Thank you to everyone that came along to Saab Fest and made it such a success. We're yet to total the exact amount vehicles that came to the event but we believe the number of Saab’s to be in the region 270+ vehicles on Saturday and 200+ on Sunday. This is a fantastic turn out for a national event especially with the weekends inclement weather, A testament to the strength of the UK Saab community!
The winners of Saab Fest best car competition are:
Sonett - Peter Briggs - 1967 Two Stroke
2 Stroke - Simon Barr - 1964 Saab 96
V4 - Andy Borman - 1966 Saab 96
90/99/99 Turbo - Steve Trigg - 1970 Saab 99
C900 - Mathew Radcliff - 1992 T16S Convertible
9000 - Mark Jackson - 1995 9000 2.3T CSE
NG900/OG 9-3 - Glyn Green - 2000 Viggen Convertible
9-3SS/Sportwagon - Nathan Blackmore - 2009 Turbo X
9-5 - Brian & Hazel Gifford - 2000 Griffin V6
Best in Show - Andy Borman - 1966 V4 Saab 96
Runner-up - Martin Healey - 1964 Saab 96 Two Stroke
Furthest traveled
Brian & Hazel Gifford Shetland Isles 538 land miles and 188 Sea-miles, total 726 miles.
We would also like to thank the event team who over the last year and especially this weekend have given their time to help us organise and run this event.
2018 National will be at the famous Prescott Hill Climb circuit, Home of the Bugatti Owners Club GB. We very much look forward to seeing you there.
14 Ebor Saab members set off on Friday 10 May to make their separate ways to the assembly point at Gretna Green for what was billed as a Scottish Mystery Weekend, the mystery being only the organisers knew the itinerary. The mystery began to unfold on Saturday morning with a drive along gloriously empty roads under blue skies up into rural Scotland to visit the Kagyu Samye Ling Tibetan Temple at Eskdalemuir (nobody expected a visit the foothills of the Himalayas).