Jaguar MAY/JUNE 2012 KITTY LETTER President’s Message JACNY Board of Directors President Jeff Berry Vice President George Parker Secretary Vars Smith Treasurer Jeff Dafoe Director/Editor Linda Dafoe Director Paul Chappell Director John Duncan Director Dick Kinsey Director Aldis Lemesis Director George Parker Director Brian Prosser Membership Chairman Jeff Dafoe For more information about the club, its activities, and how to join the fun, please contact either: Jeff Berry [email protected] 315-656-9732 Jeff Dafoe [email protected] 315-488-1492 Kitty Letter Official Newsletter of the Jaguar Association of Central New York Kitty Letter is a bi-monthly publication of the Jaguar Association of Central New York. It is published every even month. Submission of articles by the membership is encouraged. All material must be received by the last Tuesday of the month prior to publication. Classified advertisements are available to the membership at no charge; all others pay $10. Commercial advertising is available at an annual cost of $140 for full page, $75 for half page, $40 for quarter page, and $25 for business card size. Submit to the Editor. Editor Linda Dafoe Associate Editor Carolyn Parker 2 [email protected] 315-488-1492 [email protected] 315-687-3554 Jaguar Association of Central New York Greetings to all of JACNY members. Well our 2012 events have started off very well. Our first event was a tech session held at Piehler Jaguar in Rochester. I would like to thank George Haynes of the GRTTC for the invitation to our club to attend the event. I would also like to thank Mark Ventrillo of Piehler Jaguar for the barbeque. Those that made it to the tech session had access to the entire shop and the wisdom of Tom (sorry I didn’t get a last name) the Jaguar Master tech that graciously answered all questions. I am looking forward to the next tech session. Thanks again to George Haynes and GRTTC for putting that together. Event number two was the Spring Luncheon at THE INN on THE lake in Canandaigua. The weather was picture perfect and we were treated to a very nice collection of Jaguars. It was great to see everyone again after a long albeit mild winter, hopefully we will be blessed with great weather for the rest of our events. Twenty members were present for a great lunch and a movie presented by George Parker. We also presented Brian with an award for his service as past president. Thank you to Brian Prosser for his choosing The Inn for this venue, I believe that Brian should become the events coordinator for our club. Once again great job Brian and thank you. I look forward to seeing all of you at our next event which is the Slalom event on June 10th, 2012. I would like to welcome Gustavo Nieve de Medeiros of New York City to our club as new member. Welcome aboard Gustavo; I look forward to meeting you at one of our events. See everyone in June and keep those Big Cats purring!! Jeffrey Berry Kitty Letter May/June 2012 “The Queen's English” . Knackered......Worn out, exhausted. Often said of broken machinery or something irreparable. As in the phrase: " I'm totally knackered.“ ******************** E vents for 2012 May 5th – Tune-Up Session with the Greater Rochester Triumph Touring Club May 19th - Spring Lunch JCNA Web Shop May 18th - 21st – JANE Adirondack Tour All club members should look at the new JCNA Shoppe and the JCNA publications area. Due to the change in administration, JCNA can offer Jaguar Journals in sets in the shoppe as JJSET. We will fill any needs that are possible in updating your club library or an individual library. I encourage all of you to take advantage of JCNA's JAGUARUS book in the shoppe by Dugdale/COOK. Simply put, if you have not read this work, you do not understand the impact of the US on Jaguar. It is also available at 50% discount to any site you might find!!! June 10th - 1st JCNA Sanctioned Slalom Thanks for supporting JCNA this year, and if you have any request for products or ideas, please contact JCNA. ******************** June 17th - Euro Car Show at Lorenzo July 21st – Barbecue and Short Road Tour August 10th - 12th Jane Show in Sturbridge, Mass August 18th - 2nd JCNA Sanctioned Slalom August 19th - UK Car Day hosted by the Greater Rochester Triumph Touring Club September 7th - 9th Watkins Glen Vintage Race Weekend September 14th - 16th British Invasion in Stowe, Vermont September 22nd – Wine Tour November 3rd – Fall Dinner Meeting The Kitty Letter is now available on-line at JCNA.com – just navigate to our clubs home page, and from there you can download our newsletter in pdf format. Adobe Reader will be needed to view the newsletter on your computer. The file is screen-resolution – suitable to view electronically, not optimal for printing. Cover Photo: Line-up of Jags at the Spring Lunch Kitty Letter May/June 2012 Jaguar Association of Central New York 3 JACNY's First Slalom for 2012 Our first slalom event is scheduled for Sunday, June 10th. Registration begins at 9:00 a.m. with inspections and driver meetings at 9:30. Runs begin at 10:00. Each registrant gets five runs. To help with your vehicles handling in the slalom it is advisable to add 10 p.s.i. of air in each of the tires. There can be more than one registrant per car, so encourage our spouse and friends to participate. Additionally, our slaloms are sanctioned by Jaguar Clubs of North America, which means that you are eligible for national recognition. Member registration fee $20, fees for non-members is $25 (the additional $5 is to cover insurance costs). Bring your JCNA ID cards with you; we need your National ID number for adding your scores to JCNA.com. Location for the slalom is the same as last year - behind Shoppingtown Dewitt on Erie Boulevard East (Route 5), just off Interstate 481 at the Dewitt exit. This is the Excellus extended parking lot. It is easy to get to from either Interstate 90 or Interstate 81. Volunteers are needed... anyone who would like to volunteer to help run the slalom on Sunday, June 10th, please let Jeff Dafoe know and show up at the slalom location between 8:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Any help would be greatly appreciated, and it does not stop the volunteers from running their cars in the slalom. Any questions, please contact Jeff Dafoe at [email protected]. It's great fun and you will increase your driving skill. Hopefully, you will consider joining us for our first slalom event. Jeff Dafoe JACNY Picnic and Road Tour Join us for a BBQ Picnic and Short Road Tour at our house, located at 5226 E. Foxhill Lane, Camillus NY, on Saturday, July 21st. We figure starting around 1pm or 2pm (firm time scheduled later). Firm details and an event reminder will be blast emailed to members before the event. We have plenty of off-street parking (enough for probably 15 to 20 cars). We will provide all food, wine, beer, iced-tea, coffee and soda. Any member who would like to bring their own favorite beverage is more than welcome. Event will be held rain or shine. RSVP's will be very appreciated so we can plan on food & drink quantities. Any questions and to RSVP please contact by email: [email protected] or phone: 315-487-5911. We will have a few games of chance and skill (croquet, golf chipping, bocce ball and perhaps a mystery game of driving skill) for those interested. Our game room should also be available. The Road Tour will be by Tulip Map over scenic and somewhat twisty roads in the western part of the Syracuse suburbs (farm country with rolling hills) where we live and will probably take about 40 minutes. Vars & Nancy Smith 4 Jaguar Association of Central New York Kitty Letter May/June 2012 Kitty Letter May/June 2012 Jaguar Association of Central New York 5 Photo Caption Contest This photo was snapped at the Tech Session that took place at Piehler Jaguar a few weeks ago on May 5th. Who can come up with the best caption for this amusing shot? Win a free club tee shirt! E-mail captions to [email protected] and the gear heads will pick a winner. (Tee shirt to be awarded at the Euro Car Show on Fathers Day) 6 Jaguar Association of Central New York Kitty Letter May/June 2012 Kitty Letter May/June 2012 Jaguar Association of Central New York 7 Piehler Tune-up Session Review All the Gear Heads have yet another success story to tell... As you all know... JACNY teamed up with the Greater Rochester Triumph Touring Club to organize a Spring Tune Up Session at Piehler Jaguar in Webster, NY. Club members were invited to bring their classic British automobiles to the dealership's shop anddo any tune up, or prep work needed so as to be fully prepared for the up-coming touring and show season. The shop at Piehler was opened for the event to provide members with lifts, specialty tools and the advice of a certified Jaguar technician. What an OPPORTUNITY!!! Our day started at 10am with coffee and doughnuts as the cars came rolling in. Some came just to show & watch... these show cars were displayed in front of the dealership along with dozens of new Land Rovers and Jaguars. It wasn't long before our club president had the keys of a 2012 Jaguar XJ8L and was taking adventurous members out "joy riding" in probably the most powerful, most expensive and fastest car they'd ever had the pleasure to be chauffeured around in. (Even more thrilling when we got down the road and Jeff offered the wheel to any of his riders who wanted to give it a try) Once the foolishness was out of our systems, two of our members had work to do. Brian Prosser wanted to get his XJ12 up on a lift to check out a rather severe fluid leak and Paul Chappell was out to change his brake fluid. Once lifts became available the "big Jags" idled their way between the Triumphs (that seemed to be scattered everywhere) to two available hoists. EVERYONE AGREED that they wanted a hoist in their home shop! Brian's leak was found but required the removal of an Exhaust manifold and a new seal, neither of which he was prepared to do that day, but he was happy to have the diagnosis to give him a clear understanding of the task at hand. The Chappell XJ6 brake fluid change went pretty much without a hitch. The lift went up and down about a dozen times as bleeders were bled and new fluid was added to the reservoir. The "Down and Up" commands given to the technician operating the brake peddle echoed through the shop at least a hundred times as George Parker commented on how he would have brought his "vacuum bleeder" had he only known. 8 Jaguar Association of Central New York Kitty Letter May/June 2012 This job gave a good visual demonstration of the importance of changing the brake fluid as the old stuff coming out of the 1987 Jag looked like muddy water, a little disturbing to those who watched. Once finished there were no surprises as the brakes did work! (No horror stories here of an old classic rolling out of control into a new XK8) After a lunch of grilled sausage, burgers and all the good stuff that goes with them (provided by Piehler Jaguar) the Piehler Jaguar technician gave a interesting lesson to all about fuel system care and re-building techniques crucial to keeping old triumphs running like new. There was lots of opportunity to watch other guys busting their knuckles as they changed engine & gear case oil, checked compression, replaced spark plugs and worked on worn suspension bushings. Many thanks to Aldis Lemesis for his hard work organizing this event, and to Mark Ventrillo, General Manager at Piehler Jaguar for being such a gracious host. I don't think anyone actually put a down payment on a new Jaguar or Land Rover but you can be sure everyone in attendance had a favorite picked out!! (just gotta get the wife to agree) Paul Chappell Members in Attendance Jeff Berry............................... his prized Dodge Caravan (the XJ6 temporarily out of service) Paul & Ellie Chappell............ 1987 Jaguar XJ6 VDP Aldis Lemesis........................ 1962 E-Type George Leopard……………. 1971 E-Type FHC George Parker........................ 1965 E-Type FHC Brian Prosser.......................... 1978 XJ12 L Kitty Letter May/June 2012 Jaguar Association of Central New York 9 JACNY Group at Spring Lunch 10 Jaguar Association of Central New York Kitty Letter May/June 2012 Spring Lunch Review Saturday, May 19th was beautifully sunny and warm, a perfect day for the JACNY Spring Lunch. Those in attendance were Jeff Berry, Paul & Debbie Chappell, George & Carolyn Parker, Jeff & Linda Dafoe, Aldis & Janet Lemesis, Bill & Cheryl Baldwin, Chris & Irene Lappano, John & Barbara Duncan, Bill & Janet Goodman, Alan & Linda MacRobbie, and myself. Vars & Nancy Smith had to cancel, as Vars was feeling under the weather. An email reminder for the event took us from a handful of people signed up, to twenty of us attending the lunch – a very nice turnout. Aldis Lemesis contacted Piehler General Manager, Mark Ventrillo, and secured a brand new XF to have on display at the restaurant along side the many classics that arrived – no doubt, thanks to the nice weather. I did notice a few oil spots left behind here and there by the Jags (see tech session review) – guess its just natures way of seal coating the parking lot. On to lunch, which took place at The Inn on the Lake in Canandaigua NY. Once inside our President, Jeff Berry, spoke a few words welcoming everyone to the event, and then surprised past President, Brian Prosser with a plaque commemorating his time as President. Thanks to everyone for the plaque – I am now enjoying my time as a member of the Retired Presidents Club. Lunch was ordered off the menu, and conversation quieted a bit as it was served, everything from sandwiches & salads to light entrees. After lunch, club member George Parker brought a DVD to share with us – they had a TV and DVD player available to use in the lounge. The video titled “Rendezvous” is of a drive through the streets of Paris at dawn in a Ferrari 275GTB at speed from the view of being in the car. Just what we needed to get excited about our next JACNY event, our first slalom of the year. Brian Prosser Kitty Letter May/June 2012 Jaguar Association of Central New York 11 JANE Adirondack Tour........................................................by George Parker You missed it!....On Sunday, May 20th, Carolyn and I had a great time attending at least a part of the JANE Adirondack Mtn Tour. The Adirondack Museum in Blue Mtn Lake doesn’t open until the Memorial Day weekend, but they opened on the 20th for a private guided tour for the JANE group. JANE had extended an invitation to JACNY to join them on the tour, but we were the only ones to take them up on their offer. The only part of the tour that we could make was the Museum and lunch on Sunday. So we fired up the E-type and headed for the Adirondacks at about 8AM on Sunday morning. After a rest stop in Old Forge, we arrived at the Museum at about 10:45AM. We were the first to arrive. But we didn’t have long to wait. Soon the caravan of Jaguars (and one MGB) came roaring up Rte 28....14 cars in all....a wide variety of Jaguars ranging from an XK120 FHC to a new XJ. The accompanying photos show just a fraction of the cars, the tour guide explaining what we’ll see on the tour, and finally, a group photo. Can you find us in the group photo? After the tour, we headed north to the Owl’s Head Pub in Long Lake for an absolutely delicious lunch. If you’re ever looking for a place for lunch in the Adirondacks near Long Lake, that’s the place to go!.....After lunch the JANE group headed north to Lake Placid where they had planned a banquet that evening. But we passed on the banquet, and headed home. We took the long way home down the Booneville Gorge with a stop for ice cream in Rome.....arriving home at about 7PM. A long day, but fun! 12 Jaguar Association of Central New York Kitty Letter May/June 2012 Kitty Letter May/June 2012 Jaguar Association of Central New York 13 Classifieds: Parts for Sale: 1956 XK 140 Tires, Anyone? 2. Four 1956 wire wheels for above vehicle and tires. Painted red. Good condition. I have 4 Pirelli P4000 205-70/15 tires, with tubes, that are FREE to any club member who can use them. They have only 15,000 miles on them. They're old, but have seen very little sunlight, since the car has always been garaged. George Parker........315-687-3554 3. Four 1956 hubs for above vehicle and wheels. Good condition. Wire wheels for Sale 1. Four 1991 Commander tires with 2.5 inch white walls (650X16) with tubes. Very low mileage. Excellent treads. Wanted I have 4 OE chrome wire wheels, 15 x 5, 72 spoke, correct original curly hub/inner & outer laces, for tube tires. $375.00 for the set of four. Can view ad at MGCC (MG Car Club Western Centre). Website under cars/parts for sale. See “www.mwngcarclub/y/” XK 140 Drophead. Any condition. Contact George Parker at 315-687-3554 or at [email protected] Contact: Aldis Lemesis 585-259-0225 Nels G. Magnuson: 315-682-5920 [email protected] 14 Jaguar Association of Central New York Kitty Letter May/June 2012 JACNY Regalia Hats 25th Tee Shirts Color: Tan or Green Size: S/M or L/XL Price: $20 (tax included) Color: Black with silver and White with green lettering and silver Jaguar Size: S, M, L, XL, XXL Price: $15 (tax included) Polo Shirts Color: Dark Green or White Size: S, M, L, XL Price: $25 (tax included) Quantity Description Tee Shirts Color: Dark Green or Natural Size: S, M, L, XL Price: $15 (tax included) Color Size Price Each Shipping Total $4.25 Total Name Address City State Zip Phone Number How to order Fill out order form completely. Include check for the full amount made payable to JACNY. Mail to: Jeff Dafoe 3549 Lakeside Road Syracuse, NY 13209 Kitty Letter May/June 2012 Jaguar Association of Central New York 15 Jaguar Association of Central New York Membership Application We will print a membership roster in the August issue of the Kitty Letter. It will go to members only. If you do NOT want your membership information listed, please check this box........... Name__________________________________ Spouse__________________________________ Address_________________________________________________________________________ City____________________________________ State_______________ Zip _________________ Telephone (Day)__________________________(Evening)________________________________ E-Mail Address __________________________ @ ______________________________________ Jaguars Owned: Year ____________ Model_______________________Special Features ____________________ Year ____________ Model ______________________ Special Features ____________________ Year ____________ Model ______________________ Special Features_____________________ Non-Jaguar Collector Cars: ________________________________________________________ Club membership is $ 42.00 per year, $21.00 for new members after July 1 for the balance of the year. Make your check payable to JACNY, and send it with this application to: Jeff Dafoe, JACNY, 3549 Lakeside Rd., Syracuse, NY 13209. Membership includes JCNA (national) dues and a subscription to the bimonthly Jaguar Journal. Linda Dafoe 3549 Lakeside Rd. Syracuse, NY 13209