V8 Events contact
Ian Quarrington on
07769 856101 or by email
Midland Centre - MG Car Club calendar. More
European Touring Handbook
a useful guide and contacts More
Dates for the MG Car Club's annual event at Silverstone await the outcome of the annual British F1 GP saga!
The MG Car Club's motor racing programme will be included as soon as soon as we have the dates from Club Office.
2010
Sat 4th
Sun 5th
Sep

Cadwell Park

Race meeting - MG Car Club with a full two day programme of races for MGs and other classic sports cars. Two day meeting is still a possibility. Club Office
01235 555552
Fri 10th
Sat 11th
Sun 12th
Mon 13th
Sep


Cambridge V8 Cambridgeshire Tour 2010 based at the Holiday Inn at Cambridge with a programme of visits to Fenland attractions and an ancient Cambridge college. Further details of the event, booking arrangements and location maps will be available early in the New Year. Details & bookings David Allen
01778 343235
email
Fri 17th
Sat 18th
Sun 19th
Sep
Goodwood Circuit, Chichester, West Sussex
Admission is strictly by ticket purchased in advance of the meeting
12th Goodwood Revival, the annual three day festival of motorsport with a relaxed feel and period setting. We have an informal V8 Gathering at the event. Briefing 2010 and Outline programme
Goodwood website
Goodwood
bookings and ticket hotline
01243 755055

Victor Smith
07770 822977
Sat 2nd
Sun 3rd
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. Snetterton

V8 Gathering
will be held at this event on Saturday 2nd October 2010.
Club Office
01235 555552


Ian Quarrington
07769 856101
Sat 9th
Oct

Heritage Motor Centre, Gayon, 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. Club Office
01235 555552
2011
TBA
Feb
Cambridge Annual V8 Curry Night at 6.45 for 7.00pm at the Pan Asia Dining Room in the Cambridge area. Our useful map and directions will help you find the restaurant. Briefing  
TBA
Feb
Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire Stoneleigh MG Show at the National Agriculture Show Ground. More information online. More
V8 members meeting up at noon by Clive Wheatley's stand.
Clive Wheatley 01746 710810
       
Sun Nth
Apr
TBA
Hazeley Heath, Nr Hook, Hampshire V8 Gathering at Hazeley Heath
Lunchtime meeting at the Shoulder of Mutton from noon with bar lunch available. Further details and location map. More
Bryan Ditchman
0118 932 6346
Sun 17th
Apr
Grantham, Lincolnshire

Satnav: NG32 2LS
V8 Picnic in the Park at Belton House, a National Trust property in Lincolnshire. The perfect English country house, set in its own extensive deer park, Belton was designed to impress. More Richard Withington

Mike Taylor
01778 440785
Fri
Date TBA
Hook Norton, Oxfordshire Lunch at the Pear Tree in Hook Norton - each year V8 members meet up for lunch at the pub next to the Hook Norton brewery for lunch on their way to Silverstone. Victor Smith
07770 822977
Fri
Date TBA
Thorpe Mandeville,
Oxfordshire
Supper at the Three Conies in Thorpe Mandeville
A popular start to the Silverstone weekend is an informal supperr.Thorpe Mandeville is a village just west of Sulgrave and north of the A43 between Brackley and Silverstone. More
Mike Taylor
07769 902187
Date TBA Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire
location

MGLive! Silverstone 2011
is the Club's annual International MG Meeting
Mike Taylor
07769 902187
Sunday
Date TBA
V8 Marquee,
Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire
location
V8 AGM 2011
Sunday at 12.30pm at the V8 Marquee at Silverstone over the Club's International MG Meeting.
Ian Quarrington
07769 856101
Fri 3rd
Sat 4th
Sun 5th
Mon 6th
Tues 7th
June
Spa-Franorchamps, Belgium European Event of the Year 2011 at Spa
The event will be held at Spa-Franorchamps and hosted by the Belgian Centre. Further details available on the Club website. More
Brochure
Club Office
01235 555552
Sat 18th
Sun 19th
Jun
TBC
Le Mans, France 24 heures du Mans
This annual endurance race for sportscars is a highlightfor many motoring enthusiasts, often for a group of V8 enthusiasts. See our briefing note on planning a visit. More & ACO website
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Wed NNth
Jun
TBA
Luton Hoo Estate Classics in the Walled Garden
A relaxed and enjoyable event. For information see the Rover P5 website. More & Location
Details & application form
Ian Quarrington
07769 856101
TBA
Jul
TBA
Silverstone, Northamptonshire 2011 F1 British Grand Prix - it has been confirmed it will be at Silverstone.  
Fri Nth
Sat Nth
Sun Nth
Jul
TBA
Le Mans, France
Le Mans Classic 2011
Some Czech V8 enthusiasts are going as part of a group from the Czech Classic
Car Club. Anyone wanting to meet up with them, they can make direct contact with Pavel Jiricek or Michal Behanec. More
Michal Behanec
01258 454 226
Email
Pavel Jiricek
Email
Howard Gosling
07860 330311
Wed Nth
Jun
TBA
Harpenden, Hertfordshire Classics on the Common is a very popular annual evening event, held on the common in Harpenden.
Details and booking form
John Bolt
01296 435050
Sun Nth
Aug
TBA
Hazeley Heath, Nr Hook, Hampshire V8 Gathering at Hazeley Heath
Lunchtime meeting at the Shoulder of Mutton from noon with bar lunch available. Further details and location map. More
Bryan Ditchman
0118 932 6346
Fri Nth
Sat Nth
Sun Nth
Mon Nth
Sep
TBA
Berkshire and Hampshire V8 Berkshire Tour 2011
A long weekend with visits to houses and places of interest in Berkshire and Hampshire. Further details will follow.
Bob Owen
0118 933 2533
Rolling V8 Calendar
continues
       

Details of the V8 Events will roll forward as the information is available.





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. Members of the MG Car Club can obtain a free copy - simply apply for a copy using the convenient online form which will need your MG Car Club membership number. Then after a delay to check the application you will be able to get your copy. Online form
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