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Yes - Malvern 2027.

Yes, Nigel Trilk promised everyone in his Saturday evening address, that imminent press releases would be shared with the club within 2, 4 or 6 weeks of the Malvern show detailing the exciting new car and engine packages

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To be fair, I have had them in the past.

A press release "preview"?!? You must be joking!

I haven't, have you a link? Or did you mean has anyone seen it, does it exist?

Speaking of which, has the club seen the 'preview' of the Westfield press releases that Nigel Trilk promised at Malvern?

Given the current state of the world, there's always a chance next year won't go ahead! But that aside, Malvern is currently going ahead as normal. Could that change, of course, but there's no current indication it will, and it remains firmly on the books.

No, I've not seen another one in the last 4 years or so. Mine is registered as 2014 but no idea when the actual body was made.

Is there a chance Malvern won't go ahead next year?

Price reduced...

Pro race 1.2 2x 7" 15" 4x108 Et40 Has found on alot of megas2000 and sport 250s Used but nice conditon £225 Collection only !

I see Westfield are listed which can't be a bad thing. My worry is that if the manufacturers have decided to go here will they want to go to Malvern as well and what will that mean for the show there ?

Back by popular demand I keep getting hassled for these as they are not available elsewhere . Double bubble the first 5 are sold ! Full prepreg carbon aeroscreen Autoclaved Please contact me if your interested

You never really see many fitted arch zk it mainly on older cars

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Sorry forgot to put a price on this £450

If it goes ahead and if admission with a kit car is free, I might well attend simply because I live 5 miles away from Stoneleigh. As @Steve G. said, access to the showground is not fantastic right now with HS2 works but the new flyover and slip road might be completed by then. Having said that, new ventures usually struggle to survive. Shows tend to live on the nostalgia of previous shows at a particular venue, especially if it’s centrally located with relatively easy access. Malvern is undoubtedly more scenic than Stoneleigh, but not as simple to get to. I wish them well, but I don’t have my hopes up.

Yeah “free” trade stands! (Not that attendance is actually free for manufacturers, given all the ancillary costs of attending and displaying). But given how the previous shows have been struggling to attract an audience, and to make ends meet financially, it’ll be interesting to see how they intend to break even, let alone a profit. Where is the shows revenue stream going to come from? Most kit owners, who let’s face it, for years actually are 90% of the show expect to pay nothing for entry with their cars, or a small token payment at best. And I’m not sure how big the attendance pool is for none owners any more, it’s shrunk massively over the decades.

I don't understand either to be honest. The last few times I have been to Stoneleigh for Race Retro I haven't been impressed, the rail link has just messed things up and it's hard work getting in. I wonder if the organisers are trying to run things in such a way it's more attractive for traders to go along. I'm guessing they haven't been talking to car clubs so perhaps it's just a trade show.

Some screen shots would have helped! 😉 I've found this- https://www.totalkitcar.com/2025/07/10/exciting-news-brand-new-show-for-2026-announced/ Doesn't make sense to me. The Malvern show is shrinking and setting up rival shows isn't going to help the situation. Despite having to travel further to Malvern than Stoneleigh, it's a better show ground. Holding this show at the start of the summer school hols could reduce likely attendance too.

That's a really good idea. At the moment I'm quite keen to buy something from Andrew at ToyBox cars in Lount. I'm guessing ToyBox is quite well known in this group? I do have a plan for buying from a private seller as well. The guy I use for transporting cars up and down the country is a retired mechanic. I've used him a number of times now, and I'm hoping that if I ask him nicely he'll do an inspection for me too.

I spotted some posts on FB about a new kit car show at Stoneleigh next year. Seems a bit odd to put on another one when the Newark show has been cancelled.

I have 205/60x13 all round, Toyo R888R, car rides amazingly well and the grip is pretty phenomenal.