Mark Souders

DEC 2011
Sponsor of Dream Come True for Children since 1993
Celebrating 22 Years as a Club
 DEC 11 (Sun) Club Mtg T-town Grange/ Nominations & 2012 Officer Election mtg 10:30
 Club Christmas Dinner & festivities right after the meeting
 Dec 05 (Mon) – Dream Come True annual Telethon broadcast via RCN – MMLV @ 7:30 pm
 Jan 08 (Sun) Club Mtg T-town Grange 10:30 am doors open @ 10 am
 JAN 15 ~ DEADLINE RENEWAL OF CLUB DUES FOR 2012 @ $20; AFTER 1/15 DUES ARE $25
2011 Club Officers
President
Vice Pres
Mark Souders
610-916-2770
[email protected]
Bob Zelko
610-865-5386
[email protected]
Treasurer
Steve Leber
215-679-7248
[email protected]
Secretary
Jane Perreault
717-445-5612
[email protected]
Club Rep
Don Hermany
610-395-3858
Auxilliary & Committee Directors
Newsletter
Editor &
Membership
Sandy Grim
610-285-2975
[email protected]
Cruise Night
Director
Mark Cassano
484-767-2698
[email protected]
Asst Cruise
Charles Altemose
Night Director 610-297-2273
[email protected]
Webmaster
Gene Lukow
610-433-5277
[email protected]
Ladies
Auxilliary
Paula Munjone
610-262-8448
[email protected]
Jacket/Shirt
Karen Leber
*Orders
215-679-7248
[email protected]
Christmas
Edie Hermany
Dinner
Paula Munjone
Committee
Jane Perreault
Lynn Zelko
From the President’s Desk
„Tis the season. Have you been naughty or nice? As we prepare for
this Christmas season, I can‟t help but pause to remember the reason for
the season. When I was a little boy, Christmas meant getting presents
and sharing new toys with brothers and sisters, and stuffing myself with
Mom‟s good cooking. As I grew older, I learned more about the
Christmas story, and my views changed. Now I have all those memories
to reflect on, but the Christmas story remains the same. Christmas is an
emotional time for me, and I‟m happy and proud of my Christian
upbringing. But no matter what religion you believe in, I wish you a Merry
Christmas, or Happy Holidays to you and your families.
One thing I learned many years ago is that Honda was not the first
car, even though the Bible says the three wise men went to Bethlehem in
one Accord.
On Monday evening, December 5, we will present our donation to
Dream Come True. Our presentation will be at 7:30 PM during the 26th
annual Dream Come True Telethon, at Westgate Mall. The Telethon will
be broadcast live on RCNTV Channel 4, beginning at 6:00 PM. Please
join us at the mall for this event. This is what our cruise nights and lottery
ticket sales are all about. No snow is forecast for Monday evening.
Our December business meeting will be on Sunday, December 11th
at the Trexlertown Grange Hall, 10:30 AM. This is one of the most
important meetings of the year. We will be accepting nominations and
holding elections for 2012 officers. If you would like to nominate someone
who you feel would do a good job of leading the club, or if you yourself
would like to pursue office, please come out to this meeting and cast your
vote. Immediately following the business meeting, we‟ll have our annual
Mopar Madness Christmas party/dinner.
That‟s all for now. See ya cruisin‟ !
Happy Moparing,
Mark Souders
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In our Prayers
Please remember the following members and families in your Prayers and Get Well Wishes:
Judy Bower Audrey Hendricks George Hitchens Carol Hitchens
Linda Lemak Mike McHenry Dale Munjone Larry Rehrig
To be added to Club Prayer List - Please call Sandy Grim at 610-285-2975 or Email [email protected]
*Personal Prayer Contacts* *Members Harold & Cynthia Long
Phone (610) 562-4600 Email: [email protected] All contacts strictly confidential
Additional Prayer requests from Lamont & Sandy: Close friends whose daughter, Amy, is battling
cervical cancer. Another friend, Hildie, who suffers from a malignant brain tumor which is inoperable.
Please help us pray for these wonderful courageous people.
 Thoughts and Prayers go out to member Dave Bartholomew
with the passing of Dave’s father, Norman P. Bartholomew, Tuesday November 15, 2011.
Our sincere sympathies go out to Dave and his sister Diane and family.
Wedding Anniversaries
 Dec 01 – Jeff & Denise Yurasits
Wishing you many more 1-der-ful years of wedded bliss!
Omitted in November’s newsletter was the mention of Dale & Paula Munjone’s 40 th Year of
Wedded Bliss! Congratulations you two love birds!!!
Club Kid Birthdays 
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Dec 07 – Susan Altemose
Dec 16 – Ayden Kern
Dec 17 – Eleanor Delgado
Dec 27 – Michael Prebosnyak
Dec 26 – Ashley McGunniess
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Club Birthday Celebrations
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Dec 06 – Melissa Truszkowski
Dec 09 – Jo Ann Koehler
Dec 13 – Dennis Walbert
Dec 14 – Norm Kern
Dec 14 – Bill Patrick
Dec 15 – Dan Barrick
Dec 17 – Lori Meitzler
Dec 17 – Jane Perreault
Dec 17 – Karen Strohl
No New Members this month ~ Club Membership = 110
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Dec 21 – Donald Hermany
Dec 21 – Mike McHenry
Dec 22 – Donna Gaal
Dec 22 – Pam Meitzler
Dec 26 – Ron Clark
Dec 27 – Robert Leber
Dec 28 – Dale Munjone
Dec 30 – Edie Hermany
Dec 30 – Mike Thierfelder
This year our annual Christmas Dinner will be held, (first time at The Trexlertown Grange), on
Sunday December 11 (same place we have been holding our club meetings during the past year
and our club picnics the past few years). The dinner will be ‘Country Family Style’ prepared by
the Grange. It should be mmmm-good!
Just before the fixings, the present officers will be accepting nominations followed by the
election of the 2012 club officers. Please attend and support your club! Please know that you
may attend the meeting @ 10:30 and not stay for the dinner, if you have other plans. We do
hope, however, that many of you have reserved and will be joining us in the festivities!
Next, join us at Dream Come True’s 26th annual Telethon and live Auction, held on Monday,
December 5th!
Rayann Vasko, DCT’s Executive Director, has scheduled MMLV for 7:30 pm,
televised via RCN, Channel 4. Each year it is a delight to see and hear the Dream Kids chorus
perform and the presenting of donations of other groups as well. While you’re there, you can
also check out the auction items! Should you wish to bring an unwrapped toy or item for a
Dream Kid/s, you may do so. Dream children are ages 4 to 17. Rayann & DCT can be contacted
at 610-865-3475. To date, DCT has fulfilled over 1000 dreams and has brought smiles to many
chronically ill children and their families. Please support your club and Rayann & the DCT
volunteers by coming out to Westgate Mall December 5th!
As always, MMLV cannot thank our cruise fans enough for their D.C.T. contributions at our
annual cruise nights throughout the season. MMLV also appreciates and thanks our Sponsors
who help make our cruise nights successful. Thanks to our members who help with the club’s
annual June & November lottery fundraisers, the proceeds of which benefit D.C.T. at the end of
the year. (Please Note: Annual membership dues help pay our club’s operating expenses; all other
monies are donated to D.C.T.)
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In the November issue of the club newsletter, I included the following event. At that time I
didn’t have any pictures to include. Bud Marushak has kindly supplied pix of the event which
I have included in this month’s newsletter for your viewing pleasure:
October 16, 2011 (Sun) – Fall Festival @ Bear Creek Mtn Resort – Doe Mtn Lane, Macungie
Members who attended the Festival with their Mopars had a great time! Activities geared toward children were
face painting, petting zoo, story time, scarecrow making, trackless train rides, zany photo booth, etc. Adult
activities included pumpkin chucking, chair lift rides, Frisbee golf, hot air balloon rides, and a 5K and 16K trail
run, a live band, carriage rides, and food and beverages. Proceeds of the Trail Run, Frisbee Golf Tournament,
and Ski and Bike Swap activities were donated to a Scholarship Fund and Autism Speaks.
Member Derek Marushak entered the 16K and won 1st place for his team and 2nd place overall.
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Above from left: Don & Edie Hermany’s Wayfarer; Bob & Lynn Zelko’s Dart; & Bud Marushak’s Roadrunner
Above on right: Brock Molchany (Bob & Lynn’s grandson) having a great time steering his favorite barrel
train! Below from left: Don & Edie Hermany; Kay Marushak; Lynn & Bob Zelko & Brock.
Above left: High flying, Don & Edie
Above right: Scenic view from the top.
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Nov 03, 2011 ~ 2nd Dorney Park Speedway Hall of Fame Reunion
held at America on Wheels, 5 N. Front St, Allentown
AOW museum of Allentown held its 2nd annual
remembering Dorney Park Speedway Reunion on
November 3rd this year with a display of race cars
outside with a display of racing memorabilia inside.
Four former drivers were inducted into the newly
formed Dorney Park Speedway Hall of Fame ~
George Wambold, Freddy Hamm, Freddy Adam,
& Ward Crozier (sportsman driver and Dorney,
Harmony, and Mahoning track promoter). AOW
plans to have these names added to a permanent
plaque of honor displayed at the museum.
Nostalgic memories and stories were exchanged
among the drivers and attendees. Later, after the
inductions, an autograph and photo session took
place. Below are a few pix I captured during the
event.
Drivers above L to R: Freddy Adam (before &
now) aka “Kutztown Komet” & EPMA Hall of
Famer in 2010; Freddy Hamm & his #45
2nd Row: Geo Wambold & his #81 winning
around 50 features between Dorney &
Mahoning during the „60s and „70s.
Freddy Adam’s racing career started when he was 17. His father told him, “If you’re going to be a race
driver, you have to put the pedal to the medal and keep it there”! A carpenter by trade, Adam competed at
more than 40 tracks in the Middle Atlantic region and drove for an amazing 57 car owners during 45 years
(1949-1994) of competition.
He also won four track championships – three (1960 & 1964-1965) at the old one-third-mile Hatfield (Pa.)
Speedway and the final Modified title (1959) at the old one-fifth-mile asphalt Dorney Park in Allentown.
The only driver to have raced at the old Reading (Pa.) Fairgrounds in every Modified season (1961-1979),
Adam’s 20 Reading victories include the first accomplished with a late-model-body when he won on August 4,
1972, with his No. 8 orange and white Mustang
During his long career, Adam won six 100-lap races including the last race of 1964 at Reading. Plus, he had
two wins (1968 & 1970) at the old 1-1/8-mile dirt Nazareth (Pa.) National Speedway. But his most famous
victory took place on October 11, 1964, when he won the last Langhorne (Pa.) National Open to be run on the
old one-mile dirt circle.
There were 212 entries that year with a purse of over $20,000 on the line and a crowd of over 31,000 jammed
Langhorne’s grandstands and infield to watch 63 starters take the green. In a memorable conclusion to the
event’s final dirt edition, Adam – who ran up front for most of the day in Bullock’s red and white No. 76 421cubic-inch Pontiac-powered 1938 Chevrolet coupe – took the lead with just two laps to go in the crash-marred
100-mile race and held off pole-winner Ken Shoemaker to earn the $4,000 victory by less than a car length.
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Some added Dorney speedway nostalgia
At left: #44 driven by Roger Heffelfinger at Dorney Pk winning a Sportsman
points title in 1971, and driven by John Andretti in the Park‟s 1981 and ‟82
seasons.
At right: #91 driven by Paul Bauscher (aka
“The Flying Farmer”) Paul won Late Model
points titles in 1972, 1973 and 1974, then
switched to the Sportsman division. He won quite a few races, and a
whole bunch of Most Popular Drive Awards at Dorney and Mahoning.
“Good reflexes, cous”! We were there when he flipped it down the
stretch one night at Dorney. He also raced at Big Diamond at one time.
(Paul is my 2
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Cousin, once removed HA!)
The last 91 is now stored inside
the barn.
Below, a copy of a 1979 park report, with feature winner Freddy Hamm #45 and also a
copy of a 1984 program featuring winner Russ Frantz in #10.
Dorney Park Speedway
(a faded era)
Developed on a former baseball diamond, (sand
oval in 1938), Dorney Park’s racetrack attracted
thousands of fans eagerly watching races, thrill
shows and demolition derbies on weekend nights.
In 1939, Dorney turned the spot, where Hydra the
Revenge now sits, into a three-quarter midget race
track. On Sunday afternoons, fans would watch
the races on the one-fifth-mile paved oval track.
Other drivers under Sportsman division at Dorney in the
‘60s, ‘70s & ‘80’s: Dennis Frey, Ken Erney, Preston Henry,
Dave Cicon, Jim Kemmerer, Tim Parry, Buzzy Rabenold,
Frankie Graver, Ed Lilly, Dale Creyer, Tony Hirschman,
Henry Ruth, Gary Grim, Steve Drabic, Homer Keinert,
Follweiler, Donmoyer, Hinnershitz
A few Late Model drivers in the same era: Russ Frantz,
Rick McNeil, Dick Ruth, Don Hoffman, Gus Lewis, Al Hewitt,
Doug Hoffman.
Later, the track was expanded to offer stock car
races on Friday and Saturday nights and operated
as an independent track. In 1953, when Dorney
Park Speedway was sanctioned by NASCAR to
operate stock car race championships, the track
attracted as many as 4,000 people a night.
The track helped make stars of midget racer Doc
Shanebrook and Doug Hoffman, who moved on to
dirt modified racing. Other racers, such as Fran
Hardner, went on to race at Nazareth Speedway.
Although midget racing returned in 1972, the track
was closed in 1987.
At bottom: Speaking with Joe Hobitz from the NHRA, Lamont and past
club member Eddie Solomon. Eddie joined MMLV in 1989 and later
dropped out due to job and family obligations.
Joe Hobitz informed us that (on the same day) Flemington Speedway
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Historical Society was honoring legendary racer, Al Tasnady as the 1
recipient of the speedway’s most influential persons award to be
officially known as the “Tas Award” to future recipients. Al‟s wife and
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daughter accepting the award. He was the 1 person inducted into the
EMPA Hall of Fame in 1974. Al died December, 1988.
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Added FYI: Dick ‘Toby’ Tobias, developer of the 1 mass-produced
tubular stock car chassis revolutionizing dirt modified racing, won an
estimated 300 victories during his career, spanning from 1950 to June
1978, when he lost his life in a sprint car flip at Flemington Speedway.
Toby also won numerous championships and Hall of Fame awards.
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Do you know whazzz-up in Trexlertown?
Well, if you haven’t been there lately, or haven’t done a drive-by or any shopping in Trexlertown, you may not
know the progress. It has been announced and posted on their doors and website ~ the new Giant in
Trexlertown will be opening their doors on Wednesday @ 8 a.m., December 7 2011, at the CSC Shopping Mall
2 location (same mall as we have been holding our club cruises). The new Giant will be open 24 hrs a day and
employ 250. The old location will close on Dec 6 at 6 p.m.
As most of you know, Tractor Supply was razed last year and a new T.S. facility has been erected where the
previous Mayo Autos had been along Hamilton Blvd and Constitution Way. The T.S. new site grand opening
was in July, 2011.
The new Giant, replacing the old T.S. site, is 74,000 square feet, 17,000 square feet larger than the current store,
according to reports. The new state-of-the-art facility will include an expanded health and beauty aids
department along with a large organic product area and an in-store café with full-service coffee bar and WiFi.
The new Trexlertown store also includes an on-site six gas pump with 12 fuel stations where customers can
shop pump and save with GIANT’s Gas Extra Rewards points program.
I took the above photos while still in construction phase. The Giant Store and Giant’s gas station have been
completed. The gas station will look very similar to the picture below:
A lot of the old parking lot paving was removed and new paving and extra islands have been erected. Progress,
Progress, Progress! 
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Webbers ~ don’t forget to check out the Mopar Marketplace 1 for any new additions or subtractions. Also,
don’t forget to check out the club members’ only discount page. Has anyone ordered any personal braggin’
boards from Larry Meixner? Might make a good Christmas present! Club cost per member is $129.95, custom
designed vertically or horizontally. Contact Larry @ 610-662-5525
“God Bless all ye Merry Members”
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