Greetings everyone.

Our May meet will be on Sunday 13th at The Compass Inn, Tormarton from 7:30pm onwards. As usual all are welcome.

There is a small group of us doing the CKC/Omex trackday, Llandow on the 26th May. We are camping over on the Friday & Saturday nights at the site adjacent to the circuit. If there any other Hoodies doing this event or indeed just want to come and spectate you are more than welcome to join us - get in touch if you want further details.

Cheers for now

Richard

does anyone need anything taken down from north east or brought back ,I am goin down to stoneleigh on sunday morning returning home sunday night.

I will be using the new tintop so no old oily engines etc.

cheers Paul

Hoodies,

We Hoodies have been to Barbon Hill Climb a few times in the past.

If you want to see a retired Formula 1 car going flat out up a single track road on a Cumbrian Hillside with nothing but plastic tape to stop it from leaving the road then this is for you.

It's a a good day out and goes a bit like this.

They will be practising all morning and it goes a bit quiet around lunchtime before they get stuck into it in the afternoon. We have been allowed to wander around the mechanics pits in the past (helpful advice from Hoodies is frowned upon) during lunch.

There is a pub in the village & a burger van & portaloo's on the hill.

The hill is exposed to the weather so not much fun if it's wet or windy or both!

We need to do a weather check on Friday night before commiting to meeting up.

Bring a camera or video it's very photogenic. See YouTube for proof.

The proposed details are as follows:-

11.30 AM

Assuming we are all coming over from the A66.

Meet up at Kikby Stephen for a petrol fill up. There are two garages to choose from within sight & sound of each other on the main street (A685) but the first one you come to on the left has space to do some tinkering. (I don't need to tell you this we have been there lots of times).

12.00 AM (I'm being realistic, it's like herding cats trying to get Hoodies to obey a timetable)

Follow the A685 through Kirkby Stephen (Traffic lights, so expect a tail back and lots of admiring looks) tight squeeze through top end of town past locals parked cars on main road (it must be hell living here).

Up the hill and branch off right onto the A683 to Sedbergh. Don't go straight on you will end up in Tebay!

Follow the A683 and Barbon Village is about four miles before Kirkby Lonsdale.

12.30 Pm

Barbon Hill Climb Parking (Follow the signs & directions onto the grass field).

Saturday 12th May 2012

ROUNDS 3 & 4 OF THE AVON TYRES MSA BRITISH HILLCLIMB CHAMPIONSHIP

Also rounds of:

TTC GROUP MSA HILLCLIMB LEADERS CHAMPIONSHIP

Y GELLI BOOK AUCTIONS CHALLENGE TROPHY

ANWCC HILLCLIMB CHAMPIONSHIP CHESTER & LIVERPOOL MOTOR CLUBS SPEED CHAMPIONSHIP

The address is:- Barbon, Kendal, Cumbria LA6 2LH

Adult entry was £10 last year with children under 16 free. I cannot find a price for this year.

Barbon is near Kirkby Lonsdale, up the Lune River valley that forms the border between the Pennines and the Cumbrian mountains, so you can imagine that it is unequalled for scenery. The course is one of the shorter hillclimbs, but is consequentially challenging; the ambience is informal but the competition is keen!

Classes

Entrants will be divided into the following classes:

The National A event classes:

A(i) (1) Road-Going Series Production Cars up to 2000cc

A(ii) (2) Road-Going Series Production Cars over 2000cc

B (i) (3) Road-Going Specialist Production Cars up to 2000cc

B(ii) (4) Road-Going Specialist Production Cars over 2000cc

C(i) (5) Modified Limited Production Cars up to 1400cc

C(ii) (6) Modified Limited Production Cars over 1400cc up to 2000cc

C(iii) (7) Modified Limited Production Saloon Cars over 2000cc

C(iv) (Modified Limited Production Sports Cars over 2000cc

D(i) (9) Modified Specialist Production Cars up to 2000cc

D(ii) (10) Modified Specialist Production Cars over 2000cc

E (11) Hill Climb Super Sports Cars

F (12) Sports Libre Cars up to 2000cc

G (13) Sports Libre Cars over 2000cc

H (14) Racing Cars up to 600cc

I (15) Racing Cars over 600cc up to 1100cc

J(i) (16) Formula Ford Racing Cars up to 1600cc

J(ii) (17) Racing Cars over 1100cc up to 1600cc

K (18) Racing Cars over 1600cc up to 2000cc

L (19) Racing Cars over 2000cc1st Jan 1977

M (20) Classic Saloon, Sports or Racing Cars manufactured prior to 1st Jan 1977 No Robin Hoods again this year.

Anyone interested?

Cheers,

Steve

Although it's the day after we return from Stoneleigh the normal evening meet is still on; hope to see a good few of you (with your cars please --the rain is getting warmer ) at

The John Barleycorn, Cadnam for around 7/7.30ish Tuesday 8th May

Thanks Bob Fry.

I have decided to post this to see if anyone would be interested;

KIT CARS ARE NEEDED!!!!

The guy who is in charge of organising this event is a close family friend and my dad and I have been involved in the running of this event every year for the last 15 or so years.

It is an amazing weekend, and each year it just gets bigger and better and the "steam and heavy horse" aspect of the show now only represents about 40% of the entire show as there are loads of different things to see, do and buy....and there is plenty of things a car enthusiast would find interesting (classic cars, american cars, millitary vehicles etc..etc...).

Because this show isn't advertised as well as it could be, my RH sits in the show amonst 3 or 4 other kit cars...but I hope this year we can do better than that!!!

If anyone would be interested in coming to this weekend and showing their RH, I would highly recomend it and camping makes the whole weekend excellent!!! The exhibitors forms are avalible to download from the site and the closing date is the 30th May.

Just have a look....(the gallery photo's and videos only scratch the surface of the many things that turn up for the weekend!!)

http://www.hollowellsteam.com/index.php

FYI. It's just been announced that the above event (hosted by Radio 2's Chris Evans) will be at:

Cholmondeley Castle on 8th & 9th September 2012

Tickets on sale from 08:00 on Friday morning!

http://www.carfest.org/

The south yorkshire areaish meet for May is wednesday the 2nd. I hope we get no snow this week, in which case, it's 7:30pm at the fox house, between sheffield and hathersage.

Andy

3rd Bearwood College Car and Motorcycle Show

The 3rd Bearwood College Car and Motorcycle Show (BCCMS) at Bearwood College near Wokingham, Berkshire to take place on Saturday 19th May 2012 between 12.30 and 4pm.

The BCCMS Committee is keen to attract all forms of interesting vehicles, so as well as an eclectic mix of over 200 cars last year, we also had in excess of 30 motorcycles, a couple of vintage coaches and a fire engine.

If anyone is interested in attending the event could they contact Bob DuGard at this email address bearwoodcarshow@gmail.com ideally by the 30th April 2012, so that he can send out further information nearer to the time of the event.

For those looking to attend - if you could provide the vehicle registration number and year of manufacture too (as they are hoping to have a vehicle for every year of the reign of the Queen).

As per last year, entry to the Car Show is free to visitors and display vehicles, however they will be collecting donations for Help for Heroes.

Finally, first 200 vehicles to arrive will receive a souvenir of the event

http://www.bearwood-....uk/carShow.htm.

Please let me know if you are thinking of attending this events

Regards

Chris

Hoodies,

I'll be at the Church Mouse on Wednesday 25th April at 8.00PM.

See you there.

Regards,

Steve (Red7)

this wednesday waterside inn