The eagerly awaited Brickhill challenge was cancelled due to snow. Brother-in-law Gary was disappointed. However, when the sun came out later in the day and we took the opportunity to drive around and sample some of the hills the disappointment turned to relief! 14% is quite a hill even if only a couple of hundred metres from bottom to top. Brilliant weekend had with my sister Jan and husband Gary, both great characters and wonderful company.
After all the warnings about severe weather on Sunday in the Malvern area the Independent Prep Schools National Cross Country championships went ahead as planned. My school had entered four teams, one in each category, under 11 girls and boys and under 13 girls and boys. Our results were excellent this year, in fact the best results in the 9 years we have been taking teams. If you're interested have a browse on www.malcol.com for full results and some stunning pictures of the event.
As a postscript the new £14 million sports hall is top drawer!!
So what's with the picture? Just my pride and joy! I've had the JBA Falcon Sports for 6 years now and have managed in that time to completely renew the interior including the addition of a burr walnut dash and upgrading all upholstery and panelling to soft quality leather.
On the power train side, the engine and gearbox have also been upgraded to a slightly over-bored 2 litre Pinto with 5 speed box, a pair of DCOE 40 Weber carbs and a stage 1 camshaft. Add to this package a mapped electronic ignition and, as expected, we have a very nice little fun car! New years resolution is to make more use of it this year, before it's too late! After all less than 200 miles a year is easy on the petrol bill but represents many a missed opportunity. Roll on the summer.
