Slipstream - June 2014

Gimme a Minute: May Board Meeting
By Wendy Shoffit, Region Secretary May 7, 2014
The meeting began at 7:05
pm. President John Hamilton
welcomed back guests
Wesley & Natalie Lincoln. He asked
that reports be concise so the meeting
could end earlier than recent
times. A suggestion was made to
have all event chairs produce a written
report to help the secretary with minutes and
to keep the reports on topic as much as possible.
VP Gareth Maurice mentioned that he has been in
contact with the PCA National chair and is excited
to work on the Street Survival course for Maverick
Region. He wants to reach out to younger members.
He’s looking for sponsorship opportunities. The
biggest need will be for instructors. Target date will
be a single day in the fall, avoiding bad days like SAT
and ACT test days, etc. The fee is $75 nationally,
encouraging teens to show up after they sign up (it
used to be free, which makes it too easy to cancel).
Concours Chair Andy Kay talked briefly about the
upcoming May at Mayo’s event, which was all set. Has
great Porsche-approved medals as awards. On May
18 will be the detailing
clinic at Jack Griffin’s
garage. He’s also looking
ahead to the Concours
event at the Cooper
Aerobics Center (needs
easels & signs). He wants
to elevate the Concours
program this year for
more serious participants.
Social Chair Tracy Robertson
also commented
that May at Mayo’s is
all set, with helpers in
place. She hopes most of
the board members will
come. There were already
over 100 people signed
up. She has also been
working to support other
events through the year.
PR Chair Linda Bambina
has been working hard
on her “Garage Glimpses”
feature for Slipstream. She
has also been working
with Billy Hibbs from Tyler to bring an event to his
garage. They’re working on guest speakers, a silent
auction for charity, etc. Mr. Hibbs wants to charge $100
per person, since it’s a charitable event, but there were
some board members thinking that was too high. Too
many details up in the air to report on, but once she
nails them down, she will get information out there.
Tourmeister John Harvey reported that the drive to
Muenster had 91 cars and over 150 people! Despite
many adverse conditions, the drivers seemed to have
fun, particularly at Germanfest. It was the largest
drive participation ever and they continue to look
for ways to make the events even smoother. Plans
are on for the June 8 drive to Grandpappy Point,
which is about 140 miles. The committee decided
that the pre-drive events will be limited to leaders
and sweep cars only to prevent insurance problems.
Rally Chair Don Sebert said the Gimmick Rally is
set for Saturday, August 2, beginning in the morning
to avoid the heat. The route has been chosen from
Plano through the Lake Country to the Isla Morada
restaurant on Lake Ray Hubbard. Details were to be
determined. He expressed great appreciation for the
work done at the COTA
event by Wendy Shoffit and
staff. It was a smooth event
and we all did a good job.
Brendan Eagan mentioned
that the tour to
Grandpappy Point will be
going across a great onelane
wooden bridge over
the Red River. He echoed
John’s comments that they
are working on Sunday
Drive improvements.
AX/TT Chair Travis
Howard worked grid at the
COTA Club Race and had
a great team. He reminded
everyone about the May 18
Autocross School coming
up that needs volunteers.
He also added that there’s
a normal Autocross Series
event at Pennington Field
on Sunday, May 25.
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