The Lancaster Classic Car Club Scheme

A word of thanks from C&SC
Thank you everyone who entered or attended this year’s awards. It wasn’t only the most closely fought on record, but also the highest quality in terms of entries… and subsequently the most difficult ever to judge. I would like to offer my personal congratulations to all the winners and commiserations to those that didn’t quite make it this year. I also look forward to judging an even bigger, better selection of entries next year.
James Elliott, Group Editor, Classic & Sports Car

Daimler & Lanchester Owners’ Club
Announce the V8 Saloon 50th Anniversary – first released in 1962 at the October Motor Show at Earls Court in London. To celebrate the club will be organising a series of runs to meet up from noon at the Coventry Transport Museum on Saturday 25th August 2012.

Drive it Day
The Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs promise a “bigger and better than ever” Drive it Day. First started six years ago, it commemorates the 64 cars that set off from London on the 23rd April 1900 on the first day of the Thousand Mile Trial. North London classic enthusiasts can meet at the Ace Cafe on the North Circular on Sunday 22nd April 2012.

We are hungry for club news – so if you would like to share some interesting news with us we will make sure it appears in ‘Club Chatter’. Simply e-mail us with your story at marketing@lancasterinsurance.co.uk

Being a member of a car club can mean so much more than an annual subscription and a monthly club magazine. These are people from all walks of life with one thing in common – a love of classic cars. With a passion for a particular make of car, this common thread draws people and cars together to form a patchwork of camaraderie, discussion and driving pleasure. There are clubs formed as a thriving business, some formed as a charitable organisation and many run by individuals working from home in their spare time. There can be as many as 30,000 club members and as few as a dozen. Size really doesn’t matter providing there is enthusiasm and passion.

The classic car club is where you find that elusive component you need for your car, it’s where you find a realistic value for your car, and it’s where you find a solution to that irritating technical problem. There is a real sense of belonging when club members get together for a rally and nothing quite as impressive as a whole convoy of classic cars making their way through the countryside. Its nostalgia, its memories and it’s an experience that’s great fun to share.

With nearly 30 years of working with classic car clubs, we recognise the importance of being a club member, in fact we encourage it. We know what members are likely to require and understand their insurance needs. Club members can enjoy significant benefits by contacting us to arrange their classic car insurance.

A picture gallery dedicated to club events and activities. If you have taken some photographs recently that are relative to an event or activity at your classic car club, then why not share them with us by e-mailing them to marketing@lancasterinsurance.co.uk and we will hang them on our Club Gallery walls and include a click-through to your club’s website and accreditation.

TSSC Stand, Stafford	Beaulieu Prize Draw
Pictures taken by Lancaster Insurance

• Mini’s at Bingley Hall                               29th January                     Stafford Showground

• Cambridge and District MGOC
   7th Annual Snowdrop Run                       18th February                       Wimpole Hall Park

• MG International Show & Spares Day     19th February                          NAC, Stoneleigh

• Race Retro                                               24th – 26th February                NAC, Stoneleigh

• Club Expo                                                3rd March                       Heritage Motor Centre,                                                                                                          Gaydon, Warwickshire

• Morris & Austin Day                                 11th March                                     Brooklands

• Classic Car Spectacular                           24th-25th March     Trafford Centre, Manchester

• Techno Classica Essen                            22nd – 25th March                    Essen, Germany

• Mini Day                                                   25th March                                      Brooklands

• XK & E Type                                             1st April                                          Brooklands

• Austin 7 90th Anniversary                      1st April                          Wallington to Brighton

• MG Era                                                     8th April                                          Brooklands

• Newbury Classic Show                            8th April                            Newbury Racecourse

• Southern Classics Show                          15th April                             Chichester, Sussex

• Bristol Classic Car Show                         21st – 22nd April                         Shepton Mallet

• FHBVC Drive it Day                                 22nd April                                                    UK

• Classic Breakfast                                    22nd April                                        Brooklands

• MG Cricket St Thomas                             27th April                              Cricket St Thomas

• Donington Historic Festival                    5th – 6th May                          Donington Circuit

• SHVR Classic Car Show                            7th May                       Singleton Park, Swansea

• Regency Run MG Car Club                        13th May                                        Brooklands

• Jaguar Enthusiasts Club Day                   13th May                                        Brooklands

• Beaulieu Spring Autojumble                    19th – 20th May                                  Beaulieu

• Rover P6 Club Anniversary                      20th May                                           Beamish

• Porsche Car Club                                      26th May                                        Brooklands

• Porsche Car Club Cotswold Rally             27th May                    Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucs

• Spa Classic                                               25th – 28th May                  Spa Francorchamps

• NSRA Billing Fun Run                                8th-10th June                         Billing, Northants

• Fiat 500 Club 20th Anniversary               8th -10th June           Sharnbrook, Bedfordshire

• DLOC International Rally                          10th June                        Beamish, Co Durham

• Cholmondley Pageant of Power               15th – 17th June                     North Shropshire

• Rover Sporting Register National Rally   16th-17th June              Stanley Park, Blackpool

• Le Mans 24 Hours                                     14th – 18th June                      Le Mans, France

• Cambridge-Oxford Owners’ Rally            23rd-30th June                                   Scotland

• Morris Minor Owners National Rally        30th-1st July                Kelmarsh Hall, Northants

• Registers Day – 2CV GB                           5th – 8th July               St Ives, Cambridgeshire

• MK1 Golf Owners Club Gathering             6th-8th July                    Uttoxeter Race Course

• Minors on Tour                                         7th-14th July                             Welsh Marshes

• Le Mans Classic                                        5th – 9th July                           Le Mans, France

• VBOA National Rally                                 14th-15th July                         Billing, Northants

• The National 2012 – Saab                       20th – 22nd July         Wicksteed Park, Kettering

• Silverstone Classic                                  20th – 22nd July              Silverstone, Northants

• Classics on the Common                          25th July                    Harpenden, Bedfordshire

• BMC/BL Rally Day                                     5th August                     Ferry Meadows, P’boro

• 15th ICCCR Rally – 2CV GB                        9th – 12th August             Harrogate, Yorkshire

• TR Register International Weekend         10th – 12th August                   Three Counties
                                                                                                           Showground,Malvern

• The Austin 1100 Club National Rally        11th-12th August           Heritage Motor Centre,                                                                                                                               Gaydon

• Mk1 & Mk2 Cortina OC Rally                     11th-12th August               Stratford Upon Avon

• P6 Rover OC 30th Anniversary Show       12th August                    Heritage Motor Centre

• TSSC International Family Weekend       17th-19th August              Stafford Showground

• Mustang Owners’ Day                               19th August                                   Brooklands

• Panther 40th Anniversary Day                1st September                                Brooklands

• Classics at the Castle (Porsche)              1st – 2nd September   Hedingham Castle, Essex

• Rover P6 Club Rally                                  1st-2nd September                         Brooklands

• Surrey Classic Vehicle Club Show            16th September       Rural Life Centre, Farnham

• MGB 50th Anniversary                              23rd September                      Blenheim Palace

• Morgan Owners’ Day                                 7th October                                   Brooklands

• Brooklands Breakfast Club                       28th October                                 Brooklands

Let us know if your club is organising an event, rally or activity in 2012 and we will add it to the list.

Gary Long – Club Account Manager, Lancaster Insurance
E-mail: gary.long@capita.co.uk
Tel: 08445 760956 (Office-direct line) or 08445 760966 (Marketing)
Postal Address: Lancaster House, Meadow Lane, St Ives, Cambridgeshire, PE27 4ZB