Herts Laners to the peaks!

A few pictures of a great weekend.

Zoolandy, Kev & Jai



Me doing Stanage Edge as the warm up to Chapel Gate.



Kev, Stanage Edge



Zoolandy



Gibbo Phil



Jai





Pindale



Coming up Chapel Gate



Top of Chapel Gate



Starting the descent.





Getting a bit more interesting.







One for the Ramblers



Carpy



B3aker



today's group

Great pics looks like a very nice place oh why is that not on our door step

Them Pics are great, I don't think any pic will fully capture the true Chaplegale feeling. I think Chaplegate was my favourite with Pindale second, stanage and then the tight lane we did on the way back to the camp site from Bakewell that was oh so close to the wall. I'll try and get my pics to my pc and bring them along on Wednesday evening. Jai

Jai,

I know what you mean about Chapel Gate, photographs just don't do it. You had to be there Toughest terrain I've ever driven, that wasn't just mud.

Pindale was really interesting, totally hidden from it's surrounding countryside.

Stanage Edge was really good I thought, not too extreme and we proved that even a pretty standard motor can do it with good spotting.

The first lane we did across the moor was great for scenery and the mix of terrain.

The one on the way back from Bakewell, was the biggest surprise of all. 90% of it you could drive in a family car, until the last bit. I thought 'this is going to be interesting' I was brushing both sides, it was so tight. I didn't notice the stone wall behind the foliage at first, lucky I did.

it was really nice to drive the different terrain rocks and hard soil instead of the local mud. The weather was great too. Jai

I'm right glad you all enjoyed it ..

You were lucky with the weather, in those conditions Stanage is pretty easy. When it's wet, even just damp, it's a cracker to do ... all the rocks seem to be coated in ice and you slip and slide everywhere, grip is a big issue, so picking a line is crucial, makes it a challenge!!

Same with Chapelgate, fantastic lane, challenging but do-able ... when wet it's hard work, when snowing it's a right b'stard and not easy even with winches!

Good pics, nice mix of landies!

yea was a great trip, had loads of fun, and only got rained on once on the way home, so far the weather seems a little scared of the old girl, long may it continue. i have to say though driving on the motorway with no roof or door tops in rain was interesting! i think phil may have a photo of it

Spyderman - are your seats cobra classics? i'm watching a couple on ebay, as long as they are leather im not overly bothered though - easier to clean

Carpy,
Yes my seats are Cobra Classics, PVC though, not Leather. New on ebay, only paid £30 for the pair. Would have prefered leather though.

Wicked pics Spydie, wish I could have been there!

i think i will end up getting whatever is cheap, as long as they are comfy im not bothered, need the cash for the winch, tyres, etc

What a great trip thanks to all who made it and spyderman for navigating. Here are a few of the pics i got.

Me









Jai












Screwy & B3aker

you got that photo of me on the motorway - i am intruiged how much of a tit i looked

Sypderman







Steve






Classic Kev





Mix/Groups

carpy said:

you got that photo of me on the motorway - i am intruiged how much of a tit i looked

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Yeah we got 2 photo's of you but they are on dans phone so will have to get them of him bit later but will post as soon as i do

Bloody hell Phil n Stace, no wonder you ran out of batterys you got loads of superb pics! Jai

Some of the onboard vids seem to have come out ok too will sort them out before Wednesday evening. Jai

From this jaunt i really need to fit,

Lecky fan,
Much lower gearing,
loose my stupid worn out polybushes,
And fit my interior.
Polybushes only lasted since salisbury some less only 4 months and they are shagged already! Ill be going back to soft rubber in future these 'Comfort' polybushes are crap and give a harsh ride!
Jai

Well boys and girls, what can I say - a fabulous weekend. Good weather, good lanes and good company!

Great photos everybody. Glad you all got back with no problems. I landed this morning just after 11:00am. Did the working out and it is a bit steep but not a bad as you might think. I did 650 miles in total so thats lots of fast motorway work, traffic jams, bimbling along the country roads and laning. Cost in fuel £200.00. Allowing for what's left in the tank the avaerage was 17mpg which isn't as bad as I was expecting out of the old girl.

Looking forward to the pub meet on Wednesday.

Did anybody hear from Mr.V? I presume he got back O.K. after converting his disco to front wheel drive.

not heard anything as of yet, shouldnt have been a problem with the problem removed!

wheres this pub you speak of then?