11-07-2023, 06:26 PM
(This post was last modified: 11-07-2023, 06:27 PM by Tony Griffiths.)
(11-07-2023, 05:08 PM)Oh to be yound again. We'd think little of driving from Sheffield to fawley, doinf a VSCC event and then driving back. 440 miles in a dayandrew34ruby Wrote: I heard there were Sevens on a run through Butter Tubs Pass today, from Masham, so we tried to go and watch them all drive through, but didn't see any.
After at 8am start I drove the Ruby to Butter Tubs and up through the pass, then turned around and came half-way back, so waited next to a cattle grid from about 10.30 till nearly one o'clock. Never mind, an excellent day with plenty of sunshine and super scenery. Some mist and rain on the tops but then sunshine to visit a cafe in Hawes.
122 miles today, the most I've ever done in one day in the seven. Another 'first' for me was changinging down to first gear while on the move in the seven, changing down second to first thus avoiding grinding to a halt. Easy when you get used to it. There are a few steep bits needing first.
Oh, to be young and flexible again. A well-prepared Seven can be very reliable and we used to think little of driving from Sheffield to Fawley, doing a VSCC event and driving back - 450 miles, all in the day. By contrast, this year, I trailered the Seven to Beaulieu; a dreadful journey in rain, drizzle, mist and very busy motorways - I was knackered on arrival and the thought of turning around and driving back straight away? Impossible.