Slipstream - December 2018 by Maverick Region - Porsche Club of America

PUBLISHED BY MAVERICK REGION PORSCHE CLUB OF AMERICA

DECEMBER 2018

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VOLUME 57

ISSUE 12 DECEMBER 2018 MAV.PCA.ORG

Jason drives a 944? Photo by George Luxbacher

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December Mavs & Mochas and People’s Choice Car Show............................(Sat) 1 Maverick Toy Drive.......................................................................(Sat) 1 Maverick Founders Day Celebration.............................................(Sat) 1 Board Meeting.......................................................................... (Wed) 5 Lewisville area lunch.................................................................(Tue) 11 Motoring Mavs at Mayo............................................................ (Sat) 15 Southlake area lunch................................................................(Thu) 27

January Board Meeting.......................................................................... (Wed) 2 Lewisville area lunch................................................................... (Tue) 8 Mavs & Mochas: ?..................................................................... (Sat) 12 Maverick Social: BJ’s Dallas......................................................(Thu) 17 Motoring Mavs at Mayo............................................................ (Sat) 19 Southlake area lunch................................................................(Thu) 24 Maverick Tech Session: Understanding Lubricants.................... (Sat) 27

DEPARTMENTS 2 | Sprockets (President’s Column) 2 | Maverick of the Month 4 | List of Officers and Board Chairs 4 | Zone 5 Presidents 11 | New Mavericks 11 | Member Moments 20 | Porsche of the Month 20 | Porsche Trivia 34 | Advertiser Index 34 | Anniversaries 36 | Oversteer (Editor’s Column) Slipstream (USPS 666-650) is published monthly by the Maverick Region, Porsche Club of America, 155 Jellico Southlake, TX 76092. Subscription price is $24.00 per year. Periodical postage is paid at Fort Worth, TX. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Hiram Saunders, Slipstream, 155 Jellico, Southlake, TX 76092.

Last month’s cover car 1985 Porsche 959 Paris-Dakar sold at RM Sotheby’s for $5,945,000. Photos credit Sotheby’s

On the Cover

Maverick Tour to MotorSport Ranch. Photo by Rober Kirby, LightSpeed Images Opinions expressed herein are not necessarily endorsed by the Club’s membership or officers. Contributions will be printed on a space available basis. Chartered regions of PCA may reproduce items from this issue provided the author/ artist and Slipstream are credited. Slipstream is printed by Ussery Printing Company in Irving, Texas.

SPROCKETS: Driving Year Round By David Robertson, Region President

I recently spoke with a friend of mine in New York who was prepping his new Cayman for winter storage. Aside from being very sad that he would not be able to enjoy driving his Porsche for the next 5-6 months, he detailed the ritual that takes place every year in November. • Detail the car • Fill the tank • Add fuel stabilizer • Put the wheels in cradles to prevent flat spots • Arrange silica gel packs strategically to absorb moisture • Cover the car • Get the latest version of the Forza video game to at least simulate the ability to get out and drive That seems to me like a lot of wasted time, energy, and heartache when you can just live in Texas where we enjoy driving our two-door Porsches any season! I lived many years in Boston, and now that I am back in DFW, I wonder why anyone would put themselves through this yearly misery! Many of you have lived in areas of the country where this was on your yearly checklist and will probably agree that we have it pretty good down here for year-round driving. Although there have been a few times in past years here in DFW that I have not been willing to venture out in the rare ice and snow, for the most part it has been pretty good. Since there are usually no chemicals or salt on the roads, with a little sun things are usually back to normal pretty quick. After having the conversation with my friend in New York I decided to take advantage of some good weather and go for a drive in my 911 to experience the thrill that I always get on a good twisty road. I don’t need much of an excuse to get out but this time I appreciated it just a little bit more than usual.

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MAVS OF THE MONTH: Mark Pitarresi and Brant Worrell, Tours Co-Chairs Have you been on one of our tours recently? If so it is no surprise that the team of Mark and Brant are well deserving of our recognition. These two work tirelessly to insure the Maverick Region has a safe and fun Tours program. Our Tours have become one of, if not the most well attended Tours program of any region in PCA! Mark and Brant have added innovation and well thought out logistic design to these events to make them safe and enjoyable for everyone and our members are giving them rave reviews! There is a ton of behind the scenes work that goes in to each of these events, from route creation and pre-drives (to make sure there are no surprises such as closed roads or unacceptable pavement) to setting up destination venues and organizing a team of fantastic volunteers to make sure every base is covered. Mark and Brant, thank you for your tireless efforts to make the Maverick Region Tour program so great!

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2018 Maverick Region Board - Officers and Chairs President David Robertson 617-797-0516 president@mavpca.org

Vice President Jim Falgout vp@mavpca.org

Secretary Carey Spreen 817-422-3480 secretary@mavpca.org

Treasurer Deborah Fike 972-672-4282 treasurer@mavpca.org

Autocross Chair

Charity Chair

Club Race Co-Chair

Coffee Meets Co-Chair Derrick Tate 972-748-1178 coffeemeets@mavpca.org

Concours Chair Mike Mahoney 801-230-1482 concours@mavpca.org

DE Co-Chair Chris Tabor 817-371-4888 de@mavpca.org

DE Co-Chair TJ Kroehle de@mavpca.org

DE Chief Driving Instr. John Sandusky 817-777-0421 cdi@mavpca.org

DE Hospitality Rose Gohlke de@mavpca.org

DE Registrar Jason Brodigan deregistrar@mavpca.org

DE Marketing Director/ Event Planning Chris Sorrells demarketing@mavpca.org

Goodie Store Chris Flaugh 214-288-5300 goodiestore@mavpca.org

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

Marketing, Social Media Chair Bill Orr marketing@mavpca.org

Membership Chair, Jim Hirsch 972-740-7377 membership@mavpca.org

Monthly Social Co-Chair Clark Randall hh@mavpca.org

Monthly Social Co-Chair Vanessa Fernandes hh@mavpca.org

Online Calendar Karl Poulsen calendar@mavpca.org

PCA Tours Co-Chair Mark Pitarresi 817-715-7156 tours@mavpca.org

PCA Tours Co-Chair Brant Worrell tours@mavpca.org

Rally Co-Chair Don Sebert 214-613-6900 rally@mavpca.org

Rally Co-Chair George Luxbacher rally@mavpca.org

Registrar, Club Race Wendy Shoffit crreg@mavpca.org

Safety Co-Chair Wayne Elliott safety@mavpca.org

Safety Co-Chair Bob Kramer safety@mavpca.org

Slipstream Advertising, Coffee Meets Bill Kruder 214-497-0711 ads@mavpca.org

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

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

Slipstream Event Ad Design David Tierny eventads@mavpca.org

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

Slipstream Printing Fran Ussery 972--438-8344 (W) 817-481-8342 (H) printing@mavpca.org

Social Chair Debi Kruder social@mavpca.org

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

Time Trial Chair, (AX/TT Rules) Travis Howard 214-616-6152 tt@mavpca.org

TT Registrar, AX/TT Schools, Swap Meets Robyn Howard 214-991-0873 drivingschools@mavpca.org

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

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

Web Site Chair James Shoffit 972-786-6246 webmaster@mavpca.org

Link to Board Meeting minutes:

Mark Schnoerr ax@mavpca.org

Chris Hamilton hope@mavpca.org

Pat Heptig 214-649-7907 cr@mavpca.org

2018 PCA Zone 5 Presidents and Zone Representative ARK-LA-TEX Ken Chandler bad968@bellsouth.net,

HILL COUNTRY Tuffy von Briesen president@hcrpca.org

MARDI GRAS Scott Spradley swsprad@bellsouth.net

WAR BONNET Eric Costello ecostellodo@gmail.com

CIMARRON Jason Tollison presidentcmr@gmail.com

LONE STAR Steve Bukoski president@lsrpca.com

MAVERICK David Robertson president@mavpca.org

WHISKEY BAY Stan Labat labat@cox.net

COASTAL BEND Bryan Kerrick bksailspadre@sbcglobal.net

LONGHORN Mikel Matthews Mikel.matthews@gmail.com

OZARK Jim Woolly jim.carol_NOSPAM@sbcglobal.net

WHITE RIVER Leonard Zechiedrich whiteriverregionpca@gmail.com

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Maverick DE Program Evolves to Fill a Void By Mark Schnoerr

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PCA was one of the first organizations to offer race track driver education events. The membership was already doing autocross, so it was natural stepping stone for many to learn the skills and to experience even more of what their Porsches were designed to do so well. Naturally, we needed instructors, presentations, and safety rules, and the program grew while spawning other car clubs and organizations to enter the arena. If you want to drive fast, there are now many organizations running track day drivers’ education programs, Time Trials, and Club Racing.

but mostly on-track driving sessions that focused on the elements of track driving: acceleration, hard braking, low and high speed slaloms, lane change exercises, and learning the proper line around the track. We even had use of the skidpad to teach the nuances of controlling understeer, oversteer, and steady-state cornering using combinations of braking, steering, and accelerating. At the end of the day, we did some lead/follow exercises to combine all the skills, still without putting tires, brakes, or drivers at risk by limiting speeds and enforcing a nopassing rule. Our instructor corps stepped up to make

Some organizations require autocross experience, a car control clinic, or skidpad training to prepare the student (client) for the race track driving experience. Those clients are much more prepared for what they will experience on track and can learn very quickly. They have magnetic numbers for their cars, own a helmet, and can’t wait to graduate to ever-faster run groups as they work their way through the program. However, there are others who are looking for a less risky way to get more than a few touring laps on track without all that risk to the car, tires, and brakes of a classic DE participant. Some of our local Porsche dealers have been looking for something the more exciting for their 4-door customers and fledgling enthusiasts to try to get more enjoyment from their amazing cars without jumping all the way into DE. So the club took a chance to modify the last event of the season to make this happen. On Saturday, October 20, the entire program was focused on coached race track training. The instructor group was the only other group on track all day. We added a Car Control Clinic program to the usual beginner and intermediate Green and Blue Group instructed sessions. On Sunday, we did the opposite, with no instruction and a solo-approved-only track day for those who are totally committed to DE. The Car Control Clinic on Saturday was to include no passing, moderate speeds, no numbers on the cars, and no helmets, to experience what was essentially a deconstructed Green run group. There were multiple classroom sessions,

this happen, and the CCC clients were full of smiles while enjoying the experience. The Park Place Porsche team who brought clients to the CCC were equally impressed with the pilot program.

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Here are a few of the writeups we received after the Car Control Clinic: I wanted to test and enjoy my 964 in an unrestricted way, so I signed up for the PCA Drivers’ Education Car Control Clinic at MotorSport Ranch. Since I’ve never even felt the ABS kick in, I thought this group was a good place to start. No helmet or car numbers were needed, and speeds were reasonable, which is actually fast for an aircooled car. There was a braking exercise, instructed laps where I learned about cornering, a slalom course, and some classroom instruction mixed in, all of which was high yield. Driving the 964 in its natural environment also allowed me to test and verify my car’s systems. I had so much fun, I’m going to sign up for the next event so I can drive my Porsche the way it was designed to be driven. The saying that it’s more fun to drive a slow car fast might be true but I wouldn’t know; my 964 is fast. - Jason Bentow On Saturday, October 20, at my husband’s urging, I got up way too early to make my way over to a racetrack in Cresson, Texas for a day of learning – learning about my car and seeing firsthand where my husband has spent so many weekends away from home over the past five years. My car is a 2016 Cayenne Diesel named Blanche. I

was told this would be an opportunity to find out how my car performs on a track, including some special exercises involving high-speed maneuvers. Get me some coffee, and bring it on! We arrived in Cresson a little before 8:30, registered, and got prepped by some sharp young men from Park Place Porsche. Although numbers weren’t required for this group of beginners, my husband insisted that I wear my newly assigned 528 in black on my white Cayenne. I could have spent that $30 on wine for after the Clinic, but he wanted me to look the part for my first event. At about 9:30, and for the next hour and a half, we put our cars through their paces: full acceleration followed by full stop several times on each of two laps. I had no idea how well Blanche could come to a controlled stop! Instructor Rick seemed to be having as much fun as I was. From there, we moved on to the next segment to see how many cones we could hit in the slalom. I’m still apologizing to Robin Howard for taking down so many of her “children.” The final morning exercise was the Mosh Pit, known to those at the event as the Skid Pad, showing us how small changes in the accelerator pedal translate to big changes in the turning radius. Instructor Tom was great about teaching through my eccentricities. After a handful of circles in both directions, we paused for lunch and to let some other groups out on the track. After lunch, we had another hour and a half scheduled,

including braking to a full stop with the electronic emergency brake, high-speed lane changes, and the final, ultimate session: putting together all that we’d learned through the day in a Lead/Follow group. Several groups of four or five of us got behind an instructor for lots of laps around the track, by ourselves, no instructor in the car and at speeds that let you feel how the car really handled. Instructor Peter started the afternoon but couldn’t eject himself from the passenger seat fast enough. It’s possible he was unnerved by Bête the stuffed Bat hanging from the rear seat grab handle. Instructor John closed out the day with a steady hand and solid advice. Classroom time throughout the day, led by Instructor Mark Schnoerr, did a great job of augmenting our on-track activities. I knew I’d had a good time when I started talking to a couple of girlfriends the next day about joining me in Cresson in the future. Thanks for the introduction. - Lisa Mitchell We got a lot of feedback on ways to improve the Car Control Clinic, incorporate elements, work more closely with the dealers, and take advantage of this low-risk stepping stone approach to bringing new participants into our organization while teaching essential Car Control Skills they can use every day regardless of their DE aspirations.

Maverick Tech Session Series: Insurance By Michael Baynton, Region Tech Session Chair Think back—how much time did you spend researching the purchase of your Porsche(s)? Deciding on the specific model, the “must have” options, the color, even the dealership or private seller from which to purchase. And that’s before you even sit down and consider the selling price and what you are willing to pay for your new toy. All that time spent to get just the right car at just the right price. And then most people just call their current insurance company to add the additional vehicle to their policy—probably with the exact same coverage as the family SUV or grocery-getter. And that last decision might the right one. Or it might be all wrong. Does your Porsche have ACV (actual cash value) coverage? Or maybe a “Stated value” or “Agreed value” policy?

If you drive your 911 through Fancytown and happen to bump into a new Ferrari 488, do you have enough coverage to pay for the damages?

And if you have special “Classic car” insurance on your garage queen 356, when exactly can you drive your baby and still be adequately insured? These topics and more were covered during our latest tech session, held on November 3 at Park Place Porsche. Justin Husman from Phoenix Insurance provided a comprehensive overview of the various types of coverages available, and

touched on the pros and cons of each. While the focus was primarily on car insurance, he also covered homeowner and umbrella policies as well as track insurance. (Fun fact: if you purchase track insurance for a weekend HPDE day and somehow manage to make contact with another car on track, you are out of luck! The coverage you purchased typically only covers damage to your car if you make contact with a barrier or wall. Who knew?) In addition to highlighting the differences between the various policies, Justin also delved into the differences between the types of insurance providers and independent brokers. He provided great advice and “insider” insight into the insurance business, and a healthy Q&A session from our 40+ members in attendance turned out to be very enlightening. Suffice it to say that quite a few will be doing additional research on their current insurance policies! A big thank-you goes out to G.M. Patrick Huston and Liz Shafton at Park Place Porsche, who graciously allowed us to use their training room for this tech session. As he always does, Patrick greeted our members and made himself available to our members to show them around the dealership. Also, to Justin Husman for presenting the info and providing donuts and coffee. And lastly, lots of appreciation for the MAV PCA volunteers who came early to help set up and leave late to help with clean-up! Stay tuned for an even better slate of tech sessions coming in 2019!!

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Welcome Our New Mavericks! By Jim Hirsch, Region Membership Chair

New Members October 2018 Cameron Baynard Cody Cowan Louie Devega William Duffy (Virginia) Valerie Duque Joshua Garee Daniel Garza Michael Hays Charles Honea Craig Isham Eric Kraft William Kuhn Thuong Le Jeffrey Lierly James Mitchell Todd Petelski Jake Ramsey Jed Siddle (Christy) Keith Spring Taylor Stilovich David Van Buskirk Nathan Wagner Mas Watanabe William Weisiger

Dallas Tyler Plano Allen Fort Worth Roanoke Frisco Plano Arlington McKinney Dallas Dallas Frisco Dallas Hurst Van Alstyne Dallas Murphy Dallas Allen Grapevine Lewisville Savannah Richardson

2017 Cayman S 2018 718 Boxster GTS 2000 Boxster 2000 911 Carrera 2018 718 Cayman 2005 911 Carrera S 2006 911 Carrera S Cabriolet 1988 911 Carrera Targa 2012 911 Carrera S 2015 911 GT3 2003 911 Carrera 2014 Cayman S 2017 Macan Turbo 1978 911 SC Targa 2016 Macan S 1983 911 SC 2018 718 Cayman 1978 911 SC 1990 928 S4 2011 911 Turbo S 2016 911 Carrera Cabriolet 1981 911 SC 2001 Boxster S 2016 Boxster

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

Member Moment Don Breithaupt (joined 2/1987)

Occupation Retired

First Porsche 1983 924

Current Porsche(s)

1986 911 (purchased new), 2013 Boxster, 2013 Panamera S

Favorite Porsche Carrera GT

Favorite Maverick or PCA event Porsche Parade

Best thing about owning a Porsche

The many lasting friendships we have made all over the United States & Canada.

Member Moment Jim Runyon (joined 8/2018)

Occupation

Virtual Design of commercial and industrial mechanical systems

Primary reason for joining PCA

Networking with other Porsche owners

Current Porsche(s)

2010 Cayenne GTS and 2012 Panamera Turbo

Favorite Porsche 970 Turbo S

Best thing about owning a Porsche

Transfers In None this month. Please give a Maverick Welcome to these new members when you meet them!

Besides the actual driving aspect, the best part about owning a Porsche is how rewarding it is when I complete service or maintenance on one. After hours of work, when everything is clean and all the beauty panels are back in their place, it is always back to feeling like a new vehicle again.

Hobby interests

Small and light High Performance Boats, maintaining, modding, and detailing my cars, building off road trucks, EFI tuning, working on my TIG welding, and learning anything I can thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mechanical in nature.

Maverick Membership Statistics as of November 1 Members: 1921

Affiliate Members: 940

Total Membership: 2861 11

Park Place Supercar Showcase: Member Perspective By Our Members

pphotos provided by Micheal Durovick and Bill Middleton

Park Place held their second Supercar Showcase on October 13th. With over 100 million in vehicles on display, it was memorable, and wet. We asked some our members to share their impressions of the show with us. It’s not just the cars, it’s the people. Rob Adams

My Dad once told me, “Son, when you see a hog running around with a stick in its mouth, it’s going to rain . . . .” That was his reaction to seeing me for the first time with a cigar in my mouth. What in the heck does that have to do with the Park Place Luxury and Supercar Showcase? Well, maybe nothing, but judging from this article’s picture, maybe everything, because it was surely raining . . . a lot . . . almost all day. But torrents of rain did nothing to deter diehard gearheads of all types who brought their cars out in the weather to participate in the second annual event. A few adjustments to the layout, a large and well stocked pavilion, sponsored suites, and a lot of avid autophiles

ensured another successful show. By mid-afternoon, the rain had dissipated and the crowds were at full strength. In my opinion, the Car Corral was even better than last year’s, as there were some seldom-seen exotics such as the De Tomaso Mangusta, one of my all-time favorites. And of course, the Park Place show cars provided something special for anyone. And let’s not forget the catered suites and samplings from some of the finest restaurants in the area. Delicious bites and an open bar made for an excellent experience. Once again, Park Place showed how to put on a firstclass event in first-class style. I had second thoughts about showing my car in the rain, but in retrospect, I wouldn’t trade the day’s adventure for anything.

Weather notwithstanding, the 2018 Park Place Luxury and Supercar Showcase gives the Dallas/Fort Worth market a glimpse of the sophistication and grandeur of the Monterey/Pebble Beach experience. The combination of people-watching, car-spectating, and edible delights within the country club venue gives Park Place an event they can be proud of. Our favorite moment was getting to talk to

the owners of a 1972 Citroen SM, with whom my husband discussed the finer points of the amazing hydraulic system and its ability to assist in changing a tire without a jack. Both the Citroen SM and next year’s event are high on our bucket list. We would like to thank Park Place Porsche, The Four Seasons Resort, all of the volunteers, and especially the PCA Maverick Region for extending the invitation to include our car in the event.

Kimberly Turner

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Obviously this was not the best day for such an event, and the way the cars ended up being displayed was not the planned arrangement. That being said, it must have taken a lot of quick thinking to make it work, keeping the cars accessible for guests and cars safe and clean for owners. I think the general image of the tents and the display cubicles was very nice and fit for a high-end event such as this. We enjoyed the off-area hospitality in the rooms, a nice place to chat and get away from the weather and crowd. The food/beverage area was well laid out, and options were so numerous that everyone must have

Paul Charsley

been able to find something they liked. I’m sure a lot of entrants were scared away because the concours area was a little sparse, so I appreciate those that did make it in (I think I’ll enter the fun next year)! The event seems to be a growing entity, so I think a more organized parking program should be instituted. The events going on in the tent were a little confusing to me (perhaps more car-oriented vendors?) and sound could have been better, but as I said, I’m sure if weather had played nice it would have been less manic in there. Staff were all very helpful and would definitely return in 2019 and encourage others to do so!

Opposite page: Local restaurants brought some fancy fare, Robert Caglia, Sarah Wilson and Yann Cortina., Porsche through the generations (1969 E, 993 turbo and 918). 1st in Class winner 2015 918, 1993 Jaguar XJ220. This page: Andy Kay and Peter Wen discuss (the weather?), Becky and Tom Gomer with Mike Mahoney, 918 on display, 1936 Cord Phaeton, 959 in the rain, Bentley with bonus Porsche content, Bill Kruder, Peter Wen and Bill Orr, Lego McLaren 720S.

I have to say that the Luxury and Supercar Showcase’s name certainly does it justice. The Showcase was SUPER!! (Anybody having a 70s slang flashback? Cue the go-go dancers.) There were super cars, super food and drinks, super people, and oh yes --super amounts of rain . . . . In today’s vernacular I’d say everything was “extra.” My love affair with cars goes way back and so did some of the cars. I thought I knew cars, but there were

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makes and models there that I’d never heard of. The display was truly amazing. And the rain was kind enough to finally let up, so we could all go out and look at them without having to wear our life jackets. In addition to the cars and food was the entertainment, and no, I don’t mean the fashion show . . . there was people-watching at its finest. Yep! I had a fantastic time. A big thank you to all who made it possible. I can’t wait for next year! 13

Coffee, Cars & Conversation By Bill Kruder This month, once again, has an interesting winding road. We first met last May at the Frisco Rail Yard Mavs & Mochas, but this would not have happened had he first not met our mutual friend Mitch. Mitch was dropping off a package at the UPS store months earlier and Brant walked up to Mitch and told Mitch that he was driving Brant’s dream car… a white 911 Turbo S. From there these two strangers started talking about Porsches. They part ways without thinking to get a number, so like any good stalker Brant turned to the Maverick Region’s Yahoo email board and asked if any one knew this guy in a white turbo cab wearing suspenders. Well our good friend James Shoffit quickly figured out that it’s Mitch. James connects these two together, Mitch introduces him to Mavs & Mochas, and as they say the rest is history. So here is the next in my series of “conversations” I would like to share with you . . . Brant Worrell, Enthusiast since 1976, Owner 2003 996 turbo, 1988 944, and 2006 Cayenne Turbo S Bill Kruder: You sound like you might be from here? Brant Worrell: No, I’m actually from Colorado Springs, Colorado. I didn’t move here till 1998, when I moved to Plano, before moving on to Frisco, before stopping off for a short break in the Valley Ranch area in Irving, before finding my way to McKinney in 2014! BK: What about college? I always see you wearing a Buffalo cap? BW: Oh yes, I went to University of Colorado Boulder. I have a Poly Sci degree, for the lack of anything else. I really didn’t know what I wanted to do other than own Porsches and that needed a degree (laughing). 14 December

photos by Brant Worrell BK: What brought you here? BW: Like so many, a job. I was working for a company in NW Arkansas and was looking for a new opportunity, and it was in DFW.

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BK: And what type of work do you do? BW: Well after college I went to culinary school in Hyde Park, New York. I like to joke I went into the CIA, which I did, just not that one in Langley, Virginia (laughing). It was the Culinary Institute of America. I always thought I had a passion for cooking, but what I learned is that I had the skills to cook, just not the passion to work 60 hours a week, seven days a week and holidays for very little money. So after a short stint in hotels and country clubs I went into being a research chef for Simmons Poultry in Northwest Arkansas; think Tyson Foods, just much smaller. After “getting my legs under me” on the research side of cooking, I joined Illes Seasonings & Flavors here in the Dallas area as their first research chef on staff. After thirteen years as Director of Culinary I moved into sales for

BK: Now you talk about passion. What did you discover you had a passion for? BW: Don’t get me wrong: I like what I do. However, I figured out I had a passion for Porsches very early on in my life. I was the kid who had every square inch of his bedroom (including the ceiling) covered in Porsche posters -- not music or girl posters (wish I still had a lot of those posters), and if I was going to be able to pursue that passion I had to have a good job. So as they sometimes say, you can live to work or work to live, and my work allows me to enjoy owning Porsches. BK: Where did this “passion” for Porsches come from? BW: I like to say I was born into the Porsche club; it’s in my DNA. Both my parents were Porsche enthusiasts, especially my father.

BK: What’s your first memory of being around the cars that made you realize this is what you wanted? BW: That’s easy: it was 1976. I was nine years old and my parents took me and my brother to the Parade in San Diego. Porsche introduced the 924 at the Parade and I thought it was the coolest car (laughing)! Remember, I was nine. BK: So Mom and Dad were active in PCA? BW: Oh they were more than active they lived and breathed it. My dad was President of both the Alpine Mountain and Rocky Mountain Regions in Colorado and mom held several positions in each region as well. Dad was also the Zone 9 rep for years. Matter of fact he was the Chairman for the 1988 Colorado Springs Parade and Treasurer of the 1998 Steamboat Parade. BK: What about Mom? BW: Well she of course supported him throughout all this, but her passion was the track. She once got top track time of the day at an event. I remember it clearly: it was in La Junta, Colorado; I don’t think my father was happy about all the ribbing from the guys that day, and she was a DE instructor too.

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BK: What did they drive back then? BW: They tracked an incredibly fast 914/6 but over the years had several cars. One of my favorites was a white 1980 SC with red interior; matter of fact that’s why I love white 911s today. They also had several 928s, a 1972 911T, a Carrera, and a 968.

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A New Porsche Dealership Just Opened! By Joel Nannis, Club Race Co-Chair Now don’t get too excited because it’s not in the Dallas Fort Worth area, it’s in Hamburg, Germany. During the summer, Erika and I were in Germany for a month visiting her relatives. On August 6 her cousin Soeren told us that a new Porsche dealership was opening that day. Knowing how much I am into Porsches, he asked if I would like to go to the opening. That day we went to the Elbe, the new performing arts center in Hamburg. It is a huge building that has a walkway (about 15 stories high, accessed by the longest escalator I have ever seen) around the outside of the building which offers a great view of the city. Then we took the train to the dealership. The dealership had around 80 new cars inside. There was

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every model that Porsche makes. They had all sorts of food and drink. I went up to one of the salesmen and said that I had come all the way from Dallas just for their opening. The salesman did not even smile and returned to his computer screen with no acknowledgment. I tried another salesman with the same result. I asked someone if they had any Porsche shirts with the dealership name and city on it and was told no, but they had the standard Porsche shirts that every other dealership has. They had a huge video display showing Dr. Porsche with one of his cars. We looked around and noted that a new GT3 was only 117,000 euros and a standard 991 was 127,000 euros. For some reason Erika would not let me purchase the GT3. We spent about an hour looking at the cars and finally it was time to leave. I had never seen so many Porsches in a show room. It was great to see so many great Porsches! I left drooling . .

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fight to the class championship extend to the final event number 10. Amir took the win this time. We will see how that one unfolds soon. Class P3 saw David Valdez in his beautiful white 991 take the win over both Mel Stanley in his Cayman S and first time autocrosser Dawn Marie Gray driving her yellow GT4. Based on her progress and her background racing bicycles, she is going to be a challenger to everyone in this class. Class P4 saw the six drivers in three cars fighting it out again: 911, 924S, and 914 2.0. The top four drivers were pretty close until yours truly put in a real flyer on the last run, in an effort to unseat Porsche FTD from the surprise â&#x20AC;&#x153;unofficialâ&#x20AC;? Porsche entry we had that day. Scott Wolthuis had fun with his 300,000-mile 1975 911 Outlaw in class P6, and Doug Edney, still waiting to install his sport suspension in his 996, was flying in class P7. The mystery participant was PCA Club Racer TJ Kroehle. No, he did not bring his 991 Cup Car, but his White 991/2 C4 GTS PDK Cabriolet. TJ has not autocrossed for about 40 years, but jumped right in to the fray. Like all fast courses, especially in autocross, there are turns and plenty of them. It was a new-tech vs old-tech battle for first quick Porsche time, even though TJ would not be in the final results. The final event of the season took place the next weekend, Nov 4. More on that in a separate article! 23

Mavs & Mochas: Pearl Cup Coffee By Pat Carmichael

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The frost was literally on the pumpkin this morning. When I arrived, thanks to the sun being out, it was up to 33 degrees from 30 when I got up. Brrrrr . . . . But despite the weather, this month’s Mavs & Mochas was amazingly well-attended, with over 125 cars, and, considering the weather, it would certainly qualify as a gathering of the faithful. Coats, hats, and gloves were the uniform of the day, but a few hardy souls were in light jackets and maybe a cap. I did notice that, once they got parked, almost all scooted over to the Pearl Cup Coffee Shop for a warm beverage and treat, as the line was about out the door. All, after stocking up with something warm, it was back out to join the crowd of enthusiasts first accumulating around the 16 or so 964s and then exploring the diverse collection of P-cars. Of special note, was a new GTS Club Coupe (blue and awesome), the first I have seen in person. All were fun to see and we experienced lots of great camaraderie; another great Mavs & Mochas!

Member Story: My Wife is Always Right, Always Right By William Shirk Up until about a year and a half ago I admired Porsche from afar. As chance would have it, at that time my wife Cindy and I found our search for a new SUV had taken us to the showroom of a Porsche dealership looking at Cayennes. While we waited for the salesman to bring one around to test drive, I walked the floor (this is as bright as petting puppies). Standing next to a brand new Cayman S, I admired her and yes, lovingly stroked her haunches imagining what could be. While I stood there my wife walked up to me and asked what was on my mind. I said that what I REALLY wanted was this lovely example of German engineering. Without hesitation she said, “So buy one.” Now we all have events in our lives (dependent on length) for which we will remember where we were when they happened. When Kennedy was shot, when Neil Armstrong stepped out on the moon, when our daughter was born, when I was told it was OK to buy a Porsche mid-engine machine. I wasn’t sure I had gotten her comment right, and sheepishly I asked her to say it again. She said, “If you want a Cayman S, buy one,” only this time she added a qualifier of “a nice used one.” 24 December

Our friend Tatiana has a Panamera, and Cindy has gone with her on a few road rallies, after which she mentioned that we ought to get a Porsche and join in the fun. Well, she says that she said it, but IF I heard that in the past, I must have passed it off as just an offhand comment. But here I was with a green light to join the club! Fast forward about 10 days and we had adopted a 2007 Carmine Red Cayman S, and she (yes, all things of strength and beauty are feminine; the same goes with aircraft and ships) rests in our garage and gets taken out on weekends to stretch her legs and participate in various driving events.

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Maverick Halloween Rally 2018: Recap By Tom Martin Somewhere deep within the contiguous parking lot that is the Plano – Allen – Frisco - McKinney continuum, the 4th Annual Halloween Gimmick Rally, aka the Halloween Hair-Raising Road Rally, was held on the first Saturday morning of November. After a night of driving rain engulfed the DFW Metroplex, a dry blustery wind swept throughout the area in the early morning, providing a cool, refreshing climate for the 2018 version of the Rally. Start point was the expansive parking lot of the now defunct Gander Mountain outdoor sports store in Frisco. The largest turnout to date attended this Rally: 86 Mavericks in 41 Porsches gathered to participate. Rallymeisters George Luxbacher and Don Sebert composed a route that challenged the drivers and navigators with a series of 18 perplexing questions and 16 unique and distinctive photographs. In keeping with the spirit of the Rally, over 60% of the participants dressed in inventive costumes, ranging from the weird to the sublime. The first of 41 teams departed the start point around 10:00 am, headed on an 82-mile voyage on backroads throughout Collin and Grayson counties. One couldn’t have asked for a more picture-perfect sunny autumn day. Traversing the wide open roads surrounding Ray Roberts Lake, one would imagine that Porsche drivers would be tempted to explore the upper regions of the car’s performance. But this being a Rally, the tortoise, rather than the hare, seems to excel at this type of event. In fact, one team was stopped by the local constabulary to ask why they were going so slow. A few hours later, the first of the Porsches landed at the Hula Hut in Little Elm. After an eclectic lunch, participants were asked to vote to determine the Best Costume winners. After Rallymeisters George Luxbacher and Don Sebert, along with their dedicated crew, tallied the teams’ scores, the final results were announced. Sparkly medals were awarded to the top three winners of the best costume contest, plus the top three finishers of the Rally, and of course, the highly coveted DLBF (Dead Last But Finished) team. Overall Rally Winners were: (driver/navigator) 1st Mary Anderson and Tom Cundari 2nd Jena Graf and Joshua Egly 3rd Mathew and Jena Krebs

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Top: Tom and Becky Gomer Middle: Louie De Vega and Alvin Cando Bottom: Costume contest winners.

In the Best Costume category, Michael Graves garnered third place dressed as Waldo, but most people had a hard time finding him. Carey Spreen and Sue Crimm secured second place in a sort of voodoo priest/day of the dead motif, and Tom and Beckie Gomer captured first place medals as Mario and Luigi of the classic Nintendo video game. Louie De Vega and Alvin Cando piloted their X-Wing Starfighter to scoop up the coveted DLBF (Dead Last, But Finished) medal. George Luxbacher always stressed that the idea of the Rally was to have fun rather than be competitive, but one couldn’t help but notice that the medal winners were having more fun than the rest of the group. Just sayin’ . ... Congratulations and many thanks to organizers George Luxbacher and Don Sebert for hosting another successful Rally. 27

PCA Tours Recap : MotorSport Ranch Tour By Don Anderson It’s not very often that a Maverick Region event hits more than one high note, but the latest PCA Tour to Motorsport Ranch achieved just that.

photos by Robert Kirby, Lightspeed Images Once at the track, 53 drivers charged onto the track, albeit at a relatively sedate pace. While the misting rain rendered the course a bit slippery, everyone emerged from the track safely, and no animals were harmed in the running of this event. Well, except for the BBQ part of the event, but then again . . . who’s counting? After the parade laps, participants were treated to the obligatory all-you-caneat Texas BBQ, featuring five meats with all the fixins’,

The event incorporated: • a typical Maverick Tour along the backroads • parade laps at Motorsport Ranch • a substantial donation to a charitable organization • an all-you-can-eat Texas BBQ lunch • a preview of the new 2019 Porsche models The penultimate PCA Tour of the 2018 season was held just a few hours after the autumnal equinox.

Participants were greeted with cooler temperatures and a consistent misting rain. It became obvious that summer had left the building.

Despite the weather, an incredible total of 93 Porsches and 132 Porschephiles assembled at a clandestine location along the 32nd latitude somewhere in Texas. Final destination: Motorsport Ranch in Cresson, TX. Working in conjunction with the Maverick HPDE program, Tour Co-Chair Mark Pitarresi arranged for Tour drivers to complete parade laps of the 3.1 mile circuit between DE sessions. A small donation was required to take to the track, with all proceeds earmarked for Patriot PAWS, a group dedicated to providing service dogs at no cost to disabled American veterans. A total of $1,465.00 was collected for the charity. The Tour itself was a short 56.1-mile excursion along country roads southwest of the DFW Metroplex. The drivers were split into nine groups, each departing Ground Zero in two minute intervals. Light rain increased and subsided all along the route, adding a little bit more excitement to the Massey Road part of the route, which already has a pretty high “pucker factor.” 28 December

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Bahia Red 1970 911T. I bought this car after having visited the Porsche factory in Stuttgart during a European college summer staying in 3 dollar per day youth hostels.

Current Porsche(s)

I have owned at least one Porsche continuously since 1970 and currently drive a GT Silver Metallic 2010 997.2 Turbo with only 22,000 miles on the odometer

Most memorable Maverick or PCA event

I have been an “armchair” car nut and Porschephile for over 50 years. I attend most Mavs and Mochas. I fondly remember when the PCA National Meeting was in Fort Worth many years ago.

Best thing about owning a Porsche

I enjoy everything regarding Porsche. The technical excellence of the cars, the many publications related to Porsche, and the congeniality of fellow Porsche drivers make ownership worthwhile.

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Oversteer: Letter from the Editor By Kurt Scaggs, Managing Editor

My story of becoming a shade-tree mechanic starts many years ago in a suburb outside New Orleans. In my youth, I had the chance to work on a Porsche 935. It didn’t end well. Let me explain. It was beautiful, blue with red, orange and yellow stripes and the number 49 emblazoned on the doors. My father brought it home in the hopes that it would satisfy my quest for speed. He was right on, but it awakened yet another curiosity. The desire to take things apart. Little did he know (or maybe he did and never wanted to admit it) that desire would never leave. Even after I left the car he brought home in a hopeless pile of parts he encouraged me to remain curious. Probably after he shook his head and sighed. You’ve probably figured out by now, the Porsche he brought home didn’t come from Zuffenhausen, but instead from Mattel, assembled in Hong Kong. You see, it was a Drive Command radio control Porsche 935. And the memory of ‘working’ on it never left. It was so vivid in fact that earlier this year I tracked one down, brand new in it’s box, and it sits in my office to remind me to remain curious. It also reminds me that things are usually much more fun when there are no left-over pieces.

Since my beginnings, I’ve become a little better at getting all of the pieces back together. I’ve gotten so good in fact that most of my repairs don’t require a trip to a qualified mechanic. Most of them. As I write this, on my desk sits a box full of parts that just arrived today. I’m tracking down a surging idle condition and instead of paying someone with a vast knowledge of the car and having it back on the road in 2 days, this brain of mine thinks is much more fun to have pieces strewn all over the garage and a car I can’t drive until I get it all back together. I tell myself I’m saving money (ha!) and I’ll feel that sense of accomplishment when it’s all back together, but I think it’s really just that I feel like that little kid taking apart his first car all over again. I missed being able to share my first german built Porsche with my father by about a year, but I’m pretty sure the first time I sent him pictures of it in pieces he would have reminded me of that little 935. So, when your son or daughter (or grandkids) wind up with extra pieces of something you just gave them, resist the urge to be disappointed and take a picture instead. One day you just might be able to show them just how far they’ve come. Enjoy the drive!

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