2025 “Commentary” Notes
The Dakota Region gathered at Rapid City’s Mr. Liquor 2 on May 3rd for a lively “Tacos & Tequila” event – and it did not disappoint! Over a dozen members attended, including a new couple recently welcomed into the region. Mercy’s Tacos were worth waiting in line for, but we don’t talk about the tequila! A big thank-you to Crystal for planning both the event and the great weather!
We hope everyone has a wonderful Easter with family and friends. Remember, it isn’t all about bunnies and colored eggs.
The last few days have brought what should be the last of the questionable weather for most of the Dakota Region. Yes, we might have a hard freeze or two, but the snow shovels can likely be put away for a while. It is time to swap the shovel for the car wash bucket. I assume that I’m not alone in preferring to clean my P-toy’s wheels than to shovel the last snowdrift that came my way.
Spring is here in most of the Dakota Region. It is time to put some miles behind you and enjoy the windshield time. I hope everyone had time to finish those little P-Car projects that you planned for the Winter. Maybe an updated suspension or mechanical work, whatever your baby needed. As for me, I finished about half of my list. The wheels will wait until next year.
West River Dakota PCA had a great dinner gathering on February 22 at Ma Cualli, a new Mexican Restaurant in Rapid City. Sixteen members, including four newbies, enjoyed a great meal and friendship. You know the food is great when as you leave, you can count the people waiting to get in by the dozens.
If you ever think that new Porsches are a bit overpriced, maybe they aren’t. Last week Ferrari announced their company’s profit report. It turns out that they made over $110,000 profit per car! I think the fun of owning and driving a P-car, along with a few extra dollars in the bank, look pretty darn good compared to having a car you can’t afford to, or are afraid to drive.
Valentines Day is around the corner. I was going to buy her flowers, but she already has ME! What more could she want? I think I’ll buy some car wax and vacuum the floorboard carpet again instead of the flowers.
Here I am thinking about snow shovels, heating bills, and tax time. When I would like to be thinking about that 2-3 shift coming out of a sharp left-hand turn.
Registration for Run For the Hills hit the magic 40 car mark in about 40 hours! But for those who didn’t sit by their keyboards waiting for the opening announcement, you can still be added to the wait list. Over the next 8 months, plans can and will change for some of the participants.
The extended Fall in the Black Hills ended along with the year 2024. The warm, dry weather that we experienced all the way through Christmas has gone on vacation and probably won’t be back for a few months. The last drive with the P-toy was on Christmas eve. But rest assured that when the white stuff (I refuse to use the “s” word, it is just fuzzy rain) has melted and the roads dry out, she will be on the road again.
2025 is here! We hope all you PCAer’s had a chance to ring in the new year with a little bit of flair. Some of us are old enough that our “flair” could use more spark. We hope that 2024 treated you all well, and that 2025 will be better. And as for those New Year’s resolutions, you aren’t supposed to break them until the last week of January, so hang on a little longer.