SKCC - Southern Kit Car Club. A Club for kit car owners across Southern England. Kent, Sussex, East Hants, Surrey, Berks, Middlesex, London

Can we have a show of hands as to who is def going along for this?
(and if applicable can I leave someone who has a working car to shout out a run from where to Brooklands - obvs if everyone is carless then not so applicable!!)

1/ Mark G - taking Mrs G, so expecting to get there for 9.30-10.00.
2/ Mike S (“Rexholme”) - YES
3/ Weathers - Good spot Mark - something a bit different
4/ Richard, might blagg a pass ride anyone, YES
5/ Kegco maybe
6/ Duncan YES (thanks Richard)
7/ Gary
8/ Martin - Yes, but in MX5 (unless the weather forecast improves) with Mrs T.

I’m not sure as I’ve got man flu and feel like crap, so seeing how I feel

1/ Mark G - taking Mrs G, so expecting to get there for 9.30-10.00.
2/ Mike S (“Rexholme”) - YES
3/ Weathers - Good spot Mark - something a bit different
4/ Richard, might blagg a pass ride anyone, YES
5/ Kegco maybe
6/ Duncan YES (thanks Richard)
7/ Gary YES
8/ Martin - Yes, but in MX5 (unless the weather forecast improves) with Mrs T.

From the website
The timetable for the day is as follows:


09.00 Gates open
10.00 Museum display areas and aircraft open
11.00 Fastest lap competition opens
12.00-13.00 Mercedes-Benz World Track demonstrations
14.45-15.30 Ascents up Test Hill
17.00 Event finishes

1/ Mark G/Mrs G- OUT - sorry guys, Mrs G struggling with headaches/sore eyes last cple days, hoped it'd clear by now - hence last minute post. Sorry. To those that do - have a good one!
2/ Mike S (“Rexholme”) - YES
3/ Weathers - Good spot Mark - something a bit different
4/ Richard, might blagg a pass ride anyone, YES
5/ Kegco maybe
6/ Duncan YES (thanks Richard)
7/ Gary YES
8/ Martin - Yes, but in MX5 (unless the weather forecast improves) with Mrs T.

Good to catch up with everyone today, albeit too briefly. Spent most of the time sheltering and under the umbrella... Brooklands as interesting as always but the weather put a lot of people off.

Expensive day out - I'm now fleabaying Mircas for AutoSolos

Thanks for organising this Mike, I enjoyed meeting up with you all

Richard and I chose just the right time to go for a coffee, it was very civilised meeting in the cafe
Here is a short video of the Napier Railton being push started:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6ZeJ__NlP8&feature=youtu.be

For those who haven't sen this car- it has a 24 litre Napier Lion W12 aero engine and holds the lap record for the Brooklands circuit at 144 mph in the 1930s

Great to see it move after all the times I have seen it in museums.
Some photos to follow.

Duncan

Some Ferraris out on a wet day! All gone soon after lunch:

Very nice "Totally original" S3 Seven, the owner said someone desperate to buy it had been hassling him at a classic car show...............so why display it again! Bet it has had most of the chassis tubes replaced and is more like Trigger's broom

Got to love an Intergrale, even if the steering wheel is the wrong side and they rust like my old Strada Abarth

My favoutite car of the day, a Fiat Abarth 1000, based on a Fiat 850 rear engined coupe I believe:



More Abarths, they were very loud on the circuit

Original 911 meets the latest, at least 1 foot difference in width. I know which would survive and SKCC blat better.

Rather nice Elan and Escort combo, I'd give both room in my garage if I had the space and money

DJ. wrote:Thanks for organising this Mike, I enjoyed meeting up with you all

Credit has to go to Mark G for organising that. You’re spot on with your favourite car choice - that’s was great.

I also really enjoyed the awesome spectacle of autotest and autosolo passenger rides put on by Farnborough District Motor Club, Maidstone and Kent Motor Club, and Basingstoke motor club.