14.11.2016 Views

Slipstream - April 2009

The monthly newsletter of the Maverick Region of the Porsche Club of America

The monthly newsletter of the Maverick Region of the Porsche Club of America

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.

Get Out and Drive<br />

by Bryan Bell, Vice President<br />

Two months ago, Mike<br />

Brodigan asked if I<br />

would write an article for<br />

<strong>Slipstream</strong> while he was out of town in<br />

the month of March. I thought “Sure,<br />

no problem, I have lots of time to get<br />

that done”. As I sit here - the night it<br />

is due – I am thinking about what I have been doing<br />

the last few months. Well, with PCA, I have enjoyed<br />

a number of things this year. So far: Board meetings,<br />

New Members Party, DE at ECR, AX & TT schools<br />

and even a Zone 5 Presidents’ meeting. This is just the<br />

start of the Spring driving season that I love so. With<br />

DE’s, Sunday Drives, Rallies, AX & TT’s – Bring it<br />

all on!<br />

Then I started thinking about why I love driving a<br />

Porsche so much… While I have met a large number<br />

of great people in PCA and more than doubled the<br />

list of friends I have in this world, that is not the only<br />

reason I love to drive. When I first bought my 911, I<br />

would get up early on Saturday morning and go for a<br />

drive in the country alone with my car and the not so<br />

traveled roads of North Texas. Then I found driving<br />

on a track was an escape from the rest of the world. I<br />

relate it to a lot of other diversions in life, like golf, just<br />

with more adrenalin involved! Turning in to the apex<br />

of a corner on a track is much like doing a back swing<br />

in golf. You can’t think about anything else in your<br />

life at the moment! Now I get that same feeling seeing<br />

& helping others have that same experience that I love.<br />

So whether you have had your Porsche for 30 years or<br />

30 days, do yourself a favor and get up early tomorrow<br />

morning and go out for a drive.<br />

Save the flash!<br />

Owning a Porsche is a unique experience. Do your<br />

part to preserve the experience.....keep the flash alive!<br />

2

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!