This must be
a first? Surely? A Rally HQ in a railway carriage! It must also be a first for
Brian Thomson of the 'Flying Finish' results service who had to set up his
computer wizardry in the carriage too.
It's just a good job the carriage wasn't
needed for its 'weekday job' of ferrying tourists in the 'Cream Tea Special' along
the one mile stretch of this Royal Deeside Railway beside the Service Area at
Milton of Crathes. The train is normally hauled by a diesel loco, but they do
have a steam engine due to arrive soon, so maybe next year we'll get some soot
and smoke thrown in as well. In other words, it will be well worth a visit
after the rally - if only for the cream tea!
Anyway, that's all the info from the Classes
on the Grampian Forest Rally now in the on-line mag. So if you want to know
what happened (or didn't, cos they wouldn't tell me) to class rivals or family
and friends, this is the one and only place you can catch up and be informed.
However, I have had a complaint, or more
of a moan really, from one avid and regular reader. He will read the main Rally
Report and the News & Gossip section from start to finish, but he can't be
bothered with the Classes roundup even though a couple of his friends are
regular competitors. I think he does look up the particular class for a
particular name and that's it. Fair enough, but that surely is the point of the
roundup? And yes, I do agree it's not the most readable format, but when trying
to cover everyone, it does look like more of a list than a report.
Which has given me an idea. Does anyone
remember the old crew-by-crew format in the much loved and now lost 'Rally
Sport' mag? I'm thinking of doing something along those lines. Would that be
better than the current format? All ideas and suggestions will be welcomed (well,
some of them might be) with open arms and healthy scepticism.
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