"McRae Gathering 30th and 31st of August" - Subaru meetings

[TheKid]

Clubs and Organisations supporting this event...

Sazinājos ar viņiem nedaudz... . Ielika mūs sarakstā...
Subaru Power Club logo pašā lapas apakšā starp pārējiem klubiem Eiropā.
P.S. Džeki ĻOTI ātri strādā. Pat nobrīnijos. Jebkurā gadījuma viņi paši ir šokā par nenormāli lielo interesi par šo pasākumu no visas pasaules...

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OK. Uzrakstīšu sīkāku aprakstu latviski pēc tam, kad visu uzzināšu līdz galam.

[TheKid]

Baigais slinkums šito pārtulkot, bet nu jautri viņiem tur iet. Ar šo pasākumu tiks uzstādīts un pārsniegts arī pasaules rekords. Pasākums būs unikāls un vienreizējs - tāds neatkārtosies. Ja man būtu iespēja, es noteikti aizbrauktu.

Uz šo brīdi šim pasākumam ir reģistrējušās 1011 Subaru automašīnas un pieteikumi turpina nākt katru dienu.
Kolonas priekšgalā, kura startēs sestdien, 30. augustā no Lanarkas (Skotija), brauks Colin tēvs Jimmy McRae ar 1995. gada pasaules čempiona automašīnu - Impreza L555 BAT.

Sasniedzot Warwick pilsētu, tiesnešu pavadībā kolonas dalībnieki speciāli tam paredzētā vietā no automašīnām izveidos gigantisku uzrakstu "Colin McRae" un Skotijas karogu, kam būs nepieciešamas 808 automašīnas + 210 zilas un baltas krāsas Subaru, kuri veidos tieši karogu. Prodrive rūpnīca segs visus helikoptera izdevumus, lai šo grandiozo notikumu varētu iemūžināt fotogrāfijās.

Less Than A Month To Go
Written by Andy
Friday, 01 August 2008

It seems like only last week we launched a tiny little website to publicise our planned tribute to Colin. That was actually way back in January and here we are with only a matter of weeks to go.

We expected this event to be supported and attended mostly by a "*" of Scottish Colin McRae Subaru fans with an optimistic outlook of maybe 100 cars taking part. We, never in a million years, expected what has happened since. There is a real buzz right across the Subaru community, both in the UK and beyond with regards to this event. Colin may no longer be with us, but he is absolutely not forgotten. You, as the international Subaru community have proved that.

We'll try and provide as much info as we possiby can over the next few weeks. If you're not signed up to our mailing list then we'd recommend you do so via the menus to the left. In the meantime, click the "Read More" linky below for the latest...

There has been loads happening recently. We've been focused on the admin and logistics side and also getting orders out the door as soon as possible - to say both us and the shirt suppliers have been overwhelmed at the response and uptake would be an understatement... The rest of our news follows!

SUNDAY EXPRESS NEWS ARTICLE

Whilst many press outlets, both online and printed, have run stories on this event, the Sunday Express ran what we feel was a particularly good article last weekend on both the McRae Gathering and the Colin McRae Stages Rally to be held later this year. What made this article a bit special was it featured Jimmy McRae's take on things. To have his backing and the backing of Colin's family for this event is so important to us. Without their support we would not have gone ahead with this. We're not sure if this article only appeared in the Scottish Edition of the Sunday Express so if you've not seen it you can download an Adobe Acrobat PDF of it by clicking the thumbnail below:

[Paplašinājums pdf ir izslēgts un vairāk netiks parādīts.]

We find it quite ironic for a member of the McRae family to be "gobsmacked" by our humble efforts given how many times they - Colin, Alister and Jimmy have gobsmacked us with their behind-the-wheel antics! Our thanks go to Express Newspapers for granting us permission to reproduce the article.

ATTENDEES

Well we've passed the magical 1000 number! A look at the database a short time ago has us standing at 1011 cars if everybody who's registered makes it. That is something VERY special indeed and only fitting for the man himself. Registrations are still coming in regularly. We do have a cut-off of 1300 cars for Health & Safety reasons, but for now we're still very much taking registrations.

SELLING OR PASSING ON STICKERS

We've noticed some people who either got caught up in the enthusiasm for the event and ordered too many stickers or who have now found they cannot make it and are selling or passing on their stickers to others. We've no objection to this providing it's not done for profit, but it does give us a problem. We MUST have the registration details and a mobile contact number for EVERY car in attendance. The situation we have at Banbury is we have limited space and a mountain of cars to fit in.

Prodrive Banbury is not big enough to fit all those cars in so we are looking to use the car parks of other businesses in the industrial estate. WE MUST, for Health & Safety reasons be able to contact the driver of EVERY car so they can be moved in the event of an emergency. We know that's unlikely, but it is a condition laid down on us and it's not much to ask so please help us - if we've not got your details, let us have them. We will be contacting those we don't have numbers for and we will be checking cars at the event.

SUNDAY CONVOY

We were more than a little concerned about a proposed bridge demolition on our planned route between Banbury & Warwick which would have caused us MAJOR problems. We've had confirmation that is not now happening - at least not on our weekend anyway. We're not fussed when else they do it!

Warwickshire Police are very pleased with the planning of the event, but have asked people try and avoid Banbury town centre unless they're staying there. As we've already requested, please remember there are local residents who are not interested in this event. Please be considerate - especially if you've a loud exhaust. We really want to leave with the locals thinking what a fantastic bunch of people the Subaru community are.

THE WARWICK SPELLING OF COLIN MCRAE'S NAME

Our original plans were to work out how many cars were required for the spelling of "Colin McRae" on the runway at Warwick and also the Saltire (Scottish Flag) then direct the first x number of cars to that and the rest to alternate parking. We knew that would upset those who weren't taking part in the spelling so were keeping it quiet. However, Prodrive have done the sums and we will have an amazing 808 cars making up the spelling of Colin McRae and a further 210 blue and white Subarus making up the Saltire flag. That means that everyone should be part of what will be an awesome display. That will be sorted out on arrival at Warwick and stay on display for the time we're there. It is directly below the flightpath to/from Birmingham Airport and we'll be advising Air Traffic Control asking them to have pilots tell their passengers to take a look. Prodrive are covering the cost of a helicopter to take aerial photos of what will be a stunning sight. We'll be selling photos as a souvenir after the event, again with profits going to the McRae charities.

RAFFLE

We've had very kind offers of prizes from Olympus UK, National Tyres and Scottish Subaru, but we need more! All monies raised from the raffle will go to the charity fund. We'll be adding banners to the website shortly to publicise those who are supporting us. After the event the website will become permanent tribute with people's photos and memories of the weekend. Those who help us will be permanently featured on the site. If you can help us in any way, please email
andy AT mcrae-gathering.co.uk

SHIRT & STICKER ORDERS

We've now passed the cut-off date for ordering shirts and getting them in time for the Gathering. You might be lucky if you order now in terms of getting them in time, but we can't guarantee that as there is still a large backlog. Shirts can still be ordered up until 31st August. After that they will never be on sale again. You can still order stickers up till the 14th of August and be guaranteed them in time for the event. There is a backlog on sticker orders, but it's being cleared now and we should be on top of it next week

EVENT FAQ

A lot of time and effort has gone into producing a list of the most Frequently Asked Questions about the McRae Gathering. This is available via the Event FAQ link on the menus to the left. Please take the time to read through it as it answers most, if not all, the questions we've been asked. It is constantly being added to so check it regularly.

That's about it for now. There are still loads of planning activities going on and we'll update you as we can. Things are going very well and after months of stress it's all coming together nicely. As someone said after the Lanark service of celebration for the lives of those tragically lost in the McRae accident - the only way things could be better is if we never had to do it at all...

The McRae Gathering Team.

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VIDEO: Tribute To Colin McRae

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VIDEO: Tribute To Colin McRae

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TAS IR NOTICIS!

Pārspēti divi pasaules rekordi...

Written by Andy
Monday, 01 September 2008
Where can we begin? What a weekend...

The dust hasn't even settled yet, but we feel we need to make some sort of quick update following this weekend's mammoth event.

Firstly, many thanks to all those who took part. From the feedback we're getting it was an event you'll never forget (and hopefully not just for queuing on the M40!) Thank you for abiding by our rules - that is very much appreciated and made the weekend, particularly Saturday so much easier to manage. You entered into the spirit of the event as we intended. We even got a phone call from one of the police forces who's region we passed through on Saturday complimenting us on our driving standards. Thank you also for staggering your arrival at Banbury on Sunday. We had visions of 1000+ cars all turning up at bang on 10am, but you took our advice to arrive between 8and 10 and in doing so caused no problems to other road users in Banbury and none of you were delayed in getting parked up.

To the public who turned out on almost every flyover from Lanark to Banbury, the crowd awaiting us at Charnock Richards and those who supported us from Banbury to Warwick with banners, flags (and even an inflatable Subaru!) , on behalf of EVERYONE who took part
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. YOU ARE AWESOME

The various Subaru forums are buzzing with talk of the support we got from the public. It was way beyond what we expected and made the event extra special, although even more emotional than it already was. Again, our humble thanks.

To Strathclyde Police, Thames Valley Police and Warwickshire Police - many, many thanks for your support. You have all been great and we could not have done it without you. To Dumfries & Galloway Police we say boo, hiss for being the ONLY force on the route to put out a scamera van.

Blame is being apportioned on the Police for the traffic issues at Junction 15 of the M40 and for some participants getting lost due to lack of signage. The Police are absolutely not to blame for this. This falls under the remit of the Highways Agency who declined, despite many requests for help, to assist with this. They would not allow us to put up proper signage, would not put up signage themselves and assured us the Roundabout at Junction 15 coped with more traffic than we were going to have every rush hour every day. Please don't blame the Police as they have been fantastic with their support.

Apologies to those who got lost. As soon as we realised what was going on we sent Marshals out to the relevant junctions. They stood there in the rain for several hours to see as many as possible got to Warwick without any problems whilst others were out roaming and looking for stragglers to guide them in. Thanks to those who helped out - including the spectators who stepped in to help.

We also apologise for the Raffle not being drawn at Warwick. It was obvious people were keen to get home and the weather was worsening fast. We'll announce the winners shortly and advise how to claim your prize and also the auction of the remaining items.

For those who haven't yet seen the photo of the World Record-breaking mosaic which appeared in some of today's papers:

Finally, as mentioned previously, we want your photos and feedback! The McRae Gathering was a strictly unique and one-off event. It will NOT, despite requests, EVER happen again. The long-term plan is to turn this website into a permanent record of our tribute to a great man with the best of your photos and comments along with the fantastic feedback we've received from the general public who witnessed us - either on bridges or people who just happened to see us on our travels and felt the need to comment. We'll provide details on how to send photos in shortly, but we would like your comments and stories from the event - whether you did the whole thing or just Sunday. Positive comments would be preferred as we all know about the J15 and signage problems and there is nothing we can do about that now. you can submit your feedback via the "Contact Us" link to the left.

There will be more from us soon once we have time to draw breath, but it was important we got an update out as soon as possible after the event

McRae Gathering Team

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Pagājušajā nedēļā par godu rallista Kolina Makreja dzīvei tika veltīti vairāk pasākumi, kuru noslēgums bija svētdienā Prodrive testa trasē Varvikšīrā. Tur pulcējās vairāk nekā 1’100 Subaru Impreza automobiļu, no kuriem 1’086 vienības izveidoja Kolina Makreja vārdu.
Pusjūdzes garā zīme ir uzstādījusi jaunu Ginesa rekordu uzrakstu veidošanā ar automobiļu palīdzību, iepriekšējo rekordistu apsteidzot par veselām 800 automašīnām. Tomēr svarīgāks ir fakts, ka Subaru entuziasti kopskaitā saziedojuši vairāk nekā 80’000 dolāru, kas tiks nodoti Makreja ģimenes izvēlētām labdarības iestādēm.
Nav precīzi zināms, cik daudz automašīnu piedalījās 30 jūdžu garajā piemiņas konvojā, tomēr, ja Jums šobrīd nav ko darīt, tad varat mēģināt tās saskaitīt zemāk redzamajā video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QX_QEP37fxU

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