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Due to the proximity to Halloween, “Silly Hat Day” at the November trial has become a tradition and exotic examples of the hat-makers art were on full display.

A small but determined entry tackled the 16 hills, bathed in strong, winter sunshine. Unfortunately for the marshals, the same sunshine was doing little to raise the arctic temperatures they were experiencing.

In spite of the dry conditions, the hills were proving to be challenging and the scores for the morning runs reflected this. By the afternoon, most entrants were showing an improvement with some close battles in the classes.

The Provisional winners are –
Class 1 Barry Holmes, BMW Mini
Class 3 Brian Hopkins, Austin 7 Special
Class 4, Colin MacKay, Morgan +8.

The prize for the most imaginative hat went to Shonah Gibbon.

At the end of the event, a minute’s silence was observed in memory of Bill Henderson, a great friend of Monklands Sporting Car Club.

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Bill Henderson, 1924 – 2016

Photogallery from Trish MacDonald:

Photogallery from Chris Nicholson: