After the blue skies and heat of the Golspie weekend, for the handful of Competitors who stayed over to the Monday, the cooler cloud cover was very welcome and made it easier to appreciate the beauty of the countryside surrounding the track.
This is a great venue, one of our XBC favourites, and well worth the treck north. As far as we know, only one of our number suffered mechanical failure leading to an early departure, with the unusual clutch bellhousing fracture of Fraser’s Mini. We won’t mention the reasons for the paddock panel beating of Keith and Neil’s MX5s, other than to say that they both seemed to like the same stretch of barrier !! Apparently, according to Neil, everything is fixable with T-Cut !! Ross Glen avoided going home by repairing his diff to gearbox brace with a bit of scrap metal and a few odd bolts. No one mentioned the consequential increase in the value of his car !! Is this video clip before or after the repair ?
One of the most impressive cars off the line was the Spire GT3 of Charlie Fraser. He may well have gone faster over the weekend, but this 99mph start straight is pretty impressive.
And so, just in time for the Forrestburn weekend, the XBC site has been updated with the Golspie results and scoring, available from the 2022 Events Page.
Back to Golspie . . . If anyone can suggest what this red sandstone turf topped building was originally used for, I’d be interested to know. Answers written on a £20 note, handed to me at Forrestburn please. Actually, . . . with current rates of inflation, make that a fifty !!!
Let’s hope the Golspie weather extends to Forrestburn. Hmmmm . . . . .
