will fall on Sunday 25 April 2010
There will be considerable changes from last year so keep an eye on this page.

Public Viewing - Please come and cheer us on our way from key points along the route. All times are approximate - our vehicles range from pre-1930 cars that struggle up hills(or anywhere else, come to that) to 1970's sports cars that have performance similar to modern cars. And of course there will be some commercial vehicles and motor bikes. The sights, sounds and smells will be quite memorable. We will leave the start at 10:15 and finish at any time from 12:00 onwards, We suggest that you get in your viewing position in plenty of time, allowing an average speed of 35mph for the fastest of us.

General We expect there to be around 50 participant vehicles. The run will be advertised in the Newsletters of Horsham Historics, the Morris Register and the Alvis Owner Club. We are hoping for some 'airtime' on Bright Radio again this year. The event is treated as a 'Preview' to our Show on 10/11 July at Ardingly & virtually all the Drive it Day entrants will be exhibiting at the Show. The finishing point cannot accommodate large vehicles so as last year there will be two routes, one that large vehicles can use and one which will be restricted to cars, light commercials & motorcycles.

Entry forms can be downloaded from here and emailed direct...
Charity We will be supporting Sussex Air Ambulance in 2010
Start Venue The White Hart Inn, Ardingly Road, West Hoathly, West Sussex, RH19 4RA Located :- on East side of B2028 (Turners Hill Rd), approx 2 miles N. of Ardingly Showground.
Tel : 01342 715217
E.mail : dottieesdaile@btconnect.com
Web : www.thewhitehartinn.info
Parking Sufficient for 40 - 50 vehicles off road.
Open From 09:30 hrs for entrants in the Drive it Day Run when Refreshhment Coffee, Tea & Bacon Butties etc will be available...Due to the anticipated entry numbers, the run will be split into 2 groups.
Group 1 is available to cars, motorcyles and car derived commercials and will be terminating at the Half Moon Public House in Warninglid. The run will be approximately 2 hours including a planned stop for coffee with toilet facilities. The planned route for this run has a 6’6” width limit in place, hence the size restriction. This group will start leaving at 10.15am.
Group 2 is open for any vehicle including commercials and will be a route departing from the White Hart and finishing in the Ashdown Forest. This run will be approximately 1 hour and start at approximately 11.15am
Toilets Available in the Inn.

Route Map will be provided on the day

Finishing Line The Red Lion, Handcross Tel. 01444 400292 e-mail
Website http://www.pub-explorer.com/wsussex/pub/redlionhandcross.htm
Map

Parking:- Please follow the directions of the marshals.
Seating:- 100 plus.
Lunch:- Entrants to order on the day individually.
ETA:- First entrants who complete the run will arrive from Noon onwards....However, some will cut corners and arrive a bit earlier......others will just get lost and arrive late !!





And here is a handy print-out of the starting Instructions

Thanks to all who took part last year, our sponsors and the local radio station - Bright Radio for their interest. And thanks to our volunteers who acted as marshals and co-ordinators. And a special thank you to the drivers of modern vehicles who showed restraint and respect when their speed was reduced by our slower vehicles. We hope you enjoyed the chance of seeing our vehicles doing what they were designed for. Pictures are here

For pictures and reports of other Drive It Day events visit the fbhvc website.
Sunday 26 April 2009 pictures here.
It was an ideal day for driving and with so many vehicles we had to send some on their way early so there was room at the start. I have obliterated registration marks in the pictures. If any owner wants a copy of their car without this, please ask via the "mail me" link.
St John Ambulance - our charity for this year - was well represented at the start with first aid and collecting tins in readiness.
Thank you to those who took pictures and sent them to me.
The webmaster's car did not reach the finish, so no dinner for him! The battery blew up. Hopefully someone will send me a bit of a write up.