Keep Off the Grass !

SAAB packed up and off to Glevering ready for the Rapier run to Gaydon - well Kineton the village nearby). Orwell Bridge not too bad by then so I got there about 9:45 by 10 (ish) we were off, hood half down and sun on our faces.

By 10:45 it was very hot already, so not a surprise when the Rapier did not want to restart when we filled up with petrol. Sitting next to a brutal looking Merc it did feel period.

Looking it up the Merc was in fact a very blue - MERCEDES-BENZ AMG SL 43 TOURING + MHEV AUTO so probably £100k worth of car.

We then hopped along - stopping at Cambridge services and then Kettering. The car went well but I'd forgotten how slow it was - it seemed slower today too do 55 was all I seem to be able to get out of her.

However we were at the White Swan pub by 3:15 - so that was just over five hours with three stops. Given it was still sunny we quickly popped out to Gilk's Cafe - the converted Rootes/Esso garage - for a photo.

Back at the pub, eventually several more Rapiers turned up too.

After supper it was an early night and a wait to see what the weather throws at us tomorrow...

Oh and 'Keep off the Grass' is what one of the estate workers warned me to do as we passed on the narrow drive - unless I want the wrath of Chris' Sister !