13.11.2016 Views

Slipstream - June 2004

The monthly newsletter of the Maverick Region of the Porsche Club of America

The monthly newsletter of the Maverick Region of the Porsche Club of America

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.

www.pca.org/mav<br />

<strong>June</strong> <strong>2004</strong> - Published by Maverick Region<br />

Porsche Club of America


PREFERRED BRANDS.<br />

PREFERRED DEALERSHIPS.<br />

Porsche Perfect Service Award<br />

No.1 in the nation for customer<br />

satisfaction for our second consecutive year<br />

Audi Magna Society<br />

Honoring the top 30 Audi dealerships<br />

Volkswagen Wolfsburg Crest Club<br />

Honoring the top seven Volkswagen<br />

dealerships in six regions<br />

At Boardwalk Auto Group, the brands we offer would<br />

mean very little if our customers didn’t prefer the<br />

brand of customer service they receive from us. This<br />

year, we’re proud to have earned all three of our<br />

manufacturers’ highest awards for delivering the finest<br />

possible customer satisfaction to our customers. Which<br />

proves the measure of a fine dealership isn’t which<br />

brands it represents but how it represents them. We<br />

chose the brands, and we continually thank our customers<br />

for choosing us.<br />

5930 W. Plano Parkway<br />

214.576.1911<br />

5930 W. Plano Parkway<br />

214.452.3800<br />

601 S. Central Expwy.<br />

214.453.5000


www.pca.org/mav<br />

Volume 56, <strong>June</strong> <strong>2004</strong>, Issue 6<br />

Departments<br />

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

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

Road Ramblings (President’s Column)......................5<br />

Curves Ahead (Editor’s Column)...............................8<br />

Maverick Minutes..........................................................8<br />

New Wheels........................................(see next month)<br />

Anniversaries................................................................28<br />

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

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

Upcoming Events<br />

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

Happy Hour at Bavarian Grill ......................................2<br />

Maverick Lunches...........................................................2<br />

Nacogdoches Tour..........................................................2<br />

<strong>2004</strong> Autocross & Time Trial Schedule........................3<br />

Board Meeting ................................................................5<br />

Past Event Recaps<br />

Happy Hour at Joe T. Garcia’s.......................................9<br />

May at Mayo’s ...............................................................10<br />

Rennsport Reunion II ............................................14-15<br />

Autocross #2..................................................................16<br />

Time Trial #2.................................................................17<br />

Time Trial #3.................................................................18<br />

Paris Tour.......................................................................19<br />

A Trip To Stuttgart..................................................20-21<br />

Mavericks at Mayfast....................................................24<br />

Miscellaneous<br />

Trivia Contest................................................................13<br />

AX & TT Results.....................................................22-23<br />

September DE Application .........................................27<br />

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

5-6 TT#4 & AX#3 (MW)<br />

8 Board Meeting at<br />

Park Place Porsche<br />

10 Happy Hour<br />

12-13 Nacogdoches Tour<br />

13 Autocross #4 (Penn)<br />

15 Plano & Bedford Lunches<br />

19-20 Drivers Education (MSR)<br />

29 Addison Lunch<br />

Day July - Events<br />

4-10 **PARADE ‘04 - Fort Worth**<br />

15 Happy Hour<br />

20 Plano & Bedford Lunches<br />

27 Addison Lunch<br />

31 Dinner Social<br />

There will be no July Board Meeting<br />

Photography<br />

Kevin Hardison, Charlie Davis, Matt Platts,<br />

Dennis Chamberlain, Wayne Brown, Jay<br />

Walker, Jack Ormberget<br />

Cover Photo by Matt Platts<br />

Eric Erz chases James Shoffit through the<br />

“bus stop” at Mayfast in Hallett (article p.24)<br />

Day August - Events<br />

6-8 Post Parade Weekend<br />

7-8 BMW/Porsche Club Race (MSR)<br />

10 Board Meeting at Autobahn<br />

17 Plano & Bedford Lunches<br />

19 Happy Hour<br />

27-29 Arkansas Tour<br />

28 Time Trial #5 (MW)<br />

29 Autocross #5 (MW)<br />

31 Addison Lunch<br />

Day September - Events<br />

7 Board Meeting<br />

9 Happy Hour<br />

17-19 Drivers Education (MSR)<br />

21 Plano & Bedford Lunches<br />

28 Addison Lunch<br />

Photo by Matt Platts<br />

Bill Miller at Mayfast proves he’s<br />

from Texas (yeah, right!)<br />

<strong>Slipstream</strong> (USPS 666-650) is published monthly by the Maverick Region Porsche Club of America, 9047 Oakpath Ln, Dallas,<br />

TX 75243. Subscription price is $24.00 per year. Periodical postage is paid at Dallas, Texas.<br />

Postmaster: Send address changes to Bob Knight, <strong>Slipstream</strong>, 9047 Oakpath Ln, Dallas, TX 75243.<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>2004</strong> Porsche Club Zone 5 Presidents<br />

ARK-LA-TEX<br />

Kenneth A. Chandler<br />

318-865-8210<br />

bad968@aol.com<br />

COASTAL BEND<br />

Tinker Floyd<br />

361-993-5757<br />

tinker986@aol.com<br />

LONE STAR<br />

Stan Wenger<br />

713-467-0453<br />

stan@stanandjanelle.com<br />

MARDI GRAS<br />

Brad Bradford<br />

504-546-0964<br />

sandrahh@pipeline.com<br />

OZARK<br />

Ron Mott<br />

501-954-9162<br />

pcar_914_6@msn.com<br />

WAR BONNET<br />

Mike Lindsey<br />

405-773-4568<br />

mlindsey21@cox.net<br />

ZONE 5 REP<br />

Brooke Van Horne<br />

tvdrug@flash.net<br />

CIMARRON<br />

Dick Dobson<br />

918-251-3310<br />

dickdobson@webzone.net<br />

HILL COUNTRY<br />

Weston Dillard<br />

512-423-8327<br />

westondillard@austin.rr.com<br />

LONGHORN<br />

Ruth Parks<br />

830-537-4242<br />

porscheladyruth@earthlink.net<br />

MAVERICK<br />

Keith Olcha<br />

817-251-6865<br />

olcha@aol.com<br />

OZARK MOUNTAIN<br />

Leslie Morse<br />

501-530-1537<br />

therainmeister@netscape.net<br />

WHISKEY BAY<br />

Ray Quick<br />

225-767-7666<br />

mercuray1@yahoo.com<br />

1


11:30-1:00, Tuesday, <strong>June</strong> 15<br />

11:30-1:00, Tuesday, <strong>June</strong> 15<br />

11:30-1:00, Tuesday, <strong>June</strong> 29<br />

2


3


<strong>2004</strong> Maverick Region - Board, Officers & Chairs<br />

Maverick Region President<br />

Keith Olcha<br />

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

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

keith.olcha@charter.net<br />

711 Manchester Court<br />

Southlake, TX 76092<br />

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

events and has recently been heavily involved<br />

in the planning of our Driver’s Education<br />

program. Keith has also started driving his 911<br />

RS in PCA Club Races.<br />

Vice-President<br />

Noby Takahashi<br />

W - 972-761-4311<br />

H - 214-327-8911<br />

vp@mavpca.org<br />

9201 Garland Road, #115A<br />

Dallas, TX 75218<br />

Noby has been a member since 2000. He is an<br />

active participant in many Maverick driving<br />

events and has helped out with the Autocross<br />

schools. He drives a 2001 Boxster S.<br />

Secretary<br />

Mimi Spreen<br />

H - 972-420-9953<br />

secretary@mavpca.org<br />

709 Reno Street<br />

Lewisville, TX 75077<br />

Mimi has been a PCA member since 1989,<br />

including being actively involved in 2 other<br />

regions. She served with husband, Carey,<br />

as Vice President for 2 years. She drives a<br />

1970 914-6.<br />

Treasurer<br />

Bob Knight<br />

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

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

treasurer@mavpca.org<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 />

Drivers Education<br />

John Sandusky<br />

W - (817) 777-0421<br />

john.c.sandusky@lmco.com<br />

John has been a member since 1986. He has<br />

become increasingly involved in Drivers'<br />

Education events over the past few years. He<br />

drives a track prepared 1990 C2.<br />

Logistics & Support<br />

Joe McGlohen<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 of<br />

event that the Maverick Region holds.<br />

Joe was the 2001 Selcer Memorial award winner.<br />

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

Communication<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 is a past<br />

<strong>Slipstream</strong> Editor and has won the Selcer<br />

Memorial Award. 2001 PCA Family of the<br />

Year. She owns a ‘90 C4 Cab and a ‘78 SC.<br />

Rallies & Event Ad Design<br />

Teri Davis<br />

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

chuxtress@yahoo.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 />

DE Chief Instructor<br />

Club Race Co-Chair<br />

Bryan Henderson<br />

W - (817) 858-7526<br />

H - (817) 354-6045<br />

BDHender@comcast.net<br />

AX Chair, TT Chief Instructor<br />

Chuck Machala<br />

W - (940) 381-9070<br />

C - (940) 206-4338<br />

ax@mavpca.org<br />

Membership<br />

Joel Nannis<br />

W - (817) 329-1600<br />

H - (972) 722-2735<br />

membership@mavpca.org<br />

Managing Newsletter Editor<br />

Matt Platts<br />

H - (817) 919-1253<br />

editor@mavpca.org<br />

DE Asst Chief Instructor<br />

Keith Olcha<br />

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

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

keith.olcha@charter.net<br />

TT Chair, AX Chief Instructor<br />

Bill Miller<br />

tt@mavpca.org<br />

Goodie Store<br />

Robyn Howard<br />

Cell - (972) 679-0112<br />

robyn.howard@century21.com<br />

<strong>Slipstream</strong> Advertising<br />

Mike Brodigan<br />

H - (817) 488-8520<br />

C - (817) 233-0068<br />

mike.get@att.net<br />

Driving Education - Tech<br />

Ray Leudecke<br />

(972) 342-7412<br />

pcar968@yahoo.com<br />

Driving Rules<br />

Bill Dugan<br />

H - (817) 265-0704 (


Road Ramblings<br />

Courtesy of GoRace.com<br />

by Keith Olcha, Maverick Region President<br />

Last April 23rd through 25th was the<br />

weekend for the Rennsport II Reunion at<br />

Daytona International Speedway. The<br />

first Rennsport Reunion was held in 2001 at<br />

Lime Rock Raceway in Connecticut. The<br />

Rennsport Reunions were conceived as a way<br />

pull together the world-famous historic cars<br />

from Porsche’s racing past as well as many of<br />

the drivers who drove those now vintage cars<br />

to their glory in the heyday. Besides viewing the cars and<br />

talking to their famous drivers (who are not typically the<br />

current owners of these now classic vintage race cars), there<br />

were several heats of vintage races where these cars could be<br />

seen on the racetrack again. In some ways it was even more<br />

exciting to see cars on the track together that normally were<br />

generations apart and never raced against one another. For<br />

example, one heat<br />

had 917s and 962s<br />

racing against oneanother.<br />

For the<br />

Rennsport Reunion<br />

II, PCA club racecars<br />

and their drivers<br />

were eligible and<br />

invited to participate.<br />

All told there<br />

were over 400 cars<br />

there, I believe. I was<br />

not able to get down<br />

there because Karen<br />

was in Europe and I<br />

was left home as<br />

president of the<br />

household. However,<br />

several Mavericks<br />

went and drove well<br />

on the famous<br />

Daytona oval and<br />

road course - the same used for the last 30 years in the<br />

Daytona 24-hour Sports Car race held each year at the end of<br />

January. To find out more about the Rennsport races and the<br />

results you can do a Google search for “Rennsport Reunion”,<br />

and/or visit www.gorace.com. The last time I personally had<br />

any opportunity to see a collection of 50 years of Porsche racecars<br />

was at the 50th anniversary Porsche celebration held at<br />

the Monterey Historic races at Laguna Seca Raceway in 1998.<br />

I’m told Rennsport II Reunion was even better. And as a final<br />

note, special congratulations to 64 year old Dave White, an<br />

acquaintance from Tampa, for winning overall in race #2,<br />

the Eifel Cup in a 108 car field, the 1975 RSR 3.8 that he’s<br />

owned since new. Dave had about 20 years of age on the next<br />

several drivers he beat in that race. Dave also has about 30<br />

years of track experience at Daytona. I guess it shows.<br />

Next month, Parade finally gets here. Now that it’s<br />

2 years since the region and the Parade Committee started<br />

the process, I’m really getting excited. I can’t wait for a week<br />

of unadulterated Porsche sensory overload. It’s also a chance<br />

to visit with other PCA friends from around the country. I’m<br />

not sure if this is a good thing or a bad thing, but it’s in our<br />

backyard. I kind of liked the idea of taking a vacation to<br />

Tampa last year to attend Parade. The setting of the<br />

SaddleBrook resort was tropical and serene. But I also like<br />

the idea of not having to drive 4 days, too. Plus, I will sleep<br />

at home for a few evenings and get a little bit of work done<br />

here and there. Like I said, there are good and bad points.<br />

But no one can argue that it will be Maverick Region’s<br />

chance to roll out the red carpet for our PCA counterparts<br />

from around North America. If you are not signed up as a<br />

... cars on the track together that<br />

normally were generations apart ...<br />

Parade participant, please consider coming out to a few of<br />

the events that are geared for spectators. You will enjoy it.<br />

There is the Concours D’elegance in downtown Fort Worth<br />

on Monday July 5th morning/afternoon, the autocross out at<br />

Texas Motor Speedway on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday<br />

until about 2:30pm, and the club race qualifying and races<br />

on Saturday of that week. Please review the official website at<br />

www.parade04.org.<br />

We had a great Saturday night dinner social at Mayo<br />

Performance in May. There were dozens of Porschenuts<br />

throughout the shop talking cars and bench racing. We ate a<br />

buffet of Babe’s Fried Chicken and homemade cookies for<br />

dessert. Lastly I’d like to remind everyone that <strong>June</strong> is full of<br />

driving events. There are two autocrosses, one time trial, and<br />

a DE at MotorSport Ranch. Look for the ads in the pages<br />

ahead. I look forward to seeing many of you next month at<br />

Parade ’04. Till next month…<br />

5


6


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 />

7


Curves Ahead<br />

by Matt Platts, Editor<br />

April was a very busy month for<br />

Maverick Region drivers. You’ll find<br />

this issue packed with articles,<br />

photos, and results of the Autocrosses and<br />

Time Trials that were held. First, there was<br />

a dual Time Trial weekend at Mineral<br />

Wells. Both days were well attended and<br />

everyone involved had fun. You’ll find<br />

articles about these TTs on pages 17 & 18,<br />

with Porsche results and driver standings on page 23. You<br />

can see by the “Fastest Porsche of the Day” results that<br />

competition was particularly tight during TT#3 with only<br />

4.7 seconds between the 1st place and 10th place drivers.<br />

TT#2’s times were a little higher than course #2 would<br />

have normally been, partially because the track was watersaturated<br />

all day.<br />

You will notice an obvious omission as you reach the<br />

end of this issue, the “New Wheels” section is gone! Due to<br />

a computer glitch at PCA National, our membership chair,<br />

Joel Nannis, was unable to pull down our list of new<br />

members. So, for all of you new Mavericks out there, don’t<br />

Maverick Minutes<br />

by Mimi Spreen, Secretary<br />

The May board meeting was held on<br />

Tuesday, May 4, at Autoscope in<br />

Plano. Attendees were Chuck<br />

Machala, Keith Olcha, Lanean Hughes,<br />

Noby Takahashi, Bob Knight, Michael &<br />

Marie Wingfield, Mike Brodigan, Wendy<br />

Shoffit, Joel Nannis, Bill Miller and Mimi<br />

Spreen. The meeting was called to order at<br />

6:53.<br />

Keith - Received info from Ted Glover regarding<br />

counties for the next couple of tours. Gave the info to<br />

Noby, so insurance can be requested for those tours.<br />

Chuck - has 2 versions of the AX schedule for 2005.<br />

After discussions, there are already some conflicts, so he<br />

will get with Lanean and the TMS dates. So far, there will<br />

be one AX at TMS and 2 at Pennington.<br />

Joel - we have members<br />

Bob - Has a picture of when Maverick Region signed<br />

our charter. Keith will put it with the plaque. We have<br />

money.<br />

Mike Brodigan - has come up with rate increase recommendations<br />

including discounts, etc.<br />

Bill Miller - Time trials have had a strong turnout and<br />

alot of newer drivers. We are also training workers. There<br />

have been 3 TT and there are 3 left to go. There have been<br />

no problems with teching at the track.<br />

Wendy (as Matt) - need articles for <strong>Slipstream</strong> for<br />

AX2 and TT3, article and picture for the Paris tour and<br />

Mayfast DE (Noby agreed to write the article for Mayfest).<br />

We also need an article for May at Mayo's, and Hope<br />

fret - we’ll make up for this by giving you an extra-large<br />

list as soon as that data becomes available to us again.<br />

Keith mentioned in his article that <strong>June</strong> is going to be<br />

another busy driving month. We have a Time<br />

Trial/Autocross weekend at Mineral Wells, followed by an<br />

Autocross at Pennington Field. This <strong>June</strong> 13th Autocross<br />

will be our only Autocross at Pennington this year as their<br />

schedule filled up early. We always expect a great turnout<br />

at this event because itís the most ‘central’ (read: closer to<br />

Dallas) venue that we use. This is also a great spectator<br />

event because of ample parking and viewing areas<br />

(including shaded areas with trees!). If you have never<br />

been to a Maverick Autocross, consider stopping by and<br />

seeing how much fun there is to have. Pennington Field is<br />

conveniently located just South of Airport Freeway on<br />

Central Drive in Bedford.<br />

Lastly, I would like to remind everyone that the<br />

weekend of <strong>June</strong> 12th-13th includes a tour to<br />

Nacogdoches. I’m sure Ted Glover has some great East<br />

Texas roads picked out for the trip. This is your last<br />

chance for a tour before the summer heat sets in.<br />

Shelter update. July Parade issue deadline is <strong>June</strong> 4. <strong>June</strong><br />

Board meeting at Park Place. Want another ad for the <strong>June</strong><br />

19 & 20 DE for <strong>Slipstream</strong>.<br />

Wendy (as Wendy) - 540 Parade entrants and 141 are<br />

Mavericks.<br />

Noby - no comments about his new car, oh yeah,<br />

nothing about insurance either!!<br />

Lanean - Need President’s trophy from Keith.<br />

Michelin tires will be raffled off and awarded at May at<br />

Mayo's. All profits will go to the Hope Shelter project. Will<br />

announce the winner that night.<br />

Mimi - due to lack of advertising and the DE conflict,<br />

the Father's Day Picnic is being cancelled this year. If the<br />

Casey's will have us back next year, we'll be sure to have<br />

lots of advertising and hopefully no major conflicts. The<br />

Holiday Party is getting bigger and bigger, we should<br />

either have it catered or have it at a place that can accommodate<br />

100+ without invading someone's house. Looking<br />

into several options.<br />

Board meetings for the rest of the year are as follows:<br />

<strong>June</strong> - Park Place Porsche<br />

July - no Meeting (Parade)<br />

August - Bobby Archer's<br />

September - Boardwalk Porsche<br />

October - Autobahn Porsche<br />

Nov and Dec - Keith Olcha's house<br />

Motion made to adjourn the meeting at 8:10. Motion<br />

seconded and passed.<br />

8


Photo by Dennis Chamberlain<br />

Happy Hour at Joe T. Garcia’s<br />

by Dennis Chamberlain<br />

Happy Hour Crew: Jay Easley,<br />

Tinker Edwards and Dennis Chamberlain<br />

Our first Fort Worth<br />

happy hour was a<br />

success, due in large<br />

part to perfect weather and a<br />

perfect setting – the patio of<br />

Joe T. Garcia’s.<br />

There are many who<br />

consider the main attraction<br />

of Joe T’s to be the<br />

expansive, lush patio<br />

seating area rather than the<br />

food. Maybe so, but I didn’t find any one of the 38 attendees<br />

offering me any leftovers. Say what you will, but in my<br />

opinion their simple cheese nachos and those little enchiladas are<br />

to die for.<br />

Be careful where you point that thing,<br />

Charlie!<br />

The Marimba band<br />

provided entertainment<br />

– but not nearly as<br />

much as first time<br />

happy hour attendee<br />

Costa Triantaphilides<br />

and his fiancé Susan<br />

(1988 930 cab). Costa<br />

is a fellow CPA and<br />

the city auditor for<br />

Ft. Worth. Not only<br />

that, but he’s the<br />

chairman of the<br />

American Institute of<br />

CPA’s governmental<br />

accounting division.<br />

Few of you will know<br />

much about governmental<br />

accounting, but I’ll<br />

tell you a secret about it<br />

-- it is impossible.<br />

Photo by Dennis Chamberlain<br />

Matt Platts &<br />

Elaine Cash<br />

Recent members Tommy and<br />

Linda & Tommy Yater<br />

Linda Yater (2001 Boxster S) were<br />

also attending for the first time.<br />

For our <strong>June</strong> 10 happy hour, we’re moving all the way<br />

from Ft. Worth to Plano. In keeping with the Porsche Parade’s<br />

German theme, we’re going to the Bavarian Grill. Stay tuned for<br />

more details.<br />

Photo by Dennis Chamberlain<br />

Photo by Dennis Chamberlain<br />

Mike & Judy Brodigan<br />

9


Photo by Matt Platts<br />

May At Mayo’s<br />

By Sydney Steele<br />

Wow! What a great night. That Mrs. Jan and Mr. Ed Mayo<br />

sure are nice to open up that big garage for a whole<br />

bunch of nice people to sit around and look at me. They<br />

really seemed happy because everyone was eating chicken,<br />

drinking from bottles that look very different from mine, and<br />

doing a whole lot of laughing and talking. A very exciting part of<br />

the night was when daddy carried me all around to see the cool<br />

cars. They looked very big to me, but I think mommy would love<br />

to see me (and<br />

her) in a 914<br />

some day…hint,<br />

hint daddy. I<br />

even got to lie<br />

on the back<br />

of a 944. Don’t<br />

worry; Mr. Matt<br />

wiped it down<br />

first so mommy<br />

wouldn’t freak<br />

out about me<br />

getting a little<br />

dirt on me.<br />

A big treat<br />

for the night was<br />

a Silent Auction<br />

for a set of<br />

tires. Mr. Jerry<br />

and Mrs. Myra<br />

Ed’s shop transforms into a dining room very well! Sutton donated<br />

Photo by Matt Platts<br />

Geneva & Jasmine say “hi” to the author...<br />

these tires. I think they made the Hope Shelter very happy, cause’<br />

Mr. Nelson won the tires with his very generous bid. The club is<br />

trying really hard to rebuild the Hope Shelter and this money will<br />

be a big help.<br />

I tried to show everyone that I am a true “Porsche girl” by<br />

almost getting under one of the cars. Daddy says that you are<br />

never too young to learn all about Porsches. Maybe I could get a<br />

job one day in that big garage. I can’t wait for next year to come,<br />

cause’ I will have some teeth then. I sure would like to taste that<br />

yummy looking chicken and run around with those really nice<br />

girls that played with me. I sure did have a fun time with mommy<br />

and daddy. I just can’t wait to see all of these nice people again!<br />

ISTOOK’S<br />

Motorsport<br />

Services<br />

PORSCHE + AUDI PERFORMANCE and RACING SERVICES<br />

TRACK SUPPORT CHASSIS FABRICATION CUSTOM EXHAUSTS<br />

Authorized installer/tuner for REVO Performance Software, FIKSE<br />

Wheels, and STOPTECH Performance Brake Systems<br />

Watch for the ISTOOK/AINES Motorsports<br />

AUDI S4 Twin Turbos on Speed Channel<br />

2733 West 7th Street (repair shop)<br />

3333 Suffolk Drive #104 (race shop)<br />

Fort Worth, Texas 76107<br />

(817) 332-6547 (repair shop)<br />

(817) 924-2100 (race shop)<br />

10


11


1033 N. Henderson St.<br />

Fort Worth, TX<br />

(817) 877–1772<br />

Forgeline • Brembo • Eibach • Sparco • Borla • Hoosier • MOMO • Red Line • OMP • Teamtech • Fuel Safe<br />

12


13


Rennsport Reunion II<br />

by Wayne Brown<br />

On April 23-25, <strong>2004</strong>, Brian and James Redman hosted the<br />

second Rennsport Reunion, this one at the famous Daytona<br />

International Speedway. With over 500 racing Porsches<br />

present, it was stated that this was the largest gathering of historic<br />

Porsches ever! The weekend included photo shoots, Concours,<br />

racing, social gatherings & dinners, vendors, and lots and lots of<br />

‘oogle’-ing. David Baker (with daughter Emily, and Tom Petrushka)<br />

and I (with daughter Megan, and Lone Star Region friends Bryan<br />

Gregory and Haas Fogle) made the 18 hour tow to experience a<br />

‘weekend of a lifetime’.<br />

... I have never seen so many people<br />

intoxicated on Porsches ...<br />

met Hurley Haywood, Norbert Singer, and Brian Redman;<br />

saw Lucas Luhr, Emmerson Fittipaldi, Jerry Seinfeld, Hans Stuck,<br />

Jacky Ickx and Joe Buzetta. Chris Economaki spoke a lot over the<br />

P.A., also interviewed the podium finishers for each race.<br />

To see, hear, and smell the 41 ‘plastic cars’ (that’s what they<br />

called the group with the purpose-built, composite-bodied race<br />

cars) on the track at speed; spitting fire, sliding/drifting, and dicing<br />

for position was absolutely unforgettable. Watching the<br />

owners/drivers ‘racing’ these historic masterpieces, not just driving<br />

Of all of the superlatives I heard over the RRII weekend,<br />

“incredible”, “wow”, “outstanding”, “sensory overload”, “unbelievable”,<br />

and a bevy of others, I think “overwhelming” was the most<br />

appropriate. It seemed that nearly every significant Porsche was<br />

represented: 901, 902, 904, 906, 907, 908, 910, 911’s in every<br />

conceivable configuration – including R, RS, RSR, RSA, IROC; 912,<br />

914, 917, 924, 924 carrera, 928, 930, 934, 935, 936, 944, 944 turbo,<br />

944 cup, 951, 954, 956, 962, 964, 968, ‘Cup’ cars ALL over the place,<br />

absolute multitudes of the newer 993, 996, Boxster series. Cayenne.<br />

GT1, GT2, GT3/R’s. Carrera GT. 356’s, 4 cams, 550 spyders, RSK 60<br />

& 61, Elva Porsche, Gmund Porsche, Abarth Porsche, March Indy<br />

Photo by Jay Walker<br />

Speechless!<br />

Photo by Wayne Brown<br />

110 Porsches take the green flag<br />

Porsche, LeMans Prototypes, Daytona Prototype. Porsche Police<br />

cars and even a Porsche tractor! (nope, didn’t see a Porsche Mooney<br />

– on the ground, anyway) Garage after garage filled with<br />

restored/running racing history. These cars, some worth in the<br />

millions, were left unattended – the unstated rule of ‘look but don’t<br />

touch’ being universally observed. The P.A. system had continuous<br />

interviews with historically significant owners / drivers. Personally<br />

them, was simply awe inspiring. The ‘cup’ cars (62 cars) were stunning<br />

to watch – each with bright, innovative graphics – lap times<br />

rivaled the 962’s. The ‘less than 2.5 liter’ group was filled with<br />

Porsche’s early racing models. Their speeds were impressive and<br />

displayed without a doubt how these small displacement machines<br />

became known as ‘giant killers’. Did I mention being overwhelmed?<br />

After qualifying Saturday morning, many of these same cars<br />

were displayed in the Concours d’Elegance. They were all so<br />

pristine – even the ones that had been on the track that morning!<br />

Thousands of people milling around, pouring over, and trying<br />

not to drool on this display of over 100 of Porsche’s best<br />

examples. David put it well, “...I have never seen so many people<br />

intoxicated on Porsches. It was as if they had some endorphin rush<br />

thing going on.... ...like kids in a video arcade with unlimited<br />

tokens. Neither words nor pictures can capture the experience.”<br />

To repeat – overwhelming.<br />

All of this would have filled the weekend, but we also got to<br />

drive Daytona International Speedway – it’s huge! First impression<br />

– NARROW – three wide was nervously uncomfortable through<br />

the Nascar turns. Second impression – ROUGH – didn’t want<br />

to turn loose of the steering wheel, even to shift gears. Third<br />

impression – STEEP – think the banking is even steeper than TMS;<br />

Photo by Jay Walker<br />

Photo provided by Wayne Brown<br />

Photo by Jay Walker<br />

Jerry Seinfeld & Porsche #1<br />

Wayne & Megan Brown with Hurley Haywood<br />

The *best* IROC cars<br />

14


Photo by Wayne Brown<br />

Photo provided by Jay Walker<br />

Photo by Jay Walker<br />

One of Emily Baker & Megan Brown’s favorites<br />

Jay Walker tries on Phil Daigreponte’s 908 Spyder<br />

Pit road doubled as Concours parking<br />

felt like you’d tumble off on the slow pace laps. Fourth impression<br />

– FAST – the chicane works great – fast, safe, and has a good rhythm<br />

to it. Allowed for great exit speeds that built all the way to turn one<br />

- saw 158 mph in my aerodynamics-of-a-brick 914. Fifth<br />

impression – FUN – David Baker and I qualified 3rd and 4th in a<br />

field of 110, the largest to ever take the green flag at Daytona.<br />

‘No passing’ with the drop of the green flag until you passed the<br />

start/finish line made for an interesting start strategy, though<br />

David’s and my puny 2.8’s weren’t likely to ‘out-drag’ the highpowered<br />

3.3/3.4 turbos, 3.8 RSA’s, 3.6 RS’s, and Carrera Cups that<br />

made up the remainder of the top 30 spots on grid. Combine<br />

all of the above with a GT2 blowing his right rear at 145 mph, right<br />

in front of you on the high bank of Nascar 4, spinning wildly<br />

out of control as you’re trying to pick your way through large tire<br />

carcass pieces raining down into your open cockpit car –<br />

EXCITING. Turn One, sorta like TWS, has multiple lines through<br />

it . . . and I don’t think I ever got it right. When you see David, ask<br />

him about chasing down, catching, and passing J.C. France in ‘THE’<br />

Brumos #59 914. Evidently J.C.’s crew was more than just a little<br />

irate that he had ruined a brand new set of slicks while trying to<br />

stay ahead of David. Hmmm, trying to think of a word that<br />

encompasses all of this . . . yeah, overwhelming.<br />

I think I can safely say that the Mavericks in attendance,<br />

Lanean Hughes, Lee Wilkins, Doug Molny, Ed and Ned Cullin, Jim<br />

Buckley, Alan Smith, Tom Petrushka, David Baker and I, all had<br />

an extraordinary experience. Not to say we didn’t have the<br />

typical racing woes. Mike Hardage (Lone Star) had a rare GT3<br />

transmission failure. Jim (with Tom’s help) rushed to replace a<br />

clutch disc before his Sunday afternoon race – only to develop<br />

shifter problems. Alan had carburetor jetting issues that shortened<br />

his weekend. David developed a transient traction loss problem in<br />

Turn 4 at the race start – but had a great time working his way back<br />

up through the field. I broke an aluminum suspension piece but<br />

was able to use the track’s TIG welder to fix it by race time – only to<br />

throw a fan belt in the first quarter lap – to end my race.<br />

“It’s not the cars, it’s the people.”A weekend like this makes one<br />

briefly question that motto – some pretty spectacular cars there. But<br />

more impressive are the people that don’t keep these cars locked up<br />

in a garage or museum, that bring them out, display, and drive<br />

them, and that allow us to share in the excitement and pride of<br />

Porsche’s racing history. Overwhelming.<br />

15


Autocross #2<br />

By Cody Sears<br />

Did I ever tell you how much I love being a part of the<br />

Maverick Region Porsche Club? Did I ever tell you just<br />

how great the people are in this club? No? Well then, I’m<br />

going to. Don’t worry though, I’ll also tell you about AX #2 since<br />

that’s the reason I’m supposed to be writing this article in the<br />

first place.<br />

Let me start by saying that Autocross # 2 was officially our<br />

Parade dress rehearsal. Not only was this our last chance to<br />

hold an event at Texas Motor Speedway before our big Parade<br />

event there, but we also had members from the national<br />

committee in attendance to inspect our fine skills at putting<br />

on a quality autocross. I’m very pleased to say that overall,<br />

things went great. We did find several areas that need work,<br />

but we are finally down to just the tweaking phase and I<br />

believe we have all the major stuff taken care of. Whew, I can’t<br />

believe Parade is only a few months away.<br />

Photo by Kevin Hardison<br />

... Did I ever tell you how much I love being<br />

part of the Maverick Region Porsche Club ...<br />

Charlie designed a course this time with not only one, but<br />

two new features that I have never seen in an autocross. How<br />

do you keep coming up with these, Charlie? He had a triangleshaped<br />

skid pad with a chute down one side for the exit, and<br />

then he also had the “House of Seven Portals”. If you picture a<br />

floor plan of a five-room house with doors going to each<br />

room, and now create that on a large slab of concrete with<br />

about 300 cones. Wow, it was an absolute blast to drive! The<br />

weather was great and everyone had a good time. Yadda,<br />

yadda, yadda.<br />

Now, about the great people in our club.<br />

It all started when I went to hook my 914 up to the truck<br />

Saturday night for towing and I noticed a sound, which I<br />

thought to be one of the many small pebbles from Mineral<br />

Wells caught up in my right rear rotor. After spending all day<br />

with the Maverick Region AX Parade committee as well as the<br />

National Parade guys, I was just a little too tired to mess with<br />

it then, so I figured I would pop it out in the morning at the<br />

track. And since the outer pad had more than half of its life<br />

left, I wouldn’t have guessed that my inner pad could be worn<br />

to the metal. Well, you know what? It was. Of course I didn’t<br />

see this until 7:30am while sitting in the paddock parking area<br />

at TMS. Did I mention that it was my birthday?<br />

Jerry Sutton proving that you can hook up on the challenging surface.<br />

So there I am, on my birthday with no spare rear brake<br />

pads in my possession on a Sunday morning. It really looked<br />

like I was done for the day before I even started. Oh yeah,<br />

something else you should know. I’ve changed my font pads<br />

multiple times, but I have never had to change my rears<br />

before. So, obviously, I had no idea about the nifty little tricks<br />

that are involved in changing the rear inner brake pad of a 914.<br />

So here’s what happened…<br />

Joel Nannis, by some miracle, had a spare set of rear pads<br />

buried at the bottom of his track gear. Charlie Davis talked me<br />

through the initial stages of changing the pad over the radio<br />

while he was getting things prepared at the track for our big<br />

Parade dress rehearsal. Jerry Sutton overheard the radio talk<br />

and spent some time showing me some important things, like<br />

how to get to the loosening screw through the trailing arm.<br />

Yes, that’s right – through the trailing arm! Mitch Williams<br />

loaned me his tools that had the extra long allen wrench<br />

needed to get through the trailing arm. And Rick Gonzales<br />

sacrificed much of his track walking time to sit there and help<br />

me actually get the thing changed out. Of course, there were<br />

others who pitched in and more that offered to help as well. So<br />

in the end I got to run on my birthday after all. And what a<br />

great day it was. Many thanks to all you guys, you are the best!<br />

Okay, I do have just one more thing to say. You know I<br />

have to do it; it’s like a tradition or something. Here goes.<br />

Ready? It really is not just the cars… it’s the people!<br />

Photo by Kevin Hardison<br />

Photo by Kevin Hardison<br />

Photo by Kevin Hardison<br />

Scott Janke headed for the triangle skidpad.<br />

Lee Wilkins in a Class 18 Cayenne S.<br />

Paul Adams diving into the corner.<br />

16


Time Trial #2<br />

By Bob Kuykendall<br />

Photo by Kevin Hardison<br />

Saturday Morning, April 24th. It’s 5:45, pitch dark with<br />

lightning dancing behind the tops of the nearby trees and<br />

housetops. And now it’s raining…. hard! Oh well, so much<br />

for the Time Trials this weekend. Hey, I can go back to bed!<br />

Surely, Wendy will call me and all the other PCA members at any<br />

moment to announce that the day is done.<br />

But, wait! It’s now 6:15 and the moment of truth. Now or<br />

never! So I head out toward Ft. Worth and if it gets worse, I<br />

can always retreat. No such luck.<br />

This is foul weather all right!<br />

OK, now I’m past Weatherford and driving the only<br />

Porsche in town. Is this nuts or what? As I turn toward Mineral<br />

Wells I see it! Yes, a 914 being towed by an aggie-colored<br />

pickup. Cody Sears is going to the TT, so now there will be two<br />

of us there. Hey, we can take turns and drive as many laps as<br />

we want, since we’ll be the only ones there.<br />

Mark Steele capturing a very wet TTOD by almost four seconds!<br />

Are you kidding me? As I pull into the Airport, I see at<br />

least 30 cars assembled. These people must be as crazy as me,<br />

and soon we are GO for driver’s meeting at 9:00. Thanks to Bill<br />

Miller, it starts on time as we wolf down those McGriddles<br />

supplied courtesy of Chuck McCoy. Finally, a member of<br />

Mineral Well’s finest pulls up in his patrol car. Says he is just<br />

curious, but I know what he’s doing, as he’s probably running<br />

our plates thru DMV.<br />

A fine misty rain absorbs the course as I and the other<br />

Photo by Kevin Hardison<br />

Rocky Johnson blurring past the camera.<br />

course workers hit the track. But wait, those Canadian geese in<br />

Turn Two have to be shooed off before the track goes hot. This<br />

is fowl weather all right!<br />

This is Course 2 with the extended loop-de-loop to the far<br />

right past start-finish. The first two drivers DNF immediately.<br />

“Those idiots!”, I chuckle a bit to myself, until later on when I<br />

pull the same stunt and DNF on the first run.<br />

Someone noted that there are actually a few seconds of<br />

traction out there. Not sure I found any as the track was<br />

extremely slippery, especially that little concrete pad in the<br />

pavement in Turn Three. I finally nailed a decent run, and as I<br />

anxiously go to check the posted times, I am simply amazed<br />

how Mark Steele and others are faster by a full 9-10 seconds.<br />

Maybe they’re using studded tires!<br />

By 11:30, run groups A and B have both completed<br />

multiple runs. Decision made to skip lunch and press on! The<br />

sky is worsening as the misting rain turns into solid drops.<br />

Now the spins are getting good! James Shoffit shows off with<br />

a full figure 8 maneuver in the final turn, only backwards!<br />

That number 550 2.7-liter red Darth Vader 911 owned by<br />

Richard Diller is on the track! I can tell because I can no longer<br />

hear my radio. Wow, those straight pipes are loud. So is that<br />

“stinger” do-dad that Cody added to his 914 after his tail pipe<br />

fell off last week.<br />

Can it be? It’s 1:15 and we’re through? Someone suggested<br />

fun runs, but this crew is hungry! Wendy suggested the<br />

Farmhouse Restaurant in Cool, and she immediately had<br />

twenty takers. Great country cooking- chicken fried steak,<br />

lemon chess pie and sweetened tea. Seems PCA is not just<br />

about the cars or the people, but also the calories!<br />

Photo by Kevin Hardison<br />

Photo by Kevin Hardison<br />

Photo by Kevin Hardison<br />

Bob Kuykendall’s entry in the cannonball contest.<br />

Cody Sears sliding his way through the river.<br />

Wendy Shoffit gets the biggest splash award!<br />

17


Time Trial #3<br />

By Jeremy Johnson<br />

Sunday April 25th was the third Time Trial for this early<br />

racing season. I haven’t been able to attend a Time Trial since<br />

October of last year, so I was really anticipating the event.<br />

This was one of those back to back weekends. Time Trial<br />

#2 was on Saturday and Sunday would be TT #3. I’ll leave the<br />

weather report regarding TT #2 for someone else, but needless<br />

to say it was a little wet (too bad I couldn’t take advantage of<br />

that). Getting up on Sunday was a little unnerving. The<br />

weather in Denton was still very rainy. A quick look at the<br />

Mineral Wells weather maps showed that it was *supposed* to<br />

be partly cloudy with a high in the 70s, but we all know how<br />

... he is living proof that smooth is fast ...<br />

the weather in Mineral Wells can be. Thankfully, during the<br />

drive out, you could see the clearer bluer skies to the west and<br />

I was becoming more and more comfortable with what was<br />

going to be my first ever race in a solid axle RWD car.<br />

Arriving at the Mineral Wells Ring, there was an almost<br />

ominous fog hanging over the course. Though by the time the<br />

drivers meeting began, it was all but gone. The course for the<br />

day would be course #3. This is a very fast counter clockwise<br />

course with only a few checks and balances to keep you in line.<br />

The course was mostly a series of long fun sweepers (can you<br />

say drift??) with one ‘excuse me’ chicane to bring us back in<br />

check at the end of the never ending back stretch. This was<br />

definitely a horsepower course. But amazingly, the lower horsepower<br />

cars were running very competitive times. This can be<br />

attributed to the amazing agility of the light weight cars like<br />

914s and the great ‘never say brake” attitude of drivers like<br />

Cody Sears and Ron Bailey. I actually think they might have<br />

been on throttle the entire course. The course must have had a<br />

few slick spots left over from the rain (or at least that was the<br />

excuse I heard), because there were still quite a few spins,<br />

particularly in the hard off camber right after the first long left<br />

hand sweeper.<br />

I was lucky enough to be working corner #1 where there<br />

wasn’t a ton of action, but I could see most of the racing.<br />

Corner #2 was not quite so lucky. I remember more than one<br />

panicked call in that a cone was down in the chicane and there<br />

wasn’t time to get to it before the next racer came barreling<br />

through. Those two are going to be sore on Monday! Charlie<br />

Photo by Charlie Davis<br />

Eric Erz brought his “new” 911SC out for a familiarization session<br />

Davis was also on course in several different spots no doubt<br />

getting some terrific action spots and picking up all the car<br />

numbers that were flying off during the day.<br />

Top time of the day was taken by the very smooth driving<br />

Richard Diller in his ‘some one get that guy a muffler or at least<br />

get me some earplugs’ Red 911. Richard did not look fast, but<br />

was running consistent great times all day. He is living proof<br />

that smooth is fast. Drivers like Jason McCall, Mark Steele,<br />

Chuck Machala and James Shoffit were also in the hunt for<br />

TTOD. The fast cars were a very diverse group. Ranging from<br />

a Boxster to a 993 to a 911 SC and finally to the Pontiac<br />

Firebird. No one type of car had a distinguishable advantage<br />

on course.<br />

In summary, it was a great event with a lot of runs on a<br />

very fun course. Attendance was a little low, most likely because<br />

of the fear of bad weather, but we still had 30 drivers. Even with<br />

that many drivers, we were able to get 12 laps in and were all<br />

done by 3:00PM or so. I regularly attend several different club<br />

events and the PCA events are, without a doubt, the most<br />

organized of the bunch. Everyone was very open to the<br />

American Iron and Japanese cars that showed up to try<br />

their hand at a Time Trial. I think the only negative for the<br />

entire event was that the Schoolhouse Diner isn’t open on<br />

Sundays too.<br />

I can’t wait until next time!!!<br />

Photo by Charlie Davis<br />

Photo by Charlie Davis<br />

Photo by Charlie Davis<br />

Wendy Shoffit snakes through the chi-caine<br />

Shelly Burbank sweeping through a right-hander<br />

Mike Lockas puts his suspension through it’s paces<br />

18


Paris Tour<br />

by Shelly Linders<br />

Paris! What more could a person ask for! Ok… so maybe<br />

it was Paris, Texas, but it was a beautiful drive! I know<br />

that a lot of us were really hoping for the weather that<br />

we ended up with! After the clouds and rain went through on<br />

Friday and Saturday; Sunday turned out to be gorgeous! How<br />

lucky were we! Sunny and mid 70’s!<br />

My friend, Tina and I, met everyone at Baglestein’s in<br />

Plano, had our driver’s meeting and we were off! All the<br />

convertibles had their tops down, which was a little chilly in<br />

the morning, but it warmed up fast! Sunburn and all!<br />

Considering that this was my first tour, I had never<br />

experienced the adrenaline rush of the speed and skill that<br />

is involved in maneuvering your vehicle! Wow! I was having<br />

a blast! We saw some very interesting towns that would take<br />

you way back in time if you thought about them too long!<br />

The people that we passed were very pleasant and waved as<br />

we went by. The back roads that we took were absolutely<br />

beautiful! The roads were lined with huge trees and where<br />

there weren’t trees there were farms!<br />

After concentrating hard on your driving, you really<br />

work up an appetite! We pulled into Paris, where we<br />

stopped to eat at The Depot. This was a home-style<br />

restaurant<br />

that had all<br />

the home<br />

cooked<br />

entrees that<br />

you could<br />

imagine.<br />

Tina and I<br />

enjoyed our<br />

conversation<br />

with John<br />

and Chris as<br />

they filled<br />

us in on<br />

their past<br />

experiences<br />

on tours that<br />

they have<br />

been on. We<br />

The Eiffel Tower in Paris, Texas (really!) all filled up<br />

with great<br />

Photo by Bob Bianconi<br />

Photo by Bob Bianconi<br />

food and preceded on with our second half of the tour. Ted<br />

led us over to the Eiffel Tower where we lined up our cars<br />

for pictures in front of it. It was a lovely sight! The cowboy<br />

hat on top of the tower was quite a TEXAN addition to a<br />

Paris monument! It was greatness! After all the pictures<br />

were taken, we were off again!<br />

The windy roads of Northeast Texas<br />

I did notice that I wasn’t as white knuckled as I had<br />

been in the beginning of the tour. Perhaps, I was getting<br />

used to the “spirited” driving. Whatever it may have been, it<br />

was a fantastic journey! Soon it would be time for the tour<br />

to end and Ted made his final “goodbye”. We all went our<br />

separate ways, and as I went home, I thought to myself, I<br />

can’t wait until the next one.<br />

Photo by Bob Bianconi<br />

The weather cooperated perfectly<br />

19


A Trip To Stuttgart<br />

by Jack Ormberget<br />

My wife and I just celebrated our 2nd Anniversary with a<br />

romantic vacation to Paris, Nice and London. Because she is<br />

so wonderful and understanding of my “Porsche” problem,<br />

she allowed me to detour us for 2 days to the unromantic city of<br />

Stuttgart and a tour Zuffenhausen. Don’t get me wrong, Stuttgart has<br />

its’ charms, but my proposal essentially was a detour to a blue-collar<br />

industrial car production facility. I accept that it doesn’t really measure<br />

up well against walks along the Champs de L Esyee and Montmartre,<br />

moonlit dinner cruises on the Sein and the sunny beaches of Nice.<br />

Despite all, she relented. It must be love.<br />

We stayed in Bad-Cannstatt, which similar to Zuffenhausen, is a<br />

suburb of Stuttgart. Best known for its mineral baths or spas and the<br />

health benefits from them, we were excited about the prospects of<br />

testing the bubbly waters for ourselves. Let me just say that from our<br />

vantage point, these people in their bathing suits did not look all that<br />

healthy. Nor was the water as warm and frothy as I had expected!<br />

Next time, I’ll opt for more time in the hotel hot tub.<br />

From our hotel, it was a very easy train ride to the stop called<br />

“PorschePlatz.” For anyone wishing to make this visit, the rail/subway<br />

system of Stuttgart is fantastic. I guess it shouldn’t be surprising as<br />

Germans run it.<br />

As our train pulled into the station, we could see the Porsche f<br />

actory. Actually, the “factory” is really a mini town in itself.<br />

Janet and I made our first stop the Porsche Museum, as we were<br />

told to check in there and wait for our tour guide. The Museum was a<br />

little disappointing in my opinion only because I would have liked to<br />

see more examples from their amazing history. I liken their museum<br />

to going to Las Vegas, only the odds are more in your favor. By this I<br />

mean that you won’t know which cars will be there on any given visit,<br />

but you are sure to be treated to a winning selection.<br />

Believe it or not, the Carrera GT on the floor actually was not my<br />

favorite car to see. My favorite was the 959 Gruppe B Prototype. With<br />

it’s disk rimmed wheels and monochromatic pearl white finish, it was<br />

both elegant and striking. Additional vehicles of note included many<br />

race cars I didn’t recognize beyond their Martini paint schemes. Some<br />

of my other favorites included a 911 GT-1, a 904, a 996 C4 cut-away<br />

and a very interesting 356 Polizei car that I later learned was at<br />

Rennsport Reunion II.<br />

After scrutinizing and photographing everything in the tiny<br />

museum, I sat down to wait for our tour guide. While patiently<br />

waiting for me, Janet struck up a conversation with another Porschewife<br />

who was also enduring her husband’s Mecca. The couple, Don<br />

and Tricia Delaney, is fellow PCA’ers from the Alabama Region.<br />

Don works for Mercedes Benz USA and was in Germany for several<br />

weeks of training for the new M class that his line was going to be<br />

producing for the next model year. Tricia made the trip to Europe to<br />

sightsee during the last few weeks of his stay. Unfortunately, this<br />

changeover in production will preclude them from coming to Parade<br />

and see how us Texan’s throw a party.<br />

At 10:00 am sharp, Sigrid Mauz director of factory visits for all of<br />

Porsche and her staff arrived to assign our tour guides and divide the<br />

crowd into manageable groups. I now realize why the tours are<br />

limited as our access and intrusion into the workers space is very<br />

intimate. Our guide, Ralph, impressed us with his knowledge, insight<br />

and his very good English. He also made the tour interesting by<br />

answering some very direct and in-depth questions about the brand,<br />

the products and corporate strategy from our group.<br />

Before we began our tour, Ralph stated that the chassis assembly<br />

facility was in process of completing some of the 997 prototypes and<br />

therefore we would not be allowed to see that area. Actually, our tour<br />

was limited to only the engine assembly building. While we were<br />

slightly disappointed, people in the auto business often say that 50%<br />

of a car’s value is in it’s engine. I feel we all got more than that percent<br />

of enjoyment from the visit.<br />

As we entered the Engine Plant, we were greeted by a display that<br />

included several examples of fully assembled current production<br />

model engines, including a twin-turbo 996, a standard 996, a Boxster<br />

and a turbo Cayenne. (Many of us, especially Boxster owners, were<br />

able to see our car’s engines for the first time.)<br />

Ralph explained that the production facility had several stations<br />

of flowing assembly lines where the different model engines were<br />

built. The lines were segregated into Cayenne, Boxster, normally<br />

aspirated 996’s/GT3 and the GT2/turbo models. As one would expect,<br />

the production floor was immaculate and each worker really exuded a<br />

pride to be working for the company. Ralph informed us that before<br />

any worker can turn bolts on any engine, they must become a fullfledged<br />

mechanic. He added that they never allow apprentice workers<br />

to work on the lines as any slip in quality could dramatically impact<br />

the brand. While it could also be argued that it has an impact on the<br />

price of the finished product, I for one am satisfied with that exchange.<br />

The first station we passed was the production loop for turbo and<br />

GT2 engines. It was a relatively small operation but obviously as<br />

Photo by Jack Ormberget<br />

Photo by Jack Ormberget<br />

A very cool cut-away Carerra-4<br />

The correct subway stop is easy to identify<br />

20


complex as these<br />

engines are, there<br />

were many parts<br />

and equipment<br />

moving around.<br />

Next we<br />

moved to the<br />

normally aspirated<br />

996 loop.<br />

Given the present<br />

sales levels,<br />

these engines<br />

were only being<br />

produced at half<br />

capacity. Engines<br />

were mounted<br />

to an engine<br />

stand that would<br />

pass by each<br />

worker at a pace<br />

of every 5 minutes.<br />

Build sheets<br />

The ‘98 LeMans winning GT1<br />

accompanied<br />

each engine and were attached to a cart pre-loaded with the<br />

components required for that specific engine number. This meant that<br />

a outside of knowing that it was a 996 engine, the worker didn’t know<br />

if he would be building a stock motor, what market it was being built<br />

for, whether it had performance upgrade options or a complete GT3<br />

model. With those choices, I can’t imagine there is much boredom to<br />

their jobs.<br />

Next we passed the Cayenne assembly line. The tremendous sales<br />

numbers of this model was clearly evidenced by the pace of this<br />

assembly process and the number of motors that they were building.<br />

Porsche designed the motor and assembly process to allow them to<br />

maximize production while retaining the highest quality output.<br />

Before an engine is completely assembled, there was a station that<br />

allowed a mechanics to pressure test the cooling system and<br />

combustion chamber integrity. After passing this test, the engine<br />

would go through final assembly. Next the engine would move on to<br />

a wet pressure test chamber. The engine would then be filled with<br />

fluids and turned mechanically at low rpm’s to verify a tight build.<br />

Finally, engines that passed this test would go on to the last test<br />

chamber where it would be run on combustion, with full fluids and at<br />

various loads on the dynometer.<br />

All engines are run on the test bench and horsepower and torque<br />

numbers for each engine is recorded. For those who would like to<br />

know, Ralph said that the factory keeps these figures and they can be<br />

requested. He also said that according to German law, all engines must<br />

perform within a +/- range of 5% to be considered within specification.<br />

I asked if the engines that showed much stronger HP and torque<br />

numbers could be shipped to us in America, but unfortunately my<br />

request was denied. He added that any performance outside of this<br />

range would be considered flawed and a complete disassembly and<br />

analysis would occur. Flawed parts would be identified and the<br />

factory and/or supplier would take the appropriate measures to<br />

prevent further failures.<br />

Ralph drove the point home when he explained that for each<br />

engine that passed by, there was a customer on the other end waiting<br />

for that motor to be installed into their car and hoping for a speedy<br />

delivery. Furthermore, for each engine that didn’t make specifications,<br />

there would be a customer who would likely see their vehicle’s<br />

delivery date be delayed by at least several weeks.<br />

Photo by Jack Ormberget<br />

In addition to the various bench and measurement tests, there<br />

was another aspect of quality control of which some Porsche buyers<br />

are not aware. Each and every car is taken off the lot for a “real world”<br />

street test. This test is especially daunting for the factory as there have<br />

been instances where accidents have occurred and again, the client<br />

would have to wait for a new car to be built from scratch.<br />

The next part of our tour took us to a parking lot where<br />

completed cars were waiting for their final test drives. The view here<br />

was more spectacular than what one might see at most dealerships.<br />

I have yet to visit a dealer that has over 60 GT3’s, turbos, turbo<br />

cabriolets, targa’s, and other 996 and Boxster models in both US and<br />

rest-of-world configurations in stock!<br />

I could have stood there soaking up the view for a while longer,<br />

but the 8 degree Celsius temperature and biting wind prompted Ralph<br />

to escort us back to the engine plant and the warmth of the indoor.<br />

The women were much relieved.<br />

Back inside, our final stop in the engine facility was the area at<br />

which completed engines were being mated to transmissions.<br />

Completed drive trains were then hooked to a ceiling transport system<br />

and carried off soon to be linked to a completed chassis. Within this<br />

area, completed Cayenne and some Boxster motors were also being<br />

loaded onto transport crates for shipment to either Leipzig or Valmet,<br />

also awaiting installation to completed a chassis.<br />

The end of our tour took us back to the museum where<br />

discussion focused on the “prototypes” that were floating around the<br />

factory. Don confirmed with Ralph that a certain “flat black” 996 that<br />

passed by our group was in fact a 997 prototype. The entire car<br />

including rims was painted flat black. Despite passing by within just a<br />

few feet, the flat paint job made the car was so unremarkable that most<br />

of us including myself just disregarded it. I guess the psychology<br />

behind using flat colors and such tricks really do work to keep things<br />

under wraps until a formal launch of a vehicle. The rumor was that the<br />

front and rear bumpers and details were changed, but no one could<br />

really explain how they were different. (Since by now we have likely all<br />

seen the released photos, it is known what the differences really are for<br />

the 997.)<br />

Ralph jokingly added that spy photographers who spend their<br />

time hiding and camping out by test tracks and other high security<br />

areas, could get just as many photos of these prototypes as they often<br />

pass in and out of the gates on the same real world driving tests that<br />

pre-delivery vehicles<br />

make. Keep<br />

that in mind<br />

when you go and<br />

be sure to take<br />

pictures outside<br />

the gates, since<br />

cameras are not<br />

allowed beyond<br />

the museum.<br />

All in all, this<br />

was a very interesting<br />

trip to take<br />

and I would highly<br />

recommend it.<br />

I don’t know that<br />

I will ever get<br />

Janet to go back,<br />

but if I include<br />

European delivery<br />

with my next<br />

vehicle...<br />

959 Gruppe B Prototype in a striking pearl white<br />

Photo by Jack Ormberget<br />

21


PRINTER OF SLIPSTREAM SINCE 1982<br />

Autocross #2 Results<br />

Class Car # Name Car Time Plc Pts.<br />

Class 2<br />

66 Sears, Cody Red 914 67.011 1 9<br />

26 Bailey, Ron Blue 914 73.292 2 7<br />

Class S2<br />

49 Reese, Darryl Red 914 81.644 1 9<br />

Class 3<br />

31 Lockas, Mike White 944 70.652 1 9<br />

Class 4<br />

54 Sutton, Jerry Red 911T 73.305 1 9<br />

Class 4L<br />

45 Sutton, Myra Red 911T 74.417 1 9<br />

Class S5<br />

401 Fleming, Eric Silver 911 SC 80.925 1 9<br />

Class 5L<br />

11 Shoffit, Wendy Black 911 SC 69.640 1 9<br />

Class 6<br />

1 Machala, Chuck Silver Boxster 65.892 1 9<br />

79 Adams, Paul White 911 68.86 2 7<br />

83 Atkins, Jeff Red 911 69.913 3 5<br />

76 Miller, Bill Black 911 Coupe 70.726 4 4<br />

Class S6<br />

105 Snodgrass, Tom Yellow Boxster 70.457 1 9<br />

36 Ormberget, Jack Black Boxster 71.306 2 7<br />

451 Machala, Tim Silver Boxster 71.781 3 5<br />

911 Kuykendall, Robert Black 911 75.240 4 4<br />

337 Campbell, Bill Red Boxster 75.459 5 3<br />

Class S6L<br />

15 Burbank, Shelly Red 911 74.000 1 9<br />

Class 7<br />

27 Olcha, Keith Red Boxster S 67.510 1 9<br />

7 Fallon, Steve Blue Boxster S 67.525 2 7<br />

242 Shaffer, Darron W-Green Boxster S 70.574 3 5<br />

72 Heragu, Keerthi Yellow Boxster S 73.518 4 4<br />

14 von Bose, Botho White Boxster S 77.624 5 3<br />

Class S7<br />

40 Fleming, Jerry Blue 964 72.694 1 9<br />

Class 7L<br />

4 Mayo, Jan White Boxster S 77.004 1 9<br />

Class 8<br />

61 Georgas, Bill White 911 70.599 1 9<br />

555 Janke, Scott Gray 993 73.755 2 7<br />

924 Georgas, Kevin White 911 77.105 3 5<br />

Class S9<br />

204 Bell, Bryan Silver 996 72.862 1 9<br />

Class 10<br />

111 Hardison, Kevin Blue 914 70.255 1 9<br />

19 Petri, Brian White 914 74.598 2 7<br />

Class 11<br />

3 Nannis, Joel Yellow 914 78.431 1 9<br />

Class 12<br />

619 Johnson, Rocky White 968 67.724 1 9<br />

Class 13<br />

99 Steele, Mark Red 993 68.432 1 9<br />

161 Randall, Rick Black 911 Carerra 68.665 2 7<br />

120 Stubbs, Fred White 911 RSA 74.269 3 5<br />

Class 13L<br />

9 Steele, Lisa Red 993 72.681 1 9<br />

Class 16<br />

21 Gonzales, Rick Yellow 914-6 68.477 1 9<br />

Class S18<br />

166 Wilkins, Lee Titanium Cayenne S 75.239 1 9<br />

Class S18L<br />

991 Wilkins, Linda Titanium Cayenne S 77.603 1 9<br />

USSERY PRINTING<br />

3402 CENTURY CIRCLE IRVING, TEXAS 75062<br />

972-438-8344<br />

FAX 972-721-1847<br />

Fastest Porsches of the Day<br />

Car# Name Car Time<br />

1 Machala, Chuck Silver Boxster 65.892<br />

14x Gulick, Leeds Black 911 SC 66.544<br />

66 Sears, Cody Red 914 67.011<br />

27 Olcha, Keith Red Boxster S 67.510<br />

7 Fallon, Steve Blue Boxster S 67.525<br />

619 Johnson, Rocky White 968 67.724<br />

99 Steele, Mark Red 993 68.432<br />

21 Gonzales, Rick Yellow 914-6 68.477<br />

161 Randall, Rick Black 911 Carerra 68.665<br />

79 Adams, Paul White 911 68.860<br />

22


Time Trial #2 Results<br />

Class Car # Name Car Time Plc Pts.<br />

Class 2<br />

66 Sears, Cody Red 914 89.702 1 9<br />

Class 3<br />

44 McCoy, Chuck White 944 96.969 1 9<br />

Class 5<br />

64 Shoffit, James Black 911 SC 90.000 1 9<br />

Class 5L<br />

11 Shoffit, Wendy Black 911 SC 94.022 1 9<br />

Class 6<br />

1 Machala, Chuck Silver Boxster 90.801 1 9<br />

76 Miller, Bill Silver Boxster 91.630 2 7<br />

Class S6<br />

911 Kuykendall, Robert Black 911 94.506 1 9<br />

337 Campbell, Bill Red Boxster 103.89 2 7<br />

Class S6L<br />

15 Burbank, Shelly Red 911 97.863 1 9<br />

Class 7<br />

242 Shaffer, Darron W-Green Boxster S 93.209 1 9<br />

Class 9<br />

204 Bell, Bryan Silver 996 95.967 1 9<br />

Class 10<br />

111 Hardison, Kevin Blue 914 97.229 1 9<br />

19 Petri, Brian White 914 102.851 2 7<br />

Class 12<br />

619 Johnson, Rocky White 968 90.158 1 9<br />

Class 13<br />

99 Steele, Mark Red 993 84.401 1 9<br />

161 Randall, Rick Black 911 Carerra 88.297 2 7<br />

Class 16<br />

550 Diller, Richard Red 911S 91.463 1 9<br />

Time Trial #3 Results<br />

Class Car # Name Car Time Plc Pts.<br />

Class 2<br />

66 Sears, Cody Red 914 78.027 1 9<br />

26 Bailey, Ron Blue 914 81.541 2 7<br />

Class 3<br />

44 McCoy, Chuck White 944 83.052 1 9<br />

Class 5<br />

64 Shoffit, James Black 911 SC 74.675 1 9<br />

102 Erz, Eric Orange 911SC 76.271 2 7<br />

Class 5L<br />

11 Shoffit, Wendy Black 911 SC 77.781 1 9<br />

Class 6<br />

1 Machala, Chuck Silver Boxster 75.334 1 9<br />

76 Miller, Bill Black 911 Coupe 76.629 2 7<br />

79 Adams, Paul White 911 78.628 3 5<br />

257 Takahashi, Noby Silver Boxster 78.857 4 4<br />

Class S6<br />

337 Campbell, Bill Red Boxster 87.154 1 9<br />

Class S6L<br />

15 Burbank, Shelly Red 911 79.711 1 9<br />

Class 7<br />

242 Shaffer, Darron W-Green Boxster S 76.764 1 9<br />

Class S7L<br />

720 Kavanaugh, Susanna Black Boxster S 81.046 1 9<br />

Class 9<br />

204 Bell, Bryan Silver 996 78.307 1 9<br />

Class 10<br />

18 Buckner, Gerald White 914 82.299 1 9<br />

19 Petri, Brian White 914 83.344 2 7<br />

12 Nadason, Michael Yellow 914 98.826 3 5<br />

Class 12<br />

619 Johnson, Rocky White 968 75.445 1 9<br />

Class 13<br />

99 Steele, Mark Red 993 74.292 1 9<br />

161 Randall, Rick Black 911 Carerra 76.325 2 7<br />

Class 16<br />

550 Diller, Richard Red 911S 73.078 1 9<br />

Fastest Porsches of the Day<br />

Car# Name Car Time<br />

99 Steele, Mark Red 993 84.401<br />

161 Randall, Rick Black 911 Carerra 88.297<br />

66 Sears, Cody Red 914 89.702<br />

64 Shoffit, James Black 911 SC 90.000<br />

619 Johnson, Rocky White 968 90.158<br />

1 Machala, Chuck Silver Boxster 90.801<br />

550 Diller, Richard Red 911S 91.463<br />

76 Miller, Bill Silver Boxster 91.630<br />

242 Shaffer, Darron W-Green Boxster S 93.209<br />

11 Shoffit, Wendy Black 911 SC 94.022<br />

Fastest Porsches of the Day<br />

Car# Name Car Time<br />

550 Diller, Richard Red 911S 73.078<br />

99 Steele, Mark Red 993 74.292<br />

64 Shoffit, James Black 911 SC 74.675<br />

1 Machala, Chuck Silver Boxster 75.334<br />

619 Johnson, Rocky White 968 75.445<br />

102 Erz, Eric Orange 911SC 76.271<br />

161 Randall, Rick Black 911 Carerra 76.325<br />

76 Miller, Bill Black 911 Coupe 76.629<br />

242 Shaffer, Darron W-Green Boxster S 76.764<br />

11 Shoffit, Wendy Black 911 SC 77.781<br />

Photo by Kevin Hardison<br />

Photo by Charlie Davis<br />

Bill Campbell splashing through the “river” at the back of the course.<br />

After getting closer and closer all day, Richard Diller finally ‘punted’ a cone!<br />

23


Mavericks at Mayfast<br />

by Noby Takahashi<br />

I<br />

’m still trying to figure out how I got suckered in to writing this darn<br />

article. This isn’t part of my VP gig! In any case, quite a few Maverick<br />

die-hards had an awesome time up at Hallett Motor Racing Circuit<br />

for the annual Mayfast DE event. Hanging around our raceports (i.e. a<br />

hard awning covered parking spot) were Eric Erz, James Shoffit, Bill<br />

Miller, Alex Cobb, Matt Platts and Bob Lewis. Many other Mavs and<br />

familiar faces were there; Bob Everson in his GT3, Randall Johnson and<br />

Arun Menon from Park Place, the Turley’s and their 48-ft monster<br />

trailer, Becky Laughlin, Brooke Van Horn and Ron Forristall. I was<br />

really looking forward to this event since I didn’t have my car for most<br />

of April with installation of the roll cage.<br />

Instead of caravanning up there, we decided to head up there<br />

separately. Left Dallas around 11:30 on Friday morning to ensure<br />

arrival at the track by 5:00pm (it should be about a 300 mile trip if you<br />

don’t make a wrong turn…). After unloading our cars, we left the track<br />

to head over to the infamous Budget ZZZZZZZ Motel in Cleveland.<br />

We each reserved non-smoking, single rooms for two nights, our total<br />

interesting start to the weekend. Toto, we’re not in Dallas…<br />

Checked in at the track bright and early on Saturday morning,<br />

they had Eric, Matt (his first time at Hallett), Alex and I in the White<br />

group, and Bob, James and Bill in the Blue group. Bill was able to<br />

convince the event organizers to move him up to Yellow right away. It<br />

took us a while to figure out that Yellow is higher than White for<br />

Cimarron Region (they were grouping people by car model). By the<br />

third session, James, Eric and I joined Bill in Yellow. James is awfully fast<br />

with that new suspension, we had to break his tranny to slow him<br />

down. We had a blast running together.<br />

“Well, the tour bus must have let out”<br />

bill ranged from $75 to $82 (Matt was the big loser). Bill ended up with<br />

the shower/closet combo in his room, Eric had the palatial suite, and I<br />

had the tub that wouldn’t drain (not too keen on bailing water in the<br />

middle of my shower). Off we hop across Hwy 99 to the Hickory<br />

House Restaurant. Friday night, the place was packed. Words can’t<br />

Photo by Matt Platts<br />

Noby’s cool new roll cage and custom door panels<br />

Photo by Matt Platts<br />

James, Noby, and Eric navigate the “bus stop”<br />

describe how Bill was so excited to find Chicken Liver on the menu.<br />

Finished dinner, it’s still only 7:00pm. Time to cruise around Cleveland.<br />

We found a Wal-Mart and decided to hang out there for a while. Then<br />

it was off to Downtown Cleveland and the Cleveland Lounge. Six of us<br />

walked in, the place went quiet and someone in the back muttered,<br />

“Well, the tour bus must have let out”. We all sat down for a beer and<br />

got our clothes a tad ‘smoky’ hanging out with the regulars . What an<br />

I think we all had a great weekend. The track dried up quickly on<br />

Saturday morning, the weather was great on both days. Smiles everywhere,<br />

the friendly competition, all the lies and deceit (Eric was trying<br />

to tell us that he didn’t brake for The Bitch?). Hanging out at the<br />

Wal-Mart on both nights. How many of us gave Craig (the guy from<br />

Joplin in an used PDE 996) a hard time about his braking? The<br />

Cimarron folks did a great job of maximizing our track time. I must<br />

admit that my best experience of the weekend was getting a ride with<br />

Grant Phillips (sp?) in his GT3 (we were clocking him at low 1:24 on<br />

Sunday). Phenomenal driver, throw and catch, throw and catch, throw<br />

and catch, drift through every corner on the track. He was kind enough<br />

to show me a few racing tricks along the way.<br />

Hallett is a really fun track; it’s definitely worth the long drive. It is<br />

a track that rewards skillful driving. I’m looking forward to Octoberfast<br />

Club Race/DE (also organized by Cimarron Region), October 1-3.<br />

I think few of us will be over at the Lakeshore Inn in Mannford (it’s the<br />

place that Chuck Machala gave a 1-star rating). One thing to note, the<br />

Cimarron folks aren’t planning to have a Club Race School at this year’s<br />

event (due to the low attendance last year). If anyone is interested in<br />

signing up for the school, we all need to send an e-mail to Gary<br />

Bernard. The Parade TMS Club Race will be my Rookie Candidate<br />

event but I would still take the school at Hallett if it’s offered.<br />

Photo by Matt Platts<br />

Photo by Matt Platts<br />

Photo by Matt Platts<br />

James pushes Bill up through “the bitch”<br />

Alex Cobb puts his Targa through the paces<br />

James waves for the camera<br />

24


German Engineering With Southern Hospitality.<br />

Personal Service.<br />

At Nine-Eleven, we’ve built a reputation for understanding our customers’ needs —<br />

quality service, convenient location, state-of-the-art diagnostics, and personalized service<br />

that is unmatched in the Metroplex. When you trust your car to us, you will have the<br />

peace of mind that it will be serviced correctly the first time. Every time.<br />

Access.<br />

We strongly believe in access to those who will actually work on your car. Our<br />

technicians are available in person, by phone, and even by pager if you have questions<br />

or need timely information about your car.<br />

Facility.<br />

Our clean shop, well-stocked parts department, and comfortable waiting room ensure<br />

that you and your car will get the kind of service you deserve. Maintained tools and<br />

equipment. Clean cars. We are meticulous about details.<br />

Parts.<br />

Our parts department is also second to none. Our knowledgeable staff will assist you in<br />

finding that necessary part or after-market option you require. We are an authorized dealer<br />

for high-performance Recaro seating, Yokohama Tires, Bilstein Shocks, Bosch, and many<br />

others. This ensures that whether you are a casual driver or an enthusiast who needs race<br />

prep assistance, Nine-Eleven has the experience and knowledge to keep your car running<br />

at peak performance.<br />

Newkirk<br />

Crown Rd.<br />

Cindy Lane<br />

IXXI<br />

Royal Lane<br />

Joe Field Rd.<br />

Emerald<br />

I-35<br />

Nine-Eleven Enterprises, Inc.<br />

Service, Accessories & Parts for BMW,<br />

Mercedes & Porsche<br />

2120 Cindy Lane, Dallas, Texas 75229<br />

972-241-2002 www.nine-eleven.com<br />

Convenience.<br />

We are conveniently located near the intersection of Stemmons and LBJ Freeways<br />

in Dallas. We offer emergency towing service 24 hours a day and have arranged<br />

for special rental car rates with area rental agencies. Come by for a visit between<br />

7:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday, or call for a service appointment.<br />

25


26


27


Unclassifieds<br />

Unclassifieds are available free to Maverick Region Members and are $5 to all others (contact Matt Platts for payment details). Please limit size to no more than 6 lines.Ads will run for 3 issues, then removed unless<br />

you request that it be run for an additional 3 issues. Email your ad to unclassifieds@mavpca.org by the 10th to have your ad run in the following month’s <strong>Slipstream</strong>. Be sure to include a contact name and phone<br />

number. If you are selling a car, include mileage and price. Check your ad for accuracy the first time it runs. Contact the editor to have your ad pulled sooner. Due to space constraints, photos can not be included.<br />

1990 911 C2 Cabriolet Baltic Blue Metallic, Oyster leather interior, excellent color<br />

combination. Cd, a/c, cruise, power top, boot, ABS. Tiptronic trans. Power seats,<br />

windows, and locks. New rear tires, retractable spoiler, 69K miles. Beautiful car! I have<br />

owned it for over a year and only had time to put 3K miles on it.This car wants to be<br />

DRIVEN!!! $23,500 Contact Steve at (214)893-6939 or marz01@msn.com (1)<br />

911 SC or Carrera engine lid Guards Red, excellent condition. $270.00 Call Gary<br />

Thompson at 972-234-2923 (1)<br />

1988 Carrera Cabriolet 20th Anniversary Edition, 3.2L H6 FI, Has all its original parts<br />

and has been kept in a garage the entire time. The owner was ill the last couple of years<br />

of his life, and it has been driven infrequently. The color is "diamond blue" and I<br />

understand 1988 was the only year they used this color, and then only for this 20th<br />

edition model. 74K miles. $27,000. Contact Tonja Terrazas (972) 888-6092 or<br />

tonja@thomasedwards.com (2)<br />

1996 993 Coupe Guards red with black interior. Non-smoker and never wrecked.<br />

70,000 miles. Hi-fi sound system, dual paddle power seats, 17" cup wheels, hand<br />

painted wheel caps, recently replaced windshield, new pirelli p-zero tires and porsche<br />

brakes, inspection, records. 37,000. Brad Nace, brad@bradnace.com,<br />

214-503-0980 or 214-459-8289 (2)<br />

1987 911 Carerra Coupe Rare "Venetian Blue Metallic". Navy leather. 3.2L, G-50<br />

5-speed.A/C, cruise, power driver's seat, mirrors, locks, windows, sunroof. Blaupunkt,<br />

Fuchs wheels. New heavy duty battery, alternator, front and rear shocks, clutch, rear<br />

brakes and tires. Hardwired Valentine One, fire extinguisher,<br />

perf chip. Garaged. Non-smoker. Service records. Professionally maintained. 167k<br />

miles. $20,000. Brian Moore 972-567-9977, swixson@earthlink.net (2)<br />

911 DE Gear Sparco Evo Seat, Red incl Brey Krause brackets and Sparco slider exc<br />

cond $550 OBO. American Racing Harness 5 pt cam lock $150 OBO. ROH wheels<br />

Porsche offset 7s and 8s, 5 spoke alloy black w/silver rims, w/no rash great cond<br />

w/Kumo Victoracers (50%) $650 OBO. Brey Krause Harness Guide Bar fits 911<br />

coupes, like new. $200 OBO. BK Camera mount, like new $100. Call Terry at<br />

214.303.5112 or terry.blechar@nbc.com (2)<br />

1990 Porsche Carrera 2 Targa Guards Red, Tan Leather, Detachable Face Stereo with<br />

6 disc Changer, Updated Tear Drop Side View Mirrors, 2001 10 Spoke 911 Wheels,<br />

Fully Adjustable JRZ Suspension, Anti-Sway Bars by the Racers Group, Tinted<br />

Windows, Full Bra and Car Cover. Daniel Davis, ydmdtx.ydmdtx@verizon.net (3)<br />

Anniversaries<br />

45 Years<br />

Roger Chaney<br />

Fort Worth<br />

35 Years<br />

Charles Davis (Teri) Weatherford<br />

30 Years<br />

Richard A. Cross (Karen Phillips)Mesquite<br />

25 Years<br />

Joel Nannis (Erika)<br />

Rockwall<br />

<strong>Slipstream</strong> Advertiser Index<br />

Autobahn Motorcar Group (800) 433-5602 Page 15<br />

Autoscope (972) 867-7467 Page 11<br />

Boardwalk Porsche (214) 576-1911 I.F.C.<br />

Bob Johanneson Fabrication(800) 544-2956 Page 26<br />

Bobby Archer’s Motorsports (817) 877-1772 Page 12<br />

Buckley’s Precision Racing (817) 239-7969 Page 22<br />

Dallas Auto Sports (214) 320-2228 Page 26<br />

Dallas Euro Cars (972) 243-4911 Page 7<br />

German Technologies (817) 540-0712 (returning soon)<br />

Glen Gatlin, Jr. (214) 965-6102 B.C.<br />

Istook’s Motorsport Svcs (817) 332-6547 Page 10<br />

Louden Motorcar Svcs (214) 241-6326 I.B.C.<br />

28<br />

20 Years<br />

John P. Fullingim (Kristin) Dallas<br />

Thomas Grunnah (Christian) Plano<br />

Henry E. Sims (Jean)<br />

Tulsa<br />

Wayne Smith<br />

Arlington<br />

Raymond Kendall<br />

Lake Dallas<br />

D. M. Kelly (Sherry) Plano<br />

1989 930 Slantnose Black/Black factory slantnose all OEM. 42,000 Miles. 5-Speed.<br />

Always garaged.Non-smoker.Runs great and has had no major mechanical issues.Car<br />

has the Porsche toolkit and air compressor. Added to the car since I bought it in 2001:<br />

New windshield, front air dam (with underbody spoiler guards), brakes (in 02),<br />

Driven sparingly in 2003. Includes the Porsche car cover (silver) and battery<br />

trickle-charger. $49,900. E-mail with questions or for pictures. Mark L. Wilson,<br />

tomcatVF84@msn.com (3)<br />

2003 Boxster S Arctic Silver Metallic w/Black Leather interior and top, Xenon<br />

Headlamps, On Board Computer, Bose Digital package w/windstop,<br />

Aluminum/Leather shifter and brake, 18” Carrera Wheels, Heated seats, CD shelf,<br />

cruise control, Excellent condition, only 4,300 mi. Always garaged, like new.<br />

Unexpected change on plans forced me to sell. Original MSRP $60,035, asking<br />

$51,000. For more info or pictures contact Mario at 214-697-3553 or<br />

mario@tekVizion.com (3)<br />

B&B Stainless Dual Intake/Exhaust Oval 4 inch chrome tips. This exhaust was used<br />

for ~4,000 miles after an engine rebuild, fitted to B&B headers. Deep throaty sound<br />

perfect for track use. Currently fitted onto a '85 911 Turbo look.Perfect condition, no<br />

leaks/rust, lifetime warranty.$700. Contact Orsel McGhee (972)771-6511,<br />

TexasOB@hotmail.com (3)<br />

Cookie Cutter 6X15 Wheels (4) Painted platinum (gold) with Porsche center hubs.<br />

Mounted with vintage 195/60 Yokohama 008R's. These wheels/tires have been stored<br />

in separate boxes since 1989 and are in good condition. $250. John Fulton,<br />

817/994-2114 (3)<br />

1994 968 Coupe Adventurine Green met with Tan leather int, Six speed, 66K miles,<br />

new Yoko tires & recent 60K mile service. Pwr windows, sunroof, AM/FM with cassette<br />

and car cover. Car is perfect in and out, always garaged. Only 3,000 miles on it in<br />

the last 3 years. Needs someone with more time than me to enjoy everything this great<br />

car has to offer. $22,500 OBO. Contact Steve Cochran at 817-975-0283 (Day) or<br />

972-473-4637 (Eve). Email for pictures, scochran@metroPCS.com (3)<br />

2000 360 MODENA F1 S/N 118655. Titanium with navy leather interior and headliner.<br />

Red calipers, Scuderia shields, racing seats, Stonegard 3M film, EITHER<br />

Challenge grille OR standard panel, new tires & brake pads, Valentine 1 wiring above<br />

rearview mirror. Norwood maintained, amazing performance. Euro with all<br />

conversion paperwork. 12,300 miles. Priced for quicker sale: $119,500 obo. Call Brian:<br />

214-277-1103 (3)(2)<br />

These advertisers support the Maverick Region . . . the Mavericks support these advertisers!<br />

Jerry DeFeo Designs (972) 240-5800 Page 9<br />

The Man’s Shop (817) 265-1116 B.C.<br />

Mayo Performance (817) 540-4939 Page 7<br />

Mean Green Travel (940) 565-8111 Page 13<br />

Metro Volkswagen (972) 659-9999 Page 12<br />

911 Enterprises (972) 241-2002 Page 25<br />

Park Place Porsche (214) 559-4222 Page 6<br />

PartsHeaven (800) 767-7250 Page 19<br />

Soundwerk (817) 281-9381 Page 13<br />

Ussery Printing (972) 438-8344 Page 22<br />

Zims Autotechnik (817) 267-4451 Page 25<br />

For advertising rates and information contact Mike Brodigan at (817) 488-8520<br />

15 Years<br />

Bernard H. Fritz (Monica)<br />

10 Years<br />

Peter A. Dysert, II (Linda)<br />

5 Years<br />

Gary Dobbie (Eric)<br />

Brian Boss (Jennifer Nester)<br />

Arlington<br />

Dallas<br />

Dallas<br />

Dallas


<strong>Slipstream</strong> Advertiser<br />

for 25 years!<br />

Louden Motorcar Services has been<br />

servicing fine European motorcars in<br />

Dallas since 1977. From the moment you<br />

drive in, it is apparent that quality is our<br />

number one priority. From the comfortable<br />

waiting room to the well-kept workshop,<br />

Louden Motorcars exhibits professionalism.<br />

We’ve been winning awards for the<br />

quality of our service for years. Louden<br />

has been rated “Best in Dallas” twice by<br />

D Magazine, “Best in Texas,” “Top Ten in<br />

the U.S.” and “Best in the West” by the<br />

Robert Bosch Corporation (worldwide<br />

leader in fuel injection and electronics).<br />

And we’d like the opportunity to show<br />

you why.<br />

11454 Reeder Road<br />

Dallas, Texas 75229<br />

(972) 241-6326<br />

www.loudenmotorcars.com


L E G G M A S O N V A L U E T R U S T<br />

WHAT WILL YOU MAKE<br />

OF TODAY’S MARKET?<br />

For over 20 years, Value Trust has searched all types of markets for stocks that appear to be<br />

undervalued. Our investment approach has remained steady in good times and bad, and it has<br />

made Value Trust the only fund to outperform the S&P 500 for each of the past 12 calendar years.<br />

Average Annual Returns as of 6/30/03<br />

Value Trust<br />

S&P 500*<br />

One Year<br />

(6/30/02 - 6/30/03)<br />

18.84%<br />

-0.25%<br />

Five Year<br />

(6/30/98 - 6/30/03)<br />

4.82%<br />

-1.61%<br />

Ten Year<br />

(6/30/93 - 6/30/03)<br />

16.46%<br />

10.04%<br />

Life of Fund †<br />

(4/16/82 - 6/30/03)<br />

16.79%<br />

13.77%<br />

* Source: Lipper Inc.<br />

†<br />

“Life of Fund” numbers for the S&P 500 are for the period beginning 4/30/82 and ending<br />

6/30/03<br />

For more recent performance or a free prospectus containing more complete<br />

information, including charges and expenses, contact your Legg Mason<br />

Financial Advisor. Read the prospectus carefully before investing.<br />

Glen Gatlin<br />

First Vice President - Investments<br />

2100 McKinney Avenue, Suite 1950<br />

Dallas, TX 75201<br />

(214) 647-3507 • (866) 388-6627<br />

EMAIL: ggatlin@leggmason.com<br />

Past performance does not guarantee future results. Value<br />

Trust's inception date is 4/16/82. The investment return and principal<br />

value of the fund will fluctuate so that an investor's shares,<br />

when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost.<br />

Calculations assume reinvestment of dividends and capital gains<br />

distributions. Performance would have been lower if fees had not<br />

been waived in various periods. The S&P 500 index is based on<br />

common stock prices, including reinvestment of dividends and<br />

capital gains distributions, and is generally considered representative<br />

of the U.S. stock market. Source: Lipper Inc.<br />

Legg Mason Wood Walker, Inc.<br />

Member NYSE, Inc. • Member SIPC<br />

www.leggmasonfunds.com<br />

Bob Knight, <strong>Slipstream</strong><br />

9047 Oakpath Ln<br />

Dallas, TX 75243-6353<br />

Periodical Postage<br />

Paid at Dallas, TX

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!