Spurious members know about this, everyone else should too. http://britishcardaydayton.com/
We have our own class and it was the largest class last year. I will be there, who will join me?
Hi Phil,
Really looking forward to being there!
See you then
I am thinking about driving up.
You can stop here on your way if you like.
Jim
Plan to attend, will visit friends and return on Sunday. Safety Faster!
Dayton Show is always on my to do list. It is an annual birthday present to me from the Family! Staying at Uncle Al's Friday night. Up and at the Show after breakfast for a great day! I usually head home Saturday night.
Mike
Looking forward to seeing everyone....I am thinking we may even top last years top class attendance of 18 cars..
I'm registered.
Way to go Carl!! Have a safe trip and can't wait to see you!
I guess Ol' Red must be running pretty good then?
Jim
Well, it survived West Virginia. ;) And, a 8 hour round trip run to Durham, NC. Using less oil, too. :)
See you in Dayton Carl. Plan to visit W-P USAF Museum on Fri and attend show on Sat. Visit with friends in area also. See you all there!
There are several members of the WVBCC who are going over Friday and hitting the museum too. I told Bill Michael to look for you.
Ok Dan, advise him I'll have my red Dallara Mobility Scooter. :-)
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Enjoy the museum. I'll be there on August 17-18 with three other guys.
One day is not long enough to take in everything. Choose the "hangar" with your favourite era of warbird to spend most of your time in...and do a "whirlwind" tour of the remainder.
"Hangar 1" in WWI,
"Hangar 2" is WWII,
"Hangar 3" is Cold War era.
"Hangar 4" has only been open about a year and has the Presidential planes, the "Hanoi Taxi", as well as experimental aircraft, etc.
There are still a few planes outside....as well as a replica of a British operations building.
There is an IMAX theatre with several different films running throughout the day. There is a cost for the IMAX, but no cost for the rest of the museum.
Restoration Tours (Memphis Belle, etc) are only available on Fridays....but you need to get vetted. I'm not sure that there is time for that to happen with your arrival in two days.
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Don't forget to visit the Wright Flyer in front of the Wright-Patterson AFB gate just down the street. I know the artist that did this (and more).
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That is the Air Force Museum in the background.
I worked on the base for 7 years and passed through that gate (and past that sculpture) every day.
If you were to walk in the direction somewhere between the wings and the tail section of the Wright Flyer in the photo above you would end up at Eastwood MetroPark which is where the show is on Saturday. You could walk to it from that gate if you were motivated. :)
Can't wait to see everyone!
Edit: Actually, that isn't the tail section of the Wright Flyer, it's in the front. 😊 Nose section?
My car is ready, so I will be driving it up.
This means I will have to leave the MG-Roadmaster here. If anyone wants it to be at the show we will need a driver.
Jim
Congratulations Jim! Looking forward to seeing you and your car!
Weather looking great for tomorrows BCD Dayton...several recent attendees in the last couple of days ...Kelly is here already..Jack Renaud is coming and the list goes on...
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Mostly Sunny
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Registered my MG, but may show up driving the Roadmaster.
A great day with morning temps in the high 50's gradually reaching the mid 70's during the day...272 British cars attended the meet, with the Britiish conversion group , for the 2nd consecutive year, having the highest participation clas...20+ cars was by far the largest class...we even moved up this year to row one with plenty of shade trees for comfort!
David & I enjoyed our visit to the Dayton show. Met up with friends and had great visits and meals. Got the Long Distance award for miles traveled. 425 one-way. Parked with other conversions rather than the JAGUARS. Arrived home around 6:30pm Sunday evening. The Dayton Show ROCKS!
Does anyone have any photos that they would like to share for those who couldn't be there?
I finished second to Kelly with 369 miles to the show. Should have taken the long way around. ;)
It was a great show attended by good number of British V8 friends. I mainly went to help Mike Maloney pad the class & to visit my friends. The shade trees were a nice bonus.
I stopped at Jim Blackwood's to leave my MG & pilot the MG Roadmaster. It was a 75 mile jaunt from his house to the show field. Jim led the way in his blown, injected, & winged Beast, followed by the Roadmaster & Dan Blackwood's quad cam Lexus V8 TR7. We caused quite a scene as we blasted up the Interstate. It was a hoot!
Carl omitted the award Jim received at the Show. He got an award for "The Most Technically Advanced) British sports car. Wonder why????. He pulled in, hit the tilt front end button and showed the crowd his opening act. Later when asked, he advised some of the other mods. Great show, great people and fun times. BTY, there was a Spitfire powered by Honda M/C Magna V4 for power. Shaft drive and air-water cooled.
I believe the award said "Unique" The irony is that Phil McConnell was there with his Spitfire that sits on a Corvette chassis sporting a license plate that reads "Unique1". :)
Carl...yes I shamelessly did all I could to get all the cars I could into the modifed class..co-incidentally, that philosophy has paid off as we have literally gone from the last/furthest position row (no trees) to the number one one row with those great shade trees that make the day so comfortable...this happened as a result of having the most cars in class for the last two years! One small change I would make however is I would use the word "enhanced" rather than "pad" the class...chuckle....A great time was had by everyone...the only problem that results from having so many great friends and cars is that I rarely left the "modified row" as I was so busy chatting (read that as BSing) with everyone...I want to thank everybody for attending and look forward to even better "modifed" attendance next year..
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Mike, read Al's thread on next year's Meet in Dayton. ;)
Gotcha Carl!
Wait - does that mean it's official/committed -- 2018 is Dayton? That's where my dad got his college degree; I'll need to figure out a way to have him participate. At 77, I'm not sure if he'll be up to 20 hours in the MG, so I might have to pick him up at an airport close by.
Rob...Dayton International Airport is only 15 minutes from my house...let me know if I can be of assistance..
Quote from: RobWait - does that mean it's official/committed -- 2018 is Dayton?
Yes.
Thanks for the offer Mike. I'll see him over Labor Day - will make a plan then.
Good Times
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