Healey Gymkhana Music & Motorcars in Mears Park
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September 2009 Vol. VIII No. 6 ParksParks & & ROCK!ROCK! HEALEY GYMKHANA MUSIC & MOTORCARS IN MEARS PARK THE GREAT RIVER ROAD KOHLER INT’L CHALLENGE VINTAGE FOREIGN MARQUE CLUBS OF THE UPPER MIDWEST Arrowhead Sports Car Club Miata Club of Minnesota North Star Rotary Rockets www.arrowheadscc.org www.miataclubmn.com www.northstarrotaries.com Austin-Healey Club Midwest Sunbeam Pagoda Club of Minnesota of Manitoba www.midwestsunbeams.org 651-452-2807 www.ahcm.ca Minnesota The Regulars Twin Cities British Iron Society Austin-Healey Club Vintage Scooter Club of Greater Fargo www.mnhealey.com www.minnescoota.com 701-293-6882 Minnesota Autosports Club Thunder Bay Vintage Citroën Car Club www.mnautox.com Sports Car Club tbvscc.ca of Minnesota www.citroenmn.com Minnesota Land Rover Club Transportation Artists and mnlandrovers.org Authors Guild Delorean Owners Association, www.transportationguild.com Minnesota Minnesota MG Group www.deloreanowners.org www.mmgg.org Triumph Drivers of Manitoba www.britishcar.ca Ferrari Club of America, Minnesota MG T Register Minnesota Chapter www.mnmgtr.org ’Sota MINIs www.sotaminis.com www.fcamn.blogspot.com Mini-Sota Minis Pizza Glacier Lakes Quattro Club Eating and Psychiatric Stella del Nord Alfa Romeo www.glacierlakesqclub.org Self-Help Assn Owners Club www.mini-sota.com [email protected] Inter-Marque Council [email protected] Minnesota Morgans Twin Cities VW Club [email protected] [email protected] www.twincitiesvwclub.com Jaguar Club of Minnesota Minnesota Rolls Royce and Vintage Sports Car Racing www.vscr.org www.jaguarminnesota.org Bentley Enthusiasts [email protected] Lotus Eaters Volvo Sports America [email protected] Minnesota SAAB Club Minnesota Chapter www.mnsaabclub.org David Olson, [email protected] Lotus Owners of the North [email protected] Minnesota Triumphs Wheels of Italy www.mntriumphs.org wheelsofitaly.com Mercedes Benz Club Nord Stern Porsche Club Twin Cities Section Clubs listed in red are members of the www.mbca-tc.org www.nordstern.org Metropolitans North Star BMW Car Club from Minnesota www.northstarbmw.org www.metropolitansfrom Updates for web sites, email addresses, North Star British Iron (cycles) phone numbers, and meeting times and minnesota.com [email protected] places (see calendar) are most appreciated. InterMarque Monthly, September 2009 PAGE 2 Miscellaneous Mumblings ANDY LINDBERG SEPTEMBER 2009 VOLUME VIII, ISSUE 6 The mystery of the recalcitrant 2CV One evening, Copyright 2009 has been solved. For the two or three of the Magnificent you out there who were not asked to Four (Orrin, Pat Publisher help push-start Pepé le Bleu this Holt, Greg Gelhar, INTERMARQUE COUNCIL summer, let me summarize the and Larry Berg) Managing Editor problem. appeared in my drive. Orrin's theory PHYLLIS GALBERTH was that one or more of the valves were The Citroën would not start when the binding when hot leading to no Production Editor engine was hot. For example, we compression and no start. So we should BRIAN CORNELL needed a push start after stopping to fill check the compression cold and then Photo Editor its 5.5-gallon gas tank on the way to after the engine heated up. We did it KEITH GALBERTH Rendezvous in Ashland, Wisconsin. cold. 90 psi in the right cylinder, 30 psi Once started, the duck would run fine in the left. After that, we decided that Editor Emeritus and pass Triumphs. It would also start ANDY LINDBERG the problem had been identified and when it was cold, after it had cooled heating up the engine would only be Publisher Liaison down for a half-hour or forty-five overkill. It was getting late and there AARON COURTEAU minutes, and, of course, with a push were rain clouds on the horizon so we when hot. skipped removing the fenders to adjust Article Contributors the valves. AARON COURTEAU, The usual suspect in this situation is TOM MOERKE, BOB COX, Monsieur Ducellier, the coil. I replaced A couple days later, I drove the 2CV to JIM HARRIS the coil. Then I replaced the Neil Schoenheider's Citroën replacement. No improvement. I recuperation home. Just for laughs, he Photo Contributors googled “ducellier coil problems,” checked the compression hot. 30 psi in PHYLLIS GALBERTH, Jaguar XJ6 popped up, and I felt the the right cylinder, 23 in the left. Neil AARON COURTEAU, cold tremble of a Lucas aftershock. yanked off the fenders in about five TOM MOERKE, Nevertheless, these coils were costing BOB COX, JIM HARRIS minutes and pulled the valve covers. me $80 a pop so I decided to look for About ten minutes of adjustment got the problem elsewhere. the clearances back into spec. We're SUBSCRIPTION IS FREE! only talking four valves here (two Please submit your request to But where? Was it Colonel Vapor Lock [email protected] in the carburetor float bowl? Was it valves per cylinder times two cylinders) but that left-hand exhaust valve was ADVERTISING COSTS A LITTLE Professor Starter draining every amp of electricity? Was it Mrs. Valve Spring way off. Reassembly and another PDF Business Card ads (3.5x2) compression check. 120 on both sides. are $5/month. Please submit collapsing due to the heat? I didn't have to [email protected] a clue. Or even a Clue board for that Are Pepé and I out of the woods yet? matter. Maybe, maybe not. He certainly starts Editorial contributions are always welcome, but are due by the 5th I decided international help was needed when he's hot now. But there could be of the month prior. Submit your and who knows more about quirky damage to the valves or the seats. Only story or article to electronics and overheating engines time will tell. In the meantime, I'm [email protected] than the Brits? So, in an attempt to following the old VW bug rule: Adjust assemble a coalition of the willing, I the valve clearance every time you attended a Triumph Club meeting and change the oil. handed out a flyer describing the 2CV's Merci beaucoup, mes amis! hot-start problem. The jury had almost convicted Colonel Vapor Lock, but Orrin McGill said he had a hunch there was a different guilty party. InterMarque Monthly, September 2009 PAGE 3 8TH ANNUAL HEALEY GYMKHANA INVITATIONAL July 11, 2009; Brown and Bigelow, St. Paul 1 The fastest time HOSTED BY: Minnesota Austin-Healey Club of 1:38.81 went to Phil Ethier in his OFFICIAL RESULTS PROVIDED BY: Scott McQueen 1979 Caterham RECAP & PHOTOS BY: Phyllis Galberth Seven. On July 11th, The Minnesota Austin Healey Club hosted their eighth annual invitational gymkhana. 20 cars showed up to challenge the pylons at the Jeremy Brown and Bieglow parking lot in St. Paul. 2 Fohrenkamm in his 1976 Triumph Scott McQueen and Aaron Courteau (co- Spitfire came in organizers of the event) put the event together for at 1:44.22. the Healey Club and along with a crew of volunteers did a great job. Aaron Courteau in 3 his 2005 Lotus Elise came in close third at 1:45.44. Tim Engel (left) and Dwight McCullough find some time to Tom Hazen was share tips and all smiles thanks some shade! to the great weather and awesome competition. InterMarque Monthly, September 2009 PAGE 4 8TH ANNUAL HEALEY GYMKHANA INVITATIONAL Special Thanks to Scott McQueen and the Minnesota Austin-Healey Club for providing these results. InterMarque Monthly, September 2009 PAGE 5 MUSIC& MOTORCARS IN MEARS Dan Buchen’s 1967 Jaguar E Type (left) and Dale Martin’s 1957 Jaguar XK150 ARTICLE & PHOTOS BY: Aaron Courteau This summer has been going by FAR too Bar, Señor Wongs and quickly! So much so, that I’ve not been able to Station 4, along with attend nearly the number of auto related various merchants and events I would have liked to. That being said, artists from the St. Paul with the cooperation of my friend Brian community. Aaron Courteau’s 2005 Horst who owns DETAILS SALON in I pitched to Brian the idea of adding some Lotus Elise provided a Downtown St. Paul, I've had the opportunity nice contrast to the “eye candy” to the event and we were able to to “manufacture” an event that we hope will vintage Jags. do a trial run of displaying three foreign grow into many more opportunities for Sports on the grounds of the park — right in exposure of the cars we love, and the the middle of the action. Dale Martin and InterMarque Community as a whole. That Daniel Buchen were kind enough to bring event was the July 16th MUSIC IN MEARS out their beautiful Jaguars which bookended concert that is held in Lowertown St. Paul's the bandstand perfectly, while my Lotus Elise Mears Park. stood point out opposite the stage. The band 2009 marks the 6th year for the free concert “The Melismatics” - although not necessarily series, Music in Mears. The series that started the type of music Dale would take home with Music in Mears in 2004 with just 4 shows in September grew him - rocked the park with contemporary founder and manager Brian Horst to 12 weeks in 2006 and continues to add to the rock originals, and even some old Brit Band excitement of living, working or playing in covers that seemed perfectly appropriate Downtown St. Paul! Brian Horst has teamed considering the autos on display. Brian and I up with a few good people at Saint Paul Parks received countless positive comments about and Recreation, and the team at the the cars being on display, and I'm hoping that Lowertown Entertainment Districts to put if not this summer, that next year we can make together another excellent 12 weeks of great this a regular gig for some of our cars on a free outdoor concerts and 6 weeks of movies! rotating basis.