10th Anniversary RBR 2009 Stage 10 - Southend to Brighton
 

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 10, route, volunteers etc


Stage 10: Southend to Brighton - Hantsdave

Stage Participants needed please
 

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

We do need some more of you 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

Timing
 

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 just worked this out, 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.

Ok no one as yet so please put me as a yes to this leg but a co driver would be nice
Will also do Brighton to M25 to meet up with Kevin as this is my way home

Stage Participants
 

Many thanks for your involvement.

I think hantsdave is coordinator for this stage. Hopefully he will pick up on this and start to progress this WRT section length, handover points, contact details etc.

Thanks again

Andrew

I am based in Gravesend -about 8 miles from Dartford Crossing.

Although I have not put my name down for a leg of the route would be more than happy to act as backup on most of legs 10 and 11. ie from Dartford round to Northern M25 (Via Hastings, Brighton etc) if required. Would prefer to avoid Dartford Crossing, its a bit of a pig on Sunday Evenings until about 19.00 hrs, if possible. Any crossing there (either way) before 19.00 Sunday could cost another 30 minutes or so on usual driving time as per Google.

Have TWO R75's available. Also two drivers. Me as a member and Christine (SWMBO) non member. Christine would join quickly if necessary !!!

Hope this is of some help

RBR Press Release
 

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

is there any update as to what is covered on this stage.
Asking as im down for the last leg of stage 9 to the change over point at Southend on sea and also im the stage 11 coordinator and need to find the change over point at Brighton.

Click on the link to see proposed route map [Opens in new window]

Stage 1: Cowley to Dorchester - Trebor/Yellow Peril
Stage 2: Dorchester to Penzance - Allegroman
Stage 3: Penzance to Bristol -
Stage 4: Bristol to Aberystwyth- Dragrad
Stage 5: Aberystwyth to Chester - JDC
Stage 6: Chester to Glasgow - Justmicky
Stage 7: Glasgow to Edinburgh - dereksob/scooterchick
Stage 8: Edinburgh to Boston -
Stage 9: Boston to Southend - Rabett_Rover
Stage 10: Southend to Brighton - Hantsdave
Stage 11: Brighton to (Longbridge) - Kevin

thanks but have read that and know where if from and to.
but trying to find out which legs of the stage are covered as im doing last leg of stage 9.( which member do I hand over to and where in southend?) and as im stage coordinator for the stage after this would like to know if we have a member doing up to the end of stage 10 that will hand over to steven so I can let him know where in brighton.


also if other parts need coving may do more as after all the great work put in by The Yellow Peril would hate it if this did not come off.