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Volume 51, Issue 9, September 2013
Go Online for 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 Drifting (President’s Column) ......................2 Maverick of the Month.................................2 List of Officers/Board Chairs .......................4 Carey On (Editor’s Column) ........................5 Maverick Minutes ........................................6 July Trivia.....................................................7 Five Speed Chatter .....................................10 Advertiser of the Month .............................18 Cliff’s Ramblings .......................................20 Tech Corner ................................................26 I Get Around (Guest Columnist) ................28 New Wheels and Anniversaries..................31 Unclassifieds ..............................................32 Advertiser Index.........................................32
Upcoming Events Board Meeting .............................................7 Sunday Drive to San Martino Winery ..........8 Concours d’Non-Elegance, Cars & Cattle .14 Drivers’ Ed 4, MotorSport Ranch. .............15 Maverick Lunch Series ..............................19 Time Trial 3, MotorSport Ranch ................21 Happy Hour: Sundown at Granada ............23 Founders’ Day (Save the Date)...................24 Time Trial 2/Autocross 5, MineralRing .....25 Swap Meet, Zim’s Autotechnik ..................27 Club Race/DE, Eagles Canyon Raceway ...28 PCA Escape to Los Angeles ......................29 Porsche Macan Raffle ................................30
Past Event Recaps Stories from the Parade: Candyce Jones ....12 Stories from the Parade: The Stubbs ..........16 Happy Hour: Fox & Hound ........................22 Autocross 4, Pennington Field ...................25
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2013 PCA Zone 5 Presidents and Zone Representative ARK-LA-TEX Kirk Bristol kbristol911@gmail.com
COASTAL BEND Jose Carreras missionortho@aol.com
LONE STAR Greg Platt president@lsrpca.com
MARDI GRAS Rick Payton rpayton35@aol.com
OZARK John Bullen JohnCBullen@gmail.com
WHISKEY BAY Henry Carter hjcarterod@gmail.com
CIMARRON Bill Jacobi bjacobi@sbcglobal.net
HILL COUNTRY Courtney Gross courtney.e.gross@gmail.com
LONGHORN Jack Merrell 911scracer@gmail.com
MAVERICK John Hamlton president@mavpca.org
WAR BONNET Grady Buckhalter grady.buckhalter@gmail.com
WHITE RIVER Leonard Zechiedrich uber930@gmail.com
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Drifting: Free! By John Hamilton, Region President
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REE! One of my favorite words. And one of the things that can help many of us enjoy what we might not otherwise have time and money for. Examples: CAR SHOWS! Did you know that every month there’s at least one free car show in the metroplex? And there are car brands from almost every manufacturer, including classic and cutting edge! Cars and Coffee Dallas takes place the first Saturday of every month at Classic BMW, 6800 Dallas Parkway in Plano, from 8 am to noon. But you had better get there early (before 8), or you’ll have a hard time parking! And now Ft. Worth has its own car show on the second Saturday of every other month, at the Cats Baseball Field parking lot at 301 NE 6th St in Ft. Worth, from 8 am to noon. I attended the August Ft. Worth show, and was blown away! Fiskers, VWs, Lambos, Vettes, Camaros, and almost every brand were there. Our own “Tub Club” (Porsche 356s) make a regular showing there. Another great free event: our Sunday drives! With just the cost of lunch or the destination, our Sunday Drives (which start up again in September), cost little or nothing. AND . . . you get to drive your Porsche! So come on out and join us for some free fun at a Car Show or Sunday Drive. You’ll be surprised how much fun it will be to get out of the house for half a day and enjoy your hobby!
ALEXIS A. V. CAMPBELL, Proprietor 1235 William D. Tate Ave Grapevine, TX 76051 member, Candyce Jones, literally call out for assistance to get back to her hotel for an event (see the complete story later in this issue of Slipstream). Chuck and Terrie looked at each other and said they could make it happen, and so they did. It is this example of human generosity that deserves to be recognized. “It’s not just the cars -- it’s the people,” and the Frahms provided the example to us all.
Mavs of the Month
Congratulations and thanks to you for being our Mavericks of the Month. Enjoy your gift card to the Silver Fox Steak House and our appreciation for the example you have set.
Terrie and Chuck Frahm happened to be vacationing on the shores of Lake Michigan while the annual Porsche Parade was going on this past June. During one of their sight-seeing tours, they heard a fellow PCA
Chuck and Terrie Frahm,Co-Mavericks of the Month 2 September
So to Terrie and Chuck: thank you for what you felt was just the right thing to do at the time. For the rest of us, it serves as an example of what we should all do all the time.
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President John Hamilton C-817-907-7823 president@mavpca.org
Vice President Gareth Maurice
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John enjoys DEs, Happy Hours, the Porsche Parade, and other social events. He and wife Chris have owned Porsches since 1996 and joined the Club in 2002. John’s Grandfather in New Jersey owned a 1960 356B Coupe and later a 1965 356SC Cab which is how it got into his blood.
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!
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Travis Howard Travis Howard Robyn Howard Charlie Davis Robyn Howard Jeff Herrmann Robyn Howard Chris Hamilton Joel Nannis Pat Heptig Jim Buckley Wendy Shoffit Andy Kay Lori Mauthe John Sandusky Luke Edson Joel Nannis Bob Benson Bob Benson Pat Friend Mike Farrar Charlie Davis Monda Hanna Susan and Tom Froehlich Brendan Eagan Mike Brodigan Linda Bambina
On-line Calendar Past President Public Relations Slipstream Advertising Editor Event Ad Design Mailing & Tech. Printing Content Wrangler Mentor Social Chair Sponsorship Sunday Drives Swap Meets Tech Sessions Trivia Chair Website
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Pat Friend Carey Spreen Christy Payne Andy Mears Fran Ussery Linda Bambina Wendy Shoffit Tracy Robertson Keith Olcha John Harvey, Brendan Eagan Robyn Howard Ed Mullenix Jerry DeFeo Denny Payne
Secretary Renee Farinella C-972-571-4412 secretary@mavpca.org Renee works in healthcare, and enjoys fundraising for the military’s CarryTheLoad.org. Her passion for cars manifests in how to integrate the highperformance driving experience into relationship building. She says, “Can a Porsche BE too loud on a Sunday drive? The hills are aliiive with the sound of music!” Renee owns a 2008 Boxster.
Treasurer Jim Falgout W-972-669-2370 C-972-345-3009 treasurer@mavpca.org Jim joined Maverick Region in August, 2008. He drives a 1992 968 cabriolet, which is the second Porsche he has owned. Jim enjoys attending Maverick Region social and driving events.
Linda Bambina 214-616-1936 pr@mavpca.org
Chris Hamilton hope@mavpca.org
Ed Mullenix 972-231-5356 techcorner@mavpca.org
Bob Benson 817-457-8833 bbenson1@airmail.net
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By Carey Spreen, Managing Editor Now that school has started, I guess we can say that summer is over, even though it’s still hot as blazes, and autumn doesn’t officially begin until September 22. But the good news is that our region event calendar actually has events in it! The first weekend of this month is the 15th annual Boxtoberfest weekend, to be held again in Fredericksburg. As of this writing, there were already about 180 cars registered, and their limit is 200, so if you haven’t already registered, it may be too late. If you have registered, you can look forward to a fun weekend in the Hill Country.
The weekend of Sept 21 and 22, our Drivers’ Ed series is back from summer vacation, with a two-day event at the 1.7-mile MotorSport Ranch track, running counterclockwise. The weekend after that, our Time Trial and Autocross series resumes at The MineralRing (Mineral Wells Airport) for the second Time Trial and fifth Autocross of the year. Yes, it’s a bit of a hike if you’re coming from the east side of the Metroplex, but you will get plenty of seat time at this time-honored venue. Looking ahead to early October, we are trying something new: a Sunday Drive Poker Rally ending up at a “Concours d’NonElegance” at the Cars & Cattle Ranch in Princeton (no, Texas), on Saturday, October 5. See the ad in this issue for details.
The day after the Cars & Cattle event is our very popular annual Time Trial at MotorSport Ranch (running on the 1.3-mile course) on Sunday, October 6. This one always sells out, so register early! The weekend of October 12 and 13 features our annual Swap Meet at Zim’s Autotechnik on Saturday, and (back by popular demand) a Sunday Drive to the San Martino Winery in Rockwall. I would also like to welcome back Invisibra as an advertiser in Slipstream. If you are considering a bra for your Porsche, have a look at their website (see ad below). And in general, please support our advertisers’ products and services -- after all, they support this newsletter! Read on!
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Maverick Minutes: August Board Meeting By Renee Farinella, Region Secretary Region President John Hamilton began the board meeting promptly at 7:02 by welcoming everyone back from our July break, and thanking Driver Education Chair Lori Mauthe for her 18 months of outstanding service. She will be missed, we wish her the best in Michigan, and trust that she will stay in touch! The new DE Chair is Chris Tabor, who will join us next month. Treasurer Jim Falgout was not present, but John read Jim’s report, saying the club is in healthy financial shape with track deposits and ad payments due, balanced by wellattended DEs. Membership Co-Chairs Susan and Tom Froehlich also could not make it to the meeting, but relayed that our overall member count (primary plus affiliate members) is at an all-time high of 2,258! They advised that discussion is on-going, and tasked to each Board Member to reach out to other Porsche owners in the geographic area covered by the Maverick Region, who may not know who we are and what is available to them from our club. We welcome questions and feedback, and are available through our contact info in Slipstream. The website is a great general resource, as well, at mav.pca.org. Vice President Gareth Maurice spoke next, and solicited input about the Corel Draw option/ necessity, as well as our search for some graphic design assistance for Slipstream. Attention all Members! This is an opportunity to contribute to the creation of Slipstream. Please let us know if you are interested or know of anyone in our club who 6 September
may be. Additional visibility will be given to this need in this issue. John asked that a decision on the graphics software be made by September. Slipstream Editor-in-Chief Carey Spreen was up next, and proudly displayed the Second Place trophy for the PCA National Newsletter competition that he brought back for us from the Traverse City Porsche Parade. Well done, sir! Certainly, Slipstream is a labor of love (and a substantial amount of time and dedication) by a great team, who are always looking for creative ways and strong content to deliver a best-of-breed product to serve our readership. At this point in the meeting, we received a special delivery and visit by former board volunteer Christy Payne, who brought the actual Macan Raffle tickets, hot off the presses, to be sold for the rest of this year, and with the drawing to be held at the very exciting and always fun 2014 All Member event, January 25th at Hackberry Creek Country Club! Last year’s Raffle Prize was a trip to Germany. This year, each $50 ticket you buy brings you closer to the chance to win a one-year lease of the new Macan SUV! (Thank you to the Autobahn dealership!) Tickets can be purchased from some board members, at upcoming events (like Happy Hour 8/15 at Rio Mambo), and hopefully on our website soon. A portion of the proceeds will benefit Hope Shelter. Christy’s visit was a timely segue to the Socials report from chair Tracy Robertson, who mentioned that we are still looking for just the right venue for our Founders’ Day event on November 2nd. Additionally she has already chosen December 14 for the Holiday
August 7, 2013 Party, ro vw held at the home of Linda and Lee Wilkins. Please contact Tracy at social@mavpca. org, if you have any ideas or have a neighborhood acility to host 150-200 people, and check the Calendar regularly for updates. Tech Session Chair Ed Mullenix is working on an event at Jack Junkies in Plano, which he hopes to schedule the weekend before the September 21-22 DE, to function as an alternative tech inspection location. Andy Kay, our new Concours Chair, brought one of the beautiful Porsche medals he had made up as trophies for our regional concours events. These awards have the Porsche Crest (factory approved!) on one side and the Maverick Region logo on the other. Past President Mike Brodigan was visiting and wanted to discuss considering reducing the number of Slipstream issues per year. Here are the related pros and cons. By combining July / August, for example, the club could save on production cost and give the volunteers a break. Conversely, this could potentially damage our national competition-for-awards positioning by reducing pointseligibility, and it could increase per-issue ad costs, which might be a challenge to our advertisers. Best interest of the club and its readership are foremost, so we are working on options; one being possibly increasing our planning and production force toward solution. Next up was DE Equipment Manager Luke Edson, who keeps us communicating effectively by taking care of our track radios and other gear. Integrity in an organization has a great deal to do with how well all the moving parts function together, and we
would be lost without folks like Luke to bring their time, talents, and insights through volunteering. John Harvey, Tourmeister and drive-mapping Chair, was present with his lovely co-pilot wife BJ, to share that Boxstoberfest is September 6-8 in Fredricksburg, and is at this writing at about 180 of 200 slots registered. A “Cars and Cattle” drive on Saturday, October 5 is in the works for near Princeton, as well as a possible alternative drive on October 19 or 20, and definite drives November 17 for a tour to Ft. Richardson near Jacksboro, and a toy run in mid-December. Please check the on-line calendar or Sunday Drives under Events for confirmation and more details. Club Race Registrar Wendy Shoffit completed the updating and printing of the region Membership Directory. They are available through her for $5. Thank you, Wendy! Our Region PR Chair, Linda Bambina, mentioned that she appreciates timely deadline sensitivity for all Slipstream submissions. Also, she is working with Advertising Manager Pat Friend to straighten out the records regarding who is receiving Slipstream (i.e. former advertisers), and who is not (some new advertisers). Distribution triage! She also worked on an article about last May’s Club Race/DE event at COTA, to be featured
JULY 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 our July winner, Jacques Krielen, who got all 5 correct. Runner-up, also with 5 correct, was Bob Kuykendall. The winner was chosen by random drawing. Jacques will receive a $25 gift certificate to
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Who said this about Ferdinand Porsche many years ago: “He is a man with a big career ahead of him. You will hear of him again!” a. Adolf Hitler b. Jacob Lohner c. Enzo Ferrari d. Karl Benz Source: Yahoo Auto News, Three Cars Ahead of their Time, June 12, 2013
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As a young man, Ferry Porsche won his class in the lightweight Austro-Daimler Sascha in the Targo Florio. Just how old was he? a. 12 b. 14 c. 16 d. 18 Source: Porsche Press Release dated March 27, 1998
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Butzi was the nickname given to Ferry’s oldest son, whose given name was also Ferdinand. What was Butzi’s given middle name? a. Gerhard b. Anton c. Heinz d. Alexander Source: Porsche Press Release dated March 27, 1998
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After WWII, Prof. Ferdinand Porsche was held by the French until 1947. What happened so as to gain his release? a. Had to pay and buy his freedom b. Pressure on the French from Pres. Truman c. Found ‘Not Guilty’ in the Nuremberg Trials d. France needed help designing a new Citroen Source: Porsche Press Release dated March 27, 1998
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How many Porsche 356s were built at the Gmund, Austria facility before the company returned to Stuttgart? a. 52 b. 66 c. 87 d. 92 Source: Porsche Press Release dated March 27, 1998
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in Porsche Panorama. Long-time club expert Marlee Shaw will be helping Linda with the spring Getaway. Autocross and Time Trial (amazing!) Chair Travis Howard said that all is running smoothly and that our events will be at Mineral Wells for the remainder of the year, with the exception of the Time Trial at Motorsport Ranch on Sunday, October 6. Please check the calendar regularly, as the registrations general open about 6 weeks out, have about 65 slots, and fill up quickly. Then, John Hamilton reached out to the board for assistance in selecting Mav of the Month. Linda Bambina related a great tale of selfless assistance by Maverick Region members Terrie and Chuck Frahm; the full story is featured on page 12 of this issue. John closed by thanking everyone for their volunteer service and contributions. Happy trails everyone! Meeting adjourned at 8:53.
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Five-Speed Chatter: What Happened to the Germany Region? By Ash Seidl-Staley
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his might be old news to some people, but to me it is still relatively new. The PCA’s 140th Region no longer exists in Germany. As of July 2004, and after two years of grueling work on both sides of the coin, the National Headquarters for the PCA declined reinstatement of the Germany Region’s charter. The region, which was originally established in 1963, was created by and for military servicemen living in Germany who owned, lived and breathed Porsche. Deployed officers and enlisted men alike were brought together into a club organization that linked them back to the United States they loved and fought for. The reasons for the deletion of the charter are pretty simple to explain verbally but are a hardship to report. At the time within the club, there was a growing sense of distrust, controversy, animosity, and neglect that was felt by some of the members of the region. All of these feelings were being directed and unleashed towards PCA’s HQ and then National President Tom Bobbitt, just as the population seems to dump its frustrations out on Congress and the President of the United States. During the peak of confrontation, rumors surfaced insinuating that, since the bulk of the membership of Germany Region were no longer US Citizens, including the acting Germany Region President, PCA HQ didn’t want to reinstate their charter. Though this accusation has no physical validity it didn’t stop the snowball from rolling.
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With the help of our National PCA Historian, RJ Wilmoth, and the countless other people behind the scenes, I was able to get my hands on the very minutes of the Board Meeting that hammered the final nail in Germany Region’s coffin. To my surprise, the first thing I noticed was that the dreadful decision was made right in our own backyard, Fort Worth! In the luxurious Renaissance Worthington Hotel, board members and National Officers met to weigh in on the situation. Reading the
Germany Region car badge minutes, I found that it wasn’t a prejudice of nationality that killed the Region, instead the death of the club came from money; more specifically, insurance money issues. Beginning in 2003, PCA HQ changed their insurance underwriter club-wide, and in the process eventually learned that the Germany Region was not covered in the policy, as it only covered the US and Canada. In truth, the region hadn’t been covered for quite some time, but was fortunate enough not to have made any claims. Many attempts were sought to resolve the insurance issues, but unfortunately all of them failed.
First up as a quick fix, the Germany Region tried acquiring their own insurance, which they used for the rest of that year. Unfortunately, the contract was in German, and after intense review by the PCA Legal team, it was deemed not good enough as coverage, and a halt to all region activities was soon issued. Another remedy initiated by the PCA was to create a PCA-run corporation in Germany, which, being a business, could provide coverage for the club. This idea, along with Tom Bobbitt’s plan to create a subsidiary group overseas, were scrapped when the legal aspects of both were investigated. One of the main issues with providing coverage came from the fact that Germany Region wasn’t able to hold events on military bases anymore. With the heightened threat levels the military experienced post 9/11, having non-US citizens on posts racing cars was not a feasible possibility. With nowhere to hold events, no one to sponsor them or organize them, and without the backing of PCA HQ, the last year of the Region’s Charter was literally uneventful! The residing President and Vice President both resigned their posts. hoping a US citizen would take the reins of the club and fight with HQ for a solution to reinstate the charter. Unfortunately this did not happen. PCA Headquarters and the National Officers of the time really did try everything in their power to solve the issues faced by Germany Region, but ultimately were unsuccessful. This story hits home for me on many levels. My Grandfather was the president of the Germany Region in the early 1990s, and was
very active. He recruited members, raced, wrote for the Regional Newsletter, Blinken Blat, and even enlisted the help of my Nana, who became the Treasurer of the club. Together, the pair led the region in the organization and operation of numerous social/charity functions which kept the club afloat financially for years. These days it’s hard to find any information on the “inter web” about the Germany Region, and even our National archives have limited quantities of relics. It is as if Germany Region has become a footnote in the history of PCA. All I have to prove that the club existed are two shirts, some stickers, a few miscellaneous papers, some unmarked videos, and a few boxes of pictures that document just a small window of time. It saddens me to see that we as a National Club no longer have a represented charter in the country in which our prestigious cars are built. Well, I guess I will have to change my retirement plans of being the President of the Germany Region and driving the Nurburgring everyday in my 3.8L twin turbo 935. Would you like to have your restoration project featured in an upcoming issue of Slipstream? If so, contact me at ashseidlstaley@gmail.com so that we can put together an article about it.
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Stories from the Porsche Parade: Candyce Jones By Linda Bambina
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The following story is a follow up to an amazing event that happened to Candyce Jones, a member of the Chicago Region of PCA, whose 1973 911S took top honors at the Porsche Parade this year. She has an email connection to Maverick 911 Guru Ed Mayo since he has been part of the National Tech Support team for 911s. Her complete story can be read in the September 2010 issue of Porsche Panorama, as well as in the June 2012 issue of “Esses” magazine, and it is a complex and “touched by an angel” kind of story. It seems the “angel” part is a continuing one! Here is Candyce’s story in her own words. After three days of cleaning and Concours-ing the 1973 S, it was time to relax on a day trip in a canoe and a visit to Sleeping Bear Dunes as part of the Parade Tours. On the way to pick up the canoes, we were told, “Leave your cell phones on the bus.” After returning to the bus, everyone talked about the great trip. Finally, I checked my phone and noticed that there were three calls from an unfamiliar number. Hitting “call,” I was connected to Ron Gordon, Con-
Candyce’s award-winning ‘73 911S on display at the Concours Banquet cours Co-Chair. He said, “Congratulations, Candyce, you won the the Preservation Group Award!” He went on to explain that my car would be in the dining room for the Concours Banquet, and he needed it at the hotel by 2:30 pm. I panicked. I was 45 minutes
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Candyce with rescuer Chuck Frahm away on a bus tour that lasted until 4:30. Needing to find a way back, I didn’t have time to think about the fact that I had won! When the bus stopped at a scenic overlook, I jumped off and walked the parking lot asking for a ride back to Traverse City. No luck. Spying a look out point, I walked up and yelled, “Anyone going back to Traverse City?” A stranger asked, “What do you need?” I explained my dilemma, he looked at his wife, she nodded, and he replied, “We can do that.” The Frahms were from Texas and on a family vacation at the Dunes.
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After shuffling cars and kids, Terrie, Chuck, their nephew, and I headed back to Traverse City. They were members of the Maverick Region, and knew about the Parade, but had not registered for it. Note from Linda: according to Chuck, they had booked a vacation home for a family reunion a full year ahead and at the time had no idea that the Parade was scheduled to be there at the exact same time. On the way back, we got to know each other, talking about our lives and Porsches. Arriving at the car, we took some photos. They went to look at the Porsches in the parking lot, and I headed to the car wash. Soon Terrie returned offering to help wash and dry the car. As we parted to go our separate ways, smiling, Terrie said, “It was meant to be.” Without the Frahms, I would have missed the experience of a lifetime. I understand that the Maverick Region originated the PCA motto, “It’s not just the cars, it’s the people.” How perfect!
Thank you, Terrie and Chuck. I will remember your kindness forever.” For those of you who don’t know Maverick Chuck Frahm, he and his wife Terrie have only been in Texas about a year and a half. They have been PCA members since 2005, but have lived in three locations, about two years at each place. Chuck loves our DE events, but doesn’t have the time to attend as many of those as he would like. I teased him that it looked like we had less than six months to get them hooked on Maverick events! Chuck also told me that Robyn Howard sent him a video clip from the Concours Banquet where Candyce’s story was shared with about 1,000 people there! After the Banquet was over, I found Candyce and her Chicago Region friends posing by her beautiful Sepia Brown award winner. She posed for me with her one-of-a-kind License Plate Bag . . . but that’s a whole ‘nuther story!
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Stories from the Porsche Parade: Pam and Scott Stubbs By Scott Stubbs
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am a long time Porsche owner. I rode in a 912 on the way to the hospital to be born. That same car took me home from the hospital. In high school I sold my first car, a 1969 Buick Skylark hardtop, to my best friend so I could put that money into a Porsche 914. In high school I also took my future wife on a date in my dad’s ‘72 911T. Porsche is just in my blood. So, when my parents invited my wife Pam and me to attend our first Parade, I wanted the experience to be fun and encouraging so we could attend more Parades in the future.
with my kids, fly out on Sunday, and spend the next week getting my fill of Porsches! Wow, what a life!
I take her up on her offer. She heads out on Saturday morning on a two-day drive that should have put her in Traverse City around 8:45pm to pick me up at the airport. This is all after she worked a 15-hour shift that Friday. What a lady! I get to spend the weekend
words I did not want to hear: “The car just broke down.” She tells me about the noise and the power loss, and I tell her to call our Roadside Assistance provider and have the car towed to a Porsche dealer.
Saturday, Pam takes off from Arlington at around 9:00 am, has a great drive, and comments to me later about how stable the car is at high speed. That is my lady, enjoying the craftsmanship of German Engineering. Sunday, Pam makes it into Michigan and then misses a turn to head north. Well, she reroutes over a few back roads, and is driving though Covert, Michigan when she starts to hear a rattle. She starts looking around the passenger seat, etc., trying to find out what is causing the noise. It gets louder, and as she loses power, she realizes the noise is coming from the engine.
Dad, as they are attending their 15th Parade, and Dad might be able to come and pick her up. I worry all the way to Chicago. I call her right after we touch down. She tells me she is safe and sound; she is at a grocery store, where the local firefighters have invited her to stay with them at the fire station until her ride arrives. I have decided I am going to rent a car go pick her up, as she is just over two hours from O’Hare.
Pam calls my dad back and catches him before he leaves. Talk about good timing! My plan is to pick up my wife, get a hotel, and then meet our car at the dealer to see what is wrong. I am hoping it is just the alternator, as all the dummy lights I planned to fly Pam into O’Hare came on as she got to the side of so she would not the road. So, I skip my have to sit for such a “She reroutes over a few back roads, and is driv- connecting flight to Tralong drive. Our plans verse City and head to ing though Covert, Michigan when she starts to the rental car counters. included getting to hear a rattle. She starts looking around the pasTraverse City on a SunAs any of you know who day, getting registered, senger seat, etc., trying to find out what is causing have rented a car out of and getting a volunteer the noise. It gets louder, and as she loses power, O’Hare, the rental comsession in at the Goodie she realizes the noise is coming from the engine.” panies are located offStore or in Hospitalsite. So I choose a known ity. Well, my planning brand and hop on their was not the best. The shuttle. I get to the weekend we were scheduled to Meanwhile, Sunday afternoon, rental counter and the wait is over leave was my weekend to have I drop my kids off at their mom’s an hour. It is so aggravating -- there my kids. As a divorced dad, it is house and return home to catch is not one happy customer in the very important to me and my kids the Super Shuttle to DFW. We room. I finally get my rental and get that we spend the time we have board on time and get seated, just my phone plugged in, call my wife, together. So Pam offers to drive to hear an announcement that our get her address, and am on my way! our Boxster to Traverse City and flight is delayed. As I am sitting on Well, about an hour into my drive I pick me up at the airport on Sunday the tarmac, 15 minutes before we get a call that reads “blocked,” but, night, so I can spend the weekend are due to take off, my phone rings to my surprise, they leave a voicewith my kids. What a sweet lady. . . . and Pam says those dreaded mail. The message says to call him
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My cell battery is running low so I also tell her to call my Mom and
back, as my car in his possession.
I call him right back and am very surprised to learn that I am talking to a man who owns an export company. He is not a dealer, and is not even a repair facility. He got my number off a napkin left in the car on the dash. The car is
safe, but is in front of his house! I thank him for letting me know, reassure him I do not want the car exported, and I tell him that I will get my car hauled to the right location. After several phone calls to locate the closest dealer, I call my Roadside Assistance people back and talk with them for what seems like an hour trying to straighten out this situation. I hang up the phone satisfied one more problem has been solved and our car is headed to a dealer close to Chicago. Now, this is where I make note of a lesson learned. I had my latest copy of Porsche Panorama with me, which lists all the Zone Reps. I could have saved myself a lot of time if I had used the local Zone Rep as a sounding board to help me make decisions on locating a dealer, what dealer was closest, etc. So my advice to you the reader: learn from my mistake! Lean on a Zone Rep who wants to and is able to help you in these very types of situations. Thanks, Zone Reps, for all the work you do for our members!
rate, mostly-clean room, and it even includes a free breakfast. We are both still wound up and tired, and sleep is not found for a few hours.
Pam and Scott can laugh about their adventure now . . . maybe? Then morning is suddenly here. I head down stairs to pick up some breakfast for Pam and myself, and to my surprise, breakfast includes watered down orange juice, cereal, and mini-powered and chocolate-covered donuts. You know, the kind you find in the big bag at the grocery store? Well, I grab a bowl, then notice there is no milk, so I fill it with donuts, grab an OJ, and head back to the room to share with Pam.
I call the dealer expecting to be told my car is there, but am told that they have not seen it. So I explain the situation, tell them my car should be there soon, and that we are headed that way. I call back my Roadside Assistance to learn that they show the car is still at American Porsche, and that they have no record of my second call. I work to stay calm and explain that my car is not where we asked it to be towed. After a little “discussion” with the poor lady on the phone, we resolve the situation with no more money coming out of my pocket. I get a call from the towing company and they have sent a flatbed to pick up the car, and should be in Chicago in about two hours. Wonderful news! We meet the car at the dealer, only to discover that one of the towing companies has taken some liberties with the front bumper, so I make another phone call to report the damage and get that process started. Pam and I hang out at the dealer the rest of the morning and into the afternoon.
I arrive in Covert, locate the fire My phone rings and it is one of station, and pick up Pam. It is such our Maverick members checking on a joy to see my wife. She had been us to make sure we were ok. Linda starting to feel a little homeless Bambina is so nice! Well, around 3 after spending around five hours pm I book a room at a wonderful without a car or a place to spend Pam and I chuckle a little about clean hotel with a real breakfast, the night. For those of you who the definition of “breakfast,” and and we drive over and get checked have read Tom Clancy’s “Threat we take a bite just to discover in. We get the painful phone call Vector,” Pam was listening to the at a little after 4, with audio book version, “I call the dealer expecting to be told my car is the horrible news that and to break down in there, but am told that they have not seen it. So I there is metal in the oil Covert . . . well that was pan. Now, that is just just a little surreal. explain the situation, tell them my car should be a very nice way to say The firemen have been there soon, and that we are headed that way. I call you need a new engine. great and very accomYes, the whole thing. back my Roadside Assistance to learn that they modating, and we thank So, I ask the dealer show the car is still at American Porsche . . . “ them several times what my options are, before loading the and I am told that my rental with our luggage option is to replace the engine with and heading back toward Chicago. the donuts are stale. Now, thanka fresh brand new Porsche factory We find a motel down the road and fully, Wendy’s is located just across engine for the price of what I could pull over for the night. It is past the parking lot so we eat a nice go and buy another car of my same midnight, and I am thinking that meal on the road to Chicago. we are very lucky to find a good continued on page 24 17
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Cliff ’s Ramblings: “Watch” This Column By Cliff Blackshear
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ertifizierter Porsche Techniker is what it says on the back. ZPT Gold on the front. Today our RSM (Regional Service Manager) came to visit, and presented me and fellow tech Mark Cooper with watches, as part of the recognition for meeting all requirements to attain Master Technician status with Porsche AG. In the past, the Master program was for American and Canadian techs. Now it is a worldwide recognition program. We have had Master programs going back to the days of Porsche+Audi in the early 80s. I have earned it every time, but I am certainly not alone in this latest recognition by PAG. The watch they presented us with is the best so far, I gotta admit. I have received trips to Germany as part of the first 20 recognized, and they were most entertaining and fun. They sent us to Daytona for Rennsport Reunion a few years ago, and also had us as their guests at Cabo San Lucas one year (I missed that trip due to the sudden passing of a fellow worker just days before leaving for the trip). Yet somehow, a watch commissioned by Porsche just for us Meister Techs feels more special. It is a keeper for sure. The head of the Porsche Academy has indicated they are thinking about a recognition program for “Old Timers” like myself; he said that about a year ago. I brought that up today after the presentation of the watch, and our RSM said that it is being discussed. I then made the comment “It will probably be a rocking chair with a Porsche crest!” He looked at the stats for his region, and hands 20 September
Photo by the Author down, I have the longest tenure. He could not verify if that might hold true nationwide but it is probable.
running the day and trying to find a resolution for cars in the shop with as-yet-unresolved problems.
Jeez, do you know how old I suddenly feel? Think about this:
What is most interesting to me is how fast Porsche pushes new technology to the market, most often with zero problems, which means that, once in a while, we get seriously challenged. Engineering ideas are applied into production assembly procedures at light speed with these folks.
My perspective: Having knowledge of carburetor cars, mechanical injection cars, CIS cars, CDI ignition systems, torsion bar suspensions, and the introduction of this or that is of little use today in my world. Today I was chasing a “Home Link Issue” (built-in garage door opener) on a 2007 997; listening to a loud clunking noise on a 2012 Panamera Turbo and postulating theories about possible cause; putting together a report to send to engineering about an AM reception issue on a 2013 Cayenne GTS that Mark resolved, complete with photos of a connector not properly locked; working with
Meister Tech watch commissioned by Porsche Robert to ultimately find a blown fuse for a right mirror electrical failure on a 2010 997; and receiving the recognition as a Gold Meister. Working with “Young Guns,” born two decades after I started doing this for a living, and whom I feel are better techs than I have ever been, makes it both interesting and challenging. Most nights while heading home I find myself re-
Last week, Fred prepped a new Cayenne right off the transporter. It had a small piece of chrome trim missing on the center console switch assembly. There are at least 15 switches on this part. The new part came in and each switch had to be assigned its duty on the LIN (local interconnect network). Simply hitting “auto coding” in the menu in the PIWIS laptop usually fixes it. Nope, didn’t code correctly. Push the “Porsche Hill Hold” function and the doors lock. Push the “AC On” button and nothing happens. I spent about two hours looking at coding, etc., thinking we could resolve this problem with manual coding. I finally gave up and sent in a PTEC (Porsche Technical Electronic Communication request) and found out there was no resolution, except for new software for the tester that is currently not available. We switched the trim from old part to new part and PAG was notified by PCNA. Two days later, an online software update for PIWIS 2 laptop was announced. It happens because Porsche pushes the envelope with new technology. I LOVE THIS STUFF . . . Looking back, I realize the best part of being a Meister Tech is not letting up with understanding what’s new. It keeps me young in spirit and trying to not early apex in life!
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July Happy Hour: Fox & Hound By Rick Schwausch
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e had another very successful happy hours this month at the Fox & Hound in Lewisville, with 40 plus attendees. The restaurant even blocked off part of the parking lot so that everyone could show off their cars. We were able to capture some of the more interesting license plates that reflect the individual owners’ characters.
We even got our own section in the parking lot!
We had a fun and talkative pre-dinner crowd.
There was also a very special effort by the Welcoming Committee to invite new Maverick Region members to the happy hour to engage with other members and to begin to get a sense of what the club can offer. I had the opportunity to visit with several of the new members including James and Dorothy Loney, Tom & Janis Martin, Lida Aghdam, and several others as well. The fun part was describing all of the various activities available to
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Contrary to popular belief, SUVs can be cool too . . . club members, from the social side of things to the pure performance side of our shared addiction. On the social side, there are obviously the monthly happy hours along with
Hopefully, the accompanying photos will give a better idea of what the Happy Hour is all about: the people and their cars. And be sure to join us for the September Happy Hour at Sundown at Granada on Greenville Avenue on Sept 19!
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continued from page 17 make and model. So, I explain to the very sympathetic service manager that it is not a feasible option for me. (As I write this, our car is “home” in the Metroplex at a local independent shop waiting on a replacement engine [used] from that Porsche salvage yard just north of the Red River.) Pam and I have dinner at a local pub. The pizza was great, so as we digest the meal we were also digesting the news. We have a very nice and relaxing evening at the hotel, and the next day head to Parade. Pam and I have a very nice drive into Traverse City on Tuesday and we get to see some pretty country. Once at Parade we see and hear Peter Porsche introduce the new GT3. We see the Concours d’Elegance winners at the Concours Banquet.
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We visit some wonderful areas of Michigan, taste some local cuisine, and spend the rest of the week seeing all kinds of beautiful Porsches. And on the last night we get to see two couples win new Porsches. It was so cool! Pam’s and my first Porsche Parade was a true joy. Throughout the ordeal, we kept a positive attitude, as things can be fixed, and what is really important in your life are the people, not the things. Sure, driving a Porsche home from work, letting all the stress just melt off you, can be very beneficial to the people in your life, but what matters are those people. The friendships we have and the family we love. I have a saying that I use to describe driving a Porsche: “Everything is just a fun drive away.” After our experience, I might have to
change that just a bit. I have not decided on my new version, but here are a couple of twists I am considering: “Everything is just a fun drive away, in an air cooled Porsche” but in the heat of summer that would have to be changed to “Everything is just a fun drive away, in an aircooled Porsche, with a working air conditioner” Oh, but see that is an oxymoron, so I can’t use that one. I will keep on thinking. We met so many wonderful people on our trip and at Parade. And it was made even better by spending it with people I love, my loving wife, and my parents, Fred and Jean Stubbs, from the West Texas Region of PCA. We had a great time and we are looking forward to our next Parade. Enjoy driving your car, and I sure understand if you consider it a member of the family!
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Name Ed Mayo Brandon Bartee Myra Sutton Jerry Sutton Betty Perrine Sigrid Schnoerr Tom Leavitt Joel Nannis Clay Perrine Mark Schnoerr Ramon Lopez Darren Houk Travis Howard Robyn Howard Barry Bartee Ray Nannis Avery Murphy Adam Deem James Shoffit Wendy Shoffit Rick Gonzales John Leto Scott Cepak Gary Leto Richard Diller John Clark Jerrett Jan Mick Harrison Gabby Garner Lorin Stolz Kalyan Vaka James Flowers Richard del Monte David Whitener Armstrong Vongsavath Mike Mcshane Brad McCann Kim Whitener Scott Steider Brad Maxcy Chris Fithian Chris Park Jim Harris Ghaith Abu-Suleiman Jennifer Maxcy Robert Jones Curtis Frisbie Sam Graff Grant Watkins Brandon Slater Mark Dickins Jeff Herrmann Ryan Monheim Jake Monheim Mark Hanson Tanya Houk Ken Orgeron Kris Davies Chris Hunt James Hollinsworth Dave Ogburn David Ogburn Dean Yamada Russ Rosenberg
Driving 1972 Porsche 911S (Yellow) 1973 Porsche 911 (White) 2012 Porsche Cayenne (Jet Green Metallic) 2012 Porsche Cayenne (Jet Green Metallic) 1974 Porsche 914 (Orange) 1974 Porsche 914 (Lime Green) 1983 Porsche 944 (Tan) 1975 Porsche 911S (Yellow) 1972 Porsche 914 (Red) 1996 Porsche C4 (Black) 1991 Porsche Carrera 2 (White) 1992 Porsche 968 (Red) 2003 Porsche Boxster (Blue) 2003 Porsche Boxster (Blue) 2007 Porsche 997 (Artic Silver) 2004 Porsche 996 (Red) 2012 Porsche Cayman R (Peridot Metallic) 2007 Porsche Boxster S (Blue) 1978 Porsche 911SC (Black) 1978 Porsche 911SC (Black) 1974 Porsche 914 (black) 1972 Porsche 914 (Green) 1974 Porsche 911 RSR (whi/black) 1972 Porsche 914 (Green) 1985 Porsche 911 (Red) 1999 Mazda Miata (Green) 1993 Mazda Miata (Undie White) 2002 Mazda MIata (Yeller) 1995 Mazda Miata (Merlot Mica) 1996 Mazda Miata (blue) 2008 Mazda Miata (Blue) 2013 Ford Focus ST (Blue) 1991 Mazda Miata (Green) 1988 Honda CRX (Blue) 2004 Honda S2000 (Sebring Silver) 2006 Mazda MX-5 (Brilliant Black) 2006 Mazda MX-5 (Brilliant Black) 1988 Honda CRX (Blue) 2003 Nissan 350z (Daytona Blue) 1998 BMW 328is (Black) 2004 Nissan 350Z (Super Black) 2003 Nissan 350Z (Blue) 2010 Mitsubishi EVO X (White) 2004 BMW M3 (Silver) 1998 BMW 328is (Black) 2000 Honda S2000 (Blue) 2012 Mistubishi EVO (White) 2010 Subaru WRX (Black) 1993 Honda Civic (Grey) 2011 Subaru WRX (blue) 2007 Subaru STi (Silver) 2011 Nissan 370Z Nismo (Gun Metallic) 1995 BMW M3 (White) 1995 BMW M3 (White) 2011 Mitsubishi Evolution GSR (Phantom Black) 2012 Mitsubishi Ralliart (Black) 2003 BMW M3 (Silver) 2009 BMW M3 (Silver) 2009 BMW 135i (Black) 2012 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 (Silver) 2000 Chevy Camaro (white) 2001 Chevy Camaro (white) 2002 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 (Red) 1995 BMW M3 (White)
Fastest 37.188 37.417 39.407 39.471 39.672 36.043 37.972 38.597 39.312 35.311 35.702 42.72 37.045 37.665 38.72 36.118 37.135 37.855 34.491 35.129 34.382 35.545 35.567 36.411 40.407 35.397 35.582 35.997 36.581 36.681 37.802 36.656 38.113 34.047 34.162 34.201 34.488 34.533 34.585 34.622 34.754 34.974 35.046 35.262 35.327 35.543 35.819 35.847 35.998 36.512 37.028 37.556 37.568 39.557 39.582 44.55 35.048 37.407 38.192 33.317 33.451 34.158 34.585 34.779
1985 Porsche 911 (Red) 1999 Mazda Miata (Green) 1993 Mazda Miata (Undie White) 2002 Mazda MIata (Yeller) 1995 Mazda Miata (Merlot Mica) 1996 Mazda Miata (blue) 2008 Mazda Miata (Blue) 2013 Ford Focus ST (Blue) Driving 1991 Mazda Miata (Green) 1972 Honda PorscheCRX 911S(Blue) (Yellow) 1988 2004 (Sebring Silver) 1973 Honda PorscheS2000 911 (White) 2006 (Brilliant 2012 Mazda PorscheMX-5 Cayenne (Jet Black) Green Metallic) 2006 (Brilliant 2012 Mazda PorscheMX-5 Cayenne (Jet Black) Green Metallic) 1988 1974 Honda PorscheCRX 914(Blue) (Orange) 2003 Blue) 1974 Nissan Porsche350z 914 (Daytona (Lime Green) 1998 328is 1983 BMW Porsche 944(Black) (Tan) 2004 Black) 1975 Nissan Porsche350Z 911S(Super (Yellow) 2003 1972 Nissan Porsche350Z 914 (Blue) (Red) 2010 X (White) 1996 Mitsubishi Porsche C4EVO (Black) 2004 M3 Carrera (Silver) 2 (White) 1991 BMW Porsche 1998 328is 1992 BMW Porsche 968(Black) (Red) 2000 (Blue) 2003 Honda PorscheS2000 Boxster (Blue) 2012 EVO (White) 2003 Mistubishi Porsche Boxster (Blue) 2010 Subaru WRX (Black) 2007 Porsche 997 (Artic Silver) 1993 Honda Civic (Grey) 2004 Porsche 996 (Red) 2011 Subaru WRX (blue) 2012 Porsche Cayman R (Peridot Metallic) 2007 Subaru STi (Silver) 2007 Porsche Boxster S (Blue) 2011 Nissan 370Z Nismo (Gun Metallic) 1978 Porsche 911SC (Black) 1995 BMW M3 (White) 1978 Porsche 911SC (Black) 1995 BMW M3 (White) 1974 Mitsubishi Porsche 914Evolution (black) GSR (Phantom Black) 2011 1972 Porsche 914 (Green)(Black) 2012 Mitsubishi Ralliart 1974 BMW Porsche RSR (whi/black) 2003 M3 911 (Silver) 1972 Porsche 914 (Green) 2009 BMW M3 (Silver) 1985 BMW Porsche (Red) 2009 135i911(Black) 1999 Chevrolet Mazda Miata (Green)ZR1 (Silver) 2012 Corvette 1993 Chevy Mazda Camaro Miata (Undie White) 2000 (white) 2002 Chevy Mazda Camaro MIata (Yeller) 2001 (white) 1995 Chevrolet Mazda Miata (MerlotZ06 Mica) 2002 Corvette (Red) 1996 BMW MazdaM3Miata (blue) 1995 (White) 2008 Mazda Miata (Blue) 2013 Ford Focus ST (Blue) 1991 Mazda Miata (Green) 1988 Honda CRX (Blue) 2004 Honda S2000 (Sebring Silver) 2006 Mazda MX-5 (Brilliant Black) 2006 Mazda MX-5 (Brilliant Black) 1988 Honda CRX (Blue) 2003 Nissan 350z (Daytona Blue) 1998 BMW 328is (Black) 2004 Nissan 350Z (Super Black) 2003 Nissan 350Z (Blue) 2010 Mitsubishi EVO X (White) 2004 BMW M3 (Silver) 1998 BMW 328is (Black) 2000 Honda S2000 (Blue) 2012 Mistubishi EVO (White) 2010 Subaru WRX (Black) 1993 Honda Civic (Grey) 2011 Subaru WRX (blue) 2007 Subaru STi (Silver) 2011 Nissan 370Z Nismo (Gun Metallic) 1995 BMW M3 (White) 1995 BMW M3 (White) 2011 Mitsubishi Evolution GSR (Phantom Black) 2012 Mitsubishi Ralliart (Black) 2003 BMW M3 (Silver) 2009 BMW M3 (Silver) 2009 BMW 135i (Black) 2012 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 (Silver) 2000 Chevy Camaro (white) 2001 Chevy Camaro (white) 2002 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 (Red) 1995 BMW M3 (White)
40.407 35.397 35.582 35.997 36.581 36.681 37.802 36.656 Fastest 38.113 37.188 34.047 34.162 37.417 34.201 39.407 34.488 39.471 34.533 39.672 34.585 36.043 34.622 37.972 34.754 38.597 34.974 39.312 35.046 35.311 35.262 35.702 35.327 42.72 35.543 37.045 35.819 37.665 35.847 38.72 35.998 36.118 36.512 37.135 37.028 37.855 37.556 34.491 37.568 35.129 39.557 34.382 39.582 35.545 44.55 35.567 35.048 36.411 37.407 40.407 38.192 35.397 33.317 35.582 33.451 35.997 34.158 36.581 34.585 36.681 34.779 37.802 36.656 38.113 34.047 34.162 34.201 34.488 34.533 34.585 34.622 34.754 34.974 35.046 35.262 35.327 35.543 35.819 35.847 35.998 36.512 37.028 37.556 37.568 39.557 39.582 44.55 35.048 37.407 38.192 33.317 33.451 34.158 34.585 34.779
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Tech Corner: Get a Grip, or How the Wrong Bolts Drive Me Nuts! By Ed Mullenix, Tech Session Chair
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his week I had a Carrera M96 scattered for a rebuild. I gathered up all of the nuts, bolts, washers, widgets, etc., to clean them prior to reassembly. The fasteners filled up a two pound coffee can and weighed over 20 pounds. That is a BUNCH of hardware!
fasteners (bolts and nuts) used on a Porsche are 6, 8, and 10 millimeter, with the occasional 12 or 14 millimeter (wheel bolts/nuts are 14mm). The type of material determines the length of a bolt used to fasten it to something else on the component. The standard that is employed for steel and cast iron, from automotive to aerospace, is that the depth of the threaded portion of the hole (called grip depth) is equal to the stud or bolt shaft diameter. For aluminum alloys, the grip depth is 1.5~2.0 times the stud diameter. The six millimeter cam cover bolts used on a Carrera M96 or M97 engine have a grip depth of 9 millimeters, which is 1.5 times the stud diameter. Eight millimeter bolts and studs will have a 12~16mm grip depth in
on virtually every bolt or nut that I install. When performing an engine rebuild, I have three different torque wrenches set to the normal torques specs that are encountered with 6, 8, and 10mm fasteners.
One can get in trouble by using too long a bolt as well. If you install a bolt that is slightly too long for the application, the bolt will bottom out in the hole. Your torque wrench will click at the prescribed torque but you will not be applying the correct “clamping force” on the component. My young charge, who after a year of my training, and who fancies himself a fully-trained Jedi, snapped the sprocket flange off of an exhaust camshaft (it was only $400) when he installed too long a bolt. I lectured him about paying attention to details, and reminded him why he is not ready to have his take own “light saber” yet.
While cleaning all of the various bits, I pondered the importance of all of those fasteners. I see a lot of older cars that have been on the road for a while that have been worked on by folks with varying degrees of skill and care. When I studied materials/metallurgy in college, I grew an appreciation of why engineers decide on what type of material and fastening devices to use “Much profanity is heard when I when designing complex out a bolt and discover what appears to pieces of machinery, be most of the threads from the hole still like a Porsche engine.
Lastly, fastener hardness is also a consideration. If attached to the bolt upon its removal.” From the very beginyou have ever looked at ning, the speed and agility the head of a bolt and of a Porsche are a direct wondered what the result of the extensive use of lightnumbers stamped on the head aluminum. The 10mm head bolts weight materals. Contrast domestic indicate, they are a “hardness on M96 and M97 engines have a manufacturers that use cast iron 20mm grip depth (Porsche doesn’t rating.” Most automotive bolts have for most of their components. The want the head bolts to come loose). an “8.8” hardness rating. Porsche trade-off in using aluminum alloy uses a lot of “10.9” bolts, and In addition to proper grip depth, metals is the tensile strength of the occasionally a “12.9” bolt, for proper torque is also critical to metal. High-carbon-content steel example, the torque convertor and cast iron have a tensile strength the reliability of the fastener. bolts on the larger cars. You can use Over-torquing a fastener distorts of around 90,000 psi, while alumia bolt of greater hardness as a num has a tensile strength of about or damages the threads of the replacement, but not one of lesser fastener or hole. Much profanity 60,000 psi (although it varies dehardness. The best practice is to is heard when I take out a bolt pending on the alloying elements). put the same bolt back in the hole and discover what appears to be it came out of. However, in looking Stress analysis determines the most of the threads from the hole at my 20 lb. can of nuts and bolts, I size of fastener, and how many are still attached to the bolt upon its know sometimes that’s not possible. to be employed. The majority of removal. I use a torque wrench
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I Get Around: What Porsche Would Gatsby Drive? By Dick Badler
Courtesy High Gear, the Rocky Mountain Region Newsletter
Editor’s Note: Denver resident Dick Badler writes regularly for outlets that include TFLCar.com, Planet-9.com, and High Gear, the publication of the Rocky Mountain Region of the Porsche Club of America. Over the years, Dick has owned six Porsches. He still has number three, a ’78 911SC, which he bought in 1988.
Jay Gatsby is much more complicated. To start, the book “The Great Gatsby”, which many consider the one true Great American Novel, takes place in 1922. And, in the book, Jay drives a Rolls Royce big enough to carry great gobs of partiers to West Egg from Manhattan, every weekend.
ou thought the title of this article perhaps meant Jesus? No, no, that’s too easy. JC would be wearing his “True Religion” jeans and his “Members Only” jacket, and he’d saunter into a perfectly maintained 550 RSK, silver, with a red Pegasus decal on the side.
But, in the latest remake of the movie, he drives one of Fred and Augie’s greatest creations, a Duesenberg Model J. Which is fine . . . except for the fact that the Model J is from 1929. Such is poetic license on the big screen, I guess.
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So let’s stretch our own willing suspension of disbelief to the present day. In the book we learn that Gatsby made his money bootlegging. Today he’d . . . import illegal agricultural substances? I’d
prefer running a Ponzi scheme of a hedge fund. But I could be swayed. And that would lead to mega wealth in today’s dollars . . . from a residential standpoint, no Mcmanse on the North Shore of Long Island, like the book and movies. Heaven forbid. Would someone with virtually unlimited means put up with the Long Island Expressway, euphemistically called “the longest parking lot in the world”? Hardly. In today’s world, Gatsby would sleep in an apartment on Fifth Avenue, or maybe 15 Central Park West. And he’d spend weekends on Further Lane in Southampton. And his Sikorsky would take him 20 minutes to get to East Hampton Airport. He’d be quarreling with the town
elders about a heliport on his property. Of course he’d have a Panamera Turbo in the garage in Manhattan. But it would get very little use. Maybe jaunts up the Taconic Parkway to visit Ralph, that Ralph, in Bedford. Or out to Teterboro to board the Gulfstream. In the Hamptons, it would be a different story. You’d need something funky, something slightly shabby, something you don’t mind getting sand in, to slink to the beach. Like a Carrera Cab, red, which Jay would have held onto since his business school days, for sentimental reasons. It would have been a gift from his parents. But evenings in the Hamptons would be a different story. That’s when it’s time for a dramatic entrance, which can only call for a Carrera GT. Black. But he’d have a 918 on order. Also black. Would he drive it? Would he drive either? Well, I have it on good authority that Oracle gazillionaire Larry Ellison bought a McLaren F1 in the ‘90s, and was actually fitted for his seat at the factory . . . and never came back to pick up the car. As Hemingway said, “The rich are different from you and me.” To which Scott Fitzgerald allegedly said, “Yes, they have more money.”
At the other end, it’s, what, an hour by private charter from De Gaulle to Nice Airport and a short drive on the A8 to St. Tropez. Or to Monaco. Or Cannes. For the race. For the film festival. For both. Jay’s house would be set amid the homes of the Russian Oligarchs on Cap Ferrat. And the Sunseeker would be docked below. In the garage we’d find . . . old, old money that would be appreciating while standing still: a Porsche 904 with number plates, an ex-rally 911SC (one of the Rothmans cars), and a real 2.7 Carrera RS, bought new by Jay’s father -- or so the story goes, old sport. Then it’s back to Paris, to the suite at Le Crillon. Or the George V. And, after a night of revelry at Le Bar, he’d start up the loaner 911 Turbo as dawn broke (when you own this many Porsches, you just call ahead and one materializes; ask Jerry Seinfeld.) And he and his pleasure dome for the evening would venture out and try to recreate the route of that nineminute fit of cinematic debauchery, Le Rendezvous. Ah yes. It’s so, well, current . . . a nice life if you can get away with it, old sport. But, remember. In the novel and all the cinematic adaptations, he doesn’t get away with it. And that’s what we call poetic justice, forevermore.
Which would lead the Gulfstream to Holiday flights to the ski house on Red Mountain in Aspen. Where a Cayenne Turbo would be waiting to whisk Gatsby and his entourage to a waiting table at the Caribou Club, in all types of weather. Or Holiday visits to Anguilla or St. Barts, where they’d be picked up by more Cayenne Turbos, with blacked out windows, of course. What about Palm Beach, you say? Now, sport, that’s for retirees. Retirees who stay put. Jay’s crowd would also make it to La La Land. For business. Yeah, for the export/import business. Or to find investors in the latest fund. You could spot them at the Four Seasons -- they’d be the only ones lounging beside the pool in January. But the party would be at the house on Carbon Beach in Malibu. From which Jay would willingly show you the very spot on the Pacific Coast Highway where that fellow “Dietrich” split his Enzo in two. And in Europe? Ah, it’s tough. Jay would wax poetic about the era of the Concorde. When time really was of the essence, and you could grasp it as the speed meter on the bulkhead crept toward Mach 2. And he’d go on about the sight upon arrival back at Kennedy, where everyone would deplane and make a beeline for the helicopter parking area. 29
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For Sale: 2001 Boxster, black w/ black interior, Automatic with Manual Controls. Replaced Soft Top and Rear Window, 91K miles, Good Condition with Wind-Stop and Radio/CD Player - $13,450. Contact David at david@fleming-wood.com or 214-770-6555 (09)
For Sale: Two 2009 E-TON Matrix R-4 Motor scooters, one red (15 actual miles), one blue (8 actual miles). 150cc 4-stroke engine, CVT, new carburetors and batteries, 70 mph, 100 mpg, titled and street legal. Sold for $2400 new, asking $1200 for each, or will trade for moped or small 3-wheeler. Photos on request. Contact Jerry DeFeo, jerrydef@flash.net, or 972-897-5800 (Garland, TX) (09)
For Sale: Dilly 3-Rail Motorcycle Trailer, black tilt-style trailer with three removable rails and wheel stops; holds up to three motorcycles or scooters. New wheel bearings, new lighting and wiring, almost new tires, 1-7/8” ball hitch, tows great at 70 mph. Dilly “Baby Moon” hubcaps on 12” wheels. Asking $550 or will trade for full size moped, Honda Trail 50, or Honda Trail 70 plus cash. Photos on request. Contact Jerry DeFeo, jerrydef@flash.net, or 972-8975800 (Garland, TX) (09) For Sale: 2007 Boxster, Silver/Black/Black. 48,000 Miles, excellent condition. Original owner, all original car, never tracked, always garaged. Well maintained, all records and history. The car is in excellent condition. $23,000. Contact Kyle at 214616-5606 or kylamet@icloud.com (09) For Sale: 1991 Carrera 2 Cabriolet, Unique factory color combination: Amethyst exterior, Magenta convertible top, w/ Dove Gray leather
interior. Tiptronic, 2nd owner car, in Dallas since new. 43,400mi. Many extras included. All service work performed by IXXI Enterprises and up to date. $29,000.00 or ONO. Contact Chris Kellner 214.502.0909 or e-mail to cwkellner@pconn.com (09) For Sale: 2007 Turbo Coupe, Midnight Blue Metallic exterior, 50,000+ miles, Non-Smoker, Natural Leather Brown interior, beautiful color combo. No modifications and not driven too hard. Bose stereo, CD changer, Tiptronic transmission. 5000 miles on Michelin Sport Pilots. Serviced at Porsche dealership in Dallas. Car is in Tyler, TX area. Asking $64,000. Call Eddie at 903-539-7059. E-mail at edowen61@suddenlink.net (09)
For Sale: 1986 944, Black, 5-speed manual, 89,000 actual miles, excellent condition, new a/c and tires. All service is up to date. Original interior upholstery with “Porsche” name woven into fabric. We have repair list and contact with the mechanic that has worked on it for us and the previous owner. Just $6,000.00 OBO. Nancy Manar, nancymanar@me.com, Allen, Texas. 972-740-8396 Call for showing (08)
For Sale: 2002 Boxster S, Arctic Silver with gray interior, 6 speed, Bose stereo, 6-disc CD, sport touring package, 55,xxx miles, very good condition. $18,500. email mikefarrar911@gmail.com for additional info or pictures (08)
For Sale: 2008 GT3, rare Cobalt Blue, 14,600 mi. This GT3 is heavily optioned, European delivery, meticulously maintained, always garaged, new tires, brakes, rotors. Perfect blend of daily driver and track car. Price $85,500. Contact Barry for details: 214621-6225 or barry10us@verizon.net (07)
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