THE SUMMER STARTS

 

May continued the 2005 trend of being a very busy month for the EMC with lot's of activities.

 

Members Pat and Barbara Cashman, Barry Schmidt, Bill and Melissa Silhan and I all made the wonderful multi make show at Tannehill State Park just south of Birmingham, Alabama May 13 thru 14. In addition to the British Iron other lineages were present from Italy, Germany and even a couple from Japan.  100 cars were reported to have taken to the field in all. 

 

Bill and Melissa took Best of the British Show with their '67 Aston Martin DB6 with Pat and Barbara taking a second place in the Britannia class.  For additional info including photos visit the Birmingham British Motoring Club web-site at www.birminghambmc.org. A big contingency as usual made it up from the New Orleans area and obviously had a great time as can be seen at their web-site www.bmcno.org.  Additional clubs from Alabama, Florida and Georgia made the trip in for the show.

 

Tom Warren, David Lavies and all the folks in the BBMC are to be congratulated on the memorable 2005 show.

 

Next on the EMC calendar was our very own Drive Thru History this year arranged by Ron and Haven Stuckey.  The Grand Tour of the Midlands began at 9:00am on May 20, 2005 traveling north on the Natchez Trace to Kosciusko to visit the Techno-Catch plant.  If you've ever wondered where Ron got the @chickencatcher.com in his e-mail address those that made the trip now know.  It's no secret there really is a mechanical chicken catcher Alice.  If you missed the visit and demonstration check it out at www.chickencatcher.com.  From there the travelers in LBC's moved on to Lake Tiak-O'Khata for lunch a rest and then a leisurely drive thru some beautiful lanes down to Meridian for a visit at the Jimmy Rodger's Museum and the Dentzel Carousel with our final stop before hitting the showers at the Rose Hill Cemetery, burial place at of the King and Queen of the Gypsies.

 

After a rinse and sit-down 22 travelers made their way to Weidmann's for a fine dinner.