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Volume 45, May 2003, Issue 5

Departments Zone 5 Presidents ..........................................................1 List of Officers/Board Chairs .......................................4 Road Ramblings (President’s Column)......................5 Curves Ahead (Editor’s Column)...............................8 Maverick Minutes..........................................................8 New Wheels..................................................................27 Anniversaries................................................................27 Unclassifieds.................................................................28 Advertiser Index...........................................................28

Upcoming Events Calendar of Events..........................................................1 Happy Hour at Saltgrass................................................2 Porsche Lunches .............................................................2 Jefferson Tour..................................................................2 Happy Hour....................................................................2 Time Trial #3 and Autocross #3 & #4 ..........................3 Board Meeting ................................................................5 Kid’s Autocross................................................................8 Club Race Show & Shine.............................................11 MSR Club Race & Drivers Education .......................13 May at Mayo’s ...............................................................19 Father’s Day Picnic.......................................................20

Past Event Recaps Happy Hour at Saltgrass Steakhouse...........................9 Mini Rally......................................................................11 Dogwood Tour........................................................14-15 TWS Club Race.......................................................18-19 Autocross #1 and Time Trial #1............................20-21 Hill Country Tour...................................................23-24

Miscellaneous Trivia Contest..................................................................7 Boxster Boulevard ........................................................17 June TMS DE Registration Form...............................23

Day 4 6 10 15 17-18 20 24-26 27

May - Events Autocross #3 (Penn) Board Meeting May at Mayo’s Happy Hour HCR Drivers Education (MSR) Plano & Bedford Lunches Maverick Club Race (TMS) Addison Lunch

Day 3 7-8 7-8 7-8 12 15 17 21-22 24 22-28

June - Events Board Meeting Time Trial #3 & Autocross #4 (MW) Jefferson Tour LSR Drivers Education (TWS) Happy Hour Father’s Day Picnic Plano & Bedford Lunches Mav Drivers Education (MSR) Addison Lunch Parade - Tampa, Florida

Day 4 8 12 13 15 17 19 20 26 29

July - Events Davis Picnic & Fireworks Board Meeting McKinney Library Concours Autocross #5 (Penn) Plano & Bedford Lunches Happy Hour Rally Tour Post Parade Party Addison Lunch

Day 5 9 16-17 19 21 23-24 26

August - Events Board Meeting.

Maverick Social.

LSR Drivers Education (TWS) Plano & Bedford Lunches Happy Hour.

Nacogdoches Tour.

Addison Lunch

Photography Dave Frick, Kevin Hardison, Jay Easley, Keith Bird, Bob Bianconi, Dennis Chamberlain, Matt Platts Cover Photo by Dave Frick A windy road laced with Blue Bonnets in the Texas Hill Coutry, taken during the Maverick Region’s April Hill Country Tour

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2003 Porsche Club Zone 5 Presidents ARK-LA-TEX Kenneth A. Chandler 318-865-8210 bad968@aol.com

COASTAL BEND Tinker Floyd 361-993-5757 tinker986@aol.com

LONE STAR Stan Wenger 713-467-0453 stan@stanandjanelle.com

MARDI GRAS Brad Bradford 504-546-0964 sandrahh@pipeline.com

OZARK Ron Mott 501-954-9162 pcar_914_6@msn.com

WAR BONNET Mike Lindsey 405-773-4568 mlindsey21@cox.net

CIMARRON Dick Dobson 918-251-3310 dickdobson@webzone.net

HILL COUNTRY Weston Dillard 512-423-8327 westondillard@austin.rr.com

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2003 Maverick Region - Board, Officers & Chairs Maverick Region President Keith Olcha

W - (817) 706-7678 H - (817) 251-6865 olcha@aol.com 711 Manchester Court Southlake, TX 76092 Keith has been a regular at all of our driving events and has recently been heavily involved in the planning of our Driver’s Education program. Keith has also started driving his 911 in PCA Club Races.

Vice-President Noby Takahashi

W - 972-761-4311 H - 214-327-8911 vp@mavpca.org 9201 Garland Road, #115A Dallas, TX 75218 Noby has been a member since 2000. He is an active participant in many Maverick driving events and has helped out with the Autocross schools. He drives a 2001 Boxster S.

Driving Events - Chair John Sandusky

Logistics & Support - Chair Joe McGlohen

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John has been a member since 1986. He has become increasingly involved in Drivers' Education events over the past few years. He drives a track prepared 1990 964 C2.

Joe has been involved in virtually every type of event that the Maverick Region holds.

Joe was the 2001 Selcer Memorial award winner. He owns a 912 and a 914 2.0 liter.

Secretary Mimi Spreen

Treasurer Bob Knight

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W - (214) 461-1426 H - (214) 349-1108 treasurer@mavpca.org 9047 Oakpath Dallas, TX 75243

Mimi has been a PCA member since 1989, including being actively involved in 2 other regions. She served with husband, Carey, as Vice President for 2 years. She drives a 1970 914-6.

Communication - Chair Wendy Shoffit

Activities - Chair Teri Davis

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A member since 1997, Wendy is the editor of Slipstream and has won the Selcer Memorial Award. 2001 Porsche Club Family of the Year. She owns a ‘90 911 C4 Cab and a ‘78 911 SC.

Autocross Cody Sears

Driving Rules Bill Dugan

Managing Newsletter Editor Matt Platts

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Time Trials Mark Steele

Tech Inspection Ed Mayo

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Mentor Program Dennis Chamberlain

DE Chief Instructor Bryan Henderson

Workers Lisa Steele

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Technology Chair Andy Mears

Safety Joe McGlohen

Teri is a past Slipstream Editor and the current Rally Chair. She has also been a major force behind Round Up and the recent Rally Schools.

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Dee & John Lersch W - (214) 697-3291 DeeLersch@compuserve.com Charity

Lanean Hughes H - (972) 484-3040 Lhughes@fmstech.com Tours Ted Glover

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Rallies Teri Davis

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TT Chief Driving Instructor Cody Sears

Web Site Mike Oakes

Scrapbook Dorothee Thielisch

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Concours Jimmy Carter

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Past President James Shoffit

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Club Race - Event Chair, Hospitality, Charity Lanean Hughes

Swap Meets David Mock

Club Photographer Kevin Hardison

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A member since 1986, Bob has previously held the offices of President and Vice President, edited Slipstream, and has won the Selcer Memorial award. He owns a 2000 Boxster S.

Road Ramblings

by Keith Olcha, Maverick Region President

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h, the month of May. School is ending for the kids, everything in the garden is green again and growing like mad, nice warm days and still-pleasant evenings. Oh yeah, and the most important stuff- the Indianapolis 500, the Monaco Grand Prix, and the Memorial Day Weekend PCA club race at Texas Motor Speedway. May is also the launching point for the racing season in the northern US and in Europe. When I lived in the Midwest, I looked forward to our first Drivers Education in May at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. What a track! Four miles long shaded by the numerous large trees of the Kettle-Moraine Forest, with big elevation changes.

Most professional race drivers say it is the finest road course in America for racing. It’s very similar, in my opinion, to one of the greatest race tracks in Europe, Spa Francorchamps in Belgium. Spa is nestled in the tranquil, wooded Ardennes Forest, hardly evoking today the memory of that area, the site of the brutal Battle of the Bulge of World War II. Let’s pray that the battlegrounds of today’s conflicts go back to more useful, peaceful ways in the future, and allow the bitter memories to subside over time for future generations as well.

I received some responses to my list of favorite Porsches mentioning that I left out the first generation of water-cooled, front engine Porsches, the 924, 944 (and turbo), 968, and 928. Yes I did, not for any reason other than that there were too many good cars to choose from when forming my list. Personally, my favorites of those cars are the 1988 and 1989 944 Turbo S cars.

They were faster and handled better than their 1988-1989 3.2 liter 911 siblings. Not a feature Porsche wanted publicized at the time.

an inexpensive chip-set change for the computer and boostcontrol, these cars make 300 bhp. The only thing you have to be careful of is where you are in a corner, and where the front wheels are pointed when full boost comes on- very much a surge that can break the rear wheels loose easily even in third gear. While these cars like all Porsches are expensive to repair and maintain, they can be bought for around $11,000-$16,000 today depending upon condition and are also great-looking machines.

Okay, we’ve got a full calendar in May. Besides our Club Race and DE during the Memorial Day Weekend (Sponsored by Boardwalk Porsche- Thank you), we’ve got another track event put on by our pals at Hill Country Region- a Drivers Education at MotorSports Ranch (MSR) on May 17-18. Mavericks can sign up as you read this for what is always a great event at the best small race track I’ve ever driven. There is another DFW local area autocross at Pennington Field on May 4th, and our ever popular “May at Mayo’s” social on May 10th. This annual Saturday evening dinner social held at Mayo Performance (race and repair shop) in the Mid-Cities is always a blast. I’m planning on attending everything I’ve mentioned, but don’t forget our May 15th Happy Hour and our weekday lunches. I think I’ll be in town for that Thursday evening Happy Hour. Last month we had 65 people mix it up together with several new members attending.

Now I’m excited. The mail came and there is another Harbor Freight Tool catalog in the pile. Yesterday there was one from Tweeks. I need to go out in the backyard and lie in the hammock, finding yet another tool I must have for the workshop or the track. Till next month…

The ’88 Turbo S, and 89 Turbo (the S was dropped but the specs were the same) had 250 bhp, big brakes from the 928, ABS, and heavy duty suspension with larger front hubs and carriers, and 50/50 weight distribution for excellent handling. There also was a European spec-racing series, the Rothman’s Turbo Cup that featured these cars in race trim, like the Cup series of today. I enjoy driving these cars today when I can bum a ride.

Photo by Kevin Hardison

I had the pleasure of driving Rob Granger’s Red 1989 944 Turbo at a DE at Texas World Speedway a few months ago. With

Keith Olcha at the Texas World Speedway Club Race in College Station.

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Curves Ahead

by Matt Platts, Editor

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nother month has gone by and I still haven’t made it to an Autocross or Time Trial! Maybe I shouldn’t say that I haven’t made it, I have, but not to drive. I have taken several pictures and tech inspected several cars, but having an entire day or weekend to spend driving has eluded me. I hope that you are not suffering from the same schedule overload that I am, you are getting out there and driving, right??!? I will be correcting this problem very soon... you’ll see my red 924S weaving in and out of cones at the next AX and TT, I promise.

Once again, this issue is chock-full of good reading. The competitive driving season is now in full swing and many of you have also enjoyed the tours. There are several tours this year, some are one-day, some are 3-day, pick one that sounds like fun and go for it. Talk to anyone who has gone on a tour, they are a blast! We are lucky to have so many cool places to visit and fun roads to drive to get us there.

The months of May and June have some very special events, our annual Club Race and Drivers Education at Texas Motor Speedway, 2003 Parade in Tampa, and our second MotorSport Ranch Drivers Education. Sign up for a DE soon, you don’t want to miss the fun of driving and learning on either great track!

Maverick Minutes

by Mimi Spreen The Board meeting was held on Tuesday, April 8th at the home of Keith Olcha.

Joel - we have 1172 members and hosting Parade will help generate 100-200 new members.

Present: Mimi Spreen, Wendy Shoffit, Keith Olcha, Cody Sears, Noby Takahashi, Lanean Hughes, Charlie Davis, Joel Nannis, Matt Platts, Tinker Edwards, Michael Wingfield, Jan Mayo, John Sandusky, Joe McGlohen and Bob Knight.

Tinker - 63 people at Happy Hour at Saltgrass with lots of new members. Chair people are really encouraged to come out and answer questions the new members may have at the HH. Sunday's tour to Palestine has 37 people, article to come. Hill country tour is this weekend.

The meeting started at 7:10 with Keith's "Round the Room."

Lanean - To date, there are 24 Club racers and 19 DE'rs signed up, with 6 more possibilities. Met with people at TMS and needs volunteers to pick up door prizes. Keith suggested putting it on the MRPCA list to help get more people signed up. The AX will have donuts and coffee at 7:30 and lunch will be Jason's Deli this coming weekend.

Dee (AKA Lanean) - a motion was voted on and passed for ordering 48 of the new "No Cones" logo T-shirts for the Goodie Store.

Cody - TT had 34 attendees and 45 at the AX. The truxter is working out great. Sunday AX has only 27 people signed up. Cody needs a few fire extinguishers. William Fletcher will be contacted since this is his business.

Wendy - shirts are available from the AX school for those who helped out and didn't get their shirts.Wendy needs online registration for CR, DE's and volunteers Will be working on Region of the Year Awards. Matt is to get the old scrapbooks from storage unit to help her start.

Mike Brodigan (AKA Wendy) some advertisers have been getting their ads for free. Streetworks Collision's ad will be discontinued. Another 1/2 page ad signed up in their place.

Bob - we have money.

Matt - Slipstream went well and has been mailed.

Jan - Parade meeting went well. There were alot of additions and substitutions to the volunteer chart. Head Honcho's know that their budgets are due and to contact Bob Knight if necessary.

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Joe McGlohen - investigated FRS radios and would spend more in batteries than for good radios with rechargeable batteries.

Noby - New insurance information sent from National. New waivers are to be used from now on, so if anyone has the old ones, please throw them away. National will be sending pads of waivers or they can be copied, Jan will make color copies to use if necessary. Need insurance info from Ted Glover for the Centerville tour on 4/27. Will read insurance coverage and report on any questions about the verbiage.

Teri - (AKA Charlie) Rally school had 7 cars show up and issued 5 pairs of awards.

Charlie - To date, spent $947.00 on Truxter including getting it licensed etc. Cody has a set of keys, Charlie has one set and James will get another. Banners needed for AX and some red flags too. Matt to get them from storage unit.

Keith - Owner of Cafe Vienna called him and wants to have a HH or dinner social or anything at his restaurant. It's decorated with Porsche memorabilia and will hold about 50 people. No liquor license, but people can bring in their own beer or wine. Dennis Chamberlain will talk to owner, Scott, and see if a HH can be scheduled there. The OMNI theater called me and they are showing "Speed" which is sponsored by Porsche. It is narrated by Lucas Lor and they would love for us to come watch it. We can have Porsche parking. Possibly a concours or dinner social prior to going to watch the movie.

Motion made at 9:00 to adjourn, seconded and passed.

Happy Hour at Saltgrass

by Dennis Chamberlain

Photo by Dennis Chamberlain

Amid the excitement, Kristi Kobell from Park Place rolled up in a new Cayenne, causing heads to turn (some of which were for the Cayenne). Meanwhile, a sideshow was happening at my table – Lisa Jue, who surely must be in training for a standup comedian role somewhere – proved to be all the entertainment I could handle.

From my perspective, the Saltgrass seemed to be a hit. We’ll be returning in the future, but for the May 15 Happy Hour, we’re going to try a new place in Irving called Cafe Vienna. See you there!

Photo by Dennis Chamberlain

Photo by Dennis Chamberlain

Tom Tierney, Tom Widmer, and Kristi Kobell

An hour earlier, I had been concerned about whether we would have a decent turnout. Only a few of us had arrived, and after all, it was the first full day of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

I thought that a lot of our members might want to stay home and watch the action on television – and I figured Jay Easley would be somewhere Jennifer and Debbie outside in the cold wind protesting or something -- but fifteen minutes later about forty members including Jay exploded onto the scene and all of a sudden I was worried about the ability of the Saltgrass to handle all of us. At the peak, we had sixty attendees, several of whom were either new or attending for their first time (including Ernie Swersky and his 928). Forty-five of Tinker and Jay us stayed for dinner.

Photo by Dennis Chamberlain

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t the Saltgrass, before we were quite ready to sit down and eat, Jennifer Lage stopped the waiter and ordered a 32 oz Porterhouse steak. I didn’t pay much attention because I thought she was kidding, but later, after she Happy Hour Crew: Dennis Chamberlain, Tinker had finished the steak and a dessert, Edwards, and Mark Gluck and as she quietly scanned the rest of the table for any leftovers, I realized this was no joke. And I felt that old familiar longing – to be young and thin again!

Lisa Jue entertaining the table 9

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Straight Arrow Rally

by Jack Wales Knuckles white on the wheel, tires squealing and with the Driver fighting to hold the car on course, the Navigator chants a litany of directions to the Driver. Okay, maybe since this was our first Rally event, perhaps, we were just a tad bit excited about it. We might also have had expectations from watching events on the television that didn't quite apply.

How to decide the placement? Mileage? Time? Well this was not a Time/Distance event, so maybe that wasn't the best way to do it! Then Mark had a moment of insight! Ahah, that entry misspelled a word! Great they are in third, OOh that one had extra punctuation! Great, now its easier to put them in the order!

Meeting at Cozymel's for a bit of lunch before the event, we listened to the event coordinators, Teri Davis and Mark Gluck, give a short class on how to do a road rally. Since out of the seven cars in the event, six of them had never run a rally before, this was most informative.

After the plaques for placement were passed out, everyone went outside and chatted for a bit. I know Darron and I both decided this was an event that we would like to do again. It seems ALL of the Novice teams decided this was something that they could get in to and pestered those in charge to let them know when the next Rally was to be. All in all, perfect weather, good driving, lovely scenery, and a bit of fun with the instructions made for an event that all who participated will have fond memories of for quite some time!

After covering what the general road rules were, and how to use the Numbered Route Instructions, they led us all outside to give us the pages of Numbered Route Instructions. From looking around at the blank looks on other navigators faces, and having the feeling that same look was on mine, I was suddenly worried about even finishing the event, much less sticking to the instructions for more than a few minutes. I leaned over to one of the other navigators and ask him if he understood the second instruction, he look back at me and whispered, "I haven't gotten that far yet!"

As we lined up ready to depart the parking lot, a local Grapevine police officer pulled past, quickly circled into the parking and and sat, staring at a line of Porsches. I wondered if there were dollar signs in his eyes as one by one the cars rolled out of the parking lot,proceeding to follow the directions on the list.

OUR TURN!

Straight Arrow Rally Final Results: Class

Driver / Navigator

Errors / Tie Breakers

Exp. Don & Taxi Breithaupt 0 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------Novice Dave Frick / Jean Frick 0 7 Novice Darron Shaffer / Jack Wales 0 6 Novice Mike Stafford / Clyde Stringer 0 5.5 Novice Adam & Mohammed Muheeb 1 7 Novice Brandon O'Neill / Mike O'Neill 1 0 Novice Brad Neal / Kim Neal 1.5 0

Photo by Dave Frick

Away we went, I gave the turn instruction to Darron Shaffer, being careful to keep a lookout for the answers to the questions we would need to fill out,reading ahead a couple of instructions trying to figure out what to tell him -- ok is that next stop light the one we need to turn left at? Or is it the one half a block further? One would be the correct way, the other would lead us into a wild goose chase.

I would like to thank the organizers Teri Davis and Mark Gluck, and the course designer, Carey Spreen.

Rally participants showing off their hard-earned awards After only a few turns, we both realized the instructions were really quite clear,but only when you came to the point you need to use them. Okay maybe it was the top down driving through a beautiful day, the flowers just starting to bloom, the amazingly clear instructions that had at first seemed so arcane and confusing, but this turned into a most amazing drive the the countryside.

Only at one point did we have a problem, and that was in noticing the goats on top of some guy's house, we almost missed a turn in the route.

Not sure if that was what the people that laid the course out intended, but it worked well. Other than that, it was quite a fun drive, following the instructions, looking at the scenery, looking for the answers to questions, watching for the signs we needed to keep track of, writing down all the cities we passed through and their populations, okay and did I mention watching the very pretty countryside? Oh yeah and Darron watched the road!

We all found the ending point, filled out the sheets, turned them in and waited for the results. Seemed like a very long time, only to hear Teri Davis muttering to herself that she had never had this many all correct answers.

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Davey Dogwood: The Maverick Tour Season Begins

by Bob Bianconi

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t seems Ted and Bonnie are ‘branching’ out this year. The first Maverick tour of the season started on a Sunday with an all day romp through the roads of east Texas. The idea, of course, was to catch the dogwoods in bloom, particularly in the area surrounding Palestine.

at Giovanni’s in Palestine. From there it was back behind the wheel in search of the elusive dogwood.

And yes, there were dogwoods and some wonderfully purple trees too (well if this were Arbor World instead of Slipstream, I guess I’d have a name for ‘em). Perhaps the highlight of the dogwood bloom was our visit to the Davey Dogwood Park just north of Palestine. Situated on 200 acres,

The now infamous “Walmart” was our starting root, er, point. With nearly 40 cars and 70-some Maverick members, this tour was a success before it even began. Lots of new Mav’s showed up, some with only a month or two since joining (great!). For other seasoned Maverick’s, it was their first tour.

By late morning the temperature was pushing the low seventies and the cab’s and targas had lost their cover in favor of topdown driving.

...if this were Arbor World instead of Slipstream... the park is known for acre’s of white dogwoods. Once in the park, the caravan twisted it’s way through what seemed like miles of one-lane roads lined by dogwoods (and them purple things again). It was an amazing place.

So the season begins and I’ll bet many of us are looking forward to the next trip.

Photo by Bob Bianconi

Photo by Bob Bianconi

But begin it did and the caravan wound it’s way east on the now famous Glover roads. Dual lane country roads, one lane back roads and an occasional sprint on a connecting highway, as usual, the Porsches experienced it all. It was Italian for lunch

The tour destination, Davey Dogwood Park

Photo by Keith Bird

Photo by Dave Frick

A beautiful view of Porsches and foliage

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Everyone staged, ready to get moving again

Photo by Jay Easley

Photo by Jay Easley

Mmm, Braums... anyone for a shake?

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A gray Boxster hidden in the foliage

Photo by Jay Easley

A sweet view of sexy cars!

Photo by Dave Frick

Look really hard, I think somebody is waving...

Even a pair of motorcycles joined the fun for a while!

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We strongly believe in access to those who will actually work on your car. Our technicians are available in person, by phone, and even by pager if you have questions or need timely information about your car.

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Our clean shop, well-stocked parts department, and comfortable waiting room ensure that you and your car will get the kind of service you deserve. Maintained tools and equipment. Clean cars. We are meticulous about details.

Parts.

Our parts department is also second to none. Our knowledgeable staff will assist you in finding that necessary part or after-market option you require. We are an authorized dealer for high-performance Recaro seating, Yokohama Tires, Bilstein Shocks, Bosch, and many others. This ensures that whether you are a casual driver or an enthusiast who needs race prep assistance, Nine-Eleven has the experience and knowledge to keep your car running at peak performance.

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We are conveniently located near the intersection of Stemmons and LBJ Freeways in Dallas. We offer emergency towing service 24 hours a day and have arranged for special rental car rates with area rental agencies. Come by for a visit between 7:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday-Friday, or call for a service appointment.

Boxster Boulevard

by Bob Bianconi Boxster Owners Bane: The Dead Battery It’s Midnight, you turn the ignition key on your Boxster and the battery is dead. What next? Hot shot the battery from another car? Sounds good, but how do you get to the battery? A simple question and usually a simple answer: pop the hood. Well, it’s not that simple on a Boxster with a dead battery. What you’ll find is

Remember: Plugging the cable in is not good enough, you have to remember to turn the key!

The cable is cheap insurance – less than $15 at most auto supply stores. So where should you keep the battery charging cable? Under the front hood? Not unless you want to walk home.

Keep it in the passenger compartment. You’ll be glad you have it at Midnight.

. . . it’s not so simple on a Boxster with a dead battery . . .

To open the hood, you may follow the instructions found in the owner’s manual (you do have the manual with you right?): this can be tricky depending on your model year. The 1997-2000 model years listed some oblique instructions. From 2001-on, Porsche provided a terminal in the fuse box for connecting a battery charging cable. Look inside the fuse box (by your left knee) for a small booklet with instructions.

A more simple method is to carry one of the battery charging cables with cigarette lighter plugs at each end. Follow the manufacturer’s directions for using this cable – usually the small end at the car with the good battery, the fat end plugged into your Boxster. This method won’t start your car but it will provide enough juice for you to cycle the alarm system so you can open the hood.

Photo by Bob Bianconi

that the hood is locked and the hood switch by the driver’s seat (lever on a pre-01) will not unlock the hood. This is a function of the alarm system.

Where to locate charging terminal in your fuse box

Photo by Bob Bianconi

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Mavericks at TWS Club Race

By Keith Olcha

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TWS was closed down in the late 1980s as a professional commercial racetrack but has thrived with almost 50 weekends per year and several mid-week dates as a club track with SCCA, PCA, and several other clubs running driving events and race weekends. It is rarely used as a banked oval anymore.

The club race format used by LSR at TWS is practice on Friday until the afternoon, then practice race-starts followed by a fun-race of 5-7 laps.

The field was divided into two major run groups, the red group and the green group. Each group had about 36-40 cars with several separate classes of cars within each of the two large groups. The green group ran E-K stock, plus GT4 and GT5, the red group ran GT1-GT3, GT, C, and B-D stock. Saturday was qualifying and two separate sprint races for each group, while Sunday was reserved for qualifying and a 90 minute Enduro, with a mandatory 5 minute pit-stop and optional refueling.

While club racing has been growing in popularity nationally over the last few years, this year was the biggest appearance by Mavericks at TWS, and the most chance for several first-in-class, as well as overall group (red, green) wins by Mavericks. In addition to a large number of Mavericks

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Photo by Kevin Hardison

very March for the last seven years, the Lone Star Region has held its annual Club Race. This year, as in the last few, there was also an endurance race, in addition to the sprint races. Just to give you a little background on the venue and the format of club racing, Texas World Speedway is located in College Station and is a 3-1/2 hour drive from the DFW Metroplex. The course itself is a 2.9 mile road course constructed by using the main straight from the 2 -1/2 mile NASCAR oval integrated with a twisty challenging road circuit complete with elevation changes and a couple of limited- visibility turns.

Wayne Brown first into a very crowded infield corner. returning to TWS, there were a large number of rookies who were using TWS as their first race, or their second after getting their rookie licenses at Hallett last October.First-time Maverick racers included Steve Patti,David Baker, Steve Watkins and Brian Amond. Rookies included Jorge Vargas and Doug Molny. Returning Mavericks included Lee Wilkins, Bryan Henderson, Wayne Brown, Wade Kolody, Hamp Williams, Carl Amond, Jim Collier, Jim Buckley, Joe McGlohen, John Souzelka, Glen Gatlin, Ed Cullen, Ned Cullen, Barry Moore, and Yours Truly. Add the Hill-Country group that many of you know from our MotorSports Ranch and Texas Motor Speedway events, and our Oklahoma pals (including Wally Ruiz

996 GT3 Cup car with a 3.6 liter motor on slicks.

and Brooke Van Horn) and it was clear our gang and our buddies were a major influence on the attendance as well as the outcome of various races.

The Sunday enduro included a first: three zone 5 region-presidents, and their zone-5 representative all driving against one another- Brooke Van Horn zone 5 rep from Oklahoma,Stan Wenger President of Lone Star Region, West Dillard President of Hill Country Region, and me from Maverick.With my superb pit crew of Joe McGlohen,Lee Wilkins,and Pat Benson, plus a boost problem with Brooke’s car I squeaked to the finish line ahead of them all. As they say… that’s racing!

Photo by Kevin Hardison

Photo by Kevin Hardison

There were also a host of Mavericks volunteering in timing and scoring, grid, safety, and working corner stations. The weather was great Friday, but rain on Saturday created some interesting grids for the sprint races based on qualifying in the wet. The weather was perfect again on Sunday for the enduro. Mavericks did very well, with Lee Wilkins and David Baker placing first and second overall in the green group Enduro and each winning their respective classes. Jim Buckley and Joe McGlohen won their Saturday sprint races,and Doug Molny won the Sunday enduro

“Rookie” Doug Molny won the G Stock Enduro on Sunday!

David Baker winning his Class in Sunday’s Green Group Enduro race.

Photo by Kevin Hardison

in G stock after a strong start against Jorge Vargas and Jim Buckley and others retired with mechanical problems.Glen Gatlin and Jim Collier each won races in C-stock as well, with Glen winning the enduro. Rookie Steve Watkins tore up the very competitive F-stock class with a great showing and a first-in-class. Wayne Brown unfortunately suffered mechanical problems throughout the weekend, and did not place as high as usual throughout the weekend. However, he and Carl Amond both set the fastest lap times of any Mavericks entered – low 1minute 52 –second lap times. Similar times from vastly differing cars. We had Wayne’s GT4S car, a 914 with a 2.8 liter engine on D.O.T. tires versus Carl’s GTC2 car, a 2000

Lee Wilkins captured the first place overall in his Sunday enduro.

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Autocross #1 and Time Trial #1

by Bob Lewis there are the rest of us just trying to improve on our times. It’s really fun to watch from a corner and hear the times as each driver tries again to better his/her time. On AX day Mark had the lowest time by about 2 seconds over the Yellow BMW.

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aving recently driven in the Autocross 102 and Time Trial 103 schools, I was ready to drive an actual Autocross (AX) and Time Trial (TT). I had my opportunity at the first such events of the season for the Maverick Region. When I arrived on Saturday for the Time Trial, I noticed that the layout was the same as I had run at the Time Trial 103 School, so I had some familiarity with the preferred line. I also had plenty of time to consider what I wanted to do differently from when I was in the school. One thing was that not spinning my car previously meant I could drive faster or take a more aggressive line. I started off in third gear as I did at the school; my times were down 4 seconds to 78.02.

This seemed like a good improvement for me. In the afternoon I reduced the time 2 more seconds. I now wanted to start shifting gears. I was approaching the hard right turn after a long sweeper right at 100 MPH. Hard on the brakes then turn. The blood rushed to my head, as the G forces were more than I am accustomed to. This car really has a higher level of braking than I expected from a street car.

Sunday, March 30 was the day for the AX. A new course was implemented on Saturday after the TT. All the participants walk the course and plan their strategy before the runs begin. Again began the runs in third gear only to learn the course. My first run was at 108 sec. Mark said

...This is the consistency for which you strive... that it was a good first run since I did not DNF. I brought the times down as the day progressed by learning what I could do. I did spin once with Mark in the car. The car hadn’t yet stopped and he was saying, “You know what you did wrong don’t you”. I was still realizing that the spin didn’t even take me out of the driving line. That is, I did not DNF.

Photo by Wendy Shoffit

As a form of personal pride, some of the veteran drivers look at each other’s times and try to be lowest for the day. A newcomer to the Maverick Time Trials driving a Yellow BMW M3 with a considerable number of suspension modifications had the low time. Mark Steele was about 1 sec behind in his modified 993 C2. Mark’s wife, Lisa, was only about two seconds more. I think good driving runs in the family or the car is really well setup for the Mineral Ring. Some of the 914 drivers watch the other 914 drivers’ skills, driving technique, and times. Then

Everyone is attentive at the drivers meeting Photo by Wendy Shoffit

I think what I did was enter the corner with too much speed and compounded the problem with turning the wheel. This was unsettling the chassis during the corner. This is a no no. Mark taught me a technique on the skid pad; he had me over steer and push the front end around the circle with the throttle. I did it once pretty well but this skill needs more practice from me. I ran two consecutive runs at 100.2.

This is the consistency for which you strive. I started shifting gears late in the day without much to do. However, after the scheduled runs I ran some “fun” runs. I spun the car again but at a different point. Here again I cranked in more turn during a tight turn that unsettled the chassis. As before, I felt the rear end coming around. The last run was at 98.9 sec. I had lowered my time almost 10 seconds from the first lap. I was really pumped. I was making progress and learning the “feel” of the chassis.

I can hardly wait for the next driving event. Since I have now experienced several driving schools and a DE, I know I have progressed as a driver. My goal at the next DE is to solo and move to the Blue Group. I hope you will consider some of these driving events yourself, you will learn more about the capabilities of your car. You will have more confidence in every day driving, and these Maverick Region events are fun!

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Time Trial #1 Results

Photo by Wendy Shoffit

Class Car # Name Car Time Class 2 66 Sears, Cody Red 914 71.067 Class 3 31 Lockas, Mike White 944 71.512 Class 4 102 Erz, Eric Brown 911E 69.676 Class 5 13 Cobb, Alex Silver 911 SC 75.321 Class S5 120 de Jong, Michael Green 911S 77.411 Class 5L 11 Shoffit, Wendy Black 911 SC 69.991 Class S5L 210 de Jong, Michele Green 911S 85.512 Class 6 1 Machala, Chuck Silver Boxster 68.024 76 Miller, Bill Black 911 Coupe 69.706 158 Gage, Dan Red 944 Turbo 69.8 311 Machala, Charles Silver Boxster 71.523 750 Graidage, Colin Red 911 Targa 71.78 105 Snodgrass, Tom Yellow Boxster 73.212 Class 6L 17 Burbank, Shelly Red 911 75.102 Class 7 257 Takahashi, Noby Silver Boxster S 68.106 Class S7L 731 Kavanaugh, SusannaBlack Boxster S 75.349 Class 8 99 Steele, Mark Red 993 66.67 996 Pang, David Black 911 71.293 Class 8L 9 Steele, Lisa Red 993 69.693 Class 10 130 Hardison, Kevin Blue 914 71.423 Class 12 619 Johnson, Rocky White 968 68.321 Class 13 242 Shaffer, Darron W-Green Boxster S72.653 161 Randall, Rick Black 911 Carerra 73.023 Class 17 23 Gohlke, Mark White 914 68.621 123 Krantz, Bob White 914 71.184 Class 17L 33 Gohlke, Rose White 914 73.174 Class OA 818 Yamada, Dean Black Firebird 69.943 Class OG 29 Name Withheld Yellow M3 66.456 Class OJ 74 Garner, Gabby White WRX 70.474 186 Williams, Mitch Red Miata 71.236 6 Keene, Keith White Miata 76.788 Class DD 8 Lewis, Bob Silver 911 C4S 76.049 98 Poquiz, Dennis Black Boxster S 78.914 86 Perez, Rod White Protégé 5 80.542

Autocross #1 Results Plc

Pts.

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9

1

9

1

9

1

9

1

9

1

9

1

9

1 2 3 4 5 7

9 7 5 4 3 1

1

9

1

9

1

9

1 2

9 7

1

9

1

9

1

9

1 6

9 2

1 2

9 7

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1 1 1 2 3

Class Car # Name Car Time Class 2 66 Sears, Cody Red 914 91.359 6 Davis, Charlie Red 914 92.951 26 Bailey, Ron Blue 914 100.233 41 Swanson, Allen Yellow 914 108.622 Class S2 24 Pajares, Rowdy White 914 111.525 Class 2L 108 Dugan, Nancy Red 914 Red 99.564 Class 3 31 Lockas, Mike White 944 91.702 Class 4 102 Erz, Eric Brown 911E 90.737 54 Sutton, Jerry Red 911T 98.123 Class 4L 45 Sutton, Myra Red 911T 99.282 Class 5 911 Stafford, Bill Brown 911 SC 93.08 Class 5L 11 Shoffit, Wendy Black 911 SC 94.486 Class 6 1 Machala, Chuck Silver Boxster 87.988 76 Miller, Bill Black 911 Coupe 90.88 311 Machala, Charles Silver Boxster 90.932 Class S6 105 Snodgrass, Tom Yellow Boxster 95.097 Class 6L 17 Burbank, Shelly Red 911 98.32 Class 7 257 Takahashi, Noby Silver Boxster S 90.213 216 Fry, Terry Silver Boxster S 93.088 7 Fallon, Steve Blue Boxster S 97.246 Class S7L 731 Kavanaugh, SusannaBlack Boxster S 101.843 Class 8 99 Steele, Mark Red 993 87.376 Class 8L 9 Steele, Lisa Red 993 90.368 Class 10 130 Hardison, Kevin Blue 914 91.208 Class 12 619 Johnson, Rocky White 968 91.934 Class 13 242 Shaffer, Darron W-Green Boxster S93.212 161 Randall, Rick Black 911 Carerra 93.043 Class 16 21 Gonzales, Rick Yellow 914-6 99.987 Class 17 30 Swanson, John Blue 914-6 102.121 Class OA 818 Yamada, Dean Black Firebird 90.787 23 Castillo, Ben Red S40 92.345 Class OG 29 Name Withheld Yellow M3 88.293 999 Name Withheld Red 328is 93.182 Class OJ 74 Garner, Gabby White WRX 91.722 142 Burns, Leland White MR2 93.729 91 Garcia, Jeremy White S2000 94.295 36 Curry, Shawn Blue WRX no time Class OJL 42 Burns, Cheryl White MR2 94.458 Class DD 98 Poquiz, Dennis Black Boxster S 100.478 19 Petri, Brian Black Boxster S 101.171 65 Gallup, Duane Silver Miata 101.437 86 Perez, Rod White Protégé 5 104.913 50 LeTourneau, HaroldSilver Boxster 109.995

Plc

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9 7 5 4

1

9

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9

1

9

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9 7

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9

1

9

1

9

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9 7 5

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Driver Education At MotorSport Ranch Sponsored by:

June 21-22, 2003 Cost: $195

Mailing Date: May 9th

Maverick Region invites you to our PCA Driver Education event at MotorSport Ranch, www.motorsportranch.com, located in Cresson, Texas on highway 377, 16 miles southwest of Fort Worth. Novices are encouraged and will be provided comprehensive instruction. All cars must be inspected for track worthiness (tech) prior to the event. Tech locations, dates, and forms, along with further information will be sent with your acceptance package; also look for DE info on our web site www.pca.org/mav/DE. Acceptance priority will be: Maverick Region members and all instructors, other PCA members, other Porsche drivers, and other cars, in that order, all based upon postmark date within assigned run group.

Expect to have a response (In/Out/Waiting List) approximately three weeks before the event date and please check the web site for your name among the entrants. Event registration will open with May 9th Mail Application with check to: Bill Dawson, Registrar 1041 Nottingham Drive Cedar Hill, TX 75104 972-291-8817 before 9:30pm billdawson@worldnet.att.net

postmark dates. No postage meters, please. The cost is $195 each driver, payable to Maverick Region PCA. Applications without payment cannot be processed.

Sorry, due to limited availability we are unable to issue refunds once you are accepted. Please use a separate application/check per individual entrant, even if sharing a car! Fill out the form completely and legibly - missing data means you are placed at the bottom of the priority list. ** Saturday Evening - McGlohen's Barbeque Join us for a cookout Saturday evening back at the track 30 minutes after the event. If the weather's agreeable, we'll be outside; otherwise, we will be inside the upstairs clubhouse. There will be beer and soft drinks included as well. Please let us know below if you'll join us Saturday, and the additional $10.00 per person covers everything.

General Information: John Sandusky 817-777-0421 John.C.Sandusky@LMCO.com

Tech Information: Ray Luedecke 972-342-7412 rluedecke@sbcglobal.net

CAR

Entrant: Sharing Car With: Address: City: St: Zip: Phone: Day ( ) Eve. ( ) Driver's Lic #: State: Contact Me By: US mail OR e-mail sent to: PCA Region: PCA # Helmet type: M95 / SA95 / M00 / SA00 Year Make Model Color Cabriolet Yes No List last DE event - each category below: --Maverick Region (list date)

If pre-996/986, cab must meet new reqmts - see web site

Track MSR/TMS

Run Group at end of last event

Car #

Green/Blue/Blue-Solo/Yellow/White

--Other (list club/region and date) If NONE, explain any driving experience and rate yourself below: (use BACK of this sheet as necessary) Total Beginner / Novice / Intermediate / Advanced / F1 World Champion / Licensed NYC Taxi Driver Instructor assigned to TEAM # ( ) If over booked, want to be on the waiting list? YES NO Car#( ) Second Choice ( ) Third ( ) Shirt Size: S M L XL XXL ** Attend SAT. evening Barbeque? YES NO Signed: If Yes, please add $10.00 per person incl entrant.

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Hill Country Tour

by Dee Lersch

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f possible, the Spring Hill Country Tour gets better each year. More than 30 Mavericks and 20 cars gridded up at the Hillsboro Country Courthouse on Friday morning, April 11, for another of Ted and Bonnie Glover’s enthralling tours. We had perfect driving conditions all weekend: cool and sunny weather, glorious back roads and, for the most part, little traffic. At the suggestion of Bobby Briggs, we also implemented a practice of numbering cars at each start and using those numbers in our radio communications. As a result we covered a lot of ground in record time with dozens of thrilling runs and no off-road incidence.

From Hillsboro we headed southwest over the first of a series of SixFlags-quality roller coaster roads to Gatesville and Llano. “Eating BBQ at Coopers BBQ in Llano” is the third item on Texas Monthly magazine’s 2001 list of “50 Things All Texans’ Should Do” so we stopped and did our duty. Coopers was also voted by Texas Highways magazine readers as “#1 Texas BBQ Joint”.

After lunch, we rolled south to Xanadu (aka the Willow City Loop).

The Willow City Loop is the most beautiful wildflower trail in Texas, voted by me. Millions of bluebonnets mass along the canyon bottoms and then march into a half mile wide river of flowers that meander through the valley. Did you know that bluebonnets have a fragrance? I didn’t! No book, friend or tour had ever hinted of the sweetness of their

. . . 50 Things All Texans’ Should Do . . . perfume. Bluebonnets scented the warm humid air with a delicate blend of lilac and freesias. I had spent the morning identifying flowers along the roadside (bluebonnets, paintbrush, coreopsis, primroses, wild mustard, and at least four different daisies). On the Loop I found white prickly poppies, purple wine cups, lilac prairie verbena, and three rare Cherokee roses crowning an old barbed wire and cedar fence.

Photo by Dave Frick

Perfect planners, Ted and Bonnie had recognized that some of us would have difficulty leaving this fairyland so we were offered different route opportunities for rest of the afternoon. Dinner would be at the Haven River Inn in Comfort. Some lingered taking pictures. Others cruised over to charming Fredricksburg to visit antique shops, wine tasting rooms, and brew pubs. Some drove on into the Haven River Inn with its hummingbirds and inviting rockers on those wide verandas that overlook the Guadeloupe River.

Saturday Famous Cooper’s Pit Bar-B-Que

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Saturday’s destination was The Alamo…no, not the San Antonio Alamo, but the Alamo that John Wayne built in 1957-58 near

We had a long way to go: we were less than 25 miles from the Mexican border and more than 180 miles away from Comfort. Our luck held and we had more excellent runs up 334 and 337. We stopped in Medina at the Lone Creek Orchards, cider mill and country store to savor their cider, wolf their pastries and devour their apple ice cream. (Hey! We hadn’t eaten in more than two hours!)

Photo by Dave Frick

Photo by Dave Frick

Brackettville in which to film the movie of the same name. As part of our journey into the past we took our morning bio-break at Gravens Store, a regional center for hunters that is too colorful for words. The BBQ sandwiches are man-size, the beef jerky portable, and the bathroom unisex but during our wait we were entertained by a male peacock in full breeding plumage so vivid he seemed to glitter in the morning sun.

The cow pauses from his busy day to pose for a portrait

True Texas Beauty

The roads and runs were so perfect the morning seemed to script and direct triple digit speeds. Just outside Rocksprings, Bonnie Glover good-naturedly allowed a few drivers who longed for an even faster forward motion to scout out our next filming and eating locale: The Alamo.

We had a late dinner at Joe’s Jefferson Street Café in Kerrville where the seafood was fresh, the conversation rollicking, and Tinker Edwards came up with a computer to showcase a few of the digital photos shot during the day. As days go, it was pretty OK. <g>

Bill “Bear Bait” Coates lead the charge, an action that was particularly heroic since Bill was flying sans radar detector. The Edwards County Sheriff who ticketed Bill remarked that Bill was the most cheerful driver he’d ever clocked doing 30 mph over the speed limit. Bill later confided to us that his cheer was the result of his own wise decision just moments before he was clocked to slow down from twice the legal speed limit.

Sunday brought us more wild flowers (and a few feral iris from old ranch houses) and more triple digit runs and more roller coasters around Park Road 4. We checked out Luckenbach: Waylon was there in spirit. (Willie and the gang had been riding bikes around Fredricksberg all weekend.)

Sunday

After lunch a couple of Mavericks developed car trouble. The first car we repaired with a tie wrap to hold the belt switch in place but, when a second car lost its accelerator cable, good shepherds Ted and Bonnie, Bill Coates, Mike Oakes and Tinker Edwards shooed the rest of us safely home while they remained with our grounded flyers.

Photo by Dave Frick

As we drove north we saw a dozen cars stopped on the shoulder of 35E, their occupants roaming in the bluebonnets, snapping pictures.

“I bet they think they are on a drive in the country to see wildflowers,” I thought. If they only knew.

The next tour is around Jefferson on June 7 and 8. We hope you will be there.

Happy Shahan’s Alamo Village is a monument to farsighted Brackettville businessman Happy Shahan and his wife, Virginia, who were the first to bring the film industry, and it’s economic benefits, to Texas. Historical interpreter, Rich Curilla, eloquently told their story and more of the film stars and directors who had filmed there. (Rich also arrested Bill Coates and put him in jail, BUT, that was such a good story, we forgave him.) Happy Shahan’s widow, Virginia, welcomed us to her village and led us inside the Alamo to pose for a dramatic group photo.

At 87, Mrs. Shahan seems like a very glamorous younger sister of Cowgirl Hall of Fame-er, Hattie Stillwell.

With great difficulty Ted rounded us up and headed us north again.

Photo by Dave Frick

Yes, there are actually “hills” in Texas!

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We have opened a Race-shop in Carrollton, Texas and are offering Racecar Rentals for DE Events, Performance Services, Maintenance and Track-Side Support for DE and Club-Races.

Stop by and visit the Gateway Racing Team at the upcoming club race at Texas Motor Speedway. In addition, look for us at your next Driver Education event.

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If you have any changes that you would like to make to the MRPCA membership guide, call Joel Nannis at 817-329-1600

by Joel Nannis, Membership Chair Mohammed & Nadia Abdulmujeeb 8701 Elbe Trail Fort Worth, TX 76118 1988 924S

Larry Gustafson 3546 Granada Avenue Dallas, TX 75205 1999 996 C4

William & Jean Spears Po Box 780 Wichita Falls, TX 76307 2003 996

Terry Ahrens 2750 114th Street #100 Grand Prairie, TX 75050 2001 996

Tom Hershey 2525 Worthington #217 Dallas, TX 75204 1980 911 SC Targa

Vin Sundaram 8417 Old Moss Road Dallas, TX 75231 2000 986 S

Charlie Alsmiller 4105 Jubilee Drive Flower Mound, TX 75028 2000 986

Russell & Karen Holloway 6205 Warm Mist Lane Dallas, TX 75248 2000 986 S

Ted Vitek 3110 Pebblebrook Court Garland, TX 75044 1976 914

Craig & Karen Bachner 6509 Riverhill Drive Plano, TX 75024 1986 911 Targa

George & Kim Johnson 3416 Rolling Hills Lane Grapevine, TX 76051 2003 996

Randall Walker 700 Hill Trail Drive #1255 Euless, TX 76039 1968 912

Chris Byles 4701 Preston Park Blvd #611 Plano, TX 75093 1996 993

Kyle Lowe & Mark Mclemore 2802 Market Loop Drive Southlake, TX 76092 1994 911

Joseph Wielebinski 10808 Strait Lane Dallas, TX 75229 2003 996

Luis Castilla 3355 Blackburn Street #5401 Dallas, TX 76204 2003 996 C4S

James Mcmillam 4413 Windsor Ridge Drive Dallas, TX 75038 2003 996 Cab

Marion & Kimberly Wilson 535 Sage Valley Drive Richardson, TX 75080 1996 911

Ron & Marcy Clark 1325 Champion Drive Rockwall, TX 75087 1987 911 Cab

Stephanie Neale & Steve Shawler 3832 Furneaux Lane Carrollton, TX 75007 1983 911 SC

A & Susan Cole 9665 Brentgate Dallas, TX 75238 2002 996 Cab

Robert Pickett 11331 Rupley Lane Dallas, TX 75218 1988 911 Turbo

Ray & Missie Hebert 8404 Whippoorwill Drive Fort Worth, TX 76123 2000 986 Transferred From St Louis

Michael Cosentino 4924 Westbriar Drive Fort Worth, TX 76109 2002 996

Thomas & Jean Schar 6905 Deloach Avenue Dallas, TX 75225 1988 911

Gaile & Barry Duncan 200 N Wisteria Street Mansfield, TX 76063 1960 356 B Cab

Gary Sewell 1114 Elizabeth Richardson, TX 75080 2000 996 C2

Martin Sampson & Trish Smith 6706 Desco Drive Dallas, TX 75225 1990 911 Transferred From Chesapeake

5 Years Robert Lybrand (Lou)......................................Dallas Michael Maberry (Lisa) ...................................Dallas Albert Sansores (Kelly)..................................Coppell 15 Years Bob Benson (Patrica)...............................Fort Worth 20 Years George E. Maffey (George Sr.) ......................Denton 40 Years J. Manson Mathis (Carlton) ............................Austin

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Recent new members Tom & Ann Cychosz with their new â&#x20AC;&#x153;babyâ&#x20AC;?, a 1987 911 Turbo 27

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1989 928S4 Stone Grey Metallic with Supple Leather. Beautiful stock chrome wheels with Yokohama AVS's. 316 hp 32V 5.0 V8, automatic. New A/C with rear controls, resent timing belt and water pump service. New Brakes. Has On Board Computer with Multi-Function Display and digital OD. Everything on this car works perfectly. Always garaged and driven on weekends. Alpine CD with MB Quart speakers and Precision Power Amp, lightly tinted windows. I have the original owners manual, framed window sticker, all original keys with Porsche Crests and working lights. Needs nothing. A 9 out of 10. 87,000 miles. $19,900 obo.

Call Ryan at 214-207-0506. (1) 1988 911 Coupe Sunroof, brand new tires, aligned and balanced, fresh Mobil 1 oil change, new rear speakers, tan leather interior, black exterior, Alpine stereo / CD player, 5 speed, 129,000 miles, tight motor, runs and drives great, must see, North Dallas, $18,000 214-882-1687 deguzzi@attbi.com (1) 1974 911 Silver Metallic. Completely original! Excellent Condition. New Tires and Shocks. 2nd Owner. 76,800 original and actual miles. No Rust, No Dents, No Dings. Garaged and Pampered. $14,500. Call John at 972-208-4950 or email: dgidallas@hotmail.com (1) 1997 Mustang Sally needs a new home. Mustang GT, V8, 5 sp, 4.6 L, 84K miles.

Flowmaster mufflers, tinted windows, red with gray cloth. Dealer/Mayo maintained, with records. You know it's been well loved, $8,500. Jan Mayo 972-443-3916w or 817-595-4651h. (1) 1988 911 Carrera Coupe 89,000 miles. 5 Speed Manual transmission. Guards Red ext and black leather int. Front and rear spoilers. Cold air. AM/FM Cassette & CD. Electric windows, locks, and sunroof. Car is in very nice shape. Windows are good.

Windshield has a few small chips but no cracks or stars. No interior rips or cracks.

I believe you will be impressed. $19,500. Contact Bob Baker, 580-251-4047 (W) or 580-252-2618 (H) (1) Used Hoosier R3SO3's 15,17 & 18's Call for prices 80% of new. A great way to save.

Contact Rene Molina, rmj928s@swbell.net 956 789 5469 (1) Porsche Wheel 7JX15 ET23.3 Phonedial style rim, Part# 951.362.104.00, Fits 944 and possibly others. $125 US/best.Rick 401-782-3624 (RI/USA), leave message or evenings (best after 8:30PM EST) or email zxrick@yahoo.com (1) Euro 964RS/993RS cars available for immediate import, including rare/desirable ClubSport models. DOT/EPA certification available in Houston for 993RS models with optional airbags. Cars have full Porsche service histories and are from private owners, not race teams. Too many examples too list (including Jurgen Barth's personal 964RSCS); check out my ads at The Mart on www.pca.org by locating one of the 993RS cars and then clicking "see all ads by this seller." Check out my own 993RS and 964RSCS cars at Maverick/LSR events. Steve Patti (214) 219-1350/x21.

1980 911SC Targa This car is TIGHT. Paint is less than 2 years old. CLEAN black/tan interior, TURBO seats. NEW Porsche A/C. Needs very little to be perfect - roof should be recovered to look nicer. I have most records – serviced @ same shop in AZ, since the mid-80s. AZ car. 113K miles. Car doesn’t look, drive, handle 23! MUST SELL IMMEDIATELY! $12,750. Tom Hershey, 214.397.0878 or 972.980.4800 (2) 1998 986 Boxster 5-speed 2.5L-6 Black. grey leather, black top, chromed alloys,chromed large single exhaust, Bridgestone agressive treaded Potenza R17 radials, cabin wind deflector, mats,68,000 miles. $27,500 Call Cliff Mathews 214-762-6784 (2) 1983 SC Sunroof Coupe This is the one! White/Chocolate Leather. White Wheels.

Factory Lowered. Black tint windows,New Blaupunkt AMFM/CD. New Yokahama tires. Owned and babied since "85. 110K miles. Special Auto. $18K. Contact Pat (214)630-5881 or pat@pathaverfield.com (2)

1999 996 C2 6 Speed, Carrera White/Savannah Beige full leather package, original owner, all maint records, always garage kept, 27k, factory DSP stereo with in dash CD, storage and six disk changer, traction control, stainless steel exhaust, 3 spoke sport steering wheel, 17" factory wheels with new continentals and 18" factory Turbo look wheels with painted crest and kuhmo track tires, Brey Krause harness mount, Sparco 5 way harness for both driver and passenger, asking $49,500 OBO. Todd Patin, 817-416-9125, txpatin@msn.com (2) 1987 911 Carrera Coupe Grand Prix White/ Navy Blue leather, Car was bought new in Ft. Worth, orig. paint, always garaged, all standard equip, Blaupunkt Reno AM/FM -Cass w/ 6 CD changer, Clifford alarm w/ central locking fob,16" Fuchs w/ Yokohama AVS sports, This car has been setup for DE events, you can find a cheaper 911 but you'll spend this or more to build a 911 as will sorted and refined.

All books and records, 183,000 miles with top end rebuild less than 1,000 miles ago, asking $25,000 with all performance and track equip. Ray Anderson, 817-453-5401 or corkey560 @cs.com (2) Indianapolis 500 Tickets 2 tickets to this year’s Indy 500 race for sale. Seats are located in the Paddock Section, right before the START/FINISH LINE, looking directly across at the pits. Face value is $85.00 each. They are very good seats and provide for a lot of viewing action in both the race and the pits.Please contact Eric J. Karban at (972) 401-1814, or email erickarban@aol.com (2) 1984 928S Guards red/tan leather, auto, fully loaded, no dents or scratches, very tight body, non-smoker, bought new in New Mexico and driven in west Texas.

Always garaged. 83K $9,500 Don Johnson (817) 654-4649, or email me at djohnson8809@sbcglobal.yahoo.com. (3) 1988 Carrera 911 Targa Grand Prix white, black leather int, 5-sp, pristine condition inside and out, whale tail, front spoiler, chrome fuchs, lowered to Euro specs, short shift, euro headlights with H5 bulbs, believed "chipped" by prior owner, new in-dash CD, Cerwin-Vega speakers, amp, C-V subwoofers, garaged, runs great, excellent daily driver/light competition; 60,000 mile service, Mobil 1, cold A/C, tight Targa top, 71,000 miles, $23,000. Contact Randy at 214-417-7900 or rgrasso@bigplanet.com for photos. (3) 1978 911SC White/Brown leather, 82,000 miles. PW, AC, Power mirrors, Sunroof. $10,000 Ask for Steve (214) 536-0329. (3) Hand Painted Center Caps Fuchs/cookie cutter & phone dial/flat/carrera/late model 5 & 7 spoke center caps for sale - $150/set + $6 shipping. The crests are handpainted in authentic Porsche colors to match the hood crest. I can also handpaint your existing center caps for $100 + $6 return shipping. Samples at http://cars.desertworld.com/ctrcaps.html. Steve Rosenzweig 510.701.8998 or steven_rosenzweig@yahoo.com (3) Parting out 1976 and 1985 Porsche 930 Turbos I prefer you e-mail requests to a930guy2@swbell.net attn: Brian 214 352-3019 (3) Wanted 1996 - 1998 Carerra 2 or 2S with Tiptronic Transmission Private party seeks from original or 2nd owner. Very stock Coupe or Cabriolet in Exc Condition.

Car should have all original paint and svc records. Please contact Howard at: hkkimbro@nationwide.net (3) 1998 986 Boxster 5-speed 2.5L-6 Black. grey leather, black top, chromed alloys, chromed large single exhaust, Bridgestone aggressive treaded Potenza R17 radials, cabin wind deflector, mats, 68,000 miles. $27,500 Call Cliff Mathews 214-762-6784 (3) 2000 911 Carrera 9,700 miles, 6-speed, one owner, always garaged with tender loving care, Guards Red, full black leather interior, 18" turbo alloy wheels, CD player, hi-fi sound system, Porsche stability management and tuned suspension. Richard Voreis at214-361-1919 or rdvoreis@mindspring.com (3)

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Louden Motorcar Services has been servicing fine European motorcars in Dallas since 1977. From the moment you drive in, it is apparent that quality is our number one priority. From the comfortable waiting room to the well-kept workshop, Louden Motorcars exhibits professionalism.

We’ve been winning awards for the quality of our service for years. Louden has been rated “Best in Dallas” twice by D Magazine, “Best in Texas,” “Top Ten in the U.S.” and “Best in the West” by the Robert Bosch Corporation (worldwide leader in fuel injection and electronics).

And we’d like the opportunity to show you why.

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