RtG Suffolk Cloverleaf - Daily Dispatch - Day 1 - Flipbook - Page 1
5 to 8 August 2025
Tuddenham Mill to Kesgrave Hall (70 miles)
Ready and set, Adrian and Jacqueline Brooks’ 1966 Volvo 122S
Cloverleafs were first conceived as a lighthearted,
small-scale, post-COVID diversion. Our sixth,
to Suffolk, has the distinction of being Rally
the Globe’s silver jubilee event. It’s the biggest
Cloverleaf entry list so far, bringing crews and cars
from as far afield as the USA and Germany, along
with our two recent Carrera Andalucía winners.
Ean and Alison Lewin are, as usual, in an Escort, whilst Steve
and Jenny Verrall have parked their pre-war BMW and are
back onboard their 911 to celebrate Jenny’s birthday today.
Assembled for the start at Tuddenham Mill the rally
is looking forward to four days of fun and 457 miles.
Peppered with 14 Tests and 11 Regularities, thanks in
no small part to the generosity of local farmers and RtG
members, Andrew and Gina Long and the Abrey family,
who offered up some prime real estate for our enjoyment.
Before we could get going there were formalities to deal
with, such as scrutineering. Andy Inskip, Charlie Neale,
and Russ Smith, working alongside the MSA official, Rob
Dominy, ensured that the cars were safe and complied with
all necessary regulations.
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Gill Cotton, Loren Price, and Jordyn Mitchelldyer were on
hand to distribute paperwork and gifts before the Clerk
of the Course, Mark Appleton, and his deputy, Iain Tullie,
gave the crews a welcome briefing. A buffet lunch followed
and, at 13.30, the blue and gold Suffolk flag waved the cars
on their way.
In keeping with the fun-at-all-costs ethos, four Tests ran
through miles of freshly cut stubble and assorted farm
buildings and required the crews to stop midway through
a tight slalom section to lob a handful of locally grown
potatoes into a bucket before they could proceed to the
next section.
A Time Control in Folk Café gave the crews a chance to
cool off and take on refreshment. The two Regularities
that ran either side of the break ran through Ampton
and Drinkstone, showcasing the pastoral heartland of
the County. A tricky diversion through another working
farmyard and a lengthy stretch of gravel added some spice
to the remainder of the afternoon. Rejoining the tarmac
we made our way to a Route Check in Coddenham, before
continuing to the night halt at the 19th-century splendour
of Kesgrave Hall.
Photos: gerardbrown.co.uk
Day 1
A spot of fieldwork Ean Lewin and Alison Lewin, 1973 Ford Escort Mexico
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