Saturday, 5 December 2009

January Meeting - CHANGES - VERY IMPORTANT and All Fools Day

January Meeting - CHANGES - 


VERY IMPORTANT



DUE TO RED DAY HOLIDAYS - MARINA INTERNATIONAL CLOSED
Please note, there shall NOT be a meeting on Wednesday 6th January.


The next meeting of the Club Torrevieja should be on Wednesday 6th January 2010.  But as it is on the most important day of the Spanish Christmas it was decided at the December meeting that it would be cancelled and the first Club meeting of 2010 will be on Wednesday 2 February at the normal time of 19.30h.

An informal get together might be organised of a Noggin and a Natter and anyone wanting to know please contact the Club davidclubtorre@terra.es  

Thursday, 3 December 2009

Día de Inocente = To celebrate Spain’s Fools Day

INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE IN
Día de Inocente
Monday 28th December 2009
Meeting in the Restaurant La Fortaleza, Vista Bella between II.00 - II.30h

To celebrate Spain’s 'Fools Day'

Club members are invited to test their skills (loosely) at

  • Egg & Spoon,
  • Tossing the Oranges,
  • Slalom & Parking,
  • Spearing a Ring &
  • Stopping on a Sixpence

All in their Club car


For a Chance for members to win the Sol Club Cup
everyone gets an Inocente man


This will be held in the park of the Hostel La Rotonda, Orihuela

Lunch in Restaurant Kati’s, Los Desamparados
The meal will be the same high standard as last time
Special price of 12€ each


To make sure it is a fool’s day there will be fireworks in the day light

or 
Telephone 96 571 6360

Planning ahead for 2010 with Club Torrevieja europe events,


Club Torrevieja


Some of the meetings that members have been invited to for 2010
Plan ahead for 20+10


May 1st and 2nd 2010 Classic Days at the Circuit de Magny-Cours, France.  The great historic car meeting on the prestigious Magny-Cours circuit. The Classic Days is open for everybody to share a fun and relaxed weekend around the historic car theme. 
For entry conditions or to register your vehicle for entry email:classicdays@classic-days.fr



10th May 2010  Join a  ten day tour to see the Mille Miglia and drive over some of the best alpine passes, visit the Strumpf Motor Museum, and support the Vila Maninga charity. An opportunity to travel through Europe in your own classic (or modern) car enjoying the company of like-minded travellers. 


Organiser Bob said the trip to see the 09 Mille Miglia was the greatest classic vehicle party he and his wife had ever experienced, so check the website: www.1001miles.co.uk for latest details. You can email Bob on:bob@1001miles.co.uk or Tel: 01937 573346 to register your interest. There are also plans for a leisurely tour of the Yorkshire Dales with local knowledge leading the way in June 2010, plus a July run over the best Alpine passes.



17th – 18th  July The Cholmondeley Pageant of Power Cholmondeley Castle, Cholmondeley, Malpass, Cheshire.  The noise revs up with this exciting event incorporating power on track, water and in the air at this beautiful location. See the classic and sports cars vying for position as they compete on track, with a musical Firework Tattoo on the Saturday evening.  
Fast becoming a must-be–there event in the North of England. For details Tel: 01829 772432 or see website:www.pageantofpower.com  

12th -16th  June 2010   Swedish Rally to the Midnight Sun. The Royal Swedish Automobile Club invites you to participate in a classic rally (pre-1964 cars) covering 2210 kilometres on tarmac roads through beautiful Swedish countryside in full bloom. It starts with the Stockholm stream and the Royal Palace as an enclosure and thence, via Are, to the land of the midnight sun and Kiruna. For details and to enter your Mercedes see: www.kak.se/srtm



22nd – 25th August 2010  Disneyland Paris Car Rally & Show. A unique car show for the summer holidays – a fantastic event for car enthusiasts and families to enjoy together.  Cars will be displayed in the usual prime location on The Avenue between Disney Village and Walt Disney Studios. You can register your interest by email:rally@southquaytravel.com or Tel: 020 7510 2929.



In September/October 2010 Rally Med 2010 – a 9 week 18,000 km tour round the Mediterranean for cars in production by 1970. A drive through widely differing landscapes from Morocco to Albania, visiting major sites along the shores of the Med. from the Greco-Roman empires Cyrene & Leptis Magna in Libya, the pyramids of ancient Egypt, Jordans Petra built by the Nabateans to Syrias Palmyra. Be quick, few places left. 
 For information see:www.globalrally.org.uk or email: rick@globalrally.org.uk 


Lots more to come but don't forget to read your monthly bulletin and come to the club meetings for a run down on events from Club Torrevieja Classics and Specialists Cars.


Please don't contact the club about the above events but go directly to the organisers.