We do enjoy a "300" mile run. It leaves you feeling invigorated. Our trips to the west Country last year, and our Scottish tour the previous year were epic road trips.
But as Peter says - not many centres do things like that.
Contacting Bud about his activities on TM is ludicrous and was clearly not thought through. It's a shame that individuals can't act for the common good, but too often it becomes a serious power struggle. It was a feature of the MGCC when I was involved at Committee level in the V8 Register. At times it was very unpleasant.