The Fourth Annual celebration of British Car Week in Southern Maryland will take place at Little Cove Farm in Saint Leonard, MD., on Sunday, June 5, 2005. We again invite the entire British Car community to take a pleasant drive in the lovely Southern Maryland countryside and join us for a relaxed, free-form picnic with other LBC (Little British Car) owners and their families. And on your way down you're also welcome to participate in "The NOT-FOUR Rallye" which will start that morning near Upper Marlboro, MD., and end at the farm front gate. This will be a different route than previous years' rallyes.
The main event is a picnic at Little Cove Farm, and all are invited to pack family and/or pets aboard, bring whatever they may want to eat, drink and play with, and come out for a day of fun and fellowship with others who enjoy driving and owning vintage vehicles. We'll have live music, hayrides, nature walks, beekeeper's exhibit, and more. Bring your lawn chairs, blankets, umbrellas, etc. The farm will be open to you anytime after 10:30 am. Please supervise your pet at all times--We'll have lots of playful pups! We will have watering stations and cookies galore.
The rallye is of the "Observation" type--there are no distances to measure, average speeds to maintain or the like. Rather, you'll be given a set of simple driving instructions and asked to supply answers to questions relating to what you will see along the 50-mile course. All you need to bring is a pencil and a sense of humor. Drivers can start any time after 9:30 AM-last car out by 10:15 AM-just show up at the Marlboro Crossing Shopping Center in front of the Giant Store. The Rallye will take about 1-1/2 hours to run on rural roads along the shores of the Patuxent River in Southern Maryland's lovely countryside. The course ends at our farm and awards will be presented at the picnic during the afternoon.
Last year we had about 65 cars and you can help make this event greater. Pass the word along to your friends and fellow car-club members, and have this event placed on your club's calendar and in its newsletter: The web address for this page is: http://hometown.aol.com/awgertoo/myhomepage/index.html.
My wife, Mary, and I support CALVERT HOSPICE and, in the spirit of community and doing for others we ask that you consider making a donation to Calvert Hospice House. So, drive on in, park your car, take a nice stroll down to the house and picnic on the lawn to the accompanyment of wandering musicians. Thank you in advance for your support of Hospice House.
TO REACH THE PICNIC: Saint Leonard, MD, is about midway between Prince Frederick and Solomons Island on Route 4 (less than an hour from the Capital Beltway or Annapolis). Turn west off of Route 4 at Parran Road, go about 1 mile to a T-intersection at Mackall Road, turn left and go 2 miles to Garrity Road, turn left and go 1/4 mile to Little Cove Farm at 2455 Garrity Road -- Just follow the British flags!
TO REACH THE RALLYE: From Route 4 and US 301 (near Upper Marlboro) go south on 301 about 1/10 mile and enter the Giant Supermarket parking lot (east side of 301). Arrive between 9:30 and 10:15 AM, look for the Rallye Starter and get a set of instructions. Driving the rallye will take about an hour and a half and the course ends at the farm.
We look forward to seeing you -- Michael and Mary Oritt.
For further information email us at: awgertoo@aol.com
