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2008 Events

Dec 7 SUN 4-8pm M-B Christmas Party - Oconomowoc Lake Club. (Watch mail for details)

2009 Events

Mark your calendars Feb 22 SUN Chicago Auto Show Bus Trip • Fahren Zum Essen

events are in italic • Other events of interest

Door county weekend

AND rALLYE

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2009 Fahren Zum Essen (Drive to Dine)

2008 -2009 Officers & Board Members: President Jerry Zajicek 262-549-4656 jzajicek@wi.rr.com Vice President Andy Stockhausen 262-782-2286 ajs45@wi.rr.com Secretary Dan Hellenberg 414-839-6995 spatlese44@yahoo.com Treasurer Phillip Nicholas 262-960-0211 pknicholas@hotmail.com Membership Ron Sdun 262-251-9287 rsdun@wi.rr.com Director James Pittlekow 262-236-0845 jimpittelkow@yahoo.com Director (open) Director Bill Sirny 262-783-1893 nara@wi.rr.com Director & Frank Lubinski 414-352-2912 frank_lubinski@yahoo.com Past President Webmaster Marc Wolfgram 262-367-8800 marc@mbca-wi.org Newsletter Dean Pearson 262-782-7960 BadgerStar@gmail.com Nancy Pearson 262-782-7960 npearson@wi.rr.com

Next Board Meeting All Members Welcome November 13th 7-9pm @ Brookfield Library. Rotary Room, 1900 N Calhoun Rd. Contact: .Jerry Zajicek, Pres 262-549-4656 jzajicek@wi.rr.com

On October 5th, 10 intrepid Mercedes Benz aficionados once again descended upon Wendt's On the Lake near Fond du Lac for a Drive to Dine. We were rewarded with the most excellent lake perch, wraps, and melts (the Bloody Mary's weren't too shabby either). Those in attendance included the Stowells, Lowrys, Losekes, Sduns and Bedores. There was a good time to be had by all which included lots of smart talk and critiques especially since the hosts got lost on the way up. For those who haven't tried a D2D, they provide a wonderful means to exercise your buggy and enjoy the friendship of some really nice folks. Give one a try!

Suggestions for 2009 Fahren Zum Essen locations? Contact: Jerry Zajicek , President jzajicek@wi.rr.com or 262-549-4656

October Drive to ‘Wendt’s on the Lake’

‘Zimbrick Oktoberfest’

A handful of members got together at the 3rd Annual Oktoberfest (in September) event sponsored by Zim-brick European- Madison. The event was quite nice. Participation was restricted by the weekend event start-ing the next day in Door County. Thanks go to Zimbrick for the invitation.

Sunday Brunch and Annual Meeting The champagne brunch at Silver Spring Country Club became the before and after treat for the Annual Meeting.

After a synopsis of the year by Frank Lubinski, Pres and Jerry Zajicek, VP, the membership elected the new directors.

The board met and elected new officers. They are: Jerry Za-jicek, President; Andy Stock-hausen, Vice-President; Phil Nicholas, Treasurer; and Dan Hellenberg, Secretary.

Dean & Nancy Pearson Scott Lowry, Andy & Susan Stockhausen

Nils Crough, Cathy Loseke, Wim VandenBerg & Julie Jacobs

Ron & Pat Sdun, Dan Hellen-berg, Gary Urban & De Murr

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October Expirations: Robert Cronen, Samuel Cryer, Richard Diercksmeier, Walter Gold, Andrew Opicka, Ken Piehl, and Jerry Zajicek

November Expirations: Thomas Buestrin Jr, Jeffrey Fitzgerald, Dan Heiking, Scott Hess, Dan Kolasinski, Steve Lar-son, Lester Lawrence, James Luetzow, Eric Lusty, Randall Lusty, William Nyberg, Joanne Peterson, Paul Roth, James Semsar, Bernard Spinelli, Albrecht Stachel, Jim Stowell, John Ulvilden, Ron Wojnar, and Gordy Wolfgram

November Expirations: Eugene Dymek, Sue Jonas, Robert Mennen, William Scheuerell, Eric Schulz, Willard Schwemmer, Dave Wagner, David Werth, Allan Wolfmeyer, and David Young

Renew memberships on the national website: www.mbca.org or check the STAR magazine.

We'd like to extend a warm welcome to the following new members:

Charles De Munck, Mark Morasky, Ralph Stayer, Niall Laux, Ray Redlingshafer III,

Scott Stanwyck, and Alan Weiss

President’s Message...

I would like to say it has been a pleasure being President of the Wisconsin section of the MBCA. I would like to thank all the members who helped make the past year a success. If I am needed to serve as President again, I will gladly take on the respon-sibility.

By the time you read this newsletter we will have had our Annual Meeting and elected the new board members. Planning for the next year’s calendar will begin at the first board meeting on November 13th. Please make any program suggestions you would like and the board will consider them.

Keep in mind to promote membership anytime you can, and as a good member, please participate in club events whenever possible. Also, think seriously about hosting or co-hosting an event during the next year.

Thanks for all the good experiences.

Frank Lubinski

We’d like to offer a reminder that the following memberships are coming up for renewal and hope you can spend another year enjoying your club…

Sunday, February 22, 2009

McCormick Place

Boarding the Coach from 9 – 9:30am in Milwaukee and at 10:00am in Racine.

The bus will run regardless of weather!

The Bus leaves Chicago @ 3:45pm. Expected time back in Milwaukee is between 5:30 and 6 pm.

Pickup points

Racine Park n Ride: I 94 and Hwy 11 Milwaukee Park n Ride: I 43 and Hwy 45 (Hales Corners)

Mail check and Cathy or Jim Loseke, 2150 Cumberland Dr. Green Bay, WI 54311. Phone: (920) 468-2024 reservation form to: Email: dasbenz@new.rr.com Cell phone: (920) 412-5822

Please make checks payable to: MBCA – Wisconsin Section.

MBCA Chicago Auto Show Reservation Form Name: _______________________________________________ City: ____________________________________ Date: ____________ Number of people attending: _____________ Amount included @ $20 per person: ________________________________ Cell phone number in case of delays: ______________________________ Pickup site (check one): ______ Milwaukee ______ Racine Email address or phone number for reservation confirmation:___________________________________________________________________ After several years of putting on this show we are looking for a new chaperone to pick up next years event. This is an event that almost runs itself ! All of the hard work is already done. We will be happy to show someone ‘the ropes’ at the next show event.

If interested please contact Jim/Cathy Loseke or any Board member.

The Registration deadline is February 13th, 2009. There are only 55 seats on the bus and this trip has sold out for the last 15 years. Reserve early! Reservations with accompanying payment will get first consideration. Any open seats after January 15th will be offered to other car clubs.

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Fall Road Rallye and

The weekend started with arrivals on Friday afternoon and early evening. An impromptu group began to assem-ble for a Wisconsin Friday night fish fry at a Sturgeon Bay emporium recommended by the motel staff. We started on the patio as we waited for table assignments in smaller groups. Conversations were lively and after dinner some moved to a location across from the hotel for more after dinner conversation and drinks. On Saturday morning many gathered for breakfast provided by the Maritime Inn. A large contingent then took in the water world history of the region at the Door County Maritime Museum in downtown Sturgeon Bay. Additionally, the city was abuzz with excitement this weekend with the planned dedication of a new draw bridge after a couple of years of controversy and construction. Not only have the waters of Big Stur-geon Bay divided this city (and the peninsula) but the fate of the old bridge has added a new dimension to the divide. Still, the concentration during the museum guided tours was of a far more colorful and signifi-cant history in the area.

Club Treasurer, Jim Loseke, was thought to have searched in vane for the whereabouts of the rallyemaster out on the pen-insula with the aid of this working submarine periscope.

Cathy Loseke takes a turn at the ships wheel on display.

Members explore “the Engine Room” complete with the collection of antique outboard motors.

Detailed models of many Sturgeon Bay-built ships were displayed for our enjoyment.

The afternoon was spent on the rallye route. “Team Pearson (Nancy, Dean, Lynn & Eric) collabo-rated again for this fourth running of the quintennial, Door County Rallye. This was the Wisconsin section’s 49th Autumn Leaves Rallye. Gary Mathias’ bugle called the gang together for instruc-tions and we were off and running -- twenty four cars. The format was a gimmick rallye with questions. It began by routing us out of the city and through an 8-mile stretch of vaca-tion homes along the Lake Michigan shore. This lead into an intriguing overlapping loop section with a time & distance re-

quirement. After that there were miles of country roads with a short stop at the Wisconsin Motorcycle Memorial Park to look for clues, a rest stop at Door Peninsula Winery, a trek along a bicycle route, and a little fun in a cemetery. The rallye officially ended at Maxwelton-Braes Golf Resort with a wonderful dinner and an opportunity to dissect the route.

DOOR COUNTY Weekend

THE MOST SUCCESFUL RALLYISTS...

Pete and Barb Samolinski

1st 2nd 3rd Jim and Cathy Loseke John and Regina Greidanus

Special thanks to co-host De Murr who arranged the museum tour and obtained all the door prizes. Also to Wim VandenBerg our artist/craftsman for making the unique awards that the winners cherish. Finally to all who participated in the fun; including visiting members from Iowa, Illinois and Indiana. We en-joyed our work in staging this event -- a true family event for us. Dean, Nancy, Lynn & Eric Pearson

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(Left) It’s rumored that Colleen Lowry may have gone back to Door County another weekend still looking for this clue. (Hint: it’s around the corner - after the turn, and visible from within the car. Congratulations on making it this far and completing the rallye. A few did not. (Right) In the mean time, 1st Place rallyist, Jim Loseke, had their award on the wall the same day he received it.