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Showcase and European Delicacies
at The Wellness Community

The DCTRA Christmas Party this year is being hosted by Jamie Harr (an Owner of Coventry Motors).

The address is 3237 N. 89th Place, Mesa. If you get lost following the maps below you can call Jamie at 602-989-5100.

Gift Exchange

Everyone brings a wrapped gift valued up to $10.00 auto or whatever related. We draw a month and then the people in that month start the process.

The first person draws a gift and opens it right then. The second person can either take gift from the first person causing them to draw or take another from some one else. Gifts can only be “stolen” once in a round.

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Absentee/Early Ballot will be added when nominations close following the December Meeting

The Brunch for the Election of 2010 Officers will take place at 11am on Saturday, January 16, 2010 at the Sierra Bonita Grill located at the SE Corner of 7th Street and Glendale in Phoenix.  See map below the menu selection / description.

If you are unable to attend the Annual Election Meeting and would like to cast a ballot, or just want to cast an early ballot feel free to do so.  On-line balloting will close at 9am on 1/16/2010.

Ballot was here

Unlike in years past we will not be limited to a short list of menu items to select from.  Rather we can order from the menu.  For details on the menu items see their descriptions below the order form.

Please pick the item(s) that you want from either/or the Appetizers, Brunch or Lunch Menu.  Do this for yourself and any guests that will be attending with you.

Please total your order.  The Club will collect a check from you for your meal(s) and then Club in turn will write a single check for the Event.

Note that the Seasonal Muffin changes week-to-week and of course the “Catch of the Day” will be what ever is being offered on 1/16.  The description for those items shown below is just what was on the menu the week that this selection form was created.

Deadline for Menu selections is 1/13/2010 so that we may expedite service at the event.

The plan will be that when you arrive that morning (plan on being there by 11am) we will have a card for you to place on your table to assist the wait staff in meal distribution.  We are planning on meal service beginning at 11:15am.

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Appetisers

Agua Fresca of the Day
Pineapple

Daily Drink Special
Miche Rojo

Mofford’s Seasonal Muffin
Baked fresh in our kitchen each morning. Strawberry

Green Corn Tamale
With manchego cheese and salsa fresca and hatch green chile sauce with bacon.

Mini Quesadillas
Corn tortillas with mexican menonita cheese, spinach and huitlacoche. served with Oaxacan salsa, Indian salsa and marinated cabbage

Guacamole
Made fresh daily in our molcajete. Served with tortilla chips and three salsas.

Enchilada Suizas
Corn tortillas with chicken, tomatillo sauce, menonita cheese, onions, crema and cilantro.

Green Chile Pozole
Tender pieces of pork and hominy in a green chile broth. Topped with shredded cabbage, onions and cilantro.

Azteca Soup
Spicy chipotle chile broth with chicken, avocado, cilantro, queso panela, lime and crispy corn tortilla strips.

Baked Chilaquiles
Tortilla casserole with manchego cheese, tomatillo sauce and indian salsa. Served with a side of scrambled eggs.

Huevos Rancheros
Fried eggs over a crispy corn tortilla with a tomato-chile sauce and refried beans. Served with roasted root vegetable hash and guacamole.

Southwestern Benedict
Poached eggs atop green chile beer biscuits with cure 81 ham, roasted poblano hollandaise and roasted root vegetable hash.

Verde Vaqueros
Green chile beer biscuits with Shreiners southwest sausage gravy. Served with a side of scrambled eggs and smoked bacon strips.

Vegetable Omelette
Three eggs filled with asparagus, baby spinach, roasted peppers, jalapeno jack cheese and calabacitas. Topped with oaxacan salsa and served with a side of roasted root vegetable hash.

Atole Pinon Hotcakes
Griddled blue corn masa and pinenuts topped with blueberry butter

Breakfast Enchiladas
Scrambled eggs, carne asada, chorizo and manchego cheese in corn tortillas and topped with a guajillo chile sauce. Served with a side of charro beans.

Huevos Motulenos
Two fried eggs over a crispy tortilla shell with refried beans and cure 81 ham. Topped with hatch green chile sauce and served with a cinnamon glazed banana.

Steak and Eggs
Wood grilled 5 oz. Prime flat iron steak with two eggs and roasted root vegetable hash.

Cowboy Hash
Roasted root vegetables tossed with Shreiners linguisa sausage and chorizo. Topped with fried eggs, salsa verde and indian relish.

Stacked Chicken Enchiladas
Blue and yellow corn tortillas, menonita cheese, charro beans, hatch green chile sauce and salsa fresca. Topped with a fried egg.

Sierra Bonita Salad
House salad mix with, raspberries, Gorgonzola cheese, tomatoes, spiced pecans, red onions and balsamic vinaigrette

Grilled Mahi Tacos
Coriander crusted Mahi Mahi, chipotle lime aioli and marinated cabbage with indian salsa and queso fresco

**Carne Asada Tacos
Marinated carne asada with shredded cabbage, salsa fresca, pesto mayonnaise, panela cheese and cilantro.

Wood Grilled Burger
1/2 pound of fresh ground chuck, with lettuce, onion and vine ripened tomato.

Catch of the Day
Wood grilled grouper served with Schreiner’s linguisa sausage and potato hash, asparagus spears and chiptole hollandaise sauce.

Three Flats Rally.  Mesa > San Tan Flat > Tortilla Flat > Greasewood Flat

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Flyer and info on the Four Peaks Car Show

Four Peaks show

Info and registration here: TFest 2009

Check the most recent Newsletter Calender to confirm date, place and time.

Traditionally the Breakfast Run meets at 7 AM at the Northwest Corner of 32nd St. and Shea

 We have been invited to show our cars at the Prescott Highland Games. This is only a one day event at Watson Lake in Prescott. The idea being tossed around that we might go up on Friday evening and spend the night in Prescott to avoid setting off at O’Dark thirty.

Possibly make a weekend of it and stay till Sunday. Several people have expressed an interest in doing so, if you would like to join in let me know ASAP and I will try to get us a group rate at America’s Best Value Inn which we have used in the past. Not fancy but OK. As in Phoenix we will get free entry to the event. Find out more details at http://www.prescotthighlandgames.com

DCTRA Navajo Arizona Road Trip

Details as of April 24, 2009

Are you ready for a weekend road trip?  Have you ever been to the Petrified Forest or Painted Desert?  Would you like to do a little rock hounding?  How about if dinner, overnight accommodations in Navajo AZ and breakfast are included?  Well here are the latest details of the event I proposed at our last meeting…

Saturday and Sunday of Memorial Day weekend – May 23 and 24 – are now the official event days.  (Friday afternoon arrival and Monday departure dates are possible if you let me know what you would like to do.)

Free accommodations are at a two bedroom, two bath house with a large living room located three miles north of Navajo AZ – exit 325 on I-40.  Guest accommodations include three single beds, a double bed, two couches, a reclining chair, and lots of floor space.  The house sits on 40 acres of grazing land and is easily accessible by any Triumph via a dirt road AS LONG AS IT DOES NOT RAIN.  Cell phone coverage is excellent at the house so no need to worry about getting lost.

You are welcome to bring a camper or travel trailer if you do not wish to drive your Triumph.  You will need to bring a sleeping bag or sheets/blanket for your free accommodation! 

If you would rather stay at a motel, Chambers AZ is 10 miles east of Navajo and has one motel – The Best Western Chieftain – (928) 688-2754.  The Chieftain is rated as two stars by Michelin so do not expect any turn down service with chocolate on your pillow.  Holbrook is 40 miles west and has about 25 motels including the usual roadside chains to choose from. 

The “Official” Schedule starts Saturday May 23:

7:30 am           Meet at McDonalds in Fountain Hills on Shea north of SR87, aka the Beeline highway. 

7:45 am           Leave for Payson via SR87 – about 65 miles of driving.

9:00 am           Arrive in Payson – eat a big breakfast at one of the cafes on the south side of town.

10:30 am         Depart Payson via east SR260 to north SR277 (near Heber) to north SR377 to SR77 to Holbrook – about 100 miles of driving.  Tour Holbrook, buy any groceries you wish and fill your gas tank!

12:30 pm         Meet at Jim Gray’s Petrified Wood Co. south of Holbrook at the intersection of SR77 and SR 180.  Enjoy the petrified wood display out front and tour the showroom.  Visit petrifiedwoodco.com for more details and your free pound of petrified wood coupon.  Just remember to declare any petrified wood you have when entering the Petrified Forest National Park.

1:00 pm           Depart the rock shop heading east on SR180 for about 20 miles to the south entrance of the Petrified Forest.  Pay the park admission fee ($10 per car I believe).  Get a map and take your time viewing the many exhibits.  Try not to speed too much through some of the twisty turns.  The Painted Desert is at the north end of the park.  Plan on being at the north entrance around 4:30 pm – about 50 miles of driving.

4:30 pm           Meet Armand at the North entrance to the Petrified Forest Park.  If you are running late, call 602 904-1037.  We will drive about 20 miles on I 40 east to Navajo AZ, exit 325.  The house is three miles north of the Navajo exit on county road 7003. 

6:00 pm           Dinner begins the evening activities.  Rib eye steak, baked potatoes, salad, etc. are on the menu.  Then a movie will be projected on the living room wall.  And outside around the fire pit you can watch for falling stars.

Sunday May 24:

8:00 am           We will start with breakfast including bacon, eggs, fruit, juice, coffee, etc.

9:00 am           Rock hounding for petrified wood and other rock specimens within walking distance of the house.  I know of many places where you can easily find enough cool rocks to de-arch a Triumph spring or two!

Noon               Departure for those who want to easily get home by 5:00 pm

If you are interested in this little road trip, please let me know.  I do not expect rain this early in the summer so we should be good.  However if it rains, the normally dry Crazy Creek will live up to it’s name and anything that is not four wheel drive will be sucked into the muddy road. 

Thus far, Pete Peterson, John & Kathy Nuss, Pam R at Pueblo Design, Virgil & Marlene Cole, and John Horton have expressed interest in this “little road trip”.  Please let me know if you wish to attend.

It truly is a neat place to visit and all are welcome to attend.

Armand

602 904-1037

Cars need to be older than 1978.  Download the Adobe document for more info…

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More info and registration at http://www.beataz.com

Download flyer and Registration form

DCTRA Regular meetings are held the 2nd Tuesday of the Month.  See the Meeting Page for details and directions

Margaret T. Hance Park, 1101 N. Central Ave, Phoenix

http://www.arizonascots.com

On arrival park in the area of in-field Turn 2 (track maps will be suppied to those who RSVP).  At Lunch time we will form up in the east end of the Cold Pits and when the last group race/DE comes off track and the workers break for Lunch we will take the cars out on track behind the Pace Car for a lapping session.  Figure maybe six laps or about 15 minutes.  Speed probably kept to about 50mph.

For those that think 50 will be too slow consider that every student I have ever had as PIR goes through the Oval portion of the track at no faster then 65 their first time out and this is in a session with no speed limit.  I happened to watch a little bit of the last NASCAR race at PIR and saw that the telemetry off their cars was showing a speed through the part of the oval that you will be on being no faster then 110.

Then the cars would come back in and park in the same area near infield Turn 2.  We will have lunch (sandwiches, sodas, etc…) and watch some of the races/groups from there when sessions start backup after Lunch.

I will be teaching the regular HPDE1 class that morning so would meet up with you after the 2nd classroom session for the lapping event.

Cost: FREE.  Just have the club pay for the sub sandwiches and drinks.

NASA provides pretty good sub sandwiches (from Subway) for the Instructors for our lunch so could have them bring in a couple of extra platters for us and we just bring a cooler with drinks and anything else we would want to have.

All you would need to bring if you wanted was a chair to sit in and eat lunch.  Then wander the paddock looking at some of the cool cars that are always out for these events.

Ok folks here are the additional details…

NASA (http://www.clubracingaz.com/) will be running at Phoenix International Raceway this coming Saturday (1/31/09).

The tentative schedule for the event is as follows

8:00AM          8:25 AM         HPDE3
8:25 AM         8:40 AM         NASA TT Group 1
8:40 AM         8:55 AM         NASA TT Group 2
8:55 AM         9:20 AM         HPDE2
9:20 AM         9:45 AM         Race Group Practice
9:45 AM         10:15 AM        HPDE1
10:15 AM        10:30 AM        NASA TT Group 1
10:30 AM        10:50 AM        HPDE3
10:50 AM        11:05 AM        NASA TT Group 2
11:05 AM        11:25 AM        HPDE2
11:25 AM        11:55 AM        HPDE1
11:55 AM        12:25 AM        Lunch/ Time Correction
12:25 PM        12:40 PM        Small Bore Race Qualify
12:40 PM        12:55 PM        Big Bore Race Qualify
12:55 PM        1:20 PM         HPDE3
1:20 PM         1:35 PM         NASA TT Group 1 (RACER MEETING IN REG ROOM)
1:35 PM         1:50 PM         NASA TT Group 2
1:50 PM         2:20 PM         HPDE1
2:20 PM         2:45 PM         HPDE2
2:25 PM         3:05 PM         Race
3:05 PM         3:30 PM         HPDE3
3:30 PM         3:55 PM         NASA TT Group 1 & 2
3:55 PM         4:20 PM         HPDE2
4:20 PM         5:00 PM         Time Attack

This means that I will be in the classroom with my Students (HPDE1) from 8:00am to 9:30am.  My Students will be on Track for their first session at 9:45am.  I’ll again be in the classroom with them from 10:20am to 11:15am.  They will go on track for their second session at 11:25am until the lunch break at 11:55am

The 30 minute lunch break for workers is scheduled for 11:55am to 12:25pm

Our planned Pace Car lapping session is to occur during the Lunch break.

Immediately following our coming off track will be the qualifying event for the Small-bore racecars which in turn is followed by the Big-bore racecars.  Perfect timing in that the 30 minutes following our outing the Racecars will be running for their qualifying sessions.

The two race groups will be running together for their 30 minute Race at 2:25pm.

Since I will be with my students when you arrive I’m hoping that John Horton will be coming out to help direct you to where you need to go.

Take I-10 to the Avondale Exit and go south until you run into PIR at the base of the Mountain.  Turn into the first entrance to the facility after you come across the bridge.  (print out and consult the map that I will put on the website (http://www.dctra.org/?p=267).

Follow the yellow line indicated on the map.  When you come to the area marked with a red X you will be stopped to sign the Track Waivers and be given a wristband.

Continue through the tunnel and into the paddock following the yellow line shown on the map.  The area marked with a yellow X is the planned area for us to park over by the Road Course Turn 2.

To enter the track for our session you will drive back toward the paddock area and follow the Red line shown on the map to take you under the Pedestrian bridge.  The grid worker at the entrance to the track will direct you to the Grid where we will get ready to go on track behind the pace car.

Obviously if you have timed your arrival to be just before the session is planned (hopefully not arriving at 11:55am but more realistically by at least 11:30am) you could probably head directly toward the Grid area.  That is where I will be seeing my Students off with their in-car instructors.

After we come off track we’ll drive back to the Turn 2 area for lunch.  I have not heard yet if NASA will be doing Subs or Pizza.  Whichever it is I have asked them to supply us to (I gave them a head count of between 25-30 with probably 15 cars based on the RSVP and other enquiries that I have received (see below and if you want to come and your name is not on the list let me know ASAP!).

As I stated before your car does NOT need a rollbar.  You do NOT need a helmet.  The weather forecast for Saturday sounds like it will be fantastic with a forecast high of 76 and Sunny.

If you want to come but your TR is not running so you think you can’t come bring the family “truckster” instead.

I would recommend that you might want to bring a folding chair if you want to sit down, although you will certainly be tempted to walk the paddock to see the cars on track from various vantage points as well as to just see the cars in the paddock.

Here is a link to a video at Youtube that I use in my Classroom.  It is one of our Instructors out in his Honda S2000.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V4XV_Z8vvXQ

The 2009 Wheels of Britain Show is scheduled for Sunday, March 8, 2009

Below are the  Registration Forms

Event Flyer | T-Shirt Order Form | Event Registration

Date: Saturday, January 17, 2009
Time: 11:00am
Place: The Landmark Restaurant

Deadline for menu selection is Noon on Jan 13, 2009. 

Meal Selection:
Salad Room = Fresh salad ingredients, assorted hot soups, hot appetizers and other sweet and exotic items. $20
Beef = Flat-Iron Steak – Ten Ounces of flavorful USDA Choice (served MEDIUM)*. $22
Chicken = Champagne Chicken – Sauteed Chicken breast accompanied by our popular champagne cream sauce. $23

The Beef and Chicken entrees include a garden salad with a raspberry vinaigrette, mashed potatoes, a seasonal vegetable.  Additionally, all three entree selections include beverage and dessert (New York Cheesecake)

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accommodate the widest range as opposed to Rare or Well Done.

COMING FROM: The West Side:
INTERSTATE 17 SOUTH TO 10 EAST GET ON 202 EAST TO ALMA SCHOOL RD. EXIT SOUTH ALMA SCHOOL TO MAIN LEFT ON MAIN NEXT LIGHT· SOUTHWEST CORNER OF MAIN AND EXTENSION.

COMING FROM PHOENIX:
GET ON 17 SOUTH IF YOU LIVE NEAR 17 – GO TO 10 EAST THEN THE 202 EAST TO ALMA SCHOOL EXIT, SOUTH ALMA TO MAIN, LEFT ON MAIN NEXT LIGHT.
OR
GET ON 51 SOUTH TO 202 EAST, 202 EAST TO ALMA SCHOOL – SOUTH ON ALMA TO MAIN-LEFT ON MAIN, NEXT LIGHT.
OR
TAKE 10 EAST TO THE 202 EAST 202 TO ALMA SCHOOL RD., SOUTH ON ALMA TO MAIN ST. LEFT ON MAIN, NEXT LIGHT.

COMING FROM SCOTTSDALE:
TAKE 101 SOUTH TO UNIVERSITY EXIT LEFT ON UNIVERSITY (EAST) TO EXTENSION, RIGHT ON EXTENSION TO MAIN ST. (SOUTHWEST CORNER)

COMING FROM FOUNTAIN HILLS:
TAKE BEELINE HIGHWAY SOUTH TO MAIN (COUNTRY CLUB AND MAIN) TURN RIGHT ON MAIN. NEXT LIGHT MAIN AND EXTENSION. (SOUTHWEST CORNER)

COMING FROM APACHE JUNCTION:
TAKE 60 WEST TO COUNTRY CLUB EXIT RIGHT (NORTH) ON COUNTRY CLUB TO MAIN LEFT ON MAIN NEXT LIGHT SOUTHWEST CORNER.

DCTRA CHRISTMAS PARTY!

Click Here for a Map

Where: Pete & Bev Peterson’s
37488 N. Piedra Grande Dr, CarefreeSATURDAY

When: DECEMBER 13 @ 6:00 p.m.

RSVP to Bev @ 480-488-4872 (HOME)
or: 602-615-3640 (CEL)
or: bev@carefree.org

PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU WANT TO BRING SO WE CAN COORDINATE THE MENU

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DIRECTIONS

FROM SCOTTSDALE ROAD:
1. On SCOTTSDALE ROAD, go NORTH past the CAREFREE HIGHWAY into the Town of Carefree. In Carefree, SCOTTSDALE ROAD changes its name to TOM DARLINGTON DRIVE.

2. Continue NORTH on TOM DARLINGTON DRIVE until you come to the left-hand turn-lane for NEVER MIND TRAIL – 2nd street on left after (NORTH) of STAGECOACH PASS.

3. Turn left (WEST) onto NEVER MIND TRAIL and stay on it until it tees at CAREFREE DRIVE.

4. Go left (NORTHWEST) on CAREFREE DRIVE to PIEDRA GRANDE DRIVE.

5. Turn right (NORTH) onto PIEDRA GRANDE DRIVE. (only way to turn)

6. We are the first house on the left (WEST) side of the street – it is split-face block with a rusty metal roof and the driveway access is BEFORE you get to the house (SOUTH of the house). The driveway entrance has pavers and the first part goes up between stack-stone retaining walls, then the rest is gravel and winds around to the front of the house. The front door is on the SOUTH side of the house, facing Black Mountain.

OR you can come up CAVE CREEK ROAD – in which case you will be approaching our house from the NORTH:
FROM CAVE CREEK ROAD:

1. Going EAST on CAVE CREEK ROAD, turn EXTREME right onto BELLA VISTA DRIVE.

2. Turn left (SOUTH) onto PIEDRA GRANDE DRIVE (only way to turn).

3. We are the last house on the right (WEST) side of the street BEFORE you get to NEVER MIND TRAIL. It is a split-face block with a rusty metal roof and the driveway access is AFTER you pass the house (SOUTH OF THE HOUSE). The driveway entrance has pavers and the first part goes up between stack-stone retaining walls, then the rest is gravel and winds around to the front of house. The front door is on the SOUTH side of the house, facing Black Mountain.