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Winding Roads December 2017 California Inland Region - Porsche Club of America
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© 2017 by the Porsche Club of America, California Inland Region. All rights reserved. Winding Roads is the official publication of the Porsche Club of America’s California Inland Region and is published quarterly (Jan, Apr, July, Oct). Any statement appearing in Winding Roads is that of the author, and does not constitute an opinion of the Porsche Club of America, the California Inland Region, its Board of Directors, the Winding Roads editors, or its staff. The editorial staff reserves the right to edit all material submitted for publication. The deadline for submittal of material to be considered for Winding Roads is the 15th of the month preceding the month of publication. Permission is given to charter regions of the PCA to reprint our articles in their respective newsletters so long as credit is given to the author and Winding Roads. Our office of publication is: 43759 15th Street West #67, Lancaster, CA 93534.
Contents/
Volume XXVIII/No. 4/December 2017
Past President David Witteried [email protected]
Secretary Mike Forest [email protected]
Treasurer John Quick [email protected]
President Lori DeCristo [email protected]
Lori DeCristo Membership [email protected] Activities Ian Anderson Social Media [email protected] Autocross Mike Forest Rally [email protected] John Quick Region Historian [email protected] James Gude Insurance [email protected] Robert Gordon Concours [email protected] Joel Browning Newsletter [email protected]
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Features/ Santa Paula Airport Car Show ......... 5
Buying the Car (Part 1 of 3) ............. 8
The Galpin 6th Annual Auto Show . 11
A Porsche Adventure ..................... 13
CAI Photo Rally ............................. 16
CAI Holiday Party .......................... 18
Things To Do/ Zone 8 Awards Banquet .................. 4
Installation Dinner for CAI Board ...... 6
Elephant Seal Rookery Tour ............ 7
Porsche Poker Run ........................ 10
Day Away from Work ..................... 15
Club Drive to Nipomo ..................... 17
Departments/ CAI Board Members ........................ 2
CAI Committee Chairs ..................... 2
Upcoming Events............................. 3
CAI Board Meeting Minutes ........... 19
Zone 8 Staff ................................... 20
Advertisements/ 2013 Carrera S ................................ 5
License Plate Frames .................... 19
Writers & Contributors/ Joel Browning Lori DeCristo Mike Forest Jim Gude
Photography & Artwork/ Joel Browning Lori DeCristo Mike Forest Jim Gude William Gunton
On the Cover/ Colleen poses with a beautiful white GT3 at the Galpin Auto Show Photo by Joel Browning
Vice President Jim Gude [email protected]
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January 6 SAT – CAI – Board and Monthly Breakfast Meeting, Lancaster, CA
6 SAT – LAR – Temecula Scenic Tour, Temecula, CA [registration] 6 SAT – RIV – Murrieta Kids Cars and Coffee event [information] 6 SAT – SDR – Autocross, San Diego, CA [information] 13 SAT – SDR – Member Porsche Prom at Porsche of San Diego [information] 20 SAT – Z8 – Awards Banquet, Cathedral City [registration] 20 SAT – Z8 – Concours d’Elegance 2018, Cathedral City [registration] 20 SAT – AZR – Driver’s Education, Arizona Motorsports Park [information]
27 SAT – CAI – Officer Installation Dinner, Palmdale [registration] 27 SAT – AZR – Autocross, Arizona Motorsports Park [information] 27 SAT – N/A – 24th Annual Collector Car Show, Tubac, AZ 27-28 – SDR – Driver’s Education & Time Trial, Chuckwalla, Desert Center, CA [information]
February 10 SAT – LAR – The Porsche Effect & Brunch at the Petersen, Los Angeles, CA [registration] 10 SAT – SAR – Drive and Hike, Anza Trail, Tubac, AZ [SAR Calendar] 10 SAT – AZR – Driver’s Education, Wild Horse Pass West [information] 10-11 – GPX – Elephant Seal Rookery Tour, near San Simeon, CA [flyer] 11 SUN – AZR – Wickenburg Sunday Drive and Brunch, Wickenburg, AZ [information] 17 SAT – SBR – Poker Run, Westlake, CA [flyer] 17 SAT – AZR – Autocross, Arizona Motorsports Park [information] 17 SAT – SDR – Autocross, San Diego, CA [information] 17-18 – SAR – Driver’s Education Event, Arroyo Seco Raceway, Deming, NM [registration] 18 SUN – OCR – Autocross [information] 23 FRI – OCR – Driver Education Event, Streets of Willow, Rosamond, CA [information] 24 SAT – SDR – Driver’s Education & Time Trial, Streets of Willow, Rosamond, CA [information] 24 SAT – LAR – Paradise Cove Run & Brunch, Malibu, CA [registration]
March 2-3 – N/A – LA Lit Meet Open Houses, various locations near Los Angeles [information] 3 SAT – RIV – Palm Springs Air Museum Tour and Social, Palm Springs, CA [information] 3 SAT – N/A – LA Lit & Toy Show 10 SAT – OCR – Car Control Clinic, El Toro Field, CA [information] 10 SAT – AZR – Driver’s Education, Arizona Motorsports Park [information] 11 SUN – SDR – Autocross, San Diego, CA [information] 11 SUN – OCR – Autocross [information] 12 MON – GPX – Day Away from Work, Streets of Willow, Rosamond, CA [flyer] 17 SAT – LAR – Day at Santa Anita Park, Arcadia, CA [registration] 17 SAT – AZR – Autocross, Arizona Motorsports Park [information] 18 SUN – SDR – Back Country Roads Tour, San Diego, CA [information] 24 SAT – SBR – Club Drive to Nipomo Tour [flyer] 24 SAT – SDR – Driver’s Education & Time Trial, Chuckwalla, Desert Center, CA [information] 31 SAT – SDR – Rally, TBD location [information]
April 7-15 – SDR – Porsches and Parks Tour [information] 8 SUN – OCR – Autocross [information] 14 SAT – LAR – Mount Wilson Observatory Tour & Lunch, La
Canada Flintridge, CA [registration] 14 SUN – SDR – Autocross, San Diego, CA [information] 21 SAT – AZR – Autocross, Arizona Motorsports Park [information] 20-22 – PCA – California Festival of Speed, Fontana, CA 22 SUN – N/A – Luftgekuhlt 5 25-29 – PCA – Treffen Tamaya, Santa Ana Pueblo, NM 27-29 – SDR – Performance Driving School, San Diego, CA [information]
May 5 SAT – SAR – Cinco de Mayo Concours, Tucson, AZ [information] 12 SAT – SDR – Autocross, San Diego, CA [information] 19 SAT – LAR – Wheels to Water IV, Los Angeles, CA [registration] 20 SUN – GPX – Concours, Lakewood Country Club 20 SUN – OCR – Autocross [information] 26 SAT – SDR – Autocross, San Diego, CA [information]
June 1 FRI – OCR – Driver Education Event, Big Willow, Rosamond, CA [information] 2 SAT – N/A – The Friends of Steve McQueen Car and Motorcycle Show, Chino Hills, CA 3 SUN – OCR – Autocross [information] 9 SAT – SDR – Autocross, San Diego, CA [information] 9-10 – NA – San Marino Motor Classic Events, San Marino, CA 16 SAT – OCR – Concours, Mile Square Park, Fountain Valley, CA [information] 17 SUN – SDR – Father’s Day – Back Country Roads Tour, San Diego, CA [information] 30 SAT – SDR – Autocross, San Diego, CA [information]
July 8-14 – PCA – Porsche Parade, Osage Beach, MO [information] 20-29 – LVR – Glacier Park Tour 21 SAT – SDR – Autocross, San Diego, CA [information]
August 16-26 – N/A – Monterey Classic Car Week 18-19 – N/A – Monterey Pre-Reunion, Monterey, CA [information] 23-26 – N/A – Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion, Monterey, CA [information] 26 – N/A – Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance Events, Monterey, CA [information]
September 12-16 – PCA – Treffen Banff, Banff, AB Canada 22 SAT – AZR – Autocross, Arizona Motorsports Park [information] 22-23 – SDR – Time Trial, Big Willow, Rosamond, CA [information] 23 SUN – LAR – Concours, TBD location 29 SAT – RED – Timeline Event, Lake Arrowhead, CA 27-30 – PCA – Rennsport Reunion VI
October 6 SAT – AZR – Autocross, Arizona Motorsports Park [information] 13 – SAT – Driver’s Education & Time Trial, Chuckwalla, Desert Center, CA [information] 14 SUN – SBR – Concours, TBD Location 28 SUN – SGVR – Concours, TBD Location (Pasadena, CA)
November 3 SAT – AZR – Concours, TBD Location 10 SAT – AZR – Autocross, Arizona Motorsports Park [information] 23 FRI – OCR – Driver Education Event, TBD, CA [information]
December 8 SAT – AZR – Autocross, Arizona Motorsports Park [information]
If you have any ideas or suggestions for events, do not hesitate to contact any of the board/committee members!!!
Be sure to check out the CAI website (http://cai.pca.org) for all the latest info.
Upcoming Events/
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Santa Paula Airport Car Show
Photos by Lori DeCristo
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tions, see window sticker) • Price $69K • Located in Santa Clarita e-mail: [email protected]
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A ll who know me know of my love affair with the Porsche 944 series. The 944 is my favorite Porsche, I admit it;
yes the Porsche 944 is not the best, or fastest Porsche. It certainly is not the most prestigious Porsche. They do possess excellent handling, great styl-ing and a friendly (but growing) price tag. Yes, on rare occasion I am snubbed by a few snooty types; but the opinion of such people is of little con-sequence. I know what I like, and I like 944s. This has lead me to having owned four, and still owning two. Why four? Well I started with a 1985 944, then wanting more power I bought a 1987 944S, which lead me to buying a more powerful 1990 944 S2 and fi-nally a more powerful 1987 944 Turbo (951). The more astute may notice a pattern.
This story -- in three installments -- is not about my string of 944s; instead, they are about buying, breaking, and finally fixing, my 944 Turbo. Those with a long memory may recall that at Streets of Willow (in 2013), I left a large streak of oil containing small pieces of the number one rod and pis-ton, as well as a large portion of the
First Installment—Buying the Car and the Long Drive Home
Story and Photos by Jim Gude
block, oil pan and front cover; or more bluntly, I blew the thing up.
The story begins with me wanting a Por-sche 944 Turbo. I also have always wanted to buy a car in some dis-tant location and then savor the drive home. When I found a very clean 944 Turbo in Bend Oregon; I snapped it up. Flying by airline to Bend turned out to be a con-voluted affair. First a flight from Bakersfield to San Francisco. A sec-ond flight from San Francisco to Portland. As I watched Bend go under the right wing I wished they could just let me out there. Finally, (as rain closed in) a third flight, back tracking to the south and I was in Bend. The seller met
me at the airport in a SUV as it was raining and he wanted me to first see the car while it was clean.
We arrived at the seller’s home (an up-scale condo) and uncov-ered the Porsche. It looked great! I drove it for a few miles and fell hard for this red beauty. The car showed some wear that appeals to me; I call it the patina of a well driven Porsche. It was not a concourse queen. The only real faults were that it needed a window regulator and had a small exhaust leak where the tailpipe was rusting as it en-tered the muffler; nothing the boys at R2 Racing couldn't fix. I was so very glad that I had negotiated the deal prior to driving the car; after driving it, I was willing to pay far more than the negoti-ated price.
After a bit of paperwork and pay-ing the man; we wrapped the original wheels (yes it had a two sets, one
stock and one nice 17 inch upgrade) in a tarp and stuck them in the hatch. By now it was past 2:00 PM and raining, the weather forecast predicted heavy snow. I had reservations at a Super 8 for an overnight stop in Klamath Falls so I knew the race was on. I had not eaten since 4:30 AM so I needed to top my tank as well as the car's. I stopped at a Dairy Queen in South Bend where I ducked in for some very slow, fast food (to go). It was a quarter of a mile to a Chevron station which proved a great opportunity to top off the car. In Oregon, they have a strange law pro-
Back From the Brink; the Life, Death and Resurrection, of my Porsche 944 Turbo
The 944 Turbo as bought
Along Highway 97 Southbound from Bend in the Snow
Route Map Bend to Tehachapi
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hibiting a person from pumping their own gas; an attendant must do that. As a nice young lady slowly filled the tank (which seemed to take forever) I cautiously watched the weather. I fi-nally left Bend at around 3:00 PM, in light rain. I escaped the city and pro-ceeded down Highway 97; while munching my now cold, and rather yucky, hamburger. I was 770 miles from home but a mere 140 miles to Klamath Falls. It grew wetter as I trav-eled south and ascended into the mountains. While on wet pavement I passed a truck, when the turbo kicked in the rear wheels broke loose. Some-thing to remember if it snowed. Then somewhere south of Gilchrist, it started to snow.
For the remainder of the day, I drove in snow, and on slushy roads. This slowed my pace and it was long after dark, when I finally pulled into Klamath Falls. That night I watched the weather; Bend now had several inches of snow. As I considered din-ner, I wondered what tomorrow would bring. Deciding to keep it simple, din-ner and gas were both from the adja-cent Pilot Travel Center. I wanted only the best so I ordered a Subway sandwich, with an extra sandwich for the next day.
All through the night I worried about being caught in the snow and stranded in Oregon. I knew if I could get as far as the Central Valley, I would be home free. I wanted to leave at first light so I left before the hotel breakfast was served; coffee from the adjoining Pilot and a break-fast bar would have to do; more dash-board dining as I headed south. Of course it began to snow, and the race was on. I must beat the storm to the central valley. It was 142 miles from Klamath Falls to Redding.
As I progressed south the snow turned to rain and then stopped. I was
passing through a rain shadow. The nice weather was something to be en-joyed, so I made a pit stop at the Grass Lake Rest Area. Once there, I made a
late breakfast out of my Subway sand-wich, visited the facility, and hit the road. As I drove south it occurred to me that I should have taken a picture; Oh well, thought I, the next stop will do. The next stop came quickly, a scenic turnout with a great view of Mount
Shasta. Unfortunately Mount Shasta was shrouded in clouds and I could see storm clouds in the south boiling over the mountains. The respite was
over and I plunged back into the rain. At Weed California I joined Interstate 5. Once in the valley an-other pit stop, this one rainy, at a rest area just north of Lake Shasta. I was much relieved to have left the mountains behind, The Central Val-ley would be easy, wet or dry. I checked the car and noticed the rusted tailpipe was now cracked, just ahead of the muffler; not a prob-lem.
Driving south I crossed some rough patches of road. The exhaust note grew louder (it sounded nice, I liked it) but I did not like the sound of the muffler banging around in the back. At Elkhorn Rest Area, just north of Sacramento I wrestled the
muffler off of its mounting hooks; I threw it in the back and was grateful that I was able to do this in the dry. I passed through Sacramento traffic with a very noisy exhaust; people stared.
To be continued…
A Stop at Lakewood Rest Area North of Lake Shasta
Waiting to Pass a Truck Along Highway 97 Southbound
A Stop at Mount Shasta Viewpoint on Highway 97
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W ith a last minute invitation for Porsches from Galpin for their 6th Annual Auto Show, the PCA rallied and provided quite a few different examples of the sto-ried Porsche brand. The reason for including a larg-
er number of Porsches at this auto show was in honor of Galpin being awarded the opportunity to build a Porsche dealership in Santa Clarita. The dealership will be displacing the current Maz-da/Subaru dealership and is planned for completion in 2019.
For the lucky guests of the Galpin Auto Show, we were granted wrist bands that provided access into their hospitality suite contained within the area that hosts the Aston Martin area. The breakfast and lunch spreads were very delicious augment-ed by the tasty car scenery both indoors and out.
Each parking lot was filled with a different car specialty. Gal-pin also had some special displays inside their showrooms—including multiple Ferrari F40s, new and newest Ford GTs, an Emory Motorsports special, Aston Martins and an Entourage Lincoln Continental. The Porsche contingent was well represent-ed with both new and old examples.
We also had a chance to chat with Joe, the future General Manager of the Porsche dealership. He is a gearhead and wants to have a very inviting dealership experience and hopes to have good involvement with our club.
The Galpin 6th Annual Auto Show
Story by Joel Browning Photos by Joel Browning and William Gunton
Galpin Won the Competition for the Santa Clarita Porsche Dealership
Photo by William Gunton
Some of the lucky CAI attendees
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complete, I asked if I could test drive it and he said that I could have it on my lunch hour the next day. I took him up on his offer and picked it up after breaking for lunch. I drove it for almost an hour and got back just in time to return to work. It was nothing like the Sprite. It was comfortable, it had power and it handled much better. I was hooked. The next day I called and told him that I wanted it and the day after that, it kicked the Sprite out of the gar-age.
That Porsche was much more reli-able then the Sprite could hope to be. I did nothing but routine maintenance on it the whole time I had it. Except for once.
It is now 1970 and, having just completed Air Force basic training, I was at Chanute Air Force Base in Illi-nois for tech school. There, we were able to have our own cars so I called my mom and asked if she would drive the Porsche to the base. I said that I could pay for her return flight home and after thinking about it for a mo-ment, she said that she would.
Before leaving, she called and said that she would go to see her relatives near Chicago before coming down to Chanute. After the second day of her trip, I got a call saying that the car broke down just east of Amarillo, Tex-as. She had it towed back to a Por-sche/Audi/ VW dealership where she was informed the engine case had
cracked below the oil cooler mount. They thought they could weld it so she said to go ahead. She spent the night in Amarillo and picked up the car the next day. She made it about an hour away before she saw a large plume of smoke coming from the back of the car. After getting the car back to the dealership, she was told that the case was not repairable and that they would have to replace it and rebuild the en-gine. She agreed and flew home, leav-ing the car with them.
After arriving home, she informed me of what had happened and said that they would call her when it was ready. One of the things I told her to do was make sure that every part they replaced was returned to me with the car.
It was 30 days before she got the call to come and pick up my Porsche. Upon arriving at the dealership, she took care of the paperwork and headed for Chicago. I finally got the car two days later and after saying “thanks” and “good bye” she returned to Chica-go with her brother's family and got a flight home.
There's more to this story but I'll finish the above part first. After com-pleting tech school, I was to be sta-tioned at what used to be George Air Force Base near Victorville, Ca. I had 15 days of leave, so I headed home and, after arriving, I inspected the parts that were in the boxes and discovered that the crankshaft had a huge gouge in one of the rod journals. The only thing that could cause a gouge that size would be a broken connecting rod. However, no connecting rods had been replaced. As the engine had been leak-ing during the drive home, I removed it and took it apart to re-seal it. What I found on two of the parts in place of proper gaskets were pages from a magazine cut to fit the part. I got a sec-ond opinion on the damage to the crankshaft and, satisfied that I was right, I decided to do something about it. I took photos of the crankshaft and gaskets and, along with a detailed let-ter, I sent copies to Porsche, the Texas Better Business Bureau and the deal-ership. I never heard from the dealer-ship but I did hear from the Better Busi-
A Porsche Adventure Story by Mike Forest Photo by Joel Browning
I have always been interested in sports cars although I can't recall what triggered the desire to some-day own one. The first opportunity
came in 1966 when I saw a car for sale that I was interested in. It was a 1961 Austin Healey Mk.1 “Bugeye” Sprite. I bought the car in late '66 and, after driving and working on it often, I knew there was something better.
In early 1967, my brother-in-law and I went to Riverside International Raceway to watch the sports car rac-es. We were parked out in the boonies and as we walked across the bridge to the infield, two sweet-sounding and sexy cars drove by. I needed to find out what they were so we waited in the garage area until the end of the race. After observing them pull into a garage nearby, we went over and asked what they were. The driver, who had just exited the car, said in a heavy German accent that they were Porsche Carrera 6's. Those were the sexiest cars I had ever seen and their sound was amaz-ing.
I pretty much forgot about the event until just after graduating from high school in '68. I was working at an auto parts store and one of our cus-tomers owned a foreign car garage nearby. One day his head mechanic came by to pick up some parts. He was driving a 1962 Porsche 356 B Su-per Cabriolet and it had a “for sale” sign on it. After his transaction was
Making Connections with Porsches
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ness Bureau. They informed me that the dealership was under investigation for wrongdoing and poor business practices and they would get back to me with the results of the investigation. It was about two months before I heard from Porsche and I was surprised to hear that they reprimanded them and then terminated their license to sell or service Porsche automobiles.
Now to the rest of the story. On my way home from tech school, I was on the Turner Turnpike in Oklahoma when I saw what appeared to be a Porsche parked on the shoulder. The hood was up and two attractive young ladies were standing there looking perplexed. I noticed the California license plate on the green '69 912 and pulled over to see if I could help. After introducing ourselves, I asked what was wrong and they said that it just suddenly quit running. I offered to help and, after looking around for a moment, I saw that a wire had come off of the coil. The terminal fit loosely so I got the pliers from their tool kit and gave it a squeeze. After re-attaching the wire, I asked them to try and start it, and it immediately fired up. With wide eyes and big smiles, they thanked me and said that I was their hero. After closing the hood, I asked where they were go-ing and they told me they were headed home to Riverside, Ca. I said I was going to Palmdale and asked if they would like to caravan the rest of the
way. They agreed and away we went. I needed gas first so after filling up,
I asked if one of the girls would like to ride with me. The driver said that she would and wasted no time getting in the car. Her friend drove the Porsche until she needed to stop for gas. Then they switched and we were off once again. When we reached Flagstaff, Az. we were all ready to eat and rest so we got off the freeway and found a motel. After getting our rooms and freshening up, we met for dinner and went back to their room. We talked for a couple hours and then I returned to my room and got some sleep.
The next morning, after breakfast, we packed up and got on the road. Jackie, the owner of the 912 rode with me until the first potty break and then switched again. With her friend Steph-anie now in my passenger seat, we headed for home. After a stop in Vic-torville to let Stephanie back into their car, we said our 'good-byes” and went our separate ways. We had exchanged addresses and phone numbers and I kept in touch with Jackie for a couple of years before not hearing from her again.
Now it gets even more interesting. It's 1980 and I was between jobs for a short time. While working at Northrop, a friend had told me about a beer he really liked but that they didn't sell it here in California. So, having nothing better to do, I borrowed my mom's
1979 Dodge Colt hatchback, removed the rear seat, and headed east. I finally found what I was looking for in Joplin, Missouri and, after buying all that one liquor store had, I headed home.
Heading west, about an hour east of Flagstaff, Az., I was cruising along in the slow lane on the freeway when I was passed by a green Porsche 912 with California plates. I thought the plate looked familiar so I sped up and got along side to see if I could see the driver. After being along side for a mo-ment, the driver looked in my direction and her eyes opened wide and her jaw dropped. I knew right away that it was Jackie and with a smile and a wave, I motioned to go to the side of the road. Fortunately, there was a rest stop close by and after pulling off, we both left our cars and looked at each other in disbelief. We couldn't believe what had just happened. Ten years after our first meeting, we met again on the highway. We talked for a short time and then, as it was getting a little late, we headed for Flagstaff and, again, stayed the night. We met for dinner and talked for quite a while before fi-nally heading off to our rooms to get some sleep. The next morning, after breakfast, we talked more and then headed for home. We followed each other back to Victorville where, after stopping, exchanging phone numbers and saying “good-bye”, we went our
separate ways.
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O ur annual Rich Pare Photo Rally was held on October 21, 2017. For those who are not familiar with a photo rally, it is a set of route instructions and a set of photographs. The photographs are marked with a letter. The goal is to match the photograph
with the route instruction and the team with the most correct answers is the winner. It is not necessary to drive a Porsche so a van full of people might just have an advantage!!
Our starting point this year was the Greenhouse Café in Lancaster. Although it was a small turnout, the drive was incredible winding through some little known roads of the Antelope Valley. It took most of us about 3 hours. Fortunately, I was the passenger with a resident historian of the Antelope Valley, John Quick. So not only was he familiar with the roads, he was able to give me the historical perspective of where we were and some little known facts of the area. Some of the landmarks that we saw were the plant where the stealth bomber was built along with the local pris-on!! So, if you think we had an advantage, guess again, we came in next to last!! Guess I was too busy listening and not being observant.
It was a great day for all and we had a great lunch at Vince’s Pizza. Any excuse to drive our cars and eat!! So next year we hope you will join us for what has proven to be great day.
CAI Photo Rally Story by Lori DeCristo Photos by Joel Browning
CAI Region has an adventure
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CAI Holiday Party Photos by Mike Forest
CAI Region Has a Holiday Party at Vincent Hill Station
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The Holiday Party will take the place of the December breakfast meet-ing.
The meeting was adjourned at 7:30 p.m.
November Minutes November 4, 2017
The meeting was called to order at 10:41 a.m.
In attendance: Lori DeCristo, Jim Gude, John Quick, Mike Forest, Alex and Naomi Helyer, Bob Gordon, Carol Swede, Eric and Sandra Burkhardt, David and Janice Witteried, Ian Ander-son, Joel Browning and Sam Thurmon.
The board approved the October 2017 minutes.
The Holiday Party is on December 9, 2017 and will be held at Vincent Hill Station. There will be five choices for the entree. The region is paying for the member's meals. There is a 30 mem-ber maximum and members must reg-ister on Motorsports.reg. Registration is now open.
The region is supplying the cake and there is a $15.00 restaurant charge for cutting the cake and using their plates and utensils.
Lori contacted Gary Schoenberger of the Automotive Program at College of the Canyons concerning a scholar-ship from the region. The board ap-proved the sum of $1,000.00 to be awarded by the head of the depart-ment. The name of the scholarship is “PCA California-Inland Region Scholar-
October Minutes October 11, 2017
The meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m.
In attendance; Lori DeCristo, Jim Gude, John Quick, Mike Forest, Alex and Naomi Helyer, Bob Gordon and Carole Swede.
The board approved the Septem-ber minutes.
The board decided on the thee main entree's for the Holiday Party at Vincent Hill Station. They are; Beef, chicken or pasta and they include soup or salad. There will also be appetizers and deserts available. Lori will also be getting a cake.
Lori suggested that the region host a scholarship for the automotive de-partment in one of the community col-leges in the region. They are Antelope Valley College, College of the Canyons and Cerro Coso College. The amount was tentatively set at $1,000.00. More will be discussed at the next board meeting.
Lori states that the membership is; 105 primary and 51 affiliate members.
Jim has ordered the insurance for all upcoming events.
John Quick states that the Region has money in the bank.
Mike reported that the Photo Rally is complete and ready to go.
The board discussed the fact that the website is difficult to change and some parts are not accessible. Alex will contact his brother about hosting a new website.
Lori contacted Rod Emery and he is willing to hold an open house at his restoration facility in the San Fernando Valley.
Lori met with Joe, the owner of the Porsche dealership to be opened in Santa Clarita Valley next year. He is open to hosting a Tech Tactics event along with an open house. He is inter-ested in getting involved with the Cali-fornia-Inland Region.
Jim suggested some upcoming tour ideas including the Cool Coast Tour, the Fort Tejon Tour and the Sou-za Vineyards Tour. More info is up-coming.
Mike suggested a tour over Ange-les Forest/Angeles Crest highways. More info is upcoming.
The next board meeting will imme-diately follow the November 4
th. break-
fast meeting in Lancaster.
ship”. The Officer Installation Dinner will
be held on January 27, 2018 at Gino's Italian Restaurant in Palmdale. There is a 20 person minimum for the use of the large banquet room and members must register on Motorsports.reg. Reg-istration opens on December 20, 2017 and closes on January 20, 2018. The region is paying for the member's meals.
There will be no breakfast meeting or board meeting in December.
Lori DeCristo and Alex Helyer will be attending the Presidents meeting. Lori as outgoing president and Alex as incoming president. The region is pay-ing for their lodging.
John Quick stated that the region has money.
John will handle the acquisition of the credit card for the new president and vice-president.
Lori stated that we have 102 pri-mary members and 51 affiliate mem-bers.
The board will discuss the location of the next Photo Rally at the January business meeting.
David Witteried indicated the we need to update the region's by-laws concerning funding. All funding trans-actions will require board approval.
The board will review the region's by-laws to see if anything needs to be changed or added.
The meeting was adjourned at 11:14 a.m.
Board Meeting Minutes
By Mike Forest – CAI Secretary
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Autocross Chair
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Social Media Chair
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Secretary Skip Carter
CA Festival of Speed Chair
Tom Brown
Concours Co-Chair Betsy Wadman
Time Trial / DE Chair
Dave Hockett
Treasurer Linda Cobarrubias
Chief Driving Instructor
Scott Mann
Rules Coordinator Russell Shon
Web Master
Karen Garcia Raines
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