As Fleet is just a half hour’s drive from Bracknell, I didn’t have to get up too early – a bonus as for most shows we have to be up about 6am! So with Hayley off gallivanting, I set off on my own at 8.30am, to be met on my arrival at the show by Olive Jones and Alan Knight, and to be joined later by John Scott, who’d had his own personal tour of the Fleet area, the signage for the show being far from good)!
The show was arranged with trade stands around the outside and car clubs lined up in rows down the centre of the field, which meant there was not much room for club banners and promotional flags etc. There was a good selection of car clubs and cars to look at, from a Ferrari F40 to an original Fiat 500, plus a few competitions throughout the day, such as changing a wheel, or a set of spark plugs, with prizes at the end of the day for the fastest times.
There was also a full size F1 car simulator which was fun to watch (I didn’t want to show anyone up so I didn’t have a bash…) and the weather held off, so all in all, not a bad day for one and all.
I’d like to thank Alan and Olive and John for their support.
DAVE MURPHY
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