Dipper wrote:on the plus side, it was bone dry and sunny from pitlochry right up through braemar and the lecht. cracking run
Myself, Stu and Jamie, also had a good run over the Cairn oh Mount then a little extra run out via Tarland and Strathdon. Earlier we had decided to just head straight up to Aberdeen, with Martin taking a chance and heading to Braemar via Perth. I noticed that the weather was clearing over to the west as we approached Brechin and pulled over to ask Kinger and Stu if they fancied going over the Cairn? Kinger was just heading home, but Stu had time, so we decided to go for it. Roof came off and then we turned off just after Brechin. Once on to the Cairn, we came up along to Jamie who was parked up, but he soon was on our tails. Roads were drying up with only a few greasy patches here and there. We stopped at Aboyne for a toilet break and noticed Martin coming along the road from Braemar and he said that the roads had been dry that way too.
Thanks to all who gave some advice today and I am looking forward to the next one. (I probably got the best deal today, with the KH instructor sitting alongside me for the sighting/warm-up laps and then talking for about 30mins afterwards giving me lots of info/help.
I have just received an e-mail to say that this was the first time in seventeen years that the event has had to be cancelled. (I hope that I never jinxed this one).
Away to head into town and meet up for a few beers with the boys soon.
Steve.
. First time driving the car since the engine went in and it seemed to drive every bit as well as the old one. 
