Re: 3801/30 to ararat

[clinton smith <cdsmith@mbox.com.au>]

Good point. This would be the first time i've struck so many cars doing a
chase. There were quite a few who were more than irresponsible but I guess
many more who were ok. For all that it was still worth the effort and extra
care needed so that my son and I got to see the 38's.
cheers, Clinton

Greg Triplett wrote:

> 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??