SPOKE N WORD MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF THE IDAHO BRITISH CAR CLUB Available in color on the webpage http://idahobritishcars.org July 2012 Volume 21 Issue 7 PREZ WORDS INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Prez Words 1 Info on upcoming events UPCOMING EVENTS July 7, Coffee at Bob s Sunrise Café July 21, Coffee at Tully s July 25, Wednesday Night Drive 2 Are you sunburnt yet? Two car show in two weeks and by the time you read this another Wednesday nite drive. A successful but event filled Father's Day show had our club filling up most of eighth street by the big hole excavation. Chris Gardner carried our club banner in on Grandpa's Ford pickup and became English Ford for the day. The other English Ford for a day was not as welcome as an idling hotrod forgot the fuse that ran his electric fan and blew a radiator hose just at it passed us. The geyser hit four LBCs but Rod s was totally soaked! Luckily Rod had just walked across the street or I m sure he would have received a dangerous scalding. Our guilty hotrod failed to adequately apologize and was possibly saved a verbal scalding when Rod zoomed off to the car wash to save the car and probably turn the hose on himself to cool down. Rod, Bob Frisby will be sharing his all wet award with you when he finds a suitable raincoat or shower cap to present you. The day was spent in camaraderie giving out trading cards to little kids and explaining where England was and listening to many "I had one of these once" stories. Many of us walked around met old friends and even saw some cars we hadn't seen before. Thanks Big Jack and Patty Armstrong, a good time was had by all, accept maybe Rod who lost his British Flag as well. If any homeless guys or college kid with a dorm room art project thinks a British Flag was just what he needed. Give it back! Now for the commercial - Big Jack and Patty sent us a reminder of Motorfest July 13-15. They'd love to have us. Officers 2 (Continued on page 4) June Happenings 3 HOW TO SPONSOR A WEDNESDAY NITE DRIVE Welcome 3 Summer Tour 5 Classifieds 8 Find an interesting restaurant, pub or entertaining spot. Ask them how they are equipped to deal with 30 or so people showing up. Get menu's or ideas how expensive the food or activity is. Call Todd Eshelman, event coordinator, be prepared to show up at Veterans Park and command the folks there to head out behind you. It doesn't have to always be food but warn folks if you plan to go to the Go Cart Park or a drive to Lucky Peak for pictures that it then becomes a bring your own picnic. There are quite a number a successful places we've been but the club is always open to new ideas..
MORE INFO ON UPCOMING E V E N T S Page 2 IBCC Related Events September 29th, Odd Saturday Out Drive hosted by Lyla Scheihing. Lyla has arranged for a tour of Payette County and a chance to learn about the various business from agriculture to nuclear energy. More details as they become available. Other Car Club Events Around the NW Area June 2-Sept 16, Speed, The Art of the Performance Automobile at the Utah Museum of Fine Arts www.speedumfa.com July 28th, All British Field meet, Bellevue, WA Check out their web site for information lots of activities planned http://abfm.com/2012abfm/ August 3, 4, & 5 Portland Triumph Owners Association is pleased to host the 32nd Annual All Triumph Drive-In (ATDI) on the beautiful campus of Pacific University, Forest Grove, Oregon. http://www.portlandtriumph.org August 12, Northwest British Classics All British Car show, Millwood City WA. More information at http:// alturl.com/pmbsv August 31-Sept 3, All British Field meet, Portland, OR More information at http://www.abfm-pdx.com/2012 2012 SUMMER TOUR TEE SHIRTS We have three 2012 Summer Tour tee shirts for sale: One medium and two 2XL all are tee shirt style (short sleeve). They are $16.00 each. Call or email Nancy Otterness if you would like to purchase one. SUMMER TOUR 2013 Ok, it is time to start thinking of where the club wants to go for the 2013 Summer Tour. If you have comments about this year s tour positive or need changing let Dave C know. If you have ideas AND are willing to help let Dave know asap! IBCC OFFICERS 2012-2013 President: Dave Countryman dkcountryman@juno.com 208.336.0806 or 208.841.8251 (cell) Vice President: Steve Brood sabrood@gmail.com 208-321-8330 or 208-863-3864 Editor: Nancy Otterness leenanotterness65@cableone.net 208.376.5931 Secretary/Membership: Linda Mascuch PLBS1234@gmail.com 208-577-7753 Events coordinator: Todd Eshelman teshelman@geico.com 208.392.8256 Web Master: Rick Mills rm1950@mac.com 208.895.0752 or 208.890.7252 (cell) Historian: Bob Frisby bbfrisby@cableone.net 208.336.2169
Page 3 JUNE HAPPENINGS June s Coffee Name Tag Drawings: June 2nd Jim & Melynda Gissel s name was drawn they weren t there to collect the money!!! June 16th Jim Hahn. He was there, with his name tag on so he won the pot of $$$$ Wes & Kathie Seideman: 1963 MGB Skip & Carol Van Brunt: 1949 MGTC New Members Jerry Holtz: 1965 Austin Healey 3000 and 1978 MGB IBCC BUSINESS CARDS If you have any of the old IBCC business cards the email address and web address has changed. Ask Dave C for some new ones. They are nice to have on hand incase you meet someone with a British car and you want to tell them about our club. MOSS MOTORING Have you discovered this web site great articles and pictures. http:// www.mossmotoring.com/ IBCC CLUB REGALIA License plate frames $20 (silver or black ) Grill badges $30 Sew-on patches $5 Window decals $1 Contact VP Steve Brood
Page 4 PREZ WORDS CONTINUED Father s Day Car Show Wingert s Mini got a ride home Our 11th annual Summer Tour went off in McCall June 22 nd to 24 th. Rick's use of the Rain word in his last E mails did not jinx us and the weather was great. 73 cars on the grass in the park two or three parked on the road next to the park and a couple that had to leave early. Our new class of naked Austin Healy drew comments as did the depth on the Jaguar field. We drew a lot more locals this year and many favorable comments from participants and audience. And to wrap it up some of us stuck around for one last chance to see the Payette Lake sea monster Sharlie on the recently added cruise boat That's Sharlie not Charlie young mister Wingert. The monster was seen by many who's speech was altered by the brew they had enjoyed. Speaking of the Wingert's, at least Realy Ann, yep you won it fair an square. The TT of Whoa is yours and Bob Frisby was there to congratulate you. Sorry but the little Mini went home on the truck. We're hoping just a head gasket but ask Charlie about the noises it made as it declined. The kid captured it all too well. Hope it gets well soon we love the pair of those Mini's. And my final words on the tour. I apologize to all on the judging and awards, I have a hard enough time keeping cars and people names straight but for all our attempts to assign numbers to cars so we could easily get pictures to you; that didn't translate to names in the final awards but we really do know that the MGC got the most votes and that Sam Bass stole Alan Lemmon's 2nd prize only because he got their first. We'll get a 2nd somewhere for you, maybe from Mr. Hines who won his class by being car number 9 but also by being group leader with car number 1. But then that cheating Terry Thompson noticed that Terry Shannon's car was also number 9 and expected to win on the strength of Shannon's unique car. Well Terry did go home with an award and I think it was Shannon s. A Big shout out thank you to the City and folks of McCall. Hotel McCall, Jug Mountain Ranch {David Carey on both of these] America's Best Value Inn and Suites, McCall Golf Course, McCall R.V Resort and Parma Ridge Wineries. And some kid named Rolfe that kicked in a bottle of wine too. Well another page of Thank You s elsewhere. The McCall Summer Tour also marked the passing of Jim Philpotte of Tyee Triumphs. Steve Knudsen took a moment at our dinner to remind us of the tours he had shared with IBCC and some of the tours and help he had provided to his fellow club members. Safe Motoring to Jim he will be missed. On another note Dick Dennis, whose wife Karen passed away last year, will be moving to Indiana. We'll miss you Dick and the great times we shared at that wonderful house on Boise Avenue. Dave
Page 5 THANK YOU TO ALL THOSE WHO HELPED SUPPORT THE 2012 SUMMER TOUR THROUGH DONATIONS AND/OR TIME Dave & Karen Countryman Bill & Sue Dryden Todd & Carlene Eshelman Rick & Claudia Kloss Paul & Linda Mascuch Rick & Liz Mills Rod & Becky Nichols Lee and Nancy Otterness Terry & Beth Shannon Cheri Ross & Peter Van Dorne And Many Others Working in the Background! Saint Alphonsus Foundation sun screen packets McCall Chamber of Commerce Visitor and Resource guide Pocket Directory of McCall Map of McCall Hagerty bags McDowells blue towels The Roadster Factory plastic bags window cards British Parts Northwest Greg Sherick bags of candy and distributor caps Becky Nichols Summer Tour 12 calendars Lyle Pearson Rod Nichols jag hat cans of spray cleaner Avenger bags Rick Wojan - 2 air inflators Little British Car Club Please Do Not Touch Signs gardening basket Linda, Paul and Olga Mascuch yellow chamois cloths 5 British emblem key chains ear muffs car duster mop British ball cap Moss Motors jumper cables electrical systems book car duster Moss 10% off certificates for car events Parma Ridge Winery wine Bruce Rolfe wine David Carey of Hotel McCall use of hotel s park David s assistance in securing road closure continued club support Jug Mountain Ranch McCall RV Park America s Best Value Inn Roseberry Store and Museum Payette Scenic Cruises McCall Newspaper Participating British Car Clubs: Idaho British Car Club Columbia Gorge MGA Club Inland Empire MG classics Northwest British Classics Portland Triumph Association Owners TYEE Triumph Club
Page 6 2012 SUMMER TOUR AWARDS Group 1 1st Vic Gendron, 1950 Jaguar MKV Saloon 2nd Terry Shannon, 1950 Triumph Renown 3rd Jerry Zaugg, 1956 Daimler Drop Head Group 2 1st Ray Myers, 1960 MGA 1600 2nd Bob Frisby, 1958 Morgan +4 Roadster 3rdDick Dickstein, 1951 MG TD Group 3 1st Mark Gantar, 1964 Jaguar E Type 2nd Ray Peterson, 1958 Jaguar XK 150 3rd Lynn Martin, 1963 Austin Healy 3000 BJ7 Group 4 1st Charles Brennan, 1969 MGC 2nd Miles Friend, 1978 MGB 3rd Dale Green, 1979 MGB Group 5 1st Lee Otterness, 1968 MG Midget 2nd Ed Warren, 1967 MG Midget 3rd Sam Bass, 1966 Triumph Herald/ and Alan Lemen, 1976 Triumph Spitfire Group 7 1st Tom Sewell, 1973 Triumph TR6 2ndPaul Mitchell, 1971 Trium,ph TR6 3rd Sam Bass, 1970 Triumph TR6 Group 8 1st Dean Himes, 1974 Triumph TR6 2ndGary Wilson, 1980 Triumph TR8 3rd John Mangan/Jim Hahn, 1976 Triumph TR6 Group 9 1st Todd Eshelman, 1995 Jaguar XJS 2nd Mike Hoyne, 2007 Jaguar XJ8 3rd Doug Hackler, 1986 Jaguar XJ6III Best of Show Mark Gantar, 1964 Jaguar E Type People s Choice Charles Brennan, 1969 MGC In the Spirit Patsy Pitt, 1972 Triumph TR6 Farthest Traveled Todd Wilson, from Shelton, WA Hard Luck shared by Frank Newland, no speedometer and Dale Green, no brake lights Group 6 1st Rick Casey, 1959 Triumph TR3A 2nd John Bell, 1968 Triumph TR250 3rd Ronald Kunzman, 1958 Triumph TR3A Can you believe that it is July already and the IBCC 2012 Summer Tour is behind us? To me it seems all too surreal, and I occasionally have a guilty feeling that I am not preparing for the Tour. But it is behind us now, and I believe everyone who attended had a great time. I know I did, even when I was so tired at the end that a felt like I could nap for ages. The official count on the number of cars parked in the Depot Park was 74, nine more than last year. The IBCC Summer Tour has come a long way from the first one in 2002, where I believe the car count was somewhere around ten. Where the 2002 Tour was a Club event, we can see now that the Tour is a regional event involving cars and their drivers and co-drivers from all over the Northwest. While I am always thrilled to see a lot of IBCC members attend our drives and events (and our focus as a Club should always be to have events and drive for our members), it is very rewarding to me to see and meet members from other clubs. I was so tired and wound up after the award banquet that I couldn't sleep. So I was up at 2 a.m. walking around the hotel parking lot just looking at these beautiful cars and the license plates on each and just very pleased that I was allowed the opportunity to be a part of bringing them all together to McCall, Idaho. So I say THANK YOU to all from the IBCC but also to our old and new friends from the Tyee Triumph Club, the Portland Triumph Owners Association, Northwest British Classics, the Inland Empire MG Classic Car Club, and the Columbia Gorge MGA Club. While our committee did the job of putting on the Tour, it was each you and your clubs that made the 2012 Summer Tour such a success! Continue page 7
Page 7 Lastly, I want to say thanks to the Tour committee for all the work they put into this. They are Nancy and Lee Otterness, Linda and Paul Mascuch, Rick and Claudia Kloss, Rod and Becky Nichols, Cheri Ross and Peter Van Dorne, Bill and Sue Dryden, Todd and Carlene Eshelman, Terry and Beth Shannon, Dave and Carol Countryman and Liz Mills. Also to all the others I can't name here that stepped up when called on. Without these folks, the Tour could not have happened. So now the planning starts for the 13th Annual IBCC Summer Tour. I hope to see you all there! Photo by Rick Mills The following photos by Rick Kloss Top row: meeting at WinCo prior to departure and the drive up. Middle row: McCall RV Park lunch; American Best Value Hotel staging area; Friday reception (think Rod was leading a song!) Bottom row: Friday reception; leaving car show on Saturday
Page 8 CLASSIFIED ADS Contact Nancy Otterness, editor, to place an ad leenanotterness65@cableone.net FOR SALE: BMC 1100cc Spridjet engine: Should fit 63 up to 67 MK I - Sprite. Includes Gen, Dist, carbs, Head - missing back plate and flywheel (orange paint). Call Kevin @ 208 870-8889 (5/12m) FOR SALE: British Leyland 1500 engine, for MG or Triumph - 75 or newer. This is pretty much complete - less flywheel (blue paint). Call Kevin @ 208 870-8889 (5/12m) FOR SALE: 1957 Rover P4 105s. Four years ago with hopes of restoring it to its original glory good solid body with very little rust. The bad news of this car is it does not have the original motor and transmission. I have it listed on Craig list site. If you need any further info you can email Mike Lodico @ miwestcoast@yahoo.com http://detroit.craigslist.org/wyn/ cto/2862116232.html. (4/12) FOR SALE: 1978 MGB Roadster project car. Complete except for: engine, transmission or front fenders. $250. OBO Lee Otterness (208) 376-5931 (11/11m) FOR SALE: Mike Walsh from Seattle is downsizing and has 2 Magnettes he would like to sell. 1957 ZB (small rear windows) Magnette. Original engine & matching numbers. Extra doors to replace rusted ones. Floors & trunk are solid. Full height rear bumper. Asking $2750 OBO. AND 1959 ZB Varitone Magnette (wraparound rear window), Two tone paint, crème over maroon. Original dark red interior usable as is. Original engine & matching numbers. Engine & trans worked fine when last driven. $3500 OBO. Both have had brakes done but have not been driven for a couple of years. Tires old but hold air. Pictures on IBCC web site. Contact Mike at rmgubin@msn.com or 425.747.4929 (12/11) FOR SALE: 2 like-new all season steel belted radial tires (P155/80R13). Studded for driving your British car this winter. Mounted on wheels (not spoke wheels). Asking $50. Contact Jeanette Griggs at 884-8134. (5/11m) PARTING OUT: 1969-70 MG Midget No engine, trans or body tub but suspension and lots of misc. parts are still available. Call with needs or come by and look it over. Bob Huston 440-9384 (5/11m) IBCC TRIVIA GAME July Trivia: How did the Black Hole get it s name? June s trivia question: Which members of the IBCC Club are certified barbeque judges and are currently working on Master status? Our very own VP Steve and Tammy Brood.
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IBCC members meet for coffee the first and third Saturday of each month. Guests are always welcome 1st Saturday at 9:30 AM Coffee Gathering at Bob s Sunrise Cafe on Federal Way and Gowen Road (southeast of the old Tully s coffee shop) 3rd Saturday at 9:30 AM Coffee Gathering at Moxie Java on Overland Road and 5 Mile IDAHO BRITISH CAR CLUB PO BOX 9484 BOISE, ID 83707 Visit the WEBPAGE: http://idahobritishcars.org