Dear Will et al,
Can't say why for the small number of Mogs at the Glen. I know of a few
of our folk who were there, although one was probably there in Allard! I
am pleased to report that we had far more Morgans than that mentioned at
the 20th edition of our annual Morgan club Fall Weekend. I believe there
were 14 Mogs, including a trike, & 2 cars from Michigan (which gave us
the wonderful opportunity to meet the President of the Great Lakes
Group, Earl Band). Also in attendance were an equal number of MGs,
Triumphs, Rolls, etc. I hope that the 3/4 Group's Autumn Mog, as well as
the new Morgan get together down in Virginia, that was mentioned on this
list, were also successful on this same weekend.
The facilities were outstanding & affordable. People enjoyed the driving
tour, fun concours, banquet, & funkhanna (I hope). Except for the short
drive to the banquet, everything centered around the chalets & resort -
instead of being billeted 50 miles or so from the event! Our Executive
never receives info on Watkins Glen, yet everyone seems to know about
it. It's a BIG event that will always draw a huge number of cars &
people. We don't see a small, Morgan specific event as "competition"
against a juggernaut, but rather an "alternative" for the faithful. I'm
prompted to say this, as a posting made to this list about our event
received a response of: would like to come but your timing is bad, don't
you know that the Glen is on & some other Morgan event (Jiminy Peaks) is
too! Yep, there's always something else on somewhere. People don't
realize factors such as weather, tradition, or other considerations.
Well, the organizers of the other Morgan events mentioned don't seem
concerned about the draw of the Glen & their bad timing, either!
I trust that these organizers will continue to stage small, Morgan
specific alternatives. The wife & I have staged the last 6 Fall Weekends
and we're stepping down now, as we're a tad burned-out. If the others
step down too - the only alternatives for Morgan Group events lists may
be a series of multi-marque, big events, hundreds or thousands of miles
away (racing at Leguna Seca, Watkins Glen, etc). That would be a shame.
Somehow, I don't think the organizers of the Glen sweat the poor
turn-out of Mogs, or of breaking even, but I bet the Executives of our
little Morgan enclaves do. Just another perspective.
Fred Kuzyk
MSCCC
William Zehring wrote:
>
> Dear all:
>
> I attended the 50th anniversary festivities at Watkins Glen this past
> weekend, and had a great time. I was a bit surprised to see only two mogs
> in competition. One was a very nicely prepared black +4 (complete with
> louvered undertray and twin webers), while the other was a very late 4-cyl.
> 3-wheeler (complete with whimsical drag chute deployed at the end of the
> race). I don't know who the owner of either car is, but they did a good
> job of 'showing the flag.'
>
> I must say I was surprised to see almost no Morgans in amongst the in-field
> collection of enthusiasts who drove their cars to the track. Countless
> MGs, Triumphs, and respectable numbers of other marques, including jag,
> datsun (more 2000's than you could shake a stick at), Alfa, Porsche, etc.,
> but I don't know that I saw more than one or two additional mogs!! What
> gives?? I guess I'm part of the problem; me mog stayed in the garage all
> weekend.
>
> Will Zehring
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Fred Kuzyk
President, Morgan Sports Car Club of Canada
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