Lakes Run - 19th March 2017

This years Lake District run will take place on Sunday 19th March 2017

The starting point is Burton Services between Junction 35 and 36 northbound on the M6. We will depart from here promptly at 10.00.

For those travelling north up the M6 you can meet at Charnock Richard Services M6 just north of Junction 27 at 09.00 and travel together to Burton services.

I will be at Burton Services from 09.30 to meet everybody. Anyone requiring any other meeting point or more specific information about the route or any other additional details please message me directly.

This is a full days run but we will be stopping for a coffee in the morning, a lunch stop in Keswick for an hour before the second leg in the afternoon and we will finish up in Bowness On Windermere at about 4pm.

Please put your name down - as usual we have a limit of 12 cars.

1. Graham
2. Anthony (Gilles27)
3. Martin (Martin42006)
4. Bill M (Wi11iAMR2)
5. John (Johnsf)
6. Michael (michaeljapp)
7. Smaxer
8. Dean & Rohan (Bigboyzjunk)
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12.

Me please

Should make this one, stick me down :)

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Should make this one, stick me down :)

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Please put us down too, thanks

Please add John and probably Martin.

Thank you.

Bill and John both added.

Thanks.

Yes please for this run. Its always a good one run!

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Thank you Graham for putting the beautiful scenic run on again, To all you members out there it the start of another great year for getting your MK1 out and enjoying it on all the runs to the fully get the best out of it.
Ask your Mk1 would you like get you heart beating fast to go for a lovely day out, I'm shore it i would say yes please lets do it, So go on give it a treat.
Bill.

I'd like to join in too! :)

Martin

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I'd like to join in too! :)

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Not been on here for ages. Put me and Rohan down pls. Better check she starts!!

Looking forward to Sunday. Just been to the gargae to check on the car and all's fine (which is good news)!

8 cars so far so it is not too late to add your name to the list.

Graham

Have a great run everyone! :)

The first weekend of the season has arrived!

LA6 1JF is the postcode of the meeting point.

Awesome run today despite the miserable weather.
Got some photos and running through the dashcam footage but it looks to have overwritten most of the morning :(
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Good to see everyone today. A good day despite the weather - we have never had the roads so quiet on a Lake District run!

I hope everyone made it home OK.

Great to see Bill Hulme this morning as well.

Graham

Fantastic day, thank you.

One of the slowest runs I have been on, but still one of the most exciting. Driving through the flooded roads was spectacular. Hopefully someone got some pictures.

Yes it was good to have Bill waving us off!
At least there weren't many cyclists out today!
It was a great run. Shame I drowned my engine during the first river crossing, but I got the hang of it after that.
Some of the scenery was incredible, especially the raging river/waterfall.

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Great Pictures - looks like an amazing days driving, just shame about the weather.

If Only i wasn't 4 hours away !!

Great day out, less cars had one advantage, we stuck together a lot easier!!

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Great Pictures - looks like an amazing days driving, just shame about the weather.

If Only i wasn't 4 hours away !!

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out at 6.30am back at 9pm = A FULL DAY OUT!! :D

Wow ...thats impressive. I hope you got the trophy for the furthest commute for the lakes run !

As well as all of the car pics, I think it should be compulsory for a group shot of the attendees to be taken. It's just as interesting.

Looked like you all had a great day.

Given the weather it was unexpectedly brilliant fun.
Group shot of attendees coming up later ...

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We have had Mr2 Mk 2s and Mr2 Mk 3s with us on previous runs but this time we excelled ourselves ....

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Woops made a hash of that, if anybody knows how to get rid of the first post which has the flood picture instead of the new recruit on the quadbike, please sort it out. Never mind on we go ...

Now we should have the pictures of the waterfall / armageddon

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Is that the bow rails of a cruise liner I see ?

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White water rafting anyone ?

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And as requested here is our brave band of intrepid explorers who bravely took there Mark 1s where nobody has taken them before (well not through that much water anyway)

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Sorted for you! Good pictures! :)

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And finally one of my car looking mucky mean and moody under the darkening skies.

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A great time was had by all. Many thanks to Graham for his amazing knowledge of all the brilliant drivers roads and his bravery in driving straight through all the flooded roads thereby checking the depth for all those following !!
Cheers
John.

Right, Tom has sorted a bit of a mistake I made when I posted this series of pictures but now some I intended being there have vanished so here they are again !

The run off from the hills was creating very wet roads as these pictures show.


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Great pics! I think this guy is getting ready for next years run.

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Excellent photo thank you, in fact they all are. Hopefully it inspire others to join in.

Looks like a good full day out. Waiting patiently for the peaks run. It's the closest to me. Considering the Wales one too.

Shame about the weather.

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Considering the Wales one too.

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Stop considering! Get your name down. The Wales run is a great day out. :)

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Could you not get a photo of me looking a bit more cheerful? haha
Some great photos though, shame i lost the decent flood footage.

Great run, thanks Graham. What was wrong with the weather? It was a great opportunity for Mike to test the Mk1 Toyboata Mid-SHIP runabout!

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