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BRISTOLS to BRISTOL " R U N " 15 - 19 September 2010 |
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100+ cars
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On Sunday, September 19, 2010, the BOC continues to celebrate and has arranged a special entry at the Goodwood Revival Festival, which allows the owners of Bristol cars to use an exclusive area in the pre-70-ties parking and enjoy the Goodwood event at its best. In the run-up to this events the Continental Section of BOC organises the Bristols-to-Bristol Run, allowing Bristol cars to meet at the ports of Continental Europe. Rendez-vous arrangements are made in Santander, Bilbao, Cherbourg, Calais, Ostende, Hoek-van-Holland and Esbjerg; however, due to its central position on the Continental coastline, the main event starts on September 16, 2010 near Calais where both the Chunnel and ferries are available to cross over to the British Isles. This ultimate event should bring cars from all over Europe back to the UK, several of the cars have not been back for decades; some even never after their initial sale as a new car! At the moment we have a total of over 100 cars registered for the event and expect participants from Italy, Portugal, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, France, Luxembourg, Belgium, The Netherlands and Sweden. Also we have a substantial group of cars from the UK, some of them making a tour of Switzerland before joining the Run for Bristol. At the moment we have participating almost at least 1 example of each model built by the Bristol Car manufacturer and therefore we can claim this will be the ultimate Bristol car exhibit for decades .....
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| BOC's Secretary for Continental Europe ( eurosec@boc.net ) is the focal point of the organisers for this event and we invite all current owners of Bristol cars and Bristol engined vehicles, such as AC, Fraser Nash, BMW, Arnolt, Cooper and others, to participate in the BRISTOLS – TO – BRISTOL RUN We are still ready to register participants for the event which includes arrangements for the route, venues in Calais and Bristol, a festive dinner on September 17th, 2010 and the participation in the Bristol Owners' Club Concours on September 18th, 2010 at Filton Airfield. However, we are now closing in on our deadlines for reservations for the dinner and accommodation in Calais and Bristol. Participants are expected to book their own crossing and will be informed on the details of suggested accommodations and costs thereof.
In the UK, we have developed 2 separate routes to Bristol. The Northern Route leads from Harwich, by Milton Keynes or Cambridge and Oxford, towards Bristol, whilst the Southern Route, starting in Dover, uses most of the A 272 and approaches Bristol from the South.
We have arranged venues for lunch at The Merry Miller in Cothill, near Oxford, and in Petersfield (Hampshire), at the Langrish House Hotel. If not at the ports of entry, we expect the Continental cars to meet up with the UK entrants at the lunch venues and together to continue their journey towards Bristol.
Some of the cars and crew will arrive early in Bristol and will have time to enjoy a visit to the Bristol Aeroplane Collection at Kemble Airfield, near Cirencester. If you do, please contact Peter Campbell of BOC Wessex Section, to give you details.
For those who have missed the initial deadline for registration, but are the owner of an eligible cars please do contact us to indicate your interest in this event, in order to allow the organisers to make appropriate arrangements.
If you have not registered yet, but are interested to participate with an eligible car, both old and new cars qualify, we invite you to contact us at:
Email:eurosec@boc.net, Phone: +31.6.55323330 or Post: Teb Marius, Gemeentebroek 1, 6231 RV Meerssen, The Netherlands. GET YOUR CARS READY TO RUN FOR BRISTOL
FOR SOME THERE IS STILL WORK TO BE
DONE !
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