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• November 14 - December 3: Jaguar Tour of Northern Patagonia, South America
• October 18, 2009: David Gandhi Memorial Run & Lunch
• October 16 - 18, 2009: Cornish Cornucopia, UK
• September 27 - October 1, 2009: Northern Pennines Tour
• September 9, 2009: Classic Car Day, Nr Paris
• September 6 - Cotswold Picnic
• September 5, 2009: XK Club Belgian Drive
• August 15, 2009: Informal Gathering at Pebble Beach
• August 15 - 16, 2009: XK Club Day/Weekend, Wiltshire, UK
• July 25, 2009: RetroRun at Silverstone Classic
• July 24 - 26, 2009: Silverstone Classic, UK
• July 24, 2009: XK & E-type Meetup, Carthage, Missouri
• July 18 - 19, 2009: Veteran, Vintage, Classic Rally, Newby Hall, nr Ripon
• July 18 - 19, 2009: Cholmondelay Pageant of Power, Cheshire, UK
• June 28, 2009: Berlin Drive, Germany
• June 14 - 28, 2009: Norway Fjords Tour, Norway
• June 3, 2009: Midsummer Midweek Meetup

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XK Club events are run by an experienced team of professionals .  For more information on specific tours contact:

XK Club Event Team

Sarah Dowding

Classic Travelling

sarah@classictravelling.com

Office: +44 (0)8452 301678

Mobile: +44 (0)7712 836383

Skype: sarahdowding

www.classictravelling.com

 

Events:

Wine Tour to Champagne, Technical Seminar at CMC, Northern UK Dinner, Norway Fjords Tour, North Pennine Tour, XK Club Day, Sarastro Dinner

Paul & Fiona Abadjian

mail@retroclassics.com

Tel: +44 (0)1258 837276

 

Events: Cornish Cornucopia

Ricardo Galvani

ricardogalvani@googlemail.com

 

Events: Tour of Northern Patagonia

Mike Griffiths

Tel: +44 (0)1524 761139

 

Events: Northern Pennines Tour, Northern Spring Run, Northern UK Dinner

Chris Keith Lucas

Tel: +44 (0)1424 838250

 

Events: Track Day at Goodwood

XK Club and E-type Club members are invited to the fifth annual informal meet at the Black Horse pub, on the A25 near Reigate. Join Area Representative Peter Spackman and the pub hosts, John and Naomi, from 6pm onwards. There is a large car park and good food available for those who wish to dine. There is no charge for attending this event.

October 16 - 18, 2009: Cornish Cornucopia, UK

Experienced Club tour manager, Ricardo Galvani is organising a tour of Northern Patagonia, starting with two days’ sightseeing in Buenos Aires. The tour (not a rally or competitive event) will involve his usual combination of cultural visits, splendid routes and excellent hospitality spread over 20 days

Richard writes: “After taking in a Tango show, going to a Polo Match and seeing the sights in the Argentinean capital, participants will fly down to Bariloche, in the lake district of Patagonia, to link up with our cars (which will have been shipped out). The following two weeks will be spent with a mixture of driving on open roads, relaxing in amazing hotels and seeing the main attractions of this unique landscape. Patagonia is a vast wilderness of glistening lakes, barren plains, spectacular mountain ranges and rugged coastline.”

 

If this one-off event appeals to you, please register your interest as soon as possible by sending an email to ricardogalvani@googlemail.com

This tour is based at the Headlam Hall Hotel, Headlam in Durham, assembling on Sunday evening evening with three days' driving, Mon to Wed, dispersing Thursday morning.

 

This tour will feature the rolling moorland of England's last wilderness, to quote Dr David Bellamy.  New routes, new coffee and lunch halts and some surprises! More details & price in the January 2009 XK Gazette.

One thing is sure and that is that future tours will be more expensive with fuel costs, hotel rates etc all escalating.  We will strive to get value for money but no one seems ready to accept a lowering of standards - not least ourselves, that is Sylvia and me.  Mike Griffiths, tel (0)1524 761139, fax (0)1524 762665

June 14 - 28, 2009: Norway Fjords Tour, Norway

June 3, 2009: Midsummer Midweek Meetup

Click here for more information or to book the Norway Fjords Tour

A wonderful two-week tour of the Norwegian fjords and mountains. Visit Bergen and Alesund, and discover the stunning scenery of southern Norway. This tour takes you on an amazing journey through historical, cultural and scenic delights. Highlights include visiting the spectacular fjords, exploring the exquisite towns of Stavanger, Bergen and Alesund, driving some of the world’s most thrilling mountain passes with breathtaking scenery, and discovering one of the most beautiful countries in the world.

 

Click here for more information or to book the Northern Pennines Tour

A Very relaxing weekend especially organised for E-type and XK Club members.

Join Fiona and Paul Abadjian (organisers of 2008’s Steamy weekend in Dorset) to discover the enchanting old world charm of Cornwall.

 

Based at the superb four-star Carlyon Bay Hotel in St. Austell, the tour will follow winding rural roads and take in stunning coastal scenery. Participants will have the chance to:

•  Visit a cider farm owned by the Healey family (as in Austin-Healey)
• Lunch at the Tate Gallery in St Ives
• See St Michael’s Mount and take cream tea at the National Maritime Museum. 
•  Ferry across the River Fal
• Drive the Tregrehan hillclimb course
•  Visit the stunning Elizabethan home of the Prideaux-Brunes for morning coffee.

Paul writes, “This is a packed weekend indeed – but we are considering extending it, for those who have the time, to include a ‘dinner evening’ on board the Bodmin and Wenford steam railway on the Sunday night, with possible golf on the Monday”.

 

If you would like to know more, call Paul or Fiona Abadjian on +44 (0)1258 837276 or mail@retroclassics.com.

 

September 27 - October 1, 2009: Northern Pennines Tour

November 14 - December 3: Jaguar Tour of Northern Patagonia,

South America

July 25, 2009: XK & E-type Meetup, Carthage, Missouri, USA

Walt Reid is organising an XK & E-type meeting on Friday evening at the Econolodge.  The meeting will take place as part of the 10^th Annual Greater Ozarks British Motoring Club Car and Cycle Show on 25/26 July.

Please email Walt - Waltlights@yahoo.com for more information.

September 5, 2009: XK Club Belgian Drive

Thierry Centner, our Belgian representative, is organising a one day drive starting with a friendly brunch in his New England style property (fitting perfectly with the XK style) in "Beagles' Hill" in Hoeilaart, South-East of Brussels. The purpose is to focus on exciting driving with full consideration given to the co-driver (who usually spends more than 80% of his/her time with the nose deep in a road book!)

 

The brunch will begin at 8.30am. At 10:15am the group will depart for a stunning drive covering the well known East/South-East of Belgium. The drive will cover about 280 km in total and will explore plenty of new ‘green’ roads. Each car will receive a full-coloured large scale map with the route and clearly marked details (eg. coffee break, meeting point, places of interest). The drive is expected to finish 6.30 -7.00pm in the Citadelle of Namur (a central place to allow participants to drive back home in the daylight). The cost per car (2 persons/car) will be 95 euros (including brunches, map, rally plates, external chemical toilets, etc).

 

If you would like to participate, please contact Thierry at thierrycentner@gmail.com for an Email Registration Form and further details.

 

September 6, 2009: Cotswold Picnic

At Flagstone Farm, between Stow-on-the-Wold and Broadway. The farm has 12 acres of fields and woodland in an area of outstanding natural beauty. Jeff Whitney has very kindly invited everyone who can make it to bring a picnic or barbecue for an informal get-together between around 11am and 4pm.

October 18, 2009: David Gandhi Memorial Run & Lunch

Another great day out from the irrepressible Mike Griffiths.  Tel: 01524 761139 for more information

September 9, 2009: Classic Car Day, Nr Paris

Bernard Cristalli has sent information about the SA Club’s Classic Car Day on September 6. This is an English-speaking sports and social club set in the beautiful forest of Meudon la Foret, just 10km from the centre of Paris. The day will begin at around 10.00, followed by a BBQ lunch and competitions. After tea and the prize-giving, departure is around 17.30. For more details, visit www.saclub.org.

August 15, 2009: Informal Gathering at Pebble Beach

Paul McNabb writes: “We are having a very informal gathering during Pebble Beach week. If Club members are in town, please try to drop by the Monterey Marriott Hotel (Calle Principal, Monterey, CA 93940. Phone 831 647 4003) 4-6pm at the Characters’ Sports Bar. We will have a cash bar and bar meals. No need to RSVP. Look for a Jaguar emblem or just follow the noise. Hope to see you there.”

It’s that time of year again!

We are putting together a weekend crammed with XK activities, which we have broken into components - so you can do as little or as much as you choose.

August 15 - 16, 2009: XK Club Day/Weekend, Wiltshire, UK

Saturday 15 August: XK Club Day

Our revitalised XK Club Day celebrations move to Wiltshire and the beautiful house & gardens of Club Members Michael & Marie Brind.  There will be live music, a bar, competitions and craft stalls. Jaguar XK specialists will be present in abundance and a hog roast lunch is available (alternatively why not bring a picnic?)

Saturday August 15: 50s-Themed Party & Dinner

As the sunsets on XK Club Day, the marquee will be transformed for our early 50s-themed party. Dinner will be provided and there will be live music fifties style from The Cruisers. So get your dancing shoes ready!

 

Sunday, August 16: XK Sunday Run

This year we will explore the highways and byways of wonderful Wiltshire. The exact route is still under-wraps but it is sure not to disappoint.

 

For more information contact our Event Partner – Sarah Dowding, Classic Travelling, tel +44 (0)8452 301678, email sarah@classictravelling.com, www.classictravelling.com.

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July 18 - 19, 2009: Veteran, Vintage, Classic Rally, Newby Hall, nr Ripon

XK Club display area, entry £3.  Details from Mike Griffiths on 01524 761139.

July 25, 2009: RetroRun at Silverstone Classic

 

Organiser and member Dermot Bambridge writes: “The RetroRun is for classic cars over 20 years old and takes place on the Saturday of the Silverstone Classic. There will be at least four start points all within c50 miles of Silverstone and the route is about 100 miles. The cars start at 2 minute intervals between 7.30 and 9.30am, and about 75 cars will depart from each point. Arrival at Silverstone will be around lunchtime, giving you the entire afternoon at the event. There is exclusive infield parking for all three days, and a parade lap of the circuit on Sunday.

 

The cost is the same as last year, £99 per car and gives entry for two persons on all three days of the event, entry to the rally, road book (tulip style), exclusive parking, a parade lap and a rally plaque. The big news this month is that our group of XKs and E-types will start from Browns Lane where the JDHT Museum is based. The Museum will be open and the route will include a number of points of Jaguar interest.

“This year we will have an exclusive XK/E-type route for the XK and E-type clubs.”

For more information: contact Dermot on chantrycomms@aol.com or 01327 857823

July 24 - 26, 2009:Silverstone Classic, UK

 

Billed as Britain’s biggest racing festival, the theme this year is Jaguar. We will have a dedicated parking area for members in their E-types, adjacent to the paddock. There is a very full programme of racing on Saturday and Sunday with practice on Friday. We will be there with Murray Walker and Sir Stirling Moss, celebrating Sir Stirling’s 80^th Birthday and launching a new book to coincide with this.

 

There is a £5 discount and a ‘buy one get one free’ offer for members. So if there are two of you in a car, you only pay for one person. Prices are as follows:

 

Day (Price per adult)	By 30/6/09	OTD
Friday 24 July	£25	£30
Saturday 25 July	£35	£40
Sunday 26 July	£35	£40
3-Day Event Pass	£79	£89

 

Admission tickets include: FREE Club Display Area Parking, FREE Grandstand Seating, FREE Paddock Transfer. 22 races, 4000+ classic cars, stalls, entertainment, XK race. When booking at www.silverstoneclassic.com, be sure to quote: SC09JET.

 

June 28, 2009: Berlin Drive, Germany

All XK owners are welcome in Berlin. Peter Gründling writes: “I am arranging a tour on Sunday, June 28, leaving Berlin at 11am after a complimentary breakfast, then driving about 70km to ‘Schloss Klessen’ for a five-course gourmet menu which will be prepared by the

chefs of the ‘Brandenburger Hof’, a hotel in Berlin. After the lunch we will have some time to look at the cars and then drive back to Berlin, doing a stop over with another ‘Kaffee und Kuchen’, most probably in the estate of a nobleman of the name of Ribbek im Havelland. The cost will be €50 per person.” For further details please contact Peter on pgberlin1@aol.com.