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Title: Sliding Pillar Rally 9th-12th June 2017 Post by: Sliding Pillar on 06 June, 2016, 05:12:38 PM The dates have been confirmed for the 2017 Sliding Pillar Rally, they are 9th to 12th June 2017.
The location is Saint Valery sur Somme (in the Somme estuary) about 60 miles south of Calais. More details later. Title: Re: Sliding Pillar Rally 9th-12th June 2017 Post by: Sliding Pillar on 20 September, 2016, 10:36:16 AM The hotel for next years rally is Hotel du Cap Hornu:
http://www.baiedesomme.fr/lieu/1-12-cap-hornu-hotel-restaurant Details and booking forms will be sent out later this year. Title: Re: Sliding Pillar Rally 9th-12th June 2017 Post by: simonandjuliet on 20 September, 2016, 05:16:54 PM Aiming to get the furgoncino ready for this one ...... hopefully see you there !
Title: Re: Sliding Pillar Rally 9th-12th June 2017 Post by: Niels Jonassen on 22 September, 2016, 11:53:23 AM For once the date does not clash with something else. We are looking forward to it.
Title: Re: Sliding Pillar Rally 9th-12th June 2017 Post by: Sliding Pillar on 17 October, 2016, 04:54:13 PM Poster
Title: Re: Sliding Pillar Rally 9th-12th June 2017 Post by: Sliding Pillar on 03 November, 2016, 11:10:56 AM Brochure and registration form for the event
Title: Re: Sliding Pillar Rally 9th-12th June 2017 Post by: Sliding Pillar on 08 November, 2016, 03:07:43 PM After less than one week over half of the available rooms have been filled. All of the Privilege rooms have been taken, so we only have the standard rooms vacant. Please do not leave your booking to the last minute, book now to avoid disappointment!
Title: Re: Sliding Pillar Rally 9th-12th June 2017 Post by: Niels Jonassen on 10 November, 2016, 04:29:54 PM So I can only hope that the mail is not too long in arriving with you. It was sent a couple of days ago
Title: Re: Sliding Pillar Rally 9th-12th June 2017 Post by: DavidLaver on 10 November, 2016, 10:21:01 PM We stayed in a EuroCamp near there a few years back. Its a lovely town. A boat trip out to see the seals is a particular memory and I think there's also a steam train that runs round the bay. Title: Re: Sliding Pillar Rally 9th-12th June 2017 Post by: Sliding Pillar on 11 November, 2016, 09:43:15 AM I believe we will get to see the steam train .................... there is also a surprise dinner on the Saturday .......
Title: Re: Sliding Pillar Rally 9th-12th June 2017 Post by: Sliding Pillar on 15 November, 2016, 06:51:34 PM Neils, your booking and payment has been received, Thank you.
Title: Re: Sliding Pillar Rally 9th-12th June 2017 Post by: Sliding Pillar on 15 November, 2016, 06:56:48 PM So far bookings have been received for 51 rooms, We have managed to get a couple of extra privilege rooms and a few extra standard rooms (10 now available). Please be quick if you still want to come as these rooms will fill quickly!
Title: Re: Sliding Pillar Rally 9th-12th June 2017 Post by: Sliding Pillar on 19 November, 2016, 11:58:42 AM The 2017 Sliding Pillar Rally is now Sold out! All the extra rooms have been allocated, and we have now reached the maximum number of people we can seat at one of the evening meals. Title: Re: Sliding Pillar Rally 9th-12th June 2017 Post by: casarokardo on 27 December, 2016, 02:24:41 PM If the SPR is going too open and close bookings in November it will have to do without me and my Lambda from now on. I cannot book before January because of unknown potential clashes. Apologies to all my friends from Down Under and the Lambda Consortium!
Title: Re: Sliding Pillar Rally 9th-12th June 2017 Post by: JohnMillham on 27 December, 2016, 06:53:10 PM If the SPR is going too open and close bookings in November it will have to do without me and my Lambda from now on. I cannot book before January because of unknown potential clashes. Apologies to all my friends from Down Under and the Lambda Consortium! That would be a shame, Jonathan. Why not put your name down for an entry if someone pulls out? It's likely that someone will. Regards, John Title: Re: Sliding Pillar Rally 9th-12th June 2017 Post by: Sliding Pillar on 09 January, 2017, 04:56:17 PM Jonathan, I am sorry the opening for entries for the Sliding Pillar were too early for you. We have moved them forward because most people who come on the rally want to ensure they have a place and arrange the rest of their calendar around it.
Which ever way we do it we can never please everyone, so my apologies that you have missed out. Title: Re: Sliding Pillar Rally 9th-12th June 2017 Post by: Sliding Pillar on 03 June, 2017, 03:34:40 PM This is the program for the event.
Title: Re: Sliding Pillar Rally 9th-12th June 2017 Post by: Sliding Pillar on 13 June, 2017, 09:20:24 AM A couple of photos of Forum members cars on the rally last weekend.
(more to follow) Title: Re: Sliding Pillar Rally 9th-12th June 2017 Post by: Sliding Pillar on 13 June, 2017, 04:47:08 PM A few more pictures, including 'The morning after the night before'
Title: Re: Sliding Pillar Rally 9th-12th June 2017 Post by: stanley sweet on 13 June, 2017, 06:05:35 PM Hoping the Appia wasn't concours before you started drinking. Nice photos - look forward to more.
Title: Re: Sliding Pillar Rally 9th-12th June 2017 Post by: Dikappa on 13 June, 2017, 06:21:38 PM I think everyone there will agree we had a suuuuupeeerweekend, fine weather, great food, lovely wines, nice roads and above all the ever friendly and relaxed atmosphere which makes every Sliding Pillar rally such a succes...
The ONLY shortcoming: the weekend is too......short... Title: Re: Sliding Pillar Rally 9th-12th June 2017 Post by: simonandjuliet on 14 June, 2017, 06:17:50 AM I arrived back home last night exhausted !We did about 2500 kms in all - I decided to trailer the furgoncino over the Massif Central to save some time because she is really VERY slow on motorways and up hills, so we probably did 1500 kms in the Appia without missing a beat.
The only issue was a broken throttle return spring so I had a piece of string attached to the pedal to close the throttle We both had a fantastic time - Juliet's first international rally and she said that she had enjoyed it much more than she expected....thanks to superb organisation, beautiful countryside, cloudless blue skies and most importantly delightful company Great to put some faces to names on the Forum, including a brief visit from Parisian ! Big thanks to all involved Title: Re: Sliding Pillar Rally 9th-12th June 2017 Post by: Sliding Pillar on 14 June, 2017, 01:31:43 PM Thanks should go to Jan Van Hoorick who found the Hotel in a superb location, Eduard De Landtsheer who produced all the artwork and did the organisation and Toon Van Hoorick who did the routes.
More photos: Title: Re: Sliding Pillar Rally 9th-12th June 2017 Post by: Sliding Pillar on 14 June, 2017, 07:38:15 PM More photos
Title: Re: Sliding Pillar Rally 9th-12th June 2017 Post by: Sliding Pillar on 14 June, 2017, 07:53:31 PM ........
Title: Re: Sliding Pillar Rally 9th-12th June 2017 Post by: stanley sweet on 15 June, 2017, 09:24:38 AM Looks like it was the perfect weekend. The cars, settings and heat brings back memories of a couple of classic car treasure hunts we did around the Loire chateaux in the late 80's.
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