Glenforsa (click to enlarge) Location
Coffee and cake in Tobermory (healthy lunch!) whilst we waited for the winners' parade.
Tobermory Main Street (click to enlarge) Location
It's official, Paul MacKinnon won the event from Callum Duffy. 9 seconds being the closest margin for many years and a testament to the battle at the front of the field.
MacKinnon, Duffy and Bonniwell parked the cars up in front of the Aros Hall and the whole of the harbour front was full of folk. Whilst all the cars attracted attention, it was Duffy's Mk2 Exocet that created the most interest. Carbon everywhere, sequential shift, JRE motor, perfectly crafted alloy components etc. When is a Mk2 no longer a Mk2? Don't care really, as long as it goes like stink and can take the fight to the Scoobies.
Duffy's Motor (click to enlarge)
Neil Molyneux (Chairman) Chats to Paul MacKinnon (Winner) (click to enlarge)
In traditional style, the cars were lead along the main street by a piper and the Tunnocks old fashioned van to the winners ramp in the car park.
Champagne followed in equally traditional fashion.
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Whilst waiting for the presentations we headed for the traditional meeting point - the Mishnish pub. It used to be the yellow building in the Tobermory / Balamory pictures, but its black now. Its a really traditional pub with a great atmosphere and always seems to be involved with sponsoring a few crews on the rally. There were plenty of motorsport fans in there so the big screen TVs were showing the F1 GP (why was Hamilton given a penalty for a fine overtaking move?) and the British Superbikes from Brands.
Big cheers for Duffy at the presentations, but louder and longer for the achievement of Paul MacKinnon - hopefully this is the start of a successful career for Paul - a really appreciative audience. Plenty of cheering for MacCrone in the 205 - a fantastic result in an the ageing car.
Following a healthy lunch, we celebrated the end of the event with a marginally more healthy (there were at least some vegetables involved) with a curry in Back Brae, just off Main Street. Very welcome.
Ending with the day with a bang, fireworks reflecting in the calm waters of the harbour bring the event to close for another year.
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