Jaguar Club of Southern Colorado

60th Annual Rallye Glenwood Springs hosted by the MG Car Club – Rocky Mountain Centre
June 8-10, 2012

The MG Car Club – Rocky Mountain Centre invites you to help us celebrate our 60th Annual Rallye Glenwood Springs, the oldest continually-held time-speed-distance rallye in the United States, on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, June 8, 9 & 10, 2012. The first Glenwood Springs Rallye began with a hardy group of MGCC-RMC sports car owners who discovered the joys of top-down motoring in Colorado when MGs still had running boards and the new TR2 and powerful XK-120 were just beginning to be sold by Colorado car dealers. Imagine what Colorado mountain roads were like during that 1952 Rallye—gravel (some pavement!), no guardrails (helps to slow drivers!), single-lane bridges (you need more?), hairpin curves, sheer cliffs, and thin air (well, we still have those!).

The Rocky Mountains of central Colorado, with some of the most breathtaking scenery in America, have formed the backdrop for the Rallye Glenwood Springs through fifty-nine previous years. Vintage and classic cars from as far away as California and Illinois have shared the twisting mountain roads with their newer counterparts for octane-related festivities. And enthusiasts have come from as far away as England to drive borrowed MGCC-RMC cars through such fabled Colorado mining towns as Leadville and Aspen on their way to Glenwood Springs.

This milestone weekend is a marvelous opportunity for not only MG owners but also all car enthusiasts of every marque—British, American, European, Asian—to come together for sunny days, cool nights, and unique events. The fun begins Friday with a scenic Road Tour winding through canyons and over mountain passes between Denver and Glenwood Springs. Saturday’s main event is the Rallye Glenwood Springs—a time-speed-distance rally to challenge both novice and experienced rallyists—through the beautiful mountain valleys around Glenwood Springs. The weekend culminates with the Banquet on Saturday night and the Car Show, Funkhana, and Awards Presentation on Sunday.

Registration is only $45 (before May 15, $55 thereafter) for all driving events and the car show; banquet and regalia are extra. Additional information and registration forms are available on the MG Car Club, Rocky Mountain Centre website at http://mgcc.org/. You can also contact Glenwood Publicity Chairman Steve Hart at 303-985-2763 or E-mail: stephen_hart45@msn.com for information.

Jaguar heritage is alive and well along the Colorado front range in 2011. Outstanding quality vintage Jaguars graced the Rocky Mountain Jaguar Club Concours d’Elegance, the British Motoring Conclave, the British Motoring Festival and the Jaguar Club of Southern Colorado Concours d’Elegance this summer.

The JCSC Concours d’Elegance kicked off Friday evening with cocktails and dinner at the Crowne Plaza in Colorado Springs. Friends from as far away as South Dakota were present and a good time was had by all.

Saturday dawned beautiful and warm with our first non-member spectator arriving early to get a front row seat with plenty of shade. . We had lots of interesting entries in the BMF including three Lotus’, several Mini’s, a few Jaguars (not members of the JCSC yet?) and a very good showing of MGs. Gary and Dee Kerkow’s XK-150 made an appearance again this year but only as a display car (minus a few components).

We were blessed again this October with spectacular weather. Lots of convertibles with their tops down were in attendance, both in the show and driving by to check out the action. With so many outstanding cars entered this year there was an abundance of tough competition to test the talents of our judges. We will post the show results in next month’s newsletter.

The afternoon drive included a well kept local secret; the upper Broadmoor Golf Course club house which proved to be a wonderful respite from the unseasonable city heat. The club house’s location high on Cheyenne Mountain provided a spectacular view of Colorado Springs from the Garden of the Gods to Fort Carson. Our thanks to Budd for letting us in on this great location.

We managed to include Manitou Springs and the Garden of the Gods in our drive again this year. The weekend traffic jam in Manitou was unexpected but the Garden of the Gods was as beautiful this fall as ever.

The Awards ceremony included a delicious dinner and a great auction and raffle hosted by Thom Buckley. Jaguar / Land Rover Colorado Springs is an ideal setting for a British automotive event. Maybe we could persuade Thom to add a “Growler Café” here just for British gearheads. I think it’s safe to say everyone fully enjoyed this delightful evening in Colorado Springs.

For a complete run down on the event check out the October Newsletter.

Don’t forget the next JCSC meeting will be September 20 at 7:00 P.M.. We will meet at Jaguar Colorado Springs, 565 Automotive Drive in Motor City. We are rapidly approaching the Pikes Peak Concours d’Elegance on October 1, so lots of planning will occur at the September meeting. Please plan to attend and join in the fun!

The JCSC will be visiting the Shelby American Collection in Boulder, CO on Saturday, September 10, 2011. This is a very interesting and historically significant collection of original Shelby racing cars and memorabilia. We will be having lunch at the Baker Street Pub and Cafe also in Boulder before visiting the museum. We plan to meet at the Park and Ride parking lot (just south of the Village Inn Restaurant) in Monument around 10:00 A.M. before driving to Boulder. If you are interested in joining this drive and tour, please contact a JCSC Board Member as soon as possible so we can update our reservations.

If you don’t plan to attend the JCSC drive to Boulder and the Shelby American Museum on September 10, there will be a one day fund raising event: the Denver Round Table “Drive for the Kids”. This event includes breakfast, lunch dinner, wine tasting and a delightful drive on some of the most scenic roads in Colorado. For information on this event, contact Cyndi Mumm or Gene Cookenboo (RMJC) or register online at www.denverroundtable.net.

September 17 and 18 will be the 28th Annual Colorado English Motoring Conclave in Arvada. There should be over 500 cars and motorcycles present at this year’s show. Saturday will be a “Ride the Rockies” Gimmick Rallye. On Sunday, everyone will gather at Oak Park in Arvada for the show. There is no general admission charge so come to the show if only just to see the beautiful vehicles. For more information, visit the website www.theColoradoConclave.com.

Be sure and download the latest Newsletter if you haven’t received one via email. The newsletters contain great photos and trip reports from our various events.

The Jaguar Club of Southern Colorado will be displaying our finest felines at the August session of the First Saturday’s Car Show at the First and Main shopping center, directly west of Dick’s Sporting Goods (Powers Blvd and North Carefree). The Car Staging begins at 7:00 A.M. with the show running from 8:00 A.M. to 10:00 A.M. The Jaguar Club members will meet for breakfast following the show. Beat the heat and come on out for this fun event! That’s August 6th by the way.

August 20th is our annual “Quest for the Vino“. We will be meeting at Jaguar Colorado Springs on Saturday, August 20th around 9:30 A.M. We will depart the dealership around 10:00 A.M. for the Holy Cross Winery in Canon City. This year we’ll leave the winery tour to others and we’ll just go directly to the wine tasting and lunch. This is one of the favorite events of the JCSC so be sure not to miss this one! We will need RSVPs so we can arrange the lunch so please let Larenda or me know how many of you will be attending as soon as possible.

The Rocky Mountain Highland Games are scheduled for August 13 and 14 at Highlands Ranch in Denver. Jaguars are leading the auto parade to the games on Sunday. For additional information on this event, please check with RMJC at www.rockymountainjaguarclub.org.

September 10 is the return trip to the Shelby America Museum in Boulder Colorado. Details will be forthcoming.

June has been a very busy month for your Jaguar Club. Planning is well under way for the October Pikes Peak Concours d’ Elegance and July and August events are being finalized.

The JCSC had a commanding presence at the 2011 Briarhurst Father’s Day Show in Manitou Springs on June 19. The weather was spectacular and so were the Jaguars. New faces this year included Richard Hart with his beautiful 1969 E-Type Coupe and Al Thaut with his picture perfect 1995 XJS convertible. Jaguar – Colorado Springs provided a new 2011 XJ-L and a XKR and both were spectacular hits – proof that the new Jaguar’s continue to have what it takes to attract lots of attention.

Who said XK’s don’t have leaper’s on their bonnets? Tom and Donna Miller’s 2007 XKR. Tom seemed a little touchy about kids with water bottles getting too close to his kitty! The other gems glistening in the June sunshine included Roy and Angela Winton’s 2001 XK-8 convertible, Gary and Dee Kerkow’s 2007 XK Coupe, Don Yowell’s 2003 XK-8 Coupe and Dave and Larenda Hershey’s 1995 XJ-S Coupe.

Here’s Richard Hart’s 1969 E-Type Coupe and Al Thaut’s 1995 XJ-S Convertible. Our thanks to Larenda Hershey and the Briarhurst Restaurant for arranging such a lovely setting for our club’s litter of kittens.

Upcoming JCSC Events
There are several upcoming events of interest to our members. The May 17 JCSC meeting will be held at ReinCARnation Auto and will start at 7:00 P.M. We will be serving pizza, carrot and chocolate cake and other goodies.

The June JCSC meeting will be held on Monday, June 20 and will be a driving event to Denver to visit the Clive Cussler Automobile Museum and will be followed by dinner (the second Dinner Meeting of 2011) at The Fort restaurant in Morrison, Colorado. Anyone wishing to participate in this event please contact a board member as soon as possible so we can get reservations for both the museum and The Fort confirmed. We will meet at Jaguar Colorado Springs around 1:30 P.M. and leave the dealership around 2:00 P.M. All expenses will be the attendees responsibility. Additional details will be forthcoming.

August will include our annual visit to the Holy Cross Winery in Canon City on Saturday, August 20.