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40th Anniversary Tour 21st September 2014

So, what’s happening on the classic car scene, especially wedge related events? Post your notices on here and let us all know about it.
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Postby Paul_TR8 » 16 Sep 2014 19:23

I am so looking forward to the event, I must admit that I admire everyone who has put in so much effort. With regards to the event on Saturday I have organised at MIRA, we plan to meet at 1000 am for tea and coffee, I have had to scrounge a mini bus so I can give those attending a track tour around the tracks that the TR7 was tested upon, we then have some filming to do with John Clancy and MIRA around the high speed circuit with Gordon Birtwistle and then onto the dry handling circuit for a chance for Gordon to be at the wheel of a 1976 early car.I am afraid no cameras allowed on the day as we have prototypes driving around but our photographer is on hand to take the pictures you require and we will forward them on. The wedge wall and a TR7 on a display ramp will be set up outside our new control tower for photos. I will see if we can also get a couple of photos of the visitors cars all together on the test hills. Anyway see some of you Friday for a drink and the rest on Saturday or over the weekend.
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Postby John Wood » 17 Sep 2014 06:58

Weather will be warm and dry all over the UK this weekend. Just what we ordered for this fantastic gathering.

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Postby John Wood » 18 Sep 2014 08:08

Three days to go before the big gathering at Gaydon. Anyone travelling a big distance to get there?

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Postby John Wood » 19 Sep 2014 17:23

Just going to meet up with John Clancy, Andrew Pointer and Paul Lewis to finalise the final details. See some if you tomorrow and most of you on Sunday. Safe Driving.

The Liverpool Echo are doing a piece and will have a photographer there on Sunday for the departures.


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Postby John Clancy » 20 Sep 2014 06:13

Gordon Birtwistle, Triumph's high speed development engineer, will be joining us at the hotel this evening and seeing the cars off from Speke tomorrow. We'll also have a couple of classic car mag journalists staying and joining us on the complete run. So currently on paper we've managed to set up everything we proposed at the beginning of the year when we met to discuss a commemorative weekend for the TR7.

See many of you later today and most of you tomorrow. Get those cars out and on the road ready to go!

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Postby gaz » 20 Sep 2014 18:08

I'll see you all tomorrow and some of you guys at the hotel for breakfast

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Postby claypole1360 » 21 Sep 2014 18:29

Well, been home a while now and I can say that I have had a wonderful day. From the faultless and exciting drive in the 7V8 (realised today that the speedo reads 60 and the satnav reads 82...oops) to the conversations I had with Harris Mann and Tony Lee. I talked to the man who designed my car!!!!
I have finally met some of the faces from this forum which has been a goal, nice to meet you John C, John and Chris and anyone else I have missed out.
I realise having seen so many cars (107) today that mine is as good as anyones, you don't really get a feel for what a good TR7 looks like because you just don't see them around. So thanks to those who organised today and Saturday, sorry that I couldn't hang round for that chat John Clancy, dinner was being cooked and my 8 year old had to go to bed.
Some pics.

AN idea of the vastness of the event.
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My personal favourite.
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One of the many rally cars.
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Just loved this.
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Calvin

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Postby syol » 21 Sep 2014 19:38

Extraordinary! I knew I would regret.
Sunshine, and tr7 / 8 anywhere I would have been crazy.

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Postby John Wood » 21 Sep 2014 21:23

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuuUKaGENTo

The fab 40 starters.



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Postby syol » 22 Sep 2014 06:35

hello, is that the british television has broadcast the information?

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Postby john 215 » 22 Sep 2014 06:52

Hi Syol,

No taken by one of our members, who's car couldn't make it, a top fella [8D]

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Postby john 215 » 22 Sep 2014 06:56

Hi,


<font size="5"><font color="red"><b>STOP THE PRESS !</b></font id="red"></font id="size5">

We made the local Liverpool Echo news paper !!

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liv ... r7-7807493

Cheers John

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Postby john 215 » 22 Sep 2014 11:32

Hi,


<font size="5"><font color="red">AND AGAIN,.... STOP THE PRESS ! </font id="red"></font id="size5">


Once again we have made the press well the tinternet, along with Neil Cambell ( Practical Classics Magazine ) we also had Keith Moody with us all weekend, his report is up the net -

http://classics.honestjohn.co.uk/news/e ... -turns-40/

Including picture from Gordon driving Mr Clancy around MIRA and Paul driving around the high speed track, for me one of the highlights of the weekend, thanks goes out to Paul Lewis for an excellent and very informative visit plus a very warm welcome.

Cheers John

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Postby Roy Hankins » 22 Sep 2014 19:18

I can only second what my learned friend John said.

A big thankyou Paul for looking after us on the Saturday. It will live long in the memory.






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Postby Grant Hull » 23 Sep 2014 17:55

Looking on the web site 'How many left' and there are approximately 293 Tr7 on the road (690 SORN) in 2014 Q2. I've read somewhere the official number of 7's to turn up was 107 [:D]

That means more than a 3rd (36.5%) of 7's on the road actually turned up. What a fantastic turn out. Well done to all who organised this and have the wheels been put in to motion for the 50th anniversary yet [?]

Again a very big and fantastic well done for all who organised and turned up [8D][:D]

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