Slipstream - February 2015
The monthly newsletter of the Maverick Region of the Porsche Club of America
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<strong>2015</strong> Maverick Autocross Series: An Interview with Wesley Lincoln<br />
Editor’s Note: As noted in last month’s<br />
<strong>Slipstream</strong>, Travis and Robyn Howard<br />
have stepped down from their positions<br />
in the Autocross series after many years of<br />
service to the Region. Below is a question<br />
and answer session with Wes Lincoln<br />
about the future of our popular driving<br />
event series.<br />
<strong>Slipstream</strong>: It has<br />
been announced<br />
that our previous<br />
Autocross Chair<br />
and Registrar will<br />
take a break from<br />
running the Autocross<br />
series in <strong>2015</strong>.<br />
Who will take their<br />
place and head up the program?<br />
Wes Lincoln: First of all, I want to<br />
say that it is extremely difficult to replace<br />
people like Travis and Robyn<br />
Howard. They took complete ownership<br />
of the Autocross and Time<br />
Trial programs for the Maverick<br />
Region. Their leadership, energy,<br />
commitment and overall effort is<br />
first class. They would be an asset for<br />
any organization, and we have been<br />
extremely lucky to experience their<br />
professional manner of volunteering<br />
for our club.<br />
To answer your question, I will<br />
lead the Autocross program for this<br />
year. In addition, I have joined my<br />
efforts with a few other club members<br />
to ensure the continuation of<br />
our program. We will meet them<br />
in subsequent Autocross articles in<br />
<strong>Slipstream</strong>. The look and feel of Autocross<br />
will change for this year, and<br />
I think we will be very pleased with<br />
the outcome!<br />
SS: So what are your plans for Autocross<br />
in <strong>2015</strong>?<br />
WL: In 1967, a group now known<br />
as Equipe Rapide (ER) formed a<br />
club for the purpose of Autocross.<br />
Like PCA, ER runs a well-organized<br />
program that is safe, fun, and spirited.<br />
After much discussion, we have<br />
decided to join their program for<br />
<strong>2015</strong>. I am excited about the format.<br />
Two new locations will be added to<br />
our list of venues: Lone Star Park<br />
and Mesquite Memorial Stadium.<br />
ER runs ten competitive Autocross<br />
events per year, and seven of them<br />
will be in the large parking facilities<br />
at Lone Star Park.<br />
SS: That sounds very interesting.<br />
How do entrants view the schedule?<br />
Does ER have a website and online<br />
registration? An easy registration<br />
process was one of the great things<br />
about the Maverick Region Autocross<br />
series.<br />
WL: Equipe Rapide has the schedule<br />
posted on their website, www.<br />
autocross.com. This website has<br />
the link for registration. All PCA<br />
members will register for the events<br />
through the ER website. (See below for<br />
the schedule.)<br />
SS: Many Maverick Region members<br />
have not attended any ER<br />
events because they don’t think<br />
the class structure is very fair for<br />
Porsches. Will PCA members run in<br />
ER classes?<br />
WL: The PCA class structure will be<br />
instituted for all Porsche drivers that<br />
do not want to compete in ER classes.<br />
The PCA classes are designed to<br />
be fair and competitive for Porsche<br />
vehicles and we will retain this class<br />
structure for ER events.<br />
SS: Will PCA members have to pay<br />
the non-member entry fee at ER<br />
events?<br />
WL: We discussed this with the ER<br />
Board of Directors, and they were<br />
more than willing to recognize PCA<br />
membership in lieu of ER membership.<br />
This means that PCA members<br />
will pay the member price for all ER<br />
events. Also, ER has a discounted<br />
rate for members that wish to pay<br />
for the series in advance.<br />
20 <strong>February</strong><br />
Equipe Rapide <strong>2015</strong> Autocross Series Schedule<br />
Date Event Venue Location Notes<br />
22-‐Feb AX 1 Lone Star Park 1000 Lone Star Parkway, Grand Prairie, TX 75050<br />
22-‐Mar AX 2 Lone Star Park 1000 Lone Star Parkway, Grand Prairie, TX 75050<br />
29-‐Mar AX 3 Lone Star Park 1000 Lone Star Parkway, Grand Prairie, TX 75050<br />
30-‐May AX school MineralRing 5300 Airport Rd., Mineral Wells, TX 76067 Entry fee of $40 includes entry to AX 4 the next day<br />
31-‐May AX 4 MineralRing 5300 Airport Rd., Mineral Wells, TX 76067 Mirrorcross (two identical mirror-‐image courses)<br />
28-‐Jun AX 5 MineralRing 5300 Airport Rd., Mineral Wells, TX 76067<br />
26-‐Jul AX 6 Lone Star Park 1000 Lone Star Parkway, Grand Prairie, TX 75050<br />
16-‐Aug AX 7 Lone Star Park 1000 Lone Star Parkway, Grand Prairie, TX 75050<br />
6-‐Sep AX 8 Lone Star Park 1000 Lone Star Parkway, Grand Prairie, TX 75050<br />
11-‐Oct AX 9 Mesquite Memorial Stadium 2411 W Scyene Road, Mesquite, Texas 75149<br />
8-‐Nov AX 10 Lone Star Park 1000 Lone Star Parkway, Grand Prairie, TX 75050
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