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The Club will be represented at all the following events,
which we have tried to arrange as geographically separate as possible. In this way, we
hope that the maximum number of people will find an event not too far away from them.
Please call the club's organiser shown to arrange passes rather than just turn up on the day. If
you want to organise a club presence at any further shows, this is most welcome, but
please let me know so that this page can be updated and thus more
potential attendees notified.
Please note that the Club's organiser
is just that - the organiser of this club's presence
- not the overall event organiser.
NOTE: This page
is available to you, the Club Members to advise the rest of the membership of
events that they are attending or organising, please make use of it. This list is compiled by Phil
Homer. Please call on 01727 868405 or email me: webmaster@standardmotorclub.org.uk
with any
amendments, new events and detailed information for publication.
Click on the underlined links to see
more details of a particular event:
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Standard Motor
Club Events List 2008 |
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13th Jan |
Lunch Gathering
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Devon and Cornwall Group, at the
Royal Standard, Mary Tavy. Phone
Chris Bowden on |
01392 664952 |
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27th Jan |
Sunday Lunch
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West Midlands Group - Alan
Withey |
0121 744 6414 |
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10th Feb |
International Triumph
Show
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NAC, Stoneleigh Showgrounds -
Peter Lockley chairman@standardmotorclub.org.uk |
01926 813240 |
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8th-17th Feb |
Retromobile,
Paris
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Paris Expo Halls 4 et
3.1, Porte de Versailles
75015 Paris. Contact: Len Barr
leonardbarr@aol.com |
01285 659329 |
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16th-17th Feb |
Bristol Classic Car
Show, Shepton Mallet
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Steve Smeltzer
work. 0117 982 3676
mobile 07890 853443
email. culfordauto@blueyonder.co.uk |
Tel home. 01454 626055 |
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13th April |
Malvern Spring Show
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Three Counties Showground. Contact Peter Lockley |
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27th April |
The Bluebell Run
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Starts at Becketts Farm. Contact
Alan Withey |
0121 744 6414 |
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2nd-5th May |
Annual East Anglian
Roadrun
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Based for three nights in
Hunstanton. Contact: Ian Leggett, regalia@standardmotorclub.org.uk |
01284 850896 |
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17th-18th May |
Standard-Triumph Marque
Day
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Prescott Hillclimb,
Gloucestershire.
Contact Peter Lockley chairman@standardmotorclub.org.uk |
01926 813240 |
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Sunday 8th June |
Churchill
Vintage and Classic Car Show
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Churchill, Oxfordshire. Contact
Phil Homer webmaster@standardmotorclub.org.uk |
01727 868405 |
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13th June to Sunday 15th June. |
2008 Gordon
Bennett Rally, Eire
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Len Barr, 30 the Walled
Garden. West Way, Cirencester, Glos. GL7
1JA leonardbarr@aol.com |
01285 659329 |
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13th June to Sunday 15th June |
West Midlands Rally
Sandwell Valley Country Park
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Entry forms and leaflet from
Alan Withey, |
0121 744 6414. |
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27th-29th June |
Standard
International Rally
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Charlecote Park, Stratford on
Avon
Contact: Paul Newsome
paulnewsome@standardmotorclub.org.uk
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01788 817419 |
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18th-23rd Aug |
Welsh Ralli
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Llandrindod Wells, Powys Contact
Phil Homer webmaster@standardmotorclub.org.uk
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01727 868405 |
Please call or contact the
above mentioned for more information, directions or entry ticket
information.
Details of some of these
events follow, in date order:
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2008 Events:
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CALLING
ALL DEVON AND CORNWALL GROUP MEMBERS
THE ROYAL STANDARD, MARY TAVY.
SUNDAY 13TH JANUARY 2008
12.30PM FOR 1PM
A REMINDER TO EVERYONE, THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE IF
YOUR INTERESTED IN ATTENDING THE ABOVE EVENT.
THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF INTEREST SO FAR AND IT SHOULD
BE A GOOD DAY.
PHONE CHRIS BOWDEN ON 01392 664952.
DON’T FORGET YOU DON’T NEED TO ATTEND IN YOUR
STANDARD
IT’S YOUR COMPANY WE WANT !!
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Standard
Motor Club West Midlands Group Sunday Lunch and
get-together,
Sunday
January 27th 2008
Alan Withey, Secretary,
32 The Crescent,
Shirley, Solihull,
West Midlands B90 2ES
0121 744 6414
You are cordially invited to the
Annual Lunch and Get-together of the Standard Motor Club, hosted by
the West Midlands
Group, to be held at Beckett’s Farm Restaurant, Alcester Road
(A435), Wythall, near Solihull, B47
6AJ, close to the M42 motorway, on Sunday January 27th 2008 at 12 noon
for 12.30pm.
The cost will be 3 course
£16.00, 2 course £12.50.
There is also a Children's Carvery, a small
plated carvery, drink and ice cream, for £4.95. No deposit is
required for this.
Please complete the form DOWNLOADABLE
FROM HERE, detach it at the dotted line and send it to me
with your remittance, to my address above. The closing date is January
20th.
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Retromobile,
Paris
8th -
17th February
As
Classic Car Shows go it is excellent. I went last year
for the first time and decided it was a definite must for
this year.
Paris
is so easy now, by Eurostar - this is how I am going to
Paris. Steve Smeltzer is also going across but is
taking a car over on the Ferry.
Here
is the Retromobile Website, for more info:
If
any members are tempted and want further information they
are welcome to contact me.
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The
International TRIUMPH SHOW and Spares Day
Stoneleigh
Park, Coventry, Sunday 10th of February
‘The
LARGEST UNDERCOVER TRIUMPH Show in
the Country, an event for real enthusiasts’
The
extensive Autojumble usually reveals items of interest for Postwar
Standard Owners
STONELEIGH
PARK EXHIBITION HALLS
(
National Agricultural Centre)
Stoneleigh
Warwickshire
,
CV8
2LZ
www.classiccarshows.org.uk
Vintage
& Classic Events Tel 01568 797 228
Club
Rep: Peter Lockley Tel
01926 813240
For more
info download this PDF 
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Bristol
Classic Car Show
Shepton Mallet Showground
The Club now has the
three Standards that it needs to populate this stand. Thank you to all
those that volunteered to help the Club.
Our new Stand Organiser,
Steve Smeltzer writes: "Next years dates are 16th and
17th February 2008. Set-up at the
Royal Bath and West Showground, Shepton Mallet will be on Friday 15th
and breakdown on the Sunday evening. We welcome club members and
visitors to the stand on either of the two days."
My contact details are
as follows:
Tel home. 01454 626055
work. 0117 982 3676
mobile 07890 853443
email. culfordauto@blueyonder.co.uk
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Malvern
Spring Show - Sunday 13 April 2008
There are
sadly no 2 day events at Malvern this year. I
am however organising outdoor club stands for this one day show and
invite people to book sending me their full name, address, telephone
nos. and car details though this can be flexible so long as the
car is a Standard or derivative. There is a charge of £2.50 per car
allowing entry for 2 adults and unlimited children and when booking
I would request a cheque payable to the Standard Motor Club of £2.50
per car and a SAE.
Deadline
for booking onto the Club stand 14th March 2008.
Please
send details to me at the address in the Club magazine
Peter
Lockley,
Chairman.
Tel.01926
813240
There
is an indoor show on Sunday 23 November where I am not proposing to
organise a club stand though if anyone else is willing to volunteer
please let me know.
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The
Bluebell Run
Sunday
27 April 2008.
Alan
Withey
This
is version 2 of this announcement-please ignore any previous
version you may have seen, it was just an illusion!
You
are all invited to celebrate the arrival of spring with the
Bluebell Run on Sunday 27 April 2008. The start is Beckett's
Farm, Worcs., on the A435 near the M42 junction. Breakfast,
coffee and snacks will be available - we'll meet at 10am for
an 11am start. The run will be a leisurely drive through
Bluebell Country along the leafy lanes of Warwickshire. We'll
have lunch at the Kingsbury Water Park, where we'll visit the
Etchells Wood Railway. Later, we'll amble down some more lanes
to Hoar Park Craft Centre, Over Whitacre, for tea and
farewells.
Contact
Alan for a guide to the route on 0121 744 6414, or phone Steve
O'Hara on 0121 708 2813
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The Annual Anglian
Road Run.
The event will be held over the May Day
Weekend of 2008. The dates will be from Friday May 2nd to Monday May
5th.
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at Hunstanton in Norfolk for three nights and plan to visit a
variety of places of interest including the Poppy Line
Railway, Elgoods Brewery
in Wisbech, joining up with other members living in the
Lincolnshire and Norfolk area, a visit to Sheringham, and also
to Heacham Lavender Fields.
This unhurried road run is
planned in such a way that we stay together with as little
modern traffic involvement as possible. Good quality B&B's
are looked for and a different place to eat each evening to
add variety. |
An engine
on the Poppy Line |
You can join us at the starting point at
Cambridge at 2pm, where we will pay a visit to the newly re opened
Collectors World at Downham Market before continuing on to Hunstanton, or
make your own way to Hunstanton at your own pace. Hunstanton is
situated on the Wash, see the map below:
A £30 deposit is required
(refundable up to 28 days before the event)
To see members enjoying the last East
Anglian event, just click here
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2008
Standard Triumph Marque Day
Prescott
Hill Climb
18th
May 2008
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This
important event needs support from as many Standard owners as possible
The organisers, the
Standard Triumph Forum, are planning a weekend of varied activities,
which will span Saturday 17th May as well as the Marque Day on the
18th May 2008. These will include a Cotswold run on Saturday and a
choice of Social events on the Saturday night, either a fish and
chip dinner on the Gloucester and Warwickshire Railway, or a barbeque
at Toddington Station.
On the Sunday the
Prescott Hill will be fully marshalled and available for making
non-competitive un-timed climbs. All cars are eligible for the
hillclimb. There will also be a cavalcade on the Sunday as well as
static displays by the various clubs in the lovely Cotswold setting.
For full details,
please click here
to see a pdf of the advert. To book (and there are discounts available
for payment in advance) click here
to download a pdf of the application form. This event is fully
supported by the Standard Motor Club and all the
constituent club of the Standard-Triumph Form. Note that participation
in any or all of the events is optional.
The entry form
should be returned to:
STMD 2008, c/o The
TR Register, 1B Hawksworth, Southmead Industrial Park, Didcot, OX11
7HR or faxed to: 01235 818867.
SMC enquiries,
please telephone: 01926 813240or e-mail: chairman@standardmotorclub.org.uk
Lets
see your Standard go up the Hillclimb!
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Churchill
Vintage and Classic Car Show.
Sunday
8th June 2008
11.00am
- 5.00pm
Held
on the Village Green in this quintessential English village of Honey
coloured Cotswold stone, this hugely popular event is restricted to
the first 400 entrants. There is usually a craft fair, a real ale
tent, jazz band and other attractions. Individual car entries only
are accepted by returning the entry form that can be downloaded from
here. If you
advise the club's organiser
Phil Homer, he will try to arrange for all the Standard entries
to park together. Please bring a picnic.
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The Gordon
Bennett Rally 2008 -
Preliminary
Announcement
Invite to the Gordon
Bennett Rally
2008
Friday 13th June to Sunday
15th June.
(note change from
previously advertised date)
Len Barr will again be organising a
party of pre-1931 Standards to visit the Gordon Bennett Rally in
Eire. There are two alternative routes:
Len will sail from Holyhead to Dun
Laoghaire on Thursday 12th June and sail home Dun Laoghaire on Monday
16th June.
Dennis Brown will be using the
Fishguard to Rosslare service
If anyone wants to join either
party with a pre 1931 Standard, then please contact Len. He will
then arrange a bulk purchase of tickets and accommodation and
hopefully be able to negotiate discounts! Len's contact details are leonard.barr@aol.com
or
Already four Standards are signed up
and possibly another two. We are usually joined by two or
three Irish based Standards.
See the report of the 2007 event here
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West
Midlands Rally 2008
The West Midlands Rally for 2008 is
at the Sandwell Valley Country Park, West Bromwich, on the 13th,
14th & 15th June.
Although this park is situated on
the edge of what was once called 'The Black Country' the visitor
will be pleasantly surprised at how very green it is. There are 2000
acres of woodland, lakes and open farmland to explore, with the
farm, shop and a cafe to visit - and all this in the heart of the
West Midlands.
Camping is allowed, which is on a
nice secluded part next to the area for our cars.
Entry forms and leaflet from Alan
Withey, 0121 744 6414.
See also the event website
and Phil Homer's report on the 2007
Event
Alan
Withey
49th
Annual Standard International Rally
27th
- 29th June 2008
Charlecote
Park, Warwickshire
published
to coincide with the December Standard Car Review
Standard cars will be
lined up along both sides of the main drive to the house
Photo courtesy of
Warwick University
Set in an impressive
Deer Park, Charlecote House forms the stunning backdrop for this year's
International Rally. The event will start on Friday evening, but members
can join at any time from then onwards up until Sunday lunch. On Friday
there will be a short circular roadrun to a pub serving good barmeals,
with excellent parking and lots of time to catch up with old friends, or
to make new. On Saturday we will gather at Charlecote before setting off
on a longer circular country run, over mainly unclassified roads, at a
pace to suit all our cars. The destination will be a place of interest
and lunch will be available. In the evening we have arranged for a
buffet meal to be served in the Orangery at Charlecote House.
Discounted rooms are
available at the "Charlecote Pheasant", adjacent to the park.
Alternatively there are camping facilities close by, or bed and
breakfasts in the Stratford, Leamington or Warwick areas.
Sunday as usual will be
the main rally day, with the cars parked outside Charlecote House. The
cars will gather along both sides of the main drive shown in the
picture, in full view of the visitors to the house. There will be
concours judging to identify the favourite cars. Members are invited to
bring spares to sell or swap and other autojumblers will be invited to
attend. There will be the opportunity to tour the House. There will be a
raffle and later there will a prizegiving with a procession of the
winning cars.
To enter the rally,
please fill in and return the Entry form that can be downloaded from here.
The form also contains a draft timetable and other information about the
event.
We look forward to greeting you. You don't need a concours car to attend.
The committee hope that you will make full use the opportunity to meet fellow
enthusiasts who like you are keen to keep the marque alive.
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Features of the
weekend
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Friday evening
Roadrun to include pub meals at the "Blue Lias"
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Saturday
Roadrun over unclassified roads to Evesham Country Park:
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Childrens
Zoo
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Retail
Outlets
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Minature
Railway
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Garden
Centre
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Restaurant
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Saturday
Evening Buffet Dinner and Bar in the "Orangery" at the House.
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Concours
judging in 10 classes on Sunday.
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Discount rates
at the local hotel, the "Charlecote Pheasant"
within 100 yards of the site.
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Camping and
Caravaning on the "Polo Field" within 300 yards
of the site.
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Bed and
breakfast facilities and a Caravan site in the local area.
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photo courtesy of the National
Trust
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Where is Charlecote
House and Park?
Please look out for further announcements here and in
the Standard Car Review. Also take a look round the 48th
International Rally Minisite
Please support your club,
use your car and make this one of the most successful Standard Rallies
of all time!
Any questions? : please
email them to internationalrally@standardmotorclub.org.uk
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2008 Welsh
Ralli
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Monday
18th - Saturday 23rd August 2008
Metropole
Hotel, Llandrindod Wells. |
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This is a multimarque
rally that has been running for close on 30 years. It's designed for
people who like to use there cars, no standing about in damp Rally
fields, and there is an emphasis on good food, wine and
conversation. All Standards qualify and a number of Standard owners
attend regularly. Last years rally was one of the very best, for we
were blessed with wall to wall sunshine, completely empty roads and
mountain passes, a string of interesting places to visit in mid
Wales and the good company of friends and fellow enthusiasts. The
rally was so successful that the venue will be repeated in 2008.
To enter, you need to
book five nights accommodation (d,b&b) at the 120-room Metropole
Hotel, Llandrindod Wells. This is a 3 star venue with newly
refurbished rooms, excellent food and a Leisure Centre. Mention the
"Friends of Llangollen Rally" to qualify for their
corporate rates. Then advise John or Rhiannon Howells on 01443
432542 of your intention to attend. Other accommodation options are
available in the area.
I can not recommend
this event highly enough to you. Lynda and I both thought this the
motoring highlight of 2008, and we look forward to seeing you there.
If you would like further information call us on 01727 868405
Phil Homer |
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