Peak District Run Out, SUNDAY 24 Nov

[Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative]

Meet at Sainsbury's, Matlock, DE4 3SP at 10.30am on Saturday OR  Sunday depending on the weather.

I will update this thread later in the week.

SUNDAY

Edited November 21, 2019 by Julie Hall - Peak District AO
Date set to Sunday 24th

[LukeW]

Yeah go on then. Fingers crossed for at least 1 dry day!

[Rob Hunter - Club Secretary]

Assuming my daughter in law can hold off giving birth, I'll be able to make the Sunday.... It'll be touch an go though!  Cue the grandad jokes! 😂

 

Need to start a new tech thread I think.... How to fit baby seat in a 4 point harness!

[Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative]

Yeah, cheer me up on a rainy Friday 👍

 

[neptune]

Alternator and wobbly headlamp sorted so good to come out to play again !

[Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative]

SUNDAY 24TH NOVEMBER

The weather is forecast dry on Sunday, so Sunday it is. Hope the daughter in law is hanging on @RobH72, just remind her that Monday's child is fair of face👶

See you all on Sunday xxx

[LukeW]

See you there 😁

[Rob Hunter - Club Secretary]

3 hours ago, Julie Hall - Peak District AO said:

SUNDAY 24TH NOVEMBER

The weather is forecast dry on Sunday, so Sunday it is. Hope the daughter in law is hanging on @RobH72, just remind her that Monday's child is fair of face👶

See you all on Sunday xxx

 

Thanks @Julie Hall - Peak District AO, she has been induced today... just waiting for the call that the little man has made an appearance! 😀

 

Hopefully I'll get there

[AndrewBClarke]

I’d love to but I can’t. 😞

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

Today's blat cast, after another 9 mile trainer powered tarmac survey :

 

• Roads damp, puddled and wet leaves everywhere
• Air cold and damp- though I've ran without hat or gloves, so will checking pics later 
• No chance of Rita's suspension falling off, given the collective focus it's had this week 
• 33% chance of a 'battle of the odo's' winner attending
• 0% chance of Bagpuss making an appearance 
• 0>50% chance of guest appearance by TangoMan

110% chance of fun, laughter, good food, great roads, views and company 

 

Have a great day

 

 

 

 

[AndrewBClarke]

1 hour ago, Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO said:

Today's blat cast, after another 9 mile trainer powered tarmac survey :

 

Roads damp, puddled and wet leaves everywhere

Air cold and damp- though I've ran without hat or gloves, so will checking pics later 

No chance of Rita's suspension falling off, given the collective focus it's had this week 

33% chance of a 'battle of the odo's' winner attending

0% chance of Bagpuss making an appearance 

0>50% chance of guest appearance by TangoMan

110% chance of fun, laughter, good food, great roads, views and company 

 

Have s great day

 

 

 

 

0% chance of Little Beast making an

attendance. 😞

 

No doubt you will all have a great day. 

[Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative]

First things first, CONGRATULATIONS TO ROB on the birth of his grandson

 

We missed our absent friends, cats and beasts today @Ian Kinder (Bagpuss) - Joint Peak District AO @AndrewBClarke @LukeW. We gathered in Matlock and someone asked what we were doing today, my reply was 'we are going to frighten Luke' as we were going up the Winnats Pass and last time he never made it due to a breakdown. He must have heard me as he never appeared, no problem, we were just a bit worried that you were ok, and we didn't want to set off without you. 

Trevor was early

 

Martin was next

 

Soon followed by Rob

 

Making 4 cars and 5 people in total meeting at Sainsburys

 

Time was marching on so in true Top Gear style we left without Luke

It was the xmas market in Bakewell and the easiest alternative route was through Chatsworth, but guess who else had their xmas market on, so we had got an inventive alternative route if necessary. Martin had done a traffic check for me and the roads were showing red on google maps around Bakewell, so the plan was deployed.

We found many miles of lovely empty roads, the eagle eyed can pick up the road stretching for out miles behind us in this next photo. Everybody was either AT the xmas markets or AVOIDING them, I guessed, which was great for us.

 

Martin had good fun wiggling around the bend near Conksbury Bridge and we all soon arrived at Winnats Pass

 

 

All the way up to the top

 

 

We went on new territory to Trev, Martin and Rob, which included the very interesting hairpin next

 

Before turning up to Edale

 

and going steady down Mam Nick, taking in the views. On our return journey we came back up this way and it is an amazing bit of road, we didn't take in the views on the way up.

The view was a bit murky today though

 

Down we went

 

When is a Westfield not a Westfield, when it's a grit bin

 

 

 

 

To arrive at The Rambler Inn, again a new place to everyone but a favourite of ours

 

 

 

 

It was surprisingly warm today but we still sat next to the real fire

 

Only one thing beats a real fire and that is lunch next to a real fire

 

Time to trap on, so you can all get home before it gets too dark, we set off to destination cake. Back up Mam Nick and still missing out Bakewell we quickly arrived at The Blue Lagoon cafe. Rob had to be back home and came with us most of the way before peeling off down the Via Gellia.

I had arranged for our parking area to be available and we assumed our usual position

 

 

I ordered the drinks, returned to photograph our cakes but they had all gone, this driving must make everyone hungry, so here is my white chocolate and cranberry traybake and half of Glen's cherry and walnut scone

 

It's surprising how much fun can be had on a murky day with filthy, wet roads but you are in a Westfield, so what's not to like. The company has been excellent, it's really difficult to talk to the general population about Westfield's so perhaps the best bit of a car meet is that everyone knows what the heck you are talking about. Our only Duratec in the Peak District is in Martin's car and there is a whole new subject there to talk about, every engine has it's own little quirks and it's great to learn about them.

Our car has had it's first test drive and the ride height is good and the damping is good, thanks to help from this car club's members.

Next weekend (30th Nov/1st Dec)is possibly Donnington Hall OR a run out

Weekend after (7th Dec) is the GBS factory visit - tin tops welcome

Weekend after (14th/15th Dec) is a run out

Weekend after (21st/22nd Dec) is the Santa Run

Then the days get longer, yeah

 

 

 

 

 

[OrangeCrush]

I was there to observe TangoMan up to his usual mischief, before you arrived.

 

 

Though he was hurt that you didn't look up as you entered and say hello?

 

 

 

[Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative]

I would have looked up to say hello to him, but the sun was in my eyes 😁

 

@OrangeCrush  -  Tango Man must have been cold he is sat next to the fire

[neptune]

Julie you take the best photos . You've hidden all the dirt on my car. It even looks

shiny ! 

Glen's rearward shots came out really well even though i thought the first shot was a hidden speed camera !

 

Thank you for another brilliant run out.