Slipstream - September 2008

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Upcoming Events 

• Father’s Day Picnic 

• Sunday Drive 

• Rally School 

Past Events 

• Wild Wildflowers 

• May at Mayo’s 

• Results 

September June 2007 2008 - - Published by by the the Maverick Region 

Porsche Club of America


Departments 

Zone 5 Presidents..................................1 

My Thoughts (Editor’s Column)...........3 

List of Officers/Board Chairs................4 

Catch My Draft (President’s Column)..5 

Maverick Minutes.................................8 

New Wheels........................................27 

Anniversaries.......................................27 

Unclassifieds.......................................28 

Advertiser Index..................................28 

Volume 46 September 2008, Issue 9 

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Upcoming Events 

Calendar of Events................................1 

Time Trials #5 & #6..............................2 

Lewisville Lunch...................................2 

Board Meeting.......................................2 

Sept Sunday Drive at MSR...................3 

Oct Sunday Drive to Commerce...........5 

September Drivers’ Education...............7 

October Drivers’ Education.................12 

Swap Meet...........................................14 

Founders Day......................................17 

Return to RoundUp.............................21 

Happy Hour at Reata’s........................24 

Past Event Recaps 

Lost in a Rally.....................................11 

Happy Hour at Southlake Tavern........24 

Miscellaneous 

Anyone Can Drive, Part II...................10 

By the Numbers...................................13 

996 Water Cooling...............................18 

Trivia Contest......................................20 

Post Office Report...............................27 

Day September 

3 Board Meeting 

9 Lewisville Lunch 

14 Autocross - BISD 

18 Happy Hour - Reata’s 

20-21 Drivers’ Education - MSR 

21 Sunday Drive at MSR 

27 Time Trial #5 - MW 

28 Time Trial #6 - MW 

Day November 


8-9 Drivers’ Education - EC 


15 Founders Day Banquet 

20 Happy Hour 

22-23 Round-Up Resurrection 

BISD - Birdville Ind School District, NH 

DE - Drivers’ Education Event 

EC - Eagle’s Canyon, Slidell 

MW- Mineral Wells Airport, Mineral Wells 

MSR- Motor Sport Ranch, Cresson 

RS - Ranger Stadium, Arlington 

TMS- Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth 

Penn- Pennington Field Stadium, Bedford 

Day October 


11 Swap Meet at Zims 


16 Happy Hour 

19 Sunday Drive to Commerce 

25-26 Drivers’ Education - MSR 

Day December 



13 Holiday Party 

14 Sunday Drive, Christmas Lights 

18 Happy Hour 

Photography 

Charlie Davis, Bob Lewis 

Michael Wingfield 

Cover Photo by Bill Stafford 

Porsche Spyder at Laguna Seca 

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ARK-LA-TEX 

Kenneth A.Chandler 

(318) 865-8210 

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COASTAL BEND 

Rene’ Molinia 

(956) 789-5469 

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2008 Porsche Club Zone 5 Presidents 

LONE STAR 

Burnell Curtis 

(281) 337-1937 

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MARDI GRAS 

Richard Martin 

OZARK 

Rick Daes 

(501) 565-5113 

rdaes@aristotle.net 

WHISKEY BAY 

Mike Hamza 

CIMARRON 

Gary Bernard 

HILL COUNTRY 

Adrienne Boer 

president@hcrpca.org 

LONGHORN 

Ron McAtee 

MAVERICK 

James Shoffit 

cell(972)786-6246 

president@mavpca.org 

WAR BONNET 

Richard Davis 

rkd@zipbang.com 

ZONE5 REP 

Caren Cooper 

C - (512) 698-2747 

zone5rep@hcrpca.org 

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My Thoughts 

by Jan Mayo, Managing Editor 

Today’s thought is about details 

and possibly overdoing a cliché or 

two or three. Everyone’s heard, 

“Don’t judge a book by its cover.” That goes 

for last month’s Slipstream. How many of 

you noticed it says July on the cover? (btw, 

last month was August) So now that one 

has become a “collector’s item” that I know 

you all will savor as one of the unique pieces of Maverick 

history that it is. Another little goof in Slipstream has been 

the heading on the Maverick Region Board - Officers & 

Chairs. That detail has been wrong for eight months and if 

anyone noticed they sure didn’t speak up. See if you can 

tell what it is. 

Maverick Directory 

In the spring 2009 we will be issuing 

a Maverick Region Directory 

of names, addresses and phone numbers 

of our members. If you do NOT 

want to be listed please notify the 

President, Editor or Membership Chair 

as listed on the following page. 

The directory will be mailed only 

to members requesting one. 

Some of you may be wondering why the scores and 

other fun stuff about the June double Time Trial have not 

been published. It seems the written score sheets have been 

misplaced and without that information there is no way to 

tell which of the computer times are valid. A little detail, 

but an oh so important one. 

In this issue is an article by Michael Wingfield that I 

have reprinted, in part, from Club Racing News. It’s about 

car numbers on race cars. I have snipped out the pieces that 

refer specifically to Club Racing as the rest of the information 

is excellent for DE drivers as well as autocrossers and 

time trial drivers. “If you can’t read the program you don’t 

know who the players are.” [well, it’s something like that] 

People in timing and control as well as corner workers must 

be able to accurately identify a car in order to know who is 

inside and what is to be done to or about them. 

The thing is, if you don’t open the book, or you can’t 

read the car number, or you can’t find that piece of paper, 

you might very well miss out on something very important. 

So look closely, what you find may be fun, it may be informative 

or important, or it may be something necessary to 

know to avert a life threatening incident. 

Yeah, “The devil’s in the details!” 

2009 Nominating Committee 

Travis Howard - 214-616-6152 C 

thoward914@yahoo.com 

Wendy Shoffit - 972-506-7449 H 

wendy@shoffit.com 

Jan Mayo - 817-313-9406 C 

janmayo@att.net 

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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 Jeff Herrmann 

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 

Slipstream 

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 

by James Shoffit, President 

It’s good to be back. Wendy and I took 

a much-needed vacation in July. Since 

she was a young girl she has always 

wanted to go to Paris. The one in France. The 

one with an Eiffel Tower that does not have 

a cowboy hat on top of it. And for the past 

few years all our vacations have either had to 

do with my work (I can write off my portion 

of the trip since I am there on business), with PCA (Parades 

and other regional activities), or family. Wendy had a lot of 

anticipation for our upcoming trip – she was having recurring 

nightmares about missing the flight for one reason or another 

(forgotten passports, missed connections, etc). But the 

stars finally aligned, and we bought the tickets in April, spent 

months developing the itinerary, and executed the plan. 

We arrived on July 19th, stayed in a 100 year old hotel 

(well maintained, and much larger room than we expected), 

and started our adventure. We saw the Arc de Triomphe 

(climbed all 288 stairs to the top), Notre Dame (no hunchback 

spotted, but we did see some really amazing artifacts), 

Sainte-Chapelle (most amazing stained glass in the world), 

Ile St. Louis, the Eiffel Tower (our cheapest meal in Paris 

was at midpoint on the tower!), the Louvre, Jardin des Tuileries, 

Jardin du Luxembourg, and a few thousand other things. 

We were in the room about 6 hours per day – all sleeping – it 

seemed. We got to see TWO other Statues of Liberty – the first 

one was a small model and the other, the larger, more famous 

one, was on Granelle Island facing her even larger big sister 

in New York. 

We ate crêpes every day, and if we missed a day, we ate 

more the next day. But despite all that, we were VERY glad to 

return home to the land of ice in drinks, where not every food 

has Ham and Eggs in it, and you can afford dinner without taking 

out a mortgage on the Porsche. So it is good to be back. 

This past Sunday was our hot autocross at the Ballpark in 

Arlington. Clay managed to wrangle us a rental of their parking 

lot, and we made the most of it. You may remember that I 

blew up the engine and transmission of the track car last November, 

and therefore it had been nearly a year since Wendy 

or I had driven a well-prepared car with spirit and enthusiasm. 

The car has been ready for a few weeks now, and we couldn’t 

wait for the next autocross. It was so nice to be back at the 

wheel, even if we didn’t do quite as well as we would have 

liked. It was good to be back! 

Check the calendar for upcoming events – we have fun 

stuff for track rats, Sunday drivers and people who just want to 

socialize. So come on out and join the fun! See you soon! 

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Father’s Day Picnic 

by Tracey Gross 

Back in the spring, we were sitting at a board me 

Photos by Charlie Davis 

Tracey gives Mommy Bonnie a break 

with new Maverick Miss Addison 

Hostess Nicki Bray likes 

water balloon volleyball 

as much as the kids 

Water balloon volleyball 

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Maverick Minutes 

by Charlie Davis, Secretary 

Maverick Region Board Meeting 

on August 6th 2008… 

In attendance: Teri Davis, 

Charlie Davis, Clint Blackman, James Shoffit, 

Mark Gluck, Bob Lewis, Wendy Shoffit, Jan 

Mayo, Lisa Steele, Travis Howard, Robyn 

Howard, Bob Kuykendall, Tracey Gross, 

Richard Segui, and Richard Bradley. 

James called the meeting to order at 7:00 PM. 

James said he was investigating whether ICAL can be 

used successfully with Microsoft Outlook…it’s supposed 

to and he’s working on it. It will give Windows users 

somewhat the same automatic calendar functions as the 

Mac users have enjoyed for years. 

Clint said we have Sunday Drives…or at least we will 

in September. 

Teri said her August 23 “Loopy” rally was almost 

complete. It will end at Braums for ice cream…seemed 

appropriate for the summer. 

Charlie said Richard Diller wants help getting the 

sweeping machine at the Mineral Ring operating. Wendy 

offered to get him the name of the BMW club member who 

“owns” the sweeper. Richard has volunteered to sweep the 

track on Friday night prior to our TTs. Charlie admitted he 

was a failure at doing TT scoring. He has not been able 

to find the manual logs for Time Trial #3 and #4. Without 

these logs it will be impossible to determine which runs 

were the official runs. 

Travis has two more time trials coming up this year. He 

then switched hats and said that the Nominating Committee 

was leaning toward re-nominating the existing officers. After 

the laughter died down, we squashed that idea! He went to 

Plan B. He still plans to schedule a debriefing meeting for 

Time Trials #3/#4. 

Robyn announced that we have a calendar (as she madly 

took notes about changes/additions). 

Richard Segui was visiting us again and admitted that 

he needed driving instruction. It became clear to him when 

he had a spin at the recent DE event. We told him to come 

to the autocross on Sunday… we also have instruction available 

at our autocrosses and it’s a little slower speed. 

Lisa said we have 27 advertisers and she has sent out 27 

invoices to them. 

Jan announced that the editor is getting tired and 

error prone. For example, the August Slipstream cover says 

“July!” Richard B, Jan’s Slipstream assistant, said he was 

just observing (everything except the front covers). 

Tracey said again that the Father’s Day Picnic was a 

good event. She is planning more recognition for members 

at the Founders Day banquet, which will be a casino night. 

She plans to not have a DJ. Roundup will be the weekend of 

November 22. Linda Bambina and Angie Gaines are heading 

up this activity. 

Bob K said we have money, as he waived the $130 he 

got from Teri in the air. He said he has paid for Pennington 

Field and the Mineral Ring and has also written a check to 

the Hope House for $1390 which Bob Lewis delivered. 

Bob L announced that Clara is doing well, after throat 

surgery…but she’s mute for a month. He said the Southlake 

Happy Hour event went well, however the Southlake Tavern 

filed for Chapter 11 and closed the day after our Happy Hour 

was held there! We literally “closed the place.” The Happy 

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Hour this month will be in Frisco. Then in September we 

are going to Reata in downtown Fort Worth. It’s going to be 

a bit expensive, but they have free valet parking after 5:00 

PM. But he doesn’t know what they do with the cars while 

we’re having dinner! 

Mark said he had a fresh list of ads to create and would 

get started. He said he was current on insurance certificate 

requests. 

Clay said the Autocross at Lot F of the Ballpark in 

Arlington on Sunday would start at 7:30 AM. We decided 

that due to noise concerns by this City of Arlington, we 

would exclude un-muffled cars for this event and run the 

loud, muffled cars in the second group. The problem is the 

proximity of the Sheraton hotel. Clay wanted the Swap 

Meet advertisement to be sent to Zone 5 Regions. Clay also 

said a volunteer had already designed the next Autocross, 

which will be back at Birdville stadium. 

Wendy, working with Linda on planning for Roundup, 

wondered if a 2 ½ day event (as is traditional) is the best 

format? We decided it was. 

Clint, changing hats, said he was going to attend 

Boxtoberfest in Fredericksburg. He said any car, not just 

Boxsters, can attend. Wendy decided to attend, in Jan’s car. 

All the news that’s fit to print! 

James adjourned at 8:12 PM. 

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Anyone Can Drive Part II 

By Bryan Bell 

Editor’s Note: Bryan’s Top 10 Puzzle Pieces is continued 

from last month ... 

Anyone can drive fast, right? You just jam the gas 

down and turn the wheel when needed! It is not 

that easy as it turns out. It is like a never ending 

puzzle of different pieces that once you fit one in there is 

another that needs worked on. That is the very reason I am 

forever hooked on driving. You can never do it right, perfect 

or flawless. 

Marilynn Moseley looking for 

that “perfect lap” 

1. Have Vision 

2. Be Smooth 

3. Relax 

4. Brake Hard 

5. Push on the Gas 

6. Use the Whole Track 

7. Be Ready with the Gas 

8. Grip with the Ground 

9. Don’t Look Back 

10. Put them All Together 

Easy right? Now, let’s 

talk about 6 through 10! 

6. Use the whole 

track – Almost touch the 

turn in and almost touch 

the track out. Don’t leave 

an inch for the next driver 

to get that you didn’t. 

7. Be ready with the 

gas – This is important! 

I think the long list 

of great Maverick drivers 

would also tell you there is 

no such thing as a prefect 

lap. I have learned the best 

thing to do is keep things 

simple and only work on 

one or two of them at a 

time. Here are my top ten 

puzzles pieces to work on: 

Adam Ussery thinking about his 

last run and using the whole track 

Get your braking & shifting done, clutch out and foot over 

the gas pedal before you turn in to a corner. Trail braking 

(dragging the brake into a corner to get the rear to slip around 

until the front is pointed the direction you want) is for the 

unskilled to overheat the rear tires or the very skilled to use 

rarely & wisely. 


Here are the three ways “being ready with the gas” can 

go down: 

a. You do it just right - You drive into the corner covering 

the gas, looking ahead, smooth and confident with good 

grip. 

b. You are done early – You have to wait a second or 

two and then drive into the corner covering the gas, looking 

ahead, smooth and confident with good grip. 

c. You do it late – Your right foot is on the brake pedal, 

left is on the clutch, your eyes are on the cone your about to 

hit. Then sweat runs down your face as you slide nervously 

sideways into a corner slower than the person in either a or 

b above! 

As you can see it is 

always better to be early on 

the brakes than late. 

8. Grip with the ground 

– This is the big trick to going 

fast. If you are slipping, 

sliding, spinning wheels or 

locking up brakes you may 

be having a lot of fun, but hmm ... an example of how not 

your lap time is paying for to “grip with the ground” 

your fun! Drifting is not a 

timed event due to it is “slow and for show”! If you are 

sitting there about to start your last run thinking “where can 

I knock off more time?” think about the areas where you are 

sliding. Look for a slower, shorter, tighter line. Did I just 

say slower? Yes, a slower, shorter line with grip takes less 

time than a faster, longer slipping line. Here is a secret for 

you: all those buzz word things like “heel-toe” & “left foot 

braking” were invented to keep grip with the ground. 

9. Don’t look back – 

If you are looking or thinking 

behind you will do just that, 

“Don’t look back” 

Even if it WAS the checker! 

be behind more! At an 

autocross turn your mirrors 

so you can’t use them. At a 

DE only check the mirrors 

when you start going down a 

passing straight. Remember 

#1 – Look ahead! 

10. All of the above work together – The first 9 on this 

list are like a team. Your lap time (compared to other like 

cars) reflects what level of skill you are at with all of these 

together. 

Now go out there and get some seat time! 

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Lost in a Rally 

by Ethan Bradley 

It was a hot, bright, sunny day as my dad and I drove 

up in his Boxster. We were the second car there. As 

we got out of the car to say hello, another Boxster 

drove up and so began the arrival of cars. Once the final 

car had arrived we gathered under the shade of a tree and 

listened to the instructions. The rally chairman said the rally 

should be easy, but then stopped short and said, “Well, not 

including that you have to look for directions, tiebreakers, 

and questions all at the same time, but besides that it should 

be easy.” 

After sitting in the car and trying to figure out the directions, 

we hit the road. The first couple of directions were 

easy to follow, but then came the dreaded “T”! The “T” was 

at the end of a couple of directions and my dad and I couldn’t 

figure out what it meant, causing us to go off course, way off 

course. We were so confused we drove probably about 2 1/2 

to 3 miles in the wrong direction! Finally, we pulled over. 

While I re-read the directions, my dad searched where we 

were on his iPhone. After a couple minutes we pulled out 

and began to drive the opposite way we came. We drove 

around for a couple more minutes until we found the right 

road. During this time, occasionally I would say something 


like “Great jumping jeepers, Auto Man, we’re lost!” Then 

my dad would say something like, “You’re right, Boxster 

Boy, but alas, what the heck does a ‘T’ mean!” Eventually 

we came to the meeting spot. When we arrived, the chairman 

gave us fifteen minutes to answer the rest of the tiebreakers 

and to find as many questions as we could around 

the park. Some answers were printed in the brick, some on 

the ground, and/or the statues. The questions were mostly 

about “cowboy wisdom” and such. After racing around trying 

to find the answers, we all sat down and listened to the 

chairman as she announced the winners. 

Unfortunately my dad and I didn’t get in the top three, 

but for all our troubles with the “T” and getting lost, it was 

worth it because I got to spend time with my dad doing 

what we love, and that is driving a Porsche! 

Linda Bambina and 

Angie Gaines 

after the rally 

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By the Numbers 

by Michael Wingfield (paraphrased and snipped by Editor) 

Michael’s article appears in full in the April-June issue of 

Club Racing News. It is with his permission that I have used 

pieces and parts that pertain to our DEs that are coming up 

in the next few months. Though not as stringently required, 

timers and corner workers also need to be able to identify 

your car for autocrosses and time trials. [ed.] 

Everyone has a number. Whether it is your 

phone number, sleep number, or SSN, you 

have a number. If you’re a racer, you have a 

car number. The racer’s car number serves to identify the 

car, and ultimately the driver, to fellow competitors, corner 

workers, and race officials. 

All cars must display easily readable numbers for identification. 

The numbers must be displayed on each side on a 

contrasting background. Numbers should be at least 8 inches 

high with 1-1/2 to 2 inch strokes. Magnetic numbers should 

be securely taped in place. 

When you design and apply your car numbers, try to envision 

how the car will appear at full speed from a distance 

away. Remember, the corner workers, control officials and 

timers typically see your car at speed, and from more than 

10 feet away. 

Control is just one place that needs to identify cars by 

number. Corner workers must also readily identify cars by 

number. Suppose a car starts dropping fluid on the race 

track. If you’re that car, you want to be flagged off the track 

before you damage your car further or cause harm to fellow 

competitors. If you’re a fellow competitor, you want the 

offending car off the track before you get caught in the slippery 

stuff dripping on the track. The corner workers must 

clearly identify the car number so the offending car can be 

removed from the track. If the car number is difficult or 

confusing to read, the incorrect car might receive the black 

flag, leaving the leaking car on track longer than necessary. 

Both this car and it’s car number appear in the same 

color - white. When viewed at speed and from the control 

tower, the 

car appears 

to have no 

number. 

An example 

of a 

good car 

n u m b e r 

contrast is 

the large 

white numbers on a dark car. This makes the car numbers 

easily readable when the car is at speed and viewed from the 

Photos by Michael Wingfield 

control tower or a corner 

worker station. 

To further illustrate 

the smallness of the numbers 

on the car a digit is 

entirely covered by a US 

dollar bill. The US dollar 

is 6-1/8 inches in length 

and 2-1/8 in width. Thus, if you can cover a number on your 

car with a dollar bill, then the number is too small in height. 

Drivers often 

have to modify a car 

number at an event. 

One of the most 

common car number 

modifications is the 

addition of either a 

leading or trailing 1. 

Can you easily 

identify this car 

number? Here is a hint; the car number is not 10. 

Below is a close up view of the same car number, showing 

the addition of a 

piece of gray tape. 

It is impossible to 

tell if this strip of 

tape is part of the 

car number or used 

as a repair. 

The added tape 

is supposed to represent the addition of a trailing 1 to make 

the car number 101. The 1 becomes just another graphic on 

the side of the car leaving the 

car number to be incorrectly 

identified as 10 rather than 

101. 

So next time you are 

preparing and cleaning your 

car, give a little thought to 

your car numbers. Think about 

those folks standing in the bunkers, or sitting high above the 

track in the control towers trying to uniquely identify your 

car from the other competitors on track. We really want to 

see that car number. Large clear numbers make everyone’s 

task more efficient, and it ultimately keeps you and your 

fellow competitors safer on track. 

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996 Water Cooling System R & R 

By Chuck Freeman 

If you live in north Texas the weather will eventually 

get hot. With increased heat comes an increased 

cooling demand on my 2000 996. About two months 

ago I noticed the temperature gauge slowly creep up when 

sitting at a light. I have one particularly long traffic light on 

my commute that will sometimes run through three cycles 

before I get through it. Sitting at this light concerns me. 

Usually the temperature gauge reads to the left side of the 0 

on 180. At the light it may go to the right side of the 0. 

I did some research on the internet and found a site with 

good information: www. renntech.org. On this site I found a 

common problem to be debris that builds up between the air 

conditioning condenser and the engine radiator. After linking 

to some other sites on this topic I performed this task on 

my own car. To do so you must remove the front bumper, 

the inner fender panels and some underbody panels. Plastic 

rivets and nuts are used extensively in these locations. So I 

purchased extras from the dealer since they are quite inexpensive 

and easy to tear apart. 

Getting to the radiators is not a tough job. Just jack the 

car up, remove the front wheels, and then the body panels. 

It is fairly easy to figure out what you must remove to get 

the panels off. Once that is done remove the A/C condenser 

and begin the cleaning process. I was really amazed at the 

amount of dirt and debris that was wedged in there. I have a 

small pile worth of this stuff. Also, I found that there was a 

lot of road tar between the 

radiator fins so I worked a 

stiff plastic tool in there to 

scrape this material clear. 

I also gave the radiators 

a thorough rinsing with a 

hose and let it dry. 

So everything was 

buttoned up and back 

on the road. However, I 

noticed no change in the 

temperature readings. On 

one particularly warm day 

I got out of the car to check 

the radiator fans were 

turning. The passenger side 

was spinning away since I 

could feel the suction with 

my hand. I felt nothing 

from the driver’s side. 

More internet 

searching led me to check 

the fuses (DUH) and the 

Photo by Chuck Freeman 

relays. The fuse for the driver’s side fan was blown. So I 

replaced it and it burned out again. There are four relays for 

the fans. One relay is for slow speed and another for fast 

speed per each side. Since I knew one fan was working I 

swapped the driver and passenger relays. The passenger side 

still worked but driver’s side did not. It is my understanding 

that the low speed fan comes on at engine temperatures less 

than 100F and with no A/C on. At temperatures above that, 

and with A/C on, the high speed fans run. There is a very 

loud roar from the high speed fans so it is easy to tell if they 

are on. 

Since the relays were okay my next thought would be 

the ballast attached to the fan. If you crawl under the front 

of the car there is a metal round tube that is the ballast for 

the radiator. I figured this was out so I replaced it for a part 

cost of $90. Still the fan didn’t work and I got burned from 

grabbing the ballast when the car was running. After the 

car shut off, and was cool, I reached under the car into an 

air intake duct and could spin the passenger side fan. The 

driver’s side would not spin so my problem turned out to be 

the fan itself was burned out. After spending so much time 

working on the car myself I decided to take it to the dealer 

to get fixed for $350. Now both fans run but the temperatures 

still creep up a little bit. That may be normal. 

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Personal Service. 

At Nine-Eleven, we’ve built a reputation for understanding our customers’ needs — 

quality service, convenient location, state-of-the-art diagnostics, and personalized 

service that is unmatched in the Metroplex. When you trust your car to us, you will 

have the peace of mind that it will be serviced correctly the first time. Every time. 

Access. 

We strongly believe in access to those who will actually work on your car. Our 

technicians are available in person, by phone, and even by pager if you have questions 

or need timely information about your car. 

Facility. 

Our clean shop, well-stocked parts department, and comfortable waiting room ensure 

that you and your car will get the kind of service you deserve. Maintained tools and 

equipment. Clean cars. We are meticulous about details. 

Parts. 

Our parts department is also second to none. Our knowledgeable staff will assist you 

in finding that necessary part or after-market option you require. We are an authorized 

dealer for high-performance Recaro seating, Yokohama Tires, Bilstein Shocks, Bosch, 

and many others. This ensures that whether you are a casual driver or an enthusiast who 

needs race prep assistance, Nine-Eleven has the experience and knowledge to keep your 

car running at peak performance. 

Newkirk 

Crown Rd. 

Cindy Lane Lane 

IXXI 

Royal Lane 

Emerald 

Joe Field Field Rd. Rd. 

I-35 

Nine-Eleven Enterprises, Inc. 

Service, Accessories & Parts for BMW, 

Mercedes & Porsche 

2120 Cindy Lane, Dallas, Texas 75229 

972-241-2002 www.nine-eleven. 

com 

Convenience. 

We are conveniently located near the intersection of Stemmons and LBJ Freeways 

in Dallas. We offer emergency towing service 24 hours a day and have arranged 

for special rental car rates with area rental agencies. Come by for a visit between 

7:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday, or call for a service appointment. 

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Finally, a Pharmacy for 

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Services 

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• Performance Alignments 

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• Professionals 

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AUTOSCOPE 

601 COIT ROAD @ PLANO PARKWAY 

PLANO, TEXAS 75093 

972-867-7467 (972-TOP-SHOP) 

www.autoscopeltd.com 

Official Texas Distributor/Install house for 

G.I.A.C. Porsche Software: 

Featuring GIACʼs Hammer Program. Flash-loaded Performance software installed 

through the OBD port directly into the carʼs ECU. The Flashloader TM Software 

Switcher allows switching between as many as five GIAC-Tuned programs. No more 

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

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

octane performance or 100-octane performance, as well as Valet and Anti-Theft 

and back to Stock settings. 

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

stock engine, free flowing air filter, free flowing exhaust and a diverter valve 

which obtained a Whopping 600 bhp and a Thundering 630 bhp on the 100-octane 

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Software available for : 

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

and Plano area with two locations. 

Dallas- 9796 Ferguson Road. 214-320-8280 

Plano- 601 Coit Road, 972-867-7467 

Autoscope understands the meticulous care and pampering you give your Porsche, from the routine maintenance 

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

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No other independent facility in Plano can match our combined expertise and training. 

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Happy Hour at Southlake Tavern 

by Bob Lewis 

The July Happy Hour went to Southlake Tavern 

on Southlake Blvd. and you guessed it, in Southlake, 

TX. This was a first time location for a 

Happy Hour. John Hamilton and I frequently go there for 

lunch. It is a friendly, cozy, place with good food. We had 

a good attendance of about 

30 persons. 

The waitresses did 

a good job of getting 

us drinks and arranging 

tables. We had one room 

all to ourselves and 26 of 

us ate at one long stretch 

of tables. One of the 

regular members treated 

us all to appetizers. Clara 

and I thought they were 

celebrating something or 

had some special occasion 

to celebrate, but alas they did not admit to anything. Being 

involved in political campaigns, I thought he was running for 

something. Maybe they had something personal or special to 

announce, so we were disappointed, except in the appetizers 

that were great. 

The food was served pretty quickly realizing the size of 

this place. The dinner items were enjoyed by all. We were 

socializing in such a very relaxed atmosphere that it was 

9:30 before we decided to end the event. This amount of 

time is easily one half hour longer than normal. Most every 

one said, what an enjoyable Happy Hour location Southlake 

Tavern was. I was relieved that they had such a good time at 

a place I had recommended. 

Well, next week the hammer dropped. You have read 

where the corporate entity for Steak and Ale plus Bennigans 

filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. We had a third party tell us that 

Southlake Tavern belonged to that corporation. Sure enough, 

the place was locked at the lunch hour when we drove by. I tried 

to look at their web site and it was gone. What a bummer. While 

we may have lost a 

great Happy Hour 

location and lunch 

spot, the employees 

have abruptly lost 

their jobs. We have 

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Now this is a lady 

who was having fun! 

Ann and Chris Christensen 

enjoying a night with friends 

become acquainted 

with the managers and 

wait staff, I’m sure 

they were shocked 

beyond belief with 

the news. 

Photos by Bob Lewis 

You remember, this past May Bonnie and Marc Thaler 

were blessed with 

the arrival from 

the stork with baby 

Addison? Well, 

here it is barely two 

months later and the 

delivery this time is 

from Boardwalk. A 

brand new beautiful 

911 Cabriolet white 

with black interior Marc Thaler in his new 997 

trimmed in red. 

In September, the Happy Hour Committee has a special 

treat for you. We are going to Reata Restaurant in downtown 

Fort Worth (3rd and Houston). This is an upscale restaurant 

with exceptional food and ambiance. They have an outside 

bar on the third and forth floors overlooking Fort Worth. 

The view is fabulous. A number of people recommended 

this place and told me to be sure we go to the terrace bar. 

Clara and I went there recently and came away very favorably 

impressed with the bar and dinner food. So, mark your 

calendars for Sept 18.

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New Wheels 

by Joel Nannis 

Applewhite, A.J. (Blanca) 


2004 Boxster S 

Ford, Jeanette (Jim) 

Pittsburg, TX 75686 

2004 Boxster 

Lee, Tom 

Richardson, TX 75080 

2008 Cayman S 

If you have any changes that 

you would like to make to the 

MRPCA membership guide, call 

Joel Nannis at 817-329-1600. 

Rodrigue, Jason 


2001 Boxster 

Balmer, Tony (Natalie) 


2008 911 

Fordham, Steve (Lilly) 

The Colony, TX 75056 

2000 Boxster 

Mixon, Wehlan (Lee) 

Euless, TX 76039 

1988 911 

Stern, Michael 


2004 996 C2 

Cline, Francis 



Friendshuh, Matt 

Fort Worth, TX 76114 

1987 911 

Newton, Ricky (Sheau-Lin) 



Stiles, Mark 

Plano, TX 75025 

2005 911 

Falgout, James 


1992 968 

Anniversaries 

30 Years 

Dr. Jerry and Katherine Newton 

15 Years 

Juanita and Richard Miller 

Howell, Harold (Judy) 

Southlake, TX 76092 

2004 911 

Palestine 

Sachse 

5 Years 

Richard Bradley 

Peter Gushanas 

Tim and Sherie Machala 

Brett and Mary Sheldon 

Dennis Post 

Michael Williams 

Prochaska, Kevin (Nancy) 

Roanoke, TX 76262 

2007 Cayman S 

Argyle 

Tyler 

Plano 

Plano 

Aledo 

Plano 

Vartak, Dinesh 

Plano, TX 75024 

2004 Boxster 

Witty, Deborah (Jim) 

Southlake, TX 76092 

2003 Boxster 

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Unclassifieds 

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

then removed unless you 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 Slipstream. Be 

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 

sooner. Due to space constraints, photos may or may not be included. 

For Sale: Silver 1997 Boxster, Only an “8” cosmetically, but meticulously 

Boardwalk maintained mechanically for 112k miles. Great candidate 

for a Spec Boxster! $10,200 or will do the conversion RIGHT for $35k. 

Carl Amond (817)481-8371. (1) 

For Sale: 1994 Porsche 968 E Stock Class Race Car, The engine has 

been recently refreshed and it has a current logbook. Please see the following 

link for more information: http://www.ecarlist.com/cgi-bin/showroom.cgi?mode=show&id=133944&d_id=947 

Please contact Wayne 

Corley at 214-269-1571 or sales@rufautocentre.com See picture on the 

Maverick Website. (1) 

For Sale: Fuchs OEM “9x16” and “8x16” , OEM Porsche Anodized, 

Professionally Restored. These factory Porsche Fuchs have zero indentations, 

bends and zero curb rash. Freshly Anodized Spokes and Lips fresh 

out of box. Made in Germany Porsche Forged Alloy. Part # 911.362.119 

ET “9jx16” and 951.632.117 ET 23.3 “8jx16” sale $2,600, 2149574385 

or wiggins.jeffrey@verizon.net. (1) 

For Sale: Dunlop SP Winter Sport Tires, Fronts 205/55R 17 with 9 - 

10/32” tread. Rears 255/40R 17 with 8 - 9/32” tread. No plugs or patches. 

$125 takes them all. $150 and I will mount and balance on your rims, 

scratches at your risk. Carl Amond. Phone 817-481-8371. (1) 

For Sale: SPARCO EVO 1 SEAT, Red, excellent condition, also includes 

Brey Krause mounting brackets with slider. Must see - Asking $350 or 

Best Offer. Please contact Terry 214.288.2904 or terry.blechar@yahoo. 

com (2) 

For Sale: Fikse FM5, Black Finish (2) 8.5x17 ET47 (2) 10x17 ET52 

$1500 (2) Cup 2 style OE 9x17 ET55 (2) Cup 2 style OE 9x17 et 47 $500 

Hoosier R6 (11) 245/40/17 about 50% tread (15) 275/40/17 over 50% 

tread. All tires $2000. Individual please call. The wheels are NOT concourse. 

Tires and wheels where mounted on 944 S2. All tires have even 

tread wear. Steve Coomes day 940-440-0400 X3 cell 940-391-1897. (2) 

For Sale: 1986 911 Carrera, Targa Turbo-Look with 5 speed manual 

transmission wide body and a 3.2L engine with 217 HP. 1 of 2 built 

in 1986. Very well maintained and driven, not a garage queen! Guards 

Red over black leather, 930 sport steering wheel, turbo tie rods & H1 

headlights. Alpine AM/FM/CD with upgraded speakers. Cruise control, 

M-491 wide body turbo look, locking differential, auto heat control, power 

windows, power mirrors, power drivers seat, rear wiper, front and rear 

spoiler and Porsche mats. Ruf 17”x 9” and 10” rims with Bridgestone 

Potenza ZR 730 make this car look great! 126K well maintained miles. 

Also has spare tire, air compressor, jack, tool kit and mirror covers. 

Last of the ‘bullet proof” Porsches, and this one’s exceptionally fine. 

Email for more photos or info. Contact Rob – Rgreeny2@yahoo.com 

Price - $28,000. (3) 

For Sale: 1987 944 Turbo, $12,900 & 89,220 miles. Track ready. Very 

solid engine and trans. Body and interior features Sparco seats, 5 point 

harness and a $4500 custom roll cage by Autofab Race Cars. One set 

of factory type 90, 16” wheels, one set of Fikse 17” FM5 wheels with 

10” rears and 8.5” fronts. Racing equipment: removable steering wheel, 

PCA approved transponder, external kill switch, fire extinguisher. 

Interior: mostly intact except modification for roll cage. Mechanical 

upgrades: Turbo S front brakes. Upgrades to Leeda Coil over Race 

Shocks with extra springs of various rates. Alcon billet lower A-arms 

and adjustable camber plates. 3” stainless exhaust front to back with 

high flow muffler. No cat, but set up with a bypass tube. Kiss oil cooler 

upgrade lowers oil temp by up to 50 deg. Auto Authority and stock 

chips. Multiple receipts within the last 3k miles. Runs and drives great. 

Very reliable & race ready! Contact Bill Bernick @ 972-317-4005 or 

bbernick@fifthgear.biz. (3) 

For Sale: Eibach PRO-KIT, Gently used lowering springs for 987 

Porsche. Less than 1 year on car. Lowers car by 1 inch in front and rear 

greatly improving looks without sacrificing ride quality. PN 7218.140. 

Contact John at 214-450-7053, jrperser@yahoo.com. $200. (3) 

Visit Maverick’s website 

to see these ads and more. 

Pictures, when submitted, 

are shown there. 

www.mav.pca.org 

Slipstream Advertiser Index 

These advertisers support the Maverick Region... the Mavericks support these advertisers! 

A&H Award Pro (972)986-5724 Page 26 

American Garage (866) 326-4422 Page 26 

Autobahn Motorcar Group (800) 433-5602 B.C. 

Autoscope (972) 867-7467 Page 23 

Boardwalk Porsche (214) 576-1911 I.F.C. 

Buckley’s Precision Racing (817) 239-7969 Page 9 

The Complete Garage (972) 789-1500 Page 19 

Dallas Euro Cars (972) 243-4911 Page 9 

Eagles Canyon Raceway (940) 466-9775 Page 26 

Fifth Gear Motorsports (972) 317-4005 Page 22 

Istook’s MotorSport Svcs (817) 332-6547 Page 15 

Jerry DeFeo Designs (972) 240-5800 Page 17 

Louden Motorcar Svcs (214) 241-6326 I.B.C. 

Mayo Performance (817) 540-4939 Page 13 

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For advertising rates and information contact 

Lisa Steele at (214) 709-6418 

Mean Green Travel (940) 565-8111 Page 8 

Metro Volkswagen (972) 659-9999 Page 5 

Mustard Racing (817) 366-1678 Page 15 

911 Enterprises (972) 241-2002 Page 19 

Park Place Porsche (800) 553-3196 Page 6 

PartsHeaven (800) 767-7250 Page 17 

RetroAir (972) 960-6899 Page 17 

RUF Auto Centre (214) 269-1571 Page 25 

Soundwerk (817) 281-9381 Page 19 

State Farm Insurance (214) 387-0003 B.C. 

UPS Store (972) 420-1250 Page 15 

Ussery Printing (972) 438-8344 Page 17 

Zims Autotechnik (817) 267-4451 Page 20

Slipstream Advertiser 

for 25 years! 

Louden Motorcar Services has been 

servicing fine European motorcars in 

Dallas since 1977. From the moment you 

drive in, it is apparent that quality is our 

number one priority. From the comfortable 

waiting room to the well-kept workshop, 

Louden Motorcars exhibits professionalism. 

We’ve been winning awards for the quality 

of our service for years. Louden has been 

rated “Best in Dallas” twice by D Magazine, 

“Best in Texas,” “Top Ten in the U.S.” and 

“Best in the West” by the Robert Bosch 

Corporation (worldwide leader in fuel 

injection and electronics). 

And we’d like the opportunity to show 

you why.

Jan Mayo, Slipstream 

2973 Timber Creek Trail 


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