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Go Online for Latest Updates on Events http://mav.pca.org Departments Zone 5 Presidents ......................................1 Drifting (President’s Column)....................2 Maverick of the Month ..............................2 List of Officers/Board Chairs ....................4 Carey On... (Editor’s Column) ...................5 Trivia Contest for March ...........................7 Maverick Minutes ......................................8 Driving Friendships (50th Anniversary)...10 Tech Corner..............................................11 Cliff ’s Ramblings.....................................20 Advertiser of the Month ..........................22 Member Spotlight ....................................23 New Wheels.............................................31 Anniversaries ...........................................31 Unclassifieds............................................32 Advertiser Index ......................................32
Upcoming Events Calendar of Events ....................................1 Time Trial 2 / Autocross 2 at MW .............3 Tech Session: Detailing, Jack’s Garage......5 Autos in the Park: Cooper Aerobics Ctr....12 Father’s Day Picnic.....................................9 Board Meeting ...........................................9 2012 Porsche Parade.................................12 Cinco de Mayo at Mayo’s..........................12 Considering the Parade Concours?............15 Sunday Drive: Intro to Autocross..............18 May Happy Hour: Love & War in Texas....22 Maverick Lunches.....................................24 Drivers’ Ed at ECR....................................25
Past Event Recaps Time Trial 1 / Autocross 1 at MW ...........14 A (Road) Trip to Germany........................18 March Happy Hour at Mac’s.....................21
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Myra Sutton and Lisa Steele at speed in the Suttons’ Cayenne at the 2012 Autocross School. Photo by Carey Spreen
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2012 PCA Zone 5 Presidents ARK-LA-TEX Kenneth A. Chandler 318-222-4400 bad968@bellsouth.net
COASTAL BEND Russell Adams 956-592-3468 radams@rgv.rr.com
LONE STAR Greg Platt president@lsrpca.com
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CIMARRON Dan Arthrell darthrell@csctulsa.org
HILL COUNTRY Paul Goodwin paul@pmgoodwin.com
LONGHORN Jack Merrell 830-303-3640 president@longhornpca.org
MAVERICK John Hamlton C-817-907-7823 president@mavpca.org
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Drifting By John Hamilton, President
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ame On! Driving season, that is. We’ve already had a fabulous Sunday Drive from north of Fort Worth that attracted 57 cars, and by the time you read this, we will have had several more great driving events: • Bluebonnet Festival Tour • Drivers’ Education at Motorsport Ranch • Autocross School at Pennington Field in Bedford • 50 Years of Porsche car show at Texas Motor Speedway! Of course it’s almost impossible to make it to all our events, but that’s the amazing thing about our Maverick Region Porsche Club: we have so many volunteers who work hard to provide lots of fun driving events! Recently, I’ve been asked “which should I do first: Autocross (AX) or Driver’s Education (DE)?” There’s no simple answer! • Autocross is fantastic because you get to discover, with an instructor, what your car can do and how you can control it. It’s run on a flat surface with traffic cones marking the course, so there’s no danger of hitting anything (other than a cone, that is!). • Drivers’ Education is great because you get to drive your car on a real track, with an instructor in your car, teaching you how to best drive your car through turns and elevation changes. It’s controlled and it’s safe - you’re not permitted to pass except in the designated passing zones, and even then 2
only if the car in front of you gives you a passing signal. You’ll be amazed by either event how much more there is to learn about driving your Porsche, and by how much you need to unlearn, since you’ve created bad habits all the time you’ve been driving! The thrill of learning something new while having fun is unbelievable!
Mav of the Month Passionate? Committed? Focused? Those words and many more describe our Mav of the Month, Jim Buckley. Jim has been passionate about our D.E. instructor program and making improvements in the way our instructors teach our students. Jim, Wally Ruiz and Bill Miller (with help from Bill’s son, Grant) put together a presentation at a board meeting to dramatically improve the training for our instructors through the use of a standardized script and videos. They went ahead and implemented the program through their time and expense, and then at the following board meeting the board
approved the expenditure for the improvements. Thanks to Jim’s leadership, we will reinvigorate our D.E. program and our instructors. THANK YOU, JIM BUCKLEY - We truly appreciate the PASSION that you demonstrate to support your club!
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John enjoys DEs, Happy Hours, the Porsche Parade, and other social events. He and wife Chris have owned Porsches since 1996 and joined the Club in 2002. John’s Grandfather in New Jersey owned a 1960 356B Coupe and later a 1965 356SC Cab which is how it got into his blood. POSITION Milton, James
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Tom has been a PCA member for over 30 years. He and his wife Barbara have owned a 914, fully restored a ‘71 911T Targa, and currently drive a Speed Yellow 996TT with license plate “NOOWAY”. Tom looks forward to participating in many Maverick Region track events in the years ahead.
Secretary Madhu Rao C-214-282-5360 secretary@mavpca.org Madhu has been a member of the Maverick Region since 2009. He and his wife, Roshni, really enjoy meeting members of the club at various social and driving events. “It’s not the cars--it’s the people” that make this club great. He is currently driving a red 2008 Carrera S and loves it!
Treasurer Jim Falgout W-972-669-2370 C-972-345-3009 treasurer@mavpca.org Jim joined Maverick Region in August, 2008. Jim drives a 1992 968 cabriolet, which is the second Porsche he has owned. Jim enjoys attending Maverick Region social and driving events.
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s I write this column, the Fifty Years of Porsche event at Texas Motor Speedway is still a few days away. But it will be over by the time you read this. I can only hope that you were able to make it there, to be a part of our second 50th Anniversary event of the year. Other events on the horizon are shown in the calendar on page 1 of this issue. An event that was just recently scheduled is a Tech Session on Saturday, May 19, dealing with
the topic of car detailing. Maverick member Jack Griffin will be hosting this event in his garage, which oddly enough he calls “Jack’s Garage.” See the ad below for more details. Another event that Jack is involved with in June is the Autos in the Park car show at the Cooper Aerobic Center. I went last year (my first time but definitely not my last!) and spent the entire afternoon wandering among a couple hundred beautifully prepared cars representing the US, Europe, and Asia. I had no idea that there was such a wealth of concours-quality cars in the area. Most marques were well-represented by owners’ groups or clubs,
and Porsches were no exception. If you are interested in showing your car this year, see the ad on page 12 for contact info. Or if you just want to spend the afternoon wandering amongst some gorgeous examples of automotive art, admission is free, so make it a point to visit the show on Saturday, June 3. Otherwise, watch Slipstream and our website, http://mav.pca.org, for more special events coming up later this year, including the Father’s Day Picnic, a family outing at Main Event, and a combination tour/rally to a wine tasting. Read on!
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In 1967 Porsche came out with the outstanding and remarkable Fuchs forged aluminum wheels. They were 15” in diameter, but how wide were they? a. 4.5” b. 5” c. 5.5” d. 6” Source: Original Porsche 911: The Guide to All Production Models, 1963-98 By Peter Morgan, John Colley, pg 28
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The original 5-spoke Fuchs wheel design that made Headlines in 1967 was available on Porsches all the way to what year Model? a. 1973 b. 1980 c. 1985 d. 1989 Source: Esses Magazine for the Early 911S Registry, Dec 2011
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Porsche came out with their passenger car OHC boxer six-cylinder in 1964 with a displacement of just 2.0 liters. What was the last year you could buy a Porsche with the 2.0 boxer six as the factory equipped engine? a. 1969 b. 1970 c. 1971 d. 1972 Source: http://www.collectorcarmarket.com/content/profiles/ porsche914/70-76Porsche914.html
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Maverick Minutes By Madhu Rao, Secretary
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ur April meeting started at 7:05pm with a welcome from Region President John Hamilton. He shared an update from Christy Payne about our Maverick Region 50th Anniversary Raffle Trip to Germany. As of April we have already sold 100 tickets. That is exciting and great to hear! That means there only 200 tickets left. To purchase yours, visit the Maverick Region website. By the way, have you visited the newly updated website? Check it out, it is quite nice. At this point, Lisa Steele, started to distribute her homemade chocolate chip cookies. Meeting adjourned 7:08pm – just joking, April Fools. The cookies were that good. Lisa, the region wants the recipe. Al Silva reported that the turnout to the March Autocross and Timetrial events (AX/TT) was decent. Next up, Lori Mauthe, our new Drivers’ Education (DE) chair, reminded everyone about upcoming events including the MotorSport Ranch 3.1-mile course in April. She also noted that the March DE event was profitable and appreciated everyone’s support in this regard, especially our sponsors. Lastly, she described the 1-day DE on June 2 which sounds like a lot of fun. Her racing interest is evident - just check out the cover and related articles in the March 2012 issue of Slipstream. Suggested reading time, 8 minutes. Do with that information what you will! Linda Bambina described the 50 Years of Porsche Car Show event on April 28 at Texas Motor Speedway. Spectators are welcome as the en8
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trance fee is only $5. The 50th Anniversary Committee has arranged for an overhead photo shoot of 50 years of Porsches to celebrate our anniversary. It is a big event, worthy of inclusion in Slipstream and Panorama. Congratulations in advance for getting our region anniversary and this event covered in Porsche Panorama. It is a lot of hard work and deserves worthy praise from within the Region, and now, nationally. Check out the Maverick Region website for additional details and the opportunity to order a poster of the photoshoot. Linda also described the world renowned, often imitated but never duplicated, May at Mayo’s event on May 5. Plans include great Mexican food, beverages of choice for a Cinco de Mayo event, and a Concours event. And yes, plans call for a DJ. Maybe we’ll find the next “Grandmaster Mayo Mel” for this. (Note to self: curb your irrational exuberexuber ance by citing examples of early-hip hop music you listened to in 1985.) Linda also described a “costume concours” event to be held in June. Sounds like fun. Lisa Steele announced the second most important news item, “WE HAVE A DONUT SPONSOR for our DE events”. Woo Hoo! Here’s to raising our blood glucose just before the start of a DE classroom session. Thanks to Jim Falgout of Falgout and Associates for doing this. The most important news item from Lisa, though, is that our Region continues to grow. Our total membership is now 2085! Wendy Shoffit noted that Parade registration is open now. Details are available on the Maverick Region website. Jack Griffin and Frank Briggs
discussed upcoming Concours events at May at Mayos and the Autos in the Park event on June 3 at the Cooper Clinic. Frank described the Concours for May at Mayos which will be a People’s Choice event. He is planning on 40 registrants for this. Staging starts at 4:30pm. Fantastic prizes will be available for the winners. Ed Mullenix is working on a tech session to be held on May 19. Details are available elsewhere in this issue and on the Maverick Region website. Tom Minnella, our Vice-President, noted the insurance certificates are complete for April. Carey Spreen noted that we should update page 4 of Slipstream which lists all of the board members and executive council. If you have an updated photo or contact inforinfor mation please send it to editor@ mavpca.org. Carey has a couple of issues now under his belt and is doing a great job as editor. Carey, congratulations on a job well done. Jim Falgout, our Treasurer, noted that our March DE event was profitable. Our finances are trending in the right direction. We have all taken to heart the need to be more fiscally prudent about expenses this year. Our guest, Gareth Maurice, was excited about attending his first board meeting and getting “more involved.” He has been helping Brendan Eagan and John Harvey with their Sunday Drive Tours and all of the pre-driving work that is involved. Sounds like a great excuse to get your Porsche out there on the open roads. Gareth, we look forward to seeing you at upcoming events and helping out the Region in any way you choose.
Brendan Eagan, brimming with enthusiasm, noted that nearly 60 cars participated in the March Sunday Drive which included the tour, stops at the Vintage Flight Museum, and at Joe T Garcia’s restaurant in Ft.Worth. He reminded us that the next drive will be on April 29, which features a tour of Bluebonnet country in the Ellis County area. Lastly, he noted the May 27 Sunday Drive will feature an “Intro to Autocross” theme, so make sure you can join us for that fun event. Jim Buckley and Bill Miller described a series of recent initiatives to increase the quality of our DE events. One component of this is to record on video different aspects of the DE experience to better prepare drivers for the program. Another component is to launch a comprehensive training program containing video mod-
ules and classroom instruction for the DE instructors. My read: this will be a “best-in-class” program that will be unsurpassed by others. In fact, they have reached out to, and received financial commitments of support from, other nearby PCA Regions to support the development of this integrated program. John Hamilton concluded by thanking everyone for their help and participation in Region events. Meeting adjourned at 8:25pm. May 9
By Linda Bambina, PR Chair and MRPCA 50th Anniversary Committee
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s Maverick Region’s volunteer Historian for this 50th Anniversary year, I have found it great fun to dig into past “archives” and then try to figure out a way to recapture some of the more memorable events in an updated way. One of those events is the “Costume Concours.” The idea was sparked for me at a Porsche Parade when one of the visiting dignitaries from Porsche AG commented on the differences between Concours d’Elegance competitions held in the States vs. those
instead of cleaning their cars for months on end with q-tips, super-soft cotton baby diapers, and every cleaning solution known to man. And so the concept of dressing up one’s car and oneself (and/or one’s family) grew into a competitive event at our yearly RoundUp weekends (invented by Teri Davis in the ‘80’s). Over the years we have had Ladybugs, Snoopy and the Red Baron, Calvin and Hobbs, a surgical patient, a picnic basket, a tree frog, and Eggplant Parmesan complete with a plastic piece of mozzarella and a crazy Italian cook. In the spirit of craziness, the Costume
held in France. She said the French took the event as significantly less serious than the Americans. In France, they spent more time creating costumes for themselves
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Concours is returning! This time we will combine it with another exceptionally memorable event: our Father’s Day Pot Luck Picnic held at THE CASEYS’ home in Copper Canyon, north of Flower Mound. While we will picnic eight days before the official Father’s Day (due to a conflict with a DE date), we’ll still do all the traditional fun stuff from the “olden days”: swim, eat, play games, create Father’s Day crafts, and have the Water Balloon Toss! All the details you need are in the ad by Christy on page 9. We’ll need your RSVP since we have food involved, and I have to make sure I have plenty of prizes for the Costume Concours! By the way, if you are looking for costume ideas for this bit o’ frivolity, please contact me I’m now officially part of the Board - see page 4!
Tech Corner: Snakebit! By Ed Mullenix, Tech Session Chair
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espite decades of experience, the use of genuine Porsche parts, and the utmost care, every once in a while a project just refuses to cooperate!
I had a 968 in the shop recently to correct several issues. The power steering pump had been leaking for years, as had the oil pan and the rear crank seal. The rear seal had been leaking so much that it caused the rubber drive plate (a Tiptronic auto trans) to fail due to oil contamination. I pulled the engine out and replaced the drive plate and the offending seals and gaskets. The car had 60K miles, was 18 years old, and had never had anything changed but oil and brake pads. I convinced the car’s owner that a timing belt might be a wise investment, since it had to be removed to replace the front crank seal. It not only needed a belt (the current one had chunks of rubber coming off) but a tensioner and all of the idler pulleys as well. The timing belt of any 928 or 944 variant has a recommended replacement interval. Not so for all of the pulleys that spin under the belt. I have seen “rubber band” drive engines with catastrophic failures because the bearing in an idler or tensioner pulley seized and caused the recently-replaced timing belt to break. Whenever I replace a timing belt on anything, I spin the pulleys with my fingers. If the pulley stops spinning after just a couple of revolutions and the teeth look ok, it is still serviceable. If the pulley spins for several seconds, that is an indication that there is no longer any grease in the bearing to slow it down. Those get replaced.
But I digress. The 968 engine gets reinstalled and running. I still had an oil drip at the rear crank seal. It didn’t leak while the engine was running and it only had a drip or two that appeared on the bottom of the pan five minutes after the engine was switched off. Argh! A 968 engine is not easy to remove. I decided to pull the trans and drive tube to access the rear seal. That too was an exercise but not as painful as pulling the engine out again. I removed the seal and inspected the seal flange on the crank and the old seal to see if there was any damage. Nothing that I could see. Another rear crank seal gets installed. This time I ran the engine with just the bell housing installed (the starter mounts on the bell). Same thing! I removed the seal again and pondered why it is that I want to work on cars for a living.
The photo above is of the rear seal flange and oil pan on the recalcitrant 968. On the 944, the rear main bearing cap forms the lower half of the seal mount; the upper half is on the block. The drain for the rear seal is on the right side where the main bearing cap mounts to the block. Approximately two tablespoons of oil collect in the area below the drain. That oil WILL seep out. I have noticed the same symptom on other 944s but because of the expense involved to repair, those owners opted to ignore the occasional drip.
A new crankshaft would probably correct the problem but the 968’s owner would have to sell a kidney to afford it, so no, we’re not replacing the crank. Time for “Plan B”. Most other engines have some kind of oil drain at the bottom of the seal. Since there are no oil galleys in the rear main bearing cap, I elected to install a 3mm drain hole in the main cap at the bottommost point. A 3mm round hole does not violate the integrity of the bearing cap and I was careful not to hit the crank with my drill bit. Voila! Success. The 968 gets reassembled and I take it out for a spin. Hmm, no steering assist; I’m sure I put fluid in the reservoir. After a brief description of the latest misadventure, the owner confides that he had put an entire can of “Trans-medic” in the power steering to stop the leak. I affectionately refer to additives like the aforementioned as “snakeoil.” Typically they only provide a temporary repair of whatever issue they were designed to address. The can of transmission leak-stop was intended to be placed into an automatic transmission that contains 10-12 quarts of fluid. The power steering system on a 968 holds maybe 1.5 quarts. The chemicals in the additive did stop the steering pump from leaking. They also swelled the seals in the proportioning valves in the steering rack so as to make them stuck in the bypass position. No amount of swearing would unstick the proportioning valves. A power steering pump on a 968 costs a little over $500. The $4 can of additive caused the failure of a $2000 steering rack and a bunch of labor to make it all better. And I thought I was “snakebit”! May 11
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Time Trial 1 and Autocross 1 at Mineral Wells Results compiled by Deane Yamada The first Time Trial and Autocross events opened the 2012 season in March at Mineral Wells Municipal Airport, sometimes known as “the MineralRing.” Here are a few comments from the competitors themselves. Had a great time at Saturday’s time trial. The weather was great, the course was fun and the event was smoothly run. Thanks to everyone who puts these together. I can’t wait for the next one! -- Lane Roathe The Saturday Time Trial was a lot of fun - if you did not attend, you really missed out. The day started overcast and comfortable and stayed that way most of the day. We had a little drizzle in the morning runs (remember to wash your windows before you go out on course! I didn’t and could not see the course well for my first two runs) but that cleared up for the afternoon runs. We had some new faces and some familiar ones with new cars. I even got to take some rides instructing in a Boxster Spyder which was a lot of fun. Hard to tell from the times but I think I improved my best ever on Course 1 by about a second. If you missed this one, you should come out for the next one - Mineral Wells is always a lot of fun. A large concrete pad with courses which are repeated year after year where you can compare your times from event to event to get an idea of improvement with 4 sets of 3 consecutive runs each. Low cost / high fun, what more can you ask for? -- Tom Leavitt
Time Trial 1 - Best Times by Class Class 5 5 5 5 Class 6 6 Class 7 7 7 7 Class 8 8 8 Class 9 Class 2X 2X 2X 2X 2X 2X Class 6X Class 7X
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Name Scott Wolthuis Ray Nannis Tom Leavitt Oleg Perelet Name Travis Howard Robyn Howard Name John Higgs Lane Roathe Billy Slocum Abdelqader Husseini Name Al Silva Chris Andras Pat Silva Name Jeff Hermann Name Mitch Williams Gabby Garner Brian Brooks Bobby Nordin Greg Walsh John Bartlett Name Larry Laabs Name James Hollinsworth
Driving 75 Porsche 911S (Blue) Blue 911 1983 Porsche 944 (Tan) 1990 Porsche C2 (red) Driving 2002 Porsche Boxster S (Black) 2002 Porsche Boxster S (Black) Driving 2009 Porsche Cayman (Silver) 2009 Porsche Cayman S (Arctic Silver) 1999 Porsche 911 (blue) 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder (Carrera White) Driving 2012 Porsche Cayman R (Peridot green) 2008 Porsche Cab (Blk) 2009 Porsche Carrera S (Metallic Green) Driving Black 912 Driving 1995 Mazda Miata (Red) 1995 Mazda Miata (Merlot Mica) Blue Miata 1990 Mazda Miata (Red) 1991 Mazda Miata (Blue) Red Miata Driving 2005 Ford mustang gt (Red) Driving 2012 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 (Silver)
Car# 56 722 23 26 Car# 95 65 Car# 21 999 515 777 Car# 713 5 613 Car# 81 Car# 186 74 75 135 17 117 Car# 43 Car# 71
Fastest 70.626 72.296 72.985 75.487 Fastest 74.219 80.656 Fastest 72.077 72.638 73.405 76.890 Fastest 69.677 72.663 74.440 Fastest 72.585 Fastest 71.953 73.413 75.238 75.239 78.335 78.800 Fastest 75.585 Fastest 67.427
The Time Trial was the best driving event I have attended, including three or four DEs. Saturday was completely relaxed and was all about a fun day at the track. I really got a better feel for my car at the Time Trial and any DE event- I’ll be back! Thanks again for a great time! -- Billy Slocum Sunday’s Autocross was divided almost evenly between Porsches and Others. And when it turned out that the Others weren’t enjoying the course as much as they would have liked (too much shifting, apparently), we took a vote and decided to redesign the course for the afternoon! Is that democracy in action or what? Come on out to the next TT/AX weekend, May 26-27, to see what it’s all about. Instructors are available to show you what to do and how to enjoy doing it! -- Carey Spreen
Autocross 1, Morning Course Best Times by Class Class 5 Class 6 Class 7 7 7 7 Class 8 8 Class 2X 2X Class 6X 6X 6X Class 7X
Name Carey Spreen Name Travis Howard Name Marcus Taylor John Higgs Chuck Frahm Ray Nannis Name Al Silva Pat Silva Name Gabby Garner Ryan Monheim Name Iain Peebles Tom Monheim Lane Roathe Name Dean Yamada
Driving 1982 Porsche 911SC (Guards Red) Driving 2002 Porsche Boxster S (Black) Driving 2008 Porsche CarreraS (White) 2009 Porsche Cayman (Silver) 2002 Porsche 911 Turbo (Black) Blue 911 Driving 2012 Porsche Cayman R (Peridot green) 2009 Porsche Carrera S (Metallic Green) Driving 1995 Mazda Miata (Merlot Mica) 1994 Mazda Miata (Montego Blue) Driving 2001 Honda S2000 (silver) 2005 Honda S2000 (Gray) 2000 Honda S2000 (Silverstone) Driving 2002 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 (Red)
Car# 590 Car# 95 Car# 8 21 721 722 Car# 713 613 Car# 74 94 Car# 75 4 999 Car# 18
Fastest 88.595 Fastest 90.411 Fastest 87.475 88.907 93.555 94.533 Fastest 92.253 100.378 Fastest 91.284 96.121 Fastest 86.540 90.096 94.466 Fastest 83.714
Autocross 1, Afternoon Course Best Times by Class Class 5 Class 6 Class 7 7 7 7 Class 8 8 Class 2X 2X Class 6X 6X 6X Class 7X
Name Carey Spreen Name Travis Howard Name Marcus Taylor John Higgs Chuck Frahm Ray Nannis Name Al Silva Pat Silva Name Gabby Garner Ryan Monheim Name Iain Peebles Tom Monheim Lane Roathe Name Dean Yamada
Driving 1982 Porsche 911SC (Guards Red) Driving 2002 Porsche Boxster S (Black) Driving 2008 Porsche CarreraS (White) 2009 Porsche Cayman (Silver) 2002 Porsche 911 Turbo (Black) Blue 911 Driving 2012 Porsche Cayman R (Peridot green) 2009 Porsche Carrera S (Metallic Green) Driving 1995 Mazda Miata (Merlot Mica) 1994 Mazda Miata (Montego Blue) Driving 2001 Honda S2000 (silver) 2005 Honda S2000 (Gray) 2000 Honda S2000 (Silverstone) Driving 2002 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 (Red)
Car# 590 Car# 95 Car# 8 21 721 722 Car# 713 613 Car# 74 94 Car# 75 4 999 Car# 18
Fastest 72.138 Fastest 72.395 Fastest 71.262 72.036 76.197 79.246 Fastest 75.990 80.069 Fastest 74.463 78.643 Fastest 68.311 74.283 DNS Fastest 70.033
Considering the Parade Concours? By Hiram Saunders
Editor’s note: Hiram and Emily Saunders, long-time Maverick Region members, entered their 1995 911 Carrera in the Preparation Group (Touring) at the 2009 Porsche Parade, and won their class, 1990-1999 911/964/993, on their first attempt.
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f you are planning to go to this year’s Porsche Parade, you should seriously consider entering the Concours d’Elegance. Your car will love you for it. You will meet some great people; the Concours is more about “meet and greet” than anything else. Go for it! Any late model car entered in the Touring category has a good chance of getting a trophy if it is driven to the Parade, as opposed to being trailered. I have a 1995 Cabriolet with just over 20K miles, which I entered in the 2009 Colorado Parade. Yes, it is pretty good. However, most of the time that I spent preparing the car was spent on the wrong things, and my first-in-class was much more a function of having driven
it to Keystone than the “perfect” condition or preparation of my car. I placed quite a few points behind an IMMACULATE trailered Concours-only car and a local car. But because I drove to Parade, which by the way is what Porsches are really all about, the Touring class points for driving moved me from third to first in a class of five. If you carefully clean the compartments and do a thorough paint clean and wax, you can win with a daily driver IF you drive the car there. Salt Lake City is a long way from the DFW area, and the miles driven are worth a lot of points. Most of my preparation time was spent removing Cosmoline from barely visible suspension parts and wheel wells, which it turned out were not judged in Touring class. I did spend about eight hours cleaning the engine compartment, which I wanted to do anyway because it was very dusty after a long detour on a dirt road during a previous road trip. It is not necessary to wax wheel wells or spend any time under the car. I do wax my wheels because
Photo by Linda Bambina it is much easier to clean brake dust from them every time I put it back under cover. It is also not necessary to do a lot of Q-tipping. Probably 50 Q-tips with rubber/ plastic preservative in rubber seal cracks, dash vents, and a couple other spots where judges can readily see but not touch is all you need. Everything else inside is basically a good overall car cleaning, and application of your choice of leather/ rubber/plastic preservatives could win. A good weekend of prep before the Parade and another day of prep once you arrive could make you a winner. Joel Nannis did this a number of years ago and his story gave me the courage to try it. We both came home with trophies! A few paint chips are not a problem, although A DE-sandblasted front end might be a handicap, unless you enter one of the Competition car classes. But even if you do have chips, only one of several judges can deduct points and then only for “finish,” so one chip or one thousand chips do not make much difference. Anyway, no matter what you do, the judges will find a few things for which to deduct points. They will do this to everybody. And since you will be driving you do not need to be concerned about the space required for the 5 gallon bucket of cloths, cleaners, etc. you might otherwise wish to take. There will be several Mavericks who are driving a larger vehicle or are trailering a race car and will happily throw in a package of things you need to transport but don’t have the room. If you are at all interested, give it a try - you may be pleasantly surprised with the results!
The Saunders’ 1995 993 on display at the Parade Concours in Keystone, Colorado May 15
A (Road) Trip to Germany and the Porsche Museum Article and Photos By Ed Boudreau Editor’s Note: Maverick Region is currently selling raffle tickets for a sevennight stay for two in Stuttgart, including round-trip airfare, a $500 rental car allowance, a Porsche Factory Tour, and admission to the Porsche Museum. The winning ticket will be drawn on Dec 1 at the Founder’s Day banquet. Here is a taste of what could be in store for the lucky winners, graciously provided by Maverick Region member Ed Boudreau.
be a problem. Signs are in meters and kilometers (1 meter = approx 1yd; 1 kilometer = approx .60 mile). You might also want to spend 15 minutes or so on the internet becoming familiar with German road signs and common terms. We programmed our hotel into the GPS and took off!
the right except when passing. This is extremely important as these vehicles are approaching at high closing rates so you must check carefully before pulling out to pass. The Autobahn is always a divided highway; however it often is only two lanes, not always three. This presents a challenge due to a high
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ach year my wife and I make at least one trip to Zurich to visit our twin granddaughters, our daughter and son-in-law. This year we decided to combine our visit with a week-long driving trip into southern Germany. As a Porsche owner my interest was a coveted visit to the Porsche Factory in Stuttgart, along with a visit to the museum. My wife’s interest was to drive the Romantic Road and see the quaint villages, churches and castles along the route. We decided to combine the two in one trip. First step was to get an invitation from Porsche to the factory tour. Your best bet is an early email to factorytours@porsche.de, which my daughter and son-in-law handled for us. Specify that you want an English language tour and hopefully in a week or so your request will be granted. The Stuttgart plant is very compact so tour groups are necessarily small. Stuttgart builds the 911, Cayman and Boxster. If your interest is in the larger vehicles (Cayenne and Panamera) you will need to specify the Leipzig factory in northeast Germany. Since our tour was for 10 am we decided to pick our rental car (Audi A3) in Zurich and leave for Stuttgart a day early. The Autobahn Driving in Germany is very straightforward and should not 16
A rare 356A 1500 GS Carrera Speedster on display at the Porsche Museum My Garmin shows the speed limit on the screen so it was easy to stay legal. Germany uses cameras for traffic enforcement and the drivers are quite obedient. Imagine my surprise when about an hour into Germany the speed limit vanished on the Garmin… we were on the Autobahn! The interesting thing about the no-speed-limit Autobahn is that it comes and goes, depending on where you are on the road. As you enter a city limit area the speed limit will reappear (typically 120 km/h) and disappear as you move out into the open road. My 2.0 Audi was no match for the left hand lane BMWs and Porsches blowing by at over 230 km/h, so I stayed to
level of truck traffic in the right hand lane and high speed traffic to the left…keep your eyes open and use the signal flashers. We were not in a huge hurry and wanted to see the countryside so I kept the Audi at around 130 km/h. Stuttgart and Zuffenhausen We arrived at our hotel in Stuttgart in the early afternoon, Hotel Wurtz (http://www2.hotel-woertz. de/index.php). The hotel was close to the city center and just a couple of tram stops from the main “Bahnhof” (train station). The room included free parking, internet and breakfast. We found the staff accommodating and helpful to our interests in Stuttgart. We
purchased a two-day general train ticket that is only sold through the hotel (great deal), as we wanted mobility out to Zuffenhausen and to the BMW museum the following day without having to take to the car. If you stay at the Wurtz, try to allocate one evening meal at their very nice restaurant and wine cellar. The next morning we took the train out to Zuffenhausen, about 12 km from the city. The train (S-6) stops right at Porscheplatz and you simply walk across to the museum and factory. I am sure you have seen pictures of the museum, but to see it up close was really stunning. We met up with our tour guide inside the museum, were issued badges, turned over all our phones and cameras (security) and left for a short walk across to the factory. Finally here…I was so excited I felt like a kid again! I could take up this magazine with details of the tour. A few of the facts and impressions: • All three models (911, Cayman, and Boxster) are produced on the same assembly line in two shifts. • Every Porsche is made to order specification from the buyer (usually a dealer) with an infinite number of variations in colors, models, engines, trim, options, etc. Identical cars are typically built only once every 18 months due to variations in specs. • This is the most efficient automobile factory in the world and once you see it you will believe. • Every part for every car arrives at the various assembly work stations just as that unique Porsche arrives at each work station. • Logistics are amazing as trucks arrive day and night to off load parts into the factory. Automated wheeled delivery units move continually along the floor to the factory assembly stations
A classic example of the 959 “Gruppe B” coupe delivering parts just in time for each vehicle at each station. • Some parts of the factory date back to pre-war time; however most of it is new and still being expanded even as work continues. • For me the engine assembly area and the leather fabrication areas were the most interesting. This is not some sanitized tour behind glass viewing walls. You are there, walking the factory floor (or above it) among the workers, the motorized parts delivery system and all the rest. A few of things that surprised me: the beer breaks for workers (talk about a strong union), the relative quiet throughout the factory, and an almost total lack of robots in the process (yes, a Porsche is still mainly assembled by hand). All too soon it was time to wrap up the tour (about two hours total). The factory tour ended, we collected our phones and cameras, and began our museum tour. If you can’t work out a factory tour, the museum alone is worth the trip. You will learn the amazing life story of Ferdinand Porsche from his early days in Austria to the present day Porsche SE. While we also toured the Mercedes Museum, the fact that the Porsche museum is more focused on the sports car and has
a relatively shorter history, made for a more in-depth experience. Romantic Road After two nights in Stuttgart, it was time for us to move down the road. For us the Romantic Road began in Wurzburg, a charming city about 150 km north of Stuttgart. In Wurzburg we toured the large Residence Palace, completed in 1744, and had lunch in the palace café. Later that afternoon we drove about 70 km south to Rothenburg, where we spent two nights at the Hotel Rappen. Rothenburg is a typical walled city with at least a day’s worth of charm and interest for the casual tourist. The Hotel Rappen was fairly plain, but the rates were good, the location was excellent, and it was just a block from the entrance to the walled city. One word of caution: the food in this area can be a bit similar day after day - bratwurst, schnitzel, etc. That said, you can always find Italian or a least pizza for a change of pace. We found prices for the hotels and restaurants to be comparable to the U.S., with the exception of the exchange rate (1 EUR = 1.31 USD). While in Rothenburg, try to schedule an evening walk with the Town Crier (7 Euros) starting continued on page 18 May 17
continued from page 17 shortly after dark in town center. After two nights in Rothenburg, we again headed south along the Romantic Road toward Augsburg. Stops along the route included Dinkelsbuhl, Wallerstein, and the Hamburg Castle. I can’t go into much detail here, but you should know this is a really pretty drive, with lots of rolling farm land and many opportunities for photos and wandering around… not a place to rush through. The roads were very good quality, not high speed and they take you through many quaint villages. Augsburg is an interesting town, but probably not worth the two nights we allotted. I can definitely recommend our hotel, the Dom Hotel, so named for its proximity to the Dom (Cathedral) (http://www. domhotel-augsburg.de/en/homepage). If you stay in Augsburg, two recommendations for restaurants: Pastissima for great Italian (http:// www.pastissima-augsburg.de) and the Ratskeller for a tradi-
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No, it’s not a drawing - it’s a real cutaway 991! tional Bavarian experience (http:// www.ratskeller-augsburg.de). Leaving Augsburg our last day we headed for Neuschwanstein Castle, on which the Disney Castle was modeled. Near Schloss, this is the number one tourist attraction in Germany, so be forewarned. Because we traveled in the offseason of March, crowds were not bad, and we enjoyed the 30 minute tour after only an hour wait. After the castle tour and a brief
lunch our Romantic Road came to an end and we headed back west toward Zurich. Our route was along the northern foothills of the Alps, so this was one of the most enjoyable and scenic afternoons of the entire trip. Unfortunately we had to deal with Zurich traffic at the end of the day. If you would like a copy of our route, just email me at eboudreau@ccmcnet.com. Happy Driving!
Chris Harsdorff, Park Place Porsche Enthusiast and Porsche Club of America Member
“The technicians don’t just know my car, they know me.” I’ve been a big fan of Park Place Dealerships for years, and I’ve bought from them multiple times. So when it came time for my third, a 2010 Carrera C4S, purchasing from Park Place Porsche was a no-brainer. It’s an extraordinary car, but I didn’t realize just how extraordinary it was until I watched Porsche hand-assemble it at the factory in Europe. I was so impressed, I purchased my Cayman S the very next year. And Park Place made it possible. Whether it’s sales, service or parts, Park Place really makes you feel like you’re getting the best. Everyone there bends over backward to help me equip my car for Driver Education and PCA events, and that just goes to show how much they value ongoing customer relationships. I know the Park Place Porsche Team on a first-name basis, and they know me. More importantly, they know my car. That’s what the Park Place ownership experience is all about.
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Cliff ’s Ramblings: Mentors By Cliff Blackshear
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his September will mark my 40th year working professionally on Porsches at the dealer level. It is a benchmark that I have thought about for some time. Wondering if I should go for 50 years. I so enjoy what I do. It is just something I am pondering. What I do has never stopped being stimulating. Porsche owners, Porsche technicians, and Porsche engineers are such interesting people. The cars are amazing. I have been thinking about all the people that have influenced and helped me be a better technician. Decided to tell stories here and in future issues about people I have known that had an impact on me and how I behave as a Porsche workshop repair professional. Neil Storgard hired me at Green Oaks Porsche+Audi in 1972. He was the service manager. I cannot find any information on Neil now. He drove a Cortina at the time and lamented that racing was not as cool in the 70s as it was 10-20 years prior. He simply encouraged me to do what I liked doing. I liked him immensely and his enthusiasm was infectious. I found myself always looking to him for advice. Ed Mayo was the lead Porsche tech at Green Oaks at the time when Neil hired me, and I was in awe of Ed’s talents. He took me for a ride in a 356 Super 90 one day and executed a beautiful heel/toe downshift to first gear while cranking in huge steering input to take a 90 degree right turn. At that time, he had no idea I had spent a lot of my early drivers license time in a 356 practicing just such maneuvers. I washed brake parts from a 356 20
for him my first day there. Then adjusted the valves on a Karmann Ghia that had been traded in. That first day in a Porsche dealership as a new hire for repairs, on all that came in, was magical to me. It was precisely what I wanted to do. In 1974 I was young and felt adventurous. My wife of two years was on the same page with me. We had no children and were not ready for children at that time. We wanted to experience mountain life. I applied for and took a job in Boulder, Colorado at a dealer that was new and considered to be something of an experiment. It was a small town but it was packed with educated people and a large college. Boulder cannot grow due to greenbelt boundaries north and south of city limits, foothills too rugged for expansion to the west, and industry to the east. Our dealer started in an old Pep Boys building downtown on Pearl Street. It was so fun and amazing to just be there. Our first child was born in Boulder on May 29, 1975. It was snowing while the sun was shining, moments after her birth. A moment permanently burned into my memory. I went there and had recently trained on CIS 911s. The 914s were selling like hotcakes as well as the new 911s. Had training on Bosch injection for 914s and that was about it. Suddenly I had to learn how to make the cars work in an environment with crazy altitude changes. Set the car for 5400 feet in Boulder and owner drives home where it is 7000 feet. Or drives home to 5000 feet. Most of these cars had carburetors - dual downdraft 3-barrels. Plus CIS cars were being sold at a rapid pace and we were learning them on the fly. Then there were the 914s.
MPC injection and AFC injection. I could write a novel here. Turns out, lots of people from round the world loved the Boulder area. It had a climate much like the homeland of Europe, so the city enticed many to move to that location. Adolf Stammler owned the dealership. Wolfgang Dahlem was his service manager and my immediate boss. Wolfie was very German and became a dear friend. He and his wife had moved to Colorado from Egypt. He told me stories of being an aircraft mechanic there, working on Egyptian MIGs. He indicated that the build quality of the planes was just awful. Rivets that stuck out 1mm high on wing surfaces, etc. Wolfgang loved diving in the Red Sea when living in Egypt. He made an underwater camera setup himself. Used a pressure cooker and mounted the camera inside. Showed me many pictures from his adventurous dives. Also talked a lot about driving in the desert in a DKW and stumbling upon many mummified wrapped bodies. Sand shifted around and they simply were uncovered on the desert floor. He passed away some years ago. I miss him immensely. Many foreigners came through and worked there during my 9-½ years in Colorado. Germans, Austrians, Brits, and one from Australia; it was interesting to say the least. Oh yeah, and one Japanese guy there who was quite talented. Another person that stood out for me was from Manitou Springs Colorado, Lynn Henningsen. He was pushing 40 years old at that time and seemed ancient to me. He taught me everything I
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March Happy Hour: Mac’s American Grill Article and Photos By Frank Briggs
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hen asked to host the March Happy Hour last January, I eagerly agreed, as it is one of my favorite monthly activities. I get to drive my favorite car and enjoy food and drink with people who share my passion for the best automobile on planet Earth.
her response was “no problem.” Do I have a great wife or what? What better evening could a guy have than to enjoy an evening of car club activities with his “best friend”? Thank you, Bobbie. And a great time it was. We had 34 Mavericks enjoying wonderful conversations with one another over great food in an enjoyable atmosphere. The parking lot was filled with its share
Christy Payne and Shelly Burbank remind us that it’s not just the cars . . .
Happy Hours are a great way for new members to learn more about the variety of events that Maverick Region offers throughout the year. Since Happy Hour is always on the third Thursday of each month, and Bobbies’ and my 43rd wedding anniversary was in the middle of the month, I did not anticipate any conflict. Well, guess what? March 15 happened to fall on the third Thursday. When I revealed this to my bride,
If you missed the most recent Happy Hour, please mark your calendar for May 17 and join us as we invade Love and War in Texas at Grapevine Mills for a fun evening of Porsche fellowship and great food. Happy motoring!!!
of beautiful P-cars, as is evident in the accompanying photo. I had the pleasure of meeting two ladies new to the Mavericks and attending their first Porsche activity. Andrea McMillen arrived in her beautiful Cayenne, and Stephanie Ho showed off her red Cayman “Dashing.”
Porsches filled the parking lot around Mac’s May 21
Advertiser of the Month: Mullenix’s Motorsport Engineering By Ed Mullenix
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have been at my current location in Richardson for four years. The shop was located in McKinney from 1994 until 2003 when I was mobilized for the Gulf war.
long and occasionally I will work 12 days straight, but I am passionate about what I do and enjoy going to work every day!
I started working on cars in 1968 as a “step-n-fetch it” at Economy VW in Dallas while I was in high school. In 1971 I went to work as a tech at Davis-Bell Porsche/ Audi (later named Forest Lane P/A). I went to work at Town North P/A in 1978 as their shop foreman and later as the service manager. Town North Porsche eventually became The Porsche Store, and the new owners brought in their own management team. I decided to “hang my shingle up”.
I joined PCA three years ago when I bought another Porsche (my first was a 1971 914, which some say wasn’t really a Porsche). I now own two, a 1982 Targa and a 1984 928, both of which are currently undergoing restoration (read: they are in various boxes in my shop and do not run yet).
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tions and track preparation. I teamed up with the Richardson School District four years ago and every year provide summer employment for some of their students. This past February, I retired from the Navy Reserve as a Senior Chief Petty Officer after 24 years of service. Now I can participate in Sunday drives, autocrosses, and such since there are no more “Drill Weekends”!
Member Spotlight: Veronica Law By Lisa Steele, Membership Chair
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his month’s spotlight is on Veronica Law. Veronica recently purchased a beautiful black 2011 Cayman in December. She is no stranger to sports cars, as her previous car was a white Corvette coupe. Maybe we can convince her to bring her new Porsche to some of our driving events.
with her husband and enjoys a good game of tennis. She is a corporate and real estate attorney with Decker Jones, P.C. Veronica says “clients who drive Porches get extra special attention!”
Veronica and her husband Tom live in Fort Worth near the south side. She is originally from Colorado but her husband is from Fort Worth. “I’ve been in the DFW area for almost 17 years and love Fort Worth.”
You may recognize Veronica’s Porsche when you see her personalized license plates that read “VEELAW.” Many people know
Other than driving her Cayman, Veronica loves to travel
her as Vee. Please join me in giving Veronica (Vee) and her husband Tom a warm Maverick WELCOME.
If you are a new member and would like to be considered for our monthly “SPOTLIGHT” feature, please contact me at membership@mavpca.org.
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continued from page 20 know to this day when it comes to being a pure, hands-on guy. His parents owned a wrecking yard in Manitou and it had become his property/business as they had passed away. Yet he worked in Boulder as a favor to Wolfgang to help get the dealer going. Lynn had mad skills. He would leave every year for one month and go work the Baja 1000 with a team. Always came back with some crazy stories to tell. He also did the Pikes Peak Hill climb with a team every year. More crazy stories. Technically (and I know this sounds nuts), he taught me how to better interpret the feel of a car. To find its soul. To simply get
in and drive it and feel how it has been treated and cared for. What it is crying out for. Very difficult to explain. But he knew. And I learned with time. He taught me to study the owner of the car and to understand their personal expectations of a Porsche. Then how to meld that owner with what a Porsche could do to meet what they wanted. Again a difficult thing to explain. Yet they are things I have tried to do to the best of my ability through the years. It is my passion. His mechanical skills were amazing. How to weld a metal fuel tank rupture? No problem. Start a car, run a hose from its exhaust pipe into the filler neck of the tank to be welded. Get all the oxygen out of the inside and go to work.
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Broken huge B+ battery cable and need to make work today without having a new harness requiring 20 hours work? No problem. Get some copper piping and start fabricating a quick very large splice that is bullet proof and will not fail. He was the best I have ever been around when it came to making it work, getting it right, and never starting a repair without being confident of the outcome. Sounds easy but diagnosis and executing a lengthy repair sequence can be very difficult at times. It has been an adventurous near 40 years. I have so much more I want to share with my fellow Porsche people . . . Trying to not early apex in life!
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Parts and Service for: Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Mini, and Smart Car. 817-267-4451 Visit us online at: 1-800-356-2964 www.allzim.com zimips@allzim.com 1804 Reliance Pkwy. Bedford, TX 76021 M-F 8am to 5:30pm Zims Autotechnik is not affiliated with Porsche AG or PCNA Registered Trademark of Dr. Ing h.c.F. Porsche A.G.
May 25
Experience Your Porsche in a New Way! By driving on a real North Texas racetrack
Eagles Canyon Raceway is the beautiful culmination of years worth of research, planning & design into the rolling hills of North Texas near DFW. Eagles Canyon Raceway features 2.55 miles, 4 straights over 1,300 feet long, 11 turns, and 340 feet of overall elevation change. Eagles Canyon is a true driver's track, and is planned to host all classes of events from the top level racing series to club racing and private HPDE days. We are proud to receive PCA events including Club Racing and look forward to each and every event! With an EC Membership you can enjoy driving on a track that is quickly becoming history in the making. We offer all that you need including a challenging track, high octane fuel & a grill for lunch. Join us by signing up at www.eaglescanyon.com or call for information at 940-466-9775.
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Specializing in all years and models of Porsche exclusively for more than 30 years Complete and Meticulous Maintenance and Repair Tuning and Diagnostics (Carbs, MFI, CIS, OBD I & II) Custom Engine and Transmission Rebuilds Competition Car Preparation (Track or Autocross)
1521 Baccarac Ct Euless, TX 76040 817 540 4939 www.mayoperformance.com email: Mayos@imagin.net 26
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May 27
German Engineering With Southern Hospitality Personal Service.
At Nine-Eleven, we’ve built a reputation for understanding our customers’ needs — quality service, convenient location, state-of-the-art diagnostics, and personalized service that is unmatched in the Metroplex. When you trust your car to us, you will have the peace of mind that it will be serviced correctly the first time. Every time.
Access.
We strongly believe in access to those who will actually work on your car. Our technicians are available in person, by phone, and even by pager if you have questions or need timely information about your car.
Facility.
Our clean shop, well-stocked parts department, and comfortable waiting room ensure that you and your car will get the kind of service you deserve. Maintained tools and equipment. Clean cars. We are meticulous about details.
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Our parts department is also second to none. Our knowledgeable staff will assist you in finding that necessary part or after-market option you require. We are an authorized dealer for high-performance Recaro seating, Yokohama Tires, Bilstein Shocks, Bosch, and many others. This ensures that whether you are a casual driver or an enthusiast who needs race prep assistance, Nine-Eleven has the experience and knowledge to keep your car running at peak performance. Nine-Eleven Enterprises, Inc. Service, Accessories & Parts for BMW, Mercedes & Porsche 2120 Cindy Lane, Dallas, Texas 75229 972-241-2002 www.nine-eleven.com
Convenience.
We are conveniently located near the intersection of Stemmons and LBJ Freeways in Dallas. We offer emergency towing service 24 hours a day and have arranged for special rental car rates with area rental agencies. Come by for a visit between 7:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday, or call for a service appointment.
May 29
IF YOU WANT TO SEE WHAT THE REPAIR SHOP OF THE FUTURE WILL LOOK LIKE, DRIVE TO 6134 DENTON DRIVE
From the moment you turn in from Denton Drive, you’ll start to notice the special details that makes AUTOSCOPE a car-friendly heaven.
It’s quite simply, the most incredible independent repair facility in the world It even has its own Race-Track Simulator and Side-By-Side, AllWheel Dynos!
www.autoscope.net Dallas-Park Cities 214-350-3050 . Plano 972-867-7467 . Dallas N/E 214-320-8280 30
New Wheels
If you have any changes that you would like to make to the MRPCA membership guide, call Lisa Steele 214-709-6418.
Lisa Steele, Membership Chair Archer, Christopher (Stacey) Southlake, TX 76092 2011 Panamera 4 Beirnes, Ian (Kathy) Mc Kinney, TX 75071 2008 Boxster
Fitzgerald, Shelton Dallas, TX 75219 Associate
McMillen, Andrea Grapevine, TX 76051 2006 Cayenne S
Frost, Jamie McKinney, TX 75070 2004 Carrera 4S
Northover, Peter (Lisa Kittredge) Addison, TX 75001 2012 Panamera
Gonzalez, Marino Southlake, TX 76092 2006 911 Carrera S
Bradford, Kyle Dallas, TX 75205 2008 C4S Clay, Bill Colleyville, TX 76034 2003 911 4S
Hannan, Geoff (Lori Schroedter) Fort Worth, TX 76116 2010 Cayenne S
Creed, Kevin (Linda) Colleyville, TX 76034 2008 Cayenne GTS Ferguson, Kyle (Christy) Frisco, TX 75034-2633 2002 911
Maverick Member Totals Members ~ 1,254 Affiliate Members ~ 831 Total Membership ~ 2,085
Price, Will (Adrienne) Allen, TX 75002 2012 911 Rapfogel, Steve (Bob) Fort Worth, TX 76109 2012 911 Carrera S
Siuda, Jerry Frisco, TX 75035 2005 Carrera S
Hardin, Mark Dallas, TX 75205 1997 Boxster
Sears, Steve Dallas, TX 75208 1990 Carrera 2
Taylor, Steven Rhome, TX 76078 1998 Boxster
King, Carl Dallas, TX 75234 2007 911 C4S
Shaw, Craig Keller, TX 76244 1986 951
Winkelman, Mark (Susan) Plano, TX 75094 2008 911
Anniversaries Ellis, Richard W. Gade, Michael J. Beaumont, Gary N. Lowry, Wade Sebert, Donald
35 Years 30 Years 25 Years 20 Years
Carrollton Colleyville Highland Village Bedford Dallas
15 Years Sebert, Jeff
Dallas
Bailey, Dusty C. Chambers, Garret W. Hale, Bryan Snyder, Steve
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Mc Kinney Dallas Frisco Plano
5 Years Allen, Scott D. Bradfield, David A. Byrd, Bryant Farris, Gary H. Keirstead, Steve
Mount Pleasant Fort Worth Keller Dallas Richardson
May 31
Unclassifieds Unclassifieds are available free to Maverick Region members and are $5 to all others (contact editor for payment details). Please limit size to no more than 6 lines. Ads will run for 3 issues, then removed unless you request that it be run for an additional 3 issues. E-mail your ad to classifieds@mavpca.org by the 10th to have your ad run in the following month’s Slipstream. Be sure to include car year, make and model, its mileage and asking price, as well as a contact name, phone number and /or e-mail address. All parts will be advertised on our website. Check your ad for accuracy the first time it runs. Contact the editor to have your ad pulled sooner. Due to space constraints, photos may or may not be included.
For Sale: 1983 911SC. This is the one! Less than 10K miles on $20K meticulously rebuilt engine. Upgrades where it made sense (Carrerra Lifters,etc). All records. Sunroof/A/C. Cocoa Brown Interior. Never raced. My pride and joy since 1985. Always garaged. $28,500. Contact Pat at 214-630-5881 or phaverfield@gmail.com (05) For Sale: 2008 Limited Edition Boxster, Beautiful, rare orange exterior with black interior and Alcantara seat inlays. Only 500 of the Boxster and Boxster S were made; this is 178/250. Convertible, 5 speed manual, HomeLink, Bose sound package, BiXenon headlamps, 18 inch black alloy wheels. 37,460 miles. Garage kept, well maintained. $35,000. Contact Robert at 713-530-2755 or robert_citimax@msn.com (05)
Build sheet available upon request. $35,000. Call 214356-2005 or email msteele911@gmail.com for more details. (04)
For Sale: 1983 928S, Guards Red, set up for track use. No engine mods, 5 speed, lsd, MSDS headers, Eibach springs, Bilstein shocks, 928 International front swaybar, Devek radiator. Recaro SPG seats, Brey-Krause seatback brace, 5 point harnesses, kill switch, roll cage by RaceFab in Rusk Texas, BBS and Forgeline 8x16 wheels. Owner since 1990; $10,000. Contact Brian Scudder at 972-548-0380 or brian. scudder@sbcglobal.net (03)
For Sale: 1984 Carrera Targa, Red/Black, 113K
miles, recently restored Targa in excellent condition. Rebuilt transmission, new suspension, and restored interior. No issues - ready for top-off spring weather. $17,000. Contact Mark Steele at 214-356-2005 (03)
For Sale: 2007 Boxster, White, only 17,000 miles. Tan interior, chocolate convertible top, $34,000. Contact Charlene Ryan Clopp at 214-701-5671 (03)
For Sale: 1973 914 1.7, Orange Clear Coat, rust- free New Mexico car. 1.7L engine with Weber carburetor; good base to build a track car or to get into a 914 “cheap”. Lots of spare parts; needs tune-up, valves adj, TLC, radio, heater controls repaired, and some overall fix-up. $2850 OBO. Contact Jerry DeFeo at 972-897-5800 or jerrydef@flash.net (03)
For Sale: 1993 911 Carrera 4, 5-speed, 89k miles. Black w/beige leather interior. Second owner. Extensive service records (last 7 years serviced by Fifth Gear, Lewisville, TX). Asking $20,000. Will consider trading this car plus cash for a 997. PCA Member, Maverick Region. Contact William at ph 214-502-3679 (leave msg if no answer) or wharden43@gmail.com (04)
For Sale: 1980 911 SC Euro race car. If you want to run up front with the other Euro SCs, this is the car for you. Raced as 1981 Euro SC PCA E class, Club Race car. Built from the ground up in 2008. This is a non-sunroof car so it is light weight. Engine was rebuilt with new 9.8:1 compression pistons and cylinders in 2009. Transmission rebuilt in late 2011, plumbed for oil cooler and brand new GT LSD. Suspension setup by Buckley racing with Smart racing and Elephant racing components so it handles as well as it goes. Car is fully sorted and ready to race. Includes 2 sets of 16” Fuchs and various spares parts.
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