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CBCF - Champagne British Car Festival

2022 CBCF Registration is COMING SOON!

What’s happening at the Champagne British Car Festival THIS YEAR?

Saturday, June 4, 2022 – Route 66 Cruise-in – The Champagne British Car Festival is hosting a Cruise-in to Historic Atlanta, IL where the Main St. will be blocked off for our Pop-Up All-British Car Show. The City will be hosting our box lunch break and opening up their Route 66 and Pinball museums. The drive will also include stops at private automobile and vintage toy collections. You’ll want to also participate in our version of a Poker Run with awards to be presented during the evening’s Pub Night – Meet & Greet  https://iflbcc.club/

Saturday, June 4, 2022 – Pub Night – Meet & Greet – The Champagne British Car Festival is hosting a cash bar Pub Night Meet & Greet in the British theme decorated “Outdoor” Courtyard of the Doubletree Hotel in Bloomington, IL. This is a great opportunity to make new friends and visit with old ones.   https://iflbcc.club/

Sunday, June 5, 2022 – CBCF Car Show – The Champagne British Car Show on beautiful Clover Lawn of David Davis Mansion, Bloomington, IL.  The David Davis Mansion provides a wonderful backdrop to display over 125 British cars.   https://iflbcc.club/

The festival’s car show is open to the public from 10:00 am until 4:00 pm on Sunday, June 5, 2022. 

More than 125 British cars are expected at this popular annual event, organized by members of the Flat Land British Car Club.  Along with the usual influx of MGs, Triumphs, and Austin-Healeys, other British  marques  on  display  include Jaguar, Bentley, Cobra, Morgan, Lotus, Mini and Rootes.

For 2022, the CBCF has received significant support from the Bloomington-Normal Area Convention and Visitors Bureau and the David Davis Mansion State Historic Site.

For more information, visit www.cbcf-bloomington.com  or the IFLBCC Facebook Event – Click Here

Drives, Special Events

2nd Annual IFLBCC Harvest Days Cruise-in & Picnic – Sugar Grove Nature Center (Funk’s Grove)

WHAT: Join us for the final IFLBCC Cruise-in and Picnic at the Sugar Grove Nature Center in Historic Funks Grove! The Sugar Grove Nature Center (SGNC) pavilion and firepit provide the perfect Fall setting for a safe and “socially distanced” gathering.  

  • The pavilion has lots of picnic tables and can be partially sheltered if necessary.
  • SCNC provided privies are available nearby. 
  • Due to COVID, we will not be providing or sharing food items.
  • Please bring whatever you would like to eat & drink, along with table service for yourselves.
  • Weiner roasting sticks will be available for use at the FIRE PIT!  (Tip: Bring camping chairs?)

From the SGNC website:

The Grounds, Trails, and Imagination Grove are open daily from dawn until dusk, as are the Picnic Shelter, Corn Crib, and Privies. Imagination Grove will not have nets, containers, or toys available for public use. You may bring your own, but please take them with you, along with any trash or other items that you have brought. We suggest you bring your own hand sanitizer and please practice social distancing.

WHERE: Sugar Grove Nature Center, 4532 N 725 East Road, McLean, IL 61754 – Directions

WHEN: Saturday, October 16th, 2021 from 2:00PM to 5:00PM

WHY: To enjoy some fall scenery, an afternoon lunch and some Natter ‘n Noggin around the fire with good friends.

BONUS: Weather permitting (and interest) a drive is being planned . . . . .so BRING THOSE BRITISH CARS!

RSVP: If you think you’re coming, please click GOING on the IFLBCC Halloween Weiner Roast event: https://fb.me/e/2Rtv3BK2T

Sugar Grove Nature Center: https://www.sugargrovenaturecenter.org/

Illinois Flat Land British Car Club

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Drives

IFLBCC Brunch Cruise

WHERE: The Brunch Cruise will be forming at the Circle K station, 2302 W Market St, Bloomington, IL, Saturday, July 3rd around 10:15am. We will depart Circle K promptly at 10:30am 

WHEN: SATURDAY, July 3, 2021

WHY: We will leave the Circle K at 10:30am and travel Old Peoria Road to Irons Road, to US Rt 150 and on to Busy Corner in Goodfield for Brunch. They have their outside seating open and Saturday promises to be a GREAT day to be outside. 

After Brunch, we will travel the backroads to Mackinaw Valley Winery for adult beverages and spectacular views from the Veranda! (Bring your own cheese and crackers or they have them available for sale)

RSVP: Please RSVP by clicking “Going” on the Club’s event link on Facebook or simply reply to this email with the number in your party that will be attending. 

If you have any questions or comments about the event please email Alan Kleinschmidt at [email protected]  or call Alan at 309.824.6490    

We hope to see you ALL on Saturday!

Mackinaw Valley Vineyard’s website:http://www.mackinawvalleyvineyard.com/

IFLBCC Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/IFLBCC

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CBCF Supports the Midwest Food Bank for 2021

Donate to Midwest Food Bank in
Illinois-Bloomington-Normal  

Each year the CBCF Festival selects and supports a local charity. This year we are again proud to support the Midwest Food Bank.  

It is the mission of Midwest Food Bank to alleviate hunger and malnutrition locally and throughout the world and provide disaster relief. ​

We feel sure you will agree with us that this is a
charity very deserving of our support.  

Please help us continue our donations!
Donation Box located at Welcome Desk  

For more information on the Foundation please visit the
Midwest Foodbank website. MidwestFoodBank.org

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Champagne British Car Festival Set for June 5th

BLOOMINGTON, IL – The Illinois Flatland British Car Club IFLBCC.club has announced the 30th Champagne British Car Festival All-British Car Show to be held on Saturday, June 5, from 10:00am to 3:00pm, at the historic David Davis Mansion, Bloomington, IL (daviddavismansion.org). Admission to the car show is free and open to the public. Donations to the Mansion are encouraged.

The Champagne British Car Festival’s (CBCF) All-British Car Show is an annual charitable event which is open to any and all British cars and motorcycles.  This year, the show organizers hope for a record setting number of cars and bikes to be on display.

This is a wonderful opportunity to view classic British cars representing over 60 years of British motoring history. Come join classic and modern British cars and their owners for a day of unparalleled British automotive history. See great British cars including MG, Morgan, Mini, Austin-Healy, Rolls-Royce, Jaguar, Triumph and more.

Each year, the festival committee chooses a designated charity that benefits from the fund-raising efforts of the car show. For this year’s event, the designated charity is the Midwest Food Bank (2031 Warehouse Rd, Normal).

Come join us for great family fun. We are sure you will have a wonderful experience and a fun-filled Saturday.  Check out the beautiful vehicles, chat with the owners, stroll the grounds, visit the Mansion and grab a bite at the on-site food truck.

For 2021, the CBCF has received significant support from the Bloomington-Normal Area Convention and Visitors Bureau and the David Davis Mansion State Historic Site.

The David Davis Mansion State Historic Site (1000 Monroe Drive in Bloomington) was built in 1872 by David Davis, a political ally of Abraham Lincoln and a U.S. Supreme Court Justice. All entrance donations will benefit the David Davis Mansion Foundation.

The site is operated by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. IDNR protects the state’s historic resources, which contribute to education, culture and the economy. IDNR sites include ancient burial grounds, forts and buildings erected by settlers, and homes connected to famous Illinoisans.

The David Davis Mansion Foundation is a not-for-profit organization supporting education, preservation and acquisition programs for the David Davis Mansion.

Further information may be found at http://www.cbcf-bloomington.com

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Springfield Highland Games – FREE All-British Car Show – May 15, 2021

The IFLBCC has been contacted, through Alan Kleinschmidt, to attend this year’s Springfield Highland Games Car Show – Springfield Area Highland Games on May 15th . 

FREE attendance requires submitting the Car Show Application (Word) –  Participants MUST send the Show application before May ​5th, 2021.   Due to COVID restrictions only advanced tickets are allowed.

They would like to send out entry passes in advance to all who will be attending, in the hopes that all will go smoothly the day of the event. Entrants can respond either by email or snail mail, either works, just so long as they have the forms before May 1st so they have time to get passes printed and mailed out.​   

You can contact Stephanie McCann <[email protected]>​ by email with any questions you have about the event. ​​

Alan is planning a group drive to the car show and has added an event on the Club Facebook page:  https://www.facebook.com/events/506114327061607    Please visit the event page to RSVP 

IFLBCC Event Drive:  (Google Maps Directions) For those leaving from Bloomington, Alan Klienschmidt will lead our drive on Sat. May 15th, from Casey’s on 2017 Fox Creek Rd, Bloomington, IL 61701.  Departure time will be 7:30 for an approximate arrival time of 9:15 at New Berlin, IL.   The drive avoids all interstate travel and skirts the North and West side of Springfield.  The route is approximately 83 miles, so we’ll need to leave Casey’s promptly at 7:30 

Event Link: Springfield Area Highland Games

Event/Drive Questions:  Contact Alan Kleinschmidt:    [email protected]

Event Questions: You can contact Stephanie McCann <[email protected]>​ by email with any questions you have about the event. ​​

Please note that the Car Show parking will be at Gate 3.  2021 Highland Games map.v.2.png
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CBCF 2021 – COME JOIN THE FUN! JUNE 5, 2021

The Champagne British Car Festival (CBCF) has been an annual event held the first weekend after Memorial Day since 1991. Our festival has been a three-day event culminating with a car show at the David Davis Mansion in Bloomington, IL and we have enjoyed excellent attendance from the public as well as car owners. Of course, in 2020, we cancelled the festival due to COVID-19.

We are resurrecting CBCF for 2021 in a limited fashion, consisting of a one-day outdoor car show, Saturday, June 5 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm.

We have been in touch with officials at David Davis Mansion and they have indicated, as a State of Illinois property, they will be open and supportive of the event. This will be strictly an open-air event and proper COVID precautions will be encouraged.

Here are a few notable changes for this year only:

• No classes, judging, or awards

• No formal registration • No registration fee (although donations for expenses and charity will be welcomed) • No welcome bags or door prizes

• No printed program/brochure

• No indoor activity (although David Davis Mansion will be open to groups of 10 or fewer)

BUT, You CAN expect to find our typical field of beautiful British cars, friends and the public!

Parking will be somewhat “park as you can” although we would hope the MGs, Triumphs, Healeys, Jags, etc. will park as a group although not necessarily by class, model or year.

Please connect with the CBCF and IFLBCC sites and Facebook to see up-to-date information.

Looking forward to seeing you at CBCF 2021!

http://www.CBCF-Bloomington.com

https://www.facebook.com/groups/IFLBCC/

CBCF Event Link – https://fb.me/e/4ZuozeuiS

NEED TO REACH US?

Jim Broach Co-Chair: [email protected]m

Brian Davis Co-Chair: [email protected]

Alan Kleinschmidt Co-Chair: [email protected]

John Lewellyn CBCF Registrar: [email protected]