Why "Concorde Rally"?
Well, when the rally first started, a large number of the Bristol Branch members were working on the Concorde project, either at the British Aircraft Corporation plant (now Airbus) at Filton or at Rolls Royce in Patchway, both companies on / near the Filton airfield on the northern fringe of Bristol. The Concorde project was very special to them, and the name has stuck ever
since. Who'da thought we'd still be going after Concorde was grounded?!
The dates of the 1999 Concorde Rally, which was the 25th Anniversary Concorde Rally, were 17th - 19th September.
The Concorde Rally in 2000 was held from 6th - 8th October inclusive. Yes, it rained, but not much by Concorde Rally standards. We all had a great time running it, and hope (if you were there) that you enjoyed it too.
The Concorde Rally in 2001 was on 5th, 6th and 7th October. This had to be the biggest and best Concorde yet - thanks to everyone who turned out.
In 2002, the Concorde Rally took place on the weekend of 4th, 5th and 6th October. Sunshine. All weekend. And fully booked up too. Great. Many thanks to
everyone that attended; Thanks also to Macky and the caravan site team for being our hosts; Davan Caravans for the loan of the Control Caravan; Charlies of Bristol, Derek Hall and many others for raffle prizes - all proceeds have gone to the Isle of Man Air Ambulance; Munchies for the on-site catering; Lungfish for the music; and to Traveldri-Plus for showing us their Hi-tec comforts for motorcycle touring. The mystery of who won the Best Custom Bike trophy in 2002 is now solved - it was Bill Dunn of West Middlesex TOMCC with his T140.
2003's Concorde Rally was held from 19th to 21st September, and yes, the sun shone on us again. We hope that everyone got home safely, especially Erik from Triumph MC Owners Club Denmark, the winner of our Long Distance Male award. Thanks again to Macky and the caravan site team for being our hosts; Davan Caravans for the loan of the Control Caravan; Matt's of Bristol for raffle prizes - all proceeds went to the new Children's Hospice planned for the Wraxall Estate south of Bristol; Munchies for the on-site catering; and to our band Rough Justice for the excellent music on Saturday.
The 2004 Concorde Rally (the 30th Concorde) was held 24-26th September, and was the first ever when we have been fully booked and had to turn people away. Thanks again to everyone who helped to make it happen: Macky and the team on site; Davan Caravans for the loan of the Control Caravan; FowlersofBristol, Matt's of Bristol, Traveldri-Plus and many others for raffle prizes; Munchies for the on-site catering; Digger's Custom Motorcycle Seats for the donation to our charity fund; and to band Rough Justice appearing for the second year. Our badges were made by Pinpoint. Our birthday cake was made by Nick Shark's sister. The low point had to be the cancellation of our run to see Concorde at Filton on Saturday due to the accident there on the Friday - our condolences go to the family of the gentleman who lost his life.
On a brighter note, the awards were won by:
Erik from Denmark - Long Distance Male - Triumph Speed Triple (1051 miles)
Jackie from Dartford - Long Distance Female - Triumph Legend (200 miles)
Best "Meriden" - Triumph X75 Hurricane - Nick of Team Sharks
Best "Hinckley" - Triumph Thunderbird Sport - Pete of West Middlesex
Best "Custom" - Triton T140 - Phil of Bristol
Best Club Turnout Bexley Branch TOMCC - (14)
The 2005 Concorde Rally was held over the weekend of 23rd to 25th September, and was again fully booked up.The awards were as follows -
This year the Concours winners were decided by the rallyists' voting.
Long Distance Male - Erik from Triumph MC Denmark - Triumph Speed Triple (1008 miles)
Long Distance Female - Amanda from West Middlesex - Triumph Bonneville combo (140 miles)
Best "Meriden" - Triumph T140V - Chris and Ali of Australia
Best "Hinckley" - Triumph Bonneville America - Georgina of Bristol
Best "Custom" - Triton T140 - Phil of Bristol
Best Club Turnout (13) - West Middlesex BranchTOMCC
Many thanks to all who helped to make the rally happen: Macky and the team on site; Davan Caravans for the loan of the Control Caravan; Fowlers of Bristol, Matt's of Bristol and many others for raffle prizes; Munchies for the on-site catering; the bands Twisted and Rough Justice; and not least our own Branch members who got stuck in. Our badges were again made by Pinpoint, and the T-shirts by MaxTrax of Bristol. We raised well over £300 for Macmillan Cancer Relief through our raffle and the auction of the jacket that was donated by Fowlers.
The 2006 Concorde Rally The dates of the ConcordeRally in 2006 were 29th September to 1st October. Sold out again. Sadly, this was the last Concorde Rally held at Weston Gateway Caravan Park.
The 2007 Concorde Rally was held between 22nd and 24th June, at our new site near Keynsham, Bristol. Did it rain? Yes. Did we mind? No, there's loads of cover, and freshly cooked food on site. The run out was to Cheddar, returning via the Chew Valley lakes. Rough Justice provided the toons again on Saturday night
The 2008 Concorde Rally was to have been the 34th Concorde Rally, but alas we had to cancel it, as we had worryingly few bookings (as of our Committee meeting on 5th June 2008). Our apologies to everyone who had already booked; Instead we went ahead with a musical soiree from our new band "Uncensored" on the same Saturday night, 28th June 2008.
The 2009 Concorde Rally was held from 25th to 27th September, and was the 34th Concorde Rally. A new date, and a new site in Wiltshire. We had a disco on Friday night, Band on Saturday night, Raffle, Ride out, Concours. Club room and Bar. Hot food on site.
The 2010 Concorde Rally was held from 24th to 26th September 2010, and was the 35th Concorde Rally. Same site in Wiltshire as in 2009; Featured a Disco on the Friday night, Band on the Saturday night, Raffle, Ride out, Concours. Club room and Bar. Hot food was on site. We raised over £300 from the raffle for the British Heart Foundation - Thanks to all. We presented as a cheque to Lucy from the BHF Heartbeat Appeal at our Branch Meeting in November 2010.
The 2011 Concorde Rally was held from 23rd to 25th September 2011, and was the 36th Concorde Rally. Same site in Wiltshire as in 2009 and 2010; Our thanks to Lee for running the disco and keeping us all entertained on Friday night; The band on Saturday night was the superb Strange Brew; Raffle, Ride out, Concours. Club room and Bar. Hot food was on site. We raised over £200 from the raffle for the Children's Hospice South West - thanks for supporting us.
The awards this year went to:
Long distance male, Tony McKechnie (407 miles).
Long distance female, Lee Adie, (140 miles).
Best Meriden: T. Richardson.
Best Hinckley: Paddy.
Best Non Triumph: Sadly we missed the winner's name – Please contact us.
Best Club Turnout: Birmingham and Wolves TOMCC.
The Concorde Rally in 2000 was held from 6th - 8th October inclusive. Yes, it rained, but not much by Concorde Rally standards. We all had a great time running it, and hope (if you were there) that you enjoyed it too.
The Concorde Rally in 2001 was on 5th, 6th and 7th October. This had to be the biggest and best Concorde yet - thanks to everyone who turned out.
In 2002, the Concorde Rally took place on the weekend of 4th, 5th and 6th October. Sunshine. All weekend. And fully booked up too. Great. Many thanks to
everyone that attended; Thanks also to Macky and the caravan site team for being our hosts; Davan Caravans for the loan of the Control Caravan; Charlies of Bristol, Derek Hall and many others for raffle prizes - all proceeds have gone to the Isle of Man Air Ambulance; Munchies for the on-site catering; Lungfish for the music; and to Traveldri-Plus for showing us their Hi-tec comforts for motorcycle touring. The mystery of who won the Best Custom Bike trophy in 2002 is now solved - it was Bill Dunn of West Middlesex TOMCC with his T140.
2003's Concorde Rally was held from 19th to 21st September, and yes, the sun shone on us again. We hope that everyone got home safely, especially Erik from Triumph MC Owners Club Denmark, the winner of our Long Distance Male award. Thanks again to Macky and the caravan site team for being our hosts; Davan Caravans for the loan of the Control Caravan; Matt's of Bristol for raffle prizes - all proceeds went to the new Children's Hospice planned for the Wraxall Estate south of Bristol; Munchies for the on-site catering; and to our band Rough Justice for the excellent music on Saturday.
The 2004 Concorde Rally (the 30th Concorde) was held 24-26th September, and was the first ever when we have been fully booked and had to turn people away. Thanks again to everyone who helped to make it happen: Macky and the team on site; Davan Caravans for the loan of the Control Caravan; FowlersofBristol, Matt's of Bristol, Traveldri-Plus and many others for raffle prizes; Munchies for the on-site catering; Digger's Custom Motorcycle Seats for the donation to our charity fund; and to band Rough Justice appearing for the second year. Our badges were made by Pinpoint. Our birthday cake was made by Nick Shark's sister. The low point had to be the cancellation of our run to see Concorde at Filton on Saturday due to the accident there on the Friday - our condolences go to the family of the gentleman who lost his life.
On a brighter note, the awards were won by:
Erik from Denmark - Long Distance Male - Triumph Speed Triple (1051 miles)
Jackie from Dartford - Long Distance Female - Triumph Legend (200 miles)
Best "Meriden" - Triumph X75 Hurricane - Nick of Team Sharks
Best "Hinckley" - Triumph Thunderbird Sport - Pete of West Middlesex
Best "Custom" - Triton T140 - Phil of Bristol
Best Club Turnout Bexley Branch TOMCC - (14)
The 2005 Concorde Rally was held over the weekend of 23rd to 25th September, and was again fully booked up.The awards were as follows -
This year the Concours winners were decided by the rallyists' voting.
Long Distance Male - Erik from Triumph MC Denmark - Triumph Speed Triple (1008 miles)
Long Distance Female - Amanda from West Middlesex - Triumph Bonneville combo (140 miles)
Best "Meriden" - Triumph T140V - Chris and Ali of Australia
Best "Hinckley" - Triumph Bonneville America - Georgina of Bristol
Best "Custom" - Triton T140 - Phil of Bristol
Best Club Turnout (13) - West Middlesex BranchTOMCC
Many thanks to all who helped to make the rally happen: Macky and the team on site; Davan Caravans for the loan of the Control Caravan; Fowlers of Bristol, Matt's of Bristol and many others for raffle prizes; Munchies for the on-site catering; the bands Twisted and Rough Justice; and not least our own Branch members who got stuck in. Our badges were again made by Pinpoint, and the T-shirts by MaxTrax of Bristol. We raised well over £300 for Macmillan Cancer Relief through our raffle and the auction of the jacket that was donated by Fowlers.
The 2006 Concorde Rally The dates of the ConcordeRally in 2006 were 29th September to 1st October. Sold out again. Sadly, this was the last Concorde Rally held at Weston Gateway Caravan Park.
The 2007 Concorde Rally was held between 22nd and 24th June, at our new site near Keynsham, Bristol. Did it rain? Yes. Did we mind? No, there's loads of cover, and freshly cooked food on site. The run out was to Cheddar, returning via the Chew Valley lakes. Rough Justice provided the toons again on Saturday night
The 2008 Concorde Rally was to have been the 34th Concorde Rally, but alas we had to cancel it, as we had worryingly few bookings (as of our Committee meeting on 5th June 2008). Our apologies to everyone who had already booked; Instead we went ahead with a musical soiree from our new band "Uncensored" on the same Saturday night, 28th June 2008.
The 2009 Concorde Rally was held from 25th to 27th September, and was the 34th Concorde Rally. A new date, and a new site in Wiltshire. We had a disco on Friday night, Band on Saturday night, Raffle, Ride out, Concours. Club room and Bar. Hot food on site.
The 2010 Concorde Rally was held from 24th to 26th September 2010, and was the 35th Concorde Rally. Same site in Wiltshire as in 2009; Featured a Disco on the Friday night, Band on the Saturday night, Raffle, Ride out, Concours. Club room and Bar. Hot food was on site. We raised over £300 from the raffle for the British Heart Foundation - Thanks to all. We presented as a cheque to Lucy from the BHF Heartbeat Appeal at our Branch Meeting in November 2010.
The 2011 Concorde Rally was held from 23rd to 25th September 2011, and was the 36th Concorde Rally. Same site in Wiltshire as in 2009 and 2010; Our thanks to Lee for running the disco and keeping us all entertained on Friday night; The band on Saturday night was the superb Strange Brew; Raffle, Ride out, Concours. Club room and Bar. Hot food was on site. We raised over £200 from the raffle for the Children's Hospice South West - thanks for supporting us.
The awards this year went to:
Long distance male, Tony McKechnie (407 miles).
Long distance female, Lee Adie, (140 miles).
Best Meriden: T. Richardson.
Best Hinckley: Paddy.
Best Non Triumph: Sadly we missed the winner's name – Please contact us.
Best Club Turnout: Birmingham and Wolves TOMCC.