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Merde! Mes commiserations!

That's a no then lol

So I got myself well & truly confused as to dates/events (mainly 'cos I've not updated my calendar this year) but the July meet IS the D rally AND - it's 2 weeks before the French 100th!

Unfortunately not. First one I have had to miss for years.

There’s now a Facebook page for the event

Me too - although some of the blurb is as accurate as a Haynes manual.

Interesting though - & some wonderful period pictures - thanks for sharing.

From Nigel Wild on behalf of the Organising Committee:

Citroen Centenary - 1919 – 2019 - a thousand cars for a century of Citroen

31 May – 2 June 2019 - Coombe Park, Warwickshire

As we enter the Centenary year, here is the latest update about the major Citroen event in the UK!

The initial release in November included all the essential...

Thanks for that, it must be that May is too far ahead for Direct Ferries (had the same issue booking for Dover - Dunkerque/Calais in January, they could only quote for P&O and le Shuttle, whereas DFDS's own site has prices for the dates I wanted).

As I can only reckon on 40 mpg, + Harwich is a bit further for me, it's time, rather than cost,...

2 Days to go!

Reading is a densely populated place. The satellites will need to be small. :dunno:
Well, Reading is dense, there is no denying that! :D

Having now received the July edition (subscriber, so not sure if it's in shops yet), I can now confirm that my Activa does appear in a couple of photos.

Could be fun, it is perhaps too long since I spent any length of time en France.

However, much would depend on my son, the navigator & I think, even after a couple of 1,000 miles around India in an old Hindustan Ambassador taxi in 2014 & (ostensibly) the Ho Chi Min trial in ex-USAF (i.e. abandoned) MUTT, he might blanche at going round France in...

To bad I was in New Orleans that weekend, even if on the Friday I did experience the worst rain (& traffic) I've ever known.

My going was all part of some great plan (the details of which allude me already) which the weather brought to nought - AND, it was a lot of travelling on the off-chance it would be a nice day.

I'm not usually in the country at Easter, but if I am again next year - & with a bit more notice - I might well give it a go.

Henley to Quainton aka the Ridgeway Run is Sun 17 June this year Jim :)

Excellent :) I appear to have no events booked for that day so should be good to go...

It could be empty again!

I share your hopes Jim, 'though I've not known anything else - which was why I expressed surprise at the way so many raved about how wonderful these rallys had been in the last couple of years.

2018 is the 40th Anniversary for the Visa

Thanks for making me feel really old.

It was a good week in good and knowledgeable company. Even managed to talk about a taboo subject on here, politics, it turns out that Chris and I have very similar thoughts there despite me being Scottish, and him English living in Spain. Thats all I shall say on here, although I could talk about it for hours! I did not take many photos, having...

Weather is not much better down here Davie but it is improving... Should be good by the time you get here... This afternoon may see a few light showers - hopefully when I'm not riding my bike home...

Have a great flight - when it eventually departs... Good job it's not RyanAir... They have a new way to ensure punctuality now - cancel them :lol:

Some of are driving up on Friday, we are meeting up at Forton Services (northbound side) about 10am before heading further north to tackle the Hardknott pass......

Anybody is welcome to join us, at either the pass or on the way north. We will be meeting outside Fell Foot Farm which is the start of the pass at about 2pm, if anybody wants to join...

Ahh right because I know a couple of people around by me are going but some have Renaults peugeots or Citroen

As a social gathering of Citroenistes it's really quite pleasant &, as I've mentioned before, I've learned that the enjoyment to be had increases exponentially with the number of people you know/meet BUT it's the annual national meeting of club for the products of a major car manuafacturer, so shouldn't one's expectations be greater?

That I don't...

All my T-shirts are distinctive!

Me too, but sure I'm ready for that yet.

Same here, definitely not ready to join him yet though ;)

Ill have to work out if its practical for me to get down there for this after out NC500 run the week before. It could well work in and be doable if finances permit.

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Anyone who is doing this tour is welcome to drop in to see me on the Friday (the day starting in Bourg-en-Bresse), as you will be going right past our door. I am happy to go to a local brasserie for lunch before you head off to the chateau at Savigny.

PM me for details.

more than welcome Steve, it was good to see you

It was a good day out, the little boy enjoyed running around like a lunatic, I had to keep reeling him back in. It would have been even better if we'd arrived a bit earlier and I'd had the courage to get myself a test drive in a Tesla... :twisted: I had all the paperwork to do test drives filled out and handed over but I chickened out! :(

Next...

just a mention that I haven't forgotten and hope to be meeting at least a couple of you there :)

will post again / be in contact / similar nearer the time :)

On the way Jim, thankyou.

Excellent :)

No Citroens on the I-o-W - & it bills itself an international :shock:

Even the Shetland Classic Show gets a DS (mind you, it does belong to the organiser :) )

Might've been fun, but too short notice, already bought my train tickets for next w/e AND, it's the week before I go on holiday - shame!

Not sure of the dates but one in Stamford (Burghley House) in April (X-rally) and one in Bishops Stortford a bit later - June or July I think - announcements will appear in this forum eventually.

Now that would be definitely be good Gibbo...

Actually, on that day I'm busy running a half-marathon :)

We could go down in convoy Zel ;)

Van, delighted you enjoyed it :D

Don't know how many Xantias were there, but certainly very few compared to the many DS, CX and even BX.
I did meet some very enthusiastic Dutch Xantia owners and some of the concours judges certainly realised that Xantias are becoming rare and are special.

Must have been over 120 cars there, a few bikes and scooters, and some rare vehicles. From a Bond Bug with trailer, to Rolls Royces, VW camper vans and Karmann Ghias, to Lotus Cortina, Chevrolet Bel-air and Corvette Stingray, to Austin chummy and Morris Minor, and much more beside.

The Citroen contingent:

Think there were a dozen or so CX's on the sunday. Think there were more Xantias than anything really!!

10 hours to do 400 miles with all the stops I had. Installed in a b&b in Harrogate. Cheap b&bs, I love them! Tiny single room, but it has an en suite, TV, and kettle with coffee and milk. All that I need!

Pleased your new one is good Tim :D I was well impressed with it and great to see a base-spec model in such lovely nick.. So often the base-spec models are ignored. Yours is a keeper ;)

.......Tom Simpson's memorial on Mont Ventoux...

That's 143kms from the closest point of the Challenge route (Le Roustou Camp site) so it's a bit of a detour Jim ;) But of course if you're down those parts, it's possible...

I won't be doing that on this trip Phil but it's on my list of things I want to get done..

I may even do it during my...