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September Meeting Our September meeting will be at the Newark Valley Railroad Depot on September 21st. This is our dinner meeting that is now being called our annual celebration meeting. The meeting will begin at 6:30 PM. We need to know who will be attending by September 14th so we can let the ladies of the Newark Valley Historical Society know how many to prepare for. The menu is ham with baked potatoes, salad and desert. We also will be touring to Ottos Wheels in Horseheads and Don Merrill’s Museum in Waverly on
September 19th with lunch at Beeman’s Restaurant in Sayre. The only cost will be your check at the restaurant. We leave the Newark Valley Railroad Depot at 8:30 AM, and the tour will end about 5:00 PM. I need to know how many people are going to this event also by
September 14th so our hosts will know the number to be ready for. The September tour will be the last one that Cheryl and I will plan as your president, as I plan to step down at the end of this year.
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2015 Car Show
Photos by Bill Clark
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Apprising Our New Car Show Layout As most of you know, we made several new changes to our car show this year. As with all new endeavors there were some flaws that would only show up when the plan was first implemented.
the judging and awarding of trophies. This confusion did not result from a shortage of room in the Future Classics field as there was much more room for cars in the eastern part of the field. We Looking to the break- only had not left down of cars reprinted enough room for each of the three classes. on page four, it is evident that the largest We also need to return out this year evaluate the placement came from the 1963 of two classes in the to 1972 years. That same row on the show class had a serious field. There were a few overflow that we need minor conflicts where to address during next we had to place cars year’s planning. from class 7 into the We also had thirty cars in the “Future Classics field and, due to someone moving the class signs between class 21 and 22 we had no room for the nine cars in class 22 and wound up with a mix of class 22 and class 23 that resulted in mass confusion in
area reserved for one of the other classes. In general we were able to eliminate the gapping hole in the middle of the field that we have been having in the past, but we need to refine the plan a little more. I am prowd of the hard work that the members of Tioga Region exerted for this my final show as your president and I hope that you will continue to produce the quality of show for my replacement.
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SEMA Surprise A few months ago I received a report from SEMA that the state of Hawaii had just passed a law that no gas sold in the state after the end of December 2015 would contain ethanol! The surprise was in my belief that the addition of ethanol was dictated by national law and as such was not in the province of state or local government. The state of Hawaii declared that ethanol attacked the fuel system of our automobiles causing damage to any and all rubber components. They also stated that ethanol added to the cost of fuel as the cost of manufacture of ethanol was greater than that of pure gasoline. Since Hawaii has to import all their fuel from the mainland, the ethanol attracted water in the crossing decreasing the efficiency of the fuel. They ended their report with the factor that ethanol in and of itself decreased fuel economy causing them to need to import more fuel just to meet the needs of their citizens. Since I have seen the damage that ethanol has done to some of our member cars, and the added expense our members have had to combat that damage, I wondered if there would be an awakening of more of our lawmakers to the plight of all our car owners not to mention those of us who love the history our cars represent. This month I once again received a report from SEMA that there is a new bill being introduced in the Pennsylvania senate recommending that they also outlaw the addition of ethanol to the gasoline being sold in their state! With the exception of the long transportation issues that Hawaii reported, Pennsylvania included in their reasoning the same concerns that Hawaii reported in their new law. The only question now open is “When will New York open their eyes to the problem and also pass a law that protects our cars. This issue not only affectsour collectors but also any automobile that is older than 2014! HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL!!!
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From The Mail
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As I reported in the article on page one, as well as the minutes of our August meeting, it is my intention to step down from the position of president at the end of this year. It has been a pleasure to me that for the last seven years you have placed your trust in me to lead this club. I know that there have been times when I made mistakes in judgment on some of my decisions, but you have tolerated those mistakes and helped me to understand the needs of Tioga Region. I know you will continue to support whoever replaces me in the post of president and that Tioga Region will continue to be the best car club in the southern tier. The new president will soon learn that he will gain new friends wherever he represents our club. He or she will also be turned to be non-members for information about A.A.C.A. and Tioga Region because the public is interested in our hobby.The rewards are well worth the time that the office requires. I intend to remain active in Tioga Region and will attend all events the club plans. My support for Tioga Region will continue even when I no longer have the ability to drive the cars that I now enjoy.Thank you for not only seven years of friendship but also for those still to come.