Date: Sunday 16th August 2009
Riders: Keith, Paddy, Sam, Stephen, Colin & Julian
Distance: 11 miles
Weather: Dry, mild, cloudy.
Time: Departed Willowby 19.45, arrived HQ 21.30.
Inaugural Ride of the Jerseys
A chance meeting between Colin and Sam with
the suggestion of a ride soon turned into an impressive short
notice turn out from five Founder Members! (This was nearly
six, but Greg had just come back from a twelve hour drinking
session and thought it unwise to even apply for his Pink
Chit)!!!!
Never before have so many Pink Chits been issued at such
short
notice!
This
was possibly because the much heralded GOWCC jerseys had
arrived and were being distributed to those that had paid!
The short route to
Double Waters was agreed upon and we set out across the old
aerodrome to 'Greg's drop off'. This was a test that not
many got to the bottom of on two wheels! We proceeded to
Double
Waters with a new 'Julian Loop' thrown in! In the second
part of
the descent there was a text book 'Controlled Off' by myself!
With my bike in serious need of fettling, my brakes couldn't
stop me quickly enough so I just made a classic standing
dismount and let my bike carry on into the abyss!!! Sadly
I was at the
tail
of the group and there were no witnesses!
A tricky ride/walk to Double Waters followed
then the aptly named 'Bastard Hill' loomed! At the top we
all agreed on the aptness of it's name! We continued off
road in true GOWCC tradition and picked up the road by Long
Ash
Nursery. A quick blast back to HQ followed even though the
Pink Chits
made no mention of 'Drinking Time'!!!
The ordering of the
beers required no verbal messages, pointing fingers was
all that was needed thanks to the brilliant design of the
jerseys!!
The 'we'll just stop for one' proposal was soon dropped
by a unanimous decision!! (Thanks mainly to Julian for actually
having
some cash)! With five Founder Members present an impromptu
meeting was held and a remarkable number of decisions reached
regarding lots of GOWCC policy! It is true what they say,
you can't beat an unplanned ride/drinking session!!!!!!!!!!
Reporter: Keith
