2019 Events to go to.
 

Thought I would start a thread with events that are coming up.

I suggest we try and keep it simple and in some sort of easy to follow order !!

Also might be worth only posting events that are a maximum of 4 weeks ahead and then update as the season moves forward.

So post your chosen event, where it is, dates and entry fees if applicable.

Over to you ………..

Hoping to get some sort of package ...Blue car if still around and a body and frame to the NSRA SWAPMEET at North Weald on 17th March ....

HOT RODDING AND SPECIAL BUILDING HAVE A BIT OF A CROSS OVER , SO MIGHT BE GOOD FOR BUYING SOME VINTAGE BITS AND PIECES FOR YOUR BUILDS ..

£8 ENTRY FOR ADULTS / KIDS UNDER 17 FREE .. ...


http://www.nsra.org.uk/southern-swapmeet/

Autojumble at the Three Counties Showground, Malvern 3rd March. £7 entry

Only a small event, mostly under cover. I have bought some hard to find parts here before so it can be a worthwhile event if you aren't too far away.

NZ show - Brit and Euro Car show
 

Hey guys, one for the NZ based followers.

Sunday 3rd March, Lloyd Elsmore Park, Pakuranga. 10am till 3pm Entry free.

Have a look at
https://www.briteurocarshow.nz/
Last year about 600 cars were there but rumoured to be approx 900 registered this year. Everything from old to new, Mk1 escorts/cortina’s, ferrari’s Mga’s, jags - you name it is likely to be there. I am going so see you there!

Race Retro tomorrow (sunday) at stoneleigh

March 10th Shelsley Walsh Breakfast Club, Worcestershire

£4 pre booking required on their website.

A few weeks away yet on the 7th April is the Bromyard Speed Festival in Herefordshire.

The town centre is closed off and all sorts of Classics, vintage cars and bikes take part in high speed ( ish ) parade laps.

Free Entry

Check out the web site;

https://bromyardspeedfestival.co.uk/

As mentioned above its the Bromyard Speed Festival tomorrow. Also a Classic Car Show at the Three Counties Showground , Malvern tomorrow.

Sunday next week, 14th April is the first Prescott Breakfast club meeting of the year. Always well attended, be there early as its a morning thing !

Shouldn't need to mention it but I will !

Stoneliegh Kit Car Show next weekend over the May bank holiday !

Sunday and Monday

Looking like a dry and sunny weekend again !

Prescott May 25 - 26

La Vie en Bleu / La Vita Rossa

Big weekend at the famous Prescott hill climb venue in Gloucestershire. The 90th year of the Bugatti owners club.

Big Italian influence on the Saturday, Ferrari's, Alfa's etc etc as well as a French contingent on the Sunday !

Lots of track action on the hill climb track !

Not to be missed , highly recommended.

Chateau Impney Hill Climb at Droitwich in Worcestershire . This is a two day event over the 13th - 14th July. This event is now in its 9th year and has become well established on the classic and vintage calendar. Expect to see plenty of top end classics both on the track and in the club areas.
Highly recommended.

https://www.chateauimpneyhillclimb.com/

LOOKS INTERESTING , WILL LOOK INTO THAT ...

Incidentally , on the front page of their website ...whats this ?

https://i.ibb.co/PZZVZNF/cihc19-banner-101.jpg

Chateau Impney next week, see above for website and details. A bit like a small version of the Goodwood Festival but without the huge crowds.

Also next Sunday morning, 14th July is the second Prescott Breakfast Club meeting of the year. A good excuse for a drive out in the Cotswolds !

I'll be at chateau impney weather permitting

I have read about this car ... uses a Karmann this roof


Here’s the info it’s a good read

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/vi...9a1f2013759413

http://www.ddk-online.com/phpBB2/vie...8047&start=840

Old Ford Rally 2019
 

The 2019 Old Ford Rally at Gaydon, Warks is on Sunday 21 July.
Remember that if you Gift Aid your entrance fee, you can use that ticket to get into the BL Heritage Museum free for the next whole year. Advance tickets cost less from Heritage Motor Centre.
Adults £14.50 (£11.50 in advance), Children £9 (£7), Concession £12.50 (£10.50), Under 5's FREE.

On the website at http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/old-fo...aff=erelexpmlt they are now advertising overnight camping tickets at £15 (£10) per person on the night of Saturday 20th.

1950s Specials Show
 

This is how kit cars began...

The 2019 Specials Show at Cotswold Wildlife Park is on Sunday 11 August. Remember to tell them at the entrance that you're there for the car show and the driver gets in free. The rest of the park is accessible.

Read more: http://jagoownersclub1.proboards.com...#ixzz5tPEwWc8X

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d6.../DSCF7377a.jpg

Weymouth Esplanade Charity Car Show - every summer Thursday
 

Now every Thursday during the summer- a charity Bike/Car Nite on the Esplanade at Weymouth. £3 contribution. 18:00 to 20:00-ish.
Usually 100 bikes and a dozen "classic" cars. A super location, well marshalled and a friendly crowd.

http://i64.tinypic.com/2cieik2.jpg

Ian - I wouldn't take it through the lion enclosure

No drive-throughs at Cotswold Wildlife Park!!!

Some events coming up;

2-4th August Gloucestershire Vintage Extravaganza at Cirencester, Gloucestershire.

11th August Specials Show at the Cotswolds Wildlife Park ( details in Ian's post above ). All sorts of Kit Cars, both old and new.

18th August Tewkesbury Classic Vehicle Show. Huge event now with everything from Edwardian cars to modern super cars and everything in between !

Sunday 18th August is the Tewkesbury Classic car Show

A really big event , all sorts from vintage to modern super cars. Trade stands, small auto jumble, etc
Just off the M5 J9 at Tewkesbury High School.


Monday 26th August is the Pershore Plum Festival Classic Car Show.

Around 500 cars on show last year, something for everyone. Part of the town is closed off with street markets, music, food festival etc. Car show is held in the abbey grounds

Tewkesbury was a great day out. Full to over flowing in the main field with plenty of interesting vehicles and half decent auto jumble. Wish I'd taken my camera ! Henry Cole and his best mate Sam Lovegrove were there filming for an instalment of Shed & Buried. Really nice guys and happy to chat.

Pershore Plum Festival Classic Car meet on the bank holiday Monday is a similar event and well worth a look if you're in the area.

Gloucester Retro Festival 2019
 

I found......
 

Went over to Pershore earlier today and they wouldn't let me onto the Abbey grounds with my car ! A bit disappointed I parked up on the side of the road in a nearby housing estate along with a dozen or more other classic owners. Got to the Abbey only to find half the site was empty and an empty fun fair in the corner ! There was a large contingent of Triumphs and MG's plus a few clubs. They seemed to be in the know as it is now a pre booked, ticket holder only event.
Probably give it a miss next year !

Prescott Hill climb Breakfast Club

Sunday 1st September ( am )

Another excuse for a drive out into the Cotswolds !

Tea, coffee and a full English if you want, just turn up, no pre booking required!

RHOCaR End of Season Bash 13-15 September 2019
 

RHOCaR - The UK Kit Car Club

RHOCaR are holding their 2019 End of Season Bash 13-15 September. It's a "fun filled camping weekend of cars, drink, food, drink,
bingo, oh and a little bit of drinking!

Held at Market Harborough Show Ground with ample space for caravans and tents alike. All are welcome, whether they own a kit car
or not with something for everyone, with inflatables/bouncy castles for the kids (and big kids) and a drive out with a lunch stop at a local pub.

Price is £18 per person and includes camping for the entire weekend, under 16s are free - please add under16s tickets to your basket
at point of order - https://www.rhocar.org/index.php?/st...child-tickets/

Following the success of the Bromyard Speed Festival the organisers have decided to host a number of breakfast club gatherings at Legges Café just outside Bromyard town centre.
The first event is on the morning of 29th September. It is free to attend but the organisers would like you to pre book so they can accommodate everyone.

5 - 6th October is the Prescott Autumn Classic which is now a very well established event. Lots of track action, wall of death, live music, food and drink etc. Big American influence , period ( 50's- 60's ) dress code if that's your thing !

My first attendance at this show at the Market Harborough Showground (it's a large field). Lots of fun with the impromptu line-up shown, the bouncy castle and obstacle course, Saturday lunch-time drive-out, an autotest on the grass in the afternoon, (surprisingly competitive) a few trade stands and a marquee with bar and bingo and live music in the evening. There was a charity car show at the adjacent Harborough Business Centre on the Sunday morning attended by a wide variety of vehicles, old and new.
In the pic you can see my Fury, 2nd from left and just right of centre: Stuart's 250SWB Kali- he came for the day and it's for sale...

A very small and friendly event which is only going to grow with each passing year due to the enthusiasm of its participants which now include me.

Kop Hill Hillclimb near Aylesbury, Bucks
 

It's time for the 2019 Kop Hill Hillclimb on 21/22 September.

Details at: https://www.kophillclimb.org.uk/

Advance tickets are cheaper but are not available after 20 September for this year.

By car or bike – up on the hill from Princes Risborough with plenty of space to park. The hill is located just 15 minutes from the M40 Junctions 4 or 6, off the A4010 mid-way between High Wycombe and Aylesbury. Look for the signs for Kop Hill Climb. For those who rely on electronic maps, set your Sat Nav to HP27 0LA and follow the signs.

Public parking is FREE

By train – Chiltern Railways run regular trains from London Marylebone or from the Banbury and Birmingham direction. The nearest station is Princes Risborough Station which is a 15 minute walk through the town and up to the festival on the hill.

By bus – it’s the Arriva 300 from either High Wycombe or Aylesbury which drops you just 5 minutes away.

Kop Hill Road, Princes Risborough, Bucks HP27 0LA. Map reference OS Sheet SP814030 E 481411, N 202962.

The e-mail acceptance of my application only arrived yesterday. It's a shame that the weather won't permit attendance :(.

Once again this clashes with the Castle Combe Classic which has gone from strength to strength since its inception, apart from last year's monsoon themed iteration. I much prefer it to the US styled Prescott event, which I find rather tacky. Each to their own.........

Sunday 13th October is Prescott Breakfast Club. And Shelsley Breakfast Club. Seems a bit daft to me having them on the same day, but weather permitting I'll go to Prescott as it's both nearer and free.

Regards, Mick

I might try the Castle Combe event this year, weather permitting !

2019 events to go to.
 

Next Sunday, 13th is the last Prescott Breakfast Meeting of the year. Hope the weather is kind, this time last year it was still warm and sunny !

Also next Sunday is the Malvern Classic Car Show at the Three Counties show ground. Usually well attended and a reasonable auto jumble.

Best showground in the country IMO, would like to camp there some time.

I can vouch for Ian on this one, the show ground is in a great location at the foot of the Malvern Hills and just 2 minutes from home for me. There are some fantastic, quiet A and B roads with a couple of choice circuits that I love to drive on a sunny afternoon taking in Castle Moreton, Eastnor Castle, Ledbury and the surrounding areas. Some lovely country pubs to stop for lunch etc etc. South Worcestershire and Herefordshire haven't been spoilt yet with over development and too many people !

I have to travel a bit further- 68 miles but that includes the A417 racetrack out of Gloucester and then the glorious B4208 almost the rest of the way. Once had a holiday in a cottage at Wych Crossing- superb views.

Another autojumble at Malvern Three Counties Show Ground on the 24th November. Mostly indoors and be there early its morning event.

Also a breakfast club gathering at Bromyard this Sunday morning 27th Oct. Held at Holden Vintage and Classic shop which is also next door to Leggs café.