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Coastalaire In this issue
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COVER PHOTO by Chuck Jennings Coastalaire
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Porsche Club of America - California Central Coast Region
Departments
4.... .Club and Coastalaire Information 4......CCCR Board Meetings 5......Board of Directors 5......Prez’s Corner 6......Calendar of Events 7......Editor’s Exhaust 16....Porsche Tech 21....Board Meeting Minutes 22....Anniversaries ~ New Members 23....Advertiser Index-Rates 24....Brunch Club
Club Events
Pozo Run and Chow Parkfield Shake and Eat
2014 Teststrecke Porsche http://ccc.pca.org/
8......Pozo Run and Chow 9......Parkfield Shake and Eat 15....Teststrecke Porsche Events 2014 20....Shell Cafe
A 991 GT3, someone said they spotted one in SLO County recently.
PCA Events 18....Festival of Speed 22....2014 Porsche Parade
Contributors
Feature Articles
Dick Badler Pedro Bonilla Anita Hunt Vicki Pentecost Bern Singsen
10.....Coffee 12.....Friday Night at the Gas Station 13.....Parade Volunteering 19.....Dick Badler
Member Services
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CCCR / PCA Mailing Address : California Central Coast Region of Porsche Club of America (CCCR/PCA) 278 Via San Blas San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-6976
CCCR Name Badge California Central Coast Member Name Badges. Your Beautiful 5-color CCCR Cost for standard badge with pin closure or optional swivel clip: $12.50, First Name, Last Name, Optional 3rd lines.-Your office within the club: Historian. Your model of Porsche: 356 Roadster (for example). To order: Print (or type) your First Name and Last Name the way you want it to appear on your name badge and send, together with a check for amount as determined above to:
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Coastalaire is the official monthly publication of the Porsche Club of America, California Central Coast Region. The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position of the California Central Coast Region of the Porsche Club of America, its officers or members. Permission is granted to charter regions to reprint if appropriate credit is given to the author and Coastalaire, with the exception of copyrighted material. Any material appearing in the Coastalaire is that of the author, and does not constitute an opinion of the Porsche Club of America, the California Central Coast Region, its Board or Appointees, the Coastalaire Editors, or its staff. The Editorial Staff reserves the right to edit all material submitted for publication. The deadline for submission of articles is the 5th of the month preceding the month of publication.
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Board of Directors
Prez’s Corner Chuck Jennings, President
Chuck Jennings - President 805-459-7416 concourschuck@gmail.com
Andy Winterbottom - Vice-President 847-219-2964 awinterbottom@sbcglobal.net
Ken Finney - Treasurer 805-542-9671 klf4slo9ers@charter.net
Sanja Brewer - Secretary 805-541-9245 sbrewer@eyesonly.com
Jim Collins - Activity Director 805-602-2056 jimcollins96@sbcglobal.net
Chuck Stevenson - Activity Director 805-459-9493 chsdesign1@yahoo.com
Eric Ruzius - Driving Events 805-786-2135 eric_ruzius@hotmail.com
Joe Korpiel - Membership 805-927-1244 jkorpiel@charter.net
Every new technology has its detractors. Surely there were those who disparaged the introduction of the 911 in 1963. The adaptation to new ideas into our daily lives, no matter how good or how convenient, can be stressful. But if they work, if they improve the way we manage our lives, we adapt and eventually embrace them. Still, some of us put up a lot of resistance. I have friends who still refuse the use of a mobile telephone and lament its mere existence. The wife of one of my good friends gave me a tongue lashing because I could not be reached on a “real telephone.” I hated typewriters, and I had terrible typing skills. Correcting all my mistakes was very annoying. Now, since I write almost everything on my computer, my typing skills have improved exponentially. For the better, I have adapted. But my typing skills (or lack there of) are but a small fraction of the total adaptations in my life resulting from the assimilation of the personal computer. The list would be longer than the 350-word count limit for this column. Maybe some folks still refuse to “Face Book” (now a verb), but let’s face it (pun intended), all of us have adapted (and adopted) to some degree. Of the 13 regions in Zone 8 (our zone of PCA), only 4 regions publish a hardcopy (multi-page paper magazine) of their newsletter. Why have the others “gone digital”? Cost, mostly. Our hardcopy newsletter is a $1000-per-month club expense – $12,000 per year. In 2013, after subtracting the income from advertising, our club subsidized our newsletter by $4318. One region, only one, in Zone 8 – Southern Arizona – charges its membership an annual fee of $20 to help defray its cost to publish a hardcopy newsletter. Of the 3 other regions that publish a hardcopy newsletter, all do so with a financial deficit. The nine regions that publish their newsletter via the internet have no such deficit. I receive digital newsletters via the internet from several other organizations. I read them and enjoy them. I also enjoy receiving my Coastalaire in the mail each month. I look forward to it. I like the feel of it. I like to pick it up and leaf through its pages. But is the tactile quality worth the expense? Your thoughts are welcome. ~ Chuck
Gary Thies - Safety 805-489-4535 geta356@yahoo.com
Teresa Halvorson - Historian halvster33@msn.com
Board Meetings All members are welcome to attend the CCCR Board Meetings. Time is available for non-board members to have input during these meetings. Location Date and Time San Luis Obispo First Wednesday of the month Country Club at 6:30 PM 255 Country Club Dr. San Luis Obispo
Approved copies of the Board Meeting minutes are located on the CCCR website at http://ccc.pca.org/
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2014 Calendar of Events DATE FEBRUARY 2/5 2/8 2/16 MARCH 3/5 3/8
TIME
ACTIVITY
LOCATION
INFO / CONTACT
6:30 PM 11:00 AM 9:00 AM
Board Meeting Brunch Club Pozo Run & Chow
SLO Country Club Loading Chute Pozo Saloon
See Page 24 See Page 8
6:30 PM 9:00 AM
SLO Country Club Shell Café
See Page 20
8:30 AM
Board Meeting Breakfast Club Registration for the Porsche Parade Parkfield Shake and Eat
6:30 PM TBD 9:00 AM TBD TBD
Board Meeting PCALA Joint Event Breakfast Club Autocross Academy Teststrecke Porsche VI
SLO Country Club
Santa Maria Airport
6:30 PM TBD 11:00 AM TBD
Board Meeting Driver's Education Brunch Club Solvang/Mission Tour
SLO Country Club Buttonwillow Raceway Loading Chute TBD
6:30 PM TBD 9:00 AM TBD
Board Meeting SLO Concours / Corral Breakfast Club Porsche Parade
SLO Country Club
6:30 PM 9:00 AM TBD TBD
Board Meeting Breakfast Club Gathering of Friends Teststrecke Porsche VII
SLO Country Club Shell Café Laguna Lake Santa Maria Airport
6:30 PM 11:00 AM
Board Meeting Brunch Club
SLO Country Club Loading Chute
3/11 3/22 APRIL 4/2 4/5-4/6 4/12 4/26 4/27 MAY 5/7 5/9 5/10 5/17 JUNE 6/4 6/7 6/14 6/15-6/21 JULY 7/2 7/12 7/13 7/26 AUGUST 8/6 8/9
2014 Activity Directors
See Page 22 Parkfield
Shell Café
Shell Café Monterey
Jim Collins
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Editor’s Exhaust Bob “Kit” Kitamura, Editor
Things are starting off with a bang this year already! We had our last Breakfast Club at Scotty’s, for a while anyway, more on that later. We would have gone to the Warbirds Museum to see the Woodland Auto Exhibit next to the Paso Robles airport. I dropped by the January CCCR Board Meeting and they are planning and looking at some great events for the club this year. There will be something for everybody. If you are interested in eating, tracking cars, eating, showing cars, eating sight seeing, eating, special location visits or just eating they will have it for you. In February we are going to the Loading Chute in Creston for the Brunch Club, see page 24 for more info. We also have the Famous Pozo Run and Grub on Sunday, February 16th, see page 8., don’t you miss that fun time! We go, rain or shine! In March we will be trying a new Breakfast Club location, the Shell Café in Pismo Beach, see page 20 for more info. By all means do not forget the 2014 Porsche Parade up in Monterey. See the flyer on page 22. The website will hopefully be populated by the time you receive this newsletter. March 11th is the date to remember because that will be the first
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opportunity to register for the event. If you have not been to one before there are an unbelievable amount of things to do. Eating, track events, eating, sight-seeing, eating, car runs/ rallys, eating, concours, eating!……sound familiar. Well, my first drive of the Tesla Model S was quite impressive. A short drive on both surface streets and the freeway made me think twice about an all-electric car. The acceleration was quite memorable, it did not feel like a heavy sedan, very agile. The interior is very comfortable with a very large center screen with a lot of information that would take a while to learn. I have mixed feelings about the “no engine noise.” It would be great while listening to Crosby Stills Nash & Young....dating myself a little. It’s silence was quite impressive while at 95. They have an SUV coming out in 2015 that will be worth looking at with a much lower price tag. However, I am still a Porsche-guy that loves the sound of the “boxer engine”, but I can always use another car. I hope to see you at one of our great events this year! ~ Kit
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Club Event
Get ready for THE “long running” annual
Pozo RUN and chow WHEN: Sunday, february 16, Rain or Shine!!! WHERE: Meet at 9:00 am at the Staples parking lot in Atascadero. San Ramon Exit Off Highway 101 HOW MUCH: $25 per Person WHAT DO DO I GET FOR MY MONEY? The Pozo Saloon’s world-renown chuck-wagon buffet brunch, complete with their yummy cinnamon rolls, coffee, tea, orange juice and champagne (passengers only, of course). WHAT ELSE DO I GET? The chance to drive some of the finest roads in the county--not only fun to drive, but also scenic as well (just remember the speed limits and keep your eyes on the road!). SIGNUP: Immediately, if not sooner. In any case, not later than Wednesday, February 5, 2014. Check or Cash with your sign-up gets you a place in the brunch line. Make out your checks to CCCR/PCA and send them to Ken Finney, 278 Via San Blas, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401.
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The Parkfield Shake & Eat Hi folks! It’s time for a gimmick rally and some brunch. We’ll meet in the parking lot at Spencer’s Market and Taco Temple in Morro Bay off of Highway One at 8:30 AM. We will leave promptly at 9:15.
March 22 Gimmick Rally & Brunch
The cost is $20 per person, you will pay at the Parkfield Café. We will need a firm headcount so please RSVP to Chuck at concourschuck@gmail.com no later than March 15. Look for an eVite the first week of March.
ME TAGS, NAME TAGS, NAME TAGS, NAME TAGs, NAME TAGS, NAME TAGS, NAME TAG I’m inundated with CCCR nametags! As I indicated at the time nametags were ordered, they would be delivered in person at subsequent club events, and I attend most, if not all. As of this writing, the nametags listed below are still in my possession, and are beginning to get pretty weighty in their little box. Now, I generally carry this box in my Boxster (wow--where else would one carry a BOX), and, whether the box resides in the front or back trunk, its weight literally destroys the Boxster’s carefully engineered weight distribution. It becomes imperative, then, that the box be emptied periodically. Now, I realize that some of these nametags have been fairly recently ordered, but I still need them to be gone from my possession ASAP. And, if this seems to be yet another ploy to get you to attend more CCCR events, so be it!
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Randy Betz Lori Betz Joelle Cliff John Cliff David Dieterich John Eskelin Lissa McConnell Eskelin Mike Frost
Carol Glusovich Antony Henry David Hurth Jamie Lopes Fred Miller Susan Miller Mary Nohr Richard Nohr Quint Stevens
Renate Vet Kathy Torcaso Mark Torcaso Robert Wong Past President Nametags: Larry Appleby Butch Houghton
And (yet another “and”), for those of you members who have not yet ordered your nametags, check Page 4 of the Coastalaire, and get your order in pronto, before the price goes up! Dave Mills, demills@charter.net or 805-547-1191
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Feature Story
COFFEE By Bern Singsen
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even days a week, no matter the season, they come. Those who cleave to the black stallion of Stuttgart know where and when they must appear. Drawn inexorably, much as birds and butterflies mysteriously navigate the earth’s latitudes, they companionably settle at the Black Horse Café. With a penchant for outside air, a table is claimed, the chairs drawn into an everwidening circle, and so the morning ritual begins.
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h, The Blackhorse! A swirling microcosm of baristas, beverages, pastries, and a fearless leader. A few self-important lawyers, dressed in formulaic attire, take coffee to go: sitting is non-billable, and so they hurry off. Nubile distaff SUV drivers quickly arrive, grab their lattes, and are gone. Inside, where laptops and students abound, meetings are taken, newspapers read, and some chat about their worlds of love, work, social yearning, and city governance. Some schmooze, while others slowly respond to their wake-up fix.
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ar guys, sub-species ‘Porsche’, are special aficionados. They obsessively buy, sell, drive, collect, clean, race, modify, restore, discuss, covet, and read about their beloved and classic machines. Their clothing is often festooned with PCA, Porsche, 356, or eventrelated coats of arms. This behavior is much appreciated by the local repair, parts, and owner/racing vendors, whose environs are oft visited to visually caress the ever changing inventory of the showroom’s exotic occupants, with their sensuous and timeless lines.
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o, who are these folk? Mostly retired, but never of retiring demeanor, they are friends, drivers, collectors, riders of green bicycles, lapsed owners, acquaintances, newbies, or the rare day-tripper come from distant climes. Some even arrive on 2- or 3-wheels, bringing noise and good cheer. But, all share an abiding love for the art and music of the Porsche, whose history, superior qualities, classic design, quirks, and enduring lineage are in their marrow.
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earby, a study in contrasts, rainbow clad bicyclists may briefly alight, with athletic physiques and whisper quiet machines. Flushed from their exertions, they stock up on caffeine, acknowledge their automotive brethren, but soon roll silently away.
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eanwhile, vivid descriptions of long-past Porsche Parades, continental treffens, favorite concours, races, car shows, rallys, club meals, driving escapades, and high-speed encounters with the gendarmerie are detailed. Informed tidbits of news about the latest antique sports car are either gained, or given. Shared memories of previously owned cars are as integral to the group, as is its’ wish for shade in the summer, and warmth in the winter. And beer!! Beer, and all of its apocrypha, origins, intake, and accessories are much discussed.
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he daily participants, usually 10-15 in number (from a revolving ‘collective’ of about 40), exhibit a wide spectrum of qualities and behaviors, not unlike the
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cars they drive, or lust for. Taken together, they could comprise, and run, a small town. There are builders, developers, architects, a sheriff, community advocates, a genuine literary guru, expertise in air travel, and harbor behaviors, dreamers, tinkerers, university types, purveyors of finance and accounting, photographers, writers and editors, a doctor, a salesman, mechanics, entrepreneurs, corporate leaders, and more. Importantly, these car nuts are also compassionate, giving, fun (or funny), tolerant, helpful, wise, knowledgeable, and even accepting of those who own Lotuses, or Volvos. Often voluble, but never of uncertain opinion, they are a wellknown swatch of the Higuera Street fabric.
his observer recalls, a mere 26 months ago, a near brush with becoming a fated son of Lucas, only to be rescued at the last minute, and taken to a new world, by a wise man’s evening introduction to a sensuous 997, and an invitation ‘to coffee’. Long dormant genes from a beloved 924 were re-awakened, enthusiastic ‘coffee strangers’ willfully ensnared the newcomer with a list of Porsche websites, and a new journey was begun.
ome come daily, others often, occasionally, or rarely. One will sit quiet and soft-spoken, and yet draw from the deepest wells of automotive engineering experience. Another takes epistemology to a level teetering between amusement and incomprehensible erudition, a third will expound about a life of travels, while ‘specialty’ advice is available from all. With warmth and humor, or critically focused and biting candor, they will also discuss, harass, or skewer any and all, be they almost never a coffee attendee, or sitting right across the table.
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he vocal volume of congregants will rise and fall, although spirited conversation is sometimes silenced by the downtown roar of a delivery truck. Occasionally, like well-thumbed fairy dust, a sprinkling of automotive magazines will appear, strewn across the
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communal table, for all to partake. But, almost never, does a comely lass appear, no matter the vintage, who will escape the collective eye, comment, and rating/approval of the assembled gentry.
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ately, as if among a group of graying teenagers, the smartphone has arrived at coffee. Sometimes, but only briefly, the usual banter may cease, devices are checked, and an ethereal screen-glow illuminates ‘swiping fingers’. Questions are answered, disputes resolved, cars, parts, and beer trays are ogled, bought and sold, photos are shared, and the Dow and EBay are checked. Ah, the hotspot is working, and “yea, it was good”. hen, slowly, perhaps due to a declining parking meter, dispersal of the morning celebrants begins. Some glide quietly away, others announce their next appointed encounter in life, tables are cleared of detritus, a farewell voice may be lifted, automotive spirits have been raised, and most look forward to a reprise on the ‘morrow.
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Friday Night at the Gas Station
By A.E. Hunt
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fter we hesitantly left our car in the “Valet Parking Only” spot, we walked up the stairs to the Hyatt’s Pacific’s Edge Restaurant in Carmel to celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary. At the distinct sound of the Porsche Carrera engine starting up, we looked back over our shoulders to watch the valet drive “Grace” into a dark no-man’sland. We were apprehensive walking into the restaurant. It felt like we were leaving our first born for the first time. I smiled a stiff smile and Terry said, trying to assure both himself and me, “It will be alright.”
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erry made sure we were sitting at a window table overlooking the ocean. The sunset was magnificent. The white water below crashed against the rocks of the jagged California coast. The weather was perfect, the mood light and we felt like teenagers. As we descended the stairs after our fabulous dinner, the valet brought our pristine, white Carrera cabriolet around and asked, “Would you like me to put the top down?” On a great night, driving down Highway 1 in Porsche Cabriolet, it would be a sin against nature to leave it up! As we got into the car, we felt special and we giggled like children at Christmas. We were feeling extremely blessed and knew God’s hands were upon us.
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t seemed like just yesterday that we met; and yet, it was as if we’d known one another all our lives. It was a chance meeting one summer night that changed our lives forever. Our children were grown and we had no preconceived ideas of what was about to happen. Laughter had filled our lives, which turned into a 10 year honeymoon.
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n the way back to the Carmel Valley Ranch we made a quick detour to get gas. We pulled into the gas station and a group of male eyes turned to look at Grace, gleaming white under the garish station lights There seemed to be a natural affinity between the male sex and Porsches. While Terry was pumping gas and washing the windshield with the utmost care, I became bored. So to entertain myself and him, I took off my shoes, raised my skirt and methodically placed each leg slowing and deliberately on the dash. It was that kind of night and Terry took his time while washing the windshield. A Porsche with the top down and a girl with her bare feet on the dashboard has been the cause of lots of shenanigans. There were lots of whoops and shouts from the gas station loungers.
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ventually Terry finished washing the windows and came around the front of the car and folded himself into the driver’s seat. As soon as he shut the door, a young man came around the front of the car and made a gesture for Terry to roll down his window. The young man bent down and peered in the window and asked, “Do you have change; this a large bill?” Terry said “no,” and we accelerated onto the main road heading down Carmel Valley.
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erry turned and laid his hand on my knee, with a gleam in his eye he said, “That will give him a start if he saves it.” For what, I said, “A Porsche?” He looked lovingly into my eyes and gave me the sweetest smile I’d ever seen.
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2014 PCA Porsche Parade: The Rewards of Volunteering by Vicki Pentecost This is a great article done by Vicki Pentecost for a past PCA Parade. It has been slightly updated for the 2014 Parade in Monterey but the same concepts apply. I hope some of you end of volunteering! ~ Kit In today’s busy world, one thing for sure is that volunteers make a tremendous difference in the world. Volunteers make improvements to things they are passionate about whether volunteering for the Red Cross, Peace Corp, Military, Environment, Fire Fighters, Olympics, literacy needs or other nonprofit organizations. Volunteers make the world a better place and PCA volunteers make PCA and the annual Porsche Parade a memorable experience. As you complete your registration for the Monterey Parade this year, think about the quality of Parade and how each person can improve the experience for everyone by donating skills, time and passion. Once you’ve volunteered for an activity at Parade, it’s likely you’ll be volunteering again because of the fun. If you enjoy Parade for the people, you may want to volunteer for registration where you will see just about every attendee and have the opportunity to reacquaint from previous years or learn about people and activities from other regions. If you want to see a huge smile and thank you; volunteer in the Welcome Tent where attendees are greeted with a refreshing drink and friendly smile after hours or days of driving to Parade. Hospitality is another place to spend time hosting people with refreshments and conversation. If you are new to the Parade scene, hospitality is known as the “meeting place.” Hospitality is a place to rest in the afternoon, enjoy beverages and snacks, and visit with Porsche enthusiasts from around the world. If you are attracted to the beauty of the cars; consider volunteering for the Concours d’Elegance or the display of non-judged cars in the Corral. You may get the opportunity to help stage the cars on a beautiful golf course, distribute and pickup box lunches or help keep
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everyone hydrated by delivering water to the judges. The Rally volunteers manage the checkpoints where the time-speed-distance rally enthusiasts combine their navigation, driving and timing skills together in a very competitive way. If you are attending Parade for the speed and thrill of the marquee, the autocross is where you’ll want to volunteer. Courses are safely designed for drivers, volunteers and spectators, and volunteers are needed to stage the cars, assist in scoring, and work the corners where cones are hit and need to be put back in place before the next car on the track arrives. If you have a creative perspective, the Art Show is filled with fun Porsche-inspired paintings, ceramics, purses, quilts, jewelry and more. The artists need Volunteers’ to check in/out their art as well as having volunteers available to answer questions as spectators enjoy the art. Also volunteers help design and set out the centerpieces for the banquets as well as collect the meal tickets as people enter the banquets. Many long-time Parade goers also enjoy the experience of working in the Goodie Store. This is the retail store filled with Parade logo items such as shirts, hats, cups and more, as well as Porsche books, PCA logo items and Porsche Design apparel. By volunteering to work in the store, you will get a first hand look at the merchandise as well as time to visit with Parade attendees as they shop for themselves, children, spouses and region door prizes to take back home. For those with a technical or mechanical interest, consider volunteering to help facilitate the Technical Quiz or the car Safety Inspection. As you can see, we need all your skills and passions to host the Porsche Parade. The strength of PCA comes from the volunteers. Get involved and see how much fun a group of volunteers can have in one week and how many life-long friendships will begin as a result of you volunteering to meet someone new as well as to improve the PCA and Porsche Parade experience.
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Club Event
UTOCROSS 2014
CCCR -PCA presents
Teststrecke Porsche @ Santa Maria Airport
Save These Dates These dates may be subject to change
Saturday April 26 autocross academy Sunday April 27
PorschE santa barbara
Saturday July 26
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Saturday September 20 Keep an eye out in the Coastalaire for Registration dates
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PORSCHE TECH Heading Out!
by Pedro P. Bonilla (GCR PCA)
The ONLY way you can make more power in an internal combustion engine is to push more air through it, period. You can do this by increasing the displacement (boring out the cylinders), by adding forced-air induction, such as with a Turbo or a Supercharger Kit, or by making your engine’s airflow more efficient. But you can cheat and use a loophole whereby you can reduce wasted energy (make more power) by improving the exhaust side of things by adding headers.
explodes and as the gasses expand, they push the piston back, thus generating power. At the Exhaust stroke, back pressure is a certain way to lose power. When the exhaust valves open at the beginning of the exhaust stroke, the piston pushes the gasses out of the cylinder and if there’s any resistance that these gasses have to overcome, such as back pressure, then power is wasted. In a flat-6 Porsche engine, whether air or water cooled, the exhaust gases end up in the exhaust manifold. From the manifold, the gases flow into one pipe, through the catalytic converter(s), through the muffler and its baffles, and finally out to the atmosphere. At the exhaust manifold, one cylinder’s exhaust creates back pressure for the other two cylinders.
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Looking at the four stroke diagram, to the left, you can see that the engine produces all its power during the power stroke. The Intake, Compression and Exhaust strokes are required to make the power stroke possible but they drain power from the Power stroke. In the Power stroke the gasoline and air mixture is ignited by the spark. It
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What makes the headers work is that they help to eliminate back pressure. Instead of having all three cylinders on one side of the engine share one common exhaust manifold, with headers, each cylinder gets it’s own exhaust pipe. All three pipes come together into a larger pipe called the collector. Each one of the three pipes is cut and bent so that they all have the same length as the other two.
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PORSCHE TECH But remember that if you want to make more power you’ll have to increase the air flow from the air filter all the way to the exhaust tips, and many times it requires replacing and/or improving the: air filter, intake tube, throttle body, intake manifold, exhaust manifold, catalytic converter(s) and muffler. Finally, after you do all this you’ll need to remap the car’s computer so that it can all come together efficiently. To learn more about headers and engine power please visit my website at: wwwPedrosGarage.com. Happy Porsche’ing, By making them the same length, it guarantees that each Pedro cylinder’s exhaust gases arrive in the collector spaced out equally so there is no back pressure generated by the cylinders sharing the collector. This reduces wasted Ⓒ2013 Technolab / PedrosGarage.com energy.
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Feature Article
I GET AROUND I Hereby Resolve Do New Year’s Resolutions really matter? Interesting question. They certainly don’t, if we don’t keep them. So the important thing is to make commitments that we will live by. Resolutions that frame who we are, what we believe in, what we’re going to do. Otherwise, they’re just words on a page… or in the ether. That said, as the years go by, it does get harder to write a list. I think it has something to do with our cumulative list of promises kept… and not kept. But I don’t care. I need the focus, and I’m forging ahead. Here goes, the resolutions for 2014 that I will live up to or… or what? Whatever. — I resolve to not diss Porsche for usury in their pricing of options. Is Porsche worse than, say, Apple? The reality is they have developed product differentiation and imagery to a level that is so immutable that otherwise normal people, usually sane and rational, knowing full well that they’re being ripped off, big time, are still willing to pay with a smile. So, more power to Porsche. If it was an easy feat to achieve, everyone would do it. And, I assure you, everyone would like to. This reminds me of the Humphrey Bogart quote. At the height of his fame, an interviewer asked him how he could justify an unheard-of fee of $1 million per picture, which was in real dollars, what, 10 times, maybe 50 times, what it is today. And he answered, “Because I can get it.” — I resolve to not see another film about racing for another five years, at least. Because there won’t be any. As much as we may have liked “Rush,” if only for the racing footage, the fact is that the film zipped in and caromed out, after only a few weekends at the local multiplex. It may have done better overseas, where the populace actually has an interest in the sport, and knows who the protagonists were. It may have even made money, all in, although we know that Hollywood is notorious for creative accounting to make a point. It doesn’t matter. The fact is that, at least in this country, Formula 1 is still a fringe sport, followed rabidly by a minority that isn’t even that vocal. Here’s an analogy. The joke about NHL hockey is that there are 20,000 Ranger fans in New York City. And they go to every game. At least Formula 1 has company in this country. America’s Cup sailing. Rugby. Cricket. Soccer. Wait a minute, Soccer? Yeah, it belongs on the list. It’s been the next sport in this country for at least 20 years now. Or 30. Anybody remember the old NY Cosmos? — By the same token, I resolve to not criticize Formula 1 telecasts for being lifeless, somnolent and self-absorbed to the point of arcane irrelevance. No I won’t. Instead, I’ll just plan accordingly. I’ll pile up the Sunday newspapers, next to my remote control, beside my comfy chair. I’ll prepare a piping hot cup of joe, dig into a few scrambled eggs. Sit back. Turn the volume down and try to guess the circuit the circus is visiting that week and… during the lulls between on-track passes, I’ll educate myself on the ways of the world. I’ll have plenty of time. And this will help; after breakfast I’ll hoist my fully-priced Macbook Air on my lap and call up You Tube videos of in-car hot laps, brazen bike vs. exotic banzai runs, multi-car pile-ups, the sight and sound of racing engines firing up.
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a column by Dick Badler RMR/PCA January 2014 — I resolve to not buy a manu-matic gearbox car this year. This one is easy. I’m not planning to buy a car this year, period. Now, if I was, this resolution probably would not be on my list. Because, wow, with each passing year it’s getting harder and harder to go with a stick. When Porsche builds a new GT3 and makes it available solely with a PDK transmission, I think it’s safe to say the footsteps are getting louder and louder. However, the good news this year is that I can also resolve to not buy a car with blind spot warning, lane-departure warning, active cruise control, predictive forward collision warning, backup collision intervention or active lane-keeping control. — I resolve to not cancel any of my car magazine subscriptions. Boy, I’ve thought long and hard on this one. When I last moved, a year ago, I gave away all my old issues of Road & Track and Car and Driver. Like decades-worth. They were all in boxes, gathering dust, with multiple moving labels on them, souvenirs from multiple relocations. I hadn’t cracked one open in years. But technology had finally caught up with me… back issues were now all on-line. So my treasured retirement annuity had, all of a sudden, lost all intrinsic value, except maybe to an itinerant collector with more storage space than me. Nowadays I don’t devour the mags like I used to. Most of the feature stories I’ve already read on-line, thanks to the publishers’ habit of pushing stories my way by e-mail, way in advance of their hard-copy publication dates. And they’re just so repetitive. I really, really don’t care to read the same impressions of the latest whatever from the same ride/drive event, multiple times in multiple pubs. So what am I doing, keeping the subscriptions? It’s tradition, damn it! It hurts me! The joy of opening a full mailbox, of thumbing through, of wiping ink off my fingers… of… I don’t know! All I do know is I’m not ready to go fully digital. Although, some months it looks like the magazines have been mainlining too much Slim-Fast. If this keeps up, I may not have to make a resolution on car mag subscriptions at all. — I resolve to not rant and rave about the pointlessness of collecting antique automobiles. I will not mull over the rationale of paying a king’s ransom for something that long ago outlived its usefulness at the intent for which it was created. What do people do with them? Most of the people I see with classic cars, today, stuff them in unmarked warehouses in industrial parks, to be let out in the sunshine for carefully scheduled monthly sojourns around the block, to keep the fluids flowing. Or for parades. Or car shows. Or auctions, where they’re swapped out for another hulking behemoth with bad brakes. But, no. I resolve that, If it floats your boat, so to speak, go forth. Just, please, watch your mirrors and yield to passing traffic when you’re actually out and about, whenever that is. Ok, that’s it. I resolve to have the happiest of Happy New Years, and I hope you do, as well. See you ‘round the bend.
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Club Event
March Breakfast Club at the
SHELL CAFE
1351 Price Street Pismo Beach In March we will be adding another location
to our monthly Breakfast Club event. We will be going to the Shell CafĂŠ in Pismo Beach in March on the second Saturday of the month, 3/8 at 9AM. Here is some brief background on the restaurant. The Shell CafĂŠ at Pismo Beach is one of the oldest continually running restaurants on the Central Coast. There is a
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view of the ocean, with four dining areas and a patio. Check other info out at their website, http://www.shellcafepismo.com/ .
They have a very nice and extensive menu for breakfast, as well as lunch and dinner, check it out. It sounds yummy! I will see you there! Look for more info in the e-Vite.
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CCCR-PCA Board Meeting Minutes December 4, 2013 Meeting was called to order 6:30 pm In attendence: Bruce Bero, Sanja Brewer, Jim Collins, Ken Finney, Chuck Jennings, Joe Korpiel, Andy Winterbottom, Chuck Stevenson
c.) Promote the event with Coastalaire articles, E-vite and CCCR membership “blasts” on a more frequent basis leading up the event date. d.) have club officer(s)/members take clear ownership of particular events to drive them to success.
Ideas about activities were discussed including: - Hamp Miller’s list of twelve items(events, trips, tours, sessions) Absent: Rich & Teresa Halvorson, Jon Milledge, Gary Thies - Jim Collins presented a three-page table of 2014 events going out to August with date, event, coordinator, Coastalaire article November minutes were reconsidered and corrected to read date: deadline date, release date to Teresa H. for E-vite and status. November 6, 2013. Joe Korpiel moved to approve them and Ken - Chuck J. reported on the “Street Survival School” 1-day session Finney seconded. for young drivers-should CCCR do this? in conjunction with?? this SSC was promoted at the Zone 8 President’s Meeting in Historian : No report November. - Bob DeVries volunteered to “work” selected events for 2014. Treasurer: Ken Finney reported our November 30, 2013 ending - How about CCCR renting out the San Luis Obispo drive-in balance at $9,967. Conversation arose as to how large of a financial theatre? balance we should carry; $10k to $15k?. $8k?. Ken was asked - Should CCCR host a Zone 8 Concours in 2015? to review our month-end balances to give a historical perspective - June Porsche Parade in Monterey; in order to participate in on the club liquidity and come up with a recommendation for the any events club members must be registered. The Concours is, board. Ken reported that the club’s non-profit, non-tax paying however, open to the public for viewing. financials continue to be in order. The club took a significant - SLO Symphony event financial hit on the new-members BBQ and the December - Promote the seven-member CCCR contingent at the Cambria 1st holiday party. Discussions on how to narrow the losses on Tuesday Coffee Bean these two events considered a nominal raise to the present $65 - the Warbirds Museum in Paso Robles with automobile and per person holiday party and maybe to the BBQ fee for existing WWII-vintage aircraft members as well. The club should not “bank” on contributions collection with lunch across the street. from Santa Barbara Porsche in future years; also, it was noted that - 356 North meets South the purchases of fixed assets for autocross and DE have probably - Gimmick rally in conjunction with Parkfield fun-run or some all been incurred and no significant purchases should be necessary other destination. going forward. We want to invite Bob Kitamura to provide an - Nethercut automobile museum assessment of the FedEx-based production of the Coastalaire - promote our own autocross event with the Autocross Academy compared to the previous “manual” in-house production with a for Dummies/Skeptics (AADS) view to cost-effectiveness and cost-saving opportunities. Motion - promote the upcoming May 9th Buttonwillow D.E.(with GGR to approve report by Jim Collins and seconded by Eric Ruzius. there on the 10th & 11th May) Question: should CCCR charge an annual fee to our members in - promote the idea of a having a large, well-attended Porsche addition to the $49 national PCA dues for ongoing consideration.? corral for the SLO/Hospice Car Show at Madonna probably to be Report was approved by Andy Winterbottom and seconded by Jon held at the Madonna Meadows venue? Milledge. The general theme is to do a better job of designing, developing, promoting, getting out in front of and detailing this broader array Membership : Joe Korpiel reported we have 295 primary members of activities in order to stimulate more general CCCR membership plus 218 affiliate members for a 513 total(same as last month). participation in club events enabled though more effective About ten Coastalaire issues were left with Santa Barbara Porsche communication-modes. for promotional purposes. Safety: No report Driving: Eric Ruzius reported that he and Jon need volunteers for the April 19 “autocross-academy” and 20th autocross days; V.P. Report: No report should(n’t) the academy be limited to Porsche-owners only. President: No report Activities: Sanja reported that the December 1st Holiday Party was a success given the positive feedback that she received. Chuck Jennings and Jim Collins and general agreement followed that the club should: a.) Get event information out earlier b.) Get event information out with more detail,e.g. Holiday Party and perhaps incorporate Casino Night? a Magician? or other entertainment to increase our attendance.
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Meeting adjourned at 8:45pm Respectfully submitted by Andy Winterbottom for Sanja Brewer
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ANNIVERSARIES
NEW MEMBERS New Members for December
February Jon Milledge Slobadon Savic Jeff & Mary Sproul Lisa Chadwich Beverley Louw Karl & Sue Luft Steve McCarty Helen Sepulveda Ray Crosno Rena Dambly Jerry Brandt John & Anita Beccerra Carol Glusovich Jamie Barber David Powles Eric & Betsy Sorensen Maynard & Anita Crowther Marc Englert William Gibson
40 29 18 15 14 14 13 13 12 11 10 9 9 8 8 8 7 7 7
Wm & Judith Anne Romano Eric Barkley Bob & Laurie Neumann Elizabeth Barkely David & Carolyn Chivens Rich & Terry Morgantini Bruce & Chrisopher Summers Patrice Boroughs Joelle Cliff Frank & Roberta Gussman Mack & Susan Insch Ken Johnston Scott Anista Dave Brown Donald & Bobbi Doyle Tobias Hild Terry & Anita Hunt Walter Stuckey
7 6 6 5 5 5 4 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Marc D. & Susie Barnum Nipomo 1971 Gold 911 Gornal J. Jones New Era, Michigan 1990 White Carrera 911 Ronald G. Todaro Atascadero 2002 Silver Boxster S Wim Vanheerturn Divone-Les-Bains, France 1981 Red 911SC
PCA Event
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ADVERTISER DIRECTORY 2.........SGS 2.........Vintage Autobody 3.........Porsche Santa Barbara 7.........Adara Med Spa 14.......XKS Motorsports 14.......German Auto 14.......Select Electric 14.......BMW of Santa Maria 14.......Worthy Associates 17.......Pedro’s Garage 17.......Rich Halvorson 17.......Fed Ex Office 24.......The Tire Store 24.......Porsche Santa Barbara
COASTALAIRE 2014 Yearly Advertising Rates All rates are for 12 monthly issues from the date started. Full Page.....$ 950 / year Half page..............................$ 600 / year 1/4 page.....$ 400 / year 1/8 page or Business Card $ 300 / year
PLEASE SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS. Their support of our club is greatly appreciated so you are encouraged to to make your first call to those advertising in the Coastalaire. Let them know that you saw their ad in the Coastalaire. We also encourage you to advertise your business in the Coastalaire. If you are interested please contact Bruce Bero at 805-544-2376 (bbmed@ charter.net) or Sanja Brewer at 805-541-9245 (sbrewer@eyesonly.com).
ZONE 8 OFFICERS Zone 8 Representative
Time Trial / DE Chair
Treasurer
Chief Driving Instructor
Secretary
Concours Chair
Dave Hockett davndirc@yahoo.com
Tom Brown zonerep@zone8.org
Scott Mann scott@renegadehybrids.com
Linda Cobarrubias MS993@aol.com
Joe Nedza jcnedza@aol.com
Skip Carter skipcarter@pobox.com
Rules Coordinator
ZONE 8 STAFF
Russell Shon rules@zone8.org
Autocross Chair
Webmaster
David Witteried dwitteried@hotmail.com
Ken Short webmaster@zone8.org
Club Race Coordinator Vince Knauf vvvince@aol.com
Zone 8 Website - http://zone8.pca.org/
Rally Co-chairs
Tom Gould & Revere Jones rally@zone8.org
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THE LOADING CHUTE
Come out on February 8th, the second Saturday of the month at 11 AM and join us for a great time of food and talk. 6350 Webster Rd. Creston, CA
THE CCCR-PCA BRUNCH CLUB
Coastalaire 350 Piney Lane Morro Bay, CA 93442
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