The Daily Dispatch Gen 24 - mid res for WEB - Flipbook - Page 6
Day 2: Cambrian Mountains, 23 March 2024
Photos: gerardbrown.co.uk
Jonathan and Peonie Procter, 1925 Bentley 3/4½
Brian and Adam Scowcroft, 1954 Lancia Aurelia GT Coupe
Charles Graves and Daniella Hope, 1967 Sunbeam Tiger
The second Regularity, through Moel Truan, saw heavy
rain showers making for slippery conditions as we climbed
the 417m Horseshoe Pass which divides Llantysilio
Mountain and Marilyn Cyrn-y-Brain. Some got lucky with
the weather and enjoyed some dramatic views over the
hills through the swirling clouds. The section was lined
with vivid yellow gorse and wild daffodils and, when the
sun made an appearance, it was picture perfect. But, with
the clock ticking and the miles rolling by, the crews weren’t
tempted to stop and snap one for the album.
The Time Control at the Palé Hall Hotel in Llandderfel
brought to an end the first half of a busy morning.
Refreshments were gratefully received by the crews before
they readied themselves for the Test at the renowned
Ranges Motorsport Centre. A lovely run alongside Bala
Lake and a section of tight narrow mountain roads,
with a series of manned gates, delivered the Rally to the
closed road Test, high on a windy hill. After accessing the
decommissioned firing ranges along a forest track and
through a ford, crews wound their way through a series of
chicanes and stop boxes before the cars shot back onto the
public highway for the drive to the third Regularity from
Arenig and a Passage Control at Bwlch y Groes.
Once again the views for the lucky few were impressive
as the cars soared over the second-highest public road in
Wales with a stinging accompaniment of wind-driven rain
and hail. At times the singletrack road cutting through the
bracken resembled a river. With lunchtime almost upon us
there was only the descent and a short Test at Llanwddyn
William and Bianca Lees-Jones, 1972 Fiat Dino Coupe
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