Kingston Lacy - Sunday 19th July

A beautiful country estate with many hectares of grounds, with manicured lawns, themed gardens and woodland walks. It is the setting for Motors at the Manor on Sunday 19th July 2009.

Times

10.30 am to approx 4 pm

Getting There

Kingston Lacy is situated on the B3082 running from Wimborne Minster to Blandford. Both of these towns are easily accessed on A-roads from all directions and the entrance is clearly marked on road signs.

Parking will be in Copper Beech field at the front of the house. Please use the public entrance and follow the road til you see a PH Smiley sign, where you take the fork left through the gate and up to the house. Do not go right and into the public car park.

There are no speed bumps at this venue.

Please click on the map to see an interactive view of Kingston Lacy.

Address

Kingston Lacy NT, Wimborne Minster, Dorset BH21 4EA

Admission

All members of Pistonheads.com are welcome

A special price of £7.50 PER CAR has been negotiated. This gives access to the restaurant, grounds, gardens and woodland walks.

You must download and print the admission pass and show it at the gate on the day

Lunch

The Stables Restaurant will be open and offers a range of dishes using mainly locally-produced ingredients, including beef from their own herd. If you wish, you can picnic in the field amongst the cars, or in the gardens.

Website

Kingston Lacy Website

Petrol Stations

Tesco - Blandford Forum, DT11 9PU (7 miles)
Damory Garage - Salisbury Road, Blandford Forum DT11 7LP (7 miles)
Star - B3073 (Wimborne Road), Wimborne BH21 2DG (4 miles)
BP - Walford, Wimborne Minster BH21 1NW (2 miles)

 

Download the Admission Pass

New at Kingston Lacy - Charity Rides!

For a suitable donation to the charity, you will have the opportunity to be taken for a spin on the public roads in one of several dream cars attending the event.

Cars offering rides:

Lamborghini Gallardo (Caelum Blue)
Lamborghini Gallardo (AClassLimos)
Ford GT (Roger1197)
Roush Mustang Supercharged (Roger1197's daughter)
Ferrari Dino (Cassius81)
Aston Martin AMV8 (LuckyLuciano)
Bentley GTC (Mike Rob)
Lotus Carlton (MPx)
Audi R8 (Steve Z)
Ascari Ecosse (Samuri)
Noble M12 GTO (Wessexrfc)
TVR Sagaris (Toobin)
TVR Tuscan S (Ricardo)
TVR 450 SEAC (Waynester)
TVR Tamora (T400RA)
Spire GT-R (buzzter)
1968 Lotus Elan (Speedychrissie)
BMW M6 V10 (Teglen)

Charity Raffle

There will be a raffle with many more great prizes (scroll down for the list).

Noise Competition

A noise competition will be held at Lulworth Cove after the countryside drive, with a bottle of wine and "Noisy Bugger" trophy up for grabs. You will be asked to hold your engine at 3/4 revs for around 3 seconds to take a reading using our sound meter.

All members of Pistonheads.com, their friends and family are welcome to attend the events.

How do I attend?

Please post a message with the date(s) you can attend on the main discussion thread and we will add you to the list.

Highlights

Mosler MT900S
What is it?
Ultima GTR
What is it?
Aston Martin Virage
Brooke RR Supercharged
What is it?
Bowler Wildcat
What is it?
DeLorean
Ferrari Dino Ginetta G27 Jaguar E-Type
Marcos Mantis Noble M12 Vauxhall VXR8
Ariel Atom 3
What is it?
Roush Mustang Honda NSX
Lamborghini Diablo Ascari Ecosse Jaguar XJ220
What is it?
Malone Skunk
What is it?
Ferrari F40
What is it?
Audi R8
Aston Martin V8 Vantage N400 Lancia Delta Integrale
What is it?
BMW CSL 1972
Lotus Esprit V8 Dodge Viper
What is it?
Bowler Tomcat
BMW Z4M Coupe Ford GT Dodge Charger 'General Lee'
Westfield XTR2 Alfa Romeo SZ Deronda Type F
Ford Gran Torino Bitter SC Lotus Carlton
TVR Sagaris Ferrari 360 Modena Lotus 340R

 

Click here to view a list of the cars attending each event.

 

Below is a list of specialist dealers and manufacturers that are interested in attending the events to demonstrate some of their stock:

Westover Nissan, Bournemouth - 21st June & 19th July

The new Nissan GTR super-GT car, with 480 bhp / 430 lb/ft and a top speed of over 190mph.
Go to Website

Jensen Sales - 19th July

Jensen Interceptor S - an Interceptor for the 21st Century with modern engine, brakes and roadholding.
Go to Website

Brooke Cars - 19th July

Brooke RR Supercharged - a two seat racing car for the road, manufactured in Devon.
Go to Website


Total Raffle Prize Value: £2200 (roughly)


  Prize Sponsor Details
On The Water
1 Hour Powerboat Charter (Worth £100)

Both events
Shell Bay Watersports Offering tuition, hire and repair for powerboats and windsurfing near Poole.

The Prize
The powerboat will take you for a trip along the beautiful Jurassic coast and accommodates 7 people, so you can bring family and friends, with the possibility for the winner to pilot the boat.

Winners
Sherborne: PH member "13th"
'Try Sailing' 1 Hour Session for 2 People (Worth £150)

Both events
Shell Bay Sailing School offering boat hire as well as a full range of RYA sailing courses.

Winners
Sherborne: PH member "Nick_F"
Half Day Fly Fishing Tuition in Dorset (Worth £75)

Both events
Tony King Fishing Tony offers chalk stream and lake tuition in Dorset.
Discover Scuba Diving

Kingston Lacy x 2
Fathom & Blues Fathom and Blues is a training school and PADI Career Development Centre offering the full range of diver training courses in Portland, Dorset.

The Prize
This is an introductory lesson suitable for complete beginners and will take place with qualified instructors in the swimming pool.
Skimboard + 2 hours tuition (Worth £150)

Kingston Lacy
Sandskater.co.uk A skimboard is a skateboard without wheels for the beach, used to 'skate' into breaking waves and surf them back to shore.

The Prize
PH member IntegraleMatt has very kindly offered this medium-level board and tuition which will take place at a suitable beach in the south west. You will be able to choose from the designs on the website and the correct size for your weight/build.
On The Road
Hospitality at the FIA Top Fuel European Finals at Santa Pod

Kingston Lacy
Andy Carter - Carter Motorsport Hospitality for two with the Carter Motorsport team at the FIA European Top Fuel Finals at Santa Pod in September. Top Fuel is the F1 of drag racing, with 8000bhp machines firing themselves at 300 mph up the strip.
A Day With Red Victor

Sherborne
Andy Frost - Red Victor Racing Red Victor is the fastest road legal car using ordinary petrol station fuel.

The Prize
Andy Frost has offered a day with his team at a drag racing event (to be confirmed) where you'll be able to see behind the scenes and what goes into firing Red Victor up the drag strip.
2 Tickets for Britcars at Castle Combe 8/9 Aug (Worth £30)

Both events
Castle Combe Circuit The Britcar GT and Production Championship comes to Castle Combe on 8/9th August for the Summer Racing Carnival, which also features Superkarts, BRSCC Formula 3, Formula Fords, TVR European Challenge, Fiestas, MGs and the circuit's own championships.

Winners
Sherborne: PH member "Suspect Device"
2 Tickets for British GT, Silverstone (Worth £40)

Kingston Lacy
Martin Short - Rollcentre Racing Rollcentre are not only produce FIA and bespoke rollcages, weigh scales and lap timers, but are also campaigning a Mosler MT900 in the British GT championship.

The Prize
Two tickets for the Silverstone round of the British GT championship on 16th August. Whilst there is no hospitality, the team are more than happy to show you around their Mosler in the pitlane.
Tour / Merchandise

Prodrive Merchandise at Sherborne
Tour at Kingston Lacy
Aston Martin Racing / Prodrive AMR / Prodrive have kindly agreed to supply a factory tour voucher (worth £15) for one of the raffles, and a selection of merchandise for the other raffle.
Lagonda Experience (Worth £95)

Both events
The Old Forge B&B The Old Forge B&B, near Shaftesbury, offers comfortable B&B and self catering accommodation as well as an amazing gypsy caravan with views of the Dorset countryside.

The Prize
Tim has agreed to a 30 minute passenger ride in his vintage supercharged Lagonda, along with a tour of his classic car restoration workshops and small museum. This prize is not suitable for the larger or very tall person.

Winners
Sherborne: PH member "Chimtvr"
Photo Shoot & A3 Print of your vehicle

Both events
Damian Blades Your car will be photographed near Bournemouth or at the event by PH member Damian, retouched and an A3 print made.

Winners
Sherborne: PH Member "Groucho"
Car Logo Wall Plaque (Worth £45)

Sherborne
APM Car Logos Tony Molloy has offered one of his superb car logo wall plaques from his website.
PVR500R Media Recorder / Player (previously retailed at £300)

Kingston Lacy
Dogcam - Contour HD DogCam stock a variety of high quality bullet camera systems and accessories such as microphones, cabling and screens. Their new website Contour HD details the world's first wearable high definition camcorder.

The Prize
The PVR500R has 30gb of hard disk space with anti-shock technology, recording in MP4 format at 720x576 resolution at 25fps. As well as being hooked up to a bullet camera, it can also be used to play music and videos and read e-books.
20% Off Service Labour

Kingston Lacy
Red Mist Sports Cars Red Mist of Blandford Forum offer comprehensive servicing for almost any high performance car, including Ferrari, Lamborghini, TVR and Spectre. Nigel Hudson, the owner, has worked in the motor industry for 30 years and was head of development for the Spectre R45 supercar before the company moved to Milton Keynes.

The Prize
Nigel has offered 20% off the labour charge (which we all know is the killer at times!) for a standard service at his premises. Parts charged at standard prices.
Full Professional Detail (Worth £250)

Kingston Lacy
PH member Jimboturbo Many thanks to James Walker for offering a full, one day correction detail which includes: wheels/ arches/ tyres cleaned, polished and waxed; engine bay / door shuts / fuel cap cleaned; car washed, clayed and machine polished; Swissvax wax applied; leather cleaned; glass cleaned; interior plastics cleaned and dressed. He recently did a great job on PHer Ricardo's TVR Tuscan.
Gerry Marshall Print

Kingston Lacy
PH member GBRM (Gregor Marshall) Thanks to Gregor Marshall for his generous donation of a print of an Andrew Kitson painting of his father, Gerry Marshall's, favourite cars.
Friday Goodwood Tickets x 2

Sherborne
PH member AngryApples Thanks to Matt Nation for his kind donation of 2 Goodwood Festival of Speed tickets.

Winner
PH member "Splodge S4"
In The Air
Trial Glider Lesson (Worth £80)

Sherborne
British Gliding Association An association of gliding clubs with qualified BGA instructors. The lesson can be enjoyed at one of 70 clubs across Britain. Nearest sites to Dorset are Wareham and Honiton.
Paragliding Taster Day (Worth £120)

Kingston Lacy
Flying Frenzy Flying Frenzy Paragliding School offer training from complete beginners to BHPA level.

The Prize
The Taster Day will include an introduction to the sport, basic theory, safety procedures and take offs. Usually (depending on progress) you will experience your first solo flight by the end of the day.
On The Ground
1 Hour Horse Riding for Two in Dorset (Worth £70)

Both events
Studland Stables The Stables offer a range of beautiful and interesting rides through the Dorset countryside, including heath, clifftop and beach riding through the surf of Studland beach.
Days Out
Family Ticket (Worth £44)

Both events
Great Dorset Steam Fair The Great Dorset Steam Fair is the largest gathering in Europe for steam vehicles and machinery, as well as military, classic and commercial vehicles.

Winners
Sherborne: Tim Kerridge
Abbotsbury Swannery Family Ticket (Worth £24)

Both events
Abbotsbury Tourism Abbotsbury Tourism manage the Swannery, Subtropical Gardens and Children's Farm. The swannery allows you to walk through a colony of nesting mute swans and see them fed, as well as observe a host of other bird species.

Winners
Sherborne: PH member "Appleman"
Family Ticket for Sherborne Castle and Grounds (Worth £18)

Both events
Sherborne Castle Beautiful grounds and house, and also the venue for June 21st's PH event.
1 Night Room Only Stay for Two (Worth £139)

Sherborne
The Portland Spa Hotel Located on the island of Portland, the Portland Spa hotel offers beautiful views, a range of relaxing therapies and spa treatments and four-star accommodation.

The Prize
You will stay for 1 night in a comfortable "Courtyard Superior" room. View Room Info. Breakfast is an additional charge of £12.50 per person.

Winner
PH member "Duesey"
Adult and Child Voucher (Worth £45)

Both events
Go Ape Go Ape run large adventure centres located throughout Britain, where both adults and kids can swing about in trees and generally pretend to be monkeys.

Winners
Sherborne: PH member "Caelum Blue"
Family Ticket

Both events
Bovington Tank Museum The museum tells the story of the tank's role in warfare, with almost 200 military vehicles and many exhibits.
Food, Drink & Gifts
Nintendo DS + Brain Training (Worth £120)

Both events
Coca Cola Enterprises Producers and distributors of soft drinks (as if you didn't know). Thanks to PH member "steve z" for these prizes.

Winners
Sherborne: PH member "Andriko30"
IPod Shuffle (Worth £30)

Both events
Coca Cola Enterprises Continuing with the awesome generosity, "steve z" has included a couple of Shuffles so I'm offering these separately to the Nintendo DS machines.
IPod Shuffle (Worth £30)

Sherborne
Clear Insolvency An IPod shuffle in blue kindly donated by PH member Ant111S and his company Clear Insolvency.
Gift Voucher (Worth £10)

Both events
The Present Finder, Sherborne Stockists for a large range of unusual and hard to find gifts for all occasions.
Dorset Produce Voucher (Worth £10)

Both events
The Dorset Blue Soup Company Located near Sherborne, they produce the famous Dorset Blue Vinny cheese as well as a large range of delicious soups using fresh ingredients.
Hamper of Dorset-made Products (Worth £20)

Both events
Fudges Bakery A family-run bakery specialising in high quality biscuits and cakes.

Winners
Sherborne: PH member "Adyw"
Chocolate Voucher

Sherborne
Chococo Luxury hand-made chocolates from Dorset.

Winner
PH member "D.P"
Car Detail Discount

- WITHDRAWN -
The Detail Doctor Due to unforeseen circumstances, this prize has been withdrawn. Many thanks to The Detail Doctor (Mark) for supporting the event with a prize from the beginning.

A sincere thank you to all the businesses and individuals who have very kindly supported these PH events with raffle prizes.

The Dorset Countryside Drives

The Drives will get us out into the beautiful Dorset countryside for a run on some good roads, with informative notes to explain a few things we see on the way. Each will last around 1 1/2 hours.

Motors at the Manor Route Map

Motors at the Manor TomTom Itinerary File
(Click Free User, then Download)


The Raleigh Rally Map

The Raleigh Rally TomTom Itinerary File
(Click Free User then Download)

Enjoying a dry and bright day, over 120 cars turned up for our very first charity gathering in the grounds of Sherborne Castle, including a rare Bugatti Type 35, Jaguar XJ220, Lamborghini Gallardo, Ariel Atom, both a Ford GT and a GTD40, TVRs, Porsches, Lotuses and many more.

Through donations and sales of raffle tickets, Pistonheads members raised just under £700 for the Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance.

View Pictures from the Event

After lunch and the raffle, many of us headed home but a group of around 40 cars drove to the nearby Air Ambulance base to meet the crew and helicopter. After some confusion in reaching the base, we eventually all piled through the gate and out to the landing pad. Whilst the helicopter was out on a call attending an accident, we got on with the business of seeing who had the noisiest engine (results below).

Shortly, the helicopter landed and, putting the noise test on hold, we began arranging cars around it for photographs.

After a Q&A session with the pilot, we completed the noise tests and awarded the prize for The Noisiest Bugger.


Noise Test Results

1st @ 115db
Steve Macey's TVR Tuscan

2nd @ 113db
Steve Found's Ferrari 348

Joint 3rd @ 112db
Dave's Corvette and Mike Tucker's Lagonda Le Mans

4th @ 110db
Chris White's Ultima

Joint 5th @ 108db
Martin's NSX and Pete's Sunbeam Tiger


The Countryside Drive

Despite the advancing time due to various delays, 8 cars made the effort to start the countryside drive. The NSX, BMW and Subaru left us at Dorchester to head home, leaving a TVR, Ultima, 306 GTI-6, Sunbeam Tiger and Sylva Phoenix to carry on along the coast, taking in the tunnel at Beaminster (a couple of times!).


  • All PHers, family and friends are welcome at the events - but it is preferred that you and they bring a performance car!
  • You must download and print the admission pass, and bring it on the day to qualify for reduced entry.
  • Please add your name to the main discussion thread and / or the car list, to encourage others to come and so that we know what cars will be arriving.

The Raleigh Rally & Motors at the Manor Discussion Thead

List of Cars Attending

Event Admission Pass Download

Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance Website

Dorset & Somerset Air Ambulance - Just Giving donation page