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JANUARY
24-26 Autosport International
NEC, Birmingham. www. autosportinternational.com 28 All American Cruise In. Ace Café, London. www.acecafe.com
29 ‘Normous Newark Autojumble
Newark Showground, Newark, Notts. www.newarkautojumble.co.uk
FEBRUARY
1 Hot Rod Night. Ace Café, London. www.acecafe.com
18 Spitfire Raceway Drag’n’Drift.
Parranporth Airfield, St Agnes, Cornwall. www.perranporthdrivingcentre.com
19 ‘Normous Newark Autojumble
Newark Showground, Newark, Notts. www.newarkautojumble.co.uk 21 VW Air-Cooled Night. Ace Café, London. www.acecafe.com 25 All American Cruise In. Ace Café, London. www.acecafe.com
25-26 Straightliners Open
Weekend Elvington Airfield, Elvington, West Yorkshire. www. straightliners.events 26 Run What Ya Brung Santa Pod Raceway. www.santapod.co.uk
MARCH
1 Hot Rod Night. Ace Café, London. www.acecafe.com
5 NSRA Southern Swap Meet
North Weald, Essex. www.nsra.org.uk 5 Run What Ya Brung Santa Pod Raceway. www.santapod.co.uk 11 Run What Ya Brung Santa Pod Raceway. www.santapod.co.uk 18 Drag & Drift Dakota Raceway, Honiton, Devon. www.straightliners. events 19 Run What Ya Brung Santa Pod Raceway. www.santapod.co.uk 21 VW Air-Cooled Night. Ace Café, London. www.acecafe.com
24-26 Classic Car and Restoration
Show NEC, Birmingham. www. necrestorationshow.com
25 All American Cruise In. Ace Café, London. www.acecafe.com
25 Run What Ya Brung Saturday
Night Special Santa Pod Raceway. www.santapod.co.uk 26 Run What Ya Brung Santa Pod Raceway. www.santapod.co.uk 27 Top Speed Monday Elvington Airfield, Elvington, West Yorkshire. www.straightliners.events
APRIL
1 Run What Ya Brung Santa Pod Raceway. www.santapod.co.uk
1-2 Straightliners Race Meet Santa Pod. www.straightliners.events
2 ‘Normous Newark Autojumble
Newark Showground, Newark, Notts. www.newarkautojumble.co.uk 5 Hot Rod Night. Ace Café, London. www.acecafe.com 7 Wheelsday Rushmoor Arena, Aldershot. surreystreetrodders.co.uk 7-9 Festival of Power Santa Pod Raceway. www.santapod.co.uk 15 Run What Ya Brung Santa Pod Raceway. www.santapod.co.uk
15-16 Straightliners Race Meet
Melbourne Raceway, York. www. straightliners.events
15-16 Wagon UK Offset Show
Royal Cornwall Showground, Wadebridge. www.wgnuk.com 17 Top Speed Monday Elvington Airfield, Elvington, West Yorkshire. www.straightliners.events 18 VW Air-Cooled Night. Ace Café, London. www.acecafe.com 20-23 Race the Waves Bridlington. www.backfirepromotions.com 22 Drag & Drift Dakota Raceway, Honiton, Devon. www.straightliners. events 22 Run What Ya Brung Santa Pod Raceway. www.santapod.co.uk 25 All American Cruise In. Ace Café, London. www.acecafe.com 29 Barnstormer Weekend. Kay’s Barn, Dunnington, York. www.backfirepromotions.com
29 Spitfire Raceway Drag’n’Drift.
Parranporth Airfield, St Agnes, Cornwall. www.perranporthdrivingcentre.com 29–1 Springspeed Nationals Santa Pod Raceway. www.santapod.co.uk
MAY
1 BHP Show Kent Showground, Detling, Maidstone. bhpshows.com 3 Hot Rod Night. Ace Café, London. www.acecafe.com 5-7 Nostalgia Nationals Santa Pod Raceway. www.santapod.co.uk 13 Run What Ya Brung Santa Pod Raceway. www.santapod.co.uk 13-14 Spring Autojumble Beaulieu. www.beaulieu.co.uk
13-14 Springbreak Kustom
Kulture. Stonham Barns, Suffolk. www.stonhambarns.co.uk
13-14 Straightliners Race Meet
Melbourne Raceway, York. www. straightliners.events 15 Top Speed Monday Elvington Airfield, Elvington, West Yorkshire. www.straightliners.events 16 VW Air-Cooled Night. Ace Café, London. www.acecafe.com 19-21 Doorslammers Santa Pod Raceway. www.santapod.co.uk
20-21 Custom and Classic
Show Earlswood, Solihull. www. motormayhemcc.co.uk
20-21 Duchy Capri Club Show
Constantine Bay, Padstow, Cornwall. www.duchycapriclub.co.uk 21 Herts Auto Show Oaklands College, St Albans. www. hertsautoshow.co.uk 26-29 The Main Event Santa Pod Raceway. www.santapod.co.uk 27 All American Cruise In. Ace Café, London. www.acecafe.com
28 Lincoln Castle Classic Car Rally.
Lincoln Castle, Lincoln. castlerallylvvs@ gmail.com
JUNE
2-4 VanJam Fir Tree Farm, Warmington. www.vanditos.co.uk 3 Run What Ya Brung Santa Pod Raceway. www.santapod.co.uk
3-4 Classic and Performance Car
Spectacular. Tatton Park, Knutsford. www.tattonclassiccarshow.com
4 Plus Four Four Show
Hartham Park, Wiltshire. www. plusfourfourautomotive.co.uk
4 ‘Normous Newark Autojumble
Newark Showground, Newark, Notts. www.newarkautojumble.co.uk 7 Hot Rod Night. Ace Café, London. www.acecafe.com 8-11 Hot Rods and Hills Park Foot Holiday Park, Pooley Bridge, Cumbria. parkfootullswater.co.uk
9-11 Retrofestival Newark.
Newark Showground, Newark, Notts. www.retrofestival.co.uk
10 Run What Ya Brung Saturday
Night Special Santa Pod Raceway. www.santapod.co.uk 11 Bespoke Show West Malling, Kent. bespokeshows@gmail.com 11 BHP Fuel Fest Westpoint Arena, Exeter, Devon. bhpshows.com
11 Bromley Pageant of Motoring
Norman Park, Bromley. www. bromleypageant.com 16-18 Sportsman Nationals Santa Pod Raceway. www.santapod.co.uk
17-18 Pendine Sands Hot Rod
Races Pendine, Carmarthenshire, South Wales. www.vhra.co.uk
17-18 Straightliners Race Meet
Melbourne Raceway, York. www. straightliners.events
18 Custom and American Show
Beaulieu. www.beaulieu.co.uk 18 Retro Show Santa Pod Raceway. www.santapod.co.uk 19 Top Speed Monday Elvington Airfield, Elvington, West Yorkshire. www.straightliners.events 20 VW Air-Cooled Night. Ace Café, London. www.acecafe.com 24 All American Cruise In. Ace Café, London. www.acecafe.com 24 Run What Ya Brung Santa Pod Raceway. www.santapod.co.uk
24-25 Top Speed Meeting
Machrihanish Airport, Campbeltown, Argyll. www.straightliners.events 25 Fast Show Reloaded Santa Pod Raceway. www.santapod.co.uk 30-2 Summer Nationals Santa Pod Raceway. www.santapod.co.uk
JULY
1-2 Stars and Stripes Car Show
Tatton Park, Knutsford, Cheshire www.tattonstarsandstripes.com
Historic Vehicle Gathering – Powderham Castle, Exeter, 8-9 July Pic: James Webber
5 Hot Rod Night. Ace Café, London. www.acecafe.com
6-8 Västerås Summer Meet
Västerås, Västmanland, Sweden. vasterassummermeet.se 7-9 Dragstalgia Santa Pod Raceway. www.santapod.co.uk 8 Drag & Drift Dakota Raceway, Honiton, Devon. www.straightliners. events
8 Spitfire Raceway Drag’n’Drift.
Parranporth Airfield, St Agnes, Cornwall. www.perranporthdrivingcentre.com
8-9 Historic Vehicle Gathering
Powderham Castle, Exeter, Devon. historic-vehicle-gathering.info
8-9 Kernow Old Vehicle Rally
Penhallow. KOVC Facebook
13-16 Goodwood Festival of
Speed Goodwood Estate, West Sussex. www.goodwood.com 15 Run What Ya Brung Santa Pod Raceway. www.santapod.co.uk
15-16 Straightliners Race Meet
Melbourne Raceway, York. www. straightliners.events 16 Ford Show Santa Pod Raceway. www.santapod.co.uk 17 Top Speed Monday Elvington Airfield, Elvington, West Yorkshire. www.straightliners.events 18 VW Air-Cooled Night. Ace Café, London. www.acecafe.com 21-23 Bug Jam Santa Pod Raceway. www.santapod.co.uk
21-23 Rock’n’Ribs Festival
Wincanton Racecourse, Somerset. www.rocknribsfestival.co.uk
22-23 National Hot Rod and
Custom Show Lincolnshire Showground, Lincoln. www. hotrodandcustomshow.co.uk
22-23 Carrot Town Garage
American Car Show. Stonham Barns, Suffolk. www.stonhambarns.co.uk
22-23 Straightliners Race Meet
Llanbedr Airfield, Llanbedr, Gwynedd. www.straightliners.events
28-29 Weekend of Wheels
Moorgreen, Nottingham. www.coffencars.club 28-30 Hotrod Hayride Bisley Shooting Ground, Woking. www. hotrodhayride.co.uk 29 All American Cruise In. Ace Café, London. www.acecafe.com 29-30 Mopar Euro Nationals Santa Pod Raceway. www.santapod.co.uk 29-30 Ten Of The Best Elvington Airfield, Elvington, West Yorkshire. www.straightliners.events
AUGUST
2 Hot Rod Night. Ace Café, London. www.acecafe.com 4-6 Ultimate Street Car Santa Pod Raceway. www.santapod.co.uk 5-6 Festival of Wheels Trinity Park, Ipswich. www.motorshowevents.com
5-6 Straightliners Race Meet
Melbourne Raceway, York. www. straightliners.events 7 Top Speed Monday Elvington Airfield, Elvington, West Yorkshire. www.straightliners.events
10-13 NSRA Hot Rod
Supernationals Old Warden Park, Biggleswade. www.nsra.org.uk 11-13 Retrofestival Newbury Showground. www.retrofestival.co.uk 12 Best of British Santa Pod Raceway. www.santapod.co.uk 12 Drag & Drift Dakota Raceway, Honiton, Devon. www.straightliners. events
13 ‘Normous Newark Autojumble
Newark Showground, Newark, Notts. www.newarkautojumble.co.uk 13 Run What Ya Brung Santa Pod Raceway. www.santapod.co.uk 15 VW Air-Cooled Night. Ace Café, London. www.acecafe.com 18-20 Greenlight Nationals Santa Pod Raceway. www.santapod.co.uk
19-20 Passion for Power Classic
Motor Show. Tatton Park, Knutsford. www.tattonpassionforpower.com
25-27 GOW! Speed Hill Climb
Prescott Hill, Cheltenham, Cotswolds. www.vhra.co.uk
25-27 Knucklebusters Car Show.
Stonham Barns, Suffolk. www. stonhambarns.co.uk 26 All American Cruise In. Ace Café, London. www.acecafe.com
SEPTEMBER
1-3 VW Action Santa Pod Raceway. www.santapod.co.uk
2-3 International Autojumble
Beaulieu. www.beaulieu.co.uk 2-3 Jurby Drag Racing Jurby, Isle of Man. www.straightliners.events
3 Brooklands American Day
Brooklands Museum, Weybridge, Surrey. www.brooklandsmuseum.com 6 Hot Rod Night. Ace Café, London. www.acecafe.com
7-10 European Finals Santa Pod Raceway. www.santapod.co.uk
8-9 Hindenberg Dirt Track Races
www.hindenberg-dirt-track.com 8-10 Goodwood Revival Goodwood Estate, West Sussex. www.goodwood. com
9-10 Straightliners Race Meet
Melbourne Raceway, York. www. straightliners.events 10 VHRA Swap Meet Ramsey, Cabridgeshire. www.vhra.co.uk 11 Top Speed Monday Elvington Airfield, Elvington, West Yorkshire. www.straightliners.events 15-17 Hot Rod Drags Santa Pod Raceway. www.santapod.co.uk
15-17 Isle of Man Festival of
Motoring www.iomfm.com 01732 879153
16 Spitfire Raceway Drag’n’Drift.
Parranporth Airfield, St Agnes, Cornwall. www.perranporthdrivingcentre.com
17 American Car Show.
Stonham Barns, Suffolk. www. stonhambarns.co.uk
17 ‘Normous Newark Autojumble
Newark Showground, Newark, Notts. www.newarkautojumble.co.uk 19 VW Air-Cooled Night. Ace Café, London. www.acecafe.com 22-24 National Finals Santa Pod Raceway. www.santapod.co.uk
23-24 ACU/UKITA Records
Elvington Airfield, Elvington, West Yorkshire. www.straightliners.events 30 All American Cruise In. Ace Café, London. www.acecafe.com 30 Drag & Drift Dakota Raceway, Honiton, Devon. www.straightliners. events 30 Run What Ya Brung Santa Pod Raceway. www.santapod.co.uk
OCTOBER
4 Hot Rod Night. Ace Café, London. www.acecafe.com 7 Run What Ya Brung Santa Pod Raceway. www.santapod.co.uk
7-8 Straightliners Race Meet
Melbourne Raceway, York. www. straightliners.events 9 Top Speed Monday Elvington Airfield, Elvington, West Yorkshire. www.straightliners.events 14 Run What Ya Brung Santa Pod Raceway. www.santapod.co.uk 15 Straightliners Race Meet Santa Pod. www.straightliners.events 17 VW Air-Cooled Night. Ace Café, London. www.acecafe.com
21 Run What Ya Brung Saturday
Night Special Santa Pod Raceway. www.santapod.co.uk
22 ‘Normous Newark Autojumble
Newark Showground, Newark, Notts. www.newarkautojumble.co.uk 22 Run What Ya Brung Santa Pod Raceway. www.santapod.co.uk 28 All American Cruise In. Ace Café, London. www.acecafe.com 28 Flame & Thunder Show Santa Pod Raceway. www.santapod.co.uk 29 Run What Ya Brung Santa Pod Raceway. www.santapod.co.uk
NOVEMBER
1 Hot Rod Night. Ace Café, London. www.acecafe.com
19 ‘Normous Newark Autojumble
Newark Showground, Newark, Notts. www.newarkautojumble.co.uk 21 VW Air-Cooled Night. Ace Café, London. www.acecafe.com 25 All American Cruise In. Ace Café, London. www.acecafe.com 25 NSRA AGM. Venue TBC. www.nsra.org.uk
25 Spitfire Raceway Drag’n’Drift.
Parranporth Airfield, St Agnes, Cornwall. www.perranporthdrivingcentre.com
DECEMBER
6 Hot Rod Night. Ace Café, London. www.acecafe.com
10 ‘Normous Newark Autojumble
Newark Showground, Newark, Notts. www.newarkautojumble.co.uk 19 VW Air-Cooled Night. Ace Café, London. www.acecafe.com 30 All American Cruise In. Ace Café, London. www.acecafe.com
The Ram in Brandon is the traditional meeting place for the main part of the Run. Keith Overy was there bright and early in his ’38 Plymouth as spaces in front of the hotel started to fill up
Words and pics: Alice Fairhead
In that awkward week between Christmas and New Year, when we ought to be out in the garage but we’ve eaten too much and it’s cosy inside, us lot in Norfolk have one day to get out and stretch our legs. This year it fell on the 27th, courtesy of the increasingly popular Brass Monkey Run organised by Tony Bates from the Iceni Car Club.
Every year, we start bright and early by gathering at the Ram Hotel in Brandon for bacon rolls, coffee and a natter as we wait for 10 o’clock. That’s when we all make a move to Swaffham, where others are waiting in the Waitrose car park to join the convoy.
Some make good use of the petrol station in their gas-guzzling American cars, while other have a catch-up. We had a short stop in Swaffham before we were off again at 11am for the final stretch of the journey up to Wells-next-the-Sea up on the North Norfolk coast.
This year brought out a good mix of new and old American cars, as well as a few British and Europeans
Some were already there, having come from Cromer and alike, with us all arriving just before noon. Parking proved to be a small issue, with some having to find spaces in town as the car park we intended to use on the edge of town was full, but after that everyone made their way into Wells for chips and ice cream.
This year’s Run brought out as good a mix as ever, with new and old American cars as well as a few British and Europeans in the mix. Despite the appearance of some sun in Wells, it was far from warm – not exactly brass monkeys this year, but all the same a lot of people decided to make a move after lunch with the heavens starting to look threatening.
Once again, the Brass Monkey Run was a fabulous day out and a great way to pass the time and catch up with friends. As always, a big thank you to Tony Bates for organising – and we’re already looking forward to this year’s run! CC
Swaffham is the first stop on the way to Wells. And for some of the Runners, the petrol station there makes it a very welcome one…
