The May Day Bank Holiday 2nd - 4th May.Footman James 30th Bristol Classic Car Show Royal Bath & West Show ground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset. Postponed from early February, the show has been rescheduled as a bigger, three-day event over the May Day Bank Holiday weekend (2-4 May 2009). Firstly, all prepaid tickets from the original event will be valid for any one of these three days. The show will feature more than 170 clubs and stalls, featuring 200 vehicles, new and second-hand parts, tools, books and memorabilia. We can also offer you a wealth of demonstrations, covering everything from basic maintenance to technical restoration methods. Opening times: Saturday 11am - 6pm, Sunday 10am - 5pm,Monday 10am - 5pm All the main features will be there including: the classic auction by Charterhouse; 100 years of Morgan; the IMP club feature; and the first public unveiling of the newly restored Volvo from the original series of ‘The Saint’. We are also introducing the old-style car jumble, and allocating an area for people to trade from the boots of their cars. To maintain the integrity of the event, we will only allow ‘real’ autojumble. Adult tickets cost £9 on the door, and £8 via the website. If you book online using offer code PV92, we will give you a further £1.50 discount. Accompanied children can visit for free. Of course, all tickets for the original event are still valid. We have also gone one stage further: your ticket - regardless of whether it was for the Saturday or Sunday, is now valid for any one of the new three-day event. Despite the previous protestations of the weather, we are still determined to make our 30th anniversary show the biggest and best ever! Should you have any queries, please feel free to email the team at: info@bccsl.co.uk and we will reply as quickly as possible. We look forward to welcoming you and celebrating with you the Footman James 30th Bristol Classic Car Show.

MONDAY 4TH MAY (Bank Holiday) Montagu Motor Museum Golden Anniversary, Beaulieu. This year sees the 50th anniversary of the opening of Montagu Motor Museum and you are invited to display a representative car of 1959 or earlier if appropriate, at the Beaulieu attraction to help us celebrate. In addition there will be a cavalcade of vehicles from the National Motor Museum collection in the main Arena, featuring several of the vehicles that were also in the Montagu Motor Museum. During the day you will have the opportunity to visit the Motor Museum, Palace House and all the Beaulieu attractions at your leisure. Any members who would like to join the celebration in their cars, are offered a special ticket price of £10 per adult and £5 per child, to be booked by 27th April. To book telephone 01590 612888 or online at www.beaulieu.co.uk/tickets .

SATURDAY 23RD and SUNDAY 24TH MAY Following on the success of last years event, the 2009 SCOTTISH ALL ROVER RALLY will again be held at Thirlestane Castle, Lauder Berwickshire. The rally is open to ALL Rover cars pre-war up to post SDI models and including all Land Rover and Range Rover vehicles. A road run through the Border counties is planned for the Saturday followed by an evening buffet dinner and quiz at the castle. The main static display of vehicles will be held on the sunday in front of the castle (over a hundred cars last year) so dust down those P6s! A discounted rate has been negociated for anyone wishing to view the Castle itself and it is well worth a visit. Camping and caravan facillities are available nearby and hotel/b+b accomodation can be found in nearby Lauder or the surrounding area. For further details and entry forms please contact Mr T. Colebrook on 01324 714406 or email rover@sarr.co.uk Entry forms can also be downloaded from the rally website www.sarr.co.uk

Sunday 24th May Norfolk & Norwich Rover Owners Club Rally at Bressingham Steam Museum & Gardens, Diss, Norfolk. Open to all Rover cars up to and including the SD1, the organisers would like to see as many P6’s as possible attending especially estate versions and other interesting models. A Rally Plaque will be available if required providing your entry form is received by the end of April. For further details and an entry form please contact Terry Reynolds, 25 Meadow Way, Norwich, Norfolk. NR6 5WN with a S.A.E, or phone 01603 405280. .The Bressingham website is www.bressingham.co.uk

Saturday 6 June – Sunday 14 June After the success of Castle Combe Circuit’s first-ever two-day Classic Car Meeting last August, plans are in place to build on the event in 2009, with a week of Classic track events, testing and racing in preparation for a showcase event celebrating the Circuit’s 60th Anniversary in 2010. Classic Week will open on Saturday 6 June with the retitled Classic, Retro & Sportscar Action Day. Action Days probably represent the cheapest way of getting your car onto a racing circuit in the UK and - with the Paddock area turned into a huge display area featuring around 100 sports, retro and classic clubs - there will be lots to see for everyone. Clubs from throughout Europe as well as the UK are already making arrangements to attend. Vince Woodman will be guest of honour and will perform demonstration laps in the famous “Cologne Capri”. Further planned events include Sunday 7 June, with another of the circuit’s popular Classic Drive In’s. Monday and Tuesday will see visits from various clubs, with a classic road rally planned. Wednesday 10 June will see a Classic Track Day, for both classic cars and “classic drivers!” Classic car owners will be able to take to the Circuit, knowing they are with fellow enthusiasts. Classic drivers (over 50s) will have separate sessions for any type of car, safe in the knowledge that they need not worry about youngsters in beat-up GTi’s. Thursday 11 June, is reserved for classic race testing. The principal attraction of the Classic Week will be the second running of the Castle Combe Classic Carnival Race Meeting. Featuring The Masters Racing Series for various sports and saloon car championships on Saturday and several HSCC Championships on Sunday, this two-day meeting will present a grand finale to a new and innovative chapter in the Circuit’s history. The Circuit will be offering some great deals to classic clubs who would like to attend. For race information, please contact: Steve Burns, Tel: 01249 782417, Email: steveb@castlecombecircuit.co.uk. For all other further information, please contact: Rodney Gooch, Tel: 01249 782417, Email: rodney@castlecombecircuit.co.uk

Sunday 7th June The South East Rover Rally 2009 at The Lavender Line, Isfield Station, Near Uckfield, East Sussex TN22 5XB. Commencing 10am. Run by Rover Enthusiasts (P5 Club & R.S.R) - All Rovers welcome. Entry to the Rally is £3.00 which covers the car and all occupants to the rally site. Entry to the Lavender line (if required - with unlimited train rides) will be at the advantageous special rally rates. Adults – Usual price £7 – Rally Rate £5, Children (aged 3 to 15) – Usual price £5 – Rally Rate £3, Children under 3 – Free, Lavender line Site entrance only £2..Booking forms must be returned by 7th May. For further information contact .George Parker, Mastentop, Stable Lane, Findon, West Sussex, BN14 0RR.

12th, 13th & 14th june NTPR 2009 .– THE VERY LAST NTPR!.The ACTIVE rally for all Rover enthusiasts. Rovers from a bicycle to the latest 75 welcome. If you haven’t got your car on the road, just bring yourself! The title says it all! After thirty-two years I’ve finally decided to call it quits, and the 2009 event will be the last Porthmadog / NTPR. However, the event will be going out on a ‘high’ as on the Sunday morning we board the train to the top of Snowdon. .A break with tradition sees us returning to the three-star Celtic Royal Hotel in Caernarfon for the second consecutive year. Something never done before in the history of the NTPR, but of course the original Porthmadog Rally was based permanently at the Madoc Hotel. In view of the excellent reviews given by participants in 2008 to both the food and service it seemed appropriate. Despite being the same location there will only be two duplications from 2008, one being the NTPR go-kart trophy races will be held at the indoor track .once more, and the Saturday lunch will be at the Snowdon Inn in Waunfawr, who did us proud last year. The races will be in the afternoon this time, so I suspect lap times will be considerably slower as a result of the vast quantities of food put out by the Snowdon Inn! I’m hopeful participants in the original Porthmadog rallies back in the seventies and early eighties will dust off their Zimmer frames and make an effort to turn up one last time. If you haven’t been for a while then why not come, meet old friends and relive the past? In addition, perhaps those who keep threatening to ‘do the NTPR sometime’, will take the chance. The cost for dinner bed and breakfast for Friday and Saturday nights, lunch Saturday and Sunday, the Snowdon Railway, the go-kart races, awards, rally plates, and special final NTPR window sticker is just £165 per person. If you wish to stay over on Sunday evening there’s a special reduced price of £45 per person dinner, bed and breakfast. Children under 10 are free, and 11-16 half price. For Booking Form and further information contact either Rona or Ian on 01824 790280 or email: ntprwelshrally@aol.com.

SUNDAY 21ST JUNE TEDDY BEARS PICNIC MICHELHAM PRIORY This year, the Rover P4 Drivers Guildís Teddy Bears picnic moves to Michelham Priory just off the A22 at Upper Dicker, near Hailsham in East Sussex, about 6 miles north of Eastbourne. The Priory was founded in 1229 and still retains many of its original features. After the dissolution of the monasteries in 1537, .it became a house underwent various transformations including the addition of a Tudor wing. It has extensive gardens, a good restaurant and gift shop. The nearby watermill was recently refurbished. The range of furniture and artefacts on display trace the properties history from its religious origins through life as a working farm and its development as a country house. For further information visit the web site www.sussexpast.co.uk . Cars taking part in the event will enter the grounds via the 14th Century gatehouse, paying the group rate admission charges of £5 per adult and £3.15 per child aged between 5 and 15 years (teddies free) and will park near the house. .The grounds open from 10.30 a.m. until 5 p.m. This is an informal event and pre-booking is not necessary. All Rover enthusiasts and their Rovers of any age from 1904 to 2005 are welcome and we hope that everyone will bring their teddies to enjoy the day. Anyone requiring further information can telephone Richard Bryant on 01424 715344

Saturday 11th & Sunday 12th July: ROVER SPORTS REGISTER NATIONAL RALLY. The RSR is pleased to invite all Rover enthusiasts to their national rally. The event takes place over the weekend in Somerset and the programme is as follows:- SATURDAY 11TH Optional road run starting and finishing at the Haynes Motor Museum at Sparkford. The route provides ‘a real taste of Somerset’ including Wells, Wookey Hole, the Mendip Hills, Cheddar Gorge and Glastonbury. The distance is about 70 miles and it should take about three hours, excluding stops. To take part, please tick the item in the entry form and include the fee of £2 in your total payment. Optional dinner at The Hollies Hotel, Bower Hinton, Martock. The cost is £20 per person including coffee. The number of places for dinner is limited. SUNDAY 12th All day rally at Forde Abbey near Chard from 10am The Abbey is the home of the Roper family, which was originally a Monastery founded over 800 years ago, but in 1649 it was transformed into the magnificent house you see today, set in 30 acres of world famous gardens. Facilities include a garden fun trail for children, a plant centre, the famous Eeles Pottery exhibition, .a gift shop, and the licenced restaurant and tea room situated in the 12th Century Undercroft where you can enjoy home made light lunches and cream teas using produce from the estate. You can see more by visiting the Abbey website www.fordeabbey.co.uk. The Abbey lies four miles south east of Chard and is sign posted from the A30 and the A358. The rally site is in the gardens, directly facing the house, and there will be the usual self judged pride of ownership competition. For those booking in advance the rally entry fee for the car and driver is £10, rising to £12 for those who book in on the day. This gives the driver full access to the house and grounds. Adult passengers in the car pay £6.90 per head which gives full access to the house and grounds. Children aged 14 and under have free admission to the house and grounds. We hope that as many Rover owners as possible will wish to attend the rally.

Sunday 19th July – Mid Lincs Rover Club Rally at East Kirkby Aviation Heritage Centre (near Spilsby, Lincolnshire PE23 4DE). Home of the Lancaster Bomber and many other exhibits. Rally is from 10.00am to 5.00pm and admission is by paying the normal Heritage price or by entering your classic car – car, driver and passengers will be admitted for only £5.50. Judging of cars will take place with many awards and rally plaques will be given on the day. Other attractions include raffle/tombola, a grand auction of donated items, etc. For classic car entry forms or any rally details please contact Bryan Leggate, The Old Smithy, Old Bolingbroke, Spilsby, Lincs PE23 4HG. Tel: 01790 763344.

Sunday 26th July – Torbay Old Wheels Club presents The English Riviera Classic Car Show, Esplanade Road, Paignton Sea Front, Devon. The rally is to be held in conjunction with the Torbay Carnival and is open to Veteran, Vintage and Classic Cars, Motor Bikes and Commercial vehicles and attracts up to 400 entries. Entry is in the form of a day’s membership of the Torbay Old Wheels Club for a fee of £3.00 and entitles a day member entry to the rally at no extra charge. Closing date for entries is Friday 3rd July. Entry forms and further information available from .Mrs Dee Harding on 01803 523015 or Michael Guthrie on 01803 762967 or email: mgg.towc@btinternet.com

Sunday 9th August – Eighth Annual DONOR CARD GT, Heritage Motor Centre, Gaydon, Warwickshire. The event will be flagged off by legendary rally driver Paddy Hopkirk, who will sign your rally plate for a small donation to the charity. Designed as the first step in rallying, the GT is a technical drive similar in content to a rally, but without the timing element. A tulip-style road book is provided with full directions, containing the distance between each junction and the overall mileage. Part of the route is dedicated to a jogularity section, where you are given directions via landmarks at given distances. A brilliant event and a fantastic opportunity to develop your navigational skills. A route book is provided and is all you need to navigate the sections (road maps are handy if you are lost). Any car can be entered, no special equipment is necessary and no special licence is required. However, you are encouraged to carry your Donor Card. Entry cost is £95 per car, with the proceeds going to the Cystic Fibrosis Trust. To enter, call Continental Car Tours on 01304 380244 with debit card details, or email admin@continentalcartours.co.uk for an entry form and regulations.

Saturday 22nd & Sunday 23rd august Bells & Bugles Military & Emergency Service Vehicle Show. Bentley Wildfowl & Motor Museum. For further information contact John Taylor Cram on 023 9225 0463.

European Driving Experience The company is called Rally Europe and our event’s in 2009 will take in all the best Europe has to offer over a few days. We are just about to run our first event called J.O.E. 08 (The Jolly Old Eurotrip). We are driving from the UK to Frankfurt, Prague, Bratislava, Munich and Amsterdam over 5 days. The rules for this Rally are that the car can cost no more than £300. However for 2009 we have had a re-think and have decided to lift all limitations on the car. We believe it would be fantastic to have a convoy of your cars joining us for any of our 2009 trips. We have one in August - J.O.E. 09 - travelling from the UK to Amsterdam, Prague, Bratislava and Munich over 4 days. We also have a new event in September called The Beerfest Banger Run. This time we will be heading down to Bordeaux, then Marseille via the Millau Bridge. From there it’s onto Milan, travelling along the French Riviera and via the Monaco road/race track. The final day sees us driving across the Austrian Alps and into Munich. We will arrive on the Friday and the Munich Beer Festival starts on the Saturday. We are offering packages on both trips and the BBR will include an extra nights stay in Munich and a seat at a table in one of the tents. All details can be found on the website www.rallyeurope.com

Sunday 26th April – National Drive it day The YRC are celebrating National Drive day by having a run to Eden Camp. There is expected to be about 50+ vehicles present from the York Historic Vehicle Group, Craven Old Wheels and the Triumph Sports Six Club. The plan is to meet at either Leeds or York running in convoy or just to meet up at the Camp. The meeting at Leeds (YRC, COWS & TS6) will be at the Old Red Lion, Seacroft at 8.45am for coffee, then departing at 9.15am to travel to the second point – the Askham Bar Tesco (near the racecourse), then onto Eden Camp (hoping to arrive alongside the YHVG club run at about 10.45am). If we join in with the other clubs we should be able to enjoy a reduced entry fee - £3 per person or £5 for a car load. As there is limited reserved parking we need to confirm numbers, so if you are planning on coming along, please tell Dave as soon as possible.

Sunday 3rd May – Boroughbridge Show The YRC are planning to have a club stand at the Boroughbridge Classic vehicle show and autojumble. This is being held at the Old Show field, Stump Cross, Boroughbridge YO51 9HT (maps available at the April YRC meeting). There are already 168 vehicles booked including cars, bikes, commercials and tractors. .If you attend with the club there will be no charge (the club will pay the entry fees) but you must book your place on the 10 car club stand. For any of the above contact Dave Perrins - Tel 01274 579949 (after 7.00) or email Dave.Perrins@yorkshirewater.co.uk

Sunday 16th August – Yorkshire Rover Club Rally will be held at the Piece Hall, Halifax again this year. More information available at www.roverrally.co.uk or from Richard Taylor 01924 826655 (Entry Form opposite).

NATIONAL RALLY TWYCROSS ZOO SUNDAY 14TH JUNE 2009 This is a location where several regional rallies have been held in the past, although not for several years, so a return is due. The zoo offers an excellent day out for all the family, with lots to see and do. There are also catering facilities available. Our site, which is near the elephant enclosure, is via a side entrance (not through the main entrance on the A444) and is reached via Orton Lane, which is off the A444, a few hundred yards from the main entrance, travelling towards the M42. Junction 11 of the M42 is not far away and there is accommodation near the junction, in the shape of a Ramada Hotel. There is also a Travel Lodge at junction 10 (about 10 minutes from J11) and lots of other accommodation in the area. As the rally site is within the zoo grounds, all those attending need to pay the zoo entrance charge (at Group rate) and this is: Adults (16 years and over) – £9. Children 3yrs and over – £3. Children under 3yrs – £2. Senior Citizens – £7.50. There will also be a rally fee of £5 to cover trophies and rally plaques. The rally will start at 10.00am and members can remain on site until normal zoo closing time. There will be a self-judging Condition Class competition and we also encourage members to bring along any spares for sale (if bringing a large quantity, please contact the organiser). Club regalia will also be available. Members are asked to pre-book so that we can pre-plan and guarantee a rally plaque. Application forms (in April & June P6 News) should be sent to: .Hugh Nethercot, 129 Boot Hill, Grendon, Atherstone, Warwickshire CV9 2EN, .enclosing a cheque for the £5 rally fee (payable to P6 ROC) together with a stamped, addressed envelope. Anyone unable to pre-book will be very welcome on the day, but we cannot guarantee a rally plaque. We’ve booked some good weather and .look forward to seeing you all there!