RtG The Daily Dispatch - Shamrock 2024 - day 1 - Flipbook - Page 4
12 to 15 May 2025
Day 2
Fota Island - Gougane Barra - Kenmare (156 miles) 13 May 2025
Photos: gerardbrown.co.uk
Alan and Tina Beardshaw, 1934 MG K3
A long and dusty day lay ahead for the crews as
they struck north and then west toward the night
halt in Kenmare via the highest pub in Ireland, four
Tests and four Regularities. After rain last night,
we woke to a crystal clear Cork sky which filled
our windscreens for the entire day and perfectly
showcased this stunning part of the country.
As is the custom for this event, the detailed book of
instructions for Tests and Regularities was handed out a
mere 45 minutes before the crews left the MTC. As they
digested breakfast the navigators had to get their teeth
into the minutiae of maps, timings and circuit diagrams.
However, the route to the first Test was an easy one and,
after 11km of sunny suburbia, we arrived at Kartworld
for two laps of a small, but perfectly formed, track. This
saw the crews shaving seconds from both their tyres and
timecards in equal measure.
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