52nd Porsche Parade Autocross by Jim Cambron - Heart O' Dixie

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drive toward the timing trailer I lower the window and hear the announcer say I’ve knocked another 2/3’s of a second off my time. The timer says I’m 1 st in the P16 Production Class and he thinks I am also the fastest Production Porsche in the event. I’m elated and immediately render thanks. Thanks Alan for the lessons and helping me sort through the car’s handling! Thanks Randy and Vic for getting me here! Thanks George, Ron, David, and Ray for helping me build this Porsche! Thanks Leeds for driving your modified 914 so I don’t have to compete against you this year! Thanks Heart O’ Dixie Club members and friends who encouraged me to build this Porsche, and thanks Suki for allowing me to attend another Parade! Porsches make me emotional! Staging Area Impound Lot In the Impound area I am besieged with questions. The Protest Chairman says protests can only be lodged by members within the same Class. Most of the potential protestors hand their notes to the other class members. The Chairman works through each question—looking up inquires in the PCRs. After 15 minutes, the only remaining items are the Cayman bumpers. Interchanging bumpers is not specifically mentioned in the 987 section of the PCRs, but is allowable for various 356s and 911s so they reason that since there is no apparent weight savings or aerodynamic advantage, and since the Boxster and Cayman are both the same model, then interchanging bumpers is allowable. None of the protests were officially filed. My win stands, but no one knows who has the fastest overall Production time. While waiting for the protests to be resolved, Harvey Yancey, the Chairman of the ’08 Charlotte Parade, asks why I ran with my Porsche Stability Management (PSM) enabled. His friends say PSM interaction slows them several seconds in an average autocross. I’m flabbergasted! I kept reminding myself to enable the SPORT button and completely forgot to 14
disable PSM. The PSM button sits to the far right bottom side of the dash and is hidden behind the gear shift lever. Now, I’ll always wonder how much faster I could’ve run without the 4-5 engine stumbles exiting the corners. Autocross Trophy Will the Fastest Production Porsche in America Please Stand Up? At the Autocross Banquet I’m told that I am “The Fastest Production Porsche in America!” A week later, I’m informed that I finished 5 th among the Production Porsches. A month after that, I find out that the 2 nd place 356, credited with a 1:18.13, actually ran a 1:38.13, and that I’m the 4 th Fastest Porsche in America. Winning the P-16 Class was never in dispute. Now that the times have been posted, it’s clear that the Fastest Production Porsche in America was driven by Joel Bowman from San Diego, a ’95 Iris Blue 993 with 1:18.08. Second Place is Curt Yaws, also from San Diego, in his ’04 Guards Red GT3 with 1:18.26. Third Place is Eric Hanson, from the Pacific Northwest, in his ’01 Lapis Blue 986 Boxster S with 1:18.33. So I’m the 2 nd fastest Production Boxster and the 4 th fastest Production Porsche. . The new Boxster performed exceptionally well winning 1 st Place in the Boxster S/Cayman S Production Class and this performance is more than I ever dreamed of achieving. I’m so proud of the car—truly it is a fine replacement for the ’02 RUF Boxster. I credit its success to the Kumho V710 tires and the exceptional performance of the PCCB brakes. The increased engine power and reduced vehicle weight certainly didn’t hurt either! 15
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