Volume 47 | Issue 6 | June 2011 - Rolls

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Board Meeting
Hosts: Susana & Benoit Gateau-Cumin
9:30 am light snack, Meeting starts 10:00 am
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Huntington Beach Concours – Bentley is
Featured Marque. Non-RROC SoCal Event
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Rolls-Royce and Bentley Swap Meet
Host: Ronny Shaver
Rolls-Royce and Bentley Car-Related Items
Chairwoman’sCorner
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All British Car Coffee Meet, 9:00 am at Golden
Cove, Hawthorne @ PVDW, Rancho Palos
Verdes. Non-RROC SoCal Event
So now you all know that I was a
child bride, or at least in my early twenties,
and I am still married to the love of my life.
In fact, here we are on our way to the
Renaissance Faire (I know you do remember that). So young and so much in love. It
was so exciting, almost like owning our first
Rolls-Royce.
The Santa Anita Concours was a
truly fantastic event. Thank you to all of you
for bringing out your beautiful PMCs and
what a fantastic collection we had. We had
an unbelievable member turnout, with this
year having the largest attendance that we
have had at the Concours in quite a while. I
want to personally thank all of you for being
there and making this event such a great
success.
We went to the Lew Webb Collection in May and the unbelievable collection
of cars was magnificent. It is truly amazing
that this was a personal collection. It was
almost museum quality, and such a treat to
experience.
We have a lot of great events
planned for the rest of 2011, starting with
the June Swap Meet that is going to be
something new. We know that over the
years many of you have collected RollsRoyce and Bentley memorabilia, along with
extra parts, manuals and other PMC items.
Here is your chance to get rid of some of
those items you may have collected but
really don’t need right now, and also collect
some new things that you didn’t know you
needed before now. This is a free event, so
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Lotusland in Santa Barbara
Host: Jay Barry Colin
6-12
Trek to Tahoe
Hosts: Perry Hirsch and Harold Pope
14-18
RROC National Meet in Tahoe
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Board Meeting
Hosts: Perry and Peggy Hirsch
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English Motors at Fairbrook Farm, Fallbrook
Benefit Meals on Wheels, Non-RROC event
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Lane Victory Battleship
Host: Bobby Meeker
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Ladies Tech Meet
Host: Ronny Shaver
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Fox Hunt
Hosts: Howard and Betty Green & Don and Enid Raich
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Ronald Reagan Library
Hosts: Robert and Kathleen Wulf
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Board Meeting
Hosts: Tom and Terri Mercurio
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Rick Carron & his team of judges
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Rick Carron, Chief Judge
Our 38th Annual Concours d’Elégance at
Santa Anita Park was incredible on several levels.
First, the weather was perfect, warm and sunny offering spectacular views of the San Gabriel Mountains as
a backdrop and the magnificent architecture of the
iconic Santa Anita complex and of course, those beautiful horses! In addition to the above, Tom and Terri
Mercurio provided the beautiful Waterford trophies and
hand-crafted certificates.
62 motor cars and 136 club members and
friends participated in the festivities and our cars represented over 80 years of Rolls-Royce and Bentley
design. All classes were well represented. We judged
56 cars and presented 39 awards.
Special thanks to our skilled Team Captains,
the senior judges who make the Concours judging
program a success. They are Tom Mercurio, Tom
Warden, Robert Ratinoff, William Sundin, Tom Dolan,
J.M.A von Bleich, Craig Roberts, Dave Dwoskin, Lou
Oddo, Pierre Lemieux and Karen Perrault.
Assisting the Team Captains were the following Judges whom we thank for their valuable service:
Ray Perrault, Ronny Shaver, Steve Power-Fardy, Paul
and Evvie Dailey, Willy Hugron, Sherry Stern, Stu
Olesker, Dori Olsen, Ron Budnik, Greg Conte, John
Luma, Steve Butler, Bill Cronkhite, Steve Cronkhite,
Benôit Gateau-Cumin and Susana Parks.
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JUNE 2011
Members wishing to go on the Trek to Tahoe
six-day tour need to register this month, and the
sooner the better so that we can finalize all meals and
events. The tour will begin August 6, 2011 in Oakhurst,
California near Yosemite National Park, and will end on
August 12th in Squaw Valley by Lake Tahoe, at which
time you can either attend the RROC National Meet,
return home, or explore Lake Tahoe on your own. The
deadline to register for the Trek to Tahoe is June 30,
2011, but we recommend registering early. The cost
for the tour is $175 per person which will include a
steam train ride through the mountains above
Oakhurst to an outdoor dinner barbecue and evening
entertainment, visiting a private museum of antique
mechanical musical instruments and having dinner
and watching a silent movie with live pipe organ
accompaniment, visiting Columbia State Park in the
gold rush country, going on a Lamplight tour of Columbia, and a tour of the State Capitol building.
The driving routes will be very scenic, the pace
will be moderate, and you will have free time to explore
on your own or to shop. One dinner in each of the
cities of Oakhurst, Sonora and Sacramento is
included, and the rest of the meals are on your own.
Hotel room rates have been established for
twenty rooms (20). There will be a waiting list if all
rooms are booked. Make your reservations no later
than 31 days prior to the dates below. You should
mention the Group registration name Rolls Royce
Owners Club when making your reservations.
August 6 & 7 - Americas Best Value Inn
48800 Royal Oaks Drive, Oakhurst, CA 93644
Ph:559.658.5500 Fx:559.658.5505 Rate/day: $158.84
August 8 & 9 Days In® Sonora
160 S. Washington St. Sonora, CA 95370
Ph: 209-532-2400 Fx: 209-532-4542
Rate: $84.15–101.15/day (1-4 persons)
August 10 &11 Holiday Inn Sacramento
Capitol Plaza
300 J Street, Sacramento, Cal 95814
Ph:916-446-0100 Rate: $99/day (1-2 persons)
If you wish to attend the National Meet at the
end of this tour, contact RROC National for registration
and lodging in accordance with the National Meet
Registration Forms sent to you with the
January/February issue of the Flying Lady.
For further information, contact Harold Pope at
[email protected]
or
Perry
Hirsch
at
[email protected] .
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