Sometimes car events come along like buses, nothing for years and then two in one weekend.

On Saturday I went as a guest of my friend Tony to the Lotus 7/Caterham sixtieth anniversary at <a href="http://www.donington-park.co.uk/events/car/caterham-60th-anniversary-festival/10246/#event" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Donington Park</a>. The drive there was exciting in itself and the weather was superb. It was great to see so many enthusiasts with their Caterham and Lotus 7 cars firstly all parked up and then be put through their paces on different track events. All the trials were just for fun so there was no timing or judging - just for fun.

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On Sunday I was asked by a friend in the U3A to be navigator in his Austin Healey Sprite on a <a href="http://louthmgownersclub.weebly.com/viking-run.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">non-competitive classic car rally</a>. I'd never navigated before using <a href="http://www.historicroadrally.co.uk/hrcr/navigation/tulips.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tulip course notes</a> so I was a little nervous but I needn't have worried. From a field of approximately 70 cars we started early and before long we were catching up with those in front who allowed us to pass. I had a great time and only missed a couple of turns but we stayed on course and came in second at the Old Tile Works in Barton Upon Humber.

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Not all the cars were true classics and included Porsche, BMW, MX5 etc. My Lotus Elise wouldn't have been out-of-place so who knows, next year I might be driving a similar course through the Lincolnshire Wolds.