Monthly Meeting Minutes March 15, 2021

23 Members in attendance

CMGC President Phil Wydra opened the ZOOM meeting at 7:01 pm.

  Swap Meet
Jim Evans reported that after investigating alternate indoor/outdoor venues, the most promising site was the DuPage County Fairgrounds outside area. Due to the uncertainty of the COVID-19 mandates and the lead time required for the event to occur, the decision was made to cancel the Swap Meet for 2021. A suggestion was made to try to reschedule for a Fall date (November?) that, although sounded like a good solution, would need a thorough investigation before committing the required ‘up-front’ fees required with no assurance of success.

  Guest Speaker
Phil introduced Mike Woodard—President, Houston MG Car Club< — to address the Chicagoland MG Club. The members found it very interesting to hear about how another club runs and their activities. Mike noted that the Houston club was also running ZOOM meetings and also ZOOM Technical Sessions. Mike finished his visit with a pop quiz awarding the member with the most correct answers to MG related questions. Barney Gaylord was the winner of a copy of the Glovebox Companion. Barney opted to receive an email version and donate the hard-copy to the club library.

Car Projects
Bill Kalafut noted he was running into electrical problems. It seems his YB electrical system would generate smoke when turned on. He found the problem to be in the rewiring of positive-to-negative grounding was incomplete.
Kevin Carlson is investigating a raw gas smell. So far the gas tank is okay, still troubleshooting the [problem.

Staff Reports
Treasurer—Jim Compton reported the club currently has $7,287 in checking, $22,557 in savings for a total of $29,844.
Library—Paul Pickley noted the new addition of the donated book from Barney Gaylord.
Membership—Vic L’Heureux reported the membership dues are still being collected. Current paid membership is now at 159.
Driving Events—Jamie Schafer noted there are a few events starting to show up on the club calendar. Events are noted in the April issue of Driveline.
      April 17—Spring Tune-up
      May 8—Car Care Safety Clinic for Seniors
      May 23—Spring Chicken Run
      June 14-17—MG International—2021
      July - (tentative) - Trip to Blackhawk Raceway

New Business
Club in-person meetings—with the uncertainty of Mack’s Golden Pheasant reopening, the club is looking for an alternate meeting place as early as May.

With no further business to discuss, President Phil Wydra closed the business meeting at 8:30 pm.

Respectfully submitted,
Victor L’Heureux,
CMGC Secretary