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Members Overnight Trip to
Sports Car and Classic Car Festival
+ Lavender Farm Visit
The Trip Itinerary...
An exciting 2-day trip : 1 night away.
Rev up and enjoy the drive to Queensland Raceway via a countryside route, a Lavender Farm Visit, and a day at the Sports Car and Classic Car Show with all the organisation done for you.
All you have to do is book your accommodation!
Itinerary arranged by Tony and Debbie Slattery
Saturday 6th May 2023 :
Start Yandina Railway Station Car Park – 9:30am for 10am departure.
Route instructions provided for a drive through the coast hinterland and below the Great Dividing Range to Esk in the Brisbane Valley for lunch – BYO or local café/pub fare. Then it is onwards to Thornton in the Lockyer Valley where we will tour a Lavender Farm with Tea and Scones for $10/ person.
After our Lavender Farm tour will take a short drive to Gatton, where we will have dinner and stay at the Rooms Motel overnight.
** Please make your own booking with the motel, as they have various room rates/options to suit. Quality Affordable Accommodation at Kingaroy, Gatton & Gympie (roommotels.com.au)
Sunday morning 7th May :
Early depart for a short drive to Queensland Raceway for the inaugural Sports Car and Classic Car Festival – see Sports Car and Classic Car Festival 2023 on Facebook.
You can pre-purchase discounted ($10 = half gate price) entry tickets to the festival here : https://www.qldraceways.com.au/enter#/enter/14863/go
Note: Entry at the gate on the day is $20/person – contactless payment only – no cash !! The event is capped at 600 display cars.
We will depart the Festival no later than 3pm on Sunday, travelling via Kilcoy with route instructions provided to return to the coast before sunset.
REGISTER FOR THE WEEKEND NOW !!
Book your place[s] for the weekend on the RCC Club website NOW. Book your preferred room in Gatton for Saturday night NOW –
rooms are going fast that weekend with many car clubs planning similar weekends away to visit the Sports Car and Classic Car Festival 2023.
Questions, queries and suggestions to Tony and Debbie Slattery. Discussion is welcome on dinner options on Saturday evening – Pub Bistro or Restaurant? Let them know your thoughts so they can book early.
Tony and Debbie Slattery
Hosts for the Overnight Event
Tony : 0407 364 543 :: Debbie : 0412 437 882 Email : theclassicworkshop67@gmail.com
The Show... Sunday 7 May 2023 : 7:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sports Car and Classic Car Show on the 7th May 2023 at Queensland Raceway. For all makes of Classic cars (30 years or older) and all sports cars (irrespective of manufacture date).
Phil Hackett and Tony Slattery for the Roadrunners have come together with Queensland Raceway at Ipswich, to fill in a shortfall of some car shows, that as enthusiasts, we will sadly not see in 2023.
Queensland Raceway has allocated 7th May for what will become an annual event. This year it will be called the ‘Sportscar and Classic Car Festival 2023’. It is open to all Sports car makes, Manufacture year, as well as all makes of Classic cars (generally 30 years and older)
For this first event, the display Groups will be: British, American, European, Japanese and Australian
It is for all Marques and honouring the major vehicle manufacturing countries of the world. We will shortly have the professional support from Queensland Raceway to advertise and promote the event, and hope this will grow bigger and bigger as time goes on.
Queensland Raceway have the expertise, infrastructure and goodwill to give us another permanent display area and time slot for future years.
https://cartorque.co/car-shows/ sports-car-and-classic-car- festival-qld-12796
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