[Nobbc] Today's drive

[Norman S. Weinfeld]

Well put Greg. I find myself vacillating between the two camps. Some days I
feel like tearing around and others I don't. I always enjoy trying to keep
up with Ron (for a while), all the while reminding myself that he knows
these roads like the back of his hand and I do not. And I am also not
getting any shorter in the proverbial tooth as you so kindly point out...
The man's road selection, however, is without peer IMHO, so your solution
sounds terrific to me!

Norm Weinfeld
San Francisco
'55 XK140 DHC

On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 9:40 AM, Greg Tatarian <gtwincams at gmail.com> wrote:

>  D'OH!!
>
> I hate it when I do that!
>
> Sorry John, sorry Ron. 'Twas not meant for airing publicly.
>
> That being said, I've seen a number of members who have left our drives, if
> not the membership list, because our drives often get too "sporty",
> including most recently one couple in an MGA on their first drive with us
> who turned around in the middle sometime last year, and from whom we've
> never heard a peep from since. We've also lost members to the WCC who have
> told me that overly sporty driving was the reason they no longer
> participate. Of course, this may also just be the result of aging of drivers
> who no longer want to push it as we often may like to on our drives.
>
> Seeing this effect has prompted me, when leading the Lotus club drives, to
> split the group into two - those who want to go fast and those who do not.
> It requires a leader for each group who know the route and destination, but
> keeps each of the groups together, which is supposed to be why we get
> together as a group anyhow. That way the faster drivers get their kicks, but
> those who don't want to push it as much still have the chance to participate
> as a group. I think many of us like to push ourselves and our cars from time
> to time, but we don't want to cause accidents or hit a bicyclist, etc., and
> some of us carry passengers who don't appreciate being flung around the
> cars.
>
> Having inadvertently sent that public critique of you Ron, let me also
> publicly state how much we appreciate the efforts you make with the club,
> keeping everyone motivated, and also, keeping the group together on the
> drives, which you have been very good about these last couple of years. It's
> especially not easy when there is a big turnout, so good job. I know when
> the group gets smaller, it is more enticing to open the throttle a bit.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Greg
>
>
> On 1/17/2011 9:27 AM, Ron Engelhardt wrote:
>
>> Hey! We were at the speed limit all the way except got a little "sporty"
>> on St.Helena Rd after the ride, a road these cars were built for! The road
>> was damp but not particularly slippery, maybe John needs to add an MG to his
>> collection ;-0
>>
>> Ron
>> 58 MGA
>>
>> Greg Tatarian wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Yes, John said it got a little too lively for his tastes when the roads
>>> got wet. Seems like Ron doesn't exercise much caution these days.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Greg
>>>
>>>  Dan
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>>
>>>
>>> __
>>>
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