The Octagon

NEWSLETTER OF THE CLASSIC MG CLUB

Vol. 45 No. 9 Issue 528 September 2007

MAINTAINING THE BREED FOR OVER FORTY YEARS

PRESIDENT: Kathy Cook. 8554 Amber Oak Dr., Orlando, FL 32817. Phone 407 678 6814

E-mail – kcook@mail.ucf.edu.

EDITOR: Send Articles to Tony Roth, 551 Gilbert Rd., Winter Park, FL 32792. Phone 407 671 6888 - E–mail – ClassicMGClub@cfl.rr.com.

MEETING: As usual it is the third Thursday, September 20th at 7:00 PM in the Maitland Senior Center, 145 S Maitland Ave. in (you guessed it!) Maitland Directions, from Horatio and Orlando Ave. (AKA 17-92), Go West on Horatio to Maitland Ave. Then left (South) on Maitland Ave. to Packwood. Go right (West) on Packwood about ½ a block to the parking lot. (1st driveway on the left). .

FOX LAKE: The annual Fox Lake British Car Show is Saturday, September 22^nd. If you haven’t registered yet, or need directions to the park in Titusville, click on www.mgcarclubflorida.org and print the form and mail to our club address on t the form. (If you are not computerized, just take $25 cash to the show).

There will be a tour to the event leaving from the McDonalds on Aloma in Goldenrod at 8:30 AM.

Come early if you want a snack and/or a cup of coffee before hitting the road. If you are running reasonable late, call Al Cook’s on his cell 407 963 5349 and we will wait for you.

BOWDEN FISH FRY: The Club’s regular September event will be a fish Fry at the home of Will Bowden, 10041 Florida Boys Ranch Rd, Clermont, Fl (Direction: Go West on Hey 50 from Hwy 27 in Clermont. Turn LEFT on Hwy 561 – I think it is 12^th Street – Go about 6 miles to Florida Boys Ranch Rd. Turn right and go to 10041 - on your right.) Call Will’s Cell 407 924 5850 if this doesn’t work.

Show up around noon. Will has planned have a little tour of the scenic area for your enjoyment before we eat around 2:00 PM – MG time.

Final plans will be made at the meeting where we will coordinate food etc. If you will not be at the meeting, cal President Kathy 407 678 6814 to arrange what you will bring and so we can buy enough fish for all. A flyer will be put out after the meeting with final details for you.

Hope we will see you there for a great afternoon of MG driving and fellowship.

OVERNIGHTER: The following have been arranged for the October overnighter.Date: Saturday, October 20Where: Hotel Jacaranda, Avon Park, Fl

A flyer will be sent as soon as we have more information on how to register, etc when it is available. In the meantime save the dates and plan to make our annual fall sojourn.

OTHER EVENTS:

The MG Classics of Jacksonville will hold British Car Class XIX on Saturday, October 20^th at the Kings Head Pub (6 miles N. of St. Augustine on US –1 from 9:00 AM To 3 PM.

Complete information is on their website www.mgclassics.org. The All British Field Meet & Autojumble at Crest Lake Park in Clearwater will be October 20^th.Contact Bud Krek KexPlace@aol.com 813 752 0186 or Ed Swartz 300mkii@gmail.com 813 884 7171. The Winter Park Concourse is Sunday October 21^st. For Registration and Application FormsVisit their web-site www.winterparkconcours.com. There is still space open in the MG Class.

FROM PRESIDENT KATHY’S DESK: I hope everyone has noticed the change in the air. It is fall in Florida! While weather of 89 degrees may not seem like very much of a change, the sun is not nearly as ferocious in the morning and evening. Time to get out all those cars and drive! We always look forward to our fall overnighter in October. This year we are heading to a different spot and Al & I are looking forward to the fellowship and, of course, the good food we always seem to find.

Now is the time to get started on making these memories permanent. We need a club historian. I would like to see someone who can scan pictures into the computer or load them up so we can keep the spirit of MG fellowship going for years to come. The memories and history are important. I am technologically challenged and need someone to step up to the job. Please volunteer! If there is more than one person, I am sure we can do even more.

One of the GOF chair’s goals is to have a history of the GOF on a CD for distribution. Al Cook is looking forward to seeing some of the history as well. We have heard about it from oral history, but they say a picture is worth a thousand words. This would be a great way for some of our new members to learn about our history, too.

A pitcher of your favorite awaits the person who takes on the MG historian’s role.

Prost!

President Kathy