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Is anyone doing the drive out on Saturday ?

Anyone heading to Prescott from Birmingham area is welcome to meet us at Hopwood Services (Junction 2 M42) on sunday morning from 9am for a 9.20am departure in convoy down to Prescott

I think some of the SYNN members are doing the Saturday drive. I'll drop Eric a note and find out for you.

There's still time to join us, the weather is looking good so pack your sun cream.

Hmmm

Well the Saturday drive out was fantastic fun
It was nice to meet some of the Porsche guys n girls.

I had originally started following a very clean Escort Mexico in my spider but i got bored at never getting out of 2nd or 3rd and went out on my own
It is a bit difficult trying to read instructions whilst driving on your own and that lead to one or two turn arounds

So with the run finished we all headed back to Prescott for tea and cakes

Now comes the fun part (well i can laugh now)
3 miles out of Prescott and 3 miles away from my hotel in Cheltenham, my car felt a little, hmmm how shall i put it (bouncy) at the back end
I thought it may have been a soft tyre (I wish), so I stopped straight away and had a look around, all seemed fine.
so I pushed down on the ns rear corner, haha, it was resembling a Space Hopper on Red Bull
On closer inspection to the underneath, I found this



Well the problem here is that the bracket attached to the bottom of that shock absorber is part of the rear axle
This was the same on the offside too

Maybe I shouldn't drive it like Markku Alén did in the Abarth rally version

Well I'm a bit pissed off about the car but i'm sure it can be welded back and made stronger than the original
But i'm more pissed for missing todays hill climb and my entry fee and hotel money

That's what happens when you do too much shagging in the back of the car

I hope you get it sorted soon and the bill isn't too big.

What a fabulous day, great comapny, beautiful backdrop and lot's of metal to listen to.

8 regions were represented today, what a great advert for the social side of our club.

Here's a few photo's from the day:-

I agree!!!! What a great day... The fantastic weather helped however the speed that they got cars up the hill meant that there was plenty of opportunity for extra runs and loads to watch. It's a great hill to drive, if you can control the red mist

We'll be back next year!!

Hear hear - it was a brilliant day. memories will sustain me through any wetter ones this summer!

Some more pics (there's a limit of 5 so more in next post, including shifty geezer I spotted in TIPEC shirt)

More pix...

Nice to be out in the sunshine wasn't it?

Great venue and nice to see so many Porsches and folk enjoying themselves

Great day out, so thanks to the people who organised the event.

Looks like a fantastic day.

Wish I could have been there.

It was a fantastic day. Very laid back & glorious weather for a change!

Pix & vids to follow when my official photographer gets her act together - you just can't get the staff these days

Here is the in-car video on Youtube that I took.......

Prescott May 11th