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Gateway Relay Vol VI, No. 4 St Louis Sports Car Council January 2017 Council News & Notes Up & Coming 28 Jan 17—JAGSL Coffee, Coffee & Cars, at JustJags LLC, 7113 N Hanley Rd, Recent temps notwithstanding Hazelwood, 8:30 AM. (70º in January!?), our resident weather guessers are of an opin- 28 Jan 17—St Louis Chapter BMWCCA Holiday Party, 6-10 PM, at Fast Lane ion there’s still plenty of winter to Classic Cars, 427 Little Hills Industrial Blvd, St Charles (date change due to weath- come. However, as a group of er). all-weather car clubs, there are also still plenty of activities in 3 Feb 17—Bus trip to Springfield for the Levi Tour of a private car and motorcycle planning and/or in execution. collection, with the St Louis Post Dispatch’s “Fin Man” serving as the tour guide. And yes, as we here in the Cost $60, covers transportation, the private tour and lunch at the Pizza Barn. StLSCC editorial offices say eve- Space limited, if interested contact The Fin Man ASAP at [email protected] or ry year, the event calendar is call (314)894-3575. starting to fill up. 4 Feb 17—JAGSL Memory Lane Rallye: A Step Back to a Simpler Time. Travel If you’re looking for indoor activi- over scenic rolling hills, through small towns and with views that will make you feel ties, there are still several com- you are going back in time. The destination is Steeleville, an “old town atmos- ing. Driving events? As it stands phere,” enhanced by our destination, “The Soda Fountain” and the circa 1908 gen- now, the first one will take place eral store. Includes a $20 per person gourmet lunch, your choice of ribs/potato on Saturday, 4 February, courte- casserole and sides or vegetarian delight, both with desert. Meet at the St Louis sy of the Jaguar Association of Bread Co at Hwy 21 and Kennerly (two blocks west of I-270) at 8:30 AM with a Greater St Louis. About two 9:30 AM departure. Please RSVP to Jim Hendrix at (636)227-2565 weeks afterwards the St Louis [email protected] or Phil Taxman at (314)727-9179 [email protected]; Triumph Association does their for more info, call up www.jagstl.com or monitor the online Growl. annual Polar Bear Run, the first 10 Feb 17—Sir John Black Birthday Drive. Promoted by the Triumph Travelers driving event of the club’s 35th Club of the San Francisco Bay Area; get your Triumph out for a drive as a salute to anniversary year. Sir John Black, take a photo and send the photo to Rey Livingston ([email protected]) with a short description of the car and location. Chances are one or both will take place under rather brisk condi- 12 Feb 17—Annual Gateway Healey Association Valentine’s Dinner/Party, at the tions, possibly with snow, but the Trailhead Brewery, 921 Riverside Dr, at 6:30 PM. Please RSVP to Marilyn Salini at two drives still look like excellent [email protected], or text to (314)227-1778…and remember to wear red! opportunities for everyone to get th out and start limbering up their 12 Feb 17—37 St Louis Metro Area Automotive Swap Meet, Belle-Clair Fair- cars for the coming spring and grounds, 200 S Belt East, Belleville, 6 AM-1:30 PM. For info call (217)491-8822 or summer. check the Facebook page at The Big Belleville Swap Meet. 19 Feb 17—SLTOA 35th Anniversary Polar Bear Run. Traditional start to the In the meantime, we here at the driving season, all-weather (within reason…usually…), start point and time to be StLSCC CIC hope all clubs and announced, the drive will end up at the historic Big Chief Restaurant/Roadhouse in all members had a most excellent holiday season. And now, we’ll Wildwood. Open to all, monitor www.sltoa.org for details. boldly drive into 2017... (Continued on page 2) Note: Some club events restrict participation to club members only, primarily for na- tional/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 Hemmings Sports & Exotic Car for February offers up something for the LBC faithful: a report on 2016’s American British Reliability Run. The fundraising drive for charity covered roughly 1000 miles through Virginia, Maryland, Pennsyl- vania and West Virginia and included a few laps at Summit Point Raceway. The group – which included a Mini Moke, plus a few other vehicles not normally considered highway tourers – raised over $35,000 for Driving For Kids. Also in February, Car & Driv- er offers up a one-page commentary on “The Social History of the Volvo Wagon.” Turns out the company’s famous “brick” wag- ons incorporated a lot of the features Volvo developed for its 1972 Experimental Safety Car. Same issue, a drive of a 2017 BMW 5-Series through Portugal. (Continued on page 5) 1 Continued on pg. 5 20 Feb 17—MG Club of St Louis Tech Session No. 2, topic is rebuilding carburetors. At All British Car Repair, 2618 Wood- son Rd, Overland, 7-9 PM. 25 Feb 17—JAGSL Coffee, Coffee & Cars, at JustJags LLC, 7113 N Hanley Rd, Hazelwood, 8:30 AM. 13 Mar 17—JAGSL Coffee, Coffee & Cars, at JustJags LLC, 7113 N Hanley Rd, Hazelwood, 8:30 AM. 19 Mar 17—Annual MG Club of St Louis Pinewood Derby, 2 PM at Llywelyn’s Pub, 17 W Moody, Webster Groves. Prizes to the top three finishers in the each race, for the best looking entry and the entry which needs the most work. Cars must meet Cub Scout Pinewood Derby rules, kits available for purchase at the January MGCStL meeting. 20 Mar 17—MG Club of St Louis Tech Session No. 3, at Hi-Tech Collision Repair, 2618 Woodson Rd, Overland; topic TBD. 7 PM to 9 PM. 9 Apr 17—First BSCC Autocross of the season. Family Arena, show around 9:30 AM, six runs for $35. Contact Racer Steve at [email protected] for info or to get on the emailing list. 15 Apr 17—Cars & Coffee returns! Westport Plaza off I-270, 8-10 AM. 15 Apr 17—Gateway Healey Association Annual pre-Forest Park Wash-Up/Tune-Up, at Keith Bester’s Garage, 115 N Sap- pington Rd, Kirkwood (314)821-2372. 10 AM until ?, please bring a dish to share. 16 Apr 17—Annual Forest Park Easter Concours, hosted by the Horseless Carriage Club of Missouri in the upper Muni parking lot, Forest Park; event incorporates MG/Triumph Challenge VIII for the British Leyland participation Trophy. De- tails to follow, monitor http://hccmo.com/easter-concours/ in the meantime. 7 May 17—BSCC Autocross No. 2. Family Arena, show around 9:30 AM, six runs for $35. Contact Racer Steve at [email protected] for info or to get on the emailing list. 22-23 Apr 17—SCCA Majors racing, at Gateway Motorsports Park. 30 Apr 17— St Louis Region SCCA Autocross No. 1, Family Arena, St Charles. Info at www.stlsolo.org. 20 May 17—BMW Car Club of America “The Vintage.” In Hot Springs, NC, info at www.atthevintage.com. 21 May 17— St Louis Region SCCA Autocross No. 2, Gateway Motorsports Park. Info at www.stlsolo.org. 4 Jun 17—Champagne British Car Festival, in Bloomington. Featured marque is the Delorean, info at www.cbcf- bloomington.com. 10 Jun 17—St Louis Region SCCA nighttime Monte Carlo-style rally. Jim Heine, Rallymaster. 11 Jun 17—BSCC Autocross No. 3. Family Arena, show around 9:30 AM, six runs for $35. Contact Racer Steve at [email protected] for info or to get on the emailing list. 16-18 Jun 17—15th Kastner Cup, Blackhawk Farms Raceway, South Beloit, IL, in association with VSCDA’s Blackhawk Clas- sic, special activities including a Triumph feature race honoring racing legend/Triumph team manager “Kas” Kastner. Host hotel is the Hampton Inn-Beloit, 2700 Cranston Rd, Beloit, WI (608)362-6000. Details to follow, in the meantime monitor www.kaskastner.com/kastnercup.html/ or email [email protected]. On Facebook at https:// www.facebook.com/2017-Kastner-Cup-412465015590721. 18 Jun 17— St Louis Region SCCA Autocross No. 3, Gateway Motorsports Park. Info at www.stlsolo.org. St Louis Car Shows and Cruises: http://clubs.hemmings.com/lakerscarclub Boeing Sports Car Club A St Louis Region SCCA Autocross Schedule 2017 Autocross Schedule 2017 Sunday 9 April 30 April, Family Arena 21 May, Gateway Motorsports Park Sunday 7 May 18 June, Gateway Motorsports Park Sunday 11 June 9 July, Gateway Motorsports Park Sunday 9 July 30 July, Gateway Motorsports Park Sunday 6 August 27 August, Family Arena Sunday 10 September 24 September, Family Arena Sunday 8 October 1 October, Family Arena Sunday 12 November 29 October, Family Arena All events at Family Arena, St Charles Info: www.stlsolo.org info: [email protected] Rally sked next month 2 Roadwork: Replacing a Legend: The BMW E21 series By the mid-1970s, BMW faced a dilemma. The company’s generated 89 bhp, the 1.8L (318), 98 bhp and the 2.0L (320), “das Neue Klasse” cars – the 1500/1800/2000 series of 110 bhp. A fourth model, the 320i, replaced the carb with coupes and sedans which saved the company following their Bosch K-Jetronic fuel injection, a major change from the me- 1962 introduction – were getting a little long in tooth.