Organisers, HERO-ERA Rallies, say The Flying Scotsman Rally is Europe’s premier event for vintage motor cars. It is certainly a challenging event for both cars and crews with 650 road miles to cover, about a dozen regularity sections and a similar number of off-road tests.
Last year, Belgian LFOC member Kurt Vanderspinnen took part in his Lea-Francis Hyper replica, coming a very impressive 2nd overall. This year, the Flying Scotsman Rally takes place between 3rd and 6th April 2025 and Kurt is back with his Lea-Francis.
This year the adventure will depart into the North Yorkshire Moors and scenic Yorkshire Dales, chases the Pennines into Northumberland and onto the overnight halt in Newcastle; then heads through some classic and some new venues into Edinburgh, with the final leg northwards to the regal, world-famous, Gleneagles Hotel.
There are opportunities to spectate along the route of the event, so why not get along and support Kurt. Spectator information can be found on this PDF document or on the Flying Scotsman webpage linked to above.