Feb-March 2012

BUSINESS NAME
Jaguar Drivers Club of Long
Island
46 Colonial Drive
Huntington, NY 11743
631-692-5909
President
Laurence Campbell
[email protected]
Vice President
George Stephani
631-981-5708
[email protected]
Vice President/Concours
Chairman
Mike Carrol
631-757-9764
[email protected]
Membership
Ralph Trimarchi
[email protected]
631-278-2127
Club Photographer
Stephen Leoniak
631-473-9452
[email protected]
The JAG MAG
A Jaguar Clubs of North America Affiliate
A Review of 2011 Events
Feb-March
2012
bers brought their cars to the show and some
came as spectators. With live music, people’s
choice awards, and great weather it was a picture perfect day. The lawn was filled to capacity
with about 50 cars. At the end of the show
about half the cars lined up for a drive on the
local roads of Stony Brook/Smithtown; finishing
up at Tic Toc Café in St, James for a dinner
sampling of some of their creative cuisine, a
Spring’s arrival ushered in the Spring Dust
Off, the club’s official start to the year. A group
of about 30 JDCLI members met at the scenic
and historic 56th Fighter Squadron Restaurant
to enjoy a brunch buffet, to get reacquainted
with other members and to talk cars. The business side of the meeting was lead by George
Stephani and Mike
Carroll, Vice
Presidents, with
door prizes provided by Jaguar
Huntington along
with a sponsorship check of
$250.00.
The dealership
also provided a
white 2011 XK
coupe for the club
From left to right, 51’ xk120, 67? E-type and the 2011 XK, Spring Dust Off
to preview that
perfect ending to a perfect day. It was an enjoyday. Previously, George and Mike, our new
able day for all.
Concours Chair met with Jeff Myers, General
The Himes Museum and breakfast event in
Manager of Jaguar Huntington to discuss events
for 2011. Jeff expressed continued support for Bayshore was just amazing! Members gathered
( Cont Page 2 )
the club and we
are very thankful
for his enthusiastic support.
Our next event
was participating
in the Stony
Brook Vintage
Car Show. About
half a dozen mem-
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At the Dust Off, Gerry Duff looks over Joel Joachim’s E-type which was featured
in the 2011 JCNA calendar
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2011Review
at the Peter Pan Diner for breakfast and then drove over to Marty
Himes’ Museum. The weather that day broke a heat record; I think it
topped out around 100 degrees. Mike Carroll brought along a brand
new white XJ from Jaguar Huntington and a few took it out for a test
drive. Again a big thanks goes out to Jeff Myers, General Manager of Jaguar Huntington for the support of our events.
At the museum was an extensive collection of Long Island racing
memorabilia along with all kinds of other odds and ends. There was everything from the concrete fence posts from the Vanderbilt Parkway to
vintage bicycles, gas pumps, and ticket booths from Freeport Raceway.
Marty gave the club a private tour relating much information on his collection, people he met, and his part in racing on Long Island race tracks.
We hope Marty Himes, will soon find a sponsor so his collection can
be displayed inside one large building. Right now some is housed in outside trailers and in the elements. It would be a sad to see some of his
collection just rust away. Marty doesn’t charge any admission to see his
collection or to give a tour. He just enjoys about his experiences, the
nostalgia of auto racing and answering questions. At the end of the tour
the club presented Marty with a check and cash donations to help him
preserve his collection and for his generous time in accommodating the
club. Thanks Marty!
JDCLI’s Annual Winery Event took place at Jason’s Vineyard on the
beautiful North Fork. There was music under the shady covered porch,
delectable wine tastings and a luncheon catered by The Garage of Hauppague. Jaguar Southampton provided a new Super Charged XKR convertible for us all to admire and test drive. Jaguar Huntington sent a Jaguar
XF. Another big thanks to both dealerships and to AJ for joining us.
(Cont. pg 4)
Membership Update
We would like to thank Ralph Trimarchi for volunteering to take over Membership.
Lee Stephani has been in charge of Membership for the last 7 years and it was time to let
someone else to take over. Thanks Lee for your dedication in doing such a fine job!
Please contact Ralph at 631-278-2127 or [email protected] for membership information.
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Calendar of Events
Feb. 5
Annual Post Holiday Brunch
Location: Garden Grill Restaurant
64 North Country Rd, Smithtown, NY
Contact: George Stephani
[email protected] 631-981-5708
April/TBA Brooklyn Botanical Gardens Tour
Location: TBA
Date &Time: TBA
May 6th
Spring Dust Off Drive & Luncheon
And Joe Buzzetta’s Racing Car Collection
Location: Meet at Cold Spring Harbor Train Station
Contact: Mike Carroll
[email protected]
516-607-6074
June 10th The British are Coming Car Show hosted by the MG
Car Club
Location: TBA
Date Tentative
Last years Post Holiday Brunch at Blue
July TBA Annual Vintage European
Sports Car & Motorcycle Show
Location: Stony Brook
July 14/15 Annual Long Island Antique Power Association
Summer Show.
Location: Hallock Farm
Date &Time: TBA
July 22nd
Polo Match at Bethpage State Park with Triumph Club
Location: Polo Grounds
Sunday: TBA
July 26
Thatched Cottage-Huntington Hospital Fund Raiser
Dinner
Location: Thatched Cottage in Centerport
Time: TBA
Aug. TBA East End Winery Luncheon with the Triumph Club
Location: TBA
Time: TBA
Aug26-Sept 2 Hampton Classic Horse Show - TBA
Joint Venture with Jaguar Huntington?
Sept 9
Pre-Concours Brunch Volunteers Meeting
All clubs are welcomed
Location: Mike & Barbara Carroll’s Home
Time: TBA
Sept. 16
Concours d’ Elegance and Concours Sanitaire at
The Vanderbilt Museum-hosted by the Jag & MG
Car Clubs
Oct, 6
Bridgehampton Road Rallye and car show
Location: TBA
Time: TBA
Oct. 28
Fall Driving Tour & Luncheon hosted by the MG Club
Location: Meet at Cold Spring Harbor Train Station
Time: Arrive at 10:00am, tour starts at 11:00am
Last years brunch was a cold day with snow everywhere...what happen to our winter this year?
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(Cont. 2011 Events from pg. 2)
Annual Winery & Luncheon Event at
Jason’s Vineyard
Club members had the opportunity to check out and test drive the
2011 XKR courtesy of Jaguar Southampton
From left to right, Lee, Rolf, Carol and Janice enjoying the vineyard
Joe Limongelli’s Model A Ford at Cutchogue’s Museum
Parker Wickham’s Model T Truck
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Annual Stony Brook European Vintage Sports
Car and Motorcycle Show
Bernard Hoffman and George Ellis
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The JDCLI Concours d’ Elegance at the picturesque Vanderbilt Museum
The 2011 Concours d’ Elegance was another successful
show thanks to Mike Carroll, our new Concours Chairman.
With the passing of the baton from Concours Chairman
George Stephani to Mike Carroll, the show flowed seamlessly
and drew 50 plus cars with our Master of Ceremonies Joe
Limongelli bringing up cars for comparisons and highlighting all
kinds of interesting details about the different cars. Thanks Joe
for more fine showmanship!
George Daube, past Club President who now resides just
outside of Atlanta Georgia and is a member of the North
Georgia Jaguar Club, paid a visit to the show. George looked
good and the visit was a nice surprise.
Steve and Kris Becker from the MG club took the pictures
for the photo plaques; this has become a favorite keepsake for
many entrants. Susan Blackwell once again helped out at the
raffle table with Lee Stephani, who made up made up the baskets and wrapped the prizes in attractive packaging.
Jaguar Huntington supplied goody bags and Jaguar regalia.
Several JDCLI members donated items and gift cards for the
silent auction as did vendors, namely XK’s Unlimited, J.C. Taylor, Hagerty Insurance, and Aid Auto Stores. The proceeds of
our 50/50 raffle aided the Wounded Warrior Project.
THANKS to all our Judges and volunteers and members who contributed in making the show a success! So much “behind the
scenes” work goes into the show and your help made it the success
that it was.
We are quite excited to announce that the next Concours
d’ Elegance on Sept, 16th 2012 will be a combined show with
the MG Car Club. We are hoping to attract other British,
European, and some American classics car clubs to join in
once again and fill the fields. Details for running the joint event
have been worked out with just a few small details to be finalized. The 2012 show has the potential of having at least 100
cars. Concours registration forms and fliers have just been
completed and will be available in June.
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Variety of MGs in the line up
Joe Limongelli explaining differences in model years
Lee and Sue at the raffle table, something for everyone
Judges at work on a 1966 3.4S
On be half of JDCLI George Ellis presents a portrait which he painted
of Joe’s Model A in appreciation for his participation in the Concours
Behind the awards; a new XF and Range Rover from
Jaguar Huntington
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XK8’s and XJS’s grace the museum grounds
A Cobra GT Racer
From Adriana’s Smart car to Joe’s golden Rolls Royce to…a Ford GT, You couldn’t ask for more variety of cars
It’s always 5pm on a Friday somewhere in the world
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All British Car Club Meet
Story & photos by Steve Becker
January 22 saw members of the British car clubs meeting
at Elijah Churchill's Public House, in Fort Salonga, to discuss the coming year and to coordinate our events. This
year we had folks from the Jaguar Drivers Club, the Long
Island
Triumph Association, the Mini Club, and a delegate representing several clubs. Along with a few folks from MG Car
Club-LIC.
The purpose of this annual meeting is to ensure, as much
as possible, that we don’t wind up with prospective entrants
and spectators having to make a choice of which event to
attend on a certain date. Age and the economy have already
reduced the number of cars being entered and we want to
avoid reducing attendance even further.
We worked from a basic list of events printed from last
year’s copies of Skidmarks, adding in the dates for this
year
and then incorporating the current planned events of the
other clubs. Two hours of discussion, fortified with the excellent food served at Churchill’s, left us with a complete
list of the currently planned events, although I am sure
changes will occur as the year progresses.
We all wound up with some to-dos, such as verifying
dates
and locations. The MG and Jaguar clubs have already combined the Vanderbilt shows for this year, and some other
events may also be jointly run. For example, we may be
running a joint EuroSunday Alternative Run with the Triumph Club, something that may make sense considering
we passed a group of their Triumphs in the circle below the
Bear Mountain Bridge on last year’s ride.
I will be updating the schedule and printing it over the
next couple of months so you can mark your calendars. As
the year
goes by there will be inevitable changes of dates, locations
or
other information, so watch the schedule each month to
avoid missing that event you were waiting for. After that it
is up to you to get yourself, your family and anyone else
you know to bring their cars out and participate. We’re
looking forward to a great year.
MGCC-LIC
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Photo above, from right; Joe Palazzo & Kate Hurney (Triumph Club);
Ethan Abbe & Tom Abbe (Mini Club); Kris Becker, Susan & Dave
Becker (MG Club); George & Lee Stephani( MG & Jag Club).
(Left Front); Wayne Nowland, (right front) Mike Carroll, Gerry Duff
and Brian O’keefe, all from the Jag Club.
A Chandelier …
In a Garage?
That’s right — this beautiful
heirloom
chandelier hangs from the 16foot vaulted ceiling at the home
of a
Jaguar Club of Austin member,
Mark
Moore of Dripping Springs,
Texas.
Read more about his lovely
garage
that houses his ’63 E-type with
room for more additions in the
January-February issue of the
Jaguar Journal. If you have a
“Great Garage” you’d like to share with JCNA members, send info and
photos
to [email protected].
From the Jan, 2012 JCNA News letter