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Classical Gas March /April 2016 Volume 47, Issue 2 www.jaguarmg.com This is not green. This is Jaguar XKE British Racing Green, Code 5038 WHEN YOU LOVE CLASSICS, YOU SEE THINGS DIFFERENTLY. Our world is colored by classics. They’re what we love and all we insure. Join us at hagerty.ca or call 800-922-4050. We may sell insurance, but we live classics. CLASSIC CAR INSURANCE 2 | Classical Gas March | April 2016 CANADIAN XK JAGUAR REGISTER/ ABOUT CLASSICAL GAS CANADIAN CLASSIC MG CLUB Classical Gas is the official magazine of CXKJR/CCMGC, and is published bi-monthly. All articles, technical tips, offerings and opinions seen in In This Issue... Classical Gas are for your enjoyment and edification. CXKJR/CCMGC Calendar 5 The executive, authors, editors and publishers cannot be held Board Members & Other Important Contacts 6 responsible for errors, omissions or misinterpretation of content. JCNA News 7 Advertisements are not endorsements. As always, please use your own MG News 9 judgement. Upcoming CXKJR/CCMGC Events 11 SUBMISSIONS Contributions such as articles, Heritage Classic 2016 12 technical tips, travel, event reports and photographs are all gladly Jaguars on the Screen Part 3 [Timothy J. Horton] 14 welcomed. Please contact Senior Editor Jennifer Orum at Spring Run: A Smash Hit! 18 [email protected] for details. Mike’s Collectibles Night 21 SUBMISSION DEADLINES May/June: May 6 July/August: July 1 Mid-Winter Gala 21 You Fool! It’s a Tool! [Bob Sherman] 22 CLUB AFFILIATIONS MG Car Club Ltd. Youth Judging at Heritage 22 WWW.MGCC.CO.UK North American MGA Register CXKJR/CCMGCC Club Advisor List 24 WWW.NAMGAR.COM When You Enter a Car Show [Sarah Wilson] 25 North American MGB Register WWW.NAMGBR.ORG Last Word: Conair Visit; Jaguar Langley Cars & Coffee; 26 BC Highland Games; Fathers Day Picnic; St. George’s Day Show; Jaguar Clubs of North America BC & WA ABFMs WWW.JCNA.COM Guess Who? 26 TO CONTACT US BY POST: PO Box 663, Stn Main Port Coquitlam, BC, Canada V3B 6H9 Monthly Club Membership Meetings REPRINTS Our club meetings take place at 7:30 pm at the Burnaby Lake Clubhouse For permission to reprint 3760 Sperling Avenue (foot of Sprott at Sperling) Classical Gas articles or photos, normally on the second Tuesday of each month. contact Jennifer Orum, Senior Editor, at [email protected] n Credit must be clearly given to On This Month’s Cover the original author, photographer, Classical Gas and the Norman, Kiki & Charlie Sung’s 1999 Jaguar XJ8 VDP “JACY” CXKJR/CCMGC club. on Bay View Road in Point Roberts, USA (Photo by Norman Sung) March | April 2016 Classical Gas | 3 [email protected] 604-984-0371 Bob McFegan, Owner 890 West 15th St., North Vancouver BC V7P 1M6 mistertransmission.com 4 | Classical Gas March | April 2016 April June 13 – 17 Aug 21 – 28 April 16 MG2016 MG Rendezvous Belcarra Kaffee Klatch * An All-MG Meet Welches, Oregon [see page 11] Louisville, Kentucky [see page 9] April 23 June 18 Seattle MG Club Tulip Rallye BC Highland Games September [see page 9] British Car Display Sept 3 [see page 26] Crescent Beach Concours April 24 LAMB St. Georges Show June 18 & 19 Sept 3 & 4 [see page 26] Brits Best Classics Portland ABFM JOCO Concours & Slalom April 30 Radium Hot Springs www.calgarymgclub.org Portland International Raceway Conair Tour * [see page 26] June 19 Sept 10 & 11 Fathers Day Picnic * Luxury & Supercar Weekend [see page 26] VanDusen Botanical Garden May Sept 11 May 1 June 26 CXKJR/CCMGC Summer Slalom * English Car Affair in the Park Jaguar Langley Cars & Coffee OECC, South Island Branch [see page 26] [see page 11] Sept 24 May 7 June 27 – July 1 Sea to Sky All British Rally Drive Your MG or Jag Day * GoF West [see page 11] Redmond, Oregon Sept 25 LAMB Autojumble May 10 [see page 9] Mobile Detailing Presentation * [see page 11] July November Nov 6 May 20 July 9 Kruise for Kids Presentation by Aussie MGers * The Powley Prowl * [see page 9] (BC Collector Car Appreciation Nov 6 May 21 Day) London to Brighton Commemorative Run All British Field Meet July 22 – 24 Nov 8 VanDusen Botanical Garden Jaguar Car Club of Victoria [see page 26] Jaguars on the Island CXKJR/CCMGC Annual General May 22 [see page 7] Meeting & Elections * All Brit Run to Whistler July 23 [see page 26] Western Washington ABFM December Kenmore, Washington Dec 13 June CXKJR/CCMGC Annual Awards June 4 – 6 August & Potluck * Seattle MG Club Sun Mountain Tour Aug 6 CXKJR/CCMGC Events [see page 9] Jaguar Drivers & Restorers are indicated by an (*) June 5 Jaguars on the Green LeMay Museum, Tacoma British Invasion Car Show 2016 General Membership Two Lions Public House Aug 19 – 21 Meetings at the Burnaby Lake North Vancouver Heritage Classic Weekend * Clubhouse: May 10, June 14, July 12, Aug 9, Sept 13, CXKJR/CCMGC CALENDAR CXKJR/CCMGC www.oecc.ca/vcb/ [see pages 12 & 13] Oct 11, Nov 8, Dec 13 March | April 2016 Classical Gas | 5 BOARD MEMBERS Jaguar President [email protected] Greg Wagorn 604-230-2542 MG President [email protected] Fred Wallace 604-351-4269 Jaguar Vice-President [email protected] Timothy Horton 604-922-1856 MG Vice-President [email protected] Robert McMillin 604-591-9298 Jaguar Past-President [email protected] Jim McLagan 604-538-4579 [h] 604-306-1184 [c] MG Past-President [email protected] Chris Venning 604-462-8638 [h] 604-785-6141 [c] 604-437-0318 [w] Treasurer [email protected] Ed Hunt 604-985-3965 Secretary [email protected] Pat Holmes 604-443-1215 Trustee [email protected] Joe Carroll 604-988-2497 Trustee [email protected] Ian Newby 604-856-8477 Trustee [email protected] Jerry Parkhill 604-794-3652 Trustee [email protected] John Morse 604-594-8992 OTHER IMPORTANT CONTACTS Membership & Club Roster [email protected] Len Walker 604-987-0412 JCNA Concours Chair [email protected] Tom Doyle 604-892-4890 JCNA Chief Judge [email protected] Les Garbutt 604-266-9086 JCNA Director, Northwest Region [email protected] Carole Borgens 604-514-8414 Slalom Master [email protected] John Morse 604-594-8992 Classical Gas Senior Editor [email protected] Jennifer Orum 604-880-7598 Classical Gas Technical Editor [email protected] Joe Carroll 604-988-2497 Classical Gas Advertising Editor [email protected] Doug Haakonsen 604-539-1207 Little Classical Gas [email protected] Editor & Marketplace 604-521-3021 Rhonda Gale Classical Gas Distribution [vacancy] A/V Production Editor [email protected] Vito Donatiello 604-980-0457 Website Administrator [email protected] Mike Harford 604-464-2212 6 | Classical Gas March | April 2016 JCNA News 2015 JCNA AWARDS PRESENTED TO CXKJR MEMBERS North American Concours Class C12/JS Carole Borgens 1990 XJ-S Convertible 99.84000 2nd Class C19/FJ Doreen & Ian Newby 2012 XF Saloon 99.95333 3rd Class D1/PRE Tom & Wanda Doyle 1959 XK150 FHC 9.98300 2nd JCNA North American Slalom Class D6/XJ Timothy Horton 1988 V12 VDP Saloon 9.99833 1st Awards: CXKJR Winners Class D6/XJ Gary & Lynne O’Keefe 1984 V12 VDP Saloon 9.99567 2nd Robin Page 2004 XJR Class D8/XJS Derek Critchley 1986 XJS-C Cabriolet 9.97600 1st Class L 2nd place Northwest Regional Concours 43.99 seconds Class C6/E2 John & Carol Clarke 1969 E-type OTS 97.87000 2nd Jim McLagan 2014 F-Type Class C11/J8 Greg & Elisabeth Wagorn 2004 XJR Saloon 99.76500 1st Class R Class C12/JS Ken & Lynn Young 1990 XJS Convertible 99.64000 1st 1st place Class D2/E1 Krista Briggs 1966 E-Type OTS 9.99050 1st 44.689 seconds Class D7/XJ Doreen & Ian Newby 1994 XJ40 9.99700 1st MORE NEWSLETTER AWARD WINNERS! JOTI Committee Chair Graham Walker at grahamwalker@ shaw.ca or 250-479-7364. Special JOTI rates at the Oak Bay Each year JCNA presents Newsletter Awards in six Beach Hotel start at $259 plus taxes, and are guaranteed up categories: Photography, Event Reports, Heritage, Travel, to April 22. Technical and Jaguar Life. In the nine years 2006 to 2014, See www.oakbaybeachhotel.com or call the hotel toll free at CXKJR members have won eighteen times for photos and 800-916-4339. articles in Classical Gas. It is interesting to note that there are over sixty JCNA clubs with newsletters, so this is not a minor accomplishment. JAGUAR ENTERS FORMULA E The 2015 JCNA Newsletter Awards have just been WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP announced and CXKJR members Allan Lawrence and In the fall of 2016, Jaguar will return to motorsport with its Timothy Horton won awards in the Technical and Jaguar own team in the third season of the exciting FIA Formula Life categories respectively. Allan won a 1st place for his E World Championship. FIA Formula E is the world’s first “Ethanol-Blended Gasoline, Biofuels & What It Means to global single-seater championship for electric powered cars. You” article in the January/February 2015 issue. Timothy This offers a unique opportunity for Jaguar to further its Horton took 2nd place for his “Jaguars on the Screen: Motion development of its future EV powertrain, including motor and Pictures Part I” in the November/December 2015 issue. battery technology. See: www.jaguar.com/about-jaguar/forumula-e.html JAGUARS CAR CLUB OF VICTORIA July 22-24 Jaguars on the Island JCNA CONCOURS JUDGE TRAINING A good contingent of CXKJR members attend this popular Chief Judge Les Garbutt is looking for CXKJR members to join event each year. The weekend will include a Friday Welcome the judging team at the August 20 Heritage JCNA Concours.