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12 Mar 2017, 18:37 (Ref:3718222) | #1 | ||
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20 years in Orange and i have never been to a hillclimb. Well this year I'm off to Gurston. Taking my new partner. Have no idea what to do when we get there. HELP
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12 Mar 2017, 23:01 (Ref:3718271) | #2 | ||
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You'll enjoy it. The Gurston lot, marshals and drivers, are a friendly bunch. Chief Marshal will be Alan Osgood, AKA Grumpy Git. He'll take you in hand, give you a tour of the hill and then put you with some experienced GITs.
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13 Mar 2017, 10:29 (Ref:3718339) | #3 | ||
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Trust me you'll love it. The friendliest venue in the country, and you'll want to go back again.
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13 Mar 2017, 15:50 (Ref:3718388) | #4 | ||
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When you get there, don't turn right into the public car park. Go straight on through the farmyard, a little bit right, then left. Just after the paddock marshal's hut, turn left uphill and you will see marshal's sign-on to the left of the restaurant. If you look on Google Earth, marshal's sign-on isn't there, but the restaurant is the building furthest from the entrance. As has been said, you will be taken to the top of the hill, spend 20 minutes or so at each post, gradually walking down to the bottom and then in the afternoon, you will go onto the post either at Ashes, or Carousel.
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13 Mar 2017, 17:08 (Ref:3718394) | #5 | ||
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You'll come across the term GIT a lot, which of course stands for Gurston Incident Team and all the main players have been awarded one (they don't get to choose when or what),
Enjoy |
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13 Mar 2017, 18:31 (Ref:3718409) | #6 | ||
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Thanks for that, drove past it yesterday. Can't wait
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15 Mar 2017, 23:29 (Ref:3718916) | #7 | ||
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Fabulous venue, lovely people. It's a bit far for me, so haven't been for a while, but definitely recommend it to anyone.
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16 Mar 2017, 15:23 (Ref:3719079) | #8 | ||
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Fond memories of back in the nineties; one of those zany southwest hills with a downhill start
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16 Mar 2017, 23:09 (Ref:3719216) | #10 | ||
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I'm an ex-hillclimber, so the word always catches my eye bob...
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