Monte Carlo 2012 (Glasgow)

[generally01]

I say Glasgow but this year the Scottish start of the Monte Carlo rally was held on the grounds of Clydebank College Just outside Glasgow.

Interestingly (to me) the start line itself was pretty much bang on where the QE2's bow would have sat during construction when the land was John Browns shipyard.

Anyway, onto some pictures. Light was bad, it was freezing cold and there was the usual problem of trying to take pictures of cars in a crowd of people so appologies for the quality.


monte carlo start line 24 by route9autos.co.uk, on Flickr


monte carlo start line 26 by route9autos.co.uk, on Flickr


monte carlo start line 23 by route9autos.co.uk, on Flickr


monte carlo start line 21 by route9autos.co.uk, on Flickr


monte carlo start line 15 by route9autos.co.uk, on Flickr


monte carlo start line 12 by route9autos.co.uk, on Flickr


monte carlo start line 11 by route9autos.co.uk, on Flickr

I'm affraid I had to be somewhere so couldnt hang around for the cars leaving.

More pictures are on my Flickr page;
www.flickr.com/photos/route9autos/

Cheers,

Dave.

[GT4ME]

Thanks for posting the pics. I went along too,enjoyed it but didnt have the atmosphere of last years Glasgow event.

[skoda_norman]

I don't understand why it now starts from Glasgow - that's a fairly recent thing right?

Nice pictures all the same, and I liked the ship building heritage. Although, I don't think there is much, if anything, built of the Clyde these days.

[generally01]

From 1949 to 1973 Glasgow was an official start line of the rally.

Last year it was brought back but this year our illustrious council leaders refused to help fund the event so it moved just outside Glasgow to Clydebank.

A lot of the yards are gone but BAE systems still build warships on the Govan and Scotstoun sites further upstream in Glasgow.

Dave

[ToolsnTrack]

Nice one Dave. I take it the Jan meet here fell through then?

[GT4ME]