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Gateway Relay Vol IV, No. 1 St Louis Sports Car Council September 2014 Council News & Notes Up & Coming Obviously there’s a chance 18 Sept 2014—Official launch of the Jaguar F-Type Coupe, sponsored by Plaza some heat and humidity may Jaguar, Gateway Motorsports Park, Madison, IL, 4-8 PM. Three professional racecar return, but when you figure drivers will take people on a ride around the road course. Come out for a fun evening Rapid City, the Black Hills for all including refreshments and hors d’oeuvres. and points north and west got 19 Sept 2014—ABBCS Welcome Parking Lot BBQ, Red Roof Westport, 11837 serious snow last week Lackland Rd. Traditional pre-show meet and greet hosted by the MG Club of St Lou- (thanks Alberta!), it would is, $5 donation to the cause requested, info at www.allbritishcarshow.com/home/. appear we are now into fall...which means leaves 20 Sept 2014—Cars & Coffee. LOCATION CHANGE: Westport Plaza, I-270 and turning and great driving Page Blvd, south lot between Starbucks and McDonalds, 8 AM to 10 AM. On Face- weather. book at https://www.facebook.com/events/1578786405680180/ Fall also means the last flurry 20 Sept 2014—33rd All British Car & Cycle Show, Creve Coeur Lake Park, featur- of activities; check “Up & ing Sunbeam as this year’s featured marque. Hosted by the MG Club of St Louis, Coming” to the right and/or food concession by St Louis Triumph Owners Association. Online registration availa- www.stlscc.org for the latest ble at www.allbritishcarshow.com/home/. This is the single biggest LBC event of the information and opportunities year in greater St Louis, always a strong turnout and always some truly unique vehi- and take advantage of them, cles. as things will slow down sub- stantially within the next cou- 20 Sept 2014—St Martin de Porres Car Show, on the church athletic fields, 615 ple of months. Dunn Rd, Hazelwood. Registration 8-11 AM, dash plaques to the first 100 arrivals, 50/50 drawing benefits St Martin de Porres Parish. Call (314)972-9200 8 AM to 4 PM Also, this season seems to be for more information. bringing about an uptick in 26 Sept 2014—Sonic Car Cruise, 6 PM-10 PM, 1002 S Kirkwood Rd, Kirkwood, short-notice “y'alll come!” sponsored by the Outsiders Car Club. Still held every Friday through 31 October, driving events, invariably in- 50/50 raffle benefits the Wounded Warriors Project. volving a stop for food and libation. The Triumph club 26-27 Sept 2014—St Louis Scottish Games & Cultural Festival, Forest Park, alone did three Sunday drives near the tennis courts, south of the Missouri History Museum. Friday 5-10:30 PM, in the space of one month. Saturday 8:45 to 6 PM; the event includes a British car show, contact Dave Massey (314)966-6056 or at [email protected]. Info at www.stlouis-scottishgames.com/ If your club decides to call a contestants-new.php. short-notice, all-hands evolu- tion, please keep StLSCC 27 Sept 2014—Joint JAGSL and Spirit Classic Car Club Drive to Mark Twain Birth- Central in mind. We’re here place Historic Site, Florida, MO, on the shore of Mark Twain Lake. Meet at the to get the word out and can Bass Pro Shop, 1365 S. Fifth St, St Charles, at 9 AM, instructions/directions will be do so fairly quickly through issued prior to the 9:30 departure. After the tour, lunch at The Junction at the inter- the use of event alerts. We section of Highways 19 and 154. Monitor www.jcna.com/clubs/main.php? normally can also provide club=sc20&Vref=sc20 or see the online Jaguar’s Growl for additional information. photo coverage, if desired. 27 Sept 2014—Annual Olivette on the Go Car Show, sponsored by Enterprise Fleet Management, at Stacy Park, 9750 Old Bonhomme Rd (east of Lindbergh/US 67, (Continued on page 2) Note: Some club driving events restrict participation to club members only, primari- ly for national/chapter insurance reasons. If interested in joining in on a drive or other event, we recommend you contact the club’s event coordinator in advance for details. In Print September’s the traditional new car month and rest assured, magazines like Car & Driver and Road & Track have dedicated their latest issues to the subject, with information on new Jags, Nissans and Volvos, among others. R&T provides a short feature on Volvo’s new turbo- and supercharged 2.0L four and also gives an early look at the 2016 Jaguar XE. C&D fea- tures the Volvo S60 T6 Drive-E as well as Continued on pg. 3 1 Up & Coming (Continued from page 1) south of Olive/MO 340). Free event, registration opens at 11:30 rain or shine, first 35 cars get dash plaques and trophies will be awarded. Register through 20 September at the Olivette Parks & Recreation Department (3140)991-1249 or online at http://olivetteonthego.com/carshow/. 27 Sept 2014—Jefferson County Motorama Car Show, at Jefferson College, 1000 Viking Rd, Hillsboro. Dash plaques to the first 100 participants, 50/50 drawing benefits the Jefferson County Association for Gifted Children and Jefferson Col- lege Foundation. Call (314)239-8650 for more info. 27-28 Sept 2014—19th Annual Wings & Wheels Car Show & Fly-In, St Louis Regional Airport, 8 Terminal Drive, East Alton. Free event, registration 9 AM to 12 noon, trophies at 3 PM. Formation flying and vintage automobiles, aircraft rides on Sunday. Info at http://stlouisregional.com/events/19th- annual-fly-in-and-open-house/. 28 Sept 2014—Boeing Sports Car Club autocross, Family Arena, St Charles, $35 for six runs, show about 9 AM. Con- tact Racer Steve at [email protected] for details and to get on the event email list. 28 Sept 2014—4th Annual Autos on Valhalla, on the grounds of Valhalla Cemetery, 7600 St Charles Rock Rd, 11 AM to 2 PM. Open to classic and contemporary American, Asian and European cars, entry $25 (tax deductible), admission free. Event benefits Ride On St Louis; info at https://www.facebook.com/autosonvalhalla, call Dodie Frank (314)961-8881 or email Steve Warren, [email protected]. 4 Oct 2014—Cars & Coffee West, Mid Rivers Mall, St Peters, 8 AM to 10 AM. 5 Oct 2014—West By Southwest Drive, SLTOA fall run to Washington and New Haven. Details to follow, monitor www.sltoa.org. 11 Oct 2014—Annual Jaguar Association of Greater St Louis Concours d’Elegance, Kemp Auto Museum, Ches- terfield. Over the last 20 years, consistently one of the largest Jaguar Club of North America concours. Friday night cocktail party at EdgeWild Winery & Restaurant, 550 Chesterfield Center; cars on the plaza Saturday 7-9 AM, judging from 12-4 PM; awards dinner at Bishop’s Post, 16125 Chesterfield Parkway West that evening. Monitor www.jcna.com/clubs/main.php? club=sc20&Vref=sc20 or see the online Jaguar’s Growl for additional information. 11 Oct 2014—Paint New Town Pink Breast Cancer Awareness Classic Car Show, at the New Town Amphitheater, St Charles. Info and online registration at www.paintnewtownpink.com, $10 registration benefits the Karen Weidinger Foun- dation. 1st, 2nd and 3rd place People’s Choice Awards, food trucks and vendors, DJ entertainment. 11-17 Oct 2014—And now for something completely different: Operation Arcadia: 5th Annual WWII Vehicle/ Reenactor Convoy. Hosted by VI Corps Combat Engineers, start at the Arcadia, MO, Academy. Tanks, halftracks, jeeps and other historic vehicles and reenactors wend their way through the Mark Twain National Forest to Arcadia. For information contact Terry Johns, [email protected] or monitor www.6thcorpscombatengineers.com/. 12 Oct 2014—St Louis Region SCCA Solo No. 10, Family Arena, St Charles. Info at http://stlsolo.org/node/98. 12 Oct 2014—3rd Annual Florissant Police Officers Welfare Association Car & Bike Show, in association with the Florissant Fall Festival, benefitting the K-9 Unit. Registration 8 AM to 12 noon, entry fee/donation at registration. Plaques and t-shirts to the first 150 cars, attendance prizes, K-9 demonstrations, awards at 4 PM. At the Knights of Columbus, No. 25 W Washington, Florissant. 18 Oct 2014—Last Cars & Coffee of the season, 8 AM to 10 AM, Westport Plaza south lot between Starbucks and McDon- alds, 8:15 to 10:15. 18 Oct 2014—Boeing Sports Car Club autocross, Family Arena, St Charles, $35 for six runs, show about 9 AM. Con- tact Racer Steve at [email protected] for details and to get on the event email list. 19 Oct 2014—Rescheduled Gateway VCOA Mid-MO Meet-Up. Drive to Jeff City to meet with the Volvo Club of Kansas City and tour the infamous Missouri State Penitentiary. Depart from the Schnuck’s in Eureka (I-44 and MO 109) at 8:30 AM, lunch at a winery in the Jefferson City area following the tour of The Big House. If you’d like to come along, please contact GVCOA President Doug Morrell at [email protected], also keep an eye on https://sites.google.com/site/gatewayvcoa/. 31 Oct-1 Nov 2014—Volvo Club of America National Meet, hosted by the Ozark Rollers VCOA in Eureka Springs, AR. More details to follow including meet location for the drive to Eureka Springs. The town’ll be ready for the Volvos: the Alfa Owners Club meets there the week before, followed by the Porsche owners the subsequent week. 8 Nov 2014—St Louis Region SCCA Road Course Solo, Gateway Motorsports Park.