The aero JAP vee eight engined GN of Richard Scaldwell with its wooden chassis and art nouvauxish body is another road legal car that gets driven to and from meetings, I wish I had a photo of the heavily scarfed, hatted and goggled Scaldwells leaving Loton the other day, it was a fabulous sight! In ...

Thanks for sorting that out Wali
Jade

I got lost for a bit there, life keeps getting in the way and I had to disappear on family matters for a week. I am delighted that the thread is being enjoyed and followed by at least a few of you and am sorry that I never met your Dad Leslie, I know he was much respected and a stalwart of the club ...

I never made it due to the weather, how did you do?


Ah Wali, the weather, we can all blame the weather! I am!

To be honest I thought I did abominably and although I would have been delighted to meet you I was sneakily glad that no one turned up! Another time I hope!

So, first run, track ...

It annoyed me that I couldn't support my suggestion that King's Acre Road was the venue outside Hereford but after a search through my stuff I found a report that confirmed it. 4th April 1925, a speed trial event won by I.P.Riddoch on a 998cc Zenith averaging 94mph and crossing the finishing line at ...

I think they used a section of King's Acre Road, the A438, west of Whitecross, there is a photo somewhere on the internet that I have seen and I tried to identify the position once but gave up. I am afraid that I can't back this up with any reliable source now, just something out of my memory and ...

It gives me inspiration and more confidence for a much smaller trip I am about to take, old but not Ariel!

Now you're teasing us Jade . . . . . Watchagot . . Watchagot . . . :?: :?: :?: :lol:

(from one who is restoring a 1931 500cc Panther that he intends to take to Sweden one day ;) ).

Bob ...

Exiting Pardon is a strange place to change gear though :shock:

Well Wali the intention had not been to change gear through Pardon, it was more a matter of re-engaging after it had jumped out of gear all on its own, this is a problem that I appear to be encountering increasingly, methinks an ...

I really enjoyed following that Brenton, I guess Oz is a bit different to UK but it gives me inspiration and more confidence for a much smaller trip I am about to take, old but not Ariel!

Oh something went wrong there, I thought I had the YouTube link sussed, it should be http://youtu.be/EKmOwkFL3rc, maybe this will work. if not heeelp!!
Jade