Chateau Impney hill climb – July 2017

July saw a new venue for the North Midlands Region, as we visited the Château Impney Hill Climb.  Château Impney was built in 1873 by John Corbett in the style of a Louis XIII château, as a present for his wife who was of French/Irish descent.  The first hill climb was…

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Kimbolton Fayre – July 2017

Now in its 26th year, this is a major event that has around 800 classic and sports cars in attendance.  It is held in the grounds of Kimbolton School, near Huntingdon. We had 6 cars support this event last year and 2017 saw this grow to 13 cars, which is a…

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European Trip – July 2017

By Niccola ‘Gas Monkey’ Botwright, South East Region   Only being a member of the MR2 Drivers’ Club for around a year, I first found out about the Euro trip from the red Club events flyer, given to me by Richard Pells at my first ever meet with the South…

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Kilver Court – July 2017

Our meeting this month was a visit to Kilver Court, near Shepton Mallet, the site of a former textile mill which still retains many of the original industrial buildings. After coffee in the morning there was an opportunity for some retail therapy in the Designer Outlet.  We then had lunch at Sharpham Pantry, before…

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