A big round of applause and many thanks to all of the participants in the 2025 Gathering. Without all of you, The Gathering would just be another car show and autocross event.

— THANK YOU —

The weekend kicked off with the Blue Ridge Tour. A very nice afternoon saw many British cars headed toward the Blue Ridge Parkway in search of vistas and beautiful scenery.

With a cloudy and very windy start on Saturday the sun eventually came out midday and it warmed up a little.

The Autocross was held at the Surry County Community College facility in Dobson.  The venue is a track space used by the college to train emergency response driving skills.  It is well suited for Autocross activity like ours.

Here are the results for all prizes awarded:

Shelton’s Choice Award: 1935 Alvis Speed 20SC, Stephen and Angi Samuels

Best of Show: 1935 Alvis Speed 20SC, Stephen and Angi Samuels

Longest Distance: Eric Levitt, 808 miles in a 1981 Triumph TR8

Blue Ridge Mountain Tour

1st Allie and Jamie Palmer

2d Carl and Debbie Davidson

3d Michael and Debbie Taylor

Class B1           Jaguar XK120/140/150          1

1st        1954 Jaguar XK-120                Bruce Wright

 

Class B2           Jaguar E-type thru 1968         5

1st       1968 Jaguar E Type                 Brad Merlie

2d        1966 Jaguar E Type                 John Neal

 

Class B3           Jaguar E-type Series 2 and 3              3

1st        1969 Jaguar XKE                      Andy Singer

Class B4           Jaguar Sedans thru 1967        1

1st        1963 Jaguar Mk II                   Kemp Neal

Class B6           Jaguar XJS                               3

1st       2002 Jaguar XJ8                      Philip Spinella

2d        1990 Jaguar XJS                      John Wood

 

Class B7           Jaguar XK/XK8                        19

1st        1970 Jaguar XKE                     Charlton Owensby

2d        2000 Jaguar XKR                     Mark Myers

3d        2000 Jaguar XK8 Conv.           Tom Eicher

Class B8           Jaguar F                                   5

1st        2015 Jaguar F-Type R              Jeff Webber

2d        2016 Jaguar F-Type                 Peter Shanahan

 

Class C1           AH Sprite                                3

1st        1959 AH Bugeye Sprite           Margie Steele

Class C3           AH 100-6, 3000 Mk 1             8

1st        1959 AH 100-6, BN6               Conley Painter

2d        1959 AH 100-6, BN4               John Grenier

3d        1960 AH 3000 Mk I BN7         Ken Fleming

 

Class C4           AH 3000 Mk 2 & Mk 3            9

1st        1965 AH 3000 Mk3 BJ8          Randy Cline

2d        1967 AH 3000 Mk3, BT8         Paul Boone

3d        1960 AH 3000 MkI, BN7         Mike Vincoli, Jr

 

Class D1          Historic MG’s                          10

1st        1949 MG TC                            Corky Guenther

2d        1956 MG TF                            Bert Owens

3d        1937 MG TA                            John Cousins

 

Class D2          MGA                                        7

1st        1960 MGA                               Jim Brown

2d        1959 MGA                               Ron Platt

2d        1958 MGA                               Tracy Essick

3d        1959 MGA Roadster               Bob Hockett

 

Class D3          MGB/MGC GT Chrome          11

1st        1967 MGB GT                         Dan Holland

2d        1967 MGB Roadster               Lillian O’Hern

2d        1968 MGB                               Wayne Vaughn

3d        1971 MGB                               Ian Williamson

 

Class D4          MGB/MGC GT Rubber           8

1st        1974 MGB GT                         Greg House

2d        1978 MGB                               Thomas Wunk

3d        1978 MGB                               Frank Guzauskas

Class D5          MG Midget                             3

1st        1974 MG Midget                    Sandra Clark

 

Class E1           Mini thru 2001                       1         

1st        1986 Mini Cooper                   Sandra Clark

Class E2           Mini 2002 on                          8

1st        2017 Mini Cooper                   Ralph and Janet Jannelli

2d        2013 Mini Cooper S                Mario Gottuso

3d        2017 Mini Cooper                   Colin Murray

3d        2017 Mini Cooper Goodwood Colin Murray

 

Class F1           Rolls Royce/Bentley               2

1st        1923 Rolls Royce Twenty HP     Doug and Mary White

 

 

Class G1          Morgan                                   4

1st        1965 Morgan +4         Gene Spainhour

2d        1963 Morgan 4-4        Jack Zimmerman

Class H1          Morris                                     5                                             

1st        1973 Morris Mini                    Robert Greenberg

2d        1963 Morris Estate                 Tom Biddix

Class H1          Sunbeam all models               7

1st        1966 Sunbeam Tiger               Fred Caldwell

2d        1966 Sunbeam Tiger               Joel Martin

 

Class K1           Special Interest Sport and Sedan      15

1st        1935 Alvis Speed 20SC            Stephen and Angi Samuels

2d        1959 Riley 1.5                         David Zolov

3d        1959 Rover P4 90                    Michael Crews

Class L1           Lotus all models                     7

1st        1971 Lotus Elan Plus 2            Michael Greenberg                        

2d        1972 Lotus Elan Plus 2            Sandy Manly

3d        2021 Lotus Europa                  Michael McMillan

3d        1976 Lotus Elan S3                  Evans Leinbach

 

Class M1         TVR All Models                       3

1st        1974 TVR 2500M                    Nick Kennedy

 

Class N1          Triumph TR3/3A/3B              16

1st        1961 TR3A                  Warren and Stancy Bender

2d        1962 TR3B                   Sam Zaffino

3d        1959 TR3A                  Rod Smith

Class A1          Triumph TR4                           3

1st        1961 TR4                     Paul Brandsema

2d        1965 TR4                     Vernon Himebauch

 

Class A2          Triumph TR4A                        2

1st        1965 TR4A                  Bruce Ammons

 

Class N2          Triumph TR250/5                   7

1st        1968 TR250                 Dave Brendle

2d        1968 TR250                 John Tweedy

3d        1968 TR250                 Bob Suchy

 

Class N3          Triumph TR6 thru 1973          22

1st        1970 TR6                     Scott Porter

2d        1972 TR6                     Rick Regan

2d        1971 TR6                     John Williamson

3d        1969 TR6                     Tom Cope

Class N4          Triumph TR6 1974-on            19

1st        1974 TR6                     Rick Ervin

2d        1974 TR6                     Ronnie Babbit

3d        1976 TR6                     Bruce McCullough

Class N5          Triumph TR7/8                       8

1st        1980 TR8                     Dave Terhune

2d        1981 TR8                     Eric Levitt

3d        1980 TR8                     Reeve Samson

                       

Class N6          Spitfire                                    6

1st        1976 Triumph Spitfire 1500    MC Spence

2d        1969 Triumph Spitfire MkIII    Mike Flood

3d        1964 Triumph Spitfire             Russell Pierce

 

Class N7          Standard/Triumph Other       5

1st        1953 Triumph Renown           Terry Telke

2d        1968 Triumph GT6                  Jon Forrest