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Twin Bay British Car Club

About Our Members

We are a club of more than 200 members who are passionate about cars. The club was founded over 25 years ago by a small group of British sports car owners to share the spirit of collecting, maintaining and driving interesting vehicles.A few key points:

Members are mainly from the Midwest and most live within 80 miles of Traverse City (situated on twin bays of Lake Michigan) in Northwestern Lower Michigan.
You don't need a British sports car to be part of the fun. Vehicles of all types you'd see at a cars & coffee are represented--including American, British French, German, Italian, Japanese and a handful of others. And they include sports cars, sedans, military vehicles, motorcycles and trucks.
In fact, all are welcome to club activities focused on fellowship and motorized enjoyment.
2025 TBBCC President Kirt Kilbourne and wife Heather.

CHECK OUT THE NEWS

IN AN ATTEMPT TO REPLACE THE OLD CLUB NEWSLETTERS, CHECK OUT THE "NEWS" SECTION ON THE WEBSITE:

FIRST SECTION INCLUDES NEWS SUBMITTED BY CLUB MEMBERS.

SECOND SECTION INCLUDES PAST TBBCC EVENTS. (AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS POSTED ON THE "HOME" PAGE THESE EVENTS MOVE TO THE "NEWS" SECTION).

THIRD SECTION

INCLUDES “MEMBER MARKETPLACE”

FOURTH SECTION

INCLUDES "HELPFUL TIPS FROM MEMBERS".

FIFTH SECTION INCLUDES "PROGRAMS FROM MEMBERSHIP MEETINGS".

IF ANYONE HAS A NEWS ARTICLE OR HELPFUL TIPS THEY WISH TO SHARE WITH THE CLUB SEND AN EMAIL TO:

gwolf7075@yahoo.com.

ALSO - AFTER MEMBERS LOG IN TO THE WEBSITE, SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS HOME PAGE FOR TBBCC MERCHANDISE SALES LINK thru WAGNER'S SIGNS & APPAREL! Embroidered logos for MG and TRIUMPH also available!

The latest POINT TALLY for the 2025 FORMULA FUN CIRCUIT EVENTS follows! TBBCC member Jerry Roberts remains in the lead with Jean Wolf and Trent Tomlinson following closely behind! This tally sheet comes after the FALL ADOPT-A-ROAD CLEAN-UP.

The next, and last, FORMULA FUN EVENT will be a FALL COLOR TOUR & TOUR TO DAN McDAVID's GARAGE on Sunday, October 19, 2025. We will meet at Oleson's Food Store West at 3850 N Long Lake Rd at 12:45 pm, leaving promptly at 1:00 pm for a tour through Leelanau County with a stop at Dan McDavid's fabulous car collection!

Hope to see you there!

You can click on the IMAGE for a printable copy.

15 TBBCC members helped clean up the one mile stretch of SUPPLY ROAD as part of the ADOPT-A-ROAD program. Member Pat Egan coordinated the event, which took about 40 minutes to complete.

A huge THANK YOU to all who participated! Vice President Trent Tomlinson won the POLL POINTS. Points won by each participant are shown to the left (or above).

You can click on the IMAGE for a printable copy.

The latest POINT TALLY for the 2025 FORMULA FUN CIRCUIT EVENTS follows! TBBCC member Jerry Roberts remains in the lead after the TOUR TO HARBOR SPRINGS on Sunday, September 21, 2025.

Trent Tomlinson, Jeff DeBoer and Jean Wolf follow closely behind in the TALLY!

The next FORMULA FUN EVENT is this Saturday, September 27, 2025 as our FALL ADOPT-A-ROAD CLEANUP on SUPPLY ROAD. See the recent email blast about this event!

If you have not already claimed your CAR EVENT OF YOUR CHOICE for additional points, please do so with Lonnie Stevens!

CLICK on the IMAGE for a printable copy.

14 TBBCC vehicles attended the latest FORMULA FUN CIRCUIT EVENT to HARBOR SPRINGS to tour several buildings of vehicles (mostly British) owned by Harbor Springs resident Steve Olmstead.

Eleven vehicles toured from Traverse City to Harbor Springs led by TBBCC Vice President Trent Tomlinson. The group was met there by Activities Co-Chair Lonnie Stevens.

Steve got interested in British cars with his brother when he was 15 years old. Their father would park the family vehicles in the driveway so that Steve and his brother could work on their sports cars in the garage. Over the decades, Steve has accumulated 100 vehicles, spread out in four buildings on his property just east of Harbor Springs, MI.

Three of the buildings are devoted to British cars. The last to a variety of manufacturers.

Members from another local car club were also present at this event.

TBBCC member Jean Wolf won the most FORMULA FUN POINTS with 17. Five coming by winning the POLL POINTS! The points won by each member present follows. CLICK on the IMAGE for a printable copy.

A huge THANK YOU TO STEVE AND HIS STAFF FOR HOSTING US, AND TO LONNIE AND TRENT FOR COORDINATING THIS EVENT!

A series of PHOTOS follow!

The previous IMAGE is a Tally of the FORMULA FUN CIRCUIT results after the Seventh Event - ROAD RALLY - THE GREAT RACE! TBBCC member Jerry Roberts continues to lead the group with a total of 100 points! Members should not be deterred! There are still two more scheduled events, plus the CAR EVENT OF YOUR CHOICE (over 50 miles, worth 10 points).

CLICK on the IMAGE to see a printable version of the results.

The 7th Event for the 2025 FOMULA FUN CIRCUIT was the ROAD RALLY - THE GREAT RACE through county roads south of Traverse City! Seven Vehicles participated, with a total of 14 TBBCC members present. The Rally started at Oleson's East and ended up at the Trout Town Tavern & Eatery in Kalkaska - about 85 miles total.

Jerry Roberts won the 5 POLL points, and earned the most points of the day at 15!

A good time was had by all!

A huge THANK YOU to Activities Co-Chairs Lonnie Stevens and Trent Tomlinson for putting the details of this event together. It should be noted, that they used some of the tricks from the GREAT RACE presentation given at our Membership Meeting on Thursday, from the Hagerty presenters Kyle and his sister Kacy, who both participated in separate GREAT RACE events!

The next FORMULA FUN CIRCUIT will be on Sunday, September 21, 2025 with a TOUR CAR COLLECTION -HARBOR SPRINGS hosted by a new TBBCC member Steve Olmstead. Details for this event will be sent out shortly in an email blast!

The results from this event follow. CLICK on the IMAGE for a printable copy.

The following is the Fall Meeting Schedule for the TWIN BAY BRITISH CAR CLUB for 2025:

Click on the Schedule Image for a printable copy.

The FORMULA FUN CIRCUIT EVENT SCHEDULE was changed on 7/22/25.

1) The LES CHENEAUX CAR SHOW on Friday, 8/8/2025 has been REMOVED as a scheduled event.

2) The date of the TBBCC ROAD RALLY will be held on SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2025!

3) A new event has been added - TOUR TO HARBOR SPRINGS, STEVE OLMSTEAD CAR COLLECTION is scheduled for SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2025!

4) The CAR EVENT OF YOUR CHOICE has been changed to only requiring 50 miles round trip!

The new schedule follows. CLICK on it for a printable copy!

The second document is a list of 12 events for the FORMULA FUN CIRCUIT for 2025! As the form says, this circuit is a GRAND PRIX style competition complete with a CHAMPION ROADRUNNER awarded at year end! An AWARD and PRIZE will be given for most points attained.

Some strategy is required for this circuit. Spend some time plotting out which events you can attend, and which car(s) you can take!

A bit THANK YOU to LONNIE STEVENS and TRENT TOMLINSON for pulling these events together!

This is an Amended version as of 4/3/25.

2025 RULES FOR FORMULA FUN CIRCUIT

The following document (on the right on a computer, below on a Smart Phone) lists the RULES FOR FORMULA FUN for 2025.

CLICK ON THE RULES IMAGE for a printable copy.

THE ALDEN CLASSIC SPORTS CAR SHOW on Sunday, August 10th was a BRILLIANT SUCCESS! (Some may say a SMASHING SUCCESS)!

Over 80 Classic Sports Cars were in attendance. The rain held off but participants and guests braved a very warm, humid day!

A HUGE THANK YOU to all who attended and volunteered!

SHOW RESULTS are posted below, as well as photos from the day!

ALDEN CAR SHOW AWARDS - 2025

VALVE COVER RACING - SKIP HUKSAK

1ST PLACE BRITISH SPORTS CAR - 1963 MGB - NOEL HARRINGTON

2ND PLACE BRITISH SPORTS CAR - 1960 MGA - BUD ALKEMA

3RD PLACE BRITISH SPORTS CAR - 1960 TR3 - JOHN REYNOLDS

BRITISH SPORTS CAR OF DISTINCTION - 1952 MGTD - GEORGE MCKAY

BRITISH SPORTS CAR OF DISTINCTION - 1965 MG 1100 - MARK GREBE

BRITISH SPORTS CAR OF DISTINCTION - 1959 AUSTIN HEALEY 100-6 - SHIRLEY HALLANDAL

1ST PLACE NORTH AMER. SPORTS CAR - 1963 VETTE - RICHARD WOLLAM

2ND PLACE NORTH AMER. SPORTS CAR - 2016 VETTE - MERLE ADAMS

3RD PLACE NORTH AMER. SPORTS CAR - 1989 BUICK REATTA - JOHN FORTUNA

1ST PLACE ITALIAN SPORTS CAR - 2019 FIAT 124 SPIDER - MATTHEW BADE

2ND PLACE ITALIAN SPORTS CAR - 2017 FIAT SPIDER - BOB PELTO

3RD PLACE ITALIAN SPORTS CAR - 1972 PANTERA - FRED STOYE

1ST PLACE GERMAN SPORTS CAR - 1997 PORSCHE 911 - ROB SCHNEIDER

2ND PLACE GERMAN SPORTS CAR - 1958 MERCEDES BENZ 190 SL - DON DRABIK

3RD PLACE GERMAN SPORTS CAR - 2001 BMW Z3 - CRAIG CORRIVEAU

1ST PLACE JAPANESE SPORTS CAR - DATSUN 240Z - DEAN GINTHER

2ND PLACE JAPANESE SPORTS CAR - 1990 MAZDA MIATA - BECKY HALLANDAL

3RD PLACE JAPANESE SPORTS CAR - DATSUN 280 Z - STEPHEN KANE

SURVIVOR AWARD - 1931 MG MAGNA F TYPE - KEN KLEMMER

RESTORATION AWARD - 1960 ALFA ROMEO - JOSEPH BARTUSEK

CLASSIC AWARD - 1954 JAGUAR XK 120 OTS - LARRY PECK

BUSTED KNUCKLE AWARD - 1967 SUNBEAM ALPINE - AL MONTOYE

CHAIRMAN’S AWARD - 1974 MGB - AMY BROWN

CHIEF JUDGES AWARD - 1972 PORSCHE 911 TARGA - TED MCCREADY

BEST OF SHOW - 1966 AUSTIN HEALEY - GARY BAUER

The FORMULA FUN point tally for the first six events follows (click on the image for a larger view).

The next event is the HARTWICK PINES TBBCC RENDEZVOUS & PICNIC on Saturday, AUGUST 16TH!

To date, 32 members have participated in FORMULA FUN!

The overall results are only to date and no one should be discouraged to enter anywhere along the year! Standings are bound to change often based on attendance and luck of the POLL POSITION drawings!

Don't forget about the CAR EVENT OF YOUR CHOICE (over 50 miles total) for additional points!

The Sixth Event of the TBBCC FORMULA FUN CIRCUIT was a trip to TBBCC member Ron Edwards two vehicle garages with lunch afterward at St. Ambrose Cellars in Beulah. Thirteen members braved the initial rains for the trip. Member Mark Googasian won the 5 POLL POINTS! The results for the day follow. You can Click on the image for a printable view.

The Fifth Event of the TBBCC FORMULA FUN CIRCUIT was a trip to the GILMORE CAR MUSEUM for an English Car Show sponsored by the MAD DOGS & ENGLISHMEN car club on Sunday, July 13th! The Twin Bay British Car Club entered 9 vehicles, with 16 members attending. At least one club vehicle won First in Class - The Steven's 1933 MG J2! Steve Alger won the POLL POINTS!

A big THANK YOU to Lonnie Stevens for coordinating the event, and providing a block of rooms at the hotel and to Ron Edwards and Don Shikoski for leading five vehicles on the tour through county roads to the hotel in Hastings on Saturday morning, and to the Car Museum on Sunday morning!

Click on the Points Image that follows for a better view of the results or for a Printable Copy.

The Fourth Event of the TBBCC FORMULA FUN CIRCUIT was a trip to the CCC CAMP & MUSEUM, with a food stop at the Stoye's cottage on Higgins Lake. Eight vehicles made the journey!

Click on the following points table for a larger, printable view.

Past President Jeff DeBoer once again won the POLL POINTS!

A big THANK YOU to Fred and Debbie Stoye for hosting the dinner, and to Co-Activities Chairs Lonnie Stevens and Trent Tomlinson for another great event!

The Third Event on the TBBCC FORMULA FUN schedule was NORTHPORT CARS IN THE PARK on Saturday, May 24, 2025. 18 members attended the car show. Lee Forton was drawn for the POLL POSITION!

Click on the following points table for a larger view.

The following members won awards: Dan McDavid (Lamborghini Countach), Sam Stewart (1971 Jaguar XKE) and Mike and Lonnie Stevens (1933 MG J2 Midget) won three of the Top Ten Awards!

The weather was a little cool, but the rain held off. Thanks to all who attended!

The Second Event on the TBBCC FORMULA FUN schedule was the ADOPT-A-R0AD CLEANUP on Supply Road starting at 10:00 am at the intersection of High Lake Rd and Supply Rd. The chance for FORMULA FUN points brought out a record crew size of 15 members! The cleanup took a little over one half hour!

TBBCC member Pat Egan coordinated the cleanup, handing out trash bags, safety vests and pick up sticks, along with instructing the crew on safety measures. Activities Co-Chair Lonnie Stevens took FORMULA FUN attendance while Activities Co-Chair Trent Tomlinson took cleanup photos and coordinated the pizza and soft drinks payment at Peegeo's for the hardworking crew after the cleanup!

Jerry Roberts won the 5 POLL POINTS, while Jean Wolf scored the most TOTAL POINTS!

Another successful FORMULA FUN event!

FORMULA FUN points standing and photos follow. (Click on the points chart for a larger view).

The next FORMULA FUN event will be the NORTHPORT CARS IN THE PARK on Saturday, May 24, 2025. The club will not be driving to this event as a group because of the construction on M22 near the M72 intersection. If you go to this event look up Lonnie Stevens for FORMULA FUN registration.

2025 Formula Fun Points for May Clean Up

The TBBCC 2025 POKER RUN results are posted (Click on Image that follows for a larger version of the results)! The run was held on Saturday, May 10, 2025. The LOST IN THE ARBUTUS TRIANGLE had 13 vehicles in the run. The DeBoer's took home the top prizes - MOST FORMULA FUN POINTS, POLL POINTS and BEST POKER HAND (Marsha had a better Full House than Alan). Second best hand went to Alan McColl, third best to Craig Holmes. The group met at Peegeo's for pizza after the run!

Huge THANKS to TBBCC Activities Co-Chairs Lonnie Stevens and Trent Tomlinson for coordinating the event, and selecting the routes! Also thanks to Jean Wolf. She handed out cards at Station 3 and 6, while Lonnie handed out cards at the start and Station 4, with Trent handing out cards at Stations 2 and 5! Also thanks to President Kirt for handing out the last of 7 cards at Peegeos, as well as deciding the winning hands (best 5 cards out of 7)!

No one was lost forever in the ARBUTUS TRIANGLE. One member unfortunately had vehicle problems toward the end of the run. Hagerty Driver's Club came in handy!

The next Formula Fun event is the Adopt-a-Road Cleanup on Supply Road starting at 10:00 am on Saturday, May 17, 2025 at the intersection of High Lake Road and Supply Road.

The North American MGB Registrar organization (NAMGBR) is running a promotion, looking for new members. Click on the following IMAGE for a blow-up version of their new FLYER that explains the benefits of joining this Classic Car organization!

TBBCC member Alan Ashworth once again got permission for the Twin Bay British Car Club to display our cars on the Coast Guard Tarmac during the OPEN RAMP event just ahead of the National Cherry Festival! Thirteen cars joined the event, with around 17 TBBCC members. The group was allowed onto the tarmac an hour before the general public, so we could enjoy viewing the various aircrafts!

A big THANK YOU to Alan for coordinating this event again this year. This was the fourth year for this event!

Around 25 TBBCC members enjoyed another SUMMER SOLSTICE party at Debbie and Fred Stoye's home on Friday, June 20, 2025. The club provided KFC chicken and members brought dishes to share. The weather was perfect! Kirt's message was short! Eleven vehicles were on display!

Big THANK YOU to Debbie and Fred for another enjoyable evening!

The Good Times Rolled for 18 TBBCC members at Pearl's New Orleans Kitchen on Saturday, March 22, 2025 for a Mardi Gras Celebration!

A HUGE THANKS to Activities Co-Chair Lonnie Stevens for coordinating this event!

Beads and Prizes were handed out, as well as crowns for the King and Queen of the event (Kirt & Heather Kilbourne).

2025 TBBCC HOLIDAY PARTY!

The Membership Meeting for January was a HOLIDAY PARTY on Saturday, January 4, 2025 at the Hotel Indigo in Traverse City. The festivities started at 5:30 pm and was attended by 49 members! Hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar started the event, followed by a buffet style dinner.

Outgoing President Jeff DeBoer conducted a short membership meeting, including a big THANK YOU to the outgoing officers, the various committee chairs, and to all the TBBCC volunteers at the 25th ALDEN CLASSIC SPORTS CAR SHOW in August.

Jeff then PASSED THE GAVEL to incoming President, and past Vice President Kirt Kilbourne!

After the formal (short) meeting, Jeff showed the 20 minute ALDEN CAR SHOW video that member, and incoming Vice President Trent Tomlinson took during the show! The video is posted later on this HOME page. The group was then entertained by a special tribute song to outgoing President Jeff, centered around "President Emeritus". After the song, the outgoing TBBCC Board presented Jeff with an Outstanding Leadership Award for his three years of service as President of the club!

The group was entertained again by various Christmas Carols sung by the Norman Aberschnaple Choir (see photos that follow).

The evening concluded by another unique reading of "T'was the Night Before Christmas" by Jeff DeBoer.

A HUGE "THANK YOU" TO MEMBER ERIKA FERGUSON FOR COORDINATING THIS EVENT!!!

PHOTOS OF THE NIGHTS EVENT FOLLOW.

NEW ALDEN VIDEO

One of the presentations at the January 4, 2025 HOLIDAY PARTY, was a 20 minute video of the 2024 ALDEN CLASSIC SPORTS CAR SHOW produced by TBBCC member and new Vice President Trent Tomlinson! This was the 25th Anniversary of the Alden Car Show sponsored by TBBCC!

CLICK on the IMAGE to the right (or below if on a smart phone) to see the YouTube video!

Thank you Trent!

The 25th Annual ALDEN CLASSIC SPORTS CAR SHOW was another successful event!

99 Classic Cars attended the show! Weather started out a little iffy in the morning, but things cleared up quickly!

The following photos show a portion of the show!

20 vehicles braved the rain in Antrim County for a tour the evening before the show.

ALDEN CAR SHOW AWARDS 2024

BEST OF SHOW - 1933 MG MIDGET J2 - LONNIE & MIKE STEVENS

CHAIRMAN'S AWARD - 1971 TRIUMPH STAGE - BRAD WIK

CHIEF JUDGE'S AWARD - 1953 SUNBEAM ALPINE - JOE GIBALA

1ST PLACE BRITISH SPORTS CAR - 1954 JAGUAR XK120 - LARRY & SARA PECK

2ND PLACE BRITISH SPORTS CAR - 1954 MGTF - STERLING SMITH

3RD PLACE BRITISH SPORTS CAR - 1968 TRIUMPH TR250 - RON LANDIS

BRITISH SPORTS CAR OF DISTINCTION - 1931 MGD TYPE - KEN & MELODY KLEMMER

BRITISH SPORTS CAR OF DISTINCTION - 1974 MGB - AMY BROWN

BRITISH SPORTS CAR OF DISTINCTION - 1960 TRIUMPH TR3 - JOHN REYNOLDS

1ST PLACE NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS CAR - 1965 CORVETTE - BILL KEMP

2ND PLACE NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS CAR - 1957 THUNDERBIRD - AARON BURNS

3RD PLACE NORTH AMERICAN SPORTS CAR - 2004 CHRYSLER CROSSFIRE - SANDY NORDIN

1ST PLACE ITALIAN SPORTS CAR - 2017 FIAT SPIDER - BOB PELTO

2ND PLACE ITALIAN SPORTS CAR - 1972 DETOMASO PANTERA - FRED & DEBBIE STOYE

3RD PLACE ITALIAN SPORTS CAR - 1996 ALFA ROMEO SPIDER - JOHN FORTUNA

1ST PLACE GERMAN SPORTS CAR - 1958 MERCEDES 190SL - DON DRABIK

2ND PLACE GERMAN SPORTS CAR - 1962 MERCEDES 190SL - JOHN WAGNER

3RD PLACE GERMAN SPORTS CAR - 1972 PORSCHE 911 IROC REPLICA - BILL DVORAK

1ST PLACE JAPANESE SPORTS CAR - 2001 HONDA S2000 - DUTCH NEUBECKER

2ND PLACE JAPANESE SPORTS CAR - 1995 MAZDA MIATA - JOE HARRIS

3RD PLACE JAPANESE SPORTS CAR - 1990 MAZDA MIATA. - MARK WOLLENSAK

SURVIVOR AWARD - 1926 HUMBER - KEITH MOORE

RESTORATION AWARD - 1962 MGA - KEVIN BRINKERHOF

CLASSIC AWARD - 1969 JAGUAR XKE - SCOTT USITAW

BUSTED KNUCKLE AWARD - 1963 TRIUMPH TR4 - DAVID & SHARON SINCLAIR

1ST PLACE VALVE COVER RACING - NATE GLIDDEN

2ND PLACE VALVE COVER RACING - STERLING SMITH

View more 2024 Alden Photos below!

The first section has photos from the Saturday Tour, and Valve Cover Racing!

The link that follows pulls up a YouTube video that TBBCC member Trent Tomlinson produced about the 24th Alden Classic Sports Car Show on August 13, 2023. Click on the IMAGE to the right (or below if using a smartphone). Enjoy!

If you want to learn more about TBBCC visit our 25th Anniversary video at www.wevideo.com/view/3129348979, or click on the IMAGE to the right (or below if using a smartphone).

Become a Member

You can become a member by applying and paying the dues of $25 for 12 months. You will receive a name badge for both you and your Co-Driver who also becomes a voting member. Renewal dues are $25 for an additional 12 months. Dues are payable by check to: Membership Chairman Bruce Wiegand at 9122 Peninsula Drive, Traverse City, MI 49686-1565.

For information and a membership applications form, contact brwiegand@aol.com or 309-253-1874.