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Volume 53, February 2004, Issue 2
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 Advertiser Index...........................................................27 Unclassifieds.................................................................28
Upcoming Events Calendar of Events..........................................................1 Happy Hour at Saltgrass Steakhouse...........................2 Porsche Lunches .............................................................2 Zims Swap Meet and “Show & Shine” ........................2 Dinner Social at Snooty Pig ..........................................3 East Texas Daffodil Tour................................................3 Board Meeting ................................................................5 Maverick Driving Schools ...........................................14 2004 Autocross & Time Trial Schedule......................15
Past Event Recaps Happy Hour at the Elephant Bar .................................9 Holiday Hope Shelter Trip ..........................................11
Day 3 7 17 19 21 22 24 28-29
February- Events Board Meeting Time Trial 104 (MW) Plano & Bedford Lunches Happy Hour Ladies Autocross School (Penn) Autocross 101 (Penn) Addison Lunch Maverick Region DE (MSR) sponsored by Autobahn Motorcars
Day 2-4 6 10-11 17-18 18 20 22 24-25 27
April- Events Hill Country Tour Board Meeting TT#1 and AX#1 (MW) Parade Meeting (TMS) Autocross #2 (TMS) Plano & Bedford Lunches Happy Hour TT#2 and TT#3 (MW) Addison Lunch
Day 6 7 9 13 13 16 18 20-21 30
March- Events AX102 (MW) TT103 (MW) Board Meeting Zims Swap Meet East Texas Daffodil Tour Plano & Bedford Lunches Happy Hour LSR Club Race Addison Lunch
Day 2 4 8 15-16 18 20 25
May - Events Paris Tour Board Meeting May at Mayo’s HCR DE (MSR) Plano & Bedford Lunches Happy Hour Addison Lunch
Trivia Contest..................................................................7 “Building” for Hope.....................................................11 Holiday Hope Shelter Trip ..........................................16 Porsche Dealers Appreciation.....................................17 It Really is not the Cars, It’s the People!...............18-19 I’ve Registered For Parade - Now What?.............20-21 Searching For New Cool........................................22-24 YE2003 Balance Sheet..................................................24
Photography Matt Platts, Dennis Chaimberlain, Wendy Shoffit, Dave Frick, Bill Middleton, Joe McGlohen Cover Photo by Matt Platts A beautiful lineup of Porsche “tails” at last year’s New Member Party at Texas Motor Speedway
Photo by Matt Platts
Miscellaneous
Steve & Ethel Shockley at the 2004 New Member Party
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2003 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
WAR BONNET Mike Lindsey 405-773-4568 mlindsey21@cox.net
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
817-251-6865
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OZARK MOUNTAIN Leslie Morse 501-530-1537 therainmeister@netscape.net
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.
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.
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.
Drivers Education John Sandusky
Logistics & Support Joe McGlohen
Communication Wendy Shoffit
Rallies & Event Ad Design 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.
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.
Autocross, TT Chief Instructor Chuck Machala
DE Chief Instructor Club Race Co-Chair Bryan Henderson
Membership
Joel Nannis W - (817) 329-1600 H - (972) 722-2735 membership@mavpca.org
Teri is a past Slipstream Editor and the current Rally Chair. She has also been a major force behind Round Up and the recent Rally Schools. Managing Newsletter Editor Matt Platts
W - (817) 858-7526 H - (817) 354-6045 BDHender@attbi.com
W - (940) 381-9070 C - (940) 206-4338 ax@mavpca.org
DE Asst Chief Instructor Keith Olcha
Time Trials, AX Chief Instructor Bill Miller
W - (817) 706-7678 H - (817) 251-6865 keith.olcha@charter.net
tt@mavpca.org
Driving Education - Tech Ray Leudecke
Driving Rules Bill Dugan
Tours Ted Glover
Club Photographer Kevin Hardison
(972) 342-7412 pcar968@yahoo.com
H - (817) 265-0704 (<9 PM) NYDU@attbi.com
H - (972) 747-8553
H - (972) 401-3955 W - (972) 438-8344 ext. 154 khardison@usseryprinting.com
DE Co-Registrar Bill Dawson
Tech Inspection Ed Mayo
Tech Sessions Eric Erz
Newsletter Printing Fran Ussery
H - (972) 291-8817 (<9 PM) billdawson@worldnet.att.net
W - (817) 540-4939 H - (817) 595-4651
H - (972) 396-2900 e-erz@ti.com
W - (972) 438-8344 H - (817) 481-8342 fran@usseryp.com
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 Lisa Steele
Maverick Email List Bob Benson
Web Site Steve Boyd
W - (817) 366-1678 H - (817) 861-2792 retread@ix.netcom.com
lisasteele@bigfoot.com
W - (817) 264-8357 H - (817) 457-8833 bbenson1@airmail.net
webmaster@mavpca.org
Club Race Co-Chair, Hospitality, Charity Lanean Hughes
Mentor Program Dennis Chamberlain
Swap Meets David Mock
W - (972) 788-0871 Dennis@dennischamberlaincpa.com
hpandsd@ev1.net H - (817) 795-4149
wingfield@juno.com H - (972) 491-2766 W - (972) 478-3278
H - (972) 484-3040 W - (972) 934-3416 Lhughes@fmstech.com
Goodie Store
Dee & John Lersch W - (214) 697-3291 DeeLersch@compuserve.com
H - (817) 919-1253 editor@mavpca.org Slipstream Advertising Mike Brodigan
H - (817) 488-8520 C - (817) 233-0068 mike.get@att.net
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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his month, we’ve published our 2003 yearend financials. Some of you may be wondering what we do with the sources of income the region gets- our portion of your PCA National dues, event entry fees, and contributions from our various event sponsors and Slipstream advertisers. Well, expenditures fall into a few basic categories: The first is the rental of venues, whether it is a racetrack, autocross lot, private room for a social, etc. Another is the purchase of equipment and re-usable items. These are flags, radios, coolers, cones, computers, and our autocross truck. Finally, we have the printing of this monthly newsletter and various administrative items such as rent on our storage facility where we keep many items until they are needed, checking account fees, and miscellaneous expenses. Periodically during the year, we also give donations to the Hope Shelter based on various events such as Founders Day and our Charity Autocross to name a couple. As a non-profit organization, we try to maintain that three-way balance of providing events at a reasonable price, having good equipment and systems, and maintaining a monetary cushion for the unexpected. Next year’s report should also have some finances relating to Parade. PCA National manages and underwrites Parade so we are assured of break-even or a profit financially, without a lot of the transactions going through the region’s books. With February here, the driving/participating season has returned. A brief 2-1/2 month hiatus from Thanksgiving until late February, but we’re back. Did I do anything constructive car-wise? Yes, but not enough. I wanted to make the 911 ready for the DE and CR season, which appears to be accomplished. However, I wanted to work on the Boxster S’s suspension. I will still align it in the garage, but I had wanted to put on lowering springs also. Either H&R progressive, or Porsche Rest-of-World M030 springs (which lower the car less than the H&Rs but are
highest priority in availability and bumping. Also, the only banquet and/or function you will be able to pay and sign-up for if you do not register for Parade along with your club race and/or DE registration is the Saturday night victory banquet. And once again, if you do not register for Parade, you will not be able to attend any of the banquets, functions, or sessions at all. Parade is the July 4th-10th week; with activities running from the welcome banquet on Sunday (July 4th) until the victory banquet the following Saturday night. Please refer to www.parade04.org, or the PCA website (www.pca.org) for more details. Matt Platts is probably going to tell you about all the great events in February and early March, so I’ll just say I plan to be at most of them. I’m very excited about our new chair positions for Autocross and Time Trials and I thank our outgoing chairmen heartily. I also want to thank Mike Oakes for being Webmaster for the last several years. Steve Boyd (you can see his work at www.parade04.org) will be taking over for Mike as they transition during the next month or two. Also, Dee and John Lersch have done a great job running the goodie store for the last two years. Their time is up, and we need someone (or a couple) to please take over that position. It involves bringing the items to about 5-6 events throughout the year, and managing the small inventory. Dee and John will help transition to whoever volunteers. Later in the year, we plan to have the goodie store items available for display on the Maverick website and buyers can contact the goodie store via email. Please call or email me if you are interested. Till next month.
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constructive car-wise? ... not progressive). I’m still going to try and fit that in. Personally I prefer a non-progressive spring for the track, but that first inch of smooth vertical travel is nice on a relatively stiff-sprung street-car, which the Boxster S is. There are five months until the Porsche Parade in Fort Worth, and since I live 25 miles form all the venues, I intend to concours and autocross the Boxster, and club race the 911. When you read this, please note that you are now in the entry window for registering for Parade. I really feel that even if you don’t travel outside the region for another Parade, you ought to attend this one. Registration will fill up in a month or so, and I recommend you get registered before the end of February if you haven’t already done so. You will receive a return packet at the end of March with the final forms and steps to complete. Some people have asked if they will be allowed to sign up for the drivers education and club race without being Parade attendees. The answer is yes, but remember, Parade attendees will have 5
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Curves Ahead by Matt Platts, Editor
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y the time you get this, our 2004 driving season will be underway. The driving schools and DE get us off to a running start, soon followed by a busy March that also includes a Swap Meet, Dinner Social, and a one-day tour. If you are planning to participate in this year’s Autocrosses and Time Trials, you better leave the entire month of April open – take a look at the calendar and you’ll see what I mean!
This month’s issue was initially looking pretty thin, but everyone who promised to submit articles came through with flying colors. You’ll find several informative articles this month. Whether you are looking for a little technical reading or what to do now that you’ve signed up for Parade, you’re in luck. Pay particular attention to Mark Gluck’s article on page 11 about a project to improve The Hope Shelter in a very dramatic way. Keep an eye on Slipstream over the next few months; there will be more information about the Hope Shelter project to come, as well as many opportunities to help out.
Speaking of calendars, you can take a look at the full Maverick Region calendar on the website (http://www.pca.org/mav). The calendar page now includes detailed information about the first several months’ activities, and there is a downloadable PDF calendar that has the entire year’s plans. We still recommend checking the website or Slipstream as the event date gets closer to make sure nothing has changed. We also received a tour update from Ted Glover at the January board meeting; there will be a tour in almost every month this year.
Finally, I would like to thank the board for approving the purchase of the new Macintosh for Slipstream publication. This is the first issue with the new Mac, and it went quite a bit smoother than it has in the past. The old Mac was about 5 years old and was getting to be a little rough around the edges. The speed and stability of this new computer cut at least 4 hours out of my monthly 16 to 20 hours of work spent putting each issue together. I can assure you that this was money well spent!
Maverick Minutes by Mimi Spreen
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he January Board meeting was held at the home of Karen and Keith Olcha on Tuesday, January 6, 2004. Attendees were Keith and Karen Olcha, Lanean Hughes, Wendy Shoffit, Mimi Spreen, Noby Takahashi, Joe McGlohen, Joel Nannis, Mike Brodigan, Dennis Chamberlain, Matt Platts, Bob Knight, and Bill Miller. The Meeting was called to order at 7:11 pm and began with Keith's 'Round the Room.
about printing some kind of card or pamphlet to pass out at events to let Lanean know who is interested in helping with the new Hope Shelter project, whether it be with a cash donation, or services. Bill - Time Trial Maven - dates are locked down. Bob Manskey is offering to clean up and stripe the track. Volunteers needed for the Sunday after the Saturday school to paint. Asking for small coolers to hold water at each worker station. Will check with Charlie to see if there is room in Truxter to store the coolers. Noby – There are no events that require insurance in January.
Keith – Talked to Ted, he has full tour list for 2004. Keith will remind Ted about insurance prior to each tour. Ted is delegating the duties of Tour meister on a couple of different tours. Tour dates have been given to Matt. March 6&7 are AX Schools at Mineral Wells. Change the Dinner Social and Swap Meet dates to March 13. We need to renew the rental on the storage facility. Motion made to renew, seconded and passed.
Dennis - Has posters for Keith to take to the Porsche dealerships. The February Happy Hour Saltgrass Steak House at I-635 and MacArthur in Irving.
Bob – We have money and financials will be printed in the February Slipstream.
Matt – The new Mac is great. He needs articles for filler in February and got several volunteers.
Joe - Needs some new equipment, but less than $150.00 Lanean – We have the sponsorship money from Autobahn for Feb DE. Visit to Hope Shelter at Christmas time was wonderful. Talked
Joel - We have members, over 1200. Mike – Slipstream advertising is going ok.
Wendy - Registration for Parade opens on 1/26/04. Your envelope needs to be postmarked not before the 26th and preferably *on* the 26th. Motion made to adjourn at 8:56, seconded and passed.
Remember to Renew! Contrary to magazines which start reminding you to renew 13 years before your current subscription expires, PCA only sends out one renewal notice. If you do not pay your dues before (or *slightly* after) your membership expires, you will be dropped from the national roster. That means you'll no longer get Panorama, Slipstream, or first priority into DEs! PCA makes it easy to renew with both mail-in forms and online registration. Besides, it's only $42 per year!
If you are thinking of not renewing, please contact one of the board members on page 4 so we can know what we're doing that isn't suiting you. If we don't know that there's a problem, we can't fix the problem. We want you to be happy in the club and are doing our very best to schedule a variety of events for everyone.
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Happy Hour at The Abby Grill by Dennis Chamberlain
The turnout was 28, which was more than I had expected in
Bob & Clara Lewis seemed to be enjoying themselves.... Shannon and Roy Bryan, John Leto, and Steve Fallon. New member David Shulman came with his 2002 Carrera. For the February 19th happy hour, we’re returning to an old favorite, the Saltgrass Steakhouse at MacArthur and LBJ. Connie’s shoes were nearly a perfect match!
Photo by Dennis Chamberlain
new member Scott Janke was the only one who gave up and went home without finding us. Scott, the first round’s on me for you and your wife at your next happy hour.
Dave & Jean with the “nutcracker”
Jean Frick, one of our most artistic members, showed up with a Bass Hall nutcracker that she had made (also pictured). And it was good to see some faces that I hadn’t seen in months, including
Photo by Dennis Chamberlain
view of the fact that the Maverick Christmas party had just taken place five days earlier. The Elephant Bar staff bent over backwards to take good care of us, and the partygoers found that the menu, as Lanean had promised, was extensive and inexpensive. The semi-separate area that management set aside for us was almost perfect. The only problem with the Elephant Bar was the parking. Hopefully,
Photo by Dennis Chamberlain
Happy Hour Crew: Mark Gluck, Tinker Edwards and Dennis Chamberlain
Photo by Dennis Chamberlain
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“Building” For Hope By Mark Gluck
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he Hope Shelter provides an essential emergency refuge for victims of domestic violence and abuse. The shelter provides services for 5 North Texas counties to give them the additional security that physical distance can provide. The shelter is presently housed in a very old frame structure in Mineral Wells. For up to 30 occupants - women and children - it has a single working shower, 5 rooms which at times sleeps 6 to a room. While it is a safe location, there can remain the additional stress of
families sometimes being split between sleeping arrangements. There are also many other stresses from the limited physical facilities. Re-Building Hope stands for the construction and occupancy of a 5,000 square foot facility by April 1st of 2004, to give them the room they need now and for years to come. Residents will have the additional benefits of an easier living experience, with better sleeping, eating and other domestic facilities. The shelter, a United Way member agency, survives on a combination of grants and federally matched donations (including those from the Maverick Region Porsche Club), and does a wonderful job with what is available. Without this project they will continue to use their funds to operate the shelter, of which a substantial amount will go to keeping the existing building functional.
Photo by Dave Frick
Here is an outlet for your desire to support your community and Maverick Region’s highly valued contribution to this charity. Can you see how you might help make Re-Building Hope real, through your knowledge, your contacts with others that would love to be involved with this project? Virtually every aspect of construction assistance is still needed, from the land to the roofing and everything that goes in between. If you can contribute any service or materials related to construction, you will instantly become a key component of the success of this project. Your time and involvement are also incredibly valuable, we need people to help coordinate the activities and donations and, ultimately, to build the structure. Monetary donations are also welcome, of course. A recent addition to the Hope Shelter, thanks to Maverick members
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Maverick Driving Schools - Class of 2004 By Kevin Hardison
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ime to get ready for school! The Maverick Region is sponsoring five driving school days this year to help get you ready for the upcoming driving season. We have something for everyone this year, from “Newbies” to Club Racers looking for an opportunity to do a little testing and tuning. Everyone is encouraged to participate regardless of their experience. This year all of the school days will occur before the start of the official Time Trial and Autocross seasons. We encourage everyone interested in driving, instructing or helping out this year to email drivingschools@mavpca.org now to get on the email list for updates and more info. Advanced Time Trial 104 - TT104 Mineralring - Mineral Wells, Texas - Saturday, February 7th This is the “Advanced” school you may have heard rumors about. All three of our standard time trial courses will be setup on the same day. It has a very limited number of openings, so be sure to email us early. Club Racers, Drivers Education junkies and AX/TT instructors are especially encouraged to apply. Students should have some driving experience and must bring their own helmets. Make sure you have plenty of tread on your tires . . . you’ll need it! The day will start early with the maximum track time planned possible. Drivers will be paired up and you will be either driving, riding or working corners together for the entire day! Instructor’s cars must have a second seat for their students to ride with them. A few exceptions will be allowed. Parade laps will be immediately followed by timed runs. Courses #1, #2 and #3 will be setup in quick succession. No long classroom discussions here - this is a hands on the wheel class. Because this is a school, no official times will be published, but at end of the day a TTOD Time Trial Shoot Out is planned. Proceeds from this session will benefit the Hope Shelter in Mineral Wells.
Ladies Only Autocross 105 - LA105 Pennington Field - Bedford, Texas - Saturday, February 21st Our traditional ladies school taught by some of our best lady drivers, many of them class winners at Parade! Guys are there just to setup the course, work corners and pick up cones. The top speeds are lower and all of the exercises are designed to help you learn to work with your car. Extra time is allowed to make sure you can gradually increase your speeds as your confidence grows. Threshold braking, slaloms and skid pads will be featured in the morning. An actual autocross will be setup and held in the afternoon. This is a fully instructed event and you will always have someone to help you throughout the day. Timed Fun Runs for workers and instructors at the end of the day. Intro to Autocrossing 101 - IA101 Pennington Field - Bedford, Texas - Sunday, February 22nd This school shares the same format as the Ladies School from the previous day. Ladies can take both days if they wish to. This is the perfect introduction to how to attend an autocross. Students and Instructors will work the corners during the autocross to gain valuable insights. Timed Fun Runs for workers and instructors. Autocross 102 - AX102 Mineralring - Mineral Wells, Texas - Saturday, March 6th Part 1 of our 2-day school featuring more exercises and a longer AX course. The Mineralring is perfect for exploring the limits of your car. Students will get the chance to learn what your ABS and Stability Control Systems will and will not do! Time Trial 104 - TT103 Mineralring - Mineral Wells, Texas - Sunday, March 7th Part 2 of our 2-day school featuring multiple laps and higher speeds. High speed handling and transitions will be explored in the morning. An actual Time Trial will take place in the afternoon to help prepare you for the season ahead.
Register to help out or attend online NOW at http://www.mavpca.org/autocross/schools/.
Maverick Region 2004 Driving Schools Registration Form TT104 - Attend / Work
Ladies - Attend / Work AX101 - Attend / Work AX102 - Attend / Work TT103 - Attend / Work (Please circle each event and if you plan on attending or helping with the event) Name _____________________________________ TXDL# ________________________ DOB ________________ Address ____________________________________ City, ST _________________________________ Zip __________ Day Phone __________________________________ Eve. Phone ______________________________________________ E-mail Address ________________________________ Emergency Contact ______________________________________ Vehicle Make__________________________________ Model __________________ Year _________ Color ______________ Are you a PCA Member? (not necessary to attend) Yes No Member #_________________________________________ Have you attended a MR Driving School before? Yes No Which one(s)? _____________________________________ How many TT/AX’s have you entered before? ________________ T-Shirt Size S M L XL XXL Planning on lunch at the Mineral Wells Track? Saturday - Yes No Sunday - Yes No (Please circle one) Miner ol Stud iner al We l ls 2-day 2-day Scho School Studeent’ nt’s shir t incl include ude d. Planning on dinner Saturday night, March 6th in Mineral Wells? Yes No How many? ____ Miner ol Stud iner al We l ls 1-day 1-day Scho School Studeent’ nt’s shir t ext extrra. Do you have an instructor Preference? None Male Female Name _______________________________________ Do you need to borrow a helmet? Yes No Size _____ (Limited # of loaners. Headsock purchase required) Do you consider yourself to be a: Novice, Intermediate or an Advanced student? (Please circle one) Register online at http://www.mavpca.org/autocross/schools/. Send questions to drivingschools@mavpca.org or call Wendy Shoffit at 972-506-7449 before 9pm. Please make checks payable to “MRPCA” and mail to 1112 Santa FeTrail, Irving, Tx 75063.
Get ready for the 2004 Driving Season! Time Trial #1 – Saturday, April 10th • Autocross #1 – Sunday, April 11th Mineralring, Mineral Wells, Texas 14
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Holiday Hope Shelter Trip By Lanean Hughes
Photo by Dave Frick
Happy kids search for their favorite new toy Look for more information on our “Rebuilding Hope” project, headed up by Mark Gluck in this issue of Slipstream. P.S. The washer and dryer are absolutely beautiful, and EVERYONE is invited to see them. Maverick Region can be proud of their purchase, and a special thanks goes out to Candy Miller & Family for providing them at a specially discounted price.
Photo by Wendy Shoffit
Special thanks to Jean Frick for bringing her violin so we could sing Christmas songs, Dave Frick for taking pictures, and Wendy Shoffit who delivered toys in her beautiful “white sleigh”, Mark Gluck brought his sons who made a little boy Hill talks to an admirer of his car especially happy when they attached the training wheels to his bike. Hill Bullock and son also brought and took the time to talk to a 15-year old admirer of his car. Kevin Procaccino delivered the paint for the shelter. Teri Davis, Clara Lewis and her granddaughter Kristen (came to help with holiday cheer). A great big thanks to the Maverick Region members for sharing and caring by providing toys and cash. We gave the families and staff of the Hope Shelter a memorable holiday!
Jean Frick saranades the group with her violin
Photo by Dave Frick
Photo by Wendy Shoffit
“Ho Ho Ho,” were the three little words on December 21, 2003, as several Maverick Santas left for Mineral Wells and the Hope Shelter. Many thanks go out to the members who made the “Santa Trip.” The smiling faces of about 10 children, moms, and staff members made the trip so worthwhile. Let’s not forget about the wonderful refreshments provided by the Hope Shelter Staff and it’s Board Members.
Wendy unloads the “white sleigh” 16
Thanks Porsche Dealers! The Maverick Region thanks our local Porsche dealers with a recognition plaque
Boardwalk Porsche; Larry Irby, Hans Hoffman, Wayne Corley, Bobby Rodriguez, Lanean Hughes, and Tracy Moore Rathbun
Park Place Porsche; Randall Johnson, Jack McCall, Lanean Hughes, Trent Conrad, and John Hrad
Autobahn Porsche; Bob Hall, Lanean Hughes, Rafael Calvo, Sam Fowler, and Derek West
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Facility. Our clean shop, well-stocked parts department, and comfortable waiting room ensure that you and your car will get the kind of service you deserve. Maintained tools and equipment. Clean cars. We are meticulous about details.
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It Really Is Not The Cars, It Is The People by Joe McGlohen
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thought this would become easier after some time passed, but it hasn’t. Several years ago I was doing “unauthorized Tech Sessions” at my place on 914 topics as maintenance on my 914 racer dictated. I made a lot of new friends doing this and the company made working on the race car a lot more enjoyable. One of the frequent attendees was Doug Burnett. Early on in our friendship he told me that he wished he was physically stronger and could do more of the physical work. He explained that he was frequently on medical leave because he was fighting a rather rare form of Leukemia. This hit pretty close to home. I lost my dad to Leukemia in 1995 have a niece that has been in remission for many years. Doug may not have been a lot of physical help but he was a lot of encouragement.
One Sunday afternoon Tom Petruska went over to the Burnett home with me to try to determine the problem. All we could determine was hat the engine was seized, and none of the usual indicators in valve train or starter were evidence to diagnose the issue. We drained the oil and Tom dissected the filter. No Clues. We pulled plugs and could not see the issue. A few weeks later I went over with my trailer and picked up the car, and brought it to my home shop. I put out a call on the MRPCA Yahoo list for volunteers, and up popped four folks; Howard Kimbro (more frequently seen working a corner at our DE and race events), along with Joe Yoder, Andy Garner, and (thankfully) one of the most knowledgeable 914 guys around, Clay Perrine. Early one Saturday morning we gathered in my garage and in no-time-at-all the engine and gearbox were out. Those four guys wouldn’t even let me hold a wrench or screw driver, other than to hand it to them. By early afternoon we had identified the problem. A valve seat had dropped, bounced around a bunch before breaking into pieces small enough for one to wedge between the Cylinder wall and the piston, effectively locking that piston. After a fair amount of discussion the consensus was that all the
Photo provided by Chris Alvarado
The Burnett home is just a couple of miles from mine and sometimes Doug, sometimes with Mary Helen, (his then expecting wife) and then later, all three including their new son Benjamin, might drop in when they were passing by if they saw me at work on the car. His love of 914’s was really amazing. He bought John Sandusky’s blue 1975 car (not running at the time) and had several things done to it to get it running. I think he probably bought every book ever in print about the 914, and became a wealth of knowledge on the cars. Doug was a rather amazing, kind and gentle man. His first career had been as a youth minister until he decided he really needed to make a living to support a family. He had become an IT project manager with James Martin and Associates. (Martin is one of the most respected and prolific authors published on IT). About a year ago Doug lost his battle with Leukemia. He had undergone a bone marrow transplant in the fall and there were serious complications that developed. Mary Helen kept me abreast, but it was rather painful to follow because of my own family experiences. In April, Mary Helen asked me to help her dispose of Doug’s 914. It had come home the last time from a short drive in late summer of 2002 with Doug and several neighbors pushing it. About half a block from the house it had abruptly stopped running. Shortly after that, Doug’s condition started downhill and never got better.
Proud new owner of Doug’s 914, Chris Alvarado 18
Photo by McGlohen
...Those guys wouldn’t even let me hold a wrench or screw driver...
A close-up look at some of the damage done to the head
valve seats needed to be replaced, and the engine needed a top end down to the rod bearings. We were not sure that the damaged head could be repaired. I went looking for parts and services as economically as possible. I was amazed at all the help and cooperation I received. Here are some of the folks who helped and how. Mayo Performance donated my choice of a couple of reparable heads. I could have either of them if it would be less expensive to repair than the one that came out of the car. Lyle Cherry, who is nationally famous for his Type-1 VW race motors and about the only one still working on Type-4 (i.e. 914) cylinder heads picked the best of his three choices and put all new seats and roughed in the valve job, charging a lot less than his usual rate. Tom Petruska (Mayo Performance) donated the shop labor needed to finish out the valve job and assembled the heads. Many, many Thank You’s to Tom and Mayo Performance!! The pistons and cylinders in the car were very low miles, so we had hopes of finding a single new euro P&C to replace the damaged one We needed one fairly new, or a full set of in-spec used Piston-cylinders as well, since the one in the damaged
Photo provided by Clay Perrine
cylinder was unusable. Jon at Engine Builder’s Supply looked high and low among his customers for a good new single piston. Mark Hannah offered a couple of pistons and cylinders and a rod if needed. Rich Johnson went looking because he thought he had a new partial set. Sadly he couldn’t find it. The pistoncylinder issue was finally settled when Rich Lambert came up with a good used full-set with new rings, and sold them to the project for a song. He even honed the jugs and installed the rings on the pistons. He weighed the rods, lightweight wrist pins, and pistons so we could optimize the balance (Which came to within a tenth of a gram in the final assembly). Since the motor had come to an abrupt stop, we needed to have the rods checked for straightness, Magnifluxed to check for cracks, and reconditioned with new bushings. Automotive Machine and Supply in Fort Worth did the rod work at considerably less than their usual shop rate. Although I checked the offending cylinder’s rod journal for roundness, if any of the rods had a serious dimensional issue we probably would have split the case to have the crank checked for straightness. Dennis and Kirk at Zim’s Autoteknique provided the miscellaneous parts needed at garage net or better pricing. Once we had determined the problem and how we were going to fix it, I put the car up for sale on the MR, LSR, and HCR web sites and in their monthly newsletter. I had several interested folks contact me, but the person that came in first with the earnest money was Chris Alvarado from HCR region. He came up from Austin and looked at the car while the repair was in process. He asked a few questions, I explained the path we were on, and he agreed to the asking price. He left a significant deposit check for Mary Helen and headed back home. I had agreed to install a couple of aftermarket seats and do a couple of little extras for Chris after he decided to buy
“The Usual Suspects” Clay Perrine, Joe Yoder, Howard Kimbro, Andy Garner & Joe McGlohen
the car. When Howard, Joe Yoder, Andy and Clay completed the repairs (with me mostly watching), Chris returned. We completed the purchase transaction, and after a short test drive (and the finalized installation of the new seats), we put the car on the trailer Chris had borrowed, tied it down, and he headed home to Austin. I am not certain if he has sold his 944TurboS, but he has changed is signature tag line to reflect his pride in the 914. The last reports from Chris indicated he is really enjoying the car. I very much appreciate all the people and the businesses that aided this project. Please patronize them and tell them you appreciate their help as well. Although I lost a kind and gentle friend a year ago, I now have some new and very strong friendships with, and respect for four others. Thanks to each one of them: Joe Yoder, Howard Kimbro, Andy Garner, and especially to Clay Perrine. It truly is not just the cars, it is the people.
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Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve Registered For Parade - Now What? By Carey Spreen
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s you probably know by now, back in 2002, Maverick Region was selected by the PCA National Parade Committee to host the 49th Porsche Parade in 2004. After some deliberation, the Maverick Region Parade Committee selected the Worthington Hotel in downtown Ft. Worth as the Parade headquarters. The Parade will begin on Sunday, July 4, and end on Saturday, July 10.
For now though, just more waiting. Fast-forward another four to six weeks: the second mailing arrives. This is a thick envelope, containing many pages of event descriptions and forms to return, plus the most important document: the Parade Competition Rules book, affectionately known as the PCRs. Overall, there is a lot of info in this packet, but be sure to read the introductory pages, as they will tell you which forms need to be returned and when. The forms that you need to fill out and return are normally printed on colored paper to make them easy to pick out later after the cat has scattered them off the table and onto the floor.
The last time a Parade was held in Texas (or anywhere near Texas) was the San Antonio Parade in 1997, and the last time a Parade was held in the DFW area was in 1987, so there are probably quite a few Maverick Region members who are planning to attend this year that have never attended a Parade. Well, this year's event will be a great one to attend: it's in your own back yard, so there are no great distances to travel (except maybe if you live in Rockwall!), and there will be lots of folks there that you already know, including the people running the event! If you haven't been to one, consider attending this one--it will be a great introduction to the Parade.
The information in this mailing will contain detailed schedules for each day, telling you at least which part of the day a given event will take place, if not the specific time. In addition to the schedules, there will be descriptions of each event, including the event location, what will be taking place, and what entity is sponsoring the event. Sponsors, as you will find out when you get to the Parade, are what keep the entry fees relatively low;
The first thing that happens is that you wait. All of the Parade registrations from all over North America have to be delivered by US mail to the PCA National Office in Springfield, VA, before they can be processed. And since they are processed by postmark date, it may take a couple of weeks to make sure that all of the registrations with a January 26 postmark have arrived. By the way, if you mailed your registration before January 26, it will NOT be processed. If you mailed it after January 26, you will probably still get in, but in the event that more people have registered than there is room for (normally 650 entries), they hold a lottery to determine whether you get in or not. For the last few years, though, the Parade has not filled up, and everyone who has sent in a registration form on or after the registration date has been accepted. By the way, you may still send in your registration form and fees as late as May 31, and if there is still room, you may be accepted into the event. After May 31, however, entries will no longer be processed. May 31 is also the last day that you may cancel your registration and get a 50% refund; you may still cancel after that date, but you will not receive any refund. So, once all the registrations are in hand at the Executive Office, the processing begins. Typically, it takes about 70 person-hours to enter all the data for 650 entries into several computers, after which the information is merged into a single central database. Four to six weeks after you mailed your registration form, you will get a little post card in the mail congratulating you on your acceptance to the 49th Porsche Parade. At this point, a little shiver of anticipation may traverse your spine; don't worry--this is normal. In fact, the more Parades you attend, the more pronounced this sensation may become. This little card will also advise you to watch for the next mailing packet, which contains very important information and forms that need to be returned to the Registrar by a specific date. 20
Photo by Matt Platts
Now, those of you that have already decided to attend, and who mailed your registration on the correct date (January 26), but have not been to a Parade before, may be wondering: what happens now? Do I have to do anything else? If so, when? The purpose of this article is to attempt to answer those questions.
Mimi & Carey Spreen at Tampa Parade 2003 they subsidize all kinds of stuff that otherwise would make participating in a Parade much more expensive. So each event, whether it is a competitive one or social one, has the name of a sponsor associated with it. The sponsors also kick in a lot (read: a LOT) of free goodies, awarded as door prizes, throughout the week. In return, they get a lot of face-to-face exposure with some of their best customers, namely us. It may seem kind of commercial at first, but there is of course never any pressure to buy anything or even to pledge your allegiance to any particular brand of anything (except maybe Porsche, but you've already done that!). To sum up: Sponsors Good, High Entry Fees Bad. Again, make sure you read everything in this second mailing packet, and be sure to fill out and return the appropriate forms by the due date, which is typically mid to late April. These forms include registration for the main competitive events, as well as the Club Race, Drivers Ed event, golf tournaments, run/walk events, tours, childcare, guest nametags, meal choices, and other optional fun stuff. If you don't return these forms on time, it makes processing your on-site registration (when you arrive at Parade HQ) that much more difficult, plus it causes problems for the event chair-people to allocate the proper amount of time, equipment, workers, and other resources to their event because they don't have an accurate count of the number of participants.
So please make sure you return these forms on or before the due date noted in the packet--it will make your Parade week that much more pleasant. A note about guest nametags: Your nametag is your ID badge for the week; you cannot get into some events or locations without it. If you would like to bring guests (including kids) to see the Concours or Autocross, or even get into the Hospitality Suite, they will of course not be able to compete, but they will need name tags in order to be admitted to the event site. For a nominal fee you can order guest name tags that will be waiting for you at on-site registration. Note that only the person whose name appears on the nametag may pick it up, and identification will be required before the nametag is issued. One important item is Volunteer Worker Sign-Up. The entry fee that you pay would not even begin to cover salaries for the number of workers that the Parade requires, so the event depends on volunteer workers like you to step forward and donate a morning or afternoon or two of your time to help an event run smoothly. There is a long list of jobs that need filling, from Concours score runners to Autocross corner workers to Rally checkpoint workers to Goodie Store attendants; the list goes on and on. The job descriptions will include the approximate hours that the position is needed, so that you can volunteer for a position that does not interfere with your competitive events, tech sessions, or just down time. The reward: working two halfday shifts gets you admission to the Volunteer Worker Party, which is typically held the last day of the Parade, and is filled with door prizes and goodies galore, not to mention the proverbial free lunch. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Volunteer Worker Party will be a real Par-Tay! Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll not want to miss the great food and door prizes, but in addition there will be some Country Dancing and a Willie Nelson/Dolly Parton look-alike contest. Plan on bringing your cowboy hat and boots for this one. Also included in this packet is information regarding hotels and accommodations. If you plan on staying at home and driving to each event, you are welcome to do that, but if this is your first Parade you may want to consider splurging and staying at the Parade headquarters hotel, the Worthington. It is a great way to immerse yourself in all things Porsche-related for a whole week; you will meet people that you have only heard about, and see cars that you have only read about. Should you decide to stay at the Worthington, everything you need to make your reservation is in this packet.
So, you have filled out all the necessary forms and returned them to the Registrar by the deadline. Now . . . you wait again. It is during this time that the Registrar and event chair people plug in all the new data that you have given them so that they are ready for you when you arrive. If there is a another mailing, be sure to also read it thoroughly; they wouldn't send it to you if it wasn't important! Well, it's now July, and all this waiting has finally paid off. The first official day of the Parade is Sunday, July 4, but you can do your on-site registration as early as Friday afternoon. When you go, remember to bring everything that has been mailed to you thus far; you will receive a three-ring binder when you register, which is again chock-full of info, but it will not include all of the information that was mailed to you. When you complete registration, be sure to put your entrant numbers on your car (see instructions as to where the numbers go--the locations are different for different models!) and get it through technical inspection. The tech inspection area will be clearly marked, and you don't have to remove all the stuff from your car before you get inspected. And this is another good way to get immersed in Parade week--show up early and just wander around. The Concours folks will be out in force, doing last minute cleaning on their babies, and you will be amazed at the detail that goes into preparing a car for Full Concours category. Showing up early will also give you a chance to explore a bit, checking out where and when events of interest will be taking place, giving you a chance to choose what you want to do and see during the week. So be prepared to work a bit, walk a bit, look quite a bit, and have a whole lot of fun!
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Now to the aforementioned Most Important Document: the PCRs. If you are entering any of the Big Four competitive events (Concours d'Elegance, Rally, Autocross, or Tech Quiz), you must read these rules so as to understand how to classify your car and yourself correctly. The Concours and Autocross each have many MANY classes to choose from, and determining which class you fit into may be a bit daunting, so if you are not familiar with the PCRs, don't leave this until the day of the form-return deadline. The Parade Competition Rules Committee has had years to refine the rules, so most of them are pretty straightforward, but there are a lot of them, so be sure to take the time to read them before you classify your car and yourself. If you misclassify yourself, either accidentally or purposely, and compete in that class, it is grounds for disqualification. Just ask any one of s everal members of Maverick Region who shall remain nameless (but they know who they are)! If you have any specific questions not answered in the PCRs, the packet will provide email addresses and/or other methods to contact the event chair people.
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Searching for New Cool in Older Porsches by Bill Middleton
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s anyone who has owned and older 911 type Porsche knows in any even moderately warm climate, the design of the air conditioning system was not something in the forefront of priorities with Porsche engineers. For one thing, these cars are designed and built at latitudes far above Texas, the southern US, and most places that get any form of summer. For another, the typical sports car line of thinking is that any item that robs horsepower from the engine simply to provide creature comforts is an item to be only grudgingly considered. After all, the windows roll down, don’t they?
While the full system is much more complicated than this, the basic functionality performs in this manner. In order to satisfy the performance needs of the basic system, you need the following: 1. Sufficient surface area and air flow over the heat absorbing (evaporator) coil to effectively absorb the heat of the car interior 2. Sufficient surface area and air flow over the heat rejection (condensing) coil to effectively dispose of BOTH the heat absorbed from the car interior, AND the heat generated by the system that circulates the refrigerant (heat of compression). 3. Sufficient refrigerant in terms of capacity and flow rate to effectively and quickly transfer heat from one coil to the other.
To begin with, in order to not have to create new space in the already legendary framework and body sheet metal of the 911, Porsche had to do some very creative locating of components. The cooling coil, along with its fan, was too big of an assembly to easily locate under the dash or anywhere in the passenger compartment, where short duct runs to the vents would require it to be. As a result, it wound up in the ‘smugglers box’, a.k.a. the early gas heater, location under the trunk deck. The condenser, a necessary evil, was not easily locatable in any air stream at the front of the car without either reconfiguring the front sheet metal (God forbid!) or placing it in a delicate position under the belly pan, exposing it to damage. Needing forced air flow at idle as well as while in motion, the only choice left was in the engine decklid, using the cooling fan for the engine as draw for air through the coil. A smaller secondary condenser was also located in some editions behind the front valance panel with a pitifully small blower forcing whispers of air over it, and in some models inside the front fender well instead of behind the front valance. With the compressor in a standard location mounted direct to the engine, and the balance the components scattered about the vehicle like stray puzzle parts, the real challenge began – plumbing all this together. With the condenser on a moveable panel – the rear decklid – and the balance of the components at some distance from others, the length of tubing and fittings required to connect all this together bears no small resemblance to the transfusion apparatus from a Frankenstein movie. Add to all these lengths of hose an o-ring fitting at each connection, and the total number of potential leak points increases to equal some bad autocross lap times. The result of all this was a system consisting of an evaporator not much bigger than a ladies shoebox, a condenser located in a very compromising position for something that is supposed to be rejecting heat, not absorbing it from the hot engine directly below it, and over 40 feet of rubber hoses with more fittings than the number of candidates in the California recall elections. This is supposed to keep us cool in a Texas August? I don’t think so! In order to really understand the problems, let’s first look at what an air conditioner requires to work well, then look at the design – and the resultant issues that need to be overcome to get REAL cool from older Porsches. An air conditioning system is nothing more than a heat transfer device – it absorbs heat from the interior of the car, and disposes of it outside. In its most basic terms, it does this by circulating a heat transfer medium – the refrigerant – in a closed system consisting of a coil where heat is absorbed and a coil where heat is rejected to the atmosphere. 22
Photo by Bill Middleton
The result was an attempt at an air conditioning system that, on mild days in the Northeast, Midwest, or any latitude much above the Mason-Dixon line will perform reasonably well. Anywhere south of these idyllic places with mild summers, forget it!
The condenser was placed above the cooling fan under engine decklid While Porsche did an excellent job of providing for more than sufficient refrigerant flow and capacity – the standard compressor capacity equates to about a 3 ton residential air conditioning unit – they severely violated the size needs of both the heat absorbing and heat rejecting coils. By so doing, it’s a lot like putting a lawnmower carburetor on a big block V-8 – lots of potential, but highly limited capacity due to critical components being significantly undersized. Thus begins a long and exhausting search for the “fix” – one that took lots of reading, lots of asking questions of various suppliers, vendors, other owners, and some mechanical engineer friends. The end result, installed last summer, has to date been a most satisfactory outcome of this work. Following is a summary list of SOME of the options currently available. I will discuss the pros/cons of each of them, and which I chose, later. Some omitted from the list were not omitted because they have no merit – they were simply omitted because, for my uses, they did not apply for various reasons. 1. Add an additional ‘static’ condenser under the belly of the car. 2. Add an additional blower assisted condenser in the fender well 3. Add electric cooling fans to the existing condenser 4. Replace the evaporator coil with a newer, more efficient design 5. R & R the evaporator fan and hose distribution system 6. TOTAL system change-out: compressor, evaporator, condenser 7. Other mechanical capacity improvements – sub coolers, capacity regulators, etc.
Photo by Bill Middleton
Enter the idea of the sub cooler. In a nutshell, in most auto As each purveyor of these options will tell you, their ‘fix’ refrigeration systems, there is significant wasted refrigerant is the best, does the job, and will “completely” cure the problem. effort. The example of this is evident in the temperature of the Knowing that the problem is systemic and not isolated to only returning refrigeration line going back to the compressor – on one component, I seriously doubted these claims of ‘one any given day, this line will be cold and sweaty, and may even component’ fixes. While curing the condenser surface area frost over or freeze. That cold, sweaty line is giving up lost problem will indeed resolve the ability of the system to better refrigerant effect to make that line cold and sweaty – thus the reject heat, what good is that if the evaporator coil and blower idea of somehow capturing this lost refrigerant effect. Most auto are still so inefficient they can’t effectively absorb the interior systems are designed with a fair amount of oversize in the heat? Similarly, what good a cooling coil capable of freezing you compressor capacity. The oversizing is usually done to insure the out of your living room if the condenser can’t dispose of the heat compressor can maintain some manner of cooling at lower from a shoebox? Below are summarized the opinions, results of engine speeds. In this case, why not use this lost refrigerant queries of others, and reviews given of the above options. effort to make the system more efficient? 1. A static condenser may really add to heat rejection capacity, but without forced air flow it’s not much good at long idles in To utilize this lost cooling, it is necessary to pass the traffic and, if mounted under the belly pan of the car, becomes returning refrigerant containing the remaining cooling effort in more of a heat absorber than a heat rejecter on really hot days close proximity to the refrigerant going to the cooling coil from idling in traffic over 140 degree pavement temperatures. Further, the compressor. By utilizing a double walled vessel, a fair placing ANY type of tube and fin coil on the belly of the car exposes amount of this ‘extra cooling’ is transferred into the refrigerant it to damage, potential leaks, dirt that decreases efficiency quite headed for the cooling coil – and thus this lost cooling effect gets quickly, and reduction in ground clearance by nearly an inch. put right into the passenger compartment. 2. An auxiliary condenser in the rear fender, like the static I found this concept not only attractive from an efficiency condenser above, adds a lot to heat rejection, but at certain times point of view – anything that more efficiently uses something has the potential of picking up superheated air being exhausted already there without heavy modifications is better than from the engine cooling system, and also absorb rather than reject adding on. Further, there was some significant research, done at heat when at a standstill – remember the heat you can feel rolling Texas A & M, to back up the concept of the sub cooler idea. out of the rear fender wells at idle from a full hot engine? It, too, is For further details, you can view the manufacturers website at subject to getting dirty quite quickly and losing efficiency, but is www.procooler.com more protected than the ‘belly pan’ static condenser and, with an In the end, as with any performance improvement, small auxiliary electric fan, works better at idle – but still has its drawbacks. additive improvements can mean BIG gains in performance. 3. Just adding a fan to the existing condenser helped, but still Adding a constant electric fan to the rear condenser (be sure the size was too small no matter how much air you pushed over to relay it, NOT drive it directly off the compressor clutch it, and adds some heat to the engine since it is increasing the heat power wiring!), installing a more efficient evaporator, and most drawn off the condenser and putting that larger quantity of heated significantly installing the sub cooler, dropped discharge air air directly down into the engine compartment. temperatures in the range of 35 to 40 degrees with cabin tem4. While replacing the evaporator is helpful, by itself it solves peratures at 95 degrees. Actual passenger compartment air only part of the puzzle especially on REALLY hot days in traffic. temperatures in August heat dropped from only 10 to 15 degrees 5. As with 4. above, this solves only a small part of the problem cooler than exterior temperature to well over 25 degrees cooler – but as part of a larger overhaul, helps. than exterior temperatures. To further document where the 6. A complete system change kit, while having several merits, efficiency was gained I monitored temperatures with calibrated had some drawbacks – first of all, cost – well up into the $2000 thermistors at 12 points along the system during operation, and and better range just for all the components. Second, while found that over 50% of the efficiency gain was at the sub cooler addressing the evaporator sizing issue, it did not (in my opinion) assembly. effectively address the condenser heat rejection capacity issue. 7. Install a subcooler, auxiliary refrigerant exchange device, or other mechanical controllers. Hands down, something had to be done about increasing condenser efficiency, and the evaporator had to be changed out and evaporator air flow improved. The evaporator change and improvements to cooling air path was a simple decision – Griffiths offers a complete kit, fully ready to install. Check out their website at www.griffiths.com for more details. Solving the condenser issue was another story – lots of options, lots of claims – few facts to go on. I had problems with either add-on condenser coil. In both cases, it required adding a delicate coil in a compromising position relative to potential for damage and dirt, and further the install positions were not optimal for heat rejection in slow or stopped traffic. While the added fan on the stock condenser definitely helped, it wasn’t The sub cooler installed in place of stock receiver/drier, in the driver-side front fender well enough – I needed something else. 23
New Cool - (continued) There is a rather active debate going on regarding the need of the ‘lost’ cooling effect for keeping the compressor cooled down, and claim that the sub cooler is detrimental to compressor life. While it is indeed necessary to utilize some refrigerant effect to cool the compressor, there is an over abundance of refrigerant effect going to waste, and in several temperature tests the compressor inlet temperature and compressor body temperature after long periods of operation were not found to be out of the required temperature specifications or operating parameters. In fact, on several occasions, the return line and portions of the compressor body were still found to be cool and sweaty – just not cold. Anyone interested in seeing this installation, discussing this further, or receiving a more detailed version of this article, can contact me directly via email at wrmiddleton@con-real.com. Excellent photos of installations of the Griffiths products are available on their website, as are photos of the subcooler installation on the Procooler website. Further, Excellence magazine did a full two part article in September and October of 2003, covering the option of total system exchange with all Griffiths products. While expensive, the results are quite good. As with any refrigeration project, unless you are licensed to handle refrigerants and have the necessary training, please have someone you trust as your mechanic lined up to assist with those areas of this work that require that level of experience and equipment. While installing the physical components, rerouting the hoses, and installing the condenser fans can all be done by most anyone with good basic mechanical skills, having the system discharged properly before starting the work, and then checking for leaks and evacuating and recharging the system, needs to be done by a licensed technician. Both the sub cooler, the evaporator, and other components from Griffiths, come with excellent installation guidelines and instructions. For those watching the pocketbook, my particular route to solving this problem wound up costing about $1200. The evaporator coil kit was about $600, and came VERY complete. The ProCooler (refrigerant subcooler) was $300, and came with all needed hoses, fittings, and good instructions. The electric fan kit for the stock condenser from PermaKool was about $200 with added wires, relay kit, and other miscellaneous parts. I highly recommend a good line fan with a STRONG motor and good airflow capacity. By the time you add refrigerant, other parts and just STUFF needed, it’s hard to do something for much less than a grand. I was fortunate – I have the refrigeration background and license and tools to do the work, so about $500 got saved. The other fixes offered go for anywhere from $500 to well over $3000 depending on how cold you want to get, who does the work, and how much of the work you can do. As of this writing this installation has been functioning without fail since last summer, and continued thermal recording has indicated no deterioration of performance. Pressure testing of the compressor has shown no evident deterioration in compressor performance, and analysis of the compressor oil has revealed no indication of problems or changes indicative of compressor overheating. I fully expect that, with proper care and monitoring, this system will continue to function without any issue and provide true performance in the best Porsche tradition. 24
YE 2003 Balance Sheet Income AUTOCROSS Registrations Track rental and expenses Total Autocross
CLUB RACE Registrations and sponsorships Track rental and expenses Total Club Race
DRIVER EDUCATION COURSES Registrations and sponsorships Track rental and expenses Total Driver Education Courses
Expenses
Net
17,502.49 (10,362.79) 7,139.70
57,723.50 (61,692.83) (3,969.33)
59,505.50 (47,529.59) 11,975.91
RALLYE Registration Rallye school expenses
704.43 (561.73)
Total Rallye
CHARITABLE EVENTS Registration and monies received Donations Total Charitable Events
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GOODIE STORE Sales Inventory Purchases Total Goodie Store
SLIPSTREAM Advertising income Printing and postage Total Slipstream
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ADMINISTRATIVE Bank charges Checking interest C.D. interest Membership postage and supplies Administrative Board meetings Total Administrative
EQUIPMENT PURCHASES Truck Radios AX timer Display Flags Total Equipment Purchases
10,391.86 (12,647.59) (2,255.73)
1,897.95 (2,550.20) (652.25)
13,566.00 (24,671.56) (11,105.56)
15,925.00
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(508.91) 49.71 292.36 (199.59) (988.14) (361.72) (1,716.29)
(5,006.19) (2,382.00) (937.17) (134.25) (8,459.61)
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PLUS BEGINNING OF YEAR Checking account Certificates of deposit
20,735.45 30,438.13
EQUALS END OF YEAR Checking account Certificates of deposit
27,373.13 30,730.49
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1990 C2 Coupe 54,000 miles, 3rd owner (since '97), most records, clear title. Red with camel supple leather seats. 17" Turbo wheels, bra, cover, etc. New clutch, flywheel corrected at 48,000 miles. All mechanical work from Mayo Performance. Very few chips, but no door dings or dents. Excellent paint/interior (original). $24,000. Mike Sauer, Sauer1@yahoo.com, days 972-446-4497, evenings 817-439-5199 (1) Four Kumho Ecsta V700 R-compound track tires. Used at 2 DE's. Sizes: 225X45X17 (2), and 275X40X17 (2). Will fit standard Boxster S wheels. $175. 12 qts Mobil 1 (0W40) $35. 2 Rear brake rotors for the Boxster S $60. 4 sets of Boxster S brake pads (Porsche) NIB $140. 2 Shoei Helmets; Snell 2000M, open face, 1 MED, 1 Xsmall $100. Bill Kasdorf 817-424-3014 (1) Four ‘Club Sport’ 16” Forged Alloy Wheels Unfinished, w/ Center Caps $1000. See http://www.wheelenhancement.com/clubsport.htm for a good description. 2 New Khumo V700 Victoracer 245/45/16 – Heat Cycled - $260. Contact Alan Lage, 214 850-3560, lage@aafes.com (1) 1974 911 Race Car An original Carrera #9114400441, 1 of 528 made, now fitted with a rebuilt 2.7 RS engine. RSR flares 9/11in for 3pc BBS wheels, upgraded ATS brakes, Koni adjustable suspension, Fuel cell, Full cage, Momo seat and wheel, Schoth harness, Plumbed fire system, 2300lbs, a reliable race car for only $28,000. Just imagine the fun on the track - SCCA/CVAR/PCA Logbooks. Contact John for more details at jmslade@earthlink.net or 940 455 5075 (1) 2000 Ferrari 360 Modena F1 S/N 118655. Titanium with navy interior. Red calipers, Scuderia shields, racing seats, Stongard 3M film, BOTH Challenge grille & standard panel, new tires & brake pads, Valentine 1 wiring above rearview mirror. Norwood maintained, amazing performance. Euro with all conversion paperwork. 12,300 miles. Priced for quicker sale: $119,500 obo. Call Brian: 214-277-1103 (1) 1980 911 Targa White paint and steel wide body by GTI. Total resto completed incl all rubber seals, new carpet, seat covers, top, rebuilt trans, clutch, all bearings, susp bushings, hoses, oil lines, brake lines, CV joints, struts, turbo tie rods, upg AC, 3.2 eng, turbo brakes and torsion bars, 17” 3pc HRE/Fuchs, new tires. Meticulously maint and upgraded with no expense spared. Garage queen, no dings/scratches. $40K inv. 115K miles. Must sell. $19,900. 972 247-4105 (1) 1986 944 Turbo Silver with tan int.; $ 4,500 spent last year for rebuilt engine inc. o.p. baffles and new belts; MO30 suspension; upgraded intercooler and front grill. Sun roof, Roll bar, extra wheels available, great condition. $ 8,500 obo; Reg 972 741 2545 or rallen@keystonesouthwest.com (1) 1992 Carrera 2 Polar Silver ext, marine blue (blue gray) int. 64k miles, 5-speed, sport seats, computer, 16" cup wheels, new clutch, updates. Stock except new Bilstein shocks and lower ride height. Receipts. This car in and out scores at least a 9 out of 10. Very nice car with rare options. I can mail video tape of car at no cost. $25,5 firm. Vaughan Garrett, vlgssp@yahoo.com 972-926-0288 (2) 1974 Porsche 914 Fresh 1.8L (8,000miles) dual weber 44's, engle cam, bursche exhaust, rebuilt trans w/new clutch/flywheel (2,000 miles). Has minor front-end damage, still drives straight, runs and drives great! Have replacement hood and front bumper, no damaged floorpans or rust holes. Have the original fuel injection setup, original owners manual, and lots of extras, $1200. Tad Dampf 469-358-3048 (2) 2000 911 Carrera Very low miles (just over 13,000 December 1, 2003), 6-speed, one owner, always garaged with tender loving care, Guards Red, full black leather interior, 18" turbo alloy wheels, CD player, hi-fi stereo sound system, Porsche stability management and tuned suspension. Richard Voreis @ 214-361-1919 or rdvoreis@mindspring.com (2) 1997 BMW 528i Silver exterior with gray leather interior, Automatic, Premium Package that includes CD/tape and 6-disc changer; Dual Power Seats, Power Windows, Power Locks, Telescoping Steering Wheel, Cruise Control, Moon Roof. Yokahama Tires. Excellent condition inside and out. 72,000 miles. Blue Book valued at $16,635 – asking $15,995.00. Contact: George Kosmak h-817-354-6857, c-972-978-4801, gkosmak@ccgx.com (2)
1995 993 Cabriolet Black with full black leather (including dash) interior 6-speed. Excellent condition, new Pirelli P-Zero tires, new AC motor sound package with chrome exhaust tips and other upgrades. Covered and garaged 80k miles. $33,000. Contact Mark at 972.624.8906 or mharwell@beckett.com (2) 1973 911T Texas Car , no rust , 60,000 mi on total restoration,White with red interior,many extras , spare parts, shop manuals,tools , escort split radar,SS exchangers,webbers,turbo tensioners, electronic ignition and distributor9113100095 $15,000 takes all. John Haley, 214 823-1537 (2) 1990 911 C2 Coupe Baltic blue with dark blue leather. Recently rebuilt by Dallas EuroCars. Great to look at, greater to drive and feel the upgrades. Complete new A/C, new Perma-Tune ignition system, chip, reworked exhaust and intake w/ K&N cone filter. Yokahama’s, AM-FM-XM CD system w/ new speaker system. No race, no accident, always garaged, too much to list. Serious buyers only $28,900. Martin Sampson 214-691-5907 (2) 2001 Boxster Gorgeous slate gray metallic special paint; savanna beige interior; Aero kit; cruise control; 6 disk changer & more; garaged; perfect condition; 17,200 miles; asking $38.9K; Call Kevin at 972-380-8663 (2) 2002 911 Turbo hollow spoke chromed wheels New, never mounted, fits turbo, C4S or any wide body. $2500. Carl Amond (817)481-8371, carlamond@att.net (2) 1978 911 SC solid engine, mocha brown, New leather interior, garage queen, moving to Florida for daughters education, Contact Chris Mutchler 972-293-6733 (2) 2002 Porsche Cabriolet Lapis Blue w/ Gray Leather Interior and Gray Top. Loaded, including dark wood int package which costs over $8000 from the factory. Expensive, but worth it! Original MSRP was $95,685, asking price is $71,500 O.B.O. Contact Mark at imnprsd@Austin.rr.com, 512-301-6112, Austin. After 1/21/04 will be in Oahu. This is the only reason I am selling it (2) 1987 Porsche 911 Coupe Features the stunning color combination of black exterior with gray leather, only 44,000 miles, full power seats, cruise control, sunroof, 16" black BBS wheels, limited slip, $3,800 stereo with CD changer, 45k mile service complete, three owners. Early style exhaust, Autothority chip, tail, new tires, new $4,000 A/C upgrade that blows very cold. This vehicle needs nothing. Extremely well maintained. $24,9 OBO. For more info: call chris at 512-328-7279, chris@aaronsmiller.com (3) 1987 924S Coupe Good running condition, mechanically sound. Approx 80k miles, $3,950. Contact Catherine at sarsy@cox-internet.com. (3) 1987 RUF Slantnose Turbo Cabriolet One of two produced, red-374 horsepower-5 speed-black recaro high dollar seats with center console controlswheels 9x17 and 10x17-ruf speedlines-adjustable boost-.3.4 engine-extra RUF4 pipe muffler this car featured in may 1987 road and track-as the fastest production car in the world-have copies of article-engine had top end seal at 17,000 milestrans overhauled at 19,000 miles this is not a grey market car. Serious inquiries only please-pictures available on request. $62,000 rnkrupp@charter.net ph 817-284-8271, 817-442-1975 (3) 944/968 items for sale Brey Krause Harness Bar # R-1020, $200; Wings Eng. 3-way adjustable heel/toe accelerator petal, $70; Hypercoil Springs 2 each, 350# F/400# R, $160. Also, Kumo Victoracers, 3 each, 225/45/17 & 255/40/17, $200; 3 7X17 ET55, Boxster/996 wheels/tires, $50 each. Rocky Johnson 972-462-8227, rrjjaj42@aol.com (3) 1996 993 C4S 31K miles, black with classic grey/black interior, 6-spd., carbon fiber/aluminum shift and brake lever, 10 speaker premium sound, motor sound, and K40 radar/laser detection. Always garaged, no dings/dents, excellent condition with maintenance records. $46,000. Contact Mark at mrich@mdaohomes.com (3) 911 Wheels Nice set of BBS wheels (two 16x7 and two 16x8), recently finished and verified true and straight, and full set of lug nuts. Look real sharp with gold centers and deep offsets. Off my 911 Targa. Price $699.00 Contact: Gabriel at 972/233-9468 or gga2porsche@yahoo.com (3)
2003 Carson 16 foot enclosed trailer Draw bridge rear and side entry door. Dual axle, dual brakes. Team Porsche graphics. $5,000.00. Contact Brent at 903 581 5678 or bspinks@tyler.net (2)
Trailers for sale 2001 US Cargo 20' enclosed, beavertail, ramp door, 4' side door. Dble axle w/4 wheel brakes. Cabinets, tiedowns, spare. Ussed 4 times to haul 911. $5000. Also 2 axle open trailer w/ 4 wheel brakes. Lockable storage cabinets, tire rack & winch. $1250 Alan Smith (903)729-5498 or klsmith@flash.net (3)
2002 Boxster S Seal Gray w/Black interior & top. 14,500 mi. Excellent condition inside & out. No DE/AX or track, weekend car only. Always garaged. $41,900. Bruce Bartl 972-418-6642 (2)
Wanted '78-'86 911 cabriolet widebody with whale-tail or '68-'73 911 soft-top Targa. Prefer blue exterior. mlang12271@hotmail.com or call Michelle at 972-296-0555 (3)
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