Issue 5
Thursday 16th May 2002
Concours Prize
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Jim and Tim Elston in their 1275 Cooper S
near Cape Wrath.
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Don Griffiths and Peter Cooper are actively examining all cars to determine the winners. However an X against your car number on Don's marking sheet does not mean that you have an elegant car and a potential winner but that " We will not be looking at your car again !!"
Our Volvo PV was the first on the no list. (Sorry Paul)
The Hitting the Wall Competition or "Resuts in Reverse"
15 cars managed to hit the wall on Day 3 and Terry and Dorothy Maunders 1939 MG managed to demolish it completely to the dismay of the marshals. But best of the day undoubtedly goes to the Bentley Continental of Car 33 of Finns Iikka and Mikuel who reversed to within 99 centimeters of the wall. Close runners up on 84 cms were car 106 the MG Midget of Ronald Crissall and Sylvia Bather who may have challenged for this exclusive prize if they had parked their car in the boot of the Bentley. Third was E type Jag in the hands of Bill Thompson and Roy Alexander which does not surprise anyone. Cars 19, 44, 50. 71 and 128 all managed zero marks without touching which shows how easy it really was.
We will report how these stars cope on todays forward drive to the wall in the next edition.
Results
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Kevin Savage and Jayne Wignall at Clynelish Distillery.
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At the half way point there are 15 left on Gold with the Wignalls finally gobbling up that of Andy Nash's medal on the long test on Skye.
We have just returned from the Little Ferry test and can record that Kevin and Jayne took one minute 17 and await the results to see how many, if any, have donated to Romania and won the champers. We think the champagne caves at Reims will not be stretched.
Lots of cars seemed to go the wrong way at the last series of cones, some in spectacular fashion, so try to get it right today. The second test at Clynelish Distillery was a forerunner for another three distillery tests to come today. These test are tighter and shorter and generally favour the more nimble cars where grunt does not always help. So we may get some New faces emerging on the best of the day results. If you have a few spare minutes take a of them to look around the distilleries tomorrow and drink in the atmosphere.
The Route to the North
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Two Jaguar XK150s North of Stoer.
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The weather is improving and the views are great although somewhat chilly in the open cars. John Brown may be Deity but is not yet God and is not in full control of the weather.
We will report how many missed the sneak secret check just after Cape Wrath. Willy Cave was manning the control and he was doing his best to keep his person and cars hidden behind a high stone wall. Unbeknown to him there was a lady waving cars down the sneaky slot into the little short cut.
Todays Competition.
This is to correctly identify and tell car 92 where on Thursdays route there was a official road sign warning you of frogs. The word is Groda in Swedish, Frosch in German, Frosk in Norwegian, Kikker in Dutch, Sapo in Uruguayan Spanish, Iawl in Welsh and Grenouille in French. Unfortunately there are no frogs actualy competing with the withdrawal of Paul Minnasian.
The identification of yesterdays road sign prize was won by Priscilla Llewelyn and David Filsell. The sign in question had been altered to Pissing Place.
Back in Wales Priscilla keeps a small guest house and received an urgent call during a regularity today from the MG Kit Car Club (the mind boggles at the thought). They are holding a rally for their members and are urgently seeking more accommodation. In her attempts to raise more money so that she can enter more events as good as the Malts, Priscilla has doubled her usual price and found more beds in local farms. However her efforts on the phone cost her a few minutes on the regularity.
The Saving of the Lambs
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Ian Williamson and Monte Karlan on the road to Inverpolly in their 1937 Aston Martin.
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Marshal David Brown counting down car 49 at the start of the Clynelish Distillery Test.
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Several crews noticed a stray brown and white dog hounding a lamb on the Applecross Regularity yesterday and gave it no further thought. Not so the crew of car no 33, members of the Finnish Crocodile team, who stopped their car and shouted at the dog in Finnish. The terrified dog, who only understands Gaelic, jumped into the Bentley and covered the champagne coloured upholstery with mud. They lost 1min 39 at the next timing point.
On the other hand Keith Bennett and Denise Balmer in Rover coupe no 101 are ordering roast lamb at every opportunity after having been baulked for 20 seconds by Mrs Ewe and her children within yards of the timing point, much to the amusement of the sadistic marshals.
Oban Story episode 2
Following their late night outing, the skinny dippers in question returned to their abode having left their clothes on the sea shore. Later that evening the Oban constabulary found their clothes, suspected suicide and dispatched the coast guard to search for bodies.
By the following morning the unidentified crew had borrowed some fresh underpants and continued on the rally. Their names are still being withheld, this time for legal reasons.
For Sale
Miguel and Ann Porta in no 127 will be selling their nice Triumph TR4 after the event as they cannot take it back to Uruguay as it is too young!
Any reasonable offer will be considered.
