British Car Club of Northeast Pennsylvania

 


BRITISH CAR CLUB of NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA •  Serving enthusiasts in the Greater Wilkes-Barre/Scranton area

Scenes from the 2009 show

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REPORT ON OUR 2009 SHOW

BRITISH CAR & MOTOR BIKE SHOW

The club's 7th annual British car show was held July 26, 2009. It was an overcast day, and the weather report was for rain and thunder storms. But the event went on with only a couple of light sprinkles.

Attendance was down due to the weather reports, of course. There were 75 cars and two motorbikes, for a total of 77.

Bob and Gloria Cook from Strongsville, Ohio, were back for a second year with their well-traveled black 1974 MGB, which placed third in the Chrome Bumper MGB class. They have driven more than 350,000 miles in the MGB, all over the continent. Another long-distance traveler at our show was Paul Welsh, who drove a 1974½ MGB from Toronto, Canada, to the BCCNEPA British Car Show.

This year the club chose to handle the food concession itself, for the third year. It was a great success, so thanks to all the BCCNEPA volunteers.

Thanks also to Ron and Lisa Roberts for running the Chinese auction and door prizes. This is the third year for distributing door prizes, and each year it gets better. Thanks to all who donated items for the door prize giveaway and the Chinese auction.

We also again had a 50-50 drawing, which paid out $189 to Kim de Bourbon from the Keystone Region MG Club. (We hear she used the money toward attending the British Marque Car Club News Triathlon in the Berkshires.) Thanks to Nancy Krebs, Karen Hornbeck and Jenny Cooney for handling ticket sales.

We again enjoyed the music of the Rossi-McGurl Project, who were back at our show for the fifth year. This year the club also signed up five new members at the show, so welcome to the club!

Congratulations to all the show winners, listed below.

And again, thanks and appreciation to all the club members who provided equipment and volunteered to help work the show. Without the help and support of our club members, the show would not have been a success. So thanks again!

Harry L. Ware Jr. • President • BCCNEPA

P.S. Hope to see everyone back for the BCCNEPA 2010 British Car Show on Sunday, July 25!


2009 BEST OF SHOW: Vince and Barb Gatto
1956 Jaguar XK140 MC

2009 BCCNEPA CAR SHOW WINNERS

MG T & PRE-WAR
1st • *Sarah Carr, 1951 MG TD

MGA
1st • *Ron Rosser, 1962 MGA MkII
2nd • *Bob Petras, 1959 MGA
3rd • *Jeff Decker, 1962 MGA MkII

MGB & MGB/GT (Chrome)
1st • *Durland Edwards, 1971 MGB-GT
2nd • *Joel Goldman, 1968 MGB
3rd • Bob & Gloria Cook, 1974 MGB

MGB & MGB/GT (Rubber)
1st • *Ron & Lisa Roberts, 1980 MGB
2nd • Daniel Hryhorcoff, 1977 MGB
3rd • *John Estock, 1979 MGB

MGC & MGC/GT
NO ENTRIES

MG MIDGET
1st • Jim Gibbs, 1978 Midget
2nd • Domenick Mennicuce, 1976 Midget

TRIUMPH TR3, TR250, TR6
1st • Lee Glassberg, TR3A
2nd • *Paul A. D'Andrea, 1970 TR6
3rd • *Joe Cottone, 1974 TR6

TRIUMPH TR2,TR8, STAG
1st • *Garvin & Luann Bixler, 1980 TR7
DNJ • *Mike Coffey, 1972 Stag
DNJ • *Pat Coffey, 1980 TR8

TRIUMPH SPITFIRE
1st • *Nancy Krebs, 1980 Spitfire
2nd • *James Tricarico, 1978 Spitfire
3rd • *Jim Murray, 1978 Spitfire

ROOTES GROUP SUNBEAMS
1st • *Roger Lacy, 1966 Sunbeam Tiger

JAGUAR XK 120-150
1st • *Vince Gatto, 1956 Jaguar XK140 MC
2nd • *Joe Crawley, 1969 Jaguar XKE
3rd • *Karen Hornbeck, 1958 Jaguar XK150
DNJ • *Ken Cooney, 1954 Jaguar XK120

JAGUAR S, X SALOONS
1st • *Russell Cramer, 1985 Jaguar XJS Cabriolet
2nd • Mike Jones, 2000 Jaguar S-Type
3rd • Frank Isadori, 1994 Jaguar XJS

MINI
1st • *Dave Hemmler, 2009 MINI Cooper JCW
2nd • Martin Swingle, 1976 Mini
3rd • *Joe Carney, 2006 MINI Cooper

AUSTIN HEALEY
1st • *Tim Aikman, 1960 Austin Healey Sprite
3rd • *Ray Mead, 1967 Austin Healey 3000
3rd • *Frank Merkel, 1969 Austin Healey Sprite

OTHER BRITISH
1st • John Shoemaker, 1958 MG Magnette ZB
2nd • Russell Ehgin, 1938 SS100 Replica

BRITISH MOTORCYCLE
1st • George Fezy, Triumph Bonneville 750
1st • *Michael Decker, 2008 Triumph Bonneville

DIAMOND in the ROUGH
*Dave Koehler, 1961 MGA Coupe

BEST of SHOW:
*Vince & Barb Gatto, 1956 Jaguar XK140 MC

BCCNEPA OFFICERS AWARDS
1st • *Frank Merkel, 1969 Austin Healey Sprite
2nd • Bob & Gloria Cook, 1974 MGB


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