Back from Derby Run

[Doofer]

Thanks to Uncle Fester & Andy for putting on a great run today.

Sorry I dropped out at the lunch stop, but I wasn't coping well with the heat and knew that it would be best to head for home from where I was than do the extra miles to finish the run and then go home.

It was great to see everyone again and to meet a few new faces too

Thankyou for allowing me the opportunity to yet again spend my birthday doing the thing I most enjoy, riding my bike with a group of good and like minded friends ;D

Doof

[high peak fazer]

Thanks guys for another great run Thanks to Steve and Marigold for meeting up and riding over together.Nice to see you again Paul (farmer pf1)as mad as ever

Martyn

[squirmy]

Great day (lost 6 pound in weight sweating). Thanks gents for organising. Good to see you all again (3 years since my last YDC run) and be remembered.

See you again soon (not 3 years I hope)

Mark

[Flymo]

Fantastic roads, Fantastic weather, Fantastic people, for more i could not wish...

Loads of thanks to Uncle Fester & Andy for putting on such a great run.

Great to meet everyone again.

Apparently Uncle Fester has a hot-line to the weather gods, told me he'd accept bribes to order good weather for other runs ^[1]

Flymo

[1] But offers no guarantee.

[Doom]

Echoing thanks to Uncle Fester and Andy. Organised down to the last detail, including the weather.

Great day out and good to meet friends old and new.

[Beast]

A big thanks to Uncle Fester and Andy, for a great day .

It's been great to meet everybody again.

See you all on the next run. ;D

[the-big-biker]

+ 2 to all the above! Thanks to Martyn for company on the way over, and to all for for welcoming the newbies - and to Uncle Fester and Andy for showing us some great roads we hadn't ridden in our own back yard!
Steve & Marigold

[ContourMac]

Thanks to John & Andy for a great day even if I did miss the start. Will try to get up on time for the next one

Good to see so many friends again.


Birthday greeting to Jenny as well

[Reaper]

A huge thanks to John & Andy for another great run and to Ian & Pat for the tail end Charlie duties.

Very warm at times, registered 30 degrees at one point, but much better than rain.

Nice to see all the old gang and some new faces.

Looking forward to the next one.

Paul & Loz

[Greendivvy Beeb]

As already said above thanks John and Andy for the run today. Cracking roads and weather to match.

Great to see everyone again.

Happy birthday Jen

Andrew

[billywhizz]

Thanks to Uncle Fester, Andy and Ian & Pat for the great run out, well done peeps.
weather brilliant aswel, some lovely roads and sights..

Luke (red 600) had a great day, he's never ridden that far in a day before, poor young lad was 'dun in' when we got home.

Thanks to Paul & loz, and Dave for helping retrieve him when he missed a marker!!
But it hasn't put him off...

till the next time..

[meerkat]

I missed the start by about an hour

But as we were out headed to Matlock Bath. Had a great run, shame I missed you all...

Must try harder next time, sound like you all enjoyed.

[farmer pf1]

Big thank,s to John and Andy for a great first ride with the club for me this year. Great road,s I even did some of them three times on the day on the way to the run on the run and home from the run, nice of the assistant to turn up even if I did have to get the coffee.
Very good to see everybody again hope to do a few more run,s this year.
Cheer,s Paul.

[beeblemaster]

Superb day indeed, a scorcher - and a very good turnout.

Many thanks to John and Andy - and Ian and Pat at the far back

Good to see the usual crowd and some new regular faces - and good to see Squirmy and TJ again, good to see you're still around.

Must get out more, first time out since Scotland :/

[unclefester]

Big thanks to all who came on the run and hope you all enjoyed the day and had a safe journey home. A special big thanks to Ian & Pat ( mr. & mrs. Molestrangler) for not only doing the sweeper up job, but for the help/advice/support on the planning and practice run so please read them into any thanks for Andy and myself, and I hope they have a great holiday on the continent.
We have taken on board the constructive comments and advice and will try to rectify them for next years run.
I have to smile when I read the comments of Steve & Marigold regarding the roads and things on your doorstep that you never appreciate as Andy and myself have said the same thing. It is hard work and sometimes quite frustrating to organise a run around an area you have grown up in and think you know, but only when you are faced with a task like this you are forced to take a second in depth look around you. We find the scratching around for the best routes and sense of urgency to go out looking is a reward in itself but to culminate in a great day out with great people who appreciate the effort to us is the icing on the cake.

Thanks again guys. John & Andy.

[teejayexc]

Jun 27, 2011 17:22:50 GMT An X-Member said:

Paul, Phil & Ed, apologies for dumping out half way home guys had an urgent call with nature.

Sounds like you didn't make it home before the urge became too much

[Doom]

Jun 27, 2011 17:22:50 GMT An X-Member said:

Paul, Phil & Ed, apologies for dumping out half way home guys had an urgent call with nature.

Yeah, then Paul and I lost Phil at a roundabout between Derby and the A50. Sorry Phil!