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Telephone calls may be monitored or recorded for your protection. COMPETITIVE RATES on Modern Car, Motorcycle, Home & Contents insurance. THE WHO, THE WHAT & THE WHERE of THE MIDGET & SPRITE CLUB COMMITTEE CHAIRman Alan Anstead, Tel: 01322 384050, email: [email protected] GENERAL SECRETARY Philip Sellen, 40 Amberley Way, Wickwar, Wotton-under-Edge, Glos, GL12 8LP. Tel: 01454 299222 email: [email protected] TREASURER Natalia Flynn, Tel: 0121 559 3103, email: [email protected] editor Gary Lazarus, 40B Hungerford Road, London, N7 9LP. Tel: 0207700 5696 email: [email protected] Area Rep’S DELEGATE Alan Anstead, Tel: 01322 384050, email: [email protected] MEMBERSHIP John Platt, 2 Pear Tree Gardens, Bearley Road, Aston Cantlow, Henley-in-Arden, Warks. B95 6HT Tel: 01789 488321 email: [email protected] GENERAL MEMBER Mark Hall, Tel: 01296 660103 email: [email protected] Tim Saunders, Tel: 07968 261990 email: [email protected] Alan Couch, Tel: 01564 773302, email: [email protected] David Dixon, Tel: 01733 222810, email: [email protected] Geoffrey Hunter, Tel: 01562 851544, email: [email protected] Jim Willis, Tel: 01527 402804, email: [email protected] OFFICERS CLUB ARCHIVIST & Terry Horler, 63 Littledean, Yate, Bristol, BS37 8UQ. Tel: 01454 881770 TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION MEMBERS ADVERTISING Alan Lo, Tel: 0117 9572617 Mob: 0775 3867806 email: [email protected] MUTUAL ASSISTANCE David Hill, Llyserfan, Beulah, Newcastle Emlyn, Ceredigion. SA38 9QB. CO-ORDINATOR Tel: 01239 811307 email: [email protected] CAR REGISTER Bob Clarkson, Tel: 01902 842643 email: [email protected] REGALIA OFFICER Mike Grout, 55 Park Road, Spixworth, Norwich, NR10 3PJ. Tel: 01603 890211 email: [email protected] Technical Advisor Mark Boldry, email: [email protected] WEBMASTER Toby Anscombe, 7 Lysander Court, High Road, North Weald, Epping, CM16 1HF. email: [email protected] TRADE ADVERTISING Richard Flynn, Tel: 0121 559 3103, Email: [email protected] AREA REPRESENTATIVES BRISTOL Terry Horler, Tel: 01454 881770 east anglia David Dixon, Tel: 01733 222810 email: [email protected] DEVON Vacant DORSET Ian Beaver, Tel: 01722 326840 email: [email protected] ESSEX Jane Gates, Tel: 01255 830 509 Email: [email protected] HAMPSHIRE Terry Langridge, Tel: 01252 626063 email: [email protected] HOME COUNTIES Chris Jackson, Tel: 01707 261567 [email protected] NORTH WEST or Mark Hall, Tel: 01296 660103 [email protected] KENT Alan Anstead, Tel: 01322 384050 email: [email protected] LINCOLNSHIRE Vacant LONDON Gary Lazarus, Tel: 020 7700 5696 email: [email protected] SOUTH STAFFS & John Collins, Tel: 07970 213084 email: [email protected] NORTH BIRMINGHAM SCOTLAND Betty Kerr, Tel: 01357 300355 email: [email protected] NORTH WEST Les & Diane Robinson, Tel: 01772 432138 email: [email protected] NORTHERN IRELAND Robert Holmes, Tel: 02892 689274 email: [email protected] NOTTS/DERBY Ian Cooke, Tel: 0115 938 3838 email: [email protected] OXFORD Grahame Gibbins, Tel: 01865 383199 [email protected] SOMERSET Dave Bearne, Tel: 01823 412004 email: [email protected] SOUTH WEST WALES David Hill, Tel: 01239 811307 email: [email protected] SURREY Alan Anstead, Tel: 01322 384050 email: [email protected] SUSSEX David Southcott, email: [email protected] WARWICKSHIRE Alan Couch, Tel: 01564 773302 email: [email protected] WILTSHIRE Andy Cross, Tel: 01225 743554 email: [email protected] YORKSHIRE Caretaker Area Reps: Sarah and Tim Saunders, Tel: 07968 261990 email: [email protected] Also see the Club Nights section on page 2 for new areas and contacts. Compiled by Richard Flynn ([email protected]). Please advise me of any changes, errors etc. MEMBERSHIP RENEWAL: IF YOU EXPERIENCE ‘MASCOT’ PROBLEMS UPON RENEWAL, PLEASE CONTACT THE MEMBERSHIP SECRETARY OR THE TREASURER STRAIGHT AWAY. The Committee © Midget & Sprite Club Printed by Quorum Print Services Ltd, Units 3&4, Lansdown Industrial Estate, Cheltenham, GL51 8PL Tel: 01242 584984 Website: www.quorumprint.co.uk E-mail: [email protected] June Editorial ello again and welcome to another edition of MASCOT. This month’s magazine is special, not specifically because of its content (for which I wish once again to thank all of your Hcontributions), but because many of you may be reading it for the first time. This is because as well as it arriving through many of your letterboxes in the usual way, another 600 of you should have been given a copy at the Midget50 celebrations at Burghley House. To those 600 of you who have just had it thrust into your hands on (what we hope will be) a beautiful sunny June day, the Midget & Sprite Club would like to wish you a very warm welcome to both MASCOT magazine and Midget50. If you have received this copy but already have one at home, please keep it in your car in order to pass on to another Spridget owner should you meet one on your travels. An event like Midget50 and Spridget50 before it doesn’t just come together on its own. The whole thing has been organised by a small team of volunteers who have worked tirelessly for well over a year and given up an enormous amount of their personal time (and money) to bring this event to you. The committee of the Midget and Sprite Club would like to take this opportunity to publicly thank those volunteers for making this event happen. And we are sure that the 12th of June will be a fantastic way to celebrate of the Birthday of the MkI Midget and the MkII Sprite. MASC also announces the launch of the latest version of the club’s website. You will see a much improved and updated site and we’d like to thanks our outgoing webmaster Toby Anscombe for all his work in the past, as well as welcoming Richard Mumford who has already been working behind the scene for many months to design the new site. Why not take a look for yourselves at: www.midgetandspriteclub.co.uk We hope that you like the improvements and we are always grateful for any feedback. Have a wonderful day and an exciting month and I will be expecting to hear tales of how you all participated on the day as well as news of adventures, surprises and interesting stories. Gary and “Gaps” (Both missing in action at Le Mans) Next month's deadline for articles and reports to be included in MASCOT, is Tuesday the 14th of June. A small reminder of Spridget50 The statements and opinions expressed in each and every issue of the MASCOT are not necessarily the considered views of the Midget and Sprite Club. The views expressed by the editorial contributors, letter writers and advertisers are their own and do not necessarily reflect the view of the Club. The Midget and Sprite Club accepts no responsibility for the results of following contributor’s advice, nor does it necessarily endorse the services or products offered by advertisers. Cover image: Ray Downham’s beautiful Midget outside Oulton Park 2 News News News News News wo weeks to go and all the final pieces Weekly were certainly not holding back with of the puzzle are falling into place. their praise with lines like – "The steering is TYou will see on this site’s home page beautifully alert, and the 1275cc engine just a link from the download button for event sings its way around the rev counter. There's clothing, this takes you directly to "TopSigns" little that can make tackling a twisty B-road website, the event's official supplier. All as much fun as a well sorted Midget". We all the clothing on their site, colours, styles, know this of course, but what can you say? either for the blokes, the ladies or your Independent to Midget 50, a group of children, can be ordered with the event logo enthusiasts have decided to use the event to embroidered upon it. This means that your launch their charity drive from Lands End to event regalia could be totally unique to you, John O'Groats. The intention being to leave making your garment truly 'one off,' while Burghley at about 4.00pm, drive to Abingdon allowing those who have a passion for a for an overnight stop, then leave Kimber certain colour, perhaps to match their car, to House the following morning for Cornwall. indulge themselves however they wish. For The Midget 50 committee is wholeheartedly Midget 50 any combination is possible. behind the idea, and is hoping that Roy The MGCC's sensational Star Car Midget that Locock will flag the group away. All in aid of will be given away at Burghley is taking part Cancer Research, we wish the group safe in its final few events, before undergoing a motoring, and great success with raising full overhaul prior to presentation.