Exeter Trial 2014 - the Candid Provocateurs ride again
Binky and Mrs Binky invoke ancient gods to bring us luck in the 2014 Exeter Trial This year the weather was so bad I almost didn't make it to Binky's place "somewhere in England". I was all set to travel by train to Andover but lightning strikes knocked out signalling in Cornwall and Devon and there was flooding at Cowley Bridge between Exeter and Tiverton. I set out at 0945 but was back home by noon thanks to rail replacement buses. Nobody was going to be going anywhere by rail that day so I drove up to Honiton where I caught a train going to Andover. I arrived at 1800, much later than intended but still early enough for Mrs Binky to inflict food torture on me. I even had time for an LLD (Little Lie Down) before we set off for the start of the 2014 Exeter trial at Popham Airfield. This is the first time out for the revised and much improved lighting arrangements on the Allard J1. It's, er, a bit dark here so you'll maybe have to my word for it. Bink...