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Regular Meetings are the 3rd Thursday of each month unless otherwise posted.BMCCF Next Meeting:October 20thTe m p t a t i o n s on Oleander will now be our home unless otherwise notified.Eats - 6:00PMMeeting - 7:00PM

BMCCF

The Cape Fear British MotorClub Welcomes all Marquees,Models and MotoringEnthusiasts

For additions or submissions tothe letter contact the editor:

Charlie Schaefer orBMCCF@ec.rr.com

Visit the website:www.BMCCF.org

Volume 13 No.10 THE HUB October 2011 Volume 13 No.10 THE HUB October 2011 Volume 13 No.10 THE HUB October 2011 The Official Monthly Publication of the British Motor Club of the Cape FearThe Official Monthly Publication of the British Motor Club of the Cape FearThe Official Monthly Publication of the British Motor Club of the Cape Fear

President: Edie Cutler ladyirish@aol.comVP: Steve Donatone sdonatone@charter.netTreasurer/Membership: Terry Smith TESmith35@aol.comSecretary: Karen Burr pnburr@gmail.comWebmaster: Dale Masters dcllmasters@att.net Lynn Wilson cwilson23@ec.rr.comNewsletter: Charlie Schaefer BMCCF@.ec.rr.comActivities Director: Tom & Susan Roberson xke1964@bellsouth.netClub Regalia: Trudy Williamson JohnWilliamson@ec.rr.comClub Historian: Dale Masters dcllmasters@att.netSunshine Person: Linda Masters minicooperlinda@att.netCar Show Chairman: Steve Donatone sdonatone@charter.net

The HUB is published and distributed Monthly by the Cape Fear British Motor Club.Articles reflect the opinion of the author and are the property of the Cape Fear British Motor Club and may be reprinted by similar clubs providing the author and source is credited.Deadline for submission of articles is by the end of the third week of the month prior to publication.

President’s Message:

Okay......so Fall is here and more driving expeditions for us as well as our Show. If you haven't done so, please register your cars now!Our October meeting will be the one you don't want to miss! We will put together our slate of nominations for officers for 2012. The reason I say don't miss it is because you could be nominated for a position and you wouldn't even know! Elections will be held at the November meeting.The response for having another Christmas Party has been a resounding "YES". Everyone who responded thoroughly enjoyed all that James and his Temptations crew did last year. So, mark your calendars for the third Thursday in December. On the 24th, twenty five Club members went to Myrtle Beach to meet the Grand Strand and Charleston clubs for lunch. There was a lot of interest among the other two clubs for our upcoming show. Hats off to Jim Hendricks and his club for amassing almost 50 British cars at the restaurant! RiverFest Display is October 9. See ya' there! Safety First!Edie

British Motor Club of the Cape Fear

“HAPPENINGS”

2011

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October 14th - 16th - (Tentative Date) - Weekend Octoberfest - OKTOBERFEST-FAT TONY’S AT RACINE-CLUB EVENT ON SATURDAY; STAMSTISCH!!! MEET @ THE FEST ON SAT 15th @ 11:30 am OR WHEN YOU CAN GET THERE!! SPECIAL TABLE RESERVED!! NOTICES WILL BE SENT OUT WITH FULL DETAILS! CALL FAT TONYS @ 910 452-9000 OR http://www.fattonysitalianpub.com

October 20th - Club Meeting at Temptations

October 22nd - Charleston British Car Show - details to follow

October 29th - Spooktackular at Hanover Center 6:00 to 8:30 Prizes for costumed people and cars! (Edie - more later).

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November 5th - “Brits at the Plantation”

November 17th - Club Meeting at Temptations

November 19th / 20th - Annual Weekend Backwoods Tour - overnight stay at the Country Squire Inn - Details to follow.

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BMCCF Minutes Treasurer’s Report – 75 members and $5,801.55. Not bad.Car Show: Steve Donatone reports 48 cars registered so far, more posters are available from Steve, the signage is ready and things are progressing smoothly. One more meeting in October will probably be enough. Steve has sent an email to last year’s participants but needs volunteers to call some of them. Call Steve if you’re willing to take a few names and follow up with them.Carl Wilson says the PR is coming along nicely and that News 14 Carolina may also be there to report on our show. Mickey Finn will have a walk-through for staff after October 26th so we’ll all know our places. Or, rather, where we should be. Or, really, our stations. Oh, you know.John Adams has a couple of good ideas for T-shirts – should we have the photo method or the stylized drawing we’ve had in the past? The consensus was the photo one was clear and new-looking. If you can take a good photo of your car (against a very plain background so it stands out nicely), submit it to John before October 1st. If you can’t make it by then, please call John to make other arrangements. He needs at least 3-4 weeks advance notice for the printer.John Moore describes the trophies this year as “classy.” Clear, curved glass with our logo and Poplar Grove images, etc. They certainly sound nice. Better than those 5th Grade basketball ones anyway.Please return those forms you got from Caryl Finn asking for updated info. She’s in the process of updating the roster now.

The NC Holiday Flotilla Car Show is scheduled for the Saturday after Thanksgiving (11-26) from 10 to 3 in Wrightsville Beach Park. The award is a nice wooden plaque in the shape of NC (with a star marking our fair town). Edie Cutler has entry forms.

Elections are coming up in November. As Steve Donatone, Karen Burr and Terry Le Count de Monday Smith are staying on in their positions, the only one open is for President. We tried to make Edie stay but she graciously declined.

Tom Roberson reminded us of the Second Annual End of Summer Get Together at the Donatone’s this Saturday – RSVP and bring a side and what you want to drink. The Hare and Hounds Rally is postponed – maybe later? The Tri Club Lunch in Myrtle Beach is this Saturday – Grand Strand MC, Charleston MC and we will be there – Tom is looking for club stuff to sell/exchange – got any you want to donate? Check his email for directions, time, etc. Mickey said the night rally was an “absolute blast” – all of us who missed it want another. Cristen, how about it?

Thanks to James Snyder and Temptations for donating to the people who raised that huge American flag at the corner of Market and Kerr.

Meeting adjourned at 7:35. Respectfully submitted, Karen Burr, Secretary

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“Our Special Days” If you didn’t see your birthday or

anniversary date posted on the appropriate month, we probably don’t

have it listed in the membership database. Contact Charlie Schaefer (910 )208-3259

or Terry Smith (910) 686-0785 BMCCF@ec.rr.com to update, if you you

wish to be added.

Birthdays Anniversaries

Belated Birthday to Mickey Finn - September 12thToni Whitaker October 2nd Mark & Laurie

SheltonOctober 6th

Stancy Bender October 5th Mickey & Caryl Finn

October 20th

Cookie Cooper October 9th John & Joanne Foster

October 21st

Linda Masters October 10th Tom & Susan Roberson

October 22nd

Sandra Cullen October 11th

Howard Bollinger

October 23rd

Miller Van Viet October 24th

Dan Neu October 26th

Ingrid Sorensen

October 29th

Al WArrington October 31st

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Message from our Car Show Chairman:Mr Steven Donatone

It is amazing how quickly time passes; the months have flown by and we are now just a little over 30 days away from our 2011 car show at Poplar Grove Plantation.

A lot of people have worked diligently over the passing months to make the show as successful as possible, especially given the economic climate we have today. If you have not yet registered you can find a registration form on our website; the form contains all the information you need. If you intend to enter a car, now is definitely the time to do it. A number of items must be ordered in the next couple of weeks and it would be helpful to have a good idea of how many cars will be in attendance.

Our club enjoys the benefit of having members who collectively see it as much as a social club as a car club; we enjoy each other as much as we do the various cars. Accordingly, I ask that everyone keep that in mind as we engage in various activities throughout the year; by that I mean make the effort to participate in as many of those activities as you reasonably can and offer assistance to those who are leading the effort for any particular event. That is what friends do and that is what gives life to clubs such as ours; it isn’t the vehicles, it is the people.

I hope to see you at the show even if you do not have a car to enter; as is the case each year there will be a number of very interesting cars to view and even more interesting people to meet. It is no secret that car people are indeed a different breed bordering on a different species!

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Watkins Glen Race ReportBy John Foster

Joanne & I made our 25th annual pilgrimage to the US Vintage Grand Prix Races at Watkins Glen Track in early Sept. 2011.We were at the inaugural event in 1986 when entry was free to any sports car with a driver & passenger who entered the Car Show. The next year, entry was $5.00 per car. It has grown steadily over the years for sure. This year at the Glen, the featured Marque was Datsun/Nissan, so there was a wide variety of everything to a partially restored1961 Fairlady to plenty of 1600 Roadsters , 240Z, B-210 and 510’s lined up on the grass at Franklin Street Park. Bob Sharp of Bob Sharp Racing was the Grand Marshal for the weekend. He and his organization won numerous National Titles racing 510, 240Z , see image # 0184 thru 280Z’s. A large part of Sharp’s success was the result of our BMCCF past member, Pete Mullen who lives in Southport, NC. Pete was the Chief Engineer for Bob Sharp Racing during those heady years and personally knew the late, great Paul Neuman , as Pete was instrumental in preparing not only Pauls’ but all of Sharp’s race cars. There is no doubt that Bob Sharp Racing would not be the legend they are without the efforts of Pete Mullen. Here is a brief re-cap of events on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.Friday, 9-9-2011:We arrived in downtown Watkins Glen about 1:00PM to attend the invitation only, Concours Car Show; as in past years, there was a wide variety of beautifully restored sports cars lined up to view & talk to their owners. Later in the afternoon, at 4:30 PM close to 150 historic race cars arrived with a thunderous sound from the track and lined both sides of the main street in downtown Watkins Glen. These same cars we would see racing on Saturday & Sunday at the track. It is great to stroll along getting a close-up view of the cars and talking to the drivers/owners. At 6:30 PM, the first group of cars drive the original 6.6 mile course as it was in 1948, passing the Stone Bridge and eventually Milliken's Corner. As in the

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past, there were hay bales setup along the course for spectators to sit on and view the cars. Milliken's Corner was named for Bill Milliken who overturned his car while racing in 1948 at the inaugural race thru the streets, Bill Milliken, who is 100 years young, was at the re-enactment and discussed the mishap. Saturday, 9-10-2011A total of over 300 different cars registered for the weekend.We sat in our usual seats in the Red/White/Blue grandstands in between turns #1 and #2. It was a little overcast and breezy for the start of qualifying, but the sun came out and it was a nice 74 degrees for all the groups of race cars. The first event was a 90 minute Enduro with mixed classes. There were several spins and “off-track” events. One car encountered the guard-rail and smashed the front end, but no-one was hurt. At noon, there was a Parade Lap of about 175+ cars that had entered the car show. There was also a Parade Lap of about 90 Porsche’s; everything from “bathtub” models to Cayman S. More qualifying and racing for all the different class cars followed.At 4:30 PM, the Collier Cup Race for only MG’s was run with about 50 cars of all years/models. See Image # 0187 for the MG Collier Cup Trophy. Sunday, 9-11-2011We arrived at the track to a partly cloudy day and at there was another 90 minute Enduro in progress featuring race cars such as a 1935 Alfa Romeo, Lola , Ford GT-40, Porsche 911, 914 and 356’s, Datsun 240Z’s & 510’s and Lotus Super 7’s & 11’s, MGB’s and even a Ford Cortina. While we were in the Paddock area during the noon hour, we noticed a small group of Ford GT-40’s and Shelby Cobra’s that took to the track for a Parade Lap. After about ½ hour, we proceeded back to the Red/White/Blue grandstands and noticed a large gathering of emergency vehicles at Turn #1. It seems a Shelby Cobra on the parade lap, smashed straight into the tire wall at high speed coming down the front straight. There were no brake or skid marks on the track indicating an effort to slow the car. I heard that the driver suffered some type of stroke/seizure, etc. and blacked out. See images # 0210 and 0215. Racing was delayed for about 40 minutes and I heard no other information about the driver. The Datsun/Nissan feature race had about 25 cars and car #75 Paul Neuman’s old 280Z , see image # 018was the winner. The following race was Group 7: Lola’s, Swift’s, Chevron’s, March’s and McLaren’s. Next was Group 3 and 4A which featured TR-4’s, MGA’s, Alfa Romeo Duetto’s and TR-6’s. The Group 5 race included cars such as a Lola T-70, Lotus 23B’s, Ford GT-40 and Elva’s. The Group 1 (MG Midget, Bugeye Sprite, Ginetta G15, Austin Mini Cooper and Ford Anglia 105) cars completed their race followed by other vintage class racing. At about 4:15 PM, very dark storm clouds with lightning appeared on the horizon along light rain. The last race

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scheduled was Group 2 at 4:30 PM, but the track closed down and we headed back to our cottage on Keuka Lake.

For Joanne & I, it was another great race weekend and we look forward to 2012 at the Glen.

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BMCCF Tri-City Luncheon

The cruise - 13 BMCCF cars join the rally

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It’s safe to say everyone had a great time - the monsoons managed to hold off & we befriended some really nice people. Donna Schaefer won the 50/50 making hubby a very happy man - hope she shares.... The pub underestimated the persistence of the British motoring community and cut back on serving staff. Food was great, but getting our orders in was somewhat problematic. As you can see John Williamson found the answer - gotta love that guy...

Photos complements of Susan Roberson and Christen Christian.

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MOVIE NIGHT

DATE: November 12,

20116:30 PM

TO BE SHOWNIN THE NEW

THEATER (GARAGE)@ THE MASTERS 162 OLD POINT RD., HAMPSTEAD

SOFT DRINKS & POPCORN PROVIDED, PLEASE BRING YOUR OWN LIBATION & HORDOURVES TO BE SHARED RSVP DALE&LINDA MASTERS – DCLLMASTERS@ATT.NET BY TBD

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HEAR YE, HEAR YE:(opportunities & information)

We welcome your treasures you want to sell or stuffs you want to buy.

For Sale & Club Information:

• Jacquie Moore is encouraging us to send out used cells phones to our dedicated troops over the pond. AT&T is making the arrangements - please bring them to 351 South College Road, Suit 25. For more details call 910.452.5300. She also wants to express her appreciation for all you donations and she shall always be grateful for your concern for her son Jonathan.

• FOR SALE - We are trying to sell a 1999 Jaguar XK8 convertible. The exterior color is Topaz (tan) and the interior is Oatmeal. The current mileage is 46,950 and I have attached a picture. The car was purchased from Leith Jaguar in Cary and had all its warranty work done there. Most other repairs were also done there. Two of the tires are brand new. The others were replaced a few years ago. I have the original sticker that was on the window. Some of the information from that sticker is:

4.0L 32 Valve V8 Engine D & P5 Speed Automatic Trans FR Seat Belt PretensionersMaximum horsepower 290 Full Size SpareElectronic Fuel Injection Front & Rear Foglights4 Wheel Disc Brakes w/ABS Anti-Theft ImmobilizerSpeed Sensitive Steering Auto On/Off HeadlampsAuto Stability Control Auto Driveaway LockingPremium Audio System (6 CD changer) Garage Door OpenerPower Convertible Hood Connolly Leather Our asking price is $11,900. Trent Armbruster & Ed Hearn 910-509-2942 tarmbruster@ec.rr.com

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• From Jennifer Lancaster - Cars & Coffee Beginning Saturday, October 1st, and each Saturday morning from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. We hope to create an event similar to Cars and Coffee held in Irvine, CA. Located in the Independence Blvd. parking lot

beside Stein Mart at 3501 Oleander Drive, Wilmington, NC. This event is dedicated to car enthusiasts who want to congregate, kick tires, and enjoy a cup of coffee. Classics, exotics, concepts, and hot rods welcome. No club, no membership, and no fees. You provide your own car and coffee. We are all responsible for maintaining a clean parking lot. No burn outs please!

• EuroFest Reminder from Al Warrington - We wanted to remind you that the EURO Auto Festival 2011 is taking place on 10/14/2011 - 10/15/2011 at Location: BMW Manufacturing Plant & Greenville Embassy Suite To read about this year's event, go to http://euroautofestival.com/ 2011's Marque is the Austin-Healey Sprite/Midget. The Honorary Marque is Jaguar XKE. This year you have the ability to register on line for the car show, the tours, the tech sessions, banquet and reception. If you prefer, you can also print out a registration form and mail it in. You will receive a confirming email after it is received. This printout is found at http://euroautofestival.com/registration.html Links for the EURO Merchandise can also be found on our home page. If you want something special, be sure to pre-order --- some items will NOT be available if you do not pre-order them. Merchandise includes men's and women's apparel. If you would like children's shirts, please notify us.

• From Karen Burr:

As you may know, I have been an active supporter of the Coastal Therapeutic Riding Program since last August. I have never found an organization that affects its students, their families and their caregivers - and me – in such a positive way. Our special needs riders respond immediately to the physical exercise and the cause and effect interaction with the horses. We have impacted the lives of hundreds of special needs children and adults for more than a decade.

CTRP keeps its overhead costs to a bare minimum and most of the assistants are volunteers, including myself. However, the upkeep of our six horses is approximately $3000 per month. The lesson charge

of $35 does not cover our costs and many of our students cannot afford

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even that amount. Therefore, we must ask for donations from the community and from our friends to be able to continue to provide lessons to our students.

For more information about equine-assisted therapy, check out our website at coastalriding.org. Star News has run two good articles recently, June 12th and July 17th – you can read them on Star News Online.

I always leave a lesson feeling that I have improved someone’s life and thankful that I was able to help. If you can help with a donation, we promise that every dollar will be put to good use. Our mailing address is CTRP, 3507 North Kerr Avenue, Wilmington, NC 28405. CTRP is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and your gift is tax deductible.

Thanks very much,Karen Burr

• From Peter Burr - you can get non-ethanol mid grade gasoline at the BP station in Ogden on Market Street.

• From John Adams - this is a really cool video of the ultimate “man cave” community. Check it out: http://bcove.me/a52ky1yi

• From Howard Bollinger - he’ll be in Gainesville Ga. for the North Georgia Jaguar Club Concours. He got a 9.992 score at the Nations Capitol Jag Concours this past weekend. A good score in Ga. should puts him in good standing for national ranking.

• Again from Jennifer Lancaster - Antique Motor Club has invited us to join them on October 9th at RiverFest - 9:00AM til about 4:00PM. Meet at the base of Market Street.

• Wanted - looking for something different and interesting to restore, desire a MG/C call Frank at 910.279.0432 This was a result of making calls for our Brits at the Plantation Show.

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BMCCF Classified Listings:

BMCCF Regalia Contact Trudy Williamson at: (910) 371-3222 for ordering instructions. Emb. S/S Denim Shirt $20.00 Emb. L/S Denim Shirt $23.00 Emb. White Golf Shirt $20.00 Emb. Hat, Union Jack $12.00 Emb. Hat, BMCCF Logo $12.00 Screen Print Ash Sweatshirt $20.00 BMCCF T shirt S/S $12.00 BMCCF T Shirt L?S $12.00 BMCCF Cloisonné Pin $ 5.00 BMCCF Grill Badge $35.00

BMCCF NAME TAGS Official BMCCF name tags are required at all events or when you are representing the club. Originally ordered name tags are now available from Terry Smith(910) 686-0785 $5.50 Pin Clasp $8.00 Magnet Clasp

AUTOWORKS, INC. Foreign & Domestic Auto Specialists We service all types of vehicles From 1950’s to Present Day Emissions Testing, Front end alignment A/C repair Carl Wilson (910) 791-5074 202 Antilles Ct. ( In Dutch Square industrial park ) Wilmington, NC 28405 Free Advice to BMCCF Members

Creative Ad Creative Ads CUSTOM SILKSCREENING T-SHIRTS, SWEATS, JACKETS, HATS, BUMPER STICKERS, VINYL, PLEXIGLASS, NOTEBOOKS

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CHRIS MOORE 100-C EASTWOOD ROAD WILMINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA 28403 910-791-0035

RED WING SHOES Independently Owned & Operated 3909-A Oleander Drive Wilmington , NC 28403-6714 MARK W. SHELTON

That’s All FolksCharlie

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