And a delightful evening it was, spent with nearly 20 members of Triumphs Around the Chesapeake (aka TRAC) at The Sunset Restaurant in Glen Burnie. YFE got there a little early so I sat out in the entry for a few minutes, then the hostess said, “There are several gentlemen waiting in the bar, could that be the group you’re waiting for?” Rsp: “Gentlemen? That wouldn’t be a Triumph car club.” “Okay, there are several hoodlums hanging out in the bar.” “THAT’S THEM!”

Great bunch of people and not surprisingly, their meetings are like SLTOA’s, with plenty of conversation on cars, current events, family doings intermixed with a fair amount of irreverency. Their major event each year is June’s “Brits by the Bay,” held at Carroll County Farm Museum, although they also have a big annual dinner, similar to SLTOA’s Christmas gathering of a few nights ago.

Best comment of the night? “We’re not in this to flip cars.” Second best comment was actually on a t-shirt handed out by one of the members: “Rum first, questions later.”

Like I said, great bunch. Best I can tell TRAC is effectively the Baltimore club and alternates meetings between the north and south sides of the city; Capital Triumph Register, as the name indicates, is primarily centered on DC BUT, both clubs have members up and down the Chesapeake and I expect there’s a fair amount of cross-pollination.

My thanks to TRAC and particularly club president Randy Fryer for the invite, this bunch is definitely good company.