Coastalaire - California Central Coast - Porsche Club of America

December 2010 

COASTALAIRE 

Porsche Club of America - California Central Coast Region 

The Annual CCCR New Member BBQ 

http://ccc.pca.org/ 

THE AVILA BEACH CONCOURS DE’ ELEGANCE

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December 2010 

COASTALAIRE 

Porsche Club of America - California Central Coast Region 

The Annual CCCR New Member BBQ 


THE AVILA BEACH CONCOURS DE’ ELEGANCE 

COVER PHOTO 

Porsches even look 

good in the rain. Taken 

at the Avila Beach 

Concours 

~ photos by Chuck Jennings 

- Concours Studios 

Coastalaire 

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. 

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Any material appearing in the Coastalaire is 

that of the author, and does not constitute an opinion 

of the Porsche Club of America, the California 

Central Coast Region, its Board or Appointees, the 

Coastalaire Editors, or its staff. The Editorial Staff 

reserves the right to edit all material submitted for 

publication. 

The deadline for articles and submission is the 

10th of the month preceding the month of publication. 

COASTALAIRE 

In this issue 


Features 

4.........2010 CCCR PCA Board 

4.........CCCR Board Meetings 

5.........President’s Message 

5.........Editor’s Exhaust 

6.........Schedule of Events 

7.........Notes From the Activities Chair 

8.........Goody Store 

16.......Porsche Tech 

18.......Member Profile 

21.......Anniversaries & New Members 

22.......CCCR Breakfast Club 

23.......Zone 8 Staff 

23.......Advertiser Directory / Rates / Classifieds 

Articles & Events 

9..........Parkfield Run 

10........Avila Beach Concours 

12........New Member BBQ 

15........Pozo Run 

Editor Bob “Kit” Kitamura 

coastalaireeditor@gmail.com 

Co-Editor Bob Mayberry 

porsche@surfari.net 

Co-Editor Bob “Milt” Worthy 

miltworthy@mac.com 

Co-Editor Jane Worthy 

janeworthy@yahoo.com 

Contributing Writers Bruce Bero, Dave Mills, Kevin 

Nichols 

Contributing Chuck Jennings 

Photographers 

It is available to all CCCR members on the website at 

http//ccc.pca.org/. 

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2010 CCCR PCA Board 

Bruce Bero 

President / Safety & Equipment 

805-544-2376 

bbmed@charter.net 

Bob DeVries 

Vice-President 

805-543-4880 

ipedevries@charter.net 

Paul Fasching 

Treasurer 

805-542-9982 

plfasching@yahoo.com 

Marla Hill 

Secretary 

805-466-6951 

thedressdoctor@yahoo.com 

Sanja Brewer 

Membership 

805-541-9245 

sbrewer@eyesonly.com 

Dave Mills 

Activities 

805-547-1191 

demills@charter.net 

Bob “Kit” Kitamura 

Coastalaire Editor 

805-748-4384 

coastalaireeditor@gmail.com 

Bob Mayberry 

Coastalaire Co-Editor 

805-528-2841 

porsche@surfari.net 

Kevin Nichols 

Driving Instruction 

805-801-0780 

nichols.kevin@att.net 

Jon MIlledge 

Driving Events 

805-528-1665 

jon.milledge@me.com 


Board Meetings 

All members are welcome to attend the CCCR 

Board Meetings. Time is available for nonboard 

members to have input during these 

meetings. So if you have interest, ideas to offer, 

or anything that you’d like to submit, you 

are more than welcome to attend. 

Location - San Luis Obispo 

Country Club 

255 Country Club Dr. 

San Luis Obispo 

Time - 6:30 pm 

Date - First Wednesday of 

the month 

Please call a Board member to verify the meeting 

location and time in case either changes. 

CCCR PCA Website 


Eriel Nash 

Webmaster 

eriel@eriel.com 

CCCR / PCA Mailing Address : 

California Central Coast Region of 

Porsche Club of America (CCCR/PCA) 

793 Foothill Blvd., Suite A-102 

San Luis Obispo, CA 93405-1683 

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President’s Message 

Bruce Bero, President 

The issue of the “Coastalaire” offers reviews and 

coverage of both the Avila Beach Concours held last month and 

the New Member BBQ held on the 14 th .of November. 

The New Member BBQ was to say the least a most 

successful event. Much thanks to Ken and Brenda Daniel and their 

crew for all of the food prep and decorations. There were 102 meals 

served to the membership and guests. Those in the know seem to 

think this was the largest club attendance in recent memory. 

All of the food that was left over was delivered to the 

homeless shelter in time for Sunday night’s meal and was much 

appreciated. 

This past year has seen the membership continue to grow 

and we have enjoyed much more membership participation at all 

events. One can only assume and hope that this trend will continue 

as new and challenging events are planned for the coming year. 

I would like to thank each board member and committee 

Editor’s Exhaust 

Bob “Kit” Kitamura, CCCR Editor 

Well this has been quite a year, we had some great 

events with great attendance by all of you. This next year 

will once again have some great events. All of us involved 

with the Coastalaire certainly have had a good time creating 

a monthly communication document for all of the members. 

Milt, Bob, Jane and myself hope that we can do even better 

for all of you this next year. We really appreciate those of 

you that have been able to provide photos from events and 

are even willing to write stories. We hope you continue to do 

that. 

I hope some of you had a chance to go to the LA 

Auto Show at the LA Convention Center. This year there 

were a couple very nice concept cars. I went on Sunday, the 

last day of the show which I try to do when I go. Of course I 

had the assignment of looking for a new SUV or van for my 

wife, I won’t tell you about that side of the trip. The journey 

through the Porsche display is always a joy, definitely a 

trip through a candy store. The last day of the show is not 

as crowded and you are able to see and sit in cars they do 

not allow on the busier days. The hit of the show for me 

was not a Porsche (I know, sacrilegious!), it was a Lotus. 

The Lotus Elite will not be out until 2014 and even if I was 

patient it will cost somewhere north of $160,000. So I may 

be buying another Porsche then, like the Cayman R. I was 

very impressed with it except for the color, Peridot Metallic. 

The cute attendant said she liked it and that it would grow 

on me, I told her it was the same color as my mom’s kitchen 

appliances. 


member for their efforts and dedication for working together 

for the benefit of the membership. Such things as the mailed 

“Coastalaire,” email blasts and updated website have greatly 

improved communication within the club with the net result being 

greater participation which has always been a primary goal. 

I trust all members and their families enjoyed the 

Thanksgiving holidays and are looking forward to the coming 

Christmas season. 

The club Holiday party on December 4 th will kick off 

a new year for the CCCR/PCA with the introduction of the new 

board, all of whom are enthusiastic and optimistic for 2011. 

Again allow me to say “Thank You” for everyone’s 

efforts and may you all have a safe and “Joyous Holiday Season” 

~ Bruce 

Well, the ballots have been counted and here are your 

2011 CCCR Board Members, Bruce Bero, Sanja Brewer, 

Bob DeVries, Paul Fasching, Marla Hill, Martin Howell, 

Bob Kitamura, Jon Milledge, Hamp Miller, and Dave Mills. 

Please congratulate them when you see them at one of our 

early 2011 events. Thanks for your vote! 

HAPPY HOLIDAYS! 

~ “Kit” 

THE SECOND BIENNIAL 

UNSCHEDULED SNAKE 

TOUR........ 

will take place on Saturday, 

December 11th. Due to 

scheduling problems, the tour 

will have to be unscheduled. It 

will start right on schedule, 

immediately following the 

regularly scheduled breakfast 

at Dorn’s in Morro Bay, which 

is scheduled for 9:00 AM on 

the aforementioned date. Be 

there right on schedule for this 

thrilling, though unscheduled, 

ride! For information and 

scheduling details, contact the 

undersigned. 

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CCCR CALENDER ZONE 8 CALENDER 

DECEMBER 

1 Board Meeting 

4 Holiday Party - Gardens of Avila 

11 CCCR Breakfast Club at Dorn’s 

2011 

JANUARY 



23 The Parkfield Run & Brunch 

FEBRUARY 



13 The Pozo Run & Brunch 

MARCH 



TBD Rallye, Wine Tasting and Pig-Out 

APRIL 



MAY 



27 DE at Buttonwillow 

JUNE 



JULY 



17 Gathering of Friends V 

AUGUST 



SEPTEMBER 



OCTOBER 



21-24 Avila Beach Concours 


Flyers for most of these are on the web site, available 

for download at http://zone8.pca.org/calendar.php 

JANUARY 

15 Sat Z8 Presidents Meeting and 

Awards Banquet 

Central Coast Car Events 

Since we all seem to also like cars other than Porsches, the 

list below shows weekly, monthly and yearly car events. If 

we are missing one that you know of, please let us know! 

See http://centralcoaststreetrods.com/CarShowCalendar.html 

for more. 

JANUARY 

Sat Pismo Derelicts, www.pismoderelicts.com 

14 JR’s Drive-In, 603 E. Main St., Santa Maria, 5-8pm 

FEBRUARY 



MARCH 



APRIL 



MAY 

Sat Pismo Derelicts , www.pismoderelicts.com 

5-8 Cruisin’ Morro Bay Car Show 

www.morrobaycarshow.org 


14 Warbirds, Wings and Wheels 

www.ewarbirds.org/www3.html 

14-15 11th Annual Classic and Hot Rod Show, Santa 

Barbara, www.wheelsandwaves.com 

JUNE 



17-19 The Classic at Pismo Beach 

www.thepismobeachclassic.com 

JULY 



TBD 31st Annual Bent Axles Car Show, Santa Maria 

29 22nd Annual Arroyo Grande Valley Car Show, 

http://arroyovalleycarclub.org 

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Notes From the Activities Chair 

GETTING THERE IS HALF THE FUN....................... 

Or maybe even more than half! Isn’t driving our Porsches 

fun? Challenging, too, I’ll bet! Dozens of wiggly roads in our 

territory, just begging to be attacked and conquered. You can 

find them all yourselves, or you can let your club do it for you, 

We do a lot of that sort of helping here in PCA’s California Central 

Coast Region. We are, after all, a car club. Our cars are what 

attracted us to this club, and driving and showing and taking 

care of our cars is what we do. CCCR’s activities are designed 

to help in that “doing”. We have tours and rallyes and concours 

and driver education and tech sessions, all designed to make 

your Porsche owning more pleasurable for you. Sometimes 

we just polish them and show them around; sometimes we just 

get in them and drive somewhere; sometimes we engage in 

competitions with them, with the object to compete with other 

Porsches (or other, lesser, marques) and be somehow better than 

“them others”. It’s supposed to be all in fun, but sometimes 

the competition gets hairy, with adrenaline surges getting 

involved. CCCR hasn’t sponsored its own time trials, club races, 

autocrosses, TSD rallyes, and the like, at least not in a while, but 

a number of our members regularly compete in other PCA 

regions’ (as well as other car clubs’) like events. And, you know 

what? They’re having fun doing it, despite these events’ competitive 

nature (or, maybe, because of it--heck, everybody wants to win). 

In CCCR, our “competitions” are typically of a lower-key 

variety. We still want to “win”, but that winning doesn’t always 

involve suspension-tuning, engine modification, or “cornering the 

Q-Tip market” (ask any serious Concours competitor). Most of the 

time our “competition” involves little more than waxing the outside 

of our car, trying to find the winery described in a vexing rallye 

instruction, or trying to build a winning poker hand on the way to Pozo. 

And, speaking of Pozo, that’s what the title of this article suggests. 

It’s fun enough just to drive straight to Pozo, but, add in a few 

more challenging roads, and possibly a requirement to identify a 

few landmarks along the way, and, Bingo! More fun getting there! 

Some years ago the CCCR Board was sitting around wondering 

how to increase participation in the region’s activities, when 

the secretary offered the opinion that “these people will go 

anywhere, as long as there’s food involved”. Herewith, another 

“Bingo!”. That’s why we go to as many eateries as we do. 

But we don’t just GO there--we have fun doing it! Off to 

Parkfield’s cowboy brunch, finding our way over those 

neat, snaky, north county roads. Likewise Pozo (see above). 

Whichever member plans our activities (and I hope 

many of you out there will get involved in such 

planning [see my previous pleas]), should keep that in 

mind—go somewhere where we can nosh a bit (or a lot), but provide 


some driving entertainment along the way. Lord knows, we’ve got 

the roads to provide such entertainment, and, certainly, not just in 

north SLO County. Some of the roads between Santa Maria and 

Lompoc are just unbelievably neat to drive, and there are some great 

restaurants to end up at (yes, I know--unbelievably bad English). 

‘Nuf said! Fun restaurants, fun times getting there. Maybe it’s 

ALL the fun--the getting there, that is! 

Oh, and speaking of wiggly roads, the second (and last) Snake Tour of 

the year will take place on Saturday, the 11th of December, beginning 

in Morro Bay, right after our regular breakfast at Dorn’s. See you 

there, even if the event STARTS at the eatery, rather than ending there. 

~ Dave Mills 

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CCCR PCA 

THE GOODY STORE 

Front Zipper Sweatshirt with Hood, comes in Sm, 

Med, Lg, XL, XXL 

Longsleeve T-Shirt, comes in white, blue & pink, in 

sizes Sm, Med, Lg, XL, XXL 


These Porsche items make great 

Christmas gifts or just buy it for yourself! 

Contact Marla at 805-466-6951 

or at thedressdoctor@yahoo.com 

Buy soon, some items are limited in 

quantity. 

White Sun Visor 

Adjustable 

Shortsleeve T-Shirts, comes in sizes Sm, Med, Lg, XL, XXL 

Sun Visor - Dark Blue w/ 

Red Stitching, Adjustable 

White Cap w/ Porsche 

Logo 

Adjustable 

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When Sunday, January 23 

What time 

Meet at Costco SLO, 8am 

Arrive in Parkfield, approx. 11am 

The Route Only Dave knows ... 

The Pay off Brunch at The Grill at V6 Ranch 

How much $15 

Payment Check payable to: PCA-CCCR 

Send to 

Contact 

Dave 

The January Run To 

Parkfield 

Dave Mills 

1191 Vista Del Lago, SLO 93405 

805-547-1191 or 805-285-5561 

demills@charter.net 

RSVP By Monday, January 17 


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Avila Beach 

Concours d’Elegance 

These are my observations of the Avila Beach Concours (ABC) event that occurred from 

Thursday, October 28th to Sunday, the 31st. Bruce Bero and I met with the ABC Board on 

several occasions, upon their request. We were confident in what PCA could do to help, such 

as advertising the event through the Coastalaire, both on-line and in print, provide Volunteers, 

and provide a modest monetary donation (we gave no specific or guaranteed amount) toward 

trophies. The ABC board appreciated this effort and was impressed when they saw the actual 

Ad copy in the Coastalaire. The ABC Board requested we pass on their appreciation to the 

CCCR PCA Board for their help and assistance in the event. Despite the difficult economic 

environment and rainy weather the ABC was a success according to Wes Hatakeyama and 

Rob Rossi. 

Thursday Night attendance was vibrant despite a poor weather day. I think I saw most all 

of you there that evening and we were treated to some beautiful cars. I enjoyed the British 

cars, just glad I don’t have to work on them. I visited with many of our PCA members 

who said they came to the event based on the invitation they saw in the Coastalaire printed 

version. Congrats to those of you who worked hard on the event. Saturday, I attended the car 

display downtown on Garden Street, it is always cool to see beautiful cars parked together in 

Downtown SLO. I leaned back and watched little kids with their parents taking pictures next 

to the cars and it reminded me of being a wee lad doing the same with my dad. 

Saturday night was a blast. In particular I enjoyed the Simulator. I tried my hand at the slot 

cars as well, but was destroyed by a couple of 8 year olds. My Hospice donations to the 

Simulator brought better results. After weeping over my poor time of 1:54 at Laguna Seca in 

a Radical V8 (hard car to drive in real life and even more difficult on a simulator), I decided 

to make another donation and try again. Everything came together for one magic lap and my 

1:34 stood the rest of the evening, the reward was a wine tasting party at Jada Winery in Paso, 

so I have that to look forward to. Cool to see the cars of those who were brave enough to bring 

their cars to the Lawn for showing, even though the weather was beginning to threaten. Jim 

Eckford’s Street Drag Car is Awesome!!! 

Sunday’s weather was not cooperative. Despite the rain I was amazed that most of the cars 

showed up. Many of the exhibitors mentioned their cars had never been out in the rain, but 

now they knew where the leaks were. Dr. Rene Bravo commented he would not have come 

out in the rain, except for the fact this was for Hospice and thus he felt compelled to participate 

despite the weather. Attendance in the corral was weaker than anticipated, yet when I queried 

those in attendance many thought they might get stuck because of the rain and thus parked 

out on the street,... understandable. My AWD Cayenne did not seem to struggle with the wet 

grass. : ) The Food and Wine tent was an Oasis and frankly for $75 I thought it was a bargain, 

especially considering you are contributing to Hospice. There were more Motorcycles and 

Race Cars as well this year. Thanks to Marla, Dalna and Sanja for working the PCA tent and 

Dave Mills for calling out sales of Umbrellas! If the ABC Board continues their efforts I am 

sure this event will grow in the future. It is a beautiful venue and its reputation will grow! 

Thanks to the CCCR PCA board for participating and supporting the event. 

~ Kevin M. Nichols 

Event Chair 


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The four day event had many CCCR members 

assist with the events. While Bruce Bero, Sanja 

Brewer and Bob Kitamura helped to direct 

parking at Turley Winery in Templeton on 

Saturday for the Tour through Wine Country, Jon 

Milledge and Dave Mills helped to run the Time 

and Distance Rally on Friday. Hamp Miller and 

Ed Swain were on hand Sunday to help judge 

at the concours. The letter of appreciation from 

Hospice tells the story. 

Letter of Appreciation from Hospice 

I want to express my gratitude and appreciation 

by the Board of Directors and Staff of Hospice 

of San Luis Obispo County for all the support 

we received during Avila Concours d’Elegance 

from the Central Coast Porsche Club. Your club 

members support of our organization through 

their registration and participation in the 4 days 

of events means a great deal to all of us and the 

clients we serve. 

This was my first Concours event. While 

my primary passion is for the Hospice SLO 

organization and my primary purpose is to 

generate funds to continue to provide our services 

at no cost the community, I also have come to 

understand the complexity and value of an event 

such as this. 

All non profits are being faced with an economic 

downturn and more challenges raising funds. It 

is only through support by community members 

that we can meet these challenges. Your club’s 

willingness to help support our organization 

financially through securing sponsorship of 

the trophy this year was very gracious and 

appreciated. The volunteerism by the Porsche 

Club members was quite impressive and certainly 

helped make this year’s event possible. Thank 

you for all your help with the Rally and Tour 

events. 

Over the next weeks, I look forward to the 

opportunity for all those who were involved in 

this year’s event to provide feedback regarding 

the “good, bad and ugly” about the 2010 

event………….. I look forward to this candor 

from your club and hope you will pass along our 

gratitude for supporting Hospice SLO. 

Respectfully, 

Kris Kington-Barker 

Executive Director 

Hospice of SLO 

Photos by Chuck Jennings 

Concours Studios 


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CCCR NEW MEMBER BBQ 

story by Milt Worthy photos by Chuck Jennings & Milt Worthy 

In the early 1800’s, the Spanish and Mexican ranchos, along La 

Valle de Los Osos, would throw a party at the drop of a sombrero and 

for almost any occasion. These Central Coast Californians— who 

called themselves “Los Californios”-- were proud of a wonderful 

tradition which welcomed new arrivals and distinguished guests 

who had strayed into the Valley of the Bears by holding a fiesta. 

These fiestas might last several days and featured musical contests, 

dancing, a rodeo, and lots of food cooked on an open iron grill. 

The California Central Coast Region of PCA continued that great 

tradition of welcoming newcomers by holding a Porsche Fiesta in 

their honor on Sunday, November 14 th . Well, at least the part about 

the fatted calf on an open grill: dancing, rodeo, and music were 

deferred to another day. And no horses showed up, only three or 

four dozen Porsches were hitched along Fairchild Way. 

Fairchild Way in Los Osos had never seen so many Porsches. More 

than 50 cars and 100 CCCR members and associates descended on 

Rick Johnston’s garages in Los Osos for the California Central 

Coast Region’s annual celebration of the club and its 2010 new 

members. New members, recent members, and lots of old, old 

members assembled in this seaside village for an old fashioned 

BBQ and pre-holiday get together. Jim Collins and Milt Worthy 

opened up their garages for the occasion. And Rick Johnston and 

his wife Mike made a large adjoining facility available for the 

picnic area. Ken Daniel, a CCCR member of long standing, was 

in charge of the menu and preparation of the victuals. Ken’s wife, 

Brenda, along with several Associate Members took care of the 

table settings. Jane Worthy and Don Weegar set up a wall projector 

system and showed car movies (provided by Bob Kitamura and 

Bob Mayberry) during the dinner hour. The food, the day, and the 

celebration were superb. In short, it was a ursine day in Los Osos: 

beautiful sky, temperature just right, and only a slight breeze from 

the Bay-- the perfect day for banana fish and a Porsche Picnic. 

Jim and Ann Collins’ garage—next to the BBQ area, was an 

open invitation for everyone to view Jim’s collection of muscle 

cars, three classic Corvettes, a 997 Porsche Carrera, and a 1947 

Pontiac Woody Station Wagon, under going meticulous restoration 

and modification. The Dodge and Plymouth muscle cars and the 

Corvettes are winners of several dozen awards locally and at 

venues around the state. Parked in the streets and in the building 

parking lots was an impressive collection of CCCR Porsches: 

911’s from the 1960’s, 70’s, 80’s, and 90’s. There were also several 

newer vintage Carreras, a couple 356’s, a 914, Alyce and Bob 

Mayberry’s 928, and Doug and Judy Brown’s 2002 fabulous silver 

Carrera GT. A dazzling trio of bright yellow Porsches owned by 

Ed Swain, Hamp Miller and Paul Fasching were lined up together: 

they looked liked over sized canaries waiting to be fed. For the 

boys among the men, Rick Johnston and Milt Worthy supplied 


Here We Are ! 

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adio controlled cars for driving on an impromptu track set up by 

Rick. And above it all, Forest the Pilot took pictures of the whole 

event from his remote controlled model airplane. 

For the wonderful Sunday BBQ and for the gathering of new 

members and greeting old friends, there are lots of people to thank: 

Paul Fasching, first and foremost, for planning the whole things 

and for making sure that all the pieces were in place. He was 

ably assisted by Hamp and Sue Miller, Bruce Bero, Ed Swain, and 

many, many others. Special applause to Rick Johnston for making 

his entire building and parking lot available. To Ken and Brenda 

Daniel for doing such yeoman’s duty over a hot grill. The food 

was cooked and served to perfection. A splendid day in the sun. 

Who doesn’t love a good BBQ with new acquaintances and old 

friends? Los Californios would have fitted right in and probably 

would have added dancing and guitars to the celebration. Maybe 

next year, when we welcome the 2011 new members, we’ll invite 

some Californios. 

CCCR New Members 


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HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM 

THE CCCR-PCA BOARD 

TO ALL OF YOU 


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Save the date ... 

Sunday, February 13 

Pozo 

Pozo 

Pozo 

Join us for the annual 

Pozo run and 

brunch, details 

coming soon! 

Possible route ... 


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PORSCHE TECH 

Reading Our Tires by Pedro P. Bonilla (GCR PCA) 

There is a lot of useful information included on the sidewall of 

our tires. We’ll try to simplify it by taking it one part at a time. 

DATE OF MANUFACTURING 

Tires actually have a shelf life. It is recommended that 

tires over 6 years old be removed from use. Obviously, tires that 

are subject to permanent UV damage from the sun can deteriorate 

sooner than those that are protected from the sun’s rays. 

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) in particular 

the National Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has 

required tire manufacturer’s to stamp the date of manufacture right 

on the tire’s sidewall, but they’ve allowed them to code that information. 

Prior to 2000 manufacturers could stamp the code on the 

inside of the tire, but the NHTSA mandated a few years ago that 

the code be moved to the outside of the tire, allowing the manufacturers 

to phase in this information with a deadline of 2009. 

Since 2000 the last four digits of the TIN (Tire Identification 

Number) includes the week (first 2 digits) and year of manufacture 

(last 2 digits). 

Let’s look at the following TIN: DOT H2LF YA9J 3507 

LI Lbs Kg 

80 992 450 

81 1019 462 

82 1047 475 

83 1074 487 

84 1102 500 

85 1135 515 

86 1168 530 

87 1201 545 

88 1235 560 

89 1279 580 

LI Lbs Kg 

90 1323 600 

91 1356 615 

92 1389 630 

93 1433 650 

94 1477 670 

95 1521 690 

96 1565 710 

97 1609 730 

98 1653 750 

99 1709 775 


The last four digits 3507 tells us that this particular tire 

was manufactured in the 35th week of the year 2007. 

Prior to the year 2000, only three digits were used. The first 2 were 

for the week, but only one digit was for the year, so there’s no way 

to determine from what decade that last digit is from. 

In this TIN: DOT EJ8J DFM 408 

The last 3 digits 408 tells us that the tire was manufactured in the 

40th week of 1998 (or 1988, 1978, 1968...). 

SERVICE DESCRIPTION 

On the sidewall, you will also find tire’s Service Description which 

identifies the Load Index and the Speed Rating. 

Let’s study the following example: 225/40ZR17 94Y 

The first part corresponds to the tire’s physical size (more 

on that later) and the last grouping corresponds to the Load Index 

and Speed Rating. 

The 94 corresponds to it’s load carrying capability. In 

this particular case an Index of 94 corresponds to a load of 1477 

lbs (670 Kg). The higher the Load Index (LI) number, the higher 

the tire’s load capacity is. 

The typical Load Indexes for passenger cars range from 

70 to 110 (following is a sample): 

LI Lbs Kg 

100 1764 800 

101 1819 825 

102 1874 850 

103 1929 875 

104 1984 900 

105 2039 925 

106 2094 950 

107 2149 975 

108 2205 1000 

109 2271 1030 

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The “Y” is the Speed Rating, which in this case signifies 

that the tire’s maximum speed is186 mph (300 kph). 

If this Speed Rating were in parentheses) i.e.: (94Y) it 

would signify that the tire has been tested at speeds in excess of 

186 mph (300 kph). 

When Z-speed ratings first appeared on tires, it was 

thought to reflect the highest tire speed rating that would ever be 

required, in excess of 149 mph. Because high performance automobiles 

keep getting faster and faster, the industry added W- and 

Y- speed ratings to indicate the tire’s maximum speed: 

W = 168 mph (270 kph) and Y= 186 mph (300 kph). 

Elsewhere on the sidewall there is still more information, such as 

the Uniform Tire Quality Grade (UTQG) Standards. These Standards 

spell out the Treadwear, Traction and Temperature (Resistance) 

Grades. 

TREADWEAR: Is a relative number because it indicates the relative 

wear compared to a test tire. 

What’s important is that the higher the Treadwear number the longer 

lasting the tread will be. 

TRACTION: Indicates the tire’s straight line wet coefficient of 

traction. This grade does not evaluate braking, or cornering in dry 

conditions, wet cornering or high speed hydroplaning resistance. 

The different traction grades are: 

Traction 

Grade g-force (asphalt) g-force (concrete) 

AA Above 0.54 Above 0.41 

A Above 0.47 Above 0.35 

B Above 0.38 Above 0.26 

C Less than 0.38 Less than 0.26 

TEMPERATURE: Indicates the extent to which heat is generated 

or dissipated by a tire. 

Temperature 

Grade Speed (mph) 

A Over 115 

A Between 100 to 115 

B Between 85 to 100 


SIZE: The first segment (255) is the width of the tire in millimeters 

(10.04 in). The second segment (40) is the height of the 

tire (sidewall) as a percentage of its width. In other words, in this 

case, 40% of 255 mm = 102 mm (4.02 in). The “Z” is the speed 

rating and the “R” corresponds to the construction type (Radial). 

The “94Y” has been covered above. Additional markings, such as 

Type of Construction, Country of Origin and other are also to be 

found on the sidewall. 

ROTATION: Many of today’s high-speed tires have the rotation 

marked as well. Either by indicating the direction of rotation or 

by the word “OUTSIDE” which indicates that that part of the tire 

should face to the outside. 

Many of today’s tires are also asymmetrical and unidirectional, 

meaning that the tread pattern is different side-to-side and 

that they are meant to rotate in one direction only. 

This means that they cannot be transferred from the left 

side of the vehicle to the right side or viceversa. In our modern 

Porsches it also means that they cannot be transferred front-toback 

because the rears are generally wider than the fronts. 

So, in order to have our tires last as long as possible, and 

because they cannot be rotated, as in conventional vehicles, it is 

extremely important to have the tires properly balanced, properly 

inflated and the car properly aligned. But that will be matter for 

another Tech Article. 

You will note that we did not include INFLATION in this 

article. Maximum tire inflation is generally indicated on the sidewall 

as well, but it is a maximum number for structural integrity 

purposes. The correct inflation pressures for each vehicle are indicated 

by the car’s manufacturers on a sticker generally found on 

the door or door jamb of the vehicle. 

For more information on tires, please feel free to visit my 

web pages at www.PedrosGarage.com. 

Happy Porsche’ing, 

Pedro 

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December Member Profile 

Bob 

DeVries 

Careening through a maze of hangars, airport 

aprons, and roads around the San Luis Airport, 

trying to keep up with Bob De Vries in his tangerine 

1968 911L Porsche, we finally arrived at Hangar 

No. 58. Inside was the 

fuselage of a two-place 

vintage airplane. It was 

the archetype of an 

airplane from the golden 

era of flying: a tail dragger, 

made of polished 

aluminum, set firmly on 

covered fixed wheels, and 

with two open cockpits 

for flyers with leather 

head gear. Somehow 

Bob’s classic 1968 911L 

and the 1940 Ryan STM 

training plane seemed 

to belong together. The 

story of how the Porsche 

and the Ryan wound 

up together in a hangar 

Bob DeVries 

in San Luis is a story of several decades and on several 

continents. 

Bob De Vries was born in South Gate, in south Los 

Angeles, but spent his early days in Michigan. Returning 

to southern California, he went to Long Beach 

City College and Long Beach State University. After finishing 

school, Bob had no doubts or hesitations about 

what he wanted to do with his life: he had wanted to fly 

airplanes from his earliest childhood and the best way 


to learn was to join one of the flying military services. 

The Air Force was interested, but put him on a wait list. 

The US Navy on the other hand wanted him immediately. 

So he joined the US Navy in 1961 and was sent to 

naval aviation school in Pensacola, Florida. After initial 

pilot training he later qualified as a carrier pilot and in 

multi-engine aircraft. The Navy saw that Bob had other 

skills as well, and sent him off to navigation school and 

he graduated as a celestial navigator. No GPS in those 

days. After his training days, Bob flew Super Connies, 

Hercules C-130’s, and other types of aircraft all over the 

Pacific and Asia. 

Bob resigned his commission in the Navy in 1966 

and signed on with Pan American World Airways. 

Based in San Francisco, Bob flew 707’s and 747’s. And 

since he knew his way around the Pacific and Asian 

air routes—he knew how to find small dots of land in 

large bodies of water--- he flew many of his old military 

routes, now carrying paying passengers. After years of 

flying, Bob was transferred to the Pan-Am’s Training 

group. Bob spent eight years training crews for Turkish, 

Japanese, and other Asian airlines. He and his wife 

Dorothy spent a similar period stationed in Berlin. In 

1991, Delta Airlines bought Pan-Am and Bob spent the 

last eight years as a Delta employee, finally retiring in 

1998. 

While still in the Navy Bob married. After he 

joined Pan-Am, Bob and wife, Dorothy, made 

their home in the San Francisco area. There they raised a 

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family, flew airplanes, and drove sports cars in their 

spare time. First came MG’s, Alfa-Romeos, and BMW’s. 

Later Bob bought a new 1968 911L. This was in fact 

a modified 911S 

that had failed 

California’s smog 

laws. Porsche had 

first delivered a 

batch of 1968 

911S’s to California, 

but the “S” 

engine ran afoul 

(literally) of the 

state’s pollution 

laws. Porsche AG 

recalled all the 

1968 “S” engines, 

modified them 

at the factory 

in Germany and 

re-installed them in the new, engine-less 911 bodies. 

Porsche re-badged the cars as 911L’s. Bob’s coupe is 

pretty much original with 135000 miles. It still makes 

the right noises and still has the right attitude on the 

road. Bob joined the PCA in the 1960’s and was a long 

time member of Loma Prieta Region before transferring 

to the CCCR when he and Dorothy moved permanently 

to San Luis Obispo. 

What has Bob been doing since 1998? Aside from 

becoming an active member of CCCR’s Board 

of Directors and driving his 911L, he and his brother, 

John, have been restoring the Ryan STM. This is a convoluted 

story. In one of his trips to the Philippines for 

Pan-Am, he chanced upon a decaying Ryan trainer lying 

forlornly in a field outside of Manila. The decrepit Ryan 

STM was built in San Diego in 1940 as part of a fleet of 

40 planes ordered by the Dutch Air Force in Indonesia. 

In 1941 the plane was captured by the Japanese, and 

after the war, eventually made its way to Tasmania, Sydney, 

Hong Kong, and finally Manila, where Bob rescued 

the old crate from a certain date with the crusher. 

He returned the hulk to the US, stored it and 

waited until he retired and had a place to work on 

it. This all came together when he bought a hangar in 


the San Luis Obispo air facility. Today, Bob and John 

have almost completed the major structural components 

of the Ryan—the fuselage, the wings, tail pieces, wheels, 

and the engine. The twin 

cockpits and the engine need 

some more work. Then it 

will be time to test the plane 

on the ground, and, finally 

put the old girl back in the 

air again after several decades 

being grounded. When she is 

flying she will sport her original 

colors and insignias just 

like the photo below—except 

that the “29” will be changed 

to “40,” the Ryan’s original 

number when captured in 

1941. Bob believes Number 

40 will be one of the last 

Bob and the close-to-restored Ryan STM 

Ryan STM’s to fly when she 

takes to the sky in early 2011, with Flying Officer (Ret.) 

Robert De Vries at the controls. –miltworthy-- 

A flying Ryan 

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ANNIVERSARIES 

An explanation about the way the 

Anniversary report appears. It is produced 

automatically from the PCA national 

database. Regular member and Family/ 

Affiliate member records are maintained 

separately in that database and often 

have different anniversary dates. The 

anniversary years are calculated from 

each person’s anniversary date so that 

each name will appear separately on this 

report. 

John Nakata 40 

William G. Irving 31 

Bob Breunig 17 

Dora Drexler 17 

NEW MEMBERS 

New members for the 

month of September........ 

David Walker 

Santa Maria 

1966 912 

Welcome to the club! 

Mary Thies 16 

Leona Wehl 14 

Peer Hovland 13 

Marilyn Troxler 9 

Taylor Harrison 8 

Brian C. Pritt 8 

Shirley Sacks 8 

Christopher L. Stellpflug 8 

Tracy Murton 7 

Susan Mayes 6 

Pam Zweifel 6 

Richard Zweifel 6 

Doha Oon 5 

Peng Chew Oon 5 

Antoinette San Bartolome 4 

Mario F. San Bartolome 4 

NAME BADGES 


California Central Coast Member Name Badges. Your Beautiful 5-color 

CCCR Name Badges are now available (IN STOCK) ready to have your 

name engraved. Order now! 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 your name badge: 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: 

Alyce Thorp 

1105 16St. 

Los Osos, Calif. , 93402 

Questions? Call Alyce or Bob at 805-528-2841, or email 

Alyce996@surfari.net or Bob at porsche@surfari.net 

CCCR Breakfast Club 

Come join the crew! 

Nancy Grant 3 

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Holly Vis 3 

Grant R. Berkefeld 2 

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Christine Pritt 1 

Christian E. Steman 1 

Bianca Uway 1 

Don Weegar 1 

Jane Worthy 1 

CCCR-PCA meets at Dorn’s Restaurant in Morro Bay every 2nd Saturday of 

the month at 9 AM. ~ 801 Market Ave at the end of Morro Bay Blvd. in Morro 

Bay. If you have questions call Jeanne @ 544-5389 

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ZONE 8 STAFF 

Zone 8 Representative 

Michael Dolphin 

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Autocross Chair 

Neil Heimburge 

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Chief Driving Instructor 

Paul Young 

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Club Race Coordinator 

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Concours Chair 

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Rally Chair 

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Time Trial / DE Chair 

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Rules Coordinator 

Tom Brown 

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Webmaster 

Ken Short 

webmaster@zone8.org 

Treasurer 

Linda Cobarrubias 

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