March

Sat 17th SIDC Track day, Knockhill (tickets now available in shop)
Sat 24th - Kames (tickets now available in shop)

April
Fri-Sun 27th-29th Highland Fling, Highlands  

May
Sat/Sun 12th/13th May British Rallycross, Knockhill

June
Sat 9th SIDC Track day, Knockhill (tickets now available in shop)
Sun 10th Modified Live, Knockhill
Sat/Sun 16th/17th The Scottish Motorfair, Knockhill
Sat 23rd - Kames (tickets now available in shop)

August
Sun 19th Total Jap Car Scotland,Knockhill
Sat/Sun 25th/26th British Touring Cars, Knockhill

September
Magnificent Machines, East Fortune ( date tbc)
Sat 15th SIDC Track Day, Knockhill (tickets now available in shop)
Sat/Sun 29th/30th British Drifting Championship,Knockhill 

October
Sun 21st Streetcar Scotland, Knockhill

We announced in October that the 2012 AGM would be held on Saturday 21April in Cambridgeshire. In order to not rush the rebrand and announce the plans for 2012 in further detail at the AGM, it has been decided that it will be moved back a couple of weeks to the 5th May running alongside round one of the Modified Live / Time Attack Championships at Cadwell Park, Lincolnshire.

A link to the members only area lists the AGM details.  http://forums.sidc.co.uk/topic/157787-2012-agm/

Unity Automotive in Peterborough have kindly offered their show room for an open evening for Club members to enjoy a yummy Hog Roast, Mince Pies and a chat with the Subaru/Pro-R staff.

The date is Thursday 15th December from 6:30pm til late at their premises on Newark Road. Location can be found here:

Full address is:
Unity Automotive Subaru
Newark Road
Peterborough
Cambridgeshire
PE1 5QJ


Come along and meet the representatives from Subaru and Pro-r. You'll also be able to see the Time Attack cars in which Jon Mathers won this years competition in and not forgetting the fantastic Hog Roast to feed the hundreds.

Jon Mathers & Ian Armstrong have kindly offered a free raffle prize draw should 40 members turn up at the evening, prizes include:
* Spend a day testing with the Pro-R team and their race cars *
* Performance driving lessons with Jon Mathers *
* Passenger laps in Pro-R's race car (including Roger the saloon) *

Link to the forum thread can be seen here, so get your names down to confirm your attendance. 

Check out Pro-R & Subaru UK's new project car thread on the SIDC forums by clicking here.

Each month Pro-R will update us on the recent mods carried out at each dealership across the country. 

The 2012 SIDC Calendar is now ready to order

That's right folks, the 2012 SIDC Calendar is now available to purchase from the club shop and will cost you a rather tidy £9.50 each (including VAT and delivery within the UK).

Each calendar is printed by HP's MagCloud service (as is True Grip) onto 80gsm FSC-certified, acid-free paper, folded and stapled at the centre.

All copies will be shipped in a batch and will be with you in time for Christmas.

You will be aware that since the appointment of a new Committee to SIDC in late 2010 and our first AGM since 2006 back in April that a considerable amount of time and effort has gone into stabilising the Club for the future. This has been achieved through a variety of cost saving measures which have at times been both time consuming and extremely difficult to action. However, during this process the full Committee has met on a regular basis to ensure that these actions have been agreed by all involved and every single Committee member has also had their part to play in moving this forward. 

A group of car enthusiasts from across England have travelled to Cornwall to surprise a boy with Cerebral Palsy.

Thirty Subaru owners from as far afield as Oxford and the Peak District travelled to Newquay on Sunday.

They surprised Jake James, seven, who has Cerebral Palsy and diabetes and says the Subaru is his favourite car.

His mum, Diana James said: "It's just mind blowing, we can't thank all the people enough, it's just been amazing and it's just all been for Jake."

The car enthusiasts made their way down to Newquay after a family friend suggested the idea and posted it on a Subaru forum.

As well as leaving his house to find the cars revving on the road, Jake also got driven around Newquay in a 30-car convoy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v​=7O8H-EaJ_4Y&feature=player_em​bedded

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-14179154 

The SIDC are pleased to annouce the return to Knockhill on Saturday 17 September as part of their regular weekend track events at the iconic Scottish race track. This second event of the year will run from 9am to 1pm.  The event will run on an open pit lane format, meaning you can join the track at any time you wish for as long as you wish.

Kames is a short sprint circuit and cars run one at a time for four laps (out, 2 flyers and an in). Kames is much easier on your car than a full race circuit and the pace is decided by you. Full details can be found in the Kames June Track Day thread.

We have a question for you! It's one I've been bouncing around my head for a couple of months now and the Committee have agreed that it's a question that would be better answered by you guys as opposed to us making the call. So, on with the preamble...

As much of a success as the digital True Grip has been fantastic to see and a real achievement for the club, there are a number of members who, quite rightly, miss the traditional printed format.