Joint Car Club Meet - Sunday 5th February

Last gasp attempt at support from BMWCC.

Is ANYONE from here coming?

What has happened to this place!

AndyS wrote: Not everyone wants to get involved in a "spirited" wacky races drive where they stuggle to keep up with big performance cars.   Apart from the fact that older cars just don't have the brakes or roadholding we worry for the safety of our pride & joys.

Well, well, wacky races?  Since when have you suffered from medium term memory loss Andy?  Because if memory serves me rightly, and I've checked this with someone else just to be sure, it was a red 635 that was the lead car on the last outing.  You wacky racer eh.

Kettle.  Black.  Pot.   All words that spring to mind.

Furthermore, what makes your pride and joy different from a newer pride and joy.  Absolutely nothing.  You're just making an assumption and we all know what can be made out of that word.  It's extremely judgemental to say the least.

If you prang your Six you can just go & buy another, I can't replace my 635 so easily.

Ah, I see, well that's alright then.

Another issue is the "gang" mentality. Driving fast rather than just quickly is best done with one car.  Two or more cars driving very fast together would be seen as racing in the eyes of the law.

Ahem, and I'll refer you to my earlier comment about the colour of instruments used for boiling water.  Quite astonishing comments to be honest Andy.  At least I know your real thoughts on the previous TSN meet now, although I find it much easier to speak as I find at the time.  Waiting a few months and then announcing that everyone had a gang mentality and were a bunch of wacky racers?  Hmmm.  How odd.

It's up to the individual whether it's the kind of event they want to attend so don't throw your teddy out of the pram just because not everyone wants to come out & play.

I get the idea though, because at least you've revealed your true thoughts on the meets now.

Rhys... busted!! 

come on up to one of the meetings at this end Coasting, we've got a deficit of people willing to drive their cars at more than walking pace

Coasting wrote: my comments were tongue in cheek, as anyone who has met me would know without much guessing.

Coasting wrote: I'll leave the Northeast to do it's own thing in future.

Oh, so we're dumped just because we don't blindly follow when you want to go all Alpha Male Tribe Leader on us? How will we survive???

AndyS wrote: As I remember it was you who said "lead the way as you know the road". I like to have a spirited drive now & then too, never denied it. However, & Tim will confirm this, "spirited" does not mean struggling to keep the car on the road.

The fact is, whether you want to continue denying the truth or not (and you are), YOU were the lead car, YOU dictated the pace, and YOU decided it was suitable.  So for you now to criticise the pace of the runs is frankly nothing less than ludicrous.  All the way down those back roads you were in control.  Not us.  Not anyone pushing you.  You.  The A1 section was a mere fraction of the trip.  So what if you had to catch people up on the A1?  Did you flash us?  No.

After following you down the country lanes at breakneck pace, are we then meant to read your mind from a distance when you decide to slow down on the A1? 

I've mentioned this to the people on the run today, 6 of which were at the run you lead Andy.  On the question of our pace, your accusation of 'Wacky Racers' and 'Gang culture' was met with amazement.  I'm not the only one that witnessed it Andy, but you appear to be the only one with a certain recollection of events.

In respect of the Pride & Joy comment, well again I'll refer you to the previous meet.  You didn't seem too concerned about the availability of a wing then.  Ultimately, it's up to you how spirited you drive.  No-one forces you to drive quickly, especially when you're the lead car.

AndyS wrote: Cast your mind back. I did complain about having to chase all the way up the A1 like a bloody loony just to catch up with rest of you.

Did you?  I don't recall it.  Is there reference to it in the thread relating to the meet Andy?  Incredible.

AndyS wrote: Don't like someone disagreeing with you huh?

Ermmm, Andy.  It was YOU that started your little tirade of unnecessary comments to what was a tongue in cheek post.  Indeed you've made this post after I confirmed it was tongue in cheek, yet you've continued with a hoard of comments that have no factual base whatsoever.   I'd ask you to look closer to home at someone who doesn't like an opinion given back to them - especially when it is based on facts, not fiction.

AndyS wrote: My comments were a response to your heavy handed attempt to bully other people into attending your meet & your comments directed at those of us who declined your invitation. You wonder why more of the NE members haven't come on your runs? Not everyone likes to be dictated to by you. Remember the Corbridge debacle???

You don't read posts do you Andy?  I made it clear it was tongue in cheek.  Yet still, you persist.  Then, you raise another meet and call it a debacle.  You've got quite a nest of little bees wanting to get out of that bonnet by the sounds of it. 

Again, and I'll say this to everyone, have a little search of the threads and see if you said this then Andy.  Well, well, you didn't, did you? 

Not fiction Andy - all facts for people to go and find for themselves.

However, let me ask this, what gives you the right to think you speak for all the attendees of the meets?  Just what?  Absolutely nothing.