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Volume 51, Issue 12, December 2013

Go Online for Latest Updates on Events at http://mav.pca.org Visit us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/groups/mavpca/ Departments Zone 5 Presidents .........................................1 Drifting (President’s Column) ......................2 Maverick of the Month.................................2 List of Officers/Board Chairs .......................4 Carey On (Editor’s Column) ........................5 Maverick Minutes ........................................6 October Trivia ..............................................7 Five Speed Chatter .....................................10 Advertiser of the Month .............................18 Tech Corner ................................................28 New Wheels and Anniversaries..................31 Advertiser Index.........................................32 Unclassifieds ..............................................32

Upcoming Events Sunday Drive: Frick’n Toy Run....................5 January Tech Session ...................................8 Board Meeting .............................................8 Maverick Region Holiday Party ...................9 Time Trial 5/6 .............................................12 Hope Shelter Christmas Party ....................14 Maverick Lunch Series ..............................19 Maverick Social: Ruggeri’s ........................27 All Member Party ......................................28 Porsche Macan Raffle ................................30

Past Event Recaps 2013 Founders’ Day ...................................16 Maverick Region Club Race ......................22 Boxstoberfest .............................................24 Maverick Social: BJ’s Brewhouse ..............26

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Driving Event Venues COTA - Circuit of the Americas, Austin DR - Dallas Raceway, Crandall ECR - Eagles Canyon Raceway, Slidell MSR - MotorSport Ranch, Cresson MW - Mineral Wells Airport, Mineral Wells TMS - Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth Slipstream (USPS 666-650) is published monthly by the Maverick Region, Porsche Club of America, 155 Jellico Southlake, 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.

On the Cover: Frank and Bobbie Briggs’ 993 parked in front of the NYLO Hotel in Las Colinas at our annual Founders’ Day banquet.

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Drifting: Year-End Report – Your Maverick Region

By John Hamilton, Region President

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t has been another great year for the Maverick Region, as our membership ranks have swollen to an all-time high (2,281 members and associate members as of Oct. 31), and our treasury is healthy at over $85,000 as of Oct. 1.

Officer elections were completed at our recent Founders’ Day event, with Jim Falgout returning as Treasurer, Gareth Maurice as V.P., myself as President, and newlyelected Wendy Shoffit joining us as Region Secretary.

Our Founders’ Day was great fun, with an insider’s presentation from the Porsche Cars North America Regional Manager Steve Krysil, who shared some possibilities of new cars and models coming down the line, along with some stunning videos of Porsches in action on the track. In addition, the silent auction was an overwhelming success with exactly $3,500 raised for the benefit of our charity, the Huffaker-Hughes Hope House.

Also at Founders’ Day, we honored two of our top contributors this year with awards. The Gregg Murrell Driving Enthusiast award went to Lori Mauthe for her outstanding contributions as Drivers’ Education Chair throughout the year. And the Richard F. Selcer Memorial Award, to acknowledge outstanding contributions to the Maverick Region, was presented to Travis Howard, who has been Chair of the Time Trial events as well as Gridmaster at our Drivers’ Education events, and also took on the responsibilities of Autocross Chair this year.

The Drivers’ Education program ended the year on a high note: the November 9 one-day event had well over 100 cars and drivers participating. And there are more driving events still to come before the year ends including a Sunday Drive and two Time Trials.

I hope you’ve been able to find the time to enjoy some of these great events, in addition to benefiting from your Porsche Club discount at the Porsche dealers and many of our advertisers. I also hope you receive enjoyment and knowledge from each issue of the Slipstream and Panorama magazines that you receive every month.

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Mav of the Month It’s interesting to me how the skills that we’ve acquired in our schooling and professional lives can so often be applied to our volunteer endeavors. Such is certainly the case with this month’s Mav of the Month recipient, Tracy Robertson. Tracy has applied her team-management and organizational skills to engineer and deliver an outstanding Founders’ Day event at the centrally-located NYLO hotel in Irving. Tracy and her team found the location, took care of all the decorations and signage, acquired all the donated products and services for the silent auction, and did so many more little things that made the program such a success. So, congratulations, Tracy, for once again (also earned in March 2013) being our Mav of the Month. Enjoy your gift to the Silver Fox Steakhouse in Grapevine with our sincerest appreciation.

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President John Hamilton C-817-907-7823 president@mavpca.org

Vice President Gareth Maurice

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John enjoys DEs, Happy Hours, the Porsche Parade, and other social events.

He and wife Chris have owned Porsches since 1996 and joined the Club in 2002.

John’s Grandfather in New Jersey owned a 1960 356B Coupe and later a 1965 356SC Cab which is how it got into his blood.

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AX Chair Travis Howard TT Chair Travis Howard AX/TT Registrar Robyn Howard AX/TT Rules Charlie Davis AX/TT Schools Robyn Howard AX/TT Tech Insp Position Open AX/TT Workers Robyn Howard Charity Chair Chris Hamilton Club Race Co-Chair Joel Nannis Club Race Co-Chair Pat Heptig Club Race Ads/PR Jim Buckley Club Race Registrar Wendy Shoffit Concours Chair Andy Kay DE Chair (outgoing) Lori Mauthe DE Chair (incoming) Chris Tabor DE Chief Drvng Instr. John Sandusky DE Equip. Mgr. Luke Edson DE Registrar Joel Nannis DE Safety Bob Benson Email List Moderator Bob Benson Goodie Store Pat Friend Happy Hours Mike Farrar Histographer, Tenured Charlie Davis Mentors Monda Hanna Membership Susan and Tom Froehlich On-line Calendar Brendan Eagan Past President Mike Brodigan Public Relations Linda Bambina Slipstream Advertising Pat Friend Editor Carey Spreen Event Ad Design Christy Payne Mailing & Tech. Andy Mears Printing Fran Ussery Content Wrangler Linda Bambina Mentor Wendy Shoffit Social Chair Tracy Robertson Sponsorship Keith Olcha Sunday Drives John Harvey, Brendan Eagan Swap Meets Robyn Howard Tech Sessions Ed Mullenix Trivia Chair Jerry DeFeo Website Denny Payne

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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 Renee Farinella C-972-571-4412 secretary@mavpca.org Renee works in healthcare, and enjoys fundraising for the military’s CarryTheLoad.org. Her passion for cars manifests in how to integrate the highperformance driving experience into relationship building. She says, “Can a Porsche BE too loud on a Sunday drive?

The hills are aliiive with the sound of music!” Renee owns a 2008 Boxster.

Treasurer Jim Falgout W-972-669-2370 C-972-345-3009 treasurer@mavpca.org 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.

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Carey On...

By Carey Spreen, Managing Editor

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t doesn’t seem possible, but the year is coming to a close, and 2014 is right around the corner.

It has been a good year for the Maverick Region, and we hope you have been able to come out to an event or two to see what we’re all about.

If you haven’t, there’s still time before the holidays! The final Sunday Drive of the year, known as the Frick’n Toy Run (because it was thought up by members Dave and Jean Frick), takes place on Sunday, December 8. The price of entry this time is a $25 Walmart gift card, which will be donated to

our charity, the Huffaker-Hughes Hope House, a shelter for battered women and children in the wake of domestic violence. As of this writing in mid-November, a starting point has not been finalized. Our website, mav.pca.org, has that information.

Our Holiday Party this year returns to a private home, this year hosted

by Linda and Lee Wilkins on Saturday, December 14. For the nominal fee of $15 per person, you get dinner catered by Maggiano’s Little Italy, as well as adult beverages and soft drinks. If you want to help out with hors d’oeuvres or dessert, you are more than welcome to sign up for that as well. We ask that you bring a $25 Walmart gift card, again to be donated to the Hope House.

If you still haven’t gotten enough

of our competitive driving events, there is a double Time Trial weekend at the MineralRing on December 7 and 8.

Our Maverick Social series (formerly known as Happy Hour) continues in December at Ruggeri’s in Dallas, as do our informal lunch gatherings in Lewisville, Southlake, and Richardson, so there are still plenty of opportunities to get together with other Mavericks before the year is out.

Our annual All Member Party is coming up in January, the weekend before the Super Bowl, so make plans to be there for the drawing for the one-year lease on a new Porsche Macan! It’s not too late to buy a ticket or ten!

Happy Holidays!

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Maverick Minutes: November Board Meeting

By Renee Farinella, Region Secretary

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lub President John Hamilton began the meeting at 7:10 by acknowledging the efforts around and success of the Founders’ Day event, held Saturday night, November 2 at the NYLO Hotel in Irving. He said he thought the venue was great and gave kudos to Social Chair Tracy Robertson on a great job creating value for the membership with visibility, charity, fun gear to bid on, and an opportunity to build the friendships part of “It’s not just about the cars…”.

Hence, Tracy was selected as Maverick of the Month! We all appreciate your talents and hard work!

Tracy’s husband David helped out at the event with the Porsche presentation and was instrumental in resolving some technical issues.

A lot of folks from Club Racing were there; not our customary social event attendees. Club Race Registrar Wendy Shoffit said that, in her efforts to let people know about Founders’ Day, she discovered that there were many previous commitments, as she called everyone she knew. Membership Co-Chair Susan Froehlich said that she believes it’s not the amount of marketing, but how you publicize it. Susan suggested “one really valuable item” be offered at the auction as more of a draw to create greater interest. John said we will do an “after-action” review and evaluation on what improvements can be made for next year, and asked that all ideas be sent to him or Tracy.

John said two awards were given at Founders’ Day. John presented the Greg Murrell award for Driver Enthusiasm to former DE chair Lori Mauthe (in absentia), and 6 December

the Richard F. Selcer Award to AX/TT chair Travis Howard. We were all glad to see Robyn Howard able to join the celebration, despite her recent neck surgery.

Hoping you heal quickly, Robyn!

Next up was DE Equipment Manager Luke Edson, who was present to offer insights and support, but did not have a specific report this month.

Then Membership Co-Chairs Susan and Tom Froehlich were pleased to report another month’s gain in new club sign-ups and renewals, bringing us to yet another all-time high of 2281 members, including affiliates! They mentioned that PCA National is still working on nailing down the discount-program through dealerships. Locally, Autobahn Porsche is taking the lead. John asked that a follow-up discussion take place to ensure the program is effectively positioned and implemented for the Mavericks.

Social Chair Tracy Robertson began her full report by mentioning that we did well with the auction; one of the main purposes of the Founders’ Day event is charity.

Having had a great variety of over 100 auction items, we will be able to remit $3,500 to our club charity the Huffaker-Hughes Hope House!

Well done everyone! Also, Tracy created some memento-worthy Thank You cards that board members signed to be sent to contributors. Tracy reminded everyone that there are Raffle tickets available for sale for $50 each for the oneyear lease of the newest Porsche model, the 2014 Macan. A portion of the proceeds goes to the Hope Shelter. The drawing will take place at the New/All Member Party on Saturday, January 25 at Hackberry Creek Country Club in Irving.

November 6, 2013 This is always a fun event! Please check the on-line Calendar at mav.pca.org for details on all the great Maverick Region events!

The various chairs are working on coordinating their functions for this upcoming year’s Calendar.

Thank you for managing the Calendar, Brendan Eagan. Fun Holiday-inspired Porsche pictures you posted, by the way! Glad I have a convertible, to make the Christmas tree transport, not just less scratch-at-risk, but more spectacular. Might very well add some lights and a big bag of gifts and make that my Christmas card!

John Hamilton then gave Vice President Gareth Maurice’s report, as he was unable to attend.

Insurance is all current, with the exception of the “Frick’n Toy Run” Sunday Drive on December 8, which is also benefiting the Hope House. This will be secured shortly.

Also, Treasurer Jim Falgout was not present, but reported to John that we are in excellent financial shape.

I could not help but think this is an exciting trajectory continuing by excellence in responsibility, as it will help facilitate mobility on how successfully we have the opportunity to grow the club in valuable ways.

Our new Driver Education Chair, Chris Tabor, has jumped in with both feet and pulled together a pro forma report on the November 9 one-day DE event, which will be the last one of the season. Participation remains strong, with 95 confirmed (at this writing) and 118 registered.

Chris continued by saying that he is working on 2014 dates and will get with Travis Howard to ensure no Autocross or Time Trial conflicts.

Chris is proposing eight DEs, up from six this year, as demand is increasing; three would be oneday events, with a new option for

instructed students (Green and non-solo Blue groups) to register for Saturday only. I can hardly wait for next year! So glad more dates will be offered. Stay tuned!! Details TBD. Chris has some additional proposed changes. For example, through his interest in designing a new HPDE logo, he discovered that there is a national contest; Chris asked me to submit a design, and I am honored to be recruited to help with this opportunity.

Chris then mentioned that we are in need of new radios, as our communications systems are crucial to our safety. In his fiscally responsible due-diligence, he has three bids out. Twenty-four to thirty Motorola CP2s are his preference; they go for about $200 each plus accoutrements, although some cost can be recovered from selling our current radio gear. He is pulling a formal proposal together for board review at the December board meeting.

Chris asked for help from everyone on his next agenda item; he wants to create a greater level of support and camaraderie between the drivers and the teams. We are glad you are here, Chris, and look forward to more great member-benefiting, goal-accomplishing, servantleadership from you and all who get to help with contributing to actualizing that vision for our club.

Sunday Drive Tourmeister John Harvey expressed how much he was looking forward to the Fort Richardson Drive on November 17, as he will be sporting period attire (looking forward to the photo op on that event!). He and his team finished mapping the route for the aforementioned Toy Run on December 8 as well.

We will have the opportunity to give $25 gift cards, in addition to bringing an unwrapped toy. Please check the Calendar for details.

Prospective Rally Co-Chair Don Sebert is working on developing a Rally group, and plans to meet with former Rally Chair Carey Spreen as well as George Luxbacher and Tracy Robertson, both of whom also have expressed interest in reviving Rallying in our region.

My Secretary report was next: It was great to see everyone that was able to be at Founders’ Day! We had a great time. I noted that By-law change/update proposals will be ready at the December meeting; I mentioned my offer to help with the DE group, developing Sunday Drive visibility/ interest/participation, and gave congratulations in welcoming our 2014 Secretary, Wendy Shoffit. Thank you everyone for an amazing year serving as your 2013 Secretary. I look forward to continuing to serve/contribute to the

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OCTOBER TRIVIA It’s Easy to Play!

Play here for fun and education and find the answers below OR Play for prizes on the web at http://mav.pca.org, with the answers and winners to be posted here after each month’s contest has closed.

Thanks to Jerry DeFeo for putting this and the Web Trivia together.

Congratulations to our October winner, MARK HANNA, who got four out of five correct.

Mark will receive a $25 gift certificate to

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Recently at the Pebble Beach Concours a 1963 Porsche 901 took First Place in the Porsche 911 Road Car Class. It is one of 13 known Prototype 901s (911s) and is thought to be the only one surviving. It belongs to Don and Diane Meluzio of _____________ . Where does the car reside? a. Newport Beach, CA b. Colorado Springs, CO c. York, PA d. Mechanicsville, VA Source: Hemmings Daily Newsletter of 8-21-2013

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Recently a popular magazine that has Porsche articles wrote about which are the best Porsches for UNDER $15,000. Which of the following was NOT among their choices? a. 1974-77 911 b. 1992-95 968 c. 2000-04 Boxster S d. 2003-04 Cayenne Source: Excellence, April 2013, p 69-73

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At the 2012 Pikes Peak Hill Climb, Porsche Factory Driver and LeMans Winner Romain Dumas took an almost stock Production GT3 RS Rally Car and set a new record of 9:46.181. Then another racer, Rhys Millen, beat him by just _______ of a second and set another new Pikes Peak record. a. 8/1000 b. 17/1000 c. 48/1000 d. 83/1000 Source: Excellence, April 2013, p 109

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Which of the following was NOT a mod on Dumas’ GT3 RS? a. Reworked intakes for more air to the engine b. Addition of front brake ducts c. Bigger splitter and dive planes up front d. Reworked RUF injectors for more air Source: Excellence, April 2013, p 106

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What specially-prepared car did Millen use to beat Dumas? a. Audi R-8 V-10 plus b. BMW M5 AWD c. Nissan GT-R d. Hyundai Genesis Drift car Source: Excellence, April 2013, p 109

Answers: 1) c 2) a 3) b 4) d 5) d

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continued from page 7 value of the club, learn/drive more, and promote opportunities for others to participate.

Sunday Drive second-in-command Brendan Eagan then gave an update on the Fort Richardson predrive. The Garmin GPS units were not functioning well. He is evaluating solution options.

He pointed out that he and other folks on the Drives appreciate several folks who have stepped up and really enjoy helping lead the drive groups, which we have re-sized from about 15 down to 10 or under. The San MartiĂąo Drive on some spirited outer routes was a blast! It was at this point that John Hamilton recommended an excellent book called The Goal, which is about process management.

I plan to read that, and will come back with applicable, executable highlights! Thank you, John!

Time Trial and Autocross Czar Travis Howard gave his report next and said that the MSR Time Trial filled up at 48 drivers. Also, that the annual Zims Swap Meet

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had low attendance because of forecasted rain. The November 17 Autocross will be in Mineral Wells, as will the final Time Trial weekend, December 7-8.

Club Registrar Wendy Shoffit said that the October Club Race went well, but that attendance was lower because of possible schedule conflicts.

Also, she heard some complaints about suboptimal track surface quality.

Award-winning Slipstream Editor Carey Spreen noted that several members received their October issues later than usual. Our mailer followed up with the USPS and received an apology from them, but they insist that they have up to nine days to deliver second class mail, which is how Slipstream is delivered. Our regrets also go out to anyone who received their October issue later than usual.

We wish everyone a blessed Holiday Season, and we look forward to seeing all at the Toy Run, Holiday Party, and All Member celebration. Happy Trails!!

We adjourned at 8:20.

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Five Speed Chatter: 21st Century Tool Kit

By Ash Seidl-Staley

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imes are a changing.

Our cars are becoming more complex with the release of each new model year. It is a “no brainer” to stick to the warranties provided on our newly purchased vehicles, but what about when the warranty expires? What about the brutal repair costs at import shops? For those of you who find yourselves in this situation, or for those who enjoy tinkering under the hood, I have compiled a list of basic tools you will need to service your car. The tools listed will not only help in the garage, but will be very useful out on the open road.

Right off the line, most of our cars came with some sort of factory tool

kit, although the older Porsches or restored ones rarely have this tool kit intact. Purchasing an authentic numbers-matching tool kit for your car can get expensive, and more than likely you won’t need everything that comes with it. So what do you need? To answer this puzzling question, let’s look at what Zuffenhausen sent over with our cars and then add on from there.

Photos by the Author had these items plus a tool, code P208, which was the wrench used to hold the engine pulley in place.

As model years became newer and mechanically more complex, the tool kits did the opposite and got smaller. With all the “bells and whistles” that came with a standard 997, the only thing Porsche wanted the home mechanic to mess around

Typically an early 911 kit came with the bare essentials an owner would need to perform basic maintenance on the vehicle: a spark plug wrench, a Tommy bar for that wrench, a 19mm lug wrench, a red-handled combo screwdriver set, a set of open-ended wrenches ranging from 8mm to 17mm, a 10mm Allen wrench, a fan belt wrench with fan belt, a tow hook, and a set of pliers. Early 914s

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with were things that would require only a screwdriver or a few select wrenches. All of the special tools your car needed, though you could find them online, were swiftly stowed away at the dealerships and special maintenance shops.

My tool kit requires a little more than just wrenches and screwdrivers, because I have been known to break down on the side of the open road, often! Along with everything that came in the original tool kit, I have an extra set of spark plugs, a small screwdriver set (for those hard-to-reach places), a wire crimping set with a box of connectors and female ends, a socket wrench with 10mm, 13mm, 15mm, and 17mm sockets, and a tire iron. Extra items I have acquired, as needed, include a magnetic flashlight (for light, and those pesky washers), electrical tape, zip ties (though I don’t condone the use of them as a permanent fix), a tube of grease, a quart

Everything fits -- bring on the golf clubs! of 20W-50 non-synthetic oil, and a first aid kit. For my water-cooled Porsche, I carry all this and a bottle of quick-seal head gasket repair -again just in case. I know, it’s a long list, but with the right sized bag, you can fit it all, and still make the interior space of the trunk look big enough to fit a full set of golf clubs.

Another item that I don’t necessarily take out with me daily, but that I do use while working on my cars, is my Kindle Fire. Surprisingly, the tablet, whether you

prefer Apple, Google, or Amazon, has snuck its way into the garage of many mechanics. Having the device nearby lets me easily look up problems, questions, and technical articles found on the various internet forums and websites. This not only saves paper, but means that I can connect with millions of people, and can troubleshoot the exact issues my cars are facing with the touch of a finger, in real time! There are even downloadable software programs (for example, one known as Porsche Pet) that tear apart every aspect of your vehicle; giving you dimensions, sizes, and even the part numbers of everything, all the way down to the individual nuts and bolts of the engine.

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Hope Inc: A Place for New Beginnings

By Chris Hamilton, Region Charity Chair

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ope is not a dream, but a way of making dreams a reality. That’s exactly what the Maverick Region continues to make come true for the HuffakerHughes Hope House. All through the year, the club helps the shelter with some basic necessities and more.

Photos by Dave Frick Party. I just want to say “TANKS” to the Maverick Region for being a DRIVING FORCE (get it?) in making it a joyous holiday for others.

Thank you for the donations given at Founders’ Day with the Silent Auction that was such a great success. Another way to help make our Holiday Party a great event is by giving Walmart gift cards.

EVERYONE is invited to share in the holiday spirit by attending the annual Huffaker-Hughes Hope House Christmas Party on Saturday, December 21 at the First Presbyterian Church at 410 NW 2nd Street in Mineral Wells, starting at noon until 2:00 PM. We will be giving the gift cards to the families who are in need, and we also are able to show our appreciation to the staff with a gift card, too.

Here are some photos of last year’s HHHH Christmas

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A special visitor bearing gifts

Lisa Huffaker, Chris Hamilton, Kris Kringle, and Clara Lewis

The Chicken Dance, courtesy of Rich Keesecker’s German dancing group.

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Founders’ Day 2013: A Night at the NYLO

By Carey Spreen

Photos by the Author

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averick Region’s fifty-first annual banquet was a return to our more typical end-of-the-year celebration after last year’s 50th Anniversary blowout at Texas Motor Speedway.

But it was no less enjoyable! This year, Founders’ Day was held at the NYLO Hotel in Las Colinas.

I personally had never heard of the NYLO Hotel franchise (yeah, I need to get out more), and was pleasantly surprised by its distinctly non-traditional take on how a hotel should look and feel.

It was an excellent location for Founders’ Day 2013. Credit goes to Maverick Region Social Chair Tracy Robertson and her team for choosing this venue, which, among other things, offered free coned-off parking for our prized vehicles.

of videos, including one of the breathtakingly fast 918 Spyder at speed at the Nürburgring. You can have one too for under $900,000!

During the evening, of course, the Silent Auction went on, well, silently, with proceeds benefitting our perennial charity, the Huffaker-Hughes Hope House.

John announcing Travis Howard as the Selcer Award winner for 2013 absentia) was the Gregg Murrell Driving Enthusiast Trophy, to 2012 (and much of 2013) Drivers’ Education Chair Lori Mauthe, who did a great job growing the series and implementing some fresh ideas. John also made a special presentation to Mark Hanna for his 30 years of service with PCA.

President John Hamilton made the customary award presentations, including the Richard F. Selcer Memorial Award, which this year went to Time Trial and Autocross Chair Travis Howard, who richly deserved the recognition. Also awarded (in

The food was quite good, the location was inspired, and the company of like-minded enthusiasts was second to none. A fitting send-off to another successful year for the Maverick Region!

A big Thank You to Our Founders’ Day Sponsor, Autobahn Porsche of Fort Worth, for making the evening possible. Thanks also to our Silent Auction Contributors: deBoulle Diamond & Jewelry Hoosier Tires Direct .com 3 Locate LLC Fifth Gear Motorsports Louden Motorcar Services Mayo Performance RAC Performance Zims Autotechnik Park Place Porsche Porsche of Plano Dallas Karting Complex Autoscope Tomato Werks PCA National Porsche Cars North America

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Guest Speaker Steve Krysil, PCNA Regional Manager, is always chock full of information that he can’t share officially, but he does his best to let us know what is coming down the Autobahn in the near future.

He had lots of photos and a couple

NYLO Hotel Mac’s Grille Shine Express Car Wash Remodeling Consultants Watkins Commercial Alan & Linda Bambina Joel & Erika Nannis

What the tables looked like before we got to sit down!

PCNA Regional Manager Steve Krysil gave us some tantalizing descriptions of Porsches soon to come

The Silent Auction boasted over 100 items to bid on

Elizabeth and VP Gareth Maurice, 2013 Secretary Renee Farinella, and BJ and John Harvey

PR Chair Linda Bambina with Mitchell and Lisa Huffaker

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Photo courtesy of Darren Houk

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My hat goes off to Travis and Robyn for a job well done!”

While his roofing business is his primary one, his company has slowly built a reputation for doing many other repairs related to storm damage or water leakage as well as remodeling services.

He goes on to tell his really interesting story behind the story: “What most members would not know is that I have a long history with car clubs. I am one of the founders of the Westside Classic Cruisers in Fort Worth, a judge for Texas Show Car Association, and I work on several benefit car show events each year.

handle the paperwork, and then drive them to other dealers across the nation where they were presold. Pretty amazing considering I was only in my mid-20s.

“I then went on to selling cars at Ryan Porsche + Audi in Fort Worth. A hailstorm hit Fort Worth, and I started helping my father’s company in sales at night. I found that I was selling a lot more roofs than Porsches, so back to roofing I went!”

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“Roofing Solutions has roofed several homes for PCA members and done roof inspections for others, so we are also enjoying the Maverick relationship from a business stand point,” relates Darren.

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Maverick Region Club Race: Texas Showdown at Eagles Canyon

By Wendy Shoffit, Club Race Registrar

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n 1994, Maverick Region hosted its first Club Race event at the Hallett Motor Racing Circuit in Hallett, Oklahoma. It wasn’t until 2001 that we had our own track locally to have a race.

That was when Texas Motor Speedway came along with their road course, utilizing most of the oval as well. We held the event there for four years until MotorSport Ranch came along, which proved to be a safer and more interesting track for drivers. Then, it became really exciting when Eagles Canyon Raceway opened in 2007 and gave us a new sandbox to play in for 2008.

We stayed there for a few years and then flipped back and forth to MotorSport Ranch. It’s been great to have a choice of venues to entertain racers from around the country.

This year’s event was at Eagles Canyon on October 26-27. Despite some grumbling about track bumpiness, we had nearly 50 racers in attendance from as far as Kansas, Colorado, and Las Vegas, Nevada!

They all came to compete in one of the last races of the year for points.

Last year the Club Racing program made the change to have points

Photos by Lynn Friedman, Zone 5 Representative

races and assign national winners.

In 2012 we had four Mavericks win national championships (out of 39 classes) and a total of 9 podium finishers. Not too shabby! Go Mavs!

and persevered through it. This year it was awarded to a reportedly exhausted but happy Terry Morris.

Thanks to the wonderful local race staff we have to put on this great event year after year. Club Race Chairmen Pat Heptig, Jim Buckley, and Joel Nannis, Sponsorship Chair Keith Olcha, Hospitality Queen (and my Registration helper) Lisa Steele, “Grid Master T” Travis Howard, Flag Chief & Safety Bob

It was a soggy Saturday start but the weather improved as the weekend went on In addition to the Club Race, we had a solo-only Drivers’ Education event with just over 50 participants.

Everyone seemed to have a great time and enjoyed tons of driving time. The weather cooperated with us for the most part, with only a few sprinkles on Saturday.

Temperatures were near perfect, which our German cars absolutely loved! Everyone behaved themselves and we only had a very few incidents on track. Some people, who will remain nameless, tried to help the track by mowing some of the tall grass, but we assured them it wasn’t necessary. Others thought the track could use some extra oil, but again . . . no need! It had plenty, thank you. Generally, though, it was just great racing in a very gentlemanly sport.

Could that be the Grim Reaper in the middle of the racetrack? Has he come for some unlucky Club Racer?

Benson and Corner Working staff, DE Chairs Lori Mauthe (outgoing) and Chris Tabor (incoming), Timing and Scoring chief (and Maverick Region member) Michael Wingfield, Pace Car driver Phil Hallenbeck, Scrutineer Assistant

Congratulations to the race winners and even more so to the TEN Mavericks who ended up with podium finishes nationally for 2013, including four class winners!

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The Gearhead Award is presented to someone faced with adversity, such as major mechanical failure,

Nope, it’s just Black Flagman Joel Nannis with a reminder that he is watching!

us this year, including Steward Gary Knoblauch, Scrutineers Mike Mulligan and John Cotter, Timing & Scoring Michael Wingfield, and Zone 5 Representative Lynn Friedman. Job well done!

Thanks also to our terrific supporters, including our premiere sponsor, Porsche of Plano, as well as the sponsors whose logos appear to the right. Please support them as they are such great supporters of our racing adventures!

See you next year!

Gearhead Award winner Terry Morris Cliff Blackshear, Steward’s Assistant Ed Gross, Front Gate and Shuttle Drivers Jasmine Shoffit and Brandi Moore, and Region President John Hamilton. Add to them the fantastic National staff who joined

A typical Club Race rolling start

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Touring the Texas Hill Country: Boxstoberfest 2013

By Warren Bischoff

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Photos by John Harvey

his was my first year at Boxstoberfest and it had me regretting not having attended until now. Fredericksburg is quite a unique town, and even without the Porsche weekend, is worth the trip down there.

For me, the big draw was the National Museum of the Pacific War. The entrance to the museum is through the former Nimitz Hotel, named

The Harveys, Froehlichs, and Bischoffs head for the hills.

All lined up at the Hangar Hotel after Admiral Chester W. Nimitz, who was actually born in Fredericksburg in 1885, and who, of course, became the Fleet Admiral of the Pacific in World War II. By the end of the war, the US had the largest and greatest Navy that the world had ever seen.

On to the drive. We had over a hundred Porsches on the Saturday drive, which began at 10am. We were split into small groups to keep the number of cars manageable. The tour was over 200 miles long and took us over some amazing Texas Hill Country roads. It was very weird to be zooming by cattle that were grazing just a few feet from the edge of the road, completely unconcerned by the rush of Porsches going past them. We crossed over various grates that I was told later kept the cattle from roaming into the next pasture. Halfway through the drive, on the Twisted Sisters, we stopped and had a good BBQ lunch.

The banquet that night was at the Hangar Hotel. I felt like I had returned back in time to the 1940s and been transported to Hawaii. They invited everyone to

Non-Boxsters are welcome too!

Big banquet -- big fun!

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dress in the style of that period. After the awards were given out, we had a surprise marriage proposal, with the lady accepting, which led to a lot of applause.

The great thing about Boxstoberfest is not only

driving our cars but the opportunity to meet new people and share our love for the Porsche marque.

Can’t wait ‘til next year!!

had registered for Boxstoberfest, and since he sold the car to Suravee, he had nothing to drive to Boxstoberfest, so he included his registration in the deal!

A Note from Tourmeister John Harvey This is B.J.’s and my sixth year to be involved with Boxstoberfest, and we look forward to reuniting with our friends from past events as well as meeting new, first-time participants. This year was exceptional. We had 213 registrants and 118 cars gathered for a fun filled weekend.

As one of four route leaders for the regular drive, I assembled my group of 50 participants and, as I do with each Sunday Drive, recognized the “Newbies” to the event. One couple stood out in particular. Suravee Suthikulpanit and his wife were there for their very first Boxstoberfest, and as I found out, first ever organized drive and first ever PCA event.

“OK” I said “so, how long have you had your Boxster?” They replied “since yesterday afternoon”. I tucked them in towards the front of my run group and they had an absolute blast.

The Suthikulpanits and the Harveys enjoy a lunch stop in Leakey.

I asked how they learned about Boxstoberfest and they replied “it came with the car”.

Now they really had me going. It turns out that the previous owner

Lesson to be learned: anyone who has owned their Porsche for over 24 hours before one of our Sunday Drive Tours and is concerned as to whether they will be able to keep up and not get lost has nothing to worry about. The first chance you get, come out and join the fun!

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October Maverick Social: BJ’s Brewhouse

By Frank Briggs

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ur October Dinner Social (formerly known as Happy Hour) at BJ’s Brewhouse was another well-attended event with

Photos by the Author It was also great to see the strong showing from our Region Leadership. President John Hamilton, Secretary Renee Farinella, and Treasurer Jim Falgout were all there in true leadership style.

Lauren Kelley with Slipstream contributor Ash Seidl-Staley and Jenny Greco

Janet Pelchat and Jim Bowen about 50 Porschephiles showing up.

It was really great to see Kyle and Debbie Fahrenthold again since hosting our recent Poker Rally and Bar-B-Q lunch at their Cars and Cattle Ranch in Princeton.

Social Hour Mentor Stephanie Ho with Goy Lee A special thank you to Stephanie Ho, Randy Csanadi, and Paul and Veronica Ramos for their involvement as “Social Hour Mentors” by extending a warm welcome to our first time attendees.

We enjoyed a wonderful mix of new as well as long-time members in attendance. Settings like the October Club Social are a good way for those new to the Region to share in the enthusiasm displayed by our long-time members and learn more about many activities our club has to offer.

The P-Cars were also out in both numbers and variety. It looked as though they were enjoying their own social hour in the restaurant parking lot. The range of models was extensive. It included a beautiful 914, a sleek 991 and everything in between, including a couple of

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Tech Corner: To Be (Blue) or Not to Be (Blue)

By Ed Mullenix, Tech Session Chair

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or all the track cars that I service, I usually use ATE Super Blue brake fluid. It has a 536 deg.

F. boiling point and has low moisture activity.

Last month I tried to order ATE Super Blue brake fluid from my supplier and was told that our beloved DOT, the U.S. Department of Transportation, has decided that all brake fluid used, sold, or produced in the U.S. MUST be amber in color. I ranted on the club Facebook page about my discovery.

Once upon a time, all German cars came with blue brake fluid. Not sure of the brand of the fluid, but it allowed technicians to determine if the fluid had ever been changed or flushed. If it was still blue, even though it turns darker with

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age, it must still be a factory-fill.

BMW cars used to be filled with blue-colored coolant as well.

That was in the 80s. Now BMW and Mercedes coolant is amber, just like their brake fluid. And their power steering fluid or the engine oil, for that matter.

The coolant in a Porsche is a reddish color. The red-dyed coolant first appeared in the 90s and was produced by G.M. as extended life coolant under the name “Dexcool”.

Automatic transmission fluid is red in color. Windshield washer fluid is blue. There must be a lot of confusion among the general public about what fluid goes where. Chemical companies complicate everyone’s life by dying fluids the wrong color.

“Lubrication Engineers” in Fort Worth has a line of engine oil that is dyed red and looks just like auto transmission fluid. “Brad

Penn” makes green engine oil that looks just like “Swepco” gear oil. “Royal Purple” is a purpledyed engine oil that looks like DOT-5 silicone brake fluid.

There is no rhyme or reason for any particular color to be assigned to any type of fluid. My guess is that the DOT is trying to address the issue of vastly different products all being the same color. Not sure if forcing all of the fluids to be amber instead of blue is any better.

When a customer used to bring a car in for repair of a fluid leak, we used to ask what was the color of the fluid on their garage floor. No one asks that question now. In spite of our Government denying me the right to buy Super Blue brake fluid, I can find solace in the fact that ATE 200 is the same premium grade DOT-4 brake fluid as Super Blue, just without the dye.

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If you have any changes that you would like to make to the MRPCA membership guide, contact the Froehlichs at membership@mavpca.org

New Wheels

By Susan and Tom Froehlich, Membership Co-Chairs Ash, Henry (Griselda Solis) Forsythe, Karen Plano, TX (Holly Allaire) 1996 911 Dallas, TX 1984 911 Austin, Jeff Jacksonville, TX Halus, Bruce 2013 911 Carrera Dallas, TX 2001 911 C4 Broadfoot, Dan (Anna) Frisco, TX Johnson, Justin (Randall) 2002 911 Turbo Plano, TX 1969 911 Cobb, Eddie Westlake, TX Maki, Jere (Jean) 2011 911 GT3 RS Dallas, TX 2008 987 Conklin, Neil (Ashley) Frisco, TX Mitchell, Dick 2008 Cayenne (Chris McDaniel) Dallas, TX Dennis, Dave 2011 Carrera McKinney, TX 2007 Cayman S Oldroyd, Paul Azle, TX 1997 911

Pillman, Blaine (Erica) Plano, TX 2014 Boxster

Maverick Membership Totals

Pivnick, Larry (Linda) Dallas, TX 2014 Cayenne Ponnambalam, Ashok (Tharu) Southlake, TX 2013 C2S

Members ~ 1,382 Affiliate Members ~ 899 Total Membership ~ 2,281

Schwab, Bert Flower Mound, TX 2004 996 Shelton, George (Breda) Arlington, TX 2013 Panamera

Torley, R Arlington, TX Prinz, Keith (Lena Roos) 1982 911 SC The Colony, TX 2002 Boxster S Upton, Ray (Kelly) Murphy, TX Robinson, Chris 2011 911 GTS Argyle, TX 2014 911 Carrera Ward, David (Kathy) Bedford, TX Sammet, Fred 2003 911 Hickory Creek, TX 2008 Carrera 4S

Anniversaries Buckley, Jim H. Eggers, Tony D.

Janbaz, John E.

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Bradley, Richard Drakeley, James T. Gonzalez, Juan Kuykendall, Robert K. Ricketson, Larry

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For Sale: 1986 944 Turbo Race Car, red, PCA E-stock car with logbook. I am selling it because I just bought a SP996. It would be a great car for someone who wants to learn how to go faster at DEs and track days without being worried about a high cost crash or to get a first step into racing for cheap. Asking $15,000 without rain tires/wheels or $16,000 with rain tires/ wheels. Car will be viewable at RAC Performance in Carrollton, TX (Dallas area) beginning October 18.

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For Sale: 2010 911 Cabriolet, Monochrome Black, heated/ ventilated seats, PDK, GPS, 11,700 miles, never tracked, custom 19” rims, annual service at Park Place recently completed, balance of warranty remaining, non-smoker, original owner, $74,900.

Contact Chris at 817-917-6725 or Gcchris@me.com (10) For Sale: 1974 IROC 911RSR Clone, Yellow, professionally restored and maintained by renowned Cox Motorsports, one of the country’s most recognized Porsche race builders. Race proven and well sorted with only 20 hours since engine rebuild. A great car ready to compete in Vintage and Porsche Club racing. $49,500. Call me for details & photos. Don Sebert, 214-613-6900 (10)

For Sale: 2001 Boxster, 91K miles, Black/Black, with Replacement Top and Rear Window in good condition. Five-speed automatic with manual controls both sides of steering wheel. $13,500. Call David at 214-770-6555. (10) For Sale: 2009 Cayenne GTS, GTS Red exterior, Black interior, 51,500 mi. This vehicle is currently covered by the Porsche Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) factory warranty until July 2014 or 100k miles. The car is in excellent condition with no known issues.

The 40k service was completed at Porsche of Plano at 49k miles. Options: Bose Sound System with direct MP3 interface and steering wheel controls, Automatic Climate Control with dual zones, Navigation, Sunroof, Parking sensors, Heated Seats, HomeLink Garage Door Transmitter, K&N high flow air filters, Clear Bra on front quarter. Asking $43,500. Email schwauschr@gmail.com or call (817) 913-8397. (10)

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