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6 February 2012
Local Kent Gathering
7:30 pm at the Cock Inn, Heath Road, Boughton, Monchelsea, Nr Maidstone, Kent ME17 4JD.
Please contact David to let him know you are coming..
David Bracey dcbracey@gmail.com.
19 February 2012
Vera's Lunch 2012 - Magna Carta House, Wraysbury
FULLY BOOKED - WAITING LIST ONLY !!
The Club's traditional opening social event of the year will again take place at Magna Carta House, Wraysbury, the home of Vera Cooper, on Sunday, 19 February 2012. This is always hugely over subscribed, and early booking is essential to secure your place. Numbers must be limited to a maximum of 80 persons, therefore it is regretted that no children under 16 can be accepted and each member is allowed one paying guest only.
Cars start arriving to be lined up, non-Maseratis tucked away at the rear, from approximately 12 noon. There will be a champagne reception on arrival and Vera's magnificent selection of food served from 1 pm.
There will not be a separate booking form and cost per person is £20. Send in your reservation quickly, with cheque made payable to the Maserati Club, to Dave Smith, 2 Sunny Bank, Widmer End, Bucks, HP15 6PA, with sae for confirmation. No telephone reservations will be accepted and remember, first come first served as usual.
5 March 2012
Local Kent Gathering
7:30 pm at the Cock Inn, Heath Road, Boughton, Monchelsea, Nr Maidstone, Kent ME17 4JD.
Please contact David to let him know you are coming..
David Bracey dcbracey@gmail.com.
26-29 April 2012
Cameron Millar Spring Meeting 2012 - Wexford, Ireland
FULLY BOOKED - If you want to put your name down on the reserve list please email Roger Epsztajn at roger@epsztajn.co.uk.
Preparations for the Club's 40th anniversary celebratory Spring Meeting continue apace! The 4 star Ferrycarrig Hotel, perfectly located just outside Wexford in Ireland's "Sunny South East" will be the base for our 4-night rally. All of the rooms reserved for us look out over the lovely River Slaney and a spa awaits those in need of pampering!
A varied programme includes: a morning at Mondello Park (Ireland's principal race track); a chance to visit VISUAL (the modern arts centre in Carlow designed by the high priest of minimalism, Terry Pawson); road tours around the beautiful water dominated scenery of the locale; a Concours judged by the public on the rebuilt and pedestrianised Wexford quay side; and a visit to the charming medieval city of Kilkenny where we will display our cars on the castle parade with another chance for the public to be our judges. As for victuals, don't fret: coffee stops in interesting places; lunches in Irish pubs; evening dining with fine food and wine; a little art and music thrown in; and a champagne reception hosted by Wexford Town in their jewel of an opera house. The gala dinner on the final night will present an opportunity to dust off those "hotel shoes" and glam up.
Bill McGrath Limited will sponsor our Mondello Park track event, giving us the opportunity to remember Bill McGrath, an Irishman, who gave us the courage and the confidence to use our cars as actively as we do today. Bill McGrath Ltd is also sending along one of their top technicians to ride shotgun with us, while Bolands of Wexford (leading local concessionary) is providing a breakdown and recovery vehicle. In other words, there is no excuse not to bring your classic.
Mark Guterres and his The Imperial Wine Co. are generously donating the wine for the Gala Reception and three of our dinners. I am sure that many of you will remember the wonderful wine they gave us for our own International Rally based at Goodwood. Yet again our friends at Meridian Modena are generously supporting our event.
The rally cost will include: 4 nights' accommodation including breakfast; 3 mid-morning coffee stops; track event entry; museum entry; 3 lunches; 3 pre-dinner receptions; 4 dinners including wine and much else.
The cost for the rally is £540 per person based on 2 people sharing a room. There will be a single room supplement of £85. A couple of suites and 4 junior suites will also be available for additional cost. Additional accommodation before or after the rally is available (at the Ferrycarrig Hotel) @ £115 per night, bed & breakfast with 2 people sharing a room, or £95 for a single room, preferably booked at the same time as the rally booking.
Kelly's Resort Hotel & Spa (in Rosslare) have also offered a special rate of 6110 dinner, bed & breakfast, per person per night for both before and after our rally. For f50 extra this will also include 1 hr of Spa treatment.
Irish Ferries are providing us with a special rate starting at £176 return (1 car, 2 adults) for mid week travel on their cruise ships (3 to 3.5hr crossings) using the Pembroke/Rosslare or Holyhead/Dublin Port routes. Saturday travel, fast ferry travel (2 hrs on the Holyhead/Dublin route), Club Class, cabins etc are also available at additional cost. Instructions will be issued with the booking information. Those wishing to use another route, for example the Stranraer/Belfast route, are free to organise this themselves.
As the response has been overwhelming with 64 teams already expressing interest, the rally will now be for up to 50 cars (beyond the original 35 to 40 suggested). The first 40 teams to have registered interest with me will be contacted first by email for booking, and this will begin around the end of November 2011. Approximately 10 days will be allowed for these bookings and deposits, with the remaining places offered by email to those who have already registered their interest with me. These places will be allocated on a first come first served basis. If email contact really does not work for you contact me directly for alternative arrangements. Classics will be especially welcome as they help to make our rally more varied as well as looking good.
For more information or to register an interest please contact (email preferably)
Roger Epsztajn, roger@epsztajn.co.uk or 020 8995 9995 tel & ans.
2 April 2012
Local Kent Gathering
7:30 pm at the Cock Inn, Heath Road, Boughton, Monchelsea, Nr Maidstone, Kent ME17 4JD.
Please contact David to let him know you are coming..
David Bracey dcbracey@gmail.com.
14 May 2012
Local Kent Gathering
7:30 pm at the Cock Inn, Heath Road, Boughton, Monchelsea, Nr Maidstone, Kent ME17 4JD.
Please contact David to let him know you are coming..
David Bracey dcbracey@gmail.com.
12-23 May 2012
Maserati Club Tour to the Mille Miglia and Maserati
Join your fellow Club members on a drive through France, Switzerland and Italy to one of the greatest motoring events - the Mille Miglia. Then round off the trip with a visit to Modena and the Maserati factory and more. Driving distances are sensible and car-free days are included to add to the holiday feeling.
First class hotels are chosen throughout and fine driving roads. This is a luxury grand tour in style coupled with the excitement of the Mille Miglia. The cost is £1,995 per person for the full tour including hotels, most meals, ferry crossings and the Mille Miglia, etc.
For those who would like to join but have not so much time there is a flight option from 17-20 May at £1,055 per person including flights, transfers and hotels.
Full details are on our website and the hotels are listed below for you to Google if you wish. The trip is organised by Thomas and Nick Brimblecombe whose contacts and knowledge are peerless.
Chateau d'Etoges; La Gentilhommiere; Hotel Victoria, Glion; I Due Roccoli, Iseo; Mini Hotel le Ville, Modena; Castell Rundegg, Merano; Hotel Montana, Lucerne; Chateau d'Adomenil.
For more information contact Brian Harris at maseraticlub.uk@gmail.com or 01733 265977 or Thomas Brimblecombe at 02380 334871 or 07795 160204.
2 June 2012
Maserati Club AGM
For the third year running we are returning to The Angel Hotel in Market Harborough, an Historic Coaching Inn, parts of which dates back to the 16th century; located at 37 High Street in the centre of the town with parking to the front and secure manned parking this year will be opposite the Hotel. This venue means that The Club Concours at Stanford Hall the following day is just 15 miles away by way of the A508 south to Kelmarsh then the A14 west to Stanford Hall. For further Hotel details click on www.theangel-hotel.co.uk
Accommodation is available from 2 pm and rooms must be vacated by 11 am Sunday. 22 Rooms have been pre-booked with a mix of Double, Twin, one triple and Single occupancy.
Programme; 6.15 pm; Club AGM Regency Room
7.15 pm; Drinks reception The Ostlers’ Bar
8.00 pm; Club Dinner Regency Room
Prices; Reception, Club Dinner with wine, Bed & Breakfast Twin, Double & Single Rooms; £55.00 per person, a slight increase
from the last two years.
Booking forms will be available in the spring issue of Newsletter
We trust that there will be a full turnout for this event, probably the last in this format, it is after all YOUR CLUB and the Committee work very hard to make all these events accessible to ALL MEMBERS. As they say in the Movies; - ‘Let’s do it’
William Jackson
3 June 2012
Graypaul Maserati Club Concours d'Elegance - Stanford Hall
We are delighted to announce that once again the Club has the full support of our long-term sponsors GRAYPAUL for this year’s Concours D’Elegance at Stanford Hall as part of the Auto Italia Italian Car Day on Sunday 3rd June.
This year is definitely my last Concours as organiser as I am getting even rougher around the edges, but by popular demand and still in the arduous role of Vice President, I am pleased to have one last final flourish.
Richard of Storer Smith will be catering for lunch as usual as well as providing a pay bar for drinks and coffee as well as those excellent bacon rolls. Our friends from the Ferrari Owner’s Club may join us but with a limited turnout as a result of other commitments.
Booking entry forms for the Concours and Lunch will be available in the spring issue of Newsletter, as well as booking forms for the Club AGM.
We want the best entries ever with a special prize for the ‘Best of Show’ from previous Winners. This will probably be the last Stanford Hall Concours so let’s make it a very memorable event.
Bill Jackson
11 June 2012
Local Kent Gathering
7:30 pm at the Cock Inn, Heath Road, Boughton, Monchelsea, Nr Maidstone, Kent ME17 4JD.
Please contact David to let him know you are coming..
David Bracey dcbracey@gmail.com.
20-22 July 2012
Silverstone Classic
Details of this very special weekend for fans of classic car racing will be available shortly.
5 August 2012
Summer Party
Dering Arms, Pluckley
Jim Buss will again be hosting the Summer Party. Please put the date in your diary and watch out for the booking form.
14-16 September 2012
Maserati Clubs' International Meeting
Belgium
There is no information yet available on the Belgian Club website but we understand that the above dates are correct for this event. We will bring you more information as we receive it.
28-30 September 2012
Lakes Autumn Meeting
The Autumn Meeting 2012 will be held in the English Lake District, based at the Belsfield Hotel in Bowness, overlooking Lake Windermere from 28 to 30 September 2012. See www.corushotels.com/Belsfield-hotel.
Pam and Edwin Faulkner who have a good knowledge of the Lake District are organizing the Meeting, and this promises to be a very special event.
34 double/twin rooms have been reserved with four superior rooms. All rooms have either views overlooking Lake Windermere or the beautiful 6-acre gardens. These will be allocated on a first booked deposit of £200 paid basis and there will be an extra surcharge of £30 per person per night for single occupancy. For those who would like to book to arrive earlier than 28 September or stay on after the Meeting, please contact Vivienne on 0844 736 8604 to make your own arrangements and mention you will be with the Maserati Club, but please advise me as well as I will be allocating specific rooms.
The hotel boasts a heated indoor swimming pool and a sauna, ideal for relaxing after a long day. There is also a hotel games room and a putting green. The hotel overlooks Bowness Bay with many lakeside.
The proposed programme is as follows:-
Friday, 28 September: 12.30 Meet and collect final instructions at the Ambio Cafe at Backbarrow, Newby Bridge (12 miles from J36 of M6). 13.00 Lunch in the Ambio Cafe (which is at the Museum). Visit the Lakeland Motor Museum. 16.00 Follow Edwin's route to The Belsfield Hotel. 19.15 Champagne Reception on the lawn, weather permitting. 20.00 Dinner.
Saturday, 29 September: 08.00 to 09.00 Breakfast. 09.00 First cars away on Ram's scenic route to Derwentwater. 13.00 Lunch at Lodore Hotel on the banks of Derwentwater. 15.15 Pleasure Cruise on Derwentwater (1 hour approx.). 16.30 Return on Edwin's route to the Hotel. 19.15 Champagne Reception on the lawn, weather permitting. 20.00 Gala Dinner (jacket and tie for the gents and posh frocks for the ladies).
Sunday 30 September: 08.30 Breakfast. 09.30 Check out of hotel room (make sure to pay your bar bill). 09.45 Edwin's route to Hawkshead and Coniston (via Ferry). 12.45 Return to The Belsfield Hotel. 13.00 Sunday lunch and prize giving at The Belsfield Hotel. 15.30/16.00. Depart Bowness on Windermere and head for home.
The cost of the event will be £328 per person with £60 single surcharge. A deposit of £200 will be required with the booking form.
If you are interested then please email Edwin, no deposit required at this stage. Contact:- Edwin Faulkner ejf@manx.net
7 December 2012
Christmas Dinner
Royal Garden Hotel, Kensington
Contact: Gail Mosley at gmosley@ashleyhouseplc.com.
22-29 June 2013
Maserati Highland Fling II
“Highland Fling II” will be another relaxing 8 day Touring Holiday of Scotland and the Isle of Mull, with no competitions or Quizzes.
The Proposed Provisional Program
Saturday 22nd June, Check-in to your Hotel (to be confirmed) on the shores of Gare Loch or Loch Lomond for one night, and then collect your “Highland Fling II” Tour/holiday packs, before meeting fellow entrants.
Sunday 23rd June, After a leisurely breakfast follow the planned route to the wonderful Western Isles Hotel in Tobermory, on The Isle of Mull, via, Loch Long, Loch Fyne, Lochgilphead, The Crinan Canal, The Nether Largie Cairns, Loch Craignish, Loch Melfort, Loch Feochan, and Oban where we catch the Ferry to the Isle of Mull and then drive on to our hotel in Tobermory, where we spend four nights.
Monday 24th June, is a Free day to do as you wish, but you could visit Glengorm Castle, explore Tobermory, go for a walk to look for eagles and Otters etc. or do your own thing.
Tuesday 25th June, After a leisurely breakfast we take you on a spectacular car Tour around Mull through, Salen, Lochdonhead, Glen More, Loch Scridain, Loch na Keal, Loch Tuath, Calgary Bay with its Golden sandy beach, Dervaig, etc.
Wednesday 26th June, Is your second Free day to do as you wish, but, you could take a boat trip, or go and see the rare Sea Eagles, visit the Isles of Iona or Ulva, visit the Mull & West Highland narrow gauge railway, visit Duart Castle, or take a walk from Calgary Bay to Caliach Point which Pam and I have done, or just go Otter spotting.
Thursday 27th June, we leave the Isle of Mull by ferry to the Ardnamurchan Peninsular and on to our hotel (to be confirmed), near Fort William, (where we are for two nights), via Loch Mudle, Glenborrodale, (there is a RSPB site here), Salen, Strontian, Ardgour, Loch Linnhe, Loch Eil, Kinlocheil, and Corpach.
Friday 28th June, Your third Free day to do as you wish, i.e. take a steam train trip from Fort William to Mallaig, this is the World Famous West Highland Line, visit the Glenfinnan viaduct, take a walk up Glen Nevis, Britain’s highest mountain, or just relax by Neptune’s Staircase (Caledonian Canal locks).
Saturday 29th June, We leave Fort William for our last hotel the wonderful Atholl Palace in Pitlochry, this is the same hotel as we finished at in 2010, and Pam and I cannot find a more suitable hotel to finish at, it is truly wonderful. We travel via Glencoe, Rannoch Moor, Tyndrum, Crainlarich, Killin, Loch Tay, Ben Lawers, Glen Lyon, Fortingall, Loch Rannoch, Loch Tummel and Killiecrankie.
The provisional estimated cost is £1975 per couple, which includes: - Two Car Ferry Crossings, Full Scottish Breakfast, Table d’hote Dinner which includes Wine, Champagne Receptions, plus full instructions, a Tour Plaque, Souvenir, Road book and 2013 Road Atlas etc.
If you may be interested in this Tour then please email me at the address below, no deposit required at this stage, just if you are initially interested.
Edwin J Faulkner
Tel: 01624 822622
email: ejf@manx.net
2011 - Club Events held earlier this year
20 February 2011
Vera's Lunch
Wraysbury
ALL TICKETS SOLD !!
The Club's traditional opening social event of the year took place at the home of Vera Cooper, on Sunday, 20 February 2011. This event has always been hugely over subscribed, and early booking was essential to secure your place.
Numbers were limited to a maximum of 80 persons, therefore it was regretted that no children under 16 could be accepted and each member was allowed one paying guest only.
Cars started arriving to be lined up, with non-Maseratis tucked away at the rear, from approximately 12 noon. There was a champagne reception on arrival, followed by Vera's magnificent selection of food served from 1 pm.
The cost per person was £20.00.
29 April - 1 May 2011
Cameron Millar Spring Meeting
Maseratis go Mad in Dorset
FULLY BOOKED !!
The Cameron Millar Spring Meeting of 2011 was held in beautiful Dorset, based at the Springfield Country Hotel just outside Wareham.
The principal sponsor of the event was Meridien-Modena based in Lyndhurst.
The relaxing spa hotel was sited within modest but pretty grounds. Whilst the swimming pool and spa bath were set within a conservatory setting, for those more energetic there was a fully equipped gym, squash courts and an outside tennis court. The hotel could arrange golf on nearby courses and even had its own private fishing lake located a short distance away. For those just wanting to be pampered the Spa offered a wide range of treatments for men and women to help relax or invigorate. And for the less competitive there was even the option of a late night frame of snooker on three full size tables.
The programme of events was as follows:
Following arrival on the Friday afternoon, members checked into their hotel rooms and received their meeting information. There was time to relax and prepare to meet friends old and new at the early evening drinks reception followed by dinner in the hotel and use of an exclusive lounge bar afterwards.
Saturday morning following breakfast, members were presented with a collection of route map and local quiz details before setting off 'up on the range' for some fantastic views. The drive illustrated why the Purbeck Hills are so special, before dropping down to the heathland to visit to the Bovington Tank Museum. Fresh from its £16 million refurbishment and reopened by the Queen in 2009, this museum is now one of the most visited places in Dorset; with cutting edge exhibitions including the world's first tank, reconstructions of trenches and engaging exhibitions showcasing the tank's story from 1915 to the present day.
Members enjoyed a splendid fork buffet lunch and were then treated to a private tour of the collection, and even had time for a quiz question or two. Those who wanted to, were invited to stay as long as they liked, before returning to enjoy the leisure/spa facilities of the hotel, or to explore the rich heritage and attractions of the area: Lulworth Cove, Lulworth Castle, Swanage Steam railway, Corfe Castle, Lawrence of Arabia's Cottage, Thomas Hardy's birthplace, Monkey World, Athelhampton House, the beaches of Studland ...
An evening drinks reception was followed by a gala dinner giving participating members the opportunity to relive the day's activities and enjoy some fine Dorset hospitality.
Breakfast on Sunday was followed by a drive through some traditional inland Dorset villages and then over Cranbourne Chase before stopping for coffee at a local attraction. The drive continued through more stunning Dorset scenery before finishing at Les Bouviers restaurant near Wimbourne for a convivial lunch and prize giving.
The meeting was organised by Graham and Jacky Woods.
4 June 2011
Annual General Meeting 2011
The Angel Hotel,
Market Harborough,
LE16 7AF
The Club's Annual General Meeting was held at The Angel Hotel, an Historic Coaching Inn, in Market Harborough on Saturday, 4 June. This venue worked very well for the Club the previous year, particularly as it was an easy drive to Stanford Hall for the Concours the following morning.
Programme
6.15 pm: Maserati Club AGM in the Regency Room
7.15 pm: Drinks reception in The Ostlers' Bar
8.00 pm: Club Dinner in the Regency Room
5 June 2011
The Graypaul Maserati Club Concours d'Elegance 2011
Stanford Hall
Lutterworth
Leicestershire
LE17 6DH
We were delighted to announce that once again the Club had the full support of our long-term sponsors, Graypaul, for this year's Concours d'Elegance at Stanford Hall as part of the Auto Italia Italian Car Day on Sunday, 5 June.
This year, the Graypaul Maserati Club Concours at Stanford Hall was managed by Roger Harrison who was very grateful for the support offered by the volunteers who assisted with general parking.
Richard of Storer Smith was again chosen as caterer for the Club's Buffet Lunch, and also provided a pay bar for drinks and coffee as well as those excellent bacon rolls in the early morning.
Concours Timetable
09.00-10.00 ..... Check-in for entrants at Maserati Club marquee.
09.00-10.00 ..... Arrangement of entrants' cars in class formation.
10.00 ..... Check in for judges at Maserati Club marquee and hand out clipboards.
10.15-12.15 ..... First judging period.
12.30-13.30 ..... Lunch, first sitting plus Judges.
13.30-14.30 ..... Lunch, second sitting.
14.00-14.30 ..... Final judging period.
14.45 ..... Judges will reconvene at marquee and hand in score cards and determine class and overall winners.
15.00 ..... Announcement of winners and presentation of prizes at the Club marquee
with James Humberstone from Graypaul and the Club's President.
16.00 ..... End.
22-24 July 2011
Silverstone Classic 2011
Once again the Club displayed a splendid array of Maseratis of all ages, thanks once again to the members who attended.
According to media coverage, records were broken at the 2011 Silverstone Classic. Although the Maserati Club can't take the credit it was good to be part of it! With a total of 1104 race entries and more than 8000 classic cars on display, the 2011 Silverstone Classic not only lived up to its claim of being the The World's Biggest Classic Racing Festival' but also laid claim to being by far the biggest race meeting ever staged in international motor racing history.
The entire Silverstone site was taken over by an amazing array of competition cars spanning the decades, classic car displays and parades, a mass of different entertainment attractions and activities for the entire family, capped by music concerts on Friday and Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoon. Both the National and new Silverstone Wing pits and paddocks were crammed with the world's finest historic racing cars for what is believed to have been the biggest number of race entries ever recorded for a single race meeting held anywhere on the globe.
Mary Pole - Newsletter.
 7 August 2011
Summer Garden Party
The Dering Arms
Pluckley
Ashford
While the guests tucked into fine fare of chicken, beef, fish and salads, a Jazz Band provided the afternoon's entertainment.
What a perfect setting for Club members to catch up with Club news and social chat, not forgetting the kicking of tyres in the car park where stood a sparkling display of Masers old and new. The party was held outside on the pretty village green and we were blessed with dry, warm conditions.
This year the event benefitted from the generous support from the local Maserati Dealer, Gialo.
A big "thank you" to Jim and Penny for all their hard work and hope we shall see more new faces at next year's event.
Derek Mills (Events Coordinator)
 22-25 September 2011
International Maserati Meeting
Seefeld, Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria
Open to all types of Maseratis, De Tomasos and OSCAs, this year's Maserati International was hosted by the Maserati Club of Austria. One of the smaller clubs compared to others in Europe, they are to be congratulated on staging a very successful event, with well over 100 cars attending the event.
The members of our Club who were fortunate enough to take part enjoyed a very friendly and well organised event.
Congratulations to all concerned.
7-9 October 2011
Autumn Meeting 2011
7, 8 & 9 October 2011
“TOUR OF THE TROSSACHS” - AUTUMN MEETING
The event was based at the privately owned luxury 5-star Mar Hall hotel just north of Glasgow.
On the Friday evening members enjoyed a drinks reception in Mar Hall’s Grand Hall followed by dinner. On the Saturday, members enjoyed a comfortable drive up outstanding roads and scenery by Loch Lomond to Crianlarich, Killin, alongside Loch Tay to Aberfeldy for lunch, then back to Mar Hall for a Candlelit Dinner. On the Sunday morning, a relaxed drive on the way to lunch at The Roman Camp in Callander. Thanks go to Graypaul Edinburgh, Bill McGrath Limited and Autoshield Maserati for their sponsorship and support.
REMEMBER, YOU'LL ALWAYS BE MADE WELCOME!
If you are new to the club then coming to an event is a great way of using your car whether it be a classic, a Biturbo era machine or one of what is now know as a modern Maserati - a Quattroporte IV or a 3200GT, or the latest Quattroporte, GranTurismo or GranCabrio. You can be assured that the older (in all senses) members will go out of their way to make you welcome and, if you have any questions or are unsure of the protocol (there isn't really any) then give us a ring on +44 (0)1494 717 701 as we're always happy to talk things through.
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