Vol VIII, No. 5 St Louis Sports Car Council May-June 2019 Up & Coming 1 Jun 19—Cars & Coffee West/Sunrise Church, 7116 Twin Chimneys Blvd, O’Fallon, MO, 8 AM-10 AM. Info at https://calendar.time.ly/xzi1q8ed/posterboard. 2 Jun 19—32nd Annual St Louis European Auto Show, presented by StL Mo- torcars benefiting StL Arc. At the Chesterfield Outlet Mall, 17057 N Outer 40 Rd; registration $40, set-up 10-11 AM, show from 11 AM-2 PM with awards at 1 PM. Info at http://stleuropeanautoshow.com. 2 Jun 19—Annual National Museum of Transportation Orphan Car Show, upper lot, 11 AM-2 PM. 2 Jun 19—Gateway Autocross Association Events 1 & 2, at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway (Gateway Motorsports Park). Single session, Council News & Notes $35, info at www.gatewayautox.com. Ready or not summer’s arrived 7 Jun 19—Memories Car Club Cruise at Faith Church, aka “The Zoo,” first and the schedule’s filled in nice- Friday of each month. Rahning Rd off MO 30/Gravois, 4 PM-9 PM, all vehicles ’79 ly, with plenty of opportunities for or older are welcome. just about everyone. We will 7 Jun 19—Kirkwood Sonic Car Cruise, at Big Bend and S Kirkwood, every Fri- note some good news for the day night through the end of September. Tends toward muscle cars and rods but rally aficionados: the St Louis foreign vehicles are welcome! Region SCCA’s flooded-out “El Rallye de Mayo” is rescheduled, 8 Jun—3rd Annual Route 66 Cars & Guitars Festival, downtown Kirkwood. for 30 June (“El Rallye de Late Includes a car show, free evening music by six bands (bring a lawn chair), vendor Juno?”). We should have the booths, food and drink and a beer wagon. Information including vehicle registra- StLSCC camera crew out to cov- tion available at www.kirkwoodmo.org/route-66-cars-and-guitars-festival; arrive for er the event. the car display between 1 and 4:30 PM, vehicles must stay in place until 9 PM. $20 registration, deadline is 28 May. In other news, a prospective ninth member club has ex- 8 Jun 19—Cars & Coffee/Fast Lane Classic Cars, 427 Little Hills Industrial pressed interest in the Sports Blvd, St Charles. Hosted by Fast Lane, C&C St Louis, the Bridge Coffee House Car Council. We should know by and the Dokaj Foundation, 8 AM-10 AM. Info at https://calendar.time.ly/xzi1q8ed/ July’s issue if they will in fact posterboard. sign on; if they do, we’ll add their th events to the calendar and in- 8 Jun 19—7 Annual MDA Make a Muscle Charity Car & Bike Show, hosted clude the club’s activities in our by the Southern Illinois Camaro Club, at St Louis Regional Airport, 8 Terminal Dr, coverage. Stand by... Alton. All makes welcome, registration starts at 8 AM, $20 for judged vehicles, $10 for display, judging starts at noon with awards at 3 PM. For more info, call up And, in the meantime, as always, www.mdacarandbikeshow.com. Drive ‘em! (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 All Brit, all the time (go figure!) with the spring 2019 issue of Moss Motoring. As noted on the cover, the emphasis is on friendships developed through the LBC hobby; the stories include the resurrection of a Bugeye/Frogeye Sprite, a tail of two buds who couldn’t turn down a sad, homeless Triumph, one writer’s memories of his mother and her TR3A and a Brit car friendship which lasted nearly 40 years. Also, a feature on Harry Webster, Stand- ard-Triumph’s technical chief from 1956 to 1968 and recollections by former Group 44 driver Mike Downs. (Continued on page 6) Continued on pg 5 1 8 Jun 19—1st Annual Brooklyn Firefighters Car Show, at 3633 IL-162 in Granite City, 10 AM-5 PM, cars in place 7-10 AM. Preregistration $5, day of event $10, all proceeds benefit the Brooklyn Fire Protection District. Food, beverage, music, plaques, 50/50 drawing. For info call (618)808-1714. 9 Jun 19—St Louis Region SCCA autocross #2, Family Arena, St Charles. Registration 7 to 8:15 AM, $40 for SCCA members, $40 plus $15 weekend membership for non-members. Info at www.stlsolo.org. 9 Jun 19—Ballwin Days Car Show, Vlasis Park, Park Drive, Ballwin. Open to all vehicles, register 10 AM to noon, 17 tro- phies, proceeds go to Ballwin VFW Post 6274. 10 Jun 19—MG Club of St Louis Annual Picnic. At Kirkwood Park, 111 S Geyer Rd, Kirkwood, 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM. Will include the club’s monthly meeting, monitor www.stlouismgclub.com/. 14 Jun 19—Misfit Toyz Car, Truck & Bike Cruise, 2nd Friday each month, April through October, 6-10 PM. At Hardees, 2580 Lemay Ferry Rd, St Louis. 15 Jun 19—Cars & Coffee/Westport, 8 AM-11 AM. 15 Jun—Hazelwood Baptist Church Annual Car Show & Festival, 10 AM-4 PM, 6161 Howdershell Rd, Hazelwood. Open to vehicles 30 years and older, no charge, food, beverage and live music all day plus a free dinner, awards and pro- gram for car owners after the show. Registration and other info at www.hazelwoodbaptist.com or call (314)731-2244, on-site sign-in from 8 AM to 1 PM. 16 Jun 19—Annual Father’s Day Car Show, at the Museum of Transportation, 11 AM-2 PM. 22 Jun 19—Tire Rack Street Survival School, hosted by the St Louis Chapter BMWCCA, St Louis Region SCCA and St Louis Chapter PCA. Great program for teenaged drivers, teaching automotive safety and vehicle control skills. Dates tenta- tive, monitor www.stlbmwcca.org for confirmation and details. 23 Jun 19—BSCC autocross #3, Family Arena, St Charles, show about 9:30 AM. To get on the event mailing list or for addi- tional, contact Racer Steve at [email protected]. 23 Jun 19—St Louis Region SCCA autocross #3, Gateway Motorsports Park. Registration 7 to 8:15 AM, $40 for SCCA members, $40 plus $15 weekend membership for non-members. Info at www.stlsolo.org. 27-30 Jun 19—Annual MG Gathering of the Faithful/GOF, at the Double Tree Hotel, 16625 Swingley Ridge Rd, Chester- field. Events included a Thursday night first-timers’ show and BBQ at Chesterfield City Park; rally/tour Friday morning, fol- lowed by tech sessions in the hotel conference center; Saturday funkhana and valve cover races with evening awards ban- quet; and Sunday morning winners circle photo session. Monitor www.stlouismgclub.com for details and updates. 29 Jun 19—Caffeine & Chrome, at Gateway Classic Cars, 1237 Central Park Dr, O’Fallon, IL, 8:30 AM-Noon. Complemen- tary coffee, donuts and self tours of the showroom. For info, call (618)271-3000. 29 Jun 19—Honor Flight Benefit Cruise-In, hosted by the GTA Car Club at the White Mule Winery, US 50 in Owensville, MO. 12 PM-6 PM, poker run noon to 5 PM, 6 PM music, food by White Mule Winery. 30 Jun 19—St Louis Region SCCA El Rallye de Mayo, rescheduled. Start and finish at the Sunset Overlook Restaurant, 11604 Bluff Rd, Columbia, IL. Check-in/registration at noon, first car departs at 1:01 PM. Info and online registration at www.motorsportreg.com/events/el-rallye-de-mayo-sunset-overlook-scca-st-louis-road-rally-679018. 3 Jul 19—6th Annual Twin Oaks Presbyterian Car Show, 1230 Big Bend Rd. Registration 9 AM-noon, dash plaques to the first 75 entries, entry fee is canned goods or non-perishable food items for the church food pantry. Food and refresh- ments available, for info call (636)225-5625. 5 Jul 19—Memories Car Club Cruise at Faith Church, aka “The Zoo,” first Friday of each month. Rahning Rd off MO 30/ Gravois, 4 PM-9 PM, all vehicles ’79 or older are welcome. 5 Jul 19—Kirkwood Sonic Car Cruise, at Big Bend and S Kirkwood, every Friday night through the end of September. Tends toward muscle cars and rods but foreign vehicles are welcome! 6 Jul 19—Cars & Coffee West/Sunrise Church, 7116 Twin Chimneys Blvd, O’Fallon, MO, 8 AM-10 AM. Info at https:// calendar.time.ly/xzi1q8ed/posterboard. 7 Jul 19—Tire Rack Street Survival School, hosted by the St Louis Chapter BMWCCA, St Louis Region SCCA and St Lou- is Chapter PCA. Great program for teenaged drivers, teaching automotive safety and vehicle control skills. Dates tentative, monitor www.stlbmwcca.org for confirmation and details. 12 Jul 19—Misfit Toyz Car, Truck & Bike Cruise, 2nd Friday each month, April through October, 6-10 PM. At Hardees, 2580 Lemay Ferry Rd, St Louis. 13 Jul 19—Cars & Coffee/Fast Lane Classic Cars, 427 Little Hills Industrial Blvd, St Charles. Hosted by Fast Lane, C&C St Louis, the Bridge Coffee House and the Dokaj Foundation, 8 AM-10 AM. Info at https://calendar.time.ly/xzi1q8ed/ posterboard. 14 Jul 19—BSCC autocross #4, Family Arena, St Charles, show about 9:30 AM. To get on the event mailing list or for addi- tional, contact Racer Steve at [email protected]. 20 Jul 19—Cars & Coffee/Westport, 8 AM-11 AM. St Louis Car Shows and Cruises: http://clubs.hemmings.com/lakerscarclub 2 Roadwork—Swedish Family Rapid Transit Let’s say you want something sporty and powerful, yet with an annual basis along with substantial manufacturer involve- room for the 2.5 kids, family dog and groceries.