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January 2015 - Published by the Maverick RegionPorsche Club of AmericaJune 2007 - Published by the Maverick Region
Upcoming Events• Father’s Day Picnic• Sunday Drive• Rally School
Past Events• Wild Wildflowers
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Porsche Club of AmericaJune 2007 - Published by the Maverick Region
Upcoming Events• Father’s Day Picnic• Sunday Drive• Rally School
Past Events• Wild Wildflowers
• May at Mayo’s• Results
Porsche Club of AmericaJune 2007 - Published by the Maverick Region
Upcoming Events• Father’s Day Picnic• Sunday Drive• Rally School
Past Events• Wild Wildflowers
• May at Mayo’s• Results
Porsche Club of AmericaJune 2007 - Published by the Maverick Region
Porsche Club of AmericaJune 2007 - Published by the Maverick Region
Upcoming Events• Father’s Day Picnic• Sunday Drive• Rally School
Past Events• Wild Wildflowers
• May at Mayo’s• Results
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June 2007 - Published by the Maverick Region
Upcoming Events• Father’s Day Picnic• Sunday Drive• Rally School
Past Events• Wild Wildflowers
• May at Mayo’s• Results
Porsche Club of AmericaJune 2007 - Published by the Maverick Region
Upcoming Events• Father’s Day Picnic• Sunday Drive• Rally School
Past Events• Wild Wildflowers
• May at Mayo’s• Results
Porsche Club of AmericaJune 2007 - Published by the Maverick Region
Upcoming Events• Father’s Day Picnic• Sunday Drive• Rally School
Past Events• Wild Wildflowers
• May at Mayo’s• Results
Porsche Club of AmericaJune 2007 - Published by the Maverick Region
Porsche Club of AmericaJune 2007 - Published by the Maverick Region
Upcoming Events• Father’s Day Picnic• Sunday Drive• Rally School
Past Events• Wild Wildflowers
• May at Mayo’s• Results
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Day January 2015 7 Board Meeting13 Lewisville Lunch15 Maverick Social: Wildwood Grill22 Richardson/Southlake Lunches24 All Member Party
Day February 4 Board Meeting10 Lewisville Lunch14-15 Drivers’ Education: MSR19 Maverick Social: TBD26 Richardson/Southlake Lunches
Day March 4 Board Meeting7-8 Drivers’ Education: ECR10 Lewisville Lunch19 Maverick Social: TBD26 Richardson/Southlake Lunches
Day April 1 Board Meeting11-12 Drivers’ Education: MSR14 Lewisville Lunch16 Maverick Social: TBD23 Richardson/Southlake Lunches
DepartmentsZone 5 Presidents .........................................1Shifting Gears (President’s Column) ............2Maverick of the Month.................................2List of Officers and Board Chairs ................4Carey On (Editor’s Column) ........................5Maverick Minutes ........................................6New Mavericks and Anniversaries .............31Advertiser Index .........................................32Unclassifieds ..............................................32
FeaturesTrivia ............................................................7 “. . . it’s the people” ......................................8 Destination Restoration ..............................10
Upcoming EventsDrivers’ Education 1, MSR ............................... 5 January Board Meeting ................................7All Member Party ........................................9Maverick Social: Wildwood Grill ..............27Maverick Lunch Series ..............................30
Past Event RecapsSaturday Drive to Vetro Glassblowing .......14Founders’ Day 2014 ...................................16Inaugural Photography Contest Results .....17Time Trial 5 and 6 Results .........................20European Delivery .....................................20Tub Club Tour to Arkansas .........................24Maverick Social: Silver Fox .......................26
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Volume 53, Issue 1, January 2015
Slipstream (USPS 666-650) is published monthly by the Maverick Region, Porsche Club of America, 155 JellicoSouthlake, TX 76092. Subscription price is $24.00 per year. Periodical postage is paid at Fort Worth, TX. Postmaster: Send address changes to Hiram Saunders, Slipstream, 155 Jellico, Southlake, TX 76092.
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.
2015 PCA Zone 5 Presidents and Zone RepresentativeARK-LA-TEX
Kirk Bristol
CIMARRON
Randy Kaplin
COASTAL BEND
Bryan Kerrick
HILL COUNTRY
Robert Price
LONE STAR
Michael Globe
LONGHORN
Jack Merrell
MARDI GRAS
Rick Payton
MAVERICK
Jim Falgout
OZARK
John Bullen
WAR BONNET
Grady Buckhalter
WHISKEY BAY
Henry Carter
WHITE RIVER
Leonard Zechiedrich
ZONE 5 REPLynn [email protected]
Driving Event VenuesCOTA Circuit of the Americas, AustinECR Eagles Canyon Raceway, Slidell MSR MotorSport Ranch, CressonMW Mineral Wells Airport, Mineral Wells Penn Pennington Field Stadium, Bedford
On the Cover: Maurice Efune driving at the Nürburgring in a Cayman GTS. See the story on page 20. Photo by Marius Graf.
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I will warn you: there will be some clichés in this article. To begin, in 2008, shortly after joining the
club, I attended a board meeting. I have been involved with several not-for-profit organizations and clubs through the years, but I was amazed at how the board meeting functioned.
It seemed very casual, with some humor and good na-tured kidding, but everyone who had a report made their report, and the meeting finished on time. I have been a member of the board since 2009, and all of the meetings have been that way. I would strongly recom-mend that every member attend a board meeting to see how your club is run.
Now for a cliché: I have some big shoes to fill. John Hamilton and Mike Brodigan and James Shoffit have set a pretty high standard. I will do my best to continue the tradition of inclusion and forever open to new ideas and involvement from members to enhance the experi-ence for all members.
Now for another cliché: You only get out of an activity what you put into it. In fact, with our club, you actually get more back than you put into it. So if you are think-ing that you may not renew your membership because you are not getting much out of it, try attending a board meeting or one of our many activities. One of the best events for you to attend to find out about all of our activities is the All Member Party on Saturday, January 24, 2015. You will even see a tremendous assortment of Porsches.
Our club provides a varied assort-ment of activities so the members can enjoy their special vehicles and the other members. This only happens because of members giv-ing their time and abilities to those events to happen. Come join them in making the best Porsche Club in the country that much better.
Remember, it’s not just the cars, it’s the people.
Mav of the Month
Our monthly award is given out to recognize special contribu-
tions to the club; sometimes over a short term, and sometimes over a longer term. This month’s goes to contributors who have put thousands of miles on their Porsches and spent hundreds of hours at their com-puter over the past four years to ensure that so many others of us have a great time on a Sunday or Saturday. Through their efforts, they have taken us to wineries, chocolate factories, airplane museums, glass-blowing factories, barbecue joints, and through every backroad
and narrow bridge in this part (and other parts) of Texas. They set a new record for attendance on the Sunday Drives in 2014, both in total attendance and in single-event at-tendance (92 Porsches to German-fest).
So with no further ado, our Mavs of the Month are B.J. and John Harvey, Tourmeisters par excellence for the past four years. They have retired from that responsibility as of December, but will still be joining us on our tours in the future.
Thank you, B.J. and John. Enjoy your gift card to the Silver Fox. It is but a small token of our apprecia-tion.
Shifting Gears: Clichéd but TrueBy Jim Falgout, Region President; Mav of the Month by Past President John Hamilton
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President Jim Falgout [email protected]
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.
Vice President Gareth Maurice C 817-821-2940 [email protected]
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!
Secretary Wendy Shoffit C 972-977-9821
[email protected] 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.
Treasurer Richard Solomon C 903-530-8281 [email protected]
Richard joined Maverick Region in 2012 when he fulfilled a 30+ year dream to own his first (of many) 911, a 2009 Silver Carrera! Although fairly new to the club, he is excited about being more involved and meeting more Porsche fanatics!
Linda Bambina 214-616-1936 [email protected]
John Hamilton 817-907-7823 [email protected]
Joel Nannis [email protected]
Bob Benson 817-457-8833 [email protected]
Robyn Howard 214-991-0873 [email protected]
Denny Payne [email protected]
Mike Brodigan 817-233-0068
Travis Howard 214-616-6152 [email protected]
Paul & Veronica Ramos 972 821-9333 [email protected]
Jim Buckley [email protected]
Pat Heptig 214-649-7907 [email protected]
Tracy Robertson 817-944-5490 [email protected]
Charlie Davis
Jim Hirsch [email protected]
John Sandusky 817-777-0421 [email protected]
Jerry DeFeo 972-240-5800 [email protected]
Stephanie Ho
Don Sebert 214-613-6900 [email protected]
Brendan Eagan [email protected]
Andy Kay 817-948-8538 [email protected]
James Shoffit 972-786-6246 [email protected]
Neill Flood [email protected] [email protected]
Daren Kirbo 254-396-2973 [email protected]
Wendy Shoffit 972-977-9821 [email protected] [email protected]
Pat Friend 214-616-2477 [email protected] [email protected]
Wesley Lincoln 940-597-7152 [email protected]
Carey Spreen 817-422-3480 [email protected]
Susan & Tom Froehlich
Andy Mears 214-394-5857 [email protected]
Chris Tabor 817-371-4888 [email protected]
Chris Hamilton
Ed Mullenix 972-417-0997 [email protected]
Fran Ussery W-972-438-8344 H-817-481-8342 [email protected]
POSITION CHAIRPERSON
AX Chair TBATT Chair Travis HowardTT Registrar Robyn HowardAX/TT Rules Travis HowardAX/TT Schools Robyn HowardCharity Chair Chris HamiltonClub Race Co-Chairs Jim Buckley Pat Heptig Joel NannisClub Race Registrar Wendy ShoffitConcours Chair Andy KayDE Chair Chris TaborDE Chief Drvng Instr. John SanduskyDE Equip. Mgr. Wesley LincolnDE Registrar Wendy ShoffitDE Safety Bob BensonDE Sponsorship Daren KirboEmail List Moderator Bob Benson Goodie Store Pat FriendHistographer, Tenured Charlie DavisMembership Susan and Tom FroehlichMonthly Socials Paul and Veronica RamosMember Welcome Chair Stephanie HoOn-line Calendar Brendan EaganPast President John HamiltonPublic Relations Linda BambinaRally Co-Chairs Don Sebert Neill FloodSlipstream Advertising Pat Friend Editors Carey Spreen Jim Hirsch Event Ad Design Jasmine Shoffit 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
4 January
Let me be one of the first to wel-come you to 2015. This year will see quite a bit of change in
the Maverick Region. We have a new President and Treasurer, new Sunday Drive and Rally Chairs, a big departure in our Autocross and Time Trial pro-grams (more on that in the February
issue), and a new face on the Slipstream board page.
Jim Hirsch joined PCA and the Maverick Region ear-lier this year when he and wife Sharon purchased a new 2014 Boxster S to fulfill a promise he had made to him-self years ago: to travel the United States via its widely varying roadways in a suitably sporty and reliable car. You can read Jim’s article in the December issue to find out more about their recent trip.
Jim is also a member of the Ford SVT Club, and has ed-ited their newsletter for several years. When Jim found out that I was looking to reduce my involvement in pro-ducing Slipstream every month, Jim graciously offered to explore the possibility of taking on some of those duties. I met with Jim in person to explain and show him what
is involved in putting out our monthly newsletter, and surprisingly (and thankfully) I didn’t scare him away!
Jim and I are in the process of turning the Editorship into a partnership between the two of us for a time, while Jim gets up to speed with how our club works. The details of when and how we will pass the mantle have not been decided; I still enjoy editing the widely varying stories that are submitted to Slipstream each month, in-cluding the dull stuff like correcting spelling, grammar, and syntax, as well as the more interesting stuff like fact checking articles covering Maverick Region, PCA, and Porsche AG and its legendary history of production and racing cars. Jim already has several years’ experience us-ing the software that we use to lay out our magazine, so I am sure that he will be able to get up to speed quickly. He even edited one of the articles in this issue.
For now, Jim and I will be sharing editorial duties so that we each can contribute our own part to Slipstream without having it dominate too much of our free time.
Please welcome Jim to Slipstream, as I have. I believe you will be pleased with the new partnership.
Read on!
Carey On...By Carey Spreen, Managing Editor
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Gimme a Minute: December Board MeetingBy Wendy Shoffit, Region Secretary December 3, 2014
6 January
The meet-ing began promptly
at 7:00pm with President John Hamilton being a bit sorrowful/joy-ful about this being
his final board meeting as President after a great four years. He intro-duced guests Gordon and Alexia Hamilton.
Prior to the start of the regular board meeting, a group of inter-ested Mavericks met with represen-tatives from Equip Rapide (ER) and the North Texas Autocross Series (NTAXS) groups. We now have a plan for continuing the Autocross and Time Trial program through their organizations. Travis Howard will continue to put on one Time Trial event at MotorSport Ranch while NTAXS may do others in Min-eral Wells. ER will have 8-10 events next year and will include PCA in their event with our own classing and give us their discounted mem-ber pricing. More details later.
New Slipstream Editor Jim Hirsch wasn’t able to be at the meeting, but passed along an idea for us to pro-duce calendars featuring member cars. Other ideas were suggested to keep subsequent iterations fresh and desirable for members to buy.
John passed along sad news that long ago Maverick President Lee Paulsel passed away. John also for-warded thanks from the Fricks and Suttons for our get well flowers and wishes as they endured medical is-sues. Chris Hamilton sent along her report that we didn’t collect as many Walmart gift cards as usual this year. In total she needs $2750 to provide for kids, moms, and staff members. She collected $170 worth, provid-ing a shortage. We will collect more
at the Frick’n Toy Run, but we will still be short. A motion was made by Richard Solomon to use up to $2500 from the Founders’ Day Silent Auc-tion proceeds to buy gift cards, as needed. The motion was passed.
Social Chair Tracy Robertson re-ported that Founders’ Day was a great event. The location was good, the Silent Auction was easier than last year, and the food was amazing! Attendees really enjoyed the photo contest gallery. Thanks to Charlie for putting it on and to Sue Crimm for providing the lighting. The Si-lent Auction raised a record $5800 for the Hope Shelter. Tracy offered items without bids later to members on Facebook, raising a bit more, above and beyond what we took in that night. We will be publishing names of the donors in Slipstream. Thanks to Autobahn Porsche for their event sponsorship.
Linda Bambina gave her usual hugs and kisses. Despite the Thanksgiv-ing holiday, Slipstream was still out in mailboxes by Dec 3. She gave thanks for newly transferred members, Daniel and Jean Anne Amado for their new energy for the club, and for providing great auction items.
Sunday Drive Chair John Harvey reported that the drive to the Vetro Glass Blowing shop in Grapevine was a big success with 32 cars and 60 people. The event made money. The Frick’n Toy Run was scheduled for Sunday, ending at the San Marti-ño Winery; so far 30 have signed up. He also reported that Neill Flood will be taking over as the new Sun-day Drive Co-chair, assisted by Tom Martin. John will work with them during the next few months.
Rally Chair Don Sebert said that Neill Flood will ALSO Co-Chair on Rallies. He had wanted to do a Rally
in conjunction with the Frick’n Toy Run, but notice was too short and he didn’t have enough time to get it all together. Not to worry, though, he’s working on a great spring and summer event schedule.
Editor Carey Spreen needs to up-date the Board photos (page 4) in Slipstream, so will need the change info by the deadline of Dec 10. It will probably take a couple of months for all to be updated. He will also share those changes with the Webmaster for updates. He also requested Lunches and Board Meet-ing ads for the year. Jim Hirsch will be taking over as Editor, but Carey will work with him the next few months to transition.
With so many moving on, for-mer Past President Mike Brodigan stepped up to say he’s willing to do another job if one comes up for him. Just let him know!
Outgoing Treasurer and incoming President Jim Falgout gave his last report as Treasurer. We have ~$120K in the account. Mike B. suggested we decide on a range for a healthy bank balance and beyond that give more to the members.
Guest Jouni Hiltunen was there to express his appreciation for the club. He is a car maniac who is en-joying the events. His wife, Mollie, also loves that it’s not just the cars, it’s the people!
Outgoing AX/TT Chair Travis Howard reported that the Nov 15-16 event was the last double TT event, which he named the “Texas Knife Fight,” where the fastest time of day received a survival knife and the slowest time of day received a compass. There were 21 drivers on Saturday and ten on Sunday due to a competing SCCA event. He moved the Truxster from Mineral Wells to
Zims Autotechnik, who stores it for us during the off-season. We won’t be using our equipment in 2015 since we will be within the ER and NTAXS organizations. Travis is still doing maintenance on the Truxster and will work with Linda Bambina on an end-of-year AX/TT awards event.
Histographer Charlie Davis report-ed that the photo contest was a great success. He has printed pictures for entrants who weren’t at Founders’ Day to pick them up. He will give the results to Carey to publish. He has also been working with webmas-ter Denny Payne to make changes to the website, including a new Photo Gallery page. The goal is to get more people to contribute great photos for both Slipstream and the website.
Incoming treasurer Richard Solo-mon will be getting together with Jim Falgout to make the transition. Richard suggested we update the current brochure with more current
pics. He also noted ways the club can give more back to the community; for example, the Make a Wish Foun-dation. Teri Davis suggested maybe have another Braille Rally to benefit an organization for the blind, as the club did years ago.
Concours Chair Andy Kay com-mented that he is impressed with the Maverick group and will be step-ping up his commitment this year. More events!
James Shoffit asked for email for-warding changes for all the new people in new positions.
Secretary Wendy Shoffit mentioned that Zone 5 Rep Lynn Friedman ex-pressed an interest in having Maver-ick ladies help out with a Ladies AX school in Oklahoma. More details to come. She also reported the 2015 board election results. President: Jim Falgout; Vice President: Gareth Maurice; Treasurer: Richard Solo-mon; and Secretary: Wendy Shoffit.
Finally, John Hamilton announced the winners of Mav of the Month, John and BJ Harvey, for their awe-some work on Sunday Drives. Con-gratulations!
Meeting was adjourned at 8:24pm.
1. In 1994 there basically four models of Porsche built. Which of the following had the lowest Coefficient of Drag?
a. 911 C2/C4 b. 911 Turbo c. 928 d. 968 Source: Porsche Fact book, 1994, pp 52-53 2. What was the actual Coefficient of Drag number from the
previous question? a. 0.32 b. 0.33 c. 0.34 d. 0.36 Source: Porsche Fact book, 1994, pp 52-53 3. The 968 was introduced in 1992 as the successor of the 944
S2. What percentage of the car was all new? a. 60% b. 70% c. 80% d. 90% Source: Porsche Fact book, 1994, p 54 4. Porsche put a brand new engine in the new 968 used for the
first time; what was it? a. 2.7L L-4 b. 2.8L V-6 c. 3.0L L-4 d. 3.2L L-4 Source: Porsche Fact book, 1994, pp 54 and 57 5. Which of the following features was NOT offered in or on the
1994 Porsche 968? a. Redesigned 17” Wheels b. All Leather Interior c. New colors - Interior, exterior, cabrio top d. New Generation seats Source: Porsche Fact book, 1994, pp 55 and 60
NOVEMBER TRIVIAIt’s Easy to Play!
Play here for fun and education
and find the answers below
ORPlay 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 November winner,
JIM HIRSCH, who got all five correct.
Thanks to all for playing! Jim will
receive a $25 gift certificate to
Answers: 1) a 2)a 3) c 4) c 5) b
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Author’s note: This is an excerpt from a letter that new member Daniel Amado shared with me and I wanted to share with you.
Dear Caren [Cooper, President-
Elect of PCA, past Zone 5 Rep, past Prez of Austin’s Hill Country Re-gion],
So much “good stuff” has happened to me since we met at Porscheplatz [the gathering of PCA members at COTA for Lone Star Le Mans last September].
So many great people have had a positive impact in my life. I am very fortunate to have had such great ex-periences.
Let me see, where should I start? Ok, here we go.
So, I contact Tracy Robertson at MR to find out how I can volunteer for Porscheplatz and she kindly di-rects me “to the one and only” Lynn Friedman. Lynn goes out of her way and makes all of the arrangements, How nice to have so many courtesies extended to us!
My wife and I are immediately embraced and shown the ropes of registration, etc. Needless to say, we had a fabulous time and are looking to volunteer again next year.
In the process, Lynn introduces us to none other than Linda Bambina, who proceeds to pique our interest in getting involved with MR. Lynn and Linda get me motivated to join the PCA instructors’ teams with MR and LSR/HCR and proceeds to introduce me to the regions’ CDIs [Chief Driving Instructors].
Linda invites us to a board meet-ing and then motivates me to attend one of the “socials” at Uncle Julio’s.
She kindly directed me to Stephanie Ho. What a “firecracker”! She made me feel very welcomed, being new to the club and all, and took some fun pictures together. The Mavs recognized me as being new and reached out to me in a warm and friendly way. After chatting with some of the Mavs, John Harvey and his lovely wife BJ kindly asked me to join them at their table for dinner. A grand time was had by all.
Next, is the Instructors’ Clinic and DE event at TWS [Texas World Speedway]. Weston [Dillard], whom you kindly introduced me to at Porscheplatz, arranged for me to at-tend the clinic and participate in the DE event. West was so friendly and willing to get me involved with the LSR and HCR instructors. He gave “carte blanche” to run and even in-struct, as much as I wished. He was nice enough to drive me around the track in his Boxster, which we did in a very spirited, fun way. OK, it was a blur!! So I approached a few other instructors and hitched rides with them. Everyone was open to show me around, so I quickly learned the track. Bill Tutt also welcomed me to the team, which made me feel very honored. Bill was hilarious at Ross Bentley’s (very informative) clinic which made it even more fun!
So, it was now my turn to brave the incredible TWS in my “little Jetta that could,” which I did under Brad’s guidance in the Blue run group. [Daniel’s track toy, a 1986 951 that he has owned since new, was not available at the time.] I was a real “back marker” but we survived the task. West encouraged me to take on a student, and quickly intro-duced me to Tracey Gross. She was a bit frustrated because everyone was “so much faster!” She welcomed me with open arms and we took to the track. We worked on being smooth-
er rather than trying to simply go faster. I told Tracey that she was way too nice because she was so worried about the drivers behind her. She is an extremely good listener, which makes for the perfect student.
Finally, Sunday comes and I am at the DE event at the MSR short track, where I am to be inducted into the Mav instructor team. Linda introduces me to John Sandusky and Wendy Shoffit, who make all of the arrangements for me to attend the event. Wendy checked me in and I quickly met Keith Olcha, who was in charge of the event. Keith in-troduced me to David Hodges and asked him to drive me around the track and ride with me afterwards. David “drove the wheels off” my “lit-tle Jetta that could” in three fast and furious laps, which I enjoyed very much. I didn’t know that it could go that fast! I guess it’s all about the driver and not necessarily the car. Ok, now after I catch my breath, it’s my turn. No pressure, right!? Well, I did the best I could, being a bit rusty and all, but apparently it was good enough for David to give the “green light” to Keith for me to join the Mav instructor team. It was truly a proud moment for me. David was very complimentary and encourag-ing while I was “pedaling as fast as I could” on the track.
Caren, I know that you played an important part for all of this great stuff to happen, and for that I am so grateful. As you can see, so many good people touched me in such a special way. It is not a cliché! It is truly all about the people!
I hope that I can reciprocate in some way.
Thank you and all of the PCAers that were so helpful and welcoming.
Best wishes.
Daniel and Jean-Anne Amado
8 January
“ . . . it’s the people”: Letter from a New MaverickAs Told to Linda Bambina, Region PR Chair
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I hope everyone had an extremely happy holiday season! I’m sure, like myself, you are all still stuffed
from Thanksgiving and Christmas and maybe a still a little groggy from New Year’s, but it is time to snap out of your winter coma. Freshly-minted 2015 is a new year full of innovative
production Porsche models, engaging Slipstream arti-cles, jam-packed and entertaining Maverick events, and all around Porsche family fun. I look forward to anoth-er amazing year with my Maverick family and friends.
Now that my heartfelt introduction has been ex-pressed, let’s jump right back into the suspension rebuild of my 1974 914. As promised, this month I will focus on the ball joints. The ball joint is located at the bottom of the strut and connects the A-arm to the strut assembly. It is a key component in the suspension system because it rotates and pivots while the steering is turned and cushions the up-and-down motion of the shocks and struts. The Haynes manual and Wayne Dempsey’s 101 “Projects for Your 911” both recommend changing the joint every 100k miles or
so, but if your front suspension feels a little shaky and loose, it wouldn’t hurt to get the ball joint inspected.
To remove the joint you must first punch out the pin located at the bottom of the strut. Normally this pin can be tapped out with a large hammer and a punch,
10 January
By Ash Seidl-Staley
Destination Restoration: A Suspension Odyssey, Part 3: Ball Joints
914 ball joint and strut installed. Photo by the author.
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but it might need to be drilled out if you find the pin has seized, become too rusty, or if it breaks off during your removal attempt. The easiest way I found to drive the pin out was to screw a nut onto the exposed threads and hit the nut with your hammer, being careful not to hit anything else but the nut/pin. Unfortunately for my 914, I found an 18mm bolt in place of the pin on my passenger side strut (one of those previous owner surprises). Having been gifted even more bad luck, the bolt snapped in half while I tried to wrench it out! Needless to say, a 10-minute job turned into a couple of hours; I had to remove the strut assembly and carefully drill out the remaining pieces of bolt.
Once the pin is out, the next step is to remove the cotterpin and large washer that are both located on the underside of the ball joint. With these removed now comes the tricky part: getting off the humon-gous castellated nut that holds the ball joint in its A-arm housing. Again there are multiple ways to achieve the successful removal of the nut. It is recommended by most to use the special ball joint removal tool (part number # P 210) to get it off, but as it is with any expensive tool, I have heard and read mixed reviews about its use and overall necessity.
The tool is really just an oversized socket that fits onto the castellated nut, and is supposed to be strong enough to break it free. Some people on various forums have described their horror stories of the tool breaking while attempting to loosen the nut, and stress that the tool should only be used for installation and
torquing. Conversely, many others have used the tool for both the removal and installation processes with nothing having gone wrong. I think it’s best to assess the wear and amount of rust present on your specific car. If other (much smaller) nuts have been difficult to get off, then the ball joint nut will probably give you grief, and a more destructive method might be needed. Other options for remov-ing the nut include: smacking it with a hammer and chisel, cutting it with a Dremel tool, or force-fully turning it using the leverage gained with a large pipe wrench. It is important to note that if you decide to use one of these more aggressive methods, you will need to buy a new nut for the ball joint. If that was already your intended goal, then by all means, cut away! But if you want to reuse your nut, then spring for the tool. Porsche makes them available for a reason.
Since I opted to replace the nut, I chose the pipe wrench method. The teeth of the wrench locked on tight and the nut miraculously came loose after a few solid whacks with my rubber mallet. After you twist off the nut, gently tap the ball joint to separate it from the strut and to get it out of its housing. If the joint still gives
you problems, you can pull out a pickle fork and pry it out like we did with the old tie rods last month. When you finally get the joint disconnected from the strut and out of the A-arm housing, the next step is to clean the entire area thoroughly, making sure you wipe away all dirt and debris. Good old Simple Green and/or WD-40 are my go-to cleaning products.
Installation is fairly straightfor-ward. Pop the new ball joint into its housing, and rotate it so that the wedge that is cut out of the top pin is facing the inner wheel well. This is an important step, because in order to successfully install the strut and the strut’s pin, the wedge on the ball joint needs to match the groves on the new pin. After you pop the ball joint back into the
strut and tap in a new pin, you can now reinstall the large castellated nut; make sure you torque it to 184 ft-lbs (250 N-m). The final step is to reinstall the large washer and button up the whole assembly with a shiny new cotter pin.
Tune in next month when we will replace the shocks. Konis, Boges, and Bilsteins, oh my!
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Set of new ball joints; notice the wedge in the top pin. Photo courtesy elephantracing.com
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brrrr for nothin’. Right in the midst of the latest polar vortex (where do they come up with these terms?),
the Maverick Region hosted its penultimate “Sunday Drive” of the season. This time, on a Saturday; but then again, who’s counting?
Thirty-two Porsches, driven and navigated by some hearty souls indeed, ventured out to Lake Worth for the start, in 40° cold and a 10 mph wind to boot. Driv-ers with sticky high performance summer tires had reason for concern, and there were some who noted some overall lack of grip in their cars during the drive.
Sunday Drives typically utilize secondary or country roads, devoid of residences and traffic as much as possible. They encompass a variety of corners intended to
properly exercise the drivers’ cars, thereby enhancing the Porsche experience for the driver – and in most cases – the passenger. In most cases. Fortunately, my wife enjoys the occasional frenetic backroads “exploration,” so it’s all good.
The route for this particular drive, put together by John Har-vey and Brendan Eagan, was a circuitous foray through the towns of Springtown, Briar, Rhome, Justin, Flower Mound, and Tro-phy Club, before ambling into historic downtown Grapevine.
A pre-drive was conducted two weeks prior to the event, during which it became apparent that some elements of the route needed to be ”tweaked.” So, on the day of the drive, none of the group leaders had actually driven the revised route. And what a surprise it was when, at mile 49, the tarmac vanished and was replaced by fine gravel. I feel so sorry for the poor soul in the 2012 911 Carrera
behind me when we hit the dirt. He was immediately enveloped in a cloud of white dust! All I could see in my mirrors was two lighted headlights. After two memorable miles, we encountered tarmac again, and traveled the rest of the route without incident.
Once we arrived in the tony downtown section of Grapevine, Mavericks were treated to a demon-
stration in the art of glassblowing at the Vetro Glassblowing Studio & Gallery, conducted by three dedicated craftsmen. The entire process of creating a stunning vessel from blown glass is fascinat-ing. It’s almost like experiencing a symphony, with the crescendo blossoming as the artwork is flared into its final shape.
After the demonstration, we Mavericks were left to our own devices. Some of us corralled at the Café Italia in town, where we all enjoyed some nice Italian food, wine, and great Maverick camaraderie. As always, the driv-ing experience of the “Sunday Drive” was GREAT, but as it’s been proven many times before, “It’s not just the cars, it’s the people.”
A big shout-out goes to Chris and Gabe Sorrells, who drove their brand spankin’ new, just-picked-it-up-yesterday, less than 100 miles on the clock, still smells like Zuffenhau-sen, 2015 911 Turbo out to the drive and stoically soldiered through the gravel road section. Hey, if the Porsche test driv-ers can do it, they can too, right?
Hope to see you all on the next “Sunday Drive”!
14 January
Saturday Drive: Tour to Vetro GlassblowingBy Tom Martin, 2015 Sunday Drive Co-Chair Photos by Mark Lenz and Tom Martin
The drivers gather on a cold morning
Driving on country roads
Unexpected section of gravel road
The glassblower in action
The Sorrells’ Turbo
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Editor’s Note: Over 100 Maverick Region mem-bers turned out for the
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We also want to thank all of the contributors of items to the Silent Auction, which raised a record $5800 for our charity, the Hope House. Contributors are listed at lower right.
16 January
Founders’ Day 2014: Maverick Region’s 52nd Anniversary CelebrationPhotos by Charlie Davis and Wendy Shoffit
Above: Charlie Davis announces the winners of the first Maverick Region
Photography Contest. Below: Bob Lewis peruses the
impressive photo display, set up by Charlie and Teri Davis.
Porsche Cars North America Regional Manager and Maverick
Steve Krysil gave one of his always-intriguing “I can’t tell you what’s
coming, but . . .” previews.
Huffaker-Hughes Hope House Executive Director Lisa Huffaker
thanked Maverick Region for our con-tinued support of the Hope House.
Robyn Howard won the Gregg Murrell Driving Enthusiast Award for the many hats she wore for the Autocross and Time Trial series.
Social Chair Tracy Robertson won the Richard F. Selcer Memorial Award for her efforts in coordinating Mav-erick Region’s many social events.
A surprise gift to outgoing President John Hamilton involved pretend
clowns (Fran Ussery, Linda Bam-bina, Wendy Shoffit, and Tracy
Robertson) pretending to spin plates, which were autographed by various Board members. John received four plates, one for each year of service.
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PCA Experience Category, Tie: Tony Kirch, “Mettle”
Artistic Category, Tie, and People’s Choice, 3rd Place:
Dee Luxbacher, “Through the Mist”Artistic Category, Tie: Brian O’Hearn, “Winding Road”
Overall Grand Prize and Motorsports Category, Tie:
Cyril Reif, “Quality that GOES”
Motorsports Category, Tie: Linda Bambina, “Reflections”
PCA Experience Category, Tie: James Weber, “Care Bear”
People Category: Linda Bambina, “It’s Not Just the
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Porsche Portrait Category: Mel Stanley, “Cayman S
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People’s Choice, 1st Place: Susan Eagan, “Austin Low Water Crossing”
People’s Choice, 2nd Place: George Luxbacher, “Orange Crush”
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Here is a little-known perk of taking Euro-pean Delivery of a new Porsche. Maurice Efune, owner of Ascot Diamonds (and a
member of Maverick Region) took delivery of a new Cayman GTS back in October. The car he ordered was not quite ready yet, so he got a loaner, pictured here. (Maurice actually ordered a white one.)
And yes, that photo (as well as the cover photo) is of Maurice driving the loaner . . . at the Nürburgring! So if you plan on ordering a new Porsche, and have ever had the desire to drive at the Nürburgring, you may want to consider European Delivery!
20 January
Class Car# Name Driving Fastest4 23 Tom Leavitt Porsche 944 (1983/Tan) 71.9684 11 Sigrid Schnoerr Porsche 993 C4 (1996/Black) 72.1036 51 Erik Holt Porsche 911 (1996/White) 70.2366 95 Travis Howard Porsche Boxster S (2002/Black) 72.3516 65 Robyn Howard Porsche Boxster S (2002/Black) 73.2177 7 Brian Ogle Porsche Cayman S (2006/White) 69.7318 39 Jim Hedderick Porsche Boxster S (2001/Silver) 70.00510 151 John Leto Porsche 914 (1972/Green) 74.61810 15 Gary Leto Porsche 914 (1972/Green) 75.61210 558 Richard Diller Porsche 911S (1972/Red) 75.8351.X 186 geezer old Subaru Coupe (2013/Red) 69.5481.X 17 John Clark Mazda Miata (1999/Green) 69.5481.X 72 Jerrett Jan Mazda Miata (1993/Commando White) 71.1511.X 74 Gabby Garner Mazda Miata (1995/Merlot Mica) 73.2591.X 56 Michael Holzmann Mazda Miata (1990/Red) 76.1122.X 199 Ken Orgeron BMW M3 (2003/Veteran Silver) 65.2982.X 77 Armstrong Vongsavath Honda S2000 (2004/Sebring Silver) 67.1862.X 129 Thomas Jensen Honda S2000 (2008/Chicane Silver) 67.8202.X 12 Darren Cook Honda S2000 (2006/Red) 70.3293.X 8 Doug Wille Chevrolet Camaro (2014/White) 66.615
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Time Trial 5 and 6 Results
Time Trial 5, Nov 15, The MineralRing Time Trial 6, Nov 16, The MineralRing
Class Car# Name Driving Fastest From Prev. From First4 23 Tom Leavitt Porsche 944 (1983/Tan) 77.646 0 04 11 Sigrid Schnoerr Porsche 993 C4 (1996/Black) 78.241 -‐0.595 -‐0.5954 644 Wes Lincoln Porsche 944 (1983/Tan) 82.752 -‐4.511 -‐5.1066 51 Erik Holt Porsche 911 (1996/White) 78.602 0 06 95 Travis Howard Porsche Boxster S (2002/Black) 83.924 -‐5.322 -‐5.3228 39 Jim Hedderick Porsche Boxster S (2001/Silver) 81.314 0 010 558 Richard Diller Porsche 911S (1972/Red) 95.540 0 0
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Be sure to look for an important announcement about the 2015 Autocross and Time Trial series in the February issue of Slipstream. Major changes
are afoot, and we think you will like them!
Meanwhile, watch mav.pca.org for a notice regarding awards for the 2014 AX/TT season. Here are the results for the final two Time Trials of 2014.
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The Tub Club Goes to Arkansas: From the Car’s Point of ViewAs Told to Barbara Madsen by her 356 Photos by the Car’s Owner
Although I am almost 52 years old, I still enjoy going on adventures with my Porsche
parents, so when I heard we were driv-ing to Arkansas on a trip organized by Mickey Murfee, my tailpipes started quivering in enthusiasm. Mickey sent a lot of great information about
Arkansas to all of the Porsche parents, which included lots of maps, so we would know exactly where to go.
Most of us met in Hot Springs, and our adventure really started there. I looked around the parking lot at the hotel and saw a number of other 356s besides myself. Then I noticed several youngsters in our group: various years of 911s, a Cayman, and a Boxster, making a total of 18 cars. Hmm – I was a bit concerned when everyone’s engines came to life. The familiar pocketa-pocketa sound of my 356 engine was drowned out by the throaty rumble of those young-sters. However, they seemed fairly well mannered,
and we all discovered there are a lot of meandering roads with many twists and turns in Arkansas.
The cars headed toward Eureka Springs on back roads, surrounded by trees changing into the fiery colors of the fall season, and ended up separating into different groups on the way. Some of those small roads were easy to miss, especially if you were looking at the gorgeous scenery. However, it re-ally didn’t matter, as all the roads in the area were fun to drive and had lots of curves. Let me remind you that I was made to handle curves easily.
We visited many interesting places on our routes: Thorncrown Chapel, Pea Ridge Civil War Battle-field, Crystal Bridges Art Museum, and the War Eagle Mill were some examples. We also crossed the longest remaining suspension bridge in Arkansas.
After Eureka Springs, we traveled to Magazine Moun-tain to enjoy the beautiful scenery there. It was fun to be above misty clouds. After four days of fun driving, all of us headed home for a well-deserved rest in our garages.
One of my younger cousins, a first-generation 911, cruises through the Ozark National Forest
Dramatic bluffs on the road to Eureka Springs
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It was one of those days when the sky
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an angry cat and tried to sneak in ev-ery crevice. It was almost malicious the way it came down, a million fin-gers that drummed a constant, mad-dening tattoo on the windows.
My name is Hammer. Sledge Ham-mer. What people call me is some-thing else. I’m a private eye. It says so on my door. I’ve got eight slugs in me. One’s lead, and the rest are bourbon. The drink packs a wallop, and I pack a revolver.
I was sitting at my desk, watching the smoke curl from the end of my Lucky Strike, wondering where my next case would come from, when I noticed the pointed silhouette against the glass on my door.
She was one of those fancy Dallas socialites, a real classy dame. I’d seen her picture a few times before in the paper. She had a reputation that preceded her, in fact, she had two of them, and they were headed
straight for me. She was cute too; cute as lace panties.
Seems she was seeking out the loca-tion of the latest PCA Maverick So-cial, but was coming up boxcars. I’ve taken a few missing person cases in my day, but never a case for a miss-ing event.
“So why me? There must be a dozen private eyes in this town who could handle a job like this.”
“Word has it you have the hottest Porsche in town, so I chose you.”
“You heard wrong, dollface. I make payments every month, just like ev-eryone else.”
I didn’t know whether to take her comment as an insult or a compli-ment, but what the hell, I really needed the dough. The fifty bucks felt snug against my ribs.
“So, you don’t know the where of this shindig; do you know the when?” I asked.
“Around six o’clock, the third Thursday of every month.”
“That’s four hours from now, and Dallas is three hours away. Doesn’t give me much time.”
“We’d better hurry then, Hammer.”
“Hold on, sweetheart. I work alone.”
“I’ve got a brand new 918 Weissach Edition waiting for us downstairs.”
“With the Liquid Metal Chrome Blue paint?”
“You betcha. And full carbon fiber interior.”
“Let me just grab my hat and a pack of Pall Malls.”
We landed at the Egyptian Room on Mockingbird when I got a tip. Some mug suggested I play E8 on the jukebox. I dropped in a slug.
26 January
Maverick Monthly Social: Silver FoxBy Hammer Photos courtesy Stephanie Ho
Standing: New members Dennis and Carol Fisher with
Maverick Social Co-Chairs Veronica and Paul Ramos. Seated:
Jon Glover and Tom Martin.
Ted Belden, new transfer Todd Coon, first-time attendee Steve Rapfogel, and Maverick Social regular Tom Cundari
Mary Anderson and Member Welcome Chair Stephanie Ho
Amanda and David Price
Sue and Ben Connell with Henry Rosenbohm (center)
Turns out the tune was “The Most Beautiful Girl in the World” by Charlie Rich. Then it hit me like the hot kiss at the end of a wet fist. Back in the day, Charlie was known as the “Silver Fox.” I loaded the info into the navigation system of the 918, and we were off to the Silver Fox restaurant in Grapevine.
We cruised the parking lot; she recognized most of the cars. All the West Side gang were there: John Hamilton, Mike Brodigan, Steve Rapfogel, Carey Spreen and Sue
Crimm, the Connells, and of course the always effervescent ringleader herself, Stephanie Ho.
Suddenly, she didn’t feel like going inside. She threw me a smile I could feel in my hip pocket. I parked the car. It’s amazing what can happen when the spirits are willing and the flesh is not so weak . . . even in a Porsche.
We headed back into town. She slid a couple of Chesterfields from
my deck and lit them for us. Too bad the 918 doesn’t have an ashtray. Right then, life was good.
Many thanks and sincerest apologies to Mickey Spillane, master of the Noir detec-tive genre. Props also to Bill Watterson (Calvin and Hobbes) and the Firesign Theatre. -- T.M.
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For Sale: 1973 Corvette Stingray Convertible, silver with black interior, removable hardtop, same Owner since 1981, never wrecked (small repaired break below rear bumper when I bought the car), 2005 complete refurbish with paint, interior, drive train, and suspension by professionals to as good as it was when new, Only ~1,000 miles since restoration, 350 c.i. V8, Automatic, AC, Power Windows, stock AM/FM radio, nothing hot rod about it. Just a fine older Corvette, $37,000. Contact Melvin at (214) 797-6626 or [email protected] (01)
For Sale: 2005 Noble M400, Larch Silver w/ black alcantara interior, twin Garrett Turbochargers on Duratec 4 cam, 24 valve, 3.0 liter aluminum V6 w/ track pan, 425 h.p., 6 speed Getrag transmission, air conditioned, perfectly balanced track car driven only by Owner as Porsche DE Instructor, Excellent Condition Inside and Out, in Granbury, Texas. Original Owner, 2,600 miles. $70,000. Contact Melvin at (214) 797-6626 or [email protected] (01)
For Sale: 2000 911 Carrera, Black w/Black interior, Sunroof, Tiptronic S w/ paddle shift, power seats, HRE three-piece polished rims (or never used stock option rims of 18” Lt. alloy turbo wheels), HiFi sound package w/CD player, in Granbury, Texas. Original Owner, 15,750 miles, excellent condition inside and out, no damage ever, never tracked. $28,000. Contact Melvin at (214) 797-6626 or [email protected] (01)
For Sale: 1999 911 Carrera, Silver. Complete engine rebuild with new main bearings, rod bearings, rod bolts, air/oil separator, oil cooler, reworked heads and baffled oil pan a la “X51”. All fresh fluids including the oil change at 1k miles after run-in . 93k on the odo, 1k on the engine. Original paint. 17” wheels, 6-pack CD, and COLD air. Not a “10”, but a solid 8.5 - 9 inside and out. No rust. $18,000. Carl Amond - 817-481-8371 or [email protected] (12)
For Sale: 1992 968 Cabriolet, Guards Red/ Black Leather Recaros, 6 spd manual, 83K miles. Early production: #20. Listed by thesportcarguys.com as “Porsches to buy now, before they are out of reach.” Hagerty Classic Car insurance shows the average price increased $100 per month in 2013. All services up to date including new timing belt & water pump, new tires (200 miles), new leather shift knob, new radiator and much more. Runs and drives fantastic.Rust free - garage kept - Texas car. No cracks in the dash or seats. $14,500. Contact Darren Houk, PCA member, (817) 692-8496 (11)
For Sale: 1986 944, White w/Burgundy interior. Original condition. 114,000 original miles. Clutch replaced and belts and rollers. Maint log going back to first sale. Updated water pump. Steering rack needs to be replaced. I may replace it time permitting. Price $7500. Call Taylor at 817-688-7161 or email [email protected] (11)
For Sale: 2006 Carrera 4S, Slate Gray Metallic exterior, Stone Gray Leather interior. Factory options: short shift kit, sport exhaust, full leather, 6-speed manual, sport chrono, navigation. I have all service records since the initial 1 year interval. Completely
maintained by John Gladwill at Porsche Plano. Prior to listing, I put new tires (245/325 Pilot SS), rotors, pads, brake fluid, air filter, new a/c controller to get rid of the sticky buttons and oil/filter for the new owner. $110k sticker; Custom Clear bra on hood, fenders, roof, mirrors, headlights, A-pillars. $52,990. On consignment sale at the following link:http://www.racperformance.com/2006-Porsche-911-Carrera-4S-TX-75006/5208979 (11)
For Sale: 1983 911SC, Fully operational turn-key race car with a full-on Elephant race suspension tagged for the street. Complete with multiple header setups. Built and set up by Buckley Racing. $36K. For more details email [email protected] or call 214-957-4385 (11)
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