Slipstream - December 2001
The monthly newsletter of the Maverick Region of the Porsche Club of America
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Maverick’s First TMS Club Race A Huge Success<br />
By Wendy Shoffit, Linda Bambina, and Lanean Hughes<br />
Texas Motor Speedway was "too fast" for CART to race, but not<br />
for PCA Porsches! The Maverick Region Club Race/Drivers'<br />
Education event on October 12-14 attracted enthusiastic drivers from<br />
14 states on a nearly perfect weather weekend outside of the Dallas/Ft.<br />
Worth Metroplex.We had 110 cars (combined Club Race & DE drivers)<br />
and at times over 100 spectators.We fed a total of 270 people at<br />
the Awards Dinner that Saturday evening.<br />
Autobahn Motorcars of Fort Worth provided a beautiful Red<br />
2002 Boxster as a Pace Car, and their customers enjoyed a 20-minute<br />
set with instructors driving their cars on the NASCAR Oval and Road<br />
Course. Many thanks go to the tireless workers, and the strong participation<br />
of our sponsors.<br />
Each day we offered laps around the course at lunchtime for<br />
donations to charity. The Charity Lap on Sunday came "full circle" on<br />
the oval and collected $1,100. The money will be evenly split between<br />
our own club charity, The Hope Shelter, and the Fireman's Fund of<br />
New York, at the suggestion of Brian Barr, a former Maverick member<br />
and current Club Racer.<br />
On Friday night, the CR National Crew and some Maverick<br />
members enjoyed dinner at the Speedway Club and were dazzled with<br />
a fabulous Texas-sized "lightning show!"<br />
For the very first PCA Club Race at the TMS venue, we deemed<br />
it a huge success. The drivers were thrilled with the exciting track and<br />
had a great time. There were lots of promises to be back in 2002, when<br />
Maverick Region will again be hosting another event at TMS on<br />
Memorial Day weekend. Mark your calendars now!<br />
The “full circle” charity lap was enjoyed by all,<br />
even if we weren’t allowed up on the high banks.<br />
Lanean Hughes leading the charity laps in the 2002 Boxster S Pace Car<br />
provided by Autobahn Motorcars of Fort Worth.<br />
Lanean Hughes and Brian Scudder announcing awards<br />
following the Club Race.<br />
Jerry Bush, National Club Race Timing and Scoring Official,<br />
admiring Glen Gatlin Jr.’s Patriotic 914 with Annette Snodgrass.<br />
Former Maverick Brian Barr in his bright blue 911 Club Racer.<br />
Maverick President James Shoffit and Joel Nannis watching the course.<br />
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