Quote Originally Posted by Sal yet again View Post
Very wet and muddy Riponian today and would have struggled to get from my house to Wass if didnt drive an SUV as the flooding we have suffered locally for a while now was made a lot worse by heavy overnight rain.

Mainly enjoyable day in Wass for both runs only spoilt by a little over the top marshalling at one spot but great action provided by the Irish contingent in the Historics particularly. Shame that Chris seemed to be struggling in the TR but I suppose it was always going to take time to develop the car when Appleby's are ploughing a lone furrow against the Fords. Young Payne in the Fiesta though looked really quick and think he might just ruffle a few feathers in the BRC this year.

Great to see so many spectators out and goes to show there is still an appetite for the sport in this Shire.
Worth noting the 131's that have been developed and are up at the top competing against the Ford's.

Riponian looked a great success, Wass is a great stage and always good to see it full of spectators. It's a real shame a lot of the other classic Riponian little stages have disappeared, but with Wass and the closed roads used around Gale Rigg / Cropton the organisers do a fantastic job.