Entries are now open for the 2011 C&SC Club Awards

By James Elliott

| 30 Aug 2011

Make sure your classic car club gets the recognition it deserves by entering it for the annual Classic & Sports Car Club Awards, a raft of trophies celebrating the unstinting efforts of classic car clubs in keeping our hobby vibrant and as relevant as ever in the modern day.

Thanks to the backing of official Club Awards partner Lancaster Insurance, the awards are now bigger and better than ever, and we want every club to be in with a shout of hearing their name called out by event compère Simon Taylor when the results are announced to hundreds of club representatives at a special ceremony during the Classic Motor Show in Birmingham on 12 November.

We need your nominations for our most important categories (below), while a selection of display and individual awards will be decided at the Classic Motor Show.

All nominations should be returned, with appropriate photos and brief explanations, to David Evans at C&SC before 12 October or e-mail david.e@haymarket.com

Only one entry will be accepted per club for each award, and entries should be accompanied by a letter from the club secretary confirming them as the club’s submissions.

NOMINATIONS NEEDED
•   Club Personality of the Year (the person who has done the most for a model, marque or club over the past 12 months)
•   Club of the Year
•   Best Club Run/Rally
•   Best Club Show/Event
•   Club Magazine of the Year
•   Most Improved Club Magazine
•   Best Club Website

Plus, to be decided at the Classic Motor Show:
•   Best Club Stand (three awards, depending on stand size)
•   Best Themed Club Stand
•   Most Interesting Selection of Cars
•   Car of the Show
•   C&SC Special Award (for the car that captures the judges’ hearts)

A word from our sponsor:

Lancaster Insurance Services Ltd was formed in 1984 as the insurance division for the MG Owners Club (now independent). The knowledge and experience we have gained over nearly three decades has enabled us to build strong relationships with many of the UK’s leading insurers.

As a specialist intermediary, we can arrange insurance cover by choosing a scheme from our carefully selected panel of insurers, to meet the needs of classic car owners and provide club members with competitive premiums, excellent policy benefits, up to 25% discount and a first class service.

Lancaster Insurance has a strong affinity with car clubs and truly appreciates the enthusiasm they generate for all makes and models of classic cars. We believe that it is vitally important to support the very clubs who keep the classic car industry alive and have a number of ways in which we can provide financial support to clubs and help them attract more members.

We would welcome the opportunity to discuss our services with you in more detail and explore how we could work together in the future to our mutual benefit. To discuss these opportunities further, please contact the marketing department by calling 08445 760966 or by e-mailing marketing@lancasterinsurance.co.uk

James Elliott

James Elliott is a former Editor of Classic & Sports Car