Hi Ho! Hi Ho! Its off to Pre-War Prescott we go!
Spectating at Pre-War Prescott is one of the most agreeable ways to spend a summer’s day in the glorious Costwolds. For starters, for a piffling £25, you can bring your modern (or pre-war) car and park it in the Orchard, directly adjacent to the start line, and that £25 also covers everyone you can squeeze in to your car! Simply turn up and pay at the gate (open at 9 a.m.). You will all have full access to the Paddock, the hill and all of the displays, trade stands as well as fully licensed catering in the Paddock and the Clubhouse all day.
But that’s just the beginning. Stop by one of the short safety briefing that will be carried out throughout the day, get your wrist band and then you can chat up one of the drivers and get a run up the hill! Alternatively, avail yourself of a couple of raffle tickets and have the chance of a life-changing blast up the hill in one of the modern supercars that will be joining us on the day. And its all in a good cause as 100% of the raffle funds will go directly to the RAF Charitable Trust.
In the lunch break, there will be a charity auction of automobilia and aeromobilia, and once again, all funds raised will be donated to the RAF Charitable Trust. So if you have any quality items of perhaps general interest that are making your motor home untidy, please bring them along to the Vintage Minor Register marquee in the Paddock in the morning. The Trust is a wonderful cause, supporting many RAF personnel projects, but chiefly the Air Cadets – our future airmen and women. The local ATC Squadrons will be on site during the day and we will try to get every one of them a ride up the hill during the day. What better way to pass on our passion of vintage motoring to the next generation?
What else will you see? As of today we have a fantastic entry of 175 pre-war, vintage and Centenarian cars already booked in, and expect more than 200 by the day. In addition, the Riley RM Register is celebrating the 70th Anniversary of the Riley RM Roadster. They will be gathered in the Orchard, and look out for their cavalcade as they re-open the hill after the lunch break.
After the hill closes at 4 p.m., we will head up to the Clubhouse on the hill for a brief awards ceremony, followed by a tremendous evening BBQ buffet with live jazz music and dancing and a fully licensed bar serving fine local Prescott ales. RAFA Gloucester will be displaying their newly-completed fifty foot long RAF Centenary commemorative tapestry in the Clubhouse. Tickets for the evening are just £18 per person, can be booked here (where you can also pre-book your spectator entry if you wish) and they will also be available from the Vintage Minor Register marquee on the day.
The unique and fascinating Bugatti Trust museum in the Orchard will be open from 11.00 a.m. until 4.00 p.m. Come and discover cars and inventions by Ettore Bugatti, sculptures by Rembrandt Bugatti, furniture by Carlo Bugatti and much more including their Summer Exhibition: Chiron – The Man. Entry is just £3 per person.
So put the day in you diary, and perhaps pack a picnic which you can lay out on the Orchard or on the hill, sit back, relax and enjoy a memorable day in this idyllic Cotswold setting!