Slipstream - July 2019
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PUBLISHED BY MAVERICK REGION<br />
PORSCHE CLUB OF AMERICA<br />
JULY <strong>2019</strong>
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©<strong>2019</strong> Porsche Cars North America, Inc. Porsche recommends seat belt usage and observance of traffic laws at all times.<br />
European model shown. Some options may not be available in the U.S.
VOLUME 58<br />
ISSUE 7<br />
JULY <strong>2019</strong><br />
MAV.PCA.ORG<br />
FEATURES<br />
6 | Mavs & Mochas Recap: June<br />
7 | Snowy Trip in a 356<br />
8 | Patriot Paws in Action!<br />
12 | Driver’s Education Series: Austin Schnellfest at COTA<br />
15 | Autocross Series Event 3: Lone Star Park<br />
16 | Remembering Myra Sutton<br />
19 | Maverick Marktpreis: 964 Carrera 2<br />
20 | Coffee, Cars & Conversation: Frank Briggs<br />
26 | It’s New Car Time: Part 1<br />
30 | Surprise: A Summer Gimmick/Poker Rally<br />
UPCOMING EVENTS<br />
The family that autocrosses together, stays together. Clay is<br />
finishing his autocross run in his red car and Betty is waiting to<br />
run in the background in her orange car. Photo by Charlie Davis<br />
EVENT DATES<br />
See more details and check for event updates via the QR code<br />
here or our online calendar at http://mav.pca.org/go/calendar<br />
<strong>July</strong><br />
Lewisville area lunch................................................................... (Tue) 9<br />
Mavs & Mochas: Novel Coffee Roasters .................................... (Sat) 13<br />
Frisco Rough Riders Porsche Night ........................................... (Sat) 13<br />
Maverick Happy Hour...............................................................(Thu) 18<br />
Motoring Mavs at Mayo............................................................ (Sat) 20<br />
Autocross #6............................................................................. (Sun) 21<br />
64th Porsche Parade................................................................... 21-27<br />
Garages and Gearheads Having Coffee..................................... (Sat) 27<br />
Southlake area lunch................................................................(Thu) 25<br />
Tech Session: Park Place Porsche .............................................. (Sat) 30<br />
August<br />
22 | Frisco Rough Riders Porsche Night<br />
22 | Motoring Mavs at Mayo<br />
23 | Maverick Lunch Series<br />
23 | Mavs&Mochas<br />
DEPARTMENTS<br />
2 | Sprockets (President’s Column)<br />
2 | Maverick of the Month<br />
4 | List of Officers and Board Chairs<br />
4 | Zone 5 Presidents<br />
11 | New Mavericks<br />
11 | Member Moments<br />
14 | Porsche Trivia<br />
34 | Advertiser Index<br />
34 | Anniversaries<br />
36 | Oversteer (Editor’s Column)<br />
Maverick Board Meeting .......................................................... (Wed) 7<br />
Mavs & Mochas: Highland Park Village .................................... (Sat) 10<br />
Autocross #7............................................................................. (Sun) 11<br />
Lewisville area lunch.................................................................(Tue) 13<br />
Maverick Happy Hour...............................................................(Thu) 15<br />
Motoring Mavs at Mayo............................................................ (Sat) 17<br />
Southlake area lunch................................................................(Thu) 22<br />
Maverick Partner Appreciation.................................................. (Sat) 24<br />
Garages and Gearheads Having Coffee..................................... (Sat) 31<br />
On the Cover<br />
Frank Briggs celebrating 200,000 miles on his<br />
trusty daily driver 993 at a soggy Mavs&Mochas<br />
in Fort Worth.<br />
Photo by Paul Moseley<br />
<strong>Slipstream</strong> (USPS 666-650) is published monthly by the Maverick Region, Porsche Club of America, 155 Jellico<br />
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POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Hiram Saunders, <strong>Slipstream</strong>, 155 Jellico, Southlake, TX 76092.<br />
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artist and <strong>Slipstream</strong> are credited. <strong>Slipstream</strong> is printed by Ussery Printing Company in Irving, Texas.<br />
1
SPROCKETS: Hit the road!<br />
by David Robertson, Region President<br />
<strong>July</strong> is the month when many Maverick members<br />
head off to the National PCA Parade. This is a yearly<br />
event where thousands of PCA members gather together<br />
for a week of events, including driving tours, autocross,<br />
banquets, exploring the local area, and most of all,<br />
getting to know other PCA members from every part of<br />
the country. Porsche AG always has a big presence, and<br />
always unveils a special vehicle for the first time at the<br />
event. If you haven’t been to a PCA Parade you need to<br />
attend one soon!<br />
I would like to talk a little bit about one of the<br />
Maverick Region’s most prolific members, spanning<br />
just about the entire history of the club. Charlie Davis<br />
recently passed away, shortly after celebrating his 50th<br />
year as a member of the Maverick Region. During<br />
those 50 years he was President of the Maverick<br />
Region twice, Vice President twice, and Secretary twice.<br />
Charlie has left a permanent imprint on our<br />
club, and his legacy lives on in many ways<br />
that most of us don’t even realize. Thank<br />
you, Charlie, for 50 years of volunteering<br />
your enthusiasm and time to the Maverick<br />
Region and National PCA. We will miss you.<br />
Charlie was a two-time recipient of the Selcer Award<br />
(Maverick Region’s highest recognition) and National<br />
PCA Zone Rep for four years. He served on an untold<br />
number of committees, both on a regional and national<br />
level, and helped organize countless events. As our club<br />
photographer for many years, Charlie was at just about<br />
every event on the schedule with camera in hand.<br />
In my time as a member of the Maverick Executive<br />
Council I have had the opportunity to work with<br />
Charlie on many projects, and the honor to get to know<br />
him and his wife Teri (also a very active member of our<br />
club for many years) on a personal level.<br />
MAV OF THE MONTH:<br />
Kurt Scaggs<br />
Kurt Scaggs joined our Maverick Region in August of 2013, along with his 1987<br />
Guards Red 911 Carrera. He started by participating in our region driving events,<br />
and by 2016, Kurt had volunteered for a major role in the production of <strong>Slipstream</strong><br />
and our social media sites as the event ad designer. Kurt also created many of our<br />
most iconic poster and decal designs, such as the 55th anniversary Founders’ Day<br />
event and the Mavs & Mochas logo. In April of 2018, Kurt stepped up to one of<br />
our most labor-intensive volunteer positions, that of Editor of <strong>Slipstream</strong>, and has<br />
been at the helm of each issue since then. Kurt, along with his wife Melissa and son<br />
Wilson, actively attend our region social events, while Kurt continues to participate<br />
in driving events as often as possible. Kurt expanded his classic Porsche stable<br />
about nine months ago by adding a 1986 Porsche 944 Turbo to his garage. Thank<br />
you Kurt for all of the work you do each month producing <strong>Slipstream</strong>!<br />
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3
<strong>2019</strong> Maverick Region Board - Officers and Chairs<br />
President<br />
David Robertson<br />
617-797-0516<br />
president@mavpca.org<br />
Vice President<br />
Jim Falgout<br />
vp@mavpca.org<br />
Secretary<br />
Carey Spreen<br />
817-422-3480<br />
secretary@mavpca.org<br />
Treasurer<br />
Deborah Fike<br />
972-672-4282<br />
treasurer@mavpca.org<br />
Autocross Chair<br />
Mark Schnoerr<br />
ax@mavpca.org<br />
Charity Chair<br />
Chris Hamilton<br />
hope@mavpca.org<br />
Club Race Co-Chair<br />
Pat Heptig<br />
214-649-7907<br />
cr@mavpca.org<br />
Club Race Co-Chair<br />
Joel Nannis<br />
cr@mavpca.org<br />
Coffee Meets Co-Chair<br />
Derrick Tate<br />
972-748-1178<br />
coffeemeets@mavpca.org<br />
Concours Chair<br />
Mike Mahoney<br />
801-230-1482<br />
concours@mavpca.org<br />
DE Chair<br />
Renee Hayden<br />
de@mavpca.org<br />
DE Registrar<br />
Jason Brodigan<br />
deregistrar@mavpca.org<br />
DE Chief Driving Coach<br />
Craig Janssen<br />
cdi@mavpca.org<br />
DE Medical Chair<br />
Dr. Jeffery Komenda<br />
demedical@mavpca.org<br />
Goodie Store<br />
Chris Flaugh<br />
214-288-5300<br />
goodiestore@mavpca.org<br />
Region Historian<br />
Carey Spreen<br />
817-422-3480<br />
historian@mavpca.org<br />
Marketing, Social<br />
Media Chair<br />
Bill Orr<br />
marketing@mavpca.org<br />
Membership Chair<br />
Jim Hirsch<br />
972-740-7377<br />
membership@mavpca.org<br />
Monthly Social Chair<br />
Claudia Reynolds<br />
hh@mavpca.org<br />
PCA Tours Co-Chair<br />
Sam Bryant<br />
tours@mavpca.org<br />
PCA Tours Co-Chair<br />
Brant Worrell<br />
tours@mavpca.org<br />
Rally Co-Chair<br />
Don Sebert<br />
214-613-6900<br />
rally@mavpca.org<br />
Rally Co-Chair<br />
George Luxbacher<br />
rally@mavpca.org<br />
Registrar, Club Race<br />
Wendy Shoffit<br />
crreg@mavpca.org<br />
Safety Co-Chair<br />
Bob Kramer<br />
safety@mavpca.org<br />
<strong>Slipstream</strong> Advertising,<br />
Coffee Meets<br />
Bill Kruder<br />
214-497-0711<br />
ads@mavpca.org<br />
<strong>Slipstream</strong> Content Ed.<br />
Carey Spreen<br />
817-422-3480<br />
editor@mavpca.org<br />
<strong>Slipstream</strong> Editor<br />
Kurt Scaggs<br />
469-446-1690<br />
editor@mavpca.org<br />
<strong>Slipstream</strong> Event Ad Design<br />
David Tierney<br />
eventads@mavpca.org<br />
<strong>Slipstream</strong> Mailing<br />
Andy Mears<br />
214-394-5857<br />
mailing@mavpca.org<br />
<strong>Slipstream</strong> Printing<br />
Fran Ussery<br />
972--438-8344 (W)<br />
817-481-8342 (H)<br />
printing@mavpca.org<br />
Social Chair<br />
Debi Kruder<br />
social@mavpca.org<br />
Tech Sessions Chair<br />
Michael Baynton<br />
214-641-2848<br />
techsessions@mavpca.org<br />
Time Trial Chair,<br />
(AX/TT Rules)<br />
Travis Howard<br />
214-616-6152<br />
tt@mavpca.org<br />
TT Registrar, AX/TT<br />
Schools, Swap Meets<br />
Robyn Howard<br />
214-991-0873<br />
drivingschools@mavpca.org<br />
Trivia Chair<br />
Jerry DeFeo<br />
972-240-5800<br />
trivia@mavpca.org<br />
Volunteers Chair<br />
Landon Stogner<br />
214-233-6858<br />
volunteers@mavpca.org<br />
Web Site Chair<br />
James Shoffit<br />
972-786-6246<br />
webmaster@mavpca.org<br />
ARK-LA-TEX<br />
Ken Chandler<br />
bad968@bellsouth.net,<br />
2018 PCA Zone 5 Presidents and Zone Representative<br />
HILL COUNTRY<br />
Tuffy von Briesen<br />
president@hcrpca.org<br />
MARDI GRAS<br />
Scott Spradley<br />
swsprad@bellsouth.net<br />
WAR BONNET<br />
Eric Costello<br />
ecostellodo@gmail.com<br />
Link to<br />
Board<br />
Meeting<br />
minutes:<br />
CIMARRON<br />
Jason Tollison<br />
presidentcmr@gmail.com<br />
COASTAL BEND<br />
Bryan Kerrick<br />
bksailspadre@sbcglobal.net<br />
LONE STAR<br />
Steve Bukoski<br />
president@lsrpca.com<br />
LONGHORN<br />
Mikel Matthews<br />
Mikel.matthews@gmail.com<br />
MAVERICK<br />
David Robertson<br />
president@mavpca.org<br />
OZARK<br />
Jim Woolly<br />
jim.carol_NOSPAM@sbcglobal.net<br />
WHISKEY BAY<br />
Stan Labat<br />
labat@cox.net<br />
WHITE RIVER<br />
Leonard Zechiedrich<br />
whiteriverregionpca@gmail.com<br />
ZONE 5 REP<br />
Chuck Bush<br />
(703) 577-0562<br />
zone5rep@pca.org<br />
www.zone5.pca.org<br />
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5
May Mavs & Mochas Recap<br />
by Bill Kruder, Mavs & Mochas Chair<br />
photos provided by Paul Moseley<br />
Once again, what would a Saturday be<br />
without rain? You guessed it - it poured the<br />
entire morning. As Debi and I drove over to<br />
Fort Worth for Mavs & Mochas that morning,<br />
more than a few times we looked at each<br />
other and questioned, “what are we doing<br />
out in this?”<br />
But as they say, the show<br />
must go on, and we knew<br />
Neiman Marcus at Shops<br />
at Clearfork were pulling<br />
out all the stops to make it<br />
an unprecedented morning!<br />
They had their entire team<br />
ready for us with plenty of<br />
fresh coffee, Bloody Marys<br />
and mimosas, and some<br />
excellent breakfast bites.<br />
And if the spread of drinks<br />
and bites was not enough,<br />
they had incredible door<br />
prizes, and several of our<br />
members went home with<br />
great gifts. Fair to say,<br />
despite the weather, no one<br />
was disappointed, with some<br />
35 cars and 50 members enjoying great friendships,<br />
shopping, and wandering through one of the most<br />
beautiful stores in DFW.<br />
The spread at Neiman Marcus, Shops of Clearfork<br />
But let me not forget to mention the car we were<br />
celebrating this month. Frank Briggs’ 1995 Aventurine<br />
Green 993 had just rolled 200,000 miles. For those of<br />
you who don’t know the car or Frank, it’s safe to say<br />
he drives the wheels off it. I might suggest you go back<br />
and read the Coffee, Cars & Conversation article in the<br />
June issue of <strong>Slipstream</strong> (https://tinyurl.com/y6klesyf)<br />
to learn more of where this car and driver have been<br />
over the last 200,000 miles.<br />
Lastly, a big thanks to Park Place Porsche, Neiman<br />
Marcus, and the volunteers who made this one of the best<br />
events of the year . . . despite the rain.<br />
Frank Briggs and Co. marking a personal milestone in Porsche passion.<br />
Above: Ajai Cadambi and his Lizard Green GT3 RS<br />
6 <strong>July</strong>
Snowy Road Trip in a 356<br />
by Rose Gohlke<br />
photo provided by author<br />
My husband Mark and I just returned from a 1700 mile road<br />
trip in our 1964 356. Before this, the furthest we’d gone in it was<br />
about 100 miles on one of the tours with the club. This time we<br />
went to Durango, CO for a wedding, taking the scenic route the<br />
whole way. It was quite an adventure!<br />
I was thankful for the new full-sized spare that we had to use<br />
the first night. (My husband had ordered the tire and had to wait<br />
a week to receive it because of the special size that is not popular<br />
anymore.) He had never used the original jack before and it took<br />
a while to figure out how to get the car back on the ground. I<br />
was so happy that we were able to get a<br />
replacement spare the next morning at<br />
the tire store next to our hotel that just<br />
happened to have the exact same tire!<br />
It was a beautiful surprise to find<br />
ourselves in a winter wonderland on<br />
May 9 in northern New Mexico and I<br />
was appreciative of the working<br />
heater. And on the way back through<br />
Texas I was thankful for the wing<br />
window air-conditioning! Mark and Rose stop for a scenic, snowy shot in their ‘64 356.<br />
7
Patriot Paws in Action!<br />
by Alan Nusbaum<br />
photo provided by author<br />
It’s always difficult to know how<br />
a certain event or experience will<br />
impact your life. For my son Sam<br />
and me, the Maverick Region PCA<br />
Patriot Paws visit in March became<br />
much more than a one-time event.<br />
Not really knowing what to expect<br />
when the event announcement was<br />
made, Sam and I signed up. We love<br />
dogs and we love Porsches!<br />
What we saw that day was truly<br />
amazing and inspiring. Before we<br />
left their facility, we were really<br />
excited about what we had seen,<br />
and both agreed that the Patriot<br />
Paws mission aligned with “why<br />
we do what we do” at Raytheon,<br />
where my three children and I work.<br />
Raytheon is a technology and<br />
innovation leader in the aerospace<br />
and defense industry, and one of<br />
the larger employers in North<br />
Texas. Our work helps protect<br />
and support the men and women<br />
in our U.S. military. Many of our<br />
employees are veterans, and after<br />
describing what we had seen, our<br />
veteran employee resource group<br />
shared in our excitement and was<br />
a discussion with Lori, a Q&A<br />
session, a video about their prison<br />
training program, and of course,<br />
Pierce showed off his skills!<br />
At the end of the session, I<br />
announced a $20,000 donation<br />
from my<br />
organization<br />
to Patriot Paws<br />
Service Dogs for<br />
the training of a<br />
service dog.<br />
Our goal that<br />
day had been to<br />
was a very good first step of what we<br />
intend to be a long-term relationship.<br />
It all stemmed from our Maverick<br />
Region PCA visit in March! Thanks<br />
again to Don Sebert and all those<br />
that organized that great day in<br />
Rockwall.<br />
On a final note: Lori<br />
announced that as a part<br />
of our donation, we too<br />
could name a service<br />
dog. The audience voted<br />
for a name from a list of<br />
Raytheon products. The<br />
winning name was . . .<br />
Maverick!<br />
The mission of Patriot Paws is to “train and<br />
provide service dogs of the highest quality<br />
at no cost to disabled American veterans”<br />
in order to “help restore their physical and<br />
emotional independence.”<br />
on board to support Patriot Paws.<br />
At our McKinney facility on<br />
May 16 we hosted Lori Stevens,<br />
the founder and executive director;<br />
Kristina Longoria, an intern<br />
trainer; and Pierce, a service dog in<br />
training at Patriot Paws. It turned<br />
out be a very special day indeed!<br />
We had a great employee turnout<br />
for the program, which included<br />
create a better<br />
understanding<br />
of the Patriot<br />
Paws mission:<br />
why it’s so<br />
important, how it<br />
is accomplished,<br />
and what we can<br />
do to help. We<br />
think this event<br />
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10 <strong>July</strong>
Welcome Our New Mavericks!<br />
by Jim Hirsch, Region Membership Chair<br />
New Members May <strong>2019</strong><br />
Ashish Bhatia Dallas 2014 Cayman S<br />
Lou Bogdos Colleyville 2003 911 Turbo<br />
Shontae Bryant Frisco 2004 911 Carrera Cabriolet<br />
James Dye Frisco <strong>2019</strong> 911 Targa 4S<br />
Randy Eisenbach Richardson <strong>2019</strong> 911 Carrera GTS<br />
Michael Evans Arlington 2009 911 Carrera<br />
Carlos Garza Frisco 2012 911 Carrera S Cabriolet<br />
John Ginn Dallas 1987 911 Carrera<br />
Matt Jones Richardson 2016 Cayman S<br />
Kevin Nichols Fort Worth 2014 911 Carrera<br />
Frank Pagano Aubrey 2001 911 Carrera Cabriolet<br />
Jeff Phelps<br />
North Richland Hills 1986 911 Carrera Targa<br />
Mark Steven Phillips Arlington 2001 Boxster<br />
(Tina Morales Briones)<br />
Jeff Pugach Southlake 2014 911 Carrera S<br />
Mitch Reeves McKinney 2018 911 Carrera GTS<br />
Kyle Roberts Rockwall 2013 Boxster S<br />
Harry Rosenthal Fort Worth <strong>2019</strong> 911 Carrera GTS<br />
Scott Scheetz Euless 1985 944<br />
Michael Schlehuber Dallas 2018 911 Targa 4 GTS<br />
Duke Stone Dallas 2017 911 Targa 4S<br />
David Stropes (Vicky) Southlake 2014 Boxster S<br />
William Tanner Southlake 2008 911 Carrera 4S Cab<br />
Levi Taylor (Linda) Plano <strong>2019</strong> 911 Targa 4 GTS<br />
Rawn Turner Mesquite 2006 911 Carrera 4S Cab<br />
Derek Vick Dallas 2006 Cayman S<br />
Lori Wasson Fort Worth 2015 Panamera 4<br />
Jesse Weaver Dallas 2008 Boxster<br />
Kenneth Williams Dallas 2003 911 Turbo<br />
Cory Wrenn Highland Village 1989 911 Carrera Cabriolet<br />
Transfers In<br />
Paul Braun (LA) Pasadena 1967 912<br />
Kevin Nichols (ALT) Fort Worth 2014 911 Carrera<br />
Jake Fonseca (GG) Willow Park 2015 Boxster GTS<br />
James Weimer (PST) Alba 1991 911 Carrera 2<br />
Please give a Maverick Welcome to these new members when you meet them!<br />
If you have any changes that<br />
you would like to make to the<br />
MRPCA membership guide, contact Jim<br />
Hirsch at membership@mavpca.org<br />
Member Moment<br />
Jennifer Parma<br />
(joined 12/2018)<br />
Occupation<br />
Retired<br />
Primary reason for joining PCA<br />
I began attending Mavs & Mochas events.<br />
Everyone has always been so warm and<br />
inviting, so I quickly felt very much a part<br />
of the group.<br />
Current Porsche(s)<br />
2007 Midnight Blue Boxster<br />
Favorite Porsche<br />
The one sitting in my garage! Joking aside,<br />
I love all Porsches!<br />
Best thing about Porsche ownership<br />
The camaraderie and the friendships that<br />
have been formed as a result of owning<br />
these beautiful beasts is most rewarding!<br />
Hobby interests<br />
I am an avid cyclist, I love weight training,<br />
crossword puzzles over coffee, and 2<br />
amazing daughters, Lauren and Natalie.<br />
Member Moment<br />
Greg & Julia Cleath<br />
(joined 7/2016)<br />
Occupation<br />
Pilot SWA (G);<br />
Homemaker (J)<br />
First Porsche<br />
2001 Boxster (G); 1987 924S (J)<br />
Current Porsche(s)<br />
1981 911SC (G); 1988 944/2017 Macan (J)<br />
Favorite Porsche<br />
964 (G); Macan (J)<br />
Favorite Maverick or PCA event<br />
Mavs and Mochas or anytime we all can<br />
get together and talk about cars and make<br />
new friends.<br />
Best thing about owning a Porsche<br />
The smile on my face I get from just looking<br />
at the beautiful car sitting in<br />
the garage.<br />
Maverick Membership Statistics as ofJune 1<br />
Primary Members: 2039 Affiliate Members: 991 Total Membership: 3030<br />
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Drivers’ Education Series: Austin Schnell Fest<br />
by Craig Janssen, Chief Driving Coach<br />
photos provided by Renee Hayden<br />
The owners of more than 200<br />
cars converged on the Circuit of The<br />
America (COTA) race track in Austin<br />
for the long weekend of June 7-9 to<br />
spend three days developing their<br />
driving skills. Known as the Austin<br />
Schnell Fest, these High Performance<br />
Driving Education (HPDE) events are<br />
a partnership between the Maverick<br />
Region PCA, Lone Star Region PCA,<br />
Hill Country Region PCA, and the<br />
Lone Star BMW club. The next<br />
Austin Schnell Fest will be held this<br />
fall in September.<br />
It was great fun as we met and<br />
made new friends and got to drive our<br />
cars in the way they were intended to<br />
perform, all while doing it on a race<br />
track designed for safety.<br />
And it was hot. Like almost record<br />
temperatures for June in Texas hot.<br />
We drank lots of water and sought<br />
refuge between driving sessions in<br />
the plentiful air-conditioned spaces at<br />
COTA. It’s really a fantastic facility.<br />
Stories of gifted driving<br />
and wonderful saves<br />
abounded over beer and<br />
pizza at the end of each<br />
day. In reality, we were all<br />
humbled as we realized<br />
how much there is to learn<br />
to be a good driver, and<br />
how much performance<br />
there is to be explored in<br />
our Porsche cars.<br />
An amazing weekend with<br />
incredible cars and interesting<br />
people! We hope you will join us<br />
for a future HPDE. Please check<br />
back next month for more pictures<br />
from this event.<br />
See you at the track!<br />
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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 and answers for the May <strong>2019</strong><br />
Trivia. We went with a Trivia that brings Q&A this month<br />
dealing with items about Porsche’s employees and the<br />
development of a 4-door Porsche. The winner this month<br />
was Michelle Cook, getting all 5 of 5 correct. Honorable<br />
Mention, also getting all 5 correct, were Jack Riley,<br />
Tom Martin, Andy Allen, Josh<br />
Hoffman, and Doug Jacobson. In<br />
case of a tie, the winner is chosen<br />
by random drawing.<br />
14 <strong>July</strong><br />
Maverick Trivia: Are you a Porschephile?<br />
Jerry DeFeo<br />
sponsored by Zims Autotechnik<br />
Answers: 1)c, 2)c, 3)c, 4)b, 5)d<br />
1. Porsche had an outstanding year in 2018. It was so<br />
good they gave every employee a very nice bonus of<br />
approximately _____!<br />
a. $5,500 b. $9,000 c. $11,000 d. $14,500<br />
Source: www.thedrive.com/news Mar 21, <strong>2019</strong><br />
2. They did that by selling some _____ vehicles.<br />
a. 201,115 b. 226,452 c. 256,255 d. 288,682<br />
Source: www.thedrive.com/news Mar 21, <strong>2019</strong><br />
3. Many folks know about San Antonio Porsche dealer Dr<br />
William Dick’s one-off Troutman-built 4-door 911. Fewer<br />
know that, some years earlier, Porsche built a 4-seater car<br />
based on the 1950 356, called the _____!<br />
a. 358 b. 456 c. 530 d. 656<br />
Source: www.automobilemag.com/news of Apr 25, <strong>2019</strong><br />
4. In 1984, Porsche built a 4-door prototype for Ferry<br />
Porsche’s 75th birthday: a 928 stretched some 10 inches,<br />
using clam-shell rear doors, known internally as the _____!<br />
a. 929 b. 942 c. 946 d. 952<br />
Source: www.automobilemag.com/news of Apr 25, <strong>2019</strong><br />
5. In 1988, Porsche built the _____, a 4-door with two rear<br />
seats and a water-cooled V-8 engine up front. This “Family<br />
Sports Car” was the predecessor of the Panamera, but did<br />
not get a green light due to financial constraints.<br />
a. 929 b. 949 c. 969 d. 989<br />
Source: www.automobilemag.com/news of Apr 25, <strong>2019</strong>
Mav Autocross Series Event 4 & Car Control Clinic<br />
by Mark Schnoerr, Region Autocross Chair<br />
photos by Robert Kirby of Lightspeed Images<br />
Event 4 was back at the large and fast Mineral Wells<br />
Airpark site in Mineral Wells, TX. The huge helicopter<br />
training pad gives the course designers room for a fast course.<br />
Ten of the 78 cars at this event were Porsches. Class<br />
P1, the early 914 and 911 class was dominated by<br />
Carey Spreen in his Red 911SC. Ed Mayo chased him<br />
all day in his beautiful Silver 911S for second place.<br />
Sue Crimm co-drove the Red 911SC to third and Julia<br />
Underwood co-drove the Silver 911S to fourth. Amir<br />
El-Baghdaddy ran uncontested in class P2 with his<br />
944 S2 Cabriolet. Mas Watanabe led Carolle Liu for<br />
the win in class P3. New for <strong>2019</strong> participant Yasha<br />
Avshalumov pulled out the win over Doug Edney in<br />
class P4, Cayman S over 996 this time. Wendy Shoffit<br />
ran uncontested in class P5 for the win.<br />
and personalized coaching. The site is set up with skid<br />
pads, figure eights, slaloms, lane changes, and a short<br />
autocross course to merge all the skills. Eleven of the<br />
30 participants were PCA members, nine of whom we<br />
have not seen at our events before. Two of the Porsches<br />
ran so many laps so hard that their tires were worn out.<br />
But Yasha Avshalumov was not shaken - he went into<br />
Performance Index adjusted overall;<br />
Carey Spreen was first quick Porsche<br />
in his 911SC over Ed Mayo in his 911S<br />
followed by Wendy Shoffit in her GT4.<br />
Wendy was also third quick overall in<br />
ladies’ classes at this event.<br />
The Autocross Car Control Clinic was hosted the<br />
same weekend. The Autocross Car Control Clinic is<br />
limited to just 30 participants to allow a lot of seat time<br />
Mas<br />
Wantanbe<br />
and his Boxster S<br />
Wendy Shoffit<br />
pushing her GT4<br />
Carey Spreen using all of the grip his SC has to offer.<br />
town, bought new tires, and attended the autocross the<br />
next day.<br />
The last five events of the <strong>2019</strong> season will all be at<br />
the beautiful Lone Star Park site in Grand Prairie. We can<br />
arrange a lot of seat time, ride-alongs, and instruction at<br />
all our events so there is no excuse not to come out to play.<br />
The season schedule is published on the facing page<br />
and also online. Contact Mark Schnoerr for details or<br />
go to the ER website at autocross.com.<br />
P1 - 'PCA 1'<br />
Total Entries: 4<br />
Best Diff.<br />
1T P1 906 Carey Spreen Guards Red 911SC 66.289 -<br />
2T P1 5 Edward Mayo Silver 911S 66.746 0.457<br />
3 P1 90 Sue Crimm Guards Red 911 SC 71.952 5.206<br />
4 P1 9 Julia Underwood Silver 911S 77.617 5.665<br />
P2 - 'PCA 2'<br />
Total Entries: 1<br />
Best Diff.<br />
1T P2 7 Amir El-Baghdady Maroon 944 S2 70.52 -<br />
P3 - 'PCA 3'<br />
Total Entries: 2<br />
Best Diff.<br />
1T P3 7 Mas Watanabe Red Boxster-S 66.764 -<br />
2 P3 168 Carolle Liu White Boxster 987 73.854 7.09<br />
P4 - 'PCA 4'<br />
Total Entries: 2<br />
Best Diff.<br />
1T P4 13 Yasha AvshalumovWhite Cayman S 69.175 -<br />
2 P4 7 Douglas Edney Black 996 69.8 0.625<br />
P5 - 'PCA 5'<br />
Total Entries: 1<br />
Best Diff.<br />
1T P5 89 Wendy Shoffit White GT4 66.257 -<br />
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15
Remembering Myra Sutton<br />
by Carey Spreen, as told by Jerry Sutton<br />
photos provided by Jerry Sutton and Fran Ussery<br />
On April 14, <strong>2019</strong>, Myra Broussard Sutton passed away,<br />
leaving behind husband Jerry, daughter Aubrey Sutton Skinner<br />
and Aubrey’s husband Michael Skinner, and granddaughter<br />
Sutton Lee Skinner and grandson Sullivan Lloyd Skinner.<br />
Celebrating Myra’s birthday at the Salt Lake City Parade<br />
Jerry Sutton joined Maverick Region PCA in May 1970. He<br />
met Lafayette, Louisiana-born-and-raised Myra Broussard at<br />
a New Year’s Eve party on December 31, 1976, held by a<br />
Methodist Sunday School group. To those who knew them<br />
at the time, that fact could have been considered unexpected,<br />
given that Myra was a “Roamin’ Catholic” and Jerry was<br />
a “Whiskey-palian.” Perhaps those self-styled descriptions<br />
were what brought them together! Jerry added Myra as his<br />
affiliate PCA member upon his next membership renewal in<br />
the spring of 1977.<br />
Myra had come to Dallas after graduating from the<br />
University of Southwestern Louisiana with a Baccalaureate<br />
degree in Music in 1971, getting her Master’s degree at SMU<br />
in 1972. Myra was not what one would call a car person<br />
at that time; when she left Louisiana, her<br />
mother gave her the family car: a 1970<br />
Plymouth Belvedere. As it turned out,<br />
though, that car had a 440 Mopar engine,<br />
complete with six-pack, although at the<br />
time, she neither knew nor cared.<br />
In the summer of 1977, after being<br />
shown the light regarding German<br />
automotive quality, Myra decided that<br />
she needed a new car. She visited Forest<br />
Lane Porsche+Audi, where the salesman<br />
tried to convince her that an Audi Fox<br />
was a fine-driving car, but she disagreed.<br />
She also tried driving a Porsche 924,<br />
which had just been introduced in the US,<br />
but it didn’t quite fit her tall frame. She<br />
ultimately decided on a 1977 Mercedes<br />
240D with a 4-speed manual, which is<br />
parked in their driveway to this day.<br />
At roughly the same time, Jerry decided<br />
to sell his Chevy Nova (which he had<br />
purchased after his 1970 914-6 was<br />
totaled in an accident the previous year) and bought a new<br />
BMW 320i, which (spoiler alert!) turned out to be a poor<br />
substitute for a Porsche.<br />
Anyway, Jerry and Myra attended various Maverick<br />
Region events, one of which was an autocross held at<br />
Greater Southwest Airport, where Jerry assisted with timing<br />
and scoring. As it turned out, Myra became interested in the<br />
sport, and soon heard about a gymkhana (sort of a gimmick<br />
autocross) being put on by the Mercedes-Benz club, also at<br />
Greater Southwest Airport. She promptly entered the event<br />
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in her 240D, where she beat most of the other competitors.<br />
Thus began her longstanding enthusiasm for autocrossing,<br />
both with the M-B Club and the Porsche Club.<br />
Myra and Jerry were married in February of 1979, and<br />
continued to be regulars at PCA autocrosses, with Myra in<br />
her 240D and Jerry in his 320i, and later in a 1973 914 2.0.<br />
In early 1982, Myra began getting sick in the morning, and<br />
after seeing her doctor, learned that she was pregnant. Jerry<br />
hung pink and blue ribbons on the garage door to celebrate<br />
the good news.<br />
Later that year, they were<br />
helping with timing and scoring<br />
at one of Maverick Region’s<br />
Time Trial events, which were<br />
held in those days at Oak Hill<br />
Raceway near Henderson, TX.<br />
While at the event, Myra had<br />
the occasion to sit in an early<br />
911, and took an immediate<br />
liking to it.<br />
As luck would have it, one of<br />
the competitors at the event, Bill<br />
Lusk, from Longhorn Region in<br />
San Antonio, had a 1973-1/2<br />
911T that he was looking to sell.<br />
In June of 1982, Jerry and Myra<br />
drove the 320i to Bill’s home<br />
in San Antonio, bought the<br />
911T, and drove it home, with<br />
Myra in the air-conditioned<br />
BMW and Jerry in the Porsche.<br />
They got back to Dallas in time<br />
to attend a Maverick dinner<br />
meeting and showed off their<br />
new acquisition.<br />
To their delight, their daughter<br />
Aubrey was born that August.<br />
At another Maverick dinner<br />
meeting later that year, Teri Davis presented a slide show<br />
about the 1982 Porsche Parade, which had taken place in<br />
Reno, NV that summer. Myra immediately asked Jerry,<br />
“What’s a ‘Parade’?” The answer eventually led to the<br />
Suttons (all three of them) attending the 1983 Parade at Lake<br />
of the Ozarks, MO. Fortuitously, Jerry’s parents were living<br />
in Joplin, MO at the time, which made it an easy decision for<br />
the new family to attend the Parade, visiting Jerry’s parents<br />
on the way up and back. However, as anyone who has taken<br />
an extended trip in a 911 knows, there’s not a lot of room<br />
for luggage, especially with an infant on board, so creative<br />
packing is the key. (See page<br />
Jerry Sutton met Lafayette, Louisiana-bornand-raised<br />
Myra Broussard at a New Year’s<br />
45 of the October 2018 issue<br />
of Porsche Panorama for<br />
photographic evidence.)<br />
Eve party on December 31, 1976, held by a Anyway, Myra and Jerry<br />
Methodist Sunday School group. To those competed in the Parade<br />
autocross that year, with<br />
who knew them at the time, that fact could<br />
Myra spinning on her<br />
have been considered unexpected, given that last lap, but thoroughly<br />
Myra was a “Roamin’ Catholic” and Jerry was a enjoying every run. Little<br />
did they know that this<br />
“Whiskey-palian.”<br />
would begin an unbroken<br />
36-year tradition of Parade<br />
attendance. Over the years,<br />
Myra and Jerry always looked<br />
forward to seeing old PCA<br />
friends and making new ones.<br />
They competed in three of<br />
the four Parade competitions<br />
(TSD Rally, Autocross,<br />
and Technical Quiz) and<br />
continued to autocross and<br />
rally every year after the<br />
mid-1990s. Myra was also a<br />
member of the PCA National<br />
Membership Committee for<br />
several years, and served as<br />
Myra and Jerry at the Keystone Colorado Parade with the 911T the chairperson in the early<br />
1990s. Jerry and Myra also<br />
were the co-recipients of Maverick Region’s Selcer Award in<br />
1986, and PCA recognized all three Suttons as Family of the<br />
Year in 1995.<br />
Myra’s first Porsche<br />
Parade autocross class win<br />
(but certainly not her last)<br />
was fittingly at the D/FW<br />
Parade in 1987. After that<br />
Parade, Maverick Region<br />
member extraordinaire Linda<br />
Bambina, who was on the<br />
From far left: Myra race ready, The<br />
Suttons have been Porsche Kids<br />
for quite a while, Aubry with Myra<br />
getting into a Porsche state of mind,<br />
Opening Christmas gifts.<br />
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Myra and Jerry in a dance competition<br />
Parade Committee that year, organized several dance lessons<br />
for a few couples who were also on the Parade Committee,<br />
including Myra and Jerry. As the lessons went on, most of the<br />
rest of the couples dropped out, but the Suttons continued,<br />
enjoying it immensely. In fact, they joined a club for dance<br />
couples and remained active, attending and competing in<br />
several formal dance contests each year until just recently.<br />
Another of Myra’s passions was for dogs of the breed<br />
known as the American Eskimo. In about 2004, she began<br />
attending AKC dog shows, and a couple of years later<br />
she was showing her purebred American Eskimo and<br />
winning, including Best of Show trophies. She enjoyed<br />
showing her dogs (including “Fluff” and “Sassy Cajun”)<br />
for many years afterwards.<br />
After the trip home from the 2007 Parade, Myra<br />
became extremely exhausted. By that time, they already<br />
knew that she suffered from a heart condition known<br />
as Marfan syndrome, one of the symptoms of which is<br />
mitral valve leakage. At that time she underwent surgery<br />
to have her mitral valve repaired. About a year later<br />
she was diagnosed with Liposarcoma, which, if caught<br />
early, can be successfully treated. She underwent four<br />
major surgeries since that time, in addition to radiation<br />
and chemotherapy treatments, but the disease eventually<br />
returned each time.<br />
Nevertheless, for the last ten years or so, they have always<br />
arrived early at each Parade, driving their Cayenne (with<br />
manual transmission!) and have volunteered at Check-In,<br />
during which all Parade entrants confirm that they have<br />
registered for various events. Myra and Jerry typically<br />
handed out the Parade Goodie Bags, so they got to meet just<br />
about everyone registered for each Parade. In case you’re<br />
wondering, Jerry plans to attend the Boca Raton Parade this<br />
year to once again take on the role of Concours judge.<br />
We’ll miss Myra’s ever-present smile whenever and<br />
wherever Maverick Region folks gather, and we hope that<br />
this story has helped you to know her better!<br />
We’ll give<br />
you an<br />
assist on<br />
your future<br />
goals.<br />
Contact me to learn how you can get<br />
the most out of retirement.<br />
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Agent, New York Life Insurance Company<br />
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18 <strong>July</strong>
Maverick Marktpreis is proudly sponsored by:<br />
Maverick Marktpreis: 964 Carrera 2by Peter Wen<br />
A new flat-six engine. Coil spring suspension. Power<br />
steering. Air conditioning. Automatic electric rear<br />
spoiler. This standard equipment list reads like it belongs<br />
to a late model Porsche, right? Well, actually, it’s from<br />
a 30-year-old 911, aka the 964. When the 964 was<br />
introduced in 1989, it marked the end of production on<br />
the original 911 platform. With airbags and anti-lock<br />
brakes, the 911 had finally entered the modern age.<br />
According to Porsche, the 964 contained 85% new parts<br />
compared to its predecessor, the Carrera 3.2. Torsion<br />
bar suspension was replaced with high performance coil<br />
springs and shock absorbers. There were many firsts<br />
offered in a 964, including all-wheel drive and automatic<br />
transmission. With its improved aerodynamics and the<br />
new 3.6L 247-bhp flat-six engine, the 964 can spring<br />
0-60 in a very respectable 5.2 seconds. It was available<br />
in the Coupé, Targa, and Cabriolet body designs.<br />
With less than 37,000 produced, there are fewer 964<br />
911s than the second-gen G-body series that before it<br />
and the 993-gen that came after it. Limited editions such<br />
as the ’92-’93 America Roadster, ’93-’94 Speedster, and<br />
the ’93 RS America are highly valued collectibles.<br />
$70,000<br />
$60,000<br />
$50,000<br />
$40,000<br />
$30,000<br />
$20,000<br />
$10,000<br />
$5,000<br />
Hagerty Valuation Tool:<br />
1992 911 Carrera 2<br />
$38,000 average value<br />
Sep 2016 May 2017 Jan 2018 Sep 2018 May <strong>2019</strong><br />
Excellence’s magazine’s Porsche Buyer’s Guide offered these<br />
price ranges for the 964 Carrera 2:<br />
’90-’94 Coupe $30k-$55k<br />
’90-’94 Cabriolet $25k-$50k<br />
’90-’94 Targa $20k-$50k<br />
Fun Fact: The ultimate outlaw, the Porsche 911<br />
“Re-imagined by Singer” is based on the 964<br />
Coupe or Targa.<br />
1994 911 RS America<br />
Sold for $88,000 + $4,400 buyer fee<br />
86k miles<br />
Polar Silver / Black<br />
3.6L Flat-Six<br />
5-speed manual<br />
Long term original owner, 1 of 701 RSA,<br />
CoA, clean Carfax<br />
1993 911 Carrera 2 Coupe<br />
Sold for $65,911 plus $3295 buyer fee<br />
66k miles<br />
Guards Red / Tan<br />
3.6L Flat-Six<br />
5-speed manual<br />
Sunroof, powered and heated seats,<br />
clean Carfax<br />
1990 911 Carrera 2 Targa<br />
Sold for $31,964 + $1,598 buyer fee<br />
76k Mileage<br />
Stone Grey / Black<br />
3.6L Flat-Six<br />
Tiptronic transmission<br />
16-yr ownership, svc records since ’93,<br />
clean Carfax<br />
1992 911 Carrera 2 Coupe<br />
Sold for $62,000 + $3,100 buyer fee<br />
103k Mileage<br />
Amazon Green / Cashmere<br />
3.6L Flat-Six<br />
5-speed Manual<br />
’09 rebuilt engine, ’18 glass-out re-paint,<br />
Speedline rims, Brembo Coilovers<br />
1991 911 Carrera 2 Cabriolet<br />
Sold for $39,000 + $1,950 buyer fee<br />
74k Mileage<br />
Guards Red / Cashmere / Black<br />
3.6L Flat-Six<br />
5-speed Manual<br />
’16 engine re-seal, new clutch & AC,<br />
clean Carfax<br />
1990 911 Carrera 2 Cabriolet<br />
Sold for $40,400 + $2,020 buyer fee<br />
53k miles<br />
Black / Tan / Black<br />
3.6L Flat-Six<br />
5-speed Manual<br />
Bluetooth radio,<br />
clean Carfax<br />
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19
Coffee, Cars & Conversation<br />
by Bill Kruder<br />
photos provided by author<br />
I must be honest: I almost missed<br />
the opportunity to meet this couple.<br />
I have said hello to them more than<br />
once, usually at Mayo Performance,<br />
admiring one of their 914s and<br />
moving on. I think it was at a Mavs<br />
& Mochas that Linda Bambina, yes<br />
that Linda, came rushing up and<br />
gave me a hug and said “you have<br />
got to talk to this couple that own a<br />
few 914s.” She went on about all the<br />
fun they have had, and<br />
the stories they could tell<br />
. . . all about or involving<br />
owning 914s.<br />
So here is the<br />
next in my series of<br />
“conversations” I would<br />
like to share with you:<br />
Betty and Clay Perrine,<br />
members since 2002,<br />
Owners 1974 914, 1973 914,<br />
and 1970 914/6 (Factory Six)<br />
Bill Kruder: So where are<br />
you two from?<br />
Clay Perrine: I was born<br />
here then moved to Youngstown,<br />
Ohio. My dad was an engineer with<br />
GM. Then we moved back when I<br />
was 16 to Arlington and went to<br />
high school, graduating from L. D.<br />
Bell High School in Hurst in 1979.<br />
Betty Perrine: I was born in New<br />
Orleans, but we moved around a<br />
lot. My dad was an insurance exec<br />
moving us from Mississippi, Texas,<br />
New Jersey, Kentucky, and Canada.<br />
We moved back to Texas (Plano)<br />
when I was 12. I went to what is<br />
now Plano Senior High.<br />
BK: How did you two meet?<br />
CP: We met in 1985 at an SCCA<br />
Autocross at Fair Park in Dallas. I<br />
was out there with my ‘79 924.<br />
BP: Yes, it was at an Autocross. I<br />
had my ‘74 914 out there. I was<br />
taping the numbers on my car and<br />
this guy came over to check the<br />
car out. I was hoping he would go<br />
away actually (laughing), as I was<br />
really nervous about the day.<br />
CP: It’s true - I gave her my number.<br />
BP: And yes, I called him (smiling).<br />
CP: We dated for about three years,<br />
kind of long distance, as I lived<br />
in Bedford and Betty was living<br />
in Plano. It was over a 40-mile<br />
commute, and let me tell you, in the<br />
mid ‘80s the roads were not what<br />
Okteenerfest 2014, Igor and Frody on Tail of the Dragon<br />
they are today, so it was a haul;<br />
SH121 was a two-lane road.<br />
BK: So how did the Autocross go?<br />
CP: She beat me by about two<br />
seconds, and she still beats me<br />
(laughing).<br />
BK: Clay, I heard you were pretty<br />
quick in a straight line in non-<br />
Porsches in your youth?<br />
CP: True. Not many know I had my<br />
NHRA (drag racing) license when I<br />
was 18 and I drove professionally<br />
for several years.<br />
BK: Where did your interest in cars<br />
come from?<br />
BP: Both our dads were car guys;<br />
certainly Clay’s more than mine.<br />
BK: So Betty, how did you get into<br />
this whole Porsche world?<br />
BP: When I was a kid I read this<br />
book called “The Red Car.” It was<br />
about a sixteen-year-old boy who<br />
finds a 1948 red MG TC roadster<br />
that is wrecked and decides he<br />
needs to bring it back to life. Guess<br />
that kind of stuck with me so I went<br />
looking for an MG.<br />
BK: So you started with a MG?<br />
BP: Well no, I had found one, but<br />
when I got there it was gone. The<br />
next place I tried, a guy<br />
showed me this orange<br />
914 he had. Well my<br />
first impression was<br />
“heck no, I don’t even<br />
like orange cars” and<br />
I didn’t even really<br />
know much about<br />
914s. So he tells me to<br />
sit in and take it out.<br />
Well I did, and made<br />
a right turn out of the<br />
lot; I knew right then<br />
I had to have it! One<br />
right turn and 34 years<br />
later, I still love it.<br />
BK: Clay, how did you get started?<br />
CP: Certainly, it was by chance. I<br />
grew up around old classic Chevys;<br />
matter of fact I drove a 1931 Chevy<br />
to my high school prom. One day I<br />
was at a friend’s, and in his parking<br />
lot there was 924. I was kind of<br />
looking for a car and thought it<br />
would be cool to own a Porsche.<br />
This was, I think, in 1985.<br />
BK: I understand you name your cars?<br />
BP: It’s true! Not only do we name<br />
them but they have a theme.<br />
CP: We always loved the movie<br />
“Young Frankenstein,” or as<br />
Gene Wilder would always say,<br />
“Fronkonsteen,” so we named them:<br />
the ‘74 is Froderick or Frody, the ‘73<br />
is Igor (pronounced EYE-gor), and<br />
our ‘95 BMW is Inga.<br />
BP: The exception is our ’70, which<br />
is Elwood, because he was named<br />
before he became ours.<br />
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BK: I have heard that you have a couple stories that involve<br />
bringing the 914 community together to make someone’s day<br />
a bit brighter?<br />
CP: True enough; we believe in paying it forward or treating<br />
someone like how you would like to be treated. When we<br />
were starting out, people helped us out, and now it’s our turn;<br />
we have bins and shelves of 914 parts that we may never use.<br />
BP: So back in ‘95-’96, Clay was actively on Rennlist; when it<br />
started it was more of just sending emails. This guy “Mike”<br />
emailed, saying he once had a white 914 and missed it dearly<br />
but was not in a position to buy one again.<br />
CP: Well as luck would have it, we found a white ‘75 for $300.<br />
Let’s just say it needed work, but actually was a pretty sound<br />
car. So we bought the car and started to email on Rennlist<br />
what parts we needed, and people started sending parts to us.<br />
BP: Clay had the idea that we should save the return address<br />
stickers and attach them under the hood so that “Mike”<br />
could see how many people were involved in this six-month<br />
restoration project.<br />
CP: We had kept “Mike’s” wife in the loop of what we were<br />
doing, so when we wrapped up the project, we loaded the ‘75<br />
on a trailer to Tennessee.<br />
BK: And the other?<br />
CP: We always call this one the story of “Buttercup.”<br />
BP: Thru 914world.com a woman had posted that she<br />
had a 914 that was in pieces; it was her brother’s, who<br />
had recently passed away.<br />
CP: Aftering hearing the story, a bunch of us 914 guys<br />
got together, donated parts, and we all flew or drove to<br />
Kansas and over a weekend we reassembled and had<br />
the car roadworthy once again.<br />
BK: Tell me about the ‘74, what is known to us as, the<br />
“incident”?<br />
CP: Ahh yes, that would be the day I was driving, and<br />
Betty was the passenger. We were driving on 360 in<br />
Arlington when she looked back and saw that the car<br />
was on fire!<br />
BP: We managed to pull over safely; the Fire Department<br />
extinguished the car before it was completely destroyed.<br />
CP: We had it towed away and it sat in storage for seven<br />
years before we ever got around to bringing it back to life.<br />
BK: And for the record this is the car they drove to meet<br />
me for this conversation! Truly a classic, patina and all.<br />
So . . . as I always say, what if? I could have missed this<br />
couple, but thanks to Linda’s nudge, we captured their<br />
story. And how fitting - it’s a story of 914 ownership as<br />
we celebrate its 50th anniversary. I will say this is a<br />
story of driving friendships.<br />
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It’s New Car Time: Part 1<br />
by Robert Turner<br />
It’s new car time in the Turner household. Yes! To be<br />
frank, I’m always car shopping. It’s kind of a hobby, you<br />
know – of the vocational kind. Meaning that if the right<br />
combination of timing, available budget, and spousal<br />
approval all happen to coincide, then a car purchase is<br />
eminent. Take this most recent round. It started a little<br />
over a year ago. My race car was on the chopping block.<br />
First there was a brush with the Armco crash barrier at<br />
a COTA race track (Circuit of the Americas; FYI, the<br />
Austin TX track that hosts the US Formula 1 Grand<br />
Prix). Then there was the motor meltdown at Hallett’s<br />
great regional track in OK. I had the car body refreshed<br />
and found a new racing motor. But after that expense,<br />
my long-suffering wife instructed me to cut my losses<br />
and retire from track events. OK. Sold the race car, sold<br />
the trailer and most of the racing equipment. On my<br />
birthday, no less. As the race car disappeared down the<br />
road, heading to its new home in south Florida, my wife<br />
turned to me and said, “This is the best birthday ever!”<br />
Wait, our birthdays are three months apart! Oh,<br />
right. She meant it was the best birthday she’d ever<br />
celebrated with me, the former race car/track event<br />
aficionado. She did take me out for a nice birthday<br />
dinner. I remember consuming several decent bourbons<br />
to drown the sorrow of being out of the race car/track<br />
event business. But really, after seventeen years, it was<br />
time to cut my losses and move on. Then, about the<br />
third bourbon I said,<br />
“Maybe I should add up all I’ve spent<br />
on track cars over the years.” My lovely<br />
wife put her hand on my arm and said,<br />
“Maybe you shouldn’t.”<br />
“OK,” I agreed through the bourbon buzz.<br />
But I get ahead of myself. In anticipation of selling the<br />
race car, I managed to score a very nice 2002 Boxster S<br />
in my favorite Porsche color: Speed Yellow. This was my<br />
second Speed Yellow Boxster S. The first one? Another<br />
story. The new one had low miles and rare options:<br />
M030 sports suspension, factory Speedhumps and<br />
factory-painted center console in Speed Yellow. It was<br />
a keeper. But anyone who really knows me understands<br />
that no car is ever a keeper. It’s potentially always on<br />
the chopping block – waiting to get kicked to the curb<br />
in favor of something newer or better.<br />
I did briefly think this one was different. It was<br />
more-or-less perfect. Rare options combined with low<br />
mileage and amazing paint and bodywork meant that<br />
this car (which we dubbed Lemonhead or LMNHED<br />
on the PCA license plate), was destined for concours<br />
and touring duty. It placed third in a regional concours<br />
and was an amazing companion when we drove to<br />
PCA Palooza. Yep, LMNHED was gonna hang around<br />
the Turner household for a long time.<br />
The purchase happened during the Christmas<br />
holiday season when I was homebound for several<br />
weeks. My usual work mode involves lots of business<br />
travel, sometimes four to six weeks in a row. Very<br />
small joke: when people ask me where I’m based, I<br />
point to the sky and say, “On an American Airlines<br />
flight flying overhead right now!” My wife knows<br />
I’m dangerous when not traveling. It means I have<br />
more time in the evening to spend on, you guessed<br />
it – car shopping!<br />
And so it happened. I frequently use an app to search<br />
Craigslist nationwide. I use it to look for something<br />
uncommon – like a Speed Yellow Boxster S. Which is<br />
how I found LMNHED. I reached out to the owner,<br />
who lived in Phoenix, maybe an hour after he’d posted<br />
it. He was surprised to receive a response so quickly.<br />
The photos were not very good, so I asked him for<br />
some specific shots to help me make sure this really<br />
was a rare car in great condition. I asked for shots of<br />
the wheels, the sticker under the hood, certain interior<br />
shots, and both the front and back of the title.<br />
I looked at the photos when they came in, as well<br />
as CarFax and the factory build sheet. The car was a<br />
gem. I called him back and asked if he’d take a lower<br />
price, but he was firm. Hey, nothing ventured, nothing<br />
gained. I told him I’d FedEx a check for half the agreed<br />
price to hold the car and I’d bring the balance when I<br />
flew into Phoenix to pick it up. I asked him to take the<br />
ad down from Craigslist. When I picked the car up, he<br />
told me he should have charged more. In the couple of<br />
hours the ad was still active, he got maybe six or seven<br />
calls. Yep, he probably could have asked for more and<br />
got it. But he was a man of his word. I picked the car<br />
up in Phoenix, pointed it east and drove home.<br />
I’ve had the car for a year now and am home from<br />
the road again. Believe it or not, I’m looking for cars.<br />
Some things never change.<br />
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Oversteer: Letter from the Editor<br />
by Kurt Scaggs, Managing Editor<br />
Tangent alert. If you came here for a pithy rebuke of<br />
electric cars, or a semi-relatable story about shade tree<br />
auto mechanics, I have some sad news for you. If instead,<br />
you are reading this because you are the type that reads<br />
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and read the musings printed here in spite of my attempts<br />
at above, thank you in advance.<br />
In light of the joker that was named Mav of the Month,<br />
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publication in your mailboxes. I am incredibly grateful for<br />
our board members and volunteers. I compelled to tell you<br />
about a few of them and ask for your help.<br />
First and foremost, Carey Spreen keeps me honest and<br />
does the proof reading, grammar and editing of the stories.<br />
Without his help, you’d get your copy of <strong>Slipstream</strong> on<br />
the 29th of the month. A former editor himself, he is an<br />
invaluable resource that I could not do without. I cannot<br />
say thank you enough Carey.<br />
You’ll most likely recognize Bill Kruder from planning,<br />
running or sometimes just enjoying our many great events.<br />
He’s everywhere, usually with a cigar and a big floppy hat.<br />
But he’s also a monthly contributor taking time each month<br />
to get to know our members and tell their story. If you’ve ever<br />
spoken to him, you’ll know why he’s tailor made for this type<br />
of thing. Thanks Bill!<br />
If you enjoy Maverick Marktpreis, please let Peter Wen<br />
know about it. I know I always look forward to seeing what<br />
model he’s highlighting for the coming month and keeping my<br />
collector mind racing. Peter, my wife thanks you too.<br />
David Tierney is our ad designer and he is responsible for<br />
the wonderful club ads that you see each month in <strong>Slipstream</strong><br />
and on the web keeping us all informed about the upcoming<br />
events with style. Thanks David!<br />
We’ve got so many great photographers and contributors<br />
that I almost never run out of things to bring you each month.<br />
Almost. Now for the telethon moment. If you’ve taken a drive,<br />
trip or ill-fated stab at refreshing your ride and think others<br />
might enjoy hearing about it, I’ve got a tip for you. They would.<br />
Or if you’ve been shooting photos at an event or just like taking<br />
pictures in your driveway and are particularly proud of some<br />
of them, sent them in. I know I would love to hear about a<br />
garage story gone right for a change. Enjoy the drive.<br />
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