Area 22 - Drive It Day 2023
Area 22 Rep Andrew Mitchell | Published on 4/24/2023
I can only compare the Area 22 Drive It Day with Vivaldi’s “Four Seasons”. The White Team left Highnam at 1000 in the sunshine. Before 1100 they joined the Blue Team lead by Chris, at Chepstow Racecourse, 25 happy members and friends with 15 Aston Martins basking in Vivaldi’s Spring time. Ten minutes apart the teams left for the Usk and Welsh Valleys beyond. Spring turned to Summer as the cars turned north at Crumlin, passing through Coalbrook Vale and climbing up the famous B4560. Summer was turning Autumn as the skies darkened and the wipers came on, intermittent at first and then continuous. By the time we got to Hay-on-Wye at 1400, it was pouring down… but not enough to deter a “packet of crisps” at the Blue Boar. As we pulled out of the car park and headed east towards Malvern, the weather gods threw everything they could at us but we all arrived together, on time, at the Plough and Harrow at Guarlford. As a bonus we had raised over £250 for NSPCC “Childline”.