Reis Race Retro 23-25 Feb 2024

[delta]

Good stuff . Look forward to catching up . We had better organise a time and spot to meet up .

[midgetman]

Under the station clock at noon. I will be wearing an oil stained rose, smell faintly of two stroke and be carrying a rolled up copy of "The Bromham Gazette".

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[Peter Mallett]

Sounds good except for the Bromham Gazette.

[delta]

Is this from the 39 steps . Brilliant Max

[Peter Mallett]

Just received this from Reis Race Retro:

Dear Visitor,

It is with great sadness Clarion Events Ltd and Stoneleigh Park announces the cancellation of this year's highly anticipated Reis Race Retro event. Following extensive discussions and in consultation with the Warwickshire District Council Safety Advisory Group and Warwickshire Police, it has been determined that adverse weather conditions, particularly extensive flooding, rain forecast through to the weekend and road closures render it unsafe to proceed with the event as scheduled.

There is more info but that's the gist.

[geordiecriag101]

Oh well, what a joke! I know the weather been bad recently but come on! It's going to be hard for them to win people over for next year.

[Mike Harte]

Originally Posted by geordiecriag101

Oh well, what a joke! I know the weather been bad recently but come on! It's going to be hard for them to win people over for next year.

But I assume that being advised and warned about possible weather gives them a realistic chance of a successful insurance claim for lost earnings.

[Peter Mallett]

Just had a call from the organisers, they've moved everything on to next year. So don't forget to vote for my MGB

[midgetman]

Oh such a shame. It was due to be my first day out with MiniMM for ages! Ah well. It is what it is. Milk. Spilt. Crying. No use.

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[John Elwin]

Originally Posted by Peter Mallett

Just had a call from the organisers, they've moved everything on to next year. So don't forget to vote for my MGB

Even Royal Mail should be able to deliver most of the postal votes within a year, so get scribbling folks!

[Paul D]

That is just ridiculous! Honestly, what is the world coming to?

It reminds me of a photo that's been doing the rounds on the internet: the top half depicts a road fifty years ago, with six feet high snowbanks either side after the snowplough had been through, and various women & children walking along, and the caption is "1973 - off to school". Then the bottom half depicts a similar road, but with just the lightest dusting of snow and not a soul around, and the caption for this one reads "2023 - back to bed".

How true that is!

[midgetman]

Have you seen the photos of the area? Last weekend people had trouble getting to the MG Triumph show there apparently - all sorts of problems with closed roads, I saw complaints from frustrated visitors taking hours to find a way through the floods.

In case anyone hasn't seen the announcement, this is more than "danger from wet fields". There actually aren't any fields, just lakes:

https://www.facebook.com/share/LsH8AfWMMCW3GV62/

We're I still exhibiting, I would be very unhappy at getting myself into the show only to suffer reduced attendance due to the floods in the area. Calling it off is a brave decision, but reduces the financial damage to others.

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[Paul D]

No, I hadn't seen the photos, and, admittedly, it does look pretty well flooded there.

Is this a known problem for the venue I wonder? If so, then perhaps a more suitable venue could be found? (Not for this year, obviously.) I have no idea if that's viable, but maybe it's a consideration for the organisers...

I see that the auctioneers have stated that the auctions are to go ahead, venue as yet TBC. I'm guessing that, at this late stage, they won't be able to find a suitable venue to hold them on the original dates, so it probably means a postponement for those too, unless they go online only?

[midgetman]

A lot of comments online blaming HS2 works affecting field drains. Who knows?

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[MGDavid]

Originally Posted by midgetman

A lot of comments online blaming HS2 works affecting field drains. Who knows?

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Very fashionable to blame HS2 whereas I strongly suspect the real answer is local authorities not maintaining ditches and drainage systems plus the site also not maintaining the grounds in such a way that water disperses. Not rocket science to say water runs downhill therefore lets provide some channels for it to flow in, and maintain them. Cf the Somerset levels.

[coppice]

Anybody would think the climate was changing.....

[Lancsbreaker]

Does seem a bit ironic what with Stoneleigh being an Agricultural centre.....


Oh well, makes my decision whether to go on Sunday a bit easier........

[Derwent]

I was booked in the Premier Inn down the road and now can't get through to them to cancelled. None of the PI lines are being answered and no contact email on their website. GGGGGGRRR

[andrewc]

Stoneleigh is bordered on three sides by a River Avon which doesn't help when the water levels are high and the ground is pretty saturated.

[Lancsbreaker]

Originally Posted by Derwent

I was booked in the Premier Inn down the road and now can't get through to them to cancelled. None of the PI lines are being answered and no contact email on their website. GGGGGGRRR

Should be able to "manage your booking" online - its on the top banner on the webpage......

[grantp]

There are many fields around here that seem not to be draining at all. Extensive puddles in tractor tracks and the like that have remained for weeks. Not so much deep floods as thoroughly sodden ground.

It probably does not help that in the past few years we have seen extensive building work for commercial properties and a new rail head to serve them, right along the low part of the natural drainage into the local river system.

In addition to that the nearest hillside has had and is still seeing, housing development at a large scale and a new "relief" road to channel rainwater into the natural flood areas.

In the middle of the local flood plain has been built a vast Aldi distribution centre.

We had a trip back from the South a few weeks back when the SatNav guided us along some interesting cross-country routes whilst avoiding traffic issues on the M3, M24, M1 and M42. We saw several HS2 work sites on that trip, albeit mostly at night. It would not surprise me at all if that scale of civil engineering activity was creating chaos with water tables and drainage after the recent wet periods

[grantp]

Anyone still needing a Race Retro style fix next weekend and within travelling distance of North Notts/Lincolnshire here is one option that might be of interest.

https://www.greatbritishsportscars.c...-24th-february

[rbs]

There is another "Motorsport" fix in Northamptonshire on Sunday.
HSCC are holding their Historic Sporting Trial at Sywell (opposite the Airfield)starting at 10.30. A bit of mud will not put those boys off!

[coppice]

And Straightliners have a big show at Elvington this weekend if drag racing and speed records are your thing . They are one of mine.

[Peter Mallett]

Originally Posted by rbs

There is another "Motorsport" fix in Northamptonshire on Sunday.
HSCC are holding their Historic Sporting Trial at Sywell (opposite the Airfield)starting at 10.30. A bit of mud will not put those boys off!

I was confused until I found this: https://www.historicsportingtrials.com/ not the HSCC but looks good fun.