SAVE THE DATE: 2008 RUNS
THREE RUN LOCATIONS, SAME WEEKEND!
September 27th and 28th

©2008 Blake J. Discher

MICHIGAN RUN: Begins and ends in Frankenmuth
PENNSYLVANIA RUN: Begins and ends in Bucks County
ALABAMA RUN: Begins and ends in Birmingham

Article provided courtesy Hemmings

Welcome to America's British Reliability Run!

Want to drive your vintage British car and help raise money to help children battling disease or coping with blindness? Then register to take part in the fifth annual America's British Reliability Run. Don't have a car or live to far away to participate? That's OK, you can still support our effort by making a donation, however small, to this year's children's charity.

In 2007 we raised more than $26,000 for children coping with blindness and kids battling terminal illnesses, now we're at it again, and even better! On September 27 & 28, 2008, up to 150 vintage British cars will depart from locations in three different States, (Michigan, Alabama, and Pennsylvania), for demanding 800-mile drives in their vintage British cars to raise money for children's charities.

The runs, collectively known as "America's British Reliability Run," is an endurance run of sorts, and it always benefits children. The event is based loosely on several events held each year in Britain with the same goal: to help a worthy children's charity and have fun while doing so.

This year, we're dedicated to helping two very highly rated and worthwhile charities: The Michigan run begins and ends in Frankenmuth and will help Michigan-based "Hemophilia Foundation of Michigan - Camp Bold Eagle." The Alabama run, beginning and ending in Birmingham, will benefit Alabama-based "Magic Moments." The Pennsylvania run begins and ends in Quakertown and will benefit the Gia Nicole Angel Fund. Specific information about each charity can be found here.

This year's runs features some of the country's best roads on which to drive a sportscar. In fact, both Automobile Magazine and Car and Driver test cars for review on these very roads! It's not a race, it's merely a test of the drivability of our old cars.

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Goal for the Teams

Each team's goal is to raise $500 to help this year's partner charity continue their mission. It's through fundraising efforts such as this that those kids are able to get to camp. We've raised more than $100,000 to help kids battling diseases such as cancer, diabetes and hemophilia. This year we're hoping to add $60,000 to that running total by having two runs on the same weekend in different parts of the country.

Will You Help Us Reach Our Goal?

If you are able, please consider making a donation, however small, to support the run. Teams pay their own expenses, one hundred percent of your donation goes to the charity. To use a credit card, this link will take you to our sponsor, the Little British Car Company's, web site. You can make a donation of any amount safely and securely using a Mastercard or Visa. (Your donation is then processed by the charity and your credit card statement will reflect your donation having been made directly to the charity.) Thank you so much for your support!

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A Word About Our Cars

I'll speak of Triumphs since that is the marque I am familiar with. Triumph production ceased in the early eighties, so the majority of cars will be over 25 years old. Despite the venerability of the vehicles, most get around with little difficulty and a typical drop out rate is just one or two vehicles per run. In last year's run, every car but one completed the run, and that one car broke down within ten miles of the finish! Perhaps this is not surprising as most cars are kept maintained to a high standard and have the benefit of being much easier to fix at the roadside than their modern counterparts.

Many thanks to John Macartney in England for his help during the planning of this event. He has organized many events of this sort and was a terrific resource I could call on whenever I had questions.