Vintage Minor Register
Welcome to the VMR 2023 Summer Rally
Friday 14th July to Sunday 16th July 2023
Download your
entry form here or
book online 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.
Final Instructions
for the Friday Tour, Pre-War Prescott and the Sunday Navigation Rally and
Scenic Tour can be found here.
If you have
entered any of these events, please take a close look at these instructions
before the weekend.
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, Triumph Roadster, etc. If
in doubt, please
contact the VMR.
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.
This year we will be marking the Centenary of the M.G. Car Company.
The Summer Rally Itinerary
The Friday Tour
The day will
start at Ye Olde Hobnails, Little Washbourne, (OS150/991332) where anything
from hot drinks to bacon baps to Full English breakfasts will be available
to start the day off well.
We will then
set off, visitingvarious places of historic or scenic interest. We
will be visiting the Morgan Car Co. in Malvern in the morning where tours
of the factory have been organized for us,
followed by
lunch at a local pub. The return run in the afternoon will conclude
at the Beckford Silk Mill for cream teas.
The afternoon
run will return us to conclude the day with cream teas at the Beckford
Silk Mill.
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.
Thursday Evening
For early arrivers, there
will be a gathering at the Shutters at Gotherington, just along the lane
from Prescott on Thursday evening.
This will be handy for those
camping at Prescott on Thursday night.
Friday Evening
On Friday evening, we shall
hold our traditional informal weekend reception, which usually includes
a number of overseas visitors,
so the evening typically
takes on something of an international flavour. This year we will
gather at Ye Olde Hobnails, Little Washbourne, just north of Prescott.
All welcome from opening
time onwards and meals will be available until 8-30 p.m.
If you would like to book
a table, please contact Richard the landlord at thehobnails@quality-inns.co.uk.
Saturday
Pre-War Prescott 2023
(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.
We will be using the long
course (via Ettore's Bend).
Pre-War cars wishing to
climb the hill will be parked in the Paddock.
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.
Saturday Evening
The day will conclude with
a short run to the Gardeners Arms
at Alderton where great food and fine ales will be available from 5
p.m.
The Prescott Clubhouse will
also be open for meals in the evening as well as a well-stocked bar.
Sunday
The Cotswold Navigation Rally and Scenic Tour
It's hard to beat the Cotswold scenery
The Cotswold
Navigation Rally and parallel Scenic Tour will start at at 8 a.m.
sharp on Sunday morning.
The day will
start at tYe Olde Hobnails, Little Washbourne, (OS150/991332 where anythign
from hot drinks to bacon baps
to Full English
breakfasts will be available to start the day off well.
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.
On Sunday lunchtime, we will gather at the historic Coughton Court for a vintage picnic.
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.
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.
Sunday Evening
There will be a Farewell
evening run out on Sunday evening to Ye Olde Hobnails, Little
Washbourne, just north of Prescott.
All welcome
from opening time onwards and meals will be available until 8-30 p.m.
If you would
like to book a table, please contact Richard the landlord at thehobnails@quality-inns.co.uk.
(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.