VSCC Scottish Trial.

[Stormin 9,981]

   It was the Vintage Sports Car Club Scottish trial today near Biggar, South Lanarkshire. Myself and a mate who I go marshalling at various motor events went up to help. Up at 4-30am, left at 5am and drove over to my mates for 6am arriving at the signing on at 7-am. No-one there and it turned out we were an hour early. Some one got an earwigging.  I could have had an extra hour in bed. After signing on and a free breakfast of bacon rolls and coffee we drove off to our first section.

  The VSCC trials are hill climb events, mainly in forests and unsurfaced tracks. I did take my camera and managed to take 4 photo's before the battery went flat.  

 

 

The photo's don't really show the steepness of the hill, so you'll just have to accept my word that it was very steep. 45 degrees towards the top. Bad enough walking up and down it.

 

 

 

 

 Only about 10 out of the 51 entered made it to the 25 marker. Then had to reverse down.

Edited April 6, 2019 by Stormin

[Sparky-(Admin) 21,300]

  Looks like it would be a great time watching those old cars taking a shot at climbing that hill!

  Are these cars rare classics? It does seem like it might be a bit hard on a classic car.

[Stormin 9,981]

 They're 1920's and 30's, Mike. Some are quite rare.

[wallfish 16,985]

Rare vintage cars in this country barely leave the safety of the garage let along taking them out to the forest for a fun little hill climb.

It certainly looks steep in the pics too.

How does this event work? Do they get a running start or just stop at the bottom and take off up the hill?

[squonk 41,023]

Love the look on the lady in the 2nd pic!  LET ME OUT!!! 

 

P.S. If they rake the forest it will cut down on wildfires! 

Edited April 6, 2019 by squonk

[Stormin 9,981]

What the lady is doing, Mike, is bouncing up and down in the seat to  hopefully aid traction.

 

They start at the bottom of a section/track, John. Standing start. The section is marked with numbered posts 1 to 25. The gradient usually increasing as you go up. The object is to get from 1 to 25 without stopping.

[wallfish 16,985]

Is this for bragging rights only or a prize for the winner?

[Achto 27,504]

Those are great pictures. Thanks @Stormin!! A vintage car in the garage is merely a dust collector, I like to see them being used. The road to the top of that hill is probably not much different than the roads that were in existence when those cars were built.

[Stormin 9,981]

7 hours ago, wallfish said:

Is this for bragging rights only or a prize for the winner?

 

  I assume there is a trophy etc. John. I just go along to help marshal and not a member of the club. Most of the events are held down South. Just the Lakeland and Scottish up North.