East Elloe Motor Club

Past Runs

12th Annual Classic Car Run 2009

Very many thanks to Alan Lyon, who put on another fantastic Classic Car Run. 41 cars took part in the Run which took us on a 90 mile route through some pleasant countryside across west Lincolnshire. Lunch was at Marston, we finished the Run at the Newark Air Museum.

Winner of the Car of the Day Award was Steve Freeman in a 1956 Jaguar XK140, who received his trophy from Club Co-ordinator, Adrian Cunnington.

Author : Adrian Cunnington

11th Annual Classic Car Run 2008

Another excellent turnout of over 40 cars made our Annual Classic Car Run another runaway success last month. Many thanks to everyone involved, especially Alan Lyon, who was organised the event. He even arranged good weather too!

Cars left the start at the Golden Pheasant at Etton and then headed south through the Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Northamptonshire countryside to arrive at the lunch halt at the Hotel Elizabeth on the edge of Corby. After lunch, and an opportunity to catch up with progress at the Italian Grand Prix, we headed off on a further 25 miles of route to the finish at Kelmarsh Hall, near Kettering.

Here the Car of the Day award was presented to Healey Westland owner Dave Holman by EEMC Chairman Simon Leonard.

Author : Adrian Cunnington

10th Annual Classic Car Run 2007

68 cars entered the Club's Annual Classic Car Run on Sunday 9th September.

The event enjoyed some warm, sunny weather as entrants set off from the start at Johnsons Garden Centre at Boston. The morning route featured some terrific roads across rolling countryside in the Lincolnshire Wolds en route to the midday halt at Little Cawthorpe.

Then, after either a carvery lunch at the Royal Oak or a picnic in the paddock nearby, the cars travelled to the finish at the Manor House in Alford. Chairman Simon Leonard presented Mr James Wherry with the trophy for the car most entrants would like to take home, a fabulous 1926 Rolls Royce.

Thanks to all involved, our venues and - in particular - to Alan Lyon who put the day's events together.

Author : Adrian Cunnington

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

8th Annual Classic Car Run 2005

The Club's eighth Classic Car Run was run in superb sunshine on 4th September, with organiser Alan Lyon excelling himself in all departments!
Not only did he choose a very comfortable and spacious start venue (The Wishing Well at Dyke), but the lunch halt at Marston offered everything that was required from eating-in facilities and plenty of leafy shade from the sun for picnickers. The finish at Doddington Hall, west of Lincoln, even attracted a "stately-homephobe" out of his Moggy van for a preamble round the orchards and avenues"

Alan was quite concerned, pre-event, that the route was not up to standard. Those concerns were definitely quashed well before the lunch halt by the various scenic villages we passed through. Some gradients and sudden sharp bends challenged the van's elderly brake shoes, but I must confess I have been meaning to look at those for some time now...

And the weather - absolutely perfect! Mr Lyon must have contacts in the right places. A new idea was incorporated this year, in that competitors voted which vehicle on the run they would most like to take home with them. It was a difficult choice from the bevvy of beautiful machinery amongst a record 47 entries. From a 1949 Mk6 Bentley through to Adrian's Alpine GTA, including a Ferrari 308 GT4; a 911 Carrera 3.2 of '89 vintage (Porsche's best in my opinion!); Chris Wadsley's BMW CSL; two Team Pollard Lotuses; a throng of TR4s and 6s, works replica MG B amongst others. Oh and a Moggy van!

In the end, the winner of the "I'd Like to Take it Home" award was a beautiful 1952 Lagonda 2.6DHC, owned and restored by Robert Watts from Sleaford, who cruised round the route resplendent in his straw titfer. Superb!! So, Alan, will 2006 see you topping the half century? Hope so!!

Author : Nigel Mann

7th Annual Classic Car Run 2004

Another healthy entry graced this year's excellent Classic Car Run, organised once again by Alan Lyon and his team. The weather kept fine as the cars set off from the start at the Red Lion in West Deeping across scenic parts of Lincolnshire, Leicestershire and Rutland on the morning route of 45miles. his took us to the lunch halt at the White Horse at Empingham before a further 36miles of driving took us down into Northamptonshire in the afternoon. two Team Pollard Lotuses; a throng of TR4s and 6s, works replica MG B amongst others. Oh and a Moggy van!

The finish was at the English Heritage property Kirby Hall near Corby, where refreshments were prepared by June Pollard and her group of helpers in the Great Hall (as it was too windy to put up gazebos in the grounds!). Plaques were awarded here to all 34 cars completing the route. two Team Pollard Lotuses; a throng of TR4s and 6s, works replica MG B amongst others. Oh and a Moggy van!

Many thanks to all those involved especially Alan in putting on another successful run.

Author : Adrian Cunnington