Social drive including coffee or beer

[Neal 111]

Evening everyone.  

I'm organising a social drive out around Macclesfield Sunday 2nd October 16.

I'm planning the first route draft this evening.  Should anyone have any suggestions for must drive roads which aren't a million miles from Macclesfield let me know.

Cheers 

[Rich 378]

Lauren triangle? A523, A54, A537.

[Neal 111]

Morning all

This is my proposal for the route on 2nd October 2016.

Meet either rrg Toyota Macclesfield or tesco depending on numbers.

Take the A573 towards Buxton then the A6 and A6020 to chats worth house either driving through or round the estate. 

From chats worth house head towards Chapel en le frith via the A623 passed the chestnut centre and on through Castleton on the A6187.

We will then head to the snake pass Inn for a beverage and sustenance 

At the end of the snake make a left turn cutting the corner to the a624 heading to Disley 

From Disley take Midhurst Lane then higher Lane to Rainow and back to Macclesfield 

TOTAL 89 MILES

APPROXIMATELY 3HOURS OF DRIVING 

2 OR 3 STOPS

 

Opinions please

[Neal 111]

With the lack of objections this is the route we will be sticking to.

I will do a recce run early next week  to note any potential roadworks and obviously speed cameras and post those up here as well as in the directions on the day.

 

[Guest]

If i don't end up having to work that weekend, count me in!

Will try and bring along a couple of friends in a MK3 & MK4 MX5 if you don't mind cross branding 

[Neal 111]

2 hours ago, don said:

If i don't end up having to work that weekend, count me in!

Will try and bring along a couple of friends in a MK3 & MK4 MX5 if you don't mind cross branding 

That's fine with me.  I was thinking of inviting a couple of mx5 friends. Might even let the girlfriend bring hers.

[Lauren 2259]

In my diary.  

[Mike 458]

Should be fine for this - what time starting? Wouldn't mind watching the F1 first!

[Mark-in-Stoke 488]

Oh yes F1 on Sunday, any idea of start?

[Rich 378]

I'm in for this I think.

[Neal 111]

Ooh good call regarding the F1 

I had been thinking a 10.30 meet but I'm open to suggestions. 

Race starts at 1pm according to the F1 website.

So option 1

Set off at 9.30 and be back just before the start of the race with the option of taking over a pub and having the landlord put the race on a TV. 

Option 2 

Meet at 3.30 30mins after the scheduled end of the race with options of meeting early taking over a pub and having the land lord put the race on TV 

Option 3

We meet at 10.30 or 11am.  Those that can record the race keep the sports stations off the radio and watch the race when we get back or time depending we head to a pub and ask the landlord to put the highlights on the TV. 

 

Votes please.

[Mark-in-Stoke 488]

From past experience an early start is preferable, as hopefully you'd miss the Sunday drivers  "pottering" around.

[Lauren 2259]

Option 3

I'd prefer to record the race (I doubt it will be live on C4 anyway) and watch it when I get home. So a 10.30-11am start for me is preferred. 

[Rich 378]

Option 3 for me too.

[Mike 458]

I've got the F1 down as being 8am... it's in Malaysia so not going to be 1pm UK time?

[Neal 111]

Apologies to the f1 fans I posted the time for the Singapore night race instead of Malaysia race as Mike has said so f1 race starts at 8am.  The race is a maximum of 2 hours so the 10.30 meet  (option 3) still works and seems to be the most popular vote so far so unless there is an objection with good reason. That's the time we will meet. 

Due to the suggested numbers the likely meet will be tesco.  Not the most glamorous start point but it does have a Costa Coffee. 

If you are bringing friends in a second or third car could you let me know so I know how many maps to print out.

If people would like to stop at chatworth house for a 15-20 min photo shoot with the house in the background shout out and I will check the grounds are open and that we wouldn't have to pay entry. 

Lastly for my next project dose anyone know of or own a well drained field / car park / other large open tarmac or concreate area.  More info on this to come 

Cheers guys and gals

[Neal 111]

Having checked with a very well spoken lady at chats worth house on the phone. She has confirmed the grounds should be open to us for the opotion of a photo shoot. 

[Mike 458]

Going to have to bail out of this I think...  

[Lauren 2259]

I'm still up for this. Who else is? 

1. Lauren

2. Mark (AE86- possibly)

3. Neal

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[Neal 111]

I'm certainly still going lol.  You beat me to the question Lauren.  How many people are coming so I can organise maps / direction.  I have a couple friends in their mx5 wanting to tag along.

[Mark-in-Stoke 488]

I'm still up for this as it is, think @desss is too

[Neal 111]

Good stuff. Numbers are slowly confirming.

Drive is open to friends and family.

 

[Dessss 35]

Would love to come, but tied up with work related things See some of you folks at the pub meet at the end of the month

[Mark-in-Stoke 488]

Oh crap! Just clicked in that Stoke and Manchester "b" team play Sunday at midday, gutted!. Will have to give this a miss now, was really looking forward to visiting Chatsworth again too.

[Mike 458]

3 hours ago, Mark-in-Stoke said:

Oh crap! Just clicked in that Stoke and Manchester "b" team play Sunday at midday, gutted!. Will have to give this a miss now, was really looking forward to visiting Chatsworth again too.

oi!