Slipstream - March 2015
The monthly newsletter of the Maverick Region of the Porsche Club of America
The monthly newsletter of the Maverick Region of the Porsche Club of America
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Carey On...<br />
By Carey Spreen, Managing Editor<br />
As I write this in mid-February,<br />
the northeastern US is experiencing<br />
record-breaking snowfalls,<br />
while here in the DFW area we<br />
have been basking in 60-70 degree<br />
temperatures, at least during the daylight<br />
hours. While those of us with allwheel-drive<br />
Porsches might want to try<br />
a drive in that New England snow just to see how the<br />
cars deal with the white stuff, it’s nice to know that the<br />
rest of us, whose rear-drive Porsches wait impatiently in<br />
our garages for the driving season to begin, don’t have<br />
much longer to go.<br />
By the time you read this, the first Autocross of the year<br />
in partnership with Equipe Rapide will have taken place<br />
at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie. If you missed it, or<br />
are still on the fence about what it’s all about, check out<br />
Autocross Chair Wes Lincoln’s article on page 22. He<br />
answers a lot of questions you might have about what<br />
to expect at one of these very fun, very competitive,<br />
yet very safe driving events. As you have likely heard<br />
before, “every Porsche is a race car,” and there is no<br />
better place to safely learn the limits of your car than<br />
at an Autocross, so come on out this month to see for<br />
yourself. There are two in <strong>March</strong> (22 and 29), both at<br />
Lone Star Park.<br />
For something a bit more high-speed, the second event<br />
in our Drivers’ Education series takes place the weekend<br />
of <strong>March</strong> 14-15. If you have wondered what it’s like<br />
to drive your car on a real racetrack at speed, a DE is the<br />
place to be. Your instructor will show you the fastest and<br />
safest way around the track, and you will have a blast<br />
learning how to do it!<br />
If you’re wondering just what it takes to pass a DE Tech<br />
Inspection, you’re in luck. Our Tech Session Chair Ed<br />
Mullenix will be hosting a Tech Session on just that<br />
subject at his shop, Mullenix Motorsport, on Saturday,<br />
<strong>March</strong> 21. Go see what will pass and what won’t . . .<br />
Sunday Drive Co-Chairs Tom Martin and Neill Flood<br />
also have their inaugural tour this month, starting in<br />
Garland and ending up at the Cavanaugh Flight Museum<br />
at Addison Airport. Should be a fun drive.<br />
We have lots of stuff to do, so try something new!<br />
Read on!<br />
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