TFC2007

Well the dust has now settled on what appears to be the most successful 4x4 Winch Challenge we ( the SWCC mob) have ever had!

Where do I start?

Why not with the hotel - The Craigvrack Hotel did us proud, from the accommodation, to the Scottish "barbeque" and the use of their carpark as a venue of Scrapheap Challenge.

Steve Coopers vehicle was getting a pressure wash on Monday morning, before heading South - outstanding!

The campsite - Murray saved our bacon due to the severe lack of available sites/b&b's willing to take on our sort of visitors. Factor in the Blair Atholl horsey crowd and you can see the problems.

The location was just about perfect and he managed to arrange the portaloos for us as well.

I know it was not the Ritz, but hell it was better than nothing!

His neighbours thought he had organised a rave - almost right, just lacked the groupies!!!

If any campers still owe Murray their site dues please contact me and I will give you his phone number.

Pitlochry - this is a well known town on the tourist route North, not used to 40+ dirty big 4x4 vehicles disturbing the peace! This location did concern me a little prior to the event, however this was totally unfounded as the locals were equally dumbfounded, stopped in their tracks as their brains attempted to comprehend what their eyes were seeing!

To all - a big thank you for me being able to return to this town and not see to many wanted posters with my face on them!

Tay Forest Enterprise - the land, that wonderful land. This made it for me, I was spoilt for choice solely due to the understanding and willingness of Graham Stirling, Operations Forester, Strathtay & Strathearn, to buy into the TFC concept wholeheartedly. Graham stayed with us during all the setting up, marking out and the event itself, lending advice and guidance whenever asked or needed. Without his commitment and support there would not have been a TFC 2007.

The marshals - They are crazy! Why would anyone give freely of their time and money to dash about, following a bunch of loons, cavorting through the forest over a weekend miles from home?

God alone knows - and I thank God for each and every one of them because they are the foundations upon which we build the event.

For four years now they have shown unswerving loyalty to the concept that is the AFC/TFC - I feel humbled in your presence.

The competitors - They come from far & wide with a single minded passion to get inside my head and find out how my brain works - please, anyone, if you have any success let me know because I sure don't!

I/we the organisers have a hell of a job to get the balance anywhere close to acceptable regarding format, level of difficulty, driveability & the guidance/rules to make the damn thing run smoothly.

The only way of testing the toy is getting the right mix of competitors, from the complete novice to the 4x4 guru to bench test it - I think this year we were honoured to have such a worthy list and I thank you for having the confidence in attending.

In summary, a big thank to all who helped and participated from me and the rest of the organisers.

For & on behalf of the TFC Team,

Andy Thomlinson.

SCOTIA WINCH CHALLENGE CLUB. TAY FOREST CHALLENGE 25th & 26th August 2007 RESULTS!
				Points	Final.
Team No.	Driver	Co-Driver	Vehicle	Sat/Sun	Position	Comments
1	Willy Davenhill/Justin Dean	George Barr/Neil Stockman	L/Weight/LR90	32	6	Late finish
2	Karl Frost/Paul Martin	Dale Frost/Martin Ecob	LR90/LR90	37	1
3	Gordon Law/Gavin Muir	Harry Frame/Martin Shand	LR90/Suzi	14		Late Finish
4	Tony Baskill/Steve Cooper	David Needham/Tom Gaskell	Merc/Toyota	29		Late Finish
5	R Seaman/Stephan Pracht	Ollie Lloyd/Adrian Turner	LR90/LR90	32	5
6	Kirstian Nicholson/Rod Elwood	David Dixon/Keith Garin	Disco/LR90	18
7	Pete Crossman/Dave Crossman	Les Fitzgerald/M.Trett	LR90/Disco	1		Retired/Sat.
8	Steve Gittens/Kris Murphy	Mark Morgan/Craig Hope	LR90/LR90	34	2
9	Glynn Yates/Dominique Brione	Barrie Gee/Paul Bass.	LR90/LR90	26
10	David Johnston/Alan Gibson	Robert McCubbins/Ian McLue	G Wagen/G Wagen	20
11	Peter Whitman/Brynn Hemming	Ross Langford/Jeff Jones	Eagle Jeep/RR	16		Retired/Sat
12	Jim Marsden/Paul Wightman	Bren Hill/Daniel Wightman	LR90/LR90 Hybrid	33	4	Late Finish
13	Alan Kemp/John Sales	Dafydd Belton/Phil Cross	Defender/LR Hybrid	34	3	Late Finish
14	Stewart Lawson/Mike Maclurg	Derek Massie/Sandy Gray	LR90/S2 Hybrid	17
15	Alex Rowley/Mike Mills	Rob Clacy/Lauren Mills	LR Hybrid/LR90	13
16	Michael Dalgliesh/Ewan McGeorge	Colin Dalgliesh/Callum McGeorge	LR90/LR90	4
17	Justin Degan/Chris Jones	Paul Hutchieson/Tom Bisco	LR90/Disco	28
18	Ivan Barrett/Paul Marsden	James Kingsley/Darren Hebb	LR/LR90	20
19	Robert Young/Michael Robertson	John Gray/Tom Gilmour	LR90/LR90	10
20	Alan Wormald/Richard Ibbertson	Robert Phillipson/Vicky Heywood	JEEP/JEEP	30		Late Finish
21	G. Mackinnon/Andrew Duthie	Ian Ogilvie/Andrew Johnston	LR 90/LR90	10
22	Daan Schreuders/Andy Chaplin	Mark Layzell/Charlie Walton	LR Ser3/LR90	19		Late Finish
23	Val Roberts/Jim King	Dan Marion/Ken Hutchieson	Bowler/LR90	19