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www.pca.org/mav - Maverick Region
www.pca.org/mav www.pca.org/mav Volume 39, June 2001, Issue 6 Departments Zone 5 Presidents ..........................................................1 List of Officers/Board Chairs .......................................4 Prez Says..........................................................................5 Pam’s Page ......................................................................6 Maverick Minutes..........................................................6 New Wheels..................................................................27 Anniversaries................................................................27 Unclassifieds.................................................................28 Advertiser Index...........................................................28 Events Calendar of Events..........................................................1 Post-Parade Dinner........................................................2 Happy Hour....................................................................3 Board Meeting ................................................................3 Porsche Lunches .............................................................3 Gimmick Rally................................................................7 May at Mayo’s recap.......................................................8 “Santa-Cross” at Mineral Ring ...................................10 Autocross and Time Trial #2 recap and results ........12 Happy Hour at Champps............................................14 Moonlight at the Oasis recap......................................15 One Lap of DFW recap ...............................................16 Time Trial #3 and Autocross #4..................................18 Fossil Rim Wildlife Park ..............................................20 Club Race at TMS ........................................................25 Day July - Events 1-7 Parade 12 Board Meeting* 15 Gimmick Rally 17 Porsche Lunch 21-22TT #3 & AX #4 (Mineral Ring) 26 Happy Hour 31 Porsche Lunch 22-23DE at MSR Day October - Events 11 Board Meeting* 6 Time Trial #6 (Mineral Ring) 12-14Maverick Club Race at TMS 20-21Lone Star’s DE at TWS 27 Run Whatcha Brung Charity AX Day 3-4 8 10 Day August - Events 4 Time Trial #4 (Mineral Ring) 9 Board Meeting* 11 Post-Parade Party 25-26TT #5 & AX #5 (Mineral Ring) Day 6 8-9 16 November - Events Fall Foliage Tour Board Meeting* Founder’s Day Banquet Day December - Events 6 Board Meeting* 8 Holiday Party September - Events Board Meeting* Safari Round-Up Autocross #6 (Standridge) *Please note that the board meetings have changed to Thursdays for the remainder of the year. Photography Kevin Hardison, Wendy Shoffit, Carlton McMillan, Mike Oakes, Tinker Edwards, and Lanean Hughes. Features and Tech Articles “How Fast”by Charlie Davis.......................................19 Hope Happenings ........................................................23 Cover Photos of porsches parked for viewing at Grapevine Mills Mall during the One Lap of DFW. Photo taken by Wendy Shoffit. Slipstream (USPS 666-650) is published monthly by the Maverick Region Porsche Club of America, 2973 Timbercreek Trail, Ft. Worth, TX 76118. Subscription price is $12.00 per year. Periodical postage is paid at Ft. Worth, Texas. Postmaster: Send address changes to Jan Mayo, Slipstream, 2973 Timbercreek Trail, Ft. Worth, Texas 76118. Opinions expressed herein are not necessarily endorsed by the Club’s membership or officers. Contributions will be printed on a space available basis. Chartered regions of PCA may reproduce items from this issue provided the author/artist and Slipstream are credited. Slipstream is printed by Ussery Printing Company in Irving, Texas. 2001 Porsche Club Zone 5 Presidents ARK-LA-TEX Bob Kelley (Shirley) h- 318-635-2617 [email protected] COASTAL BEND Peter Kendig (Cindy) h-361-853-5350 [email protected] LONE STAR Steve Olsen (Peggy) h- 281-360-2311 [email protected] CIMARRON John Nanny h- 918-743-6043 [email protected] HILL COUNTRY James Morrison h- 512-388-0100 [email protected] LONGHORN Bob Towsley (Joyce) h- 210-494-5467 MARDI GRAS Brad Bradford h- 504-835-7874 MAVERICK James Shoffit (Wendy) h-972-506-7449 [email protected] OZARK Bud Thurman (Phyllis) h- 501-666-7486 [email protected] OZARK MOUNTAIN Gregg Welsh (Tracy) h- 501-636-0881 [email protected] SWAMPLAND (tbd) WAR BONNET Walt Kendall (Barbara) h- 405-749-1776 [email protected] WHISKEY BAY James Broussard (Melinda) h- 225-216-9556 [email protected] ZONE 5 REP Jan Mayo h- 817-595-4651 [email protected] 1 y, a d r S atu t 11th us g . u A M . P 6:00 Ya’ll Come On Out To The Post-Parade Dinner Social at The Prairie House Didn't make it to the Porsche Parade this year? Or maybe you did, and want to show off your new hardware and software (trophies and photos)? Well, come on out to the Prairie House restaurant in Carrollton on Saturday, August 11, for Maverick Region's Parade Recap Dinner. We're asking everyone who went to the Milwaukee Parade to please bring their hard-earned swag for show-and-tell in our private room. If a lot of folks have video to show, we'll do our best to arrange a way to display it. Please mention this in your RSVP. Dinner will be a brisket & chicken BBQ plate with mashed potatoes and cream gravy, tossed salad, rolls, pickles, onions, BBQ sauce and peach-blackberry or apple cobbler for dessert. Yum! Soft drinks and iced tea are also included in the fixed price of $17 per person ($6 for kids 8 and under). A cash bar will be available, too. Please RSVP to Mimi and Carey Spreen (NOT to the Prairie House) at 972-4209953 or [email protected] by Wednesday evening, August 8. Late RSVPs and walk-ins will be charged $20 per person, so plan ahead and get those reservations in by Wednesday! 2 The Prairie House is located at 1006 W. Main in Carrollton ("Old Town") just south of Belt Line and just east of I-35E. The phone number is 972-446-2060. Come Get Happy! Thursday, July 26th 6:30 p.m. at Stone Trail 14833 Midway Road (SW corner of Midway Rd. and Belt Line Rd. in Addison) 972-701-9600 For more information about Happy Hours contact: Benjamin Witry - [email protected], Dennis Chamberlain - [email protected] or Tinker Edwards - [email protected] Dinner Board Meeting PORSCHE LUNCHES THURSDAY, JULY 12TH 6:30 pm at the home of James and Wendy Shoffit 1112 Santa Fe Trail Irving, TX 75063 (972) 506-7449 At Good Eats Tuesday, July 17th 11:30 AM Collin Creek Mall in Plano - AND - All Members Are Welcome! Tuesday, July 31st N Hwy. 635 I-35 E 1112 Mac Arthur Santa Fe Trail Rodeo Pizza & beverages provided! Belt Line Rd. Belt Line Rd. 11:30 AM Midway Road in Addison 3 2001 Maverick Region - Board, Officers & Chairs Maverick Region President James Shoffit W - (972) 506-7449 H - (972) 506-7449 [email protected] 1112 Santa Fe Trail Irving, TX 75063 A member since 1997, James has also been co-editor of Slipstream and the Timing & Scoring chair of AX. He owns a ‘90 911 C4 Cab and a ‘78 911 SC. Secretary Andy Mears Treasurer Bob Knight W - (972) 501-3400 H - (972) 420-9953 [email protected] 709 Reno Street Lewisville, TX 75077 W - (972) 969-0390 H - (940) 321-8683 [email protected] 1512 Shadow Crest Dr. Corinth, TX 76210 W - (214) 461-1426 H - (214) 349-1108 [email protected] 9047 Oakpath Dallas, TX 75243 Carey has been a member since 1979 and Mimi since 1989. Carey has been an active member of four different regions. They own a ‘70 914-6. Andy has been heavily involved with the mailing and distribution of Slipstream for several years. He now hopes to attend more driving events since he has completed his 911 Coupe project. Logistics & Support - Chair Joe McGlohen Communication - Chair Wendy Shoffit Activities - Chair Teri Davis W - (817) 706-7678 H - (817) 251-6865 [email protected] 711 Manchester Court Southlake, TX 76092 W - (817) 366-1678 H - (817) 861-2792 [email protected] 704 Bowen Court Arlington, TX 76012 H - (972) 506-7449 [email protected] 1112 Santa Fe Trail Irving, TX 75063 H - (940) 682-4719 [email protected] P.O. Box 213 Weatherford, TX 76086 Joe has been involved in virtually every type of event that the Maverick Region holds. He currently owns a 912 and a 914 2.0 liter. A member since 1997, Wendy has recently completed a two year stint as the editor of Slipstream and was the year 2000 recipient of the Selcer Memorial Award. She owns a ‘90 911 C4 Cab and a ‘78 911 SC. Teri is a past Slipstream Editor and the current Rally Chair. She has also been a major force behind Round Up and the recent Rally Schools. Autocross Graham Lane Safety Joe McGlohen Mentor Program Tinker Edwards W - (817) 421-0141 H - (817) 421-0086 [email protected] W - (817) 366-1678 H - (817) 861-2792 [email protected] W - (972) 447-2723 H - (972) 393-1580 [email protected] Time Trials Bill Dugan Tech Inspection Ed Mayo Membership Charity H - (817) 265-0704 (<9 PM) [email protected] W - (817) 540-4939 H - (817) 595-4651 Joel Nannis W - (817) 251-7432 H - (972) 722-2735 [email protected] Lanean Hughes H - (972) 484-3040 [email protected] Drivers Education Keith Olcha Workers Wendy Shoffit Newsletter Editor Pam Abdalla Tours Nelson Hodges W - (817) 706-7678 H - (817) 251-6865 [email protected] H - (972) 506-7449 [email protected] H - (972) 208-7725 [email protected] H - (817) 633-8161 [email protected] Driving Education - Tech John Sandusky Timing & Scoring James Shoffit (972) 506-7449 wk (972) 506-7449 hm Newsletter Printing Fran Ussery Rallies Teri Davis H - (940) 682-4719 [email protected] W - (817) 777-0421 [email protected] Goodie Store Kay Leibel H - (214) 739-3355 W - (972) 934-7191 [email protected] [email protected] W - (972) 438-8344 H - (817) 481-8342 [email protected] DE Registration Bill Dawson AX Chief Driving Instructor Ed Mayo Newsletter Mailing Andy Mears Raffles & Door Prizes John Cochran H - (972) 291-8817 (<9 PM) [email protected] H - (817) 595-4651 H - (940) 321-8683 [email protected] H - (214) 828-4444 W - (214) 324-1771 [email protected] DE Chief Instructor Bryan Henderson TT Chief Driving Instructor John Sandusky Database Andy Mears Club Photographer Kevin Hardison W - (817) 858-7526 H - (817) 354-6045 [email protected] W - (817) 777-0421 [email protected] W - (972) 969-0390 H - (940) 321-8683 [email protected] H - (972) 401-3955 W - (972) 438-8344 [email protected] Club Race - Event Chair Brian Scudder Hospitality Lanean Hughes Web Site Mike Oakes Scrapbook Dorothee Thielisch W - 972-202-8123 H - (972) 247-1720 [email protected] H - (972) 484-3040 [email protected] H - (972) 780-2603 [email protected] H - (972) 392-3195 [email protected] Driving Rules Bill Dugan Swap Meets Vaughan Garrett Maverick Email List Bob Benson Past President Charlie Davis H - (817) 265-0704 (<9 PM) [email protected] W - (972) 494-6115 H - (972) 278-6767 [email protected] W - (817) 264-8357 H - (817) 457-8833 [email protected] H - (940) 682-4719 [email protected] Concours Tech Sessions John Halla Slipstream Advertising Graham Lane Zone 5 Representative Jan Mayo W- (972) 234-2977 H - (972) 234-6767 [email protected] W - (817) 421-0141 H - (817) 421-0086 [email protected] W - (972) 443-3916 H - (817) 595-4651 [email protected] Position Open Please help us to keep growing! 4 A member since 1986, Bob has previously held the offices of President and Vice President, edited Slipstream, and has won the Selcer Memorial award. He owns a 2000 Boxster S. Driving Events - Chair Keith Olcha Keith has been a regular at all driving events and has recently been heavily involved in our Driver’s Education program. ? Vice Presidents Carey and Mimi Spreen Prez Says: by James Shoffit, Maverick Region President All the preparations had been done. Tires were balanced and inflated. Everything loaded. Trailer all hooked up to our new Expedition. Brake controller working perfectly. Sure I was leaving for the Zone 5 Shootout in College Station a little later than I had planned, but I still had plenty of time. I should be able to arrive by 9 or 10 and still get plenty of sleep. I was fully loaded and just picked up speed passing through downtown. I saw a rented U-Haul truck pulling an open trailer with a silver 914 on the back with the widest flares I have ever seen. I kept up with them for a while. Then the phone rang. Wendy called to tell me that our 1990 C4 Cab was running poorly and was about to make her late. She had our daughter Jasmine in the car, and they were desperately trying to get to her dance rehearsal on time. Our nephew Cameron was in the car as well. Wendy said it just pretty much died in the middle of the road and smoke was pouring out of the back. Not good. After several minutes of discussion I decided to turn back around. Thirty minutes later had me arriving at the scene and a friend took Wendy and the kids to the dance rehearsal. Late, but still in time to practice some. In the mean time, I could not get Ivory started, so began unloading Ebony from the trailer. Boy it was hot. After getting Ebony off the trailer and parking her a short distance away, I began loading Ivory. I had to push it to get it lined up (another guy in an 83SC – not even a club member) stopped to help me push her up close. Luckily he left before he saw the entire comedy of errors. It started with me not putting down the trailer’s rear stabilizers before winching the car up. So the rear of the trailer dipped down and the tongue went up. In a fit of insanity, I thought that releasing the tongue from the Expedition was the solution and would bring the trailer back down. Quite the opposite! The front of the trailer rocketed into the air as I released the hitch. So I start jacking up the back end of the trailer. After a little bit of bending metal I had it level enough to continue winching. Maverick Region was VERY well represented there. Out of the 18 drivers at the autocross, 11 were Mavericks (the Houston guys who didn’t show up blamed a rain storm or something like that). The only class we didn’t sweep was the 84-89 Carrera class, but none of our members brought 84-89 Carreras, so what could we do ? As I write this, we are getting ready for Parade. Maverick will be well represented there as well. Lanean has packed up the Enthusiast Of The Year trophy and we are ready for another fun-filled week of Porsches and Porsche People. If you have never tried a Parade, you must really make an effort some time. You can’t imagine it till you go to one. I am sure I will have more to write about next issue (after we get back). Lanean Hughes 2000 Enthusiast of the Year. The board meeting (they aren’t called Bored Meetings anymore – show up to find out why) will be July 12th, a THURSDAY, at my house. There will be plenty of Parade stories there, I bet. And there is an SCCA Rally on the 15th. Then on the 21st and 22nd, is our Mineral Wells TT/AX weekend. So come on out, and join the fun! PRINTER OF SLIPSTREAM SINCE 1982 Then I heard the sprinklers. Then I realized I had parked Ebony right next to the sprinklers. Then I realized I had left the windows down. Wendy and the kids got back from the dance rehearsal just as I had finished loading Ivory and wringing the water out of the seat of Ebony. We towed Ivory back to the house and I had to unload all my packed stuff from the Expedition and load it into our 78 911SC. Not a pretty sight. The passenger seat was loaded to the point that 5th gear would be a REAL challenge. I had to leave the Expedition as Wendy (with 2 kids) would have otherwise been without transportation. And so again, I departed for College Station. It was now after 9 p.m. The grey skies faded and the blue skies came out (even though it was dark). I arrived at the motel only a little after midnight and got my 6 hours of sleep. The next morning, we got the course set up and ran a pretty smooth, very fun event. It was the lowest-stress autocross I had ever been to. We had hired corner workers (who also got fun runs at the end of the day), and so people came and went as they chose. Some people dropped by just for their runs; others stopped and chatted a while. USSERY PRINTING 3402 CENTURY CIRCLE IRVING, TEXAS 75062 972-438-8344 FAX 972-721-1847 5 Pam’s Page by Pam Abdalla, Slipstream Editor Despite the heat, I was glad I participated in autocross #3 at Standridge on June 3rd. Also, despite the well-intentioned discouragement from several folks, I was glad I insisted that my husband, George, be my instructor. You see, it’s well known that husband instructors tend to get too worked-up and might bop the wife on the head if she happens to take a corner improperly. I was quite confident in mine, however, and he proved to be a great instructor, staying calm and collected, directing me through the course. I didn’t get bopped once, not even when I kept “shuffle-steering” (a no-no) and kept bumping the windshield wipers, accidentally turning them on over and over again. He also maintained his cool when I kept looking in the rear-view mirror to see if I had just hit a cone (also a no-no). My decision paid off in the end. I kept improving my time, and was able to achieve top time for ladies in my class. I’m very proud of that, considering it was only my second time ever. I must thank my instructor for a job well done. Of course, some could argue that the windshield wipers gave me an advantage, acting sort of like ‘spoilers’ as I went through the turns. Look for more highlights of autocross #3 in the August issue of Slipstream. See you then. Maverick Minutes by Andy Mears, Maverick Region Secretary Maverick Region’s June Board meeting was held on June 6th at the home of Wendy and James Shoffit. The meeting started around 7:00 PM, immediately after a pizza dinner. Sunday AX was a great success, but we still need more people to register online if possible. Online registration expedites the check-in process as well as maximizing driving time during events. Go to the web site and check out the form located in the “Driving Events” section (www.pca.org/mav). One Lap of DFW had over 80 cars participate and raised a lot of funds for both Hope Shelter in Mineral Wells and Familiar Footsteps in Dallas. Congratulations go out to the One-Lap team for putting in all the extra time to make the event the success that will hopefully encourage more participation next year. In the interest of keeping things interesting the board voted to move the monthly board meetings to Thursday nights. The July meeting will be held on July 12th. Since the board meetings are open to all club members, everyone is welcome to come and see how the club’s elected board members tackle the really hard decisions, like where to order pizza from. Look for the map in this month’s issue and get involved. After many years of hard service the club’s radios are starting to show their age. With the combination of failing batteries and failing units the board passed a motion to purchase additional new units and additional batteries. The new units will be compatible with the existing ones and should offer more flexibility as the club continues to grow and participate in more events that require the need for better radios. The meeting was brought to a close around 9:00 PM. See you at the July board meeting - and remember, it’s on a Thursday night! Please note that all remaining Board Meetings for 2001 will be held on a Thursday night, rather than a Wednesday. Check the website or Slipstream for the correct dates. Maverick Region PCA board meetings are held once a month. The board meetings are open to all PCA members and your suggestions and opinions are welcome . . . . . . and there’s FREE Pizza!!! 6 7 May at Mayo’s by Carey Spreen After long minutes of research in my Slipstream archives, I have discovered that Maverick Region's dinner meeting known as May at Mayo's had its humble beginnings in 1998. Ussery Printing was having their company picnic on a Friday afternoon in May, and the tables and chairs that they had rented were not due back at the rental place until Monday. "What the Heck," said Fran and Carl Ussery (I'm paraphrasing here), "why don't we put these tables and chairs to work again and have the Maverick monthly dinner meeting at Mayo Performance?" And a tradition was born. Well, this year the Ussery company picnic is in the fall, but that didn't prevent Fran and Carl from renting tables and chairs anyway (old habits are hard to break, I guess) and having them delivered to Mayo Performance for another go at North Main Barbecue's delicious all-you-can-eat dinner. More than 80 Mavericks showed up and got their fill of brisket, sausage, ribs, chicken, and all the fixins, as well as all the beer and/or soft drinks they could consume. (Well, if they didn't get their fill, it was their own fault!) This year's dinner was actually the final event of a Porsche trifecta. The afternoon began in Haltom City at the Sturgeon Vehicle Collection, a group of over 60 vehicles owned by Ron Sturgeon and cared for by our own Bill Dugan. Then a poker rally designed by Joe McGlohen led from Haltom City to Mayo Performance in Euless. A poker rally is just what it sounds like--you draw cards at each "checkpoint" and whoever has the best poker hand at the end of the event wins! An added bonus at Mayo Performance were scale models of a four-stroke engine, a 4-speed transmission, and a differential. All were hand-operated and cut away at strategic locations so the uninitiated, like me, could see what actually happened inside those big old hunks o' metal under our cars! Provided by the Sturgeon Collection and arranged by Bill Dugan, these working models helped explain a lot about how engines, transmissions, and differentials actually do what they are supposed to do. Thanks again to the Usserys, the Mayos, Bill Dugan, Ron Sturgeon, and Joe McGlohen for another fun afternoon and evening in our Porsches. Enjoying the barbeque. Fran Ussery, holding the National Enthusiast Trophy, Ed Mayo and Lanean Hughes. Jan Mayo looking on as Linda Bambina gives Ed a hug for good luck in winning the National Enthusiast of the Year award at the upcoming Parade. 8 Noby Takahashi and Kim Lackey Dan and Linda Ruehs and Tricia Henderson. Charlie Davis telling a tall tale. Joe McGlohen presenting Teri Davis with her rally award. Mike and Mary Bellinghausen with Candy and Bill Miller. Aubrey Sutton and friend. Geneva Spreen, Jasmine Shoffit and Morgan-Marie Pederson Carey and Mimi Spreen. Susanna Kavanaugh receiving her raffle winning. 9 “Santa-Cross” at Mineralring by Richard Louis Todd Twas 2 days before May and what did dawn bring? Some 50+ autocrossers to the Mineral Ring! They showed up in Boxsters and 944s, 914s, 911s and oh so much more. Then what to their wandering eyes did appear? But a new kind of course, one that seemed awful queer! "Who did this?" they shouted, "and what does it mean!?" "It's Charlie's," they said, "and we think it's quite keen." "The four boxes at center have four gates apiece!" "And there's a hundred different ways to navigate this beast!" "We've added a slalom and one pivot cone, in hope of you all finding your way home." So they walked it and walked it and still scratched their heads. "This is way too much thinking! We just got out of bed!" But James grabbed the green flag and started the show And they scrambled to see which ways the first ones would go. Some of them did great, some only did fair. Some did so bad we won't even go there! But they'll always remember, and that's a sure thing, the day Charlie went "boxing” at the Mineralring. Santa Cross Charlie’s crazy course. Graham Lane 10 Charlie Davis Time Trial Results - Mineral Wells Course 1 April 28, 2001 Andy Mears Cody Sears Mark Gluck Noby Takahashi 11 Autocross #2 and Time Trial #2 by Dean Yamada The North Texas (Maverick Region) Porsche Club put on an excellent autocross event the weekend of April 28 and 29th. It was quite a fun, fast, and challenging course. I highly recommend their events if you want great seat time! The event ran smoothly and was well organized. We had 8 run and the course was 84-120 seconds long, depending on which line you took! more than kind and helpful and seem to appreciate the person behind the car, and not just the car that you drive. I had the decision of going to the Texas Region SCCA SoloII event in Bedford (25 mins from my house) or Mineral Wells (1.5 hours) and am quite glad I chose to go this Porsche event. The Porsche Club is one of the most genuinely friendly group of car owners that I have ever come across. I felt right at home even though I don't own a Porsche. The members are I only regret not being able to attend the time trial event on Saturday; I got food poisoning on Friday afternoon and my stomach told me to stay home and drink 4 gallons of water! By Saturday evening, I was ready to race on Sunday. Fred Wynn Kim Lackey Mark and Lisa Steele with their new numbers. Forget the racer tape and shoe polish! Your car deserves a new set of custom numbers. John Halla Custom car numbers start at $75.00. Choose from vinyl, magnetic, or full digital graphics. We also have individual, custom, handcut numbers on extra heavy magnetic material. You can’t buy these number from any catalog. For more information call 214-957-8193 or email us at : [email protected] Gray Mouser Graphics 12 Layout • Design • Hats • Shirts Banners • Posters • Calendars Track Photography • Car Numbers Digital Photo Editing Kevin Hardison Irving, Texas • (214) 957-8193 Paul Adams Autocross Results - Mineral Wells Funbeam Screwmaster April 29, 2001 Su Collenburg Mark Steele Ed Mayo Ken Hawkins 13 Happy Hour at Champps Americana by Tinker Edwards The regular Happy Hour in May was held on Thursday the 17th at Champps Americana on Beltline in Addison. The day before the Happy Hour, I receive a phone call from Dennis Chamberlain. His voice had a tone of concern wondering if he did the right thing by inviting a "guest" to our happy hour. I assured him it wouldn't be a problem. Dennis is a conservative CPA, very laid back so I couldn't understand his concern about his "guest." Well, it's happy hour day and I am waiting to meet our invited "guest"(I have to admit I made Dennis tell me who it was). I'm trying very hard to not stare when the invited "guest" arrives, as you can see from the photo it was none other than “Cher” aka Karen Kelley. I had to leave early that evening but I understand she did sing for the group! Besides Cher, we had Sandy and Mike Lapp join us from the Houston Region along with new members Ford Howland, Mike Billinghausen, and Tom Widmer. Also, Steven and April Dodd found us on the web while looking for a 911 and decided to check us out. We’re glad they did! Join us for our next Happy Hour Thursday, July 26th at 6:30 p.m. at Stone Trail in Addison. See page 3 for more details! Join Us Thurs., July 26th 6:30 p.m. at Stone Trail See page 3 for details. Dennis Chamberlain and Karen Kelley as “Cher” 14 The Happy Hour Group New members Ford Howland and Mike Billinghausen. Mike and Sandy Lapp with Lanean Hughes. Mark Gluck with new member Tom Widmer. Moonlight at the Oasis by Mike Oakes Yes, Virginia, there is life south of I-30! At the beginning of May, we decided to do something a little different for a Thursday night Happy Hour. We headed south to the Oasis restaurant on Joe Pool Lake in Grand Prairie. The evening started out overcast, which didn't bode well for later planned activities (more on that later), but there were no damp spirits at the Oasis bar. At least 15 to 20 Mavericks filled up the entire bar area, including new member Bill Rosenberg, and reactivated members Ed and Kim Vanderveen. I won't try to list all the attendees as I'm sure I'll forget a few, but I will mention that it was good to see some of my fellow southern DFW residents such as Keith Bird and Bob Morris who were glad to have a short drive to a Maverick event. We still had plenty of the Happy Hour regulars, and I think Karen Pederson probably took the long-distance award, driving in from McKinney (luckily she didn't know where the Oasis was when she set out, otherwise I don't know if she would have made the trip). After a dinner of fried catfish & hushpuppies (there was other food, but who cares?), a devoted group set out for the aforementioned night activity. The Oasis sits adjacent to the dam on the northern end of Joe Pool Lake. There is a closed road along the top of the dam, which is perfect for running, biking, or blading. It is especially nice under a full moon. Luckily, the weather gods were good to us, and the clouds had cleared out nicely. After inspecting the Cochran's Boxster S missile defense system, an intrepid band set out for a moonlight blade/stroll, with myself and Keith Bird braving the in-line skates, and Bob Benson, Tinker Edwards, and John and Suzanne Cochran taking to tennis-shoes. Although Bob and Tinker swear there was not a lake out there, Keith and I know better you just have to walk a little farther. Luckily there were no casualties, and after a great night of food, fun and fellowship, we all headed back to our cars, only to find a wayward Maverick wandering the parking lot in his 911, looking for the party (name withheld to protect the innocent, okay Ofer?). John Cochran digging in! Bob Morris with reactivated members Kim and Ed Vanderveen. Setting up a rollerblade autocross! Mike Oakes and Keith Bird taking a break. Suzanne and John Cochran and Mike Lockas taking a stroll. 15 One Lap of DFW - A Hounding Success! By Linda Bambina, Registrar All shined up at the winner’s circle inside Texas Motor Speedway. The Maverick Region of the Porsche Club of America can be extremely proud of its latest charity accomplishment. Our club raised over $5,000 to be divided between two local charity organizations that are lesser known by most folks, but who have great needs. While the members of our club know about the Hope Shelter in Mineral Wells, Nelson Hodges, originator and chair of this day-long event, wanted his favorite charity, Familiar Footsteps to benefit as well. Familiar Footsteps is a home for mentally challenged adults. The format of the event was basically to bring as many specialty car clubs of North Texas together to show, parade and visit with other people who have a passion about their vehicle marque and to generally have fun. We had about 90 cars representing 14 different car clubs. The Z Club of Texas won an award for the largest showing and they could have won an award for the Most Exuberant group, if we’d had such recognition. They even had one member, Tomi Bailey, who drove in from Houston for the day! Other groups in attendance included Texas IMOC, Metroplex Early Birds (Ford Thunderbirds), GTO Association, Texas Cobra Club, Morgan Motor Car, Viper Club, S2000, Lone Star Corvette Club, BMW Club, and the Mini Cooper Club. The day began at dawn, Saturday, June 2nd for our own BB1 and BB2 (that’s Bob Benson and Bob Bianconi, mighty Mavs who were the nuts and bolts, Click and Clack, Co-Chairs of the entire day’s activities) at Six Flags Mall where there was a People’s Choice Car Show and an appeal for “votes” with donations. While the event attracted few visitors from the local area, the participants themselves chipped in even more cash and the two People’s Choice awards went to Mavericks Kent Haven and Nancy Dugan. I personally voted for Carlton McMillan’s white Xterra, artfully splattered with mud on just ONE side and oh-so-clean on the other! Thank You To These Participating Car Clubs: Maverick Region – Porsche Club of America Lone Star Corvette Club Z Club of Texas Z Club of Houston Southwestern Xterra Club Texas – IMOC Metroplex Early Birds GTO Association of North Texas BMW Club Texas Cobra Club S2000 Club Morgan Motor Car Mini Cooper Viper Club Thank You To The Generous Sponsors: Porsche Club of America Sears Gameworks 6 Flags Mall Grapevine Mills Mall Texas Motor Speedway Flower Mound Police Dpt. Farmers Branch Police Dpt. Lewisville Police Dpt. Finish Line Events-TMS Hodges-Boggus Architects Carlton McMillan Photography Blue Bell Ice-cream Wal-Mart, The Colony Big Ideas!, Nola Blanton Independent Design, Denton Mean Green Travel, Denton National Semiconductor Corp. 16 Ussery Printing Streetwerks, Denton NAPA Auto Parts, Denton Community Pharmacy, Little Elm Advertising Concepts Inc., Denton 911 Enterprises Courtesy Nissan Lone Star Classics, Inc. Tweeks.com Darrell Whitsel Florist The parade of porsches was quite a sight. Thank You for the publicity: Dallas Morning News 98.7 – KLUV 102.9 – KDMX 103.7 – KVIL Police escort to Grapevine Mills Mall. At mid-morning, the car show caravanned to Texas Motor Speedway for lunch, for photos, to buy MORE raffle tickets and for a chance to watch practice laps by Team Texas (a driving school on location). Or you could purchase practice laps of your own for a Fall Charity Event at TMS. This portion of One Lap was expertly organized and orchestrated by Lanean Hughes and included some surprise Air Conditioning! Thank you, Lanean. We were then escorted to Grapevine Mills Mall by the Flower Mound and Lewisville police departments. We thank Sam Morehouse (Corvette Club) for getting this part of the day safely organized. It was now time for the Awards and Raffle portion of the event as well as a presentation of the checks to our adopted charities. Shelia Wilson had graciously come out from Mineral Wells to accept our donation on behalf of the Hope Shelter and Nelson accepted for Sarah Thomas whose own son was the impetus behind the creation of this particular type of home for those with severe and persistent mental illness. There were actually only about 35 Mavericks who were present at this new event. Ten of those folks were part of the One Lap committee and then about 10 more were volunteers who either entered and worked or just came to help out at one or more of the locations. Several Maverick people not yet mentioned in this article deserve your thanks for an incredible job on a difficult “invent the wheel” event: Jan Mayo, Jay Walker, Kay Leibel, Lanean Hughes, Doug Molny and Hill Bullock. Ed Mayo, Fran Ussery, Susanna Kavanaugh (who brought in $260 in personal sponsorship pledges!), Tinker Edwards, Annette and Tom Snodgrass, Wendy Shoffit, Al Stickley and Al Leibel all helped with various aspects of pulling this class-act off in Mahvelous Maverick style! A vintage Morgan. Spectators enjoying the show. Jean Marshall, a special friend to Warren Bushey, Mr. Zcrazy himself, and One Lap committee member, had some comments to make about the event.: “Thanks to all the Porsche people who took the time to work out all the details. Some of them put in a lot of time and effort to make this enjoyable for all. These people worked really hard to pull this together and deserve a big hand of applause. But most of all, thank you Nelson Hodges for your dream. For being there all these months with your dedication, strong will, but most of all for helping us see this through. To all of those who couldn’t make this, you missed a great time. Let’s all look forward to next year when we can do this again. Look out Nelson, it will be bigger and better.”. (If you were not able to participate in Maverick Region’s First Annual One Lap of D/FW, but would like to contribute to the event, please send your donation to Bob Knight, club treasurer.) Nelson Hodges congratulating the car club participation winner “Z Crazy” Warren Bushey. A procession of boxsters. Voting for the People’s Choice at Grapevine Mills Mall. 17 Coming Soon: Time Trial #4 in Mineral Wells on August 4th. Watch website for details! 18 How Fast? By Charlie Davis One of the most common questions I see on the Rennlist is something like: "When my speedometer reads 70 MPH, my tachometer reads 3200 RPM. I have different tires and I'm sure my speedometer is not accurate. How fast am I really going?" Unfortunately, this question is often answered incorrectly. The most common incorrect answers are: 1. Measure the error of the odometer, by comparing it with highway mile markers, then assume that the speedometer error is the same. 2. Look up the answer in the back of your Owners Manual (there is normally a transmission diagram that shows the relationship between RPM and MPH, assuming standard tires), then calculate the difference between the diameter of the standard tire and the new tire and use that to compute the real velocity. 3. Use one of several on-line "calculators" to figure out the answer. The last two are difficult and rarely give good answers. The first one has a serious flaw. The relationship between the speedometer and odometer is tenuous. They both normally are driven from the same cable, which comes from a fitting on the transmission. They are also commonly mounted in a single case. But they are separate instruments. If the speedometer cable breaks, both the odometer and speedometer stop working. Other than that, there is no connection...the "calibration" of the speedometer is totally separate from the odometer. A normal analog speedometer is an eddy current motor. This involves a non-ferrous rotating conductive disk or cup and a stationary magnet (or the opposite...a rotating magnet and a stationary conductive disk or cup). The relative motion between the two induces an eddy current in the conductive disk or cup. This eddy current creates a drag torque that is directly proportional to the relative velocity. If the stationary component is suspended with a spring, the drag force will "wind up" the spring until the spring force exactly equals the drag force induced by the rotational velocity of the speedometer cable. The stationary component is attached to a pointer, which indicates the velocity on a scale. Normally, speedometer shops that perform "calibration", use the fourth technique. They fully magnetize the magnet (from the outside of the speedometer case, without opening it), then they operate the speedometer drive at a specific, accurate rotational velocity and note the indicated speed. It will be high. They then demagnetize the magnet in small increments until the speedometer gives the correct reading. Most VDO speedometers are marked with the RPM and speed at which they are calibrated. Notice that this adjustment of the speedometer doesn't affect the odometer at all! The odometer is directly (gear) driven off of the speedometer cable and can not be adjusted. So when you change tire sizes, you can adjust the speedometer to be accurate again, but it's difficult to adjust the odometer. The bottom line is that you need to check your speedometer and odometer separately. So how is a speedometer checked? Go out and find a lightly traveled road with mileage markers. A straight, flat road is best. The TxDOT has some special 10-mile highway sections that are designed for speedometer and odometer calibrating...they are more accurate than the normal mileage markers. Drive for 10 miles at a constant speed and measure the time (in seconds) that is required. Your correct speed can be computed by this formula: MPH = 36,000/Time For example, if your speedometer indicated 70 MPH and it took 550 seconds (9 minutes and 10 seconds) to travel 10 miles, your speed is really 65.45 MPH and your speedometer reads 6.9% high. Specializing in mechanical repair, Maintenance, 4-wheel alignment, and complete German automobile body repair. 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Service, Accessories & Parts for BMW, Mercedes & Porsche 2120 Cindy Lane, Dallas, Texas 75229 972-241-2002 www.nine-eleven.com I-35 Newkirk IXXI Emerald Crown Rd. Cindy Lane Royal Lane Joe Field Rd. Email: [email protected] or FAX at (817) 267-4939 • ENGINE AND • SUSPENSION TRANSMISSION SERVICE AND ALIGNMENT SPECIALISTS • TIRE SPECIALISTS – O.E.M. DOT COMPETITION RACING SLICKS • SPECIALISTS IN EARLY PORSCHE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEMS 22 Convenience. We are conveniently located near the intersection of Stemmons and LBJ Freeways in Dallas. We offer emergency towing service 24 hours a day and have arranged for special rental car rates with area rental agencies. Come by for a visit between 7:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday, or call for a service appointment. Hope Happenings By Lanean Hughes We recently sent a check to the folks at Hope in the amount of $2,300, which was the amount collected from the One Lap of D/FW. The shelter is in need of some repairs to their facility, and this will sure come in handy. I believe there is more being collected at this time, and will keep you posted. A trip was also made to the shelter in June to deliver a washing machine donated by Barney Barnes, a friend of Jan Mayo’s, and a beautiful Oak table with 6 chairs, which we received from Kelly Stellar, an employee of The Porsche Store. The shelter would like to take the clients and their children to some fun places this summer, such as the Imax, Zoo, and a water park, and I hope that we as a club can help fund these trips. Please stay tuned for more information. Thanks for helping us to keep “Hoping”!! 23 RESTORATION SERVICES & COLLISION REPAIR 3151 Skylane, Suite104 • Carrollton (Dallas), Texas • 972.733.4807 24 Mark Your Calendars Now For One Of The Greatest Racing Events To Come To Texas Motor Speedway! Maverick Region PCA and Autobahn Motorcars will be hosting a Club Race at Texas Motor Speedway October 12-14, 2001. Many of our Porsche family from all over the country will be coming to Texas. Become a part of this exciting event by volunteering your time and energy to helping Maverick Region make this an experience to remember! Watch upcoming Slipstreams ands our web page (www.pca.org/mav) for further updates! Be a Club Race sponsor and get your name imprinted on the shirt, and other items yet to be determined!! We again are asking for individual sponsors of this great event. The cost will be $100/per name. Please contact Lanean Hughes at 972-484-3040 or [email protected] if interested. More information is available on the web page, as well as e-mail list. Thanks in advance for your support!!! THE PORSCHE STORE 5930 W. PLANO PARKWAY PLANO, TX 75093 25 26 New Wheels If you have any changes that you would like to make to the MRPCA membership guide, call Joel Nannis at (972) 722-2735 by Joel Nannis, Membership Chair Pat Arlington 8712 Racouet Club Drive Fort Worth Tx 76120 1988 911 Richard & Reva Fisher 4425 Durango McKinney Tx 75070 1973 914 Byron & Mac Smith 301 Aston Drive Richardson Tx 75081 1986 944 John & Phillis Camp 421 Fairview Drive Richardson Tx 75081 1974 911 Philip & Ruth Jones 6916 Maple Creek Lane Dallas Tx 75252 2001 Boxster Marc & Bonnie Powell 306 Wrotham Lane Allen Tx 75013 1990 944 Barry Kelly Clute 208 Circleview Dr N Hurst Tx 76054 1988 911 Ronald & Kathy Knight 715 Athenia Way Duncanville Tx 75137 2001 Boxster Jacklin Vetkoetter 11113 Promise Land Drive Frisco Tx 75035 2001 Boxster Paul & Linda Deeley 2312 Ryan Place Drive Fort Worth Tx 76110 2000 Boxster Lee Wall 1420 Foxhollow Denton Tx 76205 1995 993 Craig & Carol Edwards 607 Courtney Lane Mc Kinney Tx 75070 1990 911 Thomas Bradford 527 I Ave Box 1043 Sheppard Tx 76311 1984 944 Transferred From Whiskey Bay John & Tina Farrell 5210 Long Prairie Road Flower Mound Tx 75028 1988 911 Ron Knight in his new Boxster S. Freenasp & Marit Mobedjina 2217 Ivan Street #707 Dallas Tx 75201 2001 Boxster Richard & Kathy Neinast 7001 Clayton Avenue Dallas Tx 75214 1967 912 Michael Griffin & Tyler Cooper 6423 Tulip Lane Dallas Tx 75230 2001 996 Transferred From Northern New Jersey Christian O'Donnell 112 Cobbelstone Row Denton Tx 76207 2001 Boxster Mike & Mike O'Neill 3513 Asbury Street Dallas Tx 75205 2001 Boxster James E. Dotherow’s 1969 912. Anniversaries 5 Years 10 Years Chuck & Jamie Blum, Grand Prairie Edward & Jackie Cullen,Roanoke Gary & Karen White, Sherman Tom & Laurie Petrushka, Euless Brian & Tracey Barr, Wiltonark, CT 20 Years Donald & Lyn Herring, Arlington 27 Unclassifieds Unclassifieds are available free to Maverick Region Members and are $5 to all others. Please limit size to no more than 6 lines. Payment to MR-PCA must accompany ad. Ads will run for 3 issues. Call 972-208-7725 or e-mail [email protected] by the 12th to have your ad run the following month. Be certain to include a contact name and phone number. Check your ad for accuracy the first time it runs. Contact the editor to have your ad pulled sooner. For Sale: 1990 911 C2 Black/Tan $23,900 obo. Professionally maintained by Zims, could use minor repairs i.e. paint touch up & tune up, otherwise beautiful and mechanically near perfect. No add-ons or modifications. I was planning to keep it for life until recent divorce left me with no choice. New owner must be loving! Call Daniel @ 817.329.2793. (1) For Sale: Toyota 4 Runner Limited, white, lthr, loaded, 40K, $28,000 obo. Jud Arnold 817-777-3785 or 817-763-0609. (1) For Sale: Pristine 1988 911 Coupe, #WPOAB0919JS121688. Grand prix white/black leather, sunroof, 16" black Fuchs, limited slip, factory short shift, sport shocks. 31,000 mi., 30K service completed. Stock, showroom condition. No smoke/salt/racing. All records back to window sticker. Flawless inside and out, meticulously maintained. Priced to sell at $31,900. Brian Hurst, 214/978-3075, [email protected]. (1) For Sale: BLACK MAGIC is for sale! 1984 911 Carrera coupe. Beautiful triple black, full leather interior. A/C, PW, PB, PSR, PM, LSD, alarm, cruise, Blaupunkt Monterrey cassette stereo, polished and painted Fuchs wheels, like new BFG T/As, recaro cloth racing seats, black with red inserts, MOMO sport wheel, Weltmeister 22mm adj. sway bars, Koni adj. shocks, K&N, Optima, Euro tail lenses, Cibie Z-beams. Package includes ultra light Gotti 3-piece racing wheels (7&8X15), gold 5-spoke, polished rims with mounted BFG T/A R-1’s and all OEM parts. 57K miles, never wrecked, always garaged, serviced and pampered. No door dings, scratches or rust. Ultra clean. $20K. Contact Steve Fallon 972-239-6969. (1) For Sale: 1995, 993 C2 Coupe, #WPOAA2990SS321400, metallic slate color (rare) with gray partial leather interior. 3.6 litre, 6 spd, 17" wheels with crests. 2nd owner. AC, cruise, AM/FM Alpine 6 CD changer; built-in radar detector; power seats/windows/locks/sunroof/side mirrors, tinted windows, bra, garaged, all services current, all books & records; mechanically perfect, body in excellent condition. Accident free 49k miles. Asking $45,500. Georges Michaud 972-867-0833 or [email protected].(1) For Sale: 993 headlights, $300/pair. Fabspeed muffler, $500. Air filter cover - regular, $40. Air filter cover - Motorsound, $70. 964 Factory workshop manual, $150. 964 Colored wheel caps, $100/4. Contact Kevin Chen at (972) 480-0713 before 6:00 PM or email [email protected] (2) Wanted: New or gently used pistons and rings for a 1981/82 924 Turbo. Needed for engine rebuild. Block is to be bored/sleeved so they can be standard, 1st-over, or 2nd-over in size. Contact Craig at (972) 789-7685 (W), [email protected] or (817) 370-9319 (H), [email protected] (2) For Sale: Race Parts: Brake bias/proportioning valves (2). One Titlon unit with seven position lever handle. $40.00. One Stainless Steel Brake Corp unit with round knob. $20.00. Both in car for less than six months. Call John Deford 410-625-6358 or eves until 10pm at 410-356-0837 or at [email protected].(2) For Sale: 1983 911sc Targa, Pewter Met./ Black leather. Bought new in Dallas, have window sticker, books, records, garaged, 92k on 3.0 motor, Carrera updates, pop off valve, K&N, short shifter, lowered, Bilstein sport shocks, 16" Fuchs. (Beautiful car no room in garage) $18,500. Contact Ray Anderson at 817-291-1764. (2) For Sale: 1986 911 Cabriolet, Black/Black/Black. One owner. Meticulously and professionally serviced. All records. Never tracked or run hard. Car is in excellent condition, has been recently serviced, and is ready to go. 145k miles. $21,000 or best offer. Call Mike Baggett, 214-745-5400. (3) For Sale: Pristine 2000 Boxster S. Partial leather seats, 2,850 miles. Guards red black /black. Six-speed manual; heated front seats; Boxster S sport package; CD shelf center console; wheel caps with colored crest. Garaged, covered, no accidents $53k. For details contact Carl Hill at [email protected] or (214) 956-2901(w); (972) 991-6993 (h). (3) For Sale: Gorgeous 1995 Porsche 968 Cabriolet, 34K miles, 6 speed, white with gray leather, gray top and 17" wheels. Rare car in perfect condition, must see to appreciate. This vehicle is equipped with power locks, power windows, power steering, alarm, cassette, AM/FM stereo, alloy wheels, ABS, dual airbags, leather seats, cruise control, great A/C and new floor mats. I guarantee you will not find a cleaner car at this price! Contact Ralph Trevino work 972-788-1030, cell phone 214-454-4948 or email [email protected]. (3) Slipstream Advertiser Index These advertisers support the Maverick Region . . . the Mavericks support these advertisers! Baris Italian Cuisine Bobby Archer’s Motorsports Eurowerks Executive Inn German Technologies Glen Gatlin, Jr. Grey Mouser Graphics Louden Motorcar Jerry DeFeo Designs Mayo Performance Page 24 Page 23 Page 24 Page 24 Page 19 Page 21 Page 12 I.B.C. Page 20 Page 22 (940) 325-0333 (817) 877-1772 (972) 733-4907 (940) 328-1111 (817) 540-0712 (214) 761-7907 (214) 957-8193 (214) 241-6326 (972) 240-5800 (817) 540-4939 Mean Green Travel 911 Enterprises Park Place Porsche PartsHeaven The Porsche Store Royal Purple (N. Texas Lubr.) Soundwerk Ussery Printing Zim’s Autotechnik Page 23 Page 22 Page 26 Page 25 I.F.C. Page 25 Page 20 Page 5 B.C. For ad rates and for more information contact Graham Lane at (817) 421-0141 (work) 28 (940) 243-3788 (972) 241-2002 (214) 559-4222 (800) 767-7250 (214) 576-1911 (972) 241-2011 (817) 281-9381 (972) 438-8344 (817) 267-4451 Jan Mayo, Slipstream 2973 Timbercreek Trail Ft. Worth, TX 76118 Periodical Postage Paid at Ft.Worth, TX
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