CRUISIN’ with the Mass Cruisers Auto Club
“Cruisin’ at the speed of fun” Volume 18, Issue 7
June 30, 2009
Cruisin’ at The Bass Pro Shops by John Buchanan
Nuts n’ Bolts
Overnight rain and early
morning showers on Thursday • Bruce Waite had the club’s bar-
June 4 cleared out and with the becue grille going ahead of the
roads dry, it was enough to June 16 general meeting which
entice 700 car and 250 motor- was another great cruising
cycles to cruise on over to the weather night. Jean had the
Bass Pro Shops cruise night. potato salad, brownies and an-
Steve Huntington and his park- other one of the apple some-
ing teams, evolving with the
growing popularity of our bi- thing or other Bundt cakes laid
weekly cruises, have been up out on the table upstairs to com-
to the challenge by making pliment those burgers and hot
some important parking dogs ahead of the 7:00 PM
changes to accommodate the meeting start.
growing number of vehicles,
motorcycles and spectators, • Vice President Bob Lepore blew
and they worked well. They the meeting horn at 7:00 pm to
got lots of praise for their ef- Uncertain that the owner of the June 4 Cruise Car selection, a 1966 get things rolling because Presi-
forts. Also some new signs, Corvette Sting Ray by Bass Pro Shops Operations Manager Jeff
courtesy of Sign-A-Rama at Moschella would make it back from his dinner before dark, club
dent Dale Williams was a bit
Rtes. 1 & 27 in Walpole, sign President Dale Williams son Hunter, stood in for Bob Sekula from late. On hand were 15 members Wrentham. Bob did eventually find his way back to his car and and two of Dale’s guests from
boards from regular cruise collect the ShoCar Association sponsored plaque for his wall.
night attendee Bob Smith, and Foxboro that were interested in
awesome looking cruise tee joining the club ; Ryan Gillan
shirts, thanks to Dave Sereault, lot of time trying to find another and a search team led by his who has a 1969 Grand Prix and
are also making the cruise car among the hundreds of next door neighbor we had no
look more polished. others that he liked better. By choice but to wait until he re- (Continued on page 5) the time we got back to Bob’s turned. Bob it turns out was
Bass Pro Shops Operations Vette to inform him that his car enjoying a relaxing meal at one
Manager Jeff Moschella very won the June 4 Cruise Award of the restaurants which turns
early in the cruise really liked sponsored by the ShoCar Asso- out to be a testament to parking Inside this issue:
Bob Sekula’s red 1966 Cor- ciation, he was nowhere to be your show car and hopping
vette Sting Ray and he spent a found. Despite several an- (Continued on page 5) Cruisin’ at the Bass Pro 5, 6
nouncements by D.J. Ron Alsop Shops
CRUIZN & Car Show in June 5, 7,
CRUIZN and Car Shows in June 8 by John Buchanan
HB 3199 & HB 3120 Update 9
Before the official start of the Beginning with the May 31, a cruise over for the 11 AM po-
hurricane season and summer, perfect sunny Sunday for 10 of lice escorted 30 mile through Board Meeting Notes & 10
our weekend calendars start our cars with members and the back roads to Natick center Lady Cruisers Meeting
filling up pretty quickly with friends to meet at the clubhouse and Waltham and back. There
cruise nights and car shows, all for a back road cruise to the over 70 cars and more than a Cruizn Massachusetts 11
of which compete heavily for 11th Annual ADESA Classic Car hundred motorcycles that took
spring cleaning, yard work & Motorcycle Run in Framing- part in the Run this year, an June Events and Shows 12
and outside home repair pro- ham that benefits the Juvenile exhilarating experience each
jects which tend to get ne- Diabetes Research Foundation. (Continued on page 6)
glected on sunny weekends. Jack & Barbara Lane led the
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