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Volume 39, <strong>April</strong> <strong>2001</strong>, Issue 4<br />

Departments<br />

Zone 5 Presidents.....................................................................1<br />

List of Officers/Board Chairs..................................................4<br />

Prez Says....................................................................................5<br />

Pam’s Page.................................................................................6<br />

Maverick Minutes....................................................................6<br />

New Wheels............................................................................27<br />

Anniversaries ..........................................................................27<br />

Unclassifieds ...........................................................................28<br />

Advertiser Index.....................................................................28<br />

Events<br />

Calendar of Events ...................................................................1<br />

May at Mayo’s ..........................................................................2<br />

Happy Hours ............................................................................2<br />

Board Meeting ..........................................................................3<br />

Hill Country Tour ....................................................................3<br />

Porsche Lunches .......................................................................3<br />

Swap Meet at GTI.....................................................................8<br />

One Lap of DFW......................................................................9<br />

ALMS at TMS.........................................................................10<br />

Autocross #1 Recap. .........................................................12-13<br />

Happy Hour at Nuevo Leon.................................................14<br />

Hope Happenings ..................................................................15<br />

My First DE Event ............................................................16-19<br />

Are You Ready To Autocross.................................................23<br />

Dinner at The Spaghetti Warehouse..............................24-25<br />

Features<br />

Driving Event Registration Form ........................................22<br />

Working the Corners.............................................................23<br />

Tech and News Articles<br />

PCNA Reports Record Feb. Sales...........................................7<br />

McKenna Porsche 911 GT3 RS Team Sweeps ALMS .......20<br />

Day <strong>April</strong> - Events<br />

1 Autocross School II (Mineral Ring)<br />

4 Board Meeting<br />

6-8 Hill Country Tour<br />

6-8 Dogwood Spring Fling<br />

14 Time Trial #1 (Mineral Ring)<br />

17 Lunch in Plano<br />

19 Happy Hour<br />

24 Lunch in Addison<br />

28-29 TT #2 and AX #2 (Mineral Ring)<br />

Day May - Events<br />

5-6 Mayfast<br />

9 Board Meeting<br />

12 Tech Session & Dinner Rally<br />

19-20 Hill Country DE<br />

Day June - Events<br />

2 One Lap of the Metroplex<br />

3 Autocross #3 (Standridge)<br />

6 Board Meeting<br />

9 Zone Shoot-Out (College Station)<br />

16 TSD Rally Workshop<br />

17 Father’s Day Picnic<br />

23 DE at MSR<br />

30 Milwaukee Parade<br />

Day July - Events<br />

1-7 Parade<br />

11 Board Meeting<br />

14 Gimmick Rally<br />

21-22 TT #3 & AX #4 (Mineral Ring)<br />

Day August - Events<br />

4 Time Trial #4 (Mineral Ring)<br />

8 Board Meeting<br />

11 Tech Session & Rally to Dinner<br />

25-26 Time Trial #5 & AX #5 (Mineral Ring)<br />

Day September - Events<br />

5 Board Meeting<br />

8-9 Safari Round-Up<br />

16 Autocross #6 (Standridge)<br />

22-23 DE at MSR<br />

Day October - Events<br />

6 Time Trial #6 (Mineral Ring)<br />

13-14 Maverick Club Race at TMS<br />

20-21 Lone Star’s DE at TWS<br />

27 Run Whatcha Brung Charity AX<br />

(Standridge)<br />

Photography<br />

Cyril Reif, Jay Walker, Tinker Edwards, Lanean Hughes,<br />

Kevin Hardison, Cody Sears, Wendy Shoffit, Pam Abdalla<br />

Cover photo of Bob Everson at MotorSport Ranch. Photo taken by Kevin Hardison.<br />

<strong>Slipstream</strong> (USPS 666-650) is published monthly by the Maverick Region Porsche Club of America, 2973 Timbercreek Trail, Ft.<br />

Worth, TX 76118. Subscription price is $12.00 per year. Periodical postage is paid at Ft. Worth, Texas.<br />

Postmaster: Send address changes to Jan Mayo, <strong>Slipstream</strong>, 2973 Timbercreek Trail, Ft. Worth, Texas 76118.<br />

Opinions expressed herein are not necessarily endorsed by the Club’s membership or officers. Contributions will be printed on a<br />

space available basis. Chartered regions of PCA may reproduce items from this issue provided the author/artist and <strong>Slipstream</strong><br />

are credited. <strong>Slipstream</strong> is printed by Ussery Printing Company in Irving, Texas.<br />

<strong>2001</strong> Porsche Club Zone 5 Presidents<br />

ARK-LA-TEX<br />

Bob Kelley (Shirley)<br />

h- 318-635-2617<br />

bkelley968@aol.com<br />

CIMARRON<br />

John Nanny<br />

h- 918-743-6043<br />

jnanny@swbell.net<br />

COASTAL BEND<br />

Peter Kendig (Cindy)<br />

h-361-853-5350<br />

peter@carczar.nu<br />

HILL COUNTRY<br />

James Morrison<br />

h- 512-388-0100<br />

forwheels@aol.com<br />

LONE STAR<br />

Steve Olsen (Peggy)<br />

h- 281-360-2311<br />

stevenholsen@cs.com<br />

LONGHORN<br />

Bob Towsley (Joyce)<br />

h- 210-494-5467<br />

MARDI GRAS<br />

Fred Lavens (Maya)<br />

h- 504-643-9415<br />

flavens@entergy.com<br />

MAVERICK<br />

James Shoffit (Wendy)<br />

h-972-506-7449<br />

james@shoffit.com<br />

OZARK<br />

Bud Thurman (Phyllis)<br />

h- 501-666-7486<br />

arsailor@aristotle.net<br />

OZARK MOUNTAIN<br />

Gregg Welsh (Tracy)<br />

h- 501-636-0881<br />

twelsh@nwark.net<br />

SWAMPLAND<br />

(tbd)<br />

WAR BONNET<br />

Walt Kendall (Barbara)<br />

h- 405-749-1776<br />

wkendall@mmcable.com<br />

WHISKEY BAY<br />

James Broussard (Melinda)<br />

h- 225-216-9556<br />

jfbroussard@email.com<br />

ZONE 5 REP<br />

Jan Mayo<br />

h- 817-595-4651<br />

jlmayo@celanese.com<br />

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May at Mayo’s<br />

Saturday, May 12th<br />

Get ready to kick off the summer<br />

with some great Texas barbeque!<br />

Mayo Performance and Ussery Printing are gearing up to<br />

host their annual barbeque for the Maverick Region.<br />

The event will be held at Mayo Performance in Euless.<br />

Mark your calendars now because you won’t want to miss<br />

this fun event! More details to come in the next <strong>Slipstream</strong>.<br />

&<br />

Join us for Happy Hour <strong>April</strong> 19th at 6:30 pm at<br />

Sevy's Grill<br />

8201 Preston Road 214-265-7389<br />

Reserve Thursday, May 3rd on your calendar for<br />

Moonlight At The Oasis<br />

We're heading south for our May Happy Hour to<br />

The Oasis Restaurant<br />

At Lynn Creek Marina on Joe Pool Lake<br />

5700 Lake Ridge Pkwy., Grand Prairie<br />

817-640-7676.<br />

Happy Hour will start at 6:30, then after dinner (about<br />

9:30) we will head over to Joe Pool dam for a moonlight blade/bike/walk. So bring your rollerblades,<br />

bicycle, or just tennis shoes and be ready for a great time! Watch the website calendar<br />

for more details or call Mike Oakes, 972-780-2603 moakes@dellepro.com<br />

For more information about Happy Hours contact: Benjamin Witry - n.a.r.t@worldnet.att.net,<br />

Dennis Chamberlain - Dennis@dennischamberlaincpa.com or Tinker Edwards - tinkedwards@mindspring.com<br />

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Maverick Region Porsche Club of America<br />

Hill Country Tour<br />

<strong>April</strong> 6th - 8th<br />

Once again, it is time to plan ahead and join the MR PCA Tourmiester for a frolicking weekend on the great back<br />

roads of the Texas Hill Country. Prep yourself and your Porsche for some runs, rest, roadwork, and relaxation.<br />

Last year's Hill Country Tour was well attended and well received by the participants. This year's tour is expected<br />

to be even more popular, so get your reservations in early. We hope to see all of the usual 50 - 60 or so suspects<br />

and some new faces as well. Once again, space will be limited so register as early as you can!<br />

DETAILS: We will begin from the Metroplex on Friday at 8:00 a.m. and head to the Hodges’ family’s weekend home in<br />

Comfort, Texas. Along the way, we will be entertained by bluebonnets, mexican food, and the hill country hospitality. This<br />

tour will (as usual for this tourmiester) have some surprises, along with time to unwind and commiserate. We will have a<br />

little Texas history along with this tour, and we might even have a quiz!<br />

The cost of the <strong>2001</strong> <strong>April</strong> Hill Country Tour will be $30.00. $5.00 of the registration fee will go to<br />

the Hope Shelter battered women's and children's center, Maverick Region's<br />

charity benefactor organization.<br />

To register, or for more information, contact:<br />

Nelson Hodges at nhodges@HBArchs.com (preferred),<br />

or at (817) 633-8161 evenings and weekends.<br />

Dinner Board<br />

Meeting<br />

Wednesday <strong>April</strong> 4th<br />

6:30 pm<br />

at the home of<br />

James and Wendy Shoffit<br />

1112 Santa Fe Trail<br />

Irving, TX 75063<br />

(972) 506-7449<br />

Pizza &<br />

beverages<br />

provided!<br />

Belt Line Rd.<br />

Belt Line Rd.<br />

1112<br />

Rodeo<br />

Hwy. 635<br />

Santa Fe Trail<br />

Mac Arthur<br />

I-35 E<br />

N<br />

PORSCHE<br />

LUNCHES<br />

At Good Eats<br />

Tuesday, <strong>April</strong> 17th<br />

11:30 AM<br />

Collin Creek Mall in Plano<br />

- AND -<br />

Tuesday, <strong>April</strong> 24th<br />

11:30 AM<br />

Midway Road in Addison<br />

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<strong>2001</strong> Maverick Region - Board, Officers & Chairs<br />

Maverick Region President<br />

James Shoffit<br />

W - (972) 506-7449<br />

H - (972) 506-7449<br />

james@shoffit.com<br />

1112 Santa Fe Trail<br />

Irving, TX 75063<br />

A member since 1997, James has also been<br />

co-editor of <strong>Slipstream</strong> and the Timing &<br />

Scoring chair of AX. He owns a ‘90 911 C4<br />

Cab and a ‘78 911 SC.<br />

Vice Presidents<br />

Carey and Mimi Spreen<br />

W - (972) 501-3400<br />

H - (972) 420-9953<br />

the.spreens@gateway.net<br />

709 Reno Street<br />

Lewisville, TX 75077<br />

Carey has been a member since 1979 and<br />

Mimi since 1989. Carey has been an active<br />

member of four different regions. They<br />

own a ‘70 914-6.<br />

Secretary<br />

Andy Mears<br />

W - (972) 969-0390<br />

H - (940) 321-8683<br />

amears@attglobal.net<br />

1512 Shadow Crest Dr.<br />

Corinth, TX 76210<br />

Andy has been heavily involved with the<br />

mailing and distribution of <strong>Slipstream</strong> for<br />

several years. He now hopes to attend more<br />

driving events since he has completed his<br />

911 Coupe project.<br />

Treasurer<br />

Bob Knight<br />

W - (214) 461-1426<br />

H - (214) 349-1108<br />

bknight@lgt-cpa.com<br />

9047 Oakpath<br />

Dallas, TX 75243<br />

A member since 1986, Bob has previously<br />

held the offices of President and Vice<br />

President, edited <strong>Slipstream</strong>, and has won<br />

the Selcer Memorial award. He owns a 2000<br />

Boxster S.<br />

Driving Events - Chair<br />

Keith Olcha<br />

W - (817) 706-7678<br />

H - (817) 251-6865<br />

OLCHA@aol.com<br />

711 Manchester Court<br />

Southlake, TX 76092<br />

Keith has been a regular at all driving events<br />

and has recently been heavily involved in our<br />

Driver’s Education program.<br />

Logistics & Support - Chair<br />

Joe McGlohen<br />

W - (817) 366-1678<br />

H - (817) 861-2792<br />

retread@ix.netcom.com<br />

704 Bowen Court<br />

Arlington, TX 76012<br />

Joe has been involved in virtually every type<br />

of event that the Maverick Region holds.<br />

He currently owns a 912 and a 914 2.0 liter.<br />

Communication - Chair<br />

Wendy Shoffit<br />

H - (972) 506-7449<br />

wendy@shoffit.com<br />

1112 Santa Fe Trail<br />

Irving, TX 75063<br />

A member since 1997, Wendy has recently<br />

completed a two year stint as the editor of<br />

<strong>Slipstream</strong> and was the year 2000 recipient<br />

of the Selcer Memorial Award. She owns a<br />

‘90 911 C4 Cab and a ‘78 911 SC.<br />

Activities - Chair<br />

Teri Davis<br />

H - (940) 682-4719<br />

chuxter@rennlist.com<br />

P.O. Box 213<br />

Weatherford, TX 76086<br />

Teri is a past <strong>Slipstream</strong> Editor and the<br />

current Rally Chair. She has also been a<br />

major force behind Round Up and the<br />

recent Rally Schools.<br />

Autocross<br />

Graham Lane<br />

W - (817) 421-0141<br />

H - (817) 421-0086<br />

ghlane@email.msn.com<br />

Safety<br />

Joe McGlohen<br />

W - (817) 366-1678<br />

H - (817) 861-2792<br />

retread@ix.netcom.com<br />

Mentor Program<br />

Tinker Edwards<br />

W - (972) 447-2723<br />

H - (972) 393-1580<br />

TinkEdwards@mindspring.com<br />

Goodie Store<br />

Kay Leibel<br />

H - (214) 739-3355<br />

W - (972) 934-7191<br />

outftr@aol.com<br />

Time Trials<br />

Bill Dugan<br />

H - (817) 265-0704 (


Prez Says:<br />

by James Shoffit, Maverick Region President<br />

It seems like most of my articles are about the<br />

driving events, but until someone steps up to the plate<br />

and organizes a Concours program, the driving events<br />

and socials will dominate. We have had some really<br />

good events already this year, with many more coming<br />

up quickly. Of course our Happy Hours are one of my<br />

personal favorites now, and I try to go to every one. It<br />

is a great way to hang out, meet new people, and<br />

unwind with a (rather large) friendly crowd!<br />

A new program we are starting is an official Corner Worker pool for<br />

our Drivers Education events as well as Club Races. Corner Workers are<br />

vital to any road course driving event and the events simply cannot happen<br />

without them. Autocrosses and Time Trials use the drivers as workers,<br />

but there is not as much training involved for most non-track corner<br />

work. A small example of this is that a typical Autocross corner only has<br />

one flag, where a fully-staffed road course corner could have up to 10!<br />

Corner workers are the lifeblood of the event – they are the sole<br />

means of communication to the drivers on the course. They alert the<br />

driver of any dangerous situations through the flags they wave and how<br />

they wave them. So the work is important work. But the best thing (to me)<br />

about working a corner is the sense of involvement you get. You can see<br />

the cars and learn things about how to drive better, but you also get to be<br />

a very important part of the action. You get to hear exactly what is going<br />

on out there and assist with the control of the event.<br />

In the past we have been able to rely on SCCA for paid professional<br />

corner workers to staff our club races and Drivers Education events. But<br />

as more and more clubs are putting on races, their schedules get tighter<br />

and tighter. So we really need a group of volunteers and good ideas on<br />

how to get volunteers.<br />

Joe McGlohen is spearheading this effort for Maverick Region. Read<br />

his article about it later in this issue, and if you have any ideas on how to<br />

make this program successful, or want to volunteer to work a corner<br />

yourself, please contact him. There is a similar effort being led by Jim<br />

Coshow at a PCA National level.<br />

If you are interested in competitive or track driving, there are several<br />

events coming up soon. If you missed the Autocross schools, don’t worry,<br />

we have a Developing Driver class that will get you up to speed in no time.<br />

Make sure the registrar (wendy@shoffit.com) knows you want to be in<br />

DD. We have two time trials and a Mineral Wells autocross (plenty of<br />

room) all coming up in <strong>April</strong>. There are also going to be two Drivers Ed<br />

events coming up fast. Cimarron Region is hosting the Mayfast Driver’s<br />

Education at Hallett on May 5th and 6th, and Hill Country Region is<br />

hosting a Driver’s Education at Motorsport Ranch on May 19th and 20th.<br />

For those of you that like an ever-changing array of twists, turns,<br />

hills, and valleys, there is the Hill Country Tour <strong>April</strong> 6th to 8th that has<br />

been quite popular in years past. Or, if you prefer, you can do the<br />

Dogwood Spring Fling hosted by Cimmaron Region, which unfortunately<br />

falls on the same dates! Either way, come on out and join the fun!<br />

Email: mayos@imagin.net or<br />

FAX at (817) 267-4939<br />

• ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION SERVICE<br />

• SUSPENSION AND ALIGNMENT SPECIALISTS<br />

• TIRE SPECIALISTS –<br />

O.E.M.<br />

DOT COMPETITION<br />

RACING SLICKS<br />

• SPECIALISTS IN EARLY PORSCHE FUEL<br />

INJECTION SYSTEMS<br />

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Pam’s Page<br />

by Pam Abdalla, <strong>Slipstream</strong> Editor<br />

I have a bit of writer’s block this month.<br />

In fact, <strong>Slipstream</strong> is completely done except<br />

this one little article, which has been started,<br />

then erased, then started and erased again.<br />

I would love to write about the fabulous<br />

time I had at the Ladies’ Autocross, but due to<br />

unforeseen circumstances surrounding my<br />

availability of an automobile, I was not able<br />

to participate. I did have a rather nice chat<br />

with little Jasmine Shoffit on the sidelines, though. I now<br />

know more than I ever wanted to about that strange blue<br />

cartoon character, “The Tick”.<br />

One thing that I did do this past month was attend the ALMS<br />

at TMS. The greatest part for me, though, was getting there.<br />

George and I borrowed a Porsche 550 Spider replica from a friend<br />

and drove it there. Despite the 50-degree temperature at 8:30 in<br />

the morning and the folks on I635 staring at us like we were<br />

idiots, we had a blast. Once parked at The Porsche Store’s corral<br />

outside the speedway, the car was like a spectator-magnet.<br />

Despite all the beautiful, expensive and exotic Porsches parked<br />

around it, this $12,000 knock-off got most of the attention. I just<br />

wish we could have said it was ours!<br />

Maverick Minutes<br />

by Andy Mears, Maverick Region Secretary<br />

The March Maverick Region Board meeting<br />

was held at the always-festive home of James and<br />

Wendy Shoffit in Valley Ranch and was preceded<br />

with a pizza dinner. The meeting opened at 7:01<br />

with updates from each of the committee chairs.<br />

Discussion opened with a proposal for the<br />

club to purchase flag sets for corner worker stations<br />

for use during club races. The discussion concluded<br />

with a request for more research on the cost of making versus buying<br />

the flags. Also discussed was a potential for MR to purchase a set of<br />

scales for club racing.<br />

Autocross (AX) #1 was a great success with 83 participants. The<br />

Drivers Education (DE) event was also a great success with 87<br />

participants. The Goodie Store also had good sales at the February<br />

Swap meet despite the cold weather. The Ladies AX school on March<br />

10 was fully subscribed.<br />

The new member party had to be relocated because of a scheduling<br />

snafu and was changed to the new Nuevo Leon at Montfort in<br />

Dallas on March 17. May at Mayo’s dinner social is scheduled for the<br />

12th of May.<br />

Nelson Hodges reported on the status of the One Lap of DFW. It<br />

is getting a lot of interest from the other car clubs and is expecting a<br />

very good turnout. The plan is to get everyone together on June 2nd<br />

and drive a lap around the DFW area. Contact Nelson if you would<br />

like to volunteer and/or participate. Nelson also reported that the Hill<br />

Country tour is set for <strong>April</strong> 6-8. There was a typo in the<br />

March <strong>Slipstream</strong> indicating that the tour started at 8:00 PM when it<br />

actually starts at 8:00 AM. Contact Nelson for more information.<br />

A proposal was passed to dispose of an old laser printer in an<br />

“environmentally sound” way, as well as to dispose of an old<br />

computer from Joel Nannis.<br />

The meeting closed at 8:48. The next board meeting will be on<br />

<strong>April</strong> 4, at James and Wendy Shoffit's in Irving. As always, check the<br />

MR-PCA web site for the most current information on all of the club's<br />

activities. http://www.pca.org/mav.<br />

Maverick Region PCA board<br />

meetings are held once a month.<br />

The board meetings are open to all<br />

PCA members and your suggestions<br />

and opinions are welcome . . .<br />

. . . and there’s FREE Pizza!!!<br />

Andy and Kelly Mears with Lanean Hughes at the Spaghetti Warehouse.<br />

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PCNA Reports Record Feb. Sales: U.S. Up 13%<br />

SOURCE Porsche Cars North America<br />

ATLANTA, March 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Porsche Cars North America (PCNA), importer and distributor of Porsche sports cars in the<br />

United States and Canada, today announced the best U.S. February sales in its history. Retail sales for the month totaled 2135 cars, an<br />

increase of 13 percent over February 2000. This follows record numbers in January, when sales were up 7 percent.<br />

Month to Date Year to Date Dealer<br />

Model Current Year Prior Year Current Year Prior Year Stock<br />

Boxster 574 519 1066 1013 641<br />

Boxster Tip 166 158 330 304 128<br />

Boxster S 420 389 854 846 259<br />

Boxster S Tip 87 77 179 167 58<br />

ALL BOXSTER 1247 1143 2429 2330 1086<br />

All 1998 Carrera 0 2 0 2 0<br />

Carrera Coupe 145 173 287 313 105<br />

Carrera Coupe Tip S 52 69 99 105 16<br />

Carrera Cabriolet 230 243 438 518 171<br />

Carrera Cabriolet Tip S 91 111 186 203 19<br />

Carrera 4 Coupe 53 50 128 113 26<br />

Carrera 4 Coupe Tip 11 9 35 20 5<br />

911 Turbo 124 0 211 0 5<br />

911 Turbo Tip 59 0 95 0 0<br />

Carrera 4 Cabriolet 86 62 202 140 27<br />

Carrera 4 Cabriolet Tip 37 17 75 39 4<br />

All CARRERA 888 736 1756 1453 378<br />

GRAND TOTALS 2135 1879 4185 3783 1464<br />

THE PORSCHE STORE<br />

405 SOUTH CENTRAL EXPWY<br />

RICHARDSON, TX 75080<br />

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Swap Meet At GTI<br />

by Vaughan Garrett<br />

"Porsche Parts, Porsche People" What do you get when you mix<br />

people and parts together? A Swap Meet! About 100 swappers<br />

showed up at Dan Butt's GTI in Euless for the Maverick Region's first<br />

Porsche swap meet of the year. Despite a sharp wind, sunny skies prevailed<br />

bringing Porsche fans out of winter hibernation. The swap<br />

meet is always a friendly event and a time to meet new comers and<br />

old timers. You can see the wheels turning in people's minds as to<br />

how they're going to fix-up their cars for the coming season. Even<br />

The Goodie Store had a nice set-up and made many sales.<br />

Thanks to Dan Butts, Tinker Moncus, Lanean Hughes, and to all<br />

who helped make this year's swap meet a successful event.<br />

The Goodie Store table was kept busy.<br />

The 928s were out in force and parked in a group in front of GTI’s shop.<br />

Bill Dawson and Bryan Henderson swap stories amidst the parts.<br />

Specializing in<br />

mechanical<br />

repair, Maintenance,<br />

4-wheel alignment,<br />

and complete<br />

German automobile<br />

body repair.<br />

A.S.E. certified<br />

Master<br />

A.S.A.<br />

Glasurit certified<br />

1118 S. Airport Circle, #120<br />

Euless, Texas 76040<br />

Metro (817) 540-0712<br />

Member Automobile Service Association<br />

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One Lap of D/FW Charity Drive<br />

June 2, <strong>2001</strong><br />

Sponsored by the Maverick Region PCA<br />

What?:<br />

Why?:<br />

When?:<br />

Where?:<br />

Who?:<br />

A day long tour around the Dallas / Fort Worth Metroplex.<br />

To benefit Familiar Footsteps (a home for mentally disabled adults)<br />

and Hope Shelter (a center for physically and mentally abused women and children).<br />

Saturday, June 2, <strong>2001</strong>; 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.<br />

Start - Downtown Fort Worth; Lunch - Texas Motor Speedway;<br />

Finish -The Ballpark in Arlington.<br />

All Metroplex Specialty Car Clubs.<br />

This year we have a great opportunity to help two of the lesser known local charity organizations through participation in<br />

the "Charity One Lap of D/FW." The two charities listed as benefactors of this event do not receive as much notoriety or help as<br />

other household name groups. However, they are doing a great service for our community and deserve recognition and help.<br />

The Charity One Lap of D/FW will bring together most of the specialty car clubs of North Texas to show, parade, visit with other<br />

people who have a passion about their vehicle marque, and to generally have fun.<br />

The format of the event is as follows. We will all rendezvous at the appointed time and location, caravan to each successive<br />

location along the published route to parade for the waving crowds, and end in the center of the Metroplex where each<br />

car club can conduct their own concours, show and shine, or other awards contest if they wish. This will also give the general<br />

public a central location to come by and get close to some of the most beautiful, exciting and interesting cars in the area, and<br />

talk with the owners. Included in the route plan is lunch and other activities at the Texas Motor Speedway. This event will be<br />

covered by the media to help promote the cause and awareness.<br />

Each car club is asked to help promote the event with private and corporate sponsors for tax deductible donations to the<br />

event. All proceeds will benefit the charities. Awards will be given to the car clubs for largest total donations, and for greatest<br />

donations per number of participants, so let's get out the MR PCA people!<br />

Entry fees are $25.00 per car, and pre-registration is an absolute must. We are expecting a large turnout for this event, so<br />

make sure to be a part of a fun event. Plan your June 2nd Saturday now to join us for food, fun and merriment for a great cause.<br />

If you would like to help, or simply want more information about how to participate for the charities contact the event chairman,<br />

Nelson Hodges at (972) 602-9280 (w), (817) 633-8161 (h), or via e-mail at nhodges@HBArchs.com.<br />

Help us make a difference while getting to know your North Texas car nut neighbors. We hope to make<br />

this an annual event.<br />

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ALMS at Texas Motor Speedway<br />

by Lanean Hughes<br />

The American Le Mans Series race at Texas Motor Speedway<br />

March 4th and 5th was exciting not only for the Porsche teams<br />

participating (who took 3 out of the top 4 positions), but also for<br />

the Porsche Club. The turnout of club members - and their cars<br />

- was just terrific and what made it even better was to have<br />

a Porsche corral right up at the entrance gate. The corral was<br />

sponsored by The Porsche Store, and we certainly want to thank<br />

them for their support.<br />

Saturday was somewhat “wet” needless to say, so the tent was<br />

a blessing for the 30+ people who attended. Not only did we get<br />

to do an incredible parade lap, around the oval and the road<br />

course, we also had Randy Pobst one of the Porsche GT3 drivers<br />

come to our tent for an autograph session. He spent time visiting<br />

with us and letting us know that they appreciated the local<br />

Porsche club support.<br />

Sunday was a different story. We had 63 Porsches in our corral<br />

and loads of Porsche family from Oklahoma, Houston, Austin,<br />

Wichita and DFW. Quite a showing of all “flavors of Porsche!”<br />

I want to personally thank The Porsche Store for the loan of<br />

a beautiful Racer Yellow Boxster that I drove for the weekend. I<br />

hated to return it, but made sure the front license plate was intact<br />

when it was returned.<br />

Thanks to Wendy and Jasmine on Saturday for their help<br />

and to Jan for helping me “police” the area and welcome our<br />

guests on Sunday.<br />

All in all it was a wonderful event. The racing was great, a<br />

nd it gave many of us an opportunity to see the Road Course<br />

where the Maverick Region will be hosting the October Club Race<br />

and DE.<br />

Thanks Mavericks and our extended family for supporting<br />

our events. It makes the effort worthwhile.<br />

(See page 20 for more on the ALMS race results).<br />

On the way to the Parade lap.<br />

The Porsche Corral on Sunday.<br />

Randy Pobst, Porsche GT3 driver, and the Maverick gang in front of The<br />

Porsche Store’s sponsored tent.<br />

Randy Pobst signing an autograph for Jay Walker’s son, Neiman.<br />

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Autocross #1 - Standridge Stadium<br />

by Charlie Davis<br />

The first autocross of the season is history and it was a great start.<br />

Graham, James, Wendy, Bill, and Kevin received well deserved compliments<br />

from those that attended. If I missed a major player in the above<br />

short list, please accept my apologies and (belated) compliments. This<br />

was the largest AX in recent memory and was essentially the same size as<br />

the big Autobahn SpeedWeekend at TMS last year...there were 83<br />

entrants (66% PCA members)!<br />

We continue to modify the AX event, with good results. Although I<br />

personally didn't hear any negative comments, apparently some entrants<br />

questioned the wisdom of our "only the first 3 runs count" rule for parking<br />

lot autocrosses (even though the entrants got a total of six runs at this<br />

event). I believe that this change is fair and well thought out. I assume that<br />

most of those negative comments were due to resistance to change. With<br />

time, I'm sure that we will hear fewer gripes. In my opinion, this change<br />

was long overdue: We had lost the vision of what a true AX is, where an<br />

essential part of the game is quickly analyzing and adapting to the course.<br />

With 10-12 strike attempts, most people can get on base.<br />

One comment that I did hear was that the course was an obvious<br />

914 course. When a 914 took TTOD, these sages were vindicated. But<br />

look at the top 10 times: 914, 911, 911, 914, 914, Corvette, 986, Celica,<br />

914, Neon. Anyone familiar with Ed Mayo's driving and his car,<br />

"Cockroach" should not be too surprised that he was the "winner".<br />

Besides, "Cockroach" is not really a 914 anymore (a 914 on a starvation<br />

diet and a serious exercise regimen, perhaps). So it was a well balanced<br />

course design for any car, driven well. Plus, the course designer drove a<br />

911 to 3rd fastest time. So, if you want to see a REAL 914 AX course,<br />

please ask a 914 driver to design it.<br />

Note also that the total spread in this group was 3.6 seconds (and<br />

that 1.5 seconds of that was between Ed and the second driver, George<br />

Abdalla), so second place was up for grabs by the other 9 drivers....<br />

I was pleased to see several ladies competing and doing well (there<br />

were 10 entered). Jennifer Courtney was the fastest lady and she is a relative<br />

newcomer to the sport. She was only 2.2 seconds behind her husband<br />

Joe (who has much more experience). So, in case you wondered why<br />

Jennifer was on the cover of the March <strong>Slipstream</strong>, it's because she is driving<br />

very well! An up-and-coming star?<br />

Did I tell you that George Abdalla continues to impress everyone.<br />

He is a natural AX driver, very calm, smooth, and intuitive. For the afternoon<br />

runs, George and Carlo Malana swapped cars and George demonstrated<br />

how to drive a twin turbo on a tight AX course. Fun to watch.<br />

Our relatively new timing system was working well too. James must<br />

be given credit for pulling all this together. It was a lot of work and he has<br />

done a great job of updating our equipment. We averaged about 85 timed<br />

runs per hour during the event! And doing it safely. We heard several<br />

compliments about how smoothly the event was run!<br />

One of the best parts of a small parking lot AX, like this one at<br />

Standridge, is that you can see what everyone is doing and learn from<br />

watching. I love the events at the MineralRing, but it's so big that you<br />

can't see 70% of the courses...not as good for spectating. So, If you can't<br />

get up the courage to start competing, come out and watch. There were<br />

LOTS of spectators for this event. You might spectate for a while and find<br />

that it's a sport you want to try. Talk to us about it...we'll twist your arm<br />

(gently).<br />

Ed Mayo’s performance in the ‘cockroach’ drawing a crowd.<br />

Tristan Poplin pushing the limit exiting the slalom.<br />

Glen Holman manuevering through the course in his Honda.<br />

Jud Arnold’s black 944.<br />

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Bill Campbell’s Boxster ready to go!<br />

Ben Witry very excited that Lanean helped remove his front license plate.<br />

Car # Name Class Time Points<br />

2 McGlohen, Joe S1 49.487 9<br />

66 Sears, Cody 2 42.275 9<br />

37 Davis, Charlie 2 43.487 7<br />

108 Dugan, Nancy 2L 49.628 9<br />

31 Lockas, Mike 3 45.253 9<br />

666 Easley, Jay S3 49.381 9<br />

70 Pepper, Lee S3 53.021 7<br />

120 de Jong, Mike 4 47.714 9<br />

64 Shoffit, James 5 44.374 9<br />

911 Stafford, Bill 5 46.294 7<br />

50 Mears, Andy 5 48.205 5<br />

78 Scales, Owen S5 48.937 9<br />

89 Shoffit, Wendy 5L 47.376 9<br />

119 Stafford, Marilyn 5L 49.927 7<br />

68 Lage, Alan 6 44.09 9<br />

241 Corley, Wayne 6 45.116 7<br />

79 Adams, Paul 6 48.826 5<br />

169 Witry, Ben 6 49.549 4<br />

262 Gluck, Mark S6 47.146 9<br />

43 Todd, Richard S6 47.279 7<br />

133 Campbell, Bill S6 47.8 5<br />

44 Shackelford, Mark S6 51.072 4<br />

47 Brodigan, Mike S6 51.206 3<br />

821 Maberry, Michael S6 51.395 2<br />

727 Cochran, John S6 55.948 1<br />

401 Hughes, Lanean 6L 54.603 9<br />

72 Cochran, Suzanne S6L 54.711 9<br />

Car # Name Class Time Points<br />

53 Lane, Graham 7 42.177 9<br />

772 Hrad, John 7 43.33 7<br />

113 Cortney, Joe 7 44.426 5<br />

459 Kull, Matthew 7 46.973 4<br />

27 Olcha, Keith S7 44.014 9<br />

333 Takahashi, Noby S7 48.986 7<br />

19 Cortney, Jennifer 7L 46.659 9 **<br />

80 Abdalla, George 8 41.801 9<br />

99 Steele, Mark 8 44.223 7<br />

98 Chen, Kevin S8 45.288 9<br />

9 Steele, Lisa 8L 48.438 9<br />

403 Malana, Carlo 9 46.715 9<br />

74 Scofield, Dale S9 46.833 9<br />

40 Ekenberg, Jamie 9L 47.92 9<br />

111 Hardison, Kevin 10 42.935 9<br />

3 Nannis, Joel 11 45.023 9<br />

332 Leto, John 11 45.522 7<br />

88 Dugan, Jason 11 46.727 5<br />

48 Dugan, Bill 11 47.335 4<br />

13 Nannis, Erika 11L 46.882 9<br />

5 Mayo, Ed 15 40.346 9 *<br />

41 Poplin, Tristan OG 43.926<br />

211 Name Withheld OG 45.022<br />

51 Name Withheld OG 47.662<br />

57 Name Withheld OG 48.609<br />

134 Name Withheld OG 48.672<br />

14 Colletti, Mark OG 52.811<br />

Car # Name Class Time Points<br />

162 Harris, Jim OA 43.03<br />

95 Altschul, Jonathan OA 43.92<br />

73 Meyer, Andrew OA 44.71<br />

92 Buehler, Chuck OA 46.041<br />

67 Mimlitch, David OA 46.595<br />

180 Van Dyke, George OA 49.582<br />

90 Lyons, Chris OA 49.631<br />

150 Kilburn, Vern OA 50.088<br />

85 Ryman, Gary OA 50.22<br />

771 Maurer, Grover OE 57.333<br />

81 Fleischer, Mike OI 47.328<br />

167 Kellogg, Chris OJ 43.439<br />

177 Cameron, Mark OJ 45.499<br />

15 Rapoport, Loren OJ 45.685<br />

881 Clark, Rick OJ 46.361<br />

69 Holman, Glenn OJ 46.887<br />

139 Millar, Paul OJ 48.635<br />

20 Luthy, David OJ 47.773<br />

91 Stewart, Jimmie OJ 48.751<br />

107 Johnson, Rocky DD 47.849<br />

76 Miller, Bill DD 49.087<br />

25 DeFeo, Jerry DD 51.224<br />

59 Arnold, Jud DD 51.667<br />

62 Rajan, Thomas DD 52.947<br />

242 Shaffer, Darron DD 55.43<br />

137 Zaruba, Anastasia DD 63.604<br />

* = Top Time of Day, Men’s ** = Top Time of Day, Ladies<br />

OA = Other American OE = Other English OJ = Other Japanese OG = Other German OI = Other Italian DD = Developing Drivers<br />

Matthew Kull, smiling for the camera.<br />

New Driver, Thomas Rajan, entering our Developing Driver program.<br />

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Happy Hour at Nuevo Leon<br />

by Cheri Keehn and Mark Gluck<br />

As is always the case, February’s Happy Hour was a great success!<br />

It was a very nerve wracking event for myself this time. Not<br />

only was Ben going to be unavoidably absent at this Happy Hour,<br />

but it was expected for me to “take the reins,” so to speak, and<br />

stand in for Ben along with Dennis and Tinker. Fortunately<br />

Dennis, Tink and Lanean were wonderful in helping me to welcome<br />

the New Members. So many members are now becoming<br />

regulars at the Happy Hours. It’s fantastic to see the number of<br />

members coming to the events increasing each month.<br />

I have made some wonderful friends since these Happy<br />

Hours have started. I’ve been to a few events within the Maverick<br />

Region, all of which have been fun and educational, but the focus<br />

is other things during these events. I think the monthly Happy<br />

Hours give me the chance to truly get to know the new members,<br />

and become closer to the members I have already met. The<br />

opportunity to sit down, have a drink, and have a meal with old<br />

and new members make it easier to learn about something other<br />

than just when the next DE will be, or what make or model of<br />

Porsche someone just purchased.<br />

Many thanks to Nuevo Leon! Once again they have managed<br />

to make February’s Happy Hour one of our best. The service was<br />

impeccable and the food (as usual) managed to bring to Dallas a<br />

taste of “Old-world Spain” with a flair for the art of presentation.<br />

The appetizers were fantastic. Louis and his staff bring out their<br />

best for Maverick Region and<br />

never once become flustered<br />

with a request from our group,<br />

no matter how unusual. We hope<br />

to have many more nights with<br />

Nuevo Leon in the future.<br />

Cheri Keehn<br />

We came, we saw... we came back for a repeat engagement!<br />

Nuevo Leon was such a hit last fall that we decided to return for<br />

our February Happy Hour. Our virtually private room came<br />

complete with picture windows on two sides, displaying Porsches<br />

of all types and vintage (supplied by us!). Any time the conversation<br />

needed a starter we simply looked outside for lots of material<br />

- or just found Tinker, who was buzzing around everywhere<br />

with Dennis' camera. The food was great, of course, and the<br />

Margaritas superb - right up until we closed the place!<br />

Another feature of these evenings is that we often are able to<br />

arrange for reserved parking, which takes the worry out of what<br />

to do with your prized car when going out for dinner. A reason<br />

for coming out that's worth considering on its own, let alone the<br />

great people you get to meet.<br />

Mark Gluck<br />

Having an after-dinner chat.<br />

Jimmy Carter and Paul Abbott<br />

Marla and Ellis Cokes<br />

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Hope Happenings<br />

by Lanean Hughes<br />

DE Donations Well-Appreciated - The Hope Charity will receive the<br />

$225 that was collected from the parade laps at the MotorSport Ranch<br />

Driver’s Education event. Thanks to all of you who participated!<br />

Girl Scout Cookies Were A Hit! - Diane Johnson and her girl scout<br />

troop presented the Hope Shelter with 70 boxes of Girl Scout cookies on<br />

Sunday, March 11th. It was a great day and we had lots of donations and<br />

boxes of cookies to deliver. Neither rain nor more rain kept Wendy, five<br />

Girl Scouts with two leaders, and me from driving to Mineral Wells!<br />

Some of the staff members and clients were on hand for the presentation.<br />

Your Donations Are Needed - Remember, the shelter is always in<br />

need of adult and children clothing, as well as any household items you<br />

might have. As you are doing the “spring cleaning”, or your last “fall<br />

cleaning,” please remember the folks at Hope. If you have not made a trip<br />

to the shelter, please try to work it into your schedule. They love to see<br />

the Porsche Club and are so appreciative of all we do for them.<br />

Keep Hoping!!!<br />

The Girl Scouts with troop leader Diane Johnson, and Lanean.<br />

Lined up for the parade charity lap at the DE at MSR.<br />

Two very special shelter residents.<br />

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My First Driver’s Education Event<br />

by John Cochran<br />

Getting ready for my first PCA driver’s education event at<br />

MotorSport Ranch in Cresson, Texas was a learning experience. Having<br />

the car “teched” meant a trip to Park Place to get a technician to check<br />

off all the items that PCA wants reviewed. I could have had the tech done<br />

at Mayo’s in Bedford, except I knew time would be a problem. Had I a<br />

choice, I would have gone to Mayo’s where tech sessions often turn into<br />

PCA social events.<br />

John Cochran coming out of Big Bend.<br />

Getting ready also means dealing with car numbers and signage. I<br />

called John Hrad at The Porsche Store because he has the best looking<br />

signs on the track, at least in my opinion. John pointed me to ProTape<br />

Signs in Carrollton. At the autocross school, I had worked out a permanent<br />

car number with Wendy Shoffit, 727, only to learn from Bill Dawson<br />

that autocross and DE events use different numbers and Mark Hanna had<br />

already claimed 727 for driving events. That’s my birth date and easy to<br />

remember. My wife, Suzanne, claims I have a someheimer’s condition<br />

known as CRS. Anyway, Bill and I were able to work out a cool number -<br />

555 - which, with a little math, duly recognizes the ages that my wife and<br />

I will hopefully achieve later this year.You will have to just guess which one<br />

of us will turn sixty. My helmet, ordered through www.helmetcity.com,<br />

arrived and I was almost ready to get educated in Cresson.<br />

Suzanne and I had gone to Motor Sports Ranch last year, spending<br />

the night at The Lodge in Granbury overlooking beautiful Lake<br />

Granbury. I had worked a corner to see if DE was really something that<br />

I would want to do. It was and for the past year I have been looking forward<br />

to my first drive on the track. I had told other new PCA members<br />

about what I had seen. Fred and Alice Wynn thought it would be a fun<br />

weekend. We agreed to share a suite at The Lodge. Another new member<br />

Suzanne and I had met during a PCA Happy Hour at Nuevo Leon,<br />

Linda Crawford, also wanted to get in the DE. Linda and her grandson,<br />

Matthew, also stayed at The Lodge. On Friday night, we got together for<br />

a toast and later feasted at the local Italian Restaurant located in<br />

Granbury Square.<br />

The weather on Friday afternoon was horrible. The drive to<br />

Granbury was remarkable only for the rain, traffic and three hours spent<br />

on the road. However, by 6:00 a.m. Saturday morning, it appeared that<br />

the rain had stopped. I got up and found a car wash. Our Boxster (pet<br />

named Elga) goes faster when she is clean, or so I imagine. At 7:15, we<br />

left Granbury and drove north to Cresson, arriving at the track just in<br />

time to register and attend the drivers’ meeting. Keith Olcha explained<br />

the black, red, yellow, white and blue/orange flags used by corner workers<br />

to communicate with the drivers. Keith also emphasized that passing<br />

is not allowed except in the straight-away and only then when the slower<br />

car gives a hand signal to pass.<br />

The Green Group (those like me, Linda and Fred with no experience)<br />

was then off to the classroom where Bryan Henderson would<br />

spend the next hour and a half talking to us about driving on the MSR<br />

track. There were roughly thirty students in the Green Group. Brian<br />

must have used the phrase “counter intuitive” a least two-dozen times<br />

describing how we ought to approach corners and use the track-in cone,<br />

the apex cone and the track-out cone. That seemed easy enough sitting<br />

in the classroom chair. Doing it later on the track proved to be another.<br />

While we listened and tried to absorb Bryan’s teachings, the instructors<br />

(Red Group) were driving the still-wet track. The seasoned White and<br />

Yellow groups would follow the instructors. These groups get to drive<br />

without instructors. Finally, the Blue Group ran. Although they had<br />

already been through the initial Green Group education, they still needed<br />

an instructor with them on the track until they could be approved to<br />

drive without an instructor.<br />

“Green Run Group to the Grid” a lady’s voice echoed from the loud<br />

speakers.“Fifteen Minutes. Fifteen Minutes.” Fred in his Boxster S, Linda<br />

in her 968 and Elga headed for the grid. We had been preassigned to different<br />

run groups and were therefore parked in different sections under<br />

the metal roof-covered grid area, all the cars facing one another sort of<br />

like ribs on a spine. Bob Benson initially patrolled the spine area. Jan<br />

Mayo and Michele deJong would take over on Sunday. The Blue Group<br />

was preparing to come off the track. Where was my instructor? I began<br />

to get a little itchy. Everyone else had an instructor in the car. I got out<br />

and found taped to a pole a list matching instructors with drivers. Beside<br />

my name was that of Dave Phillips. “Great,” I thought. “ I have been in<br />

this club for more than two years and the one guy they assign as my<br />

instructor is the one I have never met.”I walked to a pod of folks that had<br />

gathered under the shed to watch a boiling black cloud that was fast<br />

approaching. “Anyone here know Dave Phillips?” I pleaded. Someone<br />

pointed him out. “That’s him in the glasses wearing the white shirt.” I<br />

gave a sigh of relief. I went over and asked,“Are you Dave Phillips?”“Yes,”<br />

he replied. I shook his hand and he asked, “Where’s your car?” I pointed<br />

to 555 and he pulled a piece of paper out of his pocket with the car number<br />

printed 444 on it. We laughed realizing that he would never have<br />

found 555 until everyone else had been directed onto the track and we<br />

would be the only two people left in the grid.<br />

Bryan Henderson, followed by other cars in the red run group.<br />

Dave got in the car and we began to talk. He wanted to know about<br />

my prior driving experience. Rather, I should say, lack of experience. Two<br />

autocrosses and an autocross school are not much education I would<br />

learn. The storm continued to approach. As we talked, the sky darkened<br />

even more. Keith Olcha announced that it would soon blow over, at least<br />

according to the DFW weather tower. The wind had a mind of its own.<br />

It began to howl. The rain grew harder, the drops seemingly driven by<br />

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monsoon force winds. Dave opined that we weren’t going anywhere for<br />

a while so we got out and watched the storm for about an hour. We<br />

would later learn that a tornado had touched down in Sanger, just a few<br />

air miles north of Cresson.<br />

Kevin Burke in his Targa<br />

The front finally passed and the rain slackened. I heard Charlie<br />

Davis say, “We got the Green run group. We are going to be going slow.<br />

The instructors will drive the students’ car for the first three laps anyway.<br />

Let’s go!” Everyone got back in the cars. I learned that a driver will not<br />

get the signal to exit the grid until eye contact is made with the grid boss<br />

and the driver signals he is ready with a “thumbs up.” We began rolling.<br />

Dave immediately began instruction, saying even though we got the signal,<br />

be careful because someone else might be pulling out too early. As<br />

we turned onto the track, a corner worker signaled that it was safe to<br />

proceed onto the track, but Dave cautioned that I should always look to<br />

the left for merging traffic. He then set the theme for the day: “We are<br />

going to work on being smooth. Don’t worry about your speed. Smooth<br />

is what I want you to learn. Speed follows smooth.” For the first three<br />

laps, Dave drove around the track, showing me the line where he wanted<br />

me to be on the track at all times. This, I would soon learn, is also easier<br />

said than done.<br />

After a quick three laps, we were back in the grid area and it was my<br />

turn behind the wheel. No helmets yet. Just driving about forty miles per<br />

hour around the track, and looking at the corners for the first time. Dave<br />

reminded me to watch for the corner worker stations, check gauges, look<br />

for the next track-in cone, apex cone, track-out cone, the next corner station<br />

and check mirrors for cars closing from behind. “Gosh,” I said to<br />

myself, “there is a lot more going on here in my mind than I had originally<br />

thought.” Dave quickly brought me back to reality, asking, “What<br />

was going on at that last corner?” “Gee, I dunno,” was all I could say. “I<br />

forgot to look at the corner station.” Dave laughed and said we had just<br />

received the checkered flag and would make one more cool-down lap<br />

and exit. Gosh that first session went quickly and I was already beginning<br />

to question my driving abilities after only one lap.<br />

Whew! I need more practice, I realized, as we drove into the grid<br />

area and Dave jumped out to instruct the next class. I drove back to the<br />

paddock where Linda, Fred and I talked about our first driving session.<br />

We would have three more sessions on Saturday and four more on<br />

Sunday, weather permitting. The next session, we would wear our helmets<br />

for the first time.<br />

Ninety minutes later, sitting in the grid, Dave had a hand-held radio<br />

with earpieces and microphones. He told me to force the receiver up in<br />

my helmet and over my ear. A small wire piece bent to the front of my<br />

helmet and served as a microphone. Cool, I thought. We could talk and<br />

actually hear one another. Soon it was “Thumbs up,” out of the grid and<br />

back to the track for our second session. The first turn out of the grid is<br />

Wagonwheel, an “off camber” turn to the left and followed by an up hill<br />

to Richochet.“Off camber” was a new term for me. It means that instead<br />

of the curve being banked such as an oval at a Speedway, just the opposite<br />

is true. If one were to go too fast, instead of planting the car on the<br />

bank, you would simply slide laterally down the track. We learned that is<br />

not good. There are two off camber turns at MSR. Sideways departure<br />

allows mud to build up against the side of the tires, create a curb and<br />

perhaps cause the car to flip over. One of the first things we learned is if<br />

we were forced to leave the track, we were to leave headed straight, knowing<br />

full well that it would take a wrecker to pull the car from the muddy<br />

bog and create a “black flag” (get off the track) for everyone. This is not<br />

recommended by Dale Carnegie. If you do not believe me, just ask Brian<br />

Scudder what he did on Sunday afternoon to “Win Friends and<br />

Influence People.”<br />

Another new experience was learning that applying power while<br />

coming off a corner apex literally forces the car to the outside of the<br />

track. I didn’t know this. So as I would approach a corner, Dave<br />

would be whispering in a crescendo, “brakebrakeBrakeBRAKE” followed<br />

by “smooth-n-easy, now turn in, look for your track out<br />

cone, powerpowerPowerPOwerPOWER.” Sometimes I would be<br />

enjoying the straight away way too much and I would hear,<br />

“easyeasyeasyEeeeasyEEEEEasy.”<br />

One of the first things a student learns is that these instructors are<br />

volunteers. Their families only loan them to PCA for a day or two. They<br />

want them home safe and sound on Sunday evening. About the only<br />

thing these guys know about students like me is that I do not know what<br />

I am doing on a track. Too much testosterone is dangerous. White<br />

knuckles come easy. I learned that Dave is an oral surgeon in Sherman.<br />

One of the first things he told me is that a spinning steering wheel can<br />

take a thumb off or at least crush it. Accordingly, the safest way to hold<br />

the steering wheel is at 9:00 and 3:00 o’clock with thumbs pointed<br />

straight up on the wheel. I didn’t know that Dave was watching me like<br />

a hawk except about every five minutes, he would say, “thumbs up!” By<br />

Sunday afternoon, I would shrink in the seat every time he would have<br />

to remind me. At one point, he threatened that if I did not keep my<br />

thumbs up, he was going to stitch them in the upright position to the<br />

leather steering wheel. I also knew that he was observing me tense up. He<br />

would say, “All right, deep breath. Breathe really deep.” It was amazing<br />

how that would relax away the tension after listening to the rev limiter<br />

tell me that Elga had reached 6800 rpm in third gear on the straightaway.<br />

Mark Bryant in his red 996.<br />

Earlier I wrote about how seemingly simple it ought to be to drive<br />

from a track-in cone to corner apex cone to track-out cone. Dave would<br />

say, “You missed that apex cone by three feet. That’s okay, we’ll get that<br />

point next time around.”He would tell me that I did not know where the<br />

right side of the car was in relation to the road. But then one lap later, I<br />

would miss the cone again. Darn. Dave offered several solutions to get<br />

me closer to the cones. First he offered to glue a piece of paper on the<br />

track so maybe I would run over it. When that mental imagery didn’t<br />

work, he told me if I got really close to the cone, I could see the naked<br />

redhead painted on the cone. That didn’t work either. Not only would I<br />

not get close enough to the cones, I would either turn in six inches too<br />

early or two feet too late. I could not seem to get consistent even though<br />

we were running the entire course in third gear. Dave said learning to<br />

shift down to second for Rattle Snake and Horseshoe would come later.<br />

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Photographer Kevin Hardison, this time in front of the camera.<br />

On Sunday morning, we were back at the track at 7:30 a.m.<br />

Saturday night, many of us had gathered at another nice restaurant on<br />

the Granbury Square for dinner and a bit of revelry. Golly, this is surely<br />

an early rising group is all I could think as I drove away from The Lodge,<br />

the sun not yet up over the horizon. Suzanne would sleep in this morn.<br />

Before long, Keith would be again explaining the rules to drivers.“Don’t<br />

stop after entering the grid area to let your instructor out of your car.<br />

Let’s have fun today. Green Group, back to the class room!” And so the<br />

day began. Bryan Henderson gave us additional information. Our<br />

vision, he explained, should not be focused on the car ahead of us. We<br />

should be looking down the track and using our peripheral vision.<br />

Entering corners we should develop a pattern of brake-throttle-turn.<br />

The goal is to be slow in and fast out. Mainly on Sunday, Bryan wanted<br />

us to ask questions. We did for about an hour and a half. It was apparent<br />

that Saturday’s session had embedded a bit of doubt into many of us.<br />

Questions were many.<br />

The first session on Sunday was uneventful. Dave just wanted me<br />

to refamiliarize myself with the track, a “throw away session” as he<br />

described it. We missed the second driving opportunity that morning.<br />

As I pulled in the grid area, Jan Mayo came running and said there was<br />

something wrong with my right front wheel. I pulled forward a bit and<br />

backed a bit as several instructors gathered around listening to a horrible<br />

screeching sound. John Hrad from The Porsche Store came by and<br />

mentioned that their chief mechanic, John Gladwill, had arrived with<br />

their race car, had all his tools and suggested I ask John to take a look at<br />

Elga’s wheel problem. I walked back to the paddock to ask John for assistance.<br />

He gladly put me on the back of his four-wheeler, drove up to the<br />

grid and felt around under the front wheel. He had me drive Elga a few<br />

feet (without noise) and then I drove her to his trailer. John completely<br />

dismounted the right wheel assembly, brake pads, and everything else<br />

down to the spindle. He reassembled the car and sent me packing while<br />

I was trying (unsuccessfully) to pay for his services. The consensus is that<br />

a rock must have somehow lodged between the rotor and the heat shield.<br />

In any event, the car has not had any problem since. My sincere thanks<br />

to John Gladwill and The Porsche Store.<br />

Earlier Sunday morning, Dave had mentioned that if the weather<br />

George Abdalla and Bob Everson drafting close behind another 911.<br />

improved, we could run top down. After lunch on Sunday, the sun was<br />

shining, the wind eased and I dropped Elga’s top and put on the Boxster<br />

“Speedster Humps.” I like the way they look, although I don’t think they<br />

have any useful purpose other than to pad the bottom line of PAG.<br />

Driving top down on the track was a blast. I was glad I bought a helmet<br />

with a face mask. The speed increased a bit on Sunday afternoon as I<br />

became more accustomed to the track, the corner stations, and the line.<br />

I inwardly smiled as I noticed the checkered flag on the next to last lap.<br />

Finally, it’s the last run on Sunday and I am used to the procedures. Many<br />

Green Group drivers have left early. The track is not nearly as crowded.<br />

I have now become comfortable with Dave. He told me early on when I<br />

was mentally kicking myself that I should not abuse myself. He promised<br />

to give me plenty of criticism. Well, he didn’t really but I certainly<br />

did enjoy my seat time with him as my instructor. On the last run, he<br />

said of the corner at Little Bend,“that’s the best you have made that turn<br />

all weekend.” I glowed inside knowing that I was learning. Hopefully, I’ll<br />

be back for the next PCA driving event too and learn more about having<br />

fun with Elga.<br />

In reflection, I think about Bryan Henderson’s advice.“This event.”<br />

he said,“is about having fun, learning to drive your car and doing it safely.”<br />

I really did have a lot of fun and so did everyone else in the Green<br />

Group with whom I spoke. We did it safely. The only time Elga came<br />

close to getting a scratch was in the paddock area when someone inadvertently<br />

opened a door and it came in contact with her handle.<br />

Fortunately, there was no damage.<br />

It would not be appropriate to write an article about this event<br />

without mention of the many volunteers. They did not drive, but<br />

worked the entire weekend so that others could enjoy the driving experience.<br />

If you are one of those who may have been wondering if there is any<br />

benefit to the track experience, I would answer yes. I am now driving<br />

Elga more sensibly on the public roadways, knowing that I am not a<br />

good driver and that those that have their motor vehicles in the lane next<br />

to Elga don’t even know that they are not a good driver. Scary and ironic,<br />

isn’t it. A little education is a good thing but ignorance is bliss.<br />

Wayne Corley and John Hrad from The Porsche Store.<br />

Ony Anglade and his shark-like Miata.<br />

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Spectators enjoying the event.<br />

Keith Olcha directing traffic.<br />

Bruce Hecht in his 911 Targa.<br />

Gary Sanders and Keith Olcha wind their way through Wagon Wheel.<br />

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McKenna Porsche 911 GT3 RS Team Sweeps ALMS<br />

Season Opener at Texas Motor Speedway<br />

Copy Provided by Porsche Motorsports<br />

FORTH WORTH, Texas March 4, <strong>2001</strong>: A brand new<br />

Porsche 911 GT3 RS race car fielded by the McKenna Porsche<br />

Alex Job Racing Team, of Tavares, Fla, and piloted by German<br />

drivers Sascha Maassen and Lucas Luhr, dominated the GT class<br />

by scoring a one-lap, pole-to-flag victory in today’s Leather<br />

Center Grand Prix of Texas. For Porsche, it was the 19th win in 21<br />

American Le Mans Series races over two years.<br />

The second McKenna Porsche 911 GT3 RS, driven by Randy<br />

Pobst, from Melbourne, Fla., and Christian Menzel, from<br />

Germany, finished second, but spent the whole two hours and 45<br />

minutes fighting off three BMW M3s and three other Porsches,<br />

all on the same lap for most of the event. This gave Alex Job<br />

Racing a one-two finish, its first ever in the two years of American<br />

Le Mans Series competition. The Said/Stuck BMW was third.<br />

Luhr, who had put the car on the pole yesterday, was gratified<br />

that the rain stayed away from the Texas Motor Speedway and he<br />

could run in sunny, dry conditions. After running the 24 Hours<br />

of Daytona last month in the rain, and practice and qualifying<br />

here in the rain, the race car performed perfectly in the improved<br />

conditions, said Luhr, who scored his fifth ALMS career victory.<br />

Maassen has tasted ALMS victory seven times, and narrowly<br />

missed winning the driver’s title in 2000. The two drivers were<br />

teammates last year with Dick Barbour Racing, but had never<br />

shared the same car.<br />

Perhaps the most frustrated driver in the GT class was Bob<br />

Wollek, who, along with Johnny Mowlem, put the White<br />

Lightning Petersen Motorsports Porsche 911 GT3 RS in the top<br />

three several times, but had to settle for a fourth place finish. No<br />

less than three times during the event, Wollek was shunted by<br />

other competitors, resulting in either off-course or spin-out incidents.<br />

Even so, Mowlem and Wollek finished only 1.6-seconds<br />

out of third place.<br />

Other top Porsche GT finishers included the Kelly-Moss<br />

Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R driven by Christophe Bouchut, from<br />

France, and Atlanta’s Anthony Lazzaro (sixth); the Tom<br />

Burgess/Stefano Buttiero Seikel Porsche 911 GT3 RS (eighth);<br />

and the Kelly-Moss Porsche 911 GT3 R of Rick Polk/Cort Wagner<br />

(tenth).<br />

Built by Porsche Motorsport in the Research and<br />

Development Department at Weissach, the Porsche 911 GT3 RS<br />

delivers 420 horsepower from its 3.6-liter normally-aspirated<br />

engine. In 1999, its first year of competition, the car finished 1-2<br />

in class at Le Mans, and has won its class in the American Le<br />

Mans Series two years in a row.<br />

Porsche also won its class with the GT3 R in the Grand<br />

American Road Racing series in 2000, and is off to a fast start to<br />

defend that title with a 1-2-3 GT finish at the recent Rolex 24<br />

Hours at Daytona. More than 70 Porsche 911 GT3 Rs and GT3<br />

RS‚ have been sold so far worldwide, with almost half of those<br />

cars having raced in the U.S.<br />

The #23 Lucas Luhr/Sascha Maassen Alex Job Racing<br />

McKenna Porsche 911 GT3 RS<br />

The new <strong>2001</strong> model of the Porsche 911 has been designated<br />

as the Porsche 911 GT3 RS, and is almost identical to the 2000<br />

Porsche 911 GT3 R. The new car has a larger front radiator, a<br />

slightly different front spoiler and rear wing, and other minor<br />

changes, but remains the same for the major components.<br />

Current GT3 R owners can purchase an update kit from Porsche<br />

which incorporates all the improvements in the new car.<br />

The next event for the American Le Mans Series circuit will<br />

be the Superflo 12 Hours of Sebring presented by Dodge, which<br />

will take place on Saturday, March 17, <strong>2001</strong>. As they did a year<br />

ago, Speedvision will telecast the Sebring event from flag-to-flag.<br />

LEATHER CENTER GRAND PRIX OF TEXAS<br />

FINAL GT CLASS RESULTS<br />

(1) 23 Luhr/Maassen McKenna Porsche Alex Job Racing<br />

911 GT3 RS 108 Laps<br />

(2) 22 Pobst/Menzel McKenna Porsche Alex Job Racing<br />

911 GT3 RS 107 Laps<br />

(3) 6 Stuck/Said BMW M3 107 Laps<br />

(4) 30 Wollek/Mowlem White Lightning/Petersen Motorsports<br />

Westward Ho! Porsche 911 GT3 RS 107 Laps<br />

(5) 42 Lehto/Muller BMW M3 107 Laps<br />

(6) 99 Bouchut/Lazzaro Kelly-Moss Racing Porsche<br />

911 GT3 R 106 Laps<br />

(7) 10 Auberlen/Jonnson BMW M3 106 Laps<br />

(8) 52 Burgess/Buttiero Seikel Motorsports Porsche<br />

911 GT3 RS 102 Laps<br />

(9) 17 Trinkler/Altenburg Corvette C5-R 98 Laps<br />

(10) 98 Polk/Wagner Kelly-Moss Racing Porsche<br />

911 GT3R 98 Laps<br />

(11) 12 Lewis/Rice Callaway C-12R 14 Laps<br />

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Are you ready to...<br />

Mark these dates on your calendar and come out and compete for Series Trophy!<br />

Time Trial #1 Apr. 14th Mineral Wells<br />

Time Trial #2 Apr. 28th Mineral Wells<br />

Autocross #2 Apr. 29th Mineral Wells<br />

Autocross #3 June 3rd Standridge<br />

Time Trial #3 July 21st Mineral Wells<br />

Autocross #4 July 22nd Mineral Wells<br />

Time Trial #4 Aug. 4th Mineral Wells<br />

Time Trial #5 Aug. 25th Mineral Wells<br />

Autocross #5 Aug. 26th Mineral Wells<br />

Autocross #6 Sep. 16th Standridge<br />

Time Trial #6 Oct. 6th Mineral Wells<br />

Every driver must bring his or her vehicle to the<br />

pre-tech session at Mayo Performance<br />

(1521 Baccarac Ct. in Euless - see map below)<br />

on the Wednesday preceding an event weekend<br />

between 6-8 PM. Call them at (817) 540-4939<br />

if you are unable to attend.<br />

Entry forms and classification forms will be available<br />

at pre-tech.There will also be lots of people<br />

there to help you fill them out.<br />

Come on out and have fun at the track!<br />

New<br />

Developing eloping<br />

Driver Class! C<br />

Full Instruction available at<br />

every Autocross<br />

and Time Trial!<br />

Event Pre-Tech at Mayo Performance<br />

MineralRing,<br />

Mineral Wells, Texas<br />

Entry Fees per Driver:<br />

Member<br />

Non-Member<br />

Saturday $25 $30<br />

Sunday $15 $20<br />

Call Wendy Shoffit at<br />

(972) 506-7449 or email her at<br />

wendy@shoffit.com<br />

to register or for more information.<br />

(Registration form on page 22)<br />

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<strong>2001</strong> Maverick Region Driving Event Registration<br />

Date of Event ______________________________ Saturday Sunday (circle)<br />

Entrant<br />

Co-Entrant (driving same car)<br />

Name:_____________________________________ Name:____________________________________<br />

Car (Driver) # _________ Ladies? Yes No Car (Driver) # _________ Ladies? Yes No<br />

PCA#_________________________Mav?________ PCA#_________________________Mav?_______<br />

Day Phone:________________________________ Day Phone:________________________________<br />

Evening Phone:_____________________________ Evening Phone:_____________________________<br />

City, St:____________________________________ City, St:___________________________________<br />

E-mail:____________________________________ E-mail:___________________________________<br />

Send reminders about driving events? Yes No Send reminders about driving events? Yes No<br />

Send reminders about other MR events? Yes No Send reminders about other MR events? Yes No<br />

Emergency Contact:__________________________ Emergency Contact:_________________________<br />

Emergency Phone:___________________________ Emergency Phone:__________________________<br />

Do you want a driving instructor? (Competitive Series Drivers can also request an instructor ) YES NO<br />

Have you or co-entrant driven a Maverick Region Saturday Event before? YES NO<br />

if NO, you and/or co-entrant MUST attend Novice Orientation on Wednesday evening before the event.<br />

Developing Driver Class - OR - Competition Class (circle one)<br />

Maverick Base Car Class ______ Make ______________<br />

(Questions? See Classification form.) Model ______________<br />

Street Tires? Yes No Year ______________<br />

Modified? Yes No Color ______________<br />

Turbo? Yes No Displacement ________<br />

I certify that there have been no changes and/or car modifications since the last Classification Form was signed and that<br />

the above vehicle is structurally sound and safe.<br />

Signature:_____________________________________ Date:_________________<br />

Instructions and Maps<br />

1. Detach the above and mail or deliver to: Wendy Shoffit, Event Registrar, 1112 Santa Fe Trail, Irving, TX 75063.<br />

2. Please make checks payable to: Maverick Region - PCA (or MR-PCA).<br />

3. Pre-registration must be received no later than 8 P.M. the Wednesday before the event.<br />

4. In order to classify your car and receive your <strong>2001</strong> driver number(s), you must complete a Classification Form. A Classification Form must be completed<br />

prior to the first event the car is in for the season and then a new form must be<br />

completed each time modifications are made which could affect the car’s classification.<br />

5. If you have not driven a Maverick Region Saturday Event at Mineral Wells, you are a NOVICE and MUST attend a Mandatory novice orientation at<br />

Mayo Performance during the Wednesday Pre-Tech session at 7 P.M.<br />

6. Mandatory Drivers’ meetings for each event, for all drivers are at 9 A.M. at the event site on the morning of the event.<br />

7. Completion of Registration, Classification and Tech Inspection (safety) of your car and helmet (current and prior Snell ratings accepted) is required before you<br />

can compete in the event. Pre-registration and Tech inspection is REQUIRED for Driving Events, unless you have made prior arrangements with the Tech<br />

Inspector to tech at the track. Pre-tech Inspection will be done at the following location the week preceding the event:<br />

Wednesday, 6-8 P.M. at Mayo Performance, 1521 Baccarac Ct., Euless, (817) 540-4939<br />

8. For more information, please contact Wendy Shoffit at (972) 506-7449.<br />

Event Pre-Tech at Mayo Performance<br />

Entry fees per driver: PCA Non-PCA<br />

Saturday Event $25 $30<br />

Sunday Event $15 $20<br />

Discounted yearly pre-payment (6 events):<br />

Saturday $125 Sunday $75<br />

MineralRing,<br />

Mineral Wells, Texas<br />

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Working the Corners<br />

by Joe McGlohen<br />

PCA Zone 5 has experienced a dramatic growth in track events in<br />

the last 2 years. This growth has provided a lot of very rewarding Porsche<br />

moments for a lot of participants. It has also created an enormous<br />

demand for the "Supporting Cast" of volunteers to keep the events flowing<br />

smoothly off the track, and to provide safety and support service at<br />

the corners on the track. We have been fortunate to lean on SCCA flag<br />

teams in the past, but now we are having so many events that conflict<br />

with the SCCA schedule that we are going to be left high and dry for flagging<br />

and communications workers.<br />

One obvious solution is to ask for volunteer support from members<br />

who are interested in track events, but perhaps not quite ready to participate,<br />

or are not able to gain entry into the crowded field in the lower run<br />

groups. These members can learn quite a bit while being a corner worker.<br />

Not only is working a corner a real eye opener, but it also offers the<br />

best view in the house.<br />

In the 1960s when I was just getting into cars, you had to be 21 to<br />

race in SCCA, but could stand Flag at age 18. I learned more in three<br />

years working Flag and Communication than I would have learned from<br />

Bondurant or Skip Barber school. Members new and old should know<br />

proper worker techniques and to assist in this endeavor we will be conducting<br />

a Flag and Communication clinic in the not to distant future for<br />

HCR and for MAV. LSR held one the first Friday in February at TWS. We<br />

generally try to rotate corner workers and get a broad view and perspective<br />

to folks that want to broaden their exposure. Let me know if any of<br />

this interests you. I know I speak for all of the Zone 5 Drivers Education<br />

and Club Race committees in saying that we would be pleased to have<br />

you join us. Joe McGlohen (817)861-2792 or at retread@ix.netcom.com.<br />

See you on the corners!<br />

PRINTER OF SLIPSTREAM SINCE 1982<br />

USSERY PRINTING<br />

3402 CENTURY CIRCLE IRVING, TEXAS 75062<br />

972-438-8344<br />

FAX 972-721-1847<br />

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Spaghetti Warehouse Dinner Social<br />

by Lanean Hughes<br />

About 40 Maverick’s gathered at The Spaghetti Warehouse in<br />

Bedford on Saturday, February 17th for our dinner social. The food<br />

and conversation were both delightful. Also there to enjoy the evening<br />

was Sally and her family from the Hope Shelter. Sally, Ricky, Emily<br />

and Riley all seemed to really enjoy meeting many of the Maverick<br />

members in attendance. She spoke to us about where she has been<br />

and where she is going and expressed how much she appreciated<br />

Maverick Region and their contributions to her family. She stated that<br />

she felt safe and her children did too, thanks to the kindness of<br />

Maverick Region. My personal thanks to all of you who have supported<br />

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New members talking with Mike Oakes.<br />

Sally with Emily and Ricky<br />

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Lanean taking orders.<br />

Scott and Tricia Guenther, Ofer Moskovich, Lynn Kosmak .<br />

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New Wheels<br />

If you have any changes that you would like to make to the<br />

MRPCA membership guide, call Joel Nannis at (972) 722-2735<br />

by Joel Nannis, Membership Chair<br />

Drew Campbell<br />

224 Riggs Circle<br />

Mesquite, TX 75149<br />

1973 914<br />

Robert & Carole Dobrowolski<br />

19350 Thornhill Drive Circle 1332<br />

Flint, TX 75762<br />

1987 928<br />

Pete & Leslie French<br />

7506 Azalea<br />

Dallas, TX 75230<br />

<strong>2001</strong> Boxster<br />

Charles Haven<br />

5200 Meadowcreek Drive #1174<br />

Dallas, TX 75248<br />

1990 911<br />

Rick Illes<br />

3609 Overbrook<br />

Dallas, TX 75205<br />

1999 911<br />

Robert & Diane Jones<br />

9538 Wilson Road<br />

Pilot Point, TX 76258<br />

<strong>2001</strong> Boxster<br />

Kenneth Kerkering & Lita Casey<br />

5603 Hidden Oaks Drive<br />

Colleyville, TX 76034<br />

1991 999<br />

Robert & Virginia Lusch<br />

2405 Rogers Avenue<br />

Fort Worth, TX 76107<br />

1985 944<br />

Robert Lydick<br />

2117 Mount Royal Terrace<br />

Fort Worth, TX 76107<br />

1985 944<br />

Robert & Beth Mc Inerney<br />

3446 Shenandoah<br />

Dallas, TX 75069<br />

1987 930<br />

James & Marilee Piot<br />

5715 Portsmouth Lane<br />

Dallas, TX 75252<br />

<strong>2001</strong> 996<br />

Daryl & Judy Pokladnik<br />

3103 Overlook Circle<br />

Highland Village, TX 75077<br />

2000 Boxster<br />

Forrest Richardson & Robert<br />

Comstock<br />

7948 North Glen #3102<br />

Irving, TX 75063<br />

<strong>2001</strong> Boxster<br />

Paul & Roy Sturkie<br />

202 Redbud Trail<br />

Mckinney, TX 75069<br />

<strong>2001</strong> 911<br />

Hector & Simon Torrez<br />

1405 Sassafras Drive<br />

Plano, TX 75023<br />

1998 Boxster<br />

Khalid Zafar<br />

P.O. Box 701266<br />

Dallas, TX 75370<br />

2000 Boxster<br />

Jack & Sheryl Tucci<br />

1752 Bent Tree Drive<br />

Abilene, TX 79602<br />

1979 911<br />

Transfer From West Texas<br />

Anniversaries<br />

5 Years<br />

James & Barbara Lindsay, McKinney<br />

Ron & Pam Carver, Grapevine<br />

Larry & Marcella Brownell, Garland<br />

Thomas Hawk, Dallas<br />

Diane Hayes & Jeff Clause, Bedford<br />

Paul Montry, Plano<br />

John & Linda Hinkle, Dallas<br />

Robert Sullivan, Dallas<br />

10 Years<br />

James & Sharon Sherman, Dallas<br />

Kevin & Mary Coward, Carrollton<br />

Alan & Karen Smith, Palestine<br />

15 Years<br />

William Sutton, Richardson<br />

Patrick & Gloria Mcdonald, Bartonville<br />

25 Years<br />

Michelle & Dwight Raciopp, Dallas<br />

30 Years<br />

Percy Jr. & Percy III Luecke, Dallas<br />

35 Years<br />

Dr. William George & Dr. Lonna Russell, Paris<br />

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Unclassifieds<br />

Unclassifieds are available free to Maverick Region Members and are $5 to all others. Please limit size to no more than 6 lines.<br />

Payment to MR-PCA must accompany ad. Ads will run for 3 issues. Call 972-208-7725 or e-mail pa.abdalla@verizon.net by the 12th<br />

to have your ad run the following month. Be certain to include a contact name and phone number. Check your ad for accuracy the<br />

first time it runs. Contact the editor to have your ad pulled sooner.<br />

For Sale: 1995 993 Carrera Coupe, Grand Prix White with cashmere/black<br />

partial leather interior, 3.6 liter 6-speed, Torque Limited<br />

Slip/ABD, dual power seats, power sun roof, power side mirrors and windows,<br />

headlight washer, am-fm cassette stereo-6 speakers, 6 CD changer,<br />

17” light alloy wheels with painted rim caps. Vin # WP0AA2996SS322308,<br />

57,000 miles, asking $44,500. Contact George Weems at 972-304-7900 or<br />

gweems@gte.net. (1)<br />

For Sale: All Porsche factory shop manuals volumes 1-7, plus all service<br />

bulletins and technical updates thorugh 1983. $250. Contact Klaus Koch<br />

817-358-8854 (1)<br />

For Sale: 1992 C2 Coupe #XP0AB296XNS420359 Guards Red w/<br />

Black interior. 49,500 miles. Bilstein shocks, Euro Springs. All mechanical<br />

updates. Full Colgan Bra, garaged and covered. Clarion CD & Premier<br />

Speaker system. 3rd owner, all local, all records from birth. Excellent<br />

Condition $34,500. Contact Jim @ 972-529-6960 or e-mail<br />

Schnitz47@aol.com. (1)<br />

For Sale: Original 914-6 racecar chassis # 9140432612 w/ 2.8 liter<br />

twin plug engine with RSR crank rods and cams. Long and short gearboxes<br />

both with Quaiffes. Dual master cylinders with cockpit adjustable<br />

balance. 8 Compomotive and 4 BBS wheels. Ed Mayo built and maintained.<br />

Much more info available. $20,000 Contact Les Moncus at<br />

972-458-0396 or lesmoncus@msn.com (2)<br />

For Sale: 1987 911 Carrera Targa, marine blue with blue leather interior,<br />

95k miles, recent Michelins, Blaupunkt, cruise control, runs great.<br />

$18,500. Call Bob at 214-953-6095 (work) or 214-739-1440 (home). (2)<br />

For Sale: 1988 Carrera Coupe. #WPOAB0919JS121688. Grand prix<br />

white/black leather, sunroof, 16" Fuchs, limited slip, short shift, sport<br />

shocks. 29,500 miles. Completely stock, showroom condition. No<br />

smoke/salt/racing/accidents. All records. Locally serviced at IXXI.<br />

Flawless example of R&T's "Best 911 Ever." Please contact Brian Hurst,<br />

214-978-3075 (days), brian.j.hurst@bakernet.com. (2)<br />

For Sale: Open Race Car Trailer. Includes trailer brakes/ locking tire<br />

rack (6-8 tires depending on size) very large locking storage box, new tires<br />

plus 2 spares. Fuel jug rack for 3 jugs built in. New decking (treated<br />

lumber) installed recently. Tows very well. First $1200 takes it. Glen Gatlin<br />

214-202-7340 or email at porschenut@hotmail.com (2)<br />

For Sale: 1996 993 Coupe. Guards Red/tan leather. 2nd owner.<br />

Dealer serviced with all books and records, clean CARFAX, comes with<br />

a 4 yr/45k Warranty. Well equipped standard with AC, cruise, power<br />

windows/locks/sunroof plus power leather seats, factory phone, Alpine<br />

CD, 17" wheels, Porsche wheel crests, Tiptronic S package, includes<br />

steering wheel shift buttons and Trip computer. Clean and well cared for!<br />

50K miles. $49.5K. Glen Gatlin 214-202-7340 or email porschenut@hotmail.com.<br />

(2)<br />

For Sale: 1986 Carrera Cabriolet, white Ext., wine int., leather, all<br />

power accessories, 124k miles. Owned for last 7 years and serviced<br />

religiously by owner, no driving events, new 993 cab forces sale, pictures<br />

available, $19,500. Jim Williamson 817-371-1371, or send an email to<br />

jwillia915@earthlink.net. (2)<br />

For Sale: 1988 911 Cabriolet, #WPOEB0915J5JS170274. Diamond<br />

blue w/f. Porsche signature seats (commemorative issue), tonneau, 16”<br />

wheels with crests, AC, Blaupunk amplifier, Autothority chip, B&B dual<br />

exhaust, non-smoker, 35k miles, garaged, mechanically and visibly<br />

perfect. $39,000. Dr. Peter A. Alivizatos, 3600 Gaston Avenue, Dallas<br />

75246 (owner). Contact Wayne Pennington 972-279-0233. (2)<br />

For Sale: 1989 911 Carrera Coupe #WP0AB0913KS12083. Silver<br />

Anniversary Edition. Silver exterior, gray leather interior with Black<br />

piping, 5-Speed, sunroof, CD, center console, rear wiper, tail, TX car,<br />

78k miles, full records, $29,000. Gordon Smith at 817-263-7503. Leave<br />

message. (3)<br />

For Sale: 84 911 Carrera Cabriolet. Red/black. Immaculate condition.<br />

New Nakamici CD, new Dunlops. Tail, bra, covers, etc. 77k. This<br />

car has always been garaged and babied. $22,500. Call Bill Murphy<br />

214.522.6485. (3)<br />

For Sale: 2 8x16 & 2 9x16 factory Fuchs. Black centers w/ Pirelli<br />

Pzeros. 930 turbo take-offs: $2400. 2 Sparco racing seats with 911 mounting<br />

hardware $400 ea. Full roll cage for 911, predrilled, easy installation $400.<br />

Four 8x18 three piece BBS wheels. 5 or 7 BMW Conti tires: $3200.<br />

Contact George Reich at 972-409-9100 voice or 972-409-9162 fax or at<br />

greich@neccorp.com. (3)<br />

For Sale: Panorama magazine collection. 11 years: 1/90 through<br />

present. Missing 2/90, 3/93, and 3/94. Excellent condition. $100. Aubrey W.<br />

Bogard. bogardaw@texas.net or 817-763-3164 (w), 817-926-8603 (h). (3)<br />

For Sale: 2000 Boxster S. Arena Red/Black/Black Tiptronic S.<br />

6k miles. $56.5k. Yearly low mileage maintenance completed. Garaged,<br />

covered, no accidents, third car. For details and pictures see web page<br />

http://home.earthlink.net/~jalmml/index.html or contact Jim Lynch at<br />

jalmml@earthlink.net or at 800-217-8718.(3)<br />

<strong>Slipstream</strong> Advertiser Index<br />

These advertisers support the Maverick Region . . . the Mavericks support these advertisers!<br />

Baris Italian Cuisine Page 15 (940) 325-0333<br />

Bobby Archer’s Motorsports Page 25 (817) 877-1772<br />

Eurowerks Page 9 (972) 733-4907<br />

Executive Inn Page 15 (940) 328-1111<br />

German Technologies Page 8 (817) 540-0712<br />

Glen Gatlin, Jr. Page 11 (214) 761-7907<br />

Louden Motorcar I.B.C. (214) 241-6326<br />

Jerry DeFeo Designs Page 23 (972) 240-5800<br />

Mayo Performance Page 5 (817) 540-4939<br />

Mean Green Travel Page 19 (940) 243-3788<br />

911 Enterprises Page 24 (972) 241-2002<br />

Park Place Porsche Page 26 (214) 559-4222<br />

PartsHeaven Page 19 (800) 767-7250<br />

The Porsche Store I.F.C. (214) 576-1911<br />

Royal Purple (N. Texas Lubr.) Page 7 (972) 241-2011<br />

Soundwerk Page 8 (817) 281-9381<br />

Ussery Printing Page 23 (972) 438-8344<br />

Zim’s Autotechnik B.C. (817) 267-4451<br />

For ad rates and for more information contact Graham Lane at (817) 421-0141 (work)<br />

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Jan Mayo, <strong>Slipstream</strong><br />

2973 Timbercreek Trail<br />

Ft. Worth, TX 76118<br />

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Paid at Ft.Worth, TX

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