Slipstream - May 2015

Around the Bend...
By Jim Hirsch, Managing Editor
Moving into the editor’s chair
for Slipstream would be an
intimidating task for anyone,
unless, of course, you have the previous
editor standing with you like I do.
Carey Spreen has helped shepherd this
award winning magazine for the past
three years and continues to perform
an important role even in his “retirement”.
He is the chief grammar and spelling enforcer!
Not only that, as I enter into just my second year as
a member of the Maverick Region, Carey serves as my
historian – he knows so many members that if we need
a photo, some missing information, or even how to contact
another member – Carey has all of the answers!
So, what can you expect from me as the day-to-day
editor of Slipstream? Certainly no big change since this
formula has proven to be so successful. But there is a
reason I chose “Around the Bend” for my column
heading each month.
As you drive your Porsche, you always want to
be aware of what’s ahead, not what is passing by
or what you’ve already passed. This is essential to
great driving, whether on a road course or an autocross,
and especially on the highway and in town. As you’ve
heard from your track instructor many times, “You don’t
steer the car with your hands, you steer with your eyes.”
If you continue steering with your eyes, you’ll make the
minor adjustments necessary to correct the car’s path,
which becomes paramount if you’re off-road and a tree
or tire wall is looming in your path! Hmmm, just talking
about driving makes me want to read this issue and look
for our Autocross results and upcoming Gimmick Rally,
DE, AX, and Saturday Drive events!
I’ll use that philosophy for all issues of Slipstream as
well. I’ll look “around the bend” to what is coming on
the club horizon and make sure our members have a
chance to read about it here each month. To be even
more timely, I’ll post regularly to our club Facebook
group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/mavpca/
and provide daily updates to remind you of club
and other Porsche events and news via our Twitter
feed at https://twitter.com/MaverickPCA
and hashtag of #mavpca. Read on to see what’s
“around the bend” in this month’s issue!
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