08-09-2022, 01:30 PM
The Mem'Sahib and I have just got back home after a 200 miles round trip to celebrate the unofficial France Austin Seven Centenary Rally, which was going have a total entry of 2, but unfortunately Bob 46320 had to drop out. Whatever, (and Karen is much better I hear) anyway we had a very nice overnight stop in St Geniez d'Olt in the Aveyron and then made our way back home via Florac in the Lozère.
Leaving Florac on the N106, travelling West-East one has to climb over the Col de Jalcreste, which tops out at 832 metres, or 2729 feet. The climb is fairly gentle and I was surprised that The RP managed to get all the way to the top in 4th gear. She was romping along at 40mph most of the way apart from the last couple of hundred metres where she started to flag a bit, but she went over the top, in top.
Anyone else ever got to 832 metres above sea level in top gear in a Seven? To put it in perspective that's higher than the Tan Hill Inn in the Pennines, or the top of Ingleborough (by 110 metres)
Two up, with luggage too!:
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OK it's a bit of a cheat because Florac is already at 500 metres or so, which makes the climb to the top of the col a mere 330 metres, but I've never ever got to the top of a hill like this in top gear before, not in a Seven.
Question is, is it a record?
Leaving Florac on the N106, travelling West-East one has to climb over the Col de Jalcreste, which tops out at 832 metres, or 2729 feet. The climb is fairly gentle and I was surprised that The RP managed to get all the way to the top in 4th gear. She was romping along at 40mph most of the way apart from the last couple of hundred metres where she started to flag a bit, but she went over the top, in top.
Anyone else ever got to 832 metres above sea level in top gear in a Seven? To put it in perspective that's higher than the Tan Hill Inn in the Pennines, or the top of Ingleborough (by 110 metres)
Two up, with luggage too!:
OK it's a bit of a cheat because Florac is already at 500 metres or so, which makes the climb to the top of the col a mere 330 metres, but I've never ever got to the top of a hill like this in top gear before, not in a Seven.
Question is, is it a record?