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2MUTC Feb 2016 NL MOPARS UNLIMITED TACOMA CHAPTER – FEBRUARY 2016 NEWSLETTER 2016 Chapter Officers President/Sunbust Director – Chris Pfaff (253)255-3435 Secretary/Treasurer – Kyle Leftwich (253)343-8763 Sergeant At Arms – Tom Layton (253)468-3534 Sunbust Registration Coordinator – Jen Linenko (253)255-4939 Club Store Co-Managers – Pete Fisher (253)278-8802 and Chris Thibodeau (253)820-9840 Membership Director/Web Master – Charles Waters (253)722-3742 Newsletter Editor – Pete Holbrook (253)375-7072 Blind E-mail addresses for most officers are available on the club web site at www.moparsunlimited.org/contact The President’s Desk & Sunbust News What does Mopar mean to me? That is a question that is brought up by an article that I have put in this month’s newsletter. For each of us, Mopar means something significant, yet different to all. Whether it’s a kids first Mopar being a used Dodge Neon, and loving front wheel drive cars from the 80s and 90s, or possibly a seasoned veteran that recalls the “good old days” where they grew up in the back seat of the ‘57 Fury, and loved cruising the boulevard in their ‘71 ‘Cuda, or it could possibly be a punk kid that grew up cruising a land yacht, and now looks at the modern V8s with awe and inspiration. For all of us Mopar fans, it makes no difference. Dodge, Ram, Jeep, Plymouth, AMC, De Soto, or any of the other great names that have had the Mopar brand under their hood, it’s all the same. We all have a love of the mechanical inanimate objects that we all become attached to, in one way or another. http://blog.fcanorthamerica.com/2013/07/15/what-does-mopar-mean-to-you/ For this year, we are looking at getting back to that love of our cars that we hold so dear. At the January general meeting we went over all the shows and events we as a club want to go to together. Pete has them posted up in this newsletter. So grab your calendars and save some dates. We will have some good times cruising together in force to a few shows to help out our regional cousins, we will be hosting a local poker run once again, and hopefully we will have some great guest speakers. So here’s to you, and your love of Mopar. Thank you for making this club great, I will work to help us make it amazing. Now to Sunbust news, March 2nd at 7PM, that’s right, I am starting with a date, I will say it again, March 2 nd at 7PM. This will be the date for our second Sunbust show meeting. Once again it will be held at my house (7031 Tacoma Ave S). All voices and opinions are appreciated and we love the support at these meetings. Now that I have that initial message out, I will go over what we worked on last month. Artwork has been decided. We will go with one shirt this year and just as in past years we will be featuring our sponsor cars for the back. This will have our Mopars Unlimited, Tacoma logo and will also have our sponsor’s logo artwork included as well. The front of the shirt will be a bit more detailed. It will feature all four cars in a drag race type of format. We have a modern Challenger that will be staged at the start line with our classic Plymouth Roadrunner. On the sidelines we will have the other two cars in a car show and shine scenario. The signage for Sunbust will be written out on the Christmas tree. I am working on sourcing an artist for this project. I hope to have a rough sketch ready by the March meeting. This will help us get flyers ready earlier than in past years. As for next month’s meeting, we will be going over rates, as well as possible adjustments to the car classes. There is much more, but I will leave that for other times. Chris Pfaff Secretary/Treasurer Report Well I finally did it. On Jan. 12th I had my left hip replaced. It took the surgical team 3&1/2 hours to do the surgery. My hip was all fused together. It feels so much better, I’m using a walker but I should not need it in about another week or so. I still have my right hip and both knees to do. I have to wait to see how much I have to pay out of pocket before I schedule another surgery. I talked to Sharon Eckman today, she is doing fine and she told me to tell everyone she says hi. She is selling Dave’s ‘70 ‘Cuda and is asking $35K OBO. I’m going to send Chuck Waters, our club webmaster, pictures to post on our website with contact information. It would cost about $1,500.00 to ship the ‘Cuda up here from Ventura, CA but it is completely drivable and if you wanted to drive it, even with the 440 he was getting 17 miles to the gallon after he installed the 5 speed OD transmission and the 3.55 rear gears. Of course, the price is negotiable. As soon as I can, I have to clean up my Dart and drive it. I really miss driving the Dart, but spring is coming. Our accounts are getting low. We have approximately $2,500.00 total in our accounts but the rental of Frontier Park for the Sunbust is pre-paid for, August 20 th and 21st. I have the schedule for the Car Club Challenge Drags for Bremerton Raceway and Pacific Raceways and they are as follows: www.BremertonRaceway.com Track phone #360-674-2280 March 26 th #1, April 9 th #2, April 30 th #3, May 7 th #4, May 14 th #5 and September 17 th #6 Gates open @ 8am on Saturday, with time trials @ 9am www.pacificraceways.com Office phone #253-639-5927 May 20 th #1, June 10 th #2, June 17 th #3, July 8 th #4, July 15 th #5 and August 12th #6 Gates open @ 4pm on Friday, with time trials @ 5pm. Both websites have information about current weather, racing fees and rules http://www.carclub-challenge.com/reference.htm this link has rules for racing and point accumulation, but local track rules must be your primary guideline. Well that is all for now . Kyle Leftwich Event news Feb 5 th & 6 th , Corvette & High Performance Swap Meet , Puyallup, WA, 360-786-8844 Feb 13 th & 14 th , 50 th Annual Early Bird Swap Meet , Puyallup, WA, 253-863-6211 Feb 11 th thru 14 th , 56 th Annual Circle K NHRA Winternationals , Pomona, CA Feb 17 th Monthly General Meeting - Al Young to speak http://www.mohai.org/press-media/press-releases/item/2593-world-championship-drag-racer-al- young-comes-to-mohai-june-22-2013 Feb 26 th thru 28 th , 32 nd Annual CARQUEST Auto Parts NHRA Nationals , Chandler, AZ March 6 th Off Road & High Performance Swap Meet , Puyallup, WA 253-847-8202 March 12 th & 13 th Almost Spring Swap Meet , Puyallup, WA 253-952-3746 March 16 th Monthly General Meeting - Larry Hansen - to speak on W&W, Rod a Rama, Freedom Fair etc. March 17 th thru 20 th , 47 th Annual Amalie Motor Oil NHRA Gatornationals , Gainesville, FL March 18 th thru 20 th Portland Roadster Show , Portland, OR 503-232-4567 March 26 th & 27 th NW Rod a Rama R&C , Puyallup, WA 253-377-2525 March 26 th car club cruise to the Rod a Rama. Meet @ 8:00AM at the Loose Wheel in Puyallup. Breakfast, then cruise to the show March 31 st thru April 2 nd , Portland International Raceway Swap Meet , Portland, OR 503-823-7223 April 1 st thru 3 rd Portland Swap Meet , Portland, OR 503-678-2100 April 1 st thru 3 rd , 17 th Annual NHRA Silver State Nationals , Las Vegas, NV April 20 th Monthly General meeting April 22 nd thru 24 th , 7th Annual NHRA Four-Wide Nationals , Charlotte, NC April 23 rd - Poker Run/Cruise In - Location to be determined April 29 th thru May 1 st , 29 th Annual NHRA Springnationals , Houston, TX For Sale News Chris Pfaff received the following e-mail “…Carl Line contacted you regarding selling our 1936 Plymouth P2 Deluxe. It has had only 3 owners since 1936 (two of which are my Dad and I).The car has been garaged and is very clean. It is in 1936 stock condition. Car runs well, with no major mechanical issues. The interior has been restored to original style fabric and colors. Many parts, gauges & switches are stock. Many parts and manuals go with it as well. Pictures are available. Asking $10,000 OBO. Car is stored in my shop in Olympia. Contact Jeff Line @ 360-239-5137 Membership & Web News With the beginning of the year, it is time for most of us to renew our membership. There are a few folks who renewed late in 2015 and they earned membership through 2016 in doing so. The sign up instructions are listed below and can be done three ways. (1) Go to our website and renew online using your PayPal account. Follow this link: http://www.moparsunlimited.org/membership/signup.php (2) If you don’t have a PayPal account you can print the form at the end of the newsletter (see last page) Then fill in the blanks (print neatly or type) and mail with your check to the club P.O.
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