EVENTS AND CLUB MEETINGS FOR 2009

[ZR1cliff]

Hi all, This 'event & meet thread', like last years thread will hopefully keep most informed of what's happening throughout the year. Feel free to add on any news by way of reply and I will update this first post accordingly.
Let's hope for some decent sunshine.
Thanks.

EVENTS

March

15th Cruise to Heritage Motor Centre - Gaydon
The Surrey Region Corvette Club have organised a cruise from Surrey to Gaydon, Hopefully they can get as many as possible to turn up. The meeting point is The Fairmile Arms and they propose to leave at 10am. All those wishing to take part should contact Dave & Rob, The surrey region organisers.

UPDATE

CORVETTE CRUISE to HERITAGE MOTOR MUSEUM this SUNDAY 15th March!

Almost 20 Vettes have already indicated they are joining the Surrey & Thames Valley region for this Sundays cruise to The Heritage Motor Museum at Gaydon.

Weather says it will be bright and dry (that makes a change!) so join us at the Fairmile or en-route!

Details once again are:

15th March, Sunday- Surrey Region Cruise to The Heritage Motor Centre
Meet at 10.00am at The Fairmile Arms, Address: Portsmouth Road, Cobham, Surrey, KT11 1BW Tel: [phone]
Map: http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=511510&amp...

Then Cruise to Heritage Motor Centre at Gaydon, http://www.heritage-motor-centre.co.uk/index.html

Entrance is £7.00 each to Club Members (and their guests, normal price £9.00). We need confirmation so we can get you on the list, those that are interested please let us know URGENTLY. email: [e-mail]

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April

1st 6pm HOT ROD NIGHT
Ace Cafe
020 8961 1000 www.ace-cafe-london.com

4th PEAK PERFORMANCE TEST & TUNE.
www.santapod.co.uk

4th & 5th TEST & TUNE PUBLIC TRACK DAY.
www.shakespearecountyraceway.co.uk

3rd/4th/5th USA MOTOR SHOW AT FIVE IN FARNBOROUGH - Farnborough, Hants.
http://www.topbillingevents.com/events.aspx

10th Good Friday "Wheels Day", Rushmoor Arena, Aldershot.
Hosted by Surrey Street Rodders.
http://www.freewebs.com/wheelsday/

13th 11am - MUSTANG STAMPEDE
www.ace-cafe-london.com


18th &19th PUBLIC TRACK WEEKEND
www.shakespearecountyraceway.co.uk


17th/18th/19th

AACI SPRING NATIONALS AT BILLING AQUADROME.
www.aac-int.com


25th 4pm - ALL AMERICAN CRUISE PLUS CHEVY SPECIAL.
www.ace-cafe-london.com

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May

1st - 5th WHEELS USA, Santa Pod
www.wheelsUSA.co.uk

3rd FIA GT at Silverstone

3rd DAMN YANKEES MAYDAYNATIONALS at North Weald airfield.
CM16 6AA - 0208 505 9930.

3rd & 4th 0-60 SHOOTOUT/ UK OPEN NATIONALS
www.york-raceway.co.uk

10th BASINGSTOKE FESTIVAL OF TRANSPORT.
A festival featuring around 800 vehicles of all sizes and descriptions. Lorries, buses, cars and many unusual trade stands.
http://www.basingstoke.gov.uk/leisure/events/thorn...

17th ACW LAZY SUNDAY at Wellington country Park, Between Reading and Basingstoke, off the A33.
Staged by "American Car World" magazine. Details, www.wellington-country-park.co.uk contacts number 01189 475200

23rd/24th FINS N CHROME - THE BIGGEST CAR SHOW IN THE NORTH EAST.
www.neacc.co.uk

24th CHRYSLERS AT BROOKLANDS show at brooklands motor museum
KT13 0QN - 0208 765 1381

24th & 25th UK SPRING NATIONALS
www.york-raceway.co.uk

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June

13th/14th 24 Heures du Mans, Le Mans, France.

27th/28TH 30TH ANNIVERSARY CORVETTE NATIONALS - at Huntingdon Racecourse.

28th SUPER CAR SUNDAY.

This years event will also include Super Bikes.
The good news is that they moved the date, so that it does not clash with Le Mans. The bad news is that it falls on the same weekend as the CCCUK Nationals.
It's being held on Sunday 28 June 2009, at The Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon, Warwickshire.

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July

19th Kimbolton Classic Cars show.

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August

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September

5th - Corvette Cruise to Leeds Castle – in KENT (NOT LEEDS!!!) 5th September ‘09

Leeds Castle Maidstone Kent ME17 1PL Tel: [phone]

Yet another FANTASTIC Venue for our Corvettes to be dragged off driveways on a bright and sunny September Sunday.

Leeds Castle has got to be one of the most beautiful castles in Great Britain today. Not only is it huge in size but it is still in one piece – not all bits of rubble! Inside is even more breathtaking and should not be missed.

The reason for choosing Sunday the 5th is that on that day there is a large FOOD FESTIVAL which, if a couple of years ago is anything to go by, offered a superb opportunity to taste hundreds of samples of REAL FOOD (no Big Macs, sorry Dave & Rob) for FREE!!

It’s called the “Plant to Plate’ Food Festival” and is described as “a celebration of local produce, sustainability and traceability, and all the best of today’s farming in the heart of the garden of England. Advice and ideas from the experts to inspire along with tips on beating the credit crunch by growing your own! Sample the finest food and drink from local suppliers and further afield, including Leeds Castle’s own sparkling white wine”.

Another distinct advantage to this being on the same time as our visit is that they open up a massive area for parking in between the Castle and the “Foody” Marquees. Good eh?

The usual meet at the Fairmile should take just over an hour to get there and is under 60 miles. Suggest meeting at around 9:15, leaving 9:30. If you can give me an idea whether you may be interested or not I will find out bulk prices of tickets for us the visit the Castle and the Food Festival on mass. Every region welcome especially Surrey, Thames Valley and Kent of course!

Martin Lynch AKA Surrey Helper Including Transportation Supervisor (S.H.I.T.S., for short)

[e-mail] 07500 339339

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6TH CAN AM NATIONALS, at St Leonards, nr Ringwood, Dorset.
http://www.canamcarclub.org.uk/p1.htm

13th Le Mans Series, Silverstone.


CLUB MEETINGS

South Coast Club Meet
The Canam club are organising a cruise every 4th Sunday of the month. The first of these cruises will be this Sunday 25-Jan. They are going to meet at the St Leonards Hotel where we have our CCCUK South Coast monthly meets. The suggested time is to arrive from 12:00, have a drink and/or food at the hotel, and then the cruise will start at 13:30. I have no idea where they plan to cruise to, but I would guess that it may finish up at the Sea-View view point in Upper Parkstone where the Canam boys and girls meet every Sunday from about 14:30.
If anyone fancies going, then there will probably be a good show of American cars, and hopefully a few Vettes.


Thames Valley Club Meet

NEW VENUE for the THAMES VALLEY REGION.

We are back in Berkshire! As from this Months meet, March 18th, we will be at the;

The Novello
Bath Road
Littlewick Green
Maidenhead
Berkshire
SL6 3RX

http://thamesvalleyvettes.webeden.co.



Surrey Club Meet
4th Tuesday of the Month
7.30pm at The Fairmile Arms, Address: Portsmouth Road, Cobham, Surrey, KT11 1BW Tel: [phone]
Map: http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=511510&amp...

Edited by ZR1cliff on Saturday 2nd May 12:25

[vetteheadracer]

Wheels Day Good Friday 10th of April Rushmoor Arena Aldershot

FIA GT 3rd May at Silverstone

24 Heures du Mans 13th/14th June Le Mans, France

30TH ANNIVERSARY NATIONALS - Weekend of 26th/27th June 2009 at Huntingdon Racecourse.

Le Mans Series 13th September Silverstone

Edited by vetteheadracer on Friday 23 January 13:01

[ZR1cliff]

Thanks Nige, added.

[chevykevv]

Kimbolton Classic Cars show, 19th July.

[ZR1cliff]

Thanks Kev, do you have a link, I can't see one on the net for looking.

[chevykevv]

I got the date from the sporting bears website,

http://www.sportingbears.org.uk/

[ZR1cliff]

Cheers Kev

[the-esses]

The Thames Valley meet, every Third Wednesday of the month.

So that's this Wednesday, 18th Feb at our current venue;

The Royal Oak,
Beaconsfield Rd,
Farnham Common,
Slough.
SL2 3HS

From 8'ish,
[url=http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?sourcei]Click Here for Map[/url]

All Welcome

Simon

[ZR1cliff]

Thanks, Simon

[the-esses]

No problemo....We currently have a vacancy for a ZR-1, so if your in the neighbourhood!

[ZR1cliff]

I'll try to get to one of the meets.

[Tadek]

vetteheadracer said:

30TH ANNIVERSARY NATIONALS - Weekend of 26th/27th June 2009 at Huntingdon Racecourse.

Edited by vetteheadracer on Friday 23 January 13:01

I think you mean 27th/28th June 2009

[the-esses]

NEW VENUE for the THAMES VALLEY REGION.

We are back in Berkshire! As from this Months meet, March 18th, we will be at the;

The Novello
Bath Road
Littlewick Green
Maidenhead
Berkshire
SL6 3RX

http://thamesvalleyvettes.webeden.co.

All Welcome

[Tadek]

Well done Simon, good website.
Looking forward to seeing all the, TV-CCCUK cars posted.

[G4HKS]

CORVETTE CRUISE to HERITAGE MOTOR MUSEUM this SUNDAY 15th March!

Almost 20 Vettes have already indicated they are joining the Surrey & Thames Valley region for this Sundays cruise to The Heritage Motor Museum at Gaydon.

Weather says it will be bright and dry (that makes a change!) so join us at the Fairmile or en-route!

Details once again are:

15th March, Sunday- Surrey Region Cruise to The Heritage Motor Centre
Meet at 10.00am at The Fairmile Arms, Address: Portsmouth Road, Cobham, Surrey, KT11 1BW Tel: [phone]
Map: http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=511510&amp...

Then Cruise to Heritage Motor Centre at Gaydon, http://www.heritage-motor-centre.co.uk/index.html

Entrance is £7.00 each to Club Members (and their guests, normal price £9.00). We need confirmation so we can get you on the list, those that are interested please let us know URGENTLY. email: [e-mail]

Edited by G4HKS on Wednesday 11th March 11:35

[ZR1cliff]

the-esses said:

NEW VENUE for the THAMES VALLEY REGION.

We are back in Berkshire! As from this Months meet, March 18th, we will be at the;

The Novello
Bath Road
Littlewick Green
Maidenhead
Berkshire
SL6 3RX

http://thamesvalleyvettes.webeden.co.uk/#/monthlym...

All Welcome

Sorry I missed this post, Simon, now edited in.

[G4HKS]

You coming out to play on Sunday Cliff?

[ZR1cliff]

Not sure at the moment, Martin. I'm a bit busy at the moment although a trip out in the old girl wouldn't go amiss. Will certainly give it a thought.

[G4HKS]

I think you should do mate, we want a bit of class in the convoy!!

[ZR1cliff]

Thank you Sir