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Next Sunday at the Lodge from 12.00. Be great to have a decent turn out for the final meet of the year!

Good work. Thanks for posting up the dates early. Some good new venues on there and changes from previous years.

Thank you Mr Spooner.... Competitor #1 See you in the paddock

She did well to capture anything, moving targets and my SLR which she'd never used before!

Am I really married to this man, oh dear. The advantage of being the photographer on a day like this is that you yourself is not actually on any of the pictures. I notice Debbie had the same tactics when she suggested taking the rather embarrassing Benny Hill style video, she is also clever. Trevors fun present of sticky beetles has helped us come down from a Santa high today, we have been throwing them at the windows and they fall down, oh we are easily entertained.

I was there last weekend, and I thought that was pushing my luck weather wise but turned out to be a pretty good day, if a little cold! I was lucky as they were using different drive by mics which were on the opposite side to my exhaust, but still registered 102db which was the limit. So I've bought a 7inch silencer to fit over the winter which needs some modification to the manifold outlet to fit since the current one is only 5 inch. Have fun guys!!!!

This should be sorted now.

Martyn's Sleigh Richard's Sleigh Trevor's Sleigh Andy's Sleigh Big Andy's Sleigh My Sleigh The other's have some pretty amazing pictures and videos to add too, I am busy now as I have to find a bulk supplier of cable ties, you soon get through them don't you?

Next up: Slasher takes a holiday to the International Space Station and sets records for the highest, fastest, and furtherest a 30th anniversary T-shirt has gone.

Well, the calendar is going to hit your doorsteps in a few days time, and I have to choose which one is the Photo of the Year - lucky me. I hope you all enjoy Peter's handiwork and the photos sent in, and congrats to Wendy Richings for taking the front page photo - well done!

Well mine made it down to London with me, but in this hallowed company, that doesn't even count as making it out of the back yard!

Thanks from Greece!!!

Yay I got a cover shot fame at last

Back to the restoration and a few small jobs were completed. First up was the gear lever and linkage. Thanks again go the John Danby Racing for the fabrication of the lever and gorgeous plating work. It's a simple push pull linkage connecting to the motorcycle gearbox. Next job was to fit the pedals. These originated from a Mk3 car so needed a small amount of fettling and shortening of the accelerator pedal so they would fit within my Mk2 chassis. The pedals were original parts and came from Johnny Walker's 1960's stock but when It came to fitting them I found they hadn't quite been finished. The bore for the pivot was undersized and needed reaming out to fit. The corresponding holes in the chassis also need to be done to remove the excess paint but I wont be able to do this until I remove the lower body. The master cylinders for the brakes are fitted in an unconventional position compared to most cars and when seated for driving are located under your knees. An adjustable linkage connects the pedal to a very crude balance bar for the mater cylinders. The components still need a clean up and plating but for the moment, they're just being fitted to check the fit and operation.

Talking of Aston Martin, a former colleague of mine, who passed away about 5 years ago in 1985 bought a DB5 for £2.5k, it needed a bit of work as the previous owner (his next door neighbour) had hit some debris in the road which had damaged the floor in the pedal area. He repaired it over a 3 year period then used to drive it periodically, I don't know what happened to the car after his death, maybe his widow still has it, but now they fetch £750k plus. The moral of this story; if you want to make a profit from it, sell before you die.

Thanks everyone, photos attached. I was at the wrong device earlier!

Okay, so you have 1 day to take a great photo - no pressure!