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Upcoming Events<br />

• Father’s Day Picnic<br />

• Sunday Drive<br />

• Rally School<br />

Past Events<br />

• Wild Wildflowers<br />

• <strong>May</strong> at <strong>May</strong>o’s<br />

• Results<br />

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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 />

Carey On (Editor’s Column) ........................5<br />

Maverick Minutes ........................................6<br />

March Trivia .................................................7<br />

Destination Restoration ................................8<br />

Advertiser of the Month .............................18<br />

Cliff’s Ramblings .......................................20<br />

New Wheels and Anniversaries ..................31<br />

Unclassifieds ..............................................32<br />

Advertiser Index .........................................32<br />

Upcoming Events<br />

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

<strong>May</strong> at <strong>May</strong>o’s...............................................5<br />

Maverick Lunch Series ................................5<br />

Board Meeting .............................................7<br />

Porsche Parade, Traverse City, MI..............12<br />

Happy Hour: Blue Mesa ............................25<br />

Drivers’ Ed 3, Eagles Canyon Raceway......29<br />

Summer Kick-Off Picnic............................30<br />

Past Event Recaps<br />

Autocross Academy.....................................10<br />

Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance..........14<br />

Sunday Dr: Cavanaugh Museum................22<br />

Happy Hour: Love & War in Texas.............24<br />

Volume 51, Issue 5, <strong>May</strong> <strong>2013</strong><br />

Go Online for Latest Updates on Events at http://mav.pca.org<br />

Visit us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/groups/mavpca/<br />

<strong>May</strong><br />

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat<br />

1 2 3 4<br />

5 6 7 8 9 10 11<br />

12 13 14 15 16 17 18<br />

19 20 21 22 23 24 25<br />

26 27 28 29 30 31<br />

Day <strong>May</strong><br />

1 Board Meeting<br />

4 <strong>May</strong> at <strong>May</strong>o’s<br />

5 Sunday Dr: Rancho Sereno<br />

10-12 PCA Club Race/DE, COTA<br />

14 Lewisville Lunch<br />

16 Happy Hr: Blue Mesa Grill<br />

23 Richardson/Southlake Lunches<br />

Day July<br />

9 Lewisville Lunch<br />

18 Happy Hr: Fox & Hound<br />

25 Richardson/Southlake Lunches<br />

June<br />

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat<br />

1<br />

2 3 4 5 6 7 8<br />

9 10 11 12 13 14 15<br />

16 17 18 19 20 21 22<br />

23 24 25 26 27 28 29<br />

30<br />

Day June<br />

1 Drivers’ Ed 3, ECR (1 day)<br />

2 Autos in the Park<br />

5 Board Meeting<br />

8 Summer Kick-Off Picnic<br />

11 Lewisville Lunch<br />

16 Autocross 4, DR<br />

20 Happy Hr: Mac’s, Colleyville<br />

23-29 Porsche Parade, Traverse City, MI<br />

27 Richardson/Southlake Lunches<br />

Day August<br />

7 Board Meeting<br />

13 Lewisville Lunch<br />

15 Happy Hr: Rio Mambo<br />

22 Richardson/Southlake Lunches<br />

Driving Event Venues<br />

COTA - Circuit of the Americas, Austin<br />

DR - Dallas Raceway, Crandall<br />

ECR - Eagles Canyon Raceway, Slidell<br />

MW - Mineral Wells Airport, Mineral Wells<br />

MSR - MotorSport Ranch, Cresson<br />

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

On the Cover:<br />

Dashboard of the<br />

2014 Cayman, taken<br />

at Cars and Coffee<br />

at LaGrave Field.<br />

Photo by Charlie Davis<br />

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artist and <strong>Slipstream</strong> are credited. <strong>Slipstream</strong> is printed by Ussery Printing Company in Irving, Texas.<br />

ARK-LA-TEX<br />

Kirk Bristol<br />

kbristol911@gmail.com<br />

COASTAL BEND<br />

Jose Carreras<br />

missionortho@aol.com<br />

<strong>2013</strong> PCA Zone 5 Presidents and Zone Representative<br />

LONE STAR<br />

Greg Platt<br />

president@lsrpca.com<br />

MARDI GRAS<br />

Rick Payton<br />

rpayton35@aol.com<br />

OZARK<br />

John Bullen<br />

JohnCBullen@gmail.com<br />

WHISKEY BAY<br />

Henry Carter<br />

hjcarterod@gmail.com<br />

CIMARRON<br />

Bill Jacobi<br />

bjacobi@sbcglobal.net<br />

HILL COUNTRY<br />

Courtney Gross<br />

courtney.e.gross@gmail.com<br />

LONGHORN<br />

Jack Merrell<br />

911scracer@gmail.com<br />

MAVERICK<br />

John Hamlton<br />

president@mavpca.org<br />

WAR BONNET<br />

Grady Buckhalter<br />

grady.buckhalter@gmail.com<br />

WHITE RIVER<br />

Leonard Zechiedrich<br />

uber930@gmail.com<br />

ZONE 5 REP<br />

Lynn Friedman<br />

zone5rep@pca.org<br />

1


Drifting: What a Year for Events!<br />

By John Hamilton, Region President<br />

What a<br />

year for<br />

events!<br />

Here is a sample<br />

of what’s been<br />

happening and<br />

what’s coming up:<br />

• Autocross (“AX”) is going<br />

strong and has sold out at<br />

the first events held at Dallas<br />

Raceway in Crandall<br />

• Drivers’ Education (“DE”)<br />

has sold out for the Green<br />

and Blue run groups, and<br />

we are having two ONE-DAY<br />

events: Saturday, June 1 and<br />

Saturday, November 9<br />

• Three regions have pooled<br />

their resources and have<br />

rented the Circuit Of The<br />

Americas (COTA) in Austin<br />

for a combination Club Race<br />

and DE on <strong>May</strong> 10, 11 and<br />

12 -- SOLD OUT (but you<br />

can be a spectator for free!)<br />

• Our annual “<strong>May</strong> at <strong>May</strong>o’s”<br />

car show and dinner (fun for<br />

the WHOLE FAMILY) is<br />

just around the corner on<br />

Saturday, <strong>May</strong> 4 at 5 p.m.<br />

(sign up fast if you haven’t<br />

already!) NOT sold out!<br />

• Father’s Day Picnic is being<br />

reimagined as the Summer<br />

Kick-Off Picnic!<br />

• Sunday Drives are<br />

tons of fun!<br />

• And the annual Porsche<br />

Parade in Traverse City,<br />

Michigan is June 23 through<br />

29, with at least 22 Porsches<br />

from your Maverick Region<br />

headed there!<br />

And there will be<br />

plenty more, I’m<br />

sure! So take a look<br />

at our calendar (the<br />

best way is on-line<br />

on our home page,<br />

mav.pca.org) and<br />

see what works for<br />

you. I hope you can<br />

join us at one of<br />

these fun events.<br />

Mav of the Month<br />

Our top contributors<br />

just keep<br />

on contributing,<br />

and this month is no<br />

exception. When we<br />

agreed to rent COTA<br />

for a combination Club Race and<br />

DE, that all sounded pretty simple<br />

(we just needed money). But then<br />

the real work began, and the call<br />

went out for volunteers AND for a<br />

volunteer to recruit and head-up<br />

ALEXIS A. V. CAMPBELL, Proprietor<br />

1235 William D. Tate Ave<br />

Grapevine, TX 76051<br />

the volunteers. Panic set in for a<br />

moment, but then our volunteer<br />

of volunteers JUMPED at the<br />

chance to be the volunteer lead.<br />

Yes: this is the SAME person who<br />

told me she was going to take a<br />

break and not be so involved (ha!).<br />

But whenever a need arises, she<br />

is there to support our club and<br />

drive a successful event, program,<br />

public relations, whatever.<br />

So THANK YOU, Linda Bambina,<br />

for once again rising to the occasion<br />

and jumping in with both feet<br />

to make COTA the success that I’m<br />

sure it will be with your leadership.<br />

Enjoy your gift card to the Silver<br />

Fox Steakhouse in Grapevine.<br />

Well-deserved, along with the<br />

thanks from all the members of the<br />

Maverick Region for all the things<br />

you do.<br />

2 <strong>May</strong>


• Expert maintenance and repair services • Track Day Preparation<br />

• Performance and appearance upgrades from GMG, Manthey, FVD and More<br />

• Superior customer service and free loaner cars • PCA Discounts<br />

• Show quality detailing services • We build Spec Boxsters<br />

We also Buy and Sell Quality Pre-owned Porsches<br />

Like a Personal Trainer for your Porsche!<br />

Come See Our New Facilities!<br />

Thanks to you, we’ve outgrown our old facility, and have moved to<br />

our new, 36,000 square foot service and sales facility.<br />

Come visit us at the corner of Midway Road and Skylane Drive,<br />

right across the street from Addison Airport.<br />

3236 Skylane Drive, Dallas, Texas 75006<br />

214-269-1570 • www.racperformance.com<br />

© 2011 RAC Performance, Glenn Zanotti Art Director/Photographer.<br />

3


President<br />

John Hamilton<br />

C-817-907-7823<br />

president@mavpca.org<br />

John enjoys DEs, Happy Hours, the<br />

Porsche Parade, and other social events.<br />

He and wife Chris have owned Porsches<br />

since 1996 and joined the Club in 2002.<br />

John’s Grandfather in New Jersey owned<br />

a 1960 356B Coupe and later a 1965<br />

356SC Cab which is how it got into his<br />

blood.<br />

POSITION CHAIRPERSON<br />

AX Chair Travis Howard<br />

TT Chair Travis Howard<br />

AX/TT Registrar Robyn Howard<br />

AX/TT Rules Charlie Davis<br />

AX/TT Safety<br />

AX/TT Schools Robyn Howard<br />

AX/TT Tech Insp Jeff Herrmann<br />

AX/TT Workers Robyn Howard<br />

Charity Chair Chris Hamilton<br />

Club Race Co-Chair Joel Nannis<br />

Club Race Co-Chair Pat Heptig<br />

Club Race Ads/PR Jim Buckley<br />

Club Race Registrar Wendy Shoffit<br />

Concours Jack Griffin,<br />

Frank Briggs<br />

DE Chair Lori Mauthe<br />

DE Chief Drvng Instr. John Sandusky<br />

DE Equip. Mgr. Luke Edson<br />

DE Registrar Joel Nannis<br />

DE Safety Bob Benson<br />

Email List Moderator Bob Benson<br />

Goodie Store Pat Friend<br />

Happy Hours Mike Farrar<br />

Histographer, Tenured Charlie Davis<br />

Mentors Monda Hanna<br />

Membership Susan and Tom<br />

Froehlich<br />

Past President Mike Brodigan<br />

Public Relations Linda Bambina<br />

<strong>Slipstream</strong><br />

Advertising Pat Friend<br />

Editor Carey Spreen<br />

Event Ad Design Christy Payne<br />

Mailing & Tech. Andy Mears<br />

Printing Fran Ussery<br />

Content Wrangler Linda Bambina<br />

Mentor Wendy Shoffit<br />

Social Chair Tracy Robertson<br />

Sponsorship Keith Olcha<br />

Sunday Drives John Harvey,<br />

Brendan Eagan<br />

Swap Meets Robyn Howard<br />

Tech Sessions Ed Mullenix<br />

Trivia Chair Jerry DeFeo<br />

Website<br />

Denny Payne<br />

4 <strong>May</strong><br />

Vice President<br />

Gareth Maurice<br />

C-817-821-2940<br />

vp@mavpca.org<br />

Gareth still remembers the cover of<br />

the car magazine that drew him into a<br />

lifetime of loving cars. He spent many<br />

afternoons riding his bike as a young<br />

kid to the local newsstand to buy and<br />

read everything he could. He now<br />

owns a Midnight Blue 911S and enjoys<br />

driving it in wonderful Texas!<br />

Linda Bambina<br />

214-616-1936<br />

pr@mavpca.org<br />

Bob Benson<br />

817-457-8833<br />

bbenson1@airmail.net<br />

Frank Briggs<br />

concours@mavpca.org<br />

Mike Brodigan<br />

817-233-0068<br />

de@mavpca.org<br />

Jim Buckley<br />

cr@mavpca.org<br />

Charlie Davis<br />

chuxter@1derful.info<br />

Jerry DeFeo<br />

972-240-5800<br />

trivia@mavpca.org<br />

Luke Edson<br />

214.796.2241<br />

ledson@edsontech.com<br />

Mike Farrar<br />

hh@mavpca.org<br />

Pat Friend<br />

214-616-2477<br />

ads@mavpca.org<br />

goodiestore@mavpca.org<br />

Jack Griffin<br />

214-739-2600<br />

concours@mavpca.org<br />

Secretary<br />

Renee Farinella<br />

C-972-571-4412<br />

secretary@mavpca.org<br />

Renee works in healthcare, and<br />

enjoys fundraising for the military’s<br />

CarryTheLoad.org. Her passion for cars<br />

manifests in how to integrate the highperformance<br />

driving experience into<br />

relationship building. She says, “Can a<br />

Porsche BE too loud on a Sunday drive?<br />

The hills are aliiive with the sound of<br />

music!” Renee owns a 2008 Boxster.<br />

Chris Hamilton<br />

hope@mavpca.org<br />

Monda Hanna<br />

972-450-4341<br />

monda.hanna@ubs.com<br />

John Harvey<br />

214-808-1414<br />

tours@mavpca.org<br />

rocky@airmail.net<br />

Jeff Herrmann<br />

254-338-1758<br />

Rider81@embarqmail.com<br />

Carl.G.Herrmann@us.army.mil<br />

Robyn Howard<br />

214-991-0873<br />

ax@mavpca.org<br />

drivingschools@mavpca.org<br />

Travis Howard<br />

214-616-6152<br />

tt@mavpca.org<br />

ax@mavpca.org<br />

Pat Heptig<br />

cr@mavpca.org<br />

Susan & Tom Froehlich<br />

membership@mavpca.org<br />

Lori Mauthe<br />

de@mavpca.org<br />

Chuck McCoy<br />

972-436-3164<br />

magpedler@yahoo.com<br />

Andy Mears<br />

214-394-5857<br />

andy@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 joined Maverick Region in August,<br />

2008. He drives a 1992 968 cabriolet,<br />

which is the second Porsche he<br />

has owned. Jim enjoys attending<br />

Maverick Region social and driving<br />

events.<br />

Ed Mullenix<br />

972-231-5356<br />

techcorner@mavpca.org<br />

Joel Nannis<br />

deregistrar@mavpca.org<br />

cr@mavpca.org<br />

Lisa Steele<br />

214-709-6418<br />

Rick Robinson<br />

214-536-8819<br />

rickrobinson@qmcdfw.com<br />

Denny Payne<br />

webmaster@mavpca.org<br />

Tracy Robertson<br />

817-300-3340<br />

social@mavpca.org<br />

John Sandusky<br />

817-777-0421<br />

john.c.sandusky@lmco.com<br />

James Shoffit<br />

972-786-6246<br />

James@shoffit.com<br />

Wendy Shoffit<br />

H- 972-506-7449<br />

C- 972-977-9821<br />

crreg@mavpca.org<br />

Carey Spreen<br />

817-422-3480<br />

editor@mavpca.org<br />

rally@mavpca.org<br />

Fran Ussery<br />

W-972-438-8344<br />

H-817-481-8342<br />

fran@usseryprinting.com


Carey On...<br />

By Carey Spreen, Managing Editor<br />

As I write<br />

this, it is<br />

still snowing<br />

in parts of<br />

the US, but here<br />

in north Texas,<br />

spring has seriously<br />

taken hold. The<br />

first weekend in <strong>May</strong> is typically an<br />

active one for the Maverick Region,<br />

and this year is no exception.<br />

Our annual <strong>May</strong> at <strong>May</strong>o’s Concours<br />

and dinner last year fell on<br />

<strong>May</strong> 5, so it wasn’t much of a stretch<br />

to rename it Cinco de <strong>May</strong>o at<br />

<strong>May</strong>o’s, with (what else) a Mexican<br />

theme. And that worked so well,<br />

we’re doing it again, although the<br />

actual date is Saturday, <strong>May</strong> 4. This<br />

year’s Cinco de <strong>May</strong>o at <strong>May</strong>o’s will<br />

feature a Peoples’ Choice Concours<br />

d’Elegance at 5pm (no entry fee,<br />

so bring your beauty out and show<br />

it off!), followed by dinner at 6<br />

(catered by On The Border) and<br />

awards presentation at 7. Admission<br />

is $25, and kids 12 and under<br />

can eat for free. Soft drinks, beer,<br />

and margaritas are included.<br />

The next day, Sunday, <strong>May</strong> 5,<br />

heralds the return of a very popular<br />

Sunday Drive that Tourmeister<br />

John Harvey put on in 2011 -- a<br />

tour to Rancho Sereno. This is a<br />

reining horse ranch, as well as a<br />

small inn, a few miles south of the<br />

Red River. Owners Lisa and Mike<br />

Maberry are former Maverick<br />

Region members, and gave us a<br />

friendly welcome on our last visit.<br />

This year’s Drive will feature the<br />

twisty roads, elevation changes, and<br />

rural scenery that you are familiar<br />

with if you have participated in<br />

Sunday Drives in the past, and this<br />

one will culminate in barbecue<br />

and beverages on the patio of<br />

the Pine Room. It will be quite<br />

a scenic tour, both the drive and<br />

the ranch, so please join us.<br />

A week later, <strong>May</strong> 10-12, is Mother’s<br />

Day weekend, and also the<br />

inaugural Carrera of the Americas<br />

PCA Club Race and Drivers’ Education,<br />

jointly hosted by Hill Country,<br />

Lone Star, and Maverick Regions.<br />

These driving events, held at the<br />

Circuit of the Americas (COTA)<br />

near Austin, sold out minutes<br />

after registration opened, but<br />

that doesn’t mean you can’t come<br />

down to watch. If you have not<br />

been to COTA in person, this is an<br />

excellent chance to see it without<br />

spending a lot (there is no charge<br />

for spectating), and also to see what<br />

PCA’s Club Racing and Drivers’<br />

Education events are all about.<br />

Read on!<br />

5


Maverick Minutes: April Board Meeting<br />

By Lori Mauthe, Drivers’ Education Chair April 3, <strong>2013</strong><br />

At 7:00 pm<br />

Region<br />

President John<br />

Hamilton called the<br />

meeting to order,<br />

and recognized guest<br />

Les Linenschmidt<br />

in attendance.<br />

Region Secretary Renee Farinella<br />

could not attend, so Lori<br />

Mauthe filled in for her to take<br />

down the meeting minutes.<br />

Drivers’ Ed Equipment Manager<br />

Luke Edson shared that many<br />

radios are in need of replacement,<br />

or at least battery replacement.<br />

Lori Mauthe, DE Series Chair,<br />

confirmed that there was an approved<br />

budget item to cover these<br />

costs. Luke has also volunteered<br />

to provide equipment support for<br />

the PCA Club Race at Circuit of<br />

the Americas (COTA) in <strong>May</strong>.<br />

Social Chair Tracy Robertson<br />

noted that she attended the<br />

Autocross Academy and had a<br />

wonderful time, and expressed her<br />

appreciation for the great work<br />

of the many volunteers who made<br />

this event possible. The next social<br />

event is <strong>May</strong> at <strong>May</strong>o’s on Saturday,<br />

<strong>May</strong> 4. The theme is the same as<br />

last year - Cinco de <strong>May</strong>o - with<br />

the People’s Choice Concours d’<br />

Elegance and great food. Tracy<br />

requested an update on obtaining<br />

a club credit card for the expenditures<br />

to support the social events,<br />

and John Hamilton will follow up.<br />

Tracy is working on the June Father’s<br />

Day event, and is looking to<br />

expand attendance by remaking it<br />

into the Summer Kick-Off Picnic on<br />

Saturday, June 8. Consideration for<br />

a venue includes Cedar Hill State<br />

Park, with a possible Rally leading<br />

to the park prior to the picnic itself.<br />

Admission per car to the park is $7,<br />

and to cover to pavilion and food<br />

costs she proposed $15 per adult<br />

6 <strong>May</strong><br />

plus a pot-luck dish to share. New<br />

members, the Ferenholts, have a<br />

property near McKinney for an<br />

event tentatively called “Cars and<br />

Cattle” in the fall, with possbile<br />

dates being either September 28<br />

or October 5. They have 8 head<br />

of cattle and a donkey to provide<br />

great photo opportunities for<br />

the non-Concours d’Elegance.<br />

<strong>Slipstream</strong> Editor Carey Spreen<br />

reported that the latest issue was<br />

mailed Tuesday morning April<br />

2. Putting on his Rally hat, Carey<br />

announced that he will be working<br />

with Don Sebert to coordinate<br />

a Rally for later this year, most<br />

likely the aforementioned rally<br />

to the Summer Kick-Off Picnic.<br />

Public Relations Chair Linda<br />

Bambina is getting a list of those<br />

Maverick members registered for<br />

the Parade this June, and will plan<br />

a pre-Parade gathering the end<br />

of <strong>May</strong> or start of June. The Car<br />

Show committee met, and they are<br />

checking on a venue for a future<br />

event. Wearing her “worker wrangler”<br />

hat, she is also responsible for<br />

getting volunteers from Maverick<br />

Region to support the COTA Club<br />

Race over Mother’s Day weekend.<br />

She asks that any Maverick Region<br />

members who are willing and able<br />

to volunteer to work one of several<br />

available positions at the Club Race<br />

to contact her at bina42@tx.rr.com.<br />

Jack Griffin, Concours co-chair,<br />

is all set for the People’s Choice<br />

Concours at the <strong>May</strong> at <strong>May</strong>o’s<br />

event on <strong>May</strong> 4. On Saturday, June<br />

2, we are looking forward to the car<br />

show at the Cooper Aerobic Center,<br />

where the Porsche Club will have<br />

its usual spot in the shade, and the<br />

construction is finally completed,<br />

so the restaurant will be open.<br />

The timeframe is an hour earlier<br />

this year, from 11am to 3pm.<br />

Concours Co-Chair Frank Briggs<br />

asked about the certificates for the<br />

class winners at the <strong>May</strong> at <strong>May</strong>o’s<br />

event, and will research this with<br />

Christy Payne. Frank will take care<br />

of printing the ballots and placards.<br />

Don Sebert, potential Rally Coach,<br />

has volunteered with Carey Spreen<br />

and George Luxbacher to assist<br />

in putting on a Rally or two this<br />

year.They want to have the Rallies<br />

coincide with a social event such<br />

as a picnic as the destination, or<br />

with the ever-popular Sunday<br />

Drives. Don also suggested a<br />

Saturday evening event at Devil’s<br />

Bowl dirt track in Mesquite, and<br />

will coordinate with Tracy.<br />

Vice President Gareth Maurice<br />

reported that the Autocross<br />

Academy was a lot of fun.<br />

Sunday Drive Chair John Harvey<br />

discussed the upcoming events.<br />

The April 21 Sunday Drive will end<br />

at the Driver Education event at<br />

Motorsport Ranch for parade laps<br />

and optional lunch. Sunday, <strong>May</strong><br />

5 is the drive to Rancho Sereno<br />

with a BBQ dinner after the tour.<br />

Lori Mauthe reported that the<br />

March DE went well, and appears<br />

to be a break-even budget success.<br />

The April event at Motorsport<br />

Ranch is full for green and blue<br />

students. The Charity Parade laps<br />

will benefit Komen for a Cure,<br />

with guests from Big Brothers<br />

Big Sisters on Saturday, along<br />

with the Sunday Drive gang.<br />

Autocross and Time Trial Chair<br />

Travis Howard received a round of<br />

applause for having two consecutive<br />

sold-out events. He reports that<br />

the alternator in the Truxster is<br />

fixed. The April 14 event is the<br />

second of the Autocross series at<br />

Dallas Raceway in Crandall. The<br />

new timing equipment is still being<br />

tested and results look great.


James and Wendy Shoffit reported on the recentlychristened<br />

Carrera of the Americas Club Race planning<br />

at COTA, <strong>May</strong> 9 – 12. Registration for the Club<br />

Race entries sold out in 12 minutes, and the garage<br />

registration sold out in one minute! The accompanying<br />

Drivers’ Education registration is anticipated to sell<br />

out quickly as well. There will be a test and tune day<br />

on Thursday as an option for confirmed participants.<br />

Wendy is requesting assistance for the registration<br />

on Thursday starting at 3pm and will coordinate with<br />

Linda Bambina. On-site event payments were approved<br />

to be processed through the Maverick Region PayPal<br />

account. Park Place Motorsports is the sponsor for the<br />

Club Race and Driver Education aspects of the event.<br />

Wendy also reported that the email went out to<br />

the membership regarding this year’s Membership<br />

Directories for those who wish to opt out. Directories<br />

will be sold on the clubregistration.net site.<br />

John Hamilton presented the Mav of the Month<br />

award to Linda Bambina as “Wrangler of the Month,”<br />

for being the volunteer coordinator for Maverick<br />

Region’s contribution to the COTA event.<br />

The meeting was adjourned at 8:00 pm.<br />

MARCH TRIVIA<br />

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Play here for fun and education<br />

and find the answers below<br />

OR<br />

Play for prizes on the web at<br />

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answers and winners to be posted here<br />

after each month’s contest has closed.<br />

Thanks to Jerry DeFeo for putting this<br />

and the Web Trivia together.<br />

Congratulations to our March winner,<br />

CYRIL REIF,<br />

who got all 5 correct.<br />

Cyril will receive a $25 gift certificate to<br />

1. What is the one mass-produced Porsche that was only available in<br />

Left Hand Drive (LHD)?<br />

a. 1973.5 911RS b. 1970-76 914 c. 1976-77 930 Turbo<br />

d.1992-95 968 Cabriolet<br />

Source: Porsche 914 & 914-6: The Definitive History of the Road<br />

& Competition Cars, by Brian Long, p 49<br />

2. What is the letter one should look for on the tires of the modern<br />

Porsche to know that it is a tire that Porsche has tested as a car/tire<br />

combination?<br />

a. J b. K c. N d. W<br />

Source: Excellence, <strong>May</strong> <strong>2013</strong>, p 100<br />

3. The Porsche Type 114 was the first real Sports Car designed by<br />

Professor Ferdinand Porsche that was intended to be branded as a<br />

Porsche. It was NEVER built!!! What year was it designed?<br />

a. 1930 b. 1933 c. 1937 d. 1939<br />

Source: Porsche Panorama, September 2009, p 95<br />

4. In what year did Porsche sweep the field at the 24 Hours of<br />

Daytona with a 1-2-3 win?<br />

a. 1968 b. 1973 c. 1978 d. 1985<br />

Source: Excellence, <strong>May</strong> <strong>2013</strong>, p 10<br />

5. And what was the Porsche model that did so?<br />

a. 907 b. 917/30 c. 935/78 d. 962HR<br />

Source: Excellence, <strong>May</strong> <strong>2013</strong>, p 10<br />

Answers: 1) b 2) c 3) d 4) a 5) a<br />

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Destination Restoration: Introducing Mel<br />

By Ash Seidl-Staley<br />

The story<br />

behind<br />

this car is<br />

an overwhelming<br />

emotion-filled<br />

roller coaster for<br />

me and my family.<br />

Personally it has<br />

brought me tears, laughs, pride, uncertainty,<br />

and hope. But more than<br />

anything, it has given me a purpose<br />

in life: to follow in my Grandfather’s<br />

footsteps, trying to achieve<br />

a dignified spot in the world that<br />

is the Porsche Club of America.<br />

In 1997 my Grandfather, Delbert<br />

Wayne Milleson, nicknamed Mel by<br />

my German relatives, was working<br />

on this 911 when the jack slipped,<br />

sending the car crashing to the<br />

ground, which ended up taking his<br />

life. Since that terrible day, I have<br />

made it a goal of mine to do whatever<br />

it takes to get this car back on<br />

the road and eventually the track.<br />

For a first-time Porsche owner,<br />

this seems like a daunting task.<br />

But I have learned that with starting<br />

anything new, it’s best to take<br />

baby steps, so let’s start by listing<br />

what the car is. My research has<br />

yielded the fact that it is a true<br />

numbers-matching Euro 1972 911<br />

Targa (T.V). It has the original<br />

2.4L engine with the factory-sent<br />

Zenith 40 tin Carburetors in the<br />

bonnet, hooked up to the standard<br />

915 transmission. A dusty stock<br />

brake package and mostly stock<br />

Mel’s slant-nose 911 conversion<br />

8 <strong>May</strong><br />

suspension components, minus the<br />

sport Bilstien rear shocks, dominate<br />

the undercarriage. As you can see<br />

from the pictures, the numbers<br />

matching only goes so far, and<br />

there is plenty of my grandfather’s<br />

infamous customization going on.<br />

First time under the boot<br />

Back in the mid to late 80s, the<br />

fad was the converting of 911s and<br />

930s to a sort of 934/935 look.<br />

Thanks to the<br />

domination on<br />

the track by the<br />

behemoths like<br />

the prestigious<br />

Moby Dick and<br />

the genius that is<br />

the Porsche- Kremer<br />

team, PCAers<br />

all over wanted<br />

their own 935.<br />

Slant nose packages became widespread,<br />

to the point where Porsche<br />

even started sending cars with these<br />

packages off the line to meet the<br />

fad’s demand. But, never wanting<br />

to just settle with what everyone<br />

else gets, my Grandfather upgraded<br />

the package, and sprang for the<br />

Kevlar bumpers, flares, and slantnose<br />

fenders. With the help of my<br />

Great Uncle Fritz, he cut up the old<br />

body of the 911 and hand-grafted<br />

the Kevlar kit with lots of bondo<br />

and fiberglass. He hand-sanded<br />

and smoothed out the seams with<br />

only time, a level, and a good eye.<br />

Photos by the Author<br />

The car’s PCA history is also<br />

evident in the stickers that pepper<br />

the rear glass and side windows.<br />

The highlights include a Germany<br />

Region PCA sticker and a<br />

RUF Technology sticker on the<br />

glove box. The RUF sticker has a<br />

story all on its own which includes<br />

meeting Alois Ruf himself!<br />

I have described what it is. Now<br />

for the bad news: what it is not.<br />

It is not drivable, and though<br />

the engine rotates and only has<br />

56K miles on it, it will need to be<br />

cleaned and resealed with new<br />

gaskets. While inside I plan on<br />

checking off the items in the “101<br />

projects for your 911” category,<br />

including upgrading head studs,<br />

chain tensioners, and valves.<br />

The body kit itself, though a little<br />

scratched up, is immaculate; it’s the<br />

chassis that is the problem. Since<br />

Lovely ladies!<br />

the car is a pre-’76, no sheet metal<br />

has been galvanized. Consequently,<br />

I have rust stretching from the<br />

engine bay to the brake master<br />

cylinder, all along the driver’s side<br />

of the car. Whether or not I can<br />

save this car is still undetermined,<br />

but I am ready and willing to try.<br />

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<strong>2013</strong> Autocross Academy: Dallas Raceway<br />

By Darren Houk<br />

Photos Credited Individually<br />

If you are a<br />

Porsche owner<br />

and you have<br />

never been to a<br />

PCA autocross<br />

event, you are<br />

really missing a lot<br />

of fun. These cars<br />

are made to be driven, and autocross<br />

is a safe way to test the limits<br />

of the car and driver. A great way to<br />

get started is the Maverick Region’s<br />

annual Autocross Academy.<br />

March 24 was the date for this<br />

year’s school. It was a brisk Sunday<br />

morning with what felt like 25 mph<br />

winds. I’m told that this year the<br />

school was moved to a later date because<br />

of too much winter weather<br />

in previous years. The cold weather<br />

was not enough to keep the soldout<br />

crowd from making their way<br />

to Dallas Speedway in Crandall,<br />

Texas for the event. The parking<br />

lot was filled with not only Porsches<br />

but, as with all of the Maverick<br />

Region’s autocross events, other<br />

cars were present including several<br />

Mazdas, Vettes, Nissans and more.<br />

Robyn Howard, Driving School<br />

Chair, along with her husband<br />

Travis, who is our Autocross/Time<br />

Trial Chair, assembled a great field<br />

of volunteers who made this event<br />

possible. I am new to the club so<br />

I am sorry I can’t name the many<br />

people who worked so hard to organize<br />

the event, set up cones, nor<br />

the many instructors who helped<br />

The author at speed in his 968<br />

10 <strong>May</strong><br />

Photo by Bob Rapfogel Photography<br />

teach everyone how to move<br />

around the cones a little faster.<br />

Photo by Bob Rapfogel Photography<br />

Wendy Shoffit pointing the way for<br />

Region Social Chair Tracy Robertson<br />

The day started much like any<br />

autocross would, with a tech inspection<br />

of the vehicles. In this case,<br />

the instructors went over the cars<br />

with the drivers explaining what<br />

the tech inspectors are actually<br />

looking for to help make sure that<br />

all autocross events are safe for<br />

drivers, spectators, and the cars.<br />

Next, a group meeting was held<br />

to explain the basics of autocross<br />

and to explain what could be<br />

expected as the day progressed.<br />

The drivers were then broken into<br />

smaller groups with their instructors<br />

to go over various exercises to<br />

help build skills and confidence.<br />

One group started working on<br />

slalom courses that are found in all<br />

autocross courses. Then the groups<br />

moved on to an area where braking<br />

methods were taught so drivers<br />

know the limits of the cars’ brakes<br />

and how to use them properly. The<br />

final group worked on the skid pad,<br />

a group of cones set up to form<br />

two different rings for the cars to<br />

drive around. This was a great way<br />

to learn how to push the car to<br />

get the most from the suspension<br />

and tires without losing traction<br />

and spinning out all together.<br />

In the morning drivers’ meeting,<br />

they let it be known that just about<br />

anyone can spin<br />

out when pushing<br />

these cars to their<br />

limit. They said if<br />

you spin out well<br />

enough, you might<br />

expect a big round<br />

of applause! In<br />

other words, no one<br />

is judged at these<br />

events for trying<br />

to push a little too<br />

hard. Even the<br />

best drivers were<br />

once out here for<br />

the first time.<br />

After a lunch break, everyone<br />

gathered together for the afternoon<br />

session. That’s when the real<br />

fun began. The volunteers had<br />

moved the cones to form a typical<br />

autocross course, which could be<br />

set up in just about any wide open<br />

parking lot, provided they don’t<br />

Photo by Gareth Maurice<br />

Jeff Herrmann keeping the grid<br />

moving during the autocross runs<br />

have light poles. Autocross is an<br />

event that has the driver racing the<br />

clock, with only one car at a time<br />

on the course. The cones don’t<br />

hurt the cars, and with only one car<br />

at a time it seems much safer than<br />

the highway drive to the venue.<br />

Our afternoon session started<br />

with the instructors driving the<br />

course with students along for


the ride. This is great way to get<br />

the feel for the course being<br />

driven correctly. The students<br />

then drove eight runs, one at a<br />

time, with instructor guiding them<br />

on what was done right and what<br />

could have been done better.<br />

My wife, Tanya, and I were fortunate<br />

to have Mike Lockas as an instructor.<br />

He really helped me work<br />

to get faster and faster each round.<br />

Tanya, along with many other<br />

Course workers (David<br />

Robertson shown here) were<br />

kept running, picking up cones<br />

during the slalom exercise<br />

Photo by Gareth Maurice<br />

Photo by Gareth Maurice<br />

Volunteer workers setting up the skidpad exercise<br />

women, were running as fast as the<br />

men and having just as much fun.<br />

Autocross school is a great way to<br />

get started, but if you missed this<br />

year’s school, don’t let that keep<br />

you away. Tanya and I started at<br />

the end of last season, and at every<br />

autocross we have attended there<br />

have always been instructors ready<br />

to help get you started. Once you<br />

get your first set of runs in, you<br />

can ride along with one of the<br />

experienced drivers to get the feel.<br />

They are more than willing to ride<br />

with you, as well to make sure you<br />

have a fun and safe experience.<br />

After all, “it’s not just the cars, it’s<br />

the people.”<br />

Photo by Bob Rapfogel Photography<br />

Steve Rapfogel negotiating the<br />

afternoon autocross course<br />

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Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance: From the Porsche Perspective<br />

By “Speedy” (Lori Mauthe and Rick Riley) Photos by Natalia Boltukhova unless otherwise noted<br />

Hi – my<br />

name<br />

is<br />

Speedy, and<br />

this is my story<br />

of the <strong>2013</strong><br />

Photo by Peter Mauthe<br />

Amelia Island<br />

Concours.<br />

A bit of background by way of<br />

introduction. I was “born” in<br />

1985 in Stuttgart, Germany, at the<br />

Porsche factory. I started life as<br />

a US-spec Turbo-Look Cabriolet;<br />

however, when I was just about<br />

ready to leave the assembly line,<br />

my life took an amazing turn.<br />

In the spring of 1985, the President<br />

of Porsche AG, Peter Schutz<br />

(and father of my ghost writer, Lori<br />

Mauthe), had a meeting with his<br />

chief engineer, Professor Helmut<br />

Bott. Four years earlier they had<br />

saved the 911, and in 1983, featured<br />

the production launch of the 911<br />

Cabriolet, and they were pondering<br />

what would be next. Based on the<br />

Photo by Sheila Schutz<br />

success of the 356 Speedster years<br />

ago, their idea was to create a 911<br />

Speedster. Peter had the idea that<br />

this would be a Porsche with exchangeable<br />

parts, allowing the base<br />

14 <strong>May</strong><br />

Peter Schutz sends Rick and Lori<br />

off on the Marque Tour<br />

911 to be a Coupe,<br />

Cabriolet, and<br />

Speedster in various<br />

configurations,<br />

depending on the<br />

owner preference<br />

or whim for a<br />

weekend drive. So<br />

next, Peter asked<br />

that they get a<br />

US-spec Cabriolet<br />

from the assembly<br />

line and take it to<br />

the Special Wishes<br />

department in<br />

the basement,<br />

and go to work<br />

on the Speedster Design Study.<br />

Several weeks later, at an executive<br />

team meeting, the head of manufacturing<br />

stood up to give his status<br />

report. He sheepishly said “Herr<br />

Schutz, this has never happened<br />

before, but I’m sorry to have to tell<br />

you that we have lost a car from the<br />

assembly line. This was a US car,<br />

special-ordered<br />

by a customer,<br />

and due to be<br />

shipped this<br />

week.” Well, Peter<br />

realized that this<br />

was the car that<br />

had been “taken”<br />

from the assembly<br />

line to become<br />

the Speedster<br />

Design Study. He<br />

told the team,<br />

“I think I know<br />

what happened<br />

-- don’t worry<br />

about it. Please<br />

start building<br />

another 911 for<br />

the customer!”<br />

A few weeks later I was finished,<br />

and Peter drove me to and from the<br />

office as a coupe for a few months.<br />

I was so stealth – to most I looked<br />

like a regular Turbo-Look Coupe,<br />

Arriving in town after the Tour<br />

Photo by Daniel Bird<br />

however, we knew better! Then his<br />

daughter Lori and her husband<br />

Rick Riley came to visit. We had<br />

a fun weekend, exchanging my<br />

tops, windshields, and wind wing<br />

windows and going for short trips<br />

and taking pictures. At the end<br />

of the weekend, they told Lori’s<br />

dad that they wanted to buy me<br />

when I was brought to the United<br />

States – which is exactly what<br />

happened in the spring of 1986.<br />

They nicknamed me “Speedy,”<br />

and I have been living happily<br />

in a safe garage with my sibling<br />

Porsches in Michigan ever since.<br />

My first major outing was the<br />

1989 Porsche Parade in Traverse<br />

City, Michigan. I was entered in<br />

the Concours, more as a display<br />

than really a competitor. What<br />

fun, because by then the production<br />

version of me, the 911<br />

Speedster, had been released, and<br />

several were also at the Parade.<br />

Rick brought me to a few events<br />

in Michigan over the years, most<br />

recently to the 50th Anniversary<br />

of the Western Michigan Region<br />

celebration. Lori came to the event,<br />

as a Past President of the region,<br />

and we had a fun ride around town.<br />

Then the two-year preparation<br />

began for my first long-distance trip


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to a very special event -- the Amelia<br />

Island Concours d’ Elegance, to be<br />

Photo by Shelia Schutz<br />

Amelia Island Concours continued<br />

911 Panel: Bob Varsha (at the podium), Jack<br />

Atkinson, Hurley Haywood, Alwin Springer,<br />

Bobby Rahal, Vic Elford, Jeff Zwart, Peter<br />

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held on the first weekend<br />

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the 50th anniversary<br />

of the 911. After having<br />

every nook, cranny, nut<br />

and bolt cleaned, shined<br />

and polished, I was<br />

deemed READY. I was<br />

loaded into a trailer with<br />

my sibling, Stonegray,<br />

a 1958 356 Speedster,<br />

and we were transported<br />

to Amelia Island.<br />

On Friday morning<br />

before the Concours, Rick and Lori<br />

drove me to the host hotel, the Ritz<br />

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I received a special invitation<br />

to participate in the Marque<br />

tour; only 25 other cars were<br />

included. We lined up in the queue<br />

between Ferraris and Mercedes. I<br />

was reunited with Peter, who sat in<br />

the driver seat and told the story of<br />

my beginning in the factory during<br />

an interview with Bill Warner, the<br />

president and founder of the event.<br />

Then we took off on the tour. With<br />

my short “speedster” windshield,<br />

Rick and Lori got to feel the wind<br />

in their hair, and teeth! It was a<br />

cool brisk morning, and my engine<br />

was making lots<br />

of horsepower as<br />

we drove to the<br />

beach, to a fort,<br />

and then to town.<br />

Along the way we<br />

waved at many<br />

folks anticipating<br />

the parade of<br />

lovely automobiles,<br />

one of a<br />

kind, just like me.<br />

We smiled for<br />

the camera the<br />

entire 40 miles<br />

– the longest<br />

trip I’ve made in<br />

years. We ended<br />

up in downtown<br />

Fernandina<br />

Beach, where the<br />

The Group at The Gala (see text)<br />

locals came out to greet us. I got<br />

to park in the shade while many<br />

came to admire, hear my story,<br />

and take pictures. Rick prepared<br />

my “baby book,” which contained<br />

pictures of me in all of my configurations,<br />

and the notes from the<br />

factory, about my transformation<br />

from a stock cabriolet, and all<br />

the parts and pieces involved.<br />

Friday afternoon I spent tucked<br />

safely away in my trailer. The gang<br />

went back to the Ritz to attend<br />

the special panel presentation in<br />

honor of the 50th Anniversary of<br />

the 911. Peter Schutz was joined<br />

on a panel with many great 911<br />

fans from the past and present,<br />

including Bobby Rahal, Hurley<br />

Haywood, Vic Elford, Patrick Long,<br />

Jack Atkinson, Jeff Zwart, Alwin<br />

Springer, and Harm Lagaaij.<br />

The attendees were lined up for an<br />

hour prior to the start in anticipation.<br />

The event was a sell-out! Bob<br />

Varsha was the host moderator as<br />

each told their story, starting with<br />

Peter’s account of the day he told<br />

Professor Helmut Bott that the 911<br />

was not going to be discontinued.<br />

He recalled walking into Helmut’s<br />

office and seeing a chart on the<br />

wall with chronological bars showing<br />

the anticipated development of<br />

each Porsche model, and the subsequent<br />

actions he took as a result.<br />

“The 911 had a little short bar<br />

that quit at 1981, which was just<br />

one year away. I went over<br />

to Mr. Bott’s office and I<br />

picked up a big black marker<br />

from his desk. I walked<br />

over to the chart and<br />

extended the bar from the<br />

911 all the way to the end<br />

this chart, off the chart, on<br />

to his wall, behind his desk,<br />

around the corner and into<br />

the edge of the window. I<br />

looked at Helmut Bott and<br />

said ‘Mr. Bott, do we understand<br />

each other?’ He had<br />

a grin from ear to ear like he had<br />

just escaped a violent death. That<br />

was it -- the 911 still lives,” quipped<br />

Lori with Indy 500<br />

legend Johnny Rutherford<br />

16 <strong>May</strong>


Bobby Rahal, and<br />

other racing greats.<br />

Artist Bill Patterson<br />

(“The Art of<br />

Speed, the Speed<br />

of Art”) created a<br />

masterpiece before<br />

our eyes during the<br />

lawn. We heard they would open at<br />

dawn, but due to Daylight Saving<br />

Time starting that day, daybreak<br />

was about an hour later than the<br />

day before. So we visited as we<br />

waited. Stonegray was driven into<br />

the event by Vic Skirmants, who is<br />

a living legend in the 356 circles.<br />

Artist Bill Patterson with his painting,<br />

in the process of auctioning it off<br />

Schutz (quote from FlatSixes.com).<br />

Saturday, they came back to give<br />

me a final dusting to get ready for<br />

the big show on Sunday. Saturday<br />

night the gang went to the Gala<br />

banquet. Who is the gang? Well,<br />

we had Lori and her husband<br />

Peter Mauthe, Rick, friends Paul<br />

and Marci Thieme, Vic and Barb<br />

evening, which<br />

was later auctioned<br />

off for an<br />

amazing $42K for<br />

charity. WOW.<br />

The next morning<br />

before dawn,<br />

Stonegray, driven by Vic Skirmants, with Neil<br />

Goldberg (passenger seat) and Daniel Bird<br />

Two rare Porsches, vintage 1985: Speedy and a 959<br />

Skirmants, Neil and Peggy Goldberg,<br />

Natalia Boltukhova, and<br />

Daniel Bird. Have a look at them<br />

in their black tie attire (previous<br />

page) -- Natalia took our picture.<br />

During the cocktail hour, Lori was<br />

thrilled to meet Johnny Rutherford,<br />

Indy car champion and pace<br />

car driver, and his wife Betty. There<br />

were several past Indy champions<br />

in the room: Sam Posey was the featured<br />

guest, plus Dario Franchitti,<br />

they came to get<br />

me and Stonegray<br />

out of the trailer<br />

and drove down<br />

the road to the<br />

Ritz. Rick was eager<br />

to get us placed<br />

on the lawn.<br />

Stonegray has<br />

quite a story. He<br />

was supposed to be<br />

entered last year,<br />

after<br />

many<br />

months<br />

of preparation, by Neil<br />

Goldberg. Neil suffered<br />

a stroke last year after<br />

the car was ready, but<br />

thanks to the goodness<br />

of modern medicine and<br />

prayers, he was able join<br />

us for the event this year.<br />

Lori made several runs<br />

for coffee before the<br />

8am opening of the<br />

Once out on the lawn, I was so<br />

thrilled to be placed in front of the<br />

Porsche 50th Anniversary display,<br />

and next to my fellow brother<br />

from 1985 – a very rare silver 959!<br />

Rick had to run back and forth<br />

between the two Speedsters he<br />

entered, to be available when the<br />

judges came by. And what a judging<br />

team I had – the likes of Ford Heacock,<br />

Dale Miller (long time friend<br />

continued on page 28<br />

Three-time Indy 500 winner Dario<br />

Franchitti (second from left) judges Speedy<br />

17


Advertiser of the Month: The UPS Store<br />

By Linda Bambina<br />

Jeff and Joanne<br />

Pohlman are<br />

childhood sweethearts,<br />

originally<br />

from New York.<br />

Finishing high<br />

school in 1971, a<br />

friend bought a<br />

914, and a ride in THAT car began<br />

Jeff’s love for 914s that still sticks.<br />

He joined the Air Force, where<br />

orders for Vietnam were canceled,<br />

and he finished his tour in<br />

Photos by Jeff Pohlman<br />

the world, as well as the typical UPS<br />

fares, they don’t say “No” to any<br />

requests. “We ship engines, transmissions,<br />

tires & wheels, ask Carey<br />

Spreen. You’d be surprised what<br />

we can ship.” Many other Mavs’<br />

businesses also utilize the Pohlman’s<br />

The UPS Store® regularly.<br />

The Pohlmans are delighted<br />

when folks stop in and introduce<br />

themselves as Mavericks – the<br />

advertising REALLY IS effective<br />

(for curious potential advertisers).<br />

Wichita Falls, marrying<br />

Joanne along the way.<br />

By 1975, one of their<br />

three cars was this ‘71<br />

914, seen here with<br />

their first daughter<br />

peeking out...<br />

… and they joined PCA<br />

in 1976. They moved<br />

to Minnesota for Jeff to<br />

finish a BS in Auto Engineering,<br />

then to Boston,<br />

then to Virginia Beach<br />

to finish an MBA. Later<br />

they moved to Baltimore,<br />

then to Houston, and<br />

on to the Dallas area,<br />

where they have been<br />

since 1994. They have<br />

been active on-and-off<br />

in various PCA regions<br />

all along the way, right<br />

now nursing a ‘73<br />

and a ‘75 914 through<br />

rebuild processes.<br />

They bought their<br />

The UPS Store®<br />

18 <strong>May</strong><br />

(which has been around since<br />

1992) in March of 2006.<br />

Many Maverick Region members<br />

have shipped all sorts of items<br />

through their store. When they can<br />

do freight, to-and-from anywhere in<br />

Jeff and Joanne have<br />

been to many Maverick<br />

Region events, getting to<br />

know many wonderful<br />

people - it IS about the<br />

people. “I was tickled<br />

when Linda Bambina<br />

called me for this article,”<br />

Jeff said, “because<br />

she and Lanean Hughes<br />

were the first two people<br />

to greet us at our first<br />

New Member Party<br />

in 1994, at Boardwalk<br />

Porsche on Central Expressway.<br />

My, how times<br />

have changed, and we<br />

sure still miss Lanean.”<br />

Jeff is hard at work with<br />

three new patents he has<br />

pending, and maybe<br />

when they settle down as<br />

sold-licenses, we’ll see<br />

the Pohlmans around<br />

more. Until then, stop by<br />

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Cliff’s Ramblings: Batteries<br />

By Cliff Blackshear<br />

A<br />

couple<br />

days ago I<br />

was talking<br />

with Al Zim,<br />

and conversation<br />

turned to how<br />

different things<br />

are these days,<br />

compared to what<br />

we would maybe call “Back When.”<br />

Interestingly, he brought up battery<br />

technology and how amazingly<br />

expensive it has become<br />

to replace a battery in today’s<br />

cars. I replied that that should be<br />

the subject of my next article.<br />

I then started thinking about<br />

replacing a battery in any Porsche<br />

built in the last 10 or so years. What<br />

I decided I wanted to write about<br />

is the latest battery replacement<br />

procedure in the newest cars.<br />

They are AGM batteries. I could<br />

go on and on about why they are<br />

better batteries; however, I am<br />

thinking about what is done if<br />

one goes bad. I’ll use a Panamera<br />

as an example, while in warranty,<br />

requiring a lot of documentation.<br />

First of all, we have only seen a<br />

couple of these die. They were<br />

simply defective from new. They<br />

are too new to know how end-ofservice<br />

failure will be, but the work<br />

procedure will be the same. For<br />

starters, the rear lid will not open,<br />

as it is electronically activated. This<br />

results in our having to crawl part<br />

way over the rear seat to remove<br />

an interior light and access an<br />

emergency opening device.<br />

Next, access the battery and be<br />

sure it has failed (voltage check)<br />

to confirm that something else<br />

is not causing the loss of battery<br />

power. A tester we have will be connected<br />

and it might say something<br />

like “recharge and test again.” If<br />

the battery is completely flat, it<br />

will simply indicate “replace.”<br />

So now we grab a new battery and<br />

make certain it is charged 100%, install<br />

it, and bring all the on-boards<br />

to life. Next, generate an analysis<br />

protocol, and attach that to a job<br />

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log we can actually see the on-board<br />

systems starting to be shut down by<br />

an energy management system as<br />

the available voltage skews from the<br />

norm. Alternator output is logged<br />

as well. If the engine is shut off<br />

and the battery is failing, it will not<br />

restart, as the battery is below minimum<br />

amperage to run a starter.<br />

Next we have to tell the Gateway<br />

that a new battery has been<br />

installed, and we enter the battery<br />

serial number. If this is not<br />

completed, the system will register<br />

faults, as it knows something is<br />

different - the battery management<br />

system is not happy.<br />

Next, all control units are queried<br />

for faults and then erased. If a<br />

fault does not erase, we have to<br />

track down the issue. At this point,<br />

multiple control units have lost<br />

their adaptations. The cars adapt<br />

to environment, driving style,<br />

mechanical conditions etc. etc. We<br />

cannot simply put a battery in and<br />

park the car. It needs to be driven a<br />

few miles. Fuel/ignition (DME) will<br />

start to adapt quickly; PDK as well.<br />

Many systems on the car do a selftest<br />

on start up, and a number of<br />

them require the car to be moving<br />

to complete the self-test -- things<br />

like speed signal, steering angle,<br />

and suspension movement. At this<br />

point, systems such as Lane Change<br />

Assist and Automatic Cruise<br />

Control can be quickly checked.<br />

Then it’s back to the shop for a<br />

recheck for faults in all systems.<br />

Once in a while the final checks<br />

will reveal amnesia somewhere.<br />

Bluetooth no longer works, and<br />

codes in the systems indicate that<br />

it does not have Bluetooth. In that<br />

case, we must recode, then pass that<br />

information along to all microprocessors<br />

via a vehicle handover. The<br />

handover simply reintroduces all<br />

the units to one another. Unfortunately,<br />

that procedure will have<br />

introduced communication faults,<br />

as the units are rebooted in some<br />

cases. Now faults have to again be<br />

pulled up and erased. Weird, huh?<br />

I’ve witnessed one hybrid battery<br />

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are tedious. Replacing one under<br />

warranty really requires a lot of<br />

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Sunday Drive: Cavanaugh Flight Museum<br />

By Barbara Geiger<br />

I<br />

enjoy Sunday<br />

drives and<br />

looking at the<br />

scenery. In going<br />

on the Maverick<br />

Sunday Drives I<br />

found that I could<br />

not see much<br />

as I was busy shifting and trying<br />

to keep up with the ones in front<br />

of me. Since I have a 1987 911, I<br />

like to baby it and not drive very<br />

fast. I complained to the leaders<br />

and others. Unlike other groups,<br />

I got an answer in the form of a<br />

question: Would I like to lead a<br />

group? I said sure, I can do that. A<br />

learning experience to be sure.<br />

On a beautiful Sunday in March,<br />

42 cars met in Garland. I was<br />

assigned group three -- the “Cows.”<br />

There were ten cars in my group.<br />

Wahoo! Others wanted to go at my<br />

pace at the beginning. Instead of<br />

a lady friend, I enlisted the help<br />

of a car guy acquaintance, Rich<br />

(owner of a 1966 Rambler among<br />

other cars), to be my navigator.<br />

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We were loaned a Garmin GPS.<br />

Uh oh. What is this new thing?<br />

OK, we don’t need the paper<br />

instructions after all. We checked<br />

our lights and turn signals. Oops.<br />

Several miles into the drive we<br />

discovered that I didn’t check<br />

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A vintage 5-cylinder<br />

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the odometer. That’s OK, we<br />

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Oh no. The purple line<br />

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Where was that road? Overshot<br />

a few. Guess I better get my eyes<br />

checked. Yep, I need new glasses.<br />

We did go slower and enjoyed<br />

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March Happy Hour: Love & War in Texas<br />

By Frank Briggs, Concours Co-Chair/Happy Hour Aficionado<br />

Thursday<br />

evening,<br />

March 20,<br />

was a day filled<br />

with a threatening<br />

weather forecast<br />

and strong winds.<br />

As I looked forward<br />

to hosting our March Happy<br />

Hour, I was hopeful for a large<br />

crowd, as Love & War in Texas is a<br />

great venue with excellent food and<br />

service. I was pleasantly surprised<br />

when the weather cooperated and a<br />

large number of folks began to arrive.<br />

Our attendees consisted of several<br />

of us “old timers” as well as former<br />

Mavericks and new Mavericks.<br />

First on the scene was B.J. and<br />

John Harvey . . . they even beat me,<br />

which reminded me of the old saying<br />

“It’s Five O’clock Somewhere.”<br />

Also early in the crowd were Tracey<br />

and Ed Gross from Austin. It was<br />

great visiting with them for the<br />

second time this month. Bobbie<br />

and I had a chance to see them<br />

at the Rolex Series race in Austin<br />

in early of March. Tracey and Ed<br />

were great contributors to the<br />

Maverick Region a few years ago,<br />

filling our calendar with fun as<br />

Photo by Frank Briggs<br />

Former Mavs and current Hill<br />

Country Region members<br />

Tracey and Ed Gross, with Bobbie<br />

Briggs, BJ, and John Harvey<br />

Photo by Frank Briggs<br />

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and Cecilia Nielsen, with Region<br />

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they managed our “Hospitality<br />

Team.” They are still very active<br />

PCA members in Central Texas.<br />

We were also happy to meet Torben<br />

and Cecilia Nielsen, attending<br />

their first Happy Hour. Torben recently<br />

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are a good time<br />

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continued from page 17<br />

from PCA), and Dario Franchitti<br />

– WOW!! Dario looked at me with<br />

sentimental eyes, and told Lori that<br />

his first Porsche was a 1989 Guards<br />

Red Speedster, same color as me.<br />

And then they came back to me<br />

for our next special invitation<br />

event. I’m in the Fashion Show!<br />

With a real life model, who we<br />

Participating in the History of<br />

Automobiles and Fashion Show<br />

made sure was of legal<br />

age! She was stunning,<br />

and Rick was quite happy<br />

to have her join him. I<br />

was one of six asked to<br />

join in the History of Automobiles<br />

and Fashion<br />

for the past 100 years.<br />

When Rick drove me<br />

up to the front of the<br />

lawn-stage,<br />

somehow<br />

Bill Warner<br />

had managed<br />

to<br />

find Peter<br />

Schutz, so<br />

that Peter could tell<br />

the story of how I<br />

came to be, in his own<br />

words. What a great<br />

way to honor Peter<br />

and the 50th Anniversary<br />

of the 911.<br />

Peter Schutz recounting Speedy’s<br />

story for the crowd<br />

We got back to our place on<br />

the lawn, and Rick’s pager for<br />

Stonegray was ringing. He scurried<br />

back to find out that he had won<br />

second place in class – and not<br />

just among Porsches of that era,<br />

but all entries in the class. He and<br />

Neil drove onto the lawn stage<br />

817-239-7969<br />

28 <strong>May</strong>


Photo by Peggy Goldberg<br />

Neil Goldberg and Rick Riley:<br />

winning smiles in Stonegray<br />

together and accepted the beautiful<br />

trophy. Rick thanked Bill Warner<br />

for postponing Stonegray’s invitation<br />

to this year so that Neil could<br />

participate. Smiles all around!<br />

Across the way from us, Bill Patterson<br />

set up his easel and created another<br />

stunning work of speed<br />

art, this time of the Brumos<br />

racing 911. I could almost<br />

feel the rain coming off the<br />

tires, and hear the engine<br />

roar – must have been Hans<br />

Stuck, der Regenmeister (“the<br />

Rainmaster”), at the wheel!<br />

I wonder who got to take<br />

home that lovely portrait?<br />

All afternoon,<br />

Lori and Rick<br />

greeted folks<br />

who came by to<br />

see me, and told<br />

my story. Many<br />

had seen or read<br />

about me, and<br />

thanked us for<br />

being at the<br />

show. I got several<br />

more invitations to<br />

other events; however,<br />

my next outing is to<br />

return to the Grand<br />

Traverse Resort in<br />

Traverse City, Michigan, this year’s<br />

location of the Porsche Parade. I’ll<br />

be entered in the historic car<br />

display on the Concours grounds.<br />

See you there.<br />

Bill Patterson working his magic<br />

right there on the lawn<br />

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30 <strong>May</strong>


New Wheels<br />

By Susan and Tom Froehlich, Membership Chair<br />

Amme, Greg<br />

The Colony, TX<br />

2009 911<br />

Argabright, Jim<br />

Richardson, TX<br />

2006 Cayman S<br />

Beatty, Scott<br />

Fort Worth, TX<br />

2007 Cayman S<br />

Brooks, Phillip<br />

Southlake, TX<br />

1988 944<br />

Castillo, Daniel (Amy)<br />

Richardson, TX<br />

2008 Cayman<br />

Curtis, Brad (Joanna)<br />

Argyle, TX<br />

2012 Carrera S<br />

Gillentine, Angela<br />

Aubrey TX<br />

2012 Boxter S<br />

Goldberg, Arlin<br />

Dallas, TX<br />

2008 911 Turbo<br />

Harper, Jason (Alisha)<br />

Dallas, TX<br />

2011 911<br />

Hart, Michele (Jerry)<br />

Dallas, TX<br />

2000 911<br />

Ingle, Robert (Kathy)<br />

Dallas, TX<br />

<strong>2013</strong> 911<br />

Kirbo, Daren<br />

Stephenville, TX<br />

2007 997 Turbo<br />

Kumar, Vijay<br />

Dallas, TX<br />

2009 Cayman<br />

Kurshudian, Artur<br />

Dallas, TX<br />

2002 Carrera 4S<br />

Leven, William<br />

Dallas, TX<br />

1996 Carrera<br />

McBride, Paul<br />

Roanoke, TX<br />

2002 911<br />

Mitchell, Robert (Janet)<br />

Plano, TX<br />

<strong>2013</strong> Panamera<br />

Molyneux, Bob (Anne)<br />

Plano, TX<br />

2009 Carrera<br />

If you have any changes that<br />

you would like to make to the<br />

MRPCA membership guide,<br />

call Lisa Steele 214-709-6418.<br />

Maverick Membership Totals<br />

Members ~ 1,343<br />

Affiliate Members ~ 884<br />

Total Membership ~ 2,227<br />

Needham, Patrick<br />

Deer Harbor, WA<br />

<strong>2013</strong> 911<br />

O’Shaughnessy, Michael<br />

Plano, TX<br />

2012 991<br />

Raschke, Kim<br />

Dallas, TX<br />

2009 Cayman S<br />

Romanowicz, Jim<br />

Richardson,TX<br />

1988 928S4<br />

Vant Westeinde, Anthony<br />

Dallas, TX<br />

1996 911<br />

Anniversaries<br />

30 Years<br />

Zinn, Gerald W. (Karen)<br />

Leibel, Kay (Alan)<br />

Sanford, Fagg<br />

15 Years<br />

Pflugerville<br />

Dallas<br />

Tyler<br />

5 Years<br />

Lenamon, Larry L. (Julie)<br />

Mahan, Mike (Maria)<br />

Pace, Thomas<br />

Rutledge, Mark H.<br />

Argyle<br />

Southlake<br />

Keller<br />

Irving<br />

10 Years<br />

Bell, Bryan H. (Andrea)<br />

Cychosz, Thomas A. (Ann)<br />

Heptig, Pat (Stephen)<br />

Usher, Jim C. (Lee)<br />

Frisco<br />

Southlake<br />

Dallas<br />

Fort Worth<br />

Save the flash!<br />

Flashing your high beams<br />

at fellow Porsche drivers<br />

is a time-honored<br />

tradition . . .<br />

keep the flash alive!<br />

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Unclassifieds<br />

Unclassifieds are available free to Maverick Region members and are $5 to all others (contact editor for payment details). Please limit size to no more than 6 lines. Ads will run for 3 issues, 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: 2003 911 C2 (996) Cabriolet, Basalt<br />

Black with grey interior, 60K miles. Bose sound<br />

system, power & heated seats. Excellent condition,<br />

never tracked. Purchased and dealer-maintained<br />

locally since new. Just completed 60K service, brand<br />

new rear tires. Runs great, absolutely solid car.<br />

$32,9000. Please contact Anne at flynchg@gmail.<br />

com. (05)<br />

For Sale: 1984 Beck Spyder, Red, Beck s/n<br />

003. This 550 Spyder replica is one of the earliest<br />

known models produced in the US by Chuck Beck<br />

Development. S/N #003 has undergone a complete<br />

restoration with careful attention to detail and<br />

quality. Engine / Transmission Specs (New) Porsche<br />

/ VW Gorilla Block 1776cc Large Valve Engine by<br />

Automotive Machine Shop; Aluminum Heads, Roller<br />

Rockers, Twin 44mm Weber Carbs, Ceramic Coated<br />

4-into-1 Exhaust, High Flow Fan Kit, Carbon Fiber<br />

Hydrographics, Fan Shroud, Remote Oil Cooler /<br />

6 Qt. Capacity, 4 Speed Transmission. 558 miles<br />

on vehicle as of 3/19/<strong>2013</strong>. Fresh restoration with<br />

everything new. Titled as a 1984 Porsche 2-Door in the<br />

State of Texas. Classified as an Antique Vehicle with<br />

a new 5-Year Plate Registration. Vehicle located in<br />

Fort Worth, TX; $35,000.00. Contact Mark Euckert,<br />

meuckert@swbell.net or 817-614-7569. (05)<br />

For Sale: 1992 911 Carrera 2 Cabriolet, Slate<br />

Grey Metallic with black top; light grey/classic grey,<br />

black interior. Driven daily and in good working<br />

condition, 131K miles. Exterior is in fair to good<br />

condition. 5-speed, A/C, power seats, cruise, CD<br />

player, new tires. Single owner with maintenance<br />

details for the past 10 years. Slight oil leak at the main<br />

seal. $11,000. For more info and pictures, contact the<br />

owner, Guy, at (214) 755-4610, or gfrankenfield@<br />

tx.rr.com. (05)<br />

sport suspension, CD player, Bi-Xenon headlamps,<br />

Bose premium sound. No damage history, garage<br />

kept, dealer maintained. If you’re looking for one of<br />

the world’s great performance cars with incredible<br />

handling, this is the one. $39,900. For more<br />

information and appointment to see, call Pat at 214-<br />

616-2477. Sport Chrono link: http://www.porsche.<br />

com/microsite/technology/default.aspx?pool=uk&Sh<br />

owSingleTechterm=PTSCP&Category=&Model=&S<br />

earchedString=&SelectedVariant=PMTCaymanAll<br />

(04)<br />

For Sale: 1999 Boxster, Guards Red/Black,<br />

69k miles, original, one owner, excellent condition.<br />

Maintained by RAC, all records and more. Sports<br />

Package, 5 Speed, CD, Wind Stop, 18-inch Sport<br />

Wheels, $12,800. Contact Rich at 214-244-7051 or<br />

email richo@mckinstry.com (04)<br />

For Sale: 1996 911C2 (993), Guards Red with<br />

black and tan leather interior, 98,000 miles. Excellent<br />

condition, all original, never tracked. Second owner,<br />

records, history, well maintained, recent 90,000<br />

mile service. Great, solid car, $32,750. Contact Jim<br />

Buckley at 817-239-7969 or buckleyracing@att.net<br />

(03)<br />

For Sale: 2006 Cayman S, 68K miles. Arctic<br />

Silver with special full leather Terracotta Red interior.<br />

Nicely optioned: New motor from PCA at 43K<br />

miles,Sport Seats, Auto Climate, NAV with PCM,<br />

Xexon, Sports steering wheel, New Michelin Super<br />

Sport tires, PASM, Sport Chrono, Bose, Mantis Sports<br />

UDP, Extended oil sump, SSBL, Canton Accusump,<br />

hidden trailer hitch and more. Contact Rob Turner at<br />

pcarfan@gmail.com if you want to see this great car!<br />

(03)<br />

liter 6 cyl. with 355 hp, 6-speed manual transmission.<br />

Optional equipment includes 12-way heated power<br />

seats, self-dimming mirrors, Sport Chrono package,<br />

Bose surround sound system, and stainless steel<br />

exhausts with an awesome sound. 19” Porsche alloy<br />

wheels, new rear tires. Dealer maintained, garage kept.<br />

No track use. For more information and appointment<br />

to see, please call Pat at (214) 616-2477. (03)<br />

For Sale: 2008 Cayman S, Silver with black<br />

interior, absolutely pristine condition, 15,000 miles.<br />

One owner; under warranty until July 2014. No<br />

track use, just the perfect toy car. Many options<br />

including Sport Chrono Package (see link below),<br />

For Sale: 2006 911S (997) Cabriolet, mint<br />

condition, one owner, 19,000 miles. Black exterior<br />

with black leather and black convertible top. Still<br />

under extended factory warranty into April <strong>2013</strong>. 3.8<br />

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Ascot Diamonds (972) 991-0001 Page 11<br />

Autobahn Motorcar Group (800) 433-5602 B.C.<br />

Buckley Racing (817) 239-7969 Page 28<br />

Dallas Karting Complex (903) 527-5278 Page 22<br />

deBoulle Diamond & Jewelry (800) 454-4367 Page 19<br />

Eagles Canyon Raceway (940) 466-9775 Page 21<br />

Ebby Halliday--Michael Picolo (972) 365-7370 Page 27<br />

Falgout & Associates, P. C. (972) 669-2370 Page 15<br />

Fifth Gear Motorsports (972) 317-4005 Page 9<br />

Jack Junkies (972) 881-5DIY Page 15<br />

Louden Motorcar Services (972) 241-6326 I.B.C.<br />

Maverick Region Goodie Store http://mav.pca.org Page 32<br />

<strong>May</strong>o Performance (817) 540-4939 Page 23<br />

Merrill Lynch Wealth Mgmt (972) 980-8618 Page 26<br />

For advertising rates and information contact<br />

Pat Friend at ads@mavpca.org<br />

Mullenix Motorsport (972) 231-5356 Page 25<br />

Mustard Racing (817) 366-1678 Page 27<br />

Nine-Eleven Enterprises (972) 241-2002 Page 20<br />

Park Place Porsche (800) 553-3196 Page 13<br />

The Phoenix Insurance (214) 253-0570 Page 24<br />

Porsche of Plano (214) 576-1911 I.F.C.<br />

Pro-Tect Mobile (903) 241-4132 Page 27<br />

RAC Performance (214) 269-1571 Page 3<br />

RetroAir (972) 960-6899 Page 28<br />

Roofing Solutions by Darren Houk (817) 692-8496 Page 24<br />

Silver Fox (817) 329-6995 Page 2<br />

State Farm Insurance (214) 387-0003 B.C.<br />

UPS Store (972) 420-1250 Page 18<br />

Ussery Printing (972) 438-8344 Page 22<br />

Zims Autotechnik (817) 267-4451 Page 15<br />

32 <strong>May</strong>


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