February - March, 2014 www.kcmbca.org
In this issue:
Columns
Presidents Message 2
Feature Articles & Photos
Winter Gala 1,8,9 First-Sunday Drive Changes 7 Barnes’ S320 1,000,000 km 2 Breakfast Place Update 4 Raffle Winner 4 kcmbca.org Web Upgrade 4 SCCA Speakers 10 Smith Rallye 14
Miscellaneous Rants, Raves and Ramblings
MBCA Fast Facts 6 Save $500.00 7 Officers and Board 7 Logo Shop 13 NTB Tire Discount 13 Uplift 13 Tire Rack Rebate 13 Advance Auto Rebate 13 Request from NBO 13 Loyalty Rewards Program13 New Members 14 How to Join MBCA 14
Coming Up Feb. - May 1st Sunday to Norm’s 3 Chicago-Key West Trip 3 Spaßnacht Dates 7 Calendar 16
Tentative for June - August
DD/AX August 2, 2014 Smith Rallye June 1, 2014
A Great Winter Gala at Tatsu’s By Bob Smith Tatsu’s Restaurant in Prairie Village was the site of the 2014 Winter Gala on Saturday night, January 11th. The members enjoyed wonderful appetizers and tasty beverages during a good session of mingling and chatting about everything from sports to the weather. Most talk seemed to be about the experiences with the Kansas City Section events during the year of 2013. And, there was a lot to talk about. The Defensive Driving and Autocross, Art of the Machine, Art of the Car, MindDrive, Oktoberfest Concourse d’Elegance, Sunday Drives, Donna Ryan accepts the Member of the Year award from Mark Moody, President of the KC Section. Spaßnacht, just to name a few. Photo by Bob Smith A slide show continued running during the event so that all could catch up on memories of events An Oktoberfest trophy was prethey attended and/or see what others did sented to Dudley Smith for his 2007 E63 that one may have missed. AMG. We were honored with the atten Member of the Year was awarddance of Bill Denton, MBCA Treasurer, ed to a much deserving and hard workand his wife Jeannie who traveled from ing member - Donna Ryan. Donna has their home in Oakbrook, Illinois to be with taken a very active role in almost all of us. the events during the year, including the The food at Tatsu’s was wonderGala, the DD/AX, Spaßnacht nights, and ful. Appetizers were plentiful and tasty. Uplift Organization. The shrimp was especially good, served The door prize, a gift certificate in a delicious sauce that defies descripfor Complete Garage, was won by Joe tion. The dinner was the sit-down-andWeinrich. Complete Garage sells Griot’s be-served style with bread, salad, entree car care products and storage units and of tenderloin of beef with a wrap of pasaccessories for your garage and work try on the edge, baked salmon, mashed room. sweet potato and mixed vegetables. Des And, each person attending the sert was served too. Many of us agreed Gala received a bottle of Yellow Tail wine that the fare was as simply outstanding. or combination beverage-cooler/carry-all Dudley Smith presented a trophy compliments of MBCA|Kansas City. to the winners of the infamous Smith Ral This event easily matched all the lye to Donna and John Ryan. They won others held during 2013 as being a place it because, according to John, Donna into enjoy camaraderie, fun and wonderful sisted that he drive in reverse gear when repasts. “necessary” in order to minimize the miles driven over the actual event mileage. See pages 8 & 9 for more photos of the Gala.