January Coming Events: more on page 5. Jan. 9 th, Tuesday, Monthly Meeting at Piccolo s. Feb. 6 th, Tuesday, Board Meeting

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1 January 2018 Published by the RMJC Club since 1967 Volume 51, Issue 1 Doug Klink helps Alex Rubin display one of the more popular gifts at the Holiday Party - story and more photos on pages 8-12 Coming Events: more on page 5 Jan. 9 th, Tuesday, Monthly Meeting at Piccolo s Feb. 6 th, Tuesday, Board Meeting Dwight Eisnach served briliantly as President of the RMJC for two years. The club members owe both Dwight and Linda a heartfelt Thank You. Feb. 13 th, Tuesday, Monthly Meeting Feb. 24 th, Saturday, Look and Lunch Contents by page 2 Club Information. 3 President s Page 5 Coming Events 6-7 Board Minutes 8-12 Holiday Party report 14 EV s 16 Membership Applications 17 Classified, Ad rates

2 The Rocky Mountain Jaguar Club - RMJC PO Box 2923 Denver, CO The club s purpose is to promote interest in the preservation, operation and ownership of Jaguar automobiles and to encourage safe, careful and skillful operation. To be a source of technical information, to establish rules and regulations governing Club activities and to promote good sportsmanship at all times. Cat Tales is published monthly. Reproduction of articles is welcomed if proper credit is given. Editor: Gordon Kenney, newsletter@rockymountainjaguarclub.org Meetings are held on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at Piccolo s restaurant at 3563 S. Monaco Parkway, 0.2 mile east of I-25 at Hampden and 1 block south on Monaco. Meet at 6:30 pm for drinks and dinner; meeting starts at 7:15. Meeting are held every month except March, July and December when special meetings are arranged. Board meetings, open to all, are at a members house at 6:30 pm on the 1st Tuesday of every even numbered month. Dues are $65.00/year which includes Cat Tales, membership in JCNA, the national Jaguar Journal, eligibility to enter JCNA sanctioned Concours d Elegance and other national and regional events. For new memberships there is a one-time $20 additional charge covering name tags, club patch, decal and membership cards. Use the form in this newsletter or printed from the web site or sign-up on-line. Non-members subscriptions are $30/year; Canadian and foreign are $36/year. Membership is open to owners of Jaguar automobiles and to others interested in furthering the enjoyment of them. See page 17 for Commercial Advertising Rates 2018 Officers: Put title in front President Steve Kennedy president@. Vice President Bob Grossman vice_president@ Secretary Bill Beeson secretary@ Treasurer Deanie Kennedy treasurer@ Newsletter Gordon Kenney newsletter@ Webmaster Steve Kennedy webmaster@ Past President Dwight Eisnach past_president@ Chief Judge Gary George chief_judge@ Board Members at Large Vince Lane Brent McGibbon Frank Oakley 720* Deborah Ramirez Jackie Redrupp Concours: Kennedys, Georges, Kirbys Dust Off: Sponsor Needed Summer Party: Redrupps and Lanes Membership: Deanie Kennedy Local Contact & Regalia: Steve Kennedy skennedy@ecentral.com to board at: board@rockymountainjaguarclub.org Most photos By Steve K. The RMJC is supportive of the Jaguar Club Southern Colorado - JCSC Don Yowell, President General Meeting on 2 nd Thursday of the month at the Jaguar/Land Rover dealership in Colorado Springs See the web site for leadership and event information at jagclub.org Cat Tales Page 2 rockymountainjaguarclub.org

3 Presidents Comments by Steve Kennedy First of all I want to thank Dwight and Linda for a great past two years leading the club through many fun events. The Heritage Eagle Bend Golf Club was a great venue for the Christmas Party. MoDaZz, courtesy of Brent McGibbon, provided great entertainment for the evening. Everyone had a nice dinner, a fun gift exchange and even some time for dancing. The Open and One Steal for the gift exchange seems to be working very well. It keeps the evening moving along without making it too long. We are looking forward to the upcoming year and all the fun events we will have. Bill Beeson and Gordon Kenney are looking into a few garage tours. March 31st will be the President s Dinner at the Wellshire Inn. It was a great location for last year s President s Dinner and will be again. If you have any ideas for events, please let me or any board member know. We only have about a dozen of the RMJC 50th Year Anniversary Badges so if you want one, be sure to contact me or Deanie. We are still looking for someone to host the Spring Dust-off. If you have any ideas, please contact me or Bob G. I am looking forward to working with the new board members, many continuing from past years, and some new members. Steve Clock Photos Clocks with the photo you supply for $25. You need to have the photo in Portrait format, long ways top to bottom. These are available from Steve at skennedy@ecentral.com 50 th Anniversary of RMJC Car Badge RMJC Members - we are offering a very nice 50 th Anniversary RMJC Car Badge. It is 3 inches in diameter and is made of brass. It has green mountains and shows the years 1967 and There is a brass colored growler in the center. They are numbered from 1 to 50. The badge has two cast fasteners on the back and supplied with mounting hardware. Cat Tales Page 3 rockymountainjaguarclub.org

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5 Club Events in 2018 January 9 Monthly Meeting at Piccolo s (see page 2) -come at 6 for drinks and dinner -meeting starts around 7:15 -tracking down that special car - Steve February 6 Board Meeting, Ramirez s 13 Monthly Meeting at Piccolo s Year-In-Review - Gordon 24 Look and Lunch, an interesting visit and lunch - details later March no Monthly Meeting at Piccolo s 25 AGM 31 Presidents Dinner at Wellshire Inn April 3 Board Meeting, Eisnach s 10 Monthly Meeting at Piccolo s 21 First Judges School at Hagerty s May 8 Monthly Meeting at Piccolo s RMVR at High Plains Raceway 19 Second Judges School at Hagerty s June 2 Spring Dust Off 5 Board Meeting, McGibbon s 9-10 RMVR at Pueblo Raceway 10 ACC Show 12 Monthly Meeting at Piccolo s 23 RMJC Concours, Spirit of Flight Museum July no Monthly Meeting at Piccolo s 14 Summer Party at Roxborough Park Center and Haney Park - Redrupps and Lanes August 4-5 RMVR Kids Race Against Cancer HPR 7 Board Meeting, Beeson s 11 Front Range Airport Show 14 Monthly Meeting at Piccolo s 19 Slalom September 11 Monthly Meeting at Piccolo s 15 Ride the Rockies 16 British Car Conclave TBD Bids for Kids 30 JCSC Concours October 2 Board Meeting, Oakley s 9 Monthly Meeting at Piccolo s RMVR at Pueblo Raceway 31-Nov International Jaguar Festival November 13 Monthly Meeting at Piccolo s December no Monthly Meeting at Piccolo s 4 Board Meeting, Kennedy s 15 Holiday Party Events listed in italics may be of interest to some members but are not a RMJC organized or sponsored event. Many in our club are familiar with Formula 1 racing and some members have attended the annual F1 race in Austin. The new logo for Formula 1 in 2018 But many are unaware of a similar race called Formula E using electric race cars and may be surprised to learn of Jaguars involvement in this series. The Jaguar - Panasonic entry is called the I-TYPE 2 and for the third season will again be driven by Mitch Evans. We will update you throughout the year on the progress of this entry. editor Cat Tales Page 5 rockymountainjaguarclub.org

6 Minutes of the Board Meeting of Dec. 5th, 2017 by Steve Kennedy The December Board Meeting at the Kennedys was called to order by President Dwight Eisnach. In attendance: Frank Sullivan, Gordon Kenney, Jackie Redrupp, Vince Lane, Brent McGibbon, Gary George, Bob Grossman, Frank Oakley, Deb Ramirez, Bill Beeson, Steve and Deanie Kennedy. Treasurer Report: Several events made money. Colorado Car Counsel dues are $350 for JCNA Dues will be about the same as the previous year. Christmas Party: The band can set up any time after 4 pm and we have a table reserved just for the band members. There is also a table for the Secret Santa Gifts and they said they could provide a trash can. Board Meetings: February-Ramirezs; April-Eisnachs; June-McGibbon; August-Beesons; October-Oakleys; December-Kennedys. The newsletter printing costs may go up because they have been charging us for printing on 8 ½ x 11 and they really print it on 11 x 17 inch paper. Membership: Currently we have 134 which is one more than last year at this time. Cat Tales Page 6 rockymountainjaguarclub.org

7 Page 2 - Minutes of the Board Meeting of Dec. 5th, 2017 by Steve Kennedy Events for 2018 January We may do a car show for Stevinson for their introduction of the new I-Pace sometime in January. Steve will check with his friend Bill at Stevinson to see if that will work. At the February program Gordon will show the Year in Review. February 24 th Bill Beeson & Gordon Kenney are looking at several possible options for a Look and Lunch event March 25 th Presidents Dinner at the Wellshire Inn March 17 th AGM September-Oct Drive for the Kids October JCSC Concours in the Springs December 15 th Christmas Party Steve asked about what to do with the name plaques that had been used on the large Croquet trophy and the Slalom plaque. Bill Beeson said he would take them and give them a good home. We did vote to discontinue the concours croquette and slalom traveling trophies. They keep getting lost and who has the croquet trophy? April 21 st Judges Meeting at Hagerty's May 19 th Judges Meeting at Hagerty's June 2 nd Spring Dust-off June 10 th ACC June 23 rd Concours at the Spirit of Flight Museum near Erie; Kirby's will be hosting the evening awards dinner at their new home July 14 th Summer Party - Redrupps and Lanes August 11 th Front Range Airport Show (This show is in turmoil right now as the group who had been running it is not going to do it any more. The airport only wants to rent space and not provide anything. So whoever takes over needs to organize everything.) Visitors at the board meeting: L-R around Betsy B., Shirley K., Jean O., Linda E., Judy G., Mike R., and Brian R. Editors observation: The Kennedys again had their house beautifully decorated inside and out. And Deanie, with contributions from others, provided a delicious dinner. A delightful evening with friends! Aug 19 th Slalom September th Conclave The meeting adjourned at 9:15, Cat Tales Page 7 rockymountainjaguarclub.org

8 The Holiday Party of Dec. 9th, 2017 by Dwight Eisnach A beautifully decorated ballroom at the Heritage Eagle Bend Golf Club in Aurora was the scene of the 2017 annual RMJC Holiday Party. It was celebrated by 42 members who enjoyed cocktails, dinner, the Secret Santa gift exchange, the transition to a new President, and many couples who danced until their feet hurt. Dwight Eisnach, president for 2016 and 2017, turned over the gavel to 2018 president Steve Kennedy, who will serve the club in that capacity for the third time in the Kennedys three decades of service and membership. Before relinquishing the reins, Dwight recognized several members for their contributions to the club during 2017 including Frank and Jean Oakley, Vince and Barb Lane, Jackie and Brian Redrupp, Bill and Betsy Beeson, Bob Grossman, Gordon and Shirley Kenney, Brent McGibbon, Mike and Deb Ramirez, Don Leach and Steve and Deanie Kennedy. Although they were unable to attend, Dave and Patti Reed, and Gary and Judy George should be recognized for their 2017 contributions that bettered the club in the past year. Most of the new board were present: L-R Bill B., Dwight E., Deb R., Frank O., Deanie K., Jackie R., Steve K., Vince L., Brent M., Gordon K., and Bob G. Cat Tales Page 8 rockymountainjaguarclub.org

9 Holiday Party, page two In all, it was a memorable evening as the Denver jazz band MoDaZz serenaded members for the second year in a row during cocktails and after the program. Their appearance, as before, was made possible by the generosity of Brent McGibbon. The evening was a great chance for very active members to renew friendships with members who come to fewer events during the year, as Christmas brings many together to celebrate the season. Steve and Jennifer received such hats and posed for a photo op before any stealing could occur. Brian Redrupp stole a very large and impressive photo montage of Jaguar cars from Deb Ramirez. Alex Rubin stole a crystal Jaguar E-Type from Don Leach, who had the gentlemanly grace to point out the fine detail of the model to Alex even as it was being lifted from his hands. Good show, Don, your stiff upper lip was in evidence showing your class and good nature! The Secret Santa gift exchange was emceed by Deanie Kennedy, Jackie Redrupp and Jean Oakley. As usual, there were many surprises and laughs that unfolded as gifts were opened, with some being stolen before coming to rest. There were several bottles of delicious libations that changed hands before coming to rest, and several Jaguar chapeaus that adorned the heads of members before finding a permanent owner. As has become a tradition, Deb Ramirez provided extra table decorations by creating candy cane candles, two for each table, which were awarded to diners who had a Christmas ornament adorning their water glass. Thank you, Deb, for your generous holiday spirit! It was a successful evening in a beautiful venue and members went home happy and ready to spend the rest of December with family and friends. Cat Tales Page 9 rockymountainjaguarclub.org

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11 Holiday Party, page three - the participants Frank & Jennifer Albert Bill & Betsy Beeson Glennace Cohen Marty Cohen Pete & Sue Day Dwight & Linda Eisnach Linda Fegley Harry Fegley Jerry &Tom Estes Bob Grossman Steve & Deanie Kennedy Mark Kintgen Gordon & Shirley Kenney Valerie & Kerry Kirby Doug & Cheryl Klink Cat Tales Page 11 rockymountainjaguarclub.org

12 Holiday Party, page four - more participants Barbara & Vince Lane Don Leach Denise Vondy & Brent McGibbon Frank & Jean Oakley Viasi & Lisa Poggas Mr & Mrs John Pucci Deb & Mike Ramirez Brian & Jackie Redrupp Alex Rubin & Donna Jean and Jennifer Dwight recognized the Ramirez s for their contributions to the club. Deb joined the board as a member at large. Deanie watches Shirley unwrap gifts. She soon lost the birdhouse Cat Tales Page 12 rockymountainjaguarclub.org

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14 Electric Vehicles (EV s) are here! * by Gordon Kenney U.S. Sales of EV s Jan through Nov 2017 Jaguar to begin sales of the electric I-Pace in 2018 The table at left shows sales of Electric Vehicles (EV s) in the U.S. for the first 11 months of It lists 41 different models from 16 manufacturers. The 6 top models each selling more than 10,000 vehicles totaled 108,226 or 87% of all EV sales. The major players are Tesla, GM, Toyota and Nissan. Most manufacturers are planning to introduce additional EV models in 2018 and Jaguar will be one of them with the I-Pace expected to be sold in the 2nd half of These figures show that the I-Pace will be entering a marketplace that presents consumers with many choices. For reference, Jaguar sold about 20,000 of the F-Pace and 5,000 of the F-Type in However, the EV competition for models priced $75,000 and higher is much smaller and this could work to Jaguars advantage. In this listing of the top selling 6 models, only the Tesla Models S and X sell for more than $50,000 while the majority of models in this list sell for less than $40K and some for $30K or less. There will be two special events that will affect the marketplace in One is the expected ramp-up in production of the Tesla Model 3 in large numbers to fill the backlog of more than 250,000 of Tesla customers who have placed a deposit. Note in this list the Tesla 3 shows only 712 EV s sold and this could easily be 20 times higher next year (or Tesla could fail as a company as some have predicted). The other factor is the $7,500 tax credit made available in a law signed by President Bush many years ago. It provides a credit to buyers of the first 200,000 EV s made by each manufacturer. Tesla and GM will likely reach this 200,000 benchmark in 2018 and this credit will fade away. Some predict the loss of this tax credit will depress sales significantly. Off-setting this is the fact that battery costs, a major factor in EV pricing, has been dropping steadily and this is lowering the sticker price of EV s. *EV sales are only about 1% of vehicle sales in the U.S. and it will take many years before they become a majority of sales and decades longer to be a majority of vehicles on the road. Note that most autonomous cars being developed are electric. Cat Tales Page 14 rockymountainjaguarclub.org

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16 Membership - new and renewals RMJC Membership Form Name (as you want it on your name tag) Spouse s Name (as you want it on the name tag) Street Address City/Town/Zip Code address 1 address 2 Home Phone Other Phones Annual Fees Current Membership Renewal fee $65 New Membership Fee* $85 Optional Business Card Ad in Newsletter $25 Optional Business Card Ad on the web site $25 BOTH Newsletter & web site ad $45 Amount enclosed = $ 1 st Jaguar year model body style 2 nd Jaguar year model body style 3 rd Jaguar year model body style *New Membership Fees includes membership card(s), JCNA Decal, name tag(s), subscription to Cat Tales and Jaguar Journal. Members joining after Sept.1st pay one years fee and are members throughout the following year. Mail this form (or copy) and payment (RMJC) to Deanie Kennedy, Membership Chair 8137 Zang St Arvada, CO Cat Tales Page 16 rockymountainjaguarclub.org

17 Classified Ads FOR SALE: 1997 Jaguar Vaden Plas All original and in extraordinary condition. We have owned and enjoyed this beautiful car for 17 years. With various other vehicles to drive, we are not using this car very much so it is time for someone else to enjoy it. It has 109K miles and we have kept up with maintenance and servicing. Pictures available and car is priced at $7500. Call or and I will answer all questions. Call Jim at or to rollerjim@aol.com. nm 1-18 Do you have an interesting story, event or opinion you would like to see published in the Cat Tales. Contact me and we can work it out. Gordon K., editor Commercial Advertising: A members business card ad is $45/year Ads will be in Cat Tales and website. Non Member advertising Rates: Size Annual Business Card $128 1/6 page $164 1/4 page $236 1/3 page $290 1/2 page $425 2/3 page $542 3/4 page $614 Full page $740 Ads run from January 1st to December 31st but can be prorated. Advertising must be paid in full at time of placement. Contact: Deanie Kennedy, Treasurer at or at treasurer@rockymountainjaguarclub.org Cat Tales Page 17 rockymountainjaguarclub.org

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