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Mind you, on some of these expeditions whilst being long as regards hours, because we have to leave early in the morning, and only have time for a sandwich and an odd beer while making the most of daylight, we have had some amusing experiences. The first year we had a look at Axe, we were told, by the good people in the pub at the bottom that we would not be able to go up in a saloon car. We told them not to worry, we were used to driving up such hills. Unfortunately we got stuck, and having said we could get up, we could not go back, so we did some pushing and got up.
One year we did our route survey in a Mark VII Jaguar, and got stuck on the approach to Battlescombe, and the funny part was after a lot of pushing we found a very easy route out of the field.
Although we are always on the look-out for something new, the Guy Fawkes retains some hills which were used for pre-war trials, amongst the favourites are Postlip, which is a timed climb in the dark, Ferriscourt is a daytime timed climb, and Nailsworth Ladder is a first-class observed section, which always attracts a large crowd of spectators. Locals usually gather in large numbers on Fort I and Fort II.
As the event has grown, so the number of cups we have for the Guy Fawkes has increased. Previous winners of these cups are:
Presidents Cup :
1949 H. W. Tucker-Peake
1950 B. Brown
1951 J. C. Smith
1952 J. C. Smith
1953 J. C. Smith
1954 H. Taylor
1955 D. Price
1956 D. Price
1957 A. D. Joyce
1958 R. E. Warren
1959 D. G. Fleming
1960 M. J. Lawrence
