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Gateway Relay Vol IV, No. 5 St Louis Sports Car Council January 2015 Council News & Notes Up & Coming A very Happy New Year to 19 Jan 2015—Tech Session hosted by the MG all, we here at StLSCC cen- Club of St Louis, at All British Car Repair, 2618 tral hope all enjoyed the re- Woodson Rd, St Louis, 7-8 PM. John Mangles will cently concluded holiday sea- lead the session on “What to take along for emer- son and are driving confident- gencies on the road.” ly into 2015. 22 Jan 2015—RUBCO (Retired/Unemployed Big first-of-the-year news, British Car Owners) Breakfast Gathering, we’re pleased to welcome our Denny’s at 11266 Midland Blvd east of Lindbergh, ninth affiliate club, the BMW 9:30 AM. Email Rich Berger at [email protected] Car Club of America-St Louis if you plan to attend. Chapter. Yup, StLSCC has added a German car club and 22-25 Jan 2015—Annual St Louis Auto Show, America’s Center/Edward Jones we’re thrilled to have them. Dome, downtown St Louis. Adults $11.00, children 6-12 $6, other info including hours at www.saintlouisautoshow.com. The club dates to November rd 1970 and still has several 24 Jan 2015—3 Annual Gateway VCOA Eagle Spotting Drive, up the original members. Its regular Mississippi River. Meet at Ethyl’s Smokehouse & Saloon, 8505 Veterans Memorial events include dinner meet- Parkway, O’Fallon, at 11:30 to talk some Volvo and enjoy some BBQ prior to the 1 ings, driving schools at Gate- PM departure; “then we scoot up the Seven-Nine with bellies full of swine.” RSVP to way Motorsports Park, social [email protected] by 23 January please so we can get a head count activities, road rallies and for the event. More info at https://sites.google.com/site/gatewayvcoa/. other activities. Club mem- 24 Jan 2015—MG Club of St Louis Annual Holiday Party, at Sqwires Annex, bers also regularly show up in 1415 S 18th St, Lafayette Park. Cash bar at 5:30 PM, dinner at 6:30, cost per person large numbers at June’s Eu- $15 (club subsidized), reservations must be made by Monday, 9 January. Make pay- ropean Auto Show and Cars ments on club web site (www.stlouismgclub.com/) or mail check to Ranney Dohogne, & Coffee. 12970 Ambois, StL 63141. The BMW club has a great 7 Feb 2015—Overstreet House of Cars Visit and Tour, Jaguar Association of bunch of enthusiasts, we Greater St Louis. Meet at Overstreet, 10263 Baur Blvd, Creve Coeur, at 10:45 AM. hope everyone in StLSCC’s Lunch following at Schneithorst’s. Please RSVP to [email protected] by Thurs- other clubs will welcome them day, 5 February for restaurant accommodations. Info at www.jcna.com/clubs/ to the inter-club drives and main.php?club=sc20&Vref=sc20. events. 8 Feb 2015—32nd Annual SLTOA Polar Bear Run. The traditional start of the driv- Finally, as can be seen at ing season: all-weather, tops down, heaters on high, over the river and through the right and on page two, the woods to New Haven. Final details to follow including meeting/departure point loca- calendar for the year is rapid- tion and time, monitor www.sltoa.org in the meantime. ly filling up. The schedules are in for Cars & Coffee and 16 Feb 2015—Tech Session hosted by MG Club of St Louis, at British Cars Restora- the Boeing Sports Car Club tions & Services, 2338 N Lindbergh Blvd, StL, 7-10 PM. Tech talk/demo on installing Autocrosses and clubs are the wily MGB top. setting up for the year. (Continued on page 2) Stay tuned! Note: Some club driving events restrict participation to club members only, primari- ly for national/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 The December 2014/January 2015 issue of Road & Track offers up the 2015 Perfor- mance Car of the Year, with competition between 14 different vehicles including the BMW M3, M235i and Jaguar F-Type R Coupe (ah, but the Porsche 911 GT3 took the title). The 22 December issue of Au- toweek contains a pretty eclectic mix: an article on the Austin-Healey “Bugeye/ (Continued on pg. 2) 1 Up & Coming (Continued from page 1) 19 Feb 2015—Gateway VCOA Social, at The Fountain On Locust restaurant and ice cream bar, 3037 Locust St. Details to follow, monitor https://sites.google.com/site/gatewayvcoa/. 16 Mar 2015—Tech Session hosted by the MG Club of St Louis, at All British Car Repair, 2618 Woodson Rd, St Louis, 7-8 PM. Tech topic TBD, monitor www.stlouismgclub.com/. 21 Mar 2015—Terry Fanning Memorial Rally & Picnic, hosted by the MG Club of St Louis, 10 AM-2 PM. Details to fol- low, monitor www.stlouismgclub.com/. 21 Mar 2015—Gateway VCOA Tech Session on brakes, 10 AM at Integrity Automotive, 9741 Gravois Rd, Affton (314)717 -5556. Details to follow, monitor https://sites.google.com/site/gatewayvcoa/. 4 Apr 2014 – Annual Gateway Healey Association Wash-Up/Tune-Up, in advance of the Forest Park Easter Con- cours. Details to follow, monitor http://clubs.hemmings.com/gatewayhealey/. 5 Apr 2015—54th Annual Forest Park Concours/Easter Car Show, in the Muni upper parking lot, Forest Park, hosted by the Horseless Carriage Club of Missouri. Information at www.hccmo.com/. The event includes the 7th Annual MG- Triumph Challenge; monitor www.stlouismgclub.com/ and www.sltoa.org for details/preps/boisterous commentary scurril- ous language and good-natured thinly veiled threats. 18 Apr 2015—Cars & Coffee returns! Westport Plaza, I-270 and Page, 8:30 AM. 18-19 Apr 2015—Annual Missouri Endurance Rally, hosted by the MG Club of St Louis, details to follow, monitor www.stlouismgclub.com/. 19 Apr 2015—Start of the Boeing Sports Car Club autocross season, Family Arena, St Charles. Show about 9-9:30 for tech inspection and course walk, $35 for six runs, AM and PM sessions. Any questions or to get on the email event listing for future autocrosses, contact Racer Steve at [email protected]. 20 Apr 2015—Tech Session hosted by MG Club of St Louis, at British Cars Restorations & Services, 2338 N Lindbergh Blvd, StL, 7-10 PM. Tech talk/demo on “the fine art of joining metals.” 2-3 May 2015—Fling in the Spring, hosted by the MG Club of St Louis. Drive to Big Rock (IL) State Park, stay the night, Sunday brunch at the lodge. Details TBA, monitor www.stlouismgclub.com/. 9 May 2015—BSCC Autocross No. 2, Family Arena, St Charles, 9-9:30 show time. For info contact Racer Steve at [email protected]. 16 May 2015—Cars & Coffee, Westport Plaza, I-270 and Page, 8:30 AM. 16 May 2015—Gateway VCOA Route 66 Drive, on the Mother Road in Illinois. Details to follow, monitor https:// sites.google.com/site/gatewayvcoa/. 17 May 2015—3rd Annual Gear Head Grape Stomp Classic Car/Truck Show, at Cedar and Main in Washington, MO. Registration 8 AM to 11 AM, $20 per car, awards at 2 PM including class and special awards. Car show held in conjunction with the 34th Annual Art Fair & Wine Fest, all proceeds benefit Grace’s Place Crisis Nursery. Info at www.gracesplacecrisisnursery.com under the events tab. 28-30 May 2014—4th Annual British National Meet, in Hot Springs, AR. Large number of events and standout cars, this annual event draws cars and LBC enthusiasts from all over the US. More information is available at www.britishnationalmeet.com and on the Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/pages/All-British-Marques-The- National-Meet/201070176584388. 30 May-7 Jun 2015—British Car Week. Drive em! Cruises: http://clubs.hemmings.com/clubsites/lakerscarclub. In Print (Continued from page 1) Frogeye” Sprite Mk I plus something akin to a celebration over two new additions to the magazine’s long-term fleet: a Jaguar F- Type R Coupe and BMW M3. The December issue of Classic & Sports Car has info for both Volvo and Mini owners, starting with an article with road test of the short-lived Volvo PV60, the predecessor to the PV444 (it’s said the PV444/544 look like a ’46 Ford? The PV60, developed during the late 1930s, looked like a 1938 Chevy). Elsewhere, a test of two Mini Mokes, the “tent on wheels.” Moving into January’s magazines, Car & Driver does a road test of the M235i, picked as one of the magazine’s 10 best cars for 2015. Elsewhere in the magazine is a test of the BMW Alpina B6 Gran Coupe. Over at Classic Motorsports, the January edition includes the latest installment of “Project Mini” (body repairs and painting) along with two pages of tech tips for owners of the 59- 67 Austin-Healey 3000 and two more pages on the MG T series (“Pure Sports Car Enjoyment”). Pretty much something for everyone in the January Hemmings Sports & Exotic Car, starting with a cover article on the 14th Jaguar E-Type roadster built for the American market and continuing with coverage of British Invasion XXIV, held in Stowe, VT, in late September; an article on the Volvo 480 (“The coolest Volvo you never saw!”); one owner’s experiences with a 2000 BMW 528i wagon; and a buyer’s guide for the 1996-2002 BMW Z3. Finally, over at Octane, the “ultimate TR3,” a new-build TR3-Beta, the car Triumph once planned to manufacture to bridge the TR3 and TR4.