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GAC442K is slowly being modified for speed events. Engine and suspension are largely standard, but there's been plenty of detail work in other areas.

GAC was at Gaydon in May 2008 to celebrate the Sprite's 50th birthday, wearing its Ashley hard top for the first time in public.

Was looking forward to Colerne, as it was my second visit there and this would be the first event I'd done where I already knew which way the corners went. But it was a disaster.

GAC looks a little different: the front bumper has gone and it's wearing a works hardtop borrowed from Classic Cars of Kent (who are restoring my Ashley fastback). Also new is the thicker front anti-roll bar.

First visit to Colerne. Made steady improvements throughout the day, but this is a power circuit and GAC has an almost standard engine.

Our first competitive event. GAC and I were slow, but at least we didn't hit anything and were quicker with every run.

Looked at objectively, all motor sports are preposterous activities. Hillclimbing and sprinting might look more preposterous than most, given the time and effort required for a day’s competition which might, if you’re lucky, see you in action on the track for a total of five minutes.

Despite the onset of cooler autumn weather, and occasional precipitation, I still insist on driving my MG, wherever possible, with the roof stowed. Not because I’m a hardy, pre-war sort with a wardrobe full of woolly scarves and flat caps and flying goggles who sees the battle against the elements as a rite of man – more because the thing is, after all, a convertible and it seems silly not to take advantage of an opportunity when it is presented.

They say in Britain that if you don’t like the weather, just wait a minute. Our little island has a climate so changeable you can experience all four seasons in a day, making clothing decisions tricky. Napoleon called us a nation of shopkeepers, but in reality we are a nation of umbrella carriers and anorak wearers. And because of that, people think I’m mad.