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V8 Column for March 2003
published in Safety Fast!

This month we have news of the final plans for the V8 25th Anniversary 2003 with its highlight on a week of events starting on Sunday 15th June, and news of the availability of the new Omnibus V8 Workshop Notes CD.

The V8 Register 25th Anniversary Year 2003 is underway and full details are available on the V8 website - just click the Rolling V8 Calendar link on the V8 website at www.v8register.net for the date and location of each event, and contact details. The focus of the celebrations is on a programme of events in the week before the Club's annual International MG Weekend meeting at Silverstone (Friday 20th to Sunday 22nd June 2003) starting with a talk by David Bishop and John Yea on the "RV8 - concept, development and production of a modern classic" on Sunday 15th June 2003. On Friday 20th June at the start of the weekend there is a V8 Dinner at the BRDC Clubhouse at Silverstone - many members have already indicated they will be there, so early booking is recommended with Lesley Smith at lesleysmith@fosterwyatt.com or on 0208 392 9434. At the time these notes were compiled, final details of the pricing had still to be settled but full details will be on the V8 Website - for those without access to the web, just call, fax (0208 392 9673) or write to Victor Smith for a copy of the Rolling V8 Calendar and information on the V8 Dinner.

At last the Omnibus V8 Workshop Notes CD has been completed and will available from April. It has updates of the whole series of eight volumes, including the original volumes printed as spiral bound A5 books. A copy of the current working draft of Volume 8 is included on the CD, all in Word and PDF formats. A free copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader is included for reading the PDF files which solve the pagination difficulties a very few members have suffered with Word files and despotic printer drivers! The CDs are available for £25.00 (UK) and £30.00 (overseas) sent by first class post or airmail - all cheques payable to "V8 Register - MG Car Club" and sent to Victor Smith. There is a significant

discount for members who have previously purchased the later notes on CD - see the V8 Website for details or contact Victor Smith. Copies of the RV8 Workshop Notes CD with six volumes are available at £20.00 (UK) and £25.00 (overseas), again in Word and PDF formats and a discount for update discs. See the V8 Website for details of the suggested overseas payment method to minimise transaction costs. Full details of the contents of both series are published on the V8 Website and regularly updated so you can download a copy - see V8NOTES and RV8NOTES.

Steve Thorning and Bryan Ditchman (the Editor of the RV8 Workshop Notes series) at a V8 Gathering at Hazeley Heath just north of Hook in Hampshire - the next meeting is on Sunday 18th May at noon. (Photo: Victor Smith)

The strong flow of new registrations over the last six months has resulted in our deciding to discontinue publishing them in the monthly V8 Column to release space for articles and workshop notes. It has been a tradition to welcome new members so they will be included in the periodic four page V8 Newsletters in this magazine and published on a new webpage on the V8 Website.

In the April issue next month we have a four page V8 Newsletter with full details of the V8 25th Anniversary programme, news of the V8 Curry Evening in February and several useful workshop notes which have come in from contributors over recent months including one with the findings from a survey of members on replacement tyres for the RV8. Even with low mileage RV8s, members have to face the replacement decision now.