Edmonton Classic Sports Car Club

May is going to be a busy month

moutard — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 04:58:07 +0000

Hope your wheels are rolling as we hit the road a running from the get go. May looks to be busy. We start off with three items on one Weekend. Red Deer Swap meet May 4th, we’re leaving from Route 99 Diner after lunch and heading to Red Deer. If you want to come and look for a gem or that special piece of car join us. It’s a good time.
Saturday sees the 780 Tuner event taking place at United Cycle and the Antique Mall over on Gateway Blvd. Starts at 7p.m. and goes until 9:30. Geoff says get there early as it fills up and there are a usually a lot of prizes. Proceeds go to local charitable organizations.

Need to recover from Season Opener, then join the club for English Breakfast. We’re going out to the Footloose Caboose for a buffet breakfast/brunch. Good food, good friends, nice cars, hopefully good weather. Cost is $15 dollars a person. Check out the events page as the rendezvous local has changed, the run there will be the run, and this is an RSVP on this event. Don’t want to run out of food and leave someone hungry. See you ya there.. there and there.

St. Patrick’s Day BBQ March 18th

moutard — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 18:02:11 +0000

Good Food, Good Friends, Good Times

Weather person has thrown a curve and we’ll be back into cool weather for the St. Patrick’s Day BBQ. Though we’ve had the BBQ at -20 so -3 shouldn’t be too hard on us. Just dress for success and we’ll still have a good time.

ST. PATRICK’S DAY BARBECUE
SUNDAY MAR 18, 2012
EMILY MURPHY PARK
NOON-2 or 3 PM

Park is just south of the Groat Bridge, off University Ave We’ll have burgers and beans and coffee, possibly with some supplement.
Cost is $5.00/ person. Bring a sports car if you can. If you can’t, prepare to be scorned by those who do.
For More Information, rolly27@shaw.ca
Don’t want coffee bring a beverage, remember though that this is a City Park. Chippies and snacks are good to share too.

Plan to attend the Planning Meeting?

moutard — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:15:14 +0000

Alec has got some great ideas lined up for the upcoming planning meeting. There is rumour of Pizza as well to bring back an old tradtion. We have some classic runs to bring forth as well as the hope for some new runs to get the interest up this year. Talk of a few long runs this upcoming season with Van Dusen being mentioned as well as Portland All British and Saskatchewan’s Brit by the Bus.
The Local runs were popular last summer and we hope to see a few more of them. If you haven’t been then the Ukrainian Village show is worth taking in and they feed you too. Some past runs won’t be repeated unless we can get new organizers and it doesn’t take much work to do a run in many cases.
One variation is that the Saskatchewan All British Car Club has expressed interest in coming out to Edmonton for the Picnic in the Park put on by the Alberta All British Motoring Society and then History Road. Hope we can step up and be as good a host club as they have been when we go to Saskatoon. As usual things won’t happen without people stepping forward to host an event. There’s lot’s of support available should you decided to take on a run. See you there.

Monthly Meetings get off to a slick start

moutard — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:37:04 +0000

Russ has landed an interesting speaker for February’s meeting. Suncor’s Peter Harteveld, Peter has done a lot of research ensuring that his presentation on Motor Oil is relevant to our classic cars. With the upcoming Quaker State Classic oil and other brands out there it will no doubt be interesting to find out what Mr. Hareveld has found out. Russ is pulling a lot of strings to get these experts to come speak to us so lets get out and have a good meeting. Join us at the Royal Alberta Museum meeting room (to the left of the main entrance) at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday February 15th.

Speaking of good meetings the planning meeting is scheduled for the March 21st Meeting night. Alec Cherwenuk is already working on a list of things to do and places to go. If you have any ideas or wants in this area please feel free to contact him. He’s listed onsite in the Executive section or in the newsletter. Be very helpful meeting night if you have as much info on the event that you can. The St. Paddy’s Day BBQ takes place before the meeting but if it turns out to be a go then we should have it in the newsletter and of course here online and via email. Usually a good event as we touch base with people after a long winter. And though warm it’s still been long. So watch this spot.

Annual General Meeting

Howard — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:10:54 +0000

A very cold night saw a small turnout for the AGM. That not withstanding we were successful for the most part in replacing those executive who had fufilled their mandate. The Bylaws limit a person to two years in a position, this was brought about in the hopes it would bring in new blood to the executive and prevent one person from the burden of a position forever. It has’t quite worked out that way but for the most part it’s been good. One gets stagnant holding the same position and tends to do the same old same old all the time. There are three positions currently being held by their previous members. The Membership/Secretary is looking for a person to take over as is the Editor. Both positions do require a bit more work but the incumbents have indicated they are more than willing to ride along as it were while the new people pick up on the ins and outs of the jobs. Last position is Tech support and both incumbents have indicated a willingness to continue. Not a lot of demand in that position though we’d love to change that if we could. Make them earn their money… what? Oh they don’t get paid? Well make them do something for getting their names in the newsletter. So watch out, you may find yourself being drafted this year…. it’s in the bylaws don’t you know.

Looking for an early 911!

Geofux — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:42:17 +0000

The launch of the new Porsche 911 is drawing near and Norden Porsche has asked for help in trying to find an early 911 (up to ‘73). The preference is that it is in black, but any colour at this point will do. Norden requires the car for February 4th, 2012 and will pay for transportation and you will receive an invitation to the launch event! If you assist in finding the vehicle you will receive an invitation as well.

If you have a line on a 911 please call 780-426-3000 and ask for myself, Geoff in the Parts Dept. or email me at gallan@nordenporsche.com. Alternatively you can contact Christian Gersdorff in Sales at 780-426-3000 if I am unavailable.

Season Greetings

moutard — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:03:17 +0000

The Executive of the ECSCC wish all our members a Happy New Year. With winter solstice past the days are getting longer. We’ll be back into sports cars shortly.
Don’t forget the Annual General meeting, January 18th. There are a number of positions available. Hope to see you there.
The planning meeting takes place March 21st and we’re hoping to have some new events and some returning events. The big runs last summer were great for those who went and the local runs turned out to be popular as well.

Guy Fawkes’ Night Saturday,November 5

moutard — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 10:14:24 +0000

Guy Fawkes night, bonfire, fireworks, hot potatoes and beverages. Nice cold fun…

Presented by the St. George’s Society at the Shrine Temple, 14510 - 142 Street. $10.00 per car. Gates open at 6:30 PM and the event starts at 7:00 PM. The event includes Bonfire and Fireworks. Potatoes & Hot Drinks for sale.
As the entry fee is per car, If interested in sharing a ride meet at the Royal Alberta Museum around 6 and travel in a group to the event and then back to the museum after the event, however, please keep it to no more than four people per vehicle. After all it is a fund raiser for the society. Jonathan Smethurst is the contact person.

“Chickakoo Lake” Sunday, Drive and Walk October 23.

moutard — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 21:47:21 +0000

“Chickakoo Lake” Sunday, October 23. We will muster at 11 AM at the Royal Alberta Museum for a 11:30 AM departure. This mostly-highway cruise will take us roughly 50+ KM west. The Chickakoo Lake Recreation Area is a 194 ha wildlife sanctuary and the wooded trails follow the shoreline giving a good view of lakeshore wildlife and plants. We’ll do the one hour stroll and explore the natural features along the Indian Ridge Trail. . As this is a walking experience, bring walking shoes and dress for the weather. Info, maps & directions will be handed out at the muster point. After our visit, we’ll dine at Swiss Chalet at 50-100 Jennifer Heil Way, Spruce Grove, T7X 4B8, telephone 780-960-3381. Brian, Dennis & Howard. www.edmontonplus.ca/canada/venues/chickakoo-lake-park

780tuner Season Closer & Rainbow Society Fund Raiser

moutard — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 01:23:48 +0000

“780tuner Season Closer & Rainbow Society Fund Raiser” 7 PM, Saturday, October 15 at United Cycle & The Antique Mall at 7620 Gateway Blvd. Parking lot opens at 5:30 PM so it is best to come early to ensure you get a parking spot. All special interest cars are welcome and a wide variety including classic, collector, antique, exotic, muscle & tuner cars are expected. The Rainbow Society, Canadian Blood Services and 780tuners sponsors will be on site. There will be a barbecue and a raffle with all proceeds supporting these charities. Contact Geoff for further information.
geoffrey.allan@gmail.com