MGF Register Trophies
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Like all MGs, the MGF and MGTF can be found taking part in all sorts of competition, from competitive motorsport, with both the MG Car Club and MG Owners Club race series, through to Sprinting and Rallies. Many F/TFs can also be found around the country taking part in anything from Autotests and Auto Gymkhanas to Naviscats and Treasure Hunts and sometimes even Hill Climbs. There are plenty of trophies being won in these sports around the country by MGF Register members.
Many MGF/TFs have immensely proud owners and they can often be found detailing the finer points of the cars during the summer at the numerous Concours and Pride of Ownership events. Most MGCC Centres hold such events and the Register holds its own major Pride of Ownership competition each year at MGFest along with Fun Driving Tests and several other competitions from treasure Hunts to Photo Contests. You can find out the winners of these on our special MGFest subsite. Several of these trophies are perpetual in nature and winners of those can be found at the bottom of this page.
The Register has two trophies awarded annually, these being the Tanswell Trophy and the Priests of Chesham Trophy. They where both presented by the respective MG Rover dealers to the MGF Register in 1997. They were handed out to the first two recipients at the MGCC International Silverstone Meeting. Following this the trophies were temporarily lost and stayed with the 1997 winners until 2000. Committee Member Phillip Prout was then asked to trace them and return them to the Register in 2000 so they could be awarded on an annual basis. The trophies are now awarded at the Christmas MGF Register Awards Lunch in December each year. In fact Phillip himself was Member of the Year in 2000.
We also have two further perpetual trophies in the form of The Brian Griffin Competition Trophy awarded to the person best representing competition use in an MGF/TF and the FasTForward Trophy awarded to the writer of the best article published in the MGF Register magazine during the year.
In 2009 we introduced the "It Could Have Been a Better Day Award" aka the "ICHBABDA" which was made out of the blown head gasket of chairman Tim Morris's own MGF. Awarded to someone who suffered some notable mishap during the year !
A new regular trophy is our MGF Register Photographic Cup which was first awarded in 2011 but dates back to the beginning of our photo competitions which began at our MGFest series of shows.
In addition we have Special Awards given at the discretion of the Chairman which are given to persons who have helped the Register in some notable way or done something worthy of recognition by the MGF community during the year that has not been recognised by one of the main awards.
The past winners of the trophies are as follows:
| Priests of Chesham Trophy Award for significant contribution to the MGF Register
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The Tanswell Trophy Member of the year award
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Brian Griffin Competition Trophy Awarded to the person considered as best representing the MGF in any form of competition.
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MGF Register FasTForward Trophy Awarded to the author of the most popular article in FasTForward magazine during the year.
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MGF Register "ICHBABDA" (It Could Have Been A Better Day Award)
This award is created from Register Chairman Tim Morris's blown head gasket and is given to someone who really could have had a better day!
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MGF REGISTER PHOTOGRAPHIC CUP
The Register has held a photographic competition since 2008 which was judged at the MGFest shows. We didn't hold a show in 2011 so instigated the Photographic Cup for a different style competition in that year. The cup was inscribed with the winners of the photo competition since 2008.
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| MGF REGISTER SPECIAL AWARDS | In addition to the above main awards the Register has given "Special" Awards, at the discretion of the Chairman, to other worthy recipients since 2005. The recipients of those awards and the reasons for them are listed below |
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2005 |
Adrian Clifford Andrew Phillips |
Awarded for their contribution to the organisation of MGF10 | |
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2006 |
John & Colin Lee Bruno Verberck
Hakan Sigemark
Art & Christine Jacks |
For Producing
the MGF Register DVDs of MGF10 and The Viking Tour For helping to organise Kempenrit 06 and the "Day BeFore" for in excess of 30 vehicles travelling from the UK and assistance to Art Jacks who was involved in a serious accident whilst in Belgium For founding the MGF Register within the Swedish MGCC and help in organising the Viking Tour For continued support of the Register in good spirits despite being involved in a serious accident whilst in Belgium on the Kempenrit tour. |
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2007 |
Daphne Witzel
Phil & Lorna Brindley Richard Martin |
For founding
the MGF Register within the MGCC Holland and subsequently becoming a
Director of the MGCC Holland For their organisation of the F Power group and help in developing the Regional representative programme For many years service to the MGF Register, including the role of chairman and secretary, and continued help and assistance whilst the current chairman of the Abingdon Works Centre. |
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2008 |
Claud Fink Rob Bell Emma Jackman |
For help and
assistance in the organisation of the 2008 Run from Belgium to Zug for
the MGCC European Event For past chairmanship of the MGF Register from 2005 to 2008 For her services to organising the club regalia from 2005 to 2008 |
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2009 |
The MGFIM Team
Stewart Griffiths |
For
organising the first International MGF Meeting in de Emhoff,
Netherlands.
For dedication and effort in connection with the Star Car Project 2009
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2010 |
Ian Pogson
Jon Tully Keith Williams
Neil & Barbara Rushton
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For help and assistance given to the
Register, in particular organising factory tours and giving talks to
members For Services to the Register by remaining as Treasurer despite standing down at the beginning of the year. For services to the Register particularly in the organisation of MGF15 and the Online shop. A Marque of Friendship award for help given to Ken & Jeanette Beresford on the Kempenrit 2010 after Ken dislocated his shoulder. |
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2011 |
John & Christine Wilson
Nigel & Jo May |
For services
to the Register in organising and supporting events, race meets and
shows whilst running the South Coast Region. For services to the club in developing the Somerset and Dorset Region, assisting at shows including MG Live and the NEC, and for organising the Somerset Shenanigans main Register event for 2011.
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OTHER PERPETUAL TROPHIES AWARDED AT MGFest
Please note: There were no competitions in 2011
| MGCC Car of the Show
2007 Erik Baekelant (MGF) 2008 Amanda Pryke (MGF) 2009 Dean Hems (MG ZR) 2010 Amanda Pryke (MGF) |
Sterling Automotive
Visitors Trophy
2007 Colin Beckwith (MGTF) 2008 Amanda Pryke (MGF) 2009 Gary Roe (MG ZT320) 2010 Vicki Edge (MGF)
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Mike Satur Modifed Car
Trophy
2007 Mark Lucas (MGF) 2008 Nick Holland (MGZR) 2009 Gary Roe (MG ZT320) 2010 Nick Holland (MGZR) |
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| Best MGTF
2007 James Knowles 2008 Colin Beckwith 2009 Simon Stevens 2010 Steve Little |
Dee Walker Driving
Tests Trophy 2008 Stewart Griffiths 2009 Trevor Smith 2010 Stuart Brand (Donated by www.mg-rover.org in memory of Dee Walker) |
Best MGF
2007 Elaine Osborne 2008 Geoff & Vicki Edge 2009 Vicki Edge 2010 Vicki Edge |
