17-05-2024, 08:10 PM
Hi All
End of day one of the re-enactment of the 1924 RAC Small Car Trial organised by forumista Steven Kay.
Nine cars met by Llandrindod lake, unfortunately only one Seven (our Special) but three Morgans, a Riley, a Jowett special, two MGs and a more recent Jaguar. None would have been recognisable to the 1924 organisers.
Steven had plotted a route very close to the one used in 1924 which included the infamous Bwlch y Groes which rises from Dinas Mawddwy to arrive at Lake Tegid (Bala to most).
We left about 11 and Liz and I got sandwiched between two rather quick Morgans (4 wheel variety) which made keeping up exciting! We made the pass, lunched in Bala and got a way back towards Llandod but I’m ashamed to say we chickened out of the exact 1924 route to arrive home near six o’Clock. 170 miles in seven hours (with a convivial lunch stop).
A highlight of the day was meeting another formidable forumista, David Stepney, who came up the pass to greet us and joined us for lunch. So nice to put faces to names on the forum.
Liz has loads of photos but here is just one of us at the top of Bwlch y Groes.
Cheers
Howard
PS Brecon, Senni hill and Penau etc tomorrow if we can face it!
End of day one of the re-enactment of the 1924 RAC Small Car Trial organised by forumista Steven Kay.
Nine cars met by Llandrindod lake, unfortunately only one Seven (our Special) but three Morgans, a Riley, a Jowett special, two MGs and a more recent Jaguar. None would have been recognisable to the 1924 organisers.
Steven had plotted a route very close to the one used in 1924 which included the infamous Bwlch y Groes which rises from Dinas Mawddwy to arrive at Lake Tegid (Bala to most).
We left about 11 and Liz and I got sandwiched between two rather quick Morgans (4 wheel variety) which made keeping up exciting! We made the pass, lunched in Bala and got a way back towards Llandod but I’m ashamed to say we chickened out of the exact 1924 route to arrive home near six o’Clock. 170 miles in seven hours (with a convivial lunch stop).
A highlight of the day was meeting another formidable forumista, David Stepney, who came up the pass to greet us and joined us for lunch. So nice to put faces to names on the forum.
Liz has loads of photos but here is just one of us at the top of Bwlch y Groes.
Cheers
Howard
PS Brecon, Senni hill and Penau etc tomorrow if we can face it!