STOA is proud to present Tigers United 38 "Tigers At The Capital" celebrating 50 years of the MK II Tiger in Sacramento, CA from June 22 - 25, 2017. This Tigers United will continue with time honored traditions including Autocross, Concourse, Rally, Quiz, and Popular Vote all culminating in the Sunday Awards Banquet and the Lord Rootes Trophy. Also on the agenda are the required Technical Inspection, optional Tiger Authentication (TAC), Hospitality Suite, and more. So register now and join the Tiger community for a fun-filled weekend of activates in Sacramento.
Event Hotel
Lions Gate Hotel McClellan (Sacramento) CA. For Reservations Call: +1(916)640-0835
Registration
Please use this site for online registration - the preferred method of registering for this event. For hard-copy-pen-and-ink-snail-mail registration please download it from the STOA Tigers United web page. Please contact Don Whitely (donwhitely@yahoo.com) if you have any questions.
Registration Notes
· For insurance reasons, a participant is anyone driving or riding in the car during a sponsored event. That means both driver and navigator in the ralley must be registered as Participants. That also means only Participants may be on the track as driver or passenger at the autocross.
· Classification Guidelines can be found here on the sunbeamtiger.org website
Schedule of Events
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Thursday, June 22
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4:00 to 7:00 pm
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Registration at Lions Gate Hotel Lobby
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4:00 to 7:00 pm
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Technical Inspection
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5:00 to 8:00 pm
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Welcome Gathering: Hors d'oeuvres and No Host Cocktails at Lions Gate Poolside Patio
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8:00 to
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Hospitality Suite
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Friday, June 23
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7:45 to 8:30 am
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Registration at Auto-X Site
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7:45 to 8:45 am
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Technical Inspection at Auto-X Site
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8:30 am to 3:00 pm
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Autocross at MEGA LOT behind McClellan Park
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8:30 am
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Drivers Meeting
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9:00 am
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First Car Out
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12:00 pm
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Lunch
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7:00 pm
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Martha Christiansen Talk at Hospitality Suite Patio
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7:00 pm to?
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Hospitality Suite and Swap ‘n’ Shop
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Saturday, June 24
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8:00 to 10:00 am
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Tiger Rally
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8:00 pm
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First Car Out
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2:00 pm
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All Cars In
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3:30 to 5:00 pm
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Tiger Quiz at McClellan House or Lions Gate Lobby (TBA)
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7:00 pm
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Hospitality Suite and Sway ‘n’ Shop
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7:00 to 8:00 pm
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Guest Speaker Mike Jones at the Hospitality Suite. Dessert will be served. An informal discuss led by Hap Hazard will follow about boosting Tiger interest in younger generations.
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Sunday, June 25
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9:00 am to 1:00 pm
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Tiger Concourse at McClellan Mall behind the Lions Gate Hotel Pool Patio
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9:00 am
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Rags Down and Judging Start
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12:00 pm
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Lunch
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4:00 to 8:00 pm
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Awards Banquet at the Lions Gate Hotel
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8:00 pm to
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Last Bash
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Guest Speaker
The Tiger community is fortunate this year to have Mike Jones as guest speaker at Tigers United 38. Mike played a significant role in the design and development of the production Tiger. His contributions helped to take a prototype, which was developed in the U.S., to the production Tiger produced in the U.K.
After earning a degree in Mechanical Engineering, Mike Jones began his career working as an engineer for Rootes Group. In 1964, Mike left Rootes for a job at Jensen Motors as Chassis Project Engineer. For the first 18 months in this position, Mike worked closely with Jensen Chief Engineer Kevin Beattie, concentrating mostly on Sunbeam Tiger chassis design and initial development. Having worked at Rootes previously, they both understood their development process which aided the collaboration with Rootes engineers Alec Caine and Don Tarbun.
While Mike was employed by Jensen, the company was responsible for the designs of unique Tiger components, builds of prototypes, and basic road testing of each prototype. As background, Tiger sheet metal modifications were made to painted and trimmed bodies as shipped from Pressed Steel Company. Those sheet metal modifications were carried out by Jensen on a separate production line from the final assembly line. The Tiger’s final assembly line was separate from Austin Healey and Jensen production builds and used a separate production labor force.
Developing the Tiger presented significant challenges -- having to convert a Shelby one-off prototype into a viable production design within a tight budget and short time schedule. Mike was instrumental in numerous aspects of the Tiger production design, such as improving steering geometry and handling, minimizing rear axle tramp and brake fade, improving engine cooling, as well as analyzing and mitigating engine failures.
Mike Jones was eventually promoted to Chief Engineer at Jensen. In 1975, he left Jensen and and went on to work for Ford, British Leyland, Lotus, GM and Chrysler. Mike retired in 2008 after leaving a significant mark on the automotive industry. He is currently working as a volunteer in the Historical Section of the Society of Automotive Engineers, is a Fellow with the UK Institution of Mechanical Engineers, and a Member of the Society of Automotive Engineers, USA.
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to hear history from the man who helped make our Tigers.
