A Day Of two Halves
30th September 2011
Loton Park last weekend really was a proper hill climb: the sort of meeting you won't forget in a long time.
The weather in the morning was pretty dismal but the action on the track was full-on. As soon as we reached Top-12 runoff time, I just knew Roger Moran was the man to beat. This guy is the Michael Schumacher of the hill climb world. If there's a wet track, Roger is the man.
Given the morning's conditions, you wouldn't have put your shirt on a new hill record but Scott, ever the one for a drama, pulled it off with the final run of the Loton season.
Freakishly, we concluded proceedings by 4.00 PM - another record, I'd think. Great to see a huge number of people hanging on for the prize-giving afterwards.
I'd just like to say a big thanks to the officials of Loton for allowing me access to their smashing hill and for making me feel so at home. See you all again next year.
The weather in the morning was pretty dismal but the action on the track was full-on. As soon as we reached Top-12 runoff time, I just knew Roger Moran was the man to beat. This guy is the Michael Schumacher of the hill climb world. If there's a wet track, Roger is the man.
Given the morning's conditions, you wouldn't have put your shirt on a new hill record but Scott, ever the one for a drama, pulled it off with the final run of the Loton season.
Freakishly, we concluded proceedings by 4.00 PM - another record, I'd think. Great to see a huge number of people hanging on for the prize-giving afterwards.
I'd just like to say a big thanks to the officials of Loton for allowing me access to their smashing hill and for making me feel so at home. See you all again next year.
