On Sunday a few of us attended this event.  I have been before and was amazed how many supercars attended.
We had to meet up very early at Thurrock services for the drive down to Goodwood.  We had to be there by 8.30am so we met up at 7.00am to get there earlier enough.  As I was filling up in the services, I got a call from Bryn and Steve who was waiting in the carpark so we decided to meet at the exit and leave straight away.

We had a great drive down in the sunshine with the roof off,  and arrived at 8.20am after driving 78miles , we then had to queue to get in which took 15min, as it was so busy.

We were guided onto the Goodwood Race track, and drove through the Tunnel giving the car a good blast, then we joined the line up along the starting grid.  It took 10 mins driving through all the parked super-cars to find a parking spot.  Crowds of spectators lined the route and were taking photos of us. Kids were saying to the dads cor its a Tvr, Its amazing that they were very interested in our cars which cost a fraction of most of the cars on show. 

We then spent 3 hours walking around some of the most expensive cars ever made.  After seeing about 30 Aventadors and 50 Ferraris with a few Porsche Gt3's Gt2's, Aston Martins inc a Zagato convertable v rare, Racing DB11, DB9, Vantage Gte, Bugatti Chiron Veyrons, lots of Mclarens inc a few P1s and several 720s.  there was also a rare Mclaren Senna, finished in Carbon Fibre bodywork,  only 20 of these were made at £300k each.

Amongst the newish supercars were a mixture of classic supercars such as Ferrari Daytonas, Gto's Lamborghini Diablo, Espada Murcialago etc,,even a Blower Bentley,  and a few Tvrs 

Great day out, in beautiful weather and some lovely cars..

see some photos in Events Gallery..

Alex DRO

Just got back from the Peak District after a glorious weekend driving round the best roads in the uk.

5 Tvrs travelled up from Essex on Thursday (24th may). Jo & Gerry, Phil, Graham & Julie, Paul & Sandra and Me and Sue. plus Dave & Theresa in their Merc. We met up with Ray & Lorraine and Melvin & Hillary at the hotel in Sheffield. They had just spent 10 days touring Scotland in their Tvrs. Fred Joined us Friday evening.

Friday the weather changed from hot sunshine to cold and wet, so we decided to go to the Crich Tramway Museum.  After arriving we travelled on a 1937 Tram then  went round the workshops and museum. quite fascinating even though im not into trams. worth a visit.. when we left it started to get misty and as we drove across the peaks it was like a victorian london fog and I couldn’t see beyond a our bonnet, we drove at 25mph in case we drove off the road into the valley below.

Saturday was the Thrillls in Hills runout. we were worried about the weather but sat morning was dry and warm and on the way the sun came out and it was another glorious day. we arr at the meeting point, Haddam Station carpark, where the were about 100 other Tvrs, good turnout, we paid our membership fee of £3 which went towards the organising, and rec 2 maps for the runs and a nice sticker for the car.
At 10.30 we all started our cars and queued up to leave for the morning run.. what a sight and the sound was deafening “ probably from the car in front which looked like a racing Tvr v8S with a straight through exhaust…

We left the carpark in large convoy of 118 cars, the locals were amazed and taking photos on their phones as we roared pass.  I used my Gopro and got some good footage.
We drove about 50miles going through small villages and along some scenic roads in the hills of the peak district.  The route passed through Heathersage Bamford passing Ladybower Reservoir, what a view over it, then onto Hope, Castleton, then stopped to regroup with over 100 tvrs lined up along the road, we left and went along Winmats pass, then to Buxton ( where the spa water comes from) and ending up at The Knights Table pub where we all stopped for lunch.  They packed us all into the carpark with no hope of getting out before the afternoon run. 

After lunch Me and Phil were the only ones wanting to do the afternoon run, Sue decided to grab a lift back with Fred in his nice mk3 Tuscan.  she has now decided she wants me to get one...

So off we all went again minus a few Mid Essex members who went back to Hotel. 
I thought the afternoon run was better than the morning, with lots of twisty turns and nearly vertical hills, it was like driving on the mountain roads in Italy. We went through Longnor, Crowdecote Newhaven, Matlock Bath and Bakewell ( very touristy ) and ended up in a field at Monsal Head,, what a view.   After a nice pint sitting outside the pub we bumped into Barry (another Mid Essex member ) and after a long chat we then headed back to the hotel.

Sunday the weather was Hot and Sunny so we decided to do a drive that Dave had organised. Phil had printed the Directions and we headed off,  we drove along Snake Pass lovely scenic winding road then onto Glossop and then onto the Cat and Fiddle road, amazing stretch of road famous with Bikers, they put speed cameras on it because of the bad accidents bikers were having. We stopped for lunch at the Peak View Tea Rooms, overlooking the peaks.  After lunch we continued to Winatts Pass, another long winding road through the best scenery, the route took us all round the best roads and then back to Sheffield for our Hotel.

Sunday night we all decided to visit the local curry house where we near enough filled the restaurant with 16 of us turning up.

Monday we headed back with quite a few of us going on to other places.  Me and Sue went to visit her mums cousin in Belper, they were surprised to see us arriving in the Tvr,  we hadn’t seen them since 1992. Sues mum lived there from a child till she moved to London when she was 20 years old.

I Wish to say, Thanks to Jo for organising another great event , Dave for organising Sundays run, Phil for printing out the maps, and everyone else for coming including Graham and Julie who came with us from Tvrcc Berks region, without the members there wouldn’t be events like these. And of course thanks to the Nomads Tvrcc Peak who organised another brilliant weekend.

Bye for now
Alex

29th April 2018   8.00-11.00 am, Warren Golf Club Classic and Supercar Breakfast meets, Buy a Bacon Roll and Coffee and view the Best classic cars in the area. free entry to car owners.  Very popular with mid essex members last year. The Warren Estate, Woodham Walter,Nr Maldon, Essex CM9 6RW Tel: 01245 223258
 
5th May – Breakfast Meet at Seaview Café Seaview Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester,
CO5 8DA.

13th May –  Monthly meeting at the Rivenhall Oaks Golf Centre, Forest Rd, Witham, Essex CM8 2PS, Jo Gerry Ellie and Ben will be there from 12pm or join Alex for the Convoy starting at the BP Service Station Lorry Park, Boreham, CM2 5PY from 11.40am to leave promptly at 12pm, full details of the convoy are on the forum.
 
26th May - Bespoke Performance Open Day 9.30 - 3.30 , Free Food and Drink, Visit Workshop and Showroom, Put your car on a ramp and get a free assessment of your car.
Address:
Bay 3 Marsh Works,
Marsh Lane, Ware,
Hertford, Herts, SG12 9QB

24th to 28th May - I have booked a holiday to the Peak District to coincide with the Hi Peaks Thrills in the Hills Run, if you would like to join us please let me know, details of the hotel that I have booked are below. The Cost of the Room is £291.00. 
 
So far we have Jo and Gerry, Dave and Teresa, Jody and Jennifer, Alex and Sue, Phil and Liz, Kevin and Merrill, Graham and Julie, Paul and Sandra, Melvin and Hilary, Ray and Lorraine, we have six rooms still available.
 
Garrison Hotel

Garrison Hotel, 635, Penistone Rd, Hillsborough Barracks, Sheffield, S6 2GB.

 27th May 2018   8.00-11.00 am, Warren Golf Club Classic and Supercar Breakfast meets, Buy a Bacon Roll and Coffee and view the Best classic cars in the area. free entry to car owners.  Very popular with mid essex members last year. The Warren Estate, Woodham Walter,Nr Maldon, Essex CM9 6RW Tel: 01245 223258

3rd June - Goodwood Breakfast Club Supercar Spectacular. 8.30 -12.30,  See all the Best Supercars in one place lined up along the starting grid of The Goodwood Motor Circuit. Free entrance and parking.  you need to join to get a free ticket by visiting their website www.goodwood.com/BreakfastClub , its free to join.  We are meeting for 7.00am at Lakside services as its a 1.5 hour drive and we have to be there for 8.30 to show your car. You can attend anytime if not showing your car but you still need a ticket as its a limited ticket event. Address:  Goodwood Motor Circuit, Goodwood,  Chichester PO18 0PH

9th June – Breakfast Meet at D's Diner 1 the Street, Hatfield Peveral, Chelmsford, CM3 2EJ.
 
10th June –  Monthly meeting at the Rivenhall Oaks Golf Centre, Forest Rd, Witham, Essex CM8 2PS, Jo Gerry Ellie and Ben will be there from 12pm or join Alex for the Convoy starting at the BP Service Station Lorry Park, Boreham, CM2 5PY from 11.40am to leave promptly at 12pm, full details of the convoy are on the forum.
 
17th June 2018   8.00-11.00 am, Warren Golf Club Classic and Supercar Breakfast meets, Buy a Bacon Roll and Coffee and view the Best classic cars in the area. free entry to car owners.  Very popular with mid essex members last year. The Warren Estate, Woodham Walter,Nr Maldon, Essex CM9 6RW Tel: 01245 223258
 
7th July – Breakfast Meet at Lillies Café Unit 22, Alpha Garden Centre 238 London Road Wickford SS12 0JX
 
8th July –  Monthly meeting at the Rivenhall Oaks Golf Centre, Forest Rd, Witham, Essex CM8 2PS, Jo Gerry Ellie and Ben will be there from 12pm or join Alex for the Convoy starting at the BP Service Station Lorry Park, Boreham, CM2 5PY from 11.40am to leave promptly at 12pm, full details of the convoy are on the forum.
 
10th July – Martyn has invited us to the Porsche Club BBQ at Rivenhall Oaks Golf Club, Forest Road, Witham, CM8 2PS, from 7.30 pm onwards.  This is a great social event and there is no charge for attendance but donations to the chosen charity of this year, will be appreciated; refreshments are expected to be in the region of £8 - £10 for food. All Essex car clubs of which I am aware have been invited to this event.
 
15th July 2018   8.00-11.00 am, Warren Golf Club Classic and Supercar Breakfast meets, Buy a Bacon Roll and Coffee and view the Best classic cars in the area. free entry to car owners.  Very popular with mid essex members last year. The Warren Estate, Woodham Walter,Nr Maldon, Essex CM9 6RW Tel: 01245 223258
 
19th – 23rd July – Silverstone Classic Rocking and Racing, we will be camping from the Thursday stopping on the way up for a nice pub lunch until the Monday Morning, please find all the details below, to book your discounted tickets, please let me know if you are joining us.
 
So far we have Jo and Gerry, Steve and Debbie, Alan and Dawn.
 
SILVERSTONE CLASSIC 20th - 22nd July 2018 - SUPER EARLY BIRD 
 
CLUB DISPLAY PACKAGES
 
http://www.silverstoneclassic.com/buycarclubtickets
 
The table below explains the Car Club Display Package prices that are uniquely available to car club members.
 
The packages include two general admission tickets and one infield vehicle display pass for your allocated club display area. These can only be purchased by using the booking code dedicated to each individual car club. There is no extra booking fee on top of the ticket price but a transaction fee will be applicable per order (not per ticket).
 
Super Early Bird Car Club Display Packages – BOOKING CODE 18061CCD
Prices are held at the 2017 level and are available until 31st December 2017
Friday - £43
Saturday - £71
Sunday - £60
2-Day Fri/Sat - £82
2-Day Sat/Sun - £94
3-Day Weekend - £99
Early Bird Car Club Display Packages

Available 1st January until 31st March 2018
Friday - £45
Saturday - £74
Sunday - £62
2-Day Fri/Sat - £92
2-Day Sat/Sun - £101
3-Day Weekend - £102
Standard Car Club Display Packages

Available 1st April until 31st May 2018
Friday - £52
Saturday - £78
Sunday - £67
2-Day Fri/Sat - £102
2-Day Sat/Sun - £112
3-Day Weekend - £120

4th August – Breakfast Meet at Rose Café London Road, Chelmsford, CM2 8TG.

12th August - Saffron Walden Motorshow.   Usually 300 cars in attendance, Jaguar owners club, MG owners etc. Also a large selection of Classic Motorcycles.  Meet Alex for 9.00am at Birchanger Services M11 J8,  we will have to leave sharply at  9.20 to arrive before 10.00am.
Address:   The Common, Saffron Walden, CB10 1JG
   
12th August –  Monthly meeting at the Rivenhall Oaks Golf Centre, Forest Rd, Witham, Essex CM8 2PS, Jo Gerry Ellie and Ben will be there from 12pm or join Alex for the Convoy starting at the BP Service Station Lorry Park, Boreham, CM2 5PY from 11.40am to leave promptly at 12pm, full details of the convoy are on the forum.
 
19th August 2018   8.00-11.00 am, Warren Golf Club Classic and Supercar Breakfast meets, Buy a Bacon Roll and Coffee and view the Best classic cars in the area. free entry to car owners.  Very popular with mid essex members last year. The Warren Estate, Woodham Walter,Nr Maldon, Essex CM9 6RW Tel: 01245 223258
 
2nd September – Brightlingsea Classic Car Show and Fun Day, meet at Weeley Services at around 9am - A great fun day for all the family, stalls, inflatables, trade stands, live music, beer tent, food, over 400 classic cars, and much more. All money raised goes to the 4th Brightlingsea Scout Group.
 
9th September –  Monthly meeting at the Rivenhall Oaks Golf Centre, Forest Rd, Witham, Essex CM8 2PS, Jo Gerry Ellie and Ben will be there from 12pm or join Alex for the Convoy starting at the BP Service Station Lorry Park, Boreham, CM2 5PY from 11.40am to leave promptly at 12pm, full details of the convoy are on the forum.
 
15th September – Breakfast Meet at Seaview Café Seaview Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester, CO5 8DA.
 
14th October –  Monthly meeting at the Rivenhall Oaks Golf Centre, Forest Rd, Witham, Essex CM8 2PS, Jo Gerry Ellie and Ben will be there from 12pm or join Alex for the Convoy starting at the BP Service Station Lorry Park, Boreham, CM2 5PY from 11.40am to leave promptly at 12pm, full details of the convoy are on the forum.
 
20th October – Breakfast Meet at Eat Inn Diner, 6 Grange Way, Whitehall Industrial Estate, Colchester, CO2 8HG. 01206 793777
 
11th November –  Monthly meeting at the Rivenhall Oaks Golf Centre, Forest Rd, Witham, Essex CM8 2PS, Jo Gerry Ellie and Ben will be there from 12pm or join Alex for the Convoy starting at the BP Service Station Lorry Park, Boreham, CM2 5PY from 11.40am to leave promptly at 12pm, full details of the convoy are on the forum.
 
17th November – Breakfast Meet at Fairways Diner, Hullbridge Road, Rayleigh, SS6 9QS. 
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2nd December – (Note One Week Earlier than Usual) Christmas Party meeting (DON’T FORGET YOUR CHRISTMAS HATS PRIZES FOR THE BEST HATS, BIG CHRISTMAS RAFFLE AND BINGO DABBERS FOR GERRYS BINGO) at the Rivenhall Oaks Golf Centre, Forest Rd, Witham, Essex CM8 2PS, Jo Gerry Ellie and Ben will be there from 12pm or join Alex for the Convoy at the BP Service Station Lorry Park CM2 5PY from 11.40am to leave promptly at 12pm, full details of the convoy on the forum.
 
 
1st Saturday of each month from April – October, The Hare Breakfast Club is a monthly gathering of car enthusiasts from Essex and the surrounding counties. They start at 9am The Hare, Bishops Stortford Road, Roxwell, Chelmsford, Essex, CM1 4LU Telephone: 01245 248788

Jo
 
 

Just got back from france on Sunday...  All had a great time, weather was hit and miss but overall it was ok.  Have added pics to the Events Gallery, if anyone wants to add some, please send them to me on an Email.  The itinary this year was :-    
Thursday-  drove down from calais stopping at Bethune for Lunch.
Friday- we had our Drive out Visiting La Ferte Milan, where there is a large castle above the picturesque town. visited the water wheel and walked along a lovely river.
We then Drove to Chateau Thierry which has a large Chateau above the Town. we had lunch there where the young waitress caused mayhem by mixing up our order and then bringing mains whilst we were eating our starters...after the meal we left and I accidently left my wallet on the table, I quickly returned 5mins later and it was gone and nobody knew anything about it. shame it spoilt a good day... we then drove to Longpont Abbey which was in serious need of repair. with no roof or windows..

Saturday morning- we visited the Market at Noyon and the weather was nice and sunny. we then decided to have lunch in a nice little restuarant. it was quite small so we sat outside under cover. then the rain came down torrential, the road outside looked like a river.. an hour later it stopped and the sun came out. what good timing.  We then drove to the American War Grave site at Bony near St Quentin.
It was very surrean and peaceful, we walked around the visiter centre where they had photos and writings about the first world war, then we walked around the hundreds of graves. we all felt it was such a waste of life.
That night everyone came to our Mobile home for a last drink before the drive home Sunday.  Good job I booked 3 bed homes as 12 people was quite cosy.
Sunday morning we packed up and met in the main carpark and then drove to Arras for lunch. We were all low on fuel so decided to drive to the nearest garage, but it when we got there it was derelict.. we then found another about 9km away so headed there thank god it was open as i was on empty.
Arras was a large town with a big Square in the middle, we all parked up and had a lovely lunch in a nearby pizza restuarant.  time was getting on so back on the motorway we headed for Calais. 3 cars went on the Eurotunnel  and 3 of us went on the ferry. we got to the ferry terminal an hour before our booking in time but had to queue for 50mins trying to get through immigration. we managed to get on the next ferry and had a lovely dinner in the restuarant. then the announcer said that because of bad weather we couldnt go into the port at dover. so it circled for an hour before going into dock. The crossing had taken 3 hours. We then drove home from dover in the high winds and pouring rain...

Overall we all had a great time, and I wish to thank everyone for coming, and It was very thoughtful of you all for helping me out in my little crisis...

Alex n Sue

We all had a great weekend in the peak district.
It was not without some hiccups.  First Jo and Gerry were late because they had a fuel leak on the Tamora, Then Kevin couldnt restart his car after filling up at Birchanger services, then Phil had a puncture on the M11 which shred his tyre, Jodie still has half the tyre as a momento. Also on the way home we stopped at Cambridge services and Gerry pulled up behind me with his Gear lever in his hand, it had come adrift miles back and he had stayed in 5th gear until the services. I have since heard he managed to temp fix it and made his way home. Other than that we all had a great time. The weather was Hot and sunny for 4 days, it only rained on the way home.

On Friday we visited the Standedge Tunnel. Its the longest Canal tunnel in the uk (5029m) and allowed barges to go under the Penines. it was opened in 1811 and 2 men would lay on their backs and walked along the tunnels on barges loaded with 40 tons of produce. 

​we went on an electric barge which went into the tunnel and travelled for about 30mins with a guide explaining the construction and use.

On Saturday we met up with over 100 Tvrs and drove around the Peak District National Park which was amazing, the views couldn't be more breathtaking. and with the added fun of following over a 100 Tvrs with the v8 music that goes with it.

Sunday we decided to visit Holmfirth which was only 12 miles away, this is the town where they made Last of the summer wine.  we stood outside Sid's cafe and stood on the steps of Nora Batty's house.

Monday was the first Rain we had and drove back through mist and rain till we got to Sheffield then it brightened up.

Thanks to all for a great weekend with the great banter and laughs...

You can see some photos on the Events Gallery.

​Alex  DRO

Today we attended the Warren Golf club Supercar Breakfast meet. This will be a monthly meet for the rest of the year.,,  Some amazing cars showed up from a Bugatti Veyron to a 1920s Blower Bentley.

April's meet was a quiet affair because Jo, Gerry, Ben and Ellie were on holiday in sunny Blackpool. That left Leo and me to arrange the meet. Leo done a sterling job selling 61 strips of raffle tickets for the Air Ambulance. not too many complaints about his selling techniques.  only a few photos as i forgot my camera and relied on an iphone with lack of spare memory.  Thanks to all those that turned up.. see you all next month...Alex DRO

Added pics from our sept France trip.  thanks to Steve, Tony (rev) and Mel for donating photos to a good cause.   In case you didnt know, we had a few problems on our trip.
1   Bryn's Clutch broke getting off Shuttle in Calais. still waiting for car to return to uk.
2. Pauls Vulcan wouldnt start friday morning found ECU had broke, car transported to garage in Soissons still waiting car to return to Straight6.
3. Tony (rev) exhaust fell off , car still sounded the same (loud).
4  Sunday my car wouldnt start, no power from battery, so decided to clean battery terminals when i screwed them back on Alarm went off, 120db at 8.00am sunday morning. the germans opposite me weren't amused.  this happened 3 times haha, phoned breakdown service and they took car to garage in Soissons parked it next to pauls and said nothing open on sunday so had to stay a night in hotel till monday. They fitted a new battery  car started first time, alarm reset. then they gave me a bill for 250euros, this was 65euros for diagnosing fault ( i told them it was battery) 185euros for a £60 battery. felt a bit ripped off but at least i drove home ok. others are still waiting for their cars and could take 3-4 weeks. Seems theres a big backlog of uk cars waiting to be brought back from France, other than that we had a great time with good runouts and will definately revisit La Croix du Vieux Pont next year.
Alex

Added Pictures from Saffron Walden, sorry about all the motorbikes but I have always been a motorcyclist and looking for another classic bike at present... thanks to Steve B who added quite a few pics of our cars.

Added photos from the Amazing Military show at Damyn's Hall Aerodrome Upminster.
Beautiful day , hot weather, nice food and drink.. what more can you ask for.

Military and Classic Carshow is a big event held every year at Damyns Hall Aerodrome.

See over 300 military vehicles with Tanks and armoured vehicles, Jeeps etc plus Classic Cars, Motorbikes Buses and Planes from the 1940's.

Theres over 60 groups and nearly a thousand living history displays, depicting military life from many periods and nationalities. These historical re-enactors go to massve lengths to represent living history.

There will be events in the arena all day with Tank and Armoured vehicles displays

In the large marquee a wonderful wartime entertainment show with live music and a 40s fashion show

Located at Damyns Hall Aerdrome Averly Road Upminster RM14 2TN

Added a few more photos to gallery inc Phils new Tuscan S mk2

Have added pictures from Burghley House TVRcc Event.  and our trip to Duxford Spring Car show

After Adding Members Cars to the Gallery page it has been suggested by several members that we should have photos with the owner standing by their Car.
Therefore over the next few meets Ben will try his best to take a photo of you by your car to add to the gallery.   It is not compulsary so if you prefer not to , no worries..

Alex

September 8th – 11th
Our Annual venture to France .  If anybody wants to attend please email me asap
We have decided to go to a different site this year as we run out of places to visit near St Valery.
This year we are staying at La Croix Du Vieux Pont.  Its located about 140miles from Calais;
As usual we shall have some interesting runouts on Friday and Saturday. Sunday we will have a nice meander back to Calais using the country lanes rather than motorways.
The evenings we sit around having interesting banter and drinking the local plonk or beer.
Cost is approx £158 for a 3 night stay per couple. Plus your return to Calais on the Shuttle or join me and Sue on the ferry 
So far we have 5 couples going but the more the merrier. 2014 we had 11 cars.
We now have 9 Cars going, so should be a great time had by all...
Regards  Alex  DRO

Why not come along and have a Saturday Morning Mega Breakfast and a good banter with fellow Tvr owners.

February 27th   Eat Inn  Diner, 6 Grange Way , Colchester CO2 8HG
March 19th  Rose Cafe , London Road , Chelmsford CM2 8TG
April 23rd  Bungalow Diner , 45 London Road,  Marks Tey,  CO6 1EB.
May 21st   Seaview Cafe. Seaview Avenue,  West Mersea,  Colchester,  CO5 8DA.
June 18th  D's Diner,  1 the Street,  Hatfield Peveral, Chelmsford,  CM3 2EJ.
July 23rd   Fairways Diner, Hullbridge Road, Rayleigh,  SS6 9QS.
August 20th   Seaview  Cafe , Seaview  Avenue, West Mersea, Colchester,CO5 8DA.
September 24th  Rose Cafe, London Road,Chelmsford,CM2 8TG.
October 22nd  D's Diner 1 The Street,  Hatfield Peveral, Chelmsford, CM3 2EJ.
November 19th  Eat Inn Diner, 6 Grange Way, Colchester CO2 8HG