This is the second of the classic Motor Cycling Club events of the year, which have been taking place since 1901. This year saw 561 entrants on two, three, or four wheels making their way from various parts of the country ending by chugging up some incredibly steep hills in Cornwall.
With a car full of togs we headed off to the other side of the Cornish border - some how I managed to take 990 RAW images! Here are a couple to whet your appetite – these are great events, if you are ever in the area and get the opportunity to photography one, they are well worth the effort.
Started the day at Hoskin Hill near Cardinham (just outside Bodmin) – this was a particularly slick piece of road and caused quite a headache to many of the riders/drivers – by this time these people had been driving for 15 plus hours...
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The good thing with this hill was that it was very quiet, relatively small number of spectators made photography quite easy – a nice MG TA
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A smoker - with some of the Togs in the background... This was a Marlin, many vehicles normal get around these events without too many problems, quite a number struggled with the slippery surface in this section...
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Later in the day we moved over to the Blue Hills site at St Agnes, the skies were particularly impressive. The track meanders up through the old tin mine workings - A Cannon Alfa...
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A smokin' beetle
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A leaping Imp - This one was particularly prone to getting airborne, I have a similar picture of its belly from the trial in January!
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A graceful MG J2 making it all look easy
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A Triumph Sixpence - getting some air
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Ford Pop going Pop
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Escort
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And finally, St Agnes is next to one of my favourite spots in Cornwall, Wheal Coates – made even nicer with the addition of a paraglider...
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Variation...
It was yet another grand day out...
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