I'm delighted to be able to tell you that Simon Ross (Rossy to many) has agreed to take the role of Chief Observer for C-CAM.
Many of you will know Simon through his police bike work, involvement with BikeSafe and attending Bikers Nites on his job bike. Simons role will be to continue the excellent work done by Woody, to continue to raise the bar and improve riding standards across the group.
In the first instance Simon will be working with the Senior Observers, this work will then obviously be rolled out to the Observers and beyond. Simon will also be involved with a slow riding skills day planned for April.
I'm sure that his training, police traffic experience and bike skills will be a huge benefit to the club and all associated with it.
Woody will continue to be involved in a number of projects going forward until we can complete the transition ideally in March, from which point he will focus on his Senior Observer role and the Associate Coordinator role.
As always, any questions please ask. I hope you all have chance to meet with Simon in the very near future.
Please be conscious of destinations that will often represent both a long day and mileage in excess of 200 miles, these will be mainly PROGRESSIVE, be honest with yourself. If in doubt, ask the leader before the event. New for 2011, we will be experimenting with a secondary `pick up point`, this simply is a chosen location on route to our destination that allows participants to wait and join the group as it passes, rather than have to endure a `double back` upon themselves when making the trip to our usual meeting point of Ashchurch.
Remember, `FULL TANKS` please.
• Finally, please remember to check our Web page near the dates, as often climatic conditions and personal issues can influence last minute changes.
Great first year for our Cotswold Challenge, enjoyed by many, discovering bits of the Cotswolds that are often ridden by. Congratulations especially to Paul Kimpton and Ian Stavert who completed the whole challenge and were awarded certificates at our Christmas dinner. For those of you who don't know what the Cotswold Challenge is click the link above. But in a nutshell, find 30 landmarks throughout the Cotswolds, photograph it along with your bike. Simple as that and it is great fun! Have a look at all the photos! (Photo to the left is Paul Kimpton sucessfully locating the Three Shires Stone!) (Click Paul and Ian's name above to see their photos)
A fantastic Road Racing Event - you will not get closer to the action on the mainland! Olivers Mount This is normally a McGuinness, Hutchinson, Farquhar, Martin, Dunlop, Plater etc etc - top notch event.
This trip is now fully booked. But if you are still interested in going, have a chat with Ian Stavert, he may be able to advise on places to stay or someone may drop out at the last minute.