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The California Festival of Speed The Case For The Cayenne Diesel Labor Day - Get Your Kicks On Route 66

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Route 66 Labor Day Weekend Preview.................12 California Festival of Speed...................................14 The Case For The Cayenne Diesel.........................22

Reports

President’s Column...................................................4 From The Editor’s Desk.............................................4 Camarillo Breakfast.................................................7 Santa Barbara Breakfast..........................................9 Member Anniversaries & New Members.............28

Future Events

Santa Barbara Region Events Calendar...................3 Peking-To-Paris Movie Night...................................8 Porsche Parade in Monterey..................................10 Rusnak Westlake Porsche Service Clinic...............11 SBR 50th Anniversary Raffle..................................18 SBR 50th Anniversary Banquet..............................19 Tire Rack Street Survival School............................21 Santa Barbara 4th of July Parade..........................25

Departments

SBR Board of Directors & Appointees.....................2 SBR Breakfast Maps..............................................26 Zone 8 Listings - Contacts & Websites.................27 SBR Classifieds......................................................31 Directory of Advertisers.........................................31 Name Badge Ordering Information........................32

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California’s Festival of Speed roared to life last month in Fontana. Get the story and photos starting on page 14.

Cover shots by Randy Fishwich & Ted Lighthizer

PORSCHE CLUB OF AMERICA • SANTA BARBARA REGION

The California Festival of Speed The Case For The Cayenne Diesel Labor Day - Get Your Kicks On Route 66

Der Auspuff, which translates as “the exhaust,” is the official publication of the Santa Barbara Region, Porsche Club of America. Chartered regions of PCA are granted permission to reprint any material herein provided full credit is given to the author and Der Auspuff (with the exception of copyrighted material). Any statement appearing in Der Auspuff is that of the author, and does not constitute an opinion of the Porsche Club of America, the Santa Barbara Region, its Board or Appointees, the Der Auspuff Editors, or its Staff. The Editorial Staff reserves the right to edit all material submitted for publication. Deadline for submittal of material to be considered for Der Auspuff is the 10th of the month preceding the month of publication.

SANTA BARBARA REGION BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President DOREEN PANKOW DPankow@sbcglobal.net 805-527-8280

Activities BARRY WEINSTEIN BarryNVal@gmail.com 805-241-5641

Vice President JOHN McNAIR JJMcNair3@verizon.net 805-494-1527

Goodie Store RICK & MARTIE THEISE theisem@aol.com 818-999-0401

Treasurer STEVE KALLER Steve@kallermgmt.com 818-489-4225

Past President NICOLAS LIAKAS NicolasLiakas@gmail.com 818-706-6016 SANTA BARBARA REGION BOARD APPOINTEES

Secretary DICK LANGE LRLange@pacbell.net 818-865-1498

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Concours KENNY & TARA BRUNDRETT californiasat@gmail.com

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Distribution CHET & JOAN YABITSU yabitsu@charter.net 50th Anniversary NADINE TRACY nadine356@gmail.com Insurance JAMES EDWARDS james.f.edwards@hotmail.com

Mademoiselles PAMUELA HODSON uelacat@yahoo.com

Public Relations NICOLAS LIAKAS nicolasliakas@yahoo.com

R.U.F. JOHN & JEANNE MCNAIR jjmcnair3@verizon.net

Safety WILLIAM GRISWOLD wngriswold2@hotmail.com

Editor JOHN ALFENITO DerAuspuff@gmail.com 818-436-9204

Archives JAMES OLDHAM oldhamjames@msn.com

Membership SUE KINSLING Sue_Kin@hotmail.com 805-386-8112

Advertising TED LIGHTHIZER tlighthizer@sbcglobal.net

Webmaster RANDY FISHWICK randy@my964.com

Website - www.pcasb.org Facebook - www.facebook.com/PCASBR Flickr - www.flickr.com/groups/pcasb Issuu - www.issuu.com/pcasbr

Editor JOHN ALFENITO DerAuspuff@gmail.com Managing Editor Susan Stone SE.Stone@verizon.net Associate Editors BirGitta Baker Jeanne McNair Advertising Director Ted Lighthizer TLighthizer@sbcglobal.net Technical Editor Chris Andropoulos chris@schneiderautohaus.com Contributors RANDY FISHWICK Mike HODSON TED LIGHTHIZER DOREEN PANKOW Printing Michael Dunwell Sir Speedy Printing 1161 Calle Suerte, Suite E Camarillo, CA 93012 805-484-7999

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SBR MOVIE NIGHT @ RUSNAK + CELEBRATION OF NEW MEMBERS Rusnak Westlake Porsche 7:00 p.m.

See page 8 BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING Ameci’s, Thousand Oaks - 6:30 p.m.

FREE SBR SERVICE CLINIC AT RUSNAK WESTLAKE PORSCHE Kristen @ 805-267-5960 appointment See page 11

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SANTA BARBARA BREAKFAST Moby Dick’s 8:30 a.m.

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The President’s Column Doreen Pankow

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’m looking forward to SBR’s New Member Appreciation event being held on May 10th at Rusnak Westlake Porsche.

Every two years, we recognize our new members at a special event. This year, “new” members who’ve joined after June 30, 2012, will get a discount on a delicious buffet dinner. Also, an interesting evening is planned with Stanley Gold and Bill Erickson recalling their unique Peking-To-Paris Rally adventures, accompanied by videos of these two rallies. So it will be a fun event!

We’re holding our Tire Rack Street Survival School for teens and young adults on June 28th at the Camarillo Airport. This is the third year we’ve produced this event, and the word has apparently gotten around about what a valuable day it is. We already have 32 students registered and more than ten on the waiting list. If you are an SBR member and want to get your son or daughter into this school, please let me know right away as we do get last-minute cancellations. If you missed this event last year, we invite you to come out and watch the students go through a series of four driving exercises in the morning and four more in the afternoon. They also attend a one-hour class in both the morning and afternoon which is taught by Jerry Lasnik, SBR member and a retired teacher from Agoura High School.

The primary emphasis of the Street Survival School is a handson driving experience in real- world situations. The students

use their own cars to learn about handling limits and vehicle control. A coach rides with the students to provide instruction throughout all the driving exercises. As a result of this training, the young drivers will become more observant of the traffic situations they find themselves in and will learn to look far enough ahead to anticipate unwise actions of other drivers.

They’ll learn to understand how their actions govern a car’s responses and, as a result, become safer, more effective drivers on the road.

We need over 25 volunteers to put on this event in addition to the 20 in-car coaches. We are fortunate to have so many dedicated SBR members who have served as coaches for the past two years and are committed to serving in this role on an ongoing basis. We need other volunteers to help with registration, gate duty, parking, to serve as starters at the driving exercises and to lead the students back and forth between the classroom and the vacant runway where we hold all the driving exercises. Please contact Ted Lighthizer or me if you are interested in helping out as a volunteer.

Don’t forget to pre-register for the 59th annual Porsche Parade to be held in Monterey June 15-21. You must pre-register in order to participate in any of the driving tours, competitive events and/ or social gatherings. Event information and schedules are already posted at http://parade2014.pca.org/, the official Porsche Parade 2014 web site. Blocks of rooms have been reserved at five local hotels, and discount rates will be available for parade entrants upon the completion of registration. I encourage all of our SBR members to participate in this great Porsche Parade.

FROM THE EDITOR’S DESK John Alfenito

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irst of all, thank you to everyone for the complimentary comments on Der Auspuff’s new, all-color format. Switching to full color has been something we’ve wanted to do for a long time.

As a photographer, it’s doubly exciting for me to see all the great photos from our region’s talented corps of photographers displayed in full color. And the bonus of offering our advertisers a color format makes the switch a complete win/win.

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Our region’s 50th Anniversary Celebration is fast approaching.

In conjunction with this unique commemoration on July 19th, SBR is offering a raffle with some truly huge prizes! As detailed on page 18, the top prize in the SBR 50th Anniversary Raffle is a seven-day, all inclusive European Treffen Porsche Driving Tour FOR TWO! The grand prize includes roundtrip coach airfare. If you’d like more details about this amazing prize, visit AUSPUFF MAY 2014

FastLaneTravel.com, or better yet, speak with Dave & Susan Stone, Randy & Sue Kinsling, or Steve Karolyi, all of whom went on just such a European adventure a few years ago. For me, just being able to drive the Autobahn at 150+ mph is reason enough to try for this trip.

Second prize is equally compelling – and doesn’t require a passport. It’s a three-day, all inclusive weekend FOR TWO, including roundtrip coach airfare, to the Porsche Sport Driving School in Alabama. The winner and a guest of their choice will drive the full lineup of Porsche automobiles on one of the country’s most challenging tracks, and you’ll be coached by a cadre of professional drivers. You may not come back “ready for Le Mans,” but you’ll be a much better driver – guaranteed.

Finally, third prize is a set of four tires for your Porsche. So, that’s three pretty amazing prizes offered in our own, regionsponsored raffle with excellent odds, as only 500 tickets will be sold. Any way you work the math, your odds of winning are far better than any other raffle of this magnitude that you’re likely to see. Enter now. Support the region and win yourself an amazing vacation. The flier on page 18 has complete details. Good luck!

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Meet new SBR members (top) Joe Bartalo (left) and Roland Ferillo (right). Joe is from Simi Valley and Roland is from Italy. Below, Jim Fitzgerald of Ventura. Welcome all!

t’s always fun to see what comes out of the garage for Alternate Vehicle Month in April (and again in August).

A pack of MINI Coopers in various configurations, a stunning Ford GT-500, and a priceless Mercedes Gullwing were among the many non-Porsches.

Naturally, there were still plenty of P-cars on hand (45), as 121 attendees enjoyed the sunshine and abundant photo opportunities.

New members included Larry Uichanco of Westlake Village, Jim Fitzgerald from Ventura, Timothy Ellinger also from Ventura, and Joe Bartalo and Roland Ferillo from Simi Valley and Italy, respectively. =

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SBR SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE MOVIES

THE PEKING-T0-PARIS RALLY THE ROAD TO ADVENTURE - PAST & PRESENT

PLUS - A CELEBRATION OF OUR NEW MEMBERS! SATURDAY, MAY 10, 7:00 PM • RUSNAK WESTLAKE PORSCHE Stanley Gold, Philanthropist, entrepreneur, adventurer and friend of PCA/SBR, participated in the 2013 Peking-to-Paris Rally in a 1965 Porsche 911. The rally was just short of 8,000 miles, and the majority of it was off-road, especially the early part through Mongolia, where Stanley encountered some serious problems!

William (Bill) Erickson is also a friend of SBR and a

Porschephile (and superb mechanic) who participated in a previous Peking-To-Paris Rally driving a Buick pickup truck!

THE RALLY Join us on May 10, 7:00 p.m. at RUSNAK WESTLAKE PORSCHE for an evening to remember as STANLEY GOLD and BILL ERICKSON recall their unique Peking-To-Paris Rally adventures, accompanied by videos of the two rallies!

The evening starts with a buffet dinner, followed by the presentations.

THE CELEBRATION SBR honors and celebrates its new members every two years. Those who joined our region after June 30, 2012 are invited to join us on this night to take part in the festivities at a special rate! Details below. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to enjoy a “night at the movies” with fellow club members. Get to know us, and let the veterans get to know you!

If you wish to attend, please complete the information below and forward with your check payable to PCA/SBR. The fee is $30 per person; $20 per person for new members. Registration ends April 30, 2014.

Names: _________________________________________________________________ If new member, please provide your membership number: _____________________________ Number attending: ___________________ Amount Enclosed: ________________________

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Although the Pacific marine layer arrived to block out the sunshine, 36 brave souls landed in 16 Porsches, two BMWs, one Ferrari, two MINI Coopers, a Saab, and a motorcycle. =

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You are invited to a complimentary Service Clinic at the new Rusnak/Westlake Porsche on Saturday, May 17th. Service Manager Sam Abergel will once again be our host for this day of free Porsche inspections.

You’ll stand beside a Certified Porsche Technician, who will answer all your questions and give you a written checklist of your Porsche’s vital signs. Then, your vehicle will be pampered with a free auto spa car wash and nitrogen tire fill.

Those attending will be treated to free food and a stable of 2014 Porsches to test drive. Last, but not least, Sam has offered all PCA members who attend the clinic a 15% discount on any recommended service or repairs performed within 30 days of this event!

Secure a reservation for your Porsche now. Call Kristen at 805-267-5960.

She’ll set up a service appointment for you on Saturday, May 17th.

Don’t miss this great opportunity to have your car inspected for free - by one of Rusnak’s Certified Service Technicians - while 1964 – 2014 enjoying the company of your fellow-PCA members. Call and MAY 2014 AUSPUFF 11 reserve your spot today!

SBR Hits The “Mother Road” For A Labor Day Weekend Western Adventure August 29 - September 2, 2014

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n odyssey along the “Mother Road,” America’s most famous and nostalgic roadway, will surely bring back memories galore of an era long gone. Or, for those of us too young to remember traveling along Route 66, this becomes an exciting and fun way to learn its rich history as SBR explores the longest unspoiled stretch of this memory to be found in Northern Arizona.

America’s most famous byway opened the west to vast migrations from the east in 1926. The eastern terminus was in Chicago, and the westbound highway ended 2000 miles later in Santa Monica, California. Once again, in America’s history, the allure of the west became part of the American Dream.

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us Hotel & Casino in Laughlin, NV. We will travel there on Friday, August 29. First on our official agenda will be a group dinner followed by free time to explore all the riverside attractions and maybe even challenge lady luck at any of the town’s gambling halls.

Each traveler on this SBR adventure will receive a Route 66 “passport” that can be presented at the numerous sites we visit during the trip. Passports can be redeemed for mementos from the Route 66 Association of Arizona, prior to our westward trek home.

On Saturday morning, we will ride eastbound to the town of Seligman, where mod-

ern day I-40 and the remnants of Route 66 diverge and separate in their westerly directions.

We’ll take a northwest sprint on Route 66 into the Hualapai Indian Reservation and drive up to the world-famous Grand Canyon Caverns. Here, we will stop on our journey along the “Mother Road” and descend into “Mother Earth” on an elevator for a guided tour to explore caves created millions of years ago.

We’ll then continue from the depths of the earth to one of the highest points in Arizona, traveling to the town of Peach Springs, a name given to it by early settlers who discovered peach orchards planted there by Mormons during their westward

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On Sunday, we will visit the major center of Kingman, which not only boasts many famous Route 66 structures, but is the home of the Route 66 Association of Arizona. (Here we will redeem our passports for souvenirs of our excursion.) Then, it’s back to Laughlin to board a river boat for a delightful dinner cruise along the Colorado River.

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These burros are Oatman’s official greeters, welcoming the town’s visitors while begging for carrots and other treats.

Here we will take lunch, enjoy a shootout on Main Street, and visit the unique buildings and shops of this still inhabited old “ghostly” mining town. A final farewell dinner at the Aquarius will close the day’s adventure.

After breakfast on Tuesday morning, we will depart Laughlin

for our return trip home, avoiding the Monday holiday traffic on the I-40 and I-15 combination.

Watch for the flier that will appear in the June, July and August editions of Der Auspuff for instructions on how to register for this five-day, four-night getaway.

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Monday, we’ll continue exploring in a southwesterly direction on Route 66 along the “Old Trails Highway” in the Black Mountains.

We’ll drive over the infamous and spectacularly scenic Gold Hill Grade to the town of Oatman where a “herd” of unusual hosts will be waiting for our arrival.

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California Festival of Speed

STORY BY MIKE HODSON PHOTOS BY RANDY FISHWICK & TED LIGHTHIZER

Certainly the challenge for any organizer in the hugely jaded Southern California car culture is to create something unique, attempting to combine disparate genres into the perfect balance in order to appeal to the broadest possible audience. Kudos must be lavished on Zone 8 for its efforts and results.

It has been my pleasure to attend the annual spring Festival of Speed every year for many years. Past years have primarily focused on the numerous classes of racing, with autocross/concours/ vendor/swap meet as bonuses. This year, however, the Zone 8 powers-to-be massively stepped up their game and presented an event that featured not only excellent racing, including PCA Club racing, time trials and Porsche Cup cars, but also world class historic Porsche display cars, a concours event, greatly expanded vendor row, exotic displays, swap meet plus the Porsche corral, Supercar Sunday, Club corrals and more!

Wanna drive the latest and greatest Porsche cars on an autocross course? How about seeing a fabulous display of 4- and 8-cylinder Porsche cars, from a 1951(!) 356 pre-A split window coupe to the fabulous 1994 928GTS! Throw in an incredible collection of 356’s, 912’s, 914’s, 924’s, 928’s, 944’s and 968’s, and any Porsche-

phile certainly is “excited to the point of enthusiasm.” Shopping for that elusive part and/or collectible? Cruise the swap meet!

Feeling hungry and want to experience the eclectic selections of delicious food available at very reasonable prices? Gourmet food trucks await you!

We four enthusiasts arrived at a very gentlemanly hour, transported via arguably the best four- passenger people mover on the planet, the Cayenne GTS. Tremendous capability, huge cube, more performance than most mortals can extract and headturning looks – well, what’s not to like? The destination for the day was scenic Fontana, California, home of the AAA California Speedway. As always, numerous activities were being held that day with go-carts, drag racing and an exotic auto rental company that features VERY high-end autos being offered for the hour/day/ lap. Based on the activity at the rental business, the economy is very good . . .

Arriving at the payment/volunteer building, the fact that visitors were lined up ten deep at each window was a positive sign. Following the mandatory payment and waiver completion, under the tunnel we went to the Porsche parking. Hard work and forethought were evidenced by the well-organized lot, with signs pointing the way to the appropriate type/year area. We, of course, largely ignored all the guidelines and parked where “parking lot rash” was least likely to occur.

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CALIFORNIA FESTIVAL OF SPEED continued member of the Porsche family, both past and present. Excellent examples of every Porsche model were in attendance, rows upon rows of eye candy.

My taste runs to the mostly stock iterations of various models, with “period correctness” high on the list of attributes. Beauty is certainly in the eye of the beholder, with several cars exhibiting exceptional personal individual beauty, with modifications and customization sourced and imagined way outside the box.

Sensory overload quickly sets in, remedied by a quick trip through the swap meet. Unlike many of our members, I am neither a mechanical nor technical guru; therefore, many of the items displayed simply are way beyond my expertise, understanding or recognition. The few items I knew seemed very fairly priced with lots of foot traffic and interest from potential buyers.

Off we moseyed to the “non-911” display, filled not only with gorgeous machines but also loads of historic model info thanks to the extensive windshield signs displayed on every car. What a treat! Instead of the normal and sometimes dry “tech specs,” the signage featured model evolution, restoration facts, special features and owner info. Again, my Porsche comfort zone was greatly expanded, helping me to appreciate and admire the lineup.

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Just when I thought I could absorb little more, the “other” exotics came into view. Lamborghini, Audi, Bentley and, of course, Ferrari were featured marques. Shell-shocked, we wandered down AUSPUFF MAY 2014

the row, discussing the plusses (many) and minuses (few) of each magnificent machine. Four certifiable crazy car guys, each strongly opinionated with actual enthusiast/ownership experiences, trying to decide which of the four-wheel offerings we would most like to take home. Amazingly, the vote was unanimous. The stunning black Ferrari Enzo was the hands-down favorite, even for me with my obsessive brand loyalty.

Vendor row was terrific with products and info galore. The chance to meet suppliers face-to-face and ask detailed technical questions is an opportunity not to be missed. I was very pleased to see strong activity in the vendor areas, boding well for the future of the FOS. PCA’s motto, “It’s the people, not the cars,” is so very true. The entire day was spent visiting with fellow PCA members, some from Santa Barbara Region, others from different areas. Our region had a good showing, with a particular highlight seeing Bill Sluiter, former PCA/SBR President, in fine fettle! His son, Max, was also in attendance, carrying on the family tradition of enthusiasm.

Congratulations to the Sluiter family on their outstanding son!

Once again, thanks and congratulations to PCA Zone 8 for putting on such a fabulous program. Upon driving home, we all reflected on what could have been done differently and/or better to improve the experience for the drivers, spectators and volunteers.

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SBR'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY

raffle AS PART OF OUR REGION’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION, WE WILL CONDUCT A RAFFLE DRAWING AT THE COMMEMORATIVE LUNCHEON ON JULY 19, 2014.

ONLY 500 TICKETS WILL BE SOLD FOR A CHANCE AT THREE AMAZING PRIZES!

A set of four, brand new tires for your Porsche. Or, you may select the alternate cash prize of $1,000.*

The price for each raffle ticket is only $100.00.

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Remember ONLY 500 TICKETS WILL BE SOLD, SO THE CHANCES OF WINNING ARE EXCELLENT!

Name: _________________________________ Phone #:__________________________________ Email: _________________________________ Cell #____________________________________ Number of tickets @$100 each: ______________ Payment enclosed: ___________________________ Checks made payable to PCA/SBR. Mail completed coupon and funds to: PCA/SBR, c/o Nicolas Liakas, 5910 Grey Rock Road, Agoura Hills, CA 91301

A portion of the net proceeds from this raffle will be donated to Santa Barbara’s Unity Shoppe.

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(*)Winners need not be present at drawing to win. First Place Prize must be claimed and completed by 6/1/2015. Second Place Prize must be claimed and completed by 12/31/2014.

Incidental expenses are not included in any prize. Third Place Prize must be claimed and completed by 12/31/2014. Tire brand and size are OEM specified for your Porsche model and year, and will be fulfilled by California Tire Co., Newbury Park, CA. Winners of all prizes will be required to execute liability waivers to the benefit of PCA and SBR prior to travel or purchase. SBR reserves the right to cancel the raffle drawing and refund all funds received in the event that at least 400 tickets are not sold by June 19, 2014. Checks will not be cashed until the minimum number of tickets (400) are sold.

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The drawing for the incredible raffle prizes will be conducted after the meal.

There will be a number of door prizes, but we are most excited about the inaugural display of an original work of art painted by our own Burt Misevic that will reflect the region’s glorious past, present, and future. In addition, a limited number of signed and numbered copies of the artwork will be avilable for purchase, as well as copies of the poster created by Der Auspuff Editor John Alfenito honoring the day of celebration.

Full details and further information will be provided to those who register. The cost for the entire day, including the breakfast and lunch, is $40 per person. Complete the registration form below and send with your check (payable to PCA/ SBR) ASAP.

HELP US LAUNCH THE NEXT 50 YEARS NAMES: __________________________________________________________ TELEPHONE: _____________________ CELL: _________________________ EMAIL: ___________________________________________________________ PAYMENT ENCLOSED (@ $40/PERSON): ____________________________ Mail to: PCA/SBR, c/o Nicolas Liakas, 5910 Grey Rock Road, Agoura Hills, CA 91301 DER

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SATURDAY JUNE 28, 2O14 PORSCHE CLUB OF AMERICA • SANTA BARBARA REGION presents the Street Survival School For Teenage Drivers at the Camarillo Airport

IT’S ABOUT MORE THAN DRIVING – IT’S ABOUT LIVING! Only Licensed or Permitted drivers, AGES 15-21 are eligible to sign up.

Register at: www.streetsurvival.org/school-schedule-registration/ The primary emphasis of The Tire Rack Street Survival® program is a “hands-on” driving experience in real world situations. We use your own car to teach you about its handling limits and how you can control them.

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Students are given two hours of classroom training interspersed with a series of driving exercises with a coach while driving their own car. Students practice various braking and avoidance exercises using a variety of cone configurations, and they practice controlling their cars on a wet skid pad.

Cost: $75 per student (includes lunch)

Challenging courses are created in a controlled area to allow the students to experience abnormal car behavior, and then learn the proper way to handle the new situation. This provides the students with useful skills to help avoid accidents, and to learn how to keep their cars under control in a skid.

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For more information go to: www.streetsurvival.org or call 502-649-4871

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THE TECH REPORT

THE CASE FOR THE CAYENNE DIESEL

BY CHRIS ANDROPOULOS Santa Barbara Region Tech Editor

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Nonetheless, Porsche’s “oil burner” offers a compelling package to buyers in need of a sporty and luxurious utility vehicle that is also relatively frugal and efficient.

The current Cayenne lineup features a superior range of gasoline-powered engines with direct fuel injection (DFI; see last month’s tech column for more information) that are remarkably fuel efficient for their size and power output levels.

However, the Cayenne Diesel can achieve almost 30 highway MPG according to EPA estimates. The standard 26-gallon fuel tank results in a cruising range of well over 600 miles. The diesel engine creates a large amount of torque at low engine RPM, which equates to strong acceleration from rest and superior pulling power for towing.

The diesel engine takes its name from its German inventor, Rudolph Diesel, who patented a compression-ignition internal combustion engine design in the late 19th century. The typical automotive diesel engine is a four-stroke engine that is very similar to a gasoline engine in terms of design and layout. The difference between the two is the method of combustion.

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Gasoline is extremely volatile in vapor form and is easily ignited by an external heat source. Gasoline-powered engines use a spark plug to ignite the ingested fuel/ air mixture and force the piston downwards. Diesel engines use a fuel that is nonvolatile at room temperature, but is able to spontaneously ignite when comAUSPUFF MAY 2014

pressed to a certain level; therefore, diesels lack ignition systems. The petroleumbased diesel fuel that is available at most service stations is light oil that is refined from the same crude oil from which gasoline is also derived.

Diesel engines generally have much higher compression ratios (the ratio of the volume of a cylinder when the piston is at the bottom of its travel versus at the top of its travel) than gasoline engines. Typical gas engine compression ratios range from about 8:1 for a turbocharged engine to 12:1 for a naturally aspirated DFI engine. Diesel compression ratios are usually from 15:1 to 20:1 or more (the Cayenne’s turbodiesel engine is 16.8:1).

A diesel engine ingests air into each cylinder when the intake valves are opened.

The air is highly compressed by the piston, and a precisely timed injection of fuel directly into the combustion chamber is ignited by the heat produced (about 1000 degrees Fahrenheit). Diesel fuel burns more slowly than gasoline, so the pressure wave created by the combustion process is more linear. When combined with a diesel engine’s typically long piston stroke, the longer duration of peak cylinder pressure results in superior torque output at lower RPM versus a similarly-sized gas engine.

The same long piston travel limits a diesel’s ability to reliably achieve high RPM; the Cayenne Diesel redlines at 4600 RPM, though its peak torque output is achieved

at a mere 1750 RPM. Diesel engines can operate at extremely lean fuel mixtures, from about 20 parts of air to 1 part of fuel under load, or as much as 80:1 at idle (the ideal gasoline air/fuel ratio for optimum combustion and low pollutant emissions is 14.7:1). Therefore, diesel engines tend to be about a third more fuel efficient than a comparable gas engine. The massive low-end torque and fuel efficiency of diesel engines are the primary reasons they are used in trucks, tractors, ships, and as stationary generators. The torquey nature of diesel engines dictates their being stout and overbuilt, with iron engine blocks and strong forged crankshafts. This equates to long-term durability, and most passenger diesel engines can reliably run over 250,000 miles without a major rebuild.

So far, the diesel engine sounds like a win-win scenario for typical American stoplight-to-stoplight driving conditions.

The problem is the common perception of diesels being smoky, clattery, and slow.

This perfectly describes the diesel engines offered in the American market in the 1970s and early 1980s. However, great advances in electronics technology have bred a new generation of clean and efficient diesel engines. Diesel fuel is heavily subsidized by many European Union countries, as the efficiency of modern diesel engines contributes to lower greenhouse gas emissions. This has spurred the development of

diesels to the point where approximately 50% of new passenger vehicles sold in the E.U. are diesel-powered.

Ever-tightening fuel economy standards in the U.S. have made the prospect of offering diesel-powered vehicles to the American market more palatable for automakers. The main barrier to the diesel’s acceptance in the U.S. market is memories of the stinky and smoky diesels of yesteryear. Modern diesels are almost as quiet as gas engines thanks to modern injection and precision piston/combustion chamber design.

The Cayenne’s 3.0-liter V6 turbodiesel is a thoroughly modern design from Porsche’s parent company, the Volkswagen/Audi Group (VAG). As is the norm for diesels, the horsepower output is relatively low at 240, but the torque figure of 406 ft-lbs is impressive (the gasoline Cayenne V6 displaces 3.6 liters and has 300 HP, but only 295 ft-lbs of torque). This impressive torque figure endows the Cayenne Diesel with the same towing capacity as its gas V8-powered siblings (7,700 lbs) while returning fuel economy figures that are almost 10 MPG higher.

The turbodiesel V6 features the latest in common-rail direct fuel injection.

As mentioned last month, Porsche’s gas DFI injection systems can operate at up to 2,000 PSI; the higher compression ratio of the diesel engine dictates an even loftier maximum injection pressure of 29,000 PSI! The basic layout of the injection system is the same, except the diesel uses special piezo-electric fuel injectors instead of the conventional solenoid injectors of the gas DFI engines. These extremely precise injectors allow for two pre-injections of fuel per cycle to aid combustion before the main injection event, and up to three post injections for emission reduction purposes.

Older diesel engines produce large amounts of soot, along with high emissions of oxides of nitrogen (NOx), which is a smog-forming agent. Strict U.S. regulations on soot and NOx levels for modern diesel passenger cars dictate complex and expensive exhaust after-treatment systems (though the same standards for large commercial trucks, ships, and other machinery are incredibly lax; witness the large amount of black smoke belching from the stacks of any large truck on the road!). The plethora of emission control hardware is the primary reason for a diesel’s increased cost over a comparable gas-powered vehicle.

Like all diesels (and many non-German gas engines), the Cayenne uses an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system to recycle some of the exhaust gas back into the intake. This dilutes the intake air and reduces the temperature of the combustion chamber, since a diesel’s intense combustion pressure results in high NOx emissions.

Modern EGR systems are very sophisticated, with a bypass-able heat exchanger to cool the incoming exhaust gas and numerous sensors to monitor the system’s performance. An electronic throttle body is installed ahead of the intake manifold; it is normally open (diesels traditionally lack

a throttle body, instead controlling engine speed and load via the rate of fuel injection), but the engine control unit partially closes it as necessary to regulate EGR flow during various operating conditions.

The Cayenne Diesel also features three separate exhaust after-treatment systems.

The first is an oxidation catalyst, similar to the catalytic converter on any modern gasoline engine. This two-way catalyst converts carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrocarbons (HC, which is unburnt fuel) into carbon dioxide (CO2) and water (H2O).

Next in line is a diesel particulate filter (DPF) to capture excess soot particles present in the exhaust. This platinumcoated honeycomb device can trap particles as fine as 0.0000004 of an inch!

Unsurprisingly, a filter of this nature can easily clog, so there are exhaust pressure and temperature sensors before and after to monitor the exhaust flow through the DPF. When the flow rate drops below a predetermined level (after about 300-800 miles of driving), the fuel injectors will inject an extremely late pulse of fuel past the engine’s open exhaust valves to raise the exhaust gas temperatures to over 1100 degrees Fahrenheit and burn off the accumulated soot and convert it into CO2. This process is known as regeneration, and will usually only take place during a long freeway drive.

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Diesels are notorious for being difficult to cold start, so each cylinder uses an electric heating device called a glow plug to pre-heat the combustion chambers. Those who have experienced older diesels are likely well-versed in

the need to turn on the ignition and wait several seconds for the glow plug warning light to go out before attempting to start the engine when cold. Modern diesels use a fast-acting glow plug system and precise injection. These engines can be started immediately.

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The AdBlue fluid is injected at approximately 5% the rate of fuel injection, and each tankful lasts approximately 10,000 miles before replenishment is needed. Because of the fluid’s importance in emission reduction, staged warning messages appear in the instrument cluster when the fluid level is low. If the warnings are not heeded by the driver and the AdBlue reservoir empties, the engine management disables the starter until fluid is added.

Time will tell if American consumers are willing to cope with the additional cost and complexity of modern diesels in order to reap the fuel economy and torque benefits. Even with the fuel savings, it would take almost eight years to recoup the additional $6,000 that the Cayenne Diesel costs over the gas V6 version if both are driven 15,000 miles per year. If you frequently drive long distances and/or tow a trailer, the diesel version is a good option.

Even if a compression ignition Porsche is not your bag, a smaller modern diesel car is a great commuter car alternative to the ubiquitous hybrid. The diesel will likely achieve similar fuel economy without the worry of large battery packs and high voltage cables. =

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Modern diesel maintenance is similar to that of a gasoline engine car, minus the spark plug replacement requirement.

The Cayenne Diesel uses a special low ash

oil to protect the DPF, and it should be changed every 5,000 miles. The fuel filter is extremely important and should be replaced every third oil change. The AdBlue fluid should be refilled every second oil change or as needed.

Chris Andropoulos is the Service Manager and a technician at Schneider Autohaus in Santa Barbara (a Der Auspuff advertiser). Chris is a lifelong Porsche “nut” and is fascinated with and knowledgeable about all Porsches, from 356s to the latest GT3s. When he’s not racing his daily-driven 944 Turbo at PCA and POC track events, he can be found enjoying the beaches, ocean, and mountains of beautiful Santa Barbara.

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AswellTrophy Awards & Engraving Trevor Ashton

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Celebrate The 4th of July The Old-Fashioned Way

With A Parade!

…not by simply watching it from the sidelines but by being a part of it! Our club will slowly cruise down Santa Barbara’s State Street past the large crowd lining the boulevard with our Porsches decorated in 4th of July red, white, and blue finery. (A large part of the fun and camaraderie of this day is actually decorating our cars at the staging area alongside our fellow PCA/SBR members.)

Two years ago, the Porsche Club was invited to take part in Santa Barbara’s 50th Annual 4th of July parade. We had such a good time that we decided to participate again last year. The Porsches were so popular that parade officials moved our position from the back of the 2012 parade to the front of the 2013 parade!

Porsche Club members who participated agreed that they had the time of their lives. We waved to and interacted with kids of ALL ages dressed in their finest 4th of July costumes. There’s something about a pack of colorful Porsches that drives the crowd wild, and the cheers drowned out the roar of our engines.

Cost for this day of fun is practically free – only a $5.00 per person activity fee. Please send your checks, made out to PCA/SBR, to our parade coordinator, Nadine Tracy, at the address below.

As the parade officials do not decide staging locations until we get closer to the 4th of July, all of you who sign up will receive additional information as soon as it’s transmitted to Nadine. You can plan on meeting mid-morning to line up alongside the parade route. Details of other Santa Barbara 4th of July celebratory events and activities following the parade will be given to you by Nadine as soon as they are made public.

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THE ZONE 8 PAGE

Porsche Club of America

Zone 8 Calendar of Events at: http://zone8.pca.org/calendar.php For details on any listed Zone 8 event visit the sponsoring region’s website

Zone 8 Representative Tom Brown zonerep@zone8.org

Zone 8 Staff

Autocross Chair Chief Driving Instructor David Witteried Scott Mann dwitteried@hotmail.com scott@renegadehybrids.com Club Race Coordinator Concours Chair Vince Knauf Joe Nedza vvvince@aol.com jcnedza@aol.com Rally Chair Revere Jones Zone8rallychair@aol.com

Time Trial/DE Chair Dave Hockett davndirc@yahoo.com Webmaster Ken Short webmaster@zone8.org

Secretary Skip Carter skipcarter@pobox.com

Rules Chair Russell Shon rules@zone8.org

Treasurer Linda Cobarrubias MS993@aol.com

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MEMBERSHIP PAGE Porsche Club of America SBR Member Anniversaries

44 Years

16 Years

37 Years

15 Years

John & Virginia Barrison Schalon & Giulia Newton

29 Years

Edwin & Juliana Kayda

23 Years

Jeff & Terri Koskie

22 Years

Tony & Elena Samojen

20 Years

Sam & Susan Grasso Gene Dalsky & Sally Schneider

Thomas & Kathleen German

12 Years

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Dennis & Diane Brittain Jim & Wendy Brown Dan & Donna Joyce Wesley & Doris Minear John Ordowich & Carol Hack Gary & Phyllis Weaver

11 Years

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Stanley & Kathleen Monheit

8 Years

Jeff & Mary Anne Melnik

Mark & Erin Kapczynski Larry & Sue Stoops

Scott & Linda McCurdy

Robert & Jeanette Bassett

Amil Garcia Daniel & Bonnie Long Daniel & Mary Burnham Janice Herndon Doug & Nancy Maletz James F. Mosley & Jennifer Mosley Frank C. Peavey & Terri O’Brien Ralph O.Treadwell

Donald & Charlie Bennett Neil & Stacy Mcauliffe David & Luz Mosesson Richard Norman & Carol Bowman Curt Pindler

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9 Years

Fred J. & Mary Herr Frederick S. & Paula Herr Jeffry Waxman

Steve M.Draghi Patrick & Kathy Johnson

6 Years

Emmett McDonough Scott Perry & Kristina Nelson Brian & Linda Rubino

5 Years

Rene C. Cortez David Feuerborn & Asa Kilander

4 Years

Lendon & Marlou Everson Ronald Heck

3 Years

Ronald & Lavella Consiglio Steve Countryman William & Diane Griswold William Lambuth & Maxine Lambuth Greg & Lindsay Lippert Stehen Mcquinn James & Chris Miller Charles & Carolyn Moyer Michael Omelko Steven & Shiela O’neil Anthony & William Stoessel Robert Watt

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Wayne Bartlett Donnell Cameron James & Karen Degnan Robert & Mary Gates John Newcomb Fred & Barbara Nigro George Paul & Sylvia Zachert Weyman Robinson

SBR MEMBER NAME BADGE

Santa Barbara Region New Members & Transfers

New Members

Jay Ahern & Wendy Sandburg Carpinteria 1996 993

Clifford & Kimberly Sullivan Camarillo 2014 911

Les Charles Santa Barbara 2014 Panamera

Transfer Members

Gary Convis Santa Barbara 2014 Boxster

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Herb Dizon Newbury Park 1994 968 From Los Angeles (LA)

Robert Bright Malibu 2013 911 From CA Central Coast (CCC)

Jacqueline O’Brien Palm Desert 2008 Boxster From CA Central Coast (CCC)

Lucien & Alexandra Chaker Ojai 2009 Carreras S From CA Central Coast (CCC)

Pamela Regan Santa Barbara 1987 911 From CA Central Coast (CCC)

Ordering a durable, magnetic SBR name badge is quick and easy online.

Visit our website, pcasb. org, and click on PCASB Name Badge in the lefthand column.

Fill out the order form, send it in with your check, and your personalized name badge will be on its way!

THE GOODIE STORE

The Goodie Store IS BACK! FIRST SATURDAY OF THE MONTH AT THE Camarillo Breakfast

CASH OR CHECKS ONL SORRY, N Y. O CREDIT CARDS.

Support The Club.

Shop The Goodie Store!

SBR’s ICONIC GRILLE BADGE COULD BE MAKING A COMEBACK! INTERESTED? Then email Rick & Martie Theise at The Goodie Store - rtheise@aol.com - and let them know how many Grille Badges you’d like to pre-order at $30 each. If enough interest is received, then a new batch of badges will be commissioned. Thanks!

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PCA ~ Zone 8

Golden Empire Region’s

James Dean Memorial AX 2014

Steven Z. Freeman, CPA

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Certified Public Accountant

Autocross: Pre-registration $50 per driver ($60 after 4/28/14) open to all vehicles Location:

Minter Field, Shafter Airport - 201 Aviation St, Shafter, CA

Start times: Registration and Tech 7:30-9am / Driver meeting 9:15am / Autocross 9am Tentative Schedule • 30 min lunch

• 5 practice runs (2-3 run groups)

• 3 Timed laps

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please fill out form below completely to receive free raffle ticket at the AX

PCA/GEM 2014 James Dean Memorial AX Registration Form Driver 1: ______________________________________________________ Region: ___________________________________

805.376.2113

Driver 2: ______________________________________________________ Region: ___________________________________ Address: _________________________________________________________________________________________________ City: __________________________ State: _____ Zip: __________ Phone: (_____)______-_____________ Email: ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ Make: _____________ Model: _______________ Year: ______ (Driver 1) Car #: _________ (Driver 2) Car #: _________ AX/Zone 8 Class: ______________ (See http://zone8.pca.org/CarClass/Default.aspx for car class - non-Porsche vehicles are Class X) Total Amount: $________.00 AX Chair: Greg Fullmer: (661) 246-9612 gregfullmer5@aol.com Charles Rooks: (925) 989-0942 flyinglow22@yahoo.com A safe car and a Snell rated (2005 or newer) helmet is required All drivers must work the course when their run group is not driving Checks payable to PCA/GEM and mailed to Betsy Wadman - 5310 Greystone Ct, Bakersfield, CA 93306

Sorry cancellations within 48hrs of event will not receive refund

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PCA Cal-Inland Region Presents:

Porsche Club of America Zone 8 Rich Paré Memorial Rally

“The Caliber of Service You Deserve”

A Time-Speed-Distance Rally WHEN: Saturday, May 17, 2014 Registration Opens: 9:00 AM. First car leaves at 10:01 AM.

Lynn Kuchera

2301 E. Daily Drive Camarillo, CA 93010

REALTOR® DRE License # 00966079

Cell: 805.377.6998 Office: 805.388.6898 Fax: 805.987.4917 Email: kucheral@aol.com

WHERE: Directions to the start: From the northbound “14” freeway, exit at Golden Valley Road and turn right. Go to the first driveway just past McDonald's and turn left into the parking lot and left into the first aisle. We will be setting up there.

From the southbound “14” freeway, exit at Golden Valley Road and turn left. Go to the first driveway just past McDonald's and turn left into the parking lot and left into the first aisle. We will be setting up there.

COST: $35 per car at the start, $30 per car if you pre-register by May 1, 2014 EVENT: Approximately 2 1/2 hours.

CLASSES: Novice (E), Tour (D), SOP (C), NAV (B), Expert (A). See http://www.pca.org/zone8/ Click on Competition Rules, and then click on Rally. Standard Zone 8 Rally Classes.

NOVICES: No experience required. Good stuff to bring: Navigator, time-of-day watch, clipboard, paper, pencil(s), water bottle. You will have fun, even if you leave any of the above at home. You must have a driver and navigator.

INFO: Mike @ 661-273-2690 or e-mail to mid4mike@att.net This event is hosted by the Cal-Inland Region of the Porsche Club of America. You do not have to be a PCA member to participate. We welcome all cars with a driver and navigator, regardless of make. Bring a friend.

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805 278 1400 ext 103 805 701 5511 cell 805 278 1414 fax sdoll@naicapital.com

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Stephen F. Doll

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To SAVE $5.00, pre-registration MUST be received by May 1, 2014. (Make checks payable PCA/CAI) Send this form to Zone 8 Rally, 256 E. Ave. P-1, Palmdale, Ca. 93550-3223 Driver: ___________________________

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