9th Annual Classic Car Run 2006
Another hugely successful Classic Car Run, this year's event was unquestionably the biggest and best so far.
After coffee and chat in and around the Red Lion Hotel, who kindly donated £50 to our charities,
an entry of 64 cars left the Market Place in Spalding. Cars were set off by 'Spike',
the Lincs Free Press/Spalding Guardian mascot, ably guided around the Market Place before the start by Jean Everitt.
The Club had an MSA Volunteers in Motor Sport stand set up outside the Red Lion courtesy of MSA marshalling
co-ordinator Bob Wright who arranged its delivery and collection from our Publicity Officer, Bob Offer, all FOC.
Participants were destined for Grimsthorpe Castle via a lunch halt at Marston, near Grantham.
Event organiser Alan Lyon found an interesting and varied 80 miles or so of route through some scenic parts of
Lincolnshire. But he left the best until last with a 4 mile drive through the beautiful surroundings of Grimsthorpe
Park before the cars arrived at the finish, where we were parked in the courtyard right in front of the Castle.
Here a short presentation took place to the winner of the award for 'the car most drivers would like to take home',
which was David Branton from Deeping St Nicholas in his excellent MG TC. Alan was also able to announce that the
Club will be donating a total of £1000 to the two charities, split evenly between Macmillan Cancer Relief and LIVES.
This has come partly from the event itself but also, following a decision at the last AGM, from some of the monies
remaining in the dormant EEMC Stages account holding funds accumulated from stage rallies held back in the early 1980s.
A presentation evening is due to be held soon.
Hopefully you will have seen some of the comprehensive coverage that Bob has been instrumental in securing for the
Club in the local press. We all look forward to another excellent day next September for the 10th running of this
event about which our Club, and Alan in particular, should be suitably proud.
Author : Adrian Cunnington
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