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Andiamo! Il anniversario cinquantesimo della primo Porsche vittoria Targa Florio. Story on Page 10
Lizards Fly at Le Mans
Sonoma racers push No 80 to fourth place in the GT2 class. Story on Page 12
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Speaking of Membership
There were many new members at the Concours..............................................................Page 5
Parade Portland 2006
The 51st Parade in a truly beautiful city......................................................................................Page 6
Parade 2006, Page 6
The Monet Tour
San Francisco & The Legion of Honor.......................................................................................Page 6
The Social Scene
Julia Lynn offers wonderful diversions.......................................................................................Page 7
Drift back with Larry, Page 7
The Goodie Store
& Tom Sisson’s explanation of the celestial.............................................................................Page 9
Andiamo!
The 50 th anniversary of the race that started a legend....................................................Page 10
Flying Lizards Motorsports at LeMans
The Northern California Porsche racers place well at Le Sarthe................................Page 14
SVR’s Zone 7 Concours at Niello
A record 105 cars were on display............................................................................................Page 18
STOP! Mushy brakes are fixed
Lisa and Mike Thomas host a Brake Tech Session.............................................................Page 22
The race that started a legend, Page 10
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Schedules and driving tips, Page 15
The Fine Print: The Drifter is published by The PCA-Sacramento Valley Region, and is intended to inform our members of activities
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2006 Board of Directors President Jeff Kinder.......................................................................916.765.2801 4320 Freemont’s Loop, Rescue, California 95672 President@svr.pca.org
Vice President Andy Leight..................................................................916.984.9624 106 Atfield Way, Folsom, California 95630 VicePresident@svr.pca.org
Secretary Kevin Dougherty......................................................916.983.7774 P.O. Box 6006, Folsom, California 95630 Secretary@svr.pca.org
Treasurer Betty Silva......................................................................707.864.0491 12 Oak Lane, Suisun Valley, California 94534 Treasurer@svr.pca.org
Social Director Julia Lynn........................................................................916.402.0443 2443 Fair Oaks Blvd #71, Sacramento, California 95825 Social@svr.pca.org
Membership Director Tom Sisson....................................................................209.296.5352 14537 Surrey Junction Lane, Sutter Creek, California 95685 Membership@svr.pca.org
Competition & Safety Director Matt Deter...................................................................916.630.8924 5645 Harvest Road, Rocklin, California 95765 porsche@deter.com
Webmaster John Murphy.................................................................916.362.8276 3300 Cahill Ct., Sacramento, California 95827 Webmaster@svr.pca.org
Past President Kim Nelson...................................................................916.933.4282 305 Glen Ridge Way, El Dorado Hills, California 95762 PastPresident@svr.pca.org
Editor Terry Grillo...................................................................209.296.4888 16234 Plug St, Volcano, California 95689 NewsletterEditor@svr.pca.org/tgrillo@volcano.net
Zone 7 Representative Larry Sharp - Golden Gate Region................925.371.2258 1119 Megan Road, Livermore, California 94550 larrysharp@comcast.net
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VR Elections are just around the corner. We have several open Board positions, coveted by all, to be open for 2007. All have reached their term limits and need to be fi lled. Whose capable hands will be fi lling these positions? Could they be yours? Open positions are: Membership Director, Social Director, Vice President, and President. You will also get one of those nifty “@ svr.pca.org” email addresses. If you are interested in running for one of these highly prestigious positions with SVR, please contact the Election Committee Chair, Kim Nelson, at (916) 933-4282 or PastPresident@svr.pca.org. SVR Technical Chair The Technical Chair answers email and phone calls or refers questions of a technical nature, writes technical articles for the Drifter and SVRs Web site, and has organized technical sessions. If you are interested in this position, please contact me at (916) 765-2801 or email me at President@svr.org. Caravan to Portland Parade 2006 Sacramento Valley Region invites members to join us in a caravan to Parade 2006 Headquarters in Portland, Oregon on Saturday, August 5. The deadline for joining the caravan is July 29. To join, contact Mike Willis at (916) 363-8313, e-mail mikew@cwo.com or Bud Behrens at (209) 477-6496, e-mail budnmaryann@cs.com. A tentative itinerary is available from Bud. Flyer: scv.pca.org/parade06/CaravanA.pdf. Day tours There is still more room in the schedule for more single day tours. If you know of a fun place to go that you would like to share with your friends in SVR, please contact Julia and Andy to find a place for your “Day Tour” on the schedule. Drifter Editor If you have comments, ideas for stories, pictures, articles, reviews of club activities, please email them to Drifter editor Terry Grillo at NewsletterEditor@svr.pca.org. SVR WEB Don’t forget to check in on SVR’s web site. Enhancements and changes happen frequently. Check back often if you don’t want to miss something. If the spirit moves you, or something about the WEB page, please email John Murphy, our Webmaster at Webmaster@svr.pca.org. John is interested in your input and pictures. Speaking of SVR’s web page, we now have a Sponsor’s & Advertiser’s Section! They are our partners in making SVR one of the best regions anywhere. Please visit their shops to let them know you appreciate what they do for us.
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It’s all about your brakes. Last month, Carl Brakensiek noticed a spongy brake pedal at Thunderhill Raceway Knowing that Lisa and Mike Thomas of Meadow Vista had the necessary experience and expertise, he called and asked for their help. They generously agreed and also invited all SVR club members. Julia Lynn, our social director, put out the word via email. Turn to Page 22 for our story on Carl’s brake situation review and response.
Instructors Lisa Thomas and Scott Hasper (right), and students discuss brake line construction.
Update your PCA email addresses CA has updated the email addresses of the National Office staff. The “@pcanational. org” addresses have been replaced with “@ pca.org” addresses, and the names have been changed too. New addresses can be found here:
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National Officers: www.pca.org/members/ club_officers.html National Staff: www.pca.org/members/correspondence.html The Boxster SIG (Special Interest Group or Register): 986sig.pca.org. New 997 Club Coupe SIG: gerry@CGHJArchitects.com There are other PCA SIGs: www.pca.org/forums/ The latest edition of RegionFocus is now available online. Meet PCA’s new Executive Director, Vu Nguyen. www.pca.org/members/library/region_ focus/RF_201.pdf
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his perpetual trophy is a special award, given by group vote at dinner meetings. The name plaques on this award read like a who’s who of those that have actively participated in SVR activities over the years. Some have received it more than once. What are the qualifications? You must be active in the club. Secondly you must be nominated by another SVR member (or significant other, and yes, this has happened) for something they observed you doing. Some of the nominations have been: working on a non-starting Porsche for a couple of days with one’s buddies only to find it was out of gas, taking a wrong turn as leader of your own tour, driving a nonPorsche on a Porsche event and forgetting to tighten some vital part, passing up a stranded Porsche on a tour you were supposed to follow and not offering aid… You get the idea. Lots of opportunities to be part of this famous list, OR nominate someone to be honored in this special way. Please call, email me, or see me at a dinner meeting to make your nomination. And yes, if you wish to nominate yourself, you can. Drive safe and have fun!
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Drifter Calendars SVR and selected regional events See also: derporsche.net> calendars
August Sun
Mon
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SVR Dinner Meeting
Parade Portland 2006
Monet Art Tour Legion of Honor Jan & Herb Hoover 916.424.5163 PORTLAND PARADE
Trackmaster Driving ExperienceThunderhill
http://www.pca.org/ parade/2006 Dinner Meeting
Monterey Historic Races
A/X No. 3 Loma Prieta/Marina algs911@yahoo. com
SVR Board Mtg 6:30 p.m./ RPM Bradshaw @ 50
MHRaces
The Buggy Whip 2737 Fulton Ave. Jan & Herb Hoover 916.424.5163 MHRaces Ginger Mutoza MBRPCARegstrar @yahoo.com
A/X No. 4 GGR Marina autox@pca-ggr. org
September Sun
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SVR Drivers’ Ed #7Thunderhill
Dinner Meeting Fredrick & Susan Rauch
• Wine Tour • Concours # 6 • Hearts, Hooves & Horsepower
• Charity Auction • Concours #7
• Karen’s Bakery Breakfast • Sat & Sun: Ventura Show
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Karen’s Bakery Breakfast 7:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. 340 The Lakes, Folsom Placerville wine tour Mike & Emily Willis ewillis@cwo.com See this month’s Social, Page 9 Ventura Porsche Show Concours, swap meet, much more: 661.296.6545
SVR Board Meeting
A/X Stockton Fairgrnds Matt Deter, 916.630.8924 Folsom Zoo, Picnic, Tambra Kroetz: 916.989.1954
New Member Tour-Tom Sisson: 209.296.5352
Concours #7 - Diablo Heather Farms, Walnut Creek: Rob Haitsma, sjshark2@ix.netcom.com
Reminder: The RSVP deadline for dinner meetings is also the last day to cancel your dinner reservation without paying. Per SVR policy, late cancellations and no-shows will be charged.
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Speaking of Membership… SVR has 645 regular
ational shows 23 as nonrenewals. It is my guess that many of these will renew so no action has been taken at this time.
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Welcome New Members! by Tom Sisson, Membership Director New Members John Andersen Sacramento, California johngandersen@aol.com 915/501-7251 05 997
SVR Concours I was happy to see so many new members Charles & Rosanne Wilson at the Concours on Pine Grove, California June 18. cprbrad@netzero.com As you probably real209/296-1177 ized, the turnout 99 911 was mind-boggling. Eric Edelmayer It was a real success Carmichael, California thanks to Niello and eedelmayer@jacksonprop.com the efforts of a lot of 916/381-8113 people. Don’t forget 92 911 the upcoming G-24 breakfasts and other pending events – come out and join the fun! Karen Emberson Elk Grove, California emberson4@comcast.net 916/284-8928 91 911
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Raff y Kouyoumdjian Sacramento, California raff y-k@comcast.net 916/715-2735 87 911
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Neil & Lisa Lynne Tobin Roseville, California mckinley1@prodigy.net 916/677-9747 02 911 Angela & Kenneth Weidmann Antelope, California glxtasy@hotmail.com 916/332-8504 57 356 Chris & Christy Weissensee Sacramento, California chrismx@sbcglobal.net 916/452-5811 85 911 Transfers In Martin & Alison Baker Fairfield, California martinqbaker@sbcglobal.net 707/425-9144 75 914-6 (from Golden Gate) Harold Serkin & Julia Campana Willits, California 707/459-1370 03 911 (from Redwood) Ronald Smotherman Modesto, California ron.smotherman@ sbcglobal.net 209/522-2313 99 Boxster (from Yosemite) Changes Warren Brooks & Kit Chesnut Grass Valley, California Stephen & Vicki Childs stchilds@wildblue.net continues, over
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Donald Faerber El Dorado Hills Aleece & Elliot Hoffmann pca@aleeceh.com Gary & Willa Lampi 510/625-2768 Robert & Kathy Murray Granite Bay Greg & Cyndee Peart Sacramento 916/689-7999 David & Jennifer Shelton Tahoe City James & Pat Thompson Fair Oaks pjthonsem1 @yahoo.com 916/662-2172 Luis & Cynthia Villarreal West Sacramento 707/428-5485
Parade Portland 2006: Making It Different by John Draneas, 2006 Parade Chair arade is an amazing event. For 50 consecutive years, PCA members have met to spend a week celebrating the Porsche marque and themselves. Few car clubs, or even organizations, can boast of such a lengthy and consistent history of participation. This exceptional pride and enthusiasm for the Porsche marque continues year to year.
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Richard & Juli Shelton (5) Norman & Jannelle Dalton (5) Thomas & Robin Giustina (5) Mike Edwards (10) Tina & John Murphy (20) Kenneth & Marcella Mitchell (20)
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A New Attitude It all starts with attitude. At Parade Portland, the universal goal will be to have fun. Everything we do is going to be geared toward maximizing the fun quotient and keeping you entertained. After all, we realize time away from home is precious for continues, Page 20
The Monet Tour at the Legion of Honor by Herb Hoover an and I will lead an art tour onSaturday, August 5 to the Museum of the Legion of Honor in San Francisco where 53 paintings by the great French impressionist Claude Monet will be exhibited.
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changed, and what should be kept the same. Parade Portland will be the start of a progression that will change Parade over the next few years to be more responsive to what all of us have said is important to us. But don’t worry; frequent Parade attendees will still recognize the event. After all, we’re talking evolution, not revolution.
La femme au Metier by Claude Monet The only other place in the world that I know of that would have a comparable display is the Musée Marmottan in Paris. Our present plan is to tour to San Francisco and have lunch at a place where we are free to order off the menu, then spend the afternoon at the museum. Tickets are $15 for adults and $12 for seniors
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Larry Wilson settles in f for another Speedsterside, Driftingback chat.
DriftingBack Back Drifting by Larry Wilson 30 Years Ago (July 1976) 20 Years Ago (July 1986) The annual SVR Picnic & Auc- Herb Hoover and Kern Breaux tion, July 11 at Cordova Park, chaired the July 19 SVR autoalso featured the grudge volley- cross at Cal Expo which brought ball match between the Sixers the 1986 Sacramento-area autoand the Four Cylinder bunch. cross season to a close because of Of course, the four-cylinder a lack of autocross sites. Th irtyteam won, easily, because of six SVR drivers turned out for superior skill and strategy. Plus, the event (each had six runs), their wives were better looking! and drivers and workers capped Social chairs Trish O’Shields off the day with a pool-party at and Connie Farlinger chaired the home of Dwight and Linda the event. Proceeds of the aucMitchell. tion ($600) went to the SacA July 26-27 SVR Tahoe Tour, ramento Council for the Prechaired by Kathy Chandler, proSchool Retarded. vided a great get-away week-
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A news item in the July issue of The Drifter that fell under the Rare Sighting heading: “There were 37 Porsches on the recent gourmet tour: 35 of the 37 were 900series cars (i.e., 911, 912, and 914) and only two were 356 series, Peter Bogy’s 356B Coupe and Larry Wilson’s 1955 Speedster.” Also in that issue, President Dave Neukom thanked Ted Robinson and Ken Fielding for working tech inspection all day at the CRAB V autocross. The cover of the July Drifter featured patriotic art by Mark Peters, age 6, son of editor Mary Peters. John Skoien advertised a 356SC/912 crankshaft, polished to standard rod and main journals, for $300 or best offer.
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end for 60 PCAers who said the view from atop Heavenly Valley at lunch was the highlight of the tour. The 914-4 of Jay and Carla Cross broke down on the tour in the middle of nowhere, but fortunately plenty of help was available including Kirk Bradford who was armed with scads of knowledge imparted by Dwight Mitchell at the July 12th SVR tech session entitled “Roadside Breakdowns and Repairs.”
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Can you believe the year is more than half over! One thing I want to talk about this month is the upcoming year of the club. We have a couple Board positions open for 2007, one being mine, Social Director. I touched briefly last month about how I came to this position and let me tell you, it has been fun. I was new to Sacramento, having just married Buzz and moved from Santa Rosa. Needless to say, I didn’t know that many people here and had only gone to a few dinner meetings when I heard the club needed a new Social Director. So now it’s nearly two years later and this has been a great experience. I became involved in Concours, Tours, Dinner meetings, even a Driver’s Education event driving around Thunderhill!
Kirk also had with him nearly all of the tools and spare parts that were mentioned at the tech session as essential items for everyone’s emergency roadside repair kit. But, even more for-
Now if you would have told me I would ever be on a race track in my Skippy, I would have said you were nuts! But there I was (on the cover of the Drifter too!). Some wonderful people have crossed by path that otherwise would have not.
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Could Herb and Jan Hoover do any more for this club?
I don’t think so, but they are anyway. They are hosting a tour and the dinner this month, just after getting back from Hawaii no less. The San Francisco Art Tour is being held on August 5th and they will be going to the Museum of the Legion of Honor where 53 paintings by the great French impressionist Claude Monet will be exhibited. Call Herb & Jan at 916.424.5163 to make your reservation. The dinner meeting will be at The Buggy Whip in Sacramento on Thursday, August 10 th. See the ad in the Drifter for menu choice and details. Historic Races, that’s what’s going on in Monterey this month. I have never been to the historic races before so Buzz will be my guide! We are also going to participate in the Concours going on that weekend in Pebble beach, not showing, just as spectators! The races are at Laguna Seca Raceway from August 18-20. I know there will be several SVR members in concludes, facing page
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Drifting Back tunately for the Crosses, Mike Willis happened along before Kirk, and quickly diagnosed the problem as a bad fuel pump. Jay’s support vehicle, a BMW 733 sedan, also came by with his neighbor behind the wheel and they all piled in to resume the tour to Carson Valley and the tour destination, the Carson Valley Inn. 10 Years Ago (July 1996) The July Drifter carried the story, “Ralph and Larry’s Excellent Adventure,” a highlight recap of Ralph Heath and Larry Wilson on the 6th Annual California Mille, a five-day, 1223.8-mile drive through Northern California and Lake Tahoe in Ralph’s 1954 Jaguar XK120 convertible (instead of his 356 Speedster).
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The story detailed Ralph’s sudden affl iction of Red-Bottom disease which seemed most prevalent among those traversing the rainsoaked route in open cars fitted with crimson leather seats. Fortunately for Larry, Ralph had not found it necessary to re-dye the passenger seat before the event. Competition Director Masuo Robinson used his July Drifter article to give credits to Rich McGlumphy, Mike Willis, Rik Larson, and Dwight Mitchell for helping to design and setup autocross courses during the year. Masuo also encouraged more members to participate and support the SVR autocross program. SVR’s Second Annual Hog Island Oyster Tour was held July 20 with Bob Brewer in the saddle as event chair. The plan was to meet in Davis, travel to the Hog Island Oyster Company, pick up some shelled oysters, then proceed over Porsche-type roads with all due haste to the beach for an oyster barbecue party with lots of white wine and French bread. And, that’s precisely what they did!
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M Oh, the Goodies! by Tom Sisson, Membership Director And, is it hot. You need to strip down to some lightweight SVR/Porsche T-shirts ($18), Baseball shirts ($20), or SVR polo shirts (just $30). If you get a big enough baseball or TShirt, you can even use it as a night shirt. Take a picture of yourself using one as a night shirt and it will be immortalized in the Drifter and on the web. Be famous! See the Goodie Store catalog at www.derporsche.net. We even have light weight jackets.
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There are still some Porsche Crest key fobs left. They are a heavy chrome plated 1.5 inch fob with the crest on brushed metal, with a large ring for keys (overall length is 3.25 inches.) They would make a great gift—ONLY $10. As usual, we stock PCA and SVR car badges ($18 and $15), It is hotter than usual even though the Summer Solstice has just passed. In the northern hemisphere, the longest day of the year is in June when the Sun is farthest north. In the southern hemisphere, wincontinues, Page 17
Mike and Emily Willis are hosting the Placerville Wine Tour on September 10 th. The details are still in the works, but we’ll get that information to you on the web, Drifter and via e-mails from… me! Tambra Kroetz is taking you on a trip to the Folsom…Zoo! Everyone will meet up at Karen’s Bakery for the nohost breakfast then start the tour from there. We have lots of activities going on this summer and don’t forget about other regions too. On the Zone 7 web site you can click links to other regions sites and the calendar page of our web site has the Zone 7 link there as well. Go out and meet other region members, they’re a fun group too! Ok, maybe not as fun as SVR members…
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50 anniversary of Porsche’s first victory at Targa Florio This story was compiled from PCA and internet sources – Ed.
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No win was bigger in company history than that day in 1956 when a Porsche 550 A Spyder scored Porsche’s first World Championship victory.
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he most successful of all sports car manufacturers in the history of endurance sports car racing, the company now known as Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, celebrated one of its biggest and most important racing victories on June 10, 1956 at the Targa Florio.
The 550 A Spyder is the grandfather of today’s RS Spyder Le Mans Prototype 2 racer and father of the current Boxster street car. And Porsche’s record 11th and last victory at the Targa Florio in 1973 was tallied by a Porsche Carrera RSR, the predecessor of the recently announced 2007 Porsche 911 GT3 RS street car. Fifty years ago in June, Italian driver Umberto Maglioli was the unexpected over-
Umberto Maglioli (far right) at a fuel stop en route to his Porsche 550 A Spyder victory at the 1956 Targa Florio. all winner of what was then the world’s longest-standing and most difficult road race – the Targa Florio. The upstart Porsche organization gained worldwide recognition with this victory since it was the first time that a driver in the under-two-liter class managed to beat vehicles with larger cylinder displacement.
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he Targa Florio was an open road endurance race held near Palermo, Sicily. Founded in 1906, it was one of the oldest sports car racing events until in was discontinued in 1977 due to safety concerns. Several versions of the track were used. It started with a lap length of 148 kilometers (92 miles), then was shortened twice to the 72 kilome-
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ters lap (about 45 miles) that was used in the last decades, for usually 10 laps in the race. Start and f inish was at Cerda. The counterclockwise lap lead from Caltavuturo and Collesano at more than 600 meters (1969 feet) down to sea level, where the cars raced from Campofelice di Roccella on the Buonfornello straight along the coast.
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ith an average speed of 90.9 mph and a lead of nearly 15 minutes on the second place vehicle, Maglioli not only out-classed the competition but also assured the first overall victory for Porsche in the Manufacturers World Championship. This victory was all the more surprising because the 550 A Spyder debuted eleven days before the Targa Florio at a 1,000-kilometer race on the Nürburgring. Spurred on by the victory in this class, Porsche’s racing director Huschke von Hanstein traveled to Sicily with driver Maglioli and two mechanics to test the open-top Spyder’s competitiveness once again. In contrast to other road races of the time, routes were not closed during practice, so the drivers always had to be prepared for local traffic and obstacles. It was Porsche’s first entry in this legendary race because at the time the Targa Florio was seen as the home turf of larger-engined sports cars from Italy. Maglioli completed the 720-kilometer route without changing drivers in a time of 7:54.52 hours – and thanks to the reliability of his Porsche, only pulled into the pits to refuel.
The Jo Siffert/Brian Redman Porsche 908/03 Spyder won the 1970 Targa Florio. His victory marked the beginning of a particular success story for the Stuttgart sports car manufacturer. By the final staging of the race as a World Championship in 1973, Porsche was the most successful automobile brand with a total of eleven overall Targa Florio victories.
Porsche – overall victories at Targa Florio 1956 Umberto Maglioli Porsche 550 A Spyder 1959 Edgar Barth/Wolfgang Seidel Porsche 718 RSK Spyder 1960 Joakim Bonnier/Hans Herrmann Porsche 718 RS 60 Spyder 1963 Joakim Bonnier/Carlo Abate Porsche 718 GTR 1964 Colin Davis/Antonio Pucci Porsche 904 Carrera GTS 1966 Herbert Müller/Willy Mairesse Porsche 906 Carrera 6 1967 Paul Hawkins/Rolf Stommelen Porsche 910-8 1968 Vic Elford/Umberto Maglioli Porsche 907-8 1969 Gerhard Mitter/Udo Schütz Porsche 908/02 Spyder 1970 Jo Siffert/Brian Redman Porsche 908/03 Spyder
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Gijs van Lennep/Herbert Mueller won the 1973 Targa Florio in a Porsche 911 Carrera RSR.
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1973 Gijs van Lennep/Herbert Müller Porsche 911 Carrera RSR
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Lizards Fly at Driver Seth Nieman used a portable tool kit, a flashlight and a tenuous radio connection to the Lizard pit to restart Porsche No. 80 in the dark…
• Formed in 2003. Based at Infineon Raceway at Sonoma. First full season of competition: 2004. • Runs two Porsche 911 GT3 RSRs in the American Le Mans Series (ALMS), GT2 class (No. 44 and No. 45) • Competed in the 2006 24 Heures du Mans, GT2 class with the No. 80 Porsche 911 GT3 RSR. Finished 4th in their class. This is the team’s ALMS No. 44 Porsche. 2006 will be the car’s second consecutive Le Mans – it is the same car the team ran at Le Mans in 2005 for a 3rd place finish in the GT2 class. • 2006: Currently leading in the ALMS drivers’ (No. 45 van Overbeek) and team championships (after three of 10 races).
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Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France – The Flying Lizard Motorsports No. 80 Porsche finished fourth in class at the 2006 24 Heures du Mans race here on June 17 & 18. Drivers Johannes van Overbeek, Seth Neiman, and Patrick Long brought the northern California-based team’s Porsche 911 GT3 RSR home safely in a dramatic race that had twists and turns, multiple leaders, four manufacturers in the hunt for the GT2 win, and significant technical challenges across the entire entry field. The Lizards came off of a 3rd place podium finish at Le Mans in 2005 and had a challenging and successful race again this year. They missed a podium spot by one – and their fourth-place finish resulted from a valiant and successful effort to restart and return their 911 GT3 RSR to the track in the dark, noisy night. This year’s Le Mans was characterized by technical problems for nearly every single team. Half of the field did not finish the race and nearly every car made at least one trip to its garage for repairs. At approximately 1:00 am, 8 hours into the 24 Heures du Mans, the Flying Lizard Porsche No. 80 went off track into the gravel just past the Dunlop bridge. At the time of the incident, driver Seth Neiman was seventh in GT2. After being removed from the track by marshals, driver Seth Neiman was unable to restart the car. Race regulations state that a car must return to the garage under its own power in order to continue in the race. A driver may work on the car on the track. Over the next 45 minutes, the crew worked with Seth via radio – and when the radio power failed, via cel phone – to diagnose the problem and repair the car on track. They believe the car was damaged when the car hit the gravel, and as a result, the car would not start. They talked Seth through the process of finding the source of the problem, which turned out to be a broken electrical connection at the starter.
1:05 am – The No. 80 Lizard Porsche is in the gravel. Seth reports that the car will not turn over and suspects a dead battery. The crew will talk Seth through changing to the backup battery. – From a Flying Lizard internet report.
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ly at Le Mans 2006 Le Mans drivers: Johannes van Overbeek Seth Neiman Patrick Long
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Seth returned to the garage under his own power, the crew brought the car into the garage, topped off fuel, and went to work to clean the car and complete repairs. The crew also discovered additional damage associated with the incident and repaired it. The crew sent the car out on track at 2:36 a.m., approximately an hour and a half after the incident, with Seth Neiman at the wheel to finish his stint. Seth said about his on-track repair, “The crew did an excellent job at staying calm and talking me through a complex situation that they could not even see. It was unfortunate that we lost so much time, but I’m very proud of the fact that we were able to get the car back on track and finish so well in the race.”
Halfway There - The 12 Hour Mark The team regrouped and focused on strategy for regaining as much ground as possible as quickly as possible. Next up in the car was Johannes for a solid 2 hour stint. At 5 a.m – the halfway mark – Johannes was still in the car and the Lizards had moved to P10. Continues, Page 14
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From trackside at La Sarthe lying Lizard driver Johannes van Overbeek – a Sacramento native – spoke with The Drifter in June while the team was running qualifying laps prior to the 2006 Le Mans race.
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It was 5:30 p.m. in France Johannes van Overbeek and 8:30 a.m. in California on Tuesday, June 13 and van Overbeek talked about the practice and qualifying laps coming up on Wednesday and Thursday.
2.5 hours into the race, driver Seth Neiman reported a sudden problem when the rear locked up under braking near the Ford Chicane. After wrestling with the car for another lap under very strong vibration, Neiman pitted so the crew could replace all four tires. – From a Flying Lizard internet report.
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“We will qualify on Thursday and practice at midnight before, so then we will know,” he said. “Driving the course at night is not very difficult – the track is reasonably well-
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With nine hours still to go, the Lizards stayed focused and pushed as hard as they could to regain positions. By 1 p.m., the attrition in GT2 had helped the No. 80 to move to fourth in GT2. For the last four hours of the race, Patrick and Johannes pushed, outpacing the field at times by 30 to 45 seconds, but the distance between the No. 80 and the No. 87 Ferrari in P3 was too great to close.
Le Mans Overall Victories by Manufacturer Porsche - 16 Ferrari - 9 Ford - 6 Audi - 6 Bentley - 5 Jaguar - 5 Alfa Romeo - 4 Matra - 3 Lorraine - 2 Peugeot - 2 Mercedes - 2 Renault - 1 Mazda - 1 BMW - 1 Aston Martin - 1
‘What an amazing 24 hours ! ’ From Page 13 Johannes said, “I appreciated all of the support from the team and the doctors who were able to make it possible for me to race this weekend after my bicycle accident on Thursday. It was definitely a group effort to get me there. During my stint, I felt very strong, considering. There was a lot of debris on the track and the conditions changed lap by lap and I really had to be heads up. Overall, I think the car ran very well all weekend - thanks again to the crew for getting us such a strong race car. “
“This was one of the most dramatic races that I have ever participated in,” said crew chief Tommy Sadler. “In GT2 alone, there were so many dramas unfolding constantly throughout the field. To have four manufacturers in the hunt for the lead over the course of the race and three on the podium shows how much support there is for this class and for endurance racing. “We were disappointed not to finish on the podium, but I am very proud of what we were able to accomplish given the challenges that we faced. The crew did a phenomenal job in staying focused, thinking on their feet, and getting the car back on track, no matter what. What an amazing 24 hours!”
From trackside at La Sarthe From Page 13 lighted and we’re so far north that the night is short.” He said the Lizard team felt very fortunate to place third in the 2005 race, but “when you look back on how the race developed, we didn’t depend on someone else’s misfortunes – we ran a good race.” And this year van Overbeek said the team wanted to build on past experience. “You know, the primary objective is just to finish. It’s very difficult, it’s you against the race rather than against any other car.”
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We asked van Overbeek about the differences between driving a late-model street Porsche and a Le Mans monster. “They are similar in many ways. They are good street cars and good race cars, lots of control, light handling and in that sense they are similar. But by virtue of having a lightweight car and much more power it makes it louder and the tires have much more grip. Every part of that car’s operation excells relative to a street car.” And how fast do they go on the Mulsanne Straight? “Oh, about 185 mph.”
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A very short history of The Race The first Le Mans race was held on May 26 and 27, 1923 and has since been run annually in June, with exceptions occurring in 1956 and 1968, and was cancelled only in the years 1936 and from 1940 to 1948. The race is run on a semi-permanent track which, in its current configuration, is 8.482 mi les long, using mostly country roads that remain open to the public for the majority of the year.
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Larry Sharp, PCA National Zone 7 Representative, shows air at the 2005 Zone 7 autocross in Stockton.
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SVR Series Autocross #2 Saturday, September 16, 2006 San Joaquin County Fairgrounds - Stockton • Morning check-in and tech from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.. Drivers frequently refer to Le Mans as a race where up to 85 percent of the time is spent on full throttle, meaning immense stress on engine and drivetrain components. However, the times spent reaching maximum speed also mean tremendous wear on the brakes and suspension as GT1 cars must slow from over 200 mph to around 65 mph for the end of the Mulsanne Straight. The overall winner is the car that covers the greatest distance in 24 hours of continuous racing.
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• Late check-in and tech from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. • First car out at 9 a.m. • No open exhaust • Fee: $35.00 per driver • Register online at http://svr-autocross.deter.com/ • Questions? Contact Matt Deter at porsche@deter.com 916.630.8924 • Directions: From I-5 or Hwy 99, take Hwy 4 (Crosstown Freeway) toward Downtown Stockton. Take the Wilson Way exit South onto Wilson Way. Turn left at Charter Way and then right through the gate into the fairgrounds. Follow the access road, bear left at the Y-intersection, continue straight, and turn right to enter the parking lot. Turn to Page 16 for the current A/X schedule and driving tips.
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2006 Zone 7 Autocross Series Date Sat Aug 26 Sun Aug 27 Sat Oct 14 Sun Oct 15 Sun Oct 29
Event Auto-x #3 Auto-x #4 Auto-x #5 Auto-x #6 Auto-x #7
Region LPR GGR SqR Yos SVR
Location Marina Marina Millerton Millerton Stockton
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For in-depth A/X information, including driving instructions, go to derporsche.net and click on “Autocrossing.”
From PCA: High Performance Driving – General Rules, Part 1 • A car is most stable under acceleration. • Never brake in a corner! • Enter slow, exit fast. • Use a consistent, comfortable braking point. • Maximize exit speed by getting on the power sooner, before increasing entry speed into the corner. • Eyes up – don’t drive off the nose of the car. • Where you’re looking is where you’re going. • Look through a corner and beyond, expand your field of vision. • Do not follow blindly. • Do not fi x in on the cones.
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• Vision is the most important element of High Performance Driving. The Line • The line is the route around a course and through its corners which will enable the car to go fastest. • In a corner, it’s the broadest arc that maximizes speed, given “g” as a constant in V(2) = 15 gr. • The “line” and the geometry of the edges of the pavement are usually different. • There is only one “line.” • Different cars require different approaches to stay on the “line.” • The most important corners are those leading to the longest straights.
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The white nights from Page 9 it is as early as May 1; in many countries it is considered to be June 1, while in many others it is as late as June 21.
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n general, seasonal changes occur earlier in coastal regions, so countries close to the oceans go for an earlier start to Summer than continental ones. Summer is commonly viewed as the season with the longest (and warmest) days of the year, in which the daylight predominates, through varying degrees. In the northern latitudes, twilight is known to last at least an hour, sometimes leading to the famous white nights found in St. Petersburg and Scandinavia.
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It is also called the season of the midnight sun near the North Pole and in Iceland, for instance. Where else do you get purchase solicitions that are both informative and educational? Patronize your Goodie Store! See Tom Sisson at meetings and events, or contact him at 14537 Surrey Junction Lane, Sutter Creek, CA 95685, 209.296.5352 or E-mail targatom@volcano. net. Shipping can be arranged for the usual postal fees.
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SVR’s Zone Concours at Niello by Kent Brandon and Kim Nelson VR’s Zone 7 Concours on June 18 at the new Niello Porsche dealership was a wonderful day that far exceeded the expectations of the Concours organizing committee.
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We had 51 cars entered in the Concours which was close to a record and a total of 105 cars on display for people
Inspector Sisson goes over a car with a fine-toothed comb. to see – and this was a record! One of the highlights of the day was the display of classic and rare Porsches that
were parked inside the Niello Service Bay. Bob Murray brought out his 1953 356 Cabriolet and Jim Hardie brought out his 1952 Cabriolet. What a beautiful pair of Zone 7 Concours winning Porsche bookends. Larry Wilson had his Pre A 1955 Speedster entered in the Concours and Ayleen O’Connell drove her freshly restored 1961 Roadster for all to see. A perennial favorite is Jerry Kiliany’s 1965 C coupe that he picked up from the factory and is the 11th 356 from the last one made. And talk Niello received about rare, the first 997 Steve Childs Turbo the day drove his right before and put hand drive 1971 911 R it in the service to put on disbay under a car play! All day cover. long we had some great music playing from our resident DJ – Dick MacFarlane, and Mike Ambrozewicz fired up the BBQ grill for a tasty lunch.
As an unexpected surprise, Niello received the first 997 Turbo the day before and put it in the service bay under a car cover. Rumors spread throughout the day as to what was under the cover and during the awards presentation, for which at least 100 people stayed, Don Faerber, Niello Porsche’s General Manager and Don Koepke, Niello’s Parts Manager, unveiled the new 997 Turbo for all to see. Too bad the car was already sold because a lot of people wanted to take it for a test drive. And then we had the sale of overstocked and discontinued Porsche Selections goodies that were priced between 60-and- 80 percent off retail. By 10 a.m. Niello’s showroom looked like Wal-Mart when they are having a blue light special! Don Koepke later said that 80- to-85 percent of the goodies they had purchased for this special one time sale had been sold. continues, facing page
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Concours at Niello It was all over too soon and by 3 p.m. the last of the SVR members were saying good-bye. Not to worry though – Don Faerber asked if we’d like to come back again next year and do it all over. We’ll be back Don and thanks. As a side note, SVR is hosting another Zone Concours at the end of the season at Silver Star Recyclers on October 8th. Silver Star has been hosting a Swap Meet for the last couple of years and this year it was decided to combine it with a Zone Concours. Dick MacFarlane and Kent Brandon are taking the lead on this one and it should be a great event with some interesting surprises so mark your calendars now!
Classic and rare Porsches were parked inside the Niello Service Bay. Ken Reynolds and Catherine Taylor listen to Rick Weidner expound on the finer points of Porsches.
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Parade Portland 2006: Making It Different PCA members, and many use up their vacation time to attend Parade. We’re going to do our best to make you glad your 2006 vacation was in Portland, Oregon on August 6 through 11. The Oregon Region believes that if you’re going to have fun, there’s one necessary element – driving. After all, we have lots of great roads begging to be driven. You’ll want to bring a car, preferably a Porsche. But we know driving across the country takes a lot of time, so we’re working on lining up some deals on car transport to and from Parade. Since many of you just won’t be able to bring your Porsches, the Gimmick Rally and tours will be open to rental cars.
we’ll have a lot of cars on the road. Please read all your instructions, and try to be on time to every event to speed up the logistics. We are confident that we have a good handle on everything and that all will go smoothly, but please keep in mind that we are all volunteers here, just a group of friends trying to help each other out.
All of us on the Parade Portland team are very excited about this event, and we look forward to seeing you and showing you what life is like out here in the Pacific Northwest. We really hope you can attend.
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The Monet Tour at the Legion of Honor from Page 6 saloon, and you will be right across the street from a Starbuck’s. I would like to leave around 10, however, the earth will not cease rotation if we don’t. If you have been held up and will be late please call me on my cellphone – 916.402.5163. The price is a little confusing so I will try to unconfuse it for you. The general admission is $15 for adults; $12 for old-age-pensioners, oops, seniors, but, because we will be ordering the tickets in advance, so we are assured entry, Ticketmaster adds their charge and it varies according to how big the group is.
And, according to SVR tradition, we add $1 per person to cover expenses of the tour to the club. So, tickets for adults will be $19.50 and for seniors $16.50. If I can clarify any of this further for you please don’t hesitate to call me at 916.424.5163. I assure you a real person, not a computer, will talk to you. The museum has a nice café so we will tour directly to the museum and you can have lunch at your convenience.
Mark Twain observed that the coldest winter he ever spent was a summer in San Francisco. The hotter it is here the colder it will probably be there, so come prepared. I think we will have a good time I have no idea at this time how big the group viewing some of the most beautiful will be so I am going with the greatest charge, paintings ever, in a lovely museum, and if, over time, the group enlarges to a in one of the most beautiful cities number which would entitle us to a lesser rate, in the world. I will refund the difference. It will probably not be more than $.50 in any event.
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Lisa’s Brake Tech Session It’s all about your brakes. Story and photos by Doug Klein Saturday, June 17th saw a dozen or so Porscheophiles at Lisa and Mike Thomas’ Meadow Vista home for a session on brakes. The seminar was precipitated by Carl Brakensiek experiencing a spongy brake pedal at Thunderhill Raceway earlier in the month.
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“Spongy pedal” has a variety of causes, mostly heat related – over-heated brake fluid, inappropriate brake pads, brake lines expanding under pressure and grooved rotors to name a few. Carl decided to try the simplest and least expensive solutions first: 1) switching to racing brake fluid, which withstands the high temperatures generated by heavy braking, and 2) replacing stock brake lines with expansionresistant braided steel lines. Knowing that the Thomases had the necessary experience and expertise, he called and asked for their help. They generously agreed and also invited all SVR club members. Julia Lynn, our social director, put out the word via email.
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Discussing the differences in brake line construction.
The Brake Tech Session was informative, interesting and well organized. Lisa and Scott discussed brake fluids, types of brake lines,
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Carl’s 1989 911 on the Thomas’s hoist. Why aren’t Carl’s gloves dirty?
That right rear line was tough to remove due to a damaged fitting. Lisa had a matching fitting on hand.
tools and equipment to make brake work easier, how to bleed brake lines and much more.
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Carl’s track car now sports fresh, high-temperature brake fluid and four new braided steel brake lines. The session will inspire some to undertake similar tasks on their own cars, and others, who never put a wrench to a Porsche, will better understand their favorite mechanic’s explanation of a brake problem.
Carl bleeds his brakes.
Thank you Lisa and Mike Thomas and Scott Hasper.
Success. An appreciative Carl with Lisa and Scott.
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Stage two: Change the brake fluid. Carl uses a turkey baster to remove excess fluid from the brake fluid reservoir.
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Classifieds Porsches 1972 914-6 Recent restoration/conversion by Motor Meister (2/06). 2.4 L six and 915 trans (total re-builds), dual carbs, new brakes, suspension, wiring, interior (black), gauges, paint (millennium yellow), tires, ect.; 2.0 wheels, fogs, CD, & luggage rack; 175+ HP, 36K miles, warranty; ready to go: $25,000. Glenn Thiel, (530) 477-7251, glennthiel@ sbcglobal.net, CA 1986 911 Carrera Sunroof Whaletail Coupe. Guards Red w tan leather interior. 85,466 original miles. 3.2 liter 5 sp w factory colormatched 16” fuchs alloy wheels.All original Calif car except viper alarm was added. Has original Blaupunkt N. Y. sqr-05 am/fm casette, spare,tool kit, jack. Exceptional condition, with service records, garaged, PCA owned, cold a/c, no oil leaks, new clutch. Includes car cover fi tted for whaletail, blk colgan bra, all manuals plus Bentley 911 Carrera Service manual. Concours quality car. $ 24,995 916-771-4476
1984 Porsche Carerra Cabriolet 104,000 Original Miles. Always garaged. Pristine! Red with black leather interior and black top. CD Player, Power Windows, Cruise Control, A/C Newer tires and Battery $19,250 (916) 715-2124
Beautiful 1997 Porsche Boxster. Has warranty. Lapis Blue with black convertible top, black leather interior. Excellent condition inside, outside and mechanically. Just had it serviced at Niello. Garaged, 5 speed, new tires, CD…. etc. Has 57K mi. Price of $18,750. Bob at 6577097, 663-1532 or 9951096. Can send photos
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1980 911 SC Targa; 74,000 original miles; 2nd Owner; Bra and Cover Garage Kept $11,500.00 obo Contact TC Arbuckle cell 916-919-1729; home 916-421-6819. or hbporter@comcast. net for photos. (3) 1988 911 Carrera Cabriolet. Dark blue with grey upholstery. Just turned 65K miles. Loaded. Excellent Condition. A beauty. $25,500. Paul Dobreff 916-984-3047. (3)
WANTED: 1995 993 stock exhaust manifold with heat exchangers. Please e-mail: Stan at M5Stan@Gmail.com Thanks - Stanton Lee
Free to a good home Two slightly used 996 car covers. I have two 996 car covers that I’d like to give to any club member who would like a free car cover. Please call John Myers at 916-342-2141.
Parts/Acc Tires & wheels (2) 16 x 7 and (2) 16 x 9 Boxster rims with painted crest, mounted with Bridgestone S02 tires; (2) 205/55 and (2) 225/50 all with 5-6/32 tread depth - $800 or best offer. Rich McGlumphy (916) 7259828 muppet@jps.net
robotek, 1950 lbs, by Matt L., sub 1:55 at T-Hill, $48K. 20 ft TPD trailer $8K. Contact Glen Brooksby at brooksby@winfirst.com or 916-974-7006. (2)
911 Race Car GT2R, 1972 993 widebody w/ wing, 3.8L, 380 Hp, less than 5 hr, 915 trans w/
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