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Keystone Section of Central PA
Keystone Star
November / December 2013
Keystone Section Events 2013
February 17 (Sun.): 2013 Kick-Off dinner at Roosevelt Tavern in York, PA
March 23 (Sat.): Rolls-Royce Foundation Museum in Mechanicsburg, PA
April 13 (Sat.): New Facility Tour, Mercedes of Lancaster
May 3-5 (Fri. thru Sun.): Annual Kentucky Derby weekend in Cape May, NJ
May 18 (Sat.): Carlisle Import and Kit Car Show, Carlisle, PA
June 16 (Sun.): Auto Cross at Lancaster Labs, Leola, PA,
July 13 (Sat.): Deutsche Classic German Car Show, Oley, PA.
August 17 (Sat.): August event cancelled. See you in September!
September 8 (Sun): Picnic at Allenberry Playhouse, Boiling Springs, PA
October 27 (Sun.): Fall Rally starting at Park City Mall, Lancaster, PA
***Next Events***
***November 11 (Mon.): 2014 Planning Meeting at Culhane’s Restaurant 6 PM
Share in the planning of our monthly events/meetings for 2014. Contact Larry Taylor, 717-6271423 or [email protected], if you are attending. If you have ideas for events, and can’t be
present, please contact any Officer or Director with your ideas
***December 7 (Sat.): Holiday Party at Eden Resort Inn, Lancaster, PA
If you wish to reserve a room for the night, after June, contact the Eden Resort (717-569-6444)
and mention you are attending the Keystone Section MBCA party, to receive a special rate.
Five rooms will be held until November 7. After that date, you will get a room only if one is
available in the hotel. The Eden Resort is located on Oregon Pike (Rt. 272N), off Rt 30 in
Lancaster.
Contact Jan & John Kitner, [email protected] or 717-872-2988, for more
information..
From our President~~~~~~~~
We’ve had 2 great events in the last 2 months. First up was our annual picnic at Allenberry. We enjoyed our
longest running event in the meadow on a nice cool day. Our most recent event was a well-attended fall rally from
Lancaster to Manchester. Thanks to Marty and Jan Rexroth, along with their kids, for all of the work that went into this
successful event.
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If you have any ideas for next year’s events, please come to the planning meeting on Nov. 11 or contact me.
We are always looking for our members’ input. I look forward to seeing you at our holiday party at the Eden Resort in
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Lancaster on Dec. 7 . Please come out and celebrate with
your fellow MB enthusiasts. Jan and John Kitner do a
wonderful job of planning this event each year.
I took my 2006 C55 AMG to the Jefferson Circuit at
Summit Point Motorsports Park in West Virginia in mid
September. It’s a 7 turn 1.12 mile track that I hadn’t driven
before. My friends in the Greater Washington Section (GWS)
ran a great event. We had over 50 drivers. My car performed
great but proved a bit more difficult to drive because of the
increased power. I had to really focus because everything just
happened quicker than my old 300E and 400E. The brakes did
start to fade toward the end of the 20 minute sessions.
Perhaps the 3 short straight-aways didn’t provide enough time to adequately cool the brakes. The 5.5 liter, 362
horsepower engine was much thirstier than normal, gobbling up a ¼ tank of fuel in every session. If you want to
experience a higher speed event than an autocross, you should really participate in a track event. This is a great way to
learn more about your vehicle and improve your driving skills in the process.
Larry Taylor
Keystone Section Officers
President:
Past-Presidents:
Vice President:
Secretary:
Treasurer:
Newsletter Editor:
Web Master:
Membership:
Directors:
Historians:
Regional Director:
Larry Taylor
[email protected]
David Kehr
Linda Shea
John Dalton
Marty Rexroth
[email protected]
Ken Harms
[email protected]
Donna Copenheaver
[email protected]
Jan Kitner
[email protected]
Robert Byrne
[email protected]
Mary Taylor
Brad & Gloria Oldenburg
Linda Shea
John Kitner
George & Kathy McMillan
Joe Grattan
[email protected]
717-627-1423
717-359-5456
717-766-1735
717-921-8607
717-764-0624
717-361-3858
717-764-5890
717-872-2988
717-254-1742
717-627-1423
717-259-8833
717-766-1735
717-872-2988
717-233-0345
Keystone Section Web Site: http://www.keystone.mbca.org
To Contribute to the Keystone Star:
Send material for publication to: Jan Kitner, 613 Crestgate Place, Millersville PA 17551, or email to [email protected]. Any articles or “For Sale”
ads are free to our members, and definitely encouraged. Publication is bi-monthly.
To advertise in the Keystone Star:
Contact Jan Kitner for rates and ad sizes. Ads must be photo-copy ready.
The Keystone Star is the official publication of the Keystone Section of the Mercedes-Benz Club of America. All opinions, ideas, and suggestions are
solely those of the author, and do not necessarily represent the views of the publisher, MBCA, MBUSA, or DBAG. No authentication of factory approval
is implied by this publication or MBCA. The Keystone Section of MBCA assumes no liability for any of the information contained herein. Articles
submitted are subject to editing and/or slight revision. Contents may not be reproduced without permission in writing, except by MBCA and its sections.
No inference should be made that products or services advertised herein have the approval of the publisher, MBCA, its officers or members, or
Mercedes-Benz of USA, Inc.
HEADING FOR THE SUN?
Don’t miss out on the fun when you are in the sun! For $15 you can
upgrade your club membership to a Second Section, and enjoy the full
benefits of club membership at your second home. Call the MBCA
National Business Office at 1-800-637-2360 to upgrade today!
LIVING ON THE EDGE?
Do you live on the edge of two MBCA sections? Enjoy the best of both!
For $15 you can upgrade your club membership to a Second Section, and
enjoy the full benefits of club membership at your second home. Call the
MBCA National Business Office at 1-800-637-2360 to upgrade today!
Holiday Party at Eden Resort & Suites
The Eden Resort & Suites, Lancaster, PA will be the site for our 2013 holiday celebration for the
twelfth year. We continue to have wonderful results and good feedback, so we return, again & again! Our
party is Saturday, Dec. 7 at 6:30pm. If you haven’t attended in the past, you’ve been missing a great evening.
Come out and see for yourself!
This year our menu will be the “Festive Prime Rib Buffet”, which gives us some specialties like
butlered hot hors d’oeuvres, vegetables and dip, and cheese trays during our 6:30 to 7:30 social hour. Eggnog
will be served for those in the holiday spirit, and a cash bar will be available for the entire evening.
Our dinner includes a served greens salad, buffet “Salad Station” featuring Fruit, Shrimp and
Tomato Mozzarella salads, 3 entrees: Chicken Mediterranean, Salmon with Raspberry Chambord, and Carved
Prime Rib of Beef, Complimenting potato and vegetable, Rolls and butter, Coffee/hot tea, and iced tea. An
assortment of holiday desserts, will round out our dinner.
Following dinner, we will conduct our final business meeting of 2013. “Member of the Year”
award and door prize drawings will follow.
We will be meeting in the State Room this year, best accessed by using entrances G or H.
Anyone wishing to reserve a room should contact the Eden Resort at 717-569-6444, and mention you are
attending the Keystone Section, MBCA holiday event. You should receive a special rate of $79.95 plus
taxes. There is a block of 5 rooms being held for us until November 7. After the 7th., you may still reserve a
room at the special rate if there are rooms available in the resort.
The Eden Resort is located on Oregon Pike, (Rt. 272N) just off Rt. 30 in Lancaster. Contact Jan
or John Kitner (717-872-2988 or [email protected] ) with any questions, or for directions. Please, also, let
them know if you are attending.
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Name: ____________________________ Email__________________________
Phone: __________________________
Members: #___@ $35.00 per person = ___________
(each member may bring one guest
at member price)
Non-Members: #___@ $45.00 each = ___________
RSVP by Mon, Dec 2 to:
Donna Copenheaver
1351 Beeler Avenue
West York PA 17408-4502
Total enclosed = ____________
Please make checks payable to “Keystone Section MBCA”
September Was Picnic Time!
The pavilion along the Yellow Breeches Creek at Allenberry Playhouse in Boiling Springs
was the site for our annual Section picnic on Sunday, September 8. We had great weather, good
food, and a wonderful afternoon with our fellow members!
We held our annual “Members Choice Clean Car Show”, and a short business meeting to
review upcoming events. Winners of the car show were announced, and trophies awarded as
follows.
Best Mercedes-Benz for Steve McQueen:
Larry Taylor 2006 C55 AMG
Best Mercedes-Benz for Marilyn Monroe:
Frank and Vicki Alfone 2005 CLK320 Cabriolet
Best Mercedes-Benz for Idi Amin:
John Perry 1973 280SE 4.5
Best Sedan: Gifford Albright 2007 CLS 550
Best SL: John Magor 2012 SLK350
The entire field!
October Fall Foliage Rally
Our 2013 Fall Foliage Rally was held on Sunday
October 27 with 10 cars participating. The rally was
created this year by Rally Masters Marty and Jan
Rexroth, along with their children Marty II and Marlyse.
We started off in Lancaster County and continued into
Eastern York County. There was plenty of late October
foliage to enjoy, plus a stunning view from the Highpoint
Scenic Vista overlooking the Susquehanna. We also visited Sam Lewis State Park for some more views, and
historic Codorus Furnace to take in some local history. The rally ended at the Conewago Inn in Manchester,
PA where we enjoyed dinner together. Plenty of discussion and laughter about the rally clues could be
overheard at dinner.
Awards were presented at dinner for the top 3 cars with their mileage closest to the official route
mileage, and rally questions accurately answered. First place was awarded to Carol and Kara Oldenburg along
with Kara's boyfriend Conner. Second place was awarded to new member Tony Patterson and his brother
Chris. Third place went to Bob and Mary Kissinger. As winners of the 2013 Rally, Carol and Kara have
accepted the challenge of creating next year's rally in 2014.
In May of this year, our section mourned the passing of one of our longest active members, Max
Copenheaver. For several years he created trophies for our fall rallies. At our section picnic in September, we
asked our members to bring any of these trophies that they had to display in memory of Max. Below is a
picture of just a few of the past trophies created by this talented man.
******EDITOR’S NOTE******
Do we have your Email Address?
With our January issue this year, I have begun to email the newsletter to those members whose email we have on file.
Doing this, will save our section about $1000 each year on copy and postage costs. If you did not give the national office your email
on your membership application, or it has changed since you joined, please consider sending it to me at [email protected]. It will
be used for only Keystone Section communications! We are trying to compile as complete a list as possible of member email info.
If you are receiving this newsletter by mail, it may be because we do not have a valid email for you, so contact me if you wish
to receive future newsletters by email. Aside from savings on mailings, this helps us with last-minute reminders, and changes to
or cancellation of events. Of course, you may always choose to continue to receive your newsletter by regular mail.
Thanks for your help with this matter!
Jan Kitner
Welcome New Members!
Gary D’Amario of York
Ronald Fox of Lititz
Matt Frey of Lancaster
Gerald Hawkins of Palmyra
Andrew Myers of Lancaster
William Nies of Lititz
Phil Shupe of Reinholds
Donna Weaver of Tyrone
Hope to meet you all at a future event!
Pennsylvania License Plate Program for MBCA
Pennsylvania license plates with the Mercedes-Benz Club of America on them are
now available. These organizational plates are only available to MBCA members in
good standing who reside in PA. The license plates may be put on any brand of
vehicle. Please see the restrictions on PENNDOT MV-904SP.
They are only available through our club and not through any PENNDOT
office. To get your special license plates, please send the application forms to John
Schumann, the program coordinator. The forms include PENNDOT MV-904SP,
PENNDOT MV-1L (for leased vehicles), and the PA MBCA form. You must include
two checks: one for $14 payable to Keystone Section, MBCA, and a second one for
$20 payable to PENNDOT. Contact John Schumann, 484-410-6344 or [email protected].
***For Sale***
MB for sale in York, PA. -- 1988 420SEL in pristine shape with 138,000 miles. It is listed on eBay and
Craigslist. eBay ID # is 290801158648. Please take a look. I am trying to get between $4,000 and
$5,000 for it. Contact: [email protected] or 717-870-4505.
4 15" X 7" MB Sportline Wheels with Toyo track tires. These will fit most W124 bodies and 190E 2.3-16V.
Asking $400. Contact Larry Taylor at 717-627-1423 or [email protected]
1997 SL500 Silver with black interior and soft top. Silver hard top with storage rack and cover.
50K miles. Very clean, well maintained. New tires. $14,500 Contact John Kitner, 717-872-2988 or
[email protected].
180c Ponton Barn Find Friend purchased farm in Blair County, PA and
found this Model 180c in the barn, which is scheduled for demolition. Car
shows 74,413 miles on odometer; Chassis #120.010-10-037693, probably
one of last Pontons made in early sixties; 4 cylinder gasoline engine is
missing, as well as hood, grill, hubcaps, and title. Paint code DB335H
(Mercedes Blue), with blue interior. All glass appears to be in good shape,
as well as, bumpers, headlight rims, turn signals, tail lights, mirrors, door
handles, seats, instrument panel, plus transmission is intact (condition
unknown). Last driven 1974. Would probably make good parts car. Asking
price: $900.00, obo. If interested, call (717) 439-5937.
Keystone Star
Jan Kitner, Editor
613 Crestgate Place
Millersville PA 17551
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