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Index
President 's Corner, p. 4
Coronat ion Lunch, p. 6 & 7
Relaxing at Sport sman's, p. 8
Meet t he MGA Guru, p.14
March's Cold Coffee, p. 18
John Dodd's Beast , p. 20
Searching for St at ely Cars, p. 26
The Plast ic Pig is a Robin, p. 28
About t he Bunny, p.34
Whacky News , p.58
Fixit Corner, p.35
Down Range Event s, p.44
Peels P 50, p.53
Cars and Carbon Foot print p. 54
VIVA! Fernando, p. 60
Track Rat s, p.64
In Part ing, p.74
Where's Winst on?
Congratulations Jo Shaw, our March
issue winner. Winston was hiding in
the back window of an SUV being
i
passed by Jm Moran's Triumph on
Drive Your Triumph day.
Find Winston, this month, (hiding in
much smaller form) in our pages.
Then, send your name and his
location by page # to
twasbrilag@aol.com
If you're t he first finder, you'll win t he
wort hwhile prize --but you can't win if
you don't ent er.
Cont est s are funny t hat way.
Edit orial: Celebrat ing our First Year of
MOTORING
by Cherie A. Beatty
Alert : This is
NOT Winst on.
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In 2022, our new president, now a one year veteran, decided to take a
chance on letting a new club member have a go at producing a
monthly publication called MOTORING. The first issue popped up on
April 1, the Fool's Day. Would it or would it not be a fool's errand?
Would NBCC members take to a digital monthly having gotten along very
nicely for years with e-mail notifications about club happenings and a
website for classified ads and the posting of pictures of events? Would
they find Winston and win prizes? The decision was 'let's give it a year's
trial and find out.'
Blow out that candle! The verdict is in-- MOTORING is back for year two.
It will continue to grow, thanks to great stories from our members and
photographs that come in from a variety of contributors. Our
homegrown stories are always joined by what's going on in the larger
world of motorsports, bringing you the best of aggregate reporting on
the subject. Our second year begins in a more relaxed frame of mind,
however, now that we know that there's an audience for MOTORING.
This issue is filled with a trifecta of foolishness, as befits the month. Do
you know what British car was called The Plastic Pig, while another was
world famous as The Beast, and a third was the world's smallest car?
We'll show them to you. On the less quirky side, we have a list of places
to go and things to see through June. We also have March photos from
the first official [and frigid] Cars & Coffee of the 2023 driving season at
its new location in Franklin plus snaps from the impressive turnout for
the Sportsman's Grille club dinner hosted by the JD Damons. and a report
from a surprise addition to the March calendar, a visit from the MGA
Guru. ( and how 'bout that Easter bunny?)
Read about how you can do something good for the planet with Hagerty's
Carbon Offset program for classic cars, a nice tie -in with national Arbor
Day that takes place this month. Then, consider if you'd like to make a
multi -day trip to the Savoy Automobile Museum in Cartersville, Georgia,
to view the British Invasion exhibit. Our president is taking names of those
interested, just as I am taking RSVPs for the King's Coronation Big Lunch
to take place on May 6th.
Don't overlook out videos. There are some great ones in this issue,
including a tribute to John Dodd. We're not foolin' around. While it's
going to be a great year for the NBCC, the best part is that there will be
plenty of activities and we'll report on them all. ( Note to self: I should
have run a survey about whether members preferred Cadbury Eggs or all
-American Peeps in their Easter baskets. Maybe next year. ) Cherie
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