Events for 2012

We are delighted to be having another of our popular technical seminars, thanks to Classic Motor Cars. Based at their impressive premises just outside Bridgnorth, participants are split into four groups of about 10 and spend an hour with each of four CMC guys. Please let us know what topics you would like covered and we will do our best to oblige.

The cost will be £30, to include home-made sandwiches and cakes. Starts at 10am and concludes about 4pm.

This unique three-night, four-day tour is limited to five cars only. Stay as personal house guests at a 19th Century Château, a house in typical French style with rooms of individual character delightfully situated within its own partially wooded grounds and set amidst Normandy’s loveliest countryside. The first evening’s dinner is followed by a presentation by our host (an ex-Royal Marine officer), explaining in more detail the history of the D-Day landings to help you gain more from the following day’s tour. Next

Buoyed by the success of their recent South Lakes Tour, Mike Griffiths and Sylvia Percy have fulfilled their promise to revisit Scotland. The Tweed Valley Tour will be based at the Peebles Hydro Hotel, no strangers to hosting motoring events – they understand us. Peebles is ranked as one of the top Independent Retailing Towns in Scotland – ladies please note – has great gift shops, divine shoe shops and clothes stores etc. Peebles is situated in one of the most beautiful and unspoilt regions in Scotland. Ringed by the Tweedsmuir and Lammermuir Hills to the north and the Cheviots to the

Editor Malcolm McKay reports a terrific response to this ‘first’ for the XK Club, a competitive rally exclusive to XKs and E-types (plus, of course, C and D-types and replicas, all competing in their own classes). See page 44 for news of a fun pre-rally meeting on December 3 for anyone interested.

 While having a competitive rally to ourselves is immensely appealing to some, Malcolm realises that not

This will in no way dilute the competitive element for those who already enjoy classic rallying or would like to give it a try. Superb driving roads and an innovative system of route checks that score competitors on accurate navigation, time-keeping and observation as well as driving skills on fun special tests, appeal to all from the most experienced crews to complete novices. And there’s a table-full of trophies to be won at the final Prizegiving Dinner!

day there will be a private guided tour by our host to the D-Day landing beaches. This is a detailed tour (includes lunch), which gives you a full insight on this historic event. On the second evening our hostess will give a light-hearted presentation on the history of places you will pass through on your tulip run next day. This is an 87-mile run in the true Backwater tradition of quiet roads and interesting sights – a mix of working harbours, beautiful beaches and lovely scenery, with a chance to visit a renowned French delicatessen. We have deliberately differed from the normal run conventions, letting crews choose where and when to make the coffee and lunch stops, as each will each have different priorities and the route book is written to take this into account. The tour starts from Cherbourg and is inclusive of pre-dinner drinks, four-course dinners with wine, breakfast, the WW2 tour and transport and en-suite accommodation. Ferry cost and lunches are not included (lunch included on D-Day tour day). Cost is £575 per person, booking and more details on www.backwatertours.co.uk or email paul@backwatertours.co.uk.

everybody wants to be competitive while on holiday, so he is working on a more relaxed Touring option for the event. This will allow participants to dip in and out of the competition and to take a shorter or easier route on some days, either to spend more time on visits along the way or to enjoy the delights of the many fine hotels included.

No car modifications are needed to do well, just reliability, a good relationship between driver and navigator and a shared enjoyment of driving beautiful cars through stunning scenery. The entry fee of £1995 per person (if two people share a room) includes 11 nights’ accommodation in top hotels, virtually all meals including lunches, mechanical back-up, all maps needed, rally plates and route book, entry to museums, castles and other attractions en route and much more: see www.classicrallypress.co.uk  and email LBLrally@aol.com  or phone 07711 901811 for Regulations and Entry Form. Speedy contact to secure a place is recommended: prices must go up after 30 November!

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south, with the River Tweed flowing through the middle, the Scottish Borders offer wonderful motoring experiences. Visits to the Jim Clark Room in Duns, East Fortune Museum of Flight, Rosslyn Chapel (of Dan Brown fame), Traquair House, Floors Castle, historic houses and gardens are planned. 25 bedrooms have been secured at the hotel, all facing out over the valley. No doubt the Tour will be over-subscribed, so do please register your interest with Louise. A £200 deposit per room will guarantee a place on this superb tour.

The 2012 Club Weekend will be based in The Midlands, at Prescott Hill Climb just north of Cheltenham, close to the M5 and easily accessible to Club members countrywide, and hopefully from mainland Europe. Provisional plans include an informal drinks and supper gathering on Friday evening, a drive around The Cotswolds on Saturday, a super, more formal dinner on Saturday evening, and Sunday at the Hillclimb with a dedicated parking area for

members’ cars and our usual Club facilities. You will be as welcome taking part in one event as the whole weekend and I’ll be able to make suggestions for accommodation locally. More details will follow.

Goodwood Revival & South Downs Run
XK exclusive, we have two options, both four days

Option One: Classic Hotel
Based in the market town of Midhurst at in the heart South Downs

Option Two: Resort Hotel
Based on the coast, adjacent to attractions.

Classic Hotel Option

Goodwood Revival Start-line Grandstand seats, for XK Members
four days - three nights

Two days at the Goodwood Revival with start-line grandstand seats for both days, plus a Backwater Tulip Run on the third day through the Sussex Downs and surrounding countryside.

The Goodwood Revival is the world's largest historic race meeting, which relives the glory days of the historic Goodwood Motor Circuit. But the Revival is far more than a series of races for historic cars, it is a magical step back in time, a chance to get away from the modern world and revel in the romance of motor racing as it used to be.

The lovingly restored circuit is unchanged from its heyday (1948-1966) and great lengths are taken to ensure that everything on-site is exactly as it was, from the fashions to the flying machines and the cars to the catering. This is motor racing at its most theatrical, with competitors and enthusiasts dressed in 1950s period costume for a weekend of excitement and nostalgia. Join us for the 2012 Goodwood Revival! Once through the gates you enter a different era with thousands of visitors lost in a romantic tribute to Fifties and early Sixties style. Amazing flying displays celebrating Goodwood's past glories, combined with outstanding historic racing has prompted the international press to herald the Revival as the best motor racing event in the world.

We have reserved five rooms for this sought after venue and location being only 10 miles from Goodwood.

Hotel

- three nights in a double room with ensuite facilities,
- full English & Continental breakfast each morning
- three-course dinner each evening,
- three-course lunch on the Monday
- use of the Aquila Spa with indoor pool, spa bath and gym,
- tea/coffee-making facilities in the room, daily newspaper

what's included
Day 1: Private dinner at the hotel for the tour party.

Day 2 & 3: Goodwood Revival entrance for two days with start-line grandstand seats, rally plate.

Day 4: South Downs Backwater Car Run
Tulip route book, 75 mile run with lunch at Spread Eagle, Midhurst.

cost per person:

Standard Room: £980

Traditional Room: £1052
Superior Room: £1117
cost excluding grandstand seat less £105 off above costs

The cost is inclusive of the entrance fee and grandstand seat for two days.

More details click here to visit the Backwaters Tour website

Resort Hotel Option
four days - three nights

Two days at the Goodwood Revival plus a Backwater Tulip Run on the third day through the Sussex Downs and surrounding countryside.

Hotel

It’s bright and funky, and a spa.

- three nights in a double room with ensuite facilities,
- sea view balcony with table and chairs, flatscreen TV,
- full English & Continental breakfast each morning
- three-course dinner each evening,
- three-course lunch on the Monday
- 10 miles from Goodwood

--what's included
Day 1: Private dinner for the tour party at Midhurst, transport provided.

Day 2 & 3: Goodwood Revival entrance for two days rally plate.

Day 4: South Downs Backwater Car Run

Tulip route book, 75 mile run with lunch at Spread Eagle, Midhurst.

cost per person: £725.00
The cost is inclusive of the entrance fee for two days.

More details click here to visit the Backwaters Tour Website

The tour is based at the Goodwood Park Hotel, set in the heart of the Goodwood Estate on the glorious Sussex Downs.  This four-day, three-night tour consists of two tulip Sussex Backwaters runs, a visit to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard (HMS Victory, Mary Rose), Weald & Downland Open Air Museum, plus free time to explore Chichester and surrounding countryside.  The hotel has a health club with an indoor pool, one of the best hotels Chichester can offer.  Cost per person £450 - rates are based on a Classic Room, upgrade to Signature Room is £75 extra per person.  Booking and more details on www.backwatertours.co.uk or email paul@backwatertours.co.uk

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Classic Jaguar Touring ‘Four Weeks in Australia’

National Jaguar Rally, Blenheim, New Zealand

Spring Meeting at Brooklands - More details to follow

CMC Technical Seminar

XK Club Dinner, London

Kent Backwater Run, UK

Sussex Backwaters

Normandy Landing Beaches/Château Tour

Tweed Valley Tour

XK Club Weekend

Liege-Brescia-Liege Rally

Summer Frolic - Sussex Backwaters Tour

Goodwood Revival 2012 Tour

New England Fall Colours XK Club Tour

XK Club Continental Meeting - Advance notice of an XK Club Continental two-day meeting in Spring 2013: destination likely to be

north Europe. More details will follow.

Scottish Highland Tour – with Backwater Classic Car Tours. Based around Loch Lomond – dates to be finalised

Events 2013

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