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Hello all

Moves are afoot, tentatively at the moment, to hold a classic\modified\interesting car show at some point in 2010 in Strathaven, South Lanarkshire.

How many local-ish (everyone else welcome of course) readers might be willing to attend and put on a wedge-based display? No dates arranged as yet as various hoops have to be jumped through and I'm just researching numbers at the moment for a presentation to the potential organising committee.

Please let me know your thoughts.

Wedges first but you'd be allowed to bring along anything.

Cheers

Graham

Even if this doesn't happen, we should put on a stand at the balloon festival in August, assuming it's on.




1979 TR7 TCT DHC 16V
Formerly...
1980 TR7 FHC
1980 Factory TR8 DHC
1980 Factory TR8 DHC Automatic
1977 TR7 FHC Parts Car
1980 TR7 FHC Parts Car

Depends on your dates we can bring a min of 6 cars....not concourse but race cars, alternatively why don’t you aim for speed fair at Knockhill, if we can guarantee some wedgies there we can do something a bit better????

Willy

<font color="maroon"><b>I'm willing Graham depending on dates

and if you contact billy I'm sure he could organise a dozen minis

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Thanks folks

That's great news!

I'm attending an initial meeting next week with the potential organisers. Already interested in what is still a tentative idea are the groups necessary to make such a thing happen i.e. local politicians and so on.

Strathaven is ideal because there are already two potential venues, the first being the park which has loads for non-car people to do from a miniature train via boating to putting and so on, plus a proper cafe and toilets. It's also right next to the town centre.

The thinking behind this is that the Chatelherault show near Hamilton has been cancelled at short notice twice in the last two years and there are rumours that the excellent balloon festival may be no more. Therefore, one or two "slots" may be instantly available.

If it's going to happen it'll be done properly and I'm very grateful for your responses which will help in pitching the idea. I'll find out where the land lies and post as much information as I can over the next couple of weeks.

I hope to be in a position of enough influence that wedge-shaped cars are given the star treatment and most prominent display.

On the competition front, one potential organiser would like to investigate the possibility of maybe an autotest or mini sprint or whatever, but I'm not sure about the health and safety and motor sport authority implications of that. Does anyone know?

Thanks again

Graham

PS Knockhill - only a fool would go round there in their much-tuned 16-valve TR7 road car without taking off their anti-brake-dust dinner plate things from behind the wheels. That'd be me, then. Not recommended.





1979 TR7 TCT DHC 16V
Formerly...
1980 TR7 FHC
1980 Factory TR8 DHC
1980 Factory TR8 DHC Automatic
1977 TR7 FHC Parts Car
1980 TR7 FHC Parts Car

good to see that folks are watching us
next years calendar for the scottish classics looks like this

18th April

8th and 9th May GT round

26th and 27th June Classic Speedfair

18th July

21st August

19th September

17th October

all welcome and if we have enough TRs we will have our own races so lets rally round and show the pesky morgans real racing.
not a racer not a problem lets do something special...ideas invited

willy

Hello everyone

It has taken a little while to be able to confirm some of the details of the proposed show. Things have been moving on at some speed and the date is to be Sunday 23rd May, 2010.

The venue has yet to be finalised - a shortlist of two strong contenders at this point - but will be very close to the town centre of Strathaven.

More details soon of how to enter and so on. It is hoped that this will become a permanent event, so let's see if we can gather a healthy complement of wedges where they'll be welcomed and appreciated.

Kind regards

Graham



1979 TR7 TCT DHC 16V
Formerly...
1980 TR7 FHC
1980 Factory TR8 DHC
1980 Factory TR8 DHC Automatic
1977 TR7 FHC Parts Car
1980 TR7 FHC Parts Car

<font color="teal"><b>Graham any more word on this

I was at a my local (ish) club meeting on Tuesday night

Stirling and District Classic Car Club

And I told them about the show and received a good responce

We have about 70 to 80 members

so should could get some cars to go ( is there a restriction on numbers?)

If you could post some more details I can sent them on to the club organiser.

I will be going to my next meeting on the 2nd March</b></font id="teal">

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Hi Stevie

DEFINITELY still happening on 23rd May. Loads happening behind the scenes and we'd be delighted to see you and your club mates with as many TRs and anything else that they want to bring.

Watch this space for final details and a website which will be able (I hope) to take online attendance details and so on. Should be up and running within a couple of weeks at most.

I might even have a car on display but will it be a TR7 or a F*rd?

Look forward to posting more details and to welcoming everyone on the day.

Cheers

Graham


1979 TR7 TCT DHC 16V
Formerly...
1980 TR7 FHC
1980 Factory TR8 DHC
1980 Factory TR8 DHC Automatic
1977 TR7 FHC Parts Car
1980 TR7 FHC Parts Car

Hi Stevie

DEFINITELY still happening on 23rd May. Loads happening behind the scenes and we'd be delighted to see you and your club mates with as many TRs and anything else that they want to bring.

Watch this space for final details and a website which will be able (I hope) to take online attendance details and so on. Should be up and running within a couple of weeks at most.

I might even have a car on display but will it be a TR7 or a F*rd?

Look forward to posting more details and to welcoming everyone on the day.

Cheers

Graham


1979 TR7 TCT DHC 16V
Formerly...
1980 TR7 FHC
1980 Factory TR8 DHC
1980 Factory TR8 DHC Automatic
1977 TR7 FHC Parts Car
1980 TR7 FHC Parts Car

Hi everyone

Venue and loads more now sorted. (There's even a bar for those interested).

£2 entry fee (all to charity) or £5 if turning up on the day.

Please see www.srtclassicshow.co.uk for details.

PayPal account not yet set up but applications accepted now and payments or donations can follow.

Looking forward to welcoming loads of wedge-shaped (and other) cars.

Kind regards

Graham

More news on the PayPal front very soon.

Photos of attending cars very welcome for adding to the website.


1979 TR7 TCT DHC 16V
Formerly...
1980 TR7 FHC
1980 Factory TR8 DHC
1980 Factory TR8 DHC Automatic
1977 TR7 FHC Parts Car
1980 TR7 FHC Parts Car

Hi folks

Only two days to go if you'd like to come along.

Cheers

Graham


1979 TR7 TCT DHC 16V
Formerly...
1980 TR7 FHC
1980 Factory TR8 DHC
1980 Factory TR8 DHC Automatic
1977 TR7 FHC Parts Car
1980 TR7 FHC Parts Car

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