30-07-2018, 05:22 PM
(30-07-2018, 08:32 AM)Peter Naulls Wrote: Your silverware is very well deserved Tony, and you're right, there are always some interesting and unusual cars at Guildtown for a relatively small event. Thank you for making the long journey once again.
For clarification, Andrew Goodfellow was the subject of the "looky likey" competition this year, in which all the entrants were ladies. Hilarious if not a little disturbing! Anyone got photos?
I'm glad you got home OK Jim, I can imagine the saloon is a lot more challenging in stormy weather than our Ruby - and you have the challenge of busy roads which we don't in our direction. We stay on back roads as far as possible but there is a 15 mile section of the A9 which is unavoidable. Thankfully we found ourselves about quarter of a mile in front of a lorry doing 45 mph. He held up all the traffic behind us and we drove completely undisturbed by moderns!
Peter.
We had a good journey.
We use the old A9 through Bridge of Earn, GlenFarg, Kinross and Inverkeithing which is a good road and virtually empty.
Only busy bit was the 3rd 4th Bridge which is now 70mph and the first half uphill into a head wind so about 30mph. I wish we could still use the 2nd 4th Bridge.
We then stayed on the A90 into Edinburgh which was very quiet and through the City where we easily keep up with the traffic.
The A68 is Seven friendly, though the climb up and over Soutra was a bit slow with the headwind
The tailwind explains why the car did 60mph most of the way from Soutra to Pathhead when I was heading North on the way to Guildtown.
A very enjoyable day.
I would like to be able to get North of House of Bruar (or maybe Dalnacardoch) but the A9 seems unavoidable and a lot is uphill to Drumochter Summit so challenging. Alternative is A93 but it's a long way round. Tempting to try the cycle route!!!
Jim & Chris
Jim