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Volume 61, December 2004, Issue 12
Departments Zone 5 Presidents ..........................................................1 List of Officers/Board Chairs .......................................4 Road Ramblings (President’s Column)......................5 Curves Ahead (Editor’s Column)...............................8 Maverick Minutes..........................................................8 New Wheels..................................................................27 Anniversaries................................................................27 Unclassifieds.................................................................28 Advertisers Index.........................................................28
Upcoming Events Calendar of Events..........................................................1 Happy Hour at Spaghetti Warehouse..........................2 Maverick Lunches...........................................................2 New Member Party........................................................2 Early 2005 Driving Events.............................................3 Board Meeting ................................................................5
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December - Events Drivers Education (TWS) Maverick Holiday Party (TMS) Board Meeting at Keith Olcha’s *New Board Meeting Date Happy Hour Plano & Bedford Lunches Addison Lunch
Day 7 15 17 19 20 22 26-27
February - Events Board Meeting Plano & Bedford Lunches Happy Hour Ladies AX School (Penn) AX101 (Penn) Addison Lunch Drivers Educations (MSR)
Day 3 16 18 20 25
January - Events Board Meeting New Member Party (TMS) Plano & Bedford Lunches Happy Hour Addison Lunch
Day 5-6 7 13 15 17 29
March - Events AX/TT School (MW) Board Meeting East Texas Tour Plano & Bedford Lunches Happy Hour Addison Lunch
Day 4-5 11 14*
Past Event Recaps Happy Hour at Speed Zone..........................................9 October Drivers Education.........................................16 Big Cedar Lodge Tour............................................18-19
Miscellaneous Hope Shelter Update....................................................10 Early 911 Restoration: No. 4..................................20-21 ALMS Sports Car Championship..............................22
Photography Kevin Hardison, Matt Platts, Dennis Chamberlain, James Garner, Charles Freeman, Bill Stafford, Wendy Shoffit, Ben Hartsell, Andy Miller Cover Photo by Dennis Chamberlain Joel Nannis runs the black flag station with an iron fist at the October DE
February Drivers Education Application ..................24
Photo by Dennis Chamberlain
Charity Autocross...................................................14-15
Jan Mayo working grid at the October DE. Slipstream (USPS 666-650) is published monthly by the Maverick Region Porsche Club of America, 9047 Oakpath Ln, Dallas, TX 75243. Subscription price is $24.00 per year. Periodical postage is paid at Dallas, Texas. Postmaster: Send address changes to Bob Knight, Slipstream, 9047 Oakpath Ln, Dallas, TX 75243.
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2004 Porsche Club Zone 5 Presidents ARK-LA-TEX Kenneth A. Chandler 318-865-8210 bad968@aol.com
COASTAL BEND Tinker Floyd 361-993-5757 tinker986@aol.com
LONE STAR Stan Wenger 713-467-0453 stan@stanandjanelle.com
MARDI GRAS Brad Bradford 504-546-0964 sandrahh@pipeline.com
OZARK Ron Mott 501-954-9162 pcar_914_6@msn.com
CIMARRON Dick Dobson 918-251-3310 dickdobson@webzone.net
HILL COUNTRY Weston Dillard 512-423-8327 westondillard@austin.rr.com
LONGHORN Ruth Parks 830-537-4242
MAVERICK Keith Olcha
WAR BONNET Mike Lindsey 405-773-4568 mlindsey21@cox.net
porscheladyruth@earthlink.net
817-251-6865 olcha@aol.com
WHISKEY BAY Ray Quick 225-767-7666 mercuray1@yahoo.com ZONE 5 REP Brooke Van Horne tvdrug@flash.net
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2004 Maverick Region - Board, Officers & Chairs Maverick Region President Keith Olcha
Vice-President Noby Takahashi
Secretary Mimi Spreen
Treasurer Bob Knight
W - (817) 706-7678 H - (817) 251-6865 keith.olcha@charter.net 711 Manchester Court Southlake, TX 76092
W - 972-761-4311 H - 214-327-8911 vp@mavpca.org 9201 Garland Road, #115A Dallas, TX 75218
H - 972-420-9953 secretary@mavpca.org 709 Reno Street Lewisville, TX 75077
W - (214) 461-1426 H - (214) 349-1108 treasurer@mavpca.org 9047 Oakpath Dallas, TX 75243
Keith has been a regular at all of our driving events and has recently been heavily involved in the planning of our Driver’s Education program. Keith has also started driving his 911 RS in PCA Club Races.
Noby has been a member since 2000. He is an active participant in many Maverick driving events and has helped out with the Autocross schools. He drives a 2001 Boxster S.
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.
Mimi has been a PCA member since 1989, including being actively involved in 2 other regions. She served with husband, Carey, as Vice President for 2 years. She drives a 1970 914-6.
Drivers Education John Sandusky
Logistics & Support Joe McGlohen
Communication Wendy Shoffit
Rallies Teri Davis
W - (817) 777-0421 john.c.sandusky@lmco.com
H - (817) 861-2792 retread@ix.netcom.com 704 Bowen Court Arlington, TX 76012
H - (972) 506-7449 wendy@shoffit.com 1112 Santa Fe Trail Irving, TX 75063
H - (940) 682-4719 chuxtress@yahoo.com P.O. Box 213 Weatherford, TX 76086
John has been a member since 1986. He has become increasingly involved in Drivers' Education events over the past few years. He drives a track prepared 1990 C2.
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. AX Chair, TT Chief Instructor Chuck Machala
DE Chief Instructor Club Race Co-Chair Bryan Henderson
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.
A member since 1997, Wendy is a past Slipstream Editor and has won the Selcer Memorial Award. 2001 PCA Family of the Year. She owns a ‘90 C4 Cab and a ‘78 SC. Membership
Managing Newsletter Editor Matt Platts
Joel Nannis W - (817) 329-1600 H - (972) 722-2735 membership@mavpca.org
W - (817) 858-7526 H - (817) 354-6045 BDHender@comcast.net
W - (940) 381-9070 C - (940) 206-4338 ax@mavpca.org
DE Asst Chief Instructor Keith Olcha
TT Chair, AX Chief Instructor Bill Miller
W - (817) 706-7678 H - (817) 251-6865 keith.olcha@charter.net
tt@mavpca.org
Robyn Howard Cell - (972) 679-0112 robyn.howard@century21.com
Driving Education - Tech Ray Leudecke
Driving Rules Bill Dugan
Tours Ted Glover
Club Photographer Kevin Hardison
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H - (817) 265-0704 (<9 PM) NYDU@attbi.com
H - (972) 747-8553
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DE Co-Registrar Bill Dawson
Tech Inspection Ed Mayo
Tech Sessions Eric Erz
Newsletter Printing Fran Ussery
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DE Co-Registrar Michael Wingfield
Timing & Scoring James Shoffit (972) 506-7449 wk (972) 506-7449 hm
Concours Jimmy Carter
Newsletter Mailing, Technology Andy Mears
james@shoffit.com
H - (214) 330-6609 W - (214) 290-4429 emartal@aol.com
H - (940) 321-8683 W - (214) 360-9221 amears@attglobal.net
Safety Joe McGlohen
Workers Mike Lockas
Maverick Email List Bob Benson
Web Site Steve Boyd
W - (817) 366-1678 H - (817) 861-2792 retread@ix.netcom.com
mikeldean@earthlink.net
W - (817) 264-8357 H - (817) 457-8833 bbenson1@airmail.net
webmaster@mavpca.org
Club Race Co-Chair, Hospitality, Charity Lanean Hughes
Workers Shelly Burbank
Event Ad Design & Mentor Program Dennis Chamberlain
Swap Meets David Mock
wingfield@juno.com H - (972) 491-2766 W - (972) 478-3278
H - (817) 978-4899
H - (972) 484-3040 W - (972) 934-3416 Lhughes@fmstech.com
H - (817) 919-1253 editor@mavpca.org Slipstream Advertising Mike Brodigan
Goodie Store
H - (817) 488-8520 C - (817) 233-0068 mike.brodigan@getinc.net
W - (972) 788-0871 Dennis@dennischamberlaincpa.com
tither@sbcglobal.net H - (817) 795-4149
Parade ‘04 Chair Jan Mayo
Past President James Shoffit
Zone 5 Representative Brooke VanHorn
W - (972) 443-3916 H - (817) 595-4651 jlmayo@celanese.com
H/W - (972) 506-7449 james@shoffit.com
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Road Ramblings by Keith Olcha, Maverick Region President
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hat a year 2004 was for our club. Besides a Maverick Region activity almost every week, the Porsche Parade 2004 finally came upon us. It was a great event and got rave reviews from the 600 attendees who immersed themselves in a week-long Porsche love-fest during the week of the fourth of July. Maverick Region was in the spotlight of all of PCA and shone brightly. Even the weather cooperated. I’d like to thank Jan Mayo and her entire Parade team for putting on a great Parade and also for making Maverick Region look good in the eyes of the rest of PCA. As you may know, The Hope Shelter is our designated Charity. It is a haven for the victims of spousal abuse. This year a dedicated team of Maverick Members is bringing to fruition the dream of seeing the ground break on a new home for the Shelter. The old facility was neither large enough nor repairable enough to continue in its current capacity. This is a huge undertaking, but the results will be worth the effort.
... As a result, folks tend to concentrate on the activities they like the best ...
I want to thank all of the 2004 activity and event chairs for their efforts. If any one single person didn’t do each of their jobs to the fullest, we wouldn’t be able to have so many high-quality events that serve so many members. Guest attendees from other car clubs praise our activities, and our newsletter is the best of any North Texas enthusiast club. I want to thank our sponsors, who without their support, we wouldn’t have the number of events we do, the level of service, or the attendance we get at them. Thank you all. I want to thank my fellow executive committee: Noby Takahashi – Vice President, Bob Knight – Treasurer, and Mimi Spreen – Secretary for their support, help, and personal commitment over the past two years to run the region. Finally, I want to thank all of you for being members, joining as new members, and supporting the club, our charity, and our sponsors the way you have. I know at the end of the day in the scheme of life- this is just a car club. But I love Porsche cars- heck I love all kinds of cars- but I also love this region and its members. In conclusion, this has been an exciting two years to serve as your President and I thank you for allowing me to perform this service for our club.
Photo by Matt Platts
Maverick Region has grown very large over the years, and while a nice thought, it’s rare to find many members who engage in all the various activities and events the club offers. As a result, folks tend to concentrate on the activities they like the best. One of my goals during my tenure as President was to continue building the club into those areas of excellence. For example, I wanted the AX and TT group to offer lots of events for their entrants and have the best equipment and tools possible, and be profitable at the end of the year once all expenses and upgrades were accounted for. That group has achieved that this year as in years past! All of the disciplinesDrivers Education, Tours, Club Racing, Happy Hours, Socials- they all have strong followings, quality leadership, and increased attendance. While many were the same individuals, we attracted over 2000 people to all our events this year, not including Parade ’04.
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Curves Ahead by Matt Platts, Slipstream Editor
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he activities of 2004 are finally winding down, but there is still plenty to report for this issue. Late October saw several events for the Maverick Region, including our first-ever October Drivers Education. The event was sponsored by Boardwalk Porsche and was a big hit. I was lucky enough to squeeze in to my run-group ay the last minute, and I’m glad I did, it was the most fun that I’ve had at a DE in a while. I got some great instruction and learned several things that I can continue to work on in February at our next DE. You can read more about the DE in Ben Hartsell’s article on page 16. Another popular October event was the Charity Autocross held at the Texas Motor Speedway “bus lot”. There was a fantastic turnout and a challanging themed course. Marcus Booth’s article on pages 14-15 captures the fun, and there’s even a course map so you can see some of the “trickery” that course designer Chuck Machala dreamed up. I would like to make a correction to the Boxstoberfest article that we ran in the November issue. That article was actually written by Ted Pietrzak from the Hill Country Region. I had accidentally given credit to Tracey Gross, but Tracey does deserve credit for attending the event and being the conduit that brought this article and it’s photos to us to enjoy. Either way, everyone had fun and they hope that more Mavericks can join them next year for the annual event. Finally, this issue of Slipstream will be my last as Editor. In the two years that have passed since I took over from previous editor, Wendy Shoffit, I have learned a lot about the club and everyone involved. Putting together this publication each
month can be a challange; waiting for content, photos, tracking people down who promised to do things, gathering tid-bits of information that will be helpful to the region, etc, but it’s been worth it. There’s a lot of time and work involved with putting each issue together, but I get a great amount of satisfaction each month when it’s done. I am also thankful for the help that I have received from many people, starting with everyone who writes articles for us. Without these event articles, Slipstream wouldn’t have much to say... let’s keep those articles coming in! And without the photography that’s provided by our regular photographers, the articles would be pretty boring, so a big thanks to everyone who has helped us there. The other main area that I get help every month is from the rest of the Slipstream “staff” that includes event ad design that was handled for the majority of my tenure by Teri Davis and has now been taken over by Dennis Chamberlain, proofreading by Wendy Shoffit and Jan Mayo, and final layout touch-ups and pre-production assistance by Kevin Hardison. Without all of these people’s help each month, Slipstream simply wouldn’t be possible. The editor position for 2005 will be filled by a relatively new member, Michael Holloway. Michael’s background includes experience with various desktop publishing software, and he’s excited to get started. Several of us “old-timers” will be hanging around to help out, effectively expanding the Slipstream staff while trying to spread out some of the work that has historically been placed on the Editor. Wendy Shoffit will become the Content Editor, I will be staying around as the Photo Editor, and Dennis, Jan, and Kevin will continue doing what they do so well for us. This Editorial staff “expansion” has been needed for a while, and I expect that will continue to happen as Slipstream moves farther into the future.
Maverick Minutes by Mimi Spreen
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he November Board meeting was held on Tuesday, November 9th at Bobby Archer’s Motorsports/German Motor Works on Henderson Street in Fort Worth. Attendees: Keith Olcha, Bob Knight, Joel Nannis, Lanean Hughes, Rocky Johnson, Joe McGlohen, Mike Brodigan, Matt Platts, Mimi Spreen, Charlie and Teri Davis, Bill Dawson, John Sandusky, and Wendy Shoffit. The meeting was called to order at 6:50pm. Keith Olcha - Attendance is very low for Founders Day. Will send out an email saying Thursday is deadline. Two DE seats will be offered as a silent auction item, one novice and one advanced. The holiday party is at TMS on 12/12 and sponsored by RUF. The new member party is on 1/16. Matt Platts - Waiting for various articles for the December issue of Slipstream. John Sandusky - Waiting for an ad from Autobahn and waiting for MSR. 8
Charlie Davis - Plans on doing some work on Truxster: 1) hydrolic lift needs to be lowered and 2) mount jacks on corners to keep steady when parked. Joel Nannis - Thinks we have new members, but is not getting information from National on a regular basis. Mike Brodigan - We have ads. Lanean - Ground breaking for Hope project will be on 12/19 at 2:00, everyone is invited to attend (more details on page 10 - Ed). Kroger is providing us with skilled labor as their donation from the facilities division. Bob Knight - We have money Wendy Shoffit - Asked if anyone is interested in having more fun events. Charity AX had about 46 attendees and brought in about $1500. After track fees are deducted, the balance goes to Hope Shelter. People also made extra donations for Hope. Overall throughout the year TT and AX made a profit. Motion made to adjourn the meeting at 8:23, seconded and passed.
Happy Hour at Speed Zone by Dennis Chamberlain
Photo by Dennis Chamberlain
Grand Prix track, where our members had more spins than we see in a typical D.E. weekend. Next time, I’ll have Joe McGlohen bring a black flag. New members included Creighton Cardwell (’78 911) and Bryan Corbell (’79 930). And it was great to see Paul Norwood, who hasn’t been very active lately. Here’s hoping that we see more of Paul in the future.
Come Spring and good weather, we’ll be heading back to Speed Zone. In the meantime, for the December 16 happy hour we’re heading to the Spaghetti Warehouse in Plano, and then it’s on to Salt Grass Steakhouse in Irving for the January 20 happy hour.
Photo by Dennis Chamberlain
Happy Hour Crew: Jay Easley, Tinker Edwards and Dennis Chamberlain
We had perfect weather and a good crowd of about forty for the October 14 happy hour at Malibu Speed Zone. The main attraction seemed to be the go-karts on the slick track, but honorable mention goes to the
Don’t I look like I’m having fun??!?!?
Photo by Dennis Chamberlain
Photo by Dennis Chamberlain
Jeff Atkins
Rocky Johnson stuffing someone (that we can’t see) into the wall...
Kevin Hardison with his “game face” on
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Hope Shelter Update by Bill Middleton
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Groundbreaking ceremony will be held on Sunday, December 19th at 2:00 pm. Please come and support this great project. Following the ceremony will be a sharing of holiday treats with the clients at Hope. For additional information or directions to Hope, contact a Hope Team member. We are still in need of assistance in the form of construction materials, skilled trade labor, individuals who can help with their time, talents, and resources. Please contact a Hope Team member if you have resources to offer, or wish to be kept informed of Hope activities.
The Hope Team Lisa Huffaker Director of Hope Inc. Mark Gluck
markgluck@yahoo.com
Lanean Hughes
lhughes@fmstech.com
Bill Middleton
wrmiddleton@con-real.com
Ron Colbert
ron@exeltech.com
John Lersch
deelersch@compuserve.com
Justin Hiegel
jrhiegel@msn.com
Linda Bambina
bina@airmail.net
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Charity Autocross By Marcus Booth
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here comes a weekend once in a while that Porsche drivers rise early and head for the track. We hope for perfect weather and the track most fit for our car (or Dad’s car). But this was a Halloween morning, a different autocross than usual. Black cats would cross the paths of fast cars and doom them to wiping out cones. We even found one on my dad’s windshield. Normally when you hit cones you just get a bad time or maybe a DNF, but this time it was more punishable. Cone crushing offenders could be doomed to visit Joel the Grim Reaper, and if you hit a pumpkin you got ten seconds added to your time. As everyone hoped, it looked like it wasn’t going to rain, but right after the driver’s meeting it started to pour.
... but this was Halloween morning ... Car #619, which I think was a 968, was the first car on the track. The cars sped around the track in the rain, trying not to go to fast for fear they would spin. The first cones went down at precisely 9:47 AM. The Grim Reaper drove car #167, some sort of hot rod (a borrowed Formula Atlantic - Ed). He took the first spin and hit an impressive 34 cones for the day. My dad hit four cones, his personal
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record. Later in the day the rain stopped and #73, a Honda Prelude managed to pick up a cone and try to carry it off, but the guys at the gate caught him. Now, the technical issue of the autocross; which way do you go around the figure eight triangles? Many people figured it out and called it obvious but I decided for fun I’d take a trip back to last year’s trigonometry class and figure it out without a car since I only have my permit. I also figured out who had been sleeping in math class back in their high school days. So here’s how it is: two triangles, you have to go around all the sides once and through the center at least twice. By observation you can see that both triangles are equilateral, meaning all the sides are the same and all the angles are 60º. In trigonometry, if you draw a line down the middle of the equilateral triangles you will end up with 30-60-90 right triangles. By that you know that the short sides are each x but they add up to be 2x. Each hypotenuse is 2x, and the longer leg has the value x radical 2. The wrong way to get around the track was to go two long lengths, three short lengths, and a medium length; meaning straight on two triangle sides and through the middle once for each long length, and three short lengths for the turn around the bottom of the triangle. The length of both long legs of the right triangles was x radical 2 so I called that the medium length. A long length is 4x and a short length is 2x.
Here are the two ways that you could go: 1: 3(4x)+2(2x)=16x 2: 2(4x)+3(2x)+2x√2=14x+2x√2
Photo by James Garner
We know that 2x√2 is bigger than 2x, so therefore the first way (left at the first triangle) is shorter. Most people went the right way and some people went the wrong way, but it was all fun. The rain quit as everyone hoped and people got in their fastest runs at the end of the day. It was a great autocross on Halloween; the track was a lot of fun (to walk in my case). One last thing, everyone be sure to stop by the yellow 914 and talk my dad into buying a Boxster or a 911, not an MR2! Well since we’ll be heading into the five month autocross drought, see you next year.
Photo by James Garner
Doug Booth charges toward the finish line in his 914 2.0
Derek Morgan in his 911SC
Charity Autocross Results Class Car # Name Class 1L 95 Morgan, Kimberly Class S2 1111 Booth, Doug Class 3 31 Lockas, Mike Class 5 64 Shoffit, James 592 Morgan, Derek Class S5 40 Fleming, Jerry Class 5L 11 Shoffit, Wendy Class 6 1 Machala, Chuck 76 Miller, Bill Class S6 911 Kuykendall, Bob 501 Snodgrass, Tom Class S6L 15 Burbank, Shelly Class 7 66 Sears, Cody 27 Olcha, Keith 242 Shaffer, Darron 91 Ussery, Erin Class 7L 16 Ussery, Fran Class S7L 720 Kavanaugh, Susanna Class 9 133 Campbell, Bill Class S9 63 Vint, Gregory Class 10 19 Petri, Brian Class 12 619 Johnson, Rocky Class 13 161 Randall, Rick Class OA 59 Paridy, Anthony Class OG 67 Garcia, John 3 Nannis, Joel 919 Name Withheld Class OJ 74 Garner, Gabby 2 O'Keefe, John 90 Bedell, Brad 71 Vo, Henry 196 Hawkins, Ken 24 Vo, My 56 Dao, Kevin 62 Hodge, John 13 Anthony, Justin Class OJL 4 Mayo, Jan Class DD 37 Loi, David 119 Cardwell, Creighton 234 Gross, Ed 38 Garner, James 7 Draft, Whitney 8 Sidhu, Harsimran
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Time
Plc
Pts.
Red 356
86.088
1
9
Yellow 914
75.091
1
9
White 944
71.560
1
9
Black 911 SC Blue 911SC
68.482 70.084
1 2
9 7
Silver 911 SC
72.047
1
9
Black 911 SC
69.711
1
9
Silver Boxster Black 911 Coupe
67.273 72.513
1 2
9 7
Black 911 Yellow Boxster
72.909 73.299
1 2
9 7
Red 911
73.838
1
9
Yellow Boxster S Red Boxster S W-Green Boxster S Yellow Boxster S
68.145 73.203 75.660 78.774
1 2 3 4
9 7 5 4
Yellow Boxster S
69.736
1
9
Black Boxster S
73.284
1
9
White 911 Turbo
74.525
1
9
Silver 996 C4S
74.511
1
9
White 914
72.018
1
9
White 968
70.346
1
9
Black 911 Carerra
69.621
1
9
Black SRT4
74.465
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Yellow Atlantic Yellow Atlantic Blue M Coupe
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Fastest Porsches of the Day
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Name Machala, Chuck Sears, Cody Shoffit, James Randall, Rick Shoffit, Wendy Ussery, Fran Morgan, Derek Johnson, Rocky Lockas, Mike Petri, Brian
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Drivers Education at MotorSport Ranch By Ben Hartsell My 17th DE – How in the world did I get to this point? hile at lunch with Hans Hoffman a couple of weeks ago I had a surprise visit at the table by none other than Lanean Hughes. We were talking about Porsche publications and Slipstream came up and I was lamenting the fact that it seems like the AX/TT folks get all the coverage and glamour shots on the cover! Lanean retorted that if someone (looking me square in the eye) would submit some content about the DE’s we’d love to feature them in Slipstream. Well – what could I do at that point other than volunteer to write a piece about the upcoming inaugural October Maverick DE at MotorSport Ranch? So here I am, writing the first installment of what I hope will be a series of articles on my DE and Porsche experiences. I got my introduction to Porsche when my wife, Michelle, purchased a 2000 Boxster new from Boardwalk Porsche (formerly The Porsche Store). Wayne Corley was our sales contact and I hit it off well with both Wayne and our service advisor, Hans Hoffman. It turns out that both Wayne and Hans were into the DE side of things and took every opportunity to suggest that I get my own P-car and take it out to the track. In the meantime my older brother purchased a 2000 996. I drove it and rode in it and that only further fueled the desire to get my own P-car. I couldn’t get a Boxster (already had one) and couldn’t get a 996 (can’t copy the older
positioning lamps, Euro front bumper cover, clear turn signals, and I was in love. After the newness of ownership wore off I decided I’d see what this DE thing was all about. I went to my first track event as part of the 2001 Maverick Region instructor clinic – turns out I was going to be a guinea pig for new instructors! Well – I did my first track driving with Mike Lapp as my instructor and I loved it! Since then I have participated in no less than 17 DE’s in 3 years! I’ve driven Hallet once, TWS twice, TMS twice, and MSR twelve times. My progression has been steady but sloooow. I’ve finally become comfortable with the sensations of high speed driving and am really enjoying it this year. All of my instructors have been wonderful – and very patient with my ‘methodical’ learning pace. So why do I DE? I suppose everyone has their own list of reasons – it’s fun, challenging, a chance to stretch the p-car’s legs, and is much safer than street ‘racing’. It is all those things for me but principally I see it as a way to stretch myself. You see I have some phobias – not too serious but they are there. Claustrophobia, fear of heights, can’t stand elevators, and worst of all I don’t like flying – and I fly 30-40 times a year between work and travel. I decided that I needed to face my phobias, look them square in the eye, and stretch myself beyond them. Driving my Porsche at DE’s does just that for me. I am learning to face the normal fears of crashing, spinning, and embarassing myself in front of my peers. And it is working. I’ve gained more confidence in my car – but mostly more confidence in myself. That confidence extends beyond the track. It is enhancing my life in general and the lessons I learn at the track are suprisingly global in their applicability. If I can face the fears I have at the track and grow beyond them – well then I can do the same in all aspects of life! Another fantastic benefit of the DE experience has been all the friendships I’ve developed. I have gear head buddies to talk to so I don’t bore Michelle to tears with all the P-car talk. I have developed business relationships with other club members – it’s great to do business with someone you actually know and with whom you share a common love of Porsche. So I can stretch myself, have a lot of fun, meet great people, spend time away from the clamor of my every day life – what is not to like here? If you DE you know what I mean – if you don’t, seriously consider giving it a try. You just might find there’s a lot more to it than just blasting around the track!
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brother) so I decided to look for the last of the air cooled cars – a 993. Once I had decided on the 993 I did some research and became aware of the ‘Turbo-Look’ or ‘C2S’ or ‘Carrera S’ cars and loved the look of the car. So I mentioned off-hand to Wayne Corley “If you happen to have a Carrera S come through the shop – let me know – I’m in the market”. Come to find out that Wayne held his laughter until I was out of sight – these cars never came onto the market! Well, two weeks later the improbable happened and a 1997 Carrera S showed up for trade at the Porsche Store – Wayne called me – and I bought it. In May of 2001 I became the proud owner of an Arctic Silver 993 C2S. Since then I’ve been sucked into the world of Porsche with a vengeance. As with most 30,000 mile 993’s the suspension was shot – so I put on Bilstein PSS9’s. The steering wheel and shifter were worn – so I put in 996 bits to replace the worn parts and update the look of the interior. The turbo twist wheels had seen their better days so I updated my street wheels with the 2002 Carrera 5-spoke wheels. Put on Turbo S 16
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Big Cedar Lodge Tour by William (Bill) J. Coates 5 or 6 trips. Before the meal we gave Ted an album of pictures from all the trips and comments from different people who have gone on these trips. Andy Miller and I have been on most of the trips that Ted has put together, so we wrote along with a few others’ comments about Ted for the album and a lot of the members signed the album after writing their own thoughts. He really enjoyed looking at the pictures and reading the funny captions that Andy put on the pictures. I know Ted and he will put this album in his library for all to see. Bonnie, Ted’s better half, may even let it sit on the coffee table. Speaking of Bonnie Glover we have to thank her as well. I can’t think of one trip she was not on always relaying turns, road numbers, calling back to see if all made the turn, helping with coordination, allowing for her time with Ted to be taken by the club, and radioing to us to turn right when Ted would say left. Private joke, Bonnie always relayed to us what direction Ted said to turn and we were always telling her afterwards she said left, and then he turned right, and that she did not know which was her left or right. But then we heard Ted in the back ground saying left and she only relayed what he said. Bonnie, rest assured we all know where the error originated. After the evening meal and hours of laughing we all dropped into bed, spent. No, dummy, not in the same room. We are a together group but all had separate rooms. Speaking of rooms there is no need in renting expensive rooms at these nice hotels or resorts because you do not spend much time in them awake. But the scenery at Big Cedar was fantastic. The next day we went on two roads that we have never been on which Ted and Andy rightly named the “The Snake” and “KingSnake”. These things had more curves than Jane Mansfield and as many changes as Texas weather. We conquered the “The Snake” then took a rest at the town of Summit and then whipped out the Porsche snake charmer on the “KingSnake”. There is no Snake we can’t put back in the charmer’s Snake Basket. A long lunch in Mountainview and return trip to Big Cedar followed. We all rested and got ready for another good night meal with all our friends at the Candlestick Inn in
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nce again last week on October 22nd, 23rd, and 24th Ted Glover, with the help of Andy Miller, put together a great run. The Oklahoma-Arkansas-and now Missouri tour is in the bag. It’s not our fault Arkansas didn’t have the space Texas has and tried to put the same number of miles in a smaller area. The fore fathers of Arkansas are totally responsible for building curved roads that go up and down hills between tall trees that over-hangs the road with beautiful leaves of red, orange, and yellow which naturally beckon a Texas Porsche driver. You stick a curve in front of me and my Porsche and I will enjoy it, I know I will, I’ve seen myself do it. We had 15 cars and only one car missed a turn in 3 days of driving over 1,500 miles. This is the first tour that all the cars were of the 911 family with no Boxsters. The cars were as colorful as the scenery with red, white, yellow, silver, blue, and of course, black. The one time we got cars lost was because the person met us in a
... I will enjoy it, I know I will, I’ve seen myself do it ...
Photo by Andy Miller
Photo by Andy Miller
different town and was new, therefore did not attend the driver meeting which is held before we leave in Dallas. They did not know the rules but learned quickly, we really look after each other. We left Dallas Friday morning with a drive up through Oklahoma to Poteau for lunch at Warehouse Willy’s then back on the road into Arkansas. No rain so the roads were dry and traction was very good so we did our best to straighten them out with our road handling ability. We sure enjoyed the handling of the Porsche automobile. Don’t worry we had no effect on them, they are still just like we left them. With one rest stop after lunch we rolled into the Big Cedar Lodge in Missouri at about 5:00 PM. We all registered and cleaned up for the evening meal at the Devil’s Pool Restaurant. Ted Glover is retiring from leading all the tours fulltime but will work with Andy Miller next year for about
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Beautiful cars
Photo by Andy Miller
Branson over looking Lake Taneycomo. This restaurant put us in a closed room, they were smart. We again had a very good meal and each received a piece of chocolate fudge cake that three people could have shared. It was again an enjoyable meal with our friends talking about the events. This was followed by an easy drive back to the resort and straight to bed. The next day, Sunday, we were on the road at 7:30 to Turner Bend down route 23 with a stop at the Queen Wilhelmina Lodge Restaurant on the Talimena Scenic Byway. A short stop in Antlers, Oklahoma and then the final drive back into Texas. If you haven’t been on one of these trips, you should go.
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Early 911 Restoration: No. 4 by Charles Freeman
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through” (a big hole in the metal). If the time is insufficient then you don’t have good weld metal penetration between the two sheets of metal. Heat distortion is another critical issue because during the welding process the metal expands slightly. If too much of this occurs then the metal warps. So now to the issue of which kind: stick or MIG. Cheap MIG units can be had for about $150 then you need to purchase a bottle of shielding gas for about $100. I found a well known automotive restoration company sells an attachment for a stick welder that allows quality welds on 24 Ga. material (bigger number is thinner metal). They also have an attachment to allow spot welding. I purchased both of these gizmos for about $50 each. I then found a 110Vstick welder on e-bay for $100. So I was off and running with this welding “system”. I practiced welding with this attachment which basically vibrates the tip of the electrode up and down so the electrode does not make continuous contact with the part. Well if you have ever tried to keep a 6” pencil in one spot while someone vibrates your hand up and down (I can just see you trying that right now) imagine doing that with a 12” electrode with sparks flying everywhere. Mark down one tool for the trash bin. The spot welder seemed to work okay but I can’t verify the quality of the joint without pulling the two panels of metal apart. Luckily a friend of a friend had a nice Miller Electric 115V MIG welder that I could borrow. With a little time and patience I learned to weld quite well on thin practice sheetmetal. I became quite excited when I could hear the bzzzzzz of a quality weld. Contrast that to bzz-pop-bzzzz-pop of a bad weld. After sufficient practice I was ready to weld in some bracing in the car. If I am to remove the entire floorpan then I will be loosing some of the structural integrity of the car. The doorsills and center tunnel act as the backbone with the floorpan connecting these components. I used square stock tubing and cross-braced the car in all three spatial planes.
Okay, now I have a floorpan so it would probably be a good idea if I knew how to weld. I haven’t touched a welder since high school (~25 years) so I am sure to be rusty. I want to minimize my costs so I investigate all my options. I could use stick, MIG, or TIG. Stick is the old style of welding where you hold an electrically energized wire in your hand with a metal rod, “stick”, attached. When you touch the stick to the work surface you complete the electrical circuit and the high temperatures created melt the metal. Easy in principal, tough to do on a thin sheetmetal panel. MIG is a popular do-it-yourself method where the stick is replaced by a continuous spool of wire. When you want to weld you press a button and the wire is fed out of a “gun” in your hand. Then there is TIG. These units are great for performing very fine welds as they offer a lot of control. Unfortunately they are the most expensive. The thickness of the metal in the floorpan is about 0.040” or 19 Ga. Most welding units are designed for joining thick pieces of metal. Welding thin sheetmetal is probably the most challenging form of welding. If the welder is held in one place too long you get “blow20
Photo by Charles Freeman
Photo by Charles Freeman
t looks like I am stuck with a problem I assume is common to a lot of the early 911s - a rusty floorpan. It is my understanding that they did not start to galvanize the sheetmetal until about 1969. This was done only on the floorpan until about 1976 then the entire car was coated. I assume that my car has a galvanized floorpan. However, as you can see, after I removed the undercoating there was a severe rusting of the metal. In some places the rust-rot had eaten half way through the metal. I had spoken with some local Porsche shops about repairing the floorpan as I felt this was probably outside my skill level. Most don’t care to do this kind of work. One shop wanted to cut the metal out between the door sill and center tunnel then drop in a new piece from the top (or inside the car). I wasn’t sure that I liked this idea but the price was right - $500. This seemed to be an acceptable repair until I found rust located by the brake master cylinder (not an area easily accessed from inside or underneath the car). This would not be as easy to repair as we had first discussed. Well I took my time working on other parts of the car and finally decided to see if I could do the rust repair myself. I found a shop that had purchased a factory OEM 911 floorpan back in the mid-80s and he wanted to get rid of it. For the paltry sum of $250 I was the proud owner of a complete factory floorpan. This is a tremendous bargain because the best price I found in the aftermarket is $200 for just one side. My floorpan also includes the area by the brake master cylinder that no restoration company makes.
Now is the fun of removing the old floorpan. I purchased a spot weld drill and started to drill out the welds. There are two kinds of spot weld drills that I found. The first looks just like a very short drill bit with a very wide angle at the tip. The second is like a tiny hole-saw with a center guide pin. This is the one I purchased since it was $19 instead of $30 for the previous one. With the spot weld bit I purchased you must drill a pilot hole for the guide pin to fit into otherwise the spot drill just wanders all over. I am not sure how many spot welds there are in the floorpan but I used up 4 of the pilot drill bits at $5 each just working on the driver’s side of the car. This was also very
Photo by Charles Freeman Photo by Charles Freeman
Photo by Charles Freeman
tedious work. I then realized I could purchase drill bits with a 130∞ angle and these would cut through the near panel and slightly into the far panel and work much faster than my spotweld drill. I went through another 10 of these drills at about $5 each and I was probably only a third of the way through. I spoke with a neighbor who, at one time, restored a 356 and he suggested that I just use a sledgehammer and chisel to separate the two panels. It sounded a bit crude, but hey, he did it on his car. So I tried this for a very short period of time. That sledgehammer got very heavy and in a tight space I ended up hitting my head, my hand…. This really didn’t seem to be working well so I tried out my new air chisel. This did a beautiful job of separating the panels and made one heck of a racket. Only problem is that it was difficult to control the cutting direction. In a very short period of time I had cut out the rusty floorpan but was left with a lot terribly distorted doorsill/center tunnel and a lot of metal that needed to be ground away to create an even surface for welding. There goes another lesson. Take advice for what it cost to get.
Be sure to read next month’s update to find out if I electrocuted myself with the MIG welder!
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ALMS Audi Sports Car Championship by Bill and Marilyn Stafford
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he season ending 4-hour race for the 2004 American LeMans Series wasn’t the first race ever run into the darkness, but it was the first time a night race has been held at Laguna Seca. If you were to purposely pick a spot to hold a night race it couldn’t be any darker than at Laguna. Although the “neighbors” were complaining about the noise (Laguna Seca is situated up in the hills inside the old Ft. Ord Artillery Range impact zone), the race ended at 8 PM and no further nasty phone calls came in after that. Practices for the night races are different. That is to say the night practice sessions are not held the night before (exception being Daytona) and the time between them and the race tends to dull the memory a bit. Couple that with an uncertain weather forecast, and you have an interesting event. This being the final 2004 Race, most of the Class winners were predictable, barring, of course, a catastrophic event. None the less, the race was interesting and when the rain came with about 30 minutes to go, it became more interesting as darkness and a slick track prevailed with no one wanting to pit for rain tires until absolutely necessary. The Race: The British #27 Creative Autosportif DBAZytek surprised many by taking the pole in front of the Audis. Driver Nicolas Minassian knew they would face a tough race with the 2 Audis and the ever-present Dyson cars. “We know the Audis will be consistent. They push buttons to get out of the pit where I have to worry about the clutch, gas, and brake. I will need a ten second lead to be successful in the pits.” But if you guessed Audi would win, you would be correct. They just keep steamrolling right along. The only thing that changed was the Team. The #38 Series champions J.J. Lehto and Marco Werner came in 2nd this time, while the #2 Audi R8 with Johnny Herbert and Pierre Kaffer managed to take the checker.
Photo by Bill Stafford
the win in that order and Job (factory driver) Timo Bernhard also took the driving title. Team Flying Lizards Porsche was 3rd. Sadly, the rumor may be true that the Alex Job Porsche Team may be calling it quits after this year, but the official word is “undecided”. Pit Rat Notes: The Track Management continues to surprise the Fans with some varied racing events (shifter Carts) and the occasional weird thing. This year, there was a Brazilian Dance Troupe decked out in Carnivale outfits going up and down the Paddock. More than 1 driver was seen following the scantily clad dancers as they … well, you know. There is still a lot of Team indecision regarding the 2005 season. Dick Barbour was in the pits throughout the weekend talking to various manufacturers. He will not be back with the Lamborghinis, but he will be back. The next item hurts my brain. American Le Mans Series introduces the “Founder’s Challenge Cup” to celebrate accomplishments of gentlemen drivers (What about gentlewomen drivers?). Drivers in the AMLS whose primary career is not racing will have their own championship to compete for in 2005. Named in honor of ALMS founder Don Panoz, the Founder’s Challenge Cup will recognize drivers in each race, with points awarded for a season-long championship. The champions will receive unique, “specially designed awards” that will be revealed at the 2005 season-opening event at Sebring. Enough said…… Mazda Raceway at Laguna Seca continues to undergo more changes. Over the winter, the gravel trap runoff area at turn 9 will be expanded due in large part to the AMA Motorcycle race requirements. Ironically, the best place to view the race (my opinion) is at the signature “Corkscrew” Turn 8 where the view is now marred by the addition of high catch fences mandated by the Champ Car Series. Several individuals, off the record, made comments that if and when CART goes out of business, the fence would be removed. Also for the first time the Grand American Road Racing Association (GARRA) will be bringing the Grand Am series and the Daytona Prototypes to Laguna Seca for the 2005 Seasons 4th race on May 1st. Get to a race and support your local Racetrack.
Olivier Beretta driving the #4 Corvette grabbed the pole in the GTS class, tying Ron Fellows for the most poles in the Series. However Fellows and Johnny O’Connell in the #3 car ended up with the win. With the pullout of the Team Barbour Lamborghini’s after the Petit LeMans at Road Atlanta, the Corvettes own the GTS class. This victory was a 3-lap runaway from the Saleen and marked the first win for Team Corvette at Laguna Seca while finishing off a perfect year in which they went undefeated. In the GT class, the Alex Job #23 and #24 Porsches took 22
Photo by Bill Stafford
Johnny Herbert in the race-winning Audi R8
The 2nd-place finishing Alex Job GT Porsche
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Unclassifieds
Unclassifieds are available free to Maverick Region Members and are $5 to all others (contact Matt Platts for payment details). Please limit size to no more than 6 lines. Ads will run for 3 issues, then removed unless you request that it be run for an additional 3 issues. Email your ad to unclassifieds@mavpca.org by the 10th to have your ad run in the following month’s Slipstream. Be sure to include a contact name and phone number. If you are selling a car, include mileage and price. Check your ad for accuracy the first time it runs. Contact the editor to have your ad pulled sooner. Due to space constraints, photos can not be included.
1980 911 SC Tobacco brown, full camel leather, never wrecked, garage queen with 46k original miles, fully sorted stock suspension, 2nd owner (22 years), too much to list, all records, $18,500 with all oem spares, take offs etc., send email to billstafford@juno.com for specifics or call Bill @ 972.644.2980 to see (1) 1987 911 Coupe with sunroof. Black/Crimson. 56,000 miles. Factory spoilers; sport suspension with many modifications (details available upon request). Excellent daily driver/weekend track warrior. All papers since new. Service current. Overall excellent condition. Making way for new car. Asking $25,400. Contact Randy at (214) 417-7900 (1) 1981 911 SC Targa Euro Blue/blk lea. 179K mi. great compression, pwr windows, Carrera tens., pop off valve, and CD player, no track, garaged. $12,000 OBO ken@mnl.biz (1) 1986 944 Turbo 106K miles, loaded. Carefully maintained by enthusiast including Mobil 1 every 3K. Owned for 10 years and have all books, records, and receipts. $9K in recent work, light body damage. $10,500 o.b.o. Call Donna at 469.477.2041 days; 972.678.2260 eves and wknds. Leave message if no answer (1) 1991 Porsche 911 C2 Cabriolet Tiptronic, White/Black Top/Grey Interior ,79000 miles-lady driven-my wife wouldn't let me drive it much-told me to drive my own car! Well maintained, looks and runs great. $26900 o.b.o. Contact Dan Gage @ 214-215-4582 or gages.texas@verizon.net (1) 1996 911 Carrera Cabriolet 60,000 miles, Texas car. Excellent. Always garaged, never raced, never wrecked, no rust. Metallic silver with black top, black leather interior. No scratches, no dings or blemishes. 6 cd changer, motivated seller, $31,000 (1) 1993 911 C4 Black with tan interior, loaded, 69k miles, sunroof, one owner. Asking $25,500. Contact Marilyn at 817 444 7403 or MLovesC4s@msn.com (1) 944 Parts 1984 - 1986 Used parts in working condition. OEM Windshield with antenna in glass $100. Windshield rubber trim (new) $20 (used) $10, Burgundy steering wheel $70, digital OEM clock $50, cruise control sensor $20, Sunroof motor assembly with micro-switches $75, ignition switch relay $20. Contact Taylor at 817 688-7161 or trice366@aol.com (1) 1990 911 C2 This looker finally available! Stunning Baltic blue 964 coupe. work done by Dallas EuroCars: Chip, Exhaust, A/C, intake w/K&N, PermaTune ignition, powder coated engine, polished stainless, ,new struts, shocks, cross drilled rotors, red calipers, and brakes. FAST, New AM/FM/XM/CD, new TOYO's, Non-smoker, garaged. Many unique features. No rips/tears/cracking in leather. Better than new! $25,900. marty@creditcardman.com or 214-242-2057 (2) 1989 911 Cab 82,000 miles. Excellent condition. This is a garaged, never raced, pampered beauty. White with dark blue leather interior. Alpine
stereo with 12 disc cd. Chome wheel hubs with colored Porsche centers over white background. Not a scratch or bleamish. Priced at $23,000 for a quick sell-this is a steal. 817-579-7256 or wjg817@aol.com (2) 1972 911T 2.4 Coupe All original, fair condition, runs ok, 127,000 miles, Stored for 14 yrs. New batteries, tires, rebuilt brake system, new plugs, wires, and filters. Includes, full front bra and car cover. $5500 OBO. Ask for Tom @ (817)428-4142 (2) 1973 911T Texas car, no rust, 60,000 mi on total restoration, white with red interior, many extras, spare parts, shop manuals, split escort, SS heat exchangers,webbers, turbo tensioners, electronic ignition and distributor - 911310095. $10,000 takes all. Contact John Haley at 214 823-1537 (2) 1988 Turbo Cabriolet very few made (2002?) for four years only. Venetian blue with grey interior and blue top. RUF wheels. Maintained at Istook's. $38,900. Contact Costa at 817-457-6057 (3) 1998 911 Targa Grand Prix White / Cashmere and Black interior 30K miles, Serviced by Boardwalk, 30K service done, Factory Hi-F: Stereo, Bird custom armrest, Glass top is truly a joy on daily basis - works perfectly. Photo on autotrader.com Never wrecked. Always garaged. Hand washed and waxed. Very rare - one of 121 1998 Targas imported - last of air cooled! Asking $44,500 but can be negotiable. Please call Jim at 972742-1881 (3) 993 Accessories 8 volume work shop manuals-$150, 17 inch Cup Wheels (4) in perfect condition-$625, Motor Sound air box cover-$50, Colgan Bra (used once) $60; Brey-Krause Fire Extinguisher Bracket(black) for non power seat with Halon Extinguisher-$100. Contact Dave Raffa at 817-579-0893 or 817-219-2755 or email dave.raffa@supsx.com (3) 1996 Carerra Cabriolet Guards Red with tan leather interior and black top. 17" chrome wheels with center caps and new Potenza tires. Rarely driven, garage kept, dealer maintained. Fantastic original condition. Bruce Anderson calls it one of the best of the air cooled series. 41,000 miles. $39,500. Contact Gary at 972-234-2923 (3) 2001 996 Cabriolet Black, Black Top, Black Leather, 6 speed. Under 1,400 miles. Immaculate condition. Garaged and covered. Never driven in rain. Upgraded stereo and 18” sport wheels One owner. Serviced at Park Place. $65K only serious should call. Contact Scott at (214) 750-2790 (3) 1974 911 2.7 Engine, 5 Speed, Silver Metallic, Completely Original, 2nd Owner. Great Condition. 77,350 miles. New Tires. New Shocks. No Dents, No Wrecks. Needs Nothing. Runs Perfect. $10,900. Contact: John Castro at 972-208-4952 or email at dgidallas@hotmail.com (3) Wanted - Damaged 72 to 89 911 Oil Cooler Lines (thermostat to front oil cooler brass lines). Contact Scott Wolthuis at 817 594-4995 or Scottwerks@charter.net (3)
Slipstream Advertiser Index These advertisers support the Maverick Region . . . the Mavericks support these advertisers! Autobahn Motorcar Group (800) 433-5602 Autoscope (972) 867-7467 Boardwalk Porsche (214) 576-1911 Bob Johanneson Fabrication(800) 544-2956 Bobby Archer’s Motorsports (817) 877-1772 Buckley’s Precision Racing (817) 239-7969 Dallas Auto Sports (214) 320-2228 Dallas Euro Cars (972) 243-4911 Fifth Gear Motorsports (972) 317-4005 Glen Gatlin, Jr. (214) 647-3507 Gray Cat Graphics (972) 849-8512 Istook’s Motorsport Svcs (817) 332-6547 Louden Motorcar Svcs (214) 241-6326
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