60 Years of Maverick Region Part 4: Back to the Present

by Carey Spreen, Region Vice President & Historian

So far we have covered some of the highlights of the first 30 years of Maverick Region. This article will bring to the present, our 60th year as a PCA Region.

Let’s take a look at what Maverick Region was doing in the year 2008. For competitive events, Mavericks had their choice of six autocrosses and six time trials (and many took part in all 12), plus two autocross schools, a time trial school, and even a Ladies and Teens Only autocross school, all intended for those who were interested in getting their feet wet in learning how their Porsche behaved at the limit, as well as finding out how they stacked up as drivers against the clock and fellow competitors. There was a rally school, TSD rally, and a couple of gimmick rallies, also competitive events, but having nothing to do with speed, but rather getting into the head of the rallymaster to try to make sense of often obscure-sounding route instructions. There were track events galore as well: three DEs each at MotorSport Ranch and the newly-opened Eagles Canyon Raceway, the latter also hosting a PCA Club Race.

There was of course no shortage of social events, with the very popular monthly Happy Hours attracting scores of folks on the third Thursday of each month at various locations around the Metroplex, as well as the more spontaneous monthly lunches in Lewisville and Addison. The traditional New Member Party (before it morphed into the All Member Party that we know today), May at Mayo’s dinner and car show, the Father’s Day Picnic, Founder’s Day, and Holiday Party were all well-attended by Mavericks old and new. The Sunday Drive series (occasionally taking place on Saturdays as well), which could be considered a social event AND a driving event, visited several locations that year.

Of note, the multi-event weekend known as Round-Up, which had been dormant since 2004, was brought back to life by popular demand. Advertised as a mini-Parade for those who did not attend the real thing, Round-Up for 2008, organized by perennial RoundUp Chair Linda Bambina and assisted

Maverick Logos then and now

by Co-Chair Angie Gaines, consisted of the following events: (1) a “Tech Quiz” in which contestants each got a set of 8 vegetables to build something Porsche-related; (2) a Costume Concours, consisting of cars and their owners dressing alike; (3) a “Tour-Ral” to lunch at Park Place Porsche, during which navigators filled in puzzles using road sign clues; (4) dinner at the Gaines ranch in Kaufman County with musical guests Los Tres Geezerros (the three old guys); and (5) a blind autocross, in which the driver was blindfolded and the navigator gave directions while trying to toss beanbags into strategically-placed baskets on the course.

Round-Ups were always (in ascending order) competitive, social, and fun! There would be two more Round-Up events held, with the last one taking place in 2010. Will RoundUp experience another comeback? Don’t bet against it!

The year 2008 was also the first year that PCA counted affiliate members along with primary members, and at the end of the year, the count was 1,137 primary and 835 affiliates, for a total of 1,972. And while on the subject of membership, we hit 2,000 members for the first time in 2012, then up to 2,500 members in 2016, and we hit 3,000 total members in 2020, which was the only year in which membership in Maverick Region (and PCA as a whole) declined for a few months due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Speaking of growth: Maverick Region won the PCA National Membership Award for greatest actual growth in both 2018 and 2019. Additionally, as this article is being written, we are about to hit the 3,700-member mark, making Maverick Region the 3rd largest Region by population, counting just primary members, and 5th largest counting both primary and affiliate members!

The late Noughties and early Teens also saw Mavericks in National offices as well. In no particular order: Bob Knight was National Finance Chair; Fran Ussery was on the Parade Competition Rules (PCR) Committee; Ed Mayo was (and still is) on the National Tech Committee as the early 911 expert; Jan Mayo was the National Awards Chair; Michael Wingfield was the Club Racing National Timing and Scoring Chief; Wendy Shoffit was the National Newsletter Chair; Teri Davis was the Parade Hospitality and Internet Café Co-Chair; Joel Nannis was (and still is) a Club Racing Scrutineer; James Shoffit was in charge of Parade Multimedia Presentations; Lisa Steele was National Membership Chair; and as mentioned in the previous installment

of this article, Bryan Henderson was the National Club Race Chair.

Maverick Region has continued to host PCA Club Racing events every year. Through 2012, we held one Club Race per year at either MotorSport Ranch or Eagles Canyon Raceway. But then Circuit of the Americas opened at the end of 2012, so Maverick Region joined forces with Hill Country Region (Austin area) and Lone Star Region (Houston area) to put on a Club Race there every spring, beginning in 2013, as well as our own event every autumn at either MSR or ECR, including 2020!

In this last article of the 60th Anniversary series, I must mention that Maverick Region regularly stepped up to cover the Zone 5 Representative position. According to the PCA Zone Representative Guidelines handbook, the concept of Zones, as well as the Zone Rep position, was created in 1969, when the PCA Executive Council realized that the organization had grown too large for the EC to be able to interact directly with all Regions on a regular basis. To this end, North America was divided up into groups of Regions that were geographically adjacent, and these groups were called Zones. Each Zone needed a Zone Representative, who would facilitate communication between the EC and Regional officers.

The Zone Reps are not intended as “leaders” of the Zones, nor are they the Region Presidents’ “boss.” Zone Reps are not elected; they are appointed by the PCA Executive Council, and are there strictly as communications and management resources, liaisons

Former Mav Lori Mauthe with Hurley Haywood Daytona Rolex 24 hours in 2012 between the EC and the Regions. They also advise, counsel, and guide, but are not there to direct Region leadership. They are also important when new Regions form, or when inactive Regions incorporate or dissolve.

So when Zone 5 (the Zone that Maverick Region is in) was first created, Roger Chaney, a long-time and wellknown Maverick by that time, took on the Zone Rep position for 1969 and 1970. Lone Star Region (Houston area) member Bob Gelles then took over the position from 1971-76. From 1977 through 1984, Maverick Region’s own Don Spaulding held the office for eight years, the longestserving Zone 5 Rep to date.

Taking over for Don in 1985 was another Maverick, Charlie Davis, who continued to act as Zone 5’s liaison between the Regions and the National organization through 1988. Bob Miller, of War Bonnet Region (Oklahoma City and western OK), was the Zone Rep from 1989 through 1994, followed by Laura Olson (1995-96) of Coastal Bend Region, and Maverick Jan Mayo (19972002), the latter another long-termer with six years of service to the Zone. Brooke Van Horn, another War Bonnet Region member, picked up the Zone Rep mantle from 2003 to 2005, when he had to step down before the end of his term, to be replaced by Ted Kelly of Cimarron Region (Tulsa area and eastern OK) for the balance of 2005.

In 2006, the Zone 5 Rep again came from Maverick Region: Bryan Henderson held the position for that year, followed by Caren Cooper (Hill Country Region) from 2007-2008. Maverick James Shoffit was then the Zone 5 Rep from 2009-2012, followed by Lynn Friedman (Lone Star Region) from 2013-2016, Jon Jones (Cimarron Region) in 2017 and 2018, bringing us to Chuck Bush (Longhorn Region) who has been our Zone 5 Rep since 2019.

I think you have spotted the pattern here: Mavericks have been Zone Representatives for 25 of the 54 years that Zone 5 has been in existence; in other words, almost half of the time since Zone 5 was formed. This is yet another example of the spirit of volunteerism exhibited by Mavericks throughout our 60-year history!

And by the way, Zone Reps are limited to two terms of two years each, so the EC will be looking for a new Zone Rep for 2023, just in case you’re interested! But I digress . . . .

To wrap up, here are a few more claims to fame for Maverick Region. • Ferry Porsche Trophy for Region of the Year for 1997 and 2018 • PCA Public Service Awards: 1st place 2007; 3rd place 2009; 2nd place 2021 and 2022 • PCA Family of the Year: Sutton Family, 1995; Shoffit Family, 2001; Kruder Family, 2021 • Lazar-Blanchard Enthusiast of the Year: Fran Ussery, 1985; Lanean Hughes, 2000; Wendy Shoffit, 2005; Bill Orr, 2018; Carey Spreen, 2022 • Zone Rep Award: Charlie Davis, 1984; Lanean Hughes, 2007 • Betty Jo Turner Newsletter Award: Slipstream, Richard Bradley, 2012 • Best PCA Website Overall: Bill Orr, 2019 So whether you have been a PCA member for decades or just joined this year, you can be proud to share in the history of Maverick Region. Here’s to 60 more years!

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chris fernandes Growing up in Kenya I was lucky to have an uncle who was part of the rally service crew for the Datsun 240z rally cars. In 1978 he took me to the Porsche workshop where they were preparing 2 Martini Porsche 911’s for the rally. Since I was a kid and I begged, they let me sit in one of the 911’s…. That made my day and promised myself when i grew up, I would get a 911. The picture shows the car that took part in the rally, although at the time the cars didn’t have numbers so not sure which car i sat in …

Wayne Hutton Worked in a body shop after high school that only worked on high end cars and exotics. Since I was the only one with a clean driving record, I got to deliver and hike the cars around. So picture 1822 year old me driving 911 turbos around from 8892. It took me a while to afford my own...

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