EC: What are the disciplinary measures for avoidable contact, unavoidable contact, racing incidents?
MC: There is the 13/13 rule. I'll give you an example. When we were at Buttonwillow we had a Sunday-morning practice session that we felt was just too aggressive. Warren and I called a meeting and we told them: "Hey, you have to back down and be respectful, because what we saw out there we didn't like." After that, qualifying and the race went smoothly. It was beautiful. Warren and I take a very proactive approach on how we run the club races within our group. On the 13/13, they interview people and see who is at fault. And if there is contact between cars, there are specific procedures that PCA follows.
EC: Just in terms of evolution, I've noticed that you have more water pumper cars, 996s and 997s, running. I guess with time we'll see more club and cup variants of the later cars.
MC: When we first started, our base was made up of a lot of early cars and 914s. Now the series is made up of a lot of these newer cars. That's just the way things are going.
WW: The new cars are wonderful. The suspension and computers inside them make driving easier. People learn more quickly and they start going faster right away.
EC: But doesn't that come at the expense of the old "run what you brung" attitude, the building up of a homegrown, one-off special? Early 911s, 914s, even modified 356s... the aftermarket lived on that enthusiasm. These later cars are so good right out of the box.
WW: The attitude is still there, just in different cars. There certainly is a controversy of "Do we turn off the automatic savior switch and actually teach people how to drive without it?" or "Do they learn with it and then start to turn it off themselves?" That's a ticklish question.
EC: Mike, if you could pick any one Porsche racecar to drive and to keep, and you couldn't sell it, what would it be?
MC: I have to say that with the limited experience I've had with those, I'd take a car like John Bryne's 1974 Jagermeister RSR sitting over in the garage. Those cars just really do it for me.
EC: Warren, same question.
WW: I'd have to say yeah, the RSR is probably the best example. Lightweight, durable-a great car.
EC: Production value with a racer's edge?
MC: Yes, you don't have to do anything to it except learn how to drive really well. That would be the ultimate experience.