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Volume 60, November 2004, Issue 11
Departments Zone 5 Presidents ..........................................................1 List of Officers/Board Chairs .......................................4 Road Ramblings (President’s Column)......................5 Curves Ahead (Editor’s Column)...............................8 Maverick Minutes..........................................................8 Anniversaries................................................................28 Unclassifieds.................................................................28
Upcoming Events Calendar of Events..........................................................1 Happy Hour at Nuevo Leon .........................................2 Maverick Lunches...........................................................2 East Texas Tour ...............................................................2 Holiday Party ..................................................................3 Founders Day Celebration ............................................3 Board Meeting ................................................................5
Past Event Recaps Happy Hour at Bahama Breeze....................................9 Autocross #6 at Mineral Wells ..............................14-15
Day 9 12 16 18 20 21 30
November - Events Board Meeting at Bobby Archer’s Founder’s Day Bedford & Plano Lunches Happy Hour at Nuevo Leon RUF Open House 9am-3pm East Texas Tour Addison Lunch
Day 4-5 11 13*
December - Events Drivers Education (TWS) Maverick Holiday Party (TMS) Board Meeting at Keith Olcha’s *New Board Meeting Date Happy Hour Plano & Bedford Lunches Addison Lunch
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Day 3 16 18 20 25
January - Events Board Meeting New Member Party (TMS) Plano & Bedford Lunches Happy Hour Addison Lunch
Day 7 12 17 15 19 20 22 26-27
February - Events Board Meeting TT104 (MW) Happy Hour Plano & Bedford Lunches Ladies AX School (Penn) AX101 (Penn) Addison Lunch Drivers Educations (MSR)
Time Trial #6 at Mineral Wells .............................16-17 End Of Summer Arkansas Tour.................................20 September Drivers Education.....................................24
Miscellaneous Managing Editor Wanted ..............................................8 Hope Shelter Update....................................................10 Early 911 Restoration: No. 3..................................18-19 Post Office Notice.........................................................23
Photography Kevin Hardison, Matt Platts, Keith Olcha, Dennis Chamberlain, Charles Freeman, Andy Miller, Michael Shassere, Wendy Shoffit, Bill Stafford, Cover Photo by Matt Platts Park Place Porsche was out in full force at the September DE
Photo by Matt Platts
Boxstoberfest 2004 .......................................................22
Petit LeMans at Road Atlanta .....................................26 Bob Glowacki and his student are “ready”! Slipstream (USPS 666-650) is published monthly by the Maverick Region Porsche Club of America, 9047 Oakpath Ln, Dallas, TX 75243. Subscription price is $24.00 per year. Periodical postage is paid at Dallas, Texas. Postmaster: Send address changes to Bob Knight, Slipstream, 9047 Oakpath Ln, Dallas, TX 75243.
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2004 Porsche Club Zone 5 Presidents ARK-LA-TEX Kenneth A. Chandler 318-865-8210 bad968@aol.com
COASTAL BEND Tinker Floyd 361-993-5757 tinker986@aol.com
LONE STAR Stan Wenger 713-467-0453 stan@stanandjanelle.com
MARDI GRAS Brad Bradford 504-546-0964 sandrahh@pipeline.com
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CIMARRON Dick Dobson 918-251-3310 dickdobson@webzone.net
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2004 Maverick Region - Board, Officers & Chairs Maverick Region President Keith Olcha
Vice-President Noby Takahashi
Secretary Mimi Spreen
Treasurer Bob Knight
W - (817) 706-7678 H - (817) 251-6865 keith.olcha@charter.net 711 Manchester Court Southlake, TX 76092
W - 972-761-4311 H - 214-327-8911 vp@mavpca.org 9201 Garland Road, #115A Dallas, TX 75218
H - 972-420-9953 secretary@mavpca.org 709 Reno Street Lewisville, TX 75077
W - (214) 461-1426 H - (214) 349-1108 treasurer@mavpca.org 9047 Oakpath Dallas, TX 75243
Keith has been a regular at all of our driving events and has recently been heavily involved in the planning of our Driver’s Education program. Keith has also started driving his 911 RS in PCA Club Races.
Noby has been a member since 2000. He is an active participant in many Maverick driving events and has helped out with the Autocross schools. He drives a 2001 Boxster S.
A member since 1986, Bob has previously held the offices of President and Vice President, edited Slipstream, and has won the Selcer Memorial award. He owns a 2000 Boxster S.
Mimi has been a PCA member since 1989, including being actively involved in 2 other regions. She served with husband, Carey, as Vice President for 2 years. She drives a 1970 914-6.
Drivers Education John Sandusky
Logistics & Support Joe McGlohen
Communication Wendy Shoffit
Rallies & Event Ad Design Teri Davis
W - (817) 777-0421 john.c.sandusky@lmco.com
H - (817) 861-2792 retread@ix.netcom.com 704 Bowen Court Arlington, TX 76012
H - (972) 506-7449 wendy@shoffit.com 1112 Santa Fe Trail Irving, TX 75063
H - (940) 682-4719 chuxtress@yahoo.com P.O. Box 213 Weatherford, TX 76086
John has been a member since 1986. He has become increasingly involved in Drivers' Education events over the past few years. He drives a track prepared 1990 C2.
Joe has been involved in virtually every type of event that the Maverick Region holds. Joe was the 2001 Selcer Memorial award winner. He owns a 912 and a 914 2.0 liter. AX Chair, TT Chief Instructor Chuck Machala
DE Chief Instructor Club Race Co-Chair Bryan Henderson
Teri is a past Slipstream Editor and the current Rally Chair. She has also been a major force behind Round Up and the recent Rally Schools.
A member since 1997, Wendy is a past Slipstream Editor and has won the Selcer Memorial Award. 2001 PCA Family of the Year. She owns a ‘90 C4 Cab and a ‘78 SC. Membership
Managing Newsletter Editor Matt Platts
Joel Nannis W - (817) 329-1600 H - (972) 722-2735 membership@mavpca.org
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DE Asst Chief Instructor Keith Olcha
TT Chair, AX Chief Instructor Bill Miller
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Robyn Howard Cell - (972) 679-0112 robyn.howard@century21.com
Driving Education - Tech Ray Leudecke
Driving Rules Bill Dugan
Tours Ted Glover
Club Photographer Kevin Hardison
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Tech Inspection Ed Mayo
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Timing & Scoring James Shoffit (972) 506-7449 wk (972) 506-7449 hm
Concours Jimmy Carter
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Safety Joe McGlohen
Workers Mike Lockas
Maverick Email List Bob Benson
Web Site Steve Boyd
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Club Race Co-Chair, Hospitality, Charity Lanean Hughes
Workers Shelly Burbank
Mentor Program Dennis Chamberlain
Swap Meets David Mock
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H - (817) 919-1253 editor@mavpca.org Slipstream Advertising Mike Brodigan
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Parade ‘04 Chair Jan Mayo
Past President James Shoffit
Zone 5 Representative Brooke VanHorn
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Road Ramblings by Keith Olcha, Maverick Region President
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really enjoyed looking at the Porsche tractors at Parade ’04 in Fort Worth this past July. It is really amazing to think that the Porsche family has been responsible for such a collection of mechanical appliances ranging from tractors to military tanks, from air-cooled aircraft engines to the VW Beetle, and from the first 356 to the new 997 and all the race cars along the way too. I also never realized how much engineering design and consulting work Porsche did. Most enthusiasts will remember that Porsche was responsible for designing and fabricating much of that original Swabian muscle car from Mercedes, the first 500E. Since then, Mercedes has gone the AMG route, but whom did they call on first – Porsche. Porsche was also behind the TAG McLaren Formula One cars of the 1980’s. I’m constantly amazed at how many older Porsches (20-30-40 years old) are running well, and in the hands of enthusiasts. They’re not cheap, but you don’t have to be rich to own a 20 year-old 3.2 liter Carrera. You can buy one for under $20,000, and for an operating budget of $600-$700 (not including gas and insurance) per year it can be a daily drivercheaper if you do most of the work yourself. I drive my Boxster daily, and when I’m coming home late at night from the airport, and there are few folks on the road, I love driving
Photo by Keith Olcha
fast with the top down and the feel of the best steering in the world. I’ve owned a 3.2 Carrera, so I know it feels just as good. As a matter of fact, I like the sound of the air-cooled flat six better than the water-cooled Boxer in the Boxster. By the way, Porsche flat (horizontally opposed) 6-cylinder engines (not the Cayenne S eight-cylinder, or the Cayenne’s Audi-derived six) are called Boxer engines named for the jabbing punches thrown by a fighter. Interestingly the famous Ferrari 512 Berlinetta Boxer is so named because it is a fast-back (Berlinetta) with a flat-12 (horizontally-opposed cylinders) engine. I hope many of you will be coming to Founder’s Day on Friday, November 12th at the Hackberry Creek Country Club. It will be really special this year with vocal and musical entertainment. It will be my last Founder’s Day as region President, so I’m hoping to go out with a blast. Speaking of blasts- a couple of years ago I got into collecting and racing
Photo by Keith Olcha
... I’m constantly amazed at how many older Porsches (20-30 years) are running well ...
1/32 scale slot cars at home. There is a whole world out there now that resembles the slot-car hobby of the 1960s. We have races and time-trials, and the technology and attention to detail is awesome. The interesting thing for me is that I have purchased every single car, piece of track, or accessory via eBay. While not a very expensive hobby, the cars can range from $25-$50 at average retail, and their list price is even a bit higher. Shrewd auction management can find these cars for $10-20 used, and $25-$35 new (on ebay) if you are diligent. Buying track used is the only way to go, as it is about half price. Many of the items (cars, track, power supplies) are interchangeable, and made outside the U.S. in England, Spain, and Asia from companies called SCX, Scalextric, Ninco, Carrera and various other boutique manufacturers. Carrera makes the 1/32 slot car racing set that Porsche sells in their boutique. Well, I’d better get back upstairs for my next slot-car race. Till next month, then.
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Curves Ahead by Matt Platts, Slipstream Editor
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ctober turned out to be a very active month for the Maverick Region. It started out with a Club Race at Hallett that several Mavericks attended – some racing, and some in Club Race School. We were unable to come up with an article or photos of that event in time for this issue, but we hope to have some coverage in the December edition. Following that, we had our last “regular” Autocross/Time Trial weekend at Mineral Wells, a Happy Hour at Speed Zone, a swap meet at Zims, a tour to Arkansas, and a DE. Some of these events happened early enough in the month to be covered in this issue, but you will have to wait until next month’s Slipstream for the rest. Charles Freeman’s technical series about restoring his early 911T is continued this month with part 3 of the series. I’ve received quite a bit of feedback about Chuck’s project… it sounds like a hit! Once Chuck is finished with his restoration (and gets tired of writing!), we will be looking for another technical series. Plan ahead if you are going to undertake a project and would consider documenting it for the other Mavericks. You will also find a few articles about events that took place outside our region this month. Tracey Gross wrote an article about her participation in Boxstoberfest 2004 in the Texas Hill Country, you can check that out on page 22. Bill and Marilyn Stafford attended the ALMS race at Road Atlanta and came back with a nice article and some great photos, turn to page 26 for that.
Maverick Minutes by Mimi Spreen
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he October Board meeting was held on Tuesday, October 5, 2004 at the Olcha's house. Attendees: Lanean Hughes, Dennis Chamberlain, Rocky Johnson, Mike Brodigan, Joel Nannis, Chuck Machala, Noby Takahashi, Joe McGlohen, Bill Miller, Michael Wingfield, Keith Olcha, Mimi and Geneva Spreen and
Matt Platts. Meeting called to order around the Olcha's pool at 7:05 pm. Matt - still looking for a new editor. If anyone knows of someone who is interested, please call. Matt will help the new editor out. Need many articles to fill up Nov Slipstream. Will be running ads for upcoming events. Needs 2005 calendar at least through January. Lanean - Bobby Archer will host Nov board meeting. Updated information to donate at Founders. Speaking of which, Founder's is on Friday, Nov 12 at Hackberry Creek Country Club. See Slipstream for details. Lanean has the scrapbook at home and wants a volunteer or volunteers to update for 2003 and 2004. Please contact Lanean if you are interested in working on the scrapbook. 8
Keith - There are several region positions that need to be filled soon. The list includes Social Director, Rally Master, Scrapbook Editor, Round UP Chair, and Slipstream Managing Editor. Will post a request to the mrpca email list with more details. If you are interested in any of these positions, please contact Keith Olcha. He will get you in contact with the appropriate people. Dennis - November H/H is at Nuevo Leon. Great food and great atmosphere. The attendance at the last couple of Happy Hour has been lower because the word has not been getting out to the new members. Dennis will make sure the word gets out. Mike - 25 total ads, 15 have been paid, 8 are outstanding. Joel - over 1200 members to date. Joel has agreed to be membership chair once again. Chuck - leadfoot weekend is this weekend at Mineral Wells. Time Trial is Sat and the Autocross is on Sunday. He is working with Karen Erz on trophies. Awards have been figured out and will be announced at Founders. Noby - Insurance is taken care of. DE is done and needs to submit for the Charity Autocross. Meeting adjourned at 8:10 pm. Next meeting is Nov 9 at Bobby Archer.
Happy Hour at Bahama Breeze by Dennis Chamberlain
The food at Bahama Breeze was, well, creative, both in substance and in name. For our November 18 happy hour, we’re going with a known quantity – Nuevo Leon on Oak Lawn.
Photo by Dennis Chamberlain
Sandee Weiner from Northern New Jersey Region and Scott Vogan from Lone Star Region
Photo by Dennis Chamberlain
Jeff Atkins
Photo by Dennis Chamberlain
Photo by Dennis Chamberlain
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he September 16 happy hour crowd wasn’t particularly large, but we drew some interesting people, including two visitors from other regions – Sandee Weiner from the Northern New Jersey Happy Hour Crew: Jay Easley, Region and Scott Vogan Tinker Edwards and Dennis Chamberlain from the Lone Star Region. Actually, they didn’t come all that way just for the happy hour (they were in town on business), but it was good to talk to them and to hear about what was going on in their respective regions. Also attending for the first time was Howard Kimbrough (993 Cab). It was during this happy hour that I finally figured out how to capture a decent photograph of Jeff Atkins. I stood on a chair. Works pretty well, wouldn’t you say?
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Happy Hour Regulars, Travis & Robyn Howard
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Hope Shelter Update by Bill Middleton
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es folks, the Hope Project is alive and well – it didn’t go away, it just got eclipsed for a short while by the hoopla of Parade! We have all been quietly busy doing the background work, and things are ready to start happening in very visible ways! In the past few months, several important things have happened on the road to making a new Hope a reality. It was
... the Hope Project is alive and well ... discovered earlier in the year that the property on which Hope currently sits was not suitable for construction, so an effort began in earnest to find another location. This has culminated in the purchase of a NEW lot just two blocks up the street from the current Hope site that is an excellent location!
The Hope Team Lisa Huffaker
Director of Hope Inc.
Mark Gluck
markgluck@yahoo.com
Lanean Hughes
lhughes@fmstech.com
Bill Middleton
wrmiddleton@con-real.com
Ron Colbert
ron@exeltech.com
John Lersch
deelersch@compuserve.com
Justin Hiegel
jrhiegel@msn.com
Linda Bambina
bina@airmail.net
Conceptual drawings have been in process for about 2 months now, and just recently the final floor plan has been produced. A preliminary set of drawings has been sent to the City for review and comments, and if there are no major issues, full drawings for permit will be produced shortly! At this rate, it is fully expected that the project should be ready to go to permit within weeks! We could see construction begin before the end of the year! At this time, what is most needed is the STUFF that will become the reality of Hope – construction materials, skilled trade labor, individuals who can help with their time, talents, and resources. Please contact any Hope Team member for more information on how you can help build Hope! Groundbreaking ceremony will take place on Sunday, December 19th at 2:00 pm. Please come and support this great project. Following the ceremony will be a sharing of holiday treats with the clients at Hope Please contact a Hope Team member if you have resources to offer, or wish to be kept informed of Hope activities. 10
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Autocross #6 By Jerry Fleming
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he day was like a San Francisco Sunday and the autocross layout, thanks to Chuck Machala, was big, like Texas. We’re talking Big-Big. It took the fastest driver of the day 88 seconds to tour the layout (We’ll talk more about that later). We had a guest for the day as well. Ivan’s little cousin, Van was in the area all day. Throughout the day, ominous looking clouds hung around and a couple of times the track was dampened by misty rain, but fortunately for the Sunday bunch we were, for the most part, dry. No. 1, Chuck Machala, started us off by welcoming the visitors, and there were a bunch. He succinctly gave us the rules for the day and wished us well. Enter Wendy Shoffit, who stated that someone needed to volunteer to write an article for Slipstream about the day’s event. Naturally every hand went up. Hardly did the words get out of my mouth that I wasn’t a righter, or is that writer? and guess who gets picked. So, bear with me as I describe the events of the day. Group B got the honor of showing us the way as they led off. The track was long and spread out requiring seven groups of corner workers scattered out almost across the entire paved area. The first group of drivers found the track a bit wet, but the course quickly dried and times began to immediately improve as the groove was beaten into the track. The best time turned in by Group B was Richard Diller with a 90.356 tour and several were closely bunched up behind. His very modified 911 looked unbeatable. Group A stepped up to the plate after about an hour and the first of the Shoffits did their thing. James on his third run nailed an 88.216 that stood up as the best time of the day.
Many of us were in excess of 100 seconds as we wound around the course. After lunch the mist started again and the first run group experienced slicker conditions that held down times. However, by their fourth and final run they were going well. Cones took a beating for awhile until adjustments were made as dictated by track conditions. By the second run group of Group A things settled down and times continued to improve. The second of the Shoffit clan had her turn when Group A got underway. Wendy blasted her way to a 91.303 and beat some of the big boys like #1, #66 and #519. Maybe the Shoffits were on steroids or something because they just made child’s play of the event and their times prove it. Congratulations to James and Wendy. Fun runs were held after the official autocross was completed. First, thanks to the corner workers that stayed on course and helped us out. I took my turn and got to ride with one of the best drivers of the day and found out that I simply wasn’t pushing down on the pedals hard enough or at the right time. The ride really was revealing and it clearly showed me what could be achieved by pushing the envelope. Back to my car I went and I immediately shaved off almost three seconds and that even included one screw-up. I was amazed. What a great learning experience one ride in the Fun Run event provided. Thanks, James. It was a good day, a very good course and as always it was good to see friends of the Porsche Club and to meet newcomers. So ends another Autocross year out west at the Mineral Ring.
Chuck Machala’s “Big-Big” Autocross Course
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Autocross #6 Results Class Car # Name
Car
Time
Plc
Pts.
Photo by Kevin Hardison
Class 2 66
Sears, Cody
Red 914
91.679
1
9
37
Davis, Charlie
Green 914
96.334
2
7
3
Nannis, Joel
Red 914
96.659
3
5
137
Davis, Kevan
Green 914
100.377
4
4
Ussery, Fran
Silver 914
98.058
1
9
Sutton, Jerry
Red 911T
96.449
1
9
Sutton, Myra
Red 911T
98.098
1
9
64
Shoffit, James
Black 911 SC
88.216
1
9
40
Fleming, Jerry
Silver 911 SC
99.834
2
7
Shoffit, Wendy
Black 911 SC
91.303
1
9
1
Machala, Chuck
Silver Boxster
92.996
1
9
83
Atkins, Jeff
Red 911
99.489
2
7
501
Snodgrass, Tom
Yellow Boxster
96.196
1
9
36
Ormberget, Jack
Black Boxster
97.214
2
7
Mattiko, Joe
White 928 GT
97.909
1
9
Kavanaugh, Susanna Black Boxster S
98.641
1
9
19
Petri, Brian
White 914
94.191
1
9
111
Hardison, Kevin
Blue 914
94.641
2
7
Johnson, Rocky
White 968
92.460
1
9
161
Randall, Rick
Black 911 Carerra
92.322
1
9
191
Steele, Mark
Black 911 Carerra
96.663
2
7
550
Diller, Richard
Red 911S
90.356
1
9
21
Gonzalez, Richard
yellow 914-6
94.344
2
7
Class 2L 16 Class 4 54
Jerry Sutton lifting his way around the entrance to Roundabout.
Class 4L 45 Class 5
Class 5L 11
Photo by Kevin Hardison
Class 6
Class S6
Class 7 28
Adam Abdul Mujeeb takes his red 924S around the course.
Class S7L 720 Class 10
Class 12 619 Photo by Kevin Hardison
Class 13
Class 16
Jerry Fleming hits the most abused cone of the day.
Fastest Porsches of the Day
Photo by Kevin Hardison
Car# 64 550 11 66 161 619 1 19 21 111
Name Shoffit, James Diller, Richard Shoffit, Wendy Sears, Cody Randall, Rick Johnson, Rocky Machala, Chuck Petri, Brian Gonzalez, Richard Hardison, Kevin
Car Black 911 SC Red 911S Black 911 SC Red 914 Black 911 Carerra White 968 Silver Boxster White 914 yellow 914-6 Blue 914
Time 88.216 90.356 91.303 91.679 92.322 92.460 92.996 94.191 94.344 94.641
Michael Busby nudges the same cone out of the way of his rear tire. 15
Time Trial #6 By Michael Busby ride. After that I hopped in the car with my uncle and picked up a few more tricks of the trade when he ran a 78.192 in his 914. As the day went on I was more of a help in the grids now that I knew what was going on, and my times quickened on the track. Overall the experience was great! I met a ton of great people who were all extremely friendly and willing to help. If you have ever thought about making it out to a time trial event but never found a energy to go I highly recommend it. You will not regret it!
Photo by Kevin Hardison
Photo by Kevin Hardison
As a first timer at a Porsche time trial event I did not know exactly what to expect, but I am glad I made the journey out to Mineral Wells. I started out the morning with a few tests runs with my uncle, Cody Sears, to get myself comfortable with the track. When the actual events got started I was working first with my uncle in the grid area and learned how and when to put cars on the track. Then, finally, it was my time to run. I was nervous at first but got through it fine thanks to my great instructor, Cody. Then I got to ride with Mike Bridges in his blue Corvette. He ran a 75.944 with me in the car, his best time of the day. Let me say it was quite a
Ed Gross kicking up some dust headed toward the midfield turn.
Photo by Kevin Hardison
Photo by Kevin Hardison
Doug Booth enjoying the new â&#x20AC;&#x153;toplessâ&#x20AC;? rule.
Randall Grasso enjoying the high speed back straight.
Photo by Kevin Hardison
Photo by Kevin Hardison
James Shoffit giving his suspension a good workout.
Jeff Atkins trying to scrub off a little speed before the chicane. 16
Corey Rueth testing out his new 928 project car.
Time Trial #6 Results Class Car # Name
Car
Time
Plc
Pts.
Red 914
78.192
1
9
Yellow 914
85.379
1
9
Class 2 66
Sears, Cody
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Class S2 1111 Booth, Doug Class 5 64
Shoffit, James
Black 911 SC
75.049
1
9
26
Rueth, Corey
Purple 928
81.808
2
7
Purple 928
90.927
3
5
Black 911 SC
77.246
1
9
Miller, Bill
Black 911 Coupe
76.528
1
9
1
Machala, Chuck
Silver Boxster
77.987
2
7
83
Atkins, Jeff
Red 911
82.600
3
5
501 Snodgrass, Tom
Yellow Boxster
78.885
1
9
911 Kuykendall, Bob
Black 911
81.202
2
7
Black Boxster S
81.894
1
9
Blue 996
85.471
1
9
111 Hardison, Kevin
Blue 914
80.935
1
9
19
White 914
81.991
2
7
Yellow 914
95.133
1
9
White 968
75.395
1
9
161 Randall, Rick
Black 911 Carerra
77.588
1
9
28
Black 911
87.249
2
7
Red 911S
71.859
1
9
126 Rueth, Kathleen
Rocky Johnson earning the third fastest Porsche of the day honors.
Class 5L 11
Shoffit, Wendy
Class 6 76
Photo by Kevin Hardison
Class S6
Class S7L 720 Kavanaugh, Susanna Class 9
Justin Scott proving the new 997â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s can wheel lift too!
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Degan, Monda
Class 10
Petri, Brian
Class 11 3
Nannis, Joel
Photo by Kevin Hardison
Class 12 619 Johnson, Rocky Class 13
Grasso, Randall
Class 16
Monda Degan getting the hang of her new 996.
550 Diller, Richard
Fastest Porsches of the Day
Photo by Kevin Hardison
Car# 550 64 619 76 11 161 1 66 501 111
Name Diller, Richard Shoffit, James Johnson, Rocky Miller, Bill Shoffit, Wendy Randall, Rick Machala, Chuck Sears, Cody Snodgrass, Tom Hardison, Kevin
Car Red 911S Black 911 SC White 968 Black 911 Coupe Black 911 SC Black 911 Carerra Silver Boxster Red 914 Yellow Boxster Blue 914
Time 71.859 75.049 75.395 76.528 77.246 77.588 77.987 78.192 78.885 80.935
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Early 911 Restoration: No. 3 by Charles Freeman
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This means that the car is quite unstable. As I pushed on the side of the car it easily rocked about. Not a good situation while lying under the car un-bolting components. I purchased two sets of 6-ton jack stands. These provide sufficient support at the height needed to remove the engine. I tagged all of the electrical connections with duct tape and labeled them with a marker. I soon found out that the grease from my hands smeared the lettering so I will have to guess as to where these go. Enough has been written on how to remove a 911 engine/transmission so I won’t bore you with that. Let’s just say it is a little challenging to balance the approximate 400 lbs of this assembly on the 4 inch pad of the floor jack. A great feeling of accomplishment overwhelms me as I view the engine out of the car. Such a thing of simplistic beauty, albeit quite greasy.
Photo by Charles Freeman
ere we are deep into the teardown stage. This is kind of fun, being a little destructive. Besides, it doesn’t take a lot of knowledge to take something apart. Putting it back together is another issue. I have removed paint from the body panels using chemical stripper and sandpaper and was pleasantly surprised that only the driver’s door appeared to have any damage. All of the other panels were quite straight. There were some rust holes at the bottom edge of the door. A magnet along the bottom edge didn’t pick this up in the inspection process. The passenger fender had some rust damage on the bottom trailing edge just in front of the door and a little along the edge next to the hood. All-in-all pretty good for a 30 year old car. The rear license panel is the only body panel I can see needing replacement. At this point I work around the car removing components: lights, trim, etc. It is amazing how many pieces make up a car. As I take all parts off I pack them into plastic bags with the accompanying fasteners. I used a marker on the bags but considering the amount of muddy grease on my hands my handwriting is quite illegible. I guess that when the time comes I will magically be able to read this mess. I place the baggies in boxes and put them in the attic. I try to maintain similar components in a box, but this is getting difficult. The number of boxes in my attic is astounding. I have placed the fenders, front and rear bumpers, wheels, and just about everything else in the attic. I hope the rafters will be able to support this amount of weight.
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Photo by Charles Freeman
Almost everything is off of the car and I stand back and look. What do I do next? I really hadn’t thought this entire process out and, as I will find out, will have to revise my strategy as I work. Do I want a concours car? A driver? Or something in-between? Those questions will be answered for me soon enough. Since I am a scientist by trade, I truly believe knowledge is power. So I do a lot of investigation into restoration, rebuilding and so forth on the 911. What a perfect car for a do-it-yourself restoration. An essentially unchanged automobile over 40 years. This is a prime reason why I chose the 911, a huge level of aftermarket support. That and I always wanted one. So in my mind I think my path is to make a high quality driver. I will upgrade the car with the standard reliability improvements; chain tensioners, oil cooler, etc. Then I will add performance options not available on the production car. Things such as 2.2 E pistons for increased compression and a significant power boost, E cams for good mid-RPM performance, urethane bushings for improved handling, and a killer paint job. My desire is to keep the entire cost of the project below $20k. At least that is the plan. My next plan of attack is to remove the engine and transmission. Another advantage of the 911 is that the engine can be lowered out of the car. Thus not requiring an engine hoist. I purchased an aluminum floor jack that has a jacking height of 18 inches and that is barely enough to get the engine out. I thought about purchasing a 3-ton steel jack at half the price of the aluminum one but I could barely lift it. How much could a hernia cost? I already have 2 sets of 2 ton jack stands. I soon found that these are inadequate. When the car body is jacked up to gain clearance for the engine drop the jack stands are at the last key-way on the extension.
Photo by Charles Freeman
Photo by Charles Freeman
While I am under the car dismantling things, I decide to remove all of the brakes and suspension components, as well. I notice that my struts are a red-orange color so I identify them as Koni’s. I feel pretty good about that. It’s a pretty simple matter of unbolting items from under the car.
would think being a chemist I would know better, huh? Let me just add that this is highly dangerous and I removed all of the flammable materials from my proximity while I was doing this. I worked at this for about 2 months on the floorpan. I then took the grinder and wire brush and cleaned up the floorpan even more. It came out looking great but exposed several problems I hadn’t detected in my inspection. Apparently water was trapped around the pedal cluster area and was repaired by screwing a metal patch in the area and applying body filler. Also, the damage around the brake master cylinder was quite extensive and was in close proximity to the rear mounting point for the front torsion bar cross-tube. So now I am left with the prospect of what to do. I have found replacement floorpans available in the aftermarket. Those of you who have looked for these know that they are available in a L/R side or front/back depending upon manufacturer. Unfortunately, none of these have the section into the footwell area that I need.
Come back next time and find out what I decided to do.
Photo by Charles Freeman
Photo by Charles Freeman
Upon removing the belly pan from the front of the car I notice some holes close to the brake master cylinder. This could not be spotted on an inspection because it required removal of a lot of components on the car to see. Here comes the big wake-up call. So as I lie under the car I wonder how to deal with these holes. I vacillate back and forth whether to fiberglass over them or to patch with metal. Then I get the bright idea to scrape away some of the undercoating around the damage. Lying under the car on a nice fall day I found myself getting carried away and scraping more and more. I have read about different techniques to remove undercoating. I tried a grinder with knotted wire brush. It works great but I was completely covered in little hairy fragments of undercoating. I was not using a respirator doing this so a lot of it was in my ear, nose and mouth…what fun! I then had the bright idea of using heat. So I got a propane torch and went to town. I found the best technique was to move the torch around in about a 6 inch square area until the undercoating had a reddish glow and starting to smolder I could easily scrape it away with a steel spatula. Again my enthusiasm got the best of me and I wasn’t using a respirator. I paid for that mistake every night with a lot of coughing. You
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End Of Summer Arkansas Tour by Andy Miller Day 3: It simply does not get any better than our drive early Sunday morning down route 23 through the Ozark National Forest to Booneville. There was almost no traffic, a light fog was burning off, and the weather was great. Lunch was at the beautiful Queen Wilhelmina Lodge, which is on the Talihina Byway. We caught part of the Wilhelmina Rod Run, which is an annual event at the park. There were over two hundred custom street rods of all types and colors! After lunch we drove the Talihina Byway and made our way back home. Thank you Ted and Bonnie for another great trip!
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... It simply does not get any better ...
Photo by Andy Miller
Day2: The weather reports for Saturday were ominous … heavy rain all day. Ted Glover, our Tourmeister, assured us we would have good weather and not to worry. Sure enough, we were spared most of the day. We had the ultimate thrill ride on what we have named the “Little Dragon”. This is a new road that Ted has found. It is literally one continuous set of curves, switch backs, off camber turns, you name it…. this road has it all. We would tell you the location but you will need to come on the next Arkansas tour to experience it! Lunch was at the Cliff House, which is about 8 miles south of Jasper on scenic route 7. The food was delicious and the view of the Ozark national forest was fantastic. After lunch, we drove route 123 en route to Eureka Springs. This road makes you think you are driving in the Austrian Alps. Saturday night we stayed at the Crescent Hotel & Spa. We were treated to a gourmet dinner in the Crescent Hotel Conservatory. Bill Coates entertained us with hilarious stories of his boating misadventures on Lake Texoma.
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Photo by Andy Miller
hat could be better than our annual October 3-day Porsche tour to Arkansas? Well, I guess adding a second 3-day end of summer trip this year qualifies! There are just so many great roads in Arkansas that we had to do it! Day 1: We departed from Einstein Brothers Bagels and headed north on 121 to Bonham and our first fuel stop in Paris. The weather was perfect...sunny and mild by Texas standards. We had two first time tour participants. Judy and Chris Kellner were in their newly purchased 1991 amethyst C-2 Cabriolet. This car was literally driven by “the little old lady on Sundays” and has only 30,000 miles on it. Also joining us was Karen in her red Boxster and her friend, Joyce. Lunch was at the Circle J Restaurant in Talihina, Oklahoma. Talihina is the western most terminus of the Blue Ridge Parkway rival, the Talihina Scenic Byway. After lunch, we got into the great curves and twisties in Arkansas. We stayed at the Arlington Hotel in Hot Springs on Friday night and gorged ourselves on the hotel’s Friday night seafood fest.
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Boxstoberfest 2004 by Tracey Gross rallied around the drivers to make sure everyone got home. Our motto was and is "No driver left behind!" Saturday night was the big event with drinks at the very cool Hanger Hotel Officer's Club followed by dinner at the Cotton Gin restaurant. The food was excellent and a great time was had by all. Sunday, a small group of survivors gathered for breakfast at the Airport Grill and started thinking about how much fun next year is going to be!
One Great Run, Two Hits and a Fan Belt!
... visitations from four pristine 356’s ... By 10:45, the drivers' meeting was over and we were off to Hunt for lunch. One of the 356's even went with us for lunch (well, his heart was in the right place but the car dropped a fan belt on the way, so he didn't quite make it) and we were joined by a Nissan...er...ummm "Porsche 999 Prototype" piloted by one of the nicest guys out there. Lunch was at the Hunt Country Store during which we fended off a Miata group by sheer numbers :). After lunch, we headed out on to Leakey, passing through Vanderpool, Medina and Kerrville on the way back. We crossed the Frio, Pedernales and Guadalupe river valleys, each time rising up on to the surrounding escarpments for sweeping vistas of the Hill Country. While traversing the switchbacks between Medina and Kerrville, two drivers heroically defended the rest of the group from a rampaging guardrail on a decreasing radius turn. Fortunately, nobody was hurt and the whole group
Photo by Michael Shassere
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he PCA Hill Country in conjunction with the Maverick and Lone Star Regions hosted another Boxstoberfest on the second weekend of September. And, for the second year in a row there was no rain! Temperatures were in the mid-eighties to the low-nineties for the whole weekend under partly cloudy skies out in the Texas Hill Country. Events kicked off with the traditional Friday night social at the Auslander restaurant in scenic downtown Fredericksburg. It was great to see some old friends and a marvelous opportunity to meet new ones. Saturday morning started off bright and early at 9:00 with the whole crew meeting behind the Fredericksburg Courthouse. In addition to the 23 Boxsters who showed up, we had visitations from four pristine 356's from the Fredericksburg area, a white Carrerra, a Seal Gray 996 Cabriolet, a Cayenne S and a 944 Turbo. We had an hour or so of time to meet our fellow Porsche owners, admire the Boxsters and ooooh-aaahhh over the 356's.
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September Drivers Education by John Sandusky
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he September DE at MSR, sponsored by Park Place Porsche, was a great weekend. The event started early with Maverick Region's annual instructor clinic on Friday. This clinic had a special focus this year - Pete Tremper, head of the national PCA DE committee, was in town to present his clinic materials to the group. It made for a busy day for everyone involved. Upon successful completion of the clinic, our region instructors are now nationally approved, and their names become part of the national PCA instructor database. Quite a lot of material was covered in the clinic, and those in attendance agreed it was very successful. Congratulations to all of our region instructors.
Well, anyway, I am sure there are ample opportunities for a 997 to show up at MSR in the future. And maybe a chance for myself to drive one? You never know. Or maybe a Carrera GT - I need to test drive one of those as well... V10... horsepower... huge brakes... Sorry, for a second there I drifted off. Come on out and join the fun - you never know what might show up.
Photo by Wendy Shoffit
The DE itself started on Saturday, as usual, to beautiful late summer weather. Full run groups enjoyed excellent track conditions. The planets must be aligning or something, because quite a few of us noticed the skill levels in Green and Blue were way up for this event. The usual trains in Green were almost non-existent. What was it? Was it the driver's meeting in the morning got everyone started out right? Interesting thought, but probably not. Hmmm - or was it the instructor clinic and our new nationally approved instructors? Don't know. But I, and quite a few others, hope this progress continues. Green and Blue were rockin' all weekend. Sunday dawned with the potential for quite a treat. Kirk Frederick, the GM at Park Place, was coming out for the event on Sunday (since, of course, they work on Saturday). And the plan was to bring a new 997 for himself to drive. Well, unfortunately (or fortunately, however you look at it!), the 997 was sold on Saturday, so Kirk had to settle for just a 2004 C4S. Just a C4S. And he did enjoy the event, along with Randall Johnson (Mr. Parts Manager), Jimmy Hayes (Mr. Shop Foreman) and the rest of the Park Place contingent. And we in Maverick Region thank them for being involved in our events. Did I mention that he just had to bring a C4S?
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... our region instructors are now nationally approved ...
Mark Hanna in the foreground as Eric Erz and James Shoffit pass a Yellow Z06 in the background.
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ALMS Petit LeMans at Road Atlanta by Bill and Marilyn Stafford
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n the 10 plus years since we’ve been to Road Atlanta, the changes that have occurred are unbelievable. About the only thing that remains the same is the Kudzu. The track is now as viewer friendly as any I've seen and the people are the friendliest. From the addition of hillside seating at turn 10 to the making of turn 5 (end of the esses) into a family viewing area complete with jumbo-tron. Race weekend had 60,000 plus people at the event (probably due in no small way to the fact that neither Auburn or Georgia were playing football on Saturday). It was great to see a large crowd at an ALMS event again. The Race - Surprise! The LMP1 Audi's were not on the starting front row of the grid, but they did manage finish 1-2 with JJ Lehto and Marco Werner in the #38 car beating out the #2 Champion Audi of Johnny Herbert and Pierre Kaffner. In doing so, Audi clinched its 5th consecutive manufacturer's championship and the Champion Team secured the title. James Weaver, driving the Dyson Lola #16, managed to take the pole. Newcomer to the series was London based Creation Autosportif LMP1 car #27 (Reynard DBA 035/Zytec). They pulled off a surprise effort by qualifying in 2nd place on the front row.
Peterson Motorsports/White Lightening 911GT3 RSR Porsche of Crain Stanton and David Murry finished third in GT. The Alex Job Team has clinched the championship, but the driver championship is yet to be decided at Laguna Seca. Pit Rat notes: As always, these are scrounged from usually sober, reliable sources, but like Grandma always said, you just never know… - Dale Earnhardt Sr. was under a contract to drive for the ALMS Factory Corvette Team when he died. As you might recall, he had teamed with Andy Pilgrim at the 24 hours at Daytona in the Corvette prior to the accident. - Dale Earnhardt Jr. purportedly now has a contract to drive for the ALMS Factory Corvette Team beginning in 2005. So I guess the race at Infineon with team member Boris Said was a precursor to the next level for him. A really far out rumor is that he will leave NASCAR…but that sounds like a “trap” statement, and I really can’t see that happening. Cubic money and all that, you know. - Alex Job Racing may not race next year. The Porsche factory
Photo by Bill Stafford
The team was founded in 2002 and has being completing in Europe and has completed 4 6-hour races there. Team owner, Michael Jankowski, was concerned that the car would not be able to finish the race. He was right. The first hours of the 10 hour or 1,000 km. race featured a hot contest involving the prototypes. James Weaver driving the Dyson #26 led much of the early part of the race, while the Audis’ mixed it up with the Creation #27 forcing them to run qualifying speeds and subsequently melted their motor at lap 130. The Weaver car had a gearbox problem and went behind the wall for repairs. One by one, the LMP contenders encountered problems, leaving the race to the Audis’ who still remain bulletproof. Corvettes, of course, dominated the GTS class. Again, Corvette brought in "special" drivers for the event. (Unfortunately Dale, Jr. was not available). Max Papis and Jan Magnussen were brought in to help the #3 and #4 cars who finished 1st and 2nd. As usual the best race occurred in the GT class between the Porsches. This time it was the 2 Alex Job 911GT3 RSR Porsches battling for 1 and 2 the entire race. The #23 car driven by Timo Bernhard, Jorg Bergmeister and Sascha Maussen narrowly beat the #24 car driven by Romain Dumas, Marc Lieb and Wolf Henzler. The
Photo by Bill Stafford
... the Alex Job team has clinched the championship ...
The famous Road Atlanta esses. decision to not have “direct involvement” with them has caused their racing effort to be too expensive and they may just go back to selling parts. They are the oldest surviving ALMS team and are racing for the Championship this year. Too bad for the sport if it happens. - The Krohn-Barbour Team (David Brabham/Tracy Krohn drivers) is apparently ending his relationship with Lamborghini and will not race at Laguna Seca this year. Word is that the factory didn’t come through with the racing development parts for the Murciélago R-GT. But they were pretty while they lasted. - Rob Dyson was instrumental in convincing the British based Creation Team to participate in the Petit LeMans and upcoming Laguna Seca races. He is also trying to convince them to compete in the entire series next to add some much needed spice to the series. (The Audi’s need competition). - Keep those old race shirts. Recently a 1979 Dick Barbour, Paul Newman race shirt sold on eBay for $1000. Dick Barbour gave the new shirt (he says he has a garage full) to "a friend", who in turn sold it. Road Atlanta has 2 ALMS races next year, so take the family and go enjoy Southern Hospitality and some really good racing.
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Unclassifieds are available free to Maverick Region Members and are $5 to all others (contact Matt Platts for payment details). Please limit size to no more than 6 lines. Ads will run for 3 issues, then removed unless you request that it be run for an additional 3 issues. Email your ad to unclassifieds@mavpca.org by the 10th to have your ad run in the following month’s Slipstream. Be sure to include a contact name and phone number. If you are selling a car, include mileage and price. Check your ad for accuracy the first time it runs. Contact the editor to have your ad pulled sooner. Due to space constraints, photos can not be included. 1990 911 C2 This looker finally available! Stunning Baltic blue 964 coupe. work done by Dallas EuroCars: Chip, Exhaust, A/C, intake w/K&N, PermaTune ignition, powder coated engine, polished stainless, ,new struts, shocks, cross drilled rotors, red calipers, and brakes. FAST, New AM/FM/XM/CD, new TOYO's, Non-smoker, garaged. Many unique features. No rips/tears/cracking in leather. Better than new! $25900. marty@creditcardman.com or 214-242-2057 (1) Yokohama A008RSII 225x50x15 Set of four, 85-90% tread, these are sticky R compound D.O.T. legal tires mounted on fuchs replica 15x7 wheel/tires will fit nicely under a narrow 911. $575.00. Contact Jay 713-582-3911 or JZittrer@houston.rr.com (1) 1989 911 Cab 82,000 miles. Excellent condition. This is a garaged, never raced, pampered beauty. White with dark blue leather interior. Alpine stereo with 12 disc cd. Chome wheel hubs with colored Porsche centers over white background. Not a scratch or bleamish. Priced at $23,000 for a quick sell-this is a steal. 817-579-7256 or wjg817@aol.com (1) 1972 911T 2.4 Coupe All original, fair condition, runs ok, 127,000 miles, Stored for 14 yrs. New batteries, tires, rebuilt brake system, new plugs, wires, and filters. Includes, full front bra and car cover. $5500 OBO. Ask for Tom @ (817)428-4142 (1) 1973 911T Texas car, no rust, 60,000 mi on total restoration, white with red interior, many extras, spare parts, shop manuals, split escort, SS heat exchangers,webbers, turbo tensioners, electronic ignition and distributor - 911310095. $10,000 takes all. Contact John Haley at 214 823-1537 (1) Autopower bolt in roll cage with all hardware and foam covers (black). Bolts into any 911. Never tracked, but was installed. No delivery and no reasonable offer refused. Located in Lewisville. Contact: Ryan, 469-371-5969 or bmrracer3@yahoo.com (1) Wanted - Damaged 72 to 89 911 Oil Cooler Lines Thermostat to front oil cooler brass lines. Contact Scott at 817 594-4995 or Scottwerks@charter.net (1) 1988 Turbo Cabriolet very few made (2002?) for four years only. Venetian blue with grey interior and blue top. RUF wheels. Maintained at Istook's. $38,900. Contact Costa at 817-457-6057 (2) 1998 911 Targa Grand Prix White / Cashmere and Black interior 30K miles, Serviced by Boardwalk, 30K service done, Factory Hi-F: Stereo, Bird custom armrest, Glass top is truly a joy on daily basis - works perfectly. Photo on autotrader.com Never wrecked. Always garaged. Hand washed and waxed. Very rare - one of 121 1998 Targas imported - last of air cooled! Asking $44,500 but can be negotiable. Please call Jim at 972-742-1881 (2) 993 Accessories 8 volume work shop manuals-$150, 17 inch Cup Wheels (4) in perfect condition-$625, Motor Sound air box cover-$50, Colgan Bra (used once) $60; Brey-Krause Fire Extinguisher Bracket(black) for non power seat with Halon Extinguisher-$100. Contact Dave Raffa at 817-579-0893 or 817-219-2755 or email dave.raffa@supsx.com (2) 1996 Carerra Cabriolet Guards Red with tan leather interior and black top. 17" chrome wheels with center caps and new Potenza tires. Rarely driven, garage kept, dealer maintained. Fantastic original condition. Bruce Anderson calls it one of the best of the air cooled series. 41,000 miles. $39,500. Contact Gary at 972-234-2923 (2) 2001 996 Cabriolet Black, Black Top, Black Leather, 6 speed. Under 1,400 miles. Immaculate condition. Garaged and covered. Never driven in rain. Upgraded stereo and 18” sport wheels One owner. Serviced at Park Place. $65K only serious should call. Contact Scott at (214) 750-2790 (2)
1974 911 2.7 Engine, 5 Speed, Silver Metallic, Completely Original, 2nd Owner. Great Condition. 77,350 miles. New Tires. New Shocks. No Dents, No Wrecks. Needs Nothing. Runs Perfect. $10,900. Contact: John Castro at 972-208-4952 or email at dgidallas@hotmail.com (2) Wanted - Damaged 72 to 89 911 Oil Cooler Lines (thermostat to front oil cooler brass lines). Contact Scott Wolthuis at 817 594-4995 or Scottwerks@charter.net (2) 1987 Carrera 3.2 Under 24,000 miles on complete top-end, Stainless exh w/ Sports Muffler, Chrome FUCHS 7 & 8 X 16's, new YOKOs, detailed engine (absolutely NO leaks), fresh brakes, door locks, alarm, leather, cold a/c, flawless silver paint, $13,000 in receipts documenting top-end / maintenance for the past 4 years, can not be faulted, NO damage history, unmolested. Pre-buys welcome. 124k mi. $23,000 OBO. Chuck, 337-322-7599 or crhogan@bellsouth.net (3) 2000 Carerra Cabriolet Barritz White, Black Top, Grey Leather, 6 speed only 6k miles. Car is absolutely perfect. Never in rain. One owner serviced by Boardwalk. $10K options. $60K firm. Contact Wallace at 972-690-0748 (3) 1979 SC / IROC RGTRUPPE Lightweight RSR Rear Bumpers and Front Air Dam, Lightweight Tail, Balanced 3.0 w/Webers, Forged Pistons, Port/Polished Heads & Manifolds, GE40, ARP Racing Studs, Bursch Headers, 930 Brakes w/Drilled Rotors, Turbo Tie Rods, Bilsteins, DAS Roll Bar, 7&8X16’s FUSCH w/YOHAMAHA, RS Door Panels and Carpets, RECARO’s w/Harness, Strut Bar, OPTIMA Battery, $25,500. Historical records/receipts $40K+, 120,000 miles/5 DE’s. Chuck, 337-322-7599 or crhogan@bellsouth.net (3) 1987 RUF Slantnose Turbo/Cabriolet 3.4L engine. 0-to-60 in 4.5 sec. RUF 5speed, red, a.c., carb legal, have RUF 4 pipe. Noncat muffler, variable boost, recaro high dollar seats with center console, 9/10x17” wheels. Feature car 3/87 Road and Track as fastest production Porsche in the world. Orig $ 148,000 asking 57,000. krupp@charter.net 817-284-8271, 817-442-1975 (3) 1986 911 Carrera Very well cared for, excellent condition inside and out, servo lock synchro five speed, 193 CI 200 HP, low miles 86 K, interior leather in great condition, black on black, strong AC, Kenwood CD with remote. $19,888 OBO. Charley 972-242-5999 or chasbeme@aol.com (3) 1993 RS America (VIN# WPOAB2962PS418219) in special order midnight metallic blue. One of 240 cars built prior 964 Cup chassis. All options: radio, limited slip, sunroof, A/C. Eibach springs (1" lower), RUF airbag steering wheel (plus original), RUF shock tower brace, RUF cup muffler bypass pipe. DE's only, never raced, non-smoker, serviced by Park Place Porsche. $39,500 obo. Gary Sanders (972) 523-2886 or gls66912@aol.com (3) 1993 968 (3.0 L, 236 BHP) 2+2 coupe-daily driver (127K mi), or, could be made a club racer. Fast and torquey. 6-speed manual, 17-inch 5-spoke alloys (new P-Zero fronts), leather sport seats, sport chassis and limited slip differential. Well cared for grand prix white exterior and the black interior. Cold A/C. Well-balanced car handles and drives exceptionally well. $12,500 obo. Arnie, H972-527-3272, W972-527-9450, tarheelsplano@aol.com (3) Light weight CCW track wheels Polished aluminum rims, black anodized centers. (2) 9X17" 71/4" backspacing, (2) 10X17" 8" backspacing Very good shape. New style, even lighter than the originals, $1,400. Rocky Johnson 972.816.1769, rrjjaj42@aol.com (3) Brey Krause harness guide bar (model 1010) Excellent condition. Fits a wide range of 911's from '74 to '98. Purchased new in 2002 direct from Brey Krause for $259, will sell for $175. Contact Gary Sanders, (972) 523 2886, gls66912@aol.com (3)
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