We have the Red Deer swap meet on May 3rd & 4th (Friday & Saturday) that will be attended by a group on the Friday afternoon following lunch at Route 99.  Saturday will be OYO.

Saturday May 4th we have the 780Tuners members hosting the Season Opener at United Cycle on Gateway Blvd.  It starts at roughly 7PM in the evening and is open to any and all cars.  There will be a BBQ and a raffle.  All proceeds go towards the Edmonton Humane Society.

Sunday May 5th we have Phil’s English Breakfast, May 15-19th is David Connolley’s Mini Vacation in Vegas and May 25 & 26th is the ECSCC body work course at Phil’s shop in Bardo, AB.  Note that High Tea at Rutherford House on May 19 has been cancelled due to staffing and financial difficulties.

Also, at our General Meeting at the Royal Alberta Museum on Wednesday, May 15, Phil Johnson will be doing a 55 minute movie presentation entitled “The Ultimate Sports Car”.  The movie was originally a documentary on Public Television many years ago and the cars featured include a variety of European classics as well as renowned race car drivers such as Sterling Moss.

On the evening of May 29th we will be doing the High Level Bridge Ride, hosted by Chris Bamford & Keith Wilson.  It will cost $5 per person and $15 per family.  Children under 6 are free.  Proceeds go towards the Edmonton Radial Railway Society to cover the cost of the event.

History Road is also coming in Early June and the deadline for registration is May 15th.  Please make sure that you have your club affiliation noted on the registration.

Please see our events page for more information or feel free to contact myself if you have any questions.

Thank you, and see you tomorrow evening at the ice cream run!

Geoff

  Chris gave a few of us a ride in his Model T Speedster, and Dennis showed up in one of his Mini’s.

Thank you Dennis for taking me for a ride in your Mini.  That was a blast and it was my first time in one.

One of our newest members, Gary Leverett, will be arranging the drive to History Road this year.  There is a deadline of May 15th to register for the event.  Please make sure that you write in that you are from the Edmonton Classic Sports Car Club on your registration form.  Please send myself an email (geoffrey.allan@gmail.com) or give myself a shout if you are going.  We would like to have a good idea of head count before we head down.  Thank you for taking the lead Gary!

If you would like to see a video of the event last year, here’s a link to youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meSoD_YceMs&list=UU3sTblJbac5q61sJubV7Vtw&index=1

History Road 2013 Registration form:

2013 registration form

We’ve also nailed down dates for the Summer Solstice BBQ hosted by Russ on June 22nd and the Sylvan Lake BBQ which will be on June 29th.

More info to follow!  If anyone has any questions regarding events, please do not hesitate to email or call me.

Geoff Allan

But that means we’ll need people to step forward and go to a couple of shows a little closer. Lloydminster is the home of one of our members and he worked out a route for us last year to Lloyd which was a great little drive. This year he’s offered to do the same for those continuing on to the Saskatchewan British Car Club’s Show in Saskatoon. Last year they named the Bessborough hotel as the hotel of the meet but it was a bit late for us to change venue. If they do the same this year I’d say go for it as it’s a classy place in the same way the Hotel MacDonald is here in Edmonton. Both shows are fun and different. The runs are long but I think worth it. Not sure if anyone is going to Vancouver for their All British as that’s pretty early but then these are things that are up for discussion at the meeting.

Hope to see you there and we hope there are some returning runs and some new runs as well. There’s one way to find out and that’s to come to the meeting, Wednesday February 20th at the Royal Alberta Museum 12845-102nd Avenue. 7:30 p.m. See you there… Oh the treasurer asked me to remind you that dues are due the end of March and paying at the February meeting is a good way to get it done.

Ho Ho Ho… Santa knows…

Looking forward to new events this coming summer. The AGM takes place the 3rd Wednesday of January and Howard Jewell is the returning officer if anyone wishes to step forward. Some of us are stepping back and going on to other adventures.

The planning meeting will be Feburary’s event, and remember they all take place at the Royal Alberta Museum on the third Wednesay of the month. Except December when we don’t actually meet.

Lots of events, maybe some long runs too… some dates are changing at events we go to as shows try to settle in with less conflicts. The Alberta All British Field Meet is on next year. There’s talk of a group going to the NAMGBR meet in Oregon and if Frank’s MGA was running he’d probably go to the NAMGAR GT in North Carolina. The Lloyminister and Saskatoon shows should be running the same time and it’s nice to show the flag with our lone member in Lloyd and then join the Saskatechawan All British folks in the Toon. So plan on exercising the cars this year.. they’ll be better for it.

From all the Executive we wish everyone the best of the season and a very happy new year.

Next up is the traditional Guy Fawkes Bonfire Night, we’ve been tagging along with the St. George’s Society of England’s event for the past few years, Restrictions at their last venue have them moving to the Scottish Society’s hall for the event on November 5th. This is an OYO event which means on your own but there are usually a few members who go so we’ve set up a muster point fairly close to the Scottish Hall. Tim Horton’s at 11103 Ellerslie Road SW near 111th Street. Check the event page yet again for more info. There is a fee for this event, $10 per car and the food’s and beverages are a buck, a buck a buck depending on how much you want.

A bit of Business after that with the Noggin and Natter Executive Meeting happening on Tuesday November 13th at Fargo’s Restaurant 5804-Terrace Road
Edmonton, AB T6A0B8. Meet at 6 and then do some business, pause for dinner and continue afterwards. It’s 2 for 1 steak night which was one reason for the change. See you there?

Finally we’re wrapping up November with an early Christmas event. November 25th sees us at the Snow Valley Facility where we’ll have a buffet style meal. Slide presentation running in the back ground through out the evening and after dinner, we’ll enjoy some live entertainment with Jaunty Jonathan Smethurst and his musical accompanist. In addition of course the annual awards will be handed out to those lucky participants on events this year. The place is supposed to be huge, there’s even an elevator to get some of us upstairs. Fireplace for ambiance and good friends enjoying a good time as well. Hope to see you there. Tickets from the executive or even by mail if you’re quick. (pick up at the door) December is a quiet month and we’ll be back in the new year.

Still on the schedule is the Scenic Drive and Walk.. though the birds might have departed for warmer climes it’s still a nice day in the country. Dennis and Howard are running this one with further information to come.

The last event and this is a come hail, sleet or snow, in your sports car or in your regular car. The Last Run of the Year. A good drive somewhere around Edmonton and then finish off at the Grace United Church where Alec and Rose and a few others will have a fine selection of pies and hot beverages to finish off the event in fine form. There are a few of us who hope no one shows up and we can fill the plastic containers with pie. Alec can make some mean pies.. Though I didn’t really mean no one show up, just not too many.. It’s a fine wrap up to the sports car season. That’s November 4th 12:30 p.m. at the Royal Alberta Museum for the departure at 1:00.

The Guy Fawkes Bonfire Night has changed local as the site last year didn’t allow for the full festivities. This year it’s at the Edmonton Scottish Society 3105-101 Street Southwest. Gates Open at 6:30 and the fire is at 7:00 Fireworks at 7:30 so the kids and grandkids can still get home to bed in good time, and some of us old folks too. Cost is still $10 per car and we’ll have more info as to muster point and all that coming up shortly.

And we all can get together again for the ECSCC Christmas Party. This year we’re at the Snow Valley Ski Club on November 25th (beating the Christmas rush) It’s a buffet syle meal with Turkey and Roast Beef as the mains and loads of other fixin’s to go along. Big companies use the venu for their Christmas do and so we’re hoping for a good event and an even better turn out. Costs are high but pretty much what they are anywhere in town. A fair amount of research went into choosing the venu. $45.00 per person with a cash bar. More info on the events page here on the website. Save time, buy your tickets from any of the executive and pay for your membership at the same time.

For the more adventuresome there’s the On You Own run to Rally in The Valley. It appears to have returned to it’s roots and could be a fun time for someone wanting to do a run through the mountains. This year it’s in Peachland and registration is at 10 a.m. on Saturday, August 11th. You might want to head out Friday or Thursday, what the heck the day after the long weekend. We cap off the second weekend in August with a drive and a Scenic Bird Watch walk though muster info isn’t here yet.

We just keep on going after that with Bones on the Prairie ~ The run to Drumheller, a mix of tuner cars and classic vehicles, it should be a fun run. That’s the weekend of August 18th, back on the Sunday. The Crusin’ for a Cause day is August 23rd, usually a good turn out for our group and we tend to go to the A&W on 137th Ave south of 127th Street. Lots of cars to look at and very very long lines to get your teen burger with a dollar from each burger sold going to MS Research.

Following that we have the Cooking Lake Moraine Auto Rally on Sunday, August 26th with more info to come. That wraps up the months events though we have a small group who says they’re going to Portland All British Field Meet. Jonathan’s booked his room and has room for a couple of more people. Either ride with him in the Jag S Type R or take your own vehicle. Big event… see the advert in the Open Road. And then we’re into September which looks just as busy, but you’ll have to wait a bit for that info.
Or just check out the events pages put up by our own Howard Jewell… yeah Howard!