PCA Chesapeake Region Patter - March 2018

Chesapeake Region
Patter
Volume 57, Issue 659
March 2018
Slot Car Racing!
Tech Sessions
Engine Build!

Chesapeake Region
Events Calendar
Month Day Event Time Venue
March 3 Spring New Member Party 9:00 AM Porsche of Silver Spring
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Home & Garden Show – Free
Entry MD Fair Grounds, Combine
with Community Service
Timonium Fairgrounds
Event
9-11
WERK’S REUNION
Concours D’Elegance
Amelia Island
14 Volunteer Appreciation Party 6:30 PM
Carson’s Creek Restaurant
1110 Beech Dr, Middle River, MD
21220
16-18 Zone 2 DE MAR VIR
17
Tour & Rally School / Driving
Tour
Collector's Car Corral, Owings Mills
20 Social 6:00 PM Houlihan’s—Columbia
23-24 Zone 2 Presidents Meeting
24 TECH Classic Car 8:30 AM Porsche of Towson
Autocross Instructor School followed
25
by a Test & Tune
28 Board Meeting
April 7 Intro to Autocross School
10 Social
Hershey Porsche Swap Meet
21
tour
25-28 Treffen Santa Ana Pueblo, NM
Garage Crawl with Tech Committee
May 12
Baltimore County
19 Autocross Event #2
24 May Social TBD
Memorial Weekend Gimmick
26
Rally
Howard County
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Club Information
Events Calendar ............................ Editor
PCACHS Board Member Directory .... Editor
Membership & Anniversaries ... Minta Miller
Monthly Features
President’s Message .......... Michael Murphy
Ron’s Ramblings ........................ Ron Farb
History Channel PCA-Style ........ Bob Rassa
Porsche in the News ....................... Editor
Engine Build ......................... Aaron Miller
.Upcoming Events
MD Home & Garden Show.. ... Jay Plummer
March New Member Party ....... Minta Miller
Tour and Rally Schedule.. ...... Aniano Arao
March Tech Event.. ............... Jim Earlbeck
Past Events
Reflected Images—Tech.. ...... Jim Earlbeck
Super Slot Cars.. .............. Terrell Williams
Market
For Sale ....................................... Editor
Name & Car Badges ....................... Editor
PCACHS Jacket .............................. Editor
PCA License Plates .... Bruce & Laurie Tarsia
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PCA-CHS is...
The Chesapeake Region of the Porsche Club of America (PCACHS) serves it’s
club members and hosts activities within the Baltimore, Annapolis and surrounding
geographic area, including Maryland’s Eastern Shore. The general
objectives of PCACHS are, as indicated in the by-laws:
• Promote the highest standards of courtesy and safety on the roads.
• Promote the enjoyment and sharing of goodwill and fellowship engendered
by owning a Porsche vehicle and engaging in such social
or other events as may be agreeable to the membership.
• Promote the maintenance of the highest standards of operation
and performance of the marquee by sharing and exchanging technical
and mechanical information.
• Establish and maintain mutually beneficial relationships with Porsche
AG, Porsche Cars North America (PCNA), Porsche dealers,
and other independent service sources to the end that the
marque shall prosper and continue to enjoy its unique leadership
and position in sports car annals.
• Promote the interchange of ideas and suggestions with other
PCA Regions throughout North America and the world, and in
such cooperation as may be desirable.
• Establish such mutually cooperative relationships with other car
clubs as may be desirable.
• Establish a community service initiative with the goal of engaging
members to participate in activities that benefit the community
through fundraising or volunteering of time.
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PCA CHS Board
President ........................................ Michael Murphy
Vice President ...................................... Lynda Sobus
Treasurer ............................................ Vincent Rock
Secretary ............................................. Aaron Miller
Past President ..................................... Claude Taylor
Autocross ............................................... Pat Walker
Autocross .............................................. Ryan Golom
Editor ......................................................... Al Saxon
Editor ........................................................ Ron Farb
Publicity ................................................. Pat Walker
Social ............................. Eugene & Sharon O’Dunne
Tech Session .........................................Jim Earlbeck
Tech Session ...................................... Randy Richter
Tour/Rally ............................................ Aniano Arao
Tour/Rally ............................................. Randy Moss
Safety Chair .......................................... John Jensen
Chief Driving Instructor ............................. Ellen Beck
Community Service .............................. Hanna Golom
Community Service ........................ Rebecca Earlbeck
Concours d’Elegance ............................... Ron Gordon
Concours d’Elegance ............................ Doug Ehmann
Concours d’Elegance ............................ Donna Brandt
Chesapeake Challenge ............................. Minta Miller
Chesapeake Challenge ........................... Jay Plummer
Historian ................................................. Bob Rassa
Membership .............................. Minta & Aaron Miller
Webmaster ................................. Terry DellaVecchia
Insurance .................................................. Lee Rock
PCA License ........................... Laurie & Bruce Tarsia
PCA Zone 2 Representative ......... Rose Ann Novotnak
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Membership & Anniversaries
Primary Members: 919 March 2018
Affiliate Members: 513
Life Members: 1
Total Members: 1433 Aaron & Minta Miller
New Members: 8
Steve Heier Kingsville, MD 2016 Macan S, Grey
Andrew Keffalas Pasadena, MD 2015 Boxster GTS, Carrera White
Eric Kuehn Forest Hill, MD 2015 911 Turbo, Racing Yellow
Kevin LaTulip Lutherville, MD 2006 Boxster, Gray
Bill Layman White Hall, MD 2008 Cayenne Turbo, Meteor Gray
Mark Miller Westminster, MD 2006 911 Carrera 4S, Blue
James Parker Glenn Dale, MD 2017 718 Boxster
Samuel, Wright Harve de Grace, MD 1999 911 Carrera, Blue
Test Drive Participants: 2
• Gary Haines – Bel Air, MD
• George Riley – Severna Park, MD
Transfer In: 5
• Seth & Alyn Breger From: Potomac (POT)
• Ryan Carignan & Crystal Powers From: (POT)
• James Parker From: Potomac (POT)
Transfer Out: 2
• William Druschel To: Keystone (KEY)
• Nauman Siddiqi To: Potomac (POT)
Anniversaries:
30 Years
• John Masti
10 Years
• Ngoc Chu
• Thai Giang
• Robert & Katherine Laws
5 Years
• Patricia Bender & Mary Elizabeth Crow
• Marcus Frank
• Brett Gordon
• Stuart Gordon
• Reginald Hightower & Milton Johnson
• Dennis Perez
• Kiva & Angela Smallwood
1 Year
• David Emerson
• Kenneth & Magdalene DeVault
• Chris Frederick
• Bruce Herwald
• Michael Niedwiecki
• Mike Pierce
• Rob Sass
• Jonathan Silverman
• Arlene Simms
• Nicholas Smeresky
*** Please excuse us for any inconsistencies in reports
as PCA HQ continues to improve our system.***
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President's Message
sche mechanic. Get the latest information directly
from the source at Porsche Cars North America's Area
East Training Facility and Parts Warehouse. Topics
range from how to balance carburetors to understanding
how the new hybrid systems work”. To
read further and see photos of the facility at the
time of the event, log onto https://www.pca.org/
event/2018-01-08/tech-tactics-east-2018. This is a
must attend event for anyone who wants to “look
under the hood” and learn all things technical about
their Porsche.
Now that we are into the month of March, we are
into winter’s home stretch and I for one am looking
forward to getting outdoors and driving my Porsche.
Looking back at February for a minute, there were a
number of events that I and other Chesapeake
members were most fortunate to attend, including:
“Techtactics East”, the “Super Slot Car Night” and
the “Social” at Carrabba’s Hunt Valley. “Techtactics
East” was held on the 17 th and was organized by
PCA National at Porsche’s mid-Atlantic training and
vehicle parts distribution warehouse in Easton, PA.
To quote the event description from our PCA National
website: “Tech Tactics East is a long-running
PCA event in which attendees learn about Porsches
new and old and other technical subjects. A mix of
Porsche employees and independent authorities in
the Porsche world bring their knowledge to one
place for a day of presentations and Q&A.” The description
continues: “Tech Tactics is a day dedicated
to Porsche technical information. This event is for
the casual information gatherer to the everyday Por-
As a Region, we are also fortunate to have Terrell
and Lori Williams as our super Chesapeake Region
volunteers who run the annual “Super Slot Car
Night”. But let’s not forget that without additional
assistance from Ellen Beck, Bob Gutjahr and Minta
and Aaron Miller, this event would not be the success
that it is without their effort. Were you aware
this event also included a Chili Cook-Off?
Guess how many Chili entries
there were? To learn
who had the best Chili, you’ll
need to go no further than
read Terrell’s comprehensive
article in this edition of
the Patter.
We closed out February with our monthly Social organized
by Eugene (Gene) O’Dunne at Carrabba’s of
Hunt Valley. Over 34 members signed up to attend
our monthly get together to share good camaraderie
with your fellow Chesapeake Region members over
a meal and libation of your choice. What a great
turnout and to see so many Porsche vehicles so early
in the season!
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President's Message
Now, let’s take a look forward to the month of
March and see what we have planned. There are no
less than 10 events on the calendar for March!
Starting with our first New Member Party of the
year hosted by Casey Parkin of Porsche of Silver
Spring. Come out and meet the New Members and
have a pastry and coffee with long-time members
such as Laurie and Bruce Tarsia who have been
members since 1979 or National Safety Chair Dan
Dazo who has been a member since 1974! So please
sign up at www.clubregistration.net so our Membership
Chairperson, Minta Miller, will have an accurate
count to pass along to Casey so he may provide
the appropriate number of bagels, pastries and
coffee.
The very next day on March 4 th , we are headed to
the Timonium State Fair Grounds to attend the
spring Home & Garden Show. Jay Plummer, our
Chesapeake Challenge Co-Chair, along with Rebecca
Earlbeck, our Community Service Chair, have arranged
a Porsche only parking coral, and 100% of the
$12 entry fee will be donated to charity. Don’t forget,
there will be a group photo at 1:00 pm!
If you are in Florida on Friday March 9 th , head over
to Amelia Island and attend the PCA National Werks
Reunion event where PCA is celebrating the 356
Outlaws! Check out www.pca.org under “Events” for
additional information.
you too can join in next year’s celebration. Just let
me know in person or by email president@pcachs.org
that you would like to help out
with an event and I will make sure you are matched
up with the type of event that you would like to
make even better.
In addition to the Chesapeake Region, did you know
there are an additional 9 Regions in PCA Zone 2?
Track drivers from those 10 regions gather on the
weekend of March 16 th through the 18 th at the Virginia
International Raceway for the annual Zone 2
Driver Education event. Drop by if you are in the
area or make a special weekend trip and check out
what PCA Driver Education is all about.
The non-track members love our Tours, and who
wouldn’t when Aniano Arao and Randy Moss are
your Co-Chairs. Aniano and Randy are conducting a
Tour & Rally preparation season event on March 17 th
(St. Patrick’s Day), where attendees will learn the ins
and outs of enjoying a Tour to the maximum. In fact,
this will be a special session, as Aniano will introduce
everyone to Porsche’s “app” “GTS Routes”! So bring
your “smart-phone” to the session and you will learn
how to install the “app” and learn how it will be used
during the 2018 Tour & Rally season.
Now the next event in March is very special. On the
14 th we honor all of our great volunteers by breaking
bread and lifting a glass of cheer at the Volunteer
Appreciation Party at Carson’s Creek Restaurant in
their honor for all the hard work they did in 2017.
So make sure you volunteer to help out in 2018 and
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President's Message
Next up is our monthly Social at Houlihan’s Restaurant
in Elkridge, MD on March 20 th ! This date is special
as it will mark the 57 th Anniversary of the Chesapeake
Region, as we were chartered on March 20,
1961. In 1961 the Porsche Club of America was six
years old and held its sixth national Parade that year,
which your Chesapeake Region members attended.
So please come out and celebrate our Anniversary
with your fellow members!
Our Tech Committee Co-Chairs Jim Earlbeck and
Randy Richter have arranged for us to attend the
“Classic Car” event at Porsche of Towson. Porsche’s
“Classic Car” Program is best described as the opportunity
to have your older Porsche vehicle restored by
factory trained mechanics using only genuine Porsche
parts. So you want to learn more about this
program, I know I do? So come join us at Porsche of
Towson on Saturday, March 24 th to find out what is
involved and what are Porsche of Towson’s plans to
add this service to their repertoire.
will include a classroom session in the morning and
course driving in the afternoon. So get your Autocross
gear ready and join your fellow members to
learn all things Autocross!
Last but not least, come on out to the bi-monthly
Board Meeting on March 28 th where we will discuss
each Committee’s needs in detail and vote on various
motions placed before the Board to improve our
fun activities. Remember, the Board Meeting is
open to all members and starts at 6:30 pm and typically
ends around 8:30 pm.
We are always interested in hearing and receiving
feedback from our members, and especially new
event ideas. For example, how about a DO IT YOUR-
SELF day where you get to learn how to service your
Porsche and save some money as you learn? How
about an authors and/or artists night? We have
several authors and artists that live within the Chesapeake
Region that we might be able to persuade to
provide a presentation on their work.
So, let’s keep in touch, talk to me at an upcoming
event, or email me with whatever is on your mind at
www.president@pcachs.org and I look forward to
seeing you on the road real soon!
Have fun and Drive Safely!
Pat Walker and Ryan Golom, Autocross Co-Chairs,
want each member who is interested in Autocross to
be properly educated and trained in what it takes to
be an Autocrosser and do it safely. The Autocross
instruction course will be Sunday, March 25 th and
Michael
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Ron’s Ramblings — Ron Farb
Today’s ramblings are going to sound like a 30-
minute infomercial because I’m going to be pushing
“high performance driving” instruction at Summit
Point West Virginia. This is the perfect time to talk
about this because the registration for their “Friday
at the Track” (FATT) program just opened on 1
March and spots can go quickly. If you have never
taken your Porsche to one of these events, you need
to! Driving fast on the highways and back roads
around here is not the same thing as performance
driving. This area is just too congested plus if the police
catch you going over 100 MPH, you’re probably
going to lose your license. I saw it happen once in
traffic court when the judge refused to give a young
man his license back and literally started yelling at
him after he was caught going over 100 MPH.
“Performance driving” to me is when you are pushing
your car close to its limits and you still have the
confidence that it’s going to hold on during a turn
when you are going way faster than should be possible.
At the same time, the tires are squealing madly
and your body is falling over. And then 5 seconds
later do it again in the other direction. This is fun
and this is what everyone should experience at least
once in a safe and controlled environment!
I am only
going to talk
about Summit
Point in
this article
because that
is the only track I’ve been to since it is closest to my
home. However, there are other tracks or programs
that also provide instruction in the near-Baltimore
area that I will mention at the end of the article.
The FATT program at Summit Point is a great program
where an instructor goes with you in your car
for four (4) 20-minute sessions around their 10 turn
track. This is enough time to do 11 to 13 loops depending
on your speed. You will also get two instructional
sessions in the classroom and a chance to use
their cars on a skid pad (bring Dramamine). The
FATT program is divided into four different experience
groups ranging from “novice” to “advanced
solo” and if you have never done this before, you
will most likely be put on the track with other
“novice” drivers in their cars. Typically there will be
about 20ish cars going around the 2.0 mile track at a
time from your group. Once on the track, just listen
to your instructor and they will talk you thru where
you should be on the track for the best line, and
when to brake and accelerate. I have always had
great instructors and most of the ones who want to
help you have Porsches themselves so they know
what they’re talking about. The key thing is to go at
a pace you’re comfortable with because you are
NOT, I repeat – NOT, racing anyone. You simply are
learning how to drive on a complicated track as fast
as you and your car are comfortable with and everyone’s
goal is to drive their car home at the end of
the day. Passing other cars is strictly controlled via a
hand wave and I have never seen a problem.
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As for the experience itself, it truly is amazing and all
encompassing. The first time or two you do this, it is
absolutely sensory overload and I guarantee you will
be mentally and physically exhausted by the end of
the day. You will need 101% concentration the entire
time you are on the track and yet you will still miss
things. I had no idea there were building and flag stations
around the track until I watched some YouTube
videos later on. One time I took my buddy in his Mustang
Shelby GT350 and after the first session he said
I’m just going to leave it in 3 rd gear and forget shifting
from now on because there is just so much going on
that it’s overwhelming. You truly are completely focused
on the track and keeping your car on it. Plus
you have all the engine and road noises along with
the tire squealing hitting you while feeling major g-
forces at every turn and acceleration or deceleration.
It is overwhelming – and FUN!!! I guarantee that at
the end of each 20-minute session you will feel a
combination of relief that you survived and yet you
can’t wait to get back on the track and do it again.
Pretty much anyone with a fairly recent generation
Porsche will hit over 120 MPH in the straightaway
with some of you exceeding 130 MPH. Surprisingly
though, this is the “easy” part of the course and you
can actually relax a little, breath, and flex your fingers.
After all, it’s really not a challenge to floor the
accelerator and go in a straight line. The fun part
starts near the end of the straight where you play a
game of chicken to determine when to take your foot
off the accelerator and mash the brake in order to
make the sharp right hand turn below 40 MPH. Fortunately
they have this section well marked and your
instructor will be guiding you. The first time I did it,
my instructor yelled “brake”, then “BRAAAKE”, then
“BRAAAAAAAAKE”. Thank goodness he did because
that saved me from flying off and not making that
turn. I learned. From that point on, the rest of the
course is small straights (that you still might hit 100
MPH on) and great curves and you will truly learn
“performance driving”.
Each 20-minute session is bliss and you will certainly
improve as you learn “the line” and get familiar with
the course. Don’t expect to be perfect by the end of
the day since that’s not even realistic unless you have
been there at least 10 or 15 times (or more). Even
though I am far from perfect, there are two things I
find extremely satisfying when doing the course. The
first is when there is no one in front of you or behind
you for a lap or two. When this happens, you truly
can just concentrate on your driving and not worry
about anything or anyone else. This time is really
magical (like having the track to yourself) and unfortunately
doesn’t happen to often. The second is
when you’ve started getting a feel for the course and
driving it smoothly and then you start passing other
cars in your group. I know I said you are not racing
but it still feels great and shows that you are pro-
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gressing with your instruction. The last time I was
there, I consistently in all four sessions passed a new
high powered Corvette and a Ferrari California even
though they both had over 200 hp on me. However,
they didn’t know the track or their cars as well as me
so it really was no match but dang it feels good when
you do it.
There is a great story in January’s Panorama that describes
how to get ready for an event like this entitled
“Preparing for a De Event” so I won’t go into all
those details. The main thing for me is to make sure
my tires and brakes are in perfect condition. I have
seen people go home early when their brakes started
fading so don’t let that be you because it would
suck. Also, everyone will need an approved helmet
of which details can be found on the Summit Point
web site. My advice is not buy one off the web but
instead to buy one locally so that you can try it on
and make sure it fits properly. In my case, I went to
Ellicott City Motorsports guessing I needed a large
helmet. No kidding – I needed an XXL. My kids always
said I was an Ogre and I guess they were right.
Initially I was incredibly apprehensive the first time I
went to Summit Point by myself but I found it to be
an extremely well run program at a nice facility. They
have vending machines, a snack area for lunch at
reasonable prices, and decent restrooms. They provide
you with a personalized schedule so that you
know where you need to be throughout the day. And
if it makes you feel better, they have an ambulance
standing by the entire time with its engine running
just in case (fortunately I have never seen it used).
Plus, both the staff and the other drivers are all very
friendly and they love talking about cars – yours or
theirs. Speaking of cars, you will see other Porsches
along with lots of Corvettes, BMWs, some Mustangs,
some Subaru’s, and maybe an Audi or Lamborghini.
Regardless of the car, everyone in the “Novice”
group will be new drivers to this experience so it really
makes no difference what car they are driving as
you will all be learning, and again, you’re not racing.
This article is getting long but I do want to give you
some idea of what to do when you first get there.
Once you turn onto Motorsports Park circle, you will
have to go thru a gate where I believe they have you
sign something. They will also give you simple directions
to the track. Follow them and you will enter
into a big parking lot where you will see other cars
parking and getting ready. Find a spot and “claim” it
for the day by putting a container or bucket in front
or back of your car. Obviously put everything from
your car into this container just like at Autocross.
Nothing loose in the car is allowed. You will see
some folks parking over by the fence next to the
track but DON’T do this if you have Summer tires - I
made this mistake my first time. I parked close by
the fence and then after my first session I took P
BXSTR and his hot/sticky P Zero tires back to my
spot. I got out and then noticed the tires were 100%
coated in gravel. I then drove over to the parking lot
and brushed all the gravel off by hand from the very
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hot tires. Never again. Anyway, once you park and
set up your area, go to the main building and register
(everyone can point you to it). When you register,
they will tell you what group you are in (probably
novice), and give you a wrist band and your schedule.
You will then have to go back to your car and
drive it to the inspection station (a covered stall). The
“inspection” for P BXSTR seemed like it was simply
reving the engine but I’m not sure what they do with
other cars. Once you pass the inspection, they will
ink a number on your car and you drive back to your
parking spot. Once there, just make sure your car is
ready to go, walk around and check out the other
cars/meet some people, and go to your classroom
session at the appropriate time. From then on follow
your schedule.
experience this is bull-loney. I found everyone, including
me, going very slow because no one wanted
to slide off a wet track plus both you and your car are
getting soaked since you have to drive with your windows
down. It was not fun or educational. Unless of
course those driving purists want to give you their
car to drive. Secondly—fill up with gas at the Sheetz
in Charles Town on your way there —you’ll thank
me. The third thing is there are tons of Summit Point
videos on YouTube you can watch but don’t expect
to learn the track by doing it. You won’t get a feeling
for the scale of the track and you won’t be feeling
the g-forces you will experience when you actually
are going thru a curve and trusting your car to hang
on. Finally, if someone catches up with you at some
point, then let them pass you at one of the designated
passing spots even if you know you can out accelerate
them on the straightaway. Leave your ego at
home and don’t frustrate the other drivers since everyone
is there to have fun and they will just catch up
with you again.
Wrapping this up, I hope I have convinced a few of
you to give it a go. It is completely different than Autocross
and a heck of a lot of fun. Just make sure you
sign up early because the novice group fills up fast. If
you do go, look for me in P BXSTR (gray ’13 Boxster
S) and we’ll swap track stories.
A couple of final words of wisdom. The FATT program
is nice in that they allow you to reschedule one
time if something comes up and you can’t make your
scheduled day. Frankly, in my opinion, if it’s going to
rain on your day, then reschedule. I know the driving
purists will say something like “you really learn how
to handle your car if it’s raining” but from my novice
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Driver Education Information Links
Summit Point FATT—nothing more for me to say but to look at their web site and check out
some of the You Tube videos.
New Jersey Motorsports Park also has a performance driving program that might be closer to
you if you live north of Baltimore but I am really not familiar with it. Additionally, Porsche of
The Main Line is sponsoring an exclusive customer Porsche Track day here on 22 April for
their customers. Sounds like fun but it is very expensive. Contact the dealership for more info
and to register.
Zone 2 Driver Education—Sponsored by PCA Zone 2 (i.e. PCACHS in this region) at Virginia International
Raceway (VIR) on March 16-18. Registration is now open.
TrackDaze—A company called TrackDaze also provides high performance driving instruction
at multiple tracks in the area including Summit Point and Virginia International Raceway (i.e
they rent out the track for the day or weekend). Surprisingly they charge slightly less than the
FATT program and give you four 30-minute sessions. I have friends who have done this program
and they have been very positive about it. My only concern with it is that your car
better be in amazing condition to go full out for a 30 minute session and it starts very early in
the morning. Both are real concerns – my friends do say that cars break down during it and
you will probably want to stay in a local motel the night before if you plan to do it.
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History Channel PCA-Style
A monthly feature depicting some highlights from past years, 50, 40, 30, 25 years ago
Bob Rassa—Club Historian
40 years ago in March 1978, the Region was still
meeting at Peerce’s Plantation Restaurant on
Dulaney Valley Rd at Loch Raven Reservoir, and
membership stood at 174 members. Upcoming
events announced for April included 5 Autocrosses,
one by SCCA and The Autocrossers Association, one
by Potomac Region, one by South Jersey Region PCA,
one by an unnamed sponsor and held at Fort Dix in
New Jersey, and one by our Region, at the AAI lot in
Cockeysville. Region President Ted Goodwin lamented
that the soon-to-be-introduced Porsche 928 was
expected to sell for $25,000, and he allowed as how
that would put one in the hands of the very rich only.
An article by the PATTER staff lamented that since
there would be no new Porsche available for under
$15,000, this would cause a forsaking by the very
people who made Porsche a success. The PATTER
staff also noted that since PCA had its roots in dyedin-the-wool
owners who would attend meetings, rallies,
and autocrosses and were willing to get their
hands dirty, that the high prices would effectively
eliminate those elite, non-hands-on buyers from
club ranks. “We would hate to see the day when PCA
becomes a group of antique collectors scrounging
for parts among their number. Move over 356 Registry,
the 911s are coming” said the staff. A rumor was
reported that Ab Tiedemann successfully mated a
356 with a 928. It has 12 cylinders, no transmission,
and only runs downhill. Ab has apparently named it
the 1284. PCA’s Legislative Liaison Chair (also your
scribe) announced that a bill, H445, was introduced
in the MD legislature that would require an annual
inspection of motor vehicles, physical as well as
emissions. Members were encouraged to contact
their House representative, and apparently enough
did as the annual physical inspection part didn’t
pass. And it was reported that the January afterholiday
party, hosted by Doc and Alyce Sullivan, was
a rousing success.
30 years ago in March 1988 the Region was
meeting at the Country Fare Inn, our autocrosses
were being held at one of Towson State Teacher’s
College (yes that was what it was called) parking lots
(lot 18), and the Chesapeake Challenge No. 20 was
discussed and its autocross site at Towson lot 18 was
confirmed. It was reported that the Porsche factory
was closed down for 47 days to allow buyer demand
to catch up with inventory, since Porsche sales for
1988 were down significantly from 1986 and 1987.
For a mere $302,000 you can own one of the 26
competition version 959s that were being imported
to the US, all of which were to be sold by Al Holbert
up in Warrington PA. Tischer Autopark, Silver Spring,
was going to host a DIY tech session next month,
with a 10% PCA discount offered on all parts. The
guest speaker at the April meeting was scheduled to
be Ron Spangler, of Prancing Horse Farm in Bel Air, a
collector of Ferraris among other marques (such as
Porsche). An extensive listing of Porsches used in
movies was presented, including such items as the
black 911 in “Flashdance”, the silver 356 in
“Breathless” and the white 928 in “Middle Aged Crazy”.
And the Region had a cash balance of $2,800.93
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Porsche in the News
If you know of a good article, please bring it to the attention of the Editors at editor@pcachs.org.
Source
Porsche cartoon
Porsche Is Tired Of People Complaining
About Brake Squeal.
Porsche Classic supplies classic
parts from a 3D printer
The new 911 GT3 RS.
Porsche is working hard to sell its
electric transformation
Here Is Why The Porsche 911 Is
Still Rear-Engined
Next –Gen 911 Turbo caught
Playing in the Snow
Tech Tactics East 2018
Description
Yup—that's me
Watch the video for everything you never knew
about bake squeal
Porsche can now produce “extremely rare parts
that are only needed in small quantities using 3D
printers” for their classic cars
A great video by Porsche for the new 911 GT3 RS
which looks amazing/stunning/stupendous in
green. The runner, not so much.
Porsche has begun to convince us that electric is
good. I think Gordon Gekko said it first.
Make sure you watch the video for a good downto-earth
explanation (or at least as much as you
can)
Dream job—Who wouldn’t want to test 600 hp in
the snow!
PCA write-up from this event on 22 Feb.
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Engine Build
Article by: Aaron Miller (Chesapeake region) & Sean
Martinez (Southern Arizona region)
The Beatles famously exclaimed they got by with a
little help from their friends and the sentiment certainly
rings true for the Porsche community as well.
Through my Porsche obsession, I’ve made some
wonderful friends who share the passion of the
marque and more importantly understand the
unique challenges of keeping a stable of 30 year old
sports cars in prime driving condition. A few months
ago I started to notice the tell-tale signs of an impending
head gasket failure on our 1987 944S; coolant
disappearing mysteriously, water temperature
spiking in stop and go driving and a general lack of
power. After performing a compression check and
an exhaust gas test on the coolant my fears were
confirmed which brought me to a crossroads.
Should I pull the cylinder head, refurbish it and replace
the head gasket or should I search for a second
option? Compounding the problem was the 944S’s
duty as a daily driver which meant the time the car
was down would create scheduling and logistics
challenges for the female half of Team Miller. Then,
shortly before Christmas 2017, a second option appeared
in the form of my good friend and Southern
Arizona region member Sean Martinez. Sean is an
engineer by training and trade who regularly prowls
the local Pull-A-Part junkyards in Tucson, AZ keeping
an eye out for old transaxle Porsches, rare BMWs
and other parts of interest.
Our Christmas miracle came in the form of a 1990
944 S2 Cabriolet in the local junkyard. The yard informed
Sean the car was complete and the previous
owners, and current Cayenne owners, had the non
running car in their yard for a few years and finally
lost the desire to have it fixed. Sean called from the
junkyard to tell us about his find and ask if we needed
anything. Once we confirmed the car was complete,
we told him simply, “We need the engine as
soon as you can pull it.” Sean set about raiding the
donor 944 of it’s valuable brakes, suspension, wiring
harnesses, Turbo and S2 specific trim and interior
parts before running out of time to remove the
drivetrain. I spent the next week in suspense, certain
some keen-eyed junkyard wanderer would spot
the S2 and help themselves to the engine I so desperately
needed. But the Porsche Gods were on my
side and the next Saturday, Sean enlisted the help of
a few local friends and was at the Pull-A-Part when
the doors opened. Within a few hours Sean sent a
picture of a very dusty, but otherwise complete
powertrain hanging from the ubiquitous self service
junkyard A-frame engine hoist. With the prize in
hand, we set about planning how we would get the
motor 2,000 miles from Arizona to Maryland.
As I mentioned before, Sean is an engineer and isn’t
known for doing anything part-way. Naturally, he
recommended a full rebuild for the motor before
shipping it to Maryland due to the unknown history
of the engine. Luck would have it that I was finishing
a large project at work and really needed a break
from work and the winter doldrums of Maryland.
We blocked off a week in February and I set about
ordering the parts necessary to complete the project.
There were still a few unknowns which we had
to address before we could complete the project
plan, with the condition of the cylinder bores as the
primary concern. In early January, Sean popped the
head and crank girdle off, noting the bores were free
from scuffs and the bearings were in good shape
with normal wear for a 130k engine which meant we
could proceed as planned.
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Engine Build
I departed from Baltimore on a cold, gray morning
bound for Tucson and the warm, sunny weather it
promised. After a hilarious layover in Las Vegas
watching people excited for a weekend of hedonism,
I arrived in the early afternoon in Tucson. You can
imagine my surprise when Sean picked me up at the
airport wearing the same Blipshift 944 Turbo shirt!
We cruised off from the airport swathed in sunshine
looking like Porsche brothers from another mother
on a mission for tacos trucks and engine parts.
engine build, all but the most stubborn of gunk was
liberated from the castings and brackets. Once we
had a clean palette to start work, we set about reassembling
the bottom end before disaster struck.
Sean’s rapport with the local machine shops ensured
the head received a thorough, professional and
shockingly cheap refreshing in a matter of days. The
next step was to clean all of the parts, normally a
laborious and solvent intensive task but again,
thanks to great friends, a heated, aluminum safe
parts washer was available courtesy of Allen Godard.
In a matter of hours, mostly spent waiting and contemplating
the upcoming task of a short schedule
With a timeline of six days to completely reassemble
the motor, prepare it for shipping and drop it off at
the shipper, we knew we had to work quickly and
efficiently to meet our goals. Fate would throw us a
curveball first though. During routine chasing
threads in the block to clear out old Locktite 574 and
other contaminants, our M6 tap broke off very
deeply inside one of the threaded holes for the oil
pump. For those not acquainted with breaking taps,
or where the oil pump is located on the 944 engines,
I would highly recommend you never become familiar
with breaking taps and if you do, to not do it on
the oil pump! Internet advice and machinist lore
provide a number of remedies and Sean seemed
confident the broken tap was merely annoying but
not a critical failure so I continued with the reassembly
while Sean attacked the tap. With the benefit of
Amazon’s same-day delivery option we quickly acquired
a tool meant to extract broken taps. Later,
once it failed in an underwhelming fashion, we
found out tap extractors rarely ever work. Next up
was to TIG weld a bolt to the tap, this broke a piece
of the tap off but the tap was now too deep in the
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Engine Build
hole to weld to it. Ultimately we removed the remaining
piece of the broken tap very slowly by
grinding it with a carbide burr, diamond coated
abrasives and breaking it into small chunks by tapping
on it with a hardened punch. We benefited
from some metallurgical knowledge and counted on
the tap breaking apart due to it’s brittle nature. An
E-Z Lok thread replacement insert saved the day and
allowed us to continue the reassembly with the oil
pump being mounted to the block and torqued to
spec. Confident Sean had salvaged victory from the
jaws of disaster, we completed assembly of the
bottom end, top end and the laborious task of
routing wiring harnesses, vacuum lines and various
hoses all while working with cleaned and in many
cases, bead blasted parts.
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One of our last tasks before we could palletize the
engine for shipping was verifying the camshaft timing.
When Porsche designed the 16 valve engines
for their S and S2 models they made the camshaft
timing mechanically adjustable in relation to the
crankshaft. Naturally, in order to properly install the
cams, check and set the cam timing Porsche specifies
multiple special tools. Over the years I’ve acquired
very nearly every Porsche special tool for the
944/968 and I brought almost all of them with me!
TSA wasn’t amused however and when I opened my
checked luggage I was greeted with a card informing
me they had conducted an additional inspection. At
least they were kind enough to tape my box of carefully
wrapped tools closed again so my socks and
irreplaceable wardrobe of Porsche themed T shirts
did not serve as padding for the delicate tools while
being tossed from conveyor to baggage cart and
back. With the proper special tools arranged we
were perplexed when the cam timing appeared to
be severely retarded, nearly at the end of the adjustable
range. Sean’s engineering prowess answered
the question when he pointed out the head’s thickness
was now slightly less than new and it therefore
affected the valves in relation to the pistons. Our
concerns of a poor installation of some unknown
part allayed, we completed final assembly and started
a wood project Bob Villa would be ashamed of.
What is to be expected of a couple of car guys with
limited carpentry knowledge.
Armed with a pair of
old cast away pallets
and a sawzall, we
disassembled one
pallet to use as
blocks and mounting
to support the engine
during
transport. I can personally
attest from
first-hand experience
with enough wood
screws you can hold
anything together.
Eventually our engine
cradle took
shape and once we
were satisfied the
engine wouldn’t
crush the oil pan under it’s own weight we secured
the whole thing in place with ratchet straps connected
to eyelets installed on the pallet. To stave off the
possibility of damage or missing items, we wrapped
the engine in hundreds of feet of cling wrap, building
a buffer between the refreshed engine and
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Engine Build
I would like to thank and recommend the following
shops in Tucson for their excellent work or support;
Racers Edge for their excellent cylinder head work,
North American Powder Coating for their quick work
blasting parts, “The Big” Ace Hardware in Tucson for
their incredible selection of fasteners (who else carries
an M10x1.25x50 bolt in stock??). Porsche of
Tucson provided an assist in the form of critical o-
rings for the oil cooler which were mysteriously
omitted from the seal and gasket kit. The parts specialists
engaged in an enjoyable conversation about
Porsche Classic models but you can imagine how
surprised they were when I told them about the project!
Even with unexpected challenges we were able to
meet our project timeline. John, Paul, George and
Ringo would have been proud. My aggressive timeline
and desire to see this engine disassembled,
cleaned and reassembled before shipping it home
for installation meant I had little room for error and
had to place great faith in my friend’s ability to coordinate
with the necessary machinists, technicians
and parts suppliers to ensure we could reasonably
expect to finish on time. Even with nights stretching
into the early morning and one of us maintaining a
professional day job, Sean continued to attack the
project with a refreshing gusto but when we finally
had the pallet loaded for transport I know we both
breathed a sigh of relief. With a good friend like
Sean, I knew my brief respite from the freezing Maryland
winter would be fun and memorable. Like Vu
says, it’s not the cars, it’s the people!
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Porsche of Annapolis
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MD Home & Garden Show
As part of our community service program, we would like to invite you to attend the Maryland Home & Garden
Show (mdhomeandgarden.com) - Sunday, March 4 from 10 AM – 6 PM at Timonium Fairgrounds. The
show has 500 exhibitors including home improvement, landscaping, crafts and much more.
The theme for the gardens this year is “Planes, Trains and Automobiles”
so the gardens will incorporate some aspect of the theme
into their beautiful gardens and patios. Porsche club members
can purchase tickets on club registration for $12 and 100% of your
ticket will be donated to the Maryland Agricultural Education
Foundation (maefonline.com) which strives to promote the understanding
and appreciation of the importance of agriculture in our daily lives. They also have a Mobile Science
Lab that goes to schools to educate kids on agriculture and it will be on display at the show.
Weather permitting, we will have special Porsche Club parking (FREE) so bring your Porsche! We would also
like to meet at the MAEF Mobile Science Lab at 1 PM for a photo op so plan your day accordingly. See you at
the show!
We will have special
Porsche Club parking
(FREE) so bring your
Porsche!
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Chesapeake Region PCA New Member Party
Hello and Welcome
Chesapeake Region PCA New Members!!
This party is to recognize and welcome all New Members to PCA and/or Chesapeake Region. New Members
are anyone who is new to the club in the last 2 years and has yet to attend one of these fabulous and social
events. There will be breakfast type refreshments complimentary of our proud sponsor Porsche of Silver
Spring. New Members will get Welcome Swag Bags filled with great PCA and Chesapeake Region goodies.
We will have people to answer questions
and help you gauge your interests within
the club:
• Track/Driver's High Performance Driving
Education
• Autocross
• Concours
• Tech Sessions
• Socials
• Driving Tours & Rallies
• Community Service
Also, we will raffle off some fabulous door
prizes and offer discounts on Chesapeake
Region Name Badges ordered at the party.
Who: Everybody (All Members)
What: New Member Welcoming Party
When: Saturday
March 3, 2018
9:00-11:00 AM
Where: Porsche of Silver Spring
3141 Automobile Blvd.
Silver Spring, MD 20904
Why: To meet New Members and for them
to meet some of the Coolest Porsche People
AROUND!!!
How: Driving your Porsche
Want to get to know this crazy bunch of characters?
Well we want to meet you too!
This picture was taken at the 2016 Porsche Parade in Jay Peak Vermont.
Members of the Chesapeake Region not only work hard, they play hard
too! We are a fun loving group who not only love our Porsches, but are
pretty good friends too. We enjoy celebrating each other and our cars, as
well as giving back to our community.
Not a New Member?
Then please come and out and help us welcome those who
are!! We could use all the help we can get. Let's show our
Newest Members a good time and how awesome it is to be a
member of the coolest and most fun Region in PCA!!
REGISTRATION: NOW OPEN!!!!
Register at www.clubregistration.net
or RSVP to New Member Party via
email (membership@pcachs.org)
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Tour & Rally Schedule
Get Ready to Join the Chesapeake Region’s
Car Rallies and Driving Tours This Year
The Chesapeake Region’s Tour & Rally Committee has 16 events on the drawing board for
2018. We are pleased to present here an overview of all the fun we have in store for you.
Dates and events are subject to change, especially those marked “tentative.” Registration for
most events will open about one month before their scheduled dates. Log on to your account
at www.clubregistration.net and click “Search for Events”, then “Find Event.” (02/27/2018)
Mar 17 (1) Tour & Rally School and Driving Tour, Collectors Car Corral, Baltimore County
Apr 21 (2) Porsche Swap Meet Tour, from New Freedom to Hershey, PA
May 12 (3) Garage Crawl in Baltimore County, jointly with Tech Committee
May 26 (4) Memorial Day Weekend Gimmick Rally in Howard County
Jun 1 – 3 (5) West Virginia Grand Tour 2018, from Owings Mills to WV and back to MD
Jul 14 (6) Tentative Ice Cream Tour … or Gimmick Rally rain date (see #4)
Aug 4 (7) Catoctin Mountain Summer Tour, in Baltimore, Carroll and Frederick Counties
Aug 25 (8) Tentative Eastern Shore Tour
Sept 8 (9) Tentative Keystone State Jaunt
Sept 15 (10) Chesapeake Challenge 49 Gimmick Rally
Sept 22 (11) Garage Crawl, jointly with Tech Committee
Sept 29 (12) Oktoberfest Tour, Car Show & Lunch, jointly with Concours Committee
Oct 20 (13) Driving Tour to “356 Registry Concours” in Ocean City, NJ, from Hunt Valley
Oct 27 (14) Horse Country Fall Colors Tour through Baltimore, Carroll and Harford Counties
Nov 3 (15) Baltimore Suburbs Fall Colors Tour, through Baltimore, Carroll,
Howard and Frederick Counties
Dec 9 (16) “Kindertime Toy Drive & Linda’s Legacy” Driving Tour, jointly with other committees
Details about the upcoming tours are available at www.pcachs.org, in the Chesapeake Region’s
Patter newsletter and at www.clubregistration.net. They are also disseminated regionwide
via e-Blast and through Facebook. To receive advance notification about our events via e
-mail, join our Tour & Rally Registry by sending a message to tour@pcachs.org indicating your
interest in joining the registry.
-- Aniano Arao & Randy Moss
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March’s TECH Event is at Porsche of Towson discussing the new factory backed Classic Program and what it
means to keeping your Classic Porsche running properly.
On March 24 th 2018, Porsche Towson welcomes the Chesapeake Region PCA to join us for a tech session
which will focus on the Porsche Classic program. We at Porsche Towson see this as a tremendous opportunity
to serve our core client, the Porsche enthusiast, and have eagerly embraced this factory backed initiative. Only
around 100 Porsche dealers worldwide will be awarded Classic Partner status. The Porsche Classic program
is for cars discontinued from standard production at least 10 years ago. In other words, the 356, 914 and 911
up to and including Types 964, 993 and 996 / 986; as well as four and eight-cylinder Porsche sports cars such
as the 924, 944, 968 and 928. Porsche has a commercial that summed the Classic Program up rather nicely.
See- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgtdsmFuk_4
Some of the topics that we will discuss are the history
of the program, the training involved, current Porsche
offerings- which already includes around 52,000 Porsche
Classic Genuine Parts- and what it means to be a
Porsche Classic partner. Priority 1 Auto Group has other
initiatives to encourage servicing of older models in
a factory-backed facility, which we will also go in to detail
on.
March Tech Event
Our past is our future
WHEN: SATURDAY, MARCH 24 th
8:30 AM to 11:00 AM
The doors open at 8:30 AM for coffee and donuts
Presentations will begin at 9:00 AM
Conclusion by 11:00 AM
WHERE:
Porsche of Towson
700 Kenilworth Drive
Towson, MD 21204
REGISTRATION: Register via ClubRegistration.net. Drop Jim Earlbeck, our Tech Chair, an email at
jearlbeck@earlbeck.com if you have a problem, but please try to use ClubRegistration. Registration
via ClubRegistration will make you eligible for the $250 gift certificate raffle!
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Reflected Images
Tech Event
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Tech Event @ Reflected Images —Jim Earlbeck
It is February in Maryland. We hate driving our Porsches
down highly salted roads and watching them
turn white. So what do we do? We tuck them away
for a long winter’s nap and head over to Reflected
Images to learn how to keep our cars looking their
best. Hot coffee and donuts greeted the forty eight
Chesapeake club members as they entered Reflected
Images of Forest Hill for a Tech Session on ceramic
paint coatings. To chase away the winter blues our
members received a greeting gift as they walked into
the shop. Reflect Images graciously supplied everyone
with a wash bucket with a sediment stand, micro
fiber cloth and various cleaning supplies. Now there
are no excuses for a dirty Porsche showing up to an
event!
Brian Daly, the owner of Reflected Images, had quite
the layout ready for us. Three Porsches were in the
shop that day. Two were there as models of what the
finished product looks like. One was recently done
and the other had a couple of years on it. The third
car, a Guards Red 2007 GT3 with some 50,000 miles
on it, many of which were track miles, was there to
serve as the demonstration piece. It was positioned
up on a quick lift with the wheels off so that we could
see the before and after cleaning of the suspension
components.
After some brief introductions Brian launched into
the history of Reflected Images. He then discussed, at
a high level, the warranties and expectations of traditional
waxes, consumer based ceramic coatings and
professionally applied ceramic coatings. The application
techniques of each were presented in order to
help us understand the product performance differences.
After years of testing Reflected Images has
settled into using only one coating- CQuartz.
It was then time to get into the nuts and bolts of the
coating process. Painters tape was placed on the driver’s
door of the GT3 so that two segments were created.
In doing so we would be able to see a side by
side before and after. Brian managed to pull the air
out of our lungs as he approached the GT3 armed
with a Rupes 15mm machine equipped with a unique
microfiber cut pad. The pad looked aggressive
enough to pull the skin off of a rhinoceros! He methodically
loaded a very small amount of product onto
the pad and danced the Rupes machine over the
paint surface of the door, reloading the product only
once. Leaving the product on the door he advanced
onto applying the second product. After removal of
that product a third product was applied. It was interesting
to note that Brian used products from several
manufacturers including Meguiars, Griots and Car
Pro. Upon removal of the third product the door was
ready to receive its coating of CQuartz Finest Reserve.
Actually three coatings of CQuartz Finest Reserve
were applied before the door was IR baked to 150
degrees to promote proper adhesion to the paint surface.
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Tech Event @ Reflected Images —Jim Earlbeck
As the coating cured we moved into another
bay of the facility where we were greeted by
a buffet of pit ham, turkey, beef and all the
trimmings. All courtesy of Reflected Images.
The food was fantastic. No one walked away
hungry.
After the lunch break Chesapeake’s famous
$250 gift certificate raffle was conducted.
This certificate is payable to the vendor that
hosts the event. It is our way of thanking and
supporting that vendor for opening their facility
specifically for us that day. The winner
this time was Rob Eldringhoff.
Brian was once again center stage as he wrapped up the presentation with Q&A. Spontaneous testimonials
broke out from several of our Club members, some of which have had several cars coated by this shop. As the
Q&A died down Brian invited us to sample some outstanding draft beer from Falling Branch Brewery of Street
Maryland. They had several varieties on hand and every one was a winner.
It was an extremely complete winter event. We learned about how to keep our cars looking their best, had a
wonderful lunch and left with a belly full of superb craft beer. Even a representative from the DuPont Registry
was there. His write up on this event can be found at https://blog.dupontregistry.com/videos/reflectedimages-custom-detailing-porsche-tech-session/
.
Obviously, the folks at Reflected Images
know how to do things right.
Keep on eye open for additional information
on this event in an upcoming Patter.
Reflected Images has commissioned a video
documentary of a 57,000 mile Guards Red
1996 993 being treated to the CQuartz
coating. This documentary will show you,
step by step, the entire process.
Additional photos of the event were taken
by our Vice President Lynda Sobus. Her photos
can be found at: https://www.flickr.com/
photos/pcachesapeake/
albums/72157690334398932/
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Slot Car Night 2018 Recap—Terrell Williams
No doubt, this year’s Super Slot Car Night was a
bonafide hit! Despite treacherous weather conditions
that ended up dumping 3 inches of slushy
snow, more E-racers participated in this mid-
February family classic than ever before and as
usual, some fierce racing was a common theme
throughout the afternoon.
It’s the Chesapeake PCA Regions 26 th year of
hosting our Super Slot Car Night. The Slots Chair
ordered plenty of tables and chairs for this year’s
record breaking attendance after last years near
calamity when we were slighted 12 tables and 32
chairs. This year the racers met the challenge of
the Baltimore Grand Prix layout. Remember that
spectacular race we had in our hometown for 3
years in downtown Baltimore that ended prematurely
in 2013? Careful coordination by our Club
President Michael Murphy and our fine Board negated
a conflict with the national PCA calendar.
This perhaps led to our record breaking attendance.
We had around a dozen first time racers
and a total of 66 people in attendance, besting last
year’s large crowd of 50.
Minta got the festivities started by announcing the
PCA Juniors program created so kids can enjoy
PCA events, learn about Porsches and build the
enthusiasm that runs through all of the Porsche
Club of America. PCA Juniors will receive a welcome
package that includes
an age-appropriate gift and
a PCA Juniors ID badge. And
it's FREE to join. This afternoon
Minta provided each
Junior with her famous PCA
Swag Bag that was full of
great Porsche goodies.
After 30 minutes of warming up the cars and the
track, the Juniors started the afternoons racing
with youngsters from age 4 to 16 taking their turns
at conquering the 4-lane slot car layout. Young
Racers were especially eager after practicing on
the second track layout in the rear of the activity
room. Once again, Chesapeake Club guest Sean
Ricketson, ably setup a wonderful track on the
floor atop green indoor/outdoor carpet for all who
needed a little extra practice. The juniors competed
in 6 brackets - yes, we had 24 juniors participating
this year which easily eclipsed the number
of men and women racers. The top 6 all received
trophies, but the Juniors Champion was James
Beavan, 2 nd place went to Avery Schultz and 3 rd
place belonged to Maeve Geiger.
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Slot Car Night 2018 Recap—Terrell Williams
The Lady Racers filled 3 brackets of
competitors who all raced very
carefully. These weren’t the evenings
fastest races because the Ladies
proved to be very cautious
drivers. Being careful not to have
their slot cars leave the track,
many fans pleaded for the Ladies
to “Go Faster”. Nevertheless,
those ladies who balanced racing
for speed, with caution around the
sharp turns ended up in the championship
race. The Lady Racer
Champion was Kathy Ricketson and
2 nd place went to Vicki Saxon.
This year’s Men Racers filled out 4
brackets of entrants. The Men’s
field of racers was a little thin this
year totaling just 16 racers compared
to 35 last year. The Slots
Chair who is a two-time champion
decided not to race and keep his
talents under wraps this year leaving
the field wide open. The four
finalists for the championship race
included two first timers. When all
the racing had concluded, Sean
Ricketson repeated as the Men’s
Champion and Rick Merriken
claimed the 2 nd place trophy. Sean
has won the Men’s title three
times. His wife Kathy is also a multiple
Ladies Champion.
The Juniors Enduro team race of 20
laps were competitive early on, but
ultimately dominated by Team
Schultz consisting of Sadie Schultz,
Quinn Schultz, Avery Schultz and
Braden Hopkins. The Schultz’s are
the grandkids of Donna Brandt and
are clearly very talented as they’ve
won this race several times. Team
Vipers with Enzo Puopolo, James
Beavan, Bill Kearny and Ethan
Dashiell were strong second place
finishers and the Blue Hair team of
Lucas Rausch, Julien Rausch, Sophia
Alban and Maeve Geiger finished
in third place.
The Faster Team comprised of
Sean Ricketson, Rick Merriken, Lee
Raskin and Marco Alban completed
40 laps of racing to win the Adult
Enduro race besting Team 935,
Champions, Fast and Champions
Holiday Racing Teams.
Perhaps the highlight of the afternoon
for foodies was the Chesapeake
PCA Chili cook-off that
attracted 10 crock pots of tasty
chili. The variety of chili was so
awesome that we had more tasters
than racers. The Slots Chair often
found it difficult to find volunteer
lap counters because the room was
abuzz with chili connoisseurs. Participants
gobbled, sampled and
simply enjoyed a tremendous variety
of chili making it very difficult
to select the best. When the votes
were tallied, there was a two-way
tie for first place. The Chesapeake
PCA Chili cook-off winners were
Ellen Beck (one of last year’s winner)
and Brian Funk.
We again want to thank the
Parkville Family Y for their continuous
support and being a great
place to hold our annual Slot Car
Night. We thank all those who
attended and brought along several
family members to enjoy our
great event. After the trophy
presentations everyone stepped up
and helped break down the track,
tables and chairs, gathered trash
and cleaned the room. We can’t
thank enough all those great
PCA’ers. The Chesapeake PCA Region
members continue to set the
standard for social gatherings and
enjoying club events.
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SLOT CARS!!
Photos by Richard Chitty
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Porsche of Towson
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For Sale
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tire. I bought this from Tire Rack for $281 when I thought my mounted tire
had a puncture, which it didn't. Buy this now before you have a problem and save
over $150. Beats paying more later.
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Thanks—Ron - rifarb@yahoo.com
Annual Advertising Rates:
Free to PCA members
Full page ad—$600
Half page ad—$450
Quarter page ad—$200
Business card—$200
Send to:
editor@pcachs.org
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Name and Car Badges!
Now you can obtain your Chesapeake Region Name Badge!
Go to www.pcachs.org and use the “GOODIE STORE” menu
from the main page. Click the button and
complete the order form page. The Name
Badge cost is $25, inclusive of handling
and shipping.
This is your opportunity to purchase a heavy “gold- plated”
Chesapeake Region metal car badge.
Each metal car badge comes complete
with stainless steel slotted
retaining plate, screws, washers
and nuts to mount it through your
car grille or separate mounting
plate.
You can order right now! The cost
per metal car badge is $30 or two
for $50, inclusive of handling and
shipping.
Here’s how you order your metal car badge: Go to
www.pcachs.org and use the “GOODIE STORE” menu from
the main page. Click the button and complete the order form
page and make your payment by check or Pay- Pal.
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PCA Jackets!
If you want one of these killer jackets, please remit $70 to our Treasurer, Lynda Sobus via
check or PayPal. If by check, send your check to Treasurer P.O. Box 767 Havre deGrace, MD
21078. If by PayPal, send it to: treasurer@pcachs.org from the PayPal.com website.
In addition to your payment, complete the online order form at www.pcachs.org and indicate:
a.) Color,
b.) Style (male or female), and
c.) Size from the Sizing Chart on the following pages.
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Order your PCA Embroidered Jacket!
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PCA Jackets!
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PCA License Plates
Chesapeake Region coordinates PCA Organizational Maryland License Plates issued
through the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA). The license plate program
promotes the visibility and camaraderie of PCA and serves as a fund raiser for Chesapeake
Region events. The total cost for the PCA license plates is $35, which includes the
$25 MVA fee and a $10 Chesapeake PCA fee.
If you would like to obtain the PCA License Plate(s), complete the information sheet available
on our website: http://pcachs.org/pca-maryland-license-plate
Once we receive your Information Sheet, we will mail you the MVA Application-
Certification form for Organizational License Plates. The MVA form is a two-part State
form, which requires the owner and any co-owner’s signatures.
Please complete the MVA Application form
and mail the form along with your checks to
the address below. Make your $25 check
payable to MVA. Please enclose a separate
$10 check payable to Chesapeake Region-
PCA to cover a one time fund raising fee.
PCA License Plate Coordinators
PO Box 8144
Elkridge, Maryland 21075-8144
Important: Do not mail the MVA form and checks directly to MVA.
Requirements: You must be a PCA Member and the car must be registered in Maryland.
The PCA Plates are not limited to Porsches. You can apply for PCA plates for all your cars
registered in Maryland!
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