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Corinium Run 2011Saturday 16th April8th Anniversary Cirencester Efficiency Results
Cirencester Car Club ran its 8th Corinium Run on Saturday 16th April. This event, open to cars of all ages, saw 62 crews have their cars checked and brim their fuel tanks at the Centurion Garage, Duntisbourne Abbots prior to signing-on at the nearby Five Mile House, where breakfast was also taken. The fine April 2011 weather was in attendance as the cars were lined up outside the pub. The oldest car was Keith Wilson and Andrew Swann’s 1931 Riley 9 Biarritz and three cars (a Mazda MX-5, a Morgan +4 and a Jaguar XKR) from 2010 book ended the 62 starters. MG was by far the numerically the most popular make with 12 cars (nine of them Bs) with Jaguar, Mini, Triumph, Mazda, Morgan and Ford all providing a handful each.
Overall, the route was to cover 120 miles and the first section headed north-east over the rolling Cotswold Hills to the weighbridge at Aldsworth. Because the Corinium Run mirrors the Mobilgas Economy Runs of the 1950s, 60s and 70s, the cars are weighed and their weight is factored in to an efficiency calculation at the end. An early drop out was the 1936 Triumph Gloria Vitesse of Jane Langdon and Nigel Ward that succumbed to a persistent misfire. From Aldsworth crews were then taken to the picturesque Coln Valley to Bibury (past its famous trout farm and oft photographed stone cottages) and on towards Lechlade. As this section unfolded, the topography became less undulating and people could really concentrate on eking out that last mile per gallon. Andy Snell and Tony Welch had brought a DeLorean DMC12 from Bristol (along with six other crews who were using the Corinium Run as a practice event for a forthcoming rally in Leon, France) but the striking stainless steel wedge was destined not to run well and was not to reach Lechlade. These were the only non-finishers of the event.
The final section gave the course opening cars an issue to resolve. Weekend road works had shut the A429 outside Kemble Airfield, so a diversion to the south was hastily arrowed and measured (accurate mileage is important on an Economy Run) in time for the crews arrival. Back at the Centurion Garage, the scrutineers were waiting to supervise the refilling of fuel tanks and crews gathered at the Five Mile House – most people sitting outside on the grass or waiting for friends to return in the fine afternoon sunshine.
Also awaited were the Travelling Marshals. These club members set off before the field and ran checkpoints along the route, then followed the late numbers home. In return for their contribution, they paid a lesser entry fee but still took part and received the same photo certificate recording their day as the rest of the runners. The best economy achieved this year was by Paul Hardy and Julia Higson who eked 92.10mpg out of their ten year old Renault Clio Diesel. They were eclipsed in the Efficiency table by Ian and Christine Vout in a 2003 Audi A4. Their 73.48mpg meant their Cirencester Efficiency number was 42.42, compared with the 40.85 of the much lighter French car. Looking down the mpg table, Raymond and Valerie Mathieson were disappointed with 49.47mpg from their Smart Fortwo. The best return from a pre-1980 car was 39.57mpg from David Marshall and Alison Sharpe’s MG Midget 1500, .55mpg better than the Travelling Marshals Dave and Doreen Richards in their 1959 Morris Minor Convertible.
An interesting comparison arose amongst the Morgans with the 2010 +4 of Peter and Angela Suckling seeing 40.46mpg, whereas the 43 and 41 year old +4s of Mark / Julie Highfield and Brian / Christine Betts recorded 35.06mpg and 33.21mpg respectively. We therefore conclude that modern lean-burn technology is worth about 20% extra miles per gallon! Minis ranged between 36.41mpg (Nick Gurney-Sharpe and Duncan Mathewson) and 22.95 (Peter and Mary Machin’s rally prepared version). Jeremy Wells and Pam Moore burned the biggest hole in the ozone layer with their glorious Austin Healey 3000 rally replica with 16.94mpg. As Jeremy’s other competition car is a Ford Escort RS1600 (running mainly in the Dunlop / WONAGO – MSA British Historic Rally Championship), he was actually very pleased to have achieved nearly 17mpg on an event! Keith Wilson’s Riley exceeded his expectations and managed 25.71mpg.
The presentation was made more interesting when the results computer said “no” half way through and the Clerks of the Course, Simon Marks and Martin Saunders, issued photographs rather than certificates and worked out the mpg in their heads! The day had been so enjoyed that this did not seem to matter (Certificates were posted out with the Tables of Achievements a few days after the event). Once again, Martin Saunders route planning skills had given entrants a scenic route that contained sufficient hills to test their cars’ abilities. The beautiful day just set the job off perfectly and everyone dispersed for home looking forward to seeing where the 2012 Corinium Run will take them. Joint Clerk of the Course Simon Marks For more information please contact Martin Saunders, quoting ‘Corinium Run’ by email corinium@cirencestercarclub.com |
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hills returned in Section 3 and this marked the Corinium Run’s
first foray up Whitehorse Hill, Uffington. Oxfordshire. This ancient
monument can be seen for (literally) miles around and the day’s
weather was sufficiently clear so that most of the participants
were able to enjoy an ice cream and look out over Gloucestershire,
Wiltshire, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire. From the White Horse,
the convoy skirted past Swindon and back into flatter country.
The final stopping point was at Coots Restaurant at the Cotswold
Water Park at South Cerney where lakes (filled gravel pits) host
plenty of wildlife. 
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84 starters arrived at the Highwayman Inn, Elkstone, to take part in the 5th running of the Corinium Run. This popular event is one of the HRCR’s series of Scenic Tours and has an added element in that it is an Economy Run, with cars fuelled at the start and end of the day under the eagle eyes of MSA scrutineers. Unfortunately, for the special occasion of the fifth run, fog shrouded much of the Cotswolds and the spectacular views of the early sections were blunted by the weather. Joint Clerk of the Course and Cirencester Car Club Chairman, Martin Saunders has an unrivalled knowledge of the roads, lanes and byways of this area of outstanding natural beauty and, for 2008, the route was to cover 120 miles.
As usual, the entry was varied in types and ages of both cars and crews. The oldest cars were James Goodfield’s 1949 MGTC followed by Philip and Doreen Hewer’s 1950 MGTD. Steve and Angela Cropley brought things right up to date with a 2008 Peugeot 308 HDi, that some recognised as Steve’s current long-term test car for Autocar magazine. In between Austin Healey’s (100s, 3000s and Sprites) were popular but Ford’s Escort was the single most numerous model with no less than 11 on the starters list. Skoda’s popularity amongst the modern cars could be seen by three Octavias and one Fabia turning up. Sunday 20th April was the Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs’ Drive It Day for older vehicles, so it was fitting that so many should have been taking part in the Corinium Run.
The 36 mile Leg One took crews east from the start via Rendcomb, Withington and the Cotswold Hills’ tourist hotspots of Bibury and Northleach before a brief pause at Aldsworth where the cars were all weighed on a farm weighbridge. Introducing the running weight of the cars into the final calculations allows relative efficiencies to be calculated. This throws up some interesting results and direct comparisons between cars of different sizes and ages. The lightest runners were Jack and Virginia Endley’s Liege at 660kg (including crew, fuel and luggage) followed by Andrew Isherwood and Hilary Farbowski’s Caterham Sven at 680kg. Minis, Sprites/Midgets, the Sunbeam Stiletto and the Lotus Elan weighed in between 900 and 1000kg, Escorts between 1100 and 1200kg, modern metal (including sports cars such as BMW Z4 and Audi TT) commonly weighs over 1500kg due to all that safety kit and us wanting ever bigger vehicles. Ian McKenzie-Shapland’s Land Rover Defender 90 (1960kg) was eclipsed by Mat Cashen and Jason Downey’s Aston Martin DB7 Vantage Volante - which weighed 2080kg. However, the heavyweight champion was the Mercedes ML430 of travelling marshals Elliot and George Barnes at 2260kg!
The second section of the route was much flatter, running down through Fairford, past the airfields at Fairford and Down Ampney to the half way halt at South Cerney Lakes. This area has seen extensive gravel workings over the years but is now being transformed into leisure parks with holiday accommodation around the water filled pits. The Corinium Run’s mid point checkpoint was in the Coots Café/Bistro (the name points to the large numbers of water birds that are visible from the tables) but participants were also seen heading for the adjacent Old Boat House pub where more substantial fare was on offer. After eating, there was also the Cotswold Outdoor showroom for a spot of shopping! The array of cars that filled the small parking area by the Coots Café made a good picture. The Clerk of the Courses’ Talbot Sunbeam Lotus and Ford Escort RS2000 were joined by Austin Healey (100 and 3000s), MGs (TC, TD, B and Midget), Triumph Spitfire and Howard Dent & Stuart Turner’s stately Morris Isis. Visitors to the South Cerney Water Park were seen enjoying a free car show as they walked around the various sections of the gravel car parks. “Why have some cars got black-on-gold plates on the front, rather than the red-on-white ones?” was a common question to the marshals. The answer was that all those participants who have taken part in all five runs received the “special” gold plates. Suitably refreshed, crews then headed out onto Leg Three which looped north-west from South Cerney before taking in pretty villages on the way back to Fairford. In Fairford, a road had been dug up, but the other joint Clerk of the Course, Simon Marks and Chief Marshal, Paul Leyfield (who were running two course opening cars in tandem) quickly arrowed and measured a short diversion. It turned out that the roadworks were very short lived, so later runners had unimpeded passage through the town. The next check point just split up the route and allowed crews the opportunity to reset their trip meters (which makes following the road book more straightforward as cumulative errors in different cars lets the mileage figures wander). From an organiser’s point of view, it allowed us to spread the cars out again and prevent large convoys developing – something that can cause annoyance to residents along the route of events such as these.
Part Four of the 2008 Corinium Run was nearly 28 miles long and saw the convoy thread its way through more picturesque villages, some spectacularly beautiful valleys and the ford at Duntisbourne Leer where photograoher, Stuart Greenstreet, was on hand to record every car splashing through the water. The scrutineers were waiting at the Centurion Garage to supervise the refilling of the cars and collect the Route Cards. Participants then returned to the Highwayman Inn, where Bridget Lewis and Keith Norman were hard at work entering data into the computer that soon produced the photocertificates, recording the car on the way round and the mpg, cost per mile and Cirencester Efficiency Number achieved. The presentations were much slicker this year. Instead of waiting until about a dozen certificates were ready, a time was announced for the next presentation and photographs taken on the day were shown as a slideshow, projected onto a large screen. When certificates were presented, these were accompanied by the relevant photograph of car and crew being shown on the large screen. This all happened very quickly and few participants found themselves waiting more than twenty minutes for their certificate once they had arrived at the Highwayman Inn. This new format of the presentation was hugely well-received by participants and praised in the many thank you e-mails and letters received after the event. At the finish of the event, one car / crew combination stood out on all the tables of achievements (other than guessing what mpg they would achieve). It had only been possible to squeeze 2.16 litres of diesel into the Citroen C1 HDi of Malcolm and Tracy Middleton-Salt. Malcolm has headed the sheets on recent runs but the overall figure of 258.39mpg defied belief. The scrutineers even came up to the Highwayman for another look at the little five-door hatchback but (as expected) could find no trace of foul play. The course closing car crew described the car as going very slowly indeed, as it must have barely exceeded tickover in any gear all the way round! Malcolm has the patience to proceed at such low speeds (whilst keeping within the event’s limits of 20mph) but was also fast downhill when the engine was not needed to aid progress! The Cirencester Efficiency Number of this team was an amazing 98.24 and it only cost 2.14 pence per mile.
Back in the “real world”, Trevor and Linda Smith teased 76.56mpg (7.24 pence per mile) out of their Citroen Xsara Picasso, just shading Michael Stevens and Tim Hearne’s Skoda Fabia 1.9Tdi that returned 73.73 miles for each gallon of diesel (7.51 pence per mile). The little Liege of the Endleys was the most frugal of the petrol-engined runners at 67.49mpg (7.33 pence per mile – the cheaper Unleaded fuel helps in this calculation). Cliff and Linda Porter performed best amongst the pre-1980 cars, with a fuel consumption of 49.30mpg in a 1965 Austin Mini Cooper “S” (10.04 pence per mile). Event sponsor Mike Webb turned up with a 1975 BMW 1600S and, navigated by Chris Curtis, managed 43.27mpg and 11.44 pence per mile. The aforementioned Mercedes ML 430 only managed 15.07mpg to prop up this particular pile. Jeremy Wells and Pamela Moore’s competition Austin Healey 3000 only just bettered this by managing 16.08 mpg – curiously, Jeremy seemed quite pleased with that! Turning to the Efficiency Achievements behind the Middleton-Salts, the Smith’s Citroen made a Cirencester Efficiency Number of 42.05. The much lower weight of Michael Stevens Skoda Fabia saw it’s Efficiency Number being 35.82, almost matched by Signing-On crew and Travelling Marshals, Ian and Christine Vout whose Audi A4 returned 61.95mpg and an Efficiency Number of 35.76. The featherweight Liege was back at 15.68 once its lowly weight was factored into the equation. Once again, the surprising 1971 Mercedes 220 of David Smith and Ken Abrahams proved the most efficient of the pre-1980 cars with an Efficiency Number of 18.50 (after using Unleaded petrol at a rate of 31.29mpg). The Webb / Curtis BMW was next up at17.06. Bottom of the pile was the Isherwood / Farbowski Caterham at 5.46. The light weight did not help, nor did the reported inability to resist the compulsive urge from the tuned Rover K Series engine!
There is another classification that is included for interest of those whose vehicles may not be able to reach for the stars in the more scientific tables. Stephen Preston and Shirley Bond predicted that they would return 36mpg from their MGF 1.8. Their actual figure of 35.94mpg was only 0.17% out. James Marks and Lewis Horwood predicted 47.50mpg from their Peugeot 309 (1.3) and were only 0.51% out with an actual figure of 47.74mpg. James’ brother, Haydn, had topped this table last year, but having a new car this time around saw him bomb to a deviation of 14.79% when his sporty Skoda Octavia VRS returned 42.61mpg compared to his and Vicki Merritt’s (rather optimistic) prediction of 50mpg. Cirencester Car Club would like to thank the Organising Team and all the marshals that turned out (there were no less than 12 manned route checks along the way) including the Travelling Marshals – people that arrive early to follow the route and do a job (such as signing-on or running a control) – then complete the route, gaining a certificate souvenir just like “normal” participants. The sixth running of Cirencester Car Club’s Corinium Run will take place on Sunday 19th April 2009. Mark the date in your diary now! |
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Cirencerster Car Club hope you all had an enjoyable day. Tables of Achievement are posted above in six different catagories. A selection of photographs have been posted in our Gallery. Many thanks to all who helped in the running of the event. Photo: Keith Wilson/Dave Cooper, 1931 Riley
9 Biarritz.
22nd April saw the fourth running of Cirencester Car Club’s Corinium Run. This 120 mile scenic tour saw 80 crews head south and west of Cirencester towards Chipping Sodbury, a lunch halt at the truly splendid Tortworth Court near Wotton-under-Edge, prior to running back past Dursley and Stroud to the finish at the Highwayman Inn, Elkstone. Along the way, a chance to enjoy the beauty of the Cotswolds was on offer – rolling fields, hills of all sorts, “chocolate box” villages and stately piles. New for 2007 were “Travelling Marshals” – Cirencester Car Club members who covered the route, but set off early, ran a Control, then trailed in at the back. This meant that more Controls could be manned, rather than relying on Code Boards to ensure that the planned route had been adhered to. Photo: John Rockley/Zog Ziegler BMW MZ4
Crews came from far and wide to take part and all enjoyed a cracking roadbook and a route that was made even more splendid by fine, sunny weather prevailing from late morning. The Corinium Run is an economy run where cars are even weighed so that efficiency, as well as mile per gallon can be compared. The efficiency table makes sobering reading for old car owners as the manufacturers’ effort put into this aspect of car design in the last twenty-five years pushes even the most humble of modern cars past their ancestors. Keith Wilson / Dave Cooper’s Riley 9 Biarritz form 1932 managed a creditable 25.27mpg. Peter Houghton and Sheila Mawdsley’s 1956 Austin A35 came out at 43.08mpg (the best pre 1980 figure). However, Cheltenham based economy run “expert” Michael Stevens, with Ian Pritchard, teased 72.91mpg out of a 2006 Skoda Octavia to show what a modern car (complete with all its weighty safety equipment) was capable of! Once again, Michael Crafer and David Smith’s 1971 Merceded 220 came out best old car on the efficiency side once the weight of the car had been factored in. It actually managed 35.65mpg - which is most respectable for a large, four-door saloon. As crews gathered at the Highwayman Inn at the finish, each one was quickly presented with a certificate (showing the vital statistics attained on the day and a photograph taken on the event). Cirencester Car Club’s Corinium Run was very well received and places on the 2008 event will be bound to be in great demand. For further enquiries regarding Cirencester Car Club, please contact Martin Saunders: (07798) 584713 or ted163@gmail.com |
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2nd ANNUAL TOURING ASSEMBLY & ECONOMY RUNTABLE OF ACHIEVEMENTS (pdf)Cirencester Car Club renamed their Economy Run “Corinium” after the Roman name for their hometown. The event saw a 115-mile route, over all types of roads and up and down all types of hills, starting and finishing at the Highwayman Inn, Elkstone, on the A417. The day started for the 70 starters in the nearby Centurion Garage, where cars were checked for roadworthiness and fuelled to the brim under the watchful eye of MSA Scrutineers Dave Bowlas and Paul Loveridge. On arrival at the Highwayman, the cars were ranged in order and made an impressive sight with vehicles ranging from a 1931 Riley Biarritz to a 2005 Daihatsu Copen. The Corinium Run welcomes cars of all ages and types and also takes participants over a weighbridge, enabling the relative efficiencies of the cars to be compared by combining fuel used and weight transported (in the way pioneered by the famous Mobilgas Economy Runs of the 1950s, 60s and 70s). The event was included in the HRCR’s Scenic Tour calendar and many new faces were welcomed to Gloucestershire as a result. At 10 o’clock, Jeremy Wells and Pamela Moore were first away with their Austin Healey 3000. After an early frost, the sun was out and the route north towards Broadway would take crews past glorious views, through pretty villages and give everyone a chance to enjoy them due to the gentle pace of the Economy Run. Soon after the start, there was a photo point at Withington – everyone was to receive a photo-certificate of their achievements at the end of the day and the weighbridge at Naunton revealed the lightest car to be the Renault 4CV of Warren Marsh / Bill Price at 820kg with the heaviest being the Maserati Quattroporte ofAl and Jackie Clarke (who were, sadly, not able to complete the route due to their infant daughter becoming unwell in the back of the super limousine that weighed no less than 2260kg). The full majesty of the Cotswold Hills was visible from the high ground above Winchcombe and a second photo point at Cowley allowed the photographers a chance to try to snap the cars with the impressive Cowley Manor in the background. Three pubs around Birdlip were highlighted in the impressive roadbook shortly before the lunch halt for the benefit of participants who preferred a fuller meal than was to be available at Prinknash Abbey, where the Corinium Run took its rest break. Prinknash Abbey offered views over the city of Gloucester and a pleasant café and obligatory souvenir shop where samples of the famous Prinknash porcelain could be bought. Whilst being only two or three miles from the city, and half that from the busy M5 motorway, one could see why the Benedictine Roman Catholic Community are able to appreciate the retreat, so quiet and off the beaten track is the monastery. The café was soon full of participants regaling tales of the morning and comparing notes as to what they had enjoyed most. Some took picnics and the most crowded “restaurant” must have been Lin Hon Baker’s Lancia Ypsilon in which four people were seated and eating! The skies were clouding over as Simon Marks and Paul Loveridge set off in the opening car, twenty minutes before the field was released. Arrows were being put out to highlight the more difficult “slots” as the route headed via narrow roads over Haresfield Beacon before skirting Stonehouse and Dursley to Wotton-under-Edge, Nailsworth and Minchinhampton. The local Stroud Motor Club hold a classic trial, the Cotswold Clouds, in this area each February, so it was no surprise to find some steep hills to make economical motoring quite a challenge. As the route took in more gentle countryside towards the finish back at the Centurion Garage, the roads became busy with horses and horse-boxes as a local hunt had organised a “fun ride” aimed at their younger members. As luck would have it, the incoming rain largely held off until everyone was back in. At the Centurion Garage, the cars were refueled. This was carefully monitored to ensure that the cars were topped up to replicate the fuel level at the start of the 115-mile run. Notably parsimonious were Robert and Linda May Horne’s Fiat Seicento Sporting that only needed 9.10 litres of unleaded and Simon Talbot and David Thomas’ Rover 218 that took 9.11 litres of DERV – as near as two gallons to make little difference! At the other end of the scale was radio journalist Zog Ziegler, navigated by wife Jill, who took part in the very Ferrari 612 Scaglietti that Jeremy Clarkson used to beat his “Top Gear” colleagues to the ski slopes in Switzerland earlier in the year. This 2080kg monster needed no less than 53.03 litres to get round, appreciably more than the next thirstiest car, the Austin Healey 3000 Mk2a of Peter and Carol Blake that “only” needed 36.39 litres! Everyone then returned to the Highwayman where the good food was swiftly dispatched and enjoyed. The photo-certificates were presented by Joint Clerk of the Course, Martin Saunders, who had used his unrvalled knowledge of the area to put together the much-appreciated route. Though a slight delay was encountered whilst the printer had a recalcitrant few minutes, the proceedings were concluded in reasonable time and the second Corinium Run was toasted as a success. The Horne’s Fiat Seicento Sporting had achieved 57.74 miles per gallon and 6.84 pence per mile fuel cost, the Rover 218 managed 57.67 mpg / 7.14 pence per mile. Last year’s most economical car, the Toyota Avensis of Michael Stevens and Christopher Gregory found themselves third this time around with 55.31mpg / 7.24 pence per mile. These gentlemen take economical driving to the extreme to achieve this figure – the Course Opening Avensis used roughly twice this amount in carrying out its duties. What did the Ferrari achieve? 9.91 mpg and 43.08 pence per mile! Zog was in no way apologetic for this as he said a few words when accepting his certificate, but was heard to say that he will have to come back in something smaller next time! It is worthy of note that Zog had highlighted the event in his preceeding week’s spot on BBC Radio Gloucestershire and at the various halts, he was descended upon by several spectators who had come to view the event, and the Ferrari, as a result of this publicity. The Cirencester Efficiency Number calculations put the BMW 320d of Malcolm Middleton-Salt and Neil Forrest at the head of the table with a figure of 28.43. Cirencester Car Club members, the Vout family – Ian, Christine, Laura and Michael – guided their Audi A4 Estate in to 28.07 (having helped out at signing-on at the Highwayman) just ahead of the Toyota Avensis, which recorded 28.04. Once again, this revealed just how more efficient modern cars have become. David Smith, Robert Crafar and Kenneth Abrahams’ 1970 Mercedes 220 once again proving to be the best older car on 15.99, with Keith Wilson / Dave Cooper’s 1931 Riley Biarritz achieving 13.11 and the Lancia Appia of Peter Baker and Clive Berry returning13.08. The Ferrari must have something in its favour in that it finished ahead of six other cars with a Cirencester Efficiency Number of 7.25! A notable highlight of the event for Cirencester Car Club was the excellent turn out from Club members, both on the organizing side and in the competing cars. Looking down the list we have: Ian / Christine / Laura / Michael Vout Audi A4
Estate 28.07 44.79mpg
Peter Harris / Alan Morris Vauxhall Cavalier 24.53 46.45mpg Don Lawrence / Mike Eastman VW Golf Diesel 24.42 43.35mpg Lisa Selby / Toby Harris Ford Puma Racing 17.85 39.62mpg Jim / Audrey Loveday Jaguar XJS 13.30 20.99mpg Charles Todd / Andrew Wait Sunbeam MK3 Coupe 12.61 22.39mpg David / Doreen Richards Morris Minor 12.44 34.66mpg Mike Webb / Chris Curtis Morris Marina 1300 10.69 28.11mpg Bill / Celia Linmbrick Volvo Amazon 10.22 21.66mpg Liz / John Stratton Mini 1275GT 9.89 29.89mpg Rob/Sara Boltman Lotus Elise 16.90 52.17mpg Ivan / Enid Goodfield MG Midget 9.79 30.21mpg Jeremy Wells / Pamela Moore Austin Healey 3000 8.19 16.87mpg Andrew Isherwood / Hilary Farbowski Morris Mini (rally car) 6.48 19.58mpg In picking up their certificates, a few people said some very kind words about the event and its organization. The marshals and officials came in for very well deserved praise. The Corinium Run has exceeded its expectations as a Cirencester Car Club event. A glance at the list of participants shows this to be a family event with many husband / wife and inter-generation teams taking part. Running to a Touring Assembly permit precludes the presentation of awards, but the event is actually better without it. Every crew gets a certificate listing their achievements, everyone is a winner. The Highwayman Inn makes a superb Start / Finish venue and John Flynn (the Landlord) and his Staff’s contribution to the atmosphere at both ends of the day did not go unnoticed. About 200 people came together to promote, take part in and enjoy a motoring event - what a glorious one it was. |
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Cirencester Car Club "Corinium Run". The first event was in 2004. Run as a Touring Assembly and Economy Run the general format as follows:- Starting and finishing near Cirencester, the run takes in the pretty villages and the dry-stone walled majesty of the Cotswolds as it covers approximately 100 miles on a tulip roadbook. Normally split into several sections, with route checks and a lunch halt, opportunity to stop and pose for a photographs or stop for a picnic. As well as asking participants to nominate the economy figure that they expected to achieve (and calculating the deviation from this target) the organisers resurrected the efficiency formula pioneered by the Mobilgas Economy Runs of the 1960s and 1970s as an incentive to drive as economically as possible. This formula involves the vehicle running weight (including the crew) A finishers certificate recording the crews achievements and a photograph of the car somewhere on the route is presented to each team at the end of the run. Petrol or Diesel powered cars of any age can enter the Run. For more information please contact Martin Saunders, quoting ‘Corinium Run’ by email corinium@cirencestercarclub.com
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