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We were saddened to hear that Philip Young, founder and Rally Director of the Endurance Rally Association, sadly passed away last week.
Philip
Young was a prolific ambassador of the rally world. He founded the
Historic Rally Car Register and pushed the boundaries of motorsport by
organising endurance rallies all over the globe. Philip is perhaps best
known for his revival of one of the world's most epic driving
adventures, the Peking to Paris Motor Challenge.
We would like express our sincere condolences to Philip's family.
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The Paris-Vienna race of June 1902,
organised by the Automobile Club of France, was the greatest of the
epic city-to-city races held in the early years of the 20th Century,
before the ill-fated Paris-Madrid contest of 1903 resulted in motor
racing being confined to closed circuits. At the time, public opinion
was generally opposed to road racing, but the ACF exerted its
considerable influence, securing final permission for the event with
three weeks to spare. New race regulations enforced a parc ferme ("closed park") between stages, wherein crews were not permitted to carry out repairs, a system still used in motorsport today.
The
four-day contest, which had attracted 219 entries and covered 900 km
(559 miles), was won for France by Marcel Renault in the winning time of
15 hours, 47 minutes and 43.8 seconds. The first British driver to
reach Vienna was Selwyn Francis Edge, whilst Charles Jarrott finished 23rd on his 70hp Panhard.
Inspired by the epic 1902 race and having successfully commemorated the Paris-Madrid event in 2013 and 2014, Rally Round is delighted to announce the spectacular new international Paris-Vienna Rally 2016 for veteran, vintage, pre-war and classic cars, to be held over five days from 13th to 18th June 2016.
We already have the first registered entries for this event. If you would like to be among them, please contact the Rally Round office to express your interest and request your brochure and entry form for the Paris-Vienna Rally 2016.
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Haka Classic 2016 New Zealand
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Much more than just a dash around the Land of the Long White Cloud - or "Aotearoa" as the Maoris call it - the Haka Classic 2016 is a three-week competitive Rally scheduled for November 2016.
Alongside
all this natural beauty, New Zealand also offers some of the world's
greatest roads, including many miles of graded gravel to delight the
driving enthusiast. Built by drovers, farmers and gold miners, they make
up a network of fabulous byways with tantalizing names such as "The Forgotten World Highway".
Come
and join us as we explore this most captivating, photogenic and
supremely friendly island nation, surely one of the most spectacularly
beautiful and exciting (motoring) destinations on earth. Please contact the Rally Round office to reserve your entry, pre-order the brochure or register your interest.
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Thunder Dragon Rally Briefing
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The Briefing for the Thunder Dragon Rally 2015 was held at the Cinnamon Club in London on Thursday 5 March 2015.
The
Rally Round staff were thrilled to welcome Rally Crews from all around
the globe, who gathered at the Central London venue to hear Event
Director Liz Wenman, Destination Expert Barbara Shooter (pictured on the left next to Liz in her stunning Bhutanese "Kira"), Lead Mechanic Charlie McGowan, Rally Doctor John Llewellyn and Route and Road Book Designer Mark Appleton give information and advice ahead of the start of the big Driving Adventure in Bhutan and India in November this year.
The
event was hailed a resounding success, with participants enjoying the
gorgeous West Bangali-inspired dinner after listening to the
informative presentations and taking the opportunity to reminisce and
plan ahead with friends old and new.
If you would like to find out more about the Thunder Dragon Rally 2015 or are interested in any of the Rally Briefing documentation, please contact the Rally Round office.
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Bicester Heritage Sunday Brunch Scramble
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The Bicester Heritage 5th Sunday Brunch Scramble takes place on 26th April 2015 to coincide with FBHVC’s International Drive It Day. The
gates to Bicester Heritage’s airfield and Technical Site will open to
welcome the public once more, with a hearty breakfast and an abundance
of vintage and classic vehicles and aircraft on display. The 48-acre
Technical Site will host a display of visitors’ vehicles which, in a
similar fashion to January’s event, will fill the tree-lined avenues of
the UK’s most complete WW2 bomber station.
Liz will be at the event with her legendary Triumph TR2 "PDU20", which recently completed the Tour of Wessex, whilst Barbara Shooter is bringing her stunning lipstick-red Bristol 401 (pictured) to attend The Bristol Owners' Club Heritage Trust meeting held on-site in the afternoon. Barbara
first saw a Bristol 400 belonging to Philip White, Marketing Director
of Bicester Heritage, at the Scramble in August last year and loved it so much that she went out the next day to buy her 401. The car was generally in good condition but has been professionally restored by Charlie McGowan in preparation for a Rally that will take it north of the Arctic Circle in May, the first of many overseas adventures.
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Gadget Talk - "GaugePilot"
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In
our search for new motoring gadgets, we have found a new product that
offers a good solution for a tripmeter, which also has monitoring
functions.
The GaugePilot is a finely crafted British product manufactured in the south-west of England and the brain-child of Nigel Cousins and Simon Hambly of Hambly Industries. Nigel
and Simon are fellow classic car enthusiasts and have taken great
pleasure in meticulously engineering the GaugePilot for those who share a
passion for modern gadgets concealed by heritage detailing.
Each unit can be bespoke to match the interior of the buyer's treasured car. GaugePilot is your co-pilot and will monitor
up to 32 inputs from installed sensors and alert the driver to any
value exceeding preset limits - warning of a potential issue long before
it becomes an expensive drama. With period-perfect good looks and
heritage detailing, GaugePilot offers the classic
motorist peace of mind through a configurable set of gauges with
programmable alerts, service reminders, data-logging, plus classic rally computers for your motoring pleasure.
For full details, see www.gaugepilot.co.uk.
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We look forward to seeing some of you at the Bicester Heritage Sunday Scramble or before that at the 73rd Members' Meet at Goodwood on 21st and 22nd March, where David will be campaigning his truly unmissable A-Type Connaught...
Safe and happy driving!
Liz and the Rally Round Team
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