California Central Coast - Porsche Club of America

Coastalaire 

April 2013 

Porsche Club of America - California Central Coast Region 

Teststrecke Porsche III 

Wind in the Willows III 

Tour of Motorcycles and Beer 

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COVER PHOTO 

by Bob Kitamura 

April 2013 


Porsche Club of America - California Central Coast Region 

An example of an early 

911 Porsche. See the 

50th Anniversary story 

on page 13 

Contributors 

Pedro Bonilla 

Editor 

Teststrecke Porsche III 

Streets of Willow 

http://ccc.pca.org/ Motorcycles and Beer 

CALIFORNIA CENTRAL 

COAST REGION 

PORSCHE 

club of america 

Bob “Kit” Kitamura 

coastalaireeditor@gmail.com 

Associate Editors 

Bob “Milt” Worthy 

miltworthy@mac.com 

Jane Worthy 

janeworthy@yahoo.com 

Chuck Jennings 

concourschuck@gmail.com 

Staff Photography 

Chuck Jennings 

Webmaster 

Eriel Nash 

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April 2013 

The Coastalaire is available to all CCCR members 

on the website at http//ccc.pca.org/. 



In this issue 

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 

18....Anniversaries 

18....New Members 

19....Advertiser Index-Rates 

20....Breakfast Club 

Club Events 

8......Teststrecke Porsche III 

9......A Tour of Beers and Motorcycles in Solvang 

12....Wind in the Willows III 

19....A Drive Up to the Castle 

Feature Stories 

10....Scotty’s Breakfast 

13....50 Years of Porsche 

Member Services 

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 

coastalaireeditor@gmail.com. The editor 

reserves the right to edit the ad if it is over 

40 words. The ad is Free To Members. 

CCCR / PCA Mailing Address : 

California Central Coast Region of 

Porsche Club of America (CCCR/PCA) 

793 Foothill Blvd., Suite A-54 

San Luis Obispo, CA 93405-1683 

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: 

Dave Mills, 1191 Vista del Lago, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405 

Questions? Call Dave at 805-547-1191, or email demills@charter.net 

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 

to the author and Coastalaire, with the exception of copyrighted material. 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 submission of articles is the 5th of the month preceding the month of publication. 

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Board of Directors 

Chuck Jennings - President 

805-459-7416 

concourschuck@gmail.com 

Andy Winterbottom - Vice-President 

847-219-2964 

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Ken Finney - Treasurer 

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Sanja Brewer - Secretary 

805-541-9245 

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Rich Halvorson - Activity Director 

805-710-2704 

halvster@aol.com 

Teresa Halvorson - Activity Director 

halvster33@msn.com 

Eric Ruzius - Driving Events 

805-786-2135 

drexius@sbcglobal.net 

Jon Milledge - Chief Driving Instructor 

805-528-1665 

jon.milledge@me.com 

Joe Korpiel - Membership 

805-927-1244 

jkorpiel@charter.net 

Gary Thies - Safety 

805-489-4535 

geta356@yahoo.com 

Bruce Bero - Past-President 

805-441-1800 

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Prez’s Corner 

Chuck Jennings, President 

Last month I issued a caution to take it easy on our public 

roads. This month I’m issuing a challenge: Unleash the 

cheetah in your Porsche. Contradiction? Read on. 

Before I discovered the magic of Porsche, I was that 

“Corvette guy.” As I began to take more interest in Porsches, 

I did a little comparative research on the 2012 911 versus 

the C6 Corvette. Two of the best descriptive metaphors I 

remember went something like . . . 

The Corvette is a lion. The 911 is a cheetah. And . . . While 

the directional agility of a Corvette is measured in inches, the 

directional agility of a Porsche is measured in millimeters. 

Of course, you know exactly what that means, right? As 

is so often said, your Porsche was designed to be driven, 

engineered to handle like no other car on the road. The 

question is, do you really know just how well that is? Have 

you fully experienced Porsche engineering? There is a safe, 

easy and fun way to do it. 

Mention autocross to some folks, and you might see a 

wrinkled nose followed by, “Oh! I wouldn’t do that to my 

car.” Do what to your car? Low speed autocross is the most 

benign form of moving competition there is. And for most, 

it’s not even a competition. It’s the best way to begin to learn 

about your car’s capabilities. The most likely harm you might 

do to your car is to wear a millimeter of rubber off your 

tires. The only danger to yourself might be the little bruise to 

your ego when you realize that, all along, your Porsche knew 

more about performance than you did. 

On April 20, CCCR will hold its first autocross event of 2013 

at the Santa Maria Public Airport. Signup, come out, and 

get to know your car at very little risk and minimal cost. 

Oh! I almost forgot. Bring a metric ruler with you. 

See the details on page 8. 

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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2013 Calendar of Events 

DATE TIME ACTIVITY LOCATION CONTACT 

4/3 6:30 PM Board Meeting SLO Country Club 

4/5-4/7 varies Cal Festival of Speed Fontana www.calfestival.org 

4/13 9:00 AM Breakfast Club Scottys, Pismo Beach See Back Cover 

4/20 7:00 AM Teststrecke Porsche III Santa Maria Airport See Page 8 

4/27 TBA Motorcycles & Beer 

Solvang Vintage 

Motorcycle Museum 

See Page 9 - watch for 

Evite 


5/3 thru 5 varies Morro Bay Car Show Morro Bay 


5/16 thru 19 varies 

North Meets South 

2013 

5/18 TBA Treasure Hunt w/lunch Huasna Valley 

5/24 7:00 AM Wind in the Willows III Buttonwillow Raceway See Page 12 


6/7 thru 9 varies 

SLO Concours 

de'Elegance 

varies 805-544-2266 


6/14 thru 16 varies Classic Car Show Pismo Beach 

6/22 7:00 AM Teststrecke Porsche IV Santa Maria Airport 

6/23 thru 29 varies Porsche Parade Michigan 



7/14 TBA Gathering of Friends Laguna Lake, SLO 



August TBA Polo and Porsches Santa Barbara 



9/21 7:00 AM Teststrecke Porsche V Santa Maria Airport 


10/3-10/6 7:00 AM XKs Unlimited Anniv. SLO 






Dec TBA TBA Holiday Party TBA 


2013 Activity Directors - Rich and Teresa Halvorson 

Rich - 805-710-2704 

halvster@aol.com 

Teresa - halvster33@msn.com 

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Editor’s Exhaust 

Bob “Kit” Kitamura, Editor 

Here I am watching the 12 Hours of Sebring in a hotel room 

in Burbank while my wife is at a quilt show. I have resolved 

that next year I am going to be at the 12 Hours of Sebring, a 

much better way to spend a day. 

Jon and the team are getting ready for our next autocross 

event at the Santa Maria Airport, Teststrecke Porsche III. See 

page 8 for more details. This will be a great event that is 

done at relatively low speed but it sure is fun to go through 

those corners as fast as you can go. If you own a Porsche, 

you should experience this at least once in your life. It is 

what your car is designed and built for! 

This should be our last self-printed issue of the Coastalaire. If 

everything goes right, the May issue will be a professionally 

printed magazine. About three years ago our club decided 

to lease a copier to print copies of our newsletter, as well 

as have us label and mail them. I think it worked very well 

for us, thanks to our printing, labeling and mailing team of 

Milt and Barbara Worthy. We also thank Milt for helping 

to underwrite a portion of the monthly rent for the copier, 

Driving the concepts of tomorrow to your business today 


as well as providing the space in his spacious storage-office 

space where a number of his car collection resides. Now 

he has room for another car! The reason we were doing it 

ourselves is because of the cost-savings to the club. Fed Ex 

has graciously quoted us a comparable price, for a much 

nicer product. The outcome with having a better product is 

that we have to be ready to print by the middle of every 

month. So articles, event flyers, event information and new 

ads have to be submitted by the first of the month. This will 

make it a little harder for us but the rewards will be worth it. 

Our breakfast at Scotty’s has been growing in number every 

month. If you get a chance we meet there every second 

Saturday of the month. See details on page 20. 

As a reminder, we are always looking for stories and articles 

from all of you. You can contact one of us and we will help 

you write it. I hope to hear from you soon. 

Thanks. 

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arrival time 

CCCR -PCA presents 

U T O C R O S S 2013 

Teststrecke Porsche I I I @ Santa Maria Airport 

Arrive at 7:00am for registration. Because 

of TSA requirements, once you 

leave the site, you cannot return. All 

entrants must be on the premises by 

9:00am. We will have portable 

toilets on site. 

insurance requirements 

All car occupants must wear a Snell 

approved helmet (SA, SAH, K or 

M), which has the current available 

Snell rating (2010) or the one previous 

Snell rating (2005); or later SA 

(Sports Auto), SAH, K or M (Motorcycle) 

Snell rated helmets. You must 

show your helmet at Tech. We will 

try to have a limited number of loaner 

helmets available. 

registration 

Saturday April 20 

Registration opens March 1, for PCA members 

April 1, for non-PCA members 


checklist 

Be sure to the check oil, 

Set the tire pressure 

Fill up on gas 

Bring food & water. We will also 

have a catering truck on site where 

you can purchase food. 

We suggest wearing a long sleeved 

cotton shirt and comfortable cotton 

pants with shoes with good traction 

soles without having large lugs on the 

tread. Smooth tread rubber or leather 

is best 

directions 

• US Hwy101 to Exit 167, Santa 

Maria Way 

• Exit onto Santa Maria Way 

toward NW (.3 mi.) 

• Take the first LEFT onto S Bradley 

Rd. (433 ft.) 

• Take the first RIGHT onto 

Lakeview Rd. (.8 mi) 

• Turn LEFT onto Orcutt Expressway 

- Hyw135 - (.8 mi.) 

• Turn RIGHT onto W Foster Rd. 

(1.0 mi) 

• At Tee, turn RIGHT onto 

Blosser Rd. (.5 mi) 

• Destination will be on the LEFT 

at the first of two keypad entry 

gates. 

• Registration is just after the gate. 

• Directions will be given to the 

autocross course. 

The CCCR autocross registration opens March 1st, for PCA members. April 1st, for non-PCA members. The fee is $45. Registration is done via 

MotorsportReg.com. To register, you need to go to the MotorsportReg.com home page. If you do not have a MotorsportReg.com personal account, 

you must first establish one. On the first MotorsportReg.com page, you will see on the right hand side, “Create an Account”. Click on “Create an 

account now”. The website will lead you through the account creation process. It will then return you to the “Dashboard”. 

Before registering for the event, you must click on the tab “My Account” in the upper right. Be sure to list your car in the “Garage” section. 

Now that you have a personal account and are logged in, you should go to the “Dashboard” by clicking on the “Dashboard” tab in the upper right. 

At the “Dashboard”, you should scroll down to our event on April 20, “PCA – California Central Coast” at Santa Maria Airport. 

Click on the green “√ register!” button. Follow the page by page instructions until you are registered. 

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A tour of beers 

and 

motorcycles in 

Solvang 


APRIL 27 

more information coming 

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Well, we have been holding our Breakfast Club 

at Scotty’s Bar and Grill in Pismo Beach for a 

few months now, The attendance by members 

has gone through the roof, we are well above 

35 on a Saturday morning. If you have not had 

a chance to drop by, please do, it is always the 

second Saturday of the month at 9 AM. It is 

located at 750 Price Street in Pismo Beach. It is a 

great opportunity to meet members that you have 

not met yet and members you have not seen in 

a while. Come by to have coffee, breakfast and 

shoot the breeze. Oh and by the way, come to see 

the great Porsches lined up outside. 

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CCCR presents 

Wind in the Willows 3 

2013 

Driver 

Education 

Buttonwillow Raceway park 

Friday, May 24 

Details and Registration Are Available 

Now On Motorsportreg.com 

Last Day to Register On-Line will be 

Sunday, May 19 

Email Jon Milledge 

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Porsche 

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Happy 50th 

Anniversary! 

Porsche 911 

Early in the morning of September 10, 1963, in the 

commodious, hot, overcrowded Frankfurt Convention 

Center, a small pavilion displayed a single, yellow 

sports car. This was Porsche AG’s first public presentation 

of its long anticipated successor to its hugely 

successful Type 356 car, then in its 15th year of production. 

Although still sought after by car aficionados 

around the world, the 356 was getting a little long in 

the tooth and was already considered obsolete technology 

by automotive experts and journalists. 

The pushing, sweating mob which had waited for 

hours for the doors to open surged around the new 

Mercedes-Benz 230 SL Sports Car; the elegant, powerful 

new Ferraris; stylish Alfas; the new stunning E-Type 

Jaguars, and scores of cars from dozens of manufacturers. 

From among the thousands in the car-crazy crowd, 

the professional engineers and automotive marketing 

representatives from around the world quickly gravi- 

Bill Irving’s 1967 Yellow 911 


by Milt Worthy 

tated to the Porsche display and the new Porsche 901- 

-soon to be redesigned the 911 because of copyright 

conflicts with the Peugeot Company. It looked different 

from the venerable 356, but at the same time it was 

satisfyingly familiar; its legacy was obvious, and to the 

discerning, it was seemed to augur the future of Porsche 

motor cars. Those who picked up a brochure and 

spec-sheet could tell at a glace this wasn’t the rumored 

upgrade to the 356; this was a totally new Porsche with 

Ferdinand “Butzi” Porsche 

design subtlety that honored its past. 

The 901/911, trumpeted the spec-sheets, was powered 

by an air-cooled, rear mounted, overheard 

cam, six cylinder engine. The brakes were large disc type 

and the 5-speed transaxle, the suspension and steering/ 

front-end geometry were all new, incorporating the latest 

automotive technology. The eager crowd also read 

about the new commodious cabin and a useful luggage 

compartment. The multitude could see these marketing 

claims realized in sleek steel for themselves for the first 

time. The spec-sheet also described the horsepower of 

the new engine and the car’s top speed. At last this was 

a Porsche that could hold its own on the autobahns and 

autostradas of Europe. This Porsche could drive in the 

left lane with Jaguars, Ferraris, and Mercedes and not 

have to cringe in shame, or fear the dreaded flashing 

light in the rear view mirror. 

The yellow, No. 5 prototype 911 Porsche sitting serenely 

atop the dais didn’t get to Frankfurt without 

a superhuman amount of work, worry, and midnight 

oil. The Strum und Drang surrounding the birth of 

the 911 is worthy of a novel. And it couldn’t have 

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gotten to its place in the sports car hall of fame without 

Ferdinand “Butzi” Porsche, the grandson of Dr. F. 

Porsche who was the clan patriarch and founding force 

of the Porsche enterprise. Butzi Porsche, only 28 at the 

unveiling of the 911, had joined the Porsche Design 

Department only a few years before. He was put under 

the leadership of Irvin Komenda who had been with 

Dr. F Porsche since the early 1930s. As the design team 

struggled with solidifying a viable concept of their new 

Porsche, irresolvable conflicts eventually arose between 

the old ideas (Komenda) and the new (Butzi). The generational 

and design differences became so divisive that 

Ferry Porsche, head of Porsche AG and son of Der Alte, 

made a crucial decision to give his young son a greater 

role in the evolution of the new car. And not because 

of any nepotistic impulse, but because Ferry Porsche 

saw that Butzi’s ideas were leading the team in the right 

direction. 

Through all the design and technical arguments, and 

all the emotional turmoil (the design team was under 

great pressure—the company’s future was at stake) 

Butzi emerged as the design and concept leader and, in 

the end, brought together the right mixture of designers, 

modelers, engineers, technicians, and management 

skills to force the right design at the right time by sheer 

force of will and personality. Butzi continued to demonstrate 

the same design and leadership skills at Porsche 

for the next 50 years. He died last year at age 71. His 

personality and design imprint will shadow this year’s 

celebration of half century of the 911. 

A 

few years ago Porsche AG had designated 2013 as 

the 50th Anniversary Year for the 911, not 50 years 

after the first production models went into the show 

rooms. This was partially in honor of those nervous 

designers and engineers who were present when the first 

911 was shown to the public. Their job was over; it now 

up to the production and sales departments to make the 

car a commercial success and recoup the heavy investment 

made over the past decade. 

Although a half century has gone by since that fall 

day in 1963 when the yellow 911 sat on the display 

podium, one can still buy a new 911 today that 

has the same rear engine configuration and has the 


same silhouette: it is in many ways the same car, but its 

creature comforts and internal gear are vastly changed, 

improved, and made more reliable—albeit much more 

complex. The new 911 is safer, quieter, and has more 

room, and it has an array of electronic controls and 

gadgets that would have been almost impossible to 

imagine in 1963. There is a downside to all this incredible 

technology: the new Porsche 911s, to some, may 

have also traded away the directness, the close personal 

feel the owner experienced driving a simpler Porsche; 

maybe this is also just nostalgia talking. The new 991 

version of the 911 is also 10 times more expensive than 

that first one, even taking 50 years of inflation into consideration; 

however, there seems to be no lack of buyers 

for the 50th Anniversary models—there is currently a 

waiting list at most dealers for 2013 models. 

The CCCR and the Coastalaire will join the worldwide 

celebration of this masterpiece of technology, 

performance, style, and design longevity. The Coastalaire, 

with input from all those who own or who have 

once owed a 911, will feature articles and stories about 

the 911 for the remaining months of 2013. 

Coastalaire would like to hear from any 

present or past 911 owners who have an 

early, special, or unusual 911, e.g., a 911 

with very high mileage, or an all original 

car, or has an unusual history—bought 

in Germany, shipped to South Africa, and 

driven throughout the USA, for example. Or 

interesting family trips in 911’s. Send your 

stories, vignettes, anecdotes, and recollections, 

with any photos, either hard copy (we 

promise to return them in good condition) or 

better, digital jpg files to: 

Kit Kitamura at: 

coastalaireeditor@gmail.com 

or Milt Worthy at: 

miltworthy@mac.com 

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50 Years of 911 Cars Owned By CCCR Members 

1964 ?? 1989 Norman Hollinger 

1965 John Larson 911 1990 Karl Luft 

1966 ?? 1991 Greg Hargis 

1967 William Irving 1992 Benjamin Crockett 

1968 ?? 1993 Sandy Keefer 

1969 John Green 1994 ?? 

1970 Jack Keely 1995 Steve McCarty 

1971 Robert Sage 1996 Thomas Corpora 

1972 Bob Breunig 1997 Brent Beahm 

1973 Rory Murphy 1998 David Harvey 

1974 ?? 1999 Eric Barkley 

1975 Stan Florentino 2000 Dave Chivens 

1976 Richard Berg 2001 Randy Betz 

1977 Chuck Pratt 2002 Roxanne Carr 

1978 Rick Mareina 2003 John Evans 

1979 Frank Pekar 2004 John Hoskins 

1980 Chuck Amiens 2005 Nigel Lock 

1981 Ron Hall 2006 Perry Destro 

1982 Christopher Clark 2007 Ken Finney 

1983 Ronald Ayers 2008 Ken Daniel 

1984 Neil Griffith 2009 Jean Marc Bellemin 

1985 Bill Chadwick 2010 Marcel Bont 

1986 Arthur Burgess 2011 ?? 

1987 William Gibson 2012 ?? 

1988 Bob De Vries 2013 Judy Brown 

This list is only representative; more that 150 911s are currently listed by PCA National as owned by CCCR 

members. The “??” stands for an unidentified Porsche 911 year. If any reader owns one of these missing 

years, please let the Coastalaire editors know about it. If there are any very special 911’s out there, also let 

us know. For example, Doug Brown’s fabulous 2004 Carrera GT is not a 911, but is designated a “Carrera.” 

How do we classify his car? And where do we put the 912? Is it an early hybrid? --a four cylinder 

356 engine in a 911 body? 


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PORSCHE TECH 

The “next” Porsche track car by Pedro P. Bonilla (GCR PCA) 

Ten years ago I wrote a business plan to build track/race cars from 

the first generation Porsche Boxster (986). I really believed that it 

would happen because this platform was the ideal and logical one 

for many reasons. Porsche made nearly half a million (500,000) 

Boxsters, which means that they will not be classics and therefore 

their prices are very affordable. You can purchase a 1997-1999 

Porsche Boxster for as little as $5,000 in good running condition. 

Because there are so many of them, used parts are very easy to 

purchase and are priced reasonably. This includes engines, 

transmissions, brake components, wheels, hard tops, body panels, 

etc., etc. 

These first gen Boxsters all came with the 2.5 liter flat six engine 

producing 201 HP. 

This engine was designed to carry the nearly 3,000 lbs. of weight 

of the OEM Boxster. 

Engine 

But when you reduce over 600 lbs. by eliminating the carpets, the 

seats, the lining, some of the wiring, gutting the doors, removing 

the A/C and Power Steering systems, etc., etc. then the power-toweight 

ratio all of the sudden becomes very attractive. 

Gutted interior 

Some weight needs to be added back with a safety roll cage, racing 

seat(s), safety harness(es), fire extinguisher, etc., but the car can be 

brought to under 2,500 lbs. without too much problem 

Interior 


You can build a very basic car, or you can really option one out. 

Some of these cars are built to run in the popular and fast-growing 

BSR (Boxster Spec Racing) Series and therefore must meet the 

very stringent spec requirements. These racing specs allow for 

some changes in the suspension and exhaust and also allow for 

some engine protective gear such as extended oil pans, IMS 

bearings, Accusumps, external oil and transmission coolers and an 

extra water radiator, as you can see from these images. 

Obviously, those that are just track cars or DE cars don’t have to 

conform to the strict BSR rules. 

INSERT: Accusump.jpg HERE 

INSERT: Cooling.jpg HERE 

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Accusump Cooling 

Oil pan Suspension & Brakes 

Many enthusiasts have built their own BSRs in their own garages, 

but there are some independent shops and race shops throughout 

the country that are now offering to build for you or even sell you 

an off-the-shelf Boxster Spec Racer as the three from TuneRS 

Motorsports shown below. 

INSERT: ForSale.jpg HERE 

For sale 

I’ve just returned from the 20th Anniversary 48 Hours at Sebring 

PCA Club Race which, by the way, is the largest Porsche Club 

Race in the world, and I was extremely happy to see how many of 

these wonderful cars had been converted to full-blown race cars or 

to dedicated track cars. The workmanship on some is fantastic and 

they are truly works of art. 

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PORSCHE TECH 

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As one of the two Tech-Inspection Co-Chairs of the event, I had 

the opportunity to see them up close and personal and to talk with 

their owners and builders. Everyone agrees that these BSRs are 

VERY fun to drive on the track. Because of their mid engine layout 

they have great stability, they are extremely quick through the 

corners and their brakes are legendary. The BSR is now accepted 

as a class by many racing clubs and groups throughout the US, 

such as: PCA, POC, PBOC, SCCA, and NASA among others. 

INSERT: Enduro.jpg HERE 

INSERT: CarsOnTrack HERE 

INSERT: BSR.jpg HERE 

INSERT: Autohaus.jpg HERE 

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Enduro 

Cars on Track 

BSR 

Autohaus 2 


Autohaus 

Photos courtesy of: 

TuneRS Motorsports, Harvey Cummins and Autohaus South. 

To learn more about the Boxster as a track/race car and more, 

please visit my website at: www.PedrosGarage.com 

Happy Boxstering, 

Pedro 

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ANNIVERSARIES 

April 

John & Jan Kepler….........…………49 

Doug & Judy Brown.........…………36 

Gary Swauger………………............34 

Karen Thomas........………………...21 

Dan & Cindy Duff……………….…18 

Roy & Sandy Keefer……………….18 

Rick & Rhonda Mareina………….. 18 

David & Connie Betts……………...17 

Jim & Ann Collins………………….17 

Ken & Gisela Cooper………………16 

Benjamin Crockett………………….16 

Karen McCrea-Crockett…….………16 

Susan Kay…………………………..15 

Deborah Linden…………………… 14 

Curtis & Linda Tunnell……………..14 

Bill Turner…………………………..14 

Chuck & Shelly Stevenson………….13 

Carol Walker………………………...12 

Maurice Heagren…………….………11 

Jean Letsinger……………………….11 

John & Larson……………………….10 

Brent Smith…………………………..9 

Charles & Deborah Amiens………….8 

James Yocum………………………...7 

Monico & Kay Pasillas………………6 

Julien & Di Ramar…………………...4 

Judy Gabriel………………………….3 

Phil & Maggie Hill…………………..2 


NEW MEMBERS 

New Members for February 

Scott A. Antista & 

Walter Stuckey 

Paso Robles 

Red 2001 Boxster S 

David D. Brown 

Santa Maria 

Silver 2003 911 

Donald C. & Bobbi Doyle 

Cambria 

2006 911 

Tobias Hild 

Munich, Germany 

Gray 2010 GT3 RS 

Terry and Anita Hunt 

Avila Beach 

White 2011 911 

TO THE CCCR 

PORSCHE CLUB OF 

AMERICA! 

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DIRECTORY 

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2.........Vintage Autobody 

3.........Porsche Santa Barbara 

7.........Ultrex 

9.........Urgent Care Morro Bay 

11.......Friends of Hearst Castle 

11.......David Dickinson 

11.......XKS Motorsports 

11.......Rich Halvorson 

11.......German Auto 

11.......Select Electric 

11.......BMW of Santa Maria 

11.......Manufacturing Services 

17.......Pedro’s Garage 

18.......Worthy Associates 

20.......The Tire Store 

20.......Porsche Santa Barbara 


COASTALAIRE 2012 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 (sbrewer@eyesonly.com). 

A DRIVE UP TO 

THE CASTLE II 

Coming up later this year 

will be another opportunity 

to drive up to Hearst Castle. It 

will once again be a limited 

number of cars. So stay 

tuned in. 

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Morro Bay, CA 93442 


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of the month at 

9 AM and join us 

for a great time of 

food and talk. 

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