London & South East England

Worthing 2010This July marked the 25th Worthing American, Rod & Custom show in the Steyne on the front at Worthing. This shows is great because there is something for everyone.

On a perfect sunny Saturday in June an ambitious outing was agreed. The plan was to all meet up and travel to the Fairmile in Cobham for a brief stop and then on up the A3 to the North Circular and take in the Mopar meet at the Ace Cafe, then having been feed and watered we would roll homeward via Chelsea and take in the Chelsea Cruise.

Sounded like a good plan but as can be the way if you try to take in too much in too shorter space of time, it can all go wrong and that's what nearly happened!

We visited various events in June and each one enjoyed glorious sunshine, along with a healthy mix of machines and some familiar and friendly faces.

Photos from some of the events are now in the gallery and include a trip down the the Boneshakers meet at the Berwick Inn, the Brighton & Hove Classic Car Club event in the park near the Pavilion and a trip to London to visit the Ace Cafe and take in the Chelsea Cruise on the way home.

"This event was brought to you by the power of Facebook!" I remember thinking to myself as I drove into the services at Pease Pottage one sunny Sunday in May.

For those that didn't attend the event I'll try to paint the picture. Basically there is a group of enthusiasts based in London and a group based on the south coast who are all friends and often talk cars etc on Facebook. As it was cruzin season it was thought to be a good idea to all meet up for a run down to Brighton.

To make the most of the drive, the London crew drove down and the South Coast crew drove up and all met up at the services at Pease Pottage just off the M23 for the run down to Brighton.

The middle May saw the Victory Wheelers 5th Hayling Island Reunion. Last year this fell on the same day as American Car World's "Lazy Sunday", and I remember being on route to Lazy Sunday and seeing some wonderful looking machines going the other way. As I got closer to my destination on that day I thought to myself - "I've picked the wrong event!"

So this year it was going to be Hayling Island no matter what the weather.

A number of Boneshakers were going and their route was to rumble along the A27. They were happy for anyone wanting to join their group to pick a layby on route and join on the end of the procession as they went passed.

Sompting American, Rod & Custom Show 6th June

Sompting Recreation Ground Loose lane, Sompting, West Sussex.

FREE entry all welcome. Part of Sompting Festival on all week end.

CONTACT Tim Clarke
01903752817 info@somptingfestival.org.uk

Having enjoyed the run out to the Guildford Cruise in April, and seeing as the weather had come to the party for the second weekend in a row, I decided that it would be criminal not to find a suitable venue to roll over the weekend, before putting the nose back to the grind stone the following week.

After a couple of calls and texts to see what was on, I decided to roll down to the Royal Coach in Shoreham.

For those who don’t know, this is a meet held every 2nd Sunday of the month. Details are listed in the “meets & cruises” under the “Events” section.

Following a wet Wheels Day the Easter weekend rolled in with some fairly reasonable weather, and having sorted the kids with Easter Eggs etc I was looking for somewhere to roll to in my ride before Easter Sunday’s Dinner.

So after sending round a couple of text messages, Ron and Kevin were up for a run out. But as the day was rolling past at a rate of knots it was too late to pop down to the Boneshakers meet, so what else – Guildford we thought.
The Guildford Cruise happens on the first Sunday of every month from about 4pm onwards at Ladymead Retail Park in Guildford, with most parking in front of or around the Burger King.

Weathers looking toooo good not to get the ride out and go for a blast this weekend - could do a Breakfast meet or a a Saturday evening?

Thoughts anyone..........

The Ace Cafe London welcome all who share their passion for the traditions of motorcycles, cars and rock 'n’ roll.

The cafe was devised, designed and built by fellow petrolheads, so enjoy the ambience and make the most of the facilities and activities to ensure that its history lives on.

Membership of The ACE Cafe London, brings with it benefits and concessions(details available on their website).

Their website also offers an online shop, links, information and event details.

Tel: 020 8961 1000

GPS Coordinate
N 51:32:26 (51.540455)
W 0:16:43 (-0.278664)

Ace Corner is the junction of Beresford Avenue and the old North Circular Road, between the A40 and the A404 (Harrow Road)
By Road

The Ace Cafe London welcome all who share their passion for the traditions of motorcycles, cars and rock 'n’ roll.

The cafe was devised, designed and built by fellow petrolheads, so enjoy the ambience and make the most of the facilities and activities to ensure that its history lives on.

Membership of The ACE Cafe London, brings with it benefits and concessions(details available on their website).

Their website also offers an online shop, links, information and event details.

Visit the ACE Cafe London:

ACE Corner
North Circular Road,
Stonebridge
London
NW10 7UD

Tel: 020 8961 1000
GPS Coordinate
N 51:32:26 (51.540455)
W 0:16:43 (-0.278664)

Ace Corner is the junction of Beresford Avenue and the old North Circular Road, between the A40 and the A404 (Harrow Road)
By Road

35th Wheels Day
Another Wheels Day has come and gone, and it’s incredible to think that 2010 marked the 35th Wheels Day – well done to the Surrey Street Rodders.

I know from the online forums, Facebook and my own experiences with fellow cruzers, there was the usual angst over the weather - and as per tradition some rain was involved.

The 1066 Cruisers Hot Rod and Custom Car Club refer to themselves as "THE Premier Custom Car Club in the South East of England!", and are a welcoming and friendly club that offer regular meets, events and the "1066 Cruisers Mid Summer Picnic".

IMPORTANT INFO
The Boneshakers now meet at: The Berwick Inn, Station Road, Berwick, East Sussex. BN26 6SZ



The Boneshakers have now moved their meet from the Roebuck Inn near Lewes which was originally,the American Auto Club’s Sussex venue, to The Berwick Inn. Being such a nice bunch of guys and gals they decided it would be fun to incorporate any interesting vehicles into the club.

The Boneshakers currently have a varied selection of American cars of which you can see in the gallery, but are hoping to get a selection of cars, bikes etc… to our meets and to expand in a hobby that many of us live for at weekends.

The Boneshakers like to travel to car shows together and enter as a club, or hook up on a Friday night and cruise to a pub that we have never been to before.

Victory Wheelers are a friendly and welcoming club that came into being in 1977. Based on the south coast they are a Custom, American & Hot Rod club, with members from Hampshire and beyond.
South Coast Internationals
If you have an interest in Customs, American & Hot Rods then Victory Wheelers could be the club for you.

As well as having the opportunity to regularly meet and talk with fellow minded folk, membership with the Victory Wheelers has the added benefit of affiliation to the N.A.S.C (National Association of Street Clubs), who offer a special insurance scheme.Plus as a member you receive a regular news letter from the Victory Wheelers and a quarterly magazine from the N.A.S.C.