The East Anglian kit Car Club

Classic Car show Kimbolton Castle.

19th July 2009

The show is now in its Eighteenth year!

It's organised jointly by the Sporting bears motor club and kimbolton castle Rotary Club.The aim is to raise money for different charities (15K in 2008) 

Once again, the show is in the magnificent parkland setting of Kimbolton Castle (by kind permission of Kimbolton School ), where Queen Catherine of Aragon, the wife of Henry VIII, was confined until her death in 1535.

More car clubs present than any other show in this area.(700 plus in 2008) one of the favorite shows of the season.

 

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.