Rally Day Castle Coombe Sept 20th

rsjon wrote:Anyone know if pj will be attending? Thanks.

Hope you are bringing plenty of money!!!
Pj will have a big when he sees us ejeets

As long as I beat you to any nice stuff I don't care

rsjon wrote:As long as I beat you to any nice stuff I don't care

You know pj he always has 2 of everthing!!

tom 39 wrote:

rsjon wrote:As long as I beat you to any nice stuff I don't care

You know pj he always has 2 of everthing!!

That's all very well, Tom, but he might need 3!

See you there!!!!!

Cheers, Steve

[quote="6r4nicky"]Hi Guys, first time posting on here since last year. Hope everyone is well?

I can't say how pleased I am to see so many people on here are coming to Castle Combe for the event. It is shaping to be a great event.

As Steve has said I am co-ordinating the 30th anniversary of the 6R4. We are due to have over 20 6R4s on the day which will be a stunning sight. There will be a large majority of them doing the feature stage at lunch time, including me driving one of my great friends 6R4. You'll know which one I'm driving as I will be the slowest :-) lol

We have got David Llewellin and Harri Toivonen joining us, who drove the machines during 1986 in the British Open, as well as a couple of WRC events. On top of that, we have got people who played major roles in the 6R4 including John Davenport, David Wood, Wynne Mitchell etc from the ex Austin Rover Motorsport camp. We also have ex Williams GPE members who designed and built the prototype 6R4s aswell, and we might (fingers crossed) have a certain Patrick Head come along! previous 6R4 drivers and people who have played a part in the winning of the 6R4 are joining us too.

I will be in or around the 6R4.net gazebo on the day where Steve will be having his lovely display of 6R4 models on show, alongside a V62V prototype engine. Please do pop over and say hello, please mention this place though as I have got loads of people who are coming from various forums, without all the owners and ex team members coming on the day to chat to me.
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     Having just read this piece I think this is the correct place and with the right people on here I want to ask a question which was asked of me earlier tonight..................Would one or more of you guys know the history of E88 WWW Metro 6r4 ?????? looking forward to all the bits of info coming back to me here ?????

PJ might have more models for sale at Rally Day, but he will he have these Metro 6R4 models?

All these will be for sale at the show from my stand, unless someone buys them from first!!!

All these are built kits:-
Grand Prix Models Prototype York National
PJ Models Malkin Ternco Welsh Rally
Meri Kits Pond RAC Computervision (rear wing damage)
Tameo Kits Clarion Elba Rally
Starter Pond Computervision RAC 85
F Project Pond Computervision Portugal very rare model
CD Models Llewellin CofI 86 winner no24/30

Unbuilt resin kit
Starter Rothmans Donegal 86

Diecast Code 3
143 Models Nesbitt/O’Brien Donegal 92 11/50 no wrap around
CD Models Fielding Costa Smeralda ltd edition

Diecast
Skid Pond Computervision RAC 85
IXO Toivonen Unipart RAC 86
IXO McRae Rothmans RAC 86
Rally Cars Pond Computervision RAC 85
IXO Duez Belga RAC 86
IXO Teesdale RAC 86
IXO Pond Computervision Manx 86

Lots of black & white and colour Metro 6R4 photos and a few 6R4 News magazine edited by Mr 6R4!!!

I will also dig around for Stratos models as they are there in numbers too.

I have stacks of old rally models and books. If you after something and are going to Rally Show please pm and I will have a look. Note I might not reply immediately!!

Cheers
Chris

Are you selling up Chris? I notice you have been more active on the forum lately than in prior months? By the way, i was researching a car im looking to build for my own collection and the person i contacted mentioned you - a certain beetle driving policeman!

None of these are from my own collection, all stuff accumulated over years of collecting, buying & selling. Plenty more to go!!!

All request for rally models and books will be looked into!!!

Took a few months off from model cars to get other things sorted out, but just hitting the autojumble trail again, selling at Beaulieu last weekend, Rally Day and another possible one coming up

I didn't know he was a copper ...are you talking about Bob Beales in the Yellow Peril? If you have seen Bob pedalling the Beetle around at Race Retro it always looks like every wheel is about to fall off. From inside its actually cool, calm and smooth, he knows how to drive it, it feels like its floating most of the time!!

Chris

It was indeed Bob! Nice guy and he shed some light on a quest - all will be revealed later this year......

Ref Bob B....

If you see him again ask him about Longleat Historic Stages many years ago and why he broke down 3 years in a row.... just where we were marshalling!! He kept blaming me for his demise. Not my problem if a wheel came off, the brakes failed and a mechanical woe is it!!??

Cheers
Chris

msport are unveiling new livery for 2015 so lets have lots of pics guys

Might be coming over next week-not sure. Any Bertie Fisher models Chris?

See you there Chris

its worth going just to see Phil Collins in his mk2 Escort.
I keep looking for a 1/43 of this car but no luck yet.
If you see a Subaru with a bright yellow inlet manifold on the South Wales Subarus stand that is mine.

DAVE Y wrote:its worth going just to see Phil Collins in his mk2 Escort.
I keep looking for a 1/43 of this car but no luck yet.
If you see a Subaru with a bright yellow inlet manifold on the South Wales Subarus stand that is mine.

I did Donegal with Phil in the said Mk2 in 2013 and sent PJ a full set of photos to get a model made. He tells me it will happen - the delay seems to be in getting base models.

you were co-driving for Phil?

DAVE Y wrote:you were co-driving for Phil?

Purely a one off but the craic and stories were mighty. Lovely lovely man.

Sorry Rory no Bertie Fisher models, but plenty of other stuff!!

I will have some DRM flyers (thanks Brian!!) and I will pass some onto Steve N for his 6R4 display

Cheers
Chris

Thanks for that, Chris.

I have a supply of flyers already, but no harm having some more.

Nicky has got a suitable plastic holder for the flyers, so they will be neatly displayed alongside my display cabinet.

Thinking of which, I replaced all of the felt yesterday, have rebuilt the lid frame after Mum accidently broke it into its constituent parts, and the new acrylic 'window' will be bonded in tonight, so long as I get to Wickes this lunchtime!!

Never a dull moment!

From what Nicky has shared with me, it WILL be a very memorable day. Just make sure your camera batteries are charged up!!

Cheers, Steve

Hampton Caught wrote: WILL be a very memorable day.  Just make sure your camera batteries are charged up!!

Cheers, Steve

Ha ha just spent most of Sunday backing up photos and emptying my camera card in anticipation!

Steve

OK all noted.

I have a dispenser for the DRM flyers to look nice and presentable.

Cameras at the ready, autograph hunters are you ready, wallets topped up are you ready....??

See you all there.

Cheers
CD

Great stuff guys

If you need more flyers after the show let me know, Ive still got quite a few left here

brian wrote:Great stuff guys

If you need more flyers after the show let me know, Ive still got quite a few left here

Will do, Brian. Many thanks.

Can't wait - it's going to be a very memorable event.

Cheers, Steve

Am coming over for the day-Flying to Bristol for €32 and a Hertz for €25!

That's cheap. A return with Eurotunnel is €74.