Slipstream - December 2018

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.
28 December