The Tanners were Jolly

What is possible after 1913?

Why is this pig flying?

When was the Iguanadon found?

All these are questions to be found in the lanes and villages of Sussex during the Centre’s Spring Naviscat event. The answers were “Going to the loo”, “because it’s on a weathervane” and “1822” all to be found at the location carefully plotted using a six point OS map reference by those taking part.

The Naviscat was blessed with some fine weather so the map plotting could be done outside of the Jolly Tanners pub in Staplefield. The pub had provided bacon butties and tea/coffee for those starters as they hunched over their OS 198 maps. 

The points were plotted the crews set off into the surrounding countryside. Some went north, some south all aiming for a circular route covering as many plot points as possible. This Naviscat was similar to the last in that there were often several clues to be found at one location – this meant less travelling and more walking about hunting for the answers. But some of those clues could be elusive and competitors are not expected to find all of them – it would be an impossible task to visit all the location in the 3 1/4 hours allowed in any case.

Having travelled around the countryside collecting the answers to the clues the crews made their way back to the Jolly Tanners for a deserved Sunday lunch. Meanwhile our marking team of Austin Banner and Ron Kemp were busy checking the answer sheets. There was a casualty when an MGA belonging to one of our long-standing members broke down near Handcross but Philip Roussel-Smith was on hand to help along with the friendly AA man. The oldest car on the Naviscat, a Humber, also failed to make the finish.

The results, after later adjudication, were as follows:-

Overall Winners: Gary and Nina Kendal in an MGA

Class ABC combined:

1st Steve Marchant & Drew Adamns in an MGBGT V8

2nd Martin & Lesley Neal in an MG TF

Class E (Non MGs)

1st= Maxwell & Rosie Kendal in a Fiat Panda

1st= Steve & Gary Goodwin in a Mazda MX5

2nd= Lis Wooley & Bob Bond in a Honda Jazz

2nd= Alice & Marc Hanson in a VW Up!