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Date
Location Event Contact
V8 Events contact
is Ian Quarrington on
07769 856101
or by
email
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2008
Fri 8th
to
Thur 14th
Aug
Switzerland European Event of the Year 2008 will see a gathering of V8 enthusiasts supporting this event. Victor Rodrigues is the V8 Contact in Switzerland. More

Further information at www.mgcc.ch
Victor Rodrigues
Sun 10th
Aug
Duxford, Cambridgeshire Duxford Imperial War Museum
MGB Register Summer Picnic on one of the museum's classic car and motorcycle days.
Note: the planned V8 Register event at Duxford to see the Vulcan flying again has been postponed pending an annoucement as to when the Vulcan will be flying in. As soon as that is clarified, the V8 Event will be rearranged.
Ian Quarrington
07769 856101
Sun 17th
Aug
Cadwell Park Race meeting - MG Car Club with a full programme of races for MGs and other classic sports cars. Details Club Office
01235 555552
Sun 31st
Aug

Hazeley Heath, Hook, Hampshire Sunday lunchtime V8 Gathering at the Shoulder of Mutton on Hazeley Heath, just north of Hook in Hampshire. How do I find it? Just look up our useful map to Hazeley Heath.
map and directions

Possibly this V8 Gathering will be held at a location in Cambridgeshire or Norfolk, arranged by the V8 Burblers
Bryan Ditchman
0118 932 6346
Bank Holiday - Monday 25th August 2008
Sun 7th
Sep

Brands Hatch Circuit, Kent
location
Race meeting - MG Car Club with a full programme of races for MGs and other classic sports cars. Details
Brands Hatch website
Club Office
01235 555552
Mon 8th
Sep
Castle Combe Circuit, near Chippenham, Wiltshire

Briefing
Useful route
V8 Track Day at Castle Combe Circuit. Each car should have a total of 90 minutes on this wonderful circuit. Each 15 minute session will have a maximum of 12 cars so there will be plenty of room for both those with some experience of track days and beginners. More Victor Smith
0208 392 9434
07770 822977


For bookings
contact MGoT
MGoT
Fri 19th
Sat 20th
Sun 21st
Sep

Goodwood Circuit, Chichester, West Sussex
Admission is strictly by ticket purchased in advance of the meeting
10th Goodwood Revival, the annual three day festival of motorsport with a relaxed feel and period setting, will also celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Goodwood Motor Circuit in 2008. We have an informal V8 Gathering at the event. Website
Victor Smith
0208 392 9434
07770 822977
Goodwood
bookings and ticket hotline
01243 755055
Fri 26th
Sat 27th
Sun 28th
Mon 29th
Sep
Near Ripon, Yorkshire V8 Yorkshire Tour 2008 based at a hotel near Ripon with a programme of visits and tours. Further information and location maps to follow early in the New Year.
information & booking form
Robert & Stella Crowson
Fri 3rd
Sat 4th
Sun 5th
Monte Carlo International Monte Carlo MG Meeting 2008
Full details available. More
Ian Quarrington
07769 856101

Sat 4th
Sun 5th
Oct

Snetterton Circuit, Norfolk
location
Race meeting - MG Car Club with a full two day programme of races for MGs and other classic sports cars. Details
Snetterton website
Club Office
01235 555552
Sat 11th
Oct
Club Office,
Abingdon
Oxfordshire
V8 Register Committee meeting at the Club Office at 10.00am Gavin Bailey
01372 378597
Sat Nth
Oct

TBC
Heritage Motor Museum, Gaydon, Warwickshire Council meeting and Annual General Meeting of the MG Car Club. The AGM is open to all members of the MG Car Club and starts at 4.00pm - bring your membership card for entry.  
2009
Sat NNth
Feb
TBA
Southoe, Cambridgeshire V8 Register Committee meeting at Ian Quarrington's house in Cambridgeshire at 1.30pm. Gavin Bailey
01372 378597
Ian Quarrington
07769 856101
Sat NNth
Feb
TBA
Cambridge Annual V8 Curry Night at 7.00 for 7.30pm at the Cambridge Curry Centre in the centre of the City. Contact Ian Quarrington for reservations and any further information. Our useful map and directions will help you find the restaurant. V8 Curry 2008 Ian Quarrington
07769 856101
Sun NNth
Feb
TBA
Stoneleigh,
Warwickshire
Stoneleigh MG Show at the National Agriculture Show Ground. More information online. More
Meeting up at noon by Clive Wheatley's stand.
Clive Wheatley 01746 710810
Sun NNth
Apr
TBA
Club Office,
Abingdon
V8 Register Committee meeting at Club Office at 10.00am. Gavin Bailey
01372 378597
Wed 10th
Thur 11th
Fri 12th
Sat 13th
Sun 14th
Jun
Geiranger,
Norway
European Event of the Year 2009
The event will be at Geiranger in Norway. Information available at www.nmgk.no
Victor Smith
0208 392 9434
Fri NNth
Sat NNth
Sun NNth
Jun
Date TBA
Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire
location
International MG Meeting at Silverstone Circuit
Silverstone 2008 briefing
Booking form for advance ticket sales via Club Office - save £7.50 or over 21% on 2/3 day ticket and £5.00 or 25% on a 1 day ticket at the gate. Booking form
Ian Quarrington
07769 856101
Sun NNth
Jun
Date TBA
V8 Marquee,
Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire
location
V8 AGM 2009
Sunday at 12.30pm at the V8 Marquee at Silverstone over the Club's International MG Meeting.
Dr Gavin Bailey
07974 924722
Sat 21st
Sun 22nd
Jun
Dates TBC
Le Mans, France 24 heures du Mans
This annual endurance race for sportscars is a highlightfor many motoring enthusiasts, including a party of V8 enthusiasts. See our briefing note on planning a visit. More
Dates to be confirmed by the ACO
More
Fri Nth
Sat Nth
Sun Nth
Jul
Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire
location
British F1 GP at Silverstone Circuit.
Details from Silverstone Circuit
Ian Quarrington
07769 856101
Wed NNth
Jul
from 4pm
Harpenden, Hertfordshire Classics on the Common is a very popular annual evening event, held on the common in Harpenden.
See the report on the 2006 event
Ian Quarrington
07769 856101
Sun NNth
Oct

TBA
Club Office,
Abingdon
V8 Register Committee meeting at Club Office at 10.00am. Dr Gavin Bailey
07974 924722
Sat Nth
Oct
Date TBA
TBA Council meeting and Annual General Meeting of the MG Car Club. The AGM is open to all members of the MG Car Club and starts at 4.00pm - bring your membership card for entry.
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Details of the V8 Events will roll forward as the information is available.





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