gauging opinions new year run???

[mark.h]

hi ladies and gents, just wondering how early is too early to start the runs up again? was thinking about doing a run in early feb so we can catch up and see who's put on the most weight over the new year and who got the worst christmass jumper!
way i see it is we have 3 options, im happy to do all of them so feel free to voice honest opinions infact i insist on it...

fix a date and risk bad weather (option to cancel if really bad).

keep the date late notice (EG: wed notification for a sat run) and run it based on weather forcasts.

calm down, wait till the weather improves and do it then.

run involves quite a jaunt to the north (high octane fuelling stop incorporated) but promises roads like snake pass without the traffic....edit: and will be run at a reasonable hour (not before 10am meet) due to lack of traffic on the roads.

Certainatly nothing like the bolton abbey jaunt before you ask. Anyone wishing to take a peek ask and ill forward the route(so long as i know you).

I await your opinions!

Edited by mark.h on Monday 10th December 16:57

[StuB]

Mark, I'd be interested. Are we talking a Sunday morning? Could you pop me an idea of the route in an e-mail? I'd prefer to set a date in advance personally.

[mark.h]

yhm stu. im open to days but it's be sat/sunday for certain, thanks for noting your preference.
main things i cant gauge who garages their nice cars for winter (cos i cant afford a nice one!lol.)

Edited by mark.h on Monday 10th December 17:15

[tybo]

I'll be up for this Mark

Although, i do prefer Sundays.

[fridaypassion]

I'm actually gonna try and get on the next one so yeah I'm up for it

[Road Hog]

might be worth putting a heads up in northeast section too Mark.

[p1carl]

Count me in mark

[Greensleeves]

Sunday 10 Feb is Riponian Rally. Don't know your route but theirs will be around Ripon, Thirsk, Sutton Bank, Helmsley and Pickering I would have thought.

Worth a watch instead of trampsing about in the cars?

[blot]

Following you again Carl!


Room for another?

Interested but very much time/date/weather permitting

[blot]

Greensleeves said:

Sunday 10 Feb is Riponian Rally. Don't know your route but theirs will be around Ripon, Thirsk, Sutton Bank, Helmsley and Pickering I would have thought.

Worth a watch instead of trampsing about in the cars?

Agreed

It's all about the hump at Lightwater Valley....ooo err!

[Andymaserati]

i thought last years peaks hoon on the 29th of december was the perfect time to start hooning again

[mark.h]

certainatly seems like there is enough interest, what ill do is start organising specifics later on, the route is more or less sorted, will firm it up and post it out to people so they know what the crack is as soon as i know, it is an epic one thats for sure! More detail to follow once ive had chance to firm the route up. (gorra talk to a couple of ph'd ers who've made reccomendations first.)

sounds silly but who's got the shortest range on a tank?

Scotch Corner would be the ideal meeting place (...told you its epic for a yorkshire jaunt!) and the loop would bring us back there. Can someone confirm that those services sell high octane petrol please?!

ill post this on northwest forum when i have firm details of the who's and how's etc.

seems most seem to prefer to have a fixed date and sod the weather, if needs be and the weather is REALLY bad, ill send out a group email on say friday morning and knock it back a week.
keep your eyes on your inbox's guys!

[burriana]

Told you ... the weather doesn't normally put the likes of me and Stu off

However, a 10am meet for a Sunday daytime drive and you are going to hit traffic. Far better to start at 7am and be finished by 10am just as all the Sunday fresh air drivers are filling their Thermos' up.

No pain (sleep deprevation) no gain

[mark.h]

burriana said:

Told you ... the weather doesn't normally put the likes of me and Stu off

However, a 10am meet for a Sunday daytime drive and you are going to hit traffic. Far better to start at 7am and be finished by 10am just as all the Sunday fresh air drivers are filling their Thermos' up.

No pain (sleep deprevation) no gain

hardcore!lol. agree tis better to do em early (last one i did up there was up and on the roads at 4:30am) but i honestly dont believe its needed for these roads, nobugger uses them and there are only 2/3 villages where people will be about.
i did these roads between 12:00 and 13:00 on a saturday and saw 5 cars in 50 miles.

[blot]

[quote=mark.h]
sounds silly but who's got the shortest range on a tank?

Scotch Corner would be the ideal meeting place (...told you its epic for a yorkshire jaunt!) and the loop would bring us back there. Can someone confirm that those services sell high octane petrol please?!

quote]

In full hoonage I have about 150 miles range, but am only 20 miles from Scotch Corner in the 1st place.

There is a Shell garage 500 yards before A66 turn off North bound on the A1, seem to think Scotch Corner is Esso?

[p1carl]

blot said:

Following you again Carl!

[mark.h]

blot yhm.

Edited by mark.h on Tuesday 11th December 11:23

[purdy84]

Im sure some of the north east boys will be up for this.

Count me in...

[jagdpanther]

Greensleeves said:

Sunday 10 Feb is Riponian Rally. Don't know your route but theirs will be around Ripon, Thirsk, Sutton Bank, Helmsley and Pickering I would have thought.

Worth a watch instead of trampsing about in the cars?

I can see another Rally visit coming on matey

Do me a favour and drop me the details in an email

[blot]

mark.h said:

blot yhm.

Edited by mark.h on Tuesday 11th December 11:23

Nowt come through Mark?