In addition to some of the bigger and better advertised outings in our social calendar, here are five great little events that we’ll be enjoying this year. Perhaps there’s room in your diary for them, too? 3rd April – Rallye des Jonquilles The Daffodil rally. A pleasant Sunday spent charging about the French countryside in the company of (mostly) continental types in modern classics. This year’s rally encourages entries from TVR drivers. We’ll be there in a Morgan. Info here and our write up on last year’s event here. 22nd May – The opening of the Ape racing season How have we not discovered this before? Apes are raced professionally by a group of drivers who are clearly one wheel short of a full chassis. I think it’s not too late to sign up if you, like us, think this is the silliest and most brilliant form of motorsport on the planet. Info on the full season’s ape japery here. 10-11th July – Chateau Impney Hill climb Reviving an event that was once popular half a century ago, the organisers of the magnificent Chateau Impney hillclimb attract a great mix of classic single seaters, road cars and other automobilia for a hillclimb in the grounds of this lovely venue in Worcestershire. This event is going to grow and grow, so visit this year before it gets as swamped as Goodwood. Info here. 29th-31st July – The Right Direction We stumbled upon this one quite by accident a few years ago and ended up getting nicely sloshed with a great crowd. If you own a Fred Perry, like a bit of Ska and can appreciate some brilliantly customised bikes then it’s well worth a visit. The write up and pics from the last event are here and more info on the event is here. It’s an all-weekender and our fingers are crossed for sunshine again. 28th August – Retro Rides gathering We love the good karma that Retro Riders seem to exude. “Everything has potential” is the motto, so you’ll see some unusual and previously unloved metal amongst the most obvious classics at Shelsley Walsh for their annual shindig. More info on their excellent forum, here. We hope to see you at these five fantastic events, and if we don’t, you can always enjoy the write up here on MotorPunk afterwards. 3 Responses Paul March 8, 2016 Can I flag this up on your radar – Kop Hill climb in Bucks: http://www.kophillclimb.org.uk/ I’ve no affiliation, it’s just a great grassroots event that had grown into a really serious show of some stunningly rare cars & bikes. It also has a self imposed cut off of nothing newer than early 70’s too. Sounds limiting but works wonderfully to focus the entrants. Worth a nose, if only to see what Jay Kay (a local) brings each year. Reply Rich Duisberg March 8, 2016 Paul, that looks like a brilliant event. Thanks for sharing the info. Reply Paul March 14, 2016 My pleasure Rich, I have watched it grow into a really great event. If you do head down I’ll happily shout you a pastie Leave a Reply Cancel Reply Your email address will not be published.CommentName* Email* Website Current ye@r * Leave this field empty
Paul March 8, 2016 Can I flag this up on your radar – Kop Hill climb in Bucks: http://www.kophillclimb.org.uk/ I’ve no affiliation, it’s just a great grassroots event that had grown into a really serious show of some stunningly rare cars & bikes. It also has a self imposed cut off of nothing newer than early 70’s too. Sounds limiting but works wonderfully to focus the entrants. Worth a nose, if only to see what Jay Kay (a local) brings each year. Reply
Rich Duisberg March 8, 2016 Paul, that looks like a brilliant event. Thanks for sharing the info. Reply
Paul March 14, 2016 My pleasure Rich, I have watched it grow into a really great event. If you do head down I’ll happily shout you a pastie