The day started off dull and cool for our ride over to Wrexham s.c. base for the start of the 7th rideout to the Horseshoe Pass. I arrived at Clubbies a couple of minutes ahead of 13 scooters from Ellesmere Port s.c.,Chesters finest drifted in before the appointed departure time of 12.15. A further group of more than 10 from cloud 9 and Liverpool s.c. arrived as we departed ,at a guess about 35 in all. On arrival at the Walnut tree pub some of the Chester members were already there .Kick off for the rideout was set for 1.15 and as usual this worked very smoothly with lots of marshals on the busy junctions blocking the traffic . I noticed several had parked the scooters up and helmets were off ,and standing across the junction ,perhaps a less agressive tactic than jamming your scooter across the cars bonnet ? They could just mow you down anyway ,but look on the bright side,no damage to your scooter ! The pace of the rideout really picked up after we turned left at Four Crosses and hit the open road everyone going for it to get to the Ponderosa at the front !no point ! there is always a massive que no matter when you get there!The mass ride always finishes at the Ponderosa as the big bunch of scooters fragments into smaller groups and clubs for the ride back to Wrexham .Several lots even turned around to retrace the route rather than going on down the Pass.As this is the most spectacular part of the whole run ,with a wide choice of pubs in Llangollen,I didnt see the point of coming so far and turning back!An uneventfull run back to Wrexham to the Walnut Tree for the usual burgers ,stalls ,raffles and chat rounded off a pleasant days scootering .Big thank you to all at Wrexham s.c. for making the effort for us all to enjoy ourselves scootering in Wales again .Looking forward to next year .
Pictures from the rideout
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More pictures from George (Eugene's son)
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