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First blat of the year

6.30am. -3 degrees. Foggy. And you expect me to come out in a car with no roof in this - did you mention a full English breakfast? And a carvery for lunch. And being with lovely like minded people mad enough to venture out instead of getting back under the duvet. Twisted my arm. On my way - only 2hrs to the starting point…..

We met at the car museum before 10am and our usual parking spot was already occupied by a Royale kit car, nice one! So we parked further down the line Full English all round We went a drive around the Peak District and kept pace, although Matlock Bath was very busy with motorbikes and people we made good progress which took us onto the empty twisties all the way to the Cow Shed, Tideswell. On arrival Dave checked his car over but all was well, just a connector that had dropped down. We parked sporadically, which is no good for my camera It wasn't busy there unusually, so we soon tucked into their fayre as we sat out and enjoyed the sunshine. Some were on full board Glen and I had normal sized portions of cake Dave went for a coffee, honest, but the jam was running out of the Victoria Sponge Cake so he had to relieve them of it, a slice big enough to put the Andy's to shame, well done there Dave, I wasn't at all jealous. Amazing day out, apart from looking great in our little convoy the sounds of the V8 and the Honda really added to the smile factor. Thanks for coming and see you next time XXXXX

Nant Ffrancon Pass Not quite a Swiss pass but not bad for just 30mins from home.

I do approve of your colour scheme, could almost be twins

Changed ALL fuel hoses clamps to proper Oetiker clamps and all fuel hoses to Gates barricade on front (there i have swirlpot and HP filtrer and HP fuel pump. Rear did the same some time ago. Feel relief especialy seeing how bad and unreliable those M4 clamps with few threads on "nut" side are. Those should be banned.

My son was using AI to experiment with a colour change white to purple. When he realised I was in the picture. Ruddy Kids.

FW rear. The best look back end on any 7 in my opinion.

Megablade purchased end of last year and now on the road ! Never had a mot since 2018. just need some doors now the smallest puddle and you get soaked !

From the mind and workshops of @Martyn Vann - Warwickshire AO, snazzy custom aluminium windscreen mounting clips for my Longacre rear view mirror. He put in a lot of effort and made several prototypes before finalising the design and testing it on his own car at motorway speeds. Notice how the near side mount is slightly longer to angle the mirror better towards the driver! Looking forward to trying it out soon once The Wench is back on the road for April. Big thanks Martyn, you’re a true star!

All MOT’d for 2026. Missed it this winter. Life gets in the way… looking forward to the season, Malvern and another euro trip

Not going to make this one. Hope you have fun