MR2 Epsom to Eastbourne Run - 18th September

[Alan SE]

The Epsom to Eastbourne run has been rescheduled for Sunday 18th September starting at the Toyota HQ Building at 10.30am.
Anyone interested?

[sTuArT]

Damn I've got a wedding to go to

[pistol pete]

I would of loved to.. but i am racing that weekend at croft :(

[Alan SE]

Just to let anyone know who is interested in coming to the MR2 run That I will be away until 16th September.
So if you would like to come you can just either;

Meet at the Toyota HQ building at 10am where they open their show room especially for us and provide tea and cakes.
Toyota GB HQ
Great Burgh, Epsom, Surrey KT18 5UX
(10 mins from M25 Junction 8)

or

there will be one or two of us meeting at Clackets Lane Services on the M25 on the west bound side ie heading towards M23 & Gatwick. Be there for 9.30am

The run starts at 11.00am following a photo shoot of all the MR2's outside the showroom. We head to Westerham then through Edenbridge, Ashdown Forest, Lewes, Seaford and Beachy Head. A total of 78 miles. There is also a table booked at 4.00pm just outside Eastbourne for anyone who wants to have a Sunday dinner.

[MylesHSG]

I'll be there. Unfortunately I think they have stopped the sneaky back entrance into the westbound clackett lane services :(

[markjane35]

We are hoping to make it as well as long as the weather is dry.

[Alan SE]

I'll be there. Unfortunately I think they have stopped the sneaky back entrance into the westbound clackett lane services :(

I think you're right Myles. You'd have to go to J4 and turn around. Why not meet us in the car park at Toyota HQ just after 10.00am. There will be plenty of MR2's there and you will recognise a lot of them from the Kent run

[Alan SE]

We are hoping to make it as well as long as the weather is dry.

Lets hope the weather is dry then!

[MylesHSG]

I think you're right Myles. You'd have to go to J4 and turn around. Why not meet us in the car park at Toyota HQ just after 10.00am. There will be plenty of MR2's there and you will recognise a lot of them from the Kent run

Yeah will do that I think ��

[MylesHSG]

Sorry Alan, I'm not going to be able to make it after all. Hope all goes well and I'll try and make the next event. Hope you have a great time.

[Alan SE]

Sorry Alan, I'm not going to be able to make it after all. Hope all goes well and I'll try and make the next event. Hope you have a great time.

Ok Myles, thanks for letting us know. We'll catch up with you another time.

[Alan SE]

11 MR2’s arrived at the Toyota HQ Building on the Sunday morning. Once again we were gratefully to the guys at Toyota for opening their premises for us to start the run. Out of the 11 cars only 2 were MK1’ 5 MK2’s and 4 MK3’s including the one from the Toyota heritage fleet that came with us for the whole day.
The route planned was divided into 5 stages and as 11.00am approach everyone was keen to start stage 1 with a 30 minute blast to the Grasshopper Inn near Westerham. After a short break we started stage 2 a leisurely 30 minute dive along the B2026 through Crockham hill and Edenbridge stopping once again at the farm shop in Hartfield where we could have a cup of tea or lunch, but nobody bothered eating as everyone was keen to continue the run.
Stage 3 was supposed to be a short 10 minute drive stopping as we pass through the Ashdown Forest for a photo shoot but we couldn’t find a good spot as it was very busy so we continued without stopping straight into stage 4. Stage 4 is the longest stage, a 40 mile 90 minute drive to Beachy head near Eastbourne but diverting onto the A26 to Lewes and then the A27 through Seaford and ending up at Beachy Head. Things were going well until Steve Kingsnorth got stuck behind a slow moving tractor. By time tractor has turned off the MR2’s ahead of him were out of sight so SK put his foot down to catch up but unfortunately in his haste he missed the turn off towards Lewes and continued the wrong way taking half the convoy who was following behind with him. Somehow, don’t ask me how but they found us en-route. They took a chance, followed another road which turned out to be a short cut and met us in a layby on the A27. Fluke!. We all set off again in convoy and reached Beachy Head without any further dramas.
From Beachy Head the final stage was a dive to a pub where a table had been booked. Some headed home from Beachy Head, the remainder headed for the pub. A very enjoyable 75 mile route plus another 75miles to get home in time for diner and a well deserved Glass (bottle) of wine Cheers!


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[Alan SE]

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[markjane35]

So wanted to come on the run but just can't put up with my smokey exhaust. Hope to come next time. Mr2 will be getting another engine which is in the process of being rebuild in my garage.