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The End Of The Road, For Now : VSCC Herefordshire Trial

By simonlewis 26/03/2020 Category 1 No Comments
The End Of The Road, For Now : VSCC Herefordshire Trial

It’s nearly the end of March 2020 and I was planning to be at Goodwood for the Member’s Meeting this coming weekend. A fortnight later we should have been off…

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New Year – New Venue – Old Cars. VSCC Gathering Ross on Wye.

By simonlewis 06/02/2020 Category 1 No Comments
New Year – New Venue – Old Cars. VSCC Gathering Ross on Wye.

There’s, a huge Rolls Royce Phantom that looks as if it’s youth was spent on tiger shoots and a 3 wheeler Morgan getting stuck in the mud under a tree.…

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WINTER SPORTS : Car Trialling for Ancient & Modern

By simonlewis 04/11/2018 Category 1 No Comments
WINTER SPORTS : Car Trialling for Ancient & Modern

October saw the first snow falling in our part of the country. Not that it stuck, but it did suddenly remind me of how close winter is to the end…

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Round A Muddy Field By The Severn – Up A Muddy Bank In Wales

By simonlewis 27/10/2017 Category 1 No Comments
Round A Muddy Field By The Severn – Up A Muddy Bank In Wales

July : The school holidays were still in full swing, the summer was not far past it’s peak and here we were sat in my car in a muddy field…

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The Apprentice : Encouraging The Next Generation…

By simonlewis 26/10/2017 Category 1 No Comments
The Apprentice : Encouraging The Next Generation…

Kevin, the Ice cream man stopped his van as it headed past us towards the exit. It was something after 6pm on a Sunday evening and raining. Kevin leaned out…

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To Use Or Not To Use? Thats is the question. Competeing with Vintage Cars.

By simonlewis 12/12/2016 Category 1 4 Comments
To Use Or Not To Use? Thats is the question. Competeing with Vintage Cars.

Last month I posted a video clip of a vintage Bentley in very spirited action on the VSCC Welsh Trial – and it caused a lot of comment . Comment…

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All A Question Of Clouds… Four Motor Sport Events In Spring

By simonlewis 10/06/2016 Category 1 No Comments
All A Question Of Clouds… Four Motor Sport Events In Spring

We had storm clouds, rain clouds, dust clouds and clouds of tyre smoke. We even had that rarest of happenings, Shelsley Walsh Hillclimb with no clouds at all! Yes Spring…

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A Vintage New Year’s Day Treat – Much Marcle VSCC Gathering 2016

By simonlewis 02/01/2016 Category 1 No Comments
A Vintage New Year’s Day Treat – Much Marcle VSCC Gathering 2016

The weather has sure been frightful, but the cars are so delightful… New Years Day 2016: 150 pre-war cars, motorcycles and one steam truck, cram into the car park of…

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Testing…Testing…Anyone There? Biscester VSCC Driving Tests

By simonlewis 21/12/2015 Category 1 No Comments
Testing…Testing…Anyone There? Biscester VSCC Driving Tests

Ah, 2.30pm at last! Time to pack up and get out of the wind … Been here since long before daylight (the trip took far less time than expected at…

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Sun, Rain and Power Cuts – Tribulations at Shelsley Walsh July 4-5 2015

By simonlewis 15/07/2015 Category 1 No Comments
Sun, Rain and Power Cuts – Tribulations at Shelsley Walsh July 4-5 2015

It’s gone awfully quiet. No cars, no commentary, just a little hum of conversation from the spectators and the distant rattle of a generator powering the beer cooler up in…

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