PorschePatter
Content Contributions
Bogdan Chitimus
Marsha Buss
Stephanie Reuer Steve Buss
Greg Hartke Rich Ehrlich Rob Carter
James B Beavan III Mark Miller
Photo Contributions
Bogdan Chitimus
Ken Wilmers Jim McKee Jim Orrell
Ryan Boxler
Steve Wood
Marsha Buss
James B Beavan III
Rob Carter Scott Johnson
Editor
Bogdan Chitimus
Bogdan Chitimus
Editor, Porsche Patter
Old vs New: sitting here next to the latest Carrera during our Severn Run tour. The tour was great with a huge presence - largest this year. Linda’s legacy tour did happen this Saturday despite the weather. I was impressed by the Pirelli summer tires still working relatively well over salty wet roads but I can tell it feels a little different. After a good bath to remove the road salt and an oil change now the hibernation starts.
CLUB LEADERSHIP
PPRESIDENT Steve Buss president@pcachs.org
SSECRETARY Ken Wilmers secretary@pcachs.org
Executive VP
VP
VICE PRESIDENT
Mark Miller vicepresident@pcachs.org
TTREASURER
Andy Powell treasurer@pcachs.org
Committee Chairs
Steve Wood executivevicepresident@pcachs.org
Autocross
Greg Hartke / Mark autocross@pcachs.orgHubley
Historian
Bob Rassa historian@pcachs.org
Driving Instructor
Ellen Beck instructor@pcachs.org
Community Service
Open comunityservice@pcachs.org
Concours
Paul Koenigsmark, Phil Andrews Dan Zadra concours@pcachs.org
Chesapeake Chlng
Kristen Allen chesapeakechallenge@pcachs.org
Insurance
Wayne Nelms insurance@pcachs.org
Membership
Rob Carter, Jessie Sanchez membership@pcachs.org
Registrar
Marsha Buss registrar@pcachs.org
Newsletter Editor
Bogdan Chitimus editor@pcachs.org
PCA License
Laurie & Bruce Tarsia pcalicenseplates@pcachs.org
PCA Zone 2 Rep
Phil Grandfield zonerep@pcachs.org
Photography
Jim McKee / Ryan Boxler
Jim Orrell photography@pcachs.org
Publicity
James Beavan III publicity@pcachs.org
Safety
John Jensen safety@pcachs.org
Social
Stephanie Reuer and Randy Bruscup social@pcachs.org
Sunshine
Doug Ehmann sunshine@pcachs.org
Webmaster
Mark Richburg webmaster@pcachs.org
Tour & Rally
Rich Ehrlich tour@pcachs.org rally@pcachs.org
Tech
Jim Earlbeck / Randall Richter Rick Hawver tech@pcachs.org
MESSAGE
I trust everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday with family and friends. We all have so much to be thankful for. And our shared passion for Porsches brings us together and creates great experiences.
The Executive Council honored our outstanding volunteers with an appreciation luncheon and over 50 people attended. It was a terrific afternoon, and we honored our Enthusiast of the Year, Bogdan Chitimus and our Volunteer of the Year, Rich Ehrlich. I am forever grateful to all of you who volunteered this year to help generate incredible experiences for our members.
The Autocross community wrapped up its season with an Awards Luncheon. Over 40 racers and their wives joined in the celebration with a pizza and pasta and salad for lunch at La Posta in Severna Park. See the related article for the listing of all the winners.
Rich Ehrlich and Guest Tour master, Mark Richburg led the Severn Run to the Old Stein Inn tour…the largest tour of the year! Well over 100 people participated, so many that we needed a second restaurant, the Killarney House, for lunch. Everyone had an enjoyable scenic drive through southern Anne Arundel County and a terrific lunch. I was thrilled to see so many new members in attendance.
We had our monthly Social Dinner at The White Oak Tavern in Ellicott City. This event filled up quickly, however we were able to add another 10 spots so there were 50 members enjoying the food and drinks and friendship. The next dinner is at the Manor Tavern in Monkton on December 16th. Thank you, Stephanie and Randy, for providing us with the opportunity to socialize and enjoy delicious meals together.
For the second year in a row the Chesapeake Region bought all the Charity Spots at the Mikey and Mel’s Cruise In on their last event of the year. Wow, was the
Steve Buss
President Chesapeake Region, PCA
parking lot crowded! The event raised $2000 for the LindaBen Foundation. Thank you all who contributed. I’m planning to make this an annual event!
The final board meeting of the year was held on Wednesday November 12th at Kelsey’s Woodfire Kitchen in Reisterstown. Financially the Club is in fine shape. Committee Chairs provided updates and VP Mark Miller presented an overview of the 65th Anniversary watch by Tsao Baltimore Watch Company. As always, everyone is welcome to attend.
The holiday season is upon us and on December 6th, we will conduct our annual charity drive for Linda’s Legacy and Kindertime at our valued sponsor, Porsche Hunt Valley. We need many volunteers to help stuff backpacks with warm clothes and hats and gloves and socks. This is such a wonderful experience so please join us. We have a great time! Last year we raised over $5000. The Kindertime Toy Drive collects toys for the sick, needy and homeless. Please bring your unwrapped toys on the 6th and bring joy to the children this holiday season. Your donations will be delivered to the Mt Washington Pediatric Hospital. Thank you in advance for your generosity. Your toys will be offered in a store like environment and the children will browse and window shop for Christmas toys, so please donate to this wonderful charity. I will be happy to make arrangements to pick up your donations if you are unable to attend.
The Membership Committee has planned a New Member Party for December 13th at our valued sponsor, Porsche Owings Mills. Thanks Rob and Jess for leading our 4th and last new member party of the year. We hope you can join us and greet our new members. All are welcome. We will have a raffle with a grand prize of $200!
I am incredibly grateful for your friendship and
support. You all make this job fun, and I am pleased to continue on as your President for the next 2 years. Rob Carter and Jessie Sanchez will join the EC as Vice President and Treasurer. Ken Wilmers stays on as our Secretary. A huge thank you to Mark Miller, outgoing VP and Andy Powell, outgoing Treasurer. Mark is moving over to Membership and Andy is moving over to Tours. We’re thankful to all the volunteers and for the hours they put in for your enjoyment and I’m very excited about 2026!
Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah to you and your families. I wish you a season of joy, peace, love and laughter.
Thanks to all of you for making Chesapeake Region so much fun! It’s the cars that bring us together, but it is the people that make it special.
Let’s be careful out there.
Steve
UPCOMING EVENTS
PROST!
Anniversaries
35 Years
Carolee Martelle
30 Years
Leigh Roberts
25 Years
Eric Johnson Edward Johnson
20 Years
Girard Coffman Mary-Claire Brett
10 Years
Neil Williamson Joseph Ayoub
5 Years
Joe McGinley Rob Weddle Eric Prager Stephen Glennan
Dean Douglas Sung Cha Jennifer Shannahan
*** Please excuse us for any inconsistencies in reports as PCA HQ continues to improve the system.
See CHS PCA website for full Membership Committee Report or contact Rob Carter, Membership Chair, for any assistance. ***
It’s not just the cars, it’s the people.
by: Rob Carter
1 Year
Nate Morin Erick Pope Ryan Dunham Jake Trevey Eric Holmes Peter Dietrich Muhammad Awan Jay Wood Robert Sproesser, Jr. Kelsi Bracmort Brian Rosenbaum Serena Meenan Karen Coffman Mike Bodnar Bert Collins Vincent Jackson Jeffrey & Sue Danielson Thomas Coccagna Richard Orr Don Discepolo
MEMBER NUMBERS
New Members
William & Erin Ackerman 2024 718 Boxster
Stuart & Laura Ainsworth 2022 Macan S
Parag2021Athavale Macan
Jeffrey & Griffin Bergner 2025 718 Cayman GT4RS
James Harvey 2013 Boxster
Hirsch Malik 2015 911 Carrera GTS
Joe2023Meyerhoff 718 Cayman GT4RS
Mariel Otter 2006 Boxster
Arunima & Parichay Pande 2016 Cayenne
Eric Pichler 2018 Macan
by: Rob Carter
Tim Wilmot 2025 Cayenne GTS Coupe
Nick Youn & Chol Youn 2016 911 Carrera 4
Mildred Rivera & Donald Mcguire 2025 718 Boxster S
Ken1974Shapiro 914 2.0
Nicole & Barry Tiggemann 2023 Cayenne
Daniel White & Diana Iacoban 2014 Carrera
by Steve Gross
Coming Up for Air
It’s Jeremy Clarkson’s fault, really.
I was perfectly happy with my Boxster. Still am, in fact. It’s a great car. But every time I drive my Boxster I have a niggling thought in the back of my mind—put there by Mr. Clarkson—that a Boxster is not a 911. Yes, the engine is in the correct place in the Boxster, and it’s in the wrong place in the 911. Yes, the Boxster has way more luggage space than a 911 for a long weekend away. But in the end, it’s not a 911—and it’s impossible to escape the feeling that Porsche has artificially crippled the Boxster, in order to ensure that the 911 is still a more desirable car. As a former Camaro owner, I always had a similar feeling pulling up next to a Corvette.
So it was probably inevitable that I would eventually get a 911. In late 2023 I started thinking seriously about buying one.
The first step was to decide what 911 I wanted. With respect to the 991 and 992 owners among us, I ruled those out due to size. They’re just too dang big. They are also too expensive for me.
Image source: https://www.stuttcars.com/is-theporsche-911-growing-too-big-for-its-own-good-alook-at-its-size-evolution/
I ruled out 996 cars, because they were too similar to my 986. I almost pulled the trigger on a green-overtan 997.2 manual in early 2024, but between one daughter’s upcoming wedding and the impending birth of our grandson the time wasn’t right. Then it hit me. 5 of my 6 motorcycles are air-cooled. I haven’t owned an air-cooled car since the 1972 VW microbus I had in college. Why not get an air-cooled 911?!
The next step was to learn about air-cooled cars. There is a lot of air-cooled knowledge in RSR and in early 2025 I started talking to the air-cooled brain trust to help me learn the ropes. Thanks a lot to Jay Fash, Sebastian Gaeta, Jon Heidorn, Peter Grant, Tim Pott, Jeremy Goddard, and the late Dave Walker for all their support.
I quickly realized that although I wanted a longhood (made before the 1974 introduction of the 5 MPH impact-resistant bumpers mandated by US regulations), so did everyone else. The law of supply and demand being what it is, a longhood would likely be over my budget.
Next after the longhoods are the so-called mid-year (1974-1977) cars. These have impact bumpers, but use magnesium for the engine block like most longhoods. Some people like the feel of these engines and say they rev easier and freer than the later aluminum block motors. Other people lament the poor corrosion resistance of the mid-year body. Mid-year cars are the lowest cost of entry to the air-cooled 911 market.
From 1978 to 1983, Porsche sold the 911SC in the US market. Nearly identical visually to mid-year cars, they came with a 3.0 liter aluminum block engine. These use Bosch CIS mechanical fuel injection, which has a reputation of being difficult to maintain— although opinions on that vary.
1984 through 1989 saw an increase in displacement to 3.2 liters for the Carrera 3.2. Fuel management became digital with the Bosch DME system, and various other engine improvements such as hydraulic cam chain tensioners increased reliability. This generation of engine is considered to be highly robust. Although both the 911SC and Carrera 3.2 generations are more expensive than mid-year cars, they were still potentially in budget—especially pre-1987 versions with the older 915 transmission.
Major changes came with the 964 generation of cars, produced from 1989 to 1993. These were out of my price range. Same with the final air-cooled cars, the 993 produced from 1994 to 1998.
With my model year range set to 1974-1989, now I could start searching. At first, I was only looking at coupes (vs. targas or cabrios) in “interesting” colors— meaning: not black, white, Arctic Silver, or Guards Red. But, the pesky budget topic raised its head once again. “Interesting” colors come with huge price premiums. PCA has even made a website (https:// www.rennbow.org) showcasing all available colors and ranking them by rarity. I fairly quickly opened my search to any color car—although having owned several black cars in the past this was my leastpreferred option due to the PITA factor of keeping a black car clean. This is what we writers call “foreshadowing.”
I looked in all the usual places: PCA Marketplace (https://mart.pca.org), P-Car Market (https:// www.pcarmarket.com), Bring a Trailer (https:// bringatrailer.com), Cars & Bids (https:// carsandbids.com), and even Facebook Marketplace—as well as enlisting the RSR air-cooled brain trust to find leads. I did look at some cars locally in late 2024 and early 2025 but didn’t feel really ready to buy yet, having not progressed sufficiently in my air-cooled Jedi training program.
More foreshadowing: in the summer of 2025, I opened my search parameters a bit wider to include targas, as these are a bit cheaper than coupes. My wife prefers open cars, while I do not really like the look of 911 cabrios. In some ways, a targa seemed like a good compromise.
Enough preamble. In August 2025, I put in a lowball bid (about 70% of Hagerty #3 condition value) on a
black 1985 Carrera 3.2 targa on Bring a Trailer. I bid in the last 2 minutes, fully expecting to be outbid immediately. I was not. As the clock ticked down, I prepared myself for a no-sale due to unmet reserve. I was simultaneously surprised, excited, and terrified when I won the auction—and realized that I had not mentioned to my wife Suzanne yet that I was bidding! Oops…quickly resolved with a phone call, where she reminded me that I gave her firm instructions several years ago to not let me ever buy another black car. Oops again.
I won the auction on a Sunday afternoon and immediately got in touch with the seller in New Jersey, making plans to pick the car up on the following Saturday. In the meantime, I sent payment to the seller, got car insurance, and borrowed an open trailer from a friend. Bring a Trailer indeed! I also made an appointment at the Secretary of State to title and register the car, and another appointment at Rennstatt for a post-purchase inspection and to address any maintenance needs since the car had seen little usage for the last decade.
Early Friday morning, I began the 600 mile drive to New Jersey. If you like history, I highly recommend Dan Carlin’s Hardcore History podcast (https:// www.dancarlin.com/). He does deep dives into topics like the life of Alexander the Great or the Pacific campaigns of WWII. A typical series is 4 to 6 episodes, with each episode being about 4 hours long. Perfect for long road trips.
I arrived in New Jersey in time to park the truck and trailer and grab some Mexican food for dinner. Then I crashed for the night at a cheap motel. I should have spent just a little more on that, the bed was awful and the room was dingy.
I met the seller at a US Post Office at 7 AM the next morning. Seemed fitting, as I was picking up a package! He drove up in the 911, with some delicious
The sleek black beauty
Jersey breakfast sandwiches for me to eat on the drive home. After a quick drive through a local park to get the feel of the clutch—this was only the second aircooled 911 that I had ever driven—we loaded the car on the trailer and the seller walked the 2 blocks back to his house.
Picking up a package at the Post Office
The drive home was mostly uneventful, although pulling 5000 pounds of trailer and cargo does make one sensitive to just how crazy drivers are today. The only hiccup came about 10 miles from home, when a truly torrential downpour started. It served as a good test of the targa top seals—the interior did stay dry during the last 10 miles of the trip and the 45 minutes the car sat on the trailer in my driveway waiting for the rain to abate. I did not want to take the car off the trailer in a monsoon!
Next stops (after showing the car to the RSR air-cooled masters) were the Secretary of State and then Rennstatt. I had budgeted 10% of the purchase price of the car for deferred maintenance, including replacing the 24 year old tires. Sebastian and Tyler didn’t find any real surprises in my post-purchase inspection, beyond one stuck spark plug (which was mentioned in the service records provided by the seller). Tyler got that plug out without incident, and also didn’t find any broken head studs—meaning we didn’t have to drop the motor for further repairs. He also did a valve adjustment, oil change, brake service, installed a new battery, and replaced the degraded spark plug wires. All this came in at almost exactly my expected recommissioning costs.
In for a checkup
Great success!
I still had some minor issues to deal with on my own. The car had a high key-off current drain, which I have since traced to the (non-working) aftermarket stereo. The previous owner clearly also had current drain issues. I found several of the aftermarket stereo power wires cut, and he had also installed a battery cut-off switch. I am still using the battery cut-off when I don’t have the car on a battery tender, just in case there’s still more to the phantom current drain story. The windshield washer pump doesn’t work, neither does the odometer. I will fix both over the winter, as well as installing a more period-correct sound system. The suspension squeaks like an old bed, but the car handles well despite the noise. The AC has been converted to R134a but needs at least a recharge. I am keeping my fingers crossed that when I refill it in the spring it works and doesn’t immediately lose its charge again.
My first real test of the car’s legs came in October, when I drove the 2 hours to DeutscheMarques Oktoberfest at Gilmore Car Museum, and then back home again. The car performed perfectly, the only issue being some wind noise from the targa top which “they all have”. Both the automatic climate control and the cruise control functioned correctly—although the cruise control speed steadily drifts upwards by about 5 MPH over a 20 minute span.
So far, we are enjoying being a 2 Porsche family— although parking is getting a little tight since we also bought Suzanne a Ford Flex (as part of the negotiations for me to get the 911). The Flex is her absolute favorite car in the world. This one is her third—we traded in the second one on an EV about 18 months ago. She still has the EV for her daily work commute but really missed having the Flex for road trips.
Twins…just like Danny DeVito and Arnold Schwarzenegger!
Lined up for the DeutscheMarques Oktoberfest
Color Tour
I may have been influenced by 1980s advertising…
2025 Volunteer Appreciation Lunch
2025 Autocross Awards Luncheon
by Dan Zadra
Family Event: Slot Car Racing
Family Event: Slot Car Racing: February 15th
Sponsored by PORSCHE ANNAPOLIS.
Super Slot Car Racing 2026 promises to be more exciting than ever. This will be the first time that we will be having the event at one of our local dealers, Porsche Annapolis. One of our Region’s winter family traditions and a fixture on our winter calendar for over 30 years, this family event is scheduled to take place on Saturday afternoon from 10am - 3 PM, February 15th in Annapolis, Anne Arundel County.
There is a change this year. This year with the gracious support of Porsche Annapolis The event will only cost $5.00 per person. Kids are free. Also with Porsche Annapolis’s generous support. They will be providing lunch for us as well.
Volunteers are needed for the most fun packed family event during the winter season. We need help in setting up the track, tables, chairs, breakdown and cleaning up after our event. Please let me know if you are available at 9am on Sunday, February 15th to assist with setup. To volunteer, just simply show up at 9am.
All participants must register for the event on www.MotorsportReg.com by Sunday, February 1st, to give us time to order trophies.
WHEN and WHERE
When: Sunday, February 15, 2025
Meeting time: 10:00am
Meeting point: Porsche Annapolis, Annapolis, MD 21401
End of social: 3:00pm
Cost: The cost is $5.00 per person. Kids are free.
Food/ Will be provided by Porsche Annapolis. If you still like to bring Chili you are more than welcome.
Racing trophies are awarded before/at 3pm
REGISTRATION
Log onto your Motorsportreg account or create one at www.MotorsportReg.com. Registration will open on Dec 15th and will close at midnight on February 6th. There is a registration fee for this event.
OTHER INFORMATION
There will be loaner slot cars available for racing for those who do not have their own.
Slot Car Racing for Beginners
Members are encouraged to purchase an Analog or Digital 1/32 scale Porsche slot car(s). Digital slot cars cost around 30% more and have the ability to be programmed and change lanes on more sophisticated, digital race sets. Our club race set is an Analog track.
A variety of Slot cars are best found for purchase online at Ebay, Amazon and other hobby websites. Local hobby shops do not offer the same selection.
New slot cars are encouraged as used slot cars may be broken and not operable. There are many brands of slot cars (Carrera, Scalextric, Fly, Ninco etc.), however, we find the Carrera and Scalextric brands run best on our club track. Prices range from around $30 to well over $100.
Porsche model slot cars are highly encouraged; however, other models may be raced.
QUESTIONS
Send slot car racing event related questions to the Slot Car Racing Chair, Dan Zadra 981gt42016@gmail.com
Upcoming Events - A Closer Look
Sat, Dec 6, 2025
Linda's Legacy Drive/ Lunch
Tour
Sat, Dec 13, 2025
POM New Member Party
LINDA’s LEGACY & KINDERTIME TOY DRIVE & LUNCH TOUR
PCA-Chesapeake Region
This is a 3-in-1 event! Community Service, Tour, & Lunch Social!
We are happy to partner with our friends at Linda’s Legacy and Kindertime Toy Drive again this year!
We are collecting donations to sponsor backpacks to provide those in need in Anne Arundel, Baltimore County, and Baltimore with hats, mittens, scarves, thermal underwear and socks (see below for how to make a donation). Last year our region and its members sponsored over 200 backpacks! Lets make it 250 this year! The Chesapeake Region is kicking off the fundraiser by sponsoring 40 backpacks!
Get more info here.
PORSCHE OWINGS MILLS NEW MEMBER PARTY
What to expect: New Member Welcome Please join us on Saturday, December 13th, from 9 AM to 11 AM. We’ll have display cars for you to view and explore, along with delicious food and refreshments.
We look forward to celebrating this exciting milestone with you! You’re Invited to our Official New Member Party
Get more info here.
Tue, Dec 16, 2025
Social Dinner at Manor
Tavern
January 17, 2026
2026 After Holiday Party
Please mark your calendar for Tuesday night, December 16th, at 6:30pm (5:30 cocktails) at Manor Tavern located in picturesque Monkton, Baltimore County. The restaurant features farm to table American food in a country club atmosphere. We will have a limited menu selected for our club.
All participants must register for the dinner by December 11th.
Seating is limited to 40 people (you will be placed on the waitlist if the limit is met but may be contacted should anyone cancel and there is availability). There is no registration fee for this event.
Get more info here.
Come celebrate the end of 2025 and welcome in 2026!
Join us at the Turn House on Saturday, January 17th for our annual After Holiday Party, followed by the highly anticipated Yankee Swap conducted by “The Bob and Manny Show,” with your hosts, Bob Gutjahr and Manny Alban!
The Chesapeake Region has established a reputation for the finest and fiercest Yankee Swap in PCA, one that has been copied by other regions, but never quite duplicated. A “Gift Exchange” is merely a mild description of the feeding frenzy that takes hold at this triple steal event. Chesapeake Region, despite being below the Mason Dixon Line, puts the “Yankee” into Yankee Swap…. The good stuff is coveted, hoarded and only grudgingly given up under duress.
Get more info here.
Socials Events
Welcome to Fall, everyone! The change of season seems especially vibrant this year. It brings to mind this poem from Robert Louis Stevenson – seemingly one of the only poems of the season that doesn’t focus on grieving the loss of Summer:
Autumn Fires
In the other gardens
And all up the vale,
From the autumn bonfires
See the smoke trail!
Pleasant summer over
And all the summer flowers,
The red fire blazes,
The grey smoke towers.
Sing a song of seasons!
Something bright in all!
Flowers in the summer, Fires in the fall!
—Robert Louis Stevenson
Now THAT seems to beckon us to jump into our Porsches, scatter some fallen leaves and gather with friends for dinner on a Tuesday evening.
On November 18th, we had dinner at White Oak Tavern in Ellicott City. Check out the photos below.
words by Stephanie Reuer photos
Steve Buss
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On December 16th, we’re visiting another, very familiar tavern when we return to The Manor Tavern in Monkton, MD. https://www.themanortavern.com. We’ve enjoyed this lovely restaurant at various times throughout the years, but we think this is the first time we will visit when they are decorated, spectacularly, for the Holidays.
The Manor Tavern is a picturesque, 267-year-old property dating back to the time of George Washington and is said to have housed the first president’s horse on occasion. Their website says that “today, it’s a country oasis in the heart of steeplechase land where friends and family gather for delectable food and exquisite service.”
Because of the size of our party (50,) we’ll have a limited menu, but there is enough variety that everyone should be able to find something they’ll love. As most of you already know, this “tavern” is quite a bit more upscale than the name conveys. We will have a somewhat limited menu due to the size of our party, but with three appetizers, two soups, two salads, three entrees and two desserts to choose from, we know everyone will find something they’ll love.
Randy and Stephanie are hard at work developing our social dinner calendar for 2026. We’ve been very thankful for some terrific recommendations from Members that we’ll be adding to the calendar.
As you’re no doubt aware, our PCA region is very large from North to South, so we will continue to rotate the schedule among the Northern, Central and Southern parts. We also have a number of Members who live on the Eastern Shore and as far North as the PA border. It seems whatever location we choose is going to be an, ummm, “robust distance” for at least 1/3 of our Membership. To us, it seems a testament to how much we all s enjoy each other’s company that we are eager to drive a pretty good distance to connect with our PCA friends.
Remember: the format of our dinners is 5:30 pm for cocktails and conversation and 6:30 pm seating for dinner! We look forward to seeing you very soon…
SOCIAL DINNER AT MANOR TAVERN
TUESDAY, December 16, 2025
Please mark your calendar for Tuesday night, December 16th, at 6:30pm (5:30 cocktails) at Manor Tavern located in picturesque Monkton, Baltimore County. The restaurant features farm to table American food in a country club atmosphere. We will have a limited menu selected for our club.
All participants must register for the dinner by December 11th: www.MotorsportReg.com
Seating is limited to 40 people (you will be placed on the waitlist if the limit is met but may be contacted should anyone cancel and there is availability). There is no registration fee for this event.
WHEN and WHERE
When: December 16, 2025, Tuesday
Meeting time: 6:30pm (5:30pm cocktails)
Meeting point: Manor Tavern, 15819 Old York Road, Monkton 410-771-8155
End of social: 8:30pm
Cost: Members are responsible for their own dinner. Registration is free and required for planning purposes.
REGISTRATION
· The eBlast announcing this event will have a weblink for registration. Click it.
· Log onto your MotorsportReg account or create one at www.MotorsportReg.com
· Registration will close at midnight on Thursday, December 11th.
· There is no fee for this event.
QUESTIONS
Send social event related questions to the Social Committee at social@pcachs.org.
The Chesapeake Region Tour and Rally Committee will be hosting many events this year, including some old favorites and some brand-new tours. Registration will open several weeks in advance and will be announced via email, www.pcachs.org, The Porsche Patter, and www.motorsportreg.com.
March 22 Travel Back to Baltimore Horse Country
March 23 Travel Back to Baltimore Horse Country
April 5 Tour Lead, Sweep, and Development Academy at Porsche Silver Spring
May 3 Drive to the Porsche Swap Meet
May 10 Safeway to the Bay, Guest Tour master Hank Lucas
May 18 Poker Rally, Guest Tour master Marsha Buss
June 1 Just Retired, Let’s Drive Route 26
June 19 Weekday Wander #1
June 22 Old Mill Roads Tour, Guest Tour master Steve Graham
July 10 Weekday Wander #2
July 20 All About the Speed Rally by Guest Rally masters Craig and Linda Davidson
July 26 Return to Bonkey’s, Guest Tour master Mark Miller
Aug 9 Wings, Wags, and Wheels, in Cambridge, MD, Guest Tour master Tom Divillo
Aug 24 Off-Road Tour, Guest Tour master Jim Hemig (postponed)
Sept 20 Chesapeake Challenge 56 Gimmick Rally
Oct 11 Allegheny Mountains Fall Colors, Guest Tour master Ron Farb
Nov 9 Severn Run to the Old Stein, Guest Tour master Mark Richberg
Dec 6 Kindertime/Linda’s Legacy
*Please note that all dates and events are tentative and may be changed. Send questions to tour@pcachs.org. – Tour & Rally Committee
Severn Run to the Old Stein Tour PCA-CHS 2025 Tour & Rally Event No. 15 – Sunday, November 9th
AUTOCROSS 2025 AX
Even though the 2025 racing season is complete, there‘s still plenty to do here at Autocross Central, planning and getting equipment ready for the 2026 season.
First things first, though. Immediately after the last race of the season, I compiled the final standings for the Class championships. As it turns out, there were 20 awards for 2025 to be given out for various 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners in Classes with sufficient standing to warrant awards. (The number of awards for a given Class is determined by how many eligible entrants there were in the Class for the season.) This season, we gave out awards for the best non-Porsche drivers, as well, since there are many superb drivers of other makes who regularly come out to support us and they, too, deserve recognition. The 2025 award winners are listed in the accompanying table.
Congratulations to all the winners! To celebrate the 2025 autocross season and our Class winners, the CHS PCA invited everyone who had raced with us during the 2025 season (and their +1) to an Autocross Social featuring pizza and other goodies on November 8th at La Posta in Severna Park. It turns out it’s a blast to get a bunch of AXers together over pizza to talk racing and cars and rehash the AX season while the award winners received their trophies. Fun time!
The 2025 racing season went very well. We had to work through major logistical challenges due to the change of venue from Prince Georges Stadium to Ripken Stadium, but the fantastic CHS PCA AX
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Greg Hartke photos by Jim McKee
Team (Co-chair Mark Hubley, Pinto Soin, Phong Nguyen, John Cho, and Doug Slocum) fought through it and got things working with well-oiled efficiency. Running races at Ripken is certainly not as easy as it was at PGS due to the more complicated and difficult logistics, but it really is a better racing venue.
Attendance for 2025 was outstanding and many thanks to everyone for supporting us! After a good experience with larger than usual attendance and 3 heats in 2024, the registration for each race in 2025 was capped at 80 with the result that we averaged about 78 Confirmed drivers at our races. We actually had more than 80 at most of our events, but the average was dragged down a bit because we had several events during which another club was racing at Summit Point at the same time. That took away some of our regulars, but even so, the turnout at those events was very acceptable, so I was really pleased with the overall support we had this year.
In mid-October, I received a shocking email from Race America (who is the supplier for all of our
timing equipment) that they were clearing out all remaining equipment and closing their doors forever. I just about had a heart attack because we have a lot of money invested in Race America hardware. I calmed down after I thought about it, though. We’re in really good shape with spare timing sensors and emitters as well as batteries (and I rotate them at every race so they don’t just sit around), so the only other items are the timing console in the trailer and the timing display board. Because drivers these days rely so heavily on our local network to keep track of their times on their phones, we could do without a spare timing display (which is good, because that’s a $2000 item), but we could certainly use a spare timing console. I checked with Race America on availability and they had three consoles left at $895 each, available on a first-come first-served basis. I contacted the CHS PCA EC and they immediately approved my request to purchase a backup console. (Kudos to the EC for acting so quickly. I can think of another Club that wasn’t so fortunate. ;) ) The bottom line is that we can be sure we have timing equipment that we’ll be able to continue to use for a very long time.
The 2025 season is going to seem very different to me. As I mentioned last month, Co-chair Mark Hubley is stepping down, leaving some big shoes to fill. Besides event-day orchestration, the key tasks for Mark were always course design and acting as Chief Instructor (including the AX School Chalk Talk) and I wasn’t sure how I was going to find someone to take over that work or even if I would be able to find someone to do it. I agonized over this situation and in the end, persuaded Michael Ricketts to join the effort as Co-chair. After he accepted, I sent him a lengthy summary of what he will need to do and he didn’t immediately resign, so that’s a good sign, though I think I may have scared the wee out of him. Congratulations, Michael, and welcome to the Team! We’ll see what he thinks about taking this on after getting a few events under his belt. ;)
Although the 2025 racing season was only recently ended, I held a lengthy lunch meeting with the AX Team on the last Saturday in November to discuss the upcoming 2026 season. We talked about equipment updates, but then spent a lot of time talking about the AX School. Our AX School has been pretty darned good, but I think the changes we discussed are going to make it even better. We’re already happy with the drills at the School, but after considerable discussion, we feel that we identified ways to tweak the drills so that the Students will get an even better chance to practice some of the fundamentals of autocross racing.
At the end of the meeting, Michael and Mark were then given homework assignments to reconfigure the drills in the way we discussed. My homework is to update the Instructor material so that everyone understands what we want done and how we’re doing it. What’s good about that (for me) is that I have to wait ‘til Michael and Mark are done with their part. That’s especially good because I have plenty of other work to do. ;)
One of the key changes we’re making is to shorten the Chalk Talk to a brief introductory segment (maybe 15 or 20 minutes), after which we’ll head to the cars. The Students will go to their exercise stations and before they start driving the exercise, the plan at this point is to have every Student ride along while one of three chosen Instructors demonstrates the exercise to them. One of the biggest problems in instructing at the AX School is that most of the Students have no experience at this kind of driving and have no idea how to controllably push their car close to the limit. They don’t know what it feels like, nor what it looks like. The purpose of getting them in an Instructor’s car is to give them this experience, which will hopefully translate into speeding the learning process. It’s really hard to get beginners to accelerate really hard, to brake really hard and really late, and not enter corners to fast, creating major understeer and killing their times. They need to learn this. They need to feel understeer and learn how to correct it and (more importantly) avoid it. We think the changes we’re making will help considerably in getting the Student up this learning curve.
I’m actually excited about the plan for the 2026 AX School! It’s going to be a lot of work to get this in place, but we think it will be very worthwhile. Anyone reading this with an interest in AX really needs to keep an eye out for the announcement
and get themselves registered when it appears. The registration will be capped at 36 and will be open to anyone who wants to register (PCA Member or not), so keep an eye open to make sure you can grab a spot.
This brings up the subject of schedules. Unfortunately, I don’t have a schedule yet for our races and that’s very frustrating because the 2026 scheduling of weekend events for the whole CHS PCA can’t move forward ‘til I have an AX schedule in place. Why? Well, all the other weekend PCA events (with a few notable exceptions) can be flexible with their dates. AX cannot. We’re at the mercy of what we can get at the venue. I started the scheduling process in August (August!) and still don’t have a final schedule. GRRRR! The change of management at Ripken has really thrown a monkey wrench in the process. I have a preliminary schedule that I’ve coordinated with the Potomac AX Chairs (they even had to change a couple of dates to avoid conflicts), but I haven’t heard any word on the last proposal I sent to Ripken. As I write this, I pinged the Ripken Event Manager several days ago and certainly hope to hear soon. Rest assured that as soon as I get a final schedule, I’ll get it on the Calendar and get the events up on MSR as soon as I can!
Happy holidays to everyone and I’ll look forward to seeing you next year at the races!
Greg Hartke CHS AX Chair
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The 912E returned to the Porsche lineup for one year only in 1976, created to bridge the gap after the 914 ended and before the 924 was ready for production. It paired the 911 chassis with a revised version of Volkswagen’s Type 4 engine, a 2.0-liter flat-four featuring Porsche-designed updates including a longer 71 mm stroke, new pistons, and a 94 mm bore. Output was modest at 86 horsepower and 98 lb-ft of torque, but the model offered Porsche buyers an affordable entry point and has since become a unique footnote in the brand’s history.
This 1976 912E Coupe showed 183,611 miles and came finished in Sienna Metallic over Cinnamon leatherette. It was repainted in its original color in 2015 and benefited from extensive mechanical work under current ownership, including a full refurbishment of the fuel and ignition systems in 2025 with a rebuilt distributor, refurbished airflow meter and ECU, new sensors, fuel pump, injectors, ignition components, and more. With matching numbers and a long list of recent repairs, it presented as a well-sorted example of this one-year-only model.
Over the past twelve months, 912Es have averaged $36,800 with a low of $30,500 and a high of $48,000 for a very original 51,000-mile Copper Brown Metallic example. Given the recent mechanical overhaul and its standout Sienna over Cinnamon spec, our Spotlight car landed near the top of that range, selling at a final bid of $45,000.
NOTEWORTHY SALES (AND NO-SALES)
With its Paint-to-Sample South Sea Blue Metallic and low 1,500 miles, I fully expected this 2024 911 Carrera T Coupe 7-Speed to top the current high of $143,000. Along with PTS, this T came equipped with the Aerokit Package, Carbon-Fiber Roof, Carbon Buckets, and more for an original MSRP of $167,900. And while it did top the high, it didn’t top its MSRP, selling at a final bid of $161,000.
Another twelve-month high that seemed likely to fall was for this 1980 911SC Weissach Coupe. One of roughly 400 examples produced, this SC showed 97,000 miles on the clock and came finished in Platinum Silver Metallic over Doric Gray leather. It looked to be in excellent condition, with a cosmetic refresh completed in 2025 and plenty of engine work performed in preparation for the sale. It sold at a final bid of $91,000, topping both the high estimate of $90,000 and the twelve-month high of $85,500.
993 Turbos are on a tear, as this 1996 911 Turbo becomes the fourth example this month to top the $300,000 mark, a number we haven’t seen at an online auction this year up until this month. Finished in Guards Red over a Black Full Leather interior, this Turbo showed 39,000 miles and looked to be in excellent condition, backed by a gallery full of paint meter readings and service records. It sold at a final bid of $339,993, crushing comps in the $200,000 to $275,000 range.
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2002 Boxster
“Excellent condition! Always Garaged! All service records. Always serviced by Porsche mechanics; love to be driven have trickle charger and Porsche car cover. Also two extra front tires“ Jacob Roth; email: docroth48@gmail.com 240-687-0857. I will provide the service records to any one who is interested.
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