Greater Rochester Triumph Touring Club: News

LAST WEEK FOR FREE GIFTS WITH EARLY UK CAR DAY SHOW REGISTRATION!

Get a FREE T-Shirt & Dash Plaque!
Register this week (by August 1st 2010) and receive a free event T-shirt and the first 100 registrants will get a dash plaque! Many more great events have been planned for UK Car Day on August 22 - Little British Car Company will be joining us, as well as the musical duo of Sneddon & Sneddon from NYC. New Display Vendors include C & G Woodcraft & Learn To Wrench. New Cars from Piehler Jaguar & Towne MINI will be on display. And don't forget the free concert by Paulsen Baker & Garvey!

For easy Registration for either Popular Choice or Concours Judging please go to www.UKCarDay.com. You can use Paypal to register and pay online, or print the registration form to mail in. Please note that Concours Registration has been extended to August 15th.

Thanks to those who have already signed up. We hope to see you all on August 22nd at Genesee Valley Park off Elmwood Ave - it's going to be a great day!

GRTTC Brunch at Red Jacket Yacht Club on Cayuga Lake - Sunday June 27th

Bill and Pat McNamara are hosting this GTRRC drive to brunch at their yacht club, starting at Finger Lakes Gaming and Race Track on Route 96, just East of Route 332. Depart the racetrack at 9:30AM for nice roads to Cayuga Lake. Several driving options for the afternoon drive home. Bill and Pat need a headcount for the brunch ($10. per person), so please call them at 585-223-7003, or send a note to captbly@rochester.rr.com, to make your reservation.

ONLINE REGISTRATION NOW AVAILABLE FOR UK Car Day!

With thanks to Andy P, online registration is now available for UK Car Day using Paypal. This secure and easy registration method is a snap - no need to fill out and mail your registration form, and you can quickly register multiple cars using this system too. Sign up today, and remember that all registrations prior to August 1st include a FREE event T-Shirt, and the first 100 registrants will receive a dash plaque.

Saturday, May 8: Tech Session at Monroe Community College

Multi-Club Tech Session May 8. Call George at 585-872-6536 for details.

“Blow out the Cobwebs” Season Opener - Brunch at The Basket Factory in Middleport, NY.

Join us on April 25th for the first 2010 driving event of the year. See Events Page for details.

UK Car Day II is August 22 2010 - Registration now open - see UKCarDay.com!

The Greater Rochester Triumph Touring Club and the Webster Lions Club present UK Car Day II on Sunday August 22nd, 2010 at the Riverbend Pavilion in Genesee Valley Park, Rochester New York.
UK Car Day is the only All-British Car Show in Western NY, featuring outstanding examples of vintage cars such as Morgan, MG, Austin Healy, Bentley, Jaguar, and Triumph and motorbikes such as Norton, Triumph and BSA.
The show field is along the Genesee River near the junction with the Erie Canal. This spectacular park setting includes a large pavilion with plenty of seating and room for vendors, displays and activities highlighting the cars, bikes and culture of the United Kingdom.
This year’s event features a Concours Judging Class and a concert by Paulsen, Baker & Garvey.
Registration is from 10am to 12pm, Judging from 12pm to 2 pm, Concert from 12:30 to 3:30, and Awards Ceremony at 3:30.
Spectator Admission and Parking is Free.
Signs will be posted from Rt 390 Scottsville Rd exit, and on Elmwood Ave west of Strong Hospital.
For more information, directions and registration forms, go to: www.UKCarDay.com

Tech Session: Engine Rebuild Part I: Saturday, January 16, 2010

We have two Triumph engines for rebuilding at these Tech Sessions, from a Spitfire 1500 and a TR3A. The first Session begins with Breakfast at Golden Boys Diner in the Village of Webster at 8:00AM. We’ll adjourn to Bill Rampe’s garage, 476 Whiting Road in Webster for a 9:00 start. At Session I, we’ll tear down these engines and examine and measure for wear. Several members have preregistered for this event and the class size should be kept small, so let George Haynes know of your interest soon. 595-872-6536. There is a $10.00 fee per session. In February, we’ll reassemble after required machining and purchase of new parts.

Winter Party: Saturday, January 9, 2010. Starts at 6:00 PM

Same location as last year: Jack’s Place on the Golf Course in Durand Eastman Park. This is most easily reached from Lakeshore Blvd, from east or west. We have upgraded the buffet menu to include Prime Rib and Chicken French, with appetizers before dinner. This evening promises to be fun and interesting, as we have our first Guest Speaker, Larry Weishaar, former Assistant Service Manager at Best Motors and a very active member of the now-defunct Triumph Touring Club of Rochester, from which we derived part of our new club’s name. We have guaranteed a minimum of 40 attendees so please include this in your must-attend events of 2010. Price is $20.00 per person, with reservations and checks to GRTTC sent to Treasurer Craig Carey at 4 Wenlock Road, Fairport, NY 14450. Final day for reservations is one week prior, January 2, 2010.

Tail of the Snake & Wind Turbine Adventure

16 cars and 31 smiling people did the "Tail of the Snake & Wind Turbine Adventure" Sunday (10/18). And an adventure it was. We left Eastview and did a caravan to Naples where we picked up some of the folks who lived near that area. The weather cooperated nicely, sunny and in the mid 50's most of the day. One brave soul had his top down, his navigator wore a ski mask. We got out and stretched our legs at Joseph's farm market in Naples & some folks took advantage of the sales. Snaking through the mountains, up & down the hills surrounding the turbines was the fun driving part. We got up close look at the turbines. With a wisp of smoke(from the back of my car) and an airborn tunnel of leaves following most cars. The snake can bite you in some spots but all stayed on the road. Then an hour or so for lunch at The Redwood restaurant, where the food is always good. Seems like everyone enjoyed it and some of the drivers, in particular, were showing teeth when they smiled all of the 50ish miles. We'll do something similar next year but this one will be hard to beat. For the moment, we'll just bask in the glow and "Whoosh" of the cars & windmill blades. Joe & Joeanna