American Heart Association: KC Festival of Wine and Food

American Heart Association

August 12, 2010 calls for an event where leaders of the medical and corporate communities and Dick Vermeil ( of Vermeil Wines and former Head Coach of the Kansas City Chiefs) will join together to experience a five-course wine dinner at J. Gilbert’s Wood-Fired Steaks & Seafood!

On August 14, 2010, guests will get to sample from over 300 types of wines and enjoy food from Kansas City’s top restaurants




This festival is a two day event which is divided into 1)Wine Maker Dinner and 2)Grand Tasting Event . 

Wine Maker Dinner                                                                 
Thursday, August 12, 2010                                                  
J. Gilbert's Wood Fired Steaks & Seafood                     
8901 Metcalf                                                                        
Overland Park, KS 66212                                                

Grand Tasting Event
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Overland Park Convention Center
6000 College Boulevard
Overland Park, KS 66210

This event benefits the lifesaving work of the American Heart Association.

For more information, please go to: http://bit.ly/cmlnbz
To register for tickets:  http://bit.ly/bvNpyV

What if Kansas City could host the 2018 or 2022 FIFA World Cup? It's possible!

With the opening of the new Kansas City Wizards Soccer Stadium comes an exciting match between KC Wizards and Manchester United!

When? July 25th @ 5:00 PM

Did you know? Kansas City was recently chosen as one of eighteen host cities that will be included in the United States’ bid to host the 2018 or 2022 FIFA World Cup. This is a BIG deal!

Over 11,500 people have already signed the petition to bring the FIFA World Cup to Kansas City.  Go to http://www.gousabid.com/ (the official site of the United States World Cup Bid Committee) and vote for Kansas City to host the 2018 or 2022 FIFA World Cup!

Hendrickcars.com is doing what!?!?!?

Let me break it down for you all....

Joseph Riddick Hendrick, better known as Rick Hendrick is an owner of several NASCAR stock cars and teams as well as the Hendrick Automotive Group (company consists of more than 80 franchises, including US! SUPERIOR LEXUS!), one of the largest automotive chains in the United States.

With that being said, Hendrickcars.com is the primary sponsor of the Hendrick Motorsports No. 5 Chevrolet for this Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Pocono Raceway!! This is a BIG deal for us!

Hendrickcars.com will launch the #5 Mark Martin – Hendrickcars.com Helmet Sweepstakes starting today! This promotion continues through 8/4/10, the Wednesday following the second Pocono race.

GO TO http://www.hendrickcars.com/ to enter to win Mark Martins helmet!!!

Facebook Exposè: *Kevin Roberson aka Jed*, Pre-Owned Manager

Meet Kevin Roberson aka Jed, our Pre-Owned Car Sales Manager. Feel free to tease him about the Zoo at his house, or about the last concert that he went to(which does nothing but show how old he is!)...

1. Is it ok for guys to wear pink? I don’t wear pink.

2. What is your least favorite movie? (I'm still waiting to hear back from him on this one!)

3. Who is better, Leno or Letterman? Letterman

4. Wal-Mart, Target, or K-Mart? Wal-Mart

5. What do you like to do outside of work? Hunt and fish

6. What are you most proud of? My kids

7. Did you have any nicknames growing up? No

8. What is your favorite holiday? Christmas

9. Where was the last place you vacationed to? Costa Rica

10. Who is your favorite comedian? Ron White

11. What did you do before working in car sales? Insurance Sales

12. If someone decided to make a movie about your life, who would you want to act your part? Mel Gibson

13. Do you have any pets? (get ready for this one...)Tucker the Great Dane, Max, Buddy, and Reno, Ruger, Coco, Jake the Basset Hound, Hewey the parakeet, Jazzy the cat, Roscoe and Herby the two roosters, and our three laying hens, Hilda, Harper, and last but not least, Dottie!!

14. If you could have one superpower, what would it be? To make people disappear

15. Last concert you have been to? 1984 Whisky Bent and Hell Bound Tour, Hank Williams Jr.

16. If you won the lottery, what would you do with the winnings? Get out of the car business and travel world wide with my wife.

17. Would you rather be able to fly or have the ability to read peoples minds? Fly

18. Would you rather be able to foretell the future or have all the money you will ever need? Have the money!

19. Would you rather hit every red light for the rest of your life or always be wrong? Hit every red light.

20. When is your birthday? And do you like chocolate cake or vanilla cake? August 3rd and Chocolate

21. If you could be any sports figure whom would you be? Brett Favre

22. Use three words to describe yourself: Positive, Funny, Fearless

23. Name one thing many people don’t know about you: my favorite color is purple.

Lexus Driver Assist Technologies HS 250h Review

I found this video that explains the HS 250h a little more in depth. I think you would be amazed at some of these features. Click on the link to view the video!

http://lexusenthusiast.com/2010/04/30/lexus-driver-assist-technologies-review/

Lexus GX 460 Recall Announcement

In response to last week’s Consumer Reports warning of the GX 460’s handling during a high-speed test, today Lexus announced a voluntary recall of all 9,400 2010 model year GX 460s sold to date. These models will receive a software update to the Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) system. Quoting from the press release:

The VSC system helps control a loss of traction in turns as a result of front or rear wheel slippage during cornering.

“Toyota’s objective is to provide a high level of safety and quality, while meeting or surpassing governmental regulations. Our engineers have conducted tests to confirm the VSC performance issue raised by Consumer Reports, and we are confident this VSC software update addresses the concern,” said Steve St. Angelo, Toyota chief quality officer for North America.

All Lexus dealers will have the VSC software update by the end of April. Once the software update is available at dealerships, vehicle owners are encouraged to bring their 2010 GX 460 to a dealer at their earliest convenience for the update at no cost. The update should take approximately one hour depending on the dealers’ work schedule.

Although no accidents have been reported resulting from this issue, the VSC update should improve the vehicle’s response to situations like the Consumer Reports test. If you are a GX 460 owner, the full press release from Lexus USA may be helpful.

Making of Lexus IS “Hangar” Commercial

Check out the making of the IS Commercial!

http://lexusenthusiast.com/2010/04/05/making-of-lexus-is-airport-hangar-commercial/