2005 British V8 Convention - Terra Haute, Indiana - June 9-12

The Driving Experience of 2005!

Guest of Honor: Ken Costello of England
Autocross Champion: Carl Floyd of Tennessee (1979 MGB with Buick 215cid V8)
Track-day Honorable Mention (for daring): Bill Yobi of Ohio (1979 MGB with Buick 215cid V8)
1/8 Mile "Top Eliminator": Peter Smith of Ontario Canada (MGB with Rover V8)

A full list of attendees and cars is forthcoming. In the meantime, we're pleased to report:
    a multitude of MGBs and MGB/GTs (Buick, Olds, Rover, and Ford, both V8 and V6),
    two "Big" Austin Healeys,
    a Morgan Plus 8,
    a Chevy powered Triumph TR6,
    an inline-Ford powered Triumph Spitfire
    a Fiberfab "Avenger" kit-car (resembles Ford GT40),
    a Lancia, and a Nissan 300ZX.

The following photos were generously provided by Dave Burstyn of Essex, Ontario:

The Driving Experience of 2005     Paddock
Ken Costello     Ron Davis (1986 Morgan Plus 8)
   
Mikel Moor's Buick 300 MGB     Morgan Plus 8
Peter Smith's MGB    
Leroy Joppa's Chevy-powered Austin Healey     Richard Wright's Austin Healey
Kelly Stevenson's Ford-powered MGB     Les Shockey's Ford-powered TR6
Rover engine     Butterfly hood
Ron Davis's Morgan     Ron Davis's Plus 8
Jim Blackwood's Oldsmobile-Powered MGB    
    Paul Schils' Rover-powered MGBGT
Graham Creswick's Ford-powered MGB     Carl Floyd's MGB
   
    Kelly's Ford V8
Ted's Chevy V8    
Leroy Joppa's Austin Healey     Steve Carrick's MGB
Jim Stuart's MGBGT     Graham Creswick's MGB
    Peter Smith's MGB
Mike Maloney's MGB GT w/ 3.1L V6     Mikel Moor's MGB
Dyno testing Graham's MGB     Graham's MGB on the dyno
   
Richard Wright's Austin Healey - rear     Richard Wright's big Healey - interior
   
   
Richard Wright's Healey    

Event Organizers

        Dave Kirkman    
Rick Ingram
Pete Mantell
mg.kirkman@verizon.net
mowog1@aol.com
pjmantell@prairieinet.net    
812-239-9303
217-469-2007
217-688-2463    

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