Divide and conquer
HAYNES FUTURE CLASSICS BREAKFAST CLUB, HAYNES INTERNATIONAL MOTOR MUSEUM, SPARKFORD, SOMERSET. 1 MARCH
Spike in visitors prompts Haynes to split its breakfast club into two events
Five years after its introduction, the Haynes Breakfast Club has grown so much that the organisers have launched a second monthly meet to ease pressure on parking and other facilities.
The first meeting in January 2015 attracted just 35 pioneering classic fans, but recent editions of the Sunday morning meet have seen regular attendances of more than 900 cars. The event’s existing first Sunday morning of the month slot will now be devoted to classics built from the 1980s onwards, including modern sports cars and super cars. A new meet on the second Sunday of the month, meanwhile, will focus on pre-1980 metal, including vintage and veteran cars.
While the event will be divided into traditional and modern classics, therefore, visitors can expect the same atmosphere from the meet, with the museum restating their aim for the meet: ‘ To provide a convivial venue for likeminded motorcar enthusiasts to meet and share their automotive passion and enjoy a hearty breakfast.’
This year will also see the museum taking featured cars out of the collection, to star among the breakfast meeting, with its curator giving detailed talks on them.
Marketing team leader, Katie Stanley, says: ‘We want to make it more of a learning experience and bring the museum outside.
‘We don’t know which cars we will feature yet, or if we will do it at every single meeting, but we’ll let people know before each breakfast club.
‘We’re so pleased that the event has grown so much in just five years; most people come for the community spirit and that’s what the club is all about, but we do see a boost to museum attendance at every event, too.’ Charlie Calderwood ■ haynesmotormuseum.com