Vintage Minor Register
Welcome to the VMR 2022 Summer Rally
Friday 15th July to Sunday 17th July 2022
Download your
entry form here or
book online here.
Entries include pre-war
car parking in the Paddock, one free climb, a free raffle ticket 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.
Entry to all
of the weekend's activities is open to all veteran, Edwardian, vintage
and pre-war cars, plus some 'square-rigged'
post-war cars,
such as M.G. TD, TF, Morgan, Alvis TA21, etc. If in doubt, please
contact the VMR.
Final Instructions for all of the weekend's events can be found here.
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.
This year we will be marking the Centenary of the Austin 7.
As our Friday
Scenic Tour at the 2021 weekend proved so pupular,
we are again
adding a third day - Friday 15th July. Details below.
The Summer Rally Itinerary
The Friday Scenic Tour
The day will
start at the Royal Oak at Gretton, (OS150/015305) where hot drinks and
bacon baps will be available to start the day off well. We will then
set off, visiting
various places
of hisatoric or scenic interest on the way to the hugely impressive Victorian
Hook Norton brewery where a sumptuous Ploughman's buffet and a
tour of the
five-story brewery will be available. There will also be plenty of
time to visit the fascinating on-site museum and brewery shop.
The afternoon
run will return us westward to conclude the day with yummy cream teas at
the Plough at Ford (OS163/088294).
Every entrant
will receive a complementary Tour Handbook at the start, providing explicit
route details and background information relating
to the places
of interest that we will be visiting along the route.
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 2022
(Visit the Pre-War Prescott website here for all the latest event news and online entry.)
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
as usual, a number of one-make Clubs and Registers will be joining in the
fun.
Gates open at 8-30 a.m., the 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.
There will also be 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 and additional tickets will be available
on the day.
When the hill closes, we
will be presenting a number of awards and trophies in the Paddock, including
the coveted Sports
& Vintage Cup.
The day will conclude with
a short run to the Shutters Inn in nearby Gotherington, or the Royal Oak
at Gretton (your choice) where great food and fine ales will be available
from 5 p.m.
We will be using the long
course (via Ettore's Bend).
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 Prescott Orchard) which
also provides plenty of space for camping.
There is also a designated
area for trailer parking.
Catering
Full catering and a licensed
bar will be available throughout the day,
and will feature fine ales
from the local Prescott Brewery.
Sunday
The Cotswold Navigation Rally and Scenic Tour
The Cotswold Navigation Rally
and parallel Scenic Tour will start in the Royal Oak at Gretton (OS 150/015305)
at 8 a.m. sharp on Sunday morning.
Hot drinks and bacon baps
will be readily available for those for those who had to miss breakfast!.
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 150 and 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.
There will be a picnic lunch at the glorious Colesbourne Park, with pub and restaurant alternatives in the village.
The afternoon will conclude
with cream teas at the outstanding Jacobean Stanway House, courtesy of
Lord Wemyss, where results will be announced,
awards bestowed and concluding
with a private demonstration of the fabulous 300-foot gravity fountain.
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.
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