Fred, I was chairman of Autumn Mog XX last weekend at Jiminy Peak. With all
of the events happening in Sept and Oct before the weather turns bad, we
have a limited number of dates from which to pick. For example, next week is
The British Invasion at Stowe. Many hotels and resorts in scenic areas raise
their rates in October for the leaf watchers, so we have a limited window of
opportunity in selecting a time and place for a fall meet. It is unfortunate
that this year, we conflicted with Watkins Glenn, but what can you do in the
face of all of the obstacles/conflicts/limitations that face you in planning
and organizing an event? All I can say is that the Autumn Mog went very well
and we had 50 cars at the meet, which is very close to the number at the
MCCDC MOG in Maryland on July 4th. We were filmed by Speedvision Wild About
Wheels which will give the marque great publicity. I belong to several other
car clubs and the overlapping number of events makes my decisions difficult
concerning attendance and participation in as many as possible.We couldn't
(as in the past) use Labor Day weekend (too early, Lime Rock is now 3-4
days...too long...can't get a room for just 2 days). Can't conflict with
British Invasion, many people enjoy that so much. Hold it after that and
people are either tired from a long drive to Stowe, or broke or both and/or
the leaf season raises hotel rates. Anyhow, that's why Autumn Mog was Sept
11-13 and conflicted with the Glenn. There is no "commie plot" to divide the
Morgan drivers or subvert anyone's good time. Just too many events and too
little time.
We need to clone ourselves and our cars. then maybe we can attend all of the
events at the same time!
Regards....Stu Ross (3/4 Morgan Group - 63 +4)
-----Original Message-----
From: Fred kuzyk <msccc@sympatico.ca>
To: William Zehring <zehrinwa@UMDNJ.EDU>
Cc: morgans@Autox.Team.Net <morgans@Autox.Team.Net>
Date: Monday, September 14, 1998 4:46 PM
Subject: Re: weekend report
>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
>
>--
>Fred Kuzyk
>President, Morgan Sports Car Club of Canada
>Visit the Morgan Sports Car Club of Canada's website at:
>http://www3.sympatico.ca/msccc
>
>Visit the HOLY SMOKES Tobacconist Website at:
>http://www3.sympatico.ca/msccc/HS.HTM
>
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