NEWS
Rileys’ Clean Up in Leicestershire
Friday 25 January 2019
A mild evening with just a few pockets of frost would suggest that it was a comfortable night for a drive! But we are talking ‘Measham’ here, a gruelling 150 mile all night rally on Leicestershire’s ‘B’ roads, a special event, an historic event, an event Fred Gallagher puts in his top three toughest events he has competed in.A total of 47 competitors converged on Bruntingthorpe 42 for The Measham and 5 for the inaugural Mini Measham.
Once scrutineered the cars made their way round to the Whittle building where competitors had a either 15/30 or 45 minutes of plotting time with the first car leaving at 21.31. The first part of the Rally was 90 miles and tired and hungry crews returned to the Whittle building for some well-earned sustenance and to either collect the instructions and begin to plot for the second part of the Measham Rally or to hand their scorecards and head-off for bed for those entered in the Mini Measham.
Cars started to return before dawn broke for a hot breakfast, whilst awaiting the provisional results.
Results Richard Dames Longworth Trophy Won by Dr Graham Rood and Thomas Campbell in Graham`s 1936 Riley.
The Measham Trophy Won by Tim Kneller and Nick Cooper in Tim`s 1930 Riley.
The Jeddere-Fisher Trophy Won by Dr Dick Patten and Andrew Mortimer won in Dick`s 1929 Riley
Photos Credit:
Gary Clarke
Once scrutineered the cars made their way round to the Whittle building where competitors had a either 15/30 or 45 minutes of plotting time with the first car leaving at 21.31. The first part of the Rally was 90 miles and tired and hungry crews returned to the Whittle building for some well-earned sustenance and to either collect the instructions and begin to plot for the second part of the Measham Rally or to hand their scorecards and head-off for bed for those entered in the Mini Measham.
Cars started to return before dawn broke for a hot breakfast, whilst awaiting the provisional results.
Results Richard Dames Longworth Trophy Won by Dr Graham Rood and Thomas Campbell in Graham`s 1936 Riley.
The Measham Trophy Won by Tim Kneller and Nick Cooper in Tim`s 1930 Riley.
The Jeddere-Fisher Trophy Won by Dr Dick Patten and Andrew Mortimer won in Dick`s 1929 Riley
Photos Credit:
Gary Clarke
