I’m guessing that you’ll get this issue of Safety Fast! after MGLive! but, if not, please don’t forget to support your SW colleagues at the California Cup – if not with actual help, then with kind words or smiles! A great deal of effort goes into organising and running the club’s premier autotest competition, with many people giving up part of their Silverstone weekend for the good of the event.
Surprisingly, there are no other ‘official’ SW Centre events in June – but we do have an invite from the Bristol Pegasus Motor Club to an Autosolo at Chepstow Racecourse on the 19th. Details are available on the website or via John Delafield on 01453 544 497. Our only event in July is the MG Auto Aero Day on the 4th. I’ve not had any ‘blurb’ from Tony Blake – but expect the usual format. If you’ve not been before and want to find out more then give Tony a call on 01179 790 108. You’ll have to wait until the 1st of August for your next dose of SW Centre fun; more about the Chew Valley Gymkhana next month!
Weather for the Kimber Classic Trial was fantastic – at least for the officials and spectators. The sun shone all day, and tee-shirts were in order. I wasn’t able to get to all of the hills on account of official duties, but those I did see were reasonably dry if somewhat bumpy! My moment of the day was stopping alongside a couple of gentlemen in a MMM car of some sort to see if they needed any assistance… the car was up on jacks, the hubs were off and a differential was being ‘sourced’ from behind the seats. I wonder how long that had been there, “just in case”? Their cheery response was to the effect that they were going to make it to Alham Splash (the next test) and would I tell the marshal to keep it open for thirty minutes… true MG spirit! On that subject, I’ve been forwarded a letter of thanks from Steve Dear on behalf of the ‘Help for Heroes’ charity in respect of the donations received during the event itself, the evening dinner and the informal gymkhana the following day. I cannot reproduce it all here, but suffice to say that Steve, and the charity, are most grateful for the contributions of MGCC members and friends.
I’ve not seen a report for the Wessex Sprint, so I’ll seek out some details and fill you in next month. In the meantime, Jim Lott has (as ever) put his photos on the web (accessible via a link on the SW Centre website). My favourite is entitled ‘Frank Ashley on a convoy run’ – see if you like it too!
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I’ll finish by reminding you to change your ‘bookmarks’ for the SW Centre website to www.mgccsw.com and to visit regularly for updated information on all of our events. I do understand that not everyone has access to the internet, or even the inclination, so remain happy to provide any information by telephone – my number is available from Club Office.
Neil