Slipstream - November 2015
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Volume 53, Issue 11, <strong>November</strong> <strong>2015</strong><br />
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Departments<br />
Zone 5 Presidents..........................................1<br />
Shifting Gears (President’s Column).............2<br />
Maverick of the Month.................................2<br />
List of Officers and Board Chairs.................4<br />
Maverick Minutes.........................................6<br />
New Mavericks and Anniversaries................9<br />
Unclassifieds...............................................34<br />
Advertiser Index..........................................34<br />
Around the Bend (Editor’s Column)...........36<br />
Features<br />
Trivia.............................................................7<br />
“... it’s the People”.......................................10<br />
Five Speed Chatter......................................12<br />
A GT4 Roadtrip.....................................................14<br />
My Second Porsche: The First Water Pumper...22<br />
Lone Star Le Mans................................................30<br />
Boot Campaign......................................................32<br />
Upcoming Events<br />
Member Directory Order Info.......................7<br />
September Board Meeting............................7<br />
Maverick Club Calendar Order Info...........11<br />
Maverick Lunch Series...............................19<br />
October Social: Hilton Garden Inn.............27<br />
Autocross 10: LSP......................................36<br />
Past Event Recaps<br />
The East Texas Tour....................................16<br />
Boxstoberfest <strong>2015</strong>.....................................18<br />
Time Trial Results.......................................23<br />
Maverick Social: Arthur’s...........................26<br />
<strong>November</strong><br />
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat<br />
1 2 3 4 5 6 7<br />
8 9 10 11 12 13 14<br />
15 16 17 18 19 20 21<br />
22 23 24 25 26 27 28<br />
29 30<br />
Day <strong>November</strong><br />
4 Board Meeting<br />
7 Founders Day Celebration<br />
8 Autocross 10: LSP<br />
10 Lewisville Lunch<br />
13-15 Club Race & Solo DE: MSR<br />
19 Mav Social: Hilton Garden Inn<br />
Day January<br />
6 Board Meeting<br />
12 Lewisville Lunch<br />
21 Mav Social: TBD<br />
23 All Member Party<br />
28 Richardson/Southlake Lunches<br />
Driving Event Venues<br />
COTA Circuit of the Americas, Austin<br />
ECR Eagles Canyon Raceway, Slidell<br />
LSP Lone Star Park, Grand Prairie<br />
MMS Mesquite Memorial Stadium, Mesquite<br />
MSR MotorSport Ranch, Cresson<br />
MW Mineral Wells Airport, Mineral Wells<br />
December<br />
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat<br />
1 2 3 4 5<br />
6 7 8 9 10 11 12<br />
13 14 15 16 17 18 19<br />
20 21 22 23 24 25 26<br />
27 28 29 30 31<br />
Day December<br />
2 Board Meeting<br />
8 Lewisville Lunch<br />
17 No Mav Social this month<br />
24 No Richardson/Southlake<br />
Lunches this month<br />
Day February<br />
3 Board Meeting<br />
9 Lewisville Lunch<br />
18 Mav Social: TBD<br />
25 Richardson/Southlake Lunches<br />
27-28 Driver’s Education 1: MSR<br />
On the Cover: A large<br />
number of Maverick members<br />
enjoyed great drives during<br />
Boxstoberfest in October.<br />
Photo by Tom Gomer<br />
<strong>Slipstream</strong> (USPS 666-650) is published monthly by the Maverick Region, Porsche Club of America, 155 Jellico<br />
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ARK-LA-TEX<br />
Kirk Bristol<br />
kbristol911@gmail.com<br />
COASTAL BEND<br />
Bryan Kerrick<br />
<strong>2015</strong> PCA Zone 5 Presidents and Zone Representative<br />
LONE STAR<br />
Michael Globe<br />
president@lsrpca.com<br />
MARDI GRAS<br />
Rick Payton<br />
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OZARK<br />
John Bullen<br />
johnc8551@yahoo.com<br />
WHISKEY BAY<br />
Henry Carter<br />
hjcarterod@gmail.com<br />
CIMARRON<br />
Randy Kaplin<br />
rwkaplin@swbell.net<br />
HILL COUNTRY<br />
Robert Price<br />
president@hcrpca.org<br />
LONGHORN<br />
Jack Merrell<br />
president@longhornpca.org<br />
MAVERICK<br />
Jim Falgout<br />
president@mavpca.org<br />
WAR BONNET<br />
Grady Buckhalter<br />
grady.buckhalter@<br />
gmail.com<br />
WHITE RIVER<br />
Leonard Zechiedrich<br />
whiteriverregionpca@<br />
gmail.com<br />
ZONE 5 REP<br />
Lynn Friedman<br />
zone5rep@pca.org<br />
www.zone5.pca.org<br />
1
Shifting Gears: End of the Driving Event Season is Nearing!<br />
By Jim Falgout, Region President<br />
<strong>November</strong> is an exciting month<br />
in the life of the Maverick<br />
Region member. We have our<br />
Founders’ Day Celebration, again at<br />
the Bent Tree Country Club. Founders’<br />
Day includes the conclusion of<br />
our Photo Contest, a Silent Auction<br />
to raise money for our charitable endeavors,<br />
and election of officers for the following year.<br />
There will be some brief speeches and presentations.<br />
Hope you attend and enjoy.<br />
For our driving pleasure, we also have an autocross,<br />
Club Race and Solo DE at MotorSport Ranch, and a<br />
Driving Tour. <strong>November</strong> is the last month of the year<br />
for driving events and most social events, so I hope you<br />
enjoy some or all of them.<br />
<strong>November</strong> is<br />
the last month<br />
of the year for<br />
driving events<br />
and most social<br />
events, so I hope<br />
you enjoy some<br />
or all of them.<br />
I really want to encourage<br />
anyone who<br />
wants to learn how to<br />
drive their Porsche<br />
better, even in regular<br />
driving, to try at least<br />
one Drivers’ Education<br />
Event. I know that after<br />
my first DE I had a<br />
better appreciation of<br />
what my Porsche could<br />
do, and I am a better<br />
driver on a daily basis.<br />
I don’t mean that I drive my car fast on the streets -- I<br />
mean that I am more alert to traffic situations, and I<br />
respond quicker. For example, I had gotten lazy and was<br />
driving with only one hand on the wheel. After participating<br />
in a DE, I always have two hands on the wheel<br />
(except briefly when shifting through the gears of my<br />
six-speed). So try at least one DE, and you will be glad<br />
you did. DEs will begin again in February, 2016.<br />
All our events are possible because of several members<br />
who contribute their time. On October 11, I visited MotorSport<br />
Ranch during a Drivers’ Education program. I<br />
noticed that Amber was filling in for Mary Coney, who<br />
is ill. Not only was she filling in, she was training someone<br />
to eventually take her place. Chris Tabor, who is the<br />
Drivers’ Education Committee Chair, is also training a<br />
replacement for himself. Joe McGlohen, who has taken<br />
over as Safety Chair, will find someone to train as his<br />
replacement.<br />
We need people to step up and volunteer to help assure<br />
that all of our programs can continue seamlessly.<br />
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Just like Bill Orr did at the October Board Meeting,<br />
and Mark Zimmerman did by e-mail. It’s your club<br />
and only you can make sure that it continues to provide<br />
the experiences that members can enjoy.<br />
YOUR CLUB NEEDS YOU - Volunteer!<br />
You will be glad you did.<br />
Mav of the Month<br />
As I mentioned previously, Chris Tabor is the Chair of<br />
the Drivers’ Education Committee. This program is a<br />
major program of<br />
our club. Chris took<br />
it over a couple of<br />
years ago and it has<br />
blossomed under<br />
his direction. There<br />
have been some<br />
glitches along the<br />
way, but Chris has<br />
adjusted and met<br />
the challenges every<br />
time. For all these<br />
reasons, Chris Tabor<br />
is Mav of the<br />
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up the good work.
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President<br />
Jim Falgout<br />
president@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 />
POSITION CHAIRPERSON<br />
AX Chair Wesley Lincoln<br />
TT Chair Travis Howard<br />
TT Registrar Robyn Howard<br />
AX/TT Rules Travis Howard<br />
AX/TT Schools Robyn Howard<br />
Charity Chair Chris Hamilton<br />
Club Race Co-Chairs Jim Buckley<br />
Pat Heptig<br />
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. Hunter Allen<br />
DE Registrar Wendy Shoffit<br />
DE Safety Joe McGlohen<br />
DE Sponsorship Daren Kirbo<br />
Email List Moderator<br />
Goodie Store Pat Friend<br />
Histographer, Tenured Charlie Davis<br />
Membership Susan and Tom<br />
Froehlich<br />
Monthly Socials Stephanie Ho<br />
Member Welcome Chair Stephanie Ho<br />
On-line Calendar Brendan Eagan<br />
Past President John Hamilton<br />
Public Relations Linda Bambina<br />
Rally Co-Chairs Don Sebert<br />
George Luxbacher<br />
<strong>Slipstream</strong><br />
Advertising Pat Friend<br />
Editors Carey Spreen<br />
Jim Hirsch<br />
Event Ad Design Jasmine Shoffit<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 Tom Martin<br />
Neill Flood<br />
Swap Meets Robyn Howard<br />
Tech Sessions Ed Mullenix<br />
Trivia Chair Jerry DeFeo<br />
Website<br />
Denny Payne<br />
4 <strong>November</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 />
Jim Buckley<br />
cr@mavpca.org<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 />
Neill Flood<br />
tours@mavpca.org<br />
Pat Friend<br />
214-616-2477<br />
ads@mavpca.org<br />
goodiestore@mavpca.org<br />
Susan & Tom Froehlich<br />
membership@mavpca.org<br />
Chris Hamilton<br />
hope@mavpca.org<br />
John Hamilton<br />
817-907-7823<br />
jhamil3@msn.com<br />
Pat Heptig<br />
214-649-7907<br />
cr@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 their<br />
daughter was only 9 months old.<br />
Jasmine is now 18. They own 3 Porsches<br />
including a 1978 911SC as a dedicated<br />
racecar, which she enjoys autocrossing.<br />
Her daily driver is a 2016 Cayman GT4.<br />
She also serves as the PCA National<br />
Newsletter Chair.<br />
Jim Hirsch<br />
972-740-7377<br />
editor@mavpca.org<br />
Stephanie Ho<br />
hh@mavpca.org<br />
Robyn Howard<br />
214-991-0873<br />
drivingschools@mavpca.org<br />
Travis Howard<br />
214-616-6152<br />
tt@mavpca.org<br />
Andy Kay<br />
817-948-8538<br />
concours@mavpca.org<br />
Daren Kirbo<br />
254-396-2973<br />
daren@huckabee-inc.com<br />
Wesley Lincoln<br />
940-597-7152<br />
ax@mavpca.org<br />
George Luxbacher<br />
rally@mavpca.org<br />
Tom Martin<br />
tours@mavpca.org<br />
Andy Mears<br />
214-394-5857<br />
andy@mavpca.org<br />
Ed Mullenix<br />
972-417-0997<br />
techcorner@mavpca.org<br />
Please help us to keep growing!<br />
Treasurer<br />
Richard Solomon<br />
C 903-530-8281<br />
treasurer@mavpca.org<br />
Richard joined Maverick Region in<br />
2012 when he fulfilled a 30+ year<br />
dream to own his first (of many) 911,<br />
a 2009 Silver Carrera! Although fairly<br />
new to the club, he is excited about<br />
being more involved and meeting more<br />
Porsche fanatics!<br />
Joel Nannis<br />
cr@mavpca.org<br />
Denny Payne<br />
webmaster@mavpca.org<br />
Your Name Here!<br />
Tracy Robertson<br />
817-944-5490<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 />
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5
Gimme a Minute: September Board Meeting<br />
By Wendy Shoffit, Region Secretary October 7, <strong>2015</strong><br />
President Jim<br />
Falgout began<br />
at 7 PM.<br />
He continues to<br />
work forming the<br />
committee to help<br />
field charities, including<br />
Rich Solomon,<br />
Linda Bambina,<br />
and Mark Zimmerman.<br />
Recent volunteer Bill Orr joined<br />
the club in April and is now helping<br />
Charlie Davis with photo contest<br />
logistics.<br />
Co-editor Carey Spreen had a great<br />
time attending the Lone Star Le<br />
Mans at COTA and Rennsport Reunion<br />
V in California. <strong>Slipstream</strong><br />
was on time this month. Sue Crimm<br />
provided lighting for Founders’ Day<br />
last year, but she won’t be able to<br />
this year. She provided several inexpensive<br />
alternatives. Linda Bambina<br />
said that Charlie is in the hospital,<br />
but still plans to do the contest.<br />
They are working out all the details.<br />
Concours Chair Andy Kay is preparing<br />
his second article about the<br />
event in Carmel and said the 928<br />
group is holding their “Third Coast”<br />
event in <strong>November</strong> in Marble Falls.<br />
David Robertson reported for<br />
social chair wife, Tracy, that she is<br />
working on Founders’ Day.<br />
Newly appointed Safety Chair Joe<br />
McGlohen is making sure that all<br />
events have proper paperwork. He<br />
wants to form a safety committee of<br />
volunteers for the future. He is looking<br />
closely at the Region Procedures<br />
Manual provided by PCA national.<br />
Editor Jim Hirsch said that we are<br />
printing 1700 copies of <strong>Slipstream</strong><br />
each month. He appreciates the<br />
event recaps and special interest features.<br />
He had additional copies of<br />
guidelines he passed out last month.<br />
He also showed a sample version of<br />
the calendar that will be for sale<br />
later this year. All were impressed.<br />
Sunday Drive Chair Tom Martin<br />
reported that the Ben Wheeler<br />
drive was a good event. and 37 cars<br />
6 <strong>November</strong><br />
enjoyed many straights and a few<br />
sweepers. The next event ends in<br />
Granbury. He is working to increase<br />
the number of drive leaders to keep<br />
the group sizes smaller, but needs<br />
volunteers. Safety is paramount.<br />
Monthly Social Chair Stephanie<br />
Ho said the event at Arthur’s was a<br />
Porsche birthday celebration and<br />
it had over 100 people (only 50<br />
planned). <strong>November</strong>’s Social will<br />
again be at the Hilton Garden Inn,<br />
but in their ballroom. No event in<br />
December because of the holidays.<br />
Treasurer Richard Solomon reported<br />
that the club is in good financial<br />
position with ~$168K in the bank.<br />
The September DE netted $2K and<br />
charity laps raised a total of $1673<br />
extra to donate to Mary Coney. Joe<br />
McGlohen suggested to increase our<br />
club’s donation to Mary Coney, as<br />
well. Chris Tabor made a motion to<br />
donate an additional $2500. Don Sebert<br />
seconded; motion passed. Rich<br />
then made a motion to donate $300<br />
to the Boot Campaign in honor of<br />
Jim Falgout’s father, who recently<br />
passed away. Chris Tabor seconded<br />
the motion. The motion passed.<br />
Rally Chair Don Sebert looks forward<br />
to the October 31st rally to<br />
Lewisville, which will include a costume<br />
contest. After the event, registrants<br />
have the option of touring the<br />
distillery and having lunch in Lewisville.<br />
About 20 have signed up so far<br />
for the primarily fun focused event.<br />
Calendar Boy Brendan Eagan<br />
continues to maintain the online<br />
calendar and needs people to send<br />
him info to include. He is working<br />
to have an assistant help and learn<br />
the ropes.<br />
Time Trial Chair Travis Howard<br />
recently moved the Truxster from<br />
Zims to Mayo’s. The TT event at MotorSport<br />
Ranch had perfect weather<br />
for the 34 drivers in attendance (full<br />
event). Maybe lost a little money, but<br />
it was a quality event with 14 timed<br />
runs for entrants. Received positive<br />
feedback and might do a TT event<br />
in the spring in Mineral Wells. He<br />
reported for Swap Meet chair wife,<br />
Robyn, that the event is upcoming<br />
Oct. 17th at Zims. They attended<br />
Rennsport, as well, and said it was<br />
Porsche Nirvana.<br />
Publicity Chair Linda Bambina<br />
introduced Brenda Dranow to<br />
help her with <strong>Slipstream</strong> duties.<br />
She strongly recommended that all<br />
board members RSVP for Founders’<br />
Day and promote it as much as possible.<br />
We will be collecting raffle items<br />
and wants help soliciting them.<br />
Brenda and Greg Dranow also attended<br />
Rennsport and thought it<br />
was great. First time ever at such an<br />
event and both loved it.<br />
DE Chair Chris Tabor continues<br />
to focus on safety at events. Amber<br />
Stice stepped up in place of Mary<br />
Coney. The September event was<br />
very successful with lots of positive<br />
comments. <strong>November</strong>’s DE will be<br />
in conjunction with the Club Race.<br />
He has dates scheduled for 2016 and<br />
will share those shortly. Recognizing<br />
2-day events can be difficult, there<br />
is a proposal to have a “PCA Track<br />
Night” on a weeknight targeted to<br />
new Porsche owners. Choice of instructed<br />
laps or lead/follow. Several<br />
driving sessions and a catered meal.<br />
Will work on details.<br />
Secretary Wendy Shoffit thanked<br />
Rich Solomon for taking the minutes<br />
at the last meeting while she<br />
was also at Rennsport. She and<br />
husband, James, later attended PCA<br />
Escape to Mount Rushmore. Stories<br />
of their adventures will be in the December<br />
issue. Club Race registration<br />
is in full swing and the Solo-only DE<br />
registration will open 10/14.<br />
Absentee Membership Chairs Tom<br />
and Susan Froehlich reported we<br />
have 1608 primary and 2518 total<br />
members for the month, an increase<br />
of 19 primary and 21 total members<br />
from last month.<br />
Lastly, Jim Falgout announced the<br />
Mav of the Month is Chris Tabor.<br />
Congratulations!<br />
Meeting was adjourned.
Deadline to order: <strong>November</strong> 23<br />
SEPTEMBER TRIVIA<br />
It’s Easy to Play!<br />
Play here for fun and education<br />
and find the answers below<br />
OR<br />
Play for prizes on the web at http://mav.pca.org, with<br />
the answers and winners to be posted here after each<br />
month’s contest has closed. Thanks to Jerry DeFeo for<br />
putting this and the Web Trivia together.<br />
Congratulations to this month’s winner:<br />
CLINT MCDONNELL,<br />
getting all 5 out of 5 correct. He was selected by<br />
random drawing over Tom Martin who also got all 5<br />
correct. Clint, please contact Kirk at Zim’s<br />
to claim your $25 Gift Certificate.<br />
Thanks to all for playing!<br />
1. Porsche has indicated there may not be a Manual transmission for<br />
the new 911. As long as the gearbox exists, we will use it,” Brandl<br />
said, “but it would be very difficult to justify the investment needed<br />
to develop a new gearbox when little more than _____% of buyers<br />
choose it.” What is the percentage?<br />
a.10% b. 14% c. 18% d. 20%<br />
Source: Edmunds.com, 9/14/15, http://goo.gl/lSTOhI<br />
2. The gearboxes have been engineered to work with the new twinturbo<br />
3.0 engines which will power the next generation 911 which<br />
should be around until at least _______. Based on this, when might<br />
be the last year to get a Manual Transmission in your new 911?<br />
a. 2018 b. 2020 c. 2022 d. 2025<br />
Source: Edmunds.com, 9/14/15, http://goo.gl/lSTOhI<br />
3. The Porsche Mission E being developed to do battle with the Tesla<br />
Model S is a hotbed of Technology. It is expected to have more than<br />
____ HP. And how much is that?<br />
a. 600 b. 650 c. 725 d. 800<br />
Source: PCA Online, 9/14/15<br />
4. It should do 0 to 100km in less than 3.5 seconds, and 0 to 200km<br />
in less than 12, and can lap Nurburgring in less than 8 minutes. But<br />
the impressive aspect is its range of about _____ miles; assuming<br />
you are not lapping Nurburgring at the moment!!!<br />
a. 280 b. 310 c. 325 d. 350<br />
Source: PCA Online, 9/14/15<br />
5. Also very impressive is what you can get for mileage on a short<br />
‘recharge’ in amount of time most drivers take to fill up, use the<br />
restroom, and get something cold to drink, which is about 15<br />
minutes. What % of charge can they get?<br />
a. 50% b. 60% c. 70% d. 80%<br />
Source: PCA Online, 9/14/15<br />
Answers: 1) a 2) d 3) a 4) b 5) d<br />
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Joshua Addington<br />
Denton<br />
2013 911 Carrera S<br />
Haroon Alvi<br />
Southlake<br />
2016 911 Carrera 4 GTS<br />
Myrtle Bowles-Scott<br />
Irving<br />
2016 Cayenne GTS<br />
Kimberly Brown<br />
McKinney<br />
2016 Macan S<br />
Kenin Fenster<br />
Farmers Branch<br />
2007 Cayman S<br />
Lee Haspel<br />
Dallas<br />
1990 911 Carrera 4 Cabriolet<br />
Lou Keyes<br />
Frisco<br />
<strong>2015</strong> Panamera GTS<br />
Kevin Kim<br />
Prosper<br />
2001 911 Carrera<br />
Manish Kotecha<br />
Fort Worth<br />
<strong>2015</strong> 911 GT3<br />
Sam Lin<br />
Frisco<br />
2012 911 Carrera 4S<br />
Joe Marshall<br />
Dallas<br />
<strong>2015</strong> Cayenne S<br />
Taylor Martin<br />
Fort Worth<br />
<strong>2015</strong> 911 Carrera S<br />
Matt Mayo<br />
Dallas<br />
2014 Boxster<br />
John McLaughlin<br />
Frisco<br />
1989 911 Carrera 4<br />
Carl Orton<br />
N Richland Hills<br />
2001 911 Carrera<br />
Chuck Patel<br />
Euless<br />
2014 911 Turbo<br />
Ken Patteson (Amber)<br />
Lucas<br />
2007 911 Carrera<br />
Jane Peterson<br />
Rockwall<br />
2005 Boxster<br />
Cody Schmidt<br />
Argyle<br />
1999 911 Carrera<br />
Mike Schoenstein<br />
Southlake<br />
<strong>2015</strong> 911 Carrera<br />
Sam Sharma<br />
Colleyville<br />
2006 911 Carrera S<br />
Andrew Swartz<br />
Dallas<br />
2013 911 Carrera 4S<br />
Bill Tichenor<br />
Dallas<br />
2016 911 Turbo Cabriolet<br />
Jeremiah Torres<br />
Waxahachie<br />
1988 944 Turbo<br />
Manuel Venegas<br />
Dallas<br />
1994 968<br />
Say hello to your fellow<br />
Porsche drivers!<br />
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drivers is a time-honored tradition . . .<br />
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you would like to make to the<br />
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contact the Froehlichs at<br />
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Members ~ 1,608<br />
Affiliate Members ~ 910<br />
Total Membership ~ 2,518<br />
Carl Weeks<br />
McKinney<br />
2002 Boxster S<br />
Johan Westerberg<br />
Plano<br />
2006 911 Carrera S Cabriolet<br />
Wil Wilson<br />
Desoto<br />
1984 911 Carrera Targa<br />
Charlie Wintch (Ian Page)<br />
Fort Worth<br />
<strong>2015</strong> Macan S<br />
Burt Zinser<br />
Dallas<br />
2013 911 Carrera S Cabriolet<br />
Transfers In<br />
Roark Hayes<br />
San Antonio, TX<br />
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45 Years<br />
Cameron McMillen (Judy)<br />
40 Years<br />
Edward Martelle<br />
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25 Years<br />
Don Istook (Laurie)<br />
John Stahl (Vicky)<br />
15 Years<br />
Douglas Madsen (Barbara)<br />
Dallas<br />
Euless<br />
River Oaks<br />
Gilbert, AZ<br />
Heath<br />
10 Years<br />
Matthew Feighner (Mark)<br />
Kenneth Hamlett (Debra)<br />
Alex Tayem (Cindy)<br />
5 Years<br />
William Gillin (Corby Layne)<br />
Larry Glover<br />
Philip Hudkins<br />
Kenneth McKinsey (Jo)<br />
Patrick McPherson<br />
Melissa Schlenker (Rick)<br />
Robert Shiels<br />
Ralph Stotzer<br />
Robert Terrill (Bob)<br />
Colleyville<br />
Dallas<br />
Rockwall<br />
Dallas<br />
Arlington<br />
Wichita Falls<br />
Farmers Branch<br />
Aubrey<br />
Grapevine<br />
Allen<br />
Lucas<br />
Frisco<br />
9
“. . . it’s the people”: Rocketing and Glowing Red Hot - Stephanie Ho<br />
By Linda Bambina, Region PR Chair<br />
This month<br />
we are<br />
spotlighting<br />
a relatively<br />
new member who<br />
joined in 2012.<br />
This “rocket” person<br />
is Stephanie<br />
Ho, who burst on the scene from<br />
a quiet place on the sidelines to a<br />
“front and center” position.<br />
Stephanie took on responsibility<br />
and stepped up when she saw a need<br />
in the club, but not because it was<br />
an elected position, or even a position<br />
that existed on the Executive<br />
Board at all! She chose to revamp<br />
the club’s social activity as an unofficial<br />
“New Member Welcome<br />
Chair,” inviting new members to<br />
our Monthly Socials. Her personal<br />
invitations to newbies significantly<br />
increased our attendance at monthly<br />
meetings. Wearing her signature<br />
red silk and her mega-watt smile,<br />
she ensured that our members felt<br />
part of the events. Stephanie was<br />
achieving above and beyond what<br />
anyone else had ever done for our<br />
Socials and it got her noticed by the<br />
Board, especially since she was doing<br />
most if not all this work on her<br />
own. Little wonder that she is now<br />
OFFICIALLY a Board Member for<br />
our Happy Hour/Monthly Socials.<br />
Her enthusiasm has attracted others<br />
and made these monthly events a<br />
huge part of the club’s focus!<br />
When Stephanie was awarded Mav<br />
of the Month for a second time, Prez<br />
Jim said it so well:<br />
“We have many members who have<br />
passion for their Porsche and the<br />
club. No one exhibits that more<br />
than our MAV of the MONTH. I<br />
asked her to take on a committee<br />
and she has gone above and beyond<br />
in fulfilling that role. She cares especially<br />
deeply about new members.<br />
Even with a career that demands a<br />
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great amount of her time, she finds<br />
time to not only do an outstanding<br />
job with her committee, but also<br />
helps other* committees.”<br />
[*I found out from Stephanie that<br />
when she is promoting the Monthly<br />
Socials, she also puts a plug or two<br />
in for our other upcoming events,<br />
such as DEs, Rallies, and Sunday<br />
Drives. She is quite a champion for<br />
our Maverick Team!]<br />
Stephanie<br />
was born<br />
in Hong<br />
Kong, and<br />
remembers<br />
watching<br />
performance<br />
cars<br />
in competitions<br />
from<br />
her home,<br />
which<br />
Stephanie always overlooked<br />
enjoys Porsche the race<br />
social events course.<br />
What a location<br />
that had to have been! She<br />
heard the word Porsche way back<br />
then, and knew of the car and its<br />
superior engineering. Although she<br />
never did a test drive, she bought herself<br />
a beautiful Guards Red Cayman<br />
with only 1400 miles on it for her<br />
Photos courtesy of Stephanie Ho<br />
2010 birthday. Recently she bought<br />
a second Guards Red Porsche for<br />
another birthday, but this time it<br />
was a 997.2 Turbo S! Again, no test<br />
drive! She never doubted what an<br />
amazing car that it was. She enjoyed<br />
receiving Peoples’ Choice Concours<br />
d’Elegance Awards for her Turbo S<br />
at May at Mayo’s events two years in<br />
a row. She has only participated in<br />
one Autocross, but unfortunately<br />
it was on one of our sweltering hot<br />
days and there were some technical<br />
issues . . . not the best introduction<br />
to that event. She will have to go<br />
again.<br />
Stephanie tackles every new challenge<br />
with great focus, energy, and<br />
dedication. She came to the US when<br />
she was 18 to become an Aggie! Her<br />
brother was attending school at UT<br />
Austin, so there’s a great story there!<br />
During her freshman year, she paid<br />
a short summer visit to her brother<br />
and fearlessly enrolled for 12 hours<br />
of summer school. Like I said: focus<br />
and energy! She majored in<br />
Computer Science with a minor in<br />
Mathematics, but originally wanted<br />
to become a veterinarian. She loves<br />
animals, and has a 12-year old Shih<br />
Tzu named Teddy (Bear) who “has<br />
an attention deficit disorder.” That<br />
dog is nothing like its owner!<br />
Stephanie and her two Porsche loves - always in red!
Stephanie with her brother and her 911 Turbo S<br />
Admittedly dedicated to her work, Stephanie is the<br />
Chief Product Owner and Core Network Architect for a<br />
top-of-the-class North America product in a leading Information<br />
and Communications Technology company<br />
with over 110 thousand employees globally. Her strong<br />
commitment and determination to excel rarely permits<br />
her more than 4-5 hours of sleep on a weeknight. Despite<br />
her taxing schedule, we reap benefits because she<br />
is somehow able to give us so much of her time.<br />
Her latest interest is photography. She has attended<br />
both courses offered by Maverick member Charlie<br />
Davis, and is very impressed with him as a teacher. She<br />
took the October cover shot for <strong>Slipstream</strong>, but she<br />
mainly wants to learn to do better people pictures for<br />
the Socials.<br />
Stephanie told me she is indebted to a number of club<br />
members, especially Frank Briggs, John Hamilton, and<br />
myself, who welcomed her to the club and encouraged<br />
her enthusiastic participation.<br />
In my email to Stephanie for her Lavendou Social<br />
event, which had over 110 Mavericks attending the best<br />
French Provençal restaurant in North Dallas, I wrote,<br />
“You will be long-remembered for this ‘out of the box’<br />
idea!”<br />
During the Social event at Arthur’s, which celebrated<br />
the birthdays of Ferdinand and Ferry Porsche with over<br />
100 Mavericks, ex-Prez John Hamilton told Stephanie,<br />
“You have taken Socials to the highest level, and any<br />
potential successor would have big shoes to fill!”<br />
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11
Five Speed Chatter: Hit and Run, Part 1<br />
By Ash Seidl-Staley<br />
I<br />
cannot<br />
adequately<br />
express<br />
to you how livid<br />
I am right now!<br />
We have a saying<br />
in our club: “It’s<br />
not just the cars,<br />
it’s the people,”<br />
which, when used to describe PCA<br />
members, is an accurate and welcoming<br />
statement; but what about<br />
the rest of the people in the world?<br />
Does this credo apply to everyone?<br />
Recently, I have learned that the answer<br />
is no. Unfortunately for the rest<br />
of us kind hearted souls, there will<br />
always be negative, inconsiderate,<br />
selfish, and irresponsible people,<br />
many of them living in the same city<br />
as us! This two-part article, although<br />
mainly used as a vent to my frustrations,<br />
will describe my current situation,<br />
as well as give you some tips on<br />
some quick fixes in regards to body<br />
panel repair. Even though my emotions<br />
are running high, I promise to<br />
keep the language G-rated!<br />
On one fine Friday last month, I<br />
decided to hop in the 914 after I<br />
got home from work. With my busy<br />
schedule of work, graduate school,<br />
and home life with an infant boy, it<br />
had been a few days since I sat in the<br />
car. I was so excited to take the time<br />
to cruise around town; those little<br />
cars are so agile, fast, and just an<br />
absolute dream to drive. As I started<br />
the car, I looked in my driver’s side<br />
mirror and saw the most horrifying<br />
sight a Porsche owner can see. The<br />
driver’s side rear quarter panel was<br />
pressed in past the wheel! I jumped<br />
out of the car and inspected the disgusting<br />
spectacle.<br />
A hard hit on the driver’s side<br />
quarter panel of the 914 that<br />
obviously will not simply “buff out”<br />
Sure enough the car had been hit,<br />
but by what I couldn’t tell, at least<br />
initially. Expletive after expletive<br />
escaped from my mouth while I<br />
stormed around the parking lot. Inside,<br />
my gut twisted, I felt so much<br />
anger boiling up that I thought I<br />
was going to “stroke out” on the<br />
pavement. The first call I made was<br />
to my wife; my voice shuddered and<br />
cracked as I told her the news. Her<br />
tone was composed and supportive<br />
but I could tell she was just as concerned<br />
about the situation and was<br />
trying her best to ease my frustra-<br />
Photo courtesy of the Author<br />
tions. All attempts to subdue my<br />
temper failed; I wouldn’t let myself<br />
calm down. I couldn’t believe that<br />
this had happened to me or my car.<br />
After calling the police and my insurance<br />
company, the investigation<br />
began. The officer that came out<br />
was very sympathetic and helped me<br />
look for evidence. One of the first<br />
things we noticed was a few black<br />
marks on the driver’s side of the<br />
car. As the lines, found just behind<br />
the door-jam, streaked towards the<br />
wheel, the large dent increased<br />
in concavity. This monstrous dent<br />
pushed the metal further and further<br />
in until the fender lip was well<br />
within the parameters of the wheel<br />
well and resting on the tire. The<br />
most definitive piece of evidence we<br />
collected was the fact that my tire<br />
had specks of my paint on it. This<br />
meant, as the officer explained it to<br />
me, that someone with a larger vehicle<br />
i.e. a truck or SUV was backing<br />
out of the spot right next to mine,<br />
and hit my car with their tire. As<br />
they pulled back out of their spot,<br />
the section of tire that had rubbed<br />
against my car rotated and transferred<br />
my paint from the body panel<br />
to the rubber of my tire.<br />
Since no one saw the act, and the<br />
offender hadn’t left his insurance<br />
information or even a note, my<br />
options for achieving justice were<br />
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extremely slim. The police officer filed a report and<br />
told me that they would keep the case open until any<br />
new information became available. Her advice to me<br />
was to conduct my own investigation, to go out looking<br />
for cars in the area that might have red paint on their<br />
passenger side front tire. My insurance company was<br />
a little more forthcoming with their help. I was lucky<br />
to have uninsured motorist coverage on my policy, so<br />
a check would come in the mail in the wake of the released<br />
police report.<br />
For me, the real issue was not the claim payment or<br />
the cost of fixing the car, but the indecency of the individual<br />
who willingly failed to leave his or her information!<br />
I mean we all know that accidents happen, and<br />
the responsible thing to do is to own up to your mistakes.<br />
Was I the only one raised with a sense of conviction<br />
or honor? In the days that followed, the incident I<br />
went out in the early morning and late evening hours<br />
searching for any tire that would lead me to the culprit.<br />
After a week of searching I had come up empty. I then<br />
shifted my focus to what I was going to do about repairs.<br />
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the best of this horrendous situation, and how I ended<br />
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A GT4 Roadtrip: Diane, Sofia and the Trip Out West<br />
By Greg Dranow<br />
Late this summer, I was fortunate<br />
enough for Brenda (my wife)<br />
and I to enjoy our new GT4 on<br />
the roads and canyons of Southern<br />
California. Having grown up in the<br />
area, this was a combination of dream<br />
come true, homecoming as well as<br />
checking an item off the proverbial<br />
bucket list.<br />
I would be remiss if credit was<br />
not given to Bob Aines. This<br />
dream would not have been<br />
such a smooth reality had it<br />
not been for Bob’s referral of<br />
a professional transport contact.<br />
Thanks, Bob!<br />
Enough of the formalities...<br />
Holy jeez was this fun!! The<br />
car arrived in So Cal with 371<br />
miles on the odometer and as<br />
I now write, this same odometer<br />
reflects 1731 miles. 436 miles<br />
over 4 days of Mulholland Drive,<br />
Greg’s GT4 was the<br />
first one delivered at<br />
Porsche of Plano<br />
Photos courtesy of the Author<br />
The GT4 ready to tackle Mulholland Drive<br />
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Coast Highway thrown in. This may not sound like a lot<br />
of driving but the proximity of these locales provided<br />
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(shout out to the Santa Barbara Region) as well as Supercar<br />
Sunday which is a well established weekly show<br />
and shine type of event frequently attended by other<br />
automobile aficionados such as Jay Leno, Jeff Dunham<br />
and Jerry Seinfeld. Not sure if our welcome at each was<br />
the result of our glistening personalities or the GT4<br />
(likely the latter) but it was appreciated regardless.<br />
Heading towards Malibu Beach<br />
Some of you may have noticed in my odometer reference<br />
above that 371 and 436 does not equal 1731. The<br />
story continues...<br />
A few days later, I was able to return to Southern California<br />
and continue the journey. A leisurely trip up the<br />
coast, over the San Marcos Pass and up the 101 to San<br />
Francisco. Bittersweet as this portion of the journey was<br />
done with an empty passenger seat but I don’t get the<br />
feeling any complaints will be met with any sympathy<br />
so I will refrain. From there, Brenda joined me for the<br />
continuation of this journey to Laguna Seca to attend<br />
Rennsport Reunion V.<br />
Brenda joining up with Greg for the<br />
drive to Rennsport Reunion V<br />
What a gathering! As a newcomer, I didn’t know exactly<br />
what to expect. As a Porsche addict, however, I was<br />
not disappointed. James and Wendy Shoffit were kind<br />
enough to share some intel and suggestion over dinner<br />
on the Monterey Pier the evening prior but as first time<br />
attendees, we were still pleasantly overwhelmed. Old<br />
to new to everything in between. Watched some great<br />
cars perform on a beautiful track. Brenda’s favorite was<br />
the GT3 Cup cars with their mesmerizing exhaust notes<br />
paired with popping fuel cut offs of the rev limiters<br />
sounding like an angry swarm of bees. She was giddier<br />
than I!<br />
After Rennsport, with souvenirs and sunburns, we<br />
headed back to Southern California along Highway 1.<br />
While there was a fair amount of traffic, it was still a<br />
beautiful drive in a phenomenal Porsche with plenty<br />
of opportunities to play. One of the highlights was engaging<br />
the Sport Exhaust entering covered areas and<br />
tunnels, downshifting, and assertively sharing the right<br />
foot activated music with anyone and anything within<br />
100 meters. Brenda finally looked at me after my third<br />
symphony and said, “Are you having fun?” My response<br />
was simply a smile...<br />
The GT4 performed flawlessly. Having come from the<br />
911, this was a completely different experience. While<br />
the 911 (2009 997.2 S, in my example) is certainly no<br />
slouch, I could swear the GT4 was made with canyon<br />
driving as its blueprint. While we certainly were not<br />
driving at racing speeds, this seemed the perfect vehicle<br />
for this spirited style of driving. Those who know me<br />
know I am about analogies. Not to disappoint, here<br />
goes...<br />
Let’s correlate the 911 to Diane Lane. Great looking,<br />
full of class and definitely lights up any venue. (I have<br />
met her and she is all that and more). The GT4 is more<br />
of a Sofia Vergara. Holy crap I’m glad my heart is healthy<br />
as a trip to the ER could otherwise happen sooner than<br />
planned! Again, I am in no way implying the GT4 (or Ms.<br />
Vergara, for that matter) is without substance or that the<br />
911 (or Ms. Lane) is any less amazing or to be inferior in<br />
any way. The 911 is the iconic Porsche dream. They are<br />
both impressive by<br />
their own right and<br />
draw stares but for<br />
different reasons.<br />
Sometimes we want<br />
to bring something<br />
home to meet mom<br />
while other times<br />
we want to drive<br />
past the homestead Amazing scenery and GT4<br />
with our hair on fire<br />
making the dogs bark and the car alarms wail.<br />
Sofia, oops, the GT4 is currently tucked in under a<br />
cover in a garage in Southern California. Looking forward<br />
to the next adventure concluding with a return to<br />
Texas afterward. The suggestion box is open.<br />
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The East Texas Tour: Who is Ben Wheeler, and Why did Brooks<br />
Gremmels Buy His Town?<br />
By Tom Martin<br />
I<br />
needed a place where I could go<br />
for a beer. So declared Brooks Gremmels<br />
when asked why he dedicated all<br />
his efforts and a lot of his own money to<br />
resuscitate a tiny town in East Texas. One<br />
could only imagine that Brooks’ tongue was<br />
planted firmly in his cheek when he uttered<br />
that reply.<br />
Ben Wheeler isn’t much more than a bend in the road, 12<br />
miles east of Canton, in a land where men are men and sheep<br />
are nervous. The town is named after its first mailman from<br />
the 1870s. Benjamin Wheeler delivered the mail on muleback.<br />
If postman Wheeler were<br />
alive to deliver mail on this<br />
particular day, he’d see 37<br />
sparkling Porsches and a<br />
couple of exotic sports cars<br />
along his route, along with a<br />
dozen or so Model A Fords<br />
that gathered in the parking<br />
lot of Moore’s Store<br />
on the main drag in town.<br />
The Model A Club just happened<br />
to be holding one of<br />
their events on the same day<br />
. . . at the same place . . . at the<br />
same time. Go figure.<br />
An eclectic collection of<br />
cars in Ben Wheeler<br />
Poor Ben Wheeler had suffered the fate that so many towns<br />
had. Some towns came out winners, some didn’t. Ben Wheeler<br />
did not. The place was falling down. Buildings were vacant.<br />
Roofs were gone. Doors were missing. Weeds grew in the sidewalks.<br />
So, Brooks went to work to see if he could recapture the<br />
sense of community that existed before.<br />
Last year, some Maverick Region members from Tyler<br />
suggested holding a Saturday Drive somewhere between<br />
Dallas and Tyler. We extended an invitation, and Kurt<br />
Reuland came up with a pleasant 67.1-mile jaunt on the<br />
smooth, gently winding roads of East Texas.<br />
The town park was cleaned up, and now there is a gazebo<br />
and a stage. Musicians showed up and started playing fiddles<br />
and guitars. Soon there was a farmers’ market. An old wedding<br />
chapel and a library were physically moved to the town.<br />
The Children’s Library of Ben Wheeler got help from Half<br />
Price Books through their book donation program, “Half-Pint<br />
Books.” Children are encouraged to select five books to keep<br />
upon each visit and then pass them on to five more kids when<br />
they finish reading them. Kids now learn how to read because<br />
of Brook’s leadership.<br />
Photos by Tom Gomer<br />
Shortly after 10:00<br />
am, the first of four<br />
drive groups headed<br />
out, led by Kurt in<br />
his voluptuous Ferrari<br />
458 Italia. He<br />
was joined by a Lamborghini<br />
Murciélago<br />
and seven Porsches.<br />
The remaining Kurt’s Ferrari 458 Italia<br />
groups left at five<br />
minute intervals. The route was neat, clean and quick,<br />
and the roads were super smooth. And as expected,<br />
everyone’s radar detector went off while rolling into<br />
Brownsboro.<br />
Brooks Gremmels transformed Ben Wheeler, turning the Van<br />
Zandt County town into a thriving arts mecca. He and his<br />
wife Rese convinced artisans, including a hat maker, an embroidery<br />
expert and a master knife maker, to relocate to Ben<br />
Wheeler by offering them space, virtually rent-free. They created<br />
art galleries and shops, as well as two restaurants that feature<br />
live music. Gremmels created a non-profit foundation for Ben<br />
Wheeler, and obtained a federal grant to install a sewer system.<br />
The route was comprised solely of gentle sweepers and<br />
straights, so the pace seemed to be more leisurely than<br />
the typical Maverick drive of twisties that sap all of one’s<br />
concentration and attention. In fact, I discovered that<br />
there are these things called “cows” populating the very<br />
countryside that we hold all our drives on! Is that cool<br />
or what?<br />
Portrait of<br />
Brooks Gremmels<br />
Brooks was as generous with<br />
humor and fun as he was with<br />
money. He had Ben Wheeler<br />
declared the Feral Hog Capital<br />
of Texas, and then he created a<br />
huge party to celebrate what others<br />
find a nuisance. And boy,<br />
do they celebrate: there’s a hog<br />
queen, a parade with hog floats,<br />
and a pig bus. Instead of candy<br />
or Mardi Gras beads, plastic pig<br />
noses fly into spectators’ hands.<br />
And so after an hour enjoying the perfect weather out<br />
in the boonies, we landed once again at Moore’s Store<br />
for some lunch and camaraderie. After a chicken fried<br />
steak meal, my wife and I enjoyed the best apple cobbler<br />
we’ve ever had. A couple more things Ben Wheeler and<br />
nearby town Edom are known for: cobbler and pies.<br />
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In January of 2014, Brooks Gremmels passed away at the<br />
age of 70, from pancreatic cancer. He continues to be held in<br />
the utmost highest regard in Ben Wheeler and its surrounding<br />
hamlets.<br />
A picture of Brooks<br />
on the wall at<br />
Moore’s Store<br />
Go into any Italian joint in Hoboken,<br />
NJ, and you will see a picture of<br />
“Old Blue Eyes,” a Hoboken native,<br />
hanging on the wall. In Ben Wheeler,<br />
pictures of Brooks Gremmels shine<br />
upon those who come to visit the<br />
town he rebuilt. And why exactly did<br />
he do it? Because, in his own words,<br />
he came to realize that “Building a<br />
town from scratch was what I was<br />
meant to do with my life.”<br />
Many thanks to the drive group<br />
leaders: Kurt Reuland, John<br />
Glover, and Voy Mitchell, and to<br />
all the Mavericks who ventured out to East Texas for the<br />
drive. Kudos to Lindsey at Moore’s Store and her staff<br />
for accommodating us, and special thanks to Sherri Reuland<br />
and her Boot Campaign crew for speaking at the<br />
drivers’ briefing to raise awareness of the plight of our<br />
military veterans returning from the battlefields.<br />
See you on the next Drive!<br />
Jon Glover and Isabele Lombard, along with many<br />
other members, enjoyed lunch at Moore’s Store<br />
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Boxstoberfest <strong>2015</strong>: A Weekend Driving Hill Country Backroads<br />
By Nolo Contendere<br />
Photos by Tom Gomer<br />
Signs that signal<br />
the end<br />
of Summer<br />
and the beginning<br />
of Fall:<br />
• The beginning<br />
of a new<br />
school year<br />
• Labor Day<br />
• Switching from white straw<br />
to black felt cowboy hats<br />
• The autumnal equinox<br />
Oh yes, and then there’s Boxstoberfest,<br />
the annual Porsche Festival<br />
held in visitor-friendly Fredericksburg<br />
in the Hill Country of Texas.<br />
This year marked the 18th meeting<br />
of the event.<br />
Photoshoot at the Gillespie<br />
County Airport<br />
Since 1998, the year after the<br />
Porsche Boxster first landed on our<br />
shores, Boxstoberfest has been held<br />
in Fredericksburg, where the Boxster<br />
and Porsche faithful gather for<br />
a weekend of camaraderie, dining,<br />
driving, and partying. Fredericksburg<br />
is a mecca for sports car and<br />
motorcycle aficionados who come<br />
to take on the Hill Country roads,<br />
in particular the infamous “Twisted<br />
Sisters,” three Ranch Roads where<br />
one’s skills are challenged by a<br />
constant succession of tight switchbacks,<br />
sweepers, hairpins, and dips,<br />
and often with more than moderate<br />
elevation changes, offering a truly<br />
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kinesthetic and thrilling driving experience<br />
for the driver.<br />
Heading off on a drive<br />
Early arrivals to Boxstoberfest<br />
take advantage of the many attractions<br />
that Fredericksburg offers:<br />
the boutiques, restaurants, winery<br />
tours, and health spas, as well as the<br />
Nimitz Museum, Enchanted Rock<br />
State Natural Area, and especially<br />
the pre-drives offered by the organizers<br />
of the event. Early Friday evening,<br />
registration takes place at the<br />
Officers Club of the Hangar Hotel,<br />
where Porschephiles meet with old<br />
friends to chat and imbibe a favorite<br />
adult beverage.<br />
For most, the highlight of the weekend<br />
is the Saturday Drives. There<br />
are four scheduled spirited drives,<br />
a scenic drive, a gimmick rally, and<br />
this year a special “extended” drive,<br />
led by our former Tourmeister John<br />
Harvey, was added to the program.<br />
After the early Saturday morning<br />
photo-op lineup of Porsches along<br />
the tarmac of the Gillespie County<br />
Airport, we set off with the first<br />
group of the spirited drives, tackling<br />
Lots of participants<br />
the tight twisties of Old San Antonio<br />
Road and State Highway 16 before<br />
veering off onto Ranch Road 337,<br />
the first of the notorious Twisted Sisters<br />
on our route. After a very civil,<br />
yet unwelcome, chat with Constable<br />
Chalmers, we were back on track,<br />
climbing into the craggy hills until<br />
we happened upon a small group of<br />
extremely slow motorcyclists. Boxstoberfest<br />
rules dictate “no passing,”<br />
so we were stuck behind this 25 mph<br />
moving roadblock until our first<br />
stop. Major pain.<br />
Midway through the drive, the<br />
group stopped at the Frio River Canyon<br />
Motorcycle Shop for a quick rest<br />
stop and some nourishment. On the<br />
road again to finish up RR 337, and<br />
then after a short break on the relatively<br />
tame SH 55, we ventured onto<br />
RR 335, the second of the Sisters. It<br />
was quite a thrill to attack the twisties<br />
here, which were punctuated by<br />
roller coaster “yumps” that quite literally<br />
take your breath away.<br />
Getting to the bottom<br />
of some “yumps”<br />
Unfortunately, Maverick member<br />
Paul Farley suffered a slight “off”<br />
along the fallen rocks that line this<br />
part of the route, and suffered a<br />
cut sidewall on one of his front<br />
tires. His newer model Boxster is<br />
not equipped with a spare tire, so<br />
he and his wife, along with our tail<br />
gunner team, were stranded on the<br />
hills of RR 335 until a truck arrived<br />
to tow his ride to San Antonio to get
a new tire fitted . . . but not until Tuesday, three days<br />
later! This really made me appreciate that fact that the<br />
older Boxsters carry a usable donut in the frunk.<br />
the event: The Hangar Hotel, Stallion Capital Management,<br />
Xpel Technologies, Park Place Porsche, Griot’s<br />
Garage, Cool Caps, the Fredericksburg Convention<br />
Bureau, and Lone Star Region PCA. Some lucky party<br />
even won 3-day passes to the USGP at COTA this fall,<br />
courtesy of Stallion.<br />
Twisty roads everywhere you look<br />
The drive this year seemed rather long to us. It almost<br />
had me wishing we had packed a bedroll. Five and a half<br />
hours from the start, we rolled back into the parking lot<br />
of the Hangar Hotel, where I fantasized that there was<br />
a very large gin & tonic with my name scribbled in the<br />
frosty sweat of the glass holding that sweet elixir. And<br />
thanks to Mary at the Officer’s Club . . . there was.<br />
Barely got back in time to change into our tropical<br />
garb for the ending banquet, which was liberally fueled<br />
by libation. Many prizes were handed out at the<br />
final ceremony, courtesy of the generous sponsors of<br />
Mav member Tom Martin was a drive leader<br />
Many thanks to Michael Shasshere, Steve Boyd, and<br />
Walt Doyle, who consistently dedicate their efforts every<br />
year into orchestrating this wonderful event.<br />
See you all next year in Fredericksburg at the “Big<br />
House”!<br />
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My Second Porsche: The First Water Pumper<br />
By Tom Martin<br />
Photos courtesy of the Author<br />
The Porsche 924 started life as<br />
Volkswagen’s flagship sports<br />
car. VW commissioned Porsche<br />
to design the car, which developed a<br />
chassis and transmission that would<br />
work with the existing Audi 100 engine.<br />
VW also handled the suspension,<br />
utilizing a Golf steering rack, safety<br />
column and MacPherson struts, and control arms from<br />
the Scirocco. Porsche decided on a rear wheel drive<br />
layout, and the new design sported a four-speed transaxle<br />
moved back to drive the rear wheels. The clutch<br />
remained up front with the motor, and a rigid tube connected<br />
the motor and transaxle.<br />
VW abandoned the project before it could market the<br />
car, so Porsche jumped at the chance to introduce it<br />
to the public as their entry level model, but not before<br />
revising the coachwork and updating the interior.<br />
Initially, the water cooled, front engine layout of the<br />
924 was met with disdain by Porsche purists. Little<br />
did they know that the stellar 928 was waiting in the<br />
wings, poised to displace the venerable 911 as Porsche’s<br />
flagship model. History will show that this result never<br />
happened, but it is interesting to note that Porsche was<br />
seriously considering a front engine, rear wheel drive<br />
configuration as their path into the future.<br />
The launch 924 was available in four standard colors:<br />
Black, Rallye Yellow, Mars Red, and Signal Green. Two<br />
metallic colors, Marina Blue and Diamond Silver, were<br />
also offered as options. I ordered mine in Black, along<br />
with the Touring Package, which included alloy wheels<br />
and leather steering wheel, plus stabilizer bars.<br />
The original sticker showing included options<br />
Two months later, my new Porsche ported in New York.<br />
I picked her up from the dealer one night after work<br />
during the first week of January 1977 - in an ice storm<br />
on secondary roads. On secondary roads, one hour<br />
from home. It was borderline white knuckle driving, but<br />
the superb balance of the Porsche helped my fiancée<br />
and me get home in one piece.<br />
She was absolutely gorgeous, resplendent in her shiny<br />
black paint, complete with unmistakable new car smell.<br />
The shifter was short and smooth, a stubby affair with<br />
a rubber accordion boot; rowing through the gears<br />
was akin to sliding a hot knife through butter. With<br />
a near perfect 50/50 weight distribution, handling<br />
was phenomenal, but the engine was rather anemic.<br />
It didn’t matter though. Once you wound her up to<br />
redline in the gears, it was all about maintaining speed<br />
and keeping the momentum alive.<br />
Front and rear views of the beautiful 924<br />
Three months later, I was winding her above redline at<br />
autocrosses. I had some good results, but soon tired of<br />
the confined space and restricted speed. The 924 was at<br />
her best breathing freely, flat out in top gear on winding<br />
country roads. So I found solace there. And also several<br />
speeding tickets. It became necessary to retain an<br />
attorney. Some may regard this as the reckless abandon<br />
of youth; I look upon it as the result of an absurd,<br />
politically-mandated 55 mph speed limit in place at the<br />
time. But then again, I’m just sayin’ . . . .<br />
Some major life milestones occurred in that car. I<br />
brought my new wife home in the Porsche after our<br />
wedding. A few years later, I drove her to the hospital<br />
where she birthed our son, and brought them back<br />
home in the Porsche a few days later.<br />
Because many VW and Audi parts were incorporated<br />
into the 924, buying replacement parts became<br />
somewhat of a game. For example, when a new oil drain<br />
plug was needed, I got a better deal by asking for an<br />
Audi 100LS part. I had a bad habit of leaving my gas cap<br />
behind at gas stations when I refueled. When I went to<br />
the dealer and asked for a replacement cap for a 1977<br />
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Porsche 924, the quoted price was<br />
about $25.00. I quickly changed my<br />
request and asked for a gas cap for a<br />
1975 VW Rabbit. “But I thought you<br />
had a Porsche?” asked the attendant.<br />
“I was mistaken,” was my reply. The<br />
VW cap was $7.00.<br />
The 924 was my daily driver. In the<br />
winter of 1978, the Great Blizzard of<br />
’78 descended upon the Northeast.<br />
I was at work when it struck with<br />
alarming speed and intensity. It<br />
became rapidly apparent that the<br />
Porsche would have to remain in<br />
the factory parking lot. I parked<br />
her close to the side of the building<br />
and affixed a neon ball to the top<br />
of the radio aerial. Three days later,<br />
after the snow subsided, and after<br />
the snowplows moved the snow<br />
away from her, I found the Porsche<br />
completely enveloped in a huge<br />
block of snow. I hand-shoveled the<br />
snow away from the driver’s door<br />
and the exhaust pipe, crawled<br />
inside, and started her right up. She<br />
was a great trooper, that 924, never<br />
let me down.<br />
After seven great years and 107,000<br />
miles of ownership, the 924 met<br />
an untimely demise one sunny<br />
afternoon when a speeding Cadillac<br />
ignored a stop sign at a two-stop,<br />
four-way intersection and collided<br />
violently with the Porsche. In the<br />
ensuing crash, my head shattered<br />
the windshield. Concussed, I was<br />
somehow able to crawl away from<br />
the wreckage. An ambulance was<br />
dispatched and transported me<br />
to a nearby hospital. Failing the<br />
standard recognition tests, I was<br />
kept for observation. Then the<br />
A sad ending to Tom’s<br />
well-owned and driven 924.<br />
arduous procedure of removing the<br />
glass shards from my face began . . .<br />
without anesthesia.<br />
Several weeks later, after obtaining<br />
the insurance settlement, I<br />
purchased another 1977 924.<br />
Draped in Diamond Silver Metallic<br />
paint, she was a fine example of the<br />
model. She also served me well --<br />
until the divorce. I had to sell her to<br />
settle. After the smoke cleared, I<br />
tried to reclaim the past and<br />
purchased my third 924. Acting on<br />
impulse, and without due diligence,<br />
I ended up with a Porsche with<br />
problems. Enough problems to have<br />
me park her before her time. But<br />
not before my next Porsche.<br />
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Class Car# Name Driving Fastest<br />
4 239 Tom Leavitt Porsche 944 (1983/Tan) 76.460<br />
5 25 Mark Schnoerr Porsche 993 (1996/Black) 70.790<br />
5 590 Carey Spreen Porsche 911SC (1982/Guards Red) 73.580<br />
5 5 Travis Howard Porsche Boxster (2003/Blue) 74.005<br />
5 65 Robyn Howard Porsche Boxster (2003/Blue) 77.219<br />
6 56 Scott Wolthuis Porsche 911S (1975/Blue) 71.450<br />
6 156 Casey Wolthuis Porsche 911 (1975/Blue) 72.579<br />
6 510 Mike Farrar Porsche boxster s (2002/silver) 73.830<br />
6 245 Denny Payne Porsche Cayman (2007/Yellow) 73.919<br />
7 981 Ed Reynolds Porsche Cayman S (2014/Silver) 70.314<br />
9 916 Rick Gonzales Porsche 914 (1974/black) 69.282<br />
10 4 Rick Schwausch Porsche 911 (1999/Red/White) 65.800<br />
10 177 Chris Tabor Porsche GT3 (<strong>2015</strong>/White) 67.159<br />
10 93 David Hedderick Porsche Boxster S M030 (2001/Silver) 67.923<br />
10 39 Jim Hedderick Porsche Boxster S (2001/Silver) 69.781<br />
10 81 Jeff Herrmann Porsche 912 (1966/White-‐ish) 71.475<br />
10 15 Gary Leto Porsche 914 (1972/Green) 81.038<br />
1X 17 John Clark Honda Civic Si (1989/Red) 71.477<br />
1X 99 Kim Whitener Honda CRX (1988/Blue) 72.051<br />
1X 172 Jerrett Jan Mazda Miata (1993/Oreo White) 72.660<br />
1X 74 Gabby Garner Mazda Miata (1995/Merlot Mica) 74.011<br />
1X 77 Willie Manell Mazda Miata (1993/Black) 74.583<br />
1X 42 James Schwan Mazda Miata (1990/Red) 75.581<br />
1X 88 Mick Harrison Mazda MIata (2002/Yeller) 77.527<br />
2X 96 Scott Steider Nissan 350z (2003/Daytona Blue) 66.812<br />
2X 213 Chris Park Nissan 350Z (2003/Blue) 68.005<br />
2X 91 Armstrong Vongsavath Honda S2000 (2004/Sebring Silver) 69.246<br />
2X 199 David Whitener Honda CRX (1988/Blue) 69.492<br />
3X 159 Gary Kelley Lexus RC-‐F (<strong>2015</strong>/black) 70.939<br />
3X 61 Gene Arrington Chevy Stingray (<strong>2015</strong>/Black) 75.894<br />
3X 59 Richard Diller Lexus RC-‐F (<strong>2015</strong>/black) 79.204<br />
3R 111 Ken Orgeron BMW M3 (2011/White) 64.690<br />
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Maverick Monthly Social: Arthur’s Restaurant<br />
Photos by George Luxbacher and Stephanie Ho<br />
More than 100 Mavericks attended our birthday celebration Social for Ferdinand and Ferry Porsche in the private elegant VIP<br />
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stayed to dance the night away with the live band.<br />
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919 Hybrids at COTA: Lone Star Le Mans <strong>2015</strong><br />
By Carey Spreen<br />
The only appearance<br />
of<br />
the Porsche<br />
919 Hybrids in<br />
North America<br />
this year took place<br />
September 17-19<br />
at the Circuit of<br />
the Americas Formula One track<br />
near Austin. The fifth round of the<br />
FIA World Endurance Championship,<br />
along with the eleventh race<br />
in the IMSA Tudor United Sports<br />
Car Championship series, brought<br />
a total of eight national and international<br />
racing classes to Texas,<br />
including production-based GT cars<br />
and purpose-built prototypes.<br />
You can read all about the race<br />
results elsewhere (spoiler alert: a<br />
Porsche 919 Hybrid took the overall<br />
win in the 6-hour endurance race),<br />
so I’m going to talk about the experience<br />
from the PCA members’<br />
point of view.<br />
This year, as in 2014, Porsche Cars<br />
North America hosted a Porscheplatz<br />
hospitality tent next to the<br />
Turn 1 grandstands at the top of the<br />
hill. But it was much more than just<br />
a place to sit down and get out of the<br />
sun – PCNA had arranged for special<br />
guests to drop in between track<br />
sessions.<br />
Porsche Team drivers Patrick Pilet,<br />
Nick Tandy, Brendon Hartley, Neel<br />
Jani, and – wait for it – Mark Webber<br />
put in an appearance on Friday.<br />
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The Porscheplatz tent<br />
Apparently Mr. Webber was at first<br />
a bit fan-shy, perhaps from his experience<br />
with European F1 fans,<br />
but after a while he began to warm<br />
up to the group of knowledgeable<br />
Porsche Club members. Although<br />
he didn’t make another appearance<br />
on Saturday, the hope is that he will<br />
make more of an effort to meet with<br />
his PCA fans in the future. Unfortunately,<br />
though, the PCA ladies were<br />
disappointed when Patrick Dempsey<br />
failed to make an appearance in the<br />
Porscheplatz tent this year . . .<br />
Porsche LMP1 and GTE-Pro drivers<br />
Saturday was race day, with the Tudor<br />
United SportsCar Championship<br />
race running from 11:30 am to<br />
2:15 pm, and a 6-hour World Endurance<br />
Championship race beginning<br />
at 5 pm. This meant all of the drivers<br />
were busy focusing on their jobs, but<br />
they still found time to drop in again<br />
for a question-and-answer session.<br />
This time we saw and heard Brendan<br />
Hartley, Marc Lieb, Romain<br />
Dumas, and Timo Bernhard talk<br />
briefly about how much they liked<br />
COTA as a race facility, and racing<br />
in the US in general. Also in the<br />
lineup were Paul Gregor, PCNA’s<br />
Manager of Porsche Clubs in North<br />
America; Alex Hitzinger, Director of<br />
Engineering of the LMP1 project for<br />
Porsche Motorsport; and Andreas<br />
Seidl, Team Principal of the LMP1<br />
works team at Porsche Motorsport.<br />
After they spoke, the floor was<br />
opened for questions from the<br />
audience. One fan asked which<br />
track the drivers liked the most to<br />
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drive the 919 Hybrid on. Before<br />
anyone could hand him a microphone,<br />
Timo Bernhard shouted out<br />
“Nordschleife!”referring of course<br />
to the infamous north loop of the<br />
Nürburgring. This brought out<br />
laughter all around from the crowd,<br />
although ultimately the other drivers<br />
agreed, acknowledging the historic<br />
14-mile racetrack as their true<br />
favorite.<br />
Other PCNA and Porsche Motorsport<br />
North America dignitaries<br />
made a brief appearance, including<br />
Owen Hayes (PMNA Director of<br />
Operations), Jens Walther (PNMA<br />
President and CEO), Andre Oosthuizen<br />
(PCNA VP of Marketing),<br />
and even Detlev von Platen (PCNA<br />
President and CEO).<br />
And of course PCA President<br />
Caren Cooper was there, as well as<br />
Zone 5 Representative Lynn Friedman,<br />
and Regional Presidents Tracy<br />
Gross (Hill Country) and Jack Merrill<br />
(Longhorn) worked all weekend<br />
to keep things on schedule. Other<br />
PCA folks in attendance were past<br />
National President Manny Alban,<br />
National Treasurer Aaron Ambrosino,<br />
and Porschplatz/Car Corral<br />
Coordinator Tuffy von Briesen.<br />
On-track Porsche action<br />
If you haven’t been to a Porscheplatz<br />
yet (and there are several<br />
around the country each year, not<br />
just at COTA), make it a point to get<br />
to one next year. It will be a memorable<br />
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Boot Campaign: Giving Back with Heart and Sole<br />
Provided by the Boot Campaign<br />
Americans have been expressing<br />
their love for<br />
this country for generations,<br />
and showing gratitude to<br />
those who defend her is part<br />
of that history. When we raise<br />
a flag or tie a yellow ribbon<br />
around a tree, we declare our<br />
support for those who defend our freedom. For Boot<br />
Campaign, patriotism means lacing up a pair of combat<br />
boots and striking up a conversation. It’s a tangible way<br />
to say “thanks” to service members and veterans. And<br />
that’s not all; the national 501(c)(3) charitable organization<br />
has been walking the walk and talking the talk<br />
since 2009, but they’re also putting their money where<br />
their mouths are, providing more than $2M in financial<br />
support to military families of all generations.<br />
So, why boots? Combat boots are standard in the armed<br />
forces community; they’re a recognized marker of military<br />
service around the world. Pair them with a suit or<br />
a skirt or a cocktail dress, and the contrast in fashion<br />
is an instant attention-getter. And that’s the point. As<br />
civilians, many of us assume the government takes care<br />
of everything for military families, but that’s just not the<br />
case. By sharing both the challenges faced in the military<br />
community and their inspiring stories of triumph,<br />
civilians begin to see why it’s important to give back to<br />
the men and women who sacrifice so much for all of us.<br />
At Boot Campaign, it’s called “awakening the patriot,”<br />
and it’s happening every day across the country.<br />
With an unconventional approach to showing patriotism,<br />
it’s not surprising that Boot Campaign taps into a<br />
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from retail sales and events, donations and corporate<br />
sponsorships fund assistance programs that help<br />
military families when they need it most. What’s more,<br />
the group pays close attention to the bottom line, maximizing<br />
efficiency and productivity to keep operational<br />
expenses low. More than 80% of funds raised support<br />
their mission of patriotism, awareness and assistance –<br />
that’s the gold standard in the nonprofit world, and it’s<br />
not easy in our “it takes money to make money” society.<br />
Another innovative way Boot Campaign helps veterans<br />
is through relationships with other like-minded nonprofits.<br />
It’s impossible for one organization to meet all<br />
the diverse and complex needs facing military families,<br />
so in addition to helping with short term expenses, career<br />
and education grants and housing support, Boot<br />
Campaign connects clients with resources prepared to<br />
deal with other areas of need. Building a collaborative<br />
network means military families get the help they need<br />
when they need it.<br />
What began as a simple idea to put on a pair of combat<br />
boots has since turned into a multi-million dollar nonprofit<br />
with a global reach, but in many respects, not<br />
much has changed. Boot Campaign still wants to see<br />
Americans in boots – 1.4 million, in fact, to represent<br />
the number of active duty troops around the world.<br />
They still want to give a great big “thank you” to veterans,<br />
service members and their families, and they still<br />
want to give back to the ones who defend our freedoms<br />
so we don’t have to. Are you ready to get your boots on?<br />
To learn more, please visit BootCampaign.org.<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 year, make, model, color, 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. No dealers please!<br />
For Sale: 2011 Porsche 911, Black exterior with back<br />
interior. Original owner, still under original warranty,<br />
PDK, 12 way power heated/vented seats, BBS 19”<br />
wheels, Texas car, clear bra, bi xeon headlights, sport<br />
crono, Bose stereo, active suspension mgmt, Dynamic<br />
cornering lights, Navigation, 3 spoke steering wheel,<br />
always covered and garaged, looks, drives, and<br />
smells like new. annual oil changes since new at<br />
dealer. Mileage:6,700 miles, asking $56,000. Contact<br />
Richard Lester, 817-307-4815 or Lesters1984@<br />
verizon.net. (11)<br />
For Sale: 1995 993 Porsche 911 Convertible, Red<br />
with tan interior. 49,100 original miles. Air Cooled 6<br />
cyl engine, Tiptronic transmission. New tires. Bone<br />
stock original car. Maintained by Park Place Porsche<br />
for the last 6 years. Car is in excellent condition,<br />
everything works. Asking $38,000. Contact Bud<br />
Carmichael, 214-957-7707 or budcar3773@gmail.<br />
com. (11)<br />
For Sale: 2000 Porsche Boxster, 5sp. Rare Arena<br />
red, black top, grey leather interior, windstop, crest<br />
wheel centers, 17 in turbo wheels, great Michelins,<br />
radio upgrade w/CDR 220, sport touring package,<br />
L&N IMS upgrade by Moorespeed, rms, pilot<br />
bearing, throwout bearing, Sachs HD clutch, new<br />
motor mount, coolant reservoir, horn contactor ring,<br />
top safety switch, new battery. New spark plug tubes,<br />
seals & water pump @ 44k. Body, interior, & top<br />
excellent. 52k Always garaged, no DE’s, senior owner.<br />
Asking $14,900. Contact Harry Filbey, 972-768-6839<br />
or hfilbey@aol.com. (10)<br />
For Sale: 1972 Porsche 914, with a zero mile 1.8<br />
freshly overhauled engine. Older repaint in Ivory white<br />
is holding up well. Just tuned by Zims Auto Technik.<br />
Upgraded side shifter transmission, shift linkages<br />
nearly new. Pedal cluster overhauled. Battery tray<br />
nearly new. Original fuel injection working perfectly<br />
and reliably. New sail and roll bar trim, new bottom<br />
seat covers, original AM radio. Fuchs wheels painted<br />
and polished with Porsche center caps. Chrome<br />
bumpers front & rear, leather steering wheel ,center<br />
seat pad, center console, driving lights in bumper with<br />
chrome grilles. Engine professionally overhauled by<br />
GEX air cooled engine specialists. View full details<br />
at EstateSales.NET: http://www.EstateSales.NET/<br />
TX/North-Richland-Hills/76182/979311. Contact<br />
Brad Bailey, 817-371-2255 or BradandJeannette@<br />
earthlink.net. (10)<br />
For Sale: 1986 911 Carrera Targa, 138k miles new<br />
paint runs great. $28k. Contact Jacob Horn and email<br />
me for photos, jacobhorn2@icloud.com (10)<br />
For Sale: 1981 euro sc Race Car, Black; recent major<br />
tune/transmission overhaul; buckley headers; 2 sets<br />
buckley wheels. Weight 2450 with extra lead weights<br />
if needed. Holds track records at Eagles Canyon and<br />
Hallett when a D car; now an E car with rare euro sc<br />
engine with approx 200 hp. Never wrecked; stored at<br />
MSR. Selling car as I am getting too old. $24,500.<br />
Contact Myron Krupp at GT3KRUPP@ATT.NET or<br />
682 -888-3804. (10)<br />
If you see an<br />
item in the<br />
PCA store<br />
online that<br />
is not in our<br />
Mav store, we<br />
can request<br />
it. Send an<br />
email with the<br />
specifics to<br />
the address<br />
shown here.<br />
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For Sale: 2004 Boxster S, Beautiful Lapis Blue<br />
Metallic with Graphite Gray Convertible Top &<br />
Leather Interior, 22k, Tiptronic Auto, PS, PB, Bose<br />
Sound Package with CD, Bi-Xenon headlights, 18”<br />
Turbo II Wheels, Porsche Stability Management<br />
Package, L&N IMS Upgrade, 4 new Michelin Super<br />
Sports, Battery & Alignment. Superb Condition!<br />
Looks, drives & smells like a brand new car. Have 2<br />
keys, Owners Manual, Window Sticker. Never Raced.<br />
Clean CarFax. No Wrecks. Needs Nothing. $23,975.<br />
Call for photos. Contact James Ford, 214-886-6141 or<br />
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Around the Bend...<br />
By Jim Hirsch, Managing Editor<br />
What’s in a name?<br />
“What’s in a name? that which we call a rose<br />
By any other name would smell as sweet.”<br />
― - William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet<br />
You probably remember studying Shakespeare and that<br />
particular line in high school a year or two ago. If not,<br />
you need to take a refresher course on the classics, and<br />
no, I’m not offering that here!<br />
“Porschephile” is a name often given to members of the Maverick Region,<br />
and rightfully so. The Urban Dictionary provides this definition: One who<br />
is addicted to Porsches to the point of owning one or many; studying the history of<br />
them so as to be knowledgeable of everything Porsche.<br />
In case you’re still wondering if that name fits you or not, do you exhibit<br />
any of these behaviors?<br />
• The pattern on your front lawn says PORSCHE and you have a Porsche<br />
crest on your driveway.<br />
• If you think 944 is followed by 951 and not 945.<br />
• Your house is Guards Red. The front door is Speed Yellow and the trim<br />
is Silver GT. Or any combination of the above. You think it looks great!<br />
• And finally, is your motto “You Can’t Buy Happiness But You Can Drive<br />
A Porsche And That’s Pretty Much The Same Thing”?<br />
Yes, I guess Porschephile is a name we can all identify<br />
with, so get out this month and enjoy your Porsche!<br />
On a sad note, we lost a long time Maverick Region<br />
member, Les Moncus to cancer in early October. Les and<br />
wife Trish have a home in Spicewood Texas.<br />
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