2 August - Rover P5 National Rally

[David]

Sunday 2 August 2009
Rover P5 National Rally
Duxford Imperial War Museum, Cambridgeshire.
Entrance: £9 Adults* Children Under 16 Free.
*Normal entrance fee is £16 per person

For club members, the special hotel rates and dinner information for Saturday and Sunday will appear in the next issue of Take Five.

To download a booking form click here Booking Form

[stevem]

I'm just helping to process the entries to the National.
There have been a few people sending cheques. Please don't - you pay on the day.
Also please remember to enclose an SAE. On the entry form check the box for saloon or Coupe as appropriate (there are a few missing to date). Lastly could you please write your reg number down clearly - some are difficult to read.
Many thanks - look forward to seeing you at Duxford
Steve M

[theroveringmember]

Can we turn up on the day without having booked & still get the discounted price?

[davidg]

Yes turn up on the day, thats Ok, £9 still applies per adult to get in, better still let me have your details to get a bookong number sent off now.

We have close to 90 cars booked at present, some being P4's and P6's

David

[David]

To download a booking form click here

Booking Form

[Deleted]

Hi my first time to go to the national, will their be any spares/autojumble for sale. THANKS.

[Phil Nottingham]

Hi organisers - can you tell me wherabouts in the Duxford site the rally will be held please?

At the 2007 Eastern Region rally it was right at the far end near the big new Tank museum hanger rather than the the other "front" end nearer the runway etc.

The far end is far too remote from the exhibits for us and the hanger cut off the view

[davidg]

Phil, send me your email address and i will send the plan for our position that Duxford sent to me on Friday
David Green

[davidg]

Jonyrover, Duxford are not into auto jumble for this rally but said i could take a few items and sell in the gazebo, so thats what i will do, David

[glennr]

I shall be taking along some sill trims

[stevem]

Info for Rally goers as provided by Duxford...

Gate: Entry will be through Gate 1, which is the nearest one to Royston.
Note – this is NOT the main Visitor Entrance.

How to get there: The Museum is just off J10 on the M11. Please follow the yellow ‘Car Club’ signs on the A505, which will lead you to Gate 1.

Opening Times: The Museum will open at 10:00am and you may arrive at any time after that.

PAYMENT
Payment will be collected by a member of IWM staff at the entrance gate.
Admission rate for Classic Car / Motorbike Owners: £9 per person. Children under 16 can go in for free.

DISPLAYING AREA
The event will be held between the American Air Museum and Tank Arena by the Land Warfare Hall. Car parking marshals will help you find your allocated area (Plot 18). In addition, a map indicating your area will be available from the kiosk on the day. Once at plot 18, Eastern region members will direct you to your parking space. Pick up rally a programme etc. from the gazebo but PLEASE REMEMBER TO GIVE YOUR ENTRY NUMBER.

RULES AND REGULATIONS
All drivers & vehicles are to be appropriately licensed & insured.
VEHICLES MUST OBEY THE SPEED LIMITS of 5mph on site.
VEHICLE MOVEMENT: vehicle movement is prohibited once on site and parked up by marshals.
NO DOGS ARE ALLOWED ON SITE – this is a CAA safety precaution for all live airfields.
NO BBQ's OR GAS APPLIANCES ARE ALLOWED ON THE MUSEUM SITE.
Driving competitions are not permitted.
We do not allow overnight parking or camping.
SMOKING: All Museum buildings are strictly No Smoking.
SIGNAGE/TOILETS: The Imperial War Museum Duxford will supply signage as required and extra toilets.

Hope the above is of help

Steve M

[Phil Nottingham]

Hope to be there fitness/weather permitting

[David]

THIS SUNDAY FOLKS!

[stevem]

Have now processed over 90 entries so should be a good turnout. Not sure about the weather, but the forecast does not look too bad for this region.

Duxford expect between 500 and 600 cars with all the other clubs attending.

Look forward to seeing eveyone on Sunday from 10-00am onwards.

Steve M

[David]

That is a very high initial booking rate fellas well done.

Wishing you a successful national and looking forward to the subsequent report and photos for Take Five

We will not be making it as the Rover still isn't roadworthy

[Phil Nottingham]

My entry ticket (89) arrived yesterday. Hope to be there if the weather is good

[glennr]

Sunday looks decent. Sunny periods. 71degrees. If you can trust the weather centre

[Phil Nottingham]

Last time I came it rained all day and I lost control on wet bend in the road when the rear tyre burst and spun it

[johnwp5bcoupe]

Jul 31, 2009 17:26:49 GMT Phil Nottingham said:

Last time I came it rained all day and I lost control on wet bend in the road when the rear tyre burst and spun it

I remember it well remember 2 things Phil brolley and crash helmet

[Phil Nottingham]

I have had to decide now whether to go to Duxford tommorrow and given today's awful weather, the from perfect forecast by the Met office (even given they are not very good at it) and the distance I cannot really justify attending.

I was looking forward to attending and meting some of you again and perhaps new faces but one day soon I hope tol get further than 50 miles!

Hope it is a success and it does at least keep dry!

[shed]

Phil,

Your car won't disolve!! or am I missing something? get out there and drive it man!! a bit of rain won't hurt.

(Just of out to dinner in wet Central London in a polished and preened concours Jensen CV8... ;D )

Cheers,

Steve

[Phil Nottingham]

It is not the car its me! just come out of hospital

[glennr]

Get well soon Phil I must say I got up at 6am today and the sky is still blue. I went for a naked run through the woods (better then mint moutwash any day) I noticed some other people running away from me in the opposiite direction. They seemed to be enjoying themselves though as you could hear them screaming I will post some photo's later...........of Duxford

[Phil Nottingham]

Thanks for the sentoments I will lokk forward to these as I was to attending but make sure you do not mix the photos up otherwise I will have to wield my Moderator powers!

The idea of past and future ops is to allow me to reduce my use of narcotic and depressant drugs usually given to terminal patients (I am not terminal or at quite the levels of the late Michael jackson but I have a lot of side effects and now also am experiencing withdrawal symptoms which are far from nice). I will then be able to return to some normality for me anyway

It been sunny here but clouding over and that warm either '(

[rusty]

Thanks to the organisers of today's show, I enjoyed it very much, the sun shone and TAH375G enjoyed a good run.

Well done all, Rusty