Practically Classics Forum

Sorry I am late at posting this.
Le Jog started yesterday. Finishes (in John O'Groats) on Tuesday 13th. Details are @ http://www.heroevents.eu/Events/LeJog/le_jog_2011/
Sam Glover is in his magazine featured Marina, also the McLeans (they were featured in the mag a few months back with their Rover P4) are entered in their Rover (however I think they have had a breakdown and may appear in their 105E). There are lots of wonderful cars out - and a few more notable entries - I spot a cerian James May in a 1937 Riley, & Ron Palmer (he was Malcolm Wilson's navigator in the 1980's) in a Jag.
Ed

I'll be popping over to Eshott airfield to see the cars through on Sunday morning as that's only about 6 miles from here, then I'll be heading directly up the A1 and over Wooler way to Chatton to await them at their next stop, which they're approaching by a much less direct route that's already suffering from a covering of the old snedge so it should be a good one this year.
Last time I watched some of the LE-JOG action, it was at the Cragside House stage - by Rothbury - in the late '90s, so this is a well overdue Winter day out, doubtless culminating in Sunday's dinner at the pub in Chatton whose name escapes me for the time.

I had to chicken out of being in orange this year, but made it to wander around the Gosforth Park hotel car park this morning.
Lots of cars looking well, including a Peugeot 403 & a 404 which are very rare for UK events. Star car for me was an immaculate (but of course dirty) Morris 1800S "land crab". Got to mention a very smart 240Z too of course.
Several cars getting attention by Hero Assist, and a Triumph 2000 sounding quite poorly with head gasket huffing away. The PC Marina was having its rear brakes adjusted (by a very cheery Sam Glover?) - he was indeed wearing his jacket & tie.
Sadly I saw no sign of McLeans Anglia (that replaced their Rover P4 before the start).
Most cars had cold weather /winter tyres fitted - favourites seemed to be Vredestein Snowtrac's.
Ed

Well I'm aiming to take some pictures at the Percy arms later, where the teams will no doubt be resisting the temptation to indulge in a stirrup cup or three before setting off westwards to the test at Tranent.
Yes, I did get the days wrong in my earlier post.

I'll bet it's been a while since they let a Marina into the Gosforth Park Hotel's car park! I'm almost certain that the Sandy Lane entrance has or used to have (when we stopped over there for a night on the 1998 event) a sign saying

Don't even think about sneaking that infra-dig mode of transport in up the back way, either buy a Bentley or sod off

Any idea of a rough timescale for them reaching JOG anyone, I might head over to take a peek if I can get away.

arceye wrote:Any idea of a rough timescale for them reaching JOG anyone, I might head over to take a peek if I can get away.

Thats easy! 10.17am.
http://www.heroevents.eu/Events/LeJog/l ... ator_info/
Looks like there is a test there too - well worth a peep to see older cars being flung around cones autotest style.
Ed

Thank you very much, I think I might go take a look