The Southwest monthly big meet at Exeter - 2nd friday of the month - 8:30pm

[Ed.200]

You up for meeting at morrisons then?

Plymcl172 can't go now AFAIK.

Yeh can do, I will need to stop off and get some VPower on the way.

 

[McGherkin]

Yeh can do, I will need to stop off and get some VPower on the way.

Seems good, I'll probably top up too. Meet at 7:15.

 

[Ed.200]

Yeh sounds good, will have to do a whip round morrisons for some food as well haha

 

[Aaron182.]

Again I don't think I can make this due to work. Which is taking over my life atm.

 

[The Fatty]

Again I don't think I can make this due to work. Which is taking over my life atm.

I know the feeling!

 

[Shifty.]

Nice little drive back, even in the wet! Hit the motorway and I couldn't see a thing out my windscreen!! Really ought to clean the car!

 

[McGherkin]

I didn't use lane 1 at all on the way back, was so much surface water there I was just constantly planing.

 

[Shifty.]

Lol, I had traction problems at times but that was following chip down country lanes, was good fun and still managed some half decent speeds at times! Met a copper going the other way at one point n thought he'd follow as it was 3 clios rallying in the lanes!

 

[McGherkin]

Lol, I should've followed you lot for a bit.

 

[Shifty.]

Yeah we ended up getting on the m5 at cullompton though which would've been further in the wrong direction.

 

[McGherkin]

Doubt it would've hurt much, I still have half a tank left, and I was on 3/4 before I left home!

 

[Ed.200]

Well that was a good way of spending a wet evening!

I almost expected the coppers to get out and ask us what we were doing around there at that time. Or to look in the review for the blue lights. (If he could ever catch up)

And Lesley's car will be all dirty again after that!

 

[McGherkin]

How was the rest of your trip?

 

[Chip-mk1]

Apologies if the pace seemed a little low in places, visibility was quite poor for me in a lot of places but for you guys following cause you had a set of rear lights to follow it wouldn't have been so probably seems like I was being too conservative speed wise.

Still good fun though.

 

[Shifty.]

Yeah understandable really, I just drive from what your doin and use your headlights, if I was leading I'd have probably gone a lot slower!

 

[Ed.200]

It rained all the way so some of the standing water was pretty bad, had a few twitch moments. Thankfully not much traffic so there was not much spray. Hit the mountain road just the other side of Carmarthen and couldn't she s**t. Complete blanket of fog so when you put main beam on it just glared right back at you.

That pace was quick enough or me chip!

 

[plymcl172]

I am 90% in for the next meet. See what happens with work and if it pisses it down I wont come. Never fun driving up the A38 on standing water. I nearly lost it the other week was horrible :headno:

 

[McGherkin]

I managed it last time you big girl

 

[plymcl172]

I could of crashed the other week ! I am not girl, if it takes your car you have no control

 

[McGherkin]

I love how you always think I'm being serious

to be honest, it was f**king sketchy, I was literally following Ranger's tail lights. Couldn't see anything else.

 

[Ed.200]

Yeh was pretty wet last time, kept you awake and the wipers at points were next to useless
Twisties just outside Exeter were interesting to say the least
Just go a little slower and its fine

On the thought of the next one - christmas party time springs to mind - is it worth seeing about booking?

 

[McGherkin]

Good idea that, probably quite busy there this time of year as well, so we'll probably need to book anyway.

 

[Dan@SJM]

MAKE IT A SATURDAY PLEASE! As I can then attend

 

[Chip-mk1]

Not sure if for December we should call the meet off as I suspect when we turn up at the pub it will be full of xmas party people and we wont get a table?

 

[Chip-mk1]

MAKE IT A SATURDAY PLEASE! As I can then attend

This one has been going a while and the friday seems to suit quite a few people who go that night who couldnt go on a saturday so I dont think we can really change it, but im sure that there will be other local meets on a saturday instead.

Maybe we could start a 4th saturday of the month one at Taunton harverster or something like that as its near the motorway and would be good for people who cant make it down as far as exeter (ie bristol people who dont want to drive that far) that way there would be a couple of meets fairly evenly spaced out?

 

[McGherkin]

Not sure if for December we should call the meet off as I suspect when we turn up at the pub it will be full of xmas party people and we wont get a table?

Book a table for 7-8 people. Should be about right.

 

[Dan@SJM]

Thats a great idea. If it involves food. I'm there.

 

[Ed.200]

Book a table for 7-8 people. Should be about right.

Or move tables onto the end of the work do and get a free meal!

Can always ring up and ask if they have a large booking that evening, we want to hold our own CSSW xmas do

Not a bad idea Chip, opens the area more for others

 

[Chip-mk1]

Trouble with booking tables is getting firm numbers from people attending, and deposits etc.

Must be honest, ICBA to sort it this late in the day as I know I will get messed around if I try!

 

[Shifty.]

Doubt you'll be able to book a table this late anyway, that harvester ideas a good shout though.

 

[Chip-mk1]

Doubt you'll be able to book a table this late anyway, that harvester ideas a good shout though.

Ok, I will start a seperate thread for that one then.

 

[plymcl172]

so the 14th is the next Exeter meet right, if it is then I am there

 

[Chip-mk1]

That's the date but not sure how many people are going.

 

[Shifty.]

I'm not gonna make this next one.

 

[Chip-mk1]

I think we will struggle to get a table too. So I wasn't going to go again till jan now.

 

[Shifty.]

Yeah thats what I figure

 

[plymcl172]

it was a real shame this didnt go ahead as I want to show off my new wheels

nevermind roll on the new year and the next Exeter meet hopefully

 

[Chip-mk1]

January 11th for the next one.

 

[marinemackay2003]

should be able to make that one
:clap:

 

[plymcl172]

1 week to go I better get cleaning on these polished rims of mine !