June – EOM Ride Out

On offer for your pleasure this month, courtesy of another of our instructors – Bobby Thomson O’Connor, is a lovely ride through Kent and East Sussex covering approx 150 miles.

IMPORTANT: Please register if you intend to join us, as I will be sending out a menu to each respondent for the lunch venue … We will need to pre-order so that we all eat at the same time!!!

RIDE DETAILS
Sunday June 28th  – 9am for a Pre-ride briefing:  09:15;  Wheels up: 09:25.  Return anticipated around  16:00.

Meeting Point Location:  ESSO Services, A26 Hadlow, TN11 0AB

Closest Petrol Station:  At meeting point

Pre-ride coffee/tea: At meeting point, please arrive earlier to enjoy a coffee / tea / chat

Lunch stop: Wylands Farm Cafe, TN33 0SU

Ride Description: A lovely ride through Kent and East Sussex mainly on A and B roads. There will be plenty of smooth and winding roads on which to practice your roadcraft, with a few scattered single track roads.

Outward Route: Heading east through Kent and then South into East Sussex with a tea stop at Taywell Farm (great ice cream can be found here!!) at the midpoint to the lunch stop.

Distance of ride and any stops: Approx 150 miles with a fuel stop just before the lunch stop.

Return Route: Heading west through East Sussex before turning north then north east back into Kent.  Finishing where we started.

IMPORTANT: Please register if you intend to join us, as I will be sending out a menu to each respondent for the lunch venue … We will need to pre-order so that we all eat at the same time!!!

** New and Recent members – remember please you will need to have had your Initial Assessment Ride with an Instructor to attend this and any other club riding activities

** All members please carry your membership card on this and all club activities

REGISTRATION

There are no restrictions on how many can join the ride, but we ask that you please register by emailing the ride leader.  See details below.

Back-Marker System
One of the riders will need to Back-Mark so any volunteer for this please advise the ride leader when you register for the ride.  If you have an orange Hi-Viz please bring it with you, or one may be provided on the day, or dependant on the size of the group an alternative marker may be agreed.

Please make sure you are fully conversant with the rules of the “BACK-MARKER SYSTEM“.  Following these correctly is vital to the smooth running of the day and reduces the risk of losing someone or everyone. Details of the BM system are on our Southernriders.org  website.   If you’re unsure on the day, ask one of the attending Ride Leader. They will be more than happy to clarify any issues you have.

Hi-Viz
If you wear hi-viz, please ensure it is not Orange as this is reserved for the ‘back-marker’ during our ride-outs.  We appreciate you may normally wear an orange hi-viz whilst riding. However, some find it confusing when in the middle of the group to see two or more riders with the orange hi-viz.  So, in an effort to avoid confusion and markers leaving their post prematurely ONLY the back-marker is to wear orange hi-viz.   Thank you