Events
MGs by the Bay
Saturday, May 10, 2008 at the San Leandro Marina
This annual event is a gathering of MGs from across Northern California.
The show opens at 10 a.m., rain or shine, with trophies awarded at 2 p.m.
Same-day registration will open at 8 a.m.
Featuring: Music, raffle prizes, contests, trophies, food & drink, plus more!
Registration Form
Awards: Judging is by popular vote, with trophies awarded for People’s Choice, Best Daily Driver, Premier (from previous winners), and for every class, with classes determined according to the number of cars registered by May 1, 2008.
Valve Cover Races: Bring your MG valve cover racer. Valve Cover Race Rules
This is always a big show and a lot of fun. The United british Sports car Club (UBSCC) does a great job putting this on every year. They have moved to a new location that is bigger and nicer than Dixon. It is about 20 miles further from the Bay Area.
Watch their web site http://www.ubscc.org/ for details.
We hope you can join us for this year’s Sonoma County tour, which will take a different route from previous years. We will be meeting at the MG2007 hotel venue, the Doubletree Hotel in Rohnert Park. Starbuck’s coffee and bathrooms are available in the hotel.
We’ll be heading out to the spectacular Napa Valley for our first stop and then back into Sonoma Valley for lunch. Our route will take us over Crane Canyon through Glen Ellen and then over Trinity Road, which boasts one of the most breathtaking views in the area as you descend into the Napa Valley.
Our first stop will be at the V Marketplace in Yountville for a 30 minute break. The 138 year old marketplace (originally the Groezinger Winery) offers upscale specialty shops, galleries, restaurants, and, most importantly, bathrooms! There’s also a wonderful coffee and pastry shop across the street.
We will continue our tour along the Silverado Trail (established in 1852) through the Stags Leap appellation and pass by numerous famous wineries on our way to our lunchtime destination. Lunch will be at the Viansa Winery and Italian Market Place which is above the Sonoma Valley on a hilltop overlooking 90 acres of waterfowl reserve.
You can buy freshly made wood fired pizzas, hot barbequed sandwiches, or a variety of Italian panini sandwiches. A delight all by itself, the Italian Market hosts two wine tasting bars for anyone who wants to do some wine tasting (only $5). There is plenty of outdoor seating with live music, and wine is also available by the glass. Viansa is close by the Infineon Racetrack (Sears Point), so there’s easy access to Hwy 37 and Hwy 101 for heading home.
When and Where: Meet at the Doubletree Hotel in Rohnert Park, located off Golf Course Drive at 1 Double Tree Drive at 9:30 am.
Contact: Andy Preston, 707-795-3480, andypreston@sbcglobal.net
Mini Owners of America will be holding the 18th annual HAYWARD FIELD
MEET at Cal State East Bay on Saturday, June 7, 2008 on the Practice
Field from 9AM to 2PM. This year we have opened it up to pre 1980
European and Japanese cars and others of particular interest. We
would like to invite all the members of the MGOC to join us and
display their cars on the lawn.

