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A drone's eye view of the bustling
market town and foodie capital of Ludlow with the historic Ludlow Castle in the
foreground, the spectacular St. Lawrence's church, known as the Cathedral of the
Marches beyond and Clee Hill and the Shropshire hills in the distance that
extend over a quarter of the county - and which are also the southernmost home
of the Red grouse!
Welcome to
Pre-War Ludlow 2024
Friday 19th July to Sunday 21st July 2024
Download your
entry form here.
D0wnload the Sunday evening Vintage
BBQ menu and ticket ordering form
here.
Check out the latest entry list
here.
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.
Headquarters for Pre-War Ludlow
will be the Clive Arms at Bromfield, a
couple of miles northwest of Ludlow.
Come and enjoy
a fantastic weekend of rallying, touring and socializing
among old
friends and new in the glorious Welsh Marches!
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 Itinerary
Friday Evening
The Saturday
Tour
CCome and enjoy a
relaxed day of touring and socializing, commencing with breakfast at the
Ludlow Kitchen
(adjacent to the Clive Arms, Bromfield).
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.
The day will
start at The Clive Arms, Bromfield (OS137/482770) where
breakfast will be available at the adjacent Ludlow Kitchen
to start the day off well.
We will then set off,
visiting various places of historic or scenic interest.
The
afternoon run will conclude with
tea and pastries at Burford House, just west of Tenbury Wells.
The day will conclude with
an optional run out to the Lion
at Leintwardine, idyllically situated on the banks of the River Teme.
Sunday
The Marches
Navigation Rally and Scenic Tour
The Marches Navigation Rally and
parallel Scenic Tour will start at 8 a.m.
sharp on Sunday morning.
The day will
start at the Clive Arms, Bromfield, where breakfast will be
available at the adjacent
Ludlow Kitchen.
Entrants may elect to compete in the Navigation Rally or simply take
a relaxing tour of approximately 60 miles,
wending its
way down hidden byways and through the sleepy hamlets of the Border country.
The Navigation Rallyists will be provided with their clue cards and answer cards
at the start and will need Ordnance Survey Landranger map 137
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.
And as a new feature this year, we are inviting our
scenic tourists to optionally take the treasure hunt clues of the Navigation
Rally with them at the start, so they can hunt out the same clues as the
navigation rallyists, but without having to solve the crypric navigation clues
to find them! There will be separate awards for this Tourist Treasure Hunt
class, and taking part might encourage you to enter the full Navigation Rally
next year!
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 Team Trophy, awarded to the winning team in the Team Challenge.
The Team Challenge will be open to teams of three cars - three of the same
marque, model or simply good friends!
There will also be a special
trophy presentation for the best non Minor/M Type performance in the Navigation
Rally.
Note on MSUK route authorization and insurance requirements. Today's
Navigation Rally route is being authorized by MSUK, with event number
29037JY21.
In
addition to the standard RTA insurance, the Navigational Rally entrants will
have to obtain a ‘top-up’ insurance from a broker such as REIS or Bluefin.
This would also be a requirement if the event was running on a Motorsport UK
permit as whilst the permit provides 3rd party cover for damage to
property etc., it does not provide cover for the entrants running on the
competitive road sections. The weekend Scenic Tours do not require
additional top-up insurance as they are not competitive and have no timing
element.
Note also that some insurers include cover for MSUK
permitted events, but as this is not a permitted event, you may need to take out
top-up cover. Worth checking.
On Sunday lunchtime, we will
gather for our now traditional
Vintage Summer Picnic
The magnificent
Walcot Hall in Shropshire will play host to our Vintage Summer Picnic on Sunday.
An elegant Georgian country house owned by Clive of India, Walcot Hall dates to
the Elizabethan period, but the original house was remodelled after Clive
purchased the estate on the advice of his uncle, Sir Francis Dashwood of
Hellfire Club fame. Picnics will be provided against advance order by the
Ludlow Kitchen, adjacent to the Sunday start. Ordering details will be
added here shortly. Or bring your own!
Sunday Evening
Our
Sunday runs will conclude with a unique Vintage BBQ and Jazz Evening at the
magnificent Dunkertons Cider Barn
near Pembridge, where the Navigation Rally results will be calculated and awards
presented to the victors!
Order your tickets
here.
Often seen at Prescott and other motoring events and
led by Terry McGrath - Alvis, Austin 7 driver and still racing his Amilcar.
Terry leads on trombone, playing melodic vintage jazz of the 1920's/1930's era
and featuring Sheila Fawkes on vocals. The Band will serenade us at the
our Sunday evening Vintage BBQ.
Tea, coffee and
light refreshments will be available for those not wishing to partake in the
BBQ.
If you wish,
after the BBQ, there will be a Farewell
evening run out on Sunday evening to the Boot Inn, Orleton.
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
reservations@bootinnorleton.co.uk.
Accommodation
If you are
planning to attend, be sure to book your local accommodation early, because the
area gets very busy during the summer months.
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