| OS2 |
Haven Hill |
On time, no delay/problem. Clean
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| OS3 |
Clough Wood |
On time, long delay (1.30mins) Marshals had no contact
with section end. Deep rutted but plenty of grip. Clean.
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| OS4 |
Deep Rake |
Nearly back on time. Section no problem. Clean.
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| ST1 |
Deep Rake |
First chance to try out improvement to engine
performance. Felt great. 11.6 secs.
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| OS5 |
Litton Slack |
Arrived on schedule. Longest delay (2 hours) Fails
were not being returned down side of section and so next car not
on start line till section was clear. Spectating/observing, it
appeared that the best climbs were by trickling off start without
wheels spinning up to the restart box, just in with all four wheels,
get traction then give it everything you've got trying to keep in the
tracks. I got bounced onto the grass but managed to power it back onto
the track right up to the top bend where I arrived sideways on,
grabbed 2nd and floored it. Flew out of the top. Found later reason
for erratic ascent was due to a punctured rear n/s tyre. Clean.
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| OS7 |
Calton |
No problem. On route to Bull I'th Thorn
fell foul of homosexual Marlin reversing onto my bonnet-not too much
damage I think.
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| |
Bull I'th Thorn |
2 hrs 27 mins late.
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| OS8 |
Haydale |
Ruts after start. Deeper and rougher than
last year. Restart lower and not so slippery. Clean
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| OS9 |
Haggside |
Arrived 1hr 30 behind schedule. Queuing
out to road. A competitor lost ignition just after starting the
section. Usual bumpy, kinder restart position, no problem. Clean.
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| OS10 |
Bamford |
Only 2 cars waiting at start. It can't
get much rougher, dry, bags of grip. This year restart almost at end
of section on the level. First time clean in six years.
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| OS11 |
Great Hucklow |
In 1980 Laurie Knight, Tom Goggin and I
led a working party to make the deviation for classes 7 and 8 with no
re-start.In all the years since I have never managed to clean it. This
time I just put my front wheels in the restart box, tried to trickle
out, no good, floored it. Dot bounced her socks off and out we went.
Villagers in Gt Hucklow must have heard me shout over the engine
noise.
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| OS12 |
King Sterndale |
Now only 1hr 30 behind schedule. No
problem.
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| OS13 |
Rakes Head |
Still 1hr 30 behind. Jonathon Toulmin
running start. No problem.
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| OS14 |
Excelsior |
This is the section I had been dreading
after last year. It had been so rough and slippery I couldn't even get
to the restart. Pleasant surprise, it's not the same section as
previous year. Restart on bend, bit slippery, ease off throttle wheels
bite and we clean it.
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| SS2 |
Moneystones |
Little cautious on muddy track, didn't
want to throw a gold away by overrunning the astride lines. OK.
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| Finish |
Bull I'th Thorn |
5.28PM. lhr 10mins behind schedule. Claim
Gold
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