Saturday November 26th 2022
Not about motorbikes but interesting. ( but maybe you have to be Welsh!!)
The History of WalesOn 25th November 1233, Richard Marshal, 3rd Earl of Pembroke, together with his allies Llywelyn ap Iorwerth and Owain ap Gruffydd, defeated forces loyal to Henry III of England at the Battle of Monmouth.
Spurred on by this success, Marshal and Llywelyn attacked Shrewsbury in January 1234, burning and looting the town. Henry was enraged and hunted Marshal down, killing him in Ireland in April of the same year. On 21st of June, Llywelyn and Henry came to terms, with an agreement called The Peace of Middle, which established a truce, with Llywelyn retaining Cardigan and Builth. This truce was renewed annually until Llywelyn’s death in 1240.
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Answer to the quiz - which a lot of people got - the Yamaha tank badge - features three tuning forks - to illustrate the companies involvement in the music business -On my first visit to Japan, in 1976, we were shown around the piano factory - pretty amazing with dozens of women working outside at long tables carving out the wooden hammers for the grand piano’s by hand.!!!!
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We also got to see the factory where Yamaha were building the car engines for the Toyota Corolla ( no pictures allowed)
We also saw the large boat factory. - I remember they told us that over 30% of the workers were women, as they were more reliable - they said the men would often be “Hung over”
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Another pictorial of a Spanish Trial - This one also shows Mick Andrews.
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So with all the talk about Vintage and the Costa Brava etc - Who would like to see a return of this class to the Outlaw Trial in 2023 ?? email me at daverhodes@shaw.ca ( I will pass on to Ross)
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