February 2016 Club Founded in 1997 Newsletter published monthly for MUSTANGS & FORDS OF THE DAKOTAS Car Club. Meetings are held 4th Sunday of the month, 7 p.m. Unless noted in the newsletter or otherwise. President: Mike Conmy 224-0169 503 Birchwood Dr Bismarck, ND 58504 Vice President: Amy Jose 2997 123 Ave NE Bismarck, ND 58503 Myloveforcocoa@yahoo.com Treasurer: Patty Owens 391-9158 3042 Deer Lodge Drive Bismarck, ND 58504 patiosjunk@hotmail.com Editor: Dave Owens 701-527-2063 dpowens@bis.midco.net Full Tank of Gas I was trolling on Facebook the other day and came across a post that made me stop and think. It was a picture of Lucy and Ethel in an old car with the caption, All you need is a good friend and a full tank of gas. Instantly, I thought of past road trips with friends and or family. Quite a few related to camping, fishing or hunting trips taken in my first car, a 58 Ford Custom 300, that I still have. This year Patty, Kimmy, Kayla and I have another cross country trip penciled on our calendar. This trip will take us through Minneapolis, Chicago and around Lake Michigan to attend the IFRC Nationals in Frankenmuth, MI with our 58 Skyliner. Memories made curtesy by a Full Tank of Gas. Club Sponsor
Club Website http://clubs.hemmings.com/mfd MFD on Facebook! Search for Mustangs & Fords of the Dakotas. Christmas Fundraiser At the MFD January Christmas party a free will donation was taken up for Tracy s Sanctuary House. Club members generously collected $236.13 for Tracy s. Attached is the thank-you they sent the club. Upcoming Events February 28 th @ 6pm MFD club meeting & Fish Fry Location Owens home 3042 DeerLodge Dr, Bismarck. April 2 Toppers car show Fargo, ND April 9 Prime Steel car show Grand Forks, ND Get Us You Car Stories We need stories for the newsletter. Get us information on your rides. How did you got it, driving impressions, stories, restoration pictures, places you have been, shows you have been to, etc. Next Club Event Our next club meeting / event will be held February 28 th at 6pm at Dave & Patty Owens home, 3042 DeerLodge Dr, Bismarck. With a new fishing season upon us, it s time to clear out our freezer so a fish fry is planned. Patty & I will provide fish & coleslaw. If anyone would like to bring anything else, please feel free to do so. On the agenda is a review of the bylaws. Proposed changes will be posted and voted at the next meeting.
Ford GTs disappoint as Chevy Corvette wins Rolex 24 Daytona Beach, Florida What was meant to be a celebration of the rebirth of Ford s storied GT supercar instead became a coronation for its crosstown rival. Ford s GTs suffered a disappointing return to racing in the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway, thanks to braking issues, blown tires and faulty transmissions that forced them back into the garage for hours of the marathon event. While much of the pre-race hype centered around the Blue Oval and its GTs, the final hour of the race was all about Chevrolet s No. 04 Corvette C7.R, locked in a battle with the No. 912 Porsche 911 RSR for first place. Chevy won the GTLM class, finishing first and second with its No. 04 and No. 03 Corvette C7.Rs, respectively. Porsche came in third place. Honda, competing in the prototype class, won the overall race.
Ford s No. 66 GT finished seventh and the No. 67 GT finished ninth out of 11 cars in the GTLM class. Ford s No. 01 Daytona Prototype finished fifth in its class, while its No. 02 prototype finished seventh. The No. 02 car won last year s Rolex 24 using the same 3.5-liter EcoBoost engine that powers the GTs, but was taken out of contention late when bad brakes caused it to smash into a tire-lined wall. We will regroup, we will fix it, and then we will go out at Sebring and show what we can do, Dave Pericak, head of Ford Performance, said after the race. The GTs troubles were perplexing, but not unusual. Ford has tested its GTs for thousands of miles, but the actual cars that raced in Daytona had only hit race pavement weeks ago at the Roar Before the 24 tuneup. Many of the problems with both cars were new and had never before given the team trouble. Ford executives and members of the Chip Ganassi Racing team said before the race that they expected to win, but after early troubles the car s chances of a podium finish were all but shattered and the focus turned to simply finishing the marathon event. It s frustrating, Pericak said. But the worst thing we can do is put our heads down. We ve got a great automobile. We ve done a great job, we just have to go clean this thing up. The No. 67 car had the most trouble. Just 16 minutes into the race, driver Ryan Briscoe lost significant speed and had to pit with the shifting issue. Pit crews worked on the car for about five or 10 minutes before it was taken back into the garage where Ford Performance executives including Raj Nair, Pericak and Henry Ford III and team owner Chip Ganassi watched the team work on the issue. Shortly after they resolved the shifting problem, a damaged rear diffuser rubbed against the No. 67 car s right rear tire and cut it on two different occasions, causing it to pit both times. Early Sunday morning, the No. 67 car was forced back into the garage for three hours as crews replaced its entire gear box. Later, it came back to the garage yet again after drivers reported low voltage. We learned a lot of things, said driver Stefan Mucke. We have to see the positives out of it. We had a couple of little issues which are easy to fix, so honestly I m looking forward to the coming races. The No. 66 GT started out of the gate well. It held the class lead for three minutes early and sat in third place an hour into the race. But the No. 67 car encountered problems 16 minutes in.
T Reviewed and approved March 2015 Mustangs & Fords of the Dakotas By Laws Article One: 1. Name of this organization shall be Mustangs and Fords of the Dakotas. 2. Address of this Organization shall be 503 Birchwood Dr. Bismarck, ND 58504. This address is subject to change as President changes. Article Two: The purpose of this organization shall be to promote the preservation and restoration of Ford Motor Company vehicles for the pleasure and benefit of the members of the organization and further to encourage the participation of members in touring, parading and displaying their vehicles, and to promote Mustangs and Fords of the Dakotas car club to the public. Article Three: General Membership: 1. This person is interested in supporting the purpose of this organization. 2. Must pay annual dues; for the exception of honorary memberships 3. Shall be entitled to vote and hold office in this organization. 4. Shall be entitled to attend and participate in all activities of this organization. Article Four: Dues: 1. All members shall pay dues for the exception of honorary membership. 2. Dues shall be $20.00 per family. New members would also pay $20.00. The club year runs from June 1 to May 31st. 3. New members who join on or after December 31st will be considered paid up for the following club year. 4. There shall be no prorating of club dues. 5. Delinquent members shall not vote or hold office within this club. 6. Any member delinquent as of July 1st may be dropped from the membership rolls. Article Five: 1. Meetings: A. Monthly meetings are held on the 4th Sunday of each month at 7:00 pm unless otherwise specified. B. Meeting date, time and place are subject to change at the consent of a minimum of two officers of the club. C. During the month of April of each year, nominations for officers shall be made. D. Election of officers shall be held in May.
2. Officers will be as follows: President, Vice President and Secretary/Treasurer. A. President shall be the Chief Executive Officer 1. President shall conduct all meetings of the organization. 2. President shall appoint and empower such officers and committees as he/she may in his/her discretion as deemed appropriate. 3. President shall be responsible for and have authority over all property of the organization. B. Vice President shall assist the President in the performance of his duties. 1. Vice President shall assume the responsibilities and duties of the President in his/her absence. C. Secretary/Treasurer will keep a membership application file which will show: 1. Year/Make/Model of vehicle 2. A complete list of membership current as of July 1st 3. Name of each member along with spouse. 4. Each member will receive a list of current members D. Secretary/Treasurer responsibilities: 1. Responsible for duties of the President in absence of the vice-president. 2. Shall collect the funds due the organization. 3. Shall dispense the organizations funds as ordered by action of the members. 4. Shall maintain a record of all properties of the organization, if any, and their location. 5. Shall maintain a record of all properties of the organization, if any, and their location. 6. Shall report the financial transactions and condition of the organization at each meeting. Article Six: 1. Bylaws shall be open for review each February. Proposed changes will be posted and voted on at the following meeting. 2. All business of the club shall be resolved by majority vote. Article Seven: 1. This organization may sponsor, conduct, or participate in parades, car tours, car shows, swap meets, picnics, parties as representatives of Mustangs and Fords of the Dakotas or any other activities approved by the membership. 2. This organization shall not support any political candidate or party. 3. Mustangs and Fords of the Dakotas car club, or members, or any of its officers, may not be held liable for any bodily injury, property damage or theft while attending any club event.