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Hey BillyP came out of hibernation and it was great to see him and his Boxster, we even shamed him into putting the roof down for the run out Dave and Andrew also joined us despite both travelling around 1 and half hours to get here, Dave over high ground too. It was very light rain when we arrived, the snow was confined to the tops thankfully. We all disappeared into the museum cafe for a warm and a good chat. When we came out ithe rain had stopped and the classics had arrived so we took a few photo's, waved a hello and took off into the Peak District. With it being half term I was keen to drive through Matlock Bath, the kids love to see the cars and it encourages tourists to come if there is something different to see, so we gave them a wave along the way. Hopefully they will learn what these cars are and it will spark an interest in the future generation, it's important is that. The driving felt good, we even got a glimpse of blue sky, I extended the route slightly because of this. With there only being a few of us we thought we would go to a favourite but small pub of ours, the Cock and Pullet (laughs childishly) but the notice on the door read that it was closed until the end of Feb, oh well it made for some nice photo's. We finished at Hassop Station cafe for lunch before departing our separate ways. Thank you guys for coming out in challenging weather but, hey, it was soooo worth it, for the driving and for the excellent company xxxx

Many of you will be aware of this book, published back in 2000: Due to it being out of print for many years and rare used copies being on sale for at least £35, I decided to try to track down the authors and see if I could permission to create a digital copy for the club's archives. After quite a bit of investigation work, I finally tracked down Jeremy Bouckley today and we had a lovely long chat on the phone. Now truth be told, I know about copyright laws and my begging bowl request was rather cheeky, so I wasn't surprised or upset when he very, very politely turned my request down. On the good news front though, he is working on an updated version of the book to bring it up to current, with plans to print and sell them. I've asked him to keep in touch with me with any developments on that front so I can pass it on to the rest of the club. Fingers crossed! Oh well, it was worth a try...

Simon Green is my Childhood Hero🤣😂.....

Late notice but I will be there!

Four of us went out for breakfast this morning, but no Westfields. In fact, only one Westfield owner! I nearly got mine out, but at 0° I thought better of it.

I too have a copy. £35 you say🤔 I reckon Because mine has my DNA on it, it has to be worth £50 at least 😉😂

Just been looking at what's on locally to me this year and spotted that along with the Retro meeting they are making a themed weekend when the Caterhams are racing there. Not sure if there is an opportunity to have a club area or if it's just a case of turning up and parking. https://thruxtonracing.co.uk/racing/tops-down

I have a copy. Bought it from Westfield at Stoneleigh one year, I think it was out of publication but they were selling copies off. An up to date book would be great.