It's official: Two trips submitted by Carol

Please check out these trip descriptions and contact Carol if you plan to go by indicating trip number(s). (Or leave a comment on this post.)

Trip 1 July 8: Start at Ramada at 10 am go thru Washademoak to Up to Par restaurant in Springfield

Trip 2 August 10: Take Westfield ferry to Yip Cider for afternoon ciders and snack food like pizza and homemade ice cream

Report on June Meeting

We escaped the heatwave and met for dinner in the Carnation restaurant in Oromocto.

Folks might like to know that we set a new record yesterday by beating the previous 

record set in 1951 by almost 3 degrees C.  Global warming is finally hitting us here.

Gary took the floor and led off with some recent news:

• Phil's breakfasts are always a hit but will be moving to (possibly) The Coffee Mill for a few weeks while some renovations are done at our favourite spot, the Sunshine Diner.
• July 12 and 13th is the British motoring Festival in Windsor.
• August 24th sees the 100th Anniversary of the RCAF airshow in ZX...
• The Wednesday evening car shows continue off of Queen St. behind what used to be the Legion...and will be again.
• Our old favourite, the Stanley Fair is...oh ya..I'd better call Larry...will let ya's all know in a day or two.
• Who has, or knows the whereabouts of the Bent spoke award and the mudflaps?
• Sept 23rd and 24th sees the OwlsHead Museum trip.
• There's a trip somewhere on the 6th of July but I missed the details.  Watch here for a post.
• We'll be going to Spinney's in St Martin's on the 29th of June.  Details will be posted soonest.
• There's also rumoured to be a car show there at the same time.
• We completely forgot to plan a next meeting.  Maybe we can do a picnic at Carleton Park again.  Those were popular.

Knowing that not everyone is obsessive about checking the site, I'll be sending out emails on upcoming trips.  Anyone who wants to be on the list is to email me (Bob) at bobearl@hushmail.com

Don't worry, I won't sign anyone up on any hacking forums, pirate sites or Discord servers.

Rob E.

ZX - that's Greenwood for those of you who don't speak Air Force.

Invite to Gerald Elliott Racing Shop

I got the email below from Gerald Elliott recently.  Some of you will remember him from our Zoom meetings during Covid.  He is a veteran racer and knew a number of our members.  He has invited any of us who are going to the Greenwood  Airshow or the British Motoring Festival to drop by for a visit and a shop tour.  He has a couple of very interesting cars.  A photo of the heavily modified Cortina is attached.

I’m hoping to take him up on the invitation on the way to the BMF Show.

Phil

 

Morning Phil.   If any of you are making the trip to the Greenwood Airshow in August or the British Car Show in Windsor in July , please feel free to stop in at Elliott Racing in Enfield for the nickel tour of our shop. We are only 5 minutes from the big Stop. Both the Cortina and Lotus Super 7 are in the shop.

Gerald Elliott, 12 Moraine Dr, Enfield  902-259-3042   Follow NS-102 S to NS-2 N in Enfield. Take exit 7 from NS-102 S  Turn left onto NS-2 N then to 12 Moraine Drive.

 

FABAC June Meeting - Carnation Chinese Restaurant, Oromocto - June 19/2024

I've made reservations for our June meeting at the Carnation Chinese Restaurant in Oromocto for Wednesday June 19 at 5:30. Reservations are in my name.

Hope to see you there.

 

            Gary

British Motoring Festival 2024: Registration is Open

 

(Click on the banner for all you need to know about this great event.)

This from the organizers:

- Where: KES grounds on College Road in Windsor, Nova Scoti

- When: Friday / Saturday July 12-13, 2024 

- Featured Marque: Triumph

- Dorm rooms at KES site will be available.
- There is an evening reception for registered show participants on Friday July 12.
- The show itself is on July 13 and will celebrate the Triumph marque.
- There will be food vendors on site from 8:00am to 3:30pm.
- The show field will be open to the public from 10:30am to 3:30pm.
- Public admission cost is $5.00 per person, children 12 years and under are free.
- Proceeds from the public will be shared with the West Hants Ground Search & Rescue Team.
- Free parking for the public is available on site.
- The show field will be open for participant cars from 8:00am to 10:30am.
- Show cars must remain on site until show closing at 3:30pm, any emergency movement of cars before 3:30pm must be supervised.
- A Banquet will be held on Saturday evening Friday July13 starting at 6:00PM.

We hope to see you there, come celebrate and participate in the biggest yearly BATANS event. Without your participation there will be no BMF! The BMF is organized on a cost neutral basis: we are only looking to break even financially.


On behalf of the BMF organizing committee,
Thijs Molenaar and Ian Cumming, Co-Chairs

1966—when things were cool and hip.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhKTqdSwx2I

(Passed along by Bob E.)

Canadian Grand Prix this Sunday June 9th

FABAC members are invited to watch the Canadian GP in my garage on Sunday afternoon. Times below:

Start time: 1:55 p.m. ET/10:55 a.m. PT
Where to watch: TSN4, TSN5, TSN+
*Pre-race coverage begins at 12:30 p.m. ET

Sunday, June 9

I have some chairs, but bringing one may be a good idea.

Joe