Parade tech quiz

[Dave at Pelican Parts]

YES!!!

I have entered four Parades now, and am two and two in the Tech Quiz. I've twice gotten second place overall, and twice won the whole thing! Including this year.

Just want to crow a bit...

--DD

PS--everyone who does not congratulate me will be BANNED FOR LIFE! (Oh, OK--just kidding! )

[Tobra]

Parade this.

You still have that nice little blue car? I always thought that gulf color scheme looked good, I guess maybe because cars painted like that seemed to win a lot. Would be easy to do in vinyl, even as a magnet you could take off. What sort of things do they ask you on the test?

[bowlsby]

Dave....:thumbsup:

Attaboy...

[Dave at Pelican Parts]

Thanks, Jeff!

Tobra, they ask you about 50 combined history/tech/trivia questions. 15 of them are 914-specific, the other 35 are more general about Porsche (and all Porsche models) and this year, due to them being the sponsor, about Porsche Design.

In previous years, there were more questions.

--DD

[MarkusB]

Well done!

[Brother]

Give us some of the 914 questions.

[Dave at Pelican Parts]

Here are the questions from the 914 section:

* Tragically for the 914, a new leaver of Volkswagen, _______, arrived in the final year before the 914 was introduced to replace the man that had made Volkswagen the dominant industrial power in West Germany.
a) Albert Prinzing
B) Heinz Nordhoff
c) Kurt Lotz
d) Paul Hensler
[Answer: c]

* When replacing brake pads, the rear calipers on all 914s should be adjusted to a venting clearance of ___mm:
a) 0.8
B) 0.2
c) 1.4
d) 1.8
[Answer: b; but we all know that's not where most of us prefer it!]

* The oil level on the 914/6 should be checked:
a) Engine cold and shut off
B) Engine warm and running at idle
c) Engine cold and running at idle
d) Engine warm and shut off
[Answer: b]

* All 914s feature a fuel gauge that includes a red warning light that turns on when the fuel supply reaches ___ US gallons:
a) 1.0
B) 0.6
c) 1.2
d) 1.6
[Answer: d]

* The recommended clutch pedal adjustment on all 914s may be checked by pulling the pedal away from the floorboard and should have between ___ and ___ inches of freeplay.
a) 1 1/4; 1 1/2
B) 3/4; 1
c) 1; 1/2
d) 1/2; 3/4
[Answer: d]

* Defrosting the 914 is most effecgive when the red floor-mounted heater control is raised all the way up and:
a) The two upper dashboard levers are moved to the right and the lower lever to the left.
B) The two upper dashboard levers are moved to the left and the lower lever to the right.
c) The upper dashboard lever is moved to the right and the two lower levers to the left.
d) The upper dashboard lever is moved to the leftand the two lower levers to the right.
[Answer: b]

* The lone 914/6 GT entered by Sonauto in the 1970 24-hour Le Mans race finished a stunning sixth overall, winning its class as well as the GT category overall. It also finished with _____________.
a) the same tires and brakes it started the race
B) a speed of 99.270 mph
c) a gas mileage of 13.56
d) all of the above
[Answer: d]

* Oil filling capacity for the 914/6 engine is approximately ___ US quarts.
a) 4.6
B) 8.4
c) 9.5
d) 10.5
[Answer: c]

* For proper windshield washer operation on a four cylinder 914, the spare tire should be inflated to a pressure of ____ psi.
a) 43
B) 22
c) 32
d) 48
[Answer: a]

* The 916 was to be a deluxe, limited-edition sports car which in price and performance would be a Porsche response to ___________.
a) Lamborghini's Miura
B) Brabham's Cooper
c) Ferrari's Dino
d) DeTomaso's Mangusta
[Answer: c]

* The 914/6 includes a special distributor rotor with an integral governtor that prevents overspeeding of the engine under load by limiting the engine speed to ____ rpm.
a) 4600
B) 5500
c) 7800
d) 6500
[Answer: d]

* Under the direction of Porsche + Audi competition manager, Josef Hoppen, three different two car teams were fielded into SCCA racing in 1970. The first car fielded in California was prepared by Richie Ginther and driven by _________.
a) Allan Caldwell
B) Alan Johnson
c) Hurley Haywood
d) Bob Hindson
[Answer: b]

* Which of the following was not a model year 1973 change?
a) thicker brake pads
B) wind deflectors underneath the engine
c) fire-resistant trim materials
d) inertia-rell seatbelts
[Answer: d]

* By building the 914, VW would be able to replace the unsuccessful Karmann-Ghia, and still have the body built and assembled at the well-experienced Karmann factory that traced its origins to ______.
a) 1874
B) 1902
c) 1952
d) 1924
[Answer: a]

[Brother]

Wow. I would have gotten two of those correct. 1 by luck.

Good job. Did you get a trophy, cash, or just the adoration of fellow Porsche geeks like me?

[Dave at Pelican Parts]

Trophy, and of course the adulation.

The trophies this year are really nice! Hand-made glass pieces; the three we got are vases of different sizes. (Lisa won her class at the autoX, making it the second year in a row for her. I won the 914 class in the Quiz, which I've done every year so far, and I got the biggest trophy for the overall win.)

Hmm, maybe I should take a pic so I can post it...

--DD

[Brother]

Lisa, your wife I'm guessing, drive your car?

Is your car bone stock or any upgrades?

I'm hopefully moving to the sacremento area next summer so I'm kind of looking forward to an actual porsche scene.

[Dave at Pelican Parts]

Lisa is not yet my wife, but it's just a matter of time...

My car has some upgrades--it fits in well with the former class structure around here, as an "improved" category car. Now it's in something of a "bad spot" in the current rules setup.

My car has now won its class at Parade three times! None of them with me driving...

There is quite a bit going on around the Sac'to area. SVR is a pretty active region.

--DD

[Manny Alban]

Congrats on the win Dave. I got second in the 914 class. Was glad to see the overall winner come from the 914 class. Nice to take home one of those cool trophies.

[Dave at Pelican Parts]

Thanks, Manny! I saw your name in the results, and was surprised. I didn't realize you were a 914 guy.

The trophies are really cool! We've got a group of three--one for the 914 class of the Quiz, one for the stock-ish 914 Ladies autoX class win, and one for the overall Quiz victory. They're very nice; someone obviously put a lot of work into them!

--DD

[Manny Alban]

Yup, gotta all original 73 914 2.0 that won Overall Preservation back in 1996. Now it spends its days winning local concours and dominating its class at regional autocrosses. I was happy with a 2nd out of 18 in the tech quiz.

[wcballance]

Dave,

I was very impressed with your score on the tech quiz. It far exceeded the next closest score and blew my score away! I had a feeling you would place well in the 914 category based on what I've read on this board. Were the majority of your misses in the general category? I faired best with those questions myself but still got less than 50% of them correct.

I agree that this year's trophies were very nice. It took over a year to produce all that were required for Parade this year. I have the task of coming up with something for 2008. Any suggestions? I have a good idea of what I would like to do but nothing is set yet so now's your chance to have a say.

Congratulations on all your wins.


Do you see any of your trophies in the photo?

[Dave at Pelican Parts]

Very cool, Will! And thanks! I got 41 total out of 50 (plus 6 tie breakers). I missed two of the 914 questions, so that leaves 7 generals that I missed. I actually thought I missed a couple more than that...

The 41 wasn't much of an outlier, there was at least one person who scored each of 40, 39, 38, and 37. But they were pretty darned tricky questions! I did better than average on my guesses, even considering I could narrow things down on a lot of those...

I got one of the big trophies in the middle, and one of the medium-large ones just to the right. Lisa's 1st-in-class autoX victory got her one of the medium-small ones on the right. We didn't get any of the paperweights; my driving was far too sucky to trophy in the autoX.

I don't know what you can do about trophies, particularly following these. They are really amazing!! The Portland ones are pretty decent (they look somewhat like old "banjo" steering wheels), and I don't remember what the Fort Worth trophies looked like. I do know the Sac'to ones were rather unimpressive; just flat rectangular plastic plates. Maybe I could keep parts on them while I was working on the car?

--DD

[Manny Alban]

I got a 37, but screwed up 2 that I should've gotten right. The one about the most aerodynamic or drag coefficient, I choose the 66 911 when the answer was a car I own....964 narrow body. The other was the national observers report due date after the event. Being a national officer, you'd think I would've known that I didn't feel too bad, alot of the other national folk also missed it. Aren't you glad I've got a volunteer and not a paid position in PCA?

[Dave at Pelican Parts]

I missed that one too, but in the other direction! I know that car manufacturers are always reducing the Cd of their cars, so I picked the 993.

--DD