January Social Evening

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South Midland's Region January social evening will be on Tuesday 29th in The White Horse in Silverstone village. The guest speaker will be regular Historic driver Simon Diffey. Simon has driven all types of historic cars from Fiat Abarth Saloons to F1 cars and also competes in VSCC trials and driving tests.

Once again the evening will start at 8pm and all marshals are welcome to attend.

[johngee]

I may well try and make the journey for this one, weather permitting. If you don't know Simon, he's very entertaining and an all round 'good bloke' Highly recommended.

[Alan Crook]

Would be good to see you if you can make it along.

[MDF]

A most interesting and entertaining evening, not quite what I expected.
Pity about the poor turn-out though!

[Alan Crook]

Strange how 70 to 80 people turn up to see someone who they think is a big "name" but some of the best guest speakers are not so well supported. Simon Diffey was very good and most of the stories he told are totally unrepeatable and not for family consumption. For a person who said he had not done this sort of thing before he really should think of taking up after dinner speaking and maybe even writing a book.

[Stack]

Originally Posted by Alan Crook

Strange how 70 to 80 people turn up to see someone who they think is a big "name" but some of the best guest speakers are not so well supported. .

I think an answer may be that when the "big names" are guesting ie Allan McNish it is on a Thursday before a big meeting when marshals from further afield are there anyway.
If I lived nearer I would attend more of these nights...just my thoughts Alan.

[The Fat Clerk]

Yeah, I'm the same, it has to be someone I really want to see (hear), because of the 'rush' involved

[Dave Brand]

Originally Posted by Alan Crook

Strange how 70 to 80 people turn up to see someone who they think is a big "name" but some of the best guest speakers are not so well supported. Simon Diffey was very good and most of the stories he told are totally unrepeatable and not for family consumption.

Changed circumstances mean that it's no longer practical for us to get to these social evenings, but this would have been one we'd definitely have wanted to come to.

[dave vass]

How many people would go if I was the guest speaker? Even I wouldn't bother to turn up for that one!

[M Greenslade]

Originally Posted by dave vass

How many people would go if I was the guest speaker? Even I wouldn't bother to turn up for that one!

I would come and listen to you treacle, that's providing you kept your trousers on........

Bladders........

[NotLordPercy]

Oh yes, I remember those unhygienic green underpants at Chipping Sodbury rugby club.........happy days if a tad embarrassing!

What would your talk be on, Vass? Great snacks or Mayan civilisation archeology.........

[M Greenslade]

Originally Posted by NotLordPercy

Oh yes, I remember those unhygienic green underpants at Chipping Sodbury rugby club.........happy days if a tad embarrassing!

What would your talk be on, Vass? Great snacks or Mayan civilisation archeology.........

Are you sure that they were green, well perhaps in parts........

Bladders

[dave vass]

Originally Posted by M Greenslade

Are you sure that they were green, well perhaps in parts........

Bladders

I think you are going to get our younger flag marshals confused. They probably didn't know that in the old days we used to wave different coloured underpants in the air before flags were invented. I thought if I did a talk on them I could bring some of them along!

[Dave Brand]

Originally Posted by dave vass

They probably didn't know that in the old days we used to wave different coloured underpants in the air before flags were invented.

So "skid marks" had a whole different meaning?

[NotLordPercy]

I really cannot envisage The Vass in red and yellow striped underpants pulled tight.......even makes my eyes water thinking about it.!!

[MacGWC]

Originally Posted by The Fat Clerk

Yeah, I'm the same, it has to be someone I really want to see (hear), because of the 'rush' involved

Dave, I think you are missing something here. June and I go to every one when we are here to go and we have had some super nights from people we have never heard of before!! We were not able to do the last one but it sounds as if Simon Diffey came up trumps, which is often the case.

My suggestion to everyone is to come along if you can; you may be pleasantly surprised.

[The Fat Clerk]

I completely agree, weeknights are a problem though, as I don't have a defined 'finishing time' @ work. if it's someone I really want to see I have to take leave.