Midland Rover Owners Club
Midland Rover Owners Club (MROC) is a club of Land Rover owners and enthusiasts in the West Midlands region of England, UK.
We're typically out and about monthly, competing via off-road RTV or CCV trials or socialising via camping & caravan meets, Pub meets or Green Laning.
Excluding Green Laning events, most of our Club activities are within an area 50 miles West & South of Birmingham.
See Our Club & FAQs for more info about the Club before deciding if Membership interests you.
In addition to this website we have a Facebook page for general chat etc. NB You MUST respond to the Joining questions before you get access.
News
(Events info. further down !)
MROC AGM : Next month is our Annual AGM. Please come along. Event details below.
October Trials : Info for the October trials at Wagtail is now included below, together with Entry / Signing-On links.
Major's CCV Trial : This year's Major's CCV trial was another success & everybody appears to have enjoyed themselves ! The new site up in Shropshire has lots of variety & the trials sections got lots of praise from the competitors. Big thanks to the Clerks of the Course, event organisers, competitors & the marshals - without all of you, the event wouldn't go ahead as well as it does !
Next years event has been booked with the land owners for 13th & 14th September 2025. Add it to your diaries now !
Results are available via the separate webpage, accessible via the Menu or here.
Tony Hobby : Sadly, we have to report long term member of the Club Tony Hobby passed away on Friday 12th July 2024.
Tony had been a member of MROC for nearly 40 years and was an avid supporter of the club, always lending a hand when needed.
Our thoughts and love go out to his wife Diane and all of the family.
Rachel Jones : Can you please contact us about your membership please as all of our attempts to contact you have failed. Email us via membership@mroc.co.uk.
Membership : If you joined or renewed last year & HAVE NOT RENEWED already this year, your paid-up Club Membership EXPIRED at the end of Feb.
See the Membership page if you'd like to re-join. For info: New Members now receive a "digital" membership card rather than a physical card as in the past. Additional info here on the Membership page.
Motorsport UK Competition Licences : All new trials competitors (drivers & passengers) : Please note you need a Competition Licence to take part. More info here.
Older News : Old News can be found here & Obituaries for members here.
MROC TYRO & CCV Trials - Wagtail
TYRO Sat 12th October, CCV Sun 13th October, 2024
MROC will be organising a TYRO & CCV trials at Wagtail (aka Granby Farm, approx 10 miles South East of Stratford upon Avon). Directions here).
Pre event Signing-On is required for the CCV, optional for the TYRO.
Payment is Cash on the day for either trial - £15 for the TYRO, £30 for the CCV (please note increased costs).
If you have any issues with the forms, contact Paul Muir (email membership@mroc.co.uk)
If you're new to TYRO, some useful TYRO info here & entry info here.
Competitors Signing-On form is here (Drivers & Passengers)
Marshals / Officials to Sign-On on arrival at the site on the day.
SR's are on our trialling web page here.
Other ALRC Club drivers welcome !
For those who've not attended our trials previously, here's the timing (as on the signing-on links) :
08:45 ~ 09:30 Meet-up / vehicle Scrutineering / Check-in .
09:45 Drivers / Officials Briefing
10:00 Trial start.
Check the MROC website Homepage or Facebook just in case there needs to be any last minute updates (none expected !)
Contact us if you've got any questions about the trial
MROC AGM
Wednesday 6th November 2024 !
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) is the most important Club meeting of the year and the Committee urge all paid-up members to attend who can.
In addition to a quick review of the past year's activities, we'll elect next year's committee - including filling current vacancies.
Nomination forms for committee roles & more detail have been supplied via the very recent Club Journal.
The location is new this year : The Limes Country Lodge Hotel, Earlswood, B94 5JZ. We'll be in the Commodore Suite.
BEWARE : The hotel have warned us that they might have a new parking system in place requiring all drivers to input their Car Registration into a terminal in the hotel. Please check on arrival if it's in place & follow the guidleines on use.
Hotel Location :
Google maps reference : 52.3616473,-1.8716474 (Click on the ref & Google maps should open)
What3words entrance location: https://w3w.co/copy.work.mixed
October Half Term Camping Rally
Fri October 25 ~ Sun November 3rd 2024
Location: W3W: ///donates.shaped.plotter
Burleigh Hill Campsite, Somersham Road, St Ives, Cambridgeshire, PE27 3LY.
We have used this site on numerous occasions in the past; the site is on a level rally field, with the option of electric hook-ups. There are showers and toilets on site, plus Elsan and Waste points.
Prices:
Caravans & Motorhomes : £15 per pitch per night - no electric.
£20 per pitch per night - with electric hook-up.
Tents: £5 per person per night - no electric.
Electric available at an additional cost of £5 per pitch per night.
All the above are subject to a £5.00 Rally Fee per booking.
General info...
The camp site is located approximately 2 miles from the riverside market town of St Ives and its 15th Century Bridge which incorporates a chapel! The town has the usual pubs, tea rooms and assorted shops. There is a local pub / supermarket etc approximately half a mile from the site, along a public footpath. Nearby are numerous riverside villages, many boat marinas, plenty of riverside pubs and eating houses.
Booking... To reserve your place, please text or ‘phone Jim Savage on 07494 217133.
Photos
Check out our Gallery page for photos of variuous events & our Facebook Group for lots more photos of recent & past events (Media > Albums)