Category Archives: Shows

MGs On The Rocks 2018

Posted on September 30, 2018 by stuntmidget

First nice day in a while and The Rocks show was happening so I cranked up Bridget to the state park.

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Spring has sprung

Posted on April 15, 2018 by stuntmidget

Well it’s been a long time between posts so here’s an update and some pics. Yesterday was about the first beautiful Saturday of 2018, and so I saddled-up Bridget and made my way to the Hunt Valley Horsepower cars and … Continue reading →

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Air & Auto Classic 2015

Posted on October 20, 2015 by stuntmidget

I have no doubt that the fix was in. Roy made sure to let everyone know that the awards were coming, and that we better watch the hand-outs because “you never know, somebody might win something.”

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Lime Rock Vintage Festival

Posted on September 13, 2015 by stuntmidget

Since I got Bridget in the fall of 2009 it has been my ambition to get her on the race track–preferably one of the historic courses on which she cut her teeth under grandpa’s hands 60 years ago. And so … Continue reading →

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Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix

Posted on July 22, 2015 by stuntmidget

I met two of the men who built my car this weekend–Alan Aught (I think that’s how he spelled it) and Jack Fussenegger. As I’ve posted, the Fusseneggers founded British Coach Works in Arnold, PA in the late 70s. Jack … Continue reading →

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Ready (almost) for Carlisle.

Posted on May 11, 2015 by stuntmidget

Over the past two weekends I have installed the front disk brakes, installed the bigger front sway bar, packed new bearings, bled the brakes, adjusted the rear drums, adjusted the wheel of death, reinstalled the front bumper, washed and vacuumed … Continue reading →

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Carlisle, 2014

Posted on June 9, 2014 by stuntmidget

For the first time since I started going in 2010, I went to the Carlisle Import and Kit Nationals without Bridget. My wife also did not make it this year. It was still amazingly fun. The TDr group mustered five cars, … Continue reading →

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Virginia Beach Air and Auto Classic 4

Posted on October 28, 2013 by stuntmidget

When you show up with seven of anything they’ve got to give you a prize for it. The guy who came with two Mercedes 300SLs got a prize for each–plus one for the Speedster. And he only had three cars … Continue reading →

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Speedster Palooza & MGs on the Rocks

Posted on October 1, 2013 by stuntmidget

Dr. Clock (Alan Merklin) changed his annual Pumpkin Run this year to a mid September Saturday. Karen and I ran it down with a crew of about a dozen Speedster People & it was a sweet run–mainly through the same … Continue reading →

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Carlisle!

Posted on May 22, 2013 by stuntmidget

So Carlisle happened, again. This year was the 10th anniversary of the Speedsters meet Spyders gathering of Porsche-shaped replicas. As is tradition, our brothers-under-the-skin invited us TD schlubs to join their group. Once again they (we) were the biggest replica … Continue reading →

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