Chapter I · Section 01
The Itinerary
Four days. Ten venues. Roughly four hundred miles, most of it in cars that shouldn't manage it.
Mercedes Benz World to Ellastone
Wed 23 Sept
09.30
Mercedes Benz World
breakfast
Weybridge, Surrey. Cars gather, plans finalised, coffee. Rarity judged here before we leave.
135 miles north
13.30
Donington Park
track afternoon
Lap times, top speed and flags all scored here. Blyton Park is the backup — venue confirmed to follow.
30 miles
18.00
The Duncombe Arms
dinner & beds
Ellastone, Staffordshire. Booked and paid. Rooms for all ten.
Curborough, C&M, the Castle
Thu 24 Sept
09.30
Curborough Sprint Course
half day, top loop
Sprint lap times scored. Pencilled with Chris Gwilliam — booking form due mid-August.
40 miles south
14.00
Caffeine & Machine
The Hill · lunch
Ettington, Warwickshire. Table booked for 2pm. Parking anywhere for photos.
30 miles
17.00
The Killingworth Castle
eight of us
Wootton, Oxfordshire. Two more at the
Duke of Marlborough
, 20 minutes' walk into Woodstock.
19.30
Dinner at Killingworth
Three course à la carte, £65 a head. All ten together.
Cotswolds to Worthing
Fri 25 Sept
10.00
Slow morning
Coffee, a wander through Woodstock, whatever the night before allows.
20 miles
12.30
The Farmer's Dog
Clarkson's pub
Asthall, near Burford. Bookings open Mon 1 Sept — reminder set for 8am sharp.
100 miles south
16.30
Worthing
partners arriving
Wash, change, drink. Airbnbs still to be allocated.
19.30
Ebb, Worthing
black tie · eighteen
Booked. Champagne on arrival, dinner from around 8pm.
Auction day
Sat 26 Sept
morn
Shoreham Car Auction
under the hammer
Body work and interior graded here first, then the cars are sold. Sale price feeds the final tally.
after
Home
Or a long lunch, or a train.
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