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October 2009 Euro Car Spec5 9/2/08 4:48 PM Page 1 Nord Stern October 2009 Euro Car Spec5 9/2/08 4:48 PM Page 1 10100 Viking Drive Eden Prairie, MN 55344 952.944.5252 Sales & Leasing 169 Hours: 212 Monday-Thursday // 9am - 7pm Friday-Saturday // 9am - 5pm 494 www.ieurocars.com Eden Prairie Center N European Enthusiast Automotive Facility Audi • Porsche • BMW • Mercedes • VW • Mini • Bentley • Service & Repair • Maintenance • Performance • Software Tuning • Wheel Tire Service • Competitive Pricing • Factory Technicians • Window Tinting • Modern Lounge / WIFI T | 763-205-2561 imolamotorsports.com 721 Hampshire Ave. S • Golden Valley, MN 55426 Nord Stern October 2009 Dedicated to the belief that . getting there is half the fun. 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Historic Archivist 913-897-5444 Cell Send Steve your address/phone Kim Fritze 612-275-4891 913-780-6979 Home FAX: 913-780-6863 number changes!! zone10rep©yahoo.com Addresses available upon request for chairperson/s or Board members. Call Christie Boeder 612 845-4509 (note: old phone number no longer active). 4 NORD STER N OCTOBER 2009 The Prez Sez . by Bob Barker s Christie knows, I need to be reminded of the due date for my column each month. It’s not because I don’t enjoy writingA it (I do) or because I’m necessarily a last-minute person (okay, I am sometimes). It’s because the months just fly by. So here I am writing the October column already. Lead times being !"#$%&'()*+$ as they are, I decided to take advantage of a certain special event $,-./012/0.3-$ to provide the inspiration – Last Fling at BIR. It’s a well organized event thanks to Jim Bahner and Steve !"#$%&%'()"%&%*"++$*)",%*',-%&%.(-/0$--%&%+/1$%&%+"02%)$,#%*',$% Meydell our Eventmasters. The Drivers Training school on Friday ..-4$5*+6)&'$78*+9*$:")6;$<&=6$/$>?++*&@"'?=A$>:$BB4-1$ produced some great new novice drivers and was well run thanks 6"#CD;?((?+=&(*+EFGE"#$ $ to Ron Johnson and Jon Beatty. The weather doesn’t get any better than this. It’s in the upper fastest part of the course to the slowest for a sharp right-hand 70’s, blue sky, little wind – a perfect Minnesota day. The kind corner. There’s lots of braking and shifting going on and it’s truly of day we hope to have for a track event and the kind we really a test for both drivers and cars. And tons of fun to watch. appreciate this late in the season. So, with all that as the backdrop, I Back in the paddock, there are a lot of people scurrying around sit here between run groups writing this on my laptop in the car. working on their cars, hanging out talking with each other, or just Looking around the paddock, despite a lightly attended event, sitting in the shade reading a book. The conversation ranges from there’s lots of activity. First of all, the cars on the track catch your car issues and ideas for winter car projects (including offers to help attention. If you’re in the paddock, every time a pack goes by turn one another with those projects) to upcoming events that people 10, the decibel level picks up. When the tire squealing reaches a are looking forward to like the Fall Color Tour. Of course, not all certain level and duration you know it’s a spin. People stop what the conversation is about the cars. People talk openly about their they’re doing and look up to see if they can identify whose car it work, families, and other things that are part of life. It’s clear that is. Assuming the squeal isn’t followed by any more scary noises, we are all among friends here and that’s a great reason for coming the event provides fodder for a little good natured ribbing from back to these events over and over.
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