This was the first of what we hope will be an annual event, set in the stunning scenery of the North Pennines. We took the B GT to help out with marshalling.
The first section we marshalled was 5a and we headed straight to the hill and signed on. This was a fairly easy section and we drove the GT to the section end to observe there.
Needless to say that as our road car made it easily, everybody else cleared the section.
The first section we marshalled was 5a and we headed straight to the hill and signed on. This was a fairly easy section and we drove the GT to the section end to observe there.
Needless to say that as our road car made it easily, everybody else cleared the section.
From there it was off to the lunch stop where we were treated to free coffee & food. We found out that if we had gone to the start instead of straight to the section, we would have got bacon butties there.
Not everybody made it through the morning without damage. Some of the sections were considerably tougher than 5a.
Not everybody made it through the morning without damage. Some of the sections were considerably tougher than 5a.
After a pleasant break, it was off to section 10. This was an autotest on some quite rough ground.
From here it was back to the start, where a hot meal awaited us. We were still fairly stuffed from lunchtime so we settled for a cuppa. This was great from a marshal's point of view as a lot of the time you barely get thanks for the time we put in. To have free food all day was amazing. Other clubs please note!!
All in all it was a great day and it went well considering it was the first time. The weather gods smiled on us. We found out later that all had enjoyed the day.
All in all it was a great day and it went well considering it was the first time. The weather gods smiled on us. We found out later that all had enjoyed the day.
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