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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>June</strong> <strong>2008</strong> 2007 - Published by the Maverick 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 46 <strong>June</strong> <strong>2008</strong>, Issue 6<br />

Go Online for Latest Updates on Events<br />

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

Upcoming Events<br />

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

Double Time Trial (#3 & #4)................2<br />

Rally School & Rally............................2<br />

Gimmick Road Rally.............................3<br />

Father’s Day Picnic...............................5<br />

Board Meeting.......................................9<br />

Lewisville Lunch...................................9<br />

PCA Members Only Raffle.................14<br />

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

Past Event Recaps<br />

Annual Bluebonnet Sunday Drive.........7<br />

When is a Slalom Not a Slalom?.........10<br />

Next Time Around ..............................12<br />

Park Place Tech Session......................15<br />

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

Miscellaneous<br />

Porsche 996 Ownership & Repair.......18<br />

Trivia Light..........................................20<br />

Trivia Contest......................................21<br />

Our Newest Member...........................27<br />

PCA Historical Quip...........................27<br />

Day <strong>June</strong><br />

1 AX #4 - MW<br />

4 Board Meeting<br />

7 TSD Rally School - Irving<br />

15 Father’s Day Picnic<br />

19 Happy Hour - Abuelo’s<br />

21 Double TT #3 &4 - MSR<br />

28-7/3 PCA Parade in Charlotte, NC<br />

Day August<br />

6 Board Meeting<br />

16 Tech Session - Autoscope<br />

23 Road Rally (TBD)<br />

BISD - Birdville Ind School District, NRH. TX<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,T X<br />

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

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

Day July<br />

6/28-7/3 PCA Parade in Charlotte, NC<br />

9 Board Meeting<br />

17 Happy Hour - Southlake<br />

20 Gimmick/Fun Rally - Plano<br />

Day September<br />

3 Board Meeting<br />

14 Gainesville Sunday Drive<br />

20-21 Drivers’ Education - MSR<br />

27 Time Trial #5 - MW<br />

28 Time Trial #6 - MW<br />

Photography<br />

Charlie Davis, Ken Hurst<br />

John Hamilton, James Petrosky<br />

and Kara Nieting<br />

Cover Photo by Charlie Davis<br />

Robert Huffman in his beautiful<br />

914-6 race car at Autocross #2<br />

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

Postmaster: Send address changes to Jan Mayo, <strong>Slipstream</strong>, 2973 Timber Creek Trl, Fort Worth, TX 76118.<br />

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

printed on a space available basis. Chartered regions of PCA may reproduce items from this issue provided the author/<br />

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 />

COASTAL BEND<br />

Rene’ Molinia<br />

(956) 789-5469<br />

rmj951@swbell.net<br />

<strong>2008</strong> Porsche Club Zone 5 Presidents<br />

LONE STAR<br />

Burnell Curtis<br />

(281) 337-1937<br />

bpcurtis@verizon.net<br />

MARDI GRAS<br />

Richard Martin<br />

OZARK<br />

Rick Daes<br />

(501) 565-5113<br />

rdaes@aristotle.net<br />

WHISKEY BAY<br />

Mike Hamza<br />

CIMARRON<br />

Gary Bernard<br />

HILL COUNTRY<br />

Adrienne Boer<br />

president@hcrpca.org<br />

LONGHORN<br />

Ron McAtee<br />

MAVERICK<br />

James Shoffit<br />

cell(972)786-6246<br />

president@mavpca.org<br />

WAR BONNET<br />

Richard Davis<br />

rkd@zipbang.com<br />

ZONE5 REP<br />

Caren Cooper<br />

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

zone5rep@hcrpca.org<br />

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2


My Thoughts<br />

by Jan Mayo, Managing Editor<br />

Have you ever had one of those<br />

“moments?” You know, the<br />

one where things just happen,<br />

or don’t happen, that you have no control<br />

over? You can’t get to the one thing that you<br />

want/need to. “This” has to be done first.<br />

“That” emergency stops everything. The<br />

sock drawer is in shambles and “must” be<br />

taken care of immediately. You’ve been there too, admit<br />

it, you know you have. That’s the way April was for<br />

me. A month long “moment.” And I still cannot figure out<br />

what happened other than when I tried to head towards the<br />

<strong>Slipstream</strong> computer I was paralyzed. I was late getting<br />

started. I had no free moments to work. Everything<br />

was a struggle, getting pictures, articles, updated ads.<br />

The computer was giving me fits. The moon was out of<br />

alignment. Somebody messed up that sock drawer again.<br />

Dang it! I even have more help than ever, thanks to my<br />

HELP message earlier in the year. I just couldn’t get all<br />

the pieces together.<br />

So I apologize for the tardiness of the May <strong>Slipstream</strong>.<br />

There was no reason for it other than my paralysis and I<br />

truly hope that doesn’t happen again. It certainly wasn’t<br />

fun on this side either.<br />

So now on to <strong>June</strong>. Here we are and it’s lovely. Look<br />

at all the wonderful things to do this month. A two day<br />

Time Trial and Autocross to start the month, May 31-<strong>June</strong><br />

1. A practice rally and school with Teri Davis on <strong>June</strong><br />

7, a dueling Time Trial on <strong>June</strong> 21. And don’t forget the<br />

ever popular Father’s Day picnic on... drum roll please,<br />

Father’s Day, <strong>June</strong> 15 (a personal favorite of mine). The<br />

board meeting, lunch and Happy Hour are on their typical<br />

days and there’s also a Drivers’ Education event hosted by<br />

Houston’s Lone Star at Texas World Speedway in Bryan,<br />

TX. If there isn’t something in this mix of activities that<br />

tempts you to join in, you need to take a moment and regroup.<br />

This is your club, your extended family.<br />

Come on out and play.<br />

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4<br />

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 Chair Clay Perrine<br />

TT Chair Travis Howard<br />

AX/TT Registrar Andrea Bell<br />

AX/TT Rules Charlie Davis<br />

AX/TT Schools Bryan Bell<br />

& Lisa Steele<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 />

Club Race Registrar Wendy Shoffit<br />

Concours Jack Griffin<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 C. 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 Wendy Shoffit, Matt Platts,<br />

Andy Mears, Mike Kuhn,<br />

Richard Bradley, Tannia Dobbins<br />

Socials<br />

Sponsorship<br />

Sunday Drives<br />

Swap Meets<br />

Trivia Chair<br />

Web Site<br />

Zone 5 Rep.<br />

Ed & Tracey<br />

Gross<br />

Keith Olcha<br />

Clint Blackman<br />

Clay Perrine<br />

Jerry DeFeo<br />

Denny Payne<br />

Caren Cooper<br />

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<br />

is active with Drivers Education and<br />

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

Hope Shelter charity projects.<br />

Andrea Bell<br />

H-817-270-4132<br />

Bryan Bell<br />

C-214-789-6895<br />

drivingschools@mavpca.org<br />

Bob Benson<br />

H-817-457-8833<br />

bbenson1@airmail.net<br />

Clint Blackman<br />

W-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 />

Christy Dominick<br />

H-817-909-0966<br />

goodiestore@mavpca.org<br />

Mark Gluck<br />

C-817-706-9061<br />

vp@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 />

Jack Griffin<br />

concours@mavpca.org<br />

Ed & Tracey Gross<br />

H-972-491-2104<br />

social@mavpca.org<br />

Monda Hanna<br />

W-972-450-3835<br />

monda.degan@opco.com<br />

Travis Howard<br />

C-214-616-6152<br />

TT@mavpca.org<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 />

W-972-540-0245<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 />

Colin Graidage<br />

C-214-455-6242<br />

de@mavpca.org<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 />

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 />

Clay Perrine<br />

ax@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 />

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 />

James was out<br />

of the country and<br />

will have a full<br />

report on Leipzig<br />

Porsche Factory<br />

next month.<br />

5


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6


Annual Bluebonnet Sunday Drive<br />

by John & Chris Hamilton<br />

Sunday, April 20, <strong>2008</strong><br />

Texas supplied great weather and Drive Meister<br />

Paul Valdez led a great tour through the hills of<br />

Ennis in search of the elusive Bluebonnet. And<br />

this year our search was rewarded with some great scenery<br />

and views of a number of great wildflowers, including a few<br />

bluebonnets! We also viewed some of Texas’s other vegetation,<br />

such as the Texas Cactus, and the (pictured) extremely<br />

rare “BootBonnet,” which can only be found in Ennis.<br />

photos by John Hamilton<br />

As always, some of the best fun is at the pre-drive meeting,<br />

where you greet some old friends that you may not have<br />

seen for a while, and make some new friends. And there<br />

may have been just a little car-envy going on, no matter what<br />

you were driving. We had a 1965 Porsche 356B, a couple of<br />

944’s, a half-dozen Boxsters and eight or ten 911’s (including<br />

a RUF turbo!). As it turned out, sometimes the PORSCHEs<br />

became the object of other’s camera work, as cars would<br />

stop along the way to take photos of our cars!<br />

We ended the day at “Bubba’s Bar-B-Que” on I-45 out-<br />

side of Ennis, and enjoyed a cool drink and maybe a piece of<br />

pie. What a great time we all had. “Wish you were here” if<br />

you weren’t, and hope you’ll join us on the next tour!<br />

7


Maverick Minutes<br />

by Charlie Davis, Secretary<br />

Minutes of the May 7, <strong>2008</strong><br />

Board Meeting<br />

In attendance: Mark<br />

Gluck, Frank Briggs, Bobby Briggs, Bob<br />

Lewis, Bob Kuykendall, Jan Mayo, Clay<br />

Perrine, Robyn Howard, Travis Howard,<br />

Clint Blackman, Charlie Davis, and Teri<br />

Davis.<br />

Mark called the meeting to order at 7:01 PM.<br />

James, in absentia, had nothing to say.<br />

Teri reported that she was still working on a Rally<br />

School scheduled for <strong>June</strong> 7 th and a rally for July 20 th .<br />

Charlie has redone the Autocross/Time Trial Classification<br />

Form. The old Form did not ask for enough information.<br />

Travis said that the first Time Trial was modestly attended,<br />

thus we gave each entrant 12 runs. He will send<br />

information about the dual Time Trial to Mark so that he<br />

can prepare an ad.<br />

Robyn had nothing to add about the calendar.<br />

Clay announced that he has contracts for the ballpark<br />

lot in Arlington. We discussed the wording of the contract<br />

and suggested that Clay send it to Woody DeLong (PCA<br />

National Legal Advisor) and Ken Labord (PCA National<br />

Insurance Advisor) for their comments. Clay reminded us<br />

that he is still looking for a Dallas County venue for autocrosses.<br />

Clay wants to buy four dollies, which will enable<br />

us to move cars parked on our autocross lots in the event<br />

that they are a safety or course hazard. The board approved<br />

up to $200 for this purchase.<br />

Switching hats, Clay informed us that he will be printing<br />

250 fliers for the October 11th Swap Meet.<br />

Clint reported a good turnout (15 cars) for the last Sunday<br />

drive. He told us that Boardwalk is looking forward to<br />

the coming Tech Session at their dealership.<br />

Jan plans to run the October Swap Meet ad in the July<br />

issue of <strong>Slipstream</strong>. She reminded Travis and Mark that she<br />

must have the ad for the dual Time Trial next week.<br />

Bob K has money. It’s actually our money, but he keeps<br />

track of it for us. He reported a surplus of approximately<br />

$13,000 and $7,000 for the last two DE’s, which was substantially<br />

better than last year.<br />

Jan, switching to Wendy’s hat, reported there were approximately<br />

40 Club Race entrants and 55 DE entrants registered<br />

for our Memorial Day weekend event.<br />

Jan, switching to Tracey’s hat, announced that everything<br />

for May at Mayo’s is ready. Concours judging will<br />

start at 4:00 PM.<br />

Bob L reminded us that the next Happy Hour will be<br />

at Edelweiss in Fort Worth on the 17 th . In <strong>June</strong> it will be at<br />

Abuelo’s in Lewisville and in July it will be at Southlake<br />

Tavern.<br />

Bobbie said she’s just supporting Frank.<br />

Frank, substituting for Jack Griffin, said that in addition<br />

to the Concours at May at Mayo’s, there will be one more<br />

Porsche-only Concours this year and possibly one to two<br />

more German car events (in conjunction with other clubs).<br />

Mark said he has requested insurance for all pending<br />

events. He adjourned the meeting at 8:00 PM.<br />

8


Good luck to the ~30 Maverick Region<br />

members attending this year’s Porsche Parade<br />

(the Porsche Club of America’s annual<br />

convention) in Charlotte, North Carolina<br />

from <strong>June</strong> 27 - July 3.<br />

We wish everyone safe travels and many<br />

competition victories. Most of all, have fun!<br />

Hopefully even more members can attend<br />

next year’s event in Keystone, Colorado.<br />

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When is a Slalom not a Slalom?<br />

Maverick Region<br />

kicked off its <strong>2008</strong><br />

Autocross Series<br />

with two events on consecutive<br />

Sundays. The first took place at a<br />

new (for us) venue--Birdville ISD<br />

Stadium in North Richland Hills-<br />

-on March 30, with the second--<br />

at HEB ISD’s Pennington Field<br />

in Bedford--following closely on<br />

April 6.<br />

Turnout was healthy at both<br />

events, with 52 drivers at Birdsville<br />

and 59 drivers at Pennington.<br />

The Birdville ISD lot is similar to<br />

the Pennington lot, but significantly smaller, and containing<br />

six large permanent concrete pylons, more popularly known<br />

as light poles. This made for an interesting exercise in course<br />

packaging on the part of Clay Perrine, the Maverick Region<br />

Autocross Chairman for this year: how to lay out an interesting<br />

course on a lot only a few hundred feet long and wide.<br />

Clay’s solution: very tight turns, a skidpad, a chicane, a slalom,<br />

and an unusual feature masquerading as a slalom.<br />

Simply named “3/2 Time” on the course map, this feature<br />

looked for all the world (on paper anyway) like a short 3-cone<br />

slalom with additional cones on both sides of each central<br />

slalom cone, plus a two-cone gate located between the first<br />

and second<br />

“slalom”<br />

cones, and<br />

another one<br />

between<br />

the second<br />

and third<br />

“slalom”<br />

cones. So<br />

what the<br />

driver saw<br />

from the<br />

Bob Kiykendall with some serious lifting as he heads for c o c k p i t<br />

the finish. (KH)<br />

was three<br />

cones leftto-right,<br />

then a normal two-cone gate, then three again, then<br />

two again, then a final three cones. And from the first set of<br />

three to the last couldn’t have been more than 60 feet, so the<br />

first time through this part of the course it looked like the proverbial<br />

“sea of cones”.<br />

Most of us (in fact, all of us except The Autocross Commish)<br />

interpreted this as a typical slalom, driving on alternating<br />

sides of each successive center pylon. However, when Der<br />

Kone Kommissar came through on his first run, the corner<br />

workers called it in as a DNF, since Clay had stayed on the<br />

same side of all three center cones. But then he did it again<br />

10<br />

By Carey Spreen<br />

Clay Perrine, the new “Autocross<br />

Commish”. (CD)<br />

Photos by Charlie Davis and Ken Hurst<br />

on his next run, and the next, and the<br />

next!<br />

Sensing a pattern, a brief discussion<br />

ensued, with the resulting<br />

revelation that the unusual 3-2-3-2-3<br />

cone layout was NOT a slalom at all,<br />

but just a series of tandem gates in a<br />

slightly zigzagging line. Turns out that<br />

when Clay said that it was optional,<br />

he didn’t mean which side of the first<br />

slalom cone you started on, but actually<br />

which side of the entire series of<br />

gates you went through! Needless to<br />

say, lap times dropped significantly<br />

after this information was distributed<br />

at a second drivers’ meeting after the<br />

lunch break.<br />

Autocross #1 Results<br />

Marilyn Moseley (top)<br />

and Tannia Dobbins both<br />

equally challenged by the<br />

slalom. (CD)<br />

Top Porsche times of the day:<br />

Men Rick Gonzales 41.337<br />

Jeff Larson 44.545<br />

Jeff Herrmann 44.830<br />

Carey Spreen 44.841<br />

Ladies Marilyn Moseley 46.198<br />

Tannia Dobbins 46.637<br />

Car# Score Name Class Car<br />

15 49.754 Gary Leto 2 914<br />

914 50.675 Betty Perrine 2 914<br />

1111 45.509 Kevin Hardison 3 914<br />

95 46.307 Travis Howard 3 914<br />

199 48.930 Christy Dominick 3 944<br />

991 50.444 Denny Payne 3 944<br />

65 52.098 Robyn Howard 3 944<br />

590 44.841 Carey Spreen 4 911 SC<br />

31 44.925 Mike Lockas 4 944<br />

614 45.183 Mike Floyd 4 914-6<br />

48 46.509 Michael Pelletier 4 Boxster<br />

332 48.100 John Leto 4 914<br />

24 48.728 Clay Perrine 4 914-6<br />

25 52.155 Steve Chevier 4 Carrera Targa<br />

234 46.982 Ed Gross 5 Boxster<br />

14 49.173 Roy Clingman 5 914-6<br />

57 55.413 Joel Nannis 5 911S<br />

7 57.065 Ray Nannis 5 911S<br />

911 44.993 Bob Kuykendall 6 911<br />

86 47.516 Ken Hurst 6 Boxster S<br />

12 48.840 J.P. Stahler 6 Boxster S<br />

762 46.637 Tannia Dobbins 7 Boxster S<br />

242 49.826 Darron Shaffer 7 Boxster S<br />

2 44.545 Jeff Larson 8 996 C2<br />

23 46.198 Marilyn Moseley 8 Cayman S<br />

91 41.337 Rick Gonzales 9 914-6<br />

81 44.830 Jeff Hermann 9 "912"<br />

204 45.655 Bryan Bell 9 996 C2<br />

284 47.709 Tracey Gross L Boxster


. . .When it’s Autocross#1 and #2<br />

Anyway,<br />

this<br />

course was<br />

pretty much<br />

point-andshoot,<br />

even<br />

for the normally<br />

flickflick<br />

cars<br />

like 914s<br />

Mike Lockas experiencing cone difficulty. (KH) and Miatas.<br />

These “made<br />

for autocrossing” cars could use 2nd gear through most of the<br />

course but anything bigger required 1st gear for the first half<br />

lap with a brief upshift to 2nd for the “fast” back part of the<br />

course, but then it was back to 1st for the “direction of rotation<br />

optional” skidpad and dual 90-degree lefts leading into the final<br />

box chicane.<br />

So unless you had a car with a high enough 1st gear and/<br />

or redline to make it all the way around without shifting (such<br />

as a Honda S2000), or enough torque to pull 2nd all the way<br />

around (like a Corvette),<br />

you were shifting twice per<br />

run if you wanted a decent<br />

lap time. It was a fun but<br />

challenging course, and the<br />

corner workers all got their<br />

exercise shagging cones that<br />

day. And we all got ten runs<br />

each!<br />

The next Sunday’s event<br />

at Pennington Field was a different story. Under skies that<br />

threatened cold and rain in the morning (although it turned out<br />

to be just a bluff), Clay, the Czar of Czig Czag, laid out a course<br />

that took advantage of the greater square footage of the Pennington<br />

Field lot, but still managed to throw in a couple of relatively<br />

tight (although still 2nd-gear) 90-degree bends, allowing<br />

the horsepower-challenged cars to redeem themselves.<br />

From the start line, a couple of offset<br />

gates led to a 90-degree box turn to<br />

the left, which immediately fed into a<br />

good-sized skidpad, then to a sweeping<br />

left, a 5-cone slalom (yes, a REAL<br />

slalom this time!), with another tight<br />

90-degree box turn to the right, and a<br />

slightly less tight left turn that pointed<br />

you at the finish line.<br />

In keeping with previous autocrosses<br />

held at Pennington Field, the course<br />

was a good combination of straights and<br />

gates that flowed well, and allowed just<br />

about everyone except the 996s to stay<br />

in 2nd gear all the way around. There<br />

Clay Perrine contributing to the cones<br />

left for the corner workers. (CD)<br />

Michael Pelletier expertly<br />

driving the 5-cone slalom.<br />

(KH)<br />

were some quick times put in by the Lotus of David Smart and<br />

the 914-6 of Rick Gonzales, but fastest time of day was set by<br />

Robert Huffman in his beautiful 2.8-liter 914-6 race car.<br />

Once again there was<br />

time for 10 runs, and we<br />

still finished by about<br />

4pm. The next autocross<br />

event will be at the MineralRing<br />

in Mineral Wells,<br />

as part of a full weekend<br />

of Time Trial and Autocross<br />

action on April 26<br />

and 27 respectively. And<br />

the MineralRing of course<br />

will have lots of room between<br />

gates; no 1st gear<br />

Charlie, the photo master, after a long<br />

weekend of taking great shots --<br />

captured by Ken.<br />

turns there! Come on out and discover (safely!) the limits of<br />

your Porsche.<br />

Autocross #2 Results<br />

Top Porsche times of the day:<br />

Men Robert Huffman 32.561<br />

Rick Gonzales 32.938<br />

Byran Bell 35.098<br />

Bob Kuykendall 35.279<br />

Ladies Marilyn Moseley 35.117<br />

Tannia Dobbins 36.596<br />

Car# ET Name Class<br />

549 36.239 Brian Petri 2<br />

151 38.622 Gary Leto 2<br />

914 39.589 Betty Perrine 2<br />

590 36.170 Carey Spreen 3<br />

44 37.623 Chuck McCoy 3<br />

95 38.110 Travis Howard 3<br />

65 38.379 Robyn Howard 3<br />

199 38.694 Christy Dominick 3<br />

991 39.229 Denny Payne 3<br />

31 36.528 Mike Lockas 4<br />

48 37.131 Michael Pelletier 4<br />

332 38.141 John Leto 4<br />

24 38.228 Clay Perrine 4<br />

14 39.215 Roy Clingman 4<br />

29 39.736 Ron Bailey 4<br />

36 37.091 Avery Murphy 5<br />

23 39.977 Sam Briggs 5<br />

911 35.279 Bob Kuykendall 6<br />

999 36.678 Trace Conn 6<br />

86 37.980 Ken Hurst 6<br />

762 36.596 Tannia Dobbins 7<br />

99 37.035 Mark Steele 7<br />

11 37.222 Lisa Steele 7<br />

242 39.003 Darron Shaffer 7<br />

23 35.117 Marilynn Moseley 8<br />

96 32.561 Robert Huffman 9<br />

91 32.928 Rick Gonzales 9<br />

204 35.098 Bryan Bell 9<br />

81 35.323 Jeff Hermann 9<br />

77 40.697 Sandy Hurst L<br />

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Next Time Around Let’s Use All of the Track<br />

by James Petrosky<br />

Photos James Petrosky<br />

“You’re doing great – remember, next time around let’s<br />

make sure we use all of the track on that turn and that you<br />

let the car track out after the apex.” The words of my driving<br />

instructor, Michael, were welcomed and appreciated as we<br />

completed our second lap of Saturday’s first “blue” session.<br />

I‘d not driven on a race track in a while and at this point<br />

Shane Altman (May’s cover photographer) and James Petrosky (author)<br />

in the first session of the weekend I found myself and my<br />

driving skills to be much like that of the weather on this icy<br />

Texas morning – cold.<br />

The weather forecast for the days leading up to the<br />

March Driver’s Education event at Eagles Canyon Raceway<br />

started out promising, however, as the weekend approached<br />

the forecasts turned from partly cloudy, to cold, and finally,<br />

to snow. By Saturday, Slidell had seen several inches of snow<br />

over the days leading up to the event. It had stopped snowing<br />

on Friday, but the temperature remained below freezing<br />

and snow became more and more visible as I made my way<br />

north on I-35. As I drove the 911 to the track I literally had<br />

to maneuver the car around snow that had accumulated in<br />

the middle of the road and at times the front valance would<br />

scrape the occasional snow drift, spraying it onto the windshield<br />

and causing one to wonder: “if it’s this snowy and wet<br />

on the road, what might we expect to see on the track?”<br />

Upon arriving at ECR it was apparent that the facility<br />

had not been spared the brunt of the weather. It was also<br />

clear that Brian Henderson and the ECR track team were<br />

working hard to ensure that we could have a safe, fun, and<br />

successful weekend.<br />

Saturday morning began with 17 degrees on the thermometer<br />

and the mandatory driver’s meeting. Something<br />

new since my last DE is the requirement that each driver<br />

must display a colored “dot” on their windshield indicating<br />

Newly painted grid lines at Eagles Canyon<br />

that they attended the morning’s drivers meeting (otherwise,<br />

you’re not allowed out on the track until you’ve been briefed<br />

by an instructor.)<br />

I find these meetings to be a great resource as it prepares<br />

your mind for driving and helps you remember the important<br />

things you should be thinking about while driving the track.<br />

This meeting was a little different than any I had attended<br />

in the past though for a couple of reasons. First, I had never<br />

been to a DE at ECR and it was good to get an overview and<br />

a walk-through of the track in the classroom before getting<br />

behind the wheel. Secondly, as the instructors had taken a<br />

ride around the course earlier that morning they were able<br />

to let us know of the areas we needed to be cautious of and<br />

where to watch for ice, water runoff or debris.<br />

After the meeting it’s time to go over the car once more<br />

before heading up to the grid when your group is called. Tire<br />

pressure, helmet, numbers, pulse – check. Drive up to the<br />

grid, look for your team and pull in. I met up with my instructor,<br />

Michael, and briefed him on my driving experience.<br />

I began driving in PCA DE’s in 2006 and over the course of<br />

the past few years have enjoyed learning to drive a Porsche at<br />

speed on a race track. The instructors are very good, not only<br />

at driving (and racing), but they’re equally talented in coaching,<br />

communicating, and transferring their skills and knowledge<br />

to their students – having access to these folks makes<br />

the weekend that much more enjoyable. Next we discuss the<br />

car, track, and the things we’re going to look at working on<br />

in the first session. Jan, enduring the cold weather, points us<br />

out to the track and it’s time for our first run.<br />

I was a bit rusty at the beginning of the weekend and<br />

Michael was very helpful in reminding me of the line and<br />

the small cues to keep the driving smooth. It was also exciting<br />

to drive the new track and test the legs of the car on the<br />

straights. Amazingly, there were only a few places with ice<br />

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across the track and we were able to drive most of the track<br />

at speed – considering the amount of snow and mud caused<br />

by the weather in the days before the event this was truly a<br />

fantastic job by the ECR track team.<br />

The new track is very fun to drive and I like the way that<br />

certain areas and corners are designed to make you think<br />

much more about setting up the next turn. The long straight<br />

along the back between turns 6 and 7 allows you to gain<br />

quite a bit of speed. Then it’s hard on the brakes, downshift,<br />

back on the throttle, turn in to the left, “track all the way<br />

out?”, not on the exit of 7 – turn 8 is an immediate right<br />

and you need to set it up to carry your speed down to 9. In<br />

total, the four long straights at ECR provide good exercise<br />

for your car’s higher gears and the series of corners offered<br />

immense enjoyment and continued to challenge you to drive<br />

smoother (and faster) throughout the weekend.<br />

In the previous DE’s I’ve had the pleasure of meeting<br />

new people and it’s always fun to run into them at these<br />

events. Mike Farrar and Shane Altman are two drivers I’ve<br />

gotten to know through PCA DE’s and both were at March’s<br />

event. We met for lunch, caught up with each other, talked<br />

about the track, our driving, how to “blip” the throttle, which<br />

gear is good for which turn, and generally relive the fun of<br />

the morning and have some good laughs.<br />

After two more sessions in the afternoon it was time<br />

for the spaghetti dinner and happy hour which makes for an<br />

even better time as all sessions have been completed and the<br />

drivers, corner workers, and instructors have a chance to socialize<br />

and discuss the day and share stories and experiences<br />

with each other.<br />

For Sunday’s sessions we were treated with sunnier and<br />

warmer weather. Most of the ice and snow began to melt and<br />

you could sense that people were getting more comfortable<br />

with the track. As I lined up on the grid for the final session<br />

of the day I had a little extra time to look at some of the cars<br />

at the event. One of the major differences I noticed between<br />

this event and those of the prior years is that in addition to<br />

the many various older model Porsches typically seen at<br />

these DE’s, many drivers were driving newer cars – 996’s,<br />

997’s, Boxsters, and several Caymans were seen throughout<br />

the groups. It’s great to see people learning more about their<br />

daily drivers, how to drive them, and what they’re capable of<br />

doing when driven properly.<br />

On a final note, the instructors will remind you that this<br />

is driver education, not racing – and they’re absolutely right.<br />

Although there is a strong sense of satisfaction in being able<br />

to drive your car fast, staying with other cars on the track<br />

(as opposed to watching their taillights fade away in the distance),<br />

and to continually challenging yourself to drive just<br />

a bit faster, just a bit smoother; There’s also an equally satisfying<br />

feeling in staying on the track, and more to the point,<br />

staying safe. The corner workers, instructors, and drivers all<br />

take this serious and in so doing make it a comfortable place<br />

for learning the skills to drive your car under speed.<br />

There were only a few “offs” over the weekend which<br />

was fortunate as the ground surrounding the track was very<br />

wet and muddy. Due to the mud, those drivers that experienced<br />

an “off” were able to take advantage of the new pressure<br />

washer ECR has on site for such an occasion (take my<br />

word for it, it’s a nice piece of machinery and is very useful<br />

for removing mud from the underside of a car.)<br />

Overall, the weekend was a great success and I thoroughly<br />

enjoyed my first outing at ECR. Many thanks to the<br />

instructors, corner workers, ECR track team, and to Colin<br />

Graidage and Jan Mayo for braving the cold weather and doing<br />

all that you do to make these weekends possible! Looking<br />

forward to seeing you next time, in warmer (and hopefully,<br />

drier) weather.<br />

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Park Place Tech<br />

by Michael S. Pelletier<br />

On April 19 th Park Place Porsche organized one<br />

of these famous tech sessions. The advertisement<br />

in <strong>Slipstream</strong> had this “when was the last<br />

time you looked under your Porsche” tag line which most<br />

certainly caught my attention. Since my own answer to the<br />

ad’s question was “never” I felt compelled to swing by the<br />

dealership and find out what was taking place. Upon arrival<br />

the success of the event could be easily measured by the absence<br />

of available parking space and the number of people<br />

wandering around the service area. The actual event was<br />

taking place in the shop and was in many ways reminiscent<br />

of the grand opening Park Place organized a few years ago,<br />

although somewhat more low-key. The first part of the shop<br />

had been converted in a “static” exhibition / trade show hall<br />

where a handful of selected partners were exhibiting their<br />

services, surrounded by some beautiful cars. The partners<br />

exhibiting alongside Park Place were all very friendly and<br />

offered some great insight into their ability to install clear<br />

bras, remove hail damage or even repair and refinish damaged<br />

plastic parts. The cars on display were all most interesting,<br />

from the 2 Carrera GT to the impeccably restored<br />

silver with red interior 356 or the new Boxster RS Spyder<br />

edition. The most surprising car was the late yellow Spyder<br />

RS which attracted significant interest and curiosity from<br />

all present.<br />

The second part of the event was taking place in the very<br />

busy other half of the shop where very patient techs were<br />

busy servicing cars while responding to questions from the<br />

crowd. After watching an alignment being performed on a<br />

pristine blue GT3, and glancing over the opened hood of<br />

a Boxster, I sat down and enjoyed a delicious Catered Tex<br />

photos by Kara Nieting<br />

Mex lunch, with some fellow Mavericks. Once the hunger<br />

was satisfied I remembered that grinding noise I had experienced<br />

while cornering hard in my own car at the last Autocross<br />

and decided to find out if one of the technicians working<br />

the cars would have an explanation. “Engine mount”<br />

said Jeff immediately and with assurance. “Get your car<br />

in line and I’ll put it on the lift”. A Few minutes later I<br />

found myself walking under my car, taking in all the information<br />

Jeff was giving me about various aspects of the<br />

car while removing panels and pointing at different parts.<br />

Very quickly Jeff’s finger (and flash light) was pointing at<br />

an engine mount which displayed a small crack, confirming<br />

his original assumption. After a good 20 minutes and a long<br />

chat about track events and its effect on the car, we finally<br />

took the car back to floor level. I thanked Jeff and made my<br />

way towards the service advisors where I asked to be reassigned<br />

to the team to which he belongs.<br />

I left Park Place extremely pleased with the entire experience,<br />

knowing that I would most definitely attend the<br />

next one and encourage everyone to do the same. The tech<br />

session to me ended up being more about the human aspect<br />

of the technicians that perform the work with a passion for<br />

both the cars and the people that share their love for Porsche<br />

than a cold technical explanation on a piece of machinery.<br />

I felt welcomed, interested, entertained, and somewhat enlightened.<br />

I experienced a true connection with some of the<br />

folks behind Park Place and of all people I must thank you<br />

Jeff!<br />

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Porsche 996 Ownership & Repair Series<br />

by Chuck Freeman<br />

Hello everyone. In this series of articles I want to<br />

relay some of the experiences I have had as a<br />

Porsche owner as well as some repair and maintenance<br />

aspects. Some of you may remember a series of articles<br />

I started in 2004 about the restoration of a 1973 911. That project<br />

was quite a handful. I learned a lot and had some fun in the<br />

process. However, my two young sons were at the point where<br />

I needed to devote time to them. So the project car had to go.<br />

In 2007 I found myself in a position to afford a Porsche as<br />

my daily driver. This car would not be a project car but reliable<br />

transportation to cover my 100 mile daily commute. My budget<br />

was less than $26,000 (to keep the wife from getting really<br />

mad at me for buying another car)! I considered all versions<br />

that Porsche has offered over the years. I looked at and drove<br />

anything from a 914, 924, 944, 968, or 928. Although they all<br />

had good attributes I realized I wouldn’t be happy with anything<br />

other than a 911. I considered all versions from the early<br />

long nose (pre-’74) up to a 996. I settled on a more modern car<br />

so looked at the 964 and 996. I never considered a 993 because<br />

they seem to fetch a significant premium over other years and<br />

was outside my budget. I test drove Denny Payne’s 964, which<br />

interestingly I had tested out with the owner before Denny.<br />

Nice car with classic lines. Then I found a 996 at a dealer in<br />

San Antonio that was willing to take my car in on trade. The<br />

deal seemed to be pretty good to me. Hard to believe I could<br />

get my dream car for Toyota Camry money.<br />

Since the car was in San Antonio I was a little nervous as<br />

I would not be able to look the car over until I was essentially<br />

ready to make the purchase. I spoke with the dealer quite a<br />

bit and he had history and documentation on the car including<br />

repair work from Jones Autowerks in San Antonio. I spoke<br />

with the owner of Jones and he told me some of the work they<br />

had done and were willing to do a pre-purchase inspection, at<br />

my cost. After their inspection I was pleased to find everything<br />

seemed to be in good operating condition. No rear main seal<br />

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So in late <strong>June</strong> I drove down to San Antonio and picked the car<br />

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From San Antonio I took Highway 281 home to Granbury<br />

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time I stopped in Marble Falls and ordered a burger and Coke<br />

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Happy Hour at i Fratelli’s<br />

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The April Happy Hour at I Fratelli’s Italian restaurant<br />

started with very ominous sky’s in Las<br />

Colinas and the threat of severe weather. With<br />

storms that were producing tornados and baseball size hail<br />

in Mineral Wells, about 60 miles west of us, and heading<br />

our direction I was concerned that we would have a very<br />

low turnout. My concerns were met with a pleasant surprise<br />

that we had a very good turnout. Most of the attendee’s left<br />

the Porsche at home and headed out to the Happy Hour in<br />

their Other Car.<br />

Once inside we forgot about the storms that could be<br />

raging outside and settled in to what has been a favorite<br />

among our happy hour locations. The food is wonderful<br />

and its central location on MacArthur in Las Colinas creates<br />

a convenient meeting point.<br />

One of the great drawing points of the Happy Hours is<br />

meeting members of the club in a social environment and<br />

the consumption of adult beverages is not a requirement,<br />

but having fun is. Much of the<br />

time our meetings are at driving<br />

events and the talk centers<br />

around the cars.<br />

Neal Fletcher,<br />

aka Neil Fisher!<br />

At the Happy Hours conversations<br />

drift to many other areas<br />

of interest. Neal and Rebecca<br />

Fletcher (happy owners of a<br />

2005 Speed Yellow Boxster) are<br />

new to the club and Neil offered<br />

up an interesting tidbit that he is a published author using<br />

the pen name Neil Fisher.<br />

Here’s Clarence’s<br />

better half, Lydia<br />

Wyatt (above).<br />

Tom and Barbara Minnelli<br />

have returned to the Porsche club<br />

after a hiatus with the Viper club.<br />

They are now the proud owners of<br />

a Speed Yellow 911 Turbo. Tom<br />

is looking forward to some of our<br />

tours and has some ideas regarding<br />

roads near Possum Kingdom<br />

Lake. Since Tom and Barbara<br />

Photos by Bob Lewis<br />

Mike Lockas with mom Carol<br />

and dad Bob<br />

own a condo at the lake there may<br />

be a possibility of a stopover during<br />

the tour.<br />

Bob and Carol Lockas (Mike’s<br />

Mom and Dad) were also in town<br />

from Liberal, Kansas and enjoyed<br />

meeting members of the club.<br />

There were so many interesting<br />

stories and people in attendance that it is difficult to mention<br />

them all here. I guess that the best way to find out what you<br />

are missing is to attend the next Happy Hour at …….drum<br />

roll please…… Abuelo’s.<br />

And regulars Judd<br />

and Jennifer Taylor<br />

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New Wheels<br />

by Joel Nannis<br />

Allred, Rod (Barbara)<br />

Fort Worth, TX 76179<br />

2004 911 T<br />

Benson, Brandon (Nina)<br />

Coppell, TX 75019<br />

2003 911 TT<br />

Blase, Michael (Cindy)<br />

Dallas, TX 75287<br />

2001 Boxster S<br />

Bonder, Russell (Craig)<br />

Lewisville, TX 75077<br />

1981 911 SC<br />

Chauhan, Heather (Ravi)<br />

Fort Worth, TX 76123<br />

2004 Boxster<br />

Elliott, Todd (Natalie)<br />

Flower Mound, TX 75028<br />

2006 911 997 S<br />

Gilliland, Paul<br />

Fairview, TX 75069<br />

1999 911 C2<br />

Jackson, Gregory<br />

Fort Worth, TX 76110<br />

2006 911 S<br />

Jones, David (Alexander)<br />

Tyler, TX<br />

2003 911 996<br />

Kelly, Roger (Martha)<br />

Denton, TX 76205<br />

2004 Boxster S<br />

Kissling, Jeff (Ginny)<br />

Frisco, TX 75034<br />

2006 911<br />

Moreno, Jose (Karin)<br />

Coppell, TX 75019<br />

2006 911<br />

Phaby, Edward<br />

Dallas, TX 75252<br />

<strong>2008</strong> Carrera<br />

Weathers, Walker (Ross)<br />

Tyler, TX 75702<br />

2003 911<br />

Wright, Randy<br />

Arlington, TX 76018<br />

2000 Boxster<br />

York, Mathew<br />

Dallas, TX 75252<br />

2001 911 TT<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, to our<br />

Newest Member,<br />

Addison Rayne Thaler<br />

May 6, <strong>2008</strong><br />

Welcome, New Members!<br />

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

PCA Regions in the country! Some clubs focus<br />

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

and shine concours events. Maverick Region is a club<br />

that focuses on providing our members with the tools<br />

necessary to have the ultimate in driving experiences.<br />

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

Autocrosses, and Drivers’ Education (DE) events<br />

(in addition to a yearly Club Race). This has been the<br />

spirit of the region for quite some time. We have some<br />

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

take full advantage of the driving experiences we have<br />

to offer.<br />

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

hours, and lunch gatherings, regular dinner socials,<br />

frequent driving tours on some fabulous roads in and<br />

around Texas, driving rallies (fun for the whole family),<br />

and regular opportunities to support our perpetual<br />

charity, The Huffaker Hughes Hope House.<br />

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

us...we might just add something extra to the calendar.<br />

Please also feel free to share article ideas (and submissions)<br />

to editor@mavpca.org.<br />

A PCA Historical Quip<br />

by Richard Bradlen<br />

A<br />

brief paragraph in the August 1955 issue of<br />

Sports Car Illustrated informed readers that a<br />

Porsche club was being formed in the United<br />

States. Starting with just twelve members in September<br />

of 1955, our club has grown to what it is today. Since<br />

its beginning, PCA has experienced exceptional growth,<br />

not only in members, but in the quality of its events and<br />

services. PCA serves over 97,000 members in 139 local<br />

Regions. PCA concours standards are second to none.<br />

Multiple national committees help members with technical<br />

problems, insurance valuations, event safety, public<br />

relations, and Region newsletters. Through its legislative<br />

liaison, PCA has a respected profile in Washington, DC,<br />

enjoying an excellent rapport with legislators. Activities<br />

today range from autocrossing, rallying, concours, and<br />

socializing to growing interests in restoration, Porsche<br />

history, and PCA Club Racing. A revised “Treffen” allows<br />

PCA members to visit the factory works in Stuttgart and the<br />

R & D unit at Weissach. The Club functions like a finely<br />

tuned Porsche.<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: 1983 911 SC, Burgundy/blk 128k mi. Perfect for Porsche Club<br />

racing. ‘73/’74 IROC narrow body. Smart Racing Products suspension,<br />

revalved Bilstein shocks, sway bars, limited slip, 2 sets of 17’ racing<br />

wheels, stainless steel Bursch headers, MK stainless steel muffler, new<br />

Fuel Safe bladder in custom-fit tank, racing pedals, Sparco seats, new 5 pt.<br />

harness, racing log books (PCA & POC), fire system. Street legal (barely)<br />

... can be driven to the track! George Kopecky’s former top-running PCA<br />

race car. $39.5k. 214-755-8131. cs2hotspur@hotmail.com. (1)<br />

For Sale: 1988 944 S, 5 speed, sunroof, pwr everything and cd player.<br />

New brakes, rotors, reconditioned head, a/c compressor, lowered, new<br />

tires, new vacuum lines, new clutch, master and slave, Interior is approx<br />

an 8 with exterior a 7 to 8. Car is very well maintained and solid. Excellent<br />

daily driver. $5,100 obo. Matt Costarakis 972-689-5748. (1)<br />

For Sale: 1989 911 Carrera Coupe, Guards Red new paint, Blk leather<br />

interior, power sunroof, windows, seats, locks, and alarm. Cruise control,<br />

A/C condenser mod. for Texas heat, AM/FM/CD, New Turbo Twist<br />

mags. I still have original Fuchs. Tight car, excellent condition, runs like<br />

new. 120,099 miles, $22,500 obo. I just don’t drive it enough! Mike Miller<br />

817-296-6992 or e-mail at michael.miller@tx.rr.com. (1)<br />

For Sale: 911 GT3 Race Car and 24 ft Trailer, Meets all PCA specs. orig<br />

logbook. 930 style slope nose, all fiberglass, 3.32L fresh engine, new<br />

clutch, 915 tran. 935 suspension, 930 brake. 2 sets wheels/tires. Driver<br />

suit, helmet & radio set. Trailer has tire rack, cabinets. Entire pkg $35K.<br />

email adsmith@flash.net for complete details. (1)<br />

For Sale: 1980 RUF 911SC, VIN#91A 013 0124. Silver metallic, black<br />

interior with checkerboard Recaro seats. Engine rebuilt and upgraded to<br />

3.2L in 1985 at RUF Autohaus in Pfafenhausen, GE. Only 20,000 miles<br />

since RUF restoration. Maintained at Mayo since 1992. $25,000. Denny<br />

Lendzion (817)431-8634 or Dlend@msn.com. (2)<br />

For Sale: 1988 911 Targa Carrera, blk/blk. Whale tail. 84.7k mi. Great<br />

for track or every day driver. New AC, stainless SSI heat exchangers,<br />

Birsch dual muffler, Autothority air mass meter, Boxster brake upgrade,<br />

adjustable Konis, 17’ Fiske wheels with low-profile Toyo Advan tires,<br />

sway bars, torsion bars, Sparco seats, Schroth belts, fiberglass rear bumper,<br />

light roof, Targa braces, roll bar, strut tower brace, race-style pedals,<br />

shift lights, Momo steering wheel. WP0EB0913JS160570. Asking<br />

$23,500. Charles, 214-755-8131 or cs2hotspur@hotmail.com. (2)<br />

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For Sale: 1996 911 Carrera C-4 Coupe, White/RED, 6 speed, 38,000<br />

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