VolvoT5 European Run

[S60D5]

I'm thinking a VolvoT5.co.uk run to Europe sounds like a complete laugh, there have been various talks of such but nothing has really come of it! Any Volvo welcome!

There are various options avaliable for a European trip...

Please vote in the poll accordingly and state your personal preference!

[Assasin]

Nuremburg sounds good, or pretty much anywhere in a convoy :)

A mate of mine has just come back from going round it in his S3, said it was a top weekend..

I was supposed to do Assen last year on my mates Busa, but it all went pearshaped at the last min... :frown:

[chriskay]

Nuremburg sounds good,


No, don't go there if you want to drive the 'ring: it's at the opposite end of Germany :slap: Drove the 'ring in September; great fun, but not as exciting as a couple of laps with a mate in his 911 GT3. (He's done over 800 laps, so knows all the right lines).
Cheers, Chris.

[Mrsmopp]

Any of the above!!

x

[Aiken]

Any, as long as we're in Volvo's with good people and have a good laugh and a good time.... generally anything that's good.

[Al115]

I'd meet you in Monaco!!! ;)

[TangoDeltaSierra3]

Might help by putting up some mileages to destinations, to the RING its about 200 miles from Calais or Rotterdam, theres no way i can afford to go driving 1000 miles etc....when i drive we go on full chatt, no 56mpg tootling around.

[Al115]

OK, Monaco is about 850 miles from London by road... then ya gotta come back.

Excellent trip though...

[S60D5]

Might help by putting up some mileages to destinations, to the RING its about 200 miles from Calais or Rotterdam, theres no way i can afford to go driving 1000 miles etc....when i drive we go on full chatt, no 56mpg tootling around.

Hi TDS

Just an idea to guage opinion. If everyone decideds a jaunt to Monaco (or similar) is the way to go, then I'll go with the flow!

Some will prefer to do 200 miles @ 135mph, others will prefer to do 1000 miles @ 80mph ! Factor into that non T5's that'll be going (me, in a D5 which will be Stage-1 by then) and a few N/A's not everyone is going to be able to sustain a constistant 120mph + comfortably!

[TangoDeltaSierra3]

I do have a parachute too, and nobody gets left, we have guys in 25yr old escorts on our convoy, but we have a blast and a play with our German friends, and regroup.

[Andrew]

I'm up for it and already planning a 10 country in 5 days trip. It aint easy without driving very long distances over very long times.

I can do most of it with 4 hours driving a day but 1 day will require and 8 hour drive or there abouts.

Keep me in the loop
Ac.

[spesh]

HOW ABOUT WE ALL DECIDE ON DOING SOMETHING GET ALL OUR ASS'S INTO GEAR SAVE UP AND GET IT DONE!!!!!!,
It would be great for all of us to go oversea's but we do need a ring leader, otherwise it will be all take which would be a shame.

[S60D5]

HOW ABOUT WE ALL DECIDE ON DOING SOMETHING GET ALL OUR ASS'S INTO GEAR SAVE UP AND GET IT DONE!!!!!!,
It would be great for all of us to go oversea's but we do need a ring leader, otherwise it will be all take which would be a shame.

I'm quite happy to be ring leader or at least to help organise, but I need to know what people want first! TDS has already tried in vain to get people interested in the Nurburgring but no-one seems willing to commit!

[spesh]

I'm quite happy to be ring leader or at least to help organise, but I need to know what people want first! TDS has already tried in vain to get people interested in the Nurburgring but no-one seems willing to commit!

Well if u want help maybe the 2 of use could kick some ass and get stuff sorted, i know u got oil burner but i wont let that come between our organisation.wanna call a truce?

[fraz13]

As already said TDS has tried a few times to organise a road trip to the ring

A personally think that its trying to get a few ppl that can get the same time off (months in advance planning) and most ppl have families that probs dont wanna do on a road trip for a couple of days that will cost the same if not more than taking a family of 4 abroad for a fortnight

A would love a long run and do plan in driving to Spain to visit ma parents next year but I'll make a 2 week holiday out of it so the cost will balance out, well i'll tell myself that anyhoo

Basically for us North of the border would cost us a tank and a half each way to the ferry to Calais, Theres £150 before we even get to the continent

A cant see a lot of ppl commiting but good luck with it ;)

[S60D5]

Well if u want help maybe the 2 of use could kick some ass and get stuff sorted, i know u got oil burner but i wont let that come between our organisation.wanna call a truce?

What with my oil burner and your love of caravans we could organise a "Caravanners Club" trip to the New Forest.

[spesh]

What with my oil burner and your love of caravans we could organise a "Caravanners Club" trip to the New Forest.
Its a date then!! lol

[Engineer]

I'm quite happy to be ring leader or at least to help organise, but I need to know what people want first! TDS has already tried in vain to get people interested in the Nurburgring but no-one seems willing to commit!Being serious for once I agree with everybody whose posted as we all know how difficult it is to get peeps to just turn up for a local meet. I was up for the NBR at Easter as it was a long W/E. But anywhere the other side will do, although Monaco’s a wee bit far for a W/E.

[Mrsmopp]

Its about time we got an invite over to Volvo Sweeden me thinks......

x

[arbee]

I would love to do a trip to the 'ring. BUT, as people have said, I would find it hard to commit to this expense, time away etc.

I also use a (new) Mini forum and the trend over there is for 'runs' rather than meets. As the name suggests they regularly do a lot of well organised, pre planned runs around various parts of the country with photo/food stops etc on route. Most are around the 1-2 hour mark so not too expensive and most people can slip away from their other halfs ok for a sunday afternoon etc :) I'm doing my first 'run' with them tonight - 40-50 Minis going for a 2 hour drive around London (City/West end etc), Oh - at midnight! :) Really looking forward to it!

All that said, of course if there is support for a euro trip then great (Mini boys and gals do them too!) but I reckon on a fairly small forum like this it may be more difficult for commitments!

Hoping i'm proved wrong :) , Rich

[siamblue]

This is my opinion as it helps out the guys up north and us boys in the south, how about we either go to Sweden or go to Holland and arrange a weekend meet with another T5/Volvo bunch? that way the northerners can go via Hull or Newcastle and us boys can go via Felixstowe or Dover,

Gary.

[Liddo]

This is my opinion as it helps out the guys up north and us boys in the south, how about we either go to Sweden or go to Holland and arrange a weekend meet with another T5/Volvo bunch? that way the northerners can go via Hull or Newcastle and us boys can go via Felixstowe or Dover,

Gary.

I'd be up for a meet in Amsterdam :D or even Sweden if the thread about Night Clubs there is anything to go by ;) What about some time in the spring?? The organiser would have to find out the Ferry times for all three ports, so that we could meet the other side, at roughly the same time :)

[Vikingxl]

I'm interested but ill have to wait and see how the hand goes i might not be driving anywhere for a few months yet.Siam blue has a good point there though we could meet up there and save the driving in this country.

[S60D5]

I'm interested but ill have to wait and see how the hand goes i might not be driving anywhere for a few months yet.Siam blue has a good point there though we could meet up there and save the driving in this country.

Yes I like that, driving in the UK would be boring, anyway!

[racer]

siamblue is onto something here. Anyone know if we can get a track day at Zolder? Ferry from Hull is great. Overnight crossing, relax, couple of beers, wake up to breakfast in Zeebrugge. From there its about 115 miles to Zolder.

[Vikingxl]

siamblue is onto something here. Anyone know if we can get a track day at Zolder? Ferry from Hull is great. Overnight crossing, relax, couple of beers, wake up to breakfast in Zeebrugge. From there its about 115 miles to Zolder.
Sounds interesting

[arbee]

any plans then?