Slipstream - September 2014
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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 />
New Mavericks and Anniversaries..............31<br />
Advertiser Index..........................................32<br />
Unclassifieds...............................................32<br />
Volume 52, Issue 9, <strong>September</strong> <strong>2014</strong><br />
<strong>September</strong><br />
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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 />
Features<br />
Trivia.............................................................7<br />
Garage Glimpses...........................................8<br />
Five Speed Chatter......................................10<br />
Commentary from the Left Seat.................14<br />
I Get Around...............................................20<br />
Upcoming Events<br />
Le Auto Grange 908 Charity Event..............5<br />
Board Meeting..............................................7<br />
2015 Nomination Committee Notice............9<br />
Drivers’ Education 5...................................10<br />
Texas Showdown Club Race, MSR............21<br />
Time Trial 2 / Autocross 5, MW.................24<br />
Monthly Social: Uncle Buck’s....................26<br />
Time Trial 3, MotorSport Ranch.................28<br />
Maverick Lunch Series...............................30<br />
Past Event Recaps<br />
Summer Rally to Islamorada......................16<br />
Monthly Social: Bonefish Grill...................26<br />
Day <strong>September</strong><br />
3 Board Meeting<br />
5-7 Boxtoberfest<br />
6-7 Drivers’ Education 5, MSR 3.1<br />
9 Lewisville Lunch<br />
13 Time Trial 2, Mineral Wells<br />
14 Autocross 5, Mineral Wells<br />
18 Monthly Soc’l: Uncle Buck’s<br />
19-20 Lone Star Le Mans, COTA<br />
25 Richardson/Southlake Lunches<br />
28 Le Auto Grange Event, Tyler, TX<br />
Day November<br />
1-2 US Grand Prix, COTA<br />
5 Board Meeting<br />
6-9 PCA Escape, Orlando, FL<br />
8-9 PCA Club Race, MSR<br />
11 Lewisville Lunch<br />
15 Time Trial 5, MW<br />
16 Time Trial 6, MW<br />
20 Monthly Soc’l: TBD<br />
22 Annual Founders’ Day Banquet<br />
23 Sunday Dr: Tryptophan Tour II<br />
Driving Event Venues<br />
COTA Circuit of the Americas, Austin<br />
ECR Eagles Canyon Raceway, Slidell<br />
MSR MotorSport Ranch, Cresson<br />
MW Mineral Wells Airport, Mineral Wells<br />
Penn Pennington Field Stadium, Bedford<br />
Day October<br />
1 Board Meeting<br />
5 Time Trial 3, MSR<br />
12 Sunday Dr: TBD<br />
14 Lewisville Lunch<br />
16 Monthly Soc’l: TBD<br />
18 Swap Meet: Zim’s Autotechnik<br />
19 Drivers’ Education 6, MSR<br />
23 Richardson/Southlake Lunches<br />
25 Time Trial 4, Mineral Wells<br />
26 Autocross 6, Mineral Wells<br />
31 US Grand Prix, COTA<br />
Day December<br />
3 Board Meeting<br />
7 Sunday Dr: Frick’n Toy Run<br />
9 Lewisville Lunch<br />
18 Monthly Soc’l: TBD<br />
On the Cover:<br />
Summer Rallyists parked their<br />
Porsches on Lake Ray Hubbard at<br />
Islamorada Fish Company.<br />
Photo by George Luxbacher<br />
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ARK-LA-TEX<br />
Kirk Bristol<br />
kbristol911@gmail.com<br />
COASTAL BEND<br />
Bryan Kerrick<br />
<strong>2014</strong> PCA Zone 5 Presidents and Zone Representative<br />
LONE STAR<br />
Michael Globe<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 />
Randy Kaplin<br />
rwkaplin@swbell.net<br />
HILL COUNTRY<br />
Robert Price<br />
president@hcrpca.org<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: Our Porsche Heritage<br />
By John Hamilton, Region President<br />
A 1949 356!?!!!!<br />
Porsche has an incredible<br />
history, as I was recently reminded<br />
by a clerical error.<br />
If you take a look at last month’s<br />
(August) “New Mavericks” on<br />
page 31, one new member is listed<br />
as having a 1949 Porsche 356.<br />
So here’s the history lesson:<br />
“The 1949 356/2 aluminum bodied Porsche Gmund<br />
Coupe is one of about 30 known to exist. Production<br />
records vary slightly, but there was a total production<br />
of approximately 47 units. Four Gmund coupes<br />
were built in 1948 (Porsche’s first year of operation).<br />
Twenty-five were produced in 1949, and 18 were<br />
produced in 1950. The Gmund coupe’s most distinctive<br />
feature is its split windshield. It has mechanical<br />
brakes and is powered by an 1100 cc, 40 horsepower<br />
air-cooled engine, with two Solex carburetors.”<br />
The “Gmund” has been referred to as the “holy<br />
grail of Porsche”, and based upon its history, you<br />
can appreciate why. Recently, the value of a Gmund<br />
(original MSRP in 1949 was $3,750), has been estimated<br />
at over $2 million! So, as you can imagine, we<br />
were shocked, hopeful and doubtful that we really<br />
had one in the Maverick region. So we contacted<br />
the listed owner, and discovered that it was a clerical<br />
error (what a let-down!) at PCA headquarters that<br />
led to this listing. Oh, well, better luck next time. But<br />
of course our good friend Jerry Seinfeld has one.<br />
If we can just get him to move to North Texas!!!<br />
Mav(s) of the Month<br />
The risks involved when<br />
one commits to taking on<br />
a new role in the Maverick<br />
region can seem great.<br />
But when there’s a little<br />
teamwork involved, the<br />
ALEXIS A. V. CAMPBELL, Proprietor<br />
1235 William D. Tate Ave<br />
Grapevine, TX 76051<br />
risks go down and the rewards go up! Don Sebert<br />
took over as Rally Chair last year, and with the help of<br />
previous Rally Chair, Carey Spreen, they developed<br />
and executed the Summer Rally to Islamorada. It was a<br />
fun “Gimmick Rally” which just pulls on one’s observational<br />
skills without any pressure for speed or timing.<br />
The team (also including our Social Chair, Tracy<br />
Robertson), planned a fun drive that had a great<br />
ending with lunch on the lake. Not knowing how many<br />
cars might show up, they felt a good showing would<br />
be 20. HOW ABOUT FIFTY-SIX!?! The drivers and<br />
navigators had a great time, win, place or show. So<br />
our first summer rally was an overwhelming success.<br />
So KUDOS to Don and<br />
Carey, our joint Mavs of the<br />
Month this month. Congratulations<br />
to you, and<br />
enjoy your gift certificate to<br />
the Silver Fox restaurant in<br />
Grapevine!<br />
Don Sebert and Carey Spreen<br />
2 <strong>September</strong>
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• 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 • Spec 996 and Spec Boxster Race Cars<br />
We Also Buy, Sell and Consign Quality Pre-owned Porsches<br />
3236 Skylane Drive, Dallas, Texas 75006<br />
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Regular Price $199 • Plus Car Wash and Vacuum<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 Schools Robyn Howard<br />
AX/TT Tech Insp Position Open<br />
AX/TT Workers Robyn Howard<br />
Charity Chair Chris Hamilton<br />
Club Race Co-Chair Jim Buckley<br />
Club Race Co-Chair Pat Heptig<br />
Club Race Co-Chair Joel Nannis<br />
Club Race Registrar Wendy Shoffit<br />
Concours Chair Andy Kay<br />
DE Chair Chris Tabor<br />
DE Chief Drvng Instr. John Sandusky<br />
DE Equip. Mgr. Wesley Lincoln<br />
DE Registrar Wendy Shoffit<br />
DE Safety Bob Benson<br />
DE Sponsorship Daren Kirbo<br />
Email List Moderator Bob Benson<br />
Goodie Store Pat Friend<br />
Histographer, Tenured Charlie Davis<br />
Membership Susan and Tom<br />
Froehlich<br />
Monthly Socials Paul and Veronica<br />
Ramos<br />
New Member Welcome Stephanie Ho<br />
On-line Calendar Brendan Eagan<br />
Past President Mike Brodigan<br />
Public Relations Linda Bambina<br />
Rally Chair Don Sebert<br />
<strong>Slipstream</strong><br />
Advertising Pat Friend<br />
Editor Carey Spreen<br />
Event Ad Design Gareth Maurice<br />
Mailing & Tech. Andy Mears<br />
Printing Fran Ussery<br />
Content Wrangler Linda Bambina<br />
Mentor Wendy Shoffit<br />
Social Chair Tracy Robertson<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>September</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 />
Mike Brodigan<br />
817-233-0068<br />
Jim Buckley<br />
cr@mavpca.org<br />
Secretary<br />
Wendy Shoffit<br />
C-972-977-9821<br />
secretary@mavpca.org<br />
Wendy and husband James joined<br />
Maverick Region in 1997, when<br />
their daughter was only 9 months<br />
old. Jasmine is now 17. They own 3<br />
Porsches including a 1978 911SC as<br />
a dedicated racecar, which she enjoys<br />
autocrossing. Her daily driver is a 2000<br />
Boxster. She also serves as the PCA<br />
National Newsletter Chair.<br />
John Harvey<br />
214-808-1414<br />
tours@mavpca.org<br />
rocky@airmail.net<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 />
214-649-7907<br />
cr@mavpca.org<br />
Your Name Here! Stephanie Ho<br />
Charlie Davis<br />
chuxter@1derful.info<br />
Jerry DeFeo<br />
972-240-5800<br />
trivia@mavpca.org<br />
Brendan Eagan<br />
calendar@mavpca.org<br />
Pat Friend<br />
214-616-2477<br />
ads@mavpca.org<br />
goodiestore@mavpca.org<br />
Susan & Tom Froehlich<br />
membership@mavpca.org<br />
Chris Hamilton<br />
hope@mavpca.org<br />
mrpca.nmhhwt@gmail.com<br />
Andy Kay<br />
817-948-8538<br />
concours@mavpca.org<br />
Daren Kirbo<br />
254-396-2973<br />
daren@huckabee-inc.com<br />
Wesley Lincoln<br />
940-597-7152<br />
wlincoln@me.com<br />
Andy Mears<br />
214-394-5857<br />
andy@mavpca.org<br />
Ed Mullenix<br />
972-417-0997<br />
techcorner@mavpca.org<br />
Please help us to keep growing!<br />
Treasurer<br />
Jim Falgout<br />
W-972-669-2370<br />
C-972-345-3009<br />
treasurer@mavpca.org<br />
Jim joined Maverick Region in August,<br />
2008. He drives a 2003 996, which is<br />
the third Porsche he has owned. Jim<br />
enjoys attending Maverick Region<br />
social and driving events.<br />
Joel Nannis<br />
cr@mavpca.org<br />
Denny Payne<br />
webmaster@mavpca.org<br />
Paul & Veronica Ramos<br />
972 821-9333<br />
hh@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 />
Don Sebert<br />
214-613-6900<br />
rally@mavpca.org<br />
James Shoffit<br />
972-786-6246<br />
james@shoffit.com<br />
Wendy Shoffit<br />
972-977-9821<br />
crreg@mavpca.org<br />
deregistrar@mavpca.org<br />
Carey Spreen<br />
817-422-3480<br />
editor@mavpca.org<br />
Chris Tabor<br />
817-371-4888<br />
de@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 />
<strong>September</strong> generally heralds the<br />
return of Maverick Region’s driving<br />
events, which run the gamut<br />
from Sunday Drives to Autocrosses<br />
to Time Trials to Drivers’ Education<br />
to Club Racing. We like to think that<br />
there is something for everyone in<br />
that list, so if you haven’t experienced<br />
any of them, I would urge you to give them a try.<br />
Sunday Drives are tours that our led by our experienced<br />
Tourmeisters to interesting destinations, usually<br />
held on Sunday afternoons. These can generate large<br />
turnouts, so it’s always helpful to RSVP so that we have a<br />
rough idea of the number of cars to expect.<br />
Autocrosses are competitive events, running against<br />
the clock on a course designated by traffic cones laid<br />
out on a large parking lot, or in the case of Mineral<br />
Wells, a 35-acre slab of concrete. Speeds are generally<br />
low (under 60 mph) but they allow you to learn the limits<br />
of your car, and yourself, in a very safe and controlled<br />
manner. Instructors are always available.<br />
Time Trials are similar to Autocrosses, except that they<br />
allow you to run multiple laps per timed session, and<br />
at higher speeds (most Porsches get into 4th gear at a<br />
Time Trial). Time Trial 3, which takes place Sunday,<br />
Oct 5, is run on the 1.3-mile road course at MotorSport<br />
Ranch. This event fills up very quickly, but you are welcome<br />
to come watch to see if it is your cup of tea.<br />
Our Drivers’ Education series is also run on two local<br />
racetracks (MotorSport Ranch and Eagles Canyon Raceway),<br />
and provides experienced instructors to show you<br />
the safest and quickest way around a racetrack in your<br />
Porsche (and we allow other vehicles, as well).<br />
Club Racing is the top of the Driving Event pyramid.<br />
This allows drivers with Club Racing licenses to compete<br />
wheel-to-wheel in Sprint races as well as longer Enduro<br />
races. Street-legal cars are allowed, but most entries are<br />
heavily modified for racing.<br />
A special event this month is a charity luncheon in<br />
Tyler, featuring a real Porsche 908 race car driven by<br />
Vic Elford in 1968, along with Ron Wakefield, a former<br />
editor of Road & Track magazine. Attendance is limited<br />
to 175 people (see ad below), so don’t wait to sign up!<br />
Read on!<br />
Registration closes <strong>September</strong> 18!<br />
Come and be a part of history!<br />
<strong>September</strong> 28, <strong>2014</strong><br />
Le Auto Grange<br />
Tyler, Texas<br />
supporting the<br />
Ron Wakefield Scholarship in Automotive Technology<br />
Tyler Junior College<br />
with special guests<br />
Ron Wakefield and Vic Elford<br />
Tickets and information at tjc.edu/Porscheevent<br />
5
Gimme a Minute: August Board Meeting<br />
By Wendy Shoffit, Region Secretary August 6, <strong>2014</strong><br />
President<br />
John<br />
Hamilton<br />
began the meeting<br />
promptly at 7<br />
PM. He welcomed<br />
guest Neill Flood,<br />
who recently<br />
transferred from the Kansas City<br />
Region. John reported for the<br />
Membership Chairs Tom and Susan<br />
Froehlich. We have another all-time<br />
high at 1455 primary members<br />
and 2389 total members (+22 from<br />
last month). We are currently<br />
near the top of the country with<br />
actual member growth. Thanks<br />
to the entire membership team!<br />
John also reported for <strong>Slipstream</strong><br />
editor Carey Spreen. Due to personal<br />
reasons, he needs to step<br />
down from the main editor position<br />
soon. While he is willing to stay on<br />
as content editor, we need someone<br />
to do the primary layout part. If<br />
you are creative and willing to help<br />
out, please contact Carey or John.<br />
VP Gareth Maurice reported that<br />
insurance is being submitted for<br />
fall events. He has been working on<br />
the Teen Driving Event. Because<br />
BMW has already scheduled a fall<br />
date with Tire Rack, he will set ours<br />
up for the spring, but will need<br />
many volunteers to help out.<br />
Concours Chair Andy Kay said it<br />
has been too hot to show cars, but<br />
he will schedule a fall event where<br />
cars will be judged more seriously.<br />
Nominating Committee Chair<br />
David Robertson has been working<br />
with the other committee<br />
members to secure nominations<br />
for the board. Anyone interested<br />
should contact them by Sept. 1.<br />
Social Chair Tracy Robertson has<br />
been working with Charlie Davis<br />
on the upcoming Photo Workshop<br />
6 <strong>September</strong><br />
for Saturday, Aug. 23 at Park Place<br />
Porsche. They hope to increase<br />
photo entries and quality of pictures<br />
for <strong>Slipstream</strong>. John Harvey<br />
chimed in that she did an excellent<br />
job with the social event after the<br />
Summer Rally to Islamorada.<br />
PR Chair Linda Bambina said<br />
that once again <strong>Slipstream</strong> came<br />
out on time, despite some snafus.<br />
She is also working with Charlie<br />
on the photo workshop. She<br />
has also been working on the<br />
908 Charity Event, which will be<br />
limited to 175 people. It’s only<br />
$75 per person, so RSVP now!<br />
Richard Solomon has also been<br />
working hard on the 908 Charity<br />
Event in Tyler. He has been trying<br />
to get sponsors for the event, but<br />
nothing has panned out yet. He<br />
said that Tyler Junior College is<br />
handling the registration website<br />
and tickets for us. They will also<br />
send a charitable tax receipt post<br />
event. He said that host Billy Hibbs<br />
wants to have a display of five<br />
pristine 911s to represent the 50<br />
years of the 911 (one per decade).<br />
They will give away free photos of<br />
the 908 to have autographed, if<br />
desired. There will be a live auction<br />
and silent auction there, as well.<br />
A portion will benefit the Hope<br />
Shelter. Also, Richard appreciated<br />
but was humbled by being awarded<br />
Mav of the Month last month.<br />
Sunday Drive Chair John Harvey<br />
reported that Boxstoberfest has<br />
100 cars registered, 25 of which are<br />
Mavericks. He has rescheduled the<br />
Grandpappy Point drive to Oct.<br />
12. He had to cancel the June 8<br />
event because of bad weather. All<br />
but two entrants got the notice<br />
that morning, but he went to the<br />
starting point to ensure no one<br />
was left unaware. Nov. 23 will be<br />
the next Trypotphan Tour, ending<br />
at a glass blowing place in<br />
Grapevine. He’s working to get<br />
more help with tours, including<br />
possibly having each of the six drive<br />
leaders plan their own drives.<br />
Guest Neill Flood gave some<br />
background on himself, including<br />
being a former Vice President<br />
of Kansas City Region, where he<br />
helped with sponsorship, their 50th<br />
Anniversary, etc. We look forward<br />
to his involvement in our region.<br />
Rally Chair Don Sebert reported<br />
that they had been hoping for<br />
15 cars on the Aug 2 photo rally,<br />
but ended up with 56! It was an<br />
overwhelming event that everyone<br />
seemed to have a great time at. He<br />
thanked Tracy Robertson for her<br />
amazing help. There were 14 first<br />
time Maverick attendees! Wow!<br />
AX/TT Chair Travis Howard<br />
reported that Parade was great,<br />
with wife Robyn taking 1st in class<br />
for four years running. Locally, he<br />
had an AX and TT in Mineral Wells<br />
June 7-8 with 28 drivers Saturday<br />
and 35 Sunday, despite the rain.<br />
He had another event on June 29<br />
with 33 drivers, of which 26 were<br />
Porsches! He found out that we<br />
now have to obtain a special use<br />
permit to use Pennington in the<br />
future because of noise problems.<br />
The next event will be in Mineral<br />
Wells the weekend of Sept. 13-14.<br />
Guest Bruce McQuaid told us that<br />
he went to French Lick, IN recently<br />
at another car club event and had<br />
a great time. That’s next year’s<br />
location for the Porsche Parade.<br />
He wants to encourage everyone to<br />
go, as the facilities are spectacular.<br />
Treasurer Jim Falgout first reported<br />
that we received our portion of<br />
the proceeds from the COTA race,<br />
which was around $2600, producing<br />
a collective sigh of relief. The
egion is in good financial standing. He will be sending<br />
an appropriate check to the Hope Shelter for monies<br />
collected recently. Others will work together to get<br />
a proper reporting of the amount owed and ask the<br />
board later for an additional amount to be donated.<br />
Drivers’ Ed Chair Chris Tabor said we have an<br />
event coming up on Sept. 6-7, as well as a single day<br />
event Sunday, Oct. 19. Registration is strong for the<br />
Sept. event and he says the momentum is continuing.<br />
Wes Lincoln has volunteered to be the new<br />
Equipment Chair. Chris has 2015 dates reserved<br />
and will secure them soon. He’s trying to increase<br />
participation in yellow and white run groups.<br />
Drivers’ Ed & Club Race Registrar Wendy Shoffit<br />
reported that we had 42 registrations for the DE<br />
in the first two days of opening, with more in the<br />
yellow group than green or blue. That will change,<br />
but it’s good. The CR committee will soon meet to<br />
start making plans for the October Club Race.<br />
John Hamilton announced that the Mav of the Month<br />
was Don Sebert for his great work on the Photo Rally.<br />
Later, at Don’s insistence, Carey Spreen was added as<br />
Co-Mav of the Month for his work on the Rally. We<br />
adjourned at 8:48 PM.<br />
JULY TRIVIA<br />
It’s Easy to Play!<br />
Play here for fun and education<br />
and find the answers below<br />
OR<br />
Play for prizes on the web at http://mav.pca.org, with the<br />
answers and winners to be posted here after each<br />
month’s contest has closed. Thanks to Jerry DeFeo for<br />
putting this and the Web Trivia together.<br />
Congratulations to our July winner,<br />
THOMAS FITCH,<br />
who got all five correct. Honorable Mention goes to<br />
Cyril Reif, who also got all five correct; the winner was<br />
chosen by random drawing. Thanks to all for playing!<br />
Thomas will receive a $25 gift certificate to<br />
1. In 1948 a new Porsche Prototype was built with an engine referred<br />
to as an 1100. It had a bore and stroke of 75 x 64mm. What was the<br />
EXACT displacement of the engine?<br />
a. 1086 cc b. 1099 cc c. 1116 cc d. 1131 cc<br />
Source: Porsche A Tradition of Greatness, p 153<br />
2. They used the same engine in the 1949 Production models, but made<br />
a major change to the engine for the 1100 models of 1950-54. What<br />
was the change they made?<br />
a. Reduced the bore to 73.5mm b. Increased the stroke to 66mm<br />
c. Increased the bore to 78mm d. Reduced the stroke to 62mm<br />
Source: Porsche A Tradition of Greatness, p 253<br />
3. What was the EXACT displacement of that 1100 engine for 1950-54?<br />
a. 1086 cc b. 1099 cc c. 1116 cc d. 1131 cc<br />
Source: Porsche A Tradition of Greatness, p 153<br />
4. In what year did Porsche come out with the 1300S?<br />
a. 1952 b. 1953 c. 1954 d. 1955<br />
Source: Porsche A Tradition of Greatness, p 153<br />
5. The Porsche 918 has a base price of $845,000. The Weissach Edition<br />
is a bit more expensive. How much more?<br />
a. $26,000 b. $51,000 c. $84,000 d. $98,000<br />
Source: Excellence Magazine, April <strong>2014</strong>, page 56<br />
Answers: 1) d 2) a 3) a 4) b 5) c<br />
7
Garage Glimpses: Fitting Three into Two<br />
By Linda Bambina, Region PR Chair<br />
Photos by the Author<br />
Member<br />
Jason<br />
Morski<br />
loves to repurpose<br />
things<br />
like wrecked<br />
race car parts.<br />
A Formula Ford<br />
wheel holds an air hose. Inside<br />
his home, he’s taken a blown<br />
racecar engine and created a<br />
beautiful and unique wine rack!<br />
His air compressor has become a<br />
round bulletin board for countless<br />
colorful stickers from memorable<br />
events over the years. His garage<br />
party-refrigerator and ceiling fan<br />
have been painted to look like the<br />
Gulf Porsche 917. And the most<br />
interesting of all: Jason has positioned<br />
his three Porsches into the<br />
Greek letter pi, “ ”, since that is<br />
the only way all three will fit in his<br />
two-car garage. Well, he does have<br />
a degree in Mechanical Engineering,<br />
so that makes perfect sense!<br />
Jason’s passion for Porsches and<br />
racing began as a child; his father<br />
raced formula and sports cars, and<br />
his whole family has always been<br />
into cars. He fondly remembers<br />
camping out at Watkins Glen near<br />
his NY home to watch the IMSA<br />
races back in the late 80s and early<br />
90s. He still remembers gazing<br />
through the fence at the turbo<br />
Porsche cars of that era, belching<br />
flames as they slowed at the end<br />
of the back straight, the hook was<br />
set. This was all part of his life<br />
as a kid. It would be a few years<br />
later that he would buy his first<br />
Porsche, a triple black Boxster S<br />
while working and living in NYC.<br />
A refrigerator paint scheme<br />
that is perfect for a garage<br />
housing Porsches!<br />
A wheel that can no longer be<br />
used for its intended purpose<br />
still works well as a hose reel.<br />
“gym” for driving Porsches. Terrific<br />
analogy.<br />
Jason is very methodical and<br />
meticulous about choosing important<br />
things. After he and his wife<br />
Carrie moved to Central Dallas<br />
from NYC, it took almost two years<br />
to find a house with a garage and<br />
backyard space to accommodate<br />
his plans. He was also patient and<br />
careful about buying an older 911<br />
as the car of his dreams. There is a<br />
great story about how he connected<br />
to Jack Griffin’s primo ’76 Grand<br />
Prix White 911 with red interior<br />
on a chance encounter at Cars<br />
& Coffee. Interestingly enough,<br />
Jason’s next Porsche was a Red ’89<br />
3.2 Carrera with ridiculously low<br />
mileage. And then there is the<br />
striking Riviera Blue (a paint-tosample<br />
color) on a 2005 Carrera<br />
S that completes the Knock-Your-<br />
A blown race engine is<br />
reincarnated as a wine rack.<br />
8 <strong>September</strong><br />
Jason is now looking<br />
forward to becoming<br />
a first time<br />
dad in a few months,<br />
and is STILL a big<br />
kid himself when he<br />
jumps into Shifter<br />
Karts with his friends<br />
and fellow racers, or<br />
the occasional track<br />
day in one of the<br />
Porsches. He considers<br />
the kart racing a<br />
Jason with of some of his memorabilia
Socks-Off red/white/blue view of his relatively<br />
normal sized, yet creative garage.<br />
Although Jason has a few other road and<br />
race cars, he admits that the Porsches are his<br />
true passion and the most fun to drive. Please<br />
go to the website to get the full color effect of<br />
the visual impact of these three cars fitting so<br />
nicely into this garage. Perfect “ ”!<br />
Clever pi-shaped parking allows<br />
all three cars in the garage.<br />
Announcing the <strong>2014</strong> Maverick Region<br />
Executive Council Election<br />
Nomination Committee<br />
contact: nominations@mavpca.org<br />
David Robertson (Chair)<br />
Chris Tabor (Member)<br />
Wesley Lincoln (Member)<br />
For additional information, or to submit your<br />
name as a nominee for any of the Executive<br />
Council positions (President, Vice President,<br />
Secretary, or Treasurer), please contact any<br />
member of the Nomination Committee.<br />
Due date for nominations is<br />
Monday, <strong>September</strong> 1, <strong>2014</strong><br />
Final voting and announcement of our<br />
<strong>2014</strong> Officers will take place at our<br />
Founders’ Day celebration,<br />
Saturday, November 22, <strong>2014</strong><br />
9
Five-Speed Chatter: “To Shift, or Not to Shift . . .”<br />
By Ash Seidl-Staley<br />
That was my car’s question.<br />
Now I am positive she doesn’t<br />
know who Shakespeare was,<br />
but by not wanting to shift she sure<br />
resembled Hamlet when he posed<br />
his infamous question of whether<br />
to give in to death or go on living.<br />
If you have ever owned a 914, or<br />
at least driven one, I bet you noticed how sloppy<br />
shifting through the gears can be. One of our fellow<br />
Mavs said it best when he said “shifting a 914<br />
is like moving a stick in a barrel of marshmallows”<br />
(thanks, Tom). Ever since I have had my car I have<br />
noticed a loose marshmallow-like shift pattern, but I<br />
never crunched gears when I attempted to get into<br />
first or reverse, so I didn’t think anything of it.<br />
Over time this mindset began to change when I<br />
started to have some difficulty getting into reverse<br />
after I had the car warmed up. Then, weeks later, my<br />
problems escalated to grinding and crunching at stop<br />
lights while I tried putting the car in 1st gear. Not<br />
Photos by the Author<br />
sure what to do, I checked the most obvious place: my<br />
clutch pedal free play. After getting down and pulling<br />
back on the pedal, I was stumped when I found that<br />
it was well within the accepted range of pedal travel.<br />
With my busy work schedule I had planned on utilizing<br />
my next weekend off to completely diagnose<br />
and fix my shifting issues, but as always, my 914 had<br />
other plans. The very next morning while I was<br />
driving to work the car completely locked me out<br />
of 4th and 5th gear! From a stop, 1st gear went in<br />
with a crunch, there was a god-awful grinding sound<br />
(like the sound a Sawzall makes) going into 2nd,<br />
and 3rd kind of just popped in and out of place.<br />
It was then that I turned to my Haynes manual and<br />
the forums on the Pelican Parts website to see what<br />
I could check for. As always, my mind went to the<br />
worst-case scenario, a full-on clutch replacement and<br />
transmission rebuild, but I was put at ease when I<br />
learned that worn shifter bushings can cause all of my<br />
car’s symptoms and more. While still at work, I went<br />
out to the car and pulled back the rubber boot that<br />
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Original shredded bushing . . .<br />
protects the shifter coupling at the<br />
firewall. The moment the boot slid<br />
off tiny bits of plastic came pouring<br />
out. My front shifter coupling bushings<br />
had been reduced to crumbs<br />
-- absolutely nothing was left! At<br />
this point I also saw that the firewall<br />
bushing was likewise nonexistent.<br />
Moving on, I removed the plastic<br />
dust cap off the shifter mechanism<br />
at the transmission and learned<br />
that my car was missing the proper<br />
cone screw, and the rear ball cap<br />
bushing was also gone. Out of the<br />
five bushings in the 914 shift system<br />
(not including the shift lever) my<br />
car was missing four of them.<br />
A couple of clicks of my computer<br />
mouse and two days later I had a replacement<br />
bushing kit from Pelican<br />
Parts. That same evening I started<br />
New rear ball cap bushing<br />
. . . and new bushing, in<br />
place with lots of grease!<br />
to take apart the shifter bars so I<br />
could get my car back on the road.<br />
Removal of the shifter rods is pretty<br />
simple; getting the bar out of the<br />
rear coupling is a little trickier, but<br />
still doable, with the assistance of<br />
a helper. To get the rear coupling<br />
off I first removed the dust cap and<br />
loosened the bolt that was supposed<br />
to be a cone screw. To get the bar<br />
out of the coupling, I placed a few<br />
large wrenches in between the side<br />
shift mounts and the coupling,<br />
and had a helper forcefully slam<br />
the shifter into third gear. Next,<br />
I moved to the coupling at the<br />
firewall. Again I removed the cone<br />
screw and had my helper place the<br />
car in third; this<br />
left me with a<br />
removed shift bar<br />
sans bushings.<br />
Replacing the<br />
ball cap bushing<br />
was easy. All that<br />
was needed was to<br />
pop off the coupling,<br />
clean out<br />
the remains of<br />
the old bushing,<br />
liberally re-grease<br />
everything, install<br />
the new bushing,<br />
and pop it back<br />
on the ball. The<br />
bushing on the<br />
side shift mount needed to be pried<br />
out with a screwdriver, but the new<br />
bushing went in with no issues.<br />
The most difficult part of this<br />
project (at least for me) was to get<br />
the small metal pin out of the front<br />
shifter coupling. All of the research<br />
I conducted, and videos I watched,<br />
showed me how to accomplish<br />
the task with at least some bits of<br />
the bushing left. My coupler had<br />
none, and I currently do not have<br />
a vise, so finding a way to remove<br />
the stubborn pin required some<br />
careful thought. After trying to<br />
get it out myself, going to a local<br />
shop and borrowing their vise, and<br />
attempting to use a hydraulic press<br />
for the first time, I had to give in<br />
and pay 15 bucks for a machine<br />
shop to drive the pin out and<br />
replace the bushings. My pride was<br />
hurt, but I think I would have been<br />
even more devastated if I broke<br />
the coupling and had to wait who<br />
knows how long for a another one.<br />
With all of my shift bar bushings<br />
replaced, all that was left to do was<br />
to install the dreaded firewall<br />
bushing, put everything back onto<br />
the car, and adjust the shifter to the<br />
new tighter shift pattern. Stay tuned<br />
for next month’s issue for the<br />
climactic conclusion!<br />
11
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13
Commentary from the Left Seat: My First Porsche, or Why You<br />
Should NEVER Buy a Car at Night<br />
By Robert L. Turner<br />
Editor’s Note: Rob<br />
Turner is author<br />
of The Driver, a<br />
Marc Lange series<br />
of novels (available<br />
through Amazon),<br />
and member of<br />
Maverick Region.<br />
Do you remember the 80s?<br />
Gordon Gecko said “greed<br />
is good,” guys got to wear<br />
pastel colors, and gals had bad<br />
haircuts (remember big hair?)<br />
and wore Capezio dance leggings.<br />
Oh yeah, and some band called<br />
Kajagoogoo had a hit called “Too<br />
Shy.” And for a brief few glorious<br />
years the US Government allowed<br />
European spec cars into the US.<br />
I had been reading Autoweek for<br />
some time, and turning to those<br />
center pages with that tempting<br />
layout of classified ads, a treasure<br />
trove of exotic and sports cars<br />
waited. I lusted over them, reading<br />
all the details, calculating the<br />
prices based on current exchange<br />
rates, hoping I could buy one<br />
someday. But they seemed unattainable;<br />
after all, I was in college<br />
and barely had enough to pay<br />
bills, let alone a Porsche or BMW.<br />
But I noticed a trend. Many of<br />
these cars were so-called Gray<br />
Market cars, meaning they were European<br />
spec, but could be modified<br />
to be legal in the US. There was a<br />
loophole in the US Department of<br />
Transportation (DOT)/ Environmental<br />
Protection Agency (EPA)<br />
code where someone could import<br />
“a-once-in-a-lifetime” car that had<br />
to meet DOT or safety rules, but<br />
did not have to pass EPA or emissions<br />
regulations. This was a huge<br />
deal; the car could be Euro-Spec,<br />
and that usually meant a more<br />
powerful engine with way more HP<br />
than its American counterpart. And<br />
to make these cars DOT legal in the<br />
US meant safety bars in doors, the<br />
correct lights, and seatbelt buzzers,<br />
but these cars could frequently retain<br />
Euro-bumpers, not the HUGE<br />
US federalized versions. Man . . . I<br />
wanted one of those Euro-versions!<br />
So I made some calls. I got the<br />
DOT / EPA rules and talked to<br />
some of the shops that did the<br />
conversions. Now I must admit,<br />
many of these shops were . . .<br />
ahhh . . . let’s be frank here: not<br />
entirely honest in the methodology<br />
they used to make these cars<br />
“legal,” and there were raids by<br />
We drove and drove, never<br />
below 140mph (225kph),<br />
until suddenly the car started<br />
missing and chugging.<br />
the US government, but that is<br />
not our story here. For me, I had<br />
the glimmer of hope that I could<br />
import a few of these cars and save<br />
enough money for one of my own.<br />
I talked to a friend, and we agreed<br />
to put together a business to bring<br />
over cars for our friends that<br />
wanted bad-ass Euro-cars for far less<br />
money than the American versions.<br />
We presented our idea to many of<br />
them and they took us up on the<br />
offer. Our goal was to make a few<br />
bucks on each car, enough so that<br />
we could both eventually end up<br />
buying our own. But here was the<br />
best part, I would get to go over to<br />
Germany and buy them. Sweet!<br />
Through Autoweek ads I eventually<br />
found a guy that seemed to be a<br />
pretty good source of cars, and<br />
he set up a bunch for me to look<br />
at when I went over to Germany<br />
during the Christmas break. I went<br />
with two of my college friends.<br />
We hung out in Munich for a few<br />
days to get our bearings before<br />
they went on to party in cities like<br />
Amsterdam, while I went on to test<br />
drive prospective cars to purchase.<br />
This guy I had discovered and<br />
befriended was a major character;<br />
a crazy German I will call Hans.<br />
He had this STUPID Mercedes<br />
500SEC (the sexy 2-door coupe)<br />
that was deep dark blue with black<br />
tinted windows. It had a 16-speaker<br />
Kenwood stereo system and either<br />
Brabus or AMG tuning (not sure<br />
which). This thing was fast and it<br />
was loud . . . at least the stereo part.<br />
Because of the color and window<br />
tint, a lot of people thought it was<br />
an undercover German Polizei<br />
car and for the most part left him<br />
alone. He was fine with that, as it<br />
meant that he could drive it fast . . .<br />
which was pretty much all the time.<br />
The first time we headed out to<br />
look at a car, we had to drive about<br />
100km on the Autobahn. Hans<br />
entered the highway and floored it.<br />
Funny thing, he never let up, until<br />
we had to leave the highway a few<br />
minutes later. We hit over 165mph<br />
(270kph), and I was scared and<br />
thrilled at the same time. It was<br />
an amazing feeling as the highway<br />
compressed, the sides rushing in<br />
and the cars in the distance floating<br />
up right in front of you . . . now!<br />
We pulled up to an auto dealership<br />
that specialized in exotic cars.<br />
We had to source several BMW<br />
6-Series for our friends and this<br />
place had them. The sales manager<br />
handed me the keys and<br />
said I needed to drive them.<br />
14 <strong>September</strong>
AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! OM-<br />
MMMMMM!!!!! I was in automotive<br />
nirvana. WOW, I had never<br />
driven anything like this before,<br />
and he told me to take it out on<br />
the Autobahn to see what it would<br />
do. Smiling, Hans said that we<br />
would! With his thickly accented<br />
English, he told me I had to drive<br />
the car very fast, as fast as it would<br />
go. So we headed out, and I got<br />
it up to about 155mph (250kph)<br />
before I chickened out not wanting<br />
to push the BMW any harder.<br />
We sourced several cars through<br />
Hans over the course of about a<br />
year and a half. One time over<br />
spring break, while all the other students<br />
at UT were partying away in<br />
Daytona or Padre, I was across the<br />
pond, driving and buying fast cars.<br />
There was a weekend where there<br />
were no cars to be bought, so Hans<br />
suggested that we head down to the<br />
French Riviera to move his offshore<br />
boat from one port to another.<br />
We got in the Mercedes and drove<br />
non-stop, at top speed, passing slow<br />
moving Renaults, Peugeots, FIATs,<br />
and everything else for that matter.<br />
We drove and drove, never below<br />
140mph (225kph), until suddenly<br />
the car started missing and chugging.<br />
Then the fire went out of the<br />
belly of the beast, and we coasted<br />
to a stop on the Autoroute. Great<br />
. . . stranded by the side of the<br />
road in the middle of France. No<br />
problem, said Hans as he pulled a<br />
10gal (40lt) gas can from the trunk<br />
and filled the tank. Wow . . . glad<br />
we did not get hit from behind . . .<br />
We did move the boat; it was one<br />
fast mother, a huge offshore or<br />
cigarette boat with two Lamborghini<br />
motors. It was the first time I had<br />
to stand up in a boat as we hit wave<br />
after wave, catching air. Hans knew<br />
of only one way to pilot this boat:<br />
flat out. Figures. It is like the time<br />
Hans and I picked up a brand new<br />
BMW M6 for one of his other US<br />
customers in Freiburg and had to<br />
drop if off in Munich. He asked me<br />
to follow him and when I reminded<br />
him that the car was brand new<br />
and the motor would probably<br />
be tight, he said there was only<br />
one way to break it in: fast. I had<br />
that car up to 160mph (260kph),<br />
and that Mercedes 500SEC of his<br />
would just leave me. Man, that<br />
huge 2-door Merc was a rocket.<br />
Although we bought several<br />
more cars through Hans, I needed<br />
to find another supplier, as he<br />
only specialized in BMWs and<br />
Mercedes (and we had a couple<br />
of Porsches that we needed to<br />
source), so I found another guy<br />
that had a lot or Porsches for sale.<br />
This guy had a bigger operation<br />
with a huge warehouse. I visited<br />
and was amazed by the size of his<br />
operation. I bought two or three<br />
and had them imported to the US,<br />
but the tide had already turned in<br />
the US and the Gray Market was<br />
already starting to slow down.<br />
I made one last trip to Europe;<br />
problem was I only had a few<br />
thousand dollars for my own car. I<br />
called the Porsche guy. He said that<br />
I should come by, maybe he had<br />
something. I arrived late, at closing<br />
time, and it was already early evening,<br />
the late sun slanting through<br />
the tiny windows in the warehouse,<br />
the rays making the dust in the air<br />
sparkle. He said to look out back;<br />
there was a very clean 914 that he<br />
could let go for $1400. It was almost<br />
pitch black as I peered through<br />
the dark to look at the car. $1400?<br />
I could afford that. I wanted to like<br />
it -- no, I wanted to love it -- and it<br />
looked great sitting there low and<br />
squat, its red paint fading in the<br />
gathering darkness. I bought it.<br />
It arrived in the states a few weeks<br />
later, and I went down to Houston<br />
to look at it. It was a 914, and it<br />
was red, but man, was it covered<br />
in rust. I went back to the Porsche<br />
guy to complain about it, but he<br />
was long gone. He stole millions<br />
from his clients and skipped out<br />
to Brazil. At least I got the title<br />
before he disappeared. Hans had<br />
warned me, but I did not listen. I<br />
ended up with a Porsche but it was<br />
not much of a Porsche. I wish my<br />
life with Porsches had started off<br />
to a better beginning, but I had<br />
only one direction to go: forward.<br />
And on that exhaust note, see you<br />
next time.<br />
15
Summer Rally to Islamorada: Great Weather and Participation!<br />
By Tom Martin<br />
Photos by George Luxbacher, Linda Bambina, and Tracy Robertson<br />
Maverick Region’s first<br />
Rally of the year was held<br />
on Saturday, August 2.<br />
Touted by the organizers as a fun,<br />
no pressure Photo Rally, over 50<br />
Porsches corralled at Fry’s Electronics<br />
in Plano to compete in the<br />
“Summer Rally to Islamorada.”<br />
The weather cooperated nicely, and when the first<br />
car was released shortly after 10:00am, the temperature<br />
was a moderate 72°. Great top-down weather<br />
for the Boxsters and Cabriolets as we whisked off<br />
eastward into the sun for a pleasant drive past the<br />
lakes northeast of Dallas, ending up at the Islamorada<br />
Fish Company on Lake Ray Hubbard in Garland.<br />
Being a “Gimmick” Rally, the traditional criteria<br />
of time, speed, and distance were rendered moot.<br />
Each driver/navigator team was issued three sets<br />
of documents needed to successfully complete the<br />
Rally: some General Instructions, a list of Numbered<br />
Route Instructions, and a set of 25 photographs of<br />
objects that would be encountered during the course<br />
of the Rally. The winner would be determined by<br />
correctly identifying the order in which the objects<br />
appeared along the route. In case of a tie, three<br />
tiebreakers would be used to determine the winner.<br />
The tie breakers were: counting “No Fishing on<br />
Bridge” signs, official “City Limits” signs, and closest<br />
mileage to the optimum set by the Rallymeister.<br />
Mavericks filled the covered and screened patio.<br />
My navigator and I managed to get lost twice, but<br />
we didn’t feel too bad about it, as we encountered<br />
several other Porsches committing the same errors<br />
as us. Regardless, we weren’t too concerned about<br />
it, as the main criterion was finding the objects<br />
depicted in the pictures and listing them in the<br />
proper order. We managed to locate 19 of the objects<br />
before reaching the end for some seafood.<br />
Porsches also filled a cul-de-sac on<br />
the lake next to the restaurant.<br />
The restaurant set aside lots of Porsche-only parking<br />
Once free of the urban sprawl, the traffic disappeared,<br />
the roads opened up, and we were off on a spirited<br />
journey on country roads through small hamlets.<br />
About 125 Mavericks were seated for lunch at<br />
the Islamorada (“Purple Isle”) Fish Company in<br />
Garland, where the restaurant provided us with<br />
a special abridged lunch menu. We were all<br />
seated on the screened patio, which afforded<br />
us a great view of Lake Ray Hubbard.<br />
When the organizers tallied up each team’s scores,<br />
the top five finishers all identified the 25 objects in<br />
the proper order, so the tie breakers were used to<br />
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Social Chair Tracy Robertson<br />
and Rally Chair Don Sebert<br />
determine the finishing order.<br />
When the smoke cleared, Dee<br />
and George Luxbacher came<br />
out on top with a perfect score<br />
in all categories. Amazing!<br />
BJ and John Harvey scooped up<br />
the coveted DLBF (Dead Last, But<br />
Finished) medal. John even offered<br />
to let me rub the medal for good<br />
luck next time out. What a guy!<br />
The official results were: (driver/<br />
navigator)<br />
1st Dee and George Luxbacher<br />
2nd Mark and Tracey Fleniken (tie)<br />
2nd Mark and Susan Winkelman (tie)<br />
3rd Frank and Laura Holaday<br />
4th John and Charlotte Dumford<br />
5th Neill and Dawn Flood<br />
DLBF John and BJ Harvey<br />
Event<br />
Chairs Don<br />
Sebert and<br />
Carey Spreen<br />
had their<br />
work cut out<br />
for them,<br />
tabulating<br />
scores<br />
for almost<br />
50 cars.<br />
Congratulations and many thanks<br />
to organizers Don Sebert (Rally<br />
Chair), Carey Spreen (<strong>Slipstream</strong><br />
Editor), and Tracy Robertson<br />
(Social Chair) for putting on such a<br />
great event. They were very impressed<br />
with the turnout, and Don<br />
has promised more events of this<br />
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19
I Get Around: Let’s Hear It for Self-Drive Cars<br />
By Danielle Badler<br />
Editor’s Note:<br />
The author of this<br />
column has gone<br />
through a few<br />
changes lately. She<br />
now goes by the name<br />
Danielle Badler,<br />
and requested that<br />
her photo and byline<br />
be updated to reflect that change. Out<br />
with the old and in with the new!<br />
Oh yes, they’re coming. As<br />
surely as you know not to<br />
engage the parking brake<br />
when you come off the track. As<br />
surely as you know your summer<br />
performance tires at the rear will<br />
last 13,000 miles, and no more, if<br />
you’re lucky.<br />
Self-drive cars are circling, and<br />
they’ll enter your garage in a matter<br />
of . . . what? Probably fewer years<br />
than you might think.<br />
Although there do seem to be a few<br />
small issues. An op-ed piece ran in<br />
the Wall Street Journal a short while<br />
ago. It carried the headline “Punch<br />
the Accelerator on Self-Driving<br />
Cars” and added a subhead that<br />
read “The technology exists to save<br />
millions of lives. So why are regulators<br />
hitting the brakes?”<br />
Reading on, one finds out that the<br />
National Highway Traffic and Safety<br />
Administration (NHTSA,) the Department<br />
of Transportation’s regulatory<br />
arm, calls it “a scary concept<br />
for the public.”<br />
The piece generated a slew of letters.<br />
One said “If self-driving cars<br />
can provide all the advantages<br />
claimed as being unique to public<br />
transit, wouldn’t that pose a threat<br />
to the progressives’ vision of a carfree<br />
future?”<br />
According to the author, it seems<br />
the Administration prefers walking,<br />
Courtesy High Gear, the Rocky Mountain Region Newsletter<br />
bicycles, streetcars and light rail. compute the shortest way to your<br />
Then there’s that ugly liability issue.<br />
If something goes wrong, or<br />
destination, the most direct and the<br />
most fuel-efficient.<br />
an accident happens, who does one Fine! Let it! Because you can go the<br />
sue? The user? The manufacturer? back way! Go the long way! Go the<br />
The op/ed authors are crusaders.<br />
wrong way! Hooray! Because you’ll<br />
They excoriate NHTSA with bulleted<br />
arguments like “Millions of Less crowding! Because these robo-<br />
have the road to yourself!<br />
lives saved” and “Enriched lives for vehicles will probably drop off their<br />
the disabled and the elderly” and passengers and purr on to some storage<br />
barn somewhere, to be fueled or<br />
“Less wasted time” and “Revitalized<br />
cities.”<br />
charged or pressurized or whatever<br />
Great stuff. A lot of love, peace and<br />
their propulsion systems will require<br />
happiness here. But they’re missing<br />
. . . and then wait patiently for you<br />
the point. Our point.<br />
to summon them for use . . . and<br />
you’ll have curbside parking all to<br />
You see, we too have a point. A big yourself.<br />
one, which is not to be taken lightly.<br />
We should also weigh in on this<br />
Such a deal!<br />
urgent public debate. Express our Of course, the day will come when<br />
opinion. Join the ranks and say, hell you’ll have to give in and get one<br />
yes, bring ’em on.<br />
of these self-drive conveyances, if<br />
Why? Heres’ why.<br />
only because there will come a time<br />
when you won’t be able to buy anything<br />
else. What to do?<br />
Less crowding! Think about it.<br />
Visualize every car tootling along<br />
in lockstep. Front to back, front to<br />
Youtube! Think in-car videos on<br />
back. Motoring effortlessly and efficiently.<br />
It’s a beautiful thing to<br />
your tablet. Pick the car. Pick the<br />
track. Pick the year. And, yes, pick<br />
behold.<br />
the Porsche.<br />
Especially so because you’ll still<br />
Youtube! Just crank it up. Add one<br />
have your Porsche! What are they<br />
of those Jambox bluetooth speakers<br />
going to do, confiscate your youdrive<br />
vehicle? It’ll never happen.<br />
and let fly. Nobody’s going to knock<br />
on your door and say, honey, please<br />
turn it down. Because, to the outside<br />
world, you’ll look like everyone<br />
And that means you’ll have room<br />
to move! Space on the highway. No else, placidly motoring along in your<br />
left-lane bandits. No cell-phoneinduced<br />
lane meanderings. No tex-<br />
own hermetically sealed cocoon.<br />
ting-induced coma when the light<br />
Youtube! And when you get bored<br />
turns green. Just nice, predictable<br />
with racing videos, you can watch<br />
forward progress . . . that you’ll be<br />
racing videos with a storyline, like<br />
able to maneuver through to your<br />
Grand Prix and Le Mans and Senna<br />
heart’s content.<br />
and Rush.<br />
Less crowding! Here’s a tip to<br />
So, friends, join the campaign!<br />
file away. When the self-drive time<br />
Let’s rock this issue! Write your local<br />
comes, be sure to take the alternate<br />
legislator! And do it today!<br />
way. All the way. All the time. Self-drive. The way to go. Bring it<br />
Think about it: the computer will<br />
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Maverick Monthly Social: Bonefish Grill<br />
By BJ Harvey<br />
What do<br />
you do<br />
when<br />
it’s a rainy third<br />
Thursday of the<br />
month? That’s<br />
right, get out<br />
there and play<br />
in the rain!<br />
Although many of our Happy Hour<br />
regulars decided to stay in and not<br />
Photos courtesy of Stephanie Ho<br />
rain and demanded we keep her<br />
tucked into her nest before we left<br />
in the “Shark,” our SUV. However, a<br />
few dared brave the elements and<br />
drove their babies to the event, one<br />
Sue and Ben Connell,<br />
Barbara and Ralph Kauffman,<br />
and Myra and Jerry Sutton<br />
of whom was Daniel York, new<br />
member and new to our social<br />
events. I was admiring his beautiful<br />
Aqua Blue Boxster S, which he<br />
mentioned was for sale since he was<br />
New members Daphany<br />
and James Prewitt<br />
to do that!!!) Now “Sapphire” has<br />
come home to be Roxanne’s<br />
stablemate. The food was delicious,<br />
especially the Bang Bang Shrimp.<br />
John Harvey, along with Sue and<br />
Ben Connell, John’s wife BJ, and<br />
New Member Welcomer Stephanie Ho<br />
weather the rain, we had a great<br />
crowd of about 25 diehards as well<br />
as quite a few new members gather<br />
at the Bonefish Grill in Southlake.<br />
Many of us left our little darlings<br />
at home, as did we. “Roxanne” (our<br />
beloved C4S Cab) does not like the<br />
New members Richey<br />
and Tracey Madison<br />
expecting delivery on a new Macan<br />
S that he had on order. Before we<br />
knew it, we had worked a deal on a<br />
cocktail napkin. (I’ve always wanted<br />
Jerry Sutton, Ted Belden, and new<br />
members Judy and Bill Bradley<br />
Service was excellent and we all had<br />
a wonderful time.<br />
Repeat attendees David York,<br />
Chris Reedy, the Harveys, David<br />
Temming, and Ted Belden<br />
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PRINTER OF SLIPSTREAM SINCE 1982<br />
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30 <strong>September</strong>
New Mavericks<br />
By Susan and Tom Froehlich, Membership Co-Chairs<br />
Guillaume Garrigue<br />
Dallas, TX<br />
Mohamad Said<br />
Garland, TX<br />
Kiran Raghunathan<br />
Frisco, TX<br />
Steven Conley<br />
Euless, TX<br />
Chris Blackman<br />
Dallas, TX<br />
Matthew Krebs<br />
Plano, TX<br />
Edward Thompson<br />
(Sandra)<br />
McKinney, TX<br />
Jeff Hughes<br />
Dallas, TX<br />
Robert Marois<br />
Keller, TX<br />
Clifton King<br />
Dallas, TX<br />
Troy Evans<br />
Arlington, TX<br />
Steven Pounders<br />
Dallas, TX<br />
Bryan Greenup<br />
McKinney, TX<br />
David Pelkowski<br />
Fairview, TX<br />
Scott Brittain<br />
Ft Worth, TX<br />
Mary Dees<br />
Carrollton, TX<br />
Billy Nolen<br />
Arlington, TX<br />
Mike Spencer<br />
Fort Worth, TX<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 />
Maverick Membership Totals<br />
Members ~ 1,455<br />
Affiliate Members ~ 934<br />
Total Membership ~ 2,389<br />
Robin Ward<br />
Burleson, TX<br />
John Woolcock<br />
Irving, TX<br />
Ketaki Vankawala<br />
Lewisville, TX<br />
Martin Mezzera<br />
Dallas, TX<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: <strong>September</strong><br />
45 Years<br />
Charles Briner (Charles)<br />
30 Years<br />
William Fogg (Mary)<br />
James Blume<br />
Glen Gatlin<br />
25 Years<br />
20 Years<br />
15 Years<br />
Rocky Johnson (Russ)<br />
William Evans (Mary)<br />
Dallas<br />
Lucas<br />
Richardson<br />
Cresson<br />
Quinlan<br />
Bedford<br />
10 Years<br />
Ivan Castro<br />
Gilberto Delgado (Gil)<br />
5 Years<br />
Douglas Austin-Weeks (Melissa)<br />
Madhu Rao (Roshni)<br />
Warren Stoltzfus (Mike Kiser)<br />
Burton Calvert (Karen)<br />
Gilles Boivin (L Concannon)<br />
Pat Carmichael (Sean)<br />
John Sims<br />
Garland<br />
Fort Worth<br />
Irving<br />
Carrollton<br />
Dallas<br />
Carrollton<br />
Allen<br />
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Unclassifieds<br />
Unclassifieds are available free to Maverick Region members and are $5 for all others (contact editor@mavpca for payment details). Please limit size to no more than 6 lines. Ads will run for 3<br />
issues, after which they will be removed unless you request that they be run for an additional 3 issues. E-mail your ad to classifieds@mavpca.org by the 10th of the month to have your ad run in the<br />
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speed activated rear spoiler, power windows & seats;<br />
locks, keyless entry; alarm, full factory gauge package<br />
including tach and 180mph speedo, book manuals,<br />
clean Carfax; it’s that kind of collector Porsche! No<br />
damage history. Garage kept, dealer maintained.<br />
New Porsche Battery, oil and fluids + flush. $48,500.<br />
Contact Joy at 281-222-2176 or legacy.property@<br />
yahoo.com (08)<br />
For Sale: 1987 944 Turbo, complete car roller and<br />
separate motor ready for install. Car is red over blk,<br />
motor has 167k miles and was running great when<br />
removed for V8 conversion car. $4000 for car and<br />
motor, may sell separately if needed. Contact Sean@<br />
k3smotorsports.com 817-929-7259 cell/text. (08)<br />
For Sale: 2001 Carrera, Black w/ black interior<br />
and black painted wheels. 63,000 miles/inspection<br />
done. 6-speed/sun roof/upgraded control arms/toe in/<br />
ceramic brakes/extra set of wheels. Great for street<br />
and/or DE, $23,000. Contact Bud @ 214-202-3390.<br />
(08)<br />
For Sale: 2005 Boxster S, Arctic Silver w/<br />
black top and black interior. Original owner, daily<br />
driver, dealer maintained with all records. 6MT, 19”<br />
Carrera Classics, Bi-Xenons, sport steering wheel,<br />
sport shifter, factory chrome exhaust tip. Complete<br />
with both keys, original window sticker, certificate<br />
of authenticity, etc. Never tracked, raced or abused.<br />
See photos for door dings and mild wheel rash - 108K<br />
miles daily driver, after all! Transaction to close when<br />
my Boxster GTS arrives first week of <strong>September</strong> <strong>2014</strong>.<br />
Asking $16,900. craigdelaughter@gmail.com (07)<br />
For Sale: 1996 996 Cabriolet, Midnight Blue<br />
exterior with blue fabric top, Sand/tan interior<br />
leather. Single Maverick region owner, 49,800 miles.<br />
Additional hard top and wind defector. Rear main<br />
seal, intermediate bearing and clutch new. GT 2 and<br />
3 suspension. B & B Tri-flow headers and exhaust.<br />
$27,000. Contact Bruce Hecht, 214.365.2712 Direct,<br />
214.769.5576 Cell, or bhecht@swearingen.com (07)<br />
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Ascot Diamonds (972) 991-0001 Page 22<br />
Autobahn Motorcar Group (800) 433-5602 B.C.<br />
Dallas Fort Worth Clear Bra (469) 682-3497 Page 27<br />
deBoulle Diamond & Jewelry (800) 454-4367 Page 12<br />
Eagles Canyon Raceway (940) 466-9775 Page 23<br />
Ebby Halliday – Michael Picolo (972) 365-7370 Page 25<br />
Falgout & Associates, P. C. (972) 669-2370 Page 28<br />
Fifth Gear Motorsports (972) 317-4005 Page 17<br />
Goodie Store http://mav.pca.org Page 32<br />
Hoosier Tires Direct .com (515) 203-3503 Page 15<br />
Innovative Autosports (972) 418-1996 Page 27<br />
Invisibra (214) 704-9299 Page 22<br />
Louden Motorcar Services (972) 241-6326 I.B.C.<br />
Mayo Performance (817) 540-4939 Page 25<br />
Mullenix Motorsport (972) 417-0997 Page 21<br />
Mustard Racing (817) 366-1678 Page 30<br />
Park Place Porsche (800) 553-3196 Pages 13, 18<br />
The Phoenix Insurance (214) 253-0570 Page 27<br />
Porsche of Plano (214) 576-1911 I.F.C.<br />
RAC Performance (214) 269-1571 Page 3<br />
RetroAir (972) 960-6899 Page 25<br />
Roofing Solutions by Darren Houk (817) 692-8496 Page 28<br />
Silver Fox (817) 329-6995 Page 2<br />
Sorted Out Organizing Services (713) 724-9543 Page 9<br />
Stuart’s Paint and Body (214) 221-6999 Page 19<br />
Tomato Werks Detailing (956) 453-5515 Page 30<br />
The UPS Store (972) 420-1250 Page 25<br />
Ussery Printing (972) 438-8344 Page 30<br />
Yard Art MyYardArt.com Page 29<br />
Zims Autotechnik (817) 267-4451 Page 23<br />
32 <strong>September</strong>
SLIPSTREAM Advertiser Since 1978<br />
WHY YOU SHOULD TRUST YOUR<br />
PORSCHE TO LOUDEN MOTORCARS<br />
• Award winning service for 35+ years<br />
• Rated “Best in Dallas” a record 3 times<br />
• Rated “Best in Texas”<br />
• Rated “Top 10 Shops in U.S.”<br />
• Rated “Best in the West” by the Robert Bosch Corporation<br />
• A Better Business Bureau accredited business for 3 decades with an A+ rating<br />
• The first ASE “Blue Seal of Excellence” business in Dallas<br />
• Racing background at Daytona, Sebring, and Riverside<br />
• Master Certified Technicians<br />
• Bosch Authorized Service Center<br />
• Air conditioned shop for technician efficiency and comfort<br />
• We do not sell cars, thus we must survive on our 35+ year service reputation<br />
See what our customers are saying about us at:<br />
LoudenMotorCars.com<br />
Theresa@LoudenMotorcars.com<br />
11454 Reeder Road<br />
Dallas, Texas 75229<br />
(972) 241-6326
Hiram Saunders, <strong>Slipstream</strong><br />
155 Jellico<br />
Southlake, TX 76092<br />
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