A Smashing Success: 917 Engine Open House with BRIAN REDMAN!! $1M+ Raised!

[porcupine911]

wayne - i won the drawing for the scale model of a 904 GTS. thank you for offering up this great prize!

[Dan in Pasadena]

Originally posted by Wayne at Pelican Parts
...The next Pelican Open House (maybe 2 years from now?) - it will be tough to top this one!

-Wayne

Just curious, have you ever thought about making the "Open House" into an annual gathering/swap meet, ala German Autofest....Southern Cal edition? No idea what the costs associated would be - plenty I am sure, but you'd probably move a LOT of merchandise at one of those, maybe with luck you could get the Speed Channel to cover it ....advertising...advertising.

[JBO]

...any more pictures of the gal at the check-in desk??

[glenncal1]

I didn't get to go to the open house, but I did install about $300 worth of tune up parts on my 911

[glenncal1]

P.S. Forgot to ad they were from pelican.

[TRE Cup]

Thanks to Wayne and Pelican Parts for a great event!

I agree- do a once a year swap and show with a significant Porsche racontuer of tall stories. Of course you would have to do it mid year so it would not hurt the other two big Porsche related shows

My "evil" 914-6: Yep- blew the mainshaft into two pieces. Not bad for over 12 years of use and abuse on and off the track. Still hurt$$ !

Thanks to all that met up here for the caravan

[SpecCarrera]

Thanks Wayne for a GREAT event!

Hearing Brian Redman recount his amazing racing stories was great~ was my first time out to TRE, and was just itching to get on the road for the run over to Pelican after a pit stop in SM... Brian also signed my new LeMans replica jacket which was cool...

I saw my first Porsche race cars as a kid growing up in Hermosa Beach next to his dealership on PCH and later met him at the historics...

Cheers,

Patrick

[safe]

Originally posted by JBO
...any more pictures of the gal at the check-in desk??

Yeah, she looks cute

[safe]

Originally posted by Jack Olsen

Who's car is this blue coupe? Beautiful!

[TRE Cup]

chuck miller's 73 S with real RS flares, TRE rollbar, oe sport seats, 2.7 RS internals on the original motor VERY nice car!

[sammyg2]

Hay, who parked that yellow vette in the middle of all them p-cars? that's almost as bad as a black Audi
j/k

[B Goode]

Very big thanks to Wayne and all of the Pelican People for hosting the event - definitely a treat. Also, seeing all of those beautiful P-cars gave me more motivation to keep working to get mine back on the road.

Sorry to go off topic, but what is the story behind the peace sign sticker on the breather housing of that blue '73 S? What does it denote? Can they be found aftermarket?

[Chuck Miller]

Goode,

The 'peace sign' I think you're referring to is the logo for the Kendall motor oil I've been running in all my cars for the last 40 years or so..........

Hope this helps,

Cheers,

[Chuck Miller]

Would also like to thank Wayne for hosting a GREAT event...

Cheers,

[Wayne 962]

We like to mix it up and change it around when we can. I'm thinking that since we had such a huge success this weekend, that we'll do more events in the future. A summer evening barbeque by the beach (Dockweiler) has been kicked around for years now.

I'm also thinking of starting a "Northern Crystal Cove" gathering in the Redondo Beach Villiage (walking distance from my house). I think that it's too much of a pain to drive to CC in OC - I would think there would be plenty of people who would like to head for an early SAT morn drive to RB for some coffee (Starbucks and Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf are right there).

Thoughts?

-Wayne

[Chuck Miller]

I hear-dat Wayne...

[B Goode]

Thanks for the info on the sticker, Chuck - very cool. That is one sweet ride that you have there, and a beautiful color too!

Wayne, I live in Redondo as well and would definitely be up for meeting up with other Pelican Heads. Unfortunately, until I get my 911 back on the road, my Saturday mornings are reserved for mechanicing (as well as Sat afternoons and Sundays).

Prost!,
Kyle

[Chuck Miller]

Kyle,

Your welcome..... and... thanks very much...

Wayne,

OR......... Somewhere in the South-Western San Fernando Valley, where we can 'drive' these cars after we look at'm ...

Cheers,

[rrcrawford70s]

Wayne,

How about mixing days?

On Saturday, you have Crystal Cove AND Derelict Donuts. Not sure what to do on Sundays?

Sundays in RB would be alot of fun, no conflicts on where to go.

Saturdays go South, Sundays North......

BTW: GREAT time at the Open House, lots of fun.

[Superman]

Indeed. The 917 TOWERS over a 914. Its length is basically the length of a driver virtually lying down, an engine and a tranny. That's it. In racing, size matters. The best things come in small (lightweight) packages.