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-Y<"'uwill all have seen· engi~es· ~n rally. fiei\i~/j,u.t··r_. wonde·r hov,· ··: ·, rr.any uf you have i:foen- an ·engine on the'- r~ad?· I .think-. t,here are :few ':;:.-··• t_hin_gs more ex'c;i.ting. than to .come round a 09.rne~_. and ·~ee ,~!t eng:f~B 1 ·_;.. on the roa-c, ahead, vnth steam up and pe~ha-ps tow.ing a trail.er _o;r..·: . livir...g·va·n"_. '.Phey used t0 be ·a c0mmon sigh-t,, c:l,!ld the drlv.,e:.f.,had --i·fttl~·e·=~to w,..,rry ab'Jut except for· hrnr·ses that might be frightenect'-~_''"'c:>ccasJona:f·,;: of ·the next". pond or _qit.ch for.·· • ~-c~her traffic, and the 1Nhere.abouts •• filling up w i t.h ·wate.r. But =today it·. is much more d if f icul t., _'a.n,d •a considerayA driver _will- stop =·regulail.v tn al1ov, the· queue of traffic. -~e, vass. • Ine_v·er mind 'being ·"stuck" behind an e_ngine -. bu_t t.hen,:not • • e·1 eryone . h:~s the: $atne int·erests •.. At ~n~ of the ••f.ir~t- rii11es ever attended, in Oxfordshire, we late t" get some photograph$ of the engines leav-ing, the .si te .•-:·i stg,yed __ One little tractor pulled slow+y·:out of. the f-i"eld gat-e-a.n-a·•:into.·a ;.:--~ 1:nrro_w lane 9 wher_e it stopped.· At this point a huge red J:a;guar- .b·.,.::·'..,_f<>. a moment an ir.a te .h!e--a~ round· the corner and screeched ..to, a· halt· ; after appeared· o·:i.t 0f its window and"· $houte·d "What on eart:h do you think; ·i·--.: you 1 !'e d (li.:r..g?" The engine driver 1 eaned over, looked at -the· car'. arnl,-_~-·,-;::-.!... said,· slC"'w::.y, "It's all right. I'm just changing gear 11 • The ·s1-.c seems to be doing very well in its first se·as.on .. Qur._·'ba\:lg-e:. is the e.r:v:v'-of· many oenior club ..members, and it i's attractihg -1··o_ts:of. inte·rest. ~7e have had a request tor an apprentice to help "'~-ith ~:the··::.·-·' ru-nning of an engine in the 'i/est Midlands; and I think·we haver ..~b"e·en...,.:. able to he~p. There have been several talks and events at rall'i·es .,,:·:.. ' for SAC me..-:1bers, and ..a large number Jf engine ·owners-have. bee.rt w_;ill ing to talk to apprentices ~nd show them their engines. All ·in.·all,!.:.:vwe _.,_,.,. seem· ta be off to a good ·start. Keep it go:ing,·· and ·help i"io.make .-i:t even better by getting ..your .friend$ ·. .to join. .Yours stncerely,
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GREAT PHOTOGRAPHICCOMPETITION filMETh1BER ··_ 'crosi.ng date is October 1st, .;4979, so you vrnn't a.4•ther re~inder. • • E\ill:·. deta_::i·s •are •in· Newsletter 1, but briefly':
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;Tw,1t''s13_ct;i.flns: BEST-ENGINE. PHOTO and BEST.Fi.ALLY PHOTO,. with a. prize 'f;or the best colour. print and the best black and wh;Lte, ..prin.t ir{' ea.eh ·section~ DON'T send colour slides. . . ••--.. : : . . ':':>'. 2. -~~rid your entry, i/4ith .details of when and vi_here, tile picture·._~w~s __•__ 1 ~ ,. taken·, and. ~h~ch -~ngine ( s) and other intere_st i_ng •it-€_ms,..are_-,:~fimv1'.1 to: ·Tnn Ed-itor, 43 Halfcot Avenue, Chawn Park, Pedmore,,; St,pµrbr_iog-c-~ West l\.Ldlands. DY9 OYB. • • • 3. S-end a stamped, addressed envelope if you want your· e·r:it:rY -returned. 4. RtM:ElVIBBR -- _send· ·your full·· name, address and mem.be+,"ship•·number \...;i'th y~ur e\itry. Yot.f may enter one photo in each section ~-. .-:-• . :POt ·rno.re . . ,.
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