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| Photo: Martin Luke |
There was much consumption of aged distilled water and
fermented barley broth in Perth on Saturday night. It was the annual Scottish
Tarmack Rally Championship Awards night as over 80 souls celebrated the successful
conclusion of the 11 round national series.
Ross Fernie and John Young were declared Scottish Champions,
but it was close. A mere three points separated Ross from Jim Sharp after the
final round.
The food was plentiful, the raffle was huge, the disco bearable
(now there’s a change!) and the crack was grand. There was even a wee bit of
floor-shoogling at times as the DJ resurrected some foot-tappers from times
gone by.
And then when the room fell silent after the witching hour,
it was time for bed and a stroll through the christmas fairy-lit twinkling
streets back to a warm room in a nearby coaching inn.
Fortified with the afterglow of a ‘guid nicht oot’ comprising
a bowl of broth, a large portion of game pie (or was it roadkill pie?) and sticky
toffee pudding topped off with the numbing effects of assorted bevvies and
tipples, guests returned to their various hotels and hostelries around the fair
city which provided a cosy and welcoming warmth against the damp and chill
night air.
Oddly enough the way home was illuminated by a large bright
star in the sky guiding the weary, and somewhat wayward steps, of the travellers.
Then to bed, and the healing effects of slumber aided by the gentle lullaby of
sheep bleating and asses snorting in the stable below - or was that simply the
after-effects of a drink-dulled and addled brain, and an over active
imagination?
And by the way, the two lady Polis I encountered on my
stroll back to my digs were perfect ‘gentlemen’ – if you see what I mean.
Photo shows, left to right:
Matt Reid (3rd Co-driver o/a), Kathryn Forgan
(Runner-up Co-driver), John Young (Champion Co-driver), Ross Fernie (Scottish
Champion Driver) and Matthew Kesson (3rd Driver o/a) – Jim Sharp
wisnae there!
