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1 AUGUST SOCIAL - Aug. 19, 2015 @ 6:30PM WonderVu @ 33492 Hwy 72 Golden, Colorado 80403 303-642-7197 IN THIS ISSUE….. Subject Page(s) Letter from the President, Bob Mashburn 2 Board Officers 2 Time Line of Automobile Industry 3 - 6 Preowned Cars for Sale - Backlot 7 Word Search Auto Manufacturers N-Z 8 2015 Event/Activity Schedule 9 Events Colorado School of Mines Geology North American Lotus Track Event Poker Run (Octoberfest) MBCA Mile High Annual Dinner Meeting 10 11 12 12 Event Report Picnic at Maguireville 13 Answers Word Search Manufacturers N-Z 14 OVER 500 COPIES DISTRIBUTED MONTHLY IN COLORADO, WYOMING, AND UTAH Newsletter of the Mile-High Section ● Mercedes-Benz Club of America Harry Bays Brett Mitchell G V Goddard Lynn Poulson Nina Kazazian Adam Stanchina Andy Marinkovich Randall Updike Robert McCue Randall Updike If you have not received your New Member Packet or if you have questions about your membership, please contact MHS Membership Chair Person, Natalie Mashburn, by phone at 303-988-2710.. or by email at [email protected] August, 2015 MERCEDES-BENZ TRIVIA CORNER TRIVIA: 12 March 1952 - Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Unveiled At the beginning of the 50s, Mercedes made its return to racing via the back door. The budget was small, and Formula 1 regulations were in constant flux. Re-entry into the world of sports car racing was the obvious solution. The six-cylinder engine which powered the type 300 official government cars was transformed into a racing engine with a new cylinder head and triple Solex downdraft carburetors. The engine and transmission were rather heavy, so weight had to be saved on the chassis and body. A tubular frame was designed, clad in aluminum bodywork with upward opening doors necessitated by the wide frame cross-section. The engine was canted at an angle of 50-degrees to the right to lower the hood line. The car was a masterpiece of intelligent design, and provided the driver with more comfort than any of the contemporary designs. coupe based on the W194's design.

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AUGUST SOCIAL - Aug. 19, 2015 @ 6:30PM

WonderVu @ 33492 Hwy 72

Golden, Colorado 80403

303-642-7197

IN THIS ISSUE…..

Subject Page(s)

Letter from the President, Bob Mashburn 2

Board Officers 2

Time Line of Automobile Industry 3 - 6

Preowned Cars for Sale - Backlot 7

Word Search Auto Manufacturers N-Z 8

2015 Event/Activity Schedule 9

Events Colorado School of Mines Geology North American Lotus Track Event Poker Run (Octoberfest) MBCA Mile High Annual Dinner Meeting

10 11 12 12

Event Report Picnic at Maguireville 13

Answers Word Search Manufacturers N-Z 14

OVER 500 COPIES DISTRIBUTED MONTHLY IN COLORADO, WYOMING, AND UTAH

Newsletter of the Mile-High Section ● Mercedes-Benz Club of America January 2015

Harry Bays Brett Mitchell

G V Goddard Lynn Poulson

Nina Kazazian Adam Stanchina

Andy Marinkovich Randall Updike

Robert McCue

Randall Updike

If you have not received your New Member Packet or if

you have questions about your membership, please

contact MHS Membership Chair Person, Natalie

Mashburn, by phone at 303-988-2710.. or by email at [email protected]

August, 2015

MERCEDES-BENZ TRIVIA CORNER

TRIVIA: 12 March 1952 - Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Unveiled

At the beginning of the 50s, Mercedes made its return to racing via the back door. The budget was small, and Formula 1 regulations were in constant flux. Re-entry into the world of sports car racing was the obvious solution. The six-cylinder engine which powered the type 300 official government cars was transformed into a racing engine with a new cylinder head and triple Solex downdraft carburetors. The engine and transmission were rather heavy, so weight had to be saved on the chassis and body. A tubular frame was designed, clad in aluminum bodywork with upward opening doors necessitated by the wide frame cross-section. The engine was canted at an angle of 50-degrees to the right to lower the hood line. The car was a masterpiece of intelligent design, and provided the driver with more comfort than any of the contemporary designs. coupe based on the W194's design.

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Letter From The President Bob Mashburn President, Mile- High Section

Behind The Wheel:

We are asking ourselves where has summer gone,

Denver’s earliest snowfall is September 3rd! On the

calendar for this month; Saturday, August 15th, we

have a trip to Colorado School of Mines Geology

Museum and lunch after at Grappa Mediterranean

Bistro & Café in Golden; the monthly social is on

August 19th at the Wondervu Café in Golden; August

23rd a drive from Denver to the Pikes Peak

International Raceway; August 24th it’s track day at

Pikes Peak International Raceway - still time to

register at www.clubregistration.net. We still need

a few volunteers for this event!

Mark your calendar for November 14th at 9:30am for

breakfast at the Golden Corral in Sheridan, Colorado.

We will be planning our 2016 Events and Socials for

the year and we want your participation.

Our Annual Member’s Meeting Dinner is at the

Perfect Landing Restaurant on October 3, 2015.

Please RSVP to [email protected] or call

Bob or Natalie at 303-988-2710. The Perfect Landing

is always a popular place.

August is when most kids go back to school here are a

few starting dates;

Adams County Schools: August 19th.

Denver Schools: August 24th.

Jeffco Schools: August 17th.

Let’s watch out for our future club members!

Drive Safe, Arrive Alive

Bob

Mile-High Section, Inc. of the

Mercedes-Benz Club of America

Executive Board Officers

President:

Bob Mashburn …[email protected]

Vice President:

Randy Williams …..…..303.799.4806………… [email protected]

Secretary:

Niels Haubold..……..303-949-7673.……[email protected]

Treasurer:

Max Townsend….…….303.770.1128……....... [email protected]

2015 Mile-High Section Board Members

Michael Davison……..720-233-7411……..,….. [email protected]

Norm Franklin ….…..…. 303-789-3915…….…[email protected]

Niels Haubold..……..303-949-7673.……[email protected]

Natalie Mashburn.. 303-988-2710.. [email protected]

Mike Redel ….... ..303.637.0219……..…... [email protected]

Lou Rogers… ...….303-466-3372….…... [email protected]

Other Contacts

Membership Chair Person

Natalie Mashburn… .303-988-2710.. [email protected]

Constellation Editor - Mile High Section Karen Redel.….303-637-0219……[email protected]

National MBCA Officers

President

Terry Kiwala…..…......312-286-0532…….….…[email protected]

Vice President

Laura Simonds..….…..650-592-7613….……[email protected]

Rocky Mountain Regional Director Charlie Bennett….719-576-9737 ..…[email protected]

. MBCA……… 1-800-637-2360…...www.mbca.org

For a List of all MBCA Board Members, Please Refer to the

STAR Magazine

For a List of all MBCA Board Members, Please Refer to the

STAR Magazine

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1927: The price of oil plummets after discoveries of

huge wells in Oklahoma and Texas

1927: In the USA it takes 70 man-days to make a

car whereas in France it takes 300

1927: Volvo, a subsidiary of Sweden's ball-bearing

manufacturer AB SKF, debuts its first car

1927: Henry Ford is forced to close the Dearborn

Independent

1927: General Motors introduces the La Salle to fill

the gap between the low-end Buick 6 and the high-

end Cadillac

1927: General Motors' Cadillac introduces the

LaSalle, with smooth lines contrasting with the

functional but angular shape of Ford cars

1927: Citroen is the largest car manufacturer in

Europe and the fourth in the world

1927: There are more than 20 million cars in the

USA and 55% of families own a car but more than

50% of cars sold are replacing old ones

1927: Ford finally stops production of the Model T

(that has sold more than 15 million units) and

introduces the massively advertised Model A,

conceived by Henry Ford's son Edsel Ford, to

respond to General Motors, and adopts the clutch

that has become popular on General Motors cars

1927: Dixi signs a licensing agreement to produce a

variant of the Austin 7

1927: Chevrolet sells more cars than Ford

1928: Opel has a 37.5% market share of the

German market

1928: Ford makes cars in 21 countries, GM in 16

1928: Pierce Governor introduces the automatic

choke

1928: BMW acquires Dixi and therefore enters the

car market

1928: Henry Ford builds Fordlandia, a town in the

Amazon rainforest, to provide rubber for car tires,

forbidding alcohol, women and tobacco

1928: Chrysler acquires Dodge and introduces a

budget car, the Plymouth, to compete with

Chevrolet and Ford

1929: General Motors acquires Opel and becomes

the largest car manufacturer in Germany

1929: Chrysler becomes the third largest car

manufacturer in the USA after General Motors and

Ford

1929: There are only 44 car manufacturers left in

the USA, out of the 253 that existed in 1908

1929: 78% of the world's cars are in the USA, which

produces more than 5.3 million cars and sells about

4.5 million (1.9 million sold by General Motors),

compared with France's production of 211,000 and

TIMELINE OF AUTOMOBILE HISTORY - CONTINUED

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Britain's 182,000, and there are now almost 27

million cars in the USA

1929: The stock market crashes, causing vast losses

in the car industry, and ruining Durant, who was

repeatedly accused of inflating the stock market;

and the crash is in part due to excessive consumer

debts to purchase cars

1929: Chevrolet introduces a six-cylinder engine

nicknamed "cast iron wonder"

1930: General Motors' Cadillac introduces the V-

16, featuring a 16-cylinder engine

1931: Ferdinand Porsche founds a company in

Stuttgart (Germany) to design racing cars

1931: Morris introduces a new version of the Minor

that, advertised as a 100-mph speed and 100 mpg

fuel economy car, becomes a runaway success

1931: Mercedes introduces the independent front

suspension & the 170, the first production car with

four-wheel independent suspension

1931: Rolls-Royce acquires Bentley

1931: Toyo Kogyo introduces its first car, the

Mazda-Go

1931: There are 807,783 miles of paved roads in

the USA

1931: DAT becomes a subsidiary of Tobata and

introduces a car named Datsun

1932: Ford manufactures one third of the world's

cars but its workforce has been reduced from a

peak of 170,000 in 1929 to 46,000

1932: Ford introduces the first car designed

specifically for the British market, the Model Y

1932: Car manufacturing has collapsed to 1.3

million in the USA

1932: Ford introduces its own V8 engine, cast as a

single unit, the largest engine for the mass market,

and 14 car models that use it

1933: Hitler comes to power in Germany and

launches a mass motorization program and a road

and bridge construction program

1933: Citroen introduces the diesel engine for its

Rosalie model

1933: Tobata Casting and Nihon form the Motor

Vehicle Manufacturing (later renamed Nissan) to

produce Datsun cars in Yokohama

1933: At the Chicago World's Fair General Motors

exhibits Charles Kettering's improved diesel engine

1933: The New Deal sponsors road construction

1934: Porsche-designed P-Wagen wins several

races

1934: Morris installs an assembly line at a new

Cowley factory

1934: Citroen introduces a car with an all-steel

body and independent suspension, the Traction

Avant, but the car is a flop

1934: Chrysler introduces the automatic overdrive

1934: REO introduces the automatic transmission

1934: Chrysler introduces overdrive

1934: Hans Ledwinka designs the Tatra 77, the first

mass-produced streamlined car

1934: Chrysler introduces the eight-cylinder

Airflow, that pioneers (and launches the vogue of)

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streamlined (aerodynamic) design, designed in a

wind tunnel, although its sales disappoint

1934: Bertone designs the Fiat Ardita

1934: Porsche presents a plan for a "Volkswagen"

to Hitler

1935: Michigan auto workers form the union

United Automobile Workers (UAW)

1935: Studebaker introduces an all-steel roof

1935: There is one car for every 5 people in the

USA

1936: General Motors introduces "Knee-Action"

suspension on all Chevrolets

1936: General Motors and Ford share almost 90%

of the Japanese market

1936: Two diesel cars are introduced in Germany,

the Mercedes-Benz 260D and the Hanomag Rekord

1936: BMW introduces the 328 Roadster, the most

successful sports car before World War II

1936: Chrysler (25% of the market) passes Ford

(22% of the market) as the second car

manufacturer after General Motors (43%)

1936: Strikes paralyze General Motors until

General Motors signs the first union contract in the

USA

1936: Fiat opens a futuristic factory at Mirafiori

that debuts its assembly line to produce the 500

"Topolino"

1937: Fiat has more than 80% of the Italian market

1937: General Motors makes 40% of the cars of the

USA

1937: Volkswagen is founded in Germany by the

Nazi agency Deutsche Arbeitsfront to make cars

that ordinary families can afford

1937: General Motors introduces "the Automatic

Safety Transmission" (AST) in Cadillac and

Oldsmobile cars

1938: Volkswagen introduces the Type 1, designed

by Ferdinand Porsche

1938: Cadillac's 60 Special is a standard-size car

that carries six passengers

1938: Nash introduces the "Conditioned Air

System" designed by Eric Wahlberg

1938: Rudolf Caracciola driving a Mercedes-Benz

sets the world record of over 200 miles per hour.

1938: General Motors adds the radio as an option

on Buick models

1938: General Motors introduces the Buick Y-Job,

the first "concept car", featuring power windows,

power convertible top, power door locks and

power steering

1938: Ford introduces the Mercury, a low-entry

luxury car to compete with General Motors' Buick

1939: Nash adds a thermostat to its "Conditioned

Air System" for the "Weather Eye", the first HVAC

(heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) system

for the mass market

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1939: The Japanese government shuts down Ford's

and GM's operations in Japan

1939: The radio and refrigerator manufacturer

Crosley enters the car business with the cheapest

car in the USA, the first "compact" car made in the

USA

1939: Ford introduces the luxury convertible

Lincoln Continental

1939: General Motors' Oldsmobile introduces the

first fully automatic transmission, called the

"Hydra-Matic Drive", advertised as "the greatest

advance since the self-starter."

1939: World War II creates a huge demand for

motor vehicles and aircraft engines

1939: The Japanese government orders Nissan to

shift from cars to trucks

1940: Delahaye introduces the 135 convertible that

can reach a speed of 93 miles per hour

1940: Chrysler's Plymouth introduces the new All

Weather Air Control System

1940: Chrysler adopts the sealed beam headlights

1941: General Motors has a market share of 44% in

the USA

1941: Chrysler introduces the Town & Country

Wagon

1941: Willys starts producing the MB or "Jeep" for the army, with a special engine designed by Barney Roos

1942: All the car manufacturers of the USA stop

production of civilian cars to help the military

industry, e.g. General Motors produces engines for

bombers, amphibious vehicles and tanks, Ford

produces trucks, Willys-Overland produces jeeps

1945: At the end of the war the car manufacturers

of the USA resume civilian production

1945: Ralph Teetor invents cruise control

1946: Renault introduces the 4CV

1946: Enzo Ferrari founds a company in Italy to

build racing cars

1946: Michelin introduces steel-belted radial tires

1947: Chung Ju-yung founds Hyundai in South

Korea

1947: Studebaker introduces the Starlight,

designed by Robert Bourke, and the Champion,

designed by Raymond Loewy

1948: General Motors' Buick introduces a new kind

of automatic transmission, the Dynaflow

1948: The British appoint Heinz Nordoff to head

the Wolfsburg factory in West Germany where

Hitler's "people's cars" were made and he changes

the name to Volkswagen

1948: General Motors' Cadillac passes Packard to

become the USA's main luxury brand

1948: Citroen introduces the 2CV, designed by

Pierre-Jules Boulanger

1948: Chrysler introduces the ignition key

1948: Goodrich introduces tubeless tires

http://www.scaruffi.com/politics/cars.html

TO BE CONTINUED

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Classified Advertising in The Constellation Members of the Mercedes-Benz Club of America, Inc. may advertise in The Constellation to buy, sell, or trade Mercedes-Benz automobiles and related items at no charge, provided no commercial venture is involved. Ads may include a photo. Copy for the classified advertising must be received in writing by the 10th of the month prior to the month of issue. Ads will be published one time. To re-run, the ad must be resubmitted. Current membership number must be included for free ads. LET US KNOW IF YOUR ITEM SELLS—MAKE ROOM FOR ADS FOR OTHER MEMBERS. Non-member and commercial venture advertising will be published at the rate of $10.00 for 3 lines per issue, plus $10.00 for a picture. Advertising in this category may run one, two or three times as requested and paid for in advance by the advertiser. Copy for the ads must be received by the 10th of the month prior to the month of issue and must be paid in advance, payable to Mile High-MBCA. Mail ads to: MILE-HIGH SECTION MBCA, 12245 HELENA ST., BRIGHTON, CO 80603 or Email to: [email protected] The publisher reserves the right to edit or reject

any ad.

FOR SALE - MERCEDES-BENZ PRE-OWNED AUTOMOBILES

The Back Lot

Sales and Services for MB CA Members by MBCA Members

The Constellation

Newsletter of the Mile-High Section, Inc., Mercedes-Benz Club America, Inc.

Mile-High Section, Inc. MBCA, Publisher

KAREN REDEL, Editor P.O. Box 16913, Golden, CO 80402

Phone: 303-637-0219 or Email: [email protected]

Readers please support the advertisers appearing in this publication.

However, no inference should be made that advertising in The Constellation

implies approval of products or services by the publisher, the Mile-High

Section, its officers or members, or by the Mercedes-Benz Club of America.

We encourage editors of other Mercedes-Benz Club newsletters to reprint

articles that may be of interest to their Section’s members. We appreciate

credit being given to The Constellation. Those articles reprinted in The

Constellation with permission from owners of copyrights on those articles

may not be used without written permission from the original owners.

Members are welcome to submit articles. Deadline for submission is the

10th of the month prior to the month the issue comes out. Articles

should be relevant to the interests and activities of MBCA and its members.

The Publisher reserves the right to edit or reject any article.

Classified Advertising in The Constellation Members of the Mercedes-Benz Club of America, Inc. may advertise in The Constellation to buy, sell, or trade Mercedes-Benz automobiles and related items at no charge, provided no commercial venture is involved. Ads may include a photo. Copy for the classified advertising must be received in writing by the 10th of the month prior to the month of issue. Ads will be published one time. To re-run, the ad must be resubmitted. Current membership number must be included for free ads. LET US KNOW IF YOUR ITEM SELLS—MAKE ROOM FOR ADS FOR OTHER MEMBERS. Non-member and commercial venture advertising will be published at the rate of $10.00 for 3 lines per issue, plus $10.00 for a picture. Advertising in this category may run one, two or three times as requested and paid for in advance by the advertiser. Copy for the ads must be received by the 10th of the month prior to the month of issue and must be paid in advance, payable to Mile High-MBCA. Mail ads to: MILE-HIGH SECTION MBCA, 12245 HELENA ST., BRIGHTON, CO 80603 or Email to: [email protected] The publisher reserves the right to edit or reject

any ad.

FOR SALE

1971 280 SL. Exc. cond.,

94,155 mi., Hard/soft top.

Lt blue/dark blue int. Auto

trans, A/C.

$125,000.

(303) 779-8239 or

[email protected].

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P P O J R P L Y M O U T H P N

I O D O U E Z T S Q Y M O V E

E N A N P Y K U L O I R R Y G

R T N I T M Z A L U S G A V A

C I R H P U E D B C A H D D W

E A O Y K S S T H E U N S Z S

A C T I R M J E J W D R E K K

R E C Y O R S L L O R U C R L

R N P B R E L B M A R U T H O

O S I A R A N G E R R P P S V

W L A G C N Y H B T W M U H L

E Y W T N K S U M F U C N E O

S A A B U A A A G I I N E L V

Q M V F N R R R R O Z M E B K

A T O Y O T N T D B L T J Y D

NASH OLDSMOBILE PACKARD

PIERCEARROW PLYMOUTH PONTIAC

PORSCHE RAMBLER RAMTRUCKS

RANGER RENAULT ROLLSROYCE

SAAB SATURN SHELBY

STUDEBAKER SUZUKI TEMPO

TORNADO TOYOTA TRIUMPH

VOLKSWAGEN VOLVO YUGO

AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURERS

WORD SEARCH N-Z

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Revision Date 7/27/2015

Activity Location Contact Notes

May

August

8/6/2015 Board meeting B/N Mashburn's House Bob Mashburn 303-988-2710 [email protected]

8/15/2015 Geology Museum Colorado School of Mines Michael Davison

8/19/2015 Monthly Social 6:30pm Wondervu - Golden Lou Rogers

8/24 &25 Track Event Pikes Peak Raceway Bob Mashburn

September

9/10/2015 Board meeting @ 7:00P Connie Salvatore's House Michael Davison

21 West Dutch Creek Drive Littleton, CO 80123

9/13/2015 Poker Run (Octoberfest) TBD Lou Rogers

9/16/2015 Monthly Social 6:30pm Hurrican Grill Natalie Nashburn 303-988-2710 [email protected]

October

10/3/2015 Annual Member Meeting Perfect Landing Michael Davison

10/9/2015 Reg. Event Enchanted Weekend Taos, New Mexisoo Dave Carpenter

10/21/2015 Monthly Social 6:30pm TBD Lou Rogers

November

11/5/2015 Board meeting Norm Franklin's House Norm Franklin 303-789-3915…….…[email protected]

11/14/2015 Plan 2016 Event Schedule@9:30am Golden Corral Sheridan, CO Bob Mashburn 303-988-2710 [email protected]

11/18/2015 Monthly Social 6:30pm TBD Lou Rogers

December

12/3/2015 Board meeting TBD

12/5/2015 Holiday Party Mount Vernon CC Max Townsend Private Room

We will be planning our 2016 Events and Socials for the year .

Mark your calendar for November 14th at 9:30am for breakfast at the Golden Corral in Sheridan, Colorado. We want your participation.

For Latest updates and Info visit MHS website at www,milehighmbca.org

Contact Information

303-550-6543 [email protected]

720-233-7411 [email protected]

303-550-6543 [email protected]

303-770-1128 [email protected]

303-550-6543 [email protected]

303-550-6543 [email protected]

303-988-2710 [email protected]

[email protected]

720-233-7411 [email protected]

720-233-7411 [email protected]

2015 Event/Activity Schedule `Mile High Section Mercedes Benz Club

EVENT INFORMATION

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Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum Saturday, August 15, 2015, 10:00AM

1310 Maple St, Golden, CO 80401 General Research Laboratory (CRL) Building

(Near the intersection of Maple St and Birch St/13th St)

The Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum, home to one of the state’s two

Goodwill Moon Rocks collected during the Apollo 17 Mission, was started in 1874 and

displays minerals, fossils, gemstones, meteorites and historic mining artifact exhibits.

The museum serves as the state repository for Colorado’s mineral heritage and

promotes its importance and understanding to the university, community and the

public. It aims to inspire scientific curiosity through education and research while

encouraging appreciation of the earth and responsibility for its mineral, fossil,

meteorite and historic mining treasures.

Driving directions : From I-25: Take I-70 west, exit Highway 58 to Golden. Exit

Washington Street and turn left to enter into downtown Golden. Turn right on 13th

Street and left on Maple to enter campus.

Luncheon is planned for Grappa Mediterranean Bistro & Café.

Located at: 1027 Washington Ave, Golden, CO (Between 11th and 10th St )

From the School of Mines, take Illinois Street to 11th

Street)

Between 11th St and 10th St

Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum Guided Tour, Saturday, August 15, 2015 Event Fee $5.00 Per Person

Make your check payable to: Mile-High Section, MBCA

Send check & this form to: Max Townsend, 6088 E. Otero Drive, Centennial, CO 80112

Name:___________________________________ Phone:____________________________

Email:_______________________________________________________________________

Number Attending ______ at $5.00 Per Person = Total $______

Payment is due by Friday, August 7, 2015

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TRACK EVENT

SUNDAY, AUGUST 23

MONDAY, AUGUST 24

The North American Lotus Club is holding their national event in Colorado Springs on August 23rd and August

24th and they have invited MBCA to participate in this as a joint event. On Monday, August 24th they have

rented Pike Peak International Raceway (PPIR) for the race course on which is planned an Advanced Driving

Skills course. Participants for Advanced Driving Skills have their cars inspected before the event by their own

mechanic with inspection areas listed. At the track we will simply check for loose objects, helmets, and secure

batteries. We will have in car experienced instructors for novice and intermediate drivers. Cars will be

grouped by driver experience and skills rather than the cars’ performance potential. There will also be

classroom sessions for the drivers.

It is important for our participants to understand that this is an educational event rather than a competitive

event. Overtaking will require a wave-bye from the car being overtaken.

As we discussed, we have done a handful of these events with Lotus, Ltd over the last five years that have

proven to be fun, educational, and financially feasible combining participants from both clubs. Our members

all tell me how much they enjoy driving their cars in this controlled environment and learning how to do this

smoothly and safely.

Track Day provides an exceptional opportunity for individuals to learn more about the performance

capabilities of their cars, and to improve their driving skills in a safe, non-competitive environment under the

supervision of experienced instructors. Participation is open to all types of cars, not just Mercedes Benz. All

participating cars must pass a technical inspection and all drivers must attend a mandatory instructional

session prior to being allowed on the track. Details on the conduct of the Track Day, along with Tech

Inspection standards and the dates and times for these pre-requisite activities will be published soon. PPIR is

located at 16650 Midway Ranch Road Fountain, CO 80817 off exit #122 on Interstate 25. If you want to drive

or ride at high speeds on the famed Alan Wilson 1.3-mile road course, sign up for our track day on your

registration. Check for specific instructions on how to sign up for the event. Only those individuals who have

registered as participants in Track Day will be permitted to bring their vehicles onto the track. All other

participants are welcome, but will have to remain behind all safety fencing in the paddock area or on the

observation deck of the tower. Second, only attendees wearing their name tags will be allowed to enter the

track facility and all will be required to sign insurance waivers prior to entry. Finally, there are no spectator

stands in the paddock, so if you want something to sit on, you’ll have to bring it with you. Be aware, Track Day

registration is limited to a total of 60 cars. Don’t get shut out.

It’s going to be a great event with lots of track time for students and a separate run group for instructors who

will be able to take student passengers to observe the proper line at (high) speed. We also hope to run pace

laps during the lunch break to show people what it’s like to be on a dedicated race track. We are checking our

insurance and with the track on the feasibility of this. August 24th, it’s track day at Pikes Peak International

Raceway - still time to register at www.clubregistration.net. We still need a few volunteers for this event!

Registration - Day of the event. There is a possibility we will have a pre-registration Sunday evening along with

helmet checks. Make sure all drivers and spectators have appropriate credentials, waiver sign ins etc. (4 to 6

volunteers). We will also need help assembling student information packets. The distribution of the packets is

not yet determined.

If you have any questions, please contact Bob Mashburn at [email protected] or (303) 988-2710.

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MBCA MILE HIGH ANNUAL DINNER MEETING

MBCA MILE HIGH ANNUAL DINNER MEETING

Our dinner is scheduled for Saturday, October 3, 6:30 to 9:30 pm, at The Perfect Landing Restaurant

We will be limited to three menu items: Beef, Chicken or Seafood

separate checks for each couple or single person will be provided

Important: In Order To Provide An Accurate Head Count For This Dinner: Please Contact :

Michael Davison Via Phone Or Email: 720-233-7411 [email protected]

Please Reserve Your Spot No Later Than September 21, 2015

September 26, 2015 - Hold the Date

Additional Information to Follow from

Lou Rogers

POKER RUN

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EVENT REPORT

Pikes Peak Section July 11 Joint Section Picnic at Maguireville

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C I R + + U E D B C A + + + W

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