So, the next day (Friday) was the first day we had organised events to attend - the first being the drive along a mountain road that was to be closed for the day, known as the The Sloc.
To get there we had a 20 mile drive, and being in the first group to set-off, we had to be there at 9am. As it turned out, we were in the first group for everything each day, so we (Rob & Stu, Pete & Julie, Matt & Mandie) met for breakfast at 7.15 so we could be out for about 8am
At the meeting point, we met up with Andy Robinson (72 New Yorker) and his friend Michael (78 New Yorker) and Scotty Dave and his brother, who were already there. Also in attendance was Ben from Classic American, covering the event for the magazine. As you can see, the wet weather had already set-in, as it turned out, for most of the day
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We still had a bit of a drive to get from there, to the closed road - led in convoy as a group of about 40, by one of the Scenic Car Tours people.
Once there, we queued and waited our turn, and set-off in 30 sec intervals... or longer if you were behind the 1920's Ford (Model A?) or the Mack truck
I was driving to didnt get any pics on the actual 'run' but got these while we were waiting...
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After a couple of runs along the wet and in places, foggy mountain road, we headed off to the next meeting point which was the IOM Motor Museum at Jurby, another 20 miles...
(pics to follow
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oops, sorry Kev 
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