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[rhys-89]

This year is the first year I will be heading over to Brighton l2b run actually in a mini and not going there to buy parts for one lol. My question is, do I actually have to be in the mini run from l2b to be able to join the que down the ramp to park down on the main strip be it down the far end ? Thanks Rhys

[mab01uk]

You need your LtoB ticket and be driving a Mini or MINI......if you don't go to Crystal Palace you can pick up your run pack from LSMOC stand at Brighton later. You can park on Madeira Drive if you have the 'B' part of your ticket.

Edited by mab01uk, 29 May 2013 - 07:08 AM.

[minispaniard]

Last year I, and a few other from our club, had run tickets but didn't go from Crystal Palace. The other cars from the club were at the club stand so we joined the convoy from Essex direct to Brighton in the morning.

 

We arrived in Brighton at around 9 am and the cars on the club stand went in Madeira Drive via the pier entrance, we carried on by Marine Parade to the general tickets holders entrance (Dukes Mount) and were asked to wait for a while. At 10 o'clock, if I remember correctly, they let us in Madeira Drive and then we collected our run pack later on from the LSMOC stand...

 

I hope this helps.

 

EDIT: the only way of parking at Madeira Drive is if you're a ticket holder, if you don't have one you need to find somewhere else to park.

Edited by minispaniard, 29 May 2013 - 07:03 AM.

[Black.Ghost]

This doesn't really help, but the only time I have been down, I went in a mini but didn't have an official run ticket (I believe I didn't realise I needed one at the time - who could possibly charge you for driving London to Brighton after all?!) and I had to find some side street parking somewhere - which was actually too bad. When I returned to the car, it was blocked in. It took me a lot of backwards and forwards to get out, and there were a few people who stopped to watch as they didn't think I would do it.

 

This year I am going by train. I do't have a mini on the road, and if I go by train, it stops me buying too many things that I don't actually need at the moment. 

[Alex_B]

Rhys, if you dont have a ticket and want to park in madeira I am just round the corner in Eastbourne and have a ticket for sale at face value, I am also at uni in shoreham (airport on friday if you want to pick it up from there if you want? ) pm if your interested :)

[rhys-89]

Thanks all for your comments Alex has a pm hope my drive shaft seal turns up from eBay prior to the weekend so I can get the car back on the road :)

[mk1leg]

Its a great show down at brighton done it 3 times now.........

[rhys-89]

I have been a few times to buy parts but this year going with the Missus and daughter who is nearly two and she loves my parnters car a it's Bright pink and she's had her first few driving lessons on my lap in our drive and she loves it as she has her own electric pink mini indoors can't wait to see her little face light up when she sees all the different minis down there Sunday :)