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

Wayne 962 · Wayne 962's Garage

Save the date - just got off the phone with former Gulf Porsche 917 factory driver Brian Redman, and we've confirmed our open house date - Saturday, March 25th, 2PM. This will be an event to kick off the silent auction process of the 917 & 908 engines! Brian will be there telling stories, and signing autographs. We'll have refreshments and a few surprises as well!

We're planning on making this a big event, with carvans starting from the north and south (meet at TRE in the morning maybe? Or Crystal Cove?). It should be a fun-filled afternoon - Brian is a great story-teller, I hear!

Unfortunately, this conflicts with some other events going on (it was the only time that Brian was available). The California Festival of Speed, and the Ultimate Pelican Meet in Vegas. I'm sad that I'm constricted to this date, but there's not much that I can do about it.

We're all VERY excited about this event - more details will come in the near future. This is aiming to be *the* talked about Porsche event of the year!

-Wayne

craigster59 · craigster59's Garage

And the date is????

Wayne 962 · Wayne 962's Garage

Oops!

-Wayne

spooldup · 03-01-2006, 03:28 PM

Damn west coast guys have all the fun.

axvel · 03-01-2006, 03:38 PM

Whats the address?

Scott at Pelican Parts · Scott at Pelican Parts's Garage

Pelican Parts is found at:

120 Standard St
El Segundo CA 90245

(the town between LAX and Manhattan Beach)

Jack Olsen · 03-01-2006, 04:43 PM

Consider the date saved.

Wil Ferch · 03-02-2006, 11:22 AM

Bit of a drive from * Buffalo *, NY

...... tell Brian that Wil Ferch sez "Hello"...hope to see him at the Glen in Fall.

- Wil

Wayne 962 · Wayne 962's Garage

*bump*

Quicksilver · 03-03-2006, 05:50 AM

I'll take a second dose of 12 cylinder...

Also I have been wanting to get Brian's autograph on my helmet.

It will look good right next to Vic Elfords!

rexav8r · 03-03-2006, 03:42 PM

Sounds like I may have to swing another trip out west !! Nicely done Wayne !

I suppose you're having it catered by the local Hooters grid girls too...

air-cool-me · 05:27 PM

120 Standard St
El Segundo CA 90245

any small airports near? want to pick 3 people up who are flying from from AZ?

DByers · 03-03-2006, 05:10 PM

On the calender and have the OK from the powers that be.

Anyone coming from the north can PM me and we can work on a meeting place(s) between Santa Barbara and Pelican.

rexav8r · 07:17 PM

air-cool-me:

The Torrance airport is not to far, about 35-45 minutes away from them. It's located in Rancho Palos Verdes, just south of the Redondo area.

Crenshaw to I-405 to Century Blvd toward the airport basically...

edit: whoops! my bad.. I was just out there staying in RPV (up the hill) and flew around a couple of times out of Torrance. Thanks for the correction.

12own911 · 03-03-2006, 07:12 PM

Or Hawthore airport is a few miles away.

As for Torrance, it is one large block off of PCH in Torrance (not RPV) and is about 8 miles from Pelican straight off PCH/Sepulveda and El Segundo Blvd.

Very easy from Torrance to El Segundo...

Bobboloo · Bobboloo's Garage

LAX is right next door to Pelican but I wouldn't call it a small airport.

air-cool-me · 03-05-2006, 04:24 AM

yea... ... looking for smaller then that!

i will check out Torrance. thanks alot.

kevin993 · 03-05-2006, 10:05 AM

We'll wait for more details to confirm, but we should be in as well. Will be nice to have a run before the event as well.

Does anybody think that Brian might know about the next Rennsport Reunion???

jpahemi · 03-07-2006, 06:50 PM

Wayne:
Do I understand correctly, the engines in your pic are up for auction? Where did these beauties come from?
j.p.

Scott at Pelican Parts · Scott at Pelican Parts's Garage

J.P.,
The story of the engines is here:
STOLEN Porsche 917 Motors Recovered!!!