Last Saturday, four hearty souls made their way up Provo Canyon, passing fishermen, boaters, and tubers, on their way to the prearranged BBQ destination, Big Springs Park. Arriving at the pavilion that had been reserved by Tour leader, Drew, they began to put the operation into motion; tables were cleaned, supplies were unpacked, grills were scrubbed clean, charcoal was placed in the grills and the British flag was displayed to mark the spot.
Then they waited for the all important call to inform them that the invasion of LBCs had begun and it was time to light the charcoal.
The timing was perfect! As the first of the vehicles that had conquered the heights of the Alpine Loop were beginning to arrive, the coals were ready and the test burger had just finished being grilled. The gridiron was soon filled with hamburgers side by side, and the rest of the traveling Brit-car voyagers were arriving, being enticed by the aroma coming from the full, hot grill.
The chatter amongst the members, claiming their places at the tables, while waiting for the burgers to be ready to be consumed, soon changed into a hushed whisper as the consummation of the vittles began. Ketchup, mustard, onions, pickle relish, fresh tomatoes and chips were devoured by the hungry travelers. The homemade double chocolate brownies topped off the feast.
With smiles and promises of, “see you at the next event,” echoing through the canyon and finely tuned engines revving, the assembled clan, with their full bellies, squeezed themselves back into their vehicles and wound their way back down the scenic, twisty road, off to another adventure in British Car touring.
If you were not amongst the 50+ members to enjoy this fantastic BMCU event, you’re just going to have to make certain that you clear your calendar for the next exciting adventure of: THE BRITISH MOTOR CLUB OF UTAH.
Thanks everyone for going on the Alpine Loop Tour and joining us for the BBQ.
The following members attended this awesome production. Our apologies for missed members or misspelled your names. I know I’ve done both.
Drew Frink, Larry Farrington, Dale Bounds, Rob & Mary Foye, Jim Stover & Linda, Gary Lindstrom, Brayden Parady & father, Ray Strong & father, Donna Rich & family, Jason Underwood & the Mortensens, Bob Lux, Tracy Bryan, Kevin & Marie Cowan, Rich Weyland & Guest, Roger & Jill Davis, Ari Ioannides, Robert, Melissa, & Jayley Norcross, Mark Brezoff, Barry Engstrom, Dave Spendlove, Joe Ford, Doug & Peggy Wright.
OK, Drew, that’s it from my end, how was the trip?
— Roger D
It was a dark and stormy night… no, that’s not right. It was a bright, sunny day as the BMCU gathered at the mall for the drive over the loop. Instruction sheets were handed out for the non-freeway drive over Point of the Mountain and the complexity of the route was (possibly over) stressed. A little reverse psychology, maybe, as all the cars were able to follow the pied piper Jeep over the route to our first stop in Alpine.
A flock of Spridgets and a few other southern folks met us there before we tackled the drive over the loop. The drive itself was beautiful and crowded as always, mixing lovely roads with lots of parked cars and trucks-pulling-campers. Ah well, at least the down hill run into Provo Canyon was clear! We did lose one TR6 right at the start to a failing fuel pump, luckily in a spot with cell coverage. All other cars made the trip over without incident.
Then it was on to Big Springs Park and the waiting burgers. Roger, Jill, Jim, and Linda had tasty victuals waiting for us at the pavilion, coals smoking and burgers cooking. A huge thanks to all of them for getting this together, it’ll certainly be something we look to repeat in the future.
— Drew
