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The 45th Annual

www.LBMG.org April 2019 Long Beach MG Club The Southern California Centre of the MG Car Club of England P .O . Box 99, Lakewood, CA 90714-0099 2019 Board of Governors President ...... Sandi Sherwood Member ...... Morris Berens Vice President ...... Juanita Fast Member . . . . . Stephanie Himmelberger Executive Secretary ...... Jim Elsten Member ...... Richard Sherwood Recording Secretary ...... Amy Tulk Member ...... Ken Thomas Treasurer ...... Marilyn Gettys Member ...... Jim Tulk 2019 Chairs Concours Chair ...... Ken Thomas Photographer ...... Marie Thomas Director of Racing ...... Bob Funk Points Chair ...... Amy Tulk Directory Editor ...... Karen Lewis Points Auditor ...... Juanita Fast Directory Publisher ...... Bob Lewis Property . . . Phil Glumm, Richard Sherwood, DoubleDay ...... Ken & Marie Thomas Laurie Glumm Events Chair ...... Ken Thomas Raffle ...... Ken & Marie Thomas Flag Marshal ...... Jim Tulk Refreshments ...... Marie Thomas Co Flag Marshal ...... Morris Berens St.. Nix Trix ...... Jim & Amy Tulk Greeter ...... Lois Gettys Social Chair ...... Juanita Fast Great Western ...... Greg Fast, Spokesman Editor ...... Sandi Sherwood Mike Peters Spokesman Publisher ...... Sandi Sherwood Historian ...... Juanita Fast SteakBake ...... Marilyn Gettys Membership ...... Jim Tulk Timing/Scoring ...... Ellen Lowery Merchandise ...... Marilyn Gettys Webmaster ...... Sandi Sherwood Club Membership Information Annual membership dues for the Long Beach MG Club are $30 .00, payable during January and February . On April 1, the names of delinquent members are removed from the roster . Reinstatement is possible through December of the current year . Please refer to your Constitution for this provision . For those who seek membership during the year, dues are pro-rated on a monthly basis . The initiation fee for new members is $5 .00 . Club meetings are held on the second Thursday of each month at 8:00 p .m . at College Park Clubhouse, 808 Stevely Ave ., Long Beach . For information regarding subscriptions to The Spokesman see page 22 of this issue . April 2019, Volume 69, Number 4 In This Issue

President’s Message 2

How I Found the LBMG Club 3

Time Bandits 4 - 6

Dues "R" Due 7

April Calendar 8

May Calendar 9

2019 Good Guy & Competition Points 10

March BoG Meeting Minutes 11 & 12

Long Beach 13 - 15

2019 IndyCar Schedule 16

March GM Meeting Minutes 17 - 19

Letter From The Editor: How did you find LBMG? 20

LBMG Merchandise 20

2019 Racing Schedule 21

Spokesman Subscription Info 22

Upcoming Events & Meetings Inside Back Cover

1 President’s Message Hi Everyone, It is now April! Wow! At the time of this writing, I am busy getting ready for the Grand Prix of Long Beach . The Grand Prix is celebrating its 45th year and the Long Beach MG Club has been a part of it since the beginning, that is a great accomplishment . There are a few members that have been involved in every race since the very first race in the streets of Long Beach: Dennis Connor, Bob & Barbara Funk, Iler Ganz, Marilyn Gettys, Lois & Rick Gettys, Bea Nickerson & Ernie Prokopovych . Now that is a great accomplishment . Good going everyone! Last month I asked for people to send in a short (or long) story about how they found the MG Club. The first article is from Rick Gettys, my Dad! (See his article on the next page .) Now, I WANT YOU to send and article to the Editor! (Me) So that we can see how you began in the Long Beach MG Club . I know you all have a story . Even if you were born into the club, how did you start getting involved? What is your favorite part of the club, the Rallyes, the Racing, the Socialization . . . We want you to share! Other than the Long Beach Grand Prix and our meetings April is a pretty quiet month . But the racing starts up again in May . We also have the HB Concours in early June, which kicks off our Summer . Hope to see you soon!

2 How I Found the LBMG Club Richard Gettys (Rick) Entry into LBMG 1960

In September 1959 a group of 4 of us decided to go to the Los Angeles Times Grand Prix for sports cars at Riverside Raceway . This race stayed known, for many, many years as the Los Angeles Times Grand Prix . As we wandered around the race track watching the racing activities we noticed one activity that occurred between each of the preliminary races . Between each race an MG would drive, on the track, between corners towing a chariot, with a funny shape, filled with a group of guys dressed all in white . Pants, shirts, and shoes . We all had a marvelous time at the race, I believe it was won by Phil Hill in a Ferrari GT . On the way home we talked about the cars towing the workers, (we found out later it was the LBMG Flagging Team) . They seemed to be having a good time and were obviously part of the racing activities . We wanted to get involved . One of our group volunteered to find out who they were and how we could get involved. Early in 1960 we found out that the flag men were with the Long Beach MG Club. We decided to go to one of their meetings and find out what else they did. (I won’t tell you who my friends were, they might want to write their own stories!) We joined the LBMG in 1960, at the small Recreation Park clubhouse and became involved in the membership, as I recall was 400 to 500. Our first race was at Santa Barbara, on the Goleta airport runways . My first assignment on the flag team was to work the last corner before the start/finish line. My last memory was of the A/B production race and my mentor/trainer was Paul Russell. After a few laps all h*** broke loose, coming at us, spinning out of control was a Cobra, we started running, running right into an out of control Corvette . Since I am writing this article, we survived and Paul Russell really enjoyed it!!!! After the Saturday was finally over, I decided that flagging was not my cup a tea so I went over to the scoring trailer . There I met Jack and Dawn Duncan and asked them if I could please help in their activities . After the first race at Santa Barbara I became involved in Timing and Scoring and have enjoyed all of the years, and all of the venues we have been to .

3 TIME BANDITS COMES OF AGE As you may remember TIME BANDITS, in 2018 ran for the 20th time . So that follows that in 2019 was 21 . That meant that this year TIME BANDITS could gamble . . Thus we put seven cars out on the road to have an interesting drive . We decided that this year we would give the navigators a break and eliminate some of the speed changes . This route was originally run in 2009,with a great deal more speed changes . We wondered if that was a good idea, as it turned out both drivers and navigators found that they really enjoyed the event . So we may have to consider the same format next year . The weather turned out to be absolutely fabulous which made it even more fun, with all the rain that we have had we were very pleased . We were in hopes of a desert in bloom, and there were many flowers, but not as many as there were other areas of the desert . At any rate we started out going along the freeway, (you can't avoid them if you want to get you out of town) to 138 and out to back side of Hesperia toward Lucern Valley, on to 29 Palm, and on to Amboy Rd. to I 40 to Goffs Rd. to I 95 enter Nevada for the final leg on 163 to Laughlin. The group pulled into a rest area that we have used for the last few years, where we scored control cards and awarded trophies . We are investigating a possible new route for next year . We will keep you posted . We hope to see more of you next year .

Phil Glumm, Kassie Martinez, Merry Glumm

4 Time Bandits 2019 Results

Place Driver/ Leg Leg Leg Leg Leg Leg Leg Leg Leg Total Navigator 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 J/S Getchel 0 .02 .11 .14 .10 .25 .13 .55 .32 1.62

2 K/M Thomas 0 .88 .57 .21 .16 .35 .11 .64 .15 3.07

3 J/A Tulk 0 .08 .57 .21 .16 .22 .15 .73 .25 4.54

4 L Glumm/ R Bush 0 11. .07 1 .49 .195 .00 .22 .44 7 27. .79 5 J Martinez/ M Negnate 0 01. .10 4 .23 .062 .33 .47 .25 7 37. .82 6 A Martinez/ D Warren 0 10. 5 .00 5 .00 .11 .25 1 .27.54 21. 12 .48 M Peters/ 7 J Fast 0 93. .48 .28 .37 4 .9960. 5 .00 2 .36 15 .01 Rallye Masters: Phil Glumm & Kassie Martinez Pre-Run/Work: Merry Glumm

5 Time Bandits Photos

6 2019 Dues "R" Due! Yes! I want to pay my dues for 2019!

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Address:______

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Member Renewal ($30/year)...... $______

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Dues R Due! Be sure to send them in soon!

2019

$30.00 Make check payable to LBMG and mail to: Long Beach MG Club Inc . LBMG Member Long Beach MG Club PO Box 99 Lakewood, CA 90714-0099

7 4A . . . . . pril...... BoG Meeting 6 & 7 . . . . AGPLB Credentialing 11 . . . . General Membership Meeting 12 -14 . .Grand Prix of Long Beach 15 ...... Editing Closes 22 ...... Publishing

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3 4 5 6 AGPLB BoG Credentialing Meeting

7AGPLB 8 9 10 11 12Acura 13Acura Credentialing GM Grand Prix Grand Prix Meeting of Long of Long Beach Beach

14Acura 15 16 17 18 19 20 Grand Prix Editing of Long Beach 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Publishing

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8 2M ...... a . . . .y ...... BoG Meeting 4 & 5 . . . .VARA @ Buttonwillow 9 . . . . . General Membership Meeting 12 ...... Mothers Day 13 ...... Editing Closes 20 ...... Publishing 27 ...... Memorial Day

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1 2 3 4 VARA BoG Buttonwillow Meeting

5 VARA 6 7 8 9 10 11 Buttonwillow GM Meeting

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Mothers Editing Day Closes

19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Publishing

26 27 28 29 30 31

Memorial Day

9 Good Guy Points Good Guy Points as Calculated through March 30, 2019

Members 1 Phil Glumm ...... 130 2 Kassie Martinez ...... 100 3 Juanita Fast ...... 95 Competition tie Jim Tulk ...... 95 4 Jim Elsten ...... 80 Points 6 Mervyn Radley ...... 70 Good Guy Points as Calculated 7 Laurie Glumm ...... 65 through March 30, 2019 8 Jeanette Bourke ...... 50 tie Tom Jones ...... 50 tie Bob Micheletti ...... 50 TB Total tie Wayne Phelan ...... 50 Members 12 Ken Thomas ...... 45 1 Phil Glumm . . . . 100 100 tie Marie Thomas ...... 45 tie Kassie Martinez . . . 100 100 14 Amy Tulk ...... 35 3 Ken Thomas . . . . . 97 97 15 Morris Berens ...... 30 tie Marie Thomas . . . . . 97 97 tie Richard Sherwood . . . . . 30 5 Amy Tulk ...... 94 94 tie Sandi Sherwood ...... 30 tie Jim Tulk ...... 94 94 18 Leanne Aguilar ...... 20 7 Laurie Glumm . . . . 91 91 tie Lois Gettys ...... 20 8 Dawn Warren . . . . . 85 85 tie Marilyn Gettys ...... 20 9 Juanita Fast ...... 82 82 tie Rick Gettys ...... 20 tie Mike Peters ...... 82 82 22 Mike Peters ...... 15. Associates tie Dawn Warren ...... 15 1 Rick Bush ...... 91 91 24 Stephanie Himmelberger . . 10 2 Merry Glumm . . . . 90 90 tie Linda Maxwell ...... 10 3 Andrew Martinez . . . 85 85 tie Garth Reid ...... 10 tie Tony Sage ...... 10 Events: Time Bandits Associates 1 Laura Hines ...... 80 2 Bonnie Elsten ...... 70 3 Rick Bush ...... 65 4 Merry Glumm ...... 60 5 Andrew Martinez . . . . . 15

10 Board of Governors Meeting Minutes March 7th, 2019

President Sandi Sherwood called the meeting of the Long Beach MG Club Board of Governors to order at 7:58 p .m . Members Present: Morris Berens, Jim Elsten, Juanita Fast, Marilyn Gettys, Richard Sherwood, Sandi Sherwood, Ken Thomas, Amy Tulk, and Jim Tulk . Guests: None Minutes: A motion to accept the February 2019 minutes as published in the March 2019 Spokesman was made by Ken Thomas and seconded by Morris Berens . Approved by all, none opposed, no abstentions . Treasurer’s Report: Treasurer Marilyn Gettys distributed a financial report showing activity through February 28, 2019, and presented bills for payment of the following expenses: postage for 5 months of mailing the Spokesman, LBGP shirts, English affiliate club dues, and clubhouse rental . Jim Elsten made a motion that the bills be paid, the motion was seconded by Juanita Fast . Approved by all, none opposed, no abstentions . Membership: Membership Chairman Jim Tulk reported that memberships are still coming in and that there are 13 to 14 members who have yet to renew . Juanita Fast remarked that she is trying to contact members to verify addresses before she mails out the longevity pins . Social: Social Chairman Juanita Fast reported that there was nothing to report . Events: Events Chairman Ken Thomas described the upcoming events: Time Bandits – March 16, 2019 Grand Prix – April 12, 13, & 14, 2019 Museum Run – May 18, 2019 – Rallyemaster Jim Elsten reported that the March Air Force Museum is under consideration . The group rate for the 90 minute tour led by a docent is $13 per person; it is apparently more expensive to take the tour than it is to tour the museum without a docent . The start of the rallye will be at Green River and the 91 Freeway . Concours – June 1 & 2, 2019 Steakbake – July 28, 2019 – Juanita Fast explained that there may not be a funkhana this year, due to the high cost of insurance, and the fact that the range does not like us having it . Double Day – September 7 & 8, 2019 – Rallyemaster KenThomas remarked that he and Marie have been running the rallye despite there being so much rain . Great Western – TBA St Nix Trix – TBA Concours: Concours Chairman Ken Thomas reported that the judges’ letters are out .

11 March BoG Meeting Minutes Continued: Points: Points Chairman Amy Tulk reported that the Good Guy points through February 2019 were published in the March Spokesman . Flagging: Flag Marshall Jim Tulk reported that the LBMG trophies for driver of the year and flagger of the year were presented at the VARA banquet . Jim also explained that Bobby Webster is no longer able to bring the flags to the track . He apparently will be able to bring them to the track for the upcoming race . Juanita volunteered to bring the flags back, and Marilyn will house them . It was decided that the flaggers would collect their flags and take them to the corners and then bring them back at the end of the weekend . We will not ask the flaggers to take the brooms to the corners . Scoring: No report . Raffle: Raffle Chairman Ken Thomas stated that the raffle items will be unspeakably OK stuff . Spokesman: Spokesman Editor Sandi Sherwood stated that the March Spokesman is a Special Edition, and is in color, that it has photos from the banquet, and has one article from a member . Sandi would like to encourage Board Members to write articles . Website: Webmaster Sandi Sherwood reported that the website is updated and that the Spokesman is there . Merchandise: Marilyn Gettys reported that she has some merchandise . LBGP: Sandi Sherwood reported that there will be a meeting on Tuesday and that it will be the last before the race . Credentialing will be the weekend before the race . Marilyn Gettys added that the patches have been ordered . Old Business: None New Business: None Announcements: Sandi Sherwood announced that she had received an email from Rod Vessels advising that Dick McAlister had passed away . Discussion followed regarding when a member is added to the In Memory page of the Directory, and it was noted that we only add those who are current members at the time of their death . Meeting Adjourned: Jim Elsten made a motion that the meeting be adjourned, which was seconded by Morris Berens and approved by all . The meeting was adjourned at 8:37 p .m .

Respectfully Submitted, Amy Tulk Recording Secretary

12 Long Beach Grand Prix Track History From GPLB.com Although the City of Long Beach had no way of knowing, when Friday morning, March 26, 1977 dawned, the city would never be the same again . An auto racing fan-turned-travel-agent — Chris Pook — was about to put the city on the international sports map and spark a business, travel and financial renaissance that continues today. Barely 18 months earlier, Pook had beaten all the odds and naysayers by staging the first Long Beach Grand Prix, a race won by that attracted more than 46,000 race fans and curiosity seekers . He followed that only six months later by staging a race, won by Switzerland’s , that was a moderate success . Now, at 4:30 a.m., it was financial crunch time. With a pack of creditors snapping at his heels, Pook desperately needed a high-profile F1 race that would be watched by countless millions worldwide and – he hoped – packed grandstands in Long Beach . He got it . With some help from a tough, diminutive Italian-American from Nazareth, PA . avoided a first-lap, multi-car collision, then went on to outduel F1 stars Jody Scheckter and to become the first American to win a Formula 1 race in a U.S. Grand Prix . “Mario’s victory really changed the whole image of the race,” says Jim Michaelian, now the President and CEO of the Grand Prix Association of Long Beach and the race’s financial officer in 1978 . “We made the New York Times, Sports Illustrated and the race was all over the local and national news ”. For the next six years, a decidedly international ambience settled over the city each Spring . Romantic car marques like Ferrari, Renault and shared headlines with equally romantic, internationally famous drivers like Jacques Laffite, and . Argentina’s won flag-to-flag in his Ferrari in 1978, just evading a now- classic first-lap shunt involving James Hunt that remains perhaps the Grand Prix’s most enduring image . Canada’s – a crowd favorite for his hard-charging style – led a Ferrari one-two finish in 1979 and, in 1980, Brazil’s Nelson Piquet’s Parmalat Brabham scored another flag-to-flag victory in the first Grand Prix that was title-sponsored by . The racehad begun a 39-year run as the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach . In 1981, F/One champion Alan Jones led an Albilad Williams FW07B one-two finish in a race notable because, for the first time, two American drivers, Mario Andrettti (fourth) and (fifth) had scored F1 points in the same race. Marlboro McLaren scored the next two wins, with Niki Lauda in 1982 and John Watson – coming from an improbable 22nd place on the starting grid – in 1983 . And, all the while, change had been coming to Long Beach . Downtown, the porn movie houses and boarded-up building were being replaced by office buildings, restaurants and gleaming new hotels . And, for Chris Pook, it was Financial Crunch Time II .

13 Long Beach Grand Prix Track History Continued: In 1983, faced with increasing F1 purses, sanctions and shipping charges, Pook was approached by Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART), and signed an agreement for the Champ Cars to make their Long Beach debut in 1984 . Once again, Mario Andretti rode to the rescue . “We weren’t exactly sure if the Champ Cars would have the same mystique for race fans,” said Michaelian . “But we didn’t miss a beat ”. Thanks to Mario, who put his Budweiser- Haas Lola under the checkered flag…and again put the race back into headlines around the country . American names dominated the streets of Long Beach in the 1980s and 1990s . Jr . was the victor here six times, including a remarkable four straight from 1988-91 . Mario Andretti visited Victory Circle four times (three of those with CART) and his son, Michael, is a two-time winner . California’s won the race in 1996 . Still, the race has always managed to retained a little of its original international flavor. Italy’s , one of the race’s biggest fan favorites, won back to back in 1997-98 . Colombia’s Juan Montoya, now racing IMSA prototypes for Acura , in 1999 became the first rookie to win the race before joining the Formula One wars, and Brazil’s Helio Castroneves led an all-Brazil 1-2-3 finish in 2001. And, Canada’s is a four-time winner here: 1993, 2000, 2003 and 2004 . France’s Sebastien Bourdais won three consecutive Long Beach races from 2005 to 2007 . In June 2005, race team owners and purchased the Grand Prix Association of Long Beach, ensuring that the famed seaside circuit would continue operating . On April 20, 2008, the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach staged the final race in Champ Car’s long and storied history, with Australia’s taking the checkered flag. In May 2008, the Grand Prix Association of Long Beach signed a long-term agreement to run the IndyCar Series beginning in 2009 . won the inaugural IndyCar event before a packed house, ensuring the race’s success in the new era . Ryan Hunter-Reay was the first American to win the race since in 2002 with his 2010 win. In 2013, another first happened – Japan’s took the checkers, becoming the first Japanese driver to win – and be on the podium – in the race’s long history . In 2015, in his ninth try, three-time series champion finally won his first in Long Beach! That began a streak of four consecutive first-time winners, which included France’s (2016), Canada’s (2017) and America’s (2018) . On Feb . 5, 2019, the Grand Prix Association entered into a multi-year title sponsorship agreement with Acura, marking a new era for America’s #1 street race . So, on April 14, Rossi will defend his Long Beach title when the words “Drivers, start your engines!” mark the 45th edition of the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach!

14 Long Beach Grand Prix Track History From www.racingcircuits.info

1982 1975- 1981

1984- 1983 1986

1992- 1987- 1998 1991

2000- 1999 2014

2015- 2019

15 2019 SCHEDULE

10 Streets of St. Petersburg MARCH MARCH 11 Streets of St. Petersburg 24 7 7 APRIL APRIL 15 Streets of Long Beach 14 Streets of Long Beach 22 Barber Motorsports Park 11 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course MAY 12 Indianapolis Motor Speedway 26 The 103rd MAY 19-20 Indianapolis 500 Qualifying 1 Streets of Detroit - Race 1 27 Indianapolis 500 Mile Race 2 Streets of Detroit - Race 2 JUNE 2 The Raceway at Belle Isle Park 8 3 The Raceway at Belle Isle Park JUNE 23 9 Texas Motor Speedway 14 Streets of Toronto 24 Road America JULY 20 8 Iowa Speedway 28 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course JULY 15 Streets of Toronto 18 AUG. 29 Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course 24 19 Pocono Raceway AUG. 1 Portland International Raceway 25 Gateway Motorsports Park SEPT. Streets of St. Petersburg 22 WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca SEPT. 2 Portland International Raceway Circuit Of The Americas Schedule subject to change. 16 Birmingham Oval Street/Road Course Schedule subject to change. Streets of Long Beach Oval Street/Road Course Found on IndyCar .com Barber Motorsports Park 16 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Indianapolis 500 Mile Race | twitter.com/ | facebook.com/ | instagram.com/ The Raceway at Belle Isle Park FOLLOW US: .com indycar indycar indycar The Raceway at Belle Isle Park Texas Motor Speedway Road America Iowa Speedway Streets of Toronto Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Pocono Raceway Gateway Motorsports Park Portland International Raceway General Membership Meeting Minutes February 10th, 2019

President Sandi Sherwood brought the 830th consecutive monthly meeting of the Long Beach MG Club to order at 8:03 p .m . Board Members Present: Morris Berens, Jim Elsten, Juanita Fast, Sandi Sherwood, Richard Sherwood, Ken Thomas, Amy Tulk, and Jim Tulk Guests: Greeter Lois Gettys noted that there were no guests . Minutes: President Sandi Sherwood called for any additions or corrections to the February general meeting minutes . Jim Elsten made a motion that the minutes be accepted as published in the March Spokesman . The motion was seconded by Phil Glumm and Ken Thomas . All in favor, none opposed, no abstentions . Treasurer’s Report: Treasurer Marilyn Gettys read the bank balances . Committee Reports: Membership: Membership Chairman Jim Tulk reported that he would be sending out reminder letters to about a dozen members who have not renewed . Social: Social Chairman Juanita Fast reported that all of the longevity pins have been mailed out . Those that were sent to a post office box were mailed in a padded envelope instead of a box . Juanita used her own address as the return address and paid for extra insurance . Events: Events Chairman Ken Thomas announced the following events: Time Bandits – March 17, 2018 - Rallyemaster Phil Glumm stated that the rallye is in two days, and that the start is at Main and Katella Place in Orange . Grand Prix – April 12, 13 & 14, 2019 Museum Run – May 18, 2019 – Rallyemaster Jim Elsten reported that we are confirmed at the March Air Museum, and that a docent led tour is available . Jim will be asking for commitments at the next meeting . Steak Bake – Sunday July 28, 2019 – Juanita announced that there will be no funkhana due to lack of interest and cost of insurance . Double Day – September 7 & 8, 2019 - Rallyemaster Ken Thomas explained that the destination is Tehachapi, and that they have been working on the route between rainstorms . Great Western – TBA St. Nix Trix – TBA Concours: Concours Chairman Ken Thomas explained that judge’s letters have gone out and that he is getting responses . This year, the trophies will be awarded at 2:00 . Mervyn Radley reported that he will be sending his judge’s letters out next week .

17 March GM Meeting Minutes Continued: Points: Points Chairman Amy Tulk reported that both the Good Guy and Competition points through the Time Bandits Rallye would be sent to the Editor to be published in the April Spokesman . Flagging: Flag Marshal Jim Tulk explained that the next club event will be March 22, 23, & 24, 2019, one week away . This is a 3-day event, and the Formula Ford Festival on Friday will be a pay-for-play . Timing/Scoring: No report . Raffle: Raffle Chairman Ken Thomas described the raffle prizes: 1 . 2 Boxes Girl Scout Cookies 2 . Grand Prix shirt by Randy Owens 3 . Book – Where They Raced 4 . Mothers Products and yellow microfiber towel 5 . Biscotti 6 . 2 Boxes Girl Scout Cookies 7 . LeMans DVD 8 . Coffee Mug 9 . Pub Mix 10 . Pistachios 11 . Bonus: Assorted Race Shirts Grand Prize: Lantern with 8 batteries Donations were made by Marie Thomas, Rick Gettys, and Marilyn Gettys Spokesman: Editor Sandi Sherwood reported that the March issue of the Spokesman was printed and published in color because it is a Special Edition with photos from the banquet . Website: Webmaster Sandi Sherwood reported that the website is up and running . Merchandise: No report, however, Sandi Sherwood noted that there is a merchandise list in the Spokesman and Karen is doing embroidery . Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach: Sandi Sherwood reported that there have been a lot of volunteers to sign up, that the patches have been sent to the GP Association, and that they are paid for . Old Business: Phil Glumm explained that the pin order is almost complete and that he will bring them to Sandi Sherwood because Marilyn Gettys will not have returned from vacation before he leaves on his . New Business: None Announcements: None

18 March GM Meeting Minutes Continued: March Clean Car Clean Car: The March 2019 clean cars were chosen by Juanita Fast and Laura Hines: Clean: Civic – Bonnie Elsten Alt Clean: None Dirty Car: Volvo -- Juanita Fast

Adjournment: Phil Glumm made a motion that the meeting be adjourned . The motion was seconded by Mervyn Radley, and approved by all . The meeting adjourned at 8:29 . Following the Meeting: Refreshments and Raffle: Marie Thomas served an assortment of Girl Scout Cookies . Ken and Marie Thomas ran the raffle and the grand prize was won by Michael Roedl .

Respectfully Submitted, Amy Tulk Recording Secretary

A couple more pic's from Time Bandits 19 Letter From The Editor: How did you find LBMG? I would like everyone to send me an article on how you found the LBMG Club . It can be short or long, it can have photos . I think it would be great to see how everyone found the club! I put a short bit in my presidents message, so you can see what a small blurb could be . But, if you didn't come to the club by a family member it would probably be a bit longer . I encourage everyone to submit something . After all, we all found the club somehow! Remember, people in the club are spread all over, so please sendmerchandise me an article about what you have been up to so that the rest of the club can keep up to date! If you have any suggestions or ideas for content in the MG w/Spokesman Logo please send them to me at License Plate Frame 5.00 [email protected] Shopping Bag 3.00 Lunch Box 3.00 merchandise Lanyard 5.00     Tire Pressure  Gauge 3.00 MG w/ Logo Baseball Cap 15.00 1blk. 3 white License Plate Frame 5.00 Golf Towel 5.00 Shopping Bag 3.00 Tea Towel 5.00 Lunch Box 3.00 Bandana 5.00 Lanyard 5.00 MG Pin 10.00 Tire Pressure Gauge 3.00 Meeting Pin 5.00 Baseball Cap 15.00 1blk. 3 white Screwdriver Set 5.00 Golf Towel 5.00 Patches 5.00 Tea Towel 5.00 Earplugs w/Case LBMG1.00 Bandana 5.00 Name Badge w/Logo 2.00 MG Pin 10.00 Red BagsMerchandise5.00 Meeting Pin 5.00 Paul Gleason Litho 10.00 Screwdriver Set 5.00 Patches 5.00 Flag Team Earplugs w/Case 1.00 T-Shirt Short Sleeve 12.00 Name Badge w/Logo 2.00 T-Shirt Long Sleeve 15.00 Red Bags 5.00 Towel 6.00 Paul Gleason Litho 10.00 Bandana 6.00

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1 2019 Race Schedule

LBMG DATE EVENT SANCTION TRACK WORKED March 23 & 24. . .High Desert Challenge. . . . VARA . . Willow Springs X May 4 & 5 . . . . British Extravaganza . . . . .VARA . . .Buttonwillow Sept. 14 & 15. . . Commemorative Road Races. .VARA . . Willow Springs October 5 &6. . . Oktoberfest...... VARA . . .Buttonwillow November 3 & 4 . .Big Bore Bash ...... VARA . . Willow Springs Pay For Play DATE EVENT SANCTION TRACK WORKED January 18-20 . . . . Speedfest. . . . .VARA. . . .AutoClub Raceway X

To work an LBMG or Pay-for-Play event and/or be added to the Flag Team/Scoring mailing list . . Jim Tulk - e-mail: jvette383@gmail com. 21 Spokesman Subscriptions The SPOKESMAN, is available via the LBMG website in PDF format.

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Thank You Spokesman Editor & Publisher Sandi Sherwood & the LBMG Board of Governors .

22 What’s Happening, Where and When!

Board of Governors 8 p.m. Call a BoG member for location of each month’s meeting

Membership Meeting 8 p.m. College Park Clubhouse 808 Stevely Ave . Long Beach

Spokesman Contributions and Contest Entries Sandi Sherwood qcatgal@mac .com

Publishing April 2019 Sandi Sherwood 4 ...... BoG Meeting 11 . . . . General Membership Meeting Website 12 -14 . .Grand Prix of Long Beach Sandi Sherwood 15 ...... Editing Closes qcatgal@mac .com 22 ...... Publishing

May 2019 Club Logo Merchandise 2 ...... BoG Meeting Marilyn Gettys 4 & 5 . . . .VARA @ Buttonwillow res125n2x@verizon net. 9 . . . . . General Membership Meeting 12 ...... Mothers Day Change of Address? 13 ...... Editing Closes Please submit all changes of address 20 ...... Publishing to Jim Tulk 27 ...... Memorial Day jvette383@gmail com.

23 Long Beach MG Club, Inc. P.O. Box 99 April Lakewood, CA 90714-0099 2019