Alan Mackay leadsLine up for the first test on the RBT in his Austin Maxi
Sean Reynolds Porsche 911
Alex Sneddon in his Marcos Mantaray
Craig McGibbon smiles, despite the weather, in his Triumph Spitfire.
Gordon Glen ready to go Volvo Amazon
Chris Noble astride his 1926 Bentley
Arrochar Alps Challenge - 26 October 2013 Report by Tom Niven, Photos Alan Duncan
Despite
the unfavourable weather forecast the entrants to the Arrochar Alps
Challenge and the Arrochar Cup were greeted with clear skies and dry
weather when they gathered at The Pit Stop in Arrochar on Sat. 26th to
sign on for the day`s events.
A total of 25 crews signed on with
many familiar and some new faces.The entrants came from far and wide
– many having a very early start to join us. We were pleased to
welcome David and Matthew Alexander from the Newcastle area again
– shows the popularity of our events.
After refreshments
and the drivers briefing the crews set off to compete for the Arrochar
Cup which consisted of two rounds of autotests at the foot of the Rest
and Be Thankful (including two non competitive runs up the Rest).
Unfortunately
we lost the MGB V8 of James Rae/Will Moffat before the tests due to a
suspected faulty water pump and the MGA Coupe of Donald Brown/John
Gastall during the test ( this crew had already replaced their
original Lotus 7 with the MG due to an unfortunate incident). Hopefully
both crews will be back in action shortly.
The autotest showed
the contrast between the performance of the Hillman Imp
(Gauld/Gauld) and the Vauxhall Chevette(Glendinning/Glendinning)
compared to the stately progress of Chris Noble`s 1926 Bentley ( 87
years old). However everyone enjoyed themselves – this is what it
is all about!
After the autotest the crews carried on to the
Auto Distance event which took them over 100 plus miles of interesting
roads round the Cowal Peninsula and Argyle`s hidden coast .By all
accounts everyone thoroughly enjoyed the route.
The day
concluded at The Pit Stop in Arrochar. Unfortunately by this time the
weather had deteriorated and heavy rain was the order of the day but
spirits were not dampened.The Pit Stop provided excellent food and
after the prize giving the crews departed for an extremely wet drive
home.
Thanks to the Marshalls who gave up their time to make the event possible. Look forward to seeing everyone again soon.
Experience the tests on the Rest and be Thankful with the in car video from James Meggat [Video]
Check out photos of all the cars on alan Duncan's site [photos]
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Despite
the unfavourable weather forecast the entrants to the Arrochar Alps
Challenge and the Arrochar Cup were greeted with clear skies and dry
weather when they gathered at The Pit Stop in Arrochar on Sat. 26th to
sign on for the day`s events.
The autotest showed
the contrast between the performance of the Hillman Imp
(Gauld/Gauld) and the Vauxhall Chevette(Glendinning/Glendinning)
compared to the stately progress of Chris Noble`s 1926 Bentley ( 87
years old). However everyone enjoyed themselves – this is what it
is all about!
The day
concluded at The Pit Stop in Arrochar. Unfortunately by this time the
weather had deteriorated and heavy rain was the order of the day but
spirits were not dampened.The Pit Stop provided excellent food and
after the prize giving the crews departed for an extremely wet drive
home.