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[Scouting for Toys.]

Scouting for Toys.

Thursday 31st March 2022

Yesterday 9pm


Look out for the toys you might have had as on your younger days...……….


http://www.scoutingfortoys.co.uk/

[The Speedshop.]

The Speedshop. A series of six programmes.

Sun 20th March 2022

BBC2 8pm

Titch Cormack, a former Royal Marine, & his team build bespoke custom vehicles for “adventures on wheels”.
Programme one (of six) has Toby, an ex Special Forces colleague of Titch who was shot and is now paralysed from the neck down and requires a ventilator to breathe, wanting to experience his pre-injury passion for riding motorbikes, so Titch plans to create a sidecar that can hold Toby securely and house his life-preserving equipment.

A programme about blokes, vehicles, spanners, workshop tools etc, (it would seem there’s no Dancing, Baking or celebrities......... how on earth will we cope!!!!!  )

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0015nyf

Brighton Speed Trials 2022 – Sat 3rd September.

Considered to be the World’s oldest running Motorsport event.

The website of the Brighton and Hove Motor Club, organisers of the annual Brighton Speed Trials, shows the 2022 event is scheduled for Saturday 3rd September.

https://bhmc.club/brighton-speed-trials/


Usually the event runs both cars and motorcycles, the bike side of things being run, by kind invitation of the B&HMC, by the VMCC Sprint Section.

https://www.vmccsprint.co.uk/
https://www.vmccsprint.co.uk/brighton-speed-trials-2020
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The 2021 saw only  the cars running as the ACU permit to run the motorcycles was refused due to the track/venue not meeting the standards required (this was basically in the light of alterations made to Madeira Drive since the previous running of the event).

It is hoped the standards required can be met and signed off for 2022, thus allowing the motorcycle to join the cars in this historic event.

As of March 2022 (time of posting this), might I suggest keeping an eye on the websites etc with regard to any updates...……………  

It’s that time of year when The Departure Lounge start their Classic Car Sundays.

See the webpage for details.

http://www.thedepartureloungecafe.co.uk/classic-car-sunday/

Vintage Japanese Motorcycle Club’s website shows the annual Popham jumble is Sun 3rd April 2022.

https://www.vjmc.com/events.html

Farnham Festival of Transport 2022 in aid of Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice Care.

Sun 5th June - 10:00, Upper Hart Car Park, Farnham, GU9 7HD.


See website for details
 
https://www.pth.org.uk/event/farnham-festival-of-transport/

http://farnhamfestivaloftransport.co.uk/

Farnham Classic & Vintage Car Show 2022 in aid of Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice Care.

Sun 10th April, 10am – 4pm Central Car Park, Farnham.

See website for details
https://www.pth.org.uk/event/farnhamcarshow/

its all been very quiet down here in the Devonshire cave, but things are looking brighter now. My son has been and had a heart op which has taken the pressure off me and her indoors so I can concentrate on my projects. The frog has been neglected and I was surprised it fired up so easily this morning, clutch well and truly stuck, but after twenty minutes of ticker it freed easily and apart from some drag at present it is riding well. Think I may need to gain forward controls to remove this cramp I get in my left hip, not easy being 70. I intend to try and show the frog a bit this year so the polish needs to come out and some earnest finger blistering. watch this space

Birthday best wishes for Friday Sir Manky!

Nobody can be that old!!