Yorkshire/Lancashire Meet and Greet

[nicowalker1]

12:30 Sunday 7th September
Carriage House Marsden, HD7 6NL (If people are really against the location speak up, I just think it would be nice as its where the first meet was organised with Roland, plenty pf parking and good food)

1. Nicowalker & Kim
2. Rob P and Matt P
3. Dico, Jayne & Sam
4. Mr & Mrs Mikeydude

[dapinky]

12:30 Sunday 7th September
Carriage House Marsden, HD7 6NL (If people are really against the location speak up, I just think it would be nice as its where the first meet was organised with Roland, plenty pf parking and good food)

1. Nicowalker & Kim
2. Rob P and Matt P
3. Dico, Jayne & Sam
4. Mr & Mrs Mikeydude
5. Pinky (potentially!)

[theelanman]

12:30 Sunday 7th September
Carriage House Marsden, HD7 6NL (If people are really against the location speak up, I just think it would be nice as its where the first meet was organised with Roland, plenty pf parking and good food)

1. Nicowalker & Kim
2. Rob P and Matt P
3. Dico, Jayne & Sam
4. Mr & Mrs Mikeydude
5. Pinky (potentially!)
6. theelanman (hopefully...depending on work.... )

[DABgp]

12:30 Sunday 7th September
Carriage House Marsden, HD7 6NL (If people are really against the location speak up, I just think it would be nice as its where the first meet was organised with Roland, plenty pf parking and good food)

1. Nicowalker & Kim
2. Rob P and Matt P
3. Dico, Jayne & Sam
4. Mr & Mrs Mikeydude
5. Pinky (potentially!)
6. theelanman (hopefully...depending on work.... )

Watching this Not sure where we will be yet...If we can, will be there

[jonathand]

I'd like to attend this meet if you guys are happy to have a newbie member tag along...

1. Nicowalker & Kim
2. Rob P and Matt P
3. Dico, Jayne & Sam
4. Mr & Mrs Mikeydude
5. Pinky (potentially!)
6. theelanman (hopefully...depending on work....  )
7. Jonathand

[rip]

I'd like to attend this meet if you guys are happy to have a newbie member tag along...

That is usually the idea. I'm sure you'll be made to feel very welcome.

[dapinky]

My 'Potential' has increased as of today with a shiny new MOT and brakes that work better than they ever have in the past

[theelanman]

Mine have gone the other way.....MOT fail.....

No handbrake......bloody Dorman calipers.....never worked since I put them on

[dapinky]

Mine have gone the other way.....MOT fail.....

No handbrake......bloody Dorman calipers.....never worked since I put them on

I had Dormans on the red car - never great, but worked okay enough for the MOT (until the cable broke and wrote the car off!!!) - i think the problem is the actual casting not being the same as the elan ones, so the handbrake lever isn't perfectly aligned?????

I replaced my back callipers for the MOT with a set I rebuilt using the kit I got from Muley - nowt wrong with the old callipers if you want them - the sliders even work.

I only re-built the 'spare' ones as I wanted to play with zinc electroplating.

As a bit of a 'best of both' you could use Lotus callipers with the Dorman sliders (aluminium) if you don't want to keep having to re-grease them.....

[nicowalker1]

Would be great to have you along Mr Pink!

[nicowalker1]

I thought i would give this a bump as its getting close.
http://www.thecarriage-house.co.uk
12:30 The Carriage House, Marsden.

1. Nicowalker, Kim & Isabelle
2. Rob P and Matt P
3. Dico, Jayne & Sam
4. Mr & Mrs Mikeydude
5. Pinky (potentially!)
6. theelanman (hopefully...depending on work....  )
7. Jonathand

[dapinky]

Yep,

Still looking good for me.

(is there anything I need to bring for anyone? I know I've got the stainless sill plates for Mike to have a look at, but have I offered/promised anything else for anyone else???)

[G UK]

I thought i would give this a bump as its getting close.
http://www.thecarriage-house.co.uk
12:30 The Carriage House, Marsden.

1. Nicowalker, Kim & Isabelle
2. Rob P and Matt P
3. Dico, Jayne & Sam
4. Mr & Mrs Mikeydude
5. Pinky (potentially!)
6. theelanman (hopefully...depending on work.... )
7. Jonathand
8. G UK (Not sure which vehicle I will be in though, Lotus, Jag or Bongo)

[mikeydude]

We will be there....(this is just a bump really)

[theelanman]

that many bumps its looking like a demolition derby.......or a nasty case of the pox......

[Rob P]

Yep me and Matt still planning on being there

[Dico]

Oh yes. See you there!

[Dico]

In honour of our great friend Roly.


The sun his trying to break through. See you there

[Rob P]

Excellent trip over to meet with you guys and a nice lunch and catch up on all things Lotus

Beautiful day for a drive with the roof down only marred by the fact our good friend Roland wasn't able to be with us
Had to divert on the way home just after leaving the The Carriage house due to the road being blocked by an accident we think, didn't get too close and managed to find a route around it whilst there were blue lights and siren's heading there from all directions.

Hope everyone got home safe and look forward to catching up wit you all again soon

[dapinky]

Had to divert on the way home just after leaving the The Carriage house due to the road being blocked by an accident we think, didn't get too close .....

Unfortunately, we got closer than would have been ideal (but not actually involved in the collision).

One man with a smashed up right leg, and an old boy in the other car who had a flight in the helicopter (blood pressure kept dropping through the floor )

Spent an hour in the back of the Ford Focus with Arthur in the drivers' seat, keeping his head immobile whilst the Fire Brigade cut the roof off and we could get him out on a spinal board to the Air Ambulance.


Up until that point, though, it was a smashing day out and good to meet old friends, and make some new ones.