Caring with Cars 2014 - May 18th
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Caring with Cars 2014 - Sunday May 18th - 400 VEHICLES SO FAR!Website:
www.caringwithcars.com
With two successful events in 2011 and 2012 under our belts, we are again happy to announce that Caring with Cars will be returning to the picturesque Downs School in May 2014. Once again we are raising funds for the adjacent Children's Hospice South West. The event is primarily for YOU - PH members - and selected other enthusiasts, with attendance through simple registration.
A Great Day Out
Those who have attended in the past know that the event is a relaxed day with free entry and a host of attractions. Many visitors mention that CWC is their favourite event in the south west and we try hard to keep it entertaining and friendly, as well as inclusive whether you drive an old Polo or a Zonda.
PLEASE NOTE: No dogs are allowed at this event.
Sponsors
We are joined this time by not one but THREE sponsors, each of whom will be at the event with interesting vehicles on display. In the past, Bath Audi have brought the first UK registered Audi R8 GT and just-released RS3.
These are:- Bath Audi - Website
- Fine and Classic of Thornbury, purveyors of top-line classic cars - Website
- Mercedes of Weston Super Mare - Website
Sponsor Vehicles
- Bath Audi: R8 GT Spyder (the most expensive ever supplied), R8 Spyder
- Fine and Classic: Superblower AC Cobra, Triumph Stag
- Mercedes of Weston Super Mare: SL350, E63 AMG saloon, ML63 AMG and the new GLA
What's OnThe highlights in 2014 include:
- Lots of tasty machinery in the Showcase area, from old to new, from tractor to Lamborghini
- Expert talks in the theatre
- Raffle with excellent petrolhead prizes
- Great quality food at reasonable prices
- Live band
- Kids activities - Face Painting and Collywobbles Play Bus
- Exhaust sound competition judged by Infinity Exhausts
Guest Speakers
- Mike Cooper, extremely experienced road and race coach, will be giving a talk with Q&A - guaranteed it'll be informative and perhaps even controversial
- Gail Hill, chairman of the British Women Racing Driver's Club, will be speaking about her racing exploits and the work of the club
- Armed Forces Rally Team
Who is coming? 400 on the list so far!- Armed Forces Rally Team
- Freddy's Revenge - Altered Fuel drag car
- Speedway Grasstrack bikes
- 1935 Le Mans Frazer Nash
- Concours road-going Ford RS200
- Lotus 11 racing car
- 3 x Ferrari 458
- Possible Ferrari F12
- Lamborghini Murcielago, Gallardo, Jalpa, Aventador
- Shelby Cobra Daytona
- New Morgan 3 wheeler
- Rolls Royce Ghost
- Hot rods
- Ultima GTRs
- Supercharged Audi R8
- 600hp Lotus Exige
- Marcos LM600
- Ariel Atoms
- many more - check out the list here
Raffle Prizes- Audi Convertible Hire for the Weekend - Bath Audi
- Mercedes SLK Hire for the Weekend - Mercedes of Weston Super Mare
- Masters Brands Hatch Historic Racing Hospitality - Masters
- Caterham for the Day Millwood Motor Company
- Jaguar Factory Tour - Grange of Exeter
- Goodwood Drift Experience - 60 minutes hooning in a GT86 - Goodwood
- Half-Day 'Ride Drive' training - Ride Drive
- £200 discount on Infinity Exhaust in-house-built exhaust system and fitting - Infinity Exhausts
- Vehicle Detailing Equipment worth £84 - Ultimate Finish
- Bath Theatre Royal Pantomime Tickets worth £76 - Theatre Royal Bath
- Go Ape £60 Voucher - Go Ape
- £45 Racing Print Voucher - Autos UK
- Gatorz Designer Aluminium Sunglasses worth £136 - Gatorz UK
- A Day with TWM Racing Funcup team - TWM Racing
- Jenson Button Signed Baseball Cap - Jenson Button / McLaren
- 30 Minute Karting Voucher worth £33 - Team Sport Karting
- 24 bottles of the finest Weymouth dry cider - Swins Cyder
- Bristol Packet boat trip - Bristol Packet
Many thanks to all those who have donated a prize to our raffle!
Registration
While logged in to your Pistonheads account, go to the bottom of the calendar page and click Add/Remove yourself from the list.
http://www.pistonheads.com/calendar/event.asp?i=34...
BUT PLEASE ALSO
Please subscribe to the newsletter!Pistonheads is great but, as organisers, we have no access to any of your email addresses. This makes it very difficult to keep in contact with busy people. Many members forget about events after initially registering because there is no reminder system. In 2012 we think about 150 vehicles didn't turn up from the 500 registered.
This:
- removes spaces for others who do wish to come
- means we do not raise as much money for the Children's Hospice
Subscribe to the newsletter here
Helping CWC
We need your help to get the word out to other PH members and enthusiasts who could attend CWC next May. We are particularly interested in special vehicles and attractions that would be of interest to the PH demographic, such as race and rally cars, experts who could give a talk, unusual exhibits, etc.
VolunteeringWe are not paid to organise CWC, and value any help we get before and on the day. The event can't happen without others mucking in to marshal parking, take donations, man the raffle table, setting up signs, installing ground protection, etc. If you would like to help out with the event, please get in touch with me.
Please bookmark this thread as we will add details as and when they are available.
Note to mods: Garlick has okayed this post and charity event
Edited by V8S on Thursday 24th April 13:56
Edited by V8S on Saturday 17th May 21:04
Hi everyone.
It seems to be taking a while to get the calendar entry up on PH. I've notified the bods up top a couple of times, but I guess there's a backlog after Christmas.
When the calendar comes on-stream, you'll need to pop by and add yourself on there to register properly for the event. We can't do this for you as it is linked to your account.
Please sign up to the newsletter
In the meantime, we would VERY much appreciate if you can stop by the registration page on the website and fill out the form. We'll send out irregular news bulletins - new raffle prizes, interesting cars, etc.
http://www.caringwithcars.com/register.asp
Why?
Organising this event through PH has its benefits, but one downside is that we have NO access to any contact details so we can't keep in touch up 'til the event. In 2012 many people registered and then didn't turn up. In the past, a huge amount of time has gone into getting email addresses by sending messages through profiles, but it is hit and miss at best.
We are testing the water this year by running a database alongside the PH calendar to hopefully keep in touch better, with a view next year to have registration just on the website. Therefore, if you could give us your email address it would help us inform you of news much easier, as well as hopefully increasing the number who make it on the day. We won't spam or doing anything nefarious with the info.
It seems to be taking a while to get the calendar entry up on PH. I've notified the bods up top a couple of times, but I guess there's a backlog after Christmas.
When the calendar comes on-stream, you'll need to pop by and add yourself on there to register properly for the event. We can't do this for you as it is linked to your account.
Please sign up to the newsletter
In the meantime, we would VERY much appreciate if you can stop by the registration page on the website and fill out the form. We'll send out irregular news bulletins - new raffle prizes, interesting cars, etc.
http://www.caringwithcars.com/register.asp
Why?
Organising this event through PH has its benefits, but one downside is that we have NO access to any contact details so we can't keep in touch up 'til the event. In 2012 many people registered and then didn't turn up. In the past, a huge amount of time has gone into getting email addresses by sending messages through profiles, but it is hit and miss at best.
We are testing the water this year by running a database alongside the PH calendar to hopefully keep in touch better, with a view next year to have registration just on the website. Therefore, if you could give us your email address it would help us inform you of news much easier, as well as hopefully increasing the number who make it on the day. We won't spam or doing anything nefarious with the info.
CALENDAR IS LIVE
Woot! Head on over to register:
http://www.pistonheads.com/calendar/event.asp?i=34...
NB. Please also subscribe to the newsletter with your email address on the website, here:
http://www.caringwithcars.com/register.asp
Many thanks!
Woot! Head on over to register:
http://www.pistonheads.com/calendar/event.asp?i=34...
NB. Please also subscribe to the newsletter with your email address on the website, here:
http://www.caringwithcars.com/register.asp
Many thanks!
RAFFLE PRIZE - GOODWOOD DRIFT EXPERIENCE WORTH £95Thanks to Goodwood, we have our first raffle prize and it's overwhelmingly 'PH-y'. The winner will be haring around their purpose-built handling area learning car control at the limit in a new GT86.
See the Goodwood website here.
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Can you offer a raffle prize to help Children's Hospice South West? Maybe you have a good relationship with a dealer that could organise a factory tour, or maybe you race and your team could offer some tickets? Maybe you have some memorabilia hanging around that we could auction?
We need prizes of all sizes to draw more people in and to raise much-needed funds for this great charity.
RAFFLE PRIZE - £200 VOUCHER FOR INFINITY EXHAUSTMartin at Infinity Exhausts has kindly donated a £200 voucher that you can use towards one their in-house-built exhaust systems. Infinity builds their own fine exhausts which sported by many PHer's cars in the south west and further afield, and also sell performance parts.
See the Infinity website here.
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Can you offer a raffle prize to help Children's Hospice South West? Maybe you have a good relationship with a dealer that could organise a factory tour, or maybe you race and your team could offer some tickets? Maybe you have some memorabilia hanging around that we could auction?
We need prizes of all sizes to draw more people in and to raise much-needed funds for this great charity.
RAFFLE PRIZE - £30 VOUCHER FOR GO APEI'm sure most people are aware of Go Ape. They run some great, family-friendly activities in lots of locations throughout the UK, including Segway - which is, frankly, loads of fun.
They have kindly donated two £30 vouchers which can be put toward some of their adventures.
We'll split them into two separate prizes.
See the Go Ape website here.
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Can you offer a raffle prize to help Children's Hospice South West? Maybe you have a good relationship with a dealer that could organise a factory tour, or maybe you race and your team could offer some tickets? Maybe you have some memorabilia hanging around that we could auction?
We need prizes of all sizes to draw more people in and to raise much-needed funds for this great charity.
Edited by V8S on Friday 31st January 22:08
CARING WITH CARS WILL BE CAKEOPOLIS!My girlfriend, Nicky, has awesomely arranged for her group of professional cake designers to provide some scrumptious decorated muffins and cupcakes, which we'll be selling at the event.
Get those tummies ready for yummies, people!
Take a look at one of their websites here:
The Fairy Cakery
RAFFLE PRIZE - A DAY AT THE FUNCUP RACESSpend a day with the TWM Racing lads at one of their exciting Funcup races, known for its close racing and friendly atmosphere. Be part of the team, attend the briefings and see behind the scenes! Regular PHer wessexrfc has kindly donated a day with his team which includes 4 tickets to a race meeting in their 2014 calendar, full hospitality and use of their Winnebago during the race.
Winner needs to be 18+
Check out the TWM Racing Facebook page.
OTHER PRIZES
Keep up to date on the raffle prizes at the Caring with Cars website:
List of CWC Raffle Prizes
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Can you offer a raffle prize to help Children's Hospice South West? Maybe you have a good relationship with a dealer that could organise a factory tour, or maybe you race and your team could offer some tickets? Maybe you have some memorabilia hanging around that we could auction?
We need prizes of all sizes to draw more people in and to raise much-needed funds for this great charity.
FACE PAINTING AT CWCWe all like to go home looking like a tiger, or maybe a butterfly. Admit it, people!
A talented local facepainter called Suzanna has agreed to come along to the show and keep the kids happy with some bespoke facial art.
And, what's more, she's agreed to donate all her proceeds to the Children's Hospice!
All she is asking in return is to take a few pictures for her website, which can be found here:
Absolutely Painted Faces
RAFFLE PRIZE - BRANDS HATCH MASTERS HOSPITALITY (24/25 MAY)On 24th and 25th May is a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first GP at Brands, part of the Masters series of historic racing events. You'll see historic F1, beefy muscle cars, CanAms and everything besides.
Masters have organised:
• 2 Weekend Tickets
• Winner will be driven around the GP circuit in a course car
• Access to the Drivers Club for hospitality for 2
Check out the Masters website.
OTHER PRIZES
Keep up to date on the raffle prizes at the Caring with Cars website:
List of CWC Raffle Prizes
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Can you offer a raffle prize to help Children's Hospice South West? Maybe you have a good relationship with a dealer that could organise a factory tour, or maybe you race and your team could offer some tickets? Maybe you have some memorabilia hanging around that we could auction?
We need prizes of all sizes to draw more people in and to raise much-needed funds for this great charity.
RAFFLE PRIZE - SWINS CYDER x 24!A lovely PHer called Joe has kindly pitched in to help with 24 bottles of his finest dry cyder, brewed in Weymouth in Dorset the way it should be - with apple juice and yeast and nothing else.
Total prize is worth £66. Obviously, winner must be over 18.
Cheers Joe!
Check out the Swin's Cyder Facebook page.
OTHER PRIZES
Keep up to date on the raffle prizes at the Caring with Cars website:
List of CWC Raffle Prizes
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Can you offer a raffle prize to help Children's Hospice South West? Maybe you have a good relationship with a dealer that could organise a factory tour, or maybe you race and your team could offer some tickets? Maybe you have some memorabilia hanging around that we could auction?
We need prizes of all sizes to draw more people in and to raise much-needed funds for this great charity.
I've just been having a look through the list of PH cars registered so far and there's a great selection already.
For example:
Do you have a mate with something interesting? Don't forget to spread the word!
For example:
- TVR SEAC
- Morgan 3 wheeler
- Ariel Atom
- GT3 Porsche
- Noble 3R
- Astons DB7 & DB9
- Ultima GTR x 2
- TVR V8SC
- Audi Quattro
- BMW M3 E30
- Shelby Daytona Cobra
- Rolls Royce Ghost
- a brace of Abarths
- Ford F100 1955 with a Mustang engine
- Some cool hot-rods
- Ferrari 458 x 2
- Several Lamborghinis including Murcielago and Jalpa
- Supercharged Audi R8
- Tesla
- the amazing Marcos LM600
- several TVR Sagarii (Sagarises?)
Do you have a mate with something interesting? Don't forget to spread the word!
EXPERT SPEAKER - GAIL HILL - CHAIRMAN OF BRITISH WOMEN RACING DRIVERS CLUBJoining Mike Cooper (advanced race/road instructor) in the school's theatre will now be Gail Hill, chairman of the British Women Racing Drivers Club. She has a long history of racing and will kindly be giving a talk about her exploits and the work of the club.
Check out her profile here:
http://www.bwrdc.co.uk/Members/RacingMembers/GailH...
RAFFLE PRIZE - RIDE DRIVE HALF DAY TUITIONJustin at Ride Drive, the well-known advanced driving company, has kindly donated a half day's performance car tuition prize to the raffle.
You'll be taken out in your own car for 4 hours on local roads and taught many car handling, positioning and risk assessment techniques.
For more info, read the full details at: Ride Drive's Website page.
OTHER PRIZES
Keep up to date on the raffle prizes at the Caring with Cars website:
List of CWC Raffle Prizes
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Can you offer a raffle prize to help Children's Hospice South West? Maybe you have a good relationship with a dealer that could organise a factory tour, or maybe you race and your team could offer some tickets? Maybe you have some memorabilia hanging around that we could auction?
Please help us raise funds We need prizes of all sizes to draw more people in and to raise much-needed funds for this great charity.
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