This very popular annual event, organised this year by the current holders, DHMC, took place on Thursday April 17th at Hamworthy Sports Club. After four rounds of interesting and often
Read FullThey are off! Our second ‘Race Night’ was again successful, providing an evening’s fun and excitement, together with a profit for many of the members attending. There were six races
Read FullThe poor weather did not stop 30 members of 1020 visiting Mike and Carole Rolls, at Fifehead Magdalen, for an excellent ‘April Fools Cream Tea’ on Sunday 6th April. The
Read FullThe annual skittles challenge, organised by Dorset Historic Motor Club, took place on Tuesday 11th March at HSC and got off to a slow start with 1020 losing the first
Read FullOur club night entertainment was provided by the “Call My Bluff” team of Sue, Larry and Charley. They gave us light hearted descriptions of 14 items of memorabilia and asked
Read FullThe Cobweb Spin, organised by Winchester MGOC, took place on Sunday March 2nd. The cars representing 1020 (not all of them MGs) were 3Bs – 4F / TFs – a
Read FullThe Wessex Car Show, organised by the Jaguar Enthusiasts Club is again held at Lulworth Castle. We are planning to have a club stand at this event, booking is directly
Read FullOur speaker this evening, Robin Cook, will speak to us about ‘ His Life in Harrods’
Read FullDorset Area Midget and Sprite Club’s event at Upton Country Park. We will have a club run starting from Hamworthy Sports Club, arrive together and park on a club stand.
Read FullThis is our opportunity to support Solent MGOC at their Garden Party and Picnic, held at Stanstead Park near Rowlands Castle. Book directly by April 30th with Solent MG, £5
Read FullThe run coincides once again with National Drive it Day, so let’s see those classics out on the road. The run is being organised for us by Stefan Morawiec and
Read FullThe annual Inter Club Quiz hosted by Dorset Historic Motor Club as the current holders of the trophy. We are hoping to have two teams of six players enter on
Read FullFollowing the atrocious weather of the last two months the Winter Run took place in bright sunshine without rain or high winds. This run, organised by Chris Adamson and Pat
Read FullOur speaker this evening is Denise Edwards, who for over 30 years has been a stunt performer and latterly a stunt coordinator in both films and TV. Denise will outline
Read FullA very large number of people filled the room to capacity at the February meeting and enjoyed a wonderful visual presentation and talk by Brian Pettit, renowned wildlife photographer. The
Read FullRegional Secretary, Nigel Knowles, joined us on Saturday 11th January for our New Year Dinner. Held for the first time at the Canford Magna Golf Club, 60 members enjoyed an
Read FullFor the first club night of 2014 we showed a film entitled “Ultimate MG Performance”.The different levels of tuning and handling updates were very interesting and the performance of the
Read FullThe Christmas Lunch raffle at the Sir Walter Tyrrell raised £210 which we donated to the Dogs for the Disabled Association. We have received a letter of thanks from them together
Read FullThe Sir Walter Tyrrell pub in the New Forest was filled with 100 members and guests from other region 10 clubs, for our Christmas lunch on Sunday 8th December. The
Read FullTrisha Lewis entertained us at the December meeting with “A Sprinkle of White Christmas”. It was an evening of songs, stories and reminiscence based around the 1950’s and 60’s. Trisha
Read FullAt this time of year the big battle that both classic and modern MG owners face is the one against rust as cars negotiate damp and salt-sprayed roads – this
Read FullOn MGF and TFs a cambelt change on the K Series engine is recommended every 60,000 miles or four years, whichever comes first. Although the belt may look perfectly fine
Read FullStefan Morawiec, one of our newer members, treated us to an interesting, informative and sometimes humorous presentation describing his experiences and love of the MG F and TF. Aided by his
Read FullCome and have a flutter, stakes are £1 and you never know, you might pick the winner
Read FullThis is Call My Bluff with a difference. Can you identify these items? They are selected from a group of collectables and described for us by the team. All we
Read FullOn the MGF one of the most vulnerable components to corrosion, due to its exposed location, is the lower wishbone plate on the front suspension – and this time HAS
Read FullIn this article Roger Taylor offers some quick tips on checking the condition of your brakes. Most classic MGs have a combination of both disc and drum brakes and are
Read FullUneven wear on tyres or excessive steering movement could be an indication that the track rod ends that connect to the front wheels have gone beyond their useful life (below
Read FullIf you have noticed a degree of rear end steering on your classic it could be that the leaf spring pads have come to the end of their useful life.
Read FullOne of the major differences between the modern MGF and MGTF is the suspension arrangement – the MGF having being designed with a hydragas liquid and nitrogen filled system. This
Read FullOne of the Achilles heels of nearly all classic MGs is the electrical system and a major centre of attention is the distributor and its various component parts. Fortunately, says
Read FullAccording to Roger, one of the most problems to crop up regularly on MGBs is a poor heating system – one of the prime causes being a blocked heater valve.
Read FullAfter the perennial favourite of the failed head gasket, one of the next most frequent problems on the MGF is a mis-functioning brake light switch which often exhibits itself with
Read FullOne of the most popular accessories for classics MGs is a battery cut-off switch – it not only acts as a safety device it is also a simple security system
Read FullOur first run of the year and for the first time it will be organised by Chris Adamson. It promises a picturesque run into the West Dorset countryside, along the
Read FullBrian Pettit is a well renowned wildlife photographer and will be entertaining us with a talk and photographs taken by himself. More details to follow.
Read FullThe autumn run started in dry conditions for the 39 cars meeting for a 10.30 am start at the Hamworthy Sports Club. Unfortunately the rain soon set in and never
Read FullThe 2013 AGM took place on Monday 7th October when we also celebrated the 29th anniversary of 1020 with another excellent birthday cake, made for us by Penny Leach. The
Read Full8 cars from the club travelled together to Angoulême for the annual classic car racing event, held this year from the 20th to 22nd of September. We drove mostly on excellent D
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