val1300 Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 " And remember. In this country, they drive on the wrong side of the road " !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
val1300 Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Thanks Doug. You never know. What was your mobile again ? !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTRoger Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Is it the wrong side????????? Dunno... Good thing my GT6 has the steeringwheel at the "wrong"side as well!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Bancroft Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Please see current entry list.Good to see many of the regular supporters of the event have started to enter, including Martin R (Raider) in his rejuvenated TR7 and Nigel Gair in his superb revvy 2000 mk2.It really is starting to shape up into a superb RBRR- starting to get impatient for the start!Had a few moments so got the anorak out and come out with some more stats;Cars:Spitfire 11GT6 6Herald 6Vitesse 6Dolomite 62000mk2 6TR7/8 52000mk1 4TR4 3Stag 2TR6 2TBA 1This is interesting as the cars at the botom of the list are probably better at long distance motoring but also the most expensive to buy, are Triumph owners with expensive cars worried about risking them?Most popular specific model is the Spitfire 1500- 6no.Reckon on a load of big saloons to enter yetColours:Red 14Blue 13White 10Yellow 8Green 4Brown 3Black 2Silver 1Purple 1Most popular years of cars entered so far are '70 and '79- 6 cars, '72,'73- 5 cars and '75- 4,No cars entered from the fifties which is a shame and none from '63, '65, and '74.Oldest cars : Mike Sloan's TR4, Andrew Howorth's TR4, and Jan Wunsche's Spitfire 4.Newest car; Malcolm Paris' TR7 V8 DHC.Most powerful car: Stephen Lawes' TR7 V8 DHCSlowest car: Probably my GT6.Good to see 10 entries from the North and 4 from overseas, majority still from the South, however only one from London! 7 from Hertfordshire.More facts and stats in a month.Get those entries in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted User Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Quote:Slowest car: Probably my GT6.Don't think so, Tim.Wait till we're on the A9 above Blair Atholl and then we'll move a bit quicker.Just watch out for wayward deer. :o :oMcJim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnerboy Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Wayward Deer? They don't stand a chance with Andy F and me around!! (I actually thought that Wayward Deer was the name of an old Actor/Manager type....I might be mistaken) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted User Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 i think i've got their album somewhere Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted User Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 Quoted from ajp25tc Just to let you know that no polish will be going anywhere near the shed between now and the RBR or even a hose pipe/bucket it still has the 10CR stickers on ( Tim can I keep them on for the RBR?!)But it will be full of fat pie eating CumbriansSpeaking of sheds check this out could be intresting over the next few months! www.shedtune.co.ukBy the way wasnt it good to see a Ford prepared by a Cumbrian Pie Eater win the Monte! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Bancroft Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 AJP - you mentalist! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claire hill Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 still no sign of Ash (Mills)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 "Shedtune" I love it! The last time I drove a shed regularly was before Iwas married 16 years ago - a Vauxhall Viva 1300, bought for £20 and an open packet of Bensons she had 11 days MOT and 3 months tax. Just right whilst I fixed the blown diff in my Vitesse. I bent the Viva on day one of ownership and it went down hill from there. Scaffold pole front bumper and side exit exhaust fixed the accident damage (the scaffold pole was really to hold the front end together.) After 6 months driving it around Reading including an altercation with a traffic island which cracked the steering rack - araldite soaked bandage sorted that and an ever so slight roll over incident the car was still driveable but rather "spent" I was then offered the amazing price of £50 for the engine. It still beats in a Chevette that I last saw a couple of years ago, wonder if it still has my old engine in it.The Viva is famous for being the car I pitched up in to collect my now wife from her parents house. Girlfriend loaded I waved cheerily at her parents and reversed straight over their rose bed whilst they waved back - I still don't know how I got away with it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted User Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 Jason,You paint a beautiful picture to tell your story.You're in the wrong job - you should be a comedy show writer.mcJim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 Why thank you sir! I always think I would like to write a book but I haven't the stamina. I should add that the guy I bought the car off is now a Master of Wines at Harrods and drives a bloody Aston Martin. OK it's a very tatty Aston Martin with paint so flaky it looks like it was varnished at some stage but I'm still jealous! I only point that out because the £20 he got from me bought his first train ticket into London for the job interview. I said he should have driven in the Viva :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted User Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 Quoted from Jason "Shedtune" I love it! The last time I drove a shed regularly was before Iwas married 16 years ago - a Vauxhall Viva 1300, bought for £20 and an open packet of Bensons she had 11 days MOT and 3 months tax. Just right whilst I fixed the blown diff in my Vitesse. I bent the Viva on day one of ownership and it went down hill from there. Scaffold pole front bumper and side exit exhaust fixed the accident damage (the scaffold pole was really to hold the front end together.) After 6 months driving it around Reading including an altercation with a traffic island which cracked the steering rack - araldite soaked bandage sorted that and an ever so slight roll over incident the car was still driveable but rather "spent" I was then offered the amazing price of £50 for the engine. It still beats in a Chevette that I last saw a couple of years ago, wonder if it still has my old engine in it.The Viva is famous for being the car I pitched up in to collect my now wife from her parents house. Girlfriend loaded I waved cheerily at her parents and reversed straight over their rose bed whilst they waved back - I still don't know how I got away with it!Jason mind if I used the above quote on the web site under "Non Triumph" sheds you wouldnt have any pictures of said Viva you could send in?I am also going to have a sub section for "bread bins" (Crap cars)- things like my allegro I owned for 2 weeks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 I'll have a look, I may just have one or two in the loft along with pics of the Riley 1500, Morris Minor, Imp and Fiesta (big bore 1600 I'll have you know!) of my formative years before I bought a Herald Convertible only to find out it was a Vitesse Saloon :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Bancroft Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 Right back on thread.RBRR entry now at 62 no. How good is that.Nice to see Dave Tongue (Val1300) in his superb 2000 mk1 and Thomas Key in hie Royal Blue TR6 have entered.Also received an entry from a member Roy Dodsworth who last did the RBRR in '92 using his 76 2500S, this crew has 4 members.This of course leaves 28 places, we expect that some crews will withdraw prior to the start.After 90 entries have been reached we wil operate a reserve list, this will be on a 'first come first served' basis.Keep them coming! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 Well I've finally given in to the temptation - just put my entry in the post.I'll be there even if I have to poke my boss with a pointy stick to get some time off work. ;)Now I just need to sort out a co-pilot...Chris. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beans Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 Quoted from timbancroft61 ... it was only on the 10Cr that he started to burn up the world's oil reserves.Maybe sell it to the army for putting up smokescreens. It is (or was ??)) also very good at (back)firing at an innocent wedge which happened to be following the smoketrail .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 dont sell it,let it lead rbrr we wont get lost then. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 We really should get some sponsorship from Optimax and negotiate a discount for oil too :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beans Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 Quoted from MWG445 Wait till we're on the A9 above Blair Atholl and then we'll move a bit quicker.He seen that Roger? Might even pop into the Atholl Arms for a pint of Boddies ... :DMaybe still have the sam(e) music as back in 2003 ... 8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Bancroft Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 Chaps,Gotta be better beer than Boddingtons- awful creamy sludge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 Quoted from timbancroft61 awful creamy sludge! You been looking in your rocker cover again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beans Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 Quoted from timbancroft61 Chaps,Gotta be better beer than Boddingtons- awful creamy sludge! Yes there is, lots off actually. But sadly enough for you, you have to go to Belgium for that .... cheers :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TriumphMan Posted January 29, 2006 Share Posted January 29, 2006 Quoted from timbancroft61 Tony,its the other way around- Britain includes: Scotland, Northern ireland and Wales.RUKRR- sounds awful eh! Round Britain Reliability Run- has a ring to it!Current entry list attached.Begin Pedant/Anorak section:Great Britain consists of England, Scotland and Wales.Hence "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland".So there! The Round Britain Reliablity Run is what is says on the tin.End of Pedant/Anorak section!I'm looking forward to driving "Janey" again after all these years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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