Curborough Sprint Course, Sat 24th August

[BugMan]

A few of us are coming down to catch up with you lot and I’m just going to message a few of the others, should Des &Debs, John and myself, so keep an eye out for us, and if we come north a bit for some snap, all the better

  

[Andy Westwood]

Hi Julie 

Sue and myself will see you there.

 

[Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO]

Another great day with great people, roads, weather a cake. Sorry I didn't make the final pub. Charlotte changed her mind and I headed home instead!

 

[BillyPee]

Made it home eventually. Thanks everyone who helped me out, really appreciated.

 

[Andy Westwood]

Glad you got home ok. Hope the cable change goes well.

 

 

[Andy Westwood]

Thanks for another great day. I totally agree with Ian great people,roads and weather.

Thanks for the direction home and we saw something unexpected at the side of the road as you can see.

[Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman]

34 minutes ago, BillyPee said:

Made it home eventually. Thanks everyone who helped me out, really appreciated.

 

 

Oh dear, what happened?

[BillyPee]

4 minutes ago, Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Secretary said:

 

Oh dear, what happened?

 

Clutch cable snapped. It couldn’t have happened in a better location as it was outside the Travellers Rest which was our destination. Got plenty of help off the lovely WSCC members though and company until the tow truck arrived.

[Breakable?]

Thanks for letting us join you today, had a fantastic day, great to meet everyone,

Des n Deb

[Barnsley John]

 well worth the trip down 

only thing is I am apsalutly shattered and so is jacky  and off to bed 

what a great day and the fantastic roads to drive on

hope to have a run again before winter with you 

night night  john and jacky

 

 

[Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative]

Down in the paddock at Curborough we found Garry Bunn talking to Paul and Alison, founders of WSCC, also to Stephen, while Derek was busy tickling the car. Supercharged Honda giving 430 bhp and weighing 540kg, you do the maths. 430+540=awesome

 

Come closer

 

Pete Goulding was there in his single seater

 

Phil Williams was happy to show us his Hayabusa engined car

 

Stickymint had his bonnet on when we arrived

 

But not for long, another Hayabusa engined Westfield

 

guess who arrived next

 

overview of the paddocks with the Everall brothers in the foreground

 

Back in the parking area next to the track there was 11 Westfields

 

Now I can introduce the Peak District followers to Pokey, Stuarts car, you met his matching trainers earlier. Parked next to Andy and Sue's, with Bill's in the background

 

Overview of the parking area with the track on the right and the viewing area

 

Soon we were ready for the off, but what's this? my passenger has shrunk. Glen was taken off for a Honda Experience Day by Ian, while Ian's daughter, Charlotte, jumped in with me. Meanwhile Andrew had a start issue and received a bump start to get going.

 

Nigel led us a lovely route past the JCB factory, over Blithfield Reservoir and into Ashbourne without passing a single speed camera. Thank you to Nigel for doing a great job and it was nice for me to follow for a change, it is a lot, lot easier. Lee took lots of photos as we travelled along and we will look forward to the results. Glen rather enjoyed the Honda ride, 'what a car' he said and sends his thanks.

I took the lead in Ashbourne to guide us along the back lanes to Wetton.

We crammed the cars into the car park

 

and along the lane 

 

 

It was a table for 18 and this is the only cafe that I know that would accomodate that many people on a sunny Bank Holiday weekend. The service was excellent and so was the food.

 

 

Food, did I mention food? that will include cake then and this place knows how to do cake. Which might also have a little bit to do with my choice of location.

Decisions, decisions

 

Orange and chocolate was popular

 

Bill broke the trend with the lemon cake, slices only come in one size - huge

 

It made sense for some of the more Southerly people to turn around here and the rest of us headed North on a super route to the Travellers Rest. Ian exited in style by giving us all a fighter jet sound track as he overtook us to pick up his route home, put it on your bucket list if you have never been overtaken by a Honda engined Westfield. At least he remembered his steering wheel before sitting in the car this time, even though somebody had hidden it, he did walk out of the cafe without it and I was wetting myself waiting for the penny to drop. He tells me revenge is sweet and I must admit that I am rather dreading the repercussions.

On arrival at the Travellers Rest, John found a speck of dust on his car and immediatley tended to it 😀

 

Bill's clutch cable had broken as he arrived at the pub so it was all hands on deck to try and sort it, to no avail and the RAC was called

 

Bill's car had to be moved and a driver was called for, as I was the lightest I thought it only right for me to volunteer and I got behind the wheel of the MIGHTY crossflow, while the others pushed.

 

 

It was lovely sat outside the pub but soon HMP Barnsley needed it's inmates back so the Yorkshire Terriers departed

John and Jacky

 

Des and Debs

 

Steve

 

Johno and his mate

 

Much later Andy and Sue made tracks too

 

After a good while later Andrew and us headed East, leaving poor Bill to wait the last bit on his own and board the truck of shame. It has been a very enjoyable day, so varied starting at Curborough with the Speed Series, lots of driving, chatting , eating and even a bit of mechanicals. Best of all we have had a good laugh and that is because you are all great people, thank you for sharing your day with us xxxx

 

[AndrewBClarke]

Thanks all for another lovely day eating our way around the Peak District. Only one photo to add and just in case you can’t read it it says 40.5!

[Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO]

@AndrewBClarke MPG or degrees Celsius 

[AndrewBClarke]

11 minutes ago, IanK (Bagpuss) said:

@AndrewBClarke MPG or degrees Celsius 

Certainly not MPG!!

[BillyPee]

What a fantastic day out. Thanks @Julie Hall - Peak District AO for organising and to everyone who turned up and helped make the day.

 

Here are a few snaps from the start of the day at Curborough.