Hardknott Pass

Over the top

 

Done it a few times, can be a bit hairy

 

Would make a very good Rally Special Stage.

 

In the right car but defo not mine

 

Open top and Simple Minds - dude we gotta go cruising!

 

Thought all open toppers had simple minds

 

I remember the first time driving over the pass, was in thick fog. We went back the following day to see what we had missed. Realised how close to the edge we'd been a few times in the fog.

Peter

 

My first was a Morris 1300 with dodgy brakes, was “fun”

 

We were in my Mk2 Cortina GT. I added a servo to the brakes, so no issue in that department.

Peter

 

Last time was in a 5 series, going over the crests was a leap of faith as bonnet was too long and couldn’t see road

 

If you think it's hairy in a car, it's even scarier on two wheels, especially the steep sections.

 

Happy days, even in the snow and rain

 

I should coco! 30% downhill on 2 wheels

 

Ditto with the Z3

 

Ditto with my OH's 520 tourer in May - couldn't see a thing over the bonnet. He had to cycle it and many others the next day in the Fred Whitton challenge. mental.

 

clear minds more like

 

That road has a special place in my memories, it was there that I first heard my dad swear. We were in a Mk I Escort, almost to the top, coming to a tight hairpin and he went to change down a gear, only to have the gear lever come out in his hand. The plastic dome cap used to secure it to the top of the gearbox had split and the lever just pulled up out of the box. Took some time to realise what had happened, and for the rest of the journey he had to keep pressing down on the gear lever so it stayed in place.