13th MAY PEAK DISTRICT RUN

[bill hulme]

A days run out in the Peak District, this is a popular days outing with Gary (mk1dal) from Buxton leading the pack ,
As before we will meet at Tesco at Macclesfield SK10 2AB. leaving at 9.30am Gary (mk1dal) will doing the full days run, Put you name down on the list.
1 Gary (mk1dal)
2 bill hulme
3 Kris Bates (KGB603)
4
5 Igreen
6 Graham (lakelad)
7 MRluke
8 Coverco
9 Julian
10 Samwell

[Master-B]

Im in

[tommundy]

I think I've got a wedding reception to go to the day before but wouldn't miss this one! New clutch going in this weekend hopefully so it'll be nicely worn in by May! :)

PS: I've added this event to the new area at the top!

[lgreen5]

Pencil me in

Lewis

[Lakelad]

Please add me to the list
Graham

[Rick McRick]

I think this was probably my favorite drive of last year!

Unfortunately I will be in Ludlow this year.

Have a brill time the rest of you, I know you will.

[MRluke]

Ah now this time it is actually the peak district lol, looking forward to this

[coverco]

I will Be up for this one, hopefully the weather will be better than last year :-)

[bill hulme]

You in Tom, is here any more interested in a great days drive.
Bill.

[Rick McRick]

If there are maps of the route being handed out at the start of this one, although I won't be able to make it, any chance of a copy so I can maybe check it out at a later date?

[Master-B]

Right you shower, I'm going here after the run with my passenger & a few others who are meeting us there.... feel free to join us!

http://www.simplythaibuxton.co.uk/

Ive eaten here a few times & it is awesome!

[lgreen5]

Looks good, this will be my first run so really looking forward to it. I have a staff night out on the sat so I'm guessing I'm going to be pretty hung over !

Thanks for bring the wheel locking bolt to.

Cheers

lewis

[Master-B]

No worries fella, looking forward to it they are always great days out and the peak district is stunning

[samwell]

I'd be up for this. Just recently bought a MK1b and I'm in Sheffield. If you're going peaks though I might meet you at lunch as early starts aren't my speciality.
Sam

[bill hulme]

Hi Sam I will try to find out where we will be having lunch, and the approximate time.
Bill Hulme

[lgreen5]

We could always go in convoy if you can get up Sam, ha ha!, I've on a staff night out before so I'm going to be fairly hung over.

Lewis

[Master-B]

Sam I am just the same as you mate, its fine once the adrenalin starts pumping! Lewis I did this years lakes run hungover. It was a "challenge" ha ha

[lgreen5]

Ha ha, thats good to know. Plenty of red bull i think !

[samwell]

My thesis is going in on Weds so I'm going to be permanently partying unless I have to drive somewhere! Getting up at 8 after a night out is torture!

[Master-B]

There is one easy way to solve that... Dont go to bed ! God I miss my uni days....

[bill hulme]

A days run out in the Peak District, this is a popular days outing with Gary (mk1dal) from Buxton leading the pack ,
As before we will meet at Tesco at Macclesfield SK10 2AB. leaving at 9.30am Gary (mk1dal) will doing the full days run, Put you name down on the list.
1 Gary (mk1dal)
2 bill hulme
3 Kris Bates (KGB603)
4 Tommundy
5 Igreen
6 Graham (lakelad)
7 MRluke
8 Coverco
9 Julian

don't miss out on a superb day out in the Peak District, with our magician Gary who comes up some with mystical roads,
we will be stopping for Lunch at Bakewell main show ground, about 12.30 1.00 ish.
the more the better.
bill.

[Master-B]

Weather is looking good for sunday, chance of rain 0%

http://uk.weather.com/weather/dailyDetails-Bakewell-UKXX0746?dayNum=4

[coverco]

That means it will chuck it down Kris :-)

[samwell]

put the lunch stop in my diary, see you there assuming my HT leads arrive tomorrow.

[Master-B]

That means it will chuck it down Kris :-)

Ye of little faith Tommy!

If it doesnt stop chucking down soon my plan of an acne-free bonnet will be scuppered

[Master-B]

put the lunch stop in my diary, see you there assuming my HT leads arrive tomorrow.

Great news Sam, look forward to meeting you there. Bill can be a bit touchy feely with fresh blood - think of it as an initiation ceremony ;-)

[coverco]

Sam I have a set of HT leads in my garage if you get stuck, just off Jnct 37 M1.

[mk1 dal]

hi , i have another boring run planed for Sunday 200 + miles of boorishness :lol: sam get you arse out of bed at meet up at macc this will be the best fun you have had with your trouser on for along time :lol: . i did another 100 miles on Monday for the afternoon run to perfect the route and its a dream drive and a bloody head scratcher to get it all to meet up,, it a nice sunny day for Sunday :-D so get your names down and turn up .

gary

[Lakelad]

Just in from washing the car ready for Sunday - looking forward to being back in the Peak District - see you in Macc on Sunday morning.

Graham

[lgreen5]

Funny you say that graham, I'm just about to clean mine !

[coverco]

Just fitted a Magnex to Anthony's car so we will both be there in the morning, hope the weather is like today.

[samwell]

I don't wash cars but seeing as my T-Bar won't stand a car wash I'm going to have to make an exception

[samwell]

just got home, morning meet in maccers is v hopeful, see you guys in buxton!

[samwell]

Good job I reread the thread before setting off, see you in bakewell!

[Master-B]

Sorry I never even made it to the meeting point, my alternator failed again, just near lymm as I was on my way down. Saved and taken home by the AA. Thought about using the camper instead but would never keep up! Gutted :-(

[samwell]

Good to meet everyone today, lots of fun and lots of new road to go and play on. Sorry to the cyclist collapsed just as I edged past him though...

Thanks for the organisers especially, if I may comment, it would have been nice to stop and chat a bit longer as I was itching with questions for the boffins. Probably my fault for arriving late and not hanging around at the pub at the end.

Cheers, guys

[coverco]

Come to the monthly IMOC meet at Hoylandswaine Sam, there are quite a few MK1 people there. Good day was had by all, great route again by Gary.

[lgreen5]

Really good, great to see everyone and give the car a good run out!, Gary I did love the single lane bridge, a proper top gear tunnel!

[Gilles27]

Great day, great roads, and a brill turnout. Will post pics when I get time. Thanks for your help Tommy. Lovin' the new exhaust! Thanks to Gary for finding some great roads.

[kevs aw11]

what a fantastic day, great meeting all the lads it was good putting faces to names roll on the next run, by the way does anybody know what happened to nick

[Nick45]

Thanks for asking, Kev! Just got home via 2 AA relays.
Only just got going on the run and some water hit the windscreen. Funny, I thought, is Sam in front washing his windscreen? Next thing I spot the steam and the temp gauge goes from normal to eeeeek in about ten seconds. I pulled off and stopped to cool down but even an hour later it was still overheating and the idle speed even now is bouncing all over the shop.
Still got coolant in the expansion tank though, weirdly.
Really gutted to have missed the fun and broken the car. Great to meet you all though, Nick.

[coverco]

Thanks for asking, Kev! Just got home via 2 AA relays.
Only just got going on the run and some water hit the windscreen. Funny, I thought, is Sam in front washing his windscreen? Next thing I spot the steam and the temp gauge goes from normal to eeeeek in about ten seconds. I pulled off and stopped to cool down but even an hour later it was still overheating and the idle speed even now is bouncing all over the shop.
Still got coolant in the expansion tank though, weirdly.
Really gutted to have missed the fun and broken the car. Great to meet you all though, Nick.

That is terrible Nick, we had some fun and games as Bill saw you turn off and thought you had gone the wrong way so he waited for you. Meanwhile the rest of us carried on. We stopped a while later but could not get a signal on our phones then Bill shot past us and Gary gave chase but could not catch him. We then had to drive until we got a phone signal and eventually we found him but not you. He said he saw smoke coming out of your car but we did not have a number to call you.

If I can be of any help do not hesitate to ask, you are in Huddersfield are you? When you say water hit the windscreen does that mean radiator? The bouncing idle will be air in the system so should not be a problem.

[Nick45]

Coverco, sincere apologies if I caused people hassle and many thanks to Bill for stopping. I thought from where I peeled off that he would know I hadn't taken a wrong turn but was ducking out for some reason and I'd hoped everyone would just carry on because I didn't want to spoil anyone else's fun.
I knew my radiator was dodgy (just bought a spare but not fitted yet - doh!) but as I'd only been losing a tiny bit of coolant for the last week I thought it'd be OK. Wrong again.
I called out the AA but didn't have a clue where I was - what a palaver! Anyway got sorted eventually.
Hopefully a replacement radiator and bleed of the system will sort it out. Just hope I haven't cooked anything prior to pulling over. The engine was HOT HOT HOT!!!!! If anyone can link me to a "how to" guide I'd really appreciate it. Sorry again to all if I mucked up the convoy.

[kevs aw11]

glad to hear you are ok nick and home if you need any help just give me a shout

[coverco]

No need to apologise Nick we were just worried about what had happened to you. The following link is to the old club technical articles, hope that helps.
http://web.archive.org/web/20070420015102/http://www.mr2mk1club.com/repairsindex.html

We were really close to Gary's garage when you departed perhaps we could have sorted you out, never be afraid to ask for help in this club :-)

[mk1 dal]

hi. rotten luck nick , we where only talking about the rad change at dinner , pm me your number and i will go through how to change the rad and bleed the car after ,hopefully you have got away with boiling the engine . my brother has just rung me and his mk1 as overheated as well , the nut sheared on the alternator and thrown the belt so it wasn't driving the water pump he keep driving with the warning lights wtf so hes cooked it twice , i have got to look at it Monday to see if its fubard but it doesn't sound good . anyway thanks for the excellent turn out today it was top fun we even met up with chris at the cat in fiddle pub and had a good chat , and has to catching bill you have a job keeping up with him anyway ,give the bugger a good head start you have no chance :lol: great to see new members on the run and loving the wheels Lewis got off Paul woods they suit the car perfect .

roll on tatton show .

gary

[Nick45]

Cheers Gary, will pm my number tonight. Am going to have a bash at the repair tomorrow.

[Joy Toy Boy]

What a great day!
Have returned home with sun burnt face; thanks to having T-bar off all day, aching shoulders; after swinging the steering wheel around those tight turns, clothes stinking of fumes; after following 9 MR2`s and their hot exhaust whofting over the windscreen into the car and a BIG CHEESY GRIN.
Good to see you guys today.
So glad to have made the effort to get there, but that`s nowt to the effort put in by Gary to make it a enjoyable day!
JTB Neil

[Rick McRick]

Come on, get the pics up for those of us who couldn't make it!! :)

[Master-B]

Come on, get the pics up for those of us who couldn't make it!! :)

All I have got from the day is this one from around 10am of my electricity starved car. Looking at the above posts it sounds like I was the first casualty of many today! Dropped into the Cat & Fiddle at 5pm though to say hello, sounds like another great success :-)

http://www.mr2mk1club.com/images/imported/2012/05/DSC00431-1.jpg

Lewis - sorry I wasnt able to give you the spare wheel bolt today. PM me your address & I'll send it out to you.

[Gilles27]

I got quite sun-burned too mine isn't a t-bar. I just took the sun-roof out. The tunnel was a hi-light for me. I'd have been happy to go through it a few more times so I could video it!

Kris - I was really looking forward to seeing your car - such a shame.
Nick - Bad luck. You've got a lovely looking car. I was intending taking some more pictures of it before you disappeared.

Right, here's some pics.

First one is of my lovely Magnex. I went to Tommy's on Saturday morning to get it fitted and it's made a huge difference to the car - and it looks cool!
http://www.mr2mk1club.com/images/imported/2012/05/IMAG0649-1.jpg

These are all from the run yesterday:
http://www.mr2mk1club.com/images/imported/2012/05/IMAG0652-1.jpg
http://www.mr2mk1club.com/images/imported/2012/05/IMAG0651-1.jpg
http://www.mr2mk1club.com/images/imported/2012/05/IMAG0653-1.jpg
http://www.mr2mk1club.com/images/imported/2012/05/IMAG0654-1.jpg
http://www.mr2mk1club.com/images/imported/2012/05/IMAG0655-1.jpg

Bill should have more pictures and I took a few with his camera so some of them should be in focus!!;)

P.S. Gary - I've PM'd you about a respray.

[lgreen5]

Please can anyone tell me what the bridge was called we went under??, the loud one,

cheers

Lewis

[Nick45]

POST SCRIPT! Radiator swapped, system bled, car now fixed. Can we go again next week? Nick

[bill hulme]

Great turn out 11 cars, well done Gary yet again, some pics of the day.
bill
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Garys friend
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http://www.mr2mk1club.com/images/imported/2012/05/PeaksRunMay2012241-1.jpg
WHAT A RELIEF ITS BEEN A LONG DAY
http://www.mr2mk1club.com/images/imported/2012/05/PeaksRunMay201235-1.jpg

[Rick McRick]

Looks brilliant, I recognise some of those places from last year which makes we all the more sad I didn't make it this year. Can you try and book next year's around Ludlow spring festival ;)

[coverco]

Looks brilliant, I recognise some of those places from last year which makes we all the more sad I didn't make it this year. Can you try and book next year's around Ludlow spring festival ;)

As long as you are not talking about the last of Bills pictures Rick !!!!!

We did do some new bits but it was a great run out 148 miles on my mileometer at the Cat and Fiddle :-)

[mk1 dal]

the run is being done again in September rick and nick and it will be changed quite a lot from this one but still have to work out how to link it altogether but it will be wicked when finished so hopefully you will be there for this run . i'm going to buy a on board camera for these run we do we will get some awesome driving footage .

pics of day ( not many, was to busy trying not to get lost :lol: )

http://www.mr2mk1club.com/images/imported/2012/05/Picture1082-1.jpg


http://www.mr2mk1club.com/images/imported/2012/05/Picture1083-1.jpg

http://www.mr2mk1club.com/images/imported/2012/05/Picture1084-1.jpg

http://www.mr2mk1club.com/images/imported/2012/05/Picture1085-1.jpg

http://www.mr2mk1club.com/images/imported/2012/05/Picture1086-1.jpg


gary

[Lakelad]

Good to see everybody on Sunday - another great day out. Good to hear Nick made it home safely. A big thanks to Gary for a fantastic route.

Graham

[samwell]

I'm lucky enough to be starring in most of the photos, glad I went for the overtake on the dual carriageway now! Can spot mine from behind as it doesn't have mudflaps on.

Must admit, when we went down through this valley, my face just lit up, it was so beautiful. Couldn't help staring, what is it called?
http://www.mr2mk1club.com/images/imported/2012/05/PeaksRunMay201219-1.jpg

Sam

[Lakelad]

I quite agree Sam - As I recall it is the Winnats Pass. I dont get to the Peak District very often and I forget how spectacular it is.

Graham

[mk1 dal]

I'm lucky enough to be starring in most of the photos, glad I went for the overtake on the dual carriageway now! Can spot mine from behind as it doesn't have mudflaps on.

Must admit, when we went down through this valley, my face just lit up, it was so beautiful. Couldn't help staring, what is it called?
http://www.mr2mk1club.com/images/imported/2012/05/PeaksRunMay201219-1.jpg

Sam

hi sam . this is called winnats pass and its a hell of a drop and view .

[lgreen5]

Gary were was that bridge section?

[samwell]

you and your bridge!

[Lakelad]

Lewis Here is the link to the bridge on Google Maps. Its called Swainsley Tunnel or comes up in searches as Wetton Mill Tunnel

https://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=swainsley+farm+peak+district&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&hq=swainsley+farm+peak+district&radius=15000&t=m&z=16

[mk1 dal]

Gary were was that bridge section?

hi mate , do you mean the bridge and then tunnel , its called Swainsley tunnel near wetton mill ,fantastic place to visit and you can ride the whole route on your bike , a great day out .
history on the place
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leek_and_Manifold_Valley_Light_Railway

and map of bike route , a visit to thors cave is a must , when your in side the cave ( its massive ) views are second to none

http://peakdistrict.nationaltrust.org.uk/Content/pdf/manifold-cycle-trail.pdf

get your bike out mate its worth it .

gary

[lgreen5]

Ha ha, sorry i did love the bridge, i wanted to show my boss so he could drive down it.

Cheers Guys !

[kevin..in]

and from way back in 2005 (I think! might have been '04) a pic of my first ever club run out, taken from above Swainsley tunnel
MK1 Club old gaurd having a lunch break
http://www.mr2mk1club.com/images/imported/2011/04/Peak0451-1.jpg
can anyone name all those present there?

[coverco]

I can not believe everyone brought their own chairs and even managed to put up a banner Kevin, now that is serious organisation :-)

Is the tunnel entrance on the right hand side of the picture?

[kevin..in]

I can not believe everyone brought their own chairs and even managed to put up a banner Kevin, now that is serious organisation :-)

Is the tunnel entrance on the right hand side of the picture?
Tunnel is to the left hand side, Club banner was essential back then and had to be pegged out at every opportunity, look again at the pic, we're all old folk so a comfy seat and a packed lunch is essential!

[coverco]

Weirdly I meant to type left hand side but at my age my fingers do different things to my brain. I don't know anyone in the picture but I have seen it before when you posted it just after your wife passed away last year so I guess I do know that the Barbara is the lady in the background waving to the camera and I think you are in front of her talking to the chap in the baseball cap. I did not realise where the picture was taken at the time.

The only person who had a chair in the car on Sunday was Mr. Hulme but he did not get a chance to get it out as we spent most of the time driving :-)

[Lakelad]

So with all the results in (well I had to guess one and to maintain the averages I have not asked Kris Bates though I have included Nicks but excluded the miles he covered with the AA).

Eleven MK1s - Total MK1 Miles 2268

Graham

PS. Love the 2003/4 pic outside the tunnel - I wonder how many of the cars are still about!! Amazing that with few MK1s on the road our turn out on Sunday was double that in the photograph - unless there are others out of camera shot!

[coverco]

Who did you have to guess the mileage of Graham?

[Lakelad]

Guessed JTB Neil (Derby to Macc = 41 x 2 = 82 + 148 = 230)

Graham

[coverco]

Sounds about right Graham :-)

[Master-B]

Charming!

[Lakelad]

Sorry Kris - go on do tell!

[Lakelad]

I didn't get many photos but here they are:

http://www.mr2mk1club.com/images/imported/2012/05/PeakDistrictMay12A-1.jpg

http://www.mr2mk1club.com/images/imported/2012/05/PeakDistrictMay2012B-1.jpg

http://www.mr2mk1club.com/images/imported/2012/05/PeakDistrictMay2012C-1.jpg

To reduce the travelling time from Windermere to Macclesfield and to get an extra hour in bed we took the motorhome down to just outside Preston - not often both Barry the Bessacarr and the MK1 are both out together

http://www.mr2mk1club.com/images/imported/2012/05/PeakDistrictMay2012D-1.jpg

[Master-B]

Sorry Kris - go on do tell!

21.8miles!

http://www.theaa.com/route-planner/index.jsp#fromNode=18260023372090|L33,%20Liverpool |STREET|341342|398606|toNode=18260020309207|144%20 Cherry%20Lane,%20Lymm|STREET|366924|385762

[coverco]

Kris will be really jealous of your motor home Graham :-)

[Lakelad]

Total miles now updated to 2289.8 including Kris

Average drops from 206.18 miles per car to 190.82!

[julianw]

That was a great day out. Cheers Gary. Hope the meal made up for your disappointment Kris. Glad to hear you're sorted again, Nick. Now, I know that statistics can be made to show anything, but I'm interested to know what the combined age of the cars was and the combined mileage before we asked them to all endure a mammoth up-hill and down-dale thrash on the same day. I get the feeling that the results would be something that current car manufacturers can only dream of.

[julianw]

And I think Kris and I will agree, Graham's last photo above amounts to nothing less than automotive porn!

[Lakelad]

Really.............. I never thought of it quite like that. Whatever rocks your boat!

[Master-B]

And I think Kris and I will agree, Graham's last photo above amounts to nothing less than automotive porn!

Ha ha! a BIT extreme, that. I am a bit concerned we are on a slippery slope of upgrading... from this:

http://www.mr2mk1club.com/images/imported/2012/05/IMG_1415-1.jpg

to this:

http://www.mr2mk1club.com/images/imported/2012/05/DSC01304-1.jpg

[Master-B]

Hope the meal made up for your disappointment Kris.

Simply Thai was spot on as usual. Well worth a visit if you have never been. I'll be going again after the september run if you want to try it out

[julianw]

I will be up for the post run meal next time. I think it's an institution that needs to be er, instituted! As for the telescopic lounge on wheels, yes, they're all well and good till you want to go into town and park to do some shopping. I've been told to buy TWO pay and display tickets before now when my rig overhung onto another bay. Parking the above could get very expensive. Now, I thought you hadn't been out and about in your new van yet? You could pass that photo off as '... and this was taken when we were crossing the Pyranees back into France...'

[julianw]

I'll take this over the wingback camper by Parker Knoll, thank you very much:
http://www.actionmobil.com/page4/page4.html

[Master-B]

I will be up for the post run meal next time. I think it's an institution that needs to be er, instituted! As for the telescopic lounge on wheels, yes, they're all well and good till you want to go into town and park to do some shopping. I've been told to buy TWO pay and display tickets before now when my rig overhung onto another bay. Parking the above could get very expensive. Now, I thought you hadn't been out and about in your new van yet? You could pass that photo off as '... and this was taken when we were crossing the Pyranees back into France...'

Its true, the pic of the van has been shamelessly stolen from the last owner's photostream, the furthest it has been so far with us is the Wirral!

Yeah, its exactly why I didnt go for a coachbuilt van, we have limited space on the drive, limited space on UK roads & not enough cash to sustain sub-20 mpg. The van is actually shorter than our C4 Picasso thanks to its mid engined layout ;-)

[Master-B]

i'll take this over the wingback camper by parker knoll, thank you very much:
http://www.actionmobil.com/page4/page4.html

oof!

[kevin..in]

Weirdly I meant to type left hand side but at my age my fingers do different things to my brain. I don't know anyone in the picture but I have seen it before when you posted it just after your wife passed away last year so I guess I do know that the Barbara is the lady in the background waving to the camera and I think you are in front of her talking to the chap in the baseball cap. I did not realise where the picture was taken at the time.

The only person who had a chair in the car on Sunday was Mr. Hulme but he did not get a chance to get it out as we spent most of the time driving :-)







basically Tommy the pic is how the Club used to be so eveyone but me & Barb. are the Loughborough "Mafia" so its Fred & Doris Sanderson, Stuart & Chris Kynoch, Richard & Rachel Morgan & Issabel (can't ever remember her surname) pic taken by Thomas Morgan
i kind of took over the peak district run that day for a few years

[bill hulme]

basically Tommy the pic is how the Club used to be so eveyone but me & Barb. are the Loughborough "Mafia" so its Fred & Doris Sanderson, Stuart & Chris Kynoch, Richard & Rachel Morgan & Issabel (can't ever remember her surname) pic taken by Thomas Morgan
i kind of took over the peak district run that day for a few years

I was on this run, and had the pleasure of meeting you all, Doris and Fred would come to tatton up to about 3 years ago and have helped kept the club going and still send out the club magazine, two great members.
Bill.

[coverco]

basically Tommy the pic is how the Club used to be so eveyone but me & Barb. are the Loughborough "Mafia" so its Fred & Doris Sanderson, Stuart & Chris Kynoch, Richard & Rachel Morgan & Issabel (can't ever remember her surname) pic taken by Thomas Morgan
i kind of took over the peak district run that day for a few years

It is strange how things change, in the early 90's I was into kitcars and was a member of quite a few owners clubs which used to supply a magazine and organise runs and meets at the big shows. In those days of course we had no internet so the magazines were highly useful and informative (although they were simple photocopied typed sheets).
My wife and I used to go to the shows, however when kids came along the cars dissappeared :-(

There are not many wives these days who go on the runs, in fact on Sunday it was a completely male meeting. I have tried to convince my wife to come along as the kids are now old enough to look after themselves but she is not terribly interested.

[Gilles27]

There are not many wives these days who go on the runs, in fact on Sunday it was a completely male meeting. I have tried to convince my wife to come along as the kids are now old enough to look after themselves but she is not terribly interested.

My wife was originally going to come along, but things got complicated with the kids. I think she'd enjoy the scenery and I'm sure she will come on a run soon. The July 1st one is no good though as we're already booked for that day.


and from way back in 2005 (I think! might have been '04) a pic of my first ever club run out, taken from above Swainsley tunnel
MK1 Club old gaurd having a lunch break
http://www.mr2mk1club.com/images/imported/2011/04/Peak0451-1.jpg
can anyone name all those present there?
I can't make out the number plate - is that my car in the middle? (F462 EBU) I know she'd 'been about a bit'!

[kevin..in]

I was on this run, and had the pleasure of meeting you all, Doris and Fred would come to tatton up to about 3 years ago and have helped kept the club going and still send out the club magazine, two great members.
Bill.
sorry Bill but you weren't on that run, another Peak District run a couple of years later I remember marking Wetton & Ilam on your map so you could find it again, first met you at JAE later that year, I came back from the bar to find you were trying your you old magic on my Barb. "I can help you blow up your air bed!" was your ace chat up line

[kevin..in]

My wife was originally going to come along, but things got complicated with the kids. I think she'd enjoy the scenery and I'm sure she will come on a run soon. The July 1st one is no good though as we're already booked for that day.


I can't make out the number plate - is that my car in the middle? (F462 EBU) I know she'd 'been about a bit'!
no blue onein the middle is the car that everyone seems to have owned recently, Fred Sandersons F--- LUD even Gary has had his hands on it for a while I believe

[bill hulme]

sorry Bill but you weren't on that run, another Peak District run a couple of years later I remember marking Wetton & Ilam on your map so you could find it again, first met you at JAE later that year, I came back from the bar to find you were trying your you old magic on my Barb. "I can help you blow up your air bed!" was your ace chat up line

I have been a member since 2003 and have been on 3 peak runs starting in stoke the starting point was on a car park next to a famous road! (whittle road)
or something like that.
Bill.

[kevin..in]

I have been a member since 2003 and have been on 3 peak runs starting in stoke the starting point was on a car park next to a famous road! (whittle road)
or something like that.
Bill.

yes Bill you have, just not that one in my pic. everyone who was there other than Thomas who took the pic is in the pic,
yes again Tesco car park backs on to Whittle road, the site used to be an aerodrome, just up the road is a factory which was originally the Rootes aircraft factory built in 1936 & during WW2 was involved in building mosquitos which were then flown off from the aerodrome by women pilots among them was one Amy Johnson
I met my Barbara in that factory 26 years ago
as a child I used to go there to watch gliders towed up by a Tigermoth biplane

A deffinate possative is that with a club that has seen its membeship fall dramatically recently, when I did the peak district run turn out was 6 or 7 cars now with a much smaller club Gary gets double that figure, things are looking good well done NW area for making an event a sucess story so take a pat on the back both Bill & GaryI know how much work goes into putting this run together

[Joy Toy Boy]

Good guessing there Graham. You said 230 miles and it was actually 237. Does this mean the average goes up again?
JTB

[Lakelad]

So thats now 2296.8 miles - 12 Mk1s = 191.4 miles per car - an increase of 0.58 miles per car!!!


Good guessing there Graham. You said 230 miles and it was actually 237. Does this mean the average goes up again?
JTB

[Gilles27]

no blue onein the middle is the car that everyone seems to have owned recently, Fred Sandersons F--- LUD even Gary has had his hands on it for a while I believe
Oh, so it's more of a tart than mine? Must be something about the blue ones! :cool:

[kevin..in]

Oh, so it's more of a tart than mine? Must be something about the blue ones! :cool:
something about F LUD it has been saved from being scrapped at least 3 times in its life and now seems to turn up on ebay every few months

[mk1 dal]

that car was jinxed , it was determined to go to the scape heap in the sky , to catch fire right out side the mot station was taking the p**s :lol: it was still a good car though with years left in it . i did a check on dvla records and it didn't have a record of f uld anymore is it now dead .

gary