Slipstream - December 2018

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VOLUME 57 

ISSUE 12 

DECEMBER 2018 

MAV.PCA.ORG 

Jason drives a 944? 

Photo by George Luxbacher 

FEATURES 

6 | Maverick DE Program Evolves to Fill a Void 

8 | Maverick Tech Session: Insurance 

12 | Park Place Supercar Showcase: Member Perspectives 

14 | Cars, Coffee & Conversation 

17 | Maverick Marktpreis: Porsche Values 

22 | A New Porsche Dealership: Hamburg Germany 

23 | Autocross: Event #9 Lone Star Park 

24 | Mavs&Mochas: Pearl Cup Coffee 

24 | Member Story: My Wife is Always Right, Always Right 

27 | Maverick Halloween Rally: 2018 

28 | Maverick Tours Recap: MotorSport Ranch Tour 

UPCOMING EVENTS 

17 | Board Meeting 

17 | Motoring Mavs at Mayo 

17 | All Member Party 

18 | Maverick Lunch Series 

18 | Maverick Social 

18 | Tech Session 

25 | Mavs&Mochas 

DEPARTMENTS 

2 | Sprockets (President’s Column) 

2 | Maverick of the Month 

4 | List of Officers and Board Chairs 

4 | Zone 5 Presidents 

11 | New Mavericks 

11 | Member Moments 

20 | Porsche of the Month 

20 | Porsche Trivia 

34 | Advertiser Index 

34 | Anniversaries 

36 | Oversteer (Editor’s Column) 

EVENT DATES 

See more details and check for event updates via the QR code 

here or our online calendar at http://mav.pca.org/go/calendar 

December 

Mavs & Mochas and People’s Choice Car Show............................(Sat) 1 

Maverick Toy Drive.......................................................................(Sat) 1 

Maverick Founders Day Celebration.............................................(Sat) 1 

Board Meeting.......................................................................... (Wed) 5 

Lewisville area lunch.................................................................(Tue) 11 

Motoring Mavs at Mayo............................................................ (Sat) 15 

Southlake area lunch................................................................(Thu) 27 

January 

Board Meeting.......................................................................... (Wed) 2 

Lewisville area lunch................................................................... (Tue) 8 

Mavs & Mochas: ?..................................................................... (Sat) 12 

Maverick Social: BJ’s Dallas......................................................(Thu) 17 

Motoring Mavs at Mayo............................................................ (Sat) 19 

Southlake area lunch................................................................(Thu) 24 

Maverick Tech Session: Understanding Lubricants.................... (Sat) 27 

Last month’s cover car 1985 Porsche 959 Paris-Dakar sold at 

RM Sotheby’s for $5,945,000. 

Photos credit Sotheby’s 

On the Cover 

Maverick Tour to MotorSport Ranch. 

Photo by Rober Kirby, LightSpeed Images 

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1

SPROCKETS: Driving Year Round 

By David Robertson, Region President 

I recently spoke with a friend of mine in New 

York who was prepping his new Cayman for 

winter storage. Aside from being very sad that he 

would not be able to enjoy driving his Porsche for 

the next 5-6 months, he detailed the ritual that 

takes place every year in November. 

• Detail the car 

• Fill the tank 

• Add fuel stabilizer 

• Put the wheels in cradles to prevent flat spots 

• Arrange silica gel packs strategically to 

absorb moisture 

• Cover the car 

• Get the latest version of the Forza video 

game to at least simulate the ability to get 

out and drive 

That seems to me like a lot of wasted time, 

energy, and heartache when you can just live 

in Texas where we enjoy driving our two-door 

Porsches any season! 

I lived many years in Boston, and now that I 

am back in DFW, I wonder why anyone would 

put themselves through this yearly misery! Many 

of you have lived in areas of the country where 

this was on your yearly checklist and will probably 

agree that we have it pretty good down here for 

year-round driving. 

Although there have been a few times in past 

years here in DFW that I have not been willing to 

venture out in the rare ice and snow, for the most 

part it has been pretty good. Since there are usually 

no chemicals or salt on the roads, with a little sun 

things are usually back to normal pretty quick. 

After having the conversation with my friend 

in New York I decided to take advantage of some 

good weather and go for a drive in my 911 to 

experience the thrill that I always get on a good 

twisty road. I don’t need much of an excuse to get 

out but this time I appreciated it just a little bit 

more than usual. 

MAVS OF THE MONTH: 

Mark Pitarresi and Brant 

Worrell, Tours Co-Chairs 

Have you been on one of our tours recently? 

If so it is no surprise that the team of Mark and 

Brant are well deserving of our recognition. 

These two work tirelessly to insure the Maverick 

Region has a safe and fun Tours program. Our 

Tours have become one of, if not the most well 

attended Tours program of any region in PCA! 

Mark and Brant have added innovation and well 

thought out logistic design to these events to 

make them safe and enjoyable for everyone and 

our members are giving them rave reviews! There 

is a ton of behind the scenes work that goes in 

to each of these events, from route creation and 

pre-drives (to make sure there are no surprises 

such as closed roads or unacceptable pavement) 

to setting up destination venues and organizing 

a team of fantastic volunteers to make sure every 

base is covered. Mark and Brant, thank you for 

your tireless efforts to make the Maverick Region 

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2018 Maverick Region Board - Officers and Chairs 

President 

David Robertson 

617-797-0516 

president@mavpca.org 

Vice President 

Jim Falgout 

vp@mavpca.org 

Secretary 

Carey Spreen 

817-422-3480 

secretary@mavpca.org 

Treasurer 

Deborah Fike 

972-672-4282 

treasurer@mavpca.org 

Autocross Chair 

Mark Schnoerr 

ax@mavpca.org 

Charity Chair 

Chris Hamilton 

hope@mavpca.org 

Club Race Co-Chair 

Pat Heptig 

214-649-7907 

cr@mavpca.org 

Club Race Co-Chair 

Joel Nannis 

cr@mavpca.org 

Coffee Meets Co-Chair 

Derrick Tate 

972-748-1178 

coffeemeets@mavpca.org 

Concours Chair 

Mike Mahoney 

801-230-1482 

concours@mavpca.org 

DE Co-Chair 

Chris Tabor 

817-371-4888 

de@mavpca.org 

DE Co-Chair 

TJ Kroehle 

de@mavpca.org 

DE Chief Driving Instr. 

John Sandusky 

817-777-0421 

cdi@mavpca.org 

DE Hospitality 

Rose Gohlke 

de@mavpca.org 

DE Registrar 

Jason Brodigan 

deregistrar@mavpca.org 

DE Marketing Director/ 

Event Planning 

Chris Sorrells 

demarketing@mavpca.org 

Goodie Store 

Chris Flaugh 

214-288-5300 

goodiestore@mavpca.org 

Region Historian 

Carey Spreen 

817-422-3480 

historian@mavpca.org 

Marketing, Social 

Media Chair 

Bill Orr 

marketing@mavpca.org 

Membership Chair, 

Jim Hirsch 

972-740-7377 

membership@mavpca.org 

Monthly Social Co-Chair 

Clark Randall 

hh@mavpca.org 

Monthly Social Co-Chair 

Vanessa Fernandes 

hh@mavpca.org 

Online Calendar 

Karl Poulsen 

calendar@mavpca.org 

PCA Tours Co-Chair 

Mark Pitarresi 

817-715-7156 

tours@mavpca.org 

PCA Tours Co-Chair 

Brant Worrell 

tours@mavpca.org 

Rally Co-Chair 

Don Sebert 

214-613-6900 

rally@mavpca.org 

Rally Co-Chair 

George Luxbacher 

rally@mavpca.org 

Registrar, Club Race 

Wendy Shoffit 

crreg@mavpca.org 

ARK-LA-TEX 

Ken Chandler 

bad968@bellsouth.net, 

Safety Co-Chair 

Wayne Elliott 

safety@mavpca.org 

Slipstream Editor 

Kurt Scaggs 

469-446-1690 

editor@mavpca.org 

Social Chair 

Debi Kruder 

social@mavpca.org 

Trivia Chair 

Jerry DeFeo 

972-240-5800 

trivia@mavpca.org 

HILL COUNTRY 

Tuffy von Briesen 

president@hcrpca.org 

Safety Co-Chair 

Bob Kramer 

safety@mavpca.org 

Slipstream Event Ad Design 

David Tierny 

eventads@mavpca.org 

Tech Sessions Chair 

Michael Baynton 

214-641-2848 

techsessions@mavpca.org 

Volunteers Chair 

Landon Stogner 

214-233-6858 

volunteers@mavpca.org 

MARDI GRAS 

Scott Spradley 

swsprad@bellsouth.net 

WAR BONNET 

Eric Costello 

ecostellodo@gmail.com 

Slipstream Advertising, 

Coffee Meets 

Bill Kruder 

214-497-0711 

ads@mavpca.org 

Slipstream Mailing 

Andy Mears 

214-394-5857 

mailing@mavpca.org 

Time Trial Chair, 

(AX/TT Rules) 

Travis Howard 

214-616-6152 

tt@mavpca.org 

Web Site Chair 

James Shoffit 

972-786-6246 

webmaster@mavpca.org 

2018 PCA Zone 5 Presidents and Zone Representative 

Slipstream Content Ed. 

Carey Spreen 

817-422-3480 

editor@mavpca.org 

Slipstream Printing 

Fran Ussery 

972--438-8344 (W) 

817-481-8342 (H) 

printing@mavpca.org 

TT Registrar, AX/TT 

Schools, Swap Meets 

Robyn Howard 

214-991-0873 

drivingschools@mavpca.org 

Link to 

Board 

Meeting 

minutes: 

CIMARRON 

Jason Tollison 

presidentcmr@gmail.com 

COASTAL BEND 

Bryan Kerrick 

bksailspadre@sbcglobal.net 

LONE STAR 

Steve Bukoski 

president@lsrpca.com 

LONGHORN 

Mikel Matthews 

Mikel.matthews@gmail.com 

MAVERICK 

David Robertson 

president@mavpca.org 

OZARK 

Jim Woolly 

jim.carol_NOSPAM@sbcglobal.net 

WHISKEY BAY 

Stan Labat 

labat@cox.net 

WHITE RIVER 

Leonard Zechiedrich 

whiteriverregionpca@gmail.com 

ZONE 5 REP 

Jon Jones 

zone5rep@pca.org 

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Maverick DE Program Evolves to Fill a Void 

By Mark Schnoerr 

photos by Robert Kirby, LightSpeed Images 

PCA was one of the first organizations to offer race 

track driver education events. The membership was 

already doing autocross, so it was natural stepping stone 

for many to learn the skills and to experience even more 

of what their Porsches were designed to do so well. 

Naturally, we needed instructors, presentations, and safety 

rules, and the program grew while spawning other car 

clubs and organizations to enter the arena. If you want 

to drive fast, there are now many organizations running 

track day drivers’ education programs, Time Trials, and 

Club Racing. 

but mostly on-track driving sessions that focused on the 

elements of track driving: acceleration, hard braking, 

low and high speed slaloms, lane change exercises, and 

learning the proper line around the track. We even had 

use of the skidpad to teach the nuances of controlling 

understeer, oversteer, and steady-state cornering using 

combinations of braking, steering, and accelerating. At 

the end of the day, we did some lead/follow exercises to 

combine all the skills, still without putting tires, brakes, 

or drivers at risk by limiting speeds and enforcing a nopassing 

rule. Our instructor corps stepped up to make 

Some organizations require autocross experience, a car 

control clinic, or skidpad training to prepare the student 

(client) for the race track driving experience. Those clients 

are much more prepared for what they will experience 

on track and can learn very quickly. They have magnetic 

numbers for their cars, own a helmet, and can’t wait to 

graduate to ever-faster run groups as they work their way 

through the program. However, there are others who are 

looking for a less risky way to get more than a few touring 

laps on track without all that risk to the car, tires, and 

brakes of a classic DE participant. 

Some of our local Porsche dealers have been looking for 

something the more exciting for their 4-door customers 

and fledgling enthusiasts to try to get more enjoyment 

from their amazing cars without jumping all the way into 

DE. So the club took a chance to modify the last event of 

the season to make this happen. 

On Saturday, October 20, the entire program was 

focused on coached race track training. The instructor 

group was the only other group on track all day. We added 

a Car Control Clinic program to the usual beginner and 

intermediate Green and Blue Group instructed sessions. 

On Sunday, we did the opposite, with no instruction 

and a solo-approved-only track day for those who are 

totally committed to DE. 

The Car Control Clinic on Saturday was to include no 

passing, moderate speeds, no numbers on the cars, and no 

helmets, to experience what was essentially a deconstructed 

Green run group. There were multiple classroom sessions, 

this happen, and the CCC clients were full of smiles while 

enjoying the experience. The Park Place Porsche team who 

brought clients to the CCC were equally impressed with 

the pilot program. 

Here are a few of the writeups we received after 

the Car Control Clinic: 

I wanted to test and enjoy my 964 in an unrestricted 

way, so I signed up for the PCA Drivers’ Education Car 

Control Clinic at MotorSport Ranch. Since I’ve never 

even felt the ABS kick in, I thought this group was a good 

place to start. No helmet or car numbers were needed, and 

speeds were reasonable, which is actually fast for an aircooled 

car. There was a braking exercise, instructed laps 

where I learned about cornering, a slalom course, and 

some classroom instruction mixed in, all of which was 

high yield. Driving the 964 in its natural environment also 

allowed me to test and verify my car’s systems. I had so 

much fun, I’m going to sign up for the next event so I can 

drive my Porsche the way it was designed to be driven. The 

saying that it’s more fun to drive a slow car fast might be 

true but I wouldn’t know; my 964 is fast. - Jason Bentow 

On Saturday, October 20, at my husband’s urging, I got 

up way too early to make my way over to a racetrack in 

Cresson, Texas for a day of learning – learning about my 

car and seeing firsthand where my husband has spent so 

many weekends away from home over the past five years. 

My car is a 2016 Cayenne Diesel named Blanche. I 


was told this would be an opportunity to find out how my 

car performs on a track, including some special exercises 

involving high-speed maneuvers. Get me some coffee, and 

bring it on! 

We arrived in Cresson a little before 8:30, registered, 

and got prepped by some sharp young men from Park 

Place Porsche. Although numbers weren’t required for this 

group of beginners, my husband insisted that I wear my 

newly assigned 528 in black on my white Cayenne. I could 

have spent that $30 on wine for after the Clinic, but he 

wanted me to look the part for my first event. 

At about 9:30, and for the next hour and a half, we 

put our cars through their paces: full acceleration followed 

by full stop several times on each of two laps. I had no 

idea how well Blanche could come to a controlled stop! 

Instructor Rick seemed to be having as much fun as I 

was. From there, we moved on to the next segment to 

see how many cones we could hit in the slalom. I’m still 

apologizing to Robin Howard for taking down so many of 

her “children.” The final morning exercise was the Mosh 

Pit, known to those at the event as the Skid Pad, showing 

us how small changes in the accelerator pedal translate 

to big changes in the turning radius. Instructor Tom was 

great about teaching through my eccentricities. After a 

handful of circles in both directions, we paused for lunch 

and to let some other groups out on the track. 

After lunch, we had another hour and a half scheduled, 

including braking to a full stop with the electronic 

emergency brake, high-speed lane changes, and the final, 

ultimate session: putting together all that we’d learned 

through the day in a Lead/Follow group. Several groups of 

four or five of us got behind an instructor for lots of laps 

around the track, by ourselves, no instructor in the car 

and at speeds that let you feel how the car really handled. 

Instructor Peter started the afternoon but couldn’t eject 

himself from the passenger seat fast enough. It’s possible 

he was unnerved by Bête the stuffed Bat hanging from the 

rear seat grab handle. 

Instructor John closed out the day with a steady hand 

and solid advice. Classroom time throughout the day, led 

by Instructor Mark Schnoerr, did a great job of augmenting 

our on-track activities. 

I knew I’d had a good time when I started talking to 

a couple of girlfriends the next day about joining me in 

Cresson in the future. 

Thanks for the introduction. - Lisa Mitchell 

We got a lot of feedback on ways to improve the Car 

Control Clinic, incorporate elements, work more closely 

with the dealers, and take advantage of this low-risk 

stepping stone approach to bringing new participants into 

our organization while teaching essential Car Control 

Skills they can use every day regardless of their DE 

aspirations. 

7

Maverick Tech Session Series: Insurance 

By Michael Baynton, Region Tech Session Chair 

Think back—how much time did you spend researching the 

purchase of your Porsche(s)? Deciding on the specific model, the 

“must have” options, the color, even the dealership or private 

seller from which to purchase. And that’s before you even sit 

down and consider the selling price and what you are willing 

to pay for your new toy. All that time spent to get just the right 

car at just the right price. And then most people just call their 

current insurance company to add the additional vehicle to their 

policy—probably with the exact same coverage as the family 

SUV or grocery-getter. And that last decision might the right 

one. Or it might be all wrong. 

Does your Porsche have ACV (actual cash value) coverage? 

Or maybe a “Stated value” or “Agreed value” policy? 

If you drive your 911 through Fancytown 

and happen to bump into a new Ferrari 

488, do you have enough coverage to 

pay for the damages? 

And if you have special “Classic car” insurance on your 

garage queen 356, when exactly can you drive your baby and 

still be adequately insured? 

These topics and more were covered during our latest tech 

session, held on November 3 at Park Place Porsche. Justin 

Husman from Phoenix Insurance provided a comprehensive 

overview of the various types of coverages available, and 

touched on the pros and cons of each. While the focus was 

primarily on car insurance, he also covered homeowner and 

umbrella policies as well as track insurance. (Fun fact: if 

you purchase track insurance for a weekend HPDE day and 

somehow manage to make contact with another car on track, 

you are out of luck! The coverage you purchased typically 

only covers damage to your car if you make contact with a 

barrier or wall. Who knew?) 

In addition to highlighting the differences between the 

various policies, Justin also delved into the differences between 

the types of insurance providers and independent brokers. He 

provided great advice and “insider” insight into the insurance 

business, and a healthy Q&A session from our 40+ members 

in attendance turned out to be very enlightening. Suffice it to 

say that quite a few will be doing additional research on their 

current insurance policies! 

A big thank-you goes out to G.M. Patrick Huston and Liz 

Shafton at Park Place Porsche, who graciously allowed us to 

use their training room for this tech session. As he always 

does, Patrick greeted our members and made himself available 

to our members to show them around the dealership. Also, to 

Justin Husman for presenting the info and providing donuts 

and coffee. And lastly, lots of appreciation for the MAV PCA 

volunteers who came early to help set up and leave late to 

help with clean-up! Stay tuned for an even better slate of tech 

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Welcome Our New Mavericks! 

By Jim Hirsch, Region Membership Chair 

New Members October 2018 

Cameron Baynard Dallas 2017 Cayman S 

Cody Cowan Tyler 2018 718 Boxster GTS 

Louie Devega Plano 2000 Boxster 

William Duffy (Virginia) Allen 2000 911 Carrera 

Valerie Duque Fort Worth 2018 718 Cayman 

Joshua Garee Roanoke 2005 911 Carrera S 

Daniel Garza Frisco 2006 911 Carrera S Cabriolet 

Michael Hays Plano 1988 911 Carrera Targa 

Charles Honea Arlington 2012 911 Carrera S 

Craig Isham McKinney 2015 911 GT3 

Eric Kraft Dallas 2003 911 Carrera 

William Kuhn Dallas 2014 Cayman S 

Thuong Le Frisco 2017 Macan Turbo 

Jeffrey Lierly Dallas 1978 911 SC Targa 

James Mitchell Hurst 2016 Macan S 

Todd Petelski Van Alstyne 1983 911 SC 

Jake Ramsey Dallas 2018 718 Cayman 

Jed Siddle (Christy) Murphy 1978 911 SC 

Keith Spring Dallas 1990 928 S4 

Taylor Stilovich Allen 2011 911 Turbo S 

David Van Buskirk Grapevine 2016 911 Carrera Cabriolet 

Nathan Wagner Lewisville 1981 911 SC 

Mas Watanabe Savannah 2001 Boxster S 

William Weisiger Richardson 2016 Boxster 

Transfers In 

None this month. 

Please give a Maverick Welcome to these new members when you meet them! 

If you have any changes that 

you would like to make to the 

MRPCA membership guide, contact Jim 

Hirsch at membership@mavpca.org 

Member Moment 

Don Breithaupt 

(joined 2/1987) 

Occupation 

Retired 

First Porsche 

1983 924 

Current Porsche(s) 

1986 911 (purchased new), 2013 Boxster, 

2013 Panamera S 

Favorite Porsche 

Carrera GT 

Favorite Maverick or PCA event 

Porsche Parade 

Best thing about owning a Porsche 

The many lasting friendships we have 

made all over the United States & Canada. 

Member Moment 

Jim Runyon 

(joined 8/2018) 

Occupation 

Virtual Design of 

commercial and industrial 

mechanical systems 

Primary reason for joining PCA 

Networking with other Porsche owners 


2010 Cayenne GTS and 2012 Panamera Turbo 

Favorite Porsche 

970 Turbo S 


Besides the actual driving aspect, the 

best part about owning a Porsche is how 

rewarding it is when I complete service or 

maintenance on one. After hours of work, 

when everything is clean and all the beauty 

panels are back in their place, it is always 

back to feeling like a new vehicle again. 

Hobby interests 

Small and light High Performance Boats, 

maintaining, modding, and detailing my 

cars, building off road trucks, EFI tuning, 

working on my TIG welding, and learning 

anything I can that’s mechanical in nature. 

Maverick Membership Statistics as of November 1 

Members: 1921 Affiliate Members: 940 Total Membership: 2861 

11

Park Place Supercar Showcase: Member Perspective 

By Our Members 

pphotos provided by Micheal Durovick and Bill Middleton 

Park Place held their second Supercar Showcase on October 13th. With over 100 million in 

vehicles on display, it was memorable, and wet. We asked some our members to share their 

impressions of the show with us. It’s not just the cars, it’s the people. 

My Dad once told me, “Son, when 

Rob Adams 

you see a hog running around with a 

stick in its mouth, it’s going to rain . . . .” That was his 

reaction to seeing me for the first time with a cigar in 

my mouth. What in the heck does that have to do with 

the Park Place Luxury and Supercar Showcase? Well, 

maybe nothing, but judging from this article’s picture, 

maybe everything, because it was surely raining . . . a 

lot . . . almost all day. 

But torrents of rain did nothing to deter diehard 

gearheads of all types who brought their cars out in the 

weather to participate in the second annual event. A 

few adjustments to the layout, a large and well stocked 

pavilion, sponsored suites, and a lot of avid autophiles 

ensured another successful show. By mid-afternoon, the 

rain had dissipated and the crowds were at full strength. 

In my opinion, the Car Corral was even better than 

last year’s, as there were some seldom-seen exotics 

such as the De Tomaso Mangusta, one of my all-time 

favorites. And of course, the Park Place show cars 

provided something special for anyone. 

And let’s not forget the catered suites and samplings 

from some of the finest restaurants in the area. Delicious 

bites and an open bar made for an excellent experience. 

Once again, Park Place showed how to put on a firstclass 

event in first-class style. I had second thoughts 

about showing my car in the rain, but in retrospect, I 

wouldn’t trade the day’s adventure for anything. 

Weather notwithstanding, the 

Kimberly Turner 

2018 Park Place Luxury and 

Supercar Showcase gives the Dallas/Fort Worth market 

a glimpse of the sophistication and grandeur of the 

Monterey/Pebble Beach experience. The combination 

of people-watching, car-spectating, and edible delights 

within the country club venue gives Park Place an event 

they can be proud of. 

Our favorite moment was getting to talk to 

the owners of a 1972 Citroen SM, with whom 

my husband discussed the finer points of the 

amazing hydraulic system and its ability to assist 

in changing a tire without a jack. Both the Citroen 

SM and next year’s event are high on our bucket 

list. We would like to thank Park Place Porsche, 

The Four Seasons Resort, all of the volunteers, and 

especially the PCA Maverick Region for extending 

the invitation to include our car in the event. 


Obviously this was not the best 

Paul Charsley 

day for such an event, and the way 

the cars ended up being displayed was not the planned 

arrangement. That being said, it must have taken a lot of 

quick thinking to make it work, keeping the cars accessible 

for guests and cars safe and clean for owners. I think the 

general image of the tents and the display cubicles was 

very nice and fit for a high-end event such as this. 

We enjoyed the off-area hospitality in the rooms, a 

nice place to chat and get away from the weather and 

crowd. The food/beverage area was well laid out, and 

options were so numerous that everyone must have 

been able to find something they liked. I’m sure a lot of 

entrants were scared away because the concours area 

was a little sparse, so I appreciate those that did make it 

in (I think I’ll enter the fun next year)! 

The event seems to be a growing entity, so I think a 

more organized parking program should be instituted. 

The events going on in the tent were a little confusing 

to me (perhaps more car-oriented vendors?) and sound 

could have been better, but as I said, I’m sure if weather 

had played nice it would have been less manic in there. 

Staff were all very helpful and would definitely return 

in 2019 and encourage others to do so! 

Opposite page: Local restaurants 

brought some fancy fare, Robert Caglia, 

Sarah Wilson and Yann Cortina., Porsche 

through the generations (1969 E, 993 

turbo and 918). 1st in Class winner 2015 

918, 1993 Jaguar XJ220. 

This page: Andy Kay and Peter Wen 

discuss (the weather?), Becky and Tom 

Gomer with Mike Mahoney, 918 on 

display, 1936 Cord Phaeton, 959 in 

the rain, Bentley with bonus Porsche 

content, Bill Kruder, Peter Wen and Bill 

Orr, Lego McLaren 720S. 

I have to say that the Luxury 

Chantel Tennyson 

and Supercar Showcase’s name 

certainly does it justice. The Showcase was SUPER!! 

(Anybody having a 70s slang flashback? Cue the go-go 

dancers.) There were super cars, super food and drinks, 

super people, and oh yes --super amounts of rain . . . . 

In today’s vernacular I’d say everything was “extra.” 

My love affair with cars goes way back and so did 

some of the cars. I thought I knew cars, but there were 

makes and models there that I’d never heard of. The 

display was truly amazing. And the rain was kind 

enough to finally let up, so we could all go out and 

look at them without having to wear our life jackets. In 

addition to the cars and food was the entertainment, 

and no, I don’t mean the fashion show . . . there was 

people-watching at its finest. Yep! I had a fantastic 

time. A big thank you to all who made it possible. I 

can’t wait for next year! 

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Coffee, Cars & Conversation 

By Bill Kruder 

photos by Brant Worrell 

This month, once again, has an 

interesting winding road. We first 

met last May at the Frisco Rail 

Yard Mavs & Mochas, but this 

would not have happened had he 

first not met our mutual friend 

Mitch. Mitch was dropping off a 

package at the UPS store months 

earlier and Brant walked up to 

Mitch and told Mitch that he was 

driving Brant’s dream car… a white 

911 Turbo S. From there these two 

strangers started talking about 

Porsches. They part ways without 

thinking to get a number, so like 

any good stalker Brant turned 

to the Maverick Region’s Yahoo 

email board and asked if any one 

knew this guy in a white turbo 

cab wearing suspenders. Well our 

good friend James Shoffit quickly 

figured out that it’s Mitch. James 

connects these two together, Mitch 

introduces him to Mavs & Mochas, 

and as they say the rest is history. 

So here is the next in my series of 

“conversations” I would like to 

share with you . . . 

Brant Worrell, Enthusiast since 1976, 

Owner 2003 996 turbo, 1988 944, and 

2006 Cayenne Turbo S 

Bill Kruder: You sound like you 

might be from here? 

Brant Worrell: No, I’m actually from 

Colorado Springs, Colorado. I 

didn’t move here till 1998, when I 

moved to Plano, before moving on 

to Frisco, before stopping off for 

a short break in the Valley Ranch 

area in Irving, before finding my 

way to McKinney in 2014! 

BK: What about college? I always 

see you wearing a Buffalo cap? 

BW: Oh yes, I went to University of 

Colorado Boulder. I have a Poly Sci 

degree, for the lack of anything else. 

I really didn’t know what I wanted 

to do other than own Porsches and 

that needed a degree (laughing). 

BK: What brought you here? 

BW: Like so many, a job. I was 

working for a company in NW 

Arkansas and was looking for a new 

opportunity, and it was in DFW. 

BK: And what type of work do you do? 

BW: Well after college I went to 

culinary school in Hyde Park, New 

York. I like to joke I went into the 

CIA, which I did, just not that one in 

Langley, Virginia (laughing). It was 

the Culinary Institute of America. I 

always thought I had a passion for 

cooking, but what I learned is that 

I had the skills to cook, just not the 

passion to work 60 hours a week, 

seven days a week and holidays for 

very little money. So after a short 

stint in hotels and country clubs 

I went into being a research chef 

for Simmons Poultry in Northwest 

Arkansas; think Tyson Foods, just 

much smaller. After “getting my 

legs under me” on the research side 

of cooking, I joined Illes Seasonings 

& Flavors here in the Dallas area 

as their first research chef on staff. 

After thirteen years as Director of 

Culinary I moved into sales for 

Illes about seven years ago. We 

make flavor systems for the food 

industry. We don’t make the end 

foods consumers buy -- we make 

them taste better! 

BK: Now you talk about passion. 

What did you discover you had a 

passion for? 

BW: Don’t get me wrong: I like what 

I do. However, I figured out I had a 

passion for Porsches very early on 

in my life. I was the kid who had 

every square inch of his bedroom 

(including the ceiling) covered in 

Porsche posters -- not music or 

girl posters (wish I still had a lot of 

those posters), and if I was going 

to be able to pursue that passion I 

had to have a good job. So as they 

sometimes say, you can live to work 

or work to live, and my work allows 

me to enjoy owning Porsches. 

BK: Where did this “passion” for 

Porsches come from? 

BW: I like to say I was born into 

the Porsche club; it’s in my DNA. 

Both my parents were Porsche 

enthusiasts, especially my father. 


BK: What’s your first memory of being around the cars 

that made you realize this is what you wanted? 

BW: That’s easy: it was 1976. I was nine years old and 

my parents took me and my brother to the Parade in San 

Diego. Porsche introduced the 924 at the Parade and I 

thought it was the coolest car (laughing)! Remember, I 

was nine. 

BK: So Mom and Dad were active in PCA? 

BW: Oh they were more than active they lived and 

breathed it. My dad was President of both the Alpine 

Mountain and Rocky Mountain Regions in Colorado 

and mom held several positions in each region as well. 

Dad was also the Zone 9 rep for years. Matter of fact 

he was the Chairman for the 1988 Colorado Springs 

Parade and Treasurer of the 1998 Steamboat Parade. 

BK: What about Mom? 

BW: Well she of course supported him throughout all 

this, but her passion was the track. She once got top 

track time of the day at an event. I remember it clearly: 

it was in La Junta, Colorado; I don’t think my father 

was happy about all the ribbing from the guys that day, 

and she was a DE instructor too. 

BK: What did they drive back then? 

BW: They tracked an incredibly fast 914/6 but over the 

years had several cars. One of my favorites was a white 

1980 SC with red interior; matter of fact that’s why I 

love white 911s today. They also had several 928s, a 

1972 911T, a Carrera, and a 968. 

BK: What was your first car? 

BW: Wish I could say a Porsche but it was back in 1985 

and it was 1976 VW Scirocco. It was kind of a mess but 

it was a great car. 

BK: So what was your first Porsche? 

BW: It was a 1981 SC, pewter metallic; I bought that in 

1997 and had it for about three years. 

BK: I think you told me you have had several since? 

BW: That I have. We had a white 968 coupe, a 928 GTS, 

and a 1988 924 SE. And of course today we have the 

996 turbo, the 944, and our daily driver, a Cayenne 

Turbo S. 

BK: Let’s switch gears for a minute. I had the pleasure 

of meeting your wife Leigh Anne recently. How did you 

guys meet? 

BW: Well as it happens, life gets complicated, and I 

was going through a divorce. Leigh Anne was working 

for a company who sold to our company. There was 

a business lunch set up that I was suppose to attend 

but I could not make it at the last minute. I called to 

apologize for missing the meeting and that’s when I 

learned she had been through a rough divorce so we 

started talking a lot. We were talking one day when, out 

of the blue, she said, “you know I REALLY like you.” 

I was like “what?” as I turned bright red (laughing). 

She’s this pretty woman and I’m this mess of a guy who 

never dreamed of dating someone as beautiful and kind 

as Leigh Anne. So after my divorce was final, we started 

dating. It took me nine years to convince her I was THE 

ONE, but she finally agreed to make me the happiest 

and luckiest guy in the world and married me in April 

2015. 

Every month as I write the interview I think the same 

thing, what if: 

Brant and Mitch never said hello? 

Brant never took the time to find the guy in the white 

turbo cab? 

James didn’t bother to respond to the Yahoo post? 

And if Mitch never introduced his new friend to me? 

So if and when you meet someone new, don’t miss out 

on “Driving Friendships!” 

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the most out of retirement. 

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In 2007 Porsche introduced the Cayman, much to driving 

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was a true driver’s car. With the rigidity of its chassis and the 

ideal engine placement, the car handled brilliantly. By the time 

the 2nd gen Cayman (981) was launched, it was so good, it 

legitimately challenged the flagship 911. Then in 2016, Porsche 

did the unthinkable. It gifted the Cayman with GT treatment 

and a powerful 911 S engine. The Cayman GT4 was born. 

All Porsche GT (Gran Turismo) cars are special. These street 

legal race cars have a loyal following. The one-year only, limited 

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Today, these concerns have largely subsided. Porsche once 

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Upcoming Maverick Region Events

Porsche of the Month 

Selected by Bill Orr, Region Marketing Chair 

Sapphire Blue Metallic 2018 Porsche 911 GTS “It’s not raining!!” •Photo by Joe Ferraro 

You can test your 

knowledge (or Google 

search ability) of all 

things Porsche by 

participating in the 

monthly trivia contest 

posted online at http:// 

mav.pca.org/trivia. 

Answers are due by the 

last day of each month. 

The winner of the trivia contest receives a $25 gift 

certificate from our sponsor, Zims Autotechnik. In the case 

of ties, a random drawing determines the winner. 

Here are the questions and answers with the winner for 

the October 2018 Trivia. The winner this month is William 

Beck, getting all five of five correct. Honorable Mention 

also goes to Tom Gomer who also got all five Correct. The 

tie was decided by a random drawing. 

Answers: 1)d, 2)c, 3)b, 4)a, 5)a 

20 December 

For instruction on how to submit your Porsche photos in the 

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Maverick Trivia: Are you a Porschephile? 

Jerry DeFeo 

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1. We all know that many predict that electric vehicles will replace our 

beloved gasoline burning road monsters, be they Porsches or anything 

else. In fact, _________ , a country very friendly with the USA, is so 

sure of this that they have passed a new law that says any new home 

built in that county must have EV charging capability built into the 

new home’s electrical system. 

a. Australia b. France c. Germany d. United Kingdom 

Source: Porsche Panorama, Sept 2018, p 30 

2. The 356 had four generations: the original 356 (aka “pre-A”), then 

the 356A, then the 356B, and finally the 356C. So we find ourselves 

asking where we are in the 911 generations, as the next, being the 

_______ will be out in early 2019. 

a. sixth b. seventh c. eighth d. ninth 

Source: Porsche Panorama, Sept 2018, p 20 

3. What color were the Porsche lettering and 912 numbers on a 912? 

a. Gold b. Silver c. Black d. Chrome 

Source: Excellence, Feb 2013, p 59 

4. In 1998, color selection had been pared down a bit to keep the assembly 

lines moving rapidly. In addition to the standard Black and Glacier White, 

which of the following colors was NOT a standard of the line color? 

a. Irish Green b. Pastel Yellow c. Blue Turquois d. Guards Red 

Source: Porsche 911 Red Book 1965-1999, p 137 

5. In 1965, when the 911 was first introduced for sale, it had 130 hp and 

weighed 2380 lbs; the 1967 911S was only 2272 lbs, and the 911R 

was only about 1800 lbs. By 1999, creature comforts, and safety 

equipment brought the weight up to _______ lbs. a. 2910 b. 

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A New Porsche Dealership Just Opened! 

By Joel Nannis, Club Race Co-Chair 

photos provided by author 

Now don’t get too excited because it’s not in the 

Dallas Fort Worth area, it’s in Hamburg, Germany. 

During the summer, Erika and I were in Germany 

for a month visiting her relatives. On August 6 her 

cousin Soeren told us that a new Porsche dealership 

was opening that day. Knowing how much I am into 

Porsches, he asked if I would like to go to the opening. 

That day we went to the Elbe, the new performing 

arts center in Hamburg. It is a huge building that has a 

walkway (about 15 stories high, accessed by the longest 

escalator I have ever seen) around the outside of the 

building which offers a great view of the city. Then we 

took the train to the dealership. 

The dealership had around 80 new cars inside. There was 

every model that Porsche makes. They had all sorts of food 

and drink. I went up to one of the salesmen and said that I 

had come all the way from Dallas just for their opening. The 

salesman did not even smile and returned to his computer 

screen with no acknowledgment. I tried another salesman 

with the same result. I asked someone if they had any 

Porsche shirts with the dealership name and city on it and 

was told no, but they had the standard Porsche shirts that 

every other dealership has. They had a huge video display 

showing Dr. Porsche with one of his cars. 

We looked around and noted that a new GT3 was 

only 117,000 euros and a standard 991 was 127,000 

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Autocross Event 9: Lone Star Park 

By Mark Schnoerr, Region Autocross Chair 

photos provided by Author 

On Sunday, October 28, 110 participants 

arrived and found an incredibly fast course 

laid out on the vast and rolling Lone Star Park 

parking lot. 

There were 14 official Porsche entries, and one 

who could not stay for his work assignment so is not 

included in the official results. More on that later . . . 

Class P1 saw the Amir El-Baghdady / Carolle Liu 

P1 - 'PCA 1' 

Total Entries: 3 

1T P1 7 Amir El-Baghdady Maroon 944 S2 67.633 

2 P1 168 Carolle Liu White Boxster 987 75.216 

3 P1 59 Jesse Garrett White Porsche Boxster DNS 

P3 - 'PCA 3' 


1T P3 73 David Valdez White Porsche 911 S 65.943 

2 P3 6 Mel Stanley Black Cayman S 69.223 

3 P3 98 Dawn Marie Gray Yellow GT4 69.408 

P4 - 'PCA 4' 


1T P4 915 Mark Schnoerr Green 914 63.111 

2T P4 914 Sigrid Schnoerr Green 914 65.422 

3T P4 906 Carey Spreen Red 924S 66.391 

4 P4 5 Edward Mayo Blue/Orange 911S 67.669 

5 P4 90 Sue Crimm Red 924S 72.163 

6 P4 9 Julia Underwood Blue/Orange 911S 74.724 

P6 - 'PCA 6' 


1T P6 56 Scott Wolthuis Blue 911 66.445 

P7 - 'PCA 7' 


Total 

Total 

Total 

Total 

Total 

1T P7 7 Douglas Edney Black 996 68.351 

fight to the class championship extend to the final event 

number 10. Amir took the win this time. We will see 

how that one unfolds soon. 

Class P3 saw David Valdez in his beautiful white 991 

take the win over both Mel Stanley in his Cayman S 

and first time autocrosser Dawn Marie Gray driving her 

yellow GT4. Based on her progress and her background 

racing bicycles, she is going to be a challenger to 

everyone in this class. 

Class P4 saw the six drivers in three cars fighting it 

out again: 911, 924S, and 914 2.0. The top four drivers 

were pretty close until yours truly put in a real flyer on 

the last run, in an effort to unseat Porsche FTD from 

the surprise “unofficial” Porsche entry we had that day. 

Scott Wolthuis had fun with his 300,000-mile 1975 

911 Outlaw in class P6, and Doug Edney, still waiting 

to install his sport suspension in his 996, was flying in 

class P7. 

The mystery participant was PCA Club Racer TJ 

Kroehle. No, he did not bring his 991 Cup Car, but 

his White 991/2 C4 GTS PDK Cabriolet. TJ has not 

autocrossed for about 40 years, but jumped right in to 

the fray. Like all fast courses, especially in autocross, 

there are turns and plenty of them. It was a new-tech vs 

old-tech battle for first quick Porsche time, even though 

TJ would not be in the final results. 

The final event of the season took place the next 

weekend, Nov 4. More on that in a separate article! 

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Mavs & Mochas: Pearl Cup Coffee 

By Pat Carmichael 

The frost was literally on the pumpkin this morning. 

When I arrived, thanks to the sun being out, it was up 

to 33 degrees from 30 when I got up. Brrrrr . . . . But 

despite the weather, this month’s Mavs & Mochas was 

amazingly well-attended, with over 125 cars, and, 

considering the weather, it would certainly qualify as a 

gathering of the faithful. Coats, hats, and gloves were 

the uniform of the day, but a few hardy souls were in 

light jackets and maybe a cap. I did notice that, once 

they got parked, almost all scooted over to the Pearl 

Cup Coffee Shop for a warm beverage and treat, as the 

line was about out the door. All, after stocking up with 

something warm, it was back out to join the crowd of 

enthusiasts first accumulating around the 16 or so 964s 

and then exploring the diverse collection of P-cars. Of 

special note, was a new GTS Club Coupe (blue and 

awesome), the first I have seen in person. All were fun 

to see and we experienced lots of great camaraderie; 

another great Mavs & Mochas! 

photos by Bill Orr & Michael Durovick 

Member Story: My Wife is Always Right, Always Right 

By William Shirk 

Up until about a year and a half ago I admired 

Porsche from afar. As chance would have it, at that time 

my wife Cindy and I found our search for a new SUV 

had taken us to the showroom of a Porsche dealership 

looking at Cayennes. While we waited for the salesman 

to bring one around to test drive, I walked the floor 

(this is as bright as petting puppies). Standing next to a 

brand new Cayman S, I admired her and yes, lovingly 

stroked her haunches imagining what could be. While 

I stood there my wife walked up to me and asked what 

was on my mind. I said that what I REALLY wanted was 

this lovely example of German engineering. Without 

hesitation she said, “So buy one.” 

Now we all have events in our lives (dependent on 

length) for which we will remember where we were 

when they happened. When Kennedy was shot, when 

Neil Armstrong stepped out on the moon, when our 

daughter was born, when I was told it was OK to buy a 

Porsche mid-engine machine. I wasn’t sure I had gotten 

her comment right, and sheepishly I asked her to say it 

again. She said, “If you want a Cayman S, buy one,” 

only this time she added a qualifier of “a nice used one.” 

Our friend Tatiana has a Panamera, and Cindy has 

gone with her on a few road rallies, after which she 

mentioned that we ought to get a Porsche and join in 

the fun. Well, she says that she said it, but IF I heard 

that in the past, I must have passed it off as just an 

offhand comment. But here I was with a green light to 

join the club! 

Fast forward about 10 days and we had adopted a 

2007 Carmine Red Cayman S, and she (yes, all things 

of strength and beauty are feminine; the same goes with 

aircraft and ships) rests in our garage and gets taken 

out on weekends to stretch her legs and participate in 

various driving events. 

Something I earned in the Marines: when they 

tell you your jet will go 1.8 times the speed of 

sound, you are duty-bound to check it out. 

When Porsche says your car will go 173 mph, you 

are duty-bound to confirm it. Thank God for some of 

those stretches of roads in west Texas around Marfa. 

And yes, we did pick up a Cayenne as my daily driver 

a month or two later as well! 


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Maverick Halloween Rally 2018: Recap 

By Tom Martin 

photos by George Luxbacher 

Somewhere deep within the contiguous parking lot 

that is the Plano – Allen – Frisco - McKinney continuum, 

the 4th Annual Halloween Gimmick Rally, aka the 

Halloween Hair-Raising Road Rally, was held on the first 

Saturday morning of November. 

After a night of driving rain engulfed the DFW 

Metroplex, a dry blustery wind swept throughout the area 

in the early morning, providing a cool, refreshing climate 

for the 2018 version of the Rally. 

Start point was the expansive parking lot of the 

now defunct Gander Mountain outdoor sports store in 

Frisco. The largest turnout to date attended this Rally: 

86 Mavericks in 41 Porsches gathered to participate. 

Rallymeisters George Luxbacher and Don Sebert 

composed a route that challenged the drivers and 

navigators with a series of 18 perplexing questions and 

16 unique and distinctive photographs. 

In keeping with the spirit of the Rally, over 60% of the 

participants dressed in inventive costumes, ranging from 

the weird to the sublime. 

The first of 41 teams departed the start point around 

10:00 am, headed on an 82-mile voyage on backroads 

throughout Collin and Grayson counties. One couldn’t 

have asked for a more picture-perfect sunny autumn 

day. Traversing the wide open roads surrounding Ray 

Roberts Lake, one would imagine that Porsche drivers 

would be tempted to explore the upper regions of the car’s 

performance. But this being a Rally, the tortoise, rather 

than the hare, seems to excel at this type of event. In fact, 

one team was stopped by the local constabulary to ask 

why they were going so slow. 

A few hours later, the first of the Porsches landed 

at the Hula Hut in Little Elm. After an eclectic lunch, 

participants were asked to vote to determine the Best 

Costume winners. 

After Rallymeisters George Luxbacher and Don Sebert, 

along with their dedicated crew, tallied the teams’ scores, the 

final results were announced. Sparkly medals were awarded 

to the top three winners of the best costume contest, plus 

the top three finishers of the Rally, and of course, the highly 

coveted DLBF (Dead Last But Finished) team. 

Overall Rally Winners were: (driver/navigator) 

1st Mary Anderson and Tom Cundari 

2nd Jena Graf and Joshua Egly 

3rd Mathew and Jena Krebs 

Top: Tom and Becky Gomer Middle: Louie De Vega and Alvin Cando 

Bottom: Costume contest winners. 

In the Best Costume category, Michael Graves garnered 

third place dressed as Waldo, but most people had a hard 

time finding him. Carey Spreen and Sue Crimm secured 

second place in a sort of voodoo priest/day of the dead motif, 

and Tom and Beckie Gomer captured first place medals as 

Mario and Luigi of the classic Nintendo video game. 

Louie De Vega and Alvin Cando piloted their X-Wing 

Starfighter to scoop up the coveted DLBF (Dead Last, But 

Finished) medal. 

George Luxbacher always stressed that the idea of the 

Rally was to have fun rather than be competitive, but 

one couldn’t help but notice that the medal winners were 

having more fun than the rest of the group. Just sayin’ . 

. . . 

Congratulations and many thanks to organizers 

George Luxbacher and Don Sebert for hosting another 

successful Rally. 

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PCA Tours Recap : MotorSport Ranch Tour 

By Don Anderson 

photos by Robert Kirby, Lightspeed Images 

It’s not very often that a Maverick Region event hits 

more than one high note, but the latest PCA Tour to 

Motorsport Ranch achieved just that. 

Once at the track, 53 drivers charged onto the track, 

albeit at a relatively sedate pace. While the misting rain 

rendered the course a bit slippery, everyone emerged 

from the track safely, and no 

animals were harmed in the 

running of this event. Well, 

except for the BBQ part of 

the event, but then again . . 

. who’s counting? 

After the parade laps, 

participants were treated to 

the obligatory all-you-caneat 

Texas BBQ, featuring 

five meats with all the fixins’, 

The event incorporated: 

• a typical Maverick Tour along the backroads 

• parade laps at Motorsport Ranch 

• a substantial donation to a charitable organization 

• an all-you-can-eat Texas BBQ lunch 

• a preview of the new 2019 Porsche models 

The penultimate PCA Tour of the 2018 season was 

held just a few hours after the autumnal equinox. 

Participants were greeted with cooler 

temperatures and a consistent misting 

rain. It became obvious that summer had 

left the building. 

Despite the weather, an incredible total of 93 Porsches 

and 132 Porschephiles assembled at a clandestine location 

along the 32nd latitude somewhere in Texas. Final 

destination: Motorsport Ranch in Cresson, TX. 

Working in conjunction with the Maverick HPDE 

program, Tour Co-Chair Mark Pitarresi arranged for 

Tour drivers to complete parade laps of the 3.1 mile circuit 

between DE sessions. A small donation was required to 

take to the track, with all proceeds earmarked for Patriot 

PAWS, a group dedicated to providing service dogs at no 

cost to disabled American veterans. A total of $1,465.00 

was collected for the charity. 

The Tour itself was a short 56.1-mile excursion 

along country roads southwest of the DFW Metroplex. 

The drivers were split into nine groups, each departing 

Ground Zero in two minute intervals. Light rain increased 

and subsided all along the route, adding a little bit more 

excitement to the Massey Road part of the route, which 

already has a pretty high “pucker factor.” 

provided by Roscoe’s Smokehouse. The catered meal was 

served inside the new DriveXotic building, with diners 

sharing space with several brightly colored exotics. A new 

2019 Mahogany Cayenne occupied center stage, courtesy 

of Zorin Gutic of Autobahn Porsche. 

Autobahn Porsche also supplied three of the four 

Porsches used to lead the parade lap groups: a Carrera 

T in Guards Red, a 2019 Panamera Sport Tourismo 4S 

in Carrara While, and a 2019 Cayenne, also in Carrara 

White. Chris Sorrells’ striking Miami Blue GT3 4.0 

rounded out the parade lap leaders. 

As an added bonus, Robert Kirby of Lightspeed Images 

stationed himself along the Tour route to capture high 

resolution snapshots of participants’ Porsches at speed, 

and then again at the track. 

All of this would not be possible without the efforts of 

a small army of dedicated Maverick volunteers. So, big 

shout-outs go to: Tour Co-Chairs Mark Pitarresi and 

Brant Worrell, and Group Leaders Tom Martin, Derrick 

Tate, Ted Martin, Jay Lynch, Sam Bryant, Scott Garwood, 

Paul Ozmer, and Ed Martelle. On the track side, thanks to 

Chris Tabor and his crack DE crew, as well as John 

Hamilton, Jeff Komenda, Chris Tabor, and Chris Sorrells 

for leading the parade laps. Props also to Autobahn 

Porsche for sneak peeks of the new 2019 Porsche models, 

and Robert Kirby for all the fantastic photos. 


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20 Years 

John Janbaz (Hilda) 

15 Years 

Richard Bradley (Robin) 

Howard Kimbrough (Karen) 

Robert Kuykendall (Robert) 

James Milton (Sharon) 

Michael O’Connor (Geoff) 

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Oversteer: Letter from the Editor 

By Kurt Scaggs, Managing Editor 

My story of becoming a shade-tree mechanic starts 

many years ago in a suburb outside New Orleans. In my 

youth, I had the chance to work on a Porsche 935. It 

didn’t end well. Let me explain. 

It was beautiful, blue with red, orange and yellow 

stripes and the number 49 emblazoned on the doors. My 

father brought it home in the hopes that it would satisfy 

my quest for speed. He was right on, but it awakened 

yet another curiosity. The desire to take things apart. 

Little did he know (or maybe he did and never wanted 

to admit it) that desire would never leave. Even after I 

left the car he brought home in a hopeless pile of parts 

he encouraged me to remain curious. Probably after he 

shook his head and sighed. 

You’ve probably figured out by now, the Porsche 

he brought home didn’t come from Zuffenhausen, but 

instead from Mattel, assembled in Hong Kong. You see, 

it was a Drive Command radio control Porsche 935. And 

the memory of ‘working’ on it never left. It was so vivid 

in fact that earlier this year I tracked one down, brand 

new in it’s box, and it sits in my office to remind me to 

remain curious. It also reminds me that things are usually 

much more fun when there are no left-over pieces. 

Since my beginnings, I’ve become a little better at 

getting all of the pieces back together. I’ve gotten so 

good in fact that most of my repairs don’t require a 

trip to a qualified mechanic. Most of them. As I write 

this, on my desk sits a box full of parts that just arrived 

today. I’m tracking down a surging idle condition and 

instead of paying someone with a vast knowledge of the 

car and having it back on the road in 2 days, this brain 

of mine thinks is much more fun to have pieces strewn 

all over the garage and a car I can’t drive until I get it all 

back together. I tell myself I’m saving money (ha!) and 

I’ll feel that sense of accomplishment when it’s all back 

together, but I think it’s really just that I feel like that 

little kid taking apart his first car all over again. 

I missed being able to share my first german built 

Porsche with my father by about a year, but I’m pretty 

sure the first time I sent him pictures of it in pieces he 

would have reminded me of that little 935. So, when 

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