Worcester(shire) PH trip out to Wales

[King David]

Right, there has been a bit of interest in the other Worcestershire thread so I thought I would start up a fresh thread.

After a successful meet a few weeks ago with a lot of interesting cars turning up I was wondering how people felt about a run out to Wales. I suggest that we do it one of the days over the bank holiday weekend (29th - 31st), the day will depend on which suits the most people.

Once we have an idea of numbers and a day we can start planning a rough route but for now just add yourself to the list if interested. The more the merrier, type of car doesn't matter so long as you enjoy driving it!

The List:
King David - MX-5 (Turbo) - Any day is fine

Edited by King David on Wednesday 21st April 15:03

[356Speedster]

King David - MX-5 (Turbo) - Any day is fine
356Speedster - Ariel Atom or MK2 Focus RS - Any day is fine

[993Targa]

King David - MX-5 (Turbo) - Any day is fine
356Speedster - Ariel Atom or MK2 Focus RS - Any day is fine
993Targa - Aston Martin V8 Vantage - Any day is fine but I'd avoid Monday because BH Monday's roads have a habit of being populated by dawdlers

[Anna_S]

We're talking about the end of May then?
Well count me in - dates permitting. Sounds like a great idea

[King David]

Anna_S said:

We're talking about the end of May then?
Well count me in - dates permitting. Sounds like a great idea

We are indeed talking about the end of May. Don't worry Anna, I'll do the hard list bit for you.

1) King David - MX-5 (Turbo) - Any day is fine
2)356Speedster - Ariel Atom or MK2 Focus RS - Any day is fine
3)993Targa - Aston Martin V8 Vantage - Any day is fine but I'd avoid Monday because BH Monday's roads have a habit of being populated by dawdlers
4)Anna_S - MX-5

[martinjohnguard]

1) King David - MX-5 (Turbo) - Any day is fine
2)356Speedster - Ariel Atom or MK2 Focus RS - Any day is fine
3)993Targa - Aston Martin V8 Vantage - Any day is fine but I'd avoid Monday because BH Monday's roads have a habit of being populated by dawdlers
4)Anna_S - MX-5
5) MJG..Venturi or A110. Prefer the 23rd as La Vie en Blue is on a Prescott on the 30th.

Edited by martinjohnguard on Wednesday 21st April 18:01

[aidandavies]

1) King David - MX-5 (Turbo) - Any day is fine
2)356Speedster - Ariel Atom or MK2 Focus RS - Any day is fine
3)993Targa - Aston Martin V8 Vantage - Any day is fine but I'd avoid Monday because BH Monday's roads have a habit of being populated by dawdlers
4)Anna_S - MX-5
5) MJG..Venturi or A110. Prefer the 23rd as La Vie en Blue is on a Prescott on the 30th.
6) Aidand - Bringing up the rear (ohh err) in my Celica

[danwebster]

I might come along if you don't mind strangers

[sone]

aidandavies said:

1) King David - MX-5 (Turbo) - Any day is fine
2)356Speedster - Ariel Atom or MK2 Focus RS - Any day is fine
3)993Targa - Aston Martin V8 Vantage - Any day is fine but I'd avoid Monday because BH Monday's roads have a habit of being populated by dawdlers
4)Anna_S - MX-5
5) MJG..Venturi or A110. Prefer the 23rd as La Vie en Blue is on a Prescott on the 30th.
6) Aidand - Bringing up the rear (ohh err) in my Celica
7) Danwebster (apparently strange)(-:
8) Sone- Ferrari, Any day, I suggest an early start.

[King David]

danwebster said:

I might come along if you don't mind strangers

The more people coming along the better, get your name down on the list. Looks like we have the makings of a good convoy

[danwebster]

sone said:

aidandavies said:

1) King David - MX-5 (Turbo) - Any day is fine
2)356Speedster - Ariel Atom or MK2 Focus RS - Any day is fine
3)993Targa - Aston Martin V8 Vantage - Any day is fine but I'd avoid Monday because BH Monday's roads have a habit of being populated by dawdlers
4)Anna_S - MX-5
5) MJG..Venturi or A110. Prefer the 23rd as La Vie en Blue is on a Prescott on the 30th.
6) Aidand - Bringing up the rear (ohh err) in my Celica
7) Danwebster - Stealth 190 (definitely strange)(-: any day, any time.
8) Sone- Ferrari, Any day, I suggest an early start.

Edited by danwebster on Thursday 22 April 10:02

[993Targa]

danwebster said:

I might come along if you don't mind strangers

I don't have a problem Dan, I think I met you at the MLOC run to Aberystwyth on Dec 27th last year, I was the defector in the blue VX220 Turbo who was itching to up the pace

JOhn

[danwebster]

Ah hello John....it was a bit sedate wasn't it...my friend (in the red caterham) and I took a wrong turn and ended up having an excellent sprint to aber on our own.

[993Targa]

Yeah it was, I managed a breakaway group and was duly informed by a couple of Exige chaps that I was to get to the front of the pack again after the aborted route through the Elan valley.

I did wonder during that day if Lotus was an acronym for Ladies On Tour Usually Slow

Will be interesting to see how the lardy Aston fairs on such a hoon.

John

[356Speedster]

David - I hope you realise there's a lot to live upto in organising a hoon thru' Wales, LOL!! Have you looked at any route planning yet? It might be worth getting a few ideas out to the group.

Also there's a great program called TYRE (Trace Your Route Everywhere), which is fantastic for planning & building routes which translate into TomTom ITN files

[King David]

Yeah I am beginning to kick myself for not waiting for someone else to suggest this

As a rough starter I would imagine that we could meet nice and early at a West facing location (Bridgenorth maybe or the big garage at Much Wenlock). From there meander west until we are just below Snowdonia. Head up to Betws-y-Coed where we can get a spot of lunch and play around the Llanberis Pass and around the valleys until it is home time, where we head through Llangollen and back to Bridgenorth

That would give us a couple of hundred miles driving and I'm pretty sure would be a full day. However these are just some random musings so please tell me if that is too short/long or if I am missing out any must do roads. Really I only know the area around Snowdon so all suggestions are welcome.

As far as meeting times go, I agree with Steve about the early start and think we should maybe aim for 7:30 at the latest to ensure we get a full day. At the moment I am thinking that Sunday (30th) seems to be the best day for this unless anyone has any objections.

Please let me know what everyone thinks, and put the word out to other drivers

[356Speedster]

Early start, Sunday..... check!

Instead of the usual North Wales run, how about something Brecon's & mid-Wales orientated? Gets us onto interesting roads a bit quicker and is slightly less popular / obvious? Just thinking out loud

[King David]

Like I say, I don't know really know other areas so I would have to hand over route planning responsibilities somewhat...

[993Targa]

I'd be up for Mid-South Wales as an alternative, some mighty fine roads which Mark and I already have as TomTom itn files.

John

[sone]

So that's it then 7.30am, 30th May, following an Atom and an Aston across Welsh Wales. It's in the diary, Jobs a gud un.