Thursday 1 January 2015

2015 at The Phoenix

After a complete washout last year things weren't looking good on route to the A30. Grey and overcast with rain in the air it cleared as I arrived. Parking up on the pavement behind a pair of muscle cars there were already more cars parked up than turned out last year.

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Heading over the road I bumped into fellow car nut Nick and his wife and wandered along for a bit. The 1965 Monte Carlo Rally Reliant Sabre 6 the pick of the front carpark. One of six factory prepped cars that took on the snowy roads.

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Back out on the main road every available piece of pavement was taken as were the central sections of the dual carriageway.

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With a thin drizzle coming down I expected things to thin out, but still the cars rolled in, including this brave chap in his KTM X-Bow.

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A few minutes later the air was filled with the chug of agricultural machines as the tractor club we saw late last year were out in convoy.

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With my time running out before I needed to be home, I did a final walk round. The KTM now alongside a Sprite out the back.

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Once again for the tenth year running I've started out at The Phoenix, lets see where the rest of 2015 takes me!

Steve.