Chesapeake Region
Events Calendar Month
Day
Event
Meeting Venue
April
10th
Eastern Shore Tour by Tom Divilio
Cambridge, MD
16th
Autocross #1
PGS, Bowie, MD
19th
Social Dinner: Kecco’s
Reisterstown, MD
30th
Central PA Swap Meet: Drive to Swap Meet Tour
Carlisle, PA
7th
Social Breakfast to Precede Tour
Easton, MD
7th
Delmarva Tour
Easton, MD
17th
Social Dinner: Yellowfin
Edgewater, MD
29th
Autocross #2
Ripken Stadium, Aberdeen, MD
5th
Nike Missile Base: Linganore Tour
Ownings Mills, MD
12th-18th
Porsche Parade 2022
Poconos, PA
21th
Social Dinner: McFaul’s Ironhorse Tavern
Parkville, MD
25th
Autocross #3
PGS, Bowie, MD
26th
100 Car Toy Drive to John Hopkins & Picnic
Towson, MD
May
June
Editors Message: We’ve got 3 member profiles for you this month and one special article from Stephen Heyse that started out as a member profile and then grew to into a feature article. Don’t miss the return of Aaron Millers: Across the Atlantic column as he fondly remembers “Quick” Vic Elford and a special day they spent together. As you can see from our calendar, Chesapeake is in full swing now that Spring has arrived. In addition you can attend many different Cars & Coffee gatherings on the weekends in your area. It’s been reported that over 100 Chesapeake members will attend this years local Porsche Parade, a rare chance for us to have one locally. For the latest events and news follow us on Porsche Club of America - Chesapeake Region |
Facebook and Chesapeake Region PCA (@chesapeakepca) • Instagram photos and videos Thanks James B Beavan III
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Inside This Month! Club Info
Events Calendar Membership & Anniversaries PCACHS Board Member Directory Sunshine Member Care 100-Car John Hopkins Toy Drive Annoucement
Features
Tour & Rally Schedule Presidents Message Autocross: In Review For Sale By Members Stephen Heyse: A Porsche Lifetime
Articles/ Events
Socials in Review New Member Party Photos Dinner Social: Kecco’s Woodfire Grill Announcement Drive to Porsche Swap Meet Tour Annoucement Across The Atlantic: Farewell to a Legend Death & Taxes Dan & Danielle Zadra
Ben Venzzani
Scott & Maria Reese
Member Profiles
Market
Cover photo by Aniano Arao of Tom Divilio at his 911 at Suicide Bridge Restaurant.
FYI: Tech Library Name & Car Badges / PCACHS Jackets PCA Juniors PCA License Plates The Porsche Patter is the official newsletter of the Chesapeake Region of the Porsche Club of America. Contributions to the Porsche Patter should be sent by the 25th of the month preceding the month of publication in Microsoft Word format to editor@pcachs.org. Please send images high resolution. Editor/ Publisher: James B Beavan III; Contributing Photographers: Aniano Arao, Stephen Heyse, James B Beavan III, Greg Hartke, Ron Farb, Pedro Bonilla, Aaron Miller, Jim Mckee; Contributing Writers: James B Beavan III, Aniano Arao, Ron Farb, Stephen Heyse, Aaron Miller, Pedro Bonilla, Greg Hartke. Advertising: For questions about advertising rates and placement in the Porsche Patter, please contact Editors at editor@pcachs.org. Unless otherwise reserved, permission is granted to reproduce material published, provided full credit is given to the Porsche Patter and to the respective author. Subscriptions: join the Porsche Club of America — www.pca.org. The Porsche Patter is published monthly by the Chesapeake Region, PCA. Subscription is limited to members of the Chesapeake Region, Porsche Club of America.
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PCA CHS Board president@pcachs.org
President
Ron Farb
Vice President
Steve Wood
vicepresident@pcachs.org
Treasurer
Andy Powell
treasurer@pcachs.org
Secretary
Wayne Nelms
Executive Vice President
Michael Murphy
secretary@pcachs.org executivevicepresident@pcachs.org
Autocross
Brad Martinez
autocross@pcachs.org
Greg Hartke
autocross@pcachs.org
Meilyng Wigney-Burmaka
autocross@pcachs.org
Newsletter: Patter
James B Beavan III
editor@pcachs.org
Publicity: Facebook/Instagram
James B Beavan III
publicity@pcachs.org
Social
Donna Brandt
social@pcachs.org
Steve Buss
social@pcachs.org
Marsha Buss
social@pcachs.org
Bob Miller
social@pcachs.org
Tech Session
Tour/Rally
Jim Earlbeck
tech@pcachs.org
Randy Richter
tech@pcachs.org
Aniano Arao
tour@pcachs.org
Rich Erlich
tour@pcachs.org
Safety Chair
John Jensen
Chief Driving Instructor
Ellen Beck
instructor@pcachs.org
Concours d’Elegance
Ron Gordon
concours@pcachs.org
Doug Ehmann
concours@pcachs.org
Donna Brandt
concours@pcachs.org
Chesapeake Challenge
Stacy Hawver
chesapeakechallenge@pcachs.org
Community Service
Annabelle Beavan
communityservice@pcachs.org
Dan White
communityservice@pcachs.org
Historian
Bob Rassa
historian@pcachs.org
Membership
Ken Wilmers
Webmaster
Jim Hemig
webmaster@pcachs.org
Henry Becker
webmaster@pcachs.org
Insurance
Eric Saletel
PCA License
Laurie & Bruce Tarsia
PCA Zone 2 Rep
Phil Grandfield
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Chesapeake Region
Membership Numbers
Ken Wilmers
Committee Chair Report: CHS Region Membership - March 2022 Primary Members: 1038 Affiliate Members: 548
Life Members: 2 Total Members: 1588
New Members (19) Dimple Amin Kevin Brennan Rouj Chalabi Dennis Dimant Charles Gilbert Doug Hewitt Lawrence Holmes Basil Katcheves Daniel Leonard Amberdeen and Gautam Mehta Andrew Meyers Kevin Ortuglio Spencer Padgett Justin Park Conor Quinn Robin Rhee Jonathan Sanzone Justin Seward Gregory Speake
Ellicott City, MD Stevensville, MD Elkridge, MD Glyndon, MD Sparrows Point. MD Baltimore, MD Baltimore, MD Ellicott City, MD Annapolis, MD Ellicott City, MD Randallstown, MD Lutherville, MD Middle River, MD Ellicott City, MD Towson, MD Clarksville, MD Bel Air, MD Grasonville, MD Laurel, MD
2021 911 Carrera 2004 911 Carrera 2016 Boxster 1991 911 Turbo 2019 Macan, 2005 911 2020 Panamera GTS 2103 Boxster 2022 911 Carrera GTS 2022 Taycan 4S 2012 911 Carrera 2007 Cayman S 2022 Taycan 2017 718 Cayman 2022 911 Carrera S 1987 911 Carrera 2021 911 Carrera S 2017 718 Boxster 1997 Boxster 2006 Cayman S
Transfers Out (3) Tom Carroll
Transfer To: Potomac (POT) Dennis Gilligan
Paul Steinhardt
Transfer To: Florida Crown (FCR)
Transfer To: Gulfstream (GSR)
Transfers In (2) Robert Forsyth and Kara Schmidt Greg Toma
Transfer From: Rally Sport (RSP) Transfer From: Potomac, MD
Test Drivers (3) Kimberly Byers – Odenton, MD
Nathan Heath – Hydes, MD
Joe Larivey – Owings Mills, MD
Full Membership Committee Reports can be found on our website: https://pcachs.org/
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Member Anniversaries Ken Wilmers
ANNIVERSARIES 20 Years Larry and Mary Nordhauser Richard Montoni John Deford 15 Years James Earlbeck Mark Neidlinger 10 Years Robert Morris Arthur and Claudia DeDonato
5 Years Larry Myers Michael Myers Edward Lloyd Tom and Robin French John Owsley 1 Year Peter Colyn Javier Meade Julian Pulfrey Michael Meissner Jim and Karin Clancy Vikki Middleton 6
Sue Cameron Hung Du Amanda Mason John Avramidis Thomas Mason Evan Klein
Chesapeake Region
Presidents Message Ron Farb
Hey Chesapeake Region PCA Wow – I had another great time in March with all the Chesapeake stuff we had going on. I missed the breakfast but had an outstanding pot roast dinner at Kilarney House during our dinner social. Next up was our first New Member Party in probably two years and it was a huge success. Special thanks to Ken for putting it on and to all the Board members that showed up to mingle and talk about their events. Autocross was next for me. I didn’t hit my goal of cracking 50 seconds like most but still had a fun time with 7 runs. As I’ve said before, the Autocross team puts on a fantastic event so come on out and give it a go. We even have new loaner helmets if you’re not quite ready to invest in one yet. Finally there was the After After Holiday Party. Once again, Donna did a great job and the Manny & Vu show (i.e Yankee Swap) was a lot of fun.
Additionally, the 50/50 raffle was a roaring success allowing Chesapeake to donate $335 to For Pete's Sake Cancer Respite Foundation. Things even wrapped up early so a handful of us went to the lobby bar and had another round. Congratulations are in order for Stacy Hawver who won Chesapeake’s 2021 Enthusiast of the Year award for her work in putting together CC52. The voting for this award was done by the previous Executive Council so I was not involved, but I couldn’t agree more. I was on the various email chains when the planning got started in late summer and I honestly thought there was almost no chance of the event running due to the late start date. As we all know, it ran to perfection so kudos and congratulations to Stacy. By now I hope everyone has read my eBlast with a save-the-date for June 26 for our 100-Car Johns Hopkins Children’s Center Toy Drive and Picnic. While all the details haven’t been worked out yet, this day promises to be something special. I intentionally set a lofty goal for us of 100 cars and a $25,000 fund raiser “not because they are easy, but because they are hard …”. Chesapeake is up for this challenge to support the kids but I need everyone. Following the drive-by, the afternoon picnic at Rocky Point Park and Beach is my way of saying “Thank You”. Please see the flyer and future eBlasts for additional details. I hope everyone by now has had a chance to check out our newly redesigned web site. Jim Hemig and Diane (our web support person) did a fantastic job of completely changing the “theme” of our old pages into something more modern and attractive. What started out as a “refresh” really turned into a major site overhaul and I think it’s great! The new site is now EVENT and CALENDAR oriented which makes it much easier to find our upcoming events and get information on them. The new site also has a much cleaner look when viewed on either a computer or a cell phone. Again, please check it out and let us know what you think. Finally, we need additional volunteers to help with two of our major events. Therefore please let me know if you would be interested in helping with either of them. We really need you. Looking for one more person to help Stacy plan and run Chesapeake Challenge 53 which is one of our oldest and largest events. Looking for a new Concours lead/co-lead since both Doug and Ron want to curtail their involvement this year. Given that Doug has done this about 9 years and Ron even longer, I can certainly understand why. Fortunately they have both said they will train and support our new lead/co-lead this year. You will also have a team of people to assist you. As always, if you haven’t met me or any of the Chesapeake Board members, then please come up and introduce yourselves to us at any of our events. Ron
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Tour & Rally Schedule 2022 Aniano Arao
PCA Chesapeake’s Tour & Rally Committee has 14 events on its provisional 2022 calendar. The dates and events listed here are subject to change. Registration for most events will open 2 to 3 weeks before their scheduled dates. Log on to www.motorsportreg.com to sign up once events are announced. (Ver. 5, 03/27/2022. Photo by Aniano Arao) April 10 April 30 May 7 June 5 July 10 July 24 Aug. 7 Aug. 28 Sept. 10 Sept. 24 Oct. 8 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Dec. 4
(1) Eastern Shore Tour to Suicide Bridge – NEW route by guest tour master Tom Divilio (2) Drive to Porsche Swap Meet in Carlisle, PA – same route by tour master Aniano Arao (3) Delmarva Tour, NEW event by tour master Aniano Arao (4) Nike Missile Base/Linganore Tour, repeat event by guest tour master Ron Farb (5) Ice Cream Tour and Food Drive, NEW route by guest tour master Steve Graham (6) Allegheny Mountain Tour, NEW PA event by tour master Rich Ehrlich (7) Ice Cream Tour No. 2, NEW route by guest tour master Steve Graham (8) Bavarian Inn Tour, NEW event by guest tour master Ron Farb (9) Off-Road Tour, NEW route by guest tour master Jim Hemig (10) Safeway to the Bay Tour, NEW version by guest tour master Hank Lucas (11) Chesapeake Challenge Gimmick Rally, NEW route by rally master Aniano Arao (12) West Virginia Fall Colors Tour, repeat event by tour master Aniano Arao (13) Catoctin Mountain Fall Colors Tour, NEW version by tour master Aniano Arao (14) “Kindertime & Linda’s Legacy” Tour, NEW route by tour master Aniano Arao
Updates in Patter, www.pcachs.org and www.motorsportreg.com. Send questions to tour@pcachs.org.
-- Aniano Arao & Rich Ehrlich Co-Chairs, Tour & Rally Committee
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Sunshine Member Support
Sunshine Member Support Do you know a Porsche Club member that could use a little sunshine? Please let us know. The Club has established a new Sunshine position. If you know a Club member who is ill, has a hospital stay, a family member has passed, or is facing some difficult or challenging times, we would like send a card to let them know the Club is thinking about them. Please contact Doug Ehmann at Sunshine@pcachs.org. Thanks!
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Member Profile: Dan & Danielle Zadra James B. Beavan III Member Names & Join Date: Daniel & Danielle Zadra December 2020 Current Car, Previous Cars: Current 2016 GT4 Previous 2014 Audi S4
2005 Audi S4
2000 Audi S4
When it came time to buy a vehicle, what made you choose your Porsche and is this your first Porsche? This is my First Porsche after many Audi’s. I guess I always liked Porsches as I almost got a red 944 as my first car at 16. I have always loved Porsches and especially the GT versions. I fell in love with this car when it was announced in 2015 but was unable to afford it at the time. I told myself one day I will buy this car. In Dec 2020 I made it happen and made the deal on Christmas day.
What encouraged you to join the Porsche Club of America? All the benefits and events that they put on. Also, the members are normal people and don’t hold themselves over another. As a new member of PCA Chesapeake are there any particular events you are interested in
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Member Profile: Geraghty James B. Beavan III participating in or would like more information on? I like the breakfast socials and the tech events. I am always trying something new at least once to see if I like it or not. Have you attended a New Member party at one of our three local sponsoring dealerships (if not that should be on your list for 2022)? Not yet. I cannot make the one coming up due to my son’s birthday party that day. I plan to attend the next one after that. (Ed: The NMP was pushed back a week and Dan was able to attend after all) If money was no object, what Porsche would you love to own and why: 991.2 GT3RS. I just like the look of the car and the feel of it. Since most of these will not be my daily driver, I like my fun car to be just that. When I drive my fun car, I want it to put a smile on my face every time i drive it. Anything additional you would like to share about yourself (Family/Work/Etc): I have worked hard my whole life to get to where I am, and I am proud of it. I come from a very technical background. I spent 10 years working for Ford/Mazda and Chevy/Mitsubishi dealerships as a technician. I made the move over to work in the office for Cummins Inc field service. I enjoy working on my cars in my spare time. I can’t wait till my son gets older so I can get him involved and teach him how to work on cars.
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Social Dinner @ Kecco’s: April 19th
A popular starting point for our tours is our featured dinner social venue this month. Please mark your calendars for Tuesday night, April 19th, at 6:00pm at Kecco’s Neapolitan Woodfire Kitchen located in Reisterstown. The restaurant is recommended for Italian cuisine lovers. Check out their menu here. All participants must register for the dinner on www.MotorsportReg.com by April 14th.
Seating is limited to 24 people (you will be placed on the waitlist if the limit is met but may be contacted should anyone cancel and there is availability). There is no registration fee for this event. WHEN and WHERE When: April 19, 2022, Tuesday Meeting time: 6:00pm End of social: 8:00pm Meeting point: Kecco’s Woodfire Kitchen, 114 Westminster Pike, Reisterstown 410-526-6900 Cost: Members are responsible for their own dinner. Registration is free and required for planning purposes. PARTICIPATION Participants must comply with PCA, CDC, state and county guidelines for COVID prevention. By signing up for and joining any of our social events, registrants acknowledge and assume all the risks in and full responsibility for their participation. While we are striving to make this event safe, with your Participation in and Registration for this social event, you recognize and acknowledge the hazards of COVID-19, and you assume the risk of illness or death arising from a COVID-19 infection at this event. If you feel sick during the week prior and/ or the day of the event , PLEASE do not attend the event. REGISTRATION The eBlast announcing this event will have a weblink for registration. Click it. Log onto your Motorsportreg account or create one at www.MotorsportReg.com Registration will open at 12:00pm on March, March 28th and close at midnight on Thursday, April 14th. There is no fee for this event. QUESTIONS: Send social event related questions to the Social Committee at social@pcachs.org.
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Socials In Review Marsha & Steve Buss The month of March continued to be busy month on the Club’s Social Calendar. We had another sold out breakfast at Eggcellence in Annapolis on March 5th. We were thrilled to welcome the new members. After breakfast, a few members joined an impromptu twisty, curvy drive through southern Anne Arundel County. Our monthly Social Dinner was at the Killarney House in Davidsonville on March 8th. Twentyfour members were in attendance to celebrate St Patrick’s Day. The dinner was another sellout and again we welcomed new members and others who have not been active in quite a while. A Club member brought a very exquisite and fun car to the restaurant….a Gemballa Porsche! After dinner, we stayed in the parking lot for a while talking about the car and its history. One of the Club’s premier events of the year took place on March 26th. Postponed due to Covid, the After Holiday Party was a huge success. Held at the Turf Valley Inn in Ellicott City, the members enjoyed a happy hour with scrumptious Hord ‘oeuvres. Dinner included a salad along with a filet mignon and a crab cake with fresh asparagus. A cheesecake dessert ended the meal just in time for the fun to start. As always, the Yankee Swap didn’t disappoint. Although Bob, from the Manny and Bob Show was under the weather and couldn’t attend, Vu Nguyen, our PCA National Executive Director aptly and comedically filled in. A fun time was had by all, and for those who attended; the Flava Flav(metal PCA sign) and the Porsche golf balls were a big hit! Looking ahead April’s Social Dinner will be on April 19th at Kecco’s in Reisterstown May’s Social Breakfast will be held at a restaurant to be determined on the Eastern Shore prior to the Delmarva tour on May 7th beginning at 8am. We will have a separate registration for the breakfast only. May’s Social Dinner will begin at 6pm at Yellowfin Steak and Fish House on the South River in Annapolis (Edgewater) on May 17th June’s Social Breakfast will be at Eggcellence in Annapolis on June 4th beginning at 8am June’s Social Dinner will be at McFaul’s IronHorse Tavern in Parkville starting at 6pm Don’t forget you need to register on MotorsportReg.com. If after you have registered, you decide to not attend, please go back into MotorsportReg.com and cancel your reservation. As these events have been selling out, this will allow members on the waitlist to be confirmed. Thanks. Do you have restaurant recommendations or interesting ideas for Socials? Send us an email social@pcachs.org. We’d love to hear from you!
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New Member Party Photos Photos: Aniano Arao
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2021 Crab Feast: We’re Back!! With COVID receding in our rearview mirror, we’re back! For the 15th consecutive year (not counting last year’s canceled event), the Chesapeake Region PCA Crab Feast will be held at Kemptown Park in Monrovia, MD on Saturday, August 28th- rain or shine! Bring your Porsche and sense of humor to the Feast for a non-competitive car show where cleanliness and condition do not matter. Our tongue and cheek awards to the winners of the Region’s annual picnic are always fun and unpredictable, and will be based on your Porsche’s unique curb appeal. (Think it of as a midsummer’s version of the Bob and Manny Show without presents.) Trophies and door prizes are compliments of Porsche of Silver Spring! As with every Crab Feast past, it is the food and venue that keeps Chesapeake Region members coming back for more. There will be tons of crab, shrimp, burgers, dogs, soft drinks and beer that the Region will provide - not to mention tables of side dishes and desserts that you will provide. Lighthouse Seafood of New Market will once again be steaming our crabs and jumbo shrimp. We’ll have two pavilions at Kemptown Park, with reserved parking, and we have been assured the lovely breezes that have graced the event in the past will be returning for the 14th repeat of this event! A large playground will keep your young Porsche enthusiasts occupied and a real, honest-to-goodness bathroom with running water will appeal to the most persnickety of crab feast clean freaks. Think fun family outing! This year’s event is again a little bit retro. Due to the lateness of the Porsche Parade this year, we’ve moved the event back to its traditional date the weekend before Labor Day. And the time is moved back as well to allow us to enjoy the cooler early evening air and breezes. We’ll start at 3:00 PM and end at 7:00 PM. Registration will open on July 28th on MSR (Motorsports Registration). You will be asked to bring a salad, dessert, or side-dish. This year’s increase in cost to $40 for adults and $15 for 13-17 year-olds is due to the very high prices of crabs in 2021. The Crab Feast is Free for children 12 and under. Look for an eblast with reminders and details on how to register! Questions? Contact Ellen Beck at ebeck944@comcast.net or Bob Gutjahr at Robert.g.Gutjahr@leidos.com See everyone at Kemptown Park on Saturday, 28 August!
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Member Profile: Ben Vezzani James B. Beavan III Name: Ben Vezzani Join Date: January 9th, 2022 Current Car: 2022 Boxster 25 Years 6MT, 2020 Macan S Previous Cars: - 2014 Chevrolet SS - 2006 Mazdaspeed6
When it came time to buy a vehicle, what made you choose Porsche and is this your first porsche? I always regretted letting my Mazdaspeed6 go. It was the first car I bought for myself, right after college. I had a relationship with it that was built on road trips and DIY repairs, but at 153,000 miles I wasn't able to keep up with the repairs anymore. Ever since I sold it, I felt the need to get a manual transmission back into my life. Last year, I decided it was finally time to get a second car and started shopping. My wife, Hailey, and I test drove a new Miata and I loved it. But since we have a Macan, Hailey suggested we go look at a Boxster too. I started the waiting game for a GTS 4.0 and eventually my salesman called me. "We just got an allocation for a Boxster 25. It's yours if you want it."
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Member Profile: Vezzani (cont’d) James B. Beavan III What encouraged you to join the Porsche Club of America? It was on my radar ever since I got the Macan a few years ago. But I was honestly a little intimidated. When I got the Boxster, though, suddenly I wanted to do things like autocross and decided to chin up and join. I didn’t know anyone in the club but getting to know people has been great. As a new member of PCA Chesapeake are there any particular events you are interested in participating in or would like more information on? Autocross and tours are the events I'm most excited about. As much as I've loved meeting people, it's these kinds of events that really pushed me to finally join the club. Autocross especially seems like a great way to learn things I could never learn otherwise, and hopefully become a better driver. Have you attended a New Member party at one of our three local sponsoring dealerships (if not that should be on your list for 2022)? I was just there at Porsche Towson today, actually! Now that I mention it, I meant to find you and say hi, but wound up getting distracted and left without introducing myself. Sorry about that! (Ed: the NMP was a hectic event with a lot of introductions and members in attendance) If money was no object, what Porsche would you love to own and why: My Boxster is exactly that car. As much as I appreciate all of Porsche's truly high-performance machines like the GT3, I'm a sportscar guy more than a track or supercar guy. I'll keep buying new commuters every five years or so, but for fun, the Boxster 25 is my forever car. Anything additional you would like to share about yourself (Family/Work/Etc): My amazing wife Hailey is the only reason I've been able to make anything of my life. She'll be with me at most of the events, and we're both excited about all the new experiences we hope to have with the club.
I work in software engineering, and I'm always excited to meet other IT-type people and talk shop. Hopefully I'll find some other geeks like myself to hang out with in between autocross spinouts.
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Autocross In Review Words: Greg Hartke; Photos: Jim Mckee
Since I wrote my column for the last Patter, we’ve had two Autocross event, the Instructor Day / Test & Tune on March 20th and Introduction to Autocross on April 2nd. The AX School is such a complicated event (and as I write this, it was only two days ago) that I’ve forgotten the details of what happened at the first event. I’ll bet that wouldn’t have happened in my younger days. ;) The first of these was a dual event. In the morning, we gave the instructors who will be teaching at the AX School the opportunity to come out and knock off the rust to prepare them for (and thank them for their contribution to) the AX School. In the afternoon, we held a Test & Tune, which was a practice event for anyone who wished to come out and get ready for the competitive season. Timing was set up and we gave participants as many runs as we could manage in the time available (which was 7 for that day). Great fun!
What I remember most about that day was that it was cold and windy. Brrr! I also recall watching Venus, Saturn, and Mars rising together in the dark morning sky before sunrise. Very pretty in a deep blue sky! The International Space Station also flew by overhead while it was still dark. Some of us find that to be fun. ;) Anyway, the cold temperatures made for reduced grip, so we made sure we warned everyone at the T&T to be careful ‘til their tires heated up. As befits an early season event, the course was relatively simple and quite fast in places. The event went very well and everyone seemed to have a great time. It was a great warm up for the season and a good way for those of us running the AX events to get back in the swing of things. Hey, we need practice, too. ;) As always, Mark Hubley deserves special thanks for bringing the trailer with all our equipment from his farm (where we store the trailer), showing up at 5:00 AM with Brad and me to start assembling the event. (He does this for every AX event! Can you imagine???) Special thanks also to Pinto Soin for his help in showing up at that ridiculous hour to help me set up and to John Cho for also showing up when he should be sleeping to help Brad assemble the course. You can’t imagine how much that eases the earlymorning burden of getting things ready on time! Then there was the AX School. We had quite a dance this year with registration. I didn’t have as many instructors as I wanted,
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Autocross (cont’d) but was able to make a couple of last-minute additions to allow 30 students. (I need one instructor for every two students, with Brad and me held in reserve.) In the last week, our registration cap was a moving target (I determine how many instructors I had and adjusted the cap to suit) and then had some churn with last-minute cancellations and registrations. We registered two students Thursday and Friday after registration closed to fill those cancellations and also had to deal with a last-minute instructor cancellation due to a work emergency. No shame there – the real world doesn’t always conform to our wishes and that’s why Brad and I hold ourselves in reserve.
We did have one somewhat entertaining occurrence. When I arrived at the venue at 4:55 AM, there was a vehicle parked on the lot in a location that was decidedly problematic. It was unlocked (!) and I quickly discovered it was a rental vehicle, but it left us
scratching our head what it was doing there because it was right where it couldn’t be. In the end, we decided to jack up the car (Mark Hubley to the rescue – he had a floor jack in the truck he uses to tow the trailer) and put it on dollies (which we carry as part of our standard equipment) so that we could push the car out of the way when the instructors arrived. Fast forward and someone from PGS showed up. Brad was chatting with him and pointed out the car, at which point the gentleman recalled that he had the keys because it was “the manager’s car” (which presumably means a car for the manager of the visiting team). He had apparently completely forgotten about it. We took the car off the dollies and the car was moved out of the way. No harm, no foul, but it had us sweating for a while. Admittedly, we also had a bit of a chuckle over it. We had actually wondered if we should call the police, thinking it might be a stolen vehicle that had been dumped in the lot! Never a dull moment! ;)
For the School, the students were broken up into three groups with each instructor assigned to two students for the entire day. In the morning, the students participated in three exercises with each group of students spending an hour at each exercise. Each group of students was broken up into two subgroups. One subgroup drove the exercise for about half an hour with their instructor while the other subgroup watched, then they switched, with the instructor moving to their other student in the same group. After
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Autocross (cont’d) Words: Greg Hartke; Photos: Jim Mckee an hour at the exercise, the groups transitioned to the next exercise. The three exercises are all designed to give the students experience in the basic skills of an AX. Exercise A (see the accompanying diagram) was a double skidpad at which the students drove multiple circuits and practiced holding the line on a circle with the throttle and experienced understeer and oversteer. Exercise B was a double slalom (Exercise B) for the students to learn how to drive an AX slalom, which is a very basic AX skill incorporated in virtually every AX event. Exercise C was a section of an AX course on which the students practiced reading the course, looking ahead, driving the line, and finding their braking points.
After the exercises, there was a break while the students ate lunch, Brad and John Cho set up the course (which consisted of connecting the exercise segments), and Meilyng and I set up timing and the computers to control the event. After lunch, we were ready for the afternoon AX. With only 30 students and a relatively fast course, we were happily able to give the students plenty of run time in a relatively short time. After the students arrived in the morning, Brad did a great job with an hour of instruction from 8:30 to 9:30 while I took the instructors out to walk the exercises and discuss the agenda. That was followed by a driver’s meeting before the students were sent to their cars to prepare to go out to the exercises. Remember that the majority of the students were newcomers to AX, so I imagine there was considerable nervousness among them as they got ready to drive. I still remember my first time and I was certainly plenty nervous. I’m happy to say that in my case, the nervousness dropped away when I started to concentrate on driving and I’m sure that was true here, too. It’s really interesting to watch the evolution of the students. They start out very tentatively (of course!) and we get to watch them gain confidence and go faster as they progress through the exercises. Great fun! This is a really complicated event because of all the coordination required to orchestrate the exercises before holding the AX race for the students. The exercises started at 10:05 AM and finished at 1:15 PM, then the AX started at 2:35 PM, finishing about 5:25
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Autocross (cont’d) Words: Greg Hartke; Photos: Jim Mckee PM. The event went really, really well and the students seemed to have had a great time. We stayed virtually right on schedule for the whole event and gave the students 8 runs in the afternoon AX, with each heat taking 75 to 90 minutes. With only 30 students (2 students per instructor), they received lots of seat time and very personalized attention. This format really works well! As you can imagine, I’m still almost fainting with relief that we had dry weather for the School. I have nightmares about that. ;) It's hard to tell who had the most fun, the instructors or the students. I know you might find it hard to believe, but the personality of a good instructor is such that they are incredibly excited to see their students improve and have just gangs of fun learning how to race. I can’t tell you how many great comments I heard from the students about what wonderful instructors we had, too, as well as how many comments I heard from instructors what a wonderful time they were having working with their students. When I asked random students as I wandered around if they were having a good time and enjoying the learning process, all I received was reports of what a wonderful time they were having and what a great learning experience it was. Sometimes I think it should be illegal to have this much fun with our cars. Don’t tell the authorities. ;)
With so few cars involved, I won’t detail class results and besides, Meilyng pointed out that it’s more relevant to give a few results based on the experience of the driver. (Great idea, Meilyng!) Matt P. earned the fastest time of the day (a visitor who joined the course run, not the school portion) in his 2007 Porsche Turbo. Here are the fastest times based on AX experience levels who attended the school:
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0 events: Eric S. in his 2016 Porsche Cayman GT4 1-5 events: Douglas S. in his 2019 Porsche 911 4 GTS 6-10 events: Lisa G. in her 2019 Porsche Turbo Cabriolet 11+ events: Tom D. in his 2019 Porsche Turbo Cabriolet It’s all-hands-on-deck to hold this event. There are a limited number of instructors in the CHS region, but we are very fortunate to be able to have the cooperation of our PCA Potomac Chapter friends, who came out in force to help with the event. Our instructor corps this year was actually half POT and half CHS. You can see what that means: we couldn’t run this event without our friends from POT! Many thanks to all of our instructors for coming out and dedicating their time to making this event a big success and giving the students such a great learning experience. Thanks also to the students who came out and made this a great event. It was our pleasure to host you for the event and provide you with the opportunity to learn some new and exciting skills with your cars. Keep in mind that AX#1 is scheduled for April 16th at Prince George’s Stadium in Bowie. We hope to see you again soon!
Greg Hartke CHS AX Co-chair
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Autocross Points Event #1 Annoucement! Greg Hartke
AUTOCROSS POINTS EVENT #1 SATURDAY, APRIL 16, 2022 Rain or Shine...Autocross is always a good time!!!
Join us for the FIRST Points Autocross Event of the Season!! Autocross (AKA AutoX) is a sport of navigating your car through a defined course usually on a large parking lot. Courses are set up using soft orange traffic cones which will not damage your car. Autox is a "performance driving event" and a safe way to learn how to drive your car to its limit. You not only learn how to handle your car at speeds you drive daily, but you also: Gain confidence in your driving ability Learn the limits of your car's brakes Learn the limits of your car's tire adhesion Learn correct seating, hand, and feet positions We've just had our Introduction to AutoX school... now it's time to put what we learned into action!
Will it be sunny or will it rain? Either way...come out and play! No special equipment needed
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We have helmets for you to borrow We have instructors on standby ready to show you how or make you better WHEN and WHERE When: Saturday, April 16th Where: Prince George’s Stadium, 4101 Crain Hwy, Bowie, MD 20716 Day of Event Schedule: 0700: The venue opens to participants 0730: Registration / Check-In opens 0745: Tech opens 0830: Course opens for walking 0850: Registration / Tech closes 0900 - 0910: Driver meeting 0910 - 0920: Novice course walk 0930: First car off 1400: Completely packed up PARTICIPATION Participants must comply with PCA, CDC, state and county guidelines for COVID prevention. By signing up for and joining any of our social events, registrants acknowledge and assume all the risks in and full responsibility for their participation. Note that planned events are subject to change, for weather-related or other reasons. While we are striving to make this event safe, with your Participation in and Registration for this social event, you recognize and acknowledge the hazards of COVID-19, and you assume the risk of illness or death arising from a COVID-19 infection at this event. A full refund will be issued if you feel sick during the week prior and/or the day of the event; therefore, PLEASE do not attend the event if there is any chance you may have COVID-19 or be contagious. REGISTRATION Log onto your Motorsportreg account at motorsportreg.com. MSR Registration will be capped at 65 drivers. If the cap is met after registration, you will be waitlisted and may be eligible to attend if there's availability. It will close at midnight on Wednesday, April 13th. Entry Fee: PCA Member Pre-registration Entry fee: $50 Non-PCA Member Pre-registration Entry fee: $60 There are no walk-up autocross entries available for this event. For those of you who are interested in autocross but aren't sure if you want to give it a try, we offer a "Taste of Autocross." For $5, you will get to ride with one or several of our instructors for several runs. QUESTIONS Send autocross event related questions to the Autocross Committee/co-chairs at autocross@pcachs.org.
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DRIVE TO PORSCHE SWAP MEET IN CARLISLE Aniano Arao
PCA-CHS 2022 Tour & Rally Event No. 2 – April 30, Saturday
Join thousands of fellow Porsche owners and enthusiasts at the largest Porsche-only swap meet in the world, to be held in Carlisle for the second time. Hundreds of vendors will be there, along with about 1,000 Porsches. Some will be for sale. A People’s Choice Concours will be conducted. This annual swap meet was formerly held in Hershey, PA. (Version 2. Photo above: Courtesy of CPA-PCA.)
WHERE, WHEN, WHAT Destination: Carlisle Fairgrounds parking lot, 1000 Bryn Mawr Rd, Carlisle, PA 17013 Assembly point: Reisterstown address to be sent via e-mail to confirmed registrants by April 29. When: On Saturday, April 30, start gathering at 7:00 AM. Come earlier if you plan to have breakfast. Drivers’ meeting: 7:15 AM. Departure: 7:30 AM Breakfast: Takeout from nearby Dunkin, 48 Main St, Reisterstown, MD 21136. It opens at 5 AM. Restrooms: Nearby Weis Markets, 10 Village Center Rd, Reisterstown, MD 21136. It opens at 7 AM. Swap Meet ETA: 9:00 AM, Carlisle Fairgrounds, Gate 3, 1000 Bryn Mawr Rd, Carlisle, PA 17013
45th ANNUAL PORSCHE-ONLY SWAP MEET • Saturday, April 30 • Swap Meet will be open to the public 7:30 AM to 3 PM • Admission with parking: $25 per car with one person; $10 for each additional person • Porsche-only parking area available • Parking spaces are on grass, but there are paved roads leading to them • Event to be held rain, shine, snow • Hundreds of vendors • Around 1,000 Porsches
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Carlisle (cont’d) Aniano Arao • Thousands of Porsche fans from all over the world • On-site food and beverages • Peoples' Choice Concours • Purchase, trade, barter—everything Porsche • No pets or animals • No scooter, Mopeds, trail bikes, drones Swap Meet Organizer: Central Pennsylvania Region PCA. Visit the CPA-PCA’s Web site for additional information or to register ASAP as a concours entrant or vendor: http://www.cpa-pca.org/swap/2022/index.html
DRIVING TOUR REGISTRATION
Photo by: Aniano Arao
● Sign up for the PCA-CHS tour at www.motorsportreg.com from April 19 through April 26. ● No walkups. Registration is required. ● Driver must be an adult PCA member with a valid driver’s license. ● Registration fee: $5 per person; maximum $10 per car. Minors (17 and under) free. ● We need to know everyone’s name, as well as the number of cars that will join the caravan. ● Driving instructions, other details and updates will be sent to registrants via e-mail by April 29. PARTICIPATION Participants must comply with PCA, CDC, state and county guidelines for COVID prevention. By signing up for and joining any of our driving events, registrants acknowledge and assume all the risks in and full responsibility for their participation. PCA waiver forms must be completed and signed by all, online or on paper. Note that planned events are subject to change, for weather-related or other reasons.
QUESTIONS Send questions to tour@pcachs.org. Subject field: “Swap Meet.”
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Full Concours Category
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Member Profile: Scott & Maria Reese James B. Beavan III Member Names & Join Date: Scott Reese & Maria Brown 11/30/2021 Current Car, Previous Cars: 2005 911 Turbo S 6-Speed Coupe in Arctic Silver with Natural Grey Interior. I also own a 59 VW Euro Beetle and a 73 Triumph TR6 When it came time to buy a vehicle, what made you choose your Porsche and is this your first Porsche? This is my first Porsche, and it actually wasn’t what I was looking for when I finally took the plunge into Porsche ownership last year. I have always wanted a 911 and have come close to owning one several times over the past 30+ years. As a kid, I always lusted after a 911 with a whale tail. I remember seeing them on the road and just being in awe of the wide ass end and huge rear tires on a Turbo. I had a poster on my wall that I got in the mail from Porsche of a black 89 Turbo airborne as it crested a hill at dusk and they printed my last name on the plate. I used to stare at it every day and imagine being behind the wheel. I’m still mad to this day that my father threw away the poster! (Brilliant marketing by Porsche by the way!)
In 1990 at the age of 18, I was looking at a 67 911S and I also went and looked at a TR6 that same week. The TR6 and the 911 were only $1K apart in price, but my insurance company really did not see them as equals for an 18-yearold. So, being 18, I had to bypass my dream of 911 ownership, and I got the Triumph which was also high on my list. Little did I know at the time what the S would be worth one day and I’m sure we all have stories of what we could have purchased for what is now the price of a service. The TR6 is a great backroad burner and I have not re-
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Reese (cont’d)
gretted buying that car one bit. I still love it today just as much and it will always be part of the family. I started seriously kicking tires on 911’s about 12 years ago as I knew I had to have one in my life at some point. Being older now, I had a broad range of what I liked from late 80’s coupe with a G-50 to an SC Hot Rod to a 72 -73 to a 964 C2 or a 993. But it seemed that every time I came across one that I was interested in, there was always something that spooked me -- mileage didn’t seem to match condition, not willing to PPI, price was too high, color was not ideal, etc.., but mostly price was more than I thought it should be and I thought things would settle down. Well, we all know how that story ends. The prices just kept climbing and I found myself regretting not buying that 18K SC or that 40K G50 and so forth as prices climbed. 3 years ago, I got serious about buying one and ended up buying a 59 VW bug instead from Bob Miller of At Speed Motors. Bob was showing me some 944’s at the time along with the Bug during a shop visit. Although not a 911, I do love the Bug and really enjoy its simplicity. It was one of those love at first sight cars and many of you who attend Cars and Coffee in Hunt Valley have probably seen it – light green with a roof rack. So last year I turned 50 and, and on my Birthday, my wife to be was like “Dude! Freaking get one already! What the hell are you waiting for, you’re 50!”… and with that – the hunt was on! I am fortunate to have already made friends with a bunch of PCA members through other car clubs and Cars and Coffee in Hunt Valley. Just to name a few – Lee Fishpaw, Manny Alban, Jim Earlbeck, Bob Miller, Scott Kirklighter, Rob Abbott and others. My C&C PCA friend group were excited to help with the hunt and I quickly found myself getting emails and text message with cars that were out there. Through several of these friends I first got to drive a wide array of cars to see what I really liked. After driving cars from 1972 to 2013, I homed in on a late 80’s G50 or a 964 C2 that were warmed over a bit as what I enjoyed the best. Sure, there were also Turbo cars and GT cars, but they were not really in my price range and with the budget I set, I should be able to get a nice non GT or Turbo example without compromise of condition. I highly recommend networking and driving what you think you want before purchasing, as there were cars that I thought would be my dream car, but not so much after driving them… Manny Alban suggested to me that I join PCA since I was serious about getting into a Porsche and he told me about Test Drive program. I promptly joined and started looking through the Mart and enjoying Panorama. About a week after joining PCA Test Drive, a
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James B. Beavan III 05 Turbo S popped up on the Mart which I knew to be an incredible car but had never taken a hard look at since it was not on my radar. Bob Miller actually spotted the car on PCA Mart first and called me promptly to tell me “BUY THIS ONE NOW!!!, if you don’t, I will!” So now that I was a Test Drive Member, I was able to contact the seller via the Mart. After running through all the particulars with him and consulting with Bob, I made an offer. And Boom! I was now a Porsche owner. Although not a black 80’s Turbo like my poster, it was still a Turbo, and I could hardly believe that I would soon be behind the wheel. The car was in Austin Texas, so Maria and I decided to make a trip out of it. We picked the car up in Austin on Nov 5th 2021 and the adventure began. We had a wonderful time stopping in Austin, Dallas, Memphis, Nashville and Roanoke. Fall colors were still on the trees and not a drop of rain the entire trip. It was a fantastic way to get acclimated to the Turbo and I would definitely recommend road tripping with your Porsche. I’m still lusting after an Airadd to the stable at some I’m loving the contrast of fied TR6 “backroad burner” which is an amazing GT car, the backroads as well.
Cooled car which I hope to point in the future. For now, 36HP Bug to 150HP Modiand now a Turbo S 911 yet still nimble and fun on
As a new member of PCA any particular events you pating in or would like have already done a tech more of them. Possibly lookevents in the future and will events as well. I think I have offered and hope to attend will allow.
Chesapeake are there are interested in particimore information on? I session and plan to attend ing to do some track day certainly do some social a good handle on what is as much as my schedule
Have you attended a New our three local sponsoring should be on your list for and get to one soon – possinice meeting you and Maria
Member party at one of dealerships (if not that 2022)? Not yet but will try bly the one in March. (Ed: at the NMP in Towson)
If money was no object, what Porsche would you love to own and why: Wow, it is really hard to choose one! Buttttt, if I have to, I would have to say a Singer or something Singer-like as it just checks a lot of boxes for me. I’m thinking a 964 Backdate Hotrod in a nice shade of light green that is tastefully done. Something that I can put my foot into in the backroads without hitting hyperspace in 3 seconds, yet still tons of controllable visceral usable grunt with spine tingling exhaust sounds. Anything additional you would like to share about yourself (Family/Work/Etc): Maria and I have 4 kids between us. Two girls are mine, ages 18 and 21, and 2 boys are hers, ages 19 and 22. We live in the Fallston area of Harford County and are currently house shopping in the same area to combine households. Obviously, the garage size will be a deciding factor in what we choose. I work as a Territory Manager in the Electrical Industry and Maria works for McCormick & Co in marketing analytics.
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Social Dinner @ Yellowfin: May 17th
A popular setting to watch the sunset is our venue this month. Please mark your calendars for Tuesday night, May 17th, at 6:00pm at Yellowfin Steak & Fish House located in Edgewater. The restaurant is recommended for fresh fish, steaks and sushi. Check out their menu here. All participants must register for the dinner on www.MotorsportReg.com by May 12th. Seating is limited to 25 people (you will be placed on the waitlist if the limit is met but may be contacted should anyone cancel and there is availability). There is no registration fee for this event. WHEN and WHERE When: May 17, 2022, Tuesday Meeting time: 6:00pm End of social: 8:00pm Meeting Point: Yellowfin Steak & Fish House, 2840 Solomons Island Road, Edgewater
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Cost: Members are responsible for their own dinner. Registration is free and required for planning purposes. PARTICIPATION: Participants must comply with PCA, CDC, state and county guidelines for COVID prevention. By signing up for and joining any of our social events, registrants acknowledge and assume all the risks in and full responsibility for their participation. If you feel sick during the week prior and/or the day of the event or if there is any chance you may have COVID-19 or be contagious, PLEASE do not attend the event. REGISTRATION: The eBlast announcing this event will have a weblink for registration. Click it. Log onto your Motorsportreg account or create one at www.MotorsportReg.com Registration will open at 12:00pm on Monday, April 25th and close at midnight on Thursday, May 12 th. There is no fee for this event. QUESTIONS Send social event related questions to the Social Committee at social@pcachs.org.
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Stephen Heyse: A Porsche Lifetime Stephen Heyse Member Profile: Stephen P. Heyse (Current) Cars: 1967 European 911S, Silver Metallic/Black leatherette; 1993 Carrera 2 Cabriolet, Grand Prix White/Blue top and blue partial leather/rear seat delete; 2000 Boxster, Ocean Blue Metallic/Graphite Grey partial leather. When it came time to buy a vehicle, what made you choose your Porsche and is this your first Porsche (if not please detail prior Porsches.) While in college at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, I had a subscription to Car and Driver. After reading their road test of the 1967 Porsche 911S in the January 1967 issue, I was hooked and knew I would have to own one someday. A visit to the Chapel Hill VW/Porsche dealer convinced me that it would be a while given the price tag - $7,500 (about $62,500 in today’s dollars according the US Inflation Calculator.) I own a 1965 Midnight Blue Metallic Corvair Monza at the time that I considered my poor-man’s Porsche since it had a 6 cylinder rear-mounted, air-cooled engine. I found a wrecked Corvair Corsa in a junkyard north of Durham and swapped the instrument panel so that it had a tachometer and some other gauges. It made several roundtrips between Chapel Hill and Long Island where may wife, Christine (Chris), and I were from and survived several winters in Syracuse, New York, where I went to medical school. Its traction in the snow was a major asset there. It was fun to drive, including in road rallies, but having a 2 speed automatic transmission left a lot to be desired.
After competing medical school, we moved to Northern Virginia where I was entering a family practice residency at The Fairfax Hospital in Falls Church. I had sold the Monza to a friend before leaving Syracuse and needed a commuter car. I found a 1966 Corsa for sale in the Washington Post. It was Marina Blue Metallic with a 140hp engine and 4 speed transmission that had been “souped up” by the previous owner with a Holley 4 barrel carburetor replacing the 4 individual carbs, tuned headers, glass packs for “mufflers” and some other tricks. It was quick and very loud. It was getting closer but it still wasn’t a ‘67S.
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A Porsche Lifetime (cont’d)
Stephen Heyse
In late 1974 we moved to Buffalo Grove, Illinois, when I worked in the Regional Office of DHEW (now DHHS) as a commissioned officer in the US Public Health Service to satisfy my Selective Service obligation. Chris was very pregnant with our daughter Jennifer (she was born the next day!) but we went Porsche shopping as soon as I got my first paycheck. I found a 1966 Polo Red 911 for the incredible price of $1,000 that “needed work” in the Chicago Tribune. It was a rust bucket the had seen one too many Chicago winters with a broken rear torsion tube and it was stuck in 5th gear. For some reason I thought I could fix and restore it but after a few months of picking at it and having various body parts fall off I sold it to a guy with a flatbed for the same price. However, I felt I was richer for the experience because I had learned a lot about where to look for rust. We moved to Columbia, Maryland, in 1976 when I transferred to the US Public Health Service Hospital in Baltimore. I still had the Corsa for commuting but continued to have lust for a ‘67S. In July 1977 I finally found it in an advertisement in the Washington Post that read “Porsche - 67 991S, strong, needs htr. boxes. Asking $2,500.” It was nearby in Fulton, Maryland. After carefully inspecting it for rust in all the likely places, I offered $2,200 and became an owner of a Porsche that was drivable.
According to the Certificate of Authenticity, it was originally delivered to D ’Ieteren in Brussels, Bel-
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gium on September 22, 1966, which explains the French instrumentation. The original interior was black leatherette but somewhere along the way the front buckets had been replaced with full leather seats that were badly worn. (I have since had them recovered with the original leatherette.) Cibie driving lights and an air horn had been added along with wide chrome rocker panel trim from a ’68 or ’69 911. The skinny original 4.5x15 wheels had been replaced with 6x15 Fuchs and spacers had been added all around to recenter the treads. The radio was and still is the original Blaupunkt “Stuttgart” with AM, FM, and SW bands. When the car was brought to the US in the early ‘70s, the turn signals where changed to US specifications. I was able to find some used heat exchangers in good condition in York, Pennsylvania, that are still on the car. The Silver Metallic paint was tired and, despite appearing to be rust-free and Ziebarted, I soon found rust areas particularly under the rocker panel trim on the driver’s side. I had the inner and outer rocker panel pieces, as well as the jack receiver, replaced at a body shop in Davidsonville, Maryland. I spent the next year getting the car ready for painting doing the preparations myself. I had it painted at a MAACO shop which actually did an excellent job that lasted until I had the car restored in 2019/20. We always kept it garaged and it was accident-free until June 2004 when I had an altercation with a van that had a can-opener for a front bumper that got tangled in the right rear wheel well and gouged a long gash in the rear quarter panel. To make the repair I was told I had to find a replacement for the quarter panel, not an easy task since it is a short wheel base model. Years went by until I found a body shop (actually a speed shop) in Milford, Delaware - Six Deuces Speed Shop. Chris and I had been having lunch at a restaurant across the street from the shop in November 2018. After lunch we noticed that the garage doors were open and that they were working on several very interesting hot rods, their specialty. They had just finished replacing the rear quarter panel of a ’70 Charger that they had fabricated from sheet metal because the replacement piece was unobtainable. I described what the ‘67S needed and, despite their never having worked on a Porsche, they put my car on their waiting list. in the meantime I had them address some minor issues on my 1993 Carrera 2 Cabriolet. After seeing the results, I was convinced this was the place to restore the ‘67S. Prior to delivering the ‘67S, I took it to Ralph in Reisterstown to have a weak chain tensioner replaced and to have the carbs tweaked. In July 2019 Six Deuces began working on the car by stripping it down to bare metal which revealed all sorts of previously, unknown repairs from pre-1977. I had located an OEM left front fender and a rust-free right front fender from a race car that only needed the wheel well edge uncurled and a headlight bucket welded in (it had been removed for an oil cooler). I also found replacements for almost all the chrome pieces that were significantly less expensive than having the pieces rechromed. I changed the turn signal lenses back to the European versions the car had and replaced the fog lights with Hellas with amber lenses. In mid August, 2020, on our 53rd wedding anniversary, the ‘67S was ready. The ‘67S has been and will always remain in the family but over the years we have had many other Porsches. In 1980, I need another commuting car since I had sold the Corsa the year before. I found a used 1970 914 in
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Orange at 40 West Porsche/Audi. It was cute especially after I had it repainted Sunshine Yellow and it got me to and from work. But it had a mental problem; I ended up replacing its fuel injector brain twice.
Sometime in the late 1980’s I bought a 1967 912 for our oldest son, Eric, to restore. It ran well but the floor board under the brake pedal was shot and we never got around to fixing it. He was more excited about restoring a 1971 Pontiac LeMans he had found. I sold it a strange person who tried to trade an exotic bird for it. He planned to turn it into a Ruf slant-nose. I never saw him or the car again. Next came a 1983 944 that I bought for Eric after he sold the LeMans. He kept it for several years until he got into Saabs. He currently has a repair shop in Gaithersburg, Viking Automotive, focussing on Saabs but of course has expanded his business to other makes. He has been important in keeping the ‘67S running all these years. I decided I needed a commuting car to avoid exposing the ‘67S to the elements. I found a Silver with black leather 1982 928 5 speed. It was an amazing car but incredibly expensive to maintain.
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A Porsche Lifetime (cont’d)
Stephen Heyse When Jennifer needed a car to commute from our home in Silver Spring to the University of Maryland in College Park, what better, safer vehicle than a used 1984 944 that I found for sale by the chair of the maintenance committee of the Potomac Region? It cost less than a Honda. Not to be left out, Chris needed an “everyday car” so
logically I found a 1987 944S in Nougat Brown Metallic that a woman was selling at an insanely low price that matched the cost of a living suite she wanted to buy. When Mike took it down to UNC, I found a Black 1987 928 S4 to replace it at another insanely low price. This time it was because the car had about 150,000 miles on it and was “using a lot of oil”, about a quart every 200 miles. It turned out the oil was leaking out of the O-ring seal around the oil pressure sender - easy fix. Eventually I gave this car to Mike when we started inheriting Cadillacs from Chris’ parents.
At one point we had six Porsches: 1967 991S, 1982 928, 1983 944, 1984 944, and 1987 944S. Below is a picture of five of them in front of our home in Silver Spring.
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A Porsche Lifetime (cont’d)
Stephen Heyse
For our 39th wedding anniversary, I bought Chris a 2000 Boxster in Ocean Blue Metallic with Graphite Grey partial leather seats. While she had gotten used to manual shifting, she appreciates the Tiptonic transmission. In March 2007, I found a 1993 Carrera 2 Cabriolet in the perfect color combination: Gran Prix White with Marina Blue partial leather seats and a matching blue top. It had had several previous owners but had spent most of it s life in Florida. The seller needed to replace it because it had the rear-seat-delete option that didn’t work for his family of four. We keep it at our beach house on the Delaware Bay as our “dune buggy”. At this time, we are down to “only’ three Porsches: the 1967 911S, the 1993 C2 Cabriolet, and the 2000 Boxster. However, the Porsche gene has clearly been passed on to Mike whose profile ran in a previous issue of the Patter.
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Delmarva Tour PCA-CHS 2022 Tour & Rally Event No. 3 – May 7th, Saturday
(Version 1. Photo by Aniano Arao) PCA Chesapeake’s Tour & Rally Committee is pleased to offer this year’s second Eastern Shore tour, before the summer crowd flocks to the beaches. But this time we are not simply staying within Maryland. We will head to coastal Delaware, where we will have lunch at one of the many wonderful restaurants in the Rehoboth Beach area. This Delmarva Tour will start east of the Bay Bridge and proceed on a scenic route made up mostly of back roads that most visitors to the tristate peninsula do not use or know.
The group lunch, as usual, will be optional. Afterward, attendees will be on their own. They could head to the BEACHES in Rehoboth, Lewes, Dewey, Bethany or Ocean City. Or go SHOPPING in the charming downtown areas of these various resort towns. Or proceed to Rehoboth’s Tanger Outlets. Remember, there is no sales tax in Delaware. This tour will be a limited-capacity event. If you’re interested, REGISTER ASAP! (Note that a PCA Chesapeake breakfast social, starting at 8 AM, will be held on the Eastern Shore on the same day as the Delmarva Tour. Attend both events, if you can. The assembly time of the tour will be 10 AM, and its assembly point will be just a few miles and a few minutes from the breakfast social’s venue. More details will follow from both the Social Committee and the Tour & Rally Committee. Stay tuned.) WHEN and WHERE
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Delmarva (cont’d) When: May 7, 2022, Sunday, weather permitting Assembly time: 10:00 AM; drivers’ meeting 10:15; departure of first group of cars 10:30 Assembly point: The Eastern Shore address will be sent to registrants by May 6th. Route: From the Chesapeake Bay area of Maryland to the Atlantic coast area of Delaware Finish line: Restaurant parking lot in the Rehoboth Beach area PARTICIPATION Participants must comply with PCA, CDC, state and county guidelines for COVID prevention. By signing up for and joining any of our driving events, registrants acknowledge and assume all the risks in and full responsibility for their participation. PCA waiver forms must be completed and signed by all, online or on paper. Note that planned events are subject to change, for weather-related or other reasons. REGISTRATION ● The eBlast announcing this event will have a Web link for registration. Click it. ● Log on to your MotorsportReg account at www.MotorsportReg.com . ● Registration will open at 1 PM on April 23rd and close at 1 PM on May 4th. ● Only PCA members and their guests who are registered and confirmed may join this event. ● Only adult PCA members with a valid driver’s license may drive in this tour. ● Fee $5 per adult; maximum fee $10 per car; minors (17 and younger) free. ● Tour documents will be sent to confirmed registrants by May 6th via e-mail. ● From April 23th to April 30th, PCA Chesapeake members who sign up will be given priority. From May 1st to May 4th, confirmations or wait-listing will be provided regardless of regional affiliation. Nonetheless, all interested PCA members should register ASAP. Remember: first-come, first-served. QUESTIONS: Send tour-related and lunch-related questions to Tour & Rally Committee co-chairs Aniano Arao and Rich Ehrlich at tour@pcachs.org.
(Second and third photos by Aniano Arao)
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For Sale By Members FOR SALE in North Baltimore (I-83S from 695) Pirelli P Zero Tires 19” set of four (4) (2) 235/40 ZR19 (2) 265/40 ZR19 These new tires were mounted on my (new to me) car by Porsche Hilton Head in late December 2021 as part of the CPO process. This car (2013 Boxster S) was then purchased by me and was delivered by carrier to me January 4th, 2022. They are essentially new, less than 50-miles on them. I am replacing them with 4 all-season tires. Date codes are as follows: 3121, 3121, 4020, 4020 New Price from TireRack is $1419.46 with MD tax Will sell for $1100 (20% discount) https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Pirelli&tireModel=P+Zero+%28PZ4% 29&frontTire=34YR9PZ4N1&rearTire=64YR9PZ4N1&vehicleSearch=true&fromCompare1=yes&au toMake=Porsche&autoYear=2013&autoModel=Boxster%20S&autoModClar= Richard W Townsend FURNITURE DESIGN STUDIO 443 563 2130 RichardWTownsend.com
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For Sale By Members Hey folks…I just have a set of 4 Michelin tires (OEM for 911 991.2) with about 5k miles. I’m giving those away. They still have good tread for a couple auto-x events. I also have a set of OEM turbos (991.2) and OEM intercoolers. The turbos are going for $2k and the intercoolers for $400. Lastly, I have a new OEM (991.2) air filter that needs to go…free. If you know someone in the group, please let them know. Looking forward to the next event! Jessie Sánchez (904) 738-5622
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Across The Atlantic: Farewell to a Legend
Aaron Miller
Wilkommen aus Stuttgart! On March 13th, the world lost a world-class racing driver, and the Porsche world lost a pillar in the Mythos of the marque. Vic “Quick Vic” Elford passed away after a brief but intense battle with cancer. More importantly than how he died, Vic as a young man put Porsche on the podium with their new 911 model in rallies all over Europe. In September 2014 at the 45th Chesapeake Challenge, the Chesapeake Region hosted Vic as our guest of honor. During the Friday social at Porsche Towson, Quick Vic told the assembled crowd about his experiences driving an early 911 flat-out during the Monte Carlo Rally, and about rip-
ping down the Mulsanne Straight in a 917. In 1970, Vic set the fastest average speed around the Circuit de la Sarthe in a 917! At the end of the evening, the Region auctioned off Vic as their rally navigator for the Time Speed Distance rally the following day. As the gavel landed, Potomac Region’s (now former) President Mia Walsh won the auction and that’s where my story starts. Mia overheard me talking to Vic in what can only be described as a full “fan boy” during the social hour; Vic was the perfect British gentleman as I quizzed him about his Porsche experiences. Mia pointed out she knew Vic because they had houses nearby each other in Italy and asked if I was interested in riding along the following day during the TSD rally. Was I interested? Of course! The opportunity to watch the maestro at work, in his rally element just like when he brought home the early 911 rally trophies for Porsche, was a
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Across The Atlantic (cont’d)
Aaron Miller
once in a lifetime chance. We left Porsche Towson and the entire drive back I was on a cloud, I couldn’t believe I got to meet my Porsche Idol and he was even cooler than I could have imagined. The morning of the Chesapeake Challenge saw Vic as our guest Concours judge, and I saw him walking the field admiring the beautiful cars arrayed perfectly at Manor Tavern. Sheepishly, I approached Vic and asked him what he thought of our Martini Racing-liveried 944 Turbo. I asked Vic if he would autograph my dashboard, I produced a silver sharpie and it’s stayed there ever since. As the Concours came to a close, it was time for the TSD rally to start. Mia pulled up in her new Cayenne Diesel and we lined up for the start. Then, Mia changed my day and my life; she asked if I wanted to drive while Vic navigated. I couldn’t say no, and I silently willed Mia to not rescind her offer. Thankfully she honored her offer and I dutifully reset the driving position to fit my much larger frame. The TSD rally started and ended in a flash, I spent half the time watching the road and my speed, and the other half marveling at the British accent giving me directions. Vic was the perfect navigator, and I’ll solidly take the blame for bringing us home in third place. The chance to meet Vic Elford forever made an impression on me, and the chance to be his rally driver was a dream come true. *Want to follow along on our adventure between articles? Like to see pictures of Germany? Check out our Instagram @pnkpnzr968 where we’ll be posting car-related content!*
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Death & Taxes
Pedro P. Bonilla When something is inevitable we tend to say: “just like death and taxes”. Well, car repairs then are “just like death and taxes”. But even if you keep up with the recommended service and maintenance schedules, with time and mileage, some parts will wear and will require replacement. The only way to avoid car repairs is if you lease or trade your car before things start to wear and or break. Following is a list of items that typically wear or fail due to mileage and age. Battery: After about 5 years of use (regardless of mileage) most lead-acid batteries start to weaken and need to be replaced. Keep in mind that if you drive your car very little, the battery should be hooked up to an external (trickle) charger or it will die a lot quicker. Manufacturers and suppliers generally do not warranty a battery that hasn’t been driven at least 7,000 miles/year.
Batteries also do not like very hot environments. Luckily Florida doesn’t have the weather extremes as some other parts of the country and Porsche installs the battery away from the hot engine bay, which also helps its longevity a bit. A replacement battery for a Porsche is $150 – $300 depending on you car’s model. Water Pump: After 1997, Porsche started using water-cooled engines, which require a water pump to circulate coolant between the engine and the radiators to keep the engine from overheating. By the time a water pump in a Porsche reaches 75,000 miles, the incidence of failure due to coolant leak goes up sharply. If the pump has over 100,000 miles on it, you are driving on borrowed time. It starts as a small coolant leak from the pump’s shaft that generally cannot be detected by the owner because coolant will only escape as water vapor while the car is running and will leave no drips on the garage floor. The warning light will eventually advise the driver that the coolant level is low and the owner will generally add coolant mix or distilled water and keep on driving. If you have to add coolant to your car, you need to find out why or how its being lost because sooner than later the water pump will have a complete failure and will leave you stranded with a giant cloud of water vapor trailing behind you. If this happens don't try to make it home without
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Pedro P. Bonilla coolant, even if it's just a couple of miles. Without coolant the engine will overheat very quickly and may cause additional expensive damage. Replacing a water pump and coolant with recommended parts, materials and labor should cost less than $1,000. Tiptronic Transmission: If it breaks, you’re better off replacing the whole transmission than trying to get it rebuilt. But, just like the rest of the car, the Porsche automatic transmission (Tiptronic) has a recommended service schedule. Once it reaches 90,000 it needs to be serviced. The service calls for completely draining the tranny fluid (ATF), opening the pan, cleaning, replacing the filter, installing a new gasket, replacing the pan and refilling with fresh fluid. Full synthetic is a welcomed upgrade for the new tranny fluid. Manual Transmission (including PDK): The manual tranny also has a service interval at 90,000. This one uses heavier oil than the Tiptronic and the PDK uses two fluids (tranny oil and clutch fluid).
Clutch: Transmissions are very hefty and may last through the life of the car but the clutch will probably have to be replaced at some time. The life of the clutch depends almost exclusively on the driver. Even with heavy track use (excluding drag racing) the clutch may still last the life of the car.
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Death & Taxes (cont’d) Pedro P. Bonilla A new clutch costs around $700, but replacing it requires removal of the transmission which adds around 10 hours of labor. Brakes: Brake components such as the pads and the rotors are wear items that require replacement when worn. As the pads press against the face of the brake disc or rotor, both parts wear down. Generally the pads wear first and may be replaced without the need to replace the rotor if the rotor is within its limits. When the pads wear down you will get a warning light on the dash, but to know how much life your rotors still have, run your finger around the outer edge of the disc (when cold) and you will feel a lip. When the lip gets to be 1 mm the rotor needs replacement. Generally rotors last two sets of pads. The cost of brakes is around $250 per each disc, and $250 for a set of pads for 2 rotors, plus about 1.5 hours of labor per corner. Tires: Again, another wear item that needs to be regularly inspected and replaced when worn. Correct inflation will help the life and performance of the tire. Make sure that your Porsche is well aligned, since a wrong alignment will accelerate an uneven wear of the tires. Our cars come with high performance summer tires with a somewhat short life but high grip. Summer tires, depending on your driving, may last around 30,000 miles for the fronts and 15,000 for the rears.
Depending on tire size, brand and performance level, high performance summer tires may cost between $100 and $400 each. When replaced, they must be balanced individually (best is road-force balancing) and in most cases the TPMS sensors should be replaced as well. Plastic Parts: Heat, age and weather conditions are not friends of plastic. After 12 to 15 years, many plastic parts such as hoses, lines, seals, expansion tanks and a myriad other plastic parts need to be carefully inspected and replaced if they show signs of deterioration. Porsche coolant hoses and fuel lines tend to last quite well but many hard plastic parts, especially within the engine bay can’t say the same. Replacing these deteriorated parts before they fail will certainly save you money and aggravation. www.PedrosGarage.com. Happy Porsche’ing, Pedro
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FYI
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Name and Car Badges! Now you can obtain your Chesapeake Region Name Badge! Go to www.pcachs.org and use the “GOODIE STORE” menu from the main page. Click the button and complete the order form page. The Name Badge cost is $25, inclusive of handling and shipping. This is your opportunity to purchase a heavy “gold- plated” Chesapeake Region metal car badge. Each metal car badge comes complete with stainless steel slotted retaining plate, screws, washers and nuts to mount it through your car grille or separate mounting plate. You can order right now! The cost per metal car badge is $30 or two for $50, inclusive of handling and shipping. Here’s how you order your metal car badge: Go to www.pcachs.org and use the “GOODIE STORE” menu from the main page. Click the button and complete the order form page and make your payment. 51
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PCA Jackets!
If you want one of these killer jackets, go to www.pcachs.org and use the "GOODIE STORE" menu from the main page. Click the button and complete the order form page, and make your payment using the link provided. Complete the online order form at Goodie Store (pcachs.org) and indicate: a.) Color, b.) Style (male or female), and c.) Size from the Sizing Chart on the following pages.
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Order your PCA Embroidered Jacket!
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PCA License Plates What Are PCA License Plates: Chesapeake Region PCA coordinates the purchase of PCA Organizational License Plates issued through the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA). The PCA License Plate Program promotes the visibility and camaraderie of PCA. PCA Maryland License Plates are pre-numbered Organizational Plates, not vanity plates. PCA License Plates are available for all cars, trucks and minivans, but not for motorcycles or trailers. Cost: The one-time cost for the PCA License Plates is $35.00, which includes the $25.00 MVA fee and a $10 Chesapeake PCA fundraising fee to support the PCA License Plate Program and Chesapeake Region events. How To Apply: The only way to apply for PCA Organizational License Plates is to complete the online PCA Maryland License Web Form at https://pcachs.org/pcamaryland-license-plate/ and submit it electronically. Please click on the above link to learn the details and requirements to apply for PCA License Plates. If you have any questions regarding the purchase of PCA Maryland Organizational License Plates, please contact us at: pcaLicensePlates@pcachs.org. Safe and Happy Motoring. Requirements: You must be a PCA Member and the car must be registered in Maryland. The PCA Plates are not limited to Porsches. You can apply for PCA plates for all your cars registered in Maryland!
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PCA Juniors
What is the PCA Juniors program? ✓ PCA Juniors is a program for Porsche enthusiasts under
age 18. ✓ Participants must be registered by an active PCA mem-
ber. ✓ It’s not just the cars… and now it’s not just the grown-
ups! ✓ With our new PCA Juniors program, PCA is about the kids too!
The PCA Juniors program has been created so kids can enjoy PCA events, learn about Porsches and build the enthusiasm that runs through all of the Porsche Club of America. Who is eligible? Any child under age 18 who is registered by a current PCA member can participate in the program.
(Note: This is not a PCA Membership.) What will the child receive? PCA Juniors will receive a welcome package that includes an ageappropriate gift and PCA Juniors ID badge. We look forward to developing the program and its features over time. What does it cost to register? It’s FREE! Participants must be registered by an active PCA member, and there is no cost to join!
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