Slipstream - April 2014
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• Wild Wildflowers<br />
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• Results<br />
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Departments<br />
Zone 5 Presidents .........................................1<br />
Drifting (President’s Column) ......................2<br />
Maverick of the Month.................................2<br />
List of Officers/Board Chairs .......................4<br />
Carey On (Editor’s Column) ........................5<br />
Maverick Minutes ........................................6<br />
New Wheels and Anniversaries ..................27<br />
Advertiser Index .........................................28<br />
Unclassifieds ..............................................28<br />
Volume 52, Issue 4, <strong>April</strong> <strong>2014</strong><br />
<strong>April</strong><br />
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18 19 20 21 22 23 24<br />
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Features<br />
February Trivia .............................................7<br />
Five-Speed Chatter .....................................10<br />
Garage Glimpses ........................................12<br />
Commentary from the Left Seat ................14<br />
I Get Around ..............................................20<br />
Upcoming Events<br />
Drivers’ Ed 3, MotorSport Ranch ................5<br />
Board Meeting .............................................7<br />
May at Mayo’s ............................................18<br />
Maverick Lunch Series ..............................21<br />
Saturday Drive to Germanfest ....................23<br />
<strong>2014</strong> Porsche Parade ..................................24<br />
Monthly Social: Trinity Hall Irish Pub.......22<br />
Carrera of the Americas Club Race ...........26<br />
Day <strong>April</strong><br />
1 Porsche Parade Registration opens<br />
2 Board Meeting<br />
8 Lewisville Lunch<br />
12-13 Drivers’ Education 3, MSR<br />
17 Monthly Social: Trinity Hall Irish Pub<br />
24 Richardson/Southlake Lunches<br />
26 Saturday Dr: Germanfest Muenster<br />
Day June<br />
1 Drivers’ Education 4, ECR<br />
1 Autos in the Park: Mav Concours<br />
4 Board Meeting<br />
7 Time Trial 1, Mineral Wells<br />
8 Autocross 3, Mineral Wells<br />
10 Lewisville Lunch<br />
15-21 Porsche Parade, Monterey, CA<br />
19 Monthly Social: TBD<br />
26 Richardson/Southlake Lunches<br />
29 Autocross 4, Penn<br />
Day May<br />
2-4 COTA Club Race<br />
4 All British & European Car Day<br />
7 Board Meeting<br />
10 May at Mayo’s<br />
13 Lewisville Lunch<br />
15 Monthly Social: TBD<br />
18 Autocross Academy, Penn<br />
22 Richardson/Southlake Lunches<br />
25 Autocross 2, Penn<br />
25 Sunday Dr: Grandpappy Pt, Texoma<br />
31 Drivers’ Education 4, ECR<br />
Day July<br />
8 Lewisville Lunch<br />
17 Monthly Social: TBD<br />
24 Richardson/Southlake Lunches<br />
Past Event Recaps<br />
Monthly Social ...........................................22<br />
<strong>Slipstream</strong> (USPS 666-650) is published monthly by the Maverick Region, Porsche Club of America, 155 Jellico<br />
Southlake, TX 76092. Subscription price is $24.00 per year. Periodical postage is paid at Fort Worth, TX. Postmaster:<br />
Send address changes to Hiram Saunders, <strong>Slipstream</strong>, 155 Jellico, Southlake, TX 76092.<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 />
Penn Pennington Field Stadium, Bedford<br />
On the Cover:<br />
Part of the Special Display<br />
at the All Member Party:<br />
a 1955 356 Continental Coupe,<br />
a 1964 904, a 2005 Carrera GT,<br />
and a 2005 997 Carrera S.<br />
Photo by David Robertson<br />
Opinions expressed herein are not necessarily endorsed by the Club’s membership or officers. Contributions will be<br />
printed on a space available basis. Chartered regions of PCA may reproduce items from this issue provided the author/<br />
artist and <strong>Slipstream</strong> are credited. <strong>Slipstream</strong> is printed by Ussery Printing Company in Irving, Texas.<br />
ARK-LA-TEX<br />
Kirk Bristol<br />
kbristol911@gmail.com<br />
COASTAL BEND<br />
Jose Carreras<br />
missionortho@aol.com<br />
<strong>2014</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: What is “Porsche Parade”?<br />
By John Hamilton, Region President<br />
Parade is the “big” Porsche<br />
Club event of the year: our<br />
annual national convention.<br />
Parade has a potpourri of activities,<br />
and club members from all across<br />
North America come together for<br />
this once-a-year extravaganza to<br />
participate in a week of competitive<br />
events, to socialize and enjoy their cars, with seminars<br />
and tours adding to the event’s variety. For many<br />
club members, Parade is their big vacation for the<br />
year. It provides them with an opportunity to see<br />
new parts of the country as well as to visit with PCA<br />
friends that they only see once a year, at Parade!<br />
This year the Porsche Parade is being held at<br />
Monterey, California. Many of us will be traveling to<br />
Monterey by car or plane to attend this fun event.<br />
One group of seven couples has even rented a car<br />
carrier to bring their cars to and from Parade while<br />
they fly out! As for us, we look forward to the 2-½<br />
day drive, where we’ll explore new roads and towns<br />
along the way. I’m sure we’ll be traveling a bit on<br />
Route 66, part of our nation’s highway history.<br />
Why do we go?<br />
• To really get away from our routines<br />
• To explore our country<br />
• To see the incredible collection of<br />
Porsches that come from all over the<br />
country (including Alaska) every year<br />
• To enjoy the driving tours once we get there<br />
(James Dean’s last route is one of them)<br />
• To visit with our friends<br />
that we’ve met at previous<br />
Parades, including<br />
members of the Porsche<br />
family from Germany!<br />
This one should be special, since<br />
there are probably more Porsches<br />
in California than any other state.<br />
Who knows? Even Jay Leno or<br />
Jerry Seinfeld may show up!<br />
To find out more, go to<br />
http://parade<strong>2014</strong>.pca.org/<br />
Registration opens on <strong>April</strong> 1.<br />
We’d love to have you join us!<br />
2 <strong>April</strong><br />
ALEXIS A. V. CAMPBELL, Proprietor<br />
1235 William D. Tate Ave<br />
Grapevine, TX 76051<br />
Mav of the Month<br />
Sometimes volunteers don’t wait for a position to<br />
open in the club; they just create one. Such is the case<br />
with this month’s Mav of the Month. Stephanie Ho<br />
has been a regular attendee at our Maverick Monthly<br />
Socials for more than the past year. She noticed that<br />
there was a need to make them more inviting to<br />
our new members. So instead of just suggesting that<br />
“someone else” start contacting new members to<br />
invite them, Stephanie took it upon herself to help<br />
create the new member welcoming committee and<br />
drive the program to do emails<br />
and phone calls to our new<br />
members each month, to personally<br />
invite them to our monthly<br />
social events. The results speak<br />
for themselves: record-setting<br />
attendance at the Monthly Socials<br />
AND immediate interaction for<br />
our new members with the club.<br />
So Stephanie: this one’s for you.<br />
Congratulations and THANK YOU<br />
for driving a program that didn’t<br />
even exist a year ago. You’ve made<br />
many, many new members feel<br />
welcome into their club, and<br />
driven INCLUSION to a new high.<br />
Enjoy your gift card to the Silver<br />
Fox restaurant!
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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 />
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214-269-1570 • www.racperformance.com<br />
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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 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. Luke Edson<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 />
Randy Csanadi<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>April</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 />
Randy Csanadi<br />
mrpca.nmhhwt@gmail.com<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 />
Luke Edson<br />
214.796.2241<br />
ledson@edsontech.com<br />
Pat Friend<br />
214-616-2477<br />
ads@mavpca.org<br />
goodiestore@mavpca.org<br />
Susan & Tom Froehlich<br />
membership@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 />
Chris Hamilton<br />
hope@mavpca.org<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 />
Stephanie Ho<br />
mrpca.nmhhwt@gmail.com<br />
Andy Kay<br />
817-483-5258<br />
concours@mavpca.org<br />
Daren Kirbo<br />
254-396-2973<br />
daren@huckabee-inc.com<br />
Andy Mears<br />
214-394-5857<br />
andy@mavpca.org<br />
Ed Mullenix<br />
972-231-5356<br />
techcorner@mavpca.org<br />
Please help us to keep growing!<br />
Treasurer<br />
Jim Falgout<br />
W-972-669-2370<br />
C-972-345-3009<br />
treasurer@mavpca.org<br />
Jim 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 />
It officially<br />
became Spring<br />
a couple of<br />
weeks ago, and<br />
not a minute too<br />
soon. It has been<br />
a cold winter,<br />
and it’s time to<br />
get out for some driving events.<br />
<strong>April</strong> is when the driving season<br />
begins in earnest. The third Drivers’<br />
Ed event takes place on the<br />
weekend of <strong>April</strong> 12 and 13, and<br />
another Sunday Drive (although<br />
this time on a Saturday) promises<br />
a fun tour to Muenster for their<br />
annual Germanfest. What better<br />
place to show up in a Porsche?<br />
By the time you read this, registration<br />
for the Porsche Parade will<br />
have opened (<strong>April</strong> 1). If you plan<br />
to go, I hope you have already<br />
registered, because this one, in<br />
Monterey, California, promises to<br />
sell out pretty quickly. The West<br />
Coast Parades draw some of the rarest<br />
Porsches in the country, and the<br />
weather on the Monterey Peninsula<br />
in June is nearly perfect. For more<br />
info, go to parade<strong>2014</strong>.pca.org.<br />
Closer to home and closer in<br />
time (May 2-4) is the second annual<br />
Carrera of the Americas Club<br />
Race, taking place at the Circuit of<br />
the Americas, southeast of Austin.<br />
Once again, Maverick Region<br />
has teamed up with Hill Country<br />
(Austin) and Lone Star (Houston)<br />
Regions to put on a PCA Club<br />
Race at one of the premier racing<br />
facilities in North America.<br />
Our own Don Sebert is Volunteer<br />
Coordinator for this year’s COTA<br />
event. It takes lots of volunteers<br />
to put on a Club Race, and volunteering<br />
is an easy way to get<br />
close to the action. To see what<br />
positions are available and to<br />
sign up, visit register.pca.org.<br />
But if classic European cars are<br />
more your thing, longtime Maverick<br />
Richard Cross reminds us that<br />
the 30th All British and European<br />
Car Day, dyslexically referred to as<br />
ABCDE, celebrates 90 years of the<br />
MG and the 50th anniversary of<br />
the British Invasion. It takes place<br />
on Sunday, May 4 at Dryfuss Club<br />
Point in White Rock Lake Park. For<br />
more info visit www.allbritishcarday.<br />
com. There will be at least one<br />
Porsche there, right Richard?<br />
Finally, please welcome new advertiser<br />
Stuart’s Paint and Body. Many<br />
of you are already familiar with Stuart’s<br />
work, and we are pleased that<br />
he is helping to support <strong>Slipstream</strong>.<br />
Read on!<br />
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Gimme a Minute: March Board Meeting<br />
By Wendy Shoffit, Region Secretary March 5, <strong>2014</strong><br />
The meeting<br />
began at<br />
7:06pm.<br />
President John<br />
Hamilton reported<br />
for several Chairs<br />
who were MIA.<br />
Social Chair Tracy<br />
Robertson reported that a group,<br />
including husband David and<br />
Charlie Davis, are working on Flickr<br />
and alternate ways to display photos<br />
online. Membership Chairs Tom<br />
and Susan Froehlich report that we<br />
hit an all-time membership high at<br />
1,419 primary members, thanks to<br />
calling and emailing efforts, especially<br />
by Stephanie Ho. Monthly<br />
Dinner Social Chair Paul Ramos<br />
said that Uncle Julio’s was a huge<br />
success and is looking forward to<br />
the March event at Tolbert’s Restaurant<br />
in Grapevine. Charity Chair<br />
Chris Hamilton wanted to check<br />
to make sure the monies were sent<br />
to the Hope Shelter for Founders’<br />
Day, the Holiday Party, etc. Treasurer<br />
Jim Falgout is working on it.<br />
John then took off all his other<br />
hats and reported that the Velocity<br />
Channel will be showing a special<br />
feature about the Fifty Years of<br />
the 911. He also passed along<br />
information regarding the Street<br />
Survival Course, now sanctioned<br />
and encouraged by PCA National.<br />
We’ll look to have an event soon,<br />
once we find a chairperson.<br />
The Club Race at Circuit of the<br />
Americas is definitely happening.<br />
Don Sebert has agreed to<br />
be our volunteer coordinator,<br />
and he asked that anyone who<br />
is interested in volunteering can<br />
register at register.pca.org.<br />
John had some bad news to share.<br />
When we first started the Macan<br />
raffle, the estimated retail value of<br />
the vehicle was considerably less<br />
than it is in actuality. Even after<br />
Autobahn Porsche reduced the<br />
price and taxes for us, we ended up<br />
taking a loss on the raffle overall.<br />
We will uphold the outcome,<br />
but unfortunately have nothing<br />
to send to charity afterwards. It<br />
was disappointing, but unavoidable,<br />
despite our best efforts.<br />
Editor Carey Spreen thanked<br />
Linda Bambina for her tremendous<br />
help getting <strong>Slipstream</strong> out so<br />
early, even though February was<br />
a short month. He will be increasing<br />
the number of printed issues,<br />
since membership keeps going<br />
up. He also brought a portable<br />
theater to show us the premiere<br />
episode of “The Car Guy” show,<br />
featuring our February DE event.<br />
Linda Bambina mentioned<br />
another glitch with <strong>Slipstream</strong> this<br />
month involving the database. She<br />
worked with Andy Mears to find<br />
solutions around it and ended<br />
up cleaning up the database of<br />
long-gone advertisers and unpaid<br />
“subscribers.” She also mentioned<br />
that <strong>April</strong> 1 is the opening day for<br />
the Monterey Porsche Parade!<br />
Concours Chair Andy Kay is working<br />
on May at Mayo’s and is looking<br />
for help to set up before the event.<br />
He convinced Ed Mayo to write<br />
something about the Early 911S<br />
group, similar to recent write-ups<br />
about 928 and 356 clubs. He is<br />
encouraging the 928 club to embrace<br />
PCA and Maverick Region.<br />
Michael Vatter has come to<br />
several meetings recently, and<br />
has agreed to have his company<br />
sponsor next year’s All Member<br />
Party. We were all floored and<br />
grateful for his generosity!<br />
Treasurer Jim Falgout reported<br />
we are in good financial status<br />
with ~$70K in the bank.<br />
New Guest Attendee Richard<br />
Salomon from Tyler was there. He<br />
shared his thanks for <strong>Slipstream</strong><br />
keeping him in touch. He has<br />
some great east Texas drive ideas<br />
that he will be sharing with John<br />
Harvey. He attends a Cars & Coffee<br />
in Tyler and will invite other<br />
board members to go next time.<br />
Rally Chair Don Sebert has<br />
scheduled a rally for mid-July that<br />
will start early in the morning<br />
and finish at a lunch location to<br />
avoid the heat. Details TBD.<br />
Sunday Drive Co-Chair Brendan<br />
Eagan mentioned that the March<br />
Sunday Drive, nicknamed the<br />
Chicken Run, will depart from<br />
Duncanville and end up at Babe’s<br />
in Cedar Hill. They have been<br />
providing some printed maps showing<br />
major turns to keep people<br />
from getting lost. On Saturday,<br />
<strong>April</strong> 26, they’ll tour from Lewisville<br />
to Muenster for Germanfest.<br />
Lederhosen is optional. They<br />
are grooming leaders for smaller<br />
drive groups to help everyone<br />
arrive safely at speeds they like.<br />
Drivers’ Education Chair Chris<br />
Tabor said the first event of the<br />
year was a great success, with strong<br />
financials coming from the event,<br />
despite some extra expenses for<br />
headset cords and cases. We’ll have<br />
two events at Eagles Canyon this<br />
year. The <strong>April</strong> DE is on the 3.1-<br />
mile course at MotorSport Ranch.<br />
He received positive feedback from<br />
February. Sponsorship Chair Daren<br />
Kirbo is working with sponsors to<br />
possibly include water at events.<br />
Our website is up to date. Andy<br />
Kay mentioned he thought the<br />
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Green group parking at the Feb event was a great idea.<br />
We’ll do the same at the March event the following<br />
weekend. He’s working on a “Taste of the Track” event.<br />
AX/TT Chair Travis Howard announced that Mayo<br />
Performance is again sponsoring the Autocross series.<br />
Sunday, March 2 was the first event of the year, and<br />
despite the cold, nearly 30 attended. The event was finished<br />
by 12:30 as the temp dropped to 22° with sleet<br />
and freezing rain. The next event will be the May 18 AX<br />
school and then an Autocross on May 25.<br />
DE Registrar Wendy Shoffit mentioned changing the<br />
DE stickers slightly, which seemed to be an improvement.<br />
She asked if we should continue the lanyard and<br />
plastic pouch packets, which everyone was in agreement<br />
about.<br />
John Hamilton last announced Maverick of the Month,<br />
Stephanie Ho. Congratulations!<br />
Meeting was adjourned at 8:40 PM.<br />
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1. Porsche made the Targa name famous with a soft rear window<br />
in what model year?<br />
a. 1965 b. 1966 c. 1967 d. 1968<br />
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_911<br />
2. In the new Targa for <strong>2014</strong>, which of the following is NOT<br />
available yet?<br />
a. 2-Wheel Rear Drive b. 4-Wheel Drive c. 3.8L Engine<br />
d. Hard Rear Window<br />
Source: Porsche E-Brake, Feb 4, <strong>2014</strong><br />
3. Which other item here is NOT available?<br />
a. Stainless Targa Bar b. Manual Transmission<br />
c. Soft Rear Window d. 3.4L Engine<br />
Source: Porsche E-Brake, Feb 4, <strong>2014</strong><br />
4. The <strong>2014</strong> Targa with PDK and Sport Chrono has a pretty good<br />
top speed, but the manual 7-Speed is how much faster?<br />
a. 1 mph b. 2 mph c. 3 mph d. 4 mph<br />
Source: Porsche E-Brake, Feb 4, <strong>2014</strong><br />
5. Who is currently believed to have designed the first Targa?<br />
a. Ferry Porsche b. Butzi Porsche c. Dr Ernst Fuhrmann<br />
d. Ferdinand Piech<br />
Source: Excellence Was Expected, Vol 1, p. 354<br />
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Five-Speed Chatter: Krönung Einer König: “Crowning of a King”<br />
By Ash Seidl-Staley<br />
My beautiful 2.0L 914 turns<br />
40 this year, and it is still<br />
running strong! Keeping up<br />
with the oil changes, cleaning the air<br />
and fuel delivery components, and<br />
smart driving has greatly increased<br />
the life expectancy of this car. I truly<br />
believe I will have this car (or at least<br />
a 914) for the rest of my life, and apparently I am not<br />
alone. I recently had a chance to look back on some<br />
articles produced in the 1970s (my Grandpa’s old stash<br />
of Porsche Panorama, Motor Trend, and Road and Track<br />
magazines), and was delighted to see that the car was<br />
predicted to be reliable and long-lived even back then.<br />
In a small dealer pamphlet that I found tucked between<br />
some pages, I learned that the base 914s coming<br />
off of the line were stickered at reasonable $3,500 and<br />
came with a 1.7L Volkswagen-built flat four engine.<br />
I also learned that the first set of cars built in<br />
1969 came in just two varieties: the 914/4, and the<br />
slightly bigger and more expensive 914/6, which<br />
originally used the 2.0L flat six engine previously<br />
found in the ‘69 911T. Despite some increases in<br />
Photos by the Author<br />
engine capacity and a few dimensional changes,<br />
the 914s stayed relatively unchanged throughout<br />
their entire production up to 1976.<br />
Amazingly, many 914s have survived the competitive<br />
world of automobile manufacturing and have stayed<br />
driving on the highways. Better yet, many more 914s<br />
are given a chance at a new life and are being restored<br />
in garages and shops all across America. Whether one<br />
is a buyer or a restorer, the drawing factor of these<br />
little cars will always be their mechanical reliability, and<br />
the fact that they can be customized from head to toe.<br />
With a little ingenuity almost any 911 engine Porsche<br />
has produced can be squeezed into the uniquely located<br />
engine bay. Internet sites with classifieds sections<br />
and parts listing are flooded with 914 flared fenders,<br />
slant nose packages, and front and rear spoilers that<br />
can be purchased and mixed/matched for one’s own<br />
aesthetic and aerodynamic preferences. I have even<br />
read about people who are swapping out the small<br />
VW engines for larger more powerful Chevy V8 and<br />
Subaru flat engines -- talk about a jet powered go-cart!<br />
Porsche also tinkered with the 914 during production.<br />
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and GTs each year, and in 1969 even fitted a couple<br />
914s with a 908 flat eight racing engine. One of<br />
the most disappointing scrapped projects relating<br />
to the 914 was the heartbreaking rise and fall<br />
of the 916. In 1972 this Porsche was produced<br />
with a 2.4L engine, and its flared fender bodywork<br />
was borrowed from a racing 914/6 GT.<br />
The 916 was supposed to be the super luxurious<br />
version of the 914. It came with a cassette player,<br />
real leather interior, smooth bodylines, and beefier<br />
engine, but with a price of $14,000-$15,000 (close to<br />
the base 911of the time), no one took a bite. Unfortunately<br />
only one US Spec 916 officially made it to<br />
the states; it was purchased by Peter Gregg of Brumos<br />
Porsche+Audi in Florida. I wonder where it is now . . . .<br />
my chances of restoring to Concours level are well<br />
beyond my budget. I believe a 914 should be crowned<br />
as a Porsche; it is everything a Porsche is. It is stylish,<br />
fast, agile, and extremely fun to drive! What more<br />
does a 914 need? The correct engine code numbers?<br />
Hail to the King, baby!<br />
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Another shocking bit of information I gathered is<br />
that none of the 914s that came from VW’s Wolfsburg<br />
or Porsche’s Zuffenhausen came with a Porsche crest<br />
installed on the front hood. Because the cars didn’t<br />
come with one originally, slapping a crest on a 914<br />
sparks up controversy between true Porsche Gear<br />
Heads. It’s funny; I have found, through personal<br />
discussions and forum surfing, that the people opposed<br />
to adding the crest are not just the “original<br />
only” guys, they are the same<br />
people who wouldn’t accept the<br />
914 as a Porsche in the first place.<br />
I understand and sympathize with<br />
what the antique “all original”<br />
guys are saying, and if my car<br />
was in pristine condition (like<br />
the one in the December 2013<br />
edition of Panorama) I probably<br />
wouldn’t have installed the crest.<br />
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miles, rust, missing parts, and a<br />
little customization from previous<br />
owners -- so much so that<br />
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with painters tape. With a template, which is<br />
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out the two holes for the prongs on the back of the<br />
crest. I started my incision with a small drill bit and<br />
worked my way up to the bigger size that led to the<br />
final fitting. To prevent rust, I applied a little touch-up<br />
paint to my newly-drilled holes and waited for it to<br />
dry before I placed the crest on the hood. To keep<br />
the crest in place, it is fastened with two end caps<br />
(which look like nuts) that just thread themselves<br />
onto the prongs on the underside of the hood. When<br />
the seal is snug around the crest, and the emblem<br />
firmly situated on the hood, your work is done.<br />
The first few glances of the car<br />
made me feel weird. It was mildly<br />
related to buyer’s remorse, but<br />
nowhere near as strong. Having<br />
the crest took a week or so to get<br />
used to, but now I can’t imagine<br />
what the car’s hood would look<br />
like without it. The 914 is a significant<br />
part of Porsche History, not to<br />
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Garage Glimpses: The Best of Both Worlds<br />
By Linda Bambina, Region PR Chair<br />
Photos by Andy Kay<br />
Andy and Adrienne Kay moved<br />
11 times in their first 22 years<br />
of marriage. In each home,<br />
Adrienne redecorated the house,<br />
while Andy fixed up the garage.<br />
It all started in Arlington in 1986.<br />
Andy just wanted a clean garage floor,<br />
but you know how that goes. The<br />
project took on a life of its own: epoxy floor, freshly<br />
painted walls, new lighting, and then, they moved!<br />
Flower Mound got all that plus track lighting. A TV was<br />
Andy at work on his Venice Blue Metallic 1987 928S4<br />
Andy’s Guards Red 1979 911SC faces<br />
an array of Griot’s cleaning products<br />
added in Sugarland, and Kansas City got a 10-ft Detailers<br />
bench. Des Moines even had a drain for indoor<br />
car washing. The best garage was in Arizona with a<br />
Griot’s theme. The last home, Katy, had a detached<br />
garage with air conditioning and wall-to-wall carpeting!<br />
After seven garage overhauls, Andy wasn’t anxious<br />
to remodel for the next homeowner, so when they<br />
moved to Kennedale . . . he waited. Well, after six<br />
years, the wait is over! Adrienne says they’re not<br />
moving – ever! Good thing, because Kennedale has<br />
its own Man Cave adjacent to the three-car garage.<br />
Andy plans to add air conditioning, flat screen TVs,<br />
Martin Logan speakers, Kobalt cabinetry, new flooring,<br />
recessed lighting, and a detailer’s bench with a<br />
refrigerator . . .<br />
seems like deja vu!<br />
Adrienne has had<br />
contractors<br />
remodeling<br />
Kennedale since<br />
mid-February. Her<br />
garage contribution<br />
is to trade in<br />
her Audi A6 for a<br />
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Commentary from the Left Seat: The Great Texas BBQ Tour, Part I<br />
By Robert L. Turner<br />
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Cars, food,<br />
and Rock<br />
& Roll.<br />
Kinda sounds like<br />
a song from the<br />
Clash or the Sex<br />
Pistols. Music history<br />
is rife with the<br />
connection: Beach Boys, Sammy<br />
Hagar, Rush, and even Queen got<br />
into the act (“I’m in Love with<br />
my Car”). There’s a connection<br />
between cars and food. Really? You<br />
have to ask? Drive-Thrus, Drive-Ins,<br />
and the ubiquitous cup-holders<br />
in both front and back seats say<br />
a lot! Man, we are a mobile foodconsumption<br />
society. If we Americans<br />
can eat it, drink it, or listen<br />
to it, we do it in our automobiles.<br />
So that got me thinking -- okay,<br />
not thinking too hard, but at least<br />
engaging a few brain cells -- that<br />
a road trip was in order. Two of<br />
the ingredients for the road trip<br />
were BBQ, and Austin’s South<br />
By Southwest (SXSW) music festival;<br />
the third one was my 2006<br />
Cayman S. Needing a passenger<br />
(notice I did not say co-driver),<br />
my older son Nick filled the bill.<br />
He was on Spring Break from<br />
college, so he was pressed into<br />
service as my partner-in-crime.<br />
No surprise to me, I did not have<br />
to push too hard. The tempting<br />
combination of BBQ, loud music<br />
and a few days in Austin were all it<br />
took. He did not even pester me<br />
to drive the CS, probably because<br />
he still hasn’t learned how to<br />
drive a stick. Dangling keys in<br />
front of him? Not interested. The<br />
lure of being the cool dude in a<br />
Porsche hasn’t caught fire. Then<br />
again, he’s six-foot-seven-inches<br />
tall and finds it difficult to fit in<br />
the driver’s seat comfortably. He’s<br />
tried, but it’s hard to drive with<br />
his knees splayed on either side of<br />
the wheel, pressing into the dash.<br />
We Texans are passionate about<br />
our BBQ. But, let’s face it, we tend<br />
to be passionate about most things<br />
in this great state. We love our Q<br />
as much as the folks in Kansas City,<br />
Memphis or the Carolinas. KC<br />
may be about the ribs, Memphis<br />
about their meat rubs, and the<br />
Carolinas about the difference in<br />
sauces, but here in Central Texas,<br />
it’s ALL about the brisket. Heck,<br />
there’s even a great debate about<br />
sauce vs no sauce (drawing out<br />
fierce arguments along the lines<br />
of whether or not to cook Chili<br />
with or without beans). Like I said,<br />
we tend to be passionate bunch.<br />
Legend has it that the best brisket<br />
in the state is located in the Austin<br />
area. Our very destination.<br />
And music? Well Austin is said<br />
to be the live music capital of the<br />
world. And during SXSW, maybe<br />
even the galaxy. Two thousand<br />
bands in six days! Are we crazy?<br />
No. This is Austin after all. Every<br />
live-music venue in town is<br />
booked, solid. Bands stack on top<br />
of each other, a new band every<br />
hour, on the hour. Bands line up<br />
outside a club, instruments out<br />
of cases, ready to take the stage.<br />
Name your favorite music! Rock?<br />
Does a 911 have a flat-six motor?<br />
Hip-Hop? More than you can shake<br />
a stick at! Country and Western? If<br />
two-stepping is your thang, you’ve<br />
got it. Norwegian Speed metal?<br />
Hmmm, maybe a band or two.<br />
There’s even a sprinkling of classical<br />
and jazz. Every musical base<br />
is covered. The food trucks, not<br />
wanting to be left out, get in on<br />
the frenzy, too. They have bands<br />
packed onto tiny stages, with a few<br />
chairs and tables crowded around<br />
their trucks for good measure. I<br />
think that if people had cleaned<br />
out their garages and didn’t mind<br />
strangers trekking in to use their<br />
restrooms, they’d be roped into<br />
letting bands perform there too.<br />
I downloaded the SXSW and<br />
Texas Monthly BBQ apps onto<br />
my iPhone and got ready for the<br />
trip. The Cayman S had fresh oil<br />
and fluids, everything topped up<br />
and checked out; even the lug<br />
nuts were torqued correctly. All I<br />
had to do was gas up. Nick and I<br />
packed light, as we’d be staying at<br />
a friend’s house and didn’t need<br />
dress clothes for BBQ and Rock &<br />
Roll. Besides, we’d have looked out<br />
of place, and my son would have<br />
disowned me. The CS is perfect for<br />
such a trip, as its two large trunks<br />
swallowed our gear; my stuff in the<br />
back trunk, Nick’s in the front.<br />
We piled in and headed south.<br />
Normally I like to stay off Interstate<br />
35, as it’s one crazy stretch<br />
of road, but we got a late start and<br />
needed to get to Taylor, about<br />
twenty-nine miles NE of Austin,<br />
before it got too late. The CS is a<br />
capable highway cruiser. Stock HP<br />
is 295, but I’ve done a handful of<br />
mods to bump the power up a bit: a<br />
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acier exhaust, a motorsport intake<br />
and an under-drive pulley gives the<br />
car a spot over 300 HP. It has plenty<br />
of power to pass lumbering trucks<br />
or get clear of tightly-packed traffic.<br />
At highway speeds it’s comfortable<br />
and not that loud either,<br />
since I removed the previous race<br />
exhaust. I must admit I loved the<br />
sound of that race exhaust, at the<br />
track. The other 99% of the time?<br />
Not so much. You had to shout to<br />
your passenger to be heard and<br />
playing music? Forgetaboutit!<br />
One more salient feature about<br />
driving the CS -- and, for that matter,<br />
the current crop of Porsches<br />
-- the A/C system is awesome.<br />
Increase the fan speed a couple of<br />
clicks and presto, the cabin cools<br />
off. Amazing. Especially amazing,<br />
as I fondly recall the A/C system<br />
on my old 930. It blew a tiny whiff<br />
of faintly cool breeze on a day<br />
when the ambient temperature was<br />
already in the low 70s. Anything<br />
hotter than that? Sweat city. So<br />
we set the Satnav, cranked the<br />
A/C, put on some music from<br />
a band that I had never heard<br />
of (but were playing at SXSW),<br />
and pointed the car south.<br />
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Eagles Canyon Raceway features 2.55 miles, 4 straights over 1,300 feet long, 11<br />
turns, and 340 feet of overall elevation change. Eagles Canyon is a true driver's<br />
track, and is planned to host all classes of events from the top level racing series<br />
to club racing and private HPDE days.<br />
We are proud to receive PCA events including Club Racing and look forward to<br />
each and every event!<br />
With an EC Membership you can enjoy driving on a track that is quickly<br />
becoming history in the making. We offer all that you need including a<br />
challenging track, high octane fuel & a grill for lunch. Join us by signing up at<br />
www.eaglescanyon.com or call for information at 940-466-9775.<br />
940-466-9775<br />
www.eaglescanyon.com<br />
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I Get Around: O Roseanna<br />
By Dick Badler<br />
Courtesy High Gear, the Rocky Mountain Region Newsletter<br />
Jane: And now,<br />
with tonight’s<br />
commentary,<br />
here’s Roseanne<br />
Rosannadanna.<br />
Roseanne:<br />
Thanks, Jane.<br />
A Richard Feder, from Ft. Lee,<br />
N.J., writes to say, “Hey, Roseanne,<br />
what’s with this cone incident on<br />
the George Washington Bridge? I<br />
live in Ft. Lee. In fact, I can see the<br />
bridge from my apartment. And<br />
I can say it’s bumper-to-bumper<br />
every morning, noon and night.<br />
Sometimes all morning, noon and<br />
night. You don’t need to close a<br />
lane in order to create a traffic<br />
jam. And you certainly don’t need<br />
traffic cones to do it. You just wake<br />
up in the morning, and it happens,<br />
like the sun rising in the east.<br />
“And now, my neighbors and I are<br />
enduring all these tourists, these<br />
rubberneckers, these souvenir<br />
hunters, these TV news crews,<br />
these subversive political animals,<br />
pouring into our nice, bucolic<br />
burg, all looking for evidence<br />
that Chris Christie was here.<br />
“What can we do?”<br />
Hey, Richard, who told you<br />
to live in Ft. Lee? It’s a free<br />
country, isn’t it? You can live<br />
anywhere you want. Why there?<br />
Why do people who live near<br />
airports complain about the air<br />
traffic? Why do people who live<br />
near bridges complain about the<br />
car and bus and truck traffic?<br />
And here’s something to ponder.<br />
Do you know which came<br />
first? Do you have any idea what<br />
your nice, high-rise apartment<br />
with the view of the bridge was,<br />
before your town was paved over,<br />
to make way for progress? Here’s<br />
what it was: an amusement park!<br />
Yeah! And not just any amusement<br />
park. It was Palisades Park.<br />
And there was even a hit song<br />
about it. Down at Palisades Park.<br />
And you probably thought the<br />
song was sung by Lou Christie,<br />
didn’t you? Who you think is a<br />
long-lost relative of your current<br />
sitting governor? Now, that would<br />
be real poetic justice, wouldn’t it?<br />
But it’s not true. It was sung by<br />
Freddy “Boom Boom” Cannon.<br />
How’s that for irony, Mr. Feder?<br />
No, Mr. Feder, your real problem<br />
is the Coneheads. That’s right,<br />
Mr. Feder, people who steal<br />
cones and set them up in parking<br />
lots, creating all sorts of zigs<br />
and zags, totally ignoring parking<br />
spots and arrows and entries and<br />
exits. These are the people you<br />
really should be worried about.<br />
Because, do you know what these<br />
people do with their cones, after<br />
they’ve set them up in weird patterns<br />
in parking lots? They put<br />
them on their heads. And then they<br />
walk around, talking like robots,<br />
and saying they’re from France.<br />
I’m not kidding, Mr. Feder. It’s<br />
scary. They can’t help it. And<br />
neither can our Immigration and<br />
Naturalization Service. Because,<br />
you see, they’re not from France<br />
at all. They don’t speak French.<br />
And they’re not from here either,<br />
because they don’t speak American.<br />
They don’t belong here.<br />
There’s your issue, Mr. Feder.<br />
There’s a real issue for you.<br />
Now, here’s the kicker for you,<br />
Mr. Feder. Do you have any idea<br />
what the Coneheads did, before<br />
your nice, bucolic high-rise<br />
apartment in the sky was created?<br />
That’s right, they set up<br />
their cones in the Palisades Park<br />
parking lot, on days when the<br />
amusement park was closed.<br />
Which is why they’re back, storming<br />
around your town and your<br />
bridge. Mr. Feder, you need to<br />
have mercy on these souls. They’re<br />
lost. Lost. Because they can’t find<br />
their way home. First they put up a<br />
parking lot. Then the city was gone.<br />
Can you blame them?<br />
But there’s more. Coneheads drive<br />
fast cars. And they drive cars fast.<br />
And their cars all have sunroofs.<br />
And the sunroofs are always open.<br />
So their cones can have headroom.<br />
Do you drive fast, Mr. Feder? I<br />
bet you drive something like a<br />
beater Corolla. Which is good for<br />
one thing: sitting in traffic on the<br />
George Washington Bridge. I want<br />
to walk up to you and knock on<br />
the window and say, hey, mister,<br />
I, Roseanne Rosannadanna, am<br />
walking beside you. And I’m<br />
keeping up. Don’t you think you<br />
can go a little faster? I want to<br />
get to where I’m going before<br />
I’m too old to know I got there.<br />
I walk up to Corvette owners, and I<br />
say, hey, stud, where are you going?<br />
I walk up to Porsche owners, and<br />
I say, hey, wo gehst du hin? I don’t<br />
say, hey, ou allez vous. They’re<br />
not from France, Mr. Feder.<br />
That should be a clue for you.<br />
Jane: That’s enough! Enough!<br />
Roseanne, you, madam, are out<br />
of time. And you’re out of mind.<br />
Good night and have a pleasant<br />
tomorrow.<br />
20 <strong>April</strong>
2700 B WEST PIONEER PKWY<br />
(125 FEET S. OF PIONEER, ON THE W. SIDE OF CORZINE ST.)<br />
ARLINGTON, TEXAS 76013<br />
817-366-1678<br />
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Maverick Monthly Social: Mavericks Put the “Happy” in Happy Hour<br />
By Michael Manley<br />
Yeah, I know. We officially changed<br />
the name to “Maverick Monthly<br />
Social,” but it’s still Happy Hour<br />
to me. We had 52 happy Porsche<br />
owners attending February’s event<br />
at Uncle Julio’s in North Dallas.<br />
A great turnout! I think we taxed<br />
the Uncle’s staff to the max.<br />
I guess that’s what impresses me most about the club<br />
-- happy people. Since Barbie and I transferred to<br />
the Maverick Region from Houston last year, we’ve<br />
been impressed by the great folks that we have met<br />
at each event. In fact, there are so many friendly<br />
people that we can’t remember all their names. I<br />
guess that’ll come with time and attending more<br />
events. Maybe we need a mug book to help us out.<br />
Photos by Stephanie Ho<br />
Jerry and Myra Sutton with<br />
Brenda and Jim Thompson<br />
They all agreed that we had the edge in hospitality.<br />
One of those newbies was Walter Otstott. He said<br />
that, while he thinks we are a little ahead of the Audi<br />
group, he had to add that they threw him a birthday<br />
party at Capitol Grille with about 20 people in attendance.<br />
Audi also furnished five cars to test drive,<br />
Maverick Social Ladies: Brenda Thompson, Barbara<br />
Kauffman, Christy Stroessner, Stephanie Ho, Gayla<br />
Sullivan, Veronica Ramos, Christi Harris, Myra Sutton<br />
We had some new members come to the Social this<br />
month. Three were also members of the Audi club.<br />
Patrick Bukowitz, Walter Otstott, Ed Reynolds<br />
22 <strong>April</strong>
including an R8. Wow. Just for your information, my<br />
birthday is in September, and I’m dying to drive a<br />
918. Just sayin’. Walter is also a member of the Ferrari<br />
club, and says we still have a little work to do.<br />
Walter also wanted me to pass along info on what<br />
sounds like a fun meet. The first Saturday of each<br />
month, Exotics on the Rocks is held at The Back<br />
Nine in Addison. It starts at noon and goes until<br />
everyone leaves. All exotics are welcome, including<br />
all Porsches. There are also prizes for the best car.<br />
We’re looking forward to seeing everyone at the next<br />
Happy Hour -- I mean Monthly Social -- at Trinity Hall<br />
Irish Pub and Restaurant on Mockingbird Lane, on<br />
<strong>April</strong> 17. If you see us, say hi, and say your name really<br />
s-l-o-w-l-y. Maybe we’ll remember it this time.<br />
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24 <strong>April</strong><br />
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• In-house machine shop<br />
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26 <strong>April</strong>
New Wheels<br />
By Susan and Tom Froehlich, Membership Co-Chairs<br />
Barber, Bob (Judy)<br />
Quinlan, TX<br />
2004 911 Carrera<br />
Bentley, Guy<br />
Mesquite, TX<br />
2006 Boxster S<br />
Boyanovsky, Robert (Jennifer)<br />
Dallas, TX<br />
1996 911 Carrera<br />
Burford, Laurie (Michele)<br />
Rowlett, TX<br />
2000 Boxster<br />
Burlew, Russ (Vicki)<br />
Garland, TX<br />
2006 Cayman S<br />
Campbell, Jim (Alyson Lynch)<br />
Dallas, TX<br />
2013 911 Carrera 4S<br />
Carlson, David<br />
Allen, TX<br />
1989 911 Carrera<br />
Conyers, Rob<br />
Desoto, TX<br />
2007 911 Carrera S<br />
Davis, Marc (Lori)<br />
Fairview, TX<br />
2001 911<br />
Anniversaries<br />
25 Years<br />
Fierros, Joe<br />
Tunnell, David S.<br />
Flowers, Pete J.<br />
Harling, Michael<br />
Conner, Patrick J.<br />
Coomes, Steve D.<br />
Guyer, Richard D.<br />
20 Years<br />
15 Years<br />
10 Years<br />
Fike, Blaine (Deborah)<br />
Argyle, TX<br />
2005 911 Carrera S<br />
Foley, Roger<br />
McKinney, TX<br />
1996 993TT<br />
Grandage, John (Patricia)<br />
McKinney, TX<br />
2009 911 Carrera<br />
Guillermo, Javier<br />
Irving, TX<br />
2013 911 Carrera S<br />
Harrison, Harry<br />
Keller, TX<br />
2006 911 Carrera<br />
Hull, Chandler<br />
Dallas,TX<br />
<strong>2014</strong> Cayman S<br />
Iyer, Umesh<br />
Plano, TX<br />
<strong>2014</strong> Cayman S<br />
Jones, Mark (Michelle)<br />
Fairview, TX<br />
2008 Cayman S<br />
Kaplan, Roger (Carolyn)<br />
Dallas, TX<br />
2007 Cayman S<br />
Keen, Larry (Kate)<br />
Richardson, TX<br />
2007 911 Carrera S<br />
Dallas<br />
Garland<br />
Baltimore<br />
Dallas<br />
Dallas<br />
Aubrey<br />
Dallas<br />
Kindred, Kirk (Deanne)<br />
Allen, TX<br />
2006 911 Carrera<br />
Kohler, Richard<br />
Flower Mound, TX<br />
2013 911<br />
Liebnick, Allen (Barbara)<br />
Plano, TX<br />
2000 911 Carrera<br />
Matthews, Jim<br />
Allen, TX<br />
2005 Boxster<br />
McAulay, Alan<br />
Dallas, TX<br />
2003 911 Carrera<br />
Medders, Bryant<br />
Wichita Falls, TX<br />
1960 356<br />
Mendez, Christian<br />
Carrollton, TX<br />
2008 Cayman S<br />
Nagaraju, Raj (Asha Murthy)<br />
Murphy, TX<br />
2009 Cayman<br />
Owens, Troy<br />
Flower Mound, TX<br />
2006 911 Carrera S<br />
Blase, Michael<br />
Cooper, James R.<br />
Holmes, Wayne<br />
McCloud, Jim K.<br />
Medina, Victor F.<br />
Mock, David H.<br />
Pastor, Luis (Michelle Winters)<br />
Dallas, TX<br />
2007 Cayman<br />
Polivka, John<br />
Plano, TX<br />
1989 944 S2<br />
Price, David (Amanda Newman)<br />
Sachse, TX<br />
2001 911 Turbo<br />
Priest, Joe<br />
Stephenville, TX<br />
2008 Cayman S<br />
Shedd, Brian<br />
Parker, TX<br />
1990 911 Carrera<br />
Sue, James<br />
Plano, TX<br />
2006 Cayenne S<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 ~ 1,419<br />
Affiliate Members ~ 920<br />
Total Membership ~ 2,339<br />
Weishuhn, Shawn<br />
Grand Prairie, TX<br />
2009 Cayenne<br />
York, Daniel (Robert)<br />
Lantana, TX<br />
2009 Boxster S<br />
5 Years<br />
Dallas<br />
Plano<br />
Dallas<br />
Dallas<br />
Fort Worth<br />
Burleson<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 />
following month’s <strong>Slipstream</strong>. Be sure to include car year, make and model, its mileage and asking price, as well as a contact name, phone number and/or email address. All parts will be advertised<br />
on our website. Check your ad for accuracy the first time it runs. Contact the editor to have your ad pulled sooner. Due to space constraints, photos may or may not be included.<br />
For Sale: 2008 Boxster, Arctic silver / black.<br />
Manual transmission, excellent condition. 35k miles.<br />
Garaged. Not track driven. $27,750. 972-571-4412<br />
(04)<br />
For Sale: 2000 Boxster, Silver/Grey top, tan<br />
interior, daily driver, 112K mi. A/C blows cold,<br />
heater works great. 5-spd. manual. Two keys, owner’s<br />
manuals. Can provide photos. Last maintenance<br />
done by Autobahn. Asking $10K. Contact Faye at<br />
flparkhill@gmail.com or (817) 807-5658 (04)<br />
For Sale: 2000 Boxster, Speed yellow with black<br />
interior, 107k miles. Replaced motor with Porsche<br />
3.2 liter “S” crate motor at 78k miles. Transmission<br />
replaced with used at 100k miles. Boxster “S”<br />
brakes, Bilstein PSS9 shocks, added Porsche third<br />
center radiator, nearly new BFGoodrich tires, brand<br />
new battery. Always garaged. Well maintained at<br />
the Porsche dealer. All oil changes with Amsoil<br />
synthetic. Drives very well on the street and track.<br />
Selling because I am ready for something else. Asking<br />
$12,000. Contact Tom at tom.annette@verizon.net or<br />
972-754-2064 (04)<br />
For Sale: 1986 944 Turbo, Alpine White/<br />
Black interior, 144k miles. 286HP, 297ft/lbs torque;<br />
Autothority Stage 2 chipset; 1988 Turbo S LSD<br />
transmission. 968 M030 F/R sway bars; Koni Sport<br />
adjustable inserts in stock housings; Ground Control<br />
adjustable ride height coilover conversion kits with<br />
Eibach 400lb springs; 30mm torsion bars; Koni Sport<br />
shocks. Very Rare Italian Speedline “Competition”<br />
3-piece wheels, 8.5/9.5 x 17” with 235/255 BFG<br />
Super Sport AS tires; Custom CCW “Classic” 3-Piece<br />
wheels, 9.0/10.0 x 17” with satin black centers with<br />
new Nitto NT01 255 / 275 DOT-R tires. Sparco<br />
seats, Sparco 5-point track harnesses, Sparco leather<br />
track steering wheel with hub; New Rennline rollbar.<br />
Custom installed trailer hitch with phantom powered<br />
hitch wiring harness. Track trailer set up to haul extra<br />
set of tires and tools.Much more -- no room to list it all.<br />
$13,000.00 (with track trailer) or quid-pro-quo trade<br />
for Boxster S, 968 Cab or 928 (looking for automatic<br />
version of each). Contact Rob Turner, pcarfan@gmail.<br />
com or 817-296-8835 (04)<br />
Wanted to Buy: 997 or 993 Carrera. Local<br />
Maverick member looking for a well-maintained<br />
997 with manual transmission. Cabriolet or coupe,<br />
including S and 4S, considered. Alternatively, looking<br />
for a 993 Cabriolet with manual transmission. Contact<br />
Dan McElroy, dan@mcelroy-law.com or (214) 763-<br />
5251 (03)<br />
For Sale: 2008 Boxster S RS60 Spyder, Limited<br />
Edition #xx/1960. GT Silver Metallic, Carrera Red<br />
Natural Leather interior, Hard Top, Sport Exhaust, 6<br />
speed, Bi-Xenon Headlamp pkg, Self-Dim Mirrors &<br />
Rain Sensor, Heated Seats, Sport Chrono pkg w/o<br />
PCM. Outstanding condition, 19K miles, $41,950.<br />
Call Tom at 214-536-0930 (03)<br />
For Sale: 1996 911 Cabriolet, Guards Red with<br />
Gray top and Gray Lthr interior; spectacular and<br />
unique color combo. Excellent condition, 111,000 mi,<br />
majority highway, never tracked. 6 Spd., Fab-Speed<br />
Stainless Exhaust, Fikse 17 in. wheels with Custom<br />
Machined Center Caps, Bird Engineering Console,<br />
Hard Wired Valentine One, Valve Guides at 87,000<br />
mi, always garaged and covered. Porsche car cover<br />
included. $42,500.00. Contact Tom Mahon, 214-244-<br />
8315 or t_mahon@swbell.net (03)<br />
For Sale: 2008 Cayman S, only 15,000 miles.<br />
One owner and still in Porsche factory warranty<br />
until July <strong>2014</strong>. Silver with black leather interiro.<br />
Absolutely pristine condition. No track use. Just the<br />
perfect toy car. Many options including Sport Chrono<br />
Package with sport suspension, CD player, bi-xenon<br />
headlamps, Bose premium sound. No damage history.<br />
Garage kept, dealer maintained. If you’re looking<br />
for one of the world’s great performance cars with<br />
incredible handling at a fraction of the original price,<br />
this is the one. Priced to sell quickly at $34,900. For<br />
more information and appt to see, call Pat at (214)<br />
616-2477. (03)<br />
For Sale: 2012 911 Turbo S Cabriolet, GT<br />
silver, black interior and top. 11,800 miles w/<br />
remaining factory warranty. Excellent condition<br />
and properly serviced. PDK, ceramic brakes, torque<br />
vectoring, adaptive sport seats, center locking wheels,<br />
new tires, Sirius XM w/phone, Sport Chrono, 6-disc<br />
CD changer. Priced for quick sale $137,500 or best.<br />
Contact George Reich at greich@echex.net (03)<br />
For Sale: 2011 911 Carrera GTS, Guards Red<br />
with beige interior, 7,850 miles, all original, in<br />
excellent condition, no competition. Original PCA<br />
member owner, dealer maintained, new Michelin Pilot<br />
Sports and new battery. Factory aerokit body, PDK,<br />
sport seats, sport chrono plus, Bose sound system.<br />
Price $82,000. Contact Milton Barley at milton.<br />
barley@charter.net or call 817-731-8256. (02)<br />
For Sale: 1999 911 Cabriolet, red, with matching<br />
hard top, 75K miles, maintenance records. $19,500.<br />
Call Nathan at 940-372-7089. (02)<br />
For Sale: 2012 911 Turbo S Cabriolet, silver<br />
with full leather black interior. Turbo logo on arm<br />
rest, aluminum vent slats, center lock rims. PDK,<br />
ceramic brakes, 11,500 miles. Excellent condition,<br />
wife’s pampered car used to go to the store and back<br />
(literally). Properly serviced, non-smoker, non-track,<br />
original owner. $139,900.00. Contact George Reich<br />
972-882-9990 or greich@echex.net (02)<br />
<strong>Slipstream</strong> Advertiser Index<br />
28 <strong>April</strong><br />
These advertisers support Maverick Region -- Tell them you saw their ad in <strong>Slipstream</strong>!<br />
Ascot Diamonds (972) 991-0001 Page 21<br />
Autobahn Motorcar Group (800) 433-5602 B.C.<br />
The Car Guy Show KTXD-47 Page 18<br />
deBoulle Diamond & Jewelry (800) 454-4367 Page 9<br />
Eagles Canyon Raceway (940) 466-9775 Page 17<br />
Ebby Halliday--Michael Picolo (972) 365-7370 Page 25<br />
Falgout & Associates, P. C. (972) 669-2370 Page 18<br />
Fifth Gear Motorsports (972) 317-4005 Page 10<br />
Hoosier Tires Direct .com (515) 203-3503 Page 15<br />
Innovative Autosports (972) 418-1996 Page 15<br />
Invisibra (214) 704-9299 Page 8<br />
Louden Motorcar Services (972) 241-6326 I.B.C.<br />
Mayo Performance (817) 540-4939 Page 8<br />
Mullenix Motorsport (972) 417-0997 Page 25<br />
For advertising rates and information contact<br />
Pat Friend at ads@mavpca.org<br />
Mustard Racing (817) 366-1678 Page 21<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 />
RAC Performance (214) 269-1571 Page 3<br />
RetroAir (972) 960-6899 Page 18<br />
Roofing Solutions by Darren Houk (817) 692-8496 Page 8<br />
Silver Fox (817) 329-6995 Page 2<br />
Sorted Out Organizing Services (713) 724-9543 Page 23<br />
Stuart’s Paint and Body (214) 221-6999 Page 19<br />
UPS Store (972) 420-1250 Page 25<br />
Ussery Printing (972) 438-8344 Page 24<br />
Yard Art 5 Locations Page 16<br />
Zims Autotechnik (817) 267-4451 Page 17
Hiram Saunders, <strong>Slipstream</strong><br />
155 Jellico<br />
Southlake, TX 76092<br />
Periodical Postage<br />
Paid at Fort Worth, TX<br />
©2013 Porsche Cars North America, Inc. Porsche recommends seat belt usage and observance of all traffic laws at all times. Porsche recommends four winter tires when driving in cold, snowy, or slippery conditions.<br />
Simultaneously breaks new ground,<br />
while clinging to the current one.<br />
Take the performance that Porsche is known for. Then add to that the strength of a 400 horsepower engine, the design and<br />
greater stability of a wider body, the extraordinary traction and agility of all-wheel drive, and an unmistakable illuminated rear light<br />
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Experience the control of all-wheel drive.<br />
The new Porsche 911 Carrera 4S.<br />
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2815 White Settlement Rd.<br />
Fort Worth TX 76107<br />
(817) 336-0885<br />
www.Autobahn.PorscheDealer.com<br />
Porsche recommends
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