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Haggis 2001 Report
This section contains a report and pictures from the se7ens list tour to Scotland in 2001: The Haggis Hunt. This was a long weekend of touring over the empty twisties of Scotland. It was such a success that we're going to do it next year as well!
This report is under construction - I'll expand the notes into a report soon(ish) :)
The tour lasted for 5 days and this report is organised by day:
- Day 1 - Getting oop north
- Day 2 - Let the hunt commence
- Day 3 - Come hither yee haggis
- Day 4 - In pursuit of the beastie
- Day 5 - Where art thou humble haggis
Day 1 - Thursday 10th May 2001 - Getting oop north
Pack leave at 11
Services at 12 - Mick, Trevor, no Simon
Birmingham
Allan's hotel - Punch Bowl at M6 J38
Miles today: about 300
Day 2 - Friday 11th May 2001 - Let the hunt commence
Meet at M6 J41
Nig at next services
Nig, Vinnie and I in front up the M6,M74,M8
Weather becoming ACE!
Erskine Bridge
Rhu/RNCYC - loads there <= fuel stops etc
newspapers
header tank
caps, shirts, hello, routebooks etc
twisty, hilly
Rest & be thankful - police bike - friendcold drinks
The best road in the world
Bridge of Orchy
cheap drinks
game 106 Steve W and I
Kings House Hotel
inna big bowl
my kitty
big meal
more beers outside
inside - some went off to play
Miles today: about 230
Day 3 - Saturday 12th May 2001 - Come hither yee Haggis
Aideen steering rack
where are my skis
Cruise a bit then open up
Found Vinnie
cooperative - explain
Memorial - JE oil leak, locals hate us
Ben Nevis, Aonach Mor
Ross, No Speedo
Mick is fast
Loads of scattered sevens on route and sod all else
Skye
No Skye - too knackered, fettle, cup final, beer
speedo, tyres
Steve W: bearings, camber, swap tyres, mallet to clear calipers
Trevor: clutch hydraulics exploded
explain Gavin/Ross
DA died
very nice meal - wanted ALL the menu. had B&B pudding again... party with the band, kilts
Miles Today: 106
Day 4 - Sunday 13th May 2001 - In pursuit of the beastie
high speed Cruise back from Sky
fog on the loch
Darren somehow caught up
Urquart castle
A9 slowly
And we're off chasing Andy Ish
separated at pretol station
Off I go - past a slow group
Z3 waves at me til I get past
Meet Darren,Andy,Nig who have met a local
Healys
Nig hits a smelly
Grand Prix at Pitlochry
more B&B pud
Everybody goes the wrong way on the single track stuff
Passed Roy and led Simon Parker and others
JB7 towards me - do it again!
Kenmore Hotel
Pictues by the River
yet more B&B pud
The Haggis strikes back
Big drinking
feed the dog guiness
Miles Today: about 250
Day 5 - Monday 14th May 2001 - Where are thou humble haggis
Off slowly with Roy and Nig and Sandy/Angie
Darren and Andy blast blast - Nig and I follow
Got split up again and a bit lost
Darren and I push started each other
wheel spin out of station <= caravan
JB7
avoid speed trap
Ross SMS us from van/control centre
Trossachs
Erskine Bridge
RNCYC
cam7 ride again
cam7 swim again
Miles Today: about 540
For the hammering the cars got they all performed pretty well. The failures I can think of were: Wheel bearings, starters, clutch hydraulics, speedo drive
I'd like to take this opportunity to publicly thank Jonathan and Helen for putting together a great Tour. It was so good that we've demanded that theydo another :)
Also thanks to those whose pictures I've stolen :) Mainly Darren's but a few others. I've bought my own digital camera for Euro2001!
COME TO SPAMO/USA 2002/3!