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24 to 27 October 2022
Day 4
Tamar to Taunton (100.7 miles)
27 October 2022
The last day of the West Country Cloverleaf started with another fine Endsleigh breakfast and a
bit of fettling in the car park before the short drive to the first Regularity around Brent Tor. The
weather was murky again and we started with a tricky section but, by now, the crews were getting
the hang of it. Even with the reduced visibility the teams gave a good account of themselves as they
skipped through the sunken lanes towards the route check at Mooredge.
A very foggy crossing of Dartmoor was next and then it was
onto the Up Exe Time Control. Here we stopped for coffee,
cake and the chance to buy some postcards featuring all
of the stunning views we’d just missed. A quick series of
Tests at the Mansell Raceway brought the curtain down
on the competitive element of this particular Quadrifoglio
before blasting up the main road to the finishing arch on
Castle Green and prizegiving lunch at The Castle Hotel.
Following the “fun first” tradition of Cloverleaf events,
there were no individual winners today. The rally had
been divided into teams. These ‘random’ groupings then
competed for the top spot based on the total number
penalties accrued and times gained by each team member.
After four days of driving and a few minutes of totting
up the numbers, the “winning” team emerged - Brazen Tor a foursome with a wealth of rallying experience comprising
Andrew and Ann Boland, Charles and Kit Graves, Neil and
Peta Oatley and Keith Graham and Susan Hoffmann.
There was also a discretionary Spirit of the Rally trophy
which went to the dynamic duo of Michael Kershaw and
Stephen Fisher Crouch – for their constant self-deprecating
good humour and old-fashioned courtesy. And, as the
nights draw in, the bottle of vintage Devon Cider Brandy
should help them remember the good times they had.
Photos: gerardbrown.co.uk
Peter and Zoe Lovett, 1972 Porsche 911
www.rallytheglobe.com
