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Prez Sez | MG Classics of Jacksonville
March 2024
Fred Woller
President 2024
Greetings to all fellow club members!
As Saint Patty's Day approaches, we find ourselves in the middle of March already! Time is zooming by, but with so many events happening the excitement is building to rev up the old motor and enjoy all the great happenings!
I am happy to inform you that at our February meeting we had 25 members in attendance, along with 14 MG's. Thrilled that we had five new members join our club during the past two weeks!
A Shoutout to our New Members: Welcome! We hope you will join in as many Club activities as possible! We now have a total of 88 Voting Members listed on the 2024 roster.
Mark Spaulding attended the first ever Amelia Kickoff event sponsored by Classic Motorcar Magazine on Friday March 1st. Surprisingly he was the only MG to attend out of 150 cars. Cars & Coffee at The Amelia Concours was in gear on Saturday morning March 2nd. Bruce Sedelmeyer was in attendance and provided a brief synopsis of how the morning went.
Exciting news! Club members Glen and Jill Moore won a Blue ribbon for Best in class of 1949 - 1955 race cars at the Amelia Concours de Elegance. Congratulations!! Unfortunately, the rain poured down over the weekend which was a challenge for all the car owners attending this great event.
Here in Jacksonville at the Avenues Mall CAFFEINE & OCTANE held on March 9th on a beautiful sunny day! The parking lot was filled to the brim with over 400 cars attending. Mark Spaulding, John Greenwood, and myself were the only three MG's. This is always an enjoyable event to relax and chat with other car enthusiasts!
OLD FASHIONED "FARM DAY" at Penny Farms will be held on March 23rd at 10am until 3pm. This is not a judged event but a fun day filled with exhibits ... Food ... Demonstrations ... Games ... Music, Classics Cars, and even a petting zoo! Our club is participating in this festival day and we already have 13 members signed up to go. We would love to have as many cars as possible be a part of this event. Please call or a text to join us! Text or Call Fred at 904-608-6774 for details.
The Club Monthly Meeting is on Saturday, March 30th at THE YARDS in the Sawgrass community in Ponte Vedra. Time: 9am until 10:30am. Please register through the Website to attend.
On April 6th the All British car show will be held in Sanford Florida. There is still time to register if you are interested.
GOF-South 2024: The 2024 Gathering of The Faithful (South) Event will be at Crystal River this year and runs from Thursday, April 18th through April 21, 2024. The most important and recognized MG car show in Florida, this is always a great weekend happening. Please register if you plan on going.
The MAY MEETING WILL BE A FUN ONE! Neil Nelson has graciously offered to host us that day at his house in Fleming Island! There will be a tech session on rebuilding SU carburetors. He has a great garage and workshop set up and a big outdoor deck. We plan on barbecuing hotdogs and burgers and enjoy our May weather. Starting time for the meeting will be announced shortly
June 8th (the second Saturday) Caffeine & Octane at the avenues mall - MG WILL BE THE FEATURED MARQUE! We need to have as many participants as possible for this event to show our support!
Looking forward to seeing you all at our next meeting, at The Yards on March 30! Please Register to attend on the Club Website.
Safety Fast!
Fred