Slipstream - October 2005

The Inside Track
by Rocky Johnson, the Maverick Region President
As you read this, Founders Day on
November 12th is only a month away; so it's
really not too early to start drumming up
support for the event. We have some plans for
this year that will expand significantly on the
awards and recognition that have been a
traditional part of Founders Day. Autocross
and time trails will continue to be important.
However, we also hope to initiate some new, fun awards and
recognition for club racing, DEs, rally, and tour participants.
If you have been active in any of these events in the past year,
you need to plan to be at Founders Day.
Additionally, we would like to have a big turnout to ensure
that we put our best face forward for our sponsors. We plan to
personally invite, and encourage the attendance of our
sponsors. We want to be able to thank them formally and face
to face for their continued support of the club. As always,
spending your hard earned bucks with our advertisers and
sponsors is typically the most effective way to say thanks.
However, a personal "thank you" goes a long way as well. It's
something a lot of us, including me, forget to say sometimes.
We also have a couple of more tricks up our sleeves to
encourage a substantial turnout. The board agreed it would be
a nice treat for the members if the club underwrote a portion
of the cost for the event. This will help keep the ticket cost
reasonable at a time when everything else seems to be going up.
For those of you with sporting blood (and who among us
doesn't have that?) in your veins, we are also planning a Casino
Night with the program. Proceeds will be donated to further
support the Hope shelter building project and your winnings
can be used in the fabulous raffle after dinner.
We are also delighted to have a guest speaker, Peter Schutz,
that evening. Peter was President and CEO of Porsche AG. [ed.
More about Peter can be found in the minutes.]
In a slightly more serious (but not too much) vein, the
board plans to offer up some modest revisions to the bylaws for
a vote along with the election of officers for 2006. Barring a
major write-in campaign, and there is plenty of time for that,
this election promises to be just as closely contested as last
year’s. All in all, it promises to be a big evening. Mark your
calendars now for November 12th. Hope to see you there!
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