2006 | 2005

Governance Presidents Message June 2005 Dennis Rood April was a very busy month as we started our driving season with better weather. I think our total activities attended may have peaked this month. First we started with the Board Meeting of course, then a great Tech Session at Bradley's detail, put on by our Tech Chairman, Eric Breidenbach. I have been to a number of these  over the past 22 years in the club but this one was a full menu. Besides Bradley's excellent detail crew we had the Dent Wizard, Color Tek, a leather restoration company, and Aero Color(who invented air brushing we were told.) put on presentations and demonstrations. A great session and I dropped my Lexus sedan at Aero Color after the session to get a panel someone had keyed fixed. Came back looking great. Thanks Eric. Next I attended Skills Day put on by Bill Bauer and a very energetic crew of coaches and workers. When I left Kirkland it was raining so hard but let up at South Center and, while rain and wind persisted at the driver briefing by 11:30 the sun was out. Bill and his team did a great job and it is the first time I have tried the skid pad in the wet(and we didn't even have to wet it down with a water truck.). Great job Bill and team. The Past President's dinner was very enjoyable with six past presidents and about 30 people attending. See Fred Meyer's (Past President, 1971) article. I showed the 50 th Anniversary CD that we were sent and everyone enjoyed that plus reviewing several 30 + year old Club Newsletters that Fred brought with him. Do you know what our club newsletter was named first??? PCABS—(I don't think that talked about cabriolets. Ask Fred, he won the contest to rename the newsletter The Spiel). Dick Hostetler had advertised for sale in the classified column for points and a condenser for a late 60's 911-$1 each. Also, it seemed like some of the most active people lived in the Olympia & Shelton area where their were many tours and picnics. Our club surely has changed. Finally, Nancy and I led the More Smiles to the Miles tour on April 23 rd . We got to Issaquah Krispy Kreme at 7:45AM and people were already starting to arrive for a 9;00AM departure. We went out and re-ran the first 5 miles to make sure of all of the changes in streets since the new connector from the Plateau directly West onto I-90. Good thing we did. We had 50 cars leave Krispy Kreme at 9:05AM with group two being led by Tour Chairs Larry and Sherrel Nelson and ex Treasurer Emmett and club photographer extraordinaire Diane Koontz leading the third group. We only had about 45 minutes in Snohomish this trip as we had to run the North section to Granite Falls and back and be in Mukilteo at Traxx by 1:00PM. The weather was sunny and beautiful for many first time participants. Thanks to Jessica Hall for writing the article on the tour. Nancy and I will be going back to Parade and attending the National Board Meeting and President's meeting to represent our club. We found a way to get tickets to the banquets and get in to observe events and goodie store, since we won't be bringing our car with us. Lot's to do in summer coming up so come out enjoy your Porsche and the people who drive and ride in them. See you soon!!