Vintage Minor Register
Welcome to the VMR 2018 Summer Rally
Friday 20th July to Sunday 22nd July
Download your
entry form here.
Entries include pre-war
car parking in the Paddock, one free climb and a free Commemorative Programme.
Spectators with post-war
or modern cars are parked in the Orchard, directly adjacent to the start
line.
Visit the Pre-War Prescott website here for all the latest breaking event news.
All the weekend activities are open to ALL pre-war cars
As always, our designated charity is the RAF Charitable Trust.
Come and enjoy
a fantastic weekend of hillclimbing, 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,
or if you
would like to learn more about how your Club or Register can get involved,
simply e-mail
us.
The weekend
will follow its now traditional format of an informal pub reception on
Friday evening, Pre-War Prescott on Saturday
and our Navigation
Rally, parallel Scenic Tour, cream teas and farewell pub run on Sunday
evening.
This year we will be marking two important Centenaries - those of the founding of the RAF and the Armistice.
The Summer Rally Itinerary
Friday Evening
On Friday evening,
we shall hold our traditional Informal Reception for early arrivers, which
usually includes a number of overseas visitors,
so the evening
typically takes on an international flavour. This year we will gather
at the Ye Olde Hobnails Inn,
dating from 1473, at Littte Wasbourne, just north of Prescott.
This delightful
inn is reputed to have been L T C Rolt's favourite local.
This is a
brand new venue for us and comes highly recommended by local member David
Hinds.
All welcome
from opening time onwards and meals will be available until 8-30 p.m.
Saturday
Pre-War Prescott 2018
Organised and hosted by the Vintage Minor Register and open to all pre-war cars.
(Visit the Pre-War Prescott website here.)
After three visits to Prescott
by the VMR, the Register inaugurated Pre-War Prescott in 2011, and the
day was immediately a tremendous success.
Pre-War Prescott now forms
the centrepiece of our annual Summer Rallies. Pre-War Prescott has
become famous for its relaxed, friendly, garden party atmosphere.
The day offers the unique
opportunity and thrill of being able to drive your own pre-war car up this
famous and historic 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 will be joining in the fun.
Gates open at 9 a.m., first driver briefing at 9-30 a.m., hill opens at 10 a.m. Lunch break from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m., hill closes at 4 p.m.
A wide variety of activities and displays is being planned once again, including vintage aircraft displays and a host of trade stands.
The Vintage Minor Register's
designated charity is the RAF
Charitable Trust.
There will be an auction
of donated spares and automobilia during the lunch break,
so please enter any suitable
items in the auction.
The auction has its own
web page here.
Full catering and a licensed
bar will be available throughout the day,
and will feature fine ales
from the local Prescott Brewery.
When the hill closes, we
will be presenting a number of awards and trophies in the Prescott Lodge,
including the coveted Sports &
Vintage Cup.
The day will conclude with
a Vintage BBQ and Dance evening at the Lodge on the hill with live music
presented by the Mike Dowley Band.
We will be using the long
course (via Ettore's Bend) in 2018.
Pre-War cars wishing to
climb the hill will be parked in the Paddocks.
Spectators' cars and post-war
cars will be parked in the Public Car Park, (the Orchard) which also provides
plenty of space for camping.
There is also a designated
area for trailer parking.
Sunday
The Gloucestershire Navigation Rally and Scenic Tour
The Gloucestershire Navigation Rally and parallel Scenic Tour will start in the Orchard at Prescott at 8 a.m. sharp.
Entrants may elect to compete
in the mildly competitive Navigation Rally or simply take a relaxing tour
of approximately 60 miles,
wending its way down hidden
byways and through sleepy Gloucestershire hamlets.
The Navigation Rallyists
will be provided with their clue cards and answer cards at the start and
will need Ordnance Survey map 163 in order to plot the route.
Meanwhile, the Scenic Tourists
will be provided with an informative Tour Handbook which will contain explicit
and easy-to-follow route directions
as well as a wealth of fascinating
information describing various points of interest along the route.
Hot tea, coffee and bacon butties will be available at the start in the Paddock for those who had to miss breakfast!
There will be a pub lunch stop, and petrol will be available en route.
The afternoon will conclude
with our traditional cream teas, results and prizegiving at Stanway
House
where we will have the opportunity
to witness the unique 300 foot gravity fountain in action.
The Roy Hogg Trophy will be awarded to the best Morris 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.
There will also be a special trophy presentation for the best non Minor/M Type performance in the Navigation Rally.
Sunday Evening
There will be a Farewell run out to the nearby Shutters Inn at Gotherington 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
As in previous years, if
you are planning to attend, be sure to book your local accommodation early,
because the Cotswolds get very busy during the summer months.
And of course camping will
once again be available all weekend in the Orchard at Prescott where full
facilities are available. The cost is a very reasonable £5
per night,
payable to the Bugatti Owners’
Club office at the hill. Just pop in to their office some time over
the weekend to settle up – like the rest of the weekend, it’s all highly
informal!
A list of suitable local accommodation may be found here.
Maps
For 2018, the OS map 163 (any edition) will be required for the Navigation Rally.
Scenic Tourists will require
no maps as they will be provided with a Tour Handbook at the start
containing explicit route
instructions for the day.
Order your maps here.