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Western Michigan Region of the Porsche Club of America ÜBER ALLES www.pca.org http://.wmi.pca.org April 2009 Enter your favorite Jambalaya recipe in Porsche Club’s THIS MONTH’S ACTIVITIES April 2009 Bergspyder Jambalaya Party & Cook-off Competition 06 Monthly Meeting 7:00PM, Delta Imports April 18, 2009 6:30 P.M. 18 April Dinner Drive, Enter your own Jambalaya in a crock pot and compete for: 6:30PM Schieble Residence J u d g e ’ s C h o i c e People’s Choice (Or be an official sampler of them all!) MENU: YOUR Jambalaya All the extras provided BYO: Beer and Wine An award will be given to the first RSVP who knows what a Bergspyder is!!! OFFICERS: President: Ted Blacklidge We will gather at the home of: 2753 13 Mile Rd. Terry and Dorilee Schieble Rockford, MI 49341 726 Lakeview Dr Portage MI (616)866-4143 [email protected] V. Pres.: Daniel Phillips RSVP REQUIRED by April 15th 2676 Briarwood Court SE Home: 269-329-1578 Grand Rapids, MI 49512 Dorilee’s Cell: 269-599-7324 (616)281-2459 [email protected] Treasurer: Amber Door 645 Summerset Dr. Jenison, MI 49428 COST: $10.00 per person (616)457-4515 [email protected] (FREE for chefs who bring at least one quart of “Home Grown” Jambalaya) Secretary: Brenda Hildon 637 South Shore Dr., Kalamazoo MI 49002 (269)370-9183 [email protected] April 2009 ÜBER ALLES Page 2 Monthly Meetings will occur on 1st Monday of every month at 7PM at Delta Imports, 6025 28th St. SE Grand Rapids, Upcoming Events 49546 MAY 2009 DINNER DRIVE The Walters are hosting a drive on Saturday, May 30th. We plan to meet in the parking lot of the Wayland Quality Farm & Home at 4:00PM, which is just east of US 131 behind the Big Boy and Shell station (so there will be bathroom opportunities before we leave). We will depart at 4:30 PM for a spirited drive through southwest MI, ending up at Sam’s Joint on Gun Lake for dinner around 6:30pm. Please RSVP by May 27th to Marshall at [email protected] or (269) 672-5055. West Michigan Region - 2009 Calendar of Events (UPDATED) April 6 Board Meetings August 3 Board Meeting 18 Dinner Drive 8 Family Picnic & Concours Hosts: Terry & Dorilee Hosts: Amber Door & Jerry Schieble Arens 22 Dinner Drive – Saunter to the Shore May 4 Board Meeting Hosts: Barry & Candis 30 Dinner Drive Collick Hosts: John & Marshall 28 28th Street Metro Cruise Walters (28th & 29th) Hosts: Dan & Ren Phillips June 1 Board Meeting 10 Gilmore Gathering – September 14 Board Meeting Hickory Corners 8- 20 Grattan Driver Education 12 Dinner Drive Host: Rick Riley & Kurt Host: Randy Portoluri Wirth 20 Spring Up to Traverse City Hosts: David & Beth October 5 Board Meeting Howard TBD Fall Color Tour Hosts: Paul & Renee Krapp 29 PCA Parade (National) – 1 - 4 Porsche Escape 2009 Keystone, CO Dayton, OH (29th June – 04th July) July 6 Board Meeting November 2 Board Meeting (2010 planning) 11 Gimmick Rally 6 Dinner Drive Hosts: Ted & Gabi Hosts: Duane & Brenda Blacklidge Weed 25 Dinner Drive Hosts: Dan & Ren Phillips December 7 Board Meeting TBD 12th Annual WMR Appetizer Party Hosts: TBD April 2009 ÜBER ALLES Page 3 April 2009 ÜBER ALLES Page 4 From the Desk of the President ... March 23, 2009 - Spring has finally made its appearance – but – our local weatherman informed us tonight that the “Japanese Model” weather prediction computer is calling for a few inches of snow in a few days. No surprise – we had just driven our ’83 SC Cab to Kurt Wirth’s Grattan Bar Dinner Drive on a sunny evening, only to come out after the festivities to find a dusting of snow on the hood! I suppose if we’ve come this far, we might as well get the couple more inches we need to hold the title of “Second Snowiest Winter!” I would like to fill you all in on some information I gleaned from the Zone 4 President’s Meeting I attended last Saturday: 1) Please go to the PCA.ORG website and do some cruising around to learn about your national club. 2) From the main website, click on “Regions” and go to our Zone 4 section. You can then log on to the 12 different clubs in your region here in the Midwest. 3) All of these clubs have activities that encourage interregional participation – many of whom have multiple Drivers’ Education and Autocross events. I have put together a list for you to note on your calendar of all DE events currently scheduled in Zone 4. There will be more to follow. If you are interested in Autocross, here is the IROC schedule for 2009 – please check each Club’s web site for cost and start time details: Motor-Stadt – June 13; Michiana – August 23, Western Michigan – September 6. If you really love Autocross, check out Mid-Ohio Region’s dates: June 14, June 28, August 23; and Eastern Buckeye: April 26, May 17, June 21, July 19 and August 16. Last, but not least, the Furrin Group, which is a local car club that is over 50 years old, has two Autocrosses: May 16 & 17 – West Michigan Auto Auction July 4 & 5 – GVSU They also have car rallies though out the year – check them out at Furrin.org Once the weather really cooperates, get your cars out and drive them as they were meant to be driven, in a safe environment and with people who share your enthusiasm. Ted Blacklidge, President 2009 ZONE 4 DRIVERS’ EDUCATION SCHEDULE Date Track/Location Organization April 17-19 Mid Ohio Ohio Valley Region April 24-26 Bluegrass Motorsports Central Indiana May 14 Waterford Hills Southeast Michigan May 15-17 Mid Ohio Mid-Ohio Region May 16-17 Watkins Glen Allegheny Region May 26 Waterford Hills Rally Sport Region June 5-7 Mid Ohio Ohio Valley Region June 11 Waterford Hills Southeast Michigan June 27 Beaver Run Allegheny Region June 27-28 Grattan Raceway Rally Sport Region July 3-5 Gingerman Raceway Southeast Michigan July 17-19 Putnam Park Ohio Valley Region July 28 Waterford Hills Rally Sport Region August 1-2 Gingerman Raceway Chicago Region August 13 Waterford Hills Southeast Michigan August 22-23 Mid Ohio Mid-Ohio Region August 25 Waterford Hills Rally Sport Region September 10 Waterford Hills Southeast Michigan September 18,19,20 Grattan Raceway Western Michigan Region September 22 Waterford Hills Rally Sport Region September 26-27 Mid Ohio Allegheny Region October 16-1 Bluegrass Motorsports Mid-Ohio Region April 2009 ÜBER ALLES Page 5 Delta Imports, Grand Rapids – Meeting was called to order by Ted Chairpersons: Blacklidge at 7:00 pm. Members present were: Ted and Gabi Blacklidge, Dan Phillips, Amber Door, Brenda Hildon-Kaempf, John Über Alles Editors: Kilgren, Rick Riley, Arnie Axelrod, Colin Carpenter. Ren Phillips T: (616) 281-2459 Minutes: Approved. E: [email protected] Treasurer’s Report: Approved. Advertising: John Kilgren Webmaster’ Report: Michael forwarded an email to Ted from the T: (616) 403-2953 MSU Racing Club and W MI SCCA. They are looking for any E: jkilgren@ interest in co-hosting a car show, and autocross participants. clarkfinancialgroup.com Membership Report: 243 Primary Members, 197 Affiliate Members – total 440. New Members are: Leonard and Bonnie Gawron, Chief Driving Instructor: Norton Shores, ’00 911, Les Winegar, Jr., Caledonia, ’95 993. Terry Schieble Transfers In: 0, Transfers Out: 1 – to Connecticut Valley, Non- T: (269) 329-1578 Renewals: 4, Renewals: 11 E: [email protected] Advertising Report: We were notified that we need to put IROC Events: classified ads outside of ad copy. John will approach Delta Ed Klunk regarding an independent ad. T: (773) 573-8765 E: [email protected] Uber: The Uber went to the printer 2/27. Included was a note regarding nametags. Safety: Craig Ackerman Insurance: Kurt will have insurance ready for the next driving T: (616) 866-1905 event – May Dinner Drive. E: [email protected] Driving Events: Insurance Coordinator: Kurt Wirth Grattan DE Pricing – Discussion regarding possible Early Bird T: (616) 956-0249 pricing. A motion to keep pricing the same was made by Rick Riley E: [email protected] and unanimously approved. Kurt recommended early follow up. Old Business: Registrar: Amber Door WinterFest Report – 48 attendees and a good response from T: (616) 457-4525 everyone. More discussion regarding our 50th Anniversary next E: [email protected] year. There is consideration to have the event in early October with an OctoberFest theme. Several members are looking into WMR Enthusiast: various country clubs – Cascade, Egypt Valley and Thousand Lina Spross Oakes - and pricing those venues out. T: (616) 987-6419 E: [email protected] Morning After Report – 15 attendees. Enjoyed by all and no one left hungry. Web Master: Michael Betz (Webpage) New Business: [email protected] March DD – hosted by Kurt Wirth. March 11 @ 7:00pm. Renee Krapp (Uber Aces) E: [email protected] Nametags – we will begin offering nametags at $4 each. Membership: Zone 4 President’s Meeting, March 21 – Ted has a room reserved Jerry Arens but is not able to attend. Dan may be able to attend. T: (616) 457-4515 E: [email protected] Color Tour Location – Hosted by Paul & Renee Krapp. Considering Portage Point Inn, Onetema MI. The owner of the resort has Zone 4 Representative: hosted car clubs previously and has a color tour already mapped Roy Wilkinson out for such groups. More information to follow. T: (330) 733-4813 Meeting was adjourned at 7:54pm E: [email protected] Respectfully submitted by Brenda Hildon-Kaempf April 2009 ÜBER ALLES Page 6 M ARCH DINNER DRIVE - GRATTAN BAR Well, this was at least the 10th time we were enjoying a WMR Dinner-Drive to the famous Grattan-Bar for some down home cookin’.