AS SOMEBODY WHO enjoys driving classics at every opportunity, there is something rather appealing in the idea of wrapping modern mechanical components in a classic package. Of course, it is very easy to go too far and remove all trace of the classic you fell in love with it in the first place, but I think it is fair to say that Frontline have walked a very thin line with great care when making the LE50, their tribute to the MGB in this, its 50th year. Certainly Adam Sloman, who got to test the first of these £50,000 super Bs for us (from p22), was grinning from ear to ear when we finally prised him out of the cabin.

There’s another group of drivers in this issue who had nothing but smiles on their faces when we met up, even though a few were tinged with nerves. I’m talking, of course, about the trackday novices we met at Donington Park for a session with MGs on Track. Full credit should be given to MGoT for doing everything they could to make these drivers’ first taste of track action as memorable and yet as painless as possible. We talked with a many of those novices both before and after going out on track, and you can read what they had to say starting on p28. But if you have never been on a track before, should you also consider giving it a try? If the reactions of these drivers is anything to go by, the answer is a definite ‘Yes!’

Talking of beginners, I asked last month for teenage drivers to write in with their experiences of getting behind the wheel of an MG. Thank you to those who have already responded (see p74 for the first of them,) but if you fit that particular bill and have not yet got in touch, please do drop us a line. And if your teenage years are just a distant memory but featured MGs in some way, we’d love to hear from you as well. It would be fascinating to compare your experiences then with those of youngsters today.

Simon Goldsworthy
Editor

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