IMPORTANT: This weekend

Rhys wrote: (car was in sports mode most of the time).

I had it in Mode 3 of 6 (six being the most aggressive)...and I didn't hit the Sports button once! (Except for the brief spurt over the Dam with Dave's young passenger who seemed to enjoy it anyway).

I didn't dare after some of the comments from earlier in the day!

I dunno....all these Sunday drivers....

Brimham Rocks is good....but Pately Bridge and Fountains Abbey are better.

Pately has some great roads around it and the run down into the village is a super test of anyones brakes at speed.

The BBQ idea isn't bad but it'd use up a lot of drivetime wouldn't it?

We could just pre-decide on somewhere to eat perhaps.

I like Andy's idea of a proper picnic though.  Tables, seats et al, and a nice location like Fountains Abbey would be stunning on a hot day.

Let me throw in a few more locations for routes in the vicinity of them:

- Skipton

- Hawes

- Ripley Castle

- Newby Hall & Gardens

- Harewood House

- Castle Howard

- Bolton Priory/Bolton Castle

- Nunnington Hall

- Raby Castle

Plenty for people to think about there.

some good ideas, as both Kerry and me are members of the national trust and english heritage, we'd get in most places for free (plus can get in so many youngsters with our family ticket, save a few quid for others bringing nephews etc.)

Fountains is lovely, as are the other abbeys around (except Rosedale, which is just one stone somewhere..)

There was a meet at Newby Hall a while ago, there may be some pics etc. from it

Did a run round Hawes and buttertubs, masham etc. a few weeks ago, it was great driving and lovely scenery. Aysgarth Falls has a picnic area.

Just got back home and logged on.... looks like you all had a great day.... great photos too! Wish I could have been there too

Ho Hum, there's always the next one!

Cheers

I would have been only too pleased to give it a longer 'run' with Liam in the car.

However, I was also being cautious of taking a youngster at high speed around the country lanes. 

I could have cut the mustard around the bends to show him what the car could do but I couldn't forgive myself if a nutter came around the corner in the opposite direction on the wrong side of the road and took me out whilst I had a child in the car with me - hence confining the trip to a safe straight with nothing else on the road.

I'm delighted he enjoyed it though!  I was worried about his neck initially when I put my foot down....because he disappeared from my line of sight.....

MTEC530D wrote: Andy sorry if i offended you about your 6 calling it a big red bus

Oh no offence taken. It crosses my mind every time I jump out of the Touring !

I'm hoping to take it on the track for one of the Better Driving days.  Without all these modern nancyboy electronic nanny gadgets the old girl needs a bit of room in case it goes a bit Pete Tong. 

So long as the E30 M3 lot stay out of my trajectory I'm hoping to explore the outer edges of it's envelope

Janet will not be on board!

Think I'll have to ... ehem ... join the Club first!

If you're at the next meeting we'll have a chat about the feasibility of it.

I'm intending to join . . . honest!

And here for all you road-movie fans ...

      http://www.geocities.com/dagsyfm/porkpie.htm

Having not got bored band, is there some reference to coasting on that link?

I won't be able to go, I'll be in San Fran or maybe Las Vagas by then.