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World Cup Rally 50 postponement

50+1 sticker event advert 18 April 2021
50+1 sticker event advert 18 April 2021

Hello All,

Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, HMRG have had to make a very difficult decision and regret to announce the postponement of the WCR50 event on the 19th April 2020.

We have had concerns for the health and well being of those attending and although this wasn’t an easy decision it became inevitable due to advice from authorities.

Overseas visitors were going to find it impossible to get here and of course not everyone is in the best of health, making the risk too great to carry on.

Whilst there will undoubtedly be disappointment among the many exhibitors, visitors, volunteers and organisers alike, it would have been irresponsible to endanger the health and well-being of those individuals .

It has been agreed with the British Motor Museum, Gaydon that we can hold the event on 18th April 2021, WCR50 + 1 has been suggested and adopted as the name for the event.

Hopefully everyone understands the reasons and we will keep you up to date with any new developments or events we may be attending later in the year.

Please feel free to contact us if you wish.

Kind Regards

Andrew Bradbury

Chairman HMRG

WCR50 – Trade Stands and Programme Advertising

We are currently developing a printed programme for our forthcoming WCR50 event.

WCR50 logo

Would you like to advertise in the programme? If you interested please complete and return this form. 1/4 page adverts cost £35. 1/2 page adverts cost £50.

Download the form

If you would like a stand at the WCR50 show on 19 April 2020 at the British Motor Museum, please download the form and return it to us.

3m x 3m cost £50. Over 3m x 3m stands cost £100.

Ford Escort 1300GT 1970 car 45

Here is a picture from our friends at Ford Heritage of the Escort 1300GT. This was car 45 in the 1970 London to Mexico World Cup Rally.

Ford Escort 1300GT

The car was driven by Doug Harris and Mike Butler.

We are looking forward to seeing it at the British Motor Museum at Gaydon where the car will be reunited with the Harris family.

Come to WCR50 and you can see it too.

WCR50 logo

London Mexico Car 58 Volvo LPY 158F

Volvo 132 car 58 in the Daily Mirror World Cup Rally 1970 registration number LPY 158F. The car was crewed by R Anderson, E Wilcocks and Tim Bosence.

Thanks to Graham Patten for sharing these photos with us from the late Ron “Andy” Andersons collection.

Monte-Carlo Historique – Banbury Passage Control 2020

Thanks to John Watson for these two photos of the Historic Marathon Rally Group stand at the Banbury Passage Control of the Monte-Carlo Historique 2020.

Please share your photos of the event to our facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/HistoricMarathonRallyGroup

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