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Club NewsUpcoming Club Events - Subject to ChangeSeptember 9, 2006 Joint meeting with the Packard Club See Events Page for Details. Gullo Car Museum in Magnolia. October 8, 2006 Meeting at Casa Grande
November 18, 2006 SECOND ANNUAL RICE OWLS-CADILLAC LASALLE CLUB CAR SHOW Check in from 8-10, judging 10-noon, Awards at 1, game at 2. Entry fees will go to a local kids charity if sponsorships cover costs. Rice Stadium Parking Lot, Rice University December, 2006 Holiday Party Brady's Landing Details when they are available. All Events are subject to change. The bold dates are those that are planned and hosted by the Gulf Coast Region—Cadillac LaSalle Club. Others are items of probable and general interest to club members. Past Club EventsAugust 6, 2006 - Meeting at Spaghetti Warehouse July 9 - Meeting at Star Pizza June 14 – 17 -Grand National in Orange, California June 11 – Cerebral Palsy Classy Chassis show – Reliant Stadium June 4 - Biarritz BBQ at Medleys May 28 — Olds Club Bear Creek Classic Car Show May 20 – Warrenton Car Museum Driving Tour May 6-7 - Wooden Keels and Classic Wheels April 27-30 Pate Swap Meet (Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth) April 7-9—Central Louisiana Hot Rod Reunion—England Air Park, Alexandria, La. All Proceed got to Shriner’s Children’s Hosptial Mar. 30-Apr.2 - Interregional Meet—Round Rock March 25 - 2:00—Rice vs E. Carolina baseball — Price of admission is driving a Cadillac or LaSalle February 18 – Sterling McCall Museum Trip and Poker Run With the Oldsmobile Club — Start on 290 at Hwy 6 SUNDAY, January 15, 2006 Sam Houston Race Park Brunch at 12:30, Meeting at 1:00 See the Events link on the left of this website for details and maps. Saturday, December 17, 2005 Holiday Party Officer's Ward Room on the Battleship Texas San Jacinto Battlegrounds See the Events link on the left of this website for details and maps. November 12, 2005 CAR SHOW SATURDAY, November 12, 2005 Rice Stadium See the GCR-CLC-Rice Owls Car Show link on the left of this website for details and a map. November 6, 2005 Club Meeting SUNDAY, November 6, 20055 Gathering at 12:30 P.M. Carolyn Thompson's ANTIQUE CENTER OF TEXAS (West Loop and I-10) See the EVENTS link on the left of this website for detailed directions and a map.October 9, 2005 Club Meeting SUNDAY, October 9, 20055 DeutchesFest, food served starting about 11:30, Come and go as you please, probably no formal meeting PLEASE NOTE OUR MEETING AND THIS FUNDRAISER FOR THE SALEM LUTHERAN SCHOOL BOTH GOT MOVED DUE TO HURRICANE RITA.
Salem Lutheran Church - Go to the Pavilion behind the Church 22601 Lutheran Church Road Tomball, TX (281)351-8122
 SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2005, eat at ONE P.M, MEETING at TWO PLEASE NOTE THIS ONE TIME ONLY TIME CHANGE FOR THE MEETING Dixie's Classic Diner 15323 Gulf Freeway Houston, TX 77034 (281) 481-5130
 AUGUST 14, 2005, meet at noon, eat at 12:30, meeting at 1:00 NEXT MEETING OF THE CLUB CASA GRANDE 3401 N Main St Houston, TX 77009-5639 713.227.8801 The new officers have now met and have a tentative calendar for the year. Details at the meeting! There will also be a vote on increasing yearly dues from $20 to $25 during this meeting. SEE YOU ALL THERE!JULY 10, 2005, meet at noon, meeting at 1:00 NEXT MEETING OF THE CLUB PRINCE'S HAMBURGERS 3899 Southwest Frwy, Houston, TX 77024 (between Wesleyan and Edloe) (713) 626-9950 New Officers were elected at the June Biarritz Barbeque meeting. The new officers will be "running the show" and trying to keep it short and sweet! SEE YOU ALL THERE!December 2004 Nomination and Election of Club Officers Persons eligible to hold office will be posted in the January issue of the Gulf Star. If you are on this list and wish to seek office, please contact Kent Rowald or myself. Elections will be held during the April Club Meeting and officers will assume duties the first of May. See you at the polls! W.Y. LambOctober 2004 Gulf Star Editor's Position Filled W.Y. LambAfter a long search seeking an editor for the Gulf Star, your club's official newsletter, a candidate has come forward to accept the position of Editor. Brian Forgarty, long-time member of the club and former Publisher of the Gulf Star has officially accepted the position of Editor. Brian fills the vacancy created by Jim Cram who elected to stand down several months ago. Brian will assume full responsibility relating to editorial content and all matters pertaining to the newsletter beginning with the November, 2004 issue. Please join us in welcoming Brian back into the fold and be sure to express your "thanks" when you see him. I would also like to thank Kent Rowald, who has served as the interim Editor and to Jim Cram and Bob Kraitchar who helped supply us with articles. And a special thanks to Al Warner for helping us to make a smooth transition with the layout. My thanks, guy's, for taking up the slack and making life easier for me. For those of you who wish to submit articles or photographs for publication, please direct them to Brian at wbfogarty@earthlink.net.On behalf of the membership, congratulations, Brian … and welcome back! Will Club
Meeting Set for  Parking is available at the Pre-Owned Sales Center on McGowen between
Travis and Milam. This should prove to be a very interesting
presentation as both vehicles are off to a good start with fast-paced
sales and very good consumer reviews.
Club Bar-B-Que Draws Record Crowd Gulf Coast Region Seeks Editor
New Officers to take office May, 1,
2004
Election for club officers and directors for the ensuing year were
conducted at the April 4th meeting and the results are as follows:
Little Brother Hits The Scene Not since the mid 1920's has a sibling come out of Detroit that offers so much promise as the new V-Series CTS scheduled for delivery later this year. Back in the 20's, The Cadillac Motor Car Company caused a stir when they introduced the now famous LaSalle. Noted as 'the companion car' to Cadillac's other line of sedans and coupes, the LaSalle was offered as a competitive model to compete with Buick, Pontiac, Chrysler and Ford products, just to name a few. Arguably, the other two best known siblings to come out of Detroit have been the Pony Car - of Mustang fame, and the Corvette. Now, Cadillac Motor Division has another sibling, which is destined to knock the socks off the other sedans in their class. It is known as the CTS - V Series which offers the ultimate in comfort and performance for a mid-sized luxury sedan. One immediately gets the feeling that something is going on when they notice the huge 18" wheels and those extra large (14") rotors and Brembo brakes. Not to mention, the 5.7 liter LS6 V-8 engine pumping out 400 HP and 395 ft lbs. of torque through a Tremec T56 6-speed manual transmission. That's right! It's a MANUAL … another first since the late thirties! The performance stats are equally impressive with its sub 5-second tour of zero to 60 MPH - 4.6 to be exact. And, a stunning 107-MPH through the lights in the quarter mile in the low 13's. How's that for a sedan? 
Cadillac's new CTS - V Series Performance Sedan As we go to press, Cadillac's
Racing Division is campaigning the CTS V-Series Racecar at Sebring,
Florida for the SCCA (Sports Car Club of America) Speed World Challenge
Championship. It is scheduled to be run on the weekend of March 20th &
21st. UPDATE: Cadillac Racing Division won its first official race since 1949 by taking 1st and 2nd place at the Sebring Raceway on March 21st. Max Angelelli finished in first place followed by Andy Pilgrim who came from the rear of the pack to place the two CTS Series V into the history books. Good show, guys! Later and happy motoring …. Will W.Y. Lamb
Gulf Coast Region member Jim Woody advises that plans are underway to
set a date for a local day-driving tour to the facilities of Tony Gullo
located in Magnolia, TX.
Gulf Coast Region completes
CRAM ELECTED TO GCR BOARD Jim Cram, Editor of the Gulf Star and long time member of the Gulf Coast Region was elected by unanimous consent to fill a vacancy on the Board of Directors. Jim fills a position created by the resignation of Ross Irvine, past Director, which occurred in early 2001. This action was taken at the annual Board of Directors meeting which was held December 13, 2003. As noted by W.Y. Lamb, Chairman, the Board can now function as it was intended with the prescribed number of directors participating. Other directors are Frank Koller, Maggi Stewart, R.E. 'Bob' Kraitchar and Steve Stewart, Editor of "The Self Starter". Russ is planning on taking it to the Grand National in Southbend, IN next summer for its inaugural voyage and coming out party. He has already done most of the engine work and is now focusing on the interior. The car is currently at the upholstery shop getting a brand new top and installation of the freshly done seats. Recent photos of the work to date looks real good and all should be completed within the next several months. Russ, who has numerous Cadillac's, a LaSalle coupe and a sprinkling of Vettes, recently shared some photos with me and I saw the car several weeks ago. It really looks nice and it is sure to be 'head-turner'. As you know, Russ does all of the mechanical work on his cars and oversees the upholstery and paintwork which he farmed out on this particular project. Stay tuned for updates and additional photos as they become available. |