SMACS impromptu run out sunday 26th March
26 March 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
regards
Justin
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
regards
Justin
26 March 2006, 08:03 PM
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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.
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.
26 March 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....
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....
26 March 2006, 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted by g01dmember
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....
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....
26 March 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
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
27 March 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".
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".
27 March 2006, 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Dr.P
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
Shame, we could have used it as a training video "How NOT to Drive"
27 March 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!
27 March 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".
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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27 March 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.
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.
27 March 2006, 01:57 PM
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http://www.scoobysmacs.co.uk/Videos/overtaking.wmv
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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.
Dr.P
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"
Shame, we could have used it as a training video "How NOT to Drive"
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.
27 March 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
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 
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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..........
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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27 March 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!
"This old guy pulled out on me!" - Yeah Right!
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I'm the most careful driver in the club
27 March 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..........
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.......... 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
27 March 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!
"This old guy pulled out on me!" - Yeah Right!
27 March 2006, 03:37 PM
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Originally Posted by cw42
http://www.scoobysmacs.co.uk/Videos/overtaking.wmv
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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.
Dr.P
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.
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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Lucky I did come out first
27 March 2006, 04:15 PM
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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
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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
Regards
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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
Regards
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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.
Chill my mate
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