Carlisle Meet 27/01/08

[dandycaptain]

Fantastic day, it was everyone's first meet and hopefully everyone had a great time. Superb route too, bar the potholes (damn them all!), and most of the roads were dry. The usual streams running across, but it wasn't too bad at all. All in all I had a great day, cheers to all who turned up.

First time we stopped for pics just near Cappercleuch.

http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh208/dandycaptain/P1270008CS.jpg

 

[dandycaptain]

More pics:

And then it went pear-shaped for Piers...

And after a fair amount of foam, careful driving and socket-borrowing he ended up thusly:

Stylish, yet functional.

 

[leeds_182]

Nice little get together.

 

[jayxx83]

nice scenery

 

[JackoR26]

Good pics, look like decent driving roads

 

[martynrg]

nice.

i not seen many black sports with standard 182 wheels fitted. look nice though.

 

[BSC 182]

Brilliant day , very eventfull but well worth it , thanx to matt for organising it

 

[jamier27]

yeah thanks matt good old blast out! wish i took my camera...
i got two pics from my phone but very selfishly of my car. . spur of the moment thing.

 

[f0xy]

look like some good roads! nice pics

 

[Šįk]

Yea gr8 and really fun day, really injoyed it even tho i got the flat tyre (sorry!) fekin potholes!!. Defo in for a next meet! was proud of the old 1.4 lol, it did well .

thanks matt for organising a gr8 eventfull day!

 

[jamier27]

ahh so you finally brushed the cobwebs from your wallet and paid the substantial £5 membership piers huh

 

[Šįk]

....nope lol, not as yet. can still post on here tho :S lol.

 

[dandycaptain]

Glad you chaps enjoyed it too. And I feel your pain Piers, my own tyre's gonna cost me a packet to replace after I found that bulge on the sidewall today. *Sigh,* never mind.

 

[jamier27]

well my tires seem ok.... though i will be amazed if there arent any stone chips thought bens car was spreading grit at one point but then never seen a grit wagon go sideways:rasp:

 

[drunknmunky]

I work in the lakes, and the roads are amazing Wish i lived up there, could come on runs like this

 

[jamier27]

well a run in the lakes could be on the cards very soon then.. where abouts you live/work

 

[Annie]

Lovely scenery up here, sorry I missed it.

Annie

 

[BSC 182]

well my tires seem ok.... though i will be amazed if there arent any stone chips thought bens car was spreading grit at one point but then never seen a grit wagon go sideways:rasp:

LMAO never been in a grit wagon that goes sideways , but now i am proud to say i have !!!:approve:

 

[jamier27]

yes annie shame on you

 

[Leeshez]

Nice

 

[dandycaptain]

Aye, a lakes run would be cool. More traffic to contend with though, so no sideways action for me and ben, or we'll end up as sheep food.

 

[jamier27]

yeah thats the only problem with the lakes!.. those roads today were soooo quiet its was fun

 

[Annie]

Couldn't say no to a nite out .

Ill meet up with you lot at some point, Im in Carlisle quite alot.

 

[BSC 182]

I swear thoes sheep today were orange!!! lol

 

[jamier27]

lol yeah must have a lot of acid rain - its made them rusty (thats what my blond girlfriend said)
erm i have to edit this and say she isnt dumb....

 

[Šįk]

L O L !!! ...on thin ice ther jambo if she read tht!

 

[dandycaptain]

Hahahahahaha

 

[jamier27]

oh by the way my car averaged 25ish mpg from selkirk to home
what about you guys?

 

[BSC 182]

Mid 30s mate

 

[jamier27]

when did you reset your trip ben?

 

[Reyes]

Nice background

 

[Šįk]

Mine was 30.7 by the time i pulled up in carlisle. suprised the 182 is very similar since its a 2.0 and mines a 1.4 :S . prob just due to the fact i was pushing mine as far as i could to keep up with you lot at times... lol.

 

[dandycaptain]

Mine was 33.5 from selkirk to the M74. Much better than I thought it would be tbh. It's urban driving that kills my mpg figure.

 

[BSC 182]

Mine was 33.5 from selkirk to the M74. Much better than I thought it would be tbh. It's urban driving that kills my mpg figure.

you must have been pushin on a bit jamie to get that low

 

[Ali]

Albi blue is the colour i'd have for the 197!

 

[jamier27]

didnt think i was pushing it that much.... on the motorway at a steady 75 over 30 miles it got 31-32mpg which i guess is the best it will ever doo.
through the week it only averages 22 through town and back!
its a thirsty bugg3r

 

[jamier27]

Albi blue is the colour i'd have for the 197!

cheers ali
even over the ly?? i guess not?!

 

[BSC 182]

didnt think i was pushing it that much.... on the motorway at a steady 75 over 30 miles it got 31-32mpg which i guess is the best it will ever doo.
through the week it only averages 22 through town and back!
its a thirsty bugg3r

your telling me , average 22

 

[Tigger]

Great surroundings here - the scenery roads and cars