mbca|kc - der benz newsletter august/september 2012
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Mercedes-Benz Club of America, Kansas City Section Bi-Monthly NewsletterTRANSCRIPT
Up Next: Pit-StopTime to Re-Fuel and Change Drivers
WhenwetouredtheArmacostAutoMuseuminJune,IaskedMarktosnapaphotoofmestandingbythisrestoredgaspump.Youprobablycan’tseethepricepergallon,butit’s24.9cents.Coincidently,IworkedataMobilstationyearsagoandsoldgasoline for that very price. My, howtimes have changed – and that’s themessageforthisnewsletter.
Similartothefamed24HoursofLeMans,where,atscheduledintervals,areliefdriverclimbsbehindthesteeringwheel to continue the race,ourannualelections allow new officers and board members a chance to implement freshideas.Onthelastcouplepagesofthisnewsletter you’ll find your official ballot. There are two ways to cast your vote,either by return mail or in person atthe September 1st breakfast meeting.So, please cast your vote and help usmaintain the Kansas City Section asone of the most active sections in theMercedes-BenzClubofAmerica.
Before I close, let me reflect briefly on the last two years. From being named ‘Section of the Year’ for 2009, to placing 2nd in MBCA’s ‘Hang on to Homer’, (a membership renewal) contest, to celebrating the Kansas City Section’s 40thAnniversary,IwantedtothankeachofyouforallowingmetheopportunitytoactasyourPresident.Iamhonoredtohaveservedinthiscapacity,along with past KC Section Presidents (and those to come) who place a high interest in enriching your club membership. ‘More than a Car | We’re a Community’.
LifeisaJourney–EnjoytheRide…
Bestregards, JeffKlepac President | Mercedes-Benz Club of America | Kansas City Section
August - September, 2012
Presidents MessagebyJeffKlepac
In this issue:
Feature Articles
SpaßnachtDates5Calendar9
ColumnsPresidentsMessage1
Miscellaneous Rants, Raves and
RamblingsHowtoJoinMBCA5Officers and Board 5LoyaltyRewardsProgram7LogoShop7ClubStoreDiscount7Uplift7NTBDiscount7TireRackRebate7AdvanceAutoRebate7RequestfromNBO7NewMembers9
Coming UpJune - September
www.kcmbca.org
Election BallotPage11
Jeff will cheerfully wash your windows, check your oil, air up your tires and fill your tank with Skelly gasoline. All for less than five bucks!PhotobyMarkMoody
This beautiful, classic Stude-baker from the late ‘20’s or early ‘30’s is on display at the Armacost Museum. PhotobyJeffKlepac
CombatAirMuseum2AnEveningwithUplift2KC Trends Featured 3Butler’s C&D Body 3Rick Siefert “57 190SL 3KHAutomotiveEvent9The StarIssuesAvail.9
TheSundayDriveforJunewasatripbackintime.ClubmemberstouredtheCombatAirMuseumlocatedatForbes Field south of the city in a remote corner of the vast airportinTopeka.Insideisanarrayofaircraftfromearlyfabric skinned flying machines of WWI era to those that werereadyforcombatifthecoldwarturnedhot. OurtourguidewasDennisSmirl,aretiredcareer Air Force maintenance officer who was extremely knowledgeableoftheaircraftondisplay.Heenrichedourvisitmuchmorethanifwetouredonourown.His
knowledgeoftheseveralRussianMIGaircraftandthetacticsplannedbytheRussianswasinteresting.For example, they had adefenseplanfortheirnorthernboundaryasdidtheAmericansforaRussianpolarrouteattack.Onlytheydesignedtheirfighters to land and take
off from grass fields. The planes were housed in barn like structuressothatnohintofamilitaryfacilitycouldbeseenfromtheair. AfterthetourwedrovebycaravantotheBlindTigerBreweryandRestaurantinTopeka.Thefoodwasvery good and plentiful and the service was excellent.
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Monday, July 2nd was hot, with afternoontemperatures over 100 degrees. A group of KC Section membersand familyarrivedatUpliftheadquartersat16th&ProspectinKC.WeweremetbyveteranUpliftvolunteerKathyDean,whodidnotwasteanytimeputtingustoworkpreparingthefoodtobeservedtothehomelessthatevening.WeloadedthreeMercedes-Benzvanswiththefood,water,toiletries, T-shirts, hats, socks, sheets, candles, bread,pastries, and lemonade; each van going to its designatedareaofthemetroarea. Oneofthevanswould not start dueto a dead battery, butfortunately, foresightedUplift volunteers hada fully charged batteryavailable for such asituation. John RyanandBobSmithreplacedthe battery which wassurprisingly easy toswapoutintheM-B. Off we went toseeourclients.Weweregreeted by people who were very appreciative of havingus stop by. They seemed to be caring people who wereconcernedaboutothersinthesamestraitsastheirs.Amanintheirgroupsuccumbedtotheheatadayortwoearlierandwesawmuchconcernandpassionforthemanbythosewhometus. Our route tookus toareasof townwherewehadno idea there would be such needy people. Our groupwas Jeff and Denise Klepac, Bob & Barbara Smith andsonBradSmith,andJohn&DonnaRyan.Whatalearningexperience we had. Uplift has been one of the KC Sections charitable causes in recent years. The experience this day servedtoshowuswhytheUpliftorganizationdeservesourdonations.Upliftwillacceptyourdonationsofclothing,newsocks,toiletries,etc.SeetheUpliftadinthisissueformoreinformation.
Right: From Left; Jeff Klepac, Denise Klepac, Bob Smith, Barbara Smith, Brad Smith, Donna Ryan and John Ryan.
PhotobyBobSmith
Veteran Uplift Volunteer and driver Kathy Dean visits with a client at a stop along the route.
PhotobyBobSmith
Mercedes-Benz cars lined up at the Combat Air Mu-seum in Topeka, Forbes Field.
PhotobyBobSmith
Russian MiG-21PF c. 1967. Had been Czekh. Air Force. PhotobyBobSmith
Combat Air Museum TourbyBobSmith
An Evening With UpliftbyBobSmith
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ChadDearth,ownerofKCTrends,was theguestspeakerattheJulybreakfastmeeting.Mr.Dearthopenedhis store in Shawnee about 20 years ago as a young man rightoutofhighschool.Henowhastwostores,thenewestbeing near 135th St. & Antioch in Overland Park. Thebusinessfeaturescustomwheelsandtiresforallmakesofcars,SUV’sandlighttrucks.OtherservicesavailablefromKC Trends are audio/video system upgrades and windowtinting.Theyarealsoequippedwiththelatestandbesttireandwheelbalancingandalignmenttechnology. Each Friday night in the summer there is an open invitation to bring your vehicle and show it off at “Fast Friday” at the Overland Park location. Get more information aboutwhatChadcandotoaccessorizeyourM-Batwww.kctrends.com.
WewerepleasedtohaveRonButlerasourguestspeakerattheJunebreakfastmeeting;RonistheownerofButlerC&DBodyShop inMerriam. Clubmembers reporthavingreceivedveryhighqualitybodyrepairworkatC&D.SomeofthethingsthatRontalkedaboutinhispresentationwere;thatautopainthasimprovedinrecentyears,clearcoatsaremoredurablewhichresultsinfewerproblemswithfadingand that ugly “rash” look of some aging painted auto body surfaces, wax with carnuba in it is best, “Orange peel” can be removed with a 2000 or 2500 grit sand paper on a rubber sanding block, hail dents are repairable without damagingthepaint, try togetoriginalequipmentmanufacturedglassinstead of aftermarket glass if a replacement is needed.The store is located at 2747 Kessler Street in Merriam.Informationcanbefoundatwww.butlerbody.com
KC Trends Featured at July Meeting
Butler C&D Body ShopFeatured at June Meeting
Left:Chad Dearth of KC Trends gives the July breakfast group information about wheels, ser-vice and accessories available at his two stores.PhotobyJeffKlepac
Right:Ron Butler of Butler C&D Body Shop speaks at the June breakfast meeting.PhotobyJeffKlepac
This 1957 190SL was on display at the Art of the Car show last month. It is owned by Rick and Patti Siefert of Ches-terfield, Mo. Rick is a good friend of the KC Section and is President of the St. Louis Section.PhotobyJeffKlepac
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Butler’s C & D Body Shop5747 Kessler • Merriam, KS 66203 • Tel: (913) 262-9109 • Fax: (913) 262-2828
Web: www.butlerbody,comButler’s C & D Body Shop
5747KesslerMerriam, Kansas 66203
Tel: (913) 262-9109Fax: (913 262-2828
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SpaßnachtFind out more:
www.kcmbca.orgClick on “Club Info”
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Gordon Biersch11672Ash,Leawood,Ks.
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KansasCitySection• Bi-monthly issues of ouraward-winning, full-color na-tionalmagazine,TheStar,andbi-monthlyissuesofouraward-winningsectionnewsletter,der Benz!
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2012 MBCA Kansas City Section Officers and Board Members
Officers PhoneE-mailJeff Klepac, president (913) 782-5865 [email protected] Moody, vice president (913) 685-8573 [email protected] Arburn, secretary (913) 648-7675 [email protected] Smith, treasurer (913) 338-0766 [email protected] Ryan, past president (913) 268-1252 [email protected]
Board of DirectorsBob Del Popolo (913) 888-2617 [email protected] Price (816) 721-0640 [email protected] Ryan (913) 268-1252 [email protected] Poduch (913) 327-1632 [email protected] Carlson (913) 897-0260 [email protected] Smith (913) 268-8984 [email protected] Ebner (913) 649-7596 [email protected] Smith (913) 338-0766 [email protected] Harns (816) 812-9495 [email protected] Ryan (913) 543-1252 [email protected]
Newsletter EditorBob Smith (913) 268-8984 [email protected] John Ryan (913) 268-1252 [email protected] Director Bob Del Popolo (913) 888-2617 [email protected] Regional Director Bill Denton (Oak Brook, IL) (603) 734-3200 [email protected]
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Uplift Organization, Inc. acceptsdonationsofgoodsandfunds.SeetheUpliftwebsiteatwww.uplift.org foralistofneededitemsandhowtodonatethem.
There is a link to TireRack on theKansas City Section’s website, www.kcmbca.org. Click the link, which isthe logo shown above, to enter theTireRackwebsitetobuytheirproducts.The K.C. Section receives a small re-batewhenyoupurchasetheirproductsthroughourwebsite.
NTBNationalTire&Battery isof-fering a discount for KCMBCAmembers. Our friend, BrandonEbert,themanageratthe119th&Metcalfstorearrangedforthatgen-erous discount for our members.Mention account #913-660-8439 and your club membership to thesalesman/servicewriter.
NTB Offers Discount to KCMBCA Members
Request from the NBOWith every email and address update that we receive at the NBO, (either by website, phone, email or snail mail), we will send a 10 % Off Coupon for oneitemintheClubStore.Onecouponpermemberwillbesentelectroni-cally (so it must include a valid email address). Please send these updates [email protected],incorrectlymaileditemscosttheclubmoney!
AdvanceAutoPartsoffersmanyonline-onlyspecialsandrebates to our section with 8% of the sale being returned totheKCSection.Youcanhaveyourordershippedtoyourhome,orpickitupatyourneighborhoodAdvanceAutoPartsstore.JustclickontheAdvanceAutoPartsbanneradonourwebsite,www.kcmbca.org,andyouwillbetakentotheirwebsitestoshop.
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For all your detailing needs, visit us at the Complete Garage. We have Griot’s full line of car care products. Save the shipping and
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2012 Loyalty Rewards Program (U.S.)
Get $1,000 off the price of your next Mercedes-Benz. Being and staying amemberoftheMercedes-BenzClubofAmericahasitsprivileges.MembersoftheClubwhohaveenjoyed12consecutivemonthsofmembershiporlongerwithoutlapse,andwhoarecurrentmemberstoday,qualifyfortheNEWLoyaltyRewardsProgramofferedbyMercedes-BenzUSAtoMercedes-BenzClubofAmericamembersonly.Seecompletedetails,termsandconditionsattheMBCAwebsitembca.org
At the encouragement of its Board of Directors,MBCA|Kansas City has opened its own online Logo and Apparel Shop. Working with The Queensboro ShirtCompany of Wilmington, North Carolina our section cannowoffer theClubLogoandspecialeventsgraphics tobeembroideredontohundredsofdifferent items ranging fromT-Shirts to Polos, Jackets to Jerseys, and everything inbetween.Nolongerdoestheclubhavetopredict,purchaseand inventory numerous styles and sizes of logo apparel.Our new store will allow a much wider variety of itemswith no “up front” costs to the club. There’s no minimum
MBCA|KC Logo Shop Now Open!
purchase requirement, and the item(s) will be delivered to your mailbox or doorstep. And, every item purchased providesadditionalrevenuetothesection’streasury,tohelpfund the great events where you’ll be wearing your new“duds”. So, what are you waiting for? Head over to ourwebsite,www.kcmbca.org andclickon thegraphic/link forournewLogoShop.And,ifyouwanttoknowwhattogetme,there’saniceNIKEpolowiththesectionlogoonit.Sizemedium,please.
byJohnRyan
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Breakfast is at 9 AM the first Saturday of each month at the First Watch, Shawnee Mission Pkwy.atNiemanRd.,Shawnee,KS.Orderyourfavoritesfromthemenu.Individualchecks.
WhatactivitieswouldyouliketodowithyourBenzfriendsin 2012 ? Contact a board member and let them know.
SmartPhoneUsers,clickthisQRCodeandourwebsitewillmagicallyappearonyourphone.
For the latest list of events, visitourWebsiteat:
www.kcmbca.org
Ourcalendariscontinuouslybeingreviewedandupdatedthroughouttheyear.It’snevertoolatetosuggestactivitiesthatyouthinkwouldbeofinteresttoourmembers.
Aug. 4 Breakfast Meeting, First Watch, Shawnee, Ks. 9 AMAug. 5 First Sunday Drive US Bank, 119th & Roe, Leawood, Ks.Aug. 18 Dinner with Ozark Section Members - Buca di Beppo on the Plaza.Aug.19ArtoftheMachineCarShow-KCRiverMarket+SteamboatArabia.Aug. 20 Spaßnacht, 7 PM, Grünauer, 101 W 22nd St, KC, Mo.
Sept. 1 Breakfast Meeting, First Watch, Shawnee, Ks. 9 AM. Speaker, Rich Carlson, Scoring Concours Vehicles. Election of Officers.Sept. 2 First Sunday Drive. to Springfield, Mo.Sept.15SaturdayGarage-AutoDetailing,YourClassicRide,2711Warwick, KC,Mo.Sept. 17 Spaßnacht, 6 PM, Complete Garage, Lenexa, then Panzons.Sept. 28-Oct 3 StarFest, Phoenix, Ariz.
October
November
August
September
Oct. 6 Breakfast Meeting, First Watch, Shawnee, Ks. 9 AM. Speaker, Alison Fikejs, Sandra Burroughs - Decorating Den.Oct. 7 First Sunday Drive. Oct.15Spaßnacht,7PM,GordonBiersch,11652Ash,Leawood,Ks.Oct.21OktoberfestCarShow,HawthornePlaza.
Nov. 3 Breakfast Meeting, First Watch, Shawnee, Ks. 9 AM. Speaker, JimSchmidt,Uplift.Nov. 4 First Sunday Drive. Nov.19Spaßnacht,7PM,TobeAnnounced
The Star Magazine
Issues Available
InterestedinissuesofThe Starmagazinefrom Jan/Feb 1976 thru Jan/Feb 1988? Contact [email protected].
Guests of KH Automotive pose by the new Spaßnacht banner at the open-house. PhotobyBobSmith
KH Automotive Open-House
TheJulySpaßnachtbroughtmemberstoKHAutomotiveinMission,whereKevinHinckleandhisfamilyandstaffprovidedtreatsandtoursofthefacil-ity. KH Automotive offers expert service and repair ofMercedes-Benzandotherimportcars.TheClubowes Kevin “a big thank you” for having a Spaßnacht bannermadefordisplayingatthisandfutureevents.Afterwords,Kevinand theM-BgrouphaddinneratnearbyJohnny’sBBQ.ThankstoallattheKHAuto-motiveinmakingthisSpaßnachtafunevening.
Willkommen New Members !
We look forward to meeting you soon
at one of our events.
GiovanniAcabalSuhanChongDanielHubbardStephenKeeganGenevaMoodyGaryRaetzJerrodStearnsEdRose
1982 380SL1978 450SL2011 ML350(2) 2002 ML500 and 2012 E350
(4) 1961 190SL, 2000 S500, 2005 SL500 and 2006 CLS500
Olathe,Ks.OverlandPark,Ks.Louisburg,Ks.OverlandPark,Ks.Columbia,Mo.Leawood,Ks.Springfield, Mo.Leawood,Ks.
CoreFirst Bank & Trust was a major sponsor of the Mid-America Caravan in 2009
Refinishing Straightening
Remanufacturing
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Mercedes-BenzClubofAmericaKansasCitySection13316 West 68thTerraceShawnee,Kansas66216
Mr.JohnRyanMercedes-BenzClubofAmericaKansasCitySection13316 West 68thTerraceShawnee,Kansas66216
Makesurethispanelisoutside.
Affix 45 cent stamphere.
How to vote
Thisyearit’sveryeasytocastyourballotononeoftwoways!
Option #1 Complete the official ballot in this mailer. Then, fold it up, making sure that the mailing panel addressed to Mercedes Benz Club of America is on the outside. Seal it with tape, affix a 45 cent stamp, and drop it into a mailbox. It’s that simple. Please note, however, that your ballot must be received before August 30thinordertobecounted.
Option #2 AttendtheSeptembermeetingoftheKansasCitySection,Mercedes-BenzClubofAmericaatFirst Watch; Shawnee Mission Parkway at Nieman Road, Shawnee, KansasOn September 1, 2012, 9:00 AM.Castyourballotduringthemeeting,andhaveBreakfastwithsomeoftheneatestfolksyou’llevermeet!Electionresultswillbeannouncedbeforetheconclusionofthemeeting!
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Officers (circle your choices)President-MarkMoody
Write-inChoice___________________
VicePresidentKevinArburnWrite-inChoice__________________
Secretary–HelenHullWrite-inChoice__________________
Treasurer–JoyceSmithWrite-inChoice__________________
Board of Directors(Circle your choices)
Votefornomorethan11directors.
BobPoduchBobDelPopoloBobSmithJeffKlepacDudleySmithDonnaRyan
Write-inChoice____________Write-inChoice____________
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