Events

Silverstone Classic Social Weekend

Our Club stand and display will be at the same location opposite the Luffield complex of bends.

Anniversary Weekend – Lake District

Andrew and Vanessa White are organising this year’s Anniversary Weekend in the beautiful Lake District. More details will be available shortly.

Pre Brooklands VSCC Driving Tests Supper Party

Hosted this year by Richard and Jenny Wills at their lovely home in Surrey. Anyone wishing to attend should contact Ken MacMaster, 01562 730798 or treasurer@bmwhistoricmotorclub.co.uk

Annual General Meeting weekend

The 2010 AGM Weekend will be based at Brockencote Hall, Chaddesley Corbett, near Kidderminster, Worcestershire, www.brockencotehall.com. Further details will be published in the near future.

Annual Spring Rally – Kent

Based at the Marriott Tudor Park Hotel & Country Club, Maidstone, www.marriott.co.uk. The organiser, Graham Juffs, will be organising a very interesting weekend giving everyone the opportunity to discover the beautiful Kent countryside.

AC Owners Club Sprint at Goodwood

The dinner on the eve of the sprint was as usual held at the excellent Comme Ça restaurant in Chichester. Our class, which we shared with Bristol owners, was the largest competing.

Anniversary Weekend

This year’s anniversary weekend was based in the lovely county of Cheshire (the Surrey of the north) on 9th, 10th and 11th October. We were based at the stunning Wild Boar Hotel near Tarporley, just off the A49,

On Saturday, we visited Quarry Bank Mill in Styal, until very recently a working cotton mill, where we experienced hands-on exhibits and demonstrations into how cotton was processed and gained a fascinating insight into the lives of the people who worked there. We experienced the sounds and smells of steam and water powered engines and saw the most powerful working waterwheel in Europe.

Stanley Cup

The revival of the Stanley Cup, which first ran in 1930, was a great success. Organised jointly by the BMW Historic Motor Club and the Frazer Nash Car Club the event consisted of ten teams competing in a number of regularity tests. Based at Llandrindod Wells,the spectacular scenery, combined with sunny and dry weather, ensured a great weekend. The Stanley Cup was won by the ‘Art Decorum’ team from the BMW Historic Motor Club.

Classic Silverstone Social weekend’

This year we were based at the Aviator Hotel, Sywell Aerodrome, Northampton, formerly a WW II RAF aerodrome, this Art Deco building has been renovated to its former glory. The 1930’s Art Deco bar and restaurant were used during the war as a club house and officers’ mess, a step back in time to a bygone age of aviation, style and fun.

Programme:

• Friday – pre-weekend supper at the home of rally organisers Richard Wyldes and Eliza Morgan.
• Saturday – Day at the Silverstone Classic race meeting, Club stand with great views over the Luffield complex of bends.

• Saturday evening - Party at the home of Neil and Ann Perkins with a delicious meal and live music.
• Sunday - Scenic drive to Rockingham Castle, followed by Sunday lunch.

Annual Spring Rally at Caley Hall Hotel, Old Hunstanton, Norfolk

Based at the Caley Hall Hotel, Old Hunstanton, the rally was a great success with an excellent turnout of members and their cars. The programme included visits to:

• Holkham Hall.
• Sandringham, the country retreat of Her Majesty the Queen.
• A Steam train trip to Sheringham
• Scenic runs through the beautiful Norfolk countryside

Annual General Meeting weekend

Based at the Lythe Hill Hotel and Spa, Haslemere, Surrey. The weekend included an excellent scenic run to Denbies Wine Estate, near Dorking, on Saturday, where we had a conducted tour. The AGM took place at 9.30am on Sunday, 29th March. After the AGM we had a scenic run to Clandon Park, near Guildford where we were able to visit the house and afterwards enjoy a superb lunch.