April 17, 2010 Teen Driving Clinic Recap

We had a nice spring day for our first Teen Driving Clinic of the season.  10 teenagers participated in a full day of classroom and behind the wheel driving exercises and with a personal instructor by their sides  their skills and confidence levels grew throughout the day.  Special thanks to the volunteers and instructors who gave of their free time to make it happen, and to the parents for supporting this program and helping out during the day.  Our next Teen Driving Clinic is on Sunday, June 27.  

GLQC Teen Driving Clinics are proudly sponsored by:

February 28, 2010 Ice Driving Recap

It was a gorgeous, sunny day for our last ice event of the season. We had our biggest turnout of the series with 36 drivers participating in the fun. Thank you to everyone who participated and volunteered at the ice events this year.

Link to photos

Timed results are below:
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February 14, 2010 Ice Driving Recap

It was another fun day on the lake! We had a beautifully sunny winter day, which didn’t give way to the wind and icy snow until the event was just about wrapped up. 26 drivers came out to participate and a number of spectators stopped in throughout the day. Thanks to the fresh, deep snow almost everyone wound up taking a turn (or two, or three..) in the snow banks. Thank you to our own Rick Grothe for his towing services — he definitely had a busy day.

Sorry folks, we had a glitch in the lap timing program so those of you who were on the course right after the lunch break might not have timed laps. There were also a few eager drivers who didn’t wait for the thumbs-up before heading out (we can only track five vehicles at a time.)

Here are the timing results:
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January 31, 2010 Ice Driving Recap

It was a cold but sunny day on the ice for our combined adult and teen event. The ice was extremely slick, creating quite a challenge as well as some good fun! We had nearly a dozen teens come out to sharpen their winter driving skills. It was great to see everyone progressing throughout the day.

Michael Haggar earned fastest time on non-studded tires. Josh Jutting in his Del Sol with chained front tires took second best time of the day, and Jack Enos took best time overall in his GTI with studded tires.

Thank you to everyone who participated and special thanks to our crew of instructors and volunteers who came out to lend a hand.

Timed results are below:
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January 17, 2010 Ice Driving Recap

It was a great day for our first ice event of the year. About 30 drivers came out for some time on the ice.

Sam Stone earns bragging rights for fastest time on non-studded tires and Ryan Heidcamp was the fastest on studded tires.

Thanks to everyone who participated or volunteered! Weather permitting, we have three more ice events to look forward to this season.

Here are the timing results:

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Board of Directors Election and Annual Meeting – Dec. 3

On December 3rd, 2009 our open annual meeting was held at Carousel Audi, where we conducted a yearly review and took nominations for three seats opening up on the Board of Directors. Four nominations were given to the Nominating Committee for consideration. We thank the members who attended or called in to the meeting. Meeting Minutes are available to ACNA members only. If you would like to see the minutes, please contact any one of the board members.

Tues, Dec 15th – GLQC / MALT Toys For Tots Fundraiser

Our 2009 Toys for Tots bike fund was a big success. Through the generosity of those who donated, and our campaign sponsor, Wal-Mart, we were able to purchase 88 bikes for the less fortunate children in our community! Thank you to all who donated, and to the dozen or more people who came out on a cold night to Edina Grill for the GLQC/MALT social to enjoy some good food, beverage and great conversation.

Additional thanks go to Wal-Mart for their sponsorship, to Kent Anderson for coordinating the purchase and delivery of the bikes, and to Leonard Loh and Barb Weernink for arranging the social.

2010 Ice Driving Events are complete

Well, the weather is starting to get cold again and we all know what that means… FROZEN LAKES TO DRIVE ON!!!

Once again the Glacier Lakes Chapter is hosting a series of Ice Driving Events at Lake Cynthia in Prior Lake, MN this winter.  Here are the tentative dates (subject to weather conditions of course).

Here is a link to some local news coverage from FOX 9 about our Ice Driving events: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tI3kPITRvW0

Stay tuned to this site for further updates. Pricing for these events this year includes an ACNA Membership Discount of $10.  Pre-registration is strongly suggested as these events do fill up fast.

Price = $60 per driver ($50 if you are a current ACNA member).  Cash or check collected on-site the morning of the event.  Sorry, we do not have an easy way to process credit cards or other forms of payment for these events.  Helmets will be available for rent free of charge.

Due to the nature of our driving exercises and the snow banks created during plowing, we do NOT allow SUVs, Minivans, or Trucks to participate at these events.  If you are uncertain (e.g. crossover vehicles), please contact Keith Anderson or another one of our board members.

Drivers meeting is at 8:30 AM, be sure to get there early to get registered and be ready for the meeting. See you all on Sunday!

Here is a link to a map and directions.  We will be entering on the southside of the lake. Look for orange cones and the black GLQC banner.
http://maps.live.com/?v=2&encType=1&sp=Point.rf42n07691xk_Lake%20Cynthia_Entrance%20on%20southside%20of%20lake%20from%20Cty%20Rd%208.

Take 35 south to Cty Rd 70 (also called Cty Rd 8, west of 35) West to Lake Cynthia.

Sunday, January 17th – event is ON.  Ice looks great!!

Sunday, January 31st - FULL (special “teen driver” day with extra instructors available for one-on-one driving instruction)

Sunday, February 14th (special couples day, bring your significant other for $10 off)

Sunday, February 28th

If you have any questions, please contact Keith Anderson at (952) 937-8639 or keith@andersonmotorsport.com

Ice Driving Event Preregistration

1. Driver Name (required)
2. Email Address (valid email required)
3. ACNA Member Number (if known)
4. Event Date
5. Sunday, January 15 Sunday, January 29 Sunday, February 12 Sunday, February 26
6. Vehicle Year (required)
7. Vehicle Make (required)
8. Vehicle Model (required)
9. Vehicle Color (required)
10. Experience
11. Novice Intermediate Advanced First Time Teen Driver (age 19 or under) I am registering as an Instructor
12. Have your own helmet?
13. Yes No
14. Tires:
15. Winter/Ice Tires Studded Tires All-season Tires
16. Notes for registration:
17. Anti-Spam question: PLEASE ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION:
18. The color of snow is

 

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25th Annual Frank Beddor Nationals 2009 at BIR – RECAP

We had a wonderful 25th Anniversary celebration in Brainerd for the Audi Club North America hosted by the Glacier Lakes Chapter.  The days were exceptional and unseasonably cold, but all had a great time.  54 drivers from all over the country were instructed in the skills of performance driving by over 35 Audi Club driving instructors.  Uwe Fricker (Audi Driving Experience) joined us to assist in our driving instruction and give all of our instructors some extra tips.  We were also honored to have Johan de Nysschen (President of Audi of America) join us at the track and speak at the banquet.  Marilyn Beddor and Steve Beddor were honorary guests.  Go to www.audiclubna.org for some pics and videos.

More to be posted in the coming weeks.

A very special THANK YOU to all of our instructors for their time in helping each student driver reach their objectives and potential throughout the weekend.

In addition, we’d like to thank the following individuals from the Club for making the event such a success:

Kent Anderson (Director, ACNA and GLQC) – overall event coordinator

Mark Gottwalt (Vice President, GLQC) – overall event support

Karen Chadwick (Executive Director, ACNA) – event coordinator, national and international  liaison

Marianne Goren – non-driving event coordinator and registrar

Bill Tippie and Steve Nelson – driving school chairs

Jon Hansen, Bruce Bonine, and Joe Stifter – Carousel Audi and Maplewood Audi

Barb Weernink (Secretary, GLQC) and Chan Sam (Membership Committee Chair, GLQC) – marketing and silent auction

Peter Puffer (Director, GLQC) – classroom instructor

Keith Anderson (Director, GLQC) – lead instructor

Louis Zachary (President, GLQC) – overall leadership and instructor support

Tom Mahoney – caravan and fall drive coordinator

Jim Hidding - sponsorship support

Jeff Millikin (Red Fly Motorsports) – videography

Dean Esmail – photography

Teen Driving Clinic – Sun, Aug 23rd 2009

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