Lake District Meet (15-01-2012)

[BenG]

Thank you boys and girls for turning up. What a laugh! It was by far the slowest run out i've ever been on.

The Cliosports were the heros of the day, which were the only 2 cars which weren't slowed down by the steep, icy, 90 degree bend from hell. I'm convinced mine and Tunst's awesome driving skills played a big part, although driver points were lost for Tunst for setting off without any petrol, further points were lost for announcing it at the furthest point away from a petrol station.

You should all be proud of rescuing the stranded couple and their BMW from the ditch and turning down their offer of a free drink. I'm sure it was a totally selfless act and not because they were blocking the road and it was either 'get them out' or 'go back down the steep, icy, 90 degree bend from hell'!

Classic Lakes Drive.

The steep, icy, 90 degree bend...

A top effort of breaking the ice, in true cave man style. Rock.Ice.Bash!

 

[Joe#]

Nice pictures. Looks very cold lol

 

[Keith185]

Awesome cars, roads and scenery. Maybe not ice lol

 

[N1CKY]

That hill was epic and for the record my car never failed to get round, i just couldnt take a shot because of the civics! Vtec y0!! Did you get a picture of mine going round the corner ? And the video ?

 

[Blacky950]

Looks a good day, wish I came now!

 

[BREMBO]

Looks a great place! Trophy and Black 172 look good!

 

[Matthew]

Love the lakes! Nice pictures too...

 

[Stefan.]

liking the trophy :approve:

 

[Will.]

Nice cars. Roads look cracking too. Obviously not when icy LOL.

 

[chriscummins7]

Fuckkk driving on that ice!

Cars look great!

 

[Nashy]

Was a quality day and such a laugh!! Just wish we caught Lewis ep3 sliding at me and the look on his face!! Mind you I done at my first attempt great pics. Your trophy is lush and sounded epic! Wish we took the cash now!

 

[N1CKY]

Nash you were a girl and waited for everyone else to rip the ice up first

 

[AP182]

Guted I was t ther never mind I'll catch up with you guys when my cars fixed lol

 

[Nashy]

Nash you were a girl and waited for everyone else to rip the ice up first

Think you will find I actually played a blinder!

 

[Nashy]

Guted I was t ther never mind I'll catch up with you guys when my cars fixed lol

Get it sorted more drive's coming up!! suprised none of you city boy's turned up?!

 

[jenic]

Looks a decent meet, brave over those roads in those conditions!

We'll have to get some of yorkshire to drive up and meet you in the lakes this year sometime.

 

[Nashy]

Looks a decent meet, brave over those roads in those conditions!

We'll have to get some of yorkshire to drive up and meet you in the lakes this year sometime.

Deffo! But I think we should wait for summer haha.

 

[Tunst]

Cave man style breaking the ice FTW!

Awesome day, properly enjoyed it.. Next time il bring more fuel


and a shovel!

 

[seltking]

yeh i think next time ill have a boot full of de icer haha was funny when we was melting the ice with two cans of the stuff lmao. was a slow drive but good when we got some open road to put the hammer down till my brakes faded at 90mph chasing nashy lol wasnt a pleasent feeling with the misses in the car aswell and a boot full of camping gear haha ill definatly up 4 another run with you guys had a good day was well worth the 140 mile drive to keswick.

 

[Tunst]

Still think your a mad man for camping in a tent!

 

[Šįk]

Awesome! Thought about coming but didn't really want to make an appearance in the diesel

 

[Tunst]

Awesome! Thought about coming but didn't really want to make an appearance in the diesel

you wouldnt have got up the hill

 

[Nashy]

Awesome! Thought about coming but didn't really want to make an appearance in the diesel

I am disappoint

 

[Tunst]

Soon as the weather picks up we'l have a big meet

 

[seltking]

haha the camping was great, freakin cold though haha felt great each morning getting out the freezin cold tent into the car lol think my love of this lil car has got stronger hahahahha yous will have to let me no when the next one is and ill be back up there fink i will be getting new brakes for the next 1 thou after chasing you lot in the 2 litres haha keept forgeting to take pictures but heres a few i remembered to take including a dead campsite haha

 

[andywa]

Looks like fun. Any more pics?

 

[Tunst]

Didnt really take many, we decided to cut the trip short because of the ice... There was only so much ice i could hack away with my rock..

 

[Jimbo_M]

Some nice shots there man, i bet that the trophy on them roads was epic

 

[leeds_182]

f**k that for a game of soldiers.

 

[Tunst]

Lol ^

The ice made the trip tbh, much lols were had

 

[Nashy]

Lol ^

The ice made the trip tbh, much lols were had

Never thought ice could be so much fun!!!

 

[BenG]

You get used to driving in these conditions in the Lakes, you just have to drive carefully. You need momentum to tackle a hill like that so you need to be confident too, once you lose confidence you just give up. It wasn't really that bad, the 1.2s struggled because you cant get momentum with the small amount of torque it offers and the EP3's don't offer much low down, so i'm told.
Going back down would have been a different story, brakes would have locked up instantly and there wouldn't be much you could do to stop it.

 

[Tunst]

You get used to driving in these conditions in the Lakes, you just have to drive carefully. You need momentum to tackle a hill like that so you need to be confident too, once you lose confidence you just give up. It wasn't really that bad, the 1.2s struggled because you cant get momentum with the small amount of torque it offers and the EP3's don't offer much low down, so i'm told.
Going back down would have been a different story, brakes would have locked up instantly and there wouldn't be much you could do to stop it.

Woo!


Decided to keep the clio! Going to spend some cash making her mint as possible.. Clocked 90k On the way home too

 

[BenG]

I can't upload the video, can anyone upload it if I send it to them somehow?

 

[Nashy]

Woo!


Decided to keep the clio! Going to spend some cash making her mint as possible.. Clocked 90k On the way home too

Told you so!

 

[Tunst]

Can email it to me?

Mark-Tunstall@hotmail.co.uk

 

[BenG]

She just needs a bit of TLC dude.

 

[Tunst]

Yeah.. Iv got a few plans now, get the bonnet bumper and rear qtr sprayed, wheel refurb, some nice seats... and eventually an RS2

 

[BenG]

Can email it to me?

Mark-Tunstall@hotmail.co.uk

Sending it now, it's about 450MB

 

[Šįk]

you wouldnt have got up the hill

Ha! You Wana bet?

Nashy - next time I'm in!

BenG - trophy still looks good! You changed anything to it since oulton park?