2026 Exeter Trial
Wot no air filter? After a great deal of re-work on the Arkley-MG I felt – for once – adequately prepared for the 96th Exeter Trial. Sally and I actually completed the one Tamar Trial last October and since then I’d had the powertrain apart to address leaky gearbox and axle oil seals. Finding the right oil seals took some time. The novelty has worn off somewhat when parts people ask me what the car’s registration number is. Even if the car shows up on their system, they’ve never heard of an Arkley-MG. In fairness, I shouldn’t expect them to have. For me, part numbers have never gone out of fashion and I am building up a list of them for my Arkley-MG Ford-VW special as developed by Professor Adrian Booth. AI has proved surprisingly helpful. The non-starting issue that stopped us starting the Land’s End Trial last year stopped after I’d cleaned up all the earth connections and fitted a new battery as a precaution. Sally had also bought me one of those glove box sized starter ...