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Date
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Location |
Event |
Contact |
V8
Events contact
is Ian Quarrington on 07769
856101
or by email
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Year
at a Glance
V8 Calendars
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European
Touring Handbook
a useful guide and contacts
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| 2008 |
| Bank
Holiday - Monday 5th May 2008 |
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Sun
11th
May |
Brighton |
25th
Annual Regency Run to Madeira Drive on Brighton's seafront.
Start is usually at Brooklands although this year it may be
in Central London. |
Ian
Quarrington
07769 856101 |
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Sat
17th
May
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Oulton
Park Circuit, Cheshire
location
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Race
meeting - MG Car Club with a full programme of races for
MGs and other classic sports cars. Details
Oulton
Park website
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Club
Office
01235 555552 |
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Sun
18th
May
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Duxford,
Cambridgeshire
Cancelled
(24.4.08)
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Imperial
War Museum at Duxford just off the M11 near Cambridge to
see the recently restored Avro Vulcan flying. This event has
been cancelled because we hear the Vulcan will not be
there. As soon news of the Vulcan's “ maiden” airshow
is announced a V8 event will be arranged. |
Norwich
V8 Burblers
Ian Quarrington
07769 856101 |
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Sat
31st
May |
Norfolk |
Lunchtime
V8 Gathering at a pub in Norfolk and an afternoon V8 Burble.
Further details of venue to follow. |
Norwich
V8 Burblers
Ian Quarrington
07769 856101 |
| Bank
Holiday - Monday 26th May 2008 |
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Sun
8th
Jun
to
Fri 13th
Jun |
Berkshire
& Oxfordshire |
V8
30th Anniversary Week
of events including visits to historic buildings, the White
Horse Hill at Uffington, the Heritage Body Plant at Witney and
a tour of the Hook Norton Brewery ending with a V8 Dinner on
the Friday evening. Note: this event will be in the week running
up to the Club's annual International MG Meeting at Silverstone.
More
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Victor
Smith
0208 392 9434
07770 822977 |
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Fri
13th
Sat 14th
Sun 15th
Jun |
Silverstone
Circuit, Northamptonshire
location
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International
MG Meeting at Silverstone Circuit
- note the dates have not yet been confirmed.
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
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Ian
Quarrington
07769 856101 |
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Sat
14th
Sun 15th
Jun |
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
confirmed by the ACO |
More |
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Sun
29th
Jun |
Blickling
Hall, Aylsham, Norfolk |
Anglia
Centre's Summer Picnic to be held at Blickling Hall, a beautiful
National Trust property at Aylsham in Norfolk. A very popular
event attracting MGs of all ages. Please book direct by email
to fellow RV8 enthusiast Roger Latham. More |
Roger
Latham
Email
Norwich
V8 Burblers
Ian
Quarrington
07769 856101 |
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Fri
4th
Sat 5th
Sun 6th
Jul |
Silverstone
Circuit, Northamptonshire
location
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British
F1 GP at Silverstone Circuit.
Details
from Silverstone Circuit |
08704
588300 |
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Fri
11th
Sat 12th
Sun 13th
Jul |
Le
Mans, France |
Le
Mans Classic is a popular annual classic car race meeting
at the famous Sarthe Circuit. More |
Ian
Quarrington
07769 856101 |
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Wed
30th
Jul
from 4pm
note change of date |
Harpenden,
Hertfordshire |
Classics
on the Common
is a very popular annual evening event, held on the common in
Harpenden. Applications with an SAE to Peter Madden, "Classics
on the Common", 96 Park Rise, Harpenden, Herts AL5 3AN.
The entry fee is £TBA.
See the report on the 2006
event |
Ian
Quarrington
07769 856101 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Sun
31st
Aug
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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 |
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Sun
7th
Sep
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Brands
Hatch Circuit, Kent
location
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Race
meeting - MG Car Club with a full programme of races for
MGs and other classic sports cars. Details
Brands Hatch website
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Club
Office
01235 555552 |
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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 |
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Fri
19th
Sat 20th
Sun 21st
Sep
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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
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Victor
Smith
0208 392 9434
07770 822977
Goodwood
bookings and ticket hotline
01243 755055 |
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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 |
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Sat 4th
Sun 5th
Oct
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Snetterton
Circuit, Norfolk
location
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Race
meeting - MG Car Club with a full two day programme of races
for MGs and other classic sports cars. Details
Snetterton
website
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Club
Office
01235 555552 |
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Sat
11th
Oct |
Club
Office,
Abingdon
Oxfordshire |
V8
Register Committee meeting at the Club Office at 10.00am |
Gavin
Bailey
01372 378597 |
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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. |
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| 2009 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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