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Volume 31 Issue 10 October 2012 The Clutch Chatter Chatter Bull Run Region AACA 10718 Tealwing Cove Fredericksburg VA 22407 www.bullrunaaca.org Email: [email protected] Officers President: Pete Pandolfi (703) 754-4668 [email protected] Vice President: Nancy Windingland (703) 864-7145 [email protected] Secretary: Pam Pandolfi (703) 754-4668 [email protected] Treasurer: Nicki Hudson (540) 522-6533 [email protected] Board of Directors Ralph Lankford (Editor) (703) 470-5332 [email protected] Joe Drago (703) 361-2492 [email protected] Patricia Paquette (703) 670-5051 [email protected] BRR Website Coordinator Bill Holmes [email protected] The President’s Page by Pete Pandolfi Events & Activities Calendar: Oct 10-13 AACA Eastern Fall Meet, Hershey Region, Hershey PA, 717-566-7720, Registration closed Aug 20 th 2012 Oct 14 Meeting at the VFW Hall in Manassas at 4:00 pm. Oct 21-26 AAA Revival Glidden Tour (pre-1943), VMCCA hosted, Brenham TX, [email protected] Nov 11 Election Meeting at the VFW Hall in Manassas at 4:00 pm. Hello, everyone. We had another great Edgar Rohr Memorial Car Meet this year. Bill Sessler did an outstanding job and we could not have asked for better weather. Every show has its hiccups along the way and this year was no exception. We worked our way through them and I received several compliments from the participants about how nice a show we have and their desire to return next year. I am sure at the October meeting Nicki will have a preliminary report on the actual numbers the show generated. Speaking of next year, we will need a new Chairperson for the show. Bill has run the show three times with the last two in consecutive years. I think he would like a break and be able to actually show one of his cars next year. He did tell me that the new Chairperson need not worry. Things went very smoothly with the City and he, and I am sure several of the other key players, will be there to help the new Chairperson. By the way, next year’s show will be September 21, 2013. With this issue of the Clutch Chatter, you should be receiving the election ballot for next year’s club officers. Please look it over and consider who you would like running the club next year. This year I served as the Nominating Committee since no one else stepped forward. We have two open offices even though we have enough candidates to fill all the offices. The two open offices are the President and the Secretary. I am still trying to fill those two vacancies, but I cannot delay sending out the ballot. Per the by-laws we have our election at the November meeting, November 11 this year, so this is the only opportunity to get the ballot out and leave time for people to mail it in if they are not going to attend the meeting. I did leave a space for a write- in candidate for each office. In the October meeting, we will need to discuss the annual installation of officers, awards and holiday event. For the past several years we have held this at the January meeting in the VFW hall. Please come with ideas for this January’s meeting and I will need someone to coordinate the event. The October meeting is the day after Hershey, so it will be nice to hear for all of you who went to Hershey. We also have a couple of events coming up, namely the Lake Ridge Christmas Parade on November 10 and the Manassas Christmas Parade on December 1. More on these at the meeting, but we have plenty of room for people to participate. (continued on Page 6)

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Page 1: Clutch Chatter October 2012 - Bull Run AACA · Ralph Lankford (Editor) (703) 470-5332 ralph_lankford@hotmail.com Joe Drago (703) 361-2492 joe.drago@comcast.net Patricia Paquette (703)

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Clutch Chatter

Volume 31 Issue 10 October 2012Chatter

The President’s Page by Pete Pandolfi

Hello, everyone. We had another great Edgar Rohr Memorial Car Meetthis year. Bill Sessler did an outstanding job and we could not haveasked for better weather. Every show has its hiccups along the way andthis year was no exception. We worked our way through them and Ireceived several compliments from the participants about how nice ashow we have and their desire to return next year. I am sure at theOctober meeting Nicki will have a preliminary report on the actualnumbers the show generated.

Speaking of next year, we will need a new Chairperson for the show.Bill has run the show three times with the last two in consecutive years.I think he would like a break and be able to actually show one of his carsnext year. He did tell me that the new Chairperson need not worry.Things went very smoothly with the City and he, and I am sure severalof the other key players, will be there to help the new Chairperson. Bythe way, next year’s show will be September 21, 2013.

With this issue of the Clutch Chatter, you should be receiving theelection ballot for next year’s club officers. Please look it over andconsider who you would like running the club next year. This year Iserved as the Nominating Committee since no one else stepped forward.We have two open offices even though we have enough candidates tofill all the offices. The two open offices are the President and theSecretary. I am still trying to fill those two vacancies, but I cannot delaysending out the ballot. Per the by-laws we have our election at theNovember meeting, November 11 this year, so this is the onlyopportunity to get the ballot out and leave time for people to mail it in ifthey are not going to attend the meeting. I did leave a space for a write-in candidate for each office.

In the October meeting, we will need to discuss the annual installation ofofficers, awards and holiday event. For the past several years we haveheld this at the January meeting in the VFW hall. Please come withideas for this January’s meeting and I will need someone to coordinatethe event. The October meeting is the day after Hershey, so it will benice to hear for all of you who went to Hershey. We also have a coupleof events coming up, namely the Lake Ridge Christmas Parade onNovember 10 and the Manassas Christmas Parade on December 1.More on these at the meeting, but we have plenty of room for people toparticipate.

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Bull Run Region AACA10718 Tealwing CoveFredericksburg VA 22407

www.bullrunaaca.org

Email:[email protected]

Officers

President: Pete Pandolfi(703) [email protected]

Vice President:Nancy Windingland(703) [email protected]

Secretary: Pam Pandolfi(703) [email protected]

Treasurer: Nicki Hudson(540) [email protected]

Board of Directors

Ralph Lankford (Editor)(703) [email protected]

Joe Drago(703) [email protected]

Patricia Paquette(703) [email protected]

BRR Website Coordinator

Bill Holmes

Events & Activities Calendar:

Oct 10-13 AACA Eastern Fall Meet, Hershey Region, Hershey PA, 717-566-7720, Registration closed Aug20th 2012

Oct 14 Meeting at the VFW Hall in Manassas at 4:00 pm.Oct 21-26 AAA Revival Glidden Tour (pre-1943), VMCCA hosted, Brenham TX, [email protected]

the VFW Hall in Manassas at 4:00 pm.

Page 2: Clutch Chatter October 2012 - Bull Run AACA · Ralph Lankford (Editor) (703) 470-5332 ralph_lankford@hotmail.com Joe Drago (703) 361-2492 joe.drago@comcast.net Patricia Paquette (703)

37th Annual Rohr Memorial Car Meet A tribute to Edgar and Walser RohrSeptember 15th, 2012 – Past Meet Dash Plaques

Bull Run Region members hard at work – Silent Membership TableAuction Table

No car show would be complete without a Bake Registration Table for day-of-show entriesSale Table – and we’re no exception!

Page 3: Clutch Chatter October 2012 - Bull Run AACA · Ralph Lankford (Editor) (703) 470-5332 ralph_lankford@hotmail.com Joe Drago (703) 361-2492 joe.drago@comcast.net Patricia Paquette (703)

Every entrant was greeted with verification of And then it was retrieval of packets with MeetClass Assignment for judging Dash Plaques

I know that packet is here… The next challenge was to get everyone parked

Our vendor area More vendors – more care stuff!

And even more care stuff! What year license plate do you need?

Page 4: Clutch Chatter October 2012 - Bull Run AACA · Ralph Lankford (Editor) (703) 470-5332 ralph_lankford@hotmail.com Joe Drago (703) 361-2492 joe.drago@comcast.net Patricia Paquette (703)

Now to the cars – More than 160 participants The grounds of the Manassas Museum wasBeginning to fill up

We’ve gone international! Our first diplomatic More cars!participant – member of the Embassy of SaudiArabia

Area for the modified entries and a very diligent Some unique entriesBull Run Region club member ensuring theperimeter isn’t breached!

One of the modified entries And there were also some very nice trucks

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Let’s see some happy winners! No question about this happy winner

Our winners being announced by former Another happy winner! Okay, I admit it – this isnewscaster John Harter – Thanks, John! my 5-year old nephew who was visiting from

Madagascar - and he was very pleased!

More winners Jeff Brown and his 1906 Wayne was theWinner of this year’s Arthur Ault Award

Jeff Brown’s 1906 Wayne BRR members Joe & Molly DragoGood to see you, Joe!

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President’s Page (continued from Page 1):

On October 6, myself, Stan Fetter and Ray & Lenita Franklin will be representing the club at theSterling Virginia Columbus Day Parade. This local parade is sponsored by the Knights of Columbusand the Sterling Lions Club. I will tell you how it went at the meeting as I am writing this before theparade.

That just about wraps things up for this month. See you on October 14 at the VFW hall.Pete

Editor’s Notes by Ralph Lankford:

Please let me know if you have any pictures while participating in Bull Run or other AACA events.Please submit any articles, pictures or ideas to me at email: [email protected]

No minutes for September’s meeting for this issue of the Clutch Chatter. We’ll catch up in the nextissue.

The next meeting is this Sunday Oct 14th at 4:00 at the VFW Hall in Manassas!