Slipstream - May 2012

Maverick Minutes
By Madhu Rao, Secretary April 4, 2012
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Our April
meeting
started
at 7:05pm with
a welcome from
Region President
John Hamilton.
He shared an
update from Christy Payne about
our Maverick Region 50th Anniversary
Raffle Trip to Germany.
As of April we have already sold
100 tickets. That is exciting and
great to hear! That means there
only 200 tickets left. To purchase
yours, visit the Maverick Region
website. By the way, have you
visited the newly updated website?
Check it out, it is quite nice.
At this point, Lisa Steele, started to
distribute her homemade chocolate
chip cookies. Meeting adjourned
7:08pm – just joking, April Fools.
The cookies were that good. Lisa,
the region wants the recipe.
Al Silva reported that the turnout
to the March Autocross and Timetrial
events (AX/TT) was decent.
Next up, Lori Mauthe, our
new Drivers’ Education (DE)
chair, reminded everyone about
upcoming events including the
MotorSport Ranch 3.1-mile course
in April. She also noted that the
March DE event was profitable and
appreciated everyone’s support in
this regard, especially our sponsors.
Lastly, she described the 1-day
DE on June 2 which sounds like
a lot of fun. Her racing interest is
evident - just check out the cover
and related articles in the March
2012 issue of Slipstream. Suggested
reading time, 8 minutes. Do with
that information what you will!
Linda Bambina described the 50
Years of Porsche Car Show event on
April 28 at Texas Motor Speedway.
Spectators are welcome as the entrance
fee is only $5. The 50th Anniversary
Committee has arranged
for an overhead photo shoot of
50 years of Porsches to celebrate
our anniversary. It is a big event,
worthy of inclusion in Slipstream
and Panorama. Congratulations
in advance for getting our region
anniversary and this event covered
in Porsche Panorama. It is a lot
of hard work and deserves worthy
praise from within the Region,
and now, nationally. Check out the
Maverick Region website for additional
details and the opportunity
to order a poster of the photoshoot.
Linda also described the world
renowned, often imitated but never
duplicated, May at Mayo’s event on
May 5. Plans include great Mexican
food, beverages of choice for a Cinco
de Mayo event, and a Concours
event. And yes, plans call for a DJ.
Maybe we’ll find the next “Grandmaster
Mayo Mel” for this. (Note
to self: curb your irrational exuber-
ance by citing examples of early-hip
hop music you listened to in 1985.)
Linda also described a “costume
concours” event to be
held in June. Sounds like fun.
Lisa Steele announced the second
most important news item, “WE
HAVE A DONUT SPONSOR for
our DE events”. Woo Hoo! Here’s
to raising our blood glucose just
before the start of a DE classroom
session. Thanks to Jim Falgout of
Falgout and Associates for doing
this. The most important news
item from Lisa, though, is that our
Region continues to grow. Our
total membership is now 2085!
Wendy Shoffit noted that Parade
registration is open now.
Details are available on the
Maverick Region website.
Jack Griffin and Frank Briggs
discussed upcoming Concours
events at May at Mayos and the
Autos in the Park event on June
3 at the Cooper Clinic. Frank
described the Concours for May
at Mayos which will be a People’s
Choice event. He is planning on
40 registrants for this. Staging
starts at 4:30pm. Fantastic prizes
will be available for the winners.
Ed Mullenix is working on
a tech session to be held on
May 19. Details are available
elsewhere in this issue and on
the Maverick Region website.
Tom Minnella, our Vice-President,
noted the insurance certificates
are complete for April.
Carey Spreen noted that we should
update page 4 of Slipstream which
lists all of the board members and
executive council. If you have an
updated photo or contact infor-
mation please send it to editor@
mavpca.org. Carey has a couple
of issues now under his belt and is
doing a great job as editor. Carey,
congratulations on a job well done.
Jim Falgout, our Treasurer,
noted that our March DE event
was profitable. Our finances are
trending in the right direction.
We have all taken to heart the
need to be more fiscally prudent
about expenses this year.
Our guest, Gareth Maurice, was
excited about attending his first
board meeting and getting “more
involved.” He has been helping
Brendan Eagan and John Harvey
with their Sunday Drive Tours and
all of the pre-driving work that
is involved. Sounds like a great
excuse to get your Porsche out
there on the open roads. Gareth,
we look forward to seeing you at
upcoming events and helping out
the Region in any way you choose.