The East Anglian kit Car Club

 

Kimbolton country Fayre 2010

Thank you to those of you that attended this year.

 It had been thought a couple of weeks before the show that we wouldn’t be attending this year due to the fact our normal source for the show tickets was unable to get any this year.

I thought I’ve got nothing to lose so found out the organizers contact details and contacted him directly myself, asking for 25 tickets. He in turn sent me 29 tickets.

Of these tickets we as a club have only ever use 10 at the most so the remaining 19 tickets needed a home a quick. Helen from the SG7 club took ten for her club members, still nine to find a home for. These were advertised on www.locostbuilders.co.uk and the RHOCAR forum.

I’m glad I took these decisions, we set the pitch up as the East Anglian kit car club (Well that’s what the tickets said) we had a very good turnout of cars from all the various clubs around the region, and a good variety of kits as well.

Strange as it may seem all of the cars attending form the EAKCC this year were Robin Hoods, apart from my Luego. Debbie and I meet three members at Thetford and then another at Newmarket and off we set to the show running a bit later than I had hoped. We meet Derek and Marilyn at Stow Longa as arranged previously and reached the show at 10.

The show now in its nineteenth year was very much as previous years, however the main arena displays had been changed. 

Due to the excellent weather and forecast the attendance of most car clubs was greater than in the past.

A good drive home was the end to an excellent weekend.

EAKCC members cars at the show.

More pictures from the day in the picture gallery section http://www.eastangliankitcars.co.uk/apps/photos/

Martin & Debbie Pidd Luego Velocity XT EAKCC

Bob Rowell Robin Hood 2B EAKCC

Paul Taylor Robin Hood 2B EAKCC

Alan & Dawn Brighten Robin Hood 2B EAKCC

Richard Parcell Robin Hood 2B EAKCC

Derek and Marilyn Overfield Robin Hood 2B RHOCAR

Alan Rowe and Pauline Lotus Elise SG7

Peter Bell Robin Hood S7 SG7

Glyn Rust Robin Hood Super spec Essex kit car club & RHOCAR

Peter & Linda Kelleher Luego Velocity Locostbuilders .co.uk

Ian Harrison Quantum Xtreme Locostbuilders .co.uk

John Ashpole Luego Velocity XT Locostbuilders .co.uk

David Moloney Locost Locostbuilders .co.uk

Gavin Cocks  ??? Essex kit car club

Kev (Madteg) Locost Locostbuilders .co.uk

Trev (Trev D) Locost Locostbuilders .co.uk

Simon & James Kirby Luego Viento SG7

Nigel Bartram, JBA FALCON SG7

John & Helen Tween Westfield SG7  (Parked with the WSCC)

More to follow when I establish who they were.

Kimbolton 2009

Thanks to those that attended today. We had a good drive to the show. It started to rain close to the show so we stopped and fitted our Hoods/ Surrey’s etc.

We had bouts of rain all day some worse than others. The return journey was wet all the way home including some very heavy rain at times.

Thanks to Bob for bringing a pop up gazebo this made things a lot better.

Despite the weather there was a good turn out of cars unfortunately I didn’t get a round and see all of them this year, but did manage, to see some very nice cars.

We had 19 cars in our stand cars from our club SG7,Northamptonshire & Beds and Bucks RHOCaR.

 

 

Shows in the main area included: a sheep dog display, Shire horses, the Oakley hunt, North bucks beagle pack, the pacesetters dog Agility & obedience display and classic cars.

There was also a second area with Punch& Judy, Skipping and 1940’s, Irish and Morris dancing. How are you supposed to see all of this in one day?

 

There was also Stalls selling Camping equipment, Food, sweets, peg bags, fishing equipment, and various others. Fairground rides for the kids. And several stalls doing tom bola type draws for charity.

The only real downside was the Lancaster bomber didn’t come over this year as planned, due to the weather I guess.

As I’ve said before this is one of the best shows in this area and well worth the drive to get there. Keep an eye on the calendar for next years date.

 

 

Newmarket 09.00

 

 

 

Our stand at the show.

 

Kimbolton Castle 2008

 

As previous years we joined the SG7 kit car group.

We were also joined this year by members of RHOCAR from Northamptonshire, Beds & Bucks, East Anglian  and Herts.

Also some Locost builder’s members joined us.

This created a good turn out of cars to our pitch (29 someone told me)

Newmarket services before the off

 

Our pitch at the show

Those present.

East Anglian Kit Car Club members

Martin Pidd Luego Velocity XT

Paul & Maria Taylor Robin Hood 2B

Bob Rowell & Nicola Taylor Robin Hood 2B

David (Flak monkey) & Sarah GTS Panther

Andy Petrie & Michaela Westfield

Mike Shearing Luego Viento V8

Gary Renouf Mercedes CLK

Peter & Linda Kelleher Luego Velocity XT

Becky & Peter Percival Luego Viento V8

 

Others present included

Chris Brown; Stephen & Lesley; Glyn Rust; Alan Rowe & Pauline; ; Mike Bloomfield; John Hamilton-Smith; Stephen King; ; Ian & Jill Millar, ; Peter & Linda kelleher; ; Graham Coles; Dan; Dave Rose; Paul Carter; Trevor; Gav & Kev; brief visit by Nigel Cady; Helen; John & Abby, and finally Kev. 

 

 

 

 

 

Kimbolton classic car show and charity event organized by the Sporting

Bears Motor Club

 

Eight members of the club attended the show at Kimbolton castle.  Five cars left

Newmarket services at 08.40.

We arrived at the show at 09.30 and had to wait in a queue before getting in.

As normal we joined the SG7 kit car group and were made to feel more than welcome.

We had a total of 15 cars between the two groups.

The show had several car clubs in attendance ranging from vintage to modern sports.

There were also a few kit car groups.Tiger owners of East Anglia, Dax owners,

Westfield owners, Ultima owners.

We had a great day out talking and viewing the many cars and the weather was far to us

until 15.30.

At this time it started to rain and a mad rush to cover the cars or push them under a

gazebo started.

The rain became increasingly worse and became a thunder storm, after about an hour

it blow over and we made our move home.

This was not without incident, in normal style I missed a turning and ended up on the

wrong road however we soon found ourselves on the correct one and on our way home.

Thanks to those that attended. I hop you enjoyed it as I did.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I haven’t got a lot to say only that the day was a great success.

We had an almost equal attendance between the SG7 members and us.

The sun shined and the cars were there in abundance.

We had an excellence BBQ finely cooked (eventually) by Andy, Mike and Mark.

Thanks to all of you for your contributions towards the BBQ.

It was nice to meet John Cobbe from Sawtry, Marilyn & Derek Overfield from Melton Mowbray and Graham’s better half Rita.

Thanks to Bob for a lot of these Photos.

 

 

 

 

 

 Derek & Marilyn's 2B

 Noble

 

 

 

 Making smoke

 

 

 Lotus 340R (Bob's car of the show)

 

 

 

   7's in a row

 

 Mike needs one of these.

 

 I said a burger not hot dog

 Hells kitchen

 Hello, Hello

Piddy

 

Those present.

Easthoods:

Andy Petrie 2B,  Debbie & Martin Pidd 2B, Bob Rowell S7, Yvonne & Peter Blackmore 2B. Lorraine & Mike Shearing TT, Rita & Graham Dockerill 2B, Mark Humphries S7, Marilyn and Derek Overfield 2B, John Cobbe Sub K.

SG7:

John Tween, Mal Gwynne, Peter Bell, Alan Rowe, Caroline & Richard Sumner,

Mike Montegue, Steve Wakefield, Simon Trigg, Dave Rose, Mick Brewer.