(Photo by Susan Milner)
British V8 Annual Meetings
This past August a group of car enthusiasts met in the wine country east of Cleveland Ohio. What made this group special? They enjoy British sports cars with non-standard engines. This was our eleventh year. The early meets were called "MG V-8 meets". From the beginning they were sponsored by the "MG V-8 Newsletter", which later evolved into "The British V8 Newsletter". We're informal: there's no "club" here, and there's no "car show" either. There certainly are no "judges". Just come prepared to have fun and to share ideas about how to improve some of the world's most wonderful automobiles. Bring a friend, and bring your camera!
British V8 2008 (July 13-16, 2008 in Port Washington, WI)
Coordinators Paul & Mary Schils are planning a full schedule of exciting activities,
including spirited drives around the Kettle Moraine glacier area and a visit to the
Experimental Aircraft Association's museum in Oshkosh. We'll also have tech sessions,
an autocross, valve cover racing, parking-lot parties with cheese, beer and bratwurst...
and maybe even a traditional Wisconsin "Fish Boil". (As always, ALL fans of modified
British sports cars are invited to our events. You don't need to own or bring a car to
join in the fun!)
Download the registration form by clicking here!
Port Washington is just 35 miles straight south of Elkhart Lake and the Road America race track.
Stay over to enjoy the Kohler International Challenge
(with Brian Redman) (July 17-20). The race weekend will include a full weekend
of SVRA sanctioned racing, plus associated activities such as a concours d'elegance.
Host Hotel
Country Inn and Suites
350 E Seven Hills Rd
Port Washington, WI 53074
(262) 284-2100
Preliminary Schedule (all times and details are subject to refinement)
| Sun. July 13: | 1pm - 7pm | People Start Arriving (Registration Open) | |
| Mon. July 14: | 9am - 12pm | Tech Sessions (see below) | |
| ~12:30pm | Leave for Elkhart Lake / Road America Race Track | ||
| ~3:30pm | VIP Tour of Road America Race Track | ||
| ~5:30pm | In-Car Track Tour of Road America | ||
| ~8:30pm | Parking Lot Pizza Party sponsored by Ted Lathrop of Fast Cars Inc. and Dan Masters of Advance Auto-Wire. | ||
| Tues. July 15: | ~9am | Leave for "Experimental Aircraft Association" museum in Oshkosh | |
| ~2pm - ~4pm | Tech Sessions (see below) | ||
| 5pm | Badgerland Bash (Cook-out dinner at Paul and Mary's) | ||
| Wed. July 16: | 9am - 12pm | Autocross (co-ordinated by Steve Carrick) | |
| 1pm - 3pm | Tech Sessions (see below) | ||
| 3pm - 4pm | Valve Cover Races (co-ordinated by Kurt Schley) | ||
| 4:30pm | Banquet, Auction, Door Prizes, Etc. | ||
| 7pm - ??pm | Parking Lot Party | ||
| Note: the following Tech Sessions are currently planned (but haven't yet been assigned to time slots) | |||
| Jim Blackwood | Project BADASS | MGB "Roadmaster" Project | |
| Bill Guzman | Classic Conversions | MGB 4-Link Rear Suspension | |
| Dan LaGrou | D&D Fabrications | to be determined | |
| Ted Lathrop | Fast Cars Inc. | MGB Front Suspension | |
| Pete Mantell | Mantell Motorsports | High Performance Brake Systems | |
| Dan Masters | Advance Auto-Wire | Wiring Your Little British Car | |
| Jeff Schlemmer | Advanced Distributors | Tuning with An Air/Fuel Meter | |
Read about our previous meetings (and see lots of photos!):
2007,
2006,
2005,
2004,
2003,
2002,
2001,
2000,
1999,
1998,
1997.
