Class 1 Dad is now Class 1 Grandad. Our grandson, Thomas Alexander Jeffery, the son of our younger daughter Rachel and her husband, Viv Jeffery, was born at 6.45 pm on Friday 27 November. He was 7lb 10oz at birth and he and his Mum are doing fine.
I’d never intended going to Anglesey, but as my slender lead in Class 1 was so under threat from Nick Chan and Alistair Gibbins I just had to go! Class 1 was the only one still to be decided, so it was arranged that we should run last so that our colleagues in the other classes could watch the u
Where has all the time gone? It’s now mid-September and I’ve not posted since Loton. Curborough 2 went well and I just managed to get the win with Nick and Alistair close behind. I was lucky with the weather this time and wasn’t too sorry to see rain approaching after a really good time in my
Another lovely venue – this time Loton Park in Alberbury, Shropshire, and this was my third time competing there.
Those who say ‘it’s grim up north’ should visit Harewood Hillclimb. Looking over the course from the paddock with the Wharfe valley as a backdrop is one of the most stunning views in motorsport.
One of the great things about sprinting has been the opportunity to visit wonderful places, and the Shelsley Walsh Hillclimb is one of them. Starting in 1905 it is the oldest motorsport venue in the world still in continuous use.
After last weekend’s drenching at Curborough I’d been hoping all week for fine weather at MIRA. I wasn’t disappointed - it was a lovely day.