3:00PM Our Keynote: MG in the Prewar Years

Come hear award winning Tom Metcalf of Safety Fast! Restoration. Sponsored by GoldSeal1. Tom Metcalf, MG collector, and owner of Safety Fast! Restoration will be presenting a history of the beginnings of MG from the prewar years. Illuminate your understanding of the early years of MG as Tom recounts MMM history.

Limited Seating

5:00PM Tweed Drive

Dress in your finest Tweed and join the convoy to a local British Pub for dinner. This has become an anticipated first-day event. You'll connect with other GOF attendees for our knees-up kick-off event.

6:00PM Knees-Up at the Pig & Whistle

Join your MG friends for a kick-off bash at the nearby Pig & Whistle. Our Tweed clad friends will arrive to join us for dinner. After dinner, there'll be a panel of MG gurus on hand to answer your questions. We call it "An Evening with the Masters"

Tent tech session

9:00 AM "Tuning your MG" Learn from the brilliant Rick Sevcech as he guides you through tuning your MG and shares a few pointers to enhance the results.
Limited Seating

Race to Space In My MG TF w/ Bob Sieck

10:00-11:30 Don’t miss this rare opportunity to meet Bob Sieck, one of NASA’s most influential leaders. Bob played a pivotal role in America’s space program—beginning his career at Kennedy Space Center in 1964 and serving as Launch Director for over 50 Space Shuttle missions. All the while driving his TF to work each day. A very special opportunity!

Limited Seating

Lifestyle Session Easy Southern Dishes

11:30-12:30 We'll provide an insight into the making of a traditional southern favourite. Limited Seating

Warbirds Drive and Lunch

11:30-2:30 Take pictures of your car with historic planes.
Take a boxed lunch from the hotel, or food truck on site.
Please note: Warbirds charges a $12 museum admission

Choose and Maintain Tires for your MG

2:00-3:00 Noted tire expert, Ken Ball, shares some of the knowledge of tires he's gained
from over 40 years of racing and tire manufacturing
Limited Seating

Valve Cover Races Returns to GOF

8:00PM - dark You're invited to stay after the Meet & Greet dinner.
Race your MG at GOF (well, at least a small part of it!).
Put some wheels on an MG valve cover and send it speeding down a gravity track
racing against other GOF speed demons.
If you are entering a racer, click the 'planning to attend' button below.

Indian River Lagoon Drive and Lunch

12:30-4:00 After the Thursday car show, join us on a leisurely drive
along the Indian River Lagoon National Scenic Byway.
The Indian River Lagoon is one of the most biologically diverse estuaries in North America.
Stop at a local bar for lunch with your MG buddies. Take photos!​

Future of the MG Hobby

2:00 - 3:00 Nick Pardee, proprietor of Goldseal, LLC moderates a symposium on perpetuating
the future of the MG hobby.
Limited Seating!

Lifestyle Session Car and Driver Longevity

3:00 - 4:00 JoAnn Cook, EdD and Lonnie Cook discuss longevity of both driver and car.