Chriss

Hello all Entrants

In this thread will be the information you need and / or that I have sent to you by email.  I have posted the MsUK Permit but I will not be sending this out to you. However the other information will be sent to you as it appears in this thread. 

2023 Coast 2 Coast Run Announcement

The Coast 2 Coast 2023

Club Triumph is proud to announce the 2023 Coast 2 Coast Run.

The 2023 event will be held during the night of Saturday and Sunday 24th and 25th of June. The entry will open at 19:00 on 14th April. Entry and merchandising will be available solely through the Club Triumph Shop on the Website. Vehicle entrants must be club members, but they need not own the vehicle entered. Crew members do not need to be Club Triumph members. Club Triumph Regulations apply and can be viewed on the Website. Current MsUK and national Covid-19 requirements will be rigorously enforced. Please note that although an MsUK Permit has been applied for, 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.

Entry will be limited to 50 cars. A reserve list will be maintained if the numbers exceed this.

The Route
The provisional route of the event is to start at The Beck Restaurant, Quebec Road, Mablethorpe and to drive through the Lincolnshire Wolds and Derbyshire Peak District to a mandatory rest stop near Stafford. After which the route continues to Shrewsbury, round Lake Vyrmwy, through Snowdonia to Lake Bale, Central Wales, The Pembroke Coast National Park, St Davids to Whitland for a well earned breakfast at Roadhouse. This is a distance of approximately 460 miles and is mapped below.

The map also shows alternative routes to the finish. These can be used by teams that are running late, have car problems or are tired.

Please note there is a toll of £0.40 to cross the River Trent at Dunham on Trent (A57). See https://www.dunhambridge.co.uk/Tolls
 
The Start
The Starting point will be at The Beck Restaurant, Quebec Road, Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire, LN12 1L. Parking for entrants will be in the restaurant car park. Signing On will be from16:30, a meal can be purchased by entrants after signing on. The event will start at 19:00. There is a full menu and a carvery.
For more details see: https://www.thebeck.co.uk/

The Mandatory Halt
There will be a mandatory stop at The Roadchef Stafford Services southbound ST15 0XE on the M6. Most of the caterers will be closed, but WH Smiths will have Starbucks vending machines and sandwiches available.
For more details see: https://www.roadchef.com/locations/stafford-south

The Finish
The finish will be at Roadhouse, Llanboidy Road Roundabout, Whitland, Carmarthenshire SA34 0LG. Breakfast will be available from 08:00.

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

For your route home afterwards the M4 is not too far away.

The Entry Fee
The entry fee is £30. This covers entry into the event, car stickers and a finisher’s souvenir. Food consumed at the restaurants is at the entrant’s expense (main courses will typically be around £10-£12). Fuel, car preparation, any tolls, fines etc., getting to and from the event are also at the entrant’s expense.

Navigation
The route will be available as .gpx files for use on Garmin and Tomtom Satnavs and these files will be available as Google routes for use on Smartphones. From the .gpx files you will be able to transfer the route to a road atlas.

Communication
A WhatsApp group will be established for all entrants to allow the organisers to communicate with all entrants 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. It may be slightly different format from the number you normally use. (I.e. rather than 0787xxxxx it should be +44787xxxxx ) 
The following equipment will be necessary for navigation and communication: an up to date Satnav System and a Smartphone with WhatsApp installed and operating. At least one member of the crew will need to know how to operate this equipment.

Carbon Balancing
This year Club Triumph will not be underwriting the cost of carbon balancing the C2C. The Organisers have requested Tree-V (the operators of the FBHVC scheme that Club Triumph supports) to introduce a 500 Mile Rally Category for events. This would enable entrants to carbon balance their emissions for this event at the minimum cost. There is a 2,500 Mile Rally Category for events that would enable participants in both the C2C and the RBRR to balance both events at a lower cost than buying annual subscription to the FBHVC Carbon Balancing scheme. See https://trees.fbhvc.co.uk/shop
The availability of the 500 Mile Rally Category will be advised in Entrant Updates.

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

And Finally
This year the organisers have focused on providing entrants with what we believe to be the most varied and interesting C2C route yet. 
 

The entry is nominally limited to 50 cars.  However, this year the restaurants can cope with more than 50 crews, but as with any year the intention would be to start everyone that wants to and can make the start.....

Thank you Tim, but it is not your error. I had this on my action list.

The magazine is very good.  Content as always, but now it had abetter quality feel with the thicker covers and paper.

Cheers, Chris

 

Hi All

I have just noticed some incorrect information in the latest edition of Club Torque about the C2C 23.  On page 39 under Events Calendar it is showing the C2C 23 as taking place on 3rd/4th June 2023.  I confirm unequivocally that the event will take place on the 24th/25th June 2023.  I give my most humble appologies for this error and hope that no one is further confused.

Planning for the event is proceeding apace.  The route, schedule and regulations have been sent to MsUK and we are awaiting the granting of a permit.  The information for the website has been sent for publishing on the website.  There is no date given yet for publishing, but it is expected this month.  We cannot open the entry until the new (HMRC) tax year, so I am planniing to open the entry on 6th April, or shortly thereafter.  Further information will follow on the Forum as definite dates are known.

I hope you have started your preparations already.

Cheers, Chris

 

  

 

Good effort Craig, Clive, Tim & all the team.  well done

 

Yes, I'd like to know too!

C2C 23 Countdown

Howard and I have been working on the C2C 23 since the 2022 event finished.  The photo below shows that we have been out in all weathers to bring you the event!  We have a provisional route, timetable and place in the Club Triumph Calendar.

I am writing this update as the countdown to the event will be a little different from now on.  I want potential entrants to understand when the event will be held and that the time between the announcement of the event, the opening of the entry and the running of the event will only be about three months.  That does not give much preparation time from entry to driving the event, so if you are planning to enter start your preparation early!

This change is necessary because Club Triumph has to manage its income status carefully to keep our club turnover below the annual HMRC VAT threshold in any one tax year.

The C2C 23 will be held over the weekend of 24/25 June 2023.  The Event Announcement and Entry will be during early April.  The provisional route is from East Lincolnshire to Louth, Lincoln, Chesterfield, Hope Valley (nr Castleton), Whaley Bridge, Macclesfield, Buxton, Cheadle (nr Stoke), Shrewsbury, nr Bala, Lampeter, Fishgaurd and St Davids.  It will finish where we can find a restaurant that will serve breakfast for 100+ at 08:00 on a Sunday morning, possibly Haverfordwest. It will be an entertaining route that we are sure you will enjoy.

Please follow C2C on the Forum to get the latest information and there will be more information coming in later issues of Club Torque. The C2C Team look forward to seeing you in June.

Been there done it.  It is where the C2C was born  😃

I have been able to talk with Mike and it would appear that 17/18 and 24/25 June are availible as alternative dates. We will not be able to please all of the (potential) entrants all of the time, but I am happy to take a poll on either of those dates.  Please would you respond with the date you can do the event or either or neither.  Please keep it that simple. I need to decide which date at the end of November.

The start is provisionally planned at East Kirkby, Lincs, but that is to be confirmed after the date is confirmed.

Skegness may or may not be included in the route.  It has taken me since the August Bank Holiday to recover from the shock of going there, but I still get flashbacks.  It could be good for entrants to understand no matter how bad you think it is where you happen to be, that it could be worse.....a lot worse. 

I am taking advice to see if there is somewhere even more gahstly that we can driveby and perhaps we can go there instead.  After all, entrants may appreciate some of the more stunning scenery more if they know how bad it could be. 😩

 

Hi All

Message received and understood.  The CT Calendar is not yet set in stone, but scope for change is limited.  We have bought it forward slightly compared with last year to avoid traffic problems anticipated in Porthmadoc due to early holiday makers in a congested town.  The rain washed that out but as a precaution we had to arrange an optional start point.

A similar problem could occur in Skegness this year.  I'll talk with Mike Bishop and see if there are any alternatives.

Watch this space.

 

Cheers, Chris

 

 

John, you and the F&WHR have done a great job here.  You have caught the characters of the F&WHR and Club Triumph superbly and great commentary too.

the YouTube algorithm caught this and provided it on my recommendations.  Even that works!

Hi Dave

Club Triumph is nothing if not enthusiastic and friendly.  But beside the Festiniog and Welsh Highland railway we have to take second place.  It has been our privilege to meet such an enthusiastic and friendly organisation that also knows a bit!

F&WHR thank you too.  Maybe we can do something together again soon!

Diolch yn fawr iawn.

Cheers, Chris

 

 

 

Done.  I hope you get some good responses.

 

Chris

Hi Richard

My departure has been delayed.  I'll email all entrants to see if there is anything anyone can do.

 

Chris

Hi Richard

I am just leaving for Porthmadog and just seen this.

Try taking a coach.  Bristol to Chester should be possible, maybe someone can collect you from there?

Can anyone collect Richard from somewhere accessible like Birmingham, Shrewsbury?

Sorry to hear your news.

 

Chris

 

 

Hi everyone taking part in these activities.  I have been asked some questions about them, which leads me to believe I have not been clear enough about what to do.  I have answered these questions by email, copying all entrants taking part, so please check your emails if you are taking part.

The quick answer to the main question is:  The F&WHR are organising these activities and I know little more than you.  The visits are scheduled for 10:30 and 13:55.  These are the times the train leaves the Harbour Station to go to the Works.  Arrive at the station about 20 mins before this time and either I, Howard or F&WHR staff will tell you what to do.

Do not park outside the station, park in the Llyn Bach CAr Park.

 

Cheers, Chris

Hi All Entrants

This morning I sent out the event Briefing.  Again if you haven't received it the likely reason is that the entrant information is not up to date with your current email address.  Let me know if you haven't received it.  I am departing for Porthmadog tomorrow morning.

4^th Coast to Coast Run 25/26 June 2022

Briefing

Bring this with you in either digital or printed format

Here is The Briefing for the Club Triumph Coast to Coast Run for 2022. 

 

1      Acknowledgements

Entrants – 45 starters, wow! Thank you! I hope you have a safe and enjoyable experience

The Ffestiniog & Welsh Highland Railway  – for providing the works visit & the start

The Port Deli and Restaurant  – For hosting our supper

The Pilot Inn  – For being the only place in Dungeness  to serve 106 @ 08:00 on a Sunday

Howard – for preparing and plotting the route & setting up the WhatsApp Group

Ellis & Dale  – For the support that they have given  to specialist parts of the event

Darren – for organising the car park and starting the event

John – for liaising with The F&WHR and organising the Parade of Triumphs

Clive Senior & Craig Gingell – For the IT system that has made the administration possible.

2      Parking in Porthmadog

There will be an Eisteddfod Procession in Porthmadog on Saturday with road closures from at least 14:00 to 15:00. We should expect disturbance / delay from 13:00 to 16:00. The closure is the High Street from about the Port Deli to the roundabout on Porthmadog bypass at the other end of town.

This means that during this time period road access to Llyn Bach car park will only be possible from the Cob embankment end. Due to the procession,  traffic (and seeking of parking spaces) will be heavier than normal.

The best advice is to try to get parked up by 13:00 if at all possible. The Llyn Bach car park gets filled very easily in the early afternoon with railway users, staff and (I suspect) pay and display charge dodgers.

 3      The Probable Route Change

We have become aware of the scale of road disruption near Shepton Mallet caused by The Glastonbury Festival. It indicates multiple road closures on the A371.  It is best to plan to avoid the A371 and follow a route that deviates from the suggested route and rejoins the A303 later. This is described below. Very early on Sunday the course car will assess if the A371 is usable and broadcast a WhatsApp message accordingly.  More information may follow before then.

Patrick McNaught , who lives near Shepton Mallet, recommends the following  route.  From the A37 heading towards Shepton Mallet after about half a mile turn left onto a minor road towards Stoke St Michael or Dean. This will take you to the A361 towards Frome, take the A362 towards Warminster, then take the Warminster bypass and the A36. After Heytesbury leave the A36 on the B390 to Chitterne, then Shrewton, then the A360 to join the A303 at Stonehenge.  You can program this route into your satnav by removing the Wincanton waypoint.

There is a 24 hr petrol station at Nunney on the way to Frome, ASDA in Frome is 24hr although availability of E5 is uncertain. TESCO in Shepton is not 24hr. There are probably no fuel stations open between Weston-Super-Mare and the A303. TESCO in Midsomer Norton is 24hr and does have E5.

4      Incidents on the Route

The Organisers will broadcast WhatsApp messages about other incidents, delays and road closures, requests for help  etc. to everyone.

I can be contacted on 07707 663402 by voice.

Howard can be contacted on 07966 455643 or via WhatsApp messages, voice or video.

Please only use voice in the initial instance for an emergency.

In the unlikely circumstance that the event has to be curtailed you will be notified by WhatsApp as above.  Stop at a nearby safe place, remove all event branding from your car and continue to your next destination of choice.

5      Breakdown or Emergency

In the case of a breakdown, pull of the road at the safest possible place. If you need help raise your bonnet.  Passing crews stop, if safe, and see if you can assist. If you do not need assistance, or are just having a nap, leave the bonnet down.

You have an Entrant’s List giving other entrant’s names, models and phone numbers.  Should you need a specific part  or need specialist help , contact entrants with similar models to see if they are able to help

If you need to retire, from a safe place text me on 07707 663402 with Entry no, Entrant name, location, confirmation you are safe, cause of retirement.

In emergency.  From a safe place phone me on 07707 663402.

6      Driving Standards

You won’t need reminding this is not a race or any form of competition and that  you are subject to all UK Road Traffic Laws, MsUK Regulations and Club Triumph Supplementary Regulations.  As the event is sanctioned under a Motorsport UK Touring Permit, it will therefore be reasonable to assume we may be observed by MsUK.

Do not bring the club into disrepute by discourteous, inconsiderate, reckless or dangerous driving.  Particularly on single track roads be the first to give way to oncoming traffic. Also watch out for walkers, cyclists and animals. Finally, in inhabited areas drive quietly and dip your headlights.

If you have a car behind you that obviously wants to go faster please let it past and do not encourage dangerous overtaking yourself.  This is particularly relevant in Wales on the A470, A487 and A40. These are good open roads on which it is tempting to drive quickly.  They are deceptive and have a very high rate of serious accidents.  In this area Emergency services are relatively few and have a long way to go to get to incidents. BE VERY CAREFUL.

7      Starting the Event

The start of the event will be cramped.  Please obey the instructions of Darren Sharp and any F&WHR officers or volunteers.  If you have difficulty getting to the start on time phone Darren Sharp on  07906 596489

8      Halfway Halt

The half way halt is at Magor Services as detailed in the Road Book.  These services are not great, so don’t expect much.  I apologise for this but they are the only place that is open that meets our needs. I will make myself visible to the early arrivals and will need to sign your Road Book.  Howard will take over later and do the same.

9      Arrival at Dungeness

The Pilot Inn has a large car park.  Please park neatly as near the pub entrance as you can so that we can take some photos for Club Torque.  As you enter the pub I will sign you off the event and give you a Finishers Sticker, So please have your Road Book with you.

Once in the pub, The Pilot staff will advise you what to do to get your well earned breakfast.

10  Data Protection

Your Entrants List contains the phone numbers of all entrants.  After the event please dispose of this list securely by shredding or burning.

11  Questions

If you have any questions, catch me or Howard at The F&WHR Station in the morning or The Port Deli and Restaurant in the afternoon?

12  Phone numbers

Chris Shaw 07707 663402 / Howard Brissenden 07966 455643 / Darren Sharp 07906 596489

 

Well done Howard.  

Hi All Teams

Yesterday I sent the Final Instructions to each of the Entrants.  They tell you what to do for Saturday and Sunday.  If you have not received them it may be because your email in the event data does not match your current email.  Entrants, let me know if you have not received this. If you have changed your phone number / WhatsApp address recently and not informed Howard please do that before Wednesday.

4^th Coast to Coast Run 25/26 June 2022

Final Instructions

Read this carefully, Send it to your crew, print it and both bring it with you. 

 

Here are the Final Instructions for the Club Triumph Coast to Coast Run for 2022. 

 

1          Changes from past Information

There are some changes to what you were originally told.  We will not be able to have our evening meal at Spooner’s Cafe at the F&WHR Harbour Station, instead we will have it at The Port Deli and Restaurant, which is nearby. Details are in the Road Book.

 

2          Before leaving Home

Preparation

You will need to have prepared your car, yourself and your crew. To get to the event start, drive the event and get home your team and car may need to cover nearly 1,000 miles.  There are no specific areas of the car that need attention but it needs to be in good overall order and meet current UK safety regulations. This is an endurance event, so you will need to be as rested and relaxed as you can be at the start. It will help if you are confident you have all you will need before you leave home.

 

You must bring the following with you:

·         Your programmed satnav / smartphone and/or marked up road atlas

·         The smart phone you registered with C2C WhatsApp group

·         Phone / SatNav power leads and chargers

·         A paper copy of the sign in sheet from the Road Book

·         The Coast 2 Coast 2022 Road Book containing the Timetable (paper or electronic copy).

 

You should consider the following:

·         Loading your tool kit and usual spares for events

·         Breakdown / recovery insurance

·         If staying overnight, details of your booking

·         Any food and consumables you will need during the event.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Covid-19 Precautions

Covid-19 regulations have been suspended in Wales, so there is no legal requirement to take precautions.  However there are particular circumstances in North Wales that make it advisable to be seen to take precautions.  This area has been badly affected economically by Covid-19. That is why we have had to change restaurants. As a courtesy to local inhabitants , until you see otherwise, please wear masks to the restaurant  and on Railway premises.

 

Before you leave home make sure that you and your co-driver(s) have

·         No Covid-19 symptoms

·         Packed facemasks and sanitisers and have them accessible

 

If any of your team have Covid symptoms take a test and if positive, substitute them if possible, if not, withdraw.  A refund will be granted for late withdraw for this reason.

 

3          Timetable

Saturday 25th June

Parade of Cars and Trains

09:00 Entrants and crews selected for the Parade of Cars and Trains park cars as directed by John Bell outside the front of the F&WHR Harbour Station. Entrants go to the station’s cafe to sign on, sign MsUK Disclaimer, have Road Book signed, receive stickers and merchandise.  Entrants don merchandise, position stickers on cars and manoeuvre cars to create formation of cars as directed by John Bell. Be ready to leave by 09:40.

 

09:45 Entrants and crews move off as directed by F&WHR staff and drive along the sea wall (aka Cob) to Minffordd Station. As you drive Cob you will be paced by a F&WHR train on the track beside the road. This will be videoed by the FWHR drone.

 

Anyone is welcome to watch, but please do not bring your cars since there is very limited road space around the stations. Park in The Llyn Bach Car Park.

 

Boston Lodge Tours and Driver for a £5

10:30 – 13:00 The first group will travel by train from the F&WHR Station to the works.

13:55 – 15:55 The second group will travel by train from the F&WHR Station to the works.

 

Only those that registered on the CT website are eligible for these tours as capacity is limited.

 

You will receive a safety briefing on arrival at The Boston Lodge Works.  The tour will be conducted by Paul Lewin, The General Manager of the railway.  It will last about 2 hours and finish in time to catch the return trains at 13:00 and 15:55

 

The opportunity to drive a steam engine will be subject to availability. The opportunity can only last about 5 minutes as there are 14 registered participants for each tour and it will run concurrently with the tour. Participants will have to leave the tour to take their turn. The turn will be sequenced by your entrant number. Exactly how this will work will be devised during the first tour. The F&WHR cannot accept payment for the experience, so will invite you to make a cash donation to the Loco Fund in the receptacle provided at the "Drive an engine" start point.

 

You can return to Porthmadog by taking a bracing 1 mile walk back along the Cob.

Signing in and Dinner

16.00 –18.30 The Port Deli Restaurant is exclusively reserved for Club Triumph for signing in and dining.  The location is shown on the map on page 2 of The Road Book. Park your car in the Llyn Bach Car Park area reserved for The F&WHR.  Any overspill from this area will have to pay in the main public area of the car park.

 

As you arrive at the Port Deli Restaurant you will either see or be guided to the signing in area.

Here you will register for the event, sign the MsUK disclaimer, have your Road Book signed, be given stickers and receive any T or Polo shirts you have purchased .

 

Menus have been circulated in advance by WhatsApp so you can decide what you want before you arrive.

18.00 - 18:30 Final C2C Crew Briefing will have been issued to all teams via email and a WhatsApp message. If you have not received either advise Chris Shaw and he will ensure you are briefed.

18.45 All Teams returned to their cars in the Llyn Bach Car Park and ensured that they are ready for departure.

19.00 Teams will be started as advised by the Starting  Officials.

 

The Start

The A470 and A487 are notorious black spots for serious accidents. To reduce bunching and overtaking during the first 40 miles we need to encourage our cars to spread out and to reduce overtaking as most accidents happen when this manoeuvre is being made.  Some of you will want to start driving reasonably briskly from the start; some may be content to take it more steadily.  May I ask you think about how  you want to drive the first section of the event and select a place in the starting line up to reflect how you want to drive.  Darren Sharp is the Traffic Marshal and will assist you. If overtaking is necessary please will the entrant being overtaken assist the overtaker to perform the manoeuvre safely.

 

Sunday 26th July

Halfway Halt

01:30 to 02:30 Mandatory 1 hour rest stop at Magor Services. Teams must have their route books signed at the stop. Either Howard Brissenden or myself will be in the restaurant area for this.  Magor is 213 miles from the start. Fuel should be available but don’t think about the price!

 

The Pilot Inn

08:00 onwards: Teams arrive at The Pilot Inn, Dungeness. Please park neatly as near the pub entrance as you can so that we can take some photos for Club Torque.  Teams must have their route books signed at the finish.  I should be near the entrance.  Enjoy the well earned breakfast!

 

 

 

 

Hello all entrants, I have just sent you the email below.  For email addresses I have used the current copy of Entrant Information.  If you have not received the June update by email there is a mismatch between your data in Entrant Information and your actual email address. You will need to align them!

"Hello all Coast 2 Coast Entrants

There are now only about 3 weeks to go until the 2022 Coast 2 Coast Run.  I hope your preparations are going well.  This mail is to update you about what has happened since the last update in April and to let you know what to expect leading up to the event.

Entries

As I am writing on the 3^rd June there are 49 entries.  All the reserves that wished to enter have been able to take the place of entrants that have needed to withdraw. If you know anyone that would like to enter but is not aware that there is the possibility of getting an entry please get them to mail me.

Merchandising and Activities

The shop has now closed for merchandising and F&WHR activities as I have to place the orders.

Location of the pre-event meal and signing on

Unfortunately The Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railway restaurant, Spooner’s Cafe, will not be able to offer us the facilities originally planned.  Covid has had a deep impact in this area of Wales and has disrupted their lives and local economy seriously as a result of the remoteness of the region.  They are not able to recruit sufficient replacement staff to provide full service at the restaurant.

Fortunately the nearby Port Deli and Restaurant is able to accommodate us.  Signing on and the pre-event meal will be held here.  Details will be in the Road Book and the Final Instructions.

Parade of Triumphs for F&WHR video

John Bell will provide detailed instructions by email by the 8th June to those who are taking part in the parade. The cars will move off at 09:45 when the first Ffestiniog line train departs Porthmadog Harbour Station.  Participants need to park their cars outside the station by 09:00 in preparation for further instructions and a prompt departure.

Other entrants are welcome to watch, but please do not bring your cars to the station.  Park in the F&WHR reserved section of the Llyn Bach Car Park.

Road Book

Howard Brissenden has prepared a detailed road book describing the Event Timetable, the suggested route, its timings and points of interest on the way.  The official suggested route will be provided as .gpx files for use with Garmin and Tomtom satnavs.  

It will also be made supplied as Google Routes links which can be uploaded onto smart phones. Please note that due to the limitations on the free version of Google Routes, the C2C route has to be split into a number of sections to ensure that it reasonably accurately follows the satnav routes.

For those teams wanting to use traditional paper maps, the Google Routes can be used to view and transfer the route to your road atlas.

An email will be sent out on the 10th June which will have the following attachments:-

• A link to download the C2C 2022 Road Book (every team must bring a paper copy of the sign in sheet)
• Garmin .gpx route files
• Notes on loading .gpx files onto Garmin SatNavs (pdf file)
• Google Routes links (pdf file)

WhatsApp Group

We have established a WhatsApp group for the organisers to broadcast event information & provide a separate emergency contact point. If you want your co-driver added please contact Howard with your team name & entry number plus the co-driver’s mobile number. Additional co-drivers will not be added after 20^th June.

If you have any last minute change to your WhatsApp phone number(s), please advise Howard as soon as possible. 

Entrant, Crew and Car Information

While most entrants have completed their information, thank you, there are still a few that have not.  If you have not completed your information or it is not up to date please would you do that as soon as you are able.  I need to finalise the information by Friday 17^th June.

Covid

Restrictions that have applied generally to Wales were relaxed by The Welsh Government on 30^th May. I am not aware of any additional regulations that apply to Porthmadog specifically.  However The Welsh Government continues to recommend people take simple steps to protect their health – including wearing face coverings in health settings.

However, as mentioned above, Porthmadog has been particularly sensitive to the impact of Covid. With this in mind and wanting to present Club Triumph as a sensitive and responsible organisation, I ask you the following please:

If you or your crew have any Covid symptoms please test yourself and if positive please withdraw from the event. A refund of entry fee will be made for this reason.

Please bring masks and sanitiser with you and use appropriately e.g. if the Port Deli asks for masks to be worn.

The situation in Wales is reviewed every 3 weeks. This means that there will be another review a few days before the event.  This will be after I have distributed the Final Instructions. I will make a “Covid” Post on the Forum on 22^nd June to state my understanding.  Please will you keep up to date with this and https://gov.wales/announcements/search?field_policy_areas%5B980%5D=980

 

What to expect

Before the event there will be more communications from John Bell, Howard Brissenden and myself.  Those from John and Howard have been described and the time to expect them has been stated above.

I will provide Final Instructions on the 19th June and The Briefing on 23th June.  The briefing will be written by email and speech by WhatsApp.

I hope you will have a safe and enjoyable Coast 2 Coast Run.

 

Chris"

 

Hi All

There is now just one month before the event and I need to get the entry information and merchandising purchases finalised.

Purchase of T- and Polo shirts will have to be stopped from Sunday 29th as I need to place the order with the suppliers on the following Monday.

We need to get the WhatsApp group finalised soon and I also need to have crew information and it is a MsUK requirement that we have next of kin information.

Please will you make sure that your information is up to date by Sunday and that you have made your merchandise purchases.

 

Thanks very much, Chris

 

Hi All

Final plans and actions for holding the event are being carried out and I'll be sending out an update early next month, followed by Final Instructions and The Briefing shortly before the event.

There has been a fantastic response to the event with 50 entries and 9 Reserves within 9 hours of the event opening.  Understandably there have been withdrawals and 8 entries have withdrawn and 5 of the reserves have said that they cannot enter.  We currently have 49 entries confirmed and the last reserve has been invited to enter. There may well yet be 1 or 2 entrants that need to withdraw, but there will be no reserves to take their place.

We would like to start at least 50 entries and could start a few more if there were demand.  So, if you would have liked to enter the Coast 2 Coast but felt that with the entry full and with so many reserves you would not get to enter, there is now the opportunity to place yourself on the Reserve List and there is a good possibility that you can take part. 

There is still time to prepare a car!!

Chris

 

 

 

Hi All

I have just posted an update on the event's progress.  There may be questions that you would like to ask from this or other from other cause.  Just post them here and a Team Member will answer them for you.

Cheers, Chris