SEF EVENTS REVIEW
2005
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SEF EVENTS REVIEW 2005 |
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Welcome to the events review for 2005. Some of the smaller meets will just feature on this page but reviews of larger runs or events can be accessed by clicking the picture |
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SEF XMAS DINNER & HOT WHEELS AWARDS Friday 16th December Millers, Bletchingley We went back to the Millers at Bletchingley for this year's annual Hot Wheels dinner and awards. Full report and award winners can be found by clicking the picture. Who partied ? TimM & Liz, Angela & Carl, NeilS, Kevin, Adrian & Dawn, Emma & Claire, Barry & Sue, TimJ & Rebecca, Dave & Michelle |
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F REG XMAS NATTER Sunday 4th December Dog House Hotel, Frilford Heath, Abingdon The annual F Reg Xmas bash attracted a good number from the South East this year. Who did Santa Natter to ? - TimM & Liz, Dave & Michelle, Elaine & Andy, Adrian & Dawn, Amie & Rob, Emma & Claire, AndyP & Daphne, Kris & Vickie, Paul (Newbe), NeilS
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TAKE THE efFers BOWLING 2 Guildford Spectrum Wednesday 30th November
Winter's here - it's a little damp but that didn't stop several SEFers coming the sometimes lengthy trip to Guildford for the second of this years bowling challenges Kevin was back with us and so we kept our promise and handicapped him (a little too harshly perhaps) with a 50 point per game penalty. The rest of took to the lanes with our usual competency ! Well done to Adrian , who claims he has not bowled in "years" who broke the 300 barrier over two games and beat Kevin (with his handicap) to first place. Well done - you're the first non league SEF bowler to get over 300 points ! With the rest of still struggling to get over 200 points it was a commanding lead. After Neil's splendid win in April he managed to reverse positions this time. DonK joined us again but with the news that he may be an Effer for not much long as he is now the proud possessor of a silver Audi TT convertible. The F now takes it s place at the back of his fleet until he decides what to do with it. Angela did well and looks promising in the overall championship whilst I resided in my usual position near the bottom of the table ! Might have to revise Kevs handicap next time ! So who did come bowling ? - TimM, NeilS, DonK, Kevin, Angela & Carl, Adrian, Michael. The Results
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WINTER WARMER NEW CLEAR DAY RUN Sunday 6th November Sssssh don't tell anyone where we've been - it's a secret ! Who can keep secrets ? - TimM & Liz, Adrian & Dawn, Kevin, Neil,, Dave & Veronica, Suzanne & Rob, Emma & Claire, Scarlet Fever, Elaine, AndyW, Amie & Rob, SteveF, Dave & Michelle, Rick & Lianne
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MGF 10 Heritage Motor Centre Sunday 16th October A great day was had by all at this event. I'm quite sure I didn't spot all the SEFers who were there but I did bump in to a few of you as I dashed about like a mad thing all day and several were helping out around the show as well. Big thanks to everyone who came to MGF 10 and added to the 500 MG Fs and TFs that were there.
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AUTUMN TRAIL - Lost Photographs Sunday 2nd October 2005 This was a Treasure Hunt with a difference. Tim had lost the locations he took several photos in during the summer and needed help in finding out where they were they were. The SEFers had to solve clues as to where the location was a map, find the location - identify the photograph and then for a bonus find another small photographic item and answer a question about it - phew - not easy then ! We had a winner and a car that we are still waiting to return - Come back Emma your time is up !! Who was challenged ? Tony & Lynne, Emma & Mel, Kevin, DonK and Liza, Sally & John, Dave & Michelle.
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THE NATTER THAT MATTERS Monaco Saturday 17th September 2005 At the final count four cars made it all the way to Monaco for the September South East MGF Register natter - just a little further South than normal I know. We had a great time though and nattered in the Cafe De Paris on a balmy Monaco evening admiring the glinting metalwork of Rolls Royce after Bentley after Porshce after Ferrari .....after MGF of course! Who was at the Cafe De Paris ? - TimM & Liz, Roger & Sue, Mike & Jan, John & Lyn
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Queen Victoria Concours - Chigwell Show Sunday 4th September Although not strictly an SEF event several of us did venture north of the Thames and took the stall with us to the Chigwell Show for the Anglia Car Clubs Queen Victoria Concours. And we're glad we did as there was a fine turn out of gleaming Fs on display and some notable success for certain SEFers. Which SEFers were there ? TimM, Adrian & Dawn, Emma, Elaine.
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RED EYE RUN III Friday 2nd September 2005 We met at The Plough in Bletchingley on a warm September evening. 19 cars inclduing a Lotus and a Caterham set off towards Brighton. Sadly Jason didn't get much further than Gatwick when he ran over an oil filter in the road bursting two tyres. Shortly afterwards a tree across the road caused some interest from local residents at 1am when a line of Fs began a short course of zen navigation to Haywards Heath. Once on Madeira Drive we avoided the drunks (just) and headed off for either the Market Diner or the Pease Pottage Services for breakfast before finally getting home around 4am. Who had red Eyes? - TimM & Liz, Dave & Michelle, Cannonball Bob, Scooby Sutton, Philip & Suzanne, Caroline, Angela, Emma, Roger, Russell, Kevin, Sally and John, Ian, Garry, Dave B, Mark L, Jason, Steve plus some more but I've forgotten names - sorry !.
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MGCC SE SUMMER GATHERING GROOMBRIDGE PLACE 7th August We had a great day out at Groombridge - around 20 Fs were at the show and several South east Effers took part in the summer games. SEFers at Groombridge - TimM & Liz, Adrian & Dawn, Dave & Michelle, Emma, The Daniels, Barry & Sue, Elaine & Andy
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Row of Fs at groombridge - click for more pics |
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SILVERSTONE 05 22nd - 24th July A weekend of contrasts - very busy on the Saturday with fine weather and a torrential grey downpour for all of sunday. Several SEFers were spotted at the show - some of us working for the MGF register - Adrian, Neil and Tim. Also seen at the show were Dave & Michelle , John & Lyn, Tom and probably some others I've forgotten ! Pictures and words now up in events reviews HERE |
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LONGBRIDGE 100 9th/10th July Cofton Park, Longbridge, Birmingham Not strictly an SEF event but we did represent the MGF register at this massive event in Birmingham dead opposite the Longbridge factory. We were in good company with over 1,500 vehicles on the field over the weekend. We had four cars on display and just under twenty in the paddock on each day nestling between the MGCC and the MGOC. Click picture for 51 more pics of the event !! Which SEFers celebrated ? - TimM & Liz, Adrian, NeilS, TimJ, Elaine & Andy.
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Liz, Neil, Adrian, the Welsh contingent Brian & Dave Morris then TimM on the end |
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SECOND BIRTHDAY PARTY Treasure Hunt & Grand Prix Sunday 26th June Wisley to SEF HQ
We are now entering our third year since the SEFers were founded back in 2003 at a suggestion from the mysterious Dave the Duck who has now totally disappeared !. Since then we've gone from strength to strength and are now part of the MG Car Club, although that doesn't stop non MGCC from being welcome !. To celebrate our second birthday we went down to the woods again at Wisley for the start of a short driving treasure hunt across the north downs and back to Addlestone. Along the way several cryptic clues were set along with some easier ones - the answers lay all around and you didn't have to get out of the car once !. Eventually though there could only be one winner - well done Dave and Maria Mills. Once back at SEF HQ in Addlestone Tim had fired up the barbecue and was busily burning sausages and burgers - well at least his daughter was whilst he was sampling the delights of the beverages everyone had brought along ! Thanks everyone ! Of course no birthday party would be complete without a mini Grand Prix and this year was no exception although we tried a different method of racing with each person racing against another once - very complicated but again we ended up with a sure fire winner - and coincidently he was the same man as last years winner - well done Don Kimberley ! Who Partied ? - TimM & Liz & Sarah, Adrian & Michael, DonK, NeilS, Kevin, TimJ, DaveM & Maria, DaveA & Michelle (briefly !) |
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INVADERS TOUR Sunday 19th June A very very hot day with temperatures in the nineties and there wasn't much shade when driving your MGF through those Kentish country lanes. It was brilliant if you kept the factor 25 topped up - a little too hot for the 2CV that burst in to flames as entrants made their way to the start at Eynsford !. Lullingstone Roman Villa provided ample shade to gather and Tim vigorously flagged all fifteen of the cars away. Everyone got to the halfway point at Headcorn airfield and watched the host of different types of flying craft take off and land whilst parachutists dropped in on us from the skies. There was even a car boot fair where Dawn managed to obtain a floral attachment for their F !. Some of us picnicked whilst pothers looked around the small museum before heading either to the Bell at Smarden or another country pub. The second half of the run took us on easier roads down towards the coast and the levels at Romney Marsh where we all met up again at the finish point of Brenzett Aeronautical Museum. The Gazebo provided a little shade from the relentless sun or you could sit under the wing of the conveniently parked Canberra Bomber before taking a look around the sometimes quirky museum exhibits. Thanks to all those who came and enjoyed themselves on this busy day out and I'm sure those sun tans lasted for some while ! |
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INDIAN SAFARI Thursday 19th May A fairly inclement evening kept the tops on as we met up at the Hogsback cafe on the A31 at Farnham . Luckily it just about held off actual rain until we had completed the run. Five Fs turned up including some new faces and a sixth met us at the destination. We were all set to tackle the wilds of the Surrey/Hampshire borders and soon turned off the hustle bustle of the A31 in to quieter single track lanes and sleepy country pubs. Interrupted only by the clatter of Chinooks at Odiham (don't know if SEFer Cannonball Bob spotted us from above!) we wound our way across to Hook Common where we discovered the Gate of India waiting for us. Once there we sought out some spicy foods and enjoyed some MGF chat. Who Discovered ? - TimM, Neil S, Sally Ann and ?, DonK, Kevin, Tony & Andrea.
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BOWLING CHALLENGE PART ONE Guildford Spectrum Thursday 21st April Part One of this year's bowling challenge took place at the Guildford Spectrum and one of us actually managed to turn up to it in a TF - special prize for Angela - even TimM turned up in his new ZR !. With our numbers augmented by some local Police Staff we took over two lanes at the Spectrum for two hard fought games. With some interesting bowling styles on display we managed not to break too much - apart from a bruised ego (and coxis) as one of our members discovered it's very slippery on the lane itself as he tried to fling himself towards the pins. An ankle took a bashing as the ball took off at 17.9mph down the lane. I didn't realise bowling was such a dangerous sport. Tom and Graham vied with each other to see who could bowl the ball fastest - I never did find out who won that particular competition. TimM managed to get the ball to hit a few more pins than usual and Anglea did remarkably well despite her initial worries. The laurels (if TimM had remembered to bring the prize certificates that is !) went to Neil with Angela a worthy runner up. I've had a word with Kev and he's happy to take a 50 point handicap per game at our next bowling session so Neil - you're in with a chance of being 2005 top bowler ! |
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BROOKLANDS MG DAY Sunday 10th April A good day out at Brooklands in some nice Spring Sunshine - with the occasional gust of wind from The Heights which made keeping the Gazebo on the ground interesting as we weren't allowed to peg it to the new tarmac! The stall did well and loads of leaflets were picked up and we met up with lots of potential new SEFers ! Who came ? - TimM, Adrian, Bob Foster, Neil S, Caroline, Mark, Dave & Michelle, Bob & Kate plus all the others who came over to the stall and spoke to us !
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TimM and Adrian's Cars on display Click for more pics |
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BUNNY BLAST Monday 28th March Blimey ...a sunny Bank Holiday monday in the South East. Fantastic what better than a good hoods down blast across the A roads of Kent. Nine SEFers gathered at The Bluebell Railway car park in East Sussex. Dave & Michelle had meticulously planned the route as usual and produced some great tulip diagrams to follow. AS soon as Tony & Lynne got theirs they were off and testing their exhaust out as they left the car park heading for the A272. The rest of us looked at the cloud of dust left behind and snaked our way off to see if we could find them. We didn't until we got to the Pub at Smarden where they greeted us with "where have you lot been then , we've been here ages !". Well we were making sure that Dave's brakes worked -they did and left a startling black line across Kent's road surface as his Trophy was enveloped in wafts of burning rubber - Yes a very quick stop thanks to a Police car parked causing an obstruction behind a little puddle of spilt oil - a sign around the tight right hander just before would probably have helped but I guess Kent's finest hadn't got to that bit yet !. Narrowly avoiding one "Jenner" moment Angela then had a repeat as she stopped in the same traffic queue and the car behind her very nearly didn't - she almost got some dents on her rear valence to complement the scratches which have only been there for a year or so !. Avoiding further mishap we enjoyed a pleasant drive along the Kent A roads with the sun and wind in the remains of our hair - getting to the pub in time for lunch which we enjoyed al fresco despite our benches being slightly in the shade. It was also good to see that Dave Tulet's F got through another MOT albeit with a £500 cash injection - and at only 151,000 miles as well. Who Blasted ? - TimM, NeilS, TimJ, Angela, Adrian & Dawn, Andy & Elaine, Two Parker-Jones', Dave & Michelle, Dave & Heather. |
Bunny Blasters at the Bluebell - click for more pics |
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MGCCSE SPRING NAVISCAT March 20th Obviously the temptation of a morning in the Sussex countryside tackling a tricky Naviscat was not to all the SEFers taste. However the weather was fine and our brain cells were put to the test by Barry & Sue who had organised the event. Adrian turned up but unfortunately was unable to take part due to having no navigator with him - never mind Adrian. Dave & Michelle got to the start with seconds to spare but just managed to sign on in time. Tim and Kevin were there with pencils sharpened and romer at the ready. It looks like we'll be keeping next year's event in the SEF family as Tim & Kevin were the overall winners with 40 points. Dave & Michelle now know what it's all about and will no doubt be challenging at the next one !. Who Scattered ? - TimM & Kevin, Dave & Michelle, Barry & Sue, Adrian (nearly)
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JayPeG and a Y Type at The Bluebell - click for more pics |
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COBWEB SPIN Sunday 6th March I think it might have been the first day of spring - at least the cold snap had passed -the snow had gone - the sun was shining - and the MGF hoods were firmly in the lowered position. Three Fs met at Wisley Services and we picked up another at Farnham. Joined briefly by an unknown nightfire red F we headed down the A31 towards Winchester - and only got stuck in two traffic jams !. A lack of Fs when we got there and we failed to bump into Tony Thompson whose "Green bullet" was there but no sign of him !. Bob Foster from the F Register joined us making a total of five Fs in a row at Hursley PArk - more than doubling the number that were already there. Who Spun to Hursley Park ? - TimM, Dave & Michelle, Jase, Kevin, Tony Thompson, Bob Foster. |
SEFers line up at Hursley Park - click for more pics etc. |
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MG INTERNATIONAL STONELEIGH Sunday 20th February We managed to get six SEFers together in the end for a meet at Cherwell Services in the freezing cold prior to a nice run along the fast, twisty A232 from Banbury to Princethorpe. We then cut across country for the final stretch emerging from a country lane dead opposite the Stoneleigh Showground. We managed to pick up a seventh TF en route although he left us just before Stoneleigh. The Essex Roadsters made an attempt to join us but took a wrong turning and got lost !. Dave & Michelle were delayed by dismay when they got up to find some drunken b*%!!*!* had run over their TF denting the bonnet, boot and bending a hood rail. nonetheless they just made it to the start in time - that's true SEFing for you !. Also welcome to new member Roger on his first MG Event with us. Try as I might I couldn't quite lose that snake of Fs behind me and we all got to Stoneleigh safely. Who Twisted to Stoneleigh then - TimM, Tony & Andrea, Roger, Dave & Michelle, Neil, The Pipkins.
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TimM leads the SEFers down on to the M40 at the start of the mini run to Stoneleigh Click the pic for new style photos! |
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EVENING MEET Thursday 4th February A small select gathering at The Talbot in Ripley - after the success of the Go Karting we returned to one of our smallest meetings ever - just four people for a snug pint but we did greet new SEFer Roger Middleton who has just taken ownership of a TF 160. I think he was looking for a larger group mind you !. Two of us even brought an F along! Who were the quartet - TimM, Kevin, Caroline, Roger
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16th January SEF GO KART CHALLENGE TEAM SPORT CRAWLEY INDOOR KARTING Twenty people - not all SEFers it has to be said - turned up at the indoor karting centre in Crawley for the very first SEF Go Kart Challenge. Read all about it by clicking the dramatic picture on the right. Who came : SEFers - TimM & Liz, TimJ, DonK, Kevin, DaveS & Veronica, DaveA, Michelle, Neil, TomR, Tony & LynnePJ, DaveM, Stefan, Rob, Bob n Jacqui (visiting) (Non SEFers - Roy, Sarah, Emily, Michael, Simon, DaveMace, TonyK ) |
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