Slipstream - January 2018

Founders Day 2017: The 55th Edition was the Biggest Yet!
By Carey Spreen, Region Secretary
nyone who attended the Founders Day
A
banquet in 2012, Maverick Region’s 50th
anniversary celebration, will remember that
it was a big affair, with about 150 people
in attendance in the Grand Ballroom at Texas Motor
Speedway.
Five years on, Founders Day 2017 broke that record
handily, with almost 200 Mavericks enjoying their Saturday
evening as guests of Texas Harley-Davidson in
Bedford. The banquet was the final of three events, all
held on December 2, celebrating Maverick Region’s
55th anniversary. You read about the other two events
on the previous two page in Slipstream, so this story will
focus on the banquet.
Traditionally, Founders Day has been a dressy affair,
held in a restaurant or banquet room, where Maverick
Region board members recognized the year’s achievements
and milestones, and gave out an award or ten,
while region members had drinks and dinner while
mingling with friends new and old, some of whom they
may not have seen since the previous Founders Day. A
Silent Auction was usually part of the event, with the
proceeds going to charity.
This year, our Founders Day Committee, consisting
of Social Co-Chairs Tracy Robertson and Debi Gibson,
along with Mavs & Mochas Chair Bill Kruder, decided
to try something new: a more casual affair at a distinctly
non-traditional location. Good call on both counts!
Texas Harley-Davidson was a unique venue, with lots
of space for ogling vehicles of both two-wheeled and
four-wheeled varieties. As the largest H-D dealer and
showroom in Texas, the facility covers over 72,000
square feet, with a large portion of that being the main
showroom. Most of the bikes on display were relocated
to make room for tables, but a few bikes remained on
display, and a few times during the evening, one of the
sales people fired one up, turning heads and pausing
conversations.
By now you may be wondering why a club that fancies
little German cars and SUVs would hold an event
at a motorcycle dealer. As it turns out, there are two
connections. First, under the name “Revolution Engine”,
in 2002 development partner Porsche Engineering
designed and built a new V2 engine for the “V-Rod”
model of the American motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson,
their first water-cooled engine. Second,
Adam Smith, who owns this and several other Harley
dealerships, also owns a Carrera GT (yes, the one with
the screaming V-10) and is a Maverick himself. Many
thanks to Adam for graciously hosting our event!
An open bar (yes, free drinks!) was a very popular
feature of the evening, as was the meal, catered by Pecan
Lodge, serving pulled pork and smoked chicken.
And let’s not forget the all-natural popsicles for dessert,
provided by Steel City Pops.
The Silent Auction was of course a part of the evening,
with 113 unique products and services just waiting
to be bid upon. Another feature of recent Founders
Days is the Photo of the Year contest, which consisted
of 12 outstanding Porsche-related photographs taken
by Mavericks throughout the past year.
People’s Choice Top Ten Car Show. When was the
last time you saw four 356s and a Carrera GT in the
same place? Those five very unique Porsche models
were joined by 200 other Mavericks and their Porsches.
The results were listed on page 18.
Photo of the Month contest. The following members,
each of which were featured in one of the past 12
issues of Slipstream, had their photo on
display during the banquet. Founders
Day attendees voted for their favorite,
which turned out to be David Temming’s
photo of a Black Porsche 911
Cabriolet featured in the April 2017
issue. You can view all twelve photos at
http://bit.ly/MavPotM.
Almost 200 Maveriock members enjoyed our evening 55th
18 January