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We have had to swap February and March Club Night events around as we were gazumped on our karting booking for February. This meant we held Roy’s quiz on MGs on February Club Night, and we have re-booked the karting for March. We have booked the Open Team Event which is 90 minutes of non-stop racing - all timed, with up to four people per team, with pit-stops and driver changes, just like Le Mans! It sounds exciting but it will be all over by the time you read this so I will fill you in on the winners and losers next time.

Talking of winners, Julian maintained his impressive tally of quiz wins by winning our February quiz. The subject was MGs but this did not phase him and he scooped top slot with 19 points out of 23 with Peter Spalding in second place with 16. Julian is half way through a ground-up restoration of a TR4 and Peter is also putting the finishing touches to his white TR4 which he has had restored over the past twelve months. We are looking forward to seeing both cars on the road this year, and perhaps they will make their debut at this year’s Clean Car Night? There seems to be a significant proportion of TR4s and TR4As in Wessex Group, which is no bad thing, and this was demonstrated during our February Club Run, There were eight cars taking part, six of them TR4s or TR4As. The only non-Michelotti car was John’s TR7 and the only other non-TR4 was Tony’s TR250, although we were joined later by Brian Gray in his burgundy TR6 at our lunch stop.

John and Liz had arranged a fantastic route to the North of the county, making a wide circle around Winchester through some beautiful countryside and picturesque villages. The sun was shining and we were able to drive with tops down, which is always a bonus in February, and we finished up for lunch at The Osborne View pub at Titchfield Harbour, with stunning views across the Solent to The Isle of Wight.

Coming up in April we have the always popular New Forest Triumph Run where all the local Triumph car clubs get together for a joint run through the New Forest. There are usually 100+ cars and Wessex Group will be out in force supporting this event as we always do. For our Club Night coming up on Tuesday 24th we’re still hopeful of a visit to a local race car engineering workshop, but at the time of writing this has not been confirmed, so keep a look out on the web site or in Wessex News for further information.

See you at Club Night.

TR Action 256

Christmas seems a long time ago now but we had a very enjoyable Christmas dinner at the Empress Of Blandings, and it was great to catch up with old friends and new. Thanks as ever to Sue Chorley for making all the arrangements.

We are continuing with our monthly Club Runs and our Cobweb Run at the end of January was very well supported with 14 cars turning out for our now customary run out of the New Forest and out over Cranborne Chase to Compton Abbas airfield for lunch. This run includes a descent down Zig Zag Hill which is a mile-long stretch of the B3081 between Tollard Royal and Cann Common and is famed for being the “bendiest” road in Britain, with seven switch-back corners in its mile length. This certainly tests the brakes of our cars especially after a winter lay-up and will soon find any dried or perished seals in brake pistons! There were no mishaps however and everyone arrived safely at Compton Abbas in need of a warming cup of tea.

This year I had arranged pleasure flights from the airfield in the flying school’s Piper Warrior aircraft, and we had 8 flyers looking forward to an afternoon’s flying. The first to go were Geoff and Jane, but, no sooner had they been strapped into the aircraft when air traffic control reported that the wind had strengthened and was gusting too strongly for take off, and all flying was cancelled. This was most disappointing, and with the forecast being for continued strong winds for the rest of the afternoon, it meant we had to cancel our plans.

We also had a good turnout for January Club Night and I was pleased to welcome back Terry Hughes who introduced a new member to the group, Ron Hatch, who has recently bought a TR250. Ron is no stranger to TRs however, as he used to own a TR4 for many years. I was also pleased to welcome another new member, Paul Newman, who is restoring a TR6 which he hopes will be ready in time for our 40th Anniversary weekend in May. Paul went on to win our Spark Plug Challenge, changing the 4 plugs in 1 minute 11 seconds, knocking yours truly into second place with 1 minute 13 seconds.

Coming up in March is our perennial favourite, the Duck Race, look out in Wessex News for the date, and on Club Night on 27th we’ll be holding a quiz hosted by Roy which will be on the subject of…. MG. Know your enemy!

Finally, there are still some rooms left for our 40th Anniversary celebration weekend at The Springfield Hotel near Wareham. Details of this event are in Wessex News and on our web site so please have a look and get in touch soon if you want to book.

See you at Club Night.

TR Action 255

I am delighted to open this report with congratulations to Kevin Warrington who was voted in as the new West Groups Coordinator at the AGM in November. Kevin has been an active member of Wessex Group for many years and he is a perfect choice to continue the great work done by Kevin Jones previously. Well done Kevin.

It seems a long time ago now but back in October we had our skittles match against our neighbours in Dorset Group. The event was hugely popular and Dorset Group came with about 30 members ready to play and we matched this number in Wessex Group although we did have to “lend” Gordon Denson to Dorset to even-up the numbers. After supper the skittles started and, in view of the numbers, we agreed we would play 2 legs and then see how the time was before starting a third. Wessex started well and there were some good scores with Richard Nevines top scoring with 12 and Nigel Barber and Liz Davies both striking 9. The scores were closely matched between the two sides all the way through but Wessex just came out as leg 1 winners with a total score of 201 against Dorset’s 196. We were not so fortunate in the second leg however! Dorset had “got their eye in” and they started to get some big scores. Starting with our own Gordon Denson who knocked down 18 for his second leg score! Dorset soon began to pull away as they began to knock down huge scores. (Apologies for not knowing the surnames): Richard 11, Chris 13, Bob 16, Chris 17 and the highest score of the night went to Steve from Dorset Group who scored a massive 22 points.

Dorset went on to win the second leg quite comfortably but by this time there wasn’t enough time to start a deciding third leg so the match was declared - by me! - an honourable draw! This was a great evening, and thank you to everyone in Dorset Group who made the journey into Wessex territory.

2012 is a very special year for Wessex Group because it will be our 40th birthday. It was back in 1972 when Ian Evans contacted those other few TR owners in the area, and the first meeting was held at The Plough near Christchurch. To celebrate this milestone for the Group we have done a lot of planning for our events in 2012 and it promises to be as busy and as varied as previous year, but with some extra special events thrown in as well. Please look in Wessex News for a full list of planned events. We will be continuing with our monthly Club Runs on the fourth Sunday of each month, starting this month with our customary run out over Cranborne Chase to Compton Abbas airfield for lunch. Put the date in your diary now, it is next weekend, Sunday 22nd January.

Another exciting event we’ve arranged is an anniversary weekend at a country house spa hotel near Wareham in Dorset, on the 25th to 27th May. This is somewhere that, as their publicity says, “..combines the atmosphere of a country house with the facilities of a modern hotel.” There’s a leisure centre, complete with gym, squash court and indoor swimming pool, and a Spa for those essential beauty treatments. We’re planning a run on the Saturday to explore the countryside around the Isle of Purbeck, and including the lost village of Tyneham, but if you don’t feel like being too energetic, you can relax in pampered luxury in the hotel and indulge in a spa or beauty treatment.

There will be dinner in a private dining room on the Saturday night so we celebrate properly, and full details including prices for the weekend are on the Wessex web site. Please contact Nigel more details or to make a booking.

Club Night next Tuesday the 24th is a natter’n’noggin at the Nondescripts but with a twist – literally! We’re introducing the Spark Plug Challenge! How quickly can you change the spark plugs in a cylinder head? Come along and find out...

See you at Club Night.


Last Updated: 21/05/2012 08:58:37	Social Scene TR Action 257 We have had to swap February and March Club Night events around as we were gazumped on our karting booking for February. This meant we held Roy’s quiz on MGs on February Club Night, and we have re-booked the karting for March. We have booked the Open Team Event which is 90 minutes of non-stop racing - all timed, with up to four people per team, with pit-stops and driver changes, just like Le Mans! It sounds exciting but it will be all over by the time you read this so I will fill you in on the winners and losers next time. Talking of winners, Julian maintained his impressive tally of quiz wins by winning our February quiz. The subject was MGs but this did not phase him and he scooped top slot with 19 points out of 23 with Peter Spalding in second place with 16. Julian is half way through a ground-up restoration of a TR4 and Peter is also putting the finishing touches to his white TR4 which he has had restored over the past twelve months. We are looking forward to seeing both cars on the road this year, and perhaps they will make their debut at this year’s Clean Car Night? There seems to be a significant proportion of TR4s and TR4As in Wessex Group, which is no bad thing, and this was demonstrated during our February Club Run, There were eight cars taking part, six of them TR4s or TR4As. The only non-Michelotti car was John’s TR7 and the only other non-TR4 was Tony’s TR250, although we were joined later by Brian Gray in his burgundy TR6 at our lunch stop. John and Liz had arranged a fantastic route to the North of the county, making a wide circle around Winchester through some beautiful countryside and picturesque villages. The sun was shining and we were able to drive with tops down, which is always a bonus in February, and we finished up for lunch at The Osborne View pub at Titchfield Harbour, with stunning views across the Solent to The Isle of Wight. Coming up in April we have the always popular New Forest Triumph Run where all the local Triumph car clubs get together for a joint run through the New Forest. There are usually 100+ cars and Wessex Group will be out in force supporting this event as we always do. For our Club Night coming up on Tuesday 24th we’re still hopeful of a visit to a local race car engineering workshop, but at the time of writing this has not been confirmed, so keep a look out on the web site or in Wessex News for further information. See you at Club Night. TR Action 256 Christmas seems a long time ago now but we had a very enjoyable Christmas dinner at the Empress Of Blandings, and it was great to catch up with old friends and new. Thanks as ever to Sue Chorley for making all the arrangements. We are continuing with our monthly Club Runs and our Cobweb Run at the end of January was very well supported with 14 cars turning out for our now customary run out of the New Forest and out over Cranborne Chase to Compton Abbas airfield for lunch. This run includes a descent down Zig Zag Hill which is a mile-long stretch of the B3081 between Tollard Royal and Cann Common and is famed for being the “bendiest” road in Britain, with seven switch-back corners in its mile length. This certainly tests the brakes of our cars especially after a winter lay-up and will soon find any dried or perished seals in brake pistons! There were no mishaps however and everyone arrived safely at Compton Abbas in need of a warming cup of tea. This year I had arranged pleasure flights from the airfield in the flying school’s Piper Warrior aircraft, and we had 8 flyers looking forward to an afternoon’s flying. The first to go were Geoff and Jane, but, no sooner had they been strapped into the aircraft when air traffic control reported that the wind had strengthened and was gusting too strongly for take off, and all flying was cancelled. This was most disappointing, and with the forecast being for continued strong winds for the rest of the afternoon, it meant we had to cancel our plans. We also had a good turnout for January Club Night and I was pleased to welcome back Terry Hughes who introduced a new member to the group, Ron Hatch, who has recently bought a TR250. Ron is no stranger to TRs however, as he used to own a TR4 for many years. I was also pleased to welcome another new member, Paul Newman, who is restoring a TR6 which he hopes will be ready in time for our 40th Anniversary weekend in May. Paul went on to win our Spark Plug Challenge, changing the 4 plugs in 1 minute 11 seconds, knocking yours truly into second place with 1 minute 13 seconds. Coming up in March is our perennial favourite, the Duck Race, look out in Wessex News for the date, and on Club Night on 27th we’ll be holding a quiz hosted by Roy which will be on the subject of…. MG. Know your enemy! Finally, there are still some rooms left for our 40th Anniversary celebration weekend at The Springfield Hotel near Wareham. Details of this event are in Wessex News and on our web site so please have a look and get in touch soon if you want to book. See you at Club Night. TR Action 255 I am delighted to open this report with congratulations to Kevin Warrington who was voted in as the new West Groups Coordinator at the AGM in November. Kevin has been an active member of Wessex Group for many years and he is a perfect choice to continue the great work done by Kevin Jones previously. Well done Kevin. It seems a long time ago now but back in October we had our skittles match against our neighbours in Dorset Group. The event was hugely popular and Dorset Group came with about 30 members ready to play and we matched this number in Wessex Group although we did have to “lend” Gordon Denson to Dorset to even-up the numbers. After supper the skittles started and, in view of the numbers, we agreed we would play 2 legs and then see how the time was before starting a third. Wessex started well and there were some good scores with Richard Nevines top scoring with 12 and Nigel Barber and Liz Davies both striking 9. The scores were closely matched between the two sides all the way through but Wessex just came out as leg 1 winners with a total score of 201 against Dorset’s 196. We were not so fortunate in the second leg however! Dorset had “got their eye in” and they started to get some big scores. Starting with our own Gordon Denson who knocked down 18 for his second leg score! Dorset soon began to pull away as they began to knock down huge scores. (Apologies for not knowing the surnames): Richard 11, Chris 13, Bob 16, Chris 17 and the highest score of the night went to Steve from Dorset Group who scored a massive 22 points. Dorset went on to win the second leg quite comfortably but by this time there wasn’t enough time to start a deciding third leg so the match was declared - by me! - an honourable draw! This was a great evening, and thank you to everyone in Dorset Group who made the journey into Wessex territory. 2012 is a very special year for Wessex Group because it will be our 40th birthday. It was back in 1972 when Ian Evans contacted those other few TR owners in the area, and the first meeting was held at The Plough near Christchurch. To celebrate this milestone for the Group we have done a lot of planning for our events in 2012 and it promises to be as busy and as varied as previous year, but with some extra special events thrown in as well. Please look in Wessex News for a full list of planned events. We will be continuing with our monthly Club Runs on the fourth Sunday of each month, starting this month with our customary run out over Cranborne Chase to Compton Abbas airfield for lunch. Put the date in your diary now, it is next weekend, Sunday 22nd January. Another exciting event we’ve arranged is an anniversary weekend at a country house spa hotel near Wareham in Dorset, on the 25th to 27th May. This is somewhere that, as their publicity says, “..combines the atmosphere of a country house with the facilities of a modern hotel.” There’s a leisure centre, complete with gym, squash court and indoor swimming pool, and a Spa for those essential beauty treatments. We’re planning a run on the Saturday to explore the countryside around the Isle of Purbeck, and including the lost village of Tyneham, but if you don’t feel like being too energetic, you can relax in pampered luxury in the hotel and indulge in a spa or beauty treatment. There will be dinner in a private dining room on the Saturday night so we celebrate properly, and full details including prices for the weekend are on the Wessex web site. Please contact Nigel more details or to make a booking. Club Night next Tuesday the 24th is a natter’n’noggin at the Nondescripts but with a twist – literally! We’re introducing the Spark Plug Challenge! How quickly can you change the spark plugs in a cylinder head? Come along and find out... See you at Club Night.
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