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Or it will make it like the earlier RBRRs when there was a ferry at Ballachulish and it was a toss up whether it was quicker to squirt round  Loch Leven or wait for the next ferry!

Oh yes, I will wear it at the next Committee Meeting and that's a promise!

It can be any year up to 1978 which was the final year it appeared on the front of the RBRR road book, although  it can also be 2015 if I were to wear my pullover with it on!                    

The voice sounds like Alan Renew - not too sure of the year, but will try 1988?

There are sure to be some withdrawals - there always are - and as well as the Plough car park, we have the use of the opposite car park as well so nobody will be turned away!

Rob - I am sure we can use some of the 'not very interesting stories' which have suddenly appeared          on the Forum! Watch that space....

Several requests in "Club Torque" for some stories suitable for inclusion in the forthcoming book about the RBRR have brought nil responses - zilch - nothing! Now we see a load of drivers swapping stories on the Forum - Bah!

It would be great to see that 1500SE again!

Evening meetings were in various places before the move to the Plough. Sunday morning meetings at the Cock O'The North were extra.

The tankards are definitely NOT dodgy!!!!

The tankards are definitely NOT dodgy!!!!

I wouldn't support Gaydon - as you say it is very expensive and the event has always been London - John O'Groats - Land's End - London. As far as the Plough is concerned, I spoke to Lou today and she does not think there will be a complete change of use, but we will have to wait and see. There's a lot of time to go before October 2016, so let's not burn our boats yet.

The Macmillan girl WAS given 15 minutes, but we were too polite to stop her when she overran.The charity made a bigger effort than some with two girls (who had travelled some distance from south of the river) present for a long time talking to people and mucking in with photographs etc at the start. There were also representative at Bude etc.

Colin Point taken ansd I well remember the M74 slog - thing was to try and con the co-driver into doing that bit while you got some sleep! Worked one year, not the next!  My point is that the route is only a suggested one and we should leave the organisers to determine the road book. It has always been possible for drivers to decide their own route. I was at the Plough last Sunday and remember the drivers coming in beaming and uttering the word "brilliant" in spite of, in some cases, a difficult run in.

Totally agree, having done it fourteen times. If it ain't broke, don't fix it!

You forgot to mention the wind.......

As a previous organiser and particioant, this whole discussion gives me the willies. I agree with Jason. If you don't feel able to join in this iconic and magnificent event, the oldest and best in the Triumph calendar, then go and drive round on your preferred route on another weekemd. Otherwise follow the road book which has been proven to work over many years. Carry your satnav for an emergency if you must. This is a Club event!

Hefty majority for crew of two only!

Absolutely. I have completed 14 RBRRs, alwaya with only two drivers. I agree you do get to drive those great roads and, anyway, for the last seven times, we only had two seats!  Extra drivers are not really necessary.

Three Wheels on my Waggon And I'm still rollín along............

I have owned several TRs, currently a TR4, Spitfire 1500, 2500S, all with overdrive. Apart from the fuel saving, it is worth it just for the restfulness and reduced noise at cruising speeds. I would never consider a TR or Spitfire without O/D.

Triumph gearboxes have always leaked - buy a drip tray!

Tim I have the figures for entries, withdrawals, starters, finishers and non finishers from 1966 to 2006 and can email them to you if interested, Success rates during the years when the cars were still being made were not always 100%, but  the average is well over 90% Derek

Dirk I have been following all the chat about a Renown entry with great interest and would endorse everything that Jason has put forward except perhaps that he might just be a tad too discouraging. I did the event 14 times before anno domini and other problems intervened and I was on the organising team from 1966 to 2004. I have used various Triumphs including a 1300fwd which was chronically overheating and had a bust starter motor but still got round and it was then that I got the incurable bug for this event. 948 Heralds have got round and so should a Renown provided that it is used to long running. Where I disagree with Jason is when he suggests you will always be last because there are always drivers that hang about at stops and have sleep intervals irrespective of the car they are using - if it is a big one they will be confident of being abl;e to catch up. Go for it! If you fail the first time you will know what you are up against and will be well prepared for the next one. Derek Pollock Club President

Alex You are absolutely right about the RBRR - it is an incurably addictive event with a cameraderie like no other. Even the ever increasing expense of doing it seems to make no difference, people just keep coming back for more. I have done it 14 times and only advancing years stopped me plus the loss of my great co-driver Les Mills. I remember one run when a 2000 driver approached a roundabout too quickly and damaged a wheel. I was helping remove it and looked at the driver working next to me - it was Jeff Herbert, then Managing Director of Rover Triumph, but that weekend just another works driver. All this topped by some incredible fund raising for our charities makes Tim Bancroft's statement that this is the greatest Triumph event of them all the truth - long may it continue! Derek Pollock One time organiser,