DALBY AND THE R.A.C. 27/11- IMPORTANT CHANGES!!

[IanS]

Riding up shortly.

 

[kaya]

Have a goodun lads, It's more like ice station zebra over here :cry: kaya

 

[saltyman]

another 4'' came down in 3hrs last night between 10pm and 1am in gateshead, the roads are completly covered once again.

woke this morning to minus -5 and 12'' deep snow in garden!

there isnt any chance of me getting down there today

looks like its dogwalking and maybe a local ride on the bike for me, would love to snap some snowy pics.

have fun, and stay safe folks.

 

[kenaltobelli]

not made it for this one;bad roads if you missout sutton bank
so have to keep van safe ;see you next time ,dog walking for me too

 

[gil_m]

Si, sat in Purple Mountain from 9.40 onwards, then went to get Ian at 10.20, guess we missed you :?

Don't have a phone but will PM Ian's to you now

8" of snow and bright sunny day

 

[IanS]

Pity we missed you Si.
The trails were tricky and getting to Langdale would not have been easy off the main roads anyway.
Given up and gone home.

 

[Dr S]

Well we made it eventually. Its a long story. Now we have to try and get home. This might be the hardest part.
I managed to get a few nice pictures which i will post up when (if) we get home.

 

[mr crud]

Chapeau Dr S. Me and Jamie bottled it.
Going up there tomorrow though, hoping to do the whole lap.

 

[marc two tone]

dalby.

i drove all the way to dalby forrest gatehouse where a friendly bearded old gent warned of hazard and closures. that didnt put me off! i was gonna pedal to meet point then, i realised if theres any more snow or the existing layer hardens then im well stuffed. i just got there in a fwd trani van and could'nt risk being stranded. i ate my turkey and mayo butties on the way home and went on a mini ride down my end. ive done some wintry photos that i will put on later. those who made it to the meet i hope you had a good time. atleast i know my way for future rides

the roads were ok til i turned off the whitby road( from pickering side)where there's a pub or something with scaffold round it then, the fun started.

 

[IanS]

Pete,
If you mean a lap of Dalby, as opposed to a rally stage, I'm not sure you'll manage it. There are a lot of branches down, and heavy limbs across the trail. That's not counting the soft snow that even Gils' Pugsley was dropping through.