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

Upcoming Events<br />

• Holiday Party<br />

• New Member Party<br />

• Wine Tasting at Tony’s<br />

Lanean Hughes<br />

1939-<strong>2006</strong><br />

Past Events<br />

• Tour to Arkansas<br />

• DE at MotorSport Ranch<br />

• Charity Autocross at TMS<br />

<strong>November</strong> December 2005 <strong>2006</strong> - Published by the Maverick Region<br />

Porsche Club of America


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

Departments<br />

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

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

The Inside Track (President’s Column) ......................5<br />

Maverick Minutes ........................................................13<br />

From the Driver’s Seat (Editor’s Column)................10<br />

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

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

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

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

Upcoming Events<br />

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

Founders’ Day ................................................................2<br />

Holiday Party ..................................................................3<br />

Maverick Lunches ..........................................................5<br />

Happy Hour at Rio Mambo ........................................5<br />

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

Breckenridge Ski Trip ..................................................17<br />

East Texas Fall Foliage Tour ........................................24<br />

Past Event Recaps<br />

Drivers’ Education at MotorSport Ranch ................14<br />

Charity Autocross at TMS ..........................................16<br />

Boxstoberfest ................................................................18<br />

Happy Hour at Cantina Laredo ................................24<br />

Miscellaneous<br />

Trivia Contest................................................................10<br />

In Loving Memory of Lanean ....................................13<br />

Restoration Shop Question & Answer ......................21<br />

Speed...Dallas, Texas Style............................................23<br />

Post Office Notice ........................................................27<br />

Volume 44 <strong>November</strong> <strong>2006</strong>, Issue 11<br />

Go Online For Latest Updates on Events<br />

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

Day <strong>November</strong><br />

1 Board Meeting<br />

4 Founders’ Day<br />

18 Club Race (Mardi Gras Region)<br />

at No Problem Raceway<br />

21 Bedford & Plano Lunches<br />

28 Addison Lunch<br />

Day January<br />

16 Bedford & Plano Lunches<br />

18 Happy Hour<br />

28 New Members’ Party<br />

30 Addison Lunch<br />

31-2/6 Breckenridge Ski Trip<br />

DE - Drivers’ Education event<br />

HCR - Hill Country Region (Austin-centered)<br />

LSR - Lone Star Region (Houston-centered)<br />

MW - Mineral Wells Airport, Mineral Wells, Texas<br />

MSR - Motor Sport Ranch, Cresson, Texas<br />

TWS - Texas World Speedway, College Station, Texas<br />

TMS - Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, Texas<br />

Penn - Pennington Field Stadium, Bedford, Texas<br />

Day December<br />

5 Board Meeting<br />

9 Holiday Party<br />

19 Bedford & Plano Lunches<br />

21 Happy Hour<br />

26 Addison Lunch<br />

Day February<br />

15? Happy Hour<br />

18 Autocross 101 School<br />

20 Bedford & Plano Lunches<br />

24-25 Drivers’ Education at MSR<br />

27 Addison Lunch<br />

Photography<br />

Charlie Davis, Wendy Shoffit,<br />

Dennis Chamberlain, R. Michael<br />

Shassere, Hart Photography.<br />

Cover Photo by Dennis Chamberlain<br />

Lanean Hughes<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 />

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

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CIMARRON<br />

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COASTAL BEND<br />

Jak Schaefer<br />

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HILL COUNTRY<br />

Caren Cooper<br />

(512) 261.3984<br />

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<strong>2006</strong> Porsche Club Zone 5 Presidents<br />

LONE STAR<br />

Burnell Curtis<br />

(281) 337-1937<br />

bpcurtis@verizon.net<br />

LONGHORN<br />

Michael Sorbera<br />

(210) 863-4492<br />

sorbera@texas.net<br />

MARDI GRAS<br />

Scott Foremaster<br />

(504) 734-5726<br />

4master@bellsouth.net<br />

MAVERICK<br />

Rocky Johnson<br />

C: 972-816-1769<br />

president@mavpca.org<br />

OZARK<br />

Rick Daes<br />

(501) 565-5113<br />

rdaes@aristotle.net<br />

WAR BONNET<br />

Ken Johnson<br />

(405) 286-0477<br />

Kjohnson9@cox.net<br />

WHISKEY BAY<br />

Ron J. Gaubert<br />

(337) 280-2550<br />

rongaubert@cox.net<br />

ZONE 5 REP<br />

Bryan Henderson<br />

BDHender@comcast.net<br />

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<strong>2006</strong> Maverick Region - Board, Officers & Chairs<br />

President<br />

Rocky Johnson<br />

H: 903-356-6531<br />

C: 972-816-1769<br />

president@mavpca.org<br />

3502 Sandy Lake Circle<br />

Quinlan, TX 75474<br />

Rocky is active in Club Racing, Drivers<br />

Education, Autocross, and Time Trial. He also<br />

instructs at Drivers Education and Autocross,<br />

and Time Trial events. His daily driver is a<br />

Boxster S and his track car is an F class 968.<br />

Vice-President<br />

Mark Gluck<br />

C: 817-706-9061<br />

vp@mavpca.org<br />

Mark drivers a Boxster S and has been a<br />

Maverick member since 1999. He is active<br />

with Drivers Education, Tours, and Social<br />

events, as well as with many Hope Shelter<br />

charity projects.<br />

Secretary<br />

Jan Mayo<br />

H: 817-595-4651<br />

C: 817-313-9406<br />

secretary@mavpca.org<br />

Jan joined Maverick Region in 1980 with a<br />

1974 914, which she still has. She has been<br />

region secretary, treasurer and editor, Zone 5<br />

Representative plus Parade Treasurer, Parade<br />

Worker Chair & 2004 Parade Chair. Currently<br />

she's an active driver & instructor in AXes and<br />

TTs and enjoys tours and rallies.<br />

Treasurer<br />

Jeff Atkins<br />

W: 972-419-5417<br />

H: 972-939-0893<br />

treasurer@mavpca.org<br />

1904 Diamond Ridge Ct<br />

Carrollton, TX 75010<br />

Jeff has been a Maverick member since 2003.<br />

He is active in Drivers Education events as well<br />

as Autocross and Time Trial. He drives a 1988<br />

911 Targa and is a CPA.<br />

DE Chair<br />

Bill Dawson<br />

H - (972) 291-8817 (


The Inside Track<br />

by Rocky Johnson, the Maverick Region President<br />

The Maverick Region was well represented at the<br />

15th annual “First Ever Anywhere,” PCA Club<br />

Race at Pueblo Motorsports Park in Colorado in<br />

September. The Colorado folks are always big<br />

supporters of our race, so it was nice to have a good<br />

showing for theirs. Leslie and Jim Buckley, Rosemary<br />

and Colin Graidage, Bryan Henderson, Bill Miller,<br />

Keith Olcha, and Judy and I were there. Mike Lapp and<br />

Steve Marshall hung out with us and were honorary Mavericks for the<br />

weekend. In what has to be a long distance award for a DE, Pat Benson did<br />

dual duty as a race worker and DE participant.<br />

As you would expect, if you know them, the Colorado guys were great<br />

hosts. The weather got progressively nicer (read cooler) as the weekend<br />

progressed and the track was fast and dry on race day. The track wasn't the<br />

only thing that was fast. In F and G, where most of us ran, locals like Jesse<br />

Wurmbrand, Mike Martin in F and Dave Stribling in G, showed us the way.<br />

Bryan managed podium finishes in both races and Jim in one. Keith led<br />

the way with two wins in C, but even he would tell you the competition in<br />

his class was not that significant. I managed to knock 5 seconds off of my<br />

best lap time from two years ago; but that still left me several seconds<br />

behind Jesse, who set his personal best time on the track during qualifying.<br />

On the whole, it was a fun weekend. Yes, it's a long drive, but the<br />

beautiful scenery, especially in the Texas panhandle, made the miles fly by.<br />

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Maverick Minutes<br />

by Jan MayoWhen<br />

Rocky kindly inquired if I was ready for<br />

him to start the meeting I stuffed in the rest of<br />

the cookie and nodded. Charlie was the first<br />

around the table and he proudly stated that the truxster<br />

has new license plates. He noticed last week they were<br />

6-months out of date.<br />

Teri is looking for a couple more folks interested in<br />

helping run a check point for the MADD rally next weekend. It would<br />

also be nice to have people enter as the money donation is for a great<br />

cause plus it will be a really easy rally.<br />

Teri started a round of End-of-Year Trophy discussions. We<br />

touched on the AX/TT trophies, even though Bryan Bell was not there as<br />

well as the rally trophies. Are trophies accounted for in everybody’s<br />

(anybody’s) budgets? Will Club Race give a trophy again and how about<br />

DE folks and instructors?? Somebody mentioned that Dennis<br />

Chamberlain should get a trophy for the most cocktails at the Happy<br />

Hours. The Selcer trophy was brought up and the fact that there’s a small<br />

“keeper”trophy that goes with it, which Rocky hadn’t known about. What<br />

about the Gregg Murrell award? What about mention of tours? I think<br />

somewhere in there Rocky said he’d contact Andy Miller about the tours<br />

and Lisa will get the standings from Bryan and/or James’ website. Whew~<br />

After a small lull Christy Dominick said the Goodie Store is online<br />

and will get PayPal incorporated to make ordering and paying easier.<br />

She is going to start a “For a Limited Time” feature so she can order and<br />

turn around product quicker.<br />

The full-room-nearly-standing-applause interrupted Denny Payne<br />

mid-sentence when he said he would take over the website. Steve Boyd<br />

is stepping down after several years of fabulous work. We sincerely thank<br />

Steve for designing the Maverick site and getting it up and running. He<br />

has put a ton of invisible man-hours working on it so Denny has some<br />

large shoes to fill, but he’s ready and looking forward to it.<br />

There was a quiet spot so Rocky jumped in with a report for<br />

Keith Chambers saying the response for January Ski Trip has been<br />

astounding……ly non-existent. The information will be put on the<br />

Website with a link. The reason there was a quiet spot is because James<br />

was next and he said he was only there for the food.<br />

Wendy brought us up to date on Lanean’s condition and hospital<br />

stay. For those that are interested in her fight against lung cancer contact<br />

Wendy for the link to the blog she has created just for this. Wendy<br />

reported on the progress made the past several weekends at the Hope<br />

Shelter. Linda Bambina is keeping a spreadsheet list of progress, needs<br />

and wants, and volunteers. Clara Lewis is coordinating the work while at<br />

the shelter. The kids’ play room will be decorated in cars, checker flags<br />

and the German colors of black, red and gold. Individuals, couples<br />

and small grouplets are taking charge of sponsoring the bedrooms;<br />

furnishing and decorating them. Christy and Tracey seconded a move<br />

made by Mark Gluck to donate $3,000 towards these final preparations.<br />

What happened to the “buy a brick” thing that was going on this time last<br />

year. We think it was minimal.<br />

Wendy finished up saying the AX/TT #6 had great participation, the<br />

charity AX is this weekend and Oct <strong>Slipstream</strong> was going to the mailhouse<br />

tomorrow. She’s continually plagued with delays so will start<br />

moving everyone’s deadlines forward. Information on future events is<br />

slim and Wendy was wondering if there was a 2007 Calendar Committee.<br />

Whoever it is needs to know that Tom Snodgrass requests the schools<br />

take place later rather than earlier so we don’t have to stand in the snow<br />

during registration. The AX/TT committee is waiting to set their dates<br />

till they hear from the DE and Club Race committee. The DE/CR<br />

committee had sent out a survey asking for date preferences and they<br />

were waiting to talk about it this weekend. Tracey suggested January 20<br />

for the New Member party then that was talked about as to why does it<br />

need to be in January (nothing else is happening) or can it be in Feb or<br />

Mar or combined with Father’s Day.<br />

It’s finally my turn to speak and I’ve finished the cookie. Next month<br />

I will present the board with a list of equipment that I will need to take<br />

over <strong>Slipstream</strong> since I do not personally have a fully equipped office to<br />

rival any professional’s dream like the Shoffits’ household.<br />

Bill Dawson continued with the scheduling dates thread saying that<br />

we’re getting very good rates from MSR and we’re in competition with<br />

Drivers Edge for the premium dates. Registration for the Oct event is<br />

starting slow and it’s been noted that White and Yellow run groups tend<br />

to fill slower. They feel these drivers wait to watch the weather before<br />

they commit monetarily to the weekend. The committee is discussing<br />

adding a $25 to $50 late fee.<br />

New Advertiser Lady of Steele, Lisa has been talking with Eagle<br />

Canyon on a possible <strong>Slipstream</strong> Ad. They have contributed towards<br />

the Founder’s Day raffle (You MUST come to take advantage of this<br />

wonderful donation!)<br />

Tracey Gross had a call from Poor Ranch (??) to come do a Happy<br />

Hour. She’ll investigate. She has 23 signed up for Premier Wines of<br />

Plano’s wine tasting and needs 30 to break even, would be even happier<br />

with 40. She reported latest plans for Founder’s Day: dinner on the Palm<br />

Terrace, Hula dancers and pictures. Holiday Party will be at the home of<br />

Bill and Virginia Campbell and Tracey is investigating catering the food<br />

this year instead of the pot luck bring stuff.<br />

Michael Wingfield repeated Bill’s Oct DE entry numbers and that he<br />

had them right other than the 3 latest entries that Bill didn’t know about.<br />

Bill took back the floor to report that he has completed all the reports and<br />

paperwork concerning the incident at September’s event and considers<br />

it settled.<br />

Mark Gluck was concerned, from the VP/Insurance guy position, of<br />

the picture in last month’s <strong>Slipstream</strong> of some go-karts promoting the<br />

Happy Hour at Speed Zone. He said that PCA insurance does not cover<br />

go-kart events. The upcoming Happy Hour is a social event that will take<br />

place at Speed Zone, after which what people choose to do is up to them.<br />

Rocky discussed the look of the ballots for Founder’s Day<br />

voting wanting the individual proposals listed for a Y/N vote on each<br />

individually. This will eliminate the event of something being blindly<br />

approved/disapproved within a bunch of others. He would also like a<br />

one-line synopsis of each line item.<br />

We discussed continuing the special invitation to our <strong>Slipstream</strong><br />

Sponsors and also the 20 year members. Wendy has an idea in mind for<br />

these special invitations. Rocky then asked about moving the <strong>November</strong><br />

board meeting ahead one week so it would be in front of Founder’s Day<br />

in case any executive discussion needed to take place days prior to the<br />

event. So please note that Wednesday, <strong>November</strong> 1, <strong>2006</strong>, will be the next<br />

board meeting at Hackberry Creek.<br />

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From The Driver’s Seat<br />

by Wendy Shoffit, <strong>Slipstream</strong> Managing Editor<br />

Ilost a dear friend this month when Lanean passed<br />

away. Many of you met her and were influenced in<br />

some way by her. For those of you who did not get<br />

the pleasure of meeting her, I hope the article about her<br />

later can give you a glimpse into how fabulous she was<br />

and how important she was to the club. From the<br />

smallest of events to the largest, her influence showed.<br />

She was the one who got me so involved with the club and it was through<br />

her example that showed me the way it could be done. All because of one<br />

fateful margarita at lunch. Once James and I became enmeshed in the<br />

club, she became like a 2nd mother to me. Then, when my own mother<br />

died, she was quick to try to fill that void. She helped me so much during<br />

that difficult time. She also became like a grandmother to Jasmine, who<br />

loved her right back.<br />

So many people have stories they would like to share about how they<br />

met Lanean or how she was important to them. If you would like to share<br />

those stories, I would love to hear them and put them on the online blog.<br />

What a wonderful source of inspiration and comfort it would be for her<br />

family and close friends to read and remember this lovely lady. Although<br />

she wasn’t perfect (who is?), she was memorable and truly truly loved. If<br />

you would like to send me your story or rememberance, please email it<br />

to me at wendy@shoffit.com and I will post it to the blog. If you don’t<br />

know the blog address, email me and I’ll forward you the link. I will post<br />

them quickly so that everyone can delight in these memoirs.<br />

This month is our Founders’ Day event. I hope many of you can<br />

Trivia Contest<br />

<strong>November</strong><br />

It’s Easy To Play:<br />

Enter online at http://mav.pca.org or email<br />

answers to: Trivia@mavpca.org. Thanks to<br />

Bob Kuykendall for putting this together!<br />

Rules: 1 Point per each correct answer. 1 entry per<br />

member. Drawing to tie break. Deadline 11/30/06.<br />

Congratulations to our September winner,<br />

Mark Hanna!<br />

Honorable mention to Travis Howard<br />

Sept. Answers: 1) C 2) C 3) A 4) D 5) A<br />

<strong>November</strong> prize:<br />

$25 gift certificate to:<br />

attend. It should be a wonderful,<br />

fun-filled event. We’ve learned<br />

from one of the best on how to<br />

make it great. It’ll take a team of<br />

people to pull off what Lanean<br />

did seemingly so effortlessly.<br />

Then, in December is not<br />

only our Holiday Party, but we<br />

will work on getting a date to<br />

Lanean won the Enthusiast of the Year!<br />

stuff stockings for the Hope Shelter and schedule a trip out to Mineral<br />

Wells to celebrate with the staff and residents. This is when we get to<br />

bring those wonderful donated toys and delight in seeing their overjoyed<br />

faces. By that time, they will have moved into the new Huffaker-Hughes<br />

Hope House! There have been numerous volunteer teams who have gone<br />

to the shelter over the past few months to help paint, clean, install light<br />

fixtures, door knobs, attic stairs, and whatever else that has come up.<br />

Volunteers have also stepped forward to decorate rooms from top to<br />

bottom. The region board has donated enough money to buy new trundle<br />

beds for the rooms. The work is not completely done, but by<br />

<strong>November</strong> 15th, it should be ready to move in. Over the next few weeks,<br />

there will be a flurry of activity to make sure that it’s ready. With Lanean’s<br />

spirit looking over us and an army of volunteers, we can make it happen!<br />

We will miss our Hope Angel and hope we’ll make her proud. I wonder<br />

what her view is like in Heaven? Embrace life, love unconditionally,<br />

and enjoy your view like Lanean enjoyed hers.<br />

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3. In 1986, the Porsche 928 was revised by the factory to<br />

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the rear; c) 4.9 liter engine; d) Water-cooled heads<br />

4. The infamous 1973 Carrera RS had all but which of the following:<br />

a) Lighter gauge panels; b) Duck tail spoiler;<br />

c) Thinner glass; d) 16” wheels<br />

5. The most expensive production 911 ever built was:<br />

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In Loving Memory of Lanean<br />

by Wendy Shoffit<br />

Lanean Hughes<br />

1939 - <strong>2006</strong><br />

Back in May of 1992, Lanean<br />

joined a singles group in her<br />

church. There she met a young,<br />

good looking guy named Brian<br />

Scudder, who she quickly found out<br />

owned a Porsche 928 and was a<br />

member of the Maverick Region<br />

Porsche Club of America. Well, that<br />

was all it took… they became friends<br />

right away. She attended a time trial<br />

event with him, where he nearly<br />

took top time of day (in the rain),<br />

ostensibly trying to impress her. They<br />

started dating soon after. That was the<br />

start of her illustrious “career” with<br />

the club. Her relationship with Brian<br />

spanned 8 years, but her bond with the club was to last a lifetime.<br />

She bought her very own Porsche, a 944 turbo that had formerly<br />

belonged to a Maverick member, Don Meredith, who had passed<br />

away unexpectedly. His spirit was the reason she chose that car.<br />

Since 1992, Lanean held several positions on the local board,<br />

including Vice President and (unofficially) “First Lady” to Brian's<br />

presidency. She chaired countless events, both driving and social<br />

and was active in organizing many others. Her highest position<br />

was at the national level, where she became the National Awards<br />

Chair. But with every position she held, she took it to new levels,<br />

beyond what anyone before had done.<br />

Lanean also became instrumental in handling sponsors, both<br />

locally and nationally. These sponsors loved and feared her at the<br />

same time. With her infectious smile, she was able to coax many<br />

of them out of money and door/raffle prizes. When she left their<br />

stores, “the cupboard was bare.” They knew, though, that they<br />

could count on her to treat them right when the time came. She<br />

gave her all to make sure they got the exposure and praise that<br />

they did, and their businesses were the better for it.<br />

Through this work with sponsors, she also achieved a<br />

position with the national Porsche Parade committee. She helped<br />

with numerous Parades across the country and two in the Texas<br />

area (San Antonio in 1997 and Fort Worth in 2004). Early on, she<br />

began integrating children into the formerly adult-centric event<br />

with her kids' autocross. This was just the beginning of great<br />

changes for kids' activities at Parade. Many children across the<br />

country have her to thank for a fun-filled week for them and not<br />

just their parents.<br />

During one of the many trips she made to events in Mineral<br />

Wells, she was told of a local shelter (the Hope Shelter) for<br />

battered women and children. She was instantly intrigued and<br />

wanted to help. She began raising money and collecting donated<br />

items for the shelter. Her home would never again look the same,<br />

as she always seemed to have a pile of “stuff” to bring to the shelter.<br />

This was either in her spare bedroom, living room, dining<br />

room, or on her porch/patio. If the pile wasn't goods for the<br />

shelter to use, it was a pile of items for a raffle or silent auction.<br />

She was always looking for ways to help them. She felt so<br />

connected, particularly during the holidays. She would ask<br />

everyone in the region to collect hotel soaps, shampoos, free cosmetic<br />

samples, and small toys during the year. She would then buy<br />

a bunch of stockings to put these little gems in for the new guests<br />

at the shelter. In December she would get a group of people<br />

together to sort and stuff ~100 stockings every year, all packed and<br />

labeled according to the appropriate age group. What<br />

necessities weren't donated, she would buy. She never left the<br />

shelter workers out, either. She was always able to find a little something<br />

for each of them to say thank you for all their hard work. A<br />

small group of people would accompany her to the shelter for a f<br />

estive Christmas celebration, where she would happily give the<br />

stockings and toy donations collected from the Maverick Region's<br />

holiday party to the women and children at the shelter. For Lanean,<br />

it was pure bliss… seeing the grateful faces of the battered women<br />

and the overjoyed faces of their children, opening presents they<br />

never thought they would get. She did it all for the hugs.<br />

Two years ago, Mark Gluck, was moved by Lanean's passion for<br />

the shelter, and came up with the idea to build a new facility for the<br />

shelter. The existing one was in a 100+ year old home,<br />

in extremely poor condition. Families were packed into few<br />

bedrooms and one bathroom. It was clearly insufficient. So, Lanean<br />

helped take up that charge, even more doggedly finding ways to raise<br />

money to build that building. She inspired others, as well, which has<br />

paid off. The new shelter will be ready for residents and workers in<br />

just a few short weeks. As a tribute to her and the shelter's director,<br />

it will be named the “Huffaker Hughes Hope House.”<br />

Lanean's work with the club led her to receive numerous<br />

notable awards. She received our local Enthusiast Award, the<br />

Selcer Award, THREE times - a record. In 1999, she received<br />

PCA's National Enthusiast of the Year Award. Through her tireless<br />

work for the shelter and moving other regional members to<br />

action, she won the Public Service Award for the region in 1996,<br />

netting the Hope Shelter a $1500 prize. She was also instrumental<br />

in helping the region win the much coveted “Region of the Year”<br />

award in 1998. Lanean has also been honored for her tireless work<br />

both at Drivers' Education and Club Racing events, where she has<br />

single-handedly changed the face of hospitality at the track.<br />

Actions and awards aside, kids were her life. Whether it was<br />

her own 4 children that she helped support or one of the<br />

countless region kids, Parade kids, or shelter kids… it didn't<br />

matter. She lived for their happiness. She glowed when they did.<br />

People across the nation are mourning for our loss.<br />

Maverick Region and PCA have a hole that may never be filled. She<br />

lived as if there was no tomorrow, with no regrets about what she<br />

could have done. Her motto was, “Live Well, Laugh Often, Love<br />

Much.” She has taught us much about how to live life to its fullest.<br />

She has touched our lives so much and will be missed more<br />

than words could ever express.<br />

Life is not<br />

measured by the<br />

number of breaths<br />

we take, but by the<br />

moments that take<br />

our breath away.<br />

Trisha Henderson, Sandi Lapp,<br />

Lanean, and Laura Sumner<br />

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Drivers’ Education at MotorSport Ranch<br />

by Phil Hallenbeck<br />

As Labor Day Weekend approaches, the Maverick Region member<br />

thinks to himself, “Ahhh…Labor Day weekend! But, what to do<br />

with such a glorious end of summer? It's Texas, so the weather will<br />

be great! How about a day or two at the lake? Naw, that's just too lazy-<br />

I'm an energetic, high-speed kind of guy.”<br />

“A college football game or two? No way-that's watching other<br />

people having fun. Hmmm…well, how about just a day or two at home,<br />

with a barbecue? No, gotta have some excitement!”<br />

“Wait! How about diving into the Rattlesnake braking zone at 110 or<br />

so? Then a nice right-left-right, little throttle steer on the left, little drift on<br />

that nice big right onto the new section of track. Hard left-foot brake and<br />

downhill fast after that left-hander…” The Maverick's thoughts quickly<br />

drift through a mental rehearsal of the 3.1-mile course.<br />

The grin begins, and widens.<br />

“Keith Olcha and Lee Wilkins will be there for sure. If you can't learn<br />

something from those guys, you're probably dead. Jan Mayo has gotta be<br />

the best and prettiest pit marshall in all of PCA, maybe all of motorsport.<br />

Bobby Archer is always good for tires, brake pads, tape, and advice… PST<br />

and Fifth Gear, too. All the Mavericks will be there.”<br />

Yes, sports fans, our Maverick PCAer has truly come into that<br />

decision-making zone called the “no-brainer…”<br />

And the event more than lives up to his expectations! As the<br />

accompanying pictures show, the Mavericks and their fast friends spent<br />

Labor Day weekend in style on a dry, warm MotorSport Ranch track,<br />

saying sayonara to summer in the best of all possible ways!<br />

There was, however, a sad note: This<br />

was Lanean Hughes’ last weekend at the<br />

Ranch with us. Many Mavericks learned<br />

that weekend of her diagnosis of lung<br />

cancer, and with many hugs, prayers, and<br />

tears wished her the best. Yet, after a valiant<br />

struggle she passed away October 9. If<br />

heaven has a track, she is surely doing charity<br />

laps and organizing workers at the track<br />

in a much better place!<br />

Yes, the Mavericks said, “adieu” to<br />

summer, but more importantly to Lanean,<br />

in fine style. We will be back for another<br />

round next year.<br />

Lisa Steele is all smiles!<br />

Stay tuned for more news of the Mavericks and their fast friends!<br />

Getting ready for the Parade laps to make Lanean proud!<br />

Photo by Wendy Shoffit<br />

Photo by Wendy Shoffit<br />

Ed and Tracey Gross get ready to go on track.<br />

Photo by Wendy Shoffit<br />

The great crew from Boardwalk who did our barbeque dinner! Thanks!<br />

Photo by Wendy Shoffit<br />

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Thank you to<br />

for sponsoring our DE!<br />

Photo by Hart Photography<br />

Doug Bielefeld<br />

Andrew Nagy<br />

Don Brown<br />

Photo by Hart Photography<br />

Photo by Hart Photography<br />

Jose Miguel Iturbe<br />

Brent Parks<br />

Photo by Hart Photography<br />

Photo by Hart Photography<br />

Photo by Hart Photography<br />

Photo by Hart Photography<br />

Bob Wilson<br />

Derek Morgan<br />

We’d love to put your picture here ...but please do your part too . . . please always have your correct assigned car number in place when you are out on course.<br />

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Photo by Charlie Davis<br />

Charity Autocross<br />

by Chuck Machala<br />

The <strong>2006</strong> Maverick autocross and time trial season featured<br />

several rule changes designed to improve competition and give more<br />

people a chance at winning the top driver award. The main changes<br />

were a new classification system that reduced the number of classes<br />

and a top driver runoff where the top ten points-earning male and<br />

female drivers during the season would drive the same car for two<br />

laps and the lowest time would win the top driver award. The<br />

charity autocross, sponsored by Autobahn, at the TMS bus lot was set<br />

for the top driver runoff event and, for those not in the hunt, a great<br />

time to come out and “run what ya brung.” It always features fun and<br />

unusual vehicles that you don't see at most autocrosses. Proceeds<br />

from this event go to benefit the Hope Shelter.<br />

For the top driver competition,<br />

chairman Bryan Bell had procured a<br />

Mazda Speed 6 with competition tires, a<br />

rollbar and stick shift. This was a car that<br />

none of the competitors had driven in<br />

an autocross (to make things fair).<br />

Names were drawn to determine the<br />

running order. Kevin Hardison, my<br />

favorite to win the men's competition,<br />

was selected in the unfortunate number<br />

1 position. Most of the usual suspects<br />

were in the competition including James<br />

Shoffit, Mark Steele, Mike Lockas and Valerie Collins ready at grid.<br />

Rick Randall in the men's and Wendy<br />

Shoffit, Lisa Steele and Tracey Gross in the women's. After the first<br />

eight drivers had completed their runs, I had managed to turn in fast<br />

time of the competition and Wendy was fastest of the women but the<br />

car seemed to be developing some problems.<br />

The second group of eight drivers went out with the group B<br />

autocrossers and unfortunately the Mazda developed a big problem<br />

and the second group was not able to get their runs in. Meanwhile,<br />

the Subaru STI's with their sticky tires and four wheel driving were<br />

turning in blazing times on the slick surface at TMS. Rick Gonzales in<br />

his very fast 914-6 put in the fast Porsche time. If you haven't been out<br />

here and driven on the surface, it's really something. Smooth and<br />

slick, it gives you the sensation of floating and the fast way around is<br />

when the car is drifting quite noticeably. If it's wet, however, there's no<br />

grip at all and I wouldn't go over five miles an hour.<br />

Charlie Davis designed another fun course that was very fast and<br />

a suited the surface very well. Bryan Bell did an excellent job for the<br />

entire season as AX and TT chair. Wendy, Charlie, Rick, Mike, Shelley,<br />

James and Darron all helped make the <strong>2006</strong> AX and TT season<br />

go smoothly.<br />

The “Top Driver Run off” car was smokin’... literally!<br />

Photo by Charlie Davis<br />

Thanks to Autobahn<br />

for sponsoring our<br />

Charity Autocross Event!<br />

Charity AX - Sunday, 10/8/<strong>2006</strong> - Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth, TX<br />

Class Number Name Car Time Place Points<br />

2 137 Kevan Davis Green 914 1 57.209<br />

37 Charlie Davis Green 914 2 59.167<br />

914 Betty Perrine Orange 914 3 59.517<br />

41 Michael Brown Maroon 914 4 59.965<br />

4 Jan Mayo Blue 914 5 60.957<br />

141 Edmund Hardaway Maroon 914 6 64.537<br />

3 44 Chuck McCoy White 944 1 55.314<br />

12 John Reynolds Maroon 914 2 62.871<br />

4 15 Gary Leto Red 914 1 59.279<br />

5 592 Derek Morgan Blue 911SC 1 54.658<br />

691 Denny Payne Blue 964 2 56.410<br />

169 Christy Dominick Blue 964 3 56.744<br />

82 James Milton Wht Gld Met 911 SC 4 58.045<br />

747 Jason Rogers Slate Grey 993 5 58.347<br />

24 Clay Perrine Red 914 6 58.400<br />

91 Travis Howard Black 911 7 59.946<br />

6 81 Jeff Herrmann Red Boxster S 1 54.428<br />

206 Lisa Steele Red Boxster S 2 55.654<br />

284 Tracey Gross Carmon Red Boxster 3 56.089<br />

7 204 Bryan Bell Black Carrera S 1 53.714<br />

242 Darron Shaffer W-Green Boxster S 2 56.641<br />

262 Mark Gluck Gray Boxster S 3 57.270<br />

63 Gregory Vint Silver 996 C4S 4 58.391<br />

26 Erich Gluck Gray Boxster S 5 63.288<br />

117 Eddie Romero Black Carrera S 6 69.181<br />

9 21 Rick Gonzales Yellow 914-6 1 52.570<br />

L 62 Cathy Walther Gray Boxster S 1 65.558<br />

191 Valerie Collins Black 911 Carerra 2 70.940<br />

OA 8 Dean Yamada White Corvette 1 52.469<br />

7 Michael Underwood Blue Corvette 2 59.291<br />

OG 944 Martin Lumpkin Black 325is 1 58.072<br />

987 Paul Gautreaux Purple Cooper S 2 62.194<br />

OJ 93 Michael Vasey Silver STI 1 50.522<br />

74 Gabby Garner White WRX STI 2 51.664<br />

66 Paul Magyar Silver STI 3 52.433<br />

81X Jeremy Johnson White Corvette 4 52.879<br />

112 Jonathan Lin Grey Evo MR 5 53.514<br />

186 Mitch Williams Red Miata 6 54.290<br />

16 Steven Gibson Red is350 7 57.031<br />

163 Darron Schneider Blue Miata 8 57.052<br />

196 Ken Hawkins Brown 280ZX 9 57.498<br />

711 Robert Jandrucko Black 350Z 10 58.583<br />

166 Don Ingram Brown 280ZX 11 58.903<br />

171 Christopher Pratt Silver Miata MX-5 12 59.347<br />

Top Time Of Day Men : Michael Vasey, Class OJ, Time 50.522<br />

Top Time Of Day Ladies : Lisa Steele, Class 6, Time 55.654<br />

Rick Gonzales 52.570<br />

Bryan Bell 53.714<br />

Jeff Herrmann 54.428<br />

Derek Morgan 54.658<br />

Chuck McCoy 55.314<br />

Men’s<br />

Chuck Machala 58.700<br />

Mike Lockas 59.012<br />

James Shoffit 59.254<br />

Kevin Hardison 60.828<br />

Mark Steele 60.962<br />

Rick Randall (faulty car)<br />

Bryan Bell (did not drive)<br />

Bob Kuykendall (did not drive)<br />

Chuck McCoy (did not drive)<br />

Jeff Atkins (did not drive)<br />

Top 10 Porsche Times<br />

Top Driver Runoff<br />

Lisa Steele 55.654<br />

Tracey Gross 56.089<br />

Denny Payne 56.410<br />

Darron Shaffer 56.641<br />

Christy Dominick 56.744<br />

Ladies’<br />

Wendy Shoffit 59.873<br />

Robyn Howard 61.433<br />

Lisa Steele (faulty car)<br />

Tracey Gross (did not drive)<br />

Andrea Bell (did not drive)<br />

Christy Dominick (did not drive)<br />

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Boxstoberfest <strong>2006</strong><br />

by R. Michael Shassere<br />

The 9th annual BoxstoberFest was once again held in central Texas<br />

town of Fredericksburg. Fredericksburg is a unique town -<br />

borne of German ancestry, and is a perfect setting for this event.<br />

BoxstoberFest is the largest gathering of Porsche Boxsters in the<br />

Southwest, and is the only major Porsche event that is complety free -<br />

participants only pay for their own meals and lodging. This is due to<br />

the tremendous effort of the event coordinators from Hill Country,<br />

Lone Star, Maverick and Longhorn regions:<br />

Bob Bianconi, Steve Boyd, Ted Pietrzak, Lee Smith, Jim Basey,<br />

Geoff Roberts, Michael Shassere & Matt (the Car Nut) Marcelissen.<br />

Over 90 enthusiasts, arriving in over 50 Porsche Boxsters (and a<br />

few, 911, 944, and 968s) descended on Fredericksburg for<br />

Boxstoberfest. Attendees came from not only Texas, but Oklahoma,<br />

Missouri, Louisiana, Colorado and several other states. On Friday<br />

evening, the attendees gathered at The Auslander Restaurant for<br />

registration, to receive their welcome packets with information for<br />

the weekend events, to reacquaint with old friends and meet new<br />

ones. Saturday morning the attendees gathered for the second<br />

straight year at the Gillespie County Airport, and lined up to display<br />

their vehicles on the tarmac in front of the Hangar Hotel and Diner.<br />

This is truly a first class facility, and there is no better venue to display<br />

these fine automobiles. Hotel guests and area residents came out in<br />

large numbers to see the cars and talk to the owners.<br />

Mid morning, the drivers departed in 3 separate groups to tour<br />

the beautiful Texas Hill Country and enjoy the winding roads so well<br />

suited for the drivers to experience the perfection of these vehicles.<br />

The driving groups were led by Michael Shassere, Geoff Roberts and<br />

Jim Basey. All three groups met up in Leakey TX for lunch at The<br />

Frio Pecan Farm and enjoyed one of the best BBQ meals everyone<br />

said they had ever had. After lunch the 3 groups again departed for<br />

more driving in the Hill Country. The groups even made a quick stop<br />

by a 2/3 replica of the famous Stonehenge monument - another Texas<br />

uniguity.<br />

Late afternoon all 3 groups returned to the airport to enjoy<br />

refreshments at the Officers Club – an excellent lounge located in the<br />

Hangar Hotel - to wind down from the days events and share with<br />

others the adventures of the day.<br />

Many first time attendees do not realize that this area of Texas<br />

offers driving roads equal to or superior to anywhere else in the US -<br />

Photo by R. Michael Shassere<br />

winding, twisting roads with substantial elevation changes<br />

punctuated by long open stretches and sweeping turns. Some post<br />

drive comments were: "I had no idea there were roads like this in TX,<br />

I'm coming back next year", "Wow, you sure drive fast in Texas<br />

(someone from the slow group)", "Could barely keep up in the<br />

twisties with my wife in her Boxster", "Awesome!!!".<br />

The group left the officers club to freshened up, then gathered at<br />

Torre di Pietra Winery and enjoyed a wonderful meal under the huge<br />

open air pavilion. Due to our wonderful sponsors, each attendee was<br />

able to receive 2 door prizes in the drawings. One lucky attendee<br />

walked away with a Porsche Boxster child's pedal car, provided by<br />

Autobahn Porsche, and another received a gift certificate for 2 free<br />

nights to Das Gelbe Haus – a Fredericksburg Bed & Breakfast owned<br />

by one of the event organizers.<br />

In addition to Autobahn and Das Gelbe Haus, other sponsors<br />

were : Zims Autotechnik, Langka, Longhorn Region, Mid-America<br />

Motor Works, Pelican Parts, Beasley Porsche, jewels for Cars, Griot's<br />

Garage, Texas Driver Magazine, Bumper Plugs, Ruf Autocentre,<br />

Imagine Auto, Car Care Online, Porsche Pete's Boxster Board,<br />

RadarRack and Suncoast Porsche.<br />

The 10th annual BoxstoberFest 2007 has already been scheduled,<br />

and will be held from Sept 7-9, 2007.<br />

At the diner.<br />

Photo by R. Michael Shassere<br />

Photo by R. Michael Shassere<br />

Please, Daddy?<br />

Showin’ off!<br />

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Restoration Shop Q & A<br />

by Ed Mayo<br />

The following is a question I had on the PCA tech site, along<br />

with my answer. As I get similar questions often, it’s good<br />

information to share.<br />

Question: I am in the process of searching for a full<br />

service shop that will complete the restoration of my 1969 911.<br />

In order to make sure I have selected a competent shop what<br />

questions should I ask? I would like to return the car to stock.<br />

The car is in decent shape; however, a bad re-spray and some<br />

other D.I.Y. fixes (by the previous owner) need to be addressed.<br />

The car runs and does not have any appreciable amounts of<br />

rust. I would like a complete a bare metal re-spray done with<br />

the original factory color. It seems the 356 guys have any<br />

number of shops that will do this...the 911 guys do not. I am on<br />

a budget, but am more concerned that the restoration be<br />

performed correctly. Please help!<br />

Answer: I always suggest asking your local PCA members<br />

who they have used for their work. Word of mouth reputation<br />

always beats fancy print ads. Then go look at these places, talk<br />

to the owner, see who you feel comfortable with, LOOK at the<br />

work going on in the shop, stop in a month later and see if there<br />

has been progress on those projects since you were last there.<br />

Ask how a project is organized as far as how you are billed for<br />

work completed. I don't know of any shops that can afford to<br />

front your entire project until it is completed. Sometimes large<br />

Photo by <strong>Slipstream</strong> Archives<br />

body shops that do a lot of crash damage work are not the best<br />

place to do major restoration work; they sometimes get bogged<br />

down in time consuming detail work. Any disassembly and<br />

reassembly that you can do yourself (if you're able to do that)<br />

will mean less chance of the shop losing things. When you think<br />

you've found somebody, try them out on a small portion of<br />

repair first (like a rust repair project) before letting them tear<br />

into your car, completely disassembling it, then finding out you<br />

don't like working with them. Sometimes a small shop can<br />

better handle a large project better, because they will devote<br />

more of their time to doing your car, and getting it done<br />

sooner. A lot depends on their level of equipment and painting<br />

facilities, and how long they've been around. You don't want to<br />

be some fly-by-night outfit’s first customer.<br />

Ed Mayo regularly autocrosses “Elvira”, a 1972 911S.<br />

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Speed...Dallas, Texas Style!<br />

Racers Ranch, the New Country Club for Car Enthusiasts<br />

Just a couple of years ago, Dan Gage and Bill Georgas sat under a<br />

hot Texas sun waiting take a few more laps around a track, when<br />

they started daydreaming about the type of track and amenities<br />

they would offer if they ever had a facility of their own.<br />

Their “daydreaming” has become reality as dirt turns on Racers<br />

Ranch, the partners’ beautiful country club for car enthusiasts just<br />

east of Dallas near Terrell.<br />

“It’s become much more than just a track, with a few nice<br />

garages and bathrooms, like we first talked about,” laughed Bill.<br />

“Neither of us ever imagined we would be where we are today with<br />

Racers Ranch. It’s incredible!”<br />

What will set Racers Ranch apart from other tracks in the<br />

Dallas/Fort Worth area and the country, is that the sprawling 1,300<br />

acre site will include a variety of country club features such as a<br />

clubhouse, pool, equestrian center, gun club plus a shared ranch,<br />

with limited home sites, surrounded by conservation preserved land.<br />

However, the center piece of Racers Ranch will be the flowing<br />

3.5 mile road race circuit created by celebrated designer Alan Wilson<br />

of Wilson Motorsports. Because of their commitment to making<br />

Racers Ranch one of the finest venues in the country, asking Alan<br />

Wilson to design the race circuit was a simple choice.<br />

“We are dedicated to excellence in every aspect of Racers<br />

Ranch,” Dan explained. “When we started considering who we<br />

wanted to design the race circuit for us, Alan was the obvious choice.<br />

He has such a strong reputation world wide.”<br />

The feeling is mutual according to Alan, especially after<br />

realizing the level of commitment from Bill and Dan to making<br />

Racers Ranch a world-class facility.<br />

“In my business I get numerous calls from people dreaming of<br />

building a track. But I am very specific in making sure they have the<br />

understanding of what it takes,” he said. “Bill and Dan know the<br />

market in Dallas/Fort Worth; they have a very good business plan,<br />

financing plan and a very good site. It all came together to make<br />

perfect sense to design the race circuit.”<br />

What excites Alan about Racers Ranch is that he is designing,<br />

basically, two race circuits in one. Once completed the race circuit<br />

will have the versatility to be divided into two separate courses<br />

allowing for events or races to be run simultaneously.<br />

“It is a beautiful tract of land and the race circuit will be fun,<br />

challenging and above all safe,” Alan said. “The terrain has nice<br />

slopes which will allow for good character to the track. This is<br />

important since, at times, it will be divided into two tracks.<br />

It’s essential that both are viable on their own, with their own<br />

uniqueness.”<br />

Besides safety, both Bill and Dan said the other major goal is<br />

that the race circuit is one all members of Racers Ranch will enjoy<br />

regardless of their level of driving expertise.<br />

“Our idea is not to design a race circuit for the pro, formula-one<br />

driver,” Bill explained. “We want it to challenge the average driver as<br />

well as the experienced driver so everyone has fun.”<br />

Much like the various car clubs, Dan said Racers Ranch will<br />

foster a sense of unity that all car enthusiasts appreciate.<br />

“We know we will have members who will enjoy simply polishing<br />

their car while talking about cars with their neighbors and other<br />

members,” he stated. “Just as much as we will have the members who<br />

want to challenge their driving abilities. Racers Ranch will have<br />

something for everyone.”<br />

Besides prospective members, the excitement about Racers<br />

Ranch is growing in the motor sport community. Recently, The<br />

Drivers Edge, organizer of high-performance events in Texas, named<br />

Racers Ranch their new home facility.<br />

Groundbreaking was held in July and asphalt is scheduled to<br />

be poured on the race circuit in the first quarter of 2007. Visit<br />

www.racersranch.com to learn more about Racers Ranch and<br />

membership opportunities. You can also read about visiting Racers<br />

Ranch during Open Houses scheduled for October 21, <strong>November</strong> 11<br />

and December 2, <strong>2006</strong>.<br />

To get a taste of the race circuit, schedule a tour of Racers Ranch<br />

or get information on the limited home sites in the shared ranch, call<br />

Dan at 214.215.4582 or Bill at 214.364.7483.<br />

Photo by Dennis Chamberlain<br />

Photo by Dennis Chamberlain<br />

An aerial view of the track layout.<br />

You need to see it to believe it.<br />

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Photo by Dennis Chamberlain<br />

Happy Hour at Cantina Laredo<br />

by Dennis Chamberlain<br />

Our September 21 happy hour at Cantina Laredo was a quiet,<br />

warm affair with about thirty Mavericks in attendance. As<br />

was the case with our first happy hour here (about a year and<br />

a half ago), we had a separate room upstairs that was comfortable<br />

and semi-private, but not completely isolated from the rest of the<br />

restaurant. The Cantina Laredo staff did a great job with the service,<br />

and the prices and food are just right. It's another repeat for our<br />

happy hour locations.<br />

New members included Luke<br />

Edson (1999 911) and Judd and<br />

Jennifer Taylor, who were attending<br />

their second happy hour. It was also<br />

good to see Keith and Pat Chambers,<br />

who were attending partially because<br />

the happy hour was in their general<br />

neighborhood.<br />

For our <strong>November</strong> 16th happy<br />

hour we're trying a new and exciting<br />

place in Colleyville, close to the other<br />

Colleyville restaurants that we've<br />

visited in the past. This one is Rio<br />

Mambo. Hope to see you there.<br />

Jennifer and Judd Taylor<br />

Photo by Dennis Chamberlain<br />

Photo by Dennis Chamberlain<br />

Luke Edson<br />

Ask Mark why he is smiling so big!<br />

Keith Chambers<br />

Judy Blackman<br />

Photo by Dennis Chamberlain<br />

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New Wheels<br />

by Joel Nannis<br />

Sabastin & Julie De Chilly<br />

Dallas, TX 75201<br />

<strong>2006</strong> Cayenne<br />

John Hodges & Jessica Wells<br />

Irving, TX 75062<br />

1974 914<br />

Dan & Jane Mar<br />

Granbury, TX 76049<br />

1997 993<br />

If you have any changes that<br />

you would like to make to the<br />

MRPCA membership guide, call<br />

Joel Nannis at 817-329-1600<br />

Thomas Zollars<br />

Dallas, TX 75214<br />

1988 911<br />

Edward & Mark Demas<br />

Keller, TX 76248<br />

1985 944<br />

Wayne & Megg Elliott<br />

Azel, TX 76020<br />

2002 996<br />

Jonathan Frey<br />

Dallas, TX 75206<br />

1979 930<br />

Jeff Gilstrap<br />

805 Livingston Dr<br />

Allen, TX 75002<br />

1997 986<br />

Anniversaries<br />

5 Years<br />

Bowen, Jim (Janet Pelchat)<br />

Gauthier, Rich (Michelle)<br />

Georgas, Bill (Kevin)<br />

Jackson, William<br />

Lersch, Delynden (John)<br />

Middleton, William (Ronald Colbert)<br />

Miller, Andy (Cindy)<br />

Greg & Christine Hutmacher<br />

Denton, TX 76205<br />

1993 911<br />

Douglas Jones<br />

Dallas, TX 75230<br />

<strong>2006</strong> 997<br />

Richard & Richard Jones<br />

Fort Worth, TX 76116<br />

1989 911<br />

Gayle & Luanne Linke<br />

Denton, TX 76207<br />

2001 986<br />

Frisco<br />

Bedford<br />

Plano<br />

Dallas<br />

Wylie<br />

Arlington<br />

Grapevine<br />

David Roach<br />

North Richland Hills, TX 76180<br />

2002 986 S<br />

Michael Saul<br />

Flower Mound, TX 75028<br />

<strong>2006</strong> 997<br />

Michael & Caprice Swiercinsky<br />

Rockwall, TX 75087<br />

2000 996<br />

Barry & Jamie Taylor<br />

Caddo Mills, TX 75135<br />

1976 911 S<br />

Lillian Blackmon<br />

McKinney, TX 75070<br />

2002 996<br />

(5 Years cont.)<br />

Rzechula, Mario<br />

Shamburger, C D (Money Adams)<br />

20 Years<br />

Curtin, David (Joanne)<br />

Sandusky, John C. (Rebecca)<br />

Tucker, John (M Foster)<br />

John & Kristin Fullingim<br />

Dallas, TX 75248<br />

Sean & Lori Kell<br />

Dallas, TX 75205<br />

1999 911<br />

Konrad Kelley<br />

Fort Worth, TX 76108<br />

1989 944 S 2<br />

Manson & Carlton Mathis<br />

Georgetown, TX 78627<br />

1990 911 C4<br />

Don Murphy<br />

Irving, TX 75063<br />

2007 997<br />

Ennis<br />

Dallas<br />

Dallas<br />

Aledo<br />

Carrollton<br />

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Unclassifieds<br />

Unclassifieds are available free to Maverick Region Members and are $5 to all others (contact editor for payment details). Please limit size to no more than 6 lines. Ads will run for 3 issues, then removed unless you<br />

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 number.<br />

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 />

1986 944 Turbo under development for track use. 74,700 miles. I<br />

began developing this in to a track car until the new baby arrived.<br />

New tires, pads, drilled rotors, SS brake lines, coilovers on all four<br />

corners, racing seat, harness, GT fiberglass fenders, bumper, air splitter.<br />

Many more new parts. Some finishing work on the body needs<br />

done. Car is mechanically solid. Asking $7,000. Car located in<br />

Plano. Aaron Persons 972-814-2860 email: ampersons@aol.com (1)<br />

1999 911 Carrera Cabriolet black/gray interior, black top, 6 speed,<br />

18”fact wheels, pwr seats, carbon fiber pkg, 82 k, very clean,<br />

recently serviced. $32,500, E-mail: lboutris@yahoo.com, Cell<br />

Number: 972-333-2731 (1)<br />

1987 944 Turbo Beautiful black, adult driven turbo with 144k miles.<br />

Sale to include full set of factory repair manuals including turbo supplement.<br />

Will not sell these separately! Lots of new parts make this<br />

car a real head turner. Hate to part with this car but must for personal<br />

reasons. Must sell, make offer. 972-664-0973 (1)<br />

Porsche RTS (Roof Transport System) Porsche RTS, part number<br />

986-801-055-01. Offer includes two racing bike carriers (part<br />

number 000-044-000-52) and Porsche tool case. $500 obo. Contact<br />

Brian Petri, brpetri@sbcglobal.net, phone 817-939-2435 (2)<br />

Boxster S car bra Porsche part number PNA-503-986-06. Like new.<br />

$75. Contact Brian Petri, brpetri@sbcglobal.net, phone 817-939-2435 (2)<br />

1979 Porsche 930 Turbo. Only 39,600 miles. Original "whale tail"<br />

in excellent condition. $5,000+ to repaint to original metallic<br />

gray. $9,000 in engine and transmission overhaul. Original<br />

floormats, ignition key, and operator's manual. A very quick<br />

and eye-catching car. Car has been in the family since 1981<br />

Never wrecked, no body work and no rust. $24,000, obo. Call<br />

214-742-1694 or email: donscoggins@sbcglobal.net (2)<br />

1984 Porsche 911 Carrera, Ruby Red on Black, DE/Track<br />

Prepped,126k miles, Steve Wong Chip, Upgraded Suspension, much<br />

more, $18k email wickedcarrera@yahoo.com, call (915) 740-1203. (2)<br />

Set of D90 16" wheels with center caps. Very nice but not perfect.<br />

Mufflers from 90 C2 with approximately 40,000 miles. No rust.<br />

928S4 NOS front bra, in the original box. Need the space, make an<br />

offer. Steve Cole 214-348-0928 or scole10@att.net (3)<br />

2004 911 Carrera C4S 14,200 miles, custom cobalt blue exterior<br />

with center console to match, premium gray leather interior, sports<br />

exhaust, xenon lights, manual transmission, premium sound<br />

package. Flawless condition. $72,500. Contact Rene Larrave at<br />

214-505-7497. larrave@larrave.com. (3)<br />

1983 944 Coupe One owner, 35k miles, with all records. White with<br />

gray-beige Berber interior, 5-speed, sunroof, factory alarm, bra,<br />

working AC. New tires, radiator, water pump, and timing belt. Never<br />

tracked, and has been autocrossed infrequently, carefully, and slowly.<br />

This car is in excellent original condition (very rare for an early 944),<br />

and has definite concours potential. An article on its purchase<br />

was published in <strong>Slipstream</strong>, June 1983. $9900. Doug Johnson,<br />

940-387-7688 or pairodocs@yahoo.com. (3)<br />

1996 911 Carrera 4S Coupe: 38K miles; Midnight blue/midnight<br />

blue, OEM Aerokit 1, OEM Euro springs, B&B exhaust, MB Quart<br />

audio; meticulous maintenance, all books and records, 2nd owner,<br />

38K miles; a stunning air-cooled wide-body - see similar on cover of<br />

Oct '05 Panorama. $55,900. Jim Contardi. Ft. Worth, TX.<br />

972.740.9759. jcontardi@yahoo.com (3)<br />

Wheels/Tires: Hollow spoke 8 & 11 x 18 Turbo Twist with Michelin<br />

Pilot Sport Cup; for 996 C4S or Turbo, 993 C4S or TT - very light,<br />

9/10 condition; R-DOT tires have 60-70% tread depth. Perfect<br />

for DE. Jim Contardi. Ft. Worth, TX. $2,350. 972.740.9759.<br />

jcontardi@yahoo.com (3)<br />

<strong>Slipstream</strong> Advertiser Index<br />

44 and More Parts (817) 907-5413 Page 7<br />

Autobahn Motorcar Group (800) 433-5602 B.C.<br />

Autoscope (972) 867-7467 Page 11<br />

Boardwalk Porsche (214) 576-1911 I.F.C.<br />

Bobby Archer’s Motorsports (817) 877-1772 Page 12<br />

Buckley’s Precision Racing (817) 239-7969 Page 7<br />

Dallas Auto Sports (214) 320-2228 Page 25<br />

Dallas Euro Cars (972) 243-4911 Page 19<br />

Eagles Canyon Raceway (940) 466-9775 Page 17<br />

Fifth Gear Motorsports (972) 317-4005 Page 20<br />

Gray Cat Graphics (972) 849-8512 Page 19<br />

Impact Signs and Graphics (817) 329-3491 Page 21<br />

Istook’s MotorSport Svcs (817) 332-6547 Page 20<br />

Jerry DeFeo Designs (972) 240-5800 Page 9<br />

For advertising rates and information contact<br />

Lisa Steele at (214) 709-6418<br />

These advertisers support the Maverick Region . . . the Mavericks support these advertisers!<br />

Louden Motorcar Svcs (214) 241-6326 I.B.C.<br />

Mayo Performance (817) 540-4939 Page 7<br />

Mean Green Travel (940) 565-8111 B.C.<br />

Metro Volkswagen (972) 659-9999 Page 9<br />

Mustard Racing (817) 366-1678 Page 9<br />

911 Enterprises (972) 241-2002 Page 12<br />

Park Place Porsche (800) 553-3196 Page 6<br />

PartsHeaven (800) 767-7250 Page 21<br />

RUF Auto Centre (214) 269-1571 Page 22<br />

ScottSearch (214) 800-2836 Page 26<br />

Soundwerk (817) 281-9381 Page 19<br />

Ussery Printing (972) 438-8344 Page 19<br />

Zims Autotechnik (817) 267-4451 Page 25<br />

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<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 drive<br />

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


Bob Knight, <strong>Slipstream</strong><br />

9047 Oakpath Ln<br />

Dallas, TX 75243-6353<br />

Periodical Postage<br />

Paid at Dallas, TX

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