A Goat On The Bonnet!
Bridget was supposed to be ready in December 2012, then March 2013 and finally by the beginning of this week (17th June). However, the engine still wasn't running smoothly under load on the morning of the 19th June and that only left 36 hours.
Dave Cook, at Kennington Motors, suggested I took her to a rolling road in a last ditch attempt to solve the problem, but where would I be able to get her in at such short notice. Enter R.J.Bradley and Son of Shipton-Under-Wychwood. Andrew, who runs the business, agreed to help if I could get her there for 2:00pm and using their superb facility, and their own expertise, they quickly diagnosed the problems and resolved them.
By close of play Thursday, Bridget appeared to be running perfectly and all of her niggling electrical problems were cleared too. With just a 23 mile shakedown run we would leave Oxfordshire first thing Saturday morning, just 24 hours late.
There were just two...