Hunt Country Classic on Sunday: who's goin'????

[vagt6]

The DC MG car club is hosting the Hunt Country Classic this Sunday, Oct. 11, near Middleburg, VA.

Here's the link: https://www.mgcarclubdc.com/hcc/hcc_main.html

I'm going up in a caravan with several other folks from down here near Charlottesville and the Shenandoah Valley British Car Club. We're leaving around 9am, arrive about 10:30ish.

I've preregistered by MK III Midget. If you're going, please look me up. It's glacier white, tan (autumn leaf) interior.

To all: if you're anywhere within driving distance, go to this show. It's arguably the best LBC show in the region with representative cars from all the major LBC marques. In the beautiful Virginia hunt country (where all the uber-rich folks live) on an 18th century estate.

It doesn't get any better, IF you're an LBC lover.

Hope to see all my BCF friends there! :thumbsup:

 

[Shinsen774]

Are there any pictures from the event posted anywhere?

 

[vagt6]

Hello, Jim! No photos on the club website yet. I took a bunch but they're not on the web.

This was a fantastic show by any measure. Record attendance and over 300 cars on display at the beautiful Willoughby Farm (owned by Bill Scott, who built and owns Summit Point raceway). Plus, the weather was absolutely perfect, couldn't have been better. I left Charlottesville with the top down at about 8:30am, the temperature was a nippy 46 degrees (I had good gear on, tho') but it warmed nicely as the sun came up. It's about 80 miles to the show.

One of extra treats of going to this show is driving the long, twisty country roads that lead to the show site in the VA countryside (about 40ish miles from DC). This is the famed VA "hunt country" with estates of the wealthy and famous, many with ownership going back into the 18th century.

I followed (and sometimes, led :c) a friend in a BGT and another riding a '66 Norton Atlas (750) motorcycle. Top down, beautiful, sunny day in the VA hunt country, twisty roads and a spirited drive. Heaven couldn't be better, in my book . . .

BTW, my Midget won "Best in Class" for the MG Midget class! I was thrilled, and honored. Nice etched glass tropy and a wonderful ceremony MCed by the British Embassy's Dominic Chilcott. He was funny, and quite knowledgeable about the cars.

Thanks to the urging club DC MG Car Club's President Charlie Scott, who owns two Midgets, the Board voted unanimously to make Austin Healey Sprites a separate class (as they should be -- they're NOT MGs). I've noticed, much to my chagrin, that if there's a nice bugeye in the "Spridget" class, a Midget's chance at the trophy goes down the tubes! :laugh:

I never have time post photos here, but I might do it soon. Lemme see if I have time tonight.

What a day!

 

[Shinsen774]

Congratulations Mark. Your car is beautiful.

 

[tony barnhill]

Hey, way to go, Mark....congrats!

 

[vagt6]

Jim, Tony: thank you very much. :thumbsup:

 

[LBCs_since_1988]

Another great show at Willoughby (formerly Svea) Farm!

 

[vagt6]

A few photos of the show

Willoughby Farm estate:

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[vagt6]

My Midget at the show


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[vagt6]

Beautiful 1962 TR-4 with white dash:

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[vagt6]

The bagpipers:

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[vagt6]

Nicely sorted Lotus Cortina, very rare:

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[vagt6]

Youys Truly, accepting award:

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