Scammonden Dam Hillclimb Photo Courtesy of Brian Taylor
2017 Pendle & DMC : Scammonden Dam Hillclimb Photo Courtesy of Brian Taylor Volume 8 : Issue 9 : September 2017 : Maurice Ellison Chairman's Chat My last event was a great day on the Pendragon Stages on the Warcop ranges, what a cracking venue, and while having a break for stage changes I noted a couple of stickers on my clipboard for the Lombard RAC Rally in 1979 and 1980 and thought, good grief that’s nearly 40 years ago. In those near 40 years the event has changed out of all recognition from when we spent 5 days and nights travelling all around the country to this years event which is effectively over 3 days, with just a couple of stages in the dark for the big boys, spread over just half of Wales plus a short trip into Cheshire for a Mickey Mouse stage. Looking at the latest schedule I don’t envy the marshals on the Aberhirnant and Dyfnant stages as each stage is run twice, first thing in the morning and last thing in the evening so I guess they will be on duty for the best part of 17-18 hours. Well at least the MSA appears to have recognised the extraordinary dedication in the August Marshals Newsletter as I quote “We are looking at how best to provide support for everyone who is making the event run on these particular stages. And while we don't have an answer just yet, it is one of our top priorities”. Far be it for me to say but this sort of scheduling is completely unjustified and with a bit of thought could have been avoided.
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