Bristol Italian Auto Moto Festival 26th April 2008

The local sections of the Alfa Romeo Owners Club and the Ducati Desmo Owners Club, together with Bristol City Council, will again host the annual Bristol Italian Auto Moto Festival from 11am. to 4pm. on Saturday 26th April 2008. Following the same successful format as previous years, the event will bring some of Italy’s most desirable and charismatic cars and bikes into the heart of the Old City. The streets will be closed to traffic, creating a pedestrian friendly zone where the cars and bikes, parked ‘Italian style,’ may be safely viewed. The event's display streets also feature some great restaurants, pubs, cafes and the Saturday market stalls. This is going to be a show not to be missed! Admission is free of charge both to entrants and spectators.

Fiat will be the Featured Marque of the 2008 Festival with the a celebration of the 500 model at the centre of the show! We will mark the 51st anniversary of the 500 with a range of examples to span the years including some of the brand new Nuova 500 models. We will also feature a wide range of other charismatic Fiats of all ages to set the streets alive with Italian chic and design flair. Why not make a note in your diary to 'come on down' and take part in the best free Italian vehicle festival in the country? For news updates see: www.aroc-uk.com/gloucesterandsouth/

Entrants will require a permit. Space will be limited and entries are bound to be oversubscribed so don't delay! To reserve your place please send your name, address, phone & mobile numbers and vehicle details (marque, model, year) to:

biamf@ourhemanpal.co.uk or telephone Paul G hanmore on 0117 947 5814.

Those unfamiliar with the Festival might be interested in viewing:

http://velocetoday.com/events/events_139.php

and:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=B59ptZ0NR_8

Track Day!!!!

At the UK barchetta Owners Club AGM last year, we discussed ideas for club events.

One of the ideas was to hold a track day for club members.

It was commented on that an airfield based track was probably safest in terms of safety of the cars (gravel traps don't do much for the bodywork)!

If anyone has any suggestions for possible track venues please contact Richard Keogh

Past Meetings

"Forza Italia" Italian Car Day - Saturday 12th August 2006

Santa Pod's Run What Ya Brung event for Italian cars only! Alfa Romeo, Bugatti, Ferrari, Fiat, Lamborghini, Lancia, and Maserati all welcome! The event is open to all Italian cars. Get your car on the track for just £20 for unlimited runs on the strip. A full performance print-out is included for every run. Race your rivals to find the fastest Italian car in a safe and legal environment.

Show Cars

Show paddock for rare, restored, tuned and modified Italian classics sponsored by Autoglym with trophies. More details coming soon.

Drag Demos

Amazing 270mph Jet Car demos! Drag demos from Italian and non-italian drag cars. Thundering, wheelie-popping monsters!

.Also - Full catering and bar facilities, "Cars for Sale " area, traders, sideshows and off track entertainment.

Netherlands 5th International Meeting August 2006

In 2006 the barchetta Club Nederland organised an International Meeting (I.M.). Held from Thursday 24th until Sunday 27th August 2006.

The fifth Intenational Meeting was located in the Eastern part of Holland. Driving through Twente and the Achterhoek and enjoy lovely pieces of the Netherlands. The meeting hotel was in Lochem, the grandhotel ’t Hof van Gelre.

Auto-Italia Spring Italian Car Day – Brooklands - Saturday April 29th

Historic Brooklands is one of the few places in the UK where you can see and hear exotic cars in action at close quarters. The short demonstration circuit starts at the bottom of the Test Hill where spectators can enjoy the roar of a classic Ferrari V12 or high revving Abarth as the cars prepare for the short 1 in 4 sprint. Spectacular viewing is also available from the Members’ Bridge where the cars run at speed on the restored banked track. The combination of car demonstrations, club displays, aviation and motoring exhibitions, and the Italian trade village make this a great family day out.

Bristol Italian Auto Moto Festival - Saturday April 29th – Organised by The Alfa Romeo Owners Club. Their Bristol & West Section are again organising an Italian Car Festival to be held on 29th April 2006 in the streets of Bristol - any one wishing to attend should register at - http://www.arocbriswest.co.uk/

Goodwood Breakfast Club – 2nd April 2006

For 2006 Goodwood have launched the Breakfast Club, an organisation created specifically for those who appreciate cars and/or a fabulous breakfast of a Sunday morning.

2nd April 2006 was Italian Car day!!

A cold but largely dry day. The Vitro cafe was a bit chaotic but the organic full english breakfasts were worth the wait! (if a bit pricey!!)

Lots of Ferrari and Lambo exotica and 5 barchettas!!

The Goodwood breakfast club site - www.goodwood.co.uk/breakfastclub/ is well worth a look for future events.

SEPTEMBER 2005 - UK barchetta Owners Club Annual General Meeting

The 2005 Annual General Meeting was held at the Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon on Sunday 11th September 2005 to co-incide with the Autumn Auto-Italia Italian Car Day.

OCTOBER 2004

Sunday 3rd October - Brooklands Auto Italia, Italian Car Day

Organiser Richard Keogh

Once again Brooklands opens its doors to all Italian cars. Put your Barchetta on display with other members of the UK Barchetta club and enjoy a walk around this historic motor museum whilst perusing everything from Fiats, Lancias, Alfas to Ferrari's and Lamborghinis old and new.

SEPTEMBER 2004

Sunday 12th - South East Meeting

Join the UK barchetta owners club for a late summer drive. Meet at 10.30 for an 11.00 drive around a little bit of Bedfordshire and quite a lot of leafy Hertfordshire. The meeting point will be the car park at Harlington train station, which is just off junction 12 of the M1. Take the A5120 towards Flitwick and Ampthill. At the first roundabout turn right towards Harlington. The entrance to the station car park is on the right hand side of a right hand bend after about a mile or so."
For a map of the location click HERE
We aim to finish up somewhere in the St Albans area.

Organisers Dave and Vicki Gwilliam

Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th September - Scottish Classic & Performance Car Show

Royal Highland Showground Ingliston Edinburgh
This is the Scottish version of the annual classic car show held in Birmingham at the NEC. The Edinburgh show has been reborn and we hope to be part of this once, well attended and popular show. For this event I will require 2 cars for an indoor stand over the weekend which is perfect for advertising the club. The dates have now been confirmed and I've been told that the show will definitely go ahead this year. Free entrance tickets for those of you who can donate a car for either one or the two days. For information please look at the Scottish Classic & Performance Car Show website which gives last years details.
http://www.scottishclassicperformance.co.uk/home.html

Organiser Ewen Brown

AUGUST 2004

Saturday 28th & Sunday 29th August - Callander Classic Weekend

The superb picturesque Ben Ledi Park in open country side and within five minutes walk from the centre of Callander is the home of the Callander Classic Weekend. A weekend event that is designed especially for classic club and classic owner participation where all club members and single entrants, their friends and families can enjoy a unique atmosphere of fun and friendly inter classic marque camaraderie. Information can be found at the Callander Classic Website which has yet to be updated for the 2004 event.If you would like to know I will require your details by mid August.
http://www.callanderclassic.com/classicwend.html

Organiser Ewen Brown

Sunday 15th - Chilterns Meeting

Organisers Geoff and Bernadette Bowles

Meet 10:30am for an 11am start at Booker Air Park

Come off the M40 at junction 4 to hit the monster that is the Handy Cross roundabout. Take the A4010 towards Aylesbury. Follow this road for about half a mile (crossing a couple of insignificant mini-roundabouts) until you get to a roundabout with an Esso filling station on the other side. At this roundabout, turn left towards Lane End. Follow this road for 0.9 miles, when you should find Wycombe Air Park on the right. Turn into the air park: after about 50metres, there is a large parking area on the left.

Map 1 - Streetmap

Map 2 - Gliding club directions

JULY 2004

Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th - UK International Meeting

Based at the Marriott Hotel, Swindon with drives and events around the West Country.

JUNE 2004

Sunday 20th - East Anglia Meeting

The meeting will start at 10:30am and leave from the car park of Tesco's in Milton (Junction 33 of the A14). Click HERE for streetmap.co.uk location map. We will meet in the section of the car park next to the recycling bins. There will then be a drive, lasting about an hour, through the Cambridgeshire countryside taking us to Chilford Hall. We will have lunch at Chilford Hall and those wishing to can stay on for a tour of the vineyard and winery, that starts at 2pm. The tour costs £4.50 per person and includes a wine tasting session (for those not driving of course).

Organiser Ian Barnett

MAY 2004

Saturday 1st - Italian Car Day, Bristol

Contact Romano Fionda

Bristol City Council and the Bristol & West section of the Alfa Romeo Owners Club are arranging the 2nd Italian Car day in the historic centre of 'old Bristol'. The cars are parked on the streets and pavements and the day promises the sights and sounds of all things Italian' - to quote from January's Auto Italia magazine.

Sunday 2nd - Auto Italia, Brooklands Spring Italian Car Festival

The featured marque this year is Alfa Romeo and a number of historic,
classic and competition cars have been invited to form a display in the
paddock. There will also be a special Alfetta feature, in celebration of the
model’s 30th anniversary.

Sunday 16th - North Meeting

The meeting will take the form of a motorised Treasure Hunt around the Macclesfield area of Cheshire,for which YOU WILL REQUIRE a copy of the Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 scale Landranger Map Number 118 "Stoke-on-Trent & Macclesfield" (Edition C3, 2003).

The meeting will start at 11:00 am from the car park of the Leisure Centre in Holmes Chapel, which is just off J18 of the M6. Leave the M6 and head into Holmes Chapel on the A54. After 0.75 miles (just past a Texaco garage) the A54 continues as a turning to the right, Chester Road, signposted "A54 Congleton" and "LeisureCentre". Continue for 0.25 miles, and where the A54 makes a 90 degree left, turn right into Selkirk Drive, then right into the Leisure Centre (and School) at the yellow zig-zag markings. Keep left for the Leisure Centre (ignore signs saying "Car Park", they are for the school).

Anticipated time for the Treasure Hunt is 2 to 2.5 hours, and will end at a PH (Public House in OS parlance) for lunch. And don't worry, if you get hopelessly lost you will be given a "suicide envelope" which tells you where the end-point is so that you can meet up with everyone again - although you will be penalised if you open the envelope!

Organiser Steve Auty

Sunday 30th May - Scottish Italian Car Day

The annual Scottish gathering of Italian metal has moved to St. Andrews (Craigtoun Country Park). We hope to have great day in new surroundings and welcome old friends and new. If it's Italian, bring it along. Rendezvous 10:30am at Kinross Services, junction 6 M90. If you require further information please contact me directly. As this will be the first Scottish barchetta Club meeting for a few years, I have decided to join forces with the Scottish Region of The X1/9 Owners Club for the day. I believe the special bond and friendliness of the small band of Scottish X1/9 owners will make it a memorable day out and will give barchetta enthusiasts a taste of what they can expect, once their own Scottish region has established itself firmly on the scene. If you want to experience the passion of Italian automobiles then I urge you to come along. There’s nothing like a convoy of Italian cars to quicken your heart beat.

Organiser Ewen Brown

APRIL 2004

Sunday 25th - Midlands Meeting

The start point will be The Rothersthorpe Services at the Junction of the A43 and the M1 (J15A) on the Northbound side meeting at 10.30am for a leisurely drive around the Northamptonshire countryside.

After which we will stop for lunch at the Dusty Fox at Harlestone.

Organiser - Rosemary Kind

Sunday 28th March - South West Meeting, Organiser - Ken Davey

Sunday 7th December - barchetta UK Owners Club AGM

Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th October - Auto Italia Autumn Weekend- Brooklands

Sunday 13th April - Midlands Meeting

13th to 15th June - UK International Meeting
Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England

Sunday 3rd August - Auto Italia - Brooklands.

Sunday 17th August - Sports Car Show - Tatton Park

Sunday 24th August - Northern Alfa Day - Lotherton Hall , Yorkshire

Sunday 31st August - Italian Car Day - Newstead Abbey