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Volume 53, March 2004, Issue 3

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

Upcoming Events Calendar of Events..........................................................1 Happy Hour at Dave & Busters....................................2 Porsche Lunches .............................................................2 Dinner Social at Snooty Pig ..........................................2 Zims Swap Meet and “Show & Shine” ........................3 Hill Country Tour ..........................................................3 Board Meeting ................................................................5 2004 Autocross & Time Trial Schedule......................11

Past Event Recaps Happy Hour at Nuevo Leon .........................................9 Time Trial 104.........................................................14-15 New Member Party......................................................20

Day 6 7 9 13 13 13 16 18 20-21 30 Day 2-4 6 10-11 17-18 18 20 22 24-25 27

March- Events AX102 (MW) TT103 (MW) Board Meeting Zims Swap Meet East Texas Daffodil Tour Dinner Social Plano & Bedford Lunches Happy Hour LSR Club Race Addison Lunch April- Events Hill Country Tour Board Meeting TT#1 and AX#1 (MW) Parade Meeting (TMS) Autocross #2 (TMS) Plano & Bedford Lunches Happy Hour TT#2 and TT#3 (MW) Addison Lunch

Day 2 4 8 15-16 18 20 25

May - Events Paris Tour Board Meeting May at Mayo’s HCR DE (MSR) Plano & Bedford Lunches Happy Hour Addison Lunch

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

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

Trivia Contest..................................................................7 Hope “Building” Update .............................................10 Parade Concours d’Elegance.......................................16 My First Parade.............................................................18 Drivers Education Application...................................21 Daytona Rolex 24-Hours.......................................22-23 Fixing A Drip ................................................................24

Photography Matt Platts, Dennis Chamberlain, Bob Bianconi, Jack Ormberget, Mark Gluck, Joel Nannis, Bill Middleton, James Shoffit Cover Photo by Matt Platts James Shoffit driving Alex Cobb’s Targa at TT104 in Mineral Wells.

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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

MAVERICK Keith Olcha

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

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

Vice-President Noby Takahashi

Secretary Mimi Spreen

Treasurer Bob Knight

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

W - 972-761-4311 H - 214-327-8911 vp@mavpca.org 9201 Garland Road, #115A Dallas, TX 75218

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

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

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

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

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

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

Drivers Education John Sandusky

Logistics & Support Joe McGlohen

Communication Wendy Shoffit

Rallies & Event Ad Design Teri Davis

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

AX Chair, TT Chief Instructor Chuck Machala

DE Chief Instructor Club Race Co-Chair Bryan Henderson

Membership

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

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

Managing Newsletter Editor Matt Platts

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DE Asst Chief Instructor Keith Olcha

TT Chair, AX Chief Instructor Bill Miller

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Driving Education - Tech Ray Leudecke

Driving Rules Bill Dugan

Tours Ted Glover

Club Photographer Kevin Hardison

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Workers Lisa Steele

Maverick Email List Bob Benson

Web Site Steve Boyd

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Mentor Program Dennis Chamberlain

Swap Meets David Mock

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Parade ‘04 Chair Jan Mayo

Past President James Shoffit

Zone 5 Representative Brooke VanHorn

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Road Ramblings

by Keith Olcha, Maverick Region President

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op ten lists: They are everywhere these days.

David Letterman should be proud of how his comedy platform has become a way of life. Not that Letterman invented top-ten lists, but he definitely brought them into our everyday usage in the 1980s. I did one several columns ago about my personal 10 favorite Porsche racecars and 10 favorite Porsche road cars. I tried to keep the cars in the road/street category mostly legal for sale in the US (or easily imported and federalized) and somewhat affordable (if there is such a thing). I found it interesting that Excellence magazine in their April issue, which hits the stands in February, did a story on the top ten “Driver's Porsches” as compiled from the individual lists of several well-known Porsche enthusiasts and well-connected individuals.

I enjoyed it, but it's like asking a few people what is their favorite

959, 996 Twin-Turbo, Early 911S 2.2/2.4, 996 Carrera 4S. I agree with every car here as an icon for great driving with the exception of the last one, as it is completely contained inside a 996 Twin Turbo, but with 100 less horsepower. That isn't the case with the early 911S versus the 1973 RS 2.7. Those early 911Ss were still quite a bit lighter and as nimble as the RS, and there were far more of them available (US legal) than RS 2.7s. Yet, the 996 TT has more cars on the road than the C4S model. I know the widebody non-turbo has been a trademark of Porsche production since the 1984 Turbo look Carreras, but I wouldn't classify them a better driver than their turbocharged counterparts. Boost is good. I guess I'll nitpick on the Carrera GT a little too. Since when does a car you can't buy yet, that was driven by Jerry Seinfeld, a few car journalists, and basically just the Porsche factory qualify as the best driver's Porsche ever made? I guess everyone figures it just will be the best, and they are probably right, but why not say the Dauer European street-legal 962C is the best?

... Call me crazy, but I like when new catalogs come in the mail ...

While we are speaking about Excellence Magazine and while we are on the subject of lists, let me throw one more at you- my favorite list of magazines/reading material that comes in the mail: 1) Autoweek

Italian food. First- the category was broad. There were racecars and exotic cars all mixed together. Second, with the exception of Walter Rohrl, I'm not sure how much of a “Driver” any of those people really are. But at the end of the article- the composite list is really cool. The final list was much better, in my opinion that most of their individual lists, which reflected too much their station in life, age, last car driven, or business influence.

2) Panorama

The final list included (in order of votes): Carrera GT, 993 Carrera RS 3.8, 911 Carrera RS 2.7, 996 GT3, Boxster/S, 914-6,

3) Excellence 4) Road and Track 5) Car and Driver 6) Grass Roots Motorsports 7) Harbor Freight Catalog 8) Tweeks Catalog 9) Griots Garage Catalog 10) Eastwood Catalog Call me crazy, but I like it when new catalogs come in the mail also. They don't change much from issue to issue, but I shiver with excitement to think of what my garage would look like if I could buy every tool and accessory, or care-care product I could afford in those catalogs. I peruse 911 and Porsche World, Victory lane, Hemmings, Motor Trend, CAR, Autosport, and various F1 magazines at Barnes and Noble while enjoying a Starbucks once a month, also. Yeah, I know, my kids didn't think that was legal either, until I took them with me, and showed them everyone else who was doing it. Besides, I've spent plenty in there on books and music. One final shopping note- LeMans, the movie has been available for a few months on DVD. I picked up a copy at Best Buy in Grapevine (they had three on the shelf) for $14.95. I thought that was close enough to the Amazon price that I could have it now instead of waiting.

March is going to be a great month for Maverick events. We have two schools for Autocross out at Mineral Wells, the Swap meet at Zims (don't miss it), and the East Texas Daffodil tour. In addition to our regular lunches, monthly happy hour and the first Club Race in Zone 5 for the year down at Texas World Speedway at the end of the month. We also have a dinner social on March 13 at the Snooty Pig in Fort Worth near loop 820 and I35W off of Westport Parkway. One last item- please reread page 11 of your February Slipstream, and if you haven't already, please consider helping the Hope Shelter in our rebuilding project. Till next month.

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Curves Ahead

by Matt Platts, Editor

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ou wouldn’t believe how much fun I had at the TT104 advanced school last weekend! That one-day trip to Mineral Wells did several things for me. Most importantly, I finally got to drive all three Time Trial courses. Until that day, I would have argued that there really weren’t three different courses used at our Time Trials, but now I’m a believer. I had driven on course 1 and 3 before, but course 2 was all new to me. The biggest difference is that 2 is run counter-clockwise (1 and 3 are both clockwise). Now that I’ve seen all of the courses, I feel a lot more comfortable attending TT’s later this season. If you didn’t get out to TT104 this year, mark your calendar for next year, you’ll learn a lot.

This month’s Slipstream is packed full of great reading. We have a wide variety of articles for your pleasure including two articles that should help you to understand the upcoming 2004 Porsche Parade that will be right here in Fort Worth. You can expect more articles in upcoming issues that will enlighten even

the well-traveled Parade-goer. Actually, the articles will be written by several of those past Parade-goers with the intention of sharing their knowledge and experiences from past Parades.

It will be a busy, hot, week in July, so we are going to try to equip you with plenty of information to help you decide which events interest you most. We also have a special issue of Slipstream planned for July that will be overflowing with Parade stuff. We will do our best to get that issue in your hands as early as possible with the hopes of it being a piece of reference material to help you through the week.

I’ll wrap up this month’s column with another reminder that we have a very busy spring and early summer lined up. Now that the schools are winding down, an extremely busy April with several competitive driving events and the spring tour to the Texas hill country is upon us. May is a little quieter, but it includes the annual May at Mayo’s dinner social. Then June is right back at it with many driving events including a Drivers Education at MotorSport Ranch. Get your tires and brake fluid ready!

Maverick Minutes

by Mimi Spreen

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he February Board meeting was held at the home of Karen and Keith Olcha on Tuesday, February 3, 2004 and was called to order at 7:05 pm. Attendees: Karen & Keith Olcha, Jan Mayo, Teri & Charlie Davis, Mike Brodigan, Michael Wingfield, Wendy Shoffit, Noby Takahashi, Lanean Hughes, Matt Platts, Bill Miller, Chuck Machala, Joe McGlohen, Dennis Chamberlain, Bob Knight, John Sandusky & Mimi Spreen.

Busters in Dallas is after that, and then Joe T. Garcias in Fort Worth.

John Sandusky - We currently have 92 paid entrants for the DE, there are some spots open in the higher run groups.

Chuck - AX on Feb 21 and 22 at Pennington Field in Bedford.

Bill Miller - Time Trial 104 has 33 of 36 slots filled.

Joe - Radio storage boxes - approved for Joe to spend $600.00.

Noby - Insurance is taken care of.

Jan - Regarding Parade, according to National, 1 week after registration opened we have 506 registrants. Some trophies will be given out at the Sunday banquet such as long distance, President’s Award, Newsletter, and Webmaster, instead of it traditionally being given out at Monday’s concours banquet. We have a warehouse for shipments to come to prior to Parade that is 5 miles from the Worthington. The warehouse has dock doors and a pallet jack, so shipments that arrive on palette won't be a problem.

Teri - No rallies any time soon and there won't be any until after Parade. Too many other things going on and the calendar is full.

Lanean - Tire companies at the Parade DE will be Toyo and Bobby Archer and at the Club Race, Michelin and Bobby Archer.

Mimi - Dinner social on Saturday, March 13 at Snooty Pig in North Fort Worth, formerly Cactus Flower Cafe. Please remember to RSVP.

Dennis - We had 48 attendees at the Happy Hour at Nuevo Leon.

The next Happy Hour is at Saltgrass Steak House in Irving. Dave &

Motion was made to adjourn the meeting at 8:25, the motion was seconded and approved.

Mike Brodigan - Advertising is fully current.

Bob - Received National rebate.

Wendy - Still needs volunteers for the AX schools on Feb 21 & 22.

Matt - Thanks to everyone for getting February articles in on-time.

Remember to Renew!

Contrary to magazines which start reminding you to renew 13 years before your current subscription expires, PCA only sends out one renewal notice. If you do not pay your dues before (or *slightly* after) your membership expires, you will be dropped from the national roster.

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

If you are thinking of not renewing, please contact one of the board members on page 4 so we can know what we're doing that isn't suiting you. If we don't know that there's a problem, we can't fix the problem.

We want you to be happy in the club and are doing our very best to schedule a variety of events for everyone.

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Happy Hour at Nuevo Leon

by Dennis Chamberlain

New members Jim and Marilee Piot (2004 GT3) brought their friends Sarah Johnson and

Scott Janke with his new “Maverick Friends” Pat and Tinker Expressway in Dallas. Dave and Busters is now managed by Maverick member Mark Gomez. Then for the April 22 happy hour we'll be going to a Ft. Worth landmark - Joe T. Garcia's.

Jim and Marilee Piot

Photo by Dennis Chamberlain

George Kelly. Other new members Kent and Leigh Rayl (1986 911), Joe Roccasano (1985 911), Mario Gonzalez (2003 Boxster S) and Peter Orton (1983 911 SC) were all attending their first Maverick event.

Joe Roccasano

The March 18 happy hour will be Dave & Busters at Walnut Hill and Central

Photo by Dennis Chamberlain

Scott Janke (1995 993) was a first time attendee. Scott tried to come to the December happy hour at the Elephant Bar, but it was just not meant to be. And Scott, I’m sorry I married you off in last month's article. As can be seen in the photo on this page, Scott is single and had no problem making new friends.

Photo by Dennis Chamberlain

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

Photo by Dennis Chamberlain

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e had one of the best turnouts of new members ever for our first happy hour for 2004. The total attendance was 48, and 7 were new members. We even had visitors that were just thinking about buying a Porsche. And I can't think of a happy hour host that embraces us more than Nuevo Leon.

Kent and Leigh Rayl

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Hope “Building” Update

By Mark Gluck

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e-Building Hope is an exciting project to benefit the club's sponsored charity, Hope, Inc. The Hope Shelter, as we more commonly know it, provides essential refuge and associated services to women and children who are victims of domestic violence and abuse.

Presently housed in an old, inadequate structure, the Porsche community has undertaken to organize the development of a new building. A new structure will enable the Shelter to expand the wonderful work it is doing, and provide a much improved, safer and stress-free environment for the residents. It will also be a magnificent, and permanent, testament to the community spirit embodied by our club. It certainly is not the cars, its the people!

A small committee has come together to spearhead the effort, and they have determined that the best course will be to build a new structure on land already owned by the Shelter. Justin Hiegel is working on the design, Bill

Middleton on project management with others like John Lersch and Bob Lewis helping in areas like engineering, permitting, soil testing, etc. Lanean Hughes has long coordinated the club’s support of the Shelter and works closely with the Shelter director, Lisa Huffaker. Even with these dedicated people, we would benefit enormously from YOUR involvement!

Anyone who has contacts, expertise or wishes to fund any of the typical early aspects of construction is welcome to participate! We need surveying, soil testing (for foundations) and shortly will need some of the initial construction activity, such as grading, utilities, foundation, fencing, etc. There are many opportunities to be a key part of this exciting project - for example organizing sponsorship or media coverage. Please let me know how you would like to become involved, and we will make it available for you.

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Time Trial 104

by Sarena Michaels and Ken Hawkins From a First Timerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Perspective was not sure what to expect as we loaded up to drive for one and a half hours at five o'clock in the morning (tell me why again?). I have heard a lot of talk about cars, fast driving and the like for close to two years, now I was going to see.

We entered the parking lot and all I saw were Porsches. (I have been taught recently to pronounce this: poor sh - a, not poorsh, sorry if I offended anyone). Needless to say, I was sure no one was even going to say hello to us, but have been reassured many times that this is family.

As the "team" (Ed - Ken Hawkins and Don Ingram) began adjustments to the Z, I sat and watched. Unsure of what I could and couldn't do here, I hung back, trying to stay out of the way - yet be supportive at the same time. The team encouraged me to join them at tech inspection, drivers meetings, and everything else. From the time we arrived, everything seemed to be moving very swiftly, so much so that I was denied the early morning pictures I had anticipated taking.

After the first drivers' meeting, I learned that half of the team would be working a corner and the other half driving the course. I had envisioned the team driving together as I have seen in endless videos over the past two years. I was bummed

by this until I realized that working a corner is an integral part of the process and fair to all drivers involved. Besides, I would be getting to hear two stories throughout the day about the courses and how the car ran, rather than one from the both of them.

I was involved in posting, which took me away at one point from getting to watch my significant other on one of his runs. His first run was somewhat stressful for me, but I quickly came to realize that this club is all about safety. I didn't see any out-of-control driving, and everyone was very cognizant.

The Z began to leak some oily substance, only a few drops that I could tell, but enough to convince the team to park her, not only for their safety and the cars' well being, but for the drivers' on the course as well. Please note: I was very disappointed by this, as I didn't get to enjoy a "fun run", that would have topped the day off for me! Any chance those can be moved to the 8:45 a.m. time slot in April?

If you are reading this article (driver or non-driver) and are wondering if you'll have a good time, Yes. You will be surrounded by people who are genuine and part of a close-knit group. Thank you for your hospitality on Saturday (especially Jan) and I will definitely be back when the weather is nicer.

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Author Ken Hawkins navigates the decreasing radius turn

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Photo by Matt Platts

Bill Miller describes the line for first Time Trial track layout of the day, Everyone had the opportunity to drive all three track layouts

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Rick Randall works on perfecting his line

course up would be course #3. Followed by course #1, and then finally course #2 to end the day. Naturally we would take a break for lunch, but personally, I have to have someone pushing sandwiches at me since I get so involved I forget to eat!

Each course was run, and quickly changed for the next, and as the day progressed it was interesting to see the conversations taking place between instructors and students.

The "car like" hand gestures showing what the car did, or was suppose to do, were everywhere as was the laughter of friends poking fun with each other. From what Joel Nannis was saying, there was also some gymnastics taking place off the back of a pick up truck, uninjured gymnast to remain unnamed. Even the best driver can be a bit clumsy I guess. Naturally there were the moments during the day where someone had pushed a bit too hard, and took "the scenic" route, but no damage was done, a credit to the safety of these events.

I would have to rate TT104 as a success! I learned more about driving the courses, and more about my car than I knew before, even though my day was cut a bit short by a power steering fluid leak. Thank goodness for trailers! Special thanks needs go out to the organizers because without their hard work and effort, events like TT104 would not be possible. My personal thanks go out to Maverick Region PCA and it's members for putting on these events, and for the welcome they always extend to me. I can't think of a better group of people to spend a day with.

Photo by Matt Platts

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From a studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s perspective It's a new year, a new season of driving events with the Maverick Region Porsche Club, and another season of Mineral Wells weather. I'm not sure what it is about Mineral Wells, but it always seems to be colder, hotter, or wetter, than any place on the planet. Or at least it seems that way. Everyone was all bundled up trying to stay warm, but no one minded.

We were going to drive our cars, see our friends, and that's all that mattered. It's like a big family, where driving fast is the food we crave.

Since this was a driver education, we were going to see all three tracks in one day, something I had never done before.

There were some things I know I do correctly, and some things I know I need work on. Hopefully I would come away a better driver than when I arrived.

There was also another aspect to this particular event, bringing my girlfriend to the races for the first time. I was looking forward to introducing her to everyone she had heard me talk so much about, and showing her, what Time Trials were all about. I was also going to be sharing the Z with my good friend Don Ingram. This would be my first opportunity to see my own car on course, as well as see how Don would handle driving a car with power to the rear wheels instead of the front wheels like he is use to.

After the mandatory drivers meeting, students and instructors paired up, and cars began getting to the grid. First

James Shoffit helps Alex Cobb find his next mark

Photo by Matt Platts

Photo by Matt Platts

Bob Kuykendall followed closely by Suzanna Kavanaugh

Cody Sears shows Noby Takahashi how a 914 does it

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Parade Concours d’Elegance

By Bob Bianconi It's coming but what is it?

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There are 3 groups consisting of: Restoration - A Porsche has undergone some level of restoration like new paint, interior, body parts Preservation - A well-preserved older car that is pretty much as it came from the factory.

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he 2004 Porsche Parade is coming to Fort Worth in July and one of the four big events scheduled for the week is the Concours d'Elegance. A Concours, simply put, is a car show where cars - Porsches in our case - are judged against criteria such as originality and cleanliness.

Preparation - Generally newer models wherein the owner has cleaned his car really well.

Cars in the “Full” category get every compartment inspected For others, they clean the car and enter it for fun. In fact, this is the biggest category of Concours entrants.

There are 2 categories here. In one category you clean the whole car: inside, outside, engine and undercarriage. This is called "Full."

Photo by Bob Bianconi

The second category is called "Touring" where you need to clean everything except the undercarriage.

To enter the Concours you must register as a Porsche Parade entrant. The entry form was in the November issue of Panorama or it can be found on the '04 Parade website, www.parade04.org.

The Spectators view Everyone is welcome and it's free. Monday the 5th stop by Main Street in Fort Worth from 9AM until 4PM and gaze at the array of Porsches, from the early 356's to the latest models. There are plenty of places to park around the Concours site but be aware that the nearby side streets will be blocked off, which will likely cause you to detour around Main Street. My personal recommendation is a 5-story garage caddy-corner from Bass Hall.

Judges don’t miss a trick, so there are no cutting corners!

Note: To all you Concours fanatics, I'm simplifying, so calm down! If any of you are interested in the details and nuances of the Concours d'Elegance, read the Parade Competition Rules on the PCA website.

Entrants compete against other cars in their “class” and trophies are awarded. The judging is an all day event culminating in an awards banquet in the evening.

Bring your camera. The red bricks of Main Street will present a picture perfect setting. You might even catch a glimpse of Peter Porsche!

So what can you expect at the Parade Concours d'Elegance?

The Concours venue will be Main Street in Fort Worth between the Courthouse and 6th Street. The city will be closing off the street for us. We anticipate 90-100 cars entered in the judging.

Besides the cars participating, we will have two other areas of interest. First is a display of historic Porsches; the second will be a display of cars participating the Club Race scheduled for later in the week at Texas Motor Speedway.

The 2004 Parade Concours d'Elegance will be, in one word, spectacular!

The Participants View Take pride in the care and feeding of your Porsche? Wax it to death?Wash it after you drive it? Or maybe, you drive it once in a blue moon?Then Concours is for you!

Actually, the Concours is for everyone! Some folks take the Concours very seriously and they spend weeks and months preparing their car.

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Where else do you have the opportunity to view some of Porsche's finest cars, see rare models and do it right in your own backyard?

You will see many VERY unique cars

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My First Parade

By Mimi Spreen My first Parade was the 1989 Michigan Parade. I was completely new to Porsches, anyway, but I was very excited about going to “Parade.” Everyone talked about how fabulous "Parade" was and I couldn't wait to get the registration information in the Panorama. The big day came to mail the registration and I wanted to be involved in this in every way possible, so I told Carey I would take it to the Post Office and make sure the postmark was legible. Well I had other stuff to mail at the same time and decided to drop off the other mail in the boxes outside and take the precious registration inside where it was going to be hand stamped. I was running short on time and decided to make two trips to the post office. Back at the office I discovered, to my horror that I put the registration in the box outside the Post Office.

I think that was when I knew I could live with this man the rest of my life!!

When we arrived in Traverse City, what a beautiful sight.

Porsches everywhere and the headquarters was beautiful. The Concours was completely amazing to me. How could these people spend so much money on a car and never drive it? The tire booties, the Q-tips, the hermetically sealed trailers, all of it was way, way beyond my comprehension.

... in desperate need of real food, a shower, and a chiropractor ...

The rally, well, in my opinion, there are two types of people: those who like to rally and those who would rather go to the dentist for a root canal. You'll find me in the dentist's chair every time.

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The driving event was the most exciting time I remember having. Maybe because I was so new at autocrossing that I didn't care what place I finished in. The course was so tight that the 914's did really well. In fact, Carey finished with Top Time of Day and you might have thought I won Top Time of Day. I was the one jumping up and down, while he kept saying, "it's a fluke." On Friday night when Wolfgang Porsche presented the cup to Carey, I think he realized just how real it was.

The feeling at the Parade, no matter which one it was, is always one of excitement, anticipation, and seeing old and new A very unique “polizei” car

Carey and I lived in Dallas and decided to drive up to Michigan straight through, without stopping, except for potty breaks and food. For those of you who have now or have ever had a 1970 914-6 you know what a lovely drive that was for 18 hours.

Did I mention the stiff suspension and no air conditioning and, oh yeah, no radio!! We left Dallas at midnight and arrived in South Bend Indiana at 5:30 pm in desperate need of real food, a shower and a chiropractor.

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Frantically, I called the Post Office and explained my situation.

They calmly told me the mail would be taken out of the box out front and postmarked with today's date, so I shouldn't worry about it. Well, I think this is the first time Carey has heard about it and we obviously made it to Parade, but what a beginning.

Maverick award winners as the 2003 Parade friends. I've been to 9 Parades and have enjoyed them all. Some more than others, especially the Monterey Parade in 1990. I won the first door prize, an engagement ring, and was proposed to in front of 600 people at the Welcome Party on the tennis courts. I don't remember much else, but I'm sure it was great.

Photo by Matt Platts

If you are even thinking of going, fill out your registration form and mail it in. Be sure to sign up for everything to get the full experience. You'll have such a great time and meet so many new people, you'll want to keep going year after year. You can always change your mind about rallying, but it really is something to do at least once.

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Looking forward to Ft. Worth and hope to see many familiar faces and make some new friends, too.

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New Member Party

By Robyn Howard

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Throughout the afternoon we talked to many people. Some were new members, like ourselves, others were long-timers who came to welcome the new members to the club. Everyone answered questions that we had, all the

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f course it was a very cold and windy day. After-all, we are in Texas.

Everybody that we met treated us like we had been friends for a long time. At first I thought, “Wow how obsessed can you be over a car?”

When I was told about the ladies Driving School, Wendy said that they would teach me how to make our Porsche spin? I can’t wait to “spin my Porsche,” I thought, “I don't want to learn that, or even to get educated about driving it.”

Well, now that I have my own “944 - Baby”, I do understand!

Dee Lersch, author Robyn Howard, and the Snodgrass’

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information about Autocross, Time Trials, Porsche Parade, and all the other Maverick Region events sounded so great that we can’t wait to be a part of it ALL. Dee Lersch walked up and gave me a hug (I had only met her once before). After that I figured, well, I must be home. I really like what the club does with the Hope Shelter. As a Realtor, I do a lot of volunteer work and that really hit home with me. It was definitely worth the drive to Texas Motor Speedway on that cold and windy day, and meeting everyone else who decided to do the same.

Maverick Region President Keith Olcha addresses the group

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I am so glad to be a part of such a wonderful family!

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Daytona Rolex 24-Hours

by Jack Ormberget

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credentials that would allow me to park in the infield. There is a tunnel that drops below the track level leading you to the infield.

As I drove upwards exiting the tunnel, I saw a beautiful blue sky and a banner above me that read “Welcome to Daytona.” In my book, seeing the Pearly Gates would give the same feeling.

In that spirit, I made up my mind to attend the premier sports car racing event in the US, The 24 Hours of Daytona. This legendary event demonstrates the car’s, the driver’s, and the team’s ability to persevere through a grueling 24 hour period of flat-out racing against several classes of cars, competitors and financial backing levels.

As I made my way to the team's paddock spot, the pre-race preparations were in high gear. Understanding my role in the situation, I simply made a point to stay out of the way. This also gave me the opportunity to watch the Grand Am Cup race, walk around the paddock, and view various car displays and souvenir tents.

... not given an opportunity to snooze during the race ...

The access that spectators have for this event is extremely generous and down-right hazardous. Hordes of people walked about engrossed in the sights and sounds as teams maneuvered their rigs and carts weaving and dodging the spectators.

As I rarely do things in a traditional manner, I decided that I would try to work some of my connections to see if I could attend the event as a crew member rather than a spectator. I researched teams that were running Porsches (of course) and decided to contact a few to see if they could use the help of an eager and capable body.

The first team I actually spoke with was Rodger Hawley of Orbit Racing. He was very kind and after a little convincing, I persuaded him to let me work with their team as a “clock man.”

I would be in charge of keeping track of the leader's stints between pit/fuel stops. This meant both that I would be in the pit with the crew and likely not given an opportunity to snooze during the race. I was very excited.

Orbit's car was driven by Joe and Jay Policastro, Johnny Mowlem, Mike Fitzgerald and Robin Liddell. The car is owned

by Joe and Jay, and as far as privateers go, this was one well run effort. Roger is a top-notch team owner and has campaigned successfully with the Policastro's and several other driver/owners in prior events. Roger demonstrated his abilities as a sharp strategist, accomplished mechanical technician, and even jumped the wall a couple of times to change tires and make vehicle adjustments during stops. If someone is looking for a capable shop for preparing their vehicles for this high-level racing, you would be well served to give them a call.

If you have never been to the Daytona International Speedway, it is a spectacular facility. I arrived Friday with the

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f all the resolutions that I have made in each New Year, this year is lined up to be the year that I will actually stick with it. Of course, why not? This year I promised that I would become more active in my love of motor sports, including becoming heavily involved in the PCA.

Boris Said takes a moment to pose with the author Recognizing the dangers of the paddock, I decided to visit the hospitality tent of the PCA Gold Crown Region. I was very impressed with the friendliness of their group as I spoke with Ruben, Janet and Wesley Ledesma and Bob and Dora Barren among others. As friendly as they were, I could have sworn I was in Texas. I told them that I can’t wait to show the a little Dallas/Fort Worth hospitality in July for Parade! After some time, I left the PCA tent and went back to check in with the Orbit Team to confirm Saturday’s schedule.

The excitement of the day roused me at 7:00 am and I was eager to get to the track. When I arrived, the team was already hard at work fine tuning the car; which I don't think ever stopped until it was time to hit the grid at 12:00 pm.

Photo by Jack Ormberget

As the cars were being moved to grid, I took time along with about 5000 other spectators to walk around the grid/pit lane, the infield grass and up the high-bank wall. The grass is really that green, the bank is really that HIGH and the excitement is greater than I could have imagined. I managed to take photos of some of the competitors and even a picture of Boris Said and myself.

(Even though he drives a BMW, it gave me hope that someone my height can be a world class driver).

Since this was my first race, I wasn't really prepared for what I was going to see. There was amazing speed, some spectacular mishaps and some incredible drama.

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Everyone pretty much knows that these cars are fast. But

With regard to mishaps, the 17 hours of rain provided enough of a catalyst for accidents and off-course excursions.

One exciting example was one The Racer’s Group car lost traction as it crossed the start/finish line, directly in front of pit lane. We had front row seats as this car was doing several 360’s as it crossed the grass and slid right through turn 1. I seem to recall it finished the race, albeit a few body panels lighter.

The drama on the other hand was almost enough to cause finger nails to disappear to the bone. We had pretty much relented places 1 and 2 overall to the DP cars of Bell Motor sports # 2 and Howard-BOSS Motor sports # 54, but as a privateer GT that was looking at an over-all podium finish and class win we were busting! The rear window issue and our slight lead left our team at the restart trying to calculate whether or not we had enough distance to finish the race at the top of the GT class. The Flying Lizard Team was charging hard and, given the additional drag of running a virtual convertible, we were losing precious seconds with each lap.

In a stroke of incredible luck, Tony Stewart’s car suffered a suspension failure. Their team brought the car in with about a 6 lap lead to assess the damage and “jury-rig” a solution. They sent the car back out to limp along in attempts to cling on to the lead, which ultimately led to a complete failure that sent the car into the wall. With less than 12 minutes left, the #54 DP, the Orbit,

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what I didn’t know was that even in torrential rain, these cars are still going upwards of 160 mph! Mike Fitzgerald was driving for Orbit at the point the race was red flagged due to torrential showers. He said that visibility was the equivalent of driving with a fire hose shooting straight at the windshield. He admittedly was relieved that the race was halted, as was the team, since the car suffered a rear window failure only a few laps before the stoppage.

Crew members pose with the 2nd place overall and class GT trophies and the Flying Lizard teams were set to knock the NASCAR team off the podium entirely. (There is a God!) The culmination of the drama found the Orbit team finishing only a couple of laps behind the well-funded DP effort, driven in part by Christian Fittipaldi, and only 6.5 seconds ahead of the Flying Lizard team. (24 hours of GT class racing and a Rolex decided by 6.5 seconds!)

It is hard to believe that the first time I ever made it to the Daytona, I was part of a winning team. It is strange, but somehow I always seem to have incredible luck and frequently find myself in strange and memorable situations. I remember when I first spoke to Rodger, I told him, “I didn't care if all I did was go get lunch for the guys; I just wanted to be there and help them win.”

I would like to think that in some small way, I really did.

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Fixing A Drip

by Joel Nannis

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... So now, not only did I have a large stain on the driveway, I also had to clean up kitty litter ...

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the correct deep socket and started to turn the filter in order to remove it. It finally broke loose and came out. I didn't think too much about how it looked and instead of throwing it in the trash I kept it. Going over to Park Place, Randall looked up the filter and ordered one for me. It arrived a few days later. When I picked it up I though it looked different from the one I had removed.

When I arrived home I found the filter and indeed there was a difference. The one I had removed had a knurled metal tube around the outside of the filter. It took me a while to realize that the knurled metal tube was what the filter was to screw into in the tank. I was able to remove the knurled tube from the filter by holding the tube with a pair of channel locks and then ratching the filter loose. It was then that I realized that the knurled tube was molded into the tank and was not ever to be removed. The knurled tube has internal threads that the filter screws into. I then tried to put the knurled tube back in the tank only to find out that there is a lip that prevents it from coming out. The filter has a gasket that presses against the lip and that is how the filter is sealed to the tank. What to do, what to do?

Take the tank out and try to figure out where to go from there. Aha! Call Kim Crumb (PCA's 928 technical representative).

He had never heard of this problem. He also told me that the type of plastic that the tank is molded out of prevents any type of epoxy from sticking to it. Talk to lots of people. Again no one could help. Many people suggested using epoxy but I had to rule

The infamous "knurled tube".

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that solution out. How about a new tank? $850 is too much money. What about a used tank ($450)? There is no guarantee that I wouldn't have a similar problem and it turns out that the tanks are different between years.

How about thinking? That might work. Removing the tank level tube from the top of the tank gave me access to the tank.

Oops, one major problem my hand is too big to fit into the tank.

I thought if I could put the knurled tube in from the inside of the tank I would be able to pull it back in place. Sounds easy. So I took the tank with me to the clubs Father's Day picnic where Aubrey Sutton was able to be like rubber girl and get the knurled tube started in place.

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t all started out one fine morning when I went out to the garage I notice the lovely smell of gas. I looked around and found that it was coming from the fuel tank of my 1981 928.

Since I had to leave I placed a coffee can under the car to catch the drips. When I returned later that day the drip had become much worse and since we were leaving the next day on vacation I pushed the car out onto the drive way. I figured it could drip out on the concrete and evaporate. So, off on vacation we went.

The people who were taking care of our cats told us they had to spread kitty litter down to absorb the gas. So now, not only did I have a large stain on the driveway, I also had to clean up kitty litter. After the clean up I started to attack the problem.

I removed the cover that protects the bottom of the tank and holds the fuel pump and filter. I was now able to see that there is a filter in the tank. This filter is in the lowest position and feeds directly into the in-line fuel filter. There is a nut at the end of the nipple so that you can unscrew the filter and replace it. I found

This is where the knurled tube should have stayed in the first place, When we arrived home I put a 6" butterfly bolt through the tube. I placed a washer and nut on the end and started to tighten.

Almost home... wrong! The butterfly bolt did not provide pressure evenly and it would not pull in straight. Back to the thinking board.

Next I welded a washer that was just a little bigger than the outside diameter of the knurled tube to a 3/4" bolt 6" long. The washer couldn't be too much larger than the tube because the tube fits into a tube in the tank. Once again I searched for someone to put the tube in the tank and they put the bolt in through the tank. I, again, put on the washer over the bolt and started to tighten down on a nut. Little by little the bolt started to move toward me indicating the tube was being pulled in place. After several inspections the knurled tube was in place.

Hip hip hurray!

The knurling on the tube is there to prevent the tube from turning when the filter is tightened. In addition the tube has three small holes in the rear so that when the tube is molded into the tank a small amount of plastic goes through the holes to also help hold it in place.

Now comes the final test-putting in gas to see if it works. So I start pouring in gas. One small problem, I needed to put the filter into the tube. So after cleaning off the lip surface and the puddle on the garage floor I tighten the filter into the knurled tube. It seems tight and I could feel that the knurled tube did not move. Now let's add gas again. Yes, it flows out the nipple. So now I put a hose on the nipple and bring the other end of the hose over the top of the tank. After cleaning up the garage floor again I added gas one more time. It works. Now comes the easy part putting the tank back in place. This only takes about 2 beers.

For anyone who has a 928 I strongly suggest that if you haven't changed this in tank filter that you do so. Make sure if the knurled tube starts to pull through that you break it loose before it comes out. None of this would have been a problem if I knew enough about this so I could have tapped the tube back in place.

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Anniversaries 25 Years Carey Spreen (Mimi) .........................................Lewisville 15 Years Scott Blasor (Cynthia).................................Mineral Wells Dr. James D. Benning.................................(Karen) Dallas James H Buckley, Jr..........................................Fort Worth Anthony D. Eggers (Janice) ..............................McKinney (Ed - Buckley & Eggers were incorrectly shown as 10 years in the January issue of Slipstrea)

10 Years Jim Meyer (Karol Kendra)........................................Plano Ian Packer (Melayne) ...............................................Dallas Richard Whitman (Cindy) ......................................Dallas 5 Years Jeff Landsberg (Arlene Laux) ..................................Dallas Gabriel Garcia (Javier).............................................Dallas Lee Mootz (Marcia) .................................................Dallas Benjamin Wood (Jill Chamblis)..............................Irving David Anderson (Linda)..........................................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.

1984 911 Targa Metallic Burgundy. Pristine condition. 79k miles only.

Whale-tail and front-chin spoilers. Blaupunkt CD stereo. Power windows.

Covered parking always --no rain/snow. No road rash. New tires and brakes.

Engine and transmission rebuilt. Runs strong and rides smooth. Clean. Price $16,900.00 obo. Includes extra set of wheels and 2-piece bra. E-mail for lots of pics. Gabriel at 972/233-9468 or gga2porsche @yahoo.com. (1) 1987 911 Carrera Coupe Grand Prix White/Navy Leather, bought new in Ft. Worth, all books and records. Always garaged, Great street or D.E. car, lowered and corner balanced, to many up dates to mention, fresh top end rebuild on191K motor.$20,000 OBO Ray Anderson @ 817-247-1870 or corkey1@charter.net (1) 1972 914 Roadster 1.8 SCCA or PCA Race Car Built in 1988 by FABCAR in Atlanta,03 SCCA SW champion car in FP,15 National wins, Fast & Fresh from the Runoffs, extra wheels, gearbox & spares. This car is very well sorted and ready to go WIN races, car has current log book, For more info or photos contact Ray Anderson @ 817-247-1870 or corkey1@charter.net $25,000 OBO Must Sell! (1) 1980 911 Targa White paint and steel wide body conversion by GTI. Total restoration completed including all rubber seals, new carpet, seat covers, top, rebuilt trans, clutch, all bearings, suspension bushings, hoses, oil lines, brake lines, CV joints, struts, turbo tie rods, upgraded AC, 3.2 eng, turbo brakes and torsion bars, 17" 3pc HRE/Fuchs, new tires. Meticulously maintained and upgraded with no expense spared. No dings/scratches. $40K invested. 115K miles. Moving must sell. $13,900. OBO 972 247-4105(1)(2) 944 Parts Years 83-87 - Used parts and one new part, all in good working condition. Ignition relay $10, Sunroof motor assembly with relays and microswitches $90, Turbo oil cooler pipe for cooler housing (new) $30 lists for $90, plastic wheel well liner for passenger side fender $15.

Contact Taylor (817) 466-2295 or e-mail trice366@aol.com (1) Car Caddy A two-wheel trailer that lifts one end of the car off the ground.

Tow your AX/TT/DE car to the event. Used only about a dozen times. $475.00. Bill Dawson, 972-291-8817 or billldawson@att.net (1) 2000 911 Carrera Very low miles (just over 14,000 March 1, 2004), 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. $56,000 Richard Voreis @ 214-361-1919 or rdvoreis@mindspring.com (1)(5) 1990 C2 Coupe 54,000 miles, 3rd owner (since '97), most records, clear title. Red with camel supple leather seats. 17" Turbo wheels, bra, cover, etc.

New clutch, flywheel corrected at 48,000 miles. All mechanical work from Mayo Performance. Very few chips, but no door dings or dents. Excellent paint/interior (original). $24,000. Mike Sauer, Sauer1@yahoo.com, days 972-446-4497, evenings 817-439-5199 (2) Four Kumho Ecsta V700 R-compound track tires. Used at 2 DE's. Sizes: 225X45X17 (2), and 275X40X17 (2). Will fit standard Boxster S wheels. $175. 12 qts Mobil 1 (0W40) $35. 2 Rear brake rotors for the Boxster S $60.

4 sets of Boxster S brake pads (Porsche) NIB $140. 2 Shoei Helmets; Snell 2000M, open face, 1 MED, 1 Xsmall $100. Bill Kasdorf 817-424-3014 (2) Four ‘Club Sport’ 16” Forged Alloy Wheels Unfinished, w/ Center Caps $1000. See http://www.wheelenhancement.com/clubsport.htm for a good description. 2 New Khumo V700 Victoracer 245/45/16 – Heat Cycled $260. Contact Alan Lage, 214 850-3560, lage@aafes.com (2) 1992 Carrera 2 Polar Silver ext, marine blue (blue gray) int. 64k miles, 5-speed, sport seats, computer, 16" cup wheels, new clutch, updates. Stock except new Bilstein shocks and lower ride height. Receipts. This car in and out scores at least a 9 out of 10. Very nice car with rare options. I can mail video tape of car at no cost. $25,5 firm. Vaughan Garrett, vlgssp@yahoo.com 972-926-0288 (2) 1986 944 Turbo Silver with tan int.; $ 4,500 spent last year for rebuilt engine inc. o.p. baffles and new belts; MO30 suspension; upgraded intercooler and front grill. Sun roof, Roll bar, extra wheels available, great condition. $8,500 obo; Reg 972 741 2545 or rallen@keystonesouthwest.com (2)

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1974 911 Race Car An original Carrera #9114400441, 1 of 528 made, now fitted with a rebuilt 2.7 RS engine. RSR flares 9/11in for 3pc BBS wheels, upgraded ATS brakes, Koni adjustable suspension, Fuel cell, Full cage, Momo seat and wheel, Schoth harness, Plumbed fire system, 2300lbs, a reliable race car for only $28,000. Just imagine the fun on the track SCCA/CVAR/PCA Logbooks. Contact John for more details at jmslade@earthlink.net or 940 455 5075 (2) 2000 Ferrari 360 Modena F1 S/N 118655. Titanium with navy interior.

Red calipers, Scuderia shields, racing seats, Stongard 3M film, BOTH Challenge grille & standard panel, new tires & brake pads, Valentine 1 wiring above rearview mirror. Norwood maintained, amazing performance. Euro with all conversion paperwork. 12,300 miles. Priced for quicker sale: $119,500 obo. Call Brian: 214-277-1103 (2) 1974 Porsche 914 Fresh 1.8L (8,000miles) dual weber 44's, engle cam, bursche exhaust, rebuilt trans w/new clutch/flywheel (2,000 miles). Has minor front-end damage, still drives straight, runs and drives great! Have replacement hood and front bumper, no damaged floorpans or rust holes.

Have the original fuel injection setup, original owners manual, and lots of extras, $1200. Tad Dampf 469-358-3048 (3) 1997 BMW 528i Silver exterior with gray leather interior, Automatic, Premium Package that includes CD/tape and 6-disc changer; Dual Power Seats, Power Windows, Power Locks, Telescoping Steering Wheel, Cruise Control, Moon Roof. Yokahama Tires. Excellent condition inside and out.

72,000 miles. Book valued at $16,635, asking $15,995.00. Contact: George Kosmak h-817-354-6857, c-972-978-4801, gkosmak@ccgx.com (3) 2003 Carson 16 foot enclosed trailer Draw bridge rear and side entry door. Dual axle, dual brakes. Team Porsche graphics. $5,000.00. Contact Brent at 903 581 5678 or bspinks@tyler.net (3) 2002 Boxster S Seal Gray w/Black interior & top. 14,500 mi. Excellent condition inside & out. No DE/AX or track, weekend car only. Always garaged. $41,900. Bruce Bartl 972-418-6642 (3) 1995 993 Cabriolet Black with full black leather (including dash) interior 6-speed. Excellent condition, new Pirelli P-Zero tires, new AC motor sound package with chrome exhaust tips and other upgrades. Covered and garaged 80k miles. $33,000. Contact Mark at 972.624.8906 or mharwell@beckett.com (3) 1973 911T Texas Car , no rust , 60,000 mi on total restoration, White with red interior,many extras , spare parts, shop manuals,tools , escort split radar,SS exchangers,webbers,turbo tensioners, electronic ignition and distributor-9113100095 $15,000 takes all. John Haley, 214 823-1537 (3) 1990 911 C2 Coupe Baltic blue with dark blue leather. Recently rebuilt by Dallas EuroCars. Great to look at, greater to drive and feel the upgrades.

Complete new A/C, new Perma-Tune ignition system, chip, reworked exhaust and intake w/ K&N cone filter. Yokahama’s, AM-FM-XM CD system w/ new speaker system. No race, no accident, always garaged, too much to list. Serious buyers only $28,900. Martin Sampson 214-691-5907 (3) 2001 Boxster Gorgeous slate gray metallic special paint; savanna beige interior; Aero kit; cruise control; 6 disk changer & more; garaged; perfect condition; 17,200 miles; asking $38.9K; Call Kevin at 972-380-8663 (3) 2002 911 Turbo hollow spoke chromed wheels New, never mounted, fits turbo, C4S or any wide body. $2500. Carl Amond (817)481-8371, carlamond@att.net (3) 1978 911 SC solid engine, mocha brown, New leather interior, garage queen, moving to Florida for daughters education, Contact Chris Mutchler 972-293-6733 (3) 2002 Porsche Cabriolet Lapis Blue w/ Gray Leather Interior and Gray Top. Loaded, including dark wood int package which costs over $8000 from the factory. Expensive, but worth it! Original MSRP was $95,685, asking price is $71,500 O.B.O. Contact Mark at imnprsd@Austin.rr.com, 512-301-6112, Austin. After 1/21/04 will be in Oahu. This is the only reason I am selling it (3)

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We’ve been winning awards for the quality of our service for years. Louden has been rated “Best in Dallas” twice by D Magazine, “Best in Texas,” “Top Ten in the U.S.” and “Best in the West” by the Robert Bosch Corporation (worldwide leader in fuel injection and electronics).

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