The Ramble Society's

 Pamber Clamber Ramble-Rally

Sunday 2nd July 2000

Results
   Sheet  
Team Company Captain 1 2 3 4 5 6 Quiz Total Time Penalties TOTAL Position
Perfection     180 180 190 190 190 190 96 1,216 <4.51 0 1,216  
The Unseated Guest Paul Gallagher 115 105 160 163 108 130 65 846 4.44 4 842 1st
Four Plus One ICL Norman Willis 105 140 138 148 120 130 36 817 4.37 0 817 2nd
Dead Ringers (4) NATS Steve Wells 115 125 145 125 110 140 45 805 5.00 20 785 3rd
Heeglin Grapevine Jane Bonnin 115 115 140 155 123 120 82 850 5.10 70 780 4th
Rakehell Raiders (4) Racal Alan Sandell 120 100 140 130 100 138 51 779 4.42 2 777 5th
A Bridge Too Far NATS Andy Hartley 105 90 130 153 108 130 56 772 4.51 11 761 6th
Lost Forever (3) Guest Eddie Bennett 110 90 130 120 118 113 69 750 4.51 11 739 7th
Dragons (4) Guest David Thomas 95 75 165 108 116 95 41 695 4.42 2 693 8th
The Settlers ICL Chris Patton 110 90 90 103 118 110 63 684 4.57 17 667 9th
Streetwalkers I (4) ex-Babtie Sallie Jennings 115 90 100 161 123 85 41 715 5.16 100 615 10th
The Generation Gap (4) ICL Brian Thomas 85 85 92 129 90 78 30 589 5.00 20 569 11th
Finkits Datway Racal Nina Williams 90 70 52 96 93 113 44 558 4.53 13 545 12th
Marsh Hackers ICL Andrew Hill 55 75 115 103 55 85 49 537 4.47 7 530 13th
The Shepherds (3) ICL John Shepherd 85 50 88 85 79 81 23 491 4.55 15 476 14th
Streetwalkers II ex-Babtie Nick Clarke 60 70 82 113 111 55 67 558 5.13 85 473 15th
Reluctant Ramblers BG Alyson Preston 50 80 98 108 118 125 69 648 5.44 240 408 16th
Butterflies (4) EDS Lynn Smith 65 105 108 101 116 61 55 611 5.50 270 341 17th
Lost Weekend (4) EDS Nick Taylor 65 70 60 55 70 58 47 425 4.51 95 330 18th
The Matlock Road Mafia (4) Racal George Allen 25 100 79 56 105 68 64 497 6.17 405 92 19th
TBA ICL Graham Jennings ? ? ? ? ? ? ?   ? ?   20th

If the winning team's name is unfamiliar to you, this is because they are newcomers who discovered our website and decide to enter as a team of two; they had just been timed out when they were flagged down by the following Flying Kakapos team of three, who proposed a merger for the day.   A fine gesture, amply rewarded as the combined force won the day, beating off Stormin' Norman and the NATS (ex-CAA) entry of Steve Wells.  No team scored more points than my own, however a glance at the penalties column shows that the temptation afforded by TWO on-route pubs proved too much and 'headless' Heeglin had to settle for fourth place. 

It was good to see new teams in the field and some family entries with the next generation of ramblers, some as young as six, on a day your organiser claims as yet another of his fine-weather events, discounting the paltry few raindrops late on as neither here nor there.

Significant extra business took place at all three pubs with the Plough's baguettes going like hot … baguettes. We appreciated the extra opening hours accorded us at the finish pub.

A bit of confusion was reported around D to E and after Point 5, but generally comment about the course was favourable. Clues proving contentious were number 32, where there had always been one beater in the rack until shortly before the ramble, when it disappeared.  The correct answer then was 'none'  but a couple of teams apparently thought the clue referred to a nearby hydrant;  clue 57 on the new village signboard seemingly has a lookalike at Point 5, though I'm assured the imposter's eye is not so prominent as that drawn; clue 67 was specified as at a point with the arrival of another 'Silchester' on the scene but several teams still put '3-4' down; and clue 90 had originally five signboards with ten masks but one board was vandalised and was not visible to me on the Friday evening - evidently some of you saw it as you answered '10'. 

Burgeoning weed growth turned straightforward clues 39 and 76 into good 'spots'.

It seems as though our next 'meet' will not be until the autumn, unless there are secret plans for a rally in the meantime?  Intending organisers are forever welcome and will receive every assistance from Kevin King or myself. You can keep tabs on forthcoming events by checking on the website at:  http://www.ramble-rally.org.uk

One Night Owl

tony@grapevine.org.uk