Tours d'Elegance
Organised by the MG Car Club, this "open to all" event is one of the biggest classic driving events on the calendar. It will happen on Saturday 13th February 2021, the day before the Ellerslie Classic Car Show and for 2021 there will be a new destination.
There are 3 Tours to Choose From:
Each tour will be capped at 20 vehicles. Assembly for all tours is at the Ellerslie Racecourse car park 8:30am. Driver briefings at 9.15 for a 10am start. Each run will be 1-1.5 hours, all on sealed roads (roadworks dependent). All the tours finish at the World Famous/Historic Bay View Hotel - Kaiaua
Each tour will be capped at 20 vehicles. Assembly for all tours is at the Ellerslie Racecourse car park 8:30am. Driver briefings at 9.15 for a 10am start. Each run will be 1-1.5 hours, all on sealed roads (roadworks dependent). All the tours finish at the World Famous/Historic Bay View Hotel - Kaiaua
The tours are:
Tour.1 - "The Twilight Road Tour"
Southern Motorway
Redoubt Rd/Ormiston Rd/Sandstone Rd/Whitford Park Rd/Brookby Rd/Twilight Rd/Clevedon/ Clevedon-Kawakawa Rd/McNicol/Bay View Hotel - Kaiaua
Run Manager - Deryck Freeland
Tour.2 - "The John Hill Road Tour"
Southern Motorway
Beach Rd/Settlement Rd/Huna Rd/Jones Rd/Gravie Rd/John Hill Rd/Sky High Rd/Monument Rd/Tourist Rd/McNicol Rd/Bay View Hotel - Kaiaua
Run Manager - Tad & Annette Piggin
Tour.3 - "The Ponga Road Tour"
Southern Motorway
Beach Rd/Boiler North Ave/Opaheke Rd/Ponga Rd/Huna Rd/Hays Creek Rd/Ardmore Quarry Rd/Creighton’s Rd/Tourist Rd/McNicol Rd/Bay View Hotel - Kaiaua
Run Manager - Dean Campbell
All the tours finish at the World Famous/Historic Bay View Hotel - Kaiaua
A tour menu will be available at NZ$14.00 per head - Payment direct to Bar staff
This includes - Fish & Chips + Salad - Tea or Coffee - Please advise if your may require this (for catering)
or Alternative Bar Menu is available
Items of interest - In this Kaiua Area
Sea Bird Coast Lookout
The Pink Shop Kaiaua
Pukorokoro/Miranda Shore Bird Centre
Miranda Hot Springs
Ngata Water Gardens - Ngatea
ENTRY TO THIS EVENT IS $5.00 PER CAR -just bring cash to the start.
Entries will formally close on 24th January 2021 and your route instructions will be e-mailed to you during that week but you can still enter up to the day and collect your instructions at the start. Any other information that you may require can be obtained by contacting the Tours d'Elegance organiser, John Campbell (MG Car Club) at cammie.mg@xtra.co.nz
Come and join us for a great days adventure and an enjoyable drive with old and new friends on one of these tours.
To enter, fill in the online form below:
To enter, fill in the online form below: