April 2008 - Maverick Region
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April 2008 - Maverick Region
http://mav.pca.org April 2008 - Published by the Maverick Region Porsche Club of America http://mav.pca.org Volume 46 April 2008, Issue 4 Departments Zone 5 Presidents.................................. 1 My Thoughts (Editor’s Column) .......... 3 List of Officers/Board Chairs ............... 4 Catch My Draft (President’s Column).. 5 Maverick Minutes................................. 8 New Wheels........................................ 27 Anniversaries ...................................... 27 Unclassifieds....................................... 28 Advertiser Index ................................. 28 Upcoming Events Calendar of Events................................ 1 Autocross #2 ......................................... 2 Sunday Drive to Tyler........................... 2 Lewisville Lunch .................................. 3 Time Trial #1 & Autocross #2 .............. 5 Tech Session at Park Place ................... 7 Board Meeting ...................................... 8 Drivers’ Education .............................. 12 Tech Session at Boardwalk................. 14 Club Race & Solo DE at ECR ............ 15 May At Mayo’s ................................... 18 Happy Hour at iFratelli’s .................... 24 Past Event Recaps Ladies, Teens & 101 Autocross Schools .. 11 The Art of Judging.............................. 19 Happy Hour at Cantina Laredo........... 24 Premier Wine Tasting.......................... 26 Miscellaneous Trivia Light ........................................... 7 Trivia Contest ..................................... 22 Go Online for Latest Updates on Events http://mav.pca.org Day 2 6 8 12-13 17 19 20 26 27 April Board Meeting AX #2 - Penn Lewisville Lunch Drivers’ Education - MSR Happy Hour Tech Session-Park Place Porsche Sunday Drive - Ennis TT #1 - MW AX #2 - MW Day 3 7 10 13 15 17 24-26 31 Day 1 4 7 15 19 21 28-7/3 June AX #4 - MW Board Meeting TSD Rally School Father’s Day Picnic Happy Hour Double TT #3 &4 - MSR PCA Parade in Charlotte, NC Day July 6/28-7/3 PCA Parade in Charlotte, NC 9 Board Meeting 17 Happy Hour 20 Rally - TBD BISD - Birdville Independent School Dist, DE - Drivers’ Education Event EC - Eagle’s Canyon, Slidell, TX HCR- Hill Country Region (Austin-centered) LSR- Lone Star Region (Houston-centered) MW- Mineral Wells Airport, Mineral Wells,TX MSR- Motor Sport Ranch, Cresson,TX TWS- Texas World Speedway, College Station,TX TMS- Texas Motor Speedway, Fort Worth,TX Penn- Pennington Field Stadium, Bedford,TX Slipstream (USPS 666-650) is published monthly by the Maverick Region Porsche Club ofAmerica, 2973 Timber Creek Trl, Fort Worth,TX 76118.Subscription price is $24.00 per year.Periodical postage is paid at Fort Worth,TX.Postmaster:Send address changes to Jan Mayo,Slipstream, 2973 Timber Creek Trl, Fort Worth,TX May Habitat for Humanity Work Day Board Meeting Tech Session - Boardwalk Porsche Lewisville Lunch Happy Hour May at Mayo’s Club Race & DE - ECR Time Trial #2 - MW Photography Charlie Davis, Bob Lewis Wendy Shoffit Cover Photo by Charlie Davis 356 Outlaws grill badge on Jack Griffin’s 356 Pre-A coupe 76118. Opinions expressed herein are not necessarily endorsed by the Club’s membership or officers.Contributions will be printedon a space available basis.Chartered regions ofPCA may reproduce items from this issue provided the 2008 Porsche Club Zone 5 Presidents ARK-LA-TEX Kenneth A.Chandler (318) 865-8210 bad968@bellsouth.net CIMARRON Gary Bernard COASTAL BEND Rene’ Molinia (956) 789-5469 rmj951@swbell.net HILL COUNTRY Adrienne Boer president@hcrpca.org LONE STAR Burnell Curtis (281) 337-1937 bpcurtis@verizon.net MARDI GRAS Richard Martin OZARK Rick Daes (501) 565-5113 rdaes@aristotle.net WHISKEY BAY Mike Hamza LONGHORN Ron McAtee MAVERICK James Shoffit cell(972)786-6246 president@mavpca.org WAR BONNET Richard Davis rkd@zipbang.com ZONE5 REP Caren Cooper C - (512) 698-2747 zone5rep@hcrpca.org 1 2 My Thoughts by Jan Mayo, Managing Editor W ow, I have so many thoughts this month I wonder how I’ll get them all sorted out. 0\¿UVWWKRXJKWLVWKDW,ZRXOGOLNHWRVD\ 7KDQN<RX WR WKH WZR PDUYHORXV IRONV WKDW OHIW D EHDXWLIXO PHQ¶V OHDWKHU MDFNHW DQG D TXLWHJRUJHRXVODGLHVEUDFHOHWDWWKH:LONLQV¶ KRPHGXULQJWKH+ROLGD\3DUW\ODVW'HFHPEHU$IWHUPDQ\QRWHVDQGHPDLOVWRDOOWKDWDWWHQGHGQRRQH KDVFODLPHGWKHVHWZRLWHPV,IWKLVWKRXJKWKHUHVSDUNVD PHPRU\ RXW WKHUH RQH ZLWK DFFXUDWH GHWDLOV SOHDVH FDOO 7UDFH\ *URVV ZLWK D GHVFULSWLRQ 2WKHUZLVHWKHVHWZRWKLQJVZLOOJRRQWKH)RXQGHU¶V'D\DXFWLRQ EORFN EHQH¿WLQJ WKH +RSH +RXVH 1RZ LI \RX VHH LW RQ WKHDXFWLRQWDEOHDQGUHPHPEHU³2K\HDKWKDW,6PLQH´ :HOOZHZLOOMXVWVD\DYHU\KHDUW\7KDQNVDQG\RXFDQ ELGRQLWWRJHWLWEDFN 7KRXJKW 7ZR LV WKDW ZH KDYH DQRWKHU RSSRUWXQLW\ WR VKRZ0DYHULFN¶VJHQHURXVDQGKDUGZRUNLQJQDWXUH7RP DQG $QQHWWH 6QRGJUDVV KDYH EHHQ VXSSRUWLQJ WKHLU ORFDO +DELWDWIRU+XPDQLW\ZLWKFRXQWOHVVKRXUVRIWLPH7KH\ KDYHDVNHGWKH0DYHULFN5HJLRQWRVKDUHWKHLUORYHIRUWKLV SURMHFWZLWKD0DYHULFN:RUN'D\6DWXUGD\0D\)RU PRUH GHWDLOV FRQWDFW 7RP RU $QQHWWH DW RU HPDLOWRPDQQHWWH#YHUL]RQQHW$QG,¶OOVHH\RXWKHUH 7KLUGWKRXJKWRIWKHGD\LVDERXWGULYLQJZHDUHDFDU FOXE ULJKW" ,QVWUXFWLRQ 'ULYHUV¶ (G$XWRFURVV 6FKRROV 7LPH7ULDOV 5DOOLHV 6HDW7LPH $// RI WKHVH WKLQJV DUH JRRG,QEHWZHHQWKH$XWRFURVVDQG7LPH7ULDOVFKRROVODVW QLJKW,IRXQGP\VHOIVHDWHGQH[WWRDGHOLJKWIXO6GULYHUDWGLQQHU+H¶VMXVWPRYHGKHUHIURP&RORUDGRDQGZDV YHU\ IDPLOLDU ZLWK 3LNH¶V 3HDN 6HFRQG &UHHN DQG 3XHEOR UDFHWUDFNV+HJXVKHVWKDWKHLVKDYLQJVRPXFKIXQDQG LVUHDOO\OHDUQLQJDORWDERXWKLVFDUDQGKLVGULYLQJ«$W DQ DXWRFURVV"" +PPP 7KLV EULQJV WR PLQG D UHFXUULQJ FRPPHQWWKDW,KDYHVHHQLQUDFHPDJD]LQHV3RUVFKHPDJD]LQHVDQG³+RZ7R«´ERRNV7KLVFRQFHSWFRPHVLQGLIIHUHQW SKUDVHRORJLHV IURP PDQ\ GLIIHUHQW SHRSOH EXW WKH PDLQLGHDLVWKLV:KHQ\RXZDQWWRWLJKWHQXS\RXUGULYLQJVNLOOVUHIUHVK\RXUVHOIRQWKHEDVLFVUHDOLJQ\RXUH\HV DQGKDQGVDQGPLQGQRPDWWHUZKDW\RXUIDYRULWHYHQXHLV JRWRDFRXSOHDXWRFURVVHV$QGEHSUHSDUHGWROHDUQVRPHWKLQJ6HH\RXDW$XWRFURVV6XQGD\$SULOVHHDGDW \RXULPPHGLDWHOHIW 7KHQH[W$XWRFURVVRSSRUWXQLW\LVPHQWLRQHGLQWKHDG XQGHUWKH3UHVLGHQW¶VPHVVDJH$SULODQGZLOOEHD WZRGD\7LPH7ULDODQG$XWRFURVVHYHQWDW0LQHUDO:HOOV :HRIIHULQVWUXFWLRQDWDOOHYHQWVVR\RXZRQ¶WKDYHWRZRUU\DERXWJHWWLQJORVWDPLGVWDOOWKRVHFRQHV7KHVHDUHSHUIHFWRSSRUWXQLWLHVWRSOD\ZLWK\RXU3UHFLRXV3RUVFKHXQGHU FRQGLWLRQVZKHUHWKHUHDUHQRFXUEVRUDQ\RWKHUREVWDFOHV 7KH FDPDUDGHULH LV IXQ WKH LQVWUXFWLRQ LV JRRG DQG WKH FRPSHWLWLRQLVNHHQ<RX¶OOEHDPD]HGWRVHH\RXUODSWLPHV FRPHGRZQ 7R FRQWLQXH RQ WKH GULYLQJ WKRXJKWV WKH 'ULYHUV¶ (G HYHQWVDUHZRQGHUIXORSSRUWXQLWLHVWRJHWDFRXSOHRIGD\V RI)XOO7LPH,QVWUXFWLRQ*UHHQDQGQHZ%OXHVWXGHQWVDUH QHYHUOHIWWRWKHLURZQGHYLFHVXQWLOWKHLQVWUXFWRUIHHOVWKH\ KDYH JRRG FRQWURO RI WKHLU FDU WKHLU HPRWLRQV WKHLU EUDLQ DQGWKHPVHOYHVLQDWUDFNVLWXDWLRQ&RPLQJXSLVD'(DW 0RWRUVSRUW5DQFK$SULO+HUH\RXJHWWKHVHQVDWLRQRIUHDOVSHHGLQDVDIHHQYLURQPHQW<RXOHDUQKRZWR QDYLJDWHVZHHSLQJFXUYHVWLJKWHUGHFUHDVLQJUDGLXVFRUQHUV DQGHOHYDWLRQFKDQJHVXSDQGGRZQKLOOVDQGEHOLHYHPH DWHHQV\OLWWOHKLOOFDQPDNHDKXJHGLIIHUHQFHZKHQ\RX¶UH LQDKRUVHSRZHUFKDOOHQJHG>%XWWKDWZLOOEHDQRWKHU WKRXJKWIRUDQRWKHUWLPH@ )RUQRZWKHWKRXJKWRIWKHGD\ZHHNPRQWKLV *HW2XWDQG'ULYH $IWHUDOOZH$5(DFDUFOXE 3 Position AX Chair TT Chair AX/TT Registrar AX/TT Rules AX/TT Schools Chairperson p Clay Perrine Travis Howard Andrea Bell Charlie Davis Bryan Bell & Lisa Steele AX/TT Tech Insp Travis Howard AX/TT Timing Darron Shaffer AX/TT Workers Mike Lockas Club Race Chair Joel Nannis Club Race Registrar Wendy Shoffit Concours Jack Griffin DE Chair Colin Graidage DE Chief Dvg Instr. John Sandusky & Keith Olcha DE Registrar Joel Nannis DE Safety Bob Benson Email List Modr. Bob Benson & Matt Platts Goodie Store C. Dominick Happy Hours Monda Hanna, & Mentors Mike Lockas & Bob Lewis Membership Joel Nannis Past President Rocky Johnson Rallies Teri Davis Slipstream Advertising Lisa Steele Editor Jan Mayo Event Ad Design Mark Gluck Mailing & Tech. Andy Mears Printing Fran Ussery Staff Wendy Shoffit, Andy Mears, Matt Platts, Richard Bradley, Tannia Dobbins Socials Ed & Tracey Gross Sponsorship Keith Olcha Sunday Drives Clint Blackman Swap Meets Clay Perrine Trivia Chair Jerry DeFeo Web Site Denny Payne Zone 5 Rep. 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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. Royal Lane Royal Lane Joe Field Joe Field Rd.Rd. I-35 I-35 IXXI IXXI Emerald Emerald Newkirk Newkirk Crown Rd. Crown Rd. Cindy Lane Cindy Lane Nine-Eleven Enterprises, Inc. Service, Accessories & Parts for BMW, Mercedes & Porsche 2120 Cindy Lane, Dallas, Texas 75229 972-241-2002 www.nine-eleven. com Convenience. We are conveniently located near the intersection of Stemmons and LBJ Freeways in Dallas. 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A&H Award Pro American Garage Autobahn Motorcar Group Autoscope Boardwalk Porsche Buckley’s Precision Racing The Complete Garage Dallas Euro Cars Eagles Canyon Raceway Fifth Gear Motorsports Istook’s MotorSport Svcs Jerry DeFeo Designs Louden Motorcar Svcs Mayo Performance 28 (972)986-5724 (866) 326-4422 (800) 433-5602 (972) 867-7467 (214) 576-1911 (817) 239-7969 (972) 789-1500 (972) 243-4911 (940) 466-9775 (972) 317-4005 (817) 332-6547 (972) 240-5800 (214) 241-6326 (817) 540-4939 Page 26 Page 26 B.C. Page 23 I.F.C. Page 16 Page 13 Page 9 Page 18 Page 20 Page 16 Page 21 I.B.C. Page 19 Mean Green Travel Metro Volkswagen Mustard Racing 911 Enterprises Park Place Porsche PartsHeaven RetroAir RUF Auto Centre Soundwerk State Farm Insurance UPS Store Ussery Printing Zims Autotechnik (940) 565-8111 (972) 659-9999 (817) 366-1678 (972) 241-2002 (800) 553-3196 (800) 767-7250 (972) 960-6899 (214) 269-1571 (817) 281-9381 (214) 387-0003 (972) 420-1250 (972) 438-8344 (817) 267-4451 Page 9 Page 17 Page 21 Page 13 Page 6 Page 21 Page 13 Page 25 Page 17 B.C. Page 17 Page 21 Page 22 st fo ream r2 5 Ad ye ve ar rt s! ise r Sl ip 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. Jan Mayo, Slipstream 2973 Timber Creek Trail Fort Worth, TX 76118 Periodical Postage Paid at Fort Worth, TX
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