CCC CX, XM and Xantia Rally 2013 - 6/7/8 September.

[Vince]

Been sat here thinking about you guys having fun down there

Get some good pictures up soon folks for all those who couldn't attend

[Dean]

Hi Vincent

I came home last night, got back at midnight but got to have some fun on the convoy visit, just one pic enclosed to wet the appetite

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[Dean]

Oh a couple more then

[Duke]

Well what a weekend...!

Great to see everyone again and just a shame that it went so quickly. Absolutely knackered though, although definitely worth it - certainly for me the visit to the Chinnor and Princes Risborough railway totally exceeded my expectations and was simply amazing. Fantastic. Certainly great thanks to Claire once again, and Jim for the route too.

In one way, the railway visit could have simply been a group meet-up in itself, never mind the rest of the rally...

A few showers of rain over the weekend however that didn't matter at all, still a great weekend with great company. Numbers were down from last year, however I reckon that if we didn't have weather forecasts there would have been a lot more there! For the majority of the weekend the sun was out with bright blue skies.

Highlights? Well the railway was ace - the ride in the twin AEC engined Bubble Car and walk around of the Class 37 whilst running was fantastic. Operating the twin tone horn was 'quite' good too...! Also many thanks to Robert for allowing me to take his new C5 for a spin - a lovely, lovely car.

Pictures and also videos (mainly of the Class 37) to follow but there's over 600, so will have to work through them at some point...

If you couldn't make it, unfortunately you missed a cracker...

[robert_e_smart]

Hear, hear. An amazing weekend again. The best rally in the season. Save the best to last!

[CitroJim]

Hear, hear. An amazing weekend again. The best rally in the season. Save the best to last!

Absolutely right Robert, it was a real good 'un.. The rally season ends on a high note

[Dieselman]

We were lucky with the weather yesterday and enjoyed an excellent day.

Oh, yes, weren't we just.

I particularly remember being able to put my tent up in blazing sunshine.

[Charles M]

A very nice way to spend a Sunday, even though my leg hurt a lot last night. I met and put more names to faces which is always good. Having heard accounts of the trip, I was sorry not to have made the Saturday railway trip. A couple of spots of rain at most - as I look at my garden, a lot more would have been welcome a bit further south!

[captainhaddock]

Petty we missed that but we'll strive to visit next time. I miserably spent hours underneath one of those French limo's with a trouble some welder and a failing welder's helmet. But next year I intend to come along

[russ92xmsed]

Great weekend as always. Thanks to all for gearbox advice and to those who bought stickers. Well done organisers too.

Jaap, you must come to this one next year. Very important too.... double celebrations. You might have to bring two cars...CX and an XM. Patrick wants 40 CX's next year!