The weekend of 29th April proved to be a very active and exciting time for the club. To say the least it was action packed and demonstrates we are an active club giving value to our members.
First of all a group of GT40s belonging to members went to The Isle of Man to take pert in the hill climb weekend. The excitement was that there was an off which landed in the moss in a field
and sustained no damage to car or Martin Gough. Pete Thompson did a 180 spin with no damage. Martin Gough was quickest. So a standard is set for next year.
Second: The track evening at Cadwell was dry but very cold. Ian Eccles in his Ultima broke a drive shaft on the sighting laps. Mr Varey kindly took me round the track in his very
fast Ultima on road tyres. It was very quick and he claimed it would be even quicker on slicks. Andrew Reeves and Thomas Frankland were impressive in their Westfields. Thomas had a
problem and went home to fix it, thereby missing Blyton the following day. He did however go to Castle Combe. on the Monday and enjoyed sunny weather!
Third: The day at Blyton was one of the wettest days I have ever encountered. Many decided not to take part. But Dave Garner, Ian Cowan, Stephen Tonks; Paul Walton, Colin Newbold,
Andy Tune, and Andrew Reeves very sportingly took to the track. The photo of Dave Garner shows the state of the track. Despite Ian Cowan doing a 720 spin all went home without damage.
Fourth: The AGM took place in the track offices which were warm and dry.
Best wishes
Desmond
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In 2010 the Club had in excess of 60 cars and 170 people who were intending to travel to this event;
Grandstand Motor Sport, (GMS) is appointed to look after the arrangements on behalf of the club. We are using GMS again this year and have
negotiated a 5% discount for club members by quoting a membership number. In order to participate by
joining our Club, click here.
Call Debbie or book direct with GMS at;
http://www.grandstandmotorsports.co.uk
To phone GMS & speak to Debbie. Tel: 0845 375 0300 / + 44 116 231 1222
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Please find below a list of hotels where Grandstand MotorSports have blocks of rooms booked:
| Hotel | Availability |
|---|---|
| Campanile Arnage | - 25 rooms |
| Mercure Hotel | - 19 rooms |
| Hotel B&B | - 50 rooms |
| Les Sittelles | - 16 rooms |
If you are looking for the best campsite at the circuit, set in secure private grounds on the Bugatti circuit, 5 minutes walk from the pits, this really is the place to be, the perfect location. For those who don't do "camping"; if you don't want to sleep in a tent then we can supply caravans. The showers and facilities are first class and spotlessly clean, our own chefs on site serving breakfast, light lunches and dinner and a marquee with a bar and entertainment. This site does not flood so no tents floating away! You need to hurry if you are interested, please call or mail now.
The Grand Classic Tours website www.grandclassictours.com will be up and running within a couple of weeks.
In the interim contact Debbie Stott, Grand Classic Tours Ltd. email dms@waitrose.com
Tele: +44 (0) 1277 354239 Mob: +44 (0) 7850 273369
Here are some track days that maybe of interest to our members and to the public:
I have updated Brighton and Cadwell and Faye de Bretagne events showing who is coming.
| Event | - Date |
|---|---|
| Blyton Park | - 10th June |
| Cadwell Park | - 11th June |
| Circuit de Bretagne | - 17th/18th August |
The above photos are to draw your attention to a marvellous article in Fortyfication Issue No 92, about one of our club members who despite all odds over a period of years is now in
the final process of building a numbered GT40 from original parts.
Click here to link to the first page of the article.
Regards
Chris
Webmaster
Hi All,
Just to let you all know I have managed to gain twenty free weekend tickets for the Master Historic Festival that is being held at Brands Hatch on
Saturday 26th / Sunday 27th May, we still have ten tickets left, also if anyone going
is only using their ticket for one day they can give the ticket to some else for the other day.
So if anyone is interested please let me know and I will be able to post you a ticket at the weekend? But make sure I have your address.
For the The Masters Historic link Click here
Best regards,
Chris Hale, click here.
The club parking site in the showground's had 13 GT40's, a gazebo erected, courtesy of Max and Maxine Walter and the club flags flying, brilliant, there were also club members present
without their 40's, quite a gathering. Click here for the full report and more pictures
You may want to get your orders in before June 13th deadline for these very smart Paddock and Polo Shirts.
Click here to see the 2012 Le Mans Classic Paddock and Polo Shirt style, colours and logos.
Click here for the 2012 Le Mans Classic Order Form.
To All Club Members,
Last Year, 2011, was the first Spa Classic Event held in the same style as the LeMans Classic; it was a great success & we are publicising
it as another event that will be of interest to you all as it features vehicles from the same era as the GT40s.
We suggest that interested member look at the web sites listed below for further information.
www.spa-classic.com
www.grandstandmotorsports.co.uk
www.traveldestinations.co.uk
You may of course make bookings via any company of your choice or make your own arrangements for tickets, travel & accommodation.
We will list this on the club events page & ask any member, who books to attend, to list their names on the events page so that everyone is
aware of others travelling; if we have sufficient interest we will think about organising a club dedicated parking area.
Regards
David Schaife
Club Secretary
In the past Thomas Brimblecombe of Classic Grand Touring has used GT40s members forum in promotion of CGT. This year I am going to the old timer Grand Prix at Monte Carlo and several GT40EC members are using his services for the Spa Classic. Many of us also have used him for Faye de Bretagne which is later this year.
For information go to www.classicgt.co.uk or call Thomas Brimblecombe at +44 (0)1483 281 282 or +44 7795 160 204 (M).
Click here for the Spring Newsletter 2012 giving you brief details of forthcoming events this year.
Click here for the change of address and telephone number.
Finally, Click here for bookings to the Grand Prix de Pau Historique. The tour departs on the 1st May and there is a good group already participating,
there are a few remaining places.
Best wishes
Desmond
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The popular 'Early Bird' discount tickets are available until 31st March, 2012 and right now this
makes a great Christmas present.
Click here to for the event entry form
In the Members Area, we have updated the GT40 Register. There are 887 listings and almost 10,000 images. The Register table is much more functional, now you can sort by field and download the GT40 Register car list. This is private information so we would ask that you to protect it as you do the Membership Directory.
The source data is from Tim Martin, our Treasurer. However, we need your help because we may not have the latest information on all the 40's. If you have pictures, know of any lost cars or have any changes to what we have please let me know. To contact the Webmaster, click here.
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