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Slipstream - December 2014

The monthly newsletter of the Maverick Region of the Porsche Club of America

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Sunday Drive: Tour to Grandpappy Point<br />

By John Harvey, Sunday Drive Chair<br />

Back in the spring we had<br />

a route planned to Lake<br />

Texoma for an outing to one<br />

of our favorite destinations, The<br />

Point Restaurant. With the routing<br />

planned, pre-drive signed off, and<br />

special arrangements made to accommodate<br />

our crowd, we miscalculated<br />

the weather. Here came the rain. As<br />

most of you know, there are very few straight roads on<br />

our routes. We pride ourselves on finding the twistiest<br />

way to any destination. The preregistration indicated<br />

over 70% to be first timers so we postponed the event.<br />

Photos by Ed Reynolds except where noted<br />

Dining al fresco on Lake Texoma.<br />

view the route from the passenger seat thanks to<br />

my personal chauffeurs, Chris and Gabe Sorrells,<br />

who drove B.J., me, and my new hip to our destination<br />

in their new Macan Turbo. What a ride!<br />

When we arrived at The Point, Angie and her excellent<br />

staff had the grill fired up, serving the best<br />

burgers and sides for all of the participants. The<br />

view from the deck was so relaxing as we watched<br />

the sailboats tacking back and forth on the lake. All<br />

in all it was about the most perfect way to spend a<br />

Sunday afternoon with our Maverick PCA pals.<br />

Mark Ebeling gives the drivers’ briefing.<br />

Wow, were we glad we did, because the weather<br />

in October was absolutely perfect; clear blue skies<br />

and temps in the 60s. We had an absolute blast<br />

driving some of our favorite North Texas roads<br />

and across the single-lane Carpenter’s Bluff Bridge<br />

into Oklahoma. I even had the opportunity to<br />

Photo by Mark Lenz<br />

Not to be confused with the Carpenter’s Bluff<br />

Bridge, which is a one-laner, but still a scenic<br />

way to cross the Red River back into Texas.<br />

Alliteration alert: Parking at The<br />

Point was packed with Porsches.<br />

Special thanks to our drive leaders and sweeps that<br />

kept everyone on course to our destination: Mark and<br />

Cyndee Ebeling (Drive Team Leader), John and Chris<br />

Hamilton, Tom and Jan Martin, Botond Laszlo and<br />

Kristyn Starr, Gareth Maurice, Renee Farinella, Neill<br />

and Dawn Flood, and Les Linenschmidt.<br />

20 <strong>December</strong>

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