Monthly Archives: April 2012

I can’t remember ever being in the bottom three cars but we left Durham 1hr 33minutes after the first car. The Vauxhall now running as sweetly as ever. The approach to the last day was to treat it as the … Continue reading →

Started in high spirits with the roof down over the Humber Bridge. The car started to cough and splutter making us late at the first of 15 time controls. Carb off, cleaned and rebuilt 1 minute within our maximum lateness … Continue reading →

Stop Press. The results have been amended and now our position has been elevated to 49th, the top half! A damp morning awaits and the first navigation section looks tricky. Brad Mottiers Riley ‘Bigley’ special in front of a Bentley

The first day got off to a good start with an easy test and accurate regularity. Roof down and clear skies! A busy time ensued with a total of 5 tests and 3 regularity navigation sections. The heavens opened at … Continue reading →

The Vauxhall at the start.

Yesterday the phone rang with good news. A navigators seat on the Flying Scotsman rally had become available at the last minute and would I fill it? Geoff Cook in his Vauxhall 14/40 2 seater tourer with dickey seat needed … Continue reading →