A bumper crowd at Donington Park’s Convoy in the Park event were treated to 10 races of thrilling action over the weekend of 21-22 July, with the leaders of both divisions strengthening their grip on the title battles. Ryan Smith extended his lead in the Division One championship with another strong showing at Donington, with the MAN driver taking another …
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Bridgend-based Anstee Services was the winning bidder of Keltruck’s charity Scania XT tractor, raising almost £14,000 for local children’s charity Ty-Hafan. Collecting the keys at the official handover at Convoy in the Park last weekend, brothers Calvin and Craig Anstee said the family-run woodchip company, which currently runs three trucks, has been supporting the charity for the past 20 years. …
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Truck driver and Trevor Tack will again represent the UK in the finals of the World Crane Championship, sponsored by HIAB, having taken the UK heat at Convoy in the Park last weekend (21-22 July). Tack, 50, from Beaconsfield, who works for Brackley-based civil engineering firm Agetur UK, set the best time in the UK heat, retaining the title he …
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The winners of the 25 show truck categories at Convoy in the Park have been announced, with BH Cecil taking the ‘best in show’ award. Convoy in the Park, which took place at Donington Park in Leicestershire last weekend (21-22 July), had more than 1000 trucks attend, from working trucks to heavily customised show trucks, classics to brand new. In …
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Walker Movements and sister company FleetEX are coming to Convoy in the Park at Donington Park this weekend with a range of trucks and much more. A range of premium used tractor units and tippers from manufacturers including Scania, Daf and Volvo will be on the stands, including the Truck & Driver Help for Heroes Scania tractor unit and Walker …
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Convoy in the Park at Donington Park this weekend (21-22 July) has a wealth of activities happening away from the racetrack and there is something for all ages. Here is the full timetable: Friday 20:00 Film: Smokey & the Bandit (music stage) 21:45 Close Saturday 07:30 Gates open 08:30 Trade stands open 09:30 Red Dragon – monster truck rides Taylor …
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Collectors Toys Ireland is coming to Convoy in the Park on July 21-22 at Donington Park, where it will be selling a range of its exclusive model trucks. Collectors Toys Ireland has been the exclusive Irish Tekno dealer for the past 20 years and responsible for the Irish Tekno Collection, with to date more than 200 models released. In May …
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Operating a crane takes no little skill, and visitors to Convoy in the Park on 21-22 July will be able to see the some of the best operators in the country go head-to-head in the UK heat of the World Crane Championships, sponsored by Hiab. It sounds simple enough: using a Hiab X-HiPro 232 crane, move water cans from a …
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Fans of cult 1950s rock’n’roll are in for a treat at Convoy in the Park at Donington Park on 22 July, when one a top act in the genre plays the music stage. The B-Sides are a 1950s-style rock’n’roll band covering all the best hits from the genre. For the past three years they have been travelling up and down …
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Commercial vehicle solution provider Hexagon Leasing and its sister brands HexFlex and Trux4All will be exhibiting at Convoy in the Park, the ultimate trucking festival on July 21-22 at Donington Park. The stand will include branded Hexagon Leasing and Trux4All tractor units accompanied by two Hexagon Leasing grid girls along with information about the brands, the services they offer and …
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