On arrival at Forge Lane , Darren, was eagerly waiting for our trip. Tony F. arrived shortly afterwards and after a quick plan of action it was decided that I was to lead, travelling via the M4/M5. At 0915hrs, Tony, Darren and myself started our journey with hoods down, sat nav set and me hoping it would not be my turn to break down again.

The journey went well with no incidents en-route, but I  thought the motorway route was not the best decision, preferring the slower route. An earlier morning set off would have been the better option in my humble opinion. The sat nav did well in getting us to the supplied post code which unfortunately turned out to be some ones front garden. Thankfully for me it was not totally my fault as another two Triumphs who had the same post code had followed us through the town. A couple of u-turns and the directions from a local soon had us on the right road taking us to the show ground.

On arrival, we were greeted by Mike Carter (Organiser) who directed us to our positions amongst rows of Triumphs. No sooner had we parked, Darren, having a full bladder made a hasty run to the nearest toilets. (He should have gone before setting off, there’s no telling these kids).

Back at the cars, we set up camp and settled down for a cuppa and a chat. A few of the TSSC members had gone on a short run and soon returned filling in the gaps. There was now in excess of 35 cars, mainly Triumphs, with some very nice examples of the Vitesse, a nice MG B Roadster, (shame about the colour), a Ford Granada, Morris Minors and a couple of Austins. The WAC display was well lined up and organised with the TSSC club stand selling some parts and regalia.