BRITISH V8 2009

madmax · October 19, 2008, 07:56:37 PM

Hey All!

Okay, we've chosen the dates:

June 7th (Sunday Evening) thru June 10th (Wednesday) will be next year's V8 meet in Durham, North Carolina.

Motel arrangements are next. Tech sessions will be centered out of Durham (some at shops, some in the parking lot) and other activities will take us up to Virginia!

Registration to begin after the hotel is arranged. But start marking your calendars and getting the time off! :-)

Look forward to seeing as many of you as possible next year,

Thanks,

Max Fulton and Emily Turner
NCMGCC
And Spurious V8 Club

Bill Young · October 20, 2008, 08:32:25 AM

Thanks Max, I just put it on my calendar for next year. Looking forward to seeing you all again.

Citron · October 27, 2008, 12:17:07 PM

Max,

Margaret and I will be there. Let us know if we can help. Do you want some of those monogrammed totes?
If so, what do you want on them?
Steve.

psmg · October 27, 2008, 01:57:34 PM

Hey Max,

Mary and I have it marked on the calendar. I'm working on the new project with Durham as the deadline. Kind of like "Hot August Nights" for the Hotrodders. Like Steve, let us know if we can help.

Paul

madmax · October 27, 2008, 05:48:57 PM

Steve & Margaret:

Yes on the totes! I thought those made wonderful "door prizes" to be raffled off.

We can either devise the "logo" and have those put on (if not too much of a pain..) OR just leave Margaret to her creative devices! :-)

Something 2009, British V8-ish. (Our designer is still working on logo.)

How much advance notice do you need?

M

Dads Toy · October 28, 2008, 08:24:55 AM

This is soo cool that is near me. I posted it on my calender and looking forward to being there. Going to be starting a project soon and hope I can get it completed for the meet.

Citron · October 29, 2008, 12:44:34 PM

Max,

We can look at the logo, but it may have to be digitized for her to use it on the machine.
How many do you want?
We, actually, She would need2 or 3 weeks notice at a min.

Steve

mowog1 · December 23, 2008, 11:04:52 PM

My vacation request has been granted....Jean and I will be at British V8 2009.

BlownMGB-V8 · December 24, 2008, 12:29:55 AM

Cool!

RMO 699F · December 24, 2008, 11:27:33 AM

Thats great news Rick!

kayakjack · December 24, 2008, 03:27:25 PM

That's great news Rick! I have my reservation made and hope to see you all there!
Regards, Jack

brdave · January 15, 2009, 06:59:02 PM

Fantastic! Look forward to seeing you all there!

dave b.

britcars · February 16, 2009, 02:23:25 PM

Made my hotel reservation today and am planning to take in some of the Heacock Classic Races at Virginia Int'l Raceway
Here's a link to some photos of the 2008 vintages races. Lots of LBCs and aircraft.

http://www.virclub.com/index.php?option=com_g2bridge&view=gallery&Itemid=247/&g2_itemId=10828

Phil Ossinger
Fredericton, NB
Canada

mowog1 · March 22, 2009, 09:56:03 AM

My registration and money is in the mail.

I have also created a new racing team, "Lardbutt Racing" and will be competing at the kart track. Anyone interested in joining this team? I should advise that we do have MINIMUM weight requirements.

kstevusa · March 22, 2009, 01:44:10 PM

Rick, is that LAR or LBR?

MGBV8 · March 31, 2009, 08:08:03 PM

Lardbutt Racing??

It ain't your butt that's outa shape, but it does rhyme with it!

danmas · March 31, 2009, 09:58:40 PM

Reservations made, registration mailed. See you there!

rficalora · March 31, 2009, 10:49:53 PM

Anyone heading to the event passing through Dallas or Houston? I'm planning to register tomorrow. I have plenty of frequent flier miles so will likely fly, but if someone's headed that way & is interested in a co-pilot, let me know. My car is close but won't be finished in time to drive it.

MGBV8 · April 01, 2009, 05:51:58 PM

"My car is close but won't be finished in time to drive it."

Now, that is optimism, Rob!

rficalora · April 01, 2009, 07:33:38 PM

Man Carl, you don't know how hard it was to admit that... to my self... it was like an alcholic at his first AA meeting... If I had 3-4 solid days it'd be ready to go to paint... but the only time I can work on it for more than 20-30 mins is on the weekends. This weekend is a cub scouts camp out for my #2 son; next weekend is Easter & family is coming in town because #1 son is getting baptized... So the 3-4 days work time puts me at end of April. Paint shop will need the car for about a month. So that'd mean getting it plumbed, wired (which i've never done before), and sorted out in the 7-10 days left before I'd be heading out for NC. If I didn't feel so guilty about not making it to any Roadmaster weekends, I'd be trying to get a few ouf you to come visit Houston to help me get it off to the paint shop! I'm pushing, just dealing with reality of the calendar at the same time.

At least I've made my reservation at the hotel & downloaded the form so I can get it off to Max so I'll be there either way.

BlownMGB-V8 · April 02, 2009, 09:06:54 AM

Don't let Carl bust yer chops Rob, he's into Scouting also and has the same kind of time demands you do so if anybody understands he does. Just bring your own bad self and anyone else you can drag along. We'll be glad to see you.

Jim

MGBV8 · April 02, 2009, 04:24:57 PM

Hang in there, Rob!

I hear ya. Just got back from a spring break family vacation and I'll be gone all this weekend for Spring Ordeal (I'm being inducted into the Order of the Arrow). Been a Scout Leader for 8 years (my 14 yo son is working on his Eagle rank). I'm also starting my 10th year of coaching Little League.

Right now, my daughter is playing baseball (pitching machine league), my son is in the middle school band, on the track team, playing Spring soccer league, & in Boy Scouts.

I don't think I'll get to do anything to my MG (I did remove the roll bar back in Feb.) before the V8 Meet. I may just ride my Harley.

TR6-6SPD · April 02, 2009, 08:27:22 PM

Carl,

Did you get the rear brakes fixed?

Ken

MGBV8 · April 02, 2009, 08:44:48 PM

Oops, I knew I forgot something!

I did buy 2 new rear wheel cylinders, but haven't gotten around to installing them. The handful of times I've gotten to drive it was with the same jerry-rigged setup (needle nosed vise grips pinching off the fluid to the rear brakes.

BlownMGB-V8 · April 03, 2009, 09:23:01 AM

Now Carl, you know that's a Safety issue and Safety issues take priority. At some point those vise grips are just going to fall off unexpectedly and then what? ;-) As a family man you just can't go around doing that stuff like when we were youngsters. You really need to make time and fix it.

Not that I'm not also guilty of stuff like that but you know what I'm saying. I want to see you driving your MG. But I'm even worse, mine is laid up for big repairs and I can't seem to even find the time to adjust the primary chain on the bike so it's just work, work work, nose to the grindstone instead of getting out and feeling the wind. We need a little time for personal fun just to stay balanced. So... "Git 'er Done!"

Jim