Slipstream - January 2019

PCA Tours: FM 4 Recap
by Brant Worrell, Tours Co-Chair
I have never thought of myself as a morning person,
but on the morning of November 4, I couldn’t wait to
get up and get my day going. You see, today was the
day on which the Maverick Region would celebrate
the life of a former member, Voy Mitchell (or just
Mitch to all his friends), by traveling Farm-to-Market
Road 4 from Jacksboro down to Granbury, Mitch’s
favorite drive.
My relationship with Mitch was all too brief, but
I would best describe him as a warm and gentle soul
with a lead foot. It didn’t hurt that his lead foot was
exercised on the petal of a 2015 Turbo S Cabriolet!
Accompanying me this day would be Mitch’s wife,
Marie, Mitch’s bride of 51 years. I would get to pick
her up in Celina, drive her to the starting location in
Jacksboro, and reminisce about Mitch as we drove
down FM 4 on our way to Granbury. All told, we
would be in the car for almost 200 miles, remembering
Mitch and their lives with each other. As much as it is
about our cars, it’s also about connecting with others,
and ultimately isn’t that what it’s really about -- making
personal connections with one another?
We couldn’t have asked for nicer driving weather on
the day of the drive. As we got under way, the skies
were clear and the temperatures in the high fifties.
One hundred thirty people in eighty-two cars would
participate. Towns along the way included Grayford,
Palo Pinto, Santo, and Lipan. No issues with the local
authorities were reported, which was not an easy thing
for me to accomplish in a ‘99 Turbo with a 918 Spyder
in your rear-view mirror for 85 miles!
If you haven’t had a chance to drive this route and
are looking for an excuse to drive your Porsche this
winter, this is your drive. I recommend starting your
morning at the Village Kitchen restaurant for breakfast
in Jacksboro (as some of us did before our drive) and
ending in Granbury for some lunch at the local German
eatery, Ketzler’s Schnitzel Haus And Biergarten, but
not before some window shopping around Granbury’s
charming down town square.
The drive down FM 4 concluded a very busy tour
season for the Maverick club. In total, we had six drives
in 2018! Mark Pitarresi and I have already begun
planning for 2019 and look forward to seeing everyone
on our first drive: February 17, which will be the All
Member Party Tour drive down FM 455. This tour will
start just west of Van Alstyne and end a little north of
Gunter, both of which are in southern Grayson County.
To top it off, the drive ends at the annual Maverick All
Member Party!
Your mind’s been racing.
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