Looking at some of the locals around here, Howard, it's not just the cows I feel sorry for but the sheep as well. If it makes you feel better, it's clouded over and I just got battered by hailstones. And a bird dropped one on my head.
Now, a technical question, since you mention carb tuning: Standard compression ratio, magneto a couple of degrees retarded from book figures to allow for unleaded. Small Koni filter for reasons of space, NGK 8ES plug with electrodes cut away for clean starting and running, again with occasionally dodgy fuel.
289 Amal, needle 2nd position from top, giving good, crisp acceleration up to 50 mph in 2nd if I cane it. However, the 90 mph-plus was downhill whereas I have seen it on the level. So here's the rub: 200 main jet. Should I drop to 190 or 180 to squeeze those last horses out on full bore?