Slipstream - December 2015

Around the Bend...
By Jim Hirsch, Managing Editor
At the risk of alienating some
of our most passionate Mav members, this month I’m
thinking about the unimportance of speed
Admit it, one of the first items many of us look for when
reading an announcement or review of a new car is the
0-60 time and/or the Nurburgring lap time.
Not that there is anything wrong with an enthusiast using
those as a barometer of possible car satisfaction, but in our Porsche-centric
world, there is also a pretty close alignment with price and performance
measures as mentioned above. In other words, if you want the bragging
rights for 0-100 mph, simply get out the bigger checkbook.
I’m reminding you this month to simply
enjoy the driving experience in your
Porsche. In other words, move your
mantra to the motto: “Life is too short
to drive boring cars”. Whether it’s the
sublime way your Porsche handles every
corner and curve on your commute and
trip to the grocery store, or the sound
of that fabulous engine as it revs past
4,000rpm (only in first gear when in town
unfortunately), let your smile grow wider
each and every time you twist that key.
Pure driving pleasure is primarily an ethereal thing, which is why every
Porsche gets it right. Whether or not a car is enjoyable to drive is much
more than its performance prowess.
So, get out this month and drive your Porsche as often as possible to get
that never-ending feeling of having purchased the most responsive and
best driving vehicle available, no matter which year and model you own.
On a Mav update note, as our club gets ready to put a bow on 2015,
please welcome two members to our team of volunteers.
Joe McGlohen is taking over the helm as our safety director for all club
programs that involve a measure of risk when participating.
And, long-time volunteer extraordinaire, Linda Bambina, is going to take
a brief respite from formal duties and turn over the “content wrangler”
title for Slipstream to Brenda Dranow. Brenda shares that her background
in wrangling people together stems from over 20 years of experience of
getting doctors, lawyers, engineers, CPAs, etc. all in the same place, and
on the same page. Expect to hear from Brenda as she rustles up content
for each issue of Slipstream.
On a final note, I apologize for the limited number of photographs in
some of the articles in this issue. We had a lot of content to squeeze into
40 pages, so please take advantage of the included links
to see the entire collection of images in full-color online.
Happy Holidays to all of our Mav members. We look
forward to a great 2016!
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