The National MicroCar Rally 2009 was organised by
the Micro Maniacs Club, and took place from 4-6 September 2009, based at the
Ripon Racecourse in
Yorkshire.
Road runs on both the Friday and the Saturday took streams of microcars
into and around the Yorkshire Dales - including some notorious hills
that had even the drivers of "ordinary" cars doing a double take.
There were no tales of microcars left out there on the Dales, though, so
all must have made it!This year's photos (below)
show just some of the cars attending. With the fine, though windy, weather, we had a particularly strong turnout.
(You can also see Pete Crouch's photos of the rally on
his photobucket pages)
If you
have photos of cars we've missed from the 2009 NMCR,
or if you can correct anything we've misnamed -
let us know!
We're particularly keen to
have some shots of the micros out and about
in the splendid scenery of the Yorkshire Dales - Can you help?
[Photos marked * courtesy of Sam Glover of Practical Classics]
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The line-up on Show day |
Autobianchi |
Bambi*
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Berkeleys, assorted |
BMX 600*
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Berkeleys |
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Bond Bugs - including a 4-wheeler |
 Bugs
in a row* |
Camping Trailers
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Bond Minibyke and Minicar Mk F |
Bond Mk C and Mk G Tourer |
Bond Mk Gs - Tourer and Estate |
Bond Mk G interior*
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Camping at the racecourse venue |
Citroën Bijou |
Contenders in the "Other, Metal" class |
Contenders in the "Other, Plastic" class |
Frisky - ultimately voted Car of the Show
(and simply gorgeous) |
Frisky |
Goggomobil Coupé |
Goggomobil Saloon |
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Heinkel/Trojans |
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Heinkel/Trojans |
Heinkel/Trojans |
Isettas*
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Isettas* |
Isettas |
More Isettas |
Well-travelled Isetta*
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Janus* |
Lambretta - with unusual forward cargo hold (which is NOT
what it says on the number plate!)
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Lifetime Achievement Award - being received by Grenville
Taylor, on behalf of Tony Marshall |
Messerschmitts lead off for a road run
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Messerschmitts |
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Messerschmitts |
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Messerschmitts |
Tiger*
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Modern "pods" - one very powerful (and one not!) |
Nobel (between Scootacar and Reliant) |
NSU Prinz |
Three Peels together |
A half-restored Peel Trident (in a very literal way!) |
How very tempting it must be to just buff up the other
half!
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Raleigh Super Seven |
Reliant Foxes*
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Cars visiting "The Lost Corner" while out on a road run |
Happy Roadrunners |
Scootacar |
Scootacar*
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Show Day |
Show Day |
Show Day* |
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Trabant |
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Trojan |
Some of this year's winners:
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