tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1701057294842978995.post8248760216658615955..comments2023-09-15T02:08:58.054-07:00Comments on Classical Gas Message Board Archive: New Mill or not New Mill?Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12613032115140822385noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1701057294842978995.post-68879480079046074582099-11-10T06:51:00.000-08:002099-11-10T06:51:00.000-08:00Mike - That one's too easy, I'm afraid! Th...Mike - That one's too easy, I'm afraid! The answer, of course, is that it had recently snowed - see Wheelspin Page 65.andrew brown MSNhttp://msn-andrew brown.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1701057294842978995.post-16922744060315738262099-11-05T18:49:00.000-08:002099-11-05T18:49:00.000-08:00From Mike Furse by Snail Mail
Sent with his Edinbu...From Mike Furse by Snail Mail<br />Sent with his Edinburgh report sometime at the end of October<br />....... On another topic, I enjoyed The Jenkins Chapel debate in Classical Gas (the hard copy one in the Falcon magazine). I think I've found you another one. Again it involves Roger Thomas' MG Trials Cars book which, incidently, I enjoy re-reading regularly. On page 48 there is a large picture of Macdermid on New Mill in 1937. From the competition number, it is obviously not an MCC event. On page 53 there is a picture of Toulmin at New Mill on the 1938 Lands End. C.A.N. May states that New Mill was a new hill on the 1938 Lands End (page 141, Wheelspin). To me, these pictures are not taken on the same hill, unless the start and watersplash are further down the hill to the left of the p 48 picture. May suggests that it would not have been a difficult hill on an MCC event. Did the MCC route turn left at the cottage and up the "escape" route, whereas on this small event the cars had to turn right up the edge of the field? Judging by the lack of wheeltracks, the failed car (?) at the bottom and the wheelspin of the Musketeer, this would appear to have been difficult. Tuck's book lists only one trials section called New Mill, with no location details, so that's no help. I would guess that the 1938 Lands End picture is captioned correctly, but where is the other one if the foregoing surmises are not true? And which event was this? The cottage is of a style and construction common in the Chilterns (brick and flint), but Thomas does not list a New Mill in MGCC Chiltern Trials.<br />Want another? What happened in 1936 to make Maidensgrove and Crowell so difficult on the MG Chilterns Trial? (Thomas - p78).<br />Does Roger Thomas know we're pulling his book to pieces!!<br />Mike FurseMichael Leetehttp://michaelleete.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1701057294842978995.post-50988080865942073572099-10-09T18:44:00.000-07:002099-10-09T18:44:00.000-07:00Well,well, well! got in at last ! Just to add that...Well,well, well! got in at last ! Just to add that the <br />farm cottage (p122 has the best pic.)is most unlikely<br />to be in Cornwall as it appears to be made of brick-<br />not much of it seen down here.The shadow on the roof seems to indicate a half hour between p156 and p122.<br />The early numbers on the cars hint at a none MCC trial,could have been the London to Barnstaple as shown in other pics? John Lees PZ.johnlees MSNhttp://msn-johnlees.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1701057294842978995.post-3539699481676629632099-10-06T22:06:00.000-07:002099-10-06T22:06:00.000-07:00Just got back late from a club night. However, I h...Just got back late from a club night. However, I have all those books so I will have a good look over the week end.<br /> <br />MichaelMichael Leetehttp://michaelleete.multiply.comnoreply@blogger.com