Helmingham Festival 2009.

There is no better way to spend a Sunday than at the Helmingham Festival of Classic and Sports Cars, held in the ground of the wonderful moated, stately home, Helmingham Hall. This is Suffolk’s very own mini Goodwood Festival of Speed and Project Merlot made its annual appearance on the MX-5 Owners Club Eastern Region stand.

And as you can see we had a very special guest on the stand:

Silverstone Classic.

Wow and wow, and WOW!. This was the first time I had been to the Silverstone Classic and I was pretty knocked out by the event. From the Ferrari Owners Club stand, to the classic racing, to the many other club, trade stands and stalls, this is certainly a classic event. Project Merlot spent the day on the MX-5 Owners Club stand adorned in the Clubs 15 20 balloons, the third biggest Club stand after the Porsche and Jag OC stands we were told! The Merlot didn’t get the chance to go on track this time but having sat and watched some of the most exciting racing I have seen for a long while, it wetted the appetite and Silverstone is now a “must do” for Team Merlot.

A very hot day in Suffolk.

The weather was hot and so was the action on track. Project Merlot with drivers: Jon E, Martin C, Chris G and Gary S, made its first 2009 appearance at Woodbridge Airfield on Saturday the 27 June. The MX-5 count for the event was high with 7 on the track and we even had a Merlot fan who had flown in all the way from Las Vegas for a passenger ride!