For several years, the leadership of our section as well as many others in the Eastern Region have encouraged MBCA’s National Business Office (NBO) to revamp the mbca.org website. I served on multiple committees, interviewed contractors and advised the national board on this issue. And, now – its DONE!

The new and improved www.mbca.org website launched on Sept. 1, 2010. Please visit the site, login (yes, all MBCA members have an account) and explore! Also, you can renew your membership, update your own contact information and read the current Star magazine online. There are too many new features to list so  visit the site and let us know what you think.

• MBCA National Website: www.mbca.org

More Than a Car | We’re a Community!

The June 2010 MBCA Central Virginia Section newsletter has been published:
– Click here to read the newsletter.

In this issue…

• Read this Newsletter Online
• June 27 – Tech Session and Dinner Party
  
• Editor’s Message
• Central VA Website
  

We look forward to seeing you at our next event, which is the Tech Session and Dinner Party on June 27.

Questions? Please contact us at your convenience.

Best Regards,
Greg Magnus
Newsletter Editor
MBCA Central Virginia Section
Regional Director, Eastern Region

Official MBCA License Plates for Virginia

Here’s your chance to help us create a MBCA-related Virgina special license plate similar to the ones available to members who reside in Maryland!

Virginia MBCA members will now have a chance to show off their pride in membership in the Mercedes-Benz Club of America through official Virginia State license plates. The tags will include the MB club logo! To make this happen, we need 350 pre-paid applications. Club members can order the new tags for any legally registered car they own. Your E Class daily driver, your weekend SL, your UNIMOG, or even that old beat up American pickup truck you use to haul Mercedes-Benz parts from the junk yard! Learn more about the program and get your plates here!

StarFest® 2010 – MBCA’s Premier National Event
Don’t miss out on the Concours d’Elegance, Rally, Seminars, Clinics, Social & Track Events and much, much more in beautiful Winchester, Virginia! Hosted by Greater Washington Section. For complete details and registration info, visit the – StarFest® 2010 website here!

Tech Session at Fredericksburg Mercedes
and Dinner at the Bavarian Chef

Our next event is Sunday, June 27 starting at 11 a.m.. It will be a technical inspection and a Sunday dinner at the Bavarian Chef. The new Mercedes dealer in Fredericksburg, has agreed to host a technical inspection of our cars and provide finger foods to tie us over to dinner. On display are many of the new and more exotic Mercedes-Benz as well as a 1971 350 SL housed in its own private display room. Fredericksburg Mercedes has a brand-new facility. Well worth just coming out to enjoy! In addition, they plan to have the Parts Department open in the case anybody needs something to fix their precious Mercedes-Benz.

After the technical inspection we will travel to downtown Fredericksburg to have dinner in the 100-year-old railroad station. The Bavarian Chef has just recently opened its second restaurant in that building. You will have the choice of one of eight entrées, and you will not need to make your choice until you arrive. For those of you who have been in the club for many years, you may recall we’ve eaten in the other Bavarian Chef restaurant in Madison. For anyone who’s had the opportunity to eat in the Bavarian Chef it is a culinary treat with excellent German food.

Details

Date: June 27, 2010
Time: Starts at 11AM
Event Cost: The cost of this event is $25 for the first 25 people, who make paid reservations. After that, the cost is $35 per person. PLEASE NOTE: The cost is the same whether you plan to join us for dinner or not. The registration fee includes the technical inspection and dinner.
Register NOW: Please send your reservations to Richard Schwartz, 5215 Calvert Ct. Fredericksburg, VA 22407. If you have any questions, call Richard at 540-891-5334. Deadline for reservations is June 21.
Directions: Take I-95 to exit 130B and exit towards Culpepper. Take a right at the first traffic light, which is Carl Silver Parkway follow this around to Fall Hill Avenue (WalMart on the left, and a Sheets gas station on the corner) and make a right-hand turn; Fredericksburg Mercedes is about two blocks on the right.

Visit the Fredericksburg Mercedes website here for additional directions and information.

Fredericksburg Mercedes
3400 Fall Hill Avenue, Fredericksburg, VA 22401
Sales: 1-888-276-6449 | Service: 1-888-858-6986