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Volume 56, June 2004, Issue 6

Departments

Upcoming Events Calendar of Events..........................................................1 Happy Hour at Bavarian Grill ......................................2 Maverick Lunches...........................................................2 Nacogdoches Tour..........................................................2 2004 Autocross & Time Trial Schedule........................3 Board Meeting ................................................................5

Past Event Recaps Happy Hour at Joe T. Garcia’s.......................................9 May at Mayo’s ...............................................................10 Rennsport Reunion II ............................................14-15 Autocross #2..................................................................16 Time Trial #2.................................................................17 Time Trial #3.................................................................18 Paris Tour.......................................................................19 A Trip To Stuttgart..................................................20-21 Mavericks at Mayfast....................................................24

Miscellaneous Trivia Contest................................................................13 AX & TT Results.....................................................22-23 September DE Application .........................................27

Day 5-6 8 10 12-13 13 15 19-20 29

June - Events TT#4 & AX#3 (MW) Board Meeting at Park Place Porsche Happy Hour Nacogdoches Tour Autocross #4 (Penn) Plano & Bedford Lunches Drivers Education (MSR) Addison Lunch

Day July - Events 4-10 **PARADE ‘04 - Fort Worth** 15 Happy Hour 20 Plano & Bedford Lunches 27 Addison Lunch 31 Dinner Social There will be no July Board Meeting

Photography Kevin Hardison, Charlie Davis, Matt Platts, Dennis Chamberlain, Wayne Brown, Jay Walker, Jack Ormberget Cover Photo by Matt Platts Eric Erz chases James Shoffit through the “bus stop” at Mayfast in Hallett (article p.24)

Day 6-8 7-8 10 17 19 27-29 28 29 31

August - Events Post Parade Weekend BMW/Porsche Club Race (MSR) Board Meeting at Autobahn Plano & Bedford Lunches Happy Hour Arkansas Tour Time Trial #5 (MW) Autocross #5 (MW) Addison Lunch

Day 7 9 17-19 21 28

September - Events Board Meeting Happy Hour Drivers Education (MSR) Plano & Bedford Lunches Addison Lunch

Photo by Matt Platts

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........................................(see next month) Anniversaries................................................................28 Advertiser Index...........................................................28 Unclassifieds.................................................................28

Bill Miller at Mayfast proves he’s from Texas (yeah, right!)

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2004 Porsche Club Zone 5 Presidents ARK-LA-TEX Kenneth A. Chandler 318-865-8210 bad968@aol.com

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

LONGHORN Ruth Parks 830-537-4242

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

WHISKEY BAY Ray Quick 225-767-7666 mercuray1@yahoo.com

ZONE 5 REP Brooke Van Horne tvdrug@flash.net

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2004 Maverick Region - Board, Officers & Chairs Maverick Region President Keith Olcha

Vice-President Noby Takahashi

Secretary Mimi Spreen

Treasurer Bob Knight

W - (817) 706-7678 H - (817) 251-6865 keith.olcha@charter.net 711 Manchester Court Southlake, TX 76092

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

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

Keith has been a regular at all of our driving events and has recently been heavily involved in the planning of our Driver’s Education program. Keith has also started driving his 911 RS in PCA Club Races.

Noby has been a member since 2000. He is an active participant in many Maverick driving events and has helped out with the Autocross schools. He drives a 2001 Boxster S.

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.

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.

Drivers Education John Sandusky

Logistics & Support Joe McGlohen

Communication Wendy Shoffit

Rallies & Event Ad Design Teri Davis

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

Joe has been involved in virtually every type of event that the Maverick Region holds. Joe was the 2001 Selcer Memorial award winner. He owns a 912 and a 914 2.0 liter. AX Chair, TT Chief Instructor Chuck Machala

DE Chief Instructor Club Race Co-Chair Bryan Henderson

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.

A member since 1997, Wendy is a past Slipstream Editor and has won the Selcer Memorial Award. 2001 PCA Family of the Year. She owns a ‘90 C4 Cab and a ‘78 SC. Membership

Managing Newsletter Editor Matt Platts

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Driving Education - Tech Ray Leudecke

Driving Rules Bill Dugan

Tours Ted Glover

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Maverick Email List Bob Benson

Web Site Steve Boyd

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Club Race Co-Chair, Hospitality, Charity Lanean Hughes

Workers Shelly Burbank

Mentor Program Dennis Chamberlain

Swap Meets David Mock

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Road Ramblings by Keith Olcha, Maverick Region President

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ast April 23rd through 25th was the weekend for the Rennsport II Reunion at Daytona International Speedway. The first Rennsport Reunion was held in 2001 at Lime Rock Raceway in Connecticut. The Rennsport Reunions were conceived as a way pull together the world-famous historic cars from Porsche’s racing past as well as many of the drivers who drove those now vintage cars to their glory in the heyday. Besides viewing the cars and talking to their famous drivers (who are not typically the current owners of these now classic vintage race cars), there were several heats of vintage races where these cars could be seen on the racetrack again. In some ways it was even more exciting to see cars on the track together that normally were generations apart and never raced against one another. For example, one heat had 917s and 962s racing against oneanother. For the Rennsport Reunion II, PCA club racecars and their drivers were eligible and invited to participate. All told there were over 400 cars there, I believe. I was not able to get down there because Karen was in Europe and I was left home as president of the household. However, several Mavericks went and drove well on the famous Daytona oval and road course - the same used for the last 30 years in the Daytona 24-hour Sports Car race held each year at the end of January. To find out more about the Rennsport races and the results you can do a Google search for “Rennsport Reunion”, and/or visit www.gorace.com. The last time I personally had any opportunity to see a collection of 50 years of Porsche racecars was at the 50th anniversary Porsche celebration held at the Monterey Historic races at Laguna Seca Raceway in 1998. I’m told Rennsport II Reunion was even better. And as a final note, special congratulations to 64 year old Dave White, an acquaintance from Tampa, for winning overall in race #2, the Eifel Cup in a 108 car field, the 1975 RSR 3.8 that he’s owned since new. Dave had about 20 years of age on the next several drivers he beat in that race. Dave also has about 30 years of track experience at Daytona. I guess it shows. Next month, Parade finally gets here. Now that it’s 2 years since the region and the Parade Committee started the process, I’m really getting excited. I can’t wait for a week of unadulterated Porsche sensory overload. It’s also a chance to visit with other PCA friends from around the country. I’m not sure if this is a good thing or a bad thing, but it’s in our

backyard. I kind of liked the idea of taking a vacation to Tampa last year to attend Parade. The setting of the SaddleBrook resort was tropical and serene. But I also like the idea of not having to drive 4 days, too. Plus, I will sleep at home for a few evenings and get a little bit of work done here and there. Like I said, there are good and bad points. But no one can argue that it will be Maverick Region’s chance to roll out the red carpet for our PCA counterparts from around North America. If you are not signed up as a

... cars on the track together that normally were generations apart ... Parade participant, please consider coming out to a few of the events that are geared for spectators. You will enjoy it. There is the Concours D’elegance in downtown Fort Worth on Monday July 5th morning/afternoon, the autocross out at Texas Motor Speedway on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday until about 2:30pm, and the club race qualifying and races on Saturday of that week. Please review the official website at www.parade04.org. We had a great Saturday night dinner social at Mayo Performance in May. There were dozens of Porschenuts throughout the shop talking cars and bench racing. We ate a buffet of Babe’s Fried Chicken and homemade cookies for dessert. Lastly I’d like to remind everyone that June is full of driving events. There are two autocrosses, one time trial, and a DE at MotorSport Ranch. Look for the ads in the pages ahead. I look forward to seeing many of you next month at Parade ’04. Till next month…

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Curves Ahead by Matt Platts, Editor

pril was a very busy month for Maverick Region drivers. You’ll find this issue packed with articles, photos, and results of the Autocrosses and Time Trials that were held. First, there was a dual Time Trial weekend at Mineral Wells. Both days were well attended and everyone involved had fun. You’ll find articles about these TTs on pages 17 & 18, with Porsche results and driver standings on page 23. You can see by the “Fastest Porsche of the Day” results that competition was particularly tight during TT#3 with only 4.7 seconds between the 1st place and 10th place drivers. TT#2’s times were a little higher than course #2 would have normally been, partially because the track was watersaturated all day. You will notice an obvious omission as you reach the end of this issue, the “New Wheels” section is gone! Due to a computer glitch at PCA National, our membership chair, Joel Nannis, was unable to pull down our list of new members. So, for all of you new Mavericks out there, don’t

fret - we’ll make up for this by giving you an extra-large list as soon as that data becomes available to us again. Keith mentioned in his article that June is going to be another busy driving month. We have a Time Trial/Autocross weekend at Mineral Wells, followed by an Autocross at Pennington Field. This June 13th Autocross will be our only Autocross at Pennington this year as their schedule filled up early. We always expect a great turnout at this event because itís the most ‘central’ (read: closer to Dallas) venue that we use. This is also a great spectator event because of ample parking and viewing areas (including shaded areas with trees!). If you have never been to a Maverick Autocross, consider stopping by and seeing how much fun there is to have. Pennington Field is conveniently located just South of Airport Freeway on Central Drive in Bedford. Lastly, I would like to remind everyone that the weekend of June 12th-13th includes a tour to Nacogdoches. I’m sure Ted Glover has some great East Texas roads picked out for the trip. This is your last chance for a tour before the summer heat sets in.

Maverick Minutes by Mimi Spreen, Secretary

he May board meeting was held on Tuesday, May 4, at Autoscope in Plano. Attendees were Chuck Machala, Keith Olcha, Lanean Hughes, Noby Takahashi, Bob Knight, Michael & Marie Wingfield, Mike Brodigan, Wendy Shoffit, Joel Nannis, Bill Miller and Mimi Spreen. The meeting was called to order at 6:53.

Keith - Received info from Ted Glover regarding counties for the next couple of tours. Gave the info to Noby, so insurance can be requested for those tours. Chuck - has 2 versions of the AX schedule for 2005. After discussions, there are already some conflicts, so he will get with Lanean and the TMS dates. So far, there will be one AX at TMS and 2 at Pennington. Joel - we have members Bob - Has a picture of when Maverick Region signed our charter. Keith will put it with the plaque. We have money. Mike Brodigan - has come up with rate increase recommendations including discounts, etc. Bill Miller - Time trials have had a strong turnout and alot of newer drivers. We are also training workers. There have been 3 TT and there are 3 left to go. There have been no problems with teching at the track. Wendy (as Matt) - need articles for Slipstream for AX2 and TT3, article and picture for the Paris tour and Mayfast DE (Noby agreed to write the article for Mayfest). We also need an article for May at Mayo's, and Hope 8

Shelter update. July Parade issue deadline is June 4. June Board meeting at Park Place. Want another ad for the June 19 & 20 DE for Slipstream. Wendy (as Wendy) - 540 Parade entrants and 141 are Mavericks. Noby - no comments about his new car, oh yeah, nothing about insurance either!! Lanean - Need President’s trophy from Keith. Michelin tires will be raffled off and awarded at May at Mayo's. All profits will go to the Hope Shelter project. Will announce the winner that night. Mimi - due to lack of advertising and the DE conflict, the Father's Day Picnic is being cancelled this year. If the Casey's will have us back next year, we'll be sure to have lots of advertising and hopefully no major conflicts. The Holiday Party is getting bigger and bigger, we should either have it catered or have it at a place that can accommodate 100+ without invading someone's house. Looking into several options. Board meetings for the rest of the year are as follows: June - Park Place Porsche July - no Meeting (Parade) August - Bobby Archer's September - Boardwalk Porsche October - Autobahn Porsche Nov and Dec - Keith Olcha's house Motion made to adjourn the meeting at 8:10. Motion seconded and passed.

Happy Hour at Joe T. Garcia’s by Dennis Chamberlain

Be careful where you point that thing, Charlie!

The Marimba band provided entertainment – but not nearly as much as first time happy hour attendee Costa Triantaphilides and his fiancé Susan (1988 930 cab). Costa is a fellow CPA and the city auditor for Ft. Worth. Not only that, but he’s the chairman of the American Institute of CPA’s governmental accounting division. Few of you will know much about governmental accounting, but I’ll tell you a secret about it -- it is impossible.

Photo by Dennis Chamberlain

Linda & Tommy Yater

Matt Platts & Elaine Cash Recent members Tommy and Linda Yater (2001 Boxster S) were also attending for the first time.

For our June 10 happy hour, we’re moving all the way from Ft. Worth to Plano. In keeping with the Porsche Parade’s German theme, we’re going to the Bavarian Grill. Stay tuned for more details.

Photo by Dennis Chamberlain

There are many who consider the main attraction of Joe T’s to be the Happy Hour Crew: Jay Easley, expansive, lush patio Tinker Edwards and Dennis Chamberlain seating area rather than the food. Maybe so, but I didn’t find any one of the 38 attendees offering me any leftovers. Say what you will, but in my opinion their simple cheese nachos and those little enchiladas are to die for.

Photo by Dennis Chamberlain

ur first Fort Worth happy hour was a success, due in large part to perfect weather and a perfect setting – the patio of Joe T. Garcia’s.

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May At Mayo’s By Sydney Steele

Photo by Matt Platts

ow! What a great night. That Mrs. Jan and Mr. Ed Mayo sure are nice to open up that big garage for a whole bunch of nice people to sit around and look at me. They really seemed happy because everyone was eating chicken, drinking from bottles that look very different from mine, and doing a whole lot of laughing and talking. A very exciting part of the night was when daddy carried me all around to see the cool cars. They looked very big to me, but I think mommy would love to see me (and her) in a 914 some day…hint, hint daddy. I even got to lie on the back of a 944. Don’t worry; Mr. Matt wiped it down first so mommy wouldn’t freak out about me getting a little dirt on me. A big treat for the night was a Silent Auction for a set of tires. Mr. Jerry and Mrs. Myra Ed’s shop transforms into a dining room very well! Sutton donated

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these tires. I think they made the Hope Shelter very happy, cause’ Mr. Nelson won the tires with his very generous bid. The club is trying really hard to rebuild the Hope Shelter and this money will be a big help. I tried to show everyone that I am a true “Porsche girl” by almost getting under one of the cars. Daddy says that you are never too young to learn all about Porsches. Maybe I could get a job one day in that big garage. I can’t wait for next year to come, cause’ I will have some teeth then. I sure would like to taste that yummy looking chicken and run around with those really nice girls that played with me. I sure did have a fun time with mommy and daddy. I just can’t wait to see all of these nice people again!

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Rennsport Reunion II by Wayne Brown

met Hurley Haywood, Norbert Singer, and Brian Redman; saw Lucas Luhr, Emmerson Fittipaldi, Jerry Seinfeld, Hans Stuck, Jacky Ickx and Joe Buzetta. Chris Economaki spoke a lot over the P.A., also interviewed the podium finishers for each race. To see, hear, and smell the 41 ‘plastic cars’ (that’s what they called the group with the purpose-built, composite-bodied race cars) on the track at speed; spitting fire, sliding/drifting, and dicing for position was absolutely unforgettable. Watching the owners/drivers ‘racing’ these historic masterpieces, not just driving

n April 23-25, 2004, Brian and James Redman hosted the second Rennsport Reunion, this one at the famous Daytona International Speedway. With over 500 racing Porsches present, it was stated that this was the largest gathering of historic Porsches ever! The weekend included photo shoots, Concours, racing, social gatherings & dinners, vendors, and lots and lots of ‘oogle’-ing. David Baker (with daughter Emily, and Tom Petrushka) and I (with daughter Megan, and Lone Star Region friends Bryan Gregory and Haas Fogle) made the 18 hour tow to experience a ‘weekend of a lifetime’.

Of all of the superlatives I heard over the RRII weekend, “incredible”, “wow”, “outstanding”, “sensory overload”, “unbelievable”, and a bevy of others, I think “overwhelming” was the most appropriate. It seemed that nearly every significant Porsche was represented: 901, 902, 904, 906, 907, 908, 910, 911’s in every conceivable configuration – including R, RS, RSR, RSA, IROC; 912, 914, 917, 924, 924 carrera, 928, 930, 934, 935, 936, 944, 944 turbo, 944 cup, 951, 954, 956, 962, 964, 968, ‘Cup’ cars ALL over the place, absolute multitudes of the newer 993, 996, Boxster series. Cayenne. GT1, GT2, GT3/R’s. Carrera GT. 356’s, 4 cams, 550 spyders, RSK 60 & 61, Elva Porsche, Gmund Porsche, Abarth Porsche, March Indy

Photo by Jay Walker

... I have never seen so many people intoxicated on Porsches ...

Photo by Wayne Brown

Speechless!

110 Porsches take the green flag

Jerry Seinfeld & Porsche #1 14

Photo by Jay Walker

Photo provided by Wayne Brown

Porsche, LeMans Prototypes, Daytona Prototype. Porsche Police cars and even a Porsche tractor! (nope, didn’t see a Porsche Mooney – on the ground, anyway) Garage after garage filled with restored/running racing history. These cars, some worth in the millions, were left unattended – the unstated rule of ‘look but don’t touch’ being universally observed. The P.A. system had continuous interviews with historically significant owners / drivers. Personally

them, was simply awe inspiring. The ‘cup’ cars (62 cars) were stunning to watch – each with bright, innovative graphics – lap times rivaled the 962’s. The ‘less than 2.5 liter’ group was filled with Porsche’s early racing models. Their speeds were impressive and displayed without a doubt how these small displacement machines became known as ‘giant killers’. Did I mention being overwhelmed? After qualifying Saturday morning, many of these same cars were displayed in the Concours d’Elegance. They were all so pristine – even the ones that had been on the track that morning! Thousands of people milling around, pouring over, and trying not to drool on this display of over 100 of Porsche’s best examples. David put it well, “...I have never seen so many people intoxicated on Porsches. It was as if they had some endorphin rush thing going on.... ...like kids in a video arcade with unlimited tokens. Neither words nor pictures can capture the experience.” To repeat – overwhelming. All of this would have filled the weekend, but we also got to drive Daytona International Speedway – it’s huge! First impression – NARROW – three wide was nervously uncomfortable through the Nascar turns. Second impression – ROUGH – didn’t want to turn loose of the steering wheel, even to shift gears. Third impression – STEEP – think the banking is even steeper than TMS;

Wayne & Megan Brown with Hurley Haywood

The *best* IROC cars

Photo by Jay Walker

Photo provided by Jay Walker

Photo by Wayne Brown

One of Emily Baker & Megan Brown’s favorites

Jay Walker tries on Phil Daigreponte’s 908 Spyder

felt like you’d tumble off on the slow pace laps. Fourth impression – FAST – the chicane works great – fast, safe, and has a good rhythm to it. Allowed for great exit speeds that built all the way to turn one - saw 158 mph in my aerodynamics-of-a-brick 914. Fifth impression – FUN – David Baker and I qualified 3rd and 4th in a field of 110, the largest to ever take the green flag at Daytona. ‘No passing’ with the drop of the green flag until you passed the start/finish line made for an interesting start strategy, though David’s and my puny 2.8’s weren’t likely to ‘out-drag’ the highpowered 3.3/3.4 turbos, 3.8 RSA’s, 3.6 RS’s, and Carrera Cups that made up the remainder of the top 30 spots on grid. Combine all of the above with a GT2 blowing his right rear at 145 mph, right in front of you on the high bank of Nascar 4, spinning wildly out of control as you’re trying to pick your way through large tire carcass pieces raining down into your open cockpit car – EXCITING. Turn One, sorta like TWS, has multiple lines through it . . . and I don’t think I ever got it right. When you see David, ask him about chasing down, catching, and passing J.C. France in ‘THE’ Brumos #59 914. Evidently J.C.’s crew was more than just a little irate that he had ruined a brand new set of slicks while trying to stay ahead of David. Hmmm, trying to think of a word that

Pit road doubled as Concours parking

encompasses all of this . . . yeah, overwhelming. I think I can safely say that the Mavericks in attendance, Lanean Hughes, Lee Wilkins, Doug Molny, Ed and Ned Cullin, Jim Buckley, Alan Smith, Tom Petrushka, David Baker and I, all had an extraordinary experience. Not to say we didn’t have the typical racing woes. Mike Hardage (Lone Star) had a rare GT3 transmission failure. Jim (with Tom’s help) rushed to replace a clutch disc before his Sunday afternoon race – only to develop shifter problems. Alan had carburetor jetting issues that shortened his weekend. David developed a transient traction loss problem in Turn 4 at the race start – but had a great time working his way back up through the field. I broke an aluminum suspension piece but was able to use the track’s TIG welder to fix it by race time – only to throw a fan belt in the first quarter lap – to end my race. “It’s not the cars, it’s the people.”A weekend like this makes one briefly question that motto – some pretty spectacular cars there. But more impressive are the people that don’t keep these cars locked up in a garage or museum, that bring them out, display, and drive them, and that allow us to share in the excitement and pride of Porsche’s racing history. Overwhelming.

Autocross #2 By Cody Sears

Photo by Kevin Hardison

id I ever tell you how much I love being a part of the Maverick Region Porsche Club? Did I ever tell you just how great the people are in this club? No? Well then, I’m going to. Don’t worry though, I’ll also tell you about AX #2 since that’s the reason I’m supposed to be writing this article in the first place. Let me start by saying that Autocross # 2 was officially our Parade dress rehearsal. Not only was this our last chance to hold an event at Texas Motor Speedway before our big Parade event there, but we also had members from the national committee in attendance to inspect our fine skills at putting on a quality autocross. I’m very pleased to say that overall, things went great. We did find several areas that need work, but we are finally down to just the tweaking phase and I believe we have all the major stuff taken care of. Whew, I can’t believe Parade is only a few months away.

Jerry Sutton proving that you can hook up on the challenging surface.

... Did I ever tell you how much I love being part of the Maverick Region Porsche Club ...

Joel Nannis, by some miracle, had a spare set of rear pads buried at the bottom of his track gear. Charlie Davis talked me through the initial stages of changing the pad over the radio while he was getting things prepared at the track for our big Parade dress rehearsal. Jerry Sutton overheard the radio talk and spent some time showing me some important things, like how to get to the loosening screw through the trailing arm. Yes, that’s right – through the trailing arm! Mitch Williams loaned me his tools that had the extra long allen wrench needed to get through the trailing arm. And Rick Gonzales sacrificed much of his track walking time to sit there and help me actually get the thing changed out. Of course, there were others who pitched in and more that offered to help as well. So in the end I got to run on my birthday after all. And what a great day it was. Many thanks to all you guys, you are the best! Okay, I do have just one more thing to say. You know I have to do it; it’s like a tradition or something. Here goes. Ready? It really is not just the cars… it’s the people!

Scott Janke headed for the triangle skidpad. 16

Photo by Kevin Hardison

Charlie designed a course this time with not only one, but two new features that I have never seen in an autocross. How do you keep coming up with these, Charlie? He had a triangleshaped skid pad with a chute down one side for the exit, and then he also had the “House of Seven Portals”. If you picture a floor plan of a five-room house with doors going to each room, and now create that on a large slab of concrete with about 300 cones. Wow, it was an absolute blast to drive! The weather was great and everyone had a good time. Yadda, yadda, yadda. Now, about the great people in our club. It all started when I went to hook my 914 up to the truck Saturday night for towing and I noticed a sound, which I thought to be one of the many small pebbles from Mineral Wells caught up in my right rear rotor. After spending all day with the Maverick Region AX Parade committee as well as the National Parade guys, I was just a little too tired to mess with it then, so I figured I would pop it out in the morning at the track. And since the outer pad had more than half of its life left, I wouldn’t have guessed that my inner pad could be worn to the metal. Well, you know what? It was. Of course I didn’t see this until 7:30am while sitting in the paddock parking area at TMS. Did I mention that it was my birthday?

So there I am, on my birthday with no spare rear brake pads in my possession on a Sunday morning. It really looked like I was done for the day before I even started. Oh yeah, something else you should know. I’ve changed my font pads multiple times, but I have never had to change my rears before. So, obviously, I had no idea about the nifty little tricks that are involved in changing the rear inner brake pad of a 914. So here’s what happened…

Lee Wilkins in a Class 18 Cayenne S.

Paul Adams diving into the corner.

Time Trial #2 By Bob Kuykendall

But, wait! It’s now 6:15 and the moment of truth. Now or never! So I head out toward Ft. Worth and if it gets worse, I can always retreat. No such luck.

This is foul weather all right!

Photo by Kevin Hardison

aturday Morning, April 24th. It’s 5:45, pitch dark with lightning dancing behind the tops of the nearby trees and housetops. And now it’s raining…. hard! Oh well, so much for the Time Trials this weekend. Hey, I can go back to bed! Surely, Wendy will call me and all the other PCA members at any moment to announce that the day is done.

Rocky Johnson blurring past the camera.

Photo by Kevin Hardison

OK, now I’m past Weatherford and driving the only Porsche in town. Is this nuts or what? As I turn toward Mineral Wells I see it! Yes, a 914 being towed by an aggie-colored pickup. Cody Sears is going to the TT, so now there will be two of us there. Hey, we can take turns and drive as many laps as we want, since we’ll be the only ones there.

Mark Steele capturing a very wet TTOD by almost four seconds!

Bob Kuykendall’s entry in the cannonball contest.

Photo by Kevin Hardison

Are you kidding me? As I pull into the Airport, I see at least 30 cars assembled. These people must be as crazy as me, and soon we are GO for driver’s meeting at 9:00. Thanks to Bill Miller, it starts on time as we wolf down those McGriddles supplied courtesy of Chuck McCoy. Finally, a member of Mineral Well’s finest pulls up in his patrol car. Says he is just curious, but I know what he’s doing, as he’s probably running our plates thru DMV. A fine misty rain absorbs the course as I and the other

course workers hit the track. But wait, those Canadian geese in Turn Two have to be shooed off before the track goes hot. This is fowl weather all right! This is Course 2 with the extended loop-de-loop to the far right past start-finish. The first two drivers DNF immediately. “Those idiots!”, I chuckle a bit to myself, until later on when I pull the same stunt and DNF on the first run. Someone noted that there are actually a few seconds of traction out there. Not sure I found any as the track was extremely slippery, especially that little concrete pad in the pavement in Turn Three. I finally nailed a decent run, and as I anxiously go to check the posted times, I am simply amazed how Mark Steele and others are faster by a full 9-10 seconds. Maybe they’re using studded tires! By 11:30, run groups A and B have both completed multiple runs. Decision made to skip lunch and press on! The sky is worsening as the misting rain turns into solid drops. Now the spins are getting good! James Shoffit shows off with a full figure 8 maneuver in the final turn, only backwards! That number 550 2.7-liter red Darth Vader 911 owned by Richard Diller is on the track! I can tell because I can no longer hear my radio. Wow, those straight pipes are loud. So is that “stinger” do-dad that Cody added to his 914 after his tail pipe fell off last week. Can it be? It’s 1:15 and we’re through? Someone suggested fun runs, but this crew is hungry! Wendy suggested the Farmhouse Restaurant in Cool, and she immediately had twenty takers. Great country cooking- chicken fried steak, lemon chess pie and sweetened tea. Seems PCA is not just about the cars or the people, but also the calories!

Cody Sears sliding his way through the river.

Wendy Shoffit gets the biggest splash award! 17

Time Trial #3 By Jeremy Johnson

... he is living proof that smooth is fast ...

Eric Erz brought his “new” 911SC out for a familiarization session

Davis was also on course in several different spots no doubt getting some terrific action spots and picking up all the car numbers that were flying off during the day. Top time of the day was taken by the very smooth driving Richard Diller in his ‘some one get that guy a muffler or at least get me some earplugs’ Red 911. Richard did not look fast, but was running consistent great times all day. He is living proof that smooth is fast. Drivers like Jason McCall, Mark Steele, Chuck Machala and James Shoffit were also in the hunt for TTOD. The fast cars were a very diverse group. Ranging from a Boxster to a 993 to a 911 SC and finally to the Pontiac Firebird. No one type of car had a distinguishable advantage on course. In summary, it was a great event with a lot of runs on a very fun course. Attendance was a little low, most likely because of the fear of bad weather, but we still had 30 drivers. Even with that many drivers, we were able to get 12 laps in and were all done by 3:00PM or so. I regularly attend several different club events and the PCA events are, without a doubt, the most organized of the bunch. Everyone was very open to the American Iron and Japanese cars that showed up to try their hand at a Time Trial. I think the only negative for the entire event was that the Schoolhouse Diner isn’t open on Sundays too. I can’t wait until next time!!!

Wendy Shoffit snakes through the chi-caine

Photo by Charlie Davis

the weather in Mineral Wells can be. Thankfully, during the drive out, you could see the clearer bluer skies to the west and I was becoming more and more comfortable with what was going to be my first ever race in a solid axle RWD car. Arriving at the Mineral Wells Ring, there was an almost ominous fog hanging over the course. Though by the time the drivers meeting began, it was all but gone. The course for the day would be course #3. This is a very fast counter clockwise course with only a few checks and balances to keep you in line. The course was mostly a series of long fun sweepers (can you say drift??) with one ‘excuse me’ chicane to bring us back in check at the end of the never ending back stretch. This was definitely a horsepower course. But amazingly, the lower horsepower cars were running very competitive times. This can be attributed to the amazing agility of the light weight cars like 914s and the great ‘never say brake” attitude of drivers like Cody Sears and Ron Bailey. I actually think they might have been on throttle the entire course. The course must have had a few slick spots left over from the rain (or at least that was the excuse I heard), because there were still quite a few spins, particularly in the hard off camber right after the first long left hand sweeper. I was lucky enough to be working corner #1 where there wasn’t a ton of action, but I could see most of the racing. Corner #2 was not quite so lucky. I remember more than one panicked call in that a cone was down in the chicane and there wasn’t time to get to it before the next racer came barreling through. Those two are going to be sore on Monday! Charlie

Photo by Charlie Davis

unday April 25th was the third Time Trial for this early racing season. I haven’t been able to attend a Time Trial since October of last year, so I was really anticipating the event. This was one of those back to back weekends. Time Trial #2 was on Saturday and Sunday would be TT #3. I’ll leave the weather report regarding TT #2 for someone else, but needless to say it was a little wet (too bad I couldn’t take advantage of that). Getting up on Sunday was a little unnerving. The weather in Denton was still very rainy. A quick look at the Mineral Wells weather maps showed that it was *supposed* to be partly cloudy with a high in the 70s, but we all know how

Shelly Burbank sweeping through a right-hander

Mike Lockas puts his suspension through it’s paces

Paris Tour by Shelly Linders

Photo by Bob Bianconi

food and preceded on with our second half of the tour. Ted led us over to the Eiffel Tower where we lined up our cars for pictures in front of it. It was a lovely sight! The cowboy hat on top of the tower was quite a TEXAN addition to a Paris monument! It was greatness! After all the pictures were taken, we were off again!

The windy roads of Northeast Texas

I did notice that I wasn’t as white knuckled as I had been in the beginning of the tour. Perhaps, I was getting used to the “spirited” driving. Whatever it may have been, it was a fantastic journey! Soon it would be time for the tour to end and Ted made his final “goodbye”. We all went our separate ways, and as I went home, I thought to myself, I can’t wait until the next one.

Photo by Bob Bianconi

aris! What more could a person ask for! Ok… so maybe it was Paris, Texas, but it was a beautiful drive! I know that a lot of us were really hoping for the weather that we ended up with! After the clouds and rain went through on Friday and Saturday; Sunday turned out to be gorgeous! How lucky were we! Sunny and mid 70’s! My friend, Tina and I, met everyone at Baglestein’s in Plano, had our driver’s meeting and we were off! All the convertibles had their tops down, which was a little chilly in the morning, but it warmed up fast! Sunburn and all! Considering that this was my first tour, I had never experienced the adrenaline rush of the speed and skill that is involved in maneuvering your vehicle! Wow! I was having a blast! We saw some very interesting towns that would take you way back in time if you thought about them too long! The people that we passed were very pleasant and waved as we went by. The back roads that we took were absolutely beautiful! The roads were lined with huge trees and where there weren’t trees there were farms! After concentrating hard on your driving, you really work up an appetite! We pulled into Paris, where we stopped to eat at The Depot. This was a home-style restaurant that had all the home c o o k e d entrees that you could imagine. Tina and I enjoyed our conversation with John and Chris as they filled us in on their past experiences on tours that they have been on. We The Eiffel Tower in Paris, Texas (really!) all filled up with great

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A Trip To Stuttgart by Jack Ormberget

y wife and I just celebrated our 2nd Anniversary with a romantic vacation to Paris, Nice and London. Because she is so wonderful and understanding of my “Porsche” problem, she allowed me to detour us for 2 days to the unromantic city of Stuttgart and a tour Zuffenhausen. Don’t get me wrong, Stuttgart has its’ charms, but my proposal essentially was a detour to a blue-collar industrial car production facility. I accept that it doesn’t really measure up well against walks along the Champs de L Esyee and Montmartre, moonlit dinner cruises on the Sein and the sunny beaches of Nice. Despite all, she relented. It must be love.

wife who was also enduring her husband’s Mecca. The couple, Don and Tricia Delaney, is fellow PCA’ers from the Alabama Region. Don works for Mercedes Benz USA and was in Germany for several weeks of training for the new M class that his line was going to be producing for the next model year. Tricia made the trip to Europe to sightsee during the last few weeks of his stay. Unfortunately, this changeover in production will preclude them from coming to Parade and see how us Texan’s throw a party. At 10:00 am sharp, Sigrid Mauz director of factory visits for all of Porsche and her staff arrived to assign our tour guides and divide the crowd into manageable groups. I now realize why the tours are limited as our access and intrusion into the workers space is very intimate. Our guide, Ralph, impressed us with his knowledge, insight and his very good English. He also made the tour interesting by answering some very direct and in-depth questions about the brand, the products and corporate strategy from our group.

We stayed in Bad-Cannstatt, which similar to Zuffenhausen, is a suburb of Stuttgart. Best known for its mineral baths or spas and the health benefits from them, we were excited about the prospects of testing the bubbly waters for ourselves. Let me just say that from our vantage point, these people in their bathing suits did not look all that healthy. Nor was the water as warm and frothy as I had expected! Next time, I’ll opt for more time in the hotel hot tub.

Before we began our tour, Ralph stated that the chassis assembly facility was in process of completing some of the 997 prototypes and therefore we would not be allowed to see that area. Actually, our tour was limited to only the engine assembly building. While we were slightly disappointed, people in the auto business often say that 50% of a car’s value is in it’s engine. I feel we all got more than that percent of enjoyment from the visit.

From our hotel, it was a very easy train ride to the stop called “PorschePlatz.” For anyone wishing to make this visit, the rail/subway system of Stuttgart is fantastic. I guess it shouldn’t be surprising as Germans run it. As our train pulled into the station, we could see the Porsche f actory. Actually, the “factory” is really a mini town in itself.

As we entered the Engine Plant, we were greeted by a display that included several examples of fully assembled current production model engines, including a twin-turbo 996, a standard 996, a Boxster and a turbo Cayenne. (Many of us, especially Boxster owners, were able to see our car’s engines for the first time.)

Janet and I made our first stop the Porsche Museum, as we were told to check in there and wait for our tour guide. The Museum was a little disappointing in my opinion only because I would have liked to see more examples from their amazing history. I liken their museum to going to Las Vegas, only the odds are more in your favor. By this I mean that you won’t know which cars will be there on any given visit, but you are sure to be treated to a winning selection.

Ralph explained that the production facility had several stations of flowing assembly lines where the different model engines were built. The lines were segregated into Cayenne, Boxster, normally aspirated 996’s/GT3 and the GT2/turbo models. As one would expect, the production floor was immaculate and each worker really exuded a pride to be working for the company. Ralph informed us that before any worker can turn bolts on any engine, they must become a fullfledged mechanic. He added that they never allow apprentice workers to work on the lines as any slip in quality could dramatically impact the brand. While it could also be argued that it has an impact on the price of the finished product, I for one am satisfied with that exchange.

Believe it or not, the Carrera GT on the floor actually was not my favorite car to see. My favorite was the 959 Gruppe B Prototype. With it’s disk rimmed wheels and monochromatic pearl white finish, it was both elegant and striking. Additional vehicles of note included many race cars I didn’t recognize beyond their Martini paint schemes. Some of my other favorites included a 911 GT-1, a 904, a 996 C4 cut-away and a very interesting 356 Polizei car that I later learned was at Rennsport Reunion II.

The first station we passed was the production loop for turbo and GT2 engines. It was a relatively small operation but obviously as

Photo by Jack Ormberget

After scrutinizing and photographing everything in the tiny museum, I sat down to wait for our tour guide. While patiently waiting for me, Janet struck up a conversation with another Porsche-

A very cool cut-away Carerra-4 20

The correct subway stop is easy to identify

Photo by Jack Ormberget

Next we moved to the normally aspirated 996 loop. Given the present sales levels, these engines were only being produced at half capacity. Engines were mounted to an engine stand that would pass by each worker at a pace of every 5 minThe ‘98 LeMans winning GT1 utes. Build sheets a cco m p a n i e d each engine and were attached to a cart pre-loaded with the components required for that specific engine number. This meant that a outside of knowing that it was a 996 engine, the worker didn’t know if he would be building a stock motor, what market it was being built for, whether it had performance upgrade options or a complete GT3 model. With those choices, I can’t imagine there is much boredom to their jobs. Next we passed the Cayenne assembly line. The tremendous sales numbers of this model was clearly evidenced by the pace of this assembly process and the number of motors that they were building. Porsche designed the motor and assembly process to allow them to maximize production while retaining the highest quality output. Before an engine is completely assembled, there was a station that allowed a mechanics to pressure test the cooling system and combustion chamber integrity. After passing this test, the engine would go through final assembly. Next the engine would move on to a wet pressure test chamber. The engine would then be filled with fluids and turned mechanically at low rpm’s to verify a tight build. Finally, engines that passed this test would go on to the last test chamber where it would be run on combustion, with full fluids and at various loads on the dynometer. All engines are run on the test bench and horsepower and torque numbers for each engine is recorded. For those who would like to know, Ralph said that the factory keeps these figures and they can be requested. He also said that according to German law, all engines must perform within a +/- range of 5% to be considered within specification. I asked if the engines that showed much stronger HP and torque numbers could be shipped to us in America, but unfortunately my request was denied. He added that any performance outside of this range would be considered flawed and a complete disassembly and analysis would occur. Flawed parts would be identified and the factory and/or supplier would take the appropriate measures to prevent further failures. Ralph drove the point home when he explained that for each engine that passed by, there was a customer on the other end waiting for that motor to be installed into their car and hoping for a speedy delivery. Furthermore, for each engine that didn’t make specifications, there would be a customer who would likely see their vehicle’s delivery date be delayed by at least several weeks.

In addition to the various bench and measurement tests, there was another aspect of quality control of which some Porsche buyers are not aware. Each and every car is taken off the lot for a “real world” street test. This test is especially daunting for the factory as there have been instances where accidents have occurred and again, the client would have to wait for a new car to be built from scratch. The next part of our tour took us to a parking lot where completed cars were waiting for their final test drives. The view here was more spectacular than what one might see at most dealerships. I have yet to visit a dealer that has over 60 GT3’s, turbos, turbo cabriolets, targa’s, and other 996 and Boxster models in both US and rest-of-world configurations in stock! I could have stood there soaking up the view for a while longer, but the 8 degree Celsius temperature and biting wind prompted Ralph to escort us back to the engine plant and the warmth of the indoor. The women were much relieved. Back inside, our final stop in the engine facility was the area at which completed engines were being mated to transmissions. Completed drive trains were then hooked to a ceiling transport system and carried off soon to be linked to a completed chassis. Within this area, completed Cayenne and some Boxster motors were also being loaded onto transport crates for shipment to either Leipzig or Valmet, also awaiting installation to completed a chassis. The end of our tour took us back to the museum where discussion focused on the “prototypes” that were floating around the factory. Don confirmed with Ralph that a certain “flat black” 996 that passed by our group was in fact a 997 prototype. The entire car including rims was painted flat black. Despite passing by within just a few feet, the flat paint job made the car was so unremarkable that most of us including myself just disregarded it. I guess the psychology behind using flat colors and such tricks really do work to keep things under wraps until a formal launch of a vehicle. The rumor was that the front and rear bumpers and details were changed, but no one could really explain how they were different. (Since by now we have likely all seen the released photos, it is known what the differences really are for the 997.) Ralph jokingly added that spy photographers who spend their time hiding and camping out by test tracks and other high security areas, could get just as many photos of these prototypes as they often pass in and out of the gates on the same real world driving tests that pre-delivery vehicles make. Keep that in mind when you go and be sure to take pictures outside the gates, since cameras are not allowed beyond the museum. All in all, this was a very interesting trip to take and I would highly recommend it. I don’t know that I will ever get Janet to go back, but if I include European delivery with my next vehicle...

Photo by Jack Ormberget

complex as these engines are, there were many parts and equipment moving around.

959 Gruppe B Prototype in a striking pearl white 21

Autocross #2 Results

PRINTER OF SLIPSTREAM SINCE 1982

Class Car # Name Class 2 66 Sears, Cody 26 Bailey, Ron Class S2 49 Reese, Darryl Class 3 31 Lockas, Mike Class 4 54 Sutton, Jerry Class 4L 45 Sutton, Myra Class S5 401 Fleming, Eric Class 5L 11 Shoffit, Wendy Class 6 1 Machala, Chuck 79 Adams, Paul 83 Atkins, Jeff 76 Miller, Bill Class S6 105 Snodgrass, Tom 36 Ormberget, Jack 451 Machala, Tim 911 Kuykendall, Robert 337 Campbell, Bill Class S6L 15 Burbank, Shelly Class 7 27 Olcha, Keith 7 Fallon, Steve 242 Shaffer, Darron 72 Heragu, Keerthi 14 von Bose, Botho Class S7 40 Fleming, Jerry Class 7L 4 Mayo, Jan Class 8 61 Georgas, Bill 555 Janke, Scott 924 Georgas, Kevin Class S9 204 Bell, Bryan Class 10 111 Hardison, Kevin 19 Petri, Brian Class 11 3 Nannis, Joel Class 12 619 Johnson, Rocky Class 13 99 Steele, Mark 161 Randall, Rick 120 Stubbs, Fred Class 13L 9 Steele, Lisa Class 16 21 Gonzales, Rick Class S18 166 Wilkins, Lee Class S18L 991 Wilkins, Linda

Car

Time

Plc

Pts.

Red 914 Blue 914

67.011 73.292

1 2

9 7

Red 914

81.644

White 944

70.652

Red 911T

73.305

Red 911T

74.417

Silver 911 SC

80.925

Black 911 SC

69.640

Silver Boxster White 911 Red 911 Black 911 Coupe

65.892 68.86 69.913 70.726

1 2 3 4

9 7 5 4

Yellow Boxster Black Boxster Silver Boxster Black 911 Red Boxster

70.457 71.306 71.781 75.240 75.459

1 2 3 4 5

9 7 5 4 3

Red 911

74.000

Red Boxster S Blue Boxster S W-Green Boxster S Yellow Boxster S White Boxster S

67.510 67.525 70.574 73.518 77.624

1 2 3 4 5

9 7 5 4 3

Blue 964

72.694

White Boxster S

77.004

White 911 Gray 993 White 911

70.599 73.755 77.105

1 2 3

9 7 5

Silver 996

72.862

Blue 914 White 914

70.255 74.598

1 2

9 7

Yellow 914

78.431

White 968

67.724

Red 993 Black 911 Carerra White 911 RSA

68.432 68.665 74.269

1 2 3

9 7 5

Red 993

72.681

Yellow 914-6

68.477

Titanium Cayenne S 75.239

Titanium Cayenne S 77.603

Fastest Porsches of the Day

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Car# 1 14x 66 27 7 619 99 21 161 79

Name Machala, Chuck Gulick, Leeds Sears, Cody Olcha, Keith Fallon, Steve Johnson, Rocky Steele, Mark Gonzales, Rick Randall, Rick Adams, Paul

Car Silver Boxster Black 911 SC Red 914 Red Boxster S Blue Boxster S White 968 Red 993 Yellow 914-6 Black 911 Carerra White 911

Time 65.892 66.544 67.011 67.510 67.525 67.724 68.432 68.477 68.665 68.860

Time Trial #2 Results Class Car # Name Class 2 66 Sears, Cody Class 3 44 McCoy, Chuck Class 5 64 Shoffit, James Class 5L 11 Shoffit, Wendy Class 6 1 Machala, Chuck 76 Miller, Bill Class S6 911 Kuykendall, Robert 337 Campbell, Bill Class S6L 15 Burbank, Shelly Class 7 242 Shaffer, Darron Class 9 204 Bell, Bryan Class 10 111 Hardison, Kevin 19 Petri, Brian Class 12 619 Johnson, Rocky Class 13 99 Steele, Mark 161 Randall, Rick Class 16 550 Diller, Richard

Time Trial #3 Results

Car

Time

Plc

Pts.

Red 914

89.702

White 944

96.969

Black 911 SC

90.000

Black 911 SC

94.022

Silver Boxster Silver Boxster

90.801 91.630

1 2

9 7

Black 911 Red Boxster

94.506 103.89

1 2

9 7

Red 911

97.863

W-Green Boxster S

93.209

Silver 996

95.967

Blue 914 White 914

97.229 102.851

1 2

9 7

White 968

90.158

Red 993 Black 911 Carerra

84.401 88.297

1 2

9 7

Red 911S

91.463

Class Car # Name Class 2 66 Sears, Cody 26 Bailey, Ron Class 3 44 McCoy, Chuck Class 5 64 Shoffit, James 102 Erz, Eric Class 5L 11 Shoffit, Wendy Class 6 1 Machala, Chuck 76 Miller, Bill 79 Adams, Paul 257 Takahashi, Noby Class S6 337 Campbell, Bill Class S6L 15 Burbank, Shelly Class 7 242 Shaffer, Darron Class S7L 720 Kavanaugh, Susanna Class 9 204 Bell, Bryan Class 10 18 Buckner, Gerald 19 Petri, Brian 12 Nadason, Michael Class 12 619 Johnson, Rocky Class 13 99 Steele, Mark 161 Randall, Rick Class 16 550 Diller, Richard

Fastest Porsches of the Day Name Steele, Mark Randall, Rick Sears, Cody Shoffit, James Johnson, Rocky Machala, Chuck Diller, Richard Miller, Bill Shaffer, Darron Shoffit, Wendy

Time

Plc

Pts.

Red 914 Blue 914

78.027 81.541

1 2

9 7

White 944

83.052

Black 911 SC Orange 911SC

74.675 76.271

1 2

9 7

Black 911 SC

77.781

Silver Boxster Black 911 Coupe White 911 Silver Boxster

75.334 76.629 78.628 78.857

1 2 3 4

9 7 5 4

Red Boxster

87.154

Red 911

79.711

W-Green Boxster S

76.764

Black Boxster S

81.046

Silver 996

78.307

White 914 White 914 Yellow 914

82.299 83.344 98.826

1 2 3

9 7 5

White 968

75.445

Red 993 Black 911 Carerra

74.292 76.325

1 2

9 7

Red 911S

73.078

Fastest Porsches of the Day

Car Time Red 993 84.401 Black 911 Carerra 88.297 Red 914 89.702 Black 911 SC 90.000 White 968 90.158 Silver Boxster 90.801 Red 911S 91.463 Silver Boxster 91.630 W-Green Boxster S 93.209 Black 911 SC 94.022

Car# 550 99 64 1 619 102 161 76 242 11

Name Diller, Richard Steele, Mark Shoffit, James Machala, Chuck Johnson, Rocky Erz, Eric Randall, Rick Miller, Bill Shaffer, Darron Shoffit, Wendy

Car Time Red 911S 73.078 Red 993 74.292 Black 911 SC 74.675 Silver Boxster 75.334 White 968 75.445 Orange 911SC 76.271 Black 911 Carerra 76.325 Black 911 Coupe 76.629 W-Green Boxster S 76.764 Black 911 SC 77.781

Photo by Charlie Davis

Photo by Kevin Hardison

Car# 99 161 66 64 619 1 550 76 242 11

Car

Bill Campbell splashing through the “river” at the back of the course.

After getting closer and closer all day, Richard Diller finally ‘punted’ a cone! 23

Mavericks at Mayfast by Noby Takahashi

’m still trying to figure out how I got suckered in to writing this darn article. This isn’t part of my VP gig! In any case, quite a few Maverick die-hards had an awesome time up at Hallett Motor Racing Circuit for the annual Mayfast DE event. Hanging around our raceports (i.e. a hard awning covered parking spot) were Eric Erz, James Shoffit, Bill Miller, Alex Cobb, Matt Platts and Bob Lewis. Many other Mavs and familiar faces were there; Bob Everson in his GT3, Randall Johnson and Arun Menon from Park Place, the Turley’s and their 48-ft monster trailer, Becky Laughlin, Brooke Van Horn and Ron Forristall. I was really looking forward to this event since I didn’t have my car for most of April with installation of the roll cage. Instead of caravanning up there, we decided to head up there separately. Left Dallas around 11:30 on Friday morning to ensure arrival at the track by 5:00pm (it should be about a 300 mile trip if you don’t make a wrong turn…). After unloading our cars, we left the track to head over to the infamous Budget ZZZZZZZ Motel in Cleveland. We each reserved non-smoking, single rooms for two nights, our total

Photo by Matt Platts

bill ranged from $75 to $82 (Matt was the big loser). Bill ended up with the shower/closet combo in his room, Eric had the palatial suite, and I had the tub that wouldn’t drain (not too keen on bailing water in the middle of my shower). Off we hop across Hwy 99 to the Hickory House Restaurant. Friday night, the place was packed. Words can’t

James, Noby, and Eric navigate the “bus stop”

Noby’s cool new roll cage and custom door panels

I think we all had a great weekend. The track dried up quickly on Saturday morning, the weather was great on both days. Smiles everywhere, the friendly competition, all the lies and deceit (Eric was trying to tell us that he didn’t brake for The Bitch?). Hanging out at the Wal-Mart on both nights. How many of us gave Craig (the guy from Joplin in an used PDE 996) a hard time about his braking? The Cimarron folks did a great job of maximizing our track time. I must admit that my best experience of the weekend was getting a ride with Grant Phillips (sp?) in his GT3 (we were clocking him at low 1:24 on Sunday). Phenomenal driver, throw and catch, throw and catch, throw and catch, drift through every corner on the track. He was kind enough to show me a few racing tricks along the way. Hallett is a really fun track; it’s definitely worth the long drive. It is a track that rewards skillful driving. I’m looking forward to Octoberfast Club Race/DE (also organized by Cimarron Region), October 1-3. I think few of us will be over at the Lakeshore Inn in Mannford (it’s the place that Chuck Machala gave a 1-star rating). One thing to note, the Cimarron folks aren’t planning to have a Club Race School at this year’s event (due to the low attendance last year). If anyone is interested in signing up for the school, we all need to send an e-mail to Gary Bernard. The Parade TMS Club Race will be my Rookie Candidate event but I would still take the school at Hallett if it’s offered.

James pushes Bill up through “the bitch” 24

Photo by Matt Platts

describe how Bill was so excited to find Chicken Liver on the menu. Finished dinner, it’s still only 7:00pm. Time to cruise around Cleveland. We found a Wal-Mart and decided to hang out there for a while. Then it was off to Downtown Cleveland and the Cleveland Lounge. Six of us walked in, the place went quiet and someone in the back muttered, “Well, the tour bus must have let out”. We all sat down for a beer and got our clothes a tad ‘smoky’ hanging out with the regulars . What an

Photo by Matt Platts

“Well, the tour bus must have let out”

interesting start to the weekend. Toto, we’re not in Dallas… Checked in at the track bright and early on Saturday morning, they had Eric, Matt (his first time at Hallett), Alex and I in the White group, and Bob, James and Bill in the Blue group. Bill was able to convince the event organizers to move him up to Yellow right away. It took us a while to figure out that Yellow is higher than White for Cimarron Region (they were grouping people by car model). By the third session, James, Eric and I joined Bill in Yellow. James is awfully fast with that new suspension, we had to break his tranny to slow him down. We had a blast running together.

Alex Cobb puts his Targa through the paces

James waves for the camera

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1990 911 C2 Cabriolet Baltic Blue Metallic, Oyster leather interior, excellent color combination. Cd, a/c, cruise, power top, boot, ABS. Tiptronic trans. Power seats, windows,and locks.New rear tires,retractable spoiler,69K miles. Beautiful car! I have owned it for over a year and only had time to put 3K miles on it.This car wants to be DRIVEN!!! $23,500 Contact Steve at (214)893-6939 or marz01@msn.com (1) 911 SC or Carrera engine lid Guards Red, excellent condition. $270.00 Call Gary Thompson at 972-234-2923 (1) 1988 Carrera Cabriolet 20th Anniversary Edition, 3.2L H6 FI, Has all its original parts and has been kept in a garage the entire time.The owner was ill the last couple of years of his life, and it has been driven infrequently. The color is "diamond blue" and I understand 1988 was the only year they used this color, and then only for this 20th edition model. 74K miles. $27,000. Contact Tonja Terrazas (972) 888-6092 or tonja@thomasedwards.com (2) 1996 993 Coupe Guards red with black interior. Non-smoker and never wrecked. 70,000 miles. Hi-fi sound system, dual paddle power seats, 17" cup wheels, hand painted wheel caps, recently replaced windshield, new pirelli p-zero tires and porsche brakes, inspection, records. 37,000. Brad Nace, brad@bradnace.com, 214-503-0980 or 214-459-8289 (2) 1987 911 Carerra Coupe Rare "Venetian Blue Metallic". Navy leather. 3.2L, G-50 5-speed.A/C, cruise, power driver's seat, mirrors, locks, windows, sunroof. Blaupunkt, Fuchs wheels. New heavy duty battery, alternator, front and rear shocks, clutch, rear brakes and tires. Hardwired Valentine One, fire extinguisher, perf chip. Garaged. Non-smoker. Service records. Professionally maintained. 167k miles. $20,000. Brian Moore 972-567-9977, swixson@earthlink.net (2) 911 DE Gear Sparco Evo Seat, Red incl Brey Krause brackets and Sparco slider exc cond $550 OBO. American Racing Harness 5 pt cam lock $150 OBO. ROH wheels Porsche offset 7s and 8s, 5 spoke alloy black w/silver rims, w/no rash great cond w/Kumo Victoracers (50%) $650 OBO. Brey Krause Harness Guide Bar fits 911 coupes, like new. $200 OBO. BK Camera mount, like new $100. Call Terry at 214.303.5112 or terry.blechar@nbc.com (2) 1990 Porsche Carrera 2 Targa Guards Red, Tan Leather, Detachable Face Stereo with 6 disc Changer, Updated Tear Drop Side View Mirrors, 2001 10 Spoke 911 Wheels, Fully Adjustable JRZ Suspension, Anti-Sway Bars by the Racers Group, Tinted Windows, Full Bra and Car Cover. Daniel Davis, ydmdtx.ydmdtx@verizon.net (3)

1989 930 Slantnose Black/Black factory slantnose all OEM. 42,000 Miles. 5-Speed. Always garaged.Non-smoker.Runs great and has had no major mechanical issues.Car has the Porsche toolkit and air compressor.Added to the car since I bought it in 2001: New windshield, front air dam (with underbody spoiler guards), brakes (in 02), Driven sparingly in 2003. Includes the Porsche car cover (silver) and battery trickle-charger. $49,900. E-mail with questions or for pictures. Mark L. Wilson, tomcatVF84@msn.com (3) 2003 Boxster S Arctic Silver Metallic w/Black Leather interior and top, Xenon Headlamps, On Board Computer, Bose Digital package w/windstop, Aluminum/Leather shifter and brake, 18” Carrera Wheels, Heated seats, CD shelf, cruise control, Excellent condition, only 4,300 mi. Always garaged, like new. Unexpected change on plans forced me to sell. Original MSRP $60,035, asking $51,000. For more info or pictures contact Mario at 214-697-3553 or mario@tekVizion.com (3) B&B Stainless Dual Intake/Exhaust Oval 4 inch chrome tips. This exhaust was used for ~4,000 miles after an engine rebuild, fitted to B&B headers. Deep throaty sound perfect for track use. Currently fitted onto a '85 911 Turbo look.Perfect condition, no leaks/rust, lifetime warranty.$700. Contact Orsel McGhee (972)771-6511, TexasOB@hotmail.com (3) Cookie Cutter 6X15 Wheels (4) Painted platinum (gold) with Porsche center hubs. Mounted with vintage 195/60 Yokohama 008R's. These wheels/tires have been stored in separate boxes since 1989 and are in good condition. $250. John Fulton, 817/994-2114 (3) 1994 968 Coupe Adventurine Green met with Tan leather int, Six speed, 66K miles, new Yoko tires & recent 60K mile service. Pwr windows, sunroof, AM/FM with cassette and car cover. Car is perfect in and out, always garaged. Only 3,000 miles on it in the last 3 years. Needs someone with more time than me to enjoy everything this great car has to offer. $22,500 OBO. Contact Steve Cochran at 817-975-0283 (Day) or 972-473-4637 (Eve). Email for pictures, scochran@metroPCS.com (3) 2000 360 MODENA F1 S/N 118655. Titanium with navy leather interior and headliner. Red calipers, Scuderia shields, racing seats, Stonegard 3M film, EITHER Challenge grille OR standard panel, new tires & brake pads,Valentine 1 wiring above rearview mirror. Norwood maintained, amazing performance. Euro with all conversion paperwork. 12,300 miles. Priced for quicker sale: $119,500 obo. Call Brian: 214-277-1103 (3)(2)

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Ten Year

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