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Gazzab
15,109 posts
151 months
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5 hrs standing in the wind n rain was challenging. Fun driving conditions except for the slow numpties on a Sunday. Pet hate - drivers who slow for cattle grates. Faster is better.
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Ant.
4,903 posts
150 months
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Did it rain? didnt notice much !
Still a good turn out , shows the strength of the TVR fans.
Nice to see old friends again and speak to some new ones !
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Robertjp
2,272 posts
94 months
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i waited for the wwm tvr cc to arrive at bassets pole til 10.45 so was a little late getting up there (wwm convoy didnt arrive!) but anyway those of us that were there made our way up, be good to know all your names If u r on ph? Anyway, surprised at how many were there! few had clearly left when we got there tho, stopped hour and half or so, then headed back. . . Which was great fun as we hooked up with another few tivs, james agger and his cars, saw clive f making his way home, Hi!.thanks also to ben who stopped to show me his bonnet conversion as He was leaving! Great day out despite the rain thanks everyone
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mikeinsheffield
859 posts
54 months
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Gazzab said: Pet hate - drivers who slow for cattle grates. Faster is better. Better tell the dark blue Chim driver that - I had to brake hard behind him after he slowed to walking pace to cross the cattle grid at the entrance to Chatsworth  Hope your trousers have dried out, Gary! I just dumped most of mine into the washing machine, leaving a damp puddle where I'd been standing!  I'll second the "brave the elements" award to the chap taking photo's or video at the entrance, that St George umbrella didn't seem to be giving much shelter!!!!! I hope the gratuitus blips of the throttle made up for being sat there damp and cold!!! Well done to Kev and the team - standing marshalling cars, collecting the money, getting colder and damper by every minute: the "unsung hero's" who make these events possible. Note to the TVRCC regalia stand: TVR waterproof overtrousers should go down a storm!!! (No pun intended! ) Nicky: Hope that tyre got you home OK!
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Timja
1,439 posts
78 months
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Robertjp said: i waited for the wwm tvr cc to arrive at bassets pole til 10.45 so was a little late getting up there (wwm convoy didnt arrive!) but anyway those of us that were there made our way up, be good to know all your names If u r on ph? Anyway, surprised at how many were there! few had clearly left when we got there tho, stopped hour and half or so, then headed back. . . Which was great fun as we hooked up with another few tivs, james agger and his cars, saw clive f making his way home, Hi!.thanks also to ben who stopped to show me his bonnet conversion as He was leaving! Great day out despite the rain thanks everyone I was in the Chimaera that was behind you most of the way on the M1, was good to join up with some other TVRs having driven on my own most of the way there except the last few miles with James. Clives car (if i remember correctly) had a very loud exhaust! - Not often i can hear much over mine when on a motorway! Saw several TVRs on the way back, then ended up driving along side an Audi R8 for several junctions who gave the thumbs up! Not sure if you know, but every now and then your reverse light came on when you were driving along - Confused me the 1st time! Only on for prob up to 10 secs.
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potato muncher
530 posts
84 months
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The rain was a let down but not the people who turned up. We all got wet through but had good conversation.
I was fu:::ng freezing though.
Big thanks to the organisers and I will go again.
Great run out for me.
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Gazzab
15,109 posts
151 months
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The worst bit was the loo visit - frozen fingers etc made for execution challenges :-)
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Convert
2,850 posts
87 months
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I have to say that was the wettest meet I've ever been to.
First time in six years I've had to have the roof on (forgive me fellow Wedgers, but we all had them up today).
Good to meet up with some old faces and some new ones.
I'm afraid I left around noon, and followed a Sag out of Chatsworth (he almost stopped for the cattle grid).
Big thanks to Kev and all the team.
PS Trev, I was the idiot in the Golf who flashed you around 9:00 this morning @ Meadowhead. I'd just dropped no3 daughter at the stables and was on the way home to pick up the Wedge.
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clive f
6,694 posts
102 months
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Gazzab said: The rain here isn't too bad. A bit windy. joke of the week  good to catch up with mates old and new as usual, and the drive down the m1 was horendous, felt totally kknackered by the time I got to the portsmouth car ferry.
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S6 ROR
1,315 posts
134 months
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clive f said: and the drive down the m1 was horendous, felt totally kknackered by the time I got to the portsmouth car ferry. You should have ask to borrow Redspikes satnav 
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clive f
6,694 posts
102 months
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S6 ROR said: You should have ask to borrow Redspikes satnav I hope he never has the occassion to lead a drive out(mystery tour) mind you, found some nice roads, but they were wet 
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LordGrover
18,592 posts
81 months
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Hats off to you Cliff, and the other stalwarts. Considering you can't get much more South than you yet you always get there. Rain or s  te shine. Well done mate. Hopefully see you at the Growl. 
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amazon
3,570 posts
80 months
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mikeinsheffield said: Nicky: Hope that tyre got you home OK!  Wheel performed perfectly. Home safely thank you. Thanks again for your help Mike
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assynt road
259 posts
56 months
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Six of us headed up from sportmotive, Ant. included, the drive was more about self preservation than fun though, Still was very pleased how easily the cerb handled the conditions. I was really impressed by the number of cars that made the event, TVR drivers must be made of stern stuff! There were some tasty cars on show if only the rain would have let us appriciate them a bit more. The organisers can be proud of putting on a great event inspite of the appalling weather, they were soaked but still smiling. Well done to you all!!!!!
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RedSpike66
1,965 posts
81 months
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clive f said: S6 ROR said: You should have ask to borrow Redspikes satnav I hope he never has the occassion to lead a drive out(mystery tour) mind you, found some nice roads, but they were wet What ??? It wasn't me.... there's lots of cascade Sags about this weekend  The cheek of some people.... I really enjoyed my mystery tour (after you kept me company thru the god damn awful bits !!!!) and at least you found a lovely old long roman bridge for future reference !!!
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Bollycerb
207 posts
35 months
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Was good to see you all - especially to put faces to PH names! Shame the weather was a tad damp though....
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Robertjp
2,272 posts
94 months
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Timja said: I was in the Chimaera that was behind you most of the way on the M1, was good to join up with some other TVRs having driven on my own most of the way there except the last few miles with James.
Clives car (if i remember correctly) had a very loud exhaust! - Not often i can hear much over mine when on a motorway!
Saw several TVRs on the way back, then ended up driving along side an Audi R8 for several junctions who gave the thumbs up!
Not sure if you know, but every now and then your reverse light came on when you were driving along - Confused me the 1st time! Only on for prob up to 10 secs. Hi Tim, No i didn’t know it was you, was good to have some company on the journey back! I was taking it steady – i had a ‘moment’ on the way up, around 80 on the motorway and i hit standing water, over which the car aquaplaned and slewed left to right, scared the bejesus out of me so i decided steady and slow way the way to go!!! When James Agger’s cars came past they were pushing it a bit i thought...so didn’t want to stay with them!!! Thanks for the feedback over the reverse light, it wasnt working until recently so i had a play with it, got it working now but obviously not faultlessly...will have another look...
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IVANHOE
496 posts
99 months
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[quote=Convert]I have to say that was the wettest meet I've ever been to.
First time in six years I've had to have the roof on (forgive me fellow Wedgers, but we all had them up today).
Good to meet up with some old faces and some new ones.
I'm afraid I left around noon, and followed a Sag out of Chatsworth (he almost stopped for the cattle grid).
Big thanks to Kev and all the team.
PS Trev, I was the idiot in the Golf who flashed you around 9:00 this morning @ Meadowhead. I'd just dropped no3 daughter at the stables and was on the way home to pick up the Wedge.
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No problem Steve, it did make me look out for the camera van for a few miles though. Lol You didn't have to confess to having the roof on, I did say I wouldn't mention it. STEVE HAD IS ROOF ON EVERYBODY.
Trev
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kevin63
4,380 posts
122 months
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Both white Wedges (both owned by Steve's too) were topsless on Saturday, the less said from me now the better
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Convert
2,850 posts
87 months
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kevin63 said: Both white Wedges (both owned by Steve's too) were topsless on Saturday, the less said from me now the better Kev, The Saturday run was the best yet. On the run back to Chatsworth I was (closely) follwed by a stunning Tuscan (from Aberdeen), that has had a 4.3 TVR Power conversion. The run down the B road back to the A6 was epic. PS Don't worry, once I got home and put the Wedge back in the garage normal service was resumed; the roof panel was taken off and put to dry.
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