Slipstream - August 2010
The monthly newsletter of the Maverick Region of the Porsche Club of America
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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>August</strong> <strong>2010</strong> - Published by the Maverick Region<br />
June 2007 -<br />
Porsche Published<br />
Club by<br />
of the<br />
America<br />
Maverick Region<br />
Porsche Club of America
http://mav.pca.org<br />
Departments<br />
Zone 5 Presidents ........................................1<br />
Drifting (President’s Column) .....................2<br />
Maverick of the Month ................................2<br />
List of Officers/Board Chairs ......................4<br />
Windscreen (Editor’s Column) ....................5<br />
Cliff’s Ramblings .......................................19<br />
New Member Spotlight .............................23<br />
Tech Corner ...............................................26<br />
New Wheels ...............................................31<br />
Anniversaries .............................................31<br />
Unclassifieds ..............................................32<br />
Advertiser Index ........................................32<br />
Volume 48 <strong>August</strong> <strong>2010</strong>, Issue 8<br />
Go Online for Latest Updates on Events<br />
http://mav.pca.org<br />
Upcoming Events<br />
Calendar of Events.......................................1<br />
Maverick Round Up in Grapevine ...............3<br />
Lunches ........................................................5<br />
Time Trial /Autocross Weekend - MR .........5<br />
Driver Education - MSR ..............................7<br />
Board Meeting ...........................................17<br />
Sunday Drive to MSR ................................20<br />
Happy Hour at Trinity Hall Irish Pub ... 24<br />
Boxstoberfest .............................................28<br />
Past Event Recaps<br />
Porsches and Ponies .....................................8<br />
Porsche Parade Take Two .............................9<br />
Parade <strong>2010</strong> ...............................................10<br />
Father’s Day at Speed Zone .......................16<br />
I Found My Thrill...On Blueberry Hill ......20<br />
Happy Hour at Wildwood Grill .................24<br />
Miscellaneous<br />
A Brief Look at the “Backyard Project” ......3<br />
Trivia Contest ..............................................7<br />
Help Wanted ..............................................28<br />
Membership Directory...............................31<br />
Nominating Committee .............................31<br />
Day <strong>August</strong><br />
4 Board Meeting<br />
6-8 Round Up<br />
10 Lewisville Lunch<br />
19 Happy Hour - Trinity Hall Pub<br />
26 Southlake Lunch<br />
Day October<br />
2 Time Trial #6 MW<br />
3 Autocross #7 MW<br />
6 Board Meeting<br />
9 Swap Meet & Concours<br />
10 Sunday Drive - Autumn Trails<br />
12 Lewisville Lunch<br />
16-17 Driver Education MSR<br />
21 Happy Hour - Uncle Julio’s<br />
23 Time Trial #7 MW<br />
24 Autocross #8 MW<br />
28 Southlake Lunch<br />
EC - Eagle’s Canyon, Slidell<br />
MW- Mineral Wells Airport, Mineral Wells<br />
MSR- Motor Sport Ranch, Cresson<br />
TMS- Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth<br />
Penn- Pennington Field Stadium, Bedford<br />
Day September<br />
8 Board Meeting<br />
11 Time Trial #5 MW<br />
12 Autocross #6 MW<br />
11-12 Boxstoberfest<br />
14 Lewisville Lunch<br />
16 Happy Hour - BJ’s<br />
18-19 Driver Education MSR<br />
19 Sunday Drive - DE Drive<br />
23 Southlake Lunch<br />
Day November<br />
3 Board Meeting<br />
9 Lewisville Lunch<br />
13 Charity Autocross TMS<br />
13-14 Driver Education EC<br />
18 Happy Hour - Mac’s<br />
21 Sunday Drive - Turkey Chase<br />
25 Southlake Lunch<br />
Cover Photo<br />
By Charlie Davis<br />
GT3 R Hybrid<br />
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ARK-LA-TEX<br />
Kenneth A. Chandler<br />
(318) 222-4400<br />
bad968@bellsouth.net<br />
CIMARRON<br />
John Shafer<br />
(918) 828-2802<br />
jlshafer@easytelmail.com<br />
COASTAL BEND<br />
Russell Adams<br />
(956) 592-3468<br />
radams@rgv.rr.com<br />
HILL COUNTRY<br />
Lenny Zwik<br />
lzwik@austin.rr.com<br />
<strong>2010</strong> Porsche Club Zone 5 Presidents<br />
LONE STAR<br />
Lynn Friedman<br />
bromilia@hal-pc.org<br />
LONGHORN<br />
Jack Merrell<br />
(830) 303-3640<br />
president@longhornpca.org<br />
MARDI GRAS<br />
Richard Martin<br />
(504) 861-4175<br />
rmmjr@cox.net<br />
MAVERICK<br />
Mike Brodigan<br />
(817) 233-0068<br />
president@mavpca.org<br />
OZARK<br />
Chuck Weeks<br />
(501) 580-4347<br />
clwweks@mac.com<br />
WAR BONNET<br />
Louis Lackey<br />
louis.lackey@<br />
anheuser-busch.com<br />
WHISKEY BAY<br />
Mike Hamza<br />
mhamza1@bellsouth.net<br />
ZONE 5 REP<br />
James Shoffit<br />
C - 972-786-6246<br />
james@shoffit.com<br />
<strong>August</strong> 1
Drifting<br />
Mik e Brodig an, Pr eside nt<br />
As I write this, Porsche Parade<br />
has just ended. As always, we<br />
had a bunch of trophy winners.<br />
<strong>Slipstream</strong> received 2nd in class for the<br />
largest regions, and our members had a<br />
great showing in several areas, including<br />
cars going fast, and cars looking beautiful.<br />
Look for more stories in this issue...<br />
The cars looking beautiful (Concours d’Elegance) is the<br />
competition that gets me. Now don’t get me wrong, I like a<br />
clean car as much as the next guy, but these guys go crazy.<br />
One time I asked Ed Mayo how long it took to prep a car. I<br />
thought maybe a day or two. Wrong! Some guys take several<br />
months to prepare their cars. I think the real fanatics wrap<br />
them in cellophane and place them in an airtight containers.<br />
At last year’s Parade, I watched the judges do their thing. I<br />
think they are darn near as crazy as the contestants. They<br />
can find nooks and crannies that even Porsche AG doesn’t<br />
know exist. Anyway, those are some CLEAN cars.<br />
I hear a lot of members discussing what their favorite<br />
model Porsche is. Lets take a poll. What is your favorite<br />
model Porsche? Mine is a 1987 Porsche 911. Zap me an<br />
e-mail at president@mavpca.org and let me know yours. I<br />
will report the results next month.<br />
This is Mike’s “get your money’s worth” advice. There are<br />
a lot of folks out there who have not yet taken an opportunity<br />
to take part in our events. We are one of the most active<br />
PCA regions in the country. Take a minute to look at our<br />
calendar of events and pick one. Our event chairs go to great<br />
lengths to provide our members with fun, well-run events.<br />
So whether you like driving,<br />
showing your car, or having fun<br />
at a social, we have something for<br />
you. Come join in.<br />
Every year about this time<br />
the region starts the process of<br />
election of officers. The first<br />
step is to appoint a nomination<br />
committee. This year James<br />
Shoffit is the chairman. If you are<br />
interested in running for an office<br />
or know someone you think<br />
would be interested, let James<br />
know at james@shoffit.com.<br />
Mav of the Month<br />
This month’s Mav of the month<br />
is a couple. Charlie and Teri<br />
Davis have been active Mavs for<br />
years. Charlie is everywhere taking pictures. He also takes<br />
care of the “Truckster” (our autocross storage and timing<br />
truck), and is an active part of our autocross team. Teri<br />
ran our rally program, and is very involved with PCA on<br />
the national level. The Davises are at most of our monthly<br />
meetings, giving us their valuable insights.<br />
For being the Mavericks of the Month, The Silver Fox in<br />
Grapevine is giving Charlie & Teri dinner for two at their<br />
award winning steak house.<br />
Charlie & Teri, thanks for all you do.<br />
Mike<br />
2
A Brief Look Back at the “Backyard Project”<br />
By Linda Bambina<br />
It was the end of October, 2009 when<br />
Prez Mike approached me about being<br />
the “project manager” for a big plan<br />
that he and Clara Lewis had come up with:<br />
a major renovation for the backyard at the<br />
Huffaker-Hughes Hope House, Maverick<br />
Region’s chosen charity for close to two<br />
decades.<br />
Some of you might have seen the “From the Regions”<br />
article in Panorama with an excellent picture of Mike<br />
and Joel Nannis<br />
(thanks, Charlie!)<br />
assembling a<br />
section of the<br />
playground<br />
equipment that<br />
took more than 10<br />
hours to complete.<br />
They ran the<br />
picture, but not the<br />
caption: “Check<br />
out the fine effort<br />
from President<br />
Mike Brodigan<br />
and long-time<br />
Membership<br />
Chair, Joel Nannis<br />
as they assemble<br />
one of the 2,000<br />
parts on this playset with the infamous Star Wrench!”<br />
And like so many aspects of big projects, there are 857<br />
stories behind the scenes….. just ask James or Wendy<br />
Shoffit about that wrench!<br />
Getting the playground equipment delivered, unloaded<br />
and installed was just one piece of the Big Picture. There<br />
was also drainage issues, sprinkler system re-routes,<br />
flagstone fitting, cement patio design and implementation<br />
as well as landscaping design, prep and planting, plus the<br />
infamous Kiddie Cushion requirements. To quote myself in<br />
the Pano article: “While Mavericks have donated clothing,<br />
appliances, furniture, toys and more for more than a decade<br />
now, this project would require cash and physical labor to<br />
bring it up to our Porsche Excellence is Expected standards!”<br />
Yep! The project was scaled back to “just” $14,361. Once<br />
again, there are MANY stories behind the fund-raising for<br />
this much money in the short amount of time I had to get it<br />
done. With Parade in early July, I knew that the middle of<br />
June was my absolute deadline to be finished.<br />
Somehow it happened. Special thanks to Wendy, Jan<br />
Mayo, Lisa Steele and Christy Payne for their hard work. Bit<br />
by bit, piece by piece, 31 Mavericks came through. That’s<br />
right. 31 people stepped up and made it all possible. Eight<br />
couples even gave $1,000 each, joining the Millennium<br />
Club that Mike created. (Those generous folks will be<br />
getting their names on the bricks outside the Hope House,<br />
joining the few who were the builders and the shakers for<br />
building the Hope House 3 ½ years ago.)<br />
Another miracle happened. An “old Maverick,”<br />
landscape artist<br />
Eric Devonport,<br />
proposed driving<br />
out to Mineral<br />
Wells and<br />
spending two<br />
12 hour days<br />
with one of his<br />
landscape design<br />
workers and<br />
stone fitters to<br />
get the rest of<br />
the job DONE.<br />
And we did. Lisa<br />
Huffaker stepped<br />
up, put in at least<br />
10 hours a day on<br />
this project, got<br />
her husband to<br />
do the cement work, took down part of the fence to increase<br />
access, invited Eric and his worker to stay at her home,<br />
saving money for the project in that way, even fed us as part<br />
of her contribution! May 18th … Mission Impossible…<br />
was completed.<br />
About a month later, Prez Mike and wife, Judy, had a<br />
wonderful celebration for everyone who contributed their<br />
time, energy or money to the successful outcome of this<br />
amazing event. Once again, Charlie took some fantastic<br />
pictures at the party. He also took the most beautiful sunset<br />
view of the entire backyard with a fabulous wide angle<br />
lens. They even presented an engraved rock to add to the<br />
Hope House’s backyard ambiance in honor of Clara Lewis<br />
and me. It says, “The foundation for HOPE is built one rock<br />
at a time.”<br />
Jan Mayo encouraged me to come up with an alliteration<br />
to explain my passion for this Hope House Transformation:<br />
From Down and Dirty ~ To Positively Pleasant<br />
Hugs to all of you who helped. You all ROCK, too!<br />
We should all be proud of this...<br />
Photo by Charlie Davis<br />
<strong>August</strong> 3
President<br />
Mike Brodigan<br />
H-817-488-8520<br />
C-817-233-0068<br />
president@mavpca.org<br />
Mike enjoys the Maverick social events,<br />
is a Drivers Education instructor and<br />
does a little Club Racing as well. His first<br />
Porsche is a 1999 Boxster that he intends<br />
to own forever. He also has a track<br />
prepared 1989 944 Turbo S (Chouncey).<br />
POSITION CHAIRPERSON<br />
Milton, James<br />
AX Chair Tannia<br />
Dobbins Lewisville Milton, James<br />
TT Lewisville Chair Travis Howard<br />
AX/TT Registrar Michael<br />
Pelletier<br />
AX/TT Rules Charlie Davis<br />
AX/TT Safety Chuck McCoy<br />
AX/TT Schools Bryan Bell<br />
& Lisa Steele<br />
AX/TT Tech Insp Jeff Herrmann<br />
AX/TT Timing Darron Shaffer<br />
AX/TT Workers Mike Lockas<br />
Club Race Co-Chair Joel Nannis<br />
Club Race Co-Chair Bill Miller<br />
Club Race Ads/PR Lori Mauthe<br />
Club Race Registrar Wendy Shoffit<br />
Concours Jack Griffin<br />
DE Chair John Hamilton<br />
DE Chief Dvg Instr. John Sandusky<br />
DE Registrar Joel Nannis<br />
DE Safety Bob Benson<br />
Email List Modr. Bob Benson<br />
Goodie Store Pat Friend<br />
Happy Hours Chris<br />
& Mentors Christensen<br />
Monda Hanna<br />
& Mike Lockas<br />
Membership Joel Nannis<br />
Past President James Shoffit<br />
Public Relations Andrea Bell<br />
Rallies<br />
Carey Spreen<br />
<strong>Slipstream</strong><br />
Advertising Pat Friend<br />
Editor Richard<br />
Bradley<br />
Event Ad Design Mark Gluck<br />
Mailing & Tech. Andy Mears<br />
Printing Fran Ussery<br />
Staff Wendy Shoffit, Matt Platts,<br />
Andy Mears, Jan Mayo<br />
Tannia Dobbins<br />
Socials<br />
Sponsorship<br />
Sunday Drives<br />
Swap Meets<br />
Tech Sessions<br />
Trivia Chair<br />
Web Site<br />
Zone 5 Rep.<br />
4<br />
Christy Payne<br />
Keith Olcha<br />
Clint Blackman<br />
Robyn Howard<br />
Ed Mullenix<br />
Jerry DeFeo<br />
Denny Payne<br />
James Shoffit<br />
Vice President<br />
Bryan Bell<br />
C-214-789-6895<br />
vp@mavpca.org<br />
Bryan bought a 1999 996 and joined<br />
PCA in 2003 after longing for a 911 his<br />
whole life. Then fell in love with driving<br />
one! He is active in Drivers Education,<br />
Autocross and Time Trial. Bryan<br />
works at Digital Print, Inc. located at<br />
Motorsport Ranch in Cresson.<br />
Andrea Bell<br />
H-817-270-4132<br />
pr@mavpca.org<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 />
tours@mavpca.org<br />
Richard Bradley<br />
C-214-763-5338<br />
editor@mavpca.org<br />
Frank Briggs<br />
concours@mavpca.org<br />
Chris Christensen<br />
817-442-9809<br />
hh@mavpca.org<br />
Jerry DeFeo<br />
972-240-5800<br />
trivia@mavpca.org<br />
Tannia Dobbins<br />
C-254-338-9392<br />
ax@mavpca.org<br />
tldobbins@embarqmail.com<br />
Mark Gluck<br />
C-817-706-9061<br />
mark@markgluck.com<br />
Jack Griffin<br />
concours@mavpca.org<br />
Secretary<br />
Lisa Steele<br />
H-214-709-6418<br />
secretary@mavpca.org<br />
Lisa has been a member of Maverick<br />
Region since 1995 and has had several<br />
Porsches currently driving a 1999 red<br />
911. She is active in Drivers Education,<br />
Autocross and Time Trial. For the past<br />
year Lisa’s 911 wore number 11 identifying<br />
her as the Ladies Top Driver of 2007.<br />
John Hamilton<br />
C-817-907-7823<br />
de@mavpca.org<br />
Monda Hanna<br />
W-972-450-3835<br />
monda.hanna@opco.com<br />
Jeff Herrmann<br />
C-254-338-1758<br />
Rider81@embarqmail.com<br />
Carl.G.Herrmann@us.army.mil<br />
Robyn Howard<br />
C-214-991-0873<br />
ax@mavpca.org<br />
red86944@yahoo.com<br />
Travis Howard<br />
C-214-616-6152<br />
tt@mavpca.org<br />
thoward914@yahoo.com<br />
Mike Lockas<br />
W-972-540-0245<br />
mikeldean@earthlink.net<br />
Pat Friend<br />
C-214-616-2477<br />
ads@mavpca.org<br />
goodiestore@mavpca.org<br />
Chuck McCoy<br />
H-972-956-0776<br />
Andy Mears<br />
H-214-394-5857<br />
andy@mavpca.org<br />
Bill Miller<br />
W-972-830-2676<br />
cr@mavpca.org<br />
Ed Mullenix<br />
C-972-231-5356<br />
techcorner@mavpca.org<br />
Please help us to keep growing!<br />
Treasurer<br />
Jim Falgout<br />
W-972-669-2370<br />
C-972-345-3009<br />
treasurer@mavpca.org<br />
Jim just joined Maverick Region in<br />
<strong>August</strong>, 2008. He drives a 1992 968<br />
cab and has recently enjoyed several<br />
social events. Jim is looking forward to<br />
participating in all the driving events.<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@verizon.net<br />
Christy Payne<br />
H-817-909-0966<br />
social@mavpca.org<br />
Denny Payne<br />
webmaster@mavpca.org<br />
Matt Platts<br />
C-817-919-1253<br />
W-817-440-2090<br />
Matt@Platts.net<br />
John Sandusky<br />
W-817-777-0421<br />
john.c.sandusky@lmco.com<br />
Darron Shaffer<br />
H-972-390-9709<br />
C-972-898-3002<br />
darron.shaffer@gmail.com<br />
Wendy Shoffit<br />
H- 972-506-7449<br />
C- 972-977-9821<br />
crreg@mavpca.org<br />
James Shoffit<br />
C-972-786-6246<br />
James@shoffit.com<br />
http://zone5.pca.org<br />
Carey Spreen<br />
C-817-422-3480<br />
rally@mavpca.org<br />
Fran Ussery<br />
W-972-438-8344<br />
H-817-481-8342<br />
fran@usseryprinting.com
Windscreen<br />
Richard Bradley, Managing Editor<br />
The Boxster is back and I’m finally<br />
in the driver’s seat. Man have I<br />
missed this car. Thank you to Hans<br />
and Bob, as well as everyone at RAC<br />
Performance that helped make it better<br />
than it was when I purchased it. As far as<br />
I’m concerned, RAC is fabulous!<br />
As you look through this month’s issue,<br />
I hope you notice a few of the many changes I have started<br />
making. Every year at our National Parade, there is a national<br />
competition where Regions around the country go head to<br />
head, or should I say, cover to cover in a newsletter contest.<br />
Last year, Jan Mayo was awarded 2nd Place in our class of<br />
800 members or more. This year, I was able to do the same<br />
with another 2nd. We are so close... <strong>Slipstream</strong> was as close<br />
as 16 points from winning First in Class and 25 points away<br />
from wining the best of the best and bringing the Heinmiller<br />
Award to Texas. I want to ask for your help in elevating<br />
your newsletter to a new level. <strong>Slipstream</strong> is for Mavericks<br />
and is about Mavericks, so please help us reach the pinnacle<br />
next year in Savannah. Please contribute in whatever way<br />
you can. I’m open to any and all suggestions and help.<br />
Hope to hear from you soon, Enjoy<br />
<strong>August</strong> 5
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© <strong>2010</strong> RAC Performance, Glenn Zanotti Art Director/Photographer.<br />
6
July Trivia<br />
It’s Easy to Play:<br />
Play here for Fun and Education and find the<br />
Answers below<br />
OR<br />
Play for Prizes on the Web at http://mavpca.org<br />
with the<br />
Answers and Winners to be posted at the end of<br />
the Month<br />
Thanks to Jerry DeFeo for putting this and the<br />
Web Trivia together!<br />
Congratulations to our June Web Winner<br />
Pierce Hooper<br />
for getting four out of the five correct with an<br />
Honorable Mention going to Cyril Reif for also<br />
getting 4 of 5 correct.<br />
Pierce will receive a $25 Gift Certificate to<br />
Zims Autotechnik<br />
1. According to one Magazine, one option no GT3 should be built without is<br />
the pneumatic nose lift, which, at the push of a button, raise the chin 1.2”<br />
for curb cuts and driveways. Just how much does that cost?<br />
a. $1895 b. $2460 c. $2985 d. $3490 May <strong>2010</strong> Car & Driver, p94<br />
2. The “Break-in Hints” on page 13 of the GT3’s Owner’s Manual include:<br />
“Never lug the engine in high gear at low speeds, do not exceed an engine<br />
speed of _____ RPM, and avoid full-throttle starts and abrupt stops.” What<br />
is the engine RPM you should not exceed?<br />
a. 4000 b. 4200 c. 4600 d. 5000 May <strong>2010</strong> Car & Driver, p92<br />
3. Many of us feel that the tires we put on our Porsche’s are expensive, and<br />
some are. As a bit of Trivia, how much does a replacement set of Factory<br />
Michelins cost for a Bugatti Veyron? a. $12,400 b. $14,500 c. $17,000<br />
d. $19,200 Cable TV 1 hour on the Veyron, May <strong>2010</strong><br />
4. Porsche is supposed to bring out the new ‘Baby Boxster’ in the Spring of<br />
2013. It should weigh less than _____ lbs and have a turbocharged four;<br />
selling for less than $40,000. What is the “less than” weight target?<br />
a. 2500 lbs b. 2700 lbs c. 2850 lbs d. 2950 lbs<br />
May <strong>2010</strong> Car & Driver, p58<br />
5. The ‘new concept’ Porsche 918 Spyder is both mean and green. A prototype<br />
lapped the Nurburgring in less than 7 minutes 30 seconds which is quicker<br />
than a Carrera GT. But driven in Economy Mode it can get _____ MPG.<br />
Just what can it get? a. 48 mpg b. 58 mpg c. 68 mpg d. 78 mpg May<br />
<strong>2010</strong> Road & Track, p39<br />
Answers: 1) d 2) b 3) c 4) b 5) d<br />
<strong>August</strong> 7
Porsches & Ponies<br />
by Christy Payne<br />
Photos by Wendy Shoffit<br />
Denny Payne collaborating with Shelly Burbank<br />
and Steve & Trish Christensen<br />
Longshot winners, Trish Christensen and<br />
Judy Brodigan!<br />
First, let me say that I’m not a big gambler. I tend to<br />
lose all the money I “play” with and decided a long<br />
time ago to just see the shows in Las Vegas and shop!<br />
However, we were all big winners at the Porsches & Ponies<br />
event at Lone Star Park!<br />
I know what you’re thinking...wasn’t it too HOT?<br />
Nope.<br />
The East Trackside area was wonderful! It was so cool<br />
that some of us had to step outside once in a while to warm<br />
up! What a great way to see the races! We were very close<br />
to the track, and the finish line! It was fun just trying to<br />
figure out all that information about the horses and jockeys.<br />
Ultimately, it was just dumb luck, I think!<br />
Some of the horses we bet on were Ready to Smokem, Wee<br />
Be Gone, Aggie Friend, Tropical Doll, Tellittomestraight,<br />
Salty Chick, Stormin Missile ...I just love all the silly names!<br />
The lunch buffet was delicious too! Brisket and BBQ<br />
chicken and salads so good, they were discussed around the<br />
tables. The potato salad had bacon in it, and we all know<br />
that everything’s better with bacon! What a great day with<br />
friends, fun and laughter!<br />
Okay, so now I guess I have to fess up. I actually ended<br />
up ahead by the end of the day...by fifty dollars!! Denny<br />
gets some of the credit, since we teamed up to make our<br />
picks. I guess I’m not such a loser after all!<br />
Thanks to all who attended! It wouldn’t have been as<br />
much fun without you!<br />
Christy with her<br />
big winnings!<br />
8
Porsche Parade….Take Two<br />
By Frank Briggs<br />
It was about a year ago when four couples returning<br />
from a wonderful week in Keystone, Colorado agreed<br />
to collectively converge on St. Charles, Ill. For the 55th<br />
Porsche Parade<br />
the following year.<br />
Bobbie and I had<br />
never been to St.<br />
Louis, MO so we<br />
decided it had to be<br />
a stop on the way for<br />
our four-car caravan. Our group consisted of John and Chris<br />
Hamilton, driving their beautiful, almost new C4S with<br />
only 10,000 miles followed by Doug and Cheryl Koeppen<br />
in their Arena Red 1996 993. Covering the back door were<br />
George and Dee Luxbacher in their beautiful 2006 Carrera<br />
S Cab while Bobbie and I had the pleasure of leading the<br />
group in our 1995 993 Coupe.<br />
Our departure date was June 30, from Sanger, Texas.<br />
We were to meet slightly before 11 AM and leave shortly<br />
thereafter. At about 10:55 my phone rang and it was Dee<br />
stating that they were on their way to meet us, but it was the<br />
first long trip they had taken in their 2006 Cab and finding a<br />
place for everything presented a challenge. Word has it that<br />
UPS was involved in their return trip.<br />
One of our original four couples, (Chris and Ann<br />
Christensen) was not able to make the trip as originally<br />
planned, however, they surprised us by seeing us off at our<br />
departure point. Getting a chance to visit with them made<br />
the morning even more special.<br />
After a group photo we were on our way. After several<br />
missed turns trying to find a lunch stop (remember, I was<br />
leading) we grabbed a bite to eat and were back on the<br />
road for our first night in Tulsa. I know that sounds like a<br />
short drive, but four or five hours surrounded by most of<br />
the clothes from one’s closet are about as long as one can<br />
tolerate.<br />
Thursday morning we were finally off to St. Louis. Our<br />
Tulsa hotel was in the middle of a construction zone so<br />
our group finally made it to I-44 after wandering around<br />
a residential neighborhood for a few minutes looking for<br />
the freeway (remember, I was still leading). It wasn’t long<br />
before Tulsa was in the rear view mirror (along with three<br />
of the most beautiful cars in the world) as we made our way<br />
to the Will Rogers Turnpike. Turnpike is another word for<br />
pay as you go. As we approached St. Louis I convinced John<br />
and Chris to take the lead as I was the only car without a<br />
GPS. There we were, cruising into St. Louis when over the<br />
horizon the famous Arch came into view. What a great photo<br />
opportunity with the back of John’s C4S framed by the St.<br />
Louis Arch. After checking into our hotel and unloading<br />
Photo by Frank Briggs<br />
our cars we decided it was time to relax and enjoy a dinner.<br />
Three couples strolled to Copia Wine Bistro for a terrific<br />
dinner while John and Chris took in the baseball game at the<br />
beautiful ball field<br />
downtown.<br />
Friday morning<br />
was time spent<br />
riding to the top<br />
of the Arch and<br />
general sightseeing<br />
before heading off to St. Charles for the 55th Porsche<br />
Parade. The afternoon consisted of driving through some<br />
beautiful farmland filled with cornfields. At about 6:30 PM<br />
four Porches filled with very tired drivers, passengers and<br />
lots of gear pulled into Pheasant Run for hotel check in.<br />
Saturday was Parade Check-In with all the excitement of<br />
things planned. If you have ever attended Parade, you know<br />
that Check-In is an event in itself. Saturday evening found<br />
us enjoying food catered by several famous Chicago eateries<br />
in an airport close to the headquarters. We were surrounded<br />
by a combination of fantastic vintage flying machines as<br />
well as extremely rare Porsches.<br />
Sunday was Concours day with a display that is only seen<br />
once a year. The number of 356’s as well as other models<br />
was incredible. Each car was a work of art. The golf course<br />
was a perfect setting with trees for much needed shade.<br />
The remainder of the week was filled with well-prepared<br />
banquets and well organized driving tours. I have never seen<br />
so many cornfields as we passed on the drives. The state<br />
parks were fun to visit and the wonderful catered meals kept<br />
our strength up for more driving.<br />
With the resort being west of Chicago about an hour, the<br />
committee organized bus tours to the city that included a<br />
Chicago River cruise as well as a tour of Oak Park, famous<br />
for homes designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.<br />
I can’t write this article without congratulating Wendy on<br />
her winning the Top Lady Driver time in the Autocross. I<br />
would also be remiss if I didn’t thank Jan, James and Wendy<br />
for all of their work in making this another successful<br />
Parade. It was also great to see so many Mavericks make the<br />
trip. There were lots of Texas License Plates in the parking<br />
lot.<br />
After a week of everything Porsche and Chicago, two of<br />
our number took separate routes home visiting sites and<br />
friends while the Hamilton’s and Briggs’ returned by way of<br />
St. Louis and Tulsa.<br />
A wonderful time was had by all and as soon as our cars<br />
(and us) have had a chance to recover from our 1000 mile<br />
one way trips, we will discuss our next adventure.<br />
Now, how far is Savannah?<br />
John, Dee, George, Chris, Bobbie, Ann, Chris, Cheryl, & Doug<br />
<strong>August</strong> 9
Parade <strong>2010</strong><br />
By Wendy Shoffit<br />
St. Charles? Where’s that? An hour west of Chicago?<br />
Well, that has some interesting possibilities! That’s<br />
what we thought two years ago when the location<br />
was announced during the Charlotte Parade. It turns out<br />
it’s a lovely town near the Fox River and loaded with other<br />
amenities that were NOT as available in Keystone, CO last<br />
year. Maybe you’ll remember our near disaster from last year<br />
with the broken shock and not much auto parts/hardware<br />
shopping nearby (if you don’t, check out page 12 of the<br />
Sept. ‘09 issue of <strong>Slipstream</strong>)? This year we made certain to<br />
locate all “necessary” shops before Parade began... just in<br />
case. Luckily, everything ran very smoothly.<br />
Parade this year returned to a seven-day format, to the<br />
delight of the majority of Parade attendees. The past<br />
few years they’ve tried compressing it to as little as five<br />
days without losing anything. Talk about BUSY! Events<br />
overlapped and by the end of the week we were exhausted.<br />
This year both James and I got an afternoon nap and we<br />
even caught National Awards Chair, Jan Mayo, sunning<br />
herself on her outdoor patio. Relaxing. *smile*<br />
We were blessed this year to be able to have the Concours<br />
on the golf course at the host hotel, the Pheasant Run Resort.<br />
It was nice being able to walk to see the cars, take a break<br />
in the room, and later walk back to see what we missed.<br />
The setting was spectacular and three brave Maverick<br />
members cleaned their cars with q-tips and toothbrushes to<br />
enter in the Concours d’Elegance. Not only did they enter,<br />
but they did very well. Tom and Barb Minnella took 2nd<br />
place in their class, Charles and Pam Armstrong took 1st<br />
place in their class, and Ed Mayo took 1st place in his class!<br />
Congratulations! Quite a feat for Mavs to have such a great<br />
showing.<br />
The TSD Rally this year was...ummm... how shall I put<br />
this delicately? Challenging, tricky, devilish? At a usual<br />
Parade Rally the trophy winning scores might end up in the<br />
hundreds, but this year they were in the thousands. By the<br />
end people were hot, tired, frustrated, and ready for a sweet<br />
treat at the ice cream social! Somehow that always seems<br />
to cheer people up. Once again, a few brave Mavericks<br />
Photos by Linda Bambina & Wendy Shoffit<br />
stepped up to the challenge. Dave and Jean Frick performed<br />
spectacularly in the Unequipped Plus category, taking 4th<br />
place. Carey Spreen partnered once again with Gerry Brown<br />
(from Golden Gate Region in California) and this time took<br />
6th place in Unequipped. Way to keep your cool and bring<br />
home some hardware! Awesome job.<br />
The Gimmick Rally had many takers this year, giving<br />
people an opportunity to see the sites with a longer time<br />
frame and more chance to relax. It also allows more people<br />
in the car (even if it’s a rental), hopefully to see more of the<br />
clues and answer the questions better. Taking home the very<br />
top honor was the team of Jerry, Myra, and Aubrey Sutton<br />
and Jess Holzer (Aubrey’s long time Parade friend since<br />
they were kids). Fabulous!<br />
The Parade autocross is an area that we Mavericks like to<br />
shine. We don’t have many Concours events or Rallies on<br />
our local calendar. Not that we haven’t tried... it just seems<br />
like most of the entrants who sign up would rather go as<br />
fast as possible, whether it’s on a race track or a parking<br />
lot filled with orange pylons. It’s hard to understand, but it<br />
seems inevitable. This year a few of us figured we’d give<br />
it a go at the course. It was a good design, utilizing some<br />
of the interesting surface issues on the parking lot. Water<br />
drains provided some on- and off-camber opportunities,<br />
often lifting a wheel during cornering and definitely making<br />
it a bit of a bumpy ride. Bringing home more well deserved<br />
trophies were Fran Ussery, winning 2nd in her class<br />
(Showroom Stock Boxsters), James Shoffit getting 2nd in<br />
his class (I04 - progressed cars), and my getting 1st in my<br />
class. I was also blessed to be able to finish with the Ladies<br />
Top Time of Day again this year, despite being 1.3 seconds<br />
slower than James and 5.2 seconds slower than Men’s TTOD<br />
winner, Leeds Gulick. Keep your fingers crossed that the<br />
other women drivers leave their zoomie race cars at home<br />
next year. I’ll gladly take a three-peat!<br />
Parade competition isn’t always about doing things with<br />
your cars. The Tech Quiz tests competitors’ knowledge<br />
about technical and historical aspects of Porsches. It<br />
is certainly not for the faint of heart. I’ve taken it in the<br />
10
past and much of the time walked out of there feeling like<br />
an idiot. However... at times I’ve still managed to score a<br />
trophy. This year I opted out, but several Mavericks opted<br />
in. Unfortunately, their scores were just out of trophy range.<br />
They remain undeterred, though, so look out Savannah<br />
2011! We WILL be back.<br />
Several national awards are also presented during Parade.<br />
Enthusiast (individual and family), Region of the Year,<br />
Public Service, Website, Newsletter, and many<br />
more trophies are handed out. Our very own<br />
Richard Bradley won a 2nd place trophy in<br />
Class V (the largest class) for <strong>Slipstream</strong>!<br />
Talk about some HARD work put in. So well<br />
deserved!<br />
There were other competitive events,<br />
including a golf tournament, RC cars, RC<br />
boats, art show, and 5K run/walk. If you<br />
wanted to compete OUTSIDE of your car,<br />
there were lots of opportunities. The toughest<br />
part is scheduling it all.<br />
While I’ve spent a lot of time talking about<br />
competition at Parade, that’s not all that it’s<br />
about. Driving tours have really come alive in<br />
recent years. From drives on Route 66 to a track<br />
experience on Road America, you could take<br />
your car to fabulous (albeit far away) places.<br />
For those wanting to leave their cars behind,<br />
they had bus tours taking people to Frank Lloyd<br />
Wright sites,<br />
Ed & Alan<br />
architectural<br />
working for Ed’s<br />
river boat<br />
1st place winner!<br />
tours, and<br />
tours of<br />
downtown<br />
Chicago.<br />
There was<br />
something for<br />
everyone.<br />
Kids this<br />
year were treated to tons of activities, many centering<br />
around the indoor/outdoor pool at the resort. Add to that the<br />
Ben & Jerry’s ice cream parlor in the hotel and you have a<br />
winner! There were activities for young kids, as well as a<br />
complete schedule for teens. If they wanted to participate,<br />
there was always something going on. Jasmine, our 13 year<br />
old, had a blast (despite being a teenager)! She finds friends<br />
wherever she goes.<br />
Banquets! How could I forget about the banquets? Each<br />
year they get better and better. This year kicked off with<br />
a welcome banquet in an airplane hangar. We joined with<br />
a fundraiser for a local children’s hospital and had a ball.<br />
Typical Chicago food was provided (deep dish pizza, hot<br />
dogs, Italian beef sandwiches, frozen cheesecake, etc.) and<br />
we gobbled it up. We were treated not only to fabulous cars<br />
and planes on display, a Cayenne Turbo raffle, “The Blues<br />
Wendy Shoffit, our top lady<br />
drive for year two !<br />
Brothers” in concert, but also an air show outside during<br />
dinner. What more could you ask for? I can’t imagine.<br />
Three of the last four banquets were held in the “Mega<br />
Center” at the hotel. That was certainly no misnomer. It<br />
was enormous! Having that much space allowed for the<br />
Concours banquet to have the division and overall winning<br />
cars ON DISPLAY. Not to be out done, the autocross<br />
banquet also allowed the winning cars (Showroom Stock,<br />
Production, Improved, and<br />
Modified) to be displayed<br />
(mine included, front and<br />
center). I’ve never seen that<br />
done before (this was my<br />
10th Parade) and was thrilled<br />
with both displays. There’s<br />
something special and very<br />
tactile about being able to<br />
get that close to amazing and<br />
beautiful vehicles.<br />
Fran, Linda, Jan & Alan<br />
after checking in<br />
The Rally banquet was taken off-site to the Morton<br />
Arboretum, complete with a live hedge maze and some<br />
amazing floral displays. Mother Nature, however, must<br />
not have wanted us to be outside that night, as she sent us<br />
pouring rains. Fortunately the organizers planned ahead and<br />
had enormous tents to be under. The real trick was keeping<br />
your food plate from drowning going from tent to tent. This<br />
will be one of the few banquets I’ll never forget!<br />
The victory banquet was the final one held in the “Mega<br />
Center.” While no Maverick member won the trip to<br />
Germany, I keep holding out hope.<br />
One of the most special parts of Parade for those who<br />
attend year after year is the opportunity to visit with friends<br />
from around the country. While it’s great keeping up with<br />
them on Facebook throughout the year, it’s so much better to<br />
be able to hug them in person. I’m always amazed at how<br />
each year we meet someone brand new and seem to bump<br />
into them throughout the week, building a friendship that<br />
only takes minutes at a time, but lasts for years to come. The<br />
slogan rings true year after year after year... “It’s not just the<br />
cars, it’s the people.” There were 34 Mavs who attended this<br />
year. I hope even more will attend next year in Savannah,<br />
Georgia from July 31st - <strong>August</strong> 6th, 2011. See you there!<br />
<strong>August</strong> 11
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<strong>August</strong> 15
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Travis<br />
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Cliff’s Ramblings<br />
by Cliff Blackshear<br />
Driving home today, I was thinking<br />
about all that had transpired in the<br />
shop over the last 12 hours. The<br />
one thought that kept standing out was how<br />
overwhelmed we are with new technology.<br />
Software and computer driven systems<br />
were the hot topic today. As technicians,<br />
the effort to keep up with new offerings<br />
is becoming more than just a challenge that<br />
requires reading the latest technical info. It<br />
seems that Porsche has given us advances<br />
in technology in the last one and one half to<br />
two years that is huge in new applications.<br />
The latest ideas come off an<br />
engineer’s drawing board, then are executed<br />
into production and we are barely given the<br />
heads up before the cars are on a ship and on<br />
their way over the pond. Usually, training has<br />
begun, but we have often only had our hands<br />
on a prototype. Not to frighten anyone, but<br />
that has been my experience since the early<br />
70’s as a Porsche technician.<br />
So much has to be learned with new<br />
offerings. We have seen: DFI introduction,<br />
“generation 2” flat 6 water filled engines,<br />
dual clutch sequential shift transmissions and huge advances<br />
in on board electrical systems; all in a very short time<br />
frame. Plus just keeping up with the latest improvements<br />
on systems we are familiar with. Brakes, suspension, air<br />
management, climate control, navigation, alarm system,<br />
lighting, passive and active safety items to name a few<br />
things that are always changing. With every change comes a<br />
new approach to diagnosis and repair applications.<br />
I thought to myself tonight, “this truly is more<br />
change in a short period of time than I’ve ever witnessed.”<br />
It is interesting and I know that the newest ideas are always<br />
so cutting edge. We are switching from PIWIS (Porsche<br />
Integrated Workshop Information System) to PIWIS 2 and<br />
the change is huge. The latest system tester is a “Toughbook”<br />
laptop and the entire way of interrogating on board systems<br />
has changed. Coding, programming, fault analysis, analysis<br />
logs, factory hand over to civilian use, has all changed.<br />
Current analysis logs run between 400 to 500 pages of data,<br />
it can be overwhelming, I love it! As an old timer, this is<br />
what keeps me thinking and trying to maintain an edge for<br />
understanding new technology.<br />
I have learned to spend as much time in the cars<br />
driving them for one reason or another and observing<br />
what works correctly and how it behaves. It is so helpful<br />
to truly know what is normal; “operating as designed”<br />
engine, gearbox, brakes, PCM (Porsche Communication<br />
PIWIS 2(Porsche Integrated<br />
Workshop Information System)<br />
Technology Moves On<br />
Management) etc. behavior. The cars have a personality<br />
that has to be understood. An engineering direction that can<br />
make them sometimes seem odd unless you understand the<br />
goal of “system performance” is important to experience.<br />
I ramble.............<br />
Porsche has some pretty awesome technical people<br />
over here to help us with any new model. Most often these<br />
days we need these guys to lead us through the electrical<br />
system diagnostic sequences. CAN (Controller Area<br />
Network) is so different from the past. Two<br />
wires that allow data from multiple control<br />
units to communicate with each other at the<br />
same time has been the norm for many years.<br />
Yet these systems become more complex<br />
every year. The front control unit drives<br />
everything from windshield forward; the<br />
rear control unit handles everything in the<br />
rear. Lighting, hood opening servos, alarm<br />
system components, spoiler activation, etc.<br />
and that’s the low speed network. High<br />
speed “CAN” handles fuel and ignition,<br />
traction management, active suspension,<br />
transmission commands, ABS, etc.<br />
There are times when I look at all<br />
the software on board and just get<br />
overwhelmed. It is like a cartoon to me. A microprocessor<br />
reports, “That microprocessor is handling this or that.” That<br />
microprocessor says “No I only handle some of it,” then they<br />
stop talking to one another, or start talking to the driver. “So<br />
and so is being bad and not listening to me” (a warning light<br />
comes on.) We then go in as overlords and tell them what<br />
they are going to do and to stop bothering the owner with<br />
their petty problems, such as (one doesn’t like the signal<br />
the other sends.) Implausible signal, below limit value,<br />
above limit value, no communication, short to ground, short<br />
to B+, open circuit, incorrect coding, etc. etc. It is truly<br />
comical the stupid things computer driven information can<br />
generate. And all the while the car is behaving fine except<br />
for the instrument cluster warning display. Fortunately these<br />
problems are rare. “I forgot” is another favorite of mine.<br />
Suddenly a car no longer has navigation or heated seats. We<br />
just reintroduce all the systems to each other and then they<br />
get along again.<br />
I’m so old school I cannot look at these problems from a<br />
computer background. I understand them, yet it seems so<br />
weird. There are times when I wish I was dealing with<br />
distributor points and spark plug heat range issues, or<br />
carburetors that need synchronizing. Maybe an adjustment<br />
to the float levels or even acceleration enrichments that are<br />
a bit off.… HAHAHA! Give me a 356 with tired<br />
synchros..... Running out of RAM! Cliff<br />
<strong>August</strong> 19
“I found my thrill….on Blueberry Hill”<br />
By Clint C. Blackman III<br />
June 13th, the Maverick Sunday<br />
Drive crew took off in search of the<br />
blueberry hills of East Texas. Forty<br />
“blueberry craving” Porsche fans took<br />
off from<br />
Mesquite,<br />
Texas in<br />
search of the<br />
sweetest Cyanococcus. East<br />
Texas has become famous<br />
for the sweetest blueberries<br />
because of the high acid content<br />
of the sandy soil and the Texas<br />
sun.<br />
Boardwalk Porsche loaned a<br />
new Panamera 4S to serve as<br />
our lead car. Everyone enjoyed<br />
trying out the driver’s seats…front and back! The car is<br />
“all Porsche” with great design lines and handling. The<br />
Panamera is a terrific addition for touring Porsche fans<br />
who want true sports car travel with four adults. Everyone<br />
enjoyed watching the Panamera take to the road in true<br />
Porsche style.<br />
After leaving the metroplex, our smiling “health foodies”<br />
arrived in Edom, Texas after great stretches of interstate<br />
highway followed by scenic “farm to market” roads. FM<br />
roads are fun to drive because they follow farm property<br />
lines. After years of<br />
farm truck and tractor<br />
travel, the roads are 90<br />
degree banked turns of<br />
pure driving pleasure.<br />
Edom is an artist<br />
colony of potters,<br />
painters, and sculptures<br />
that enjoy farm life.<br />
The town also has some<br />
of the finest East Texas<br />
comfort food. We got<br />
everyone’s attention<br />
Pick one... eat one... pick one...<br />
as the Porsche parade<br />
stopped at the Shed<br />
Café and the Edom Bakery. Cold, sweet iced tea never<br />
tasted so good. After the “pit stop” and a short drive we<br />
arrived at Echo Springs.<br />
The Echo Springs farm is the second largest blueberry<br />
farm in Texas. They cultivate 60 acres of the finest grade of<br />
“high bush” blueberry plants. After a brief discussion of the<br />
finer points of blueberry picking, Mavericks took to the<br />
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Photos by Clint C. Blackman III<br />
fields. Porsche people proved they could pick & pluck with<br />
the best pickers! It was easy…you pick one and eat one…<br />
and pick one and eat one! After work in the fields we<br />
enjoyed, a tour of the harvesting machines and the production<br />
Come join us on our next Sunday Drive.<br />
plant was held. In the country store everyone stocked up on<br />
more blueberries, blueberry ice cream, blueberry pie and<br />
everything else made with blueberries. We found our thrill<br />
in the blueberry hills of East Texas. Join us on our next<br />
thrilling adventure as we find new and fun Porsche places to<br />
drive.
<strong>August</strong> 21
Experience Your Porsche in a New Way!<br />
By driving on a real North Texas racetrack<br />
Eagles Canyon Raceway is the beautiful culmination of years worth of<br />
research, planning & design into the rolling hills of North Texas near DFW.<br />
Eagles Canyon Raceway features 2.55 miles, 4 straights over 1,300 feet long, 11<br />
turns, and 340 feet of overall elevation change. Eagles Canyon is a true driver's<br />
track, and is planned to host all classes of events from the top level racing series<br />
to club racing and private HPDE days.<br />
We are proud to receive PCA events including Club Racing and look forward to<br />
each and every event!<br />
With an EC Membership you can enjoy driving on a track that is quickly<br />
becoming history in the making. We offer all that you need including a<br />
challenging track, high octane fuel & a grill for lunch. Join us by signing up at<br />
www.eaglescanyon.com or call for information at 940-466-9775.<br />
940-466-9775<br />
www.eaglescanyon.com<br />
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Member Spotlight: Josh Noble<br />
by Andrea Bell<br />
This month, our new member<br />
spotlight is on Josh Noble. Josh<br />
purchased a black 2006 Cayman<br />
S in 2009. His first car was a 1995, red,<br />
BMW M3. While completely impractical<br />
for a 16 year old, that little red sports car<br />
made the weekends the best. He said that it<br />
may have been the cause of some troubles,<br />
but he has no regrets now. Then came college; and although<br />
the lack of practical space was without restriction,<br />
if not an advantage to a teen, the opposite was true<br />
for a co-ed. His freshman year, he sold the BMW<br />
and purchased a 2002 Acura TL Type S.<br />
This past fall he was finally in a position to<br />
go back to the impractical, yet overly satisfying<br />
driving experience he had been missing for years.<br />
After initial investigation of the market he was<br />
looking into a BMW 3.35i, secondary to the great<br />
experiences with his first car. With pre-owned<br />
manual 3.35s in very limited supply, and new ones<br />
being a bit overpriced, he was in no rush to jump<br />
into a purchase. Then by chance, he happened to<br />
visit the Park Place Mercedes dealership across the<br />
street from his home on recommendation to see<br />
their trade-ins. He said, “I wish I had a photo of<br />
the salesman’s face when I told him I had no interest in a<br />
Mercedes.” He walked around the back lot, and sandwiched<br />
between an Aston Martin with awful orange interior, and<br />
a Mustang of the worst generation, he found his Cayman.<br />
According to Josh, it was in pristine condition, and with<br />
only 6K miles, it was apparent that it had been someone’s<br />
second love for the past few years. Josh mentioned an<br />
interest, but assumed that a car of that quality would be out<br />
of his price range.<br />
He left the dealer without thoughts of any quality<br />
prospects, but a call 1 hour later with a quote changed his<br />
position. He said he had no doubt that his girlfriend was<br />
hiding overwhelming thoughts of scorn when he told her<br />
they needed to drop what they were doing so he could<br />
test drive a Porsche. He added, “I have no doubt she was<br />
calculating how I would be making up for my testosterone<br />
driven foolishness later.” After 10 minutes in the car he was<br />
ready to sign, and said he would have done it on the side<br />
of the road even. Josh said, “Critics be damned, the kick<br />
of that throttle sparking the roar of the 3.4L mid-engine<br />
mounted inches from my head cannot be ignored. This is<br />
what driving is supposed to feel like.”<br />
Josh is single at the moment. Then he said, “Correction, I<br />
am currently “not married” as my girlfriend would not find<br />
the term “single” to best describe my relationship status.”<br />
His girlfriend, Andrea Gimple is finishing up her degree<br />
Photo by Andrea Gimple<br />
from TCU in special education. Josh then explained further,<br />
“Don’t worry, I just graduated in 2008 so the Porsche and<br />
college girlfriend is not a mid-life crisis sign.” He also has<br />
a two year-old, 120 lb. Rhodesian Ridgeback. Fortunately<br />
Andrea drives an X5 to help tote him around.<br />
Josh grew up in Colleyville with a brief time near the end<br />
of high school in Alexandria, VA. He came back down to<br />
Fort Worth to attend TCU. He received his undergraduate<br />
degree there and will be returning this fall for a professional<br />
MBA.<br />
His friends would say<br />
that work is his hobby, but<br />
swears he is more fun than<br />
that. He loves to do just<br />
about anything that allows<br />
him to interact with others.<br />
Although not very good yet,<br />
he recently picked up golf<br />
and has been trying to get<br />
out as much as possible. Josh<br />
also enjoys cooking with his<br />
friends. He confessed, “I am<br />
not very good at coming up<br />
with innovative concoctions<br />
from scratch, but I am<br />
darn good at reading a cookbook. Cooking together is a<br />
phenomenal way to bring friends together because everyone<br />
likes to eat and the food is that much better when you made<br />
it.”<br />
He also enjoys going to the gun range with friends. He<br />
shared, “Whether you are shooting clays or handguns, there<br />
is something oxymoronic in the exhilarating yet relieving<br />
feeling of firing off a few rounds.” Josh enjoys traveling,<br />
so much in fact, that this summer he will be finishing off<br />
visiting every state including Alaska. When traveling to<br />
someplace tropical, he also enjoys scuba diving. Josh also<br />
greatly enjoys learning about art. He is a member of the<br />
Kimbell Art Museum’s Cosmopolitans, which host special<br />
events for young professionals interested in art. If he could<br />
list his oddest interest, it would have to be that he is a hot<br />
sauce fanatic. He always has a random bottle on the table<br />
and just about everything imaginable in the cupboard.<br />
Josh stays involved as an Alumni Advisor for his college<br />
fraternity. He said, “The Greek system gave me the<br />
opportunity to build my skills in financial management,<br />
people management, interpersonal relationships, and<br />
philanthropy. I work with the active fraternity executive<br />
board to provide a fresh perspective on their projects and<br />
plans.”<br />
We are proud to welcome our new member Josh to the<br />
Maverick family.<br />
<strong>August</strong> 23
Happy Hour at Wildwood Grill<br />
by Chris Christensen<br />
Formerly known as the Southlake<br />
Tavern, the Wildwood Grill is<br />
now owned and operated by Dave<br />
Garner. As those of you know who were<br />
there, we are sure you will attest to the<br />
fact that Dave pays<br />
attention to the<br />
details. He was<br />
seen on numerous occasions in the<br />
parking lot making sure all of the<br />
Porsches were correctly parked<br />
in reserved spaces he designated.<br />
We think Dave had as much fun<br />
overseeing the parking of the<br />
Porsches as examining them as they<br />
arrived. But then who wouldn’t,<br />
there were as usual, a great array<br />
of cars of many vintages including<br />
a beautiful 1990 944 cab. But it is<br />
hard to drop anchor on any one of the cars…that is why we<br />
own Porsches, they are all beautiful.<br />
About 30 Mavericks made the trip to Southlake to<br />
enjoy the food and Porsche inspired camaraderie. We all<br />
enjoyed very tasty hors<br />
d’oeuvres that seemed to<br />
keep on coming. The new<br />
restaurant was completely<br />
remodeled by Dave Garner<br />
after he purchased it. It<br />
is not recognizable from<br />
the old Southlake Tavern.<br />
Although tucked into<br />
the town of Southlake<br />
and maybe a little hard<br />
Cheryl Koeppen & Chris Hamilton<br />
Cheers...<br />
to find, it represents a<br />
moderately priced menu of<br />
a blend of Southwestern,<br />
Mediterranean and Asian cuisines. Prices are moderate and<br />
certainly worth it. Soups, sauces and marinades and salad<br />
dressings are made fresh in-house. The salmon was very<br />
good, and as a $15.00 entrée it would be north of $20.00<br />
elsewhere. We do not want Dave to know this, so let’s keep<br />
it a secret so we can come back and enjoy the good food and<br />
spirits again and save a few bucks.<br />
Happy Hour notification; we try and send out invitations<br />
to Mavericks via email that have not joined the MRPCA@<br />
YahooGroups.com email list. If you have not done so, it<br />
is highly recommended that you join. First of all you get<br />
race chatter and other technical information from our more<br />
communicative members and you learn about happenings<br />
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Guess who just got married?<br />
Congratulations to John & B J Harvey<br />
Photos by Chris Christensen<br />
around the Maverick PCA community. Secondly, when<br />
we email out alerts regarding Happy Hour you are sure to<br />
receive a timely reminder email about four days prior to the<br />
event. We try and pick up all new Mavericks’ emails that<br />
are sent to us from PCA corporate, but some of the older<br />
emails that we have on file are no<br />
longer working. Just a thought for<br />
those who want to be kept up to date,<br />
so please join-up. Go to mav.pca.<br />
org for more information regarding<br />
joining.<br />
So with that said, we had a few new<br />
Mavericks visit us at Happy Hour this<br />
month. They were; Becky Freeman<br />
who owns a pretty sporty 2002 911<br />
with her name on the plate. We will<br />
know her forever coming and going.<br />
Also welcome Scott Mesenbrink<br />
who drives a 2007 C4S Cab. As some<br />
of you may know, I want a 911 very badly. So whenever<br />
you new 911 guys show up I get very jealous. Lastly we<br />
want to recognize Tommy Snyder who became a member
the same day as Happy Hour. He is a principle at Alpen<br />
Motor Sports located in Colleyville. A small plug for his<br />
new business and a big good luck also. By the way, Tommy<br />
was driving the 944 Cab.<br />
One of a few Porsches that<br />
he has available.<br />
As mentioned we had<br />
a good turn-out, but<br />
although we do not know<br />
the specifics we heard that<br />
there were newlyweds in<br />
the crowd. I don’t want<br />
to embarrass them of<br />
Dee Luxbacher & Doug Koeppen<br />
course….but you may<br />
guess who they are in a<br />
picture in this HH news bulletin. It is a good testimonial to<br />
Porsches slogan that “it is not about the cars, it is about the<br />
people” or something like that. I suppose it is about meeting<br />
people with common interests and what better venue then<br />
Happy Hour…..and Porsches.<br />
In July we returned to Big Buck’s in Grapevine which is<br />
located next to the Bass Pro Shop in front of the<br />
Grapevine Mills Mall, 2501 Bass Pro Drive, Grapevine<br />
Texas. Each month we will try and move around the<br />
Metroplex so that almost everyone gets a chance for a short<br />
drive to Happy Hour.<br />
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(125 feet s. of Pioneer, on the W. side of Corzine st.)<br />
Arlington, texAs 76013<br />
817-366-1678<br />
<strong>August</strong> 25
Tech Corner<br />
By Ed Mullinex<br />
Here we are in <strong>August</strong> already.<br />
Parade has come and gone and<br />
Roundup is this month. June and<br />
July just sort of whizzed by, distinguished<br />
only by lots of heat, and lots of rain in June,<br />
followed by lots more heat. I recall in May<br />
wishing the cold weather would go<br />
away so as the old saying goes, be<br />
careful what you wish for!<br />
Again this year, as I have done for the past two,<br />
I employed summer help. I collaborate with the<br />
Richardson School District to help provide summer<br />
jobs for High School kids. Mark<br />
Mester, the automotive program<br />
manager at RHS, has a pretty good<br />
handle on the kids in his program<br />
that have the talent and want to pursue a career as auto<br />
technicians. He has his candidates prepare a resume and<br />
arrange a job interview. Excellent training for youngsters<br />
just leaving the nest. This year, Mark gave me a list of five<br />
potential candidates. I interviewed all of them. It’s sort<br />
of like going to get a new puppy. You see an entire litter<br />
of them, so picking just one is difficult. Out of the five,<br />
two stood out as being particularly talented (extensive<br />
experience taking stuff apart at home and for the most part,<br />
getting it back together) and really wanted to be technicians.<br />
Every year when I go through this process, I think back to<br />
the days of my youth when I too, was eager to be a “Jedi<br />
Porsche Mechanic.” Master Yoda, aka Sid Checkaj, was<br />
a patient man! I was only going to employ one apprentice<br />
this year, but as with the puppy selection process, I took<br />
on two. They are good kids and other than my being run<br />
ragged making sure they follow procedure and not breaking<br />
anything, I don’t regret taking on the additional help.<br />
Summer driving brings with it some unique considerations.<br />
Those of us who, from time to time, are forced to leave our<br />
cars parked outside for hours in the sun know only too well<br />
how uncomfortably hot leather upholstered seats and<br />
steering wheels can be. I usually bring towels along and<br />
drape them over my dash, steering wheel, and seat. This<br />
time of year, one would be advised to apply plenty of leather<br />
dressing to the seats and dash. Some other issues that are<br />
common in summer are degraded A/C cooling and cooling<br />
system failures. Other than the Cayenne that has huge<br />
condensers up front, Porsches will usually not freeze you<br />
out while driving on a hot day. The water-cooled variants<br />
seem to have better A/C cooling than the pre 1990 air-cooled<br />
predecessors. If you have an air cooled 911, you should<br />
make sure the A/C is turned off before you open the engine<br />
lid to check your oil. The primary condenser is located<br />
under the air intake grill. The engine fan pulls air across the<br />
condenser to dissipate the heat. With the engine lid up, no<br />
air flows across the condenser and the A/C system pressure<br />
rises dramatically in just a few seconds. Not good for the<br />
A/C compressor! On the subject of cooling system failures,<br />
if you have a water-cooled type that experiences overheating<br />
while driving, pull off the road and turn off the<br />
engine. Do not immediately go open the radiator<br />
cap! The cooling system is pressurized to 22 psi.<br />
Normal operating temperature is 190 degrees F. A<br />
hot engine can exceed 250 degrees. My bride still<br />
has a scar on her thigh from a nasty burn she received<br />
after opening the radiator cap on an<br />
overheating engine. After waiting<br />
several minutes, the coolant level<br />
can be checked and if needed, topped<br />
off with coolant mix that is no more than<br />
50% anti-freeze. On the air-cooled cars, that skinny little<br />
belt back there turning the fan and alternator provide all of<br />
the cooling for the engine. If the belt breaks, pull over and<br />
stop the engine (this applies to the water-cooled as well.)<br />
Running the engine without a belt can cause extensive<br />
engine damage (think $) in only a few minutes.<br />
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<strong>August</strong> 27
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<strong>August</strong> 29
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New Wheels<br />
by Joel Nannis<br />
Billings, Jacki<br />
Garland, TX 75042<br />
2009 Cayenne<br />
Neal, Craig<br />
Bedford, TX 76021<br />
1983 944<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 />
Blandford, Keith (Carol)<br />
Mc Kinney, TX 75071<br />
2000 Boxster S<br />
Collette, Steve (Lance)<br />
Dallas, TX 75214<br />
2007 Cayman<br />
Easterly, Arnie (Susan)<br />
Southlake, TX 76092<br />
2002 911<br />
Fain, Chris<br />
Granbury, TX 76049<br />
1995 993<br />
Schmidt, Jason (Hugh Rucker)<br />
Dallas, TX 75225<br />
2001 Carrera<br />
Snyder, Tommy<br />
Colleyville, TX 76034<br />
1990 944<br />
Tendoeschate, Paul<br />
Garland, TX 75040<br />
2008 Cayman S<br />
Vecchio, Joel (Ernie Tacsik)<br />
Dallas, TX 75287<br />
1991 964<br />
Green, Chris (Kukai<br />
Sunakapakdee)<br />
Irving, TX 75062<br />
2008 911 C4S<br />
Havlik, Sheree<br />
Allen, TX 75103<br />
<strong>2010</strong> Carrera<br />
Johnson, Ken<br />
Plano, TX 75025<br />
2006 911<br />
Lazzara, Paul (Sheila)<br />
Flower Mound, TX<br />
<strong>2010</strong> 997 C4S<br />
Anniversaries<br />
Rink, Virgil<br />
Cohen, Van<br />
Gabriel, Simon<br />
Martin, Wallace<br />
Watkins, Stephen<br />
30 Years<br />
10 Years<br />
White, Gary<br />
Keller, TX 76248<br />
2001 911<br />
Woolsey, Thomas<br />
Dallas, TX 75206<br />
<strong>2010</strong> Boxster<br />
Zimmerman, Dan<br />
Heath, TX 75032<br />
2002 911<br />
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Dallas<br />
Garland<br />
Denton<br />
Nominating Committee<br />
The Nominating Committee appointed by President<br />
Mike Brodigan is chaired by James Shoffit and is<br />
comprised of James Shoffit, 1112 Santa Fe Trail,<br />
Irving, TX 75063, 972-786-6246, james@shoffit.com,<br />
Carey Spreen, 4748 Gerald Ct, Keller, TX 76244, 817-422-<br />
3480, cmgspreen@verizon.net and Robyn Howard, 1701<br />
Cypress Dr, Irving TX 75061, 214-991-0873, red86944@<br />
yahoo.com. The Nominating Committee is soliciting<br />
suggestions or nominations from the general membership,<br />
so if you know of someone that wants one of the four elected<br />
positions, or if you would like to serve your region yourself,<br />
let one of the nominating committee members know.<br />
5 Years<br />
Csanadi, Randy<br />
Diliberti, Thomas & Danielle<br />
Friedauer, Max<br />
Gerrish, Scott & Windsor<br />
McBee, David & David<br />
Potadle, Mark & Marla<br />
Vaughan, Mark<br />
Fort Worth<br />
Dallas<br />
Colleyville<br />
Weatherford<br />
Dallas<br />
Roanoke<br />
Colleyville<br />
<strong>August</strong> 31
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, then<br />
removed unless you request that it be run for an additional 3 issues. E-mail your ad to classifieds@mavpca.org by the 10th to have your ad run in the following month’s <strong>Slipstream</strong>. Be sure to<br />
include car year, make and model, its mileage and asking price, as well as a contact name, phone number and /or e-mail address. All parts will be advertised on our website. Check your ad for<br />
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.<br />
For Sale: 2000 Boxster S, One owner Texas car with 8,700 miles (not a<br />
misprint). Guards red/tan in excellent condition. Has won (best in show) and<br />
placed in local Concours. Near new Bridgestones, Bird Automotive center<br />
armrest, matching hardtop, Porsche bra, coordinated cocoa mats. Was to be<br />
shown at Parade this year but illness forced cancellation. This is a great car and<br />
you will not be disappointed. $22,500, contact Chris at 817-917-6725 or email at<br />
cvillereal@aol.com. (1)<br />
For Sale: 1988 Porsche 924S, 944 engine, single owner, garaged with a<br />
Porsche cover, always in DFW area. 7,800 original miles. All original paint, fire<br />
engine red, & interior, tan leather upholstery, with automatic transmission, power<br />
windows & original security system. New battery. No scratches or dents. Mint<br />
Condition. Really beautiful. $12,000 OBO. for more information E-mail George<br />
at georgematuskey@gmail.com. (1)<br />
For Sale: 1987 Porsche 944, Vin# WPOAB0946HN477034 Second owner.<br />
Very clean 944 reliable and runs very well. Just painting in the original charcoal<br />
gray and burgundy interior is in very good shape. Approx 280k original miles,<br />
A/C is very cold. Tires are in good shape, Clutch was replaced 10k miles ago and<br />
hydraulic slave and master cylinder replaced at that time. Engine tuned up 5k ago,<br />
timing belt replaced 15k ago, and Transmission shifts smooth and solid. AM/FM<br />
CD player. $6500.00 Kevin Fortier Ft. Worth, Tx. Phone# 682-225-7888 e-mail:<br />
kevinafortier@yahoo.com (2)<br />
For Sale: 1986 944 Turbo (951), Copenhagen blue exterior/Linen interior<br />
Painted in 99, front seats reupholstered. Maintained by GTI, ZIM’s, Mayo<br />
Performance and owner. Autothority Stage II chip, Lindsey boost enhancer &<br />
blow off valve. Garaged and used on a limited basis, mileage est.@ 84,000. VG<br />
condition. $12k Call Bill, 817-354-9010 or email bevans118@hotmail.com for<br />
additional information. (2)<br />
For Sale: 74 911 Targa, rebuilt engine, brand new alternator, shocks, struts,<br />
re-padded top, good floor pans, OK interior with after market red + black seats,<br />
red + black steering wheel, aftermarket wheels, new rear tires. Body and paint in<br />
really good shape- no damage, a couple minor rust bubbles. Burns a little oil on<br />
start-up, then clears out when hot, runs bulletproof. 52k and I have put about 6k on<br />
it in 7 years. Serviced at Fifth Gear. I have about $14-15,000 in it, but would sell<br />
around $11,000. Contact Bill at 214-616-4168 or bill.thompson@points.com. (2)<br />
For Sale: 1988 911 Carrera Coupe, Marine blue/silver leather: 103K:<br />
Lowered, corner balanced, Koni adjustable, front strut brace: Original Fuchs<br />
wheels: Sunroof: New clutch, flywheel, synchros: New starter: New Optima<br />
battery: New SSI headers and new stainless Dansk dual exhaust: Rebuilt AC:<br />
Recent 15,000 mile tune up: Photos available. $22,800. Kenneth Grossmann<br />
575-382-5912, pigglywiggly66@earthlink.net (2)<br />
For Sale: 1977 Porsche 911S Targa , $14,000. 79000 miles, Red with Tan<br />
interior. Low miles on Motor Meister engine rebuild. Service records back to<br />
original owner and many reference / repair manuals included. Contact Cal Byson<br />
at calbyson@yahoo.com for additional pictures and details. (2)<br />
<strong>Slipstream</strong> Advertiser Index<br />
These advertisers support the Maverick Region... the Mavericks support these advertisers!<br />
Autobahn Motorcar Group (800) 433-5602 B.C.<br />
Autocrossnumbers.com (972) 670-2483 Page 25<br />
Autoscope (972) 867-7467 Page 18<br />
Boardwalk Porsche (214) 576-1911 I.F.C.<br />
Buckley Racing (817) 239-7969 Page 15<br />
Eagles Canyon Raceway (940) 466-9775 Page 22<br />
Fifth Gear Motorsports (972) 317-4005 Page 29<br />
German Technologies Inc. (817) 540-0712 Page 12<br />
Invisibra (214) 704-9299 Page 12<br />
Istook’s MotorSport Svcs (817) 332-6547 Page 21<br />
Jerry DeFeo Designs (972) 240-5800 Page 14<br />
James L. Falgout, P.C. (972) 669-2370 Page 15<br />
Louden Motorcar Svcs (972) 241-6326 I.B.C.<br />
Maverick Region Goodie Store http://mav.pca.org Page 17<br />
Mayo Performance (817) 540-4939 Page 28<br />
Mean Green Travel (940) 565-8111 Page 26<br />
32<br />
For Sale: 1988 924S with 944 engine, Single Owner, garaged with a Porsche<br />
cover, always in DFW area. 7,800 original miles. All original paint, fire engine red,<br />
& interior, tan leather upholstery, with automatic transmission, power windows &<br />
original security system. New battery. No scratches or dents. Mint Condition.<br />
Really beautiful! $12,000 OBO. E-mail George at georgemat@att.net for more<br />
information. (2)<br />
For Sale: 1990 C2 , Arctic Silver with Black Interior. New Stereo/CD Player.<br />
Recent AC recharge and new gaskets, etc. Car runs and drives perfect. 72,000<br />
miles. $21,900. Contact John at jcastro@maximusalliance.com (2)<br />
For Sale: 1988 Porsche 911 Targa, Popular features of G50 trans. and whale<br />
tail! Excellent condition with recent top-end & clutch rebuild and targa top liner<br />
replaced. Updated suspension ready for the track or street; extra set of Fuchs<br />
included (4 7x16, 2 8x16). Updated Alpine CD stereo with Infinity speakers. Also<br />
included are tool kit, air compressor, original stereo and steering wheel - plus I’ll<br />
throw in whatever books I have. 138,700 miles - asking $21,500. Contact Info:<br />
Jeff at 972-939-0893 or jeffatkins@verizon.net. (3)<br />
For Sale: 1978 Euro 911 SC Club Race “E” Car, Complete, fully sorted,<br />
nothing spared proven winner. PCA Club Racer “E” Class. Professionally prepared<br />
car includes full cage with NASCAR doors, new Cobra Evolution HALO seats,<br />
data acquisition, 8 & 9” Fuchs, complete state of the art suspension, LSD and all<br />
the other expected goodies and modifications throughout the car. Low time on very<br />
strong Euro Hi-Comp engine and trans. Straight clean white with Martini livery.<br />
All new expendables, way too much to list, needs absolutely nothing. Forced to<br />
sell quickly at significant loss. $36k offers encouraged. Contact David Keens at<br />
817-228-2948 or dkeens@sbcglobal.net. (3)<br />
For Sale: 1998 Spec Boxster, Highly developed race built by Speed Gallery<br />
to the limit of the rules; 4 hours on rebuilt motor, Sachs clutch, S oil cooler, GT3<br />
front and rear lower control arms, Bilstein PSS9 coilovers with upgraded spring<br />
package, Terrat front drop link and rear toe links. New Pagid pads, zero hour<br />
battery, New Sparco Hans race seat, removalbe steering wheel, Schroth belts,<br />
Nascar cage, Alcantara dash, Motorola radio, cool suit, 996 front bumper. Way<br />
too much to list. The trickest, quickest, sharpest and funest race car available for<br />
this exciting spec Boxster class. Beautiful new Speed yellow paint and custom<br />
graphics and custom painted wheels. Over $45,000 invested $38,250 OBO<br />
Paul Fairchild 602-363-8449. (3)<br />
For Sale: 1977 Porsche 911S Targa, $14,000 & 79000 miles, Red with Tan<br />
interior. Low miles on Motor Meister engine rebuild. Service records back to<br />
original owner and many reference/repair manuals included. Contact Cal Byson at<br />
calbyson@yahoo.com for additional pictures and details. (3)<br />
For Sale: 1979 911 SC, Black $17,000.00 Fauk rims and tail new stereo<br />
system and speakers with a new driving Momo wheel with approximately 116,000<br />
miles as I have not used the car for 3 years, but is under a roof and with its own<br />
protective cover. contact hectoralfarobejar@gmail.com. (3)<br />
For advertising rates and information contact<br />
Pat Friend at ads@mavpca.org<br />
Mullenix Motorsport (972) 231-5356 Page 22<br />
Mustard Racing (817) 366-1678 Page 25<br />
911 Enterprises (972) 241-2002 Page 30<br />
Park Place Porsche (800) 553-3196 Page 13<br />
RAC Performance (214) 269-1571 Page 6<br />
RetroAir (972) 960-6899 Page 30<br />
Silver Fox (817) 329-6995 Page 2<br />
Soundwerk (817) 281-9381 Page 30<br />
State Farm Insurance (214) 387-0003 B.C.<br />
Texas World Speedway (979) 690-2500 Page 27<br />
Turbo Lubricants, Inc. (817) 600-7712 Page 27<br />
UPS Store (972) 420-1250 Page 14<br />
Ussery Printing (972) 438-8344 Page 15<br />
Yellow Seven (469) 362-4613 Page 14<br />
Zims Autotechnik (817) 267-4451 Page 21
Hiram Saunders, <strong>Slipstream</strong><br />
155 Jellico<br />
Southlake, TX 76092<br />
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