944 Scottish Tour 2005

[John Sims]

Being a bit of a sad git, and also easily confused, I decided to plot all the places we stopped for petrol on a map. In truth, having spent all week following other people I didn't have much of a clue where we had actually been in geographical terms. Once I plotted the petrol stations as little red pins (with reference to sundry credit card bills), I then moved on to places we stopped to eat (little houses with flags) and other points of reference. The result is as show below (again, sorry to anybody on dial up). I think we can safely say that we saw a fair proportion of Scotland - if only briefly.

It would seem that we managed IRO 1,750+ miles and burnt £350 worth of petrol [8D]. If we add to that the pre-trip service, meals, booze and additional camera gear that I had to have for the trip guess who's looking forward to his next credit card bill [][][].

 

[944turboS]

Has a date been set for 2006 ?

 

[John Sims]

Hi Graeme,

A date has been set for 2006 but the places have already been taken.

The 2005 trip could have been a financial disaster as, despite many saying they were interested, when the time came, not enough people came forward. As a result we had to extend the offer to friends without 944's who joined in and so made the event the success it was.

After such a great event it is inevitable that those who attended wanted to do it again and so the places were taken almost before this years event was organised. We are limited in numbers by two main factors:-

a) Available accommodation (obviously)

b) Those arranging the driving element of the weekend are unwilling to accept numbers greater than those we had previously.

To explain the latter point further. A large part of the appeal of the holiday was to drive at a reasonable pace on roads appropriate for such. To do so requires a level of discretion which can not be achieved with a large number of cars. We under took some fairly spectacular distances in reasonably short periods of time last year. Those that have tried to maintain a large convoy will appreciate that, with a large number of cars, you spend a significant amount of time waiting for the tail enders to catch up - this isn't something that we could accommodate and do all we intend to in 2006.

This may sound a little elitist and exclusive and, having almost been left carrying the baby last year, I guess it is. That said, if places become available, we would be more than happy for others to join the group. Equally, if someone wanted to arrange an alternative or additional Scottish Tour I have no doubt that those of us involved in the original trip would be more than happy to impart what limited knowledge we have gained to assist in the success of your event.

 

[944turboS]

Hi John,
Thanks for your reply, Tracey & I should still like to join your merry band if places became available. To this end could you put us on the subs bench.