i will send you all some piccys from whitby
all the best chris

 

Chris are you meeting the York boys ?

 

hi mick no looks like i am on mi own if no ones out !

 

I don't think I'll brave it today, way too icy to have any fun. 2nd Jan will also be a no-go. Ho hum bring on spring.

 

Well, I'm sat here in me thermals, just waiting for someone, ANYONE, to please post something.

May have to go it alone

Guys, you have my mobile number, call me as soon as something is sorted...

 

well i'm just de frosting the mondi & getting dressed
going to fill up the scoob & i'm ready
where do you want to go ?

 

Yep me too, sat already and waiting ??

rope check, crash helmet check, rock salt check,

Should I be thinking this is a no go for launch ??

 

all ready for a go

 

Okay then, was gonna go and buy gear for the camera, but sod that. Chris, PM me your mobile no., Mick, you have an incoming call...

 

Right, no time for PMs, I have to leave NOW

Chris, YHPM, call me asap and we'll arrange to meet somewhere.

 

Bu99er Just got finished on 'ar lass's car too. Only gotta bleed the system through but I've taken a break for breakfast.

Have fun guys Always another day

 

Right, just got back from a fantastic 182 mile trek around the Dales with Mick and Chris.

Met at M62 J30 at 11 am and set off at a steady pace through the middle of Leeds and out towards Otley and Ilkley, again, at a steady pace due to the high volume and low velocity of the traffic. Once through Ilkley however, traffic volumes cleared and we turned our attention to getting over to Aysgarth. This we did, after a short stop at a very busy pub in Appletreewick for a quick Shandy.

The pace was again steady, and the NSL was adhered to at all times, due to either slow traffic or the road conditions, which although they were nowhere near as bad as we were expecting, still required respect and a lot of concentration. Various short stops were made to change the running order and give both myself and Mick a nice view of the fireworks coming from Chris' back box

A short photographic stop in Aysgarth, and we were soon on our way down the very nice sweeping road to Hawes. Qick check of the map, and off we headed to tackle the infamous Buttertubs Pass.

I've wanted to drive this road ever since I've had a licence, and it did not disappoint. Again, a steady, law abiding pace was claaed for due to the surface conditions, but with the rises and dips in the roads surface, coupled with the stunning views and MASSIVE drops on either side, no-one was in any kind of a hurry.

From the North side of Buttertubs we had a fantastic blast on a rollercoaster of a road, led for a good part by a farmer in a LandRover displaying all his local knowledge

A quick stop in Richmond for screen wash led us onto the A1 Southbound, back to Cas, and a well deserved meal at the TP.

Top Day. Thanks to Mick and Chris.

More pics to follow, for now you'll have to make do with this quickly stitched panorama from Buttertubs Pass.

Look and weep

 

thanks for a top day out guys will have to do it again

 

Oh, yeah...

Highest recorded temperature for the day was -1 in Leeds

Up on the tops it was -4/-5


Brrrrrrr

 

Bugger....

Nice one guys, that looks fantastic.... Real shame I couldn't get off.

More pics!

 

first things first!

Thanks Andy and Chris what a fantastic day would of never found myself about without your knowledge and map skill Andy

What a superb day out, the driving was enthusiastic but sensible given the conditions, never the less still smiling like a cheshire cat.

The scenery was really amazing a few pit stops to soak it in and snap a few shots, Still cant recall all the names but once again nice job Andy'

It really was cold up on the top but both me and sticky took it in turns getting warm behind Chris's motor

here's a few pics that i have just knocked together

 

I was given the all clear to join you at 1.30pm It'd have been dark by the time I got to Hawes

Glad you enjoyed my spiritual home

 

Some absolutely top quality pics there Sticky! A bit upset I didn't go now would love to have seen my motor in the 'landscape' shot....maybe I'll photoshop it ;-)

 

 

excellent pics and pretty gutted i missed it....

 

Some more pics...


*Damn Photobucket has resized some of 'em...*




Anyone remember the old still shot used for the 'end of part one' bit of Emmerdale?


Waiting for the other two to catch up


A rare shot of Chris' car without flames )

 

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a90...iscpics132.jpg

Sticky gets pied off and decides to walk home as he thinks the scoobs is not up to it, however Mick and Chris manage to calm him down by showing him pics of the evo X , He gets back into the scoob and enjoys the day out.....

 

Dunno what's worse, waiting 12 months to get me license back or waiting 18 months to get me hands on a TEN!

 

...and I think it's about time you made it out on a run, rather than turning up late and leaving early.

See you Monday