[Nobbc] Today's drive

[Mike Gianandrea]

What the hell is the point of having a 'SPORTS CAR' if you do not want to 
drive a little sporty. I would hate to discourage anyone from coming out to 
show and drive thier beloved lbc's, whether it is rough and wrinkled, as 
nice as Andy's beautifully restored MGA, or anywhere in between. But these 
cars were made to enjoy, physically and esthetically. And besides, I can't 
say that I have acutally seen any of our club rides get anywhere near out of 
hand speed wise, they have all been pretty mild mannered as far as I can 
recall. In fact, the best ride I can remember was the ride to the cheese 
factory, afterwards, having fun following Wendell in his Morgan, and Sarteau 
in his Lotus zipping in the back road to D Street in Petaluma after the 
ride. It may well be a good idea to split  the groups into two halves, 
allowing each driver to choose his style. To Ron, petal to metal, just 'keep 
it between the navigational boowies', as the saying goes.

Michael
64 TR4
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Greg Tatarian" <gtwincams at gmail.com>
To: "North Bay British Car Club" <nobbc at autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, January 17, 2011 9:40 AM
Subject: Re: [Nobbc] Today's drive


>  D'OH!!
>
> I hate it when I do that!
>
> Sorry John, sorry Ron. 'Twas not meant for airing publicly.
>
> That being said, I've seen a number of members who have left our drives, 
> if not the membership list, because our drives often get too "sporty", 
> including most recently one couple in an MGA on their first drive with us 
> who turned around in the middle sometime last year, and from whom we've 
> never heard a peep from since. We've also lost members to the WCC who have 
> told me that overly sporty driving was the reason they no longer 
> participate. Of course, this may also just be the result of aging of 
> drivers who no longer want to push it as we often may like to on our 
> drives.
>
> Seeing this effect has prompted me, when leading the Lotus club drives, to 
> split the group into two - those who want to go fast and those who do not. 
> It requires a leader for each group who know the route and destination, 
> but keeps each of the groups together, which is supposed to be why we get 
> together as a group anyhow. That way the faster drivers get their kicks, 
> but those who don't want to push it as much still have the chance to 
> participate as a group. I think many of us like to push ourselves and our 
> cars from time to time, but we don't want to cause accidents or hit a 
> bicyclist, etc., and some of us carry passengers who don't appreciate 
> being flung around the cars.
>
> Having inadvertently sent that public critique of you Ron, let me also 
> publicly state how much we appreciate the efforts you make with the club, 
> keeping everyone motivated, and also, keeping the group together on the 
> drives, which you have been very good about these last couple of years. 
> It's especially not easy when there is a big turnout, so good job. I know 
> when the group gets smaller, it is more enticing to open the throttle a 
> bit.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Greg
>
> On 1/17/2011 9:27 AM, Ron Engelhardt wrote:
>> Hey! We were at the speed limit all the way except got a little "sporty" 
>> on St.Helena Rd after the ride, a road these cars were built for! The 
>> road was damp but not particularly slippery, maybe John needs to add an 
>> MG to his collection ;-0
>>
>> Ron
>> 58 MGA
>>
>> Greg Tatarian wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Yes, John said it got a little too lively for his tastes when the roads 
>>> got wet. Seems like Ron doesn't exercise much caution these days.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Greg
>>>
>>>> Dan
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> __
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