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Gateway Relay Gateway Relay Vol VI, No. 11 St Louis Sports Car Council September 2017 Council News & Notes Up & Coming 7 Oct 17—Annual Jaguar Association of Greater St Louis Two TDYs (temporary duty) for , at Bishop’s Post, 16125 Chesterfield Park- the editor, plus a month of watch Concours d’Elegance standing in response to hurricane way West. Cars on the lot at 9 AM, judging from noon to 3:30 PM, season and relief efforts so yes, followed by an awards dinner at Bishop’s Post, monitor this one’s a tad later than normal. www.jagstl.com and the online Growl. 7 Oct 17—MG Club of St Louis Winery Drive. Meet at the Target BUT, be of good cheer and take a parking lot in Chesterfield at 10:30 for an 11 AM departure. Monitor look to the right:. It might argua- www.stlouismgclub.com. bly be getting a tad cooler, the days are definitely getting shorter 7 Oct 17—Top of the Trail Festival, at the Missouri end of the and the year’s running out, but as Chain of Rocks Bridge (10950 Riverview at I-270). Join us for mu- can be seen there are still more SHORT sic, fun and food by BJ’s Gullicious Backyard BBQ and a classic car than a few events remaining. show. Registration 9:30-12 noon, $10 per car, trophy presentation Drives? Several. Shows? Ditto? FUSE! at 4 PM. $25 VIP package includes a lunch ticket and drive across Social activities? Absolutely! the bridge with souvenir photo. For info or to register, email cor- Get your car, call some friends [email protected]. and take your choice. 7 Oct 17—Cars & Coffee-O’Fallon, SunRise UMC, 7116 Twin Chimneys Blvd, The Relay photo staff should be O’Fallon, MO, 8-10 AM. out for several of the events. We 8 Oct 17—BSCC Autocross No. 7. Family Arena, show around 9:30 AM, six runs got to do one club’s drive last for $35. Contact Racer Steve at [email protected] for info or to get on the email- month which was an absolute ing list. hoot. As this issue goes to press, we’ll be covering a number of the 8 Oct 17—Cars & Coffee-Gateway, Gateway Motorsports Park, 12-3 PM. activities coming up this week- end. As always, if you’re looking 6 Oct 17—Memories Car Club Monthly Cruise – aka “The Zoo” – at Faith for photo support, just drop an Church, 13001 Gravois Rd, Sunset Hills, 4-9:30 PM. Held the first Friday of each email. Chances are we’ll be able month through October for cars 1979 and older; door prizes, please bring a canned to accommodate. good item for the church’s food pantry. rd With this issue we’ve also 14 Oct 17—3 Annual SLTOA Fall Colours Drive. Start at the McDonalds in reached the traditional part of the Alton at 10 AM for a drive through the historic town of Elsah, followed by a run over year when the calendar goes to a the back roads of Pere Marquette and a finish at Aerie’s Winery in Grafton for food, single page. Still, with a light refreshments and a fantastic view. Monitor www.sltoa.org for additional infor- schedule of activities between mation. now and the spring, there are 14 Oct 17—Cars & Coffee-Chesterfield, The Place, 600 Spirit Valley East Dr, 9 several holiday parties to prepare AM-Noon. for. Keep that car ready, too; you never know when we’ll get a mid-winter heat wave, eh? . (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 Car & Driver leads off the proceedings with a bang in its October issue: the annual “Lightning Lap,” which pits a large number of performance vehicles against each other at Virginia International Raceway. The competitors this year included the BMW M240i, M760i xDrive and Alpina B7 xDrive, Same issue, a comparison of station wagons (yes, station wagons), including short summaries of the Volvo V60, V90/Cross Country, Jaguar XF S Sportbrake and the BMW 3-Series Sports Wagon. The 18 September issue of Autoweek debuts the magazine’s new format (complete with a return of the old (Continued on page 2) Continued on pg. xx 1 Up & Coming (Continued from page 1) 15 Oct 17—St Rose Fireman’s Fall Fest, St Rose Park, St Rose, IL, sponsored by the St Rose Volunteer Fire Department and Ladies Auxiliary. Starts at 1 PM, all classic makes and models, food and beverages available. Events included a ven- dor’s fair (over 20 booths, great for early Christmas shopping!), live music 2-6 PM, shooting match and ladies barrel blow. Proceeds will be used to purchase more firefighting and lifesaving equipment. 20-22 Oct 17—Volvo Club of America National Meet, Tulsa, OK. Host hotel is the Hyatt Regency Tulsa Downtown, for information call Gretchen at (607)639-2279. 21 Oct 17—Cars & Coffee-Westport, at Westport Plaza, 8-11 AM. Info at http://carsandcoffeestl.org. 21 Oct 17—Annual MG Club of St Louis Sporting Clays Shoot, at the Blackhawk Valley Hunt Club, Old Monroe, 10 AM. Bring your favorite shotgun along with 50-100 shells and ear and eye protection; sorry, no shotguns larger than 12 ga al- lowed, no shot larger than 7½ and NO handguns. The costs for the day consist of the cost for your shells (usually around $25 per 100 at WalMart, Cabela’s, Bass Pro, etc) and $25 per 50 rounds (clay birds) or $35 per 100 rounds). There is a pa- vilion with picnic tables so if you want to eat, bring a picnic lunch; alcohol is strictly forbidden on the shooting course. Other- wise, Harry J’s Steakhouse in nearby Moscow Mills has become a traditional after-shoot lunch spot. Open to all, if you want to join in, contact John Mangles at [email protected], (314)426-1600 or (314)852-1706 NLT 14 October. 21 Oct 17—6th Annual Mascoutah Fall Fest Car Show. Register 9 AM-noon, $15 ($10 for show vehicles), 1st-3rd place trophies in 16 classes, plus special awards. Dash plaques first 150 entries. At Main & Railway downtown, enter the show area from Church St, info (618)444-7447. 22 Oct 17—St Louis Region SCCA Autocross No. 9, Gateway Motorsports Park. Info at www.stlsolo.org. 28 Oct 17—Gateway Cars & Coffee, at Gateway Classic Cars, 1237 Central Park Dr, O’Fallon, IL, 9 AM-12 noon, pastries and coffee provided by Dunkin’ Donuts. For information call (618)589-9952 or call up www.gatewayclassicars.com. 28 Oct 17—Street Survival School, sponsored by the SCCA. Low-speed driving skills clinic for teen drivers, please register at http://streetsurvival.org/. 29 Oct 17—St Louis Region SCCA Autocross No. 10, Family Arena, St Charles; last event of the 2017 season. Info at www.stlsolo.org. 31 Oct-4 Nov17—48th Annual BMWCCA Oktoberfest, New Orleans. Info at http://ofest.bmwcca.org/. 5 Nov 17—5th Annual Veterans Day Drive, sponsored by SLTOA with proceeds from donations going to a veterans support organization such as the Fisher House Foundation and the Purple Heart Foundation. Start at the McDonalds in Co- lumbia, Illinois on IL 3 at 10 AM, cars depart at 10:30 for a drive to Chester, followed by lunch at Stonie’s in Perryville. Open to all cars/clubs. 12 Nov 17—BSCC Autocross No. 8. Family Arena, show around 9:30 AM, six runs for $35. Last event of the 2017 season, contact Racer Steve at [email protected] for info or to get on the emailing list. 19 Nov 17—Gateway Autocross Association events 5&6, Gateway Motorsports Park, info at www.gatewayautox.com. 1 Dec 17—Annual SLTOA Christmas Party, at the Missouri Athletic Club-West, 1777 Des Peres Rd, Town & Country. Cocktails at 6:30 PM, dinner at 7:30 PM, cost $20 per person (club subsidized). Please bring one car-related gift per couple or individual, $15-20 range, for the gift exchange. A second, unwrapped gift for Toys for Tots would be most welcome! Make your reservation by sending payment (checks only please, payable to SLTOA) to Kathy Kresser, 114 Maple Lane, Ballwin, MO 63011. Any questions, call Kathy at (314)314-9970 or Bonnie at (314)412-0589. Deadline for reservations is 26 Novem- ber. 13 Jan 18—Annual Jaguar Association of Greater St Louis Dinner Gala, at the Deer Creek Club, 9861 Deer Creek Hill, St Lou- is, 6:30 PM-9 PM. For more information, monitor www.jagstl.com and the online Growl. Jan 18—Gateway VCOA Annual Holiday Party, details TBA. St Louis Car Shows and Cruises: http://clubs.hemmings.com/lakerscarclub In Print (Continued from page 1) Competition Press helmet logo) and an article on a concours Preservation-class Jaguar XK120. The pub also has a two-page driving summary of the new Volvo XC60 (“Go-Go Volvo”). Thoroughbred & Classic Cars for October offers up the “Hot 30,” the editor’s read of the fastest appreciating classics. They include (at various funding/financing levels) the Austin-Healey 3000, BMW Z4M, Z8, M5, M635CSi, Jaguar E-Type Series I and XJ220. Contained elsewhere are an article on the restoration of a Frazer Nash-BMW and the life story of an MGA.
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