Pentillie Festival of Speed 2012
Pemtillie Castle makes a great venue for a speed hillclimb. It was wet, though. This Alfa Dana 500 was using Castrol R so smelt divine. This is a new event based at Pentillie Castle on the western bank of the River Tamar and centres on a speed hillclimb up to the house from the river and into the estate beyond. Pentillie Castle featured on the telly a few years as a country house in need of rescue and has become a prestigious wedding venue. Unfortunately, the tarmac drive to the house showed signs of wear sufficient to make the blushing bride bounce out of her bodice in the backseat of the nuptial Bentley limo. Actually, I just made that up but the potholes were so bad that the Coryton family had the whole drive re-surfaced. Then, local enthusiasts said lets have a speed hillclimb on your lovely new road and after a lot of preparatory work the first event was held today. Another fragrant competitor using Castrol R was Stuart Evans in his MG J Special Unfortunately, it ham...