2014 Round Britain Reliability Run

[Steve JP]

Lingen

Thanks for your suggestion, it's now being discussed at CT committee level

Steve

[jleyton]

Steve. A very worthwhile charity as you say, as they do wonderful work. However, around £45,000 will also be going to the petrol companies and government coffers from fuel sales! I wonder if there is any (legitimate) way in which any tax can be reclaimed, as you are in effect donating the fuel cost to a charity? When I used to get paid to marshal on Classic Car rallies, the organisers sometimes asked for our VAT petrol receipts after the event, presumably in order to claim it back, and they were certainly not charity registered. Perhaps entrants on this event are asked to do the same? It hardly seems fair to have to spend £45,000 in order to collect £65,000.

What a brilliant bit of 'thinking outside the box' - Well done and I hope the organisers have success with that.

And good luck to you guys who are up for it I'd love to do it but somehow I don't think I'd ever get leave of absence from SWMBO, although that might be a convenient excuse as I'm just not sure that I could sum up the courage myself nowadays - 30 years ago it may well have been different.

Cheers

Julian

[Steve JP]

Well done Richard, I see you are in the top 100 entries

Steve

[richard w]

Thanks Steve, number 94. Just need to make sure we'll make it round. Might have to pick your brains regarding spares etc. to take nearer the time.

[Steve JP]

I take the usual suspects, spare fuel pump, carb diaphragm, spark plugs, leads, Dizzy Cap, rotor arm, fan belts and a selection of hoses. In recent years following experience with a failure late at night on my Spitfire on the RBRR a couple of years ago, I also carry a spare alternator. I also take Oil, water, good torch and waterproofs!

There has always been a list of who is carrying what spares provided to participants together with phone numbers.

The overall advice is to prepare your car well in advance and use it before the event to iron out any issues. My experience is that it is the driver that needs more preparation! Having done the RBRR in bot Spitfire and Stag, it is a much more relaxed event in the Stag and easier for the co-driver to sleep on the motorway stretches, although mine always seems to nod off as soon as he gets in the passenger seat whatever the terrain!

[richard w]

Thanks Steve, that's pretty much what I thought, other than the alternator.

Richard