The Hunt Report

Well we had 7½ entries, why the half - well Steve Andrews turned up on his own and only did one third of the event; and raised £70 (see letter) for the Children's Trust on the day - thanks to those who donated their prize money, it all helps.

Onto the Treasure Hunt itself; my idea of a start at Epsom Downs of course coincided with the start of Derby Week, and the fun fair - good planning eh?

Anyway we found car parking spaces for everyone, some went to the fun fair, and we managed to start exactly on 4 o'clock. With about 35 miles ahead of the crews, split into 3 sections, and a pint & pie on offer at the Dukes Head, nobody could predict the eventual winners.

At the end of Section 1 (a car park on Headley Common) the scores on the doors were:
Dymond/Bailey team 32 out of 36
Walters team 32 out of 36
Audrey & Colin 26 out of 36
The Hines gang 23½ out of 36
The Howard party 23 out of 36
The Davisons 19 out of 36
The Pink Family 12 out of 36

Steve hadn't yet started, and the Howards & Pinks were possibly enjoying their very first motoring event!

And so it was onto Section 2 via the Brockham & Leigh maze of roads to yet another car park just outside Reigate (Steve started from here!), and who was now doing the business?
Dymond/Baileys managed 22 out of 23
The Walters scored 21½ out of 23
Audrey & Colin 21 out of 23
Tim & Sue Hines 16 out of 23
The Davisons 15 out of 23
The Howards 11 out of 23
The Pinks got lost & scored none.

The final frontier was a section round Mogador & Chipstead finishing at the car park in Lower Chipstead and with just ½ a point between first & second, who would win.

At the final watering hole, with mine host Colin dispensing food & drink to the weary, the totals were:
Chris/Jan Dymond & Stuart/Chris Bailey 84 pts
Alison & Dave Walters 82½ pts
Audrey Snell & Colin Early 75½ pts
Tim & Sue Hines 62 pts
Lynne & Fiona Davison 61 pts
Roy, Gary, Anita, Yvonne Howard 55 pts
Graham, Brenda & Rachael Pink 21 pts
Steve Andrews 23½ pts