Today, club members were invited to attend the first club run of the 2018 season.
A great day was had by all, with many quiet roads becoming soundtracks to Fords of yesteryear and a host of current models for good measure too.
We were able to soak in the sights around the Sperrin Mountains and enjoy some nice local food.
Keep your eyes on the website and facebook for the next one!
Click on the image below for a few photos from the day.
Club members are invited to attend the first 2018 season club run on Sunday 29th April.
We plan to head along some fantastic roads and soak in the sights around the Sperrin Mountains.
Members are welcome to attend all, or part of this adventure, just let us know where and when to expect you.
Anyone not currently a member can also join on the day.
Please see the schedule below;
We look forward to seeing you there!
An early start this morning saw a gaggle of Fords arriving at Bangor Seafront from around 8:30am.
As is tradition, the sun showed up and the weather was fantastic for the entire day.
Hundreds of passersby stopped to mingle with the car owners, enthusiasts chatted and swapped build stories, and children pointed in awe at the sea of colours and unfamiliar shapes of cars.
The RSOCNI was out in force, and picked up a few awards for our efforts.
The Capri Club nominated charity, Friends of the cancer centre, is a great cause and it was humbling to see so many gathered and willing to contribute.
We can officially kick off the Ford show season with this event (Dubshed was a mere warm up), and if it’s a sign of things to come for 2018, then it’s going to be an enjoyable season of car shows and events.
Click on the image below to view the gallery for the day.
GTINI has grown Dubshed from small beginnings at the King’s Hall in Belfast, to a massive 2 day show encompassing a wide variety of car based entertainment for all the family. Attracting show cars from all over the UK and Ireland, it is the biggest car show in Ireland today.
With a site of 65 acres, there was a great venue to host this show. It allowed for live motorsport action plus a host of other attractions for all the family, in addition to the main show & shine event.
RSOCNI members gathered themselves early and arrived in convoy, in order to put together an impressive showing of metal. More photos will follow in the form of a gallery but for now we would like to say thank you to everyone that came along and helped us to win the best club stand award for this year.
A couple of our club members heard about this show at late notice and decided to take a run up to see what all the fuss was about.
The venue was indoors and offered some rare cars and special guests.
Photos can be viewed below and hopefully this show will be repeated next year, where we would then hope to have a club stand.
Click on the image below to view more photos of the day.
We are hoping to pick up in 2018 where we left off last year, and continue with our busy calendar of events.
Our committee meeting on Tuesday 30th January should help to tie down some dates and times, so watch this space.
For the moment, the following list of events is a basic skeleton of what we are attending / offering, as a minimum;
Dubshed – 8th April
Bangor Capri Club Show – 21st April
RSOC NI Club Run – 29th April
Loughgall Festival of Speed – 5th May
RSOC NI Show – 26th May @ Ballee Playing Fields celebrating 50 years of the RS
Ford Fair Portrush – 3rd June
MSport Factory Tour – 9th June
Cumbria RS Show – 10th June
The Junction RSOC NI Show – 9th September
There are likely to be more shows, club meets and events being arranged in addition to the above, we will keep you informed through the website.
We would like to thank everyone that made 2017 the successful year that it was, and we are aiming to further build upon this in 2018.
New members are always welcome, and current member renewals should be currently underway.
We hope to see you all soon at one, OR ALL, of the above!
The RSOC NI will have a club stand at the Ultimate Car Show today in Larne.
We hope to update this post with some pictures during the day, stay tuned.
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Morning Update;
The show began to fill up from just after 10am, with plenty of variety.
Classics, Modern and Modified, through to Tractors, Quads and Lorrys – with plenty to do and see for enthusiasts and families alike.
Spanning two large sheds for cars, another for trade stands and children activities, and a further large outdoor area, there is alot on show.
The gallery below shows some images of the show beginning to take shape, with some vehicles still arriving.
During October, the RSOC NI were very grateful to be invited to participate in a detailing masterclass, hosted by PMG Autocare.
This event was free to attend for all RSOC NI members and everyone came away with alot more knowledge on how to care for the vehicles that we spend so much time admiring.
We hope to arrange a further class in 2018 – watch this space!
Our thanks for Pete @ PMG Autocare for his hospitality.
http://www.detailingbelfast.co.uk/
RSOC NI club members attended the Cars and Coffee event at Down Royal Racecourse on 1st October 2017 and, as you can see from the photos, there was an excellent turn out, despite the damp weather.
The quality of cars once again was exceptionally high and it was all for a good cause, raising money for the Air Ambulance Service.
This year, several club members made the trip to what has to be regarded as the world’s largest motorsport garden party, the Goodwood Festival of Speed. Founded in 1996 and held in the sprawling grounds of Goodwood House in West Sussex, the annual event has grown year on year into a ‘must see’ for any petrol head.
Spanning 4 days, FOS 2017 began on Thursday 29th June with the Moving Motor Show, which featured world dynamic debuts for a range of cars from manufacturers such as BMW, Ferrari, Porsche, Infiniti, Renault and Abarth. The remainder of the weekend however, focused heavily on the main FOS feature, the hillclimb, with this year’s theme being ‘Peaks of Performance – Motorsport’s Game-Changers’. Everything from pioneer racers from the early 1900s to the latest F1 cars, Le Mans machinery to cutting-edge million pound supercars ran on the hill, with several drivers putting in some serious commitment. In the end, overall glory went to Justin Law in an IMSA Jaguar XJR-16, who fended off stiff competition from a Penske-Chevrolet Indy-Car.
Other celebrations over the weekend were Ferrari’s 70th Birthday, as well as the life of Bernie Ecclestone, with a series of F1 cars and driver’s such as Niki Lauda, Mika Häkkinen, Mark Weber and Nico Rosberg attending in his honour.
If the hillclimb wasn’t your thing, you could browse the car showrooms, spend your money in the hundreds of stalls, visit the Forest Rally Stage, get a thrill at the GAS Arena for BMX and motocross stunt riding or simply relax with a bottle of champagne (albeit expensive) and watch the Red Arrows.
Whilst over in England, the opportunity also arose to visit the British Motor Museum and Jaguar Heritage Collection in Coventry, which exhibits over 300 British cars.
Click on the image below to view the entire gallery.
Article author: Aaron
