Pride Of Longbridge Rally 2008.

AURORA MG · 3rd March 2008, 21:31

Copied from another forum,

3rd Pride of Longbridge Rally 12th April 2008.

Saturday 12th April 2008 Pride of Longbridge Rally 3 NOW CONFIRMED

The 3rd Annual Pride of Longbridge Rally is now confirmed for Saturday 12th April.
The procession of Longbridge-built and Austin 'chariots' will assemble from 10:00 at the Hopwood Services (J2 of the M42).
At around 11:00 the first cars will leave towards the factory at 'Q' Gate and Cofton Park.
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The Yellow Peril · 8th March 2008, 16:33

Who do you have to contact to get involved with this?

Andy Gz

GreyGhost · 8th March 2008, 16:52

I'm pretty sure you don't have register or anything like that. Just arrive at the services on the date and time posted by Aurora.

colintf · 12th March 2008, 16:41

I've never prebooked - you just arrive and enjoy!

AURORA MG · 12th March 2008, 19:54

Just turn up at Hopwood services at around 10ish I believe.

colintf · 14th March 2008, 07:30

3rd Pride of Longbridge Rally - Saturday 12th April 2008
Saturday 12th April 2008 Pride of Longbridge Rally 3

The Pride of Longbridge Rally remembers all those workers made redundant at Longbridge on 15th April 2005 as the administrators reduced the workforce from 6,500 to a couple of hundred. Arrangements are well underway organising the Pride of Longbridge rally on 12th April 2008, the nearest Saturday to the anniversary of the Longbridge workforce being made redundant on 15th April 2005.
For the third year RCAT (The Rover Community Action Trust) are organising the ‘POL’ Rally to make sure that the good work at Longbridge is not forgotten. We hope that you, and your club members, will join us.

The rally will commence again at Hopwood Park Services at Junction 2 on the M42, followed, as in previous years, by a run past the old factory site allowing us to see the ever-changing face of the factory site and pay our respects.

We hope that the rally will encourage you to being out your Austin and Longbridge built cars and those who worked at the Factory will join us to see the products they built.

We will depart from Hopwood Park Services at 11:30 am on 12th April for Cofton Park where we will gather opposite the factory. All being well there well there will be caters on site to feed us this year!

Hope to see you there!

:lol:

Tootall · 14th March 2008, 07:41

I can think of better things to do than standing around in a windy park.
I am proud to say i helped with the two rallies that were held in 2005, we did pop along to the one in 2006 but it was a bit of a damp squib fine if you liked bumper cars or your face painted.

redtomcat · 15th March 2008, 11:00

I went last year and it was a very good day out, We shall be going again this year, anyone wishing to join us for the trip up to the services is more than welcome, We will be at the michealwood services just north of Bristol at 9.30am for departing around 9.45am. It's less than a hour to the hopwood services and this gives us plenty of time to look around before the road run. My car is a white gold revised tourer D14 TVW for those who want to meet up. Trevor

m0sko · 21st March 2008, 14:30

Is anyone from London area driving there?

adam

AURORA MG · 21st March 2008, 21:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by m0sko

Is anyone from London area driving there?

adam

We are in North Kent but have booked a room near Coventry for the Friday night.
However my business partner & another friend of ours locally are driving up on saturday morning.

3rd March 2008, 21:31	#1
AURORA MG Banned (EX)-ZT-T190SE in Aurora. Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Medway Posts: 2,954 Thanks: 42 Thanked 53 Times in 46 Posts	Pride Of Longbridge Rally 2008. Copied from another forum, 3rd Pride of Longbridge Rally 12th April 2008. Saturday 12th April 2008 Pride of Longbridge Rally 3 NOW CONFIRMED The 3rd Annual Pride of Longbridge Rally is now confirmed for Saturday 12th April. The procession of Longbridge-built and Austin 'chariots' will assemble from 10:00 at the Hopwood Services (J2 of the M42). At around 11:00 the first cars will leave towards the factory at 'Q' Gate and Cofton Park. __________________

8th March 2008, 16:33	#2
The Yellow Peril Posted a thing or two Primrose Yellow 75 V6 Conn SE Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Hoar Cross, Staffordshire Posts: 1,176 Thanks: 23 Thanked 49 Times in 11 Posts	Who do you have to contact to get involved with this? Andy Gz __________________ The Yellow Peril. Connesseur SE 2.5V6 Petrol Auto. Lovingly cared for, since 2000

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colintf Posted a thing or two ZT260SE TF160 ZT135+ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bristol / Cornwall Posts: 1,029 Thanks: 145 Thanked 72 Times in 64 Posts	3rd Pride of Longbridge Rally - Saturday 12th April 2008 Saturday 12th April 2008 Pride of Longbridge Rally 3 The Pride of Longbridge Rally remembers all those workers made redundant at Longbridge on 15th April 2005 as the administrators reduced the workforce from 6,500 to a couple of hundred. Arrangements are well underway organising the Pride of Longbridge rally on 12th April 2008, the nearest Saturday to the anniversary of the Longbridge workforce being made redundant on 15th April 2005. For the third year RCAT (The Rover Community Action Trust) are organising the ‘POL’ Rally to make sure that the good work at Longbridge is not forgotten. We hope that you, and your club members, will join us. The rally will commence again at Hopwood Park Services at Junction 2 on the M42, followed, as in previous years, by a run past the old factory site allowing us to see the ever-changing face of the factory site and pay our respects. We hope that the rally will encourage you to being out your Austin and Longbridge built cars and those who worked at the Factory will join us to see the products they built. We will depart from Hopwood Park Services at 11:30 am on 12th April for Cofton Park where we will gather opposite the factory. All being well there well there will be caters on site to feed us this year! Hope to see you there! :lol: Last edited by JohnDotCom; 14th March 2008 at 07:40.. Reason: tied

14th March 2008, 07:41	#7
Tootall Gets stuck in ZTT - CDTi Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: sat at my laptop Posts: 609 Thanks: 2 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	I can think of better things to do than standing around in a windy park. I am proud to say i helped with the two rallies that were held in 2005, we did pop along to the one in 2006 but it was a bit of a damp squib fine if you liked bumper cars or your face painted. Last edited by Tootall; 14th March 2008 at 07:43..

15th March 2008, 11:00	#8
redtomcat Regular poster Rover 75 Tourer 2.5 V6 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Somerset Posts: 45 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I went last year and it was a very good day out, We shall be going again this year, anyone wishing to join us for the trip up to the services is more than welcome, We will be at the michealwood services just north of Bristol at 9.30am for departing around 9.45am. It's less than a hour to the hopwood services and this gives us plenty of time to look around before the road run. My car is a white gold revised tourer D14 TVW for those who want to meet up. Trevor __________________ Rover a class of it's own

8th March 2008, 16:52	#3
GreyGhost Banned 180+ Sport Auto Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bedford Middle Level Posts: 17,787 Thanks: 0 Thanked 18 Times in 5 Posts	I'm pretty sure you don't have register or anything like that. Just arrive at the services on the date and time posted by Aurora.

12th March 2008, 16:41	#4
colintf Posted a thing or two ZT260SE TF160 ZT135+ Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bristol / Cornwall Posts: 1,029 Thanks: 145 Thanked 72 Times in 64 Posts	I've never prebooked - you just arrive and enjoy!

12th March 2008, 19:54	#5
AURORA MG Banned (EX)-ZT-T190SE in Aurora. Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Medway Posts: 2,954 Thanks: 42 Thanked 53 Times in 46 Posts	Just turn up at Hopwood services at around 10ish I believe.

21st March 2008, 14:30	#9
m0sko Avid contributor Rover 75 / BMW 123d coupe Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: SE Posts: 125 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Is anyone from London area driving there? adam