A rainha dá o seu apoio deste 1971, mas não dirige. Quem gostava de dirigir era Her Majesty the King Edward VII juntamente com seu pai, HM King George VI.
HH Prince Michael of Kent, presidente do The Royal Automobile Club (visto aqui dirigindo um VCC's 1902 Wolseley em 1984), é um participante regular. Aliás, ele tem dirigido vários veículos, incluíndo um Royal 1900 Daimler, um 1903 De Dion Bouton, um 1899 Wolseley, um 1903 De Dietrich, um 1904 Mercedes e um raro 1903 Napier racing car. Para saber de outras atividades do principe Michael, visite o site: http://www.princemichael.org.uk
Não se trata de corrida ou de rallye, mas de um raid-endurance entre a máquina e o homem (note que em novembro, o frio já está começando na minha terra). Uns 500 veículos participam deste evento, que tem como limite, veículos fabricados até primeiro de janeiro de 1905 (a organização pode convidar proprietários de veículos mais recentes). Além da Royal Family dar o seu apoio, muitos estrangeiros participam do evento.
Da esquerda para direita: Roger Etcell (Motion Works), Dr. Stephen Hammerton (Royal Automobile Club), Sir Ray Tindle (Tindle Newspapers), Des Nicols (Daily Mail) |
Algumas fotos que eu selecionei do evento ocorrido em 2005:
Filminho, para não perder o costume (clique sobre a imagem - notem o senhor que dá a bandeirada):
(click to view image) | Entry No | 6 | Reg No | BS 8399 |
Year | 1896 | Body | Open cart | |
Make/Model | Salvesen (steam) | Entrant | Mr John Brydon | |
Cylinders | 2 | Country | GB | |
Horsepower | 10 | Driver/Co Driver | Mr Michael Burton |
(click to view image) | Entry No | 8 | Reg No | AAS 571 |
Year | 1897 | Body | Forecar | |
Make/Model | Leon Bollee | Entrant | Mr Roy Brown | |
Cylinders | 1 | Country | GB | |
Horsepower | 2 | Driver/Co Driver | Mr Colin Humphreys |
(click to view image) | Entry No | 45 | Reg No | TBA |
Year | 1900 | Body | Vis-a-vis | |
Make/Model | De Dion Bouton | Entrant | Mr William Roberts | |
Cylinders | 1 | Country | USA | |
Horsepower | 3.5 | Driver/Co Driver | Mr William Roberts |
(click to view image) | Entry No | 61 | Reg No | BS 8065 |
Year | 1900 | Body | Spindle-seat runabout | |
Make/Model | Mobile (steam) | Entrant | Mr Richard Hounslow | |
Cylinders | 2 | Country | GB | |
Horsepower | 5 | Driver/Co Driver | Mr Richard Hounslow |
(click to view image) | Entry No | 74 | Reg No | RD 4480 |
Year | 1901 | Body | Quadricycle | |
Make/Model | Royal Enfield | Entrant | Austro Classic | |
Cylinders | 1 | Country | A | |
Horsepower | 2.75 | Driver/Co Driver | Mr Wolfgang Buchta |
(click to view image) | Entry No | 109 | Reg No | EL 277 |
Year | 1901 | Body | Tonneau | |
Make/Model | Panhard et Levassor | Entrant | Mr John Hickman | |
Cylinders | 4 | Country | GB | |
Horsepower | 8 | Driver/Co Driver | Mr David Harrel |
(click to view image) | Entry No | 196 | Reg No | AA 161 |
Year | 1902 | Body | Tonneau | |
Make/Model | Panhard et Levassor | Entrant | Mr Stephen Battye | |
Cylinders | 4 | Country | GB | |
Horsepower | 20 | Driver/Co Driver | Mr Stephen Battye |
(click to view image) | 3 | Reg No | A 302 | |
1896 | Body | Tandem Two Seater | ||
Make/Model | Leon Bollee | Entrant | Mr Dave Pittuck | |
Cylinders | 1 | Country | GB | |
Horsepower | 3.5 | Driver/Co Driver | Mr Dave Pittuck |
(click to view image) | Entry No | 5 | Reg No | BS 8331 |
Year | 1896 | Body | Omnibus | |
Make/Model | Panhard et Levassor | Entrant | Mr Michael Timms | |
Cylinders | 2 | Country | GB | |
Horsepower | 6 | Driver/Co Driver | Mr Michael Timms |
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- 750 Motor Club
- All Wheel Drive Club
- Blackpalfrey Motor Club
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- British Racing & Sports Car Club - BRSCC
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- Dolphin Motor Club
- London Car Club
- Maidstone and Mid Kent Motor Club
- Middlesex County Automobile Club
- MG Car Club
- Oxford Motor Club
- Rochester Motor Club
- Sevenoaks & District Motor Club
- Southern Car Club
- Sunbeam Motor Cycle Club
- Sutton & Cheam Motor Club
- The TR Register
- Amberley Working Museum - West Sussex www.amberleymuseum.co.uk
- Atwell Wilson Motor Museum - Wiltshire www.atwellwilson.org.uk
- British Motor Industry Heritage Trust - Warwickshire www.heritage-motor-centre.co.uk
- Coventry Transport Museum - Coventry www.transport-museum.com
- Grampian Transport Museum - Alford, Aberdeenshire www.gtm.org.uk
- Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust - Coventry www.jdht.com
- Leonardslee Lakes, Gardens & Victorian Motor Cars - West Sussex www.leonardslee.com
- Llangollen Motor Museum - NORTH WALES www.llangollenmotormuseum.co.uk
- Louwman Collection - HOLLAND www.louwmancollection.nl
- Motoring Heritage Centre - SCOTLAND www.motoringheritage.co.uk
- The National Motor Museum - Hampshire www.beaulieu.co.uk
- Guide to Motor Museums www.motormuseums.com
- Classic & Sports Car magazine www.classicandsportscar.com
- Classic Driver - The European Car Webzine www.classicdriver.com
- Classic Motor Monthly (Inc. The Autojumbler) www.classicmotor.co.uk
- GENEVIEVE - The Story www.donbrockway.com
- Motor Snippets www.motorsnippets.com
- Pre War Cars www.prewarcar.co.uk
- Surrey Vintage Vehicle Scociety www.svvs.org
- The Brighton Early Collection www.brighton-early.com
- The Sunbeam Talbot Darracq Register www.sunbeam.org.uk
- The Veteran Car Club of Great Britain www.vccofgb.co.uk
- The Clasic Car website of China www.elomnibus.com
- Classic and Veteran Cars of Poland www.skrzelinski.com
- Cars of Brighton www.carsofbrighton.co.uk
- Coors Visitor Centre, Burton-on-Trent www.coorsvisitorcentre.com
Luis Cezar
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