Bogdan Chitimus Marsha Buss
Stephanie Reuer Steve Buss Greg Hartke Rich Ehrlich
Henry L. Becker, Jr. Rob Carter
Bogdan Chitimus
Henry L. Becker, Jr.
Jim Orrell
James B. Beaven III
Marsha Buss
Greg Hartke Scott Johnson Jim McKee
Editor
Bogdan Chitimus
Bogdan Chitimus
Editor, Porsche Patter
Finally some good weather after the winter hibernation so the 911 can do some proper exercising.
We enjoyed a lot our first tour, the Baltimore Horse Country Tour along with the great weather and the lunch at the Kecco’s Woodfire Kitchen restaurant (great pizza by the way).
However the fun was short lived as the rain is spoiling any driving attempt (for me).
This gives me some time to hoard parts to build up some inventory for the future cars maintenance projects (btw Porsche Delaware has good prices online and no tax).
Check the calendar in this issue for the new tours and events that were scheduled. Lots of great events are coming.
I hope you do enjoy the patter.
Bogdan
*(in the picture The War Correspondents Memorial Arch at Gathland State Park)
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Greetings Everyone,
Spring is in the air signaling the start of our busy season and the perfect time to rediscover the twisty, curvy roads we all love, and much more.
The Membership Committee held its first New Member Party of 2025 at our valued sponsor, Porsche Silver Spring. Over 50 members attended, including 20 new members. Welcome new members, it is nice to have you as Chesapeake members. I look forward to seeing you at future events, and we have many, so check out our website!
The Autocross season began with its annual Autocross School. Always a sell out, the instructors prepare drivers for the season by teaching them the finer points of car control, including weight transfer, over/ under steer corrections, braking and many other subtle techniques to make you a better driver. The drivers were then able to apply what they learned with a dedicated instructor in a mentoring environment to practice what they learned.
Our first tour of the year, the Baltimore Horse Country Tour was also a resounding success. There were so many registrations that the Tour Chair managed to add a second day and accommodate the long wait list. On Saturday there were 48 people and 36 cars. On Sunday there were 68 people and 39 cars. The participation in our first tour of the year was incredible. Thanks to all the Leads and Sweeps that volunteered to enable that second day!
We had our first Tech Event of the year on March 29th and it was a resounding success. The subject was tires and we had 2 subject matter experts.
The Tour and Rally Committee will conduct a Training Class for the development of tour leaders on April 5th at Porsche Silver Spring. Do you want to lead tours, be a sweep or even design your own tour for the members? Our first annual Tour Academy is your opportunity to get comfortable designing, developing and leading members safely through your favorite routes. Gathering time is 8:30 and the class starts at 9:00am. A continental breakfast will be served. click here to register
Steve Buss
President Chesapeake Region, PCA
On Saturday April 26th, please join Porsche Silver Spring and PCA Chesapeake Region for an exciting day of Sim Racing in support of Operation Motorsport, a Veteran Led Charity supporting retired Veterans promoting recovery and reintegration into civilian life through motorsports. The VIR Race Track will be loaded on three simulator cockpit setups for your enjoyment. This is a terrific opportunity for beginners as well as experienced racers to test their skills in a realistic racing environment and additionally support our Veterans in need. Refreshments will be served. Donations will be gratefully accepted. The race is real but the cars are not. Click here to join! Thank you.
The Executive Council will have its next Board Meeting on May 7th at the Green Turtle in Hanover. Doors open at 6pm, meeting starts at 6:30. I invite all members to attend and learn about the governance of the Club and consider volunteering for an activity that interests you. Volunteering is a terrific way to meet new members and contribute to our success. If you plan to attend please email me at president@pcachs.org and let me know so I can save a seat at the table for you.
The 2025 Chesapeake Challenge planning has begun under the leadership of Kristen Allen. Mark your calendars for Saturday, September 20th, at Frey’s Brewing Company in Mt. Airy. Once Kristen has everything lined up, I’m sure she will be looking for volunteers, so thank you in advance for considering supporting this longest running PCA event (56 years).
The Executive Council positions - President, Vice President, Treasurer and Secretary will be up for election later this year. Per the Bylaws, the Nominating Committee will be formed and candidates selected not later than August 15th. Also, the position of Community Service Chair is still open, so please let me know if you are interested.
Thanks to all of you for making Chesapeake Region so much fun!
It’s the cars that bring us together, but it is the people that make it special.
Be well and safe travels,
Steve
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by: Rob Carter
by Henry L. Becker, Jr.
Link at the end of the article for access to over 500 picture from the Porsche Museum.
My trip to the Zuffenhausen Porsche Museum, in the fall of 2022, sparked a desire to visit regularly. In some ways, wanting to return is surprising. Yet, in other ways, it’s not. With the last name Becker, I’ve always been keenly aware of a strong German heritage on my father’s side of the family. I lived in Germany while stationed there with the US Air Force in the early 90’s. Then, there is the Porsche enthusiast in me.
Regardless of the rationale, I enjoy visiting the museum as the exhibits always change. In the last two years, I’ve taken the time to explore more of Stuttgart and enjoy the city and the local culture.
In the course of planning my most recent trip to Stuttgart, the logistics of getting there were a little more challenging. Initially, I planned to fly out of BWI to Frankfurt via Reykjavik on Play Airlines. A few months after booking the tickets on Play, I received notice that the flights from Iceland to Frankfurt were canceled. The pivot was to revert to my 2022 logistics of Amtrak to Newark, NJ, and flying Lufthansa to Frankfurt.
The flight out of Newark was delayed more than an hour due to New York City area radio frequency issues. Once on board, that crew said they would do their best to get us there close to one time, regardless of the late departure. I was sweating our arrival time as my train from Frankfurt to Stuttgart was going to be tight with a delayed departure.
The aircrew did make up a fair amount of time, thanks to the jet stream. Once on the ground, I checked the Deutsche Bahn app to surprisingly find that my train was running 15 minutes behind. I was lucky to find customs empty and breezed through in minutes. I hustled to the train station, which seemed like a long walk but, in reality, was not too far. I did make the train with a few minutes to spare and enjoyed a quick ride to Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof.
In the past two years, I stayed at the B&B Hotel in Zuffenhausen, which is just around the corner from the museum. This year, I shook it up and chose a hotel in Stuttgart. I picked the Premier Inn Europaviertel, an eight-minute walk from Stuttgart Hauptbahnhof. It is a very nice, modern hotel near the Milaneo shopping mall. You could not ask for a better location with multiple restaurants and an Aldi grocery store at your doorstep. Although I turned up a little early, the folks at the hotel let me check in early - win.
During my first trip to Stuttgart (2022), I put together that the 6th largest city in Germany has a Bundesliga team. This discovery came while venturing to the Mercedes Benz museum which is next to MHP Arena. In 2023, I tried to get tickets to the home game that was happening while I was there. I had no success. This time, I planned well ahead and got a ticket to the Bayer Leverkusen match on 3/16/2025. This made getting to the VfB Stuttgart Fan store at the arena a top priority.
Needing to stay awake for my arrival day, I took the SBahn to the Bad Cannstatt train station and made the mile walk down to the stadium for a little shopping. It being March, the weather was cool and crisp, as one would expect for this time of year. The fan store has a nice mix of fan gear. With a sweatshirt and a sticker secured, I returned to the city to try some maultaschen
When I first arrived last year, I headed straight to My Currywurst over on Schulstaße by the Marktplatz. I wanted to stretch my legs and grab a bite before turning in early. As I walked out of My Currywurst, I noted Herr Kächele Maultaschen right next door. Maultaschen is ravioli-like Swabian dish. The ravioli are stuffed with a meat and spinach mixture swimming in a light broth. Often, the dish is served with a potato salad.
This year, I wandered the same path up the Königstraße toward the Porsche Brand Store and to Herr Kächele‘s. If you find yourself in the Markplatz area of Stuttgart, I recommend both My Currywurst and Herr Kächele’s. If you’re hungry, hit them both at the same time.
The next two days were spent in the Porsche Museum, photographing each car on display. The uber-modern museum has a unique and inviting layout. The first floor of the museum has ticketing, eating spots, and a gift shop. A long escalator ride up brings you to the second floor, where the displays begin. The layout is such that one winds their way up in time counterclockwise. There are spots in the middle and at the top of the museum for a few special exhibits. This year, the middle exhibit had three GT1 cars. At the top was a display honoring the first Turbo 911.
The exhibit honoring Turbo ranged from cars, to scale models, to blueprints. The most surprising display was a life-size Lego 930 Turbo. While two days may seem like a lot of time, I spent one day shooting in portrait mode and the other in landscape. Wanting as few people on the photos meant lots of waiting - especially around the 917s.
Before leaving for this trip I stumbled upon an American VfB fan club (Ami Brigade) that has members both stateside as well as in Stuttgart. I reached out to them via their Facebook group and organized a meeting before the Leverkusen at Stuttgart match. The VfB Ultras meet at the Bad Cannstatt train station a few hours before game time to walk down to the stadium. I walked along with the Ami Brigade members and ended up having a few beers and wursts outside of the Palm Beach Bar.
About 45 minutes before the match I made my way around to my entrance gate. My seat was in section 51a which were quite good seats in the lower deck. The 60,000 sell-out crowd roared for the entirety of the game. Although VfB succumbed to the powerhouse Leverkusen team, it was a great match.
Post game I hustled down to the NeckarPark U11 station and lucked into catching the first train back into the city. Although packed into the cars we had good entertainment with a family discussing their kitchen remodel drama (in German).
Although I ate before the match, I knew I would be hungry later. It being later on a Sunday, not many places were open. So, I popped into the Hans im Glück near the hotel for a burger. I had an early morning train back to Frankfurt. So, it was an early bedtime.
Overall a great trip. Met some nice people, had some yummy meals, watched a great game with a roaring crowd, and got to see some iconic Porsches.
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by Patrick Nicola
Batteries, batteries everywhere but not so basic anymore.
As the springtime approaches it is time that I get my Porsche out for the coming warm weather ahead. I changed the battery in my key, no problem. When was the last time I put a battery in a key? I’ll tell you, in my 1984 911 where it was more cosmetic than functional. In a 1984 vehicle the battery just turned on a small light bulb on the key so I could find the key entry on my dashboard. Simple.
But now low and behold my vehicle won’t start. Not unusual since my car is 7 years old and still performing magnificently with all the original equipment. But since I had the battery charged up several years ago, I now believe that it has seen better days. New battery needed. Again simple, so I thought.
As I have done in the past, I went to a battery store to purchase a new one. It was easy in the past as I have had lead-acid batteries before and can change them without much labor or tools to perform this task. Well, that wasn’t the case this time. I was told that my car a 2018 911 needed an AGM battery. Regular lead-acid batteries would not work or could damage my vehicle, don’t want that. OK.
AGM batteries, Absorbent Glass Mat batteries are sealed lead-acid batteries. So, this is what I needed to replace and then have it coded to my particular vehicle. WOW! Have I been out of touch about this change?
So, how is that different from regular lead-acid batteries? Without getting too technical, in order not to damage the new battery it would need to be coded by a professional, like my dealer.
Now the clerk at the battery store told me that they had a battery that would work in my vehicle, GREAT! They could install it but could not code it as required for my vehicle. ASIDE: My dealer had the exact battery I needed and could install it and code it to my vehicle but at what cost? I do understand that electronics in vehicles today are more intricate, but I am someone that does not take on tasks like this. I just love driving my vehicle and driving it I have.
So, I decided to have the battery store technician install the new battery at my home and then I took my vehicle into my dealer for normal springtime inspection and in particular coding of the new battery. My dealer did the normal maintenance required as needed for my vehicle along with coding my new AGM battery. The coding went smooth and was not that expensive. The Porsche representative explained that with all the electronics coding makes everything work properly, GREAT!
Now back to the road.
For the 19th consecutive year, the Chesapeake Region Crab Feast, sponsored by Porsche Silver Spring, will be held at Kemptown Park in Monrovia, MD on Saturday, August 23rd- rain or shine! Bring your appetite and your Porsche for a wonderful, relaxing outing with friends and family.
There will be tons of crab, shrimp, burgers, dogs and drinks 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 18th 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.
One of the fun traditions of the Crab Feast is our noncompetitive car show where cleanliness and condition have never mattered for cars to receive the attention of the judges. It’s all tongue and cheek- the awards are always fun and unpredictable, and will be based on your Porsche’s unique curb appeal.
This year’s event is once again scheduled on its traditional date the weekend before Labor Day.
When Saturday, August 23r Meeting time 3 p nd of social 7 p
Meeting Point Kemptown Park, 3456 Kemptown Church Rd, Monrovia, MD 2117
Parking Large lot next to the pavilions reserved for CHS only; Porsches have priority parking
R GISTRATIO
Registration opens August 1st and closes August 2 th.
Seating is limited to 125 people (you will be placed on the waitlist if the limit is met but may be contacted should anyone cancel and there is availability).
Cost
$45 per adult (limit 4 per registration), $2 children aged 13-17 years old, free children 12 years old and unde
This includes AYC Crabs and Jumbo shrimp, burgers, dogs, soft drinks, beer, seltzers, bottled water, and everything else for an awesome Crabfeast! Bring your "Crabby" name badges from previous years, or we will make you one What you bring Your Porsche! And a side dish, salad, or dessert option available on registration, but is first come first serve; if there is a disproportionate amount of one dish, later registrants will be asked to bring a different dish. Please remember to bring serving utensils
The entry list and count will only show primary registrant's name for each additional attendee which reflects the total registrant count. Don't wait too long to register!
Questions? Contact the registrar, llen Beck by clicking the "Contact" button
If you have already registered and need help to cancel your registration, efe to this link fo detailed inst ctions
For cancellations after the August 2 th registration close date, refunds will be given only if your registration can be filled by someone on the wait list.
To preview and register for upcoming social events, visit the Monthly Socials page on PCACHS.org https:// p a hs.org/monthly-so ial/
REGISTER HERE
Sat, Apr 19, 2025
The Lodge – where rustic dining meets farm freshness. PCA members enjoyed The Lodge last year and we’re returning for our April Social Dinner! Please mark your calendars for Tuesday night, April 15 at 6:30 pm. You can view the dinner menu here.
All participants must register for the dinner on www.MotorsportReg.com by April 10th.
Seating is limited to 42 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.
Get more info here.
Porsche Owings Mills is excited to announce our participation in the Porsche Restoration Challenge 2025! This year, we are showcasing a special one-owner 1999 Carrera Coupe, finished in Mirage Metallic with Savanna Beige leather interior. We discovered this well-preserved 996 in the desert near the Utah/Nevada border. The 1999 model year is considered special by Porsche enthusiasts due to its unique features and more "analog" driving feel, closer to the classic Porsche experience.
Get more info here.
Tuesday May 13
Sun, May 18, 2025
An Eastern Shore dining landmark since 1930, Fisherman’s Inn welcomes diners to its spacious dining rooms with panoramic water views. Their menu has a large selection of local dishes and both traditional and contemporary fare. Please mark your calendars for Tuesday night, May 13th at 6:30pm (cocktails at 5:30). You can view the dinner menu here.
All participants must register for the dinner here by May 5th. Seating is limited to 36 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.
Get more info here.
PCA Chesapeake’s Tour & Rally Committee is pleased to offer a Poker Rally, on May 18th, Sunday. This rally was designed by our club’s Registrar, Marsha Buss. Our 36-mile scenic drive will start in Linthicum Heights and travel the historic roads of Elkridge, Ellicott City, and Catonsville. The rally will end at the Guinness Open Gate Brewery, in Halethorpe, MD, where we will have an awards ceremony and lunch.
Get more info here.
Happy Spring! Cherry blossoms, Bradford pear trees, daffodils, forsythia, tulips, and warmer days with sunshine mean that Spring in the Chesapeake Region is out of the starting gate! Lots of PCA Chesapeake activities have started and, from a Social perspective, we’re gearing up for a great lineup.
But first, let’s revisit where we had fun in March!
We held our last “Winter” brunch as Eggcellence in Annapolis. The restaurant is always excited to see us and they do a tremendous job with great food and quick service. We will begin these weekend morning meet ups again in the Fall – and we are hoping to host at least one brunch in Howard County or Baltimore County so that it’s easier for our friends North of Anne Arundel County to have an opportunity to join in. (If you have any suggestions for a delicious brunchery in those areas, please let Stephanie know at Social@pcachs.org.)
words by Stephanie Reuer
Forty-three members o’ the Porsche Clan gathered for our traditional after St. Patrick’s Day Dinner at Kelsey’s Restaurant in Ellicott City. Many folks were seen checking out the buffet stations, only to find they were all empty. Surprise! We had the full menu from which to order, which was a terrific change of pace and really enhanced our dining experience. And the Guinness was very good, of course. Hats off to Kelsey’s – we’ll be back again…and again!
Our next Social Dinner will be held at The Lodge in Annapolis on April 15. The day the taxman cometh, alas. But thankfully, the bar will be welcoming us starting at 5:30 so we can all toast to putting those duties aside for another year. Our private dinner will begin promptly at 6:30. We currently have 56 (!) people registered for this event. The restaurant has been very accommodating and opened additional seating so Marsha could clear the waitlist. Many thanks to Member Steve Schuh who is an owner of this terrific restaurant and several others in our area. If you’d still like to register, you may do so here – there may be cancellations: Dinner at the Lodge.
Our destination for the May 13th Social Dinner is across the Bay Bridges to Fisherman’s Inn on Kent Island. The restaurant is a staple for Randy’s Kent Island rooted family. The restaurant features the bounty of the Chesapeake Bay along with good steaks and other favorites. There will be some great picture opportunities at this destination – we will all try to park as a group in the parking lot on the right side of the restaurant and the sunset over the Western Shore should be lovely as well. One of our member families are arriving by boat – perhaps we can catch their lines as they arrive. The event is currently sold out, but last minute cancellations can always happen, so please register if you are interested: Dinner at Fisherman's Inn
Our dinners for June and July are already planned and open for registration.
In June we’ll try out a new destination – Mad Chef Kitchen Turf Valley. Randy and I joined Steve and Marsha for a reconnaissance mission there recently and the food was terrific. And our server was very knowledgeable and professional. We do hope you will enjoy this new venue. Unbelievably, we are full up on registrations, but if you want to attend, please do get on the waitlist, here: Mad Chef Kitchen Turf Valley.
In July we will return to Fratelli’s Italian in Hampstead following a special Tech Event at Ralph’s Porsche before our dinner. More info on this special occasion to come. You can register for both events here: Ralph's and Fratelli's in Hampstead. Sign up soon – seats are going fast!
Please remember you need to register on MotorsportReg.com - or you can use one of the links above. 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. Also, please note that we always do try to accommodate people on the wait list when we can. Sometimes, restaurants are eager to increase our party’s size, but other times they have space constraints.
Do you have restaurant recommendations or interesting ideas for Socials? Send us an email social@pcachs.org. We’d love to hear from you! We got a good recommendation last week which, of course, requires your Social Chairs to give it the white glove test. It’s all so very difficult…(ha!)
Thanks, Stephanie & Randy Social Co-Chairs
The Chesapeake Region Tour and Rally Committee will be hosting many events this year, including some old favorites and some brand-new tours. Registration will open several weeks in advance and will be announced via email, www.pcachs.org, The Porsche Patter, and www.motorsportreg.com.
March 22 Travel Back to Baltimore Horse Country
March 23 Travel Back to Baltimore Horse Country
April 5 Tour Lead, Sweep, and Development Academy at Porsche Silver Spring
May 3 Drive to the Porsche Swap Meet
May 10 Safeway to the Bay, Guest Tour Master Hank Lucas
May 18 Poker Rally, Guest Tour master Marsha Buss
June 1 Just Retired, Let’s Drive Route 26
June 12 Weekday Wander #1
June 22 Baltimore County Tour, Guest Tour master Steve Graham
July 20 All About the Speed Rally by Guest Rally Masters Craig and Linda Davidson
July 26 Pending
Aug 9 Wings, Wags, and Wheels, in Cambridge, MD, Guest Tour master Tom Divillo
Aug 24 Off-Road Tour, Guest Tour master Jim Hemig
Sept 20 Chesapeake Challenge 56 Gimmick Rally
Oct 11 Allegheny Mountains Fall Colors, Guest Tour master Ron Farb
Nov 8 Pending
Dec 6 Kindertime/Linda’s Legacy
*Please note that all dates and events are tentative and may be changed. Send questions to tour@pcachs.org. – Tour & Rally Committee
Travel Back to Baltimore Horse Country
In addition to better weather, the arrival of spring also brings the start of the new Chesapeake tour and rally season. The first tour of the year, “Travel Back to Baltimore County Horse Country” was planned for Sunday, March 23, 2025.
Thanks to the overwhelming enthusiasm for the tour, or at least the nicer weather, the tour quickly developed a long waitlist. To allow more people to attend the tour, we made the decision to run the tour on Saturday as well.
While we often start tours at Kecco's Woodfire Kitchen and end at the Hunt Valley Town Center, Marsha Buss had the frankly brilliant idea to start in Hunt Valley and end at Kecco’s for lunch. After multiple test runs, mostly completed by Steve and Marsha Buss (and a big thank you to them for the help), the route for the tour came together nicely. Frankly, this is one of the better routes in the Baltimore County area.
Saturday, March 22nd saw nice, if overcast, weather as we started our participants’ meeting. Then, 29 cars and 48 people enjoyed a drive through some of the better roads in the Baltimore County area. On Sunday, March 23rd, 39 cars and 68 people, enjoyed a beautiful day of driving. Both days ended with wonderful lunch at Kecco’s.
In two days, we had 68 cars and more than 100 people enjoy this tour. I want to thank everyone who participated in this tour, and a special thank you to everyone who served as a lead driver or as a sweeper. I do appreciate your help. I hope to see all of you at our tour events this year.,
Come and join PCA Chesapeake’s Tour & Rally Committee for a drive to the annual Porsche-Only Swap Meet organized by the Central Pennsylvania Region of PCA at the Carlisle Fairgrounds. This event is the largest Porsche gathering of its type in the world. It usually features hundreds of vendors, countless parts, a variety of paraphernalia, several Porsche-related seminars, as well as about 1,000 Porsches, including many that will be for sale in a special corral. A People’s Choice Concours will also be conducted.
Be sure to register for this extraordinary event. https://www.cpa-pca.org/events/2025/5-25/ swap/index.html
When: Saturday, May 3, 2025
Assembly time: 7:00 AM; drivers’ meeting 7:15 AM; departure of first group 7:30 AM Assembly point: The Reisterstown, MD, address will be sent to confirmed registrants by May 2, 2025
Driving time and distance: approximately 1.5 hours, 72 miles
Destination: Carlisle, PA
As you can see from the updated Tour and Rally schedule, we have many events over the next few months. April starts with our Tour Academy on April 5th. In May, we have the Drive to the Porsche Swap Meet as well as the ever-popular Safeway to the Bay Tour. Most importantly, we have a Poker Rally that will end at the Guinness Brewery on May 18th.
June sees us driving PA Route 26, and Thursday, June 12th brings us the inaugural edition of the Weekday Wander. This is a new series of tours that will be held during the week and are in addition to our regular events.
So, if you are interested in being a Tour & Rally Committee Co-Chair, or if you have any questions, please email me at tour@pcachs.org.
See you on the road in 2025.
Rich Ehrlich
Tour & Rally Committee PCA Chesapeake
This tour brings the return of Guest Tour Master Hank Lucas and one of the best tours PCA Chesapeake has in its repertoire. As Hank has done several times before, he will lead us on his amazing 2-hour driving tour through some of the most scenic and enjoyable roads in Anne Arundel and Calvert counties.
Hurry and sign up for this popular tour, as we have limited capacity
This event will also be a food drive for the LindaBen Foundation, a charity that among other goals, is working for a world where no child or family goes hungry and has access to healthy food. Please see below for information on what food and other items you could donate.
When: Saturday, May 10th, 10:00 am
Where: The Annapolis, MD, address will be sent to confirmed registrants by May 9th. Participant’s Meeting: 10:15 am
Departure: First cars off at 10:30 am Distance and driving time: Approximately 73 miles/90 minutes
Destination: The Annapolis, MD, address will be sent to confirmed registrants by May 9th.
Registration will open on March 14th at 1:00 pm and end on May 7th at 1:00 pm.
To register, log on to your account at Motorsport.reg: http://msreg.com/ Safeway2theBay
PCA Chesapeake’s Tour & Rally Committee is pleased to offer a Poker Rally, on May 18th, Sunday. This rally was designed by our club’s Registrar, Marsha Buss. Our 36-mile scenic drive will start in Linthicum Heights and travel the historic roads of Elkridge, Ellicott City, and Catonsville. The rally will end at the Guinness Open Gate Brewery, in Halethorpe, MD, where we will have an awards ceremony and lunch.
If you would prefer to follow a lead driver just let us know when you register. We will put you in a tour group if there is sufficient interest.
The proceeds of this event will benefit the Baltimore Animal Rescue & Care Shelter (BARCS), a 501(c) organization. BARCS is an open-admission shelter, meaning we accept and care for all animals in need regardless of health, history of abuse or neglect, age or temperament.
For more on BARCS or make a donation, see their website, https://www.barcs.org/.
While the winner will be based on who gets the best hand of cards, you do not need to know the rules of poker. Rather, you only need to know the best hands, which can be found here: https:// www.cardplayer.com/rules-of-poker/handrankings.
Additional poker hands and additional poker cards may be purchased when you register. For those attending only the lunch at Guinness Open Gate Brewery, poker hands and additional poker cards may be purchased during registration to donate funds to the BARCS. WHEN and WHERE
When: Sunday, May 18th, 9:00 am
Where: The Linthicum Heights, MD, address will be sent to confirmed registrants by May 16th.
Participant’s Meeting: 9:15 am
Departure: First cars off at 9:30 am Distance and driving time: Approximately 36 miles/90 minutes
Destination: Guinness Open Gate Brewery, 5001 Washington Blvd, Halethorpe, MD 21227
Lunch Only: 11:00 am
Registration will open on March 18th at 1:00 pm and end on May 14th at 1:00 pm.
To register, log on to your account at Motorsport.reg: http://msreg.com/PokerRally
In celebration of my retirement from my career, I am bringing back the very first tour I developed for the Chesapeake Region. We will cover some of the very best roads in the mountains of Western Maryland and Southern Pennsylvania in this 150mile route of truly enjoyable roads.
The first stage will bring us to Jimmy Joy’s Log Cabin Inn for an optional lunch. With the second stage being a round-trip drive on Pennsylvania Route 26, a road that is the equal of the Back of the Dragon. The tour will end in Little Orleans, MD, where you can enjoy some ice cream before you head home.
The first time we ran this tour; it was sold out. So, register soon, as there is limited capacity.
WHEN and WHERE
When: Sunday, June 1st, 10:00 am Where: The Fredrick, MD address will be sent to confirmed registrants by May 30th Participant’s Meeting: 10:15 am
Departure: First cars off at 10:30 am
Driving time and distance: approximately 4 hours in two stages, approximately 150 miles total Lunch (Optional): Jimmy Joy’s Log Cabin Inn, Hancock, MD
Destination: Little Orleans, MD
Registration is open and will end on May 27th at 1:00 pm.
To register, log on to your account at Motorsport.reg: msreg.com/JustRetiredTour.
Each lunch includes the listed sides, your non-alcoholic beverage, taxes, and gratuity.
Your lunch options are:
1. Brisket Sandwich- Chef Chris's signature smoked in-house brisket, piled high on a fresh telera roll. Served with fries and coleslaw.
2. Crab Cake Sandwich- Jimmy Joy’s very own special recipe served with kettle cooked chips and coleslaw.
3. Pasta Primavera- Angel hair pasta with a cream sauce, mushrooms, and other vegetables. Served with a side salad.
4. Haddock Dinner- A lunch portion of the perfectly breaded haddock. Served with fries and coleslaw.
Each lunch is $30, payable on MotorsportReg.com. This is separate from the fee for the tour, and both are nonrefundable after the registration period closes at 1 pm on May 27, 2025.
QUESTIONS: Please send questions to Rich Ehrlich, Tour & Rally Committee, at tour@pcachs.org.
Please join us for the inaugural edition of the Weekday Wander Tour. These tours will be held at irregular intervals and will feature past favorite tours as well as some new tours. Since these tours will be strictly limited in size, we will be able to visit some places that would not be able to handle a larger group.
This first edition will feature a past tour route that was extremely enjoyable that will end at the Manor Tavern in Monkton, where all are welcome to stay for lunch.
But register fast, this tour is limited to only 20 cars.
When: Thursday, June 12th, 11:00 am
Where: The Cockeysville, MD address will be sent to confirmed registrants by June 10th
Participant’s Meeting: 11:15 am
Departure: First cars off at 11:30 am
Driving time and distance: approximately 70-90 minutes and 45 miles total
Destination: 15819 Old York Rd. Monkton, MD, 21111
Registration is open and will end on June 9th at 1:00 pm.
To register, log on to your account at Motorsport.reg: http://msreg.com/ Weekdaywander1.
The 2025 autocross season is off and running! It was a tough off-season for me as I took care of some medical problems and recovery from that fun had me way behind in getting ready for the first event, which was Intro to Autocross (aka the AX School) on March 22nd. I dislike having events in March because the weather is so iffy, but available dates from Ripken dictated we do it that way this year and frankly I felt fortunate that we got the dates we did. I normally want 9 dates (Test & Tune, AX School, plus 7 races), but this year we only got 8, so we did not hold the Test & Tune and we won’t have any races in July. That’s OK because July can be blistering hot out there, anyway.
The week before the School, I pretty much spent all day every day preparing for the School and getting equipment ready. There was a lot of work to do getting the Student and Instructor materials ready and prepping equipment, but I got it done. The biggest PITA was rewiring our timing cables. We run cat-5 cable from the timing sensors to the trailer and last year, a driver spun out and ripped up one of our cables. (These things happen…) We were able to splice the cable back together at the time and continue, but it was a temporary patch and a more permanent solution was necessary.
At our post-season meeting last year, the AX Team decided it would be a good idea to rewire the cables. The cables have RJ-45 connectors on one end and RJ-11 connectors on the other (both with proprietary pinouts) and we decided to change the
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cables to have RJ-45 on both ends, then use a short patch cable wired RJ-45 and RJ-11 to connect to the timing sensors. This is a good idea because it means any cable can be used for anything and the cables can be daisy-chained using an RJ-45 connector block. I had to cut off all the RJ-11 connectors, rewire for RJ-45, build the patch cables, and test it all to make sure it worked properly. Nothing hard about that, but it took a surprising amount of time to get it done and tested. Surprisingly, with all the connectors I wired, I only found one in testing that I messed up and had to be redone.
Besides rewiring the cables, I had to make permanent splices where the cable had been shredded at the end of 2024. I found some connectors that amount to heat shrink tubing with a solder joint in the middle, all of which was activated by a heat gun. Working very carefully, I spliced all the individual wires using those connectors and covered the whole mess with heat shrink tuning. Worked perfectly in testing, but you never know. Don’t think I wasn’t nervous about it on event day, but everything worked fine. Phew! What a relief!
This is our first year with all of our races at Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen, so there were a lot of changes to our logistic details. In the past, we’ve always stored the trailer at AX Co-chair Mark Hubley’s farm. That was convenient when we were racing in Bowie, but not even close to workable for Ripken. We wound up renting outdoor storage for the trailer at Extra Space Storage (ESS) in White Marsh (which was the closest to Aberdeen where we could find space) and we’ll work from there for the entire 2025 season. While it’s extra overhead for the Club, this is actually more convenient for me and for AX Team Member Phong Ngyuen because it’s much easier for us to get to and we’re the ones most likely to need access to the trailer between events.
Since Mark didn’t need his car for the event, he drove the trailer from his farm to Aberdeen on Friday before the event. (He was staying at a hotel in Aberdeen Friday night rather than driving all the way up to Aberdeen from his farm.)
I had decided there was too much equipment and supplies to take up to Aberdeen on event day morning, so I met Mark in White Marsh with Marilyn’s Macan GTS filled to the gills with stuff to transfer to the trailer. This also gave us an opportunity to scope out our parking space at ESS.
When we were racing at Prince George’s Stadium in Bowie, we had power supplied directly from the mains, but that’s no longer the case at Ripken. For Ripken, we have to use a generator. The AX Team had also decided that as a single point of catastrophic failure, the generator needed a backup. Excellent idea! I bought a backup generator for the enterprise and had to make sure that both generators were in good shape for our first event.
The generator we already had started perfectly on the first pull when I tried to start it, a consequence of winterizing it properly. The new one, though… I gassed it up and proceeded to pull my guts out trying to start it. I never did get it started and had to give up because I had so much other work to do to get ready.
As you can imagine, I was plenty worried about that, but when I was taking the equipment up to ESS to meet Mark to put equipment in the trailer, I realized why the bloody thing wouldn’t start. The new generator is exactly the same as the old one, so I knew exactly how to start it. I forgot, though, that the bloody thing is shipped without oil and it has an interlock so that it won’t run if the oil level is too low. I had never filled it with oil, so it wouldn’t start. If I had glanced at the manual, I would have remembered to add oil, but no-o-o-oo, I just ignored the manual because I knew all about it. Yeah, right. How stupid was that??? Sheesh. The good news is that we had oil for the generator in the trailer, so it’ll be all set for the next event. As my twin brother (a biologist) would say, even a rat learns. Sometimes. ;)
What makes the School especially challenging is trying to coordinate Instructors for the Students. The registration is capped at 36 and it filled weeks early with a shortish waitlist. (The waitlist was shorter this year than last, most likely because the BMW club was holding their AX School at Summit Point on the same day.)
Thirty-six Students meant we needed 18 Instructors. Ideally, Co-chair Mark Hubley and I are held back and don’t instruct. Instead, we spend our time keeping things organized and moving smoothly, as well as being available in case any of the Instructors develop motion sickness and can’t continue. (And yes, that happens, though thankfully, not this year.)
I also prefer to have one other Instructor in reserve to help out on an as-needed basis, hence what I really want is 21 Instructors.
I actually got an early start on lining up Instructors and the response to my request for help was incredibly gratifying. At one point, we had 24 Instructors lined up, though some last-minute cancellations cut that to 21. That was fine. 21 is the exact number that allows me to give 2 Students to each Instructor while Mark, Phong, and I keep things organized. Happily, we also had AX Team member Doug Slocum there to help and he turned out to be a vital resource to keep things moving. Thanks, Doug!
I had been anxiously watching the forecast for at least a week before and I’m happy to say that School day dawned quite chilly, but was pleasant once the sun came up to warm us up a bit. It got pretty breezy, too, which meant we had to keep paperwork properly corralled, but we managed. Mark didn’t have to go back to get his car as he would at PGS for a normal racing event, so the cone placement for the exercises was done more quickly than for a regular race with the result that we were able to get ahead of the schedule. That’s a good thing because it meant I could allocate more driving time for the exercises.
The School got started with Mark providing 45 minutes or so of instruction to the Students via his Chalk Talk, which is the classroom portion of the AX School. While Mark was busy with the Students, I walked through the exercises with the Instructors, discussing what to emphasize and how the exercises were to be run. We keep the Chalk Talk short because the emphasis is on seat time, so as soon as Mark was done, the Students gridded up and we got right into the driving exercises.
Since we had the right number of Instructors, Mark, Phong, and I kept things rolling rather than Instructing. With 3 exercises, the Students were broken up into 3 groups of 12, then further subdivided into A and B groups with a single Instructor assigned to one driver in group A and one in B.
When driving the exercises, group A started and we cycled through all the Students in that group while the group B Students watched. When the time came to changeover, the Instructors swapped to their other Students and the group B Students drove.
While all this was going on, I was carefully noting the times on my master schedule so that we could keep everything running smoothly. The Students were scheduled for an hour at each exercise, which broke down into 25 minutes of driving for each group and 5 minutes for the changeovers. Because we started early, I was able to extend the exercises to 30 minutes for each group of Students instead of 25 minutes. Hey, extra seat time is always good! If you think all this seems complicated, that’s because it is. Amazingly enough, it all works out quite well, though.
When the exercises start, I’m at the skidpad exercise because that’s the toughest one to administer while Mark and Phong were keeping an eye on the other two exercises. Once the driving was well under way and settled into a routine, I turned the skidpad over to Phong while I focused on the overall and gave my very arthritic back a rest. I always talk to the drivers as they cycled through to see how they were making out and every time I asked, the answer was always the same – they were having a blast and learning a lot.
As you can see by the map, we have three exercises. Exercise A is a mini-course where the Students practice reading the course, finding the line through the course, finding the apex of the corners, and looking ahead. Exercise B is a slalom where the Students practice being prepared for the cones, getting on the backside of the cone to set up for the next one, modulating throttle / keep consistent speed throughout slalom, and threshold braking at the finish. Exercise C is a skidpad where the Students practice throttle steering and modulating speed around the skidpad.
All of these are vital skills to be mastered for autocross. The Students always start off driving a bit tentatively (perfectly normal!) and it’s getting past this that’s so important to progress. I had emphasized to the Instructors in the Instructor meeting that I wanted them to gently push the Students to get out of their comfort zones. The Students don’t learn anything about car control if they just cruise around – you have to actually push the car to get a feel for what you can do. I don’t know whether that made any difference or not, but the Students progressed dramatically and drove excellently.
It was interesting watching the Students as they progressed. At the skidpad, they worked up to driving very fast, which is good. They had trouble, though, driving a tight line and a tight line through the skidpad is always the fastest line.
The mini-course was also a lot of fun to watch. I was really impressed with how fearless the Students became, driving this exercise very fast. They did, however, have a lot of problems with the corner delineated by walls of cones (whichj we were calling a “Chicago corner”). After the really fast, straight section, they continually entered that corner too fast and on a bad line, causing them to understeer and wipe out cones. Doug stationed himself there to reposition cones and he was very busy indeed all day.
The Students would always position themselves properly down the left side of this straight, but as they neared the corner, they kept diving for the apex cone instead of staying left, braking hard into the corner, and backsiding the apex cone. Students were doing this all day, even during the afternoon racing. Those cones on the Chicago corner were yelling “Ouch!” all day! ;)
I saw a few spins during the exercises and that’s a good thing. It means the Students were really pushing it. As I frequently say to Students, if you don’t spin occasionally, you aren’t trying hard enough. ;)
Marilyn went to get the lunch from Jersey Mike’s and once the exercises completed, the Students broke to eat while Mark and the Team moved cones to configure them for racing and I got race timing set up. As soon as Mark and the gang had the course in shape, he and I went out for the safety checks in my car, which is the normal procedure after completing the course build at one of our races. Mark and the Team did such a great job converting the exercises to a course that we wound up changing absolutely nothing. That’s really rare!
With the course set up, I did a little bonus exercise. I gathered all the Students and went around, asking them to pick a number. When someone chose the number I was thinking, I told that person to get in my car and I’d take them out on a fast lap.
I hit the skidpad fast and tight, then rolled on the throttle hard enough to get some power oversteer that I corrected with countersteer and was on my way at full throttle up to the corner to enter the skidpad. Not having a lot of experience on this course, I could have braked harder and later on that corner, but I wanted to avoid understeer there at all costs – in a real race, I would have taken a few runs to get my braking point right, but it was fine for an early run. Up fast through the slalom, then a hard 180 to head back to the Chicago corner. Again, I kicked the rearend out with power oversteer and countered to keep it on line, then full throttle down the straight to the Chicago corner. I stayed left all the way, braked very hard, threw it over and backsided the apex, then back on full throttle on exit before lifting slightly to help rotate the car for the sharp left into the finish corner. I could actually take this while rolling back onto full throttle to shoot into the stop box. Fun! And hopefully instructive.
The course is a straightforward connection of the exercises, which were (of course) designed with an eye to what was needed to create a full course. We’re still learning the scale of the Ripken parking lot after so many years racing at PGS, so it’ll take a while to get used to it and optimize the designs. This was a good start, though. There was lots of room out there with this course and that’s not a bad thing.
After the morning exercises, the afternoon racing went very smoothly. The Students got 8 runs each in two heats over a period of a bit less than 3 hours. I must say, it looked as if everyone had a great time and they must have learned a lot because they were flying. In fact, it was incredibly gratifying for me and the Instructors to see the fabulous progress made by the Students as they worked on the exercises, then translated those skills to the AX course. They were amazing!
That's a tribute to the work done by the Students in the exercises and how they applied it to driving on the course, as well as a tribute to the Instructors for doing a great job working with the Students to improve and use their skills. Truly impressive! It was a long day, but well worth it.
FTD was garnered by Leonard Roy in his 2025 Cayman GTS, which I’ll call another impressive victory for that fabulous AX machine called a Cayman. (Do you think I’m biased? ;) ) To put these times in perspective, during the fun runs by the Instructors, there was (AFAIK) only one clean run under 40 seconds and that was by the always fastand-fabulous Danny Kao. The Students were kicking it!!!
We finished racing at 5:43 PM and in appreciation and thanks for their long day of work, I gave our fabulous corps of Instructors 15 or 20 minutes of fun runs in their own cars.
I hadn’t done this before, but it was absolutely the right thing to do. The Instructors work very hard and after a day of working with their Students, I know they were just itching to have a little fun of their own. I’m definitely going to do this every year hereafter! Even with the fun runs, we were cleaned up and ready to leave by about 6:30 PM or so.
It was a really long day for the AX Team of Mark Hubley, Phong Nguyen, John Cho, and the ever- helpful Doug Slocum (we were missing Pinto Soin, who was absent enjoying warmer climes) as well as our dedicated corps of Instructors, but well worth it. Hopefully we’ll see some of the Students continue to enjoy the sport. AX#1 is fast approaching (April 12th) and the registration is already filled, but there are still spots open for AX#2 and beyond, of course.
Don’t forget about our Taste of Autocross program! If you’d like to see what AX is like, show up at one of our races (no registration necessary), pay a nominal $5 fee (mandated by PCA National), and we’ll arrange for you to go out for multiple rides with our Instructors during their competitive laps. Believe me, this has really been a fun activity for those who have shown up to take advantage of the opportunity. Just look for me or one of the AX Team (Co-chair Mark Hubley, Pinto Soin, Phong Nguyen, John Cho, or Doug Slocum) at the race and we’ll be happy to set you up.
Stay fast!
Greg Hartke CHS AX Chair
Porsche Owings Mills – Project Car Reveal April 19, 2025
What to expect: Reveal of Porsche Owings Mills Project Car
Porsche Owings Mills is excited to announce our participation in the Porsche Restoration Challenge 2025! This year, we are showcasing a special oneowner 1999 Carrera Coupe, finished in Mirage Metallic with Savanna Beige leather interior. We discovered this well-preserved 996 in the desert near the Utah/Nevada border. The 1999 model year is considered special by Porsche enthusiasts due to its unique features and more "analog" driving feel, closer to the classic Porsche experience.
The 1999 996, without the additional luxuries and complex electronic systems found in later years, is appreciated for its direct, "no-frills" driving experience. This simplicity is often preferred by those who prioritize driving dynamics over comfort and luxury.
For this year's build, we’re focusing on the unique aspects of this early 996 that make it so special. Our goal is to reduce weight, enhance aerodynamics, and boost engine performance, creating the ultimate driver's 996. Stay tuned for updates and follow us on Facebook and Instagram as we transform this 996 into our vision of the "996 Club Sport."
During the event, we will meticulously evaluate our 26-year-old 996, both mechanically and cosmetically. Our agenda includes a comprehensive overview of planned upgrades for the 911, transforming it into our visionary restored masterpiece, along with essential maintenance and repair considerations. Expect indepth discussions covering wheel and tire fitment, suspension enhancements, brake systems, as well as essential maintenance and repair insights tailored specifically for the 996 model.
This event also presents a prime opportunity to connect with our dedicated team and delve into any technical inquiries you may have about Porsches. We eagerly anticipate your presence, as we embark on this exciting endeavor together. #porschechallenge25 #porscheowingsmills All participants must register for the event on https:// www.motorsportreg.com by April 17, 2025.
PCA Chesapeake Tech Session – TPC Racing May 31, 2025
Our next Tech Event will be held at TPC Racing. TPC Racing is the Mid-Atlantic’s premier maintenance, service, tuning and modification center dedicated to solely to Porsches. They specialize in research and development and sales of high-performance modifications for Porsche sports cars and race cars, offering a wide range of vehicle upgrades. In addition, they have developed specialized suspension and innovative controllers for electronically managed shock absorbers. Best known for a line of forced induction solutions for the Porsche 911, Cayman, Boxster, a long-time focus on only one make, Porsche, has enabled TPC Racing to become experts in Porsche service, tuning, and racing. Registration will be capped at 50 attendees. If the cap is met after registration, you will be waitlisted and may be eligible to attend if there's availability.
When: May 31st. Coffee & donuts 8:30 AM. Meeting starts at 9:00 AM
Where: Turbo Performance Center, 7869 Dorsey Run Rd, Jessup, MD 20794
REGISTRATION
Registration will open on March 24th and close at midnight on May 30th
• Chesapeake PCA members and their guests must be registered and confirmed to join this event.
• Fee $5 per person
• Registration will be capped at 50 attendees. If the cap is met after registration, you will be waitlisted and may be eligible to attend if there's availability.
• If you have already registered and need help to cancel your registration, refer to this link for detailed instructions.
Please send questions to our Tech committee, Randy Richter, Jim Earlbeck, and Rick Hawver, at tech@pcachs.org
To preview and register for upcoming tech events, visit our Tech Sessions page on https://pcachs.org/techsessions/
Just like the 993 Turbo Cabriolet, Porsche never built a production 993 Speedster, only creating two examples. One for Ferdinand Porsche’s great-grandson, and the other for Jerry Seinfeld. Porsche also created a third 993 Speedster recently as a one-off by their special projects division, the same division that created the PCA-commissioned 911 Classic Club Coupe, for an Italian customer who had the car built to fit between his 964 and 997-generation Speedsters. And then there is this one.
This 1995 911 Cabriolet was converted to a Speedster and features a shorter windshield, double-hump tonneau cover from a 964 Speedster, 993 Turbo S rear quarter panels, a 993 Carrera S rear decklid, and 993 Turbo bumpers, rockers, and fenders. It came finished in Guards Red and rides on 18” Speedline-style wheels over 993 Turbo brakes along with Bilstein PSS10 coilovers. The Black leather interior has been fitted with carbon fiber RS-style door panels, RS-style bucket seats, and plenty of other special details. The engine, on the other hand, is pretty much stock aside from mufflers.
Now, we have seen this car previously as it failed to sell at a final bid of $226,000 before being sold via offer for $230,000 back in November of 2023. It sold this time around at a final bid of $215,000, which was a bit of a price to pay for putting just over 150 miles on the car. Had the seller played with the engine a bit, maybe bidders would have swung for the fences.
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 prenumbered 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 $45.00, which includes the $30.00 MVA fee and a $15 Chesapeake PCA fundraising fee to support the PCA License Plate Program and Chesapeake Region events.
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.
Get 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.
The cost per metal car badge is $30 or two for $50, inclusive of shipping and handling. To order: Go to www.pcachs.org and use the “STORE” menu from the main page. Click the button and complete the order form page and make your payment.
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/pca-maryland-license-plate/ and submit it electronically. Please click on the above link to learn the details and requirements to apply for PCA License Plates.
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!
Get your Chesapeake Region Name Badge!
Go to www.pcachs.org and use the “STORE” menu from the main page. Click the button and complete the order form page. The Name Badge cost is $25, inclusive of shipping and handling.
911 GT3 R hybrid at the Zuffenhausen Porsche Museum from 2025.