Triumph Sports Six Club Northants Area

TSSC Northants Area News is an extract from the Courier. A full colour magazine that is free to all Triumph Sport Six members. Back issues are available for £3.50 from the Club Shop.

It has been a very full and eventful month, but first I would like to express my sincere thanks for all the cards and good wishes my family and I received when Norman was taken ill at Prescott. I am pleased to report he is now doing well and back playing Triumphs again.

 The Standard Triumph Forum Marque Day was back at the Prescott Speed Hill Climb. Karon and I met Mike and Clare on route and enjoyed a wonderful drive down, finding all sorts of roads that made driving our Heralds a lot of fun. We arrived at the site and pitched our tents. Norman, Gaye, Jenny and Tony arrived soon after with their caravans in tow. We decided a Fish & Chip supper would go down well, so after a quick trip to the supermarket we got back to the site and enjoyed our fish & chips as the sun set over the hills of the Cotswolds. Next morning the sun was up and we just lazed about and enjoyed the unique setting. In true race car style we walked the course and inspected the skid marks and crumpled crash barriers. We both decided that our Heralds were not hill climb material and we would be happier to remain spectators on the Sunday. In the afternoon we set out for the Cotswolds Run. As we passed a marina we stopped of for a break and an ice cream. I partook in my other hobby of Hardy boat spotting. I am pleased to report there were three Hardys in the marina and I took great care in explaining how you can tell one Hardy from anther and the entire history of how these marvellous boats are built. Strangely when I was finished everybody had disappeared and it took me an hour to find them again. Sunday morning Pat, John, Glinys & Fern arrived. Mike, John and I had a couple of hours marshalling the cars into position. I was not entirely sure what I was doing so I put a day glow jacket on and waved my arm around for a bit and that seemed to do the trick. There was some very spirited driving on the hill but I don’t think anybody’s cars came home in a box of bits. Mike & Deb were busy taking lots of photos for our area website. Again the event proved very successful with a massive number of Triumphs arriving for the Sunday. 

The follow weekend Kevin, Robert, Karon and I joined Butch at the Classic Car parade at Rowell Fair. There were some very interesting vehicles including some wonderful Classic Buses.  After the parade we had a look around the modal fair and then a tour in the bone crypt under the church, apparently it is the dead centre of town!

 We had a very successful weekend at our Standard Triumph Rally. I will write a full report of the event and I hope you will be able to read all about it in a future edition of the Courier .I just would like to thank everybody for coming along and enjoying the weekend.

  Next up: 18^th July Kimbolton Country Fair a great event and not to be missed. 31^st July Fireworks at Stanford Hall.

1^st August the Sunshine Rally. Join us for some great days out. To find out more about TSSC-Northants visit our web site at: www.tssc-northants.org

 Our next area meeting will be at the Elwes Arms, Great Billing on Wednesday 14th. July Old and new members are always welcome.

Adam