Slipstream - September 2018
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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PCA Tours: A Tour to (and on) the Track<br />
By Mark Pitarresi, Tours Co-Chair<br />
We are back from our short summer break for the fifth<br />
Tour this year, and boy do we have a treat for you! This will<br />
be our annual charity tour to MotorSport Ranch in Cresson,<br />
TX. MotorSport Ranch is a country club for automotive<br />
enthusiasts at an awesome race track.<br />
We will start the tour on Sunday, <strong>September</strong> 23 in<br />
Mansfield, TX at 10 am. The drive will be 56 miles long<br />
and will not have a rest stop. This is a great route, and many<br />
of our drive leaders have nicknamed an area of it “The<br />
Enchanted Forest”, and for good reason. We will be visiting<br />
the track while our Maverick Region High-Performance<br />
Driving Education program is underway. If you have ever<br />
been interested in attending an HPDE and want to know<br />
what it’s like, this tour<br />
is for you.<br />
For an optional<br />
$30 donation you<br />
can take your car out<br />
on the track for some<br />
parade laps! Parade<br />
laps are not at a pace<br />
that is slow, as in a<br />
street parade, nor is it<br />
too fast. This will be<br />
my third time doing them, and everyone I have talked to<br />
gets excited while sharing their experience afterward.<br />
After the parade laps, we will have a catered lunch that<br />
is also optional. Catering will be provided by Roscoe’s<br />
Smokehouse. They will be serving five types of meat<br />
including ribs, sliced brisket, pulled pork, smoked chicken,<br />
and sausage. The sides will be coleslaw, potato salad, and<br />
BBQ beans. Dessert will be peach cobbler and tea will also<br />
be provided, all for $16 per person.<br />
All proceeds for this tour will be donated to Patriot<br />
PAWS, which provides service dogs at no cost to disabled<br />
American veterans with mobile disabilities and Post-<br />
Traumatic Stress Disorder, to help restore their physical and<br />
emotional independence. You can find more information on<br />
Patriot PAWS or any of our other of our preferred charities<br />
at mav.pca.org/about/charity. Donations can also be made at<br />
any time at that address.<br />
You must register for the tour at http://mav.pca.org/<br />
Events/Tours/. We have two classes now on our tours. Choose<br />
Vintage Class for a more relaxed scenic tour, or Modern<br />
Class for the same type of tour that we have provided in<br />
the past. Whichever class you choose it is your decision, no<br />
matter the type of Porsche you drive. Three days before the<br />
tour date, we will send you all the information you need to<br />
attend. We hand out packets the day of the tour with all the<br />
information as well.<br />
The Drivers Briefing begins at 10 am so<br />
please arrive early so that you are signed in<br />
on time. Most tour attendees arrive early to<br />
meet new friends and socialize with both<br />
new and familiar faces.<br />
Arriving early also helps our volunteers get everyone<br />
signed in on time so the tour is on schedule. No special<br />
navigation will be needed. Our Group Leaders will be<br />
familiar with the route and will guide each group of 14 cars<br />
or less along the route. If you have any questions about the<br />
event please email tours@mavpca.org.<br />
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