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Departments
Zone 5 Presidents..........................................1
Driving On (President’s Column).................2
Maverick of the Month.................................2
List of Officers/Board Chairs........................4
Carey On (Editor’s Column).........................5
Maverick Minutes.........................................6
New Mavericks and Anniversaries..............31
Advertiser Index..........................................32
Unclassifieds...............................................32
Volume 52, Issue 12, December 2014
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Features
Trivia.............................................................7
Garage Glimpses...........................................8
Destination Restoration...............................10
Commentary from the Left Seat.................14
Personal Journey: Midwest Road Trip........16
Day December
3 Board Meeting
7 Sunday Drive: Frick’n Toy Run
9 Lewisville Lunch
13 Hope, Inc. Christmas Party
18 Maverick Social: Blue Mesa
Day January 2015
7 Board Meeting
13 Lewisville Lunch
15 Maverick Social: TBD
22 Richardson/Southlake Lunches
24 All Member Party
Upcoming Events
December Sunday Drive: Frick’n Toy Run.......5
December Board Meeting.............................7
All Member Party.........................................9
Hope, Inc. Christmas Party.........................25
Maverick Social: Blue Mesa, Addison........27
Maverick Lunch Series...............................30
Past Event Recaps
Sunday Drive to Grandpappy Point.............20
Time Trial 4 and Autocross 6 Results.........24
Maverick Social: Uncle Julio’s....................26
Day February
4 Board Meeting
10 Lewisville Lunch
19 Maverick Social: TBD
26 Richardson/Southlake Lunches
Driving Event Venues
COTA Circuit of the Americas, Austin
ECR Eagles Canyon Raceway, Slidell
MSR MotorSport Ranch, Cresson
MW Mineral Wells Airport, Mineral Wells
Penn Pennington Field Stadium, Bedford
Day March
4 Board Meeting
10 Lewisville Lunch
19 Maverick Social: TBD
26 Richardson/Southlake Lunches
On the Cover:
James Weber’s Turbo S in front
of the iconic Tee Pee Curios
shop on Route 66 in Tucumcari,
NM. Photo by Denise Etcheson
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ARK-LA-TEX
Kirk Bristol
kbristol911@gmail.com
COASTAL BEND
Bryan Kerrick
2014 PCA Zone 5 Presidents and Zone Representative
LONE STAR
Michael Globe
president@lsrpca.com
MARDI GRAS
Rick Payton
rpayton35@aol.com
OZARK
John Bullen
JohnCBullen@gmail.com
WHISKEY BAY
Henry Carter
hjcarterod@gmail.com
CIMARRON
Randy Kaplin
rwkaplin@swbell.net
HILL COUNTRY
Robert Price
president@hcrpca.org
LONGHORN
Jack Merrell
911scracer@gmail.com
MAVERICK
John Hamlton
president@mavpca.org
WAR BONNET
Grady Buckhalter
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WHITE RIVER
Leonard Zechiedrich
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ZONE 5 REP
Lynn Friedman
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1

Driving On: In With the New
By John Hamilton, Region President
It’s been a great ride for the past
four years as your Maverick Region
President, and now it’s time for me
to turn the steering wheel over to another
very capable Maverick (who will
have been elected at the Founders’
Day event at the end of November).
Honestly: I’ve had a great time being your Pres. and
having the privilege of working with so many passionate
and enthusiastic volunteers (most of their names
and/or pictures are on page 4). That’s been the key to
the growth and excitement that has come to this club:
all the great people who give of their time and energy
to make things happen AND to discover ways to make
membership in the club even more worthwhile to each
one of our members.
So the keys are:
1. Be surrounded by enthusiastic, passionate people
who care.
2. Have a diverse group who have different viewpoints,
but are willing to listen to each other’s perspectives and
then ACT when they come to a workable avenue.
3. Continue to recruit more members into the board
meetings, who will find their niche where they can add
to the club.
4. Don’t take everything too seriously – it’s a club for
fun!
5. Keep smiling!
So although I’m passing those “keys” along to my worthy
successor, I’ll still be around.
And by the way, this isn’t a one-way street. My wife,
Chris, and I have received the great rewards of getting
to meet and know so many new
people. From the board meetings, to the
Huffaker-Hughes Hope House, to the
Sunday Drives, to the DEs, to the Maverick
Monthly Socials, to the parties and
to the annual Porsche Parade, we have
discovered new friendships that will last
the rest of our lives.
I cherish these four years more than
you know. We’ve grown and had a lot
of fun along the way. And guess what?
I’m expecting to have more fun with our
Maverick Region in all the years to come.
Thank you for letting me be a part of
you.
ALEXIS A. V. CAMPBELL, Proprietor
1235 William D. Tate Ave
Grapevine, TX 76051
Mav of the Month
How does one handle the challenge of an unforeseen
system failure? It’s different, depending upon who has
the responsibility for the program affected. In October
we received a couple of complaints that items ordered
from our on-line “Goodie Store” had not been received,
and that our members were not receiving any replies
to their order inquiries. Fortunately, our Goodie Store
chairperson, Pat Friend, jumped on the situation and
discovered that the vendor had become incommunicado.
Pat immediately contacted our National PCA
and found a possible replacement. With daily communication
and negotiation, Pat got
us a replacement vendor who sent via
overnight shipment the first nine samples
for our board meeting. Situation
resolved!
Thank you, Pat, for being the driving
force that got us back on track within
three weeks. Your perseverance and
persistence really paid off, and your
Maverick Region is in your debt . . . payable
by a gift card to the Silver Fox
Steakhouse in Grapevine. Thank you
and congratulations as our Mav of the
Month!
2 December

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3

President
John Hamilton
C-817-907-7823
president@mavpca.org
John enjoys DEs, Maverick Socials, the
Porsche Parade, and other social events.
He and wife Chris have owned Porsches
since 1996 and joined the Club in 2002.
John’s Grandfather in New Jersey owned
a 1960 356B Coupe and later a 1965
356SC Cab, which is how it got into his
blood.
POSITION CHAIRPERSON
AX Chair Travis Howard
TT Chair Travis Howard
AX/TT Registrar Robyn Howard
AX/TT Rules Charlie Davis
AX/TT Schools Robyn Howard
AX/TT Tech Insp Position Open
AX/TT Workers Robyn Howard
Charity Chair Chris Hamilton
Club Race Co-Chair Jim Buckley
Club Race Co-Chair Pat Heptig
Club Race Co-Chair Joel Nannis
Club Race Registrar Wendy Shoffit
Concours Chair Andy Kay
DE Chair Chris Tabor
DE Chief Drvng Instr. John Sandusky
DE Equip. Mgr. Wesley Lincoln
DE Registrar Wendy Shoffit
DE Safety Bob Benson
DE Sponsorship Daren Kirbo
Email List Moderator Bob Benson
Goodie Store Pat Friend
Histographer, Tenured Charlie Davis
Membership Susan and Tom
Froehlich
Monthly Socials Paul and Veronica
Ramos
New Member Welcome Stephanie Ho
On-line Calendar Brendan Eagan
Past President Mike Brodigan
Public Relations Linda Bambina
Rally Chair Don Sebert
Slipstream
Advertising Pat Friend
Editor Carey Spreen
Event Ad Design Jasmine Shoffit
Mailing & Tech. Andy Mears
Printing Fran Ussery
Content Wrangler Linda Bambina
Mentor Wendy Shoffit
Social Chair Tracy Robertson
Sunday Drives John Harvey,
Brendan Eagan
Swap Meets Robyn Howard
Tech Sessions Ed Mullenix
Trivia Chair Jerry DeFeo
Website
Denny Payne
4 December
Vice President
Gareth Maurice
C-817-821-2940
vp@mavpca.org
Gareth still remembers the cover of
the car magazine that drew him into a
lifetime of loving cars. He spent many
afternoons riding his bike as a young
kid to the local newsstand to buy and
read everything he could. He now
owns a Midnight Blue 911S and enjoys
driving it in wonderful Texas!
Linda Bambina
214-616-1936
pr@mavpca.org
Bob Benson
817-457-8833
bbenson1@airmail.net
Mike Brodigan
817-233-0068
Jim Buckley
cr@mavpca.org
Secretary
Wendy Shoffit
C-972-977-9821
secretary@mavpca.org
Wendy and husband James joined
Maverick Region in 1997, when
their daughter was only 9 months
old. Jasmine is now 17. They own 3
Porsches including a 1978 911SC as
a dedicated racecar, which she enjoys
autocrossing. Her daily driver is a 2000
Boxster. She also serves as the PCA
National Newsletter Chair.
John Harvey
214-808-1414
tours@mavpca.org
rocky@airmail.net
Robyn Howard
214-991-0873
ax@mavpca.org
drivingschools@mavpca.org
Travis Howard
214-616-6152
tt@mavpca.org
ax@mavpca.org
Pat Heptig
214-649-7907
cr@mavpca.org
Your Name Here! Stephanie Ho
Charlie Davis
chuxter@1derful.info
Jerry DeFeo
972-240-5800
trivia@mavpca.org
Brendan Eagan
calendar@mavpca.org
Pat Friend
214-616-2477
ads@mavpca.org
goodiestore@mavpca.org
Susan & Tom Froehlich
membership@mavpca.org
Chris Hamilton
hope@mavpca.org
mrpca.nmhhwt@gmail.com
Andy Kay
817-948-8538
concours@mavpca.org
Daren Kirbo
254-396-2973
daren@huckabee-inc.com
Wesley Lincoln
940-597-7152
wlincoln@me.com
Andy Mears
214-394-5857
andy@mavpca.org
Ed Mullenix
972-417-0997
techcorner@mavpca.org
Please help us to keep growing!
Treasurer
Jim Falgout
W-972-669-2370
C-972-345-3009
treasurer@mavpca.org
Jim joined Maverick Region in August,
2008. He drives a 2003 996, which is
the third Porsche he has owned. Jim
enjoys attending Maverick Region
social and driving events.
Joel Nannis
cr@mavpca.org
Denny Payne
webmaster@mavpca.org
Paul & Veronica Ramos
972 821-9333
hh@mavpca.org
Tracy Robertson
817-300-3340
social@mavpca.org
John Sandusky
817-777-0421
john.c.sandusky@lmco.com
Don Sebert
214-613-6900
rally@mavpca.org
James Shoffit
972-786-6246
james@shoffit.com
Wendy Shoffit
972-977-9821
crreg@mavpca.org
deregistrar@mavpca.org
Carey Spreen
817-422-3480
editor@mavpca.org
Chris Tabor
817-371-4888
de@mavpca.org
Fran Ussery
W-972-438-8344
H-817-481-8342
fran@usseryprinting.com

Carey On...
By Carey Spreen, Managing Editor
It’s hard to believe, but it’s December
already. We have only
one more in-car event left this
year – the Frick’n Toy Run – but our
other social events will continue as
always: the Lewisville, Richardson,
and Southlake lunches, and the
Maverick Monthly Social. So if you
haven’t had enough of us already, come on out to one
of these get-togethers. It will be worth your time!
We will have a few familiar faces stepping down at the
end of the year, with new ones taking their places. But
I’d like to point out a couple of those familiar faces
in particular – Travis and Robyn Howard. I know they
have been recognized in these pages before, especially
by Region President John Hamilton, so at the risk of
sounding redundant, I’ll throw in my two cents as well.
Travis first appeared on Page 4 of Slipstream in the
April 2007 issue as being in charge of Autocross /
Time Trial Tech Inspection. He was so new, there
was not even a photo of him yet! A year later he was
listed as the Time Trial Chair, a position he has held
through this year. In 2009, Robyn joined him on the
Board Page as Swap Meet Chair. By 2012, Robyn had
also taken on the positions of Autocross and Time
Trial Registrar, as well as AX/TT School Chair, while
Travis continued to lead the Time Trial series and take
care of our beloved Truckster, the AX/TT equipment
transporter and “timing tower.” In 2013, Travis officially
took over the Autocross Chair position as well.
By my count, that’s eight years of service from Travis
and six from Robyn. Like many others who autocross
and time trial regularly, I have admired the dedication
that the Howards have shown in keeping those
series alive and kicking, and will be sad to see them
step down, although they can’t be blamed for wanting
to pass along their positions to “new blood.” So
thank you Travis and Robyn for your great efforts and
attitudes these last few years – you are appreciated!
And now for something completely different: Please
welcome new Slipstream advertiser Garages of Texas, a
new venture by Maverick’s own Jack Griffin (see page
21). For those of you with more cars than storage
space, this may be what you have been looking for!
Read on!
5

Gimme a Minute: November Board Meeting
By Wendy Shoffit, Region Secretary November 5, 2014
The meeting
began at
7:02 pm
with President
John Hamilton
introducing guests
David Grant and
Vicki Poirier
visiting from Winnipeg. They are
avid car nuts and enjoy working
races. They will be flagging at our
upcoming Club Race. Welcome
to town and thanks for the help!
John mentioned that the date has
been set for the next Club Race at
COTA in Austin for May 9-10, 2015.
As this has been a three-region
collaborative event for two years,
we discussed whether or not we
would want to again participate.
A motion was made during the
meeting to approve sending a
check for $9,000 as our Region’s
portion to reserve the track next
year. The motion was passed.
Membership Chairs Tom and
Susan Froehlich sent in their
report that we have 1483 primary
and 2355 total members. While
down from the all-time high in
July, it’s back on the uptrend.
Goodie Store Chair Pat Friend
reported that the company we
had been getting our regional
merchandise from went belly up,
causing orders to not be filled.
He moved quickly and found a
new resource in Proforma. They
provide merchandise for PCA
National and several other regions.
We currently have 11 items chosen
for the Maverick store, but others
can be added at any time. Send an
email to goodiestore@mavpca.org
to receive a link to the full catalog.
Pick out a new design from the
catalog, email Pat, and not only
will it be added to our store for
others to purchase, but you will
receive a 20% discount from the
new item purchase. Contact Pat
for the complete details. Unfortunately,
Proforma does not do name
badges, so he will continue working
to find a source for those. As Ad
Chair, Pat also secured a new full
page advertiser, Garages of Texas.
DE Chair Chris Tabor next said
that the DE events have been
going well all year long. All have
made money for the club and
many run groups have been completely
sold out. He has reserved
dates for 2015, which he will pass
on to those who need them.
Concours Chair Andy Kay mentioned
that the 928 3rd Coast Event
was coming up the next weekend
in the Hill Country. He will be in
attendance and will work to get an
article and photos for Slipstream.
Social Chair Tracy Robertson
is excited that Founders’ Day is
coming up Saturday, Nov. 22 at the
Bent Tree Country Club in North
Dallas. The Silent Auction is always
a big draw. She wants everyone to
come, especially board members.
At the event will be the photography
contest. We had more entries
than expected, which is great. Due
to the later-than-normal date for
Founders’ Day, we opted to not
have a Holiday Party this year, so
we will still be collecting gift cards,
but will do so at Founders’ Day.
The All Member Party is scheduled
for Saturday, Jan. 24 at the
Hackberry Creek Country Club.
Treasurer Jim Falgout reported
that we have a healthy bank account
at around $130K before we
send the check for the COTA Club
Race. All events have been making
money, which has helped greatly.
Rally Chair Don Sebert said
that he would be working with
John Harvey to combine a rally
with the Sunday Drive “Frick’n
Toy Run” (affectionately named
for our own Dave and Jean
Frick) scheduled for Dec. 7.
Sunday Drive Chair John Harvey
mentioned that the drive to the
Vetro Glass tour on Nov. 15 had to
change the start time to 9 am. He
has other ideas brewing for future
great drives and destinations.
During the Grand Pappy Point tour
recently they utilized run groups
designated by different colors (similar
to DE events), which seemed
to do a very good job organizing
everyone. He will continue using
that method for future tours.
TT and AX Chair Travis Howard
next said that the Oct. 5 Time Trial
at MotorSport Ranch was a great
success. There were 40 drivers.
Since the event wasn’t completely
full, it allowed the participants
more runs. The Oct. 25-26 TT/AX
weekend in Mineral Wells had a
good turnout as well. Upcoming is
the Nov. 15-16 double TT weekend,
also in MW. He will have some
special trophies. Although no full
replacement chair has stepped up,
he is trying to work with other clubs
to share their Autocross events
and will even help set up dates, if
needed. Reporting for Swap Meet
Chair Robyn Howard, Travis said
that the Oct. 18 Swap Meet had
around 20 swappers and about 65
attendees. As always, Zims offered
great discounts to all in attendance.
6 December

DE & CR Registrar Wendy Shoffit stated that the
upcoming Club Race had about 70 racers signed
up and over 50 DE entrants. It should be a great
event! She also has been working with Tracy and
Linda on items for Founders’ Day and with daughter,
Jasmine, on doing Slipstream event ads.
Editor Carey Spreen reported that despite some
problems at the printer, Slipstream got out on time.
Many thanks to our mail house, GM Direct Marketing,
for their speedy work. He also said that Sue Crimm
will be lending her expertise to provide lighting for
the photography contest at Founders’ Day. He also
has a contact for new drive ideas in the Tyler area.
Lastly, he has been working with Jim Hirsch to get
help with Slipstream. Hopefully Jim will feel comfortable
enough to take over as editor next year.
Finally, John Hamilton announced the winner
of the Mav of the Month, Pat Friend, for working
so quickly and diligently to solve the crisis
with the Goodie Store. Congratulations!
Meeting was adjourned at around 8:15 pm.
OCTOBER TRIVIA
It’s Easy to Play!
Play here for fun and education
and find the answers below
OR
Play for prizes on the web at http://mav.pca.org, with the
answers and winners to be posted here after each
month’s contest has closed. Thanks to Jerry DeFeo for
putting this and the Web Trivia together.
Congratulations to our October winner,
JIM HIRSCH,
who got four out of five correct.
Thanks to all for playing! Jim will
receive a $25 gift certificate to
1. It is said that now that the Porsche 918 is all said and done, Porsche is
setting its sights on the McLaren 650S or Ferrari 458 for something
between the 911 and 918, and it is being developed as we speak.
There is already a 911, 912, 914, 917, and 918; so what will this be?
a. 913 b. 915 c. 916 d. 920
Source: BoldRide.com, Sept 8
2. While Porsche has had a pretty good amount of sales in 2014 for the
911, what is the worst month so far this Calendar year?
a. Jan b. Feb c. Aug d. Sept
Source: www.goodcarbadcar.net
3. How many 911s were sold that month?
a. 726 b. 887 c. 960 d. 1015
Source: www.goodcarbadcar.net
4. Porsche is known to sometimes make special items on request (for
lots of money). The Porsche Exclusive Museum Book says that
Porsche made a very special item for a German Customer from
original Sport Classic materials. What was it?
a. luggage b. shoes c. raincoat d. briefcase
Source: Porsche Museum Book (Peter Schneider), p 217
5. The Special Customizing Dept (Sonderwunsch) of Porsche, which
includes custom personalization and tuning, was officially started in
what year?
a. 1967 b. 1973 c. 1978 d. 1982
Source: Porsche Museum Book (Peter Schneider), Prologue
Introduction
Answers: 1) a 2)d 3) a 4) b 5) c
7

Garage Glimpses: Dynamic Duo
By Linda Bambina, Region PR Chair
Photos by the Author
This month’s
garage
belongs to
Mark Schnoerr,
who first joined
PCA in 1978
and has since
participated in
PCA Zone 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, and 12
activities, and his exceedingly
multi-talented German wife, Sigrid.
The Schnoerrs have a three-car
garage and a separate multi-car,
fully-insulated, climate-controlled
shop (with lift) space, for a combined
area that is a bit larger than
their spacious home, all of which is
perched on a hill overlooking three
acres of land backing up to a winding
creek. (Complete with wildlife!)
Plenty of race car parking available
in front of the shop/carport
They have five cars: three BMWs
and two primo Porsches, plus Sigrid
has two riding mowers of her own
in a 12 x 50 foot “drive-through
basement” area. The Schnoerrs
transferred their PCA memberships
from Northeast (Rhode Island
A 1996 993 Carrera 4
Turbo-look sits next to their very
competitive 1974 914 2.0.
Mark and Sigrid in front of
their clean and spacious garage
and eastern Massachusetts) and
North Country (New Hampshire)
Regions to the Maverick Region
when they moved here in 2012,
and quickly became involved in
the AX, TT and DE driving events,
where they met up with new friends
Robyn and Travis Howard.
Matching Matchbox 914
in Ravenna Green
Last year, Sigrid won the coveted
spot of Top Driver, sparking some
great teasing from Robyn Howard,
who was seconds from that title. Sigrid
won the title in her ’74 914 2.0.
Together, Mark and Sigrid recently
rebuilt the motor, but it still has
the original Ravenna Green paint,
complete with sand and stone
chips from long ago DE events at
Riverside Raceway (Orange Coast
Region) and the original interior.
Mark has owned this car twice,
with a 13-year gap between ownerships.
Check out the Matchbox
car that a friend “enhanced” to
make it an identical match (no
They have an engine rebuild
table in their Clean Room . . .
pun intended) to the real thing!
It is astounding to look at.
Speaking of astounding, this couple
works in tandem on a speciallybuilt
table that can easily hold the
weight of the engines they work on
together. Their Clean Room is also
climate-controlled, and is loaded
with parts and tools of all kinds,
plus space for their floor-to-ceiling
array of trophies, signs, artwork,
and memorabilia that goes back
to Mark’s entry into the world of
motorsports when he was the Open
Class Motocross Champion of
Central America as a teenager living
in Panama. (Ya gotta ask him.)
. . . and it’s a Trophy Room too!
There is also a black-on-black ’96
933 C4 Turbo-look that this couple
gave to each other for their 10th
Anniversary together, which is a
beautiful example of their commitment
to excellence and to each
other.
8 December

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9

Destination Restoration: A Suspension Odyssey, Part 2: Tie Rods and Ball Joints
By Ash Seidl-Staley
And we’re
back! Let’s
delve right
into Part Two
of our suspension
rebuild.
Before any actual
suspension work
is to be started, the car needs to
be firmly jacked up in the front,
and small wood blocks need to
be placed behind the rear tires
to prevent any possible roll back
(having the car in gear helps too). I
am sure that if you are accustomed
to working on your Porsche, you
know how to properly jack one
up, but it never hurt anyone to be
too safe. For this build I found it
best to jack one side of the car up
by its designated jack point, and
then place a jack stand on a section
of the car’s cross member. Next,
jack the other side up and place
a second jack stand on another
portion of the cross member. Once
the car is up, give it a good shove or
two to really make sure it is supported;
some of the effort used to
break loose the nuts and to separate
the ball joints requires a lot of
force, so a stable vehicle is a must.
With the car up, the next step is to
remove the wheels. While swapping
out the suspension components I
found it best to work on one side
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also leaves you with a mirror image
reference to check if your work is
being done correctly. Since I was
practically taking everything off the
suspension with a mind to replace
and clean all the components, I
Photos by the Author
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through the castellated
nut on
the tie rod end,
then remove the
nut with a 17mm
socket wrench.
Once the nut is
off, take a large
angled pickle
fork and wedge
it in between
the A-arm and
Matching tie rod lengths
the tie rod
boot. If you
are wondering what a pickle fork is, it is a huge
metal bar that looks like a giant musical tuning
fork. Removal of the tie rod, though it can be done
without one, goes a lot quicker, and is definitely less
frustrating and painful with the use of this tool.
Once the fork is in place, hit the end of it with a
large rubber mallet until the tie rod end pops off.
This might seem a little primitive, and your neighbors
might wonder what animal you are murdering
in the garage, but as long as you only hit the fork
handle you won’t damage your precious car.
When the tie rod end slips out of its hole (as seen
in picture) you can assess the damage to the boot if
there is any. If you were just replacing the tie rod end,
you would mark the position of the current tie rod
end, unscrew it, and screw the new end on, matching
it to sit in the same position. However, for this build,
we are removing the whole bar, so the next step is to
remove the entire tie rod from the steering rack. To
do this, get under the car and remove the suspension
pan that guards your rack from the road. Reach up
and start removing retaining springs from the rubber
boots that cover the rack. I used a small screwdriver
to carefully roll the spring to the side, slipping off the
boot by moving it towards the unhooked tie rod end.
The tricky part of the tie rod removal comes when
you need to remove the whole bar from the rack.
Luckily, the creators in Germany designed the tie rod
to work as a wrench, whether they meant to or not.
Bend the tie rod down to where it is at a 90-degree
angle with the steering rack. Carefully reach in and
loosen the bar by turning it counterclockwise. If this
doesn’t work, you can use the pickle fork again to
gain the proper leverage needed to break the bar
free, wedging it in the gaps around the large bolt that
make up part of the rod, or by using a pipe wrench
on the bar and forcefully making it rotate. Eventually,
regardless of which method you decide to use, the
entire tie rod will unscrew out of the steering rack.
Note: Be careful not to tamper with the tie rod end
during the rod removal process! The adjustment portion
of the new rod will go much easier if the old rod
is at the same length it was while it was on the car.
With the tie rod removed, take it to the side and
lay it below the new replacement tie rod, adjusting
the new rod to match the length of the old one. It
is important to remember that with the Lemfoerder
kit, you must take the positioning of the large washer
into account while making these adjustments.
Now that you have a new tie rod, roughly the same
length as your old one, the assembly process is basically
the reversal of the removal process. Screw the
new tie rod into the steering rack, while trying not
to change the rod end adjustment. Slide the new
rubber boot onto the rod and shimmy it up onto the
steering rack, clipping it down with the retaining
springs. The last step is to push the tie rod end into
the A-arm and secure it with the new castellated nut
that came with the kit, then reinstall the cotter pin.
Note: Even if you kept your tie rod end adjustment
the same, it is still necessary that you take
the car to an alignment shop in order to make
sure everything was replaced correctly.
And we’re done with the tie rods! Next month we will
tackle the infamous ball joint . . .
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Commentary from the Left Seat: My First Car
By Robert L Turner
History
appears
20/20
when it is fading
in the rearview
mirror. I should
know; I have
looked there
occasionally, and yep . . . it looks
perfect as it fades in the distance.
In 1976 I was offered the chance
to move to Milano, Italy. My Mom
and her third husband moved
to Italy on assignment for the
company he worked for, and they
said I should come over and finish
out my high school career at the
American School of Milan. Problem
was, I decided to stay with my
Dad in Kentucky. Turns out I had a
great time in my junior and senior
years in Lexington, but in that
haze of 20/20 revisionist history,
I think the years in Milano would
have been better. Reason I stayed?
I had a car, a girlfriend, and had
a lot going on at school. Still, if I
could do it over again, I would have
learned to speak Italian earlier.
So my Dad, in his massive generosity,
gave me $500 with which to
buy my first car. I looked for weeks
in the Lexington Herald Tribune,
scanning the car ads for something
cool. But $500 and “something
cool” were an oxymoron, at least
in Lexington. There were no Fiats,
Alfas, Healeys, MGs, Triumphs, or
Renaults for $500. Hell, there was
not even a decent VW Beetle for
$500. I came to the slow realization
that being a “fer’in” car guy in
Lexington in the mid-70s was not
going to yield any positive results.
So I had to set my sights lower in
the automotive pecking order.
I looked at a ’67 Camaro; problem
was both rear quarter panels were
nonexistent – they had rusted
away. I asked why, and the owner
14 December
actually told me that they had been
hauling some rock salt around
in the trunk and some of it must
have leaked out. Must have leaked
out!? That is sort of like saying the
DeTomaso Pantera kind of leaked
fuel. Crap, you didn’t get near one
of those things with a lit match.
I looked at a ’68 Chrysler Imperial;
this gargantuan four-door
was owned by a little old lady that
only drove it to church on sunny
Sundays. Really. It had about 15,000
miles and looked brand new. Man,
I wanted to buy that car. But my
Step-Mom, not known for her
automotive mojo, said no. I needed
something sportier she said. All I
know is that back seat was HUGE.
You could do stuff back there, fun
stuff! Hmmm . . . sporty car: smaller
back seat; ginormous Chrysler:
huge back seat. Maybe she had
some evil plan to keep me in the
front seat. Anyway, we passed on it.
Then I went to look at a ’65
Mustang, a light green coupe
with a green vinyl interior. It had
the 289 cu in V-8 and, rare for
the ’65 model, a factory 4-speed
(instead of the normal 3-speed
or automatic). Problem was, the
owner would not take a penny less
than $550. I hauled my Dad out
to look at it and let him drive it.
He begrudgingly let me have the
extra $50. I had a car! Of course I
had no job or way to pay for gas,
insurance, etc, but I had a car.
And even though the back seat was
small, it did hold two people . . .
It served me well my junior and
senior years. But it had a couple of
features that I discovered (which
would come in very handy later).
Like the hidden panel at the
leading edge of the console. To the
untrained eye, it was just a large
metal plate that abutted the instrument
console. But with a push at
the top, the panel tilted upwards
to reveal a huge secret compartment
that could hold . . . well, it
could hold a lot . . . of stuff . . .
Still, we had a few adventures
during our two years together. After
school I would head out on the
back roads and take them down by
the Kentucky River. And maybe if I
had a little extra time, I would drive
the car further away from Lexington.
And as the miles piled on, we
dropped back decades in time as we
flowed deeper and deeper into the
country: old farms hiding stills out
back, and barns with faded advertising
on the sides pushing Marathon
Ethyl gas and old cigarette brands
that have thankfully long faded
from view. I would push it until the
Lexington AM stations started to
merge into back-country stations
advertising local feed stores, Buck’s
Bait Shop and Garage, and Gran
Pa’s Miracle Cold Remedy and
Elixir, and I realized that maybe
I had pushed too far. Better to
turn around and beat a path back
to my back door, arriving just in
time for dinner and a hundred
questions as to where I had been.
Yeah, history looks a perfect 20/20
in the rearview; a cloudy spring day,
the highway slick with rain, and the
spray coming off the back of the
car. Dark green shadows hiding narrow
curves, blasted from the gray
rock of the hills hugging the river. I
learned how to drive on those narrow
ribbons of roads and they are
still there, calling me back. Except
now I would rather take them on
a perfect summer afternoon in my
Boxster S, the sound of the flat-six
blasting its angry engine note off
those old rocks. I hope they remember
me; I have been there before.
And on that exhaust note, see you
next time.

Maverick Region member Robert L
Turner writes a bit more than his
monthly Slipstream column. He has
also written two action adventure
novels. They are both part of a continuing
series called The Driver. Book
I starts off following an American
racer and team owner Marc Lange.
His outfit, Team Technik, competes
in a GT3 racing series in Europe.
The team is popular up and down pit
row, but they have a problem: they are
almost broke – just one blown engine
away from shuttering the doors. And
when their paying gentleman co-driver
becomes yet another victim of the global
downturn, Marc is even more desperate.
Enter Rene Dufour. He is a Driver – a
paid mercenary that takes people or
things from Point A to Point B, off the
grid, under the radar, but frequently
into the arms of danger. But when the
dust settles and a Driver has finished
his Engagement, sometimes the pile of
money he counts can be quite large.
Rene has been at this game a long
time and wants to slow down and
retire. He sets his sights on Marc as
his protégé. Rene makes a deal with
Marc: he will help to fund the team if
Marc will do something in return. That
“something” almost gets Marc killed,
but when he counts the pile of money –
the money that can save his team – he
wonders if his fate is sealed; will he
follow Rene and become a Driver?
Book II picks up where the action in
Book I left off, and both are available on
Amazon. You can download the Kindle
version, or if you still like the feel of paper,
the print version is also available.
The Driver Book I - Decision
(available in Kindle and Print)
The Driver Book II – Training
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You can find them both here: http://
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Personal Journey: Visiting the Midwest in a Porsche Roadster
By Jim Hirsch
I
became a
first-time
Porsche owner
at age 61 to fulfill
a commitment
upon retirement:
that my wife and
I would travel
this country by road rather than
air as much as possible from now
on. Why the Porsche part of the
requirement? Forty years ago,
newly married, I moved past muscle
cars and bought my first roadster,
a 1966 MG Midget (it had to be
British, right?), as two seats were
all my wife Sharon and I needed.
I had toyed with the idea many
years prior to this while driving
an early MGB, but being 16 at the
time, the pull of the muscle cars
of that era was too compelling.
Living in Minnesota meant that
the driving season was relatively
short. The Midget pretty quickly
made room for another roadster
– a 1968 Triumph TR250 – which
made quite a few road trips. That
led to a 1973 MGB a couple of
years later, which made even more
and longer road trips. Roadsterowning
came to a quick halt for us
in 1981 with the birth of the first
of our four children, due to the
need for more seats for travel as
well as a shrinking home budget.
Forward to the mid-2000s: our
children were growing up and getting
their own addresses, so a 2005
The Hirsches’ 2014 Boxster S
Honda S2000 entered the stable
as the affair with roadsters began
anew. That fling only lasted a short
time as the retirement plan began
to take higher priority and we
consolidated the vehicle ownership.
The idea of returning to a roadster
was high on the list as the retirement
date finally arrived. Researching
and driving a wide variety of
“roadsters” brought the final list
down to one – the Porsche Boxster
S. We ordered our 2014 981S with
Agate Grey/Amber Orange interior
on January 9, took delivery on
April 17, and haven’t looked back!
The first long road trip was
planned to coincide with the
TUDOR Championship Racing
series at Road America in August
(more on that later). We scheduled
14 days for the trip, and the route
looked to be around 3,500 miles
(actual shown). Driving on all types
of roads – interstate, US highway,
state highway, county, city, and even
gravel – and in all types of weather
– cool and rainy to hot and windy
(30 mph headwind) – the Boxster
S simply performed flawlessly!
I tracked
each segment
using the trip
computer and
continued to be
amazed by the
combination of
performance
and efficiency
the Boxster
provided (up to 33.9 mpg on one
400-mile day). The first day was
a nine-hour drive up to Omaha,
NE. Taking a little different route
rather than simply Interstates
brought us to some two-lane highways
that gave ample opportunity
to sample the passing capabilities
of the Porsche. Suffice it to say
Photos by the Author
Jim and Sharon in the
pits at Road America
that it takes almost no time to
reach triple digits while passing!
The next leg took us to the hometown
of Le Mars, IA and then on
to Minneapolis, MN – our home
for 26 years and the birthplace of
our four children, along with many
longtime friends whom we see
very infrequently any longer. After
a few days visiting friends (and a
Twins game at Target Field!), the
next stop was Elkhart Lake, WI for
the races at Road America. As you
might expect, lots of beautiful roads
to travel and nice temperatures
compared to home here in Texas.
Porscheplatz parking
The experience at Road America
was fantastic! The Chicago Region
of PCA hosted the Porscheplatz,
and Porsche Cars North America
provided us with their only two pit
passes during the TUDOR race
on Sunday – we had traveled the
furthest distance for the race!
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The group photographer also
put our Boxster S front and
center in his lineup for the official
Porscheplatz photo.
The next stop had us traveling
around Chicago to Kalamazoo,
MI to see the Ford
Presidential Museum in Grand
Rapids and a family visit.
A final stop before heading back
to Texas was scheduled for Kansas
City, and an opportunity to see a
second baseball game during the
trip at Royals Kaufman Stadium.
Taking some scenic roads through
Missouri to get to KC was yet
another highlight of the drive.
The final day of our road trip had
us heading back to Texas fighting
a 20-30 mph headwind the entire
trip in 100-degree temperatures.
Even with nature working against
it, the Boxster S managed to return
29.4 mpg at an average speed of 69
mph.This first (of many more to
come) road trip with our Boxster
S proved to us that we made the
right decision by choosing the
Porsche roadster as our traveling
companion. It easily held everything
we needed for 14 days on
the road and gave a comfortable
and sure-footed ride the entire
distance that was never tiring. You
can view photos from our road trip
at http://bit.ly/road_trip_2014
and Road America videos at
http://bit.ly/road_america.
We did find a few options that
helped our Boxster S perform
even better for our road trip – you
might find them helpful as well.
First, the two trunks of the Boxster
S provided us plenty of storage for
14 days’ worth of belongings, but
it helped immensely to have luggage
that was “fitted” to the spaces
so no areas were wasted. We used
the set from Roadtrip Luggage.
Next, on 9-10 hour driving stints,
you want to keep your devices
charged and available to provide
Fitted luggage made the most
of the Boxster’s two trunks
you information
at all times.
We found that
the SCOSCHE
USBC242M
12 Watt USB
Car Charger
fit the bill
perfectly, with
two USB connectors
available
for use.
And, speaking of keeping your
devices handy, the T-Design phone
mount worked really well to provide
a steady and easy-to-access
location for our iPhones. Easy to
install and left no markings on
our interior when I removed it.
Keeping larger water bottles or
drinks handy
needs different
cupholders
than the builtin
Porsche
version. I found
that the ones
from Ultimate
Cupholder
worked well, and kept the drinks
stable and out of the way.
Of course, we met our share of
flying insects over all of these
miles, so the grille guards from
Zunsport not only kept the bugs
out of the radiators, but kept any
other flying debris out as well.
I also have to credit the XPEL
Ultimate clear film protection
full front coverage for making
clean-up easy each evening after
the long drives and keeping stone
chips in the paint down to zero!
The Boxster S “kills bugs fast,”
but the grille guards and clear film
protect the radiators and paint.
Finally, for peace of mind
when driving without a spare in
some pretty remote locations, I
brought along a tire plug kit and
practiced making a few plugs on
some old tires before leaving.
I foresee many Porsche Parades,
Escapes, and Werks Reunions in
our future! See you on the road!
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19

Sunday Drive: Tour to Grandpappy Point
By John Harvey, Sunday Drive Chair
Back in the spring we had
a route planned to Lake
Texoma for an outing to one
of our favorite destinations, The
Point Restaurant. With the routing
planned, pre-drive signed off, and
special arrangements made to accommodate
our crowd, we miscalculated
the weather. Here came the rain. As
most of you know, there are very few straight roads on
our routes. We pride ourselves on finding the twistiest
way to any destination. The preregistration indicated
over 70% to be first timers so we postponed the event.
Photos by Ed Reynolds except where noted
Dining al fresco on Lake Texoma.
view the route from the passenger seat thanks to
my personal chauffeurs, Chris and Gabe Sorrells,
who drove B.J., me, and my new hip to our destination
in their new Macan Turbo. What a ride!
When we arrived at The Point, Angie and her excellent
staff had the grill fired up, serving the best
burgers and sides for all of the participants. The
view from the deck was so relaxing as we watched
the sailboats tacking back and forth on the lake. All
in all it was about the most perfect way to spend a
Sunday afternoon with our Maverick PCA pals.
Mark Ebeling gives the drivers’ briefing.
Wow, were we glad we did, because the weather
in October was absolutely perfect; clear blue skies
and temps in the 60s. We had an absolute blast
driving some of our favorite North Texas roads
and across the single-lane Carpenter’s Bluff Bridge
into Oklahoma. I even had the opportunity to
Photo by Mark Lenz
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Bridge, which is a one-laner, but still a scenic
way to cross the Red River back into Texas.
Alliteration alert: Parking at The
Point was packed with Porsches.
Special thanks to our drive leaders and sweeps that
kept everyone on course to our destination: Mark and
Cyndee Ebeling (Drive Team Leader), John and Chris
Hamilton, Tom and Jan Martin, Botond Laszlo and
Kristyn Starr, Gareth Maurice, Renee Farinella, Neill
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Time Trial 4 and Autocross 6 Results: The MineralRing
By Wendy Shoffit, Secretary, DE and Club Race Registrar
Editor’s Note: This article is about the TT3/
AX5 weekend in September, but due to space
constraints, it didn’t fit into the November issue.
However, the gist of it still applies.
Life sometimes
gets in the
way of having
fun in ways that you
used to do so easily.
Back in the late ‘90s
and early 2000s,
James and I were
avid autocrossers
with an awesome group of PCAers. The
decision for each event wasn’t whether
to go or not, it was whether we would
head out Friday night or Saturday
morning. It was almost automatic.
Then, other parts of life started getting
in the way of that. Car troubles crop
up, other volunteer jobs creep in (being
Zone Rep), and other car hobbies
(Club Racing) start taking precedence.
It sometimes is very hard to make the
choice to go back to the fun you used
to have, not because it’s LESS fun
than it was, but the decisions get more
complicated. That was not the case on
the weekend of Sept. 13-14. Finding
ourselves with an open weekend, we
made the choice to go out and participate
in the TT/AX weekend in Mineral
Wells. We were not sorry! We had an
absolute blast and a half! Travis and
Robyn Howard have led this series of
events for the past six years or so. They
have done a phenomenal job. I’m sad
that they are stepping down at the end
of the year and am hopeful someone
will step UP and take their place.
The Time Trial on Saturday took
us a while to get back in the swing
of things, but once we did it was like
coming back home. We remembered
the corners and the straights, but
seem to have forgotten how to MAKE
those corners every time. Whoops!
The surface of the MineralRing is
always a challenge, but once you get
it again . . . you’ve got it. Our tires
gave their all so we would have grip.
At the end of the day we were all tired
and done. Approximately 30 drivers
came out to enjoy the track that day.
Sunday’s Autocross event was probably
one of the most fun courses
I’ve driven in a long time. It was
absolutely PERFECT for our car!
Nice twisty bits to take advantage of
the suspension modifications, and
some good straights for the 911SC
horsepower. It just worked for us!
Results Compiled by Dean! Yamada
James took Fastest Time of Day and I
took second just a mere ¾ of a second
behind him. It was a smaller crowd
than we’re used to, but apparently
there was another club’s event taking
some of the now regular entrants.
Sadly, though, there were very few of
the people out there we used to run
with. Ed Mayo made an appearance,
which was awesome! Richard Diller was
out Saturday, but had car troubles.
Nowhere to be found were the Usserys,
Amonds, Gohlkes, Steeles, Suttons,
Bells, Dugans, Davises, Machalas,
Bineks, Nannises, deJongs, Lumpkins,
McGlohen, Moncus, Buckley, Henderson,
McCoy, Lockas, Atkins, Shaffer,
Hardison, Petri, Scudder, Lane, Miller,
Sandusky, Olcha, Seipp, Flanders,
Brown, Halla, Lage, Kuykendall,
Wilkins, Mears, Snodgrass, Johnson,
Takahashi, Lewis, Erz, Randall, and
Ruehs . . . just to name a few. I’m
guessing they’re all like us: found
something else that stole our attention.
Maybe one day we can have a Leadfoot
Reunion event where a few of us can
once again put aside life’s distractions
and find the passion for something
that we once loved to do.
Time Trial 4, Mineral Wells, Oct 25 Autocross 6, Mineral Wells, Oct 26
Class Car# Name Driving Fastest
4 914 Sigrid Schnoerr Porsche 914 (1974/Lime Green) 76.469
4 23 Tom Leavitt Porsche 944 (1983/Tan) 77.100
5 14 Mark Schnoerr Porsche 914/2.0 (1974/LIME GREEN) 74.758
5 65 Robyn Howard Porsche Boxster (2003/Dk. Blue) 76.810
6 56 Scott Wolthuis Porsche 911S (1975/Blue) 72.708
6 51 Erik Holt Porsche 911 (1996/White) 76.527
7 7 Brian Ogle Porsche Cayman S (2006/White) 73.629
7 622 Greg Jeffries Porsche 911 (2001/Grey) 77.934
8 39 Jim Hedderick Porsche Boxster S (2001/Silver) 71.827
10 550 Richard Diller Porsche 911S (1972/Red) 75.269
1.X 71 John Clark Mazda Miata (1999/Green) 72.191
1.X 186 geezer old Subaru Coupe (2013/Red) 73.208
1.X 11 Kim Whitener Honda CRX (1990/White) 73.389
1.X 74 Gabby Garner Mazda Miata (1995/Merlot Mica) 74.695
1.X 15 Thaad Perez-­‐Grant Mazda Miata (2003/Grey/Blue) 78.270
1.X 94 Travis Howard Mazda Miata (1996/Green) 79.371
2.X 1 David Whitener Honda CRX (1990/White) 70.316
2.X 213 Chris Park Nissan 350Z (2003/Blue) 70.701
2.X 129 Thomas Jensen Honda S2000 (2008/Chicane Silver) 73.503
2.X 26 John Wallace Honda S2000 (2008/Silver) 73.941
2.X 86 Gary Mcnatt Honda S2000 (2007/Grey) 75.395
3.X 118 Dean Yamada BMW M3 (2009/White) 70.613
3.X 25 Austin Veca Ford Mustang GT (2012/Grabber Blue) 79.283
3.X 77 Chris Vester Ford Mustang GT (2012/Red) 81.118
Class Car# Name Driving Fastest
1 5 Ed Mayo Porsche 911 (1972/Blue Meth) 64.239
4 914 Sigrid Schnoerr Porsche 914 (1974/Lime Green) 64.437
4 91 Adam Ussery Porsche 914 (1974/Green) 65.307
4 21 Thomas Spitzer Porsche 944 (1988/Blue) 65.963
5 14 Mark Schnoerr Porsche 914/2.0 (1974/Lime Green) 62.822
5 590 Carey Spreen Porsche 911SC (1982/Guards Red) 63.364
5 65 Robyn Howard Porsche Boxster (2003/Dk Blue) 64.123
5 27 Kevin Lewellen Porsche 911 (1995/Polar Silver) 64.579
5 90 Sue Crimm Porsche 911SC (1982/Guards Red) 75.737
6 51 Erik Holt Porsche 911 (1996/White) 66.527
6 44 Bob Molyneux Porsche Carrera (2009/Grey) 71.117
7 196 Cody Sears Porsche 914 (1974/Red) 61.790
7 42 Matthew Cords Porsche Cayman S (2xxx/Black) 65.340
1.X 172 Jerrett(72) Jan Mazda Miata (1993/Poodle White) 63.188
1.X 94 Travis Howard Mazda Miata (1996/Green) 63.703
1.X 74 Gabby Garner Mazda Miata (1995/Merlot Mica) 64.789
1.X 93 Neal Bellamy Mazda Miata (1992/white) 65.134
1.X 2 Lorin Stolz Mazda Miata (2007/Stormy Mica Blue) 65.292
1.X 4 Sam Graff Subaru BRZ (2014/Red) 65.547
1.X 52 Keath Marx Mazda Miata (2000/Green) 65.972
1.X 25 Donna Marx Mazda Miata (2000/Green) 68.520
2.X 166 Scott Steider Nissan 350Z (2003/Daytona Blue) 58.758
2.X 199 Ken Orgeron BMW M3 (2003/Silver) 59.666
2.X 213 Chris Park Nissan 350Z (2003/Blue) 60.691
2.X 79 Adam Blake Nissan 350Z (2006/Blue) 61.980
2.X 54 Doug Hills Subaru WRX STi (2013/White) 64.734
3.X 131 Robert Jones Chevrolet Corvette (2003/Blue) 62.239
3.X 118 Dean Yamada BMW M3 (2009/White) 62.703
3.X 99 Nicole Reeves Ford Mustang Boss 302 (2012/Kona Blue) 69.497
24 December

Hope, Inc: A Place for New Beginnings
By Chris Hamilton, Charity Chair
Hope is not a dream, but a
way of making dreams a
reality. That’s exactly what
the Maverick Region continues to
make come true for the Huffaker-
Hughes Hope House. All through
the year, the club helps the shelter
with some basic necessities and more.
Thank you for the Silent Auction donations that
were given at Founders’ Day. Another way to help
make our Holiday Party a joyous event is by giving
Walmart gift cards to the Hope Shelter. Increments
of $25.00 are most helpful. We usually have
20 moms, 20 children, and eight staff members to
help make the holidays brighter.
EVERYONE is invited to share in the holiday spirit
by attending the annual Christmas Party on Saturday,
December 13 at the First Presbyterian Church,
410 NW 2nd Street, Mineral Wells, running from
noon until 2:00 pm.
We will be giving the gift cards to the families that
are in need and we also are able to show our appreciation
to the staff with a gift card, too. Just want
to say “TANKS” to the Maverick Region for being a
“DRIVING” force in making it a joyous holiday for
others.
25

Maverick Monthly Social: Uncle Julio’s
Photos courtesy Stephanie Ho
Editor’s Note: Maverick
Region’s Member Welcome
Chair Stephanie Ho reports
that there were over 60 attendees
at the October Monthly
Social gathering at Uncle
Julio’s in Far North Dallas.
We cordially invite you to visit
our next Maverick Social to see
what makes them so popular.
The ones that occur around the
holidays are even more festive!
The December edition will take
place on Thursday, Dec. 18
at the Blue Mesa Grill in Addison,
starting at 6:00pm.
New members and first-time
attendees Deborah and Darrell
Lohoefer with Mav Social
regular David Temming
Sylva and Gordie
Cohen with Bill Dietrich
Deborah Lohoefer with
Barbara and Allen Liebnick
New member and new
attendee Matthew Cords with
Henry Rosenbohm and Mav
Social returnee Mark Berry
Larry and Kate Keen with
Karen and Ed Reynolds
We had quite a crowd at Uncle
Julio’s, with great weather to boot.
26 December
Sunday Drive regulars Cyndee
and Mark Ebeling, Member
Welcome Chair Stephanie
Ho, first-time attendee Robert
Conyers, and Jon Glover
Jouni Hiltunen
and
Mollie Moxey
Daniel Amado,
23-year PCA
member, firsttime
attendee!

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28 December

Colleyville
6407 Colleyville Blvd.
(Highway 26)
Colleyville, Texas 76034
817-421-2414
Lewisville
490 Oakbend Drive
(35E - North of Round Grove Rd.)
Lewisville, Texas 75067
972-459-6919
Allen
111 Central Expressway North
(Inside Stacy Furniture Center)
Allen, Texas 75013
214-547-8144
Plano
3500 Preston Road
(at Parker)
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PRINTER OF SLIPSTREAM SINCE 1982
2700 B West Pioneer PkWy
(125 feet s. of Pioneer, on the W. side of Corzine st.)
Arlington, texAs 76013
817-366-1678
30 December

New Mavericks
By Susan and Tom Froehlich, Membership Co-Chairs
Dana DeAngelis
Flower Mound, TX
2012 Panamera
Joe Ferraro
Flower Mound, TX
1994 968 Cabriolet
Blair Isham
Dallas, TX
2015 Macan S
Voy Mitchell
Celina, TX
2007 Boxster
Robert Walton
Dallas, TX
2013 911 Carrera 4S Cabriolet
Ashok Advani
Westlake, TX
2010 Panamera Turbo
Mark Hojnacki
Fort Worth, TX
2009 911 Carrera 4S
Eric Fedoryshyn
Dallas, TX
2013 Cayenne GTS
Daniel McDonald
Shady Shores, TX
2006 911 Carrera 4S
George Mones
McKinney, TX
2002 911 Carrera
Steve Ortiz
Fort Worth, TX
1988 944S
Ron Davis
Dallas, TX
2006 911 Carrera S Cabriolet
Mark Graves
Flower Mound, TX
2002 Boxster
Richard Ramirez
Dallas, TX
2008 911 Turbo
Jeff Strimel
Allen, TX
2014 911 Carrera S
Joel Tannebaum
Dallas, TX
2012 911 Carrera S
Julia Underwood
The Colony, TX
1965 356
Jimmy Wu
Euless, TX
2009 Cayman S
Spencer Heitman
Dallas, TX
2006 Cayman S
Paul Desrochers
Weatherford, TX
1982 911SC
Leroy Garcia
Dallas, TX
1979 911SC
If you have any changes that
you would like to make to the
MRPCA membership guide,
contact the Froehlichs at
membership@mavpca.org
Maverick Membership Totals
Members ~ 1,483
Affiliate Members ~ 872
Total Membership ~ 2,355
Gordon Hamilton
Flower Mound, TX
1989 911 Carrera 4
Sam Ward
Pantego, TX
2002 911 Carrera Cabriolet
Mike Lovell
Keller, TX
2009 911 Turbo Cabriolet
Cliff Bass
Addison, TX
1999 911 Carrera Cabriolet
Alex Dometrius
Dallas, TX
2007 Cayman S
Transfers In
Ken Morgan
Granbury, TX
2003 Boxster
Nicolas Mahan
Southlake, TX
2008 911 Turbo
Brian Ratcliff
Parker, TX
1986 911 Turbo
Gordon Jones
Allen, TX
2012 911 Carrera S
William Young
Heath, TX
2007 911 Turbo
Michael Sianan
Arlington, TX
2007 Cayman
Barry Shaw
Tega City, SC
William Yates
Arlington, TX
Anniversaries: December
40 Years
Hiram Saunders (Emily)
Southlake
Denny Payne
10 Years
Keller
25 Years
Don Istook (Laurie)
20 Years
Michael DeJong (Michele)
Steven Patterson (Betsy)
William Miller (Candy)
Richard Kassel (Bob)
15 Years
Ft. Worth
Colleyville
Kerrville
Southlake
Bedford
Gary Greenwood
James Hoyt (Angela)
Alan Lusk
Maurizio Alfaro
George Tallman
Christopher Hamilton
Kenneth Lee
Richard Costello (Tish)
Michael Picolo (Linda)
Todd Ermenio (Jennifer)
Jeffery Quail
5 Years
Frisco
Fort Worth
Dallas
Providence Village
McKinney
Fort Worth
Texarkana
Cedar Hill
Dallas
Flower Mound
Arlington
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Unclassifieds
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
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
following month’s Slipstream. 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
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.
For Sale: 1999 911 Carrera, Silver. Complete
engine rebuild with new main bearings, rod bearings,
rod bolts, air/oil separator, oil cooler, reworked
heads and baffled oil pan a la “X51”. All fresh fluids
including the oil change at 1k miles after run-in .
93k on the odo, 1k on the engine. Original paint. 17”
wheels, 6-pack CD, and COLD air. Not a “10”, but
a solid 8.5 - 9 inside and out. No rust. $18,000. Carl
Amond - 817-481-8371 or carlamond@verizon.net
(12)
For Sale: 1992 968 Cabriolet, Guards Red/ Black
Leather Recaros, 6 spd manual, 83K miles. Early
production: #20. Listed by thesportcarguys.com as
“Porsches to buy now, before they are out of reach.”
Hagerty Classic Car insurance shows the average
price increased $100 per month in 2013. All services
up to date including new timing belt & water pump,
new tires (200 miles), new leather shift knob, new
radiator and much more. Runs and drives fantastic.
Rust free - garage kept - Texas car. No cracks in the
dash or seats. $14,500. Contact Darren Houk, PCA
member, (817) 692-8496 (11)
For Sale: 1986 944, White w/Burgundy interior.
Original condition. 114,000 original miles. Clutch
replaced and belts and rollers. Maint log going back
to first sale. Updated water pump. Steering rack
needs to be replaced. I may replace it time permitting.
Price $7500. Call Taylor at 817-688-7161 or email
trice366@aol.com (11)
For Sale: 2006 Carrera 4S, Slate Gray Metallic
exterior, Stone Gray Leather interior. Factory options:
short shift kit, sport exhaust, full leather, 6-speed
manual, sport chrono, navigation. I have all service
records since the initial 1 year interval. Completely
maintained by John Gladwill at Porsche or Plano.
Prior to listing, I put new tires (245/325 Pilot SS),
rotors, pads, brake fluid, air filter, new a/c controller
to get rid of the sticky buttons and oil/filter for the
new owner. $110k sticker; Custom Clear bra on hood,
fenders, roof, mirrors, headlights, A-pillars. $52,990.
On consignment sale at the following link:
http://www.racperformance.com/2006-Porsche-911-
Carrera-4S-TX-75006/5208979 (11)
For Sale: 1983 911SC, Fully operational turnkey
race car with a full-on Elephant race suspension
tagged for the street. Complete with multiple header
setups. Built and set up by Buckley Racing. $36K. For
more details email wiggins.jeffrey@verizon.net or
call 214-957-4385 (11)
For Sale: Track Tire Trailer. Holds four track
wheels and tires for your HPDE events. Locking
mechanism for wheels and gear box. I can tow it with
my Cayman. Loads of fun. $500. Dave Nelson, 720-
985-7101 or dccr3@comcast.net (10)
For Sale: 1994 968 Coupe, Grand Prix White over
Gray Leather. Three-owner car bought new in Dallas,
TX. I have Books, Most Records and original Window
Sticker. Car has 171k miles but was rebuilt 15k ago by
Master Porsche Tech, always garaged, original paint,
clean Carfax. Car has been prepared for DE events.
Texas Track Works installed suspension upgrades to
the car such as Porsche M030 Springs and Adjustable
sway bars, Camber plates, Strut Brace, Racers
Edge control arms, Mono ball and Delrin bushings
throughout, Sparco EVO XL racing seats (still have
original seats too), G-Force Pro 5 point harnesses.
Since the rebuild the car has been run on Brad Penn
Racing Oil and Motul Brake Fluid. Asking $15,000.
Contact Ray Anderson: cray.anderson@yahoo.com or
817-247-8170 for more details (10)
Slipstream Advertiser Index
32 December
These advertisers support Maverick Region – Tell them you saw their ad in Slipstream!
Ascot Diamonds (972) 991-0001 Page 22
Autobahn Motorcar Group (800) 433-5602 B.C.
Dallas Fort Worth Clear Bra (469) 682-3497 Page 28
deBoulle Diamond & Jewelry (800) 454-4367 Page 12
Eagles Canyon Raceway (940) 466-9775 Page 23
Ebby Halliday – Michael Picolo (972) 365-7370 Page 9
Falgout & Associates, P. C. (972) 669-2370 Page 25
Fifth Gear Motorsports (972) 317-4005 Page 10
Garages of Texas (214) 435-4898 Page 21
Goodie Store http://mav.pca.org Page 32
Hoosier Tires Direct .com (515) 203-3503 Page 28
Innovative Autosports (972) 418-1996 Page 15
Invisibra (214) 704-9299 Page 22
Louden Motorcar Services (972) 241-6326 I.B.C.
Mayo Performance (817) 540-4939 Page 27
Mullenix Motorsport (972) 417-0997 Page 9
For advertising rates and information contact
Pat Friend at ads@mavpca.org
Mustard Racing (817) 366-1678 Page 30
Park Place Porsche (800) 553-3196 Pages 13, 18
The Phoenix Insurance (214) 253-0570 Page 28
Porsche Plano (214) 576-1911 I.F.C.
RAC Performance (214) 269-1571 Page 3
RetroAir (972) 960-6899 Page 27
Roofing Solutions by Darren Houk (817) 692-8496 Page 27
Silver Fox (817) 329-6995 Page 2
Sorted Out Organizing Services (713) 724-9543 Page 28
Stuart’s Paint and Body (214) 221-6999 Page 19
Tomato Werks Detailing (956) 453-5515 Page 30
The UPS Store (972) 420-1250 Page 25
Ussery Printing (972) 438-8344 Page 30
Yard Art MyYardArt.com Page 29
Zims Autotechnik (817) 267-4451 Page 23

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