Wolds Way Run - 22nd May 2005

(Organised by East Yorkshire)

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The 10th Wolds Way Run, 2005

"How many roads must a man go down before he…………"  Not the Dylan song Blowing in the wind, but Dave and Pauline Carey's mission to come up with a new route for this, East Yorkshire's 10th Wolds Way Run.  Did they succeed? Well, judging by the comments at the end of the run, you bet they did.

The start at our natter "home" the Triton Inn at Brantingham set the standard for the day and the bacon/sausage sarnies the taste. If we needed a third ingredient, then the weather obliged and defied all forecasts and stayed dry. In all some 96 cars enrolled and of those 81 were MG's supported by a most welcome selection of cherished and classics by Jaguar, Ford, Triumph, Honda and a Lotus. Given the poor forecast, the 12 no shows were to be expected and to be fair most let us know beforehand. The best reason has to be " I cant come cos I'm radioactive" has Dave a non fossil fuel source for his BGT?   

To clearing skys the first cars set off, the oldest a 1934 Lanchester 10A attacking the first of the many Dales and hills to come?  The morning run approached the Sledmere House lunch stop from the west via Thixendale. Suitably refreshed, the run turned north to flirt with the North York Moors by way of Troutsdale, surely the most beautiful of the Dales!  The weather just got better and better so that the finish and presentation of  £500 to Yorkshire Cancer Research, took place in blazing sunshine.

So crews, thanks for your participation and generous donation to your chosen charity, natter members for your hard work, Triton, Millington tearooms, Sledmere and Sewerby Hall's support, to make it all possible.  See you next year, and for those who didn't make it, don't miss the 11th run in 2006.

Brian Rylance - East Yorkshire