SATURDAY, AUGUST 20TH
SWIM PARTY/PICNIC AND JUDGES
TRAINING
Swimming starts at 4:00
p.m.
Wow! August already! Where
has the summer gone? Time for the
membership to get together for an afternoon of playing in the refreshing
swimming pool, eating and drinking our favorite summertime goodies and learn
about how to look at a Jaguar from a Judges perspective.
Larry and Ada Jean West will
host the party at their home at 8824 E.
19th St. in Tulsa.
The party will start at 4:00 p.m.
as the sun is going down, so we should have pleasant temperatures and shade
in the back yard to enjoy the fun, food and libations.
Larry will fire up the grill about 5:00 pm for the burgers and hot dogs
that the club will provide. We ask
that attendees bring a covered dish to share and also a lawn chair or two so
everyone has someplace to sit and enjoy the good food. The drinks will also be provided by the
club.
About 6:00 pm Larry West, our Chief Judge will conduct an easy to follow
instruction class on how to judge a Jaguar. Plan on being there so you can learn
what it is that the Judges are looking at when your Cat is in a show. The idea here is not to pick cars apart
but to help owners improve the looks and originality of their cars. You will be amazed at what you can learn
about maintaining your Jaguar’s beauty and elegance.
Please call the West’s today and let them know how many will be
attending. Their phone is (918) 664-1743 or e-mail at
westaj@swbell.net .
BREAKFAST at the SHERATON
41ST & GARNETT – August 6
The dog days of summer! We could all use a good breakfast in a cool location. The coffee will be ready and waiting at 9:00 am. Bring the whole family and get your day started right.
2005
TULSA CONCOURS & SLALOM
SEPTEMBER 10Th
By Greg
Timo
The Jaguar Club of Tulsa is hosting its 33rd Concours
d’Elegance on September 10, 2005.
For those of you who have never attended this annual event you have
missed out on viewing some of the finest new and restored Jaguar vehicles in the
country. As in the past other British vehicles are also invited to attend. This year’s show promises more of the
same quality automobiles.
These nimble British cars are more than just lovely to look at and on
Sunday, Sept. 11th, all those who entered a car in the show will get
one free registration for the slalom.
Test your skills as a driver against the clock on the JCNA sanctioned
course that will be set up on the BOK parking lot. You will improve your driving and be
amazed at what you learn about your car’s handling.
If you plan on showing a vehicle, we have the perfect
show site. The DoubleTree Hotel at Warren Place, located at 61st and
Yale Ave., offers a grass show site which is tree lined for shade and comfort.
Incase of inclement weather we have the option of an indoor parking facility so
the show can go on. Security is
provided Friday and Saturday nights in an area designated for the show entrants
in the parking garage. The
DoubleTree Hotel has once again offered us very reasonable room rates for the
participants coming from out of town.
At the
conclusion of the show on Saturday there is a dinner and awards presentation on
the 19th floor of the II Warren Building. The view from this newly remodeled
dining room gives you a stunning panoramic view of the Tulsa skyline and
surrounding area. The dinner is buffet style with beef and/or poultry being
served with numerous side dishes. Of course deserts are included. The price of the meal is economical for
the quality of this dinner
There are two major shopping malls close by if during
the weekend some of your party decides to go shopping and there are interesting
entertainment venues for those so inclined.
I
guess the point I am trying to make is that the Tulsa Concours is fun for
everyone and above all affordable. So we hope you will give our show a try and
we will make it a pleasant experience for you and your guests. Be sure and check
the Jaguar Club of Tulsa web site (jcti.willjag.com) out
for additional information. I am
looking forward to seeing you in September,
Greg Timo – Concours
Co-Chair
For more information: (H) 918-369-5967 (W) 918-596-5882
NEW CLUB WEB SITE ADDRESS
We have a new club web site address. Will Babb our resident web guru, has
moved the club site so it will accommodate more pictures of club events and
members.
Pictures from the newsletter will be posted there “in full color” plus pictures that did
not appear in the newsletter.
Have a picture of you and your Jag?
Send it to Will for inclusion on the site with “Club Members and their
Cars”.
Our web site is a convenient way to keep up with what is going on in your
club, so check it out!
SEPTEMBER 10TH
33RD ANNUAL JAGUAR CAR
SHOW
AKDAR SHRINE TRANSPORTATON FUND
BENEFIT
By – Linda Young
The premier event of the year is nearly here
again. Our annual JCNA sanctioned
car show will be held on the lawn at the DoubleTree at Warren Place, in
Tulsa.
We are expecting numerous beautifully restored
vintage Jaguars to share the field with the impeccably maintained ‘cats’ that
are driven on a daily basis. It is
our clubs once a year opportunity to show off these elegant cars to the public
and to help a very worthy local organization raise funds for a good cause.
The Shriner’s are nationally known for the hospitals
they maintain around the country to treat children who do not have insurance or
funds and might otherwise go without medical care. What many people don’t know is that each
Shrine Temple is responsible for all the costs of getting these children to and
from the hospitals. The Akdar
Shrine in Tulsa maintains 4 vans specifically used for this purpose. Tulsa Shrine members make frequent trips
taking children to St. Louis, MO and Shreveport, LA for orthopedic treatment and
to Galveston, TX to the burn center.
The members donate their time to accompany these children and their
families but it takes money to keep those vans on the road.
The Jaguar Club of Tulsa has for the past two years
been able to assist this fine organization by raising funds during our Concours
to help maintain those vans. The
Board of Directors and the Concours Committee are pleased to announce that the
local Akdar Shrine Transportation fund will once again be the charitable
beneficiary of our show.
SLALOM - SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER
11TH
TIMED RUNS START AT 9:00
A.M.
We will be back on the Bank of Oklahoma parking lot again and ready to
smoke ‘em around the course on Sunday morning. Sure does feel like you are flying low
when you are out there on the course, but the top speed is about 35 mph. However, what you experience about
handling your car is invaluable and could prove extremely useful on the road
with the cell phone junkie drivers out there.
We had such a good turn out last year that we are once again offering 1
free driver registration for all entrants in the Saturday Concours. If you have never tried the Slalom don’t
worry, we will have a “school” for first time drivers and an experienced driver
will ride with you to help you learn the course.
We anticipate a large turn out of Jaguars and other British cars at the
show this year and we hope the owners will all take advantage of the opportunity
to test their driving skill. This
is always a fun event so don’t miss it even if you only come out to watch. It is always entertaining.
PADDOCK NEWS FROM THE BRITISH
GP
McKenzie's Nude Lap of
Silverstone!
News from the F1 web site
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Well, it finally happened: the much awaited nude lap
of Silverstone by Scottish journalist Bob McKenzie who writes for the English
newspaper The Express. He
was true to his word and completed a lap of the circuit, with nothing but body
paint, in the style of a West McLaren Mercedes F1 car and a sporran (a strange
Scottish purse worn between the legs).
It took place at 11 o'clock on race morning and Bob
just about managed it despite the heat. Bob was flagged away by none other than
Ron Dennis with a contingent from the team surrounding him on the grid. Also
present was his TV reporter daughter, Lee, who wore a T-shirt with the slogan
"The Oh My God Father" on the front and "Sorry Silverstone" on the back. The event was turned into a fund-raiser
for the Tommy's charity and the amount of money collected will be revealed
shortly. "I've honoured the
challenge," said McKenzie. "Even on
the way round, marshals were coming up and giving money. I was hoping that they would arrest me
but they kept saying 'Go on, go on.'"
INSTRUCTIONS FOR DEALING WITH
INCOMPETENTS (without committing a felony!)
By Stan Lackey
Having just heard that my XJ6 had been the victim of
a hit and run (broadside) when it wasn’t even supposed to be on the road, I just
went ballistic. With this new information (via voice message on my cell phone) I
didn’t “call back” like the messenger had requested. I loaded up my RAGE and decided
to drive as fast as I could over to the “offenders” house.
While departing my house, I called a friend and asked
him to accompany me. At the time I
wasn’t sure if my request was for assistance with removing of my car from the
possession of this NUMB SKULL or if I was looking for a helper to pick up the
HUMAN body parts that I anticipated
may soon be strewn around my newly DAMAGED Jag!
The 15-mile drive kind of cooled me down. I went from super heated steam to just
steam. At the scene, something was
fishy. Duh…. It seemed that my car
wasn’t in any location where it could have been the victim of this “unforeseen
event”. Instead it was parked on top of a bridge overpass out of harm’s way and
pointed in the opposite direction from which the ‘accident’ had taken
place. It seems the accident had
occurred somewhere else and the
MORON had been attempting to actually drive my (now damaged) car from his house
to yet another location!
It was obvious that the car had taken the hit in the
left rear quarter. Fortunately it seemed that most of the impact had been
absorbed by my now ruined custom BBS rim.
The hit from the other driver had knocked a chunk out of that left rear
rim the size of a football!
Honestly I don’t know how the tire was holding air. The fact that the jerk had been trying to drive my
car to some other location (I never did get a straight answer on that deal) with
20% of the left rear rim MISSING was just flabbergasting!!!
The “mud” really hit the fan
when he started in on an unsolicited and sophomoric explanation about why
my car was now approximately one mile from where the original story and any SANE
explanation would have place it!
As he kept on with his unsolicited explanation,
I warned him that I couldn’t
restrain my self much longer and that if he continued to come towards me I was
probably going to beat the life out of him
on the spot! Wisely he
stayed away from me as I continued to call him every oath and combinations of
oaths that I could muster. I think
that I got my point across but if not, at least I beginning to feel a little bit
better. The decibel level of my
oratory was apparently substantial because about 2 hours later I was almost
unable to speak and that lasted for a week! This wasn’t near as satisfying as a good
old fashion ASS WHIPPING would have been, but in my state of mind I wasn’t sure
I could have stopped myself. I
didn’t need to compound my problems by going to jail for assault or more! While
I’m not the toughest guy on the block, that afternoon I would have taken on and
whipped KING CONG!
I
decided it was time to extract myself from the situation and dispense with
yet another IDIOT, I had trusted.
Because I couldn’t get the car started, which is I’m sure is why it was
still on the bridge, I needed to get it towed out of there. My car hadn’t been registered or insured
yet so I couldn’t call triple A.
Instead I called a fellow Jag club member and friend, Steve Dunbar, and
ask to use his trailer. Just a
little bit later there came Steve to the rescue! After we got the car loaded I (we)
decided to just leave the car on the trailer at his house for the rest of the
day and tackle the “it won’t start” problem the next day.
The next day Steve and I tried to diagnose why my car
wouldn’t start. I was still way
past mad and every time I looked at my car and that blown up RIM my problem
solving skills degraded as I fought a strong desire to go back to Moron’s house
and just whomp on him! O-well, back
to sanity and the business at hand.
Even though both gas tanks had been re-done it seemed
there were still problems with fuel delivery. There had been reoccurring trash in the
fuel line and several fuel filters replaced since the car had been running, or
so it seemed. I inspected the fuel filter and it looked fine. After a bit more
head scratching Steve and I conferred, and decided what we really needed to do
was to CALL SCOTT YOUNG!!
We made the call and Linda said come on over so off
we went to usurp some of Scott Young’s time that afternoon for a hopefully quick
diagnosis and resolution of the problem. It is only about 3 miles from Steve’s
house to Young’s, so in no time there we were, parked outside the fence at the
Young’s house, hat in hand, broken Jag on a trailer and looking for a bit of
help.
CLASSIFIED
Classified ads are free to club members. To place an ad e-mail to
mmra@valornet.com or call (918) 258-8320.
FOR SALE: 1964 Jaguar 3.8S, wire wheels, automatic
(professionally rebuilt 2001), new interior (leather, wood and carpet).
Solid car, needs wiper motor, turn signal controller. No radio or tool
kit. Asking $10,000. Contact Bill Watkins to be put in touch with
seller. (479) 636-2168 (days) (479) 631-0054 (nights) bwatkins@watkinslawoffice.com
For Sale: The “Gray Ghost” – 1979 street prepped race car. Set up for JCNA slalom and HPDE track
days or enduro racing. MkX carbs,
rebuilt torque converter, full roll cage, fuel cell, Corbeau seats, 5 point
harness, MSD, adjustable front springs, solid sub frame and mounts, big sway
bars front and rear. Ready to drive
to the track. $9500. Scott Young (918) 258-8320
For Sale:
1976 XJ6C. BRG with biscuit interior. Paint and interior in very good
condition. Nice driver, low
mileage, A/C works! New Dunlop
tires (all five), original 8-track, rebuilt transmission, factory tool kit,
manuals, parts book and Delanair manual.
Drive anywhere. Always
scores high in driven class. Asking
$12,000. Call Richard Crump (918)
587-3939 (w) or (918) 541-7378 (cell)
For Sale: 2002 X-Type 3.0 – Phoenix red/black interior. 5 spd transmission, full sport pkg. 6 CD changer, premium sound, sun roof, JCNA Champion class C-18. Perfect condition. $33,000 OBO. Call Linda Young (918)258-8320 or mmra@valornet.com
A DAY AT THE RACES
By – Stan Lacky
Editors note: this is a first person report about
participating in the HPDE at Hallett Motor Racing Circuit on June
25th.
“Hey,
you want to ride around this time?”
“Yah
sure, but I need a helmet.”
“No
problem I’ll get the spare.”
As Scott
said that, I saw the spare helmet with the writing on the back of it. Right then it kind of flashes through my
mind that just a few minutes ago Scott was explaining (in response to my
question) that the info on the back of his helmet was his blood type and other
“Vital” information. Not that I
was, Uh…. worried about my SAFTY in the upcoming “ride around” but to say that
the writing on the back of the helmet was rather “thought provoking” would be
truthful. I got in the Grey Ghost,
Scott’s heavily modified series II XJ6, strapped in and away we went.
That
Saturday the track was being run counter clockwise, and so with thumbs up from
the starter off we go sliding onto the track in the middle of the first
straightaway. Scott HAMMERS the
gas! I’ll bet that on that first
straightaway we were hitting about 80 mph. We made a dogleg left and by the end of
the second straight we were doing about 100+. Ok, ok, I see a HARD left coming up and
we are still going about 80+! Bam! Scott HAMMERS the brakes and the Ghost
decelerates like we had just popped a chute! A hard but smooth, turn of the wheel and
we are into the left turn switch back. With the tires squealing and doing what
felt like a 4 wheel drift we began to accelerate. About half way through that first switch
back turn I see that the nose of the Ghost is almost up the (uhumm) “rear” of
another Jag. That “other Jag” was
Steve Cleveland, a Tulsa Jag club
member, in his beautifully restored E-type 2+2. Scott Young, Steve Cleveland, and Greg
Cleveland had all brought cars out to Hallett that day to participate in the
High Speed Touring sessions and here we were right in the middle of it, going
sideways at 65+ mph and accelerating! Wow, get some!
I
had attended a high speed touring session about a year ago and had driven my XJS
Convertible, but with it’s gearing and nearly 5,000 pounds, my car was no where
near as snappy as the Ghost, or (obviously) Steve’s E-type! That point was pushed home during one run
in my XJS-C when I was passed (or was that lapped?) by a Dude in a Volvo station
wagon!! In my own defense it was a
turbo Volvo station wagon! LOL!
With that first HARD left completed we started the climb up the hill in a sweeping right hand turn. All this at about 65MPH and on our way to 80+ MPH. The Ghost had almost crawled up the back of Steve’s E-Type on that first hard left turn but, it was obvious that Steve wasn’t taking any slack because that E-type accelerated up though that long right hand sweeper like it had been stung! Wow, a car of that vintage pulling away like that! Impressive! The long right hand sweeper started out climbing and finished descending into a fast (hit the brakes, pop the chute!) 90 degree left turn that was followed by yet another FAST left hand 180 with another long climb up through some quick left and right “S“ turns. It was interesting that all the distance that Steve could put between himself and the Ghost was lost in those HARD 180 degree (stomp your brakes) turns. Apparently Steve’s 4.2 E-type could, with a manual transmission, out accelerate Scott’s XJ6 with the automatic, but couldn’t out maneuver or out brake (decelerate) him in the turns. That’s the way it seemed to be going. Steve would pull away in the climbing straights, and Scott would make it up in the turns. I know that Scott is an experienced race driver and Steve, in that E-type, was doing a hell of a job to fend off the constant attack by the Ghost in the turns. Man, if Scott only had a little Nitrous! (that would be a nitrous oxide “kit” commonly known as NOS) I think that he could either (A) climb the hills quicker, or (B) being more in tune with my kind of luck, blow his motor up trying!! Ha ha ha! After the climbing “S” type turns came one last right hand sweeper and then it was back to the “whip “em as hard as you can” straightaway were we were hitting about 100 -110 mph, with that E-Type of Steve’s still pulling away. Man, one lap down and just 6 more to go in this 15-minute session of High speed touring! In what felt like just minutes later, (and at the same time hours) out came the checkered flag and it was time for all of the High Speed Touring drivers to take that final lap to cool down and then back to the pits. As we entered the parking area where the car haulers and tents were I again become aware of the volume of sound that the open header on the Grey Ghost was making. The three drivers, Scott, Steve, and Steve’s brother Greg in a race prepared 912 Porsche, lined up and parked. Engines were turned off and we all “dismounted”. While the cars started to cool down every one went into a kind of question and answer session as notes were compared about the different turns and possible new lines for driving the track were discussed. Forty minutes later, as the next High Speed Touring session prepared to start, Steve asked me if I would like to ride with him. While I appreciated his generous offer all I could remember was that one day last fall when Don McArthur lost the brakes on his high performance E-Type while doing somewhere in the 100+ MPH on the back straight. That sudden bake failure resulted in a FAST trip through the tire barrier and continued on a good distance into the woods!! It was wild ride for Don (the driver) and I’m sure an even wilder ride for his high speed passenger (shudder!!!) Scott Young! For some reason I just couldn’t get past the visual of the day so I politely declined. So far it had been a great day and with another 2 or 3 fifteen minute sessions of High Speed Touring yet to be run that Saturday there was more than enough time left to generate and live to tell, a few more good stories and a lot more laps!
