Well, Pat and I made it safely back from SUNI. Some others were not so fortunate as you will see in an article later in this edition. This tragedy strongly underscores the safety issue for all of us. We are driving old cars and need to be certain that they are in sound mechanical and physical condition each and every time we drive them. A small amount of time and money goes a long way toward safety and peace of mind for our, at times, somewhat reluctant passengers. Please everybody, learn from this incident and do a thorough once-over on all critical items on the cars and replace anything that is the least bit questionable. There is no time like now. Our prayers go out to Ginger for a speedy recovery.

Speaking of SUNI, I would like to thank all the people from all the clubs that made SUNI possible. Pacific Tiger Club carried most of the load but people from many organizations provided much time and support, including TE/AE. And a special thanks to the event Chairman, Max Pahmeier. He did a superb job of pulling it all together so the rest of us could have a good time. Thanks to all from Tigers East / Alpines East.

It was noted at SUNI…and accurately I believe…that a higher percentage of Eastern United States attendees drove their cars to SUNI than did, say, those attending from Southern California. I, of course, can't be sure exactly what this means, but thought you should know! John Webber won the official award for driving his Sunbeam the furthest… about 2520 miles… and he deserved it. We had a number of cars driving long distances from Florida, Alabama, Maryland, Georgia, Pennsylvania and other points East. My hat is off to all of them. Pat and I trailered our Tiger out and back…4900 miles and even in the luxury of air-conditioning, it was a long drive! We can now look forward to much closer events coming up for TE/AE including the Crab Feast in Maryland and SOS in Georgia.

My two four-barrel carburetor setup always attracts a lot of attention, as it did again at SUNI. I have been asked by a number of folks to do an article for The Rootes Review on the installation. Expect it sometime in the next couple of issues.

We had our Club's annual Board Meeting and General Membership Meeting in Montana at SUNI. We had a decent turnout considering the distance from most of our homes. The reports from both meetings are found later in this edition. Of note was that our membership has been on the increase for two months in a row now after an uncomfortable period of decline. This is due to a number of factors including the regular newsletter, additional mailings to old members and grass roots efforts to get the word out about the club. We are now starting to promote the Club more actively so we can keep this trend going.