Events

It's British Car Week

http://www.britishcarweek.org/

Get Out and DRIVE !!!!

It's British Car Week

http://www.britishcarweek.org/

Get Out and DRIVE !!!!

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.

It's British Car Week

http://www.britishcarweek.org/

Get Out and DRIVE !!!!

June 12, 7 pm

The Englander Sports
Pub & Restaurant

101 Parrott Street, San Leandro

http://www.englanderpub.com/

(510) 357-3571

The Englander is an enjoyable place where we have our own cozy room.

The food is good so bring your appetites.

Directions to The Englander:

From Northbound I-880, take the Washington Ave. exit within San Leandro and turn right on Washington St. Travel 2.2 miles until you see Parrott St. Turn right on Parrott Street. You will see The Englander on your right.

From Southbound I-880, take Davis St. exit and turn left on Davis. Travel 1.3 miles, then turn right on E. 14^th St. Travel 0.3 miles, and then turn right on Parrott Street.

The 42nd Annual Palo Alto Concours d'Elegance is poised to uphold the reputation of quality which sets this automotive event apart from others in the Bay Area. Plans are underway to once again assemble a field of outstanding sports, racing, vintage and classic cars, supplemented by a variety of special-interest auto displays.

The Concours takes place on SUNDAY, JUNE 22, 2008, on the Stanford University athletic fields. CORVETTE, America's sports car, is the American marque, and ALFA ROMEO has been chosen as the European marque. Although for quite different reasons, both hold positions of high regard in the automotive community.

The 2008 GALLERY OF THE GREATS will feature retired Indianapolis racecars, and the SUPERCAR exhibit will feature the latest in exotics. There will be a special exhibit of Rods and Customs and the VINTAGE TRAILERS will be back again this year. It should be impressive.

As usual, there will be plenty of food, entertainment, auto-related vendors, and convenient FREE parking. From I-280, go east on Sand Hill Road for about a mile. The show field is located on the right at the corner of Sand Hill and Pasteur Drive, just before the Stanford Shopping Center.

http://www.paconcours.com/

Monterey Bay, California

July 6 - 10

GoF West is the name of a regularly held “Gathering of the Faithful” MG owners in the Western United States. Although GoF West is usually centered around pre-1956 MGs, the organizers of this GoF West would like to stress that all MGs, and MG people, are welcome.

This year, GoF West will be just a pleasant drive down the coast from us in beautiful Monterey. As residents of the San Francisco Bay Area, I’m sure we’re all aware of the many wonders of the nearby Monterey Bay Area.

Nevertheless, it bears repeating that Monterey County, the setting of many of John Steinbeck’s novels, is home to three Missions, Cannery Row, a Maritime Museum, great seafood, shopping, and, of course, the world famous Monterey Bay Aquarium.

And let’s not forget the astoundingly beautiful California coastline, and the wildlife that inhabits it. There’s the windswept beauty of the cypress trees dotting the shoreline beside the curving roads, crashing waves, and resting harbor seals. And just a short drive away is scenic 17 Mile Drive, Pebble Beach, Carmel, and the jewel of the California State Parks system, Point Lobos.

Of course, there will also be a wide variety of MG events. In addition to the car show, the organizers, including our very own Stuart Locke, have planned a full schedule of tech sessions, model displays, rallyes, dinners, and funkhana for our enjoyment.

GoF West will be returning to the Monterey Hyatt Regency, which, having just undergone a $45 million renovation, should be much improved from our last visit there for GoF West in 1998. The organizers have managed to obtain the phenomenal (for Monterey) room rate of $159 a night.

Online Registration and Schedule of Events:

http://gofwest.com/events.htm