Slipstream - September 2007
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
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Catch my Draft<br />
by James Shoffit, the Maverick Region President<br />
Well Wendy, Jasmine, and I just got back<br />
from another Davis and Davis Rally. Teri<br />
and Charlie make a wonderful team for<br />
these lighthearted, fun, rallies. This last one was at<br />
the Nasher Sculpture Center in Dallas, so in addition<br />
to having a blast with fellow Porsche people,<br />
we also got a little bit of culture. Which I desperately<br />
need!<br />
Charlie took the photographs, and Teri set<br />
up the sheets and did the timing and scoring. This was a Photo<br />
Rally which is kindof like a scavenger hunt where you go and find<br />
the artwork shown in the picture. Charlie is very tricky with those,<br />
so it took a lot of work to figure some of them out. There was a lot<br />
of camaraderie and helping each other out, since we were in such a<br />
relaxing atmosphere. Everyone got every answer right, so it came<br />
down to who got the answers the fastest.<br />
There are other photo rallies where you have to drive to find<br />
the things you are looking for. There are no specified courses for<br />
the photo rallies – you just wander around until you find everything.<br />
Or time runs out!<br />
Another type of Rally is the Tulip Rally. I don’t think we have<br />
had one of those in a few years, but it is a Time Speed Distance rally<br />
where you get small diagrams of each intersection you come to,<br />
directing you through it. These small illustrations often look like<br />
Tulips, thus the name. The goal for these is to go the speed specified<br />
in the instructions, find all the turns, and complete the rally at<br />
the right time based on when you left. That’s where the time, speed,<br />
and distance come into play.<br />
The traditional Porsche Club TSD Rally (like the competitive<br />
one at Parade) is more tricky – you have a set of instructions and<br />
things to look for to guide your path rather than diagrams of intersections.<br />
The goal is the same – arrive at the perfect time based on<br />
when you left.<br />
Charlie and Teri put a lot of effort into these rallies, and they<br />
have been pretty well attended this year. If any of these sound like<br />
fun, send an email to Teri at rally@mavpca.org, and let her know<br />
what you would like. She is also asking for help with ideas and initial<br />
layout of Rallies. Typically we look for interesting roads and<br />
scenery (could be city or country). If you are interested in helping<br />
out – she can fine tune the details and the timing, let her know at<br />
the above email address.<br />
Other job openings I should mention are Editorial Assistance.<br />
Familiarity with a computer is required – and not much else. We<br />
can do the on-the-job training. We are moving towards using<br />
Adobe InDesign to lay out <strong>Slipstream</strong> now so we can use both Macs<br />
and PCs more efficiently. If you have InDesign experience,WE<br />
WANT YOU. So if you think you can help out in ANY way – and<br />
there are lots of ways to help, some that don’t require much time at<br />
all, please let Jan know at editor@mavpca.org. She will love you forever!<br />
We have had a few shifts in the board as well – Dennis, who has<br />
given us about a thousand Happy Hours now, is turning over the<br />
reins to Monda Degan and Mike Lockas. And we have a new<br />
Calendar Person to help us keep all our calendars (web, slipstream,<br />
events, etc) straight – please welcome Robyn Howard!<br />
We also have a nominating committee consisting of Wendy<br />
Shoffit, Jan Mayo, and Travis Howard. If you want to run for any<br />
elected position (President, Vice President, Secretary, or Treasurer),<br />
please let them know at nominating@mavpca.org. Crickets ? All I<br />
can hear is Crickets ?<br />
I haven’t heard many reports from the lunches, except the<br />
Lewisville one. Hey, if ANYONE is going to ANY of them (besides<br />
Lewisville), please write me at president@mavpca.org if you haven’t<br />
figured out the pattern by now.<br />
The hot season (can you call it that since it took so long to<br />
break 100 degrees?) is almost over, and our driving season is about<br />
to get started and finish off with a bang. We have an AX/TT weekend<br />
coming up on Sept 15/16 in Mineral Wells and our Season<br />
Finale Charity Autocross is on Oct 14th at Texas Motor Speedway.<br />
The DE season is going to be rolling again with Drivers<br />
Education events at Motorsport Ranch in <strong>September</strong> and October<br />
so you can get your skills up to try out Eagles Canyon in November.<br />
They have been doing a lot of work there to get the track ready for<br />
us, and we can’t wait to try out the new track.<br />
And Founders Day will be on November 10th at a place called<br />
Austin Ranch in Grapevine. Stay tuned for more details.<br />
Come on out and join the fun! See you soon!<br />
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