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Caernarvonshire and Anglesey Motor Club's ‘90 days of C&A’ kicked off on Wednesday, 13th of May with a motorsport quiz held at Clwb Golff Caernarfon. A total of 6 teams attended the event which was a great start to the 90 Days celebration.
Superbly and thoroughly organised by Peredur Davies, the quiz featured ten rounds with questions relating to rallying, the history of C&A Motor Club and a picture round to name but a few.
Two rounds featured motorsport items commonly found on competition cars hidden inside cardboard boxes such that it was not possible to see what was inside the box. Quiz competitors had to guess what was inside the box by touch alone! This proved to be a popular round with items varying from straight cut gears to windscreen washer pumps.
Two rounds were sound related. 5 sound clips of famous co-drivers were played while quiz competitors had to guess the name of the co-driver. It is quite surprising how similar Nicky Grist and Phil Mills sound when played one after another! The next round featured five sound clips of competition engines, and the challenge was to name the car. A member of one team is quoted as saying:” We identified four correct but how we did not spot the sound of a 5-cylinder Audi Quattro is beyond me. I think the twittering wastegate tricked us into thinking it was a far more modern R2 car! That’s our excuse anyway”.
The results were as follows:-
1st Place - ‘Moniars’ – 71 points
2nd Place - ‘No Hôp Motorsport’ - 63 points
Joint 3rd - ‘Repeat the Note’ and ‘Idishido’ 57 points
5th Place - ‘Wacky Races’ – 56 points
6th Place - ‘No Clue Crew’ - 50 points
Thank you, Peredur, for organising the event. All who attended thoroughly enjoyed themselves!
How would you have fared? Some of the trickier questions posted below - have a go!!
A.Born in Ruthin, who is the only Welsh driver to have won a Formula One race?
B.To the nearest £5, how much was the entry fee for the first running of the Gwynedd Rally as a forest rally in 1975?
C.Who said this quote following a crash on the 1st corner of the 1990 grand prix: ‘If you no longer go for a gap that exists, you’re no longer a racing driver’.
D.In which form of motorsport are competitors awarded purely for making their way the furthest along the course?
E.Name as many C&A rallies as you can, held wholly on Anglesey over the years?
F.One of the most crucial pieces of equipment for a navigator is and OS Landranger Map. What is the scale of these maps?
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We are celebrating our 90th Anniversary with a series of online and real events from May through to August with 90 Days of C&A.
This first event is a motorsport themed quiz organised by Peredur Davies at Caernarfon Golf Club to start at 7pm - O.S. map reference: 114 or 115/465 621. what3words - ///senders.vans.clocked
This is open to club members and non-members, so please bring your family and friends with you. Teams can be made up of any number up to a maximum of six and entry fee is £1 per team member.
