How about a meet down in the West Country?

[Porcine_Aviator]

Any one fancy a meet down this way, a Friday or Saturday evening sometime in the next six months or so ?

No mad rush just thought I'd throw it in and see if anyone's interested.

[BruceT]

Yeh sure :)

[Porcine_Aviator]

Okay that's three of us, I'm including Mrs P.A. but she doesn't know it yet ! :smlove2:

[BruceT]

Where abouts in Weston/Somerset are you?

[Porcine_Aviator]

About a mile and a bit from the sea front just off Locking Road.

[BruceT]

Nice, we're just of J16 of the M5.

[Porcine_Aviator]

Not to far away then. Mrs P.A. used to work at Aztec West and I used to drive her up in the morning use the company car during the day and then pick her up when she finished.

We managed to put 87.000m on the clock in 18 months, mind you some of that was driving over to Ireland via Holyhead, Pembroke Dock and Stranraer. I really enjoyed doing the driving, we traveled all over Ireland as well. Saturday's we used to drive down to Dublin to have a drink in the Fisherman Arms at Strawberry Beds, just off the Lucan Road at the back of The Phoenix Park. I still love driving even with all the traffic, it's not as bad as Paris in the rush hour :)

[BruceT]

I work at Aztec West!

Traffic is a bloody joke though!!

Think your about 20 mile away, im not originally from Bristol - Originally from East Yorkshire but moved to Bristol a few years ago, think i've only been to Weston once in all that time!

[daveforber]

May be up for that too - also in Bristol, so a wee trip down the 'bahn :)

[Jamest5r]

You got a drag strip down there? Mrs will only go to racing meets!!!

[BruceT]

There is Castle Combe circuit?

[Porcine_Aviator]

There is Castle Combe circuit?

From £170 per person or From £290.00 for a couple. Sob

Or if we got everyone in the club to pay up a bit we could rent the place for a day. Mind you I have a feeling that would cost a fair bit of dosh.

[Porcine_Aviator]

You got a drag strip down there? Mrs will only go to racing meets!!!

M5 ? No no no I didn't say that.

[Porcine_Aviator]

There are a total of five drag strip in the UK one's on the Isle of Man, one is in Scotland near Dundee one is North London, then there's Santa Pod and finally Avon Raceway.

Mrs P.A. says "Will she travel for beer?" :haha:

You can't even go doughnutting on the beach anymore they say they will take your car off you.

[AlanG]

You supplyin' the tea and biccys mate??????:B_thumb:

[sen]

There is one in yorkshire. YORK RACEWAY and one just around the corner from that elvington. ;)

[Porcine_Aviator]

You supplyin' the tea and biccys mate??????:B_thumb:

Could be :wow:

[Porcine_Aviator]

There is one in yorkshire. YORK RACEWAY and one just around the corner from that elvington. ;)

I could only find five so that's now seven. :banana:

[hellraiser]

Hello, I'd be interested in a meet.
I'm in exeter, so its easy for me to jump on the m5.

[Porcine_Aviator]

Hello, I'd be interested in a meet.
I'm in exeter, so its easy for me to jump on the m5.

The more the merrier.

Just got to find a place that's good for a meet up.

[Jamest5r]

The more the merrier.

Just got to find a place that's good for a meet up.

DRAG STRIP x Gayle

[Porcine_Aviator]

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DRAG STRIP x Gayle

Your other half has a serious addiction, we don't have one this end of the world. Drag Strip that is, not addiction.:shockedbi

[volvoboyt5]

im keen .. as im not that far away ..

[Jamest5r]

Your other half has a serious addiction, we don't have one this end of the world. Drag Strip that is, not addiction.:shockedbi

I know mate, but the only thing better than looking at volvos is driving them(hate to say it but she's right)

[smithy]

I know mate, but the only thing better than looking at volvos is driving them(hate to say it but she's right)

i have to agree because im the colprit who got you both started lol

[Jamest5r]

i have to agree because im the colprit who got you both started lol

Thanks mate, as i stare into an empty wallet:yikes: woul'nt mind but she's beaten me 6 times out of 8!! need more power!! now where did i put that credit card:hidesbehi

[smithy]

Thanks mate, as i stare into an empty wallet:yikes: woul'nt mind but she's beaten me 6 times out of 8!! need more power!! now where did i put that credit card:hidesbehi

dont worry my wallet has been empty for years mainly due to kids and exs lol

[Porcine_Aviator]

OK Peeps Mrs P.A. had a brain wave a few minutes ago, but she's all right now, and she came up with an idea for a place to go.

How does a meet up and a short drive together to The Haynes Motor Museum at Sparkford sound? The A30/A303 from Exeter will bring you up and it's a trip down the A37 from Bristol, or A361 to M5 then A358 to the A303 at Ilminster. We could meet at the rest area at the Cartgate Roundabout off the A303, plenty of parking and a great place for a takeaway sandwich and a coffee or tea. We stop there when ever we go down to Dorset. Then we could all drive together to Sparkford. :rally_dri

If we can get 10 peeps we would get a discount on entry.

The details are on the Haynes Motor Museum Website (http://www.haynesmotormuseum.com/museum/index.html)

How does that sound to you?

Sorry no drag strips down here, just a short circuit race track.

[smithy]

i might be interested depends on date and car being fully tuned by then

[Porcine_Aviator]

How about a Saturday in October, Mrs P.A. has just told me that if we go as a group we can have a guided tour customised for us. October Monday - Sunday
10.00am - 4.30pm

So a meeting at Cartgate which is just down the road at say 10:00am and drive there.

Taunton 30 minutes
Dorchester 40 minutes
Bristol 50 minutes
Exeter 1 hour
Salisbury 40 minutes
Birmingham 2 hours
London 1 hour 45 minutes

That should help with knowing how long it will take you.

[Porcine_Aviator]

OK if you're interested in coming on a visit to Haynes stick you name down and we'll see if we can get enough to make it worthwhile. We can sort out a date that will suit most of us when we have some numbers.

I'll start it with
P.A.
Mrs P.A.

[BruceT]

I went to Haynes a few months back, great place.

Not had a guided tour though?

[Porcine_Aviator]

I went to Haynes a few months back, great place.

Not had a guided tour though?

Want to go again ?:smileypul

[jer,c70]

i live in bath which is just down the road and im up for a meet. it would be good to find out who got what and what works well,
i am at castle combe on sat for rally day but any other time would be good.......

[hellraiser]

Hello, put me down for that. Never been so would like a look around.

hellraiser

[Porcine_Aviator]

OK so now we have

P.A.
Mrs P.A.
volvoboyt5
smithy provisionally
hellraiser
jer,C70

Will anyone be bring families?

Are you in BruceT?
And daveforber are you still interested?

So many questions. :bounce:

[BruceT]

Yeh put me in :)

[Porcine_Aviator]

OK so now we have

P.A.
Mrs P.A.
volvoboyt5
smithy provisionally
hellraiser
jer,C70
BruceT

Will anyone be bring families?


And daveforber are you still interested?

So many questions. :bounce:

How's that for speed?

[kowalski]

im in north devon near torrington count me in ! currently two t5,s one running and one an ongoing project.

[Porcine_Aviator]

im in north devon near torrington count me in ! currently two t5,s one running and one an ongoing project.

OK I've added you to the list. A two T5 owner, brilliant. :B_thumb:

P.A.
Mrs P.A.
volvoboyt5
smithy provisionally
hellraiser
jer,C70
BruceT
kowalski

How does the last but one Saturday in October the 24th sound? Don't want to clash with Halloween?

[hellraiser]

sounds good to me. :cool:

[Porcine_Aviator]

sounds good to me. :cool:

You're on the list :B_thumb:

[Porcine_Aviator]

We still need two more to get the discount and the guided tour, I have to let them know at the beginning of October if we want that as the curator will be showing us around.

So roll up etc for a tour around the Museum where you get to see all those big red cars.

[Porcine_Aviator]

And this is the other trip/get together. If you want to combine the two we could go for the last but one Saturday in October for both of them.

[Porcine_Aviator]

How many of you want to do the visit at the end of October? If we can get 10 then we get a discount and a guided tour. I will need to know in the next week and I think they will want some money up front.

So it's up to you.

This is not a combined trip it's just a get together for anyone who wants to come down to Somerset for a day at Haynes.

[hellraiser]

As before, put me down. would like to see everyone plus a look at the old cars!
LOL, not meaning the volvos!!

[hellraiser]

bump

[Porcine_Aviator]

OK so who's coming on the 24th, if we don't make the 10 we won't get the conducted tour, and they want two weeks advance notice of that so I don't think we will manage it.
But we can still meet up at 10:00 am for 10:30am depart at Cartgate Services on the A303 and drive to Haynes from there.

You can see the services here on Google (http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=cartgate+services+a303&sll=51.930295,-0.150375&sspn=0.251499,0.727158&ie=UTF8&hq=cartgate+services+a303&hnear=&ll=50.968836,-2.741202&spn=0.002091,0.005681&t=h&z=18)

So can I start with
P.A.
Mrs P.A.
volvoboyt5
smithy provisionally
hellraiser
jer,C70
BruceT
kowalski

So who's defiantly coming or is it going to be just the three of us eating Bacon Butties and drinking coffee at Cartgate :)

[mike k]

go for castle coombe, i be up for that as long as i can get track day insurance. oh look ive just missed out two pages of posts sorry looks like im a bit late with that.
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[Porcine_Aviator]

Just a quick bump so peeps don't think it's not still happening. :)

[Porcine_Aviator]

:hihi:
go for castle coombe, i be up for that as long as i can get track day insurance. oh look ive just missed out two pages of posts sorry looks like im a bit late with that.

Only a few pages:D

[mike k]

i cant do the end of this month as were moving super upheaval, right up for somthing in the new year.
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[Porcine_Aviator]

i cant do the end of this month as were moving super upheaval, right up for somthing in the new year.

No problem hope the move goes well.

[hellraiser]

Bump. :eclipsee_

[mike k]

thanks its quite stressfull, should be ok, post some pics of my car after. ware can i post them?
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[Porcine_Aviator]

It's getting closer and we have missed the conducted tour part. Still we can meet up and go there anyway.

Are we all still up for this?

P.A.
Mrs P.A.
volvoboyt5
smithy provisionally
hellraiser
jer,C70
BruceT
kowalski

[hellraiser]

Yeah, still up for the meet.
Will be bring a passanger also for the ride :B_thumb: so will put the number up by one if this helps

[Porcine_Aviator]

OK Peeps can we have a definite yes for next week please?

Are we all still coming ?

[hellraiser]

OK Peeps can we have a definite yes for next week please?

Are we all still coming ?

Yes :bounce:

[volvoboyt5]

.. sorry guys ,, im off to the rally next weekend so im out .. would defo like to meet up with some of you guys at some point , put faces to names etc ..

[hellraiser]

Looking at all the repies, I think we might aswell knock this one on the head!
Bit of a shame really :cry:

[Porcine_Aviator]

I have a feeling you're right. Not enough interest this week. Still not to worry there's always another time.

And the weather forecast is saying it's going to RAIN!! So that's another good reason to put it off.