24-07-2022, 05:18 PM
I arrived back home in Boltby at 2.15 this afternoon. I left the FSC at 7.00 am and had a super run up the Fosse Way back to Melton Mowbray, doing the 75 miles in a touch over two hours on quiet roads. The rest of the journey was trouble free, my only mistake was taking the direct route from Selby to Thirsk via York. Knowing that the bypass would be busy I chanced going through the city centre, big mistake! The RN went like a rocket cruising on a light throttle and did a remarkable 52.6 mpg over the week, fully loaded and with the outward journey in 38 degree heat.
As for the Centenary Rally itself, words cannot do the event sufficient justice. Many many thanks to the countless volunteers who made this such a memorable week. Also the FSC that provided the perfect venue, it was an inspired choice.
The evening entertainment was brilliant, I especially like the Oompah Band made up of Brummies and last nights Jazz band.
A special thanks to Scottish members John Davies and his Dad Ian who did an expert soldering job on my radiator after the overflow pipe decided to come adrift. I returned home without using a drop of water. As I passed through Collingham Village just north of Newark I returned the 5 gallon water container that a kind resident had given me to keep me going on the outward journey when the radiator was leaking badly.
THANK YOU TO ALL INVOLVED in the most memorable event ever.
As for the Centenary Rally itself, words cannot do the event sufficient justice. Many many thanks to the countless volunteers who made this such a memorable week. Also the FSC that provided the perfect venue, it was an inspired choice.
The evening entertainment was brilliant, I especially like the Oompah Band made up of Brummies and last nights Jazz band.
A special thanks to Scottish members John Davies and his Dad Ian who did an expert soldering job on my radiator after the overflow pipe decided to come adrift. I returned home without using a drop of water. As I passed through Collingham Village just north of Newark I returned the 5 gallon water container that a kind resident had given me to keep me going on the outward journey when the radiator was leaking badly.
THANK YOU TO ALL INVOLVED in the most memorable event ever.