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Event Hosts:
Be sure to send your event information well in advance to both
your Über Alles Editor, and your
Webmeister.
 What
Is This?
Click to enlarge, and take a really good look. It's a 2012 Porsche
Spyder 550. Did you know that Porsche was still making this classic? They're
not. Confused? Don't be.
Read up on
this fascinating tale.
 Are
You Going to Parade?
Registration has begun.
It's not too early to start
planning your summer vacation. July is right around the corner.
Click the image for more info.
 Cook-Off
In Review
The Schieble's did it again! 16 years running, they have hosted our Spring
Cook-Off event. There was a great crowd to sample some great soups. Dorilee
took pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard) for
this review.
 May Dinner Drive: Muskegon to Ludington
Join your hosts Paul and Renee Krapp for a nice leisurely drive and a great dinner
at P.M Steamers in Ludington during the
beautiful month of May. The 12th is the date. The route looks like a lovely
drive. Check it out.
 Pure
Michigan Weekend
This event has SOLD OUT! Len and Bonnie Gawron are putting
an amazing weekend together for us at the Grand Hotel on beautiful Mackinac
Island on May 18, 19 and 20. It should be a grand outing, and space is
limited. Check it out!
 May
Dinner Drive #2
Do you think we're
anxious enough for good weather that we need to have two Dinner
Drives in May. Well... YES! And DD#2 is out of this world!
We'll start with
dinner at Vitale's in Ada, then drive
to the James C. Veen Observatory south of Lowell to check out some serious
night life. Please note that the last leg of the trip is on unpaved
roads.
Yeah, this should be
cool.
 Spring
Up to Traverse
There is a reason this event is now in its 22nd year. It's a LOT of
fun, and it's one of WMRs most popular events. If you haven't
attended, you owe it to yourself to give it a
try.
 Can't
Get Enough?
Sometimes, the track bug just
bites you. You didn't see it coming. You simply went to one Driver's Ed
event and then - BAM! - you got bit. There are no two ways about it. You're
now a junkie. How to fix the habit? Drive!
Kurt Wirth has provided an
extensive list of driving events in the region. You can download the list
here.
 Enthusiast
of the Year & Trophy
Our 2011 Enthusiast of the Year winner is Len Gawron. Congratulations, Len!
We would have put your picture here on the home page, but - frankly - this
Fräulein is much prettier than you.
Dan Phillips spent countless hours in the design and execution of the
beautiful new trophy. Info on Len's well-earned award and the trophy itself
is available here in a
multi-page .pdf file.
 In
The Zone
Zone 4 Rep Ron Carr publishes a
monthly compendium of activities in our Zone. You'll find the current
issue here.
 You
Know You Want to Go
If
the Porsche Parade in Salt Lake City isn't exotic enough for you, consider
attending the Porsche Parade in Europe this summer. France has the
opportunity. It's in Chantilly. Take your pretty face there.
And buy some lace The flyer is
here.
 912
& 912E Register
Rick Becker, Porsche Club of America 912 & 912E Register Advocate wrote us
to advise that new Register pages, accessible by smartphone app and internet
are available on their Facebook page. Here's your
link.
They also have a 912 &
912E Register page within the PCA
website. Be sure to take advantage of this great resource!
 What's
Old is New Again!
Most of you know our Club
celebrated it's 50th Anniversary last year. We have quite a history to
be proud of! To further instill that pride, Club President &
Newsletter Editor Dan Phillips, working in conjunction with Club Historian
Kurt Wirth, have begun scanning old issues of our newsletter, Über Alles.
The complete 1982 collection is now
available on-line.
These
are fun- and historic. A free Über subscription goes to the
first member who can find the photo of a skinny Rick Riley with a mustache.
 'Like
Us' on Facebook
Dan Phillips is dragging us into
the 2000s with a new Facebook page for our region. We expect we - and
you - will be posting pictures and contributing stories about your favorite
automobile and your favorite Club.
It's easy to connect. Click
here and 'like' us.
 Len
Will Have You In Stitches!
Seriously. The industrious
Len Gawron is helping members add the WMR logo to their favorite shirts.
Some of you may remember our
ill-fated attempt to partner with an on-line retailer who added our WMR logo
to a variety of items. Your webmeister believes he's the only one who
got a shirt before the firm folded.
So Len is stepping up to assist
the Über fashionistas in the Club. Details are
here.
 Who
Are You?
The most-visited page on our website (after this Home Page) is the
Members List. Your fellow members are
using the List to connect with each other - and maybe trying to find
YOU!
Please check your
listing and send the
Webmeister updates and
corrections. If you're not listed, considering sending your info.
And, Officers and Chairpersons, please check your listing
here, and do the same. Now, sing
with me... "We are family..."
 Attention
Event Chairpersons
Maximize the notice your event receives. Be sure to send your
information well in advance to both your Über Alles editor,
and your Webmeister. Dan
Phillips is the former, and Michael Betz is the latter. We'll be sure to give your event the
coverage it deserves!
 It's
Historic!
Our Club's 50th Anniversary DVD is now available! Featuring highlights
from our busy celebration weekend and over 1,000 photos from the past 50
years, this DVD is bound to entertain and amuse - if only for the picture of
Craig Paull with mutton chops! Copies are $15 each, which includes
shipping. Send your name, address telephone number, and check made
payable to Duane Weed to:
DW Video
& Multimedia
5510 Maple Hill Road
Howard City, MI 49329
(231) 937-5420 *
www.dwvideo.com
ALL ORDERS MUST BE PRE-PAID
Willkommen New Club Members
You
are going to like this group! We
look forward to meeting you and seeing you
at an event soon!
Steven Netherton
Glen Arbor, 2012
Porsche Panamera
Roger and Margo Chalk
Ada, 1980 911
Joseph and Susan Gavan
Belmont, 1987 928
Michael Starostanko
Traverse City, 1984 911 (transfer from Michiana Region)
John & Mindy Lanpear
Lawrence, MI
1976 Porsche 914
Kurt & Olga Stembol
Montague, MI
1987 Porsche 944
Scot Ferris
Grand Rapids
’07 Cayman
Steven Johnson
Rochester
’11 Cayman
Total Region Membership -
around 408 or so
 Find Out What's Happening - From Your Inbox
West
Michigan Region's Über Aces has been turbocharged.
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 Get the Word Out
If you have a business that you would like to advertise, you can now do so
in our Über Alles newsletter. Pricing is based on ad size and ranges from
business card up to a full page.
If you are looking to promote a business to West Michigan’s finest, the Über
is published 11 months a year and is circulated to over 400 members from
Marquette to Kalamazoo.
We hope you find this website useful and informative. All comments,
questions, suggestions and criticisms are welcome. Please
send email to Michael Betz.
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