Hi All, Firstly let me send out a big warm welcome to all our new members who joined us at this years Stars n Stripes and the magnificent Americana International! You’ll find us a right barmy bunch always up for a laugh, and extract the you know what out of each other. After all this is a hobby, an escape from the every day headaches thrown at us from all-on-sundry. You’ll find us all willing to help and support when needed and generally anything to enhance, as if it’s needed with the pleasure of owning American automobiles. Well what a difference the sun makes after three years of wet show grounds, damp tents and frustrated show organizers, we get blazing sun high temperatures on both Saturday and Sunday at the two biggest events on the show calendar! A chance to catch up with old friends we only sometimes get to see down at Newark, or a chat with a new face who’s name we’ve seen on the membership list. It’s funny how such a chat can plant a seed that I’m hoping could lead to something special, especially with us the American Auto Club North West celebrating its thirtieth anniversary, yes that’s right the big 30 in May 2011! Them grey haired old buggers catching flies in the afternoon sun along side their highly polished land yachts started off this great club of ours way back in 1981, that’s some eight years before your youngest committee member was born, ….anyway back to the seed… Mid Sunday afternoon at Americana gets chatting with a couple from Windermere, you know the place with a big lake on its doorstep, it transpired Glen and his partner have a rather attractive caravan park midway between lake Windermere and Grange over sands with a Rally field 4 times the size of the plot we have at Americana. With the committee already looking to do something next year this seemed like an ideal opportunity, so we will keep you informed on developments. As some of you are aware Nick our hard pressed Editor has had surgery lately, causing her to miss both Stars n Stripes and Americana. I’m sure like myself, you all send your love and hope for a speedy recovery, hopefully in time for the Woodvale Rally at the start of August. Here’s to sunny days, knowing the judges ways, Take care good friends Graeme S.
Btw as you may have noticed the Gas columns are a little behind, our Magazine Editor Nick Holding has had a rather nasty operation on her foot, most of you have probably seen her hobbling around by now and she has had plenty of other things to be getting on with.
Get well soon from all of us.
