Chowder Society members and their guests are invited to the famous Madison Avenue Sports Car Driving and Chowder Society picnic starting at 10:30-ish AM on SATURDAY AUGUST 23 at the Malcolm Pray Achievement Center in Banksville, NY (just up the road from Greenwich). No charge. BYO Food & Drink.

The picnic will run through the afternoon. Besides hobnobbing with motorheads, The Pray Achievement Center has arranged for free admission to a most interesting eclectic collection of Malcolm’s vehicles indoors. There will be delectable vehicles inside as well as what is always a magnificent assemblage of road cars driven to the picnic by attendees.

The picnic on acres of shady lawns provides a perfect scene for contemplation of loud cars and interesting people (or did I get that backwards?)

Pack a sandwich or two and something to drink, Some dessert will be available. For those wanting to overachieve we suggest packing the most elegant picnic spread you can come up with. (Candelabra and even champagne in crystal glasses [plastic will do] are allowed). (There might be a prize.) For non-DIYers, nearby delis are capable of fabricating a sandwich-and-beverage picnic.

Non-members, families, children, and pets are welcome. You do not have to drive a “special” car, though you certainly may. Other than the good-natured competition for the most elegant picnic spread, it’s not a competition for the neatest car (but there may be prizes awarded in categories we won’t announce here. The photos from previous picnics may whet the appetite for the mechanical beauties that might be seen.

The MASCDACS picnic is the one of the most fun ways to spend time around cars that aren’t moving — and with the people who love them, and with the picnic fare and beverages that they’ve brought.

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No charge. Bring your own food and drink. Dress is Chowder Casual. The cars dress much better than their owners