Welcome to the new look Retro-Speed Magazine: Historic motorsport on the move

Always busy because it's that time of the year when classic car owners start feeling guilty about not spending more time out in the garage or back garden during the cold winter months fixing up that car they promised their partner would be a great investment. Well don't despair. Buy a ticket for the Show, and before you know it that faded Ford or misfiring Morris will be pride of place at the next club meet. Of course the Practical Classics Classic Car and Restoration Show is more than T Cut and Duckhams 20/50. Nowadays enthusiasts can trawl for hours lapping up the atmosphere. Lots of advice on hand, an auction, three hundred cars for sale, one hundred and sixty car clubs, plenty of the latest products, and if you are lucky, sandwiches that taste great and don't cost the earth. Standard adult advance tickets: £29.50, or a multi-day pass: £45.50. Plus a transaction fee: £2.35. On site parking costs another £13.95, in advance, or £18.95 on the gate. Okay this is not the cheapest day out, and I'm thinking a few enthusiasts will stay away. My tip. Try parking at the station, just around the corner. You might save enough to buy a spark plug.