Hi All,
Well the Great Nannup Getaway for 2020 has now come and gone and there has been some very favourable feedback from some of those who attended!!
In my opinion this weekend of riding some great roads with a fantastic bunch of happy go lucky people both new to the club and old was a terrific success!!
Cap that off with a good night at the hotel, spent socialising and dining whilst forming and forging new friendships and also gave others the chance to catch up with old mates again.
It was fantastic seeing so many riders bring their partners with them, some as pillions but also those that drove their cars down to join their partners or drove as couples to join in the fun.
It was great to have Clayton Cream and his band of merry men to take the time and to make the effort to come all the way down from as far away as Northampton and Geraldton to join in the fun and then for them to ride all the way back home again today........You guys are great
It is one thing to organise an event like this, my second attempt at organising a ride weekend to Nannup and another for it to be successful!!
So Credit where credit is due:
Peter Spencer set the ground rules for an enjoyable weekend away, First off by agreeing to my request for him to use his vastly superior knowledge to organise and write up an interesting and varied route to our destination and also to lead the ride there and back home!!
I think Peter did an outstanding job on both counts and is to be congratulated on doing such an outstanding and fine job
But here is a case of "Not Only but Also" as Peter took it upon himself to initiate, research and write up three separate "Papers" for us to try out and put into practice this trip.
The First Paper was an "Introduction To The Ride" which laid out general information on How the ride was to be run, Who the Ride Leader and Tail End Charlie were as well as naming those nominated to assist in maintaining some cohesion and stability in the group!
He also recorded on this paper Information about the Comfort Stops, The importance of informing the TEC if you wished to leave the group midway, General ETA's for both our Lunch Stop and ETA at our Destination etc.and Fuel Stops etc.
Peter also laid out on a second paper details of the "Cornerman System" and how it was to be used point by point!!
The third paper laid out the General Rules Of Group Riding and their Responsibilities.
These Three papers were issued to each rider at the beginning of the ride for them to study and learn!!
To reinforce these Papers I gathered and welcomed everyone together before the commencement of the ride and verbally briefed them on all the important points!!
We also had all riders record the Personal Details on the Rider Emergency Form!!
All Peters hard work come to fruition during the ride with the adoption of Cornerman System being an outstanding Success with the ride group remaining together without anyone being lost during the entire ride!!
The Introduction and General Ride Rules being issued helped prevent any confusion and generally speaking saved Peter and me having to answer a million queries at every stop as all riders had all necessary information on hand before we left on our trip.
I will present "Peters Papers" to the Club Committee for them to study and comment on with a view to refining the details for future consideration and use by any club member planning rides!!
Hearty Congratulations Peter your time and effort has been well spent and is what contributed most to such an outstandingly successful and happy ride group!!
Generally speaking Peters timing and guestimates were spot on. We were due to arrive at The Bush Shack Winery at 1130 and arrived 5 minutes early!
We were due to arrive in NANNUP between 1530 and 1600. I believe we arrived at approx. 1515!!
Finally it was all the lovely people who made the decision put in the effort to join us this weekend and bought with them fun and laughter and a great sense of humour that helped make the weekend so enjoyable and has inspired me to plan another trip next year!!
There were no outstanding incidents that occurred during both our rides to and from and during our stay overnight that I am able to report on and anyway, Whatever happens in NANNUP shall remain in NANNUP!!
Thank You once again one and all for joining in the weekend and I look forward to meeting you all again on the road or at JENNACUBINE for the Club Christmas Treat on the 21st of November!!
PS: My apologies to both Wes and Ross for forgetting to mention firstly Ross for manning the midship position to keep and eye on riders front and rear and secondly to Wes for the tremendous job he did of shepherding the Corner Markers back into the group as we TEC's caught up on the numerous corners during the ride!!
A job well done lads, Thank You!!
Regards
Swampy
