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Departments
Zone 5 Presidents..........................................1
Drifting (President’s Column).......................2
Maverick of the Month.................................2
List of Officers/Board Chairs........................4
Carey On (Editor’s Column).........................5
Maverick Minutes.........................................6
New Mavericks and Anniversaries..............31
Advertiser Index..........................................32
Unclassifieds...............................................32
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Features
Trivia.............................................................7
Garage Glimpses...........................................8
Five Speed Chatter......................................10
Commentary from the Left Seat.................14
I Get Around...............................................20
Upcoming Events
Le Auto Grange 908 Charity Event..............5
Board Meeting..............................................7
2015 Nomination Committee Notice............9
Drivers’ Education 5...................................10
Texas Showdown Club Race, MSR.............21
Time Trial 2 / Autocross 5, MW.................24
Monthly Social: Uncle Buck’s....................26
Time Trial 3, MotorSport Ranch.................28
Maverick Lunch Series...............................30
Past Event Recaps
Summer Rally to Islamorada......................16
Monthly Social: Bonefish Grill...................26
DaySeptember
3
Board Meeting
5-7Boxtoberfest
6-7
Drivers’ Education 5, MSR 3.1
9
Lewisville Lunch
13
Time Trial 2, Mineral Wells
14
Autocross 5, Mineral Wells
18
Monthly Soc’l: Uncle Buck’s
19-20 Lone Star Le Mans, COTA
25
Richardson/Southlake Lunches
28
Le Auto Grange Event, Tyler, TX
DayOctober
1
Board Meeting
5
Time Trial 3, MSR
12
Sunday Dr: TBD
14
Lewisville Lunch
16
Monthly Soc’l: TBD
18
Swap Meet: Zim’s Autotechnik
19
Drivers’ Education 6, MSR
23
Richardson/Southlake Lunches
25
Time Trial 4, Mineral Wells
26
Autocross 6, Mineral Wells
31
US Grand Prix, COTA
DayNovember
1-2
US Grand Prix, COTA
5
Board Meeting
6-9
PCA Escape, Orlando, FL
8-9
PCA Club Race, MSR
11
Lewisville Lunch
15
Time Trial 5, MW
16
Time Trial 6, MW
20
Monthly Soc’l: TBD
22
Annual Founders’ Day Banquet
23
Sunday Dr: Tryptophan Tour II
DayDecember
3
Board Meeting
7
Sunday Dr: Frick’n Toy Run
9
Lewisville Lunch
18
Monthly Soc’l: TBD
On the Cover:
Driving Event Venues
COTA
Circuit of the Americas, Austin
ECR
Eagles Canyon Raceway, Slidell
MSR
MotorSport Ranch, Cresson
MW
Mineral Wells Airport, Mineral Wells
Penn
Pennington Field Stadium, Bedford
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Summer Rallyists parked their
Porsches on Lake Ray Hubbard at
Islamorada Fish Company.
Photo by George Luxbacher
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2014 PCA Zone 5 Presidents and Zone Representative
ARK-LA-TEX
Kirk Bristol
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COASTAL BEND
Bryan Kerrick
LONE STAR
Michael Globe
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MARDI GRAS
Rick Payton
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OZARK
John Bullen
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WHISKEY BAY
Henry Carter
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CIMARRON
Randy Kaplin
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HILL COUNTRY
Robert Price
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LONGHORN
Jack Merrell
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MAVERICK
John Hamlton
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WAR BONNET
Grady Buckhalter
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WHITE RIVER
Leonard Zechiedrich
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ZONE 5 REP
Lynn Friedman
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Drifting: Our Porsche Heritage
By John Hamilton, Region President
P
orsche has an incredible
history, as I was recently reminded by a clerical error.
If you take a look at last month’s
(August) “New Mavericks” on
page 31, one new member is listed
as having a 1949 Porsche 356.
A 1949 356!?!!!!
So here’s the history lesson:
“The 1949 356/2 aluminum bodied Porsche Gmund
Coupe is one of about 30 known to exist. Production
records vary slightly, but there was a total production of approximately 47 units. Four Gmund coupes
were built in 1948 (Porsche’s first year of operation).
Twenty-five were produced in 1949, and 18 were
produced in 1950. The Gmund coupe’s most distinctive feature is its split windshield. It has mechanical
brakes and is powered by an 1100 cc, 40 horsepower
air-cooled engine, with two Solex carburetors.”
The “Gmund” has been referred to as the “holy
grail of Porsche”, and based upon its history, you
can appreciate why. Recently, the value of a Gmund
(original MSRP in 1949 was $3,750), has been estimated at over $2 million! So, as you can imagine, we
were shocked, hopeful and doubtful that we really
had one in the Maverick region. So we contacted
the listed owner, and discovered that it was a clerical
error (what a let-down!) at PCA headquarters that
led to this listing. Oh, well, better luck next time. But
of course our good friend Jerry Seinfeld has one.
If we can just get him to move to North Texas!!!
ALEXIS A. V. CAMPBELL, Proprietor
1235 William D. Tate Ave
Grapevine, TX 76051
risks go down and the rewards go up! Don Sebert
took over as Rally Chair last year, and with the help of
previous Rally Chair, Carey Spreen, they developed
and executed the Summer Rally to Islamorada. It was a
fun “Gimmick Rally” which just pulls on one’s observational skills without any pressure for speed or timing.
The team (also including our Social Chair, Tracy
Robertson), planned a fun drive that had a great
ending with lunch on the lake. Not knowing how many
cars might show up, they felt a good showing would
be 20. HOW ABOUT FIFTY-SIX!?! The drivers and
navigators had a great time, win, place or show. So
our first summer rally was an overwhelming success.
Mav(s) of the Month
So KUDOS to Don and
Carey, our joint Mavs of the
Month this month. Congratulations to you, and
enjoy your gift certificate to
the Silver Fox restaurant in
Grapevine!
The risks involved when
one commits to taking on
a new role in the Maverick
region can seem great.
But when there’s a little
teamwork involved, the
Don Sebert and Carey Spreen
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President
John Hamilton
C-817-907-7823
[email protected]
John enjoys DEs, Happy Hours, the
Porsche Parade, and other social events.
He and wife Chris have owned Porsches
since 1996 and joined the Club in 2002.
John’s Grandfather in New Jersey owned
a 1960 356B Coupe and later a 1965
356SC Cab which is how it got into his
blood.
Gareth still remembers the cover of
the car magazine that drew him into a
lifetime of loving cars. He spent many
afternoons riding his bike as a young
kid to the local newsstand to buy and
read everything he could. He now
owns a Midnight Blue 911S and enjoys
driving it in wonderful Texas!
Vice President
Gareth Maurice
C-817-821-2940
[email protected]
POSITIONCHAIRPERSON AX Chair
Travis Howard
TT Chair
Travis Howard
AX/TT Registrar Robyn Howard
AX/TT Rules
Charlie Davis
AX/TT Schools
Robyn Howard
AX/TT Tech Insp Position Open
AX/TT Workers
Robyn Howard
Charity Chair
Chris Hamilton
Club Race Co-Chair Jim Buckley
Club Race Co-Chair Pat Heptig
Club Race Co-ChairJoel Nannis
Club Race RegistrarWendy Shoffit
Concours Chair
Andy Kay
DE Chair Chris Tabor
DE Chief Drvng Instr. John Sandusky
DE Equip. Mgr. Wesley Lincoln
DE Registrar
Wendy Shoffit
DE Safety
Bob Benson
DE Sponsorship Daren Kirbo
Email List Moderator Bob Benson
Goodie Store
Pat Friend
Histographer, Tenured Charlie Davis
Membership
Susan and Tom Froehlich
Monthly Socials Paul and Veronica Ramos
New MemberWelcome Stephanie Ho
On-line Calendar Brendan Eagan
Past President
Mike Brodigan
Public Relations Linda Bambina
Rally Chair
Don Sebert
Slipstream
Advertising
Pat Friend
Editor
Carey Spreen
Event Ad Design Gareth Maurice
Mailing & Tech. Andy Mears
Printing
Fran Ussery
Content Wrangler Linda Bambina
Mentor
Wendy Shoffit
Social Chair
Tracy Robertson
Sunday Drives
John Harvey, Brendan Eagan
Swap Meets
Robyn Howard
Tech Sessions
Ed Mullenix
Trivia Chair
Jerry DeFeo
Website
Denny Payne
Secretary
Wendy Shoffit
C-972-977-9821
[email protected]
Wendy and husband James joined
Maverick Region in 1997, when
their daughter was only 9 months
old. Jasmine is now 17. They own 3
Porsches including a 1978 911SC as
a dedicated racecar, which she enjoys
autocrossing. Her daily driver is a 2000
Boxster. She also serves as the PCA
National Newsletter Chair.
Jim joined Maverick Region in August,
2008. He drives a 2003 996, which is
the third Porsche he has owned. Jim
enjoys attending Maverick Region
social and driving events.
Linda Bambina
214-616-1936
[email protected]
John Harvey
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Bob Benson
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Robyn Howard
214-991-0873
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Denny Payne
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Mike Brodigan
817-233-0068
Travis Howard
214-616-6152
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Tracy Robertson
817-300-3340
[email protected]
Jim Buckley
[email protected]
Pat Heptig
214-649-7907
[email protected]
Joel Nannis
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Paul & Veronica Ramos
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Your Name Here!
Charlie Davis
Stephanie Ho
John Sandusky
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Andy Kay
817-948-8538
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Daren Kirbo
James Shoffit
254-396-2973
972-786-6246
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Wesley Lincoln
940-597-7152
[email protected]
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Jerry DeFeo
972-240-5800
[email protected]
Brendan Eagan
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Pat Friend
214-616-2477
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Andy Mears
214-394-5857
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Don Sebert
214-613-6900
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Wendy Shoffit
972-977-9821
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Carey Spreen
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Susan & Tom Froehlich Ed Mullenix
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Chris Hamilton
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Please help us to keep growing!
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Treasurer
Jim Falgout
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C-972-345-3009
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Chris Tabor
817-371-4888
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Fran Ussery
W-972-438-8344
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Carey On...
By Carey Spreen, Managing Editor
S
eptember generally heralds the
return of Maverick Region’s driving events, which run the gamut
from Sunday Drives to Autocrosses
to Time Trials to Drivers’ Education
to Club Racing. We like to think that
there is something for everyone in
that list, so if you haven’t experienced
any of them, I would urge you to give them a try.
Sunday Drives are tours that our led by our experienced Tourmeisters to interesting destinations, usually
held on Sunday afternoons. These can generate large
turnouts, so it’s always helpful to RSVP so that we have a
rough idea of the number of cars to expect.
Autocrosses are competitive events, running against
the clock on a course designated by traffic cones laid
out on a large parking lot, or in the case of Mineral
Wells, a 35-acre slab of concrete. Speeds are generally
low (under 60 mph) but they allow you to learn the limits of your car, and yourself, in a very safe and controlled
manner. Instructors are always available.
Time Trials are similar to Autocrosses, except that they
allow you to run multiple laps per timed session, and
at higher speeds (most Porsches get into 4th gear at a
Time Trial). Time Trial 3, which takes place Sunday,
Oct 5, is run on the 1.3-mile road course at MotorSport
Ranch. This event fills up very quickly, but you are welcome to come watch to see if it is your cup of tea.
Our Drivers’ Education series is also run on two local
racetracks (MotorSport Ranch and Eagles Canyon Raceway), and provides experienced instructors to show you
the safest and quickest way around a racetrack in your
Porsche (and we allow other vehicles, as well).
Club Racing is the top of the Driving Event pyramid.
This allows drivers with Club Racing licenses to compete
wheel-to-wheel in Sprint races as well as longer Enduro
races. Street-legal cars are allowed, but most entries are
heavily modified for racing.
A special event this month is a charity luncheon in
Tyler, featuring a real Porsche 908 race car driven by
Vic Elford in 1968, along with Ron Wakefield, a former
editor of Road & Track magazine. Attendance is limited
to 175 people (see ad below), so don’t wait to sign up!
Read on!
Registration closes September 18!
Come and be a part of history!
September 28, 2014
Le Auto Grange
Tyler, Texas
supporting the
Ron Wakefield Scholarship in Automotive Technology
Tyler Junior College
with special guests
Ron Wakefield and Vic Elford
Tickets and information at tjc.edu/Porscheevent
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Gimme a Minute: August Board Meeting
By Wendy Shoffit, Region Secretary
P
resident
John
Hamilton
began the meeting promptly at 7
PM. He welcomed
guest Neill Flood,
who recently
transferred from the Kansas City
Region. John reported for the
Membership Chairs Tom and Susan
Froehlich. We have another all-time
high at 1455 primary members
and 2389 total members (+22 from
last month). We are currently
near the top of the country with
actual member growth. Thanks
to the entire membership team!
John also reported for Slipstream
editor Carey Spreen. Due to personal reasons, he needs to step
down from the main editor position
soon. While he is willing to stay on
as content editor, we need someone
to do the primary layout part. If
you are creative and willing to help
out, please contact Carey or John.
VP Gareth Maurice reported that
insurance is being submitted for
fall events. He has been working on
the Teen Driving Event. Because
BMW has already scheduled a fall
date with Tire Rack, he will set ours
up for the spring, but will need
many volunteers to help out.
Concours Chair Andy Kay said it
has been too hot to show cars, but
he will schedule a fall event where
cars will be judged more seriously.
Nominating Committee Chair
David Robertson has been working with the other committee
members to secure nominations
for the board. Anyone interested
should contact them by Sept. 1.
Social Chair Tracy Robertson has
been working with Charlie Davis
on the upcoming Photo Workshop
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for Saturday, Aug. 23 at Park Place
Porsche. They hope to increase
photo entries and quality of pictures for Slipstream. John Harvey
chimed in that she did an excellent
job with the social event after the
Summer Rally to Islamorada.
PR Chair Linda Bambina said
that once again Slipstream came
out on time, despite some snafus.
She is also working with Charlie
on the photo workshop. She
has also been working on the
908 Charity Event, which will be
limited to 175 people. It’s only
$75 per person, so RSVP now!
Richard Solomon has also been
working hard on the 908 Charity
Event in Tyler. He has been trying
to get sponsors for the event, but
nothing has panned out yet. He
said that Tyler Junior College is
handling the registration website
and tickets for us. They will also
send a charitable tax receipt post
event. He said that host Billy Hibbs
wants to have a display of five
pristine 911s to represent the 50
years of the 911 (one per decade).
They will give away free photos of
the 908 to have autographed, if
desired. There will be a live auction
and silent auction there, as well.
A portion will benefit the Hope
Shelter. Also, Richard appreciated
but was humbled by being awarded
Mav of the Month last month.
Sunday Drive Chair John Harvey
reported that Boxstoberfest has
100 cars registered, 25 of which are
Mavericks. He has rescheduled the
Grandpappy Point drive to Oct.
12. He had to cancel the June 8
event because of bad weather. All
but two entrants got the notice
that morning, but he went to the
starting point to ensure no one
was left unaware. Nov. 23 will be
the next Trypotphan Tour, end-
August 6, 2014
ing at a glass blowing place in
Grapevine. He’s working to get
more help with tours, including
possibly having each of the six drive
leaders plan their own drives.
Guest Neill Flood gave some
background on himself, including being a former Vice President
of Kansas City Region, where he
helped with sponsorship, their 50th
Anniversary, etc. We look forward
to his involvement in our region.
Rally Chair Don Sebert reported
that they had been hoping for
15 cars on the Aug 2 photo rally,
but ended up with 56! It was an
overwhelming event that everyone
seemed to have a great time at. He
thanked Tracy Robertson for her
amazing help. There were 14 first
time Maverick attendees! Wow!
AX/TT Chair Travis Howard
reported that Parade was great,
with wife Robyn taking 1st in class
for four years running. Locally, he
had an AX and TT in Mineral Wells
June 7-8 with 28 drivers Saturday
and 35 Sunday, despite the rain.
He had another event on June 29
with 33 drivers, of which 26 were
Porsches! He found out that we
now have to obtain a special use
permit to use Pennington in the
future because of noise problems.
The next event will be in Mineral
Wells the weekend of Sept. 13-14.
Guest Bruce McQuaid told us that
he went to French Lick, IN recently
at another car club event and had
a great time. That’s next year’s
location for the Porsche Parade.
He wants to encourage everyone to
go, as the facilities are spectacular.
Treasurer Jim Falgout first reported that we received our portion of
the proceeds from the COTA race,
which was around $2600, producing a collective sigh of relief. The
region is in good financial standing. He will be sending
an appropriate check to the Hope Shelter for monies
collected recently. Others will work together to get
a proper reporting of the amount owed and ask the
board later for an additional amount to be donated.
Drivers’ Ed Chair Chris Tabor said we have an
event coming up on Sept. 6-7, as well as a single day
event Sunday, Oct. 19. Registration is strong for the
Sept. event and he says the momentum is continuing. Wes Lincoln has volunteered to be the new
Equipment Chair. Chris has 2015 dates reserved
and will secure them soon. He’s trying to increase
participation in yellow and white run groups.
Drivers’ Ed & Club Race Registrar Wendy Shoffit
reported that we had 42 registrations for the DE
in the first two days of opening, with more in the
yellow group than green or blue. That will change,
but it’s good. The CR committee will soon meet to
start making plans for the October Club Race.
John Hamilton announced that the Mav of the Month
was Don Sebert for his great work on the Photo Rally.
Later, at Don’s insistence, Carey Spreen was added as
Co-Mav of the Month for his work on the Rally. We
adjourned at 8:48 PM.
JULY TRIVIA
It’s Easy to Play!
Play here for fun and education
and find the answers below
OR
Play for prizes on the web at http://mav.pca.org, with the
answers and winners to be posted here after each
month’s contest has closed. Thanks to Jerry DeFeo for
putting this and the Web Trivia together.
Congratulations to our July winner,
THOMAS FITCH,
who got all five correct. Honorable Mention goes to
Cyril Reif, who also got all five correct; the winner was
chosen by random drawing. Thanks to all for playing!
Thomas will receive a $25 gift certificate to
1.
In 1948 a new Porsche Prototype was built with an engine referred
to as an 1100. It had a bore and stroke of 75 x 64mm. What was the
EXACT displacement of the engine?
a. 1086 cc b. 1099 cc c. 1116 cc d. 1131 cc
Source: Porsche A Tradition of Greatness, p 153
2.
They used the same engine in the 1949 Production models, but made
a major change to the engine for the 1100 models of 1950-54. What
was the change they made?
a. Reduced the bore to 73.5mm b. Increased the stroke to 66mm
c. Increased the bore to 78mm d. Reduced the stroke to 62mm
Source: Porsche A Tradition of Greatness, p 253
3. What was the EXACT displacement of that 1100 engine for 1950-54?
a. 1086 cc b. 1099 cc c. 1116 cc d. 1131 cc
Source: Porsche A Tradition of Greatness, p 153
4. In what year did Porsche come out with the 1300S?
a. 1952 b. 1953 c. 1954 d. 1955
Source: Porsche A Tradition of Greatness, p 153
5.
The Porsche 918 has a base price of $845,000. The Weissach Edition
is a bit more expensive. How much more?
a. $26,000 b. $51,000 c. $84,000 d. $98,000
Source: Excellence Magazine, April 2014, page 56
Answers: 1) d 2) a 3) a 4) b 5) c
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Garage Glimpses: Fitting Three into Two
By Linda Bambina, Region PR Chair
M
ember
Jason
Morski
loves to repurpose things
like wrecked
race car parts.
A Formula Ford
wheel holds an air hose. Inside
his home, he’s taken a blown
racecar engine and created a
beautiful and unique wine rack!
His air compressor has become a
round bulletin board for countless
colorful stickers from memorable
events over the years. His garage
party-refrigerator and ceiling fan
have been painted to look like the
Gulf Porsche 917. And the most
interesting of all: Jason has positioned his three Porsches into the
Greek letter pi, “ ”, since that is
the only way all three will fit in his
two-car garage. Well, he does have
a degree in Mechanical Engineering, so that makes perfect sense!
camping out at Watkins Glen near
his NY home to watch the IMSA
races back in the late 80s and early
90s. He still remembers gazing
through the fence at the turbo
Porsche cars of that era, belching
flames as they slowed at the end
of the back straight, the hook was
set. This was all part of his life
as a kid. It would be a few years
later that he would buy his first
Porsche, a triple black Boxster S
while working and living in NYC.
Jason’s passion for Porsches and
racing began as a child; his father
raced formula and sports cars, and
his whole family has always been
into cars. He fondly remembers
A refrigerator paint scheme
that is perfect for a garage
housing Porsches!
A blown race engine is
reincarnated as a wine rack.
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Photos by the Author
A wheel that can no longer be
used for its intended purpose
still works well as a hose reel.
“gym” for driving Porsches. Terrific
analogy.
Jason is very methodical and
meticulous about choosing important things. After he and his wife
Carrie moved to Central Dallas
from NYC, it took almost two years
to find a house with a garage and
backyard space to accommodate
his plans. He was also patient and
careful about buying an older 911
as the car of his dreams. There is a
great story about how he connected
to Jack Griffin’s primo ’76 Grand
Prix White 911 with red interior
on a chance encounter at Cars
& Coffee. Interestingly enough,
Jason’s next Porsche was a Red ’89
3.2 Carrera with ridiculously low
mileage. And then there is the
striking Riviera Blue (a paint-tosample color) on a 2005 Carrera
S that completes the Knock-Your-
Jason is now looking forward to becoming a first time
dad in a few months,
and is STILL a big
kid himself when he
jumps into Shifter
Karts with his friends
and fellow racers, or
the occasional track
day in one of the
Porsches. He considers the kart racing a
Jason with of some of his memorabilia
Socks-Off red/white/blue view of his relatively normal sized, yet creative garage.
Although Jason has a few other road and
race cars, he admits that the Porsches are his
true passion and the most fun to drive. Please
go to the website to get the full color effect of
the visual impact of these three cars fitting so
nicely into this garage. Perfect “ ”!
Clever pi-shaped parking allows
all three cars in the garage.
Announcing the 2014 Maverick Region
Executive Council Election
Nomination Committee
contact: [email protected]
David Robertson (Chair)
Chris Tabor (Member)
Wesley Lincoln (Member)
For additional information, or to submit your
name as a nominee for any of the Executive
Council positions (President, Vice President,
Secretary, or Treasurer), please contact any
member of the Nomination Committee.
Due date for nominations is
Monday, September 1, 2014
Final voting and announcement of our
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Saturday, November 22, 2014
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Five-Speed Chatter: “To Shift, or Not to Shift . . .”
By Ash Seidl-Staley
T
hat was my car’s question.
Now I am positive she doesn’t
know who Shakespeare was,
but by not wanting to shift she sure
resembled Hamlet when he posed
his infamous question of whether
to give in to death or go on living.
If you have ever owned a 914, or
at least driven one, I bet you noticed how sloppy
shifting through the gears can be. One of our fellow Mavs said it best when he said “shifting a 914
is like moving a stick in a barrel of marshmallows”
(thanks, Tom). Ever since I have had my car I have
noticed a loose marshmallow-like shift pattern, but I
never crunched gears when I attempted to get into
first or reverse, so I didn’t think anything of it.
Over time this mindset began to change when I
started to have some difficulty getting into reverse
after I had the car warmed up. Then, weeks later, my
problems escalated to grinding and crunching at stop
lights while I tried putting the car in 1st gear. Not
Photos by the Author
sure what to do, I checked the most obvious place: my
clutch pedal free play. After getting down and pulling
back on the pedal, I was stumped when I found that
it was well within the accepted range of pedal travel.
With my busy work schedule I had planned on utilizing my next weekend off to completely diagnose
and fix my shifting issues, but as always, my 914 had
other plans. The very next morning while I was
driving to work the car completely locked me out
of 4th and 5th gear! From a stop, 1st gear went in
with a crunch, there was a god-awful grinding sound
(like the sound a Sawzall makes) going into 2nd,
and 3rd kind of just popped in and out of place.
It was then that I turned to my Haynes manual and
the forums on the Pelican Parts website to see what
I could check for. As always, my mind went to the
worst-case scenario, a full-on clutch replacement and
transmission rebuild, but I was put at ease when I
learned that worn shifter bushings can cause all of my
car’s symptoms and more. While still at work, I went
out to the car and pulled back the rubber boot that
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side shift mount needed to be pried
out with a screwdriver, but the new
bushing went in with no issues.
Original shredded bushing . . .
protects the shifter coupling at the
firewall. The moment the boot slid
off tiny bits of plastic came pouring
out. My front shifter coupling bushings had been reduced to crumbs
-- absolutely nothing was left! At
this point I also saw that the firewall
bushing was likewise nonexistent.
Moving on, I removed the plastic
dust cap off the shifter mechanism
at the transmission and learned
that my car was missing the proper
cone screw, and the rear ball cap
bushing was also gone. Out of the
five bushings in the 914 shift system
(not including the shift lever) my
car was missing four of them.
A couple of clicks of my computer
mouse and two days later I had a replacement bushing kit from Pelican
Parts. That same evening I started
New rear ball cap bushing
. . . and new bushing, in
place with lots of grease!
to take apart the shifter bars so I
could get my car back on the road.
Removal of the shifter rods is pretty
simple; getting the bar out of the
rear coupling is a little trickier, but
still doable, with the assistance of
a helper. To get the rear coupling
off I first removed the dust cap and
loosened the bolt that was supposed
to be a cone screw. To get the bar
out of the coupling, I placed a few
large wrenches in between the side
shift mounts and the coupling,
and had a helper forcefully slam
the shifter into third gear. Next,
I moved to the coupling at the
firewall. Again I removed the cone
screw and had my helper place the
car in third; this
left me with a
removed shift bar
sans bushings.
The most difficult part of this
project (at least for me) was to get
the small metal pin out of the front
shifter coupling. All of the research
I conducted, and videos I watched,
showed me how to accomplish
the task with at least some bits of
the bushing left. My coupler had
none, and I currently do not have
a vise, so finding a way to remove
the stubborn pin required some
careful thought. After trying to
get it out myself, going to a local
shop and borrowing their vise, and
attempting to use a hydraulic press
for the first time, I had to give in
and pay 15 bucks for a machine
shop to drive the pin out and
replace the bushings. My pride was
hurt, but I think I would have been
even more devastated if I broke
the coupling and had to wait who
knows how long for a another one.
With all of my shift bar bushings
replaced, all that was left to do was
to install the dreaded firewall
bushing, put everything back onto
the car, and adjust the shifter to the
new tighter shift pattern. Stay tuned
for next month’s issue for the
climactic conclusion!
Replacing
the
ball cap bushing
was easy. All that
was needed was to
pop off the coupling, clean out
the remains of
the old bushing,
liberally re-grease
everything, install
the new bushing,
and pop it back
on the ball. The
bushing on the
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Commentary from the Left Seat: My First Porsche, or Why You Should NEVER Buy a Car at Night
By Robert L. Turner
D
Editor’s Note: Rob
Turner is author
of The Driver, a
Marc Lange series
of novels (available
through Amazon),
and member of
Maverick Region.
o you remember the 80s?
Gordon Gecko said “greed
is good,” guys got to wear
pastel colors, and gals had bad
haircuts (remember big hair?)
and wore Capezio dance leggings.
Oh yeah, and some band called
Kajagoogoo had a hit called “Too
Shy.” And for a brief few glorious
years the US Government allowed
European spec cars into the US.
I had been reading Autoweek for
some time, and turning to those
center pages with that tempting
layout of classified ads, a treasure
trove of exotic and sports cars
waited. I lusted over them, reading all the details, calculating the
prices based on current exchange
rates, hoping I could buy one
someday. But they seemed unattainable; after all, I was in college
and barely had enough to pay
bills, let alone a Porsche or BMW.
But I noticed a trend. Many of
these cars were so-called Gray
Market cars, meaning they were European spec, but could be modified
to be legal in the US. There was a
loophole in the US Department of
Transportation (DOT)/ Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
code where someone could import
“a-once-in-a-lifetime” car that had
to meet DOT or safety rules, but
did not have to pass EPA or emissions regulations. This was a huge
deal; the car could be Euro-Spec,
and that usually meant a more
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powerful engine with way more HP
than its American counterpart. And
to make these cars DOT legal in the
US meant safety bars in doors, the
correct lights, and seatbelt buzzers,
but these cars could frequently retain Euro-bumpers, not the HUGE
US federalized versions. Man . . . I
wanted one of those Euro-versions!
So I made some calls. I got the
DOT / EPA rules and talked to
some of the shops that did the
conversions. Now I must admit,
many of these shops were . . .
ahhh . . . let’s be frank here: not
entirely honest in the methodology they used to make these cars
“legal,” and there were raids by
We drove and drove, never
below 140mph (225kph),
until suddenly the car started
missing and chugging.
the US government, but that is
not our story here. For me, I had
the glimmer of hope that I could
import a few of these cars and save
enough money for one of my own.
I talked to a friend, and we agreed
to put together a business to bring
over cars for our friends that
wanted bad-ass Euro-cars for far less
money than the American versions.
We presented our idea to many of
them and they took us up on the
offer. Our goal was to make a few
bucks on each car, enough so that
we could both eventually end up
buying our own. But here was the
best part, I would get to go over to
Germany and buy them. Sweet!
Through Autoweek ads I eventually
found a guy that seemed to be a
pretty good source of cars, and
he set up a bunch for me to look
at when I went over to Germany
during the Christmas break. I went
with two of my college friends.
We hung out in Munich for a few
days to get our bearings before
they went on to party in cities like
Amsterdam, while I went on to test
drive prospective cars to purchase.
This guy I had discovered and
befriended was a major character;
a crazy German I will call Hans.
He had this STUPID Mercedes
500SEC (the sexy 2-door coupe)
that was deep dark blue with black
tinted windows. It had a 16-speaker
Kenwood stereo system and either
Brabus or AMG tuning (not sure
which). This thing was fast and it
was loud . . . at least the stereo part.
Because of the color and window
tint, a lot of people thought it was
an undercover German Polizei
car and for the most part left him
alone. He was fine with that, as it
meant that he could drive it fast . . .
which was pretty much all the time.
The first time we headed out to
look at a car, we had to drive about
100km on the Autobahn. Hans
entered the highway and floored it.
Funny thing, he never let up, until
we had to leave the highway a few
minutes later. We hit over 165mph
(270kph), and I was scared and
thrilled at the same time. It was
an amazing feeling as the highway
compressed, the sides rushing in
and the cars in the distance floating
up right in front of you . . . now!
We pulled up to an auto dealership that specialized in exotic cars.
We had to source several BMW
6-Series for our friends and this
place had them. The sales manager handed me the keys and
said I needed to drive them.
AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! OMMMMMMM!!!!! I was in automotive nirvana. WOW, I had never
driven anything like this before,
and he told me to take it out on
the Autobahn to see what it would
do. Smiling, Hans said that we
would! With his thickly accented
English, he told me I had to drive
the car very fast, as fast as it would
go. So we headed out, and I got
it up to about 155mph (250kph)
before I chickened out not wanting to push the BMW any harder.
We sourced several cars through
Hans over the course of about a
year and a half. One time over
spring break, while all the other students at UT were partying away in
Daytona or Padre, I was across the
pond, driving and buying fast cars.
There was a weekend where there
were no cars to be bought, so Hans
suggested that we head down to the
French Riviera to move his offshore
boat from one port to another.
We got in the Mercedes and drove
non-stop, at top speed, passing slow
moving Renaults, Peugeots, FIATs,
and everything else for that matter.
We drove and drove, never below
140mph (225kph), until suddenly
the car started missing and chugging. Then the fire went out of the
belly of the beast, and we coasted
to a stop on the Autoroute. Great
. . . stranded by the side of the
road in the middle of France. No
problem, said Hans as he pulled a
10gal (40lt) gas can from the trunk
and filled the tank. Wow . . . glad
we did not get hit from behind . . .
We did move the boat; it was one
fast mother, a huge offshore or
cigarette boat with two Lamborghini motors. It was the first time I had
to stand up in a boat as we hit wave
after wave, catching air. Hans knew
of only one way to pilot this boat:
flat out. Figures. It is like the time
Hans and I picked up a brand new
BMW M6 for one of his other US
customers in Freiburg and had to
drop if off in Munich. He asked me
to follow him and when I reminded
him that the car was brand new
and the motor would probably
be tight, he said there was only
one way to break it in: fast. I had
that car up to 160mph (260kph),
and that Mercedes 500SEC of his
would just leave me. Man, that
huge 2-door Merc was a rocket.
Although we bought several
more cars through Hans, I needed
to find another supplier, as he
only specialized in BMWs and
Mercedes (and we had a couple
of Porsches that we needed to
source), so I found another guy
that had a lot or Porsches for sale.
This guy had a bigger operation
with a huge warehouse. I visited
and was amazed by the size of his
operation. I bought two or three
and had them imported to the US,
but the tide had already turned in
the US and the Gray Market was
already starting to slow down.
I made one last trip to Europe;
problem was I only had a few
thousand dollars for my own car. I
called the Porsche guy. He said that
I should come by, maybe he had
something. I arrived late, at closing
time, and it was already early evening, the late sun slanting through
the tiny windows in the warehouse,
the rays making the dust in the air
sparkle. He said to look out back;
there was a very clean 914 that he
could let go for $1400. It was almost
pitch black as I peered through
the dark to look at the car. $1400?
I could afford that. I wanted to like
it -- no, I wanted to love it -- and it
looked great sitting there low and
squat, its red paint fading in the
gathering darkness. I bought it.
It arrived in the states a few weeks
later, and I went down to Houston
to look at it. It was a 914, and it
was red, but man, was it covered
in rust. I went back to the Porsche
guy to complain about it, but he
was long gone. He stole millions
from his clients and skipped out
to Brazil. At least I got the title
before he disappeared. Hans had
warned me, but I did not listen. I
ended up with a Porsche but it was
not much of a Porsche. I wish my
life with Porsches had started off
to a better beginning, but I had
only one direction to go: forward.
And on that exhaust note, see you
next time.
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Summer Rally to Islamorada: Great Weather and Participation!
By Tom Martin
M
Photos by George Luxbacher, Linda Bambina, and Tracy Robertson
averick Region’s first
Rally of the year was held
on Saturday, August 2.
Touted by the organizers as a fun,
no pressure Photo Rally, over 50
Porsches corralled at Fry’s Electronics in Plano to compete in the
“Summer Rally to Islamorada.”
The weather cooperated nicely, and when the first
car was released shortly after 10:00am, the temperature was a moderate 72°. Great top-down weather
for the Boxsters and Cabriolets as we whisked off
eastward into the sun for a pleasant drive past the
lakes northeast of Dallas, ending up at the Islamorada
Fish Company on Lake Ray Hubbard in Garland.
Being a “Gimmick” Rally, the traditional criteria
of time, speed, and distance were rendered moot.
Each driver/navigator team was issued three sets
of documents needed to successfully complete the
Rally: some General Instructions, a list of Numbered
Route Instructions, and a set of 25 photographs of
objects that would be encountered during the course
of the Rally. The winner would be determined by
correctly identifying the order in which the objects
appeared along the route. In case of a tie, three
tiebreakers would be used to determine the winner.
The tie breakers were: counting “No Fishing on
Bridge” signs, official “City Limits” signs, and closest
mileage to the optimum set by the Rallymeister.
Mavericks filled the covered and screened patio.
My navigator and I managed to get lost twice, but
we didn’t feel too bad about it, as we encountered
several other Porsches committing the same errors
as us. Regardless, we weren’t too concerned about
it, as the main criterion was finding the objects
depicted in the pictures and listing them in the
proper order. We managed to locate 19 of the objects before reaching the end for some seafood.
Porsches also filled a cul-de-sac on
the lake next to the restaurant.
The restaurant set aside lots of Porsche-only parking
Once free of the urban sprawl, the traffic disappeared,
the roads opened up, and we were off on a spirited
journey on country roads through small hamlets.
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About 125 Mavericks were seated for lunch at
the Islamorada (“Purple Isle”) Fish Company in
Garland, where the restaurant provided us with
a special abridged lunch menu. We were all
seated on the screened patio, which afforded
us a great view of Lake Ray Hubbard.
When the organizers tallied up each team’s scores,
the top five finishers all identified the 25 objects in
the proper order, so the tie breakers were used to
to let me rub the medal for good
luck next time out. What a guy!
The official results were: (driver/
navigator)
1st
Dee and George Luxbacher
2nd Mark and Tracey Fleniken (tie)
2nd Mark and Susan Winkelman (tie)
3rd
Frank and Laura Holaday
4th
John and Charlotte Dumford
5th
Neill and Dawn Flood
Congratulations and many thanks
to organizers Don Sebert (Rally
Chair), Carey Spreen (Slipstream
Editor), and Tracy Robertson
(Social Chair) for putting on such a
great event. They were very impressed with the turnout, and Don
has promised more events of this
type in the future. So get your
garage queens out of the garage
and onto the pavement to see how
much fun these events can be!
DLBFJohn and BJ Harvey
Social Chair Tracy Robertson
and Rally Chair Don Sebert
determine the finishing order.
When the smoke cleared, Dee
and George Luxbacher came
out on top with a perfect score
in all categories. Amazing!
BJ and John Harvey scooped up
the coveted DLBF (Dead Last, But
Finished) medal. John even offered
Event
Chairs Don
Sebert and
Carey Spreen
had their
work cut out
for them,
tabulating scores
for almost
50 cars.
Winners Dee and George Luxbacher
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19
I Get Around: Let’s Hear It for Self-Drive Cars
By Danielle Badler
Editor’s Note:
The author of this
column has gone
through a few
changes lately. She
now goes by the name
Danielle Badler,
and requested that
her photo and byline
be updated to reflect that change. Out
with the old and in with the new!
O
h yes, they’re coming. As
surely as you know not to
engage the parking brake
when you come off the track. As
surely as you know your summer
performance tires at the rear will
last 13,000 miles, and no more, if
you’re lucky.
Self-drive cars are circling, and
they’ll enter your garage in a matter of . . . what? Probably fewer years
than you might think.
Although there do seem to be a few
small issues. An op-ed piece ran in
the Wall Street Journal a short while
ago. It carried the headline “Punch
the Accelerator on Self-Driving
Cars” and added a subhead that
read “The technology exists to save
millions of lives. So why are regulators hitting the brakes?”
Reading on, one finds out that the
National Highway Traffic and Safety
Administration (NHTSA,) the Department of Transportation’s regulatory arm, calls it “a scary concept
for the public.”
The piece generated a slew of letters. One said “If self-driving cars
can provide all the advantages
claimed as being unique to public
transit, wouldn’t that pose a threat
to the progressives’ vision of a carfree future?”
According to the author, it seems
the Administration prefers walking,
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Courtesy High Gear, the Rocky Mountain Region Newsletter
bicycles, streetcars and light rail.
Then there’s that ugly liability issue. If something goes wrong, or
an accident happens, who does one
sue? The user? The manufacturer?
The op/ed authors are crusaders.
They excoriate NHTSA with bulleted arguments like “Millions of
lives saved” and “Enriched lives for
the disabled and the elderly” and
“Less wasted time” and “Revitalized
cities.”
Great stuff. A lot of love, peace and
happiness here. But they’re missing
the point. Our point.
You see, we too have a point. A big
one, which is not to be taken lightly.
We should also weigh in on this
urgent public debate. Express our
opinion. Join the ranks and say, hell
yes, bring ’em on.
Why? Heres’ why.
Less crowding! Think about it.
Visualize every car tootling along
in lockstep. Front to back, front to
back. Motoring effortlessly and efficiently. It’s a beautiful thing to
behold.
Especially so because you’ll still
have your Porsche! What are they
going to do, confiscate your youdrive vehicle? It’ll never happen.
And that means you’ll have room
to move! Space on the highway. No
left-lane bandits. No cell-phoneinduced lane meanderings. No texting-induced coma when the light
turns green. Just nice, predictable
forward progress . . . that you’ll be
able to maneuver through to your
heart’s content.
Less crowding! Here’s a tip to
file away. When the self-drive time
comes, be sure to take the alternate
way. All the way. All the time.
Think about it: the computer will
compute the shortest way to your
destination, the most direct and the
most fuel-efficient.
Fine! Let it! Because you can go the
back way! Go the long way! Go the
wrong way! Hooray! Because you’ll
have the road to yourself!
Less crowding! Because these robovehicles will probably drop off their
passengers and purr on to some storage barn somewhere, to be fueled or
charged or pressurized or whatever
their propulsion systems will require
. . . and then wait patiently for you
to summon them for use . . . and
you’ll have curbside parking all to
yourself.
Such a deal!
Of course, the day will come when
you’ll have to give in and get one
of these self-drive conveyances, if
only because there will come a time
when you won’t be able to buy anything else. What to do?
Youtube! Think in-car videos on
your tablet. Pick the car. Pick the
track. Pick the year. And, yes, pick
the Porsche.
Youtube! Just crank it up. Add one
of those Jambox bluetooth speakers
and let fly. Nobody’s going to knock
on your door and say, honey, please
turn it down. Because, to the outside world, you’ll look like everyone
else, placidly motoring along in your
own hermetically sealed cocoon.
Youtube! And when you get bored
with racing videos, you can watch
racing videos with a storyline, like
Grand Prix and Le Mans and Senna
and Rush.
So, friends, join the campaign!
Let’s rock this issue! Write your local
legislator! And do it today!
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Maverick Monthly Social: Bonefish Grill
By BJ HarveyPhotos courtesy of Stephanie Ho
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hat do
you do
when
it’s a rainy third
Thursday of the
month? That’s
right, get out
there and play
in the rain!
Although many of our Happy Hour
regulars decided to stay in and not
rain and demanded we keep her
tucked into her nest before we left
in the “Shark,” our SUV. However, a
few dared brave the elements and
drove their babies to the event, one
New members Daphany
and James Prewitt
Sue and Ben Connell,
Barbara and Ralph Kauffman,
and Myra and Jerry Sutton
to do that!!!) Now “Sapphire” has
come home to be Roxanne’s
stablemate. The food was delicious,
especially the Bang Bang Shrimp.
of whom was Daniel York, new
member and new to our social
events. I was admiring his beautiful
Aqua Blue Boxster S, which he
mentioned was for sale since he was
John Harvey, along with Sue and
Ben Connell, John’s wife BJ, and
New Member Welcomer Stephanie Ho
Jerry Sutton, Ted Belden, and new
members Judy and Bill Bradley
weather the rain, we had a great
crowd of about 25 diehards as well
as quite a few new members gather
at the Bonefish Grill in Southlake.
Many of us left our little darlings
at home, as did we. “Roxanne” (our
beloved C4S Cab) does not like the
Repeat attendees David York,
Chris Reedy, the Harveys, David
Temming, and Ted Belden
26 September
Service was excellent and we all had
a wonderful time.
New members Richey
and Tracey Madison
expecting delivery on a new Macan
S that he had on order. Before we
knew it, we had worked a deal on a
cocktail napkin. (I’ve always wanted
David Temming and Ted Belden
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When all HAIL breaks loose...
Roofing Solutions
By Darren Houk
(817) 692-8496
www.RoofingSolutionsHOUK.com
www.roofingsolutionshouk.com
817.692.8496
Showroom by Appointment
5500 Meandering Rd
Ft. Worth, 76114
28 September
A+ Rated
Lewisville
Plano
490 Oakbend Drive
(35E - North of Round Grove Rd.)
Lewisville, Texas 75067
972-459-6919
3500 Preston Road
(at Parker)
Plano, Texas 75093
972-769-0093
Colleyville
Allen
Grapevine
6407 Colleyville Blvd.
(Highway 26)
Colleyville, Texas 76034
817-421-2414
111 Central Expressway North
(Inside Stacy Furniture Center)
Allen, Texas 75013
214-547-8144
1900 S. Main Street
(Inside Stacy Furniture Center)
Grapevine, TX 76051
817-328-0200
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PRINTER OF SLIPSTREAM SINCE 1982
2700 B West Pioneer PkWy
(125 feet s. of Pioneer, on the W. side of Corzine st.)
Arlington, texAs 76013
817-366-1678
30 September
New Mavericks
If you have any changes that
you would like to make to the
MRPCA membership guide,
contact the Froehlichs at
[email protected]
By Susan and Tom Froehlich, Membership Co-Chairs
Guillaume Garrigue
Dallas, TX
Mohamad Said
Garland, TX
Kiran Raghunathan
Frisco, TX
Steven Conley
Euless, TX
Chris Blackman
Dallas, TX
Matthew Krebs
Plano, TX
Edward Thompson
(Sandra)
McKinney, TX
Jeff Hughes
Dallas, TX
Robert Marois
Keller, TX
Clifton King
Dallas, TX
Troy Evans
Arlington, TX
Steven Pounders
Dallas, TX
Bryan Greenup
McKinney, TX
David Pelkowski
Fairview, TX
Scott Brittain
Ft Worth, TX
Mary Dees
Carrollton, TX
Billy Nolen
Arlington, TX
Mike Spencer
Fort Worth, TX
Maverick Membership Totals
Members ~ 1,455
Affiliate Members ~ 934
Total Membership ~ 2,389
Robin Ward
Burleson, TX
John Woolcock
Irving, TX
Ketaki Vankawala
Lewisville, TX
Martin Mezzera
Dallas, TX
Save the flash!
Flashing your high beams at
fellow Porsche drivers is a
time-honored tradition . . .
keep the flash alive!
Anniversaries: September
45 Years
Charles Briner (Charles)
30 Years
William Fogg (Mary)
Dallas
Lucas
5 Years
25 Years
James BlumeRichardson
20 Years
Glen Gatlin Cresson
15 Years
Rocky Johnson (Russ)
William Evans (Mary)
10 Years
Ivan Castro
Gilberto Delgado (Gil)
Garland
Douglas Austin-Weeks (Melissa) Fort Worth
Madhu Rao (Roshni)
Irving
Warren Stoltzfus (Mike Kiser)
Carrollton
Burton Calvert (Karen)
Dallas
Gilles Boivin (L Concannon)
Carrollton
Pat Carmichael (Sean)
Allen
John Sims
Quinlan
Bedford
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issues, after which they will be removed unless you request that they be run for an additional 3 issues. E-mail your ad to [email protected] by the 10th of the month to have your ad run in the
following month’s Slipstream. Be sure to include car year, make and model, its mileage and asking price, as well as a contact name, phone number and/or email address. All parts will be advertised
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For Sale: 2004 Jamboree GT Class C
Motorhome, 31-ft. Ford F-450 Chassis, Great
Condition, One Owner, 19,800 miles. Covered
storage for life of RV, 10 CYL Ford 450 Engine, Rear
Vision Camera/Monitor, Hydraulic Leveling System,
Exterior Awning, 15,000 BTU A/C with in-ceiling
ducting, Central Heat, Onan Micro-quiet Generator,
Power Slide-Out Room in Living Area, Satellite Dish,
Trailer Hitch, Electric Step, Vinyl Graphics, Day/
night Shades, 35 Gallon Water Tank, Sleeps 8. Dinette
& Jacknife Sleeper Sofa, Queen bed, Over-cab double
bed. Power locks, windows, cruise control, In-dash
AM/FM/CD player. Ultra Leather bucket power front
seats, Exterior entertainment center with am/fm/cd
player & TV shelf, 27” TV, Microwave/Convection
Combo, Gas Cook Top & Oven. $37,700. Contact
214-808-8067 or [email protected] (09)
For Sale: 1995 993 Carrera 4 Cabriolet, triple
For Sale: 2000 Boxster S, 100k on the odometer,
1k on the engine. Complete rebuild. Everything
works. All fresh fluids. Short shift kit (can be
removed). Asking $14,750. Carl Amond 817-4818371 or [email protected]. (09)
For Sale: 1996 911 Carrera Cabriolet,
Midnight Dark Blue metallic paint, Provence light
blue INTERIOR leather; OEM canvas unlatchingfolding convertible top in original like-new condition,
Tiptronic, paddle shift on steering wheel, 282 HP;
only 48,277 original miles! Sport suspension, digital
sound w/in dash CD, automatic speed control; vented
disc brakes w/ABS, 18” Wheels w/Technology Rims,
265/35 ZR18 Tires, OEM wheel cover emblems,
speed activated rear spoiler, power windows & seats;
locks, keyless entry; alarm, full factory gauge package
including tach and 180mph speedo, book manuals,
clean Carfax; it’s that kind of collector Porsche! No
black. Wind deflector, luggage boot trim cover, locking
differential, automatic limited slip differential, power
seat package for driver and front passenger, factory
CD player, touring suspension, aluminum shift knob
& brake handle, head lamp washers, power roof with
electric roof catch, airbags driver and front passenger,
tinted windshield and araized stop lamp. Unmodified,
clean CarFax, all receipts, never been tracked,
wrecked, exposed to the elements; always garaged.
47,165 documented miles, $39,500. Contact Jess in
DFW at 214.546.6575, or [email protected] (09)
damage history. Garage kept, dealer maintained.
New Porsche Battery, oil and fluids + flush. $48,500.
Contact Joy at 281-222-2176 or legacy.property@
yahoo.com (08)
For Sale: 1987 944 Turbo, complete car roller and
separate motor ready for install. Car is red over blk,
motor has 167k miles and was running great when
removed for V8 conversion car. $4000 for car and
motor, may sell separately if needed. Contact Sean@
k3smotorsports.com 817-929-7259 cell/text. (08)
For Sale: 2001 Carrera, Black w/ black interior
and black painted wheels. 63,000 miles/inspection
done. 6-speed/sun roof/upgraded control arms/toe in/
ceramic brakes/extra set of wheels. Great for street
and/or DE, $23,000. Contact Bud @ 214-202-3390.
(08)
For Sale: 2005 Boxster S, Arctic Silver w/
black top and black interior. Original owner, daily
driver, dealer maintained with all records. 6MT, 19”
Carrera Classics, Bi-Xenons, sport steering wheel,
sport shifter, factory chrome exhaust tip. Complete
with both keys, original window sticker, certificate
of authenticity, etc. Never tracked, raced or abused.
See photos for door dings and mild wheel rash - 108K
miles daily driver, after all! Transaction to close when
my Boxster GTS arrives first week of September 2014.
Asking $16,900. [email protected] (07)
For Sale: 2004 Boxster S Special Edition,
silver metallic w/ dark cocoa interior and top. Special
Edition (no. 32 of 1,953 built) commemorating the
50th anniversary of the 550 Spyder, with more power,
lower stance, manual 6-sp trans w/ short shifter,
987-style air intake, and stainless steel exhaust.
Also has PSM, Litronic headlights, 18-in wheels,
and 4-piston aluminum brake calipers. All manuals,
tools, and keys included. 82,500 miles. Have owned
it for 3 yrs, everything works, but have a kid heading
to college. $19,500. Contact Roy at 469-605-5258
[email protected] (09)
For Sale: 1996 996 Cabriolet, Midnight Blue
exterior with blue fabric top, Sand/tan interior
leather. Single Maverick region owner, 49,800 miles.
Additional hard top and wind defector. Rear main
seal, intermediate bearing and clutch new. GT 2 and
3 suspension. B & B Tri-flow headers and exhaust.
$27,000. Contact Bruce Hecht, 214.365.2712 Direct,
214.769.5576 Cell, or [email protected] (07)
Slipstream Advertiser Index
For advertising rates and information contact
Pat Friend at [email protected]
These advertisers support Maverick Region -- Tell them you saw their ad in Slipstream!
Ascot Diamonds
(972) 991-0001
Autobahn Motorcar Group
(800) 433-5602
Dallas Fort Worth Clear Bra (469) 682-3497
deBoulle Diamond & Jewelry (800) 454-4367
Eagles Canyon Raceway
(940) 466-9775
Ebby Halliday – Michael Picolo (972) 365-7370
Falgout & Associates, P. C.
(972) 669-2370
Fifth Gear Motorsports
(972) 317-4005
Goodie Store
http://mav.pca.org
Hoosier Tires Direct .com
(515) 203-3503
Innovative Autosports
(972) 418-1996
Invisibra
(214) 704-9299
Louden Motorcar Services
(972) 241-6326
Mayo Performance
(817) 540-4939
Mullenix Motorsport
(972) 417-0997
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Mustard Racing
(817) 366-1678
Park Place Porsche
(800) 553-3196
The Phoenix Insurance
(214) 253-0570
Porsche of Plano
(214) 576-1911
RAC Performance
(214) 269-1571
RetroAir
(972) 960-6899
Roofing Solutions by Darren Houk (817) 692-8496
Silver Fox
(817) 329-6995
Sorted Out Organizing Services(713) 724-9543
Stuart’s Paint and Body
(214) 221-6999
Tomato Werks Detailing
(956) 453-5515
The UPS Store
(972) 420-1250
Ussery Printing
(972) 438-8344
Yard Art
MyYardArt.com
Zims Autotechnik
(817) 267-4451
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SLIPSTREAM Advertiser Since 1978
WHY YOU SHOULD TRUST YOUR
PORSCHE TO LOUDEN MOTORCARS
• Award winning service for 35+ years
• Rated “Best in Dallas” a record 3 times
• Rated “Best in Texas”
• Rated “Top 10 Shops in U.S.”
• Rated “Best in the West” by the Robert Bosch Corporation
• A Better Business Bureau accredited business for 3 decades with an A+ rating
• The first ASE “Blue Seal of Excellence” business in Dallas
• Racing background at Daytona, Sebring, and Riverside
• Master Certified Technicians
• Bosch Authorized Service Center
• Air conditioned shop for technician efficiency and comfort
• We do not sell cars, thus we must survive on our 35+ year service reputation
See what our customers are saying about us at:
LoudenMotorCars.com
[email protected]
11454 Reeder Road
Dallas, Texas 75229
(972) 241-6326
Hiram Saunders, Slipstream
155 Jellico
Southlake, TX 76092
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