Central RO Paul Bird 01922 428 409 07831 877 983 (mobile) paulpsb928@yahoo.co.uk ARO Brian Rowledge MyMerak@aol.com Meetings are held second Monday of every month 7:30pm onwards at Westmead Hotel, Redditch Road, Hopwood, Birmingham B48 7AT. Since my last report the club held its AGM at Gaydon and as in previous years it was a good laugh and very laid back. Those of you that haven’t attended before should think about coming along next year to have your say on how the club works, how we can improve things or just to enjoy the banter and a spot of lunch. Club night in March was a technical evening in the company of Spautopia including a demo of some products from their car care range. Some really innovative products were presented and were well received, even by the serious ‘polishers’ amongst us. Many thanks to Amanda Stephenson form Spautopia and pro detailer Roy Kunz for a very interesting and interactive evening. At the end of March we had our first real event of the year at RSR Autotech. Our April club night was well attended to enjoy a presentation from Rob & Heather of Hills Alive, a specialist luggage supplier. Hills Alive offer hand made luggage sets specifically designed to maximise the space available in classic cars and their range includes a lot of Porsches!
recently acquired as a project car and gave her a shake down to see whether any ‘issues’ were thrown up. Apart from boiling the brake fluid she went quite well and I think we have the basics of a decent car once we carry out some work on brakes and uprate the suspension, anti roll bars, etc. I guess this will end up being put together for a future issue of All Torque as it should make interesting reading for anyone preparing a car on a tight budget. Getting back to Curborough I don’t think there is a better value trackday event anywhere and people keep coming back for more so it must be good. I am always asked whether we can have more than one visit a year as it’s such a great day out and I will book us another date later in the year if there is sufficient interest. At the end of April we attended the Donington Historic Festival, another event that enjoyed glorious sunshine, although marred by the wind that picked up over both days. I won’t go into more detail as I think there will be a write up elsewhere in this issue. For the National Event at Hatton on 5th June we will meet up at Hopwood Services from 9am for a 9:30am departure in convoy. This will be a very different show to recent years with lots more for the family. Hatton has a shopping village and kids play areas as well as cafés and a petting farm, so the family will be well catered for, and with a few hundred Porsches in the meadow it should be a class event. Be there or be square! Hopefully by now those of you planning to attend Cars in the Park, Prescott Revival and Silverstone Classic have already booked up but if not you need to be swift or miss out.
Brilliant for those of you that use your cars for touring and well worth a look on their website for more information. I understand they will be at Hatton on 5th June so take a look. I’m really taken by the product and I’m chatting to Andrea about a 928 set for Christmas—I’ll let you know how I get on!
Cars in the Park is only a few weeks away now so you must contact Paul Keeling (see below) as a matter of urgency if you want to book a place. Please don’t leave it until the last minute and expect to be able to turn up on the day as you won’t be able to park up with us.
We had been invited to join East Midlands for a Scalextric evening on the 15th April. I was forced to drop out due to work commitments but a few intrepid racers from Central popped over to Loughborough and enjoyed a great night by all accounts. Many thanks to Graham and Alan (East Midlands) for the organisation and the invite.
The Ragley Hall event will have come and gone by the time you read this but Shugborough is the other Transtar event we are attending in 2011. See earlier All Torque issues and look at Ragley for details of how to book.
Sunday 24th April was Brian’s organised visit to Coventry Transport Museum. I won’t go into any more detail as there should be a write up elsewhere in this issue.
We are visiting Crich Tramway Museum on 19th June with East Midlands region and we will be displaying our cars on the museum site. If you are interested in joining us for this one please drop me an email to reserve a place. I expect this event to be limited on numbers so it will be on a first come basis for places.
The following week we had our sprint day at Curborough. The weather was glorious and we had a great day thrashing our cars around the tight circuit. I cooked up bacon and sausage butties for breakfast and there was a never ending supply of tea and coffee.
The details for Shackerstone 2011 have now been finalized and Brian will be organising our display. Shackerstone was a new event in 2010 and with the air displays, trains, boats and classic cars it was a real treat. The Oompah band and beer tent was also very popular!
For me this is one of the highlights of the calendar and a great chance to push your car hard without risking points on your licence. This year was even better for me as Brian and I took the 924S that we
Some of you will have already received entry forms for 2011 if attended in 2010. If you have one, please fill in the form and return as requested. Also please advise Brian if you are attending and on which days
at Mymerak@aol.com so that he can arrange our pitch with the organisers If you missed out on this event in 2010 then go to www.shackerstonefestival.co.uk and have a look. Saturday and Sunday will be very enjoyable days. As an invited guest you will get in free and also, Brian believes, enjoy discounts on certain activities. To make sure of an entry go to the main website and click onto the Advance Booking tab and then go to the Exhibitors tab. Download the exhibitors forms and fill in and return as requested. Finally let Brian know that you have entered so that he can ensure adequate parking for us all. It is likely that your details will be in the official programme, so depending how sensitive you are about the car and yourself be as brief or detailed as you like. Each entry is for two people maximum. The remaining events are below but, as ever, please check details nearer each event as there can sometimes be late changes. Hope to see you all ‘out and about’ June 5th (Sunday) National Event at Hatton Country World See website and forum for details. June 19th (Sunday) Visit to Crich Tramway museum Joint event with East Midlands Region. July 3rd–4th (Saturday–Sunday) Cars in the Park, Lichfield Great Classic show with Paul Keeling playing host to a club stand for 20 cars on both days. Contact Paul Keeling for details and booking on 01543 271 116 July 10th (Sunday) Prescott Revival with the Marcos Owners Club A chance to drive the hill and/or chill out and watch everyone else. To book tickets and hill runs visit www.prescottrevival.net July 17th (Sunday) Cholmondeley Pageant of Power July 25th (Sunday) Silverstone Classic Event runs from Friday to Sunday but Central Region will attend on Sunday. August 14th (Sunday) Classic Car Show at Shugborough Hall August 30th (Monday) Yeatsall Farm charity event September 3rd–4th (Saturday–Sunday) Shackerstone Family Festival (tbc) September 30th– October 2nd (Friday–Sunday) Weekend of the Year (WotY), details TBC November 11–13th (Friday–Sunday) Classic Car Show at the NEC December 12th (Monday) Club Night and Christmas dinner at the Westmead
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