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4 President James Shoffit H- 972-506-7449 C-972-786-6246 president@mavpca.org James joined PCA in 97 and is active in Club Racing, Drivers Education, Autocross and Time Trial. He instructs at DE, AX, & TT.The track car is a 78 911SC. James is a co-owner of a software development company in Lewisville. Position Chairperson AX Chair Clay Perrine TT Chair Travis Howard AX/TT Registrar Andrea Bell AX/TT Rules Charlie Davis AX/TT Schools Bryan Bell & Lisa Steele AX/TT Tech Insp Travis Howard AX/TT Timing Darron Shaffer AX/TT Workers Mike Lockas Club Race Chair Joel Nannis Club Race Registrar Wendy Shoffit Concours Jack Griffin DE Chair Colin Graidage DE Chief Dvg Instr. John Sandusky & Keith Olcha DE Registrar Joel Nannis DE Safety Bob Benson Email List Modr. Bob Benson & Matt Platts Goodie Store C. Dominick Happy Hours Monda Hanna, & Mentors Mike Lockas & Bob Lewis Membership Joel Nannis Past President Rocky Johnson Rallies Teri Davis <strong>Slipstream</strong> Advertising Lisa Steele Editor Jan Mayo Event Ad Design Mark Gluck Mailing & Tech. Andy Mears Printing Fran Ussery Staff Wendy Shoffit, Matt Platts, Andy Mears, Mike Kuhn, Richard Bradley, Tannia Dobbins Socials Sponsorship Sunday Drives Swap Meets Trivia Chair Web Site Zone 5 Rep. Ed & Tracey Gross Keith Olcha Clint Blackman Clay Perrine Jerry DeFeo Denny Payne Caren Cooper Vice President Mark Gluck C-817-706-9061 vp@mavpca.org Mark drives a Boxster S and has been a Maverick member since 1999. He is active with Drivers Education and Social events, as well as with many Hope Shelter charity projects. Andrea Bell H-817-270-4132 Bryan Bell C-214-789-6895 drivingschools@mavpca.org Bob Benson H-817-457-8833 bbenson1@airmail.net Clint Blackman W-214-696-8000 cb3law@sbcglobal.net Caren Cooper C-512-698-2747 zone5rep@hcrpca.org Charlie Davis H-940-682-4719 secretary@mavpca.org Teri Davis H-940-682-4719 rally@mavpca.org Jerry DeFeo 972-240-5800 trivia@mavpca.org Christy Dominick H-817-909-0966 goodiestore@mavpca.org Mark Gluck C-817-706-9061 vp@mavpca.org Secretary Charlie Davis H-940-682-4719 secretary@mavpca.org Charlie joined PCA & MR in 1970, having a 1969 911S. He’s been Pres.VP, Zone Rep & PCR Chair. He’s currently the 914 Advocate and drives the Truxster to AX/TT events. He has a 1972 911S and a 1973 914 2.0. Jack Griffin & Frank Briggs concours@ mavpca.org Ed & Tracey Gross H-972-491-2104 social@mavpca.org Monda Hanna W-972-450-3835 monda.degan@opco.com Travis Howard C-214-616-6152 TT@mavpca.org thoward914@yahoo.com Rocky Johnson H-903-356-6531 C-972-816-1769 rrjjaj42@aol.com Bob Lewis 972-255-8629 binabob@augustmail.com Mike Lockas W-972-540-0245 mikeldean@earthlink.net Jan Mayo H-817-595-4651 C-817-313-9406 editor@mavpca.org Andy Mears H-940-321-8683 andy@mavpca.org Bill Miller W-972-830-2676 bill.miller@tm.com Colin Graidage C-214-455-6242 de@mavpca.org Please help us to keep growing! Treasurer Bob Kuykendall 15801 Ranchita Dallas, TX 75248 W-214-535-9852 H-972-385-9008 treasurer@mavpca.org Bob has been a member of PCA since 2004 and is active in Autocrosses and Time Trials. He is also an instructor for Drivers Education events and drives a 1988 911 Carrera. Joel Nannis H-972-722-2735 membership@mavpca.org Keith Olcha W-817-706-7678 H-817-251-6865 keith.olcha@charter.net Denny Payne webmaster@mavpca.org Clay Perrine ax@mavpca.org Matt Platts C-817-919-1253 W-817-440-2090 Matt@Platts.net John Sandusky W-817-777-0421 john.c.sandusky@lmco.com Darron Shaffer H-972-390-9709 C-972-898-3002 darron.shaffer@gmail.com Wendy Shoffit H- 972-506-7449 C- 972-977-9821 crreg@mavpca.org Lisa Steele H-214-709-6418 ads@mavpca.org Fran Ussery W-972-438-8344 H-817-481-8342 fran@usseryprinting.com
Catch My Draft, Cont. one of the two memorized phrases “Porschestrasse Eine” which is the street address of the Leipzig factory. The first cabbie nodded Ja and so I got in the car and enjoyed a nearly silent ride there – him speaking NO English, and me only knowing two phrases in German – the other being “Kurfuerstenstrasse achtundsiebzig” which was the address of my hotel in Berlin! The cabbie dropped me off at the Factory security gates, which looked like Fort Knox. Nobody would get through there! And the person working the desk spoke no English, but another guard did and had me sit until 15 minutes before my tour. I was a bit nervous at this point, but I was so close to the holy grail, the excitement washed away any trepidations still lingering. At the appointed time, they told me to proceed to the customer center – the diamond. I didn’t know if I would get an escort or not, but I was on my own. So I walked the quarter mile path towards my own version of Heaven that day. I took my time, took lots of pictures, and absorbed it all, trying to remember every bit of it. I had no hope of getting on the test track, as the Transsyberia Cayennes were all on the track testing everything they could before their upcoming rally starting in Mongolia on <strong>July</strong> 25 th . So there were quite a few Cayennes there, all orange and black, in various states of muddiness, figuring out what needed to be tweaked and adjusted to do their best in the upcoming race. I could see portions of the track from the walk up, but the best part was looking ahead between the rows of perfectly manicured trees at the customer center. It is called the diamond for a reason! I finally got inside, and was greeted by several people (who I could hear saying “This is the President of the Porsche Club in the U.S.” – I doubt they would have understood me if I had tried to correct them), and finally Astrid showed up, to give me the tour. The tour started in the customer center, with the showing of a short film about the history of Leipzig and what I would be seeing. She then took me around the building, showing me the amazing dining room overlooking the whole factory, test track, and customer areas, and then upstairs we went to an impromptu historical museum of racing and street Porsches from throughout their history. She showed me the control room where there are about 40 cameras positioned around the test track, each one with full 360 degree rotation and elevation and zoom capabilities. The “corner workers” man the track from the control room and can see every square inch of the track, often from multiple angles. Positioned at many points around the track are traffic signals that show yellow and red lights, should something happen on the track that the driver needs to be aware of. Astrid even let me play with the cameras a bit, and I could zoom right in and see inside one of the Cayennes which was parked for a bit. Next was the factory tour. First was the area where engines and transmissions appeared and got attached to the frame. Then the frame assembly moved around on its own robot, driving across the factory floor getting more pieces attached to it. There were no visible wires or paint for the robots to follow, but there were buried lines guiding them, I think. They also had sensors to they wouldn’t clobber anyone. The frames rolled up under the chassis, where they lifted up and were bolted together. Humans did all the final torque checks, though. Humans actually did a lot more there than I thought – I was expecting more robots, but even the wheel mounting devices, which were robot-assisted, had humans lining things up. I took a certain pride in knowing that the wheel crest should have its point aimed at the valve stem, and was pleased to see the factory workers making sure they did this step correctly. And placing the name badges on the back also took a lot of care, even though a big template guided them. Everything was barcoded and arrived just when it was needed – including entire tool chests that followed the Cayennes along as a worker inside installed the interior pieces. The final step inside the building was an alignment, and then off to the test track they go. EVERY Cayenne made takes a few quick laps to make sure things are well put together, and if any problems are noticed, they get brought back inside for correction. So the tour was over, and I was wondering what was next, when a guy came up and introduced himself. His name was Kai Riemer, and he was a former pro race driver (not for Porsche) who now did customer instruction on the test track there in Leipzig. He was there to take me for a few hot laps in a brand new Cayenne GTS! There was a short break between the Transsyberia Cayenne testing sessions, so we climbed in, belted up, and he took me first on a slow lap, explaining all the turns and curves, and then sped it up for the final two laps. This was truly a dream come true! Sometimes in life, the rain must fall, but when the sun shines, we need to take advantage of it. And the sun sure was shining on my trip to Germany. In other news, the Lewisville lunch had 16 people – we are really filling up that back room now! If someone wants to start another lunch somewhere else, just let me know. Check the calendar for upcoming events – we have fun stuff for track cars and street cars and socialites. So come on out and join the fun! See you soon! 5
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