Peak District Run Out, Sun 19th Dec, 10am, Matlock McD's OUTSIDE ONLY

[NigelO]

PS - if you're allowing "lesser cars", I might pop along in mine - no way I'm braving 6 degrees in the Westie!

[aeg]

Lots of people in the pool !!!! I wonder why ! 

[MR.C]

Heart attacks to follow 😅

[Steve (sdh2903)]

3 hours ago, NigelO said:

no way I'm braving 6 degrees in the Westie!

 

That's like spring/summer up here 😂

[MR.C]

Although i don't know you Julie , i think you do a great job and i

will make it my mission to do one of your meetings in future

Covid permitting 😀

[Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative]

2 hours ago, NigelO said:

pop along in mine

 

Eek, very exciting, look forward to meeting your new car.

 

Yes @aeg not many takers for a swim at this time of year, I wear a wet suit but more people don't than do, I honestly don't know how they do it. I just about survive the pain of getting changed outside, I could absolutely not get in that pool without my wetsuit on. It is 15 degrees currently, but it makes you feel fantastic🤩 a bit like driving the Westfield does.

 

Glen is looking forward to tomorrow, if he feels chilly at any time he is wondering which warm car he will passenger in😀

 

Thanks @MR.C, you will be very welcome.

 

@Steve (sdh2903) you are a hardy lot up there x 

[Andy_R]

2 hours ago, Julie Hall - Joint Peak District AO said:

Glen is looking forward to tomorrow, if he feels chilly at any time he is wondering which warm car he will passenger in😀

 

Doesn't @NigelO own a Vantage? If so Glen is going to be spoilt for choice 😉 

[NigelO]

Just got back - I wimped out of taking the Westie - just as well, as Julie's forecast of "it'll be 6 degrees" turned out to be a bit wide of the mark (by about 6 degrees....)

 

The drive alternated between glorious sunshine and thick fog - Billy Pee reported that the Cat & Fiddle was thick fog on the way over, but I gambled that it might have cleared a bit, so I took the long route home. It looked like being a poor decision until about a mile from the summit and then the fog cleared - couldn't resist a piccy....

 

 

[Andy_R]

Just got back but unfortunately my run home was met with fog & mist the whole way 😞 

 

Thanks for a great run out today ... the temperature was a little (as in a lot!) colder than predicted by our glamorous weather lady but heated seats & steering wheel helped with that. Nice to have an Aston Martin in my rear view mirror and the Turkey baguette was fantastic. Can't wait for the next one!

[Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative]

What a fantastic day! can you tell by the fun comments made above by our witty companions. Not just the people but the cars too, oh the cars have been so wonderful to look at, we always love it when Billy swaps to the Porsche in the winter so this was just brill. Obviously I love a line of Westfield's but if they don't come out in the cold (not you ABC😀) then this is a cracking substitute.

 

The driving has been challenging too and I love a challenge. We set off with ABC in minus a half a degree fog to arrive in Matlock with it's blue sky and sunshine. It was like that all the way to Edale, very unpredictable, the last bit of road was running with water, in the shade, surrounded by frost covered grass and very steep downhill. I presume that if there are grit bins at the side of the road it means the road does not get gritted so much? well I wasn't taking that risk and slowed it down just in case we met any black ice. 

 

In the sunshiney bits the air was really clear and the wintry long shadows made for spectacular views over The Great Ridge, Nigel's photo gives you a good idea of what I mean. We arrived at The Rambler with that WOW factor, my rear view mirror, oooh, a cocktail of Westfield, Porsche and Aston Martin combined with the views forward, oooh.

 

We met at McD's in Matlock and caught up on everyone's news as we went on a grand tour of the cars. We have 2 x V8's, a straight six 3 litre and a flat six 3.2 litre, all led by my very puny 1.8 Zetec, talk about feeling inferior, I was dreading the start up as everyone else sounded so grunty.

 

I had to laugh at this one, Bonnet's Up in Porsche terms is a comparison of how much storage space you have, quite a lot actually!

 

 

 

Under the bonnet of the AM, 4.3 V8

 

 

 

Inside the AM

 

 

Oops, I need a closer look. My, it was very low to the floor, that's rich coming from a Westfield driver.

 

 

Nothing to see in the engine bay of a Porsche only 2 fans so here is the interior of the 911 Targa 4S

 

 

Oops, I needed a closer look at that one too

 

 

I just had to try the back seat out, I was glad my husband was next to me when I said that, not that there was any room to get up to anything in there! I could barely breathe.

 

 

Rear window, not often do you find a rear window worth photographing

 

 

So that was us with our new meeting place tried, tested and deemed successful.

 

 

We arrived at a frosty but sunny Rambler Inn

 

 

 

 

We all had a great lunch before heading off home. I was glad ABC follows me all the way to the petrol station 1 mile from my home, just in case I ran out of fuel.

 

 

We are changing the last few fuel pipes next week and I needed to run my tank down, don't you just hate doing that, we made it home thankfully and with enough time to wash any salt residue off the underneath of the car.

 

It is always great to see our regulars ABC and Billy, it is an extra treat when Nigel brings his witty sarcasm that makes me laugh so much and it is so sweet to see AndyR who we know can only come infrequently, more so when he moves to Arran, so we have savoured every moment today.

 

Have a lovely Christmas guys, stay safe and thanks for coming, Glen and Julie xxx

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

1 hour ago, Julie Hall - Joint Peak District AO said:

I just had to try the back seat out, I was glad my husband was next to me when I said that, not that there was any room to get up to anything in there! I could barely breathe.

 

 

 

Trust the founder member of the Westfield Swingers Club Chesterfield, to come out with a phrase like that! 😊

 

Glad you've had a good run out!

 

 

[AndrewBClarke]

I am aware that many will not believe this - the day was also CAKE FREE!!  

[AndrewBClarke]

196 glorious miles. No roof day at the end of December. Wipers got well used due to the fog!  Left here at 7.15am in the dark and fog. Home again just after 4 as the darkness came and again in the fog. Brilliant day out. Thanks one and all but especially the one. 
 

[NigelO]

1 hour ago, AndrewBClarke said:

I am aware that many will not believe this - the day was also CAKE FREE!!  

So what was that chocolate shortbread thing you were munching on just after the huge steak & ale pie?….. 😉

[Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative]

20 minutes ago, NigelO said:

what was that

 

nice one Nigel, get in there!😂😂

 

Poor Andrew, comes all this way in all this weather and then he gets grassed up, so funny but you are a good 'un ABC.

 

There is a very good reason why I favour cafes over pubs, pubs are busy with Gin and stuff, cafes only have to worry about the cake display.