Gateway Relay Vol V, No. 111 St Louis Sports Car Council August 2016 Up & Coming Council News & Notes 27 Aug 16 —JAGSL MotoeXotica Outing , 2340 Cassens Dr, Fenton (636)600 - A couple of particular items this 4600. Meet at MotoeXotica at 10 AM for a tour of the vast inventory; JAGSL mem- month. For starters, a glance to ber Scott Brandt will give a talk on his perspective on the classic car industry. Fol- the right will show how very busy low up lunch at HotShots in Fenton, 11:30 AM, 950 S Hwy Drive. Monitor this upcoming weekend will be. www.jagstl.com and the online Growl . Unfortunately, the Relay photog- rapher will be out of town for the 27 Aug 16 —Celebrate Wildwood Founders Day Car Show . On Main Street, funeral of a family member. Wildwood; registration 10 AM -12 noon, show 10 AM -3 PM, $15 with all proceeds to We ’ve made this request before, charity. Food, beer and wine garden, dealer vendors on site, pop -up tents allowed, all vehicles of interest are accepted as space allows. Multiple award classes in- but this time it ’s particularly im- cluding the Huber Memorial Special Award and “Best of Show -Antique ” (1910 - portant. In order to fill the 1950, 1951 -1990). For info, contact John Gragnani (636)458 -4350 or email “Featured Events ” section of the [email protected]. newsletter in September, we need photo support this coming 27 Aug 16 —Cars & Coffee East , Gateway Classic Cars. Last Saturday each weekend. month, all makes and models welcome, starts at 9 AM, “Do Not Touch ” dash If you or someone you know gets plaques for all participants. 1237 Central Park Dr, O ’Fallon, IL, info (618)271 -3000. some shots at the Wildwood 27 -28 Aug 16 —St Louis Region SCCA Gateway Double -Divisional Road- Founders Day show, the two TM SCCA rallies, the SCCA auto- Rally Weekend , incorporating the Route 66 Ramble Tour and Scenic cross and/or the weekend races Byways Tour . Two days of enjoyable sports car rallying, roads and scenery in at Gateway, puhleeeze try to get the Illinois portion of the St Louis metro region. Rallymasters Ron Ferris and Jim some photos to the address in the Heine have designed each rally with the beginning/occasional rally team in mind. editor ’s box, pg. 8...and thanks. Jim ’s Route 66 Ramble , Saturday, 27 August, will feature historic portions of the Second, we learned at the last Mother Road in Macoupin and Madison Counties. Ron ’s Scenic Byways is Sun- Cars & Coffee (the original and day, 28 August, over rural roads and country lanes of Monroe and St Clair Coun- still the best!) that event founder/ ties. Rally headquarters is the Doubletree Inn -St Louis, 1000 Eastport Plaza Dr at organizer/sparkplug M.L. Hillard I-55/70 and IL 157; entry fee is $40 for single -day rally, $70 for both days; register is “retiring. ” Effective in Septem- online at http://motorsportReg.com. For more info/details including registration and ber, two other individuals will as- departure times, contact Jim at [email protected] or Ron at ron- sume the coordination duties [email protected]. (we ’ll have their names next is- sues). 27 -28 Aug 16 —Summer Speedfest Sports Car Racing & Track Day . Triple regional, SCCA Run -offs qualifier, hosted by the St Louis and Southern Illinois Re- M.L ’s done a fantastic job setting gions, SCCA, Gateway Motorsports Park. up, monitoring and—on occa- sion—policing C&C, which is now 28 Aug 16 —St Louis Region SCCA Solo Event No. 8 , Family Arena, St one of the premier special interest Charles. Info at www.stlsolo.org. events in this part of the country. StLSCC extends its gratitude to M.L. for a job well done. (Continued on page 2) NoNote:te : SoSomeme cclublu b eveventsen ts rrestrictes tr ic t participationpa rt ic ip at io n to clubc lu b memembersmb er s ononly,ly , primarilypr im ar il y forfo r na-na - titional/chapteron al /c ha pt er insurancei ns ur an ce reasons.r ea so ns . IfI f interestedin te re st ed ini n joininingin g in ono n a drivedr iv e or othero th er event,e ve nt , we rerecommendco mmen d yoyouu cocontactnt ac t theth e clubcl ub ’s eveneventt cocoordinatoror di na tor in advancea dv an ce forf or details.d et ai ls . In Print Whoops, missed one! The June Classic & Sports Car – mentioned last month – had an additional article of note: a feature on the Volvo 122 “Amazon, ” with the authors driving a 122S, 221 and 123GT. Continuing with Volvos, the 8 August 2016 issue of Autoweek contains an extensive test of the S90 . The July -August Vintage Motorsport has a cover article on the BMW -McLaren 320i Turbo 4 (quote: “Outrageous!...[the car] jammed five gallons of power into a two - gallon bag ”) plus the usual outstanding color photography of various vintage events (including two Pintos – yes, Pintos (Continued on page 5) Continued on pg. 5 1 Up & Coming (Continued from page 1) 2 Sept 16 —First Friday Memories Car Cruze (aka “The Zoo ”), at the Faith Church, MO 30 at Rahning Rd between I - 270 and MO 141. Gates open at 4 PM, cruisers enter off Old Gravois, show runs from 6 -9 PM. 2 Sept 16 —Every Friday through October, Sonic Car Cruise , Kirkwood Rd and Big Bend, 5 -9 PM. Attendance priz- es, 50/50 drawing, DJ music. Primarily muscle cars, rods and Detroit heavy metal, but imports are making in- roads. 4 Sept 16 —Boeing Sports Car Club Autocross No. 5 , Family a rena , St Charles. To sign up and/or get on the emailing list, contact Racer Steve at [email protected]. 11 Sept 16 —20 th Annual Wheels in Motion Car Show , hosted by the First Capitol Classics Auto Club, Westport Plaza, 9 AM to 4 PM. Registration $20, all proceeds to the National Children ’s Cancer Society. Dash plaques to the first 150 en- trants, food and entertainment including “Memories of Elvis ” (no word on the pink Cadillac …). For info call Elliott at (314)878 - 0534 or Al (314)650 -7639. 17 Sept 16 —Cars & Coffee . Westport Plaza, I -270 and Page across from the McDonalds, 8:15 to 10:30 AM. 17 Sept 16 —Gateway VCOA Winery Drive , to Augusta. Details including meeting location, time and final destination TBA, in the meantime monitor https://sites.google.com/site/gatewayvcoa. 17 Sept 16 —4th Annual Chesterfield Community Church CCC Cruise -In , 3 PM to 7 PM, 14647 Ladue Rd at Olive, Chester- field. Admission is free, the collection of cars is eclectic. Free water, food available from Kettelhut ’s Smokehouse, music by Surrender Dorothy. Fun and safe family entertainment, bring your blankets and chairs to relax, see the cars and listen to the band. 18 Sept 16 —Horseless Carriage Club of Missouri 38 th Annual Swap Meet & Car Show , at the Hollywood Casino, 777 Ca- sino Center Drive, Maryland Heights. Car show will have 17 classes, dash plaques to the first 100 cars, 1991 or older. More info after 1 May 16 at www.hccmo.com. 23 Sept 16 —Traditional pre -All British Car & Cycle Show Welcome/BBQ , sponsored by the “MG Doctor, ” All British Car Repair. At the ABCCS pavilion (Heldman Shelter), Creve Coeur Lake Park on Marine Dr, 5 PM till dark. Monitor www.stlouismgclub.com/events -calendar/. 24 Sept 16 —35 th Annual St Louis All British Car & Cycle Show , Creve Coeur Lake Park. Hosted by the MG Club of St Louis, food concession by the St Louis Triumph Owners Association. This year ’s featured model is the Triumph TR6. Web page including registration information at www.allbritishcarshow.com/home/. 24 Sept 16 —Cars & Coffee East , Gateway Classic Cars. Last Saturday each month, all makes and models welcome, starts at 9 AM, “Do Not Touch ” dash plaques for all participants. 1237 Central Park Dr, O ’Fallon, IL, info (618)271 -3000. 25 Sept 16 —Boeing Sports Car Club Autocross No. 6 , Family Arena, St Charles. To sign up and/or get on the emailing list, contact Racer Steve at [email protected]. 25 Sept 16 —Autos on Valhalla Auto Show , at Valhalla Cemetery, 7600 St Charles Rock Rd, 11 AM-2 PM. Participants arrive between 9:30 AM and 10:30 AM, show benefits Ride On St Louis. 25 Sept 16 —30 th Annual St Charles Oktoberfest Car Show , at Boone ’s Lick Rd and South Main Street. Registration 9 AM to noon, stock vehicles only through 1991 model year. $20 registration, dash plaques to the first 150 cars, awards in 23 classes, restaurants and shops nearby plus Oktoberfest food and entertainment. Info (636)928 -8672. 25 Sept 16 —18 th Annual Charity Show, sponsored by the Daniel Boone Shrine Club. O ’Fallon Plaza, Highway M north of I - 70, rain or shine; registration10 AM -noon, show time 12 -4 PM. Dash plaques to first 100 cars, show participant judging for awards, multiple classes by year group. $15 if you pre-register, $20 day of show, for more information contact Mark Rothemeyer (314)605 -7615. 2 Oct 16 —St Louis Region BMWCCA Fall Road Tour . Starts at Plaza BMW, 11858 Olive Blvd, Creve Coeur. For de- tails, contact [email protected]. 2 Oct 16 —St Louis Region SCCA Solo Event No. 9 , Family Arena, St Charles. Info at www.stlsolo.org. 7-9 Oct 16 —St Louis BMWCCA track day with the St Louis Region PCA, Gateway Motorsports Park.