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Show & Event ReportsNEC Classic Car Show 2011
Twenty five of us travelled together to Birmingham for this annual end of season event. With six halls full of cars it took all day to see them all and visit the trade stands. The club displays were excellent and just about all makes were on show. Triumph cars were particularly well represented with just about every model on display.
Battlesbridge Motorbilia Day
Fourteen cars made up our display for the end season show at Battlesbridge. Lovely weather ensured a good turn-out and the private entry field was full to capacity. The auto-jumble was better than I've seen before and as usual included stalls for bikers and car owners alike. There were a lot of cars at this years show that we hadn't seen before which made it all the more interesting and the live band were good too.
   Bangers & Mash Night
The annual sausage & mash night is always popular and this year was no different. Once again George did a great job organising the evening and provided us with a new venue. More than forty members filled the function room at the Crown, Sandon where we were served top quality bangers. Fitting everyone in was a squeeze but this meant there were plenty of people to chat with as we sat at our places. As usual, spare bangers were sent Paul’s way and he managed to finish off seven of the top quality bangers. The staff of The Crown did a good job making sure everyone had everything they wanted and I’d certainly recommend the service and food. Well done George. Another good night out enjoyed by everyone. On- line membership up and running
New members can now join on-line using Paypal and most major credit cards. The cost of £26.50 includes a surcharge of £1.50 to cover costs. We have had to do this because the club operates on a very tight budget to ensure that members get the most from their subscriptions. To avoid the extra charge it is still possible to apply using the down-loadable application form accompanied by cheque payment. If you would like to join on-line click HERE
Barnards Farm Visit 2011
Although so close to where many of us live, few had even heard of Barnards Farm so we were not sure what to expect. I can happily report that this place is a gem for anyone interested in cars, gardens and sculptures.
We were allowed to enter and park our cars at mid-day, a full two hours before the general public are admitted. This gave us time to arrange our cars and explore the gardens before they became busy. At 2pm the gates were opened as were the doors to the Barnards private vehicle collection. The collection was larger than we had imagined and the quality of every vehicle was outstanding.
Later, some of our group took the guided tour of the large grounds while others made the most of the shady trees. This was after all the hottest day of the year so far with the sun beating down all day.
There was far too much to include in this short report. The vehicle collection and gounds were excellent and I'm sure we'll return again next year. If you didn't make the trip this time I thoroughly recommend a visit.
You can see a video of the day produced by "Your Thurrock" HERE. CTE cars feature at the 2 minute mark.
Laon Historique 2011
A large group of CTE members made the trip to this years Circuit Historique de Laon and enjoyed a weekend of sunny weather. Saturday saw the group touring the French countryside and Sunday was spent driving the streets of Laon and mingling with hundreds of classic enthusiasts.
Drive it Day 2011
A lovely day was had by all who joined up with TSSC club. We all met up at the Half Way House on the A127. On arrival we were give a rally plate for the front of our cars, a route book and voting slip to vote for our favourite car. All vehicles set off at approximately 1 minute intervals. The run was about 20 miles ending up at the Meadowcroft Garden Centre for afternoon tea.
Thankfully the sun shone for us all. It was a really lovely day. The best car was won by our very own Paul Bagshaw for his TR. Thanks go to John from the TSSC club for arranging such a lovely run and for inviting us from the Club Triunph Eastern to join them.
Jackie & Richard Sutton
Inter-Club Quiz Night 19th February
Over one hundred classic car enthusiasts filled the Shepherd & Dog for the Inter-club quiz night in aid of The Essex Air Ambulance Service. The quizzers represented six local clubs and friendly rivalry was encouraged. There would be a trophy for the winning team and a wooden spoon for the team in last place so there was club pride at stake.
There were six rounds of general knowledge questions and the pub fell silent as everyone concentrated on the questions.
Finally with all questions answered the place became very noisy as cheers rang out as each teams score was read out.
The winning team was "The Four Trumpets" and the winners of the wooden spoon were "The Over 50s". Both teams were representing Club Triumph Eastern. The awards were presented by our host Simon, landlord of the Shepherd & Dog.
With the entry fees, donations from food sales and takings from the raffle we raised a total of £470 on the night and representatives of all six clubs presented the cheque.
The clubs attending were the Chelmer Valley Meet, TSSC Essex Group, TR Register Essex Group, Essex Imp Owners Club, Club Triumph Essex Group and of course Club Triumph Eastern. Thanks to everyone for their generosity and for making it a great night.
More photos HERE    Valentines Run 2011
After a blast up the A12, I arrived at Boreham services to find Richard and Jackie and Peter and Chrystal waiting in the car park, shortly afterwards Graham and Arlene arrived in the Vitesse.
After a while Tony B arrived in the MKIII Spitfire and led us across to the pub. When we arrived we found several other club members waiting for us in the bar. I think there were 23 of us altogether.
Arlene had organised a Valentine themed quiz which kept us all occupied between courses. Well done to Ken and Chris who scored the most points and won some chocolates, which they very kindly shared out amongst us all.
It was lovely to have a nice relaxed lunch and be able to catch up with everyone again. Many thanks to Tony for organising everything.
Karen
New Year 2011 Run to Finchingfield
It was a lovely bright sunny morning, but still very cold - several of the smaller roads were still covered in frost which made for a bit of a hairy journey in the TR7.
When I arrived at the pub, the car park was full, but fortunately the landlord was outside and allowed me to park in front of the gates which were cleared marked "do not park here"! It was nice to see a few other Triumphs in the car park.
The food and service were really good, and the open fire in the restaurant was very welcome. It was great to have a catch up with everyone after the festive break and start planning trips and events for the summer.
After lunch several members had a wander round Finchingfield before heading home. I decided to set the sat nav to shortest route and see where it took me. At one point I found myself on a single track road with grass growing in the middle of it!
Club Triumph Eastern AGM
The AGM of Club Triumph Eastern took place on Thursday 6th January with approximately 40 members present.
The existing committee who were prepared to stand again we all re-elected, they are as follows:
Treasurer Lisa Bagshaw
Shows Organiser Tony Bocarisa
Membership Secretary Graham Chambers
Advertising Officer Andrew Fisher
IT Officer Jamie Hill-Lonergan
Karen Jones confirmed her decision to resign from the position of Magazine Editor after 15 years. This left three vacant positions: Chairman, Magazine Editor and Social Secretary.
Karen Jones was elected as the new Chairman.
Unfortunately, there were no volunteers for the positions of Magazine Editor or Social Secretary. The committee will be looking into alternative options for the magazine production. The AGM was concluded with a free raffle.
NEC Classic Car Show 2010
I met up with the others at 7am in Gt Leighs and we set off in the minibus for the NEC. After a slight detour (only a small one this time!) we parked up and made our way into the show.
There were 5 halls crammed full of gorgeous cars - just about every model you can think of was on display. From Audis (including the Quattro that was used in the filming of Ashes to Ashes) to Skodas and everything inbetween. There were plenty of Triumphs on the various club stands - it was great to see Peter's Peerless on the TR Register stand creating a lot of interest and looking absolutely fantastic.
I think my personal favourite was the Maseratti display - they were all set out as if they were on the starting grid of a race.
Also on display were a couple of F1 cars - the Brawn from last year (but in Mercedes livery) and Ayrton Senna's winning Renault.
Stirling Moss was at the show all day and we were lucky enough to get close enough to get a couple of good photos of him.
I thoroughly enjoyed the day and am looking forward to next year's show already.
Karen
The AGM of Club Triumph Eastern took place on Thursday 6th January with approximately 40 members present.
The existing committee who were prepared to stand again we all re-elected, they are as follows:
Treasurer Lisa Bagshaw
Shows Organiser Tony Bocarisa
Membership Secretary Graham Chambers
Advertising Officer Andrew Fisher
IT Officer Jamie Hill-Lonergan
Karen Jones confirmed her decision to resign from the position of Magazine Editor after 15 years. This left three vacant positions: Chairman, Magazine Editor and Social Secretary.
Karen Jones was elected as the new Chairman.
Unfortunately, there were no volunteers for the positions of Magazine Editor or Social Secretary. The committee will be looking into alternative options for the magazine production.
The AGM was concluded with a free raffle
Battlesbridge Motorbilia Day Sept 2010
Although the rain held off until about 3pm it was pretty cold and windy all day. Compared to last year numbers of cars were down but there was still a good turnout. On our stand we had fourteen cars and Peters Peerless attracted a lot of attention, as it should.
The stand looked good with so many lovely cars and we were busy with visitors all day.
As ever, Paul & Tony were busy cooking bacon and sausages for any hungry members. The sausages were particularly well done.
Colchester Show 2010
For various It's been a few years since I've been able to participate in the Colchester Castle Park show - last year because I didn't have a car, and prior to that because it always seemed to clash with something else.
Well, this year, as it didn't clash with anything and as I only live about 1/2 a mile away (if that!) I thought there was no excuse.
The weather was absolutely beautiful, but I have to admit I was lazy and didn't bother taking the roof down - it just didn't seem worthwhile.
It was a very relaxing day with lots of cars on display that you don't usually see at the other shows. The TR Register very kindly invited me to join in their display, but as I'd arrived quite early my car had already got blocked in by that point.
Jim & Sue and Chris & Freda were invited to take their cars into the arena and give a little bit of commentary on their history.
All in all it was a lovely day, and definitely one for the calendar for next year.
Karen
CTE Summer Fayre & awards presentation August 2010
In the region of 50 club members and friends gathered together for a relaxing afternoon. A huge thank you to Graham, Phil, Tony and Richard for cooking all the meat and to Lisa, Annette and Jenny for their help with the salads and cakes.
The fun and games began after the bbq. Richard and Jenny had brought along a couple of games which kept us all entertained, and the children enjoyed badminton, swing ball and football.
After that there were the awards presentations for last year. The winners were :-
Car of the year non-Triumph Chas & Sheila Seymore's Ford
 Car of the year Triumph Peter Hudspith's TR4
Special Effort Phil & Annette Brown
Dipstick Ann Reed
Clubman's Award Andy Fisher
Premium Award George Bentley
The awards were quickly followed by tea & cakes and all in all it was a great day, definitely one for the diary for next year
West Bergholt 2010
I clambered out of bed early to polish the TR7 before leaving for the show (it was still covered in dust from Le Mans). The 3½ mile journey was a doddle, although I did smile when I reached the roundabout outside North Station at the number of classics approaching me from all directions. By the time I pulled into the show site there was quite a queue following me.
As I was driving across the main field I saw George and Doreen were already in position and shortly after I parked Chas and Sheila parked up next to me, quickly followed by Phil and Annette and Jim and Sue. Later in the day we bumped into Wayne, good to catch up with you again Wayne.
After a bit of a dull start and a quick shower, the weather improved and in the afternoon it was quite warm.
The show was the usual mix of classic cars, motorcycles, commercial vehicles, tractors, stalls and events in the arena to keep us all entertained and even a fly past in the afternoon by what I’m reliably informed was a Lancaster.
Karen Please install the latest version of Adobe Flash®. Click here to download Flash now. Classic Le Mans 2010
We definitely couldn’t have asked for better weather for the weekend, it was perfect topless weather all weekend (apart from a couple of showers overnight). The journey down to Dover was fine (albeit a very early start) and the journey through France to the gites was uneventful, apart from a slight misfire from the TR7. On the Friday we hit the track and had a good look round the paddocks before returning to the gites for a group BBQ (after temporarily fixing a broken TR7 in the supermarket carpark!) On the Saturday (after major surgery on the TR7) we set off for the track and the start of the racing. Again this year we managed to grab a good position in the Dunlop grandstand and watch the racing. There were a few spins and slides round the Dunlop esses, but no-one came to any harm. The heat got the better of us and we didn’t see much of the night racing at all, but headed back to the circuit on Sunday for the close of the racing. All in all it was a good weekend and I’m definitely up for the next one!
Motorsport at the Palace 2010
May bank holiday weekend saw motorsport back at Crystal Palace for the first time in ten years. Organised by the Sevenoaks and District Motor Club this was a sprint event with each entrant having three timed runs. We went on the Monday as this was the day that would see the classics racing. The entry list was mainly cars of the 60's, 70's and 80's but there were some earlier cars and some more modern models as well as a few electric sports cars.
The surroundings were as beautiful as the cars and large crowds enjoyed the sight of these lovely cars being driven as hard as the owners dared. This will now be an annual event and we will certainly be there next year. This is definitely one for the diary. See the video HERE
Please install the latest version of Adobe Flash®. Click here to download Flash now. Battlesbridge May 2010
What a cold day it was. We spent a lot of the day sheltered in the marquee wrapped in blankets. Unfortunately because of the weather numbers were down on the usual turnout for this show but there were still a good number of very nice cars on display. We had thirteen cars on our stand including new member Dave's very nice Dolomite.
Please install the latest version of Adobe Flash®. Click here to download Flash now. Air Ambulance Cheque Presentation
At the clubs March meeting we were pleased to be able to present the Essex Air Ambulance Service with a cheque for £700. This money was raised by donations from members, raffles and at the clubs family fun day which is held annually in aid of the air ambulance. The cheque was received by air ambulance volunteer Teresa James with around fifty club members present.
  Mad March Run 2010
A beautiful spring morning, perfect top down weather - well I thought so, although none of the others were "topless".
 The cars all set off from the diner between 10:30 and 11 having worked out their route round the churches. I set off with a plan of going to two or three of the churches on route and taking some photos. Although that plan didn't work - I only came across Graham and Arlene leaving Galleywood as I arrived!
Everyone made it to Heybridge Basin without too many difficulties, although the accident in Danbury caused a bit of a delay and there were lots of pot holes on the way round too. I had four answer sheets handed in with the winners being Phil and Annette Brown who were joined by Clive Sharpe. They obtained a total of 13 out of 14 points. Well done guys.
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