| by Sally Sheldon Club Activities Coordinator |
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| “Severe weather warnings!” That,
yet again, was the topic for discussion prior to Spares Day 2 on
Sunday 5th October. And, yet again, the forecast was correct – not
having much luck this year. A severe soaking at Spares Day 1, a night
time soaking at the camp before the National, and Spares Day 2 – I
have never been so wet in all my life, except when I fell in the
sea fully clothed from a rock in Scotland when I was about 12. Stuart
(Club shop) is going to invest in a load of Club umbrellas and with
a bit of luck we may get some sunshine! |
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| Considering how bad the spray was on the motorway, and
how hard the rain hammered down, I was astounded to find 3 SD1s had arrived
at Gaydon before me. I had already had a phone call from Dave Puzey announcing
his disastrous attempt to get to Spares Day 2 in his Vitesse which suffered
a broken strut after arguing with a large puddle and a pot hole. (He made
it eventually after being escorted home by the AA and seeking alternative
transport.) Stuart duly arrived with the Club shop and provided some welcome
shelter. My hands were so cold that a very kind Yorkshireman who arrived in
a Rover 75 took pity on me and gave me some gloves. Very much appreciated
they were too! |
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| Stuart did a roaring trade in the club shop and Rimmers
man in the van delivered lots of bits to happy customers. |
| A higher proportion than usual of our members arrived
in Non SD1s, and who can blame them, but it was great to see them there anyway
and to everybody that attended on such a foul day, it was much appreciated.
We had a good turnout considering conditions were so bad. |
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| The main purpose of the day of course was to give members
the opportunity to sell and buy some spare parts. To be quite honest this
was a bit of a disaster as it was so wet no one wanted to get their treasures
out until mid afternoon when the sun did eventually start to break through, |
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| it’s amazing how the cars look so bright when
wet and the sun shine breaks out. |
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| Robert Davies won the Restoration Class with
his superb Vitesse. |
| The AGM was entertaining – and went on
for a very long time! The best attended AGM for a long while – due
in no small part to the rain outside I am sure. I sat and shivered
and soaked my seat. |
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| This rather smart track day car turned up and
sounded very nice too. |
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| "AaaaaaTISHOO!" |
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