MOTOR-BLOG from Coventry

As I’m sitting here writing this the rain outside is coming down so hard that it’s making little bubbles as it hits the ground. Then it’s sunny again for 10 minutes. Then it pours again. No offence, but rather than sitting here and typing this, I’d much prefer to be at Hatton Country world attending the Club Triumph National day.

Not only am I a member of Club Triumph, Hatton is only about 25 minutes drive from here. However, it is teeming down, the National is outdoors on a field and it finishes in two and a half hours - so should I stay in? Or should I attend?

I wanted to be there this morning, but it is my future Mother in Laws’ Birthday today, and we’ve just come back from a meal out with Helen and her family. Very nice it was too - but now I feel a bit full and desire a couple of glasses of Red whilst watching the Wimbledon final.

So perhaps I won’t go. I’m not sure if there will be many people still there after all of this rain anyway, and the Vitesse leaks like, well, like a Triumph in the rain, and my legs always get wet in these conditions. Before you all start calling me a lightweight though, here’s something to think about. Since Susan passed her MoT last Saturday, I’ve been to three car shows in it, driven it to work, Met the Saudi Arabian Ambassador in it, burnt two tanks of fuel and put over 300 miles on the clock…

So no, I’ve decided to stay in, drink wine with my gorgeous girlfriend, and watch the tennis. Who knows - if the match finishes quickly enough, she might even allow me to watch the GB Grand Prix too before I have to do the washing up. So come on Federer, or Nadal, or whoever - just finish the game quick so I can watch the racing!