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(update as
of 24th April)
Discussing anomalies in Google Maps at Crown
Corner while waiting for Geoff on the 22nd April run
Important Update There will be an unscheduled
section run on Wednesday 29th April starting from Crown Corner at
10.30am. There is our second mid-week lunch meet at Stapleford airfield on
Wednesday 6th May at 11.30am and the next club night at the Woodman
will be on Thursday 14th May.
On 8th
April we decided to hold an extra section run to take advantage of the superb
weather. It didn’t start too well for me when the bike I intended to use failed
to start and I had a rush to get out an alternative, which then needed fuel. I
had just finished fuelling at the garage when I heard the sound of a single
cylinder bike start somewhere. Looking round I saw Roy in his van, off to pick
up another bike, and behind it was Steve C who had just cleared a fuel blockage
(or so he thought). At Crown Corner we met up with Reg G, Dave W and Graham E.
Graham led us off on a run around the Essex lanes heading for the preserved
railway station and café at Rayne. Unfortunately only a mile or so later Steve
stopped again with his fuel line so blocked this time that it needed a metal
rod to push it clear. Once sorted we had a really great run out to Rayne, only
to find when we got there it was absolutely packed and cars parked all along
the road for a couple of hundred yards. So instead we extended the run and
ended up at Andrewsfield airfield, where we had a nice rest and lunch.
Afterwards, Graham led us back by a different but just as interesting route,
except for Reg who needed to go back by a different route. This was a bit
unfortunate as he had the only decent set of tools among us. So when Steve had
his 3rd fuel blockage of the day we only had Graham’s minimal (and
metric) tool kit to deal with it. Fortunately it was enough together with help
from a few twigs found nearby to eventually get some sort of fuel flow and all
was ok to get back home. Although we had a few problems on the day we still had
a great run thanks to Graham with fine weather as well.
On our scheduled
run on 15th April we had a delayed start from Crown Corner when Roy,
this time accompanied by son Josh on his modern BMW, had his speedo drive seize
again before he had even reached the start and so had to return home for a
replacement bike. After that was sorted six of us, led by Roy, set out on a
route for Chigborough Lakes. Unfortunately after only a few miles Steve pulled
over with a rear wheel puncture, which then resulted in Steve riding pillion
with Roy back to Roy’s place to collect Roy’s van. Having loaded Steve’s bike
into the back of the van, Steve then drove it to follow the run, which Roy led
on a now abreviated route to the Lakes café. There were no other mishaps on the
day, although Josh, who sticks to new bikes was not impressed with our
reliability aspects. Although to be fair a puncture can happen to any bike at
any time no matter what its age.
With the continuing
good weather we had another unscheduled run on 22nd April. This time
only five of us could make it and Roy led Dave W, Lin B, Geoff G and myself
away from Crown Corner heading on a roundabout route for Hanningfield Reservoir
café. Unfortunately when we arrived we found that it was absolutely packed with
visitors and seemingly no chance of us getting anything to eat for probably
hours. So instead Roy led us back to a café in Stock, where even if parking was
difficult getting refreshments was no problem. We had a good run in fine
weather and this time there were no bike problems for anyone and Roy’s now
rebuilt rear wheel and speedo drive performed faultlessly.
Any
information on forthcoming section activities will be always given on this page
of our section web site as the frequent changes that occur and the lead times
for the “Jampot” section notes does not allow for them to be used for this
purpose. So check this page regularly. It gets updated after any new information becomes available and usually
as soon as possible after each club night.
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Our Future Planned
Events
Update from 24th
April 2026
Wednesday 29th April – Unscheduled section
run, Start from Crown Corner at 10.30am, destination to be confirmed.
Wednesday 6th May – Mid-week lunch meet at
Stapleford airfield clubhouse, from 11.30am
Saturday 9th May – AMOC Open Day at
Kettering HQ (possible section runto it but not yet confirmed)
Thursday 14th May – Section club night at
The Woodman, Stanford Rivers (from 7.30pm. 6.30 if eating)
Wednesday 20th May – prospective section
run, details to be confirmed
22nd – 25th May – International
Jampot Rally at Borculo, Netherlands
Thursday 28th May – Section club night at
The Woodman, Stanford Rivers (from 7.30pm. 6.30 if eating)
Wednesday 3rd June – Mid-week lunch meet at
The Squadron (Rosey Leas), North Weald from 11.00am
Thursday 11th June – Section club night at
The Woodman, Stanford Rivers (from 7.30pm. 6.30 if eating)
Wednesday 17th June – prospective section
run, details to be confirmed
20th – 21st June – Intersection
Summer Solstice Camping weekend at the Bat and Ball, Wisborough Green West.
Thursday 25th June – Section club night at
The Woodman, Stanford Rivers (from 7.30pm. 6.30 if eating)
Wednesday 1st July – Mid-week lunch meet at
Stapleford airfield clubhouse, from 11.30am
Thursday 9th July – Section club night at
The Woodman, Stanford Rivers (from 7.30pm. 6.30 if eating)
Wednesday 15th July – prospective section
run, details to be confirmed
Sunday 19th July – VMCC Founders Day event
at Stanford Hall.
Thursday 23rd July – Section club night at
The Woodman, Stanford Rivers (from 7.30pm. 6.30 if eating)
Wednesday 5th August – Mid-week lunch meet
at The Squadron (Rosey Leas), North Weald, from 11.00am
30th July – 10th August – Section
run and attendance at the West Kent event (speak to Roy nearer date)
Thursday 13th August – Section club night at
The Woodman, Stanford Rivers (from 7.30pm. 6.30 if eating)
14th – 17th August – Jampot Rally
at Mount Kelly, Tavistock, Devon
Wednesday 19th August – prospective section
run, details to be confirmed
Thursday 27th August – Section club night at
The Woodman, Stanford Rivers (from 7.30pm. 6.30 if eating)
Wednesday 2nd September – Mid-week lunch
meet at Stapleford airfield clubhouse, from 11.30am
Thursday 10th September – Section club night
at The Woodman, Stanford Rivers (from 7.30pm. 6.30 if eating)
Wednesday 16th September – prospective
section run, details to be confirmed
Thursday 24th September – Section club night
at The Woodman, Stanford Rivers (from 7.30pm. 6.30 if eating)
Thursday 8th October – Section club night at
The Woodman, Stanford Rivers (from 7.30pm. 6.30 if eating)
Wednesday 14th October – prospective section
run, details to be confirmed
Thursday 22nd October – Section club night
at The Woodman, Stanford Rivers (from 7.30pm. 6.30 if eating)
Thursday 12th November – Section club night
at The Woodman, Stanford Rivers (from 7.30pm. 6.30 if eating)
Thursday 26th November – Section club night
at The Woodman, Stanford Rivers (from 7.30pm. 6.30 if eating)
Thursday 10th December – Section club night
at The Woodman, Stanford Rivers (from 7.30pm. 6.30 if eating)
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Any impromptu runs or meets can be confirmed at short
notice by contacting