The day dawned with beautiful sunshine but this was quickly replaced by a grey sky with rain threatening. As we arrived at the Auburn Gardens Park, large puddles were in abundance and the occasional shower gave us good cause to erect the two Renault tents as quickly as possible.
Bob had kindly lent me one of his Renault 5s (as I was still awaiting the seats to be recovered on my 15TS). These are quite remarkable cars, even for modern day traffic. They are able to keep up and you have full confidence in the brakes. They are also very economical and there are 3 for sale at extremely competitive prices (ask Bob).
It wasn’t long before other Renaults arrived and we soon had a very good showing of cars. There were plenty of Peugeots to look at but the Citroens were a bit thin on the ground this year and their display consisted mostly of DSs with a Diane being the standout. The Simca display was dominated by the Matra which is a fabulous car with 3 seats in the front.
Fran was very busy doing renewals for membership and selling items that were displayed whilst some members, for whom we are eternally grateful, completed the judging of the cars. A foreigner known to many in the Club attended – our favourite son Phil Clark (don’t mention the sheep).
Certain cars were then put forward for the CMC Judges from the Judging Pool to evaluate. My favourites for the day were the R Cups of Dom and Ted.
Meanwhile the weather was improving as we enjoyed lunch and then it was time for the prize giving in the sunshine.
The following are to be commended for their cars, taking out the winning prizes for the RCCA:
- 50s Frank Wicks – 4CV
- 60s Roger Copp – Floride
- 70s Bob Sprague – R5TL
- 80s Rene Grandjean – Fuego
- 90s None there
- 2000s Kevin Byron – Laguna
- Best RenaultSport Fran Fifield – 2001 Clio
- Best Renault (RCCA) Bill and Robyn Bettts – 1908 Type AX
AFCD results for all clubs;
- Best French Car on the Day John Brigden – Dauphine Gordini
- Best Old Timer Bill and Robyn Bettts – 1908 Type AX
*Note – This year we had a new class categories. Best French car had to be at least 10 years old.
Modern cars were those 3 to 9 years and Old Timers in a separate grouping as well.
Alastair Browne
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Looks like a great day out, awesome pics there Jason.
Hey guys ..love the new site ….works great. I had a good day on sunday nice to see everyone. Great work Jason !
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