We went, we saw and we all had a great time.  Four members and spouses of The EMC traveled to Fairhope Alabama on October 29th for the 14th Annual British Car Festival as guest of the South Alabama British Car Club.

 

Friday night everyone had a whole lot of fun at the legendary Friday night reception.  They put on a full meal with all the trimmings for everyone, the bar-b-que was to make legends of.

 

Although the area had been host to "Ivan" about a month earlier there was no major damage noted in the area and the show went off without a hitch.

 

The crowd was excellent and although I didn' t get an accurate count the entery appeared to be up to past years.  There were a couple of salvage entries...a couple of sailboats had washed up on the shore along the parkway.

 

Two EMC'er placed in class:  Pat and Barbara Cashman with a 3rd place with their '56 Jag XK 140 and Jim an Faye Enzman tied for 3rd in class with their '76 MGB.

 

Other notes of interest, club member Allen Spragins took the award for longest drive from Greenville MS.  Wilbert and Jean Easom's '68 MGB now owned by Tom Schmitz took 1st in class.  For additional info on the show check out the SABCC from the link on our website.

 

Followup notes?  Allen has his replacement starter and is looking for a moment to return his MGB to starting without a push or pull in the very near future.  I spoke to Pat Cashman earlier this week.  His knee surgery went well and he is making plans on attending Tech Session IV indicating that since we worked wonders on his Lotus Europa he going to put the fate of his TR 3 in our hands.

 

Other notes:  Pat and Barbara did make the 8th Annual Brits at the Renaissance Faire show in Florence Alabama with their Gordon Keeble.  They indicated that had a great time and my understanding was that the folks with the Northwest Alabama British Sports Car and Motoring Club really enjoyed having them in attendance.

 

Well after an unusually mild fall it looks like winter has decided to make it's presence known.  I've now resigned myself to driving the B GT with only brief fair weather trips in Ole Red.  Although the heat.. heat?... in the GT is questionable at best at least it reduces the amount to cold air that whistles around your head on those cold mornings.  Notice I said reduces.  After having several of on or off heater valves on MGs taking to diverting water to the ground like an excited puppy I've learned to only attempt the twist of the wrist under extreme cold weather driving.  So if you see me out in either the GT or Ole Red don't laugh if I look like Randy Parker from A Christmas Story, I'll still be smiling under the ski mask.

 

Happy Motoring  

Gene Johnston