Where Sunbeams and Friends Meet
37th Annual BASH June 23 ½  – 24, 2012

Pagoda Hillclimb
Reading, PA
June 23½-24, 2012

Registration form here

Make plans to come join us on the hill used to test the very first motor car, uhh, horseless carriage, manufactured in America, the Duryea. It is a steep hill with many turns. The first cars that actually made it to the top made news. Then it became a test track for the Duryea and today it is the road to the Pagoda where the visitor has a spectacular 30 mile view and home of the Pennsylvania Hillclimb Association’s Pagoda and Duryea Hillclimbs.

The SUNBEAM will be the featured marque for the Pagoda Hillclimb this year.

And it is about time. Local racer Merlin Miller, who drives a Sunbeam Tiger has been breaking class and hill records for years. The BASH is being held at the Pagoda Hillclimb to honor Merlin’s accomplishments, coerce him to join TEAE and provide the usual BASH family fun experience. BASH headquarters is at the start line. Attendees with Sunbeams will display their vehicles at the Start line both days.

The finish line is just below the Pagoda with the turn around being set up at the Pagoda. Shuttle buses are available on the course which will drop you off at well pruned, safe, and accessible viewing areas (some with bleachers) to improve spectator access and enjoyment.

Did you know factory outlets started in Reading, PA?

Shuttle buses will be available for shopping at the huge Vanity Fair Factory Outlets (VF Outlets) with stores for guys and gals. This is the mother of all outlet malls. Literally. Check out their store directory.

BASH Agenda: June 23½ and 24

Why 23 ½ ?? It has been a tradition for the BASH to have an evening activity for overnight guests. Come early and visit the VF outlets, the Hillclimb, attend the Drivers/Workers dinner and socialize with Merlin and other driver/workers. We’ll be here for you.

Both Days

• VF Outlets
• Visit Pagoda
• Shuttle buses
• Food/drink available at Start line and VF Outlets

Saturday, June 23

William Penn Memorial Fire Tower

Visit Hillclimb or VF Outlets at your leisure
6 pm  • Driver/Workers Dinner party at William Penn Memorial Fire Tower

Sunday, June 24

8 am • Hillclimb Starts
8 am to mid-afternoon • Beam car show at Start line
11 am-ish to noon • BASH attendees meet at start line BASH headquarters
Noonish • Sunbeam parade lap up hill to Pagoda

BASH fees

• $10 per person • Saturday Driver/Worker dinner
• $5 per person per day • if using shuttle bus during Hillclimb
• $10 per vehicle • Sunday BASH Parade lap donation

Yes, it’s a bit confusing. Download a form here.

Please make check payable to “Tiger Tom’s”
Send to him at 1924 Blacks Bridge Road Annville, PA 17003

Lodging

Racers motel: Comfort Inn – Reading, PA

2200 Stacy Dr. 5th St. Hwy. (includes route to base of the hill climb)
Reading, PA, 19605
(610) 371-0500

A newer option: Holiday Inn Express

2389 Bernville Road (includes route to base of the hill climb)
Reading, PA 19605
(610) 372-0700

Explore for more info explore

Vanity Fair Outlet Center (VF Outlets)
Pagoda-Skyline info
Merlin’s Duryea win
Merlin’s run to the Pagoda (YouTube video)
About Duryea and Pagoda Hillclimbs

All the BASH information:

Tom Ehrhart  (717) 832-1116   tt@tigertoms.net

Download a form here

October 2011 in French Lick, Indiana

Click here to see 581 Photos

Or start with these:

• Registration
• Hospitality
• Air Ride
• Photos by Alton Moon
• Auto-X
• Concours
• Evening Events
• General Photos
• Gran Prix
• Jasper Engines
• Spirit of Jasper Railroad

Thanks to Mike Crawford for
these great pictures
from United 29 (October, 2010)
in Rockland, ME.

Click here to see LOTS!

Here is a note from Mark and Nancy Petri sent to the Rootes United 2010 team, reflecting on the events at our United.

Being teachers for 35+ years, Jan and I have always found plenty of criticism for what a person is attempting to do. One positive feedback puts you on a “high” for along time to come. I’m sure the rest of the United Team feels the same way.

Steve and Jan Towle

Owl's Head Transportation Museum with Rootes Group Cars

There were lots of cameras taking lots of pictures at the United in Rockland, Maine. It’s a beautiful spot for pictures.

Stu Brennan posted a beautiful collection, categorized by Autocross, Concours, Around the Samoset, Rally Pictures, Nuts an Bolts:Tech sessions, Banquet and Awards

Get instructions for how to share some of your photos of the United

Event Details

Tigers East / Alpines East will hold our Rootes United XXIX,  over Columbus Day weekend in Rockland, Maine.

FINAL DEADLINE

We are getting down to the absolute deadline for filling orders for the Lobster Bake, Sunset Cruise and Banquet.

Vendors are requiring meal selection counts for food and supplies. The Lobstah bake vendor has added chicken (sorry same price) to be offered as a substitute for lobster and includes corn on the cob, blueberry pie w/ice cream and beverage. If you have already REGISTERED and want to make additions/changes please contact us at RootesUnited2010@gmail.com with your desires and we can make last minute changes. If you have not registered by now, PLEASE DO SO NOW via online registration or by snail mail.

The big event is just TWO WEEKS away!

Register now!

Schedule of events is here
Can’t attend the whole event?

Festivities begin Thursday, October 7 and end on Monday, October 11. This time we are especially encouraging all cars of the Rootes Group to participate.
Together with the Owls Head Transpiration Museum (OHTM) Foreign Auto Festival & Antique Aeroplane Show, this will be an exciting event.

Accommodations are at the four-star Samoset resort in Rockland on the shore of Penobscot Bay, at the rate of $119 per night Thursday through Sunday. [This block of rooms is full. More info here.]

This is prime “leaf peeping” season and Columbus Day Weekend! Make your reservations EARLY!
See Steve Towle’s comment at the bottom of this page.

Activities

Planned events include a rally and dinner cruise on Friday evening.

An autocross, held in conjunction with the Mid Maine Sports Car Club, at the Owl’s Head Museum display area and a lobster bake are Saturday’s activities.

Rootes vehicles will be featured marquee in the first few rows at the Owl’s Head Foreign Auto Festival on Sunday.  Our 100-point concourse will occur at that time.

The Festival hosts some 200 plus foreign autos along with an antique aero show, free Model T rides, high-wheel bicycle demonstrations, bi-plane rides and a free admission to their Museum if you arrive in a foreign auto.  The event concludes with a Sunday evening banquet at Samoset for Rootes participants.

The Samoset can be reached at: (800) 341-1650 or (207) 594-2511 or by email to info@samoset.com Be sure to mention TEAE when you make your reservation.

[The block of rooms at the Samoset is full. More info here.]

For more specific information about the United, contact Tod and Merrilee Brown (207) 832-9914            (207) 832-9914   or email to: RootesUnited2010@gmail.com

More updates about the United, sponsored by Tigers East/Alpines East,
are available here.

Register now!

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If you find any mistakes, please let us know.
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See Beautiful Maine in Fall
with your Rootes Friends

Register now
Schedule of events is here
Can’t attend the whole event?

Congratulations to Dave Monroe and Carol Ferguson, Nova Scotia, Canada, the 50th official registration for Rootes United 2010! They have won the Biplane ride for two at the Owls Head Museum. The ride includes a fly over the event and a scenic tour up the Maine coast for 20 minutes in a 1933 Waco biplane, a value of $350.

One last chance:

Register by September 16 and if you registrant #75,  Steve Towle will donate a biplane ride for one.

This is leaf peeper time in Maine!
Lots of tourists.
Lots of beautiful fall colors!

Register now!

Hotel Reservations

[This block of rooms is full. More info here.]

Make your reservations at the Samoset by September 16! It’s the closeout date for any of our block of rooms in the Rockland area.

Samoset has received over 70 room reservations to date; however, only 50 registration forms for the event have been received. We have found that people are registered for various United activities, including the banquet, but some room reservations are inconsistent with the times of the events. We are trying to create a system of checks and balances by cross referencing the registration forms activities with the room reservation dates at the Samoset. In this way, we can identify any discrepancies and notify you.

October 8-10, 2010
in Rockland, Maine

The weather is beautiful in Maine in October. It’s a great place for a Rally. And we’ll have one at the United.

Register now!

Choose from a long list of events at the United. We’ve got a Sunset Cruise and a Lobster bake which are truly unique New England experiences.

Hey! Don’t like cruises and lobsters?  There are other lots of other choices! Tech sessions, Concours d’Elegance, Owls Head Transportation Museum, Autocross, Awards and Trophies!

The time is running out

to reserve rooms at the Samoset (don’t forget to say TEAE when you do!)
[The block of rooms at the Samoset is full. More info here.]

And there are alternative registration fees if you cannot attend the entire event, please contact RootesUnited2010@gmail.com.

Check out the event details and the schedule of events.

Oh, did we say Register enough times?

A total of 55 rooms have been reserved at the Samoset Resort.

[This block of rooms is full. More info here.]

Room rates are $119 per night. Please contact the Samoset directly and reference Rootes United 2010 for the group rate.

Note: This rate has been extended for the entire week of and the week after subject to availability.

The Samoset Resort, 220 Warrenton St. Rockport, ME 04856

(800)341-1650 or (207)594-2511

email:  info@samoset.com