Gruppe Central East Midlands RO Graham Waller gwaller@ntlworld.com ARO Alan Fuller susancarolfuller@googlemail.com Meetings are held third Tuesday of every month 7pm for food (meeting proper begins 8:00pm) at The Field Head Hotel, Markfield Lane, Markfield, Leicestershire LE67 9PS. Here it comes! New season, and it’s already proving to be a challenge to fit all the events in that we want to do. Importantly, it is vital that you keep an eye on the forum and my emails as there are already two additions to the calendar—and that’s just next month! First thing’s first—official club business and a chance to put your views forward to the senior executive committee, the executive board of directors (the dragons). The Annual General Meeting takes place on Sunday 10th April at Gaydon Motor Museum where there is a new sci-fi exhibition. There will be coffee on arrival, official club business, lunch and free tickets to visit the museum (which is well worth it in itself, for those who have never visited). If you’re going, please mail me as numbers will be required for catering. We have the Scalextric evening coming up too, and again, numbers are required. A lot of pride at stake here and in a very well-mannered evening, plenty of bragging rights. Who’s the fastest on the track? Speeds up to 230mph are not unheard of (albeit scaled down, real speed 7.25mph), and plenty of oversteer too. This is on the Friday evening of the 15th April, with Central Region being invited. Let’s hammer them, but obviously in the most sportsmanlike of fashions. An addition to the calendar and simply a ‘must do’ event is an open invite from Central Region to have another visit to Coventry Transport Museum on Sunday 24th April. They are running a ‘Le Mans Through the Ages’ event, and Brian has negotiated that TIPEC and the PCGB Boxster Register join up for a static display of Porsches in front of the museum between 12 and 4pm. Space is limited to 40 vehicles (20 per club), and it is expected that this will be fully subscribed. Entry to the museum is free. Also coming up is the Donington Historic Festival. Donington has been out of the running recently for motorsport events following their failure to secure the F1 due to funding running out to re-vamp the track, but it’s back now as one of the premier racing circuits in the country and this is their inaugural Historic Festival. It’s looking like a fantastic weekend of racing over Saturday 30th April–Sunday 1st May with over 300 historic cars from the ’30s to the ’80s. TIPEC will have an infield presence over the weekend with dedicated members’ parking next to the race paddock and trade village, and weekend tickets are being sold on a two
for one basis (see ad in this edition for promotional code). It’s the same price to buy a weekend ticket as it is for two adult day tickets. There will also be track parades for invited club members. Tickets can be purchased on 0844 873 7355 or via www.doningtonhistoric.com Sat/Sun 14/15th May sees the Prescott hill climb with a chance to run your car up the famous hill. Always an enjoyable event with a Saturday tour of the Cotswolds, and either static, cavalcade or hill runs for Sunday. See your RO for entry forms, or if you attended last year, they should be forthcoming. I’ve put a preliminary list of events together. Please note that this is indeed a draft, and there is no reason why new events can’t be added. 10th April (Sunday) TIPEC AGM, Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon All members welcome 12th April (Tuesday) Ashby Folville car show 15th April (Friday) Scalextric racing, Station Hotel, Loughborough 17th April (Sunday) Crich Tramway Museum visit 24th April (Sunday) Coventry Transport Museum, Le Mans exhibition 30th April–1st May (Saturday–Sunday) Donington Historic Festival 1st May (Sunday) Catton Hall Classic Car and Transport show, Alrewas (Transtar event) 10th May (Tuesday) Ashby Folville car show 14th May (Saturday) Cotswold tour
26th June (Sunday) PCGB R8 Concours, Chatsworth House 28th June (Tuesday) Bosworth Classics show, Market Bosworth 30th June–3rd July (Thursday–Sunday) Goodwood Festival of Speed, Chichester 2nd–3rd July (Saturday–Sunday) Cars in the Park, Beacon Park, Lichfield 12th July (Tuesday) Ashby Folville car show 17th July (Sunday) Beaumanor Hall, Loughborough (Transtar event) 22nd–24th July (Friday–Sunday) Silverstone Classic 26th July (Tuesday) Bosworth Classics, Market Bosworth 9th August (Tuesday) Ashby Folville car show 28–29th August (Sunday–Monday) Andrew Greenwood car show, Blenheim Palace 30th August (Tuesday) Bosworth Classics, Market Bosworth 3rd–4th September (Saturday–Sunday) Shackerstone Festival 11th September (Sunday) Cars in the Park, Harewood House, Leeds 13th September (Tuesday) Ashby Folville car show 16–18th September (Friday–Sunday) Goodwood Revival, Chichester 27th September (Tuesday) Bosworth Classics, Market Bosworth
15th May (Sunday) Prescott Hill Climb Hill climb, or static display—whatever suits
30th September–2nd October (Friday–Sunday) WotY, joint weekend with Central, details TBC
29th May (Sunday) Ragley Hall Classic Transport Show (Transtar event)
11th October (Tuesday) Ashby Folville car show
31st May (Tuesday) Bosworth Classics show, Market Bosworth
10–13th November (Thursday–Sunday) Classic Car Show & MPH show, NEC Birmingham
5th June (Sunday) TIPEC National Day, Hatton Country World, Warwick
15th November (Tuesday) RO/ARO elections!
14th June (Tuesday) Ashby Folville car show
3rd or 10th December (Saturdays) Christmas Party at the Field Head Hotel, Markfield
19th June (Sunday) Trentham Gardens, Stoke-on-Trent (Transtar event)
27th December (Tuesday) Not the Boxing Day Drive