In September, Kirk Preiser of AoA joined our meet at the Audi Technical Center and gave an enlightening and enjoyable presentation. It consisted of over two hours of Audi centric information, charts, graphs, and a great Q&A, plus some very lively run on discussion. This annual event continues to afford those who participate some very interesting behind the scenes look and information regarding Audi. Our thanks go out to Kirk for his presentation and Andreas for allowing us to meet at his facility.

October finds a number of events on the schedule, including an early morning breakfast in Clearwater, Hooked on Driving events and a meet at Braman Audi on the east coast and our “Lazy Man’s Tailgate Party” at the historic races in Sebring. 

November 17 has Audi chapter members and enthusiasts starting from multiple locations in the Sunshine State, meeting for lunch in Daytona then proceeding on to St Augustine for our “Drive into the Night of Lights” If you plan to participate, I would suggest that you make your reservations at a hotel/motel/B&B of choice for that evening. Participants will be able to pre-register for the event by sending a check made out to the Audi Club of Florida for $20 and please include a note with the number in your party attending and the year and model of your Audi. 

Finally, our elections have come and gone. We had three BoD seats open for the next two-year term. Present BoD members who expressed an interest to continue serving will fill two of them. Walter Moore who was filling a vacated seat will continue on the board and Trish Keller will remain on the board. Thank you for your past service and we look forward to your continued involvement in the chapter. The third seat on the board will remain open. 

Bob Greving 

Table of Contents 

Up the Road 
Event Listing 
Member Articles 
ACNA News 
Other Items in the News 
Classifieds

October 26-28 
Sebring Historics & ACNA Lazy Man's Tailgate (October 27) 

A few years ago, a group of the faithful met at Sebring for manufacturers’ test day and Audi was there. As I recall we even had a glimpse of an A7 test mule. Nevertheless, I digress—we tailgated under a large tree and fun was had by all. Therefore, we plan to meet at our tree for fun and racing at the Sebring Historics—October 26-28. In addition, there should be some R8 LeMans winners taking to the track! Kim and I plan to go Friday – Sunday, since as he says; you need to get there early before they break! This is a great time at Sebring as it is not crowded and you can get to all areas of the track for great viewing. We are staying at the Residence Inn in Sebring. Tickets are $25 for Saturday and $45 for the three days. In addition, there are track “tours” available at $30 a day or $65 all three. Our A4 Avant, the Gnädige Blau Frau had a great time touring the track and nipping at the heels of a Corvette.  http://www.sebringraceway.com/hsr.lasso

Lazy Man’s Tailgate 
Love to tailgate with friends but hate the pre and post event prep and clean up? Well you can have the best of both worlds with our lazy man’s tailgate solution! We will be ordering lunch around noon from the Sebring Moose Lodge, which is about a mile from the track. They will have their full menu available to choose from—and Kim and I will even pick it up for you! Just pack your drinks and chairs! The lodge has food and entertainment Friday and Saturday night if anyone would like to go. Please RSVP to Trish by October 24th so I can let the Kitchen Manager know what to expect.  trish@audiclubfl.org 

November 17 
Drive into the St Augustine “Night of Lights” bob@audiclubfl.org

Groups will gather at various starting locations across the state then around 12:30-1:00PM converge at the Cracker Barrel at 2325 W. International Speedway Blvd. Daytona Beach, FL 3211 for a quick lunch. After lunch, as a group, we will head off to St Augustine for an afternoon of on your own sight seeing, exploring, and early Christmas shopping. At 5:45PM we will all meet up again for supper at Barnacle Bill’s ;  14 W. Castillo Dr. St. Augustine, FL nothing special planned except some good eats, camaraderie and of course some early Christmas gifts, courtesy of Kirk Preiser and the chapter. In addition, the restaurant provides a children’s menu. All once again will be on their own after supper to stroll this historic city and enjoy the “Night of Lights” or head home. For those who stay the evening, perhaps on the 18th, we can add an early morning group photo in front of the historic Castillo de San Marco.

Please mail registration fee of $20.00 along with your email address and phone number to Audi Club of Florida, C/O Bob Greving PO Box 66156 St Pete Beach, Florida 33706 

Gulf Coast Region 
bob@audiclubfl.org 

October 6,  8:00AM 
Breakfast at the Barrel 
Breakfast at Cracker Barrel 4011 Ulmerton Road Clearwater, FL 33762 Please RSVP by noon of October 5 to bob@audiclubfl.org

October 27,  All Day 
Lazy Man's Tailgate -- see above 

November 17, Various Times 
Drive into the “Night of Lights” 
A group will leave Crown Audi by 8:45AM and Reeves Motorsport by 9:00AM then gather at the IKEA parking lot at 9:30 for the first leg of the Drive into the Night of Lights. There will be a light continental breakfast served at both dealership start locations. Please RSVP to bob@audiclubfl.org  See above for additional information 

December 1, 7:00AM 
Toys for Totes and Cars and Coffee at Reeves Motorsports 

Palm Beach Region 
Davidaudiclubpbr@comcast.net 

Oct. 11,  6-9 PM 
Braman Motor Car Car Show

Multi Marque Meet at Braman in West Palm Beach. There will be music, food, and giveaways. For non-Audi, Porsche, BMW, Mini, Bentley, and Rolls Royce, there is a $20 entry fee. Contact David at  davidaudiclubpbr@comcast.net   

October 13 
Hooked on Driving, Palm Beach International Raceway 

October 20 
Hooked on Driving, Homestead Motor Speedway 

Register here for Hooked on Driving Events: 
http://www.hookedondriving.com/hooked-on-driving-region/Florida

Also, HOD with Audi Club of Ohio at Daytona – December 7, 8 and 9. 

November 17  
Night of Lights, St Augustine

See above for activities, group starting location to be announced. 

Space Coast Region 
kim@audiclubfl.org 

October 27  
Sebring Historics 
Trish and Kim are putting together a tailgate picnic at Sebring to coincide with this event. See above for details.

November 17 
Night of Lights, St Augustine 
As Audi owners, we believe the drive is as much a part of the trip as the destination! On our drive to Daytona, the Space Coast Region will deviate on to some county roads. Drivers will meet off the 95 interchange at Rockledge (Fiske Blvd) in the Lowe’s parking lot near the 7-11 at 10 a.m. and hit the road at 10:15. Any questions and RSVPs to trish@audiclubfl.org . Meeting location:  http://goo.gl/maps/rEn30

As part of an AoA expanded role in and support of the ACNA, there will be a joint leadership summit to be held at Audi’s American headquarters in Herndon VA. It will consist of a full agenda of presentations and the opportunity for the ACNA and its’ chapters to interact with AoA leadership. Being retired and along with that any of my rudimentary skills at creating power points having long since seized from lack of use, and rust, Andreas has been kind enough and offered to help me in the making of the ACFL’s assigned presentation on running social events. I will also be a bit on the underdressed side of the ledger as AoA is not business casual. My Hickey Freemans have long since gone to the Salvation Army.

If you are not presently a member of the ACNA or have let your membership lapse, check out the benefits at http://www.audiclubna.org/about-acna-topmenu-33/membership-benefits... . One of the best is the $500 loyalty reward upon the purchase or lease of a new or certified pre-owned Audi. Check out the details.  http://www.audiclubna.org/audi-resources-mainmenu-23/acna-discounts... 

On Driving an Audi

“Ask the man that drives one” was a slogan for the Packard Car Company from about 1900 through the late 1940’s. It is not just ironic that an individual who is President and Chief Operating Officer of an automotive group with close to 30 dealerships in three states including Florida drives an Audi. With the availability of such high line marques as BMW, Porsche, Jaguar, Mercedes Benz, and Maybach, his choice is the Audi A7.

Audi News Channel

If you have an interest in some of the latest initiatives and conquests of Audi in the field of marketing, this link will lead you to a number of great articles from the Audi News Channel. http://www.audiusanews.com/progress/blog.do?p=home 

From time to time, interesting and rare Audis come on to the market. As a service to our members and in the hopes of keeping these significant vehicles within the circle of folks who appreciate them, they, will be listed. One never knows what may drive across these pages such as the following from West Virginia. Had this vehicle been available to Robert Mitchum at the time, Thunder Road may have had a different ending.

One of our extended family members, yes we do have ACFLers in a number of other states and countries besides Florida and the US, has his 2008 Quartz Gray/Espresso Brown S8 with the V10 engine for sale. It has 46 thousand on the clock. For additional information regarding this vehicle, please contact Steve atscrislip@jacksonkelly.com . In the interim, he is patiently waiting for a new factory build.

Then of course, it is always nice to have a traumwagon (dream car) in one’s back pocket. 
http://www.steenbuck-automobiles.de/unsere-angebote/marken/horch/ho... 

You can also use the Classifieds Forum on the Audi Club of Florida web site. 

Welcome to our new members and should you have a question, please do not hesitate to give me a shout at bob@audiclubfl.org. 

Cheers and Safe Motoring, 
Bob Greving