Chicagoland MG Club: Driveline

June 2020

Monthly Meeting Minutes
May 18, 2020

17 Members in video meeting

CMGC President Phil Wydra opened the meeting at 7:00 pm. Phil noted this is the first CMGC monthly meeting held via video conferencing and will try to note all who attend.

Meeting minutes - from last meeting held on February and noted in the March Driveline newsletter were approved.

Treasurer Report
Jim Compton reported $1,145 checking, $28,552 savings for a total of $29,697. The checking account fund was reduced & transferred to savings as a security measure during negotiating a wire transfer for the Project Car sale overseas.

Old Business – no old business presented.

Driving Events
With the lockdown of social events, there have been no official events noted. Jamie suggested maybe scheduling some smaller events that could be taken by small groups. She noted the Silver Springs State Park in Yorkville as a possible site to visit and meet for a casual picnic. Doug Clark mentioned small groups could assemble on June 21st for the Summer Solstice at a local popular ice cream shop. These would not be sanctioned club events but rather ad hoc adventures. Anything to get out and drive.

Dave Bralic noted the Father’s Day event at Blackhawk Farms Raceway in South Beloit is still on, although he did not know of what restrictions there would be on that event. (June 19-21, 2020)
Dave also noted the BFR Track days to be held July 15th? If you are interested to running your car on the track in a racing configuration, let him know before May 30th. There is a need for 30+ drivers to make the event. There is a fee required.

Car Projects:
Bill Kalafut is currently working on the recently purchased MG -YB. Wiring harness on order.
Dave Bralich replaced the kingpin assembly on his ‘daily driver’.
Kevin Carlson—replaced an incorrect gas cap gasket that was causing the gas tank to buckle from the suction. After replacing the gasket, he was able to pop out the tank with injected air.

Project Car
Dean Hickenlooper noted MGA project car was sold to a buyer in Brussels. The wire transfers went without a hitch and the buyer has received the car and spare parts in good order.

With no further business to discuss, meeting closed at 7:38 pm

Respectfully submitted,

Victor L’Heureux,
CMGC Secretary

Library Muse

Not much cooking on the MG front this month except to say that there has been some good opportunities to do some top-down driving with the warmer weather and light traffic volume, even on weekdays for those of us who are not commuting to work. Hope that you have taken advantage.

I’m sure that we have all heard enough about this C19 to last a life time, but let me just say this. It’s not all bad. It has made me feel like a teenager again. Gas is cheap. But I’m grounded. A common occurrence back in the day. Back then I had

~~ Bill Mennell

plenty of places to go but no money. Now I’ve some money but no place to go. Works out the same. This is the first time in years that I have missed the opening day of the fishing season up north. But with the bars and supper clubs closed I would actually have to go fishing. With my wife. How much fun would that be?

After umpteen weeks of being locked inside with me this spring Deb has a renewed interest in gardening. She knows how much that I love fresh asparagus so she’s digging a new planting bed. Six foot long and three foot wide. With a strange look in her eye she says that she has a special fertilizer that is extremely rich in bull crap that is best when buried deep. But why six foot deep? Deb says it will all become clear after she makes me a big pot of her special hand-picked wild mushroom soup. I’ll have enough asparagus to last me for the rest of my life. If ever I should live that long.

But all-in-all we’re holding up pretty well. Spring has finally sprung. Let’s get going on that yard work, spring cleaning, and all those little chores that didn’t get done over winter. Or you could put a small tackle box, can of worms, a couple of two-piece rods, sodas, and green onion sandwiches in the boot on your MG and take a kid fishing. I know that time is tight but one must have priorities. And hopefully it ain’t spring cleaning.

There is a rather obscure quiz (and two clues) in the previous paragraph. Do you see it? Let me know and you could be awarded a nice prize at the next club meeting.

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