Rover P6 Club

 Charles Spencer 'Spen' King, one of the British motor industry's most famous, resourceful and prolific engineers, died in June as a result of injuries sustained in a collision between his bicycle and a van a fortnight earlier. He was 85.Spen King was best known as the driving force behind the original 1970 Range Rover, whose amazing balance of capabilities sparked a far stronger demand for the luxurious-yet-versatile – and ultimately iconic – 4x4 than the Land Rover management of the time ever expected. It has changed the way off-roaders are viewed, right across the world, and spawned dozens of imitations.However, King had many other strings to his bow. Born in 1925, he joined Rolls-Royce as an apprentice in 1942.

A road run is being organised by the Rover SD1 Club as a tribute to Spen King who sadly passed away over the weekend.

The run will start at Solihull and will end at Gaydon.

 This date is the 21st August 2010 and a form can be download from here or below.

Further details can be obtained by emailing Sally Events@roversd1club.net

 The 2010 National Rally will be held at the Armitage Park, Rugeley, which is just a few miles off the M6 Motorway, in Staffordshire. We have something slightly different arranged for this year, because as well as something for the juniors, we are planning to carry out a P6 valuation day. We will have a limited number of timed slots for this so it will literately be first booked in on the day will get the valuations done on their car, but first you need to book into the National Rally itself. The purpose of this adventure is to train a few more valuers while setting a standard playing field for all valuations carried out by the club. There will of course be a few competitions to take part in and as always there will be the self judging for your favourite P6. The ‘Ladies’ and Next Generation’ also have their choice, as does our Chairman because this year’s new trophy is called ‘The Chairman’s Choice’. There will also be a Furthest Travelled and Best Everyday P6 along with Best Non P6. There are a few caravan places with power for anyone who wants to camp on site and plenty of local b&b’s. There is also a restaurant on site in the golf club itself and we will be booking an teatime / early evening buffet type meal, so there will be no need to rush off, but if you could highlight your interest in this, (to be paid for on the day). The gates are open from 09.30am  and entry is £5.00 per car payable to RP6C in advance.

"The next RP6C Harrow / North West London P6 get-together at the Case is Altered is at 8pm on Tuesday 13 July. Please note that Cuckoo Hill is closed at the Pinner Green end for road works and may not be open in time for the get together on 13 July. The instructions on how to get to the Case is Altered pub are therefore temporarily altered as follows: Location: About 15 minutes from the M1, M25 AND M40 The Case is Altered is on the B466 out of Pinner Green.

Brirmingham Society of Model Engineering, Ilshaw Heath had an open day for the RP6C on Sunday 18th July which was preceeded by a 30 mile Road Run /quiz. 

What a superb dayout out and if you weren't there you missed a real treat.