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9s 383 – Oct-Dec 2025
Contents
- President’s Letter SHELLY BAXTER
- Editor’s Letter GREG ABBOTT
- 4 Concours d’Saab Winners
- 6 Judges Choice Winner
- 7 Special Award Winners
- 8 Sponsors Choice Winners
- 11 Partsipanny: From Trinkets to Turbines BY CAROLANN ARTHURS
- 12 Birth of a Magazine: The History of 9s – Part 3 BY TIM WINKER
- 14 Photos & Group Shot
- 16 People’s Choice Winners
- 20 Best Saab Photo Winners
- 21 Behind the Scenes BY CAROLANN ARTHURS
- 22 SOC41 from a Kid’s Point of View BY AMI REIST JACHIMSKI & SUMMER JACHIMSKI
- 23 Would You Consider Being an Ambassador? BY GREGG & BETH ANDRESEN
- 24 There and Back – A Saab’s Tale BY JACK DERETHIK
- 27 Saabs Online & Board of Directors
- 28 Tusen Tack! To our SOC42 Volunteers
- 29 Future Events
SCNA President’s Letter by Michelle Baxter
Hello fellow SAABers!
Fall weather is upon us which means that it is time to pull those turbos out and hear them spool
up in the crisp autumn air! Do you have any fall drives planned for the season? We have one
here in Springfield called the Ozark Trails Drive. A fun little event that draws a decent crowd
from multiple states. Take a look at the fall events page in the back of this magazine, and see if
there are any close in your area. If not, consider starting one near where you live. We can help
you with that if you decide to take up the call to action!
Speaking of action, we had a lot of it in spades at the convention this year. It was one of the largest
turn outs we have had in a long time and for that we are grateful. So many different things to
do, see, and learn in such a short amount of time. This was a convention for the record books,
and it wouldn’t have happened had it not been for you! Thank you!
Every year SCNA strives to throw the best SOC that we can. This year was no different. As many
of you know, several people got sick after Saturday night’s dinner. We are still vigilantly working
to get to the bottom of the situation and as we have more information to share, we will send out
emails to those affected.
Next year’s planning is already in full swing for SOC43! Stay tuned as we work hard to put a
program together centered around our Saabs and Space Camp in Huntsville, AL!
As always,
Keep on SAABin!
Shelly Baxter
SCNA President