Edmonton Classic Sports Car Club

Tractor Fun Day… Sept 5th

moutard — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 20:59:08 +0000

“Tractor Fun Day at Phil’s”
Sunday, September 5th.

1:00 PM - till we run out of gas!
Bring your own meat, seat & beverage for the BBQ later in the day. Farmer’s outfit - optional!
See the Ad in the Open Road for full details.

Come out and drive something older and slower than anything you own…

“Gibbons Garage Sale & Western Classics”

moutard — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 20:48:22 +0000

We should call this the Half and Half run. After last years run some of the ladies on the run said that the first half was for them and the second half out at Rods was for the guys. Could be true, this year two changes, Alex is taking on the Econo Run in combination with the Fall Colours run. (listed below) and Rod suggested we bring chairs to sit on. Other than that we’ll meet at the Petro Can on Fort Road and at 8:30 then head up the Manning Freeway to Gibbons. We try and park by the Firehall and at this time that’s where we’re aiming. About three we head off to Rod’s place which is down gravel road off the highway. The Garage Sale is always huge, and the stuff out at Rod’s often changes so it’s a good run. (though the guys bought more at the garage sale than the ladies did.. just so you know)
Saturday September 11th 8 to 5 is a good window.. see you there.

The group out at Rod Thomas's examine a restoration project?

SUPER SUNDAY

moutard — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 19:06:12 +0000

Fall Colours / Econorun
Sunday, September 19, 2010

The Plan:
• 11:00 Depart with full tank of gas
• 12:30 Lunch stop at a country restaurant
• 14:00 Resume Fall Colours/Econorun
• 15:30 Finish run at a city ice cream/coffee shop
• 16:00 Award Econorun Trophy for best fuel estimate

The drive will include city and county roads and primary highways through scenic areas where fall colours should be at their best. The total distance will be approximately 200 km (roughly 125 miles).
Run will start from a service station where every driver will be expected to fully fill his or her car’s fuel tank.
Each driver and (optional) navigator/passenger will provide an estimate of the expected fuel consumption rate for their vehicle.
The Econorun Trophy will be presented (to be held for one year) to the person whose fuel estimate was closest to the actual fuel consumption rate for the run.

Watch for complete details in the September Open Road and here on the ECSCC web site

Contact: Alec Cherwenuk adcherw@planet.eon.net or the executive via the listings in the Open Road

Whitecourt Show and Shine and Airshow

moutard — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 02:48:25 +0000

Snowbirds

It’s a go… we may have at least five cars going up to White Court for the day to take in the car show and the air show. Double you fun.

Meet at PetroCanada/A&W at Acheson (just south of the Yellowhead on Hwy 60) at 9.15 AM for departure at 9.30 AM. The estimated return time in Edmonton is around 9.00 – 10.00 PM. So this is a long day out with a fairly rapid drive to and from Whitecourt. Jonathan’s the contact and his info is in the Open Road.

Brits by the Bus…

moutard — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 22:09:33 +0000

Street Scene of the Brits By the Bus Show in Saskatoon...

We’ve talked about going for three years and finally it looks like we’ll have a small entourage heading east to Sasktoon for the Saskatchewan British Car Club’s Brits by the Bus car show. There’s a start up BBQ on the Saturday July 24th and the show on the Sunday. This is also when Saskatoon runs it’s Taste of Saskatoon so there should be some good eats just across the way. We hope to have a loose planning meeting before the trip and depending on who’s going and what cars the route and timeline may change. Still should be a good time, club member Bob Kosinski met up with some of their memebers at the Radium MG Show and says their a good bunch. If you haven’t had a good long run in your sports car you should consider this one.

Baptiste Lake, Westlock Tractor Museum

moutard — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 19:37:49 +0000

Baptiste Lake run held at Keith Wilson’s place on the Lake, took place this past weekend. The day started in the rain but by the time we got to St. Albert the sun was out and we were able to drop tops and head off. First stop was Weslock’s Tractor Museum which had a good slection of 50’s and 60’s tractors. The lunch at the Westlock Inn before heading off to Baptiste lake.

The Cottage...

Tours of the lake by boat and pontoon craft, a fine meal of pulled pork and pulled Venison with salads and desert went down well. Thanks everyone for all that input. The fire was ready for when people got back from the evening tour of the lake and jokes, chat and the warmth of the fire wrapped up the evening. Those staying in Athabasca headed off a bit before midnight, it was still light out and those staying behind went into the hot tub till par boiled and pruney. The morning started with a dip in the hot tub and then Lorraine whipped up some pancakes and sausages and we all dug into a fine brunch. Some drifted off to the city later on in the morning and then a few hung in there till afternoon. Partially becuase I was out helping move a shower and a boat lift. Cottage life is so relaxing… Thanks Keith and Lorraine another wonderful time.

Calgary European Classic Car Meet

moutard — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 17:48:07 +0000

The Vintage Sport Car Club of Calgary is holding their 2010 show on July 17 at Stanley Park Calgary, on Park Avenue SW. Join our Members who are going down to attend and show their cars. Departure from the Leduc McDonalds which is accessed from the Queen E via the first Leduc exit past the airport. Meet at 7 and departure at 7:15. Route and pit stops to be decided at the muster. The special Marque is Italian Cars so we expect to see all the Alfa’s and Fiat’s and Ferrari’s etc. in the club to roll on down and show our flag.

Collection of Italian Cars at the Calgary Show

Ukrainian Village Canada Day

moutard — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 21:00:35 +0000

The club had a successful run to the Ukrainian Historical Village where we joined a much larger car show than the previous year. We had two gazebos set up and looked quite organized. The lunch provided this year was much improved from the year previous and there were a lot of people coming though who enjoyed seeing our cars and talking with our members. This continues to be a good little run and hopefully the Village will continue to invite us.

Two Great Barbecues!

Howard — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 03:42:04 +0000

Our club had two enjoyable barbecues in June. The first was hosted by Russ at his acreage near Cooking Lake where we were greeted by a druidic theme and a Stonehenge replica. After a tasty meal, eight of us went for airplane rides over Lake Miquelon, provincial park forests and wetlands. The evening ended with fireworks. For the second barbecue, we cruised south to Evan’s Sylvan Lake home and stopped in Rimbey for a brief tour of the Smithson International Truck Museum. Upon arriving at Evan’s, Calgary club members joined us for an afternoon of barbecuing and socializing in a scenic lakeside setting. Our sincere thanks to Russ and Evan and their families for hosting fabulous events.

AABMS’s Picnic In The Park & History Road

Howard — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 21:14:22 +0000

June 12 & 13 was a wonderful weekend for events. Under sunny skies, forty four vehicles gathered in Victoria Park for the AABMS’s Picnic In The Park. It was a great day for a picnic and a casual mix of cars and people. On Sunday, seventeen cars participated in History Road where we were joined by a Rover, a Ferrari and an Austin Healey and where Bob, Brian and Sandi won door prizes. History Road was an eventful day which ended with an ice cream stop on the way home.