MBCA Portland Section Mt Hood
Mercedes-Benz Club of America Portland, Oregon Portland Section
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Coming Events

January 2009

  • 10 Board Meeting @ MB of Wilsonville 10am
  • 25 Portland Section Holiday Dinner Take 2 4pm Laurelhurst Club

February 2009

  • 7 Fuel Mileage @ Burback Motors 10am
  • 14 Mercedes and Mocha 10am @ Cascade Station Starbucks

March 2009

  • 7 Board Meeting @ MB of Wilsonville 10am
  • 21 Drive to Dinner @ McMenamins Grand Lodge in Forest Grove

April 2009

  • Arrive and Drive
  • 11 Mercedes and Mocha 10am @ Salem Downtown Beanery

May 2009

  • 2 Board Meeting @ MB of Wilsonville 10am

June 2009

  • Multimark Track Day @ Portland International Raceway
  • Show and Shine
  • 13 Mercedes and Mocha (Milkshakes) @ Vancouver Sonic Drive-in 11am

July 2009

  • 10 - 12 Historic Races @ Portland International Raceway
  • 18 Board Meeting @ MB of Wilsonville 10am
  • 19 Forest Grove Concours

August 2009

  • Rallye and Picnic
  • 8 Mercedes and Mocha (Milkshakes) @ Hillsboro Sonic Drive-in 11am
  • 9 Seattle Section Show and Shine
  • 29 Defensive Driving and Autocross in Victoria B.C.

September 2009

  • Trip to Southern Oregon Coast
  • 12 Board Meeting @ MB of Wilsonville 10am
  • 19 - 20 Sunriver Car Show

October 2009

  • Aircraft and Auto Museum in Hood River
  • Annual General Meeting location and time TBD
  • 10 Mercedes and Mocha 10am location TBD

November 2009

  • Do It Yourself at MBI Motors 9am date TBD
  • 7 Board Meeting @ MB of Wilsonville 10am

December 2009

  • 12 Mercedes and Mocha 4pm @ Jantzen Beach Starbucks and Caravan to Holiday Lights at Portland International Raceway
  • 13 Holiday Dinner @ Laurelhurst Club 4pm

Welcome to the Portland Section! From the Columbia River Gorge to the Oregon Coast, from Central and Southern Oregon, the Willamette Valley to Southwest Washington you’ll find our members making the most of their Mercedes-Benz automobiles. We encourage you to join us at an upcoming event!

From the Cockpit

Presdent's Message
Due to unexpected circumstances our January newsletter will be a one or two page flyer. Since our newsletter is reduced for January, I am going to use the space for the President's Message to promote our upcoming events in January and February.

2008 MBCA Portland Section Holiday Dinner take 2! New Date! January 25th 4pm

Laurelhurst Club, 3721 SE Ankeny, Portland, OR 97214. Salmon and Roast Beef Buffet Dinner!

Bring an item for our White Elephant Exchange. The winner will take home the White Elephant Trophy for a year!

Please submit payment of $30 per person to: Rudy Godfrey by Jan. 20th
c/o Portland Section MBCA
2814 NE 42nd St
Vancouver, WA 98663
Please make your check payable to Portland Section MBCA

If you had previously committed to attending in December, please reconfirm your attendance with Rudy.


Fuel Mileage Discussion at Burback Motors February 7th @ 10am

Fuel prices have decreased significantly in recent months, but that doesn’t mean they will stay this low.
Mike and Pam Burback will be hosting a discussion about fuel and fuel mileage.
• Things you can do to get the best fuel mileage possible for your vehicle.
• The benefits / drawbacks of ethanol blended gasoline.
• Biodiesel benefits / drawbacks.
• Are there additives or other products to improve fuel efficiency?
• What potential damage could result from using ethanol blended gasoline or biodiesel?
• Possible guest speaker(s)
• Join us Saturday February 7th 10am @ Burback Motors, 71 SE Main St, Portland, OR 97214.
Brunch will be provided!

Please phone or e-mail Len Wolford, 206-384-7868 or ldwolford@juno.com to confirm your attendance.


Mercedes and Mocha February 14th @ 10am

Our first Mercedes and Mocha is Saturday February 14th at the Cascade Station Starbucks 10am. If you do not know where Cascade Station is, it is located between Portland International Airport and I-205 very close to Ikea. The address is 10119 NE Cascade Parkway, Portland, OR 97220.

This is a great event for the entire family. If the kids are coffee drinkers yet, they could enjoy hot chocolate or juice. Bring out the Mercedes-Benz and enjoy a cup of coffee with fellow MB enthusiasts while doing some bench racing.

Len Wolford
President

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