What a great way to spend a Sunday.
18 riders with a great mix of young and old, experienced and newbies all arrived at a well setup loading area. Scott had the AMTRA gazebo setup early so the newcomers knew where to go.
The day was perfect and the weather had been kind enough all week to dry the tracks for those of us not so comfortable with the slippery stuff.
Scott rallied the troops around 10 o'clock and gave us all a briefing then we headed off on a nice easy run to flush out the cobwebs. We did a bit of a back track to pick up a couple of waywood riders, but then back into full swing with some nice flowing hills and enough washouts to keep the more experienced smiling. The pace was comfortable for all levels and bike types. It was great to see such a variety of bikes which I hope encourages others new to riding to just get out there and give it a go. Everyone was extremely helpful and friendly and there was plenty good advice as we stopped along the way. Scott had the number of stops pretty well sorted. They were spread out nicely so the day flowed well but frequent enough so everyone was rested and ready for the next run and a chance to tell us what we were in for for the next part.
Jeff and Helen put on a great BBQ lunch before we headed off for round two. You could see the confidence levels building on the afternoon run, the pace was a bit quicker and the washouts were producing bigger smiles.
Thank you Scott for organising a great ride, thanks to Jeff for managing the tail, and thanks Jeff and Helen for the BBQ lunch.
It was a thouroughly enjoyable day and I'll definitely be back for more.
Thanks
Luke