Velocita Rosso Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 So at nearly 73, I completed the latest 10 CR, and enjoyed it again after four previous The question is, at nearly 75 for the next one.....do i do it again...or consider this one as the final fling? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkshire_spam Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 Although not age related we always book events knowing we might not be able to start or we might have to adapt the event to make it do-able... Maybe try looking at it that way? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Wade Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 Do it! You know you'll regret it if you don't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpbarrett Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 age is only a number all depends how you feel. sometimes I am 25 again and sometimes (after changing a diff on a Herald) about 90! Mike (68) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparky_spit Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 Like MPB above, age is just another number that you have managed to get to. Due to certain circumstances we were not able to enter this one but, health willing, we will do the next one if we can. Mike (66) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Hunt Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 I will be approaching 78 in September 2024 but hope to be fit enough to add another 10CR to my nine to date (if you include the 2003 exploratory trip). More likely it will depend on whether I can get ticket of leave and find a compatible co-driver. Tim 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 18 hours ago, Velocita Rosso said: So at nearly 73, I completed the latest 10 CR, and enjoyed it again after four previous The question is, at nearly 75 for the next one.....do i do it again...or consider this one as the final fling? When entries open, ask yourself a few questions. Can you remember your own name and what day of the week it is? Can you put your own socks on? Can you get up from sitting in the car unaided? If yes to all, you should be fine. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Jones Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 Hmmm…. Not sure I can always answer yes to all of those at the same time…. And I’m only 55 🤔 Slightly relevant; we had long time family friends to dinner on Saturday. He’s 91. Could pass for early 70s. Was complaining he can only marshal at the local Park run these days as he injured a foot last year and it’s not fully resolved…. Judge by condition, not age or mileage! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltddirk Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 Mike, 10CR is not a RBRR! I have noticed this year that quite a few took the easy option, lunch breaks, tea stop, sweets and icecream in the afternoon.... not longer the hardcore group driving through the night to wet their speedo,s in the med the next morning, so why not, You dont have to go for the full monty but can pick those parts you really enjoy driving, skip the others. In fact I slightly noticed that you started down that slope, having the roof up on a nice and sunny day!😉 Not that Shaun and I are there yet, all the passes, roof down, scaring pushbike terrorists with a double declutch and throttle blip when we passed them on the Stelvio. Now not sure if we'll still do so in a few years time, maybe shaun has to find another play buddy then, he is a youngster at half a century while i have fully upgraded to version 6.2 but while it lasts he... Get your entry in, take it as it comes, and if you had enough stop at the Gellateria and a straight route to the hotel after. You still have all the scenery and the banter.... and that´s the last I´m hearing from it! Cheerz D 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Wade Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 4 hours ago, Clive said: When entries open, ask yourself a few questions. Can you remember your own name and what day of the week it is? Can you put your own socks on? Can you get up from sitting in the car unaided? If yes to all, you should be fine. I guess I'd better not enter, I struggle with most of them... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocita Rosso Posted September 19, 2022 Author Share Posted September 19, 2022 5 hours ago, Clive said: When entries open, ask yourself a few questions. Can you remember your own name and what day of the week it is? Can you put your own socks on? Can you get up from sitting in the car unaided? If yes to all, you should be fine. Who said that ,eh!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clive Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 10 minutes ago, Velocita Rosso said: Who said that ,eh!? me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrianb Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 Keep going I say, I recon I need another pandemic and lockdown to keep the family away ! Then I might have the time to complete my restoration by the time I’m 75 currently I’m 62! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendy Dawes Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 Mike, when you can’t remember where you are, who you are or where you’ve been where you’re going, when you’re due to set off and where you should end up which car is yours and which key fits the locks ( oh I forgot it’s a Triumph, one key fits all lol ) lastly if you happen to forget to make sure Jane in back on board before you leave your last pit stop then it’s time to give up you’ve got a few runs in you yet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosbif Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 15 hours ago, Wendy Dawes said: when you can’t remember where you are, who you are or where you’ve been Exactly what happened to me on sunday. Decided to go for a run in the 13/60. I had a printed map with the route marked on plus a road book all downloaded from a local motorcycle site . . . I still managed to turn this from a sightseeing run into a mystery tour, found my way home thanks to the GPS I keep in the boot 😁 When back home I went to giggle maps and found where I went wrong. Moral : read the road book carefully, don't relay on thinking road signs in the countryside will say what you think they will and pay attention to the route details rather than enjoying the scenery. 'Must try harder'. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Wade Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 2 hours ago, Rosbif said: Exactly what happened to me on sunday. Decided to go for a run in the 13/60. I had a printed map with the route marked on plus a road book all downloaded from a local motorcycle site . . . I still managed to turn this from a sightseeing run into a mystery tour, found my way home thanks to the GPS I keep in the boot 😁 When back home I went to giggle maps and found where I went wrong. Moral : read the road book carefully, don't relay on thinking road signs in the countryside will say what you think they will and pay attention to the route details rather than enjoying the scenery. 'Must try harder'. It sounds like the perfect drive in the country. 😊 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosbif Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 1 hour ago, Amy Wade said: It sounds like the perfect drive in the country. 😊 Yes, but it could easily have turned into an unofficial 10CR . . . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendy Dawes Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Wade Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 2 hours ago, Rosbif said: Yes, but it could easily have turned into an unofficial 10CR . . . Be prepared & leave your passport in the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosbif Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 1 hour ago, Amy Wade said: leave your passport in the car. Don't have one, passport that is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Wade Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 50 minutes ago, Rosbif said: Don't have one, passport that is. That could prove to be a bit tricky doing an unofficial 10CR... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosbif Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 37 minutes ago, Amy Wade said: That could prove to be a bit tricky doing an unofficial 10CR... Not necessarily, my French identity card is accepted throughout the EU and it is free 😃🇪🇺 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Wade Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 Can I have one please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amy Wade Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 @Rosbif you do have a rather nice looking car to be doing some accidental touring in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosbif Posted September 20, 2022 Share Posted September 20, 2022 59 minutes ago, Amy Wade said: @Rosbif you do have a rather nice looking car to be doing some accidental touring in. Thanks for that. It is very acceptable nowhere near concourse, bought to be used and enjoyed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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