Due to VR’s European team being involved with Flying Scotsman Rally (see separate story), the first Vintage Racecar/Vintage Roadcar UK Touring Assembly – “Trains, Boats and Planes” – will now be held on Saturday April 12, 2014. The event is a 100-mile tour of the Buckinghamshire and Northamptonshire countryside, and open to vehicles first registered during the 20th Century (prior to the year 2000). It is limited to 50 entrants on a first-come first-served basis. The entry fee of £90 includes a driver and a co-driver. Further passengers can join in at £35 per head. We’re pleased to say we have a number of entrants who have signed up already.
VR’s European Editor, Mike Jiggle, said, “I want Vintage Racecar/Vintage Roadcar to stand for more than a magazine dropped through a subscriber’s door each month. I want them to experience different events, of which this is the first. Others planned for this year include an evening, or lunch, with a motor racing celebrity, a Concours and a possible further tour at the close of the season. I trust this will appeal to VR readers, and underlines that our magazine is driven by enthusiasts for enthusiasts, thus encouraging others to take a look.”
Each vehicle will be issued with an Event Plate and a “Tulip”-style route book. All entrants and co-drivers will get a “Finisher’s Medal,” with further prizes on offer for various categories, ie; Oldest Vehicle Entered, Best Period Dressed Occupants, Best “turned out” Car, Most Interesting Vehicle and a Spirit of the Event Trophy. Each entrant will also get a free 12-month subscription to Vintage Racecar/Vintage Roadcar. Existing subscribers are eligible for a discounted entry fee and will be given a 25 percent discount voucher for their renewal.
The tour will start from the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre at Quainton, with vehicles arriving from around 8 a.m. Following refreshments the first vehicles will depart at around 9:30 a.m. and set off at regular intervals. The Tulip-style route books will be given out on the day.
We are pleased to announce that Phil Garratt and Kieron Brown, winners of the 2013 Peking to Paris Rally, will be the first away in their 1937 Chevy Fangio Coupe.
There will be two stops on the tour for a leg stretch and photos; one at The Boat House, PH, near Braunston Marina and the other at RAF Museum at Sywell Aerodrome. The final stop will be at Turweston Aerodrome, just south of Silverstone. Here further refreshment and prize giving will take place at the Conference Centre.
A raffle in aid of NARA – The Breathing Charity, which will be celebrating its 30th Anniversary, will be drawn for a 1st Prize of a trip to the Laon Historique, France, in June (kindly given by Scenic and Continental Car Tours) plus many other prizes. Two raffle tickets are included in the entry fee, and further tickets can be purchased on the day.
Full details and entry forms are available from:
Vintage Racecar (Touring Assembly) Moulton Park Business Centre, Red House Road, Northampton, NN3 6AQ (Or, email [email protected])
