The alarm went off at daft o clock as we had an early start to be in Whinlatter Forest by 0830 to assist with marshalling the Broom Fell section of the VSCC Lakeland Trial. A quick breakast, packed lunch made and flasks filled, we loaded the 71 BGT with all that plus wellies, waterproofs and extra layers of clothing (well we were going to the Lake District where wet is pretty much assured) and set off in darkness. It was lovely as day broke as we were crossing the Pennines and the hills came into view.
The BGT ran well and we made good time only to lose it in Keswick. We pulled off the A66 into Keswick for a comfort stop and found that the road out was closed so we had to backtrack the way we drove in which cost us some time.
I didn't turn the minicam on until we reached Braithwaite, the start of Whinlatter Pass as the early part of the trip was pretty boring, mostly dual carriageway.
The BGT ran well and we made good time only to lose it in Keswick. We pulled off the A66 into Keswick for a comfort stop and found that the road out was closed so we had to backtrack the way we drove in which cost us some time.
I didn't turn the minicam on until we reached Braithwaite, the start of Whinlatter Pass as the early part of the trip was pretty boring, mostly dual carriageway.
When we arrived in the middle of nowhere we found that some cars had already started the section so it was a quick sprint to sign on and get to our posts. Thankfully we were positioned on the easier part of the section as most cars cleared the section once they got past us. This gave me a good chance to get some video.
Thankfully it didn't rain and we had a great day despite the cold.
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