This is the must do event for us every year. Other runs are great and very enjoyable but for sheer numbers of really interesting cars, this takes some beating. It's also the only run of the year where we have to take the TA as the entry is limted to pre 1957 cars.
We had an earlyish start which put us amongst some of the slower cars. I had visions of doing the run in third gear so we took an early break for a cuppa & sarnie to allow them to get ahead.
The morning run was uneventful apart from old Numbum starting to slip out of top gear on the overrun occasionally which was a tad annoying but not life threatening. One or two dark clouds appeared but apart from a couple of drops, no rain thankfully.
The lunch stop at Bainbridge was much better in the fine weather and we had a good time wandering around and talking cars. Much better than sitting in the car under a brolly. Our quiz sheet was returned, mostly blank as usual.
The morning run was uneventful apart from old Numbum starting to slip out of top gear on the overrun occasionally which was a tad annoying but not life threatening. One or two dark clouds appeared but apart from a couple of drops, no rain thankfully.
The lunch stop at Bainbridge was much better in the fine weather and we had a good time wandering around and talking cars. Much better than sitting in the car under a brolly. Our quiz sheet was returned, mostly blank as usual.
After lunch we had a good start, only to catch up with slower cars again. This time it was on one of the worst possible roads. Winding single track roads have no opportunity for overtaking so we were stuck for quite a few miles. At one point we reached the dizzy speed of 20mph. I know not all the cars are capable of great speeds and in previous years we'd managed to catch them in places where we could overtake. This year was not our lucky year.
Thankfully we managed to get away from the Tan Hill checkpoint ahead of the slowest car and we had a good run for the rest of the afternoon. As we neared the end of the day, the clutch linkage repair that I'd done after the Coast to Coast turned out to be not the best repair, but luckily there was enough clutch to get home.
Thankfully we managed to get away from the Tan Hill checkpoint ahead of the slowest car and we had a good run for the rest of the afternoon. As we neared the end of the day, the clutch linkage repair that I'd done after the Coast to Coast turned out to be not the best repair, but luckily there was enough clutch to get home.
As well as safety related questions at the checkpoints there are hills to climb which are observed. Points are deducted for failing to make the climb or for crossing the white lines. There may be other penalties that I don't know of. Some of them are pretty tough climbs, particularly for the older cars.
Once again this was a great day out. The good weather brings out the watchers and the smiles and waves from them brightens our day.
During the course of the day we met some readers of this blog. Thank you for your kind words. I'm glad you enjoy reading about what we do. Spread the word. The more readers the merrier. Comments are always welcome, just click the 'add a comment' link at the bottom of the post and type away.
Thanks as always to George Jolley and all the volunteer marshalls who give up their Sunday so we can enjoy ourselves.
During the course of the day we met some readers of this blog. Thank you for your kind words. I'm glad you enjoy reading about what we do. Spread the word. The more readers the merrier. Comments are always welcome, just click the 'add a comment' link at the bottom of the post and type away.
Thanks as always to George Jolley and all the volunteer marshalls who give up their Sunday so we can enjoy ourselves.
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