From the Sublime to the Ridiculous - what you got??

Last year at the Gathering just before the lunch break started we had an assortment of "vehicles" attempting to set the world record for the slowest ascent of Shelsley Walsh hill climb

This was one driven by MrSpeedy

Retro Rides Gathering, 19th August 2018 by It's Mr Pants, on Flickr

I didn't think that picture gave an idea of the scale but this one does as evidenced by front man gewy (who incidently is 4 ft 2 inches in high heels} providing the scale



kevfromwales drove this



And then of course we had Mystery Machine with the thingy unimog whatsit (I still don't know what it's called)



Anyway I digress it was a very serious attempt to set a new record

- we had an official from the Guinness Book of Records there with stopwatch in hand

- we had all competitors wearing all the appropriate safety equipment

- we had the full complement of marshals and medics on the hill

And suddenly we had an issue - I got a phone call for someone at the MSA who said we couldn't actually time as the event wasn't sanctioned

So we sent them up anyway and didn't time them

Should we do this again and what else do people have that could complement an entry from MrSpeedy in the Little Tykes car as it has been considerably upgraded since last year - Slick tyres and an uprated clutch





PS some of the above may not be true

PPS I may get a smack for some of it