Director Allan Winn who once tasked his Events Manager, Donna Hopton, with finding some willing volunteers to be part of a small group organising and running some car rides around the site at certain times of year and also for special occasions.


How that activity grew has been detailed in these pages before, so I will confine myself to offering Allan the team’s very best wishes for his retirement. We will miss his support, humour and expertise but are sure he will be a major part of the classic car and aviation scene for years to come.


The next Car Rides take place on weekdays (excluding Bank Holidays) between 3rd and 13th April and if any among you would like to put a sense of humour, fun, team spirit and the ability to get things done to good use, then drop us a line at brooklandscrt@gmail.com – we’d love to hear from you.


Keith Barry MOTORCYCLE VOLUNTEERS How 12 days became 14 – motorcycle lunch hits record attendance


Prize-winner – the delightful Joan Andrews (Keith Barry).


Update


The 14th day of Christmas (Nigel Brecknell).


motorcycle label that would fit the tune of The 12 Days of Christmas to become ‘The 12 Bikes of Christmas’.


F That was fine in the anticipation of 120 guests. 58


or the Brooklands motorcycle lunch, the idea was to have 12 tables each with a


But that number was surpassed, so it became 13 tables... and then 14... until the numbers topped out at 145 people. The lyric had to be revised to include the 14th day of Christmas and, after the meal, everyone managed to sing along cheerfully with such lines as ‘Five piston rings’ and ‘A


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