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Not the best start to the week.

26/1/2017

Monday saw the MGB GT at the MOT station where the tester had a great time drawing underneath with yellow crayon in many places. Both castle rails were pretty ropey. It's fair enough, it needs doing.

I have new castle rails and am just waiting for a date for the welder to fit them.

The passenger side seat and carpets are out ready. Thankfully the floorpan looks good so he should have something to weld to.

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Tees Valley MG Owners Club Fish & Chip Run

22/1/2017

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I forgot to count the cars but I think it was about a dozen turned up to a freezing Birk Brow car park for this annual run for fish & chips. Some hardy souls were top down as well. We were in the BGT and we were cold. The normally cosy heater wasn't and the temperature guage was not reaching its normal levels. I suspect the thermostat is stuck open. Something else to sort out.

A gentle drive took us to Whitby, which wasn't any warmer. Some parked on the West Cliff and the lame and lazy ones drove into town to park closer to the pub and chippies. The steps down from the West Cliff aren't that bad but the climb back up again is a killer for some.

After warming up in the pub with some good conversation the group split up as folks headed for their favourite eating places.

Well fed after a huge plate of fish, chips, mushy peas and bread & butter we strolled back to the car to find that it was well hemmed in but after a bit of to-ing and fro-ing we got it out and headed for home.

All in all a good day, even if it was very cold.

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Happy New Year!.

2/1/2017

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We hope 2017 is good to you and you have fun doing whatever you decide to do.

This year started for us today with a 60 mile drive in the GT organised by the Middlesbrough & District Motor Club.

After coffee & biscuits at the start we headed off on a bright but chilly morning for what turned out to be a superb route. A good mix of roads from A roads to narrow country lanes took us through some delightful villages to a halfway stop where more coffee & tea was available.

Then it was onwards through some more villages back to the Clubhouse where hot sausage buns awaited us.

The challenging route was made even more interesting by the fact that some of the roads were covered in ice. This made driving fun, especially going downhill. The conditions did deter some entrants from completing the route including one guy on a motorcycle who decided discretion was the better part of valour after taking a low speed tumble on an icy corner. Wise man to decide to head for home.

I did have the dashcam in the car but the usual mix of me and technology meant that it didn't work so no video on this trip.

Middlesbrough Motor Club organise some great events at little cost and are well worth joining for these alone. Membership fees are reasonable too.

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Not the best start to the week.

Tees Valley MG Owners Club Fish & Chip Run

Happy New Year!.

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