September 14th so

our hosts will know

the number to be

ready for.

The September tour

will be the last one

that Cheryl and I will

plan as your presi-

dent, as I plan to step

down at the end of

this year.

Our September

meeting will be at

the Newark Valley

Railroad Depot on

September 21st. This

is our dinner meeting

that is now being

called our annual

celebration meeting.

The meeting will be-

gin at 6:30 PM. We

need to know who

will be attending by

September 14th so

we can let the ladies

of the Newark Valley

Historical Society

know how many to

prepare for. The

menu is ham with

baked potatoes, salad

and desert.

We also will be tour-

ing to Ottos Wheels

in Horseheads and

Don Merrill’s Mu-

seum in Waverly on

September 19th with

lunch at Beeman’s

Restaurant in Sayre.

The only cost will be

your check at the

restaurant. We leave

the Newark Valley

Railroad Depot at

8:30 AM, and the

tour will end about

5:00 PM. I need to

know how many

people are going to

this event also by

September Meeting

TIOGA TRANSMISSION S E P O T E M B E R 2 0 1 5 V O L U M E 1 5 I S S U E 9

P A G E 2

Secretary’s Report

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2015 Car Show

Photos by Bill Clark

P A G E 4

Breakdown of Cars at Show

T I O G A T R A N S M I S S I O N

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the judging and award-

ing of trophies. This

confusion did not re-

sult from a shortage of

room in the Future

Classics field as there

was much more room

for cars in the eastern

part of the field. We

only had not left

enough room for each

of the three classes.

We also need to re-

evaluate the placement

of two classes in the

same row on the show

field. There were a few

minor conflicts where

we had to place cars

from class 7 into the

area reserved for one

of the other classes.

In general we were

able to eliminate the

gapping hole in the

middle of the field that

we have been having in

the past, but we need

to refine the plan a lit-

tle more.

I am prowd of the

hard work that the

members of Tioga Re-

gion exerted for this

my final show as your

president and I hope

that you will continue

to produce the quality

of show for my re-

placement.

As most of you know,

we made several new

changes to our car

show this year. As with

all new endeavors

there were some flaws

that would only show

up when the plan was

first implemented.

Looking to the break-

down of cars reprinted

on page four, it is evi-

dent that the largest

turn out this year

came from the 1963

to 1972 years. That

class had a serious

overflow that we need

to address during next

year’s planning.

We also had thirty

cars in the “Future

Classics field and, due

to someone moving

the class signs be-

tween class 21 and 22

we had no room for

the nine cars in class

22 and wound up with

a mix of class 22 and

class 23 that resulted

in mass confusion in

Apprising Our New Car Show Layout

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SEMA Surprise

T I O G A T R A N S M I S S I O N

A few months ago I received a report from SEMA that the

state of Hawaii had just passed a law that no gas sold in the

state after the end of December 2015 would contain ethanol!

The surprise was in my belief that the addition of ethanol was

dictated by national law and as such was not in the province of

state or local government.

The state of Hawaii declared that ethanol attacked the fuel sys-

tem of our automobiles causing damage to any and all rubber

components. They also stated that ethanol added to the cost of

fuel as the cost of manufacture of ethanol was greater than that

of pure gasoline. Since Hawaii has to import all their fuel from

the mainland, the ethanol attracted water in the crossing de-

creasing the efficiency of the fuel. They ended their report

with the factor that ethanol in and of itself decreased fuel econ-

omy causing them to need to import more fuel just to meet the

needs of their citizens.

Since I have seen the damage that ethanol has done to some of

our member cars, and the added expense our members have

had to combat that damage, I wondered if there would be an

awakening of more of our lawmakers to the plight of all our

car owners not to mention those of us who love the history our

cars represent.

This month I once again received a report from SEMA that

there is a new bill being introduced in the Pennsylvania senate

recommending that they also outlaw the addition of ethanol to

the gasoline being sold in their state! With the exception of the

long transportation issues that Hawaii reported, Pennsylvania

included in their reasoning the same concerns that Hawaii re-

ported in their new law.

The only question now open is “When will New York open

their eyes to the problem and also pass a law that protects our

cars. This issue not only affectsour collectors but also any

automobile that is older than 2014! HOPE SPRINGS ETER-

NAL!!!

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From The Mail

As I reported in the article on page one, as well as the minutes of

our August meeting, it is my intention to step down from the posi-

tion of president at the end of this year. It has been a pleasure to me

that for the last seven years you have placed your trust in me to lead

this club. I know that there have been times when I made mistakes

in judgment on some of my decisions, but you have tolerated those

mistakes and helped me to understand the needs of Tioga Region. I

know you will continue to support whoever replaces me in the post

of president and that Tioga Region will continue to be the best car

club in the southern tier.

The new president will soon learn that he will gain new friends

wherever he represents our club. He or she will also be turned to be

non-members for information about A.A.C.A. and Tioga Region be-

cause the public is interested in our hobby. The rewards are well

worth the time that the office requires.

I intend to remain active in Tioga Region and will attend all events

the club plans. My support for Tioga Region will continue even when

I no longer have the ability to drive the cars that I now enjoy. Thank

you for not only seven years of friendship but also for those still to

come.