A nice MG A showing off their hard-earned Gold badge, indicating a top-10 finish at the Monte Shelton rally.
I have lots of work to do to prep the car for rallying season, which opens in a few weeks with the Seattle Jag Club “Spring Thing” followed by theTulip Rallye (put on by the MG Club!). I think Nick will be my Navigator for both of those unless any locals wish to volunteer. Let me know if you are interested.
It looks like the “Run to the Gorge” won’t be running or returning this year, as there is no info on the ABFM website.
The REAL warm-up for the Monte Shelton will be the 2009 Annie & Steve Norman Classic Motorcar Rally which will be on Vancouver Island this year. I’m really looking forward to it. I say “Real” because all the other rallies are just a casual drive, whereas the Classic Motorcar rally is a serious TSD like the Monte Shelton. It isn’t TOO serious, but it is a great shakedown for the Monte Shelton as it follows a very similar format. If you want to just have fun, it is a great time, with fun people, nice cars, good food, and great diversionary events such as tours of amazing car collections. It is much smaller than the Monte Shelton, so it has a more casual atmosphere. For those of you who don’t have a vintage car (or like John, your vintage car isn’t ready yet!) this rally has a “modern” division where you can bring whatever you like. In past years there have been modern BMWs, Audis, Mitsubishis, Jaguars, etc. Come on out, we could some (weaker) competition. 😉