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spud · Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 10:20 Post subject:

Some of my pics...........

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Onan The Barbarian · Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 16:54 Post subject:

Another GREAT Mega Meet! Got back yesterday afternoon, after a nice steady drive back from Tamworth, where we stayed overnight.

First of all, thanks…

Mega Meet Weekend

• Mark Dale – for sorting the meet and general organisation skills
• All those involved in preparation and cooking – too many to mention but you know who you are – GREAT job!
• Wild Gal and Stoney for getting the raffle sorted – brilliant job!
• Everyone – thanks for your company! It was great to meet up with old friends and to put names to faces of those we hadn’t met before! Good to see some real newbies there too!

I thought the site was pretty good, especially considering how cheap it was. Our static was just about as far away from the meet as you could get, but it wasn’t really an issue… if only I’d figured out the gas fire earlier, those nights might not have been so damned cold! Rolling Eyes

Langdale

• What a blast! A really good, fun afternoon… with really good company, all working as a team! And Mrs. Barbarian lost her offroading virginity too!! wav

• Special thanks to Offroaddriver (Tom) for dragging me out of the mud… top man, dude! Wink

Fresh from play...

The Langdale Five...

(Left to right: Mark, Tom, Andy, Alan, Steve... guess which Pajero didn't go out to play!)

Laning on the Yorkshire Moors

• Thanks to Buzz for sorting out some beautiful lanes for us… and for coming up just for the day!
• Big thanks to Team 3 – Leebeelee (and Joel) and TimReal – great company and good banter on the CBs! Glad you enjoyed your first trip out, Lee! Wink

• Thanks also to tazbabe and Spud, and PajmanAl for your company on the last few lanes!

TimReal coming down off Rudland Rigg, with Leebeelee waiting nervously at the top...

This is the kind of breathtaking backdrop we had whilst on the Moors...

Mr. White performed impeccably… he’d been serviced before we left and I was interested to see how we’d get on with the thorny issue of fuel consumption. I was pleasantly surprised…

• 1st refuel at Morrison’s, York (117.9p / litre): 298.87 miles – 12.08 gallons = 24.74 mpg
• 2nd refuel at Morrison’s, Filey (119.9p / litre): 127.31 miles – 6.13 gallons = 20.76 mpg
• 3rd refuel at Morrison’s, Filey (120.9 / litre): 224.38 miles – 9.47 gallons = 23.69 mpg
• 4th refuel at Morrison’s, Filey (120.9p / litre): 284.75 miles – 10.92 gallons = 26.07 mpg
• 5th refuel at Exeter (122.9p / litre): 358.69 miles – 12.05 gallons = 29.76 mpg!!! Shocked

Overall, we did 1294 miles and averaged 25.54 mpg! Cool

We managed the journey back on one tank… I kept the revs to no more than 2500 rpm and rarely went above 70 mph… and achieved almost 30 mpg… I am absolutely amazed!!! Perhaps there really is something in this economical driving after all!!! Rolling Eyes

I think we were all a bit peed off at the difference in fuel prices, and the almost daily price rises! We saw it as high as 129.9p / litre, at small garages in the more remote areas!! But I certainly didn’t realise it was so much cheaper 'up north' than it is down here!! Evil or Very Mad

But, fuel costs aside, it was worth every penny… we had a fab week and saw part of the country I hadn’t been to for over 40 years… and we covered a LOT of miles to see as much of it as we possibly could!

Roll on Mega Meet 2009… wherever it is! Very Happy

minesapasty · Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 17:22 Post subject:

Welcome back Steve......... didn't you have a sat nav? or were you following Nick?

It's 370 miles from St Austell to Skipton, so Exeter to York should be about the same...... that is 740 ish miles....... where did the other 600 come from???? Laughing

Onan The Barbarian · Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 17:50 Post subject:

Hey Tony!

Mate, you've been to Yorkshire, so you know how beautiful it is! It would be easier to tell you where we didn't go... we drove around the Moors, and over them on almost every road and green lane there is! Laughing

I enjoy driving, so the journeys each way were not exactly as the TomTom wanted us to to take! Rolling Eyes

It was very easy to clock up the extra miles, believe me! Wink

kylecollie · Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 17:55 Post subject:

you forgot to mention it was two elite mk1s that where blazing the trail ahead for all mk2s to follow steve Very Happy

and ewe forgot to say what an honour it was to meet kylie Evil or Very Mad

mga694 · Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 17:59 Post subject:

Some good pics there Onan

and yes it is my paj that did not play .....
sorry I could not be there on sunday to go laneing but had to leave saturday night due to unforseen circumstances.......
had a great time at langdale
roll on next year.............

tazbabe · Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 18:41 Post subject:

that's us just finished putting new shocks on my paj, bit too late for langdale Crying or Very sad

but roll on drumclog! Laughing

each megameet is a rival for the last, we're getting better and better at it all the time. i love the megameet!

stoney · Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 19:42 Post subject:

Some great pics of Langdale and the lanes there lads.....I so wish i could have come out to play, but nevertheless we had a great short break and we look forward to the next meet