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Bikes, Hints'n'Tips => Events, Meets, Ride outs etc => Topic started by: red98 on 24 June 2015, 08:38:08 pm
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90 years since sir malcolm campbell set a new land speed record of 150.76 mph on pendine sands.the national motor museum, beaulieu, are recreating the event with a low speed pass, on pendine sands where the record was set.......couldn't miss this so booked the day off work and going to enjoy some of the welsh roads and whitness an event that may well never be repeated, well not for another 10 years anyway :lol
event takes place at 4 pm, iam making a full day of it , leaving high wycombe, bucks early morning, anyone want to join me ?
shame we have'nt got a foccer who lives local to the sands that could have given us the heads up :rolleyes :rolleyes :rolleyes
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I got a carafan not far from there, gutted it is on a Tuesday,.
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Meh...night shift :(
Never been to Pendine Sands........sounds pretty........sandy :lol
I always tend to head north east but i should take an explore down that way some time
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I got a carafan not far from there, gutted it is on a Tuesday,.
Yep....mrs red said....funny day to do it .. :rolleyes
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Meh...night shift :(
Never been to Pendine Sands........sounds pretty........sandy :lol
I always tend to head north east but i should take an explore down that way some time
me not been before either mr nog....they still race there and have events through the summer and you get to park on the beach :)
right on your door step aswell, best get yourself down there ;)
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Meh...night shift :(
Never been to Pendine Sands........sounds pretty........sandy :lol
I always tend to head north east but i should take an explore down that way some time
me not been before either mr nog....they still race there and have events through the summer and you get to park on the beach :)
right on your door step aswell, best get yourself down there ;)
Yeh i've been meaning to go from mine to Carew-Amroth-Pendine.......ive been to Laugharne in the car, it's a pretty little place...then of course there is Pembrey which i havent seen any racing at but is generally a nice place for a short break in a caravan with the mountain bikes type affair.....there's allot of roads down there i havent explored yet...it's just that my bike isnt the best for that type of "exploring" and so i go North to the big, smoothe twisties.........but when i get a new bike for next year ill be getting something a bit more versatile because there's allot of places i want to see still.
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Ah...laugharne, think thats whare the dillon thomas boathouse is...be good to pass through there on the way down ;)
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I could be up for this, have to check my shift.
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a very strange place I thought, houses and caravans all mixed together, a bit weird pendine that is.
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Friend of mine has been racing his panther there for the last couple of years!
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We visited the beach last year its big.A really long flat piece of sand obviously.Im off on the fith but have to be up at 4.30 the next day to do another lovely 14 hour shift, so im up for it but may have to leave a bit early. That is unless they change my shifts again.
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Ah...laugharne, think thats whare the dillon thomas boathouse is...be good to pass through there on the way down ;)
did he have a boat house as well as a shed then?
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Paul, you have a pm
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So do you ceri ;)
one week to go.....anyone welcome to tag along :)
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Paul, you have another PM.
So anyone else interested in this trip, you will need a superfast Silver Gen1 though if you want to keep up......................................................steps backs and waits for the flames
I'm planing to stay overnight in West Wales (location TBE) and take a leisurely trip back Wednesday, think Paul is going to blast back Tuesday night
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Yep, I'll be coming back after the bluebird run...got stacks of work to do and I have the following two weeks off, it wont go down to well if I ask for wednesday off aswell :eek....be a late finish but worth it :)
ceri, I think you might of scared them off by mentioning the colour of our bikes,if anyone wants to tag along, we both promise not to go any higher than 3rd gear...even the yellow bikes should be able to keep up :pokefun
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I'll be able to make this too now.
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Thats great GRAYO.probs be on the A40 or there abouts, do you want to meet on route or on the sands ?
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Thats great GRAYO.probs be on the A40 or there abouts, do you want to meet on route or on the sands ?
I don't mind either way. I guess you guys will be coming down the M4. I'm about 10 minutes away from J33. Let me know what your plans are and maybe we can meet en route.
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Mostly A40....with detours if we see something interesting......will look at the route a bit closer , be good to meet up on the way.
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Grayo, we could drop down through the Brecons and meet somewhere on the head of the valley road, around Pendryn. I need to re-stock my single malt collection :D or my ancestrial homeland Tonypandy
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just a little warm up for pendine sands :D
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Red......how on earth is that..."thing" supposed to ride on sand.....is it going to go aground really fast :lol
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Red......how on earth is that..."thing" supposed to ride on sand.....is it going to go aground really fast :lol
Do your homework noggy.....this is bluebird K3....... ;)
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Ok, I'm in. I might pack the tent to spend a couple of extra days down there too. Paul, if you're doing the A40, I could meet you at the Burford roundabout. If you take a left here, just a short way along, a few yards, there's a layby, often a butty wagon there. Meet you there?
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Nice one nick.......A361 by the golf club ?
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That's the cookie. Layby will be on your right, just after you leave the roundabout. Give me a time to be there, or stop a bit before and call - only takes me about 10mins to get there.
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Oh goodie, they sell cookies :lol
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Oh goodie? Oh goodie?!! Great, I'm going to Pendine with a 5 year old :rolleyes :lol
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mmmmm....cookies and ice cream on the beach :) :lol
just checked the forcast,no rain here ,rain forcast in the morning at pendine but good in the afternoon,looks like it will be dry by the time we get there,bit breezy,but that was expected ;) ....the bluebird run is at 4pm so suggest we arrive no later than 3pm
went to see bluebird k3 on saturday,they were going to do a run on the regatta course at henley,could`nt get it started :\ ended up towing it down the course,had a fantastic view as was on my small inflatable dinghy following it down the course to hobbs marina where they lifted it out.no one there just the crew so i moved in for some close up pics,got to the bank and one of the mechanics came over and invited me and my son to have a closer look :D .....i could smell the history,opptunities like that dont come along very often,but its nice when they do .....no, not nice......fantastic
ceri....see you at 8 at beconsfield services......nick,should be about 9ish but will text when at the BMW garage as we turn off the ring road [size=78%] [/size]
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Blue and silver...that's gonna be one foccin slow boat :lol
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Just imaging how slow it would have been if it was Red,at least with the silver it made the blue bit fast.
Just thinking we're all turning up on thous, that are capable of at least 150mph and we take it for granted, and we're going to see a car that was cutting edge in it's time that could just about do 150mph, and that was only two generations ago.
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Weather is looking like heavy showers all through the day at some point. Looks like I'll get wet whichever direction I head in. I'll keep an eye on the weather though. South Westerly winds at Pendine so bikes will probably get covered in sand.
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Just imaging how slow it would have been if it was Red,at least with the silver it made the blue bit fast.
Just thinking we're all turning up on thous, that are capable of at least 150mph and we take it for granted, and we're going to see a car that was cutting edge in it's time that could just about do 150mph, and that was only two generations ago.
80 years between blue bird and our thous, but still use the same "internal combustion engine" different fueling and some so called clever electrics.....
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Weather is looking like heavy showers all through the day at some point. Looks like I'll get wet whichever direction I head in. I'll keep an eye on the weather though. South Westerly winds at Pendine so bikes will probably get covered in sand.
hi grayo...what forcast you using ?...bbc says light shower at 10 and then dry for rest of day, bright start here in the morning .....
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Coming over very dark and grey here in high wycombe :\....think I'll bolt the rack on and fit my top box and take the wet weather gear ;).....we can then be sure of a nice sunny day :rolleyes
we can park on the beach at pendine,£3 I think, great photo opportunity.....dont forget your side stand puc's
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it will be fairly windy for yous tomorrow,
Southwesterly winds 15 knots gusting up to 25 knots by 1800 :)
isn't nick known for his wind??? :b
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No not wind...air...lots of it usually hot :lol
cheers for thd local knowledge mr nog....are we going to see any rain ?
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isn't nick known for his wind??? :b
Pot, kettle, etc.
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No not wind...air...lots of it usually hot :lol
cheers for thd local knowledge mr nog....are we going to see any rain ?
I cant say for sure but we have stunning clear skies right now.
ask me about 6am and ill update you
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Will do nogs ;)...so...your at work tomorrow and four foccers are going to be on your manor, parhaps we'll pop in for a chat with mrs nog.....see what your really like :lol
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GRAYO....just sent you my mob via pm.not sure of route yet, probs make it up as we go along ;)
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Right hotel booked, bike checked over, alarm set, gonna leave mine at 6.30am and meet Red at 8.
Going to be a good couple of days (for me), all the forecasts I've seen are pretty good with some rain but hey we've all got waterproofs.
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Paul, just pm'd you my number, some reason I don't have yours
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You have now ceri ;)....see you in the morning...
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GRAYO....just sent you my mob via pm.not sure of route yet, probs make it up as we go along ;)
Route couldn't be simpler Paul. A40 to St. Clears, then A4066 down through Laugharne to Pendine. Google says 3 1/2 hrs from me, plus breaks. Or M4=3hrs, but I'm sure no one wants to go motorway do they?
Good opportunities for rest stops en route. I usually stop briefly at Ross, services just outside the town. Then Oasis café at Abergavenny, then West End Café at Llandovery. Can smell the eggs and bacon now - the only reason I'm coming really :lol
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Morning
pretty murky down here, still blowing 25knots on the gusts, south westerly, 1 decent shower in the last hour though so if it continues that way then not too bad....it is warm :\
also looks like it will be nice by 2100 tonight :lol
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morning nogs,thanks for the update :thumbup ......could you do another forcast and bend the truth a little :lol
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BBC Wales forecast reckons could be the odd shower, improving as the day goes on. Doesn't look bad.
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nice morning here in high wycombe :) ....heading west so sun on our backs and not in our eyes ;) ....i think we will be ok :)
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Well???
told you the weather would be ok Red ;)
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Well i joined both reds this morning and 446 miles later im home knackered. what a fantastic day a massive thanks to paul for organising it and thanks to nick and ceri for making it such an enjoyable day.shame we missed grayo. maybe another time.
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Well i joined both reds this morning and 446 miles later im home knackered. what a fantastic day a massive thanks to paul for organising it and thanks to nick and ceri for making it such an enjoyable day.shame we missed grayo. maybe another time.
that's allot of miles Bri....did yous get rained on in the end?
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Was worth going. Bit of a shower around Cheltenham, got a bit wet and blowy for a time at Pendine, cold with it (foccin July :rolleyes), but not bad all told. A nice mild ride home (M4 :z), 355 miles for me. Nice to get together once again, Paul, Ceri, Bri.
Bloody Bridgestones have got to go; 2nd time they've slid out on me in the wet. Not that anything would have gripped on that diesel slick on the A40.
Dubious characters at the Oasis, Abergavenny:
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Laugherne castle - everyone running on fumes by this time:
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And a few shots to give a taste of the day:
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More Paul's era than mine:
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(http://i1291.photobucket.com/albums/b550/nicknicklxs/DSCN0252_zps4r4ncr4z.jpg) (http://s1291.photobucket.com/user/nicknicklxs/media/DSCN0252_zps4r4ncr4z.jpg.html)
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And poor, blurry attempts to catch the actual Bluebird and Napier (?) runs (foccin cold wind howling across the beach didn't make things easier):
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Think I've got to get this fascination with castles in check :lol :
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We put the world to rights over fish and chips too, so you can all sleep safe in your beds now :eek
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Home at 10.30, 451 miles for me.......thanks for keeping me company guys :thumbup....cars looked great on the sands, think they were restricted on what they could do by their owners, just a slow pass, would have been good to see them at speed ........
a good day with good company.....lots of miles for a weekday,7.30 am start tomorrow :\...not looking forward to that.....
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A good day out boys,nice one
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/video_and_audio/must_see/33613152 (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/video_and_audio/must_see/33613152)
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330 miles for me to my hotel, looks like I choose the wrong day to be traveling home forecast rain all the way home.
Great day yesterday good company mostly good roads. Can't wait until the 2nd Aug
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Finally got in at 7.45pm after my convoluted route home. did 430miles today varying weather from sunshine to big downpours.