Tour Britannia (Harrogate start): (Harrogate): 6 Jun 2012 06:00 - 8 Jun 2012 18:00

[gary396]

Peter,

The dates have been changed for this one - now from the Wed 6th - Fri 8th June. Gary

http://www.tourbritannia.com/

[Peter Mallett]

Done thanks.

[john ruston]

Still some places left!

Should be a decent one this year as its around Yorkshire with Cadwell,Croft etc,etc,

Not the stupid Rally Stages from last year and all that traffic.

They are allowed one crappy year in seven and that was last year!

[gary396]

Weather forecast not looking so great for this week but it will be good to have them back in Yorkshire. I think I'll be at Croft and Cadwell, not sure where else.

[John Turner]

Having to work this week; so much for retirement! Would have loved to get up to Cadwell. Hope this goes really well and hopefully someone will post pics.

[john ruston]

Melissa and Jez are using the car they pinched from my garage.See if he can win it for firth time with the soon to be Mrs Haylock.That should test the relationship.

[retrognome]

Originally Posted by John Turner

Having to work this week; so much for retirement! Would have loved to get up to Cadwell. Hope this goes really well and hopefully someone will post pics.

We are supporting two cars. Steve and Tony Graham in their lovely Lancia 1.3 Fulvia and the Cooke/Dowd Porsche RSR 911. I will be covering both days and there is a preview plus full info at www.retro-speed.co.uk. The entry is actually only a few cars down on last year with just a couple of cars preferring the more gentle Three Castles Welsh Trial which unfortunately, also starts tomorrow. I intend posting pictures before heading on to Cadwell Park on Friday night for the VSCC Meeting.

[john ruston]

Understand it's a very wet Tour.

Pleased I am not there but the stand in Team is doing well with a driver who has never done an event of any type before.My old cars going well.

[retrognome]

I can confirm that the weather is awful but it does shake things up so that as of last night Roger Kilty in his Escort RS 1600 was second to the Phil Hindley/Andy Bull Porsche 3.0 SC. The road registered Radical just has to be seen on a special stage to be believed as does the Manuel Ferrao Ferrari 275 GTB. Great thing is everyone is going for it. Full placings at TSL while we have updates at R/S, yesterday will be up by 09.00 this morning.

[retrognome]

Originally Posted by retrognome

I can confirm that the weather is awful but it does shake things up so that as of last night Roger Kilty in his Escort RS 1600 was second to the Phil Hindley/Andy Bull Porsche 3.0 SC. The road registered Radical just has to be seen on a special stage to be believed as does the Manuel Ferrao Ferrari 275 GTB. Great thing is everyone is going for it. Full placings at TSL while we have updates at R/S, yesterday will be up by 09.00 this morning.

Struggling with GTB image, rain in camera?

[delta]

Thanks for pics Retro. BTW who is driving the Radical

[john ruston]

Iain

Radical

Richard Meaden/Jethro Bovington

[retrognome]

Its all over and Phil Hindley and Andy Bull retained their lead to win by nearly two minutes. Second was a very hard driving Roger Kilty with Lynette Banks in the Ford RS 1600 Escort. Stuart Scott took his Camaro to third after the Cooke/Dowd Porsche RSR succumbed to rear suspension problems. Pics of top three cars. full report on www.retro-speed tomorrow. Goodness me it rained!

[john ruston]

Always amazed the way people report these things.

You mention the top three cars in speed event.No mention of regularity or handicap which are at least as important.

Porsche 3 0 won the speed event,Porsche 2.2,Macau winning car, with Mel Raven and Jez Haylock the regularity and waiting for Handicap winners.

Event needs things other than real and pretend Porsches to win things and people should remember there are three sections to all these Tours.