I remember Ron well,what a character! He used to stay at the Fernleigh and the competitors who also stayed there were known as the "Fernleigh Fairies"! Stuart Noon and local rider Alan Phillips regularly rode his Triumphs.Few people knew more about Triumphs than Ron.We used to call him the Onion Man because of the beret he wore,and the similarity to a french guy in some tv ad.He lived alone,and we were very sad to hear when he passed away,as you say,a few years ago now.