Goodwood ride out - Sun 27 Feb 2011

[davidblythe]

Really glad I posted, Autogs took pity on me and invited me along for the ride down to Goodwood with his group, had a great laugH and good to put some faces to names

 

[oldrascal]

thanks to all for a great ride out!.... had to bunk off early and leave Bury Hill straight away..... pissshed down on the way home!!.... lovely!

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What a blinding success for so early in the season until the Biblical scale deluge that is........... I was still putting on my make-up in the car park at the Aeroclub when I realised that the remaining guys standing around might not actually have been part of the ride . So by the time I had sussed this out, I had to ride like I had stolen it to catch the rest of the pack up which I luckily managed. I also had to peel off early to pick up something unrelated en route before rejoining the ride at Loomies. But then, as my old sailor's bones smelt imminent rain, I decided that discretion would prevail and I headed straight home. Good choice as it happens if the downpour in Chichester is anything to go by. Anyhow, here are a few more pics taken on my phone - so pretty crappy quality:

Roll on the Spring.............

 

[LBL]

Great ride out today many thanks to Nigel for organising the day and good to meet some of you fellow tossers even those that got left in Goodwood Cafe !!

We did tell Nigel we wasnt doing the main run.

5 of us had a good ride down and 4 of us then back to newlands and got home before it rained

 

[adventuredon]

Here are 2 more. lloyd looking cool in 1. The rest are just cool bikes...

http://img38.imageshack.us/i/p2284459.jpg/

 

[adventuredon]

Really glad I posted, Autogs took pity on me and invited me along for the ride down to Goodwood with his group, had a great laugH and good to put some faces to names

Glad to meet. Strange one: did you ever work for a restaurant chain called Richoux?

 

[ncpierce]

Glad everyone enjoyed themselves.

The rain held off until we were just debating which way home to go from Bury Hill.

Nice to put some faces to user names.

Thanks to GreatScot for suggesting it again and David (on the Transalp) for tailending.

 

[Nutty]

We did tell Nigel we wasnt doing the main run.

5 of us had a good ride down and 4 of us then back to newlands and got home before it rained

Were you guys riding between Petworth and Billingshurst at around 11.30-12 this morning? If so, I was behind you for about 10 miles, and peeled off to go into Horsham. I wondered who the tossers were!

 

[LBL]

Were you guys riding between Petworth and Billingshurst at around 11.30-12 this morning? If so, I was behind you for about 10 miles, and peeled off to go into Horsham. I wondered who the tossers were!

Could have been, i only lead the group, i never know where i am , wait till i lead the tossers to the black forest in July it will be an adventure .

We did bump into another group of GS riders along the route but dont know where it was but it was at that time

 

[adventuredon]

any links to the black forest run trip?

 

[hatzyian]

Thanks for the ride guys.

Nice mix of roads, from fast sweepers, down to very narrow and muddy lanes.

Shame about the rain in the afternoon, but a fun day out.

Ian

 

[LBL]

Here are 2 more. lloyd looking cool in 1. The rest are just cool bikes...

http://img38.imageshack.us/i/p2284459.jpg/

I think the piccy is Jonno, i cant ever remember being that small, i pride myself on being tosser sized

 

[LBL]

any links to the black forest run trip?

No links on here, it one of the four jaunts abroad this year with Tossers and others.

The Black Forest trip is at the end of July for 5 days, anyone who wants to tag along can PM me for the details but be warned, their is a lot of pi$$ taking and a lot of not for the faint hearted

Lloyd

 

[Jonno]

I think the piccy is Jonno, i cant ever remember being that small, i pride myself on being tosser sized

Darn - I thought no-one had noticed me pole-vaulting onto the 800...

 

[Deleted account 230523001]

Did anyone say to you at Whiteways/Bury Hill, that you looked like a bunch of tossers

 

[GreatScott]

Did anyone say to you at Whiteways/Bury Hill, that you looked like a bunch of tossers

They did

 

[Deleted account 230523001]

They did

That was me

 

[ncpierce]

Ahh that explains that then!

I wondered who would know about us. I just thought it was some random chap with a problem with motorcyclists

 

[Deleted account 230523001]

Ahh that explains that then!

I wondered who would know about us. I just thought it was some random chap with a problem with motorcyclists

I did wonder what the response would be, untill I saw you guys, then I knew it would be OK

 

[GreatScott]

That was me

Sorry Att I didn't realise - should of spoke up.

 

[Deleted account 230523001]

Sorry Att I didn't realise - should of spoke up.

I know.....But I am the shy, retiring type