The Rover-Landers of BC

19TH ANNUAL VANCOUVER ISLAND LAND-ROVER RALLY

June 10th, 11th and 12th

This year's rally will be held again at 8957a Cranko Road, the home of Roy and Marg Lavigne in Chemainus BC. Turn West at the corner of the Trans Canada highway and Mount Sicker Road (Red Rooster gas bar and Russel’s Farm Market) go past the market staying on Mount Sicker Road it turns left. Follow Mount Sicker Road until you hit the T intersection of Mount Sicker Road and Cranko Road (Watch for the wind sock in the field) turn right on Cranko Road. The farm is on the right side a little ways down the road use the second driveway. Watch for the Land Rover direction signs, follow the signs. If you have not arrived in a British vehicle you will notice a parking sign marked OTHER that’s where you will park your none British vehicle.

Agenda - Friday June 10th arrive any time after 2:00 pm. Find a nice grassy camping spot in the field or the trees sorry no hookups but fresh water and a Loo will be provided. We hope to have a campfire that evening (if the Island does not have a fire ban). You are on your own for dinner on Friday.

Agenda -Saturday June 11th Drivers meeting at 9:15 am. We will leave the farm at 9:30 am. SHARP

This years Saturday drive will take us approximately 5 hours, there are multiple options for routes that day. There will be an easy run or longer, more scratchy route to Lois Lake in Glenora. However there is always the possibility for new scratches. If you are worried about scratches there is always a spare seat in another Rover.

Saturday nights dinner will again be Pot-luck now that covid allows it. Bring enough to share. Side dishes are suggested, the desert will be provided. There will be a propane barbeque available at the farm. Dinner will be served at 5:00 pm. After dinner we may drive to Mt. Prevost if there is enough interest or relax at camp.

Agenda-Sunday June 12th- Pancake breakfast at 8:30 am. Pancakes, sausage, farm fresh eggs, and drinks will be provided if you want to contribute sticky buns etc please do. Afterwards there will be a short scratch run to Mt Sicker, we should be out of the bush by 4:00.

Some commonly asked questions.

Cost? Free all 3 fun filled days.
Is there a petrol station nearby? Yes petrol, diesel, propane, groceries and deli goods at the Red Rooster and Russel Farm markets. Top your tanks and your bellies for the Saturday drive.
Can I bring my non-British vehicle? Yes parking will be available for non-British Vehicles.
Can I bring my non-British vehicle on the drive? NO but there is always a spare seat available in somebody’s rover just ask. Sorry this is a Land Rover event.
This event is pet friendly.
Some other things to bring. Lawn chairs, portable tent, sun lotion or rain gear, extra clothes maybe a bathing suit the Chemanus river is very close to the farm. A dip may be nice after a long dusty day on the trail. A radio of some sort ham, cb, or frs. Camera and a lunch for the Saturday drive.

Check back here on the island sections for updates. We would like to know how many are coming so please reply here if possible.

Please RSVP on the Island Section of the Forum. We need to know if you're coming, unless you want to make your own breakfast.

If you have any questions feel free to post them or give us a call at 250-743-2273.

SEE YOU THERE!

Woohoo! See you there.

Matt

We hope to make the Saturday run.. thanks for hosting again Colin.

i will do my best to be there

Mike

I’ll be there with the “Mainland” contingent for the entire w/k....hopefully we can camp over the Sunday night also to avoid the ferry traffic!

oh man, I guess i better get the old rover back on the road.

Hi Colin, will be there with family this time, please count us 3. Thank you.

Thanks so much Colin and Family. Count on two of us for the Saturday run and dinner.


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Tanner and I will try to be there. We will opt out of the potluck as we have dietary restrictions so easiest for us to do our own thing. We will arrive between 7-8 PM on the 10th


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I'm going to tentatively say that I will be there, I've put in the leave but have not received a response

I thinking I’ll be there with the family. Family of 3.

Hi Colin,
I'll be there, looking forward to seeing everyone.
Bill

Hello Colin,

Looking forward to coming for another Epic event!

Cheers,

Hi Colin , sent you a PM on Monday , please check and let mw know Thanks

Hi Colin,

I plan to be there with my 80". Will likely come over Thursday evening, so I can help with setup, returning Monday Morning.

See you there,

Martin.

Hi Colin,

Awesome, I will be there too, (I will make sure Bill doesn't get lost :wink: ).

Cheers,
Andy

Pippa, Fionnuala and myself will be there.

Roo, Cheryl, Kira and I will coming.

Not too far off until the rally! If anyone else is planning on coming let me know sooner rather than later so I can get enough food for breakfast!

Martin, I am not sure there will be too much setting up to do on Thursday we usually do it sooner than that. You will have to come help milk cows if you come earlier.

The non-scratch run may be shorter than usual this year due to the destination being close, but there are areas around the property where we can go have some fun with the land rovers since it's so wet this year.

Like previous years there is an option to camp Sunday as well for any mainlanders wanting a leisurely drive to the ferry.

i have to bow out sorry guys. couldnt get the time off.

Hi Colin Just to let you know that Dave and Evie will onboard Sat for Drive and potluck.
Dave F
2000 P38
2008 RR Sport

cmcgowan wrote:Tanner and I will try to be there. We will opt out of the potluck as we have dietary restrictions so easiest for us to do our own thing. We will arrive between 7-8 PM on the 10th


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Sorry folks we’ve had some scheduling conflicts and wont be able to make this one. We hope to catch the next one.


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Hey Colin. Minor change in my arrival this weekend - will be on Friday after all due to another commitment. I’m waitlisted on the ferries because of the change, but will get there eventually. 😳

SamDemren wrote: Wed May 11, 2022 1:36 pm Hi Colin, will be there with family this time, please count us 3. Thank you.

Hi Colin, sorry about last minute notice but unfortunately we cant make it this weekend... I have to deal with totally unexpected work related issues tonight and Friday all day...

Sam.

Got the 80” all prepped and ready for the (damp) island rally!

Hi Sam and Cody, that’s too bad hopefully you can make it to the next run!

Martin, your truck is probably small enough to be put on the sun deck somewhere

bsa_m21 wrote: "Got the 80” all prepped and ready for the (damp) island rally!"

That is gorgeous!

cbalme wrote: Thu Jun 09, 2022 6:32 pm
Martin, your truck is probably small enough to be put on the sun deck somewhere

“Sun deck”?? More likely a “rain deck”. :bounce: :rolly:

Sun is shining, Land Rovers are on the ferry, life is good. Going to be a fantastic weekend :bounce:

Big thanks to Colin and crew for the great weekend. We could only make Sunday but it was a proper blast. Cheers .. love getting out on those trails.

A fun filled weekend to be sure, a BIG thank you to Colin and his family for hosting this event again, thanks to all the Island folks that chipped in to make this an enjoyable weekend. A beautiful location with an awesome group of people.

Cheers
Andy

Thanks Colin , we had a great time to , been travelling the backroads for 40 + years and never been to that area before. Nice to meet some more of the mainland group . See you at the " Brits On The Beach " British car show on July 10 th at Ladysmith , Tranfer Beach Park. Hopefully some more Landrovers will show up this year. Cheers Robin and Eleanor.

Thanks Colin. Great time, food and company. Loved the “scratches” offroad and no permanent damage to my truck 🤣.

FYI - Everyone who did the Saturday mud wading and Sunday offroad might want to check their fluids. Mine were chocolate milkshake 😳😩.
M

Such a fun time, with great people. And yes good idea on the the fluid flush there Martin.

Thanks to all that came out and made it a great time!

I would not be able to do it without the help from my family and all the others who helped out!

See you a the next run!

Some of the photos from the weekend are now up on the photo gallery:
https://www.smugmug.com/app/organize/Ro ... land-Rally

That link you posted just takes me to a 'log in' page. Never mid found a different way to in :)

Thanks Colin and family, always one of the highlights of the season for me.

franko wrote: Sun Jun 19, 2022 9:31 pm That link you posted just takes me to a 'log in' page. Never mid found a different way to in :)

Sorry, wrong link. Here is the correct one:

https://rover-landers.smugmug.com/

A ton of new photos & videos now posted to the gallery, best viewed on a large screen, in "slide show" mode, when at work (so you are getting paid to view them) :wink:
Click here; https://rover-landers.smugmug.com/Rover ... land-Rally

cheers
Andy