Big End Rally

Peter Juby, current club chairman sent us this report of the 2003 Big End Rally. The rally goes from strength to strength.

I have not had time to compile a full report of the rally perhaps you could pull something together from the following information.

• Rally attendance was 330 + Phoenix members and families. This was a record
• The Raffle raised £201 for the East Midlands Air Ambulance - again a record. It might have been more but we ran out of raffle tickets.
• Temperatures at the rally on the Saturday probably set another record.
• Beer sales set a record - they had 2600 pints of real ale at the start in addition to other beers etc and they had very little left Sunday AM.

Awards

Details are a little sketchy as someone threw the sheet away after the awards were presented and not all rallyists leave full details in the Rally book.

• Kitchen sink award - Most kit on one bike - Ben Thomas
• Overseas long distance Male - Willy from Germany
• Overseas long distance Female - Mouse from Belgium
• Long distance Male - Charlie from the Special K
• Long distance Female - Jill Saunders
• Long distance pillion - M Lyth
• Club aggregate mileage - Mayflower (as usual)
• Club turnout (most members present) - Mingers
• Grot bike - Puker

• Best Bike - Compo (Velocette)
• Sartorial elegance - Linda

I know not all rallyists got home in the dry as many phoned home Sunday AM to receive reports of heavy rain particularly those travelling to the North West.

- Peter Juby