Motorholics automotive club
A car enthusiasts club in Thanet is hoping to attract people along to its meets either as owners or simply to come and have a look and enjoy a day out.
Motorholics automotive club was created by Ramsgate resident Mike Stirrups last Summer and has already garnered hundreds of followers.
The 26-year-old accounts manager is a classic Mini owner and said he felt there was room for a responsible local meet.
He said: “We spoke to local venues such as The WonderWorks, RAF Manston History Museum, Whitstable Castle & AquaTec Wash Centre, all three agreed to let us host our meets there.
“We change it up at Motorholics meets, sometimes doing “acceptance meets” where we get everyone to send their vehicles in and pick the cars that will come (with some reserves), whereas sometimes we just do open car meets and let everyone turn up on the day. This gives us plenty of variety and lets different people in each time.
“We run a tight ship, no burnouts, no drifting, no loud music, no revving, we like to keep it peaceful. We’ve had some great success running it like this and everyone has said how great the meets have been. This year we are hoping to grow and do some bigger events, maybe even a full sized car show, who knows!
“At all our meets there are places to eat, at Whitstable Castle they kindly did both breakfast and lunch for people to buy and WonderWorks, RAF Museum and AquaTec all have fantastic cafes to eat at.
“We have a fantastic group where people can post their cars, ask for advice or just have a browse. We are getting close to 1000 members.”
Motorholics meet each month in the Summer with some meets in the winter months. Vehicles range from classics to American muscle cars, Japanese vehicles and supercars.
Mike said: “We like locations where people can come and look and bring the kids or older people might like a browse and have a day out.”
Motorholics also sell merchandise such as t-shirts, stickers, hoodies which helps to pay for trophies, rewards and other things to make the meets more fun.
Mike and partner Megan Dunn also sell the items online.
Find the Motoholics group on facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/motorholicsuk
photos were taken by Sam Bradley Photography
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