It’s looking a bit black over there – 13 May 2026
Was it the forecast that kept the Serious (Slow) Warts away from the outing? We were three, and about to set off early when Moz appeared over the horizon to Dennis Knoll to swell the Read more
A beautiful late spring evening for this classic race. 10 brave souls ran the full 4 springs, the rest, perhaps fearing being left out in the dark after Dave Holmes dire warning, ran 3 springs, most of them missing the spring under Noe Stool. Moz ran a slightly reduced version of the 3 springs, and Willy failed to make best use of his weekend recce and eventually visited 2 springs. Perhaps he took it to heart when he was told that "knowing where you are is not in the spirit of Dark Peak racing".
JD
Alternatively, perhaps I shouldn't have been so naive as to take the safety officer at face value when, observing Mark and Andy Harmer arriving from my right, I was advised that only the SO and Andy H had visited the genuine spring two ... see my GPS track for the sorry tale writ large. WK
| Position | Name | Club | Class | Time | Comment | Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neil Northrop | Dark Peak | M | 01:45:00 | 4 springs | |
| 3 | Tim Hawley | Dark Peak | MV50 | 01:46:20 | 3 springs (1, 2, 4) | |
| 4 | Andy Barnett | Dark Peak | MV45 | 01:46:20 | 3 springs (1, 2, 4) | |
| 6 | Mick Cochrane | Dark Peak | MV60 | 01:46:40 | 3 springs (1, 2, 4) | |
| 7 | Andy Harmer | Dark Peak | MV60 | 01:47:00 | 3 springs (1, 2, 4) | |
| 8 | Bob Berzins | Dark Peak | MV50 | 01:48:46 | 3 springs (1, 2, 4) | |
| 9 | Chris Barber | Dark Peak | MV55 | 01:49:50 | 3 springs (1, 2, 4) | |
| 10 | Tim Tett | Dark Peak | MV50 | 01:50:17 | 4 springs | |
| 11 | Mark Harvey | Dark Peak | MV50 | 01:51:40 | 3 springs (1, 2, 4) | |
| 12 | Jack Foxall | Dark Peak | M | 01:54:50 | 3 springs (1, 2, 4) | |
| 14 | David Holmes | Dark Peak | MV50 | 01:58:36 | 3 springs (1, 2, 4) | |
| 16 | Bob Johnston | Dark Peak | M | 02:07:23 | 4 springs | |
| 17 | Phil Crowson | Dark Peak | MV45 | 02:08:00 | 4 springs | |
| 20 | Stephen Martin | Dark Peak | MV45 | 02:09:20 | 3 springs (1, 2, 4) |