Highlights for 2023? IFLBCC sponsored Friday Night Welcome, Saturday rally to historic Pontiac, IL, Sat. Banquet with John Twist as Honorary Chairman, Sunday Car Show with John Twist’s Rolling Tech Sessions!
Take a peek at last year’s CBCF Weekend. Then try to imagine even MORE fun in 2023!
Music: The Intro we have been waiting for
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Licence: Unminus License
Looking for other All-British car show venues to visit this year? Check out IFLBCC’s newest page – Other British Car Shows!
Chuck Ladwig, of the British Car Union Board of Directors, contacted us with a proposition for a mutual partnership in advertising each others’ British Car Festivals. This was a FANTASTIC idea!
We’ve agreed to cross-post our events through social media, websites, and direct email. Our events will also provide flyers that can be included in our welcome packet and in their direct-mailed news letter.
If you plan on attending any of of these events, let the organizers know that you “Saw It HERE” – IFLBCC Other British Car Shows
The IFLBCC has been invited again to attend this year’s Springfield Highland Games British Car Show – New Berlin, IL on May 20th.
Our group has attended this event twice in the past and has always been a fun day out.
FREE attendance requires submitting a British Car Show Application PDF Application is attached below. The IFLBCC Facebook Event can be found here: https://fb.me/e/wdFAYytC
IFLBCC Event Drive: For those leaving from Bloomington, Brian Davis will lead our drive on Sat. May 20th, from Casey’s on 2017 Fox Creek Rd, Bloomington, IL 61701. Departure time will be 9:00AM for an approximate arrival time of 11:00 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 9:00 AM. Please note that the Car Show parking will be at Gate 3.
Please visit the IFLBCC Group Drive event page to RSVP – https://fb.me/e/wdFAYytC so that we know how many will be cruising with us.
Post Car Show Meal: After the show, approximately 3 PM, we will be heading to Route 66 Motorheads Bar & Grill in Springfield for a post-car show meal.
Event Link: Springfield Area Highland Games
Event/Drive Questions: Brian Davis – mailto:[email protected]
Event Questions: You can contact Jordan Thomas-Summers by email at: [ [email protected] ] with any questions you have about the event.
Additional Resources:
https://iflbcc.club/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2023-SAHG-British-Car-Show-Application.pdf
https://www.facebook.com/springfieldhighlandgames
https://www.facebook.com/centralillinoiscelts
SAVE THE DATE!
The Champagne British Car Festival (CBCF) had its beginnings as an all-British car show held at a community college in Springfield, IL. It soon relocated to Urbana-Champaign in the spring of 1992. In 2010, the festival moved to Bloomington, IL where the show found its current location at the David Davis Mansion on the City’s near east side.
What’s happening at the Champagne British Car Festival THIS YEAR?
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.
ALL Lotus cars get the Featured Marque spotlight at the 28th annual Champagne British Car Festival being held June 2nd at the David Davis Mansion State Historic Site in Bloomington, IL.
Lotus cars return as the 2019 CBCF Marque of the Year. Lotus Cars is a British automotive company[4] that manufactures sports cars and racing cars in its headquarters in Hethel, United Kingdom. Lotus cars include the Esprit, Elan, Europa, Elise, Exige and Evora . Lotus has had motor racing success with Team Lotus in Formula One. ALL vintage and modern Lotus cars are encouraged to come strut their stuff as the Featured Marque for 2019.
The festival’s car show runs from 9:00 am until the awards ceremony at 2:30 pm on Sunday, June 2. Awards are presented for the top three cars in their individual classes and for the spectator selected “Peoples Choice”. The State Farm Cup is awarded for the car selected as the best among the previous year’s class winners.
For more information, visit www.cbcf-bloomington.com or the IFLBCC Facebook Event – Click Here
As with most car shows, the enthusiasts who volunteer their time and efforts have made the CBCF what it is today. The Champagne British Car Festival has become an annual event for many British car enthusiasts in the Midwest since 1991.
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