The Merkur Club of America (MCA)

<body background="white8.gif"> <p align="center"><big><big><font face="Arial"><big>Merkur Club of America</big></font></big></big></p> <hr> <div align="center"> <center> <table border="0" width="654"> <tr> <td width="156" valign="middle" align="left"> <p align="center"><font size="1" face="Arial">Rick's car is <br> </font><font face="Arial" color="#008080"><b><u><a href="rb_for_sale.htm" target="main">F O R  S A L E !<br> </a></u></b></font><a href="rb_for_sale.htm" target="main"> <img border="0" src="images/RickSide_nb.gif" alt="Rick's Bonneville Car" width="135" height="52"><br> <b><font face="Arial" size="1">Click here to get the details.</font></b></a></td> </center> <td valign="middle" align="left" height="108" width="319"> <p align="center"><b><font face="Arial" size="3"><br> Welcome to the<br> </font> <font face="Arial" size="5">Merkur Club of America!</font></b> </p> <center> <script language="JavaScript1.2"> /* Dynamic countdown Script- © Dynamic Drive (www.dynamicdrive.com) For full source code, 100's more DHTML scripts, and TOS, visit http://www.dynamicdrive.com */ function setcountdown(theyear,themonth,theday){ yr=theyear;mo=themonth;da=theday } //////////CONFIGURE THE COUNTDOWN SCRIPT HERE////////////////// //STEP 1: Configure the countdown-to date, in the format year, month, day: setcountdown(2001,06,02) //STEP 2: Change the two text below to reflect the occasion, and message to display on that occasion, respectively var occasion="Carlisle 2001 !!" var message_on_occasion="See you there!" //STEP 3: Configure the below 5 variables to set the width, height, background color, and text style of the countdown area var countdownwidth='300px' var countdownheight='20px' var countdownbgcolor='darkblue' var opentags='<font color="#ffffff" face="arial"><bold>' var closetags='</small></font>' //////////DO NOT EDIT PASS THIS LINE////////////////// var montharray=new Array("Jan","Feb","Mar","Apr","May","Jun","Jul","Aug","Sep","Oct","Nov","Dec") var crosscount='' function start_countdown(){ if (document.layers) document.countdownnsmain.visibility="show" else if (document.all||document.getElementById) crosscount=document.getElementById&&!document.all?document.getElementById("countdownie") : countdownie countdown() } if (document.all||document.getElementById) document.write('<span id="countdownie" style="width:'+countdownwidth+'; background-color:'+countdownbgcolor+'"></span>') window.onload=start_countdown function countdown(){ var today=new Date() var todayy=today.getYear() if (todayy < 1000) todayy+=1900 var todaym=today.getMonth() var todayd=today.getDate() var todayh=today.getHours() var todaymin=today.getMinutes() var todaysec=today.getSeconds() var todaystring=montharray[todaym]+" "+todayd+", "+todayy+" "+todayh+":"+todaymin+":"+todaysec futurestring=montharray[mo-1]+" "+da+", "+yr dd=Date.parse(futurestring)-Date.parse(todaystring) dday=Math.floor(dd/(60*60*1000*24)*1) dhour=Math.floor((dd%(60*60*1000*24))/(60*60*1000)*1) dmin=Math.floor(((dd%(60*60*1000*24))%(60*60*1000))/(60*1000)*1) dsec=Math.floor((((dd%(60*60*1000*24))%(60*60*1000))%(60*1000))/1000*1) //if on day of occasion if(dday<=0&&dhour<=0&&dmin<=0&&dsec<=1&&todayd==da){ if (document.layers){ document.countdownnsmain.document.countdownnssub.document.write(opentags+message_on_occasion+closetags) document.countdownnsmain.document.countdownnssub.document.close() } else if (document.all||document.getElementById) crosscount.innerHTML=opentags+message_on_occasion+closetags return } //if passed day of occasion else if (dday<=-1){ if (document.layers){ document.countdownnsmain.document.countdownnssub.document.write(opentags+"Occasion already passed! 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<a href="events/Brunch_02_2001.htm" target="main">check out our picture page.</a>  We look forward to seeing you all again at another event later in the year.<br> <br> <br> </font> <br> <img border="0" src="images/member_update_banner1.jpg" width="600" height="20"><font size="3" face="Arial"><i><br> 6 February, 2001   </i>It was only a month ago we announced that membership had topped the 100 mark.  Well, progress is </font> <img border="0" src="images/member_map2.jpg" hspace="5" align="left" alt="Membership map - January" width="151" height="114"><font size="3" face="Arial">good and now we are up to 107, with more applications in flow.  As you can see from the map, membership is spreading across the continent, with members now located in 28 states and provinces. </font> <p> <font size="3" face="Arial"> <a href="join.htm">Sign up now</a> and enjoy the benefits of Merkur Club of America membership.  We have a full <a href="events/events_2001.htm" target="main">schedule of events</a> planned for the year and more being planned.  If you would like to organize an event, <a href="mailto:DirEvent@MerkurClub.com">let us know</a> and we'll help you with the planning and advertising. </font> <p> <img border="0" src="images/main.h1.jpg" width="600" height="22"> <br> <font face="Arial"><i><font size="3">1 February 2001 </font></i>  The initial 2001 <a href="events/events_2001.htm" target="main">events listing</a> is now online.  Other events will be added to this list as the year progresses, so check back from time to time so you don't miss one.  The year kicks off with a Sunday brunch at a restaurant in south Jersey.  This event is open to members and non-members so come along, have brunch, meet friends and tell us what you would like to see in the coming year. <br> If you would like to attend, please <a href="mailto:DirEvents@MerkurClub.com">email Dave</a>, our Director of Events, so that he can keep a head count and ensure we have seats for everyone.</font> <p> <font face="Arial" color="#FFFFFF"> <b><img border="0" src="images/main_n1.jpg" width="600" height="20">x<br> </b></font><font size="3" face="Arial"><i>31 January 2001</i></font><font face="Arial"><i><font size="3">    </font></i>Carlisle is still months away, but your hard working MCA team has reserved the hotel and has arranged <span><a href="images/9602_026.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="images/9602_026_small.jpg" alt="MCA Tent" align="left" hspace="3" vspace="3" width="123" height="83"></a></span> special club rates for attendees who register with Carlisle Productions before January 31st.  <font color="#008000"><b><i>Too late! </i></b><i><b> Carlisle Productions reports that the brochure & early registration form is being printed and will be ready mid-February.</b></i></font><i><b><font color="#008000">  Check back here in the coming weeks to download it.</font></b></i>  <strike>To save over 40% on your entry fee, click here to download the special application form.  Print it and and send it to Carlisle Productions with a check for $20.  Checks are to be made out to 'Carlisle Productions'.</strike><br> Entries submitted after January 31st will be charged the regular early registration rate of $25 until May 13th.<br> <br> While you are at it, why not book your hotel room?  The MCA has reserved a block of rooms and over half of them have been taken.  Don't be left searching for a nearby hotel and miss all the parking lot action.  Call the Radisson now at (717) 763-7117 to make a reservation.  The club rate is $92 (Regular rate is $145) and rooms at this and other local hotels are selling out fast.  Probably all those Ford attendees eager to win this year's giveaway - a 1989 Thunderbird SC with only 6,749 miles.  Remember, it was a Merkur-owner who won last year's giveaway.</font> <br> <br> <img border="0" src="images/SubjectBkgnd_teal2.jpg" width="600" height="20"><br> <font face="Arial"><i><font size="3">11 January 2001  </font> </i>To assist in coordinating Carlisle accommodation, travel, events, sales etc, we have made created a special area on the MCA 'Wall'.  <a href="http://www.merkurclub.com/discus/messages/1333/1333.html?979339230" target="_top">Click here</a> to find out more about this year's Carlisle event, or post your own questions. </font><br> <br> <img border="0" src="images/main_n2.jpg" width="600" height="20"><br> <font face="Arial"><i>9 December 2000</i>   Last year, four MCA members spent two fun-filled days at Watkins Glen International Racetrack as guests of the Shelby <a href="images/group_1_adj.jpg" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="images/group_1_adj_small.jpg" alt="group 1 adj.jpg (69831 bytes)" align="left" width="140" height="89" hspace="3" vspace="1"></a>Mustang Club of Rochester.  Download and view this exciting footage of one complete lap, shot from Dave Ziminski's XR - 'Frankenstein'. <br> <br> Watch those Corvettes disappear in the dust! <a href="images/glen2kshort.zip"> Click here to download and then unzip.</a> <br> </font> <p>   <hr> <p>   <a href="mca_pub/WebRing.htm" target="main"><font face="Arial" size="3">Merkur Web Ring page</font></a> <div align="left"> <table border="0" width="102%" height="21"> <tr> <td width="100%" height="17" valign="top"> <hr> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="100%" height="127" valign="top"> <p align="center"> <b><font face="Arial" size="2">The Merkur Club of America is a nationwide, independent, non-profit association of owners and enthusiasts dedicated to the preservation, and enjoyment, of the Merkur Scorpio and XR4Ti automobiles.<br> <br> The goal of the club is to provide Merkur owners with the opportunity to participate in organized events throughout the year, and online resources to help them to more fully enjoy their cars.</font></b> <p><font face="Arial" size="2"><u>Webmaster's note:</u> If you have any comments or suggestions about this site, please contact me.</font></p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2"><a href="mailto:webmaster@merkurclub.com">Your MCA webmaster,</a></font></p> <p><font face="Arial" size="2">Paul</font></p> <p><font size="1"><img src="_vti_bin/fpcount.exe/C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Paul/My%20Documents/My%20Webs/merkurclub/?Page=default.htm|Image=1|Digits=5" alt="Hit Counter"> </font>   </p> <p><small><font face="Arial"> Contents Copyright 2007, Merkur Club of America, Inc.<br> Merkur, XR4ti, Scorpio, and the Merkur logo are the trademarks and property of Ford Motor Co.</font></small></p> <p><i><font size="2">This page was last updated: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 07:54 PM</font> </i></p> </td> </tr> </table> </div> </body>