London To Brighton Veteran Car Rally Bike Chase

[ianrauk]

Advance notice for those who wish to Cycle the London to Brighton Veteran Car Rally Route on November 1st

This ride is usually organized by a very fine chap called Paul from Lewisham Cyclists and for the past few years a good few Cycling peeps have followed the Veteran cars down to Brighton. What makes this a great ride is that a lot of the roads are marshalled and/or closed to normal traffic. So it is a jolly good jape. The cars are all pre 1905, so most will be slower then the bikes. . There also seems to be a great camaraderie between the car drivers and the cyclists.

The date for this years rally is Sunday November 1st.
Meeting places are usually Greenwich, Forest Hill and East Croydon of which I will post more information as I get it.

Here's a report and some pics of last years ride

 

[Aperitif]

Hmmm. Do we ride with tow bars, just in case? Interesting.

 

[mike e]

Right that's it, I'm sold.

I have just looked through the pictures and came across this:-

 

[mike e]

Trying again, there's a bit of deja-vu going on here..............

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2405/1858200933_b468d6b24b.jpg

 

[mike e]

OK, the link works, it would have been nice to get the pic up on here for full effect, no doubt someone has the know-how.

I would personally draft that car all the way from London to Brighton....

 

[ianrauk]

Here you go mate

 

[mike e]

Here you go mate

Ahh, thank you very much, now tell me this picture isn't reason enough to do this ride...

4 people in a ye olde car wearing shell suits and ski goggles...

 

[Sittingduck]

^Is that Penelope P & the AntHill mob I spy?

 

[mike e]

^Is that Penelope P & the AntHill mob I spy?

Yes, and what you can't see is the hole in the bottom of the car floor and all 4 of them are actually running...

 

[redjedi]

Mike I think you just need to move down south. You're spending more time down here than me

 

[mike e]

Mike I think you just need to move down south. You're spending more time down here than me

There's method in my madness, this is the same weekend as the FNRttC so I'll be already down south, might as well make the most of my visit's....

Gersh's ride at the end of November is also another FNRttC weekend. It's kind of like the A Team "I love it when a plan comes together"


View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIfuaUTH9Y4


The "A" in our case been "ASTANA"...

 

[DJ]

This looks great fun, will try and make it with Son number one from East Croydon !!!!!

Does that rhyme!!!![scratches head]

 

[ianrauk]

Nice one, will definately be at East Croydon to meet you..
It's not a tough ride either, no Ditchling Beacon...

This looks great fun, will try and make it with Son number one from East Croydon !!!!!

Does that rhyme!!!![scratches head]

 

[Speck]

^Is that Penelope P & the AntHill mob I spy?

looks more like Jimmy Saville

 

[gaz]

oooooo east croydon, only a mile from my house, so might give it a hit. and no beacon? and not 40,000 cyclists? sounds good to me.