Tim Bancroft Posted August 7, 2004 Share Posted August 7, 2004 We have just finished the Road Book. Many thanks to Nigel Abdullah for carrying out this difficult task. He drove the whole of the route back in 1992 and has modified the route every time we have changed parts of it. This of course means that the new section has to be driven, we drove the new southern part back in Feb. Also of course we have to have marshals at each of the stops and as can be seen some of them have to be manned in the middle of the night, so many thanks to them.I would strongly recommend any Triumph enthusiast who is in the Herts/North London area on the friday evening to pop into the Plough as to see 85 cars set of will be quite something. As a preview for crews and spectators, below is a list of the control stops and the times that crews can obtain their signatures, for proof of visitation.2004 ROUTEStartThe Plough, Crews Hill, Enfield 19.00 Fri 1/10/04Blyth Services ETA (Earliest Time of Arrival)22.06, LTA (Latest Time of Arrival)23.06Corbridge ETA 00.44 Sat 2/10/04, LTA 01.44Edinburgh Airport ETA 03.02, LTA 04.02Perth Services ETA 04.12, LTA 05.12John O'Groats ETA 09.07, LTA 10.07Conon Hotel, Conon Bridge ETA 13.37, LTA 14.37Morrisons Garage, Stirling ETA 18.01. LTA 19.01Oswestry Services, Oswestry, ETA 23.43, LTA 00.43Gordano Services, M5 Bristol ETA 02.21 Sun 03/10/04, LTA 03.21Land's End Hotel ETA 07.23, LTA 08.23Dartmoor Lodge Hotel, Ashburton ETA 11.48, LTA 12.48Avon Heath Country Park, St Leonards, Nr Ringwood ETA 15.07, LTA 16.07Goodwood Motor Racing Circuit, Chichester ETA 16.30, LTA 17.30The Finish: The Plough, Crews Hill, ETA 18.58, LTA 19.58Mileage approx. 1950Thats it, a piece of cake really!At the drivers meetings in Sept, the fully detailed road book will be issued.Any one browsing this site, if you feel that you wish to make a donation to the Charity we are benefiting, Children with Leukaemia, please send a cheque (Marked 'Club Triumph Charity Account) to me, Tim Bancroft, 42 Greenlands Road, Staines Middlesex. TW18 4LR. We desperately want to raise at least £50,000!In all modesty the RBRR is turning into a must see or do Triumph Event, what brilliant foresight Derek Pollock and the Late Les Mills had when they came up with the idea back in 1966.Less than 8 weeks to go now, I imagine there are a alot of people working in their garages preparing their cars for the event as I write this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Bancroft Posted September 23, 2006 Author Share Posted September 23, 2006 As requested, here are the exact timings of the Controls and the postal codes:Controls/Stops:The controls and times that they will be open from are:Friday 22.01hrs: Blythe Services, A1(M)A614, Hilltop Roundabout, Blyth, Nottinghamshire. S81 8HGSaturday 00.39hrs: The Angel Inn, Main Street, Corbridge, Northumberland. NE45 5LASaturday 02.48hrs: BAA Edinburgh Airport. Edinburgh. EH12 9DNSaturday 08.42hrs: Seaview Hotel, John O’Groats, Caithness. KW1 4YRSaturday 13.11hrs: Conon Bridge Hotel, High Street, Conon Bridge, Ross and Cromarty. IV7 8HDSaturday 17.36hrs: Morrisons Garage, Stirling, Stirlingshire. FK7 8EPSaturday 21.26hrs: Lancaster Services, Jct 32/33 M6 Motorway, Bay Horse, Lancaster. LA2 9DUSaturday 23.16hrs: Gledrid Services, A5 Weston Rhyn, Oswestry, Shropshire. SY11 3ENSunday 02.45hrs: Gordano Services, M5 Motorway, Portbury, Bristol. BS20 7XGSunday 07.22hrs: Land’s End Hotel, Land’s End, Sennen, Cornwall. TR19 7AASunday 11.38hrs: The Dartmoor Lodge, Peartree Cross, Ashburton, Devon. TQ13 7JWSunday 14.45hrs: Pimperne Village Hall, Pimperne, Blandford Forum, Dorset.Sunday 16.49hrs: Goodwood Motor Racing Circuit, Goodwood, Chichester, West SussexSunday 19.00Hrs: The Finish at ‘The Plough’.Anyone wishing to come and cheer the crews on, is more than welcome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted User Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 The Angel Inn Corbridge. Is that the one a little bit further on from the usual garage stop on the opposite side of the road? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 The Angel Inn is on the same side of the road as the usual garage - a couple of doors down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 Anyone using Google Earth can try this, the new Club Triumph Google Earth Places Directory - or CTGEPD for short (ok - I just invented this):http://club.triumph.org.uk/clubtriumph.kmzIf you don't have Google Earth then you can download it here:http://earth.google.com/download-earth.htmlIt's free and I highly recommend it - it really is quite incredible! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malcty Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 Tim. As a "newie" how long do the controls stay open after yout opening times in e-mail this am. Thanks Malc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 Malc - they open for 1 hour at least - and that's the time you are officially meant to get there - however the marshalls tend to keep them open longer depending on how many people have come through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raider Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 Well done on the Google earth file James ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted User Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 will the petrol station be open at corbridge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted User Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 No, not this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted September 23, 2006 Share Posted September 23, 2006 Thanks Martin - I hope we can keep it updated with lots of other Club Triumph activities too - 10CR being the obvious one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lister Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 Good luck fellas, hope everything goes as planned .Lister Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 This might help, it's a points of interest file (POI) for Tom Tom - put it in yout map folder and you have all the control stops in your Tom Tom. You won't need sat nav really but it's nice to have and if you need to make up time you can easily go fastest route to the next control without waking your crew :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toledo Man Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 I wish to point out that the Corbridge stop is just a "passage control" which means that once you've got your roadbook signed (by me!) you must continue on your way. Also, as Corbridge is one of those "sleepy villages" the noise levels must be kept to a minimum. It is one of the sort of places where somebody from the MSA will probably be watching us like a hawk. I will be trying to get everyone through as quckly as I possibly can so I would like you to be patient. A hundred cars is a lot to get through!On a side note, I was thinking of offering repair facilities. This would be just fetching all my tools with me for crews to borrow if necessary. This would include a trolley jack, axle stands and wheel ramps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted September 29, 2006 Share Posted September 29, 2006 Woops - the Lancaster stop was fubar'ed in the POI file - here's version 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malcty Posted September 30, 2006 Share Posted September 30, 2006 TIM I do not text (unless a week available) so if correct can you advise Nigel that the error is on page 25, 3rd box down should be A55 not A5. or is this something else ??? Malc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malcty Posted September 30, 2006 Share Posted September 30, 2006 Tim Typing error in previous box should be A5 Not A55. Malc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Bancroft Posted September 30, 2006 Author Share Posted September 30, 2006 Malcolm,No sorry, this is a genuine typo.Thanks for pointing this out- I'll make mention in the Final Instructions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malcty Posted October 1, 2006 Share Posted October 1, 2006 Tim Just so Nigel can keep his fiver ?????? I almost believe you. Never mind worth a try. Malc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark spit Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 Can I just ask if the route takes the cars through the village of Burness in Northumberland, I have a pal with a Herald who lives there and would be out to wave if it does.ThanksMark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Bancroft Posted October 4, 2006 Author Share Posted October 4, 2006 Don't know where Burness is, cannot find it in my GB Atlas.Is it on the A68, if so we probably pass through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deleted User Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 If it's BYrness, then it's a few miles before Carter Bar on the A68, so we should be going through at about 01:15 ish on Saturday morning.The only Burness in the British Isles is in on Sandy Island in the Orkneys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark spit Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 Hi,I presume I got the name wrong, tis adjacent to the A68. Look out for a Red Herald 1200 and a bloke who looks a little bit like Jimmy Somerville.I'll be somewhere around Corbridge. Green Spit Mk IVCheersMark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted October 4, 2006 Share Posted October 4, 2006 Mark,Look forward to seeing you there.Before i can start the RBRR i have to tommorow drive from Kendal to Manchester, then all the way back upto Newton Aycliffe. Stay Aycliffe Friday nightm drive to Bedale early friday AM and then do some work, then im driving to Chesterfield to meet Phil, jump in the Spitfire and drive to London, then drive all way back past you too John o Groats.Oh dear!Ash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark spit Posted October 5, 2006 Share Posted October 5, 2006 Hi Ash,best of luck, looking forward to being up at stupid o'clock friday in Corbridge, watch out for Ken in Byrness, BTW, we have 6/7 cars interested in CLM '08. Will yours join this time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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