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Fri, 10/18: Out of town/state 928'rs check in mid-afternoon at the The Crowne Plaza, 3131 Bristol St, Costa Mesa, CA 92626. Best to book early so go ahead and call the Crowne directly: 714-557- 3000. Don't forget to mention "Sharktoberfest" for your room discount ($129+tax). Free parking, breakfast at hotel, and there will be a car wash station set up. Local 928'rs are welcome to jump in for...you know 928 talk and dinner @ The Crowne Plaza if they so choose. T
Sat, 10/19: Meet 8am @ Precision Motorwerks new location: 1623 O'Donnell Way, Orange, CA 92867. Expect to rub elbows with special guests Hans Lapine (son of designer Tony Lapine), Magnus Walker, Stan, aka Mrmerlin, reps from Porsche Classic, and Alex Palevsky of 000 magazine...also a 928 owner and will be looking for future stories for the mag^^ Plenty of free parking and upon entry, load up with some (free) cool swag from our sponsors^^Rocky Tussey (Lifelong professional alignment "artist") will be giving an alignment tech session on Saturday morning at 9am, using the PMW's brand new "state of the art" Hunter alignment set-up. A 928 will be picked from the group to use as a test example. After this, Rocky will be available to perform 1/2 price ($100) 4 wheel 928 alignments, if interested please call Mary@PMW's and get the list. Kyle Brown will be giving a continuous "tech session" on the underside of 928's....what to look for, what needs to be done, how to prioritize, etc. Kyle will also be looking for "volunteer" cars, from the group....if you want your car looked over, again contact Mary@PMW's and add yourself to the list. Gabe (replaced windshields at Mark Anderson's Sharktoberfest) will be able to replace windshields, if anyone is interested, again, contact Mary(she does a LOT) and get on this list. Nate (GT6ixer),will also be running a session on 3D printing This all followed by lunch compliments of Precision Motorwerks rockon: Yes...there's more....the annual "Fun Run" will be leaving Precision@3pm and traveling through the nearby canyons all the while looping back to the host hotel by 5pm. Rob Edwards is planning the route and it will be ready for the weekend Yes..there's even more. Chill, freshen up, then and head over to The Phoenix Club's Oktoberfest for food, music, etc. Flyer below: https://www.thephoenixclub.com
Sun, 10/20: Meet 9am-1pm @ Precision Motorwerks. Complimentary breakfast burrito's provided by PMWJim Corenman will be conducting a workshop on Sharktuning and is hoping to make this a more advanced and intensive learning session Last chance to load up on parts purchases to save on shipping costs and don't miss the awards ceremony before heading back home
Mark is in Europe on vacation. I've been waiting to discuss this with him...not sure when he returns.
AFAIK, it will be held the normal 3rd weekend of October.
One of the complaints about Sharktoberfest (the turnout has been steadily declining in the past few years) is that the single day format discourages people with longer travel distances.....it turns into a very long drive for a very short event, for some people.
The last we talked, Sharktoberfest was returning to a two day event, with the first day over at 928 International and the second day here, at my new shop in Orange (5 miles from Mark's.)
That would make the event October 19th and 20th.
I'll get information on the host hotel and confirmation of the date, next week.
We've got several tech sessions planned here, including a session on alignments by Rocky and a session on general vehicle checkover for maintenance items by Kyle. (What and where to look for issues and how to prioritize what needs to be done first.)
Rocky will be doing 50% cost alignments (Normally $200. DIscounted to $100) on Sunday (and possibly on Saturday, if enough people are interested.)
I talked with Gabe and he will be available for windshield replacements, again. Unclear if that will be here or there, at this time.
I'm going to be doing a tech session on the pitfalls of "waiting too long" to rebuilt your transmission, along with a primer on what to look for to determine "when". A "show and tell" extravaganza/scare you to death session.
We'be been busy doing an undercarriage restoration/huge improvements in handling/brakes/drivetrain for Magnus Walker's "intended to be" daily driver 928. Hopefully that car will be here, with its owner (he's been invited and was checking his schedule.)
We're planning on having an "unveiling" of a few brand new products that have been in the "works" for quite some time.
I've invited representatives from Porsche Classic to come and talk about what they are doing to keep our cars "on the road".
Not 100% but I "think" that weekend is fairly free for me. I'm planning to make the drive across the desert. Would be my first Skarktoberfest. Wanna catch a breakfast buffet in Vegas Friday morning then drive to California? Maybe anyone from the east we can meet up on the drive in. While others are getting ready to put their sharks to bed for winter some of us are just waking up. Love the fall and winter!
Semi-retired, as of Feb 1, 2023.
The days of free technical advice are over.
Free consultations will no longer be available.
Will still be in the shop, isolated and exclusively working on project cars, developmental work and products, engines and transmissions.
Have fun with your 928's people!
09-12-2019, 08:00 PM
Sharktoberfest 2019 Discussion
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Plenty of free parking and upon entry, load up with some (free) cool swag from our sponsors^^
Rocky Tussey (Lifelong professional alignment "artist") will be giving an alignment tech session on Saturday morning at 9am, using the PMW's brand new "state of the art" Hunter alignment set-up. A 928 will be picked from the group to use as a test example. After this, Rocky will be available to perform 1/2 price ($100) 4 wheel 928 alignments, if interested please call Mary@PMW's and get the list. Kyle Brown will be giving a continuous "tech session" on the underside of 928's....what to look for, what needs to be done, how to prioritize, etc. Kyle will also be looking for "volunteer" cars, from the group....if you want your car looked over, again contact Mary@PMW's and add yourself to the list. Gabe (replaced windshields at Mark Anderson's Sharktoberfest) will be able to replace windshields, if anyone is interested, again, contact Mary(she does a LOT
This all followed by lunch compliments of Precision Motorwerks rockon: Yes...there's more....the annual "Fun Run" will be leaving Precision@3pm and traveling through the nearby canyons all the while looping back to the host hotel by 5pm. Rob Edwards is planning the route and it will be ready for the weekend
Yes..there's even more. Chill, freshen up, then and head over to The Phoenix Club's Oktoberfest for food, music, etc. Flyer below: https://www.thephoenixclub.com
