10th Anniversary RBR 2009 Stage 3

[The Yellow Peril]

Please be aware this is not an official 75 & ZT Owners Club meet and as such is not covered by the clubs public liability insurance. Also the owners club take no responsibility for the meet in any way.

All participants take part at their own risk and are responsible for following traffic regulations and appropriate laws when traveling. Thanks

Co-ordinators - Please use this thread to manage Stage 3, route, volunteers etc.

Stage 3: Penzance to Bristol - Stage Co-ordinator required

[Katiesue]

i'm in.... anyone else?

[The Yellow Peril]

Hi Katiesue, thanks for your involvement, would you like to co-ordinate this stage?

Things are starting to move now in some of the Stages, with plenty of enthusiasm and energy.

We do need some more members to get involved, so if you are in the area covered by this stage, and would like to get involved, please register interest here

Many thanks: Andrew

[Katiesue]

tbh the timing of this stage is not looking good for me... i would need to really look into whether this would physically be a good thing for me to do as i'd be working on the Friday, and would not be able to take the day off to get sleep to be awake for overnight driving... any ideas?

[The Yellow Peril]

Originally Posted by Katiesue

tbh the timing of this stage is not looking good for me... i would need to really look into whether this would physically be a good thing for me to do as i'd be working on the Friday, and would not be able to take the day off to get sleep to be awake for overnight driving... any ideas?

I understand the problem only too well.

Thats the big problem with something like this, and unfortunaltly there's no alternative.

Perhaps instead of driving, you might like to consider co-ordinating the section, you can still be involved, but not have to worry about the journey?

Andrew

[The Yellow Peril]

These timings are only approximate and will be influenced by the performance of preceeding stagres

Some preliminary timings
Stage 1 - Cowley to Dorchester - 128 miles - 3.0 hours 6.00 pm - 9.00 pm (19th)
Stage 2 - Dorchester to Penzance - 184 miles - 4.5 hours 9.00 pm - 1.30 am (20th)
Stage 3 - Penzance to Bristol - 205 miles - 5.0 hours 1.30 am - 6.30 am (20th)
Stage 4 - Bristol to Aberystwyth - 189 miles - 4.5 hours 6.30 am - 11.00 am (20th)
Stage 5 - Aberystwyth to Chester - 124 miles - 3.0 hours 11.00 am -2.00 pm (20th)
Stage 6 - Chester to Glasgow - 229 miles - 5.5 hours 2.00 pm - 7.30 pm (20th)
Stage 7 - Glasgow to Edinburgh - 403 miles - 10.0 hours 7.30 pm - 5.30 am (21st)
Stage 8 - Edinburgh to Boston - 274 miles - 8.0 hours 5.30 am - 1.30 pm (21st)
Stage 9 - Boston to Southend - 188 miles - 4.5 hours 1.30 pm - 6.00 pm 921st)
Stage 10 - Southend to Brighton - 121 miles - 3.0 hours 6.00 pm - 9.00 pm (21st)
Stage 11 - Brighton to Birmingham - 185 miles - 4.2 hours 9.00 pm - 1.00 am (22nd)
2230 miles - 55 hours = 40mph average speed

Having written this down, I'm getting very nervous.
Some very unsocialble hours - especially for Devon and Cornwall and Scotland. Plus I was hoping to get the time down to 48 hours, so this may well influence Stage route plans.

[The Yellow Peril]

Please use the following script for any press releases you issue in relation to this event



Happy Birthday Rover 75: Owners Club stage 10th Anniversary Round Britain Relay

In 1999 the Rover 75 was launched to an expectant UK car buying public, eager to see the car that Rover described as “the car we had to make”.

10 Years on, the marque has all but disappeared, however, a growing number of enthusiasts assembled under the banner of the Rover 75 & ZT Owners Club®, are determined to ensure that this formidable modern classic is preserved and promoted for future generations to appreciate and enjoy.

Members of the Owners Club are staging a Round Britain Relay to commemorate and celebrate the 10th Anniversary of the Rover 75. The event, which will cover over 2000 miles in 48 hours will start from the former Rover factory at Cowley, at 6.00 pm on 19th June and traverse the UK in 11 stages, finishing at the former MG Rover Group Ltd Longbridge plant, the home of the Rover 75 and MG ZT until the company closed in April 2005

The stages are split in to sections and participating drivers will use the Owners Club mascot “Fred the Ted” as the relay’s “Baton”. Progress will be monitored in real-time using GPRS/GPS technology and be visible on the Owners Club web site.

“Our aims are to promote the 75 & ZT Owners Club, raise awareness of two great British cars and have a lot of fun doing it”, says Andrew Garcarz, the Event Organiser.


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Yellow Peril

[Mike123]

HI, I'm in from Bristol to Welsh side (link between stage 3 and 4)

I don't mind travelling a little south of Bristol to link up with someone if this helps

Mike

[Scribbler.]

Are you doing stage 1 from Cowley Yellow Peril to meet Foxy. If so thats the new stage 1 perhaps ? Foxy stage 2 and mine stage 3 ... Thereafter all is as before. :lol: Times will be quite different of course ... By eliminating Devon (stage 2.) and Cornwall (stage 3.) we shorten the overall journey by approximately 390.miles. *( at 40.mph. thats about 9.hours earlier from Bristol.) Gets me into Bristol at around 1030.pm.
HHmmmmm methinks this requires recalculating time wise ? Unless we get some west country volunteers sharpish. Lovely of KatieSue to volunteer but, as this ladies co-driver is unusually young, and in need of support, plus unsociable driving hours, all adds up to mission impossible for that stage. now wheres that drawing board .... Mike.

[The Yellow Peril]

What i'm thinking about is going with the original plan for a few more days, after all we've still got nearly a month left before the event, I did say I would like to get the Stages finalised by the end of May, then if we are still stuck for coverage, a replan is on the cards.

As it stands now, the total time for the route is more than the 48 hours I was hoping for, so cutting a few hours here or ther is no great loss, as long as we have continuity, then great.

I have to own up to letting stage 1 slide, as I've been tied up with PR which takes a heck of a lot of time to organise, but as soon as I'm back from holiday I'll devote a lot moretime to the stages and the whole event.

So the message is - hang on, give it a few more days and then we'll try to finalise the stages and timings.

Thanks for youe input so far

Andrew