Peak District Run Out, Sun 19 Jan, 10am QUACKERS CAFE

[Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative]

Meet at Quackers Cafe, Bakewell, DE45 1NY at 10am before setting off into the wilderness of the Peak District on great roads with cracking views.

 

The weather is forecast dry and cold, so perfect for it.

 

Sorry about the late notice but Evri let us down on delivery and we had to reorder parts. I am pleased to inform you that the hydraulic lifters have been replaced, see photo's below of what the car engine bay looked like at lunchtime today.

 

 

 

Who is joining us?

[Big Andy]

21 minutes ago, Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative said:

Meet at Quackers Cafe, Bakewell, DE45 1NY at 10am before setting off into the wilderness of the Peak District on great roads with cracking views.

 

The weather is forecast dry and cold, so perfect for it.

 

Sorry about the late notice but Evri let us down on delivery and we had to reorder parts. I am pleased to inform you that the hydraulic lifters have been replaced, see photo's below of what the car engine bay looked like at lunchtime today.

 

 

 

Who is joining us?

Yes deffo us lol 

[Big Andy]

Yes deffo us carnt wait 

[AndrewBClarke]

Meeeee!!!

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

Sadly, I can't make this one. Have a great time.

 

[Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman]

Yeah, I doubt I can, either. Next time hopefully!

[Glynn Walters]

Should be good👍

[Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative]

PLEASE READ THIS!!!!

 

This afternoon's test drive has been a non-starter, literally, the STARTER MOTOR has packed up. So you have a choice, follow a MX5 or cancel.

 

Please let me know 

[AndrewBClarke]

11 minutes ago, Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative said:

PLEASE READ THIS!!!!

 

This afternoon's test drive has been a non-starter, literally, the STARTER MOTOR has packed up. So you have a choice, follow a MX5 or cancel.

 

Please let me know 

Follow an MX5!!

[Big Andy]

Ouch that's not good I'll give it a miss this week sorry 

[Greenstreak-Andy D]

Sorry to hear of your woes @Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative

[Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative]

It's still ON then, see you in the morning at Quackers😀

 

4 minutes ago, Greenstreak-Andy D said:

Sorry to hear of your woes

Thanks, it'll soon be sorted and we will be back to normal

[Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative]

Thank you to the brave souls that drove in minus 1 degrees to make our day today. @AndrewBClarke@Glynn Walters with us at Quacker's cafe car park

 

 

 

Thank you also to @Jakejmagee and Laura for bringing young Nova to meet us, she was an absolute cuuuuuutey

 

 

Quackers Cafe, lots of catching up to do and talk of starter motors and immobilisers, grrrrr, missing my Westfield, grrrrr. 

 

 

Helping to replace the Bakewell Bridge Love Locks which will be rehoused here soon, watch the One Show, it's going to be on there

 

 

Next we went on the run out. It was minus 1 on the tops and it looked like someone had dusted the trees with icing sugar, lovely. I really don't think I could have gone any faster if I had been in the Westfield, so I didn't feel as bad as I thought in the MX5. With it being so cold I shortened the route and changed the venue, we went to the Manifold Inn for a beef dinner, yum.

 

It was lovely for us to see the Westfield's in the mirror and hearing the growl of the V8 and the whoosh of the Turbo, weirdly I could smell the cars and normally I can't, I guess because my nose is accustomed to it when we are in ours, so we still got ALL the senses set off. You did that and I thank you for it x

 

2 cold Westfield drivers, well done guys

 

 

This soon warmed us all up

 

 

 

The best bit, hot puddings for afters. 3 Christmas Puddings even, oh my! and Sticky Toffee for Glynn, yum yum

 

 

Suitably satisfied by giving the cars a lovely run out in the fresh air, us fed and watered, we said our goodbye's and headed home. I love how the other MX5's we passed waved at me, they always do round here, especially when you have the top down. Do you have a MX5? Does that happen in your area? It's great.

 

Not as great as being in the Westfield though, we will sort it out this week and be back to normal as soon as we can, Glen doesn't hang about, so thank you for supporting us x

 

 

 

 

[AndrewBClarke]

Thanks for another brilliant day!!

[Julie Hall - WSCC AO Representative]

Well every day is a school day. Apparently the frost we saw on the tops is called a 'HOAR FROST' so called because it looks like white hair or beard, it has an old age look to it. Formed when there is a greater degree of humidity in the air.

 

It was very pretty whatever it is called.