Just a quick update regarding entries and climbs. As of this morning, and with just over fifty days to go, we have 135 vintage and pre-war cars entered for Pre-War Prescott 2016 with another 7 known entries in the pipeline. We have been working feverishly behind the scenes to free up as many climbs as possible, and thanks to the generosity of many, we are pleased to announce that we have in the region of 120 climbs left to be allocated. We are expecting a total of around 200 entries, so we should be on target for everyone who has not yet entered to be able to have at least two climbs on the day. Having said that, it would not be a bad idea, if you are intending to come along and wish to climb the hill, to get your entry in without delay. This also helps us in organizing the ticketing which is a massive task each year, and the sooner we can allocate tickets, the less pressure there is in the last couple of weeks before the big day. (All tickets are printed and enveloped in Seattle and then shipped in bulk to England for onward posting, and this process has to be completed early in order to guarantee delivery before the day to everyone.)
Of course you might wish to come along and not climb the hill. Pre-War Prescott’s relaxed garden party atmosphere draws may each year, and the Paddock is the venue for a lot of first class picnics! If you are not intending to climb the hill on the day, please indicate when you enter so that your free climb can be freed up for someone else. Thanks in advance!
As for the entry list as it stands, this can be viewed at http://prewarprescott.com/?page_id=547 and is updated regularly as entries are received (the latest was the D Type MG of Digby and Julia Gibbs who entered online morning). If you have entered already, it would be another good idea to check your entry online and let us know if there are any discrepancies.
The entry list now contains an incredible 43 MMM MG’s – we had a record 35 on the day last year, and that number was boosted by the Dutch contingent who won’t be with us this year (but are expected next year). It is very possible that we will see at least 50 MMMs on the day this year. We have a record 6 MG D Types entered this year already (any more out there?), which is more than the 5 M Types entered – and we’d very much like to see many more M’s join us.
In other Pre-War Prescott news, this morning we heard from the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight confirming the arrival time of the Avro Lancaster which will run in low over the Paddock as precisely 1410 hrs before heading off to Farnborough to display there.
See you there!