On the road again
As in other parts of our lives, 2020 is proving to be a particularly challenging year for this country’s classic car events calendar due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The virus has resulted in the cancellation of almost all major motorsports and classic car–related gatherings since the lockdown in March. In this issue we see it’s unclear what effect any further community outbreaks may have on this summer’s events, but so far so good. So, now may be a good time to think about planning for later this year, if not pencilling in a few plans on your 2021 calendar.
Putting the events calendar together over the past few months has seen slim pickings for classic car enthusiasts. Event organizers have been dealing with postponements and altered plans, and car club events have virtually ground to a halt.
But as they say, every cloud has a silver lining. Our classic car community consists of many wonderful and supportive members and whilst there may have been no events or meetings to attend, that doesn’t mean we couldn’t stay at home and continue to fuel our passion for classics.
Staying home was indeed the perfect excuse to shut myself in the garage and attend to those little niggles on the car, so it’s ready for action when the moment allows — that was my excuse, anyway. Once in the garage there seemed to be so many other tasks that I had been ‘meaning to get to’ and I found myself tidying the garage and sorting out which parts I do have, rather than what I thought I had and what I needed to keep.
Now that the garage was tidy and spanner work completed, there was just one thing remaining: a good polish and wax — a tedious job for some, but something I enjoy and that is well worth the effort and extremely satisfying once done.
The good news is there are positive signs that things are returning to normal post Covid. As we watch the rest of the world continue to hunker down in isolation, our racing seasons are resuming, classic car events are being rescheduled, and classic and historic racing is showing signs of recovery. I urge you to support these local events — refer to more in our Event Diary. After all, your classic is probably well tuned and glistening from bumper to bumper ready for that next, and anticipated, club run.