Vintage Minor Register


Welcome to the VMR 2020 Summer Rally

New Dates!  Friday 18th September to Sunday 20th September  New Dates!

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 as we celebrate the 20th Anniversary
of the Register and the Tenth Anniversary Pre-War Prescott!

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 the Centenary of the start of production of the Alvis motorcar.


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 Gardeners Arms, Alderton, just north of Prescott.
All welcome from opening time onwards and meals will be available until 8-30 p.m.


Saturday

Pre-War Prescott 2020

Pre-War Prescott 2020 will mark the tenth running of this incredibly popular event.
As such, another tremendous gathering is expected.

(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 8-30 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.

Also, this year, for the first time, we will be running a major raffle with many superb prizes, with all of the raffle proceeds to be donated to the RAF Charitable Trust.
Your entry comes with one free five Pound raffle ticket.

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 2020.
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.

Catering


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 on Sunday morning.

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 Landranger maps TBA 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.


Maps


Two OS maps will be required this year (any edition will do!):

Landranger Map 149 (Herefordsahire and Leominster)

Landranger Map 150 (Worcestershire & The Malverns)


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 £10 per night for tents and £15 for motor homes,
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.


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