BRITISH SPORTS CARS ALASKA

BRITISH SPORTS CARS ALASKA

British Sports Cars Alaska Limited is the club for

owners of all British sports cars including Austin

Healey, Caterham, Jaguar, Jensen Healey, Lotus,

Marcos, MG, Mini, Morgan, Sunbeam, &

Triumph

July 1, 2018

Tour of Anchorage, Part 2 > Hatcher Pass > Concours > Eagle River BBQ > Highland Games

Cover: BSCA Concours d'Elegance. Young fans inspect Steve Rosenfield's 2009 Lotus Exige KM

2018 Renewals Past Due

If you have already renewed your BSCA membership for 2018, thank you. Your dues cover everything from printing costs to library rental fees for the concours, parade entry fees to Christmas party expenses. If you haven't yet renewed, please send the attached renewal form with your $30 check to John Martin, 8004 Meadow Hills Circle, Anchorage, Alaska 99502.

2018 BSCA Activities & Plans

July 4 Anchorage Independence Day Parade

Wednesday

John Martin: 748-8004

Celebrate our independence by driving your British car in the 4th of July parade.

We must be staged and ready to go in our location

no later than 9:00 AM. Our #37 staging location is on K Street, headed southbound, between West 7th and 8th Avenues.

Parade rules: Parade Marshals: Each entry must provide a volunteer parade marshal. No Weapons: All weapons are prohibited from the parade & festival. No throwing or distributing of favors or handouts. No advocating, opposing, or depicting of any political campaign, religious proselytizing or non-inclusive social issues. No spraying water or other liquids.

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No blowing of sirens or horns. No persons or articles hanging over sides of vehicles. No alcoholic beverages or controlled substances.

July 4 (Wed.) Independence Day Parade

Chugiak

July 13 (Fri.) Bear Paw Car Show

Rick Harding

July 14 (Sat.) Bear Paw Parade

Dean Cox

July 21 (Sat.) Sutton Valley Trash Show & Shine

Cheryl Babbe

July 28 (Sat.) Whittier!

Dave Baldwin

August 4 (Sat.) PRE-Show & Shine

Martin Walters

August 5 (Sun.) Jay Ofsthun Show & Shine

Delaney Park Strip The biggest car show in town! Always the first Sunday in August.

August 11 (Sat.) Hot Summer Nights, Palmer

Dean Cox

August 18 (Sat.) Knik River Run

Johnson Quarles

August 25 (Sat.) Eklutna Lake

Rick Harding

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Tour of Anchorage, Part 2

Pictures: Dave Baldwin Dave's pictures didn't catch up with your absent editor in time for the June newsletter. As you may recall from last month's story, Dean Cox, Dave Baldwin, Travis DeMoss and John Martin met at the west end of the park strip at 2pm under cloudy skies. Ursula Gould walked across the park strip and explained that she could not get her MGB to start.

Dean, Travis, & John help Ursula get her MGB outside

Needs fuel too...

The guys got her car going and eventually everyone made it to the Jewell Lake Tastee Freez. They all agreed that helping a fellow member get her car on the road was better than a drive around Anchorage.

Consultation...

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Hatcher Pass

June 2

Photos: Dave Baldwin & Ken Morton

If you weren't along, you missed a great drive to

Hatcher Pass. Four Triumphs, one Jaguar, and one

Ducati showed up at Eagle River Fred's on a beautiful

sunny Saturday morning. Rick wasn't prepared to ride

his Ducati to Hatcher, so after a bit of visiting, he

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headed for home and we headed toward Palmer. We were joined by Jason & his MG as we neared the Little Su bridge; six cars made the trek up the mountain to the parking lot at the entrance to the State Park.

Dean, Sandra, & Wolfgang We visited some more in the mountain air, and then departed to the Palmer Ale House for refreshments. After our late lunch/early dinner, we drove the Old Glenn Highway south from Palmer and headed back to Anchorage after a grand day.

Left to right: Jason's MGB, Leonard's Triumph TR4A, Wolfgang's Triumph TR6, Dave's Jaguar XK8, Dean's Triumph TR8, Ken's Triumph TR6

Josh, Leonard, & Jason British Sports Cars Alaska, July 1, 2018

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Concours d'Elegance June 10

Loussac Library

Photos: Ken Morton

In the pre-war years, a Concours displayed the best work of contemporary automotive designers and

builders. By the 1950s, the concours was becoming a place to display classic cars, original or restored. Visitors to our BSCA Concours were asked to vote for

their favorite cars of each marque, as well as an overall Best of Show/People's Choice.

Best MG - Dennis & Robin Johnson - 1977 MGB (You could eat dinner off this engine!)

Puzzle: somewhere in this issue is a photograph that is "not quite right." Be the first to email your editor with the answer and win a prize. Your answer must both identify the photo and identify the aspect that is "not quite right."

Best Triumph - Leonard Steinberg - 1966 TR4A

Best of Show - Steve Rosenfield - 2009 Lotus Exige

Best Healey - Scott Bruno - 1974 Jensen Healey

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