Before we arrived the back paddock of the Kerns Farm looked like a thousand other back paddocks... quiet, grassy, and disturbed only by the gentle buzzing of summer insects.

Sunday 21st, however, was to prove a day of transformation for the said paddock, as 4 B's, 3 F's, Widget, MGK3, and an enthusiastic collection of WannaBeAnMG's took to it like agitated Massey-Fergusons.

Under the precise direction of Andrew Walbran, the paddock was redesigned with a figure-eight track, featuring a chicane to avoid the worst of the cowpats, and a cunning exit lane through the number-eight gate.

After a convoy lap to flatten the grass so we newbies didn't get lost (during which an un-named F managed to generate the first spin-out of the day at precisely 4 kph), the chase for the elusive perfect lap began. Clouds of dust and clods of manure flew from wheels, and marker poles flew through the air, as the less intrepid chased 50 seconds, and the quick and the brave went for 45... and the poor folks in the downwind tent snatched a breath of fresh dust free air between the runs. Many thanks in particular to the dusty blonde flag-waver and the moon-booted timekeeping team for enduring a dust-storm more usually associated with an afternoon in Iraq, and to Grant for the opportunity to plough his paddock, and see MGK3 in action.

All in all, it was a great day out for all levels of drivers, and demonstrated the fundamental furrow-cutting capabilities of the MG marque in
a way that would make John Deere proud..... and promises a bumper crop of well-planted spuds from the back paddock next season!