MGapr11 Bulletin no 60 - The Triple-M Register

etired from work are able to go and enjoy talking, not onlyof the old days, but also what is happening today. We normallydrive there in our Triple-M cars, which for me is a trip ofthirty-odd miles. We are not an exclusive group, for we havehad a few younger members join us for their lunch break, andthat is how the Register should be, young and old enthusiaststogether.I have heard criticism that the Register has a grey-hairedmajority, which may be true, but I am struck by the number ofyounger people who are participating in events at all levels.There are even signs of a third generation coming along toour events. When the Register started, I was in my twenties,and the cars did not cost a lot of money, so we all tended tobe young and enthusiastic.A good PB, J2 or N-type was easily able to keep up withthe traffic on the roads of those days, for the age of themotorway had not then dawned: it took two or three hours todrive from London to Birmingham, and you accepted this asfact. I have tried driving on motorways, and our cars are notsuited to this form of travel: stick to A and B roads: it is stilleasy to keep up with the traffic!However, look at the Committee: we have at least threemembers who are in the thirties and forties, still some twentyyears from their grey hairs! This is natural progression, and Ilook forward to more young people taking control of theRegister, which I see as continuing its strong influence on theactivities of the Car Club at large.I read recently of how few competitors took part in theannual Triple-M Race. True, but I talked to all eight of thosetaking part, and they all declared that they had enjoyed theevent. I saw no mention of the fact that both the major awardsfor the race were taken by lady drivers: surely a first for thisRegister, and I think for the M.G.C.C. at large. I hope thismight be repeated in the future, but a “first” is surely noteworthy?Rather than blame the Register or its members for lowattendance, I feel the committee, and indeed the Car Clubitself,