Slipstream - April 2017

Sprockets: How to Fill Garage Space
By David Robertson, Region President
his month our third of three garage spaces
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has been occupied by a new automobile. I
have been saving this space for an early ‘80s
911 SC Cabriolet complete with that iconic
whale tail, or a Boxster that my wife has been wanting
for a few years now. I could also imagine an ‘80s 911
Targa or even a new Macan in the spot. This space
has mostly been storage for certain yard implements
and a few unfinished projects in anticipation of that
day when the new addition arrives, to sit under the appropriate
wall art that has been specially ordered and
displayed next to the gloriously engineered machine.
Well, rather unceremoniously my wife’s employer issued
her a company car and, as they say, that is that.
Did I mention that we have two automobiles already,
and only one of them is a Porsche? Don’t get me wrong:
I am extremely thankful and blessed to have a house,
a Porsche, and a garage to begin with, and this is certainly
the granddaddy of first-world problems to face,
but it is a dilemma nonetheless. I have covered all the
options in my head, from putting in a lift, to adding on
to the garage, or just buying a new house. There is also
the option of purchasing a car condo that I could build
out to my specs (hint: these condos are advertised in
Slipstream). The last option usually encourages even
more car collecting, as space is no longer an issue. For
one reason or another, none of these choices is really
an option for me, so I have finally decided that we probably
just don’t need the non-Porsche, non-company
automobile. It may be a while until the perfect Porsche
takes its rightful place in the garage, but its spot will be
there waiting, with plenty of space on the walls for the
appropriate accoutrement.
As a member of this club, I have plenty of opportunities
to see examples of the automobiles I imagine
taking that coveted third spot in my garage someday. I
also get to discuss all the details of owning, driving, and
maintaining a particular model with its owner. At our
first Mavs & Mochas on March 11 we had over 120 automobiles
on display, and I could envision most of them
sitting in my garage! There was a little bit of everything,
from early Porsches to very rare late models. Many of
these cars you will never see anywhere else. The new
Mavs and Mochas event is an immediate hit with our
members and I encourage you to get out to the next
one on April 8 at Zims Autotechnik in Bedford. This
is a very informal come-and-go event where we all just
grab a cup of coffee, catch up with old friends, meet
new people, and see lots of great Porsches!
Be sure to check out our upcoming events section
on pages 16-17 and participate whenever possible.
SAUL FRAIRE, Chef-Proprietor
1235 William D. Tate Ave
Grapevine, TX 76051
817-329-6995
MAV OF THE MONTH: Tony Lisotta
Our Maverick Region
is fortunate to welcome
approximately 300 new
members each year who
bring new perspectives
and energy to all of our
club activities. Our Mav
of the Month is one of
these relatively new members
who joined PCA on September 23, 2014. In that
short amount of time, Tony Lisotta engaged hundreds
of Mavericks by founding and hosting a Porsche-only
“cars and coffee” type of gathering each month since
May, 2015. Just last month, Tony graciously agreed to
transition that private gathering to become an official
Maverick Region monthly social event. As I mentioned,
the first Mavs & Mochas took place on March 11 at
Highland Park Village and was a very big success.
In addition, Tony got the MSR track fever by first
participating in the SCCA Track Night in America program
in 2015. From that experience, he has moved to
become a regular participant (now Blue solo) in our
Region Drivers’ Education program and exercises his
911 in the manner for which it was engineered.
Congratulations, and thank you Tony for “Driving
Friendships” in our club for almost three years. Enjoy
your gift certificate from our friends at the Silver Fox in
Grapevine.
2 April