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You think UK driving is bad?

I'm in Cyprus at my Parent's place, just got back from Cairo - what a mad place! They drive anything anywhere - donkey carts up the motorway the wrong way is common! As soon as I can figure out how to get my camera and my parent's PC to talk to each other I'll put some ohotos up. No Triumphs seen anywhere yet :-(

Damn!

My work colleagues have found the Blog! So hello to Jihad Jackson, Purlpe Steve, Lawrence aka Mr Phone Porn and Alan, the artist formerly known as the Boss.

Triumphs MGs and the weather

Thought I should just make a quick entry about the last couple of week's activities. I went to Silverstone last weekend, to the MG Car Club's 75th anniversary bash. I wasn't too interetsed in the MGs but serious respect to them all, to see that many cars from all the different clubs and registers was great - the Triumph movement could take a leaf out of MG's book on that. I went to see the ex-Works rally cars for the 50th anniversary of the BMC Competitions Dept. That was well worth the trip. I had not intended to stay but started off dropping in on Dave Pearson at Canley Classics on the Friday night, there a cunning plan was hatched - he'd be camping with his youngest daughter, I could do likewise and take my youngest and well there you go. Saturdaysaw me packing up the car and with Poppy on board off we went to the MG bash! I'm not sure what the MG owners thought of us in our loud and proud Vitesse, snorting and popping our way through the place - we took a wr...