Rolling V8 Calendar
Useful contacts for Club events Caledonian Centre - MG Car Club website. More Midland Centre - MG Car Club calendar. More MGs on Track - track day programme. More SE Centre - MG Car Club calendar. More Swiss MGV8 / IG - Victor Rodrigues. More V8 Events V8 Secretary 07795 227715 Contacts 2017 Sat 21st Oct De Vere Staverton Estate Daventry Road Daventry Satnav: NN11 6JT Club Council meeting and Annual General Meeting Notice and agenda in the September issue of Safety Fast! The AGM will be held at 1600 BST. Gala Dinner in the evening at the De Vere Staverton Estate. More Colin Grant Club Office 01235 555552 Sat 4th Nov Redditch West Midlands B97 5YH V8 Committee meeting at 10am Debbie Brading V8 Secretary 07795 227715 Fri 10th Sat 11th Sun 12th Nov NEC Nr Birmingham Getting to NEC Classic Car Show 2017 at the NEC Informal gathering at noon on Saturday by the MG Car Club Stand where V8 members attending the show can meet up for a natter and to exchange news and information. Website Debbie Brading V8 Secretary 07795 227715 Contacts 2018 - V8 Register 40th Anniversary Year       In 2018 we have the 45th anniversary of the launch of the MGBGTV8 model in August 1973 and the 40th anniversary of the formation of the V8 Register five years later in 1978. In 2017 we will have the 25th anniverary of the announcement of the RV8 and in 2018 the 25th anniversary of the launch of the RV8 that year. Preliminary details of the programme of events for the V8 40th Anniversary Year 2018 will be released in early 2017. We have a series of articles and features reflecting on many of the memorable moments, news items and photos enjoyed by fellow V8 enthusiasts. MGBGTV8 & RV8 Victor Smith 07770 82297 Sat 10th Feb Redditch West Midlands B97 5YH V8 Committee meeting at 2pm Debbie Brading V8 Secretary 07795 227715 Sat 10th Feb Lloyds Indian Restaurant 7 Station Road Knowle, Solihull Satnav: B93 OHL Annual V8 Curry at the Lloyds Indian Restaurant in Knowle in the West Midlands. Information & booking form to follow. Nic Houslip 07768 766315 Contacts Sun 11th Feb Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire Satnav: CV8 2LZ Stoneleigh MG-Triumph Show 2018 For 2018 we await news of another combined MG and Triumph show at the National Agriculture Show Ground at Stoneleigh. V8 enthusiasts meet up at the MG Car Club stand at 12.00 noon. More & entry arrangements & map Debbie Brading V8 Secretary 07795 227715 Contacts Sat 17th Mar MG Motor, Longbridge, West Midlands Satnav: B31 2BQ Club Council meeting Debbie Brading V8 Secretary 07795 227715 Contacts Sun 22nd Apr Locations across the UK - an FBHVC initiative. Drive it Day 2018 The annual day when classic car enthusiasts take to the road. More FBHVC TBA Club Office Abingdon V8 Technical Day 2018 Details of the programme of presentations to follow. Steve Newton 07811 474774 01384 863686 Email           Fri NNth Jun TBC Hook Norton Banbury Oxofordshire Satnav: OX15 5NU V8 Lunch An informal V8 lunch at the Hook Norton Brewery from noon. Briefing Debbie Brading V8 Secretary 07795 227715 Contacts Sat NNth Jun TBC Silverstone Circuit Northamptonshire Satnav: NN12 8TN MGLive! 2018 The MG Car Club's two day annual International MG Meeting with a full race programme on the Grand Prix Circuit, Club Marquee display, concours, trade stands and the V8 Register Marquee and parking in the central area. Tickets from Club Office 01235 555552 Contacts Sun NNth Jun TBC V8 Marquee Silverstone Circuit Northamptonshire Satnav: NN12 8TN V8 AGM 2018 Sunday at 12.00pm noon at the V8 Marquee at Silverstone over the Club's International MG Meeting. Notice in the May 2017 issue of Safety Fast! Debbie Brading V8 Secretary 07795 227715 Contacts Sun 2nd Thurs 6th Sep New Bath Hotel and Spa Matlock Bath Matlock Derbyshire DE4 3PX V8 Derbyshire Tour 2018 The next V8 Tour in the popular series will be based in Derbyshire. The event will include touring the beautiful scenic routes around the Derbyshire dales. There will be a tour of the Peak District National Park, visiting both Derbyshire White Peak and Dark Peak. Briefing details Ken Clayton & Carol Fletcher 01629 630005 Email Sat 20th Oct TBA Club Council meeting and Annual General Meeting Notice and agenda in the September issue of Safety Fast! The AGM will be held at 1600 BST. Colin Grant Club Office 01235 555552 Continued
	European Touring Handbook has been produced for many years and has a mass of useful tips and guides for touring in each country in Europe.	Safety equipment checklist for touring on Mainland Europe The AA has a useful webpage and a tabulated checklist of what you need to take with you when touring on Mainland Europe - for example the original vehicle registration documents, GB stickers, warning triangle, reflective vest and headlamp adjusters. More