2022, April. Corinium Run

 24th April:  Corinium Run

Corinium is the old Roman name for Cirencester, so you won't be surprised to read that the Corinium Run is based around Cirencester in the Cotwolds, and local to us.

This year the start was at the Highwayman Inn just outside Cirencester where they served us an excellent bacon roll and coffee to get us all going.

cars at the start. picture by SlipandGrip Automotive

The Clerk of the Course for the Corinium Run is Martin Saunders who is an top rally navigator, so his Tulip road book is always produced to the high standard he would expect himself. Martin has navigated for me on International rallies in Ireland and Belgium so I know him well. There are some nice little touches such as close together instructions being highlighted in red and his excellent junction diagrams. There were also aerial pictures of our refreshment stops so we could understand the parking layout.  See this extract from the roadbook which explains how it works for inexperienced crews.

 

The weather this year was cool and dry so we took the FHC and our drive through the Cotswold countryside was lovely. Trees and hedgerows were sprouting and the Bluebells were starting to come out. On the tops many fields have been planted with oilseed rape and the vibrant yellow flowers were amazing.

Corinium Run typical dashcam view

Lunch halt was at the Fosseway Garden Centre near Moreton in Marsh.  This seemed surprising busy after a couple of years getting used to Covid restrictions, but service was quick and the light snack was just right.

The afternoon run took us via some very picturesque Cotswold villages to a few familiar places like the famous ford at Duntisbourne where the residents always come out to watch us splash through the water and the photographers gather.  It was quite shallow this time after a long dry spell.

Duntisbourne

 Finish was back at the Highwayman Inn for a good curry to sustain us all on the way home and the TR7 had performed perfectly.