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SUMMARY:Hunt Country Classic
DESCRIPTION:The MG Car Club held their 14th annual classic British Car Show on Sunday\, October 11\, 2009. \nAs we have done the past few years\, we organized a small caravan to drive to the show. We started in Manassas as Charlie Adams was collecting a spare MGB GT to take to the show – getting an early taste of car show life while he begins the early stages of his MGA restoration project. Joining us were Keith & Kathy Kallapos and Jim Mackin – still learning that it can be cold at speeds without a jacket in the fall mornings! On the way we collected Ken & Joyce Lawrence along the roadside and we were on our merry way\, traveling Route 55 through Haymarket\, The Plains and into Marshall. \nOnce in the Marshall area\, there are only two turns to reach the show field and these intersections are always carefully marked by members of the MG Car Club. This year\, perhaps to provide an added opportunity to the local residents to view the cars\, the signs were not in place AT the intersections but on the shoulders of the road leading up to the intersection – and on the opposite side of the road that one would be looking. Oh well. This gave me an opportunity to test how well the caravan would follow an obviously lost leader. To shorten the story\, they followed well\, then missed the turn-around point due to traffic\, picked another British car to follow who led them wrong and … well\, we all finally made it to the show\, arriving as two groups! \nThis year there were 21 MGAs on display in the MGA parking area\, plus Bob and Jane Schoeplein showing in the race car class and Liz Ten Eyck showing in the Prince of Wales category reserved for the class winners of last year’s event. In addition to those members of the “Lost Squadron\,” Chapter members Bill & Kathy Wemhoff\, Tom Ford\, Bruce Zivic\, John & Kelly Burns all had their MGAs on display. Showing in the MGB GT class were members Charlie Adams in the borrowed GT and Ruth Arnold showing her 1974 MGB GT\, Bridget. We later welcomed a late arriving Warren Arthur with his MGA\, John Padgett\, who helped park show cars\, and past Chapter Chairman Amy Rothberg\, who is now MGA-less but still active in the Chapter. \nThe quality of the cars on the show field is just spectacular. Each year the quality of the new restorations just continues to improve and the attention to detail of the older restorations also continues to improve. The winners in the MGA class this year were Paul Hanley with his 1959 Twin Cam\, Chris & Cheryl Kintner with their 1957 1500 roadster and Bob Samuelson with his 1960 1600 roadster. \nI would like to thank all of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter members who volunteered their time to the MG Car Club to assist with parking duties. It takes a great number of people to host a car show of this size and the MG Car Club always does a wonderful job making sure the event runs smoothly. \nThe MG Car Club has posted the winners of all the classes on their web site as well as photographs of many of the cars entered in the show. More information can be found at http://www.mgcarclubdc.com.
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SUMMARY:NAMGAR Regional GT in the Poconos
DESCRIPTION:Submitted by Bill Marshall \nOur MG Adventures for 2009 continued with a number of Mid-Atlantic Chapter members attending the NAMGAR Regional GT in Pocono Manor\, Pennsylvania. \nOur caravan of one departed Manassas early September 23rd\, with plans to meet Keith & Kathy Kallapos at the Stone House in the Manassas Battlefield Park and then travel to Leesburg to meet with Liz Ten Eyck and her travel guest Linda Quinn. Larry and Diana Newman were called out of town by a family emergency and were not able to join us\, as planned. \nWhile the weather forecast for the day was scattered showers all along our travel route\, we started with the top down and fortunately enjoyed a beautiful sunny day for the entire 250 miles enroute to Pocono Manor. Keith and Kathy were not so lucky\, as at the moment their only top is their fiberglass hardtop and they were forced to travel without the benefits of open air motoring. \nOur plans called for a leisurely day avoiding the Interstates and staying on the smaller roads\, taking us through many quaint Pennsylvania towns. We stopped for lunch at a place\, recommended by a local street construction crew\, called Denny’s Lennies Casual Dining. The theme of casual dining was correct as the pace was relaxed and the food was excellent – apparently all the ingredients being freshly selected at the local Farmer’s Market\, and then only selected by the staff as each order was placed – and we’re still not sure if the Market was all that local or even located in Pennsylvania! \nMindful of the time spent casually waiting for lunch; we picked up the pace in an effort to reach the Inn at Pocono Manor before registration closed and in time to settle into our hotel rooms prior to the scheduled Welcoming Reception held at 6:00 pm on Wednesday evening. \nRegional GT events provide an opportunity for NAMGAR members to Get Together at events that by design are smaller than a national GT. Regionals can mimic the format of a GT or take on any aspect regarding activities the host Chapter desires. As with any GT\, the goal is to have fun while driving an MGA and making new or rekindling old friendships with fellow MGA enthusiasts. \nWith seventeen cars registered and 33 guests attending\, the event was by all accounts a great success. NAMGAR members from five states and Canada\, representing six NAMGAR Chapters\, journeyed to experience the NAMGAR adage\, “It’s the cars that get you there\, but it’s the people that bring you back.” \nWith the Regional sponsored by the British Car Club of Northeast Pennsylvania\, the scheduled activity for Thursday was a drive to Grey Towers\, a National Historic Site operated by the U.S. Forest Service. Grey Towers was built in 1886 by James and Mary Pinchot as their summer retreat. It was later the home of their son Gifford Pinchot\, an early conservationist who was influential in establishing and served as the first Chief of the U.S. Forest Service. Gifford was also twice elected Governor of Pennsylvania and was instrumental in preserving many natural sites as state parks. Led by our Regional hosts and fellow Key West alumni Bill and Carol Shamonsky\, much of our route was through the Delaware Water Gap National Recreational Area with its scenic beauty. Our 50-mile drive to Grey Towers took us over roads seemingly designed for MGAs in perfect fall weather\, with only a light jacket necessary to fend off the chill of the Pennsylvania mountains. From the front terrace of Grey Towers\, views of New York and New Jersey were visible off in the distance. \nThursday evening our group gathered for a Western-themed barbecue held at the Inn. While thetenderfoots of the Northeast could not quite agree on what constituted ‘western’ dress\, the food was delicious\, spirits flowed freely from the bar and a rowdy game of Texas Hold-‘Em brokeat one of the tables. Large sums of nickels and dimes transferred around the table with each shuffle of the deck\, but no MGA titles were seen exchanging hands. \nAt another table\, your fellow Mid-Atlantic members discussed the possibility of hosting a Regional GT of our own – with the Maryland Eastern Shore and its historical and natural points of interests being incorporated into the theme of the event. Stay tuned for more details as we continue to explore this possibility as a Chapter event. \nWith many activities available at the Inn at Pocono Manor resort\, Friday was designed as a free day to allow us to take advantage of their many offerings. Favored activities included roundgolf\, horseback riding on the trails of the Inn\, enjoying spa treatments and kayaking on the Delaware River. Others took advantage of the short drives to visit the local coalmine museum\, the picturesque village of Jim Thorpe\, go antiquing or attend the hot rod show being held at nearby Pocono Raceway. \nWith Liz and Linda bowing out of riding the trails on horseback\, this left Bill & Karen and Keith & Kathy\, along with other fellow MGers\, to tame the wild broncos of Pocono. While the horseshad rather tame given names such as Jill\, Measles\, Ranger and Coffee\, we preferred to imagine we were riding Thunder\, Lightning\, Tornado and Bullet as we made our way along the narrow mountainous trails and splashed through the raging white-water rivekeeping an eye out for mountain lions\, bears and other threats to our survival – returning intact and only slightly worse for the wear two hours later. \nWith a quick break for lunch\, we joined Liz and Linda on their planned kayak trip down a section of the Delaware River. We were privileged to have Pocono Manor resident and BCCNEPA member Russ Cramer as our guide during our kayak adventure. We nicknamed Russ the ‘Mayor’ of Pocono Manor due to his endless knowledge of all things local and his ability to obtain quick reservations for large groups of people. Russ is an avid kayaker and led our group on a two-hotrip down to the Delaware Water Gap – pointing out many of the historical areas and natural interests as we traveled the light rapids – landing on the shores of New Jersey\, allowing us to add another state to our MGA travels this year. \nSaturday dawned with cloudy skies as we prepared for the car show held on the grounds of the InOur cars were joined by a number of BCCNEPA club members who came for the day to display their British cars for the enjoyment of the resort’s guests. Although cloudy and cool – okay\, it was cold – it remained dry for the duration of the show\, allowing us time to inspect and admire each of the vehicles on display. \nAt the Awards Dinner and Farewell Banquet held Saturday evening\, awards were presented for overall Best of Show\, first through third in the MGA class\, first through third in the Other British ckass\, Long Distance and a special\, unannounced Spirit Award – properly given to Russ Cramer. \nBest of Show was awarded to Liz for her 1962 MGA Mark II roadster. First Place in the MGA class was awarded to Mike and Cathy Finch of Ontario for their 1959 1500 roadster\, Second to Jerry and Barbara Andres of Richmond\, Virginia for their 1956 1500 roadster and Third to Micky and Linda Walka of New Jersey for their 1961 1600 roadster. Other British class winners were\, in order\, Nancy Ware for her 1954 MG TF\, Ken Cooney for his 1954 Jaguar XK 120 and Al Borders for his 1967 Triumph TR4. All are members of BCCNEPA. The Long Distance Award was presented to Mark and Cindy Michalak of the Michigan Rowdies for their 652-mile trip to attend the event. \nWhat begins as a long week when looking forward always seems to be too short when it is time say our good-byes and start the return trip home. Bill and Carol Shamonsky\, along with all the members of the BCCNEPA Chapter who contributed the many hours necessary to make the evesuch a success\, are to be congratulated for their hard work\, efforts and attention to detail. The event was run in a flawless manner from the picking up of the registration packet Wednesday afternoon to grabbing that final cup of coffee as we headed home Sunday morning. \nThe rain had finally arrived by late Saturday afternoon and was expected to stay with us all day Sunday. With this in mind we decided to cut a few hours off the return trip home by taking the Interstates back to the Harrisburg area\, where we picked up Route 15 towards Gettysburg. We had made arrangements in advance to stop at the home of Mike and Pat Caltriders\, in Littlestown\, PA – just outside of Gettysburg. \nMike and Pat were early members of NAMGAR and of the Mid-Atlantic Chapter. Mike’s MGwas the tenth car to be registered with NAMGAR and was also the first 1500 class member to claim pewter at GT-1 in Harpers Ferry in 1976. Mike has an outstanding collection of MGA models and memorabilia and was kind enough to show his collection to us. By the time we left the Caltrider’s the rain had begun to taper off and we made the remaining 100 miles home without event.
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SUMMARY:Hunt Country Classic
DESCRIPTION:The MG Car Club Washington D.C. Centre hosted its 13th annual British car show on Sunday\, October 12th. This has long been considered our “home” car show of the season with most of the MGAs on display being members of our Mid-Atlantic Chapter. This year was a bit of an exception with 17 MGAs making the field\, the largest turnout of MGAs in memory. \nWe took advantage of the drive to the show by forming a small caravan leaving Manassas with Bill Marshall leading the MGAs of Ken & Joyce Lawrence and Keith Kallopos with John Padgett riding shotgun\, on a scenic route to the show. This route took us through Haymarket\, The Plains and Marshall on our way to Willoughby Farm. Once there\, we were joined by fellow Chapter members Tom Ford showing in the MGA class\, Bob Schoeplein in the Race Car class and Bruce Zivic\, his twin-cam undergoing an engine rebuild\, and Ruth Arnold showing in their respective MGB classes. Doug and Kay Campbell were manning the Regalia tent for the MG Car Club and were unable to show their Magnette this year. \nOur very own Butch Smith was to display in the Prince of Wales division as last year’s top MGA\, but despite the proximity to Halloween\, Butch did not feel like a repeat winner this year with his grill out of the toothless car for new chrome plating. No sense of humor\, this guy. \nThird place went to Bob Samuelson of Maryland\, second to John Casey of Jeffersonton\, VA and … drum roll please … first place to our own Liz Ten Eyck. Bob Schoeplein captured second place in the race car class with his 1960 MGA “Honeybee.” \nAll in all this was a very good event and it was great to see so many new MGAs showing up at these shows. We hope we were able to entice a few to join both our Chapter and NAMGAR as well.
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