Re: 3801/30 to ararat

[Greg Triplett <triplett@hotkey.net.au>]

Hi Clinton,

As a matter of fact I thought the chasing crowd was fairly
responsible. I followed the train from Moorabool to Ararat .
I just trailed the mob until the train stopped or the crowd
ahead faded away and then I would pick my spot. What I
didn't see was a lot of passing and dangerous pulling out
into traffic which I've seen on other occasions. Mind you I
don't motorcade the plastic steam trains very often because
of what I've seen in the past. I find the crowds a complete
turn off.

Notwithstanding I thought today's motorcaders were fairly
well behaved. I've seen a lot worse. Perhaps if you've not
seen much of this before it looked a lot worse than it
really was.

clinton smith wrote:
> 
> just got back from chasing train. my 3 yo and i enjoyed seeing 38's for
> the first time.
> however the reason for this post (my first) is to comment on the
> disgraceful driving
> displayed by so many chasing the train. these people are obviously
> chasing on a regular basis judging by the camera gear and hi vis vests i
> could see as they sped past. i know its good to chase trains but not at
> the peril of others. personally, i don't give a toss about those who
> wish to endanger themselves but i am a bit peeved at the inconsiderate
> people who dont seem to care about others on the same stretch of road.
> otherwise it was an enjoyable outing.
> any others have similar experiences??