Events

This will likely be the largest gathering of racing MGs in the history of West Coast racing. Over 60 MGs are registered for the featured grid from all over the US and Canada, and more are expected. The weekend will honor Ken Miles and his racing career, with both Flying Shingles, R1 and R2, on display. The son of Ronnie Bucknum, Jeff Bucknum (pro racer), will attend. Ronnie made MGBs famous while driving for Hollywood Sport Cars. The Von Neumann Special MGTD that first raced at Pebble Beach in 1950 will be there. There will be a lunchtime track drive for the MG corral members. Pre registration is required using the Car Corral form linked below. You will be led by the Flying Shingle for a what is sure to be a historic moment.

CHAMP cars will be testing on Friday (free entry) so come early. There will be an autograph session at 4:30 with the CHAMP drivers. Most of the MG racers will already be in the pits with their cars on display.

Deadline for Registration is March 3rd.

http://www.hmsausa.com/secure/events/laguna-priority.html

http://www.hmsausa.com/events/08_events/2008_Car_Corral.pdf

On Saturday March 15th the MGOC will meet at 9:00 AM at On the Road Again in Morgan Hill to caravan down to Laguna Seca. The map is here: On the Road Again.

We’re meeting up with our friends in the Sorry Safari Touring Society for a day tour to Daffodil Hill in Amador County. Along the way, there will be quizzes, prizes, and lunch at the St. George Hotel. Come join us as we drive the scenic California backroads to the heart of the Mother Lode for a spectacular display of daffodils.

Each spring Daffodil Hill explodes with thousands of blooms, attracting visitors from around the world. Situated in Northern California’s Amador County, Daffodil Hill is a four acre farm owned by the McLaughlin family since 1887. The farm began, in the early days of the gold rush, as a 36-acre ranch and toll road for travelers and teamsters hauling timber. In 1887, after coming west from New York and Ohio, wagon pioneer Arthur McLaughlin and his wife, Elizabeth “Lizzie” van Vorst-McLaughlin, settled at the ranch.
The ranch was purchased from an old Dutchman, Pete Denzer, who had planted daffodils from his native land. These yellow blooms were Lizzie’s most prized possession, and she divided and replanted the bulbs each year to increase the size of their garden. The bulbs have since been lovingly nurtured by successive generations of the McLaughlin family.

Today, much of the landscape around the old homestead is covered with more than 300 named varieties of daffodils. For the last twenty years, the McLaughlins have continued to plant up to 6,000 new bulbs a year. It is estimated that today, Daffodil Hill is carpeted with over 300,000 bulbs.

When and Where: We’ll meet at the Jack in the Box at the intersection of Vasco Road and Industrial Way (6020 Industrial) in Livermore at 8:30 am SHARP on Saturday, March 29.
Please Bring: A snack, water, sunscreen, a hat, binoculars, a camera, a full tank of gas, comfortable shoes, and a spirit of adventure.
Please RSVP: to Jeremy Palgon at mgowners@gmail.com or 510-378-1821 by March 16.
SSTS Contacts: John Pezek, 510-793-5089, jmpesek@sbcglobal.net; Ben Lenci, 510-651-0808, bjlenci@comcast.net.