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SALEEN OWNERS AND ENTHUSIASTS CLUB
Volume 12, Issue 2
Summer 2009
Down The Alley...
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Established 1991
Officers & Appointed Positions
News & Notes
Steve Saleen Protects Valuable Name
Mustang 45th Anniversary Celebration
April 16-19, 2009
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Saleen Owners and Enthusiasts Club
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Race to Indy MCA National Show
President
Debbie Blaylock
Vice President
Bob Muesegaes
Secretary
Jim Reynolds
June 5-7, 2009
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Carlisle All-Ford Nationals, Carlisle, PA
June 5-7, 2009
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Huntington Beach Concours d'Elegance
June 6, 2009
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Myrtle Beach Mustang Week
Steve Saleen’s SMS Supercars
July 24&25, 2009
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David Bruno
[email protected]
Other Contributors
Articles & Photos
SMS Media
Joe Jovanovich
Saleen Owners & Enthusiasts Club
Mustangs Northwest Roundup
Steve Saleen Received Lee Iacocca
Award, Bellevue, Washington
July 17-19, 2009
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Membership
Marilyn Peek
Contributing Editors
Jim Dvorak
[email protected]
American Stampede National Show
July 3-5, 2009
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Treasurer
Gene Russell
Saleen Alley Editor
Betsy Beyer
[email protected]
SOEC and MCA 2009 & 2010 Events
Steve Saleen autographed bears
Left: Steve Saleen
signing autographs
at Myrtle Beach
Mustang Week,
July 24&25, 2009.
Steve Saleen’s
SMS Supercars
Display. Story
page 14.
Front Cover: Barber Motorsport Park, Leeds, Alabama, April 19,
2009. Back Cover: Steve Saleen’s SMS exhibit, Barber Motorsport Park, Leeds, Alabama, April 18, 2009.
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related activities.
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News & Notes
Steve Saleen takes action and protects his valuable name
Orange County, California. (July 17, 2009) Steve Saleen and
his company, Steve Saleen’s SMS Supercars, announced today
that they have filed a lawsuit in the Superior Court in California,
seeking an order directing MJ Acquisitions, Inc. to cease and
desist from promoting their products under the Saleen name in
any form. Concurrently, Mr. Saleen is also seeking additional,
related remedies from the company that formerly carried his
name. This action is an additional move to continue to protect
the name, reputation, and brand value of Steve Saleen, and to
reassure his loyal customers, dealers, and car enthusiasts that
only Steve Saleen’s SMS Supercar performance vehicles
and products are genuine and deserving to carry his name.
Steve Saleen ceded control of the company he founded,
Saleen, Inc., in 2003 and left it completely in the spring of 2007
without any further management association.
The nonenthusiast corporate executives sold a number of assets to a
company by the name of MJ Acquisitions, Inc., changed the
company’s name, and in early 2009 ceased operations altogether.
True Steve Saleen performance vehicles again available in
the market
After having left his previous company, Mr. Saleen started Steve
Saleen’s SMS Supercars in 2008 and unveiled his newest creation, the SMS 570 Challenger, in January of this year. After
having participated in the 2009 National American Dealers Association show as part of the official Chrysler Group display,
Steve Saleen’s SMS Supercars successfully launched the SMS
570X Challenger and the new SMS 296 Supercharger at the
New York International Auto Show in April of 2009, where many
media ranked them among the stars of the show. Steve
Saleen’s SMS 460 and 460X Mustangs were announced at the
45th Mustang Anniversary show in Alabama in April, with more
info and images to be released this weekend at the Mustangs
Northwest Roundup in Seattle and during the 2009 Mustang
Week in Myrtle Beach starting Monday, July 20.
Steve Saleen steps up and protects his brand, name, reputation and customers “SMS Supercars is the new
Saleen” (Steve Saleen)
In April 2009, Steve Saleen announced support for his customers and dealers affected negatively by the demise of the company that long carried his name. In a statement issued in April,
he said: “The company I launched a long time ago announced it
will no longer honor its product warranties, nor will the acquiring
company for those assets, MJ Acquisitions, Inc. This kind of
‘customer treatment’ damages my reputation, misleads customers, and cannot be left unaddressed.” Steve Saleen announced
that SMS Supercars would guarantee the warranties that MJ
Acquisitions abandoned.
Mr. Saleen went on to say: “It amuses me that faceless executives and wannabes are trying to misrepresent themselves as
some kind of continuation of Saleen, which they are not. SMS
Supercars is the true Saleen. It is the only company I endorse,
the only company entitled to use my name and legacy, and the
only company that carries my signature on its products, because
they are my products. The legal action we have undertaken
today will emphasize once and for all that the only genuine
Saleen products are mine.
About Steve Saleen’s SMS Supercars – Speed, Science and
Style
Steve Saleen’s SMS Supercars, a company founded by renowned race driver and automotive icon Steve Saleen, is a
manufacturer of high-end lifestyle performance vehicles, technical performance parts, lifestyle accessories and apparel. Steve
Saleen’s SMS Supercars designs, engineers, tests, certifies,
manufactures, and assembles all of its own products
and vehicles. As SMS Supercars’ first product, the
SMS 570 and SMS 570X
Challenger have been
launched in early 2009, while
SMS 460 and SMS 460X
Mustang models have been
announced for market entry
later in 2009.
Above: Left, Steve Saleen explaining the new SMS Supercharger and it’s internal intercooler configuration. Right, Molly
Saleen.
Below: SMS display and Steve Saleen autograph line, Myrtle
Beach Mustang Week, July 24&25, 2009. Story page 14.
Mustang Week Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
July 24&25, 2009
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Text by Betsy Beyer
Photos by Rudy Beyer, Betsy Beyer, and Debbie Blaylock
The Mustang Club of America hosted the Mustang 45th Anniversary
Celebration at the Barber Motorsports Park in Leeds, Alabama, east of
Birmingham. Over 2000 Mustangs registered for the events held on
April 16-19, 2009. The event had a limited 250 Mustangs registered for
the Judged Classes. Other Mustangs were registered for display. Racing was held on the road course. An estimated 50,000 people attended
the event.
The Saleen Owners and Enthusiast Club, SOEC, hosted Steve Saleen's
activities at the SMS tent located in the vendor area. To prepare for
Steve's arrival, Rudy and Betsy Beyer arrived early on Wednesday, April
15th to meet the car transport truck that delivered three of Debbie
Blaylock's (SOEC President) Anniversary Saleens - the SA20, SA15,
and SSC (5th Anniversary). While detailing the cars, Denise Rounds,
editor for Ford Auto Trader Magazine stopped to admire the Saleens.
She and her photographer spent two hours photographing the SA15 for
future use on the cover of one of their issues. They spent another two
hours photographing Rudy and Betsy's 2007 Supercharged S281
Saleen for possible inclusion in the 2010 Mustang Milestones. Look for
these in the coming year.
The SA10 arrived Thursday morning
with Debbie and Marilyn Peek, SOEC
Membership Director. Molly Saleen
also arrived Thursday morning to coordinate set-up for the SMS display. It
was a busy day going to Home Depot
and other stores to get supplies, hanging banners, calling about tables and
chairs, lining up the four Anniversary
Saleens as well as the Doug Boring’s
Saleen Sportruck Race Truck and
Saleen Race Car, waiting in line to buy
lunch, realigning the four Anniversary
Saleens, and doing the final detailing.
Left to right: Marilyn Peek (SOEC Membership Director),
After the work was done, the set-up crew, including Molly Saleen, joined Molly Saleen, Rudy Beyer, Michael Hipps, Debbie Blaylock
other SOEC members for dinner at a near by Logan's Roadhouse.
(SOEC President), Chuck Deweese.
Friday morning the large canvas concept rendering of the SMS 460 Mustang was hung and covered, ready for the unveiling. Finally,
Steve and Liz Saleen arrived after fighting through the heavy traffic into the track. Their tight schedule had them arriving directly from
their appearance at the New York Auto Show and leaving Alabama on Sunday morning to go directly from the airport to the Knott's
Berry Fabulous Fords Forever Show in California.
Friday morning, April 17, 2009 Steve Saleen addressed the crowd of fans gathered at the SMS tent. He unveiled the canvas showing
his SMS 460 Mustang and talked about his new company, SMS Supercars (smssupercars.com). The company's name represents
the initials of Steve's name, Steve Mark Saleen. Steve stated that he is continuing the same work that he's been doing for the past
twenty-five years in the auto performance business. Since leaving his former company, Saleen, Inc. in 2007 he formed the new company with a substantial core of employees that were with him at Saleen, Inc. and have joined him at SMS Supercars.
The SOEC Friday and Saturday daytime activities had SOEC members
assisting with Steve's autograph sessions and greeting Steve Saleen's
fans from all over the United States and other countries including Canada, Mexico, Australia, Germany, and Puerto Rico. Check out the photos included with this article. It is notable that members of the Puerto
Rico club have nine Saleens that are owned by club members. Steve
signed items that fans brought and each received a free autographed
SMS poster. After doing the autograph sessions at the SMS tent, Debbie Blaylock escorted Steve to the show field to autograph Saleen vehi(Continued on page 5)
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Left: Grabber Orange Supercharged Saleen S281 #07-0014
Barber Motorsports Park , Leeds, Alabama
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cles. As usual, Steve has been devoted to his fans and wanted to
make sure that all of the Saleens were autographed.
Friday evening SOEC members and friends went to Jim 'N Nick's
Bar-B-Q in Trussville for dinner with Steve, Liz, and Molly Saleen.
The group definitely had a fun time reminiscing and joking with them.
For dessert Steve was given his birthday reward, a piece of chocolate
cream pie and balloons. (Steve was 60 years old on April 2.) He ate
the pie, but left the balloons! After dinner, the troupe went to the
Trussville Play Station for relaxing go-cart racing. Well, it may not
have been so relaxing, but it sure was fun. Molly and Steve were the
targets! Everyone drove like it was a real Saleen race, but unfortunately without the horsepower.
Puerto Rico Mustang Club
Above, last 3 on right: Steve Saleen, Rafael Ortiz (Puerto
Mustang Club), and Debbie Blaylock (President SOEC).
Saturday's dinner was again at Logan's Roadhouse. This time only
Steve and Liz Saleen accompanied the group as Molly returned to
California Saturday evening.
Steve loves to accompany our SOEC members to dinner and enjoys
meeting and getting to know his fans. He's not the typical celebrity.
If you are at an SOEC event, ask about our plans for dinner with the
group. As the events are usually out of the local territory of our officers, dinner arrangements often can't be made in advance to send
out reservation information.
Thank you to Debbie Blaylock and her family, Marilyn Peek and her
family, Doug Boring, and Rudy and Betsy Beyer for all their hard
work. Numerous other SOEC members stopped by and gave assistance. Thank you to all who helped in any way. Thank you especially to Steve Saleen for his patience with all of his autograph sessions. Meeting Steve and obtaining an autograph is a memorable
moment for the lucky fans that are able to attend a show where Steve
is appearing.
Above, left to right: Debbie Blaylock
(President SOEC), visiting member of
Wild Ponies of Hanau Mustang Club in
Germany, and Steve Saleen.
Above: Visiting members of the Mustang Club Monterrey,
Mexico with Steve Saleen, standing 2nd from the right.
Above, left to right: Steve Saleen, visiting Mustang owner from
Mexico, Liz Saleen, and Molly Saleen. The magazine caption on
the bottom of the cover reads “STEVE SALEEN EN MEXICO”.
Steve was in Mexico and spoke to a group of 1500 fans.
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Above, left to right: Chuck Deweese, Marilyn Peek, Liz
Saleen, and Michael Hipps.
Above: Debbie Blaylock's (President SOEC) Anniversary
Saleens - the SA20, SA15, SA10, and SSC (5th Anniversary).
This young Mustanger has been a Saleen fan since his first ride
home from the hospital after his birth.
Saleen Race Car
Above: Doug Boring’s Saleen Sportruck Race Truck #88-0019
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Supercharged
Saleen S281
# 07-0014
SOEC Celebration dinner and go-cart racing.
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Below 3 photos: SOEC dinner at Jim 'N Nick's Bar-B-Q in
Trussville, Alabama on Friday, April 17, 2009.
Below 3 photos: SOEC go-cart racing at Trussville Play Station, Trussville, Alabama on Friday, April 17, 2009.
Steve Saleen
Above, seated in center: Steve Saleen. For dessert Steve
was given his birthday reward, a piece of chocolate cream pie
and balloons. (Steve was 60 years old on April 2.) He ate the
pie, but left the balloons!
Above: SOEC Saturday, April 18, 2009 dinner at Logan's
Roadhouse, Leeds, Alabama.
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Race to Indy MCA National Show
The Race to Indy National show was held at the O'Reilly Raceway Park, but a side trip to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Museum was a nice side trip. The Indianapolis ‘500” Ford Mustang Pace Car was on display.
Text by Betsy Beyer
Photos by Rudy and Betsy Beyer
Indianapolis, Indiana is often associated with racing. The Mustang Club of Indianapolis hosted the Race to Indy National
Show on June 5-7, 2009 at the O'Reilly Raceway Park, Indianapolis, Indiana.
The O'Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis is a multipurpose
auto racing facility with an oval track, drag strip, and road
course. The park hosts NASCAR Bush, NHRA, SCCA, and
USAR events. It has a quarter-mile drag strip incorporated into
the long straightaway of the 2.5-mile long road course, fourstory tower, luxury suites, grandstands, and food vendors.
In addition to the judged show, activities included Drag Racing
and Auto Cross on Friday and Track Laps on Sunday. Friday
evening's hospitality included a hog roast dinner and fireworks
at the track while open test and tune night continued on the drag
strip.
Judging was done by the MCA judging staff on Saturday and the
banquet was held Saturday evening. Sunday morning some of
the show participants took laps on the oval track while the Mustangs remained on display.
The screech of tires followed by the sound of a police siren did
not mean that someone was getting a ticket! The screeching
was on the drag strip and the siren was from a retired Mustang
Police Car, one of a group that was on display.
The show booklet included "A Brief History of the Mustang Club
of America" as well as "A Brief History of the Ford Mustang".
Since this year is the 45th Anniversary of the Mustang, the history made a nice collector's booklet to save. Here are a few
notes for the uninformed reader. The Mustang was introduced
to the public on April 17, 1964 at the New York World's Fair. "It
is Ford's second oldest nameplate currently in production. The
Ford Mustang was Ford's most successful launch since the
Model A. Executive stylist John Najjar, who was a fan of the
World War II P-51 Mustang fighter plane, suggested the name."
Of interest to the Steve Saleen fans, the history also included "In
1987 Saleen Autosport Mustangs driven by Steve Saleen and
Rick Titus won the SCCA Escort Endurance SSGT Championship.”
The weekend of the MCA event was also a NHRDA (National
Hot Rod Diesel Association) event. Saturday featured diesel
sled pulls, diesel drag racing, and a diesel show & shine held on
the drag strip with the MCA Mustang Show in the huge lot behind the grandstand. A few photos of the diesel events are included with this article. In addition to looking at all of the Mustangs, show participants had a full day of NHRDA activities to
view.
With all of the activities at the track, this event truly had a variety
of things to occupy the time while everyone waited for the judging to be completed.
Above: Oval track at O'Reilly Raceway Park, Indianapolis, IN.
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Race to Indy MCA National Show photos : O’Reilly Raceway Park, Indianapolis, Indiana.
S351 Saleen #97-0014
Parnelli Jones Saleen
Saleen S281 #765
S281 Saleen #617
Above: Quarter-mile drag strip at O'Reilly Raceway Park,
Indianapolis, Indiana.
Above: Diesel power on the quarter-mile drag strip at O'Reilly
Raceway Park, Indianapolis, Indiana.
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Carlisle All-Ford
Nationals
Text by Jim Dvorak
Photos by Dave Bruno
The All-Ford Nationals at Carlisle,
Pennsylvania has become one of
the largest Mustang events for the
Eastern United States. The date for
the event, June 5-7, 2009 was the same weekend as the Mustang Club of America National Show in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Your editor was unable to go to Carlisle, but SOEC was represented by
Dave Bruno. (Thank you, Dave.)
SOEC had a display table setup at
their booth on Saturday, as it is the
traditional day with the largest attendance. Dozens of owners stopped
by, as well as those interested in the
vehicles. Dave gave Saleen owners
a copy of SOEC poster, "TwentyFive Years of Power In The Hands
Of A Few," an original artwork which
he designed and produced as a promotional piece to be given out at
shows throughout the 2009 season.
SOEC also ran an ad in the official program to promote awareness to Saleen owners and enthusiasts. Mark your calendar for
June 4-6, 2010 for the Carlisle All-Ford Nationals.
Left & below: 1988 Saleen
Mustang #0334.
Below, right: #498 had a collision with a deer on the way to the
show! The headlight and fender were damaged.
The Saleen Class winners were:
1st KOENIG, KEVIN 1993 FORD SALEEN
2nd MITCHELL, DWIGHT 2007 FORD SALEEN
3rd SIMMONS, MELISSA 2007 FORD SALEEN
Above, left: Saleen SC #900001.
Above, right: Supercharged
S281 Saleen #06-0376.
Below: S351 Saleen #950122.
#306
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Above: Ford GTs
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Huntington Beach, California
Text by Betsy Beyer
Photos by Jim Dvorak
Huntington Beach Central Park was the site of the annual HB
Concours on June 6&7, 2009. The show was opened with a
tribute to our troops serving throughout the world. Cars, motorcycles, vintage bicycles, live entertainment, auto memorabilia,
programs for children, food vendors, and merchants were all
part of the two day event.
The event website is
www.hbconcours.org.
The Sunday, June 7 show included a class Saleen Automobiles,
All Years. The Saleen winners were as follows:
1st
Larry Mullen, 1997 Saleen S281
2nd
Robert Benitez, 2005 Saleen Mustang
3rd
Curtis Parker, 1989 Saleen Mustang SSC
Save the dates June 5&6, 2010 for the 25th Year in the Park..
HB Concours Photo Gallery
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American Stampede National Show
Text by Betsy Beyer
Photos by Rudy and Betsy Beyer
The Heart of Carolina Mustang Club hosted the Mustang Club of
America (MCA) National show at the NC State Fairgrounds in
Raleigh, North Carolina on July 3-5, 2009. Concours, Thoroughbred, and Conservator classes had indoor, air-conditioned
parking. Eleven Saleens were among the approximately four
hundred Mustangs that attended the show. SOEC posters were
given to Saleen participants.
Friday evening there was a “Cruise to the Capitol” and social
Above: Outdoor show field.
evening with Mustangs parked on Fayetteville Street, overlooking the State of North Carolina Capitol Building.
The Saturday, July 4th opening ceremony honored active and
former military personnel. John Clor, the Ford Performance
Group Communications Manager and author of The Mustang
Dynasty, was the guest speaker on Saturday afternoon. The
fairgrounds had a full day of activities for visitors – flea market,
giant obstacle course, contests, scavenger hunt, bingo, sports,
displays, and other activities for the holiday weekend. The host
club did not have the traditional Saturday night banquet so that
show participants could stay at the fairgrounds to enjoy the 4th of
July Celebration that ended with evening fireworks.
Above: Outdoor show field.
Above, left to right: #97-0014 Supercharged S351 in Conservator’s Class, #97-0015 Supercharged S351, #96-0237 Opal Frost
Supercharged S281, #98-0013 Supercharged S281.
Above, left to right: #89-62 SSC, interior #89-62 SSC, #161 bumper number and pony emblem, #96-0330 S281 Cobra, S281 Cobra
emblem and brake.
Above left to right: Saleens present at the show. #05-936 S281, # 783 S281, #29 S281, #04-0052
Left 2 photos: Indoor
show field - Concours,
Thoroughbred, and Conservator classes.
Right: Steve Saleen’s
SMS Supercars banner
displayed at the show.
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Mustangs Northwest Roundup
Text and photos by Joe Jovanovich
The Mustangs Northwest Roundup was a fun-filled 4-day event
held on July 16-19, 2009 in the Seattle, Washington area.
Thursday featured Autocross at the Evergreen Fairgrounds.
Friday approximately 200 cars (including several Saleens)
drove the scenic 269 mile Pony Trail over the Cascade Mountains to Yakima, WA. Saturday the annual MCA Regional
Judged Show had 97 participant cars judged following MCA
judging rules. The Roundup Banquet was held Saturday evening at the Embassy Suites. (See column two for the article
about the surprise award that Steve Saleen received.)
Sunday the Peoples Choice Show was held at the Bellevue
Community College. After spending two hours signing posters,
auto parts, models, and other items, Mr. Saleen walked up and
down the rows of gleaming Saleens, spending a few minutes
with each owner(s) who stood waiting by their vehicle for the
opportunity to speak with him and have him sign their vehicle. As one might imagine, a number of vehicles bore multiple
Steve Saleen signatures, evidence that this was not the first
time some owners had been in his presence.
After signing autographs and visiting with owners, Mr. Saleen
presented awards to those that won in the Saleen categories.
SOEC was a sponsor of the Saleen class trophies at the People's Choice Show.
The Mustangs Northwest club will host the MCA
Grand National Mustang Show on July 16-18, 2010.
Right: Steve and Liz Saleen
arrived in S281 Speedster
#99-02, formerly Liz Saleen’s
daily driver (until Aug. 2005)
and now owned by Washington residents Debbie and
North Teel who made the car
available for Steve’s use during his stay in Seattle. Debbie &
North consider themselves as the caretakers of Liz’s Saleen.
Left to right - Liz Saleen, Steve Saleen, and Jim Dvorak (back
to camera). Below: SOEC hosted Steve Saleen’s SMS Supercars autograph sessions.
Steve Saleen Honored with Lee Iacocca
Award at Mustangs Northwest Roundup
Bellevue, Washington -- July 18, 2009
SOEC Exclusive - Text and banquet photos by Jim Dvorak
In a hotel atrium full of
Mustang enthusiasts
gathered for the 29th
annual banquet of the
Mustangs Northwest
Roundup, a very surprised Steve Saleen
was presented with
the prestigious Lee
Iacocca award for his
"dedication to excellence in perpetuating
an American automotive tradition."
(Above: Left to right, Rick
Schmidt, Steve Saleen, and Bill Smallwood III.)
Since starting Saleen in 1983, Mr. Saleen has been a significant
contributor to the Mustang hobby through is racing, automotive
manufacturing and aftermarket parts businesses, as well as his
public appearances and interactions with fans.
The trophy was presented jointly by National Parts Depot's Rick
Schmidt and Saleen owner and enthusiast Bill Smallwood III,
who resides on the organizing committee of the Mustangs Northwest Roundup.
Steve and Liz Saleen have been attending and supporting the
Mustangs Northwest Roundup since 1993, an event which has
been known as the "World's largest annual gathering of Mustangs," and is also established as the largest gathering of
Saleens year after year. The Mustangs Northwest committee
attribute much of their success to the continued support of Mr.
and Mrs. Saleen.
Other honors Mr. Saleen has received in the past include being
inducted into the Mustang Hall of Fame.
The Lee Iacocca Award was created by the Iacocca Foundation
for car clubs and shows to acknowledge car enthusiasts and
their passion for maintaining an American tradition. This beautiful award is a one of a kind elegant plaque with a likeness of Lee
Iacocca and his signature engraved in gold. The Iacocca Foundation supports Type 1 diabetes research.
http://saleenforums.soec.org/showthread.php?t=5579
Above, left to right: Liz and Steve Saleen, Kathleen Frank, and Phil
Frank - Chief Creative Officer of Steve Saleen’s SMS Supercars.
Above, left: Steve Saleen autographing a Parnelli Jones Saleen.
Above, right: Steve Saleen chatting with a Saleen owner.
Above: Saleens at the Mustangs Northwest Roundup July 19, 2009.
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Mustang Week, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, July 24&25, 2009. Steve Saleen’s SMS Supercars display.
SA20 #01
Mustang Week Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Text by Betsy Beyer
Photos by Betsy and Rudy Beyer
Above, left: SMS Supercharger with internal intercooler configuration.
Right, center: Sean Saleen, Director of Sales.
Above, center: Sean Saleen,
Director of Sales. Right: Debbie
Blaylock, President SOEC.
Above, left: Liz Saleen.
Right: USOA Doll Miss North
Carolina meets Steve Saleen.
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Above, center: Molly Saleen,
Retail Sales.
Right: Debbie
Blaylock, President SOEC.
July 20-25, 2009 Mustang Week activities included a Tuesday
Meet-n-Greet at Planet Hollywood; Wednesday fun-runs, autocross, and Burn-Out Contest at the Myrtle Beach Speedway;
and Thursday Drag-night at the Darlington Speedway. Friday
and Saturday were the days for Steve Saleen’s SMS Supercars
display at the Myrtle Beach Colonial Mall. Friday the Mall’s
southwest corner was the site for the judged Mustang car show,
Mustang display, and vendors. Saturday there was a Mustang
Cruise-in with the vendors at the Myrtle Beach Colonial Mall.
SOEC members assisted as Steve Saleen autographed free
SMS posters and other items that fans brought to him. Saleen
vehicles were also signed after the autograph lines were finished. While visitors waited in line, they had a chance to view
the rear wall that displayed the renderings of the 2010 SMS 460
Mustang and the Championship Heritage of Steve Saleen’s professional career.
Friday evening SOEC
members joined the
Saleens - Steve, Liz, Molly
(Retail Sales), and Sean
(Director of Sales) for dinner at the Hard
Rock Café. Jon Dawson, SMS Regional
Performance Manager, was also at the
activities. See photos on page 15.
During the two day event SMS introduced
many Mustang and Saleen enthusiasts to
Steve Saleen’s SMS Supercars. Spec
cards and retail order guides were distributed. SMS Supercars is the only company endorsed by Steve Saleen, and the
only company entitled to use his
name.
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Calendar of Events
Please visit www.soec.org/events for information on these events and other activities.
MCA 2008 National
Show Schedule
August 15, 2009
Check the MCA website at www.mustang.org for details
and regional MCA shows.
Woodward Dream Cruise
Woodward Avenue, Communities North of Detroit, Michigan.
Look for details on the SOEC website.
Visit www.soec.org/woodward and
www.woodwarddreamcruise.com for more information.
September 10-13 , 2009
Lowe’s Motor Speedway’s Food Lion AutoFair
5555 Concord Pkwy S, Concord, NC 28027
Steve Saleen tentatively plans to attending on Friday, Sept.
11, 2009. World’s Largest Automotive Extravaganza - Car
Show featuring makes and models from more than 50 clubs,
thousands of parts and memorabilia vendors, unusual attractions, car corral, and collector car auction. 8A.M. to 6P.M.
Thursday through Saturday and 8A.M. to 4P.M. on Sunday.
Tickets are available at the gate or by phone 1-800-455-3267.
www.lowesmotorspeedway.com/tickets/fall_autofair
www.charlotte-autofair.com
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Steve Saleen’s SMS Supercars Annual Car Show
SMS World Headquarters, 2735 Wardlow Road, Corona, CA 92660 714-400-2121
Car Show: All Mustangs, American Muscle and more, factory
tours, awards, gifts, and fun for the kids.
September 26-27, 2009
Blue Ridge Mustang Club of Asheville’s 2009 Mustangs for Hospice Pony Run & Mustang Show.
Steve Saleen will attend this event.
Biltmore Square Mall, 800 Brevard Rd. #590, Asheville, NC.
http://brmcoa.org/brmcoa/09Hospice_Pony_Run.html
August 27-30, 2009
Western United States National
San Fernando Valley, California.
Visit www.mustangownersofca.org and www.soec.org/mcawest
for more information.
Plan Ahead for 2010
MCA National Shows
July 15-18, 2010
MCA Grand National & 30th Annual MNW RoundUpBellevue, Washington - Bellevue Community College. Visit
www.mustangsnorthwest.com.
August 13-15, 2010
2010 MCA National
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Pembroke Mall at Towne Center in Virginia Beach.
Visit the Southeastern Virginia Mustang Club website at
www.sevmc.org.
September 3-5, 2010
Mustangs at the Mansion 2010 Mustang National
Event, Asheville, North Carolina - Biltmore Estate
Show participants must purchase tickets to Biltmore Estate.
Special 3-day pass is $30 per person (regular price is $50-$55
per day). Visit the Blue Ridge Mustang Club of
Asheville website at http://brmcoa.org.
Above, left to right seated: Betsy Beyer, Steve Saleen, Liz
Saleen, Debbie Blaylock, and Molly Saleen.
Left to right standing: Rudy Beyer, Sean Saleen, and Jon
Dawson. Photo by Hard Rock Café staff.
Right 2 Photos: SOEC dinner at Hard Rock Café.
SUMMER 2009
15
16
FALL 2006
WWW.SOEC.ORG
SOEC Headquarters
P.O. Box 9025
Asheville, NC 28805
Above 3 photos: Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Mustang
Week. Steve Saleen’s SMS Supercars display area July 25,
2009. Background photo: Myrtle Beach & Atlantic Ocean ,
July 22, 2009.

Summer 2009 - saleen351.com

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