Thumper Club National Rally 2018

[SRXpatriate]

Yes I did. CU on board! 

[tommy]

great see ya then rene
tommy

[Oldandwornout]

I'll be coming across on Friday .
See you all there
Mark

[Dave#22]

Pat & I will be there too...I'll try and make her stay for the weekend this time  .
For those that weren't at the NI meet...my mother took ill and Pat flew home on the evening we arrived..but all's well, she recovered and is back to her usual self.
Dave.

[Rossco500]

All being well I'll be there too, hopefully on one of the XBRs.
Another 25 miles on the Matchless G9 today. Must be nearly 100 miles in the last week. Fingers crossed it'll stay in one piece.

Regards

Tony

[Dave#22]

Pat & I passed the Red lion twice over the weekend (bike meet in Llandovery).
A road worth doing is the one from Beulah to Upper Chapel...it's at the top of ranges and the army were live firing with a machine gun at targets on the hillside...surprisingly noisy, even through earplugs and some lovely machinery to be seen.
We even found a used smoke grenade...which an Irish lad took home with him...for the kids to play with!
Dave.

[002]

I'm up for it !
Hopefully get time off work.

Jethro

[CrazyFrog]

Yep, I'm hoping to be there too!

[Smithy]

Hey Tim did anything come of the idea of booking the cottage at the Red Lion? If not I'm going to book a place at the YHA in Brecon for the rally, it's only 20 miles away.

I camped one night at Borrowdale on Sunday night just gone and was really sore in the morning. I have decided my camping days are over, too many past injuries coming back to bite me these days!

Ian

[timbo]

Hi Ian, sorry nothing further was done re the cottage, unless three or four, or more peeps come on here and say they want to book it. Assuming it is still available. There is bound to be somewhere a bit closer than Brecon, maybe Newbridge on Wye. Definitely the secret to camping is a decent air bed 

[Guzziless Steve]

Ferry booked

[timbo]

I called with Alan at the Red Lion last night on my way back from Ifor's funeral, and the cottage is still available at £140 for the two nights if we want it. Anyone interested?

[Guzziless Steve]

Found out at the weekend that this is on the same weekend as the National Rally : http://www.llanbikefest.co.uk/

[timbo]

A couple of the NI folks are stopping with me in Bridgnorth on the Thursday before the rally, and/or the Sunday and Monday night. If anyone else fancies doing the same you are more than welcome. Accom will be cramped, basically. camping in my house on your airbed and sleeping bag, or I have arranged with my local pub next door to let people stay real cheap in a couple of the rooms upstairs, but again, probably on your airbed and sleeping bag.
I have room for about ten bikes in the secure yard at the rear of my house, but access is through a doorway, so, sorry, no outfits, unless I can source somewhere else to park them.
The itinerary is, round to the Bear for Open-Mic night on the Thursday.
Broseley Bike Fest, near Ironbridge, on the Sunday, on our way back from the rally. With a few beers, and a walk around Bridgnorth on Sunday evening.
Monday morning. A quick tour of the loco works at the Severn Valley Railway, followed by a day out on the steam trains, including a visit to the engine sheds at Highley. Then in the evening, Speedway at Monmore Green in Wolverhampton 

[BradXT]

Hey Tim how are you doing? Really appreciate the effort you have gone to, to organise yet another rally for us Thumperteer guys. You are a bit of a stalwart on the organisation front Tim, so thanks and well done mate. I plan to be there on Friday and my mate Paul from Swansea should be along as well, also on a RE Continental GT.
Could I query facilities at The Red Lion, specifically will there be tea, coffee and breakfasts available at the pub in the morning and are we able to have a camp fire, which will both dictate what gear and food myself and Paul bring along? That's all mate and if there is anything we all need to know that you can think of, that would be great. Having taken a trip up that way recently its a great location and the roads thereabouts are superb, so here's to a good craic this weekend. Cheerz for now. Brad XT/RE.