The start of summer

Well, its only *just* spring so premature to be talking about summer already but I must admit I regard the year as being two seasons long:  Closed season and show season.  Some say that the first swallows are the first signs of spring but I say the first sign of the warm season is the start of the car show season. Not so much the big, well promoted,professionally organised shows (several of which take place indoors anyway) but the grass roots events held on weekday evenings at pubs and such places.

My first of these was the Trent Group of the Triumph TR Owner's club which took place Thursday evening at Stanton By Dale.  This is a real traditional British car club meet up.  Proper classic sports cars, enthusiastic owners, a traditional English pub, a nice pint and hearty fare on offer for those who missed their supper to be there.

To me these friendly, low key events is what this "scene" is (or should be) about. No fads, no name dropping, no one upmanship and internet bitching, just a bunch of guys who dig cars rolling up and chilling out.

Find your local events, enjoy and support them.  That's the life.