June 2011

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June 2011

Newsletter of the Essex Area of The Ferrari Owners Club of Great Britain
ESSEX FERRARI
June 2011
Issue: 277
Great
turnout for
April meeting
Contents
Fox & Goose
2
Why Ferrari
3
Elveden invite
4/5
Guess who?
6
cliveden meet
7/8
people profile
9
woolston manor
10/11
Calendar
12
FOX & GOOSE
27th April
A total of fifteen Ferraris graced the car park at
our monthly meet at the Fox & Goose with lots of
new faces joining the regulars.
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MONTHLY MEET AT THE FOX & GOOSE 27TH APRIL
The turn out for our
monthly meet at the Fox
& Goose was extremely
good with a total of 15
Ferraris in attendance.
A wide range of Tipi
were on show in the
ample car park from
308‘s to 458 Italia and 2
California’s. As you can
see from the pictures they
made a spectacular sight.
Among the regulars were
some new faces,
Welcome to Essex
Ferrari.
Page 2
‘WHY FERRARI’
I used to be (and still am!) into
Fast Fords, having owned a
Sierra Cosworth, Mk2 RS2000,
Capri 280 and Fiesta/Escort RS
Turbo's. Then, back in the early
90's, I was at Palma de Majorca
Airport flying home from a
cycling camp, when I saw a 1:18
Burago model of an F40. I had
no models at that stage, but was
captivated by it and had to buy
it! My love of Ferrari (and
models!) grew from there. Back
then, I had no idea that 10
minutes killing time at the
airport would be so costly! I
now have 100's of models
(mainly Ferrari!) and a real
version of the car - something I
still have trouble coming to
terms with! If you had told me
back then that I would
MIKE KLISKEY
eventually own one, I would
have called you something
rude !!! My best models are red
and black Kyosho 1:12 F40's !!.
Awesome detail and probably
better built than the real thing! I
am now on the lookout for a
Pocher 1:8 Ferrari F40 - they
are BIG!!
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Thanks to Mike for
his words and
pictures.
If you have a ‘Why
Ferrari’ story you
would like to share,
please e-mail it to
me along with a
few pictures and I
will add it to my
ever growing
archive for
publication in a
later issue of the
newsletter.
When Antony and myself attended the Area Group Organisers meeting on 19th March
this year, we were fortunate enough to meet new Anglia Area Organiser, Robyn Hood and
his wife and they have subsequently sent us this invitation.
On reading I am sure you will agree that it sounds like a really nice day out and therefore
we would like to muster up as much support from the Essex gang as possible.
“If you would like to attend, please let one of us know through the usual channels.”
!
Elveden 2011
tates on the
Ferrari-Italian day at Elveden Es
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Norfolk/Suffolk border. The est
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the barns and courtyard refurbish
informal meet. The day is
standard to allow a relaxed and
ng to attend in anything
to consist of any members wishi
to see Ducati – Fiat –
Ferrari or Italian as I would like
n us. Anyone who has
Lamborghini or Alfa Romeo joi
ly welcome if they can
more than 1 tipo would be warm
arrange to get these to the event.
t….
Rolls Royce owner’s even
around 100 cars!
m11.30 onwards where
The day is to start with arrival fro
flat grassed area
the cars will be parked on a lovely
e and refreshments upon
reserved for us on the day. Coffe
from home. There is of
arrival and a casual picnic lunch
you can get lunch if you
course a restaurant on site where
wish to go down this route.
ll follow with time to walk in the
Refreshments and relaxation wi
e or purchase from the vast
forest, around the shops to brows
and gifts.
selection of wines, estate food’s
eden will escort us across the
Around 4.45pm a guide from Elv
d embellish us with its history,
road to the lovely old church an
Maharajah Duleep Singh and
including the burial place of the
This will take approximately
that of the estate and its heritage.
an hour.
Elveden Church
in is great for walking and taking
The forest area which this is set
ve time for during the day.
in the clean air which you will ha
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ELVEDEN 2011
for Ferrari
A marquee will be in the courtyard
refreshments
Owners and guests on the day for
h pre-dinner
before the early evening meal wit
menu arranged
drinks from 7pm. This is a special
rses (menu
by the head chef consisting of 3 cou
coffee (wine
attached), pre dinner drinks, tea and
finish off a lovely
not included). Hopefully we will
great
day with good food, good wine and
company.
A great
ese and local
selection of wines, fresh meats, che
l and the shops in
estate foods are sold in the food hal
ntry garden and
the courtyard sell all those nice cou
home-ware.
The restaurant will
hold up to 70
n the estate will put
guests, but if we can not fill this the
c as this is a very well
this evening meal out to the publi
d over the past few
attended event which they have hel
years.
Wine, wine and more wine!
Thetford
the A11 between Barton Mills and
on
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great
cake/scones in the aft
is £28.95 per person. It would be
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last year!
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miles from Barton Mills. Brandon
w.elveden.com
More information can be seen at ww
s event then contact me on
For any further information on thi
[email protected].
Robyn
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HAVE YOU GUESSED WHO IT IS YET?
In a follow up to last month’s ‘Why Ferrari’, we have added some pictures
to give you a clue to the identity of the mystery owner.
First one to give me the correct answer on club night buys my dinner!
“I just wanted an
unreliable car that
rot ted be for e my
eyes”...
ing
een driv
b
e
’v
u
o
“Y
,
in again
in the ra
you?
haven’t
eant for
It’s not m
that!”
A mating pair...
2 nice shiny red
cars.
My nice shiny red car!
Many thanks to ‘Anon’ for these pictures, which I am
sure will finally reveal your identity. A brave man
indeed!
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CLIVEDEN HOUSE MEET
PART 1
Stunning 458 Italia
Cavallino Rampante (599 GTO)
Originally built as a ‘getaway’ retreat from
London, Cliveden House is a stunning home
set on a hilltop overlooking a stretch of the
Thames in Taplow, Berkshire. Visited by
Monarchs and politicians during its’ heyday,
for the last few years it has been the venue
for the annual meeting of ScudItalia and
Club Scuderia members. The 376 acres of
gardens are landscaped to perfection and
are a pleasure to walk around. Our day
started at the Marriott Hotel just by the
Waltham Abbey turnoff of the M25, as
Simon Walker had arranged for a convoy of
Ferraris to travel together so myself and Jo
duly met with Simon (back in Ferrari
ownership – good man!), Rod (in his F40),
and Adam (yellow 430). Those of you who
frequent the online forums will know Adam
as ‘Adzman’ and may have seen him
conducting interviews with supercar owners
on Fgear.
Ferraris on one side and some other lesser
brands of cars on the other side. Rod was
given a privileged parking spot outside the
main entrance to the hotel as can be seen in
the photographs. Also in this prestigious car
park was a 599 GTO (see picture of the new
option of a carbon fibre shield with a silver
cavallino rampante), another F40, an Enzo,
a Koenigsegg, a Spyker, a California, and a
Lamborghini Muira to name but a few.
Along the Grand Drive there were a few
examples of the new Morgan Aero 8, the
metallic red was quite a stunning example
(red wins every time for me). Also in
attendance were a number of 458 Italias,
360 Challenge Stradales, 456s and 550s.
After a subdued drive along the 50mph
stretches of the M25 and M40 we headed
down a single track lane with enough
potholes to test anyones suspension! Upon
arrival at Cliveden House we were guided
into position down the Grand Drive,
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CLIVEDEN HOUSE MEET!
PART 2
Cliveden House is a great day out for any Ferrari
enthusiast who enjoys seeing all the different marques
literally side by side
Over a hundred Ferraris were due
to take part, and despite the threat
of showers and a stiff breeze
blowing across the lawns, I think the
organizers enjoyed their best
turnout to date. Old friends
exchanged greetings and plenty of
experiences and views were shared
and enjoyed. We gathered on the
grassy verge for our picnic lunch
and after coffee and scones in the
‘Orangery’ it was time to head
home.
Koenigsegg
Cliveden House still operates as a
rather exclusive hotel and throughout the
day there was a steady stream of top-ofthe-range Mercs, BMWs, Range Rovers
etc arriving and leaving with guests.
Despite not being an official Ferrari event,
Cliveden House is a great day out for any
Ferrari enthusiast who enjoys seeing all the
different marques literally side by side.
We took a slightly different route home,
leading to a 6’ 6” width restriction, which
for most of us means asking the passenger
to guide us through as there isn’t much
space in a gap that big! I had to take a little
detour on the way home as the 50mph
sections of the motorway became too much
to bear, but I won’t tell you where I went
or how fast!!
Just in case you were wondering what tipo it is........
Words - Dave Melling
California
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Pictures - Jo Melling
ESSEX FERRARI - PEOPLE PROFILE!
SIMON WALKER
Birth place : Leytonstone
Profession : Owner of mobile car valeting business
Ideal profession : Testing supercars
First car : Suzuki jeep
First Ferrari : 328 GTS
Current Ferrari : Looking !
My other car is : BMW 330 m Sport
Favourite ever racing driver : Michael
Schumacher
Favourite motoring memory : Pulling up outside the factory in Italy having driven
down though a number of glorious passes
including the Gotthard Pass, Switzerland and
maxing my 355
Thanks to Simon for his answers and
pictures. If you would like your profile
featured in the newsletter, please send
your answers and a couple of pictures
to the above questions and you will
feature in a future issue. (Remember, it’s
just a bit of fun)
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WOOLSTON MANOR!
Seventeen Ferraris graced the
special parking area for our early
summer lunch at Woolston Manor,
Epping. The event proved very
popular with 49 Essex faithful in
attendance including no fewer
than 7 children!
The owners of the Manor had
allowed us to display our cars in
an area around the entrance to the
building which was also
precariously close to the 18th
green of the Manors golf course.
Fortunately, no-one suffered from
a stray golf ball bouncing off their
highly polished paintwork! In fact,
the only golf balls making their
way into the parking area were
those that were safely tucked away
in the golf bags of the golfers who
came in to take a closer look at the
cars.
PART 1
456; Testarossa;
308GT4; 360 Modena;
Mondial T; F40; 355 Berlinetta;
575 and 328 GTS. A credit to their
owners that they were all turned
out to a high standard, well done.
After a pleasant lunch Antony,
Simon and Steve ventured out to
conduct the very informal
concours.
Fortunately for everyone else,
both Simon’s 355 Spyder and
Steve’s 308 GT4 were banned
from the competition in the name
of fairness.
The tipi on show were as follows,
2 x 355 Spider; 2 x Dino; 2 x 360
Challenge Stradale; 2 x 308 GTS;
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Fortunately,
no-one
suffered
from a stray
golf ball
bouncing off
their highly
polished
paintwork!
WOOLSTON MANOR!
PART 2
We had hoped to do the presentation on the
verandah that overlooks the Manors swimming
pool and golf course beyond but it was decided
that we would remain in the dining room in
order to keep everyone together.
Antony started by thanking everyone for
turning out to make the event so successful,
then thanked your scribe for his work on
producing the newsletter. We then moved on
to the informal concours with special mentions
going to Gary Atkins for his very well
presented 308 GTS which has covered quite a
few miles and is ‘driven properly’ for most of
those miles. Gary uses the car for track days
and it is a credit to him that it still looks so
fresh.
report that he was really rather pleased! Well
done, Satnam.
James Tetherton’s Mondial T
Finally, Antony has been returning boxes
from storage to his (almost) finished home and
whilst on one of his latest trips he stumbled
across a box with the words ‘Essex Ferrari’
written on it. Intrigued, he opened the box to
find 18 Essex Ferrari 25th Anniversary mugs,
and so everyone who turned up in a Ferrari
received their own commemorative mug.
This was a treat of a meeting for all those
that attended and shows that the old Essex
Ferrari spirit is alive and kicking.
Gary Atkins 308 GTS
James and Susan Tetherton also got a
mention for their very nice blue chiaro
Mondial T which, in my humble opinion, is
THE colour for this tipo.
But, there has to be one winner, and the
spoils on this occasion went to Satnam Heer
for his beautifully prepared 360 Challenge
Stradale, this really is a stunning example.
Unfortunately, I didn’t manage to get a
picture of Satnam with his award but I can
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Satnam Heer’s 360 CS
ESSEX FERRARI
June 2011
Calendar of
Events
Antony Shine
07973 377456
[email protected]
Simon Walker
07767 822258
[email protected]
Issue: 277
June
4 Breakfast club, The Hare, Roxwell
5 AutoItalia, Stanford Hall, Leics
11/12
Le Mans
12 Bromley Pageant
15 Snetterton track day
18 Kent Summer Ball *
19 Hedingham Castle *
21 Summer Solstice meet, The Hare,
Roxwell *
26 Porsche Club BBQ,, Stow Marie’s
Aerodrome *
July
2 Breakfast Club, The Hare, Roxwell
2/3 Goodwood Festival of Speed
3 FOC Presscott Hillclimb
10 Chiltern-Hunt picnic *
12 Brands Hatch track day
17 Cressing Temple Car & Motorcycle
Show **
20 Elveden Italian Day (Anglia Region)
22/23/24 FOC Silverstone Classic
27 Monthly meeting, Fox & Goose, Writtle
29 Lavenham Press Rare Breeds Motor
Show **
Steve Target
07944 690723
[email protected]
* Please let us know if you wish to attend
** Please e-mail Antony for an entry form
if you wish to display your car
The views contained in letters & articles in this newsletter are not
necessarily those of the editors or of the Ferrari Owners Club. Any
reviews of products or services detailed within are strictly for your
information and again, are not recommendations of the Ferrari
Owners Club
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