[Nobbc] [Fwd: Call for entries to the Marin Sonoma Concours d'Elegance May 17th 2009]

[Martin Rayman]

Good point, Andy.
Marty
Kentfield
'53 MG TD

On Thu, Nov 20, 2008 at 6:44 PM, andy preston <andypreston at sbcglobal.net>wrote:

> Hi Everyone, I've read all the responses so far and there seems to be a
> consensus to not participate in this show.  I've read the rules and there
> are lots of different classes.  We can't compete with the Duisenberg's or
> 12
> cylinder Ferraris but we wouldn't have to.  All of our cars would be in the
> import classes either pre 1960 or after 1960 and under $5000.  This would
> be
> mainly British/European sports cars that we all own.  One of the main
> objectives of our club is to be more visible with our cars and try and
> encourage younger people to get into the hobby.  The Marin County Fair is a
> great and popular event and extremely well attended. Even if there were
> just
> a few British cars in the show it would be a step in the right direction.
> Many of our cars are in great condition and look good.  I don't think they
> need to be perfect and completely original, read the entry rules.  There
> will only be concours judges for the individual marques, but not for our
> type of cars.  I am considering entering my MGA Coupe providing I get it
> finished in time and would encourage all of you to reconsider, especially
> Greg in his Lotus, and maybe the Alfa will be finished by then, John in his
> TR and Norm in his XK 140.  We need to get our hobby with our lower priced
> cars out there for others to appreciate and realize that they too can buy
> cars like ours and start enjoying them.
>
> Andy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobbc-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:nobbc-bounces at autox.team.net]
> On
> Behalf Of Ron Engelhardt
> Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 6:45 PM
> To: nobbc at autox.team.net
> Subject: [Nobbc] [Fwd: Call for entries to the Marin Sonoma Concours
> d'Elegance May 17th 2009]
>
> I received the following and thought some of you might be interested.
> The entry fee seems a little steep though.
>
> Ron
> 58 MGA
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject:        Call for entries to the Marin Sonoma Concours d'Elegance
> May
> 17th 2009
> Date:   Tue, 18 Nov 2008 17:52:23 -0800
> From:   Erma Murphy <erma at murphyproductions.com>
> To:     <nobbc at sonic.net>, <tkamstra at sonic.net>
>
>
>
> Hello North Bay British Car Club:
> Please pass the word on to your members about this new Classic Car show
> May 17th in Marin County Ca.  Attached is the full call for entries and
> the application form.  Hope you will check it out!
>
> Erma Murphy
> Publicist
>
> Name of Event: Marin Sonoma Concours d Elegance
> Date: Sunday May 17th 2009
> Website:   www.marinsonomaconcours.org
> <http://www.marinsonomaconcours.org> ,
> Venue:   Marin County Fair Grounds at Lagoon Park
>
> Address: 10 Avenue of the Flags
>               San Rafael, Ca 94903
> Contact e-mail:  info at marinsonomaconcours.org
> website:   http://marinsonomaconcours.org/
>
> May 17, 2009 will mark the launch of a new, world-class, Bay Area
> tradition: the Marin Sonoma Concours d Elegance, an automotive
> exhibition and award show celebrating the beauty and craftsmanship of
> classic cars and motorcycles from every era. More than 200 entries from
> early sophisticates like the Duesenberg to the latest design by Ferrari
> will be on display from 10:00am-4:00pm. Special exhibits plus music,
> food, and family activities will fill out the program. The designated
> charity for this event is Hospice By The Bay, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit
> organization that has been serving the Bay Area since 1975. For more
> information and to down load an entrant application please visit
> http://www.marinsonomaconcours.org/
>
> [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type application/msword which had a
> name of ConcoursCall.doc]
>
> [demime 1.01d removed an attachment of type application/octet-stream which
> had a name of MSCCoverwHvyLineLogo.pdf]
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