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New event in Ireland for all types of pre 1940 vehicles - Howard Wright - 23-01-2022
Hi All
I’ve just received this from the Historic Racing Car Association of Ireland
Invitation HRCA GB.pdf (Size: 34.16 KB / Downloads: 78)
Sounds like the making of a very good event.
Get in touch with John Stanley. 1903gordonbennett@mail.com if you are interested.
Cheers
Howard
RE: New event in Ireland for all types of pre 1940 vehicles - Duncan Grimmond - 23-01-2022
That sounds interesting but there are no downloads, only an introductory page???
RE: New event in Ireland for all types of pre 1940 vehicles - Howard Wright - 24-01-2022
Hi Duncan
That is all I got. Contact John Stanley for more info.
I think the event could be better advertised as a “Gordon Bennet Revival” but I’m not the organiser.
Cheers
Howard
RE: New event in Ireland for all types of pre 1940 vehicles - Steve kay - 24-01-2022
Hmm..the introductory page has some interesting “historical” bits. Evidently the organisers don’t have William Court or Henry Serrano Villard to hand, to name the first two volumes I see on my shelves.
RE: New event in Ireland for all types of pre 1940 vehicles - Duncan Grimmond - 24-01-2022
There was an attempt to revive the GB Trophy(?) route a few years back but whether it came to anything I don't know.
I was thinking of going but something else came up.
IIRC there is an interesting 30-40minute compilation film of one or two of the historical events which I enjoyed some time ago but, on investigating a visit I seem to recall that ferry charges were more than I wanted to pay when there was a good chance of being half-drowned in an open top car on landing in Dublin!
I went for work several times on a motorcycle and was mostly lucky with the weather but the two times I went in a car it rained constantly...