National no.8. Friday 30thJUNE/SATURDAY & SUNDAY,1st,2nd JULY

Just like to echo the thanks for a great weekend

The memory of following an Alpina and two M Roadsters at full chat with a howling snarling popping and growling wild cat behind me will be lasting

Really nice to meet some lovely people and see and hear some great cars

Andy
 
Arrived home at 13.10 today managing the 250 mile trip in a record for me 3h 55 mins without a break. :D
Big thanks again to Craig and John for all the hard work they put in, making it a fantastic weekend for the attendees yet again.. :thumbsup:
Grand work with the raffle prizes again Craig. Was a charity decided upon?
Great to meet old friends and new and can't wait until 2018.
Didn't take many photos but tons of video which I'll post up in dribs and drabs.
Cheer all. :thumbsup:
 
Had a great weekend,and thanks to all those who came along.
Glad you all enjoyed it :thumbsup:

Thanks to John (sammyz) for helping me organise the meet as always mate,and sorting out the final routes.
We already have had a chat about next year,which will include bits we never had time to do on the Saturday,but will not do the Buttermere pass(not to be confused with teh Buttertubs on Sunday),etc given how busy it was this time.

The Friday night meal was as tasty as ever,and the Hotel was very busy, and was good to catch up with people.

The Saturday drive was indeed very scenic as always,but the Buttermere and Honnister passes in the afternoon were the busiest either me or John had seen them,and were a bit of a pita with the amount of traffic we met.....otherwise an enjoyable day. Lunch up at the visitors centre was tasty,and enjoyed in lovely warm sunshine :D

The Raffle went well,and hope those who won prizes make good use of them all(will post in due course winners).
We will also vote to see where we want the Money raised to go :thumbsup:

The BBQ went well,and Thanks to Andy O for volunteering to get them started while we went for food,and thanks to Jim,Rich and Julie for coming for the Annual BBQ shop with me,haha.
Thanks to Gareth, Peter, Andy and Phil for helping me cook everything,and making sure everyone got fed,much appreciated it guys.
Meant I had a bit more time to chat to other people and spend a bit less time cooking/and to relax a bit :)
Thanks again,guys for sharing the smokey eyes that inevitably results from it,lol.
Thanks also to those who helped prepare rolls,etc.

The Sunday drive was indeed as epic as ever,and never fails to disappoint,regardless what roads we do,or add into the mix. :driving:
Too many highlights to mention,but the morning section was very good,warming s up for the afternoon which was even better.
Had a great blast with Dave,Laine and a biker,which was alot of fun :D
The weather stayed dry and was pretty good all weekend too.

Thanks again to all who attended,was great to see everyone,regulars and new faces alike :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Look forward to seeing you all again next year,and some of you sooner. :driving:
Cheers
 
Evening all. Big thanks to everyone for making our 1st Zed outing an epic day and making James and I welcome. Craig, John, count us in for next year, we'll make a weekend of it. James still hasn't got over going airborne.

I'll keep a lookout for a possible North Wales jolly in September.

Cheers everyone :driving:
 
Guiseley said:
Good to see some decent weather and turnout :thumbsup:

Hope today goes well too.

Just back from hols and just a bit jealous! Until next time.
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Shame you missed the meet, Tony/Ruth.
It was a great weekend as always ,see you again soon :driving:
 
Boris said:
Missed you all at Hawes and trawled the Dales but couldn't find you so headed back east where the weather was better :P
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We were where I had pm'd you,at about 11.15/11.30 onwards for a bit, you should have pm'd me,Boris/Nev.
Would have been good to meet you,and have a you along.
Maybe next time :thumbsup:
 
grumpybri said:
Had a good weekend, even without my car. Alpina broke down due to no charge from the alternator. Still managed to get to the drive on Saturday thanks to Bladeowner, thanks Dave.
Here are a few picks from the passengers seat.
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Nice pics,Brian.
Shame about your car breaking down on the way there,but hope you get it fixed easily.
Glad you came along regardless mate,and were able to passenger with Dave :thumbsup:

Your dogs were as fluffy and cute as the last time I saw them :)

See you at another meet soon,in the Alpina again :driving:
 
cj10jeeper said:
Excellent weekend and as always thanks to Craig and John for their respective parts in making it work so well
Was a real good chance to stretch the legs of the F Type for the first time. Far too addictive an exhaust and engine orchestra when pushing on a little :)
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Good to see you again Phil,car was looking nice,and as me and John were saying to you,the right mods have made a nice addition to it.
Would still have the AWD Coupe v6s though ,lol :poke:
(Driving round Scotland and Wales in one made my mind up which model I would have if I had a spare 45k for a decent one 2nd hand.)
 
bladeowner said:
Many thanks to Craig and John for organising a great weekend. The views on Saturday were fantastic and the Sunday drive section to Alston following Craig, Laine, and the bike was especially awesome. :thumbsup:
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Yeah, that was very good,as was the bit on the way back to the hotel :driving: :D
Great to see you again :thumbsup:
 
Pbondar said:
Craig, many thanks for organising everything so well.

Thanks to the wider team of shepherders, helpers to making the weekend run on rails..

Frustratingly we had to go back on Sunday to collect the dog from kennels so missed part deux!

Hope the Sunday went well 8)

We'll be back next year..look forward to seeing you and others on the Borders run in September...

Best from Peter and Mo...
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Glad you both enjoyed it Peter,pity you couldn't stay for Sunday's drive. Never even saw you before you left.
See you again soon :driving:
 
marypoppins said:
Good to meet up with you guys at the weekend pity i could only contribute for an hour on Saturday. Looking to sort my wheels out as we speak.
Thanks to Craig, John for organizing and to all who attended Saturday evening. Hope you enjoyed the Sunday run.
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Hope you get your wheel fixed okay, Paul.
That was a nasty pothole,though surprised it did as much damage.
Pity we lost you early on,but glad you got back on the road later.
See you again at the next one mate :driving: :thumbsup:
 
earthdweller said:
Just like to echo the thanks for a great weekend

The memory of following an Alpina and two M Roadsters at full chat with a howling snarling popping and growling wild cat behind me will be lasting

Really nice to meet some lovely people and see and hear some great cars

Andy
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Good to hear you enjoyed it Andy,was good to meet you,and that was a nice run indeed.
See you at the next one :driving: :thumbsup:
 
jimbo1958 said:
Arrived home at 13.10 today managing the 250 mile trip in a record for me 3h 55 mins without a break. :D
Big thanks again to Craig and John for all the hard work they put in, making it a fantastic weekend for the attendees yet again.. :thumbsup:
Grand work with the raffle prizes again Craig. Was a charity decided upon?
Great to meet old friends and new and can't wait until 2018.
Didn't take many photos but tons of video which I'll post up in dribs and drabs.
Cheer all. :thumbsup:
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That was good going Jim,took me nearly as long to get back.
Can do it in 2hours45 or less,but had to stop twice and for a nap,cup of tea etc,as was exhausted.,Ended up over 3hours15!!

Great to see you as always mate,and one of these days hope you can get to a Scottish meet :thumbsup:
See you again next time
 
Tony Thompson said:
Evening all. Big thanks to everyone for making our 1st Zed outing an epic day and making James and I welcome. Craig, John, count us in for next year, we'll make a weekend of it. James still hasn't got over going airborne.

I'll keep a lookout for a possible North Wales jolly in September.

Cheers everyone :driving:
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Glad you enjoyed it,and good to meet you both.
Yes,got airborne myself in past meets,lol. Can be interesting/fun,haha.

See you at next year's meet,or another meet sooner ,Cheers :driving:
 
Hi Craig,
Thanks to you and John for good weekend. Enjoyed myself, even without my car.
Just a heads up on the camp site. Talked to the manager on Sunday and he told me the Triumph group were asking about camping on the same weekend next year. I know Lune Valley dog show is on the same weekend next year as well. He said to contact him asap to get your provisional booking in.
Cheers :thumbsup:
 
craig3.2 said:
DaveZ4richardson said:
Passed you all this morning along the waters edge of Ullswater, enjoy. :driving:
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Why didn't you come along and join us,Dave?
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Had a late night on the Friday at Tom Jones then when we passed you there was nowhere to turn around otherwise i would of. Car is running sweet now so will deffo be joining you guys on the next outing. We went over Kirkstone Pass which was mega busy and wrong call. Glad the weather held up for you all. The Lakes on a sunny day makes perfect for cruising with the roof down. Will keep an eye out for a next run out. :thumbsup:
 
craig3.2 said:
earthdweller said:
Just like to echo the thanks for a great weekend

The memory of following an Alpina and two M Roadsters at full chat with a howling snarling popping and growling wild cat behind me will be lasting

Really nice to meet some lovely people and see and hear some great cars

Andy
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Good to hear you enjoyed it Andy,was good to meet you,and that was a nice run indeed.
See you at the next one :driving: :thumbsup:
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Euan is already asking when the next one is

Seems I wasn't trying hard enough as I didn't manage to get airborne

Glad the barbie didn't kill anyone :)

:D :driving:
 
Thanks to Craig and John for a good couple of days, have a few videos I will make available including Tony getting airborne :thumbsup: also the point where I damaged two alloys (won't be posted) in for repair today ready Thursday. Thanks again Craig :thumbsup:
 
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