Lakes Run Out Sunday 17th Oct

[Big Jim]

After having to cancel the run over Hardknot pass twice, due to weather problems, We will give it one more go this weekend (Sunday 17th) weather permitting!

 

Meet up at the "Truck Haven" services, that's off the M6 at junction 35A, for an 11am away.

The plan (for what there is of it!) is to go over the pass from east to west, stopping on the other side, at the Ravensglass railway for lunch (Flask & butties) then a nice drive along the A roads back, finishing up at a pub for tea.

 

We're going this time, decision has been made!

 

(If we're not back on the board by 9pm at the latest, send out the Search & Rescue!)

[Guest red7]

See you at Newby Bridge petrol station Sunday Jim, what time? I'll bring my snow shovel, survival bivouac, sleeping bag, Ray Meers and 3 months survival rations,

 

Steve and hopefully a couple more NE Hoodz.

[Big Jim]

See you at Newby Bridge petrol station Sunday Jim, what time?

well, according to autoroute, 38 minutes, so I'd say, anytime between 11-30am, and 12-30pm (depending on breakdowns!!)

lets hope the weather will be kind to us!

[Guest Bob's Babe]

Good luck guys, have a good day

Hoe the sun shines on you

 

SUE

[Guest red7]

Noth East Region Participants in Big Jims Lakes Trip-Weather Permitting

 

Steve Knaggs

Chris Nicholson

Norman Massey

Bob Rothery

Chris Pallister

Kenny Brough - Maybe

Chris Paddon - Maybe

 

Anyone else interested in meeting up in Durham for the Trip?

 

We will then go on to

Tebay

Kendal

Newby Bridge - Rendezvous

Join the North West Team for the Crossing of the Pass

Home

[Guest red7]

RHOCaR North East – Route to the lake district– Sunday

 

8.30 Washington

Chester le Street

9.00 Thinford Petrol Station

Bishop Auckland

Barnard Castle

A66

Kirkby Stephen

Tebay

Kendal

12.25 Newby Bridge Petrol Station to fill the tanks.

12.30 Suggested Rendezvous with Big Jim – Haverthwaite Railway Station Cafe

Big car park, hot tea and sandwiches, Steam Trains.

 

This is a 100 mile run to this point!

 

Drive over Lakeland passes

 

Run Home

 

Thinford - 18.00

Total run 280 miles?

Loads of fun and games.

[Guest red7]

a few snaps from my trip over the pass this summer to wet your appetite

[Guest red7]

High

[Guest red7]

Nice Road

[Big Jim]

just looked at the BBC weather forecast, it says, sunny with localised showers.

the met office is a bit less optimistic, it says, mainly cloudy with localised showers, some of them heavy.

OK, I ain't posponeing it any more, WE GO AS PLANNED!

 

Jim

[Guest red7]

North East Lads will set off from McDonalds Thinford on the A167 just after 9.00.

We hope to meet up with the North West lads at noon at the petrol station in Newby Bridge. We have Big Jims mobile No. and will call if we cannot make the Newby Bridge rendezvous.

 

Steve

[Big Jim]

Well Guys & Gals, we made it OK, never saw any rain, although there were plenty of seriously black clouds around.

Only a couple of minor breakdowns, one of the North East contingent bent one of his very nice fancy alloy wheels, hitting a large stone in the road (off a drystone wall) big Kev's silencer bracket came loose on him, then late on, Gregs rear brakes decided to lock on, so he finished the last leg of the journey, on "The big truck with the flashing lights!"

 

Here's a piccy of us coming off Hardknott pass, there's Hoods as far as the eye can see (22 of them in fact!), every vehicle you can see on the road is a Hood (well, except for Pugwash's Westy!)

[Guest red7]

The cops were not impressed when 22 Hoods parked the wrong way in the lay-by tho!

 

I think they thought better of actually saying anything to us though!...........Big Jim

[Guest red7]

This was the effect Hardknott Pass had on some of the Lads!

[Guest red7]

Not suprising really!