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The Crank Up was the first show of the year, and not
in the usual location. Normally we meet on the green next to York Castle.
However this year, the council double booked the site with a load of Scout,
Guides and Brownies groups, so the green was unavailable. Within sight of the
castle is Tower Gardens, a small park overlooked by the tower. This was our
2016 display location, in amongst the trees. This trip was also the first long
run out since fitting another cylinder head gasket, as the 2014 gasket failed
a week before the crank up, requiring a quick strip down and replacement.
It was a nice sunny day, but with a cool breeze. My
drive started at 08:10, heading south on the A167 to a layby near Croft
Circuit to meet the beginnings of the Northern convoy, Maurice in his RAF
Hillman staff car. A little further and we picked up an MB and M38A1 and a
bike at Northallerton. While waiting there, there were normal cars passing
with snow on their roofs. We drove in our convoy of five, almost all the way,
until being separated by traffic lights in York. However, we all found the
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I didn't count the vehicles attending, but there was
good support, and the location probably gave us more passing public, as the
green by the castle is surrounded on three sides by buildings. There were lots
of people passing through the park who stopped to see what was going on, and a
number of the Scout and Guide groups left their event to come and see us. The
drive home was uneventful, and Jessie made the 164 mile round trip in five
hours and upon getting home, I checked the radiator level, and it hadn't
changed at all. |
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