Calendar 2026

[Longtimefan]

For those of you that have had a copy of the excelently compiled by Sacha, Stratos's Enthusiasts Club 2026 Calendar, and don't know the origin of the Photo that has been used for December, I explain the background.

I was contacted a number of years ago by a Gentleman who had just happened across our Website to say he had a photo we could be interested in, and if we were he would send it to me. When it arrived it had this explanation in his own words.

"I have recently found a photo I took of Sandro Munari and P Sodano's Strato's reaching the brow of a hill during the 1977 Lombard Rac rally on the Radnor forest stage. What was unusual was that it was pushed there by a number of spectators. Apparently, the gear select had failed and he let his fans push it to the top of the hill so it could coast back, because everyone wanted to see it. My boss and I had been to the Halfway stage earlier in the day and arrived at this point in the stage just before the Strato's arrival. I stood in the centre of the track as it rolled towards me.

I went with my rally mad boss to a couple more stages when near our place of work (installing fire protection) but have't been since then, hence I forgot about the photo, which altho black and white it is quite detailed.

I don't belong to your club but felt you might be interested in my account, due to the continued interest in the Strato's."

[sdebez]

Robin.

I don't think a photo like that could be included in the calendar without the story behind it being told.
Thank you on both counts. And a serious blag for the calendar.
Going to be hard to follow it up. But we have a year to go at.