We took the ZR for a quick 60 mile blast up the A1 to meet other, slightly crazy, enthusiasts to try out the art of production car trials at South Bradford Farm.
For those not familiar with PCTs, the idea is quite simple. You are presented with a slope in a field. This slope has a start marker and numbered markers going up it. The highest number is at the start and the lowest at the top. All you have to do is drive up the hill and score as few points as possible.
Dead easy, isn't it? Well, er.... no it's not. We had great fun and at the end of the day we were the strongest team. Sat firmly at the bottom of the table we were supporting all the rest.
For those not familiar with PCTs, the idea is quite simple. You are presented with a slope in a field. This slope has a start marker and numbered markers going up it. The highest number is at the start and the lowest at the top. All you have to do is drive up the hill and score as few points as possible.
Dead easy, isn't it? Well, er.... no it's not. We had great fun and at the end of the day we were the strongest team. Sat firmly at the bottom of the table we were supporting all the rest.
The lack of low down torque and wide tyres were our downfall with the ZR. By the time I had enough revs on to get it to move, the wheels were already spinning like crazy and traction was poor to say the least. The Vauxhall Nova which won the front wheel drive class was brilliant. Skinny tyres helped a lot. An MGB GT was the best overall on the day.
Despite the low temperature and brisk breeze we had great fun. A big thank you to John Brown for allowing us to rip up parts of his field, and to David Alexander and his band of helpers for setting it all up
Thanks also to Lynda Alexander for these great shots of our ZR, which also show how steep some of the sections were.
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