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Essex monthly meet stated with a hour and a half blat around the countryside then back to Runwell Toby to meet our guests from Essex 7's good turn out nice guys interesting motors.

A beautiful winters day here is Tasmania so a bbq was had A yellow Elfin, my Aussie Westfield and in the shed is a PRB

WOW what a great day out !!! a big thanks to all who came today and enjoy great day out in glorious weather we did 220 miles and I’m sure that everyone from down south did much more we set off south at 8.30 to meet up with everyone at glenshee, getting there a tad early meant there was time for a bacon roll and coffee sitting outside in the sun , there are a lot worse places to be on a Sunday morning! Soon there were 3 Westies and a tiger parked and ours made 5 a quick chat and we decided to press on to tomintoul and have a regroup there, on passing corgarf Les with his seight was waiting and waving us on he caught us up at tomintoul, onto a refuel at Grantown-on-Spey before taking the backroads through nethy bridge, coylum bridge and feshie bridge to loch insch boathouse for lunch after some good food and chatter, John said he was going to press on south so we all headed down the backroad to Kingussie and Newtonmore before saying goodbye Les said he was going for fuel and then to explore lochness side so we parted ways and we headed back up speyside for home. sat here in glorious sunshine and I’d just again like to thank everyone for a great day out

Had a lovely day out today with my friend Graham as a birthday treat for him. We met some great people today and also saw quite a number of lovely vehicles on the roads. We kept away from main roads all day between our stops, and travelled through beautiful countryside and moorland on single track roads which I love. We enjoyed a little swim through the ford on our travels. We visited and stopped at quite a few places but the two best ones where the motor museum at Thornton Le Dale and Grosmont engine sheds. Very interesting vehicles in the motor museum and a lot are up for auction. Dinner was at the Crown in Hutton Le Hole which does brilliant food. Engine sheds at Grosmont was as always, very interesting. Here are a few pictures of our day.

Sunday morning Blatter's! Really good drive. Nice and quiet 👍

Today https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-48934781 "Major: I will seek a judicial review to stop Parliament shutdown" "Sir John said such a move would be "utterly and totally unacceptable". and yet https://order-order.com/2019/07/10/john-major-prorogued-parliament-1997-avoid-cash-questions-scrutiny/ " Major didn’t have such a problem with proroguing Parliament when he abused his power to do so in 1997 in order to delay the publication of a highly embarrassing report into the “cash for questions”sleaze scandal involving his Government. Flagrant hypocrisy even by his standards, he must be glad no-one sued him then…" You couldn't make it up.

What a cracking game of cricket! Who would have thought we would have a Super Over to decide the world cup. Great cricket from two world class teams. 🏏

I was on the phone to my mum on the way home; explaining that unlike my brother i get to meet my friends only a couple of times a year. This weekend was one of them! Blyton this year was good, and also emotional thank you to richard & jane usher for their amazing hospitality, and we wish them every success in their next adventure. I'm sure their will be post saying thank you as drivers get home unload and get a beer and watch the f1 repeat; but this event can't happen with without the help of an amazing helpers and teams...... Nigel Curry - thank you i did 17,000+ steps a day; god knows how many you did. the Amazing Alan Smith - clerk of the course the timing team - David Clay, Chris Winstanley Graham Frankland - the GF meal as good as ever. Andy Banks and Ian Tolfree - the braimasters 20 harewood team members led by Mike Shoreley Darlington & district Eastern Recovery Del for hosting the clubs kit @mrs panda - for putting up with this. all the drivers for making this a wow event. If i haven't mentioned you I'm sorry, I'm going to hibernate for 360 days and see you at blyton 2020 iI welcome ideas on how we can finish my last year on a high. eg parade lap etc... cheers Panda

@Geoffrey (Buttercup) - North Yorkshire AO thank you for that essential piece of info, we would have just upped and gone and it would have pigged me right off if it had been closed after travelling all that way. Thank you xxx

Thanks to John Williams for organising a great Sprint weekend which went very well

Day 3 and we have made it to Brid 😎 190 miles and lots of money for charity YES!!! thanks @Robin (Red Spider) - Yorkshire AO For meeting us and sorry @Geoffrey (Buttercup) - North Yorkshire AO Didn’t manage to meet up heres a few pics from today

Nice to know my boyhood hero is still being remembered , I visited the "old" museum way back in the 70's , just one small room then ( same building I think ) with a few Photos and cabnets displaying his trophies . Still wonder what he would have achieved if not for the events at Hockenhiem 68 . The thoughts of JC driving a Lotus 72 , 79 or wonder how he would have handled the mighty 1000hp cars of the turbo era

Does [insert eu country here] want xx tariffs on [insert product here] coming in to the UK? Does the EU really think that their mandarins can dictate to French/Italian farmers, German industrialists, Spanish fruit growers, Dutch flower growers etc etc that they are no longer allowed to compete for UK business and instead must find new markets for their products and produce? All the while, with us free of having to satisfy 28 other countries we'll buy our fruit from Florida and our wine from Chile and our beef from Argentina and we'll get our spuds and carrots and swedes from UK farmers instead of paying them to grow nothing om some of their land. Or the French/Italians/Germans/Dutch etc can come to us and offer a trade deal to keep the status quo. Hmmmmm...

That would have been me and my wife! Weekend getting away from it all, apologies we didn’t give you a wave! Hope you challenge is going well!

Hi Dave You should enjoy this short video then (if the link works) Barry

Fitting a roof, thus, hopefully guaranteeing weeks of great weather!

Fantastic, I loved that spot the previous years; might be a bit hard to get to, but a decent view of the track when you've done walking and just want to sit with the cars, some mates, a pint and to soak up the atmosphere and watch some racing.

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