Walney Island mini meet
Walney Island mini meet
A big thank you to seasurfer for organising today and for the warm welcome we all received.
One thing it confirmed though was I much prefer my Z to the TT's and I'll never be a kite surfer
Highlight of the day was a guy showing off his stage II turbo TT and Titan spotting a snail in the engine bay, classic
One thing it confirmed though was I much prefer my Z to the TT's and I'll never be a kite surfer
Highlight of the day was a guy showing off his stage II turbo TT and Titan spotting a snail in the engine bay, classic
Re: Walney Island mini meet
Ah, but had it overtaken the car, or was it just hitching a ride.Jonttt wrote:Highlight of the day was a guy showing off his stage II turbo TT and Titan spotting a snail in the engine bay, classic
Cheers R.
Arctic Silver '99 Z3 1.9 & Black '59 Frogeye 1275cc
What a great day out
Firstly thanks to Gill for organising a thoroughly enjoyable day out - our day began soon after 7:00am after Aiden had been reminded by Mrs ZC that he was expected to wash and clean his teeth before we left.
Wet run over the Pennines, bacon butties at Birch services, then torrential rain on M61 / M6. Saw Jontt briefly at Lancaster services before continuing to Walney - hope that someone got a photo of Jontt leading a group of TT's into the car park '
All the Zeds:
Zeds and the TT's
Aiden and I couln't believe the number of competitors - photos from our walk down the beach;
By now the sun had come out so after a nice chat with others we left and came back via Kirby Lonsdale and then across to Hawes as Aiden has never seen Ribblehead Viaduct - after leaving the A65 we hardly saw another car all the way to Ribblehead. Aiden not all only saw Ribblehead but got a bonus as well:
After a tortuous run through Wensleydale we went south towards Ripon and had 20+ miles of deserted A and B roads ' with the Z3 passing 82,000 miles on the way. A quick dash down the A1(M) and we arrived home at 7:15pm - two tired but happy boys and a dirty Z3 that hadn't missed a beat in 305 miles of rain, showers and sun. I think that the mpg might just be a bit lower than usual but we are all ':D
Hope that everyone staying over has a great time and those traveling home have safe journeys.
Once again thanks Gill for organising and congratulations to Jontt for winning the best Z3 competition.
Wet run over the Pennines, bacon butties at Birch services, then torrential rain on M61 / M6. Saw Jontt briefly at Lancaster services before continuing to Walney - hope that someone got a photo of Jontt leading a group of TT's into the car park '
All the Zeds:
Zeds and the TT's
Aiden and I couln't believe the number of competitors - photos from our walk down the beach;
By now the sun had come out so after a nice chat with others we left and came back via Kirby Lonsdale and then across to Hawes as Aiden has never seen Ribblehead Viaduct - after leaving the A65 we hardly saw another car all the way to Ribblehead. Aiden not all only saw Ribblehead but got a bonus as well:
After a tortuous run through Wensleydale we went south towards Ripon and had 20+ miles of deserted A and B roads ' with the Z3 passing 82,000 miles on the way. A quick dash down the A1(M) and we arrived home at 7:15pm - two tired but happy boys and a dirty Z3 that hadn't missed a beat in 305 miles of rain, showers and sun. I think that the mpg might just be a bit lower than usual but we are all ':D
Hope that everyone staying over has a great time and those traveling home have safe journeys.
Once again thanks Gill for organising and congratulations to Jontt for winning the best Z3 competition.
Hers: Z4 2.0i Sp --------------------- His: Z3 2.8
Well we've just got back from Walney, had a great time.
Run up was, as stated, mixed weather so no roof down , I parked with the Zeddies and sent my other half down the car park to park with the TT's .
Thanks so much Gill for inviting us and organising everything.
Had a quick catch up with other Zedders on the car park - nice to meet you all again but the beach was calling.
We went up and down and up and down the beach all day until 7pm ish, walked miles in the glorious sunshine from lunchtime onwards and we went to our B & B thoroughly shattered and our little faces glowing from the sun. Think tomatoes and you won't be far off
Saw Jontt win a lovely trophy for his "Zedroom" - it was for pimping his ride I think , anyway it wasn't a silver one that won so that's okay, never would have heard the last of it
Went into Barrow for a chinese meal and as if we hadn't walked enough we walked back to the B & B
B & B was nice, had a lovely cooked breakfast this morning then back down the beach to catch up with Gill again and meet Gary and say our goodbye's.
Had a lovely drive back having had a real nice short break, had so much fresh air we'll probably all be in bed again at 9pm.
We've no pics of zeds or TT's for that matter, other half had the camera, I'm sure there'll be more piccies as peeps get home..
Run up was, as stated, mixed weather so no roof down , I parked with the Zeddies and sent my other half down the car park to park with the TT's .
Thanks so much Gill for inviting us and organising everything.
Had a quick catch up with other Zedders on the car park - nice to meet you all again but the beach was calling.
We went up and down and up and down the beach all day until 7pm ish, walked miles in the glorious sunshine from lunchtime onwards and we went to our B & B thoroughly shattered and our little faces glowing from the sun. Think tomatoes and you won't be far off
Saw Jontt win a lovely trophy for his "Zedroom" - it was for pimping his ride I think , anyway it wasn't a silver one that won so that's okay, never would have heard the last of it
Went into Barrow for a chinese meal and as if we hadn't walked enough we walked back to the B & B
B & B was nice, had a lovely cooked breakfast this morning then back down the beach to catch up with Gill again and meet Gary and say our goodbye's.
Had a lovely drive back having had a real nice short break, had so much fresh air we'll probably all be in bed again at 9pm.
We've no pics of zeds or TT's for that matter, other half had the camera, I'm sure there'll be more piccies as peeps get home..
...........No Mods...... I like him just the way he is
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Lovely to meet up with everyone and do something different
Didn't get any Z pics, but here's a few from the beach.
Apologies to Gill - she doesn't like having her photo taken
The slipway
Gill on the beach - she's the one in black
Glorious view from the water's edge
Gary taking some air
Gary heading out for another run
Leaving the hotel this am
Had a quiet run home via Coniston Water, Windermere and then down the A684 into Yorkshire, roof down all the way although it was a bit mizzly in places.
Best bit was we were heading "out" of the Lakes so had a quiet roads with most people going/queuing in the opposite direction
Seconded - we had a lovely weekend. Never been to "the biggest cul de sac in the world" before but have decided we must go againJonttt wrote:A big thank you to seasurfer for organising today and for the warm welcome we all received
Shame we didn't get a picture of the little creature before the embarrassed owner of the TT drop kicked it across the car parkJonttt wrote:Highlight of the day was a guy showing off his stage II turbo TT and Titan spotting a snail in the engine bay, classic
Yep - know the feeling - was surprised how much glow was in our cheeks once the sand had been showered off!snoops wrote:Think tomatoes and you won't be far off :shock
Shhhh - you weren't supposed to tell anyonesnoops wrote:Saw Jontt win a lovely trophy for his "Zedroom" - it was for pimping his ride I think
Didn't get any Z pics, but here's a few from the beach.
Apologies to Gill - she doesn't like having her photo taken
The slipway
Gill on the beach - she's the one in black
Glorious view from the water's edge
Gary taking some air
Gary heading out for another run
Leaving the hotel this am
Had a quiet run home via Coniston Water, Windermere and then down the A684 into Yorkshire, roof down all the way although it was a bit mizzly in places.
Best bit was we were heading "out" of the Lakes so had a quiet roads with most people going/queuing in the opposite direction
Walney Island
Had a great day out yesterday!
Thanks to Gill for organising everything and thanks to the TT chaps for letting us join their party. It was a good day including the weather! What a glorious afternoon!
Was good to meet up with fellow zedders again and chew the fat, would've like to have done more, but with visiting uncles and walking dogs we ran out of time and legs (of the four legged kind anyway).
Had a good run back stopping off at Newby Bridge for refreshments before a pleasant run back over the Dales.
Thanks to Gill for organising everything and thanks to the TT chaps for letting us join their party. It was a good day including the weather! What a glorious afternoon!
Was good to meet up with fellow zedders again and chew the fat, would've like to have done more, but with visiting uncles and walking dogs we ran out of time and legs (of the four legged kind anyway).
Had a good run back stopping off at Newby Bridge for refreshments before a pleasant run back over the Dales.
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Hi Everyone
Hope you all enjoyed your trip to Walney. Great to see the zeds here, and a big thankyou for coming up to see us all.
I thought it would be nice to ask three of the kitesurfers to come and choose one of the Zeds, the one they would like to own and all three picked the same car, Jontt's M. we did the same for the TT's,
John, it was £20 each not £20 shared anyhow, well done, no doubt you will be adding that to your avatar.
I resisted asking them to choose further, between the two
I have finally sorted some pics out for the others to see. The top 3 are of hubby in action.
Sorry i missed a few of you to say goodbye. Hope you all had a safe journey home and look forward to seeing you again soon x
I talked all day saturday from 7am till 9.45pm, had a quieter day today but im wacked and off to bed now.
Hope you all enjoyed your trip to Walney. Great to see the zeds here, and a big thankyou for coming up to see us all.
I thought it would be nice to ask three of the kitesurfers to come and choose one of the Zeds, the one they would like to own and all three picked the same car, Jontt's M. we did the same for the TT's,
John, it was £20 each not £20 shared anyhow, well done, no doubt you will be adding that to your avatar.
I resisted asking them to choose further, between the two
I have finally sorted some pics out for the others to see. The top 3 are of hubby in action.
Sorry i missed a few of you to say goodbye. Hope you all had a safe journey home and look forward to seeing you again soon x
I talked all day saturday from 7am till 9.45pm, had a quieter day today but im wacked and off to bed now.
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Re: Walney Island mini meet
Robert T wrote:Ah, but had it overtaken the car, or was it just hitching a ride.Jonttt wrote:Highlight of the day was a guy showing off his stage II turbo TT and Titan spotting a snail in the engine bay, classic
If you really want terrible puns, the snail was using shell fuel ..............rgf wrote:A snail in the engine bay?
Maybe that made 'is-car-go
Hi Snoops
Couldnt resist taking the top picture - how kind it was of you to protect my two motors from anyone parking next to me
We have excellent taste, and love the sound of your TT. Heard a couple of very nice comments about Zippy's colour too.
The bonnet which is up was one on the lads from the north east, and it was black mine is silver I was shamed in to opening mine and had a photo taken and its on the TT forum now Anyhow, got some tips for cleaning under there and under zeddy's bonnet too so i am going to be busy over the next few days.
Everyone has gone the beach is empty
Gill
Couldnt resist taking the top picture - how kind it was of you to protect my two motors from anyone parking next to me
We have excellent taste, and love the sound of your TT. Heard a couple of very nice comments about Zippy's colour too.
The bonnet which is up was one on the lads from the north east, and it was black mine is silver I was shamed in to opening mine and had a photo taken and its on the TT forum now Anyhow, got some tips for cleaning under there and under zeddy's bonnet too so i am going to be busy over the next few days.
Everyone has gone the beach is empty
Gill
Looks like a terrific day out
Gazza
"Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car, oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car. Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall and torque is how far you take the wall with you"
Z3 S54 M roadster , BMW Z1, BMW M3 CSL, Z4M Coupe
"Understeer is when you hit the wall with the front of the car, oversteer is when you hit the wall with the rear of the car. Horsepower is how fast you hit the wall and torque is how far you take the wall with you"
Z3 S54 M roadster , BMW Z1, BMW M3 CSL, Z4M Coupe
It was. The weather was really good, a wet drizzly start to the day then about 10ish the sun came out for the rest of the weekend.garythefish wrote:Looks like a terrific day out
I am pleased the two hand made trophies went down well. I thought it would be nice to tie-in the comp with the two groups of cars we had.
Luke and Lewis really enjoyed looking over the cars, something totally different for them to be asked to do too aswell.
Gill
Dolfan wrote:Hi Gill,
Some great pic's and looks like a great time was had by all, I see you have great taste in cars I too owned a silver MK1 which I sadly miss. I pop over to the forum and TTshop to see how you all are from time to time
Here is a pic of her.
Regards Yan
Hi Yan
That is one very very nice MK1 you had there. Love those wheels and the partial roof painted, and the side vents. Why did you sell it
The TTshop is very good, i struggle with the zed to find bits and pieces in one place, there doesnt seem to be one reputable supplier (maybe someone can point me in the right direction if there is)
People keep asking me which would i choose and why have both. The answer to that is i can afford to have both at the moment, and i love them both for totally different reasons
TT - like brand new, near on perfect condition inside and out, drives absolutely perfect and love the iconic shape and stylingand a boot we can get a surf board in and a few kites
Zed - love the topless driving, seems smaller than TT, a propers drivers car and love the shape of iand most of all, i could listen to the straight 6 ALL DAY LONG .
Gill
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Jonttt wrote:Gill, I can't believe it took you 6 months to tell the Audi guys you had upgraded to a BMW
Hi Jonttt
The audi guys always say black is best for the colour of their tt's, so i didnt tell them as i intented to turn up at a meet in old zeddy, then see the look on their faces, but i never got around to it till saturday.
Gill
Thanks for the compliment Gill, I sold the TT out of necessity rather than choice as I moved to the US for a while.
I have yet to find a facility like the TTshop for our Zeds, not sure there is, all you need under one roof would be great.
Your so lucky having both, however, I still get to drive a TT as my Sister has recently purchased one....Silver of course! And your correct you just can't beat the sound of the straight six on full chat the Zed brings a smile to my face every time I take her out.....And the TT
I have yet to find a facility like the TTshop for our Zeds, not sure there is, all you need under one roof would be great.
Your so lucky having both, however, I still get to drive a TT as my Sister has recently purchased one....Silver of course! And your correct you just can't beat the sound of the straight six on full chat the Zed brings a smile to my face every time I take her out.....And the TT
Hi Everyone
This is the video made from the weekend
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZzbznds ... r_embedded
This is the video made from the weekend
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZzbznds ... r_embedded
Wow, I have seen the odd kite on the beach over here, but have never seen anything like that before.
Broken bones as well
I saw that you got to have your BBQ, but it did look like it was a bit on the chilly side over there.
What is that structure offshore? (I don't mean the windmills)
HT
Broken bones as well
I saw that you got to have your BBQ, but it did look like it was a bit on the chilly side over there.
What is that structure offshore? (I don't mean the windmills)
HT
HT
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Hi Hard Top
Wondered where you've been hiding
I think it was a rig in the background. It has now gone. It was there for just a few days, must have been on route somewhere.
Mostly, all we see, apart from the wind farm which is 7 miles off shore, is the odd seal to see what we are doing
I was out in my kayak one day and a seal popped up and gave me a right fright. We have a seal colony living on the south end of the island, about 100 of them, and occasionally a handful will come up to have a look at our beach. As long as the bull seal doesnt pop up i'll be ok, he is absolutely massive and i have only seen half of him.
Gill
Wondered where you've been hiding
I think it was a rig in the background. It has now gone. It was there for just a few days, must have been on route somewhere.
Mostly, all we see, apart from the wind farm which is 7 miles off shore, is the odd seal to see what we are doing
I was out in my kayak one day and a seal popped up and gave me a right fright. We have a seal colony living on the south end of the island, about 100 of them, and occasionally a handful will come up to have a look at our beach. As long as the bull seal doesnt pop up i'll be ok, he is absolutely massive and i have only seen half of him.
Gill
HT
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Hi Jonttt
This article was in our local paper on monday, it is Luke Whiteside, one of the surfers (with the hat on) who chose your car.
http://www.nwemail.co.uk/sport/intenati ... ome/2.3320
He has done such alot for a youngster already.
Gill
This article was in our local paper on monday, it is Luke Whiteside, one of the surfers (with the hat on) who chose your car.
http://www.nwemail.co.uk/sport/intenati ... ome/2.3320
He has done such alot for a youngster already.
Gill
Hi Dolfan
It is great fun, especially when they crash and you are behind the camera bit hard to keep the camera still if im videoing though like these two below:
The sport makes good photos though, hubby having a practice -
This one is not going wrong - hubby scoreing alot of points in one of the comps and is called a 'Deadman'
I have had word already off some of the TT members and they want to come a gain next year, so hopefully the zeds will come back too, with a few more members.
Gill
It is great fun, especially when they crash and you are behind the camera bit hard to keep the camera still if im videoing though like these two below:
The sport makes good photos though, hubby having a practice -
This one is not going wrong - hubby scoreing alot of points in one of the comps and is called a 'Deadman'
I have had word already off some of the TT members and they want to come a gain next year, so hopefully the zeds will come back too, with a few more members.
Gill
Zed and TT meet, it worked very well, we will have to do it again for sure.
Not alot of strength needed really, its mostly technique. In simple terms, You wear a harness with a speader bar at the front which you hook your kite into, then stear the kite to the position you need. Of course if you are fit it is better but you dont have to have brute strength. It certainly gets you fit though. I would say your legs get the fitest, they are like cast iron with the workout they get.
Gill
Not alot of strength needed really, its mostly technique. In simple terms, You wear a harness with a speader bar at the front which you hook your kite into, then stear the kite to the position you need. Of course if you are fit it is better but you dont have to have brute strength. It certainly gets you fit though. I would say your legs get the fitest, they are like cast iron with the workout they get.
Gill
Hi Everyone,
Another video of the Land-Boarding and Land-Buggying event at the Kiteiva at Walney last weekend.
Think i spotted Snoops daughter on there too.
http://forum.kitecrowd.com/kite-videos/ ... 85765.html
Gill
Another video of the Land-Boarding and Land-Buggying event at the Kiteiva at Walney last weekend.
Think i spotted Snoops daughter on there too.
http://forum.kitecrowd.com/kite-videos/ ... 85765.html
Gill