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Inside: • The Pilgrimage • Final • MG 2011 - RENO • Basic B • Rally Photos • BMTA • The Future is in Your Hands Vol. 21, No. 3 May / June 2011 Drive Drive Drive! THE NORTH AMERICAN MGB REGISTER MGB Driver is the official publication of the North American MGB Register, a non-profit organization dedicated to maintaining and expanding interest in Britain’s most popular sports car—the MGB. The opinions expressed within are those of the individual authors and readers are warned that they attempt any mechanical or other modifi- cations described herein, entirely at their own risk. Membership in the North American MGB Register is open to all, with no restrictions. Ownership of an MG is not a condition of membership. NAMGBR Regional Chapters will be pleased to welcome you to their events. Membership dues are $30 per year. For membership details or further information write to: NORTH AMERICAN MGB REGISTER P.O. Box 55 Whittington, IL 62897-0055 Toll-free hotline: 800-NAMGBR-1 • www.namgbr.org OFFICERS OF THE NAMGBR 6 2 6-4 2 7 1 CHAIRMAN: Richard Liddick PUBLICITY Jeff Taylor 5237 Glen Arm Road COORDINATOR: 1645 NW 23rd St. Glen Arm, MD 21057 Corvallis, OR 97330-1956 (410) 817-6862 541-753-0777 [email protected] [email protected] VICE-CHAIRMAN: Kim de Bourbon CONVENTION/AGM Tony & Lynne Burgess PO Box 293 COORDINATOR: 318 Hampton Park Del. Water Gap, PA 18327 Westerville, OH 43081 (570) 994-5748 (614) 899-2394 [email protected] (614) 899-2493 fax [email protected] SECRETARY: Denny Elimon 103 Woodcreek Court TECHNICAL John H Twist Mahomet, Ill. 61853 COORDINATOR: 6490 Fulton Street East (217) 649-6925 Ada, MI 49503 (708) 221-6435 - Fax (616) 682 0800 [email protected] johntwist @universitymotorsltd.com TREASURER: Alan Magnuson 7754 South Waco Street REGALIA Connie Wyckoff Centennial, CO 80016 COORDINATOR: 10975 Aspen Trl. (303) 400-8076 Zeeland, MI 49464 [email protected] (616) 748-0580 [email protected] COORDINATORS OF THE NAMGBR WEBSITE Rick Brown EDITOR: Robert Rushing COORDINATOR: 7146 Snowberry Loop MGB Driver 5444 Sutherland Ave. Brooksville, FL 34602 St. Louis, MO 63109 (352) 650-5135 (314) 614-4671 [email protected] [email protected] CONCOURS Bob Gloyd COORDINATOR: 19692 East Garden Drive ADVERTISING Charles E. de Bourbon Centennial, Colorado 80015 & PRODUCTION PO Box 293 Phone - (303) 263-8189 COORDINATOR Del. Water Gap, PA 18327 [email protected] ART DIRECTOR (570) 460-6370 [email protected] SERVICE Bruce Wyckoff RECOMMENDATION 10975 Aspen Trl. EDITORS EMERITUS: Ken Smith COORDINATOR: Zeeland, Mi 49464 Kim Tonry (616) 748-0580 [email protected] FOR REGISTRAR INFORMATION, PLEASE SEE PAGE 60. The North American MGB Register is affiliated with the MG Car Club of England. The MG Car Club was founded in 1930 and is the original, factory supported, and approved organization for all MGs, with the club headquarters situated in Abingdon-on-Thames close by the birthplace of all MGs. The North American MGB Register is a 501(c)7 Not-For- Profit Corporation. MGB Driver Magazine ©2011 All rights reserved. Any part of this publication may be reproduced by members and member clubs only, with the expressed credit given to “MGB Driver Magazine” — Editor Robert Rushing. All images in this MGB Driver ©2011-BGA Studios.com/Charles de Bourbon, unless otherwise noted. Editor’s View Chairman’s Chat G 2011 will be taking place decided to spare everyone another very soon in Reno, Nevada. I travelogue scribbled by me and hope you have signed up for instead let Simon Dix write the final Robert Rushing M Richard Liddick I this once every five years All Register article on our MG Pilgrimage. This Editor event sponsored by the MG Council. Chairman time the focus is on the British Motor MGB Driver There are lots of fun events planned, to NAMGBR Heritage Trust Museum in Gaydon. It check them out go to www.MG2011. Register and have and questions about is truly an amazing collection of cars of megabytes to be a good enough com. Join us at NAMGBR’s Register what is involved, please contact either and I can only imagine how much bet- resolution for the cover. Charles and Night outing at Circus-Circus and Alan or me and we would be glad to ter it could be if there was more room. I will come up with the top ten picks enjoy a taste of the West at the Bar-B-Q discuss it with you. We will also need I can’t begin to tell you how exciting and then let the executive board make buffet. you to submit a letter of intent to Rob- it was for me to stand next to Old the final choice. After that, we’ll run Expect a Special Edition “All Reg- ert Rushing for publication in the MGB Number One after reading about it all it on the cover and the runners-up in ister” Mutual Aid Directory in the mail Driver and executive board so that we these years. the same issue. Deadline for entries is in the near future. This year NAMGBR can place your name on the ballot that Speaking of looking at amazing September 1. Send one, send ten – all is teaming up with the people from is mailed to all of the North American cars, this is the final issue before MG will be considered. NAMGAR, AMGCR, the Triple MMM MGB Register Chapters in September. 2011 in Reno. As each of these All Hope to see you on the road! Register, GOF West, and NEMGTR, In closing, I would like to point Register events have shown, you’ll see Robert to produce the first All Register MAD out that NAMGBR is the only member- many of the very best MGs in North publication. The project is being run National MGB, MG Midget and America there. Everything from the handled by Bruce Wyckoff and Tony 1100/1300 organization. We cannot M-Type Midget to the MGB LE. Sounds Burgess and will enable those making continue to be the best without the perfect to me – hopefully I’ll see you On the Covers the drive to Reno a little less worrisome support and dedication of the vol- there! Front: It’s the ride in the Pennsyl- by knowing that help may only over unteers that step up to the plate and Staying on the theme of great cars vania sunshine, and those of us in the next hill and a phone call away. donate their time to make us number the north are really ready. – it’s time to have another Cover Girl Position available: I hate to say it one. A big THANK YOU goes out to contest. I’d like to run a great photo of but NAMGBR will be losing the service each and every one of you. Looking your car on the cover of the Novem- Back: MGs on the Shannon Race- track in Ontario. It was one of the of one of our longest serving treasur- forward to seeing you at MG 2011 “A ber/December issue. All I need is your events for MG 2010. ers, Alan Magnuson this fall. Alan has Western Experience” June 13 - 17. photos. Send me your highest resolu- served as Treasurer since 2007, finish- tion photo (or mail me the actual pho- In Reno, The Reno Friendly ing out the term of Sue Deagan and Safety Fast! Richard to). It will have to be at least a couple Raceway awaits you! being elected to two terms of his own. In my opinion, the Treasurer’s position is the second most impor- tant officer position in NAMGBR (the Page 21 MG 2011 • Update Secretary being first). Besides handling By Rick Ingram, executive director N.A. Council of MG Registers the income and paying the bills, the Page 29 British Motor Trade Association Treasurer provides the executive board with income projections that allows By Robert Rushing, Editor, MGB Driver us to plan what if any new benefits we Page 31 The Future is in Your Hands can offer the members. The Treasurer By Don Lavoie British Cars of New Hampshire gives the annual financial report that is printed in the MGB Driver for all of Page 34 The Pilgrimage • Final Installment the members to see. The Treasurer By Simon Dix, MG Club of St Louis works with our accounting firm to make sure that we remain in compli- Page 41 Rally Photos ance with both the Federal and State All Rally Photos by Tony Large • Submitted by Ken Smith governments and our 501C7 not-for- The Inside Line profit corporation status remains in Page 48 Basic B • MG Wheel Balancing and Care effect. By Dave Braun, Minnesota MG Group If you are interested in serving the Silver Legacy host hotel, front view. 4 MGB Driver • May / June 2011 MGB Driver • May / June 2011 5 Secretary’s Report Vice Chairman s you read this edition MG 2011 will be only a few weeks away, if ’m not saying a word about MG you have not signed up to join 2011. If you haven’t heard about the A us, do so today! Do not forget to check all-MG convention in Reno/Tahoe I Kim de Bourbon out the “Rallye to Reno” trip across Denny Elimon this June … well, there’s no excuse for country on Route 50 with many in- you! Vice Chairman Secretary NAMGBR teresting points of interest. Go online NAMGBR Driving season is upon is in most to check out these events. Make sure parts of the continent. After the winter as nice as they could be.