Ah cheers. We were in edinburgh getting drenched. Would have been nice to have a catch up with some faces if I'd known it was going on :)
Ah cheers. We were in edinburgh getting drenched. Would have been nice to have a catch up with some faces if I'd known it was going on :)
Congratulations Ian
Stephen & Allyson
Cracking day out again! Top Marks to the Clan for another great Thistle Run! Great roads, great folks, great cars.. and even cracking weather - a load of cash raised or charity too!
Well done again Ian on winning, you Cooper looked awesome.. I need another old one to fill my garage
Lots of spotless old classics, a few good New Minis too, and a good few seriously modded classics too, mostly VTec or Vauxhall twin-cam
There really are some nice Z-cars examples out there now! WANT!
Feel for the guy at Hermiston Gate roundabout tho. Brand New Z-cars conversion, engine in the back and rear-drive - sounds like he got a bit carried away on the roundabout and ended up backwards into the verge and barriers - and that was before he even got to the start of the run
We got the rain as well Andy, but it was on the bypass at Edinburgh, it was a proper monsoon, so bad that one lane was closed off with massive tailbacks. The closed lane was just one massive loch
We spent a load of the run with the main bunch, tootling round the countryside, but after an unscheduled 'comfort break' we had a good 10 miles of empty road while we caught up with the cars in front just outside Eyemouth.. THAT was fun!
Here's a couple of pics from the phone, more on the camera when I get round to uploading..
*Edit: Link to other pics in Flickr at the end*
And my absolute favourite of the day - a nice wee VTech Z Cars RWD clubby. Bootiful.
**Edited..**
CLICKY:
Here's a link to the rest of my pics on Flickr
Last edited by Burple; 26th May 2014 at 03:17 PM.
I think if I had one of the z-cars I would also end up facing the wrong way at a roundabout / corner. I followed it for a while and it was both quick and a handful.Originally Posted by Burple
Cracking day out again! Top Marks to the Clan for another great Thistle Run! Great roads, great folks, great cars.. and even cracking weather - a load of cash raised or charity too!
Well done again Ian on winning, you Cooper looked awesome.. I need another old one to fill my garage
Lots of spotless old classics, a few good New Minis too, and a good few seriously modded classics too, mostly VTec or Vauxhall twin-cam
There really are some nice Z-cars examples out there now! WANT!
Feel for the guy at Hermiston Gate roundabout tho. Brand New Z-cars conversion, engine in the back and rear-drive - sounds like he got a bit carried away on the roundabout and ended up backwards into the verge and barriers - and that was before he even got to the start of the run
We got the rain as well Andy, but it was on the bypass at Edinburgh, it was a proper monsoon, so bad that one lane was closed off with massive tailbacks. The closed lane was just one massive loch
We spent a load of the run with the main bunch, tootling round the countryside, but after an unscheduled 'comfort break' we had a good 10 miles of empty road while we caught up with the cars in front just outside Eyemouth.. THAT was fun!
Here's a couple of pics from the phone, more on the camera when I get round to uploading..
*Edit: Link to other pics in Flickr at the end*
And my absolute favourite of the day - a nice wee VTech Z Cars RWD clubby. Bootiful.
**Edited..**
CLICKY:
Here's a link to the rest of my pics on Flickr
A clubman 1275GT would do me nicely and already worked out I have space at side of the house for a stand alone shed / garage to store it in. Helen is talking about 2 kids needing to go to Uni in next few years and the fact I may not have a job shortly and what about that new kitchen but I think these are just small details 😄
I love that sand glow orange GT cracking photos and well done to Ian !!
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Great pics Ewan.
R60 Light White / Red Countryman All 4 John Cooper Works Auto
R57 Chili Red Convertible John Cooper Works Auto
Great photos everyone, a reminder of a cracking day out. So many great minis it's impossible to pick a favourite - I did like the v-tech one but Helen doesn't :-)
I thought we were going to be washed away coming home round Edinburgh but my wee classic did us proud, never missing a beat.
Congratulations Ian, well deserved
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