Slipstream - May 2019

SPROCKETS: First Impressions
by David Robertson, Region President
I always enjoy conversations with our members
about how they became such a fan of Porsche. Of
course, there is the visceral feeling you get when driving
one, whether you are on the road or the track, but
usually when you ask the question, everyone has a great
story, whether it was a memory with a family member
or just simply seeing one for the first time. I am a huge
fan of the latest 911s, and I can’t wait to get behind the
wheel of the new 992, but I do hold a special place for
the first 911 I remember seeing up close.
I am not sure when my love of the Porsche 911
began, but it was at a very young age. Growing up out
in deep East Texas I certainly hardly ever saw one. On
occasion a 911 would be at a stop light or otherwise
heading through town on the way somewhere else, but
would give me a glimpse of what I considered to be one
of the coolest cars in the world.
On one occasion there was a 911 of the era sitting in a
parking lot just inviting me to go over for a closer inspection.
I stood there for probably 10 minutes just
looking at it, taking it all in. I was probably
7 years old at the time but the impression
of the way the that 911 flowed from front
to back curving around the wheels and
through to the tip of that awesome 80’s
whale tail is a memory I still carry today.
That early ‘80s 911 with the glorious whale tail that
I had the chance to experience first-hand that day is
still one of my favorite automobiles of all time. There
are a few of our members who drive the same model
and even color of the Porsche that I saw that day many
years ago, so I see them at some of our events. When
I have the opportunity to spend some time with these
cars and their owners, I feel just like I am seven years
old and seeing that Porsche for the first time.
MAV OF THE MONTH:
Renee Hayden
Congratulations to
Renee Hayden, May Mav
of the Month. Renee
stepped into the DE chair
role and went right to work
with the monumental task
of organizing our DE
events. She assembled a
team and through countless
hours of behind the scenes
work our DE events are
getting rave reviews.
Thank you, Renee!
Transfers In to Maverick Region
for March 2019
Mason Leemkuil (SHA)
1977 911
Mark Shores (POT)
2004 911 Turbo
Mansfield
Dallas
Francis Wong (CHO) Addison
2018 911 Carrera 4
Stephen Phillips (LHN) McKinney
1990 911 Carrera 4 Cabriolet
Derek Stutsman (GG) Frisco
2014 911 Targa 4S
2 May