We saw this event last year when they did some driving tests at Shildon, there will be a report further down this page. Sadly there were no tests in this area this year so we had to hit the road to go and see them pass through. We met up with good friends, Don & Eileen, and they showed us the way to The Ribblehead Viaduct, which provided a great backdrop for some of the shots in the video later in this report.
This event is limited to cars that are either pre war of pre war in design, so the youngest car was over 70 years old and the oldest was closer to 100 years old. It was superb to see so many classic icons of the golden days of motoring being used as they were meant to be, not languishing in museums. The roads they travelled are some of the toughest in the area, with steep climbs and descents and many tight twists and turns. A real challenge for cars of these ages. This was day two of a three day event so they will have been driving hard the day before and have another stiff day tomorrow.
This event is limited to cars that are either pre war of pre war in design, so the youngest car was over 70 years old and the oldest was closer to 100 years old. It was superb to see so many classic icons of the golden days of motoring being used as they were meant to be, not languishing in museums. The roads they travelled are some of the toughest in the area, with steep climbs and descents and many tight twists and turns. A real challenge for cars of these ages. This was day two of a three day event so they will have been driving hard the day before and have another stiff day tomorrow.
Can you spot what's missing in this picture?
And what might be missing when this work is finished?
This is a 'press on regardless' event and I've no doubt they did press on. I just hope they weren't spotted by the boys in blue.
Here's the video, a collection of short clips from the day. Apologies for the sound but it was a tad breezy up on the hill tops.
Pam & I would love to do an event like this. The TA is eligible by age, but we aren't as our pockets aren't deep enough and the lottery isn't putting our numbers in.
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