Miles, Henry, Glen, Jim, Lamar, Terry  (John was talking to someone elsewhere, go figure!)

Meeting Notes - February 13, 2007

The second meeting of 2007 brought out three Panteras.  The recently finished orange Pantera of John McNamee, the red Pantera of Tom Vona, (also recently out of the shop), and the white Pantera of Jim Seiferling. As the weather improves, we expect to have more Club cars in the parking lot of Mimi's!  Other members  present were:  Kathy Vona, John Worsley, Henry Kirk,  Mike Drew,  Emilia Seiferling, Lamar Fairchild and son Rob, Rick Moseley, Ken Montgomery, Carl Stein.  Jeff Bundelli came to bring parts to John McNamee but went home to avoid giving the rest of us his bug.  We were joined later in the evening by Mike Rockich, of Napa, who is looking to buy a Pantera.  He happened to seated next to Mike Drew, so he got plenty of information.  After the meeting, Jim took Mike for a short spin around the block.

A raffle was held, netting the club $13.  The winner of the gift card from Kragens was Jim.  Lamar won a second prize of a cap with a newly patented built-in sunglass holder.

Capitol Panteras was the winner of the POCA article contest for 2006. The Club received a $250 check for our first place on the podium!  Not too shabby for such a small POCA chapter!

Autorama had two cars from the Capitol Panteras.  John McNamee and Jeff Budelli had their Panteras in the show.  We have a couple of photos of John's car, but none of Jeff's car.  John reported that Jeff won first place  and John took second place, in the "Mild Exotic"category.  We are still waiting for the story that John is writing for the CP newsletter.  Look for it in a future issue of the CP Newsletter.

Lamar reported that the plans for the Placerville Run include a poker run, a trivia contest for the passengers, and prizes!!  The day's drive will start in Cameron Park at noon and end up at "Poor Reds" for a 2 PM lunch (That is when the restaurant opens for business.)  The date is set for Saturday, May 19.  Look for more details as the date approaches.  Please mark you calendar now!

It appears that those who attend the Euro Sunday gathering enjoy going to Brunch afterward.  That will continue for those who show up.  This will continue to be very informal and depending on who and how many can attend.  John W. suggested a possible new place to try at the next EuroSunday at the Pavilions.  "Roxy" is just down the road from the gathering place at the Pavilions.

Tom Vona has offered to stage a drive to Bodega Bay.  We are looking at a possible September date for that event.  Tom did a great job setting up last November's Sausalito drive and the Club Christmas party.                              

We have not yet heard back from the Reno-Tahoe Panteras for a joint brunch run date this year.                                 

Lamar's son Rob is a Police officer in Stockton.  He offered to check on a mobile-dyno source that his department has used.  If he can set it up, the price will be great.  We would do it at the April Tech session.  Look for a follow up in next months CP Newsletter.