Coast 2 Coast 2024 Announcement

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The Coast 2 Coast 2024 Run Announcement

Club Triumph is pleased to announce the 2024 Coast 2 Coast Run.

The 2024 event will be overnight from Saturday 22^nd to Sunday 23^rd of June.  Entry will open on 14^th April and  will be available through the Club Triumph Shop on the Website along with the associated merchandising.  

Entry will be limited to 40 cars and a reserve list will be maintained if the numbers exceed this. The entry fee is £30 which covers entry into the event, route book (in electronic format), car stickers and a finisher’s souvenir. Food consumed at the restaurants is at the entrant’s expense (main courses will  be available for typically £10-£12). All other costs associated with the event including fuel, car preparation,  tolls, fines, car recovery and repairs, traveling to and from the event are at the entrant’s expense.

The C2C Run is designed to be an enjoyable overnight driving experience of about 450 miles, taking about 12 hours driving time. It is a different type of event to the RBRR and the 10CR, but takes the best features from both to seek out some of the best driving roads that can be found in the UK. It is primarily about enjoyable driving on interesting roads with minimal traffic.

Route planning is not difficult and only requires entrants to follow the SatNav routes that will be provided. Due to the nature of the roads used, driving and navigating require attention. Additionally, there is also a social element through activities and meals held before and after the event.

The main entrant must be a member of Club Triumph at the time of entry and during the event, but crew members need not be Club Triumph members. The crew must be a minimum of two persons legally entitled to drive the vehicle. The maximum crew number shall not exceed the number of seats the car is insured for. The event is open to any model of Standard or Triumph motor vehicle or special based upon a Standard or Triumph motor vehicle. The vehicle need not be owned by the main entrant.

The Route

The route of the event is to start at The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway, Woody Bay Station at Parracombe and to drive through Exmoor, North Somerset, Monmouthshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, and Warwickshire to a mandatory rest stop near Gaydon. After which the route continues to Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Rutland Water, Lincolnshire and Yorkshire for a well-earned breakfast at Flamborough Head. This is a distance of approximately 470 miles and is mapped below.

The route book will identify alternative shorter routes to the finish. These can be used by teams if they so choose.

Please note there is a toll of £1.50 to cross the River Humber at Hessel. See   

https://www.humberbridge.co.uk

 

 

 

 

 

The Start

The Starting point will be at The Lynton & Barnstaple Railway, Woody Bay Station, Martinhoe Cross, Parracombe, BARNSTAPLE, EX31 4RA.  Parking for entrants will be in the railway car park. Signing On will be from18:00 to 18:30. The event will start at 19:00.

Meals can be purchased by entrants at The Old Station Inn, Blackmoor Gate, Kentisbury, Devon, EX31 4NW before signing on. There is a reduced menu to facilitate our rapid service. For more details see: https://www.lynton-rail.co.uk/  and https://www.oldstationhouseinn.com

The Mandatory Halt

There will be a mandatory stop at Welcome Break Southbound, M40 Motorway, Jct 12/13 &14/12, Banbury Road, Warwick CV35 0AA. Most of the caterers will be closed, but vending machines and sandwiches available at WH Smiths. Parking is free for 2 hours, after which cars must pay £15 for a further 24 hours.

For more details see: https://www.welcomebreak.co.uk

The Finish

The finish will be The Headlands Restaurant,  Lighthouse Road, Flamborough Head, Nr Bridlington YO15 1AR. Breakfast will be available from 08:00.

For more details see: https://www.headlandsrestaurant.co.uk  

Jurisdiction

MsUK and Club Triumph Supplementary Regulations apply and can be viewed on the Website. Current MsUK and national Covid-19 requirements will be enforced. Please note that we have an MsUK Permit number 135863, entrants do not need an MsUK RS Clubman or other competition license. A thread will be opened on the Forum to provide the latest information to keep potential entrants up to date.

Communication

Prior to the event the organisers will communicate with the entrant by email and generally through the Club Triumph Forum. The organisers will establish WhatsApp groups for the organisers to contact, and be contacted by, all teams before, during and after the event. When providing entrant’s and crew’s phone numbers please ensure that you give the number that you have registered for WhatsApp.

Navigation and Communication

Navigation will require either an updated Sat Nav system (Garmin or TomTom) or a mobile phone with the TomTom Go app installed. The Suggested Route file, will be issued in the form of .gpx files for loading onto your navigation system.  (It is possible to view the .gpx files on a computer and transfer them to a map book if required – further details available on request)

A Smartphone with WhatsApp installed and operating will be necessary for communication during the event. At least one member of the crew needs to know how to communicate using WhatsApp.

Merchandise

T shirts and Polo shirts will become available shortly after entry is open and can be purchased through the club website shop. Entrant Updates will alert you to the availability of merchandise. 

Carbon Balancing

This year Club Triumph will not be underwriting the cost of carbon balancing the C2C. Club Triumph members who wish to carbon balance their whole year’s emissions can obtain an annual subscription for the FBHVC Scheme from https://trees.fbhvc.co.uk/shop .