UNITED TRUCKERS
CLUB NEWSLETTER
July 2008
www.unitedtruckers.co.uk
No. 47
Welcome to your club.
“The club is to be informal, relaxed and very friendly but at the same time professional.``
CASTLE CARY
A few lorries attended a small show for Mark Parsons (Buzz) at Castle Cary. Thanks to Hippo Bootsie, Jeremy, Gerbil, Garry & Chris, KT Parsons for attending. I know Mark would like to thank Garry very much for fetching the trailer and returning it back to the yard. In the end there were well over 100 bikes in attendance and the weather stayed kind to them. The stage was used for a band during the afternoon.
Garry won Best Truck in the show which was judged and awarded by the Bike Club.
DETLING SHOW, KENT
This show was a huge disappointment this year after such a fabulous show last year. They had merged the show with a bike show and I’m afraid to say it really did not work. The weather was kind to us very wet underfoot when we got there Friday but by Sunday the ground was pretty good.
It was the first show for Polly the Peterbilt and Paul Banks did most of the driving to help Tony out. Paul (Hippo) and Julia did all the polishing on her at the weekend and after 2 years of neglect she really looked good so thank you to you both from Tony for this. Tony still has problems heart, kidney and lung wise so he is no way well enough to polish her etc so they have taken over the driving and polishing, therefore a huge thank you from the Club for this.
Also thanks to James Removals for the box of mugs which will be very useful on the trailer.
We had about 45 United Trucker members there and wow didn’t we do well in the Grand Final. It really is a proud moment when you see them all in there and most were winners as well. Unfortunately the ground was so bad that the drivers had to walk into the main ring, so I hope I have included everyone.
Best Kept Owner Driver
1st Gareth Smart 2nd Ian Course
3rd Gary Venugopal, James Removals
Best Company Owned
1st David Gill 2nd Will Pringle, S C Transport
3rd Paul Dayman, Les Knight
Best New Truck
1st Tony Moore, Axminster 3rd Andrew Koener, Matthew James
Best American David Wearing
Best Fleet
2nd C J Haynes (Stuart Haynes) 3rd H E Payne (Mark Shorten)
Best Custom Working Truck
1st Paul Cecil 2nd Will Pringle, S C Trans 3rd Graham Miness, Smarts
Best Vintage 1st Val Maylch
Best In Show
1st Gareth Smart (first time ever) 2nd David Gill 3rd Glen Douglas,
Griffin Freight
How about that then for results and also in the grand Final and I hope I have everyone Kevin King, Wilkins & Simon Powell, D W Bevan & Sons
Results for United Truckers were;
Best Rigid up to 3years sponsor Les Knight
1st Glen Douglas,
Griffin Freight 2nd Tony Moore, Axminster
3rd
Stuart
Range , Matthew James HC Alan Coates, Wincanton
Judged by Russell Oliver
Best Rigid over 3years sponsor Ian Course Transport
1st mark Savage, Bray & Son 2nd Andreas Koener, Matthew James
3rd Marc Spencer
Judged by Russell Oliver
Best Artic up to 3 years old sponsor CDC
1st Kevin King, Wilkins & Son 2nd Graham Miness, Smarts
3rd Will Pringle, S C Trans HC Paul Dayman, Les Knight
Judged by Andrew York
Artic over 3 years old sponsor CDC
1st David Gill 2nd Gareth Smart 3rd Ian Course, Tigger
HC Simon Powell, D W Bean & Sons
Judged by Andrew York
Best Removal Lorry sponsor Russell & Beth
1st Gary Venugopal, James Removals 2nd Simon Bray, Bray & Son 3rd Billy Wells, James Removals
Judged by Russell & Beth
Best Interior sponsor Power Trucks Ltd
1st Will Pringle 2nd David Gill 3rd Gareth Smart HC Ian Course HC Glen Douglas
Judged by Russell Oliver & Andrew York and the final 15 by Jeremy Roff & Denise
Best Light Commercial sponsor United Truckers
1st Jamie Wells, James Removals 2nd David Cordner, Matthew James 3rd Jeff Simmons, James Removals
Judged by Russell Oliver
Best American sponsor United Truckers
1st David Wearing
HC Paul Banks, Hippo (on Tony Buckingham’s lorry)
Judged by Russell Oliver
Best Vintage sponsor United Truckers winner Val Maylch
Thanks to all the sponsors and judges for all their hard work and the money to make this happen.
We had 7 renewal of membership and 6 new members during this weekend.
CHILDRENS CONVOY
What a day, again we had beautiful weather the sun shone all day for us. Every year we have been lucky with the weather.
We had a few problems during the week leading up to the event with lorries having to drop out for one reason or another about 15 in total, but we managed to replace them all.
Thank you to all the drivers who gave up their time and money to make this a day to remember for the children.
All the areas left more or less on time and we were all at Warminster Services for 11am. At 11.30am we then had one long convoy into Longleat. The request from Longleat was no air horns and no one went against this rule.
Once the lorries were all parked up thanks to Laune’s Dad, Tony and Wayne Balsdon everyone was free to do as they wished until we left again at 4pm
Each child had a goodie bag and the drivers all had a rosette given by David CDC and centers done by Ann Parkhouse all free of charge.
Thanks to all the 54 drivers and with the price of diesel the expense was high. Special thanks to Ian Course, Roger Carter, Mark Parsons and Paul Rummey for organising their area lorries.
We had 2 donations on the day from Maurice Dance and Sean Lommax which was spent on drinks, sweets etc for the goodie bags for the children. A lot of hard work goes into the event it’s very rewarding and I know the parents of the children really appreciate the work we do for them
GAYDON SHOW
Jeremy Ruff went to Gaydon Show during June and got 2 x 3rd and 3 x 1st in Model Show Section so well done to him.
Still trying to work that one out, but never mind, Shirley
THRUXTON RACE WEEKEND
We will be organising food there again at a reduced cost. 2 course meal like last year £7.50 per head (children £3.50) 5pm – 7pm on the Saturday. This offer is SATURDAY ONLY. Please note spaces are limited for this weekend so book asap.
BIBIC
If you have not already booked the BIBIC weekend at Bridgwater then hurry up and do so because once again this is limited to 30 lorries. We need help to raise as much as we can for the Brain Injury Centre to enable them to build a new centre so people will be able to stay rather than just visit a day centre. They need £5million for this so we need to try to do our bit
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MEMBERSHIP
For all Membership information or details please contact
Shirley Buckingham 07889 913837
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CONGRATUALTIONS
to Alan & Nicky Davis
on the birth of a little boy
Jaiden Kim John
6lb 12½oz born on 4th May
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Diary Dates 2008
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5th & 6th July
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Shepton Mallet Truckfest
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19th & 20th July
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Peak Show, Uttoxeter
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5th & 6th July
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Shepton Mallet
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26th & 27th July
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ASSAN
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26th & 27th July
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Donnington
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2nd & 3rd August
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Thruxton
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2nd & 3rd August
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Scotland (no trailer)
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6th & 7th September
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BIBIC
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13th & 14th September
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Haydock
Park
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18th & 19th October
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Penbury Truck Racing
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1st & 2nd November
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Brands Hatch with Truck Show
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February 21st 2009
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AGM Dinner & Dance
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Paul Dayman has contacted us advising that his business will update sat navs for drivers of large vehicles. Contact him on 07772598192 or on line at satnavs4you@hotmail.co.uk
On production of your UT membership card at CDC you will receive a 10% discount at the Avonmouth Shop on most goods. (TVs DVDs and videos excluded)
Also Road King Crow Lane Ind. Est. Northampton
01604 402403. 10% discount on all goods on production of membership card (electrical, TV’s videos, DVD’s etc. exempt)
10% discount at CARTEC & Colour-line Auto Cosmetics, KESTREL,
Ellesmere Port 0151 3572350 www.carpolishsupplier.co.uk
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