MBCA|KC - der Benz Newsletter February-March 2016

Mercedes-Benz Club of AmericaKansas City Section

February March 2016

KCMBCAWinter Gala 201 6The January 9, 201 6Kansas City Sectionannual Winter GalaAwards Banquet tocelebrate our 201 5accomplishments washeld at Ya-Ya's EuroBistro in Overland Park,KS. Ya-Ya's was a newvenue for the club, andprovided an excellentfacil ity with a largeprivate room, friendly,courteous staff, andexcellent food for thenearly 50 attendees.The evening began withdrinks and appetizers toal low everyone to minglearound the room to getreacquainted and sharestories and updates fromthe recent holidays.Dinner was exceptional,and courtesy of anothernew Ya-Ya’s feature,guests were able tochoose from a limitedmenu of entrée choicesat the table. This offeredsome real variety forthose dining and savedconsiderable time for theorganizers!

After dinner, it was timeto start the manypresentations of theevening. For starters,Section President KevinArburn presented Joe

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We're halfway there, just acouple more months unti lspring starts to bring theKansas City car culture out ofhibernation. The Winter Galaheld on January 9th at Ya-Ya'sEuro Bistro in Overland Parkwas a big success and helpeda lot of us quell the cabinfever that the cold, ice, snow and city salt trucks infl icts on us,even if it was just one evening. I t was good to see famil iar faces,not-so-famil iar faces, and to present some much-deservedrecognition to the Kansas City Section members.

We were honored to have MBCA National President Terry Kiwalajoin us for the evening and he had some very flattering things tosay about our section and some encouraging things to say aboutthe days ahead in 201 6. The 60th anniversary of MBCA wil l bethe keynote theme for the year, and there are national activities inthe works to properly commemorate this milestone year. RichCarlson demonstrated his usual ski l ls as MC to present theawards to the class winners from the Oktoberfest car show in201 5, which saw a record number, fifty Mercedes-Benz vehicleson display. I had the distinct pleasure and honor to present JoeWeinrich with the Member of the Year plaque. Dudley Smith wason hand to present the plaque to the first place winners of theAnnual Smith Rallye to long-time members Ken Sidorowicz andJennell Hal l . Special thanks to Mark Moody for taking on thethankless job of photographer to record all of these presentationsmuch appreciated! !

Going into 201 6 we have some good speakers l ined up for theinitial breakfast meetings, the Spassnacht event destinations forevery third Monday evening are set through the first quarter andwe already have the Apri l and May First Sunday Drives in theplanning stages. Many thanks to John Ryan and Ian Harns fortaking on the planning chores for these first two. We are activelyseeking help for the rest of the year, so please contact an officeror board member to volunteer to be a Drive Master, it would begreatly appreciated.

As always, do not hesitate to offer your comments, suggestionsand other productive feedback to your section leadership. Ourcontact info is always published in der Benz! and on our website:

www.kcmbca.org. We would love to hear from you.

Winter Gala 1

StarFest Ad 2

President's Message 3

MBKC Ad 4

Spaßnacht Calendar 5

Board Directory 5

Aristocrat Ad 6

Star Motors Ad 7

Eveland Bros Ad 7

KC Auto Ad 9

CoreFirst Ad 1 0

Alloy Wheel Repair Ad 1 0

Uplift Appeal 1 4

Butler C&D Ad 1 4

Calendar of Events 1 6

President's MessageIn This Issue:

https://www.facebook.com/kcmbca


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201 6 MBCA Kansas City SectionOfficers and Board of Directors

Spaßnacht

April 1 8, 201 6

Chappell's323 Armour Road

North Kansas City, MO

May 1 6, 201 6

Q391 000 W. 39th St.Kansas City, MO

February 1 5, 201 6

RC's330 E. 1 35th St.Kansas City, MO

March 21 , 201 6

Salty Iguana8420 W. 1 35th St.Overland Park, KS

Officers Phone E-mailKevin Arburn, President (91 3) 648-7675 [email protected] Harns, Vice President (81 6) 81 2-9495 [email protected] Moody, Secretary (91 3) 685-8573 [email protected] Harns, Treasurer (81 6) 81 2-9495 [email protected]

Board of DirectorsBob Del Popolo (91 3) 888-261 7 [email protected] Poduch (91 3) 327-1 632 [email protected] Carlson (91 3) 897-0260 [email protected] Smith (91 3) 268-8984 [email protected] Harns (81 6) 81 2-9495 [email protected] Ryan (91 3) 543-1 252 [email protected] Clark Mell ina [email protected] Foster [email protected] Brubaker [email protected]

Newsletter EditorMark Moody (91 3) 685-8573 [email protected] Ryan (91 3) 268-1 252 [email protected] DirectorBob Del Popolo (91 3) 888-261 7 [email protected] Regional DirectorJason Burton (31 2) 224-1 787 [email protected]

The 201 6 Chicago Auto ShowThe 201 6 Chicago Auto Show is comingup this February. Take a road trip withus to see all the lastest in theautomotive world. We're planning a tripSaturday and Sunday February 1 3thand 1 4th, and hopeful ly we wil l have achance to meet up with members fromthe Chicago and Wisconsin sections aswell .

Last year John Ryan, Kevin Arburn andMark Moody went and had a great time,just be sure to wear comfortable shoes!I t's a big show and spread out over alarge area. For more informationcontact John Ryan [email protected].

Got a favorite restaurant?Suggest it as a Spaßnacht

destination!

Spaßnacht: No agenda,

just good food and good

company!


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Weinrich with the prestigiousMember of the Year award for 201 5.This award is presented each year toa member who has been active andsupported the club, and Joe’sconsistent involvement and positiveattitude made him a logical choice forthis annual honor. Joe helpedcoordinate one of the best FirstSunday Drives in recent memory: Anextended day trip to Clinton Mo,where we toured not one, but twodifferent and very eclectic carcollections, and enjoyed a wonderful

lunch prepared for us at the HenryCounty museum along the way. Wewish there would have been moretime to tour the entire museum.

Next, we were also pleased andhonored to have our nationalPresident, Terry Kiwala come to helpus celebrate, say a few kind wordsabout the Kansas City Section and totalk about where the national club isheaded in 201 6 – it’s 60th anniversary.Following Terry’s remarks, KevinArburn assisted Chief Concours Judge

Rich Carlson in presentingmany of the awards from the201 5 Oktoberfest All-GermanCar Show hosted by theKansas City Section each year.Rich Carlson spoke about thejudging and scoring processand presented the awards:Sharon Weinrich accepted the

Kevin Arburn, Terry Kiwala and Becky Carlsonenjoy some conversation before dinner.

Above: Bob and Barb Del PopoloLeft: Bill and Geneva MoodyOpposite page top: Rich Carlsonpresents an award to Larry BarnesOpposite page lower left, KevinArburn and Steve Chase, Oppisitepage lower right: Martha Steeledisplays this years gifts.

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award for First Place in theroadster category. Dudley &Joyce Smith were awardedFirst Place contemporary sedanwith their 2007 E63. AnnMelina accepted First Place forher 1 995 SL320 contemporarySL. Larry Barnes took FirstPlace with his 1 987 S320 in thenon-contemporary sedancategory. Steve Edwardsaccepted First Place with hisclassic 1 953 1 70sb – truly in aclass all by itself. NormKressmann was awarded FirstPlace for Modern Sports Carwith his 1 976 450SL. Kevin

also noted that the 201 5 showalso was a first at a brand-newvenue: Rosana SquareShopping Center in OverlandPark. The 201 5 show actual lyset a couple of records: thetotal number of vehicles,including al l participating clubs,exceeded 220, which included arecord total of FIFTY Mercedes-Benz! After the car showawards, Rich called on DudleySmith to present the first placeaward for the annual “SmithRallye” – a well-attended eventheld each year and in 201 5 itwas combined with a club picnic

that turned out to be a great success. The 201 5 ral lyewinners were Ken Sidorowicz and Jennell Hal l . Well done.

In addition to member of the year, it was also ouropportunity to recognize several members who reachedmilestones in their MBCA membership in 201 5: SteveChase celebrated 5 years of membership; Bob Smith andMike Schulz celebrated 1 0 years of membership, KenSidorowicz and John Ryan celebrated 1 5 years ofmembership and although he was not able to attend, longtime board member Bob Poduch was recognized for 25

Above: Guests mingle before dinner.Right: Joe and Sharon Weinrich

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Top Left: Rich Carlson and Dudley Smith. TopRight: Terry Kiwala. Lower Left: Joe Weinrichreceives the member of the year award fromKevin Arburn.


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Top Left: Rich Carlson and Steve Edwards. Top Right: DudleySmith presents the Smith Rallye award to Jennell Hall and KenSidorowicz. Lower Left: Sharon Weinrich and Rich Carlson.Lower Right: Norm Kressmann and Rich Carlson.


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KCMBCA Supports Uplift

Uplift, an al lvolunteerorganizationprovidesmany basicnecessitiesto thehomeless inKansas City. Uplift does not receive anysupport from government or other agencies,instead they rely solely on donations from thecommunity. To find out more about how youcan help, visit their website at www.uplift.org.

Winter Urgent Needs:Men’s and women’s coats,

sweatshirts, hoodies, blankets,gloves, stocking hats, thermal

underwear.

Uplift Organization1 51 6 Prospect Ave.Kansas City, MO 641 2781 6-241 -0060

5747 KesslerMerriam, Kansas 66203

Tel: (91 3) 262-91 09Fax: (91 3) 262-2828

Web: www.butlerbody.com

Butler's C & D Body Shop

Kevin Arburn with Bob Smithand Mke Schulz


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Willkommen New Members !

We look forward to meeting you soon at one of our events.

Jon E Anderson, Leawood KSSam Clifton, Nixa MO

Lysa Cline, Kansas City, MOJerald Connery, Manhattan, KSScott Heptig, Kansas City, MOPatrick Kyle, Kansas City, MO

Rebecca Wilson, Kansas City, MO

years of membership.

After al l the presentations and speeches were done, we relaxed into ‘visitation mode’ and gaveeveryone a chance to justenjoy the company and theevening – although we thinkthat a lot of us l ingered in orderto put off facing the single-digittemperature outside! Wealways seem to pick thecoldest day of the winter for ourgala. During this time severalof the club officers distributedgifts to the attendees: a bottleof a fine German Riesl ing wineand something very practical: afolding / expanding truckorganizer bag emblazoned withthe KCMBCA logo. Thesuccessful gala was a result ofthe usual hard work andplanning by the sectionofficers: always a group effort.We’re already looking forwardto next year…except for theweather.

John Ryan, Kevin Arburn and Ken Sidorowicz

FIRST CLASS MAILU. S. POSTAGE

PAIDKANSAS CITY, MOPERMIT NO. 2498

Mercedes-Benz Club of AmericaKansas City Section

9403 Hayes Dr.Overland Park, KS 6621 2

Upcoming Club EventsDetails on upcoming events, including breakfast speakers and drive destinations

Be sure to check our website, www.kcmbca.org for the latest information

Feb 6

Chicago Auto Show - see page 3 for detai ls

Breakfast meeting 9:00AM - Nicole Borghardt with Hagerty Collector Car Insurance

Spaßnacht 6:30PM - RC's - 330 E. 1 35th St. Kansas City, MO

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Mar 5 Breakfast meeting 9:00AM - Guest Speaker Aristocrat Motors

Mar 21 Spaßnacht 6:30PM - Salty Iguana - 8420 W. 1 35th St. Overland Park, KS

Apr 2 Breakfast meeting 9:00AM - Guest Speaker Tom Strongman

Apr 3 First Sunday Drive - Topeka

Apr 1 8 Spaßnacht 6:30PM - Chappell 's - 323 Armour Road | North Kansas City, MO

May 1 First Sunday Drive - Powell Gardens

May 7 Breakfast meeting 9:00AM - No Speaker, Social hour

May 1 6 Spaßnacht 6:30PM - Q39 - 1 000 W. 39th St. , Kansas City, MO

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Breakfast is at 9AM the firstSaturday of each month. We meetat the Newport Gri l le located at5501 W. 1 35th St. , Overland Park.

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