Slipstream - September 2003

Curves Ahead
by Matt Platts, Editor
The end of another somewhat-hot Texas summer
is in-sight. We didn't have as many 100-
degree plus days this year as we have had in
some recent years, but I'll be happy to see it end
none-the-less. Now that the summer is almost over,
I think I may get the air-conditioner in my 924S
fixed. I don't seem to plan ahead very well, do I?
Have you made your fall Maverick Region
plans yet? If you have never attended a board meeting you should
come by and check one out. September's meeting will be at
Autobahn in Fort Worth, then October's meeting at Park Place in
Dallas. The November’s meeting will be at Boardwalk in Plano. Stop
by if you would like to see some of the latest Porsches available and
hang out for the board meeting, too. OH! Don't forget to mark your
calendar for Founders Day and the Christmas Party in November
and December respectively.
For you regular Maverick Lunch attendees, please be aware that
the Bedford lunch is changing locations beginning this month. The
Maverick Minutes
by Mimi Spreen
The August Board meeting was held at the home
of Lanean Hughes on Tuesday, August 5th.
Attendees were Lanean Hughes, Teri &
Charlie Davis, Joe McGlohen, Dennis Chamberlain,
Wendy Shoffit, Cody Sears, Mark Steele, Joel Nannis,
Noby Takahashi, Keith Olcha, Bob Knight, Mike
Brodigan, Michael Wingfield, Mimi Spreen and
Albert Sansores. The meeting was called to order at
7:05 pm with Keith's 'Round the Room.
Keith - Region Focus has an article on safe Tours. Keith is sending
the article to Ted Glover. He is also reminding Ted to get County
information to Noby in a timely manner, so Noby has plenty of time to
request the insurance paperwork. Keith also went to the OMNI to pick
up tickets for 8/10 and scoped out the Porsche only parking lot. He will
send out a message on the MRPCA email list with particulars. Lastly,
Bob Knight sent Keith financials and hard copies were passed out to
those who wanted them. Keith also mentioned that a mid week DE is
a possibility. Looking into October or November possibly on a Tues or
Wed. Waiting for cooler weather, plus sufficient time between last DE
to make people want to come out.
Charlie - Brought a demo of the timing display that the board
approved last month. There are some problems but Charlie has
been working hard to iron them out. The unit will only display 13
characters and we will need 14 for Parade purposes. He is sending it
back and replacing it with a larger unit.
Bob Knight - We’ve received the 2nd quarter rebate from National.
Joel - Sent out 50 letters to people who will be dropped and
received 1 phone call and 1 email. The letters don't seem to have the
effect Joel was hoping for. Will continue for a couple of months
sending out the letters, but will discontinue if responses don't improve.
Cody - AX/TT is over 3K profit YTD, which should be kept in
September 16th lunch is moving just a bit East to Fuddruckers.
Fuddruckers is right where Spaghetti Warehouse used to be at 1612
Airport Freeway (HWY 183) which is between Central Drive and
Bedford Road on the South side of the freeway. If you haven’t yet
attended a Maverick Lunch, come on by and join us! There is always
a great group of people to talk car talk, argue about which Porsche
is a better car, or just about anything. Even “Sheriff” Joe McGlohen
showed up at the last Bedford lunch to make sure we stayed under
control.
One last thing about this month’s Slipstream - there are several
small club reminders and notices spread throughout the issue.
Make sure to look for little reminders about the Nominating
Committee, the Halloween Party, and Hope Shelter needs. Speaking
of the Hope Shelter, Lanean is arranging a trip on September 6th
(Time Trial day) to drop off a bunch of stuff for them. If you have
anything that would like to donate, or will be attending the Time
Trial and have some free room in your vehicle to transport some
stuff, please contact Lanean ASAP.
mind when it comes time to buy trophies. The charity AX on Oct. 26
at TMS (AX #7) will count towards annual points.
Noby - (AKA Eric Erz) Tech session scheduled at Boardwalk on
Sat, 9/13. Topic will be decided on within a week or so. There will be a
Dyno day set up due to a lot of positive responses. Specifics to come.
Wendy - $60.00 check sent to Hope from profits of AX water sales.
Wendy - (AKA Matt Platts) - Ussery did a great job printing
Slipstream. There was a 1 week turnaround. Matt also needs articles
covering various aspects and needs them by the 12th. September issue
looks thin, so please get your articles in ASAP. Technical articles have
been requested on a National level.
Dennis - showed an arial map, from James Shoffit, of member
demographics specifically for Happy Hour purposes. He wanted some
help in determining where to have the HH. August HH is on the 21st
at Cool River in Irving.
Mike - Advertising fiscal year starts on 10/1. He sent letters to
people who are up for renewal. Lost 1 advertiser and gained 1, so we're
even.
Joe - Waiting to hear from Eric about the box he was making to
hold the radios. Joe may go to another source.
Teri - the last rally was great.
Lanean - She sent out "Thank you" cards to sponsors along with
shirts from the Club Race. There is a trip to the Hope Shelter planned,
but will need volunteers with trucks or SUV's to help haul donations.
The date has been set to be September 6th. The National Parade staff
will also be in attendance. We all need to help get new people involved
in the Club activities.
A motion was made to adjourn the meeting at 8:31. The motion
was seconded and approved.
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