Slipstream May 2021

PUBLISHED BY MAVERICK REGION PORSCHE CLUB OF AMERICA

MAY 2021

VOLUME 59

ISSUE 3 MAY 2021 MAV.PCA.ORG

Take your electric performance further with a lower charge.

Slipstream has really gone to the dogs photo by Mark Jones

Presenting the new Taycan, starting at just $79,900.* But despite its lower price tag, this rear-wheel drive version of the all-electric Taycan still packs a punch. It’s a true Porsche sports car, boasting up to 402 hp, accelerating from 0–60 mph in 5.1 seconds and producing charge power of up to 300 kW. And at Park Place, this attainable, no-compromise Porsche comes with personal service and a total dedication to your well-being.

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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

May HPDE: MotorSport Ranch.................................................. (Sat-Sun) 1-2 Garages and Gearheads Having Coffee........................................(Sat) 1 Mav Virtual Board Meeting....................................................... (Wed) 5 Mavs & Mochas: Montgomery Plaza............................................(Sat) 8 Motoring Mavs at Mayo............................................................ (Sat) 15 Maverick Concours Weekend...............................................(Sat) 22-23

UPCOMING EVENTS 22 | Board Meeting (virtual) 22 | Maverick Concours 22 | Motoring Mavs at Mayo 23 | Autocross 23 | Maverick Tours: Russell Creek Park 23 | Mavs & Mochas Porsche Dallas 6107 Lemmon Ave. Dallas, TX 75209 214.525.5400 porschedallas.com ©2021 Porsche Cars North America, Inc. Porsche recommends seat belt usage and observance of all traffic laws at all times. *Manufacturer’s Suggested Retail Price. Excludes options, taxes, registration, delivery, processing and handling fee; dealer charges. Dealer sets actual selling price. Some models may be eligible for a federal tax credit up to $7,500. For more information visit energy.gov.

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June Mav Board Meeting (chair people only).................................... (Wed) 2 Garages and Gearheads Having Coffee........................................(Sat) 5 Autocross: Challenge Cup #3......................................................(Sun) 6 Mavs & Mochas: Novel Coffee Roasters..................................... (Sat) 12 Russell Creek Picnic Driving Tour.............................................. (Sat) 13 Motoring Mavs at Mayo............................................................ (Sat) 19

On the Cover

A father/son project, Arman Aliefendic and his father Ado restored this Gulf Blue 1974 2.7 over two and a half years. Photograph by Luke Brooks @ Lucky Luke Photos

Slipstream (USPS 666-650) is published monthly by the Maverick Region, Porsche Club of America, 6044 Wessex S N Richland Hills, TX 76180-1628. Subscription price is $24.00 per year. Periodical postage is paid at Fort Worth, TX. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Hiram Saunders, Slipstream, 6044 Wessex S N Richland Hills, TX 76180-1628. Opinions expressed herein are not necessarily endorsed by the Club’s membership or officers. Contributions will be printed on a space available basis. Chartered regions of PCA may reproduce items from this issue provided the author/ artist and Slipstream are credited. Slipstream is printed by Ussery Printing Company in Irving, Texas.

Board Botschaft: Your Attention Please by Bill Kruder, Region President Well let’s see what’s new since last we spoke in January right after our Founders Day event? Geez, a quarter of the year has passed already and suffice to say despite COVID still on our minds we started the new year quick with members enjoying all we have to offer from Autocross and DE to Rallies and Tours to Tech Sessions not to mention our club sponsored coffee meets each month; Mavs & Mochas and Motoring Mavs at Mayo. With all this going on have you ever stopped for a moment and pondered how the heck does this stuff happen? Is it all just on auto pilot? Let me tell you we have the best volunteers and Chairs of any club in the country. We have about 40 members, your board, that day after day, work behind the scenes to bring pleasure to the some 2200 primary and 1100 affiliate members nearly 3300 in total. Ok that’s impressive and like I said we all do this for YOU! Now I need your help. Our volunteers go to great lengths to put on our events from a 15 car popcorn rally, 50 person tech session, 100 car tour, and lastly our All Member Party with nearly 400 members. Some of these events are free for the club to put on and some have a cost associated with it. Some you register for and some you just show up and we love it when you show up. Here’s the deal. Our NO shows of late can be 20-30% of expected attendance. This is a two-fold problem. First, if you don’t show and it’s limited attendance you prevent someone from enjoying the experience. Secondly, a great deal of planning goes into these and when we anticipate 100 people at a venue and only 70 show . . . well you get it.

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The Independent Porsche Specialist So, while we love putting events on, what we need from you is to merely show up, barring a family emergency. We love to see you out with us. If your plans change and you registered for an event, contact us. We know stuff happens. Sound like something we can do? I think so! Remember, what our Maverick volunteers do is for you, our members. So till Debi and I see you out at the next event…be kind.

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Landon, Corbin and Brady Stogner If like me, you are a regular at our monthly Mavs & Mochas or our annual “big” social events (All Member Party and Founders Day), odds are you have met this trio. This month we would like to celebrate our Mavs of the Month, the Stogner Family! Members since 2016, Landon and his two sons Corbin and Brady are always out and about driving friendships! There is nothing these three will not do to help. Landon, aka DAD, is of course our Volunteer Chair helping many of our other board members get the needed help to pull off their respective events. So, dad is most often seen, orange cones in hand, directing the parking lot traffic. Then there’s son number one, Corbin, who is right there, donut and coffee drink in hand, taking and giving orders. Lastly there is son number two, Brady, who many of you know from his occasional articles in Slipstream and as our PCA Juniors Ambassador. It was Brady and Corbin who entertained us all with the Porsche Experience Center and Raceway, with of course plenty of diecast Porsches to create the fun at our All Member Party in March. So with heartfelt gratitude we thank the Stogner crew for all they do to make our events run so smoothly. 2 May

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2021 Maverick Region Board - Officers and Chairs President William Kruder 214-497-0711 president@mavpca.org

Vice President Carey Spreen 817-422-3480 vp@mavpca.org

Secretary Olga Taylor secretary@mavpca.org

Chris Flaugh 214-288-5300

Treasurer

Autocross Chair Mark Schnoerr ax@mavpca.org

Charity Chair Jimmy Gallegos charity@mavpca.org

Club Race Co-Chair David Hodges cr@mavpca.org

Club Race Co-Chair David McBee cr@mavpca.org

Coffee Meets Co-Chair Mike McHorse coffeemeets@mavpca.org

Coffee Meets Co-Chair Matt Wilson 972-754-9998 coffeemeets@mavpca.org

Concours Chair Scott Kellogg concours@mavpca.org

DE Co-Chair Keith Olcha de@mavpca.org

DE Co-Chair Renee Hayden de@mavpca.org

DE Chief Driving Coach Craig Janssen cdi@mavpca.org

DE Medical Chair Dr. Jeffery Komenda demedical@mavpca.org

Merchandise Chair Peter Wen goodiestore@mavpca.org

Region Historian Carey Spreen 817-422-3480 historian@mavpca.org

Marketing, Social Media Chair Kendall Awtry marketing@mavpca.org

Marketing, Web Chair Maggie Mertzlufft marketing@mavpca.org

Membership Chairs Beckie & Tom Gomer membership@mavpca.org

Social Chair Dana and Susie Jones hh@mavpca.org

PCA Tours Co-Chair Sam Bryant tours@mavpca.org

PCA Tours Co-Chair Ted Martin tours@mavpca.org

PCA Junior Ambassador Brady Stogner pcajr@mavpca.org

Photography Chair Paul Moseley photo@mavpca.org

Rally Chairs Ginger & Tom Heuerman 214-766-5693 rally@mavpca.org

Registrar, Club Race Wendy Shoffit crreg@mavpca.org

Safety Chair Nikolaus Klemmer safety@mavpca.org

Slipstream Advertising Mike Mahoney 801-230-1482 ads@mavpca.org

Slipstream Content Editor Carey Spreen 817-422-3480 editor@mavpca.org

Slipstream Editor Kurt Scaggs 469-446-1690 editor@mavpca.org

Slipstream Digital Editor Arjay Cando editor@mavpca.org

Slipstream Mailing Andy Mears 214-394-5857 mailing@mavpca.org

Special Events Chair Debi Kruder social@mavpca.org

Tech Sessions Co-Chair Michael Baynton 214-641-2848 techsessions@mavpca.org

Tech Sessions Co-Chair Derrick Tate 972-748-1178 coffeemeets@mavpca.org

Tub Club President George Maffey tubclub@mavpca.org

Trivia Chair Jerry DeFeo 972-240-5800 trivia@mavpca.org

Volunteers Chair Landon Stogner 214-233-6858 volunteers@mavpca.org

Youtube Chair Kenin Fenster

COVID Communications Chair Wendy Shoffit

Motorsport Journalist Mike O’Hare motorsportjournalist@ mavpca.org

treasurer@mavpca.org

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HILL COUNTRY Tuffy von Briesen president@hcrpca.org

MARDI GRAS Phil Daigrepont pld90803@gmail.com

WAR BONNET Brian Swope smileyhere4U@yahoo.com;

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LONE STAR Doug Carroll president@lsrpca.com

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Mavs&Mochas: April in Southlake Pairing Porsche Performance with an Electrifying Experience.

by Matt Wilson, Mavs & Mochas Co-Chair

photos by Scott Scheetz

You could speculate that if you wanted to order up a cool Saturday morning, just schedule a Mavs & Mochas event and it will for sure be unseasonably cool! That was definitely this Saturday in April when the cool morning

first event, having just picked up his 2021 Boxster Spyder finished in a beautiful Gentian Blue Metallic - it looked fantastic! Seeing 4-door Porsches in some non-standard colors was also cool, like the Carmine Red Macan and a Frozen Blue

temperature was right at 50, with a brisk wind making it feel even cooler. No matter, as the Maverick faithful are not afraid of a cool morning in April! And faithful they were, as the cars started appearing a good bit early before the “official” start time. This month the feature was the 4-door Porsches, with several (28 to be exact) Cayennes, Macans, Panamaras, and even a couple of Taycans making a special appearance. This is the first time back to Southlake in 15 months, and there were some cool cars that I had never seen before. I spoke with one new member who was attending his very

Taycan. I saw in some pictures later that there was a 997 GT2 in attendance as well, but somehow I missed it. All in all, over 140 Porsches lined the various streets along the Square, cementing this location as a fan-favorite. Next time we won’t wait so long to come back!

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Rose Gohlke, Treasurer 1992-93

Crest Club Class of 2021 Let me start with some background. As I started to write my monthly Coffee, Cars & Conversation four years ago I always tried to mix up who I talk to. A member I met and interviewed was what I was calling a LEGEND in our club. Fast forward to last year, we decided we needed to celebrate these legends and would begin doing so at the All Member Party; we inducted 43 members in our first class. Now as we start the new year, meet our 2021 inductees of the Crest Club.

What qualifies you to be in this exclusive club? First, you have to be an active member with a minimum of 20 years of membership in the PCA. Second you have to have held an elected Executive Board position (President, Vice President, Secretary or Treasurer) or served as Editor. This select group made our club what it is today! I am just lucky enough as President to be its current caretaker, doing my best to model what these people did for some 59 years and ensure I continue it moving forward and stronger than ever. The sign of any great organization or business is just that. With that being said, I reached out to our Crest Club inductees and asked them to share a moment during their leadership period. So I would like to present to you the class of 2021…..

-Bill Kruder, Region President

My husband, Mark, and I joined the club in 1987. What a ride it has been! Mark is the car nut and if it wasn’t for him, I would never have been a member of this club or have known how much fun it is to drive a car to the limit. Thinking back to those early years, I remember the regions had annual mini-Parades that included an autocross, rally, tech quiz, and Concours. Maverick Region’s was called Round-Up. One year the rally was a walking rally. We had a list of clues that had us looking for answers on the streets of downtown Fort Worth. A picture taken of us during that rally ended up on the cover of Slipstream. And I still have recipes written on the colored paper pads with the Round-Up logo that we got in our goodie bags. We attended a few different mini-Parades in the area, including the Cajun Classique. Also, during those early years, we tried a few of the other driving events put on by other Zone 5 regions like Coastal Bend (Corpus Christi). And I’ll never forget the thrill of driving Hallett for the first time. What? There are actual tracks that are not made on parking lots or old airport runways! Tracks with elevation changes! I was hooked! (The picture was taken at Founder’s Day ’92, when our son was only a few weeks old. Being parents for the first time, the support from club members was amazing!) Tom Minella, VP 2012

R Allan Bradley Rose Gohlke Tom Minnella Emily and Hiram Saunders

“If you meet the criteria for the Crest Club and your name is not listed, please contact President@mrpca.org so we can be sure to recognize you.

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I’ve been an enthusiast and member for as long as I can remember, dating back to the ‘70s when I drove a ‘72 914. Then one year Mike Brodigan, past President of Maverick Region, who knew me from the track, asked me if I would run for VP along with John Hamilton for President, Madhu Rao as Secretary, and Jim Falgout as Treasurer. Mike said it’s no trouble at all - you are in charge of insurance and may step in to lead a meeting if John is out. Well let me tell you there are a lot of insurance waivers to handle. I think favorite memories from 2012 as VP would be that I qualified for Blue Solo at an Eagles Canyon DE, and completed restoration on our ’71 911T Targa. And lastly went to Parade – I think it was 2012 not sure of year; may have been 2010 - but got 2nd place in Concours in our class.

Emily and Hiram Saunders, Editor 1981 So when we moved to Ft. Worth in 1979 we had been to several Parades, usually with the family and as nonattendees, because in those days, my limited vacation time, finances, and Parade activity planning was not family-friendly. Jumping right in when we arrived here I, or I should say WE, became Slipstream Editor. My claim to fame with that position is due to Teri Davis. I upgraded the newsletter enough to get Teri Davis, a real pro, to take the job and turn Slipstream into a REAL magazine rather than the budget rag with a decent cover that I improved slightly. So I turned my attention (along with folks like the Davises, Steve Kent, Barry Gibbs, and others) to create the business-like foundation that allowed a casual club to grow into today’s enterprise. The most significant part I played was to get Second Class certification for Slipstream and to manage mailing for the next umpteen years as we grew from a club with a membership centroid near what is now AT&T stadium (well under 1000 members) to a much larger one with a centroid further East and North. In the first years, labeling Slipstream issues for mailing was a family operation. Club growth turned this into the labeling party, which later happened at Ussery Printing until mailing became professional. Through that time I would go to Ussery (frequently with a mailing list I printed because I was Membership Chair) and then, late in the evening, I would load my 914 with mail sacks (trunk, frunk, and ALL passenger space) and take them to USPS during my lunch break the next day. Along the way I held a few New Member parties and Christmas parties (which means Emily hosted after I volunteered). Emily made mailing labels and typed lists. Richard Allan Bradley, Editor 2009 It was under Richard’s watch that the 32-page magazine in black and white moved to a color cover in September of ‘09. We also took second place in the newsletter Class V and 3rd place overall. In ‘09 we mailed nearly 1,100 copies each month. Lastly in 2012 Richard was awarded the prestigious Betty Jo Turner Award for newsletter excellence, top honor in newsletter publication. 9

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POOCHES AND PORSCHES 10 May

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Do It Yourself: X73 Suspension Install, Part 2 by Matt Wilson, Coffee Meets Co-chair

photos by Matt Wilson

As a quick recap, I was in the middle of installing the X73 Sport suspension kit on my 981 Cayman S. Last month we left off at the point where we had just lowered the front subframe and removed the front swaybar out toward the front. When putting the front end back together the

the little clips and plastic cones that may fall off the trim panel so you can put them back on before you put the trim back in place. I think these are to help prevent squeaks when rubbing together. Just like the front, the whole wheel carrier assembly comes out together and at this point is where you swap in the new struts. The rear sway bar is easypeasy to swap out at this point; just remove the two brackets and be sure to use new bushings (these come with the kit.) One cautionary note: Don’t use an impact wrench on the rear eccentric suspension bolts like I did – use hand tools only. I had to replace one of bolts that got a bit banged up from my aggressive approach to process is the reverse of removal. remove it. Like the front, According to the service manual, it’s important to use new sub-frame installation is the bolts as they are TTY (torque to reverse of removal. The yield) with a specific torque setting rear took much less with an additional 90 or 180 degree time than the fronts. turn. I also replaced the three 13mm After all this nuts for the top of the struts mounts suspension work, it is and tried to tighten them in the same imperative to get an spots as when removed. (These will alignment. I wanted a get adjusted later when the alignment slightly more aggressive gets completed.) All of the needed than stock alignment bolts are included in the kit. since I was planning The rear is pretty much similar to on taking the car to the the front in that you first disconnect track soon. I gave the all the electrical bits (pad wear specs to my alignment sensor, wheel speed sensor, and shop who has done a lot The eccentric bolt in the rear suspension. Take the note and parking brake servo). Next remove of Porsche alignments the caliper, toe drop arm, diagonal use hand tools to avoid the need to replace when you button before. I ended up with everything back up. arm from the lower control arm, and in the front: zero toe, the lower control arm from the subframe. Finally, use -1.5Deg camber; Rear: .1Deg toe, -2.0 Camber. the M9 triple square bit to loosen the axle from the On the road, it feels only slightly stiffer over uneven transmission flange. roads and surfaces. Ride height looks good with my You do have to remove a bit of the rear hatch interior 20” wheels. I have already signed up for a HPDE day in side trim in order to access the 3 upper strut nuts.. two a month, so I’m looking forward to how she performs! pieces of trim pull out from each side. Be sure to find Happy wrenching! 12 May

Welcome Our New Mavericks!

If you have any changes that you would like to make to the MRPCA membership guide, contact Tom or Becky at membership@mavpca.org

by Becky and Tom Gomer, Region Membership Chairs

New Members March 2021

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Name Dave Russell Occupation Data Analytics Assoc Manager Primary reason for joining PCA All my friends telling me how great it is Current Porsche 981 Cayman Favorite Porsche 997 GT3 RS Best thing about Porsche ownership This is my first Porsche and I’ve only had it for a few months, but the overall experience has been great. Hobby and/or leisure interests Crossfit, Golf, Photography

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

Maverick Membership Statistics as of April 1 Primary Members: 2232

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2021 Macan GTS 2002 Boxster S 2020 Macan S 2014 Cayman 2019 718 Boxster GTS 2006 Cayman S 2007 911 Carrera S 2021 718 Cayman GT4 2020 911 Carrera 4S 2021 911 Turbo S Cabriolet 2016 Cayman GT4 2018 718 Cayman 2016 Boxster Spyder 2020 718 Cayman GT4 2020 911 Carrera S 2004 911 Carrera 2019 911 Carrera 4S 2018 Panamera 4S Sport Turismo 1980 911 SC Targa 2015 911 Carrera S 2012 911 Carrera S 2003 911 Carrera 4S 2005 Boxster S 2013 911 Carrera 4S 2006 911 Carrera 2018 718 Cayman 1971 914 2018 Macan 2018 911 GT3 1982 928 1996 911 Carrera 4 2021 718 Cayman GTS 4.0 2009 911 Carrera S

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Affiliate Members: 1096

Total Membership: 3328 15

2021 All Member Party Recap by Debi Kruder, Special Event Chair

photos by Michael Durovick, Scott Scheetz, Kendall Awtry and Paul Moseley

The Maverick Region’s much-awaited All Member Party proved to be worth the wait with a record-setting 350+ new and longtime members joining us on a beautiful blustery day, March 21! As with most things in the last year, we kept many of our Maverick favorites while re-imagining how to keep everyone safe and healthy. One Preston Event Venues kindly opened up their entire property to include their beautiful Carriage House, Chapel, and the Victorian Estate, and they greeted us in Maverick style. Many thanks to Autobahn Porsche for once again being our All Member Party sponsor. This March will be in Maverick memories for years to come, to include the huge billboard welcoming us, the 200+ Porsches and their Maverick drivers and navigators, the tasty Chicken and Biscuit Bar, the New Member gifts, the PCA Juniors track, our DJ Chris Fernandez, our Country Style Breakfast, a flowing Mimosa and Bloody Mary Bar, and did I say our very own Maverick custom logo cookies? Additional thanks to our co-sponsors: APEX, The PHOENIX Insurance, and Tim Schutze, Realtor. If you missed this historic event, here is what some of our members said . . . “As our first event with PCA, we were really impressed! Beautiful venue, well-organized, and everyone was very friendly. We look forward to getting involved in the future! Thank you!” - Paul Burns, New Member “These Maverick Cookies!*@#!” - Cookie Monster, All Members “Super fun! Loved the tour, and great food, but mostly seeing all the Mavericks’ smiling faces. - Fran Ussery, Crest Club Member “Masterfully run event by your sons!” (in reference to the Stogner boys at the PCA Juniors event showcasing the new Porsche Experience Center and Raceway) - Olga Taylor, Maverick Region Secretary “Music was kicking as usual . . . overall fantastic time, food and people are the best company to be in. “ - Gigi Dodson, Member “Best PCA event I’ve attended – THANKS ALL” - Ken Cooper, Member “A great day and a great weekend for driving Porsches! Next year . . . 60th anniversary of our PCA Club.” - Ajay Cadambi, Member

Guess I better start planning how to make our 60th the best All Member Party ever! Mark your calendars now for March 20, 2022 for another history-making Maverick All Member Party! You will not want to miss it. 16 May

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Maverick Marktpreis: Cayman GT4 (981) by Peter Wen, Region Merchandise Chair In 2007 Porsche introduced the Cayman, much to driving enthusiasts’ delight. Essentially a hardtop Boxster, the Cayman 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 Gran Turismo (GT) treatment and a powerful 911 S engine. The Cayman GT4 was born. All Porsche GT cars are special. These street legal race cars have a loyal following. The one-year only, limited production GT4 is no exception. Since its introduction,

the GT4 routinely sells at a premium above MSRP. With the then 991.1 GT3 only available in PDK, and the 991.2 911 going all turbo, people speculated the GT4 may be one of the last Porsche models with a proper 6-speed manual and a naturally aspirated engine. Today, these concerns have largely subsided. Porsche once again offers GT3 with manual transmissions. The next gen, 718 Cayman, GT4 is still powered by flat-six naturally aspirated engines. As the result, the 981-gen GT4 price has retracted to a more reasonable level. If you dream of owning a 911-powered, mid-engine, 2-seat sports car, the timing maybe right to check out a 981 GT4.

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Coffee, Cars & Conversation by Bill Kruder, Region President I sure hope you aren’t tired of this monthly piece because everyone I do is as good as the next. You all have such great stories and this one will not disappoint. So, if you have never met her, let me tell you what you probably do know of her. Joann, along with photographer Michael Durovick, took us by storm in 2019. They took on what I believe was a first for our club highlighting fourteen women behind the wheel with Joann appearing on the cover in October 2019. In addition, she is a frequent Slipstream contributor. Her work helped inspire our October 2020 issue where we devoted the whole magazine cover to cover to our female members. So here is the next in my series of “conversations” I would like to share with you . . . . Joann Talty, member since 2016 Owner 2011 Boxster and 2007 Boxster S

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BK: When did you move from there? JT: When I went off to college. BK: Let’s talk about college. I think you have a cosmetology license? JT: I studied cosmetology during the afternoons of my junior and senior high school years. My parents pushed me towards college, so when I graduated high school,

degree in journalism and fashion merchandising. You know the movie, “The Devil Wears Prada?” I hoped to be the Meryl Streep character one day. I graduated in 1989, moved back to the Chicago suburbs, and worked as a graphic designer realizing those fashion editor positions don’t fall from the sky. I moved into the city in 1993 where a fellow employee with the Sears Tower engineering firm I worked at encouraged me to study fashion design. I then spent two years at the International Academy of Merchandising and Design. This was located right near the former Marshall Fields on State. I lived in the city for four years near Lincoln Park on the near north side. BK: Whoa! That’s where I lived before moving here in ‘94 shortly after you moved to LP.

BK: So when did you move here? JT: In 1997. I wanted a better quality of life and better Bill Kruder: I think we talked weather. I looked at Dallas and briefly once that you or your Atlanta hoping to find a job husband Pat are from Chicago? with an apparel manufacturer. Joann Talty: Just me. I grew up Dallas felt more like Chicago, Joann Talty, October 2019 cover-girl with her 2011 Boxster in Illinois. I was born and raised so I landed in the Lovers and in Gurnee, located about 60 minutes hair license in hand, I went off Greenville area. northwest of Chicago and best to Western Illinois University in known for Six Flags Great America, Macomb, but it only lasted two BK: What about a job? where I worked in my teens. years. I didn’t return because I JT: I found that apparel job and wore really didn’t know what I wanted so many hats. I began on the cutting BK: So, those that know me, when to be when I grew up. I moved floor, did some pattern making, someone mentions they are from back home, took seven months off ran a cotton shirting program, and Chicago I can’t help myself; that’s to work in a salon, and I listened helped design sweaters to go with my town. Matter of fact, I have to my dad call me a dropout daily. their print bottoms. Somedays, friends who lived in Gurnee, and I Very much into beauty and fashion, I did customer service, shipping, spent four years working in the JCP I thought, “maybe I should write store in Waukegan. and marketed their warehouse about it rather than get into the JT: What a small world (smiling). I sales. Wanting out of a warehouse business of selling it.” With that, I attended Warren Township High School environment after two years, I then went off to Mizzou, aka University not far from that JCP in Lakehurst Mall. spent six years in advertising. of Missouri, and received a dual 20 May

BK: Tell me how you and Pat met? JT: We met at a mutual friend’s wedding. I was dating someone else at the time, and we were seated at the same table. Matter of fact, the bride was trying to set Pat up with another friend. Four months later, in the fall of ‘98, I found his email address in a joke his sister emailed me. I sent him an email and things moved along after assuring him I was no longer dating the other guy. We dated four years and married in 2002, not just 2002 but 02/02/02 (laughing).

Next, we got a Pontiac T1000, which is the same car. This time, however, we got a stick. I believe my dad gave my brother and I a 30-minute manual driving lesson. Lets’ just say I didn’t drive a stick again for 30+ years until Pat taught me again in his 2007 Boxster S.

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BK: On a lighter note what was your first Porsche? JT: Well, that’s easy. It’s what we have today - Pat’s Carmona Red 2007 and my Aqua Blue 2011. I told our acquisition story in the August 2018 Slipstream making fun of myself.

BK: Lets switch gears and talk cars, first car? JT: Ha! The oldest of four, my parents bought us the kid’s car in 1982 - a Chevy Chevette in a similar color to my current Beast (laughing). It had some serious issues; basically, it was a lemon.

BK: So why the Porsche brand today? JT: Two words – Pat Talty. Frankly, I was never much of a car person. After being rear-ended in a threecar accident on my birthday in 2000, I underwent spinal and wrist surgeries. I didn’t enjoy driving for a long time after that, and I admit I’m an awful passenger.

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BK: I would say you have come a long way since 2000 as I know you two are often on the track. How did this happen? JT: Well, thank you, and yes, we are. Pat loves his car and the track. In 2017, I went down to MSR to watch him and decided I could do that. Now, we try to go out with the HPDE group 2-3 times a season.

BK: So very often about now I ask my interviewee to tell me something you do or have done that most people would not know. JT: Well, everyone knows I love to travel. I fell in love with Europe after my first trip in 2001, a wedding prerequisite trip to Spain and France. After endlessly listening to Pat’s post-college European summer stories, I put together a solo trip of my own. For two years, I saved, researched, and assembled a massive spreadsheet of places to go, things to see, and treats to taste. At the age of 44, I boarded a jet with a tiny rolling backpack, that spreadsheet of opportunities, a rail pass, and only one hostel night booked. While on my adventure, I realized I DID have a thing for cars visiting the Porsche and Mercedes Museums in Stuttgart. In Italy, I went to Maranello to see Ferrari and while in Monaco, I toured Prince Rainier III’s car collection. I covered 96 cities in 14 countries during my 98-day trip! Upon my return, I opened my own salon studio and discovered a new passion for travel writing. I published my first travel book, Souvenir T-Shirts, in 2012 and have since added four more to the series. Whoa…. now this is driving friendships! As an addendum… I recently asked Joann to spearhead a new regular series called, “Women Behind the Wheel” which will feature new and longtime members of all ages – all with a story to tell. Check out her first edition on page 24 of this Slipstream. Thank you, Joann, for all you do for our club! 21

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Women Behind the Wheel: Amber Ray by Joann Talty Welcome to the latest Slipstream feature, Women Behind the Wheel. Here, you’ll meet some of the fascinating women in our club and hear some of their stories. You may meet them through my eyes, or they may tell their stories themselves. I might even find a great story outside our group. I hope to reach a diverse group from the newest member to the most active friends we think we know. We’ll just see how this goes. At the March 31 Porsche Patio Pop-up at Taverna Rossa in Plano, I sat across from a vibrant young redhead named Amber. This was her very first PCA event since joining in mid-2019. Austin-born, but calling College Station her home, Carrollton resident Amber Ray blew my mind with her Porsche ownership, knowledge, and experience. Currently driving a Black 2014 981 Cayman with a manual transmission, this 26-year-old with a 2020 Physics degree from Texas A&M currently owns two other Porsches and has previously owned three others. And, she works on them. I’m not talking oil changes or replacing brakes and rotors. She rebuilds them. That’s right, Amber is not only behind the wheel, she’s under the hood, too, so to speak. An interest in building things Amber Ray began for Amber around the second or third grade when she broke a remote-controlled car. Amber cites this incident as igniting her interest in electronics. She took it apart to see how it worked and ended up using components from it to build a remote-controlled boat. Amber admits Radio Shack was her favorite store when she was young. Around sixth grade, she began learning the basics of programming making simple video games. Amber developed a habit of salvaging and gathering broken or unused electronics in a box, something she does to this day but on another level. “Sometimes I go to thrift stores and buy cheap electronics with the sole purpose of salvaging components within. This is/was a cheap alternative to buying new individual components, especially items like motors or batteries. Today, I sometimes take electronics off industrial equipment I find at the scrapyard,” said Amber. Working on these integrated electro-mechanical systems largely led her to working on Porsches. But, before diving into car stuff, jump to 2012 when at age 17 her skills grew considerably. REPLACE WITH: But, before diving into car stuff, let’s take note of several useful skills she acquired beginning at age 17. A friend taught her to weld, and she built a blacksmith’s forge. She 24 May

photos provided by Amber Ray dove into carpentry to make some spare money with contract home renovation – add plumbing, soldering, painting, drywall repair, and reflooring to her skill set. Other jobs contributed to her knowledge too. While working on a farm, a friend taught her a few machining basics enabling her to get a job at a local shop for two years. By the end of her employment there, she was the primary trainer for new machinists and was responsible for programming the equipment to cut metal. In college, she became interested in piloting and building FPV or video-piloted drones, too, often designing, machining, and 3D-printing parts. I asked Amber to provide more details about a terrifying story she shared with our group because this incident takes us from interest to determination. Concerned that something was up with one of her wheels on her 2002 Toyota Tacoma, she had it looked at and was told it was fine. As she tells it, it’s 2017, and she’s driving to Houston from College Station one late afternoon. While doing about 75 mph, the front, right wheel fails. While the wheel didn’t fall completely off, it laid almost flat to the road underneath the wheel well once she safely brought the car to a stop at the top of an overpass. We laughed when she shared her cartoon-like reaction of exiting the car, whipping her hat to the ground, cursing, and stomping all over it. After parting with nearly $500 to have it towed to a shop and repaired, she knew she never wanted to be in that situation again, and she’d be doing all future car maintenance herself. So, attracted to cars that are responsive and agile, she headed to a local dealership in 2018 to buy a Mini Cooper she found in an ad. She passed on it, not wanting an automatic. Later, she took a ride in an Orient Red Metallic 2003 986 Boxster S and she was hooked. In full working order, she didn’t do much to this car other than rebuild a sticky throttle body, perform routine maintenance, and make a few cosmetic changes. She replaced the stock spoiler with a newer Cayman

style and re-sprayed the body to give it black accents over the red. Sadly, she totaled it in less than a year escaping injury while driving it top-down through a barbed-wire fence when the brakes failed. She investigated the cost of restoring it, considered buying it back from the insurance company, but changed her mind and moved on to Porsche number two. Out of state, she found what was her favorite Porsche for quite a while: a Rainforest Green 2001 986 Boxster S. Shelling out $13,000 in late 2018, she had it shipped to her and drove it for about two years. Maintenance and adding a piece of vinyl wrap to the shifter for a bit of teal flair was all she did

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to this car. Its current owner is her friend, Reagan Hoffman, another new club member our small group met that night. Amber follows auctions like Copart unafraid of picking up salvage cars locally in Texas. She did just that in early 2019 with a front-end collision Black 1999 986 Boxster. She bought it for $1,200 plus fees, spent about $600 in parts to restore it, and sold it after having the title re-branded from salvage to re-built. She described rebuilding the bumper with fiberglass fabric reinforcement in the back and epoxy filler in front before sanding and repainting. Using her blacksmithing hammers, she reshaped the bodywork on the damaged front trunk. Only the hood and one headlight required replacement. Next, in mid-2019, came an Arctic Silver 1997 986 Boxster, now sitting in Amber’s garage as her current project Porsche. With this one, she learned a flood car can have everything to nothing wrong with it often depending on whether it was running or not during the flood. She replaced the immobilizer/ ECU/lock set and removed all the carpet. Costing $800 plus $200 in auction fees, she paid $500 for parts to get it running. Currently, she has sold $700 in parts off of it and plans to modify it as time permits. From a Facebook ad in late 2019, she spent $8,000 on a fully functional Sand White 2008 957 Cayenne to tow home future project cars. To date, she has put plenty of work into it including rebuilding the transfer box, a feat she is particularly proud of. Learn more about Amber in the online June Slipstream as she shares her Cayenne experience. If you are or know a female Maverick with a story to share, email me at joannmt@verizon.net with a brief description and her contact information to hopefully see her in Women Behind the Wheel.

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get to the destination restaurant and get set up for arrivals. We had two people following that didn’t have navigators. We had a wonderful jaunt through the countryside. When we arrived at Lazy Dog we were a bit earlier than our appointment time but they were more than accommodating; they sat us right away and were fabulous. We chatted and waited for more to show. As participants started arriving at different intervals we started hearing of heroic tales of going across the countryside and bailing and just coming straight to Lazy Dog, along with other tales of Alan and Gigi Nusbaum trips to Oklahoma and back. Apparently, there was an Easter bunny that ate a direction to turn right onto FM 902 while delivering his eggs and made everyone miss a turn. Sooooooo we are happy that most of the cars showed Thane Hayhurst and Rich Meszaros up, and we hope that the teams that didn’t show up had a fun time hopping around the countryside. We hope they weren’t too mad. The only costume award went to Rich Meszaros. Ironically, he and Thane Hayhurst won second prize for the questions. First prize went to Alan and Gigi Nusbaum. All in all we think it went well in spite of the hiccup. We have fixed the route instructions, should it be used again. We were happy that everyone came out to have fun. Looking forward to seeing our participants on the next one. Happy and Safe Driving until then!

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by “Motorsport Mike” O’Hare I just can’t help it! I’m a fanatic – a motorsport-racing fanatic. To be more specific: a SPECTATING motorsport racing fanatic. I enjoy all forms of open-wheel and performance sport car racing. I was obsessed ever since I attended my first Indy 500 in 1980, where “Lone Star JR” (Johnny Rutherford) drove his Jim Hall “Yellow Submarine” Pennzoil Chaparral to victory. It was also my passion for performance sport car racing that attracted me to the Porsche brand as a young child living in Europe. Everyone knows Porsche and auto racing have gone hand in hand for a very long time and needs no introduction! However, are you aware of the dominance the brand and its talented drivers achieved (and still achieve) on the professional circuits? How about the different races, driver classifications, Porsche models used in each unique series, or details behind some of the racing results? How about

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listening to a professional Porsche driver’s perspective on the different tracks, cars, rules, competition and close calls? At this point you might be wondering where all of this is going. Consider this an introductory story to a series of articles that will shine a light on professional Porsche racing for the Maverick Region! Via our new on-line version of Slipstream I’ll recap select races, take a few deep dives into various Porsche racecars, the technology, tracks, and circuit rules. And even more exciting: we will introduce you to a new series of “Meet the Driver” interviews that the Maverick Region will begin hosting, both live and virtual. At this moment we are diligently working on a lineup of both current and former drivers who have raced “our” brand to the limit across circuits in North America and Europe! Be on the lookout – you may even recognize or know firsthand a few of these talented and respected racers! For my next article, I will begin to look into a few of the race series Porsche participates in, like the newly-formed (for NA) one-make Porsche Carrera Cup North America Series, Porsche Sprint Challenge, IMSA Weathertech Championship, Le Mans, etc. And for those thriving into the future: Formula E. Until my next publication – stay safe, have fun and drive on!

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 for the March 2021 Trivia, this month with a slant towards competition. The winner this month was Andrew Ashby, getting all five correct. The Runner-Up was Tom Martin, also getting all five correct. The winner was chosen by random drawing. 1. The new 2021 Porsche 911 Turbo S is the second-quickest car a popular car magazine has ever tested, with a 0-60 time of exactly 2.348666958 seconds. However, a ____________ has done it in a blistering 2.275507139 seconds, just 0.073159819 seconds quicker. For comparison, Harvard Medical School says an eye blink takes 0.1 to 0.4 seconds. a. 2015 Porsche 918 b. 2017 Tesla Model S P100D c. 2017 Bugatti Chiron d. 2018 Lamborghini Huracan Performante Source: https://tinyurl.com/edxmmzbt 2. A different source that says that another of these fantastic cars actually ran 0-60 in 2.1 seconds. It was the _____________ ! a. 2015 Porsche 918 b. 2017 Tesla Model S P100D c. 2017 Bugatti Chiron d. 2018 Lamborghini Huracan Performante Source: https://tinyurl.com/66udy7d3 3. Another amazing aspect of the 2021 911 Turbo S is on the

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