Slipstream - February 2005

Maverick Minutes
by Michael Wingfield
Ruf Auto Center Dallas hosted the January
2005 Maverick Region Board meeting on
January 3, 2005. Thanks to Hans Hoffmann
and Wayne Corley for staying late and putting up
with 18 additional Mavericks as we brought in the
New Year.
For 2005, the region will hold the monthly
board meeting on the first Monday of the month with two exceptions.
The region will hold the July 2005, and September 2005
board meeting on the first Tuesday of the respective months. The
January meeting had the following 20 members in
attendance:Executive Council: Rocky Johnson, Mark Gluck, Jeff
Atkins, Michael Wingfield; Board Members: Mike Brodigan,
Chuck Machala, Bill Dawson, Lanean Hughes, Mike Holloway,
Joe McGlohen, Bill Miller, Joel Nannis, Andy Miller, Dennis
Chamberlain, Wendy Shoffit; Membership: Bob Knight, Noby
Takahashi, Albert Sansores, Hans Hoffman, and Wayne Corley.
Rocky Johnson: called the meeting to order at 6:55 PM,
and began a “round table” format. Anyone present could present
a report or issue to the Board for discussion. Mike Brodigan:
Slipstream ads are current with the exception of one advertiser.
He will contact the merchant one more time for payment before
the end of the month. Otherwise, he may pull the ad from
Slipstream. He has a waiting list of other advertisers should he
have to pull the ad for non-payment. Bob Knight: Transfer of all
Treasurer items complete to Jeff Atkins. The region completed
and passed the IRS audit. The transfer of the region bank
accounts from Bank of America to J.P. Morgan has almost completed.
Outstanding checks prevent the closing of the Bank of
America account. Once those checks clear, the region can close
the account.
Chuck Machala: AutoScope will open from 5-7:00 PM on
2/26 and 3/2 to tech cars in support of the AX schools. Bill Miller
will set up AX tech with Mayo Performance. AX school registration
will only appear online at the Maverick web site
(http://www.pca.org/mav/). This year, the region will limit the
number of attendees to the AX schools to 26 and 28 for the
February and March events respectively. He would like to have a
copy of the AX tech form available on the Maverick web site.
Wendy Shoffit: On behalf of Teri Davis: Teri plans to investigate
the possibility of a summer Round Up, possibly hosted in
Granbury. The region can receive a National subsidy for holding
the multi-event weekend. The board expresses interest in a ’05
Round Up, provided the event has economical accommodations.
Joe McGlohen and Rocky Johnson suggest “economical “ means
the maximum host location charge should not exceed $70 per
day. Wendy Shoffit: On behalf of Jan Mayo: The region has
approximately 60 garment bags left over from Parade ’04.
Proposed dispositions of the bags include donating to Hope
Shelter, selling at events, and selling through the Goodie Store.
Per Lanean, Hope Shelter received 12 garment bags from Parade.
The bags will appear at the New Members’ party for sale at $15
each (a bargain price!). All proceeds from the sales will go directly
to the Hope Shelter.
Wendy Shoffit: Her Girl Scout troop will sell cookies beginning
Friday (1/7) this year to benefit Hope Shelter. Bill Dawson:
February DE registration opens Thursday (1/6). He will finalize
the contract this month with Motorsport Ranch for the four DE
events in ’05. Lanean added that Ruf Auto Center would sponsor
the February DE, and that Mr. Ruf himself will attend.
Lanean Hughes: She has talked with Steve Boyd, the
Maverick Region Webmaster, to get the ’05 information updated.
Hope Shelter held a groundbreaking ceremony on December 19,
2004, for the new building. She will serve as Club Race chair again
this year. Ben Witry Bank of Source Mortgage, will sponsor the
New Members’ Party on 1/16. However, the region will still need
to pay for the tables and chairs. She would like to step down from
the Hospitality chair position. The person filling the Hospitality
Chair vacancy will need to find locations for Founder’s Day and
the Holiday party, as well as coordinate food for each event.
Mark Gluck: Has received transfer of VP responsibilities
from Noby. He will have insurance in place three weeks before
events as necessary. Mike Holloway: Set the 18th of the month as
the Slipstream deadline for article submission for publication in
the following month. He has worked with Matt and Wendy to
slate the regularly appearing articles. Requests that photo submissions
have at least 300 dpi resolution and will buy a beer for
anyone who reads his silly articles and admits to it.
Joe McGlohen: Reminded the Board that at the December,
2004 meeting, the Board approved $800 dollars for the AX
Committee to purchase radios. He located Motorola 7100 series
radios for $75 per pair of radios, and invites the AX Committee
to investigate the purchase of these radios. He will add a “Beer”
flag to the standard flag set used for DE events, motivated by the
Patti Mascone article appearing in the December 2004, issue of
Panorama. Bill Miller: He needs payment from the Treasurer to
secure the AX event dates and locations.
Albert Sansores: He would like to see the region present more
Tech Sessions. The Board directed him to contact Eric Erz, who has
taken on the responsibility for Tech Sessions this year. Joel Nannis:
He still has problems getting a membership list from National.
Andy Miller: He has taken over Tours this year, and will submit
Slipstream articles to Mike H. Dennis Chamberlain: Saltgrass
Steak House will host the January Happy Hour. February location
not yet set. He will create event ads for Slipstream this year, and
needs event info. Reminds everyone that the Maverick web site
now has a “Photo of the Week”, and he would like to encourage
membership participation in submitting photos.
Rocky Johnson: Reiterates that the 2005 Board will meet the
first Monday of each month with two exceptions. The exceptions
include July 2005, and September 2005, when the Board will meet
on the first Tuesday of the respective months. The Jaguar Club has
invited Maverick region to co-host a Concour's d'Elegance. Board
unanimous consensus to not co-host the event. However, the
region will notify the membership of the event and allow
individual members to participate in the Jaguar hosted event.
Park Place Porsche will host the next Board meeting on Monday,
February 7, 2005. The January meeting adjourned at 8:30 PM.
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