'Touching wood'...I've not had the misfortune of damaging 'The Tractor' and I don't want to,but 4 years ago this Sunday my beloved 'BOB' met an untimely death at the hands of one our 'ethnic friends' in a Toyota Carina

BOB was my 1988 Tungsten Grey Renault 21 Turbo that I'd bought 18 months previous from the 1st owner with 99k on the clock.
In that time I made all manner of changes to the suspension and engine (was running 225bhp) and started to get involved with the 'Trackday' scene.
He was my daily runner,then at weekends we used to tear up the strip at The 'Pod or set a few laps on track...it was all good!!
Then that fatefull morning that I set out to work early, I'd dropped off a pair of carbs for my Mums TVR at our local Carb centre for re-jetting, then set off on the final leg.
I got out of the junction at the bottom of the road and turned left and minding my own business I noticed a Fiesta flash its lights......that was the point that the Toyota came straight out of the side street and stopped in front of me

I was doing about 40mph,you can guess the rest.......
T-Boned her square on in the N/S at 40,didn't have time to brake so took the full impact


Anyway,4 years on,one permanently damaged right shoulder (which finished my job in the motor trade

) and i'm still waiting for a compensation payout....