by Dave MacIntyre | Jun 12, 2017 | Event Recaps, Willamette Valley
Spring Garage Tour Thanks to everyone who attended or hosted the Garage Tour on 4/29. The weather cooperated for the tour, it was a well earned day of sunshine. We were a bit overwhelmed by the attendance. We had over 40 people register for the event, which is a new...
by Mark Koepping | May 22, 2017 | Event Recaps, Willamette Valley
BMW Salem / Covered Bridges Tour This year’s Covered Bridges Tour was all new. We wanted to see bridges we hadn’t seen before, and Lane County has a nice grouping southeast of Eugene. I enlisted the help of BMW of Eugene to serve as the start for our event on April...
by Brian Cone | May 22, 2017 | Event Recaps, Willamette Valley
Finn’s Automotive Restoration Through our connection with the Oregon Festival of Cars, our members were able to attend a tour of Finn’s Auto Restoration in Woodburn on March 25. After departing from Beaverton and enjoying lunch at Abby’s Pizza, we drove the...
by Mark Koepping | Apr 16, 2016 | Event Recaps, Willamette Valley
Covered Bridges Driving Tour On Saturday, April 9, we had a Covered Bridges Driving Tour that was unlike any other driving tour before. When we set the tour up we had no idea on the level of participation. At the registration deadline, MotorsportReg registered 54 cars...
by Alex Casey | Apr 1, 2016 | Event Recaps, Portland
MBI Motors Open Haus On Saturday March 12, the club visited MBI Motors and owner Corbin Lancaster. As we walked inside, we were greeted by friendly faces and an incredibly clean and organized facility. Throughout the morning, members were able to chat with Corbin and...
by Alex Casey | Mar 1, 2016 | Event Recaps, Portland
Boy Scouts Automotive Merit Badge On the morning of Saturday, February 20, 24 Scouts from Troop 419 (Skyloo District) descended on Tyler’s Automotive in Tigard. Over the next eight hours, these Scouts would receive 6.5 hours of instruction in pursuit of the...
by Dave MacIntyre | Aug 27, 2015 | Event Recaps, Portland, Willamette Valley
Vintage SIG June Garage Tour Recap Our first Garage Tour was held in June and we had a great time. What is a Garage Tour? For many of us, the garage is where we spend quite a bit of quality time. Most SIG members have projects, or are just trying to keep their older...