22nd Annual Rally in the Valley

[withabix]

Sounds good Bill, it’ll be good to see your truck back in action!!

Anyone wanting dinner and breakfast we need to know by Wednesday evening at the latest! Otherwise there will not be enough for you!!

Will be wanting dinner and breakfast please!

[island dormy]

Hi Van island R3

Welcome bring a big big bowl of something edible....salad, potato or leafy green or a big side dish of something tasty. Yes bring a ham radio if you have one. If you dont have one we have extras not necessary but fun to have.
We will likely have 30 or so rovers at the event. Most of the trucks are singles but some do have friends.........Its hard to make friends when all you talk about are land rovers.

See you there. Only 3 more sleeps till the big event.

Talk soon Victor

[VanIslandLR3]

Hi Van island R3

Welcome bring a big big bowl of something edible....salad, potato or leafy green or a big side dish of something tasty. Yes bring a ham radio if you have one. If you dont have one we have extras not necessary but fun to have.
We will likely have 30 or so rovers at the event. Most of the trucks are singles but some do have friends.........Its hard to make friends when all you talk about are land rovers.

See you there. Only 3 more sleeps till the big event.

Talk soon Victor

Thanks I will find a “big big bowl” of something yummy!

[island dormy]

Hi Again Van Island LR3

We never go hungry we always have lots of food sometimes even enough for a second go round after the Sunday Scratch and Dent run (lots of folks stay over till Monday morning).
We also have a rule in place that non- Landrover drivers (who show up in a "other" car brand) eat last. :)

The weather is looking excellent, the weather girl says clear and sunny all weekend, its going to be a good one.

See you all there ..............only one more sleep to go.

Talk soon Victor

PS. There are still a few Island guys we have not heard from, hope you guys make it out this weekend.

[bkrueckl]

I may not actually make it. Sticky brakes turned into new brake pads turned into new brake calipers... They should arrive today. FML

[Bill E.]

Stopping is overrated Brian

[cranton]

I plan to be there on the Saturday only. Looking forward to it.

[chrismac]

I unfortunately will not be attending due to an unfortunate medical issue that is causing discomfort and pain. Have a great time folks. We will hopefully see you on the next run/gathering.

[cbalme]

Sorry to hear you can’t make it Chris, hope you get better soon!


It’s looking like a good forecast for the weekend! Looking forward to seeing everyone tomorrow!

[islandblacksmith]

enjoy the adventures, all...gonna be here working on extracting a snapped rear half shaft..

[bsa_m21]

I unfortunately will not be attending due to an unfortunate medical issue that is causing discomfort and pain. Have a great time folks. We will hopefully see you on the next run/gathering.

Sorry Chris. Being married and having kids does not qualify as a “medical issue”. :bounce:

Seriously though hope you are better soon.

[RobinS]

Had a wonderful day out on Saturday and seeing everybody again , Thanks to everyone especially Colin and Oliver for all their hard work.

[withabix]

Thankyou to Colin's grandparents, parents, Colin (and not forgetting Victor) for organizing another great event!

Sorry I had to leave early due to overheating issues (got the last spot on the first ferry on Sunday with 3 minutes to spare, so was back home in the early afternoon!) - I hear the Sunday scratch run went with a bang...😉

[StephenH]

Thank you for a great weekend. Dinner and breakfast were excellent and the two days of driving were most enjoyable.

[ANDYD]

Well that was a fun filled weekend, many thanks to Colin, Victor and the crew for hosting the Land Rover Rally in the Valley. We really appreciate all the prep work, kitchen time and trail scouting that is involved in putting this event together.

I believe there was about 30 Land Rovers in the field at its peak, and around 24 convoyed out on the Saturday Run. A few less on the the Sunday run, but still an awesome turn out.

Cheers,
Andy
PS - was there a pot-of-gold at the end of the rainbow?

[StephenH]

Definitely suggests there should be more events on Vancouver Island… jus’ sayin’ !!

[island dormy]

Hi Stephan

Glad everyone had fun (well almost everyone) sorry about your rover Andy........any way.
Next event on the Island Is the Sanichton Acres Old English car club show and swap meet. Sunday June 8th at Heritage acres out near the Victoria Airport- ferry terminal.
Lots of fine British cars, food, a historic village to wander through, mini train rides and hopefully 5-10 Land rovers. All for $5 bucks a head. (To a maximum of $10 per vehicle), bring your friends if you have any....like I've said before its hard to have friends when all you do is talk about Land rovers.

See you there.
Talk soon Victor

[ANDYD]

Hi All,

For those interested, lots of great photos and videos posted to the Rover-Landers Gallery here ...
https://rover-landers.smugmug.com/Rover ... y-May-2025

Best viewed on a bigger screen than a phone with a coffee in hand :coffee:

Cheers
Andy

[withabix]

Completely forgot about my photos....

https://www.amazon.co.uk/photos/share/6 ... AivH6duVkQ