Peak run / WSCC Torch Delivery to Italian Member

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

@LoneWolf visits the UK (Macclesfield) for work periodically and has attended more Cheshire Area Xmas curries than some local members! He was keen to obtain the WSCC Torch given to members who attended the 2025 Malvern show.

 

As we were visiting Italy this summer on our Peaky Schnitzel Pizza Processing Tour, I offered to collect one from @Marcus Barlow - Show and Events Co-ordinator and deliver to Italy for him. He was planning to take the train up the Dolomites and ride with us for a day. However this didn't happen.

 

He arrived in the UK for a week on Saturday, so I through together an Impromptu Peaky Blat and invited a few local members along to join us. 

 

 

This is as much as I planned and would make up the rest depending on traffic/weather etc.

 

 

The Peaky game of 'hide and seek' started just before 9am for me. 

 

 

@andyjs and his friend Scott with a 1.6L Sigma powered Caterham got into the Peaks before me and I'd got to collect @LoneWolf from his Hotel first.

 

We drove towards the Cat & Fiddle from Bosley Crossroads and had a good run up.

 

 

 

 

We found Andy and Scott somewhere between Pott Shrigley and Kettleshulme and had a few rounds of all cars turning round and repeatedly passing each other before all 3 cars we pointing in the same direction. 

 

After a quick stop and chat, we decided Scott could lead and he took us on a fabulous run round the Peaks. Some new to me roads and some very familiar but amazingly very light traffic considering the great weather.

 

 

The cars needed a drink in Buxton.

 

Scott uses the same approach as me to Winnat's pass-

 

Crawl at circa 10 miles and hour on the approach and then hopefully have a clear run up. We did!

 

 

Not so good when we discover Scott's battery is dead (known issue) and he's having to use a USB power bank to jump start it. His idle speed has recently been adjusted leading to it cutting out (any advice @Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman

I recall you having a similar issue for a while?)

 

All the cars we'd left behind at the start of Winnat's, now sailed past as Scott jumped his car back into life.

 

 

and again neat to Quackers!

 

 

We stopped for a drink and some lunch at the Grouse and Claret in Rowsley

 

 

A 'light' snack for Alessandro @LoneWolf

 

Scott and Andy had to leave at this point. So I treated Alessandro to a trip through Asbo Tunnel on our way back to Macclesfield.

 

160 great miles covered on a bone dry day!

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Dave Eastwood (Gadgetman) - Club Chairman]

It was an issue specific to the Weber Alpha TPS adjustment, I’m not sure Caterham used that ecu, historically, they seem to have been more MBE based?

[LoneWolf]

Thanks Ian, loved every minute of the run. Best fun I've had in a Westfield so far, waiting for mine to be completed 😆

And thanks @Marcus Barlow - Show and Events Co-ordinator for the torch, really appreciated 👍