Paul Moran wins the Premier Concours for 2014 at the British Mini Clubs Mini Fair 2 event at Stoneleigh in Warwickshire, along with a cheque for £700. This is the second time Paul has won the title in the last three years with his stunning Mini Pick-Up. It was a tough fight though and he certainly did not have it all his way. Paul with 196 points out 200, however Steve Moore with his well known MINI GP ran him all the way accumulating 195 points. We know it was close as at one point top Premier judge Vaughan Horden had them tying on 195pts each. They could only be split because Pauls Pick-Up had a very sligthly better underbody.
James Connor claimed a very valiant 3rd place with his daily runner Mini Cooper claiming 192 points. We can only compliment everyone on the quality of all the Classic Mini’s and Modern MINI’s that got through to the final via the heats at the BMC events at Himley and Uttoxeter.. It’s so good to see 4 MINI’s take part in the final, they are getting closer every year to winning the coveted trophy.
Show N Shine was fascinating with some top quality Minis on display and attracted the crowds during the day. We had quite a debate deciding on the Show N Shine Mini of the day, but we just had to give to the stunning airbrushed Mini F43 AWD, it certainly fitted in perfectly with the Halloween theme of the show.
2014 Premier Concours
Premier Concours Final
1st Paul Moran TTR 764T
2nd Steve Moore H4 YGP
3rd James Connor G339 POD
Classic Mini 1960’s
1st Mick Whitehead SWY 334F
2nd Peter Hubby EPL 304B
Classic Mini 1970’s
1st Emma Husband STU 777J
2nd Jonathan Baggaley NPU 575P
Classic Mini 1980’s
1st Ray Pizzey OEG 616X
2nd Luke Billing P415 DDA
Classic Mini 1990’s
1st Francessca Billington K523 HCJ
2nd Jackie Brown T40 PEB
Modern MINI
1st Helen Granger YF62 NYK
2nd Nick Hinton KT09 OBT
Best Show and Shine Mini/MINI Of The Show
F43 AWD