Pat and I arrived at Denham and met up with Bob Norman and Sam. We had a very leisurely ride up the M25 till junction11 and then onwards to Brooklands.

We always enjoy this event as there is always so much going on plus so many exhibits to see in various outbuildings and hangers. So you never get tired of seeing them each year. Our first stop on arrival is obviously to the restaurant for a cuppa! After a quick stop we started walking around the museum.

We had arrived quite early as usual to avoid the crowds and soon we noticed that the whole place was buzzing with people and bikes. We bumped into old Bob and his son who had arrived by car this year. His son was very impressed and at the same time surprised by the atmosphere of  day’s events. The museum carries so many vintage cars and motorcycles as well as other mods of transport such as buses and aircrafts.

We also met Emu who had entered his bike for the Hill Climb but unfortunately his bike had broken down. Apparently he had spent best part of the day repairing his bike. In the afternoon Pat fancied an ice cream, as everyone from the Busy Bee Club knows very well of her fondness for the 99. After queuing up for thirty minutes in very hot sun and costing £2.00 for a thumb size ice cream which she demolished in less then a minute. She even got time to moan over the whole experience.

All in all it was another lovely day and the ride home was also very pleasant.

Brian

Brian and I made our way to meet up at Denham for 9am. On arrival Vinnie, Sam and Danny were waiting for us and Roger arrived soon after. As we were not expecting anyone else this morning we jumped onto M25 towards Chertsey and then onto Brooklands. Brian took the lead and nobody got lost apart from Brian going full circle around the roundabout not far from Brooklands.
On arrival the marshals were a little bit confused and sent us to park at different locations depending on the age of our motorcycles. After parking up our first stop was the tea rooms. Whilst enjoying our hot drinks we met Laurie, Max and Gordon. That is when Gordon revealed that he was waiting for us at the lay-by near the garden Centre at Denham.  This is the meeting point on very odd occasions when we ride towards Aylesbury. So please check before each ride-out with a member.
As we walked around the museum we saw Terry and Alison. Terry was not happy as his bike was playing up and he had misplaced his beloved small spanner which he had owned for nearly fourty years. Convinced someone had picked it up. He assured me that it was not in his tool kit because he had already looked inside. I proceeded to take everything out one by one and guess what? Yes, I had found one small beloved spanner right at the bottom of the bag. He was now one happy bunny once again and with that he let me take a photo of him for our website.
Even though we come here every year Brooklands feels different on every visit and still enjoy the experience. It is a very special and unique place as it was the first purpose built motor circuit constructed by Hugh Locke King in 1907. It was the birthplace of British motor sport and aviation. With many engineering and technological achievements through eight decades of the 20th century. The museum houses and maintains a wide range of motoring and aviation exhibits. These ranges from giant racing cars such as the 24 litre Napier Railton to a unique collection of Vickers / BAC built aircraft including Wellington , Viking , Varsity, Viscount, Vanguard VC10 One-Eleven and Concorde. The BAC factory at Brooklands had a major input into the design and manufacture of Concord.
Every year we come to this Ton-up- Day event at Brooklands. Brian and I never get tired of visiting this place as there are so many interesting things to do and see as well as meeting up friends and ride with mates to this event.

What a great day!

Pat and Brian