Subaru Meet, Prodrive - 8th June

[tbtstt]

Final Subaru meet at the old Prodrive site. Not a lot of details on this yet except for a couple of lines on the official Prodrive Facebook page:

Originally Posted by Prodrive Facebook

After 28 years, we are moving home for the second time - not far, still Banbury, but this means that from the beginning of August this year the main buildings you can see from the motorway will be no more. They have been Prodrive's home since 1986 and were the original home for the Subaru World Rally Team, as well as the BMW, Metro 6R4 and Porsche 911 programmes.

Initially we will consolidate into the rest of our site by the end of July, before a move to an all new home in Banbury in the spring of 2015. This will make way for a new retail park to be built here.

Our doors here will only be open to the public until the end of June, so please drop in and take the opportunity to see the facility for the last time. During May and June we are holding extra tours with a special rate of £30, which will include the Prodrive 30 year commemorative pack. While on June 8, Subaru owners' clubs are also holding a final farewell meeting here - there should be quite a crowd.

To join us on a final tour contact jirwin@prodrive.com and we'll post more information on the Subaru meeting in due course.

Worth putting in your diary if you want to make one more visit to Prodrive before they move.

[Steve_PPP]

Thanks for posting Steve

Lot of Subaru history in those buildings.... seems a shame they're moving but I understand the reasons....

[tbtstt]

Originally Posted by Steve_PPP

Thanks for posting Steve

Lot of Subaru history in those buildings.... seems a shame they're moving but I understand the reasons....

No worries mate! Not sure I can make it myself (I've already got a trip to Brands planned that day), but I thought it might appeal to some.

Gutted I never took a tour there when SWRT were in their prime!

[Steve_PPP]

Me too mate, first time I visited was the McRae Gathering in 2008. Must have been awesome there in the late nineties and early 2000's.

[andy-m]

found some more info on it on the Type-RA forum as they are part of the organizing team. you can also pre-order commemorative prodrive polo shirts & badges from that page after the 12th

[BIG"E"]

WR1OC have a stand as its the 10th anniversary..

[Mikemywagon]

Hello Chaps,

Is anyone going to this? I am free. Would be great to meet up. I have just moved to Essex unfortunately but still want to be part of SES if thats allowed. Haha.

[Mikemywagon]

Nobody going?

[Anger]

Yeah but from Surrey