Rally Report - Flipbook - Page 5
28 to 30 March 2025
Day 2
Yorkshire Moors and Wolds (169 miles)
29 March 2025
Photos: gerardbrown.co.uk
Justin and Archie Kennedy, 1935 Aston Martin Ulster
Olivia and Karen Turner, 1936 Talbot Aero Coupe
Yesterday served as a gentle introduction to the
fine art of endurance rallying, but today - true to
form - the Organisers stepped things up a gear.
A packed programme was scheduled, designed to
gradually push the cars and crews to somewhere
just outside of their comfort zone.
It was a long day for sure, and a hard one certainly, but
thanks to the good weather, amazing roads and sheer variety
of Tests and Regularities, the time fairly flew by as we rolled
over the seemingly endless hills and dales of Yorkshire.
The day began with a pair of exhilarating Tests around
Dishforth Airfield, allowing the drivers to let off steam on
a mixed surface around the old runway, featuring gravel,
concrete and mud. This was fast and furious and, for some,
the temptation was to let rip and give it their all but, with
dozens of marshals watching for cone penalties and stopastride infringements, it paid not to get too throttle happy.
The tempo slowed somewhat during the first Regularity
through Cowesby. This map-based section fully engaged
the navigators who had to plot a route through the section
via various specified points and keep the car moving at
the correct average speed. After a Passage Control atop
Osmotherley Moor the route dropped down into Helmsley to
enjoy some excellent hospitality at Duncombe Park House.
This was the location for both the morning and lunch Time
Controls and, perhaps more importantly, four Tests through
their woodland: two after the coffee halt and two after lunch.
Between these pit-stops we amused ourselves with a
Regularity from Newburgh Priory and a loop towards the
ruins of Rievaulx Abbey before returning to Duncombe for
an excellent midday meal. With our time in Helmsley over,
we set a course for a Passage Control on Caulkleys Bank and
David and Lindsey Roberts, 1977 Mitsubishi Lancer
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