April 2018
April 2018 This newsletter is the publication of the North Coast Triumph Association (NCTA) 2018 NCTA OFFICERS President: Roger Mauter 5590 Winterdale St. Canton, OH 44706 330-478-1797 mautr6@gmail.com The Prez Sez by Roger Mauter Vice President: Bill Reese 7575 Highbury Pointe Canfield, OH 44406 330-533-7722 breese5274@zoominternet.net Treasurer: Doug Karns 255 Beaumont Trail Aurora, OH 44202 330-562-8559 dougkarns@roadrunner.com Secretary: Renee Karns 255 Beaumont Trail Aurora, OH 44202 330-562-8559 eenerjag@roadrunner.com Membership: John Albright 2131 Longfellow Street Canton, OH 44721 330-305-1803 jktriumph@neo.rr.com TRA Representative: Beverly Floyd 1996 Four Seasons Dr. Akron, OH 44333 330-666-2817 bevfloyd@nctawebsite.com Is spring ever going to get here? I was very surprised to drive home from the April meeting in a snow storm. That just isn't right! The roads weren't bad, but we passed through a few white-outs that affected visibility. Hope that's the last of the white stuff! The latest issue of Classic Motorsport has a small article about a company that will be producing new TR6's. The disappointing problem is that they will be battery powered. This company must not realize that sound is a big part of driving a sport car. Can you imagine driving a TR6 that sounds like a golf cart? Most people I've talked to love the music their Triumphs put out, and it's one of the reasons they drive them. The Columbus British Car Day will be next month. This year it will be the first show of the season. It is a well-run show, and I hope to see many of you there. Our next meeting is at Chester Tavern on May 4, 2018. Hope to see you there! Roger IMPORTANT: All material published has been contributed by NCTA members and other interested parties. Articles are the opinion of the authors and are not endorsed or recommended by NCTA officers, its editors, or its other members unless stated. Use of information herein is at your own risk. The Vintage Triumph Register Our VTR Director is Eric Langreder 330.699.0005 elangtr4@aol.com Triumph Register Of America Our TRA Director is Beverly Floyd 330.666.2817 tr250navigator@aol.com 6-Pack TR6/250 Car Club Our 6-Pack Director is Bob Palmer 440.887.9054 triumphbob@aol.com Northeast Ohio British Car Council Our NEOBCC Director is John Triska 440.223.6056 trdad1960@yahoo.com
Upcoming Events May Meeting: May 4 Chester Tavern, Chesterland, OH 6:30 Social British Car Day: May 20 Quaker Steak & Lube, Polaris Columbus, OH Eric Jones Memorial River Run: May 26 Southern OH June Meeting: June 1 Covered Bridge, Newton Falls, OH 6:30 Social The meeting was held at Carrie Cerinos with 24 members present Last month s minutes were read by Bev Mauter and approved as read Doug Karns gave the treasurer report and stated that we have $5,954.00 in the club account Roger reported on membership for John Albright saying that we have one more new member. He also acknowledged Doug and Renee Karns for hosting the wine tasting. Jerry Van Vlack will have some Kastner Cup posters at the May meeting Ron Chernicky stated that he is going to VTR in Wisconsin by trailer and if anyone would like to ride with him or have some extra luggage that won t fit in their Triumph, he ll be happy to help John Triska reported that the MG club is once again inviting our club on their summer ice cream runs. Dates and locations can be found in the newsletter Since we are having a combined car show this year, the Jag club will be having a Euro Car show at Ursuline the beginning of August Next meeting will be May 4 at Chester Tavern. May the 4th be with you... Respectfully submitted by Renee Karns April Meeting Notes April Meeting Photos: Ava Singerman
2018 Events Calendar Month Date Time Event Location Notes Jan 5 Meeting The Rusty Bucket Solon, OH 6:30 Social Feb 2 Meeting Beef O Brady s Stow, OH 6:30 Social 10 Team Triumph visit with WPTA 695 Summit St NW, Warren, OH 11 11:00 Valentine s Day Brunch Eric and Cathy Langreder s - Uniontown RSVP by Feb. 9 Mar 2 Meeting Beef O Brady s Stow, OH 6:30 Social 24 7:00p Wine Tasting Doug and Renee Karns - Aurora Apr 6 Meeting Carrie Cerino Ristorante & Party Center N. Royalton 6:30 Social May 4 Meeting Chester Tavern Chesterland, OH 6:30 Social 20 British Car Day Quaker Steak & Lube, Polaris Columbus, OH 26 Eric Jones Memorial River Run Southern OH June 1 Meeting Covered Bridge Newton Falls 6:30 Social 3 The British Return to Fort Meigs Perrysburg 17 Father s Day Car Show Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens Akron, OH Featuring British Cars 18-21 TRA National Meet Blowing Rock Resort, Chetola, NC Mon-Thurs 23-24 Mid-Ohio Vintage Grand Prix Mid-Ohio Lexington, OH 29 July Meeting TBA 6:30 Social July 6-8 Kastner Cup PittRace 14-15 Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix Schenley Park Pittsburgh, PA 17-21 VTR National LaCrosse, WI Tues-Sat 28 Cleveland British Car Day Western Reserve Academy Hudson, OH Aug 11 NCTA Summer Picnic Floyd s House 16-18 TRF Summer Party The Roadster Factory Summer Party Armagh, PA Sept 5 Cruise-In Gervasi Winery North Canton, OH 7 Meeting TBA 24-27 Put-In-Bay Race Reunion Put-In-Bay, OH Mon-Thurs 27-30 6-Pack TRials Fontana Dam, NC Thurs-Sun Oct 6 Wine Tour 13 Pig Roast/Meeting Nov 2 Meeting TBA 6:30 Social Dec 7 7:00p NCTA Christmas Party Arrowhead Golf & Banquet Center North Canton 6:30 Social NEOBCC News Car Show meeting highlights from 4-9-18: 1. Approximately 650 registrations will be mailed by the end of April 2. The web site with registration will be up and running by late April. You can go to http://tinyurl.com/bcd-cleveland-2018 3. The council will next meet May 14 at the Western Reserve Academy to do a walk-through for insight where everything will go 4. Multiple letters were sent out looking for sponsors for the show. We had one person step up and give a donation, Daryl Wagner of Automotive Artistry. This will help keep costs down for such things as port-o-potty and awards. We will be in need of volunteers from all clubs in order to make this a successful venue. We will have a sign-up sheet at the next two NCTA meetings. Remember, this is different from the past as we only ask that volunteers do a two-hour shift. They will be listed on the sign-up sheet and please write your name under which shift you would prefer. John & Doreen Triska
2018 MG Ice Cream Run Schedule Hot off the presses, this year s Ice Cream Runs with the Emerald Necklace MG Register. Hope to see you there. We meet at the designated location at 7:00pm for ice cream and conversation. Note that all are on Thursday night this year. 5/03 Z s Ice Cream & Bean 2706 Boston Rd., Hinckley 5/10 Hershey s 50 W Streetsboro Rd. (RT303), Richfield 5/17 Sweet Henrie s 1365 Gardner Blvd., Norton 5/24 Mootown Creamery 437 Bagley Rd., Berea 5/31 Foster s 30551 Chardon Rd., Willoughby Hills 6/7 The Popcorn Shop 53 N Main St., Chagrin Falls 6/14 Country Maid 3252 W Streetsboro Rd. (RT 303), Richfield 6/21 Falls Ice Cream 8094 Columbia Rd., Olmsted Falls 6/28 Mary Coyle s 780 W Market St., Akron 7/5 Cibek s Dairy Island 8295 E Washington St., Chagrin Falls 7/12 Pinecone Ice Cream Shop 10301 West 130th St., North Royalton 7/19 Honey Hut 7304 Chippewa (RT 82), Brecksville 7/26 Strickland s 1809 Triplett Blvd., Akron 8/2 Hershey s 303 E Main St., LaGrange 8/9 Bob & Sue Miller s 13362 Goudy Rd. Dalton (It s at their home. Please RSVP to Bob or Sue at 330-857- 7405 or bmiller1@zoominternet.net for this one so they can plan accordingly for homemade ice cream) 8/16 Handel s 4800 Mahoning Ave., Austintown 8/23 Country Maid 3252 W Streetsboro Rd. (RT 303), Richfield 8/30 Oser s Dairy 102 Canal St. N., Canal Fulton 9/6 Handel s 10333 Northfield Rd., Northfield 9/13 Sweet Henrie s 1365 Gardner Blvd., Norton 9/20 Mitchell s 6130 Kruse Dr., Solon 9/27 Z s Cream & Bean 2706 Boston Rd., Hinckley John & Doreen Triska A Two-Hour Drive Through the Country and a New Brewery for Lunch I set up a driving tour on May 5, 2018 starting at the Eat N Park at 100 Park Manor Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15205. First cars off will be at 10:45AM. There is a pit stop in at Jack s Independent Service, a Marathon gas station, at 1121 Wallace Run Road, Darlington PA, and we will finish at the Crane Room CR Brewery, 3009 Wilmington Road, New Castle PA. There is large parking lot and the CR Brewery entrance in the rear. We should arrive in Darlington approximately at 11:30AM and at the CR Brewery around 1:30PM if you wish to join us in mid-route. This is a WPTA event, but all British cars are welcome. In the past some NCTA members have met with the WPTA at the pit stop or the finish point. Please join the run and have a great time. I am writing this on the 8th of April and it is snowing with a couple of inches on the ground. If spring holds off into May and the weather is not to driving your LBC, use your daily driver and enjoy the discussions. If you are going to join the group after Jo Jo s, let me know so I can give the restaurant a count that morning. Contact me at 724-977- 0938 or email dpledford@gmail.com Pat Ledford
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The Roadster Factory Flea Market You may have noticed in The Roadster Factory ads an announcement for a Flea Market at the Armagh facility on June 2nd. Charles has extended an invitation for anyone to set up for sale British parts along with his scratch and dent panels and other wares at this one-day event. Beer and food will be provided. Our club, The Western Pennsylvania Triumph Association, will be participating in this endeavor and will be setting up our tent for our members to display any parts and related stuff for sale. One can also display from a car trunk or a ground tarp. Let it be noted that this will also include cars for sale. We just wanted you to be aware of this event and to encourage your members to join in with us in this flea market. It should be fun to sell, buy or just mingle. Our club had been considering a flea market for some time and Charles has enthusiastically welcomed us as he has too. Submitted by Doug Karns, email from PJ Wright Kastner Cup 2018 July 7th is the date for the 16th running of the Friends of Triumph (FOT) Kastner Cup. Check out the web site http://www.pvgp.org/drivers/kastner-cup for complete details and history of this great event. Last year there were about 40 Triumphs racing for the Cup and this year it s looking like a repeat performance right here in our back yard as a part of the PVGP Historics at Pitt-Race. Check out the video of last year s race on the website. The track is a short distance from NE Ohio, just east of the Ohio line and minutes off the PA Turnpike at the Route 18 exit. Jim Dolan and his sons are this year s local organizers who also happen to own both the 1972 Group 44 and Kastner Brophy GT-6s. These are the real cars with history, not tribute cars. Nice that they are still around and being raced. If you are going to The Mitty in Atlanta the GT6 s will be there. Stop by and say hello to Jim and his sons. Don t miss the Group 44 at full song on one of Road Atlanta s long straights, you ll never forget it. The PVGP is run and organized by volunteers to raise money for two important local charities. I am working with PVGP and Pitt-Race to secure a Triumph Car Corral adjacent to FOT Central for attendees who drive their Triumph to the event. What could be better than preferred Triumph parking close and personal with the race cars and the Drivers who always enjoy discussing their race car with spectators? On this day, nothing could be better. I may have a few surprises in store for those spectators who choose to park in the Triumph Corral. FOT Central will be a large white tent where event awards be held including the cup presentation immediately after the all Triumph feature race concludes on Saturday afternoon. All Triumph enthusiasts are welcome and encouraged to attend. I have a few Posters, while they last and Tee Shirts are available. Call 330-620- 4548 or email Jerry Van Vlack jerryvv@roadrunner.com to order a Tee Shirt. Shirts are pre-sale only. Jerry Van Vlack
Photos by Ava Singerman Doug and Renee Karns Wine Tasting
, Classified Ads 1954 Longdoor TR2: #1151L $4,300 Call Ron Chernicky 440-338-6863 TR2 (early) Parts: Overdrive transmission, tail light bezels & seals, hood latch assembly. Call Ron Chernicky 440-338-6863 Contact: Bob Palmer 7115 Ridge Rd. Parma, OH 44129 440-887-9054 NCTA CLUB REGALIA Zip-up Hoodies (Red, Navy or Black) S-XL $35 2X-4X $38 Lightweight Jackets (Navy) S-XL $42 2X-4X $45 Long Sleeve Denim Shirt S-XL $35 2X-4X $38 100% Cotton Polo s (Red, White, Navy) S-XL $30 2X-4X $32 50/50 Blend Polo (Red, White, Navy) S-XL $25 2X-4X $27 TR2-4 Parts: Many mechanical parts including motors, transmissions, frames, etc. Call Ron Chernicky 440-338-6863 1951 Triumph Mayflower: Partial restoration, complete new brake system incl. master cylinder, rebuilt water pump, radiator gone over, plugs, wires, coil. New tires. In primer with new 12 volt battery. Asking $2,300 obo. Call Garry Kirsch 330-699-9062 1958 TR3A: $40,000 NADA value. Restored/rebuilt 12/02-9/06 by Rick Bennett and Bill Kemper, driven 5000 miles since. Light Yellow "Lemon Drop", Sunfast Dark Brown top and side curtains, carmel interior, dark brown carpets. Luggage rack, silver powder coated (60 spokes) wheels. Ported and polished, hardened valves and seats, SS header and exhaust, cam, alternator, 165SR15 tires. Invoices for all work. Prize winner in modified and popular vote. Contact Ron Boals at 440-442-4859. 1968 TR250: Black, dry-garaged for several years, some rust on body, all tires flat. Asking $5,000. Interested parties to contact John Albright at 330-305-1803 Sweatshirts (Red, Navy, White, Black) S-XL $25 2X-4X $28 Baseball Hats (Red, Khaki, Navy, Black) $16 To order merchandise contact Renee Karns at eenerjag@roadrunner.com.
c/o Bob Palmer 7115 Ridge Road Parma, Ohio 44129