Annual Call to Conclave
Elkhart Lake Racing & Sipping Society
2007
Well, the oft anticipated event--long predicted in the pages of this annual missive--
has occurred. Namely, after providing meager but adequate facilities for Society conclaves these last 13
years, Ken-Ev Campground is no more. Yes friends, the inevitable has finally come to pass. Upon
hearing of the possibility, and moved by shock and disbelief, four Society members (Wisconsin Chapter,
Caledonia and Iola subchapters represented) this last May 20th (on the occasion of the SVRA Spring
Vintage Weekend) put personal considerations aside and selflessly made way to our namesake village in an
effort to determine the verity of this ugly rumor. Alas, the rumor was found to be fact.
But, take heart! Forming a kind of impromptu site selection committee, the assembled members bent to the
task of locating an alternative venue. The traditional alternate site, Broughton Sheboygan County Marsh,
was re-investigated but deemed a bit too pricey ($25 per nite per site), a bit too family and perhaps a bit too
remote from the track. Other loci were scrutinized and subsequently rejected, found lacking and unsuitable
for Societal requirements. At last, however, with almost all hope exhausted, your ardent minions stumbled
upon a true "diamond in the rough" (read: outhouses, no electricity and one central water faucet). Sound
familiar? YES! Almost a duplicate of the fabled Ken-Ev! But--get this--it is walking (or crawling)
distance from TWO (count ’em) TWO bars! Throw more shade trees into the bargain and a mere 1.4 miles
distant from Road America’s Gate No. 1 you have Rhine Plymouth Field & Stream Sportsman’s Club!
I know, I know--those of you who were unfortunate enough to have not participated in the quest are now
shaking your heads in wonderment overcome by a swelling of gratitude toward those who spent the time
and made the effort to locate a new site and especially to have designated one with such a nifty name. The
next question on everyone’s lips is, of course, "How do I get to this Paradise, this veritable east-central
Wisconsin Valhalla?" Well, just follow these simple instructions and your expeditious arrival will be
assured: Start at the entrance to the former Ken-Ev Campground. Proceed toward the Village of Elkhart
Lake .5 mile. Turn left onto Highview Drive just beyond the now unused Gate 5 of Road America. Stop at the
railroad crossing, then proceed left on Highview Drive .9 mile to Rhine Plymouth Field & Stream
Sportsman’s Club on the left, indicated by a large sign. Camp here. If you get to the stop sign at the
intersection of Highview Drive and CTH CJ (Nap’s Place on the right), go back 500 feet.
With that out of the way, and, as if the exciting prospect of a new campground weren’t enough--there is still
more. As we are all aware, Timothy P. "Timbus" Krikau is the proud owner of a pristine 1967 Chevrolet
Caprice Sport Coupe with which he has deigned to grace our presence at several of the Society’s more
recent Conclaves. It has come to the attention of your founder that two others of our number have, since
our last conclave, acquired vehicles of like vintage. It is hoped that this will result in an informal "Gathering
of the ’67s" at this year’s Conclave to include Steve "Racer Jake" Jacobson’s race-prepared 1967 Datsun
Fairlady roadster (soon to replace his Mazda RX-7 in vintage sports car racing competition) and James L.
"Jimmy Lee" Bell’s 1967 Austin-Healey Sprite open-air two-seater, a fixer-upper that he has acquired in an
effort to maintain sanity in an insane world.

BE IT KNOWN, THEREFORE, that the 47th ANNUAL ENCAMPMENT of the
Elkhart Lake Racing & Sipping Society
shall convene at its namesake village on Thursday the 19th day of July 2007 at approximately 6:00 p.m. It is
sincerely hoped that THE SACRED STANDARD will, yet again, borne by its Illinois Chapter (Park Ridge
subchapter) trustee, return to its traditional turf to be implanted therein and regarded with due reverence by
the loyal and faithful assemblage. And, before the Conclave has run its course, each member present shall
cause his mark to be placed upon the Standard so that it may continue to serve as an enduring monument to
those who made the supreme sacrifice of Conclave attendance.
Therefore, yet again, the invitation is extended and the choice is yours. Lies will be told, gas will be passed,
and interpersonal relationships will be nurtured.

In anticipation of a weekend of rollicksome frivolity, I remain . . .
James T. Lenzke,
Founder, Primary Instigator,
parentus tritatum et maxiparentus in trius immentuous
ad infinitum et quid pro quo in perpetuum and Senior Consulting Chili Chef (ret.)