Kent tour June 2024
Having organised Kent tours for the last two years, I wasn’t sure there would be much interest in having another one there. Thankfully, my misgivings were unwarranted as the take … Read more
Miles Preston
Salopian Car Drivers Club Annual Dinner
After a sumptuous dinner, in the magnificently refurbished dining room of the Turf Club in Carlton House Terrace, those present (some coming from as far as Estonia!) were regaled with … Read more
Salopian Drivers Club Kent Tour
The last of this year’s SDC tours took place from last Sunday to Tuesday. Things looked slightly problematic shortly before the tour began because its organiser, Miles Preston and his … Read more
SDC Shropshire Tour
The first SDC regional tour of 2022 has just ended, kick-starting a host of similar events around the UK. Held on Saturday, 14th May, it started, logically, in Shrewsbury at … Read more
SDC Does It Large at Bicester Heritage
The first major classic car show of the season kicked off in style and the SDC was there. The Scramble was hosted by Bicester Heritage in Oxfordshire over the weekend … Read more
Salopian Drivers’ Club Dinner
Surprise, Surprise! The long-awaited Club dinner, cancelled because of Covid last year, was lining up beautifully for last Friday night when an email arrived from the Turf Club the preceding … Read more
SDC swaps chapel for castles ….
After an enjoyable and productive OS Day, comprising a display of members’ cars on Central and an AGM, the Salopian Drivers Club (SDC) skipped Sunday’s chapel service on 10th October … Read more
Salopian Drivers’ Club – Silverstone Classic
For its fifth meeting following the end of lockdown, the SDC gathered at the Silverstone Classic last Sunday, 1st August. The weather for the first half of the day was … Read more
Report on the Surrey Hills Tour 19 June 2021
What do you get if you combine an 88 year old movie star, a 68 year old grey lady, a 54 year old whippet, a 27 year old upstart, ten … Read more
One year on: moving forward with the Salopian Drivers’ Club
Attending an OS weekend makes you realise just how quickly time flies by. Indeed, a whole year has passed, since the SDC was founded and what a journey the past … Read more