Slipstream - January 2003

Charity Autocross
by Cody Sears
Once again the loyal Maverick Region members, as well as
many other car enthusiasts, showed up in force to support
our annual “Run Whatcha Brung” Charity Autocross. The
Pennington Field parking lot in Bedford has proven to be an
excellent location for our local events this year, and this time
was no exception. The weather was awesome, and for the first
time this year, I don’t think I had a single complaint about my
course design (maybe I’m just blocking that stuff out now).
who had the fastest time of the day and bragging rights until
next year (or until we do it again!).
With the larger than expected showing of over sixty drivers
(all of whom donated anywhere from $20 to much more) and
other funds collected, we raised over $1,500 for the Hope
Shelter! A very special thanks to everyone who made this event
happen, and I hope to see you all there next year
Photo by Kevin Hardison
Dan Gage navigates a hard left corner
Speaking of course design, Eric Erz also had a great course
laid out at this event too, but it wasn’t for the big cars. He set
up a course for the remote-control cars. Eric did a great job
setting up and running this portion of the event, and everyone
(including me) had lots of fun playing with the RC cars. Who
knows, this may become a more regular side event!
...for the first time this year, I don’t think I
had a single complaint about course design...
As for the big cars, we had a good variety of makes and
models competing. The biggest standout was Clay and Betty
Perrine’s early model Ford. And the highlight of the day for me
was participating in the “friendly” competition among drivers.
In an effort to even the playing field and take away all excuses, a
small group of us drove the same car to see who actually is the
best driver. Thanks to Boardwalk Porsche for loaning us a nice
Boxster to settle the debate, and congratulations to Bill Miller
Photo by Kevin Hardison
The “loaner” Boxster from Boardwalk Porsche in action!
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