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Tell Me ���Bout the Good Ol��� Days Jim Bell view since Dusio arranged for the payment of one million francs to be handed over to As 1986 drew to a close, Region President the French to ensure the release during the summer of 1947 of the 71 year-old elder Jack Keyes reflected on the year���s events Porsche and his son-in-law, Anton Piech who which included the blind rally, a first-time had been imprisoned shortly after the war. evaluation clinic, proposal to host the 1988 What Dusion got in return was an elegant Parade as well as many technical sessions design that was described as ���so far ahead and the usual autocross and driver educain its thinking that some features remain tion events. Stan Beck furnished a column detailing how the upcoming tax reforms will advanced even to this day���. By the time the affect us as Porsche owners and buyers since first car was completed, Dusio had run out of money and accepted an offer from Argentinthe deductions on sales taxes will end and the deductions on interest payments will be ian dictator, Juan Peron to move to South gradually phased out over the next five years. America, taking the only Type 360 with him. The only time it saw the environment for Al���s tech notes covered the use of tubeless which it was created was the 1953 Argentintires on early 911 alloy wheels and it was ian GP when the poorly prepared car was recommended that if the wheels didn���t have a ���safety rim���, that these rims should be used hurriedly tested and unsuccessfully practiced with tube-type tires or that an inner tube be for the race. After being placed in storage in installed in tubeless tires. Another paragraph a warehouse, the car was retrieved by Ferry Porsche, who hadn���t forgotten the project, described a kit that could be obtained to and brought back to Stuttgart in 1959 where relocate the 914 fuel pumps to the front trunk area to avoid the vapor lock situations it was restored and placed in the Porsche that plagued the model from its introduction. Museum. Another article was furnished by a PCA member who got a chance to pilot an At the November board meeting a member example of the Porsche-engined 231 Mooney questioned the Board���s decision to implement regional dues and to take the following airplane. This plane was powered by the PFM steps to provide members with information 3200 which is an extensive re-engineering of the 3.2 liter 911 Carrera engine which used regarding the Region���s financial position: 1) K-Jetronic fuel injection, electronic ignition provide a detailed accounting of how, when and a single lever control of throttle position, and why funds were spent during 1986, propeller pitch and fuel mixture. It was also 2) provide a detailed plan for reduction in noted that these engines would be available expenses, and 3) provide a detailed plan to the public in April of 1987 for $17,800, for use of all funds collected and spent by less propeller. (As I had mentioned before, the Region in 1987. It was discussed and Ellingson and I got a ride in one of these at the the Board would prepare a response to this Colorado Springs Parade for about an hour request at the December Board meeting. and got some cool pictures of the concours held at the Broadmoor Resort from a couple The lead article in Pano covered the thousand feet.) Cisitalia GP car which had the designation Type 360. The car was a result of a collabo20 Years Ago ration between Turin industrialist, Piero Dusio and the Porsche design team, then Jay Hadley���s 914/6, competing in the located in Gmund, Austria. The importance Portland Historics, graced the cover of the of signing this contract with Dusio could not December Spiel and inside, Howard Aoyama be overestimated from Porsche���s point of 25 Years Ago 34 November 2011 covered the Mt. Rainier ���Great Mushroom Hunt���. I guess that all the mushrooms found were OK ���cause there was no mention of anyone croaking. The center pages were a collage of all the highlights from the 1991 season with the statement: Good food, Good friends, Lots of fun! Al���s tech notes offered a winter maintenance check list for those who decide to keep driving the Porsche through the winter months. It was also noted that the annual Holiday Awards Banquet would be held at the Edgewater Inn and that one could stay the night, if so inclined, for $69.00 (city view) or $79.00 (water view). Finally, the Club will be looking for Chairpersons for Technical Education, the Goodie Store, Advertising, Circulation, Historian and Tours. Pano featured a story of the resurrection of the famous Brumos #59 911 turbo to compete in the Bridgestone Supercar series, ten years after it dominated the IMSA Camel GT circuit with Hurley Haywood and Peter Gregg driving. Hurley entered the #59 with various codrivers and was able to win the Bridgestone championship. Things didn���t go quite so well for Porsche in the SCCAs Valvoline Runoffs at Road Atlanta with the highest finishing Porsche being the 944 of Dave Finch, finishing 2nd in the GT-2 category. Most of the Porsche entrants compete with no factory support against various Japanese makes with at least some factory backing. Another writer related a humorous tale of what can happen to a 944 that is stored in a detached garage when the local rodent population manages to establish residence under the hood and Diablo Region���s Denny Kahler set a new 2 litre sports car record of 211.13 mph at Bonneville in his highly modified 911, beating the old record by 28 mph. 10 Years Ago Spiel editor, Gary Elwood���s idea of ���conning��� event participants into furnishing articles covering the event has really paid