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Day 2: Brdo to Rijeka, 1 October 2024
Text & photos: gerardbrown.co.uk
Design: K-Design
Bill Shields and Wally Dehnhoff, 1967 Chevrolet Camaro
Keith and Norah Ashworth, 1967 Ford Mustang
Michael Kershaw and Liz Comstock-Smith, 1981 Range Rover
Jim Gately and Tony Brooks, 1937 Cadillac 60 series
a Route check at Rebro and a Regularity at Idrijski log.
at slightly less than 10km this was the standout section
of the day. Steep, and deceptively sharp, gravel corners
occasionally robbed the cars of the momentum needed to
stick to schedule. Sometimes a three-point turn was required
by the longer vehicles, resulting in a very physical morning.
So, at the Time control in the remote and rustic Eko Koča in
nanos, lunch came not a moment too soon. Steaming bowls
of gnocchi and chamois stew - wild mushroom stroganoff for
the vegetarians – were served al fresco to a ravenous rally.
fortified against whatever the afternoon had in store, the
crews set off for two closed road Tests at vrhpolje. Thanks
to the authorities, a wide and well-surfaced hill climb was
tackled twice, with local marshals and volunteers on hand to
help ensure it all ran smoothly. for the crews, ambition and
talent met reality through eight hairpins and four chicanes.
a Route check at Planina brought everyone to the Time
control in the Gostilna pri Stani in Žerovnica, where the
coffee machine was working as hard as any of the rally cars
had been.
With the day slowly coming to an end, there was a
Regularity through the wilderness of the Snežnik forest to
enjoy. This 18km of glorious gravel through the beech trees
of the Dinaric Mountains preceded hitting the blacktop and
border at Jelšane into croatia - our third country so far.
Without needing to stop or deal with any formality, a
modern highway soon took everyone safely to the car park
of the Hilton Rijeka costabella. With the routine spanner
checks finished the crews were free to take in some sea air
before sitting down to a well-earned dinner.
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