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MEMBER EVENT
Je Wagoner
in Aristocrat’s stylish customer lounge. A re crackled in the lounge’s replace while hors d’oeuvres and a full bar greeted guests upon arrival. After mingling and drinks, the crowd moved into the spot- less service bays for a wonderful dinner buffet. Two beautiful new Porsches, a white Panamera and
After dinner, the
ceremonies be-
gan when outgoing
President Tim Bub-
niak took the oor.
Tim spoke about his
time as President of
KCRPCA for the
past two years and
received a rousing
round of applause
for his contributions. The Ron Kitchen Checkered Flag Award recognizes the individual in the club who best exempli- es the qualities of outstanding sports- manship, participation and dedication to the spirit of PCA driving events, either as driver or worker. This year’s well- deserved recipient was Dick Seltzer.
Next, Robert Hellweg, Marketing Di- rector for Aristocrat Motors and our host for the evening, delighted the crowd by calling up Rudy Rodriguez, the club’s
two members of the Aristocrat Porsche Sales Team, Mike Diaz and Britt Brown. Each of them spoke eloquently about the bond between the club, the Porsche brand and Aristocrat Motors.
The club recognized the hard work of its volunteers, who make all of the fun and events possible. The 2016 Board of Di- rectors was brought up and recognized: Stan Thorne – Ex- ecutive Vice Presi- dent, Dick Seltzer – Treasurer, Spencer Cochran – Secre- tary, Board Members Christopher Fourie, Kris Loveless, Jeff Wagoner and Jeff Hallam, Membership Chair Agelon “T” Jones, Social Ac- tivities Chair Holly Juckette, Club Race Co-Chairmen Bob Wayman and David Stadtmueller, and Autocross Chair Rudy Rodriguez. Outgoing President Tim pre- sented each member of his team with a beautiful monogrammed Porsche scarf. He expressed special thanks to outgo- ing board members Kris Loveless and
Christopher Fourie.
Next, Tim brought the new board for- ward to be introduced to the club and handed the oor over to KCRPCA’s new
Changing of the Guard
PTASSING THE HELMET
he event was held in the new Autocross Chair, to present him with a Porsche Service Center, and the VIP pass to the Porsche Experience Cen- pre-dinner cocktail hour was held ter in Atlanta. Robert brought with him
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Photos by Deborah Thorne
a Guards Red Cay- man S, were on hand in the service bay to keep us comfortable.