Date:

16 Sep 2018

Location:

Bonython Park

Description:

All Ford Day every year starts for the club the day before the actual show. Setting up is one of the most important parts of the event, it helps things run smoother on the Sunday. We had a few members meet with members from the Model A Club at Bonython Park on the Saturday to start line marking and erecting fences. It’s a great effort to have helpers on this day knowing that they have to back it up on the Sunday so thank you for those that came out.

Show day is an early start (a cold one too) and we watch the sun come up as we set up Bonython Park for the day ahead. Everyone pitched in and helped set up all the All Ford Day tents, signage was put in place and entrance gates were manned for the cars to start coming in at 7:30. As we welcomed the masses most of our members put their new Marshalling Training to good use directing cars to their designated areas. It was great to see the diverse range of old and new cars from all the clubs and individual displays. Bonython Park quickly filled with cars and trade stalls as the gates opened to the public at 10:00.

We then went about setting up our new Marquees and put the cars in place. The Marquees looked fantastic and could be seen for miles away! It was great to see them finally up and I think you’ll all agree they are going to be a great asset to the club. Once Pete and Brett had all the cars in place (all 24 of them) we could then start the tedious job of cleaning our prides and joys.

As the day wore on some of our members were busy judging (hardest job EVER) while other members took turns manning the gates and helping where they could. The day went rather quickly (maybe as we were all so busy) and so came trophy presentations.

Congratulations to the following winners and runners up:

Sue Hadwen - Winner - FPV GT FG Category

Peter Bransden - Winner - FGX Category

Sue Hadwen - Winner - Mustang Plastic Bumper

John Moyle - Runner Up - AU/BA/BF Category

Judy Geier - Runner Up - FG Category

Chris Field - Runner Up - FGX Category

A massive thanks to everyone that helped set up and pack up on the day, plus the members that worked on the entry gate throughout the day. And last but not least, thank you to Sean and Kim Malone, Peter Wadham and Paul Minett for all their work throughout the year as part of the All Ford Day Committee.