FRMC Meeting Minutes
Meeting Date and Location
The Thursday, July 11th FRMC Member Meeting was called to order by President Larry Standiford at Romano’s Italian Restaurant at 5666 S Windermere Street in Littleton, CO. Attendance was a healthy 30 people for our third weeknight meeting of the year.
Submitted by Tom Ferguson, Secretary/Treasurer
Submitted by Tom Ferguson, Secretary/Treasurer
Attendees Included
Larry Standiford
Karen Standiford
Gary Spencer
Jillian Spencer
Tom Ferguson
John McNurney
Wendell Salas
Mike Thomas
Art Apple
Travis Reeder
Shelly Reeder
Joshua Reeder
Terry Frank
Greg Lehnerz
Bonnie Lehnerz
Dan Gaddy
John Revesz
James Dowdell
Carol Dowdell
Ken Weathers
Chris Weathers
Ron Fox
Ann Fox
Joe Bolas
Jim Yank
Nancy Yank
Larry Cooper
Dean Gianarkis (new member)
Dick Thompson (new member)
George Thomas (prospective member)
Karen Standiford
Gary Spencer
Jillian Spencer
Tom Ferguson
John McNurney
Wendell Salas
Mike Thomas
Art Apple
Travis Reeder
Shelly Reeder
Joshua Reeder
Terry Frank
Greg Lehnerz
Bonnie Lehnerz
Dan Gaddy
John Revesz
James Dowdell
Carol Dowdell
Ken Weathers
Chris Weathers
Ron Fox
Ann Fox
Joe Bolas
Jim Yank
Nancy Yank
Larry Cooper
Dean Gianarkis (new member)
Dick Thompson (new member)
George Thomas (prospective member)
Old Business
The Club has 40 paid family memberships so far for 2024. Our most recent additions include Dean and Denise Gianarkis who own a Grabber Orange 2008 Shelby GT-C and Dick and Candy Thompson who organized the recent photo shoot with a P-51 Mustang fighter plane, will be our reps to the Collector Car Council of Colorado (CCCC) and have a red 2018 Convertible GT.
June was an very busy month for Mustang fans with the Concours d’Elegance at Arapahoe Community College, the Rocky Mountain Mustang Roundup at PPIR and Cripple Creek with 325 cars registered for the event and 231 vehicles parked for display at the Show n’ Shine, the Colorado Mustang Stampede in Steamboat, the All Ford Picnic sponsored by the Fairlane Club in Golden with some 150 cars attending, and the P-51 photo shoot. Thanks to the members who served as organizers and volunteers for the Roundup! I don’t think anyone missed FRMC not having its usual monthly meeting with all those opportunities to get your pony out in June.
One other note, the Yellowstone Rally was held at the end of May with FRMC having several members participating. Special thanks go out to Travis and Shelly Reeder who stepped in to lead the Rally after Mike Thomas went into the hospital unexpectantly. They did a super job and I understand the Rally was a great success. Thanks guys! I know Mike really appreciated you stepping up as he expressed during the July meeting.
June was an very busy month for Mustang fans with the Concours d’Elegance at Arapahoe Community College, the Rocky Mountain Mustang Roundup at PPIR and Cripple Creek with 325 cars registered for the event and 231 vehicles parked for display at the Show n’ Shine, the Colorado Mustang Stampede in Steamboat, the All Ford Picnic sponsored by the Fairlane Club in Golden with some 150 cars attending, and the P-51 photo shoot. Thanks to the members who served as organizers and volunteers for the Roundup! I don’t think anyone missed FRMC not having its usual monthly meeting with all those opportunities to get your pony out in June.
One other note, the Yellowstone Rally was held at the end of May with FRMC having several members participating. Special thanks go out to Travis and Shelly Reeder who stepped in to lead the Rally after Mike Thomas went into the hospital unexpectantly. They did a super job and I understand the Rally was a great success. Thanks guys! I know Mike really appreciated you stepping up as he expressed during the July meeting.
New Business
With the driving season in full swing, your officers are looking for ideas for driving/show events to keep our Mustangs busy. Some suggestions discussed so far include:
With the Roundup over for 2024, the organizers will be looking to start planning for 2025 and the first meeting is scheduled for August 17th. Wendell Salas has been chairman of the organizing committee for several years, but is looking to stepdown so he can assume the Presidency for FRMC next year. If anyone is interested in helping with the RMMR planning and stepping in for Wendell, contact him about the position and attending the planning sessions. With Wendell moving into the Presidency of FRMC that means Larry Standiford will be retiring from the role he’s held as long as I’ve been in the club. Gary Spencer is also hinting that he is ready to move on from being the VP. With all the growth FRMC has experienced in the last two years, I’m hoping someone will step forward to join Wendell, Gary (possibly) and myself in the officer positions.
Open Lapping Day at High Plains Raceway near Byers – Keith Johnson and I have been looking at organizing a half day (1pm – 5pm) session for $149 per driver at High Plains on one of the following Thursdays: July 25, August 1, 22, September 12, October 3, 10. Our thinking is Thursday, October 10th works best as it will be cooler, but not cold weather and can be followed up with a monthly club meeting at the annual Chili Feed on Saturday, October 12th (see below). I know from experience that a half day is plenty of track time on the fabulous HPR road course and I guarantee you will have a great experience. No prior experience is needed and the track personnel lead new comers around the track so you can gain familiarity before starting open laps. I need feedback from interested members to see if October 10th works for the event, so reply to me if you’d like to participate and I or Keith can let the track know we’re coming so it doesn’t sell out before we act. Registration and track information is available at www.highplainsraceway.com.
Annual Chili Feed – Dan Ryhal and Cathy Wagner have once again volunteered their beautiful home in Pine for the club’s fall Chili Feed. They have said any weekend dates in September work and all but October 19 and 20th are good too. As noted above, I’m thinking following the track day at HPR on October 10th with the Chili Feed on Saturday, October 12th would be a great way to close out the club’s fall activities. Again, I need feedback on interest on that date, October 12th, so reply to me so we can start planning.
FRMC Club Polo Shirts – I’ve had a few new members come to me asking about the availability of our club polos (men’s and women’s). I believe we need a minimal order of six for the vendor to fill an order, so I will be sending out a separate email to give details on the shirts and assess interest in a new order.
The next FRMC meeting will be Thursday, August 8th at 7pm at Romano’s Italian Restaurant in Littleton at 5666 S. Windermere Street.
The following list represents Upcoming Club or other Events of Interest
July 20 – Annual Englewood Cruise, Englewood High School, 3800 South Logan, 3pm-5pm, Cruise down Broadway starts at 5pm
July 27 – 48th Annual Horsefeathers – All Ford Power Car Show, Early Mustang Club, Westrail Tap & Grill, 195 S Union Blvd, Lakewood, $42 judged registration fee or $22 non-judged, free to the public 8am-2pm, contact Cliff Allbrandt 720-352-5120 for non-judged registration
July 27 - Gateway Classic Cars Caffeine and Chrome Show featuring the Collector Car Council of Colorado (CCCC). 9am – 12pm at 14150 Grasslands Drive, Englewood
July 28 – Chenango Car Show, 17450 E Long Ave, Centennial 80016, 2 miles south of Arapahoe Rd on east side of Parker Rd. Usually about 150 cars, food, music, door prizes, FREE
August 3 – Seventh Annual Rocky Mountain Car Show, Swap Meet at Rocky Mountain Metro Airport, 11905 Corporate Way, Broomfield, CO, Supports Collector Car Council of Colorado, Info and entry form at www.collectorcarcouncil.com
August 8 – FRMC Member Meeting, Romano’s Italian Restaurant, 7pm, 5666 S Windermere St, Littleton, CO 80120
August 9-11 – MCA Mustangs at the Crossroads National Show, Des Moines, IA – www.mustangsatthecrossroads.org
August 10 – 8th Annual Holy Rollers Charity Car Show on grass at South Midway Park, Broomfield 9am-2pm, information at holyrollerscarshow@gmail.com
August 11 – Fairmount Cemetery Car Show, 430 S Quebec St, no entry fee or registration, 9am-1pm, info from John Touris at 720-323-4634 or jtouris@fairmountcemetery.net
August 17-18 – Pikes Peak Regional Airshow featuring the Blue Angels at Colorado Springs Airport. info@thesportscorp.org
August 18 – 21st Annual Tri-Lakes Cruisers 2024 Car Show benefiting Tri-Lakes Cures.
Pre-Registration Event Only from 9am-2pm at I-25 Exit 161 Monument West. Info at www.trilakescruisers.com and registration@trilakescruisers.com
August 25 – Big 3 Automotive Classic Car Show, Colorado Springs Event Center, $35 Staging Fee, Show Hours 9am-5pm, Info 719-329-4736 or aceent@comcast.net
August 31 – Shelby American Collection Annual Car Show & Party, 2pm-7pm, 5020 Chaparral CT, Boulder, CO 80301. Tickets available at www.shelbyamericancollection.org
September 7 – Tint World Grand Opening Car Show, 10am-4pm, 151 W Countyline Rd, Littleton 80129. Free car show featuring prizes, trophies, $400 ultimate tint package give away. Info at 303-300-8747 or www.tintworld.com
September 8 – All Ford Day sponsored by Early Ford V-8 Club, Open 7am for display vehicles and 9am for viewing at Sheridan High School, 3201 W Oxford Ave, Denver. $15 pre-registration or $20 for unregistered display vehicles. For info, contact Abe Jones at 303-232-9451 or email him at abej2850@gmail.com. Tom Ferguson can also provide forms for pre-registration by request.
September 8 – Arvada Harvest Festival Car Show, Clear Creek Valley Park, 3700 W 58th Place, Arvada 80002, 10am-2pm, Samantha Baker 303-726-2826, bakersams@msn.com
October 11-13 – MCA National Show, Savannah, GA – www.savannahmustangclub.org
October 27 – Fairmount Cemetery Trunk or Treat, 430 S Quebec St, Denver, 7pm-9pm
December 7 – FRMC Holiday Party, The Club at Rolling Hills, Golden, CO, 10am-2pm
Standing Events
Last Saturday of every month in Englewood, CO - Caffeine & Chrome at Gateway Classic Cars, 14150 Grasslands Drive, 9am-12pm weather permitting, www.gatewayclassiccars.com
Second Saturday of every month in Parker, CO – Expresso & Exhaust at the Vehicle Vault, 18301 Lincoln Meadows Parkway, 9am-12pm weather permitting, www.vehiclevaultco.com
Second Saturday of every month in Littleton, CO – Littleton Car Show at Old Crow Antiques, 10081 W Bowles Ave at 1pm, www.littletonhotrodcruise.com
Fourth Saturday evening of the month into the Fall - Highlands Ranch Hot Rodder’s Cruise Night from 4pm-9pm at the Rusty Tapp BBQ, 311 E County Line Road, Littleton info@hrhotrod.com.
Every Saturday - Evergreen Cars and Coffee at Olde’s Garage, 3639 Evergreen Parkway from 9am-noon benefitting Mt Evans Hospice of Evergreen (June 1-Aug31), David 720-308-3942
If you have an event you’d like posted to the above list or the Club website Bullett-n Board, bring an informational flyer to an upcoming Club meeting. Updates on future Club Meetings and activities of interest will be posted on the www.frontrangemustangclub.org website calendar.
- A road trip to Colorado Springs to view the National Museum of World War II Aviation
- Visit the Colorado Model Railroad Museum in Greeley
- Tour the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden
- Visit the Wings Over the Rockies Air and Space Museum in Denver
- Tour Cars Remember When in Englewood with their always changing inventory
- A track day at High Plains Raceway for members (see below).
- Mike Thomas is getting his health back and is looking into some cruises for the Sept/Oct timeframe.
With the Roundup over for 2024, the organizers will be looking to start planning for 2025 and the first meeting is scheduled for August 17th. Wendell Salas has been chairman of the organizing committee for several years, but is looking to stepdown so he can assume the Presidency for FRMC next year. If anyone is interested in helping with the RMMR planning and stepping in for Wendell, contact him about the position and attending the planning sessions. With Wendell moving into the Presidency of FRMC that means Larry Standiford will be retiring from the role he’s held as long as I’ve been in the club. Gary Spencer is also hinting that he is ready to move on from being the VP. With all the growth FRMC has experienced in the last two years, I’m hoping someone will step forward to join Wendell, Gary (possibly) and myself in the officer positions.
Open Lapping Day at High Plains Raceway near Byers – Keith Johnson and I have been looking at organizing a half day (1pm – 5pm) session for $149 per driver at High Plains on one of the following Thursdays: July 25, August 1, 22, September 12, October 3, 10. Our thinking is Thursday, October 10th works best as it will be cooler, but not cold weather and can be followed up with a monthly club meeting at the annual Chili Feed on Saturday, October 12th (see below). I know from experience that a half day is plenty of track time on the fabulous HPR road course and I guarantee you will have a great experience. No prior experience is needed and the track personnel lead new comers around the track so you can gain familiarity before starting open laps. I need feedback from interested members to see if October 10th works for the event, so reply to me if you’d like to participate and I or Keith can let the track know we’re coming so it doesn’t sell out before we act. Registration and track information is available at www.highplainsraceway.com.
Annual Chili Feed – Dan Ryhal and Cathy Wagner have once again volunteered their beautiful home in Pine for the club’s fall Chili Feed. They have said any weekend dates in September work and all but October 19 and 20th are good too. As noted above, I’m thinking following the track day at HPR on October 10th with the Chili Feed on Saturday, October 12th would be a great way to close out the club’s fall activities. Again, I need feedback on interest on that date, October 12th, so reply to me so we can start planning.
FRMC Club Polo Shirts – I’ve had a few new members come to me asking about the availability of our club polos (men’s and women’s). I believe we need a minimal order of six for the vendor to fill an order, so I will be sending out a separate email to give details on the shirts and assess interest in a new order.
The next FRMC meeting will be Thursday, August 8th at 7pm at Romano’s Italian Restaurant in Littleton at 5666 S. Windermere Street.
The following list represents Upcoming Club or other Events of Interest
July 20 – Annual Englewood Cruise, Englewood High School, 3800 South Logan, 3pm-5pm, Cruise down Broadway starts at 5pm
July 27 – 48th Annual Horsefeathers – All Ford Power Car Show, Early Mustang Club, Westrail Tap & Grill, 195 S Union Blvd, Lakewood, $42 judged registration fee or $22 non-judged, free to the public 8am-2pm, contact Cliff Allbrandt 720-352-5120 for non-judged registration
July 27 - Gateway Classic Cars Caffeine and Chrome Show featuring the Collector Car Council of Colorado (CCCC). 9am – 12pm at 14150 Grasslands Drive, Englewood
July 28 – Chenango Car Show, 17450 E Long Ave, Centennial 80016, 2 miles south of Arapahoe Rd on east side of Parker Rd. Usually about 150 cars, food, music, door prizes, FREE
August 3 – Seventh Annual Rocky Mountain Car Show, Swap Meet at Rocky Mountain Metro Airport, 11905 Corporate Way, Broomfield, CO, Supports Collector Car Council of Colorado, Info and entry form at www.collectorcarcouncil.com
August 8 – FRMC Member Meeting, Romano’s Italian Restaurant, 7pm, 5666 S Windermere St, Littleton, CO 80120
August 9-11 – MCA Mustangs at the Crossroads National Show, Des Moines, IA – www.mustangsatthecrossroads.org
August 10 – 8th Annual Holy Rollers Charity Car Show on grass at South Midway Park, Broomfield 9am-2pm, information at holyrollerscarshow@gmail.com
August 11 – Fairmount Cemetery Car Show, 430 S Quebec St, no entry fee or registration, 9am-1pm, info from John Touris at 720-323-4634 or jtouris@fairmountcemetery.net
August 17-18 – Pikes Peak Regional Airshow featuring the Blue Angels at Colorado Springs Airport. info@thesportscorp.org
August 18 – 21st Annual Tri-Lakes Cruisers 2024 Car Show benefiting Tri-Lakes Cures.
Pre-Registration Event Only from 9am-2pm at I-25 Exit 161 Monument West. Info at www.trilakescruisers.com and registration@trilakescruisers.com
August 25 – Big 3 Automotive Classic Car Show, Colorado Springs Event Center, $35 Staging Fee, Show Hours 9am-5pm, Info 719-329-4736 or aceent@comcast.net
August 31 – Shelby American Collection Annual Car Show & Party, 2pm-7pm, 5020 Chaparral CT, Boulder, CO 80301. Tickets available at www.shelbyamericancollection.org
September 7 – Tint World Grand Opening Car Show, 10am-4pm, 151 W Countyline Rd, Littleton 80129. Free car show featuring prizes, trophies, $400 ultimate tint package give away. Info at 303-300-8747 or www.tintworld.com
September 8 – All Ford Day sponsored by Early Ford V-8 Club, Open 7am for display vehicles and 9am for viewing at Sheridan High School, 3201 W Oxford Ave, Denver. $15 pre-registration or $20 for unregistered display vehicles. For info, contact Abe Jones at 303-232-9451 or email him at abej2850@gmail.com. Tom Ferguson can also provide forms for pre-registration by request.
September 8 – Arvada Harvest Festival Car Show, Clear Creek Valley Park, 3700 W 58th Place, Arvada 80002, 10am-2pm, Samantha Baker 303-726-2826, bakersams@msn.com
October 11-13 – MCA National Show, Savannah, GA – www.savannahmustangclub.org
October 27 – Fairmount Cemetery Trunk or Treat, 430 S Quebec St, Denver, 7pm-9pm
December 7 – FRMC Holiday Party, The Club at Rolling Hills, Golden, CO, 10am-2pm
Standing Events
Last Saturday of every month in Englewood, CO - Caffeine & Chrome at Gateway Classic Cars, 14150 Grasslands Drive, 9am-12pm weather permitting, www.gatewayclassiccars.com
Second Saturday of every month in Parker, CO – Expresso & Exhaust at the Vehicle Vault, 18301 Lincoln Meadows Parkway, 9am-12pm weather permitting, www.vehiclevaultco.com
Second Saturday of every month in Littleton, CO – Littleton Car Show at Old Crow Antiques, 10081 W Bowles Ave at 1pm, www.littletonhotrodcruise.com
Fourth Saturday evening of the month into the Fall - Highlands Ranch Hot Rodder’s Cruise Night from 4pm-9pm at the Rusty Tapp BBQ, 311 E County Line Road, Littleton info@hrhotrod.com.
Every Saturday - Evergreen Cars and Coffee at Olde’s Garage, 3639 Evergreen Parkway from 9am-noon benefitting Mt Evans Hospice of Evergreen (June 1-Aug31), David 720-308-3942
If you have an event you’d like posted to the above list or the Club website Bullett-n Board, bring an informational flyer to an upcoming Club meeting. Updates on future Club Meetings and activities of interest will be posted on the www.frontrangemustangclub.org website calendar.
Treasurer's Report
Per Treasurer, Tom Ferguson, the Club had $1,649.53 in the Vectra Bank checking account as of the meeting date. FRMC dues for 2024 are $50.00 and can be sent to Tom at 525 Fox Hunt Circle, Highlands Ranch 80126. Please make the dues checks out to FRMC rather than Tom. Tom is holding the name tags for members Jeff Wilson, Todd Griffin and Jim and Susan Johnston. Please come to a future event to get your tags, guys!
MCA Report
The Standiford’s and Spencer’s will be attending the August 9-11 MCA Mustangs at the Crossroads National Show in Des Moines, Iowa. If any other members are planning on going, please let Larry Standiford know.