END OF AN ERA

David was presented with a customised 1/43 scale RT3 made to resemble his 2008 RAC livery. Fittingly, it's based on a Senna model, as David's Richard Trott car was driven by the latter at Oulton, ending on top of Martin Brundle's.

We selected this book because Mary's also a bit of a fan of the "other" David Cox, a 19th century Birmingham born artist. The title sounds like it's a textbook in how to get Mary to Silverstone in March. but in fact it's a tie-in to a current exhibition at Birmingham Art Gallery's Gas Hall.

The AGM marked the end of David Cox's time as chairman and Mary Cox's as administrator. The occasion had to be marked.

David (right) in the Ensign, 1981

David joined the Mono club with his brother and started racing an Ensign with a Ford Kent. He moved on to a March until settling on the ex-Senna RT3 with which he is most closely associated. David has agreed to be interviewed, or perhaps write a piece about his time in Mono, so we won't steal his thunder by giving a history now.

As Chairman for over 20 years, his steadying hand has been invaluable to the committee/board, and his knowledge and understanding of club racing, technical matters, and (not least) the wondrous ways of the MSA is peerless. He is capable of defusing any potential conflict and many believe he is incapable of speaking without thinking through the consequences of what he is saying. That's rare.

The club is delighted that he is to remain a director with technical responsibilities. Experience like his is difficult, if not impossible, to replace.

During the AGM, David was proposed and elected unanimously as a Vice President.

Whilst David will be around for a long time yet, unfortunately the only time we'll be seeing Mary will be in the paddocks and hopefully at the AGM/Social/Dinner.

It's difficult to know what to say about Mary that hasn't been said. She' s been often regarded as the Guardian Angel of the Monoposto Club. But she reminds me of some other winged creatures:

• A butterfly – because she can be beautiful and delicate
• A worker bee – diligent, thorough, a team player and hard working

  An attack helicopter, near Stroud

• A swan – when she organises an event, we just see the serene progress on the surface whilst out of view there is massive work
• And for anybody who crosses her, she can be weak and feeble - like an Apache attack helicopter.

Mary will be missed by us all.

David and Mary made a great team, and their reputation has spread well beyond the Monoposto Racing Club. We were privileged to give them each a small (hopefully fitting) token of appreciation.

Tony Cotton

There's Something About Mary

His friends say stop whining,
they've had enough of that.
His friends would say stop pining,
there's other organisers to look at.

They've tried to run races as far as Monza and Monaco,
but there's something about Mary that they don't know.

Mary, there's just something about Mary.

Well, his friends say, look life's no fairy tale,
that he should have some fun, he's suffered long enough.
Well, they may now about engines and why they never fail,
but they don't know a thing about organising races.

Well, his friends would say he's dreaming
and living in the past,
but they've never had to deal with ****,
so his friends need not be asked.

Mary, there's just something about Mary.

Well his friends would say its not too hard,
that anyone can post a form,
but they don't have to juggle kids and husbands,
and organsations like the BRSCC who never act the norm.

Who will deal with *******, who will deal with *****,
never ending emails on what is not allowed
and Jim Blockley and that bloody Kiwi,
all of this from 1820's Stroud.

His friends would say be reasonable,
his friends would say just let go,
but there's something about Mary that they don't know.

Mary, there's just something about Mary.