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Index Edit orial: "May t he Road Rise Up t o Meet You...
President 's Corner, p. 4
The Driving of t he Green, p. 6
An MG TD Tells It s Own St ory p. 27
Down Range Event s, p.35
Annual Meet ing Report , p. 42
Drive Your Triumph Day, p. 47
Dreams for Sale, p. 51
Ford & Red Bull Team Up, p. 55
Track Rat s, p.56
The Wild At lant ic Way, p.58
Sign Up for Cheekwood, p.59
Driving on & at The Ice, p.66
Made in Ireland,
p. 68
Announcement s, p. 74
Part ing Shot , p.76
Where's Winst on?
We've had a trifecta! Debbie Clary
Gardner, Kaila Kellerman, and John
Shaw all found Winston, at just about
the same time, in our February issue.
He was riding shotgun in the classic
MG in the GOF Central promo flyer.
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 pinched. Then, keep a watchful eye for the opening date of a new I rish
wort hwhile prize --but you can't win if Pub opening soon in Columbia, Tennessee, just off the square. We may
you don't ent er. Cont est s are funny
t hat way.
by Cherie A. Beatty
and
May God hold you in the palm of His hand." The people of both
northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland have always had a way
with words. Perhaps it's the beauty of the countryside, despite the
steady presence of soft rain , that gives rise to emerald green, the
poetry, the humor, the pathos, the lilt of music, and the country's
dozens of well-known blessings, both the sincere and the humorous.
March 17th, St. Patrick's Day, is celebrated not only in Ireland but
around the world. The Irish have always been travelers and, as hard
times in their own native land made them immigrants, they have
enriched each place where they've arrived. St. Pat also came with
them. ( He was once a traveler, too, having been first brought to
Ireland as a slave by the Romans.) Ergo, On St. Patrick's Day it is said
that everyone is Irish. From the number of parades, including the fact
that in Chicago, they dye their river green, this appears to be true.
What other saint is toasted with green beer, I ask you?
We're doing our part by celebrating the Driving of t he Green in this
issue, featuring cars (and a single truck) of all marques. We also
have a solitary, partial, Orangeman, gracing our pages. The stories that
go with these vehicles would do any Irishman proud; they are stories
of family, pride, restoration, and luck, finding just the right car at just
the right time, even in unlikely places like Japan or Ebay.
Thanks to video, we're also going to an Irish Pub, where the orange
and the green is explained in song, and to a small island where the new
and the old live side by side, along with the sheep , the islanders, a
smattering of cows, and a bevy of pipe bands. Then, we'll drive the
Wild Atlantic Way with the Porsche Club of Ireland who don't mind
getting their cars wet or hanging close to the edge of a cliff in a storm.
We do talk about the luck of the Irish but the reality is that the Irish
haven't always been lucky. Even the auto industry in the land of green
was put on the back foot in years past. We have a story about that in
this issue and some video about the great potato famine, too.
There have always been some people, however, who appear to be
considerably luckier than others. Consider, in this issue, two videos
from St. Moritz. In the Swiss Alps a newer International Concours
called The Ice, features racing on a frozen lake done by cars that you
won't believe anyone would put at risk for damage. They're out there
skidding around, kicking up snow, and having a ball. It's the having and
the spending of the green that's celebrated at St. Moritz.
In March I'm sure you'll agree, if you're lucky enough to be a member
of the NBCC, you're lucky enough, even if you haven't risked a pile -up
at St. Moritz or had to call an Uber after drinking one too many
Guinesses on the day. Cherie
P.S. I f you wear green on St. Pat's Day you needn't worry about beng
i
l
still get a beated St. Paddy's Day Pub Crawl in this year.
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