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Old Mar 26, 2006 | 12:31 PM
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Told you, I forgot to put it on to charge.

Great run - I do miss them when we do not do them for a long time.
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Old Mar 26, 2006 | 12:39 PM
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That is a fantastically hideous picture of me getting out of the car.
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Old Mar 26, 2006 | 03:58 PM
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What a cracking day out, and the weather held out to until now,
there were some great veiws on top of the hills Etc just a shame my camera from flea bay hasnt arrived yet, trust me to get the duff radio (thanks chris)

We do need to get some decent radios as we got split up a few times - but it added to the adventure.

got back - went and seen mother then dashed to B & Q - I can finally have a sit down from an action packed day

big thanks to Dai and Chris for some crazy routes

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videos up

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Originally Posted by cw42
We also need to practice our convoy technique, there were a number of times when we left the back markers behind today.
Maybe next time you take a turn off the main road, you could let us know before we go past it
Dam Passat drivers

Totally agree about the radios situation. I think they are usually sold in pairs so maybe them people without them could pair up and go halfs on the cost of a set.
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Old Mar 26, 2006 | 08:14 PM
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You should do the 2nd man rule like we use to on the bikes...

You choose a leader for the afternoon, who knows where he is going...lol

Then at every junction where you are turning left or right, the 2nd person in the convoy waits till all the rest of the drivers have past him...Then he re-joins at the back...

So then the 3rd, becomes the 2nd....and so on.......

So i suppose you can then spend the rest of the time trying to get past the slows ones, back up to 2nd place again...


If you are going straight on at a junction, then nobody needs to wait...

Its a good thing to do, as the convoy never stops to wait for the lost....Cause they dont get lost...So your always on the move till you reach your beer or food eating joint....
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Old Mar 26, 2006 | 08:21 PM
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You should do the 2nd man rule like we use to on the bikes...

You choose a leader for the afternoon, who knows where he is going...lol

Then at every junction where you are turning left or right, the 2nd person in the convoy waits till all the rest of the drivers have past him...Then he re-joins at the back...

So then the 3rd, becomes the 2nd....and so on.......

So i suppose you can then spend the rest of the time trying to get past the slows ones, back up to 2nd place again...


If you are going straight on at a junction, then nobody needs to wait...

Its a good thing to do, as the convoy never stops to wait for the lost....Cause they dont get lost...So your always on the move till you reach your beer or food eating joint....
I would still end up getting lost as i am hopeless on where i am going
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Originally Posted by cw42
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Old Mar 26, 2006 | 08:57 PM
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Well done lads...

You definately looked like you chose the better option today....
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Old Mar 26, 2006 | 09:04 PM
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Great day Chris thanks for arranging it
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Old Mar 26, 2006 | 09:32 PM
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Looks like i missed an excellent day will teach me to get my fat a**e out of bed on a Sunday morning, having said that i really wanted to fetch my own car, and i would have been left for dead as i'm trying to keep it under 4k at the moment until i get my remap.

Great video btw Chris
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Old Mar 27, 2006 | 10:56 AM
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Great video cw42 pity about the music that went with it, oh and by the way who were you trying to impress with those driving skills on the way back or should i say lack of them, over taking on a bend
Apart from that a great run out thank's again for cw42 and dai taking the rain's pity some of us got stuck behind a prat in a "passat".
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Old Mar 27, 2006 | 11:31 AM
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oh and by the way who were you trying to impress with those driving skills on the way back or should i say lack of them, over taking on a bend
I bet he turned the camera off on his way back.
Shame, we could have used it as a training video "How NOT to Drive"
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You two are joking aren't you? Chris would never drive like that!
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Old Mar 27, 2006 | 12:14 PM
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Never joke about things like that my mate if the boot was on the other foot then i'm sure i would be getting a telling off.
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Old Mar 27, 2006 | 12:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Dr.P
Never joke about things like that my mate if the boot was on the other foot then i'm sure i would be getting a telling off.

It just goes to show we can all get a bit of the red mist when driving sometimes.

Doh i wish i'd have come now, double doh!
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Old Mar 27, 2006 | 12:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Dr.P
Great video cw42 pity about the music that went with it, oh and by the way who were you trying to impress with those driving skills on the way back or should i say lack of them, over taking on a bend
Apart from that a great run out thank's again for cw42 and dai taking the rain's pity some of us got stuck behind a prat in a "passat".
Not seen the whole video but if it's the overtaking the lorry on the cat and fiddle that was an ocasion where it is perfectly fine to overtake on a bend, so your general statement about overtaking on bend is flawed.

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Old Mar 27, 2006 | 01:53 PM
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I thought the general behaviour and driving standards were exemplory by all.

If anyone has any specific issues then please keep them to email or discuss at the next meeting.

And yes, EVERYONE is liable to a reprimand should their driving fall below the required SMACS standard.
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Old Mar 27, 2006 | 01:57 PM
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http://www.scoobysmacs.co.uk/Videos/overtaking.wmv

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who were you trying to impress with those driving skills on the way back or should i say lack of them, over taking on a bend
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I bet he turned the camera off on his way back.
Shame, we could have used it as a training video "How NOT to Drive"
I hope you are both joking, but as I don't see any smilies in Dr.P's post, I presume your not?
Ok, to answer the critisism of my driving, I fortunatly DID have the camera on Paul. So you can see for yourselves.

First, before you watch it, consider this:
1/ we were out for a DRIVE, in high powered souped up supercar beating scoobys. Dr.P, you pride yourself on the fact that your car has 5bhp (on the rr in feb) more than me, yet you drove along the snake pass like an old granny! WHY? There were numerous places you could have overtaken along that road, but you didn't take a single one, were you leading us all home? NO. I stated in the pub, last one home is a wuss, tongue firmly in cheek, but my intention was to make it clear we should drive home briskly. Maybe I need to spell it out clearer on future drives.
2/ I know the snake pass like the back of my hand. Where to overtake, where to hang back, where to take it easy. On a busy sunday dinnertime, the chances to overtake are few and far between, and are to be taken quickly if one arises. Hesitation is not an option if you want to crack on.
3/ gillp95, where were you? Did you see my so called "corner overtake"? The video evidence shows me overtaking before the corner, and back on my side before the corner, so why are you jumping on the bandwagon?
4/ chief, I had no "red mist" and can be heard coughing and sniffing in boredom at the pace we were going most of the way along the pass
5/ The next time we go for a drive, the only time you don't overtake everything you can, when you can, is when you are leading, and everyone else is miles behind you. That way, you lose everyone as soon as you turn off the road, as we did with justin, martin and paul. At all other times, if you can overtake someone safely and quickly, then do so.

I'm the most careful driver in the club, and as well as owning a fire breathing, porche beating scooby, have actually taken some driving tuition since getting into seriously fast cars. Who else has? The saying "POWER IS NOTHING WITHOUT CONTROL" applies very strongly to what we do, and I for one take my responsibilities very seriously behind the wheel. I will not sit in traffic though, like some old dear on a sunday church run, with 6 other scoobys around me doing the same!

Hope that answers your accusation.
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Old Mar 27, 2006 | 02:30 PM
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As far as i'm aware overtaking on a bend is not illegal as long as if there are no double lines or a blind bend, i used to do it all the time up teh Cat and Fiddle Chris on my Bike.

BTW Chris dont let the slow brigade wind you up - you were just making steady progress
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Chris,

My comments were merely a joke . And I wasn't that far back, dont you remember who it was that pulled out behind you from the pub car park . You stopped to let me out but I waved you on first. So from where I was I watched you overtake at least 6 or 8 cars . I could see right up to that black impreza with the gold wheels. And everytime you overtook someone, the other side of the road was clear for ages. So I didnt see a problem with your antics . Each to their own .

p.s. Blimey, wish I had kept my mouth shut now...........



p.p.s Not EVERY scooby driver is in such a rush . I for one am in no rush to loose my license. (Not aimed at Cw42 or anyone else in particular, just my personal view) Getting from point A to point B quicker than joe bloggs is not going to earn me any medals or anything else like that. Each to their own.................
Thats why I bought a wagon, so that I can drive like it has a boot full of shopping and kids on the back seat. Also, I can jump on any bandwagons that come my way. Sportswagon - bandwagon, all the same to me..........

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LOL

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Sportswagon - bandwagon, all the same to me.........
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Old Mar 27, 2006 | 03:17 PM
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Hands up all those who have had accidents in the last 12 months

"This old guy pulled out on me!" - Yeah Right!

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I'm the most careful driver in the club
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Old Mar 27, 2006 | 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Gillp95
Chris,

My comments were merely a joke . And I wasn't that far back, dont you remember who it was that pulled out behind you from the pub car park . You stopped to let me out but I waved you on first. So from where I was I watched you overtake at least 6 or 8 cars . I could see right up to that black impreza with the gold wheels. And everytime you overtook someone, the other side of the road was clear for ages. So I didnt see a problem with your antics . Each to their own .

p.s. Blimey, wish I had kept my mouth shut now...........



p.p.s Not EVERY scooby driver is in such a rush . I for one am in no rush to loose my license. Getting from point A to point B quicker than joe bloggs is not going to earn me any medals or anything else like that. Each to their own................. Thats why I bought a wagon, so that I can drive like it has a boot full of shopping and kids on the back seat. Also, I can jump on any bandwagons that come my way. Sportswagon - bandwagon, all the same to me..........
Lucky I did come out first, otherwise from your comments, we'd still be on the pass now
I understand what your saying about pace, but do you agree that we were out for a drive yesterday, not sight seeing? Your post would also suggest that I was travelling at license losing speeds, ie: over 100, this is clearly not the case, and I would appreciate your retraction of that comment. I'm also not out to earn any medals, merely to enjoy my car, and the cars around me in the group, in a safe and friendly way. Maybe we need a section for wagons at the back, although I'm sure Lord bass, who kept up no problems, wouldn't want to be in it
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Old Mar 27, 2006 | 03:21 PM
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Originally Posted by supertouring
Hands up all those who have had accidents in the last 12 months

"This old guy pulled out on me!" - Yeah Right!
Stop winding me up you!
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Originally Posted by cw42
http://www.scoobysmacs.co.uk/Videos/overtaking.wmv

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Gillp95


I hope you are both joking, but as I don't see any smilies in Dr.P's post, I presume your not?
Ok, to answer the critisism of my driving, I fortunatly DID have the camera on Paul. So you can see for yourselves.

First, before you watch it, consider this:
1/ we were out for a DRIVE, in high powered souped up supercar beating scoobys. Dr.P, you pride yourself on the fact that your car has 5bhp (on the rr in feb) more than me, yet you drove along the snake pass like an old granny! WHY? There were numerous places you could have overtaken along that road, but you didn't take a single one, were you leading us all home? NO. I stated in the pub, last one home is a wuss, tongue firmly in cheek, but my intention was to make it clear we should drive home briskly. Maybe I need to spell it out clearer on future drives.
2/ I know the snake pass like the back of my hand. Where to overtake, where to hang back, where to take it easy. On a busy sunday dinnertime, the chances to overtake are few and far between, and are to be taken quickly if one arises. Hesitation is not an option if you want to crack on.
3/ gillp95, where were you? Did you see my so called "corner overtake"? The video evidence shows me overtaking before the corner, and back on my side before the corner, so why are you jumping on the bandwagon?
4/ chief, I had no "red mist" and can be heard coughing and sniffing in boredom at the pace we were going most of the way along the pass
5/ The next time we go for a drive, the only time you don't overtake everything you can, when you can, is when you are leading, and everyone else is miles behind you. That way, you lose everyone as soon as you turn off the road, as we did with justin, martin and paul. At all other times, if you can overtake someone safely and quickly, then do so.

I'm the most careful driver in the club, and as well as owning a fire breathing, porche beating scooby, have actually taken some driving tuition since getting into seriously fast cars. Who else has? The saying "POWER IS NOTHING WITHOUT CONTROL" applies very strongly to what we do, and I for one take my responsibilities very seriously behind the wheel. I will not sit in traffic though, like some old dear on a sunday church run, with 6 other scoobys around me doing the same!

Hope that answers your accusation.
All in jest, i'm glad to see it's not bothered you my mate, don't we just love it when cw42 get's p*****of boy's, i didn't think i needed to use all the horse's that i have under the bonnet, but as you said you know the road better than me.
And yes may-be i did drive alot slower than the rest of you on sunday, but some of them road's i've never been on so not knowing them i decided to take it a little easy.
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Originally Posted by cw42
Stop winding me up you!

Whoa, Whoa, Whoa, what do you mean an accident?
enlighten please
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Originally Posted by cw42
Lucky I did come out first
Chris this isnt more of your gay abandon episode rearing its ugly head again is it?
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I will bring a couple of foam cricket bats with me for the April meet - you all sound like a bunch of bickering old women it’s shame there isn’t a handbag smiley

Agree with Dr p those roads are also new to me so theres no point pushing it and end up smashing the car up - you go at a speed that suits your driving ability (think id better by a panda )

To be fair I didn’t see anyone step out of line as regards to speed limits/overtaking dangerously - but then again I was at the back

Ps that duff radio also slowed me down

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cw42 stop getting your kickers in a twist, it's normally me doing the over taking in crazy place's so don't take it to heart, that what having all that power come's in handy for.
















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