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Golf Outing by Lee & Linda Wilkins Love that sound of Porsches on track in the morning! Round up all your golfing buddies and head toward Texas Motor Speedway for a Texas shoot-out on the links at the Doral Tesoro. The Parade golf outing is Wednesday July 7 and you’ll need to leave the Worthington NO LATER THAN 6:30 a.m. (Yikes!) to beat the heat and get warmed up in time for our 8 a.m. shotgun start. The golf course is located directly across Highway 114 from the entrance to Texas Motor Speedway (where the autocross event will be running simultaneously). As the Parade golf chairs, we know the course and the conditions will be good on July 7. The course was originally designed by the Shark himself, Aussie Greg Norman. However, when he first played the course, he scored 82! Word of mouth (quite true!) was that the course was overly difficult, too narrow, lots of blind teeshots. The course managers quickly responded to these Photo provided by The Doral Tesoro PRINTER OF SLIPSTREAM SINCE 1982 The Doral Tesoro Resort comments, and the course was closed. A total redesign of the course followed, and it is now a fair test of your game! You’ll enjoy the views of oak-lined fairways, rock outcroppings, and winding creeks. To get an on-line tour of the course, check out the website www.thecreeksatbeechwood.com. After the golf scramble, we’ll award trophies during a Hill Country barbeque lunch (indoors at the beautiful air-conditioned clubhouse). The BIG prizes—for a Hole in One on one of the three featured 3 par holes—are sponsored by MERRILL LYNCH, thanks to local Maverick Region member (and golfer) Jack Ormberget. If you shoot a Hole in One, you may win a 2-year lease of a PORSCHE CAYENNE, two tickets on American Airlines within the 48 states, or a set of Nike Pro-Combo irons! There will also be prizes for longest drive (men and women) and closest to the pin (men and women). We look forward to seeing you at the Parade golf outing, it’s going to be a lot of fun! Photo provided by The Doral Tesoro Looking back at the 10th tee box USSERY PRINTING 3402 CENTURY CIRCLE IRVING, TEXAS 75062 972-438-8344 FAX 972-721-1847 22
The Technology Behind The Trophies by Karen Erz You’ve seen those 3D images engraved in crystal at the local shopping mall, you’ve seen the 3D image of a 911 in crystal being sold at your Porsche dealership, and now the logo of the 49th Porsche Parade is rendered in 3D to create this year’s Parade trophies. Have you ever wondered about the technology that is used to generate these unique products? The answer is a laser. The type of laser that is used is known as a Y.A.G. laser. It is very similar to the laser technology utilized in LASIK eye surgery. The laser passes through the surface of a piece of solid lead crystal and generates an intense burst of energy (light) at a designated focal point along the X,Y, & Z axes. This burst of energy creates a miniscule avalanche which to the naked eye appears as a dot. The laser is able to pass into the crystal without damaging the surface. Using lead crystal (as opposed to regular glass) enables GW International (the 2004 Parade Trophy manufacturer) to generate more than 200,000 dots per cubic inch. Careful synchronization of hundreds of thousands of these dots enables the creation of both 2D and 3D images that are literally floating, captured in crystal. The production process begins with a simple twodimensional image such as a logo or a photograph. Using computer technology, a design team is able to render a three dimensional image which is then reproduced within the crystal. A second production option, known as portrait crystal, is the recreation of a 2D image inside the glass. High Photo by Karen Erz Cars are a favorite subject for this art form. resolution output allows you to see the pupils and count the teeth of people captured in portrait crystals. GW International has agreed to offer this option to Parade entrants, and can be found in the Goodie Store throughout Parade week. Bring your favorite photo on CD of a loved one (human or vehicular) and have it laser imaged in crystal. Please stop by and say hi to the guys from GW. They’d love to talk to you about their product as well as the amazing process behind the product. As an added bonus, GW International will give you a 10% discount if you mention this article. Photo by Karen Erz Incredible detail is possible with this technique. 23
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