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Volume 40, December 2002, Issue 12
Departments Zone 5 Presidents ..........................................................1 List of Officers/Board Chairs .......................................4 Prez Says..........................................................................5 Because I Said So (Editor’s)..........................................8 Maverick Minutes..........................................................8 New Wheels..................................................................27 Anniversaries................................................................27 Unclassifieds.................................................................28 Advertiser Index...........................................................28
Upcoming Events Calendar of Events..........................................................1 Happy Hour at Nuevo Leon .........................................2 Board Meeting ................................................................2 Stocking Stuffing.............................................................2 Rally School & Short Rally ............................................2 Holiday Party ..................................................................3 Parade for Dummies......................................................5 Porsche Lunches .............................................................5 Driving Rules Meeting...................................................8 DE at MSR Application...............................................13
Past Event Recaps Happy Hour at Sea Grill................................................9 Park Place Tech Session-993 C4S 30K Inspection ...11 Leadfoot Reunion TT #5 and #6................................14 Hallett Club Racing School.........................................18 Autocross #6..................................................................21 MUSR #4.......................................................................22 The REAL Boxster Boulevard.....................................24
Miscellaneous Trivia Contest..................................................................7
Day 7 7 11 17 19 31
December - Events Rules Committee Meeting (p. 8) Holiday Party (p. 3) Board Meeting (p. 2) Plano & Bedford Lunches (p. 5) Happy Hour (p. 2) Addison Lunch (p. 5)
Day 12 14 16 18 21 25 28
January - Events Parade for Dummies (p. 5) Board Meeting Happy Hour New Member Party Plano & Bedford Lunches Rally (p. 2) Addison Lunch
Day 1 11
February - Events Time Trial 104 Board Meeting
Day 7-9 15 16 18 20 22-23 25
February - Events (cont.) Lone Star DE @ TWS Ladies Only AX School (Penn.) AX 101 School (Penn.) Plano & Bedford Lunch Happy Hour DE at Motorsport Ranch Addison Lunch
Day 1 8-9 11 18 20 21-23 25 29-30
March - Events Dinner Social Autocross 102 & Time Trial 103 (MW) Board Meeting Plano & Bedford Lunches Happy Hour Lone Star Club Race @ TWS Plano Lunch Time Trial #1 & Autocross #1 (MW) *Dates subject to change*
Photography Kevin Hardison, Kay Leibel, Dennis Chamberlain, Doug Molny, Lanean Hughes, Bob Bianconi, Charlie Davis, Linda Bambina, & Wendy Shoffit Cover Photo Fran Ussery’s Boxster on its way to the Boise Parade this summer. Photo by one of the “Trio Grande.”
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2002 Porsche Club Zone 5 Presidents ARK-LA-TEX Bob Kelley (Shirley) h- 318-635-2617 bkelley968@aol.com
COASTAL BEND Peter Kendig (Cindy) h-361-853-5350 peter@carczar.nu
LONE STAR Stan Wenger (Janelle) h- 713-467-0453 Stan.R.Wenger@conoco.com
MARDI GRAS Brad Bradford (Sandra) h- 504-835-7874 sandrahh@pipeline.com
OZARK Bud Thurman (Phyllis) h- 501-666-7486 arsailor@aristotle.net
WAR BONNET Steele Ford (Genie) h- 405-954-5203 blusteele@yahoo.com
CIMARRON John McDermott (Erin) h- 918-747-6840 johnanderin2@home.com
HILL COUNTRY Dan Germain h- 512-426-8695 dang@mip.com
LONGHORN Ron McAtee (Phyllis) h- 210-654-6639 roncarrera88@aol.com
MAVERICK James Shoffit (Wendy) h-972-506-7449 james@shoffit.com
OZARK MOUNTAIN Leslie Morse (Margee) h- 501-530-1537 therainmeister@netscape.net
WHISKEY BAY Ray Quick mercuray1@yahoo.com
ZONE 5 REP Jan Mayo (Ed) h- 817-595-4651 jlmayo@celanese.com
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2002 Maverick Region - Board, Officers & Chairs Maverick Region President James Shoffit W - (972) 506-7449 H - (972) 506-7449
Vice-President Eric Erz H - (972) 396-2900 vicepresident@mavpca.org
president@mavpca.org
122 Estelle Lane
1112 Santa Fe Trail Irving, TX 75063
Lucas, TX 75002
A member since 1997, James has also been co-editor of Slipstream and the Timing & Scoring chair of AX. 2001 PCA Family of the Year. He owns a ‘90 911 C4 Cab and a ‘78 911 SC.
Eric has been a member since 1997. He is active in many types of events. He currently owns a '72 911E targa, and a '87 Turbo Look targa.
Driving Events - Chair Keith Olcha
Logistics & Support - Chair Joe McGlohen
W - (817) 706-7678 H - (817) 251-6865 OLCHA@aol.com 711 Manchester Court Southlake, TX 76092
W - (817) 366-1678 H - (817) 861-2792 retread@ix.netcom.com 704 Bowen Court Arlington, TX 76012
Keith has been a regular at all driving events and has recently been heavily involved in our Driver’s Education program.
Joe has been involved in virtually every type of event that the Maverick Region holds. Joe was the 2001 Selcer Memorial award winner. He owns a 912 and a 914 2.0 liter.
Secretary Andy Mears
Treasurer Bob Knight
W - (214) 360-9221 H - (940) 321-8683 secretary@mavpca.org 1512 Shadow Crest Dr. Corinth, TX 76210
W - (214) 461-1426 H - (214) 349-1108 treasurer@mavpca.org 9047 Oakpath Dallas, TX 75243
Andy has been heavily involved with the mailing and distribution of Slipstream for several years. He now hopes to attend more driving events since he has completed his 911 Coupe project. Communication - Chair Wendy Shoffit
Activities - Chair Teri Davis
H - (972) 506-7449 wendy@shoffit.com 1112 Santa Fe Trail Irving, TX 75063
H - (940) 682-4719 chuxter@rennlist.com P.O. Box 213 Weatherford, TX 76086
A member since 1997, Wendy is the editor of Slipstream and has won the Selcer Memorial Award. 2001 Porsche Club Family of the Year. She owns a ‘90 911 C4 Cab and a ‘78 911 SC.
Autocross Cody Sears
Safety Joe McGlohen
Managing Newsletter Editor Wendy Shoffit
W - (214) 357-7000. H - (817) 540-1076 ax@mavpca.org
W - (817) 366-1678 H - (817) 861-2792 retread@ix.netcom.com
H - (972) 506-7449 editor@mavpca.org
Time Trials Bill Dugan
Tech Inspection Ed Mayo
Membership
H - (817) 265-0704 (<9 PM) tt@mavpca.org
Teri is a past Slipstream Editor and the current Rally Chair. She has also been a major force behind Round Up and the recent Rally Schools. Goodie Store
Dee & John Lersch W - (214) 697-3291 DeeLersch@compuserve.com Charity
W - (817) 540-4939 H - (817) 595-4651
Joel Nannis W - (817) 251-7432 H - (972) 722-2735 membership@mavpca.org
Lanean Hughes H - (972) 484-3040 Lhughes@fmstech.com
Drivers Education Keith Olcha
Workers Wendy Shoffit
Mentor Program Dennis Chamberlain
Tours Ted Glover
W - (817) 706-7678 H - (817) 251-6865 OLCHA@aol.com
H - (972) 506-7449 wendy@shoffit.com
W - (972) 788-0871 Dennis@dennischamberlaincpa.com
H - (972) 248-7751
Driving Education - Tech John Sandusky
Timing & Scoring James Shoffit (972) 506-7449 wk (972) 506-7449 hm
Newsletter Printing Fran Ussery
Rallies Teri Davis
H - (940) 682-4719 chuxter@rennlist.com Raffles & Door Prizes
james@shoffit.com
W - (972) 438-8344 H - (817) 481-8342 fran@usseryp.com
DE Registration Bill Dawson
AX Chief Driving Instructor Bill Dugan
Newsletter Mailing Andy Mears
H - (972) 291-8817 (<9 PM) billdawson@worldnet.att.net
H - (817) 265-0704 (<9 PM) tt@mavpca.org
H - (940) 321-8683 W - (214) 360-9221 amears@attglobal.net
DE Chief Instructor Bryan Henderson
TT Chief Driving Instructor Cody Sears
Technology Chair Andy Mears
Club Photographer Kevin Hardison
W - (817) 858-7526 H - (817) 354-6045 BDHender@attbi.com
W - (214) 357-7000. H - (817) 540-1076 ax@mavpca.org
H - (940) 321-8683 W - (214) 360-9221 amears@attglobal.net
H - (972) 401-3955 W - (972) 438-8344 kevin@usseryp.com
Club Race - Event Chair Glen Gatlin
Hospitality Lanean Hughes
Web Site Mike Oakes
Scrapbook Dorothee Thielisch
W - (214) 965-6102 H - (214) 202-7340 porschenut@hotmail.com
H - (972) 484-3040 W - (972) 934-3416 Lhughes@fmstech.com
H - (972) 780-2603 webmaster@mavpca.org
H - (972) 392-3195 dthielisch@hotmail.com
Driving Rules Bill Dugan
Swap Meets Vaughan Garrett
Maverick Email List Bob Benson
Past President Charlie Davis
H - (817) 265-0704 (<9 PM) NYDU@attbi.com
W - (972) 494-6151 H - (972) 278-6767 vlgssp@yahoo.com
W - (817) 264-8357 H - (817) 457-8833 bbenson1@airmail.net
H - (940) 682-4719 chuxter@airmail.net
Concours Jimmy Carter
Tech Sessions John Halla
Slipstream Advertising Mike Brodigan
Zone 5 Representative Jan Mayo
H - (214) 330-6609 W - (214) 290-4429 emartal@aol.com
W- (972) 234-2977 H - (972) 234-6767 hbhalla@cyberramp.net
H - (817) 488-8520 C - (817) 233-0068 mike.get@att.net
W - (972) 443-3916 H - (817) 595-4651 JLMayo@celanese.com
W - (817) 777-0421 john.c.sandusky@lmco.com
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A member since 1986, Bob has previously held the offices of President and Vice President, edited Slipstream, and has won the Selcer Memorial award. He owns a 2000 Boxster S.
Lanean Hughes H - (972) 484-3040 Lhughes@fmstech.com
Prez Says by James Shoffit, Maverick Region President
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ounders’ Day is finally over, and most of the trophies and awards were presented. If you weren’t there to receive your of the driving award, contact Cody Sears or Bill Dugan to find out how you can get your award. SouthFork Ranch was a great place to have our annual event, and the staff and food were wonderful. Tricia Guenther arranged for us to have entertainment while eating – we were treated to a fabulous dance program by Jazz Express! Thanks to everyone who made that event possible, and so much fun!
Autocross, and even more from the silent auction and “Angel Tree” at our Founders’ Day event. Since this is my last President’s article, I just wanted to take the time to thank you all for allowing me the privilege of being President. It really meant a lot to me, and I truly enjoyed it. So, THANKS! The annual Holiday Party will be hosted by Alan and Kay Leibel this year, who have graciously offered up their home for the club! This will be on December 7th; see page 3 for all the details. Come on out, and join the fun
Earlier that same day we had a Charity Autocross with one of the
best turnouts of the year. We even had a loaned Boxster from Boardwalk Porsche for our own IROC series, where four of our newer pilots each took turns with the same car to see who could take home the bragging rights. None other than Bill Miller – who normally drives a 911 – beat out the other Boxster owners by a nice margin! Bill just recently recovered from a broken wrist, so it was impressive to see him do so well. Last time I saw someone recover so well from a broken wrist was when Jan Mayo went to Parade and drove for the first time this year, and well … I don’t think Ed wants me to remind anyone of the results there! We raised a tidy sum for the Hope Shelter from the Charity
Photo by Linda Bambina
. . . don’t think Ed wants me to remind anyone of the results . . .
James and Wendy enjoying Founders’ Day.
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Because I Said So by Wendy Shoffit, Editor
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o here it is, my final article (again). James said that his last one was the easiest to write. Unfortunately, mine doesn’t seem to be flowing as naturally as his did.
the goods. We have no control over that timing. So, the next time it is “late” getting to your mailbox, think about this entire process before you automatically think that it’s the editor’s fault. Like I said... it’s a process.
I want to thank all the people who have taken their valuable time to write articles for me during my tenure as editor. I understand the sacrifices that it takes to fulfill commitments and truly appreciate every one that has been made to make this newsletter as great as it is. It has been a lot of work, but very rewarding. I know that you all appreciate receiving it every month, even if it *is* “late” sometimes.
That being said, I’m sure you all have become accustomed to my rantings and ravings by now. I’m not certain what happened to me this year to make me so opinionated. Oh...wait...I guess I was born and raised that way (thanks, Mom!). I think maybe it just came out a little more in print this year. I apologize if I have offended anyone or rubbed you the wrong way (a.k.a. the way I did not originally intend). My mother was a very strong minded and opinionated woman and taught me to be the same. I would do her and myself an injustice if I were to behave in any other way.
I have no doubt that many of you will not shy away from helping Matt Platts as he takes on the editorship next month. He has a lot of great ideas that he will be steadily working to implement as the year progresses. As Matt gets accustomed to the process of doing the newsletter, I would like for you all to be a little patient. Most of you don’t know what sort of timing is involved in putting this publication together. Unfortunately, the date that the editor finishes her/his work (assuming that all the articles, ads, etc. are in on time) is NOT the same as when it gets mailed to you. It takes between 1-2 weeks AFTER we send it to the print shop to get it ready for press, printed, stapled, labeled, and mailed. Then, once it gets mailed...it’s up to the United States Postal Service to deliver
So, I guess now the only way for you to hear my opinion on something is to hear me rant and rave in person! While James and I will be taking a small step back from the daily activities of the club, we are certainly not going anywhere. In between my helping Matt in the beginning as editor, being registrar for the Club Race, Autocrosses, and Time Trials, and helping organize the Fort Worth Parade in 2004, I’m hoping to rest a little here and there. I am definitely looking forward to a year of “resting” and attending events like Tinker says, “as a member at large.” I look forward to seeing you all at an event soon. Maybe it’ll even be at the “Parade for Dummies” event in January. See you soon!
Maverick Minutes by Andy Mears, Secretary
M
averick Region’s monthly board meeting was held on November 6 in Irving, TX at the home of James and Wendy Shoffit. The meeting was called to order at 7:00 PM. Charlie Davis wanted everyone to carefully consider each of the items on the PCA national by-laws changes ballot. Many of the items are intended to clarify the terms and words that describe and define PCA. Dennis Chamberlain gave an update on the last Happy Hour at Sea Grill and the great turnout and, to remind everyone of the upcoming Happy Hour locations; look for ad in Slipstream. Bill Dugan announced that Mark Steele has agreed to be TimeTrial Chair next year. Lanean Hughes wanted to let everyone know that this year’s “Angel Tree” donations for Hope Shelter will include time/work donations to help work at the Hope Shelter. An example of a work donation includes basic building repairs. She also updated the board on the status for next year’s DE sponsors. And she mentioned that she got Boardwalk Porsche 8
to loan a car for the Charity Autocross. Eric Erz reported that the expected attendance for Founders Day would be 95 with room for a few more. Cody Sears reported on the results of AX #6. December’s board meeting will be on the 11th. Meeting was closed at 8: PM
Happy Hour at Sea Grill by John Hamilton, First Time Happy Hour Attendee
Happy Hour Crew: Dennis Chamberlain, Dee Lersch, and Mark Gluck
Since everyone gets a nametag, it’s easy to get into conversation with some interesting people who you may not have met before. Of course, much of the conversation revolved around
Photo by Dennis Chamberlain
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f you missed our October 17th happy hour at the Sea Grill in Dallas, you missed a terrific get-together! Over sixty people showed up with their Porsches to share stories, make plans, and meet friends: old and new.
Frank and Bobbie Briggs Photo by Dennis Chamberlain
our Porsches and our experiences with them: road-trips, rallies, autocrosses, and the story of how you acquired your current “baby.” And every once in a while, we even strayed from the topic of cars (but avoided the topic of work like the plague)!
. . . avoided the topic of work like the plague . . . Chris & John Hamilton in their 993. The conversation was so interesting that over 40 of us stayed to enjoy the great seafood at the restaurant. And the restaurant was so very accommodating: they blocked off their front row of parking so we could have all our Porsche’s lined up in a row! Dennis Chamberlain caught some great photos of the great selection of Porsches: old, new, Boxsters, 968’s, 911’s and at least one Turbo, that lined the parking lot.
Photo by Dennis Chamberlain
So if you missed this one, you missed one good time. But here’s the good news: more events are coming in the near future. So check out our calendar of events; watch your e-mails, and even if it’s a last-minute decision, plan on making our next happy hour. A great time is a sure thing!
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Park Place Tech Session -993 C4S 30K Inspection by Kay Leibel Since this was the August Tech Session, I delivered my car, a/k/a Big Boy, to Park Place Porsche the day before so they could get it prepped for the Saturday session. The intent was to show some of the highlights of the inspection and wrap it up by noon, when it really started to heat up in the work bay.
the fender scrap repaired and it looks as good as new. Since Park Place was going to have the car well into the following week for the warranty work, they loaned me a Boxster to drive. It was a fun week, needless to say, tooling around town in the Boxster. I picked up Big Boy at the end of the week and went on my way, feeling confident about the 30K inspection and knowing more about my car. I want to thank Park Place Porsche for hosting the event and making us more knowledgeable about our cars.
We started the morning with a continental breakfast and then Jimmy Hays got our attention and the session began. With about 18 in attendance at various stages during the morning – including one of our Ft. Worth members, there was lots of discussion about various aspects of the car, including tires, spark plugs and the wonderful placement of that last one, seals, headlights – after seeing that it is one big unit, now I know why they are so expensive, as well as minor things like fuses. In addition to my car, they had three other C4’s in varying stages up on lifts, so we had the chance to go from car to car looking at different points for comparison.
In addition to the inspection, the technician found a couple of items needing repair, which ended up being covered by my extended warranty. Thank goodness for extended warranties! While it was spending the week at Park Place Porsche, I also had
Photo by Kay Leibel
“...feeling confident about the 30k inspection and knowing more about my car...”
Photo by Kay Leibel
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Driver Education At MotorSport Ranch February 22-23, 2003
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Postmark Date: January 9, 2003
Cost: $195 per driver
Maverick Region invites you to our PCA Driver Education event at MotorSport Ranch, (http://www.motorsportranch.com) located in Cresson, Texas on Highway 377, 16 miles southwest of Fort Worth. Novices are encouraged and will be provided comprehensive instruction. All cars must be inspected for track worthiness (tech) prior to the event. Tech locations, dates, and forms, along with further information will be sent with your acceptance package but also look for DE information on the Maverick Region web site (http://www.pca.org/mav/DE). Acceptance priority will be: Maverick Region members and all instructors, other PCA members, other Porsche drivers, and other cars, in that order, all based upon postmark date within assigned run group. Expect to have a response (In/Out/Waiting List) approximately three weeks before the event date. Event
registration will open with Jan 9th postmark dates. No postage meters, please. The cost is $195 each driver, payable to Maverick Region PCA. Applications without payment cannot be processed. Sorry, due to limited availability we are unable to issue refunds once you are accepted. Please use a separate application/check per individual entrant, even if sharing a car! Fill out the form completely – missing data means you are placed at the bottom of the priority list. ** Saturday Evening – McGlohen’s Barbeque - Join us for a cookout Saturday evening back at the track after the event at 7:00pm. If the weather’s agreeable, we’ll be outside; otherwise, we will be inside the upstairs clubhouse. There will be beer and soft drinks included as well. Please let us know below if you’ll join us Saturday, and the additional $10.00 per person covers everything.
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Leadfoot Reunion Time Trial #5 and #6 By Embittered Outgoing Editor
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. . . had a great time . . .
Richard Diller and David Baker (in newly acquired “White Lady”)
Photo by Wendy Shoffit
Photo by Wendy Shoffit
Oh, and hopefully the next time you say you’ll do something, please do it or everyone else might have to suffer the consequences.
Photo by Wendy Shoffit
e had our final Time Trials #5 & #6 on October 5-6. It was also our Leadfoot Reunion weekend. We all had a great time. This article would be longer, but the person who agreed at the event to write it…didn’t. So, all you get are photos and results. Enjoy!
Pit crewman Kyle Edwards meticulously taping his dad’s headlights.
Photo by Kevin Hardison
Photo by Kevin Hardison
Eric Erz, James, Shoffit, and George Edwards chillin out.
Rick Randall cornering hard.
Photo by Wendy Shoffit
Photo by Kevin Hardison
Gurol Suel locking up his tires trying to slow down for the chicane.
Noby Takahashi squeezing through the chicane. 14
Lanean Hughes and Lisa Steele helping the always-increasing GROUP of guys assisting Alex Cobb with his frozen rotors.
Time Trial #5 Results
Time Trial #6 Results
Class Car # Name Car Time Plc Pts. Class 2 1 Sears, Cody Red 914 86.863 1 9 111 Hardison, Kevin Red 914 87.302 2 7 Class 3 31 Lockas, Mike White 944 88.423 1 9 Class 4 102 Erz, Eric Brown 911E 89.459 1 9 332 Baker, David White 911 T no time 2 7 Class 5 64 Shoffit, James Black 911 SC 84.977 1 9 Class 5L 11 Shoffit, Wendy Black 911 SC 87.042 1 9 Class 6 311 Machala, Chuck Silver Boxster 84.067 1 9 158 Gage, Dan Red 944 Turbo 89.067 2 7 161 Randall, Rick Black 911 Carerra 90.297 3 5 62 Boone, Rick Maroon 944 Turbo92.652 4 4 750 Graidage, Colin Red 911 Targa 93.594 5 3 Class S6 76 Miller, Bill Black 911 Coupe 88.024 1 9 Class S6L 401 Hughes, Lanean Red 944 Turbo 101.778 1 9 Class 7 257 Takahashi, Noby Silver Boxster S 84.009 1 9 Class S7 222 Edwards, George Black 911 C4 93.805 1 9 Class 8 99 Steele, Mark Red 993 85.166 1 9 Class S8 19 Georgas, Bill White 911 90.164 1 9 Class 8L 9 Steele, Lisa Red 993 90.236 1 9 Class 16 550 Diller, Richard Red 911S 84.481 1 9 Class OA 61 Bridges, Mike Blue Corvette 86.796 1 47 Yetzer, Matt Black Trans Am 88.110 2 92 Boldt, Steven Blue Camaro 91.662 3 26 Ishmael, Nizam Black Mustang 96.680 4 Class OG 67 Garcia, John Yellow Atlantic 75.216 1 6 Nannis, Joel Yellow Atlantic 78.300 2 999 Name Withheld Red 328is 91.039 3 Class OJ 94 Bottorff, Damon Blue RX-7 85.257 1 95 Altschul, Jonathan Green Supra Turbo86.202 2 74 Garner, Gabby White WRX 87.606 3 186 Williams, Mitch Red Miata 89.412 4 23 Moriyasu, Yusuke Sapphire 240SX 93.925 5 97 Leverington, Justin Black 3000GT 99.522 6 Class DD 141 Boss, Brian Blue 911 94.661 125 Solorzano, Mike Green Boxster 96.517 Top Time Of Day Men : Garcia, John Class OG Time 75.216 Top Time Of Day Ladies : Shoffit, Wendy Class 5L Time 87.042
Top 10 Times of the Day 1 Garcia, John 2 Nannis, Joel 3 Takahashi, Noby 4 Machala, Chuck 5 Diller, Richard
75.216 78.300 84.009 84.067 84.481
6 Shoffit, James 7 Steele, Mark 8 Bottorff, Damon 9 Altschul, Jonathan 10 Bridges, Mike
Class Car # Name Car Time Plc Class 2 1 Sears, Cody Red 914 78.731 1 111 Hardison, Kevin Red 914 79.641 2 2 McGlohen, Joe Yellow 914 85.471 3 Class 3 31 Lockas, Mike White 944 82.309 1 Class 4 102 Erz, Eric Brown 911E 81.911 1 Class 5 64 Shoffit, James Black 911 SC 77.548 1 Class 5L 11 Shoffit, Wendy Black 911 SC 79.431 1 Class 6 311 Machala, Chuck Silver Boxster 77.272 1 158 Gage, Dan Red 944 Turbo 80.110 2 161 Randall, Rick Black 911 Carerra 82.135 3 750 Graidage, Colin Red 911 Targa 82.829 4 Class S6 76 Miller, Bill Black 911 Coupe 81.432 1 Class 6L 401 Hughes, Lanean Red 944 Turbo 92.671 1 Class 7 257 Takahashi, Noby Silver Boxster S 77.201 1 Class S7 222 Edwards, George Black 911 C4 82.967 1 Class 8 80 Abdalla, George Black 993 C2 76.093 1 99 Steele, Mark Red 993 79.584 2 Class S8 19 Georgas, Bill White 911 81.589 1 Class 8L 9 Steele, Lisa Red 993 83.072 1 Class 16 550 Diller, Richard Red 911S 75.420 1 41 Baker, David White/Maroon 91476.830 2 Class OG 67 Garcia, John Yellow Atlantic 67.550 1 6 Nannis, Joel Yellow Atlantic 71.342 2 Class OJ 74 Garner, Gabby White WRX 79.784 1 97 Leverington, Justin Black 3000GT 85.056 2 156 Suel, Gurol Yellow Protégé 87.501 3 56 Mishra, Shan Green Protégé 91.392 4 Class DD 999 Name Withheld Red 328is 82.710 8 Jehl, Ila Black 993 C2 84.551 141 Boss, Brian Blue 911 86.550 Top Time Of Day Men : Garcia, John Class OG Time 67.550 Top Time Of Day Ladies : Shoffit, Wendy Class 5L Time 79.431
Pts. 9 7 5 9 9 9 9 9 7 5 4 9 9 9 9 9 7 9 9 9 7
Top 10 Times of the Day 84.977 85.166 85.257 86.202 86.796
1 Garcia, John 2 Nannis, Joel 3 Diller, Richard 4 Abdalla, George 5 Baker, David
67.55 71.342 75.42 76.093 76.83
6 Takahashi, Noby 7 Machala, Chuck 8 Shoffit, James 9 Sears, Cody 10 Shoffit, Wendy
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Hallett Club Racing School By Doug Molny Day 1
breaking your car!" I will be quoting from some of the material we were provided with the credits at the end of this article and book recommendations.
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We arrived at the track late Thursday afternoon around 4:30. Promptly found our race port and pulled in. Hallett is a 1.8 mile 10 turn asphalt road racing track with 80' elevation changes. Immediately after unloading, the race school participants were told to check in and attend a 2-hour race school orientation
Photo by Doug Molny
illed with anticipation and excitement we headed for the club race in Oklahoma October 10. The four of us, all neophytes, caravanned together. The ride from Dallas to Hallett was longer than expected due to many construction delays...we conversed via walkie talkie to pass the time, Noby Takahashi, Rocky Johnson, Jorge Vargas and myself. We'd read about and researched the track as this was to be our initiation into Club Racing.
. . . the occasional turtle on the track . . .
Photo by Doug Molny
meeting at the control tower. We were given a long list of subjects to be covered in the 3-days, and we each received the newest copy of Skip Barber's book on racing. Our instructor, John Bolcha, started with a video presentation of the best line at speed around the track and then broke down each corner. I counted about 35 people in the classroom, we were each assigned an instructor strictly for advice and pointers, as the instructors were not allowed in the car at anytime.
Spectacular site on track...is that â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Bitch?â&#x20AC;? We discussed the topics to be covered including, turn-in, track out points, flag stations, pit entry, exit, proper gearing, different track surfaces, tire grip, passing lines inside and outside of the school line, and the occasional turtle on the track. The average times for Hallett are in the mid-1:30's running counterclockwise with the fastest Porsches around 1:21. We talked about escape routes, run-off areas, double apex, driving off line and the art of passing anywhere you can get by safely, co-existing with other drivers and who owns the corner. We were told how to drive effectively, staying away from driving on the "ragged edge" which I should have interpreted as "how to finish the race without 18
Dougâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s car was happy in its covered carport. Day 2 Began at 8:00 AM in the classroom. We opened with one of racing's most important issues the "concept of predictability"! Then onto the race track, the 11 race students started out on the grid with a dozen laps of "lead follow" around the track. Since instructors may not be a passenger in the car this was the next best way to learn the "ideal line" as most of us were unfamiliar with this track. As we followed John around the track, the car directly behind John would drop to the rear as we finished 1 full lap so that each of us had a run in the front. We returned to the classroom and talked about how important is was to keep the RPM's up during the race and shifting at red-line. An important rule in Club Racing is learning to be "assertive not aggressive" as we progressed into talking about draft passing, trail and threshold braking. Many factors come into play when coming into a corner, making a conscious effort to ease off the brakes while turning, and then being smooth back onto the gas. Tire slip, the traction circle and line recovery made for an excellent topic as getting back onto the ideal line which is very important after a pass. During a PCA Club Race "blocking" is not permitted although you are not expected to give up your position easily. We concluded the morning class by setting up a well formed grid and practiced side by side starts. This was fun! We gained a great deal of knowledge, the right gear to start in, which in my car is 2nd and when to shift and how to position yourself for the first turn and find the most advantageous line while in a battle for position into turn one. After lunch we talked about "PCA style" racing, the main thrust on how to pass and how to be passed. John Bolcha and Bryan Henderson discussed 4-types of passes, 1. Under braking, 2. horsepower pass 3. draft pass 4. passing due to another's racer's mistake. Racing is a mental activity and learning to plan your pass makes for good sense racing. It was suggested that we practice passing during the rest of the practice sessions. We were all so interested in this information that the time seemed to really go by
quickly, so many light bulbs went off in our brains we felt like neon signs. Most importantly we learned that it is the responsibility of the overtaking car to make a clean pass. The car ahead at the turn-in point has the corner! This is where you cannot make a mistake going into a corner side by side. We then were let loose on the track with the approval to pass anywhere during the rest of our practice session. This was an excellent adventure: Club Racing was quickly becoming my newest passion. They would have to chain me to the grandstands to keep me away!
I had decided to ask Keith Olcha to co-drive with me since he had a broken rotor and was not able to find a replacement before the start of the races. I felt comfortable during qualifying and felt like I had run some good laps, I believe that both Keith and I were close as far as our times were concerned. But when Keith drove into the hot pits he was pulled over into the scales for weighing. Thanks goodness we were 6 pounds over. I was really sweating it. At least we did not start at the very back of the pack qualifying 35th out of 41 cars. After the sprint races we prepared our pit strategy and went back to the race-port for pre-race preparation and dinner in the registration tent. Steaks and chicken were cooked out on a large grill with lot's of extras, Halloween candy, and free beer. The Cimmaron Region had a raffle and a grand time was had by all. Day 4
Photo by Doug Molny
We lined up with the rookies in the very back and I must admit my heart was pumping enough blood for 3-people. I could not believe that we were to have a rolling start with 41 cars at the same time! We did and it was very cool, I was really having the time of my life. I got off ok and passed a couple of cars, around the 5th lap I passed 2-F class cars and the smile on my face was huge. The 6th lap I was passed by the GT cars blowing by everyone and they squeezed by me in turn 10. As I was heading into the straight I missed a shift and went from 2nd to 5th, as I was being passed because I had no power I was rooting around for a gear and trying to stay up with the 2 cars I just had passed, I ended up in 4th and mis-shifted again trying to get 3rd for turn one and unfortunately I believe that 1st was the gear I found
The students were eager to learn from the pros.
Photo by Lanean Hughes
We worked all morning on finding the best line, passing in corners, draft passing, and working towards the upcoming qualifying laps for the enduro. I stopped by the scales prior to qualifying and found that I was about 80 pounds under weight so I rushed back to the race-port and asked for help. Keith, Bryan, Jorge jabbered in along with Joe and added a 50 pound weight at the sub-bolt hole for the seat belt at the passenger side and I borrowed Bryan's spare tire and mounted it under the hood. Filled the gas tank to the brim and made sure we were as close to the necessary weight as possible. We were given about 2-laps to warm-up and then approximately 4-laps to qualify, the best of which counted towards our starting position in the enduro. The rookies were started in the back of the pack. For qualifying our instructors have told us to be smooth, use our brains, find our turn in points, apex and track out marks use a 360 degree view at all times. Drive the line when possible and find clear air, if necessary pull over and let traffic go by so that we can get a clean qualifying run.
Mavericks were there in force.
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Day 3
Hey...how did Eric Erz get the pole position? and the transmission literally blew up! That being the end of the weekend for me I watched the rest of the race from the other side of the tire wall between turn 2 and 3, this turned out to be the best seat in the house. That was certainly a different perspective! Anyway after the race was completed I accomplished another first which was being towed back to the race port. As I reflect on the whole experience there was not a minute I would take back, except for the transmission, as it was the best time yet in the 2 years as a member of PCA. The race school was a success and if you get the chance to attend the next one I highly recommend it. The book we used was "Going Faster" by Skip Barber and the recommended reading list was "Winning" A Race Drivers Handbook by George Anderson and 2 books by Robert Bently "Drive to Win" and "The Technique of Motor Racing".
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Autocross #6 by Lisa Steele
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When Mark and I drove up, I quickly realized that I was going to be the only lady driver not to mention that I was the ONLY female of the group. Before I could even get out of the car, I was told, “This is a Chick Free Zone.” Well, this “chick” did not crumble because I had two things going my way. First, I knew I would have Top Time of Day - Ladies (I know this is not much of
Photo by Matt Platts
onsidering this was the last official autocross of the season and we just bought new tires, I wasn’t going to miss this one. However, I guess this was not the mindset of others because we only had 13 people show up to the “you never know what the weather will be like” Mineral Ring. I’m not sure if lack of attendance was due to weather or people forgetting that we were actually having an Autocross on a Saturday.
So this is it...the entire group?
Photo by Lisa Steele
would be a good idea not to take the course at speed. My job of assigning worker positions was actually very simple…. one person to each of the three corners, one person timing, and one person running grid. I believe the comment was made that this was the smallest group for an Autocross in Maverick history. We had a Blast!! We did two sets of five runs, about thirty minutes of
. . . a Chick Free Zone . . . Cody Sears demonstrating (im?)proper flagging techniques at the driver’s meeting a challenge but I’ll take what I can get). Second, I knew I would be assigning worker positions very quickly and with only six to seven people in a run group, some people would have “multiple positions” to cover.
Photo by Matt Platts
The course was well planned by Cody. He designed a very open, not too technical, and rain friendly (just in case) course. He also held a very unique Driver’s Meeting in the back of his truck while driving (not walking) the course. Who needs a map when you have a truck?!? The people in the back reminded him that it
The Top Time of Day “Team Steele”
fun runs, picked up all pylons, and loaded up our cars and were finished by approximately 11:30am. What a fine day of racing! And NO rain to top it all off! Okay, I can’t end this article without mentioning that Mark “the Man of Steele” and Lisa’s husband had his First Top Time of Day. Therefore, it was a Steele TTD Autocross. What a way to end the season.
Autocross #6 Results Class Car # Name Car Time Plc Class 2 1 Sears, Cody Red 914 48.072 1 37 Davis, Charlie Green 914 51.313 2 48 Dugan, Bill Red 914 51.555 3 26 Bailey, Ron Blue 914 53.837 4 Class 3 87 Platts, Matt Red 924S 52.711 1 Class 6 311 Machala, Chuck Silver Boxster 50.530 1 161 Randall, Rick Black 911 Carerra 51.147 2 Class S6 76 Miller, Bill Black 911 Coupe 51.689 1 Class 7 64 Shoffit, James White C4 Cabriolet 50.641 1 Class S7 619 Johnson, Rocky Silver Boxster S 51.754 1 Class 8 99 Steele, Mark Red 993 47.555 1 Class 8L 9 Steele, Lisa Red 993 50.014 1 Class OG 187 Name Withheld Black 325is 53.528 1 Top Time Of Day Men : Steele, Mark Class 8 Time 47.555 Top Time Of Day Ladies : Steele, Lisa Class 8L Time 50.014
Pts. 9 7 5 4 9 9 7 9 9 9 9 9
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MUSR #4 (Mid US Ramble) By Charlie Davis party. About half came in uniform. No tricks...just treats. We may do this again, in spite of the interesting costume worn by Joe Yoder. He wore part of his costume all weekend. I think he was trying for the Dave Darling look—pony tail and all!
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know that MUSR #4 was not strictly a Maverick Region event, nor was it sponsored by MR. But several MR members attended it, so I guess it’s relevant. We renamed it the Mid US RainRamble (MUSRR), because of light rain for 4 days. The nice weather we ordered showed up Sunday afternoon and really came out in force on Monday...lasted all week. Darn!
A couple of entrants went back and actually found the Runestones the next morning. The effect would have been better on Halloween night in the dark!
This year, we met in beautiful SE Oklahoma. This part of the state has some of the bets Porsche roads anywhere. For example State routes 1 and 2. We explored both of them. We stayed at the Kerr Mansion south of Poteau for 2 days, then rambled over to the Belle Starr Lodge at Robbers Cave. Both were wonderful locations! I’m thinking about organizing a MR tour next year and using these venues. Ted? You listening?
The seminars were WONDERFUL!!! Jon Lowe’s session about the “Evolution of the 914” was superb. He presented a few pictures nobody had ever seen before, plus we learned a lot about how and why the 914 came to be. Most importantly, we learned how lucky we are that some of the proposed designs never made it to production!
Photo by Wendy Shoffit
Dave Darling’s talk about “Suspension 101” was equally well attended and generated lots of good discussion, including arguments about the best setup. But the panel discussion about “Why would you ever want to become a CW”...well, it was actually called, “How and Why to Prepare Your Car for Concours, was the best of all. The climax of this seminar was when Jean Yoder (a retired physician and 1st time MUSR attendee) stood up (everybody else just asked questions sitting down) and announced that she had found a new career. She now understands Joe better and knows that we are all terribly sick. Even has a clue what is wrong with us and thinks she can help us. Next year, after going back for a psych refresher, she will conduct group therapy. She doesn’t understand that we are in denial and don’t WANT to be cured...
While the weather didn’t cause anything to be canceled, it did encourage us to spend more time indoors and talk. We bonded a lot... We had 55+ people and 25+ cars this year, down somewhat from previous years. We have a little bit of money left, which will be used next year. That’s the way we planned it. Can you believe that my navigator didn’t see the sign to the Runestones and we drove around for hours in the dark, leading a P-train? Everyone else saw the sign but didn’t say diddly. Later in the event, they gave me a WONDERFUL “Crimson Shaft” award that Lawrence “Rusty” Bonkoski made, for devotion to duty beyond all reason or the biggest screw up or something. Oh joy...
Photo by Bill Dugan and Wendy Shoffit
After the futile search for the Runestones, we had a Halloween
Photo by Bill Dugan and Wendy Shoffit
The cars wait as we explore the Robbers Cave.
Smiles all around at the Cave. Everyone agreed that Jean is a saint to put up with Joe and his obsession with old German sports cars. This weekend, she saw that Joe is not alone in his obsession. She liked MUSR 4 and plans to return...plus, she has work to do. Actually, I think she liked us and starting to get an obsession? The Winding Stair Mountains were fogged in. Bummer! The fox didn’t like the fog either. Neither of us saw the other until too late. Oh, yes...Al Swanson collected the “Deerslayer” award this year, but not in the fog on the Mountain. It’s been 2 years since the last one was awarded. The car was drivable. The deer wasn’t.
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We had the Concours in the rain. Went like this: Each car was driven under the portico in front of the Kerr Mansion and the peanut gallery inside the lobby (where it was warm and dry) would clap and assign a score. Teri would write them down. Then the next
car would drive up. Actually, we did it the old fashioned way, but if there had been a portico... John Swanson ended Rich Johnson’s monopoly and took home the “Peoples Choice” award, the Hildreth Trophy. The new this year “Elegance” award went to Charles Stephens from New Ulm, MN. He also was awarded the Long Distance Award...about 750 miles each way. The rain ruined a diode in Betty Perrine’s alternator, so Clay and Dave Darling made a quick trip to the local AutoZone looking for a 914 alternator. No such luck. Instead, they picked up a couple of spare batteries, a charger, and hurried to re-join the tour over to the Belle Starr Lodge.
and lame survived the hike up to the Cave...but not the hung over contingent. You can look and see who is missing from the pictures and figure all this out... But the 5 AM group was so mellow (or inebriated?) that they took up a collection for us and coerced Ron Mott to give it to us (he may have been the only one of the group able to stand?)...suggesting that we treat ourselves to a fancy breakfast on the way home. Much appreciated, guys, but look as we did, there was no place in OK to spend that much on breakfast! Had we not collected 6-months worth of beer and wine, the donation could have been used for beverages. I guess we’ll have to use it more creatively, like doing something nice for Jean, who has some pending education costs...
Before dinner on Saturday, we took Clay Perrine’s tech quiz. It was quite fiendish, with some questions on real minutiae. And some very good ones—the 914-6 relay board question was very tricky! This year marked the demise of Ed Mayo’s long reign as Ramble Tech Master. Jon Lowe won, with Dave Darling 2nd. Ed was 3rd. But there was one point separating each of them!
We had a some special guests this year. John Straub, who is the Special Interest Group Coordinator and his wife Monique, flew in from San Diego to see what all the excitement is about. John, BTW, has a 914-6 race car. Gudmund Olsson and his cute girlfriend, Rikke Hallengren, flew over to the US to pick up a car and timed the trip to attend the Ramble. We enjoyed and appreciated these guests. They all seemed to have fun.
. . . the demise of Ed Mayo’s long reign . . .
MUSR 4 was hosted by Cimarron Region. Thank you John McDermott for all your help! The other helpers were:
The banquet on Saturday evening was fun, especially considering the thousands of $$$ of door prizes that Rich Johnson collected. Everyone got something, thanks to our generous sponsors, who are listed at: http://vista.pca.org/914/SIGsiteEventsMUSR4Sponsors.html The box that Rusty made for storing my “Shaft” was nice, but it didn’t fit in a fully packed 914 very well. It will be good to have though, as it completely hides the “Shaft” from view. We did get it in.
Lawrence Bonkoski, who designed and fabricated wonderful trophies and who also organized the Car Show/Concours; Clay Perrine, who wrote the Tech Quiz; the Davises who constructed the Rallye/Tours, handled registration, and did the T-shirts and caps; Diane Johnson for her cute goodie bags and name badges; Rich Johnson for the door prizes; and finally Dave Darling, Jon Lowe, John Straub, and Ed and Jan Mayo, who contributed their expertise and advice in the various seminars. Thanks guys!
After packing the car, we drove across the highway to pay for the last 2 meals and Darlene (the food lady at the Belle Starr) mentioned that we didn’t drink enough! She had several cases of beer and half of the wine left...since she doesn’t drink the stuff, she wanted us to buy it and haul it away! We explained that we didn’t have much room...little green car...4 days of clothes, spare parts, tools, leftover T-shirts, cameras, etc. But we felt sorry for her, so we hauled her cooler out to the car and stuffed 63 cans of beer in all the little nooks and crannies in the car, then found a place for two 5-liter boxes of California’s finest box wine (we couldn’t afford the jug stuff) in the car. This devotion to duty is especially notable if you realize that the beer is OK beer...3.2% stuff! There is an old urban legend that Dr. Pepper is the drink of choice to clean out the oil passages in crankshafts... I may pour it into the cute box Rusty made and see if 3.2% beer will dissolve the entire “shaft”? Oh, yes: the drink statistics: We had 3 wines on Saturday evening...Merlot, White Zin, and Chablis. We drank all the Merlot, half the Zin, and none of the Chablis. But it would have been different if 911 owners had been there and if we had cheese (which we didn’t). I didn’t get a count of the beer, but since it was all 3.2% it probably doesn’t matter. In contrast to the beer and wine on Saturday evening, we drained the coffee pot on Sunday morning. This was mostly a result of the contingent that was up until 5 AM Sunday, drinking some sort of hard stuff. They mostly didn’t make the morning tour over to the Cave, the subsequent exercise, and the group pictures. Even the sick 23
The REAL “Boxster Boulevard” By Bob Bianconi
The three-day event was sponsored by Hill Country Region with assistance from Maverick Region. Fourteen Boxsters drove down from the Dallas-Ft.Worth area including Maverick members Paul and Stephanie Seiler, Mike and Melissa Solorzano, David
Photo by Bob Bianconi
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hey came from Texas, New Mexico, Michigan and Arizona, forty-one Boxsters in all and over 80 Porsche people. They were there to participate in Boxstoberfest 2002, the forth such Boxster gathering in Fredericksburg, Texas on the weekend of November 1-3. Fredericksburg was selected as host city because of its rich German heritage and because it sits on the doorstep to some of the most Porsche-friendly roads in Texas. Of course, there was always the added incentive of Fredericksburg’s great German beer, but that’s another story.
A beautiful sight at the Hilltop Cafe on a not-so-beautiful day including one from Roger Beasley Porsche in Austin that had made the trip that morning especially for the show.
Photo by Bob Bianconi
By late morning it was off to the famous Hilltop Café, an unassuming little restaurant on the outskirts of Fredericksburg. While there, we were treated to a gourmet-style lunch and some words of encouragement for a great weekend from Hill Country Region President, Dan Germain.
“...do hereby proclaim Fredricksburg’s Main Street as ‘Boxster Boulevard.’” With belly’s full, the Boxsters were off to a four-hour tour of the best roads Hill Country has to offer. Hills, twists, curves and some spirited driving greeted the line of cars that seemed to stretch forever across Routes 336 and 337. It was top up for all but the lead car that –in the spirit of open-top driving – spent most of the rainy tour with an open cockpit. Lead car, Mike Rentner from HCR, had to keep a keen eye out for deer, several of which were seen at the edge of the road. It was, after all, the beginning of deer season and I guess the P-cars didn’t look as threatening as the camouflaged pickup trucks covered in mud seen throughout the weekend.
41 Boxsters participate in a soggy car show... Mize, Scott and Robyn Olson, Arli and Kyle Wilkes, Brandon Wulz, David Sumners and a host of new members. Like the Boxstoberfests of the past, this latest gathering was inspired by the camaraderie established through Porsche Pete’s Boxster Board; this website site has established itself as ‘the’ place for Boxster discussions and contributed greatly to the success of this and previous Boxstoberfests.
Saturday morning the 41 Boxsters lined up along Fredericksburg’s Nimitz Parkway for a rain-shorten car show. Despite the rain, spirits remained high and everyone loved the display including the local constabulary who seemed to be admiring the show. There were Boxsters in just about every imaginable configuration and color, and from the debut year of ’97 though the newest ’03. There were in fact, two ‘03’s present 24
With some time to rest after the tour, the Boxstoberfest-ers met at the Plateau Café to talk about the day’s drive, eat fajitas and if lucky enough, win a door prize. Several locals provided
Photo by Bob Bianconi
Boxstoberfest weekend kicked off with a Friday night hospitality and welcome party at the Auslander Restaurant on Main Street. Oops, I meant to say: “Boxster Boulevard”, the official name of Main Street as proclaimed by Fredericksburg Mayor, Tim Crenwelge. The Mayor graciously issued a city proclamation re-naming Fredericksburg’s main thoroughfare after the Boxster. The proclamation provides a hearty “Willkommen” and an invitation to make Fredericksburg the Boxstoberfest annual headquarters. What a great suggestion! Welcome packets provided notes on the weekend events, maps of things to do in Fredericksburg and a free Klammer. If you’re not a Boxster owner, you’ll just have to ask one what a Klammer is.
Melissa & Mike Solorzano with David Mize (center).
door prizes including Boardwalk Porsche and Zims Autotechnik; just over half of the participants managed to snag a door prize including several Mavericks. After dinner, crack photographer, Gottfried Hogh from Michigan, treated folks to a slide presentation of the day’s events. Gottfried always seems to capture the essence of Porsche ownership, whether it’s washing a car in the rain or holding a mug of German beer. Sunday was time to sample Fredericksburg’s shops, restaurants and wineries, say farewell to the Boxstoberfest crew and urge for a return next year. And yes, I suppose there will be a Boxstoberfest 2003… Search Porsche Pete’s Boxster Board for “Boxstoberfest” for additional pictures.
The letter from the Mayor of Fredericksburg officially declaring Main Street “Boxster Boulevard”
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by Joel Nannis, Membership Chair Alexander, David (Lori) 5030 Airline Road Dallas, TX 75205 2001 996 Turbo
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Hescock, Brad (Laura) 7018 Lattimore Drive Dallas, TX 75252 1983 911 SC
Tichenor, William (Meredith) 3625 Potomac Avenue Dallas, TX 75205 2002 996 Cab
Kendall, Raymond 2648 Legacy Point Drive Arlington, TX 76006 1979 911 SC Transferred From Costal Bend Smith, Kevin (Betsy Woods) 3201 Cherry Lane Austin, TX 78703 1979 993 Transferred From Hill Country
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Unclassifieds Unclassifieds are available free to Maverick Region Members and are $5 to all others (Payment to MR-PCA must accompany ad). Please limit size to no more than 6 lines. Ads will run for 3 issues. Call 817-919-1253 or e-mail ad to unclassifieds@mavpca.org by the 10th to have your ad run the following month. Be certain to include a contact name and phone number. Check your ad for accuracy the first time it runs. Contact the editor to have your ad pulled sooner. Photo inclusion based on space constraints. 1986 911 Carrera Coupe White/Black leather, whale tail, power windows, power locks, power sport seats, power mirrors, cruise control, air conditioning, sun roof, Alpine 3-CD in-dash stereo, 2 piece bra, cover, Dunlop Sport 8000 tires, white spoke/polished rim wheels, short throw shift; less than 7000 miles on new clutch and synchros; new battery; as of 7/02 - new AC blower motor, new alternator; garaged, 91,700 miles, Reduced to $19,000. Bruce Roberts (972) 527-6910, (972) 205-7515, or robertsbk@attbi.com. (1) 1995 GMC Suburban SLT, Teal with Grey leather, Power Locks, Power Steering, Power Windows, Power Driver seat, Driver air bag, Remote Keyless Entry System, front and rear A/C, AM/FM/Cassette/CD, fully seats 8, front bucket seats, tinted glass, roof luggage rack, invisible bra professionally installed on front and full lower sides when new, 4 wheel drive, 5.7L engine, towing package, new alternator and front end alignment, extra clean, 78,000 miles. Great vehicle, orig. owner. Asking $12,500. Call Bruce Roberts at 972-527-6910 or email at robertsbk@attbi.com (1) 911 Wheels Nice set of ABS wheels (two 16x7 and two 16x8), recently finished and verified true and straight, and full set of lug nuts. Look real sharp with gold centers and deep offsets. Off my 911 Targa. Price $799.00 Contact: Gabriel at 972/233-9468 or gga2porsche@yahoo.com. (1) 1984 944 Light blue, black leather interior, 5 speed, sunroof, runs great, cold A/C, Koni shocks, stainless steel brake lines, Michelin Pilot tires, approximately 180K miles (broken odometer), complete maintenance records. Garaged in Plano. See hometown.aol.com/MarkJson/Porsche4Sale.html for pictures. Asking $5000. Mark Johnson, 972-284-3536 or email MarkJson@aol.com. (1) 1990 C-2 Cab, guards red, tan, tip, 30.5Kmiles perfect, new blk top, $28.5K, Robert Hill @972-618-3139 (hm) 972-455-1653 (wk) or rkjzhillgang@worldnet.att.net. (1) WANTED 1974 914 o.e. jack in good condition, dash with no cracks, and fog lamp in good condition. Please contact either Luis or Rowdy Pajares at Pajfive@aol.com. (1) 1988 Carrera 911 Coupe. Pristine condition inside and out! Silver with Silver/Grey and Black interior (same silver a 89 Speedster color). Leather, Power seats, Sunroof, Front and Rear Spoilers, Borbet C2 17" rims w/ Porsche centers and Bridgestone S-02 Pole Position tires, Cover, Bra. Always garaged and covered with only 58,000 miles a steal at $22,000. Bob at 469-223-9376. (1) 1982 911 SC sunroof coupe. White with brown leather, 104K miles(11K since 1993), 16's, new clutch, Carrera chain tensioners, A/C, new Blaupunkt am/fm/cd, pop off valve, H4's, very good condition with most records, 3rd owner. $11,000 or best offer. Contact John, 972-938-0491 or jonbethkat@aol.com. Also available: Blaupunkt Reno-$50.00, driver side airbag for 95 993--$250.00, fan for A/C condenser (993)--$70.00 (1) 1978 911SC. White, new paint, body excellent, original interior with sport seats; excellent condition, sunroof, recent top end rebuilt, new clutch and cable, new radio/cd. Overall good daily driver. $17,500. (1)
1995 993 C2, black w/tan leather, stick shift, 18" Speedlines, second owner, books kept up, good condition, 81k miles, $37,000 obo. Brant 817-498-8609 nights and weekends. (2) The Cockroach. Semi infamous autocross 914. Competitive PCR class M3 car. Won class twice at Parade and several [ed. twice] ladies Parade top time. 2.5L, 4 cylinder, bored/stroked, long Carrillo rods, counter weighted crank. 11-1/4 to 1 compression ratio. Big valve professionally ported heads, lightened rockers. Case is shuffle pinned with 1/2" thru bolts. Gearbox has shorter 3rd, 4th and 5th gears with Quaiffe Limited Slip Diff. Rear suspension ears reinforced into roll cage. 8 gal fuel cell. Two sets 7" wheels. 1600 lbs. $10,000 Ed Mayo, W 817-540-4939, h 817-595-4651 (2) 1991 45' Silver Eagle Motor Coach. Fully loaded. Has more gadgets and amentities than your own home! New everything! Satellite, DVD, TV's, leather, tapestries, 10" roof raise, 8 new tires and chrome wheels, custom power awning, bbq pit, queen bed, security safe, art work, carpeted, plenty of storage, fullsize tub/shower, fullsize frig, stone and slate tile in bathroom, custom armoire/desk, leather recliners, a/c, generator, camera wireless system, cruise, Bose speakers & more! For more information about this beautiful one-of-aking bus, visit: http://www.themotorcoach.com/. $399,500 obo. Any questions concerning the bus, call Donald Bond at 800-709-0963. (2) 2002 Mercedes Benz 230 SLK Kompressor: White ext, tan leather int., wood accents, loaded, 8,500 miles. original owner. Needing something bigger. Perfect condition, garaged. $42,500. MB located in Rockwall, Texas. Also have '97 Cadillac Deville, white ext, taupe int, fully loaded, leather, cd changer, Northstar, 97,xxx miles. Michelins, excellent condition. Always serviced by David Taylor Cadillac in Houston. $11,500. Caddy located in Liberty, Texas outside Houston. Also '90 Chevy Surburban, blue/blue, high miles, $4,500. '70 Cutlass SX Convertible, 455-V8, blue/white, rare, needs finishing $10K, 1969 Porsche 911E Coupe, black/black, beautiful, not stock, email for more info: $20K. Call Donald Bond at 800-709-0963 or email dbondpca@worldgraphics.net. (2) 2000 911 Carrera 9,300 miles, 6-speed, one owner, always garaged with tender loving care, Guards Red, full black leather interior, 18" turbo alloy wheels, CD player, hi-fi sound system, Porsche stability management and tuned suspension. Richard Voreis @ 214-361-1919 or rdvoreis@mindspring.com (3) Wheel/tires 4 technology (twin turbo) (17x7.5 & 17x9) aftermarket silver wheels with Comp TA tires (205-50ZR17 & 255-40ZR17) with 1/4 tread remaining- one rear definitely requires replacement at this time. Wheels are in excellent condition and were removed from a 1986 911. $750 for all. Jim Williamson, 817-431-2425 or email res0zvle@verizon.net. (3) 2001 Carrera Coupe C2, speed yellow with black interior, 6 speed, 18” wheels, Xenon lights, PSM, factory carbon shifter and brake handle, premium stereo, 6 disc CD, no rain, no racing, never smoked in, dealer maintained, 7,600 miles, $67,500 817-896-6210 (3)
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