Midlands

Members and guests at the February meeting of the Midlands Centre had a very interesting and open discussion with driver Gavin Bennett and Russell Anderson of Anderson Karts.

Two representatives from the MAN Military Vehicle Division attended the centre's recent meeting in Birmingham, bringing with them an SX45 8x8 MAN recovery vehicle.

The centre's first meeting of the 2011/12 season almost faltered following the no-show of the arranged speaker. However, calamity was avoided when committee member Mark Braham volunteered to talk about his work as AA quality manager, with particular reference to the problems associated with patrols working on the motorway network.

Scania, which was founded over 100 years ago in Sweden, was little known in the UK until the mid 60s when the LB76 was introduced.

Members and guests of the Midlands Centre's recent event were fortunate to hear from vice chancellor at Aston University and advisor to the UK Government on climate change, Professor Julia King CBE FREng. King spoke about the impact of automotive travel on the environment, and the need for reduced emissions and alternative fuels.