Blimey Chris, that hit the memory cells! I have ridden to and in all the events/rallies you mentioned. The Talmag I dam'n near walked a 1931 fore-and-aft Douglas round with about an inch ground clearance. The MCC long-distance trials were really good fun, used to ride a Velo in it, winning quite a few awards. You're never to old to start this hooligan games.
Hi Elwyn, yes America/Canada was great, but getting a stomach bug for the two Classic days at Daytona was not funny. Met lots of old and new friends, introduced two guys to each other who started six numbers apart in the 1956 Clubman TT, Maurice Candy, later to race an MJC double knocker twin in the sidecar TT, and David Hagan.