Midland American Auto Club American Car, Truck & Bike Show to host American

Truck & Bike Show on Sunday 12th September, 2010 Midland American Auto Club will host an Americanth September, 2010 is a day full of activities that precede the American Car,th September 2010.

 Muscle Car Burn Out Competition, Cruise, Barbeque & Drive In Movies on Saturday11

11 th September, 2010muscle car burn out competition followed by a cruise, barbeque and drive in movies.

MEMORANDUM

IT HAS COME TO OUR ATTENTION THAT YOU MAY BE REPORTING FOR DUTY WHILE UNDER THE INFLUNCE OF ALCOHOL.TO CLEAR THE AIR YOU ARE REQUIRED TO ANSWER THE QUESTION BELOW.

WHAT DIRECTION IS THE CAR GOING?

IF YOU CANNOT TELL,YOU DRINK TOO MUCH.

 FOLLOW ME DOWN TO CORK RUN WAS A GREAT SUCCESS THIS WEEKEND ,WITH 28 CARS ON THE RUN WE DROVE FROM LEIGLINBRIDGE TO MIDDLETON ON THE OLD CORK ROAD.THIS IS OUR FIRST CHARITY RUN ORGANISED BY THE CLUB AND WITH THE FEEDBACK FROM EVERYONE I WOULD SAY THIS WILL BE MARKED ON THE CALENDER  FOR NEXT YEAR.WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE STAFF AT THE MIDDLETON PARK HOTEL WHO MADE EVERONE FEEL AT HOME.

ON THE WAY DOWN TO CORK WE STOPPED AT THE HORSE AND JOCKEY FOR A BREAK WHERE EVERYONE GOT A PRIZE THAT VICTOR HAYES HAD GOT FROM SPONSORS.WE WOULD LIKE TO THANK VICTOR FOR PUTTING SO MUCH EFFORT IN TO GETTING SPONSORS IN THIS PRESENT CLIMATE .

THE CLUB ALSO WOULD LIKE TO THANK GERRY O TOOLE FOR BRINGING HIS JEEP AND TRAILER FOR ANYONE WHO MIGHT HAVE BROKE DOWN DURING THE WEEKEND ,LUCKY ENOUGH WE HAD NO BREAKDOWNS .

THE RESULTS OF THE ROAD QUIZ WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT THE NEXT MEETING AND ANYONE WHO HAS SPONSORSHIP CARDS BRING THEM ALONG SO WE CAN DO A FINAL FIGURE.

Gents (and ladies!),
I just wanted to say what a wonderful show you put on on Sunday. I travelled dwon from Trim in the white 94 Cadillac (the insurance on the ‘73 had run out and since some of the cars have upgraded brakes I couldn’t get it renewed in time) with the 3 kids and we had a wonderful day – right up to the end where my youngest got soaked in the fire hose!
I thought the setting was very good, the ground layout great, the organisation (from what I could see of it) great, I was amazed to get tea and sandwiches and an engraved glass all for a small entry fee. I enjoyed the band (despite my American colleague revving up his Mustang next to it – sorry about that).
Other MAAC club members went to Moynalty but several of our guys in Athy and Kilkenny suggested I come along to your show so I roped in a couple of extra American cars and trucks to come along too. We all had a great time in the sun.
We here in the MAAC know what hard work putting on a show is but you guys did really well.
I look forward to coming back next year.
Best regards, Nick Stratta.

CLICK ON PAGE TO VIEW BIGGER IMAGE.

HAVE A LOOK IN THE GALLERY AND SEE THE PROGRESS TOM HAS MADE IN JUST A FEW WEEKS THE JAG IS REALLY SHAPING UP AND THE QUALITY OF WORK IS VERY HIGH.

 THE DARRACQ

ABOVE IS A PICTURE OF Dr FITZGERALD  WITH HIS WIFE AND  FAMILY OUTSIDE CARLOW DYMPNAS HOSPITAL IN HIS NEW 1905  DARRACQ CAR. (NICE REG).

ALEXANDRE DARRACQ HAD MADE A FORTUNE FROM THE FRENCH CYCLE TRADE IN THE 1890S AND HIS “PERFECTA” WORKS THAT MADE COMPONENTS FOR MOTOR TRICYLES WAS ONE OF THE LARGEST IN PARIS. AFTER A NUMBER OF FALSE STARTS IT WAS NOT UNTIL 1900 THAT HE MARKETED HIS FIRST SUCCESSFUL MOTOR CAR. IT HAD A VERTICAL FRONT MOUNTED SINGLE CYLINDER ENGINE OVER SEVEN HUNDRED BEEN SOLD IN THE FIRST YEAR. DARRACQ CONCENTRATED ON THE POPULAR END OF THE MARKET, GIVEN GOOD VALUE FOR MONEY WITH A RANGE OF SINGLE, TWIN AND FOUR CYLINDER CARS, ALL WITH SHAFT DRIVE. DESIGN OF DARRACQ CARS TOOK A SIGNIFIENNT STEP FOWARDS IN 1903 WHEN THE FIRM ADOPTED THE ONE PIECE PRESSED STEEL CHASSIS. THIS WAS NOT ONLY STRONGER THAN THOSE PREVIOUSLY USED BUT WAS RELATIVELY LIGHT IN WEIGHT. ALTHOUGH DARRACQ DID  NOT HIMSELF DRIVE, HE KNEW THE VALUE OF PUBLICITY AND PURSUED A VIGOROUS POLICY OF MOTOR RACING AND RECORD BREAKING WITH MANY OUTSTANDING SUCCESSES. THE HUGH 22 .5 V8 DARRACQ TOOK THE WORLDS LAND SPEED RECORD IN 1905 AT 109.65 MPH. CARS OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC WERE INEVITABLY MORE RESTRAINED AND ALTHOUGH SOME QUITE LARGE MODELS WERE AVAILABLE, IT WAS THE SMALL AND MEDIUM SISED DARRACQS THAT MADE THE PROFITS AND WITH OCCASIONAL BLIPS, KEPT THE  COMPANY SUCCESSFUL. IN 1914 DARRACQ WAS THE THIRD LARGEST FRENCH CAR MANUFACTURER AFTER RENAULT AND PEUGEOT. ALEXANDRE RETIERED FROM HIS FIRM IN 1912 AT THE AGE OF 56 AND AFTER THE GREAT WAR LIVED IN SOME STYLE IN MONTECARLO WHERE HE HAD VAROIUS BUSINESS INTERESTS. IN 1919  HIS OLD COMPANY ACQUIRED  THE ENGLISH FIRMS OF TALBOT  AND  SUNBEAM TO FORM STD COMBIN FROM WHICH THE DARRACQ NAME FOR A MOTOR CAR MAKE WAS PHASED OUT BEFORE THE SECOND WORLD WAR.BELOW IS WHAT THE DARRACQ LOOKS LIKE TODAY.