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The dates are starting to be announced already.
Stoneleigh 2-3 May 2020
Newark 25th/26th July 2020
Yes -
NEWARK Kitcar Festival 2020. NEWARK IS BACK ��
Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th July 2020
Camping is not being allowed on club pitches. Use the camping field adjacent to the showground.
Set up from noon on Friday 24th off site by by 6pm Sunday
This used to be a great summer show so let's help get it back there and ensure it stays on the calendar.
There seems to be some question over the Newark September dates.
I have heard that it clashes with Goodwood Revival and has been changed to 25th/26th July according to Complete Kit car magazine.
Lots of drool-worthy machinery in attendance yesterday. This gem was powered by a straight six two litre Bristol engine, if you look carefully you can see that the bell housing has been given the full Emmental treatment. It had me wondering if I should've had the Monaco sprayed Silver...............
Amongst punters' cars was this Frazer-Nash BMW which had one of the nicest dashboards I've ever seen. Beautiful!
Specials and limited production sports cars of all makes are invited Including, Turner, Fairthorpe, Elva, Lotus, Ginetta, Lola, Martin, Siva, Dellow, Rochdale , Falcon , Tornado , All Historic Specials and many many more. The event is held at The Cotswold Wildlife Park, Burford, Oxon, England.
Admission is FREE for the driver of a special or the tow car of a special.
The rest of the park is accessible.
Bromyard Speed Festival Breakfast Club meetings have been entered on their website.
Basically the last Sunday of the month right through the year starting January.
Also, Chataux Impney in Droitwich are hosting a new year bash on the morning of the 12th January. Pre entry required because space is limited to 500 cars, lol ! Pre entry also entitles you to a complimentary bacon bap !
For the lucky ones who will be off work, at home with an income of some sort there be plenty of tinkering / building time available !
Already on it.
I'll be working at home from Monday. I usually work Monday to Wednesday 8am to 4pm, but I'm doing 7:30am until noon Monday to Friday while I'm home working so I can spend every afternoon in the garage getting on with my Speedster.
The ACO still haven't mentioned any change to the running of the Le Mans Classic due to be held in July.
The 24 hour race set for June is postponed until September though. I'll be very surprised if there aren't further amendments.
In true French fashion the ACO website says, " Our priority is to maintain the race calendar " !! No mention of public health !
Good news as long as we are out of lockdown by then
Below is the official release from Grosvenor:
24/04/20 Stoneleigh Kit Car Show Postponement COVID-19 UPDATE
I sincerely hope that you and your families are keeping well and staying safe in these uncertain times.
The safety of our visitors and exhibitors is of paramount importance to us and, following the advice from the government regarding the Coronavirus, we have postponed the National Kit Car Motor Show. It will be rescheduled to Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th August 2020. Any tickets you have purchased for this show will be valid to use at the show in August and you will not require a replacement ticket. Exhibitors have been emailed individually regarding their stand bookings. We have endeavoured to inform clubs where we have an email address for them, but we apologise if you have not received a direct correspondence from us.
We will continue to follow updates regarding the Coronavirus and will announce any changes to other future shows in due course. As you will understand, the situation changes daily and we are working to do what is best for exhibitors and visitors alike.
Our office is currently closed and due to the large number of enquiries we are receiving at this time, we apologise that we are unable to respond individually to every enquiry, but will endeavour to provide you with up-to-date information, but this may be a generic email. Please remember only to trust our official website and Facebook page for information about our shows.
Thank you for your understanding.
Stay safe!
Roger Cooling
Here are a few events in the Midlands for July / August that might have a chance of going ahead. *Please check nearer the time if you intend to go to any of them !
