Coastalaire February 2014 - California Central Coast Region

Coastalaire
February 2014
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CALIFORNIA CENTRAL
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In this issue
February 2014
COVER PHOTO
by Chuck Jennings
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Porsche Club of America - California Central Coast Region
Departments
4.... .Club and Coastalaire Information
4......CCCR Board Meetings
5......Board of Directors
5......Prez’s Corner
6......Calendar of Events
7......Editor’s Exhaust
16....Porsche Tech
21....Board Meeting Minutes
22....Anniversaries ~ New Members
23....Advertiser Index-Rates
24....Brunch Club
Club Events
Pozo Run and Chow
Parkfield Shake and Eat
2014 Teststrecke Porsche
http://ccc.pca.org/
8......Pozo Run and Chow
9......Parkfield Shake and Eat
15....Teststrecke Porsche Events 2014
20....Shell Cafe
A 991 GT3, someone
said they spotted
one in SLO County
recently.
PCA Events
18....Festival of Speed
22....2014 Porsche Parade
Contributors
Feature Articles
Dick Badler
Pedro Bonilla
Anita Hunt
Vicki Pentecost
Bern Singsen
10.....Coffee
12.....Friday Night at the Gas Station
13.....Parade Volunteering
19.....Dick Badler
Member Services
Editor
Classified Ads
Classified ads are posted in the CCCR
PCA website at http://ccc.pca.org/. Submit your text and photo (if required) by
email to: Bob Kitamura at
[email protected]. The editor
reserves the right to edit the ad if it is over
40 words. The ad is Free To Members.
Bob “Kit” Kitamura
[email protected]
Associate Editors
Bob “Milt” Worthy
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Jane Worthy
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CCCR / PCA Mailing Address :
California Central Coast Region of
Porsche Club of America (CCCR/PCA)
278 Via San Blas
San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-6976
CCCR Name Badge
California Central Coast Member Name Badges. Your Beautiful 5-color CCCR Cost
for standard badge with pin closure or optional swivel clip: $12.50, First Name, Last
Name, Optional 3rd lines.-Your office within the club: Historian. Your model of
Porsche: 356 Roadster (for example). To order: Print (or type) your First Name and
Last Name the way you want it to appear on your name badge and send, together with
a check for amount as determined above to:
Chuck Jennings
[email protected]
Staff Photography
Dave Mills, 1191 Vista del Lago, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405
Questions? Call Dave at 805-547-1191, or email [email protected]
Chuck Jennings
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Coastalaire is the official monthly publication of the Porsche Club of America, California Central
Coast Region. The opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent
the official position of the California Central Coast Region of the Porsche Club of America, its officers or members. Permission is granted to charter regions to reprint if appropriate credit is given
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in the Coastalaire is that of the author, and does not constitute an opinion of the Porsche Club of
America, the California Central Coast Region, its Board or Appointees, the Coastalaire Editors,
or its staff. The Editorial Staff reserves the right to edit all material submitted for publication.
The deadline for submission of articles is the 5th of the month preceding the month of publication.
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Board of Directors
Prez’s Corner
Chuck Jennings, President
Chuck Jennings - President
805-459-7416
[email protected]
Andy Winterbottom - Vice-President
847-219-2964
[email protected]
Ken Finney - Treasurer
805-542-9671
[email protected]
Sanja Brewer - Secretary
805-541-9245
[email protected]
Jim Collins - Activity Director
805-602-2056
[email protected]
Chuck Stevenson - Activity Director
805-459-9493
[email protected]
Eric Ruzius - Driving Events
805-786-2135
[email protected]
Joe Korpiel - Membership
805-927-1244
[email protected]
Every new technology has its detractors. Surely there were
those who disparaged the introduction of the 911 in 1963. The
adaptation to new ideas into our daily lives, no matter how good or
how convenient, can be stressful. But if they work, if they improve
the way we manage our lives, we adapt and eventually embrace
them. Still, some of us put up a lot of resistance. I have friends
who still refuse the use of a mobile telephone and lament its mere
existence. The wife of one of my good friends gave me a tongue
lashing because I could not be reached on a “real telephone.”
I hated typewriters, and I had terrible typing skills. Correcting
all my mistakes was very annoying. Now, since I write almost
everything on my computer, my typing skills have improved
exponentially. For the better, I have adapted. But my typing skills
(or lack there of) are but a small fraction of the total adaptations in
my life resulting from the assimilation of the personal computer.
The list would be longer than the 350-word count limit for this
column. Maybe some folks still refuse to “Face Book” (now a
verb), but let’s face it (pun intended), all of us have adapted (and
adopted) to some degree.
Of the 13 regions in Zone 8 (our zone of PCA), only 4 regions
publish a hardcopy (multi-page paper magazine) of their newsletter.
Why have the others “gone digital”? Cost, mostly. Our hardcopy
newsletter is a $1000-per-month club expense – $12,000 per year.
In 2013, after subtracting the income from advertising, our club
subsidized our newsletter by $4318.
One region, only one, in Zone 8 – Southern Arizona – charges
its membership an annual fee of $20 to help defray its cost to
publish a hardcopy newsletter. Of the 3 other regions that publish
a hardcopy newsletter, all do so with a financial deficit. The nine
regions that publish their newsletter via the internet have no such
deficit.
I receive digital newsletters via the internet from several other
organizations. I read them and enjoy them. I also enjoy receiving
my Coastalaire in the mail each month. I look forward to it. I like
the feel of it. I like to pick it up and leaf through its pages. But is
the tactile quality worth the expense? Your thoughts are welcome.
~ Chuck
Gary Thies - Safety
805-489-4535
[email protected]
Teresa Halvorson - Historian
[email protected]
Board Meetings
All members are welcome to attend the CCCR Board Meetings.
Time is available for non-board members to have input during these
meetings.
Location
Date and Time
San Luis Obispo First Wednesday of the month
Country Club
at 6:30 PM
255 Country Club Dr. San Luis Obispo
Approved copies of the Board Meeting minutes are
located on the CCCR website at http://ccc.pca.org/
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2014 Calendar of Events
DATE
FEBRUARY
2/5
2/8
2/16
MARCH
3/5
3/8
TIME
ACTIVITY
LOCATION
INFO / CONTACT
6:30 PM
11:00 AM
9:00 AM
Board Meeting
Brunch Club
Pozo Run & Chow
SLO Country Club
Loading Chute
Pozo Saloon
See Page 24
See Page 8
6:30 PM
9:00 AM
SLO Country Club
Shell Café
See Page 20
8:30 AM
Board Meeting
Breakfast Club
Registration for the
Porsche Parade
Parkfield Shake and Eat
6:30 PM
TBD
9:00 AM
TBD
TBD
Board Meeting
PCALA Joint Event
Breakfast Club
Autocross Academy
Teststrecke Porsche VI
SLO Country Club
Santa Maria Airport
6:30 PM
TBD
11:00 AM
TBD
Board Meeting
Driver's Education
Brunch Club
Solvang/Mission Tour
SLO Country Club
Buttonwillow Raceway
Loading Chute
TBD
6:30 PM
TBD
9:00 AM
TBD
Board Meeting
SLO Concours / Corral
Breakfast Club
Porsche Parade
SLO Country Club
6:30 PM
9:00 AM
TBD
TBD
Board Meeting
Breakfast Club
Gathering of Friends
Teststrecke Porsche VII
SLO Country Club
Shell Café
Laguna Lake
Santa Maria Airport
6:30 PM
11:00 AM
Board Meeting
Brunch Club
SLO Country Club
Loading Chute
3/11
3/22
APRIL
4/2
4/5-4/6
4/12
4/26
4/27
MAY
5/7
5/9
5/10
5/17
JUNE
6/4
6/7
6/14
6/15-6/21
JULY
7/2
7/12
7/13
7/26
AUGUST
8/6
8/9
2014 Activity Directors See Page 22
Parkfield
Shell Café
Shell Café
Monterey
Jim Collins
805-602-2056
[email protected]
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See Page 9
Chuck Stevenson
805-459-9493
[email protected]
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Editor’s Exhaust
Bob “Kit” Kitamura, Editor
Things are starting off with a bang this year already! We had
our last Breakfast Club at Scotty’s, for a while anyway, more
on that later. We would have gone to the Warbirds Museum
to see the Woodland Auto Exhibit next to the Paso Robles
airport. I dropped by the January CCCR Board Meeting and
they are planning and looking at some great events for the
club this year. There will be something for everybody. If
you are interested in eating, tracking cars, eating, showing
cars, eating sight seeing, eating, special location visits or just
eating they will have it for you. In February we are going to
the Loading Chute in Creston for the Brunch Club, see page
24 for more info. We also have the Famous Pozo Run and
Grub on Sunday, February 16th, see page 8., don’t you miss
that fun time! We go, rain or shine!
In March we will be trying a new Breakfast Club location,
the Shell Café in Pismo Beach, see page 20 for more info.
By all means do not forget the 2014 Porsche Parade up in
Monterey. See the flyer on page 22. The website will hopefully
be populated by the time you receive this newsletter. March
11th is the date to remember because that will be the first
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opportunity to register for the event. If you have not been to
one before there are an unbelievable amount of things to do.
Eating, track events, eating, sight-seeing, eating, car runs/
rallys, eating, concours, eating!……sound familiar.
Well, my first drive of the Tesla Model S was quite impressive.
A short drive on both surface streets and the freeway made
me think twice about an all-electric car. The acceleration
was quite memorable, it did not feel like a heavy sedan,
very agile. The interior is very comfortable with a very large
center screen with a lot of information that would take a
while to learn. I have mixed feelings about the “no engine
noise.” It would be great while listening to Crosby Stills
Nash & Young....dating myself a little. It’s silence was quite
impressive while at 95. They have an SUV coming out in
2015 that will be worth looking at with a much lower price
tag. However, I am still a Porsche-guy that loves the sound
of the “boxer engine”, but I can always use another car.
I hope to see you at one of our great events this year!
~ Kit
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Club Event
Get ready for THE
“long running” annual
Pozo RUN and chow
WHEN: Sunday, february 16, Rain or Shine!!!
WHERE: Meet at 9:00 am at the Staples parking lot in Atascadero. San
Ramon Exit Off Highway 101
HOW MUCH: $25 per Person
WHAT DO DO I GET FOR MY MONEY? The Pozo Saloon’s world-renown
chuck-wagon buffet brunch, complete with their yummy cinnamon rolls,
coffee, tea, orange juice and champagne (passengers only, of course).
WHAT ELSE DO I GET? The chance to drive some of the finest roads in the
county--not only fun to drive, but also scenic as well (just remember the
speed limits and keep your eyes on the road!).
SIGNUP: Immediately, if not sooner. In any case, not later than
Wednesday, February 5, 2014. Check or Cash with your sign-up gets you a
place in the brunch line. Make out your checks to CCCR/PCA and send
them to Ken Finney, 278 Via San Blas, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401.
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Club Event
The
Parkfield
Shake &
Eat
Hi folks! It’s time for a gimmick
rally and some brunch. We’ll meet
in the parking lot at Spencer’s
Market and Taco Temple in
Morro Bay off of Highway One at
8:30 AM.
We will leave promptly at 9:15.
March 22
Gimmick
Rally
& Brunch
The cost is $20 per person, you
will pay at the Parkfield Café.
We will need a firm headcount
so please RSVP to Chuck at
[email protected]
no
later than March 15. Look for
an eVite the first week of March.
ME TAGS, NAME TAGS, NAME TAGS, NAME
TAGs, NAME TAGS, NAME TAGS, NAME TAG
I’m inundated with CCCR nametags! As I indicated at the
time nametags were ordered, they would be delivered in
person at subsequent club events, and I attend most, if not
all. As of this writing, the nametags listed below are still
in my possession, and are beginning to get pretty weighty
in their little box. Now, I generally carry this box in my
Boxster (wow--where else would one carry a BOX), and,
whether the box resides in the front or back trunk, its
weight literally destroys the Boxster’s carefully engineered
weight distribution. It becomes imperative, then, that the
box be emptied periodically. Now, I realize that some of
these nametags have been fairly recently ordered, but I still
need them to be gone from my possession ASAP. And, if
this seems to be yet another ploy to get you to attend more
CCCR events, so be it!
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Randy Betz
Lori Betz
Joelle Cliff
John Cliff
David Dieterich
John Eskelin
Lissa McConnell
Eskelin
Mike Frost
Carol Glusovich
Antony Henry
David Hurth
Jamie Lopes
Fred Miller
Susan Miller
Mary Nohr
Richard Nohr
Quint Stevens
Renate Vet
Kathy Torcaso
Mark Torcaso
Robert Wong
Past President Nametags:
Larry Appleby
Butch Houghton
And (yet another “and”), for those of you members who have not
yet ordered your nametags, check Page 4 of the Coastalaire, and
get your order in pronto, before the price goes up!
Dave Mills, [email protected] or 805-547-1191
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Feature Story
COFFEE
By Bern Singsen
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even days a week, no matter the season, they come.
Those who cleave to the black stallion of Stuttgart know where and when they must appear. Drawn
inexorably, much as birds and butterflies mysteriously
navigate the earth’s latitudes, they companionably settle
at the Black Horse Café. With a penchant for outside
air, a table is claimed, the chairs drawn into an everwidening circle, and so the morning ritual begins.
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h, The Blackhorse! A swirling microcosm of
baristas, beverages, pastries, and a fearless leader.
A few self-important lawyers, dressed in formulaic attire, take coffee to go: sitting is non-billable, and so they
hurry off. Nubile distaff SUV drivers quickly arrive,
grab their lattes, and are gone. Inside, where laptops
and students abound, meetings are taken, newspapers
read, and some chat about their worlds of love, work,
social yearning, and city governance. Some schmooze,
while others slowly respond to their wake-up fix.
C
ar guys, sub-species ‘Porsche’, are special aficionados. They obsessively buy, sell, drive, collect,
clean, race, modify, restore, discuss, covet, and read
about their beloved and classic machines. Their clothing is often festooned with PCA, Porsche, 356, or eventrelated coats of arms. This behavior is much appreciated by the local repair, parts, and owner/racing vendors,
whose environs are oft visited to visually caress the ever
changing inventory of the showroom’s exotic occupants,
with their sensuous and timeless lines.
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o, who are these folk? Mostly retired, but never of
retiring demeanor, they are friends, drivers, collectors, riders of green bicycles, lapsed owners, acquaintances, newbies, or the rare day-tripper come from
distant climes. Some even arrive on 2- or 3-wheels,
bringing noise and good cheer. But, all share an abiding love for the art and music of the Porsche, whose
history, superior qualities, classic design, quirks, and
enduring lineage are in their marrow.
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earby, a study in contrasts, rainbow clad bicyclists
may briefly alight, with athletic physiques and
whisper quiet machines. Flushed from their exertions,
they stock up on caffeine, acknowledge their automotive
brethren, but soon roll silently away.
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eanwhile, vivid descriptions of long-past Porsche
Parades, continental treffens, favorite concours,
races, car shows, rallys, club meals, driving escapades,
and high-speed encounters with the gendarmerie are detailed. Informed tidbits of news about the latest antique
sports car are either gained, or given. Shared memories
of previously owned cars are as integral to the group,
as is its’ wish for shade in the summer, and warmth in
the winter. And beer!! Beer, and all of its apocrypha,
origins, intake, and accessories are much discussed.
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he daily participants, usually 10-15 in number (from
a revolving ‘collective’ of about 40), exhibit a wide
spectrum of qualities and behaviors, not unlike the
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cars they drive, or lust for. Taken together, they could
comprise, and run, a small town. There are builders,
developers, architects, a sheriff, community advocates,
a genuine literary guru, expertise in air travel, and
harbor behaviors, dreamers, tinkerers, university types,
purveyors of finance and accounting, photographers,
writers and editors, a doctor, a salesman, mechanics,
entrepreneurs, corporate leaders, and more. Importantly,
these car nuts are also compassionate, giving, fun (or
funny), tolerant, helpful, wise, knowledgeable, and even
accepting of those who own Lotuses, or Volvos. Often
voluble, but never of uncertain opinion, they are a wellknown swatch of the Higuera Street fabric.
his observer recalls, a mere 26 months ago, a near
brush with becoming a fated son of Lucas, only to
be rescued at the last minute, and taken to a new world,
by a wise man’s evening introduction to a sensuous 997,
and an invitation ‘to coffee’. Long dormant genes from
a beloved 924 were re-awakened, enthusiastic ‘coffee
strangers’ willfully ensnared the newcomer with a list
of Porsche websites, and a new journey was begun.
ome come daily, others often, occasionally, or rarely.
One will sit quiet and soft-spoken, and yet draw
from the deepest wells of automotive engineering experience. Another takes epistemology to a level teetering
between amusement and incomprehensible erudition,
a third will expound about a life of travels, while ‘specialty’ advice is available from all. With warmth and
humor, or critically focused and biting candor, they
will also discuss, harass, or skewer any and all, be they
almost never a coffee attendee, or sitting right across the
table.
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T
he vocal volume of congregants will rise and fall,
although spirited conversation is sometimes silenced by the downtown roar of a delivery truck. Occasionally, like well-thumbed fairy dust, a sprinkling
of automotive magazines will appear, strewn across the
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communal table, for all to partake. But, almost never,
does a comely lass appear, no matter the vintage, who
will escape the collective eye, comment, and rating/approval of the assembled gentry.
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L
ately, as if among a group of graying teenagers, the
smartphone has arrived at coffee. Sometimes, but
only briefly, the usual banter may cease, devices are
checked, and an ethereal screen-glow illuminates ‘swiping fingers’. Questions are answered, disputes resolved,
cars, parts, and beer trays are ogled, bought and sold,
photos are shared, and the Dow and EBay are checked.
Ah, the hotspot is working, and “yea, it was good”.
hen, slowly, perhaps due to a declining parking
meter, dispersal of the morning celebrants begins.
Some glide quietly away, others announce their next appointed encounter in life, tables are cleared of detritus,
a farewell voice may be lifted, automotive spirits have
been raised, and most look forward to a reprise on the
‘morrow.
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Feature Story
Friday Night at the Gas Station
By A.E. Hunt
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fter we hesitantly left our car in the “Valet Parking Only” spot, we walked up the stairs to the Hyatt’s Pacific’s
Edge Restaurant in Carmel to celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary. At the distinct sound of the Porsche
Carrera engine starting up, we looked back over our shoulders to watch the valet drive “Grace” into a dark no-man’sland. We were apprehensive walking into the restaurant. It felt like we were leaving our first born for the first time.
I smiled a stiff smile and Terry said, trying to assure both himself and me, “It will be alright.”
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erry made sure we were sitting at a window table overlooking the ocean. The sunset was magnificent. The white
water below crashed against the rocks of the jagged California coast. The weather was perfect, the mood light
and we felt like teenagers. As we descended the stairs after our fabulous dinner, the valet brought our pristine, white
Carrera cabriolet around and asked, “Would you like me to put the top down?” On a great night, driving down
Highway 1 in Porsche Cabriolet, it would be a sin against nature to leave it up! As we got into the car, we felt special
and we giggled like children at Christmas. We were feeling extremely blessed and knew God’s hands were upon us.
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t seemed like just yesterday that we met; and yet, it was as if we’d known one another all our lives. It was a chance
meeting one summer night that changed our lives forever. Our children were grown and we had no preconceived
ideas of what was about to happen. Laughter had filled our lives, which turned into a 10 year honeymoon.
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n the way back to the Carmel Valley Ranch we made a quick detour to get gas. We pulled into the gas
station and a group of male eyes turned to look at Grace, gleaming white under the garish station lights There
seemed to be a natural affinity between the male sex and Porsches. While Terry was pumping gas and washing the
windshield with the utmost care, I became bored. So to entertain myself and him, I took off my shoes, raised my
skirt and methodically placed each leg slowing and deliberately on the dash. It was that kind of night and Terry took
his time while washing the windshield. A Porsche with the top down and a girl with her bare feet on the dashboard
has been the cause of lots of shenanigans. There were lots of whoops and shouts from the gas station loungers.
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ventually Terry finished washing the windows
and came around the front of the car and
folded himself into the driver’s seat. As soon as
he shut the door, a young man came around the
front of the car and made a gesture for Terry to
roll down his window. The young man bent down
and peered in the window and asked, “Do you
have change; this a large bill?” Terry said “no,” and
we accelerated onto the main road heading down
Carmel Valley.
T
erry turned and laid his hand on my knee,
with a gleam in his eye he said, “That will
give him a start if he saves it.” For what, I said, “A
Porsche?” He looked lovingly into my eyes and
gave me the sweetest smile I’d ever seen.
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Feature Story
2014 PCA Porsche Parade:
The Rewards of Volunteering
by Vicki Pentecost
This is a great article done by Vicki Pentecost for a
past PCA Parade. It has been slightly updated for the
2014 Parade in Monterey but the same concepts apply.
I hope some of you end of volunteering! ~ Kit
In today’s busy world, one thing for sure is that
volunteers make a tremendous difference in the
world. Volunteers make improvements to things they
are passionate about whether volunteering for the
Red Cross, Peace Corp, Military, Environment, Fire
Fighters, Olympics, literacy needs or other nonprofit
organizations. Volunteers make the world a better place
and PCA volunteers make PCA and the annual Porsche
Parade a memorable experience.
As you complete your registration for the Monterey
Parade this year, think about the quality of Parade
and how each person can improve the experience for
everyone by donating skills, time and passion. Once
you’ve volunteered for an activity at Parade, it’s likely
you’ll be volunteering again because of the fun.
If you enjoy Parade for the people, you may want to
volunteer for registration where you will see just about
every attendee and have the opportunity to reacquaint
from previous years or learn about people and activities
from other regions. If you want to see a huge smile
and thank you; volunteer in the Welcome Tent where
attendees are greeted with a refreshing drink and
friendly smile after hours or days of driving to Parade.
Hospitality is another place to spend time hosting
people with refreshments and conversation. If you are
new to the Parade scene, hospitality is known as the
“meeting place.” Hospitality is a place to rest in the
afternoon, enjoy beverages and snacks, and visit with
Porsche enthusiasts from around the world.
If you are attracted to the beauty of the cars; consider
volunteering for the Concours d’Elegance or the
display of non-judged cars in the Corral. You may get
the opportunity to help stage the cars on a beautiful golf
course, distribute and pickup box lunches or help keep
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everyone hydrated by delivering water to the judges.
The Rally volunteers manage the checkpoints where
the time-speed-distance rally enthusiasts combine their
navigation, driving and timing skills together in a very
competitive way. If you are attending Parade for the
speed and thrill of the marquee, the autocross is where
you’ll want to volunteer. Courses are safely designed
for drivers, volunteers and spectators, and volunteers
are needed to stage the cars, assist in scoring, and work
the corners where cones are hit and need to be put back
in place before the next car on the track arrives.
If you have a creative perspective, the Art Show is filled
with fun Porsche-inspired paintings, ceramics, purses,
quilts, jewelry and more. The artists need Volunteers’
to check in/out their art as well as having volunteers
available to answer questions as spectators enjoy the art.
Also volunteers help design and set out the centerpieces
for the banquets as well as collect the meal tickets as
people enter the banquets.
Many long-time Parade goers also enjoy the experience
of working in the Goodie Store. This is the retail store
filled with Parade logo items such as shirts, hats, cups
and more, as well as Porsche books, PCA logo items and
Porsche Design apparel. By volunteering to work in the
store, you will get a first hand look at the merchandise
as well as time to visit with Parade attendees as they
shop for themselves, children, spouses and region door
prizes to take back home.
For those with a technical or mechanical interest,
consider volunteering to help facilitate the Technical
Quiz or the car Safety Inspection.
As you can see, we need all your skills and passions to
host the Porsche Parade. The strength of PCA comes
from the volunteers. Get involved and see how much
fun a group of volunteers can have in one week and
how many life-long friendships will begin as a result
of you volunteering to meet someone new as well as to
improve the PCA and Porsche Parade experience.
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Club Event
UTOCROSS 2014
CCCR -PCA presents
Teststrecke Porsche @ Santa Maria Airport
Save These Dates
These dates may be subject to change
Saturday April 26
autocross academy
Sunday April 27
PorschE
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In 2013
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for Registration dates
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PORSCHE TECH
Heading Out!
by Pedro P. Bonilla (GCR PCA)
The ONLY way you can make more power in an
internal combustion engine is to push more air through
it, period.
You can do this by increasing the displacement (boring
out the cylinders), by adding forced-air induction, such
as with a Turbo or a Supercharger Kit, or by making
your engine’s airflow more efficient.
But you can cheat and use a loophole whereby you can
reduce wasted energy (make more power) by improving
the exhaust side of things by adding headers.
explodes and as the gasses expand, they push the piston
back, thus generating power.
At the Exhaust stroke, back pressure is a certain way to
lose power.
When the exhaust valves open at the beginning of the
exhaust stroke, the piston pushes the gasses out of the
cylinder and if there’s any resistance that these gasses
have to overcome, such as back pressure, then power is
wasted.
In a flat-6 Porsche engine, whether air or water cooled,
the exhaust gases end up in the exhaust manifold. From
the manifold, the gases flow into one pipe, through
the catalytic converter(s), through the muffler and its
baffles, and finally out to the atmosphere.
At the exhaust manifold, one cylinder’s exhaust creates
back pressure for the other two cylinders.
Headers1
Looking at the four stroke
diagram, to the left, you
can see that the engine
produces all its power
during the power stroke.
The Intake, Compression
and Exhaust strokes are
required to make the
power stroke possible but
they drain power from
the Power stroke.
In the Power stroke the
gasoline and air mixture
is ignited by the spark. It
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What makes the headers work is that they help to
eliminate back pressure. Instead of having all three
cylinders on one side of the engine share one common
exhaust manifold, with headers, each cylinder gets it’s
own exhaust pipe.
All three pipes come together into a larger pipe called
the collector.
Each one of the three pipes is cut and bent so that they
all have the same length as the other two.
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But remember that if you want to make more power
you’ll have to increase the air flow from the air filter all
the way to the exhaust tips, and many times it requires
replacing and/or improving the: air filter, intake tube,
throttle body, intake manifold, exhaust manifold,
catalytic converter(s) and muffler.
Finally, after you do all this you’ll need to remap the
car’s computer so that it can all come together efficiently.
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By making them the same length, it guarantees that each Pedro
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out equally so there is no back pressure generated by
the cylinders sharing the collector. This reduces wasted
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Feature Article
I GET AROUND
I Hereby Resolve
Do New Year’s Resolutions really matter? Interesting question. They
certainly don’t, if we don’t keep them. So the important thing is to make
commitments that we will live by. Resolutions that frame who we are,
what we believe in, what we’re going to do. Otherwise, they’re just words
on a page… or in the ether.
That said, as the years go by, it does get harder to write a list. I think it has
something to do with our cumulative list of promises kept… and not kept.
But I don’t care. I need the focus, and I’m forging ahead. Here goes, the
resolutions for 2014 that I will live up to or… or what? Whatever.
— I resolve to not diss Porsche for usury in their pricing of options.
Is Porsche worse than, say, Apple? The reality is they have developed
product differentiation and imagery to a level that is so immutable that
otherwise normal people, usually sane and rational, knowing full well that
they’re being ripped off, big time, are still willing to pay with a smile. So,
more power to Porsche. If it was an easy feat to achieve, everyone would
do it. And, I assure you, everyone would like to.
This reminds me of the Humphrey Bogart quote. At the height of his
fame, an interviewer asked him how he could justify an unheard-of fee of
$1 million per picture, which was in real dollars, what, 10 times, maybe 50
times, what it is today. And he answered, “Because I can get it.”
— I resolve to not see another film about racing for another five years, at
least.
Because there won’t be any. As much as we may have liked “Rush,” if
only for the racing footage, the fact is that the film zipped in and caromed
out, after only a few weekends at the local multiplex. It may have done
better overseas, where the populace actually has an interest in the sport,
and knows who the protagonists were. It may have even made money, all
in, although we know that Hollywood is notorious for creative accounting
to make a point.
It doesn’t matter. The fact is that, at least in this country, Formula 1 is still
a fringe sport, followed rabidly by a minority that isn’t even that vocal.
Here’s an analogy. The joke about NHL hockey is that there are 20,000
Ranger fans in New York City. And they go to every game.
At least Formula 1 has company in this country. America’s Cup sailing.
Rugby. Cricket. Soccer. Wait a minute, Soccer? Yeah, it belongs on the
list. It’s been the next sport in this country for at least 20 years now. Or
30. Anybody remember the old NY Cosmos?
— By the same token, I resolve to not criticize Formula 1 telecasts
for being lifeless, somnolent and self-absorbed to the point of arcane
irrelevance. No I won’t.
Instead, I’ll just plan accordingly. I’ll pile up the Sunday newspapers,
next to my remote control, beside my comfy chair. I’ll prepare a piping
hot cup of joe, dig into a few scrambled eggs. Sit back. Turn the volume
down and try to guess the circuit the circus is visiting that week and…
during the lulls between on-track passes, I’ll educate myself on the ways
of the world. I’ll have plenty of time.
And this will help; after breakfast I’ll hoist my fully-priced Macbook Air
on my lap and call up You Tube videos of in-car hot laps, brazen bike
vs. exotic banzai runs, multi-car pile-ups, the sight and sound of racing
engines firing up.
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a column by Dick Badler
RMR/PCA January 2014
— I resolve to not buy a manu-matic gearbox car this year.
This one is easy. I’m not planning to buy a car this year, period. Now, if
I was, this resolution probably would not be on my list. Because, wow,
with each passing year it’s getting harder and harder to go with a stick.
When Porsche builds a new GT3 and makes it available solely with a
PDK transmission, I think it’s safe to say the footsteps are getting louder
and louder.
However, the good news this year is that I can also resolve to not buy a
car with blind spot warning, lane-departure warning, active cruise control,
predictive forward collision warning, backup collision intervention or
active lane-keeping control.
— I resolve to not cancel any of my car magazine subscriptions.
Boy, I’ve thought long and hard on this one. When I last moved, a
year ago, I gave away all my old issues of Road & Track and Car and
Driver. Like decades-worth. They were all in boxes, gathering dust, with
multiple moving labels on them, souvenirs from multiple relocations. I
hadn’t cracked one open in years. But technology had finally caught up
with me… back issues were now all on-line. So my treasured retirement
annuity had, all of a sudden, lost all intrinsic value, except maybe to an
itinerant collector with more storage space than me.
Nowadays I don’t devour the mags like I used to. Most of the feature
stories I’ve already read on-line, thanks to the publishers’ habit of pushing
stories my way by e-mail, way in advance of their hard-copy publication
dates. And they’re just so repetitive. I really, really don’t care to read the
same impressions of the latest whatever from the same ride/drive event,
multiple times in multiple pubs.
So what am I doing, keeping the subscriptions? It’s tradition, damn it!
It hurts me! The joy of opening a full mailbox, of thumbing through, of
wiping ink off my fingers… of… I don’t know! All I do know is I’m not
ready to go fully digital.
Although, some months it looks like the magazines have been mainlining
too much Slim-Fast. If this keeps up, I may not have to make a
resolution on car mag subscriptions at all.
— I resolve to not rant and rave about the pointlessness of collecting
antique automobiles.
I will not mull over the rationale of paying a king’s ransom for something
that long ago outlived its usefulness at the intent for which it was created.
What do people do with them? Most of the people I see with classic
cars, today, stuff them in unmarked warehouses in industrial parks, to be
let out in the sunshine for carefully scheduled monthly sojourns around
the block, to keep the fluids flowing. Or for parades. Or car shows. Or
auctions, where they’re swapped out for another hulking behemoth with
bad brakes.
But, no. I resolve that, If it floats your boat, so to speak, go forth. Just,
please, watch your mirrors and yield to passing traffic when you’re
actually out and about, whenever that is.
Ok, that’s it. I resolve to have the happiest of Happy New Years, and I
hope you do, as well. See you ‘round the bend.
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Club Event
March
Breakfast Club
at the
SHELL CAFE
1351 Price Street
Pismo Beach
In March we will be adding another location
to our monthly Breakfast Club event. We will
be going to the Shell Café in Pismo Beach in
March on the second Saturday of the month,
3/8 at 9AM.
Here is some brief background on the
restaurant. The Shell Café at Pismo Beach
is one of the oldest continually running
restaurants on the Central Coast. There is a
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view of the ocean, with four dining areas and
a patio. Check other info out at their website,
http://www.shellcafepismo.com/ .
They have a very nice and extensive menu for
breakfast, as well as lunch and dinner, check it
out.
It sounds yummy! I will see you there! Look
for more info in the e-Vite.
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CCCR-PCA Board Meeting Minutes
December 4, 2013
Meeting was called to order 6:30 pm
In attendence: Bruce Bero, Sanja Brewer, Jim Collins, Ken
Finney, Chuck Jennings, Joe Korpiel, Andy Winterbottom, Chuck
Stevenson
c.) Promote the event with Coastalaire articles, E-vite and
CCCR membership “blasts” on a more frequent basis leading up
the event date.
d.) have club officer(s)/members take clear ownership of
particular events to drive them to success.
Ideas about activities were discussed including:
- Hamp Miller’s list of twelve items(events, trips, tours, sessions)
Absent: Rich & Teresa Halvorson, Jon Milledge, Gary Thies
- Jim Collins presented a three-page table of 2014 events going
out to August with date, event, coordinator, Coastalaire article
November minutes were reconsidered and corrected to read date: deadline date, release date to Teresa H. for E-vite and status.
November 6, 2013. Joe Korpiel moved to approve them and Ken - Chuck J. reported on the “Street Survival School” 1-day session
Finney seconded.
for young drivers-should CCCR do this? in conjunction with??
this SSC was promoted at the Zone 8 President’s Meeting in
Historian : No report
November.
- Bob DeVries volunteered to “work” selected events for 2014.
Treasurer: Ken Finney reported our November 30, 2013 ending - How about CCCR renting out the San Luis Obispo drive-in
balance at $9,967. Conversation arose as to how large of a financial theatre?
balance we should carry; $10k to $15k?. $8k?. Ken was asked - Should CCCR host a Zone 8 Concours in 2015?
to review our month-end balances to give a historical perspective
- June Porsche Parade in Monterey; in order to participate in
on the club liquidity and come up with a recommendation for the any events club members must be registered. The Concours is,
board. Ken reported that the club’s non-profit, non-tax paying however, open to the public for viewing.
financials continue to be in order. The club took a significant - SLO Symphony event
financial hit on the new-members BBQ and the December - Promote the seven-member CCCR contingent at the Cambria
1st holiday party. Discussions on how to narrow the losses on Tuesday Coffee Bean
these two events considered a nominal raise to the present $65 - the Warbirds Museum in Paso Robles with automobile and
per person holiday party and maybe to the BBQ fee for existing WWII-vintage aircraft
members as well. The club should not “bank” on contributions collection with lunch across the street.
from Santa Barbara Porsche in future years; also, it was noted that - 356 North meets South
the purchases of fixed assets for autocross and DE have probably - Gimmick rally in conjunction with Parkfield fun-run or some
all been incurred and no significant purchases should be necessary other destination.
going forward. We want to invite Bob Kitamura to provide an - Nethercut automobile museum
assessment of the FedEx-based production of the Coastalaire - promote our own autocross event with the Autocross Academy
compared to the previous “manual” in-house production with a for Dummies/Skeptics (AADS)
view to cost-effectiveness and cost-saving opportunities. Motion - promote the upcoming May 9th Buttonwillow D.E.(with GGR
to approve report by Jim Collins and seconded by Eric Ruzius. there on the 10th & 11th May)
Question: should CCCR charge an annual fee to our members in - promote the idea of a having a large, well-attended Porsche
addition to the $49 national PCA dues for ongoing consideration.? corral for the SLO/Hospice Car Show at Madonna probably to be
Report was approved by Andy Winterbottom and seconded by Jon held at the Madonna Meadows venue?
Milledge.
The general theme is to do a better job of designing, developing,
promoting, getting out in front of and detailing this broader array
Membership : Joe Korpiel reported we have 295 primary members of activities in order to stimulate more general CCCR membership
plus 218 affiliate members for a 513 total(same as last month). participation in club events enabled though more effective
About ten Coastalaire issues were left with Santa Barbara Porsche communication-modes.
for promotional purposes.
Safety: No report
Driving: Eric Ruzius reported that he and Jon need volunteers
for the April 19 “autocross-academy” and 20th autocross days; V.P. Report: No report
should(n’t) the academy be limited to Porsche-owners only.
President: No report
Activities: Sanja reported that the December 1st Holiday Party
was a success given the positive feedback that she received.
Chuck Jennings and Jim Collins and general agreement followed
that the club should:
a.) Get event information out earlier
b.) Get event information out with more detail,e.g. Holiday
Party and perhaps incorporate Casino Night? a Magician? or other
entertainment to increase our attendance.
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Meeting adjourned at 8:45pm
Respectfully submitted by Andy Winterbottom for Sanja Brewer
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ANNIVERSARIES
NEW MEMBERS
New Members for December
February
Jon Milledge
Slobadon Savic
Jeff & Mary Sproul
Lisa Chadwich
Beverley Louw
Karl & Sue Luft
Steve McCarty
Helen Sepulveda
Ray Crosno
Rena Dambly
Jerry Brandt
John & Anita Beccerra
Carol Glusovich
Jamie Barber
David Powles
Eric & Betsy Sorensen
Maynard & Anita Crowther
Marc Englert
William Gibson
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29
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15
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10
9
9
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8
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Wm & Judith Anne Romano
Eric Barkley
Bob & Laurie Neumann
Elizabeth Barkely
David & Carolyn Chivens
Rich & Terry Morgantini
Bruce & Chrisopher Summers
Patrice Boroughs
Joelle Cliff
Frank & Roberta Gussman
Mack & Susan Insch
Ken Johnston
Scott Anista
Dave Brown
Donald & Bobbi Doyle
Tobias Hild
Terry & Anita Hunt
Walter Stuckey
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Marc D. & Susie Barnum
Nipomo
1971 Gold 911
Gornal J. Jones
New Era, Michigan
1990 White Carrera 911
Ronald G. Todaro
Atascadero
2002 Silver Boxster S
Wim Vanheerturn
Divone-Les-Bains, France
1981 Red 911SC
PCA Event
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ADVERTISER
DIRECTORY
2.........SGS
2.........Vintage Autobody
3.........Porsche Santa Barbara
7.........Adara Med Spa
14.......XKS Motorsports
14.......German Auto
14.......Select Electric
14.......BMW of Santa Maria
14.......Worthy Associates
17.......Pedro’s Garage
17.......Rich Halvorson
17.......Fed Ex Office
24.......The Tire Store
24.......Porsche Santa Barbara
COASTALAIRE 2014 Yearly Advertising Rates
All rates are for 12 monthly issues from the date started.
Full Page.....$ 950 / year
Half page..............................$ 600 / year 1/4 page.....$ 400 / year
1/8 page or Business Card $ 300 / year
PLEASE SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS. Their support of our club is
greatly appreciated so you are encouraged to to make your first call to those
advertising in the Coastalaire. Let them know that you saw their ad in the
Coastalaire. We also encourage you to advertise your business in the Coastalaire.
If you are interested please contact Bruce Bero at 805-544-2376 (bbmed@
charter.net) or Sanja Brewer at 805-541-9245 ([email protected]).
ZONE 8 OFFICERS
Zone 8 Representative
Time Trial / DE Chair
Treasurer
Chief Driving Instructor
Secretary
Concours Chair
Dave Hockett
[email protected]
Tom Brown
[email protected]
Scott Mann
[email protected]
Linda Cobarrubias
[email protected]
Joe Nedza
[email protected]
Skip Carter
[email protected]
Rules Coordinator
ZONE 8 STAFF
Russell Shon
[email protected]
Autocross Chair
Webmaster
David Witteried
[email protected]
Ken Short
[email protected]
Club Race Coordinator
Vince Knauf
[email protected]
Zone 8 Website - http://zone8.pca.org/
Rally Co-chairs
Tom Gould & Revere Jones
[email protected]
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THE
LOADING
CHUTE
Come out on
February 8th, the
second Saturday
of the month at
11 AM and join us
for a great time of
food and talk.
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