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Volume 53, Issue 5, May 2015
Go Online for the latest updates on events at http://mav.pca.org Visit us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/groups/mavpca/ Departments Zone 5 Presidents..........................................1 Shifting Gears (President’s Column).............2 Maverick of the Month.................................2 List of Officers and Board Chairs.................4 Around the Bend (Editor’s Column).............5 Maverick Minutes.........................................6 New Mavericks and Anniversaries..............31 Advertiser Index..........................................32 Unclassifieds...............................................32
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Features Trivia.............................................................7 “. . . it’s the people”.......................................8 Tech Corner...................................................9 Autocross Series..........................................12 Bob Benson Remembrance.........................16
Upcoming Events Drivers’ Education 4: MSR................................ 5 April Board Meeting.....................................7 Autocross 4: MW........................................13 May Maverick Social: Lavendou................27 Saturday Drive............................................27 Maverick Lunch Series...............................30
Past Event Recaps Autocross Events 2 and 3............................12 Maverick Tech Session................................22 April Sunday Drive.....................................23 Maverick Social: Uncle Julio’s....................26
Day May 2 May at Mayo’s 6 Board Meeting 8-10 PCA Club Race/DE, COTA 12 Lewisville Lunch 21 Mav Social: Lavendou, Plano 23-24 Drivers’ Education 4: MSR 28 Richardson/Southlake Lunches 30 Autocross Novice School: MW 30 Saturday Drive: Rancho Sereno 31 Autocross 4: MW
Day June 3 Board Meeting 7 Concours: Autos in the Park 9 Lewisville Lunch 18 Mav Social: Love and War, Grapevine 21-27 60th Porsche Parade, French Lick, IN 25 Richardson/Southlake Lunches 28 Autocross 5: MW
Day July 14 Lewisville Lunch 16 Mav Social: Bruno’s, Irving 23 Richardson/Southlake Lunches 26 Autocross 6: LSP
Day August 5 Board Meeting 11 Lewisville Lunch 16 Autocross 7: LSP 20 Mav Social: TBD 27 Richardson/Southlake Lunches
Driving Event Venues COTA Circuit of the Americas, Austin ECR Eagles Canyon Raceway, Slidell LSP Lone Star Park, Arlington MMS Mesquite Memorial Stadium, Mesquite MSR MotorSport Ranch, Cresson MW Mineral Wells Airport, Mineral Wells Slipstream (USPS 666-650) is published monthly by the Maverick Region, Porsche Club of America, 155 Jellico Southlake, TX 76092. Subscription price is $24.00 per year. Periodical postage is paid at Fort Worth, TX. Postmaster: Send address changes to Hiram Saunders, Slipstream, 155 Jellico, Southlake, TX 76092.
On the Cover: The gray skies and rainy weather have persisted this spring, but our members still get out and drive their Porsches! Photo by George Luxbacher
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2015 PCA Zone 5 Presidents and Zone Representative ARK-LA-TEX Kirk Bristol kbristol911@gmail.com
COASTAL BEND Bryan Kerrick
LONE STAR Michael Globe president@lsrpca.com
MARDI GRAS Rick Payton rpayton35@aol.com
OZARK John Bullen johnc8551@yahoo.com
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HILL COUNTRY Robert Price president@hcrpca.org
LONGHORN Jack Merrell president@longhornpca.org
MAVERICK Jim Falgout president@mavpca.org
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Shifting Gears: Your Club Wants You! By Jim Falgout, Region President
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s of March 31, 2015, the Maverick Region of PCA had 1,554 primary members and 844 supplementary members for a total membership of 2,398. I receive emails from the National office of PCA every time we have a new member sign up, and I have had several such emails since that date. That was a new record for Primary members. That is great news! Our challenge is to help each and every one of you get the most enjoyment out of your club that you can. We are in one of our most active seasons; the other is in the fall. Our outdoor events are curtailed during the summer because of the infamous heat. There are several events this month and June, including track, street driving, and social, for you to enjoy your Porsche and the other folks who appreciate the brand as much as you do. As we often say, “It’s not just the cars, it’s the people.” One of those people who contributed significantly to the success of our Drivers’ Education events passed away recently. It was quite unexpected. You will read more about it later and in other sections of this publication. The reason I bring it up is that this event made us keenly aware that all of our chairpersons, who do a tremendous job making our club what it is, need assistants. They need assistants who are developing, so that one day they can take over the activity. So yes, more than ever, I am appealing for you to get involved with your club. Find an activity that you really enjoy and see how you can help make it enjoyable for your fellow club members. You will have so much more enjoyment when you do so. Yes YOUR CLUB WANTS YOU . . . to get involved. Shifting gears on you, I want to discuss the Drivers’ Education program that your club operates. If you enjoy driving your Porsche fast, but do not want to endanger yourself and others, or risk getting expensive tickets from the speed enforcement folks, we have a great program for you: DE. Your initial event and every event thereafter, begins with a classroom training session. There are several such sessions after that. We have a great group of instructors who ride with you during all of your sessions until you are qualified to drive alone (i.e., Solo). In fact, the first session, they will gently drive your car to gauge its capabilities. You can also request to ride with your instructor in his/her 2 May
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Mav of the Month As I mentioned previously, we had a member pass away recently. Bob Benson was the Safety Chair for our Drivers’ Education events. He was responsible for making sure the track was safe before every event. He arranged for all the corner workers for all DEs. He made several other contributions to the activities of your club as you will read elsewhere. I was going to name him Mav of the Month after the spring session of DEs, but due to his untimely death, I am naming him Mav of the Month now. The gift card for Silver Fox was sent to Patricia Benson, his widow. Bob, we appreciate everything you have done for your club and our members, and we will miss you.
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President Jim Falgout president@mavpca.org
Vice President Gareth Maurice C 817-821-2940 vp@mavpca.org
Gareth still remembers the cover of the car magazine that drew him into a lifetime of loving cars. He spent many afternoons riding his bike as a young kid to the local newsstand to buy and read everything he could. He now owns a Midnight Blue 911S and enjoys driving it in wonderful Texas!
Jim joined Maverick Region in August, 2008. He drives a 2003 996, which is the third Porsche he has owned. Jim enjoys attending Maverick Region social and driving events.
Secretary Wendy Shoffit C 972-977-9821 secretary@mavpca.org
Wendy and husband James joined Maverick Region in 1997, when their daughter was only 9 months old. Jasmine is now 17. They own 3 Porsches including a 1978 911SC as a dedicated racecar, which she enjoys autocrossing. Her daily driver is a 2000 Boxster. She also serves as the PCA National Newsletter Chair.
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AX Chair Wesley Lincoln TT Chair Travis Howard TT Registrar Robyn Howard AX/TT Rules Travis Howard AX/TT Schools Robyn Howard Charity Chair Chris Hamilton Club Race Co-Chairs Jim Buckley Pat Heptig Joel Nannis Club Race Registrar Wendy Shoffit Concours Chair Andy Kay DE Chair Chris Tabor DE Chief Drvng Instr. John Sandusky DE Equip. Mgr. Wesley Lincoln DE Registrar Wendy Shoffit DE Safety DE Sponsorship Daren Kirbo Email List Moderator Goodie Store Pat Friend Histographer, Tenured Charlie Davis Membership Susan and Tom Froehlich Monthly Socials Stephanie Ho MemberWelcome Chair Stephanie Ho On-line Calendar Brendan Eagan Past President John Hamilton Public Relations Linda Bambina Rally Co-Chairs Don Sebert George Luxbacher Slipstream Advertising Pat Friend Editors Carey Spreen Jim Hirsch Event Ad Design Jasmine Shoffit Mailing & Tech. Andy Mears Printing Fran Ussery Content Wrangler Linda Bambina Mentor Wendy Shoffit Social Chair Tracy Robertson Sunday Drives Tom Martin Neill Flood Swap Meets Robyn Howard Tech Sessions Ed Mullenix Trivia Chair Jerry DeFeo Website Denny Payne
Richard joined Maverick Region in 2012 when he fulfilled a 30+ year dream to own his first (of many) 911, a 2009 Silver Carrera! Although fairly new to the club, he is excited about being more involved and meeting more Porsche fanatics!
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Around the Bend... By Jim Hirsch, Managing Editor
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oving into the editor’s chair for Slipstream would be an intimidating task for anyone, unless, of course, you have the previous editor standing with you like I do. Carey Spreen has helped shepherd this award winning magazine for the past three years and continues to perform an important role even in his “retirement”. He is the chief grammar and spelling enforcer! Not only that, as I enter into just my second year as a member of the Maverick Region, Carey serves as my historian – he knows so many members that if we need a photo, some missing information, or even how to contact another member – Carey has all of the answers! So, what can you expect from me as the day-to-day editor of Slipstream? Certainly no big change since this formula has proven to be so successful. But there is a reason I chose “Around the Bend” for my column heading each month. As you drive your Porsche, you always want to be aware of what’s ahead, not what is passing by or what you’ve already passed. This is essential to
great driving, whether on a road course or an autocross, and especially on the highway and in town. As you’ve heard from your track instructor many times, “You don’t steer the car with your hands, you steer with your eyes.” If you continue steering with your eyes, you’ll make the minor adjustments necessary to correct the car’s path, which becomes paramount if you’re off-road and a tree or tire wall is looming in your path! Hmmm, just talking about driving makes me want to read this issue and look for our Autocross results and upcoming Gimmick Rally, DE, AX, and Saturday Drive events! I’ll use that philosophy for all issues of Slipstream as well. I’ll look “around the bend” to what is coming on the club horizon and make sure our members have a chance to read about it here each month. To be even more timely, I’ll post regularly to our club Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/mavpca/ and provide daily updates to remind you of club and other Porsche events and news via our Twitter feed at https://twitter.com/MaverickPCA and hashtag of #mavpca. Read on to see what’s “around the bend” in this month’s issue!
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Gimme a Minute: April Board Meeting By Wendy Shoffit, Region Secretary
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resident Jim Falgout began the meeting promptly at 7:00pm. He reported on the passing of Bob Benson. Bob has been named as Maverick of the Month posthumously. Jim encouraged every Event Chair to work with someone who could replace them if something went wrong. He proposed that the July board meeting be cancelled, which was approved. Secretary Wendy Shoffit told everyone that her family was finally taking the trip to Germany they won in 2013, but will be back in time for the April Drivers’ Education Event, which has 75 students signed up. We expect more to sign up the week leading up to the event. We are also discussing ways to improve interest in DE. Registration is open (register. pca.org) for the Club Race and DE at COTA May 8-10. Visitors are also welcome. Online versions of Slipstream contain links for advertisers. Readers can click the ads and it will take them to the advertiser’s website. We get reports of the number of click-throughs, providing an added value to advertisers. Every two years we publish a printed membership directory, which will be printed this year. Jim Hirsch will help lead that charge. Members can opt out, if they choose, but must request to do so. Details later. Lastly, the board voted to donate $100 to the Hope House in honor of Bob Benson and Charles Machala, father of DE instructors Chuck and Tim Machala. Autocross Chair Wes Lincoln reported that there have been three autocrosses this year. They’ve been well attended, except for PCA members. He wants to encourage PCAers to get out there! He proposed having an autocross event at the end of a rally or tour, maybe to Mineral Wells. The next event will be an Autocross School Saturday, May 30 in MW. Students of the school get free entry to the following day’s Autocross, which will be a “mirrorcross” event, with two mirror-image courses being run for a total time. 6 May
Concours Chair Andy Kay has a detailing demo scheduled for April 25 at Jack’s Garage. Saturday, May 2 is May at Mayo’s, which will include a People’s Choice Concours. Sunday, June 7 is Autos in the Park, which will be a judged event. He continues to have great concours medals and will purchase several “Best of” awards for May at Mayo’s. He has also been getting great kits from Griot’s Garage to give away at various events. He will also be writing feature articles for Slipstream. Treasurer Richard Solomon has been getting training from our past Treasurer, but still has a learning curve. We received a nice subsidy check from National, which will help future events. We have a strong financial position, with over $109k in the bank currently. Some Slipstream advertisers still have an outstanding balance, but sponsorships are current. He suggested members could go to Houston for the Concours of Texas event April 24-25, featuring vintage Porsches this year. Social Chair Tracy Robertson has everything set for May at Mayo’s, including the popular On the Border catering. PR Chair Linda Bambina praised Jim Hirsch for jumping in and doing a great job with Slipstream. He is on top of everything. She encouraged photographers in the club to submit VERTICAL shots for possible use as Slipstream covers. She is also looking for additional names of people to feature in her “It’s the People” series. Slipstream Layout Editor Jim Hirsch reported that the issues currently have plenty of content, which is great. Unfortunately, this causes some articles to be delayed. He requests that when people submit photos of people, please include names. He thanked Carey Spreen for continuing to do the “heavy lifting.” Jim has the Twitter account fully functional, providing announcements for upcoming events to followers. Slipstream Content Editor Carey Spreen noted that he and Jim have separated the job into layout versus content. They increased printing to 1,750 copies/month. We have been sending issues to non-renewed
April 1, 2015 members for months, which we will now review. He will work with Membership Co-Chairs to contact nonrenewals before they stop getting Slipstream. He also mentioned that online classified ads are way out of date. We will work with webmaster Denny Payne towards a solution. Rallymaster Don Sebert is putting on a Gimmick Rally on Saturday, April 25. George Luxbacher has agreed to step up to be Rally CoChair with Don, allowing Neill Flood to focus on Sunday Drives. The April rally will end at the Frisco Historic Museum, which now contains the exhibits from the old Age of Steam Railroad Museum at Fair Park. Attendees will enjoy a tour of the museum and possibly dinner at Babe’s Chicken. He will have prizes for the top three finishers. “Calendar Boy” Brendan Eagan has been making improvements to online calendar items, including pictures and hyperlinks. Tech Session Chair Ed Mullenix had a great event March 21 showing entrants how to do a DE pre-tech inspection. Will work to plan a “Tops and Dogs” event for convertible top care sometime, probably in July. Sunday Drive Co-Chairs Neill Flood and Tom Martin reported the first drive of the year had 42 cars, despite bad weather. They had great feedback. April 18 was the next one, through the Ennis-area bluebonnets, with a group photo opportunity. Saturday, May 30 will be a drive to Rancho Sereno in Whitesboro, which includes great newly-paved Farm to Market roads. They need RSVPs for that one by Saturday, May 23 because it will be catered. Travis Howard held an Autocross Awards Banquet on Feb. 21. Thanks to Linda for her help arranging everything. Great attendance. Guest Daniel Amado is a new DE instructor and wants to encourage more DE students. He is working with the DE team. Guest Bob Kramer recently has gotten involved in DEs and suggested we improve communication to potential entrants. We offer tons of instruction for not much money, compared to others out there, plus
it’s a lot of fun! Suggested posting videos via YouTube to get more information out there. Guest Gabriel Chacin is a new member and is enjoying the club and Slipstream. Membership Co-Chairs Tom and Susan Froehlich reported a new all-time high of 1,554 primary members and 2,398 total (tied for best overall). Stephanie Ho offered to help contact non-renewals to improve membership retention. DE Chair Chris Tabor said that event entries have been lower than expected this year. He is working on improvements, including getting better messages out to potential “newbies.” Many promotions last year increased attendance in higher run groups, which is good. He will write an article advertising DEs. Tom F. suggested we add links to existing videos to our website instead of having to create our own. More single day events were suggested as being popular. Monthly Social Chair Stephanie Ho said the Hilton Garden Inn event was very popular, with over 85 attendees. The hotel was generous with discounts and will welcome us back. The May event at Lavendou will also feature great discounts and a cocktail party. Stephanie needs RSVPs, if possible, and encourages people to show up if they say they are coming. Dress is not casual. She thanks Porsche Plano for providing calendars and auto show tickets as giveaways. She’s working with local restaurants who do NOT have a minimum overall order or per person cost. Meeting was adjourned.
February/March TRIVIA It’s Easy to Play! Play here for fun and education and find the answers below OR Play for prizes on the web at http://mav.pca.org, with the answers and winners to be posted here after each month’s contest has closed. Thanks to Jerry DeFeo for putting this and the Web Trivia together. Congratulations to this month’s winner, CYRIL REIF, getting all 5 correct. Also getting ALL 5 Correct were Pierce Hooper and Victor Verissimo. The winner was chosen by random drawing. Cyril, please contact Kirk at Zim’s to claim your $25 Gift Certificate. Thanks to all for playing!
1. Just recently on the Internet there was a special presentation on Porsche New Vehicle Customization Program. What is that Program officially called? a. Porsche Customs b. Porsche Exclusive c. Porsche Individuations d. Porsche-Your Way Source: http://goo.gl/WgmgqI 2. Who heads up this Section of Porsche? a. Hilda Piech b. Barbara Boeckenhoff c. Kurt Pohl d. Hans Grimmnerhoff Source: http://goo.gl/WgmgqI 3. This example car was painted Viper Green with Black and Gray Interior, and had a number of Custom Features. Which of the following was NOT a Feature on this car? a. Clear Taillight Lenses b. Color Matching Seat Belts c. Yellow Gauge Faces d. Illuminated Door Sills Source: http://goo.gl/WgmgqI 4. There is a phrase located in the Door Sill that reads “911% Fahrspaß”. What does that mean in English? a. 911’s Best Sportscar b. 911% Driving Fun c. 911 Custom Turbo d. 911’s Sports Wonder Source: http://goo.gl/WgmgqI 5. On the Engine Deck Lid, what was beneath the PORSCHE identification? a. turbo b. 911 c. 911 turbo d. “911% Fahrspaß” Source: http://goo.gl/WgmgqI
Answers: 1) b 2) b 3) b 4) b 5) b
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“ . . . it’s the people”: James Shoffit—Major Maverick Contributor As Told to Linda Bambina by James Shoffit
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ote from Linda: James is amazing. He wrote his own interview! Plus he is a rare bird: so easy to talk to, learn from, and laugh with. He has a Maverick Corealways trying something new and sharing what works! My Dad was in oil exploration so we moved all the time – 10 schools by 5th grade. (I was never social until I met Wendy.) I loved math as a kid and was “who’s-who” for Math in both middle and high school. I was a self-taught programmer in 6th grade when I had to write all my own games for a computer my dad and I put together. I also went to regional competitions for Rubik’s Cube solving, to round out the nerd picture. My dad always had Volkswagens and talked about Porsches all the time. Always wanted to put a Porsche engine in whatever VW we had at the time. My dad and I rebuilt the engine in the ’66 VW he bought new just before I was born, and that was the car I drove through high school. We also dropped the engine many times to replace the clutches I would burn out. Learned all types of car stuff from my dad. While at college as a computer science major (surprise, surprise), got a job running NTSU’s computers and in 1989 met Wendy on THEnet (precursor to the internet). She was at A&M and I was at NTSU, and we met in an online forum where I helped her transfer some computer programs from one system to another in College Station. She asked how she could repay me, and I suggested lunch. Three months later, I proposed. I was a Senior (5th year) and she was a Freshman. Married the next year. 8 May
We wanted to wait to have a kid until: 1) we could afford it, 2) we had plenty of time, and 3) we had a house. We bought a house in our sixth year of marriage, and realized the first two were never going to happen, so we had Jasmine. Which meant a baby seat. Which wouldn’t fit in the back of my Mitsubishi 3000GT. We loved watching autocrossing, and wanted to try it out, so car shopping was going to be fun! Viper, NSX, both out (too small, no back seat). Went to a Porsche dealership and had to scoot the seat CLOSER to reach the pedals. Finally a car built for me! I didn’t want to buy a 911 since I had wanted one since I was a kid. I had enjoyed that dream for so long, I didn’t know what I would dream of if it came true. (Later I found out you always want one more Porsche than you have.) So Wendy talked me into buying our first Porsche – a 1990 C4 Cabriolet. And we autocrossed the wheels off that car for years. Our first PCA meeting was the New Member Party 1998. I went looking for the autocrossers and found them! That was an integral part of our lives for many years. The second Porsche we still have – 1978 911 that I bought to be an autocrosser/club racer is still in use for that purpose at a number of events every year. I was President of Maverick Region from 2001 to 2002. Then I turned the reins over to Keith Olcha so I could focus on Parade 2004, for which we had won the bid. I spent the next two years developing the software for Autocross scoring and Tech Quiz scoring. They still use a variant of the Tech Quiz scoring software I developed at Parade. Parade 2004 in Fort Worth saw me oversee all the scoring, collecting the data, presenting it to Mark Shevitz, the Emcee, and putting it on
Photo courtesy of Linda Bambina the website. I continue to do this, as well as all banquet presentations, for Parade every year. I was also President again for two more years (2008 - 2009). I also did our local autocross timing and scoring from 2000 through 2009. I won the Selcer Award in 2010, and was the Zone 5 Rep from 2009 to 2012, which is THE best job in PCA. Very busy, but a ridiculous amount of fun. During this time I assisted Bryan Henderson with setting up the Circuit of the Americas club race, which is a joint effort by Maverick Region, Hill Country (Austin area), and Lone Star (Houston area) regions of PCA.
James and “Ebony” I started club racing in 2004 and 2005 and couldn’t afford to do it the way I wanted. In 2010 my business was growing and so I was able to start it up again and raced TWS, ECR, and Hallett. In 2011 I added Heartland Park to the schedule, and in 2012 I picked up Sebring, Watkins Glen, and Road America. In 2013 I added NOLA and COTA to the list. The year 2014 saw us visiting colleges, and 2015 will have us getting Jasmine sent off to college, so maybe no new tracks this year. But we do want to do a west coast tour soon with Laguna Seca being the crown jewel out west. High Plains needs to make the list someday, as does Mid Ohio, and VIR. All in good time!
Tech Corner:
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly!
By Ed Mullenix, Tech Chair
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omething that we Porsche owners might take for granted is how desirable a Porsche is. For those whose checkbook allows them to enjoy the latest offerings, I am absolutely envious! Until I get much better at picking lottery numbers, I will be among the many who seek out a nice used Porsche. The problem, it seems, is what constitutes a “nice” pre-owned Porsche.
The engines of both of the 996s had been repaired by the previous owners. Rather than a proper (and unfortunately expensive) repair, the previous owners had the engines “patched” well enough to unload them on someone. The cylinders were honed to flatten out some of the scratches and new piston rings installed. The engines actually ran quite well in spite of their compromised condition. The oil consumption was the tip-off that things were not well. Neither owner had their car checked out prior to their purchase.
Understanding that some degree of compromise is in order, how does one make the distinction between a car that meets our criteria and be reliable, and one that has the potential to be the proverbial financial and emotional “black hole”? The market for used Porsches is quite strong, so even high-mileage older cars command premium prices. The late Bruce Anderson devoted a section in several of his books describing what to look for when contemplating purchasing a used Porsche. Bruce’s subjects were mostly air-cooled 911s, but many of the items to inspect translate to the newer watercooled cars as well.
I routinely get requests from folks wanting a pre-purchase inspection of a car they are considering. I have upset a bunch of used car lots here in town. I do NOT sell cars, I service and repair cars. I can, with a clear conscience, state that I try to be objective about the condition of any car that I inspect, but I do not have x-ray vision, nor can I predict the future. Many of the shops that advertise in Slipstream share that same philosophy. Imagine paying market price for a ’99 996, which is around $18k, and a couple of months later, drop another $8k-$10k into an engine repair. To be fair, the used car lot that sold one of the cars took it in on trade for a new car. The car ran well and had good paint and interior. They got “taken” but did not suffer any pain once they sold it.
Body rust damage from driving in areas that use a lot of road salt in the winter can be a huge and expensive problem. We are fortunate here in the southwest, because rarely do we see road salt (yes, TXDOT has started using salt!). There are few inexpensive parts on a Porsche, so the mechanical condition of the drive train is extremely important. When an older air-cooled engine was nearing the end of its service life, it would start to smoke. Any Porsche since 1978 came with a catalytic convertor on the exhaust. You will not see exhaust oil smoke coming from a warmed-up Porsche equipped with a convertor. I had two 996 cars brought to my shop with oil consumption complaints. I removed the spark plugs in order to perform a cylinder leakage test. The oil ash deposited on the plugs hinted that the cylinder leakage results would not be good. They were not. A sound engine will exhibit no more than 5%-10% leakage. Porsche allows up to 20% but at that value, it is pretty much worn out and burning a quart of oil in less than 200 miles. The owners of both of the 996s mentioned had purchased their cars less than 2000 miles earlier. One had found their treasure on “EBAY” and the other from the used car lot of a local new car dealership. Neither came with any warranty. Upon removal and disassembly of the engines, I discovered that both had been severely overheated. Without adequate cooling, the aluminum pistons expand to the point that they become larger in diameter than the cylinder. The result is a “galled” cylinder (large deep scratches) and ruined pistons.
I prefer to buy cars from private sellers (local, not EBAY!). Usually, the seller has owned the car for some time and has records of the maintenance. Used car lots usually do not provide the service history compiled by the previous owner, even if the previous owner provided it. Ponder the following: There is no such thing as too much profit! The car lot does not want you to know what they paid the previous owner for his car. Service records usually contain names, phone numbers, etc, so no, you won’t be getting any of those. Used car lots find a lot of their cars at the local wholesale auctions. If a car was not marketable at a dealership, it gets sent to the auction. I have seen a lot of scary offerings come from the auction. Probably the best used Porsches come as “Certified Pre-Owned” from the local Porsche dealers. The CPO program is limited to cars that have recently exceeded the original factory warranty period. Wherever you find your dream Porsche, be it a private seller or a used car lot, I cannot over emphasize the importance of having it checked out BEFORE you buy it. If it comes from a lot, and sans any maintenance records, consider purchasing an aftermarket used car warranty. They are really expensive but not near so as a catastrophic engine or transmission failure. 9
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or two Sundays in succession in March, the Maverick Region and Equipe Rapide joined together to put on back-to-back exciting Autocross Events at Lone Star Park in Grand Prairie. The parking lot at Lone Star Park is a perfect place to watch and enjoy DFW’s premier autocross participants. For anyone who has the slightest urge to participate, this is the group to join. I want to send out a huge thanks to all the Porsche Enthusiasts for their support of these events. Both days were a huge success, and the action was non-stop for seven hours. Special thanks to Sigrid Schnoerr for organizing the workers. Because I believe you’ll enjoy it if you try it, here is a special offer. On Saturday, May 30, we will be offering an Autocross School at the famed MineralRing. You can spend a day learning the (turn) ins and (turn) outs of one of the safest ways to enjoy a Porsche. The spacious venue at the Mineral Wells Airport was once home to one of the country’s most advanced helicopter training centers for the Vietnam Conflict. Now it plays host to
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John Robert (Bob) Benson: Born February 4, 1950; Died March 13, 2015 By Joe McGlohen and Patricia Benson
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ou may not have known that Bob was :
• Also known as “J. Bob” and “Devious Bob” the Rallyemaster • A student and teacher of science • A musician • A composer • A physicist • An astronomer
Photos courtesy of Patricia Benson
Bob, with a friend of his, agreed to cold run the rallye. He became fascinated with that aspect of motorsport, and wrote many rallies for MR/PCA, with and without my help, from the mid-1980s through the early 1990s, when interest in the sport finally died for the second time. Bob enjoyed the motorsports and the mathematics aspects of Rallye.
• A computer wizard of the highest order • A motorsports enthusiast to the extreme • And above all a good son and a good person I first met Bob in 1981. He was one of four extremely talented computer wizards working for ARCO Oil and Gas. Together, they could accomplish the very difficult and deliver it tomorrow, or the impossible next week, or at the latest, by the week after. They were not quite housebroken, so ARCO decided they needed someone to change the newspapers on their office floors a couple of time a week, and also document their “miraculous creations.” So I became their Tech Writer. My first initiation to his razor wit was when I stepped into the doorway to his office and said “May I ask you a question?” Of Bob caught in course he rea rare moment plied “You just of surprise did!” I learned right then to be a lot more precise in my conversations with Bob. A year or so later I got trapped into writing a rallye for MR/PCA, and 16 May
The Benson brothers: Bob and Paul at Hallett Motor Racing Circuit He was a staff member on the Great American Race antique car rallye, and its smaller regional offshoots like One Lap of Texas. He loved Pro Eurostyle off-road rallying. I fact, he loved rallye so much that his Yahoo handle was “Transitzone” on many Yahoo Groups. One memorable rallye moment came when we were working on a rallye route that went south from Slidell, very near where Eagles Canyon Raceway is today. We were in my little red 914. He was in the right seat taking notes. It had been a very wet spring. We came around a bend and there was this shiny ribbon of water and moss about four or five feet wide snaking across the road in the middle of the “S”. I tried to neutral the car to no avail, and in the blink of an eye, all you could see out
of the front, back, and sides of the car was white tire smoke. The car quickly came to rest, driver’s right in a bar ditch, with the nose and tail in the top mud and the wheels off the ground. Bob looked over at me and asked “Are you done?” I truly believe he had ice water in his veins. We investigated and found that a culvert across the bar ditch had become clogged with trash, and the water flowing off of a well fertilized farmer’s field jumped onto the road and the algae (or moss) grew abundantly. A farmer with a tractor rescued us, and we didn’t tell anyone for several years, especially not the wives, for fear of losing our kitchen passes. Maverick Region did a few track events in the mid-1980s at the old Green Valley Raceway track north of Fort Worth, but when it closed we were locally trackless. Bob started attending Drivers’ Education events and instructed for Maverick, Hill Country, and Lone Star Regions, and soon began working corners for SCCA and PCA track events, He worked several Houston Grand Prix Pro races and had worked every Formula 1 and professional race ever held at Circuit of the Americas. He was a station chief at the most recent Formula 1 event.
Bob and Sybil at Texas World Speedway
slide show we had running at his celebration of life. It contained almost 2600 pictures. There are more, but they were “offline,” and time constraints prevented including them. Last NRI: On 2015-03-13 at TWS Pre-Grid, end Transitzone of 23,779 days.
- Joe McGlohen
Bob and Gary Long doing their non-work (napping) on a corner I had the pleasure of working with Bob professionally in a variety of roles from 1981 to 1991, and again in 2001-2002. I worked with him in motorsports and other hobbies from 1981 onward. He was ironclad reliable. If he made a commitment, he delivered. If you were a project or program manager and he had skin in the game, you need not worry. His status reports were accurate, and if there were problems, you heard about them in a timely fashion, and usually with a recommended solution. No one could ask for better. In his roles in motorsport the same was true. He always delivered. I believe that in the professional world he was most proud of being the head of Data Security at the Superconducting Supercollider. He loved science, and he truly believed that the Supercollider Program would be the foundation for mankind’s first interstellar travel.
Travis and Bob at the track always looking to help members as needed He was also an avid photographer. His nephew Paul harvested a small portion of his photography for the
With joyous salute – to Bob – my favorite Space Cadet in the most wonderful sense!
if you have not read them, try them out. I had never looked through a telescope until I met him – and we spent hours, mostly in the cold because cold nights were the clearest, at Astronomy labs, stopping the police cars to get them to turn their lights off before they ruined everyone’s night vision. “The Planets” by Holst was in his music collection, and now in the possession of one of his nephews. His screen saver was the latest intergalactic images from NASA, from Voyager and other missions. Carl Sagan closed his book, the “Pale Blue Dot” with this:
Bob and Pat, circa 1988 I know our friends will remember that I used to say, with much exasperation and gesticulation in the direction of the sky, that he was living out there somewhere on planet Zeus. Well, there is not such a planet, but he really did live there. He was absolutely under the spell of the larger universe – far beyond what his camera lens could reach. And I loved him for it, and sometimes in spite of it. His best job ever was with the Supercollider – which, as Joe reminded me, he thought would be an answer for interstellar travel. I remember how excited he was about getting the job there – how he took a group of friends on a tour around the facility, how happy to be there – so close to a dream – he was. Follower of Isaac Asimov and Ray Bradbury – he introduced me to the worlds of Science Fiction – so much of which is not fiction now. The Martian Chronicles is pure magic –
“It has been said that astronomy is a humbling and character-building experience. There is perhaps no better demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world. To me, it underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another, and to preserve and cherish the pale blue dot, the only home we’ve ever known.”
Don’t let this picture fool you. Bob always knew where he wanted to end up Now our friend is enjoying a view we do not have – looking at us – from the universe.
- Patricia Benson
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Maverick Tech Session: DE Pre-Tech Inspection By Mr. Goodwrench
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d Mullenix was kind enough to open up his shop on Saturday morning, March 21, to fellow Maverick members for a workshop to detail what is involved in the mandatory Tech Inspection required to participate in a PCA High Performance Driver Education event.
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were parked; one an organ donor, the other a temporarily suspended project car. I really hate to see those things suffer!
About a dozen Mavericks entered the lobby of Mullenix Motorsports and were greeted by Ed’s lovely wife Donna, who graciously supplied us with a Continental style breakfast of doughnuts, bagels and cream cheeses, and jugs of fresh hot coffee.
Ed checking the half shafts on Carey Spreen’s 911SC. I also spotted a bead blaster, and a brand new flow bench, still in its packing crate, ready to complement the in-house machine shop.
“Any breakfast that’s free is a good breakfast!” Shortly afterwards, we were all ushered into the inner sanctum. Ed’s shop doesn’t look like the plush factory emporiums run by the big players, or the sterile precision works of the bigger specialty shops. No, Ed’s shop reminds me of the small cottage industry shops I encountered while in England; the original Van Diemen works and the Scholar engine plant come to mind. And the Cooper F1 and Tyrell F1 teams were birthed in shops just like this. It harkens back to a time was gas when 29¢ a gallon, a time when mechanics actually repaired a car rather than just replaced parts, when they knew how to adjust a set of points or valves; when a garage owner kept a live air hose snaked through a bay door for people who might need to air up their tires in the middle of the night. The only things missing were an old time Coke cooler loaded up with 5¢ Dr. Peppers, and a cat. Good stuff. On the lifts sat a 930 Turbo and a 997 Carrera awaiting an engine. A 912 restoration shell with fresh Mexico Blue paintwork rested in a corner. Against the wall, a 996 that had seen better days lay forlornly. In another corner, a 914 project car. Out back, two stagnant 944s; 22 May
PCA requires that Tech Inspections be conducted by approved shops, which are normally done gratis. Selfconducted inspection is not recognized by the club. Ed went through a typical inspection, not only to show what is involved in a proper inspection, but also so that drivers could conduct their own personal inspection AFTER a DE and possibly avoid some trouble spots. The demonstration started with the braking system, arguably the most important system of your Porsche, outside of steering. I have never heard of a steering failure in a Porsche, so brakes make it to the top of the list. After all, if your brakes fail, it isn’t the speed that can hurt you. It’s not being able to stop that does. Ed showed us a pair of rotors, effectively wasted after a DE, and advised on how to determine if there is enough brake pad left to withstand the rigors of a DE. Depending on the pad and the aggressiveness of a driver’s braking, over 40% of the brake pad’s materials can be consumed. All the bullet points of an inspection were covered, some more thoroughly than others, as several of them require minimal effort. The session ended with a discussion about battery maintenance and the delicate, but simple, intricacies of a water-cooled Porsche’s cooling system. I’m sure that everyone who attended took away something from this workshop; I certainly did. Thanks Ed and Donna!
Sunday Drive: “Wings Over Dallas” – Cavanaugh Flight Museum As transcribed by Jim Phelps, Impossible Mission Force “Good morning, Mr. Phelps. “Recent intelligence from our operatives in North Texas suggests that a small group of dissidents, cleverly disguised as Porsche aficionados, is conducting covert operations in the small towns and hamlets surrounding the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex. They seem to be hell-bent on altering the American way of life as we know it today.
Sunday Drive Co-Chairs Tom Martin and Neill Flood give the members their final instructions. “Even the cars they drive – Porsches -- are made in Germany, and as we all know, this is totally un-American. On top of that, this group has been known to drink German beer, wear Italian driving shoes, eat Mexican food, and display foreign flags, license plates, and European stickers.
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Two MiG sightings have already been reported, as well as an original WWI Fokker Dr.1, as flown by Herr von Richthofen, the infamous ‘The Red Baron.’ “You know how it is, Jim. It all starts with just one Fokker, then there’s another one, and yet another one; then the next thing you know, those little Fokkers are all over the place, threatening our very existence!
BJ Harvey with David Cavazos and Jules
“Your mission, Jim, should you decide to accept it, is to infiltrate this rogue group, determine their final objective, and sway their beliefs back to Truth, Justice, and the American Way just like Superman would, although he’s on vacation at the Fortress of Solitude with no cell phone reception way out there. And for the sake of everything we hold dear, Jim, do it in a Corvette!
“Our reconnaissance shows they may be heading to a secret location where foreign war aircraft is hangared.
John Harvey in his C4S enjoying one of the many beautiful roads on this drive. “As always, should you or any member of your IM Force be caught or killed, or God forbid, stray to the ‘Porsche side,’ the Secretary will disavow any knowledge of your actions.
Even with a gray, chilly start to the day, Porsches of all models and colors brought their owners out.
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Maverick Monthly Social: Uncle Julio’s By Stephanie Ho Photos courtesy of the Author
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t is the people that makes our club so special, not just our Porsche(s)!
Our March Monthly Social was held at Uncle Julio’s in far north Dallas. Even with the possibility of rain all day, about 70 Porsche friends with their hand-
Almost70 fun loving Porsche Mavericks socializing before dinner
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New Mavericks By Susan and Tom Froehlich, Membership Co-Chairs Robbie Barton Cedar Hill 2003 Carrera
Sharlene Jenner Dallas 2011 Carrera S
Dennis Moser Dallas 2013 Carrera S
Maverick Membership Totals Members ~ 1,554 Affiliate Members ~ 844
Jerry Beck Crowley 1974 914
Chris Jenner Dallas 2006 Cayenne Turbo S
Patrick Mulry Dallas 2003 Carrera Cabriolet
George Ehrhardt McKinney 2015 Cayman GTS
Mike Karns Dallas 2015 GT 3
Walter Otstott Dallas 2014 Cayman S
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Robert Kendrick Frisco 1999 Carrera
Mark Patkunas Highland Village 2015 Panamera GTS
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Joe Ferrell Granbury 2009 Carrera
Steven Kramer Heath 2012 Carrera S
Thad Prugh Fort Worth 1989 944 S2
Kimberly Fields Irving 2008 Boxster S
Tony Lisotta Frisco 2005 Carrera
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Douglas Gibbs Lewisville 1999 Carrera
Alexander Mackenzie Desoto 2007 Carrera S
Frank Raso Cleburne 2001 Carrera
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Alan Simmons Arlington 1988 944 S
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For Sale: 2008 911 C4S, Macadamia brown exterior/ brown interior, 20 K miles, excellent condition, 6 speed MT, sport exhaust, clear bra on front bumper, hood, fenders, and mirrors. Located in Paris, Tx. Price: $59,500. Contact Jay at 903-517-6743 or jkguest29@ gmail.com (05) For Sale: 1997 Caterham Super Seven, Ex CVAR race car - street legal! Rebuilt Ford 1700cc sprint cross flow motor, dual 40mm Weber carbs, dry sump, MSD ignition w. rev limiter, approx. 135 to 150hp, approx 350 street miles. Fresh oil change. Quaife ltd. slip rear end, coil over shocks w/adjustable springs, disc brakes front, drums rear. FIA roll bar, new quick release Momo steering wheel, 4 point seat belts, racing fuel cell (needs new bladder). Including tonneau cover, top, side curtains, spare new aluminum hood, spare wheels, etc. Removable windshield wiper (for State inspection). 9500 miles. 3/15 inspection, Texas title as 1967 Lotus. Track day, autocross, or just for fun outings. Asking $14,750. Email Ralf at vintageracers. tx@gmail.com (05) For Sale: 1986 944, White/burgundy, all original unrestored, telephone dial wheels. Updated clutch, belts, water pump, radiator and brakes. Second owner and have all documents. 114,000 miles, $5000. Contact Taylor at 817-688-7161 or trice366@aol.com (05) For Sale: 2000 911 Carrera Convertible, Black ext/ black int, 6-speed manual, very clean. CD Changer wind screen and spare tire. 2nd owner; 1st owner close friend so car has a complete history. Always wellmaintained and covered in the garage. 84,000 miles. Excellent condition. $21,000. Plano, TX. Contact Allen Liebnick, 214-366-7027 (cell) (05) For sale: 2001 Carrera, 64,000 miles, second owner, black exterior, interior and wheels. 6 speed, sun roof, CD player, bumper/hood bra, upgraded control arms. Extra set of wheels. Good Michelins. Great inexpensive car for daily use or DE. $23,000. Contact Bud @ 214-202-3390. (05) For Sale: Antique Texas License Plates: I have 2 Sets from 1971; STB-366 & STB-367 and 2 Sets from 1973; GCL-584 & LXC-696. Each Set of TWO Plates (front & rear) are Used, but in very good shape. $100 per Set, OBO. Make your Classic Porsche just a bit nicer and let all see what a Classic Machine you have. Jerry at 972-897-5800 or jerrydef@flash.net (05)
For Sale: 1992 911 (964) Turbo, Black ext./Tan int. 103,830 mi., Odometer recently repaired. All records with recent engine service. Engine and turbo are both very strong, excellent driver with showroom looks. Good Pilot Sport tires. Cold A/C. Superb condition inside and out. Mostly stock with some minor modifications. Very well cared for. Looks great, drives great. 30+ pictures. $89,000. Call or email for more info: 972-317-4005 or bhayes@fifthgear.biz (04) For Sale: 2011 Porsche Carrera GTS, Black exterior/Black interior. Texas car. In perfect shape in and out. Owner does not smoke & has had no pets in this car. Clear bra on front bumper, hood, fenders and side mirrors. This is a rare non-Alcantara full leather interior GTS. PDK transmission, center lock wheels, sport chrono, sports steering wheel, PASM, Bose, nav & lots more ! Dealer serviced. Porsche extended warranty to 4/7/2017. 24,000 miles. $74,900. Contact Ronald Santos, 214-674-7212 (04) For Sale: 1983 928S Track Car, Owner since 1990. Engine is stock, 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.Asking $5,000. Contact Brian Scudder, 972-548-0380 or brian.scudder@sbcglobal. net (04) For Sale: 2011 Featherlite Model 3110 20’ aluminum open car trailer, Only 1975 lbs empty and ideal to tow with SUV. Rock shield, lockable tool chest, aluminum ramps in lockable storage underneath, removable fenders for easy car door exit, new spare wheel, plenty of space for extra wheels. Used 6 times, pristine condition. Current list price $9,500 w/o shield, tool box, or spare wheel. Asking $6750. Email Ralf, vintageracers.tx@gmail.com (04) For Sale: 1988 944 Turbo S, 1 of 64 imported in Maraschino Cherry. Very nice Original Turbo S, not concours condition, but 8+. Original paint, weakest part. Complete “tuned-up” by ZIMS this 2015 (and maintained/ask for details). 78,000 +/- original miles. All stock except exhaust modifications by Lindsey Racing; 3” exhaust, waste gate, wide-band O2, adjustable boost control (12–21 psi), silicon hoses, +/310 hp at rear wheels. Non stock stereo. Tires great. Asking $25,000, taking offers. Contact Hugh Kelly, 972-937-1061 (04)
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For Sale: 2000 Porsche C-4 Cabriolet, Just returned from Flat 6 Renovations, completely gone through. Machined heads; oil cooler; Timing chains; lifters; water pump; plugs; OEM clutch; IMS Dual Row Bearing-retro; OEM starter. Also just prior rear main bearings at Park Place; new pads and Michelins up front. Becker audio AM/FM/CD/AUX/Phone system. 3rd Owner-Clean carfax-never tracked. 109,450 miles, 200 miles since major work. All documentation/ Video/graphs of recent dyno available. This car is now better than new. $22,500.00. Contact Chris Blackman, 214-458-1747 or chrisblackman108@gmail.com (04) For Sale: 1985 911 Targa, 85,000 miles, Black exterior, tan leather interior. Third owner, family car since 1991. Beautiful vehicle, impeccable condition and meticulously cared for. Garaged for life. Re-built engine, re-furbished Targa top, new Toyo tires, most maintenance records. Aftermarket: Computer chip and fuel indicator system, Momo racing steering wheel, custom gauges, gear shifter knob, brake pedals, decklid brake light. New in-dash stereo with Radio/CD/ Bluetooth/iPhone and new security system. $30,000. Email Paul at umasspaulc@hotmail.com (03) For Sale: 1987 924S race car, Races in PCA Club Race 944 SP1, NASA 944 Spec, and SCCA. Car was built in 2013 and only raced once at ECR 2013 PCA Club race. The entire car has been gone through and rebuilt or replaced; essentially a new car. Only 12 hours on $5000 engine rebuild by Lyndsey Racing in 2013; invoice available. Many suspension, body, and safety mods. $9500. Located in Dallas. Photos here: https://www.flickr.com/ photos/29278265@N04/sets/72157649365034519/ Call Mark Steele at 214-356-2005. (03) For Sale: 2010 GT3, Carrara White, 22k miles. Factory Options and Additional Modifications; too many to list here. Overall, the car is in very good cond. DME shows Range 1 and NONE in Range 2-6. Books, records, 2 keys etc. $112,500. Located in DALLAS. Email Mike at Mikehlee69@hotmail.com (03)
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