Slipstream - March 2003

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Curves Ahead by Matt Platts, Editor We have had another interesting February here in Texas. I can’t think of any other place where you can have 70 degree top-down weather within a week of getting 2 inches of sleet that totally shuts down a metroplex of over 3 million people, then right back to pleasant sunny days just as quickly! One can only wish for nice weather on our event weekends, but that just wasn’t the case for our Ladies Autocross School and Autocross 101 at Pennington Field a few weekends ago. There wasn’t any precipitation, but the temperatures did nothing but drop for the entire weekend. The temperature was somewhere around 30 degrees with a wind chill in the teens for the Sunday morning driver’s meeting! It didn’t seem to matter though, all participants and workers had a great time. Cold weather and all, the driving season is officially under way. February was chock-full of teaching and learning, and there’s still ground to be covered. Make sure to examine the calendar closely, you don’t want to miss a Drivers Education, Club Race, Autocross, Time Trial, Rally, or Tour because you failed to plan appropriately. Don’t forget that all of the DEs in our area fill up quickly. If you would like to get in, you must follow the entry rules to the letter. We are also quickly approaching the 2002 Tampa Parade in Maverick Minutes by Mimi Spreen The February board meeting was held on Tuesday February 4th at Lanean Hughes’ abode. Joe McGlohen provided barbeque for dinner. In attendance were Lanean, Wendy Shoffit, Mimi Spreen, Keith Olcha, Michael Wingfield, Mark Steele, Matt Platts, Noby Takahashi, Joe McGlohen, Teri and Charlie Davis, Mike Brodigan, Cody Sears and Bob Knight. The meeting started at 7:05 with Keith's "Round the Room" reports. Mike Brodigan advised that advertising was going well. We've added 2 ads and dropped 1, collected some back fees and plan on selling more 1/4 and 1/2 page ads because of the ease of handling and the higher revenue. Matt Platts stated that the February Slipstream is at press and should be mailed out in the next few days. Teri reported that the rally school was good, although it lost a small amount of money. Teri can forward the class materials to anyone who didn't go to the school. Parade for Dummies which was held at The Prairie House in Carrollton was well attended, even though we had our first SNOW of the year. Noby is planning on requesting insurance for the upcoming events. Mark Steele said TT104 had 25 attendees, which gave everyone plenty of runs. Wendy actually drove Mitch's Miata and beat Bob Benson AND Jan Mayo!! (Oops, should I not have said that ;-) Lanean said that the New Member Party was very well attended, the beautiful weather helped that I'm sure. I want to take a moment to thank Lanean for taking over my part of putting this party together at the last minute. My 100 year old grandmother passed away and I was in Shreveport for her funeral. Thanks again, Lanean. June. If you haven’t made your plans already, there may still be a few available spots, so act quickly! You should also consider renewing your PCA membership early if possible. Imagine the disappointment if you were trying to get into a DE only to find out that your membership had lapsed and you had to scurry to renew before the event. You can renew early online at the www.pca.org website. Once again this month, you will have the pleasure of reading articles written by our region’s members. The different points of view expressed by these talented writers is colorful and creative, you can really get a feel for being at the event right along with them. In fact, why don’t you attend the next event with them? Imagine how much fun you could have! Look for me at your next event, I’d love to say “hi”. A reminder of our 2003 “sleet attack” Photo by Drew Campbell Lanean also said that the February Happy Hour is at Sherlock's Pub. The April 13 Bus lot for AX will have bathrooms and concessions. It will also have bleachers. Due to an IRL conflict at TMS, we can't have the October 12 date, so the alternative is Oct 25 and 26. Sponsor checks for club race have been received. Wendy brought up an addition to the event calendar for July 12 from 11-1 PM at the McKinney Library. It will be an informal concours for kids ranging in age from 12-18. Motion made and passed to add this to the calendar. Joe mentioned that 9 radios need to be replaced for a total of approximately $2300.00 which included carrying boxes. It was decided that we could wait until after the Feb DE to make the expenditure, since we would not need the radios until after that event anyway. Cody requested volunteer workers and instructors for the upcoming driving schools. Volunteers are needed for the Ladies AX on 2/15, AX101 on 2/16 as well as the Mineral Wells event on March 8 & 9. Contact Cody if you are available and would like to help. Last, but not least, the truck! Charlie informed us of a truck that he has found. He actually drove it and said there were some things that would need to be fixed, but overall it looked ok. He checked into insurance coverage. A motion was made to buy the truck for $2000.00. The motion was seconded and approved. Meeting was adjourned at 9:10 pm. 8
Photo by Dennis Chamberlain Happy Hour at Railhead by Claire Athy Happy Hour Crew: Dennis Chamberlain, Tinker Edwards, and Mark Gluck One of our most fun and unexpected Christmas gifts this year was given to us by two of our children - a membership to the Porsche Club of America. We received lots of PCA materials in the mail, including "Slipstream". We looked them all over and observed that it seemed the Regional Mavericks Club had a large number of active members who did a variety of exciting and fun things. Then Dennis Chamberlain called and invited us to the Happy Hour at The Railhead on January 16, 2003 to get acquainted with some of the members and to hear more about the various events that the club had to offer. During the phone Gregg and Claire Athy Photo by Dennis Chamberlain discussion, Dennis and my husband, Gregg, had a discussion about DE, which was the event in which Gregg was most interested. Since the Railhead was relatively close we decided to go to find out what it was all about. Despite being a bitterly cold night there was a good turnout for the get together, we enjoyed the drinks, the food, and good conversation. The big barbeque sandwiches were delicious, and the french-fries smothered with grilled onions were most unique. John and Marlo Pulliam We had an opportunity to meet quite a few Porsche owners and hear about the specific activities and events they each enjoyed. Since the Goodie Store was open and doing a good business, we ordered our name badges from John, Dee, and Demi Lersch. We did discover that most of the members with whom we spoke had belonged to the PCA for quite a few years and it was obvious while listening to them that their enthusiasm for their cars and the club had not diminished. I can't begin to remember the names of all those that we met, but in addition to Dennis and the Lersch’s, we had the opportunity to talk with Jay Easley and Anastasia Zaruba, Debbie Lage, Joe Rode, Annette Nolte, Mike Brodigan, Keith Olcha, and Tinker Edwards. They all made us feel welcome. Living in Fort Worth we probably won't make it to all the Happy Hours in Dallas but we'll try to make as many as we can. We're also looking forward to doing some of the tours and other scheduled events. According to Dennis, the March 20 happy hour returns to the Saltgrass Steakhouse in Irving, at 635 and MacArthur. It was an enjoyable Happy Hour and we thank all of you for your hospitality. Photo by Dennis Chamberlain Annette Nolte and Joe Rode 9
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