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Volume 46, June 2003, Issue 6

Departments Zone 5 Presidents ..........................................................1 List of Officers/Board Chairs .......................................4 Road Ramblings (President’s Column)......................5 Curves Ahead (Editor’s Column)...............................8 Maverick Minutes..........................................................8 New Wheels..................................................................27 Anniversaries................................................................27 Unclassifieds.................................................................28 Advertiser Index...........................................................28

Upcoming Events Calendar of Events..........................................................1 Happy Hour at Champps..............................................2 Porsche Lunches .............................................................2 July 4th Picnic & Fireworks...........................................2 Time Trial #3 and Autocross #4....................................3 Board Meeting ................................................................5 356 West Coast Holiday.................................................8 McKinney Library Concours......................................11 Father’s Day Picnic.......................................................13

Past Event Recaps Happy Hour at Speed Zone..........................................9 Centerville Tour ......................................................14-15 Drivers Education at Other Tracks.............................17 Autocross #2............................................................18-19 Autocross #3............................................................20-21 Time Trial #2 ...........................................................24-25

Day 3 7-8 7-8 7-8 12 15 17 21-22 24 22-28

June - Events Board Meeting Time Trial #3 & Autocross #4 (MW) Jefferson Tour LSR Drivers Education (TWS) Happy Hour Father’s Day Picnic Plano & Bedford Lunches Mav Drivers Education (MSR) Addison Lunch Parade - Tampa, Florida

Day 4 8 12 13 15 17 19 20 26 29

July - Events Davis Picnic & Fireworks Board Meeting McKinney Library Concours Autocross #5 (Penn) Plano & Bedford Lunches Happy Hour Gimmick Rally Whitesboro Tour Post Parade Party Addison Lunch

August - Events Board Meeting Maverick Social LSR Drivers Education (TWS) Plano & Bedford Lunches Happy Hour Nacogdoches Tour Addison Lunch

Day 6 9 11 13 16 19-21 27-28 27 30

September - Events Time Trial #4 (MW) Board Meeting Happy Hour Palo Pinto Tour Plano & Bedford Lunches Mav Drivers Education (MSR) Time Trial #5/Autocross #6 (MW) Leadfoot Reunion (MW) Addison Lunch

Photography Matt Platts, Dee Lersch Kevin Hardison, Bill Stafford, Dennis Chamberlain

Miscellaneous Trivia Contest..................................................................7 Retread’s Ramblings.....................................................11 Heal & Toe.....................................................................23 Boxster Email List.........................................................24

Day 5 9 16-17 19 21 23-24 26

Cover Photo by Matt Platts Kevin Hardison’s 914 stands ready in the paddock area before Time Trial #2 at Mineral Wells

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2003 Porsche Club Zone 5 Presidents ARK-LA-TEX Kenneth A. Chandler 318-865-8210 bad968@aol.com

COASTAL BEND Tinker Floyd 361-993-5757 tinker986@aol.com

LONE STAR Stan Wenger 713-467-0453 stan@stanandjanelle.com

MARDI GRAS Brad Bradford 504-546-0964 sandrahh@pipeline.com

OZARK Ron Mott 501-954-9162 pcar_914_6@msn.com

WAR BONNET Mike Lindsey 405-773-4568 mlindsey21@cox.net

CIMARRON Dick Dobson 918-251-3310 dickdobson@webzone.net

HILL COUNTRY Weston Dillard 512-423-8327 westondillard@austin.rr.com

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OZARK MOUNTAIN Leslie Morse 501-530-1537 therainmeister@netscape.net

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2003 Maverick Region - Board, Officers & Chairs Maverick Region President Keith Olcha

W - (817) 706-7678 H - (817) 251-6865 olcha@aol.com 711 Manchester Court Southlake, TX 76092 Keith has been a regular at all of our driving events and has recently been heavily involved in the planning of our Driver’s Education program. Keith has also started driving his 911 in PCA Club Races.

Vice-President Noby Takahashi

W - 972-761-4311 H - 214-327-8911 vp@mavpca.org 9201 Garland Road, #115A Dallas, TX 75218 Noby has been a member since 2000. He is an active participant in many Maverick driving events and has helped out with the Autocross schools. He drives a 2001 Boxster S.

Driving Events John Sandusky

Logistics & Support Joe McGlohen

W - (817) 777-0421 john.c.sandusky@lmco.com

W - (817) 366-1678 H - (817) 861-2792 retread@ix.netcom.com 704 Bowen Court Arlington, TX 76012

John has been a member since 1986. He has become increasingly involved in Drivers' Education events over the past few years. He drives a track prepared 1990 964 C2.

Joe has been involved in virtually every type of event that the Maverick Region holds.

Joe was the 2001 Selcer Memorial award winner. He owns a 912 and a 914 2.0 liter.

Secretary Mimi Spreen

Treasurer Bob Knight

H - 972-420-9953 secretary@mavpca.org 709 Reno Street Lewisville, TX 75077

W - (214) 461-1426 H - (214) 349-1108 treasurer@mavpca.org 9047 Oakpath Dallas, TX 75243

Mimi has been a PCA member since 1989, including being actively involved in 2 other regions. She served with husband, Carey, as Vice President for 2 years. She drives a 1970 914-6.

Communication Wendy Shoffit

Rallies & Event Ad Design Teri Davis

H - (972) 506-7449 wendy@shoffit.com 1112 Santa Fe Trail Irving, TX 75063

H - (940) 682-4719 chuxter@rennlist.com P.O. Box 213 Weatherford, TX 76086

A member since 1997, Wendy is the editor of Slipstream and has won the Selcer Memorial Award. 2001 Porsche Club Family of the Year. She owns a ‘90 911 C4 Cab and a ‘78 911 SC.

Autocross Cody Sears

Driving Rules Bill Dugan

Managing Newsletter Editor Matt Platts

W - (940) 381-9070 C - (940) 206-4338 ax@mavpca.org

H - (817) 265-0704 (<9 PM) NYDU@attbi.com

H - (817) 919-1253 editor@mavpca.org

Time Trials Mark Steele

Tech Inspection Ed Mayo

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W - (817) 540-4939 H - (817) 595-4651

Mentor Program Dennis Chamberlain

DE Chief Instructor Bryan Henderson

Workers Lisa Steele

W - (817) 858-7526 H - (817) 354-6045 BDHender@attbi.com

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DE Asst Chief Instructor Keith Olcha

Timing & Scoring James Shoffit (972) 506-7449 wk (972) 506-7449 hm

W - (817) 706-7678 H - (817) 251-6865 olcha@aol.com

W - (972) 788-0871 Dennis@dennischamberlaincpa.com

Teri is a past Slipstream Editor and the current Rally Chair. She has also been a major force behind Round Up and the recent Rally Schools.

Membership

Joel Nannis W - (817) 329-1600 H - (972) 722-2735 membership@mavpca.org Goodie Store

Dee & John Lersch W - (214) 697-3291 DeeLersch@compuserve.com

Newsletter Printing Fran Ussery

Tours Ted Glover

W - (972) 438-8344 H - (817) 481-8342 fran@usseryp.com

H - (972) 248-7751

Newsletter Mailing Andy Mears

james@shoffit.com

H - (940) 321-8683 W - (214) 360-9221 amears@attglobal.net

Driving Education - Tech Ray Leudecke

AX Chief Driving Instructor Mark Steele

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Technology Chair Andy Mears

Safety Joe McGlohen

TT Chief Driving Instructor Cody Sears

Web Site Mike Oakes

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W - (214) 357-7000.

H - (817) 540-1076 ax@mavpca.org

H - (972) 780-2603 webmaster@mavpca.org

DE Registration Bill Dawson

Tech Sessions Eric Erz

Maverick Email List Bob Benson

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W - (817) 264-8357 H - (817) 457-8833 bbenson1@airmail.net

W - (972) 443-3916 H - (817) 595-4651 jlmayo@celanese.com

DE Assistant Registration Michael Wingfield

Concours Jimmy Carter

Slipstream Advertising Mike Brodigan

Past President James Shoffit

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H - (817) 488-8520 C - (817) 233-0068 mike.get@att.net

H/W - (972) 506-7449 james@shoffit.com

Club Race - Event Chair, Hospitality, Charity Lanean Hughes

Swap Meets David Mock

Club Photographer Kevin Hardison

Zone 5 Representative Brooke VanHorn

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A member since 1986, Bob has previously held the offices of President and Vice President, edited Slipstream, and has won the Selcer Memorial award. He owns a 2000 Boxster S.

Parade ‘04 Chair Jan Mayo

Road Ramblings

by Keith Olcha, Maverick Region President

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embership has its privileges. Not with the American Express Card, but with PCA, of course. Did everyone receive their coupon for $100 discount off $200 or more parts/accessories purchased from any authorized dealer, in the mail last month? Every PCA member on record as of March should have gotten one. PCA/PCNA did the same coupon deal last year and also gave you $1000 back if you bought a Boxster S – so I did both! Now you might ask- is that coupon a good deal? For me it is, because the dealer I happen to frequent first applied the 15% PCA club discount to their parts prices, and then subtracted the $100. Last time I was able to buy everything except the oil to provide both a tune-up on my 911, and a 15,000 mile service on the Boxster. My labor, factory parts. It worked out to about $230 in list price parts for $100 using the formula above.

They’ll honor the coupon on boutique items also. I haven’t used the new coupon yet, but I‘ll hopefully be able to get some car-care items as well as some parts.

June is the month with the most daylight. I guess the light and the warmth just make it seem earlier and easier to stay out later than in the shorter winter days. Good time for working on the cars after dinner, no? 8:00pm is about right to start a car wash, and then take the wiener dog for a walk just as its getting dark.

June is also the month for that most-hallowed event, the 24 hours of Le Mans. Once each year 125 miles southwest of Paris, the public and private roads near the Sarthe River are transformed into the long race circuit where all the legends have raced. I guess it wouldn’t surprise you if I mentioned that Porsche has the most overall wins as well as the most in-class wins in the race’s history. Coincidentally, that classic racing film Le Mans, starring the also legendary Steve McQueen is finally available in widescreen DVD with Dolby 5.1 sound. I’ve got the VCR version (Amazon $9.99- deal), but I’m planning to buy the DVD soon.

I’ve heard it’s reasonably priced. Unlike the movie “Grand Prix”, which isn’t a bad flick overall, Le Mans is narrower, but a real car nut’s movie, perhaps the best racing film.

and local channels etc. and Dish Network for movies and other stuff. Speed Channel was channel 65 on Charter cable. I’ve had this arrangement for two years, so now I’ll have to add the package with Speed Channel to Dish Network, because I can not even remember what life was like before Speedvision the Speed Channel predecessor before Fox bought the network. Okay, so I’m overdoing it, but I can’t imagine how people cooked before microwave ovens and if you told me it was a choice between the microwave and Speed Channel, well…

June is a power packed month of club activity- the Jefferson Tour appears to be another Ted Glover winner. The part I like about it is the whole afternoon and evening is free in Jefferson to visit historic homes, shop for antiques and then have dinner at the Stillwater Inn. The Father’s Day picnic on June 15th is a Maverick tradition which also includes a low-pressure show and shine concours. We’ve also got an autocross and time trial at Mineral Wells, plus another Drivers Education at Motorsport Ranch. If you’re in town and just want to come by- please do- they’ll be about 200 people there as usual. It’s a good time for everyone including spectators. Many of us are also going to the annual national Porsche Parade. This year it is being held at the Saddle Brook Resort near Tampa, Florida. Remember next year, Maverick Region is hosting Parade with the Worthington Hotel and Texas Motor Speedway being the main event venues. One final comment for the month: What is it with these Trivia Contests? What do you have to do to win? I don’t think I’ve ever gotten more than 3 correct. From now on I’m just guessing like I did on the SATs back in high-school. Till next month.

Photo by Matt Platts

Speaking of car nut stuff- the cable people came to my house yesterday- this is not an exaggeration, and told me I’m not supposed to be getting channels 33-100 on Charter and disconnected them. Now I’ve got Dish Network Satellite and Charter Cable. The cable is for high-speed Internet (no DSL in my area)

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Curves Ahead

by Matt Platts, Editor

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ow! I can’t believe that I’m actually going to drive at Texas Motor Speedway! I’m sure that any of you reading this have already driven there, but my first time is coming up very soon. I’ve heard about how hard the track is on brakes, I guess going to 4-turns of NASCAR high-banks will do that. I have been told to be prepared with a spare set of brake pads and my brake bleeding equipment.

Could there be anything more exciting than actually using up a set of brake pads in just a few track sessions? I am used to Drivers Ed’s at Motorsport Ranch which is a little gentler on brakes, this will be an entirely new experience for me.

As I promised last month, I finally got out and drove in a couple of Autocrosses and a Time Trial. As expected, they were both very interesting. We have some wonderful course designers who come up with ingenious ways to lay out cones just to give the driver a hard time. I must admit that they are not nearly as difficult to drive as they first appear, but eek-ing out that little bit of extra speed can be very challenging. The competitive aspect of comparing your times with others in your class has a great way of forcing you to try new things to shave a few hundredths of a second off. Occasionally a cone (or two) end up taking the brunt of your small mistakes during the search for the quickest route for you, your abilities, and your car.

I hope to see some of you at more of our events, I may even run into you at Parade in Tampa at the end of the month.

Maverick Minutes

by Mimi Spreen

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he May Board meeting was held at the Olcha's house on Tuesday, May 6.

Attendees were: Charlie and Teri Davis, Noby Takahashi, Matt Platts, Joel Nannis, Cody Sears, Mike Brodigan, Lanean Hughes, Wendy Shoffit, Jan Mayo, Dennis Chamberlain, Bob Knight, Joe McGlohen and Tinker Edwards. The meeting was called to order at 7:20 pm with Keith's Round the Room: Dennis - Happy Hour at Speedzone went well. The next HH is at Cafe Vienna in Irving, BYOB. Check Slipstream for details.

Dennis has matched up 2 new members with mentors. Happy Hour at Main Event in Plano may work instead of a Saturday night social. Will discuss with Mimi via email.

Mike - Advertising is current. Sending out letters to keep in front of billings. Ads look great in the latest issue.

Teri - Activities: Father's Day Picnic at Dave and Doris Casey's house in Copper Canyon. Look in Slipstream for info.

Come to the Davis' house on the 4th of July for a BYOFF (food & fireworks) party. Call Teri for info on the fireworks situation. May be too dry. Gimmick tour on the weekend of 7/17 to end up at the New Museum of Art. Lee Pepper, Maverick member, is a docent at the museum.

Jan - 2004 Parade the Victory Banquet is locked in at TMS. Matt - Slipstream will be in the mail on Wednesday.

Wendy - TT #2 made $350. AX #2 made about $150. Expense reports passed on to Bob. The scrapbook has been completed with the help of Jan and Linda Bambina and will give to Lanean to pass onto National. While doing Region of the year, she noticed we lost 20% of the total members (over 200) and wanted to discuss with Board to come up with a proactive way to retain their memberships. Teri offered to help compose a letter that Joel will send to new members to find out what their interests are in the club and we can call or email them encouraging them to come out to an event.

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Bob - We're good/and we're still good.

Joel - First new member with a Cayenne joined our region.

Joe McGlohen - our events have been safe for the last month.

Joe said we need 6-8 radios and per Keith, Joe is to procure prices on 6-10 new radios and get back with the Board so we can decide when and how many to buy.

Lanean - CR has 54 entrants and DE has 35, with more still planning on attending. Could reach 100 total entrants. Cayenne will be there and will probably be a pace car or used for the Charity laps. Nancy Dugan sent a list of volunteers and we are lacking. Lanean to get a list of positions in need and post it on MRPCA list. The Show and Shine is sponsored by Wash Solutions. Kids AX on Sun afternoon. Addison lunches now at Texana.

Charlie - Truxter lives!! Maintenance items completed Brakes are important and need to be addressed. 914 SIG had HCR sponsored tour at Lodge on Lake Buchannan.

Keith - talked again with the Omni Theatre on Montgomery near Camp Bowie and they said we can have protected Porsche parking, rows where we can sit together and get a break on the price of tickets. Requested we have this event on Sun 8/10 about 3:30 with dinner afterwards, possibly at Dos Gringos, but other suggestions welcome. The Saturday 8/9 social will be replaced with the Sun social. Keith will speak at the McKinney Library Concours in July. See Slipstream for information.

Cody - Heads up on future request for buying equipment for AX. Bar code reader and display for times. James and Charlie are creating new software. Equipment will take some time, so we need to get working on this. Wants to have further discussions for adding a charity event at TMS, possibly to count towards points total, or use as a make up. Safety supplies needed for AX and will be purchased.

Motion to adjourn meeting at 9:04 and passed.

Happy Hour at Speed Zone

by Dennis Chamberlain

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The lap timer for the Grand Prix Racers was inoperative, possibly due to management remembering our last happy hour at the Speed Zone!

With a Stars playoff game in progress, and a club race at TWS the coming weekend, the turnout for this happy hour at Malibu Speed Zone was moderate – about thirty-five members.

We had perfect weather for driving the go-karts, but due to school being out the next day (Good Friday), the lines were long and rowdy.

Photo by Dennis Chamberlain

For the June 12 happy hour, we’ll be returning to Champps American Grill in Addison.

Hope to see you there.

Jasmine and James ham it up

Photo by Dennis Chamberlain

New members Shelly and Michael Caolo were in attendance, and while they had just joined PCA, Michael has owned several Porsches in the past. He recently acquired a 928 GTS (with 20,000 miles on it) from Boston, and meanwhile, Shelly drives a speed yellow 1996 993.

Photo by Dennis Chamberlain

Happy Hour Crew: Dennis Chamberlain, Tinker Edwards, and Mark Gluck

eith Olcha’s Slipstream article about his favorite ten Porsches was a hot topic at the April 17 Happy Hour at the Malibu Speed Zone. One of the first questions that new members wanted to ask was “is Keith Olcha here?” and “has he owned all ten of his favorite Porsches?” I told them that I was just guessing, but that I’d bet that even though he might have driven several of those cars, it was highly unlikely that he’d owned all of them. Then again, I told them that with Keith, nothing would surprise me.

Garry Chandler & Andrew Ciccarelli

Photo by Dennis Chamberlain

Would you buy a used car from any of these people?

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Retread’s Ramblings : Pads & Rotors

by Joe McGlohen he best combination of pads and rotors that I have found over ten years of on track research: Un-slotted frozen rotors in combination with KFP Blue brake pads. These very hard carbon fiber pads provide excellent life and braking efficiency. The pads are made with a ceramic insulator to keep the fluid from boiling. Frozen rotors just last and last and last, and the efficiency is way up… all other things being equal.

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Downside: The first time I needed to use these they failed, clogged or otherwise stuck, and the originals were sitting on my workbench hundreds of miles away.

Love Mintex as I do, they fry in severe usage and the good compounds are not readily off the shelf available from my local suppliers. And they are just as expensive as any other mentioned in previous posts here and the KFP pads.

3) Pressure Bleeders: Motive et al. I made one of these from a garden sprayer before they became readily available, then I bought one. Downside: The reservoir cap gasket easily deforms on the commercial one I bought, so special care was needed to keep the gasket intact. If the gasket doesn’t retain a good seal, this system can easily make a big mess.

2) Vacuum Bleed - A vacuum system pulls fluids (including air) from each bleed zerk. Upside, less moisture in the fluid.

Downside: I could seldom make this system work reliably, and if it did, it emptied the reservoir (this system really sucks).

Absolute Must: *The wheel* is the radiator for most Porsche brakes, especially the fronts. The contact patch between the hub carrier and the rotors, and between the wheel and the hub carrier must be very clean. A *thin* coat of silver or copper anti-seize on the flat mating surfaces will serve as a conducting "bridge" between the wheel and the mating surfaces. This attention to wheel conductivity is worth almost as much as (in some applications more than) ducting cool air.

Remember, you do not go fast using the middle pedal, so use it earlier, and use it less. You will be amazed at the difference it makes.

All this talk about friction leads nicely into the need to bleed your brakes. You should bleed or flush your brake fluid often if you drive hard on the street or track, so an efficient bleeding technique helps quite a bit. There are three types of "one person” brake bleeding systems that I would like to familiarize you with.

Photo by Matt Platts

Track Brakes: Expect high temperatures, be prepared. Use of extreme service moly wheel bearing grease in front bearings is mandatory. I recommend Red Line wheel bearing grease. Read the General Motors wheel bearing service manual, it states: “Create a ‘dam’ of grease on both sides of the bearing to retain hot grease in place in the bearing races.”

Example of a vacuum bleeding system

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Example of a pressured bleeding system.

(Sample provided by Zims Autotechnik)

Here is a quick summary that will explain the major differences between them. This may help you to decide which system is the best choice for you.

1) Speed Bleeders – This system uses a ball check valve built into the bleed valve. It allows you to open and pump the brake pedal until the old fluid is flushed, then simply close the valve.

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Centerville Tour

by Dee Lersch

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Photo by Dee Lersch

or those of us who could not get enough wild flowers on the fired generating power plant in the world. The plant produces Hill Country Tour this spring, Ted and Bonnie Glover took electricity for the equivalent of half a million homes and is fed by us out to east Texas and Henderson on Sunday, April 27th.

The weather was, again, wonderful and traffic sparse so we got in dozens of wonderful runs. We also had our first (to my ...17 cars, 30+ folks, and 1 dog... knowledge, anyway) touring dog, Hannah. Hannah rode in a black, '87, whale tail turbo, outfitted with a custom dog seat, driver Myron and navigator Donna. a 26,000 acre surface coal and mining operation. We drove through areas that had been mined in the past and have been Seventeen cars and 30+ folks started from the Mickey D's at reclaimed with pine trees and purple velch.

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Drivers Education at Other Tracks

by Keith Olcha

L

ast month I reported on the Club Race held in College Station at Texas World Speedway (TWS). Many of you have commented that either you would like to drive at another racetrack other than Motorsports Ranch (MSR) or some of you have missed events at MSR because they fill up fast and you did not make the lottery for the green and blue run groups. Drivers education has five run groups- green, blue,

you get a hotel reservation promptly as College Station can have a shortage of hotel rooms during A&M events. Of course another venue is the Hallett Motor Racing Circuit in Oklahoma 40 miles from Tulsa.

Hallett is different yet from TWS or MSR. It is challenging and relatively safe with lots of run off and minimal Armco.

. . .it’s a learning curve and there’s no substitute for track time . . . yellow, white, and red. Green are pure novices who often have 0,0,0which means zero days of drivers- education track experience, zero days of experience at the track the event is being held at, and zero days driving within Zone 5 or Maverick Region in other events such as autocross, time trials, or professional schools (Panoz), etc. Red group drivers are instructors who have extensive familiarity with the track, many days of driving their cars on track, and driving with Maverick and Zone 5, etc.

The colored run groups in between have drivers displaying varying levels of experience combined with varying levels of car speed so they are placed between the two boundary groups. It’s a learning curve and there is no substitute for seat time. The green and the blue run groups fill up fast and that’s where the over-subscription happens. So how can you get more experience, and/or vary your experience?

Photo by Kevin Hardison

This track map of Hallett can’t show you it’s dramatic elevation changes.

Keith Olcha on the main straight setting up for the all important Turn 1 of TWS in College Station.

I’d suggest attending a drivers education down at TWS in College Station. Not only is the track completely different from MSR, there is usually a large group of Mavericks that come down for the weekend as drivers, instructors, or workers of some sort. It is quite common for 12-15 Mavericks to be there for a DE weekend. Check out the track at Lone Star’s website- www.lsrpca.com. MSR is considered a more technical track than TWS, and it is a lot shorter at 1.7 miles versus TWS’s 2.9 miles. TWS has higher speeds, but still takes about 30-35 seconds longer to lap on average for any given car. It has more elevation changes and is more of a 3rd-4th-5th gear track versus 2nd-3rd-4th for MSR. I try to get down to TWS four times per year- once for the Club Race and 3 other times spread out over the year as an instructor. Just make sure

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Autocross #2

By Wendy Shoffit

Photo by Matt Platts

W

e have been busy gearing up for next year’s Parade in Fort Worth.

On April 13th, we held an autocross event in the parking lot at Texas Motor Speedway, the site for the Parade Autocross. We wanted to try some new procedures to handle a large group of cars.We had nearly 70 drivers participate! While it might not be as large as the Parade crowd, we did manage to give everyone 8 laps AND be done by 4 PM (Parade only gives you normally 3 laps).We’re working very hard to prepare ourselves to give all of PCA a Parade they won’t soon forget. There are still a few “kinks” to work out here and there, but with the group of people we have, it won’t be hard. Fortunately, our new timing trailer, the “Truxster” (named after finder and fixer-upper Charlie Davis, a.k.a. “Chuxster”), is working extremely well. Thanks to Charlie’s hard work we finally have a timing vehicle that is mobile, can store all our equipment (organized, no less), gives us a perch from which to see the entire course, AND gives the timing goddesses (and sometimes the men,too) a little bit of a/c.But enough of all that, let’s get to the action.

Drivers Meeting as viewed from atop “the truxter”

The course, designed by Charlie, was a fun and challenging course. It had lots of tight turns, switch-backs, and a skidpad near the end. The average time was just under 70 seconds. Parade Competition Rules say that lap times must be approximately 60 seconds when driven in a moderate car by a moderate driver. I forget the actual wording and have spent far too much time trying to look it up, but trust me... that’s generally what it says. Again, we were trying to warm up to Parade. I think we accomplished that goal.

If so, it certainly won’t be the last. If you want to know her theory about why she’s driving so well, just ask her.

Everyone seemed to have a great time and was very appreciative of there being food and drinks provided at the track. We’re planning another Parade warm-up event out at TMS on October 26th. We need even more cars out there to help test our improvements. I hope you will consider joining us,even if you’ve never autocrossed before.In 2004 we’re going to get all kinds of people!

Photo by Bill Stafford

The competition was very strong as Chuck Machala took Men’s Top Time of Day with Keith Olcha only 3/10ths of a second behind him. Lisa Steele, who is driving very fast this year, not only took Ladies’ Top Time of Day, but also beat her husband, Mark’s, time. Was that the first time, Lisa?

Photo by Matt Platts

Cyril Reif navigates a left-hander

Darren Shaffer circles the skidpad 18

Autocross #2 Results (continued)

Autocross #2 Results Plc

Pts.

1 2 3 4

9 7 5 4

1 2

9 7

1

9

1

9

1

9

1 2

9 7

1

9

1

9

1

9

1 2

9 7

1

9

1 2 3 5

9 7 5 3

1 2

9 7

1

9

1 2 3 4 5

9 7 5 4 3

1 2

9 7

1

9

1

9

1

9

1

9

1 4

9 4

1 2

9 7

1

9

1

9

Class Car # Name Car Class OA 85 Hanna, Al Red Corvette Z06 47 McCall, Jason Blue Firebird 46 Tatro, Todd Blue Cobra Class OE 881 Lo, Joseph Pewter X-Type 818 Yamada, Dean Pewter X-Type Class OG 999 Name Withheld Red 328is 123 Name Withheld Silver Cooper S 318 Name Withheld Black 318i 87 Name Withheld Black 325is 23 Name Withheld Silver Cooper S 62 Name Withheld Red M Roadster 25 Colletti, Mark Silver Golf Class OJ 75 Peebles, Iain Green Miata 7 Wagner, Jon Green Miata 74 Garner, Gabby White WRX 451 Machala, Tim Silver S2000 126 Williamson, Ron Blue Miata 162 Williamson, Ryan Blue Miata 199 Lo, James Green Integra 91 Suel, Gurol White RSX 311 Machala, Charles Silver S2000 65 Gallup, Duane Silver Miata Class DD 19 Petri, Brian Black Boxster S 130 Hensley, Steve Green 914 44 Name Withheld Silverblau 525i 53 Abdul Mujeeb, Adam Red 924S

Time

Plc

64.370 68.750 72.732

1 2 3

72.965 73.357

1 2

66.475 68.686 69.838 70.623 70.920 72.009 73.192

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

64.026 64.445 66.037 67.274 68.369 68.513 69.632 70.676 72.122 75.288

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Pts.

69.102 80.456 80.909 82.448

Photo by Matt Platts

Class Car # Name Car Time Class 2 66 Sears, Cody Red 914 64.492 37 Davis, Charlie Green 914 66.763 26 Bailey, Ron Blue 914 67.234 41 Swanson, Allen Yellow 914 73.596 Class S2 124 Pajares, Luis White 914 71.861 24 Pajares, Rowdy White 914 72.346 Class 3 31 Lockas, Mike White 944 67.146 Class S3 666 Easley, Jay Blue 944 73.001 Class S3L 137 Zaruba, Anastasia Blue 944 82.89 Class 4 102 Erz, Eric Brown 911E 65.81 54 Sutton, Jerry Red 911T 68.064 Class S4 120 de Jong, Michael Orange 911 T 70.842 Class 4L 45 Sutton, Myra Red 911T 66.392 Class S4L 210 de Jong, Michele Orange 911 T 74.817 Class 5 911 Stafford, Bill Brown 911 SC 65.566 64 Shoffit, James Black 911 SC 65.794 Class 5L 11 Shoffit, Wendy Black 911 SC 66.316 Class 6 76 Miller, Bill Black 911 Coupe 64.245 176 Miller, Grant Black 911 Coupe 66.622 750 Graidage, Colin Red 911 Targa 66.661 750A Weintraub, Donald Black Boxster 73.788 Class S6 105 Snodgrass, Tom Yellow Boxster 68.424 1111 Smith, Ray Black Boxster 74.69 Class 6L 15 Burbank, Shelly Red 911 70.463 Class 7 1 Machala, Chuck Silver Boxster S 63.444 27 Olcha, Keith Red Boxster S 63.799 257 Takahashi, Noby Silver Boxster S 64.954 216 Fry, Terry Silver Boxster S 65.271 145 Reif, Cyril White 911 C2 66.857 Class S7 273 Bebic, Youri White Boxster S 67.446 72 Heragu, Keerthi Yellow Boxster S 70.182 Class S7L 720 Kavanaugh, Susanna Black Boxster S 72.011 Class 8 99 Steele, Mark Red 993 66.78 Class 8L 9 Steele, Lisa Red 993 65.73 Class 10 111 Hardison, Kevin Blue 914 65.817 Class 12 619 Johnson, Rocky White 968 66.94 58 Gage, Dan Red 944 Turbo 69.002 Class 13 161 Randall, Rick Black 911 Carerra 66.725 242 Shaffer, Darron W-Green Boxster S68.782 Class 16 21 Gonzales, Rick Yellow 914-6 68.786 Class 17 30 Swanson, John Blue 914-6 70.76

The scoreboard was a popular place to hang out

Top 10 Drivers Car # Name 1 Machala, Chuck 27 Olcha, Keith 76 Miller, Bill 66 Sears, Cody 257 Takahashi, Noby 216 Fry, Terry 911 Stafford, Bill 9 Steele, Lisa 64 Shoffit, James 102 Erz, Eric

Car Silver Boxster S Red Boxster S Black 911 Coupe Red 914 Silver Boxster S Silver Boxster S Brown 911 SC Red 993 Black 911 SC Brown 911E

Time 63.444 63.799 64.245 64.492 64.954 65.271 65.566 65.730 65.794 65.810 19

Autocross #3

by Al Swanson After the Funnel, was a tight left-hander. It was this turn where James Shoffit demonstrated his 911's ability to perform a 360degree spin. After the lefty, was another creative new feature, the donut! You entered the donut from one side, drove around the sweet pylon filled center one half revolution in either direction, then exited the other side. After the donut, was a 6 cone optional slalom with a dogleg at the beginning. The combination of the optional donut direction and the optional slalom direction probably generated the most discussion all day about the fastest way around the course. I think I witnessed every possible combination. After the slalom, was a very misleading 90-degree turn, which more than a few people missed. I actually had to use reverse gear on one occasion after missing the turn in a four-wheel drift (thanks Lisa for announcing this on the PA system). After the 90-degree turn, was a right hand sweeper, which led to the finish.

T

he alarm went off at 4:30 AM on Sunday morning the 4th of May. I staggered to the kitchen to start coffee and breakfast.

This is how a day of autocross fun starts out, when you live 75 miles East of Dallas. After the coffee was brewing and the biscuits were in the oven, I went to make sure my son and my father were also on their feet. This was going to be another 3-generation autocross event for the Swansons. My father had driven down from Fairfield Bay, Arkansas the day before, pulling his muscular 914-6 on a trailer behind his Tahoe. The Ozark region does not have many driving events, so he tries to run with us Mavericks whenever he can. My son and I would be sharing the 1973 914 2.0L 4 cylinder we had restored together as a father and son project (we finished the restoration, just in time for him to drive it to his senior prom 4 years ago).

After checking fluid levels and tire pressures, our small convoy rolled out of the dark driveway at 5:45 AM. We pulled into Pennington Field just after 7:00 AM, waving at Noby and Cody, still carefully placing the last few cones on the course. Since the stadium facilities were still locked up, the first order of business would be a trip to the McDonald's across the street. We next set

The original goal was for each driver to get 5 runs in the morning and 5 runs in the afternoon. Due to a combination of fast lap times, efficient event organization, and threatening weather conditions, each of the 37 drivers had completed their 10 runs before lunch. The overcast sky, combined with a nice breeze, made for a very comfortable morning of racing. I don't think anyone minded finishing early.

...Some people called it a squeeze play...

By 8:00 AM we had signed the waiver form, picked up a course map, and started walking the course. I could tell right away this was going to be a 2nd gear only, 914 type of course. After a trio of tightly spaced offset gates, there was a feature I had not previously seen. Some people called it a squeeze play, but I liked to call it the Funnel. The Funnel started out with the cones a good distance apart, gently forcing you into a right hander, but towards the exit, the cones on each side narrowed to the point where you were not sure your car would fit through.

Photo by Matt Platts

about preparing our cars for racing and the all-important Tech Inspection. People that live a good distance from the Metroplex should know the mandatory Pre-Tech Inspection is not really all that mandatory. Just talk to Cody Sears to arrange for a Tech Inspection the day of the event.

Wendy Shoffit shows us all how to â&#x20AC;&#x153;liftâ&#x20AC;? and turn

Photo by Matt Platts

My favorite car to watch was the Black 911 Targa Carerra of Rick Randall. As he would reach the apex of the Funnel, he would hit the gas hard, causing his car's front tires to leap off the pavement. That sure gave me the urge to put a big 6 in my little yellow 914. I guess I should repair my hood and bumper damage (close encounter with an Oklahoma Deer) before worrying about a power upgrade. Charlie Davis is starting to give me a hard time about running without a front bumper. I guess he thinks I'm getting an unfair weight advantage.

Al Swanson rounds the last corner heading to the finish line 20

Thanks a bunch to all the members who helped orchestrate this event, especially the Steeles, Shoffits, and fellow Texas Aggie, Cody Sears. What a great way for a father, son, and grandson to spend a little quality time together, with their Porsches of course.

Photo by Matt Platts

Autocross #3 Results

Photo by Matt Platts

Tom Snodgrass goes left through the “donut”

Photo by Matt Platts

Lisa Steele goes right through the “donut”

Rick Randall shows how close he can get to the cones in turn 2

Class Car # Name Class 2 66 Sears, Cody 37 Davis, Charlie 41 Swanson, Allen 371 Davis, Kevan 14 Swanson, Michael Class 3 31 Lockas, Mike 87 Platts, Matt Class S3 666 Easley, Jay Class S3L 137 Zaruba, Anastasia Class 4 102 Erz, Eric 54 Sutton, Jerry Class 4L 45 Sutton, Myra Class 5 64 Shoffit, James 911 Stafford, Bill Class S5 40 Fleming, Jerry Class 5L 11 Shoffit, Wendy Class 6 76 Miller, Bill Class S6 105 Snodgrass, Tom Class 7 27 Olcha, Keith 257 Takahashi, Noby Class 8 99 Steele, Mark Class 8L 9 Steele, Lisa Class 12 619 Johnson, Rocky Class 13 161 Randall, Rick 242 Shaffer, Darron 224 Shaffer, Ted Class 17 30 Swanson, John Class OA 818 Yamada, Dean Class OJ 32 Conti, Joseph 711 Jandrucko, Robert 126 Williamson, Ron 199 Lo, James Class DD 19 Petri, Brian

Car

Time

Plc

Pts.

Red 914 Green 914 Yellow 914 Green 914 Yellow 914

29.336 29.765 32.373 32.927 33.342

1 2 3 4 5

9 7 5 4 3

White 944 Red 924S

32.185 32.386

1 2

9 7

Blue 944

32.804

1

9

Blue 944

38.455

1

9

Brown 911E Red 911T

29.990 31.545

1 2

9 7

Red 911T

31.084

1

9

Black 911 SC Brown 911 SC

29.887 30.774

1 2

9 7

Silver 911SC

32.327

1

9

Black 911 SC

31.026

1

9

Black 911 Coupe 30.281

1

9

Yellow Boxster

32.290

1

9

Red Boxster S Silver Boxster S

30.949 31.676

1 2

9 7

Red 993

29.460

1

9

Red 993

30.647

1

9

White 968

32.308

1

9

Black 911 Carerra 30.027 W-Green Boxster S31.333 W-Green Boxster S33.741

1 2 3

9 7 5

Blue 914-6

32.571

1

9

Silver RX-7

33.973

1

Green Miata Black 350Z Blue Miata Green Integra

30.497 31.544 31.585 32.859

1 2 3 4

Black Boxster S

32.683

Photo by Matt Platts

Top 10 Drivers

James Shoffit navigates the chicane at the end of the slalom

Car # Name 66 Sears, Cody 99 Steele, Mark 37 Davis, Charlie 64 Shoffit, James 102 Erz, Eric 161 Randall, Rick 76 Miller, Bill 32 Conti, Joseph 9 Steele, Lisa 911 Stafford, Bill

Car Red 914 Red 993 Green 914 Black 911 SC Brown 911E Black 911 Carerra Black 911 Coupe Green Miata Red 993 Brown 911 SC

Time 29.336 29.460 29.765 29.887 29.990 30.027 30.281 30.497 30.647 30.774 21

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Heel and Toe

by Mike Lapp ow many of you know how to heel and toe? How many of you know why you need to heel and toe?

testers always complained the cars weren’t heel and toe friendly.

However, the pedal arrangement on Boxsters and 996s accommodate most drivers.

When I was a young wannabe Mark Donohue, reading Road and Track, Car and Driver, and Car Life, I was always reading about “heel and toe”. I tried it in the Buick and took it to heart, actually attempting to heel and toe – literally. I didn’t know why I should do it, just that it was something I needed to learn to do.

Although, in fact, my corner approach method always included down shifting to help slow the car, negating the need for heel and toe.

After you have modified (if necessary) your pedal arrangement to facilitate the technique, do several dry runs through the gears with the engine off until you think you have a comfortable feel for it. For some it may literally be heel and toe. For most, the foot roll method will work better; try them all and find what works best for you. Then, I recommend you practice every chance you get – in everyday driving.

H

We recently got this suggestion from one of our driving instructors.

As a driving instructor I often find myself instructing a student who has gotten to the point where his/her inability to heel and toe is slowing the entry speed to a corner. Let me explain.

You can get a better feel for the RPM matching you will be doing on your downshifts with this drill on a deserted highway or backroad. As you are driving along in 5th gear at a steady speed, downshift to 4th and rev the engine a little as you let out the clutch, trying to maintain a constant speed. You already do this on the upchange by letting the revs drop, now practice doing it on the downchange by revving. Go back and forth between 4th and 5th.

When you get comfortable with that, do 4th and 3rd and then back up (be careful not to over rev if you go to 3rd). Once you get the hang of it you can even try 5th directly to 3rd. Having this down will make it a lot easier when you start to add braking to the mix for a proper heel and toe downchange.

The typical approach to a corner that requires braking is as follows: brake, roll back onto the throttle, and turn. If a downshift is required, you now have something that needs to be done in parallel with one of the other 3. Since we would want to accelerate after the downshift to get the most from the downshift, the downshift needs to be done at the same time as braking.

...I recommend you practice every chance you get - in everyday driving...

All this being said, please prioritize the important aspects of driving. I really don’t want to hear from you after you have run into the back of a Ford pickup during a botched heel and toe attempt.

If you are at say 4,000 rpm in 3rd gear when you brake, you can downshift smoothly to 2nd and accelerate without upsetting the car. At that speed, if you don’t downshift, you will lug the engine, so 2nd gear will put it well within its comfort zone.

Once you have learned, make it a habit, as you don’t want to have to think about whether you need to or don’t need to heel and toe. Whether you are on a hi speed milk run up Lime Creek road or at Texas World Speedway, you don’t want to have one more thing to think about. The more you commit to habit, the more you can concentrate on the matter at hand - driving.

If you are at 6500 rpm when you enter the braking zone and you downshift to second during braking, the engine, which has slowed to just over an idle during braking is now being asked to perk up to say 4000 rpm. The rear wheels will lock briefly, upsetting the car, and possibly causing a spin if a 911. In any case, not a smooth experience, and not one the equipment much likes, either.

And not fast!!

Finally, we have several club members that can help teach the technique or make suggestions for modifications. Some of the local Porsche shops can be helpful, also. If you want more information, give me a call at: 512-467-6773.

If during braking, you were able to blip the throttle to bring the engine speed up so it would accept the downshift, even if it means the engine would need to be at 4000 rpm when the clutch comes out, you could now enter the corner at the correct speed. The wheels won’t lock, and you can make a smooth transition from braking to acceleration, and turn-in.

This technique requires heel and toe. For me, and many others, the term is a misnomer as I place the left side of the ball of my right foot on the brake and roll the foot to blip the throttle. I have size 12 feet and that works best for me. On my early 911 I needed to modify the throttle pedal. In road tests of early 911s through the 993,

Photo by Kevin Hardison

After a couple of these, sensible students usually start braking enough to prevent the drama, slowing the car sufficiently for a comfortable downshift. Note there is no mention of the entry speed being too high for the corner, just for the downshift. The downshift is now controlling the entry speed!!

Mike Lapp “practicing” his heel and toe at the TMS Club Race.

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Time Trial #2

by Mike Bridges

E

ver had one of those days where you started off with great plans for driving that perfect lap, but by the end of the run you really thought you had forgotten how to drive, PERIOD???

Mike, if you REALLY feel the need to mow some grass, how about the lawn at my house, OK? Then it was my turn at the course. There are five corners on course 2, and I NEVER got all five right on a single lap. Of course, that’s the fun and challenge, trying to find that "perfect" lap. One thing I’ve learned is that, when I was driving on normal street tires, my first lap was usually their stickiest, because once they warmed up they got slick and greasy. My track tires, on the other hand, NEED some heat in them to get their best grip.

That was me at Time Trials #2 in Mineral Wells, (http://www.pca.org/mav/Autocross/graphics/Course2New.html) but I’ll get to the details in a minute. I’ve always enjoyed the drive to the Mineral Ring, even though Saturday is the only morning I get to sleep in at home. Since Granbury is only a bit over an hour’s drive away, the alarm clock went off at the cheery hour of 5:30, and I arrived a bit before 8:00, with an absolutely magnificent sunrise.

So, the first lap I kept telling myself "easy, Easy, EASY!!! Then, I started picking it up on the 2nd lap, but overdrove corner 1. Corner 2 was OK, as was #3, but #4 (which is just plain EVIL, downhill, offcamber, double-apex) I overdrove and almost went off course. Not enough heat in the tires yet. Corner 5 brought me to the Start/Finish line to start another lap, which went pretty good, except this time I almost spun coming out of the left turn just past the Start/Finish line, and that just killed my lap time.

One of the great things about the Corvette is how easy it is to get set for a day’s racing. I drive from home on my race (street legal) tire, unload an ice chest, toolbox, camera, etc., pop the hood, and I’m ready for tech inspection. I’ve had some people question me driving to the event on my track tires, but I believe that they take WAY more abuse from a day’s worth of racing than they ever could from 120 miles (round trip) highway cruising.

Every single lap was like that: on one I broke too late coming into Corner 2, the next I was too early. Both kill your exit speed before that LONG (and great fun!) straight before Corner 3 (which should be renamed the "Brakes, Don’t Fail Me Now!") corner!

. . . how about mowing the lawn at my house . . .

The rest of the time is spent assisting newcomers getting their cars ready, visiting with old friends, and generally socializing until it’s time for DRIVER’S MEETING!!! Although, I must admit, hearing Lisa Steele’s gentle voice amplified over the intercom is much different from the regular Shoffit Role Call! "Driver’s meeting, five minutes. Five minutes, please. Thank you." Then Mark goes over the Do’s and Don’ts (basically, Do use your brain and Don’t do anything stupid!), we get our work assignments and run groups, and introduce any newbies to the group. Then, it’s off to the cars or corners, whichever you’re doing first. I was working corner 2 first, and was solo, since there are very few cones to knock over. I really enjoyed watching the different lines each of the drivers were taking, braking points, etc. Except for Mike Lockas.

The only thing I really wish for was to have MORE people come out and enjoy a day of making tires either sing for joy or scream in anguish! If you’ve never raced your Porsche, your car’s life is incomplete, and you NEED to satisfy that unsatisfied urge your car has!

Photo by Matt Platts

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My last lap felt like my worst. I had problems in every single corner, and of course, it turned out to be my best time of the day!

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Cody Sears shows us how it’s done

Listen up everyone!

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Time Trial #2 Results

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Mike Bridges turns a hard-left in the infield

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Mike Lockas focuses on the next corner

Sometimes you have to watch your back at the finish line

Class Car # Name Car Time Class 2 66 Sears, Cody Red 914 86.849 Class 3 31 Lockas, Mike White 944 87.285 87 Platts, Matt Red 924S 92.568 Class 4 102 Erz, Eric Brown 911E 85.695 332 Baker, David White 911 T 87.807 Class 6 1 Machala, Chuck Silver Boxster 83.580 76 Miller, Bill Black 911 Coupe 85.529 49 Wolthuis, Scott Burgundy 911 91.612 Class S6 105 Snodgrass, Tom Yellow Boxster 89.271 Class S6L 15 Burbank, Shelly Red 911 93.612 Class 7 257 Takahashi, Noby Silver Boxster S 84.292 Class S7L 720 Kavanaugh, Susanna Black Boxster S 90.017 Class 8 99 Steele, Mark Red 993 81.270 Class 8L 9 Steele, Lisa Red 993 85.962 Class 10 111 Hardison, Kevin Blue 914 88.424 Class 12 619 Johnson, Rocky White 968 83.208 158 Gage, Dan Red 944 Turbo 87.147 Class 13 161 Randall, Rick Black 911 Carerra 86.380 242 Shaffer, Darron W-Green Boxster S87.289 Class 16 550 Diller, Richard Red 911S 81.873 Class OA 61 Bridges, Mike Blue Corvette 86.522 Class OG 166 Ingram, Don Red Corrado 90.021 168 Hawkins, Ken Red Corrado 91.543 Class OJ 39 Hedderick, David Blue Miata R 87.243 186 Williams, Mitch Red Miata 88.018 Class DD 98 Poquiz, Dennis Black Boxster S 92.721 86 Marzo, Melvin Black Boxster S 93.894 43 Swedberg, James Silver C32 94.341 68 Poquiz, John Black Boxster S 94.544 28 Grasso, Randall Black 911 103.225

Plc

Pts.

1

9

1 2

9 7

1 2

9 7

1 2 3

9 7 5

1

9

1

9

1

9

1

9

1

9

1

9

1

9

1 2

9 7

1 2

9 7

1

9

1 1 2 1 2

Photo by Matt Platts

Top 10 Drivers

Participants line up in grid awaiting their turn

Car # Name 99 Steele, Mark 550 Diller, Richard 619 Johnson, Rocky 1 Machala, Chuck 257 Takahashi, Noby 76 Miller, Bill 102 Erz, Eric 9 Steele, Lisa 161 Randall, Rick 61 Bridges, Mike

Car Red 993 Red 911S White 968 Silver Boxster Silver Boxster S Black 911 Coupe Brown 911E Red 993 Black 911 Carerra Blue Corvette

Time 81.270 81.873 83.208 83.580 84.292 85.529 85.695 85.962 86.380 86.522 25

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We have opened a Race-shop in Carrollton, Texas and are offering Racecar Rentals for DE Events, Performance Services, Maintenance and Track-Side Support for DE and Club-Races.

Stop by and visit the Gateway Racing Team at the upcoming club race at Texas Motor Speedway. In addition, look for us at your next Driver Education event.

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New Wheels

If you have any changes that you would like to make to the MRPCA membership guide, call Joel Nannis at 817-329-1600

by Joel Nannis, Membership Chair Bryon Adinoff 909 Findlay Drive Arlington, TX 76012 1999 986

Frances Kwan 25 Highland Park Village Dallas, TX 75205 1983 911 SC

Costa Triantaphilides 304 Cedar Creek Court Fort Worth, TX 76103 1988 930 Cab

Scott Ball 9000 Poppy Drive #9045 Dallas, TX 75218 2003 986 S

Thomas Lang 5524 Byers Avenue Fort Worth, TX 76107 2003 996

Ron Trollinger 2916 Milton Dallas, TX 75205 2003 996 C4S

Chris & Jeannie Bellairs 5713 McCall Plano, TX 75093 1995 993 Cab

Joy Macci 2531 Oak Creek Drive Carrollton, TX 75007 2003 986

Steve & Lynne Brody 18907 Fortson Avenue Dallas, TX 75252 2003 996 Carrera

Tom & Carol Mahon 6507 Garlinghouse Lane Dallas, TX 75252 1996 993 Cab

Scott & Debra Green 7005 Stephanie Court North Richland Hills, TX 76180 1981 911 SC Transferred From Hill Country

Stephen Coomes 14 Sherwood Court Aubrey, TX 76227 2000 986

Tami Nantz 1400 Gatewood Drive Denton, TX 76205 2001 986

Vaughn Duarte 401 Beacon Hill Drive Coppell, TX 75019 2000 996 Cab

David & Susan Parrish 1525 Rivercrest Court Fort Worth, TX 76107 2003 986

Jeff & Ray Golden 5928 Club Oaks Drive Dallas, TX 75248 1992 911 Carrera

Michael & Holly Nelson 19502 Wittenburg San Antonio, TX 78256 2003 Cayenne S

Mary & Jerry Hiatt 10570 Olympic Drive Dallas, TX 75220 2003 996 C4S

Steve & Norma Priester 2002 Turtle Creek Road Wichita Falls, TX 76309 1978 911 SC

Stan Hirschman 2600 Rutgers Court Plano, TX 75093 2000 986

Ray & Janet Smith 4413 Elmhurst Drive Plano, TX 75093 1999 986

Remember to Renew!

Contrary to magazines which start reminding you to renew 17 years before your current subscription expires, PCA only sends out one renewal notice. If you do not pay your dues before (or *slightly* after) your membership expires, you will be dropped from the national roster.

That means you'll no longer get Panorama, Slipstream, or first priority into DEs! PCA makes it easy to renew with both mail-in forms and online registration. Besides, it's only $42 per year!

If you are thinking of not renewing, please contact one of the board members on page 4 so we can know what we're doing that isn't suiting you. If we don't know that there's a problem, we can't fix the problem. We want you to be happy in the club and are doing our very best to schedule a variety of events for everyone.

Help us help you and RENEW!

Anniversaries 5 Years Kay Leibel (Alan)..............................................Dallas Fagg Sanford (Charlotte) ...................................Tyler John Calhoun (Laura) ..............................Carrollton Lee Morton (Annette) ......................................Frisco 10 Years Dr. Mark Merriweather (Patrice)............Richardson

20 Years Gerald Zinn (Karen)..............................Round Rock 25 Years Phil Bragg....................................................Arlington Henry Gruver (Gary) .......................................Dallas Craig Pulley (Cathy Means).............................Dallas

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Unclassifieds Unclassifieds are available free to Maverick Region Members and are $5 to all others (contact Matt Platts for payment details). Please limit size to no more than 6 lines. Ads will run for 3 issues. Email Matt Platts at unclassifieds@mavpca.org or call 817-919-1253 (email preferred) by the 10th to have your ad run the following month. Be certain to include a contact name and phone number. Check your ad for accuracy the first time it runs. Contact the editor to have your ad pulled sooner. Photo inclusion based on space constraints.

2001 Audi TT Roadster Pristine, 18,000 miles, loaded, with warranty. Asking $29,800. contact Patricia, 817-354-6045. (1) 1999 Boxster Ocean Blue, gray leather interior, rare M030 sport chassis, Hurley Haywood tested and approved, sports touring package, traction control, 5 speed, 17 inch wheels, Porsche crest center caps and valve stems, needs nothing, all receipts, cd player, 38k miles, $26,400 negotiable. Call Walter 703-920-2617 Located in Arlington, Virginia. (1) 2000 911 Carrera Very low miles (under 11,000 mid-May 2003), 6-speed, one owner, always garaged with tender loving care, Guards Red, full black leather interior, 18" turbo alloy wheels, CD player, hi-fi stereo sound system, Porsche stability management and tuned suspension. Richard Voreis @ 214-361-1919 or rdvoreis@mindspring.com (1) 993RS (VIN#WPOZZZ99ZTS390586), speed yellow, only 30K miles and Texas inspection/plates (I paid $15K for shipping and EPA/DOT certification in 2002). The car is perfect (no paintwork) and all service at Park Place Porsche. Asking $85,000. Also available area rare set of factory 993RS Recaro Nomex racing seats (Speed Yellow seatbacks) for this car $1,800/pair. Steve Patti 214-219-1350 x21 (1) 2002 C4S Sunroof Coupe Tiptronic transmission, Lapis Blue Metallic with full leather Metropol Blue interior, supple leather option, driver/passenger lumbar, Porsche mats, CD player, colored crests, 525 miles, flawless and original, 30 year PCA member-owner; asking $78,000; contact Milton C. Barley (817) 732-4275 or e-mail at miltonbarley@msn.com (1) 914 Track Car strong 2 liter, front oil cooler, accusump, Oberg oil filter plus spin on oil filter, balanced and blueprinted motor, new 44 Webers carbs, fiberglass hoods, roll bar, racing bucket seat, 5 point harness, yellow Koni shocks, adjustable spring perches, fuchs, $7600 Ph 972-344-0119, Mark_Hanna@raytheon.com (1) 1992 C2 coupe Silver/Blue(sport seats).62,000 miles.New P-Zeros and 60k service.

All original and in excellent condition. $27,000.Contact John @ 817-860-2020 or h 817-921-0771 (1) 1978 911SC Coupe Guards Red with Black Interior. Sun Roof and Cold A/C. Polished alloys with black centers and Michelin 205-55-16 and 225-50-16 v's. Painted center caps.

All upgrades performed. Excellent orginal condition with 84,000 miles. Garaged and covered. $16,000. Contact Gary at 972-234-2923 (1) 1987 Targa 130,000 miles New tires, Updated radio, Excellent Condition, All records! $18,900 OBO Dave 817-366-6038 Email davenuccetelli@charter.net (1) 1999 911 C2 Silver/black 17k miles "PERFECT" 18" sport design wheels with new conti tires. 6 spd, CD, sunroof, hi-fi,bra. This car has been meticulously maintained with only porsche service. Always garaged fair weather car. Car has been in Dallas Texas since new. Books and complete records. $52,500 Brian at 972.530.4000 RatcliffFinancial@yahoo.com (1) 1982 911SC Sunroof coupe, 101,600 miles, Chiffon White, brown leather seats, pampered, very good condition, 2 new Bridgestone tires in front, fresh tune up, new Blaupunkt AM/FM/CD in dash, repainted four years ago, rotary AC pump, oil cooler, front sway bar, bra & cover. $15,000, Alan Bambina, 972-241-7556, bambinaa@cfbisd.edu (1) 944 Parts Years 83 - 87. Used parts and one new part, all in good working condition.

Ignition relay $10, digital OEM clock $50, Colgan Bra, fits 82 - 86 with crest cut-out (rare) $35, Sunroof motor assembly with relays and microswitches $90, 944 Turbo oil cooler pipe (new) $35 lists $90 new. Contact Taylor (817) 466-2295 or e-mail trice366@aol.com (1) 1989 928S4 Stone Grey Metallic with Supple Leather. Beautiful stock chrome wheels with Yokohama AVS's. 316 hp 32V 5.0 V8, automatic. New A/C with rear controls,

resent timing belt and water pump service. New Brakes. Has On Board Computer with Multi-Function Display and digital OD. Everything on this car works perfectly.

Always garaged and driven on weekends. Alpine CD with MB Quart speakers and Precision Power Amp, lightly tinted windows. I have the original owners manual, framed window sticker, all original keys with Porsche Crests and working lights. Needs nothing. A 9 out of 10. 87,000 miles. $19,900 obo. Call Ryan at 214-207-0506. (2) 1988 911 Coupe Sunroof, brand new tires, aligned and balanced, fresh Mobil 1 oil change, new rear speakers, tan leather interior, black exterior, Alpine stereo / CD player, 5 speed, 129,000 miles, tight motor, runs and drives great, must see, North Dallas, $18,000 214-882-1687 deguzzi@attbi.com (2) 1974 911 Silver Metallic. Completely original! Excellent Condition. New Tires and Shocks. 2nd Owner. 76,800 original and actual miles. No Rust, No Dents, No Dings. Garaged and Pampered. $14,500. Call John at 972-208-4950 or email: dgidallas@hotmail.com (2) 1988 911 Carrera Coupe 89,000 miles. 5 Speed Manual transmission. Guards Red ext and black leather int. Front and rear spoilers. Cold air. AM/FM Cassette & CD. Electric windows, locks, and sunroof. Car is in very nice shape. Windows are good. Windshield has a few small chips but no cracks or stars. No interior rips or cracks. I believe you will be impressed. $19,500. Contact Bob Baker, 580-251-4047 (W) or 580-252-2618 (H) (2) Used Hoosier R3SO3's 15,17 & 18's Call for prices 80% of new. A great way to save.

Contact Rene Molina, rmj928s@swbell.net 956 789 5469 (2) Porsche Wheel 7JX15 ET23.3 Phonedial style rim, Part# 951.362.104.00, Fits 944 and possibly others. $125 US/best.Rick 401-782-3624 (RI/USA), leave message or evenings (best after 8:30PM EST) or email zxrick@yahoo.com (2) 1980 911SC Targa This car is TIGHT. Paint is less than 2 years old. CLEAN black/tan interior, TURBO seats. NEW Porsche A/C. Needs very little to be perfect - roof should be recovered to look nicer. I have most records – serviced @ same shop in AZ, since the mid-80s. AZ car. 113K miles. Car doesn’t look, drive, handle 23! MUST SELL IMMEDIATELY! $12,750. Tom Hershey, 214.397.0878 or 972.980.4800 (3) 1998 986 Boxster 5-speed 2.5L-6 Black. grey leather, black top, chromed alloys, chromed large single exhaust, Bridgestone agressive treaded Potenza R17 radials, cabin wind deflector, mats,68,000 miles. $27,500 Call Cliff Mathews 214-762-6784 (3) 1983 SC Sunroof Coupe This is the one! White/Chocolate Leather. White Wheels.

Factory Lowered. Black tint windows,New Blaupunkt AMFM/CD. New Yokahama tires. Owned and babied since "85. 110K miles. Special Auto. $18K. Contact Pat (214)630-5881 or pat@pathaverfield.com (3) 1999 996 C2 6 Speed, Carrera White/Savannah Beige full leather package, original owner, all maint records, always garage kept, 27k, factory DSP stereo with in dash CD, storage and six disk changer, traction control, stainless steel exhaust, 3 spoke sport steering wheel, 17" factory wheels with new continentals and 18" factory Turbo look wheels with painted crest and kuhmo track tires, Brey Krause harness mount, Sparco 5 way harness for both driver and passenger, asking $49,500 OBO. Todd Patin, 817-416-9125, txpatin@msn.com (3) 1987 911 Carrera Coupe Grand Prix White/ Navy Blue leather, Car was bought new in Ft. Worth, orig. paint, always garaged, all standard equip, Blaupunkt Reno AM/FM -Cass w/ 6 CD changer, Clifford alarm w/ central locking fob,16" Fuchs w/ Yokohama AVS sports, This car has been setup for DE events, you can find a cheaper 911 but you'll spend this or more to build a 911 as will sorted and refined. All books and records, 183,000 miles with top end rebuild less than 1,000 miles ago, asking $25,000 with all performance and track equip. Ray Anderson, 817-453-5401 or corkey560 @cs.com (3)

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