Saabfest report

from Summer 2022

Trade Directory

HASELBURY MILL, 29-31 JULY

Saabfest 2022, turned out to be one of the best nationals to date. A very relaxed Saabfest with a great atmosphere, which is exactly why we choose to host the event at ‘the Mill’ The venue was fantastic, great food and drink over the three days, first class hospitality. South West Saab, the local SOC group, absolutely smashed it all weekend. Too many volunteers to list everyone but Alex Rankin and Isabel Rankin deserve a special mention for all of the work they did leading up to the show and then making sure everything ran like clockwork with the team over the weekend. Tommy Butler and Kayleigh Ann Butler of TR Auto’s, the show sponsor also deserve a special thank you for their hard work.

Tommy and Bob created fantastic bespoke trophies for the best car competition. Kayleigh did a amazing job organising the Saturday evening meal and seating plan, no small task for 120 people with so many different choices.

Both evenings entertainment went down very well, thank you to Robin M Saab for organising this, Brilliant!

Well done to all the winners of the Sunday best car competition, they are as follows: Sonett - Rich Carpenter Two Stroke Jon Bentley V4 95/96 Iain Graham 90/99 Arthur Civil 99 Turbo Martin Bennett Classic 900 Keith Squire 9000 Tony Welch NG 900 Sian Lamb 0G 9-3 Terry Powell 9-3 SS Olly Cox OG 9-5 Tony Dawson NG 9-5 Stephen Barr Best in Show Tony Grestock, 1951 92A Best in Show (Runner up) Geoff Kershaw - 99T Prototype

Thank you to all of you that attended the Saab Owners Club National weekend at Haselbury Mill, it wouldn’t be a success without you! A total of over 220 different Saabs over the weekend.

Saabfest will be back in 2024, a date to be announced closer to the time, but fear not, next year the Saab Owners Club, Saab Enthusiast Club and UK Saabs Forum will be hosting INTSAAB2023, the International Saab meeting at Gaydon, the British Motor Museum 4-6th August. This is a show that’s not to be missed!