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Mercedes-Benz Club of America
Keystone Star Keystone Section of Central PA
July / August 2015
Keystone Section Events 2015
February 22 (Sun.): 2015 Kick-Off dinner at Crimson American Grill, York, PA March 21 (Sat.): Tour of AACA Museum, Hershey, PA
April 11 (Sat.): Tech Session at Mercedes Benz of Lancaster, PA
May 1 - 3 (Fri. thru Sun.): Annual Kentucky Derby weekend in Cape May, NJ.
May 16 (Sat.): Carlisle Import and Kit Car Show, Carlisle, PA
June 27 & 28 (Sat.-Sun.): Defensive Driving Class & Autocross at Lancaster Labs
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***July 11 (Sat.): Deutsche Classic German Car Show, Oley, PA
***August 8 (Sat.): 75th. Anniversary Celebration Pa. Turnpike Caravan & Car Show
September 13 (Sun): Picnic at Allenberry Resort, Boiling Springs, PA
October 18 (Sun.): Fall Road Rally (TBD)
November: Tour of Simeone Car Collection, Philadelphia, PA w/Del Valley Sec. (TBD)
November: 2016 Planning Meeting (TBD)
Share in the planning of our monthly events/meetings for 2016. Contact Larry Taylor, 717-627-1423 or [email protected], if you are attending, or if you have ideas for events.
December 5 (Sat.): Holiday Party at Eden Resort Inn, Lancaster, PA
To reserve a room for the night, after June, contact the Eden Resort (717-569-6444) and mention you are attending the Keystone Section MBCA party, to receive a special rate. Five rooms will be held until November 5. After that date, you will get a room only if one is available in the hotel. The Eden Resort is located on Oregon Pike (Rt. 272N), off Rt 30 in Lancaster. Contact Jan & John Kitner, [email protected] or 717-872-2988, for more information.
Keystone Section Officers
President: Larry Taylor 717-627-1423 [email protected] Past-Presidents: David Kehr 717-359-5456 Linda Shea 717-766-1735 John Dalton 717-921-8607 Vice President: Marty Rexroth 717-764-0624 [email protected] Secretary: Ken Harms 717-361-3858 [email protected] Treasurer: Donna Copenheaver 717-764-5890 [email protected] Newsletter Editor: Jan Kitner 717-872-2988 [email protected] Web Master: Robert Byrne 717-254-1742 [email protected] Membership: Mary Taylor 717-627-1423 Directors: Brad & Gloria Oldenburg 717-259-8833 Linda Shea 717-766-1735 John Kitner 717-872-2988 Historians: George & Kathy McMillan 717-233-0345 Regional Director: Joe Grattan
[email protected] Keystone Section Web Site: http://www.keystone.mbca.org
To Contribute to the Keystone Star: Send material for publication to: Jan Kitner, 613 Crestgate Place, Millersville PA 17551, or email to [email protected]. Any articles or “For Sale” ads are free to our members, and definitely encouraged. Publication is bi-monthly. To advertise in the Keystone Star: Contact Jan Kitner for rates and ad sizes. Ads must be photo-copy ready. The Keystone Star is the official publication of the Keystone Section of the Mercedes-Benz Club of America. All opinions, ideas, and suggestions are solely those of the author, and do not necessarily represent the views of the publisher, MBCA, MBUSA, or DBAG. No authentication of factory approval is implied by this publication or MBCA. The Keystone Section of MBCA assumes no liability for any of the information contained herein. Articles submitted are subject to editing and/or slight revision. Contents may not be reproduced without permission in writing, except by MBCA and its sections. No inference should be made that products or services advertised herein have the approval of the publisher, MBCA, its officers or members, or Mercedes-Benz of USA, Inc.
From our President~~~~~~~~~
Well, another two months have gone by, and I’ve been
able to keep myself busy again. In May, I displayed my 2006
C55 AMG at the Carlisle Import and Kit Car Show with about
20 other fine examples wearing the three pointed star. At the
end of the month our family traveled up to see the Greenwich
Concours d’Elegance in CT. This is a two day show where
American cars are featured on Saturday, and foreign cars are
featured on Sunday. Robert was asked to be a Youth
Haggerty Judge on Sunday and judged 4 cars with a group of young car enthusiasts. He is planning
to do this again at the Deutsche Classic.
We went to the Hotel Hershey on June 12th to see the hill climb where we met up with John
Kitner. It’s great to see and hear old sports cars up close and at speed. June 13th, I traveled to
Bethlehem to see nearly 40 190SL’s at their national convention. Then it was back to Hershey to see
the Elegance at Hershey. This is a prestigious show in its 5th year with 75 classic cars carefully
placed in the gardens behind the hotel. Robert’s favorite was the actual
1964 Aston Martin DB5 used in the
movie Goldfinger. We just
happened to be there when it was
being judged, so we saw the owner
operate many of the special gadgets
such as rotating license plates,
hidden machine guns, bullet proof
shield, tire shredding wheel hubs,
etc.
We closed out June with the
defensive driving class and
autocross at Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories. I look forward to seeing another great gathering of
Mercedes at the Deutsche Classic on July 11. Our club was given $500 in regional funds to be used
to promote the club at car shows. We just purchased a 10’ x 10’ blue canopy, a new section banner
and a teardrop MBCA banner.
In August we will be celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the PA Turnpike. We will caravan from
Harrisburg to the Sideling Hill Plaza for a car show. Please see the articles for the upcoming events.
Larry
****************Editor’s Note*******************
Mercedes Benz of Lancaster’s service department has asked that we remind our members to please
inform the service writers that you are an MBCA member when you bring your car for service, so that
they can insure you get your 15% discount, and it is written up before service. This will save you and
the service dept. the time of having to do a refund after the fact. This would also work at Sun Motors
or any other authorized dealer that offers MBCA members a discount.
DEUTSCHE CLASSIC CAR SHOW Oley, PA July 11, 2015
We will be returning to the Deutsche Classic Car show at the Oley Fairgrounds. Oley is northeast of Reading. The show is rain or shine and starts at 8:00 am and ends at 4 pm. Cars on display will include: Audi, BMW, Mercedes Benz, Porsche and Volkswagen as well as the unique “orphan” cars. German motorcycles will also be displayed in a non-judged display. This show continues to grow every year and is celebrating its 11th anniversary this year. Last year they had 330 show cars, 50 parts vendors and 1410 persons on-site. We had about 60 Mercedes-Benz models on display. Other activities include a tire toss for the men and a ladies in jeans German car trivia contest for the women. Top prizes are a new set of tires and $300, respectively. This year our local Hagerty sponsor, Wes Clegg, has organized the Youth Judging Program for kids aged 8-14. Registration closes at 11am at the registration tent. The general admission price is $17, which includes 5 Free food and beverage tickets. Children under age 12 are free. The cost to show your car is $25 which includes one admission ticket and 5 food tickets. The judged show will have winners for each marque. Other trophies, such as best motor and best interior will also be presented. Judged cars must be on the field by 11:30 am. The judging process is very relaxed. We encourage all members to display their cars regardless of age or condition so that our club will be well represented. Awards will be presented at 3:00 pm. If you have a car for sale, you can put it in the car coral for $25. You can also get a vendor space for the same fee. As the word spreads about PA's only all German car show, more neighboring section members continue to join our ranks every year. Keith and Phil Morgan will be driving down from Maine once again this year. Please plan to join us for a fun day. You'll never know what you will see.
For more information visit their website at http://www.deutscheclassic.com/. There is no
official pre-registration. Just register at the gate. Please contact Larry Taylor at (717) 627-1423 or [email protected] if you have any questions.
Directions to 26 Jefferson Street Oley, PA 19547 : Rt. 30 East or PA Turnpike (Reading Exit) to US-222 N. Proceed 20 miles from Turnpike Exit to 73 E. Proceed 7 miles. Watch for signs.
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Thinking about attending our Holiday Party on Sat., Dec. 1st?
Anyone wishing to reserve a room for the night should contact the Eden Resort at 717-569-
6444, and mention you are attending the Keystone Section Mercedes-Benz Club holiday event,
to receive a special rate (s/b $69.00). The Eden Resort is located on Oregon Pike, (Rt. 272N)
just off Rt. 30 in Lancaster. Contact Jan or John Kitner (717-872-2988) with any questions.
*****************************************************************************Pennsylvania License Plate Program for MBCA Pennsylvania license plates with the Mercedes-Benz Club of America on
them are now available. These organizational plates are only available to
MBCA members in good standing who reside in PA. The license plates may
be put on any brand of vehicle. Please see the restrictions on PENNDOT
MV-904SP.
They are only available through our club and not through any
PENNDOT office. To get your special license plates, please send the
application forms to John Schumann, the program coordinator. The forms include PENNDOT MV-904SP,
PENNDOT MV-1L (for leased vehicles), and the PA MBCA form. You must include a check for $41 payable to
Keystone Section, MBCA for the regular plate or $141 for a custom plate. Contact John Schumann, 484-410-
6344 or [email protected] for more info and to obtain the proper forms.
PA Turnpike 75th
Anniversary Caravan and Car Show August 8, 2015
On Saturday, August 8, 2015, the Keystone Section will be celebrating the 75th Anniversary of the PA Turnpike with a caravan and car show. Music, special 75th anniversary souvenirs, and food will be available. There will be goody bags for the first 100 registered. Trophies will also be presented. More details and registration can be found at: https://www.paturnpike.com/yourTurnpike/car_show_registration.aspx. We will meet near the Harrisburg East Turnpike exit at the Taco Bell parking lot, 825 Eisenhower Blvd, Middletown, PA. We will be meeting at 8:00am and then driving about an hour to the Sideling Hill Service Plaza near Waterfall, PA. The car show is free and runs from 10am to 2pm. You may choose to meet us there if it’s a shorter drive. If you have any questions please contact Mary Taylor at (717) 627-1423 or [email protected].
Carlisle Import & Kit Nationals May 15-17, 2015
The Keystone Section displayed about 20 Mercedes on Saturday May 16 at the Carlisle Import and Kit Car Show. The rain held off until mid-afternoon. Eric Shank showed his 1988 560SL and Andrew Saft showed his 380SL. It was great to meet a few new faces this year. There is always a wide variety of cars from all corners of the globe.
Defensive Driving and Autocross at Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories
June 27-28, 2015 by Larry Taylor
The weekend started with a defensive driver course at Eurofins Lancaster Laboratories for the lab employees and children on Saturday June 27. We had 25 participants including many younger drivers for this course. I taught the classroom portion while my wife Mary, and Ron Fox, one of our
newer members, handled the in car instruction. The rainy conditions gave everyone a chance to learn even more about car control. On Sunday June 28 we hosted our annual autocross. Because of several scheduling conflicts, we only had 6 drivers this year. We were honored to have National President Terry Kiwala from Chicago and National Treasurer Bill Hopper serve as instructors. This was the first visit by a National President to our section in about 20 years. A big thank you goes to Sam Huber, facilities manager, who secured the great autocross lot for our club. He also provided access to the training room for both events. The course consisted of several S turns, a slalom, a U-turn, and a circle. We had 4 practice runs to learn the course, then had 4
official runs. Mary Taylor and Bill Hopper ran the timing and scoring table. There were 4 classes. Surprise guest David Harras from the Delaware Valley Section stunned everyone with his 2015 GTS Edition 1 with roughly 500 horsepower. He told me that he started doing MBCA driving events in 1969 with his 300SEL 6.3. He turned in the 2nd fastest time of the day. Larry Taylor set the fastest time of the day in his C55 AMG, while Mary had the fastest women’s time. Brad Eisenhauer turned in some very entertaining runs in his Black Beast. Mellissa has a much smoother approach and is narrowing the gap. Bob Zangueneh was really pushing his 560SL. He kept braking later and later with each run. Terry Kiwala and I presented the awards (See photo above). Thanks to Jan and John Kitner for purchasing the trophies.
Final Results GTS AMG Class Car Time (seconds) David Harras 2015 GTS AMG 42.76 AMG Men’s Class 1st Larry Taylor 2006 C55 AMG 42.07 * 2nd Brad Eisenhauer 2003 S600 AMG 44.50
Auto Cross continued from pg.6
AMG Women’s Class Car Time (seconds) 1st Mary Taylor 2006 C55 AMG 45.17 # 2nd Mellissa Eisenhauer 2003 S600 AMG 48.55 SL/SLK Class 1st Bob Zangueneh 1989 560SL 52.41
* = Fastest men’s time # = Fastest women’s time
Welcome New Members! Harry Baker of Mechanicsburg
Edward Bulakites of Harrisburg
Ammon Graybill of Lititz
Michael Johnson & Sabine Schwarz of Lancaster
John Meisel of Forest Hill
Harry Negley of Huntingdon
Jeff Nitchman of York
Suzane Yendall of Red Lion
***For Sale*** MB for sale in York, PA. -- 1988 420SEL: in pristine shape with 138,000 miles. It is listed on
eBay and Craigslist. eBay ID # is 290801158648. Please take a look. I am trying to get between $4,000 and $5,000 for it. Contact: [email protected] or 717-870-4505.
2008 Mazda MX-5 Miata Touring: Power Retractable Hard Top, Only 28,000 miles.
Mazda Limited Power train Warranty Valid Through 3/31/16 or 100,000 whichever comes first. $15,575 (Open to Reasonable Offers) For additional details see: http://www.mazdausa.com/MusaWeb/displayPage.action?pageParameter=ownersWarrantyCoveredParts
If you are receiving a “hard copy” of this newsletter?? Do we have your Email Address?
If you did not give the national office your email on your membership application, or it has changed since you joined, please consider sending it to me at [email protected]. It will be used for only Keystone Section communications! We are trying to compile as complete a list as possible of member email info. This helps us with last-minute reminders, and last minute changes or cancellation of events. It also enables us to send the newsletter by email which saves the club a lot of the costs of printing and postage.
Keystone Star Jan Kitner, Editor 613 Crestgate Place Millersville PA 17551