MCCDC / Morgan Car Club of Washington DC

MOG 42 June 1-3 2012
The Mimslyn Inn
401 West Main Street, Luray, VA 22835
www.mimslyninn.com mail: sales@mimslyninn.com 540-743-5150
Toll Free Reservations: 1-800-296-5105
Make reservations directly with the Inn, ask for the Morgan Club rate.

Free off-site parking for trailers, contact the Inn.
COME JOIN US ON JUNE 1-3 IN LURAY, VA!

REGISTRATION FORM CLICK HERE!

EVENTS & SCHEDULE

June 1 – Friday
Registration Begins at Noon
Noggin’ 7-11 PM

June 2 – Saturday
Concours At Luray Caverns 9 AM - Judging 10 AM
2 hr. Road Rally
Noggin’ 7-11 PM

June 3 – Sunday
Gymkhana 11AM
Lunch & Autocross - Noon
At Shenandoah Speedway
Banquet 6 PM
Noggin’ 8-11 PM

REGISTRATION FORM CLICK HERE!

UPCOMING EVENT

Lecture on High Performance Driving
and Mini Car Show
5/19/12 8:30-10 am
Potomac Presbyterian Church
10301 River Road (just north of Falls Road)
Potomac, MD 20854
phone: 301 299 6007
web: www.potomacpresbyterianchurch.org
or contact Dan Dowd
dvdowd@aol.com - (301) 299 3835

"The PPC Saturday Men's Group will have its May meeting on May 19, 2012, from 8:30 to 10:00 am. Robert Mitchel, an instructor at Summit Point Raceway, will be our speaker this month. Rob will speak to us on the topic of High Performance Driving and also host a Mini Auto Showin which some of our members will exhibit their specialty automobiles and answer questions.

We are inviting any members of our youth group and their families of any gender to attended. All other persons interested in this topic are also welcome.We will serve refreshments in the form of dough-nuts, coffee and juice. Bring your cameras and join us for what should be an enjoyable event. Bring your Morgan or other exotic/antique/race car. "

New Officers for 2011/12

Paul Warren, President, bccdocs@gmail.com

Lee deBrish, Vice-President/Chairman-Activities, riehleme@verizon.net

Pat MacAuley, Secretary, themacmog@aol.com

Dan Dowd, Treasurer, dvdowd@aol.com

Marline Riehle, Registrar, riehleme@verizon.net

Ed Zielinski, Editor, The Rough Rider, (301) 585-0121 no email, mail hard copies and photos to 616 Gist Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20919 no later than the ides of the month before publication.

MORGANS ROLL
FOR MMC CHARITY EVENT

The Morgan Motor Company promoted a celebrity race with 14 drivers at the Silverstone Raceway last weekend. The show was to benefit the Bobby Moore Fund for Cancer Research. MMC management contacted Morgan community racers to donate their cars to the cause. The celebs were given a bit of training on a practice track (Stowe) but they were not able to drive the main track before the race as recommended. Two of the 14 borrowed cars were largely destroyed. One of them was the winner of the Morgan Challenge in 2009 and 2010 and favored to repeat the feat this year. Its celebrity driver and ex-football player (1975-1988) , Luther Blissett, barrel-rolled the championship car three times (he counted!) ending its 2011 season hopes. CLIP. The show was excellent publicity for Morgan and the 14 stars, Jimmy Akingbola, Sally ‘Traffic’ Boazman, Heston Blumenthal, Brendan Cole, Zoe Cole, Paul O’Duffy, Vicky Gomersall, Lee McQueen, Alexander Nall-Cain, Rick Parfitt Jr., Paul Stewart, ‘Comedy Dave’ Vitty and Jo Wood. The Morgan Factory has promised to make good any damage done but the Works is shut at the moment.There is hope that the organizers have insurance to cover the losses but no details are forthcoming as yet.

Registration includes: ID, T-Shirt, Poster, Concours, Rally, Gymkhana, Autocross, Autocross Lunch, Banquet, 3 Noggins.
New Members (not renewals) receive a MCCDC lapel pin, cloth patch, and decal.

REGISTRATION FORM CLICK HERE!

T-Shirts - Orders received after May 5 may not receive specified size.

Make checks payable to MCCDC (No credit cards) Send form, release and check to:
MCCDC c/o Marline Riehle
PO Box 539, Nokesville, VA 20812
Contact: 703 594-2054 or riehleme@verizon.net

Volunteers needed:

Membership Chairman recruits members through Morgan dealers, service providers an other clubs, assists Registrar at dues renewal, handles regalia.
Advertising Chairman solicits advertisers for The Rough Rider, negotiates fees.

MOG 42 - Event Leaders include: registrar, awards, concours, rally, autocross, gymkhana, banquet, hotel, liaison with municipality, noggins, t-shirts, posters, participant favours, local attractions. Contact MOG Chairman Paul Warren bccdcos@gmail.com or (540) 592-3535 .

Noggin Hosts wanted:

We want to have at least one noggin per month in various locations so that all our members can attend at least one near to them. It can be a meeting at your home and the club will cover the cost of modest refreshments; a local event in which you think members would be interested; a rally or drive; a visit to a restaurant for breakfast, lunch, or dinner; or be creative. We need noggins in southeastern VA, western VA, the eastern shore, lower PA, western MD, as well as the Washington metropolitan area. Contact Activities Chairman Lee deBrish.

MORGAN TRIKE PROGRESS

The MTW is now in production, albeit at a slow rate and for UK deliveries. Overseas dealers will not receive their demos until June. U.S. customers will have to wait until EPA approves Morgan's application. (Least favorite EPA quote: "What's a Morgan good for?")