Gerry,

The forest sections were indeed fast and rough - something for which
the Leuk has a bit of a reputation. I believe they had planned to use
Caerwent but were unable to do so, substituting Chepstow Park in its
place. Caerwent is of course (mostly) tarmac, and perhaps better
suited to smaller, nippier cars. On several of the tests we overtook
two or three cars (i.e gaining two or three minutes on their times),
but as they were tests, there was no concept of "arriving early".

If you were overtaken on the Cwmcarn forest regularity by a car 8
places behind you, then it's not surprising that you did so much
better than him. Unfortunately, I get the impression that some of the
entrants were there solely for the blasts through the forest, without
wanting to be competitive.

If by "series" you're referring to the HRCR championship, then there
is a huge variation from one event to the next. I would expect the
Ross Traders, for example, to have less rough mileage than the Leuk.
See you there ?

Best regards,
Bernard


--- In historicrally@yahoogroups.com, "gerald_r_simpson"
<Gerry.Simpson@f...> wrote:
> I posted a third in class on the Leukaemia. However never again,
the
> course was very tough and much to intense for my little sprite.
>
> There were some who thought it was a real trash, and I was
overtaken at
> speed by a car that was supposed to be 8 minutes behind me, despite
the
> fact I was virtually on schedule.
>
> When I enquired if he arrivied early, the response was suitably
robust.
>
> He finished 10 places behind me.
>
> I'm now looking for a series that will be more equipment friendly.
Any
> suggestions welcome.