Slipstream - June 2002

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Volume 40, June 2002, Issue 6 

Departments 

Zone 5 Presidents ..........................................................1 

List of Officers/Board Chairs .......................................4 

Prez Says..........................................................................5 

Because I Said So (Editor’s)..........................................6 

Maverick Minutes..........................................................6 

New Wheels..................................................................27 

Anniversaries................................................................27 

Unclassifieds.................................................................28 

Advertiser Index...........................................................28 

Upcoming Events 

Calendar of Events..........................................................1 

Happy Hour at Saltgrass................................................2 

Board Meeting ................................................................2 

Porsche Lunches .............................................................3 

Concours 101 ..................................................................3 

Father’s Day Picnic .........................................................3 

Tech Session at Park Place .............................................6 

DE at MotorSport Ranch Application.........................7 

Time Trial #3 and Autocross #3..................................21 

Retreat Weekend...........................................................23 

Past Event Recaps 

Pinewood Derby and Concours...................................9 

Happy Hour at Speed Zone........................................13 

Time Trial #1 and Autocross #1..................................14 

Park Place Tech Session ...............................................19 

Piney Woods, Pretty Flowers, Picnics, & Porsches...20 

Clark Gardens Tour......................................................23 

Miscellaneous 

Trivia Quiz.......................................................................2 

Autocrossing as Marriage Therapy...............................9 

Boxster Boulevard - Boxster Lore...............................10 

915 Transmission Shifting Problem...........................25 

Win a 2002 Boxster S!..................................................25 

Day June - Events 

1 Park Place Tech Session 

5 Board Meeting 

8-9 Lone Star DE @ TWS 

15 Concours 101 

16 Father’s Day Picnic 

18 Plano and Bedford Lunches 

20 Happy Hour 

22-23 DE @ MotorSport Ranch 

25 Addison Lunch 

29-30 Time Trial #3 & Autocross #3 

Day July - Events 


13-14 Time Trial #4 & Autocross #4 


18 Happy Hour 

28-8/3 Porsche Parade in Boise 


Photography 

Bob Bianconi, 

Wendy Shoffit, 

Lanean Hughes, 

Dennis Chamberlain, Mark Gluck, 

Bill Dugan, Kevin Hardison, 

Bill Campbell, and Mike Mead 

Cover Photo 

John and Kim Castro’s “Silver Sled.” Ask him 

for the story behind it! You won’t regret it. 

Photo by John Castro 

Day August - Events 


15 Happy Hour 

17 Post Parade Dinner Social 


24-25 Retreat 


Day September - Events 


7-8 Lone Star DE @ TWS 

14 Autocross @5 (local) 


19 Happy Hour 

21-22 DE @ Motorsport Ranch 


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2002 Porsche Club Zone 5 Presidents 

ARK-LA-TEX 

Bob Kelley (Shirley) 

h- 318-635-2617 

bkelley968@aol.com 

COASTAL BEND 

Peter Kendig (Cindy) 

h-361-853-5350 

peter@carczar.nu 

LONE STAR 

Stan Wenger (Janelle) 

h- 713-467-0453 

Stan.R.Wenger@conoco.com 

MARDI GRAS 

Brad Bradford (Sandra) 

h- 504-835-7874 

sandrahh@pipeline.com 

OZARK 

Bud Thurman (Phyllis) 

h- 501-666-7486 

arsailor@aristotle.net 

WAR BONNET 

Steele Ford (Genie) 

h- 405-954-5203 

blusteele@yahoo.com 

ZONE 5 REP 

Jan Mayo (Ed) 

h- 817-595-4651 

jlmayo@celanese.com 

CIMARRON 

John McDermott (Erin) 

h- 918-747-6840 

johnanderin2@home.com 

HILL COUNTRY 

Dan Germain 

h- 512-426-8695 

dang@mip.com 

LONGHORN 

Ron McAtee (Phyllis) 

h- 210-654-6639 

roncarrera88@aol.com 

MAVERICK 

James Shoffit (Wendy) 

h-972-506-7449 

james@shoffit.com 

OZARK MOUNTAIN 

Leslie Morse (Margee) 

h- 501-530-1537 

therainmeister@netscape.net 

WHISKEY BAY 

James Broussard (Melinda) 

h- 225-216-9556 

jfbroussard@email.com 

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At 635 and MacArthur 

972-373-9944

Concours 101 

The Art of Caring for 

Your Porsche 

June 15, 10:30-2:00 

Space Limited 

RSVP to Jimmy Carter 

214-330-6609 

emartal@aol.com 

Sponsored by: 

The Porsche Store 

5930 W. Plano Parkway, just East of 

the N. Dallas Tollway 

214-576-1911 

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2002 Maverick Region - Board, Officers & Chairs 

Maverick Region President 

James Shoffit 

W - (972) 506-7449 

H - (972) 506-7449 

president@mavpca.org 

1112 Santa Fe Trail 

Irving, TX 75063 

A member since 1997, James has also been 

co-editor of Slipstream and the Timing & 

Scoring chair of AX. 2001 PCA Family of 

the Year. He owns a ‘90 911 C4 Cab and a ‘78 

911 SC. 

Vice-President 

Eric Erz 

H - (972) 396-2900 

vicepresident@mavpca.org 

122 Estelle Lane 

Lucas, TX 75002 

Eric has been a member since 1997. He is 

active in many types of events. He currently 

owns a '72 911E targa, and a '87 Turbo Look 

targa. 

Secretary 

Andy Mears 

W - (214) 360-9221 

H - (940) 321-8683 

secretary@mavpca.org 

1512 Shadow Crest Dr. 

Corinth, TX 76210 

Andy has been heavily involved with the 

mailing and distribution of Slipstream for 

several years. He now hopes to attend more 

driving events since he has completed his 

911 Coupe project. 

Treasurer 

Bob Knight 

W - (214) 461-1426 

H - (214) 349-1108 

treasurer@mavpca.org 

9047 Oakpath 

Dallas, TX 75243 

A member since 1986, Bob has previously 

held the offices of President and Vice 

President, edited Slipstream, and has won 

the Selcer Memorial award. He owns a 2000 

Boxster S. 

Driving Events - Chair 

Keith Olcha 

W - (817) 706-7678 

H - (817) 251-6865 

OLCHA@aol.com 

711 Manchester Court 

Southlake, TX 76092 

Keith has been a regular at all driving events 

and has recently been heavily involved in our 

Driver’s Education program. 

Logistics & Support - Chair 

Joe McGlohen 

W - (817) 366-1678 

H - (817) 861-2792 

retread@ix.netcom.com 

704 Bowen Court 

Arlington, TX 76012 

Joe has been involved in virtually every type of 

event that the Maverick Region holds. 

Joe was the 2001 Selcer Memorial award winner. 

He owns a 912 and a 914 2.0 liter. 

Communication - Chair 

Wendy Shoffit 

H - (972) 506-7449 

wendy@shoffit.com 

1112 Santa Fe Trail 


A member since 1997, Wendy is the editor 

of Slipstream and has won the Selcer 

Memorial Award. 2001 Porsche Club Family 

of the Year. She owns a ‘90 911 C4 Cab and 

a ‘78 911 SC. 

Activities - Chair 

Teri Davis 

H - (940) 682-4719 

chuxter@rennlist.com 

P.O. Box 213 

Weatherford, TX 76086 

Teri is a past Slipstream Editor and the 

current Rally Chair. She has also been a 

major force behind Round Up and the 

recent Rally Schools. 

Autocross 

Cody Sears 

W - (214) 357-7000. 

H - (817) 540-1076 

ax@mavpca.org 

Safety 

Joe McGlohen 

W - (817) 366-1678 

H - (817) 861-2792 

retread@ix.netcom.com 

Managing Newsletter Editor 

Wendy Shoffit 

H - (972) 506-7449 

editor@mavpca.org 

Goodie Store 

Dee & John Lersch 

W - (214) 697-3291 

DeeLersch@compuserve.com 

Time Trials 

Bill Dugan 

H - (817) 265-0704 (

Prez Says 

by James Shoffit, Maverick Region President 

The driving season is well underway, and now 

Autocross 2 and Time Trial 2 are behind us. 

The minor suspension adjustments seemed 

to have improved the car’s handling (or at least my 

ability to handle the car). But a more amazing 

improvement was out at Motorsport Ranch on 

May 18th and 19th. 

Since it is an out-of-region event – it was 

hosted by Hill Country Region – there was far less stress on the 

Mavericks in attendance. Most of us could just enjoy the event! The 

weekend was started off right with Joe McGlohen’s Trackside BBQ 

and his Suburban trying to block the cold wind. Delicious food, good 

company, and so many new people to meet – I was having a blast! 

I hadn’t done a DE in over a year – I was a bit afraid that I might 

have forgotten everything I had learned before. I still remembered the 

track very well (sometimes to put myself asleep at night, I drive laps 

at MSR in my head – of course I don’t tell instructors that – they get 

nervous!). But, I wasn’t sure I was going to be able to put all my 

driving skills to good use. I haven’t missed a Maverick Autocross in 

about 3 years, so I knew a lot about car control – but DE tests more 

than just ability to get fast times – it tests your smoothness. 

Jim Buckley was elected to be my instructor – and he immediately 

helped me get more speed coming through Horseshoe – a difficult 

off-camber left-hander. Then we started working on the entrance 

to Rattlesnake. On my second attempt at that maneuver, I unfortunately 

braked far later but used my same turn-in motion. The front 

of the car was loaded, and the rear end was light – who can guess 

where I ended up ? That’s right, over the curb and in the rocks. My 

autocross skills kept me from going off sideways, but only the hand of 

God could have kept me on the track with my errant approach! 

Jim suggested I ride with him and that clarified what I needed to 

do for that corner, though it took dozens of laps to overcome my 

timidity and take it at speed. Further discussions with other instructors 

and long-time club racers help solidify a few other points, but a 

ride with Bryan Henderson changed my approach to nearly every 

corner of the track – he finally convinced me that smooth is fast! I 

knew it in my mind, but I could never get it to work for me before. If 

you fully load your suspension and are smooth about it, there is less 

rebounding, and you can take the corner faster than you though 

possible. Now I can’t wait for my next track sessions to see what 

million other things I have left to learn! 

Many thanks to all the Hill Country, Maverick and Lone Star 

instructors and workers who made the event possible. I know I 

certainly got my money’s worth. 

But for those of us who enjoy other fluids in addition to gasoline, 

there is a monthly Happy Hour – the next one is June 20th at the 

Saltgrass near my home – I sure don’t want to miss that one! (That 

also happens to be Jasmine’s favorite restaurant right now – she has 

good taste!) 

And for those of us (ok, I don’t fit into this group YET) who take 

immaculate care of their cars – or those that want to learn how – there 

will be a Concours 101 hosted by The Porsche Store. (The Porsche 

Store also sponsored our Club Race – THANKS!) 

There is also a tech session for 968s and 944s at Park Place Porsche 

on June 1st – if you own one of these cars, you should probably attend 

to learn all you can. Park Place is also sponsoring the June Drivers 

Education event at Motorsport Ranch on the 23rd and 24th. 

We are truly blessed to have these sponsors who do so much in 

support of our club – we all benefit from this relationship! 

The month ends up with another Autocross and Time Trial – 

this will be the first event with the new suspension settings AND the 

Toyo tires. I will give a full report next month. (I know you just can’t 

wait to hear the results!) 

We also have the usual Porsche Lunches in Plano (June 18th) 

and Addison (June 25th) at Good Eats. We are also planning to start 

a Bedford lunch as well on the 18th at the Good Eats on 183. 

So, come on out, and join the fun! 

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Announcing 

Hands-On 

Service Clinics 

for Porsche 

Club Members. 

Where: Park Place Porsche. 

When: June 1, 2002 

Why: An opportunity to see firsthand 

service being performed on Porsche 

models. Also get the opportunity to ask 

questions of Porsche Master Technicians. 

Who: Porsche Club Members 

R.S.V.P.: Space is limited, so stop by or 

call the Porsche Service Department to 

reserve your spot today—214.525.5400. 

©2002 Park Place Porsche 

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Driver Education At MotorSport Ranch 

June 22-23, 2002 

Sponsored by: 

Postmark Date: May 10, 2002 

Maverick Region PCA invites you to our PCA 

Driver Education event at Motorsport Ranch, 

www.motorsportranch.com , located in Cresson, 

Texas on highway 377, 15 miles southwest of Fort 

Worth. Novices encouraged and will be provided 

comprehensive instruction. All cars must be inspected 

for track worthiness (tech) prior to the event. Tech 

locations, dates, and forms, along with further information 

will be sent with your acceptance package but 

also look for new DE information on the Maverick 

Region web site www.pca.org/mav/DE. Rule change 

from PCA National: All Cabriolets (but not Boxsters) 

made before 1999 must have an after market roll-bar 

installed to drive in this event at all. Targas okay. All 

Boxsters and 1999-on cabs okay as-is with factory 

rollover protection. Convertible tops for all cars must 

be in the UP position to drive unless driver uses 

Cost: $195 per driver 

PCA/SCCA approved arm restraints. Non-Porsches 

will be evaluated for factory-rollover protection and all 

the above rules shall apply. 

Acceptance priority will be: Maverick Region 

members and all instructors, other PCA members, 

other Porsche drivers, and other cars, in that order, all 

based upon postmark date within assigned run group. 

Expect to have a response (In/Out/Waiting List) 

approximately three weeks before the event date. 

Event registration will open with May 10th postmark 

dates. No postage meters, please. The cost is $195 each, 

payable to Maverick Region PCA. Applications without 

payment cannot be processed. Sorry, due to limited 

availability we are unable to issue refunds once you 

are accepted. One Application and check Per Entrant, 

please, even if sharing car. 

Mail Application with check to: 

Bill Dawson, Registrar 

1041 Nottingham Drive 

Cedar Hill, TX. 75104 

972-291-8817 before 9:30 pm 

billdawson@worldnet.att.net 

General Information: 

Keith Olcha 

817-706-7678 

OLCHA@aol.com 

Instructor Information: 

Bryan Henderson 

2416 BedfordCircle 

Bedford, TX 76022 

817-354-6045 

BDHender@Home.com 

Tech Information: 

John Sandusky 

817-777-0421 

John.C.Sandusky@ 

LMCO.com 

Entrant: 

Sharing Car With: 

Address: City: St: Zip: 

Phone: Day ( ) Eve. ( ) e-mail: 

Do You Prefer Contact By: US MAIL / E-MAIL Driver's Lic #: State: 

PCA Region: PCA # Helmet type: M95 / SA95 / M00 / SA00 

Year Make Model Color Cabriolet 

Yes No 

DE Experience- #days/date Organizing Club Track Run Group Car # 

CAR 

If NO, explain any driving experience and rate yourself below: 

(use back of sheet as necessary) 

Total Beginner / Novice / Intermediate / Advanced /Team Williams F1 Test-Driver 

Instructor Assigned to Team # ( ) If over booked, do you want on the waiting list? YES NO 

Car#( ) Second Choice( ) Third ( ) Signed: 

** Attend Friday evening Barbeque? No Yes 

If Yes, please add $10.00 per person incl entrant 

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Because I Said So 

by Wendy Shoffit, Editor 

Another issue of Slipstream has come and 

gone. This one was particularly a challenge 

because while I was working on it, 

I was also working on my duties for the TMS 

Club Race. For this year’s event I served as 

registrar for the race and for the DE as well as 

doing the program, certificates, etc. etc. As much 

work as that is/was, it doesn’t cover everything. 

We had a great committee this year, led by chairman Glen Gatlin. 

Everyone had their part to play and they did it. I believe, though, 

everyone would agree that Lanean Hughes was the glue that held 

everything together. I don’t know how she was able to do as much 

as she did (and still find time to sleep at night). Thanks to everyone 

for doing what it took to put on a great event. Next month’s 

issue will cover the Club Race in a lot more detail. 

Also in the next issue will be the Autocross and Time Trial #2 

information. I really wanted to try to include it in this issue 

(because of the current timing), but it was already too full. 

Besides, our next AX/TT event won’t be until the end of June (too 

late for the July issue) and I’m trying to shoot for one set of 

results per issue. Of course, that probably didn’t make much 

sense to anyone and I’m too tired to figure out how. 

Aaaaanyway…This month was not just a lot of work for me. 

I’ve had a lot of fun at our events. I wish I could go to even more, 

but without a cloning device…I’m stuck picking only one at 

a time. James, Jasmine, and I went to the Pinewood Derby 

concours. Believe it or not, our ’78 911 SC actually received a vote 

for favorite car. It was shocking, I know! I guess whoever voted for 

it had to have bad eyesight and missed all the paint chips. Not 

only that, our ’90 C4 Cab was chosen by one of the derby winners 

as the one he wanted a ride in! I enjoyed driving him around the 

parking lot. There were some “complaints” about tire squeal from 

spectators, but, hey, I was on street tires-they squeal! Seriously, 

though, we enjoyed the event and appreciated all the other people 

who came out. If we can get the Girl Scouts to have a Pinewood 

Derby, I’ll sign Jasmine up. Otherwise, no scouts for her…I don’t 

need any more Thin Mint cookies. 

Another event that Jasmine and I went to was the Clark 

Gardens tour. Mimi and Geneva Spreen joined us and the girls 

had a ball! It was a very nice day and the gardens were gorgeous. 

I’ve never seen a black swan before, but they seemed to have quite 

a few of them. I was really impressed with the size of the place. I 

never knew how large and fabulous it was. I would really recommend 

everyone get out there at least once! Maybe we can get a 

group together Saturday afternoon after one of the time trials in 

Mineral Wells… 

I’ve been hearing a lot of great things about the tours. Ted 

Glover is doing a great job. Maybe one of these days we can make 

one of the single day tours and get into the swing of things. I look 

forward to that day! 

I hope to see you at an event soon…maybe it’ll even be a 

tour! :) 

Maverick Minutes 

by Andy Mears, Secretary 

Meeting opened at 7:06. First up was 

the Club Race report by Keith Olcha 

and Lanean Hughes. With 50 Club 

Racers and 60 Drivers’ Education participants 

signed up and great support from the race 

sponsors there is lots of excitement. There will 

also be a casual show and shine concours at this 

Club Race. So, even if you are not participating 

in the race, make plans to come out and 

support this Maverick Region event. 

Teri Davis reported on the progress of Porsche Parade 

2004. The parade committee is being finalized and site selection 

is underway. In addition, Teri reported on the planning 

efforts for this year’s Retreat (a.k.a. Round-Up). The location 

will be at “The Cliffs” on Possum Kingdom Lake the weekend 

of August 23,24,25. For information on room reservations 

contact Teri (contact info is on the MR Board info page 4). 

Concours chair, Jimmy Carter, gave an update on the 

plans for the Concours 101 event that will be at The Porsche 

Store on June 15. This is the event to attend if you have ever 

wanted to learn about concours or how to prepare your car for 

judging. Contact Jimmy (see page 4) to find out more information 

or to reserve your spot for this event. 

Bill Dugan reported on the successful Time Trial #1 and 

Autocross #1 events that had 45 participants and turned a 

small profit in spite of the bad weather. 

The meeting was brought to close at 8:20. Remember to 

check the schedule in Slipstream and especially on the web for 

events as well as any last minute changes. 

Maverick Region PCA Board 

Meetings are held once a month. 

The meetings are open to all PCA members and 

your suggestions and opinions are welcome. 

And there’s free food! 

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Autocrossing as Marriage Therapy? 

By Kelly Binek 

Well, this weekend I participated in my first official Time Trial 

and Autocross. What a fantastic time!! At first I was apprehensive, 

even though I wasn’t in their class, Fran, Wendy, and 

Lisa were somewhat intimidating. The apprehension alone can give you 

a migraine. But to my relief, I had a great time, learned a little more 

about the car, and tried really, really hard to beat their times. Maybe next 

time, ladies. 

Everyone seemed to get along and shared friendly banter back 

and forth. I notice quite a bit between Wendy and James. I hope to 

antagonize Darwin one of these days with a win. 

I had no idea that racing could be so fun. Let me take you back 

19 years or so. That’s when I fell in love with a Car Fanatic (Porsche’s 

to be more precise). He took an extreme amount of care with his cars. 

We couldn’t drink in them, eat in them, touch the paint. Jeez!! 

...ifwe got the car,I would lose 

my husband forever . . . 

We traveled quite a bit, back and forth to California. Imagine no 

drinks, no snacks, no crayons, no pencils or pens, nothing. We would 

stop and eat at a restaurant, no wait, back then with three kids we 

packed lunches, had to stop at a rest area and try to take as little time as 

possible and feed three kids. It all worked out and the cars stayed clean. 

As our children grew we were more and more serious about buying 

a Porsche. After all we deserved it. Here in the metroplex the rat 

race can really wear you down and we wanted an outlet. Now I really 

didn’t resist, but knew that if we got the car I would lose my husband 

forever. I was right. Every night he was out in the garage just staring 

at it I think (my mother-in-law calls it the little red rattle trap, and my 

mother calls it his girlfriend) But it made him feel good about going 

to work, and that made me happy. 

When we started becoming active in the racing arena, it was at a 

point in our life where our children were older, didn’t need mom and 

dad to take them where they wanted to go, they had their license and 

could pretty much go where ever they wanted. Darwin and I found 

ourselves having to become friends again. He changed and I changed 

and we found ourselves sometimes struggling to make conversation. 

He wanted to talk about cars, but really couldn’t get too technical with 

me and I wanted to shop and spend money. To him that was okay if 

it was on the car, and believe it or not, I wasn’t going for it. That wasn’t 

working. We agreed that we would each take an active part in each 

others interests. Mine was movies and shopping and his was, what 

else, driving. 

Since we started driving together we have a lot to talk about. 

Over time I have learned quite a bit about the car. Darwin can get 

technical and I find myself very interested while he explains mechanical 

and technical aspects of the car in detail. By listening I learn the 

car. When we walked the course Sunday morning, we both had input 

on the course and how a corner should be taken, or whether to brake 

or not. Then after our laps, we each compared notes. What did or 

didn’t work, how it can be done faster, discussed where there were 

tight corners, open corners, where to brake, handling the slalom, no 

braking in the chicane, no brakes in the big box. All kinds of stuff. 

Teamwork!! 

I look forward to the next event. I know I can do better. That last 

time around the course I found that I am not holding on for dear life 

anymore, I’m thinking and processing the course and hitting my 

mark. Watch out, Ladies! 

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Photo by Bob Bianconi 

Boxster Boulevard-Boxster Lore 

By Bob Bianconi 

Boxster Lore: The “Red Clip” and “The Chop” 

The “Red Clip” 

The infamous Boxster “red clip,” is kind of like snipe hunting 

or maybe cow-tipping. At first you’re not really sure a 

snipe exists or that you can tip-a-cow, but later you know 

all too well that you have been the victim of a prank. Unlike the 

American snipe or a cow you can push-over, the mysterious red 

clip really does exist. What is it you ask? Well, it’s a u-shaped clip, 

or more specifically Porsche part number: 986.504.986.00 

The infamous red clip. 

lever usually seats on the windshield frame (here a picture is 

worth a thousand words…). Since there is no lever when using 

the humps, the clip depresses the alarm switch found in the 

windshield frame cavity. This makes the alarm think that the 

motion sensors should be armed. The motion sensors do not 

normally work when the convertible top is retracted. 

So if you don’t have the speedster humps, who cares about 

the red clip? Well, it can actually be useful. If you wanted to leave 

the top down and have the motion sensors continue to work, you 

could use the red clip. That way, if someone was to reach inside, 

the motion sensors would activate the alarm. A word of caution: 

things that flap in the breeze might activate the alarm. 

The “Chop” 

Want to prevent an ugly crease in the middle of your 

plastic rearview window? Well, then, do ‘The Chop.” At 

least that’s what a lot of Boxster owners say. As the top 

folds down, a permanent crease can form in the plastic window 

and scratches in the plastic are also possible. I understand that 

this is particularly acute in cold weather. 

You can avoid the crease by helping the window fold; it just 

takes an extra step. Lower your top about half way, exit the car 

The red clip does actually serve a purpose: I believe it is supplied 

with the speedster hump option (correct me if I’m wrong 

all you Boxster experts). It’s used to prevent damage to the top if 

the convertible top button is accidentally pushed with the humps 

in place. 

The red clip is also used to fake the car alarm into thinking 

that the convertible top is in the up position and that the motion 

sensors should be working - those two black oval shapes above 

the mirror. It is placed in the ‘cavity’ where the convertible top 



The clip installed in place. 

The chop. 

and then push the fold into a nice smooth crease. Finish lowering 

the top. Some folks even throw a soft towel or pillow into the 

crease as the top lowers to prevent scratches. 

There are some companies that sell products for this purpose.(eg, 

986Solutions: http://64.225.94.154/ShopSite/page22.html) 

As for me, I like the convenience of lowering the top without 

getting out of the car (hmmm, lazy?). Neither my ’98 nor the ’02 

show any signs of the crease but it has been well documented on the 

Boxster Bulletin Board (www.986board.com/board/986board.htm). 

If a crease develops, leaving the car in the sun will help to soften the 

plastic window, I’m told. In this case, an ounce of prevention might 

be in order… 

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Pinewood Derby 

by Jimmy Carter and T. Smith 

From the bottom of my heart, I would like to thank all of those 

who brought their cars out to the Pinewood derby race at the 

Northeast Mall. The Weather was perfect – overcast and 75 degrees. 

Of course the Porsche owner's were beaming and the cars were 

gleaming. We had 2 spec race cars and 16 Porsches - 911s, 944s, a 914, 

a 968, and the big daddy 928. The kids LOVED them. The winners of 

the derby were also treated to a ride in the Porsche of their choice. 

What a thrill that was for the kids, as well! 

...the big daddy 928 . . . 

From Scoutmaster, T. SMITH: 

The derby race was a great success. We had 140 racers. I expect 

that number to increase next year as word spreads. And it will! 

Everyone involved had a lot of fun. When I contacted the young 

man’s mother who won the R/C car, they could not wait for me to 

deliver the car. They drove down that day and picked it up. His smile 

was so big you could count all his teeth. Next year will be even more 

fun. I see great things in our future. Those of you that were not able 

to attend, due to short notice and other events, missed out on some 

of the most creative and unusual designs a Cubs mind can produce. 

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The kids really enjoyed being able to sit in some of the cars. 

There were a few different models to oogle over. 


One of the Scout Masters about to start the race. 

For those of you that were there, Jimmy and I would like your input 

on way’s to improve the race. I have us down already for Saturday, 

April 19th of next year. I have requested the center of the mall. One 

idea I have for next year is to contact everyone’s favorite law enforcement 

agency, the DPS, and see if they can bring in some cars or trucks 

for display. Thanks again! 

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12

Happy Hour At Speed Zone 

By Bob Jones 

Happy Hour Crew: Dennis Chamberlain, 

Dee Lersch, and Mark Gluck 

Even though we have been PCA 

members for over a year, this 

was the first Maverick function 

we have attended. Living in East 

Texas, we had a couple of club 

options. Having attended a nice sit 

down dinner with a neighboring 

club, we thought we would visit the 

club in the town in which I grew up. 

When I read in the April Slipstream that this get together was 

scheduled on the 18th, I decided to include this in a business trip 

to Austin on the following day. 

Since Jan and I live about 125 miles to the east, we gave ourselves 

3 hours for the trip which included navigating Dallas at 5 

p.m. Who would have known the HOV lanes actually work; 2 

hours at 60-70 mph and we were sitting at a table at SpeedZone at 

5:30 p.m. We saw a couple of late model cars in the parking lot 

when we came in. We knew no one. I told my wife this was not a 

problem because I could spot Porsche folks when they came in. 

...just no explaining country people ... 

When two couples walked in just before 6 p.m., I declared 

them “straight liners”. Sure enough, they walked over to the slingshot 

dragster just below us and set up shop. I was feeling rather 

erudite if not judgmental when I thought I recognized my first 

“Porsche folk”, and I confirmed my opinion when I spotted the 

PCA patch on Lanean Hughes' sweater. After I introduced my child 

bride and myself she joined us, followed shortly by a guy named 

Rocky. We became fast friends (when a lady from home saw us, she 

thought we must be lifetime friends). There's just no explaining 

country people. We told her we had never seen these people before. 

It was like that the rest of the night. About 40 members turned out. 

After a couple of Shiners I agreed to Dennis Chamberlain's 

request to write this article. To prepare (I always analyze things to 

death), I did a review of the literature, including a rereading of the 

Photo by Dennis Chamberlain 


last six months of Slipstream “Happy Hours”. I learned a number 

of things from this; there are actually “sit down” dinners at these 

things, Porsche folks eat fine hors d’oeuvres and the like, 944 owners 

can get testy about their cars, some members have a problem 

with a no-shirt, no-shoes, no service policy, and new guys (and 

gals) are asked to write these things. 

It's too late to make a long story short, but this gathering, characterized 

by mobile, stream-of-consciousness conversations; topics 

discussed as totally diverse as front or rear engines, water or air 

cooled, went on a couple of hours. As the group vacated the bar for 

the racetrack, Jan and I got on the road toward Austin. We quickly 

agreed this was a group we would enjoy seeing again. 

Rocky Johnson & Lanean Hughes with 

Bob & Jan Jones from Pittsburg TX 

New Member Dennis Poquiz 

Photo by Mark Gluck 


Mike Oakes trying out one of the cars. Does it fit? 

New Members Rick & Bonnie Randall 

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Autocross # 1 - Mineral Wells 

By Dean Yamada 

Joel Nannis powering through the cones in John Garcia’s race car. 

Photo by Kevin Hardison 

Avariety of Porsches representing at least 30 years of Porsche 

history gathered in Mineral Wells on Sunday, April 14, 2002 

for the first Maverick Region Autocross Event of the season. 

The clouds appeared droopy in the morning, but the rain stayed 

away for a rather pleasant Sunday driving experience. Nearly 80 

cars enjoyed a course that became progressively faster as you 

combined confidence with patience. 

A yellow Formula/Indy kart took top time of day followed by 

the black 914 “Cockroach” of Mayo Performance, while a 

Corvette Z06 took top honors for fastest “street driven car”. 

Comparing the morning and afternoon session times, most 

drivers improved considerably in the afternoon after gaining 

confidence in which parts of the course were deceptively fast and 

which were impatiently slow. 

After a 10 yard drag style launch to a quick right hander, 

staying tight to the course kept you away from the tail-happy 

gravel outside of “the driving line.” A fast 5 cone slalom led to a 

series of boxed offsets that seemed to be just wide enough for 

Cody Sears getting a little lift in “Cockroach” 

your car. Many drivers quickly learned that these boxed offsets 

were much faster than they appeared as the flash of brake lights 

in the morning disappeared for most drivers in the afternoon - 

however a very tight 90 degree left hander caught at least every 

car with a “cone hit” as the exhausted corner 3 workers had to 

bear witness to the cone carnage! This was definitely one area 

of the course where you won or lost the race. The precise drivers 

squeezed through with just inches to spare on each side 

while the impatient ran through a wall of little cones. This was 

a critical section of the course that commanded precise braking 

and turning. 


Following the 90 degree left hander was a beautiful right 

hand sweeper that ended into a quick braking left turn to another 

slalom. As you completed this slalom you entered a cleverly 

disguised 1 cone slalom box - in my opinion, the second critical 

area of the course. The patient and confident drivers briskly pivoted 

around the interior of the box, while the too cautious 

...drivers squeezed through 

with just inches to spare... 

entered too slow and exited too slow. The impatient again met a 

wall of little cones. 

A couple of 180 turns rounded out the finish in what averaged 

to be a 70+ second course. The well organized Maverick 

Region staff kept things in smooth order to allow 4 morning runs 

and 5 afternoon runs, including a lunch break and the event was 

still over by 4:30pm. 

Overall, pleasant Sunday weather allowed everyone to have 

an absolute blast testing their car's handling characteristics on 

dry pavement on a controlled course, while safely gaining important 

and invaluable “seat time” to prepare for the daily commutes 

with the “other” DFW drivers we face on the road. 

While you don't have to own a Porsche to autocross with the 

Maverick Region Porsche Club, their sincere welcomes and kind 

gestures make you want to become an official member at every 

event. The diverse collection of “Other - German, American, 

Japanese” cars continue to generate participant revenue for what 

is recognized as a club who puts on excellent driving events that 

many will want to attend/spectate, but everyone will want to join. 

Dean Yamada taking on the boxes. 

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Photo by Bill Dugan 

Photo by Bill Dugan 


Noby Takahashi setting up for the final turns. 

Kevin Hardison trying to get rid of those old tires 

Time Trial - Top 10 Autocross - Top 10 

Mayo, Ed 65.552 

Steele, Mark 68.203 

Chen, Kevin 68.51 

Fleischer, Mike 68.929 

Williams, Mitch 70.963 

Shoffit, James 71.127 

Name Withheld 71.273 

Machala, Chuck 71.331 

Hardison, Kevin 73.889 

Takahashi, Noby 74.467 

Garcia, John 67.071 

Nannis, Joel 69.288 

Mayo, Ed 70.815 

Hollinsworth, Jim 70.951 

Sears, Cody 71.889 

Abdalla, George 73.63 

Yamada, Dean 74.594 

Steele, Mark 74.798 

Wagner, Jon 75.002 

Stafford, Bill 75.108 

Lisa Steele trying out the new suspension 

Nancy Dugan perfecting her apexes. 

Autocross #1 Results 

Class Car # Name Car Time Plc Pts. 

Class 2 

26 Bailey, Ron Blue 914 82.800 1 9 

Class 2L 

16 Ussery, Fran Silver 914 76.223 1 9 

108 Dugan, Nancy Red 914 Red 83.709 2 7 

Class 3 

666 Easley, Jay Blue 944 83.841 1 9 

Class S3 

70 Pepper, Lee White 944 88.414 1 9 

Class 3L 

137 Zaruba, Anastasia Blue 944 96.447 1 9 

Class 4 

332 Baker, David White 911 T 76.283 1 9 

102 Erz, Eric Brown 911E 80.780 2 7 

Class 5 

911 Stafford, Bill Brown 911 SC 75.108 1 9 

64 Shoffit, James Black 911 SC 76.217 2 7 

501 Mears, Patrick Blue 911 S 80.668 3 5 

50 Mears, Andy Blue 911 S 80.968 4 4 

Class S5 

40 Fleming, Jerry Silver 911SC 81.206 1 9 

Class 5L 

89 Shoffit, Wendy Black 911 SC 77.214 1 9 

Class 6 

34 Todd, Richard White 944 Turbo 77.465 1 9 

161 Randall, Rick Black 911 Carerra 77.914 2 7 

Class S6 

311 Machala, Chuck Silver Boxster 75.960 1 9 

76 Miller, Bill Black 911 Coupe 79.295 2 7 

176 Miller, Grant Black 911 Coupe 81.865 3 5 

337 Campbell, Bill Red Boxster 83.308 4 4 

Class 7 

257 Takahashi, Noby Silver Boxster S 76.304 1 9 

Class S7 

262 Gluck, Mark Gray Boxster S 77.928 1 9 

619 Johnson, Rocky Silver Boxster S 80.904 2 7 

Class S7L 

720 Kavanaugh, Susanna Black Boxster S 85.169 1 9 

Class 8 

80 Abdalla, George Black 993 C2 73.630 1 9 

99 Steele, Mark Red 993 74.798 2 7 

Class 8L 

9 Steele, Lisa Red 993 79.349 1 9 

Class 10 

111 Hardison, Kevin Blue 914 76.900 1 9 

Class 13 

242 Shaffer, Darron Green Boxster S 78.883 1 9 

140 Binek, Darwin Red 911 Carrera 81.939 2 7 

Class 13L 

104 Binek, Kelly Red 911 Carrera 84.503 1 9 

Class 15 

5 Mayo, Ed Black 914 70.815 1 9 

1 Sears, Cody Black 914 71.889 2 7 

Class OA 

171 Hollinsworth, Jim Black Corvette 70.951 1 

88 Yamada, Dean Black Firebird 74.594 2 

36 Wagner, Jon White Camaro SS 75.002 3 

350 Wells, Corey Silver Corvette 75.684 4 

Class OG 

67 Garcia, John Yellow Atlantic 67.071 1 

6 Nannis, Joel Yellow Atlantic 69.288 2 

Class OJ 

61 Esmond, Greg Blue S2000 75.538 1 

20 Rierson, David Silver S2000 76.001 2 

75 Peebles, Iain Green Miata 76.513 3 

15 Johnson, Marc Green Miata 79.471 4 

17 Wilson, Jerry White Civic 82.816 5 

682 Ng, David White Prelude 84.554 6 

74 Garner, Gabby White WRX 84.608 7 

Class DD 

750 Graidage, Colin Red 911 Targa 82.363 

110 Bellinghausen, Mike Red 930 85.304 

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Time Trial #1 Results (* Indicates run after rain) 

Class Car # Name Car Time Plc Pts. 

Class 2 

48 Dugan, Bill Red 914 78.035 1 9 

23 Bailey, Ron Blue 914 78.979 2 7 

Class 2L 

108 Dugan, Nancy Red 914 84.126 1 9 

Class 3 

87 Platts, Matt Red 924S 86.583* 1 9 

666 Easley, Jay Blue 944 87.128 2 7 

Class 3L 

137 Zaruba, Anastasia Blue 944 100.726* 1 9 

Class 4 

21 Halla, John Tangerine 911E 75.596 1 9 

102 Erz, Eric Brown 911E 77.860 2 7 

332 Baker, David White 911 T 84.885 3 5 

Class 5 

64 Shoffit, James Black 911 SC 71.127 1 9 

50 Mears, Andy Blue 911 S 75.072 2 7 

Class 5L 

89 Shoffit, Wendy Black 911 SC 84.965* 1 9 

Class 6 

62 Boone, Rick Maroon 944 Turbo 76.476 1 9 

161 Randall, Rick Black 911 Carerra 82.352* 2 7 

58 Gage, Dan Red 944 Turbo 83.749* 3 5 

Class S6 

311 Machala, Chuck Silver Boxster 71.331 1 9 

76 Miller, Bill Black 911 Coupe 75.380 2 7 

510 Chadwick, Jim Silver Boxster 77.987 3 5 

337 Campbell, Bill Red Boxster no time 4 4 

Class 7 

257 Takahashi, Noby Silver Boxster S 74.467* 1 9 

32 Lang, Tom Silver Boxster S 79.316* 2 7 

Class S7 

619 Johnson, Rocky Silver Boxster S 82.158* 1 9 

Class S7L 

720 Kavanaugh, Susanna Black Boxster S 87.999* 1 9 

Class 8 

99 Steele, Mark Red 993 68.203 1 9 

98 Chen, Kevin Silver 993 68.510 2 7 

Class 8L 

9 Steele, Lisa Red 993 84.115* 1 9 

Class 10 

111 Hardison, Kevin Blue 914 73.889 1 9 

Class 13 

140 Binek, Darwin Red 911 Carrera 77.898 1 9 

242 Shaffer, Darron Grn Boxster S 90.498* 2 7 

Class 13L 

104 Binek, Kelly Red 911 Carrera 78.184 1 9 

Class 15 

5 Mayo, Ed Black 914 65.552 1 9 

1 Sears, Cody Black 914 84.311* 2 7 

Class OA 

81 Fleischer, Mike Red Corvette Z06 68.929 1 

1222 Vail, Jason Gold Sunfire 84.611 2 

24 Parker, Kevin Wht Mustang Cobra 86.816* 3 

Class OG 

57 Name Withheld Red M Coupe 71.273 1 

166 Ingram, Don Red Corrado 83.796* 2 

Class OJ 

186 Williams, Mitch Red 240Z 70.963 1 

196 Hawkins, Ken Brown 280ZX 75.050 2 

74 Garner, Gabby White WRX 81.480* 3 

17 Wilson, Jerry White Civic 85.509* 4 

Class DD 

750 Graidage, Colin Red 911 Targa 86.755* 

110 Bellinghausen, Mike Red 930 87.926* 

Top Time Of Day Men : Mayo, Ed Class 15 Time 65.552 

Top Time Of Day Ladies : Binek, Kelly Class 13L Time 78.184 


Photo by Bill Campbell 


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On Saturday morning, the storm came rolling in. 

Matt Platts helping dry the course out for everyone else. 

The wind nearly blew Bill Miller away! 

Bill Campbell finding the course in the rain. 

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Park Place April Tech Session - Suspension Upgrade 

By Robert Van Buskirk 

Photo by Mike Mead 

For the month of April Park Place Porsche selected a 993 

C2S to demonstrate a suspension upgrade to our club 

members. When Maverick members arrived we were 

treated to breakfast, Porsche logo merchandise, and a very interesting 

explanation of what they intended to demonstrate to 

include a discussion of the available options. There was very 

broad member interest in this session and as a consequence a 

large group attended. Pictures are compliments of Mike Mead. 

Initially, a suspension upgrade sounds like a very straightforward 

process. However, the available options are very complicated 

when you take into consideration the cause and effect issues 

related to any adjustment on a Porsche. Additionally, everyone 

has an opinion as to what the best set up is. As a consequence we 

chose to stay with Porsche parts and installed the "030" option 

with "ROW - rest of world" enhancements. I wanted to improve 

the cornering performance of the car but was unwilling for a 

"harsh" ride in this daily driver. 

The professional lifts allowed everyone to get a close up view. 

The car was prepped Friday afternoon so that there would no 

delay Saturday morning. Jimmy Hays and Jeff Lee provided a 

running commentary of what was being done and why. Both suspensions 

were presented side by side so we could see the difference. 

Additionally, many questions were answered as relates to other 

member cars and what could be done to enhance their suspension. 


Mark Steele getting some hands on experience. 

Among the many lessons we learned was the impact adjustments 

have on the performance of the car relative to each corner. 

Jeff got the car on the rack later in the morning to illustrate 

the effect of adjustments and tracking. A lengthy discussion 

centered around setting the correct weight on all four corners. 

The suspension work and questions took longer then expected so 

Park Place brought lunch in and we worked until mid afternoon. 

The corner weight balancing was finished at a later date. 

...the car is much more predictable 

and aggressive . . 

Briefly, the performance change of the car is quite amazing. 

I am not an aggressive driver but I must say the car is much more 

predictable and aggressive in the corners. Everything feels much 

more stable and balanced. I am completely pleased with the work 

Jimmy Hays, Jeff Lee, and their team members did in installing 

this "030 ROW" upgrade and recommend you contact them 

directly regarding any questions you have. 



The entire process was explained and demonstrated step by step. 

Ready for it’s wheels and a road test. 

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Piney Woods, Pretty Flowers, Picnic, and Porsches 

By Ted Glover 


No rain. Not a single drop of rain came from the partly 

cloudy sky. Being a Maverick Region Porsche Club 

tour, we are used to a little rain so we can test our skills 

on curving rain-slicked country roads. However, this day the 

only protection from the weather that was needed was sunblock-99. 

Twenty-one cars gathered at the starting point to hear the 

“Rules of the Road” from the tourmeister, after which everybody 

was quizzed to be certain none of these rules would be 

violated as we guided our babies around the curves and 

through the woods. As usual, the group was made up of 

experienced tourers and first-timers. It is always a pleasure to 

have the first-timers on a tour because they can see how excited 

and full of anticipation the experienced tourers are. This day 

they will be able to drive their Porsches as they were intended. 

. . . a case of oil to put into her sieve 

of an engine. . . 

Bob and JoAnn Bianconi not only brought along other 

Boxster drivers from Tyler, but he also arranged for a fellow 

Boxster driver to meet us at Loves Lookout – on his bicycle! I’m 

not even sure if it was a Porsche bicycle. Tinker brought her 

pretty yellow 911 (a.k.a. Exxon Valdez) and a case of oil to put 

into her sieve of an engine every time we stopped. The smoke 

screen was very “James Bond,” if I might add. Chris Smith 

brought her son, Craig, and her beautiful white and dark blue 

cabriolet, with an immaculate white interior. How do you keep 

it so clean, Chris? Michelle Hartsell was by herself because her 

husband was at a Drivers’ Education event. See, you can come 

by yourself and have a good time! Dan Griffith arrived in a 

beautiful red turbo-look 911 driven by his friend, Ron. When 

asked why he didn’t drive his Targa, his response was, “The top 

leaks.” Dan, never believe the weatherman! 

After the “Rules of the Road” quiz, the group took off and 

drove nothing but the best that east Texas has to offer. We had 

curves, many of them. We had hills, many of them. We even had 

Tinker Edwards and Brenda Chamberlain. 



The lineup was as beautiful as the scenery. 

curves and hills together. There were flowers everywhere. Name 

a color and we saw it. We couldn’t name half of what we saw, 

but it was all beautiful…especially the purple things. 

Arriving at Love’s Lookout, we all unloaded gourmet 

lunches to be enjoyed on the grass overlooking the 50 mile 

vista. However, one couple did not have a picnic lunch. It seems 

that Carl Moore was so busy cleaning the paint off his car that 

he neglected to tell Judith she needed to bring a lunch. Not to 

Deeper into the piney woods. 

worry, though, because Mimi Grant drove a BMW wagon and 

in the back were two huge ice chests full to the brim with food 

and drink. I think she thought that since she no longer has her 

1972 911T and drove a BMW, she was supposed to feed the 

whole club. 

After lunch, the group drove by the site of the Killough 

Massacre, which is the site of the largest Indian atrocity in 

east Texas. But, as the group drove by this pyramid-shaped 

monument, they heard “the rest of the story.” 

The last stop of the tour was in Athens for a dessert break 

at the New York Texas Cheesecake Bakery. We did not go 

through New York, Texas on this tour, but we will in an 

upcoming tour. After the cheesecake, we headed back to 

Dallas with full stomachs, content for having great roads and 

great weather. 

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Clark Gardens Tour 

By Bob Bianconi and Wendy Shoffit 

Sunday April 28 turned out to be a picture-perfect day to drive 

to Cool, Texas. A bunch of Maverick Boxsters left the Mid- 

Cities area and drove out past Weatherford to Mineral Wells 

where we found an oasis of flowers, ponds and wonderful treeshaded 

walking paths – all at Clark Gardens. 

The Mavericks were there to support our favorite charity, the 

Hope Shelter. The Boxster group consisted of Dave Mize, Garry and 

Paula Chandler, Tom and Annette Snodgrass (with friends) and 

Bob and Jo-Ann Bianconi. We were joined there by Charlie and Teri 

Davis, Wendy and Jasmine Shoffit and Mimi and Geneva Spreen. 

. . . hundreds of species of flowers. . . 


Charlie Davis, Teri Davis, Bob Bianconi, Jo-Ann Bianconi, 

Paula Chandler, Garry Chandler, and Dave Mize 

Near the pond was a beautiful gazebo (one of several) where 

they served refreshments for everyone - fancy little cookies and 

punch. Jasmine and Geneva really needed the punch after running 

non-stop for nearly an hour. Part of their excitement was that they 

had cleverly avoided the area marked with the sign “Bee Island.” 

As an added bonus for the participants at the gazebo, they had 

a talented musician entertaining the group with his guitar and songs. 

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915 Transmission Shifting Problem 

Reprinted from Upfixin der Porsche, Volume 11 

A Technical Question Answered 

Irecently bought the 911 of my dreams, 911SC, and it is a perfect car 

except for one disturbing situation. It is very balky shifting into first 

gear and between first and second gears. It does not matter whether 

the car is cold or warmed up. 

The previous owner had installed a short shift modification to 

the linkage and it felt like that was the problem or part of it, so I had 

the original shift linkage reinstalled which required a new shift lever. 

Still, the shifting is difficult, often to the point that I’ve felt I would 

bend the lever trying to force the transmission into gear. 

. . . shifting the Porsche transmissions 

is an acquired skill. . . 

The transmission was diagnosed as needing first and second gear 

synchronizers replaced, which I had done last month, but the balky 

shifting has not changed. I have had two different Porsche mechanics 

whom I trust and admire tell me that this shifting difficulty is typical 

for all 911SCs and that there is nothing that can be done. Please tell 

me that isn’t so! 

I had resolved to work with it and adapt, but for nearly a month 

now it seems beyond acceptability, and I have had some interesting 

moments trying to get into gear in traffic. Both my 1972 911T coupe 

and 1976 911S Targa were very smooth and easy to shift, and I cannot 

believe that there is nothing that can be done. Has the wrong linkage 

been installed? Has the transmission been put together improperly? 

Bruce Anderson: Since you have already owned two cars with 

this same transmission, you should actually know as much about how 

the cars should shift as your mechanics do. Your 911SC transmission 

should shift as well as either of your earlier cars with the 915 transmission 

and probably better than your 1972 because of the changed 

shift linkage. I would still suggest that you try driving another 911SC 

to see what they normally shift like. Make sure that you have a 

problem and not just a perceived problem. You might also want to let 

someone else with a lot of experience with these particular cars drive 

your car. I have always felt that the 915 transmission is a little balky; 

perhaps this is your problem. I‚ve never been particularly fond of the 

915 transmission used in 911s from 1972 through 1986 because of 

this. I drove a friend‚s 1980 911SC a few months ago, however, and 

marveled at how nice his car shifted. 

The problem that you mention, the difficulty engaging first gear 

when at a stop, is really a common characteristic of the Porsche servo 

synchro transmissions. The best way to deal with this is to first go into 

one of the other gears and then back to first gear. 

One other thing. You mentioned that you had changed the 

synchronizers for first and second gear. I have noticed that it will 

sometimes take a few thousand miles for the new synchronizers to 

break in and shift normally. When we had our shop, this was always a 

problem for us when we returned a car with a rebuilt transmission to 

one of our customers. The transmission would seem to shift stiffly 

and our customers would complain. They break in gradually, so 

drivers probably don’t really notice the change; they do break in and 

shift right again. 

You have had two cars with Porsche 915 transmissions before so 

this should not be your problem, but shifting the Porsche transmissions 

is an acquired skill. The Porsche servo synchronizer used in 

these transmissions worked very well in the smaller transmissions 

used in the 356 and smaller 911s, but when it grew large enough to 

cope with the added power of the larger 911, 930 and 928 engines, 

they became more and more balky. Shifting any of the Porsche transmissions 

which use the servo synchronizers has to be a very deliberate 

process. You shift out of a gear and then pause ever so slightly in 

neutral and then ease it into the next gear. The procedure needs to be 

followed for both upshifts and downshifts. You just cannot force or 

rush the Porsche synchros. If you force the shifts you will damage the 

synchros and the operating sleeve and the transmission will require 

an overhaul. 

Porsche finally rectified this shortcoming by changing the transmission 

design in 1987 to what they call the G-50 transmission which 

uses Borg Warner cone-type design synchronizers like those used in 

American performance cars and most other cars in the world. I really 

like the G-50 transmission and the way it shifts, but a lot of Porsche 

mechanics still prefer the old 915 transmission like the one used in 

your 911SC. 

If you understand the shortcomings of the Porsche transmission, 

you will probably be able to make your Porsche transmission last 

indefinitely even with a short shifter installed. One other thing that I 

recommend for these transmissions is the use of Swepco 201 gear oil; 

you can actually feel the difference in the way that the transmissions 

shift after changing to Swepco. 

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New Wheels 

If you have any changes that you would like to make to the 

MRPCA membership guide, call Joel Nannis at (972) 722-2735 

by Joel Nannis, Membership Chair 

Neal Bribbs & James Lewis 

310 Red Baron Drive 

Rhome, TX 76078 

1976 912E 

Rosie & Roger Brown 

305 Belle Circle 

Aledo, TX 76008 

2000 986 

Robert Chris 

6516 Briarmead Drive 


2002 986 

James Cook & Lucinda Small 

5813 Cardigan Drive 

Plano, TX 75093 


Dean Dejean 

5514 Stanford 


1985 911 

David Draper 

4607 Timberglen Road #2532 



Toby & Diane Gerber 

17539 Oak Mount Place 



Bryan Hamric & Shorty Bridgefarmer 

1516 N Cheyenne Drive 

Richardson, TX 75080 

2002 996 C2 

Randall Johnson 

1112 Stone Creek Drive 

Mansfield, TX 76063 

1993 968 

Ryan & Nels Johnson 

1160 Hidden Ridge Drive #2318 


1971 911 

Joey Kennard & Sylvia Sency 

804 Combine Road 

Seagoville, TX 75159 

1972 911 

Richard & Susan Kimsey 

5932 Orchard Park Drive 

Frisco, TX 75034 

1997 911 

Richard & Terry Macias 

4005 Foxtail Lane 


1990 911 

Douglas & Vicki Maxcy 

4166 County Road 411 

McKinney, TX 75071 

1975 914 

David Mock 

1911 Queens Court East 


1985 944 

Mick Nguyen & Hanh Le 

8906 Greenville Avenue 


2001 911 

Rick & Bonnie Randall 

4990 Wolf Creek Trail 

Flower Mound, TX 75028 

1984 911 

Allan Rhodes 

3308 Straight Trail 


1998 986 

Charles Slaton 

5629 Meaders Lane 


2000 996 

Chris & Craig Smith 

7507 Malabar Lane 


1990 911 

Tim & Carol Takacs 

7216 Family Farm 



Simon Todd 

217 Ridge View Lane 

Trophy Club, TX 76262 

1995 968 

Brian & Jim Bailey 

4128 Buena Vista Street 


1989 944 

Henry & Melissa Gaudens 

1313 Camberley Court 

Keller, TX 76248 

1970 911 

Jerry & William Hubbard 

1429 El Campo 


1976 912 E 

Dennis Poquiz & RJ Deguzman 

1316 Lyra Lane 


2000 986 

Eric Murphy 

5312 Mariners Drive 


1996 993 

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20 Years 

Elain Boze & Linda Brown ........................Carrollton 

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Unclassifieds 

Unclassifieds are available free to Maverick Region Members and are $5 to all others (Payment to MR-PCA must accompany ad). Please limit size to no more than 6 lines.Ads 

will run for 3 issues. Call 972-506-7449 or e-mail ad to unclassifieds@mavpca.org by the 10th to have your ad run the following month. Be certain to include a contact name and 

phone number. Check your ad for accuracy the first time it runs. Contact the editor to have your ad pulled sooner. Photo inclusion based on space constraints. 

1988 928 S4 classic combo of guards red and tan leather with 66K. A nine inside, 

outside and under the hood. Up to date service and maintenance at Louden 

Motorcars. Owned by two long time porsche owners/enthusiasts. This is your chance 

to set yourself apart from the normal porsche pack, going 180 mph the whole way. A 

steal @ $19k Contact Toner @ 972-965-1780. Only serious inquiries please. (1) 

2001 Porsche 911 C-4 Cab Metallic silver, gray top, gray leather, 6 spd, mtr sound pkg, 

xenons, technic group, wheel and headrest crests, CD, heated sport seats, 5500 miles, 

almost no rain (garaged and pampered). sticker $92k. Sale $81k. 972.816.0604 (cell), 

or JTP83@aol.com. Robert Pierce. (1) 

1998 Boxster Metallic Silver/Porsche Red Interior, 31,000 miles. Perfect condition, 

new tires. $31,900.00. Michael Rhodes (903) 785-4088 H (903) 785-0701 W. (1) 

WANTED - Good condition black vinyl driver's front seat for 1984 944. Contact Mark 

Johnson by email at MarkJson@aol.com (1) 

1997 Suburban LT all power, leather, cruise factory tint, luggage rack, seats 8, am/fm 

CD/cassette, tow vehicle w/electric trailer brake, rear ac, heavy duty cooler, 72k 

miles, black/beige, well maintained $12,995. Dennis Johnson 817/429-2911 or 

atlasinc@airmail.net. (1) 

1985 Carrera 19,000 miles. Pristine is an understatement. Guards red, grey 

interior...also, my brand new Porsche bicycle. Jack Griffin 214-739-2600 (1) 

1984 911 Carrera Targa Red. 108K miles, new tires, new brakes, new Bilstein shocks, 

new oil return lines, no oil leaks. The vehicle is tight, runs strong w/clean CARFAX 

history. W (817) 212-2501 or H (817) 745-9433 kirkslaughter@ev1.net. $13,900. (1) 

Trailer 20 ft dove tail, double axel, 4 wheel electric brakes, black, diamond plate deck. 

$1500 or best offer. Eric (W) 972 995-1546 (H)972 396-2900. (1) 

1976 912E Guards Red/tan interior,131Kmiles(motor completely rebuildt at 98K-no 

leaks)16 inch Fuchs,Panasonic stereo,new battery,new master cylinder and brake 

lines,just serviced(trans,valves,clutch).Good shape.Great way to get into the 

sport.Asking $6500 OBO Please leave a message at (972) 615-4902. (1) 

1995 911 GT2 Factory Race Car for Sale by original owner. All factory options and 

upgrades. Better than new condition. $350K invested. Sacrifice to good home for 

$100K. Details and Photos on www.lineguide.com/911gt2/ Tel: (386) 788-0780 

E-mail: spencerlane@mindspring.com (1) 

1986 Carrera Coupe 2nd owner since 1990. Metallic brown/brown leather sport 

seats, all power and options, whale tail, performance chip, shock tower stabilizer, 

sheep skins, cover, dash and speaker carpets, exhaust system, 2-piece bra, mirror 

covers. Excellent fit and finish, perfect interior. 115K. 16” painted wheels w/crests. 

All maintenence records; rljones911@aol.com or call ((903) 856-6274. Pics: 

http://members.aol.com/rljones911/myhomepage/porsche.htm $17,500 (2) 

Factory 17” Cup Wheels (1997 993) Switching over to 18” Turbo Twists. Set of 17” 

factory “Cup” wheels off of my 1997 993. They are mounted with Potenzas that are 

about half worn. Scuffs and chips here and there (from the previous owner). Colored 

crest center caps are slightly faded. Price is negotiable. Brent Spinks 903.581.5678 / 

903.839.3563 bspinks@tyler.net (2) 

1993 968 Cabriolet, Horizon Blue/White Interior/New Navy Top, Tiptronic, 89k 

miles, leather interior, 968 Wheels, Crests, Eclisps CD, Power top, Full power options, 

Dual power seats, New Tires and brakes, Complete books and records, Dallas car. 

This car is very clean and not been wrecked or repainted. $22,950, Kevin Mixon 

972-424-2706 Plano Texas. (2) 

914 Steel Wheels, 5 original 914 steel wheels, complete with cheap radial tires $95, one 

set of lug nuts for same $20, one set of 4 original 914 chrome trim rings for steel 

wheels $35, one 914 console with slightly torn vinyl cover $10. Need to clean out 

garage for another car. Steve Hensley (972)686-7384 (home), (972)733-2894 (work), 

(214) 458-9757 (cell) (2) 

1986 911 Carrera Cabriolet Iris Blue Metallic/Navy Blue Interior/New Top, 5 speed, 

82k miles, Full leather interior, Factory short throw and sport shocks, 16” bright 

Fuchs, Crests, K40, JVC CD, Full power options (except top), Dual power seats, 

Complete books and records, Dallas car. This car is nearly perfect and in original 

condition including paint. $23,950, Kevin Mixon 972-424-2706 Plano Texas (2) 

1985 1/2 944. Red/ray. 5-spd, sunroof, pwr seat, leather, BlaupunktAM/FM/Cst 

Player. garaged, ca cover, nice Pirelli ires. approx. 30K Mi. $8,000. 1986 Mazda B2000 

Truck w/Camper shell. 5-spd, good engine, tires, transmission, differential, & 

interior. Approx 147K mi. $2600. Don (817) 536-5817. (2) 

Slipstream Advertiser Index 

Autoscope (972) 867-7467 Page 12 

Bobby Archer’s Motorsports (817) 877-1772 Page 22 

Dallas Auto Sports (214) 320-2228 Page 21 

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German Technologies (817) 540-0712 Page 16 

Glen Gatlin, Jr. (214) 965-6102 Page 24 

Gray Mouser Graphics (214) 957-8193 Page 18 

Louden Motorcar (214) 241-6326 I.B.C. 

Jerry DeFeo Designs (972) 240-5800 Page 16 

Mayo Performance (817) 540-4939 Page 9 

Mean Green Travel (940) 243-3788 Page 26 

Comp T/A 255/40ZR17 Tire. Has 60% to 75% tread left. Picture and contact 

information at http://users.ev1.net/~guymoore/mavpca/. Cheap! (2) 

1987 924S Same model as on the cover of Feb. Panorama magazine, (944 engine and 

trans). Strong motor and transmission, clean body and interior, 72000 miles. Would 

make an excellent race car. Blown clutch. Asking $2200. lonnie@perma-tune.com or 

call (972)442-6774 (2) 

1998 993 Carrera S Coupe. Guards Red, Cashmere Beige/Black partial leather, Turbo 

ll Aerokit, Guards Red instrument dials. 24,3xx miles, 30K mile serviced, garaged, 

original. Pictures and more info on the web at: home.earthlink.net/~jalmml. Asking 

$63,500. Jim Lynch, 800-217-8718. (2) 

1988 Carrera 911 Very nice car. New items, Potenza S-02 tires, B & B Stainless Exhaust, 

New Clutch, New Bra , New 992 leather steering wheel. Car has electric seats, windows, 

door locks, sunroof, AM/FM/ CD player, and cruse control. All numbers match. Car is 

silver with a purple tint (Diamond Blue Metalic) with burgundy interior. Price $20,000. 

Call Pat Arlington- 817-469-7821, or e-mail prarlington@aol.com (2) 

1997 Carrera Coupe, Blue Turquoise/Cashmere supple leather, 6 spd, ABD w/LSD, 

Hi-Fi sound, CD changer, full power seats, alum package, rear wiper, computer, only 

4700 miles, garaged and covered, no smoke, rain, or racing, Park Place Porsche serviced, 

all records inc/ window sticker. A stunning, beautiful car. Concours quality. $59.9K. 

Contact Maury @ 972 412-8604 (2) 

1987 930 Steel Slantnose Turbo. 39,000mi, alpine white with red interior in excellent 

condition. 930s steering wheel, white gauges, numerous engine and suspension 

upgrades.Interior is near perfect, dash is perfect,exterior is dent free-spoiler has some 

stone chips.This car is very fast.It has no mechanical issues whatsoever. A/C, sunroof, 

ETC,everything works.New front rotors and near new Bridgestone SO3s. 37,999 call or 

email Gerry 8176859158 krupps4@attbi.net (2) 

Wanted: (For 2.2L 911S); heat exchangers, with or without sheetmetal, Any Fuel 

Injection parts, S heads, S cams or complete S engine, any condition. Jim Buckley at 

817-237-9577 or email jbuckley@direcpc.com(3) 

1990 911 C2 Cabriolet, Black/Black Top/Tan Interior, 5 speed, 116K miles, new Top 

and covers (car, boot, and cockpit), new Alpine stereo w/6 disc changer & 200W amp, 

Stainless Steel B&B Tri-Flo exhaust system w/dual 4” Oval Tips, Teardrop mirrors, 

Extra Wing, Garaged, Professionally Maintained, Paint and Body Perfect, $30K, Call 

972.754.5345 or email khaven@dfwidc.com. (3) 

1996 911/993 cab -speed yellow,black leather and black top. Six speed; 18in. hollow 

spoke turbo wheels w/ Bridgestone SO2's. Premier stero w/ cd. Full electric seats. 

40,000 miles and excellent condition. Al Stickley, 940-241-1181 or stick 2@flash.net 

$55,000.00 (3) 

1986 911 Carrera Coupe. Meteor grey metallic/Burgundy leather interior. 

33,900miles. 2nd owner since 1996. Sunroof, cruise, 16”forged alloys. ALL factory 

equipment/manuals plus Momo steering wheel, full sheepskin seat covers, Statesman 

mats, cover, bra, and more. $26,000 firm. Gary Sprott. 817-421-5844. E-mail 

realm101@aol.com. (3) 

1991 911 Carrera 2 Targa #WPOBB2964MS440531,grand prix white/black lea, 5-spd, 

only 16,500 mi, AC, pwr windows, seats, mirrors, alarm, cruise, dual airbags, 

AM/FM/CD, bra, garaged, covered, $37,500. Rick Burleigh, 408 Driftwood Ct., Azle, 

TX 76020. 817/237-2766. burlerott@dellepro.com. (3) 

Factory Fuchs Wheels Set of absolutely mint condition 7 & 8 X 15”. Factory finish 

black centers. $800.00 for the set. Contact Larry at 972-729-6649 (days), 972-495-7828 

(eves), or larry.brownell@wcom.com(3) 

1986 911 Carrera Coupe, White/Black leather, whale tail, power windows, power 

locks, power sport seats, power mirrors, cruise control, air conditioning, sun roof, 

Alpine 3-CD in-dash stereo, bra, cover, Dunlop Sport 8000 tires, white spoke/polished 

rim wheels, short throw shift, less than 2500 miles on new clutch and synchros, 

new battery, garaged, 91,071 miles, $22,000. Reduced to $19,900. Bruce Roberts 

(972) 527-6910, (972) 205-7515, or bkr@att.net (3) 

1987 911 Carrera Targa. Silver/Black. Calif. car,concours potential, near perfect, 17” 

Kinesis polished 3pc. Cup wheels w/painted crests, Potenza S-02's, leather sports 

seats, CD, alarm, fully loaded. All records, no smoke or rain, meticulously maintained 

and serviced. Gorgeous car. 116,000 mi., $26,500. Don Crusius, 214-724-0831, 

csirace@cs.com. (3) 

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Soundwerk (817) 281-9381 Page 26 

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2973 Timbercreek Trail 

Ft. Worth, TX 76118 

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