Well here it is, the Northern BMW riders 40th ride plan.
I spent this afternoon doing my own recon of the route without maestro Bozo and managed to find the route that I took with Boz last Sun without getting too lost.
From Hilary's I transgressed to Ocean Reef Rd, Gnangara Rd, left onto West Swan Rd, right on Great Northern Hwy , left on Rd to Bells rapids and State Equestrian Centre, right before reach Equestratian centre to get on to the Brigadoon hill rd turn left (Campersic Rd) go right thru the roundabout at the top of the hill keep going ,turn first left. This road then turns into incredible roller coaster ups and downs and ends up at a T junction at OBrien Rd. We won't mention the turn right instead of left on OBrien Rd. Anyway we sorted that and progressed towards Toodyay Rd via Glenton Rd, Berry Rd, Reen Rd,getting to Toodyay Rd going up it about 600 m turning right on to Bunning Rd , head towards Stoneville, Mt Helena, crossed Great Northern Hwy at Mundaring, then Mundaring Weir Rd, Bickley Valley Drive, Canning Rd, Welshpool Rd, GFF, Tunnel....venue
Timings : Hillarys to Gingers Roadhouse 3/4 hr so 9.30 for arrival time 10.15... 10 -15min wait time for pickups leave 10.30 for Brigadoon pickup which is 20 mins travel time from Gingers. Pickup time at Brigadoon 10.50-11am at Brigadoon. Leave Brigadoon 0110 sharp which is on the side of the Road near the roundabout. Head off to Mundaring pick up point as the next rendezvous depending on numbers will be the Hungary Jacks car park at the crossover at the GNHwy , arrival time for this is 12.15 with a 10 -15 minute wait time. We will leave here at 12.30 and head off down the Mundaring Weir Rd for the rest of the route, to arrive at the venue at about 1-1.30 .
This ride is fairly technical with the navigation so it is important that riders stay alert and if they see the rider behind not keeping up drop back so they can see you. This stops riders disappearing into the distance and the ride turning into a "cluster "Censored"" with people not knowing which way the ride has gone. The same goes for riders that are riding particularly slow. You are stuffing up the ride so DON'T. Try and keep up and don't drop too far behind. If traffic lights separate riders the lead riders will wait for you to catch up, but on open roads there is no excuse for holding the ride up by not keeping up with the rider in front. We will be very conservative with speeds and the ride is not a race. Indicate when the turns come up so the rider behind knows where you are going. Riders found to be holding up the ride will be left behind if they continue to do this. It's a group ride so you will ride as part of a group and ride with your mates in mind and not irritate others
So that's the Northern ride organised, any questions contact Bill and remember we are not into slurping lattes on this real ride to the 40th
