Scotland 2015 - Preparation

Preparation and now the countdown to the Scottish Highlands run:

Hotels are booked, time off work booked, route being finalised by other club members and I'm in the process of designing the group sticker/badge.

This year's badge style is along the lines of a band tour shirt:

and on the car...

and on the satnav splash screen...

The sticker only tells half the story, I'm starting in Maidstone so have another 942 ish miles on top to get to/from the start line. The group will build as we head north, meeting up at services local to each driver & we take a scenic diversion through the Lake District on the way.

Touch wood the car is running fine, should be just a fluids and pressures test then heading north.

GBS Run Out

First excuse of the year for a run & back to GBS for their 2015 run out.

Headed north on Saturday, overnight stop in Retford in time to see the last 6 nations Rugby match at the The Galway Arms then met up for approx. 118 mile run on the Sunday. Finishing at a The Plough in Cropwell Butler for (in my case) steak pie and chips.

Tea and biscuits laid on at GBS, time for a chat and to digest the printed route plan:

The map shows only my round trip; the middle part between GBS and The Plough was the run itself - 14 cars and a fantastic convoluted route along A & B roads which certainly tested my driving.

Route on Google Maps

A few pictures en-route courtesy GBS

The Zero behaved itself - cooling not a problem, although the horn stopped working at some point (entirely possible it wasn't working all weekend, I think the only time I use it is to 'toot' goodbye at the end of meets)

Returned home about 9pm on the Sunday evening - best part of 500 miles all in ODO now showing 6,136 miles. Good shakedown for Scotland at the end of April which will be more like 1,400 miles in total including the north/south legs.

Oil Change

5,638 Miles Oil & Oil Filter change.

More an annual ritual than needing it; allowed another check on Oil quality/quantity coming out, no signs of water in it from the overheat.

All set for the summer now.