Newsletters
The Club’s Recent Past and Current Newsletters have been moved to their own pages. You can find them by selecting the desired year from the drop down menus under the Newsletter menu above.
You will also find below the table containing the links to the Newsletters an index of the issues. This will be an ongoing project so not all articles in the newsletters will be indexing right away.
The following tables are the indexes that have been assembled thus far. The individaul table can also be found on the specific annual Newsletter pages
DCTRA 2003 Newsletter Index
| 2003 | Keyword | Description | Issue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technical | |||
| Petronix | Petronix install | Mar | |
| Cooling | Discusion of cooling systems and summer desert use | Jul | |
| Cooling | More discusion about thermostats | Aug | |
| Cooling | More discusion about cooling and fans | Sept | |
| Tr4 Head | Discusion about TR4 head rebuild | Oct | |
| Graham Robson | Graham gave a talk about Triumphs history and development | Nov | |
| Transmission | The history of TR transmissions | Dec | |
| Miscellaneous | |||
| LBJ | LBJ (president) and his awesome Stag | Mar | |
| BEAT | Remembering Roger | May | |
| Gogh | The various uses of Vincent's last name | Jul | |
| Triumph Firsts | Triumph was the first - disc brakes ect | Nov | |
| Members | |||
| Pam & Clay Rineholt | Profiled | Aug | |
| Deta Hempsch | Profiled | Sept | |
| Jim Bartels | profiled | Oct | |
| Rich Aubert | profiled | ||
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DCTRA 2004 Newsletter Index
| 2004 | Keyword | Description | Issue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technical | |||
| Electronic points | Cheap alternative to Petronix for Spitfires | Jan | |
| Wheels | Wheel deal from American Wheels | Feb | |
| Intro to MX | Basic list of tools and basic owner servicing | Feb | |
| More on MX | Second part of owner servicing | Mar | |
| Even More on MX | Third part of owner servicing | Apr | |
| Wiring Colors | Wiring colors explained | Apr | |
| Weber Carbs | Weber Carbs DCOE Part 1 of 3 | May | |
| Weber Carbs | Weber Carbs DCOE Part 2 of 3 | Jun | |
| Weber Carbs | Weber Carbs DCOE Part 3 of 3 | Jul | |
| Powder Coating | As covered at the VTR Nationals | Aug | |
| Powder Coating | More on coating | Sep | |
| Points | Discussion about points | Oct | |
| Painting | Painting your car - tips | Nov | |
| Miscellaneous | |||
| Highland Games | A recap of the Highland Games and car show | Mar | |
| TRA | Triumph Register of America profiled | Mar | |
| Sunday Drive | Sunday drive recap of pancake Sunday | Apr | |
| WOB | Wheels of Britain recap | Apr | |
| BEAT | BEAT recap | May | |
| Boyce Thompson | Boyce Thompson Arboretum drive recap | May | |
| Sunday Drive | DCTRA organized BME run recap | Jun | |
| McCormick Park | Picnic in the park | Jul | |
| VTR Nationals | VTR Nationals in Richmond VA - Clay & Pam | Aug | |
| Italia | Article about the lovely Triumph Italia | Aug | |
| Triumphest | Best Triumphest ever - John Truttman | Sep | |
| Triumphest | Poem by Pam | Oct | |
| Vintage Voyage | Vintage Voyage | Nov | |
| Economy Run | DCTRA Economy Run | Nov | |
| Turkeys with wheels | Road rally | Dec | |
| Toltec Rally | Road rally | Dec | |
| Members | |||
| John Nuss | Profiled | Jan | |
| Ron Gurnee | Profiled | Feb | |
| John and Lila Truttman | Profiled | Mar | |
| Jim Bauder | Profiled | Apr | |
| Jim Bauder | Profiled Part 2 | May | |
| Frank Conklin | Profiled | Jun | |
| Dave Riddle | Profiled mostly Karting | Jul | |
| Robert Hohanshelt | Profiled | Sep | |
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DCTRA 2005 Newsletter Index
| 2005 | Keyword | Description | Issue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technical | |||
| Won't Start! | Oh -oh won't start on a run | Jan | |
| Emissions and testing | Help with emissions and testing | Feb | |
| Spitfire Starting | Help with starting the Spitfire | Apr | |
| Batteries | Things to think about | May | |
| Whitworth | and Others threads of all kinds | Jun | |
| Add a Hardtop | Wierdo hardtop ideas | Jul | |
| Halogen Headlamps | Converting to halogen | Aug/Sep | |
| Spit TR6 Trim colors | From an original TR brochure | Aug/Sep | |
| Emission testing | Resources | Oct/Nov | |
| Six pot Emissions | More on emissions | Dec | |
| Miscellaneous | |||
| DCTRA Christmas Party | Photos too! | Jan | |
| Kruse auction | Profiled and photos | Feb | |
| Wheels of Britain | Profiled and photos | Apr | |
| Kart Racing | Going fast -down low | Apr | |
| BEAT | Profiled and photos | May | |
| TRA National Meet | Profiled and photos | Jul | |
| Sandy Eggo Brit Car Day | Profiled and photos | Oct/Nov | |
| Vintage Voyage | Profiled | Oct/Nov | |
| Buzzard's Roost | Run up Yarnell | Dec | |
| Movie Night | DCTRA Home grown drive in movie | Dec | |
| Members | |||
| Pam Rineholt | Profiled | Jul | |
| Marty Clark | Profiled | Dec | |
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DCTRA 2006 Newsletter Index
| 2006 | Keyword | Description | Issue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technical | |||
| Spark Plugs | Part 1 of 2 | Sep | |
| Tools | 10 Best Tools of All Time | Oct | |
| Spark Plugs | Part 2 of 2 | Oct | |
| EDIS Ignition | Full electronic ignition | Oct | |
| Frozen bolts | Extracting bolts and studs | Nov | |
| Halogen lamps | more light | Dec | |
| Miscellaneous | |||
| DCTRA Christmas Party | Profiled and Photos! | Jan | |
| Globe run | Luminarias | Jan | |
| Stu Lasswell | Stu finds the truth and buys a Triumph | Feb | |
| Unlikely Tractor | Triumph genesis | May | |
| Stu Lasswell | Profiled, broken down, and more | May | |
| BEAT | BEAT Report times 3 | May | |
| Drive In movie night | Snafus | Jul | |
| DCTRA History | DCTRA gets started | Jul | |
| Stu Lasswell | More trials and travails from Stu | Jul | |
| Pool Party | Potluck/Pool party profiled and photos | Sep | |
| Malvern | International Meet at Malvern UK | Sep | |
| Deta's Car | Deta's car | Oct | |
| Stu Lasswell | Travelogue | Nov | |
| Flat Tire X2 | Another Travelogue | Nov | |
| Triumphest | Photos! | Nov | |
| Tech Session | Pam's car | Dec | |
| Members | John Nuss | Profiled | Jan |
| John Nuss | Profiled more spifires | Jul | |
| John Nuss | Trevor | Nov | |
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DCTRA 2007 Newsletter Index
| 2007 | Keyword | Description | Issue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technical | |||
| Emissions Exemption | Article chronicling the collector car exemption | Jan | |
| TR6 Redlines | No more Michelins but contact Coker | Jan | |
| Clevis Pins | A new way to do the pedal clevis pins | Feb | |
| Oil Issues | Oil is killing our cars! Loss of ZDDP additive | Apr | |
| Genrator Conversion | How to convert a TR3 from generator to alternator power | Jun | |
| Performance Driving | Dave Riddle talks about Performance Driving | Oct | |
| EDIS Ignition System | Replace your distributor with a EDIS system | Oct | |
| Welding at John's | John Horten hosts a welding demo day | Oct | |
| Performance Driving | Dave Riddle talks more about Performance Driving | Nov | |
| Tuning Clinic | John Horten hosts a Tuning Clinic with Graham | Nov | |
| Performance Driving | Dave Riddle talks more about Performance Driving | Dec | |
| Front Spindles | Updated uprated front spindles install and vented brakes | Dec | |
| Miscellaneous | |||
| Christmas Party | Photos! | Jan | |
| Tech Session at John's | John Horten hosts a front rebuild of a TR4 | Feb | |
| Harry Webster | Memoriam of THE triumph sports car engineer | Feb | |
| Triumph Offshoots | The very pretty Peerless Triumph sports car profiled | May | |
| BEAT AZ | Report from Rebecca Long | Jun | |
| Triumph Offshoots | The even prettier Italia Triumph sports car profiled | Jul | |
| Long's DCTRA Pool Party | Photos! | Jul | |
| Long's Road Trip | Awesome Road trip with photos | Aug/Sep | |
| Bill Close & Racing | Trying to beat Roy Stoney's TR7 | Aug/Sep | |
| Triumph Offshoots | The Doretti profiled | Aug/Sep | |
| DCTRA BBQ | British cars, british music Photos! | Aug/Sep | |
| Pack rats attack | Julius A Walters travails with ..pack rats | Oct | |
| Breakfast Run | Photos! | Oct | |
| Triumphest 2007 | Triumphest Chronicled Photos! | Nov | |
| Nov | |||
| Members | |||
| Pam Rineholt's Mom | In memoriam of Arlene | Feb | |
| Speros Andres | Profiled | May | |
| Bill Close | Profiled | Jul | |
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