Club Triumph

White,rust and dirt.

Valencia ("Is that orange mate?" "No, it's blue." "Oh, looks green to me...") with rust and black and silver TR6 steelies (in case there are other Valencia Mk1s on the event

The 2500S Estate is blue

Quoted from Radders

White,rust and dirt.

Quoted from Ridgetone Triumph

Water shortage by the sea, is there Radders????  

Quoted from Radders

No, but's it got salt in it.  

The seeded entry list is now available and cars will start in reverse seeded order as below, followed by the Beginner class:

1. Jonathan Fallowell/Alex Joslin - Novice - 2000
2. Clive Senior/Gill Senior - Novice - Spitfire
3. David Aspinall/Louise Crow - Novice - 2.5PI
4. Steven Radley/Dave Saunders - Novice - Mk1  2.5PI
5. Keith Bennet/Chas Commander - Novice - TR4A
6. Alan Pettit/Martin Ansell - Expert - Spitfire 4
7. Dale Barker/Nigel Abdullah - Expert - Herald
8. Charlie Deards/Ellis Stokes - Expert - 2500S Estate
9. Mike Bishop/Darren Armitage - Expert - Stag
10. Peter Jackson/Mark Rutter - Expert - 2000 2-Door
11. Michael Helm/Colin Wake - Expert - Dolomite
12. Andy Dann/Wendy Dann - Beginner - 2000

Closing Car and 1st reserve - Richard Warr/Byron Checketts (Novice) - 2000 Mk1
2nd reserve entry - Rob Pearce/Iris Chiu (Beginner) - GT6

Finals and Supplementary Regs will be emailed out this coming weekend.  Just a note to say that if anyone unfortunately has to withdraw, please let me know as soon as possible so that Richard and/or Rob can take the place.  Thanks.

Just in case you don't remember Mike my car is red + spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, spam, rust and spam..................assuming the red isn't off!

Final Instructions have been sent to all email addresses on the entry forms.  If anyone does not receive the email please contact me and I'll re-send.

If there are any questions or clarifications required, just let me know.

Mike

There have been a few changes to the entry list over the last 2 days, due to three crews having to withdraw.  The updated list is as follows:

1. Richard Warr/Byron Checketts -Novice - 2000 Mk1
2. Jonathan Fallowell/Alex Joslin - Novice - 2000
3. Clive Senior/Gill Senior - Novice - Spitfire
4. David Aspinall/Louise Crow - Novice - 2.5PI
5. Keith Bennet/Chas Commander - Novice - TR4A
6. Dale Barker/Nigel Abdullah - Expert - Herald
7. Charlie Deards/Ellis Stokes - Expert - 2500S Estate
8. Mike Bishop/Darren Armitage - Expert - Stag
9. Peter Jackson/Mark Rutter - Expert - 2000 2-Door
10. Michael Helm/Colin Wake - Expert - Dolomite
11. Rob Pearce/Iris Chiu - Beginner - GT6

This leaves one place still free, so if anybody wants a late entry please let me know.

I'll send an updated starting order list to entrants later in the week.

At the moment AJ and I are still in - took the Lemon to work today and she went okay, bit poppy and farty at times, but I think that was just because it was cold and the choke doesn't work... well, it jams solid if you pull the cable, so have to start it without...

I brought mine to work today too.  Running well at the moment when it's warmed up - choke doesn't work on mine either!  As we're going down from the W Mids do you want to meet up on the way down Jon? I'm planning on picking Byron up from Stourbridge at 5 on Sunday morning.

Richard

Richard, I'm not against the idea of travelling down together - Was probably aiming to leave Warwick at around 6 am all being well, heading up to the east edge of Coventry then getting on the M6 for a few junctions before joining the A14 east to Ipswich, then joining the A12 south. Google thinks that's gonna be a journey around 2hrs 45mins.


Is that the route you were considering?

That's about it.  If we leave Stourbridge at 5 we'll probably be about the same time as you.  We'll head up the M5, down the M6 then the same as your route.  We'll pass Corley services, but it looks like you'll miss them, where else do you suggest meeting?

Richard / Jon

If you need to buy fuel, stop at Tesco at Copdock, on the A12/A14 junction. It goes up 10p a litre as you go south from that point...

If you're going that way you'll pass me too. I hadn't thought about that route, though. From Cambridge the "most obvious" is M11/A120 but A14/A12 makes sense too, although perhaps the A134 from Bury has something going for it? Anyway, what time are you expecting to pass Milton (A14 J33, with A10)?

Thanks for the petrol tip Colin.

Rob, Google reckons it's about 2 hours from Stourbridge to A14/A10 junction, so allowing 2 1/2 would put us there about 7:30 - may well be a bit later though, I won't be going all that fast on the motorways/A14.

Quoted from RobPearce

If you're going that way you'll pass me too. I hadn't thought about that route, though. From Cambridge the "most obvious" is M11/A120 but A14/A12 makes sense too, although perhaps the A134 from Bury has something going for it? Anyway, what time are you expecting to pass Milton (A14 J33, with A10)?

When I used to work at Ginetta in Suffolk I used the A14 every other weekend for coming back to Coventry so I know that route well, and fairly early on a Sunday morning it should be fairly clear. Would prefer to stick to dual carriageways as much as possible.

Richard, I think the easiest place to meet will be the Rothwell services just after junction 4 on the A14, so could get fuel there and possibly breakfast too, but as it's a MacDonalds I don't really want to eat there haha. Could be a good place to meet though as it's actually on route, and anywhere else is off route for either of us. Is that okay?

Colin - Not sure if that's possible as the store opens at 10 and I anticipate we'll be passing there just before 9...

Rob, I anticipate being at Milton between 7.30 and 8.

Richard, I have to say I am anticipating averaging the speed limit wherever possible on the trip down there. My Lemon doesn't like the lower end of the rev range.... Officer.

Jon, Rothwell services sounds ok.  My ex in-laws live in March, Cambs. so I know the M6/A14 pretty well as far as Huntingdon.  It'll only be the second decent trip that I've done in mine since getting it, so I'm not sure how good it'll be on the quicker roads - we'll see  

Richard

P.S. Bit strange typing that - one of my mates at college was called Jon Rothwell!