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improving their cars. Now we simply record and pass on what we do. 

Proven performance in the workshop or at the track. 

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Departments 

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

Drifting (President’s Column).....................2 

Maverick of the Month...............................2 

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

Carey On (Editor’s Column).......................5 

Trivia Contest for June...............................7 

Driving Friendships (50th Anniversary)...10 

Advertiser of the Month...........................22 

New Wheels..............................................31 

Anniversaries............................................31 

Unclassifieds.............................................31 

Cliff’s Ramblings.....................................32 

Advertiser Index.......................................32 

Upcoming Events 

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

Germany Vacation Raffle............................3 

Board Meeting............................................5 

September DE, MSR.................................12 

Maverick Lunch Series..............................21 

Time Trial 4/Autocross 5...........................22 

July Happy Hour: Joe T Garcia’s...............24 

Past Event Recaps 

Father’s Day Picnic.....................................8 

June Sunday Drive: Blueberry Hill...........11 

Autos in the Park.......................................14 

June Drivers’ Ed........................................16 

TT2 / AX2 Results.....................................24 

June Happy Hour: Trinity Hall Irish Pub...24 

Volume 50, Issue 8, August 2012 

Go Online for Latest Updates on Events 


August 

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 

1 2 3 4 

5 6 7 8 9 10 11 

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 

26 27 28 29 30 31 

Day August 

1 Board Meeting 

14 Lewisville Lunch 

16 Happy Hour: Fox & Hound, 

Lewisville 

23 Richardson/Southlake Lunches 

Day October 



13 Swap Meet, Zim’s Autotechnik 

14 Time Trial 6, MSR 

18 Happy Hour: BJ’s, Plano 

21 Sunday Dr: Glen Rose Ramble 


27-28 Club Race/DE, MSR 

ECR - Eagles Canyon Raceway, Slidell 

MW - Mineral Wells Airport, Mineral Wells 

MSR - Motor Sport Ranch, Cresson 

TMS - Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth 

TRS - Texas Rangers Stadium, Arlington 

Penn - Pennington Field Stadium, Bedford 

September 

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 

9 10 11 12 13 14 15 

16 17 18 19 20 21 22 

23 24 25 26 27 28 29 

30 

Day September 


8-9 Time Trial 4/Autocross 5, MW 


15-16 Drivers’ Ed, MSR 

20 Happy Hr: Cristina’s, Southlake 


29 Wine Tasting Tour/Rally 

29-30 Time Trial 5/Autocross 6, MW 

Day November 

4 Holiday Party 


10-11 Drivers’ Ed, ECR 


15 Happy Hour: JR’s Grill, 

Colleyville 

22 Thnaksgiving Day 

25 Sunday Dr: Tryptophan Tour 

On the Cover: 

The winners of the Father’s Day 

Picnic Costume Concours: 

Geneva and Carey Spreen with 

the world’s fastest bagpipes 

Photo by Mark Steele 

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ARK-LA-TEX 

Kenneth A. Chandler 

318-222-4400 

bad968@bellsouth.net 

COASTAL BEND 

Russell Adams 

956-592-3468 

radams@rgv.rr.com 

2012 PCA Zone 5 Presidents 

LONE STAR 

Greg Platt 

president@lsrpca.com 

MARDI GRAS 

Richard Martin 

504-861-4175 

rmmjr@cox.net 

OZARK 

Chuck Weeks 

501-580-4347 

clweeks@mac.com 

WHISKEY BAY 

Henry Carter 

hjcarterod@gmail.com 

CIMARRON 

Dan Arthrell 

darthrell@csctulsa.org 

HILL COUNTRY 

Courtney Gross 

courtney.e.gross@ 

gmail.com 

LONGHORN 

Jack Merrell 

830-303-3640 

president@longhornpca.org 

MAVERICK 

John Hamlton 

C-817-907-7823 

president@mavpca.org 

WAR BONNET 

Louis Lackey 

louis.lackey@ 

anheuser-busch.com 

ZONE 5 REP 

James Shoffit 

C - 972-786-6246 

james@shoffit.com 

August 1

Drifting: SLC Parade Report 

By John Hamilton, President 

Reporting 

from 

the 57th 

annual Porsche 

Parade here in Salt 

Lake City, Utah! 

We’re having 

a terrific time with driving tours, 

rallies and autocross, plus a 

wonderful Concours d’Elegance 

to start things off on Monday. 

Mavericks (numbering 38 or 

40) trekked out in caravans of 4, 

3, 2 or 1 cars, and pulled in for 

a week of fun, friendship and 

camaraderie. Our own 2 1/2 

day drive was highlighted by an 

overnight in a true “motor lodge” 

on Rt. 66, where each room 

had its own attached garage! 

So the tours and banquets have 

been fun, but the highlight (so far) 

of the week has been this publication 

(yes, OUR SLIPSTREAM MAG- 

AZINE), winning the TOP NEWS- 

LETTER AWARD 

in the nation for 

the first time ever! 

Congratulations 

to our editor for 

2011, Richard 

Bradley, and to all 

the contributors 

and editors who 

have helped make 

this happen. 

Mav of the 

Month 

Fittingly, our Mav 

of the Month is 

awarded to Fran 

and Carl Ussery (of 

Ussery Printing) who have been 

Maverick members for over 30 years 

AND ALSO OUR PUBLISHERS 

FOR OVER 30 YEARS! An awardwinning 

publication achieves that 

status by the combined efforts of 

many. The Usserys have been 

faithful members of our region, 

participating in many events (yes: 

they’re here at Parade), and making 

sure we always have a topquality 

newsletter. So for all you 

do, congratulations Fran and Carl! 

Enjoy your gift certificate to the 

Silver Fox restaurant as a small 

token of our appreciation. 

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President 

John Hamilton 

C-817-907-7823 

president@mavpca.org 

John enjoys DEs, Happy Hours, the 

Porsche Parade, and other social events. 

He and wife Chris have owned Porsches 

since 1996 and joined the Club in 2002. 

John’s Grandfather in New Jersey owned 

a 1960 356B Coupe and later a 1965 

356SC Cab which is how it got into his 

blood. 

POSITION CHAIRPERSON 

AX Chair Al Silva 

TT Chair Travis Howard 

AX/TT Registrar Robyn Howard 

AX/TT Rules Charlie Davis 

AX/TT Safety Chuck McCoy 

AX/TT Schools Robyn Howard 

AX/TT Tech Insp Jeff Herrmann 

AX/TT Workers Mike Lockas 

Charity Chair Chris Hamilton 

Club Race Co-Chair Joel Nannis 

Club Race Co-Chair Pat Heptig 

Club Race Ads/PR Jim Buckley 

Club Race Registrar Wendy Shoffit 

Concours Jack Griffin 

Frank Briggs 

DE Chair Lori Mauthe 

DE Chf Drvng Instr. John Sandusky 

DE Equip. Mgr. Luke Edson 

DE Registrar Joel Nannis 

DE Safety Bob Benson 

Email List Moderator Bob Benson 

Goodie Store Pat Friend 

Happy Hours Mike Farrar 

Histographer, Tenured Charlie Davis 

Mentors Monda Hanna 

Membership Lisa Steele 

Past President Mike Brodigan 

Public Relations Linda Bambina 

Slipstream 

Advertising Pat Friend 

Editor Carey Spreen 

Event Ad Design Christy Payne 

Mailing & Tech. Andy Mears 

Printing Fran Ussery 

Staff 

Linda Bambina 

Wendy Shoffit 

Socials 

Christy Payne 

Sponsorship Keith Olcha 

Sunday Drives John Harvey 

Swap Meets Robyn Howard 

Tech Sessions Ed Mullenix 

Trivia Chair Jerry DeFeo 

Web Site Denny Payne 

Zone 5 Rep. James Shoffit 

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Vice President 

Tom Minnella 

W-972-867-3100 

C-972-965-2631 

vp@mavpca.org 

Tom has been a PCA member for over 

30 years. He and his wife Barbara 

have owned a 914, fully restored a 

‘71 911T Targa, and currently drive a 

Speed Yellow 996TT with license plate 

“NOOWAY.” Tom looks forward to 

participating in many Maverick Region 

track events in the years ahead. 

Linda Bambina 

214-6161936 

pr@mavpca.org 

Bob Benson 

817-457-8833 

bbenson1@airmail.net 

Frank Briggs 

concours@mavpca.org 

Mike Brodigan 

817-233-0068 

de@mavpca.org 

Jim Buckley 

cr@mavpca.org 

Charlie Davis 

chuxter@1derful.info 

Jerry DeFeo 

972-240-5800 

trivia@mavpca.org 

Mike Farrar 

hh@mavpca.org 

Pat Friend 

214-616-2477 

ads@mavpca.org 

goodiestore@mavpca.org 

Jack Griffin 

214-739-2600 

concours@mavpca.org 

Chris Hamilton 

hope@mavpca.org 

Secretary 

Madhu Rao 

C-214-282-5360 

secretary@mavpca.org 

Madhu has been a member of the 

Maverick Region since 2009. He and 

his wife, Roshni, really enjoy meeting 

members of the club at various social 

and driving events. “It’s not just the 

cars, it’s the people” that make this club 

great. He is currently driving a red 

2008 Carrera S and loves it! 

Monda Hanna 

972-450-4341 

monda.hanna@ubs.com 

John Harvey 

214-808-1414 

tours@mavpca.org 

rocky@airmail.net 

Jeff Herrmann 

254-338-1758 

Rider81@embarqmail.com 

Carl.G.Herrmann@us.army.mil 

Robyn Howard 

214-991-0873 

ax@mavpca.org 

drivingschools@mavpca.org 

Travis Howard 

214-616-6152 

tt@mavpca.org 

thoward914@yahoo.com 

Pat Heptig 

cr@mavpca.org 

Mike Lockas 

972-540-0245 

mikeldean@earthlink.net 

Lori Mauthe 

de@mavpca.org 

Chuck McCoy 

972-956-0776 

Andy Mears 

214-394-5857 

andy@mavpca.org 

Ed Mullenix 

972-231-5356 

techcorner@mavpca.org 

Please help us to keep growing! 

Treasurer 

Jim Falgout 

W-972-669-2370 

C-972-345-3009 

treasurer@mavpca.org 

Jim joined Maverick Region in August, 

2008. Jim drives a 1992 968 cabriolet, 

which is the second Porsche he 

has owned. Jim enjoys attending 

Maverick Region social and driving 

events. 

Joel Nannis 

deregistrar@mavpca.org 

cr@mavpca.org 

Lisa Steele 

214-709-6418 

membership@mavpca.org 

Keith Olcha 

W-817-706-7678 

H-817-251-6865 

keith.olcha@verizon.net 

Christy Payne 

817-909-0966 

social@mavpca.org 

calendar@mavpca.org 

Denny Payne 

webmaster@mavpca.org 

John Sandusky 

817-777-0421 

john.c.sandusky@lmco.com 

Wendy Shoffit 

H- 972-506-7449 

C- 972-977-9821 

crreg@mavpca.org 

James Shoffit 

972-786-6246 

James@shoffit.com 

http://zone5.pca.org 

Al Silva 

ax@mavpca.org 

Carey Spreen 

817-422-3480 

editor@mavpca.org 

rally@mavpca.org 

Fran Ussery 

W-972-438-8344 

H-817-481-8342 

fran@usseryprinting.com

Carey On... 

By Carey Spreen, Managing Editor 

As I write 

this during 

the first 

week of July, 

there are over 40 

Mavericks either 

preparing to head 

to (or already 

on their way to) Salt Lake City 

for the 57th Porsche Parade. This 

will be my 16th Parade, and it 

will be Geneva’s (my 15-year-old 

daughter) eighth Parade (ninth if 

you count the 1996 Parade, which 

she attended in utero about one 

month before she was born), but 

those numbers pale in comparison 

to the number of Parades that 

some Maverick “old timers” (and 

I use that term lovingly, because 

I’m one too) can brag about. 

There have already been plenty 

of articles in these pages describing 

what the Parade is, so I won’t 

rehash that here. But I would like 

to reiterate that if you have not 

been to one, you owe it to yourself 

to try it once. Watch the September 

issue of Slipstream for local 

flavor from PCA’s favorite event. 

And because of the fact that so 

many of us are gone in July, there 

are not many events to report on in 

the August issue, so I was afraid that 

I would be scrambling for material 

with which to fill this issue. As you 

will see, my fears were unfounded 

- in fact I have at least one article 

that I was not able to fit in this 

month, and its author graciously 

agreed to allow it to be pushed 

back to the September issue. 

Meanwhile, in this issue are 

articles covering just about all of 

the activities that we do over the 

course of the year - Drivers’ Ed, 

Time Trial, Autocross, Concours 

d’Elegance, and Touring (Sunday 

Drives). And to round out the 

calendar, there will be a Club Race 

and a Rally before the year is over. 

And that’s just the driving and 

competitive events - we of course 

offer social events, such as the 

monthly Lunches and Happy Hours 

that have introduced several folks 

just this year to the people who are 

knowledgeable about the variety of 

events that we host. If you would 

like to become more active, showing 

up at a social event like a Happy 

Hour is a great place to start. 

So pick an event to attend and 

see what it’s all about. You are 

guaranteed to meet people who 

are passionate about what we do. 

Read on! 


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PRINTER OF SLIPSTREAM SINCE 1982 

JUNE TRIVIA 

It’s Easy to Play: 

Play here for fun and education 

and find the answers below 

OR 

Play for prizes on the web at 

http://mav.pca.org, with the 

answers and winners to be posted here 

after each month’s contest has closed. 

Thanks to Jerry DeFeo for putting this 

and the Web Trivia together. 

Due to technical difficulties and lack 

of participation, 

we are re-running June Trivia. 

1. What was a Porsche 989 in 1988? 

a. Porsche GT Concept b. Super 928 Concept c. Cayenne Concept 

d. Panamera Concept 

Source: March 2012 Panorama, p 83 

2. Whose engine was going into it? 

a. Audi V-8 b. Lamborghini V-10 c. Porsche V-8 d. VW V-16 

Source: March 2012 Panorama, p 83 

3. In 1970-71 any 914/6 could be made into a GT; in fact the Factory 

built some ‘Do-it-Yourself’ Kits. How many Kits did they produce 

for sale? 

a. 100 b. 200 c. 300 d. 400 

Source: The 914 & 914/6 Porsche, by Dr Brett Johnson, p 18 

4. Porsche also produced a limited number of factory-built 914/6 

GTs. How many did Porsche build? 

a. 20 b. 24 c. 32 d. 40 


5. One of the interesting features of the 914/6 GT, besides the 

Plexiglass side and rear glass, was the lightweight fiberglass 

components, including the rocker panels, F&R bumpers, and the 

F&R deck lids. These deck lids had to have special strengthening 

members. What material was used for these members? 

a. Aluminum b. Balsa Wood c. Lightweight Steel d. Titanium 

e. Cardboard Tubing 


Answers: 1) d 2) a 3) d 4) c 5) b 


Father’s Day Picnic 

By Carey Spreen 

Another Maverick tradition 

was renewed this year with 

the reprise of the Father’s 

Day Picnic at the home of Dave 

and Doris Casey in Copper Canyon. 

The Caseys hosted this Maverick 

family event every year for more 

than a decade, typically including 

a People’s Choice Concours d’Elegance. 

And in the spirit of unique traditions, this year’s Concours 

was a Costume Concours, in which participants 

dress up their cars, and often themselves, to compete 

for fabulous prizes. This year’s panel of esteemed 

judges consisted of Ed Mayo and Alan Bambina, and 

first prize this year was a guest appearance on the 

cover of Slipstream. Yes, THAT’s why this month’s issue 

looked so strange when you took it out of the mailbox! 

As usual, the club supplied the grillin’ meat and 

the beverages, while the participants brought side 

dishes, snacks and desserts to share, and the Caseys 

supplied the yard, the deck, the pool, the kitchen, 

and the good times! And of course the day was topped 

off by the obligatory Water Balloon Toss, handily 

won this year by Erin Ussery and Elika Cokely. 

So many thanks to Dave, Doris, Matthew, and Patrick 

Casey for squeezing in a very special Maverick 50th 

Anniversary Father’s Day Picnic between three other 

parties and a wedding anniversary trip! 

Photos by Mark Steele and Linda Bambina 

Angelina, Steve, and Jonathan Perrin took 

second place with “Cheetah Bait” 

James and Jasmine Shoffit with their 

third place entry, The Ferrari-Eating Shark 

Shane Altman with 

sons Alex and Owen 

Erin Ussery making the winning 

catch in the Water Balloon Toss while 

Ed Mayo, Dave Casey, and Lisa 

Steele watch in awe 

At the end there was some serious 

distance between teammates 

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Sydney Steele, Jasmine Shoffit, Geneva Spreen, and 

Dana Altman creating Father’s Day cards 

Sydney and Lisa Steele training their Circus 

Elephant, even though it never forgets 

The Water Balloon Toss lineup 

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By Linda Bambina, PR Chair and MRPCA 50th Anniversary Committee 

One of 

the most 

remarkable 

events that 

is part of the 

Porsche Club of 

America is the 

annual Porsche 

Parade. The first Parade was held in 

1956 for just a few days in Gaithersburg, 

Maryland for 64 participants. 

This year’s 57th Gathering of the 

Porschephiles will bring several 

thousand enthusiasts together for a 

week of many things car and many 

more things people. I learned these 

details (and scores more) in the 

“About Us” tab on the national 

website. History is ma’thang! 

Speaking of history, check out the 

list below of how many Mavericks 

have made The List (engraved on 

national traveling trophies, that 

is). Since our Slipstream deadline 

is smack dab in the middle of 

the Salt Lake City Parade, this 

list only goes through last year’s 

2011 Parade at Savannah. There is 

NO DOUBT in my mind that we 

Mavs have more National Winners 

to add to this prestigious list. 

And just for the record, your Maverick 

Region (one of 139 regions) 

has hosted the Parade 2 ½ times. 

That “half” part is because we contributed 

5 chair-people and workers 

galore to the ’97 San Antonio 

Parade which was really organized 

by the Corpus Christi-based Coastal 

Bend Region! Talk about 

DRIVING Friendships! Yep, 

it was a 5 hour monthly 

drive (for over a year) for 

a carload of us to attend 

meetings and help pull that 

Parade together. How many 

names do you recognize? 

National Awards to Mavericks 

1985 Enthusiast of the Year 

Fran Ussery 

1985 First in Class, Newsletter 

Teri Davis 


Julia Underwood 

1995 Family of the Year 

Jerry, Myra, and Aubrey Sutton 


Laura Phillips 

1996 First in Public Service 

Lanean Hughes/Maverick Region 

1998 Region of the Year 



Lanean Hughes 

2001 Family of the Year 

James, Wendy, and Jasmine Shoffit 

2003 President’s Parade Trophy 



Wendy Shoffit 

2007 First in Public Service 

Lanean Hughes/Maverick Region 

2007 Zone Representative Award 

In Memoriam: Lanean Hughes 


Richard Bradley 

The caveat is that the preceding 

is a list of FIRST place competitive 

awards. Needless to say, we Mavs 

have many, many, MANY more 

personal trophies from the 

three decades we’ve been actually 

keeping track of them! 

Top Parade Competitive Trophies 

1983 Concours Division 2 

Steve Kent 

1984 Winner Rally Navigational 

Teri and Charlie Davis 

1989 Overall Top Time, Autocross 

Carey Spreen 

1994 Ladies’ Top Time, Autocross 

Jan Mayo 

1996 Concours Preservation 356 

Division 

Jack Griffin (shown by Roy Smalley) 


Laura Phillips 

1997 Winner Early 911 Quiz 

Ed Mayo 

1997 Tech Quiz, Early 911 

1-2-3: J. Halla, E. Mayo, J. Sutton 

1999 Top Score, Tech Quiz 

Ed Mayo 


Jan Mayo 

2002 Top Score, Tech Quiz 

Ed Mayo 

2004 Fort Worth Parade 

27 First Place Awards! 

2007 Winner Rally Unequipped 

James and Wendy Shoffit 


Wendy Shoffit 


Wendy Shoffit 

2010 Winner Gimmick Rally 

Sutton Family 


Wendy Shoffit 

No one has ever had three-in-a-row 

before! 

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June Sunday Drive: I Found My Thrill . . . Maverick Style 

By Lori Mauthe 

photos by Gareth Maurice 

My typical 

Sunday 

Drive 

would be at 

either Motorsport 

Ranch or Eagles 

Canyon, as Day 

2 of one of the 

spectacular Maverick Driver Education 

events. I decided to try a 

different type of Sunday drive, 

Maverick Style. I joined John 

Harvey and his group for the June 

edition of the Sunday Drive to 

Echo Springs Blueberry Farm. 

We had a great crowd for a 100+ 

degree day of 30 Porsches with 30 

drivers and 24 passengers, and one 

Shih Tzu named Sugar. We started 

off from Walmart in Mesquite, 

taking a twisty turny path plus a 

bit of freeway to Purtis Creek State 

Park. We drove in and were greeted 

by a very 

enthusiastic 

ranger past 

the front 

gate, and 

then took 

up nearly 

the entire 

parking lot 

by the rest 

stop area 

Sugar and her owner near the 

lake. The 

shade of the tall trees was a nice 

relief as we stretched and visited. 

The ranger who greeted us was 

Jamie Tackel, also the park’s assistant 

office manager. She was 

joined by Lisa Male, one of the 

park police on duty. They told us 

about the park, and the animal 

and plant life that enjoyed this nice 

little tucked-away habitat. Jamie 

Bill Hughes’ “Ranger’s Choice” 

award-winning 911, with (l-r) Howard 

Kimbrough, Lori Mauthe, Park Ranger 

Jamie Tackel, Linda Bambina, Melissa 

Schlenker, Park Police person 

Lisa Male (partially obscured), 

and Karen Kimbrough 

selected the oldest Porsche as her 

favorite, the 1994 911 owned by 

Bill Hughes, pictured above. 

After our “pit stop,” otherwise 

known as the “park stop,” we 

continued on our way to the Echo 

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Springs Blueberry Farm. Once we 

arrived, we took up their entire 

front lawn - what a sight. Several 

members enjoyed plucking their 

own berries from the bushes in the 

field, while others visited in the 

store and took the easy way out and 

purchased pounds of pre-picked 

blueberries and various other 

goodies such as pie, jam, muffins 

Echo Springs Blueberry Farm storefront, 

where a few Sunday Drivers relax and chat 

and scones. The trip home for 

some was a direct route back to the 

Dallas area, while others stopped in 

nearby towns to visit friends – since 

they were “in the neighborhood.” 

So in comparison, the Sunday 

Drive (SD) event and a Sunday 

Driver Education (DE) day at the 

track have many similarities, and a 

few differences. Both have a driver’s 

meeting held the event chair. 

For the Sunday 

Drive, the cars 

park on the 

grid before the 

driver’s meeting, 

while at the 

track we arrive 

on grid after the 

drivers meeting. 

At a DE, we 

learn to drive 

the same 11-17 

turns over and 

over again until 

we get them 

Lisa Male of Purtis Creek State 

Park, conversed with many during 

our “pit stop” on the way 

to the farm 

right. On the SD, we only have 

one chance to negotiate each 

turn, and then it’s on to the next. 

At a DE, we are shown the blue 

flag with the yellow stripe when 

there is a faster car coming up on 

traffic, and then only passing under 

signal in the passing zone. On the 

SD, we still have passing zones, 

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Autos in the Park: The Cooper Aerobics Center Car Show 

By Renee Farinella 

photos by Linda Bambina except where noted 

Whether 

the 

topic of 

conversation for 

the day was Greg 

Brendel talking 

about acquiring 

his 1965 Ferrari 

275 from a former Microsoft 

co-founder, or attendees walking 

the grounds looking for the one-ofa-kind-in-Texas 

circa-1965 Porsche 

356 because they wanted to hear 

the story associated with how and 

why the owner got that car, the 

2012 Autos In The Park Car Show 

held Sunday, June 3 at the Cooper 

Aerobics Center on Preston Road 

in Dallas provided a spectacular 

and relaxing venue unique to concours. 

Amidst the tree-shaded cover 

and cool breezes, this event was 

Jack Griffin’s 7th year hosting one 

of his favorite creations, born from 

his passion to facilitate opportunities 

for like-minded folks to meet 

and get acquainted through our 

interest in what many would refer 

to as some of the best-designed cars 

in the world. He volunteers as the 

PCA Maverick board’s Concours 

co-chair, along with Frank Briggs. 

Greg Brendel and his Ferrari 275 

GTS (photo by Renee Farinella) 

356 Cabriolet (courtesy 

W. Simmonds Photography) 

Attendees enjoyed preparing their 

cars for presentation, and being a 

part of one of luxury motorsports 

premier Texas events to learn and 

share their unique stories of why 

they chose their particular models, 

the challenges and benefits of 

ownership, and improvement and 

maintenance tips with one another. 

“The word is spread through my 

relationships with car collectors, 

enthusiasts, aficionados, and 

automotive-related companies for 

vendor/sponsorships,” Jack says. 

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The Scottish Rite hospital, for 

whom we are grateful, is the 

primary sponsor. Jack’s friends 

at the health and wellness Cooper 

Aerobics Center sought to 

increase awareness of their work 

and facilities, so Jack had the 

synergistic idea to cross-pollinate 

and bring together the two entities; 

both have benefitted mutually 

as a result. Jack is a self-professed 

“people-person” and owns several 

vintage Porsches; Jerry Seinfeld has 

Jay Bell’s ‘85 Carrera Cabriolet, 

originally owned by Roy Orbison 

visited Jack’s home to see his cars. 

Part of the fun of this show is the 

variety of clubs and models participating: 

the Italian group with Ferrari, 

Maserati, Fiat, and Alfa Romeo; 

the UK with Jaguar, Aston Martin, 

Bentley, and Rolls Royce; the US 

with vintage/classic Corvette, Ford, 

and Chevy; and of course the German 

Porsche and Mercedez Benz. 

Over 300 owners participated; fertile 

ground for great catch-up conversation, 

as well as building 

new friendships. Park 

Place Porsche continues 

to be a long-time presence 

and supporter of the PCA 

Mavericks, as Jim Sherman 

with that dealership’s sales 

department professes: 

“Spending the day with car 

people for a good cause 

is tough to call work.” 

A great example of a recent 

conversation Jack had 

resulted in PCA member Jay Bell 

visiting Jack’s garage, with Jay then 

becoming the proud new owner of 

Roy Orbison’s 1985 911 Cabriolet. 

Here is part of that story in Jay’s 

words: “Pretty woman, walking down 

the street…Mercy!” Roy Orbison was a 

huge car enthusiast, and in 1985 he 

ordered a custom black 911 Carrera 

Cabriolet wide-body with Cancan red 

leather interior from Porsche Germany. 

Twenty seven years later I am now the 

lucky owner of this very special car. 

I too am a car enthusiast, and as a 

young child growing up in Montreal, 

Canada I fell in love with Porsches. 

My first exposure to the brand was 

through my best friend’s father who 

drove many 911s. After my first ride 

in his 1976 911S, I knew one day I 

would own a Porsche of my own. 

That dream came true when I bought 

a 2001 Carrera 4 Cabriolet. Although 

I enjoyed that Porsche, I knew it wasn’t 


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Big Brothers Big Sisters Visit the June Maverick DE 

By Lori Mauthe, DE Chair 

Photos by Lori Mauthe 

The June 

Driver 

Education 

event presented 

by Maverick 

Region marked 

several FIRSTs. 

And something 

tells me, they won’t be the last. 

FIRST, thanks to our DE Committee 

for their support of our event. 

We had a few regulars supporting 

a National Club Race event at 

Watkins Glen, so others stepped 

up to fill the gaps. Phil Hallenback 

took Joel’s station at Black Flag. 

Teamed up with Bob Benson, 

our event was safe and for the 

most part ran on schedule – well, 

once the medical team arrived 

30 minutes late! John Hamilton 

and I handled registration. Lisa 

Steele, in addition to morning 

donuts and organizing lunch, also 

managed getting our equipment 

to and from the event. Thanks as 

well to Park Place Porsche for their 

continued support of our event 

and our members. Their tent in the 

student paddock and flags on grid 

added great color to our venue. 

For the FIRST time, our DE event 

was one day only, on Saturday. 

Phil Hallenback and Bob Benson 

at the Black Flag station 

The Bigs and Littles on the Eagles Canyon Victory Stand 

Former DE Chair Mike Brodigan 

decided to try this format, and 

from all feedback thus far during 

and a few days post event, this is a 

great idea! Why, you may ask? Well, 

we don’t always have first pick of 

the track dates for our events. Since 

our third spring series event was 

the first weekend in June, already 

into the Texas summer 

heat, and just to try something 

different, we tried 

a Saturday-only event. 

The schedule was compressed, 

for the FIRST 

time combining two advanced 

groups, Yellow and 

White, and with a scheduled 

end time of 4:10pm 

for the day. For the FIRST 

time, each run group had 

5 scheduled sessions. 

We had a very special 

group visit our DE event 

for the FIRST time - a 

local chapter of Big Brothers 

Big Sisters. This organization 

is the nation’s largest volunteersupported 

mentoring network. 

They make meaningful, monitored 

matches between adult volunteers 

and children ages 6 through 18. 

They develop positive relationships 

that have a direct and lasting effect 

on the lives of young people. 

Region President John Hamilton getting 

ready to lead the Parade Laps with 

a Big Brother passenger 

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A match consists of a male or 

female adult, known as a “Big,” with 

a male or female child, known as 

a “Little.” Heather Morrow is one 

of the Dallas area Match Support 

Specialists, and through a series of 

contacts and emails, the Bigs and 

Littles connected in early May. Stepping 

through the procedure for 

approval in record time, Heather 

was able to confirm 8 matches to 

join us on Saturday for the Parade 

Laps. After arriving at Eagles 

Canyon Raceway, they watched the 

run groups from the balcony at the 

club house, and were treated to a 

special visit to the victory stand. 

Mike Sainz on grid for Parade Laps 

with a Little Brother co-pilot 

I conducted a brief drivers’ 

meeting to describe what our DE 

is all about, and explained what 

was coming next: Parade Laps. 

Then we headed down to the grid 

where many participants were 

already present, ready to take one 

of the Bigs or Littles for a ride 

during the Parade Lap session. 

The turnout for Parade Laps was 

the most participation we’ve had in 

a single event (not counting when 

the Sunday drive arrives). WOW, 

what great heart our members 

have! So many lined up, and even 

if they didn’t have a passenger, 

they still took advantage of a slow 

but valuable look at the track. 

What a magnificent sight to see 

all those smiles stretched out 

Sunday Drive Chair John Harvey gridded for his 

Saturday Drive - Parade Laps with Big Sister Debbie 

in the Parade Lap field of cars. 

Tom Snodgrass did a great job 

keeping the group together as 

our yellow Boxster “caboose.” 

Our 

instructor 

teams did 

a great job 

keeping 

everyone 

happy and 

safe. Thanks 

to John 

Sandusky, 

our Chief 

Driving 

Instructor, 

for coordination 

of 

the teams 

and the classroom sessions led 

by John, along with Craig Janssen 

and Mike Lapp. Our Team 

Leads for the event were: Team 

1 - Mike Langford, Team 2 - David 

Hodges, Team 3 - Rocky Johnson, 

and Team 4 - Rick Boone. 

As the summer fun comes to 

North Texas, we take a break from 

our DE season until the fall. Registration 

for the 

September event 

will be open in 

late July, so be 

sure to register 

early as our 

recent events 

have been 

full in most 

run groups. 

We look forward to seeing 

you at Motorsport Ranch! 

Upcoming DE dates: 

Sept 15-16, Sponsored by 

Boardwalk Porsche at Motorsport 

Ranch, on the 1.7-mile course 

running counterclockwise. Come 

out and try to qualify for solo 

status, so that you can also join the 

October event on the same track 

configuration. We will feature a 

track walk at the end of the run 

groups on Saturday, with narration 

provided by our instructor team. 

A BBQ dinner provided by our 

sponsor Boardwalk Porsche will 

close out the first day’s activities. 

Oct 27-28, Sponsored by Boardwalk 

Porsche at Motorsport Ranch, 

where we will feature Maverick 

Region’s event in the National Club 

Race Series, plus DE sessions for 

certified solo drivers only on the 

1.7-mile course counterclockwise. 

Nov 10-11, Sponsored by Park 

Place at Eagles Canyon Raceway. A 

great way to end our 2012 season on 

this challenging 2.5-mile course. 

The final turn onto the front straight 


continued from page 15 

my dream car. I wanted an air cooled 

Porsche - something special - and so my 

search began. After months of researching 

mid-eighties Porsches, I met Jack 

Griffin, who happened to have the custom 

Roy Orbison car sitting amongst his 

great collection of Porsches, and he proceeded 

to tell me all about the car, whose 

previous owner lived in Dallas and was 

looking for a worthy buyer. As they say, 

timing is everything. I saw the Roy O 

car and offered to buy it on the spot.” 

The Roy Orbison Cabriolet 

won second place overall in the 

post-1980 category. 

Of the judging criteria, 

Jack says, “A panel of judges 

considered the quality of 

the entered car, in either 

authenticity and quality 

of restoration, or in the 

degree to which original 

cars had been preserved.” 

Best of Show: 

Jim Johnson, 1957 Corvette 

Best German, Pre-1980: 

Howell-Smith/Roland, 

1960 Mercedes 190 SL 

Best German, Post-1980: 

Fred Payne, 2003 

Porsche Boxster 

Best American, Pre-1980: 

Joe Masten, 1957 Chevrolet 

Best American, Post-1980: 

Bentley Palez, 2005 Mustang 

Best Italian, Pre-1980: 

Phil Newman, 1958 Alfa Romeo 

Giulietta Spider 

Best Italian, Post-1980: 

Don Rose, 1994 Ferrari 512M 

Best British, Pre-1980: 

Bill Downs, 1967 Jaguar XKE Roadster 

Best British, Post-1980: 

Dan Harrison, 2000 Bentley Arnage 

Spirit Award: Don Rose 

The PCA class winners were: 

356: Ed Cullen 

Early 911/912: Bob Aines 

911SC/Carrera: Jay Bell 

964/993: Steve Cole 

996/997: Jason Morski 

924/944/968: Randy Csanadi 

Back l-r: Steve Cole, Randy Csanadi, Jason 

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Boxster: Fred Payne 

PCA Best of Show (People’s 

Choice): Ed Cullen 

Ed Cullen 

In addition to Slipstream readership, 

occasional article contributions, 

and concours, the Maverick 

Region of PCA offers an extensive 

variety of opportunities to get 

connected via the member Yahoo 

group email forum, Tech seminars, 

Happy Hours, Driver Education 

and track driving 

events, access 

to dealer model 

launch events, 

and connection 

with Porsche 

nationwide and 

internationally. 

Check 

out the club’s 

website for the 

calendar of activities and more 

at www.mav.pca.org, which is also 

where you can submit any suggestions, 

praises, or questions. 

As much as I enjoy the friendships 

that grow through active PCA club 

membership, sharing stories and 

keeping up with all there is to learn 

technically about my Boxster, plus 

the art and romance that owner experience 

precipitates regarding all 

that is superior with this caliber of 

vehicles (and until I learn to fly helicopters), 

such as an increasingly 

refined interior and body sculpturing 

for the 2013 Boxster, or more 

power for the new 911 Spyder, I appreciate 

how Frank Briggs sums up 

his thoughts on Autos In The Park: 

“I enjoy showing my car because I 

get the opportunity to be involved 

with like-minded folks that have 

an appreciation for the same 

rolling pieces of art that I do. 

“There is an instant friendship 

developed when one admires 

another’s automobile for the 

quality of restoration and engineering 

it represents. I especially 

enjoy the Cooper show because 

of the vast number of interesting 

automobiles and owners. It is great 

to enjoy such an array of marques 

in one show, while at the same 

time strolling among the beautiful 

Porsches in their own setting. 

“It can truly be said ‘it’s not just 

the cars, it’s the people.’ And there 

is no better place to realize that 

than a concours.” 

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Advertiser of the Month: Silver Fox 

By Linda Bambina, PR Chair 

In early 2009, 

new Region 

President 

Mike Brodigan 

had an idea to 

spotlight especially 

hard-working 

volunteers in 

Maverick Region who might 

not otherwise be noticed. 

While recognizing them in his 

monthly Slipstream article might 

have been enough, Mike wanted 

a “Wow” factor. Well, he found 

that factor when he met Alexis 

Campbell, Proprietor of the Silver 

Fox Steakhouse in Grapevine. The 

Silver Fox has other locations in 

Ft. Worth, Frisco, and Richardson 

(where her husband Jason is GM!), 

but Grapevine is closest to Mike’s 

home. In Mike’s words, “Alexis just 

GOT what I was trying to do.” 

She was immediately on-board 

with the plan to reward a Maverick 

every month with a generous Gift 

Card to the Silver Fox of their 

choice. And speaking of choices, 

you can get Bar Bites that range 

from “Kobe Beef Sliders, Certified 

Corn Dogs to Ahi Tuna” as well 

as USDA PRIME beef and a wide 

variety of Ocean Favorites from this 

uniquely casual/upscale restaurant. 

Alexis has had two children since 

Mike first introduced himself to 

her just 3-½ years ago, and she 

is one fast-jugglin’ mom! The 

Grapevine Silver Fox has hosted a 

few Happy Hours in the past, and 

currently has a special promotion 

because of the construction going 

on in the area. Alexis says on their 

website: “Get here and let me buy 

you a Martini!” She promises a 

memorable evening if you make 

the extra effort to get there! 

The restaurant is open Monday 

through Thursday 4pm to 10pm, 

and Friday and Saturday 4pm to 

11pm; they are closed on Sunday. 

Alexis was on the cover of Slipstream 

a couple of years ago, 

and that cover is framed and 

proudly displayed on the wall in 

the ample bar area up front. 

I know everyone is aware that 

Slipstream has some wonderful 

advertisers who support our Region. 

And I know that most of you 

realize that there is an Advertiser 

Index on the last page of this and 

every newsletter. But I suspect 

most have not read the new banner 

info found there: “Tell them 

you saw their ad in Slipstream!” 

Thank you, Alexis and Jason 

Campbell, for your unique involvement 

with our busy region. We 

appreciate you. 

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but no flags or signals. We do, 

however, use our turn indicators. 

On the SD, there are speed limit 

signs suggesting the optimal safe 

speeds, so the drivers are to pay attention 

to the speedometer 

while on the 

event.. For the DE, 

the speedometer is 

only important in the 

paddock area. On the 

SD route, we had to 

stay in the right hand 

lane, regardless of 

how much fun the left 

turn would have been 

to “hit the apex,” yet 

to do that we would 

have had to cross over 

into the left lane into 

oncoming traffic, and 

that wouldn’t be a 

good ending. And 

that would be another difference – 

one way versus two way traffic! The 

“line” means staying in a lane. For 

the DE, the “line” means making 

sure to optimize the full track width 

driving the turn in, apex and track 

We picked as many blueberries 

as we could carry! 

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Have you experienced both types 

of Sunday Drives Maverick Style? If 

not, I strongly encourage you to get 

out there with your club members 

and give them a try. Remember, 

it’s about the People, and not just 

about the Porsches. Throw in a 

little sunshine, and you have the 

perfect formula for a great Sunday 

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Check out the Maverick Region 

calendar and plan to join us before 

the end of the season. Then we can 

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June Happy Hour: Trinity Hall Irish Pub 

We held our monthly 

Happy Hour in June at 

the Trinity Hall Irish 

Pub in Dallas. It was a small 

group of Mavericks this time, but 

we made up for it in volume! 

Our Happy Hour get-togethers are 

strictly informal - come see what 

Photos by Linda Bambina 

you’re missing! We hope you can 

join us on August 16 at the Fox and 

Hound in Lewisville. 

Buck Maxey, Linda Bambina, and 

Tom and Susan Froehlich 

Former First Lady Judy Brodigan 

and current First Lady 

Chris Hamilton 

Time Trial 3 / Autocross 3: Return to the Fray 

By Denny Payne 

Christy and 

I had been 

absent from 

the roster at the 

Autocrosses and 

Time Trials for too 

long. Many things 

conspired to keep 

us away, but we finally got all the 

pieces in place to make it to the 

June AX/TT weekend in Mineral 

Wells. The biggest piece was swapping 

out the transmission in the 

944 - we had been running a locked 

differential which worked for Time 

Trials but made Autocross particularly 

difficult, since the car really 

didn't want to turn much at all. 

Using our Memorial Day as more 

of a Labor Day, and thanks to the 

help of Mark Steele, Marty Lumpkin, 

Mike Lockas, Travis Howard, 

and my neighbor Rob who let us 

use his lift at "Garage Mahal," we 

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Alan Bambina and John Hamilton 

Results compiled by Dean! Yamada 

accomplished the transmission results can be pretty spectacular. 

swap and the car could once again 

Since Christy and I drive the same 

turn! We were ready to return 

car, we have quite the rivalry as to 

to the fray in competition with 

who will be faster on a given day. 

our AX/TT friends. How little 

It's pretty much all up to the driver 

we knew just how much of a fight 

- you can't put a lot of blame on 

we'd have on our hands, and not 

the car. So I was pleased that after 

from the direction we thought! 

our long hiatus I manged to pull 

But I'm getting ahead of myself... 

out a victory for our first day back. 

Luckily, the time away didn't dull After an appropriate amount of 

our memories of how to load the smack talk, we buttoned down the 

car on the trailer, strap it down car and trailer and went to dinner 

with the majority of the Time 

and get to Mineral Wells with all 

the other accessories we'd need for Trial participants at the Mesquite 

the weekend (OK, we actually use Pit - good barbeque and conversation 

is always welcome after a fun 

a printed checklist so I can't claim 

that my memory's that good). We track day. It was great to catch up 

looked forward to getting back with old friends and meet some 

into the groove - the Time Trial new ones as well (yes, it really is 

was set to run Course #3 which is not just the cars, it's the people). 

Christy's favorite because it has the 

The next morning came quickly 

fast chicane on the back stretch. 

enough and we arrived to walk the 

If you do it right, it's just a little 

Autocross course. It used about 

wiggle. If you do it wrong, the

2/3 of the area at Mineral Wells so 

we anticipated a workout, and we 

weren't disappointed. The course 

wasn't really as fast as it looked, 

though - Jerrett Jan's design was 

just devious enough that it would 

catch you out if you weren't careful. 

Still, Christy and I were within 

a few tenths of a second of each 

other by lunch, and after discussing 

what was working and what 

wasn't, we were ready to try it again 

during the afternoon runs. But 

first we had to work the course 

for the opposite driving group. 

We had noticed some isolated 

rainshowers popping up on radar 

around the area, but the forecast 

still looked pretty benign 

overall. After a bit it started to 

sprinkle, which was mostly viewed 

as welcome relief from the heat. 

None of us on course thought 

much of it at first. However, a 

small cell just to the south started 

producing lightning. Since it 

sounded close, we called in all 

the workers, anticipating that the 

cell would quickly pass, and we 

would then resume our runs. 

The rain picked up slightly, and 

most people got in their car to wait 

it out. Christy and I, along with 

3 or 4 others, piled into the back 

of the Truxster (the club's panel 

van), figuring on a 5 or 10 minute 

wait. Most of us only had a slim 

view out of the back of the truck 

underneath the door, but Christy 

had moved up front by the side 

window. Within less than a minute, 

the rain was completely horizontal, 

visibility dropped to about 50 feet, 

and the wind started rocking the 

Truxster violently enough that we 

feared that it was about to tip over. 

It was then that Christy began 

yelling a most peculiar phrase: "The 

porta-potties are coming!! The 

porta-potties are coming!!" Now, I 

can't speak for the others, but my 

brain had a very hard time processing 

that statement, because it was 

not a combination of words that 

I ever expected to hear. Nonetheless, 

the meaning finally dawned 

on me as I witnessed one of the 

porta-potties slide by on its side and 

smash head-on into Carey Spreen's 

car. The other one continued 

on another 50 yards or so down 

course. Fortunately, the collision 

only caused a minor scratch. 

Within the next minute, it was all 

over and we all emerged from our 

shelters with mouths agape. The 

rain completely stopped but there 

was about an inch of water running 

across the entire concrete surface. 

The Autocross course was effectively 

destroyed, with cones ending 

up 30 feet out in the grass. It was 

amazing to see that a fully-loaded 

enclosed trailer had been moved 20 

feet, the porta-potties lay on their 

sides 100 yards from where they 


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were supposed to be, and yet my 

half-empty soda can was still sitting 

where I had left it on our trailer. 

Of course, the most important 

thing was that no one was hurt. 

As we retrieved all the blown down 

cones and other various misplaced 

Time Trial 3 - Summary by Class 

Class Name Driving Car# Fastest 

3 Denny Payne 1987 Porsche 944 (Silver) 991 77.487 

3 Christy Payne 1987 Porsche 944 (Silver) 199 79.160 

3 Travis Howard 1974 Porsche 914 (Yellow) 95 80.777 


4 Mike Lockas 1986 Porsche 944 (White) 31 74.591 


5 Scott Wolthuis 1975 Porsche 911S (Blue) 56 73.121 

5 Ray Nannis Porsche 911 (Blue) 722 78.953 

5 Oleg Perelet 1990 Porsche C2 (red) 26 80.572 


6 Robyn Howard 2003 Porsche Boxster (Blue) 65 75.742 


7 Al Silva 2012 Porsche Cayman R (Peridot green) 713 72.523 

7 John Higgs 2009 Porsche Cayman (Silver) 21 73.738 

7 Pat Silva 2009 Porsche Carrera S (Metallic Green) 613 73.916 

7 Jiri Siuda 2005 Porsche 911s (Yellow) 7 75.695 


10 Richard Diller 1972 Porsche 911S (Red) 550 73.749 

10 Scott Cepak 1974 Porsche 911 RSR (whi/black) 442 74.718 

10 John Leto Porsche 914 (Green) 151 79.008 

10 Gary Leto Porsche 914 (Green) 15 80.075 


1X Eric Johnson 1999 Mazda Miata (Green) 94 76.032 

1X Mitch Williams 1995 Mazda Miata (Red) 186 76.802 


2X Chris Fleming 2010 Mitsubishi EVO X (Grey) 17 73.193 

2X Arjun Dhanik 2008 Honda S2000 (Berlina Black) 135 77.569 

2X Tom Baird 2010 Mitsubishi EVO X (Grey) 117 79.985 


3X Casey Wolthuis 2004 Pontiac GTO (Red) 88 80.613 


3R David Whitener 2002 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 (Red) 13 71.424 

objects, we knew that the day was 

over and our morning runs would 

have to stand as our times for the 

day - meaning Christy ended up 

victorious by .25 seconds. Argh. 

Funny thing though - since it was 

our first event in a while I had 

already volunteered to write this 

article and had even already conceived 

of the title of "Return to the 

Fray" - but boy was I surprised at 

just how apt that title turned out to 

be! We were reminded that, as 

much as we like the competition 

between each other and our 

friends, sometimes we're no match 

for a fight with Mother Nature. 

Autocross 3 - Summary by Class 


2 Ed Mayo Porsche 911 (Blue) 5 86.962 

2 Betty Perrine 1974 Porsche 914 (Orange) 914 96.290 

2 Clay Perrine 1974 Porsche 914 (Orange) 94 100.183 


3 Travis Howard 1974 Porsche 914 (Yellow) 95 93.011 

3 Christy Payne 1987 Porsche 944 (Silver) 199 93.097 

3 Denny Payne 1987 Porsche 944 (Silver) 991 93.355 


4 Mike Lockas 1986 Porsche 944 (White) 31 88.233 

4 Thomas Spitzer 1988 Porsche 944 (Blue) 21 88.929 

4 James Falgout 1992 Porsche 968 (Blue) 48 106.719 


5 Carey Spreen 1982 Porsche 911SC (Guards Red) 590 90.334 

5 Fran Ussery Porsche Boxster S (Yellow) 16 92.251 


6 James Shoffit 1978 Porsche 911SC (Black) 64 83.895 

6 Wendy Shoffit 1978 Porsche 911SC (Black) 164 87.343 

6 Robyn Howard 2003 Porsche Boxster (Blue) 65 90.408 


7 John Higgs 2009 Porsche Cayman (Silver) 12 88.850 

7 Jiri Siuda 2005 Porsche 911s (Yellow) 7 93.527 


8 Al Silva 2012 Porsche Cayman R (Peridot green) 713 89.854 

8 Pat Silva 2009 Porsche Carrera S (Metallic Green) 613 91.729 

8 David Silva 2009 Porsche Carrera S (Metallic Green) 813 97.456 

8 Najib Yang 2012 Porsche Cayman R (Peridot green) 913 100.959 


10 John Leto Porsche 914 (Green) 151 92.348 

10 Richard Diller 1972 Porsche 911S (Red) 550 92.480 

10 Gary Leto Porsche 914 (Green) 15 96.044 

10 Scott Cepak 1974 Porsche 911 RSR (whi/black) 442 100.179 


1X Jim Harris 2007 Mazda Miata (White) 62 85.497 

1X Jerrett Jan 1993 Mazda Miata (Dirty-‐Undie White) 72 85.510 

1X David Whitener 1993 Mazda Miata (Undie White) 17 85.929 

1X Russ Rosenberg 2012 Mazda MX-‐5 (Liquid Silver) 317 88.356 


1X Lorin Stolz 1996 Mazda Miata (Blue) 2 91.015 



2R Jeremy Ault 2005 Mitsubishi Evo (Red) 75 81.472 

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Casey, Adrian 

Roanoke, TX 

1969 912 

Chandler, Greg (Beth) 

Prosper, TX 

2009 Boxster 

Easley, Luke (Jay) 

Frisco, TX 

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Galanti, Livio 

Richardson, TX 

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Dallas, TX 

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Mansfield, TX 

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By Cliff Blackshear 

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someone said 

they would 

love for me to write 

more stuff that is 

technical in nature. 

Repairs I have done 

or watched unfold 

as a shop foreman. 

After some thought, this hit me 

(it isn’t really technical, just in 

that realm). I wonder how many 

understand what goes on in a 

combustion chamber of an engine. 

I then realized I do not know where 

to start with how I view the subject. 

So here is my streaming thought 

process or, maybe uh rambling. 

Fuel is injected and then 

compressed. Next it is ignited. 

Then that ignition process 

produces an explosion. It is heat 

energy expanding and pushing 

a piston downward. Downward 

motion of piston is translated into 

rotating motion by a crankshaft. 

This energy is transmitted to the 

wheels via many components. 

In the combustion chamber a 

flame front is produced. When 

a spark plug is energized and 

ignites the fuel-air mixture, that 

flame front needs to be over 1700 

degrees F to be efficient. As the 

fuel is burned the temperature 

of the explosion lessens outwards 

from point of ignition. 

The outer areas of a piston are 

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the coolest temperature areas of 

the explosion. This is called the 

quench area. In the quench area 

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Hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide, 

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The less oxygen that is exhausted 

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complete the combustion process. 

This is an indication that the 

combustion process is efficient. 

Oxygen sensors (O2s), are used to 

measure oxygen content exiting 

a combustion chamber. From 

cold start it takes nearly a minute 

for O2s to reach an operating 

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two sensors are mounted before 

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The gases that exit that chamber 

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timing of ignition point, timing 

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Anticipatory control in the fuel/ 

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This subject alone boggles 

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