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Land of the Dragon Tour with the Bucks and Herts JEC Region
The Cynghordy Viaduct in Llandovery “with eighteen arches built in sandstone and lined with brick, is 259 m (850 ft) long on a gentle curve, rising to a height of 31 m (102 ft) above the valley“. We passed under this impressive structure on our final approach to Llanerchindda Farm which would…
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Classic Cars, MGCC
Oulton Park Gold Cup 70th Anniversary: Exciting Races and Spectacular Cars
Phew, a pretty busy weekend. My experience of this event before this year, was as a driver in either a historic touring car or an MGB. So I never really considered the geography, other than where the next corner was. This place has hills! I arrived early Friday morning and…
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Oulton Park Gold Cup: Annual Historic Racing Extravaganza
The annual weekend historic festival takes place on 26th to 28th July 2024 on the rolling slopes of Oulton Park near Budworth in Cheshire. The event dates back to 1954 when the circuit opened. Initially it was an international race run to Formula One rules but in modern times it…
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Donington Historic Festival 04/05 May 2024 (with thanks to the XJS Club)
Thursday 2nd May dawned with an e mail from Motor Racing Legends (MRL) informing us that it had been acquired by Aythorpe Promotions Limited (APL). APL is led by prominent historic racer Shaun Lynn. I have had the pleasure of racing with the MRL organisation between 2014 and 2021 in…
Peter Mallett Racing 