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

Upcoming Events<br />

• Father’s Day Picnic<br />

• Sunday Drive<br />

• Rally School<br />

Past Events<br />

• Wild Wildflowers<br />

• May at Mayo’s<br />

• Results<br />

<strong>December</strong> June <strong>2007</strong> <strong>2007</strong> - - Published by by the the Maverick Region Region<br />

Porsche Club of America


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

Departments<br />

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

My Thoughts (Editor’s Column)...........3<br />

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

Catch My Draft (President’s Column)..5<br />

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

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

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

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

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

Volume 45 <strong>December</strong> <strong>2007</strong>, Issue 12<br />

Go Online for Latest Updates on Events<br />

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

Upcoming Events<br />

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

Holiday Party........................................2<br />

Save the Date !......................................3<br />

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

Stocking Stuffing...................................5<br />

Maverick Lunches.................................7<br />

New Member Party...............................7<br />

Happy Hour at Campizi’s....................24<br />

Past Event Recaps<br />

Fall <strong>2007</strong> Concours.............................10<br />

Concours Winners............................... 11<br />

My First DE.........................................12<br />

Charity Autocross................................14<br />

Top Driver Run Off.............................14<br />

Charity AX Results.............................15<br />

American LeMans Series Finals.........18<br />

Happy Hour at Tupinamba’s...............24<br />

Miscellaneous<br />

2008 AX/TT Rules.............................. 11<br />

Trivia Contest......................................22<br />

Maverick Quarterly Financials............26<br />

Day <strong>December</strong><br />

4 Board Meeting<br />

8 Holiday Party<br />

11 Lewisville Lunch<br />

20 Happy Hour<br />

Day February<br />

2 National Board Meeting<br />

2 Dinner at Diego’s<br />

5 Board Meeting<br />

12 Lewisville Lunch<br />

21 Happy Hour<br />

? Autocross Schools<br />

DE - Drivers’ Education Event<br />

EC - Eagle’s Canyon, Slidell, TX<br />

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Day January<br />

8? Board Meeting<br />

15 Lewisville Lunch<br />

17 Happy Hour<br />

26 New Member Party<br />

Day March<br />

4 Board Meeting<br />

8-9 Drivers’ Education<br />

11 Lewisville Lunch<br />

20 Happy Hour<br />

Photography<br />

Charlie Davis, Wendy Shoffit,<br />

Mark Gluck, Bill Stafford<br />

& Bob Bianconi<br />

Cover Photo by Charlie Davis<br />

Tivoli Wine in Colleyville was the backdrop<br />

for the Concours winners<br />

<strong>Slipstream</strong> (USPS 666-650) is published monthly by the Maverick Region Porsche Club ofAmerica, 2973 Timber<br />

Creek Trl, Fort Worth,TX 76118.Subscription price is $24.00 per year.Periodical postage is paid at Fort Worth,TX.<br />

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Opinions expressed herein are not necessarily endorsed by the Club’s membership or officers.Contributions will<br />

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author/artist and<strong>Slipstream</strong> are credited.<strong>Slipstream</strong> is printed by Ussery Printing Company in Irving,Texas.<br />

ARK-LA-TEX<br />

Kenneth A.Chandler<br />

(318) 865-8210<br />

bad968@bellsouth.net<br />

CIMARRON<br />

Bruce Bartovick<br />

bbartovick@ststulsa.com<br />

COASTAL BEND<br />

Jak Schaefer<br />

jakschaefer@grandecom.net<br />

HILL COUNTRY<br />

West Dillard<br />

president@hcrpca.org<br />

<strong>2007</strong> Porsche Club Zone 5 Presidents<br />

LONE STAR<br />

Burnell Curtis<br />

(281) 337-1937<br />

bpcurtis@verizon.net<br />

LONGHORN<br />

Jim Basey<br />

jbasey@satx.rr.com<br />

MARDI GRAS<br />

Scott Foremaster<br />

(504) 734-57264<br />

master@cox.net<br />

MAVERICK<br />

James Shoffit<br />

cell(972)786-6246<br />

president@mavpca.org<br />

OZARK<br />

Rick Daes<br />

(501) 565-5113<br />

rdaes@aristotle.net<br />

WAR BONNET<br />

Richard Davis<br />

rkd@zipbang.com<br />

WHISKEY BAY<br />

Ron J.Gaubert<br />

(337) 280-2550<br />

rongaubert@cox.net<br />

ZONE5 REP<br />

Caren Cooper<br />

C - (512) 698-2747<br />

zone5rep@hcrpca.org<br />

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My Thoughts<br />

by Jan Mayo, Managing Editor<br />

Ya know, it’s really dangerous to<br />

make a list of thanks or observances<br />

picking out specific people<br />

because you always run the risk of leaving<br />

someone out. That’s what I did in last<br />

month’s My Thoughts - I left some notable<br />

people off the list. But rather than mention<br />

a couple more names this month and having<br />

someone else come along with their feelings hurt I’ll just<br />

offer up my apology now to everyone else that has won the<br />

coveted Selcer Award. Many of the award winners over<br />

the years are still very active and that’s the whole meaning<br />

of the award. Thank you to all of you that have given<br />

and continue to give your heart, time, money and skills to<br />

Maverick Region. Next month will have the recap of our<br />

Founder’s Day event where the Selcer was awarded to this<br />

years’ Heart of the Region. Stay Tuned....<br />

Now that I’ve groveled a bit I’m going to ask for help.<br />

As I’ve noted before, <strong>Slipstream</strong> is now being edited on an<br />

easier to use and more obtainable publishing program. With<br />

this change various pieces can now be prepared elsewhere<br />

and forwarded to me to just “plunk in” into the issue. I’m<br />

looking for some folks with just a little bit of spare time<br />

that would be willing to commit to doing some of the repetitious<br />

pages like the New Members/Anniversary page or<br />

the Unclassified page (you’d get the first shot at those For<br />

Sale items). The Happy Hour page will probably undergo<br />

some changes as the chairs for the event evolve from<br />

Dennis Chamberlain to the Monda/Mike/Bill show. This<br />

page could also be done remotely. The autocross and time<br />

trial scores are in an excel spreadsheet on the Maverick<br />

Website. These have to be manipulated a bit to make<br />

them fit the page format. This is also something<br />

that could be done by someone else.<br />

Each one of these pages generally take<br />

15 - 30 minutes of time which isn’t too<br />

traumatic - one at a time. However when<br />

one person (me) does it all that’s up to a<br />

couple of hours that can be saved with<br />

some outside help. Please consider it<br />

and contact me for more details. You’ll<br />

get your name prominently displayed on the<br />

front pages of <strong>Slipstream</strong> and you know I will<br />

love you forever ! ! ! What could be better?<br />

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President<br />

James Shoffit<br />

H- 972-506-7449<br />

C-972-786-6246<br />

president@mavpca.org<br />

James joined PCA in 97 and is active in<br />

Club Racing, Drivers Education, Autocross<br />

and Time Trial. He instructs at DE,<br />

AX, & TT.The track car is a 78 911SC.<br />

James is a co-owner of a software development<br />

company in Lewisville.<br />

Position Chairperson<br />

AX/TT Chair Bryan Bell<br />

AX/TT Registrar Andrea Bell<br />

AX/TT Rules Charlie Davis<br />

AX/TT Schools Tom Snodgrass<br />

& Kevin Hardison<br />

AX/TT Tech Insp Travis Howard<br />

AX/TT Timing Darron Shaffer<br />

AX/TT Workers Mike Lockas<br />

Club Race Chair Joel Nannis<br />

& Bill Miller<br />

Club Race Registrar Wendy Shoffit<br />

Concours Bob Bianconi<br />

DE Chair Colin Graidage<br />

DE Chief Dvg Instr. John Sandusky<br />

& Keith Olcha<br />

DE Registrar Joel Nannis<br />

DE Safety Bob Benson<br />

Email List Modr. Bob Benson<br />

& Matt Platts<br />

Goodie Store Christy<br />

Dominick<br />

Happy Hours Monda Hanna<br />

& Mentors & Mike Lockas<br />

& Bob Lewis<br />

Membership Joel Nannis<br />

Past President Rocky Johnson<br />

Rallies<br />

Teri Davis<br />

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

Advertising Lisa Steele<br />

Editor Jan Mayo<br />

Event Ad Design Mark Gluck<br />

Mailing & Tech. Andy Mears<br />

Printing Fran Ussery<br />

Staff<br />

Wendy Shoffit<br />

& Matt Platts<br />

Socials<br />

Ed & Tracey<br />

Gross<br />

Sponsorship Keith Olcha<br />

Sunday Drives Clint Blackman<br />

Swap Meets David Mock<br />

Trivia Chair Jerry DeFeo<br />

Web Site Denny Payne<br />

Zone 5 Rep. Caren Cooper<br />

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Vice President<br />

Mark Gluck<br />

C-817-706-9061<br />

vp@mavpca.org<br />

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

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

active with Drivers Education, Tours,<br />

and Social events, as well as with<br />

many Hope Shelter charity projects.<br />

Andrea Bell<br />

H-817-270-4132<br />

Bryan Bell<br />

C-214-789-6895<br />

ax@mavpca.org<br />

Bob Benson<br />

H-817-457-8833<br />

bbenson1@airmail.net<br />

Bob Bianconi<br />

C-817-932-4155<br />

concours@mavpca.org<br />

Clint Blackman<br />

H-214-696-8000<br />

cb3law@sbcglobal.net<br />

Caren Cooper<br />

C-512-698-2747<br />

zone5rep@hcrpca.org<br />

Charlie Davis<br />

H-940-682-4719<br />

secretary@mavpca.org<br />

Teri Davis<br />

H-940-682-4719<br />

rally@mavpca.org<br />

Jerry DeFeo<br />

972-240-5800<br />

trivia@mavpca.org<br />

Monda Hanna<br />

W-972-450-3835<br />

monda.degan@opco.com<br />

Christy Dominick<br />

H-817-909-0966<br />

goodiestore@mavpca.org<br />

Secretary<br />

Charlie Davis<br />

H-940-682-4719<br />

secretary@mavpca.org<br />

Charlie joined PCA & MR in 1970,<br />

having a 1969 911S. He’s been Pres.VP,<br />

Zone Rep & PCR Chair. He’s currently<br />

the 914 Advocate and drives the Truxster<br />

to AX/TT events. He has a 1972<br />

911S and a 1973 914 2.0.<br />

Mark Gluck<br />

C-817-706-9061<br />

vp@mavpca.org<br />

Colin Graidage<br />

C-214-455-6242<br />

de@mavpca.org<br />

Ed & Tracey Gross<br />

H-972-491-2104<br />

social@mavpca.org<br />

Kevin Hardison<br />

khardison@usseryprinting.com<br />

Travis Howard<br />

C-214-616-6152<br />

thoward914@yahoo.com<br />

Rocky Johnson<br />

H-903-356-6531<br />

C-972-816-1769<br />

rrjjaj42@aol.com<br />

Bob Lewis<br />

972-255-8629<br />

binabob@augustmail.com<br />

Mike Lockas<br />

C-972-422-0264<br />

mikeldean@earthlink.net<br />

Jan Mayo<br />

H-817-595-4651<br />

C-817-313-9406<br />

editor@mavpca.org<br />

Andy Mears<br />

H-940-321-8683<br />

andy@mavpca.org<br />

Bill Miller<br />

W-972-830-2676<br />

bill.miller@tm.com<br />

Please help us to keep growing!<br />

Treasurer<br />

Bob Kuykendall<br />

15801 Ranchita<br />

Dallas, TX 75248<br />

W-214-535-9852<br />

H-972-385-9008<br />

treasurer@mavpca.org<br />

Bob has been a member of PCA since<br />

2004 and is active in Autocrosses and<br />

Time Trials. He is also an instructor for<br />

Drivers Education events and drives a<br />

1988 911 Carrera.<br />

David Mock<br />

H-817-795-4149<br />

C-817-907-5413<br />

sales@44andmoreparts.com<br />

Joel Nannis<br />

H-972-722-2735<br />

membership@mavpca.org<br />

Keith Olcha<br />

W-817-706-7678<br />

H-817-251-6865<br />

keith.olcha@charter.net<br />

Denny Payne<br />

webmaster@mavpca.org<br />

Matt Platts<br />

C-817-919-1253<br />

W-817-440-2090<br />

Matt@Platts.net<br />

John Sandusky<br />

W-817-777-0421<br />

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

Darron Shaffer<br />

H-972-390-9709<br />

C-972-898-3002<br />

darron.shaffer@gmail.com<br />

Wendy Shoffit<br />

H- 972-506-7449<br />

C- 972-977-9821<br />

crreg@mavpca.org<br />

Tom Snodgrass<br />

C-972-754-2064<br />

tom.annette@verizon.net<br />

Lisa Steele<br />

H-214-709-6418<br />

ads@mavpca.org<br />

Fran Ussery<br />

W-972-438-8344<br />

H-817-481-8342<br />

fran@usseryprinting.com


Catch My Draft<br />

by James Shoffit, Region President<br />

Well our year is officially coming to a<br />

close. A quick review indicates all<br />

the activities we had – 6 autocrosses,<br />

6 time trials, 5 drivers education events on<br />

race tracks, a club race, rallies, a rally school,<br />

tours to places all over Texas, a couple of concours,<br />

and happy hours ever month!<br />

If you can’t find something fun to do<br />

with Maverick Region, you just can’t be trying very hard!<br />

One thing that came up recently on our mrpca email list<br />

on YahooGroups was whatever happened to our Membership<br />

Directory. It used to be published every spring or early<br />

summer. It used to contain every member’s name, address,<br />

home and work phone numbers, and what cars they had.<br />

Sounds great, right ?<br />

Some of you are already wincing – I can see you! And<br />

rightfully so. The world has changed a lot since those trusting<br />

days. How long can you go without receiving a Privacy<br />

Policy from investments, banks, doctors, etc? These things<br />

are single-handedly filling our landfills and taking recycling<br />

to whole new levels. That and credit card offers. But I digress.<br />

The problem is that some people don’t WANT their information<br />

published, not even for fellow members to find<br />

them.<br />

Most of us want to use the directory for good – I have<br />

used it to find out which members live close to me; another<br />

member uses the directory to send holiday cards. Another<br />

one used it to invite neighbors to a 4th of July party. And<br />

often it is handy when you quickly want to call someone<br />

you saw at a recent event.<br />

But some people don’t use the information for good<br />

purposes. A mis-delivered membership directory could lead<br />

an abusive ex-spouse to the person trying to get away. Or<br />

could lead to stalking. And some people just don’t want to<br />

be found, for whatever reasons they have. You might think I<br />

am making these up, but I am not. We have always removed<br />

the membership directories before giving copies to advertisers<br />

and sponsors who may leave them out in their shops, but<br />

that is not enough.<br />

So until we get a clear direction on how to handle a<br />

membership directory, we are going to avoid heading in a<br />

direction that could cause legal problems later.<br />

In the meantime, if you do NOT want your information<br />

published in a directory, please send me an email at president@mavpca.org.<br />

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Maverick Minutes<br />

by Charlie Davis, Secretary<br />

Maverick Region Board Meeting on November<br />

6, <strong>2007</strong>. In attendance: James Shoffit,<br />

Wendy Shoffit, Charlie Davis, Teri Davis,<br />

Bryan Bell, Joel Nannis, Christy Dominick,<br />

Tracey Gross, Monda Hanna, Travis Howard,<br />

Robyn Howard, Lisa Steele, Jan Mayo, Bob<br />

Bianconi, Mark Gluck, Bob Kuykendall, and<br />

Denny Payne.<br />

James called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM.<br />

Wendy announced that Clara Lewis is stepping down as<br />

Hope Shelter liaison. She has a list of recommendations for<br />

her successor, and also recommends that Wal-Mart gift cards<br />

be given instead of toys at this year’s Holiday Party. Wendy<br />

has been working to collect stuff for the silent auction at the<br />

upcoming Founders Day Banquet.<br />

After some discussion, Charlie announced that an AX/<br />

TT Rules Committee meeting will be held this Thursday,<br />

November 8 at 7:00 PM, to be held at the Shoffit’s house.<br />

Teri said Rallies were done for the year. She plans to<br />

have a Rally School again in 2008.<br />

According to Joel, we have members. According to the<br />

National membership database, we have 1110 members, 883<br />

associate members, for a total of 1941. Joel’s regional membership<br />

database shows 1323 members.<br />

Joel also announced that the Eagle’s Canyon DE already<br />

has 171 entrants. The green, blue, yellow, and red run groups<br />

are full. Only the white run group has a few openings. My<br />

notes get confusing at this point… something about Christy<br />

offering to braid Joel’s chest hair?<br />

Tracey told us that the date for the Holiday Party was<br />

wrong in the ad in <strong>Slipstream</strong>. The calendar lists it correctly.<br />

She announced that the New Member Party will be on January<br />

27, 2008 at the Spreen’s neighborhood clubhouse. The<br />

hours will be 2 to 5.<br />

Monda reminded us about the Happy Hour at Daddy<br />

Jacks on November 15. She needs a list of the last four<br />

month’s new members. James said that Andy could get that<br />

for her.<br />

Travis admitted that the Time Trial schedule was not<br />

complete and asked Bryan for help.<br />

Robyn passed.<br />

Lisa said that not all advertisers have paid yet.<br />

Jan inquired as to whether there was a calendar committee?<br />

Bryan agreed to be the calendar “ramrod” and get info<br />

to James, who will distribute it. Mark will do ads as usual.<br />

Bob B said the weather was great at the recent Concours<br />

d’Elegance. 26 cars were entered and we had a good turnout<br />

of observers.<br />

Mark said that we are insured. He asked that event chairs<br />

request insurance well in advance. Mark also requested<br />

chairpersons to check their supply of waiver forms (including<br />

the TWO different forms for Minors) and let him know<br />

what they need for next year, which he will bring to the next<br />

board meeting. Also that in an emergency, the forms can be<br />

printed from the PCA.org web site, but MUST be printed in<br />

color (the RED print has to be red).”<br />

Bob K said we have money. He distributed third quarter<br />

financial results, but pointed out that the Sept summary<br />

does not include revenues from <strong>Slipstream</strong> ads or recent DE<br />

profits. He announced that the October DE was both successful<br />

and profitable. The club also recently forwarded to<br />

the Hope Shelter over $2000 in donations raised during the<br />

DE lunch charity laps on the track.<br />

Denny remarked that he is not getting the trivia information<br />

anymore, thus it is not appearing on our website. He<br />

will get with Jerry DeFeo.<br />

Joel also mentioned that while he is getting <strong>Slipstream</strong><br />

return information, Andy is not getting them. Jan agreed to<br />

send this information to both of them.<br />

James adjourned the meeting at 8:02 PM.<br />

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EOS<br />

Year-End<br />

New<br />

Beetle<br />

GTI<br />

Pay Zero Down<br />

and Drive<br />

Home Today!<br />

Rabbit<br />

Passat<br />

183/Airport Frwy at Story Rd. in Irving<br />

3 Miles West of Texas Stadium<br />

2 Miles East of George Bush Turnpike<br />

<br />

Jetta<br />

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Fall <strong>2007</strong> Concours D’Elegance<br />

by Bob Bianconi<br />

Sunday November 4th turned out to be the perfect day!<br />

If you’ll remember, the Cowboys whipped up on Philly<br />

38-17, and Jason Witten ran for 21 yards without his<br />

helmet (helmet? I don’t need no stinkin’ helmet). Oh wait, this<br />

is supposed to be a Maverick Concours report. Well it WAS a<br />

perfect day; the Cowboys did win to top off a great Maverick<br />

Concours D’Elegance in the Village at Colleyville.<br />

Photos by Bob Bianconi<br />

to vote for their own favorite car and that honor went to<br />

Richard Cross’ red 356.<br />

Not to miss an opportunity to rag on our good-natured<br />

president; there is another bit of good news to report. Our<br />

esteemed president says that he doubled his point total from<br />

the last Concours! No… he didn’t win, but he does hold<br />

the new record for consecutive last place finishes. A notch<br />

above last place still eludes him despite the fact that he was<br />

observed furiously cleaning his wiper blades just before<br />

start time.<br />

The setting was near perfect (there’s that word again)<br />

with a grassy venue nestled in among the European-style<br />

architecture. Folks began arriving around 9AM to put the<br />

finishing touches on their cars. There were free donuts and a<br />

local wine shop, Tivoli Wines, opened their doors especially<br />

for us for morning coffee.<br />

At 11AM, judging began for the Fall ’07 Concours. The<br />

roundup included two 356’s, three early 911’s, four SC’s<br />

and Carreras, one ’94 911 Speedster, five 996/997’s, five<br />

Boxsters, two Caymans and a Cayenne. Among the group<br />

were several Concours veterans but mostly there were new<br />

folks trying their hand at beating the competition.<br />

Besides the entrants there was a steady flow of Maverick<br />

visitors all morning that some estimated to be at least 35-40<br />

Porsches. Concours can definitely be a spectator sport!<br />

J u d g i n g<br />

lasted about an<br />

hour and a half<br />

and the competition<br />

within<br />

each class was<br />

tough. Our<br />

scoring team<br />

of Joann and<br />

Christy (left)<br />

tabulated the results and our winners were announced. Taking<br />

best of show with the highest point score of all cars<br />

was Clint Blackman’s Silver Boxster. Everyone was asked<br />

Two classes of early and mid 911’s<br />

Thanks go out to all the volunteers who helped setup the<br />

venue, park cars, our timers and especially to our judges!<br />

Mark Vaughn said that daughter Reed was the major cleaning influence<br />

on his almost winning 911<br />

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Concours Class Winners<br />

Class Car Owner<br />

356 1965 White 356SC Auturo Carrillo<br />

Early 911 thru ‘77 1972 Yellow 911 Ed & Jan Mayo<br />

SC & Carreras ‘78-’89 1988 Black 911 Mike Scott<br />

964 & 993 ‘90-’98 1994 White 911 Speedster Alan Bambina<br />

996 & 997 1’99-Present 2003 Black 996 Ron Knight<br />

Boxster & Cayman 2005 Silver Boxster Clint Blackman<br />

Cayenne 2006 White Turbo S Rich Lyschik<br />

Best of Show: Clint Blackman’s Silver 2005 Boxster<br />

People’s Choice Award: Richard Cross’ 1964 Red 356SC<br />

2008 AX/TT Rules<br />

by Charlie Davis<br />

We’re listening to our customers and their wishes.<br />

We heard people say they wanted more runs and<br />

that’s what we’re giving them. They wanted a simpler<br />

classification process, so here it is. We can’t give everyone<br />

everything they want, but we are here for YOU. We welcome<br />

constructive suggestions and will discuss the reasonable ones<br />

at the rules meetings. We are also looking for more members to<br />

serve on the AX/TT Rules Committee. If you like to autocross,<br />

eat pizza, and stay up late, this is for you!<br />

The AX/TT Rules have been finalized for 2008. By the<br />

time this article is published in <strong>Slipstream</strong>, they will be available<br />

on the Region website at: http://mav.pca.org/Events/<br />

AX.asp ...scroll down to the General Information section and<br />

click on the 2008 AX/TT Rules link. If you can’t access the<br />

website for some reason, contact me and I’ll mail you a copy.<br />

The 2008 Rules have been simplified. And we made<br />

some big changes: 1) We have removed the limitation on the<br />

number of runs and all runs will count; 2) The Classification<br />

Form has been simplified (see below); 3) Non-Porsches will<br />

run in the numbered Porsche classes (but will not be scored<br />

for year-end awards).<br />

There are many small changes too. Don’t fail to actually<br />

read the Rules! If you don’t understand something, ask…<br />

The Classification Form will also be on the Region website.<br />

Download a copy, fill it out, and bring it to the first AX/<br />

TT you attend. Below, is a sample 2008 Classification Form,<br />

showing how to fill it out…<br />

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Photo by Wendy Shoffit<br />

My First DE<br />

by Cathy Walther<br />

©<strong>2007</strong> Porsche Cars North America, Inc. Porsche recommends seat belt usage and observance of all traffic laws at all times.<br />

You ask why a DE? After all, I don’t own a Porsche!<br />

My experience was a birthday present from my boyfriend,<br />

Mark Gluck. He arranged for both of us to<br />

take the drivers’ education course at the Motorsport Ranch the<br />

October 27 - 28 weekend. In preparation for the event, we<br />

traded vehicles for almost three weeks; Mark drove my Lexus<br />

RX 300, while I drove his 2000 Boxster S. Do you think he<br />

was having withdrawal?<br />

My adventure started on Saturday morning around 7:00<br />

a.m. We arrived at the entrance to Motorsport Ranch in<br />

Cresson, Texas. We registered Mark’s Boxster S and picked<br />

up our drivers information packets. The number of Porsches<br />

participating in the DE, all makes, and years amazed me.<br />

We attended the daily morning drivers’ meeting. The<br />

staff focused on what would transpire over the next two<br />

days. Two things the staff discussed in detail: safety was<br />

number one and having fun was the second. They reviewed<br />

the procedures in case of emergencies and the various flags<br />

used by the corner workers to communicate with the cars<br />

on the track. I was glad to hear that drivers were assigned<br />

to color coded run groups based on skills and experiences<br />

to ensure drivers in a group have similar speeds and driving<br />

abilities necessary for safety. Mark was in the yellow group<br />

and I was in the less experienced green group.<br />

I followed the other green students to the classroom,<br />

while one of the advanced groups headed for the track. I<br />

learned everything about the track, staying on the line, apexes,<br />

braking points and car control, all before getting behind<br />

the wheel. The classroom instructors were great, explaining<br />

every detail about what we could experience on the track and<br />

calming any fears that we might be experiencing.<br />

Now it<br />

was the green<br />

group’s time<br />

to report to<br />

the grid, a<br />

covered staging<br />

area used<br />

for drivers to<br />

do a last minute<br />

check on<br />

their vehicles<br />

Lisa Steele’s BOO Boxster<br />

before entering<br />

the track. I<br />

met my instructor,<br />

Dan Gage,<br />

who was very<br />

professional<br />

and friendly.<br />

We chatted about my driving experiences, or lack thereof,<br />

while I waited patiently for the yellow group to finish on the<br />

track. The first session on the track, we drove slowly and<br />

without helmets. My instructor drove the vehicle at first<br />

while I was his passenger. This allowed him to evaluate<br />

the capabilities of the vehicle and for me to get to know the<br />

track. Then it was my turn, we pulled into the pit and traded<br />

places. I proceeded around the track several times, each<br />

time remembering more of the track, the turns, changes in elevation<br />

and the straight<br />

portions of the track.<br />

Later that morning,<br />

I had my second session<br />

on the track. This time<br />

my instructor and I both<br />

wore helmets, but I did<br />

all the driving. My instructor<br />

was great, talking<br />

me through each<br />

corner, “brake brake,”<br />

and “gas gas;” yet he<br />

remained surprisingly<br />

calm, which made me<br />

relax and enjoy the experience.<br />

By the end of<br />

the first day, I had cycled<br />

through four times<br />

and had almost two<br />

Why does the tallest driver get<br />

hours of driving. I have<br />

the shortest insturctor??<br />

to laugh though; each<br />

time it was my turn on the track, Mark and I experienced<br />

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was challenging, especially when we followed each other.<br />

Mark’s was car number 262 and I was number 622. Mark<br />

pulled up to the grid and I got into the drivers seat, put on<br />

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set into my helmet so my instructor and I could talk easily,<br />

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master that I was ready to go. That first day, I even passed<br />

a few cars, (only allowed on straight portions of the track<br />

and only after a signal by the car being passed). One thing,<br />

I was very surprised about was how tired I felt at the end of<br />

the day; by nine that night I was ready to pass out.<br />

The next day followed the same schedule as the first<br />

day, drivers’ meeting, training and four more times on the<br />

track, but I was faster through the turns and more confident<br />

as I proceeded through the day. By the end of that day, I<br />

knew exactly when to apply the brake and when to apply<br />

gas, through every turn on the track. My instructor didn’t<br />

talk as much either; I was following exactly as he had instructed.<br />

That weekend, two incidents occurred on the track: a<br />

grass fire and a vehicle that lost all its oil. Both incidents<br />

were handled in such a professional manner you forget that<br />

many of the staff are volunteers. Both times vehicles were<br />

signaled off the track until the situation was resolved, then<br />

waved back on the track. The staff was always serious about<br />

safety, but at the<br />

same time, they<br />

had a humorous<br />

side; with<br />

Halloween so<br />

close, three of<br />

the grid staff<br />

dressed for the<br />

occasion. Joel<br />

Nannis, DE Co-<br />

Chair dressed<br />

as the Grim There was also a witch, Dracula and SpiderWoman<br />

Reaper, Wendy<br />

Shoffit, as a bunny, and Jan Mayo, as a devil.<br />

Thanks Mark, for your thoughtful and exhilarating gift.<br />

Also, thanks to the professional staff and instructors for a<br />

safe and thrilling weekend. The only problem now, is I<br />

want to drive more and when do I trade my SUV in for that<br />

Porsche?<br />

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Charity Autocross<br />

by Erich Gluck<br />

Now open to the public, the Charity Autocross<br />

event, overseen by the Time-Trial Chairman<br />

Bryan Bell, has annually taken place once again<br />

in the shadow of the Texas Motor Speedway. The once bus<br />

parking lot was transformed into an arena of car vs. cone, and<br />

with tow truck standing by on that overcast morning, cars,<br />

(and one truck,)<br />

sped around the<br />

course, attempting<br />

to shave<br />

seconds off their<br />

time with every<br />

lap.<br />

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the asphalt<br />

had been slicked<br />

The first step is to study the course map with oil and sand<br />

the night before<br />

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experience for the autocross members. This already intense<br />

course was designed by the Shoffit family with two<br />

back-to-back skid-pads and a slalom section to boot. After<br />

many D.N.F.’s on the third corner near the end of the course,<br />

everyone seemed to be honing their skills on the tight corners<br />

and sometime confusing cones to enjoy complete laps<br />

of a great layout.<br />

A light breeze kicked up across the blackened desert<br />

as adults and children set up folding chairs and coolers<br />

beside the starting gate to watch and listen to all different<br />

types of cars; from<br />

well-tuned purring<br />

Porsches to rattleyour-brains<br />

cars<br />

meant only for racing;<br />

from a Toyota<br />

Yaris to a Lotus<br />

Elise, and even<br />

“Bettys Boat”, a ’55<br />

Chevy in which four<br />

people rode. All levels<br />

of women and men<br />

pushed their cars to the edge of their ability as they competed<br />

with themselves to improve their time from lap to lap<br />

at this well-attended event, knowing that beyond the cost of<br />

renting the premises, every penny went to the new Huffaker-Hughes<br />

Hope House in Mineral Wells.<br />

This shelter for victims of domestic violence, directed<br />

by Lisa Huffaker, helps women and children from the North<br />

Texas area by giving the family a safe, comfortable environment<br />

while they build a new, better life for themselves.<br />

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Photos by Charlie Davis<br />

Due to many generous<br />

donations by Porsche<br />

Club members and other<br />

individuals such as<br />

the late Lanean Hughes,<br />

and a vision by Mark<br />

Gluck, the old shelter,<br />

which was on its last Leanin’ - Leanin’ - Leanin’<br />

legs, was replaced by<br />

a new building down the street. The new shelter was built<br />

significantly by the volunteer work and helpful guidance of<br />

many people from the Maverick Region, and opened in <strong>December</strong><br />

of 2006. With the continuing donations of usable<br />

items and monetary donations taken to the shelter every<br />

year, this safe-haven continues to be the shining light for<br />

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have fun! – by coming to the Charity Autocross next year.<br />

Smokin’ Tannia<br />

Top Driver Run-Off<br />

by Bryan Bell<br />

What a blast! For me, this had to be the best Autocross<br />

event ever. For those of you that didn’t<br />

make it out to the Charity AX, a small bit of history<br />

to bring you up to speed. Mike Lockas and I were the<br />

top two drivers for Time Trial and Autocross this year. To<br />

make things fun and a little more interesting, I challenged<br />

Mike to a run off. The rules were simple – we’d both drive<br />

our own car and then drive each other’s car for a couple of<br />

laps. Overall winner for the day would then take home the<br />

top driver trophy. No pressure or anything!<br />

We were so close in the morning runs. So before we<br />

even knew the official outcome, Mike and I decided to run<br />

one more time each in both cars. Turns out that morning, we<br />

tied to the 1/1000 of a second in my car and Mike beat me by<br />

a tenth of a second in his car. Wow - the 944 is so different<br />

than the 911. However, I have to say, I loved driving the 944<br />

under the pressure to perform!


The afternoon was do or die -- with one run each in both<br />

cars. I drove Mike’s car first. While coming off, I felt I did<br />

just ok in his car. We talked for a few seconds as we changed<br />

cars -- telling each other how the cars were doing and giving<br />

the best advice we could to each other. This was NOT<br />

just another AX. This was it! It was either beat Mike’s time<br />

with enough of<br />

a margin or lose<br />

the whole enchilada!<br />

So we<br />

finished the car<br />

exchange and<br />

we were off for<br />

our final run. I<br />

pushed it as hard<br />

as I could, nearly<br />

crying every<br />

time I started<br />

Mike’s watching how close Bryan<br />

was to the last two cones<br />

to slide! (Not<br />

a rare thing on<br />

the lot there at<br />

TMS). On the last turn to the finish I came within inches of<br />

hitting the two last cones on the course!<br />

So.....I can’t remember the times that well (honest).<br />

However, I will never forget the fun, excitement, joy, pleasure<br />

and high that I was on when we got out of the cars and<br />

shook hands! Neither of us knowing who really won yet.<br />

At that moment, it really did not matter who had won. I had<br />

competed with a skilled & experienced opponent and used<br />

every last ounce of concentration to do my best.<br />

Mike ended up beating me in his car by 5-7 tenths of a<br />

second. I ended up beating Mike by about 1 second in my<br />

car. So the total difference was around 3-4 tenths of a second<br />

in my favor.<br />

Win or lose - I would not trade that memory for anything!<br />

What a great day and the best feeling I have ever had<br />

at an AX. Thanks Mike.<br />

Charity Autocross - Oct. 14, <strong>2007</strong> Texas Motor Speedway<br />

Cls Num. Name Car Best Time<br />

2 169 Christy Dominick Silver 944 61.306<br />

991 Denny Payne Silver 944 61.384<br />

91 Clay Perrine Red 914 63.265<br />

65 Robyn Howard Red 944 63.371<br />

3 44 Chuck McCoy White 944 57.962<br />

42 John Reynolds Maroon 914 59.655<br />

332A John Leto Green 914 60.114<br />

82 James Milton Gold 911 SC 60.684<br />

41 Michael Brown Blue 914 61.263<br />

15 Gary Leto Green 914 62.541<br />

442 Chris McCoy White 944 65.389<br />

4 31 Mike Lockas White 944 57.349<br />

32 Bryan Bell White 944 57.764<br />

5 94 Travis Howard Black 911 59.719<br />

48 Mike Floyd Blue 914 59.812<br />

6 Ray Nannis Blue Boxster 60.608<br />

3 Joel Nannis Blue Boxster 60.769<br />

93 Mike Scott Grey 911 DNF<br />

6 50 Andy Mears Blue 911 S 57.255<br />

11 Wendy Shoffit Black 911 SC 57.357<br />

64 James Shoffit Black 911 SC 57.423<br />

269 Wayne Elliott Blue 911 Turbo 58.472<br />

134 Mike Redenbaugh White/Black 911 58.734<br />

262 Mark Gluck Gray Boxster S 58.772<br />

99 Mark Steele White 911 62.379<br />

26 Erich Gluck Gray Boxster S 63.04<br />

613 Richard Newsome Silver Cayman 64.454<br />

7 989 Glenn Smith Black Cayman S 58.381<br />

242 Darron Shaffer Green Boxster S 59.007<br />

1229 Pam Heston Silver 996 67.861<br />

229 Clinton Hall Silver 996 68.566<br />

8 204 Bryan Bell Silver 996 56.731<br />

205 Mike Lockas Silver 996 57.435<br />

81 Jeff Herrmann Red 930 59.854<br />

L 20 Andrea Bell Silver 996 61.281<br />

771 Tannia Dobbins Red 930 62.781<br />

62 Cathy Walther Gray Boxster S 66.575<br />

111 Dalia Elzeny Red 944 70.454<br />

Top Men’s Porsche: Bryan Bell 56.731<br />

Top Women’s Porsche: Wendy Shoffit 57.357<br />

Bryan Bell 56.731<br />

Andy Mears 57.255<br />

Mike Lockas 57.349<br />

Wendy Shoffit 57.357<br />

James Shoffit 57.423<br />

Top Ten Porsche Times<br />

Chuck McCoy 57.962<br />

Glenn Smith 58.381<br />

Wayne Elliott 58.472<br />

Mike Redenbaugh 58.734<br />

Mark Gluck 58.772<br />

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American LeMans Series Finale, Laguna-Seca<br />

by Bill and Marilyn Stafford<br />

Racing into the night (or at least scattered dark) of the<br />

cool California evening, this was another battle between<br />

the LMP1 Audi juggernaut and the smaller,<br />

less powerful LMP2 Porsche RS Spyder on the 2.238 mile<br />

Laguna-Seca track in the hills above Monterrey. All season<br />

the Porsche has been giving the Audi R10 diesel a good run.<br />

At the Petit LeMans’ in Atlanta there was a really close and<br />

exciting finish but here at Laguna it was the racing equivalent<br />

of a gang fight. Renaldo Capello driving the #1 Audi<br />

held off Romain Dumas in the LMP2 #7 Penske Porsche<br />

in the final 32 minutes of the Monterey Sports Car Championships<br />

and finished a scant 0.41 seconds ahead without,<br />

I might add, banging side pods or punting each other off<br />

track. Capello and Dumas waged back and forth in the final<br />

stages in an unbelievable battle that included outside passing.<br />

Capello took the lead on the fifth restart of the race, and<br />

the duo traded the lead on the front-stretch with 12 minutes<br />

to go Capello using the big torque and power of the Audi<br />

to pull away and hold off the more nimble Porsche. Audi<br />

said before the race that they came to the race not expecting<br />

to win (based on their uber computer program), but again,<br />

that’s racing luck and most of the luck went to the Audi<br />

team. It seems every time they pitted for fuel, there was a<br />

yellow flag for several laps allowing them to remain close<br />

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Photos by Bill Stafford<br />

to the Porsches. Although the finishing order didn’t have<br />

ANYTHING to do with the outcome of the Prototype class<br />

championship, the drivers gave it everything for the fans.<br />

That’s racing! The #2 Audi of Mike Rockenfeller and Marco<br />

Werner placed 2nd in P1 and 3 rd overall. Jamie Campbell-<br />

Walter and Harold Primat were 3 rd in LMP1 in the Creation<br />

CA07-Judd.<br />

Dumas and Timo Bernhard won their 8 th P2 race and 6 th<br />

straight victory giving them the LMP2 championship over<br />

sister car #6 driven by Ryan Briscoe and Sascha Maassen.<br />

The #6 Penske Porsche started on the pole by Maassen shattering<br />

the LMP2 track record by more than three seconds.<br />

Both Penske cars led overall in the course of the race.<br />

The LMP2 class is a scrappy bunch with the top 5 cars<br />

finishing with 56.025 seconds of each other. Adrian Fernandez<br />

and Luis Diaz ended up finishing third in class in the<br />

Acura-powered Lola. Bryan Herta and Tony Kanaan driving<br />

the Andretti-Green Acura finished fourth. The 2 Dyson<br />

Porsche RS Spyders’ finished seventh and eighth. The addition<br />

of the 2 Acura teams and the Dyson Porsches has<br />

made the LMP2 class very interesting.<br />

In the GT1 class, there were only the two Corvettes of<br />

Pratt-Miller competing. The Corvettes had a really cool paint<br />

scheme. One was the identical “negative” of the other…<br />

black on yellow<br />

or is it yellow<br />

on black. Whatever.<br />

The class<br />

was won by the<br />

#4 Corvette C6<br />

R driven by Olivier<br />

Beretta and<br />

Oliver Gavin<br />

over the #3 sister<br />

Corvette driven by Jan Magnusson and Johnny O’Connell.<br />

The race was literally won in the pits with the #4 crew getting<br />

its car out 10.5 seconds faster. This after seeing the<br />

#3 crew win Saturday’s Klein Pit Crew Challenge and the<br />

$10,000. That provided the #4 team a bit of incentive for<br />

the race. The Corvettes primarily compete against themselves<br />

throughout the year. The Maserati’s were rumored to<br />

be entrants but I guess they lost their sunglasses or went on<br />

strike or the pre-race celebration party lasted too long and,<br />

well, you know how that ends up.<br />

Jaime Melo and Mika Salo captured their first Series<br />

championship by winning in GT2 for Risi Competizione in<br />

the #62 Ferrari F430 GT. The victory gave Ferrari its first<br />

ever manufacturer championship in the Series. The #71<br />

Tafel Racing Porsche 911 GT3 RSR driven by Dominik


Farnbacher and Wolf Henzler finished 2 nd . Salo made<br />

the winning pass on Ralf Kelleners in the Bobby Rahal/David<br />

Letterman Racing Porsche #18 with 25<br />

minutes to go. Kelleners and Tom Milner eventually<br />

finished 3 rd and a lap down to the 2 leading cars. The<br />

Flying Lizard team of Jorg Bergmeister and Johannes<br />

van Overbeek finished second in the Series. There<br />

was one fatality during the race. A suicidal squirrel<br />

ran to the center of the track and was hit by the Rayhal<br />

Porsche at about 145 mph. The Pit Rat was worried<br />

that the aerodynamics had been compromised….but<br />

they still came in third in class.<br />

The Porsche GT3 race (for the non-professional<br />

drivers) is always exciting if you like seeing hundred<br />

thousand dollar cars being trashed. It’s a lot like the<br />

Devil’s Bowl races, but with caviar and Champaigne.<br />

The 30 minute race did have two different sessions of<br />

two green laps. I forgot who won.<br />

5.<br />

Cadillac is leaving the racing venue. Forcing<br />

them to remove the wet bar was too much.<br />

Andy Pilgrim’s future is unsure, but there is<br />

probably a Corvette in it.<br />

Sad note: The Government is slowly selling off the old<br />

Ft. Ord property that surrounds the Laguna-Seca track with<br />

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Pit Rat Notes<br />

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next year.<br />

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What ever symptom your car has,<br />

we have the prescription to fix it!<br />

Complete automotive service from<br />

oil changes to performance upgrades.<br />

Owners: Bill Bernick & Rick Jordan - 28 Years Experience Porsche Trained<br />

1425 FM 407 • Suite 950 • Lewisville, TX 75067 • 972-317-4005<br />

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’s<br />

Mustard<br />

Racing<br />

Services<br />

German and British Car Service<br />

and Maintenance by appointment<br />

Specializing in:<br />

• All Porsche 914’s<br />

• Early 911s through 1989 model year<br />

• Race Track Support<br />

• Competition Car Maintenance<br />

• Race Ergonomics & Instrumentation<br />

2700 (Su i t e B) We s t Pi o n e e r<br />

(j u s t So u t h o f Pi o n e e r, We s t o f Co r z i n e St.)<br />

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817-366-1678<br />

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Trivia Co n t e s t<br />

De c e m b e r<br />

It’s Easy to Play:<br />

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

to: Trivia@mavpca.org. Thanks to Jerry DeFeo for<br />

putting this together!<br />

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

member. Drawing to tie break. Deadline 12/31/07.<br />

Congratulations to our October winner,<br />

David Sumners!<br />

Honorable mention (5 of 5 correct):<br />

Mark Hanna<br />

Answers: 1) D 2) B 3) D 4) B 5) D<br />

De c e m b e r Pr i z e:<br />

$25 Gift Ce rt i f i c at e to:<br />

1. What is the one mass produced Porsche that was only available<br />

in Left Hand Drive? a. 1973.5 911RS b. 1970-76 914<br />

c. 1976 & 77 930 d. 1992-95 968 Cabriolet<br />

2. Who personally took responsibility for refurbishing the Belle<br />

Island Race Track in the middle of the Detroit River in time<br />

for the ALMS Race for <strong>2007</strong>? a. Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick<br />

b. Mario Andretti c. Roger Penske d. Brian Redman<br />

3. What Product openly advertises that it is a whopping 0.2<br />

seconds quicker in many Porsche Publications? a. Bosch<br />

Platinum + 4 Spark Plugs b. Performance Friction Brakes c.<br />

RennShift Replacement Shifters d. K&N Air Filters<br />

4. What is the Tag # “today”of the same 1970 Porsche 911S that<br />

Steve McQueen drove in the first four minutes of the classic<br />

movie Le Mans? a. MCQUEEN b. LE MANS c. DU<br />

MANS d. STEVES<br />

5. What is the lowest normal operating temperature for the oil<br />

in a 986/996/987/997 Porsche? Note: All numbers are in degrees<br />

Fahrenheit. 180-190 b. 190-200 c. 200-210 d. 210-220<br />

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AUTOSCOPE<br />

601 COIT ROAD @ PLANO PARKWAY<br />

PLANO, TEXAS 75093<br />

972-867-7467 (972-TOP-SHOP)<br />

www.autoscopeltd.com<br />

Official Texas Distributor/Install house for<br />

G.I.A.C. Porsche Software:<br />

Featuring GIACʼs Hammer Program. Flash-loaded Performance software installed<br />

through the OBD port directly into the carʼs ECU. The Flashloader TM Software<br />

Switcher allows switching between as many as five GIAC-Tuned programs. No more<br />

sending out your ECU and waiting for it to return to have some fun, no more messy<br />

chip soldering or ECU swaps. Itʼs simple plug and play with programs including 91-<br />

octane performance or 100-octane performance, as well as Valet and Anti-Theft<br />

and back to Stock settings.<br />

“European Car” magazine (March issue) tested a GT2 with GIACʼs 91-octane software,<br />

stock engine, free flowing air filter, free flowing exhaust and a diverter valve<br />

which obtained a Whopping 600 bhp and a Thundering 630 bhp on the 100-octane<br />

performance software. 0 to 60 in 3.3 seconds and high 10ʼs in the 1/4 mile.<br />

Many of the worldʼs fastest Porsches use GIACʼs software. Letʼs flash your Porsche.<br />

Software available for :<br />

911, 911 Turbo, 959, Boxster, Cayenne and Cayenne turbo.<br />

For 23 years, Autoscope has been dedicated to catering European Car owners of the Dallas<br />

and Plano area with two locations.<br />

Dallas- 9796 Ferguson Road. 214-320-8280<br />

Plano- 601 Coit Road, 972-867-7467<br />

Autoscope understands the meticulous care and pampering you give your Porsche, from the routine maintenance<br />

services to perfomance add-ons, we have the latest in diagnostic tools by Porsche and Bosch to troubleshoot<br />

and maintain it’s integrity.<br />

No other independent facility in Plano can match our combined expertise and training.<br />

www.autoscopeltd.com<br />

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Happy Hour at Tupinamba’s<br />

by Monda Hanna<br />

The October happy hour at Tupinamba’s in North Dallas<br />

drew a crowd of twenty-two new, and some notso-new,<br />

faces to the Texas A&M themed Mexican<br />

restaurant.<br />

Several of our new members only had their new prized<br />

family members for less<br />

than a week. Some of<br />

the new members to our<br />

family included Nick,<br />

Georgia, and Brian. Our<br />

long distance<br />

winners Alan<br />

Lage and fiancé<br />

Verena<br />

Mahlow (997<br />

Verena and Alan<br />

GT3 and<br />

968) were in<br />

attendance<br />

even though<br />

home is seven time zones away. Alan is a long<br />

time Maverick region member currently<br />

living in Mainz Germany.<br />

Clarence Wyatt and Mike<br />

Lockas spun tales of a recent trip to<br />

Germany and the Formula 1 race<br />

in Spa-Francorchamps Belgium<br />

while Steve Fallon, Lori and Peter<br />

Mauthe were looking forward to a<br />

trip to the Rennsport Reunion in<br />

Florida to view many historic racing<br />

Porsches in the environment<br />

they were born for, the racing circuit<br />

at Daytona speedway.<br />

As requested by many, our<br />

next Happy Hour will be in Fort<br />

Worth at another new venue for<br />

us: Daddy Jack’s Lobster and<br />

Chowder House located at 353<br />

Throckmorton. We have heard<br />

many great things about this restaurant<br />

and are looking forward to<br />

seeing many new and old faces in<br />

Fort Worth on Thursday, November<br />

15th at 6:30pm for more exciting<br />

discussions. More information<br />

call Monda Hanna 972-450-3835<br />

or monda.hanna@opco.com or<br />

Mike Lockas at mikeldean@<br />

earthlink.net.<br />

Photos by Mark Gluck<br />

Smiles all around<br />

Monda listening to<br />

one of Clarence’s<br />

many tales of his<br />

trip to Germany.<br />

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Maverick Region Quarterly Statement<br />

by Bob Kuykendall Yearly Totals thru September <strong>2007</strong><br />

NATIONAL SUBSIDY 11,119.88<br />

AUTOCROSS/ TT<br />

Registrations 12,568.30<br />

Track rental and expenses (13,927.44)<br />

Total Autocross/ TT (1,359.14)<br />

CLUB RACE<br />

Registrations and sponsorships 43,668.76<br />

Track rental and expenses (55,063.70)<br />

Total Club Race (11,394.94)<br />

DRIVER EDUCATION<br />

Registrations and sponsorships 88,451.83<br />

Track rental and expenses (78,510.13)<br />

Total Driver Education 9,941.70<br />

SOCIAL<br />

Father’s Day (774.07)<br />

Founder’s Day expense ‘06 (1,190.36)<br />

New members’ party & badges (399.12)<br />

Holiday Party ‘06 (1,858.15)<br />

Wine Tasting (531.41)<br />

May at Mayo’s (557.73)<br />

Murder Mystery (380.08)<br />

Total Social (5,690.92)<br />

CHARITABLE<br />

Income 2,430.23<br />

Donations (3,475.28)<br />

Total Charitable (1,045.05)<br />

EQUIPMENT<br />

Truxster Expenses (937.01)<br />

YEAR TO DATE INCOME (20,129.00)<br />

PLUS BEGINNING OF YEAR<br />

Chase Checking account 54,037.40<br />

Chase Money Market 37,378.16<br />

EQUALS END OF 3rd QTR:<br />

Chase Checking account 36,541.13<br />

Chase Money Market 38,161.38<br />

Outstanding Checks (3,415.95)<br />

$71,286.56<br />

GOODIE STORE<br />

Sales 658.04<br />

Inventory Purchases (1,283.79)<br />

Total Goodie Store (625.75)<br />

RALLY 169.47<br />

CONCOURS D’ELEGANCE (422.87)<br />

SLIPSTREAM<br />

Advertising income 1,375.00<br />

Printing and postage (19,648.90)<br />

Total <strong>Slipstream</strong> (18,273.90)<br />

ADMINISTRATIVE<br />

Banking (C.D. interest) 783.22<br />

Admin Exp and Board Mtgs (2,393.69)<br />

Total Admin (1,610.47)<br />

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New Wheels<br />

by Joel Nannis<br />

Acosta, Javier<br />

Flower Mound, TX<br />

2001 911<br />

Alband, Navid<br />

Waxahachie, TX<br />

1973 911T<br />

Ashby, James<br />

Grapevine, TX<br />

Dickerson, Vicki & Megan<br />

Grapevine, TX<br />

1989 911<br />

Feldman, Greg<br />

Frisco, TX<br />

2004 911 Carrera<br />

Housewright, Patty & Troy<br />

Palestine, TX<br />

2006 Boxster<br />

Howell, Brian & Jo-el<br />

Fort Worth, TX<br />

2008 911<br />

Hurst, Ken & Sandy<br />

Sanger, TX<br />

2001 Boxster S<br />

Anniversaries<br />

25 Years<br />

Petrushka, Edward & Tom<br />

10 Years<br />

Morgan, Lee & Tamara Hopkins<br />

Shoffit, James & Wendy<br />

Jones, Thomas & Lynn<br />

Roanoke, TX<br />

Millsap, Tinker & Kobey<br />

Plano, TX<br />

<strong>2007</strong> Cayman<br />

Page, Jason & Christina<br />

Fort Worth, TX<br />

2006 911GT3 Cup<br />

Shamburger, Debra<br />

Richardson, TX<br />

Smith, Kendall<br />

Dallas, TX<br />

Tamm, Matthew<br />

Frisco, TX<br />

2008 Cayman S<br />

Tooms, Georgia & Trent<br />

Denton, TX<br />

2006 911<br />

Warner, Carl<br />

Carrollton, TX<br />

1983 911SC<br />

Weisberg, Robert & Rick<br />

Fort Worth, TX<br />

1991 911T<br />

Fort Worth<br />

Fort Worth<br />

Irving<br />

Wilson, Christopher<br />

Dallas, TX<br />

1996 911<br />

Rutherford, Barry<br />

Plano, TX<br />

2008 Cayman<br />

Stewart, J. Don & Jane<br />

Dallas, TX<br />

2008 Cayman<br />

Anderson, Roberto<br />

Dallas, TX<br />

2004 Boxser S<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 />

Welcome, New Members!<br />

You have just joined one of the best and<br />

most active PCA Regions in the country! Some<br />

clubs focus solely on social events, while others<br />

focus on just show and shine concours events.<br />

Maverick Region is a club that focuses on providing<br />

our members with the tools necessary to<br />

have the ultimate in driving experiences.<br />

You will notice that our region has many<br />

Time Trials, Autocrosses, and Drivers’ Education<br />

(DE) events (in addition to a yearly Club<br />

Race). This has been the spirit of the region for<br />

quite some time. We have some of the finest<br />

instructors in the country. Make sure you take<br />

full advantage of the driving experiences we<br />

have to offer.<br />

Racing is not ALL we focus on, though. If<br />

racing doesn’t suit you, we have monthly happy<br />

hours, three monthly lunch gatherings, regular<br />

dinner socials, frequent driving tours on some<br />

fabulous roads in and around Texas, driving<br />

rallies (fun for the whole family),and regular<br />

opportunities to supportour perpetual charity,<br />

The Huffaker Hughes Hope House.<br />

If we don’t have what you’re looking for,<br />

just ask us...we might just add something extra<br />

to the calendar. Please also feel free to share article<br />

ideas (and submissions) to editor@mavpca.<br />

org.<br />

5 Years<br />

Youngblood, Stanley & Maejorie<br />

Cecil, Robert<br />

Gross, William & Barbara<br />

Higgins, Seth & Susan<br />

Thompson, Gary & Liz<br />

McKinney<br />

Plano<br />

Dallas<br />

The Colony<br />

Richardson<br />

We’d love to hear from you!<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,<br />

then removed unless 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<br />

sure to include a contact name and phone 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<br />

sooner.Due to space constraints,photos may or may not be included.<br />

For Sale: 1997 993 Twin Turbo, 37,000 miles. White, camel interior<br />

with sports seats. 18” HRE wheels 235/40 ZR18 front 285/30ZR18<br />

rear, Alpine stereo, carbon fiber interior accents, carbon fiber hood, GT<br />

wing - original wing also included, aero updates,. Upgrades include:<br />

Sports Headers, Sports Exhaust, Bilstein Shocks, Carbon Fiber Front<br />

Fenders, European Springs, Tuned ECU. $64,900. See it on the Jan.<br />

2006 <strong>Slipstream</strong> cover. Bill Campbell 817-627-4500<br />

For Sale: 1995 911-993, Cabriolet Silver. 39,000 miles, great shape,<br />

many options, asking $36,000, contact mark.nesselroad@yahoo.com or<br />

call 972.571.3375.<br />

For Sale: 1969 Porsche 911T, VIN: 119120875; burgundy with black<br />

interior. Good running, solid mechanicals, well sorted. This car is a<br />

great example of a (mostly) original 911T – strong engine, excellent<br />

tranny, no major rust issues (some minor rust), placed 2nd in class in the<br />

<strong>2007</strong> Great American Race (Rally). The car comes with 160+ pages of<br />

documentation from 1972 to present and the names/numbers of owners<br />

2, 3, and 4 (me). For more detail and photos, go to: www.motorheadhotspots.com<br />

$15,000.<br />

911 Carrera Cabriolet, 2002, 16000 miles. Polar Silver metallic, blue<br />

top, supple graphite grey leather, removeable hardtop, 6 speed manual,<br />

advanced technic package, 18” wheels w/ colored crest, CD, flared<br />

rocker panels. Perfect. Must sell. $48,000 OBO. Chuck at (972) 263-<br />

9030 or (214) 868-6770 or flyingbinc@aol.com (2)<br />

For Sale: 1971 911T Custom Blue Ext., Black Int., Fuchs, new brake<br />

system, new Yokohama tires, new Perma Tune Box, No history, Salvaged<br />

title, shows 103,300 miles, some rust. $7K OBO. Contact Randy (214)<br />

352-9507 home, (214) 226-2990 cell, or rmorris7@sbcglobal.net (3)<br />

For Sale: 2000 996 Bumper Cover. Excellent condition, just taken<br />

off my car and replaced with GT3 Cover. Fits all 1999-2001 996 and<br />

Boxsters. I has the black skid plates on the sides still intalled and comes<br />

with the back grill. I think it is worth the $250 I am asking. If I need to<br />

ship, the cost is estimated at $100. Call Wayne at 817-488-2686 (3)<br />

For Sale: 1987 924S Red w/black interior. Cold A/C w/new Sanden<br />

comp, runs great, but could use front seals. Solid daily driver and DE/<br />

AX/TT car. Repairs done in recent years include new clutch, water<br />

pump, belts, fan switch, plugs, distributor & rotor, and other items.<br />

Suspension upgrades include Bilsteins all around, front adjustable<br />

coil-overs, Turbo F&R sway bars. Includes 2 sets of 15x7 phone<br />

dials, one beautiful set with new BFG Comp T/A Sport tires, the other<br />

not-so-pretty set with used Toyo RA-1 track tires. $2,100. Call Matt at<br />

817-919-1253. (3)<br />

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

For Sale: 911 Race Car , 1972 chassis, with 935 all fiberglass bodywork,<br />

full cage, 935 coil over suspension, Large front oil cooler, rear<br />

wing fuel cell, 1845 lbs with ½ tank of gas. Front wheels 10 x 16, rears<br />

14 x 16, race seat, with back brace. Modified G-50 Trans with short<br />

ratio 5 gearset plus STD 5th, No reverse gear with factory limited slip.<br />

Tilton clutch, Tilton throw-out bearing. Tilton HD starter, Tilton pedals,<br />

brake bias, Wilwood Ft brakes, 930 rear brakes, ducting to front brakes,<br />

930 alum bananas. 3.0 ltr engine with Weber carbs, headers. $ 18,500<br />

254-715-4041 or Mark_Hanna@raytheon.com (3)<br />

For Sale: Miscellaneous Stuff, Guards Red hard top and Porsche<br />

carrier from 2004 996 TT, fits multiple 911 variations. Will deliver in<br />

DFW area only. Black rubber Cayenne Porsche floor mats. Brand new.<br />

Cabriolet wind deflector from 2004 996 TT, fits multiple 911 variations.<br />

Never used. Taking offers. chuckccole@aol.com or 972-824-2590. (4)<br />

Parts Sale: Driver side frt fender to ’73 and complete non-sunroof section<br />

(both rust free), 935 shifter (ERP copy) , frt oil cooler, RS glass frt<br />

bumper, RSR glass rear bumber, ’73 perfect steering wheel, 911 spare,<br />

torsion bars, early gauges, brakes, track canopy, 914 Fiberglass front<br />

hood. More- call with needs. David Humphries 210-710-7950 (4)<br />

For Sale: 1974 914-6 Conversion, Red with black interior, 2.4L with<br />

40 IDA-3C Webers, professional conversion by Mayo Performance,<br />

Texas car, solid chassis, mild cosmetic upgrades, 17 inch C2T wheelset,<br />

4 piston front calipers, Koni gas coilovers, Weltmeister front swaybar,<br />

Alpine/Boston Acoustics stereo, great driver, well sorted, 99k+ miles,<br />

references and more pictures available, $14,800, Jim 214.282.4144,<br />

jm914@yahoo.com (4)<br />

For Sale: 2003 Boxster S, Lapis metallic blue, blue top, gray leather interior,<br />

six speed, glass rear window, 18 inch wheels, new tires, premium<br />

sound, CD player, rear windstop, CD storage, factory warranty which<br />

can be extended, good carfax, 44k miles, $29,800. Jim, 214.282.4144,<br />

jm914@yahoo.com. (4)<br />

For Sale: 1997 911-993, Black. 35,000 miles, asking $38,000, Contact<br />

jsheets@gpm-law.com or call (214)662-3306 (cell), (214)219-3556<br />

(home) or (972)419-7134 (business). (4)<br />

For Sale: 2006 Carrera 997, 14,800 miles, silver/blue; manual, Nav,<br />

Bose, Xenon, CD changer; always garaged; non-smoker, non-racer just<br />

a bad back; available immediately; $ 64,500.00. Call Mike @ 972-467-<br />

3318 or request details and pictures at www.mhdreher@aol.com. (4)<br />

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

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

Autoscope (972) 867-7467 Page 23<br />

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

Buckley’s Precision Racing (817) 239-7969 Page 16<br />

The Complete Garage (972) 789-1500 Page 8<br />

Dallas Euro Cars (972) 243-4911 Page 17<br />

Eagles Canyon Raceway (940) 466-9775 Page 9<br />

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

Istook’s MotorSport Svcs (817) 332-6547 Page 16<br />

Jerry DeFeo Designs (972) 240-5800 Page 7<br />

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

Mayo Performance (817) 540-4939 Page 21<br />

For advertising rates and information contact<br />

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

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

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

Mustard Racing (817) 366-1678 Page 21<br />

911 Enterprises (972) 241-2002 Page 13<br />

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

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

RetroAir (972) 960-6899 Page 19<br />

RUF Auto Centre (214) 269-1571 Page 25<br />

Soundwerk (817) 281-9381 Page 17<br />

UPS Store (972) 420-1250 Page 17<br />

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Zims Autotechnik (817) 267-4451 Page 22<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<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 quality<br />

of our service for years. Louden has been<br />

rated “Best in Dallas” twice by D Magazine,<br />

“Best in Texas,” “Top Ten in the U.S.” and<br />

“Best in the West” by the Robert Bosch<br />

Corporation (worldwide leader in fuel<br />

injection and electronics).<br />

And we’d like the opportunity to show<br />

you why.


Jan Mayo, <strong>Slipstream</strong><br />

2973 Timber Creek Trail<br />

Fort Worth, TX 76118<br />

Periodical Postage<br />

Paid at Fort Worth, TX

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