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Volume 56, Issue 2, February 2018
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Features 50 Years With PCA: Bill and Hertha Hughes...................... 6 Kruder’s Cars & Conversation........................................ 12 Tech Session Program for 2018...................................... 14 Porsche Trivia................................................................ 14 Porsche of the Month..................................................... 15 Favorite Porsche Moments of 2017................................. 18 Maverick Driving Tours Program for 2018....................... 21 Boot Campaign Charity: Santa Boots.............................. 25 DIY: Repairing Your Porsche Key Transmitter.................... 27 Five Speed Chatter........................................................ 29 Maverick Financial Statement for 2017........................... 31
Upcoming Events Board Meetings............................................................... 7 Autocross Schedule....................................................... 16 High Performance Driver Education Schedule.................. 16 Maverick Lunch Series...................................................17 Monthly Social..............................................................17 Mavs & Mochas............................................................17
Departments Sprockets (President’s Column)......................................... 2 Maverick of the Month..................................................... 2 List of Officers and Board Chairs...................................... 4 Zone 5 Presidents............................................................4 New Mavericks and Anniversaries.................................... 9 Unclassifieds................................................................. 34 Advertiser Index............................................................ 34 Around the Bend (Editor’s Column)................................. 36
Event Dates See more details and check for event updates via the QR code here or our online calendar at http://mav.pca.org/go/calendar
February Board Meeting..................................................... (Wed) 7 Monthly Social: Silver Fox, Grapevine..................... (Thu) 8 Mavs & Mochas: Frogg Coffee Bar, Allen............... (Sat) 10 Lewisville area lunch............................................. (Tue) 13 Richardson and Southlake area lunches.................(Thu) 22 DE: MotorSport Ranch..............................(Sat-Sun) 24-25 Autocross #1: Lone Star Park................................(Sun) 25
March PCA Club Race and DE: COTA....................... (Fri-Sun) 2-4 Board Meeting..................................................... (Wed) 7 Mavs & Mochas: Zims Autotechnik........................ (Sat) 10 Lewisville area lunch............................................. (Tue) 13 MONTHLY SOCIAL TBD..................................(Thu) 15 Autocross #2: Mineral Wells Airpark.....................(Sun) 18 Richardson and Southlake area lunches.................(Thu) 22 Maverick Driving Tour: TBD...................................(Sun) 25
Alan Bambina shared his favorite Porsche Moment of 2017: “After a one month search, I found a car that checked all the boxes; ‘15, white, manual trans. Home run.” on pages 18-19 along with 30 other members. Photo by Alan Bambina
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Sprockets:
You Never Know Who You Might Meet at a Maverick Event
By David Robertson, Region President
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s mentioned in the past, I am always amazed at the different walks of life that people in our club hail from. Club members are here from the four corners of the earth and everywhere in between. It’s always fun to discover when a member I have known for years has an interesting background, or I learn something I never knew about them while we are casually chatting at a Maverick event. Passion and enthusiasm are infectious, and I really enjoy talking to all of our members who are passionate about anything they do, whether it is the cars that they love, their chosen career path, or a cause that they support. Artists, teachers, doctors, lawyers, business owners, and even a few oil barons are all within our ranks, and we all love to get together and talk about our main shared interest which is our cars! With this shared passion of ours, we have the opportunity to meet people that can give us insight into a world with which we may not be so familiar. As an example, there seems to be a big connection with Porsches and airplane pilots. Perhaps the thrill of flying a fighter jet, commanding an airline aircraft, or flying famous people around the globe translates well to the thrill of driving a Porsche. I will never fully understand the connection, as my eyesight kept me from getting too far with this pursuit in my youth, but it is a lot of fun to hear these folks discuss their exploits when we are together at a Maverick event. In this club I have met so many interesting people from a very diverse set of backgrounds, and I am quite a newcomer compared to most. As a newbie and a Porsche neophyte, I struck up a conversation with a gentleman at one of our events who turned out to be Peter Schutz, the Porsche CEO who saved the 911! (Yes, I was and I am still quite embarrassed that I didn’t know who he was at the time). At the next Maverick event just ask and listen, you will be amazed at what interesting things you will discover about our members! MAV OF THE MONTH: Ginger Heuerman Our Mav of the Month is Ginger Heuerman. Ginger participated in our Halloween Rally back in 2016 and was motivated to create a quilt as a gift to the club. The quilt took Ginger 10 months to craft, and it turned out to be such a work of art that a decision was made to raffle it off for charity. The raffle was a huge success, and generated almost $1700, which was donated to the Patriot Paws charity. While Ginger was creating the quilt, she and her husband began attending the monthly Mavs & Mochas events in their highly modified 2 February
SAUL FRAIRE, Chef-Proprietor 1235 William D. Tate Ave Grapevine, TX 76051 817-329-6995 944. As a fan of the 944, Ginger volunteered to organize the November 2017 Mavs & Mochas 944 35th anniversary special event, and through her efforts we had 30 beautiful 944s in the showcase. Ginger is a great example of the great things that happen through our volunteers here in the Maverick Region PCA.
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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 Mark Schnoerr ax@mavpca.org
Charity Chair Chris Hamilton hope@mavpca.org
Club Race Co-Chair Pat Heptig 214-649-7907 cr@mavpca.org
Club Race Co-Chair Joel Nannis cr@mavpca.org
Concours Chair Mike Mahoney 801-230-1482 concours@mavpca.org
DE Chair ChrisTabor 817-371-4888 de@mavpca.org
DE Chief Driving Instr. John Sandusky 817-777-0421 cdi@mavpca.org
DE Equipment Mgr. Hunter Allen deequip@mavpca.org
DE Hospitality Rose Gohlke de@mavpca.org
DE Sponsorship Daren Kirbo 254-396-2973 desponsorship@mavpca.org
Email List Moderator Brian Scudder mrpca-owner@ yahoogroups.com
Email List Moderator Matt Platts mrpca-owner@ yahoogroups.com
Goodie Store Chris Flaugh 214-288-5300 goodiestore@mavpca.org
Histographer, Tenured Charlie Davis historian@mavpca.org
Marketing, Social Media Chair Bill Orr bill@billorr.com
Membership Chair, Past President John Hamilton 817-907-7823 membership@mavpca.org
Monthly Social Chair Position Open 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 Tom Gomer 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/DE Wendy Shoffit crreg@mavpca.org deregistrar@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 Editor Jim Hirsch 972-740-7377 editor@mavpca.org
Slipstream Content Ed. Carey Spreen 817-422-3480 editor@mavpca.org
Slipstream Event Ad Design Kurt Scaggs 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 Gibson social@mavpca.org
Tech Sessions Chair Michael Baynton 214-641-2848 techcorner@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 Jim Gallegos 214-697-0792 volunteers@mavpca.org
Web Site Chair James Shoffit 972-786-6246 webmaster@mavpca.org
2018 PCA Zone 5 Presidents and Zone Representative ARK-LA-TEX Ken Chandler bad968@bellsouth.net,
COASTAL BEND Bryan Kerrick bksailspadre@ sbcglobal.net
LONE STAR Steve Bukoski president@lsrpca.com
MARDI GRAS Scott Spradley swsprad@bellsouth.net
OZARK Jim Woolly jim.carol_NOSPAM@ sbcglobal.net
WHISKEY BAY Mike Hamza mikehamza944@ gmail.com
CIMARRON Joy Jones presidentcmr@gmail. com
HILL COUNTRY Tracey Gross president@hcrpca.org
LONGHORN Charles Bush president@longhornpca.org
MAVERICK David Robertson president@mavpca.org
WAR BONNET Randal Goodman drtoys42@aol.com
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50 Years With PCA:
Bill and Hertha Hughes
As told to Carey Spreen, Region Secretary
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ill Hughes became interested in a VW after charter members. To communicate with its far-flung he graduated from high school in Joliet, IL members, Bill volunteered to write a mimeographed in 1956. That summer, on a European tour, newsletter, which he named Der Wanderer. Bill also he enjoyed touring the Volkswagen factory served as President of the Heart of O’ Dixie Region in in Wolfsburg, Germany. So when it came time to buy 1970. his first car, he purchased a ’61 VW Beetle. It was during this period that Bill met Hertha in Following graduation from the University of Illinois Huntsville, after she returned in 1967 from her Ful– Champaign/Urbana with a BA in Mathematics and bright Scholarship in Applied Mathematics in GerPhysics, Bill went to work for Boeing in Seattle on the many. She also drove a VW Beetle, purchased in 1966. Minuteman project. With his Beetle’s manual transmisIn Huntsville, Hertha went to work for IBM’s Federal sion, a 1200cc engine, and 40 horsepower, Bill had no Systems Division as an engineer, doing flight program problem climbing the steepest Seattle hills with ease. design work for the Saturn V rocket, supporting mulBut whenever he took the Beetle for service at Univertiple Apollo missions (including Apollo 11) as well as sity Motors, he couldn’t help but notice the Porsches the Skylab program. As the space program was windon the showroom floor; in particular, there was a 1962 ing down, Bill took an educational leave of absence Roadster that caught his eye. in 1970 from Boeing, returning to graduate school at In 1964, Bill transferred with Boeing to Huntsville, the University of Michigan. Bill and Hertha married AL to work on the Apollo program, doing Saturn V firstin 1971 and moved together to Ann Arbor, MI, so Bill stage trajectory design. By 1965, he was making $8,800 could complete his master’s degree in Public Policy. a year, while the base price of the 1965 356SC coupe Hertha transferred with IBM as a systems engineer into was about $4,700, so he figured he could finally afford a branch office in Detroit, supporting Chrysler and one. Conveniently, there was a Porsche dealer, ContiEducation customers. After graduation, Bill was hired nental Cars, in Huntsville, so he bought the car you see by U-M in their Academic Planning Office. in the photo accompanying this article: a Dolphin Grey While they lived in Ann Arbor, the Hughes were in 1965 356SC. (Bill wanted a silver one, but Porsche was the PCA Southeast Michigan Region. At this time, the experiencing issues with the silver paint, so Dolphin 356 Registry was formed to perpetuate interest in the Grey was the replacement colTyp 356. It is much more inforor.) Bill was particularly excited mal and less competitive than that his 356SC represented the PCA. From Ann Arbor, they performance and development enjoyed local 356 Holidays, peak for the Typ 356 model in essentially long weekends, to its last year of production, havColumbus, OH and Indianapoing been produced for 17 years, lis, IN, where they were able to from 1948-1965. He named his drive their car on Indianapolis car the Grey Ghost after one of Motor Speedway. What a thrill! his favorite ‘50s TV shows (The Best of all, their son Erik was Gray Ghost), about Major John born in 1974, and their lives Mosby, whose Mosby’s Raiders were enriched and transformed created havoc behind Union forever. lines in the Civil War. For career opportunities, the In 1967, Bill met with a Hughes made two more moves. group of Porsche owners in In 1980, they moved to Darien, Huntsville, who petitioned PCA CT where they were in the PCA to form a local region. In 1968, Connecticut Valley Region. Bill PCA chartered the Heart O’ Dijoined Columbia University in xie Region, based in Huntsville, NYC, and Hertha worked at replacing a dormant region forIBM’s Data Processing Division merly based in Birmingham. It HQ. Finally, in 1983 they moved included Alabama, Mississippi, to Dallas and the Maverick Resouthern Tennessee, and west gion. Here Bill joined SMU and Bill and Hertha Hughes with their grandchildren Florida. Bill was one of the 15 Hertha managed several IBM 6 February
The Grey Ghost - 1965 356SC
technology programs, later leading IBM’s Worldwide Business Partner Program for Software. In addition to the 356SC, Bill currently owns a silver 1994 911 Carrera 2 Cabriolet, which they enjoy driving when A/C makes it so much more comfortable. And, for a few years, Bill owned a 1973 914 2.0, so he could do some autocrossing. In the PCA Maverick Region, Bill, Hertha, and Erik were very active in the rally program in the mid ‘80s, with Bill trying his hand at running a Hare and Hound rally. Bill and Hertha enjoyed working as volunteers at the 1987 D/FW Parade, and also participated in Porsche Parades in Colorado Springs, Aspen, and Steamboat Springs. In addition, they particularly enjoyed traveling many times with other Mavs to Lafayette, LA for a multi-region event hosted by PCA Whiskey Bay Region. They participated in a murder mystery event staged in Jefferson, TX by Diane Butler, from Whiskey Bay, with Hertha and Erik surprisingly solving the mystery. They have enjoyed 356 Holidays in Mystic CT, Taos NM, Sedona AZ, Charleston SC, and Durango CO, and have traveled to local 356 events in Helen, GA and Franklin, TN. In 1987, local 356 enthusiasts formed the DFW 356 Tub Club. Bill and Hertha have been very active in this club, particularly after retiring in 2002-2003. Bill handles club communications, while Hertha has organized many club road trips. The club meets every month for breakfast across DFW and beyond. It’s the people that make this club so special -- both the men and the women. Every year, driving tours are planned for the spring and fall. Hertha organized a tour to Big Bend National Park, and has also planned and led three trips to Arkansas: one trip to Mt. Magazine (highest mountain in Arkansas) and the Pig Trail; another to Queen Wilhelmina State Park and the Talemina Parkway; and a third to the Ozark Folk Arts Center. Normally, the trips include 10 to 12 cars with 20 to 24 people. All love to drive their old cars! Bill definitely believes Porsches were built to be driven!
In 2004, Bill and Hertha had an exciting trip to the Daytona International Speedway and caught up with several of Bill’s old friends from Huntsville. Very special was the time they spent with Jim Watson from Lewisburg, TN who sold Bill his first Porsche in Huntsville, and has worked on both of Bill’s current Porsches over the years. And now, Bill and Hertha are proud grandparents of three grandchildren: Kathryn (11 years old) and the twins, Erin (8) and Jason (8). These are Erik’s kids who live in Raleigh, NC. Since 2013, the Hughes now have a second home in Raleigh and regularly travel there 3-4 times a year to spend as much time as possible with their grandchildren, going to soccer games, to band concerts, and on excursions. What a special joy it is to be grandparents and to be able to share this time with them! Erik is now North American Director for Manufacturing Sciences at Biogen, a major pharmaceutical company, and his wife, Sarah, is a medical doctor, licensed in internal medicine and pediatrics. Over the last 50 years, Bill and Hertha have loved the journey they’ve experienced through ownership of their Porsches. It’s always been the people they met and befriended along the way that have made it so enjoyable and worthwhile.
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Welcome Our New Mavericks! By John Hamilton, Region Membership Chair
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Paul Kelleher Corinth 2007 911 Carrera 4S
Tim Schutze Dallas 2005 Boxster S
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Elizabeth Fergerson Fort Worth 2002 911 Turbo
Greg Kneifl Dallas 2014 Cayenne
Scott Sewell Westworth Village 2014 Boxster S
William Bone Wichita Falls 2008 Cayman
Chris Funk Argyle 2001 911 Carrera
Mike Krieger Forth Worth 2013 911 Carrera S Cabriolet
Ram Viswanathan Carrollton 2006 911 Carrera 4S
Jon Brooks Arlington 2014 Boxster
Sudeep Gupta Allen 2018 911 Carrera
Rob Lay Southlake 2015 911 GT3
Gary Brown Fort Worth 2017 Panamera
Joshua Gutjahr Tyler 2004 911 Carrera
Matt Leffers Dallas 2009 911 Carrera S Cabriolet
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Robert Caglia Prosper 2015 911 GT3
John Hromadka Southlake 2017 Cayenne
Doug Maclay Dallas 2013 Cayenne S
Brad Davis Dallas 1995 911 Carrera
John Huffman Dallas 2014 911 Carrera 4S
Shezad Malik Dallas 2013 911 Carrera 4
Peter Donovan Allen 2015 Panamera
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David Mathews Plano 1973 911T Targa
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Affiliate Members: 888
Total Membership: 2,657
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Kruder’s Cars & Conversations By Bill Kruder, Region Advertising Chair
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his month takes on a different twist than most on how I met this Porsche enthusiast; frankly, up until writing, this we had never met. The reason for our meeting was in large part thanks to John Labunski, “Pops”’ son-in-law. John and Pops attended Mavs & Mochas at Highland Park Village as part of our Founders Day Celebration. Upon arriving, they were surprised to see some 200 Porsches, including several 356s. As they walked amongst the cars, Pops commented “I bought that one, which was our 356 coupe with the tree on it,” and then over breakfast the memories came flooding back as Pops proceeded to tell John stories of his past cars. John just had to share this story of a man and his love affair with Porsches, maybe the longest Porsche owner he knows (back to 1958), and I knew immediately I needed to share this conversation. So here is the next individual in my series of “conversations” I would like to share with you . . . Albert “Pops” Magazzine, Porsche Enthusiast since 1958, Owner today of a 2011 (997) Bill Kruder: So are you originally from here? Pops: No I grew up in Youngstown, a small steel city in Ohio between Pittsburgh and Cleveland. BK: And how did you find yourself in Dallas? Pops: Well, back in the day, I was in the Air Force and stationed at Perrin Air Station in Sherman, and eventually, years later, after lots of moving around the world, ended back here, and now I call Dallas home.
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BK: And what did you do in the Air Force? Pops: I was a fighter pilot and trainer, flying the early T-33 Shooting Star, which was essentially the training craft for the P-80, and later the F-4 fighters. BK: And did you make a career out of it? Pops: I did. I was in for 20 years and 1 month, retiring in 1975. BK: What did you do as a second career after retiring? Pops: DFW Airport had just opened in 1973 and I was hired shortly thereafter, working there for nearly 38 years in various jobs, primarily in operations, and ended up in “Code enforcement” on DFW construction projects. BK: Ok so let’s talk cars. Were you always a Porsche guy? Pops: Heck no! Where I was from it was all American cars. We were into muscle cars. It wasn’t till I joined the Air Force that I even really paid any attention to Porsches, and that was because I found myself stationed in Germany, and all the pilots were buying them. BK: So what was your first Porsche? Pops: That was a 1958 356A coupe; I was stationed in Germany and ordered it there. I paid $3200 cash for it, which was a crazy amount of money considering that I was making $250 a month, and that included my flight pay (laughing). BK: Tell me more about that car? Pops: It was Red with Savannah interior, had chrome knock-off wheels, a radio, and an extra side
mirror as the only options. Think the knock off wheels were a $100 option, and the extra mirror cost me another $3 (laughing). I still have the sticker and receipt. BK: So you brought it home with you? Pops: I did! I had it shipped to New York, and in those days they would come off the ship and be pushed by hand around the lot until picked up. Well somewhere along the line they dented it in a couple spots. I then picked it up in NY and drove it the 1500 miles to Dallas. Once here, when I needed to get it repaired, the only shop doing work on Porsches was Van Winkle Pontiac of all places. As I recall it was located in the city around Oak Lawn and Avondale maybe. BK: And how long did you have it? Pops: I sold it in 1961; I was being shipped off to Japan, so I drove to California and sold it for I think $900. BK: So what was next? Pops: Well, some time had passed and I found myself in England in 1974. I bought a 1965 356C and I don’t have to tell you how much rust this car had, having spent 10 years on the roads there. I brought it back to the States with me and ending up selling it for I think $1500.
Pop’s Red 1958 356A coupe
BK: But I understand that wasn’t your last 356? Pops: No, there was yet one more. At this point I had retired from the Air Force and lived now in Dallas; this was 1976. I found a 1961 B, black with the double grill, at essentially a junk yard in Weatherford. I bought it and had it running pretty well and decided to basically restore it. I drove it up to Ohio, where I have a nephew who restored cars, so he took on the project. We restored the body, taking out all the fillers, and changed the color, painting it Fish Silver Grey. I loved that ’61; I drove it for about 15-16 years and sold it in 1992.
BK: And thinking you did a little better selling this one than the previous two? Pops: Yes we did! (laughing) I think I had about $15,000 in it and sold it for $45,000.
BK: Then I hear you jumped into the modern era of Porsches? Pops: I did. I bought a 1998 Boxster, and still today drive a 2011 Cream White 997 as my daily driver, with my co-pilot Dutch.
John and Pops at the December Founders Day Mavs & Mochas
And that’s the story of how a young serviceman finds himself attracted to a funny little car and the car guy lifestyle, and soon finds himself in a lifelong love affair with Porsche. I’d like to also thank Lieutenant Colonel (Ret.) Albert Magazzine for his service around the world including Germany, Japan, England, and Vietnam. Lastly for his long dedication to PCA and the Porsches he so loved and kept on the roads for us to enjoy today.
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Maverick Tech Sessions: By Michael Baynton, Region Tech Sessions Chair
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What to Expect
ave you ever wondered . . .
• Should I use conventional or synthetic motor oil? • How do I best protect my car’s paint? • What brands of tires are approved for Porsches? • What are coil-overs, and do I really need them?
Our beloved Porsches are fantastically fun, capable, and well-engineered vehicles. And as such, they can also be highly complex and require very specific care and handling to optimize their reliability and performance. But that complexity often leads to confusion, conflicting advice, and a knowledge base beyond that of the typical Porsche owner. To help remedy that—and to help educate and inform our members—our Mav PCA Tech Sessions are designed to provide practical and useful information on a wide range of topics. They are casual affairs, with no previous knowledge needed to benefit. In fact, the opposite is true: bring your questions and have them answered by our experts! These tech sessions are typically not designed to be hands-on, so you won’t be working on your own Porsche. Think “FYI,” not “DIY.” So join us for some
coffee, camaraderie, and a wealth of useful information and tips. But sign up quickly—these sessions have limited enrollment based on venue size, and they fill up fast. We are still building out our schedule for 2018, and we plan to have 4-6 sessions throughout the year. So keep an eye on our events calendar for upcoming sessions. And if you have any suggestions or questions, please don’t hesitate to email us at techsessions@ mavpca.org.
December Trivia Questions and Results By Jerry DeFeo
You can test your knowledge (or Google search ability) of all things Porsche by participating in the monthly trivia contest posted online at http://mav.pca.org/ trivia. Answers are due by the last day of each month. The winner of the trivia contest receives a $25 gift certificate from our sponsor, Zims Autotechnik. In the case of ties, a random drawing determines the winner. The winner for our December Trivia is Tom Martin who answered four out of five questions correctly. Tom, please contact Kirk at Zim’s to claim your $25 gift certificate. The questions for the December Trivia are shown to the right with the correct answers below.
Answers: 1) d 2) d 3) b 4) b 5) d
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1. Last month we talked about 901 and 911 production numbers. But before there were 82 Porsche 901s produced, how many 901 prototypes were built? a. 6 b. 9 c. 10 d. 13 Source: Porsche Panorama, Nov 2016, p 63 2. When you speak of early 911s (1965-73), many people say that the coveted 911S is the one to own. There was also a 911E, 911L, and 911T. In 1969, Car and Driver magazine determined the best all-around 911. Which one was it? a. 911E b. 911L c. 911 S d. 911T Source: Porsche Panorama, Jan 2008, p 26 3. A 914 owner wanted to know how to best relocate the fuel pump on his 1974 914 so as to reduce vapor lock issues. Our own Ed Mayo said it was not overly difficult to relocate it, but powering it could be. The system was only designed to run the pump for ______ seconds unless the engine starts. a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 6 Source: Porsche Panorama, July 2017, p 128 4. The Baja 1000 race in Mexico began in 1967, but Porsche was not able to win until 1986. To win the Baja 1000, shocks are a key performance element. A recommended coil-over shock for 964s is a special order EXE-TC set with 9” of travel. How much are they per shock, in round numbers? a. $2500 b. $3000 c. $3500 d. $4000 Source: Porsche Panorama, August 2017, p 62 5. It took Porsche some 54 years to sell 1,000,000 911s, but only ______ years to sell 750,000 Cayenne SUVs. a. 12 b. 13 c. 14 d. 15 Source: MotorTrend Internet, Oct 27, 2017
2005 Fayence Yellow Porsche Carrera GT, “Mavs & Mochas – Dec 2017”
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U pc omi ng Ma v er i ck R eg i o n E v ents
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Favorite Porsche Moments of 2017 Compiled by Jim Hirsch, Slipstream Editor
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ith 2018 now upon us, I asked our Maverick members to think back and remember their favorite Porsche moments of 2017 and allow me to share those collective experiences with you. Unfortunately, there is not enough room for all of the photos that were shared in support of the memories.
Julia Cleath: My favorite club moment was the toy drive. I loved being part of that and was super proud of our group!
Lenny Zwik: Buying this.
Carolle Liu: First time at autocross. Lost on the course but hit NO cones and won a trophy. Mitchell Berry: Enjoying both my Porsches in my man cave. A 82 924 Turbo with 67k miles and no dash cracks and a Concours winning 89 944 Turbo with only 32k miles.
Olga Taylor: Good Samaritan Frank Briggs put a battery in my 80 SC (aka Baby) and started her after a 21 year rest.
Alan Bambina: After a one month search, I found a car that checked all the boxes; ‘15, white, manual trans. Home run (see page 1).
Bob Aines: Emory Campout, McMinnville, OR.
Robert Kendrick: Going back in time and reliving memories of my first Porsche.
Belinda Daughtry: Buying this!
Matt Wilson: Waking up to a sunrise at 6 a.m. to attend Boxstoberfest 2017 in Fredericksburg. Mike O’Hare: Enjoying my first lesson learning how to get the best performance from my 981 S.
Frank Rocha: Febuary 20th. Getting my first Porsche.
Michael Osborn: Doing the Porsche Sport Driving School Masters at the Nurburgring in my 991.
Jason Street: June 12 - 3rd Porsche, 1st 911. Daniel Coyle: Porsche test drives at Cars and Cannoli last season. Robert Walton: Moving from Blue Solo to Yellow at COTA. 18 February
Bill Orr: Having a 918 Spyder, Carrera GT, and a 911 GT3 RS show up at our first Mavs & Mochas in downtown Ft Worth.
Frances Kwan: Last minute change of players at an annual Ferrari Fall Rally (I ended up winning the Fix It Again Tony award on that run). Jumped into little miss reliable and she finished the rally like a champ.
Chantel Tennyson: First road trip in Zara. My best friend of 35 years had been diagnosed with Stage 4 Ovarian Cancer and told she wouldn’t live. She and I had not seen each other in 10 years. My daughter and I decided on the spur of the moment to drive to Estes Park, CO and surprise her with a visit to cheer her up before her 2nd chemo. This bear and sign guard the house. She is now in remission, by the way.
Jimmyg Gallegos: August 2017, Stuttgart, Germany.
Mike Mahoney: Taking my twin granddaughters to an impromptu Mavs and Mochas.
Hunter Bentley: Taking delivery of my first Porsche in April. Mel Benzaquen: Mine was purchasing my first 911 in August of 2017 and then shortly thereafter kicking myself for not buying one earlier!
Bill Kruder: Maggie’s wedding with our “Hagestad” 356.
Doug Tallman: Buying our first Porsche and loving it! Enjoying the road trip from Dallas to Asheville NC for our first Treffen and celebrating our 20th anniversary at the resort we were married at! Paul Moseley: Being a massive Steve McQueen fan, every year during Monterey Car Week, I try to say something constructive to Chad McQueen. This year in Carmel we ended up side-by-side on the sidewalk as cars lined up for display, and right in front of us were two re-creations of Stan Mott’s Cyclops fantasy racer made famous in his stories for Road and Track magazine. “What in the hell is that?,” McQueen asked me. Being a 60’s R&T font of knowledge, I got to explain the whole Cyclops thing to Chad.
Andrew Golden: Flying to Vegas, picking up my 981S and driving it back to Dallas. Jim Hirsch: Road trip that included a long stretch of Hwy 1... ocean, curves, mountains, and a top-down Porsche.
Stephen Dumas: Mavs and Mochas November. Nice to see all the other 944s.
I think you’ll agree that our Porsches and membership in the Maverick Region make for some memorable times for all of us.
Jorge Carmona-Rodriguez: A dream come true...first 911. Mark Fleniken: Prior to unveil for Atlanta PEC delivery. 19
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Maverick Driving Tours:
What First-Timers Can Expect
By Mark Pitarresi and Tom Gomer, Region Tours Co-Chairs
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averick Region Driving Tours are a gathering of members and guests who meet up at a defined starting location and drive together along an interesting route. Tours generally last about three hours and run around 60-100 miles in length. After the tour, we meet at a destination that usually involves food and beverages. After signing up for your first Maverick Region Tour, you will receive an email at the end of the third day before the tour. The email will have all the necessary information for you to participate in the tour. You will definitely want to arrive early to socialize with other members. The energy level is high on these tours, and you will feel a buzz in the air! We will have a separate Drivers’ Briefing just for members that have never been on a Maverick Tour at each event. After the Drivers’ Briefing, we will depart in groups of 14 cars or less. Each group leaves the starting point in 2-5 minute intervals. Each group will have a Group Leader that will guide the group throughout the route so navigation aids will not be needed. While driving within the group, you will need to follow closely, but at a safe distance, generally 2-3 seconds behind the car in front or one car length for every 10 mph. It is important to slow down if the car behind you falls behind, so that both you and the car behind can see each other. You will follow the car in front of you safely without letting the car behind you get too far away. It is important to always make sure you can always see the car behind you in your rear view mirror. Maverick Region Tours promote safety. If you feel the group is driving too fast to keep up, simply slow down and the group will do the same. Passing is not acceptable on our tours unless the car in front has signaled the car behind and it is safe to pass them. The
“Follow the leader!” (Photo by Bill Orr)
Always great routes on our Driving Tours (Photo by Bill Orr)
Maverick Region Tours program is one of the most well attended programs in the country on a regular basis! As we Mavericks like to say...It’s about driving friendships!
2018 PCA Tour Changes:
The 2018 PCA Minimum Tour Standards have been released. These are also our tour requirements within PCA. It will NOT be mandatory for our group leaders or sweeper cars to have co-drivers. This is because of the type of tours we provide. Our groups will, however, be limited to 14 cars including the Group Leader and Sweeper Car. We will also be using clubregistration.net for sign-up and attendee management. Our club already uses this site for event registration, and will have links on our website for registration. This will allow us to address new tour attendees separately from regular attendees via email easily. Our intention is to streamline the program to increase the overall quality of our tours. Another big change to our tours program will be adding a classic/antique group or groups. These new groups will be for classic/antique Porsches, and offer a more relaxed tour within those groups. The classic/ antique group will be optional when signing up. We look forward to the 2018 Maverick Tours program and hope to see everyone at our first tour, scheduled for Sunday, March 25!
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Santa Boots: By Meg Jones
Maverick Region’s Work With the Boot Campaign
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he Maverick Region of the Porsche Club of America has been partnering with local nonprofits for more than 50 years, driving efforts of goodwill across the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex. In the 2017 holiday season, Maverick was honored to support, for the second year in a row, the Boot Campaign, a national military-focused non-profit dedicated to igniting the inner patriot in all Americans and providing life-improving programs to military families across the United States. Maverick’s support was specifically for Boot Campaign’s Santa Boots Program to surprise deserving military families with holiday boxes with customized gifts inside. “As a club, we are very proud to support the work of the Boot Campaign through the Santa Boots program. Their work to support and assist our military families’ needs when they come home is making a difference,” said Maverick Region Treasurer Richard Solomon. For veteran and active duty families in need, the holidays can be particularly difficult. The Santa Boots Program, first introduced by Boot Campaign in 2015, has made a difference for more than 180 military families thus far, providing a joy-filled Christmas for veteran and active duty military families who may not have been able to afford Christmas gifts otherwise. According to Boot Campaign CEO Shelly Kirkland, money is often tight after deployments, and some military families have PCS orders or face service-related injuries. Without help around the holidays, many military families would go without the uplifting tradition and gifts they deserve.
Sampson family was referred to us by our partners at Operation Homefront; delivered by USMC Veteran Rocky Smith & nephew in Charlotte, NC. The father (pictured in Amazon hat) requested the box be delivered to him at work so his kids wouldn’t see it
Patrizi family in Pearl Harbor, HI were referred to us by our partners at ASYMCA; father has recently returned to shore duty in Pearl Harbor after multiple overseas deployments
“Thanks to Richard Solomon’s leadership and the patriots of the Maverick Region, Boot Campaign’s Santa Boots Program was able to share the holiday spirit with those who have served and sacrificed so much for us year-round,” said Kirkland. “We were able to broaden our impact and reach more families this year ever before!” This season, thanks to a new national partnership between the Boot Campaign’s Santa Boots Program and two other national non-profits serving the military: Armed Services YMCA and Operation Homefront, more than 80 military families in 27 states received benefitted from the effort. To learn more about the Boot Campaign, visit www. bootcampaign.org.
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o you have a Porsche key transmitter that doesn’t function properly? Have you lost the ability to lock and unlock the doors of your Porsche with a simple button press, or to direct your trunks to open upon command?
Malfunctioning key transmitter and exposed circuit board
The solution to the malfunction may be as simple as a dead battery or a broken micro switch, or it could be more serious, such as a broken solder joint, or a failed proprietary integrated circuit. Other than a failed IC, chances are your Porsche key transmitter can be repaired. This would spare one a trip to the dealer for a new, and very expensive, factory key. I recently repaired a couple of key transmitters for a fellow Porsche owner, so thought I’d pass this info along. This key transmitter was from a 986 Boxster, the repair also applies for 996 keys and possibly other models as well. Symptoms: Both transmitters’ LEDs would flash when the buttons were pressed, but the result was either no response from the car, or an intermittent function. Battery would drain quickly. Test Procedure: Battery tested to confirm proper voltage output. All micro switches tested with a DVM set to continuity, and function confirmed. De-soldered and removed battery holder from the rear of the board. All solder joints inspected for breaks (this required a 30x magnification inspection scope or equivalent; potential breaks cannot be seen with the naked eye). Source of Failure: Flexing of the circuit board from years of button presses resulted in broken solder joints at the rear of the circuit board. Repair: Reflowed all solder joints with flux, a fine tip soldering iron, and Broken solder joints inspection scope. A
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A Blustery Brush with Death
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hydroplaned going 68 mph in the dead of night! Fortunately, I was able, without even thinking, it would seem, to correct my slide. The car that happened to be entering the highway from Collins Road behind me, unless “Nancy” our Nissan Versa Note he was really paying attenment that Porsche’s aerodynamic tion, would have thought that I had development team employs on a merely changed lanes. To be hondaily basis. You’ll see how Porsche est, the slide felt just like driving possesses a top-rate facility that on snowy roads. Learning to drive utilizes one of the world’s most efin Idaho all those years ago really ficient wind tunnels, and has also paid off, I guess. Although safe and created a dual-track system that in full control of the vehicle, I was allows Porsche to test its producstill pretty rattled. The rest of the tion and concept cars in a number way home I barely took it above 62 of different condition and speed mph, and I couldn’t help but think combinations. On top of minimizabout how many unsuspecting ing drag, reducing fuel consumpdrivers of hatchbacks, and other tion, and stabilizing the vehicle on sub-compact hybrid vehicles like high-speed corners, engineers at my Nissan, might get slammed in Porsche’s Weissach Development that very same spot. I mean, I love Center also study the effects of the awesome mpg of today’s subwind in order to improve acceleracompacts, as well as the reliability tion, top speed, engine and brake of their powertrain, but man, they cooling systems, and surprisingly, are basically aluminum cans when to improve the reduction of outside it comes to blustery weather! odors and sounds relative to those The engineers of our Porsches sitting in the car’s cab. have many design tools and have Now, I’m all for the automatic been quite successful at using them retractable rear spoilers, innovative to help owners stabilize at high brake cooling designs, flashy, yet speeds. The 928 and the 968, as sleek aerodynamic styling, and well as many of their front-engined even the reduction of unnecessary siblings, were revered in their day road noise, but please Porsche, for their exceptional aerodynamic don’t muffle the glorious roar rumstability. To see how far Porsche bling from the back end for other has come, all you have to do is subpeople that don’t have a 914, and scribe to the Porsche Engineering aren’t spoiled like me! Stay safe, magazine. Rather frequently, you’ll and wrench on Mavs! read about all the high-tech equip29
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2017 Maverick Region Financial Statement By Richard Solomon, Region Treasurer, 2015 - 2017
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he year end 2017 finan10:35 PM cials for the Maverick 01/11/18 Region of Porsche Club Cash Basis of America are provided for complete transparency to our members. The year 2017 final accounting statement reflected significant improvement over the year 2016 figures based on a Net Excess position of $39,385. This position was attributable to a strong year of driver education events including a special DE at the Circuit of the Americas. In addition, the club continued to strengthen our social events, such as Mavs & Mochas, culminating in a fantastic set of Founders Day events. Once again our club stepped up to support those in need by providing donations to our long time charity, the Hope Shelter, and the national military charity, the Boot Campaign. Lastly, through the support of our advertisers, our Slipstream magazine began printing completely in color. Thank you for making 2017 a strong financial year. We look forward to continued success in 2018. Editor’s Note: A special thank you to Rich for his work as our Region Treasurer for the past three years. Our financial standing as a club continues to be in great condition thanks to his careful stewardship. We welcome Deborah Fike as she takes over this important role of Maverick Region Treasurer this year.
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Profit & Loss
January through December 2017 Jan - Dec 17 Ordinary Income/Expense Income 4000 · Revenues 4001 · Membership 4001-01 · Dues 4001 · Membership - Other Total 4001 · Membership 4002 · Registrations 4003 · Sponsorships 4004 · Goodie Store sales 4005 · Advertising income Total 4000 · Revenues 4006 · Interest Income 4007 · Charitable receipts 4008 · Social Income 4008-03 · Founders Day 4008 · Social Income - Other Total 4008 · Social Income 4009 · Other 4011 · Auction proceeds Total Income
6,093.60 31,062.50 37,156.10 192,314.41 26,950.00 550.00 46,322.73 303,293.24 48.12 2,290.00 9,944.00 2,160.00 12,104.00 3,424.25 9,733.00 330,892.61
Expense 5010 Tech Session Expenses 5000 · Expenses 5001 · Track Expenses
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5002 · Social expenses
21,924.82
5003 · Goodie Store Purchases 5004 · SlipStream
208.15 57,018.50
5005 · Postage 5009 · Concours expenses 5011 · Rally Expenses Total 5000 · Expenses 5006 · Other administrative expense
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142.84 708.77 1,427.06 253,855.89 19,156.90
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Total Expense
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Net Ordinary Income
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13,376.25
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For Sale: 1996 911 Carrera 4 Cabriolet. Polar Silver Metallic/Black Leather. 50.5k miles. Sixspeed manual with Porsche Sport Classic wheels. AM/FM cassette player, 6 Disc remote CD changer. Power seats with lumbar support. All original paint, clean Carfax, 3rd Owner. Fully serviced at Porsche Dealerships with all receipts. Porsche Certification of Authenticity. $52,500. Contact Phil Berkebile at philberkebile@gmail.com or 972-898-5689. (02) For Sale: 1989 Porsche 944. White/Blue, 175,000 miles - two owner. Original owner purchased in San Antonio, and lives in White Rock Lake. Fully documented maintenance performed by knowledgeable Porsche people (Louden, 9Eleven, Mayo Performance). The owner kept all the old receipts, every noise she heard, flats fixed, and wipers replaced, and kept all maintenance up to date. I’ve had Mayo do a lot of work in the last few years: timing belt, water pump, tensioners, balance shafts, seals, motor mounts, steering rack/resiv/boot/bushings, koni yellows, new updated A/C everything, shift linkages, moonroof gear, brake pads/sensors, ABS computer, cd player (have original, but equalizer was shorting itself out), cruise control box, momo steering wheel (have original), 17” 996 wheels (have original phone dials as well). 175k miles. Great car. Ready to go. Asking $7500. Contact Thad Prugh at tjprugh@ gmail.com or (254) 213-8882. (02) For Sale: 2000 Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet. Zenith Blue Metallic with Metropol Blue convertible top, Lapis Blue removable hardtop, Graphite Grey leather interior. March 2000 production date; originally sold at Park Place Porsche Dallas on April 26, 2000. Dealer serviced at Park Place and Porsche Austin from new through 60k miles. 6 speed manual. New clutch and LN IMS bearing at 67,795 miles. Brake fluid flush at 73,602 miles by Mayo Performance. Water pump replaced at 76,493 miles by Innovative Autosports. Most recent oil change at 78,147 miles. Option codes: C02 U.S. Std Emissions, 424 CD Compartment, 436 3-Spoke Leather Steering Wheel, 437 8-way electrical seat left, 438 8-way electrical seat right, 476 Porsche Stability Management, 490 HI-FI Sound Pkg, 537 seat memory left, 551 Porsche Windstop, 692 Remote CD Changer, 696 AM/FM Radio w/CD Player. Original MSRP: $80,770.Very well maintained, documented, great running car, ready to drive anywhere. Everything works as it should. Clean CarFax report with no accident history or other issues. Cosmetically in average condition, with various stone chips and small scratches to its original paint from being driven and enjoyed as it should. Original factory radio/CD changer replaced by previous owner with Alpine unit w/iPod connector. Tires are very good, less than 1 year old, approx 7k miles. Car cover included. Asking $21,000. Contact Chris Flaugh at chrisflaugh@hotmail.com or 214288-5300. (01)
For Sale: 1978 Porsche 928. Red exterior with Red interior. First-Year Euro Market Car. Vin # 9288101283. With spoiler-free rear end, five speed manual transmission, sunroof-delete, this is certainly a special car. Original 4.5L engine, Lexan front windshield, Lexan rear window, larger 1986 front disc brakes, Eibach coil springs which lower the car 1”, Koni shocks, Short Shifter, Weltmeister 28mm front swaybar, Martin Schnider Headers, 245/45-16 Hoosier tires on BBS rims. Corner Balanced by Auto Edge and ready for the track. Asking $5999. Contact John Ballard at Johnballard@frontiernet.net or 469494-6704. (01) For Sale: 2014 Porsche Boxster S. Agate Grey exterior with two-tone Agate Grey/Pebble White interior. Showroom condition with 4,300 miles. PASM, DCT, sport exhaust, power seats, full frontal clear bra, 20” wheels and many other extras. Asking $53,000. Contact Jack Cicerello at jcicerello@ sbcglobal.net or 972-235-5543. (12) For Sale: 1985 Porsche 944. Guards Red with Black interior. 133,000 miles. Excellent condition. Vehicle just had major restoration of engine, suspension, power steering, brakes, and interior 3,000 miles ago. Fresh repaint and fresh re-seal of engine with new belts, adjusters, water pump, thermostat, gaskets, valve job, and more. Too many new parts to list in this ad, please see the online ad at http://mav.pca.org/ Classifieds/classifieds.asp for complete infomration. Asking $10,900. Contact Jeff Queen at jeff_queen@ ahm.acura.com or 770-335-2854. (12) Wanted: 2009 or 2010 Grey or Silver Carerra S Coupe. Manual transmission, reasonably low miles in pampered condition. All records appreciated. Contact John Polivka at John.Polivka@yahoo.com. (12)
Advertiser Index Advertising rates available upon request. For more information contact Bill Kruder at ads@mavpca.org Apex Automotive........................... 26 Attic Butlers.................................... 26 Autobahn Motorcar Group........... B.C. Autoscope..................................... 35 Bennett Motor Werks...................... 13 Competition Motorsport.................. 32 Concorso Detailing......................... 28 deBoulle Diamond & Jewelry........... 23 DFW Garage Design...................... 35 Ebby Halliday – Michael Picolo....... 32 Falgout & Associates, P. C............... 22 Fifth Gear Motorsports.................... 28 Financial Enlightenment.................. 36 Garages of Texas............................. 8 Growler Motor Labs....................... 20 Innovative Autosports....................... 5 Invisibra........................................ 20 Louden Motorcar Services........... I.B.C. Marvelous Home Makeovers........... 11 Mayo Performance......................... 22 Mullenix Motorsport....................... 32 Mustard Racing.............................. 30 Nine-Eleven Automotive.................. 30 OCD’tailers.................................... 33 Park Place Porsche...................... I.F.C. The Phoenix Insurance.................... 27 Porsche Plano................................ 24 RAC Performance........................... 10 RKT Techniques.............................. 22 Roofing Solutions by Darren Houk... 30 Send My Parcels............................ 35 Silver Fox........................................ 2 Stuart’s Paint and Body..................... 3 Ussery Printing............................... 26 Zims Autotechnik............................ 33
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Around the Bend... By Jim Hirsch, Managing Editor
H
appiness in your Porsche isn’t around the corner. It is the corner. Driving the perfect Porsche, on the perfect racetrack, is certainly a dream that many of our Maverick Region members have had through the years of owning their personal Porsche. In fact, for many Mavs, the Porsche they currently own is that perfect Porsche! Unfortunately, for those of us still looking for that perfect Porsche experience, actually driving the real thing on an iconic racetrack is very unlikely. That’s why a recent comment by Rory Carroll in Autoweek caught my attention. Gran Turismo Sport, the seventh iteration in the Gran Turismo series of racing simulations, was released in 2017, the 30th anniversary of this video game created by Kazunori Yamauchi and his team. And why does this matter to this quest of driving the perfect Porsche on the perfect racetrack? For the first time in the history of Gran Turismo (due to a previous exclusive license with EA), Porsche has licensed four models to be included in Gran Turismo Sport: 911 GT3 RS, 911 RSR, Cayman GT4 Clubsport, and 919 LMP1 Hybrid.
Suddenly, the ability to “drive” four pretty good examples of “the perfect Porsche” on a wide variety of iconic racetracks, using a racing simulator with very realistic physics, is well within the reach of our Maverick members. I’d be interested in hearing about your experience with these perfect Porsche models for those of you with a Playstation and Gran Turismo Sport. For any Maverick members who are slot car racing afficiandos, there is some discussion about an impromptu get together at a local track in Garland where we could also put some Porsche models through their paces. Look for more information on that potential event on our web site and social media postings. For the rest of us, driving the perfect Porsche may be a simple exercise of skill such as Natalie Neff puts it, “I can parallel park in almost any spot that allows for even a few inches clearance on either end. Always within a foot of the curb, and preferably in a two-point motion: back in, straighten forward.” Try that in your Porsche if you dare. Carpe Viam!
Treat your portfolio like you would your Porsche You wouldn’t leave your Porsche in the care of anyone but a certified service technician. Shouldn’t your financial portfolio receive similar qualified attention? Anyone can call themselves a financial planner. Only a select group can display the CFP® certification. Call Clark Randall at 214-890-4098 today for a complimentary financial evaluation.
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