Hello again,

    First things first, I want to thank everyone who participated in our car show this past month and I want to especially thank all the people that helped work the car show. I know that without everyone’s help, however big or small, we could not pull this car show off. So I want each and every one of you to take a minute and reach around and give yourself a pat on the back along with a “attaboy”. After everything was said and done we netted almost one thousand dollars profit for the club.

    Speaking of profits, a group of us recently worked the Kruse Auction at the Tampa Fairgrounds. We moved cars in and out of the building and helped behind the scenes to make the auction run smoothly. For that they donated $750 to our club. It is a little like work, but it is also very interesting to see and drive the cars and to get a firsthand look on how an auction is run. Thanks go out once again to all those who helped.

    Moving along to current events, as you read this the Great American Pony Drive is already under way again this year. For those of you who do not know what this is, it is an event where a group of fellow mustangers start at one point and caravan together to another point stopping daily to see car related sites and events. Along the way they are often met by people in the local mustang clubs of the towns they are traveling through. Sometimes those local mustangers will tag along with them even if it’s just for a short time. Therefore the caravan of mustangs is constantly changing in size. Having said this, the drive this year is starting up in the Panhandle of Florida and it is zig zagging its way all through Florida for about 3 weeks. They will be going right through our area and staying overnight in Tampa on Wednesday, May 7^th where they will be meeting up with the Tampa Mustang Club for dinner that night, but the highlight of their entire trip will surely be their stop at RestoMod Plus on Thursday, May 8^th. Anyone wanting to join up with them on their route can get more information on www.ponydrive.us and of course everyone is welcome here on May 8^th from 9:30 to noon. At noon we will have lunch catered my Mikes Pizza and Deli. Bring your car and your appetite. We will be having a couple of small discussions about restoring and modifying Mustangs, along with some helpful hints.

    This month’s meeting will be held on Monday, May 12^th at Autoway Ford at 7:30. We will have a hands-on discussion about common starting, running, and charging system problems. Hope to see everyone there.