| Ed's
Ramblings
 Happy New Year to all our readers and
hoping you had a great Christmas. We did at the end of year High Tea
meal in Perth.
Things
really gearing up for the Glasgow Monte Carlo Historique Start. A great
day of activities is planned, as Douglas reports on in this
newsletter.
My letter opener is busy right now
opening the Heritage Run entries, but there are still places
available.
Douglas
and the team are booking all the arrangements for the Ecosse to Monaco
Run so if you want to join the crews then put that entry in the post
soonest. Email entry secretary (me, address below) if you want to join
the party but having problems getting the entry in by the cut-off date.
Dave
Spence has designed the route to Monaco, with Monte veteran Ralph
Forbes, who has successfully completed several Monte's providing some
exciting suggestions to make the trip something you will
remember
for a long time.
If
Monaco is a bit too far then join in on
one of the UK Heritage Runs. You get to cross the start ramp at the
People's Palace right after the main Monte competitors depart. Make
sure you bring a friend to capture a photo as you depart. Definitely
one for the album.
Still looking for a classic car
to bring
along. Then check out the link to the 'shed collection'. Great cars,
with rallying provenance on offer, any one which would not be out of
place on the Monaco Heritage Run.
All prepared?
Don't forget
tickets for the pre-start Gala Dinner on the Friday evening, the 25th.
Craig Lowndes,
Australian Touring Car Champion will be the speaker and
will be driving the fantastic 1953 Holden on the main Monte Carlo
Historique, celebrating the cars 60th anniversary. Some great stories
to
be heard I bet.
Good news too from Douglas. His
new Vitesse is complete, and with MoT secured is ready for the Ecosse
to Monaco Run. Now all we need is a bit of snow over the next couple of
weeks so that the 'shakedown' will be just like in
the Alps.
Finally. All great events have good
marshalling, and this one needs lots of them to ensure the smooth
running of the departure. With an anticipated 15000 spectators the
marshals will be essential to making sure the competitors and crews get
away on schedule. If you can help please drop our chief marshal, Brian
Telfer and email with your details. Brian will welcome you and find
plenty to keep you busy.
briandtelfer@hotmail.co.uk
Our
friend Alan Duncan has been organising entries for the Monte Show in
Buchanan Street which promises spectators a wide range of classic cars
in addition to the Monte and Heritage entries. If you would like to
bring your classic along drop Alan an email
bigchap83@hotmail.com
The
calendar of 2013 club events
is now on the website so check them out.
Working with other clubs we can promote a wide range of exciting events
for all classic owners be it a tour or something more competitive.
Whatever
you decide to do it will always be good fun with your club .
Enjoy
all the fine 'fettling' going on in the garage and I lok forward to
seeing you out in the car at some point later this year.
.
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Recent
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| Christmas
High Tea - 9 December
It seems
to pass so quickly, but a great crowd got together during December for
the annual High Tea which rounds off the year's activities and allows a
chat about the next year's events.
The
weather may have been cold but the snow of earlier in the week had gone
and the sun shone for the journey to Perth. Twentythree of us sat down
to a great selection of main courses followed by the traditional
scones, and this year cream meringues. Christmas crackers brought the
festive feeling as we talked about the years adventures and what is
planned for 2013.
Checkout
the final list for next year Events
2013
|  | Monte
Carlo Rally Glasgow Start -
Press Launch - 20
December
The
world's Press
and Television turned out to Glasgow's People's Palace on Thursday 20th
December 2012 and were
greeted with typical Monte Carlo Rally, weather, wet,
windy, and cold.
Not quite cold enough for snow but not far away. Douglas
Anderson of CCHMSC, Tommy Bryce, Monte entrant in the 1954 event, Jimmy
McRae of world rallying fame, and Scott Taylor from the Glasgow
marketing bureau gave the press an insight for
the 2013 Glasgow start event. [more] |
Forthcoming
Events | | Monte 2013 Glasgow Start
-
26 January
Douglas Anderson
It’s only 3 weeks to
go before the Start of the Rallye Monte Carlo Historique and all the
preparations for the event are going well. Here is the latest
news with a reminder of the range of Heritage Runs still available for
you to entry. There are still some places left on all the
Runs, so dust off the Classic. I have arranged for good
weather for that weekend.
Media Coverage
Our
Press Officer, Kenneth Steven, is keeping the newspapers, TV and Radio
up to date with the arrangements for the Start. You may have
seen some of the coverage in the papers and TV over the past few
weeks. This Sunday, 6 January, there will be a two-page
feature in the Scotland on Sunday covering some of the cars, entrants
and history of the Rallye. Order your copies now from your
newsagent.
Gala Dinner
On
Friday 25 January 2013 there will be a Gala Dinner at the Blythswood
Square Hotel, in the Monte Carlo room. The guests of honour
will be the Australian Team with the speaker being the Australian
Touring Car Champion, Craig Lowndes. Tickets are
£35 each, including a pre-dinner drinks reception.
Dress Code is ‘Black Tie Optional’.
Contact me on 01382 731755 or email dglanderson1@yahoo.co.uk if you
would like tickets.
Monte Show
On
Saturday 26 January 2013, starting from 10am the Rallye will take over
Buchanan Street, Glasgow. The ‘Monte’
cars and the Heritage Run cars will be on show to the public.
The cars will begin to leave Buchanan Street to make their way to the
Start venue at Glasgow Green from 12noon.
Glasgow
Green
The Start Ramp will be situated near
the People’s Palace at Glasgow Green. We are
fortunate to have once more secured the services of our Monte
commentator, David Ross from Aberdeen and are looking forward to
hearing his knowledgeable and entertaining commentary. There
will also be music, the Cupcake Girls and a marching band to keep
everybody entertained before the Start time of 2pm.
Heritage Runs
Ecosse
– Monaco Heritage Run – there are still
places available, but the closing date is very soon as hotels need to
be confirmed and ferries booked.
Run to the
Moor – From the Start Ramp to the Olde Bell Inn,
Barnby Moor, Yorkshire which is a Passage Control for the Historique
Cars. A warm welcome is always given by the Yorkshire
enthusiasts.
Run to the Border
– Again starting from the Ramp this year the Run will finish
at the Auldgarth Inn, Dumfriesshire. This Traditional Inn is
on the main road to Dumfries and they are looking forward to welcoming
Heritage Run teams.
Run to the Loch
– This is a return to the original Heritage Run finish venue
at Luss. Once again starting from the Ramp with a short drive
up to Luss. This is ideal for those who don’t want
to drive too far in their Classic or those whose final destination is
north of Glasgow.
Time to get your entry in quickly
to Jim Paterson - jim.paterson@btinternet.com
soonest to secure your place in
this great event.
Marshals
Wanted
As usual
we
will be looking for experienced
marshals to assist with the movement
of cars at the various venues – scrutineering, Buchanan
Street and Glasgow Green. If you are interested please
contact the Chief Marshal Brian Telfer
briandtelfer@hotmail.co.uk
The team are looking
forward to
seeing you all on Saturday 26 January 2013. You are sure to
have a fantastic day out.
|  Triumph
Ready
to go
"Douglas'
new Triumph Vitesse rally car now has an MOT and is ready for its
shake-down tests before it goes into the foyer of the Blythswood Square
Hotel next week. Jim Wilson, of A Wilson and Sons, has done a
fantastic job to prepare the car for the Monte. The car is an
evolution of the Works Rally Vitesse. It is light weight and
has a bhp of around 140, with brakes and suspension all uprated to cope
with the extra power." |  | Aussies about to Land
As
you read this newsletter the Australian team cars will be landing after
their oversea journey from the east coast of Australia. Two Holdens
will line up at the start, retracing the 1953 entry, 60 years
later.
with Richard Davison, Craig Lowndes and Gary Poole. You can read all
about their project on http://www.facebook.com/MonteCarloProject
| | Features | 
| Rally
Cars For Sale
If
you are looking for something a little bit different and with a
successful rallying provenance then checkout the cars from James
Ingleby. After a lifetime of competing in international rallies he has
built up a 'shed load' of cars, as he puts it.
Some
great cars for the Ecosse - Monco run later this month, so email him
quickly. more
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