The forecast wall to wall Boyndie Weekend rain failed to appear, other than a slight overnight shower on Friday night. Just enough to wash the fine Sahara dust from the vehicles. Something we might have appreciated on the Saturday night too. Instead we had to put up with blue skies and sunshine, served with a brisk breeze.
Memory suggests that ten years ago, or so, the Boyndie paddock was awash with a plethora of campers under canvas. This photo provides an interesting perspective on the current sea of tents !!
The weekend ran very smoothly, and the organising team from SSHC and all of their support personnel on the ground are to be commended. All in all, a thoroughly enjoyable event.
There were a few people with technical issues, and from those, if there was an award for artistic examples of crystalline fracture then with the fine Last Run Saturday Drive Shaft example in this photo, the award would go to Stuart Mather !!
Actually, one of the best things about this sport is to be seen in the people involved. With Louise Calder managing to bend and fold a rear hub upright, there were two cars destined to go home on Saturday night. Not so. With the kindness and cooperation of Stuart, Helen Highley, Louise, and not to mention the considerable mechanical skills of Michael Sutherland, a pooling of resources meant that both cars were able to run on the Sunday.
Please note that the above paragraph was skilfully written, avoiding the need to establish the plural of the word “Jedi” !!
Finally, in this photo, we have a rare glimpse of what one of our veteran competitors might have looked like as an infant. A man who can still lay down the gauntlet to old men half his age. Yes Mr Murchie (Snr) (Snr) (Snr) . . . . . . What a handsome chap you once were !!
Back to reality . . . . .
The XBC website has been updated with Boyndie Results and Scoring, to be found on the 2022 Events Page. Dropped scores are starting to kick in, and anybody that thinks they might be winning, having competed in a high number of events may very soon need to reconsider !!
Our next XBC fixtures are Barbon and July Kames. We hope to see you there.
Have fun !!
