Andy Young Posted October 13, 2006 Author Posted October 13, 2006 North, north west, east are all good for me I have no other plans for Sunday - will have to disconnect those new heater hoses I fitted this weekend, I was melting in the car today (diagnosis from Northway is that valves in flapper boxes are stuck open - will post new thread on that). Come on boys lets have a thrash this weekend. The decision is to meet up at 10am at the Piercefield Arms at St Arvans just north of Chepstow. take Junction 2 off the M48 over 2 roundabouts towards Chepstow on A466. The Piercefield Arms is on the left just before St Arvans after the race course. The plan is to follow a route used by the Cateram owners club (my neighbour has one and will be joining us) up the A466 to Monmouth then head for Hay on Wye cross country on the b roads through the Golden valley. The route is supposed to be excellent and we plan to have lunch in Hay on Wye (don't know where yet) then disperse from there. Don't forget the cameras as the weather forecast is good. Hope you can join us and if you want a mobile to contact me send a PM. So far it's Ian C and Me plus the Cateram but we can slow down for him! Plus potential of another 2 or 3 if they can make it.
Ian Comerford Posted October 14, 2006 Posted October 14, 2006 Planning on joining you tomorrow. Great, see you there Chris. Jevvy, are you going to be able to make it? What about Anil? Ian
Andy Young Posted October 14, 2006 Author Posted October 14, 2006 Great, see you there Chris. Jevvy, are you going to be able to make it? What about Anil? Ian So far we have Ian, me, Chris, my cousin John (997 Carerra S) and Richard in the Cateram - should be a great day out. hope to get some nice pics of the evolution from Ian's SC, via 3.2 to 997 (I know we are missing a few models in between). I had a drive in the 997 this afternoon - what a car. Scared myself big time. Come on Jevvy leave the track day prep until Monday.
Ian Comerford Posted October 14, 2006 Posted October 14, 2006 easy tiger - thats fighting talk! Come on, you know you want to, just think about that drive up the Wye valley
Chris_911 Posted October 15, 2006 Posted October 15, 2006 Many thanks for a great day out. Good to meet you all & looking forward to the next one - next time I'll persuade Lou to come with me.
Ian Comerford Posted October 15, 2006 Posted October 15, 2006 Many thanks for a great day out. Good to meet you all & looking forward to the next one - next time I'll persuade Lou to come with me. Good to meet you today Chris, great day for a drive and sorry I had to cut away early. Nice car by the way and that interor works really well. Until the next one Ian We'll have to wait for Andy to post some pics. I brought my camera along and after nearly overcooking a bend whilst trying to take a shot of the convoy, decided to wait for static shots. I then found the batteries were flat, Andy gave me some new ones and then I found that the memory card was full Dimbo
Andy Young Posted October 15, 2006 Author Posted October 15, 2006 Good to meet you today Chris, great day for a drive and sorry I had to cut away early. Nice car by the way and that interor works really well. Until the next one Ian We'll have to wait for Andy to post some pics. I brought my camera along and after nearly overcooking a bend whilst trying to take a shot of the convoy, decided to wait for static shots. I then found the batteries were flat, Andy gave me some new ones and then I found that the memory card was full Dimbo No - just Army! I will post some pics and story later - the road Richard took me back through Usk is on the Cateram Club's top 10 and I understand why - it was a 10 mile complete blast of tree lined natural tunnels, twisty changes, narrow bits opening onto long up hill accelerations. It had the lot. Chris - nice car and we will keep an eye on the weather and try and meet up again.
Andy Young Posted October 15, 2006 Author Posted October 15, 2006 The decision is to meet up at 10am at the Piercefield Arms at St Arvans just north of Chepstow. take Junction 2 off the M48 over 2 roundabouts towards Chepstow on A466. The Piercefield Arms is on the left just before St Arvans after the race course. Met up with Chris911 around 10am today with his lovely 88 3.2 low miler with very cool interior along with Ian C and his SC, my cousin John's 997 and mate Richard in his Caterham. Call it 'Evolution' Call it 'competition' We blasted off to Monmouth on A466 following the little yellow rocket which was quick at overtaking. Ian C managed to keep up despite the 4x4 attempting to push him into the ditch!! You know the type - as you pass he tries to close the gap, drifts sideways...WAW!! Anyway, the 911s all chasing the yellow thing like a pack of lions chasing the prey - well we finally trapped him at a convenient coffe shop. Then the poor navigation started - how to lose 2 IBs in Monmouth Wales is round here somewhere!! Unfortunately Ian had to leave us after Monmouth - said something about washing his hair! We lost Chris but his sat nav got him to Hay on Wye using a suitably winding route and he was still grinning when we got there. I followed Richard more sedately as my wife was beginning to turn green (not a good IB passenger). Nice lunch and browsed the old book stores in Hay and there are many for which it is famous. Even picked up some old 911 books between us (despite my Glasweigan roots i even paid). Around 2.30 Chris said goodbye and headed home to Cheltenham (how was that route home?). the girls went in the Caterham (slowly) and I let Richard drive my car - he admitted later that perhaps he may be tempted to ditch the little yellow wet and nosiy thing for an IB? The memorable bit was the road he took me on from Usk to Chepstow B4235 which the Caterham club class as one of the best in the UK. It also helped having a co-driver describing what was coming. Lots of long sweeping bends, changes in elevation, sharp corners a real blast and highly recommended. I will get the triangular route they use around that area and post the details. The other memorable bit was in Momouth as around 20 TVRs passed us heading on a Sunday drive - what is the collective noun for TVR? A 'Rattle' perhaps? Great day, nice to meet another IB'er from the site and I will definately be going back to Wales and those routes again.
Anil Posted October 16, 2006 Posted October 16, 2006 Ian, Andy Sorry I couldn't make the drive, but looks like you all had a great time. Please let me know if you plan on driving up there again. Cheers Anil
Guest stefan Posted October 17, 2006 Posted October 17, 2006 Sounds like a great trip - I'll definately try to get along to the next one. I didn't do the walling course in the end - I had a filthy cold instead. 20 TVR's - all running?! I'd have to call that 'a surprise'.
Tripe Posted October 17, 2006 Posted October 17, 2006 20 TVR's - all running?! I'd have to call that 'a surprise'. Or even 'a miracle'?
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