President’s Message – April 2010

April 2010 AMOA President’s Message

Wow, the month of March has come and gone in the blink of an eye. I spent most of the month out of the province and everywhere I looked I saw Mustangs! While in Hawaii, I discovered that the car-of-choice for the Waikiki Police Department was, yes, the Mustang! It was literally Hawaii 4.6. With the remake of Hawaii 5 O already underway, I expect to see the 2011 Mustang 5.0 showing up. To top off the trip to Hawaii, we rented a Mustang convertible to drive up to the north coast to see the big surf. As if that wasn’t enough, when we were skiing in BC last weekend, what did I find at the top of the hill but a run called…Mustang Sally. I think someone is trying to tell me that car season is close!

With that in mind, Rick and I have been busy getting things rolling and firming up the rest of the schedule. Our first Saturday brunch at Ricky’s by the municipal airport attracted six members and two potential members. As a result of the conversation that we had over brunch, we decided to take the plunge and enter a club display in this year’s Powerama (April 23-25). So come on out and say hi and take a look at the five members’ vehicles that will be part of the display, not to mention all the other cool rods that will be part of the show. Leading up to Powerama, we will be hosting our first Ice Cream Run of the year on April 12th. We will be meeting at Healy Ford at 7.30 and going from there. All you need to do to participate is show up with a vehicle; mustangs are not required. We are also sponsoring our second Saturday Brunch at Ricky’s on April 17th. If you let Rick know you are coming we can try to get a group of tables reserved.

Finally, the effort to coordinate and promote racing and everything to do with cars in and around Edmonton that I was telling you about last month was officially launched during the last week of March. We are part of that initiative too. Check out the link to the story … http://www.edmontonjournal.com/life/Edmonton+start+your+engines+Race+Week+2010/2749610/story.html

While we are still working on a few additions to our standard car show events at Healy and Freedom, we’ve warmed up the tires and are ready for an action-packed season. Stay tuned and remember to check us out at www.amoaweb.com .

Cheers,
John Church (a.k.a. Johnny Mustang)

Related posts:

1. May 2010 President’s Message
2. President’s Message – March 2010
3. President’s Message – June 2010