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SBR Explores Beautiful Coronado Island Camarillo’s WW II Aviation Museum Porsche’s LED Headlight Systems PCA NATIONAL NEWSLETTER AWARD WINNER

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The Commemorative Air Force Museum...........12 MLK, Jr. Weekend in Coronado Island..............16 Porsche’s LED Headlights...................................22 Autocross Back in Camarillo..............................27

Future Events

California Festival of Speed.................................5 Mullin Museum Tour............................................6 Backroads to B.J.’s...............................................8 The Gimmick Rally.............................................15 Rusnak Service Clinic.........................................19 Memorial Day Weekend to the Bay Area..........21 Camarillo Autocross...........................................24

On The Cover

The Hotel del Coronado - a central part of SBR’s January excursion to Coronado Island Photo by John Alfenito

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SBR Explores Beautiful Coronado Island Camarillo’s WW II Aviation Museum Porsche’s LED Headlight Systems PCA NATIONAL NEWSLETTER AWARD WINNER

On This Page - SBR’s Jeff Kaye captured this beautiful photo of his 2011 Spyder on Highway 33 just north of Rose Valley. iPhone 6 photo by Jeff Kaye

SBR Board of Directors & Appointees................ 2 SBR Events Calendar.......................................... 3 President’s Column.............................................. 4 Camarillo Breakfast........................................... 7 Santa Barbara Breakfast.................................... 9 Board of Directors Meeting.............................. 25 Down The Road - Future Events....................... 26 The Zone 8 Page............................................... 27 Membership Page............................................. 28 SBR Name Badge Ordering Info....................... 28 Classified Ads................................................... 31 Directory of Advertisers.................................... 31 The Last Word................................................... 32

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President MIKE HODSON aitchpm@gmail.com 805-279-2252

Vice President STEVE KALLER Steve@kallermgmt.com 818-489-4225

Treasurer JIM BROWN JimB968@gmail.com 805-559-1005

Secretary HOWARD RUBENSTEIN hrrca1@gmail.com 818-340-3366

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

Activities DOREEN PANKOW DPankow@sbcglobal.net 805-422-8217

Goodie Store JOHN BARRISON JohnBarrison@gmail.com 805-797-4191

Past President NICOLAS LIAKAS NicolasLiakas@gmail.com 818-706-6016

Editor JOHN ALFENITO DerAuspuff@gmail.com 818-436-9204 AUSPUFF FEBRUARY 2O16

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PCA SANTA BARBARA REGION’S AWARD-WINNING MONTHLY MAGAZINE

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Board Appointees

JOHN ALFENITO DerAuspuff@gmail.com

Advertising GEORGE NORTH NorthGB1@gmail.com

Managing Editor Susan Stone SE.Stone@verizon.net

Archives JAMES OLDHAM OldhamJames@msn.com

Associate Editors BirGitta Baker Jeanne McNair

Advertising Director

Autocross STEVE FERRARI SteveFerrari@outlook.com

GEORGE NORTH NorthGB1@gmail.com

Technical Editor Chris Andropoulos chris@schneiderautohaus.com

Concours KENNY & TARA BRUNDRETT californiasat@gmail.com

Contributors STEVE FERRARI JEFF KAYE NICOLAS LIAKAS JEANNE MCNAIR HOWARD RUBENSTEIN JEFFRY WAXMAN

Distribution CHET & JOAN YABITSU yabitsu@charter.net Insurance RANDY KINSLING RKinsling@tw-ins.com

Printing Michael Dunwell Sir Speedy Printing 1161 Calle Suerte, Suite E Camarillo, CA 93012 805-484-7999

Mademoiselles PAMUELA HODSON uelacat@gmail.com Public Relations DICK LANGE LRLange@pacbell.net R.U.F. (Retired & Unemployed Folks) JOHN & JEANNE MCNAIR jjmcnair3@verizon.net Safety TOM MARSHALL tomma8454@aol.com Webmaster RANDY FISHWICK my964@outlook.com

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SBR Events Calendar

February Saturday 6

Saturday 13

Saturday 27

Saturday 5

Wednesday 9

Saturday 12

Saturday 26

CAMARILLO BREAKFAST............................................8:00 a.m.

Panera Bread & Johnny Rockets, Camarillo Outlets SANTA BARBARA BREAKFAST...................................8:30 a.m.

Moby Dick Restaurant, Stearns Wharf A TOUR OF THE MULLIN MUSEUM............................page 6 > UT! SOLD O Oxnard MULLIN AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM TOUR SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2O16

We’ll meet at 8:30 a.m. in the NW corner of Costco’s parking lot at 5700 Lindero Canyon Rd., Westlake Village 91362. Departure time is 9:00 a.m.

Enjoy a fun drive over the Santa Monica Mountains via Kanan Road and through the sweeping curves of Encinal Canyon Road. We’ll then follow the scenic Pacific Coast Highway to the Mullin Automotive Museum in Oxnard.

Upon arrival, we’ll be divided into smaller groups for docent-led tours through the museum’s collection, which includes some of the most beautifully styled and amazingly engineered French cars ever built. The Mullin collection pays homage to the Art Deco and Machine Age eras when magnificent automobiles and art were created and celebrated.

Following the tour, we’ll enjoy a delicious lunch at the Prime Steakhouse in Ventura, which is opening up just to serve lunch to our members. We’ll have the whole restaurant to ourselves.

Event cost is $40 per person, which includes a docent-led tour through the Mullin Automotive Museum, lunch, non-alcoholic beverage and activity fee. A no-host bar will be available.

For questions contact Doreen Pankow at dpankow@sbcglobal.net or (805) 422-8217.

MULLIN AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM TOUR - O2/27/2O16

Please mail your check (payable to PCA/SBR) to arrive no later than February 17 to: Doreen Pankow, 2251 Brownstone Creek Ave., Simi Valley, CA 93063 Name(s): __________________________________________________________

Email: _____________________________________________________________ Cell Phone: ________________________________________________________

#Attending: _______ Amount Enclosed ($40 per person): ____________

March

CAMARILLO BREAKFAST........................................... 8:00 a.m.

Panera Bread & Johnny Rockets, Camarillo Outlets BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING..............................6:30 p.m.

Lavaggio, Agoura HIlls SANTA BARBARA BREAKFAST.................................. 8:30 a.m.

Moby Dick Restaurant, Stearns Wharf BACK ROADS DRIVE TO BJ’S BREWHOUSE.............. page 14 > Starts in Moorpark

Back Roads Drive to BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse Saturday, March 26th Run the roads you’ve always heard about: Grimes Canyon, San Francisquito Canyon, Spunky Canyon and Bouquet Canyon.

We’ll meet at 9:00 a.m. in Moorpark at the Target parking lot, 832 New Los Angeles Avenue (just West of CA-23). Departure time: 9:30 a.m.

Be prepared to enjoy a fun, 75-mile drive on some legendary Porsche roads. We’ll head over Grimes Canyon to Fillmore, and then east on CA-126 to cruise the curves of San Francisquito Canyon, Spunky Canyon and Bouquet Canyon where we’ll enjoy views of the Bouquet Reservoir. Then a more relaxed drive into Valencia to our lunch stop: BJ’s Restaurant & Brewery for deep-dish pizza and garden salad.

Event cost is $25 per person, which includes lunch, non-alchoholic beverage, and activity fee.

RSVP now to Doreen Pankow:

dpankow@sbcglobal.net (or) 805-422-8217

Please mail check, payable to PCA/SBR ($25-per-person) to: Doreen Pankow, 2251 Brownstone Creek Ave., Simi Valley, CA 93063 Name(s): ______________________________ Email Address: ______________________________ Phone Number: ______________________________ #Attending:

Amount Enclosed:

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No refunds for cancellations after March 18th

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Saturday 23

Saturday 30

Panera Bread & Johnny Rockets, Camarillo Outlets CALIFORNIA FESTIVAL OF SPEED.................................. page 5 > Auto Club Speedway, Fontana SANTA BARBARA BREAKFAST...................................8:30 a.m.

Moby Dick Restaurant, Stearns Wharf CAMARILLO AUTOCROSS..........................................page 24 > Camarillo Airport GIMMICK RALLY.........................................................page 15 > Ends at Dos Vientos Center, Newbury Park Porsche

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Turn right and approximate) Airport Gate Schedule: (times Check In at 6:30 a.m. Registration Inspection begins 6:45 a.m. Tech Drivers Meeting 8:00 a.m. MandatoryRuns begin 4:30 p.m.)

Runs (to 8:30 a.m. Practice Official Timed 2:00 p.m. 3

Requirements: Safe This event will& mechanically sound car. be run in compliance Please review with Zone 8 rules.PCA Zone 8 autocross Complete results rules for helmet and will be posted seatbelt on the SBR websiterequirements http://tinyurl.com/Z (pcasb.org) within two weeks of one8Rules the event.

ENTRY FEE: $85.00 PER DRIVER, INCLUDES A BARBECUE LUNCH.

• Extra BBQ lunches can be purchased with registration for $20 each.

• Enrollment limited to 65. Registration MUST be done online (see below).

• Course work is mandatory in order to run this Autocross.

• Porsche drivers: THIS IS A ZONE 8 SANCTIONED EVENT FOR POINTS.

• More than one person may drive a car, but each driver may drive only one car.

• Non-driver volunteers please register at: http://tinyurl.com/23AprAutoX-SBR • Questions? E-mail STEVE FERRARI at: SteveFerrari@outlook.com

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I’m ready for pedal to the metal!!!

No. it’s brain over brawn.

THE GIMMICK RALLY saturday, APRIL 30, 2016 We will be meeting at a park in Ventura to begin the excitement. Our drive will take us on some roads just made for Porsches. The rally will last somewhat over two hours of fun driving and beautiful scenery. No racing here. Only careful powers of observation and clever thinking will put you in the winner’s circle. The top three teams, as determined by the highest number of correct answers, will be winners and receive prizes.

You will need a driver in a Porsche, and a copilot with a clipboard and a writing utensil.

Water, sunglasses, and sunscreen may come in handy, too.

The rally will end at Dos Vientos Center in Newbury Park. There, we’ll be treated to a great barbecue lunch from Q-Time BBQ. Your 4th-time rally hosts will be Jerry & Pam Lasnik. If you’ve gone with them before, you know how much fun it is. Be sure to invite your friends to join in. This is always a popular event, so don’t be left out.

The total cost is $30 per person, including lunch, drinks and SBR activity fee. Please R.S.V.P. by filling out the form below and submitting it with your check payable to PCA/SBR. To insure your spot, mail it by April 27, 2016 to Jerry & Pam at the address below. names: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ email: _________________________________________________ Phone#: ________________________________________ # of participants: _____________________ amount enclosed: _______________________________________ Jerry and Pam Lasnik 25 Marimar St. Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 jerry@lasnik.net no refunds for cancellations after APRIL 25TH

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The President’s Column

Believe In Yourself

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ife is full of challenges.

They can come from many different sources, some of which we can control; others are beyond our comprehension or our control. Challenges can result from being in the wrong place at the wrong time or having a poor hand of “life” cards dealt to us. Such challenges may seem totally unfair, with the question “Why me?” being asked.

MIKE HODSON

Dealing with adversity is not always a simple matter of meeting the problem head-on and taking care of it. Solutions can be elusive. Sometimes all the choices are bad, and you have to choose the least painful of many painful options. Sorting through the concurrent emotions can be difficult and, at times, impossible.

My dad faced daunting challenges with my mom as she struggled with serious emotional problems. Possessing great courage and strength, he helped our family get through the toughest times, never complaining and never expressing any self-pity. In his own mind, there was never a doubt as to the outcome; everything was going to be all right at the end of the day. And it was.

One of his favorite expressions was “It takes a hot fire to make strong steel.” He grew up in Detroit during the Depression, survived combat during WW II, then started and ran a medium- sized business. He stood very close to the fire many times and was no stranger to challenges. He wasn’t one to dwell on a problem; he was too busy figuring out a solution.

Throughout my life, the lesson was clear: Believe in yourself. No matter what curve balls life throws at you, analyze the situation, formulate a plan and do the best you can. The outcome may not be good, but knowing that you have done your best keeps you moving forward.

Life for me has been incredibly fortunate. Excellent genetics have granted me good health, which I try never to take for granted. Hard work and sacrifices made by my parents allowed me to grow up in a warm, loving, secure home, with not a care in the world. Meeting, courting, and (finally!) marrying Pamuela has been the most wonderful thing in my life.

Challenges for me have been mostly self-inflicted, based on poor decisions. All of the challenges have helped me to grow stronger, knowing that whatever life brings, I will be able to face the situation. “Absol fiducia” – believe in yourself.

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MULLIN AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM TOUR SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2O16 We’ll meet at 8:30 a.m. in the NW corner of Costco’s parking lot at 5700 Lindero Canyon Rd., Westlake Village 91362. Departure time is 9:00 a.m.

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Enjoy a fun drive over the Santa Monica Mountains via Kanan Road and through the sweeping curves of Encinal Canyon Road. We’ll then follow the scenic Pacific Coast Highway to the Mullin Automotive Museum in Oxnard.

Upon arrival, we’ll be divided into smaller groups for docent-led tours through the museum’s collection, which includes some of the most beautifully styled and amazingly engineered French cars ever built. The Mullin collection pays homage to the Art Deco and Machine Age eras when magnificent automobiles and art were created and celebrated.

Following the tour, we’ll enjoy a delicious lunch at the Prime Steakhouse in Ventura, which is opening up just to serve lunch to our members. We’ll have the whole restaurant to ourselves.

Event cost is $40 per person, which includes a docent-led tour through the Mullin Automotive Museum, lunch, non-alcoholic beverage and activity fee. A no-host bar will be available.

For questions contact Doreen Pankow at dpankow@sbcglobal.net or (805) 422-8217.

MULLIN AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM TOUR - O2/27/2O16 Please mail your check (payable to PCA/SBR) to arrive no later than February 17 to: Doreen Pankow, 2251 Brownstone Creek Ave., Simi Valley, CA 93063 Name(s): __________________________________________________________ Email: _____________________________________________________________ Cell Phone: ________________________________________________________ #Attending: _______ Amount Enclosed ($40 per person): ____________

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Camarillo Breakfast

January109 2,Attendees 2016 69 Porsches

EVENT PHOTOS BY JOHN ALFENITO Our good friend at Rusnak, Carl Bell, has become a The first breakfast meeting of the new year featured an ever-changing sky of new member of the Santa Barbara Region! Here he is clouds and sun as the first series of El Niño storms approached Southern CA. with his 2016 Lava Orange Carrera.

Terry Middlebrook drove her Christmas gift to breakfast...a gorgeous, new Macan Turbo.

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Three of the 60 existing 60th Anniversary Club Coupes were in attendance. John Alfenito, Rene Cortez, and Bill Kling provided one of 2016’s first photo ops.

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Back Roads Drive to BJ’s Restaurant & Brewhouse Saturday, March 26th Run the roads you’ve always heard about: Grimes Canyon, San Francisquito Canyon, Spunky Canyon and Bouquet Canyon.

We’ll meet at 9:00 a.m. in Moorpark at the Target parking lot, 832 New Los Angeles Avenue (just West of CA-23). Departure time: 9:30 a.m.

Be prepared to enjoy a fun, 75-mile drive on some legendary Porsche roads. We’ll head over Grimes Canyon to Fillmore, and then east on CA-126 to cruise the curves of San Francisquito Canyon, Spunky Canyon and Bouquet Canyon where we’ll enjoy views of the Bouquet Reservoir. Then a more relaxed drive into Valencia to our lunch stop: BJ’s Restaurant & Brewery for deep-dish pizza and garden salad.

Event cost is $25 per person, which includes lunch, non-alchoholic beverage, and activity fee.

RSVP now to Doreen Pankow:

dpankow@sbcglobal.net (or) 805-422-8217

Please mail check, payable to PCA/SBR ($25-per-person) to: Doreen Pankow, 2251 Brownstone Creek Ave., Simi Valley, CA 93063 Name(s): ______________________________ Email Address: ______________________________ Phone Number: ______________________________ #Attending:

Amount Enclosed:

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No refunds for cancellations after March 18th

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Santa Barbara Breakfast

January38 9,Attendees 2016 22 Porsches

EVENT PHOTOS BY JEFFRY WAXMAN

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The R.U.F. Report

Camaril o’s Best Kept Secret STORY BY JEANNE McNAIR EVENT PHOTOS BY JOHN ALFENITO

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he December R.U.F. outing to the World War II Aviation Museum attracted 40+ attendees on a beautiful, cool and crisp day the week before Christmas. This museum, located at the Camarillo Airport, is housed in three hangars abutting a ramp area. Planes are located in the display hangars and outside on the ramp as well as in the maintenance hangar. The museum is administered by the Commemorative Air Force Southern California Wing, which is an all-volunteer organization dedicated to the preservation of the history of combat aircraft flown by the military services of the United States.

We were given a docent-led tour of the museum, and we were all impressed not only by the encyclopedic knowledge of the docents but also by their evident enthusiasm for the aircraft and history of each.

The Commemorative Air Force World War II Aviation Museum

is accomplished. Of particular note, we observed a PBJ (Patrol Bomber) manufactured by North American, which is the Navy equivalent of the iconic B-25. There were originally about 10,000 B-25s made, with only 600 allocated to the Navy. The PBJs were used only in the Pacific Theater.

This particular plane has been under active restoration for 22 years, and the electrical circuitry is almost complete. This means the engines may be started for the first time in 22 years!

Out on the ramp, we saw several planes, including a P-51 Mustang which was representative of the planes that played such a crucial role in winning the air war in World War II. This plane had tiger stripes on the top and camouflage on the bottom; since the U.S. dominated the air, camouflage was unnecessary on the top. There are also 17 swastikas on the canopy, representing kills. This plane is operational and is used for commercial rides at $1,495 a trip.

Also on the ramp was a Japanese Zero, which our docent pointed out was one of the most maneuverable planes in the war.

A captured Zero allowed analysis of the plane, which was used by Grumman when it developed the Hellcat. This was seen as a turning point in the Pacific air war because the Hellcat was so effective against the Zeros.

There were some interesting examples of what is called “Nose Art,” mostly attractive female images with names such as “Executive Sweet” and “China Doll.”

Our docent observed that Nose Art was officially against the regulations, but the Army did it anyway.

This museum was a delightful treasure trove of World War II planes enhanced by the historical information provided by some very knowledgeable docents. Many attendees commented on what a great local venue this was, one they’d never before visited despite its central location. =

Our first stop on the tour was at the maintenance hangar. It is in this location that active restoration and maintenance of the museum‘s store of aircraft

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THE GIMMICK RALLY saturday, APRIL 30, 2016 We will be meeting at a park in Ventura to begin the excitement. Our drive will take us on some roads just made for Porsches. The rally will last somewhat over two hours of fun driving and beautiful scenery. No racing here. Only careful powers of observation and clever thinking will put you in the winner’s circle. The top three teams, as determined by the highest number of correct answers, will be winners and receive prizes.

You will need a driver in a Porsche, and a copilot with a clipboard and a writing utensil.

Water, sunglasses, and sunscreen may come in handy, too.

The rally will end at Dos Vientos Center in Newbury Park. There, we’ll be treated to a great barbecue lunch from Q-Time BBQ. Your 4th-time rally hosts will be Jerry & Pam Lasnik. If you’ve gone with them before, you know how much fun it is. Be sure to invite your friends to join in. This is always a popular event, so don’t be left out.

The total cost is $30 per person, including lunch, drinks and SBR activity fee. Please R.S.V.P. by filling out the form below and submitting it with your check payable to PCA/SBR. To insure your spot, mail it by April 27, 2016 to Jerry & Pam at the address below. names: _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ email: _________________________________________________ Phone#: ________________________________________ # of participants: _____________________ amount enclosed: _______________________________________ Jerry and Pam Lasnik 25 Marimar St. Thousand Oaks, CA 91360 jerry@lasnik.net no refunds for cancellations after APRIL 25TH

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Our hotel, the beautiful Glorietta Bay Inn, was just across the street from the famous Hotel del Coronado. The Glorietta Bay Inn reserved its entire back parking lot exclusively for our Porsches, creating an instant “secure car show” for the hotel’s other guests.

The docent-led tour of The Del included a photo op at the special huge chair the hotel had built for the visit of our “largest” president, Howard Taft (Joe & Veronica Linden tried it out). Dinner on Friday evening was at Vigilucci’s Italian Restaurant.

Saturday morning, we were off again on a docent-led tour of the neighborhoods around The Del. The rich history of the “island” was fascinating. Then, a walking progressive restaurant tour of Orange Avenue brought us to several different local eateries.

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We gathered on the morning of the 15th in Westlake Village and then proceeded south to San Juan Capistrano for our lunch break. The El Adobe restaurant’s Mexican cuisine was perfect, and served in a room reserved exclusively for our club. We even had an entire parking lot solely at our disposal. Once fed and watered, we proceeded south to San Diego, past downtown, and onto the Coronado Bridge. Arriving on the island, we turned left onto Orange Avenue and took it to its end. On the right was the world-famous Hotel del Coronado, and on the left was our host hotel, the Glorietta Bay Inn. Again, we had an entire parking lot for our exclusive use. (On this trip, our cars were no longer needed during the entire weekend as everything on the island was within walking distance or part of the organized trolley tour of the island and downtown San Diego.)

The main section of the Glorietta was at one time a private home, the Spreckles Mansion, spectacular in every detail. The main lobby was the venue for our daily breakfasts and afternoon refreshments. The waterfront views as well as the unique visuals of The Del were welcoming and very interesting. By 3:30 that afternoon, we regrouped in front of The Del for a docent-led tour of the historic hotel. Details of the property’s history, the landmark’s construction, and efforts to preserve its iconic image were fully discussed and explained in fascinating detail.

Before we knew it, dinner time was upon us. A short walk and we reached Vigilucci’s Italian Restaurant.

Once again, a private room overlooking the ocean was available to us. We feasted on chicken parmigiana, gnocchi or salmon entrees plus, of course, tiramisu for dessert. Fully stuffed, many of us walked the main drag in front of the restaurant, while others returned to the Glorietta and hung around in the lobby to enjoy the chatter of friends.

Saturday was walking day. We started our morning with a docent-led walking tour of the historic mansions and neighborhoods of the island. We passed by the site of the old Tent City, the castles and cottages that line the beautiful beach, and recounted the stories of moguls and movie stars, Navy pilots and SEALs – all part of the 100-plus years history of the island. At midafternoon we participated in another walking tour, this

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CORONADO ISLAND STORY BY NICOLAS LIAKAS EVENT PHOTOS BY JOHN ALFENITO one focusing on the most popular eateries. In effect, we had a progressive dinner that included olive oil and wine tasting along the main streets of the downtown area, a rare and extremely rewarding experience.

Sunday had a different feel to it as we boarded the Old Town Trolley – on our own individual schedules – for a guided tour of downtown San Diego and other sections of the island. We were able to “hop on and off” along the entire route, affording us the opportunity to concentrate on personal points of interest. The most popular spots included Balboa Park, the Old Town Market, Seaport Village, the Gaslamp Quarter, and Little Italy. Each of us made it back in time to savor the cuisine of the Bluewater Grill, specializing in seafood, and to take part in one more festive gathering.

Most of us returned home on Monday, although a handful decided to spend another night at the Glorietta and depart Tuesday morning. Regardless of date of departure, all had a great and memorable long weekend, the kind of adventure for which SBR is famous.

The upcoming Memorial Day Weekend tour to San Francisco and the Bay Area promises to be exciting, educational, and very satisfying. Look for the flier here in Der Auspuff and be sure to register early as these events sell out quickly. =

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wice each year, SBR members enjoy a long weekend journey to diverse and interesting destinations. The Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend in January and the Memorial Day weekend at the end of May provide our members with opportunities to spend a few days together visiting sites that require more than a one-day program. This year’s first multi-day adventure was set for January 15 –18, and the chosen location was San Diego’s Coronado Island. 46 club members took part in yet another memorable event.

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CORONADO ISLAND On Sunday, many in our group took a trolley tour of San Diego, while others exercised their Porsches for personal excursions around the area. This is a shot taken from Point Loma, looking back across the entrance to San Diego Harbor. The city skyline is at center and the beaches of Coronado are on the right. The North Island Naval Air Station is at the harbor’s entrance (center).

Each morning, the Glorietta Bay Inn served a continental breakfast, which we enjoyed on the patios surrouding the hotel’s main lobby. On Sunday evening, we dined in style at the Bluewater Boathouse on the water in the Coronado Island Marina.

Our own private room upstairs at the Bluewater Boathouse gave us all the perfect chance to relax and share stories of our wonderful weekend on Coronado Island.

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EXCLUSIVELY FOR PCA/SBR MEMBERS You are invited to a complimentary Service Clinic at Rusnak/Westlake Porsche on Saturday, March 19th. Service Manager Sam Abergel will once again be our host for this day of free Porsche inspections.

You’ll stand beside a Certified Porsche Technician, who will answer all your questions and give you a written checklist of your Porsche’s vital signs.

Those attending will be treated to free food and a stable of 2016 Porsches to test drive. Last, but not least, Sam has offered all PCA members who attend the clinic a 15% discount on any recommended service or repairs performed within 30 days of this event!

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

She’ll set up a service appointment for you on Saturday, March 19th.

Don’t miss this great opportunity to have your car inspected - FOR FREE - by one of Rusnak’s Certified Service Technicians - while enjoying the company of your fellow-PCA members. Call and reserve your spot today!

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Mike Schatz started his career in 1980 at Redline Service in Santa Monica and moved on to Rusnak in Thousand Oaks, earning Master Tech certification on the new generations of Porsche cars and SUVs. As a consequence, other Porsche repair shops often call Mike Schatz for advice.

From maintenance to modifications, MKS is your best choice.

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SBR Memorial Day By The Bay

SBR Goes To San Francisco May 27-30, 2016

Come join us for SBR’s annual Memorial Day weekend getaway when we travel north to the beautiful and exciting San Francisco Bay area. This weekend trip will start with a scenic drive up Highway 101 to our base at the Bay Landing Hotel located in Burlingame, just 20 minutes south of San Francisco. The hotel, which is situated right on the bay, has scenic views, and provides a complimentary breakfast. We’ve obtained discounted room rates of $159/night and parking is free. Friday evening, we will leave our Porsches parked and walk to the nearby El Torito restaurant for a relaxing dinner reception.

On Saturday, we will travel as a group to the lovely estate, Filoli, which is nestled amongst stunning gardens in the verdant town of Woodside on the San Francisco peninsula. The house and grounds are part of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, one of only two such designated properties in California.

Built by the owner of the Empire Gold Mine, Filoli is recognized as one of the finest remaining country estates of the early 20th century. We will have a docent-led tour followed by a catered lunch on the grounds. After our meal, we will depart for a spirited and very scenic drive through stands of redwoods over the San Andreas mountains to the rugged beauty of the coast and through picturesque towns such as Pescadoro and Half Moon Bay. Saturday dinner will be on your own to travel into San Francisco or to explore the upscale shopping and dining in downtown Burlingame or other peninsula towns such as Palo Alto.

On Sunday morning, a chartered bus will pick us up at our hotel for a guided tour of San Francisco, including a crossing of the Golden Gate Bridge to Marin County. Our itinerary has been planned by the very popular Blue Heron Tour company and will include a lunch break at Pier 39, where there are many dining options to choose from. Later on Sunday, we will meet at Il Fornaio restaurant in Burlingame for a farewell dinner.

The cost for the weekend is $215 per person, which includes two dinners, one lunch, admission fee and guide at Filoli, chartered bus and tour guide fees as well as the activity fee. Because of the size of the tour bus, enrollment must be limited to 54 people for this event. If you are interested in attending, complete the enrollment form below and send it with your fee to John & Jeanne McNair, 1091 Belleza Street, Camarillo, CA 93012. Please note that no refunds can be made after May 6, 2016.

To reserve your room and receive the discounted rate, please call the Bay Landing Hotel at 866-783-9612 and identify yourself as a PCA member or reference “reservation #3413.” The hotel’s cutoff for the discounted rate is May 6, 2016. Further details on departure location and time will be provided to those who enroll.

Please make checks payable to PCA/SBR and book this trip early!

SBR Goes To San Francisco - May 27-30, 2016 Names: ____________________________________ Email: _____________________________________ Phone #: ___________________________________ Amount Enclosed ($215 per person): _______________

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The Tech Report

PORSCHE’S LED HEADLIGHTS ARTICLE BY CHRIS ANDROPOULOS Santa Barbara Region Tech Editor

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he exponential rate of electronics development has greatly benefited the automotive industry, with an increasing amount of the latest technologies finding their way into latemodel automobiles. Unfortunately, the long lead time and expense of developing an entirely new automotive platform has meant that the industry has lagged behind the home and personal electronics industries in the implementation of such technology. A good example of this is modern LED (light-emitting diode) lighting.

During the past decade, rapid advances in LED technology have made affordable home LED lighting possible, and it is now becoming commonplace for LEDs to be used in automotive interior and exterior lighting. LED taillights and turn signal lights improve safety and visibility. Besides being much brighter than conventional incandescent bulbs, they also activate in about a tenth of the time LED accent/daytime running lights have also been en vogue for about the past half-dozen years. In addition to the safety benefits of better daytime visibility to other drivers, these stylized LED strips are an attempt by automakers to visually distinguish their model lines in a sea of similarlooking cars.

More recently, LED headlights have become commonly available as an option on high-end automobiles; according to industry estimates, 20% of all new cars will be equipped with LED headlights by 2020.

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their halogen and HID forebears, which allows for more distinctive headlight designs, lower hood lines and better aerodynamics.

going into minute detail about electron movement and semiconductors, but a simplistic description is helpful in understanding the benefits of LED technology.

Reduced energy consumption is perhaps the greatest benefit of LED technology. A typical halogen headlight bulb consumes 55 watts of energy, while the average HID bulb uses 35W. Furthermore, both of these designs only convert a small amount (about 5%) of input energy into

A basic LED is composed of a stack of two very thin wafers of semiconductor material (initially, aluminum-gallium-arsenide [AlGaAs] and later, gallium nitride [GaN] in case you were wondering), each of which are chemically altered to regu-

Porsche’s LED headlight unit

Porsche’s LED DRLs

useful light; the rest is wasted as heat energy. Early incarnations of LED headlamps were not quite as bright as the best HID lights, but a modern LED headlight module only uses 12.5W and converts over 20% of this energy into a pure, bright white light that is very close in color to natural daylight, which minimizes human eye strain.

late the flow of electrons when an electrical current is applied to the array. When current is applied to the diode, electrons move from atom to atom, and in doing so, they release energy in the form of photons of light.

So why has it taken so long for LED headlights to become readily available?

Unsurprisingly, the cost of such high-tech LED lighting has been the main barrier.

However, economies of scale have allowed them to become much more commonplace during the last two model years alone.

A full explanation of diodes and LEDs and how they work is difficult without

The most basic of LEDs only emit infrared light that is invisible to the human eye.

These infrared LEDs are commonly used in conventional television remote controllers. The first visible LEDs became commercially available in the early 1960s, but they were only useful as small indicator lights for electronic devices and were only available in red or green. Soon, LEDs became commonplace in the form of digital displays for clocks, calculators, and other digital instruments.

Since then, the pace of LED develop-

Porsche’s first deployment of LED exterior lighting appeared on the face-lifted 997.2 and 987.2 of the 2009 model year.

All 997.2/987.2 models featured LED taillights and turn signals, along with a white LED strip at each front corner for daytime running/accent lighting. The Panamera and Cayenne soon followed suit. For the 2014 model year, LED headlights became optional on all Porsche models except for the Boxster and Cayman.

Plus adds forward-facing cameras that detect other vehicles’ headlights and taillights; if they come within a predetermined range, the high beams are automatically deactivated. Two additional LED arrays are also present for additional high beam function.

To equip a new Porsche with these hightech headlights, it costs between $1,900 and $3,500, depending on the model. The LED headlight modules are purported to last “the life of the vehicle” and, as such, are not serviceable. An entire replacement LED headlight assembly costs about $1,000 more than already expensive HID units. Only time will tell if they prove to be reliable, but they should be relatively trouble-free as they do not require the extremely high voltage levels that HID lights need for operation.

One of the few weak points of LEDs is that their performance and integrity are very dependent on operating temperature. Instead of radiating heat energy away

Porsche’s HID Bi-Xenons

The 991.2’s ultra-thin LED DRLs

Each of Porsche’s LED headlight assemblies contains 30 individual LEDs, regardless of the model line, with each LED emitter being only a square millimeter in size.

A string of individual LEDs is often used for accent/daytime running light strips, while each of the LED headlamp modules used by Porsche consists of a 1x4 row of LEDs. A ring of four distinctive LED daytime running lights signifies an LED headlight-equipped Porsche, along with the unique, squared-off lens projectors.

from the light source like an incandescent or HID bulb, an LED conducts heat energy though the semiconductor chip itself.

Therefore, a finned heat sink is present to dissipate said heat and prevent early failure of the LED. In high-output applications such as automotive headlights, a small electric fan is also required to remove heat from the LED arrays, which negates some of their energy savings.

The lowermost of the headlight projectors is the “basic module,” which is fixed and contains two 1x4 LED headlamp modules. The upper PDLS (Porsche Dynamic Lighting System) module contains a single LED headlight module and is movable to enable the headlights to swivel while the vehicle negotiates turns. Optional PDLS

It should be noted that the electric fan is available as a separate replacement part for Porsche LED headlights. Any failure of the fan or its electrical circuit will likely result in deactivation of the entire headlight to preserve the LEDs. Additionally, the “coolness” of LEDs increases the possibility of headlight lens icing in freezing weather (which is likely

not on the radar of many of the SoCal residents reading this!). While the “wasted” heat energy emitted by incandescent and HID bulbs prevents this from happening, current LED headlight designs are configured so that the cooling fan directs warm air from the LED heat sinks and to the inside of the lens. The headlight fans are also periodically run when the headlights are switched off to prevent condensation from building up inside the headlight assembly.

However, it should be stated that automotive LED headlight design is still in its infancy. Future iterations of LED lamps are likely to be brighter and consume even less energy, and alternatives to the cooling fans are being explored by lighting manufacturers.

In fact, Porsche’s sister company, Audi, has already introduced the next generation of LED headlights, which the company calls Matrix LED technology. With this design, an array of 50 individual LEDs forms each headlamp. The high beams are always active, but if an oncoming vehicle approaches, this is automatically detected by onboard cameras as with Porsche PDLS Plus; but instead of a rotating drum or a movable shroud, individual LEDs are deactivated to prevent glare to the oncoming driver. This saves space and weight, along with further reducing power consumption. =

Chris Andropoulos

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

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ment has rivaled that of the microchip.

Continual advances in materials and manufacturing technology have allowed the production of LEDs that emit visible light in a wide array of color and output ranges, with the first high-powered blue LEDs appearing in the early 1990s. The addition of special fluorescent phosphors to high-powered blue LEDs allow them to emit light that appears “white” to the human eye; it is these white LEDs that have allowed their proliferation into the home and automotive lighting markets.

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• Enrollment limited to 65. Registration MUST be done online (see below).

• Course work is mandatory in order to run this Autocross.

• Porsche drivers: THIS IS A ZONE 8 SANCTIONED EVENT FOR POINTS. • More than one person may drive a car, but each driver may drive only one car.

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SBR Board of Directors Meeting

January 13, 2016 Lavaggio, Agoura Hills Present were: Mike Hodson, John Alfenito, Doreen Pankow, Dick Lange, Chet Yabitsu, Howard Rubenstein, Steve Ferrari, Steve Kaller, Tom Marshall, Randy & Sue Kinsling, Kenny & Tara Brundrett, Jim & Wendy Brown, and George North.

Hills Country Club in Camarillo and the cost to members will be slightly increased to $55.00 in order to decrease PCA/SBR’s subsidized amount. Further, a motion was made and approved to pay $750.00 for the down payment of the event.

The following reports and discussions were presented:

Editor: No Report

Secretary:

The November 2015 bimonthly board meeting minutes taken

by Howard Rubenstein were approved as submitted.

Vice President: No Report.

Treasurer: Steve Kaller submitted his final reports as treasurer. Jim Brown will be our new treasurer for 2016. Steve reported on the following Financial Statements for December 2015: (1) Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2015, (2) Balance Sheet Previous Year Comparison as of December 31, 2015, (3) Balance Sheet Year-to-Date as of December 31, 2015, (4) Statement of Cash Flow as of November 30, 2015, (5) Income & Expense Previous Year Comparison January through December 2015, and (6) Income & Expense January through December 2015. In addition, he reported on the Porsche Events for 2015. Steve was commended and thanked for his six years of service as Treasurer.

Distribution: 761 copies of November’s Der Auspuff were mailed at a postage cost of $368.92, leaving $391.88 in the SBR account at the Thousand Oaks Post Office.

Chester Yabitsu requested the allocation of additional funds for postage beyond the February mailing. A motion was made and approved to issue a check to USPS in the amount of $1,200.00.

Advertising: George North reported that the activity is slightly down, but overall it is healthy. He also stated that the Advertising Chair position transition is on schedule.

Goodie Store: No Report.

Insurance: Randy Kinsling reported that certificates of insurance for the following events have been ordered: 1) Explore Coronado Island. 2) Mullin Museum. 3) Back Roads San Francisquito & Bouquet Canyon to BJ’s Restaurant. 4) The Gimmick Rally.

Membership: During the month of De-

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cember, seven new members joined our region. At the end of December our membership stood at 736 primary and one life members.

Parker Resort in Santa Barbara for the next concours. A $250.00 reduction from the amount that the club paid for the last concours at this facility was negotiated. A motion was made and approved to submit a deposit in the amount of $1,375.00.

Activities: Rusnak Westlake Porsche has scheduled a complimentary Service Clinic in March for PCA members. There is a back roads drive through the canyons in March. It was agreed that the 2016 Holiday Brunch will be held at the Spanish

Autocross: The Autocross has been set for April 23, 2016 at Camarillo Airport.

Archives: No report

Webmaster: No Report Safety: No report.

Porsche Mademoiselle Society: No report.

R.U.F.: No Report.

Public Relations: Two new articles have been submitted to Panorama for publication. The December issue covered our 39th Annual Concours d’Elegance.

Past President: No Report President: Mike Hodson reported that PCA/SBR has raised a total of $2,445.00 for the Tri-Counties Make-A-Wish Foundation, $810.00 from the concours ($690.00 from the 50/50 raffle plus $120.00 in donations), and $1,635.00 from the Holiday Brunch silent auction. A motion was made and approved to add $2,555.00 to the amount raised in order to donate a total of $5,000.00 to TCMAWF. In addition, Mike requested input from the board regarding the selection of a designated charity for 2016. Additionally, suggestions will be solicited from the membership.

Old Business: None New Business: The Board discussed several issues, including definitions of “New” and “Legacy” members. Also discussed was pricing for the June New/Legacy Members Picnic. The Board agreed to subsidize half the price of the lunch for the honored members.

A motion was made and approved to rent a post office box in the name of PCA/ SBR as a more generic mailing address for the Club. The mailbox will be rented in Camarillo, CA. Meeting adjourned at 8:00 p.m.

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Down The Road

SBR’S UPCOMING EVENTS & DATES OF INTEREST

FEBRUARY 27

MARCH 19

Rusnak Service Clinic

MARCH 26

Back Roads Drive to BJ’s Brewhouse

APRIL 8-10

Zone 8 Festival of Speed

APRIL 15-17

APRIL 23

Zone 8 SBR Autocross in Camarillo

APRIL 30

The Gimmick Rally

MAY 22

MAY 27-30

JUNE 25

JULY 4

JULY 16

AUGUST 19-21

AUGUST 27

SEPTEMBER 8-10

SEPTEMBER 17

Pre-Concours Detail Clinic

SEPTEMBER 24

20th Annual Chili Cook-Off

OCTOBER 9

Mullin Museum Tour

Long Beach Grand Prix

Camarillo Aviation Museum Tour Memorial Day Weekend in San Francisco Area New Member/Legacy Member Picnic City of Santa Barbara 4th of July Parade Explore Rancho Guadalupe Dunes & Oso Flaco Lake Rolex Monterey Motorsports Reunion Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca SBR Progressive Dinner Treffen North America (PCA Escape) Lake Tahoe

40th Annual Concours d’Elegance - Santa Barbara

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OCTOBER 29

Zone 8 SBR Autocross in Camarillo

NOVEMBER 19

Petersen Automotive Museum Tour

DECEMBER 3

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Grape Harvest Wine Tour

Motor 4 Toys SBR Holiday Brunch

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ARTICLE BY STEVE FERRARI, SBR AUTOCROSS CHAIR Saturday, April 23, 2016, the Santa Barbara Region will host an autocross at the Camarillo Airport. This event will be in compliance with Zone 8 rules. However, you don’t need to drive a Porsche to compete in the event. You will need a helmet, and your vehicle must pass tech inspection. See the Zone 8 rules at: http://tinyurl.com/Zone8Rules for more detailed information, especially if your car has been modified.

I am encouraging all members, especially those members who have not driven in an autocross before, to register and participate in this event. We are planning for at least 60 drivers. For those of you who are not familiar with how we run an autocross, club members design and create a driving course at the Camarillo Airport. Marked by traffic cones, the course provides drivers an opportunity to take their cars through their paces in a controlled environment. The course is designed not for speed, but more for handling. You really get an opportunity to see how your car handles, and you’ll get to drive your car the way it was meant to be driven. You don’t need any track or autocross experience.

In fact, there will be instructors available for in-car instruction. If you do participate, you will come away with a better understanding of how your car handles. For those who have participated previously, the course design this time will be a little less technical. It should take less than a minute to run the course.

Registration will again be on-line only. The address for registration is http://tinyurl.com/23AprAutoX-SBR. Via that URL you will be able to get detailed information on the event, get directions, register you and your car, and pay on-line. We won’t be accepting checks or registration through the mail, nor will we be accepting same-day registrations.

For those of you who do not plan to drive but would like to volunteer to work the event, I am asking you to also register online using the same address as above. This allows the autocross team to better organize the event, assign responsibilities and provide an accurate count for lunch. I will need volunteers for the welcoming table, tech inspection, organizing cars in the grid area, starter position, timing, course set-up on Friday and manning the course to take care of downed cones. If you volunteer for the whole day, you will be rewarded with a complimentary barbecue lunch!

I hope you will consider driving or volunteering for this event.

Autocross is the one driving event all members should experience. You’ll enjoy the day whether you are driving or volunteering! =

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Treasurer

Grand Prix

California Inland

Brett Mohr

Linda Cobarrubias

Grand Prix

Concours Co-Chair

Betsy Wadman

Secretary

Golden Empire

Skip Carter

Rules Coordinator

Grand Prix

Russell Shon

San Diego

Zone 8 Staff Autocross Chair

Social Media Chair

California Central Coast

Los Angeles

Chief Driving Instructor

Time Trial/D.E. Chair

Las Vegas

Grand Prix

Club Race Coordinator

Web Master

San Diego

San Diego

Sam Avedon

KATHY SMALLEY

Dave Hockett

Scott Mann

Karen Garcia Raines

Vince Knauf

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The Membership Report SBR Member Anniversaries 41 Years

Robert & Carolyn Paterson

29 Years

Pam Goforth-Doiron & Daniel Doiron Mary Pare

27 Years

John & Karen Reid

25 Years

9 Years

Phillip & Diane Johnson

8 Years

Carlo & Suzie Minassian Barry Murante

7 Years 6 Years

Steven & Susan Buckley Richard Pidduck

24 Years

5 Years

21 Years

Edward Sanders

Cameron & Holly Grade Raymond Polidoro & Darlene Polidoro Rod & Jarrod Sprague

20 Years

4 Years

Roland & Joyce Leveque

18 Years

Wesley Minear & Doris Minear

16 Years

John Grusd & Beth Wehrmeister William Sandlin

Wayne Bartlett Brian & Fiona Kircher Liam & Joan Murphy Caroline Santora Sue Schwefel Jeff Srinivansan

3 Years

Gerald & Sara Dalgleish Cathy & Richard Sarte

Warner Hall Bill Popok Frank & Rose Ramirez John Spinks & Diane Ward Mike & Michelle Fingert

12 Years

2 Year

13 Years

Alex & David Borla Brian Kavanagh & Shannon Kavanagh Steve Madsen Darrell Manginelli Steven & Ben Reden

11 Years

Lloyd Martinez & Larry Martinez

10 Years

Bob Crystal & Margaret Glenning Earl & Ann Teraoka Tom & Ann Romig

Joe & Lucia Bartalo Jack Bianchi Kristi Cetrulo John Ivankoe James & Sherryl Keegan Larry & Lourdes Uichanco

1 Year

Daniel De Meyer Arturo Gonzalez Scott Russell Larry WildKen Partch Ric Hovsepian James Kaufman

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

Fill out the order form, send it in with your check, and you’re good to go!

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New Members & Transfers New Members Carl Bell Thousand Oaks 2016 911 Carrera

Peter Simon Santa Barbara 2006 911 Carrera

Jim Elizarraz Thousand Oaks 2008 911 Turbo 1955 356 Speedster 1956 356 Speedster

Rik Zelman Agoura Hills 2006 911 Carrera

Mark Haslego Newbury Park 2011 Boxster

George Greenberg Westlake Village 1999 911 Carrera From CA Inland (CAI)

Lonnie Jarvis Oxnard 1993 911 Carrera Moe Jebelli Newbury Park 1971 914

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Mark Mullenary & Julie Artoux Goleta 2010 Cayenne S From CA Central Coast (CCC)

Insurance Collision Repair Custom Auto Body and Paint Restorations State of the Art Down Draft Spray Booth

Coachcraft Anthony & Bill Stoessel Since 1940

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EICHELBAUM GUITARS Handmade Acoustic Guitars Vintage Instrument Repair And Restoration

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Sales & Leasing Consultant Mercedes-Benz/Porsche/Pre-Owned

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805.376.2113 WHEEL CONCEPTS OEM CHROME WHEELS

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PCA/SBR Classifieds 1997 PORSCHE 993 – FOR SALE 911 Carrera 2 Coupe with 72,000 miles. Tiptronic transmission, Zenith Blue, grey interior with new leather fronts. Ghost Shield clear bra. Well maintained, runs strong, showroom condition. $39,900.

Contact George Owen (805)650-0525. (02/16)

Aswell Trophy................................10 Auctions America, Matt Malamut...20 Paul Bancroft Roofing.....................10 Walt Branscome, SBAG..................29 California Tire Company..................10 Coachcraft.....................................29 DSR Audio.....................................10 Eichelbaum Guitars........................29 5 Day Tire Stores...........................32 David Fox, State Farm Insurance.....27 Ghost Shield..................................10 Lavaggio, The Art of Detailing...........4 Los Angeles Dismantler..................29 McAuliffe Financial Services..........20 MKS Performance..........................20 Mr. Jay Dee...................................30 The Porsche Boutique....................20 Premier Coach...............................14 RS Enterprises...............................30 Rusnak Westlake Porsche.....IFC & 11 Santa Barbara Auto Group..............BC Schneider Autohaus.......................29 Sierra Madre Collection..................30 Village Properties, Robert Watt.......32 Wheel Concepts............................30

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FOR SALE – 2002 996 CABRIOLET 37,400 total miles. Factory paint match “Cyber Green,” 19” TechArt Wheels, Pirelli P Zeros, Bilstein PSS9 suspension, IMS updated as preventive maintenance with RMS and Clutch updated at same time about 2000 miles ago. Tech Package with full Carbon interior and sport seats. A one-of-a-kind concours winner. $40,000. Contact Gil at (805)276-7679. (01/16) 2009 CAYMAN – FOR SALE Meteor Grey Metallic, black interior, leather Sport steering wheel and leather, heated Sport seats, sound package plus, climate, cruise, Bluetooth, audio interface, 18-inch Cayman S II wheels, 6-speed manual, garaged, battery maintainer, hand washed, superb handling, modestly driven, 2nd owner w/CPO, excellent condition, 18K miles, sold & serviced by SBAG. $35,000. Victor Grandidiér (805) 692-6745, blackonwhite@cox.net (12/15) MICHELIN PILOT SPORT CUP 18” TIRES, LIKE NEW - FOR SALE Set of 4 Pilot Sport Cup Tires. Bought new in Dec., 2014 and driven less than 500 road miles. Two 235/40ZR18 (91Y) front and two 295/30ZR18 (94Y) rear. Selling for 80% of $1,532 new price = $1,225.

Contact David at 805-963-5848 or email dg.1377@yahoo.com (12/15) PORSCHE OEM CAYENNE TURBO WHEELS – For Sale Four 20” wheels removed from my 2006 Cayenne TurboS. Wheels have some curb nicks on them.

Includes center caps. $200.00 OBOContact Larry or Courtney McBride (805) 794-7799 mcbridemortgage@msn.com (11/15) 1981 911 SC TARGA – FOR SALE This is your chance to own a classic Porsche. PCA member offering a 1981 911 SC Targa. It’s fun to drive, turns heads, and should be driven more.Certified by Porsche with all service records, car cover, extra set of tires, and much more. The car runs great, very strong, and has been well cared for by all (3) of the previous PCA owners. Most recently this car took 2nd in the Concours d’ Elegance in Westlake Village (’13). No major accidents, other than reference to broken glass falling on the car which required some paint work in the mid-90’s. Come take a look.

Priced at $26,500 OBO. Contact Scott Squires at (805) 244-6597 or (805) 509-0802.

2004 TURBO CABRIOLET – FOR SALE Atlas Grey w/ graphite grey full leather, 54k miles, x-50, COA, Yellow Calipers, Yellow Belts, Yellow Stitching, Interior Painted ext color. Bose Stereo w/ custom XM Satellite Radio, Nav, Chrome Turbo Twist Wheels. No Racing, No Track time. Schneider Serviced.

MSRP $167,000. Asking Price $52,000 Contact Dr. Steve Mascagno (805) 680-9919 DrSteveMascagno@gmail.com (07/15) Der Auspuff accepts classified advertising limited to 50 words or less for Porsche cars, parts, and Porsche-related items. Ads are free to PCA SBR members in good standing and will run for a maximum of three (3) months. Ads are free to other PCA members in good standing as space permits and will also run for a maximum of three (3) months. Ads will be accepted for non-members as space permits for a fee of $10 per month, per ad. Please notify the Editor if sold. Der Auspuff is not responsible for the accuracy of any ad or claims made by advertisers, and does not warrant or guarantee the condition of items offered for sale. Der Auspuff reserves the right to edit or refuse to print any ad it deems inappropriate. Please submit ads directly to the Editor at DerAuspuff@gmail.com

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The Last Word

Thar She Be..

Before calling the January Camarillo Breakfast meeting to order, SBR President Mike Hodson placed his Starbucks coffee cup on the handy spoiler of his cherished 930.

Consider for a moment that Starbuck was the Chief Mate on the Pequod (“Moby Dick”) and that a 930 spoiler is widely known as a “whale’s tail,” and you may see the irony in this image.

Or, it’s just a handy spot to rest your beverage. Either way, “thar she be.”

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