Midds Posted February 17, 2003 Posted February 17, 2003 Took a drive to South London from Milton Keynes at the weekend, although cold it was great. Both there and back I had a great drive (although I needed the helmet) and roaring through Picadilly on Sunday in the Westie was really funny. Roll on the hot weather... Quote
Paul Hurdsfield - Joint Manchester AO Posted February 17, 2003 Posted February 17, 2003 Yep, on saturday Mike Dixon and I took Marcus ? on his first blat he joined us straight from picking his car up From Oldham we went through Denshaw onto the A640, lots of rivers running across the road, some of them were sheet ICE but we got through them ok, up past Scammonden dam, (the speed series guys should know this road) on to Huddersfield, down to Holmfirth then back on the A635, great!!!! the last bit was a bit of a pain with loads of roadworks on the 635, Marcus loved it, not a bad first blat, just under 50 miles of blue sky, tempertures below freezing, sheet ice and slush, he should be ready for anything now. Quote
wrightster Posted February 17, 2003 Posted February 17, 2003 good to hear marcus is enjoying his new purchase, thats a nice car hes got there (expertly built ) i will hopefully be joining you myself soon (with a bit of luck) Quote
chrisbin Posted February 17, 2003 Posted February 17, 2003 My own fault, but missed the opportunity..... Spent Saturday in the pub.......had to get p******** to make up for abyssmal rugby.......I'm Welsh Then got son wrapped up, strapped in, on Sunday morning.....5 minutes up the road - fast asleep.....again!! Grrr Had to take him back home - too cold to leave him sleeping - as soon as he was inside, he woke up !!! Opportunity lost! So I washed it instead..... Quote
Paul Hurdsfield - Joint Manchester AO Posted February 17, 2003 Posted February 17, 2003 Your day will come soon Paul then you can come out and play also Quote
DMS Posted February 17, 2003 Posted February 17, 2003 On Saturday, I joined a queue of 8 or 9 Cateringvans out for a blat - it's only the second time I've 7-esque cars in Jersey so it was a bit of a surprise. What wasn't a surprise was that they completely blanked me when they pulled up at a local watering hole . Not sure whether this was down to driving a Westie or the fact that I looked a bit of a dishevelled mess. Amusingly, though, I was out in the Aston a bit later and caught up with them again. This time they were more than happy to discuss their little cars Quote
Chris Elworthy Posted February 18, 2003 Posted February 18, 2003 My own fault, but missed the opportunity..... Spent Saturday in the pub.......had to get p******** to make up for abyssmal rugby.......I'm Welsh Opportunity lost! So I washed it instead..... Chris - are you coming to Northants meet next week. Good news for you is you don't have to wait that long to see me as I will be in Cardiff on Saturday for you know what. Just make sure the away scoreboard can accomodate 3 figures. Quote
Kevin Swinden Posted February 18, 2003 Posted February 18, 2003 Chris If you grt a chance, can you have a quick measure of your tank as discussed at the last area meet. I will measure mine so we can compare sizes !!!!! Cheers Kevin Quote
Mark Stanton Posted February 19, 2003 Posted February 19, 2003 I will be in Cardiff on Saturday for you know what. What I'm sure you will have a great day in Cardiff........are you staying down? Now that will be impressive Quote
Chris Elworthy Posted February 19, 2003 Posted February 19, 2003 I will measure mine so we can compare sizes !!!!! Width : 820mm Length : 220mm Height : Average 200mm (it is tapered over this dimension - 200mm is the measured at the mid-point) Mine does nothave a swirl pot fitted as it runs on Carbs. I hope this helps Quote
Chris Elworthy Posted February 19, 2003 Posted February 19, 2003 are you staying down? I shall come up for air every couple of minutes. Oh to be able to breathe like a Whale....... Quote
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