Confirmed dates for Shepards Rest Thumper weekend 2015

[timbo]

No problem Gareth, it was an absolute pleasure and great to see you all. We are going to run it every year to coincide with the Cookstown 100, but in future, will organise the race spectating a bit better. As neither I, nor the rest of you, really knew what was going on, as the organisers had changed the race programme. Can I recommend you watch the TV coverage if you can get BBC NI, and it will all be a bit clearer 
Now relaxing with a wee Jameson's, thanks to the generosity of SRXpatriate. Slainte, Rene 

[SRXpatriate]

Slainte, Tim! Well deserved, many many thanks for putting on a great rally, it was a cracker! The Shepherd's Rest is a little gem and why they call that brilliant cafe in Draperstown 'Slim's' is beyond me. In fact, we were so well looked after everywhere all weekend, my jacket all of a sudden seemed 2 sizes too small on Sunday morning I seem to recall the very same item fitted me very comfortably on Friday
Hope to see you all again some time soon. In the meantime, all the best and keep er lit Rene

[Dave#22]

Re: 2015 Shepherds Rest camping weekend

« Reply #5 on: December 13, 2014, 08:03:46 AM »

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Hi Tim, Pat & I can't make that one....we're booked in for the Caponord rally in North Wales the same weekend.
 Have fun.
  Dave.

Pat & I were busy this last weekend....we helped organise a camping/biking
weekend for the Caponord Club at Carrog.
We got there Friday, erected a small marquee, a gazebo and a small frame
tent before the first of 36 arrived.
Friday was spent chatting, drinking...we took loads of booze @ £1 a
can...and a curry delivery, which went down well.
Saturday at breakfast, we had bacon baps available @ £1 and free coffee /
tea. At about 10 we got ready for the rideout....suffice to say it was wet
on and off and cold....180 miles around Snowdonia with me leading....some
turned back to the comfort of the campsite and some continued....In the
evening we'd booked both dining rooms in the Grouse, had a nice meal and
more booze and chat....some stayed and some went back to the campsite for
more chat, booze and a few laughs.
Sunday, some went up to the Ponderosa for breakfast then home, others just
packed up and went home....Pat & I cleared the site and got home mid
afternoon....tired and weary, but it was a successful Rally.

[timbo]

Hi Dave and Pat. Sounds like you had a great weekend, as did we. The Grouse is the pub up the hill overlooking the River Dee, and Carrog is outside Llangollen? Great wee motor museum there, and also a nice campsite outside Llangollen itself.
There isn't an annual Thumper Rally planned this summer, but I'm thinking of organising one. Possibly Foxholes campsite, Bishops Castle, south Shropshire. Fantastic area. 

[Dave#22]

Yes, that's the one....the basic campsite is across the river from the Grouse, that's why we went prepared.
A Summer Rally sounds great, but we are off on our annual Quota Treffen, this year to Sweden, the first two weeks inc 3rd weekend in July. We have been invited to a Viking Wedding....I hope the beer's free.
Dave.

[timbo]

That's good to know. I'm thinking possibly second half of June.

[steveD]

A brilliant time as usual.

Had a great time and the weather was quite kind to us.

Rick and I had a good run back to wales and I had an extra few days there sorting the run for the XT660 crowd next weekend.

Big thanks to Tim and Alison for sorting the extras at the cottage and to Tim for the run.

The sounds of the big bikes hammering down the straight was brilliant despite them going so fast. Great atmosphere though.

Good to catch up with Rene after a long time.

Too much booze as usual!

Got a few pics, but files too big, gotta re-size them and then I'll post if I can find out how to do it!

Cheers Steve

[Mark]

Got back last night from the 5 countries tour, a good week that was kicked off excellently thanks to Tim and Ali with the organisation of the TC rally/Cookstown 100 weekend.

Regards and thanks are sent from myself and the rest of my crew and all are looking forward to next years.

[Mark]

A few short videos from Brian.

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And our snowball fight on Applecross Pass

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Glad you all had a good time !
Wish I could manage it......hopefully next year ;-)

Jethro

[tj63]

I must admit I bottled out of this weekend. After the accident last time I went over to NI I just didn't dare suggest to the wife that I was going again.

Maybe next year ;-) She'll have forgotten by then, surely.

Glad to see you all had a great time.

Trevor

[Mark]

I must admit I bottled out of this weekend. After the accident last time I went over to NI I just didn't dare suggest to the wife that I was going again.

Maybe next year ;-) She'll have forgotten by then, surely.

Glad to see you all had a great time.

Trevor

It was Boyds fault no NI and he's gone now so you will be ok. 

Hope to see you at Baskerville.

[tj63]

I'll be there. Already booked Friday off work.