Kaikoura Club Run Report
Sunday 14th March 2010
Words & Pictures by Stephen Clarke
Well what a day for a drive! It was heading for the hottest day so far for March and Christchurch was at 18 deg and no wind at 9.30am when Marg & I headed out to meet up with any other SLR club members that would show up for the trip. The plan was to head to Kaikoura via the inland scenic route for lunch at Donegal House where we would meet up with other SLR club members, Paul & Rosemary from Picton and Ian & Kattie from Blenheim.
By 10am only four other SLR club members had shown up and all were in Lotus 7 type cars. We headed off in 20deg weather and were on our way and by the time we hit Waiau it was hitting 25 deg. A quick stop to remove the polar fleeces and we were gone again and into the great road that is the inland Kaikoura road. This road consists of some of the tightest blind corners I have come across with many 25km sign posted corners becoming tighter as you got into them. There were many elevation changes too and as each km of the 80kms to Kaikoura passed under us it just got better and better with lots of sweeping corners & fast short straights before another set of corners would come upon us
| Eventually we arrived at Kaikoura 20mins earlier than expected and by 12.30pm we were sitting at Donegal House for lunch & refreshments with our friends from up North who came down in a series 1 Elan and series 2 Elise, it was a great place for lunch and if you are ever in Kaikoura I would recommend it as a place to eat. |  |
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After lunch we all headed off and the plan was for the four lotus 7s to head back via the normal HWY 1 route with a short stop for coffee & tea at a bach in Goose Bay owned by Kevin & Erin Anderson, SLR members. The rip back proved to be a lot slower than the inland route due to traffic but was still fun and we ended back at Pukeko Junction about 5pm. All in all, a great day out with great company. |
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