This is our first meet in the new venue, as said in last months newsletter this is a trial basis at the moment so please respect the landlord.
 
Any silly behavior in the car park or leaving the car park then we will be asked to leave as a club so please be sensible any members found doing this will be banned from Surrey RS Owners Club.

Sorry to sound very strict on this but we have to respect the landlords wishes as it is his business.
Can I also remind members to pay £1 when collecting a newsletter as this contributes to the printing of the newsletter.

 MAYS CAR OF THE NIGHT
May’s car of the night was won by John Harle who owns a stunning White Escort RS Turbo.



John has owned the car for just over a year but has made many changes to the car since purchasing it.

Firstly the wheels were in to be refurbished once these were back John decided that some engine modifications were in order so down to Power Engineering it was
 
 Then out came the polish and some chrome added under the bonnet
More plans for the car are Stage 3 T3 and stage 2 head with high lift cam.

Well Done John

 SHOWS COMING UP
Our next show will be Dorset weekend coming 11th June at Lulworth Castle, Dorset.
This show is pay on the gate and is priced at £7.00
If you would like to attend see Helen or Dave last chance for this show ! !!!  
18th June Northants RSOC, Whilton Mill
8th July Swindon & Bristol RSOC, Castle Combe (NEEDS TO BE BOOKED NOW)
16th July Uxbridge Auto Show, Uxbridge
22nd July, Rally Day @ Castle Combe (NEEDS TO BE BOOKED NOW)
6th August Ford Fair, Silverstone
20th August National Day, Donnington Park (Main RSOC Members only)
If you would like to attend any of the above shows please see Helen or Dave as taking names for all now

 CAR STICKERS
Car Stickers are available from the signing on table priced at £1.50 each 

 NEW MEMBERS
Would like to welcome the new members to the club who joined last month 
Ben Parsons who owns a Escort RS Turbo
Kim Strugnell who owns a Escort Mk 2 Harrier
Neil Barnett who owns a Escort RS Series 1
Pete Beckerson who owns a RS200 EVO
Izzy Malcolm who owns a Capri  
Welcome to the club to all of the above  

 SHOW REPORTS
CHEAM SHOW
(A.K.A. Mark 1 & 2 side action show)
Picture this, last year….you are at a nice local show that’s full of old shinny classic cars with the old boys in their caps and picnic hampers, then you find a selection of very clean Mark 1 and 2 escorts and then the surrey group stand which obviously proudly displays our members cars…. Then the old boy announces over his tanoy for the cars on display to drive slowly around the arena so visitors can admire them as the old boy explains how much horsepower and the age etc of each car. Sounds fine, so of course the old jags trundle round and the Morris minors and then the mark 1 & 2 escorts make their appearance …mainly sideways…as you can imagine it was great to watch and although you kind of cringed at what the old vintage boys were thinking they carried on one after another….this also carried on as they left the show ground, it was crazy but great to be a spectator, but we were left thinking no way will they we allowed back next year……

One year later….. everyone met at B.P Ewell and convoyed to Cheam Park nice and early. Unfortunately it started of a bit drizzly but it soon cleared up. Once we had been shown our plot we arranged the stand with the cars we had, Barry sat his Focus RS on centre stage at the front mainly because otherwise we would all be blinded by the chrome in his engine bay once the sun showed its face. Then low and behold guess who turns up? The old skool guys in their Mark 1 & 2 Escorts which means they must of gone down a storm last year with the show organizers and we couldn’t wait until they graced the arena with their presence once again. The sun was in and out and it was quite busy. There was yet again a wide variety of cars, vans and bikes. Then it was arena time… and the old skool guys were back, sideways again and churning up the grass nicely, it was so good to watch and most of them were very nice and very quick. Steve then kindly let me take his very clean Escort series 2 around the arena, whilst waiting I chatted to one of the organizers and he seemed to be enjoying the entertainment laid on by the old skool boys, as I was about to go onto the arena I began to panic thinking I had never driven Steves car and dreaded the thought of stalling it in the middle of the arena (arnt girls expected to anyway?) then I realized I was in the RS version of the back to the future car and I knew somewhere in his car would be a gadget to stop that…..then Faye took her very clean Escort turbo cab around thieving the grass onto her arches, then Ollie whizzed round in his nice Escort Mk5, Helen took her Sapphire Cosworth around and think the commentator called it an Escort Cosworth (he knows his stuff) then of course Steve Hatton decided to do some donuts and generally had a bit of fun and our new member Adam in his clean series 2 escort. It was two of the clubs youngest members first show for Rebecca (Raoul & Lauren's tinker) and Megan (Pauline & Nigels little one) hope to be seeing them in RS babygrows in the near future.
It was a good day, and I am sure we will be attending next year and its great being so local. So make sure you make it next year!
 
Report Written by Zoe 

 LEICSTER SHOW
The day started off early with a meet up at Toddington Services. The rain that we had all weekend put off a few members.

So we met up with Steve at Toddington for a total of 2 Surrey Group members car’s !!!!!
Arrived at show and got our little stand sorted no sooner had we done that and yes you guessed it the heavens opened.

Simon and Raoul turned up and we all sat in the gazebo to get away from the rain.
Was a very good turn out of local groups considering the weather, so myself and Dave ventured out armed with umbrella’s !! Went to see how Barry was getting on with himself battling the rain in Concourse.
After having a little look around and trying to find some bargains at the trade stands we decided to head home out of the rain !!!
Roll on the better weather at shows !!!