Porsche Club of America Northeast Region Meetings of The Board January 17, 1999 Michelle Wang, MWang@Meditech.com

Present for the January Board Meeting at the Weber’s were: Steve Ross, Karen Adams, Bill Brinkman, Dave Weber, Bruce Corwin, Paul Dudley, Barbara Collazzo-Noonan, Michelle Wang, Eric Kessel, Drew Ley, Doug Adams, Susana Weber, plus invited guests Christine Hesshaus, Toby Brinkman, Mike Noonan, and Tamara Cheek. Kim Saal was unable to attend.
 
The meeting was called to order at 11am. First on the agenda was the Treasurer’s report, given by Karen Adams. This being her last report for 1998, the Board wished to extend its thanks to Karen for a job well done. We look forward to Bill’s financial leadership. Karen will continue to serve as Advertising Manager for the Nor’easter. The financial report for 1998 showed the NER with a healthy balance in the bank. Karen suggested that the board continue to exercise fiscal responsibility when evaluating purchases and expenditures. The report was accepted as submitted.
 
Paul Dudley reported on membership. We are currently running 4th or 5th in the Membership Contest. Time to start recruiting again!
 
Bruce highlighted upcoming monthly meetings. Read all about the January meeting at Bosco’s in this issue. February brings us to the Annual Auction at PapaRazzi. March is the Newcomer’s Meeting at Ira Porsche in Danvers. In April, Bruce will try to line up a few “tire guys” to participate in a panel discussion on the topic “what’s new with rubber”. The rest of the year is shaping up to be a lot of fun – many ideas were discussed, including a cruise night, a day at the oval track, and indoor cart racing. We also have to plan the 40th anniversary celebration this fall and the Annual Dinner in December.
 
Drew reported on the Annual Dinner. As most of us already know, the Dinner was well attended (many were unable to attend, as the event was oversubscribed and we were limited to 125 diners. The Board also extends its appreciation and thanks to Drew and Carol for their efforts in planning the Dinner. In order to be able to accommodate everyone that wants to come in 1999, Drew will continue to scout out appropriate sites for the Board to evaluate.
 
Dave Weber distributed Nor’easter deadlines and content for the next two issues.
 
Barbara reviewed this year’s activities and planning calendar. Most all track and autocross dates are set, of special note are the Driver’s Ed event at Mt. Tremblant, and we are hosting the Zone 1 Autocross this year, plus the 40th anniversary activities, and the spring Ramble. A Concours will be held at the Museum of Transportation on June 27th this year. The Board is still seeking autocross and concours chairs. Interested members should contact Barbara or any member of the Board.
 
Under new business, Steve Ross relayed to the Board that Bob Cohen of Sudbury has volunteered to become the new Historian. Tamara Cheek and Toby Brinkman have volunteered to coordinate our sponsor activity. They will offload some of the committee chairs’ efforts in this area and serve as central contacts.
 
The meeting was adjourned at 12:25. Next meeting will be held February 14th and hosted by Michelle Wang and Matthew Wallis.

Secretary’s Correction to December Meeting Minutes: the 1999 Tech Session plans were incorrectly reported. It should state:
The tech session at European Performance Engineering will be an advanced tech dealing with engine and
transmission inner workings and race/track preparations, while the one at Autobahn will be basic, dealing with basic maintenance up to and including tune-ups, oil changes, brakes etcetera. Both sessions will be open to all model Porsches.

Respectfully submitted by
Michelle M. Wang, Secretary
MWang@Meditech.com