and-toe 

downshifting. In any corner there is a 

transition from braking to acceleration. 

Since you are near the adhesion limits of 

your tires, this transition must be done as 

smoothly as possible. When approaching 

a corner that requires braking and a 

downshift, this smoothness is a bit 

more difficult to attain. When you let 

out the clutch after the downshift, the 

braking action of the engine (which is 

at idle speed) will be applied suddenly 

to the rear wheels. This could easily 

upset the balance of the car (causing 

a spin) since the tires are very close to 

their limits already. With heel-and-toe, 

we work the clutch with our left foot in 

the normal fashion, but we use the right 

foot to operate both the brake and gas 

pedals. For most Porsches, this is best 

accomplished by using the left side of 

the right foot on the brake and rolling the 

right edge over to adjust the accelerator. 

We begin braking with the left side of the 

right foot. Then, we depress the clutch 

with our left foot, and bring up the engine 

speed to what is should be in the new 

gear. This must all be done with a smooth, 

constant braking force so as to not upset 

our Porsche’s balance. Now when the 

clutch is released, the engine is already at 

the correct speed, and this will place no 

additional braking or accelerating force 

on the rear wheels. Remember, a sudden 

force change will upset the car’s balance, 

and we don’t want this, especially in a turn 

or while at the limits of braking. Finally, 

you gradually transition your right foot 

from the brake to the gas as you make the 

changeover from braking to accelerating. 

The procedure just described will set up 

and preserve the car’s poise throughout 

the turn, and this allows you to corner 

faster. 

The heel-and-toe technique is 

difficult to master, but can be easily 

practiced on the street. Using the 

approach to a stop again, I often rehearse 

heel-and-toe downshifting. I try to keep 

the braking as smooth as possible, with 

no sharp edges, while matching the revs 

of the engine. Try varying the amount or 

length of braking so that you can teach 

yourself a variety of conditions, and 

to keep practice with being sensitive to 

braking levels. This can be practiced at 

completely normal, street speeds. 

Finally, there is left foot braking, 

which is another somewhat advanced 

but useful technique. When your Porsche 

accelerates, the front end tends to lift 

or lighten up and the rear squats down. 

While braking, the opposite occurs with 

the rear end losing some grip and the 

front end digging in. If we simultaneously 

brake and accelerate, the suspension sort 

of hunkers down with both the front 

and rear wheels firmly planted to the 

pavement. This is a rather stable position 

with the braking forces balancing the 

acceleration. We could use this technique 

to our advantage in a turn where we 

did not have to downshift, but where 

some speed needs to be taken off for the 

corner. With our right foot pushing the 

accelerator pedal all the way to the floor, 

we bring our left foot over to the brake. 

Very smoothly now, we gradually apply 

just enough braking to reduce the speed 

to what we can safely corner at. We might 

reduce the throttle smoothly during this 

procedure, but remember we’re using 



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Autocross Corner 


Evan Fullerton named OCR’s Car 

Classification Czar 

We thought being a car organization we 

should also have a Czar. Seriously, with 

all the rules changes currently in effect 

and the proposed changes for 2010, Evan 

offered to step up to help anyone who 

has questions or concerns about the class 

their car should be in or the class some 

else’s car should be in. The classification 

rules are available on the Zone 8 web site 

at www.zone8.pca.org. A list of drivers 

and what class they are entered in will be 

posted on the truck after the first morning 

runs. It is each driver’s responsibility to 

make sure you are in the correct class! 

Most of you will be in what is call the 

Stock class. However, the next class up 

is referred to as Street Stock. This class 

can include some factory options, so read 

the rules carefully or be sure and check 

with Evan or his crack assistant Jonathan 

Gerber if you are unsure. Just about any 

modification to your car can move you 

up into the Street Stock class. Also, any 

tires with a wear rating below 140 will 

move you out of the Stock class. The tire 

wear rating can be found (in small print) 

on the sidewall of the tire. 

Please Use E-Mail When Contacting 

The OCR AutoX Team. 

OCR’s AutoX Team is available by 

e-mail to answer your questions, so 

please respect that they do have jobs and 

families and don’t call them at home or 

work for normal questions. They are 

usually very good at responding on a 

timely basis. The contact information is 

in the Pando and on the OCR web site. 

Till next month, Have Fun! 



some throttle throughout the 

turn. As we exit the corner, we 

progressively and smoothly let 

up on the brake with our left foot, 

and progressively press down on 

the accelerator pedal (if it wasn’t 

already fully floorboarded. This 

allows the full throttle acceleration 

to carry us down the straight. Turn 

nine at Willow Springs is a good 

place to use left foot braking (if you 

don’t have to downshift there). 

There are several advantages to 

left foot braking. First, the squatting 

down of the suspension allows the 

car to corner a bit faster. Second, 

we can smoothly apply braking 

and throttle transitions, rather than 

additional transitions from braking 

to accelerating. There may be turns 

where we need only to lift and not 

brake, but we can achieve the same 

effect with left foot braking without 

the upsetting transitions associated 

with lifting and accelerating. 

Finally, turbocharged cars suffer 

from turbo lag, where the car must 

build up boost from periods of no 

load or letting up on the throttle. 

Left foot braking keeps the car 

up on the boost so that there is no 

turbo lag and its accompanying 

weight shift. 

There is a disadvantage of left 

foot braking; the first time you try 

it you’ll feel like a complete spaz! 

The car will probably jerk to a stop 

and behave very disturbed. Your 

left foot is used to a the job of fully 

depressing the clutch, and you 

simply need to train it for the more 

delicate task of operating the brake 

pedal. On the road (as opposed to 

the track) is the best place to practice 

this. I’d recommend starting out on 

a deserted street where you won’t 

hit anything or embarrass yourself. 

Put the car in neutral (or leave it 

in D if it’s an automatic) and just 

coast. Then simply try bringing 

it to a stop with your left foot on 

the brake pedal. Be sure you are 

wearing your seatbelt as the first 

attempt may be rather abrupt! With 

moderate practice, you will be able 

to bring the car to as smooth a stop as you 

could with your right foot. After some 

confidence is gained, you can practice 

taking an easy corner with the gas on (not 

necessarily full throttle), while riding the 

brake smoothly with the left foot through 

the corner. 

When driving a car with an 

automatic transmission, I can’t practice 

heel and toe, so I pick left foot braking as 

a good topic to work on. I use left foot 

braking often when just coming up to a 

stop or signal. I’ll do the same trick of 

trying to make the transitions as smooth 

and imperceptible as possible using my 

left foot instead of my right. The speeds 

are completely normal, safe, and legal; 

I’m only trying to educate my left foot 

to have good sensitivity and control over 

the brakes, just as I did for the right foot. 

Many Karts have a left-foot brake pedal, 

so actually give you practice at this as 

well. 

Although driving on the road is 

not the same as driving on the track, we 

can use it to our benefit in developing 

our performance driving skills. We can 

practice nearly anything safely on the 

street except for probing the limits of car 

handling. The basics, such as seating and 

hand position will become habits, and 

are genuinely advantageous for everyday 

driving. Car control can be polished in 

nearly any situation, without the need 

for jeopardizing safety or our driving 

record and insurance rates. Advanced 

techniques that would take years to learn, 

can be picked up in weeks by practicing 

in everyday situations. Although ‘road 

time’ is not a perfect substitute for ‘track 

time’ it does allow us to get in additional 

performance driving practice. Most of us 

spend many more hours on the road than 

on the track. Doesn’t it make sense to 

take advantage of this opportunity? 

Reprinted with permission of the 

author. First printed in the San 

Diego Region Windblown Witness. 


Autocross on 

Father’s Day 

photos by Mako Koiwai 

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Editor’s Notes 

by Garey Cooper 

In the cozy confines of our Orange Coast 

Region suite of offices high above the 

summer heat haze, we can see that our 

“June Gloom” has truly moved on. 

After what seemed an unseasonably 

cool gateway, the summer has arrived 

in our little Porsche Patch. The ice cube 

consumption has increased, and don’t 

worry about your OCR Directors, they 

are “cool” all of the time. 

Classifieds (Cont. from pg. 31) 

CARRERA/CAYENNE PARTS: 2007 

CARRERA 4S Parts TUBI Stainless Full 

System W/ Tips. LIKE NEW - $1,600; 

2008 CAYENNE GTS HRE “C-20” 

Custom Wheels W/Tires. LIKE NEW – 

With Installes TPM Sensors. $5,000. Mark 

949/230-4920. OCR (1) 

WHEELS & TIRES 

‘86 FUCH TURBO WHEELS FOR 

SALE: Set of Factory stock ‘86 Fuchs 

Turbo Wheels; (2) @ 7x16” fronts and 

(2) @ 9x16” rears. Fronts have Kumho 

Ecsta size 205-55ZR16 tires, Rears have 

Bridgestone Potenza RE 750, size 245- 

45R16. No track use, street only. Never 

damaged. $3,000 OBO. Jeffrey 949/677- 

6748; unclejeef@cox.net. OCR (2) 

WANTED 

Porsche Child Seat: Porsche Junior Child 

seat for 997. Please contact Steve Firshein. 

310/962 7256; st.fir@gte.net. OCR (1) 

This column will be a trifle short as 

the time has also gotten away from us this 

time around. The magazine advertising 

has shifted a little as you can see but in 

general we aren’t doing too badly given 

the economic climate that we are under. 

So, there are still the usual contents and 

the Yosemite tour to feast your eyes 

on. Watch for the Concours recap next 

month. 

Thanks to the help of “Speedy” 

Steve Eguina we have the Autocross 

results from the Father’s Day Frolics” 

out at El Toro. These events are routinely 

drawing 100 cars and the fun is that 

there are still plenty of runs available 

for the participants. I am impressed that 

Steve recently went wheel-to-wheel with 

our friends over at the Porsche Owners 

Club (POC). This elevates the entire 

engagement in driving fast. I know 

several of our members do drive with the 

POC and I would certainly like to publish 

more stories about their experiences, so 

please send them in. 

MISCELLANEOUS 

RACING RADIO SET FOR SALE: 

Sampson Racing Radio Set -Radios, 

chargers, external antenna, car wiring,crew 

chief headset, aluminum case etc. Needs 

drivers helmet mic and earbuds (about 

$150). Gives full coverage at Laguna Seca, 

Thunder Hill and California Speedway. 

New cost about $550 ($700 with drivers 

mic and earbuds). $300 OBO. Steve 714/ 

414- 6350. OCR (2) 

Yosemite Tour Cont. from pg. 21 

plan was to hike up the falls as far as 

we could before we needed to get back 

down for the wonderful dinner Dave 

had planned at the Ahwahnee. Gabe and 

Pat joined us all the way to the bottom 

of Vernal Falls, and then the rest of us 

continued the climb up the Mist Trail to 

the top. What a view from up there! We 

took the John Muir trail down, which we 

found out goes up before it goes down! 

The dinner planned by David was 

absolutely perfect, and he shared the 

results of our trivia contest. 

Another great drive on Sunday was 

Send us your stories and photos, 

please! You can reach me at gareycooper@ 

mac.com if you would like some help on 

this. We are always looking for the chance 

to share our Porsche passion with the club 

members of the Orange Coast Region. 

Former OCR president Frank 

Goodyear is conducting a tour to Jerome, 

Arizona in September. This will take 

place on the 12th and the 13th. Frank 

has done some excellent tours in the 

past (does anyone remember the Brown 

Bag Wine Tour?) and the scenery around 

Jerome is spectacular. I urge you to sign 

up if you can. 

Also there is the Oktoberfest Tour 

in September. This goes up to Big Bear 

and we always get rave reviews. Porsche 

is after all from the Southern part of the 

country of Germany which is famous for 

the Oktoberfest and for Beer―they do go 

together. I wonder how you say; “howdy 

y’all” in German? Can any of our readers 

help us? 

Enjoy your summer and keep your 

temper cool even if the engine runs hot! 


planned as we worked our way down to 

Mammoth. The lunch stop was perfect, 

except we couldn’t get David to perform 

on the trapeze! The group left the Mobil 

station and Anna and I were still there. 

Oops! Now which way did they go? 

Neither of us knew. Well, Mammoth 

was south so we headed that way at a 

very efficient speed (at least my talking 

speedometer was saying that) and just 

happened to catch the group on a side 

road, so we joined back up with them. 

We really would like to thank David 

for organizing such a great trip, and for 

introducing us to Yosemite in such a 

wonderful way. It’s a place we hope to 

visit many times in the future. And a 

big thanks to all of the great people in 

the group who made the entire trip so 

enjoyable. What a great club we have!” 

Mark and Anna-Lisa Lonier 


President’s Message 


party. These are only a few of the events 

they make available that weekend. In 

fact there are events that start at least 

one week before the Historics weekend. 

The famed Pebble Beach Concours 

d’Elegance, is held on the Sunday of the 

Historics weekend. This year, Porsche is 

debuting the new Panamera at Pebble 

Beach. Several car auctions are also held 

at different locations in Monterey over 

the weekend, just in case you want to 

add that special car to your collection. In 

2004, I bought a maroon Dino 246 GTS, 

which I keep, stored next to my other 

model cars on the shelf. 

I hope to see you at the Historics 

this year as it promises to be one of the 

biggest Porsche events of the year. 

Aase Motors------------------------------------------- 28 

Access Insurance Bonds------------------------------ 26 

Al Reed Specialty Polishing------------------------- 30 

American Collectors Insurance---------------------- 32 

Anaheim Hills Auto Collision----------------------- 21 

AutoKennel--------------------------------------------- 20 

Autowerkes .---------------------------------------------7 

Beach Cities Paintless Dent Removal-------------- 24 

Bell Helmets------------------------------------------- 21 

Bill Brewster Automotive-------------------------- 20 

Cape Auto Repair-------------------------------------- 21 

Chips Away--------------------------------------------- 20 

Cooper Classy Car Care------------------------------ 15 

Cornerstone Investment Consulting------------------5 

Doorshield---------------------------------------------- 4 

Einmalig------------------------------------------------ 32 

Euromasters Classic Cars----------------------------- 30 

Factory Werks------------------------------------------ 24 

Fairview Mortgage Capital--------------------------- 28 

Index of Advertisers 

First Travel of California----------------------------- 22 

GMG Racing----------------------------------------16,17 

Haus of Performance---------------------------------- 30 

Hergesheimer------------------------------------------ 10 

Law Offices of Robert J. Legate-----------------------2 

Law Offices of Joe Nedza---------------------------- 24 

Law Offices of Stuart Wallach----------------------- 20 

Mark’s Clean Car Service--------------------------- 20 

Martin & Huddleston Associates----------------------9 

Metlife Home Loans---------------------------------- 22 

Pamela Horton, Real Estate Broker----------------- 12 

Pelican Parts-------------------------------------------- 24 

Pioneer Leather Restoration-------------------------- 26 

Rice’s Performance Porsche------------------------- 30 

State Farm Insurance/Bill Petersen-------------- OBC 

Stuttgart Performance------------------------------- IBC 

Sundial Window Tinting------------------------------ 12 

Walter’s Porsche--------------------------------------IFC 

Would You Like to Advertise in Pandemonium? 

Call for Rates and Availability Ken Fredrickson at 714.962.3258 

or email to: fast.freddy@verizon.net 

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. 

New members introduced at the July 

2009 breakfast are pictured below with 

their Porsches. Location details for the 

Breakfast appear on the back cover of 

the magazine. 

Gary & Mary Ann Hummel with their silver ‘06 997 S Cab 

Vincent & Anne Marie DePalma and their silver ‘01 Boxter 

Dan Stone with his ‘07 Grey 997 4S Cab 

Zaher Khatib and his black ‘84 911 

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Porsche Club of America 

Orange Coast Region 

P.O. Box 6726 

Huntington Beach, ca 92615-6726 

PRST STD 

US POSTAGE 

PAID 

SANTA ANA, CA 

PERMIT NO. 516 

Dated Material: Please deliver by 8/01/09 

Three good reasons to insure your cars with State Farm. 

Good service. 

Good price. 

Good neighbor agent. 

Call for a quote on your Porsche, business 

or personal insurance and receive a full-size 

Rand McNally Road Atlas….Free! 

Office: (949) 855-8325 

Fax: (949) 855-4143 

Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there. 

Serving Porsche Club members since 1981 

Bill Petersen, Club Member 

State Farm Insurance Companies 

23101 Moulton Parkway, Ste. 103 

Laguna Hills, California 92653

August 2009 In this issue... • Featured Members Takehiko “Ted” and ...

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