{"id":43823,"date":"2016-06-06T00:00:33","date_gmt":"2016-06-06T00:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGAR2020\/?p=43823"},"modified":"2016-06-06T00:00:33","modified_gmt":"2016-06-06T00:00:33","slug":"may-june-2016-vol-41-no-5-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/namgar.com\/NAMGARMAIN\/may-june-2016-vol-41-no-5-2\/","title":{"rendered":"MAY\/JUNE 2016, VOL 41 NO 5"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"BehindHere it is \u2013 Spring! Well, at least it\u2019s supposed to be spring, but it\u2019s snowing and baseball\u2019s season openers are being postponed. This is not supposed to be happening now; we are supposed to be getting our cars ready for driving.<\/p>\n

But it is April as I write this and April has the reputation for having crazy weather. Nothing is stopping us from getting our cars ready for more appropriate driving weather. Just like nothing is stopping us for registering for MG2016 (that\u2019s GT-41 for us)!<\/p>\n

I recently returned from Louisville where the North American Council of MG Registers convened for their last on-site pre-event visit. The excitement is mounting and there are a few surprises in the works for attendees. So don\u2019t miss out; log on to the MG2016 website<\/a> and register. I can hardly believe that it is only two months away, less by the time you get to read this. Can\u2019t we get the U.S. Postal System to deliver mail more efficiently? I usually get my copy of MGA! a week before my next column is due.<\/p>\n

We will be looking for some volunteers from our register willing to assist for an hour in the Registration room or take tickets at the door of a tech session or another event; we\u2019ll also need volunteers to help with parking at the car show. If you can help, please let me know where your interest lies.Thank you in advance for your assistance.<\/p>\n

If you already registered for MG2016, you should go back in and look at the website as there\u2019s now a Wednesday evening event at Churchill Downs and more buses to Bardstown as well as more sessions of Kern\u2019s Kitchen and the Fascinator workshops. Also don\u2019t forget to look in the store at www.namgar.com for some regalia specific to MG2016\/GT-41. You can send an order by email to Jan Zorn at regalia@namgar.com to be picked up in Louisville and save shipping costs.<\/p>\n

Summer should shape up to be wonderful. Bill and I have recently joined a social club at a local lake community, which means that we can pretend we actually live on the lake while dining on the clubhouse deck, a fitting ending to a summer drive in one of our MGs. It\u2019s the closest we\u2019ll get to a lake house in our lifetime, so we plan on making the most of it.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll be making a trip to Texas with my daughter mid-July and am very excited about being able to spend some time with former staff member, Melissa Hay. Melissa served as our Marketing and Communications Manager a few years back and NAMGAR has her to thank for finding Michael Tooke! Thank you, Melissa; he is definitely a \u201ckeeper.\u201d By the way, Melissa, NAMGAR misses you and expects to see you soon at an upcoming GT with or without your MGA.<\/p>\n

Naturally we\u2019ll be doing some socializing with our local club members of the Northeastern PA British Car Club; starting Memorial Day with a club picnic following our local parade, hoping to have monthly dinner drives, and ending the season with our annual drive and BBQ. Most likely we\u2019ll be meeting up with members of the Keystone MG Car Club; both at their annual car show and a joint event that we do every year. Our club also does another event with Keystone and Delaware Valley; not exactly sure of when that is. In October we are planning a trip to Cape Cod and spending time with the members of the Cape Cod British Car Club. As you can see, Bill and I are looking forward to being able to spend time with a few of our NAMGAR chapters throughout the summer and fall months. Check out which Chapters are close to you and plan to do the same.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll close for now. See you in Louisville!<\/p>\n

Internet Coordinators Note: The MG2016 website is now closed for online registrations. However, you can register for the event but you will have to do it at Registration in the Crowne Plaza Hotel beginning on Monday, June 13th.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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