RealClassic – August 2019

left-sidecountries.Asomewhatsimilar
reasonexplainswhyItalyforatimehada
customofdrivingontheleftincities,and
rightelsewhere–becauseitscitytramswere
sourcedfromtheUKwithexitstosuittheUK
custom.Soitisstillpossibletoassertthatthe
leftsideistherightside,andtherightsideis
thewrongside,right?
PUBwassomewhatrecoveringjustin
timefortheVMCCBanburyRun.Shewas
enteredontheBollée,butwithtimeleft
onlycheckthetyrepressures,etc,inany
casepoorweatherdiscouragedanytest
run.ButasFearlessRoswasbookedtoride
shotguntherecouldbenoquestionofnot
going.Orcouldthere?Thenightbefore,
B 44 Clivearrivedsomewhatdishevelledto
announcethathiscarhadblownup,and
couldnottowtheensembletoGaydon.
PUBhasyettoestablishwhetherherown
carcantowsuchaload,eitherintheoryor
practice,asithasverylowtowingfigures.
Theyareadequateforasinglebiketrailer
andaveteran,butpossiblynotthetricycle
plustrailer,whichweightiscurrently
unknown,and 6 amwouldbenotimeto
findout.
Thedisastrousday,andweek,had
becomeadisastrousmonth.Readerscan
maketheirownprojectionsonhowPUB’s
yearmightbegoingtopanout.

ThesafeBanburyoptionwastogetout

thevintageHRD(ie.Banburyeligible)andgo

withthat.Achangeofmachineispossibly

notallowedbutitwastoolatetoaskinany

case–andthealternativewastoleavean

emptyslotwhichdoesno-onenortheevent

anyfavours.Besideswhich,PUBhadtoattend,

forAJSMarywasenteredontheRex-Acme

VilliersofrecentRCfame/infamy,tryingfor

herthirdyeartoactuallystart.Thusitwasthat

anHRDappearedwhereaBolléeshouldhave

been.MarywasridingtheveteranArouteon

accountofrunningin(anoptionpermittedto

smallbikesorolderriders)–shetoohadrun

OneofthemostattractiveexhibitsattheCassingtonBikeNight(toPUBatleast),wasthisRudgespecial(notaRudge‘Special’).Enginefeaturedahome-madecylinder,alloyhead,
inaduplexframe

AnotherprettyVilliersenginedlightweightwasthis 1925175 ccCoventryEagle.Nooilingsystem(ortank)appearsto

bevisible,sopresumablyitrunsonpetroil

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