Its postcard time!
Plans for the year
Left over parts
Autojumble
The Lucas Calendar
Quick Tips
Board of Governors:
The club spends a lot of money on the monthly newsletter. Even though the writing, copying, folding, and mailing is donated to the club, the US Post Office still wants money to deliver it to your house. Postage is our largest expense.
Each year we do housecleaningwe clean up the mailing list so we know who wants to receive the newsletter and who doesnt. This not only gives you a chance to stop getting the newsletter if you really dont want it, but it helps the club by keeping us from spending any unnecessary postage. Its also a good way to keep the mailing list up to date with any address changes.
The way we do our housecleaning is simple: attached to this newsletter is a postcard. Its already addressed to the clubs membership director, Bruce Schilling. All you have to do is put your name and address on the card, put on a stamp, and drop it into the mail. If you have been with the club for any length of time, you probably already know this routine well.
We need all the cards in by the end of February 2002. If we havent received a postcard from you by then, you will be removed from the mailing list and will not receive any more newsletters, beginning with the March newsletter.
As you send in your postcard, its also a good time to send along a few dollars to help the club$10 or even $5 helps keep the club in the black and helps cover the costs of mailing the newsletter to your home for the year. Most clubs charge dues to cover such costs; we have never charged dues and rely solely on member donations to cover the newsletter postage expense.
So, mail back that postcardyou dont want to miss out on an event cause you dont know when it is!
Our annual Potluck dinner and business
meeting is normally held in February each
year. However, due to the Olympic Winter
Games, we thought it prudent to not have
an event in February as the traffic and
attendance (many club members are
Olympic volunteers and would be not be
able to attend anyway) would not make it
practical.
So, our February Potluck became a January
Potluck this year.
As usual, the food was great. If you
havent attended on of the Potlucks, you
are really missing out. My theory is that
everyone brings that dish that they really
enjoy making, and it shows. From salads to
pasta, soups and chili's, seafood quiche and
shrimp cocktail, to homemade summer
sausage, there was something for everyone.
Did I mention there was dessert?
Once everyone was comfortably full, the
business began. Of course, true to form, we
had lots of laughs as part of the evening,
but we had some serious business to attend
to as well.
Old business
Bill Robinson, our club president, called
the meeting to order and asked if there was
any old business that needed to be taken
care of. Two items came up for discussion.
Club shirts. More than a year ago, we
created a club logo design and decided to
have that design embroidered onto shirts.
These shirts were made available to club
members for the price of $35 each. The
vendor who embroiders the shirts for us
insisted on a minimum order of 25 shirts,
and we were able to get one order of 25
shirts together and get the shirts made.
However, despite repeated notices in the
newsletter and at events, since that initial
order of 25, we have been unable to get
another 25 shirt orders together to get
another batch made. In fact, our current
number of orders is about 6 shirts. In light
of the lack of interest, we decided that we
will not take any more orders for the shirts
and we will return the money for the 6 shirt
orders we have.
Grill badges. We have tried for some time
to get grill badges made. Our difficulty, of
course, is that our volume of badges is
low, which can make the per each price
somewhat expensive when the up-front
tooling costs are figured in.
We got close to getting them done last
year, but just when we were ready to place
the order, the vendor we chose more than
doubled the price. Then we did more
research and found another promising
vendor, only to have that prospect also dry
up.
The editor agreed to renew our efforts to
find a suitable and affordable source for
the grill badges. If you have such a source,
Id love to hear from you. You can contact
me at nlmassie@mmm.com.
Club finances
Bill filled in for Marty Van Nood, who was
unable to attend the Potluck, in discussing
the clubs finances.
Bill presented Martys breakdown of the
income and expense report. The club is in
the black with a positive balance that even
earned us a few dollars in interest last year.
Our income source is club donations, and
our expense is the monthly newsletter
postage and annual mailing permit fee.
Web page
Our web site has been well received. Its
great to have a place for all the pictures,
last-minute events changes, and other club
information that members can look at any
time they want.
Bill Robinson completed the design of the
BMCU site last year, and even hosted it off
of his business site. That was a temporary
arrangement until we secured our own
domain. We now have a domain, and with
the generous help of a club member who
hosts web pages, we have a new home for
our web site.
If you have pictures of events, cars, etc.,
you can now send those to Mark Noeltner
at mark@buffalochips.org. Mark will post
those onto our web page.
When we get the site up and running on the
new domain, well publish the new URL
here so you know where to go to see it.
Officers
Our non-profit charter requires us to have a
board of directors to run the club. Because
of this, we take the opportunity at each
Potluck and business meeting to elect
officers to the Board of Governors.
This years officers includes:
Bill Robinson, Governor General
Gary Lindstrom, Board of Governors
Sharon Forster, Board of Governors
Marty Van Nood, Chancellor of the Exchequer
Dont forget to send in your postcard so
you dont miss a single issue of the
newsletter. No jokeif you dont send the
postcard back, you will be off the list come
March and you wont know what the event
plans are. So mail that card in today! If you
havent been to many of the events the past
year, the postcard mailing time is also a
good time to help the club out with a
donation. Just put the postcard into an
envelope along with a check, and mail it to
the address on the postcard. We dont have
any dues for club members, and we rely on
those donations to keep us (and the
newsletter) going for the next year.
Since this issue contains the club list of
club events for the year, make sure you
look over the Lucas Calendar and write
things on your schedule so you can make
as many events as possible. Dont wait
until the Friday before an event to decide if
you want to go. Theres something on the
slate for everyone, whether you like the
socials, the driving events, or Tinker Days/
Tech Sessions. Lets get some great
turnouts for the events. The more folks we
get, the more fun we have.
If you have any news that you want into
the club newsletter, you can send the info
to:
Nathan Massie
1944 E 2700 S
Salt Lake City, UT 84106
You can also send me email at
nlmassie@mmm.com
Things that we welcome for the newsletter
include any bits of technical advice (with
the customary disclaimer), other clubs and
organizations Brit-car events, or other
interesting natter that you may come
across. Rumors from the British car
industry are also welcome.
Remember that articles/items need to be
submitted about two weeks before the end
of the month in order to make the next
newsletter. I cant guarantee that I will
print everything, but as space allows, I will
try my best to get it in there.
Dont forget that we will run your Brit-car
For Sale ads in Autojumble for cars, parts,
or items wanted for no charge. Its a great
way to clean out the garage!
For Sale, 1972 MGB roadster for
restoration. Rough, but runs. Dual carbs.
Price of $1495 OBO includes wire wheeled
parts car. Bob Wager, 455-4400.
Also for sale, assorted MGB trannys,
engines, wheels, body parts, etc. Too much
to list here. One-half Moss price or best
reasonable offer. Bob Wager, 455-4400.
For Sale, VTR video: Miss the 2001 VTR?
Wish you hadnt? Purchase your own copy
of the VTR on video. This video is
available now.
VTR 2001 VIDEO: $30 plus $5 ship/hand
(total $35). Send check/money order to:
Julius Abellera
3680 Monroe #1302
Riverside, Ca 92504
The VHS tape is 2 hrs in length full of
TRIUMPHs in motion, visual memories of
VTR 2k1, not only numerous angles, but
spectacular shots of the exit from a
panoramic photo shoot, cockpit run of
autocross, in a word or two, a TRIUMPH
MOVIE!!
This calendar works about as well as its
namesake, so use it with care. Club
events have bold dates. The others you
may find interesting. All events are
subject to change.
February, 2002. Because of the 2002
Winter Olympics, there will not be an
event this month.
March 9. Utah Lotus Museum. Mark
Bradakis, 364-3251.
March 16. St. Paddys Day parade.
Bill Van Moorhem, 582-9223. May
include a garage tour afterward.
April 6. Spring Tinker Day. Mark
Bradakis, 364-3251.
April 13. Tax Day Social, Pugs and
Diane Pivirotto, 486-0547.
May 11. Antelope Island Run, Joe
Chou.
May 25. Southern Utah Run. Jon
Hermance, jonathan_hermance@atk.
com.
June 15. British Field Day. Bill Davis/
Bruce Schilling/others.
July 10. Club 90 night. Bill Robinson,
947-9480.
July 13. Trappers Loop Run. Ken
Gleason.
August 3. August Social, Bruce
Schilling, 486-0425.
August 10. Heber Valley Parade, Doug
and Ilene Wimer, 435-654-2117.
August 17. Annual Alpine Loop Run.
Sharon Bailey (264-1971) and Karen
Bradakis (364-3251).
September 2. Miners Day Parade.
Floyd Inman.
September 14. State Street Cruise
Night. Bill Robinson, 947-9480.
September 28. Mt. Nebo Fall Color
Run. Gary Lindstrom, 532-1259.
October 19. Fall Tinker Day. Mark
Bradakis, 364-3251.
October 26. End of the Season Dinner.
Gregg Smith.
November. Tech Session. Date and time
to be announced.
December. No event.
Heres a few tips to help you in the garage
or out on the road. As always, use this
advice at your own risk. Many thanks to
The Spanner, the newsletter of the British
Auto Club of Las Vegas.
Leak finder.
Often a rough-running
vehicle that idles poorly is suffering from
a vacuum leak. An easy way to check for
leaks is to spray carb cleaner around the
intake and carb/manifold gasket. If the idle
speed changes, theres definitely a leak. If
the idle speed does not change, spray
around other vacuum sources on the
manifold to check those, too.
Just a drop.
Need a drop of oil on a bolt
or hinge while working on your car? Use
your cars engine or transmission dipstick
as an oil dropper. Its a handy way to get a
little oil on that bolt, and the dipstick is
great for applying a little oil on a hard-to-reach
spot. Make sure you clean off the tip
of the dipstick before returning it to its
home.
Refueling.
Have you ever tried to pour gas
into your cars tank from a container that
doesnt have a spout? Besides making a
dangerous mess, you cannot get all the
gasoline into the tank because you can only
tip the can (OK, milk jug) up so far. In a
pinch, a rolled-up newspaper or magazine
makes a great spout. When you are done,
dispose of the highly flammable paper
responsibly (and dont smoke while you do
this!).
Super fix.
How about this temporary fix-a-flat
idea? Next time you run over some
object out on the road, pull the object from
the tire and stick the tip of a Super Glue
tube into the hole. Squeeze in some glue
and cut off the plastic tip and leave it in the
hole. Give it a few minutes to dry, then re-inflate
the tire and head for the nearest
repair shop.
Bill Robinson, 947-9480, email:
brobinson@redwoodmusic.com
Marty Van Nood, Chancellor of the Exchequer;
467-0525 (H)
Gary Lindstrom, 532-1259
Newsletter Editor: Nathan Massie, 486-2935
email: nlmassie@mmm.com
Membership director: Bruce Schilling, 486-0425
email: partsmaster@sisna.com
This Newsletter is published by the British Motor
Club of Utah, Ltd., a non-profit corporation of
British automobile owners. The group holds
monthly events such as drives, picnics, technical
sessions, and more. We welcome owners (or
potential owners) of British cars, in any condition,
to the group. Membership is free, but we ask for a
donation at events to support the Newsletter and
other activities. If you would like to join the
group, send your name, address, and a list of
British cars owned to Bruce Schilling, 917 East
Mill Creek Way, Salt Lake City, Utah 84106, or
to Bruces email address shown above.
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