Vintage Minor Register
Welcome to the VMR 2011 Summer Rally
Friday 15th July to Sunday 17th July
Download your entry form here.
Visit the Pre-War Prescott website here.
(This web page
last updated 16/2/2011
- many more updates are anticipated as planning progresses,
so add this
page to your favourites and stop by regularly to see updates as they are
added)
Come and enjoy
a spectacular weekend of rallying, touring and socializing
among old
friends and new in the glorious Cotswolds
Below we hope
you will find all the Rally information you need to make your weekend a
most enjoyable one.
If you have
any questions, or need any further information or help in booking accommodation,
simply e-mail
the Register.
The Rally Itinerary
Friday Evening
Informal Reception at the Gardeners Arms, Alderton.
The Gardener's Arms is a
wonderful 16th Century country pub and restaurant in the heart of the Cotswolds,
renowned for its wide range
of outstanding cask
ales, good food and wealth of history.
This fine old country pub
is becoming a traditional meeting place for the Register,'
and we shall be returning
there on Sunday evening to say farewell until 2012.
Saturday
Pre-War Prescott!
Bugatti Owners Club Prescott
manager exercises Frank Ashley's M Type - VMR Prescott 2010.
(Image copyright
Allan Rhodes, Track Car
Photography. Check out more of Allan's photos of VMR Prescott
2010 here.)
Pre-War Prescott is an entirely
new event to be held annually from 2011 and will form the centrepiece of
our Summer Rally.
Those of you who have attended
VMR Prescotts in the past will aready have experienced the unique opportunity
and thrill
of being able to drive your
own car up this famous hill, owned and operated by the Bugatti
Owners Club.
All pre-war cars are cordially
invited to attend, and a number of one-make clubs and registers have already
booked in for the day.
2011 marks the 50th Anniversary of the MG Car Club's Triple-M Register and so a strong MG entry is expected.
During the lunch break, the Sports & Vintage Cup will be awarded to the most meritorious member in the last year.
The designated charity for
the day is the RAF
Charitable Trust.
ALL proceeds from the hill
after the first 400 climbs of the day will be donated to this most deserving
Charity.
VMR Prescott has become famous
for its relaxed, friendly, garden party atmosphere.
Full catering and a licensed
bar will be available throughout the day,
and feature fine ales from
the newly-established Prescott
Brewery.
The day will conclude with a BBQ and Forties Swing evening with live forties music at the Clubhouse on the hill.
A map of Prescott - we will
be using the short course (short-cutting Ettore's bend),
which is the same course
used by the Vintage Sport-Car Club.
Pre-War cars wishing to
climb the hill will be parked in the Paddocks.
Spectator's cars and post-war
cars will be parked in the Public Car Park.
Images of VMR Prescott 2010 may be found here.
Sunday
The Cotswold Navigation Rally and Scenic Tour
The Cotswold Navigation Rally
and parallel Scenic Tour will start from the car park of the Plough Inn
at
Ford (OS 087295)
and take in some sixty miles
of the most spectacular Cotswold scenery, calling in at numerous places
of interest en route.
There will be a lunch stop (location top secret!)
The afternoon will conclude with cream teas, results and prizegiving at the Plough Inn at Ford.
The Roy Hogg Trophy will be awarded to the best Minor/M Type performance in the Navigation Rally.
The Lewis and Nicholson Trophy will be awarded to the winning team in this traditional challenge between the Minors and the Austin 7's.
And for the first time this
year, there will also be a special trophy presentation by Hereford
Vintage Auctions
for the best non Minor/M
Type performance in the Navigation Rally.
Sunday Evening
A Farewell run out to the Gardeners Arms, Alderton, where more great food and ales will be available.
(As usual, FREE BEER will be provided for those who have marshaled during the weekend!)
Accommodation
May we suggest that you consider
booking your accommodation as soon as possible,
as suitable accommodation
in the area will at a premium bin July.
Check out the Rally accommodation page here.
Maps
