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EXTRACTS from Fast Forward Magazine
- June 2010 For magazine contributions contact: Trevor
Scantlebury - email
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Have just enjoyed the Spring Bank
Holiday (the banks don’t give us an ‘interest holiday’
do they! Bah humbug – don’t get me started!).
Anyway, where was I? Oh yes, I worked part of
Saturday getting a Jenson tailgate painted ready to refit the
glass. Had to get this done for the customer as we’re heading
off to Silverstone for the MG Live Weekend. We’re taking
the tin tent so this meant a last minute service for the caravan
and the Transit which took care of Sunday. Dragged the caravan
home and parked it on the drive for Pauline to do her bit –
filling it with food, beer etc. [Note from Pauline: Hang on
a minute macho man – Pauline also aired it, cleaned it,
sorted out the bedding and will be the one who fills the flush
tank for the loo…..]
Monday we deserved a break so contacted Bob
and Pauline Morris who live at Berkeley and suggested we meet
up at the Berkeley Classic Car Show. (For those who don’t
know, Bob and Pauline were members of BAMGOC a few years ago).
They only had to stroll down the road about a mile and we met
by the bacon roll van – how convenient!
Bob and I checked out the cars on show –
you know how it goes – “I had one of those and my
one was much better than that one” etc etc while the ladies
checked out the castle gardens and the various stalls. A nice
day seeing old pals and enjoying cars. What more could you want?
Happy MGing
Chris
EDITORIAL
Well June and perhaps we may see
some warm weather up here at 60N, that’s if you lot can
part with it, as of today we have not managed to see double figures
as yet, boo hoo!
June sees our bi-annual Shetland
car show and it is shaping up to be a good one; numerous clubs
have signed up and we expect to see a first rate showing in the
exhibition halls and outside. We have motorcycles, trucks, tractors
(of course) and an assortment of car related paraphernalia. The
entrants start arriving on the Wednesday onwards and we run several
guided tours around the island with a superb lunch stop so they
do not miss out on the scenery. Though if like today with cloud
level at zero, they won’t see much. Saturday night sees
a big do in a local hall, with food laid on and lots of fiddle
music. It is a good nights entertainment and everyone has a good
natter.
By now you should all have been
out on several runs, taken lots of excellent pictures of your
cars in some stunning scenery, I shall look at my in box with
interest over the coming weeks, although to date I have seen not
a lot at all, come on Bristol members, send me you pics’
I have Photoshop if they are not up to scratch, I just need some
MG related pictures from different aspects.
I noted in the current copy of
C&SC that a well known morning DJ is in the process of a $20
million deal to acquire his favourite Ferrari! I’ll take
two please, OK for some, how much do the BBC pay him? Might even
stump Jonathon Woss.
Trev the
Ed
Secretaries'
Slot
I would like to firstly thank Pauline for more
than holding the fort over the past several weeks while I have
been busy with the General Election campaign. Please can we not
have another until my hamstring is better (running around with
leaflets is VERY taxing!)
Secondly please remember that we need you to
book for the Brunel Run, as usual local members leave it until
the last minute – it is sooo much easier to organise catering
etc in advance – so if you have not booked – please
do so asap!
We have a favour or two to ask – I am
having a year off cake making for the returning Brunel Run entrants
on the Saturday afternoon, so we are asking for a volunteers to
make a cake please, something that is easily cut. If you are happy
to oblige please can you let Pauline or I know so that we can
tick another box off the list of jobs.
Janet P-J has some very good raffle prizes for
Brunel weekend but does need some more prizes enrobed in glass
preferably containing something scrummy (and no, I do not mean
milkshake!)
A goodly crowd of us are venturing down to the
Crash Box and Classic Car Club of Devon weekend event at Powderham
Castle in Devon on the weekend of 10th / 11th July, this is a
great weekend with lots to see, if the weather is good why don’t
you pop down for the day – you will not be disappointed.
Looking forward to some excellent weather this
summer (always the optimist) so that we can really enjoy those
little cars we are so very fond of!
Goodbye from me and goodbye from her!
A plea from your
Editor:
It takes all of two minutes to stop and take a picture; how many
of you now own a digital camera? How many of you own a computer?
It would be lovely to feature some members cars being used as
they should each month. It is so simple to email them, just say
who its from and where it was taken, if you wish to write more
we will be more than pleased. You have a choice of emails to use,
just be sure to use one. EMAIL HERE
OR
HERE
ALSO: Please send articles for inclusion in the magazine in a
plain format with any photos separate. This avoids work for Trevor
in unravelling it all to prepare it for printing - thankyou.
BAMGOC Members
Car Upload Form
Go on, I can see you thinking, what on earth is that? Well it’s
a form you will find HERE.
Our most able Web ‘mistress’, she has a whip, ask
Chris, and also our co secretary, keeps the site fully up-to-date
and full of interesting things to keep you amused. One of which,
for the very few of you who have noticed, is our members car section,
the chance for you to dig out that superb shot of your car on
the Brunel/Hereford/Exeter/London to Brighton Rally, and upload
it. Write a few words, the form is easily understood, both I and
Gerry have managed it, and now, using a tyre lever, has John Phillips,
so come on Guys and Galls, kick the kids off the computer and
get UPLOADING or email
your submissions to Trevor HERE.
Ed.
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