Slipstream - April 2004

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Curves Ahead by Matt Platts, Editor Iwill start off my column this month with a correction to the caption for the March issue’s cover. That was actually Alex Cobb driving his Targa at TT104, James Shoffit was his passenger (I had them backwards). I would also like to take this opportunity to ask our illustrious president why there was a *glaring* omission from the list of favorite magazines that he receives. For some reason, he neglected to mention this publication! I hope the omission was a simple mistake, and we can all assume that Slipstream would be at the top of his list. If that’s not the case, then we all need to question our leadership decision (sorry Keith, you asked for it!). Within this issue, you will find several articles where our driving school students share their recent experiences. During the past couple of months, we have facilitated schools that are designed to help all levels of drivers. Whether you were a first-timer, or an old-hand, there was something for you. I think you’ll find out that everyone who attended had a great time and would highly recommend the experience to anyone interested. We were extra lucky this year in that the weather cooperated for each of our schools, that’s something that we could not claim last year! I would also like to point out that putting on these schools is a huge chore, and there are many people who help to make it happen. Maverick Minutes by Mimi Spreen The March 9, 2004 Board meeting was held at Lanean's house. Attendees: Keith Olcha, Joel Nannis, Wendy Shoffit, Teri and Charlie Davis, Noby Takahashi, Joe McGlohen, Chuck Machala, Dennis Chamberlain, Matt Platts, Michael Wingfield, Bob Knight, and the troublemaker. The meeting began at 19:01:30 with Keith as John Sandusky. The DE made money, which is great, because the June DE is 2 weeks before Parade, which may cause it to not fill up. We need to recruit people for that DE. Joel - We have 1187 members. Bob Knight - One CD matured and is now in the checking account. Looking into changing banking institutions. We have a proposal from JP Morgan Chase that earns better interest in a Money Market Acct, rather than a CD. Motion made for Bob to use his discretion in changing banks which will reduce or eliminate service charges and get us a better interest rate. Motion seconded and passed. Wendy - Money from schools given to Bob. The AX schools worked out well and suggested that next year they not be scheduled so close together. Also suggested that the scheduling committee be formed and start meeting within the next month or so, to get the dates set up for next year. Suggested lowering the limit to possibly under 30 for the Intro to AX school. Over 30 is too overwhelming. Parade has 489 registrants as of last Friday. So far, the DE has 119 requesting Solo and 124 requesting instruction for a total of 243. Club Race has 58 people who have expressed an interest. We should extend a big thanks to our driving school coordinator, Kevin Hardison for all of his hard work. He was “under the weather” during the Ladies School and AX101 weekend, but still managed to come out and work his butt off! And let’s not forget about all of the other people who organized these events - registration, timing, course workers, and other volunteers who all gave up evenings and/or weekends to make these events as enjoyable as they were. Now that the schools are behind us, the driving season starts in earnest. We’re starting off with a Time Trial/Autocross weekend in Mineral Wells on the second weekend in April, followed by the Parade “warm-up” Autocross at Texas Motor Speedway on the next weekend. Next up is another combo weekend, again at Mineral Wells. If you didn’t already have your April weekend plans nailed down, sign up for any or all of these events and get a big jump your class points for the season. May promises to be a little quieter, but we still have a one-day tour to Paris, Texas to look forward to. There’s also May at Mayo’s, which is always a blast for the social crowd. The big twist to this “social” event is that Ed Mayo clears some of the cars out of the shop and sets up tables and chairs for everyone to sit, eat, and meet new people. Talk about the best of both worlds... great people, great cars, great food, all in the same room! Combine that with the fact that it’s only a couple of miles from my house, and you know I’ll be there. Will I see you? I hope so! Charlie - we need to fix the broken windows on Truxter in the next month. Received one estimate for $260.00 and will get second quote and advise. We need some batteries at a cost of $55.00 per X 20 batteries. Motion made to buy batteries as needed up to $1200.00. Motion seconded and passed. Pylon report: Will print just PCA on pylons buying for Parade. We will have the option to buy back (at a discount) from Parade for our Region. Charlie has inventoried the pylons at Mineral Wells and we will have a plethora of pylons when Parade is over. Noby - Insurance for March tour is taken care of. Joe - asked for $200.00 for signage for DE's and will talk about it at the DE meeting. Dennis - The next Happy Hour is at Dave & Busters at Central and Walnut Hill. The manager is a Maverick member and wants to try and get as many people there as possible. Chuck - agrees with Wendy about scheduling committee. Needs DE and CR dates for 2005 before a committee gets together. Thanks go to Charlie for helping at the AX and for driving Truxter to these events. Matt - Slipstream looking thin for April. Needs articles and pictures. Wendy has some people who have promised to write and she has alot of pictures and so does Kevin. Teri - wants to have a rally series in 2005. Will be part of scheduling committee. Lanean - The Hope Shelter project is moving forward. Motion made to adjourn the meeting at 8:20, motion seconded and passed. 8
Happy Hour at Saltgrass Steakhouse by Jay Easley Happy Hour Crew: Mark Gluck, Tinker Edwards and Dennis Chamberlain It’s been some time since I attended a Maverick Region Happy Hour where Dennis Chamberlain was not in attendance so it was rather strange wandering through the Saltgrass Steakhouse and not seeing his smiling face anywhere. Alas, the flu season descended directly on poor Dennis that week so Tinker and I were left to pick up the pieces as best we could. I apologize for the photos as I lack Dennis’ sophisticated camera as well as his ability to shoot quality pictures in near dark conditions with waiters bumping into you. It’s too bad he didn’t make this one because he missed Lisa Jue in a skirt, which isn’t something you see every day. It seems she’d just come from a business meeting regarding her new web page and didn’t have time to change. I almost didn’t recognize her. Alas, he also missed Alan Lage’s last happy hour for some time. Alan was not wearing a dress and I did recognize him immediately. Photo by Jay Easley Jasmine Shoffit had a Girl Scout cookie sale for those with a sweet tooth - Bob Lewis was just one of the happy customers Photo by Jay Easley Alan - next time, look AT the camera! Alan has since moved to Germany, and while he’ll be back from time to time, we will all miss seeing him regularly. After the usual hour of jawing and catching up, we settled down to the food, which was outstanding as usual. I personally like steak and seafood and Dennis does an excellent job of making sure we never go more than a couple of months without having one or the other. The desserts have gotten better at Saltgrass, too, though I don’t think they were popular this night. Most people could barely move after the main course at my table. We had several new faces at this happy hour and I believe I actually have some pictures of some of them. Once Dennis spends a few hours “adjusting” my pictures with Photoshop, I bet they even make Slipstream! Our April 22 happy hour will be at Joe T. Garcia’s in Fort Worth, which is a great place for the whole family. So bring the gang for an evening of fun and Margaritas. See you there! 9
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