STRAIGHT SIX Official Newsletter of the Jaguar Society of South Carolina an Affiliate of Jaguar Clubs of North America
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PAGE 1 STRAIGHT SIX Official Newsletter of the Jaguar Society of South Carolina An Affiliate of Jaguar Clubs of North America Volume 3,4 July/Aug 2003 INSIDE THIS ISSUE: 2003 Capital City Concours pictures ! ñ Car Stories!! ñ JSSC Merchandise ñ Classifieds ñ Pictures! Pictures! And more! ADVERTISE IN THE STRAIGHT SIX DETAILS INSIDE! TIME TO NOMINATE JSSC BOARD OF DIRECTORS DIRECTIONS INSIDE PAGE 2 STRAIGHT SIX VOLUME 3,4 OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE JAGUAR SOCIETY OF SOUTH CAR OL I NA AN AFFILIATE OF JAGUAR CLUBS OF NORTH AMERICA In this issue Editor‘s Notes Page Editor‘s Notes 2 Caution: This issue is jam packed!! And Now A word…. 3 This issue should provide enough And Now for the Rest of the Story 4 reading for several trips to your —reading room“. You‘ll find lots of pictures from the JSSC 2003 Capital City The Cat Box 5 Concours that was held in Columbia 30 May-1 June. Karen Millers' Obituary 7 And don‘t miss the enthusiastic article by Ed Beech de- scribing his first steer at slalom racing. Hopefully, it will Capital Classic Photos 8, 9, 10 inspire others to try their hand (and car). JSSC Voting Instructions 11 There is also an interesting article by John Richardson detailing what kind of car won the first NASCAR race. Club Merchandise 12 Not only might you be surprised, but it‘s great documen- Classifieds 14 tation for winning bar bets with die-hard NASCAR SSC Application 15 fans! And don‘t forget to check out the Classifieds–just in Upcoming Events 16 case you don‘t have enough Jaguars. It‘s summer and hot outside - stay indoors and enjoy this issue ! COVER: Heidi Woody‘s XK140 with the SC State Capital in the background. Picture Kerry L. Vickers taken by JSSC member Robert Wilds dur- ing the 2003 Capital City Concours . Editor, at large (Touch up by editor!) Not only do newsletters take lots of time to produce, but they cost $$$ for printing and mailing. So, like the big guys, we sell advertising space. Prices: Business card size Ad $ 5.00 per publication 1/4 Page Ad $ 15.00 per publication 1/2 Page Ad $ 25.00 per publication Full Page Ad $ 35.00 per publication C.assifieds: Members: free Non members: $ 5.00 per publication Dead line: 15th of the month prior to publication Make checks payable to: JSSC, 3170-A Stanton Ct, N. Charleston SC 29418 PAGE 3 STRAIGHT SIX OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE JAGUAR SOCIETY OF SOUTH CAR OL I NA AN AFFILIATE OF JAGUAR CLUBS OF NORTH AMERICA And Now A Word From the Prez …….. Wow!! How time flies!! As Editor, I‘m exercising executive privilege and running a picture of myself and my first grand-daughter, Kacie, as she test drives her first Jaguar at SNG Barratt in Manchester NH. Things have changed and that little peddle car costs more than my first real auto! How time flies. And speaking of time flying, it‘s time for nominations again because we will be voting for Club officers again this fall. Please give serious thought about running for a position or nominating someone that has the interest and time to help the Club. Read Jim Reeves article on our nominating/voting process. And watch for your ballot in the September newslet- ter. It‘s your biggest chance to help shape our Club. Our Concours was a smashing success thanks to everyone who participated. Special thanks to George Camp and Danny Burnstein for all their organizational efforts. It needs mentioning that George donated unique posters and Jaguar cards from his personal collection that were used as awards. Thanks to everyone for another job well done!! Kerry L. Vickers, President WANTED CAR STORIES We‘re on the web! OK, everyone has a car story. Kind of like the fish www.jaguarsocietysc.com story about the one that got away. Or maybe one time, years ago, you sold your car for $100.00 that today is worth a gazillion dollars - sad story. Maybe you found a low mileage gem tucked away in a barn and got it for Tool definition # 5: a song - happy story. Anyway, send us your story and Timing Lightœ A stroboscopic instrument for we‘ll consider publishing it in the STRAIGHT SIX. If illuminating grease buildup. your story is used you‘ll win a JSSC tee shirt!! Now that‘s bribery, I mean journalism! Send your story to [email protected] or buy Kerry a drink and make him listen to your tale! Let‘s hear them. STRAIGHT SIX VOLUME 3,4 PAGE 4 OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE JAGUAR SOCIETY OF SOUTH CAR OL I NA AN AFFILIATE OF JAGUAR CLUBS OF NORTH AMERICA An Obscure Record By John Richardson If you follow NASCAR at all, you've probably heard the buzz about Toyota entering the Craftsman Truck Series in the 2004 season with an eye for entering the pinnacle Winston Cup Series in 2005. Most folks might think this is the first time foreign cars have raced in NASCAR. Most folks would be wrong. NASCAR was founded in 1947 and by the mid-1950s its Grand National Division, which we know today as Winston Cup, had grown to be a premier stock car racing series. To continue the growth, founder Bill France knew that NASCAR had to grow out of its Southeastern roots. To broaden its appeal and attract more fans, many new and interesting things were tried. For instance, there was a short lived series devoted to racing convertibles (yup, pretty dangerous). But of all of the new and bold experiments, three would come together at just the right moment in time to put another Jaguar entry into the auto racing history books. First and foremost was expansion. In 1954 NASCAR was steadily expanding, especially in the populous and monetarily lucrative Northeast. Previous seasons had seen the sport successfully break into markets in New York and New Hampshire. For this season, a race in New Jersey at the Linden Airport had been scheduled. The reason for the race being at an airport? That would be the second of our three. It just hap- pened to have a two-mile paved road course. Although NASCAR had been racing on everything from dirt short tracks to paved speedways, the Linden Airport race would be the first road course for NASCAR. Finally, the third idea NASCAR was toying with was to allow entry of foreign made cars. Up until this race in 1954, the only cars allowed to race were good-old American built sedans. The first road race would be an excellent time to allow foreign cars into competi- tion. And did they ever compete. Of the more than 50 entries for the June 13 race there were 13 Jags, five MGs, one Austin, one Porsche and one Morgan. One of the Jags was driven by long (Continued on page 12) Club Nametags Available Leatherique If you would like a JSSC nametag, please contact Darryl Professional Leather Restoration Product Beech at (843) 552-6555 or [email protected] . Provide your name exactly the way you want it to appear on —Simply the Best Since 1968 “ the badge. There is also room for a second line of about 20 Visit our website at www.Leatherique.com characters for possibly car type, town, etc. The cost is $7.00 [email protected] and checks can be made payable to the —JSSC“ and sent to: Manufacturers of World Famous JSSC Membership Leather Rejuvenator Oil, Prestine Clean, crack filler, 3170-A Stanton Ct Custom color match Connolly Leather Dyes N. Charleston, SC 29418 Toll Free 877-395-3366 We will try to amass names and order tags quarterly. USA Canada Europe Australia Olde World Quality, Made in the USA STRAIGHT SIX PAGE 5 OFFICIAL NEWSLETTER OF THE JAGUAR SOCIETY OF SOUTH CAR OL I NA AN AFFILIATE OF JAGUAR CLUBS OF NORTH AMERICA THE CAT BOX P a compilation of Jaguar related ramblings] Are you missing the best part of a Jaguar concours weekend ? By Ed Beech After months of planning a Club or group of car enthusiasts (usually 4 or5 individuals) puts together a well coordinated program of activities for the rest of us to enjoy at our lei- sure. First they find an esthetically pleasing location with available lodging & amenities to meet a variety of tastes. They then make all the contacts for the hotel arrangements , the display area and sponsorship assistance for the main event, the concours. Next, a couple of enterprising individuals with local knowledge set off to find the most pleasant, scenic, & drivable roads in the area for a rally course with the sole purpose of providing a lovely driving experience for the participants. Then the real car enthusiast steps up and locates a suitable arena for your car to pay you Ed Beech judging at the 2003 Capital Classic back for all the months of repairs, tuning, cleaning & polishing, the slalom. A place to turn your Kitty into the Jaguar she really is!! Let her run free and hard. Time to see if that last repair bill really fixed the problem. Release that little Demon in the back of your mind that keeps saying —step on this cat‘s tail and see how hard and fast she can move!!“. My first time experience with the JCNA figure 8 slalom. After a pleasant, leisurely drive through the countryside (AKA , the rally) I arrive at the slalom site. A large paved parking lot with a confusing array of red traffic cones seemingly scattered about.