Time for a Spring Fling?

[Wellardmac]

STEVEMCMORN wrote:

Wayne - just a quick note to thank you for a great event!

This was my first tour and as you know I hate getting out of bed early (especially on a saturday morning) but your drive was well worth it.

The 65 cars turn out was amazing, the lake and countryside beautiful and I have never enjoyed a drive so much - it took me 50 mins to realise I didn't even have the radio on as I was concentrating so much. Part 1 of the drive was fantastic - I was up and down the gears through the country lanes, hard in and out of the corners and driving much faster as part of a convoy that I generally drive alone - it really was the exciting rollercoaster of a drive that you promised. Part 2 after the lake was not so entertaining as I was stuck near the back of the pack behind mr greatcarbutcoaststhrougheverycornerslowdriver but overall, a fantastic day.

As somebody famous once said, I'll be back!

Thanks! Glad that you enjoyed it - it was good to have you along. Today really was one to remember.

When you're shepherding 65 cars over an 80 mile course you could say that any day where noone gets a speeding ticket, or gets into an accident is a good one. I was really impressed at how well people worked together to try and keep the line together and not lose the cars behind them.

I'll admit that your position in the line will have a big impact on your experience. It can be a little frustrating when you're stuck behind a slower driver when you want to drive quickly. At also depends on the day - I've heard stories on previous drives of some drivers towards the back of the line having to work hard to keep up with the pace. I think that the ideal place is to be in the middle of the pack, as that tends to be a more constant pace.

Ideally groups that size should be split into two groups - one faster and one slower, but I'm still on a quest to find a willing volunteer that would be up to leading a second group.