GTC Awards Day 2019

The 10 lucky members saw what the site is used for now and heard much of its incredibly varied history.

Luckily the weather brightened up just in time and members had great fun trying out the Segway obstacle course and there were no reported accidents! Actually, most people seemed to report greatly enjoying the ride and commented that they felt remarkably stable and safe.

GTC Council Member John Tarby said:

“I learned to water ski at a GTC weekend (on Lake Windermere) many years ago; now I’ve learned to Segway on a GTC weekend. Whatever next? Certainly the most Zen activity I have ever tried. If you’ve never done this before, you really should should give it a go. It’s so weird…”

Michael brought along two DJI Inspire 2s (one with an X5s camera and one with an X7), a DJI Phantom 4 Pro, DJI Mavic 2 Pro, DJI OSMO Pocket and DJI OSMO Action. He set up in the field with the Segways and luckily the weather didn’t prevent him flying. He fielded questions from an interested group of members and let them have a controlled go with the drones.

Models included our Chair, Graham Maunder’s Jaguar E-Type, a Jaguar XK120, a Mini-Moke and a Triumph TR4. They were arranged in a ‘Concours d’Elegance’ in front of the hotel.

GTC Awards for Excellence were presented for a truly impressive array of widely varied examples of exceptional cinematography and camera operation. Also awarded were several other special awards: the GTC Dick Hibberd Award, the GTC Seal of Approval and our Outstanding Contribution Award. See who won all the awards or View the video of the evening.