Writing these notes Bristol is currently in the midst of a thunderstorm but hopefully brighter and dry weather is forecast for this weekend and the Wye Valley Social Run on Sunday 22nd May, check out the link for more details and please let Jim Lott know if you’re planning on attending – details are on
Last weekend saw our first competitive event of the year with MGs on Grass One taking place. Sadly I missed the event with my speed championship commitments but I hear from some of those who attended that the day and the new venue were a great success. Huge thanks must go Peter and Victoria for
It seems an age since I last wrote my last chat, for me most of April has been a write off, despite having all my vaccines I managed to catch covid again and it absolutely floored me. I was off work for a few weeks and when I did manage to return I was exhausted
SW Member and regular speed event competitor Steve Luscombe has been in touch. Competing at Gurston Down hillclimb last weekend he suffered a major engine blow up, with a broken crank destroying the rest of the engine. Steve is in urgent need of a new 1275 A series or A+ block, if you have a
I’d like to thank for the comments and emails I had last week following my first chairman’s chat, its really nice to see that the Marque of Friendship spirit is very much alive and well here in the SW. On Saturday I made my way up to Oxford for the MGCC Council meeting, for those
I’ve had a an email from SW member eager to locate parts now missing from his MGB Roadster Attached is a pic of my Oselli-tuned MGB roadster. I first bought this car in 2011 and then, stupidly, sold it in 2020. The car was bought by someone in the Southampton area and then sold and
MGCC SW has been asked to help provide marshals for the MCC 120th Anniversary Trial. The event has been postponed due to COVID-19 but the event is now back on and will pass through our region on Friday 24th June. We will be marshalling the Batcombe Lane section, near Shepton Mallet (as used on our
Following my election at the SW Centre AGM earlier this month it’s my pleasure to be writing my first Chairman’s chat. Before I say a little more about myself and what I hope to achieve I must first extend my thanks to Jim Lott who has led the centre for the last 7 years, I’m
Important information for anyone wanting to take part in 2020 MGCC SW competitive events
Results for the 2019 MGCC SW Drivers Championship