British Field Day is HERE! A Chapter of the North American MGB Register A Zone of the Vintage Triumph Register British Motor Club of Utah www.bmcutah.org June 2013 Volume 24 Number 6 June 2013 22 nd Annual BRITISH FIELD DAY 9am to 3pm, Saturday, June 15, 2013 A major highlight of the British Motor Club of Utah social season is the annual British Field Day held at Liberty Park in Salt Lake City. The cars, some familiar, others truly unique, are a sight to behold; especially when seen enmasse at a beautiful setting like Liberty Park. You can t beat a British car and motorcycle show on the grass and under the trees! Of course the sights and sounds of the road course are a favorite. LBC s are just made for this kind of fun. Try the course. It s non-competitive (kind of) just try it for fun or see what your best time can be. There s no charge and you can run the course as often as you like. It s open to British cars, motorcycles and trucks. Photos are from last year s 2012 BFD
Page 2 Antelope Island Run Saturday May 18, 2013 Kimberly Owens again led a fun run to the Island and Garr Ranch At MoJo Coffee in SLC. In Kaysville Kimberly Reassembly at the east end of the causeway to Antelope Island.
Page 3 English weather for the Antelope Island Run. It s raining, it s pouring, the LBC s are roaring. Heading south on the road to Garr Ranch on the east side of the island. Kimberly s hot chocolate really hit the spot! Picnic relocated to inside the barn.
Page 4 MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND RUN STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, COLORADO; May 25-27, 2013 The BMCU assembled at the Einstein s near Olympus Cove for an 8:30 am departure. Jim Stover (red TR6), leader of the Memorial Day Weekend run to Steamboat Springs, Colorado, distributed contact sheets with cell numbers and route maps and got the group headed east on Saturday morning. Coordinating gas tanks and bladders the group stopped at Heber, Duchesne, Vernal, Craig...and Steamboat Springs. Jim Stover
Page 5 MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND RUN Vernal, UT, Steamboat CO, and up and over to Grand Lake Lodge. It was lunch at Vernal, UT and a beautiful drive into Colorado and to our Steamboat Springs destination. Lunch at Vernal, UT On to Steamboat. US 40 East to RMNP. Off to Rocky Mountain National Park. Steamboat Springs area. In the rearview looks like the left side of the road how British!
Page 6 MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND RUN Vernal, UT, Steamboat CO, and up and over to Grand Lake Lodge. Brunch at noon Brunch at the Grand Lake Lodge with the BMCNC
Page 7 MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND RUN British Motoring Club of Northern Colorado Group overlooking Grand Lake 4 LBCs in 3 spaces You don t want to know Returning to Steamboat along the Yampa River
Page 8 MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND RUN Hootenanny and home Drew Frink Mike Whipple Remember and plan ahead for next year Memorial Day Weekend Run 2014 is to Bryce Canyon National Park BMCU has a block of rooms available at Ruby s Inn just outside the park. Check out the Members page on the BMCU website. Make your reservations now!
Page 9 News definitely of interest to British motor car lovers British Field Day 2013 Liberty Park, Saturday, June 15 9 AM - 3 PM British Field Day (BFD) will be held at Liberty Park again this year. All British cars and bikes in any condition from 100-point restorations to works in progress or an old daily beater are welcome. All area British car/bike clubs are invited to participate. Call your fellow club members and get them to the event! There will be a road course set up on a closed access road inside the park. It promises to be as noisy and challenging as in previous years! Liberty Park has many amenities including one of the largest and best playgrounds in the city, the Tracy Aviary and a small amusement park with a Ferris wheel and merry-go-round. Even if your family doesn't share your passion for LBCs (little British cars), there will be plenty for them to do while you are getting your fix! The Salt Lake Arts Academy, a public charter school with emphasis on the arts, will be providing volunteers to assist with the event so the organizers can have more time for some fun, too! Publicity for BFD is being handled by the Salt Lake Community Network. The SLCN is a non-profit neighborhood advocacy organization that functions as an umbrella group for Salt Lake City Community Councils. The community councils are neighborhood organizations that provide input from residents to city government. Food will be California style with a bold Asian influence including Asian tacos, sliders, and salads plus chicken fingers with a plum-ginger sauce, a cheese quesadilla, and hot dogs for the kids, all at reasonable prices by CHOW HAUTE ASIAN CUISINE ON THE GO. The CHOW Truck will be inside the event. Liberty Park is located between 500 East & 700 East and 900 South & 1300 South. The BFD event will be held in the northeast quadrant of the park. Enter off 1300 South and drive east and north about a quarter of the way around the park. You will see the event on the left. Please help support the Salt Lake Arts Academy and SLCN by bringing your cars and bikes out to join in the fun. Registration starts at 8 AM. We hope to have most bikes and cars in place by 9 AM. We encourage folks displaying vehicles to try to stay until 3 PM, but if you can only make it for a couple of hours, that is fine, too! The registration fee is $10 per bike or car. The maximum registration fee is $20/registrant regardless of the number of cars or bikes they bring. A $5 donation is requested per adult visitor admission. Kids 12 and under are free. Check out the BFD website at www.britishfieldday.com For more information, please email Bill Davis at: wld3rd@gmail.com, or Jon Hermance at: jhermance@earthfax.com 22 nd Annual British Field Day Saturday, June 15, 2013 Liberty Park, 700 East 1300 South, Salt Lake City, Utah 9 a.m. 3 p.m. -Jon Hermance
British Field Day 2013 Registration Form British Field Day is Saturday, June 15th at Liberty Park britishfieldday.com Volunteers are requested to help set up on Friday, June 14th at 6:00PM. If you can help, please bring a hammer, stapler, gloves, etc. Registration is from 8:00AM to 9:00AM Saturday Morning Registration is $10.00/car or bike. The maximum registration fee is $20.00/registrant, regardless of the number of cars or bikes he or she may bring. Please bring as many cars and bikes as possible. The car show and activities will run from 9:00AM to 3:00PM. As usual, there will be an autocross set up to test your driving prowess. Owner Email * Club Affiliation Make of car/bike(s) Year(s) Please make checks payable to British Field Day 2013 or (BFD 2013). Bringing this form filled out and your remittance to Registration the morning of the show it will save some time getting on the field. * Email addresses will not be shared with any outside party and are collected solely for future communication about British Field Day Events.
Page 12 British Field Day is June 15th Let s bring as many British cars and motorcycles as possible. People too. Lucas Calendar February 16, 2013: Planning Dinner. March 17, 2013: Lunch and then drive, MacCool s, Paul Jaroch April 13, 2013: Once Around the Lake, Paul Jaroch May 18, 2013: Antelope Island Run, Kimberly Owens. May 25-27, 2013: Memorial Day Run, Steamboat Springs, CO, Jim Stover June 15, 2013: British Field Day, Liberty Park, SLC, Jon Hermance July 2, 2013: Eaglewood Show North Salt Lake, Bruce Oblad July 14, 2013: Trappers Loop Run, John Progess August 17, 2013: Alpine Loop Run, Drew Frink September 2, 2013: Miners Day Parade, Park City, Floyd Inman October 6, 2013: Mt. Nebo Loop Fall Color run, Kevin Cowan November 9, 2013: End of Season Dinner British Motor Club of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah The British Motor Club of Utah welcomes anyone who owns or is a fan of classic British cars and trucks. Membership is free. If you are not a member and would like to join, go to our Contact page and let us know! http://bmcutah.org If you would like to attend any of our events, you must adhere to the following rules: 1. Show Up! 2. Have fun! Please send ideas, suggestions, comments, articles, and/or photos for the BMCU Newsletter to robbfoye@gmail.com Let s see how many British cars and motorcycles, as well as visitors, we can get! Spread the word Print full size (8.5 x 11 ) copies of the BFD poster on Page 10 and put them up in your favorite places stores, coffee shops, grocery stores, car dealers, auto parts houses, work, etc.