[Vtow] Fwd: Drive Your Triumph - February 10th

[Keith A. Bay]

Who knows? With global warming we may have a clear February 10 like I 
think we did last year. So if you can't go out for a drive at least try 
to pose by your car.

Keith A. Bay
West Allis, WI

[url=http://www.nasshq.org/]NASS - North American Spitfire (& GT6) 
Squadron, #92[/url]
[url=http://sites.google.com/site/vintagetriumphsofwisconsin/home]Vintage Triumphs 
of Wisconsin[/url]


-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	Drive Your Triumph - February 10th
Date: 	Fri, 02 Dec 2016 06:13:45 +0000 (GMT)
From: 	Rye Livingston <ryel at mac.com>
CC: 	driveyourtriumphday at gmail.com, Rye Livingston <ryel at mac.com>



Dear Fellow Triumph Owner,

My name is Rye Livingston and I'm with the Triumph Travelers Sports Car 
Club in Northern California.  A few years ago I encouraged the members 
or our club to drive their Triumph on February 10th, to celebrate Sir 
John Black's Birthday, the man who organized Standard's purchase of 
Triumph after the war, and went on to make the cars we enjoy driving today.

The concept is on February 10, go for a drive on a country road or out 
to lunch, to the market, to work, where ever.  Go for a drive alone, 
with a spouse, buddy, child, grandchild or pet dog, maybe with a few 
other Triumphs; then take a photo.  The photo is mainly of the car, 
ideally in front a cool spot, landmark, scenic view or even in front of 
a market or hardware store.  Then send me the photo with basic info: 
name and place photo was taken.  The photos were then published in our 
newsletter.

The first year half a dozen members participated.  The second year a few 
more members participated.  Last year I sent out the request to a 
Triumph Yahoo group across the United States, and about 40 Triumph 
owners sent me photos of their cars while out on a drive on February 
10th.  Those in the northeast USA who were snow bound with their cars 
tucked away under covers in their garage for the winter, were encouraged 
to go out and pose with their car in the garage.  I coordinated all 
the photos and sent them to The Vintage Triumph, and Mike Cook published 
multiple pages of photos taken on February 10th of Triumphs around the 
US, in the VTR magazine.

This year I want to make it a bigger Drive Your Triumph Day, so I'm 
emailing Triumph Clubs worldwide, encouraging you to ask your members to 
drive their Triumph on February 10th, take a photo, and send it to me. 
  I will organize them and work with Mike Cook to get them published in 
The Vintage Triumph magazine, along with our club newsletter.  I've set 
up a special email address for your members to send me their photos: 
driveyourtriumphday at gmail.com <mailto:driveyourtriumphday at gmail.com>.

Please reply and let me know if you like this idea and will promote it 
to your members.  Be sure to contact me with any questions you may have, 
and thank you in advance for getting the message out to your members to 
Drive Their Triumph on February 10th.

Regards,

Rye Livingston

PH: 530-FIND-RYE

Activities Chairman

Triumph Travelers Sports Car Club

1960 Triumph TR3A