Slipstream - October 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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Porsche of the Month<br />
Selected by Bill Orr, Region Marketing Chair<br />
Carmine Red Porsche Cayman GT4 • Photo by Andrew Barber<br />
You can test your<br />
knowledge (or Google<br />
search ability) of all<br />
things Porsche by<br />
participating in the<br />
monthly trivia contest<br />
posted online at http://<br />
mav.pca.org/trivia.<br />
Answers are due by the<br />
last day of each month.<br />
The winner of the trivia contest receives a $25 gift<br />
certificate from our sponsor, Zims Autotechnik. In the case<br />
of ties, a random drawing determines the winner.<br />
Here are the questions for the August <strong>2018</strong> Trivia. We<br />
went with a Trivia that brings Q&A this month dealing<br />
with early racing and 1970s Porsche 911s. The winner<br />
this month was Tom Martin getting all 5 of 5 correct.<br />
Congratulations Tom! Please contact Aaron at Zims to<br />
collect your Gift Certificate.<br />
Answers: 1)c, 2)d, 3)d, 4)a, 5)d<br />
18 <strong>October</strong><br />
For instruction on how to submit your Porsche photos in the<br />
POTM contest go to: http://mav.pca.org/photos/POTM/<br />
Maverick Trivia: Are you a Porschephile?<br />
Jerry DeFeo<br />
sponsored by Zims Autotechnik<br />
1. Porsche has always raced their cars. Ferdinand raced his first car in<br />
Semmering, Austria in the Autumn of 1900, and won. The very first<br />
car to have the name Porsche was also raced, but it was in 1948 in<br />
__________, where it also won.<br />
a. Le Mans b. Nürburgring c. Innsbruck d. Munich<br />
Source: Porsche 1994 Fact Book, p 13<br />
2. In 1972-73 911s you got vinyl interior standard in black, brown,<br />
tan, red, or blue, as well as houndstooth, plaid, or corduroy options.<br />
Leather was also available, but in only three different colors. Which<br />
color was NOT available?<br />
a. Black b. Brown c. Tan d. Red<br />
Source: Porsche 911 Red Book 1965-1999, p 38<br />
3. In what year did the Porsche Targa get a non-folding fiberglass top vs<br />
the folding top that debuted in 1967?<br />
a. 1971 b. 1972 c. 1973 d. 1974<br />
Source; Porsche 911 Red Book 1965-1999, p 40<br />
4. The fantastic 210-hp Carrera RS of 1973 was carried on into 1974.<br />
And while the RoW (Rest of World) got the 210-hp model, the USA<br />
got a ______-hp version.<br />
a. 175 b. 185 c. 195 d. 205<br />
Source; Porsche 911 Red Book 1965-1999, p 40<br />
5. The duck-tail spoiler of the 1973 Carrera was an option on the 1974<br />
Carrera in all countries other than __________.<br />
a. USA b. Australia c. England d. Germany<br />
Source; Porsche 911 Red Book 1965-1999, p 40
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