Standard International Rally 2015

[lynda]

Standard International Rally 2015
19th/20th/21st June 2015
Make a note in your diary now

Next year’s International Rally will be held in the Cotswolds over this weekend. On Friday, we will gather at a local place of interest followed by a roadrun to our Hotel. Saturday will see a relaxed full day’s excursion and chance to use your car over a picturesque route through the glorious Cotswolds. Sunday will be a static Rally in the extensive grounds of our chosen hotel. There will be the usual light–hearted concours for the best cars in their class, but by no means do you need a concours car to take part. You can join for one, two or all three days as you wish and there is no requirement to stay in the hotel if you do not wish to. However, specially priced deals for the hotel including accommodation and/or meals have been negotiated, including Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings, if you wish.

The rally is based on the 4 star Cheltenham Chase Hotel, which is just outside Gloucester. This top class hotel also has an excellent Spa and Swimming Pool included. If you prefer you can arrive in a Caravan or Motor Home but still have access to all the hotel’s facilities including the Spa and Pool. The hotel is dog friendly.

Obviously, we would like to see you in your Standard, but if it’s not ready you may wish to join us to meet other friendly members and to learn about the cars. The Club’s organisers put a great deal of time and effort into organising a memorable event and we hope you will reward them by attending on at least one day. Please put the weekend in your diary and you will be able to join using an entry form published in the Standard Car Review or on-line in the Club’s WebShop.

[RhylBM2877]

As one of the co-organisers of the 2015 International Rally in Cheltenham, I have been spending a lot of time recently working on the draft of the Saturday road run.

I would like to appeal to the membership, to ask if there is a member, local to Cheltenham, that would be prepared to test drive the Saturday road run for me. Ideally, a road run needs to be tested by someone other than the person who wrote it, just to check that I haven't missed out a junction or mixed up my lefts and rights - all very possible! After all, I would hate to get the Club membership lost in the Cotswolds never to be seen again.

Please personal message me if you are prepared to help.

Thank you

[RhylBM2877]

Since my last post, I am pleased that one Club member came forward and road tested the Saturday route. I would like to acknowledge the help of Mark O'Neill.

I have now devised the Friday route which takes us from the meeting point at the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Railway (Toddington Station) to the Cheltenham Chase Hotel. This route now also needs testing.

If any Club member who lives in the vicinity of Toddington Station on the GWR feels able to test the Friday route, then would they please send me a personal message.

Thank you