Davep1 Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 I have spent the last couple of days following this rally - mainly prewar high end vintage cars, being put through their paces on the back roads of Northern England / Scotland. HERO Events - Flying Scotsman 2023 Not sure I would take my 1/2 million pound Bentley through these conditions (But there were about 25 of them that did!) Last day is tomorrow, heading North from an overnight stop near Edinburgh. Good set of photos taken today here.. https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fphotos.app.goo.gl%2FfR9Lg9v23MUoFNfbA%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0iLPC2LYzj6oKxNUm6tbnyO_p6LSaJT4nbTIajjv_Ya5VaLmjNzTnxtZs&h=AT2Pm4UOaH_eQAKF9VCshiLIAWIgutKBaxYPxbuUYQlltn-tC847l7SFC6yh4CLqaV_ZJqllxcgYMLQyEfaV07i1kVUC55A4rAiCT7iAa7cbCNdfRYT2L1AKf1ubMgWAYJZ8KjtuGBVpib9hEkHH&__tn__=R]-R&c[0]=AT2w_ZBQ_IzCB7PjNMuUeM6-H8llG8qY2YGQrMjzzs4rhhueCFB7JwzT7LuiGdc6vKJdVMyLf95A9tSyCEvJzeXrPx50JNxiroQ17qNKwg25ejKiRLu3zoDKKtltYNW1nzBFDXVi5HV816akA4XSmTnGizGpIDzyRqz6YWZ6JjIBh7Fn0McvmtlBg16_IsBysBVcsaEt2HOs 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 What an amazing thing to see. I saw this briefly https://heroevents.eu/event-schedule/le-jog-2022/ last December when it came through the Peak District. You know when you stand there open mouthed 😲. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeff oakley Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 In a past job I ran a Serck Marston branch which was the Vintage radiator centre for the UK. We did lots of Bently rads at the time, at one time I had Tom Selleck's phone number as he owned on that we were rebuilding the rad for, but he had to take his turn like everyone else. A lot of the owners were what you might call, rich eccentrics, who used these very expensive cars as if they were worthless. I liked them as they should be used not preened and polished and some of them were real petrolheads, with often more than one nice motor. They are built like tanks and are surprisingly fast and when looked after very reliable even when being pushed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davep1 Posted April 16, 2023 Author Share Posted April 16, 2023 Its certainly how I like to see these cars, being used and abused rather than polished up in a museum. Rich eccentrics is probably right! Seeing some of the damage on the cars shows how they were driven hard, as some of the tests were on loose gravel. Met Dave Richards yesterday (Prodrive MD/ ex Aston, Benetton etc) who is on the organising team, and takes a hands on approach, driving one of the support team cars. Good little video here... https://www.facebook.com/heroerarally/videos/1220890458533895 and here https://www.facebook.com/heroerarally/videos/6133004856794128 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative Posted April 16, 2023 Share Posted April 16, 2023 Awesome, when I get rich that is what I will drive/do😍 Thanks for posting, enjoyed that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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