Winter Series 1996-1997
Round 2 - 8th December 1996

Description: A good turn out this month. A tricky event, as you can see from the results with the first team not getting in until 11:29. John was in a bush on a footpath next to the M56. The transmitter gave a very strong signal, but everyone got dodgy bearings, perhaps because he was underneath some pylons! Approaching from the south was the crucial factor. The signal was very strong in Bowdon, a mile to the north, where both Dave Chippendale and Chris Heys abandoned their cars, thinking the transmitter would be around the banks of the River Bollin. A driver skidding into the central reservation of the motorway provided some entertainment for everyone after the last competitor had got in. Standing on the footbridge, our attempts to warn on-coming drivers of the hazard were to little avail. Hardly surprising since we all looked a right load of loonies in our DF clobber.