Author Topic: YORK CTC RALLY 2013 cancelled (Read 7959 times)

Regulator · « **Reply #25 on:** 21 May, 2013, 02:37:55 pm »

The real disaster will be no CrinklyRide and no visits to the Cakeavan...

Regulator · « **Reply #26 on:** 21 May, 2013, 02:38:28 pm »

Quote from: redshift on 21 May, 2013, 02:37:49 pm

Quote from: rogerzilla on 21 May, 2013, 12:44:43 pm
The elephant in the room - it's in York. A long way from the centres of population. Were it to be further south, it might do better.

But then it would be full of bloody southerners...*

*Nothing to see here, move along.

It was anyway...

clarion · « **Reply #27 on:** 21 May, 2013, 03:00:21 pm »

Quote from: Regulator on 21 May, 2013, 02:37:55 pm

The real disaster will be no CrinklyRide and no visits to the Cakeavan...

Well, quite. Those are disasters of national magnitude.

robgul · « **Reply #28 on:** 21 May, 2013, 03:31:28 pm »

I bet Melita Luxton is crowing about the demise/cancellation ....

Rob

jogler · « **Reply #29 on:** 21 May, 2013, 03:37:35 pm »

Quote from: Regulator on 21 May, 2013, 02:37:55 pm

The real disaster will be no CrinklyRide and no visits to the Cakeavan...

We hope to be at Mildenhall in the future subject to having some work to generate some salary

ETA: I could cycle there with lightweight camping kit but that's not satisfactory really is it.
Rhetorical question.

jogler · « **Reply #30 on:** 21 May, 2013, 03:42:29 pm »

Quote from: robgul on 21 May, 2013, 03:31:28 pm

I bet Melita Luxton is crowing about the demise/cancellation ....

Rob

Why would she?
Have I missed something?

Regulator · « **Reply #31 on:** 21 May, 2013, 03:42:40 pm »

Quote from: robgul on 21 May, 2013, 03:31:28 pm

I bet Melita Luxton is crowing about the demise/cancellation ....

Rob

I don't think Mel will be crowing - more likely shaking her head with an air of resignation...

The fact is that when she was involved the Rally wasn't short of sponsors.

rogerzilla · « **Reply #32 on:** 21 May, 2013, 03:48:38 pm »

Swindon to York is two or three trains, the best part of a day, and a king's ransom, or over 4 hours in a car.

clarion · « **Reply #33 on:** 21 May, 2013, 03:53:27 pm »

Remind me which train takes you to Mildenhall.

Regulator · « **Reply #34 on:** 21 May, 2013, 03:56:57 pm »

Quote from: jogler on 21 May, 2013, 03:37:35 pm

Quote from: Regulator on 21 May, 2013, 02:37:55 pm
The real disaster will be no CrinklyRide and no visits to the Cakeavan...

We hope to be at Mildenhall in the future subject to having some work to generate some salary

ETA: I could cycle there with lightweight camping kit but that's not satisfactory really is it.
Rhetorical question.

Would the other pannier contain the inestimable Marj, replete with CAIK?

jogler · « **Reply #35 on:** 21 May, 2013, 04:02:10 pm »

You are so shallow.You are only after her cake.

mrcharly-YHT · « **Reply #36 on:** 21 May, 2013, 04:02:29 pm »

Quote from: rogerzilla on 21 May, 2013, 03:48:38 pm

Swindon to York is two or three trains, the best part of a day, and a king's ransom, or over 4 hours in a car.

Population centres . . .

Direct lines, no changes from:

London
Birmingham
Manchester
Leeds
Newcastle
Edinburgh
Glasgow

(apologies to other major cities I've missed off)

There are few cities in the country with such good rail links. That's one of the reasons I live here (since I used to contract all over the UK).

clarion · « **Reply #37 on:** 21 May, 2013, 04:14:36 pm »

Quote from: mrcharly on 21 May, 2013, 04:02:29 pm

(apologies to other major cities I've missed off)

Hull.

Regulator · « **Reply #38 on:** 21 May, 2013, 04:15:28 pm »

Quote from: jogler on 21 May, 2013, 04:02:10 pm

You are so shallow.You are only after her cake.

I'm scared that if I go after anything else you'll get jealous...

... and she'll slap me!

clarion · « **Reply #39 on:** 21 May, 2013, 04:16:24 pm »

It may be the other way round.

mrcharly-YHT · « **Reply #40 on:** 21 May, 2013, 04:33:57 pm »

Quote from: clarion on 21 May, 2013, 04:14:36 pm

Quote from: mrcharly on 21 May, 2013, 04:02:29 pm
(apologies to other major cities I've missed off)

Hull.

York residents do their best to forget that there is a direct train to Hull.

jogler · « **Reply #41 on:** 21 May, 2013, 04:34:45 pm »

Quote from: clarion on 21 May, 2013, 04:16:24 pm

It may be the other way round.

Regulator · « **Reply #42 on:** 21 May, 2013, 04:38:16 pm »

Quote from: mrcharly on 21 May, 2013, 04:33:57 pm

Quote from: clarion on 21 May, 2013, 04:14:36 pm
Quote from: mrcharly on 21 May, 2013, 04:02:29 pm
(apologies to other major cities I've missed off)

Hull.

~~York~~ UK residents do their best to forget that there is a direct train to Hull.

FTFY...

Kim · « **Reply #43 on:** 21 May, 2013, 05:08:22 pm »

Surely it's a direct train *from* Hull.

Regulator · « **Reply #44 on:** 21 May, 2013, 05:12:30 pm »

Quote from: Kim on 21 May, 2013, 05:08:22 pm

Surely it's a direct train *from* Hull.

And a direct train to Hell...

clarion · « **Reply #45 on:** 21 May, 2013, 05:29:41 pm »

My favourite station on the Hull line is Fangfoss.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #46 on:** 21 May, 2013, 05:49:30 pm »

There is nothing whatever to stop us, as a forum, decide to go camping in or near York and organise the odd ride and camping trip. I can personally vouch for the campsite at Acaster Malbis and the adjacent pub.

I can honestly say it is the only pub I have ever been to which served such a large quantity that I couldn't finish my meal. Mind you, not many hours previously I had had lunch courtesy of Mr. & Mrs. SteveGT!

TimC · « **Reply #47 on:** 21 May, 2013, 05:57:45 pm »

Quote from: Wowbagger on 21 May, 2013, 05:49:30 pm

I can personally vouch for the campsite at Acaster Malbis and the adjacent pub.

Nice little WW2 airfield there too.

York is my favourite English city. Easy to get to and from, great history, excellent pubs, theatre, music, architecture, etc. I did my basic training nearby, and thoroughly enjoyed my time there. Shame the York Rally has failed, but that seems no reason not to go anyway?

Arch · « **Reply #48 on:** 21 May, 2013, 06:48:30 pm »

Quote from: rogerzilla on 21 May, 2013, 03:48:38 pm

Swindon to York is two or three trains, the best part of a day, and a king's ransom, or over 4 hours in a car.

Which is great, it keeps the riff raff from Swindon away...

I was very sad, if not surprised, to read about this. Almost entirely because the Rally is the way I meet up with folk like all you lot.

So, as Wowbagger says, let's have a YACF rally instead!

(Since CL has run into timing issues for the night ride, could something be organised for an alternative weekend when EldestCub is free?)

One of my best York Rally memories, is sitting in the Cakeavan, introducing MFWHTBAB to folk, some of whom I was only meeting for the first time myself, but felt I already knew from here, eating Marj's jammy flapjack.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #49 on:** 21 May, 2013, 06:58:03 pm »

Quote from: Deano on 21 May, 2013, 01:01:42 pm

Is there a plan B for that weekend? $:-\$

Or shall I try to cadge a lift up to Portmahomack for the Tongue Twister?

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