A Report on The Welsh Rally/Bug Club Bingo
EveningA Report on The Welsh Rally/Bug Club Bingo
Evening
I'm not knocking anybody for attending local car shows as they
play a big part in keeping the classic car market so big in Britain,
the problem I have is sitting around at the back of your car with
a camping basket full of limp sandwiches,a flask of stewed tea
and soggy biscuits.Your invariably asked the same daft questions,
has it got a reverse gear? a Hillman Imp engine and will it roll
over on a bend.Then you have the snotty nosed kids that want to
flick all the switches and make comments like "BOND BUG !
did 007 drive it?" By god that was hilarious mate not
heard that one before.
Cars are meant to be driven and nothing gives me more pleasure then giving the Bug a good thrash.So as a trip to Morecambe for the BOC rally had been cancelled I decided to head in an Westerly direction to meet with my Buggin Friends Chris/Liz Powell and Harvey/Manda Brugier.Not having visited this area before I was looking forward to the trip,so with wellington boots packed off I set.3 hours later with a grin to rival the Blairs I arrived at the site to be greeted by the Bug Brigade, apart from queues at Oxford all went well,Is it just me or are there always hold ups in Oxford?.As this was more of a Pie and Pint rally there was no big plans laid out so we headed for the camps on site bar.Not to break with Bug Club tradition a couple of pints of Shandy were drunk and it was then back to the Powells big top for a night cap.The photo to the right is Chris/Liz Powells Bug
The following morning everybody seemed to be up before I was,
was it the Welsh air or the extra Shandy I Wondered.At 11.30 a
convoy of 2 Bugs a Bond 875 and a Kit car headed out of the site
with Dave Morgan in his Range Rover,on route we picked up a Messershmitt
and then headed off to Usk. For those of you who maybe reading
this across the pond your probally wondering where the hell is
Wales, well its that lump that sticks out from England and is
the birth place of Tom Jones and the Manic Street Preachers.If
you ever get a chance to come over to our little country its worth
paying Wales a visit, its got some really great scenery and the
people are very friendly.(that's got to be worth a beer next
time we meet up Chris!!). Usk our destination is a
small market town with a large river flowing through it, after
going our separate ways we headed for a disused castle,I guess
it was disused as it no longer existed.We then enjoyed the delights
of the local park. At 2 pm the museum of Rural life opened its
doors to the waiting throng, this place is packed full of ancient
artifacts from trades long forgotten.From Usk we headed for the
Roman Baths at Carleon I could see why the Romans had stopped
using the baths,they were full of grass.By this time the rain
had started so we didn't stay long but headed back to the camp
site.
Saturday evening was again spent split between the local pub
and the club house.On arrival at the club house an assortment
of O A P s were gathered for a game of Bingo, not to be outdone
we decided to join them but despite our combined efforts we won
bugger all.Dave Morgan got a lot of support with his rude jokes
but unfotunatly had a slight miss hap and dislodged the PA.The
compare was at fault as he had wound the mike leads around the
floor.The evening was rounded off with a slice or 2 of toast cooked
by yours truly.
That's
me on the left (global fan mail here we come) with Bug club Editor
Harvey on the right.
Sunday was another leisurely day with another road run,this
time to Tintern Abbey.A neighbour of mine who happens to be Welsh
said If I got the chance head down the Wye valley as there was
some pretty good sites,he wasn't wrong. This little journey is
one of those I shall remember for a very long time the Bug was
running well,the headphones were on and the views across the valley
was one to behold, its what's rally going is all about.Although
we didn't go in,Tintern Abbey its worth a look. Photos were took
and we then headed up country to find the other rally goers who
had headed for Symonds Yat.Unfotunatly they had gone to the other
side of the river so we never met up.
I must say a big thank you for the Welsh micro car club for laying on this event and a big thank you to Chris and Liz for all your hard work and for supplying the tea on the route home.