Note to mods: Garlick has agreed to support the event again and OK'd this forum post


CARING WITH CARS 2012 - FREE ADMISSION

http://www.caringwithcars.com

Now in its second year, Caring with Cars is a private, relaxed event for PistonHeads members and car and bike enthusiasts within the rural, landscaped grounds of the private Downs School and the adjoining Children's Hospice, located 3 miles from the M5 J19 near Bristol (BS48 1PF). It is organised and marshalled by regular PHers and all money raised will be given to the charity.

Last year, CwC raised over £5400 for the charity with over 350 cars (and some bikes) attending plus a Red Arrows flypast, and we hope to raise even more in 2012. The Children's Hospice South West provides expert care for over 1,000 seriously ill children and support for their families. Please come along, have a nice day out and support this important cause.

Click here to read a PHer's uplifting story of how CHSW has supported his family.


THE EVENT

The ethos of CwC is variety and equality; in 2011 our showcase area highlighted such cars as a Duesenberg Model J, an off-road Beetle, a rare Trabant, a Metro 6R4, a Mosler, a Brooke Prototype, a Peugeot 205 GTi 1FM, a CLK DTM and a Bugatti Type 57 amongst others. There was even a Formula 1 car pulled on a trailer by a Dodge Viper!


We are sponsored again by Bath Audi, who will again bring some interesting vehicles. In 2011, as well as other models, they showed one of the first RS3s in the country and an all-options-ticked R8 and R8 Spyder. This year they have cajoled Audi UK and have secured the only road-registered R8 GT Spyder in the country, and one of only 33 RHD vehicles existing.

We hope to continue to mark out CwC as something different in the calendar, and with this in mind at present we will have:

- A low-key, friendly atmosphere

- A number of rare and interesting showcase vehicles arranged on the lawn

- 3 FREE expert talks in the school's purpose built theatre:

• Mike Cooper, well-known race and road driving coach will give two talks about advanced driving techniques with Q&A session
• Lotus Renault F1 - one of the team will be talking about Formula 1 and the team's work with Q&A session

- Live music

- A large raffle of prizes worth winning, which are currently:

• Rolls Royce factory tour with chauffeur-driven Rolls Royce transport
• VIP Hospitality at Silverstone Classic meeting, courtesy of Roger Wills Racing
• Porsche driving experience day at Silverstone, courtesy of Porsche Centre Bristol
• Britcar hospitality thanks to TopCats Racing
• Prescott Revival tickets and hillclib run
• VMAX200 Ticket, courtesy of VMAX200
• £1000 of paint/bodywork restoration at Alsa Automotive
• Private tour for you and 7 friends of Lotus Renault F1
• Private flight over the Severn valley in a Cessna
• Exclusive balloon flight for two from Fishtank.cc
• A day with Red Victor Racing at Santa Pod
• Audi A5 Cabriolet for the weekend from Bath Audi
• Lunch or dinner at the lovely Trouble House Inn in Tetbury
• Gatorz designer sunglasses courtesy of Looks Direct
• Chipex paint chip correct kit
• Family ticket for Farmer Palmer's Farm Park near Bournemouth
• Two Wurzels CDs signed by all the band members
• Car Design Yearbook courtesy of Children's Hospice South West

- Andy Carter, recently retired Top Fuel drag racer, will be attending with his son's kart team

- Pro-Stock and Nostalgia drag cars, plus a Super Street drag bike

- Quality hot and cold food and drink priced very reasonably inc. an award winning ice cream vendor

- Real loos and luxury loo trailer - no stinky plastic boxes!



PLEASE REGISTER TO ATTEND - 510 VEHICLE LIMIT

As last year, attendance is by registration only. It costs nothing to register or attend the event, but we must know who is coming due to the location.

Please register by adding your name to the PistonHeads calendar here:

http://www.pistonheads.com/calendar/event.asp?i=27...

NB. If you wish to be discreet or have something very special, please email me through my profile: V8S.


EVENT NEWSLETTERS

On the run-up to CwC, I will send email newsletters keeping in touch and telling you about new raffle prizes, great cars that are attending and new attractions. If you wish to be included (recommended), please email me through my profile (click here: V8S and then click Email Me) and send a message so I can add your email address to my list.


DONATIONS

If you cannot, or even if you can, make it to the event, please consider donating a few pounds on our JustGiving page:

http://www.justgiving.com/cwc2012


THE CWC ORGANISERS
V8S
JDS Paul
Mudskipper

Like a big gazebo with a queue beside it near the showcase cars?

We shall endeavour to be more recognisable though and site the gazebo where no one can miss it.

Will there be another bake off

Oops. Must have missed that one. Doh. All fixed now. Cheers for the heads-up.

I hope so, we need to persuade Yorkieboy and Mudskipper who did battle last year (or any other local volunteers).

UPDATE - RAFFLE PRIZE - VMAX AIRFIELD DAY

A VMAX200 ticket worth £200. Take your car to Bruntingthorpe airfield alongside other performance vehicles to achieve its top speed in safety, courtesy of Craig at VMAX200.

Winner of the prize MUST have a vehicle capable of 150-160mph+

UPDATE - DRAG CAR - PROSTOCK

We now have a ProStock drag car at CwC: Trevor Graves of Panther Racing, who will be bringing his 1350hp Pontiac Grand Am.

I'm up for another bake off Need a different judge tho Really looking forward to this!

Really looking forward to this again, I was lucky enough to win the bodywork voucher last year, and Al's work was fantastic. Combined it with a mini hoon around some Welsh roads which was great fun too!

Hurrah! I've been waiting for this announcement . All signed up and checking finances to see if I can have a new steed by then!