Favourite events are made even more special if there’s a great drive before you arrive.
The run down to Goodwood always puts me in a good mood, but the trip across the Cotswolds to Prescott Speed Hill Climb is a route I relish.
Virtually all my life, the Vintage Sports-Car Club’s annual early August meet has been a regular outing, first as youngster with my parents and now driving with friends and family.
When in my Lea-Francis Sports on favourite stretches, the memories flood back of trips in this very car with Mum and Dad.
From London, there’s a certain amount of dread in a classic for the slog around the M25 and up the M40, but from the exit at Stokenchurch my mood changes.
The early morning run down Aston Hill is always great, although I prefer the return charge.
From the end of the A40 the perfect break is a visit to Ivan Dutton Ltd just outside Ickford, for a coffee with Ivan and son Tim.
From Ickford I cut across to Stanton St John to join the B4027 for a rewarding blast on open rural roads to Glympton to join the A44.
