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Last I knew I was on good terms with P Vaupel.
However Reader57 (Peter Holloway) did pick up the phone only last week and has left a message for PV to call him. His secretary responded via text saying PV was overseas at the moment and would contact Peter on his return.
Only time will tell if the return call is received.
However Reader57 (Peter Holloway) did pick up the phone only last week and has left a message for PV to call him. His secretary responded via text saying PV was overseas at the moment and would contact Peter on his return.
Only time will tell if the return call is received.
I think one thing is very evident FarRiders was supper popular with us all. The founder was popular with most.
The concept sort of set a very good concept into a very successful ride event format that drew out the best in a group that at my time was solid to the core. It gave opportunity for any member to post up an idea and run with it. Creat a destination and grow a desire to slip the chain and go run for a bit. We met lots of mates and had fun.
For some that was adjusted a bit but wow its been the busiest topic in here for a year or more so devoted are the masses even the expelled have to this day very strong love for the site....not so for the other bit.
A secretary? really?
The concept sort of set a very good concept into a very successful ride event format that drew out the best in a group that at my time was solid to the core. It gave opportunity for any member to post up an idea and run with it. Creat a destination and grow a desire to slip the chain and go run for a bit. We met lots of mates and had fun.
For some that was adjusted a bit but wow its been the busiest topic in here for a year or more so devoted are the masses even the expelled have to this day very strong love for the site....not so for the other bit.
A secretary? really?
I have been pondering the inclusion of a visit to Davos eastern memorial as a loop to the muster just cos. Ill ponder that one. 3239km hmmm might be a bit with no ride fitness and very very run down but I could just trundle along off the clock and revisit w well trodden track in the spirit of this particular muster. Lets just see how I feel.
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here.....
https://goo.gl/maps/61qGWcZ3Js1LW6ky5
S 31°53.959'
E 127°00.362'
In 2016 LindsdayGT posted "I'm pretty sure it's directly adjacent to an orange "Left Lane Ends" sign.".
Brookster also noted
"Madura Pass location is.... -31.899317, 127.006033 or S 31°53.959' E 127°00.362
Coming up from roadhouse turn right into airport road then immediately right into carpark and in right hand corner is a small rock memorial....paint your number on a rock and leave it in the surrounding pile."
https://goo.gl/maps/61qGWcZ3Js1LW6ky5
S 31°53.959'
E 127°00.362'
In 2016 LindsdayGT posted "I'm pretty sure it's directly adjacent to an orange "Left Lane Ends" sign.".
Brookster also noted
"Madura Pass location is.... -31.899317, 127.006033 or S 31°53.959' E 127°00.362
Coming up from roadhouse turn right into airport road then immediately right into carpark and in right hand corner is a small rock memorial....paint your number on a rock and leave it in the surrounding pile."
While I very much recognise the angst and displeasure these events are causing people (remember that some of us have been through it all already but with added aggression and malice), I would strongly encourage us all to do our best to not vent with unconstructive snide comments and snarkieness, especially in threads outside this one. It's been not to bad so far, let's keep it good.
This is a domestic issue and one best kept in-house as much as possible. We really do our selves no favours airing our bitchy dirty laundry like some primary school playground huddle.
This is a domestic issue and one best kept in-house as much as possible. We really do our selves no favours airing our bitchy dirty laundry like some primary school playground huddle.
Something that’s been on my mind that I want to raise, just to clear the air.
There was a time when the naughty 12 were sounding the alarm about the previous owner of Farriders. People didn’t want to see it and reacted accordingly.
Now that the nature of how the former owner operated cannot be ignored and people are expressing their disappointment. Fair enough.
But let’s at least agree to learn from the past. That means not letting ourselves settle for something less than an authentic community of distance riders where opinions can be shared in a measured honest way with no censorship because a viewpoint is ackward or a bit inconvenient.
Secondly, I’d say that being willing to put up with the previous owners crap while he was in the chair then venting on him when he vacates it is beneath us. Sure, express our disappointment, but let’s be grown ups. We partly facilitated the way he operated. We can learn from that and build something better.
Whether it’s working with the new ‘owners’ to do things in a way we are happy with, or doing something new, we have the experience, now let’s be better.
There was a time when the naughty 12 were sounding the alarm about the previous owner of Farriders. People didn’t want to see it and reacted accordingly.
Now that the nature of how the former owner operated cannot be ignored and people are expressing their disappointment. Fair enough.
But let’s at least agree to learn from the past. That means not letting ourselves settle for something less than an authentic community of distance riders where opinions can be shared in a measured honest way with no censorship because a viewpoint is ackward or a bit inconvenient.
Secondly, I’d say that being willing to put up with the previous owners crap while he was in the chair then venting on him when he vacates it is beneath us. Sure, express our disappointment, but let’s be grown ups. We partly facilitated the way he operated. We can learn from that and build something better.
Whether it’s working with the new ‘owners’ to do things in a way we are happy with, or doing something new, we have the experience, now let’s be better.
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