Drive it day. (April 22nd)
Discussion
Balmoral Green said:
But the 22nd is a Sunday, so what's the point? Most folks with classics will be out enjoying their car on a Sunday anyway.
Unfortunately the vast majority wont be out in their classics, too early in the year, too cold, too wet, too many excuses Balmoral Green said:
They should have made it a weekday, a sort of 'take your classic to work' event if they wanted to highlight the classic car movement.
Fantastic idea but most wont do the Sunday if the forecast is bad 
Edited by Sporting Bear on Tuesday 3rd April 20:38
Combover said:
Will be out if I can fix the bloody injectors. And that's not an excuse, i'm just not driving it if it won't even idle properly.
Lucas...
Lucas... Reminds me of the old Lucas joke:
The three-position Lucas switch: DIM, FLICKER and OFF.
The other three switch settings: SMOKE, SMOLDER and IGNITE
Its not that bad. The system itself is suprisingly simple, it's just that, like anything mechanical, it can go wrong.
The problem with it at the time was that people didn't understand it and mucked about with it, thus exacerbating the problem.
If anything went wrong with the car, people automatically thought it was the injection system.
The problem with it at the time was that people didn't understand it and mucked about with it, thus exacerbating the problem.
If anything went wrong with the car, people automatically thought it was the injection system.
Sporting Bear said:
Balmoral Green said:
But the 22nd is a Sunday, so what's the point? Most folks with classics will be out enjoying their car on a Sunday anyway.
Unfortunately the vast majority wont be out in their classics, too early in the year, too cold, too wet, too many excusesEnd of April can't possibly be too early! Do you really mean to say there are people who don't drive their cars come rain and shine?
Sporting Bear said:
Balmoral Green said:
They should have made it a weekday, a sort of 'take your classic to work' event if they wanted to highlight the classic car movement.
Fantastic idea but most wont do the Sunday if the forecast is bad Last year it was the 23rd, St George's Day, which I thought was half the point, so I was looking forward to it being a Monday this year, thinking 'OK they've introduced the concept on a Sunday, next year will be the real thing.' Maybe next year...
I've organised Run through the Northants Countryside including visits to:
Rockingham Classic Cars
Carpetbaggers Museum
Northants Steam Railway (Train Ride)
Sywell Aviation Museum.
Kicks off at 9.30 in Gt Oxendon - £10 per person which includes entrance to all of the above.
Still a few places left so PM me if interested
Rockingham Classic Cars
Carpetbaggers Museum
Northants Steam Railway (Train Ride)
Sywell Aviation Museum.
Kicks off at 9.30 in Gt Oxendon - £10 per person which includes entrance to all of the above.
Still a few places left so PM me if interested
Regional centres of the Riley Motor Club have organised drives on April 22nd. I'll be doing a round trip in my RME: Somerset - Hampshire - Oxfordshire - Somerset.
The Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs has been heavily promoting the day so expect to see a lot of classics out and about.
The Federation of British Historic Vehicle Clubs has been heavily promoting the day so expect to see a lot of classics out and about.
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