I’m currently bedding in new front & rear pads & new front discs, so I haven’t ‘gone for it’ yet as the weather’s been pretty wet & I’ve read enough about the handling to appreciate that some initial caution is in order(!). Mind you, it hasn’t stopped me putting a few thousand miles on the clock, and it inevitabley produces an idiotic grin on the faces of all who take the plunge (down to the seats that is – a looong way down!). 

I’ve even managed to make it down to the Marcos factory in Westbury, Wilts for a nose round. I was delighted to find a very enthusiastic bunch of people down there, who found the time to take me round the place, explaining all the different stages of the production process and patiently answering my questions (without sniggering, which was what really impressed me!) Bit of a hiccup when they left the top off the brake fluid reservoir when I drove off mind…