[BlackTalon]

2015 PCA POTOMAC TECH SESSION SCHEDULE


INSPECTION DATE...............................LOCATION


March 28 (Saturday)..........................Sportscar Shop, Inc.
.................................................. ....45759 Elmwood Ct, Suite 150
.................................................. ....Sterling, VA 20166


May 2 (Saturday)..............................AutoTherap y
.................................................. ....8027-A Snouffer School Road
.................................................. ....Gaithersburg, MD 20879


May 23 (Saturday)............................Mercedes of Tysons
.................................................. ...8545 Leesburg Pike
.................................................. ...Vienna, VA 22182


June 6 (Saturday)..............................InterSport
.................................................. ....1524 Spring Hill Road
.................................................. ....McLean, VA 22102



July 11 (Saturday).............................Autobahn
.................................................. ...3158 Spring Street, Suite A
.................................................. ...Fairfax, VA 22031



August 1 (Saturday)..........................Porsche of Silver Spring
.................................................. ...3141 Automobile Blvd
.................................................. ...Silver Spring, MD 20904



August 22 (Saturday)........................IMA Motorwerke
.................................................. ...25354 Pleasant Valley Road #155
.................................................. ...Chantilly, VA 20152



October 17 (Saturday)......................Auto Sportsystems Group
.................................................. ..2810-F Dorr Avenue
.................................................. ..Fairfax, VA 22031



Tech Inspection sessions are open to all PCA club members and individuals from other marquee clubs participating in the Driver's Education (DE) activities with an approved vehicle. Even if you are not driving in a DE event you are encouraged to come out and meet fellow club members. If you have a new, or new to you, Porsche bring it along. You can have a knowledgeable tech inspector put your car on a lift and look it over and answer any (well, almost any) questions you might have about the care and maintenance of your car.

Basic Tech Requirements for Drivers Education

All DE participants’ cars must have a tech inspection performed within two (2) weeks of each DE.

2015 Tech Inspection Form: You will need this form completed and signed no more than two (2) weeks prior to each DE event.

There are two different inspections for each Drivers Education event. The first is the pre-event tech inspection. This is done prior to each event and all participating cars are required to have this tech inspection. During this inspection the car is put up on a lift and the inspector performing the work carefully goes over the car and fills out the front and top half of the second page and signs the tech form. This inspection is performed free of charge at the Potomac-run tech inspection sessions. Or you can take the car to any authorized Porsche service shop, although some shops may charge for this service. The shop technician must inspect your car while on a lift, complete the first and top half of the second page, and sign the form. Be sure they fill out the shop information (name, address and Telephone number) and staple on a business card, and that they sign the inspection form.

All Potomac pre-DE tech events start at 9:00 AM and end at 2:00 PM. Note: there will be a $20.00 charge for anyone arriving after 1:30 PM for a tech inspection, and no arrivals will ba accepted after 1:45 pm, as we need to be cleaned up and cleared out of the shops by 2:00 pm. All proceeds from late arrivals go to one of the PCA Potomac charities.

Note: tech inspections are not required for the High Performance Driving Clinics (HPDC). However, participant’s cars will be inspected at the track the morning of the HPDC. The inspection times will be provided with the HPDC schedule.

Helmets

Helmets must be SA 2005 or SA 2010. SA stands for Special Applications and is made for use in cars and has fire resistance which M helmets might not have. M helmets are made for use with motorcycles and are not approved for DE for White, Black and Red run group drivers. M 2005 and M 2010 helmets are allowed for Green and Blue run group drivers, but SA rated helmets are highly recommended.

[BlackTalon]

Only 15 more days until the first PCA Potomac tech inspection session of the year! We'll be back at Scott Zetterstrom's place in Sterling, where there is always a track car project or two underway, couple of wrecked Wreck-Me Otters and a brewery vat or two under construction. Plus there is a gas grill, so lunch is always hot off the grates!

[BlackTalon]

First PCA Potomac Tech Session of the 2015 season is this upcoming Saturday (March 28)!

And for those of you who are into cooking, there will be a handful of attendees from the kitchen knife forums as well as a knife/ straight razor maker from PA stopping in to check out all the track cars. So there will be a few knives there to look at, and hopefully a couple of the forum members will jump in to help with lunch preparation.

[Trak Ratt]

Cool, I'll be there for sure! Any idea if there will be espresso?? would be nice to have a hot shot 1st thing before diving in on the inspections!

I've got new batteries for my flash light and a new pen to find and note all the discrepancies from a long winter's inactivity too!!!

[BlackTalon]

Auto-Therapy coming up on May 2! Been a while since we've been at Roger Bratter's shop. He's a long-time PCAP supporter, racer, etc. It's never boring at his shop, and there is usually a cool project car or two tucked away.

[N0tt0N]

I was too busy 'teching' each of the donuts to find the one with the strawberry filling to take too many pictures but here are a few of the goings on. Thanks to everyone working this event!



OK, maybe I really want an old school 911!

[BlackTalon]

Thanks for posting those pics, martin! Was good to be back visit Roger -- he's always entertaining and he knows the older cars backwards and forwards.

[BlackTalon]

Tech Session at Mercedes-Benz of Tysons Corner this Saturday, May 23! This is one of the big ones, Wheezy!

Please note the dealership will be hopping that day due to Memorial Day events. So we'll have some strict traffic control. NO unloading trailers in the parking lot; you'll need to find a side street so dealership traffic is not impeded.

We'll have 4-5 bays, and will be in air-conditioned comfort. There should be an opportunity for some light DIY work.

Since this event is for the Shenandoah event, expect there to be a slew of 944s...



...So plan on leaving extra time for driving around them as they sit there broken down

[Trak Ratt]

One of the funnest venues for techmageddon!

[BlackTalon]

BUMP

This is tomorrow! Hope to see lots of smiling faces! (and TR, too )