TC Motoring Guild http://www.tcmotoringguild.org Celebrating the MG TC since 1954 Wed, 16 May 2012 05:52:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Late May http://www.tcmotoringguild.org/2012/late-may/ http://www.tcmotoringguild.org/2012/late-may/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 05:52:40 +0000 Steve http://www.tcmotoringguild.org/?p=2017 Continue reading »]]> Upcoming meeting: May 22
Mike Simmons presents “History of the Venus Transit”. Mike gave a fascinating talk several years ago on the history of the Mount Wilson Observatory, and then led us on a special tour of the observatory itself. He is returning on May 22nd for a second presentation on the history of an important astronomical phenomenon which will be happening this coming June. The talk will be followed up by an event on Mount Wilson where you can see it with your own eyes! Don’t miss it, this won’t happen again until the year 2117!

Events: Our May event will be announced soon.

Newsletter: The June Midget Chassis is online and ready for viewing. Click here to view, or click here for a printable booklet version.

Conclave: Please get your reservations in for this year’s TCMG / ARR Conclave. The latest information (as of 4-30-2012) can be found by clicking here.

SPECIAL NOTE: GoF West 2012 is coming up fast! If you haven’t yet sent in your registration, please do so as soon as possible. See GofWest.com for more details on this great event. Remember, you don’t have to bring a TC to attend. GoF West welcomes all MGs, focusing primarily on pre-1956 models.

Web Site: A new section entitled “Period Pieces” has been added to the History section. The first article in this series is a piece written by founding member Frank Mason. More will be added as they are uncovered from the archives.

Another new page, “Video Vault” has been created to display video and film footage of TCMG-related content.

Other pages recently updated include the 1957 Conclave, Early Photos and member pages for Ron Simon, Gene Wescott and Robert & Pamela Stephenson.

As always we are seeking photos for the Members Gallery showing you and your TC. We also welcome member biographies so your fellow TCMG’ers can learn a bit about you, your history with your TC or anything else you care to write about. Historic photos and stories are also being sought to expand our TCMG History section on the site. Please send what you have to Steve Simmons. (use the “Contact US” link above)

]]> http://www.tcmotoringguild.org/2012/late-may/feed/ 0 Early May http://www.tcmotoringguild.org/2012/early-may/ http://www.tcmotoringguild.org/2012/early-may/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 18:04:38 +0000 Steve http://www.tcmotoringguild.org/?p=2001 Continue reading »]]> Upcoming meeting: May 22
Mike Simmons presents “History of the Venus Transit”.  Mike gave a fascinating talk several years ago on the history of the Mount Wilson Observatory, and then led us on a special tour of the observatory itself.  He is returning on May 22nd for a second presentation on the history of an important astronomical phenomenon which will be happening this coming June.  The talk will be followed up by an event on Mount Wilson where you can see it with your own eyes!  Don’t miss it, this won’t happen again until the year 2117!

Events: Our May event will be announced soon.

Newsletter: The May Midget Chassis is online and ready for viewing. Click here to view, or click here for a printable booklet version.

Conclave: Please get your reservations in for this year’s TCMG / ARR Conclave.  The latest information (as of 4-30-2012) can be found by clicking here.

SPECIAL NOTE: GoF West 2012 is coming up fast!  If you haven’t yet sent in your registration, please do so as soon as possible.  See GofWest.com for more details on this great event.  Remember, you don’t have to bring a TC to attend.  GoF West welcomes all MGs, focusing primarily on pre-1956 models.

Web Site: A new section entitled “Period Pieces” has been added to the History section. The first article in this series is a piece written by founding member Frank Mason. More will be added as they are uncovered from the archives.

Another new page, “Video Vault” has been created to display video and film footage of TCMG-related content.

Other pages recently updated include the 1957 Conclave, Early Photos and member pages for Ron Simon, Gene Wescott and Robert & Pamela Stephenson.

As always we are seeking photos for the Members Gallery showing you and your TC. We also welcome member biographies so your fellow TCMG’ers can learn a bit about you, your history with your TC or anything else you care to write about. Historic photos and stories are also being sought to expand our TCMG History section on the site. Please send what you have to Steve Simmons. (use the “Contact US” link above)

]]> http://www.tcmotoringguild.org/2012/early-may/feed/ 0 Late April http://www.tcmotoringguild.org/2012/late-april/ http://www.tcmotoringguild.org/2012/late-april/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 23:44:27 +0000 Steve http://www.tcmotoringguild.org/?p=1989 Continue reading »]]> Upcoming meeting: April 24
Program: “David Mathison: My TC College Days”.  David will recount his days as a starving college student driving a TC. He will share his ways to stretch the dollar and keep the TC going during VERY cold Minnesota winters.

Events: Our April event will be announced soon.

Newsletter: The May Midget Chassis is online and ready for viewing. Click here to view, or click here for a printable booklet version.

Conclave: Please get your reservations in for this year’s TCMG / ARR Conclave.  The latest information (as of 4-17-2012) can be found by clicking here.

Web Site: A new section entitled “Period Pieces” has been added to the History section. The first article in this series is a piece written by founding member Frank Mason. More will be added as they are uncovered from the archives.

Another new page, “Video Vault” has been created to display video and film footage of TCMG-related content.

Other pages recently updated include the 1957 Conclave, Early Photos and member pages for Ron Simon, Gene Wescott and Robert & Pamela Stephenson.

As always we are seeking photos for the Members Gallery showing you and your TC. We also welcome member biographies so your fellow TCMG’ers can learn a bit about you, your history with your TC or anything else you care to write about. Historic photos and stories are also being sought to expand our TCMG History section on the site. Please send what you have to Steve Simmons. (use the “Contact US” link above)

]]> http://www.tcmotoringguild.org/2012/late-april/feed/ 0 Early April http://www.tcmotoringguild.org/2012/early-april/ http://www.tcmotoringguild.org/2012/early-april/#comments Sat, 14 Apr 2012 23:16:27 +0000 Steve http://www.tcmotoringguild.org/?p=1979 Continue reading »]]> Upcoming meeting: April 24 – Program TBD

Events: Our April event will be announced soon.

Newsletter: The April Midget Chassis is online and ready for viewing. Click here to view, or click here for a printable booklet version.

Web Site: A new section entitled “Period Pieces” has been added to the History section. The first article in this series is a piece written by founding member Frank Mason. More will be added as they are uncovered from the archives.

Another new page, “Video Vault” has been created to display video and film footage of TCMG-related content.

Other pages recently updated include the 1957 Conclave, Early Photos and member pages for Ron Simon, Gene Wescott and Robert & Pamela Stephenson.

As always we are seeking photos for the Members Gallery showing you and your TC. We also welcome member biographies so your fellow TCMG’ers can learn a bit about you, your history with your TC or anything else you care to write about. Historic photos and stories are also being sought to expand our TCMG History section on the site. Please send what you have to Steve Simmons. (use the “Contact US” link above)

]]> http://www.tcmotoringguild.org/2012/early-april/feed/ 0 Late March http://www.tcmotoringguild.org/2012/late-march/ http://www.tcmotoringguild.org/2012/late-march/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:19:05 +0000 Steve http://www.tcmotoringguild.org/?p=1876 Continue reading »]]> Upcoming meeting: March 27
Our guest speaker will be our own Pete Thelander, who will be offering us a preview of his upcoming presentation for the Kimber Festival. It is entitled “Researching M.G.’s Rarest Racer” and is sure be quite interesting!

Events:The March event was nearly rained out but the sun shone through just in time for the Queen’s English Car Show to happen. See the latest newsletter for more info and photos.

Our April event will be announced soon.

Newsletter: The April Midget Chassis is online and ready for viewing. Click here to view, or click here for a printable booklet version.

Web Site: A new section entitled “Period Pieces” has been added to the History section. The first article in this series is a piece written by founding member Frank Mason. More will be added as they are uncovered from the archives.

Another new page, “Video Vault” has been created to display video and film footage of TCMG-related content.

Other pages recently updated include the 1957 Conclave, Early Photos and member pages for Ron Simon, Gene Wescott and Robert & Pamela Stephenson.

As always we are seeking photos for the Members Gallery showing you and your TC. We also welcome member biographies so your fellow TCMG’ers can learn a bit about you, your history with your TC or anything else you care to write about. Historic photos and stories are also being sought to expand our TCMG History section on the site. Please send what you have to Steve Simmons. (use the “Contact US” link above)

]]> http://www.tcmotoringguild.org/2012/late-march/feed/ 0 Early March http://www.tcmotoringguild.org/2012/early-march/ http://www.tcmotoringguild.org/2012/early-march/#comments Sat, 03 Mar 2012 17:52:41 +0000 Steve http://www.tcmotoringguild.org/?p=1821 Continue reading »]]> Upcoming meeting: March 27
Program will be announced soon.

Events: Our next scheduled event is a picnic lunch at the Queen’s English Car Show in Van Nuys on Sunday, March 12.  Bring a chair and a lunch, and meet at noon around the TCMG banner in the MG area of the show.  For more information on the show itself, click here.

Newsletter: The March Midget Chassis is online and ready for viewing. Click here to view, or click here for a printable booklet version.

Membership: Welcome our newest members, Jim and Kim Ellis, and Mike and Julie Wilson!

Web Site: A new article has been uploaded to the History section about the origin of the Lame Duk Kup event.  There is also a new page with more information including past winners of the Kup, also in the History section.

Development on the new site continues. We are currently seeking photos for the Members Gallery showing you and your TC. We also welcome member biographies so your fellow TCMG’ers can learn a bit about you, your history with your TC or anything else you care to write about.  Historic photos and stories are also being sought to expand our TCMG History section on the site.  Please send what you have to Steve Simmons. (use the “Contact US” link above)

]]> http://www.tcmotoringguild.org/2012/early-march/feed/ 0 Late February http://www.tcmotoringguild.org/2012/late-february/ http://www.tcmotoringguild.org/2012/late-february/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:28:10 +0000 Steve http://www.tcmotoringguild.org/?p=1766 Continue reading »]]> Upcoming meeting: February 28
Program: David Mathison: “Driving a TC around Europe in the 1960′s”.  David will be talking about his experiences driving his TC through Europe in the 60′s and showing slides from his journey.

Events: The next TCMG event will be announced soon.  Our February event, the Lame Duk Cup, was a success as usual and enjoyed by all who attended.  Congratulations to Steve Simmons for winning the prestigious Golden Duck Trophy.  Photos of the event are available in the March newsletter.

Newsletter: The March Midget Chassis is online and ready for viewing. Click here to view, or click here for a printable booklet version.

Membership: Welcome our newest members, Jim and Kim Ellis, and Mike and Julie Wilson!

Web Site: Development on the new site continues. We are currently seeking photos for the Members Gallery showing you and your TC. We also welcome member biographies so your fellow TCMG’ers can learn a bit about you, your history with your TC or anything else you care to write about.  Historic photos and stories are also being sought to expand our TCMG History section on the site.  Please send what you have to Steve Simmons. (use the “Contact US” link above)

]]> http://www.tcmotoringguild.org/2012/late-february/feed/ 0 Early February http://www.tcmotoringguild.org/2012/early-february/ http://www.tcmotoringguild.org/2012/early-february/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:14:31 +0000 Steve http://www.tcmotoringguild.org/?p=1763 Continue reading »]]> Upcoming meeting: February 28
Program: David Mathison: “Driving a TC around Europe in the 1960′s”.  David will be talking about his experiences driving his TC through Europe in the 60′s and showing slides from his journey.

Events: Our next scheduled event is the Lame Duk Cup on February 11.  Meet at Wildlife Reserve in Sepulveda Basin, 6350 Woodley Ave., Van Nuys.  Meet: 9:30am – Start: 10:00am. Duk flying, Duk racing, Duk concours, and of course a good meal. get your FREE ducks at the January meeting, or at the event.  Contact Gene Olson for more info at 805-522-8052 or use the contact page to send an email.

Newsletter: The January / February Midget Chassis is online and ready for viewing. Click here to view, or click here for a printable booklet version.

Membership: Welcome our newest members, Jim and Kim Ellis, and Mike and Julie Wilson!

Web Site: Development on the new site continues. We are currently seeking photos for the Members Gallery showing you and your TC. We also welcome member biographies so your fellow TCMG’ers can learn a bit about you, your history with your TC or anything else you care to write about.  Historic photos and stories are also being sought to expand our TCMG History section on the site.  Please send what you have to Steve Simmons. (use the “Contact US” link above)

]]> http://www.tcmotoringguild.org/2012/early-february/feed/ 0 Late January http://www.tcmotoringguild.org/2012/late-january/ http://www.tcmotoringguild.org/2012/late-january/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:40:41 +0000 Steve http://www.tcmotoringguild.org/?p=1754 Continue reading »]]> Upcoming meeting: February 28: Meeting program to be announced soon.

Events: Our next scheduled event is the Lame Duk Cup on February 11.  Meet at Wildlife Reserve in Sepulveda Basin, 6350 Woodley Ave., Van Nuys.  Meet: 9:30am – Start: 10:00am. Duk flying, Duk racing, Duk concours, and of course a good meal. get your FREE ducks at the January meeting, or at the event.  Contact Gene Olson for more info at 805-522-8052 or use the contact page to send an email.

Newsletter: The January / February Midget Chassis is online and ready for viewing. Click here to view, or click here for a printable booklet version.

Membership: Welcome our newest members, Jim and Kim Ellis, and Mike and Julie Wilson!

Web Site: Development on the new site continues. We are currently seeking photos for the Members Gallery showing you and your TC. We also welcome member biographies so your fellow TCMG’ers can learn a bit about you, your history with your TC or anything else you care to write about.  Historic photos and stories are also being sought to expand our TCMG History section on the site.  Please send what you have to Steve Simmons. (use the “Contact US” link above)

]]> http://www.tcmotoringguild.org/2012/late-january/feed/ 0 Early January http://www.tcmotoringguild.org/2012/early-january/ http://www.tcmotoringguild.org/2012/early-january/#comments Tue, 10 Jan 2012 02:31:43 +0000 Steve http://www.tcmotoringguild.org/?p=1668 Continue reading »]]> Upcoming meeting: January 24
“Game Night” – Gene Olson will be debuting a new game to replace the popular “Wheel of Misfortune”.  See teams compete for bragging rights and devise new ways of cheating their way to victory as they answer MG and TCMG-related questions.

Events: Our next scheduled event is the Lame Duk Cup on February 11.  Meet at Wildlife Reserve in Sepulveda Basin, 6350 Woodley Ave., Van Nuys.  Meet: 9:30am – Start: 10:00am. Duk flying, Duk racing, Duk concours, and of course a good meal. get your FREE ducks at the January meeting, or at the event.  Contact Gene Olson for more info at 805-522-8052 or use the contact page to send an email.

Newsletter: The January / February Midget Chassis is online and ready for viewing. Click here to view, or click here for a printable booklet version.

Membership: Welcome our newest members, Jim and Kim Ellis!

Web Site: Development on the new site continues. We are currently seeking photos for the Members Gallery showing you and your TC. We also welcome member biographies so your fellow TCMG’ers can learn a bit about you, your history with your TC or anything else you care to write about.

Announcements: The 2012 TCMG Executive Council has been finalized.  Congratulations to those appointed to the council this year, and our hearty thanks to everyone who has volunteered to make this the best year yet.  Our new executive council are:

President: David Mathison
Vice President: Ron Simon
Secretary: David Edgar
Treasurer/ Membership: Joyce Edgar
Events: Gene Olson
Director: Gordon Glass
Ex Officio: Steve Simmons

Our additional council is as follows:

Programs: Steve Simmons
Asst. Programs: Gordon Glass / David Edgar
Raffle and Regalia: Dave Coleman
Newsletter Editors: David Edgar and Jim Crandall
Club Historian: Don Mclish
Sunshine Chair: Bobbie Simon
Webmaster: Steve Simmons

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