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Post by rcollum on Mar 13, 2019 18:44:56 GMT -5
I will, once again, be participating in the DC version of the America's British Reliability Run, from October 18 thru October 20, 2019.
www.dcbritishreliability.org/
This is a 3-day drive on public roads in Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia. It is NOT a race, but a fairly leisurely drive for charity.The event is headquartered at a local hotel, and we return to that hotel each night. I have had a great time doing this event - the cars are interesting, and the people are friendly and amazing.
If you have a British car that qualifies for antique plates, you can join this event. (Registration opens June 1st, 2019. Participation is limited to 50 cars. First come, first served.) The registration fee last year was $550 per team, and each team's goal is to raise at least $1000 for the charity, Our Military Kids. If you have questions about anything regarding ABRR, please contact me. I'd love to have more Lotus participation! Elan, Europa, Esprit owners - please consider joining a really good group of people on this drive!
--Bob Collum
  
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Post by rcollum on Jul 10, 2019 17:02:30 GMT -5
We are signed up to help represent Lotus in our third annual America's British Reliability Run. This is a fun 3-day driving event for older British cars, held to benefit a good cause, Our Military Kids.
We are still trying to recruit more people to come join the event. While the requirement for 'older British cars' means that Elises, Exiges and Evoras are not eligible, many other Lotus models do qualify. This driving event will operate out of a hotel in Winchester, VA. Friday, we do a loop up through Maryland, just over the Pennsylvania border, a loop into the West Virginia mountains Tuesday, and a half day around Virginia on Sunday. Each night, we return to the anchor hotel in Winchester. The people are great, there are a lot of great cars, and the routes are fun. If you have any questions about this event, please ask me, Robert_collum@hotmail.com. This year, there is even an option to only do the Saturday and Sunday drives. I'm really hoping to have some Lotus company this year!
Here's the website for this year's event:
www.dcbritishreliability.org/copy-of-2018-teams
(And, yes, this is for charity, so we gratefully accept any and all donations to our team.)
--Bob Collum & Debbie German, Team 7
  
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Post by rcollum on Sept 13, 2019 13:10:23 GMT -5
The British Reliability Run is October 18th thru 20th. Debbie and I will be representing Lotus in the Seven.  The charity we are supporting is called Our Military Kids. OMK provides grants to the children of deployed or hospitalized National Guard and Reserve troops. The grants allow the kids to participate in after-school events theywould not otherwise be able to afford. I am asking for donations to my team, for the Our Military Kids charity. Any donations are appreciated. Here is our team page, which has a button to allow you to donate towards OMK: www.classy.org/team/239888?campaignId=c228316--Bob Collum |
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Post by yellowfhcelan on Oct 9, 2019 17:36:05 GMT -5
Hi Bob-sent a donation for your team. Maybe next year I will have the cojones to participate with my Elan! Have a good run.
Mark W
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Post by rcollum on Oct 9, 2019 17:38:36 GMT -5
Hi Bob-sent a donation for your team. Maybe next year I will have the cojones to participate with my Elan! Have a good run. Mark W Thank you, Mark - we appreciate it. We'd love to have 'company' next year...
--Bob Collum
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Post by rcollum on Oct 14, 2019 15:44:05 GMT -5
I polished up the Seven, to better represent Lotus on the reliability run. (No other Lotus are in the DC ABRR, but there is a guy coming in from California who owns a Seven. He bid on, and won, a ride in someone else's British sports car.)
--Bob Collum 
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Post by rcollum on Oct 20, 2019 16:21:16 GMT -5
The 2019 DC edition of the America's British Reliability Run was run this past weekend. 25 cars were entered, and they were AMAZING! Day 1 was perfect - clear and mid-60's. Day 2 was clear, but fairly cold, starting in the 30's. Day 3 was, in a word, wet.
I saw a lot of really nice areas, and we may arrange to do a selected portion of the ABRR drives with NoVA Lotus next year.
--Bob Collum   
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Post by rcollum on Oct 20, 2019 16:26:07 GMT -5
More from the 2019 ABRR. I hope we have some other Lotus participating next year... Next year's dates - Friday, October 16 thru Sunday, October 18, 2020.
--Bob Collum   
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cnc7
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My Caterham was finally assembled in remembrance of my father Van Conway.
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Post by cnc7 on Oct 21, 2019 18:36:54 GMT -5
Bob great photos.
Carle Conway
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Post by rcollum on Dec 24, 2019 9:08:46 GMT -5
My lifelong friend, Mark Mincer, and his son, Mike, volunteered to do the photography for the DC British Reliability Run this year. Here is the video they produced. Lots of cool, old British cars!
--Bob Collum
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