September 2022 Issue California Central Coast Region Porsche Club of CoastalaireAmerica
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The Coastalaire September 2022 3 Coastalaire September 2022 AutoX / Teststrecke 55 Drivers Education & Parade Lap Club Information 4 Member Services 5 Board of Directors 6 Prez’s Corner 7 Get Out & Drive 37 Anniversaries 38 Advertiser Information Club Events 10 Club Events 12,13 Club / PCA Events 14 Autocross 2022 15 Drivers Education 2022 PCA / Zone 8 News / Porsche Items 7 Kit’s Kar-tune 34 Porsche Tech 36 CCCR Board Minutes 39 Zone 8 Staff - Officers 39 CCCR Clothing Porsche Tech - Pedro’s Garage Monterey Car Week / Werks Reunion18162034 A Porsche Club of America Award Winning Publicationn D & D - Laguna Lake > Ragged Point 30 1630 20 22 34 7 32 Santa Barbara Porsche Open House 30
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The Coastalaire September 2022 5 HISTORIAN MEMBERSHIP/ Sanja Brewer SECRETARY Carol Walker DIRECTORSAFETY Bill Gibson PRESIDENT Andy Winterbottom WEBMASTER / DATABASE ADMIN Joe aircooled911sc@gmail.comShubitowski VICE-PRESIDENT Ron Green DIRECTORACTIVITIES Gil Igleheart TREASURER Bill Chadwick DIRECTORAUTOCROSS Chuck Jennings ATDIRECTORLARGE Joe Kuntze awinterbottom@sbcglobal.net greenron1949@gmail.com treasurercccr@gmail.com glcarwal@yahoo.com gil.igleheart@gmail.com concourschuck@gmail.com DE EVENTS DIR. / CHIEF DRIVING INST. Bob Bruington gibson8687@gmail.com sbrewer@eyesonly.com joseph.shubitowski@gmail.com EDITORCOASTALAIRE Bob “Kit” coastalaireeditor@gmail.comKitamura 2022 BOARD OF DIRECTORS k708388@aol.com
“WE NEED A FEW GOOD PORSCHE PEOPLE” to run for the 2023 California Central Coast Region Board of Directors. The salary and benefits are nothing (technically nothing) compared to the contributions you can make for the 700-plus members of our PCA Region. So this “Prez’s Corner is dedicated to notifying our membership that the nominating committee of the California Central Coast Region Board is solicit ing Primary members to stand for election to the 2023 Board of Directors. We have over 400 Primary members (out of a total membership of 710 plus or minus) and we are looking for twelve members for our 2023 Board. Perhaps eight or nine of our 2022 Board members will stand for re-election to the 2023 Board. Directors are elected by region-wide voting so that nearly every Board position is eligible for a new Director. The positions include: President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, Activities, Member ship, Safety, Driving Events (Autocross and Drivers Education), Coastalaire Editor, Webmaster/Database Administrator and Director-at-Large. We always appreciate feedback from our members on how our Region and activities could improve. We believe that continuous improvement is yet another opportunity for you to step in and provide that leader ship. You need only to declare your candidacy to any of the present Board members and indicate position(s) of interest and be prepared to submit a brief and infor mal biography. In particular we will be in need of a new president for 2023. Members may also indicate a potential candidate’s name to any of the nominating committee listed at the end of this piece. We continue to grow membership in our Region and have the req uisite financial resources to do more and better ac tivities. Again, we look to our members for initiative and leadership to promote CCCR activities for 2023 onward. We thank you for your continuing support.
- Gil Igleheart - gil.igleheart@gmail.com - or call/text 805-995-1015
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- Andrew Winterbottom - awinterbottom@ sbcglobal.net call/text 847-219-2964
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by Bob Kitamura, Editor saw some of those same cars again this year. Thinking about next year, I can imagine what it will be like with the PCA Porsche Parade in Palm Springs, Monterey Car Week, and Rennsport all with in a few months of each other. It certainly will affect the ole’ pocketbook! One thing I do enjoy doing at the PCA Werks Reunion is judging cars for the Judged Cars Event. It is a different approach and much more relational, it is more about the owner than the car. This year I was able to help judge again in the early Porsche division. As crazy as it will be, I am looking forward to next year. I heard that many of you were there, having run into some of you at Werks Reunion and Laguna Seca. We are still in need of volunteers for the upcoming West Coast Holiday on September 14-18. Please email Joe Kuntze at k708388@aol.com if you would like to help with this great Central Coast Porsche 356 event. There is only one more autocross and Drivers Edu cation event left for this year, I hope you are going to partcipate in these great activities. Especially since you own a Porsche!.
Don’t forget to Get Out and Drive!, Bob “Kit” Chuck Jennings is shown in the latest issue of Panorama instructing the class for new drivers for our autocrosses. If you’ve ever wondered who gets to our Drive n’ Dine events first! Here is a photo of that person! Its our very own president, Winterbottom!AndrewEither he’s that dedicated to see all of you or that hungry! Well, August was a very busy month for car fanatics in California. Monterey Car Week was pretty busy in 2021 but this year was back to its normal crazy self. After spending 7-10 days there every year for a few decades I finally noticed that I was taking pictures of the same cars each year! So about five years ago I finally de cided to cut back spending a lot of time there. Funny, I
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The Coastalaire September 2022 10 Zone Event8 SEPT. 10th DRIVE & DINE - San Simeon Beach Bar & Grill. Meet at SLO Chevrolet at 8:30 am SEPT. 14-18th 356 REGISTRY WEST COAST HOLIDAY - See pages 12-13 SEPT. 26th DRIVERS EDUCATION - Laguna Seca - See page 15 OCTOBER 8th DRIVE & DINE - Cuyama Buckhorn Restaurant & Bar. Meet at SLO Chevrolet at 8:30 am OCTOBER 15h DINE & DRIVE - Harbor Hut Restaurant. Meet at Harbor Hut in Morro Bay at 11:30 am OCTOBER 22nd TESTSTRECKE 56 - See page 14 NOVEMBER 5th DRIVE & DINE - Cypress Ridge Golf Course / Gimmick Rally NOVEMBER 12th NEW MEMBER BBQ at the Len Edna Valley Ranch DECEMBER 3rd HOLIDAY PARTY - San Luis Obispo Country Club DECEMBER 10th DINE ONLY- McPhee’s Cantina in Tin City - staggered arrival times between 11:30 and 11:50 am will be scheduled. JUNE 18-24 2023 PORSCHE PARADE 2023 - La Quinta Resort, Palm Springs SEPT. 28-OCT. 1 PORSCHE RENNSPORT REUNION VII - LAGUNA SECA 2023 http://ccc.pca.org Gil Igleheart, Activities Director Chuck Jennings, Autocross Director - Bob Bruington, Driving Events Director Please note, these activities are planned subject to “clearances” from all PCA, Federal, State and local authorities. CCCR Events Calendar
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The Coastalaire September 2022 14 AutocrossorDetailsCCCR-PCApresentsandRegistrationatMotorsportReg.comcontactChuckJennings,Director@(805) UTOCROSS459-74162022ComingSoo n ! Teststrecke 51 complete Autocross Academy complete Teststrecke 52 complete Teststrecke 53 complete Teststrecke 54 complete Teststrecke 55 complete Teststrecke 56 October 22
The Coastalaire September 2022 15 The mission and purpose of the Porsche Club of America's Drivers Education Program is to provide a safe, structured and controlled teaching and learning environment. The PCA DE Program is designed so that participants can improve their driving abilities and acquire a better understanding of vehicle dynamics and driving safety. Participants will experience first-hand the capabilities of high performance automobiles in a controlled, closed-course environment and acquire skills that will enhance safer vehicle operation in all driving situations. 2022 Dates Drivers Education For any questions, you can contact Bob Bruington, Drivers Education Events Director at aircooled911sc@gmail.com Willow Springs Raceway complete Buttonwillow Raceway complete WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca September 26 Go to Motorsportreg.com to sign up
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California Central Coast Region’s Teststrecke 55 was a successful autocross for everyone. It was an other great Saturday at Santa Maria Airport for an autocross. Everyone was able to have many runs to enjoy their car on the track. We are hoping to see more of you out at our next autocross.
Photos by Alfred Abken Chuck Jennings Michael LaPuma
Emile Waked Bruce Morgenthaler Antonio Varia Nancy Bodily
Christian Fuller Candice JohnsonBeckZhou
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Pat Kelley Bill Deviny
Bill Thorp Geoff Straw Fred Herr
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Laguna Lake to Ragged Point
It’s still not easy to have a large group of people take over a restau rant…they are still continue to have staffing problems. So we decided to try something different this time around. We had the food come to us. A few months back, Guy and Alice Ober brought lunch for a group of Autocross fans, it was catered by Kathleen Dagnall, of Aloha Catering. Almost more food than one could eat. It consisted of a large sandwich, a small salad, an apple, cookie, a piece of candy and a small note! Some notes were from Dr. Porsche … a nice tribute! This time was no different. Everybody enjoyed their delicious meal with some not able to completely finish it. This was one of the first times that we were doing the “Drive and Dine” differently, so it became a “Dine and Drive”. We had 21 people with 11 cars show up for lunch and an 80 minute drive up the coast to Ragged Point. We were joined by a few new members to our club but not new to PCA… welcome to CCCRPCA! We had plenty of room on the picnic tables.After finishing lunch, we drove up LOVR to Turri Rd to South Bay Blvd. and onto Hwy 1. We had to kill a bit of time so of course we turned right onto Old Creek Road. The day was extremely pleasant with sun shining and virtually no wind to speak of…another beautiful California coastal day! The normal Saturday traffic was light after leaving the Morro Bay area, and a bit heavier around Cam bria. Going to Ragged Point on a Sat urday is always different and this was no exception. The restaurant usually has a band playing on Saturdays and Sundays. It was an enjoyable drive, lunch was fabulous and some people even stayed and enjoyed the music. If you haven’t taken the time to come join us on our “Drive and Dine” events…you should! Lots of new members with some transferees from other clubs, enjoying one of the best automotive wonders of the world, our Porsches and the PCA families.Ournext Drive and Dine will take place on September 10th with a drive from SLO to San Simeon Beach Bar and Grill (SSBB&G). We will join up at 8:30 at SLO Chevrolet & Mercedes Benz of San Luis Obispo at 8:30 for coffee, pastries and a few announcements and then drive off for a another delicious meal in San Simeon. Signups will open up soon on YourSeeMSR!youthen,Activities Committee
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Monday, August 15 Porsche Monterey started things off with a Classic Partner event. Also, Automobilia Monterey opened at the Embassy Suites Hotel.
Tuesday, August 16 Classic Motosports Magazine held their Kickoff Cruise-in, and the Automobilia continued.
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Many activities happened, al though the Concours on the Avenue, and the Carmel Mission Classic were cancelled this year. They are both ex pected to return next year, so plan to attend early if you want to see them. The Little Car Show was held in Pacific Grove, and in the afternoon, the Pebble Beach Motoring Classic concluded at the Lodge in Pebble Beach. Finally, Automobilia went on as scheduled, I left my home late that morning and specifically drove up to check out. Last year I did this, and took the direct route to Pacific Grove, and got stuck in of traffic congestion due to the Little Car Show. This year when I left the Embassy Suites, I got on Highway 1 south to Highway 68 to Pacific Grove and I Automobilia
1932 Auburn Tour d’Elegance
Wednesday, August 17
Another Monterey Car Week has come and gone. I don’t know if I will ever get around to spending an entire week there, because driving up on Wednesday, and driving home the following Monday is rather awe inspiring for me. And besides, “Week” is kind of a misnomer as the Mon terey Historics Pre-Reunion began August 12.
Photos by Alfred Abken, Jon Milledge & Bob Kitamura bypassed almost all of the congestion. I was better prepared for The Little Car Show this year, and I had a much better time there. After the show, I checked into my hotel which was just northwest of where the car show was on Lighthouse Ave. After getting unpacked, I headed down to Carmel Valley to have an early dinner at the Baja Cantina. It is remarkable the cars you see on the road in just a short 10.5 mile drive. After another fabulous “Tropical Mango Enchilada” dinner, I at tempted to find something I had seen on a map in Pacific Grove. There is a John Denver Memorial shown off the coast above Ocean View Blvd near Asilomar Ave. I realized later I was looking near Lighthouse Ave. and Ocean View Blvd. I had a nice walk along the Asilomar Coastal Trail. Unfortunately, I did not walk anywhere near far enough to find the John Denver Memorial. I am looking forward to finding it next year.
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The Great Tide Pool
Thursday, August 18 Legends of the Autobahn was held, and the Rolex Monterey Motor sports Reunion got underway. There was also an auction at the Jet Center; Pebble Beach had RetroAuto, and also offered Classic Car Forums. I was up and out early to head down Highway 1 to Monastery Beach to watch the Tour d’Elegance. This event is open to the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance entries. Cars that complete the tour get preferential consideration in the event of a tie in their classes’ judging. About 2/3 of the cars entered Little Car Show
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Friday, August 19
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It was another extremely busy day, so many choices. The Pacific Grove Concours Auto Rally and the Ro lex Monterey Motorsports Reunion continued at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca; and there was The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering. I was up and out early to make a stop at the Paris Bakery Café for pastries and an espresso to take with me to Werks Reunion. As I was driving through Mon terey, I heard this ping, ping, ping… noise, that I was sure was not on the stereo. After I parked my car, I real ized the left front wheel center cap had fallen off. Lucky for me I was able to order one from Sierra Madre Collection, one of the vendors. After missing the show last year, I was extremely happy to get there this year. The biggest surprise to me, after I had parked my car, next & Erin Gibson
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participate in this, and the only cost involved is gas. It is the best bargain of theLateweek.inthe morning, I headed over to the Monterey Pines Golf Club to help set up for Friday’s Werks Reunion. This was at a new venue this year, and it was an interesting location. It is extremely close to the Monterey Regional Airport, so there were all sorts of planes taking off all afternoon. Once again, I had dinner at Turn 12 in Monterey. Last year my car would not start after having din ner there, so I was a wee bit skeptical about stopping there, but I am glad I got over it. Their honey truffle chicken is well worth it.
Brian Pritt At the Porsche Corral
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There was Exotics on Broadway. This used to be on Cannery Row. Also, the Concours d’LeMons was held, along with Concorso Italiano. I again started my morning by going to the Paris Bakery Café for pastries and coffee, then made my way to Weath erTech Raceway Laguna Seca for the historic races. It was another damp and very foggy morning. In fact, the first run group was delayed in starting due to the poor visibility. After parking my car, I wandered around the paddock some. The featured marque this year was cars that had participated in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. They had a fabulous dis play of cars that had participated, and some even won the race. In a differ ent part of the paddock, there was a 1951 Hudson Hornet set up to resemble “Doc Hudson” from the Cars movie. Apparently, someone came up with the idea of running a hill climb, by going up to the top of the corkscrew from turn 9. This event took place Sunday morning, so I, un fortunately, did not see it, however, I did see a bit of it Monday morning on a local TV station. In case you have not seen it, perhaps this link will watch?v=a9v5A3o3w6Qhttps://www.youtube.com/work:ThefolksatBringaTrailer had a remarkable display of cars inside Turn 3, and when I was by their late Saturday morning, there were still cars arriving. Also, in the infield the Horseless Carriage Club of America
Porsche Zentrum Hudson Hornet 1914 REO Horseless Carraige
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There was the Pebble Beach Retro Auto, and, of course, the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. I was up and out early again to see some of the cars drive onto the field at Pebble Beach. Another stunning show of drop-dead gorgeous cars. They were also celebrating the 100th anniversary of the 24 Hours of Le Mans race, as well as the centennial of Lincoln. They also celebrated Talbot-Lago and Hermann Graber, 1932 Ford hot rods, and vehicles propelled by unorthodox means.Asper usual, there were automobiles there you just don’t see any where else. Following the show, I had dinner at the Fishwife on Sunset in Pacific Grove. The perfect ending to an utterly fabulous weekend. This year I never saw any mention on the Blackhawk Museum’s website about an open house, so I got home fairly early Monday. I have not mentioned any of the auctions at this time. If you are look ing to add to your stable, there are more opportunities than you could PThe Cars of the 24 Hours of Le Mans
The Coastalaire September 2022 26 Monterey Car Week / Werks Reunion 2022 shake a stick at. Auctions were being offered by Mecum, Russo & Steele, Bonhams, Gooding & Co., RM Sotheby’s and the Monterey Jet Center. I see that Paul Walker’s 1973 911 Carrera RS 2.7 sold at Mecum’s auction for $1,072,500.00. By the time this gets published, you should already have made reser vations to stay in the Monterey area next year if you feel like attending yourself. 1930 Duesenberg J Graber Cabriolet 1907 Columbia Mark XIX 1932 Ford Ray RoadsterBrown 1939 Lincoln Continental Prototype
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The Coastalaire September 2022 30 Drivers Education & Parade Lap California Central Coast Region Porsche Club of America Drivers Education & Parade Lap at Laguna Seca on September 26th is Now Open for Registration
The Coastalaire September 2022 31 speeds. You will follow a pace car driven by an experienced driver showing you the racing line. Friends and family can join you in the car for the 25 minute session. This is so safe, helmets or other safety equipment are not required. The speed will be perfect for your classic 356 or sev enties 911. To see 30 or so beautiful classic Porsches running down the track will be fantastic! The price is only $50.00 per car. You can register on Motorsportreg. com under CCCR Laguna Seca Parade Lap Session and CCCR Laguna Seca DE for the DE portion. This is not a Porsche only event, if you have other cars you want to bring, please do so. All of the PCA Regions are encouraging more women to come to the track events. To do so, we are giving a 50% discount for all women who would like to join us for the DE. As of this date, we have 13 women registered for the event, a record for our events! CCCR will be holding a Drivers Education event at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca in beautiful Monterey, September 26th. Have you ever want to know how it feels to drop three stories in the infamous Corkscrew? Or turn in at the Andretti Hairpin? Now is the opportunity to do just that. The DE portion of the day will have four run groups, novice through expert as usual. Instructors are in high demand. Laguna Seca will be closed for most of 2023 for resurfacing and repair of the track, this may be the last opportunity we will have to rent this fantastic layout until 2024. Please sign up early, it is first come first served for instructors. Ready to get that classic 356 or early 911 on the track but don’t want to drive at the higher speeds of the DE session? During the lunch period of the Drivers Education event, we will have a noon time Parade Lap for those who would like to drive this famous racetrack at very moderate See You On the Track !
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- Rav4 (ICE): $1,333 (fuel) + $400 (maintenance) = $1,733. - Rav4 (EV): $372 (electricity) + $0.00 (maintenance) = $372. The difference is $1361. In order to break even you would have to keep the car almost 13 years ($17,300/year / $1,733 = 12.71 years). This doesn’t take into account that insurance costs for the EV are higher than the ICE version simply because of the replacement value of the car. The counter is: But they are way better for the environment! Are they? … Really? The 1,000 pound batteries that power EVs have a life of 10 years. What happens after those 10 years? They must be replaced – and they’re won’t be recycled!Theonly reason batteries are re cycled today is because of the cobalt content. But as batteries convert to non-cobalt content, such as lithium, recycling becomes more expensive than mining, and dump sites will be a more economical way to dispose of them. Imagine when millions and millions of batteries run their life and are not recycled, where do they go? Can you say toxic waste dump? … Better for the environment? You hear it all the time, “EVs (Electric Vehicles) are significantly better for the environment because they produce zero emissions com pared to conventional ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) vehicles and make a lasting positive impact on our planet”.Butare they REALLY better? As an engineer, I need to analyze the pros and cons to make the determi nation. Join me on this search and Sinceanalysis.it’s been globally decided that all cars are bad, this is the new thinking and our future. The best car related innovation we have is not to improve the car, but eliminate the need to drive it everywhere we go. That’s the mantra. Cars are our mod ern-day dinosaurs; soon to be extinct. If you have a nice ICE machine, hold on to it!
by Pedro Bonilla, GCR PCA conservative rule of thumb is that an EV gets 3.5 miles per kWh. The US average cost of a kWh is $0.13. So, driving 10,000 miles per year you will need 2,857 kWh which at $0.13 each will come out to $372/year. Driving a 30 mpg ICE vehicle 10,000 miles per year at $4.00/gallon will cost $1,333 in fuel/year. The EV owner gets a savings here of $961/ year.Also, the EV owner will save an average of $400/year in maintenance versus the ICE vehicle since EVs do not need oil changes and have far fewer parts than ICE vehicles. But look closely at the actual cost of the vehicles (ICE vs EV). The ICE version of the 2021 Toyota Rav4 with the options comparable to the Rav4EV is $27,800. The 2021 Rav4EV starts at $49,800 to which you need to add $1,300 for the LII home charging sta tion and installation cost of $1,500. So the Rav4EV actually comes to $52,600.Thedifference is $24,800 in favor of the ICE vehicle (and that differ ence exists with all brands offering both versions of a particular model). There are tax incentives that you get if you pay cash for the vehicle. Let’s say you do and deduct it from the cost: $52,600 - $7,500 = $45,100. Still a difference of $17,300 in favor of ICE.Looking at the annual cost of ownership (fuel/electricity and maintenance):
Let’s analyze it: EV PRO - You can save a lot of money. False claim in my opinion and here’s why. An electric vehicle uses electricity to charge its batteries and power it’s electric motor(s). A
I think these are offset by the CONs such as long battery charging time, relatively short autonomy, difficulty in finding charging stations, higher costs, etc.
purchasing an EV (and I have driven quite a few, including the Taycan Turbo S which is an outstanding piece of machinery). I am conscious of our environment and really believe that EVs are the bad choice here. At least I’ll be able to drive my old 1998 Boxster even when fossil fuels become outlawed or impos sible to buy because of their cost. If you read one of my previous articles, Porsche will be producing their EGas (synthetic fuel) that affords old ICE vehicles extremely low levels of pollution, comparable to the net produced by EVs. We can all do our part to help the environment for future generations, so think this one through before you decide to go all in. For more information on EVs, ICE and more, please visit my web site: www PedrosGarage.com. Happy Porsche’ing, 2022PedroTechnolab / PedrosGarage.com www.pedrosgarage.com
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I hope cooler heads prevail for our collective good. Some of the other PROs of EVs are super acceleration, due to instant torque, low noise from power plant, although a lot more EV owners complain about higher levels of road and tire noise in their cabins.
A 1,000-pound lithium EV bat tery, for example, contains 25 pounds of lithium, 30 pounds of cobalt, 60 pounds of nickel, 110 pounds of graphite, 90 pounds of copper, and another 400 pounds of steel, alumi num and various plastic components. In order to obtain those quantities of ores, 500,000 pounds of earth must be extracted and processed.
I really do not see the “benefit” of EVs at all. To me, a much more logical ap proach to a greener mode of trans portation is the Hydrogen Powered Vehicle. It’s basically a standard vehicle as we know it, which con sumes hydrogen (abundant in na ture) and produces water vapor as a by-product. There are several auto manufacturers that have taken a hard second look at hydrogen.
Averaged over a battery’s life, each mile of driving an EV consumes five (5) pounds of earth. Using an ICE vehicle consumes 0.2 pounds of liquids per mile. Here’s a picture of just one of those open mines to extract rare earths and other necessary materials for EV batteries.
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Many of these issues will probably get better as time goes by and technology improves, but still, to me, it’s a noPersonallygo. I don’t ever foresee Landfill But even worse is the fact that this technology is being touted as renew able energy when in reality no energy system is actually “renewable” since all machines require continual mining and processing of primary materi als and the disposal of hardware that eventually wears out.
The meeting was called to order at 6:08 at Piadina’s. San Luis Obispo, CA Our Board - All board members were in attendance and Neil Farrell, a newspaper reporter, was a guest.
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Treasurer - Bill Chadwick said that the drive/dine events have come out fairly even, maybe $200 deficit over the income. Our bank balance at the end of June is $51,309. We have received 3 of 4 quarter refunds from national. The profit from the DE events is $9,500 so far and from the Autocross, the profit is $4,300. The bank balance at the end of the year is projected to be about $24,000. Sanja moved to accept the report, Joe sec onded, and all approved.
Driver's Education - Bob Bruington reported there are 25 driv ers registered for Laguna Seca, with three women so far, and 5 parade lap participants. There has been a management shake up there again and he hasn’t seen our contract yet. He said nation ally, there are 41 driver’s ed events per year. He talked to Chuck about rocks on the Autocross track. They priced cleaning it up, which would entail about two days and $1,200. Andy would like the Corvette club to contribute to the cost and Chuck will talk to them about it.
Membership - Sanja reported we have three new members, one transfer out, and 12 lapsed. We have 425 primary members, 282 affiliate members, for a total of 707.
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for the drives. He is also working with Bob Bruington on insur ance for Laguna Seca.
Respectfully submitted, Carol Walker Secretary, CCCR-PCA
Secretary - Carol sent the minutes by email. Joe Kuntze moved to accept them, Sanja seconded, and all approved.
Activities - Gil introduced Neil Farrell who will publish an article about our presentation of the $5,000 donation to the Noor Foundation. He received a recommendation for a restau rant in Guadalupe, but parking is an issue. Ron has been talking to a chef about the New Member Barbecue and Gil has called the Parks and Rec department fo try to find a place to hold the barbecue. Dates are projected to be October 22 or 29. Laguna Lake, El Chorro Park, and Biddle Ranch Park were some mentioned to consider. San Simeon Beach Bar and Grill would like us to return & Gil would like us to consider going there maybe three times a year. Chuck will lead this Saturday’s drive/ dine. There are two to three other lunches being planned, with Los Alamos a possibility. Joe K will get together with Gil about Paso Robles venues and parks for potential evening events.
Vice President - Ron Green completed the RPM report (Re gional Procedures Manual). He is working with Gil on plans for the New Member Barbecue.
The next meeting will be August 3 at Piadina’s, Hotel SLO. The meeting was adjourned at 7:45 pm.
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Autocross - Chuck Jennings reports there are 26-27 Porsches signed up for the next autocross, and sign-ups for non-Porsches opens Saturday. They used to run three groups with 60 entrants, but now they run two groups with 50 entrants giving people more opportunities to run. A change in the tech sheet is for the production date and tread wear to be listed on all four tires. The idea is to make people more aware of their tires.
Old Business - Joe Kuntze reported the West Coast Holiday is going along pretty well. The new Porsche dealership in SLO has contributed some money. They are $20,000 in the black and our club is to receive half of the profits which could be $5-8,000. There are 250 people signed up. Everything is set up, the ven ues, dinners, and sponsors but he still needs volunteers for driv ers and some of the events on Thursday through Saturday, such as: dinner at Cass Winery, drive up the coast, beer reception in Paso, the Warbirds Car Museum, a tech session, swap meet, and show and shine.
Newsletter - Bob Kitamura said all is good right now. He could find no better price for printers to publish the newsletter. Joe K will talk to Color Craft printing in Atascadero.
Website - Joe Shubitowski said that Bob Kitamura has the files for all the anniversaries. The web calendar is up to date and both sites are up for the 356 event.
New Business - None
Safety - Bill Gibson is working with Gil to get the insurance
President - Andy asked Bob Kitamura about putting informa tion in the newsletter about the donation to the Noor Founda tion. There was also a discussion about more money spent on the drive/dine activities than was coming in, due to a very few people not paying for their lunch.
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