Classic American – September 2019

EVENT

REPORT

TheSharnbrook

Hotel, Sharnbrook,

Bedfordshire

Sunday,June 30

T

he CCCUK (Classic Corvette Club UK)

once again returned to The Sharnbrook

Hotel to enjoy not only the 2019

Corvette Nationals, but also to celebrate the

40th anniversaryoft he club itself.This year’s

Nationals was co-ordinated by Mike Lacey,Ross

Thornhill and Colin Morton, and the layout was

pretty much the same as usual with plenty of

cars parked in the top field and dotted all around

the front of the hotel. This meant that individual

generations couldn’tall be parked together,but

that’sasmall price to pay for being able to hold

your annual event atahotel owned byamost

enthusiastic fellow ‘petrolhead’, on-site overnight

accommodation for long-distance attendees and

afunction suite−all sorted then!

“Corvettes started arriving from around mid-

afternoon on Friday,tomakethe most of the

weekend,” Ross Thornhill said. “Wehad aclub

committee meeting on Saturday which lasted a

couple of hours as there was plenty to discuss,

Wo

rdsandphotography:

PaulBussey

CCCUK CORVETTE

NATIONALS

some good points raised and, most importantly,

nearly all the various positions filled. Now we

haveareally strong committee lineup and it’s

almost certain that the Nationals will be held at

The Sharnbrook Hotel again in 2020.

“Saturday’s road run was over to Santa Pod,

where many members entered their cars in

the RWYB meet andafun time wasenjoyed

by all. Saturday evening saw us celebrate at

The Sharnbrook withagaladinner and live

entertainment from Marshall King.”

Sunday saw the traditional show ’n’ shine,

with agreat many ’Vette owners furiously

polishing their pride and joy in readiness for

judging. There was alsoasmall contingent

of visiting American cars which parked in the

perimeter area of the top field, plus about 12

cars from the Mustang Owners’ Club UK. Ing

Plenty of polishing in progress, in

readiness for the show ‘n’ shine awards.

Mike Lacey’s1956 C1, the earliest example of the Corvette at the Nationals.

225bhp engine and dual carbs on Mike

Lacey’s1956 C1.

MikeLacey’s1963 C2 split window Sting Ray.

Andy Paton’s

1966 C2,finished in

NassauBlueand matching numbers.