Sunday 9th March 2014 - Lakes Run

[mk1 dal]

This years Lake District run will take place on Sunday 9th March 2014

The starting point is Burton Services between Junction 35 and 36 northbound on the M6. We will depart from here promptly at 10.00.

For those travelling north up the M6 please meet at Charnock Richard Services M6 just north of Junction 27 at 09.00 and we can all travel together to Burton services.

Graham (lakelad) our route organiser, who has planned the run will meet everybody at Burton Services. Anyone requiring any other meeting point or more specific information about the route or any other additional details please message Graham directly.

This is a full days run but we will be stopping for a coffee in the morning, a lunch stop in Keswick for an hour before the second leg in the afternoon and we will finish up in Bowness On Windermere at about 4pm.

Please put your name down, THERE IS A LIMIT OF 12 NAMES.

1 Graham (lakelad)
2 Bill Hulme
3 Gary (mk1 dal)
4 Naz (Rion)
5 Julian (Julianw) - To Be Confirmed
6 michaeljapp
7 Andrew
8 Andy
9 Gilles27
10Hetty
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12

[AW11mike]

could you put me down for this please Gary.

[kevs aw11]

Hi
can you put me down for this run
thanks

[Gilles27]

Please can you put me down for this. My mother-in-law, Hetty will also be joining me in her mk1 so we'll have our own run on the way to the run!

[AW11mike]

Hi Gary, not going to be able to make this run. sorry mate!

[kevs aw11]

Hi gary
can not make this run
thanks kev

[mk1 dal]

HI .2 weeks to go now before the first run of 2014 and we start with a cracker so get your names down for the run only 4 spaces left . Graham has planed this route for 5 years now and its awesome with some of the best roads and scenery in the country so don't miss out .

gary

[Lakelad]

Hi

The latest list for Sunday seems to be as follows:

1 Graham (lakelad)
2 Bill Hulme
3 Gary (mk1 dal)
4 Naz (Rion)
5 Julian (Julianw) - To Be Confirmed
6 michaeljapp
7 Andrew
8 Gilles27
9 Hetty

Still three places left - it's not too late to sign up!

Graham

[notwrion]

Hi there, can you put me down for this run, please?

Cheers, Andy

[Lakelad]

Andy

PM your number and where you are going to meet up with us (Charnock Richard 09.00 or Burton Service 10.00)

Graham

[Lakelad]

Andy - thanks for the message - see you at Burton Services - I will be there from about 09.15

Gary Has added you to the list.

Graham

[mk1 dal]

Hi , is there any one meeting at Charnock Richard Services . If not i will go straight up to Burton services .

gary

[michaeljapp]

Hi , is there any one meeting at Charnock Richard Services . If not i will go straight up to Burton services .

gary

I'll be passing that way, but can meet at burton services if it is easier rather than one of us waiting for the other.

[mk1 dal]

hi mate , i think it would be quicker to go straight to Burton services .


gary

[michaeljapp]

Roger that, see you all there.

[mk1 dal]

Not long now , just checked tyre pressures , oil, water and the spare wheel ( down on pressure ) . 2 places left for the run and still time to put your name in .

Gary

[Lakelad]

All set for tomorrow - looking forward to a good day out.

Graham

[Gilles27]

All set for tomorrow - looking forward to a good day out.

Graham
See you at LA6 1JF. Hetty and I will be there before 10.

[julianw]

Confirmed! See you at Burton services
Julian

[Gilles27]

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What a great day! We drove through sunshine and up into the clouds and down next to lakes. A really good, tiring day.
Hetty loved it and is very keen to know when the next one is. Oh, and she hit 160,000 on the way home!



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[michaeljapp]

Thank you for the cracking day out. Home safe and sound, cheers to all that came along. Good to see some new faces.

[julianw]

What a day! Great roads, great scenery, great company! Thanks again to Graham (Lakelad) for his choice of route and everyone else for turning up and making it a grand day out. I'll pick out the better photos and video and post them up soon, I promise. 325 miles door to door, on a full tank of fuel (minus whatever's left when the orange light has just lit). Can't think of a better way to spend a spring Sunday.
Great to see everyone and meet some new members too.

[Master-B]

Looks & sounds like you all had a good day. Great to hear my old car has done 160k & still going strong :D

Must admit the weather today made me regret leaving my mk1 sorned until April - hope the Wales run gets the same sort of weather - we a due a year where the weather falls in our favour...

[bill hulme]

Graham do's it again, I0 members made it a special day out, NO RAIN The gods love the MK1 It was nice to see 3 new faces, If you think you fancy a run out that was the start of some of runs we do Graham will lead an excellent run to the Pennines on the bikers roads, This should not be mist, I did 270 miles on 31.5L that
39 to the gallon, I'm pleased I converted my car from auto to a manual it made all worthwhile,.
A massive thanks Graham for a smashing day.
Bill.

[Gilles27]

Looks & sounds like you all had a good day. Great to hear my old car has done 160k & still going strong :D
It really is going strong. As my car was being repaired this week I drove the old one a few times and the engine is really smooth and powerful. It's running the best I have ever known it.

[julianw]

It really is going strong. As my car was being repaired this week I drove the old one a few times and the engine is really smooth and powerful. It's running the best I have ever known it.
...lending credence to the 'woman's touch' legend!

[mk1 dal]

What a great day out and thanks to Graham for a brilliant run . The turn out was excellent with new faces attending who all enjoyed their first run out with the club . Hetty was a big surprise , she was put at the front behind Graham so we wouldn't lose her but this lady could drive and was gone like a stabbed rat from the off :grin: . I did 350 miles round trip and its now ready for a wash . Wales run next cant wait .

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Gary

[notwrion]

Thanks for a great 1st run out with the club!

Time lapse of most of the run.. no sound and looks like I filmed it with a potato, due to compression rates..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0F_uwUDUhEE
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[Gilles27]

Thanks for a great 1st run out with the club!

Time lapse of most of the run.. no sound and looks like I filmed it with a potato, due to compression rates.. ]
Love the video! When you were showing it to me at the cafe you said it took a pic every second. Can you alter the timing? What is the name of the app? Think I'd like to have a play with that.


I lost my drivers side mudflap on the run. Does anyone have a spare?

[notwrion]

Thanks, it looks so much better in HD.. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/time-lapse-camera-hd/id402616263?mt=8 is the one I use, if you search for Timelapse in your App Store it should find a few.. This one has intervals of 1/4,1/2,1 second and then second intervals through the 24hours.

No help with your mudguard, sorry.

[Lakelad]

Many Thanks - Glad everbody had a good day - A great turn out and good to see some new faces joining us.

Graham

[julianw]

It started out murky, and as we climbed the cloud obscured the summits

[julianw]

But then the sky to the west became brighter as we skirted the first lake

[julianw]

Then the Lake District did its best impression of New Zealand's south island

[julianw]

Then we climbed and descended and climbed again, with the skies threatening

[julianw]

In our little cars, until we could see more miles and miles

[julianw]

But all the credit for this pic goes to Bill. Honestly, put a camera in his hand for 5 seconds and he snaps a class portrait like this. Straight out of the F1 pits.

Thanks for a great day out, all

[bill hulme]

great photos of the run Julian, enjoy your new camera, see you soon on the Wales run on the 13th next month.
Bill.