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Old Jan 11, 2008 | 12:29 PM
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McRae Gathering
30th and 31st of August 2008


In the past few months since the sad passing of Colin McRae, feverish work has taken place behind the scenes to create a tribute from the Subaru community with the view of celebrating the life of a true legend. Now that official permission has been obtained from the parties concerned, McRae Estate, Jimmy and Margaret McRae and Prodrive, and approval for our plan been obtained from the relevent authorities, this is the time to release the details of what is planned.

An event taking place on the weekend of Aug 30th and 31st comprising of a convoy of Impreza's from Lanark, Colin's home town and Prodrive in Banbury. An overnight stop comprised of either camping for the hardcore or Travelodge/B & B's for the not so hardcore and a mass Subaru meeting on the Sunday at Prodrive in Banbury.

The route of the convoy is as follows and has been designed to go through or be near as many regions as possible

Lanark - M74 - M6 - M61 - M60 - M62 - M1 - M25 - M40 - Prodrive, Banbury

The maximum speed of the convoy will be 10mph less than the given speed limit for the road and NO excessive speed will be tolerated by ANYONE.

Everyone taking part in the convoy will have one of these stickers on there car to designate that they are indeed part of the convoy. Details of cost and how to obtain the official stickers will be made available in the next week or two



This event will be posted on every Subaru BBS/Club/Forum across the land
  • SIDC
  • Scoobynet
  • 22b.com
  • P1 Owners Club
  • RB5 Owners Club
  • Irish Subaru Drivers Club
  • AberdeenScoobies
  • AyrshireScoobies
  • SussexScoobies
  • ImprezaSport.net
  • LADS
  • MidlandScoobies
  • Scoobycity
  • Southernscoobies
  • Southwestscoobies.org.uk
  • WYIOC
  • SurreyScoobs
  • DevonScoobs
  • Essexscoobs
  • Sheffieldscooby
  • SMACS
  • TypeRA.co.uk
  • WR1 Owners Club
  • CumbrianScoobs

Please inform me if i have missed any clubs from the list and i will join up to the ones i missed and help get everyone involved

Any questions please do not hesitate in the slightest and foward your enquiry to McRaeGathering@hotmail.com

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Old Jan 11, 2008 | 12:51 PM
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That is a superb idea, I for one will come along if that is OK
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Old Jan 11, 2008 | 01:30 PM
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Sounds like a plan.
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Old Jan 11, 2008 | 01:33 PM
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I'll be there!
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Old Jan 11, 2008 | 04:13 PM
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TyneTeesScoobies.

I will post a link to this thread in the meantime.
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Old Jan 11, 2008 | 04:31 PM
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Originally Posted by speye91
TyneTeesScoobies.

I will post a link to this thread in the meantime.
It has been pointed out to me on a few forums that i have missed some clubs

TTS
uklegacy.com
rb320oc.com
StaffsScoobs

Currently awaiting activation on TTS but a sincere thanks for the link in the meantime.

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Originally Posted by McRaeGathering
It has been pointed out to me on a few forums that i have missed some clubs

TTS
uklegacy.com
rb320oc.com
StaffsScoobs

Currently awaiting activation on TTS but a sincere thanks for the link in the meantime.

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I have activated your account.
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Old Jan 11, 2008 | 04:51 PM
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im in
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im up for it
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Old Jan 11, 2008 | 08:18 PM
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Fantastic can wait,will post this up on humberjapcars loads of scoobs on there
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Old Jan 11, 2008 | 08:26 PM
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I'll be there
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Old Jan 11, 2008 | 08:55 PM
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Originally Posted by The rookie
Thanks for the heads up

My initial list of a dozen has increased up to about the 32 mark. However you do get a Gold Star for suggesting one no one else has in the subaru-central link
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Old Jan 12, 2008 | 12:50 AM
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i'l be there
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Old Jan 12, 2008 | 01:02 AM
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Brilliant idea, provisionally in... work dependant at the time.


Cheers,
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Old Jan 12, 2008 | 05:53 PM
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sounds excellent
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Old Jan 12, 2008 | 06:34 PM
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Old Jan 12, 2008 | 06:44 PM
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Top idea for a top man.
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This is going to be the Biggest gathering of scoobies since the NBO """


will be a grerat day out and every subaru in the uk should get behind this promotion
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Originally Posted by scooby 555
sussexscoobies.com

Thank you kind sir for the link. I think i had sussexscoobies on my original list

According to my notes i sent a message to the webmaster on the 8th of the 1st possibly regarding my hotmail account being on the banned list of email providers. No response as yet that i am aware of and in the mean time could you you possibly please copy the link across untill i can sort out registration with the webmaster

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Great idea.
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Old Jan 15, 2008 | 09:51 PM
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We are pleased to announce that the official website for the 2008 McRae Gathering has now gone live at

Colin McRae Subaru Gathering - Home

This is a totally independent website, not affiliated to any Club or Organisation which is designed to be a central source of information for both individuals and Club webmasters alike to keep up to date with the latest in planning for what is sure to be a weekend to remember and to ask any questions that may arise.

You can sign up to our spam-free mailing list to get the latest news direct to your Inbox, we will be building a FAQ of your most frequently asked questions and there will also be an online shop where you can order your official McRae Gathering stickers (and maybe more!)

Webmasters are encouraged to visit and read the intro article to make sure we link back to the sites that are supporting this event.

This has the potential to be the largest ever organised Subaru event in the UK. Let's do Colin proud!
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Old Apr 5, 2008 | 04:51 PM
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Count me in. (work depending) It'l be an honour!
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Old Apr 5, 2008 | 06:23 PM
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Great idea, can you join the convoy further south, or is it all or nothing.
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Old Apr 5, 2008 | 06:27 PM
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You're welcome to join at any point as far as I'm aware... same as the Richard Burns run.


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Old Apr 5, 2008 | 07:06 PM
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Have i missed the plot ... but was wondering when the stickers needed to join the convoy are available ....
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we will be their
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Old Apr 5, 2008 | 07:14 PM
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they should be on the site within the next few days, as far as im aware the paypal account is in the process of being set up

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Old May 8, 2008 | 05:46 PM
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I'm hoping to run Lanark to the border - I don't have a passport
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