Autumn Tour 2018

The Knowldale Autumn Tour 2018

(Scroll down for the results of the code board check sheets)

A new event in our calendar, the Knowldale Autumn Tour took place on Saturday 6th October.  

The Autumn Tour was aimed at classic and collectors vehicle owners and one-make/model owners.  Like the Mini Miglia, it is a non-competitve run and at 65 miles catered for those who don’t want distance of a full day challenge. A shorter route of about 45 miles was offered. 

The weather forecast for the day promised heavy rain all morning but it remained fine and dry with the sun attempting an appearance as the first cars reached the finish. The event started at the Turnpike Inn near Junction 22 of the M62, where crews had breakfast of bacon butties whilst signing on and collecting their tulip-style road book. Those who wished could use the tricky navigational instructions also provided to plot the route on OS Maps 103, 104 and 110.

The route began with a run around Scammonden Water into Ripponden before skirting Sowerby Bridge and running over the moor into Oxenholme.  The longer route then continued over the moors into Trawden and turned towards Hebden Bridge over Widdop. Roadworks in Mytholmroyd delayed proceedings somewhat but it was worth the wait for a final push through Ripponden Maze and over Pike End to the finish.  

At intervals along the route, code boards were put out both to reassure crews they were on the correct route and also to allow the organisers to see who had followed the correct route.

More of Dickon Siddall’s photographs from the event are in the Gallery or can be seen at https://www.dsdigital.co.uk/motorsport-photographs-2018/gallery307-2/

Entry List
	Driver	Navigator	Vehicle	Code Boards
				(Out of 15)
1	Roger Lee-Emery	Paul Griffin	TVR Cerbera	15
2	Ian Rowson	Paul Cooper	Escort RS2000 Custom	12
3	Michelle Swallow	Lucy Scott	Proton Wira Evo2	12
4	Andy Stanworth	Alan Ridehalgh	Mini Cooper S	15
5	Neil Williams	Susan Williams	Ford Anglia 105e	11
6	John Elford		Alfa Romeo Spider	Non starter
7	Paul Jackson		Alfa Romeo GTV6	Non starter
8	Ted Roberts	David Stott	Triumph Stag	11
9	Steve Mortimer		Escort RS2000 Mk2	0
10	Neil Jessop		Escort Mk2 1.6GL	0
11	Stephen Cawley	Sheila Cawley	Mercedes SLK 230	14
12	Geoff Awde	Maragaret Breakell	MGB	13
13	Martin Butler	Graham Sherwood	TVR Chimeara	10
14	Andrew Taylor	Steph P	Mazda MX5 BR GTi Turbo	10
15	Michael Serene	John McCormick	Jaguar XKR Convertible	13
16	Laurence Jones	Amanda	Jaguar XJS	8 (short route)
17	Derek Ormerod	David Crowder	Escort Mk2	13
18	John Heppenstall	Colin Thompson	Porsche Carrera 4s	13
19	Thomas Wardle	Richard Whitehurst	Mazda MX5	13
20	Mike Littlewood	Martin Bradbury	Alvis Silver Eagle	13
21	Eric Thornley	Martin Beamish	VW Lupo	Non starter
22	Andrew Ogden	John Hartley	Alfa Romeo GTV	15
23	Trevor Pointon	David Clegg	Austin Healey Frogeye Sprite	6
24	Chris Hipkins	Fiona Hipkins	Triumph TR6	12
25	Michael Pedley	George Warrington	Porsche 911 Carrera	14
26	Andrew Heywood	Gillian Heywood	Triumph TR3	None starter
27	Cliff Simmonds	David Bamber	MG Midget	Retired
28	Tim Cruttenden	Stephen Broadbent	Nissan Micra K10	14
29	Russ Hudson	Peter Hobson	Suzuki Swift Sport	13
30	Peter Waud	Donna Waud	BMW 728i	14
31	Howard Walker	Jacqueline Walker	BMW E38 740i	15
32	Sarah Ettridge	John Ettridge	BMW Z3	15
33	Chris Ingham	John Goy	Alfa Romeo 916	13
34	Tom Gray	Andrea Gray	Alfa Romeo Spider	6
35	Colin Brennan	Pamela Brennan	Subaru Impreza	0