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185 trucks turned out in dreary November to what is now established
as the best and in fact now the only Truck Show in Kent and the South
East. The Truckers had an up close view of the action on track between
the competetive race trucks of the BTRA as the final rounds of the British
Truck Racing Championships took place on this famous old fashioned circuit.
Whilst the Saturday night in the Kentagon is described as the best evening
down the pub at any UK truck event, it is the twylight convoy where these
drivers get their biggest enjoyment of the weekend, in my opinion.
This event truly is unique when you watch 1000 tons of steel circulate
this place lit up with the best moving light show on earth.
Thanks to everyone who made it this year, and anyone new wanting to come
next year i suggest you book early if you want to be part of this unrivalled
trucking experience.
The well deserved winners of our competitions were:
Best Custom Truck
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!st - Will Pringle of SC Transport, Darlington with his Bonetted Scania
T cab.
2nd - Billy Wells of James Removals. London SE7 with his MAN TGX Rigid
3rd - Sean Harrison ( Bash ) of TAB Services, Felixstowe with his Bonetted
Scania T cab.
Best Working Truck
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1st - Kevin King of Wilkins & Sons, Tiptree , Essex with his Merc
Actros
2nd - Peter Best of Dynes Bros, Ramsgate with his DAF 105.
3rd - Sarah Stewart of Des Hartley Transport, Batley, Yorks in her Volvo
F12.
Best American Truck
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1st - Jim Bennett of Earsham Gravels, Bungay, Suffolk with his Freightliner.
2nd - Dave Bishop of Rayleigh , Essex with his minature Peterworth.
3rd - Tony Halls of Brambledown Garage, Sheerness with his Freightliner.
Best Fleet of Trucks
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1st - James Removals of London SE7
2nd - F.G.Bond and Sons of Marshfield, Chippenham.
3rd - Alan Firmins of Snodland, Kent.
Steve Horne
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141 trucks booked in to the 5th annual Thruxton Truck Show arranged at
the International Truck Racing weekend in Hampshire. This event has now
established itself on the calendar as the place to be with your truck
in the South of England in the summer. Mixed weather conditions over the
weekend saw umbrellas used on the Saturday, and then hot sunshine on the
Sunday. But of course the weather outside didn't matter in the baron Saturday
evening as the boys all had a cracking night well into the early hours.
With the economic climate in the UK now starting to bite hard on the pockets
of the guys who operate these trucks, it is nice to see our numbers still
up this year, unlike all other Truck shows in the UK which have seen a
decline.
Thanks to everyone who brought their truck along for the weekend, and
we look forward to seeing you again next year.
The winners were:-
Best American Truck
3rd Tony Buckingam and his Peterbilt.
2nd Jim Bennett and his White freightliner.
1st David Wearing and his Peterbilt.
Best European Custom Truck
3rd Ian Course and his Scania of I.Course Transport.
2nd Graham Miness and his Volvo of Smarts Transport.
1st Mike Kearley and his Daf of Danabb Transport.
Best Working Truck
3rd Ken Reed of KER Transport with his Scania
2nd Tony Moore of Axminster Carpets with his DAF rigid
1st Ben Keedwell of NR Keedwell with his Merc rigid.
Best Fleet Of Trucks
3rd RM Page & Sons Transport 6 trucks from Hook, Hants.
2nd Alan Firmin Transport 4 trucks from Snodland in kent.
1st Danabb Transport 5 trucks from Andover.
Well done to all of them who deserve it after all that cleaning.
See you all at Brands Hatch Nov 1st and 2nd.
I think we will order less cleaning of trucks and more partying please
at this last show of 2008. But make sure your lights are working to join
in the best moving lightshow on earth.
Steve Horne
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New for 2008 was the Donington Park event at the end of July. It was
a challenge to get regular and new trucks interested to attend this new
venue. Other truck shows in the UK are seeing seriously reduced numbers
on the show field, and here I am trying to start a new one!
61 Trucks booked in with some of the regular southern lads making the
journey north, but it was good to get some new faces to one of our shows
from the north travelling down the M1.
Thanks go out to you all for helping to get this new event off the ground.
Results
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Best Working Truck
Highly Commended - Edward Bond - Foden - Chippenham,Wilts.
And - Trevor Stoddard - LDV - Brampton, Cumbria.
3rd - Chris Sandham - Renault - Leeds.
2nd - Ben Wakefield - Scania - Denstone, Staff
1st - David Gill - DAF - Peterborough
Best European Custom Truck
3rd - Ian Garraway - MAN- Bristol.
2nd - Ian Course - Scania - Weston Super Mare.
1st - Graham Miness - Volvo. - Builth Wells.
Best Fleet of Trucks.
Highly Commended - Carman Haulage of Buxton, Derbyshire.
3rd - Shirleys Transport of Stoke On Trent
2nd - F.G.Bond of Chippenham, Wilts.
1st - MJS Transport of Cheadle, Staffs.
Best American Truck
Highly Commended - Jim Bennett - Freightliner - Bungay, Suffolk.
And - John Longden - Peterbilt - Bilston, Staffs.
3rd - Tony Buckingham - Peterbilt - Taunton, Somerset.
2nd - David Wearing - Peterbilt. - Enstone, Oxfordshire.
1st - Shane Smith - Peterbilt - Blackpool, Lancs.
Congratulations to the winners, I hope you all had a good weekend and
thank you for coming
Steve Horne
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