Slipstream - August 2013
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Volume 51, Issue 8, <strong>August</strong> <strong>2013</strong><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 />
April Trivia ...................................................7<br />
Destination Restoration ..............................10<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 />
Board Meeting .............................................5<br />
Boxstoberfest ...............................................8<br />
Porsche Macan Raffle ..................................8<br />
Maverick Lunch Series ..............................19<br />
Happy Hour: Rio Mambo, Colleyville .......24<br />
PCA Escape to Los Angeles ......................28<br />
Drivers’ Ed 4, MotorSport Ranch. .............30<br />
Past Event Recaps<br />
Autos in the Park..................... .....................6<br />
Summer Kick-Off Picnic and Rally ...........12<br />
Sunday Drive to Rancho Sereno........... .....16<br />
<strong>2013</strong> Porsche Parade.... ..............................16<br />
Happy Hour: Mac’s................ ....................23<br />
Bondurant School .......................................25<br />
<strong>August</strong><br />
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Day <strong>August</strong><br />
7 Board Meeting<br />
13 Lewisville Lunch<br />
15 Happy Hr: Rio Mambo<br />
22 Richardson/Southlake Lunches<br />
Day October<br />
2 Board Meeting<br />
5 Tour/Concours d’Non-Elegance<br />
6 Time Trial 3, MSR<br />
8 Lewisville Lunch<br />
12 Swap Meet, Zim’s Autotechnik<br />
17 Happy Hr: BJ’s, Plano<br />
21-22 Drivers’ Ed 4, MSR<br />
24 Richardson/Southlake Lunches<br />
24-27 PCA Escape Los Angeles<br />
26-27 Club Race/Drivers’ Ed, ECR<br />
Driving Event Venues<br />
COTA - Circuit of the Americas, Austin<br />
DR - Dallas Raceway, Crandall<br />
ECR - Eagles Canyon Raceway, Slidell<br />
MSR - MotorSport Ranch, Cresson<br />
MW - Mineral Wells Airport, Mineral Wells<br />
TMS - Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth<br />
September<br />
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat<br />
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Day September<br />
4 Board Meeting<br />
6-8 Boxstoberfest<br />
10 Lewisville Lunch<br />
19 Happy Hr: Sundown at Granada, Dallas<br />
21-22 Drivers’ Ed 4, MSR<br />
26 Richardson/Southlake Lunches<br />
28-29 Time Trial 2/Autocross 5, MW<br />
Day November<br />
2 Founders’ Day/Holiday Party<br />
6 Board Meeting<br />
9 Drivers’ Ed 5, MSR (1-day)<br />
12 Lewisville Lunch<br />
16-17 Time Trial 4/Autocross 6, MW<br />
21 Happy Hr: Cristina’s, Southlake<br />
On the Cover:<br />
Surprise unveiling of the 50th<br />
Anniversary 911 at the Porsche<br />
Parade Welcome Party. See what<br />
you miss when you don’t go?<br />
Photo by Carey Spreen<br />
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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 />
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Drifting: National Events, Past and Future<br />
By John Hamilton, Region President<br />
Porsche<br />
Parade<br />
<strong>2013</strong>: We<br />
just got back from<br />
a fabulous week<br />
in Traverse City,<br />
Michigan, host to<br />
this year’s Porsche<br />
Parade. Like they say (especially if<br />
you’re in a Porsche), “it’s not just<br />
the destination . . . it’s the journey!”<br />
Such was the case as we once again<br />
(like last year) were able to stay at a<br />
motor inn on the real Route 66 on<br />
the way to and from Parade (thanks<br />
to our caravan partners and route<br />
planners, Rob and Sandy Bowen).<br />
The trip was fun, our tours and<br />
events in northern Michigan were<br />
great (even though we suffered<br />
through a frosty 70-80 degrees<br />
each day), the cars were beautiful<br />
(including the surprise unveiling of<br />
both the 50th Anniversary 911 and<br />
the 2014 GT3!), and the people<br />
were the best! You’ll read about<br />
many of our performers and winners<br />
in other articles in <strong>Slipstream</strong>.<br />
2014: Next year’s Parade will be<br />
held in Monterey, California, June<br />
15-21. That will be both a beautiful<br />
destination and journey.<br />
Do you think there will<br />
be many Porsches there<br />
. . . especially in California?<br />
Hmmm. Registration<br />
typically opens in<br />
March, so it might be<br />
time already to start<br />
planning for it (I<br />
know we are).<br />
Other special<br />
upcoming events:<br />
• Boxstoberfest<br />
<strong>2013</strong> -- September<br />
6,7,8 in Fredericksburg,<br />
TX. Visit<br />
boxstoberfest.com.<br />
• Escape <strong>2013</strong> -- October<br />
24, 25, 26, 27 in<br />
Los Angeles, CA. Visit<br />
escape<strong>2013</strong>.pca.org.<br />
Mav of the Month<br />
Speaking of the<br />
Porsche Parade, we<br />
have many Mavericks who volunteer<br />
and work behind the scenes<br />
at Parade to make the program a<br />
success. Yes, it costs money to go,<br />
but the workers are all volunteers!<br />
One of the key volunteers for<br />
several years has been our own<br />
James Shoffit. He, with a lot of<br />
help from wife Wendy, takes all<br />
the rankings, photos, scores,<br />
ALEXIS A. V. CAMPBELL, Proprietor<br />
1235 William D. Tate Ave<br />
Grapevine, TX 76051<br />
awards, etc. and builds them into<br />
PowerPoint presentations for each<br />
of the award banquets. So while<br />
many of us might be out on a tour<br />
or track, James is back in the ol’<br />
hotel room creating masterpieces<br />
on his laptop for that night’s show.<br />
So thank you, James Shoffit, for all<br />
you do, not only for our Maverick<br />
Region, but for the national<br />
Porsche Club of America.<br />
Enjoy your gift certificate<br />
to the Silver Fox steakhouse<br />
in Grapevine, and<br />
take a break from the<br />
computer!<br />
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James demonstrating how one can actually<br />
place an unprotected hand on a black car during a<br />
Michigan summer without permanent injury
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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 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 />
On-line Calendar Brendan Eagan<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 />
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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 />
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 <strong>August</strong>,<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 />
Brendan Eagan<br />
calendar@mavpca.org<br />
Keith Olcha<br />
W - 817-706-7678<br />
H - 817-251-6865<br />
keitholcha@verizon.net<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 />
We hope you<br />
have been able<br />
to keep cool this<br />
summer. As I write<br />
this in mid-July,<br />
it has been raining<br />
for two days<br />
straight, and the<br />
high temperature was 79 degrees F.<br />
Not our typical summer in terms of<br />
weather, but in terms of scheduled<br />
Region events, July and <strong>August</strong><br />
are pretty slow in these parts.<br />
Unless you went to the Porsche<br />
Parade, held this year in Traverse<br />
City, Michigan, on the shores<br />
of Lake Michigan. About three<br />
dozen Mavericks made the 1200-<br />
mile journey this year, and, as<br />
usual, it was well worth the drive.<br />
See the centerspread in this issue<br />
for results and photos.<br />
In this issue we also cover the<br />
annual Autos in the Park Concours<br />
d’Elegance, put on again<br />
by Maverick Region member Jack<br />
Griffin at the Cooper Aerobics<br />
Center in Dallas. This event brings<br />
out all sorts of vintage, classic,<br />
and custom cars from all over the<br />
Metroplex, and Maverick Region<br />
gets a corner all to ourselves. If<br />
you haven’t been to one, check<br />
out the article to see what it’s like.<br />
We are officially announcing<br />
our raffle drawing for a one year<br />
lease of a 2014 Porsche Macan,<br />
with the winner to be announced<br />
at our All Member Party in January<br />
-- see the ad on page 8.<br />
There are also previews of upcoming<br />
PCA events: Boxstoberfest,<br />
to be held in September in Fredericksburg,<br />
and PCA Escape in<br />
October, this year to be held in<br />
Los Angeles. Unlike the Porsche<br />
Parade, these events focus not on<br />
competition but fun and relaxation,<br />
although both events still<br />
involve driving your Porsche!<br />
If you have a teenager in the<br />
house that is looking forward to<br />
driving your Porsche, welcome<br />
to the club. For a teenager’s-eyeview<br />
of a performance driving<br />
school that teaches your new<br />
driver how to really control a<br />
car, see the article in this issue.<br />
Finally I would like to welcome<br />
HoosierTiresDirect.com as our<br />
newest advertiser -- see their ad<br />
below. If you are into Autocross,<br />
Time Trials, Drivers’ Ed, or Club<br />
Racing, you may be interested in<br />
their services!<br />
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Autos in the Park: Mavericks at Dallas’ Premier Concours d’Elegance<br />
By Renee Farinella, Region Secretary<br />
Photos by Linda Bambina<br />
Celebrating its eighth annual<br />
car show, Autos in<br />
the Park <strong>2013</strong> took place<br />
Sunday, June 2, and proved to be<br />
another spectacular Concours in<br />
its signature distinctive style and<br />
relaxing setting amidst the shading<br />
trees, fountains, and breezes<br />
at the Cooper Aerobics Center in North Dallas.<br />
For this primarily earlier-model event, much time,<br />
effort, and care is invested by the participants<br />
preparing their cars for display and competitionby-category.<br />
Maverick three-year member, and this<br />
year’s winner in the 997 category, Jason Morski,<br />
said he got his “Porsche-itis” from event founder<br />
and Region Concours Co-Chair Jack Griffin.<br />
Here is the list of awards in the Porsche categories,<br />
including winners and year models. The judging<br />
criteria is People’s Choice voting-by-ballot<br />
based on car uniqueness and condition.<br />
356 Michael Harling 1958 Speedster<br />
944 Randy Csanadi 1987 944 Turbo<br />
Early 911 John Dean 1971 911E<br />
911SC Carey Spreen 1982 911SC<br />
993 Frank Briggs 1995 Carrera<br />
997 Jason Morski 2005 997S<br />
Boxster Warren Bischoff 2006 Boxster S<br />
Best of Show Michael Harling 1958 Speedster<br />
Incoming Concours<br />
Co-Chair Andy Kay<br />
demonstrating one of the<br />
special Porsche Crest medals.<br />
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Congratulations, everyone!<br />
And thank you<br />
to our new Concours<br />
Co-Chair Andy Kay, for<br />
producing the greatlooking<br />
double-sided<br />
award medals, which<br />
include the official, noteasy-to-get-approvedby-Porsche<br />
logo. Frank<br />
Briggs is handing his<br />
Co-Chair scepter to<br />
Andy, whom we welcome<br />
warmly. Thank<br />
you, Frank, for many<br />
wonderful years of serving<br />
the Porsche community<br />
by sharing your<br />
knowledge, creativity,<br />
and relationship-building<br />
kindness! Also,<br />
thank you to one<br />
of our sponsors,<br />
Park Place, for<br />
providing Porsche<br />
goodies and gear<br />
to give away for<br />
the drawing.<br />
A variety of over<br />
200 cars were<br />
entered representing<br />
North Texas<br />
marque clubs, for<br />
which there were<br />
also categoryspecific<br />
awards:<br />
Maserati, Ferrari,<br />
Lamborghini,<br />
Best of Show winner Michael<br />
Alfa Romeo, Harling with his ‘58 Speedster<br />
Fiat, Audi, Corvette,<br />
Chevrolet, Ford, Bentley, Rolls-Royce, Aston<br />
Martin, Jaguar, Mercedes-Benz, and Lotus.<br />
John and Brenda Dean pose next to their ‘71<br />
911E with a rare Sportomatic transmission<br />
Autos in the Park stages a fun opportunity to meet<br />
new folks (and see old friends) of like-minded interests<br />
related to high-performance motorcars, to facilitate<br />
community, and to share some of the great stories<br />
that go along with the cars, their owners, and how<br />
the cars came to acquire us! This event benefits the<br />
Scottish Rite Hospital and the Cooper Institute.<br />
Well, that about covers unbridled admiration and waxing<br />
eloquent for this exceptional exhibit . . . now we get<br />
to drive!
Remember that our Maverick Region Sunday Drives<br />
start back up in September! Please visit the Maverick<br />
Region website, www.mav.pca.org, for more Porsche<br />
club information, including the calendar, event details,<br />
registration, and contacts.<br />
Maverick Region Concours Co-Chair Frank<br />
Briggs and Cheryl Koeppen<br />
admire the awards to be given out.<br />
997 Category winner Jason Morski,<br />
who suffers from Porsche-itis, reportedly<br />
contracted from event founder Jack Griffin<br />
JUNE TRIVIA<br />
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Play here for fun and education<br />
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OR<br />
Play for prizes on the web at<br />
http://mav.pca.org, with the<br />
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 June winner,<br />
Cyril Reif,<br />
who got all 5 correct.<br />
Cyril will receive a $25 gift certificate to<br />
1. In 1963, the beginning of the 911, there was a pre-production car that<br />
was known today as Barbarossa (red-beard). It was the _______ 911,<br />
rather 901, built back then.<br />
a. 1st b. 3rd c. 5th d. 7th<br />
Source: Stoddard Report, April 22, <strong>2013</strong><br />
2. The gas filler door on the early 911 referenced above was somewhat<br />
different, as it was:<br />
a. perfectly square b. square with rounded corners c. perfectly round<br />
d. oval as today but hinged on the top<br />
Source: Stoddard Report, April 22, <strong>2013</strong><br />
3. The length of this car was a bit different also, as it was:<br />
a. 2” shorter b. 4” shorter c. 2” longer d. 4” longer<br />
Source: Stoddard Report, April 22, <strong>2013</strong><br />
4. Which of the following is NOT true about this car?<br />
a. rear vent windows were made of tempered glass b. rear vent<br />
windows were fixed c. front trunk lid used torsion bars to stay open<br />
d. sunroof moved forward vs back<br />
Source: Stoddard Report, April 22, <strong>2013</strong><br />
5. The Instrument Panel Gauges in this car were not in the 5-pod, center<br />
tach layout we all know and love; they were in:<br />
a. 2 Pods b. 3 Pods c. 4 Pods d. 6 Pods e. 7 Pods<br />
Source: Stoddard Report, April 22, <strong>2013</strong><br />
Answers: 1) d 2) c 3) b 4) a 5) a<br />
7
Boxstoberfest <strong>2013</strong>: September in Fredericksburg<br />
By Michael Shassere, Boxstoberfest <strong>2013</strong> Planning Committee<br />
We are pleased to announce<br />
that registration for Boxstoberfest<br />
<strong>2013</strong> is now<br />
open. Boxstoberfest will be held<br />
September 6 - 8, <strong>2013</strong>, in Fredericksburg,<br />
Texas.<br />
Last year, over 200 fellow Porsche<br />
enthusiasts were in attendance,<br />
and traveled some of the best roads<br />
to enjoy their Porsches in the US.<br />
Attendees also enjoyed being with<br />
other Porsche owners -- both old<br />
friends and many new ones. As in<br />
the past, all registrations are handled<br />
through www.clubregistration.<br />
net. Additional details for the event<br />
are on the official website, www.<br />
boxstoberfest.com, or on Facebook.<br />
Our routes are being finalized<br />
(to make sure there aren’t any<br />
last minute construction areas to<br />
slow us down), and the rally and<br />
scenic routes are being given a few<br />
twists to make them a little more<br />
challenging -- and more fun. On<br />
Friday, you are welcome to pick<br />
up either the regular or scenic<br />
drive maps if you would like to<br />
pre-drive them. Many people who<br />
do the regular route on Saturday<br />
pick up the Scenic route map<br />
and drive it Friday or Sunday.<br />
Event central will once again be<br />
the Hangar Hotel. Registration<br />
check-in on Friday night, during<br />
Saturday morning drive line-up,<br />
and Saturday after drive social and<br />
dinner will all be at the Hangar<br />
Hotel. Boxstoberfest has the entire<br />
hotel booked for the weekend, all<br />
54 rooms -- and, as it has become<br />
a trend from past events, is already<br />
100% booked and has a waitlist (it<br />
actually booked 100% the day the<br />
event closed last year). We do have<br />
a block of rooms at the Fredericksburg<br />
Inn, and the Inn on Barons<br />
Creek. There are numerous Bed<br />
and Breakfasts in town, too. All the<br />
accommodation details, as well as<br />
full event details are on the website.<br />
We look forward to seeing you at<br />
Boxstoberfest <strong>2013</strong>. If you have any<br />
questions, drop us an email at<br />
info@boxstoberfest.com. As we get<br />
closer to the actual dates, registered<br />
attendees will get very detailed<br />
messages regarding specific event<br />
times, what to bring and not bring,<br />
event rules, and PCA required<br />
notifications.<br />
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Destination Restoration: The Dreaded “While You’re In There . . .”<br />
By Ash Seidl-Staley<br />
In a previous <strong>Slipstream</strong> issue I<br />
described the smoke problem<br />
I had on my 944, and I am<br />
happy to report the problem has<br />
been fixed, but man did it take a<br />
lot of time, patience, and GREEN!<br />
Turns out that as time went on, the<br />
smoking got worse and worse, and<br />
eventually the leak got so bad I was able to see that oil<br />
was seeping from the exhaust manifold port at the cylinder<br />
head. I had feared for quite some time that my<br />
cylinder head gasket was failing as it would constantly<br />
overheat, had liquid forming at my muffler, and had<br />
the infamous “frothy milkshake” showing in my oil system.<br />
My suspicions were confirmed after a quick compression<br />
test when it was determined that not only was<br />
the gasket blown, the cylinder head itself was warped!<br />
Immediately light bulbs and alarms went off in my<br />
head. The difficult-to-describe characteristics of the<br />
smoke were because the car was leaking a mix of oil,<br />
gas, and coolant over the hot exhaust. Not having<br />
an engine stand equipped to do the job, or a large<br />
enough jack available to work on the car at my apartment,<br />
I sent her to a Plano-based import shop.<br />
I would like to tell you that it was repaired and<br />
back on the road lickety split, but the reality is that<br />
it took exactly a month and four days until I was<br />
able to drive away. I came down with a bad case of<br />
the “while you are in theres,” and though I had to<br />
sacrifice time, I practically received a brand new 944<br />
ready for another 25 years of life on the open road!<br />
So what was done, you might ask? To start, the list<br />
was small; get the cylinder head out of the car, get<br />
10 <strong>August</strong><br />
Shiny new cylinder head in place<br />
Photos by the Author<br />
it re-surfaced, and checked for proper port sizes<br />
and valve clearances. Luckily there was still enough<br />
of the head left for the shop to resurface it, and<br />
nothing needed to be done with my valve seats.<br />
Next on the list included giving the shop my new<br />
head gasket set from Victor Reinz, which I had on<br />
hand, and beginning the daunting task of cleaning<br />
the main block. A further inspection determined<br />
that the rest of the engine was mechanically sound:<br />
the bearings were in phenomenal shape, the pistons<br />
held firm to their positions, and there was not a<br />
single oil leak in sight. Though, unfortunately, while<br />
Right down to the pistons<br />
the cylinder head was out, the repair list grew even<br />
longer: we replaced the balance belt, timing belt,<br />
thermostat, two tensioners, and all the studs, bolts,<br />
and washers associated with the top half of the engine,<br />
as well as making sure everything was cleaned,<br />
tied down and torqued properly. Once the head was<br />
back in the car I added more to the list, giving the<br />
green light to replace all vacuum hosing, worn out<br />
fuel lines, and to inspect the engine wiring harness.<br />
Close to the end of April I received a call to come<br />
down and test drive the car. Hearing her fire up was<br />
extremely exuberating, but before I even took off out<br />
of the parking lot I knew something was wrong. With<br />
the newly found power being pumped to the rear<br />
wheels, the engine mounts couldn’t handle the stress.<br />
The car violently vibrated nearly to the point where I<br />
was afraid of shattering my hatchback glass. Another<br />
trip up on the stands proved me right, the rubber on<br />
the engine mounts didn’t even exist anymore, and the<br />
engine was basically bolted in, metal on metal. A good<br />
$200 later and some new rubber exhaust mounts (why
not, right?) and the<br />
944 purred like a<br />
vicious kitten. The<br />
entire endeavor<br />
wasn’t cheap, but<br />
being able to help,<br />
and supply my own<br />
parts, resulted in all<br />
the repairs being<br />
done at a fraction of<br />
the intended cost.<br />
All that I have left<br />
to do is to meticulously<br />
tighten every<br />
bolt and screw on<br />
the car so it can<br />
handle the new<br />
lively “S” spec 10.9:1<br />
compression ratio!<br />
Just a little elbow<br />
grease is all it takes.<br />
Would you like to have your restoration project featured in<br />
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11
Summer Kickoff Picnic and Rally: DLBF -- But Smiling<br />
By Karen England<br />
It was one of<br />
the last Maverick<br />
Region events of<br />
the spring, the<br />
vaunted Summer<br />
Kick-Off Picnic<br />
Rally. A true novice<br />
of the Porsche way,<br />
and proud owner of a recently<br />
purchased 944S, I thought the<br />
Gimmick Rally sounded like a lot<br />
of fun. After explaining to a friend<br />
my plan to participate, I recruited<br />
him to be my Driver. I would take<br />
command as the Navigator; he<br />
would follow my instructions at the<br />
wheel. Mistake? You be the judge.<br />
It was a beautiful day, and we<br />
started out with great expectations.<br />
Beautiful bright red Porsche<br />
with the sunroof off, sun shining,<br />
moderate temperatures, life could<br />
not get better! As we drove up<br />
to the pre-rally meeting outside<br />
the Ball Park in Arlington, we<br />
eyed the competition. Strong, but<br />
beatable. Participants included<br />
the full range from first timers<br />
(us) to veterans (them) of the task<br />
ahead. We were welcomed warmly.<br />
Mr. Don Sebert gave the teams<br />
their instructions, and then we<br />
were on our way to the starting line.<br />
One piece of art after another, each<br />
car carefully spaced out in twominute<br />
intervals for their departure<br />
so no one would be following<br />
another too closely. We started in<br />
the third-from-last position, but just<br />
knew we would move up quickly.<br />
The first landmark to identify<br />
was a billboard outside of the Ball<br />
Park complex. Ah-ha! We spotted<br />
it quickly and saw our first<br />
competitor wasting critical time<br />
Photo Credits as noted<br />
Waiting for our out-time to arrive.<br />
retracing their path to find it.<br />
The rally is judged on mileage<br />
and number of landmarks identified.<br />
Sounds easy enough.<br />
Our teamwork filled us with<br />
confidence, and we drove on to<br />
find the next landmark. It was a<br />
little trickier, but we found it in<br />
photo by Carey Spreen<br />
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good time and passed another<br />
slower team on the way to the third<br />
landmark. They must have been observing<br />
the ridiculously slow legal<br />
speed limit. “Rookies,” we thought.<br />
The third landmark is where<br />
things began to get dicey. We<br />
missed it and had to retrace<br />
the course. We could not find<br />
it anywhere. My driver was very<br />
gracious in his acceptance of<br />
the possibility that the Navigator<br />
may have made a mistake.<br />
We found the next landmark with<br />
ease, and quickly moved our way<br />
out to the country part of the rally.<br />
Things were back on track, and in<br />
the process of going to the next<br />
landmark, we passed yet another<br />
Porsche team and waved to them<br />
enthusiastically. Maybe we were<br />
getting a little too confident.<br />
This relaxing joy ride in the<br />
country unexpectedly started losing<br />
some of its joy. Firmly in charge,<br />
and convinced I was navigating the<br />
944S with a better-than-respectable<br />
time, we came to an impasse. It<br />
was a “go left or right” decision.<br />
Now, I do not know who wrote the<br />
guidance instructions, but I assure<br />
David Robertson, Adrienne<br />
Kay, and Wendy Shoffit<br />
hard at work at the grill<br />
photo by Jean Frick<br />
you they were not describing the<br />
road I was on. I confidently told my<br />
driver to go right and one of the<br />
two teams we had passed, followed<br />
us. The other team behind us took<br />
a left, or was that a curved straight?<br />
Shortly down the road, the team<br />
following us turned around. Still<br />
confident, and somewhat defiant,<br />
I said, “Hold course. We are going<br />
the right way.” After some choice<br />
words of encouragement from the<br />
driver, we chose to turn around.<br />
Once again back and on track,<br />
we entered the quaint old area<br />
town of Cedar Hill looking for<br />
the next landmark. “Can’t these<br />
people make signs you can read?”<br />
I thought to myself. No longer so<br />
gracious, my driver started questioning<br />
my ancestry and something<br />
about my right to own a Porsche.<br />
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Place (T = <br />
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photo by Dave Frick<br />
the medal ceremonies. My driver and I were called<br />
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thought. The DLBF honors! Grinning like idiots,<br />
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2 T Chris Christensen Ann Christensen Boxster 15 0.1500<br />
3 T James Shoffit Wendy Shoffit 911 15 0.3977<br />
4 Ben Connell Sue Connell 911 15 0.4795<br />
5 Wayne Elliott Megg Elliott Turbo 15 n/a<br />
6 Mark Winkelmann Sue Winkelmann 911 15 n/a<br />
7 Scott Sebert Jeff Sebert Fiat 500 15 3.8312<br />
8 Norman McCollough Paula McCollough 911 14 0.1253<br />
9 Andy Kay Adrienne Kay 928 13.5 0.8409<br />
10 Robert DiRienzo Joyce DiRienzo Boxster 13.5 0.9369<br />
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<strong>2013</strong> Porsche Parade: Mavericks Brought Home the Hardware!<br />
By Wendy Shoffit<br />
If you were at<br />
the Porsche<br />
Parade last<br />
month in Traverse<br />
City, Michigan,<br />
you know that<br />
almost 40 attendees<br />
from Maverick<br />
Region represented your region<br />
very well. If you didn’t attend,<br />
maybe these results and photos will<br />
convince you to attend next year’s<br />
Parade in Monterey, California.<br />
Richard Lyschik and Becky<br />
Broussard with their classwinning<br />
Cayenne<br />
Ed Mayo with<br />
first place trophy<br />
for “Elvira”<br />
photo by Carey Spreen<br />
photo by Linda Bambina<br />
Hiram Saunders (in Hawaiian<br />
shirt) opens the front deck lid<br />
as the judges go over his car<br />
Concours – Richard Lyschik took<br />
first place in class (Preparation/<br />
Touring, Cayenne), as did Ed Mayo<br />
in his class (Restoration/Street,<br />
‘65-’73 911/912). Hiram Saunders<br />
took on a new challenge: competing<br />
in the Preparation/Full ‘94-’03<br />
Carrera class (with judging inside,<br />
outside, and upside down) against<br />
several trailered, hermeticallysealed<br />
cars. Unfortunately, no trophy<br />
this time, with a fourth place,<br />
but lots of learning lessons, and he<br />
showed an absolutely beautiful car!<br />
Rally – New rally partners Don<br />
Breithaupt and Carey Spreen took<br />
home<br />
fourth place<br />
trophies in<br />
the Unequipped<br />
class and<br />
remained<br />
friends! In<br />
fact, they<br />
plan to pair<br />
up again in<br />
Monterey.<br />
Additionally,<br />
Myra<br />
and Jerry<br />
Sutton took 11th in Navigational<br />
class, and Kevan Davis navigated for<br />
Douglas Dunn of Chesapeake Region,<br />
taking 15th in Unequipped.<br />
Gimmick Rally – Bob and Linda<br />
Knight brought home a third place<br />
trophy, as did Myra and Jerry Sutton.<br />
It was a nine-way tie for third<br />
place!<br />
Autocross – The ladies had a great<br />
showing! Robyn Howard took<br />
another first place (Class S02L), as<br />
did Myra Sutton (Class S11L) and I<br />
(Class M04L). The men weren’t too<br />
shabby, either! Both Carey Spreen<br />
(Class P07) and Ed Mayo (Class<br />
Photos by Charlie Davis unless otherwise noted<br />
Carey and Don:<br />
“Next year, second<br />
place is not<br />
an option!”<br />
photo by Carey Spreen<br />
photo by Linda Bambina<br />
Robyn, Myra, and Wendy with<br />
their first place autocross trophies<br />
I03) took first place trophies, as<br />
well. This year’s Ladies’ Top Time<br />
of Day eluded me again, as another<br />
driver<br />
came<br />
out, who<br />
was an<br />
SCCA<br />
Wendy at speed on<br />
the Autocross course<br />
champion<br />
several<br />
times<br />
over, brought her 993, and walloped<br />
me. I did have second<br />
overall fastest Ladies’ time,<br />
though . . . does that count?<br />
photos by Linda Bambina<br />
Several other Maverick autocrossers<br />
were just edged out of trophy<br />
range, but showed extremely well:<br />
Travis Howard, second, class S02<br />
Jerry Sutton, third, class S11<br />
Mark Steele, second, class P10<br />
Lisa Steele, second, class P10L<br />
Nikolaus Klemmer, fourth, class P13<br />
James Shoffit, fourth, class M04<br />
Next year, James will classify the<br />
car correctly, and hopefully end up<br />
with a trophy. I’m sure the Steeles<br />
will bring other wheels as well,<br />
which won’t bump them out of<br />
their normal Showroom Stock class.<br />
Tech Quiz – Carey Spreen<br />
brought home a third place<br />
trophy (914 quiz), and Alan<br />
Bambina (356 quiz) took third<br />
as well, although just out of<br />
16 <strong>August</strong>
trophy range. Travis Howard took a respectable<br />
sixth place in class (924/944/968 quiz).<br />
Carey Spreen finished “hitting the cycle” with a<br />
second place in class in the Newsletter contest for<br />
<strong>Slipstream</strong> (regions with 800 or more members).<br />
The cycle? 1st Autocross, 2nd Newsletter, 3rd Tech<br />
Quiz, and 4th Rally. OH, and as a bonus, I’d consider<br />
winning a SET OF TIRES a bonafide HOME<br />
RUN! Congrats, Carey, on an awesome Parade!<br />
My apologies if I’ve forgotten any awards or anyone.<br />
So who’s in for Monterey next year? That one will be<br />
sure to fill very quickly!<br />
. . . plus there<br />
were representatives<br />
from War<br />
Bonnet . . .<br />
photos by Linda Bambina<br />
Maverick Region was there in force . . .<br />
. . . and<br />
Longhorn<br />
Regions<br />
as well<br />
Zone 5 Rep Lynn<br />
Friedman and Linda<br />
Bambina channeling<br />
their inner hula dancers<br />
Friends in high places: Alan Bambina with<br />
Hans-Peter Porsche; Wendy Shoffit<br />
with Parade Chair Susan Brown<br />
PCA, the next generation:<br />
Brandi Brooks, Geneva<br />
Spreen, and Jasmine Shoffit<br />
photo by Carey Spreen<br />
The very first 911 in<br />
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Linda Bambina<br />
Nikolaus<br />
Klemmer at<br />
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There were some classic and familiar Porsche-designed vehicles, and<br />
some not so classic or familar! The always stunning 904 and a rare<br />
WWII-vintage Schwimmwagen both appeared in the Historic Display<br />
There were four<br />
drivers entered in<br />
PCA President<br />
Manny Alban’s<br />
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driver’s run<br />
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Professors at the Tech Academy<br />
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David Cook,<br />
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from a remarkable<br />
British family who<br />
began manufacturing<br />
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products in 1917. Visionary stuff.<br />
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and other family members are all<br />
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in a completely different direction<br />
for his new business: finding a place<br />
near the Metroplex for a racetrack.<br />
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friend and Formula 1<br />
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(according<br />
to F1 Racing Magazine)<br />
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designer of the track.<br />
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and experience was<br />
Photo courtesy David Cook<br />
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Cliff’s Ramblings: Still Ramblin’ Along<br />
By Cliff Blackshear<br />
So the dog<br />
days of<br />
summer<br />
are here, and I<br />
had a life changing<br />
experience<br />
in May. Yep, still<br />
ramblin’ along.<br />
The 991s are proving to be bulletproof.<br />
The new Cayman is here,<br />
and folks seem to either love the<br />
new body style or cannot stand<br />
it. Few want to go to the track<br />
cause it is just too hot out. And<br />
work is just as interesting as ever.<br />
Thank you all so much for the<br />
concern and kind words after my<br />
recent heart attack. It was minor<br />
pain-wise, and my little technician<br />
mind found it interesting, while<br />
alarming. Thirty-six hours after<br />
visiting an ER, I found myself<br />
driving back home with a 2.5 x 15<br />
mm stent in an artery. Amazing. I<br />
have come to the conclusion that if<br />
you maintain good health all your<br />
life and nothing like this happens<br />
to you prior to age 65, the insurance<br />
companies should have to<br />
refund you enough money to buy<br />
a new GT3. It seems fair to me.<br />
Anyway, we have a very unusual<br />
engine repair in the shop. A 2009<br />
997 Twin Turbo with low miles,<br />
and the check engine light is on<br />
due to constant cylinder misfiring,<br />
plus the owner is reporting excessive<br />
oil consumption. Brian draws<br />
the job and finds the #2 cylinder<br />
on the bank one side has huge<br />
leak-down numbers. Leakdown is<br />
usually under 5%, but this cylinder<br />
is over 90% through the exhaust<br />
valves. A borescope is inserted<br />
Photos by the Author<br />
through the sparkplug hole and<br />
oil can be seen dripping off one of<br />
the exhaust valve guides into the<br />
combustion chamber. That was very<br />
surprising. One of the two exhaust<br />
valves for that cylinder is heavily<br />
carboned and no longer seating.<br />
So out comes the engine and the<br />
bank 1 cylinder head comes off. Lo<br />
and behold, a valve spring keeper<br />
Valve guide seal with<br />
rogue valve keeper<br />
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is found crushed around the valve<br />
guide seal inside the valve spring.<br />
No valve keepers were missing from<br />
the assembled head. It was a rogue<br />
that apparently got in there during<br />
assembly. I searched warranty<br />
records on the car and found no<br />
evidence of any engine work since<br />
leaving the factory. We have no history<br />
on the car of any engine work.<br />
The valve guide was on the ragged<br />
edge of maximum allowable specification<br />
and the valve spring failed<br />
a tension test. So new valve, valve<br />
guide, valve spring, and two keepers<br />
later, the cylinder head is going<br />
back on. All guide seals on that<br />
head were replaced after a thorough<br />
inspection. Oh yeah, the secondary<br />
air passages were clogged<br />
which also had set a secondary air<br />
failure in the DME fault memory.<br />
This September will mark my 41st<br />
year of working on Porsches at<br />
the dealer level. The 914 2.0, 911<br />
T, E, and S were the cars on the<br />
showroom when I started. I have<br />
prepped and serviced everything<br />
brought over here since that time.<br />
The 997 Twin in the shop is only<br />
the second time I have seen a<br />
Porsche with what appears to be<br />
a factory engine assembly issue.<br />
I cannot say absolutely that the<br />
engine has not been apart before,<br />
but in looking at it on the stand<br />
before disassembly I saw no signs<br />
of work since original build.<br />
The first issue like this I witnessed<br />
was a 1977 911S. It was<br />
brand new off the transporter<br />
and the engine was making horrible<br />
squealing sounds from bank<br />
2 valve drive area. Disassembly<br />
of that engine revealed a totally<br />
clogged oil passage for the camshaft<br />
bearing bores. It was totally<br />
blocked with aviation sealer.<br />
The factory takes these things<br />
very seriously, and once I file my<br />
report they will look at VIN number<br />
ranges from that time frame to<br />
make certain this is an isolated<br />
case. I suspect we will never see<br />
this again. The 997 Twin sold like<br />
hotcakes. It is an amazingly robust<br />
car. With the sheer numbers delivered<br />
in the DFW area and the<br />
fact that no other has come in with<br />
this problem, I cannot imagine<br />
another out there since the car<br />
came out that has this issue.<br />
Here’s a shot of the Spec Boxster<br />
that John just did setup work on<br />
this week. It’s a new ride for new<br />
racer that has a stunning Martini<br />
wrap. Oh wait -- you can see it at<br />
a future Club Race. It will be its<br />
owner’s first Club Race event!<br />
Cheers!<br />
PRINTER OF SLIPSTREAM SINCE 1982<br />
22 <strong>August</strong>
June Happy Hour: Mac’s Steaks & Seafood<br />
By Mike Farrar, Happy Hour Chair<br />
We had<br />
a great<br />
turnout<br />
for the June Happy<br />
hour at Mac’s<br />
in Colleyville. We<br />
had approximately<br />
40 people which<br />
included several first-time Porsche<br />
Club participants. These newcomers<br />
included Bill and Sue Connell,<br />
along with Barbie Manley and Lida<br />
Aghdam. In addition, we had a family<br />
come by to check out the event.<br />
Chris and Ann Christensen also<br />
made their way back from Southern<br />
California to join us. Hopefully they<br />
will call Texas home for a while!<br />
Mac’s provided some great beer<br />
and drink specials (the margarita<br />
martini was great). We had track<br />
guys, concours participants,<br />
autocross competitors, and even<br />
some talk about tours. Everyone<br />
seemed to enjoy themselves.<br />
I want to give a special thanks to<br />
Stephanie Ho for keeping up with<br />
new members visiting at their first<br />
Happy Hour, along with the great<br />
welcome given by Randy Csanadi<br />
Ben and Sue Connell<br />
Photos by the Author<br />
Ann and Chris Christensen<br />
and Paul and Veronica Ramos to<br />
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makes up our “New Member Happy<br />
Hour Welcoming Committee.”<br />
As you know, the club tries to avoid<br />
continued on next page<br />
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Advanced Teen Driving: Notes from a Bondurant School Graduate<br />
By Geneva Spreen<br />
Editor’s Note: Yes, it’s true -- PCA is<br />
not immune from nepotism, and here<br />
is your proof. In March of this year, my<br />
16-year-old daughter Geneva attended a<br />
two-day Advanced Teen Driving course at<br />
the Bondurant School in Chandler, AZ.<br />
I asked her to write an article about it in<br />
hopes of encouraging other parents of new<br />
drivers to consider taking Drivers Ed to the next level . . .<br />
Hello, and welcome to the Bondurant School<br />
of High Performance Driving! I will never<br />
forget my experience at this incredibly fun<br />
school of driving. I took the two-day Advanced<br />
Teen Driving Course, but there are plenty of other<br />
classes you can take, and they are for any age.<br />
The course I took had many different lessons in it,<br />
including a small timed autocross, slalom, and the<br />
“famous” skid car. My personal favorite was an exercise<br />
simulating positioning yourself in a specific lane in a<br />
very short amount of time. There were three different<br />
lanes, each with a traffic light above them, controlled<br />
by an instructor. When the three lights turned green,<br />
Photos by John Dowd/Bondurant School<br />
we floored the<br />
gas, reaching 30<br />
mph at first, but<br />
getting up to 60<br />
later on. As soon as<br />
we got to a certain<br />
point, the instructor<br />
would change<br />
two of the green<br />
lights to red, and<br />
we would have to<br />
maneuver into the<br />
lane with the green<br />
light and stop.<br />
Another one of<br />
Slalom exercise my favorites was,<br />
at the end of each<br />
day, the students were led (each student had their<br />
own Camaro SS, by the way) by the instructors on the<br />
Bondurant race course. It was so exciting getting to<br />
go on a race course and drive it for the first time!<br />
continued on page 27<br />
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Now, the skid car. This was very interesting but also<br />
fun to learn. In this exercise, the students learned<br />
how to control understeer or oversteer. They have<br />
special cars rigged so the instructor in the passenger<br />
seat can press a button, and the front or back of the<br />
car lifts up just enough to lose some traction, mimicking<br />
ice or standing water on the road. It was an<br />
interesting feeling, having no control of your car, but<br />
that is the whole point: to keep you calm and get you<br />
safely out of a bad situation fast. The feeling of losing<br />
control of your vehicle is a little scary at first, but<br />
then you learn how to control the car and yourself.<br />
On the 1.6-mile road course with an instructor following<br />
The instructors are very nice and supportive. My<br />
instructor was Danny Bullock, and he was very<br />
calm and easy to trust. He told me everything<br />
about my driving that needed to be fixed, or<br />
if I was doing it right, he told me that, too. He<br />
never yelled at me or told me that I did badly; he<br />
just talked to me like a normal human being.<br />
We split up into two groups, one per instructor. In<br />
my group, when we were doing an exercise (going<br />
over using a stick shift, for example), he was talking<br />
to us about his life and was asking us questions<br />
about ours, which made it easier to do the exercises,<br />
because I was less stressed and just did the driving.<br />
My experience at this school was incredible and can’t<br />
be summed up into a few words. I had an awesome<br />
experience with<br />
the instructors,<br />
and I caught on<br />
really fast to the<br />
lessons they had<br />
us doing. I had a<br />
blast and would<br />
definitely do<br />
more classes in<br />
the future!<br />
The author with instructors<br />
Danny and Tommy<br />
photo by Carey Spreen<br />
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PCA Escape to Los Angeles: October 24-26, <strong>2013</strong><br />
By Robert Friedman<br />
Photos courtesy PCA<br />
For<br />
several<br />
years<br />
now, the<br />
Escape has<br />
been one<br />
of the most<br />
sought-after<br />
and exciting events on the PCA<br />
calendar. Consisting primarily of<br />
tours and social events, this noncompetitive<br />
weekend is the perfect<br />
relaxing PCA holiday. Held each<br />
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regional flavor and draws<br />
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encouraged to come early and<br />
stay late. There’s a lot to do!<br />
From Pomona we will radiate out<br />
on a wide variety of activities. You<br />
will find no shortage of things to<br />
do, places to go, and food to eat.<br />
You will be among 500-600 other<br />
28 <strong>August</strong><br />
Approach to the<br />
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Porschephiles, seeing the best that<br />
Southern California has to offer.<br />
Hard at work, the <strong>2013</strong> Escape<br />
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various tour routes throughout<br />
Southern California. The Escape<br />
will offer a variety of tours of<br />
varying lengths and activities to<br />
satisfy the interests of every attendee.<br />
From a leisurely drive of<br />
the San Gabriel Valley highlighting<br />
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Gardens, or the Los Angeles<br />
Arboretum; to, for the drivers<br />
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The Nethercutt Collection<br />
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Another option is an all day trip<br />
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tours planned of several unique<br />
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exploration), and Space X (a<br />
private space exploration company).<br />
I’ll get back to the activities<br />
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moment, let’s switch to banquets.<br />
The Escape has two official dinners<br />
planned, starting on Thursday<br />
night with the opening Car Show<br />
Jet Propulsion Laboratory<br />
and Drive-in Movie banquet.<br />
Remember your high school years,<br />
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hamburger stand, and seeing<br />
the latest movie at the<br />
drive-in? While watching<br />
a classic movie (or<br />
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Escape attendees will<br />
munch on Kobe sliders,<br />
tacos, fries, margaritas,<br />
sodas, and milk shakes.<br />
The car show will also<br />
include the ever popular<br />
“People’s Choice”<br />
awards. Don’t forget to<br />
pack your letterman’s<br />
jacket and bring your girl!<br />
On Saturday night, the closing<br />
banquet starts with a reception at<br />
the NHRA Museum. This museum,<br />
housed in a beautifully restored<br />
28,500 square foot Art Deco-style<br />
1939 WPA building, is home to<br />
the very essence of American<br />
motorsports. More than 80 vehicles<br />
are displayed: everything from Ed<br />
Iskenderian’s 1925 T Roadster, to<br />
Mickey Thompson’s Challenger<br />
I, the first American car to go 400<br />
Dinner at the Drive-In
mph. Hors d’oeuvres will be served<br />
during the reception. Afterwards,<br />
and just a short stroll away, the Gala<br />
Dinner will be held in the newlyconstructed<br />
Sheraton Fairplex<br />
Convention Center. PCA will have<br />
exclusive use of the entire facility.<br />
Dinner will be three courses,<br />
specially prepared for the Escape.<br />
NHRA Museum<br />
A no-host bar will be available<br />
throughout the night, as well as<br />
special guest speakers, exhibits, and<br />
of course some great door prizes.<br />
All this and more will be part of<br />
the Saturday night Gala Dinner.<br />
There are numerous museums in<br />
the area, such as the Huntington<br />
Library, Tournament of Roses<br />
House (Wrigley Mansion), Tournament<br />
of Roses Float Barns, the 1908<br />
Greene & Greene Gamble House,<br />
the Mullin Automotive Museum,<br />
the Nethercutt Collection, the<br />
Norton Simon Art Museum, and<br />
the L.A. County Arboretum.<br />
The Escape will feature two historic<br />
architectural tours, one based<br />
around the Pasadena/San Marino<br />
area, and the other showcasing the<br />
La Verne, Claremont and Pomona<br />
area (including the old Kellogg’s<br />
Ranch, now California Polytechnic<br />
College). Did you know that, of the<br />
211 registered Historic Sites listed<br />
in Los Angeles County, 119 of them<br />
are in the city of Pasadena? We have<br />
assembled 30-35 sites in the greater<br />
Pasadena, South Pasadena and San<br />
Marino areas for a self-guided tour,<br />
designed for you to spend as much<br />
or as little time as you’d like enjoying<br />
these wonders of a bygone era.<br />
Turning our attention back to<br />
cars: I think you will enjoy the Nethercutt<br />
Collection, which houses<br />
several hundred exquisite old cars<br />
in an early 20th Century automobile<br />
salon setting (lots of marble).<br />
This array of Concours-winning<br />
cars (Pebble Beach, Amelia Island,<br />
Palos Verdes, Dana Point and other<br />
prestigious events) will make your<br />
head spin. It is certainly one of the<br />
best car collections in the country.<br />
While you are there, you will also<br />
see an amazing collection of hood<br />
ornaments (Mascots -- does Lalique<br />
ring a bell?), brass gas lamps,<br />
horns, and other automotive items.<br />
Additionally, the Nethercutts did<br />
not limit their interests to merely<br />
automobiles. Amongst the artistry<br />
of the vehicles, you will also find<br />
an incredible collection of musical<br />
instruments (the largest collection<br />
of Orchestrions in the world), listen<br />
to an amazing recording of George<br />
Huntington Library<br />
Gershwin (that is, an actual recording<br />
of George Gershwin) playing<br />
“Rhapsody in Blue” on a reproducing<br />
piano, listen to one of the<br />
world’s biggest pipe organs, and<br />
see a collection of incredible 18th<br />
and 19th Century furniture. On<br />
top of all this, there is a fabulous<br />
collection of David Winter cottages,<br />
dolls, coins and crystal figurines.<br />
One of the more renowned museums<br />
in the San Gabriel Valley is the<br />
Huntington Library, Art Collection,<br />
and Botanical Gardens. Arrangements<br />
have been made for a private<br />
tour of the grounds and museums<br />
accompanied by morning tea.<br />
For you drivers, you’ll definitely<br />
see the twisties, catch some incredible<br />
vistas, have some great<br />
food and see some of Southern<br />
California’s rural beauty. You’ll get<br />
a little appreciation of what living<br />
in LA means -- being able to visit<br />
the ocean, snow, desert, mountains<br />
and forests in an hour or less<br />
(OK, OK, traffic permitting . . .).<br />
If you are fortunate enough to<br />
drive a Cayenne to the Escape,<br />
we have a tour just for you. We<br />
know that you have heard that<br />
every Cayenne was designed to<br />
be a competent off road vehicle,<br />
and some of us actually take our<br />
Cayennes off road. Our tour is<br />
designed for the NOVICE off-road<br />
driver, as we help you learn offroading<br />
and build your confidence.<br />
Technically, this is an “off paved<br />
road” tour; it is not truly “off road.”<br />
As you can see, you have plenty to<br />
look forward to in Escape <strong>2013</strong>. Did<br />
I forget to mention Rodeo Drive,<br />
Hollywood, Beverly Hills, air museums<br />
(pick one of many), Griffith<br />
Park, the Reagan Library, the<br />
California missions? The list goes<br />
on and on. Registration opens in<br />
July, so mark your calendars, and<br />
keep your eye on our website and<br />
PCA’s eBrake News for more<br />
information:<br />
http://escape<strong>2013</strong>.pca.org<br />
Mount Wilson Observatory<br />
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To better serve our customers,<br />
we are moving to a larger facility.<br />
The new shop is at 2530 Tarpley Road<br />
Suite 700 in Carrollton. Our new<br />
phone number is (972) 417-0997.<br />
ENGINEERING<br />
Since 1971<br />
Providing outstanding service<br />
on all current and vintage<br />
Porsche automobiles.<br />
Complete Servicing and Repairs<br />
Featuring:<br />
• Factory-Trained Master Technicians<br />
• OEM Parts and Accessories<br />
• Hunter Alignment and Wheel Balancing<br />
• State of the Art Diagnostic Equipment<br />
• Electrical and Air Conditioning<br />
• Transaxle and Automatic Transmission<br />
• Fuel Injection and Carburetor<br />
610 S. Sherman Street, Richardson, Texas 75081<br />
(972) 231-5356 • FAX (972) 231-3393<br />
www.mullenixmotorsportengineering.com<br />
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New Wheels<br />
By Susan and Tom Froehlich, Membership Co-Chairs<br />
If you have any changes that<br />
you would like to make to the<br />
MRPCA membership guide,<br />
contact the Froehlichs at<br />
membership@mavpca.org<br />
Brucher, Greg<br />
Fairview, TX<br />
2002 911<br />
Cadambi, Ajai<br />
(Mary Digison)<br />
Fort Worth, TX<br />
2005 Carrera GT<br />
Ferris, Cynthia (Darrell)<br />
Colleyville, TX<br />
2004 911<br />
Fine, David (Christopher)<br />
Colleyville, TX<br />
<strong>2013</strong> Carrera<br />
Holaday, Frank (Laura)<br />
Dallas, TX<br />
2012 C4S<br />
Kader, Alex (Valerie)<br />
Coppell, TX<br />
1989 928<br />
Martin, Tom<br />
Mesquite, TX<br />
1999 Boxster<br />
McArdle, Kevin<br />
Dallas, TX<br />
1999 911<br />
McCoy, Jimmy (Marena)<br />
Stephenville, TX<br />
<strong>2013</strong> Boxster S<br />
Oza, Umesh<br />
(Komel Grover)<br />
Dallas, TX<br />
1970 911T<br />
Prejean, David<br />
Dallas, TX<br />
2005 911<br />
Ricci, Rick<br />
Dallas, TX<br />
1995 911<br />
Scowden, Chris<br />
Frisco, TX<br />
1999 Porsche<br />
Shyiak, Cari (Michele)<br />
Plano, TX<br />
<strong>2013</strong> Boxster S<br />
Smith, Robert<br />
Dallas, TX<br />
2007 Cayman<br />
Maverick Membership Totals<br />
Members ~ 1,356<br />
Affiliate Members ~ 884<br />
Total Membership ~ 2,240<br />
Washburn, Chuck<br />
Prosper, TX<br />
2006 911<br />
Save the flash!<br />
Flashing your high beams at<br />
fellow Porsche drivers is a<br />
time-honored tradition . . .<br />
keep the flash alive!<br />
Anniversaries<br />
Halla, John B.<br />
Kent, Steve R.<br />
Lang, T A.<br />
Wilt, Christopher<br />
40 Years<br />
35 Years<br />
30 Years<br />
Plano<br />
Fort Worth<br />
Richardson<br />
Coppell<br />
Chen, Kevin C.<br />
Lage, Gerhard A.<br />
McElroy, Dan<br />
Sabanayagam, Shawn<br />
Serralta, Rafael A.<br />
20 Years<br />
15 Years<br />
5 Years<br />
Richardson<br />
Dallas<br />
Dallas<br />
Grapevine<br />
Arlington<br />
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For Sale: 1986 944, Black, 5-speed manual, 89,000 actual miles, excellent<br />
condition, new a/c and tires. All service is up to date. Original interior upholstery<br />
with “Porsche” name woven into fabric. We have repair list and contact with the<br />
mechanic that has worked on it for us and the previous owner. Just $6,000.00<br />
OBO. Nancy Manar, nancymanar@me.com, Allen, Texas. 972-740-8396 Call for<br />
showing (08)<br />
For Sale: 2002 Boxster S, Arctic Silver with gray interior, 6 speed, Bose stereo,<br />
6-disc CD, sport touring package, 55,xxx miles, very good condition. $18,500.<br />
email mikefarrar911@gmail.com for additional info or pictures (08)<br />
For Sale: 2008 GT3, rare Cobalt Blue, 14,600 mi. This GT3 is heavily optioned,<br />
European delivery, meticulously maintained, always garaged, new tires, brakes,<br />
rotors. Perfect blend of daily driver and track car. Price $85,500. Contact Barry for<br />
details: 214-621-6225 or barry10us@verizon.net (07)<br />
<strong>Slipstream</strong> Advertiser Index<br />
These advertisers support Maverick Region -- Tell them you saw their ad in <strong>Slipstream</strong>!<br />
3 Locate LLC (817) 886-6861 Page 23<br />
Ascot Diamonds (972) 991-0001 Page 11<br />
Autobahn Motorcar Group (800) 433-5602 B.C.<br />
Buckley Racing (817) 239-7969 Page 12<br />
Dallas Karting Complex (903) 527-5278 Page 22<br />
deBoulle Diamond & Jewelry (800) 454-4367 Page 21<br />
Eagles Canyon Raceway (940) 466-9775 Page 18<br />
Ebby Halliday--Michael Picolo (972) 365-7370 Page 25<br />
Falgout & Associates, P. C. (972) 669-2370 Page 19<br />
Fifth Gear Motorsports (972) 317-4005 Page 9<br />
HoosierTiresDirect.com (515) 203-3503 Page 5<br />
Jack Junkies (972) 881-5DIY Page 19<br />
Louden Motorcar Services (972) 241-6326 I.B.C.<br />
Maverick Region Goodie Store http://mav.pca.org Page 32<br />
Mayo Performance (817) 540-4939 Page 23<br />
Merrill Lynch Wealth Mgmt (972) 980-8618 Page 26<br />
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Pat Friend at ads@mavpca.org<br />
Mullenix Motorsport (972) 231-5356 Page 30<br />
Mustard Racing (817) 366-1678 Page 11<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 14<br />
RAC Performance (214) 269-1571 Page 3<br />
RetroAir (972) 960-6899 Page 12<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 25<br />
Ussery Printing (972) 438-8344 Page 22<br />
Zims Autotechnik (817) 267-4451 Page 15
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