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June June 2008 2007 -- Published Publishedby by the theMaverick Maverick Region Region PorscheClub Club of ofAmerica America Porsche
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Volume 46 July 2008, Issue 7
Departments Zone 5 Presidents.................................. 1 My Thoughts (Editor’s Column)........... 3 List of Officers/Board Chairs................ 4 Catch My Draft (President’s Column)... 3 Maverick Minutes.................................. 8 New Wheels......................................... 27 Anniversaries....................................... 27 Unclassifieds........................................ 28 Advertiser Index.................................. 28
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Upcoming Events Calendar of Events................................ 1 Gimmick Road Rally............................. 2 Lewisville Lunch................................... 2 Board Meeting....................................... 2 Happy Hour at Abuelo’s...................... 24 September Drivers’ Education............. 27
Day July 6/28-7/3 PCA Parade in Charlotte, NC 8 Lewisville Lunch 9 Board Meeting 17 Happy Hour Southlake Tavern 20 Gimmick/Fun Rally - Plano
Day 6 10 12 21 23
August Board Meeting Autocross Ranger Stadium Lewisville Lunch Happy Hour Plano/Frisco Road Rally (TBD)
Past Event Recaps Framing a House in One Day................ 7 Maverick Club Race............................ 10 Time Trial 2 & Autocross 4................. 12 Concours at Mayo’s............................ 14 May at Mayo’s..................................... 15 Boardwalk Tech Session...................... 16 Sunday Drive by Train ....................... 19 Happy Hour at Edelweiss.................... 24
Day 3 9 14 18 20-21 27 28
Day 7 11 12 14 25-26
October Board Meeting Swap Meet at Zims Road Rally Lewisville Lunch Drivers’ Education - MSR
Miscellaneous Trivia Contest...................................... 20 Trivia Light.......................................... 21
September Board Meeting Lewisville Lunch Gainesville Sunday Drive Happy Hour Fort Worth Drivers’ Education - MSR Time Trial #5 - MW Time Trial #6 - MW
BISD - Birdville Ind School District, NH DE - Drivers’ Education Event EC - Eagle’s Canyon, Slidell MW- Mineral Wells Airport, Mineral Wells MSR- Motor Sport Ranch, Cresson RS - Ranger Stadium, Arlington TMS- Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth Penn- Pennington Field Stadium, Bedford
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Charlie Davis, Clint Blackman, Travis Howard, Tom Snodgrass, Blair Hartsfield, Bob Lewis Wendy Shoffit & Lisa Steele
Cover Photo by James Shoffit
During his recent business trip to Germany James stopped by Leipzig.
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2008 Porsche Club Zone 5 Presidents ARK-LA-TEX Kenneth A.Chandler (318) 865-8210 bad968@bellsouth.net CIMARRON Gary Bernard
COASTAL BEND Rene’ Molinia (956) 789-5469
rmj951@swbell.net HILL COUNTRY Adrienne Boer president@hcrpca.org
LONE STAR Burnell Curtis (281) 337-1937 bpcurtis@verizon.net
MARDI GRAS Richard Martin
OZARK Rick Daes (501) 565-5113 rdaes@aristotle.net
WHISKEY BAY Mike Hamza
LONGHORN Ron McAtee
MAVERICK James Shoffit cell(972)786-6246 president@mavpca.org
WAR BONNET Richard Davis rkd@zipbang.com
ZONE5 REP Caren Cooper C - (512) 698-2747 zone5rep@hcrpca.org
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Catch My Draft by James Shoffit, Region President
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s some of you know, I am an owner of a small software company that develops software for large companies. Well as it happens there was a trade show that was going on in Berlin, and we had been considering how to move into the European marketplace for quite some time. We investigated, and I volunteered to go. Let’s see, I like German cars, work on German software, have a German dog (Schnauzer), love German food, and have a German last name. So what if I can’t speak Deutsche? I went to the store and bought a couple books “Just enough German” and “Germany for Dummies” – yes there really is one! And I proceeded to read through them both. I was getting really excited, and then thought I should try to see what I could find in the way of Porsche stuff. I looked on a map and found where the major Porsche landmarks are. We have all heard of Stuttgart, Zuffenhausen, Weissach, and Leipzig, but I, for one, had no idea where they were in relation to each other, nor where they were in relation to Berlin. It turns out Germany is about half the size of Texas in square miles (ok, meters), but it about the same “height” as Texas, so I can relate it like this : Berlin is about where Dallas would be (probably farther East), and Leipzig is just South East, about where Waco would be. Stuttgart, (and its small suburb Zuffenhausen) are about the equivalent of San Antonio – very far South, and slightly more West. Weissach is only about 12 miles West of Zuffenhausen, also quite close to Stuttgart. Since I would be based out of Berlin, and I only had an extra day to do Porsche adventuring, I decided my best bet would be Leipzig, home of the Cayenne, and also home to the Porsche Test Track. The test track was designed by Porsche to include corners from many of the famous racetracks around the world, including the Corkscrew from Laguna Seca, the Sunset Bend from Sebring, Curva Loews from Monaco, the Bus Stop from Spa-Francorchamps (not the one from Hallett) and many others. I have dreamed of visiting it since I heard it was being built. And the customer center, called The Diamond, is the spectacular inverted cone that has been featured in numerous pictures and calendars for years. I looked on the website to book a tour, and since I only had about 45 days notice for the ONLY day I could go, all tours were in German, and they were all sold out! There was no room in any of them.
Luckily I had a friend on the inside, which often helps. He was able to talk to the customer relations people at the Leipzig factory and get me a one on one, English tour! Fast-forward to the day of the event – I was all done with the trade show, learned all I could about selling my software in Germany, and was ready to relax. I got to the Hauptbahnhof (main train station) in Berlin a couple of hours early to make sure I wasn’t late for my 11am tour. I got on the ICE train (Inter City Express) headed directly to Leipzig and prepared for the journey. This particular train sped along at about 142 miles per hour, which was pretty amazing to see. As I looked out the windows, the close scenery flew by so fast it almost made you dizzy to watch it. The German conductor slowly sauntered down the aisle, nearly shouting in a big deep booming voice, “MORGEN!..... MORGEN!...” - his way of saying good morning to all the people whose tickets he was about to validate. Side note, for all people who at least know Porsche is a two-syllable word: The correct pronunciation is LIPE-tsik (or even LIBE-tsik). It took me a lot of practice to stop calling it LEEP-zig! Arriving in Leipzig station quite early, I had time to stroll around the mall there. It was one of the neatest malls I had been to – possibly just because everything was so new, so foreign, and so fascinating to me. I then went to the taxi area to hail a cab. I asked the cabbies “English? English?” and they all shook their heads Nein. So I then reverted to Cont’d pg 5
My Thoughts
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by Jan Mayo, Managing Editor oday being my birthday I look around at my friends kids and wonder how come they are getting older while my friends and I are not. Another sign of the movement of time is the passing of 89 year old Faye Whittenberg. Fran Usserey’s mother and my “Texas mom.” Faye was a beautiful silver haired, blue eyed dynamo that had the sharpest wit. She was fun to be with and will be missed very much. Since James bombed out on me last month and he did double duty this month, I had one of those thoughts. You know, the reason for the title of my little corner of the book. So my thought is.... Let Him Have It. No not the proverbial punch. Just the space. I’m busy with stuff, Parade stuff, friend stuff, life stuff. Continue to read on friends, James has a lot to say this time.
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President James Shoffit H- 972-506-7449 C-972-786-6246 president@mavpca.org
James joined PCA in 97 and is active in Club Racing, Drivers Education, Autocross and Time Trial. He instructs at DE, AX, & TT.The track car is a 78 911SC. James is a co-owner of a software development company in Lewisville.
Position Chairperson AX Chair Clay Perrine TT Chair Travis Howard AX/TT Registrar Andrea Bell AX/TT Rules Charlie Davis AX/TT Schools Bryan Bell & Lisa Steele AX/TT Tech Insp Travis Howard AX/TT Timing Darron Shaffer AX/TT Workers Mike Lockas Club Race Chair Joel Nannis Club Race Registrar Wendy Shoffit Concours Jack Griffin DE Chair Colin Graidage DE Chief Dvg Instr. John Sandusky & Keith Olcha DE Registrar Joel Nannis DE Safety Bob Benson Email List Modr. Bob Benson & Matt Platts Goodie Store C. Dominick Happy Hours Monda Hanna, & Mentors Mike Lockas & Bob Lewis Membership Joel Nannis Past President Rocky Johnson Rallies Teri Davis Slipstream Advertising Lisa Steele Editor Jan Mayo Event Ad Design Mark Gluck Mailing & Tech. Andy Mears Printing Fran Ussery Staff Wendy Shoffit, Matt Platts, Andy Mears, Mike Kuhn, Richard Bradley, Tannia Dobbins Socials Ed & Tracey Gross Sponsorship Keith Olcha Sunday Drives Clint Blackman Swap Meets Clay Perrine Trivia Chair Jerry DeFeo Web Site Denny Payne Zone 5 Rep. Caren Cooper
Vice President Mark Gluck C-817-706-9061 vp@mavpca.org
Mark drives a Boxster S and has been a Maverick member since 1999. He is active with Drivers Education and Social events, as well as with many Hope Shelter charity projects.
Andrea Bell H-817-270-4132
Charlie joined PCA & MR in 1970, having a 1969 911S. He’s been Pres.VP, Zone Rep & PCR Chair. He’s currently the 914 Advocate and drives the Truxster to AX/TT events. He has a 1972 911S and a 1973 914 2.0.
Bryan Bell C-214-789-6895
Secretary Charlie Davis H-940-682-4719 secretary@mavpca.org
Jack Griffin & Frank Briggs concours@ mavpca.org
Bob has been a member of PCA since 2004 and is active in Autocrosses and Time Trials. He is also an instructor for Drivers Education events and drives a 1988 911 Carrera.
Joel Nannis H-972-722-2735 membership@mavpca.org
Keith Olcha W-817-706-7678 H-817-251-6865 keith.olcha@charter.net
drivingschools@mavpca.org
Ed & Tracey Gross H-972-491-2104 social@mavpca.org
Bob Benson H-817-457-8833 bbenson1@airmail.net
Monda Hanna W-972-450-3835 monda.degan@opco.com
Clint Blackman W-214-696-8000 cb3law@sbcglobal.net
Denny Payne webmaster@mavpca.org
Clay Perrine ax@mavpca.org
Travis Howard C-214-616-6152 TT@mavpca.org thoward914@yahoo.com
Matt Platts C-817-919-1253 W-817-440-2090 Matt@Platts.net
Caren Cooper C-512-698-2747 zone5rep@hcrpca.org
Rocky Johnson H-903-356-6531 C-972-816-1769 rrjjaj42@aol.com
Charlie Davis H-940-682-4719 secretary@mavpca.org
Bob Lewis 972-255-8629 binabob@augustmail.com
John Sandusky W-817-777-0421 john.c.sandusky@lmco.com
Teri Davis H-940-682-4719 rally@mavpca.org
Mike Lockas W-972-540-0245 mikeldean@earthlink.net
Darron Shaffer H-972-390-9709 C-972-898-3002 darron.shaffer@gmail.com
Jerry DeFeo 972-240-5800 trivia@mavpca.org
Jan Mayo H-817-595-4651 C-817-313-9406 editor@mavpca.org
Wendy Shoffit H- 972-506-7449 C- 972-977-9821 crreg@mavpca.org
Christy Dominick H-817-909-0966 goodiestore@mavpca.org
Andy Mears H-940-321-8683 andy@mavpca.org
Lisa Steele H-214-709-6418 ads@mavpca.org
Mark Gluck C-817-706-9061 vp@mavpca.org
Bill Miller W-972-830-2676 bill.miller@tm.com
Fran Ussery W-972-438-8344 H-817-481-8342 fran@usseryprinting.com
Colin Graidage C-214-455-6242 de@mavpca.org
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Treasurer Bob Kuykendall 15801 Ranchita Dallas, TX 75248 W-214-535-9852 H-972-385-9008 treasurer@mavpca.org
Catch My Draft, Cont. one of the two memorized phrases “Porschestrasse Eine” which is the street address of the Leipzig factory. The first cabbie nodded Ja and so I got in the car and enjoyed a nearly silent ride there – him speaking NO English, and me only knowing two phrases in German – the other being “Kurfuerstenstrasse achtundsiebzig” which was the address of my hotel in Berlin! The cabbie dropped me off at the Factory security gates, which looked like Fort Knox. Nobody would get through there! And the person working the desk spoke no English, but another guard did and had me sit until 15 minutes before my tour. I was a bit nervous at this point, but I was so close to the holy grail, the excitement washed away any trepidations still lingering. At the appointed time, they told me to proceed to the customer center – the diamond. I didn’t know if I would get an escort or not, but I was on my own. So I walked the quarter mile path towards my own version of Heaven that day. I took my time, took lots of pictures, and absorbed it all, trying to remember every bit of it. I had no hope of getting on the test track, as the Transsyberia Cayennes were all on the track testing everything they could before their upcoming rally starting in Mongolia on July 25th. So there were quite a few Cayennes there, all orange and black, in various states of muddiness, figuring out what needed to be tweaked and adjusted to do their best in the upcoming race. I could see portions of the track from the walk up, but the best part was looking ahead between the rows of perfectly manicured trees at the customer center. It is called the diamond for a reason! I finally got inside, and was greeted by several people (who I could hear saying “This is the President of the Porsche Club in the U.S.” – I doubt they would have understood me if I had tried to correct them), and finally Astrid showed up, to give me the tour. The tour started in the customer center, with the showing of a short film about the history of Leipzig and what I would be seeing. She then took me around the building, showing me the amazing dining room overlooking the whole factory, test track, and customer areas, and then upstairs we went to an impromptu historical museum of racing and street Porsches from throughout their history. She showed me the control room where there are about 40 cameras positioned around the test track, each one with full 360 degree rotation and elevation and zoom capabilities. The “corner workers” man the track from the control room and can see every square inch of the track, often from multiple angles. Positioned at many points around the track
are traffic signals that show yellow and red lights, should something happen on the track that the driver needs to be aware of. Astrid even let me play with the cameras a bit, and I could zoom right in and see inside one of the Cayennes which was parked for a bit. Next was the factory tour. First was the area where engines and transmissions appeared and got attached to the frame. Then the frame assembly moved around on its own robot, driving across the factory floor getting more pieces attached to it. There were no visible wires or paint for the robots to follow, but there were buried lines guiding them, I think. They also had sensors to they wouldn’t clobber anyone. The frames rolled up under the chassis, where they lifted up and were bolted together. Humans did all the final torque checks, though. Humans actually did a lot more there than I thought – I was expecting more robots, but even the wheel mounting devices, which were robot-assisted, had humans lining things up. I took a certain pride in knowing that the wheel crest should have its point aimed at the valve stem, and was pleased to see the factory workers making sure they did this step correctly. And placing the name badges on the back also took a lot of care, even though a big template guided them. Everything was barcoded and arrived just when it was needed – including entire tool chests that followed the Cayennes along as a worker inside installed the interior pieces. The final step inside the building was an alignment, and then off to the test track they go. EVERY Cayenne made takes a few quick laps to make sure things are well put together, and if any problems are noticed, they get brought back inside for correction. So the tour was over, and I was wondering what was next, when a guy came up and introduced himself. His name was Kai Riemer, and he was a former pro race driver (not for Porsche) who now did customer instruction on the test track there in Leipzig. He was there to take me for a few hot laps in a brand new Cayenne GTS! There was a short break between the Transsyberia Cayenne testing sessions, so we climbed in, belted up, and he took me first on a slow lap, explaining all the turns and curves, and then sped it up for the final two laps. This was truly a dream come true! Sometimes in life, the rain must fall, but when the sun shines, we need to take advantage of it. And the sun sure was shining on my trip to Germany. In other news, the Lewisville lunch had 16 people – we are really filling up that back room now! If someone wants to start another lunch somewhere else, just let me know. Check the calendar for upcoming events – we have fun stuff for track cars and street cars and socialites. So come on out and join the fun! See you soon! 5
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Framing a House in One Day by Lisa Steele
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ow! What an incredible day with all of the volunteers with the Habitat for Humanity. I learned that our very own Tom Snodgrass has been building homes with this organization for over 10 years. When he brought the idea to the Board about having a day for the Porsche Club to come out and help, I jumped at this opportunity. I have always wanted to help with Habitat but thought that my lack of “hammering skills” would hinder the building process. I was totally wrong in this assumption, because I found out very quickly that there is something to do for Lisa, that’s a shovel, anyone who shows up and is willnot a pogo stick! ing to help out. We had about 15 Porsche Club members show up among the other 50+ volunteers and we were immediately put to work with our lead man, Tom. Our group had the most important job of building the “pig pen” for all of the scraps of wood and trash to be dumped. I must say that our group built a mighty fine looking trash dump. We took great pride in our work!
photos by Lisa Steele & Bob Lewis
Once this task was complete, there was dirt to be leveled out, holes to be dug, and of course frames to be built. The best part
The Wall
of this whole experience was meeting the wonderful lady that will eventually live in this home. Her name is Maxine and she has been through many life challenges in the past few years. She lost everything in Hurricane Katrina. She is currently employed with Sam’s Wholesale Club and is gradually picking up the pieces of her life here in Texas. In the short time I spoke with Maxine, I have never met someone so deserving of having this new home to call her own. Her beautiful smile beamed across her face with every shovel of dirt she turned and every nail she hammered in the wood. After our lunch break, it was time to start putting the walls up on the foundation in their designated areas. Every single wall that went up meant another tear fell from Maxine’s eyes.
Denny, Lisa (hiding), Maxine, Jan, Clara, Cathy & Christie are real proud of the Maverick Dump.
Judy, Denny, Maxine, Christie & Clara
We were ALL amazed at what was accomplished in just this one day – the entire house was framed and part of the roof was complete. I’m not saying that you won’t be tired or that you won’t have a few bumps and bruises at the end of the day, but every bit of it is worth this awesome feeling of accomplishment and I would do it all again tomorrow. Tom hands Maxine the BIG hammer to drive the first stake
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Maverick Minutes by Charlie Davis, Secretary
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inutes of the Maverick Region Board Meeting on June 4, 2008
In attendance: James Shoffit, Clay Perrine, Travis Howard, Robyn Howard, Darron Shaffer, Bill Miller, Bob Kuykendall, Teri Davis, Charlie Davis, Denny Payne, Lisa Steele, Tracey Gross, Wendy Shoffit, Bob Lewis, and Jan Mayo. James called the meeting to order at 7:03 PM. Clay gave us an update on the plans for the August
10th autocross at one of the Rangers stadium lots. He reported that everything is going well with planning for this event. The previous autocross on June 1st had 39 entrants. Clay also reported that he was continuing to work on the new autocross software program and even demonstrated it to a few board members. Travis said that the time trial on Saturday, May 31st, had about 52 entrants. He reminded us that the double time trial at Motor Sport Ranch was coming up on June 21st. He already has 55 drivers signed up, but can only accept 48. We discussed the procedure he will use to select the final 48 entrants. Robyn said that she will update the calendar and send it out to everyone on the board list. Bill gave us a report on the recent club race. There were 65 racers and over 75 DE’ers. The wide and smooth surface at Eagles Canyon venue was fabulous. He reported a few places had asphalt coming up after the event. We discussed whether the selected date was good… he said it was, in spite of the event at Watkins Glen which probably siphoned off about five racers. We got a glowing report from the Chief Steward. There were zero incidents and accidents. Darron reported that we have timing equipment. Denny, not to be outdone, reported that we have a web site. PCA national moved to new servers over the past weekend. They have assigned a new URL to clubregistration.net…it is “register.PCA.org”. Jan said to watch our e-mailboxes… she will send a list of ads that she needs. Tracey gave us a quick update on May at Mayo’s which went very well. The Father’s Day Picnic will be at Bryan Bell’s sister’s house. They have no swimming pool but do have a 12-car garage! She reminded us that Founders Day on November 15th will be formal. The board approved spending $500 for a casino night. Bob K reported that we have money. One of his friends suggested that he spend some of it on new checks with” Porsche” spelled correctly… the current batch don’t have a “C”. After the laughter subsided, Bob said that accounting for the club race was not complete yet, but he bravely predicted it would be in the black. Bob L said we have happiness. He reported on the Happy Hour at Edelweiss, which was good, if a bit rowdy.
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Teri was disappointed that only one car will show up for her TSD Rally School on Saturday. It will be a private lesson for the Shoffits. James was also disappointed and said he will send a reminder to the list. Charlie reported that two of our autocross radios have bad batteries. He listed the options for solving this problem and the board authorized 10 new batteries for the radios. He also reported that he had mounted the public address amplifier permanently in the Truxster and was looking for additional horn speakers to be mounted on the roof. This will simplify setup. Wendy (quietly) announced that the region has nominated Lisa Steele for Enthusiast of the Year, but it’s a secret. Shhhh… Travis, who said he had never been on a train before, went on the Texas State Railway Tour…he said it was fun. Jan jumped in and got him to volunteer an article for Slipstream. Jan also reminded Bill that she had no article for the recent Club Race. James adjourned the meeting at 8:29 PM.
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Memorial Day Weekend Club Race... Or~ By Bill Miller, Racer & Maverick Club Race Co-Chair Maverick Region hosted more than 60 racers at the inaugural Eagles Canyon Raceway Club race May 24-26, sponsored by Boardwalk Porsche. It was a weekend of intense wheel-to-wheel competition and a lot of spirited fun and camaraderie. Racers came from seven or more PCA regions, including Mark Foley who towed his spec Boxster all the way from San Diego just to dice it up with the Mavericks. It started Saturday morning when racers got their first chance to experience Eagles Canyon under racing conditions. The wide turns and dramatic elevation changes of Eagles Canyon did not disappoint. Everyone quickly discovered that side-by-side racing and passing are possible virtually anywhere. The day was capped off with practice starts and a fun race that gave racers a chance to experiment with the best way of getting through turns one and two, often three wide, after the green flag dropped. Rookie racers, Guy Danielson and Shelly Burbank earned their provisional racing licenses on Saturday and were welcomed into the Club Racing family. A Happy Lou Bouchier with (upside down) award!
Sunday brought intense action from start to finish with two sprints for each of the run groups. Spectators found great viewing from atop the hill overlooking the main straight where they witnessed some heart-stopping action as cars passed with tires smoking through turns one and two. We had a sizeable contingent of the all-new spec Boxsters and local racer Steve May 25 Feature Race Class GTC3 Class F 1 11 M Harvison 1 31 S Higgins 2 125 C Amond 2 257 N Takahashi 3 47 D Wright Class E Class GTP2 1 449 S Coomes 1 208 L Bouchier 2 66 B Henderson Class GT2S 3 711 J Buckley 1 128 W Dillard Class D Class GT4S 1 273 Y Bebic 1 946 W Brown 2 735 J Wiggin 2 346 JC Castillo 3 134 G Krupp Class G Class SPBOX 1 150 J Gladwell 1 116 S Watkins 2 708 C Harbold 2 299 M Foley Class I 3 626 B Amond 1 5 R Johnson Class SP2 Class J 1 30 M Richard 1 561 R Mohan 10
photos by Wendy Shoffit & Blair Hartsfield
Watkins set the bar with a blistering 2:05.3 lap. Steve Coomes and Bryan Henderson showed no shortage of whoop-ass as they dominated the E Class Sprints. Right behind them Boardwalk’s Pace Car, driven by Pat Heptig traded Tom Snodrass, tended to positions no less leave the race pack behind!. than eight times in one race before the car he was sparring with explored the turn six runoff area and Pat went on to the podium. I’ll get you next time Pat! May 25 Mini Sprint Race Class GTP2 Class D 1 208 L Bouchier 1 735 J Wiggins Class GTC3 2 134 G Krupp 1 969 R Bowman 3 35 S Burbank 2 103 D Mayer Class SPBOX Class GT2 1 116 S Watkins 1 128 W Dillard 2 299 M Foley Class GT4S 3 525 J Walker 1 946 W Brown Class SP2 Class G 1 30 M Richard 1 150 J Gladwell 2 142 P Lahaye Jr 2 708 C Harbold 3 492 G Small Class I Class GT5S 1 5 R Johnson 1 25 R Tilton Class E Class B 1 449 S Coomes 1 60 B Jacobi 2 66 B Henderson 3 714 P Heptig Monday began with a 60-minute combined Enduro where the GTC3 cars of Mike Harvison and Carl Amond led the way. The Enduro utilized a new electronic timing loop that eliminated the complicated manual system we used in the past for timing pit stops. Michael Wingfield handled timing and scoring for the event and reports that it worked flawlessly. The Mark Kemp (Corpus Christi) and Wayne Brown (Palestine) Enduro was followed by congratulate each other on a combined Mini Sprint a well done race that completed the week-
Who Could Ask for More Fun with a Driving Suit on ? May 26 Enduro Race Class GTC3 Class E 1 11 M Harvison 1 449 S Coomes 2 125 C Amond 2 66 B Henderson 3 360 G Danielson 3 176 B Miller Class GT2S Class D 1 128 W Dillard 1 735 J Wiggins Class GT4S 2 35 S Burbank 1 946 W Brown 3 134 G Krupp Class GT4R Class SPBOX 1 31 S Higgins 1 116 S Watkins Class G 2 299 M Foley 1 150 J Gladwell 3 626 B Amond Class I Class SP2 1 5 R Johnson 1 30 M Richard Class F 1 257 N Takahashi end and was won overall by rookie driver Guy Danielson. Eagles Canyon proved to be great track layout and while the facility is still under development, there is no doubt it will be even better next year. Many thanks to the owners David and Linda Cooke who worked tirelessly to make sure we had a great event. Thanks to our corners workers who made sure
Jim Buckley (711) does a good job of avoiding a typical mistake made by Rookie (179)
we were safe. Thanks to the many MRPCA volunteers who devoted their time and effort to staging the race. And thanks to Boardwalk and all of our valued sponsors who help make our Club Race possible.
See you at the track. A very Big Thank You to Boardwalk, the Premier Sponsor for our fantastic Club Race weekend, providing, among other things, the beautiful Cayenne Pace Car. Cliff Blackshear, Boardwalk’s Service Manager and Club Race Master Tech Scrutineer, delivered cases and cases of water, and even restocked part way through the weekend as we all guzzled.
Other major and not-so-major sponsors for the weekend are: National Club Racing Zims Autotechnik Fifth Gear Motorsports RUF Auto Centre Autoscope Motorsports, Inc. ExxonMobil Performance Speed Tech Mean Green Travel Lee Wilkins, Attorney at Law Buckley Racing BTH Sales & Marketing Hart Photography Istook’s Motorsports Services Community Pharmacy May 26 Mini Sprint Class GTC3 Class D 1 360 G Danielson 1 735 J Wiggins Class GT2S 2 737 J Fraizier 1 128 W Dillard 3 35 S Burbank Class GT4S Class SPBOX 1 946 W Brown 1 116 SWatkins Class GT4R 2 299 M Foley 1 31 S Higgins Class SP2 Class G 1 142 P Lahaye Jr. 1 708 C Harbold 2 492 G Small Class E 1 76 B Miller 2 21 C Graidage 3 714 P Heptig 11
What To Race, The Porsche? By Kristi Kelley
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ome of the things on the to do list before I die: have a child (done), go on a cruise (done), get my degree (working on it), tour Europe. Did you see racing a Porsche anywhere on the list? No, it was not there; even after my husband bought his Porsche in March of this year. He, Ray, wanted to know more about Porsches after his purchase and that is when he remembered that there was a man who owned a Porsche that lived on Ray’s newspaper route. The only kicker was that Ray delivered to that route about 15 years ago. I laughed at Ray when he told me he was going to go to that man’s house and see what he could find Hannah Kelley came prepared for loud cars out. and lots of fun.
At that house Ray simply said “Porsche” and the rest is now history. He met Richard Diller and his lovely wife Carol on Wednesday and on Thursday our whole family was having supper with the Diller’s. Richard told Ray about the Mavericks, he helped Ray pull the motor out of the Porsche, and turned Ray on to a man named Bob Jones. Richard took Ray’s motor to Bob all the way in San Antonio and continued to help Ray out through that whole repair thing. The Porsche was ready, “Honey load up, we are goRichard Dillar back in action ing to the races.” April 26, sporting a new wing. 2008, Mineral Wells, Texas, was wonderful. We met some of the nicest people and they welcomed us into the group with open arms. Ray did a great job on the time trial runs. In only twelve runs #59 had improved his time to 77.921 which might not have been the fastest of the day in his class, but he did not finish last either. After the racing was over for the day, the officiator opened the track up for fun races and my husband told me to drive. “WHAT, ARE YOU CRAZY? I HAVE NEVER DRIVEN THAT CAR BEFORE AND YOU WANT ME TO RACE IT?” Ray drove me around the track once and then he did it, he switched sides with me and I drove the Porsche for the first time ever. “That was not so bad,” I thought Ray Nannis heading out in and Ray said I did ok. a cloud of smoke. 12
Photos by Charlie Davis Ray did ok too, he did not yell at me (he was laughing too hard to yell). The good news is that he was not laughing at me, he was laughing with me. We had an absolute blast in the Porsche and then the group Things you see while sitting at invited us to eat with them grid... just who is that? at Nancy’s Italian Restaurant (which gets an A+ rating from the Kelley’s). That night at dinner we also learned how to pronounce the word Porsche correctly, POR-shuh!
Time Trial #2 Results Car #
Time
Name
Class
41
78.817
Michael Brown
2
17
92.600
Dan Ashley
2
44
73.956
Chuck McCoy
3
991
75.051
Denny Payne
3
199
7 5.595
Christy Dominick
3
65 42 95
76.754 76.882 77.307
Robyn Howard John Reynolds Travis Howard
3 3 3
31
70.866
Mike Lockas
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91 48 83 234 35 57 59 34 7 242 86 77 139 39 181 23 204 81 550 20
72.343 78.346 69.342 72.545 75.401 75.592 77.921 78.453 78.986 73.989 77.747 85.623 69.702 70.447 73.940 70.815 67.164 67.607 70.469 73.563
Adam Ussery Michael Pelletier Jeff Atkins Ed Gross Bobby Nordin Joel Nannis Ray Kelley Dave Frick Ray Nannis Darron Shaffer Ken Hurst Sandy Hurst Doug Willie Jim Hedderick Tannia Dobbins Marilynn Moseley Bryan Bell Jeff Herrmann Richard Diller Andrea Bell
4 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 6 7 7 7 8 9 9 9 L
The next day….
Are You Talking To Me? ... Continued By Kristi Kelley
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he next day, April 27, 2008, take a wild guess who raced auto cross that day? Of course Ray did and I did too. By the time we had gotten there, they had already registered not just Ray, but me also (thanks Andrea) “Well, I guess I am racing today.” We had ten races to improve our time and that is just what we did. Ray started with his first auto cross race coming in with a time of 128.917 and did not tip a single cone. His best time of the day was his last race of the day coming in at 111.436. His time improved with each of his races, which leads me to believe his time is just goProof that Kristi Kelley really did ing to continue to improve. get to race the Porsche!! I, on the other hand, came in with a time of 188.227 on my first time around and finished the day with my best time of 124.734 (got a little carried away that time and took out one cone though making my time for that run 126.734). All in all, I think we are now both hooked. We had a wonderful time and all of our co-drivers were very supportive and helpful to the newbies on the race block. We took our child with us to the race and Hannah had a great time. I am so thankful for all of the racers watching out for our five year old. A special thanks from the Kelley’s to Bryan, Andrea, Christi, Denny, Travis, Robyn, Jeff, Tannia, Darron, Ray, Mr. Robyn Howard all smiles Joel and the fun man with the and enjoying the day! camera. We will be back! I would also like to send a special thank you to my husband. He dreams big, but he also makes his dreams come true. Without him I would not have a beautiful family. I would have never thought about going on a cruise, going skiing, racing a Porsche, or been able to finish college and get my degree. He helps me more than I will ever know. Thank you, Ray!
Photos by Charlie Davis
Autocross #3 Results
Car #
Time
Name
Class
991 41
110.248 113.272
Denny Payne Michael Brown
2 2
199 914 44 42 95 65 590 31 24 36 59 57 159 7 242 762 2 23 81 1 20
113.546 119.824 108.718 112.202 112.260 114.091 102.663 105.890 114.228 110.825 111.436 123.318 126.734
Christy Dominick Betty Perrine Chuck McCoy John Reynolds Travis Howard Robyn Howard Carey Spreen Mike Lockas Clay Perrine Avery Murphy Gary Kelley Joel Nannis Kristi Kelly Ray Nannis Darron Shaffer Tannia Dobbins Jeff Larson Marilynn Moseley Jeff Herrmann Bryan Bell Andrea Bell
2 2 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5 6 7 8 8 9 9 L
108.059 106.108 99.625 100.997 101.492 102.081 112.374
This pylon picked a bad spot to be for this autocross. It was very popular.
A tight autocross event! Ummm, well, note the trick photography by Charlie. But wouldn’t it really be a sight to see?
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Concours at Mayo’s By Chris Christensen
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aving now been to three Concours events sponsored by our Maverick Region, I can honestly say that they have been a lot of fun and, of course, hard work in preparation. May at Mayo’s is a great event while Jan and Ed Mayo are the perfect hosts. This year’s dinner was catered by On the Border, the food was excellent with beer and Margarita’s to wash it all down. I just hope everyone made it home safely; those Margaritas went down awfully easily! This year I had the honor of not only winning my class with my 2000 Boxster S but also the Best of the Show! Wow, it blew me away! There were so many great cars at the event; I never dreamed that my lowly Boxster could win it all. But, I will have to admit I have babied the car since buying it new in February 2000. There are only 6600 or so miles on the car, and as Ann my wife would say, it is our “ice cream car.” Trust me though; we don’t eat our ice cream while seated in our precious Boxster! If you are serious about preparing your car for an upcoming event, I would recommend reading the “Guide to Concours d’Elegance” dated 7 March 2004. It can be found on the Mav.pca.org web site. The write-up is excellent; all 68 pages of it. Yes, there are really 68 pages of tips and how-to ideas to properly prepare your Porsche for a Concours. It may seem daunting at first, but once you get into it you learn there are a lot of things that you would not even think need attention let alone be judged. Included in the Guide are suggestions regarding products that work well in preparing your car for an event. Everyone has their favorite product(s) and if they work continue using them, but there are some very good cleaners and waxes suggested that may be worth trying. I certainly cannot significantly add to the Guide discussed above, but there are a few products I use that are not mentioned. On the trip from home to the Concours you probably will have your AC on, right? Well guess what on arrival; there is now dust where there wasn’t any when you left home. So of course after cleaning the brake dust off the wheels for the second time on event day you also need to attack the errant dust that has now blown through your otherwise clean vent louvers. Yes, the louvers need to be dust free also. Since you don’t have your vacuum cleaner with you a product that is commonly available quickly blows the dust away and is available at Costco (lower priced than Best Buy) and that is; Dust Off. A compressed gas duster, it works wonders very quickly around the dash and vents. There are many other products available – I especially like Meguire’s leather cleaner/conditioner. A little bit of that on the seats just before judging freshens the seats and 14
Photos by Charlie Davis
it has a pretty good aroma. There has been little said about the products Porsche markets, I do like their hard wax they sell under the name Tequipment. Lastly there is a Micro Fiber Miracle Cloth you can purchase at Linen and Things or elsewhere….it seems to work better than most cloths scooping up dust easily. Good luck with preparing YOUR Porsche and hope to see you at the next event. IF you own a Boxster or Cayman though, don’t work too hard at preparation, I don’t need a lot of stress at the next competition. The judges looked at these
and these,
and these
May at Mayo’s By Emily de Jong (11 yrs old)
May at Mayo’s was a very pleasurable experience this year. I’ve been to it about three or four previous times and I have to say that this one is going on my “Top Two” list. As usual, my friend Jasmine was present. I had brought my scooter along but I mostly ended up talking with Jasmine. I watched as she skillfully sketched a drawing of a Porsche skidding to the right for an art contest. My parents mainly chatted with friends at May at Mayo’s and inspected the cars (much more carefully than I would have liked to, I might add). In the end, we had a pretty great time talking and such. This was the first time we ate “On the Border” food at May at Mayo’s. In the past few times, we’ve eaten “Main Street Bar-B-Q” and “Babe’s” so this was a new experience. There were tortillas, enchiladas, chicken, rice, beans, gorditas, and my personal favorite---sopapillas with honey! The drinks included the usual soft drink or water and a cake was brought to celebrate the birthday of two of the Porsche Club members (I was too stocked up on Mexican tortillas and sopapillas to notice that it was chocolate). It was delicious!
Photos by Travis Howard & Wendy Shoffit
but these cars really stood out! This first one was a silver Carrera S which looked like a newer model of Porsches. The second car was a very light silver Porsche 1600 (356). It’s looked similar to our orange Porsche 911 but a little more old fashioned (and silver). The thing that grabbed me most about this car was that the seats were bright red! Now that’s a combo! To sum it all up, May at Mayo’s was a thrilling experience this Emily’s favorite car . . . year. Between the food, the friends and the fourwheelers, I had a great time and I can’t wait until next year’s May at Mayo’s!
. . .getting scrutinized by judging team Ed Mayo and Michael Griffin
As I was examining the cars, two of them really appealed to me. I mean, usually, I’m not that big of a car person
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Boardwalk Tech by Staff (aka Clint Blackman)
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ay 10, 2008, Boardwalk Porsche and “Tech Grand Meister” Cliff Blackshear hosted one of the most informative reviews of Porsche maintenance technique ever seen by club members. Robert McDaniel demonstrated the Corghi tire and wheel balancing equipment. We often forget that “everything” rests on our wheels and tires. Few tire stores take the time to warm the tires
to operating speeds prior to balancing, correct for road camber or achieve the most accurate tire balance possible. Like all things Porsche, there is a huge difference tire and wheel balancing, and you feel it the instant the wheels start rolling.
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At another station, Mr. Abel Jimenez, demonstrated Porsche electrical systems. Both early and late model cars were reviewed for common electrical problems. As we learned, most problems are driver induced and can be avoided. We learned how to perform parasitic drain checks and Abel answered the all important battery question: When jump starting a car, which goes first, positive or negative? John Gladwell demonstrated corner balancing. Cliff displayed a disassembled 997 race engine and he had a “hands on” introduction to the new vario cam and vario lift valve system for the serious techs in the group. Boardwalk finished the morning tech session with a “catered in” lunch and great door prices including oil changes, car detailing and Porsche specialty gifts. Everyone left with answers to old and new questions with an appreciation for Porsche and Porsche service. And for those who missed this event… When jumping a car, the negative cable goes on first and after starting, the negative is the last to be removed.
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Sunday Drive: Tracks of a Different Kind by Bill Middleton
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hat has 10 wheels, weighs in at a sprightly 273 tons, makes 1650 horsepower – and yet can’t top 45 mph on flat and level ground? Let’s just say those who made the Sunday drive of May 18th got introduced ‘up close and personal’ to horsepower of a whole different nature – iron horse style! Our ‘early summer’ Sunday drive focused on a totally ‘unPorsche’ related event – driving to east central Texas to visit – and ride – one of Texas’ great historical treasures, the Texas State Railroad. Founded in 1881, to provide a rail connection between the prison operated foundry and steel mill operations at Rusk, and the main line railroads operating through Palestine to the west, this is one of the longest operating steam railroads in the United States. With a stable of 5 operational locomotives and numerous other equipment, this was truly a ‘trip back in time’ when train trips were planned well in advance, and you were lucky to cover more than 150 to 200 miles in a full days’ travel. We got off to an early (needed to make the train on time!) departure from our south Dallas rendezvous point at approximately 8:15 AM with 5 cars and 10 eager (some still a bit sleepy, but nonetheless eager) attendees, and made the trip to the departure point in a little over 2 hours. The drive itself was most enjoyable once off the freeway, as both 287 East and Texas 84 presented nice 2 lane driving, some good twists and turns, little traffic, and nice cool breezes for a pleasurable ‘top down’ morning. At the depot, we were met by Carey and Geneva Spreen, who arranged to join us at the station on their way back from Louisiana. As we got our tickets and gathered up our picnic lunches, outside we could hear the ‘main event’ patiently waiting outside – Baldwin Locomotive Works #300 – simmering away like some living metal behemoth, waiting to come to life.
All Aboard Carey & Geneva are ready!
Once the tickets were procured and everyone herded up, we headed outside – and not a moment too soon, as the ‘5 minutes to departure’ whistle sounded – and oh what a sound! Those not prepared were both startled and a bit amazed at just how loud a steam whistle of that size can be from a distance of less than 100 feet. We were no more settled into our open air car just behind the locomotive when – with two short blasts of the whistle – we gently began to move out of the station. Within just a few minutes, we were up to speed – all of 25 miles per hour – and rolling through the woods and fields. Being right behind the locomotive for this first leg of the trip, we all had the opportunity to enjoy steam locomotion at its best – the sounds of the engine working grades, the whistle, the rumble of the rails, and the gentle rocking
photos by Bill Middleton
of the cars. Along with the cool morning air, the trees and scenery, and the company of good friends, the morning passed by in a pleasant mix of conversation, seeing the sights, and enjoying the show put on by the real star – the train itself. In a little over an hour and a half, we arrived in Palestine fothe lunch break. Being Armed Forces Weekend, we had a special and unexpected treat – several area military historical groups had displays all over the grounds of the Palestine depot consisting of trucks, cars, equipment, weapons, tents, memorabilia of all kinds, and from all the conflicts beginning with the Civil War to currenday. Several actors were present in uniforms from all eras, and there even was a display of military vehicles loaded on flat cars representing a military transport train. We picked a group of tables under the trees, ate our lunch, toured the displays, and enjoyed the quiet of the piney woods next to the Palestine depot while they turned the train for the return trip to Rusk. Once turned, what had been the car behind the engine – and closest to all the noise – now was the rear of the train, complete with a REAL open observation platform, complete with polished brass rail, decorative awning, and the BEST view in the house! As we awaited departure one of the displays – an operating Vietnam era Huey helicopter took a load of passengers on a short ride, and we had an excellent viewing location for both the takeoff and landing. The trip back was a mix of quiet conversation, relaxing, and in some cases napping off lunch (and maybe having to get up so early to make the trip?) and, thanks to being at the quieter end of the train, a more pleasant ending to the day. Several of the military actors had come aboard at Palestine, and we were treated to seeing them and talking with them as they walked the length of the train during the return trip – there even was an MP along keeping his charges in order! We rolled back into the Palestine depot a little after 3:30 PM, and after all that relaxation while someone else ‘did the driving’, now had to wake up enough to make the drive back home! As we gathered our things and disembarked, I think we all felt a little more relaxed and unwound – and while taking this ‘step back in time’ is indeed a great way to both enjoy some history and unwind at the same time, we also had acquired a much better appreciation for more modern conveyances!
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Happy Hour at Edelweiss by Bob Lewis
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eeting at a new restaurant for this month, in an attempt to find an alternative German restaurant from the one we have gone to for the last five years, we ended up at Edelweiss of Fort Worth. Edelweiss is in the western sector of where Maverick Region Happy Hours have gathered. We spread our happy hour locations in an attempt to entice in-active members to come and see what we are about. Although we did fall down on this goal, 33 did attend who are active in many other areas of the region. This venue had a lot of good features for us. The place is big with an extensive bar filled with an enormous selection of beer (mostly imported from Germany) and wine. The food is moderate in price, very plentiful and good tasting, combined with live music nightly creating the perfect atmosphere. The owners and hosts are Bernd and Rhonda Schnerzinger who have operated this establishment since 1967. Bernd plays the Steve Christianson & Shelly Burbank! accordion, sings songs (such as Roll Out the Barrel), and orchestrates the “Chicken Dance” every night they are open. The décor is filled with multi colored lights and banners hanging from the ceiling and walls. The walls are also covered with framed pictures of Bernd and his famous guests. The bar is filled with a large assortment of items to drink. In Germany they would call this a “biergarten”, but in Texas I call it a Honky Tonk with a German accent. Take a moment and enjoy their web site and take in the sights we enjoyed the night of the Happy Hour. It was great fun! www.edelweissrestaurant.com. As it turned out, my birthday was that same day. Take a guess how old I am and you win a free drink next time, just kidding!! My family came with presents and all. The cake was, what else, German 24
The “Chicken Dance” lead by Monda Hanna and Mike Lockas.
Photos by Bob Lewis chocolate. It was so good that all had only a moderately sized piece, leaving only crumbs. The restaurant serves portions so large that half the people had carry home bags. Beer is served in three size mugs; regular, large and one liter. The beer drinkers in our group seemed to enjoy that feature.
I wasn’t the only one that Mike Gunaca showing us what a liter of beer looks like. had a great time. We will have to plan a gathering at Edelweiss again next year and have a larger number of Mavericks with us. Make plans to attend the July 17th Happy Hour at another new establishment for us in Southlake. It is the Southlake Tavern. I eat lunch here at least once a month. There is a wide selection of food and it is moderately priced. I know you will like it! See you next month.
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For Sale: 1986 911 Carrera, Targa Turbo-Look with 5 speed manual transmission wide body and a 3.2L engine with 217 HP. 1 of 2 built in 1986. Very well maintained and driven, not a garage queen! Guards Red over black leather, 930 sport steering wheel, turbo tie rods & H1 headlights. Alpine AM/FM/CD with upgraded speakers. Cruise control, M-491 wide body turbo look, locking differential, auto heat control, power windows, power mirrors, power drivers seat, rear wiper, front and rear spoiler and Porsche mats. Ruf 17”x 9” and 10” rims with Bridgestone Potenza ZR 730 make this car look great! 126K well maintained miles. Also has spare tire, air compressor, jack, tool kit and mirror covers. Last of the ‘bullet proof” Porsches, and this one’s exceptionally fine. Email for more photos or info. Contact Rob – Rgreeny2@yahoo.com Price - $28,000. (1) For Sale: 1987 944 Turbo, $12,900 & 89,220 miles. Track ready. Very solid engine and trans. Body and interior features Sparco seats, 5 point harness and a $4500 custom roll cage by Autofab Race Cars. One set of factory type 90, 16” wheels, one set of Fikse 17” FM5 wheels with 10” rears and 8.5” fronts. Racing equipment: removable steering wheel, PCA approved transponder, external kill switch, fire extinguisher. Interior: mostly intact except modification for roll cage. Mechanical upgrades: Turbo S front brakes. Upgrades to Leeda Coil over Race Shocks with extra springs of various rates. Alcon billet lower A-arms and adjustable camber plates. 3” stainless exhaust front to back with high flow muffler. No cat, but set up with a bypass tube. Kiss oil cooler upgrade lowers oil temp by up to 50 deg. Auto Authority and stock chips. Multiple receipts within the last 3k miles. Runs and drives great. Very reliable & race ready! Contact Bill Bernick @ 972-317-4005 or bbernick@fifthgear.biz. (1) For Sale: Eibach PRO-KIT, Gently used lowering springs for 987 Porsche. Less than 1 year on car. Lowers car by 1 inch in front and rear greatly improving looks without sacrificing ride quality. PN 7218.140. Contact John at 214-450-7053, jrperser@yahoo.com. $200. (1) For Sale: 1983 911 SC, Burgundy/blk 128k mi. Perfect for PCA racing. ‘73/’74 IROC narrow body. Smart Racing Products suspension, revalved Bilstein shocks, sway bars, limited slip, 2 sets of 17’ racing wheels, stainless steel Bursch headers, MK stainless steel muffler, new Fuel Safe bladder in custom-fit tank, racing pedals, Sparco seats, new 5 pt. harness, racing log books (PCA & POC), fire system. Street legal (barely) can be driven to the track! $39.5k. 214-755-8131. cs2hotspur@hotmail.com. (2)
For Sale: 1988 944 S, 5 speed, sunroof, pwr everything and cd player. New brakes, rotors, reconditioned head, a/c compressor, lowered, new tires, new vacuum lines, new clutch, master and slave, Interior is approx an 8 with exterior a 7 to 8. Car is very well maintained and solid. Excellent daily driver. $5,100 obo. Matt Costarakis 972-689-5748. (2) For Sale: 1989 911 Carrera Coupe, Guards Red new paint, Blk leather interior, power sunroof, windows, seats, locks, and alarm. Cruise control, A/C condenser mod. for Texas heat, AM/FM/CD, New Turbo Twist mags. I still have original Fuchs. Tight car, excellent condition, runs like new. 120,099 miles, $22,500 obo. I just don’t drive it enough! Mike Miller 817-296-6992 or e-mail at michael.miller@tx.rr.com. (2) For Sale: 911 GT3 Race Car and 24 ft Trailer, Meets all PCA specs. orig logbook. 930 style slope nose, all fiberglass, 3.32L fresh engine, new clutch, 915 tran. 935 suspension, 930 brake. 2 sets wheels/tires. Driver suit, helmet & radio set. Trailer has tire rack, cabinets. Entire pkg $35K. email adsmith@flash.net for complete details. (2) For Sale: 1980 RUF 911SC, VIN#91A 013 0124. Silver metallic, black interior with checkerboard Recaro seats. Engine rebuilt and upgraded to 3.2L in 1985 at RUF Autohaus in Pfafenhausen, GE. Only 20,000 miles since RUF restoration. Maintained at Mayo since 1992. $25,000. Denny Lendzion (817)431-8634 or Dlend@msn.com. (3) For Sale: 1988 911 Targa Carrera, blk/blk. Whale tail. 84.7k mi. Great for track or every day driver. New AC, stainless SSI heat exchangers, Birsch dual muffler, Autothority air mass meter, Boxster brake upgrade, adjustable Konis, 17’ Fiske wheels with low-profile Toyo Advan tires, sway bars, torsion bars, Sparco seats, Schroth belts, fiberglass rear bumper, light roof, Targa braces, roll bar, strut tower brace, race-style pedals, shift lights, Momo steering wheel. WP0EB0913JS160570. Asking $23,500. Charles, 214-755-8131 or cs2hotspur@hotmail.com. (3) For Sale: 1996 911 Carrera C-4 Coupe, White/RED, 6 speed, 38,000 miles, new Xenon lights, new shocks & springs, lowered, 18” wheels, new tires and MORE! Immaculate! $45,000. Glenn Douglass, Dallas, Texas (214) 649-9105. (3) For Sale: 2006 Cayman S, Flawless - 3,200 miles on speed yellow coupe, stone grey interior with yellow accents on dials, console and belts; 6 speed w/ sport shifter; A/C, CD & Bose sound, preferred package, painted crests, 18” S wheels, interior and cargo area mats, cover. $55,000. Contact Milton Barley at (817) 731-8256 or milton.barley@charter.net. (3)
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Louden Motorcar Services has been servicing fine European motorcars in Dallas since 1977. From the moment you drive in, it is apparent that quality is our number one priority. From the comfortable waiting room to the well-kept workshop, Louden Motorcars exhibits professionalism. We’ve been winning awards for the quality of our service for years. Louden has been rated “Best in Dallas” twice by D Magazine, “Best in Texas,” “Top Ten in the U.S.” and “Best in the West” by the Robert Bosch Corporation (worldwide leader in fuel injection and electronics). And we’d like the opportunity to show you why.
Jan Mayo, Slipstream 2973 Timber Creek Trail Fort Worth, TX 76118
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