classic club categories
triumph 2000 2500 2.5 register – for siXappeaL Outstanding club Magazine Of the year (Printed) sponsored by tourism ireland
The judges were looking for a magazine that showed innovation, increases in circulation and exemplary editorial quality. Twelve entries made it onto the shortlist. Both Mascot, the Midget and Sprite Club’s magazine, and Street
Gasser, from the National Street Rod Association, were highly commended, but SixAppeal took the top slot. It was praised for its use of colour, top-notch photography and sense of fun. ‘It’s ‘a big hitter that makes you want to join the club,’ said the judges.
Lotus Drivers CLub Outstanding Online Presence by a car club sponsored by Lancaster insurance
This award was as much about clever use of social media as it was a slick website, with nine clubs shortlisted. The Lotus Drivers Club’s efforts to engage with members and non-members alike were praised by the judges, with its website being hailed as ‘beautifully presented, multifunctional and informative’.
rover sports register – for roverfest Outstanding car club event – single venue event Or shOw sponsored by Classic Car Weekly
This 700-strong gathering of classics to mark the Rover V8’s 50th anniversary, masterminded by the Rover Sports Register, won this award for showing that clubs are at their best when they work together. The National Street Rod Association was also highly commended for the 27th Hot Rod Supernationals, as was the TR Register for hosting a parade of classics at Silverstone during the British Grand Prix.
CLUB TRIUMPH – FOR 10CR (TEN COUNTRIES RUN) OUTSTANDING CAR CLUB EVENT – RUN, RALLY OR TOUR Sponsored by Classic Car Weekly
The Bright Yellow Car Convoy, in support of pensioner, Peter Maddox, and his right to own a brightly-coloured Vauxhall, was highly commended for being innovative, as was the Marcos Owners’ Club’s support of the Great British Welcome at Le Mans. But it was Club Triumph’s cross-Europe adventure that proved a hit for the judges. It took participants to many of the continental test locations for Triumphs back in the Sixties.
NATIONAL STREET ROD ASSOCIATION OUTSTANDING CLUB INITIATIVE TO ENCOURAGE THE NEXT GENERATION Sponsored by FBHVC
Mike Brewer couldn’t have put it better: ‘Bringing the new breed of classic fans in is exactly what this hobby needs, and we need them to love our heritage and what we do.’ The Morris Register was highly commended for its car loan scheme, as was the Morris Minor Owners’ Club for its young members’ branch. The overall award went to the National Street Rod Association for its Top Rod initiative, praised by judges for its orignality and for being ‘an object lesson for anyone who wishes to encourage the next generation and lower a club’s average age.’
JAGUAR ENTHUSIASTS CLUB BEST CAR CLUB CONTRIBUTION TO CHARITY Sponsored by Carole Nash
The phenomenal £105,000 raised for the Prince Philip Trust Fund at the club’s Royal Windsor Festival, made this a deserving winner. The 1000-car event at Windsor Castle was praised not only for the amount raised, but also its scale and Royal seal of approval. The Triumph Classic Owners’ Club was also highly commended for punching above its weight when it came to raising funds at its events throughout 2017.