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May & June 2019 Newsletter from the Figaro Owners Club - Issue No: 104
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Welcome to our May & June 2019 '
BUMPER' Newsletter!
Important Rally Announcement - Wales and beyond...
More local drive out events planned for next year
With the Wales Rally only 5 weeks a
way, we are already getting enquires about our rally plans for next year, and we've been thinking long and hard about that too.
For some of our members the most enjoyable days of Figaro driving are on the annual Club Rally. The long line of glistening chrome and colours winding through the countryside, frantically waving at strangers as we whizz by make for some wonderful memories.
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Our new
Figgy Drive Outs will provide routes and enable more members to enjoy the fun of convoy driving and meeting other local owners
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Today this seems all too common place, but when the club started over ten years ago, itwas unheard of. Since our first rally in Jersey back in 2012 (29 Figs) we've seen the number of cars attending continue to grow and grow. Our Wales rally has attracted a mind-boggling 80 Figs. We, and by that I include myself, my wife Sue and son Daniel, are extremely proud of the 9 rallies we've held since the club's conception, with huge help from members across the country and abroad.
But next year we are going to try something different! Instead of one annual big rally we are going to put all our efforts into holding a series of Figgy Drive Outs
We are more than happy to work with our
Chapter Coordinators or
club members to help produce routes and contact venues. As a club we want to be the catalyst to give as many members as possible the opportunity to attend local drive outs, drive in a convoy, show off their fig, make figgy friends and have fun. After all, that's what the club is all about!
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So, keep an eye an out on the newsletter for more information about this exciting new development and for a full list of events already planned for 2020 visit the website.
In the meantime if you want to help and have an idea for a Figgy Drive Out then please get in touch by completing our CREATE A FIGARO EVENT form Click here
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Donington Historic Festival 2019
Venue: Donington Park, Castle Donington, Derby, DE74 2RP
Location: Castle Donington
Date: 03/05/2019 - 05/05/2019
Time: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
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Cars on the Campus 2019
Venue: St Joseph's Academy
Location: Kilmarnock
Date: 05/05/2019
Time: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Total Retro Show 2019
Venue: Westmorland County Showground
Location: Crooklands
Date: 12/05/2019
Time: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
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London to Brighton Classic Car Run 2019
Venue: Greenwich Park Location: London
Date: 02/06/2019
Time: 9:00 am - 6:00 pm
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Cherished Vehicle Farm Fun Day 2019
Venue: Meadow Farm Nurseries Location: Burrell
Date: 02/06/2019
Time: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Wales Figaro Rally & Club's 10th Birthday Party 2019
Venue: The Metropole Hotel and Spa
Location: Llandrindod Wells
Date: 06/06/2019 - 10/06/2019
Time: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Dunstable Classic Motor Rally 2019
Venue: Priory Gardens
Location: Dunstable
Date: 08/06/2019
Time: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Tayside Classic Car Club Show 2019
Venue: Errol Airfield Location: Perthshire
Date: 09/06/2019
Time: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Bath Festival of Motoring 2019
Venue: Rugby Ground, Lansdown, Bath, BA1 9BJ
Location: Bath
Date: 15/06/2019 - 16/06/2019
Time: All Day
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The Nostalgia Show 2019
Venue: Stansted Park
Location: Hampshire
Date: 28/06/2019 - 30/06/2019
Time: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
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EVENTS ON OUR FACEBOOK CHAPTER PAGES
Many local events are also listed on our Facebook Chapter Pages -
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SEND US YOUR EVENT/MEET/GET-TOGETHER
We are always on the lookout for great events for our members to attend or if you are a member and would like to help organise one then simply complete our form
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New Dutch Figaro Tour 2020
This rally is being organised by member Partick Light and Scenic & Continental Car Tours and is limited to 30 cars so if you are interested book this quickly!
A 4 day/3 night rally. Return Dover/Calais P&O Ferries crossing - Hotel Accommodation for 3 nights at the Lakeside setting of the Fletcher Hotel, Loosdrecht. Breakfast included in the hotel throughout. 3 in total Dinner included in the hotel throughout - 3 in total this will be a 3 course meal, either served or buffet style at the hotels discretion, with a minimum of 2 choices for each course - £399.00 per person based on 2 persons sharing in one car and one bedroom throughout. Read more |
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Higher Security for Members
From the 23rd April 2019 all our clubs websites included SSL Certificates to them to make them more secure.
They are now encrypted and include the S security HTTPS which include padlocks and the https protocol providing more secure connections from our web server to your chosen browser. This will also provide enhanced security for forms, web links and payment.
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Fancy pushing your Figaro to the limit?
To celebrate our club's 10th birthday the organisers of the Silverstone Classic (26-28 July) have allocated us a slot on Friday lunchtime to race our Figs around the world famous track! This unique opportunity is available from just £52 and this includes a Figaro Inner Circuit Parking Pass & 2 x adult tickets! Learn more & book your place. Learn more
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New Figaro Garage in Cambridge
Members located in the South East may be interested in this new garage (well we say new but they have been trading since 1995. Run by
Kirk Pearson they have rebuilt a number of Fig engines. Email:
[email protected]
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Figaro Owners club
Earns 2018 Constant Contact All Star Award
The annual award recognizes the most successful 10 percent of Constant Contact's customer base, based on their significant achievements using email marketing to engage their customer base and drive results for their organization during the prior year.
Criteria used to select this year's All Stars included the following during 2018: ● Level of engagement with email campaigns ● Open, bounce, and click-through rates ● Use of social sharing features.
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Electric Figaro (yes really!)
This car was actually manufactured in Japan 8 years ago for the 2011 electric car industry exhibition. According to the spec it has a
range of between 50km to 100km and
charging time of 8 hours. In addition to the obvious advantages it looks like the conversion has also created some much need additional storage under the bonnet!
If anyone is interested in how they achieved this and would like to have a go at building an electric Figaro, we will be creating a page on our website in due course which will include many i
f the manufacturing images and information. Watch this space!
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Figaro Shop to manufacture Parking Stick
The parking stick was an original optional extra when the car was launched. Due to unavailability over the years their market value has continued to rise and rise and indeed we have seen them on Ebay with a +£400 asking price!
But today it looks like you can buy a brand new one for £250 from The Figaro Shop. Included is Main Parking Stick, Aluminium Final Top, Rubber side stopper, Lock Nut Washer, Mounting Plate Bumper Plate 2 x M6 super fine thread bolts and steel washers 1 x New Genuine Nissan Bumper Bolt and Nut. They are quoting 4 week lead time. Learn more
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Me & Sue enjoying our 'Belle' |
Lastly, a great big Figgy Welcome!
To all our new members. Please remember Sue and I are super friendly so
get in touch if you have a Figgy story or picture to share.
Catch you in a couple of months :)
Kevin & Sue
Club Founder & Assistant!
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Below is our favourite picture of the year spelling 'FIGARO' from the air involved 37 cars and a trailer for the full stop. It was taken during our Jersey Figaro Rally 2018. Thanks to everyone who participated and Patrick Light for his inspiration!
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WATCH KEVIN'S VIDEO BELOW AND HOW TO REPLACE YOUR FILTER
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Nissan Figaro Air Filter Replacement Video
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My son Daniel in June 2008
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About the club
How the club started
My son Daniel had always wanted a Figaro, having seen the car at our local garage when he was just 16. After saving for a number of years (plus a small contribution from his mum and dad) he brought an Emerald Green model in June 2008.
Following the purchase we scoured the internet for a members club in the hope that we could attend events with other owners, but were amazed that none existed...and so the Figaro Owners Club was born! We decided to build a website and forum which took 6 months, and on the 1st March 2009 we pressed the 'publish button' and waited to see if anyone wanted to join. Within a week we had 10 members, a month 35 and a year 478 members.
Today the club has around 1,300 members worldwide in countries including New Zealand, Japan, Australia, USA, Canada, Germany, Spain, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Sweden and many more.
We are grateful to you and all our other members for help and encouragement throughout our journey as the club has grown into a passion which has taken over our lives.
Warmest Regards
Kevin
Figaro Owners Club Founder
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