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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 19....Board Meeting Minutes 20....Anniversaries ~ New Members 21....Advertiser Index-Rates 24....Breakfast Club Club Events 9......Teststrecke Porsche VIII 10....Oktoberfest / New Members 11....CCCR Elections 2014
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The 1957 Speedster even with a lot of “patina” has a lot of class. This was displayed at the Werks Reunion
Past Club Event 14.....Thing of Beauty - Teststrecke Porsche VII PCA Events 10.....Escape 2014 11.....Club Racing 15.....Santa Barbara Region Concours
Contributors
Past PCA Event 12.....Werks Reunion
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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 805-235-9674 eric_ruzius@hotmail.com
Joe Korpiel - Membership 805-927-1244 jkorpiel@charter.net
Gary Thies - Safety
I remember an old corny joke on a billboard wherein the designer fails to plan ahead while boldly reminding us to “Plan ahea . . .” Planning is one of the most important functions of your Board of Directors. This year, Jim Collins and Chuck Stevenson have done a wonderful job planning our activities as well as bringing new ideas to the table. In that spirit, this year’s annual barbeque in celebration of our new members has been dubbed Oktoberfest. Not only has the event been moved up from November to October 4, Jim has added a bit of festive German culture through the event’s cuisine, libations, and music. (Perhaps, after enough bier, the music might inspire a bit of tanzen, too. Ja! Jawohl!) If you are a new member as of 2014, this event is especially for you. You are our guests of honor, and the barbeque is on us. A group photograph of the new members will be published on the cover of the November or December issue of Coastalaire. Don’t be left out! So, please plan to attend and get more acquainted with everyone. Planning ahead into 2015, our CCCR bylaws dictate that in early August we begin the process of forming our next Board of Directors. Andrew Winterbottom, Sanja Brewer, and Ken Finney form our Nominating Committee. Hopefully, you have received and read Andy’s email asking for your candidacies and/or nominations. Candidates for election to the 2015 Board of Directors will be posted, and you will be given ballots for your votes by November 1. CCCR members in good standing elect the members of the Board. Specific offices are determined by election within the Board. Please, participate in this important function of our club. It is important. Finally, Jim Collins is already building an event calendar for 2015. We are looking forward to an exciting year with new activities as well as some anticipated traditions. If you have some ideas for activities for 2015, contact Jim Collins or me. Our email addresses are listed under our pictures on page 5. We’d be very pleased to hear your ideas.
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Rich Halvorson - Historian 805-710-2704 halvster@aol.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
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2014 Calendar of Events
DATE TIME ACTIVITY SEPTEMBER 9/3 6:30 PM Board Meeting 9/6 Train Ride/Wine Tasting 9/13 9:00 AM Breakfast Club Teststrecke Porsche 9/20 TBD VIII OCTOBER 10/1 6:30 PM Board Meeting Octoberfest / New 10/4 1:30-5 PM Member Santa Barbara Region 10/12 Concours 10/25 TBD A Run Up the Coast NOVEMBER 11/5 6:30 PM Board Meeting 11/6-11/9 Varies PCA Escape 2014 11/8 9:00 AM Breakfast Club DECEMBER 12/3 6:30 PM Board Meeting 12/7 TBD Holiday Party 12/13 9:00 AM Breakfast Club
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Editor’s Exhaust Bob “Kit” Kitamura, Editor
So the past few months have been both busy for us locally as a club and nationally with PCA. I chose more of the national path with the 2014 Porsche Parade up at Monterey and the Werks Reunion 2014 at Carmel Valley. Next year we are hearing from some reliable sources that Rennsport 2015 will be in Monterey again, probably in October. For those of you looking to travel to the East Coast in a couple of months, the PCA Escape 2014 will be in Orlando at the Disney World Resort. It should be a good opportunity for those that have not experienced Disney World or an Escape. The Oktoberfest is coming up in October so be sure to look for an e-blast soon to sign up. For those of you that are newcomers to the club, there is a coffee group of car aficionados, mostly from our club that meets both in San Luis Obispo and Cambria. The San Luis Obispo group meets 7 days a week at Black Horse, downtown on Higuera St at 9 AM. The Cambria group meets less often on Tuesdays around 9 AM at Cambria Coffee in the West Village on Main St. on the second floor. It is a great way to informally meet some of the people in the club. Probably not of significance to many of you but to those of us architects and Max Hoffman admirers this was a sad passing. I
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had found out early in 2012 but had not had the opportunity to write about it until now. The Hoffman Auto Showroom was a New York City automobile dealership office designed in 1954 by the celebrated U.S. architect Frank Lloyd Wright. The home of the first Porsches in the United States.The 3,600-square-foot (330 m2) space, which was located on the ground floor of 430 Park Avenue, an office tower at Park Avenue between East 55th and 56th Streets, was designed in glass and steel with a circular and sloping ramp for the automobile display; due to its limited floor space, it could only accommodate up to five automobiles at a time. Wright was commissioned to design the showroom by Max Hoffman, an importer of European luxury automobiles. When the building was commissioned its owner, Max Hoffmann, the son of a Vienna Rolls-Royce dealer, had intended to use it for his Jaguar dealership, but by the time it was completed he had moved on to Mercedes Benz and Porsche. Since 1957, the space had been the home of Mercedes-Benz Manhattan. In early April 2013, the building’s owners, Midwood Investment & Management and Oestreicher Properties, demolished the showroom to make way for a TD Bank branch office. A small group of us architects and Porsche fans had tried with a number of other Wright fans to purchase the building to create a museum but the price was in the stratosphere. There is more on this in a great article by Flat Sixes from last year, http://flatsixes.com/porsche-culture/porschefactoids/frank-lloyld-wright-porsche-showroom.
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Everytime you enter a 2014 CCCR autocross event or our DE via motorsportsreg. com, you get more chances to win. You will receive two chances to win for entering the Autocross Academy on April 26, three chances to win if you enter our DE event at Buttonwillow on May 9, and one chance to win for each of our three autocrosse events: April 27, July 26, and September 20. That’s eight chances to win. Drawing will be held at the final autocross on September 20. But wait! There’s more! 20% off of helmets over $300.00 and $20.00 off helmets under $300.00 as an ongoing 2014 promotion. Go to thehelmetman.com to review their selection and decide on what helmet you may want for the upcoming season, color size , brand etc. When you decide, call 800 341-5834 with your order, tell them your name and that you are a member of the CCCR and simply sign up for thehelmetman.com monthly newsletter. Jeff or Mike will hand process your discount on the order.
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Club Event
UTOCROSS 2014
CCCR -PCA presents
Teststrecke Porsche VIII @ Santa Maria Airport
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ESCAPE 2014
Events
The Countdown has BEGUN Escape 2014 is now just weeks away
Have lunch with an astronaut at Kennedy Space Center, tour the Dali Museum, prep for the people’s choice concour, visit Daytona Int’l Speedway and see for yourself what a $400 Million facelift looks like, get in a few HOT LAPS at Sebring, or just hang out at the resort pool. There are activities for the whole family, so bring them along. You’ll get discounted rates at Disney’s luxurious Coronado Springs Resort, so plan to stay a few extra days and enjoy Florida in winter—that’s why they call it ESCAPE! For more information, got to www.escape2014.pca.org Register for Escape at: www.clubregistration.net Book your hotel stay at www.disneyurl.com/PorscheClubofAmericaEscape2014
So...what are you waiting for?
and New Member BBQ Saturday, October 4th at Shell Cafe in Pismo Beach
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Events
CCCR-PCA Elections 2014 The nominating committee is offering California Central Coast Region regular members the opportunity to stand for election to the 2015 Board of Directors. Positions include President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, Activities, Driving Events, Membership, Safety and Historian. The Board meets once a month at the San Luis Obispo Country Club.
sbrewer@eyesonly.com) . The slate will be summarized by the nominating committee comprised of Sanja Brewer, Ken Finney and Andrew Winterbottom. We are a growing region and look for your initiative and leadership to drive continuous improvement.
We encourage members to step forward The success of our region is a function of your and “indicate� for positions of leadership for our involvement. region in 2015. You need only to articulate your candidacy, position(s) of interest and submit a brief biography. Sincerely, the CCCR Nominating Committee Regular members may also submit a nomination petition to the secretary (Sanja Brewer -
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Past PCA Event
Werks Reunion
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by Bob Kitamura ~ Photos by Jason Len and Bob Kitamura (index.cfm)
Werks Reunion - A Porsche Gathering coming to Carmel Valley, California in August 2014
Many of us were able to attend the first Werks Reunion gathering at Rancho Canada Golf Course in beautiful Carmel Valley sponsored by Share 8 the Porsche Club of Tweet 3 America. There were more that 500 Porsches on hand to delight the masses of people that attended. The cars that were in the corral gave us as much entertainment as the ones in the concours. A few of us volunteered to help at the event, Hamp Miller and Joe Korpiel served as judges for the concours. It was nice to have it at Rancho Canada while the rest of the car world was at all of the other events happening during car week in Monterey.
events, I had not seen so many different Porsches in one location. Even Eric Meyer’s Rometsch Beeskow was on display. You will have to ask him for more details on what it is in the history of Porsche. The self-made Porsche celebrity, Magnus Walker, was there with a few of his cars on display. Although Jerry Seinfeld was a no show his cars did show up. His 1964 911, considered to be one of the first 911s and owned by Ferry Porsche, was on display.
I left San Luis Obispo just before 6 AM, with a quick stop at Starbucks in Soledad, it took just Some of those members that attended that I had seen were: over 2 hours to get there. Jim & Carlen Eckford I followed aPhoto: 356Howard B andThomas 80’s Carrera Targa most John Eskelin of the way from Paso Rob Grant Bob Kitamura Robles, keeping The Porsche Club of America is set to beginita well new tradition in 2014 with the inaugural under under the 3 digit speed limit. Most everything was in full Joe Korpiel Werks Reunion. The new, premier Porsche event will take place on Friday, August 15, swing by the time I arrived at the event at 8 am with the corral Greg La Cava & Rebecca Myers during the world-famous "Car on California's Monterey Peninsula. In years past, Len filling up quickly. As I pulled in I parked by Week" a 911 covered in rubber Jason Hamp Miller PCA co-hosted the Autobahn the Rancho Canada Golf Club. All will be treated paint, I told myself thisLegends was going of to be quite a show of at Porsches. Craig & Clint Smith to a stunning display of more than 500 Porsches, access vendors, and enjoy the Chuck Stevenson More coffee…….. camaraderie of fellow car enthusiasts. The 2014 show will feature the latest Porsches, Gary Thies special vehicle presentations, celebrity guests, and a surprise or two. When Jason, Gary and I arrived at the event in the 2014 Werks Reunion Trophy Winners morning, we were once again disappointed that Zell Am See (356 Closed) there was no coffee and 1st Bob Cannon 1964 Coupe donuts! We commented 2nd Jerry Murray 1965 Coupe that someone could 3rd Craig Smith 1961 Carerra GT make some pretty good money selling coffee Kabriolett (356 Open) and donuts early at car 1st Paul Mehus 1959 Convertible D 7/4/14 10:09 PM shows because most of the ones we go to do not seem to have that 2nd Susan Burnett 1965 356C Cabriolet little amenity. Our Gathering of Friends show is one of the few. 3rd Rick Johnson 1956 356A Speedster So the first thing we did was to go over to the clubhouse where everyone had to go to have coffee, where Chuck Stevenson joined Butzi Group (911/912 1965-1968) us. Some of us already signed up for the box lunches provided by 1st Keith Martin 1964 911 2nd Bob Murray 1966 911 event but the option was a $15 hotdog at the clubhouse. Back to the cars, next to Rennsport and the recent Porsche Parade 3rd Ken Brown 1966 912
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Past PCA Event Stuttgart (911/912 1969 -1973) 1st Patrick Wadman 1973 911T 2nd John Tolen 1973 911E 3rd Leland Mlejnek 1970 911 Wurtemberg (911/912 1974-1989) 1st David Pollard 1985 Carrera 2nd David Rossiter 1984 Carrera 3rd Richard & Margo Maxey 1986 Carrera
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Metzger (964/993 1990-1998) 1st Jin Young 1997 Carrera S 2nd Linda Cobarrubias 1997 993 3rd James Edwards 1996 993 GT2 Wasserkuhlung (996/997 1999-2012) 1st Connie Somers 2012 Brumos B59 2nd Hoss Rahnema 2004 GT3 3rd Phillip Oneil 2006 Carrera S
Joe Korpiel’s GT2
Zuffenhausen (991 2011 - Present) 1st Larry Adams 2014 911-50th Anniversary Mitte des Motors (914 & 914/6) 1st Bob Schoenherr 1971 914 918
Gran Touring (924/944/928/968) 1st Jim Borowske 1983 944 2nd Mark Woudsma 1981 928 Lagaay Group (Boxster/Cayman) 1st George Grialou 2003 Boxster S 2nd Ed Tefankjian 2014 Boxster S 3rd Michael Vadvilavich 2012 Cayman R Piech Group (Limited Production/Factory Race) 1st Stanley Gold 1952 Steel Bodied Roadster 2nd Jeff Lewis 1974 911 RS 3.0 3rd Thomas Shaugnessy 1967 906
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Sonderwunsche (Special Interest/Modified) 1st John Binion 1968 911S Craig Smith’s Carrera GT
Sports Gruppe (Outlaws/Rgruppe/Tribute) 1st Robert Monnastes 1971 911 2nd Stephen Baker 1973 911T 3rd John Eiskamp 1967 912 Sponsorship Trophy James Patrick III 1979 930 RSR The question of the day is, would you go back next year? Among our “coffee group”, about half would go back and about half would not. I think better food and more vendors would help the event a lot. Certainly “coffee and donuts” would have my vote! I have another event I am going to next year so I do not have that decision to make. Maybe one of you that did not attend this year can go and give all of us some input.
Eric Meyer’s Rometsch
944 Carrera GT
Jerry Seinfeld 1964 911
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Past Club Event
UTOCROSS 2014
CCCR -PCA presents
Teststrecke Porsche VII @ Santa Maria Airport
A THING OF BEAUTY by Bob Mayberry
I finally found the time to attend my first autocross Teststrecke Porsche VII. I was on a waiting list to participate but never made it down the list. I was attending anyway to watch my son, Bill Thorp, and daughter-in-law, Kathy, run their Boxster— silver with orange wheels. It’s a stock 2.7 liter motor with suspension alterations and race tires. It started off like a good F1 race in that Bill drove his top time of the day on his first run out of a total of eight runs. He was 2 to 3 seconds quicker than most drivers during the day’s early racing. As the day progressed more drivers got close but never beat Bill who had by then lowered his own time by a tiny margin. His wife just couldn’t get it together to close on her husband’s time. Bill, like the dutiful husband he is, got together with Kathy and shared his thoughts on the course and how she might improve her time. With Bill’s tips and suggestions, Kathy began to improve her circuit speed and soon was nearing Bill’s best times. Then on her last run of the day beat Bill’s top time by 0.6 seconds. Now Kathy had the top time of the day. Now the story livens up again: Tom Dobyns had been running a Porsche GT3 but he broke a small shift linkage soon after his first four runs. Not to be deterred, Tom went home and pulled his Black late model Corvette out his garage, returned to the track more determined than ever, and began to turn in some
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fast times. On his last run, Tom just slipped under Kathy’s 44.99 seconds record. As Tom passed the table where Kathy was handling the timing slips, he mumbled, “I gottcha.” Kathy looked at the slips and at some additional information and said, “No, I’m afraid not. You hit two cones.” With that penalty added to the Corvette’s time, Tom was now slightly slower than Kathy. It was a great autocross, with some 72 drivers competing. The driving in the main was competent and everyone enjoyed themselves. The results, when all the dust had settled and the course shut down, showed that Kathy Thorp in the family Boxster was Top Time of the Day, Tom Dobyns and his Corvette was second, and Bill Thorp was third. The top three finished within 0.6 seconds of each other. Bill Thorp turned out to be a great teacher, maybe a little too good. And Tom Dobyns is fierce competitor. It was a great day for driving a very nice course and it was expertly managed by the team from the California Central Coast
Tom Dobyn’s GT3 Kathy Smalley and Bill Thorp’s Boxster
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Region Event Porsche Club of America – Santa Barbara Region And Rusnak Westlake Porsche Proudly Present
Our 38th Annual Concours d’Elegance Sunday, October 12, 2014
At the beautiful Four Seasons Hotel Westlake Village 2 Dole Drive, Westlake Village, CA 91362 SPACE LIMITED TO 40 CONCOURS AND 25 DISPLAY ONLY CARS. NO “DAY OF EVENT” REGISTRATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Concours
Pre-registration $80 - includes one buffet lunch
Display Only Pre-registration $55 - includes one buffet lunch Car placement 7:00 a.m. Judging begins 10:00 a.m. Awards presentation 2:15 p.m.
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FULL CONCOURS DIVISION C-1 All Closed 356 C-2 All Open 356 C-3 911, 912 (1965-1973) C-4 911, 911 Turbo, 930, 912E (1974-1983) C-5 911 Carrera & Turbo (1984-1989) C-6 911 Carrera & Turbo (964, 993, 1989-1998) C-7 911 Carrera & Turbo, GT2, GT3 (996, 997, 1999-2011) C-8 914-4, 914-6 C-9 All 924, 928, 944, 968 STREET DIVISION S-1 All Closed 356 S-2 All Open 356 S-3 911, 912 (1965-1973) S-4 911, 911 Turbo, 930, 912E (1974-1983) S-5 911 Carrera & Turbo (1984-1989) S-6 911 Carrera & Turbo (964, 993, 1989-1998) S-7 911 Carrera & Turbo, GT2, GT3 (996, 997, 1999-2011) S-8 914-4, 914-6 S-9 All 924, 928, 944, 968 UNRESTORED STOCK DIVISION UR-1 All Closed 356 UR-2 All Open 356 UR-3 911, 912 (1965-1973) UR-4 911, 911 Turbo, 930, 912E (1974-1983) UR-5 911 Carrera & Turbo (1984 -1989) UR-6 911 Carrera & Turbo (964, 993, 1989-1998) UR-7 911 Carrera & Turbo, GT2, GT3 (996,1999 -Y-10) UR-8 914-4, 914-6 UR-9 All 924, 928, 944, 968 UBERGANG DIVISION UG-1 Boxster UG-2 Cayman UG-3 911 Carrera (991, 2012-On) UG-4 Cayenne UG-5 Panamera WASH & SHINE DIVISION W&S-1 All 356 W&S-2 911, 912 (1965-1973) 911, 911Turbo, 930, 912E (1974-1983), 914-4, 914-6 W&S-3 911 Carrera & Turbo (1984-1989) 911 Carrera & Turbo, (964, 993, 1989-1998) W&S-4 911 Carrera & Turbo, GT2, GT3 (996, 997, 991 1999-On) W&S-5 All Boxster, Cayman W&S-6 All 924, 928, 944, 968 W&S-7 Cayenne, Panamera SPECIAL CATEGORIES DIVISION SC-1 Special Interest SC-2 Current Competition SC-3 Limited Production Complete rules at Zone 8 website: http://zone8.pca.org/rules/2012/2012Z8Rules.pdf
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Name: ____________________________________________________________ Address: ___________________________ City/ST/Zip: _____________________ Phone: _______________________ Email: _______________________________ Concours Class Entered: ________ Porsche Model: __________________________ Model Year: __________ Body Type: _______________ Color: _______________ PCA Member? Yes:______ No: _______ Region: __________________________ Additional Lunches: __________ TOTAL AMOUNT ENCLOSED: _____________ Concours Questions? - Kenny & Tara Brundrett at calliforniasat@gmail.com or (805) 405-5733 To register: Fill out the registration form (also available at pcasb.org), make check payable to PCA/SBR and mail to: Tara Brundrett, 1064 Burtonwood Ave., Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 Cancellations within 48 hours of this event will not receive a refund.
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PORSCHE TECH Spreading Rumors
by Pedro P. Bonilla (GCR PCA) ... the latest from the Porsche grapevine? It’s very juicy gossip, which I truly hope is all true! There are four distinct rumors spreading like fire these days. 1.- Porsche’s baby-Boxster, the 718 2.- Porsche’s Ferrari-Killer, the 988 3.- Porsche’s baby-Panamera, the Pajun 4.- Porsche’s new platform
comes to be!
ONE The baby-Boxster rumor has been on and off for over 10 years, but lately it has taken off again and seems to have more substance this time around. It is rumored that the smaller-than-a-Boxster, new entry-level Porsche will be a 2016 model year known as the 718. It will have Porsche’s first production 4-cylinder boxer engine since the 912 from the late 1960s. Just last month, Porsche came back to the LeMans 24 hour race with a 4-cylinder hybrid-Prototype known as the 919 to compete in the big class. It almost won! It was in first place at hour 22 when it encountered drivetrain problems and ended up finishing 4th.
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The unofficial reports say that the 718 will be offered as a 2.0 liter turbo base-model making 280 HP and as a 2.5 liter “S” model making 355 HP. What’s almost as exciting as the tremendous power is the fact that the 718 is expected to weigh less than 2,600 lbs. making it a great platform with very high power-to-weight ratio. It’s rumored that it will have a manual soft top and few frills to help in keeping down the weight. Finally, it is expected to sell for around $40,000 just as the original Boxster from 1997 which had an initial MSRP in the USA of $39,900. By the way, the 718 designation is in remembrance of the original Porsche 718. A four cylinder, open-cockpit racecar built by Porsche between 1957 and 1962. The 718 had multiple variations during those years: The RS60 at 1.6L, which won Sebring in 1960, the RS61, the WRS first with a 2.0L flat-4, then with a flat-8 formula one engine, the 718 GTR Coupé with the flat-4 and then with the flat-8, a single-seater Formula Two (1.5L) version and a 1.5L Formula One entry raced by Dan Gurney.
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TWO A few months after Ferdinand Piëch became Chairman of the Supervisory Board of VW Group, it was rumored that he stated in a BOD meeting that he wanted a Ferrari-killer from Porsche. Herr Piëch, one of Ferdinand Porsche’s grandsons, also headed Porsche’s Motorsports Division in the 1970s, when the 906 and then the 917 were developed and when Porsche’s total dominance of motor sports was established. He was then moved to Piech Audi, where he was responsible for the development of the Quattro platform and Audi’s all-out dominance of the World Rally Championships for many years. From Audi, Herr Piëch went on to head Volkswagen as CEO, where he oversaw the purchase of Lamborghini and Bentley and founded Bugatti Automobiles. All of these brands he put under the VW umbrella together with the already established: Skoda, SEAT, Audi and obviously, Volkswagen. Several years ago, under his leadership, Porsche became part of the VW group as well. Now it may be a reality, the Ferrari-killer from Porsche. It is thought that the prototype, known as the 960 or the 988 (no name as of yet) is being tested with a 4.0 liter flat 8 with one turbo for every two cylinders (4 turbos) to push the power output close to 600bhp – more than the 562bhp of today’s Ferrari 458 Italia.
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A very versatile platform indeed. Let’s hope that the modern 718
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PORSCHE TECH There’s no official news on the final shape of the 988, although it is rumored that it will have strong cues from the 918 supercar. The 988 should go on sale in 2017.
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recent engine failures that stopped production and delivery of the 3.8 liter 2014 GT3 are seen by some as proof that the flat-6 has seen the end of it’s natural development in terms of increasing its displacement and power output. Porsche had said some years ago in an interview by a popular car magazine that in theory, the limit of the flat-6 engine was around 4.2 liters because the weight of some of the internal components becomes too heavy to maintain an ideal balance as it gets close to that displacement. It is now widely believed that Porsche will expand its engine architecture in the sport cars as follows: Turbocharged flat-4 engines for its entry-level 718, Boxster and Cayman lines.
Pajun
Not only is Porsche going after some of Ferrari’s market with the 988, but it also wants a piece of Mercedes Benz and BMW’s as well. Enter the rumored-to-be-released-in-2018, Porsche Pajun. The name is a contraction from Panamera Junior and is intended to compete with the MB E-Class, Audi A6 and BMW 5-Series among others. It has been described as a five-door-coupe which should be powered by the same V6 engine found in the base Cayenne and Panamera models. Expect to see a hybrid and diesel version as well. The Illustration is an official Porsche rendering of the Panamera Sport Turismo which is believed to be the concept for the Pajun. It’s original launch date had been set for 2016, but Porsche’s other priorities has delayed this project a couple of more years.
Expect a 1.6L or 1.8L, a 2.0L and a 2.5L all with four-cylinder turbo boxers. Normally aspirated and turbocharged flat-6s for its 911 flagship, the Carrera. Multi-turbocharged Flat-8 (4.0L) in the 988. MSRP: $250,000 - $300,000. Flat-8 plus electric motors in the 918 hybrid supercar platform. I can’t wait for the next few years to see if any or all of these rumors come to life, but if you keep spreading them they may happen. Porsche listens to you! For more information on Porsche rumors and more, please visit my website: www PedrosGarage.com. Happy Porsche’ing, Pedro Ⓒ2014 Technolab / PedrosGarage.com
FOUR Porsche is also rumored to be switching to a new construction technique together with a new engineering and manufacturing platform which will use aerospace bonding, riveting and welding to enable the new structures to shed even more weight. Just as the new Lamborghini Huracán uses a carbon fibre rear bulkhead and center tunnel with an aluminum structure, Porsche’s new engineering platform is expected to be upgraded with aluminum and composite structural elements for the 988. It is rumored that Porsche will move its entire line of vehicles to the new architecture
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CCCR-PCA Board Meeting Minutes July 2, 2014 Meeting was called to order 6:30 pm
Driving:
Eric discussed that we are full for the July 26th Testrecke event. Autocross class rules were Sanja Brewer, Jim Collins, Ken Finney, Chuck passed out by Jon Milledge. Jon proposes two Jennings, Eric Ruzius, Chuck Stevenson, Gary DE events for 2015. Thies, Andy Winterbottom and Guest Members; Activities: Jon Milledge and Tom Dobyns In Attendance:
Absent: Bruce Bero, Joe Korpiel, Rich Halvorson Minutes:
Jim Collins gave us a recap of the Concourse. Porsches were well attended and represented. Jim also prepared a 2015 events calendar for discussion. Vice President:
May minutes were approved as amended by For the September 6, Pomar Junction train ride Gary Thies and seconded by Andy W. June minutes were approved as amended by we have 23 seats available. The first 23 people will be accepted for this event. Andy W. and seconded by Sanja. Breakfast at Shell Cafe had 26 people in attendance. Scotty’s is noisier but has better parking. We should give Scotty’s another try in the near future.
Historian : No report Treasurer:
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We ended the month with $13,167.91. Andy W. moved to approve the treasurers’ report and Bob Kitamura will be resigning as newsletter editor in December. We will be looking for Eric Ruzius seconded. a newsletter editor for 2015. In the National President Chuck Jennings moved that our club Newsletter contest, our Coastalaire placed 9 out donate another $500 to Gathering of Friends of 15 in regions similar in size to our region. for camp Hapitok. Jim Collins seconded the Meeting adjourned at 8:45pm motion. Respectfully submitted by: Sanja Brewer
Membership : This month we have 305 Primary Members, 224 Affiliate Members and 529 Total Members. Joe sent welcome letters to 7 New Members. Safety: Gathering of Friends event is looking for volunteers to work the parking area on July 13. We are needing cones, radios and safety vests for the workers. The Coastalaire
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