The East Anglian kit Car Club

Coast run 2009

 

 

On the day we had 12 cars come out and play. We had had 6 that had cancelled and 3 that just didn’t turn up.

I would like to say a big thank you to Bob for his organization of the event. He picked some great roads for us to travel on and a great pub for us to eat.

 

We started the day with ten cars. The morning run was good we all managed to stay together for most of the time, apart from me that is. I got separated at a round-a bout and ended up behind a slow moving car on a busy run with lots of bends and no opportunity for me to overtake.

I stopped and check the map and continued until meeting the others at Blickling Hall (From the wrong direction apparently)

At this point Richard Mann decided to leave us and head for home.

We headed for the pub for lunch and we were joined by Sue, Roy, Emma & Dan.

Roy and Sue had been staying in Wells and had travelled to meet us. Emma and Dan had arrived a bit late at the original meeting point and had been chasing our tails ever since.

After a nice meal and a drink we headed off for the afternoon run. This was a bit more eventful. I was sure that we had lost four cars just getting out of Aylsham but then I caught sight of them in my mirror. But when we were almost at Acle we pulled over to wait for these four, eventually they caught us up and off we set again. Steve and Beth headed Home and Roy and Sue went on presumably they went home also. The remainder of us had a stop at Acle petrol station some to fill up and others use their toilet, before continuing on with the journey, we arrived at the final meeting point all present apart from Andy, Michaela, Paul and Sue.

 

All in all a great day J

 

 

 

 

 

Sainsbury's at the start

 

 

 

 

 

Blickling hall

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At the Unicorn pub

 

 

Tesco end of the day

 

Those present:

  

Martin Pidd Luego Velocity XT

Paul & Maria Taylor Robin Hood 2B

Mike Shearing Luego Viento V8

Bob Rowell Robin hood 2B

Sue & Roy Thomas Dooster

Paul & Sue Spurgeon Westfield

Dave Watson Westfield

Mike Brain Robin Hood Hood

Dan & Emma Robertson Luego locost

Steve & Beth Nichols Westfield

Andy & Michaela Westfield

Richard Mann & partner Westfield

 

                           

 

First the fears,

I had been re-spraying some of my wheels since last Saturday and was having various

 problems that made me think I wouldn’t have them finished in time and therefore I was

 going to cadge a lift. However they were finished in the nick of time yesterday.

Bob had similar fears when he popped down to his local petrol station last night and his

 lights decided to stop working. He therefore went home and repaired the fault.

 

 

After arriving at the meeting point I was soon joined by Bob, Yvonne and Peter.

 

 

 

Then came along Ros and Gary in a tin top (shame on you).  “We won't being coming

the weather doesn’t look to good and we don’t have a hood yet”

 

At this point I had an interesting chat with a chap from Norwich who presently owns a

Dodge viper replica and is in the process of building a Luego velocity with a 2.9 Granada

engine.

He run a business taking cars around the country and would be willing to take his transporter

to any track days to bring home any sick cars. He also tried to sell me a donor car Granada

2.9 rear disks and LSD etc.

 

We received a call from Andy “Mark's exhaust has broken we will proceed to the meeting

point but will need to repair it when we get there”

 

 

We were also joined by Gary’s friend in a yellow Robin Hood (unfortunately he wasn’t

able to come on the coast run)

 

 

On Andy and Mark's arrival we went to Gary’s to repair the exhaust. Mark had made

a alloy insert to join the two pipes and most of this had melted and found its way out of

the exhaust also burning the rear wing.

 

Opps

 

Thanks to Gary for the loan of his workshop and help and thanks to Ros for the teas

and coffees.

This had added an hour to our leaving time.

But we managed to pursued Ros and Gary to join us.

 

Gary's street Sunday morning

 

Out of the garage where it should be.

 

On the way to Hunstanton Gary’s 2B let out one large amount of smoke to everyone’s

amusement. (Smokin).

We eventually all meet up at the Golden lion hotel. While deciding where to park, the

rear car park was un-locked for us.

 

The time being 11.45 we decided to eat at the hotel (Very nice meal at a sensible price). 

Peter retired to home at this point having a problem with his alternator.

 

Our next stop was at Langham glass works after a few more smoke screens.

The entry price to the glass works was a bit much at £3.95 each. I tried the, we are a

group of seven routine how much cheaper etc to no avail.

The visit was very interesting though. http://www.langhamglass.co.uk/tour.php

 

 

Deb had set her heart on a goose and cat until she saw the price in the shop £32 each.

Our final leg was back to Bob’s for a drink and biscuits these were the best roads of the

day. Poor Gary’s car was smoking more than ever and they think that one of the rings was

ejected out of the exhaust.

 

Thanks to Bernie for the drinks and biscuits.

A very big Thanks to Bob for arranging such an enjoyable day out for us.

Brilliant driving roads.

 

 

Those present

Debbie & Martin Pidd 2B, Bob Rowell S7, Mark Humphries & Andy Petrie S7,

 Yvonne & Peter Blackmore 2B; Ros & Gary Staff.

Apologises

Sue & Roy Thomas 2B, Gerry kemp 2B, Martin Salisbury S7, Derek Overfield 2B,

 

Take seven hoods, seven drivers, four passengers, Sunny weather, some of Norfolk’s best driving roads, a pub lunch and a museum visit and you have the perfect recipe for a great day out.

 

Bob Rowell had so kindly organised this event for us planning the route on roads that he knows so well.

 

The day started at the Sainsbury’s store at Norwich.

 We left the store for the first leg of our journey firstly on dual carriageway and then to country roads that got narrower and more and more bendy as we got closer to our destination. This leg was made all the more interesting by the motor cycles that seemed to be everywhere.

The most interesting was the Triumph rocket three that passed us and then waited for some of his party and then passed us again, terrific sound and acceleration.

 

We arrive at our destination the Royal Oak pub, wells next to the sea and pulled into there car park five cars in a row Gerry’s and mine parked alone. Gerry was approached by one of the hostile staff “This is a pub car park you can’t park here” “not even if were going to visit your pub” was his reply. “Oh” she said as she disappeared.

 

We tried to enter the Royal Oak but it was 11.30 and opening time was 12.00 so it was time to take look at the unimpressive car boot sale and then take a walk down to the quay side. We went back to the pub for an excellent meal at a sensible price.

 

The next leg of our journey was to take us along the coast road from wells to Weybourne. A bit of a slow drive due to the large amount of traffic and the villages along the way with streets only wide enough for one way traffic. Tracy Salisbury enjoyed herself more than most she was given the opportunity to drive Bob’s S7 on this leg.

 

We soon arrived at our next destination, The Muckleburgh Collection at Weybourne camp. This is the largest military museum in Norfolk. At this point Sue, Roy, Tracy and Martin were to leave us for there journey home.

We all had a look around after negotiating the entry cost down from £5.50 to £ 4.50 each. We then stopped for refreshments.

 

The final leg was to take us from the museum to bob’s house in Easton over some of the best roads of the day.

This leg took us though a few villages and a town where the on lookers took great interest in our passing through.

We even had a Porsche following us for quite a long time, I kept thinking he had turned off but then He would appear again. I guess we were loosing him on the winding bends and round a bouts but he had the advantage on the straights.

We arrive at Bob’s to participate in refreshment’s and to meet Bernie (Bob’s Wife).

 

All in all a great day was had by all.

 

 

 

Piddy.

 

Those present.

    Andy Petrie, Bob Rowell, Lorraine & Mike Shearing, Martin Pidd, Sue & Roy Thomas,

    Tracy & Martin Salisbury, and Vivienne & Gerry Kemp,

 

Number of kits present. 7