Anyone fancy coming down to Silverstone to watch the free practise testing session this week ? Short notice I know, and most won't be able to skank off work, but thursday looks likely to be the best day weatherwise.

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Other SNetters going

 

Tempting. Workload permitting

 

Was thinking maybe 6am start to be in Oxfordshire by 8am and a breakfast. Head for the track 9am. Think of heading back around 3pm, hopefully avoiding the worst of the traffic and making it back for the meet (if thursday).

 

OmiGod! OmiGod! OmiGod! OmiGod!

I cant believe it, I just happen to be invited to a boring convention at the Honda F1 centre on Thurs (only reason i'm going is 'cos of where it is), so if i skip the convention I could come along on the thurs and still get paid for it!

What luck............ think i shall go buy a lottery ticket.........

 

Right Dave. A plan...

Car needs a service, so I'm thinking drop it off at the 'Clinic on the way down and collect it on the way back.

D'you fancy following me down there in the van (thinking economically) or your motor then carrying on down to S/stone?

Should (?) be able to get enough done to free up Thursday, so it's looking like a goer

 

would of loved this guys, F1, what an experiance for the noise alone.

Sadly I've got a funeral to attend on Thursday so cant make it.

 

Me, me, me, me, me, me, ..........................

I've just booked a day off.

 

...or we could (ab)use Alton's little 30bhp POLO

 

bugger, got all week off except Thursday

Thanks for the info though, mite have a trip down on wednesday

 

Of course, I couldn't condone such use..... But it's there if needed to add to the frugal travelling costs....

Can I pop some names down??

1. Dave
2. Sticky
3. Al

 

No!

Remove them immediately. The boss thinks I have a chest infection

 

If there's gonna be 3 of us (or 4, hmmyip) then the Polo makes more sense than the van methinks. No problem with the 'Clinic drop-off

hmmyip, an invite to the Honda F1 centre must mean you could presumably blag paddock passes

PS. I don't mind using the Scoob if we're going 1/3's (or 1/4's) on fuel. A bit more room and some kudos in the car park

 

Sod the Scoob, go in the Polo.

Pay Al £1.73 towards the fuel and spend the rest on BEER!

 

Its a yes from me also Raf,as we are going to car share.

 

4.Martin
5.Raf

 

1. Dave
2. Sticky
3. Al
4. Martin
5. Raf
6. Helen

"I think we're gonna need a bigger boat !"

 

Show me the way to go home (daa dum)
I'm tired and I wanna go to bed...

 

Here's to swimmin' with bow legged wimmin

 

1x Polo ready.

 

Room for one more?
Sounds like it'll be a cracking day, i'll try and blag the day off, will let you know asap.
Mark.

 

1. Dave
2. Sticky
3. Al
4. Martin
5. Raf
6. Helen
7. Mark

As Dave mentioned, an early start is required as I'll need a decent greasy breakfast and a coffee to get me going.

We need a few frugal cars or the ability to part share the fuel bill of the car you're in.

Excited? Me?

 

I will be taking my car, and martins coming with me. Where are we meeting and what time??

Glad where havin a brekkie stop, i couldnt cope without a good fry up

 

OK guys, how about 6am at The Holmfield. This way I can leave my car at Al's and jump in either the Polo or Martin's Scoob. The Scoob obviously can easily seat 4, with 3 squeezed in the Polo. I believe Sticky will be taking his Scoob as far as Chesterfield for dropping at the 'Clinic (maybe a 5.30 start ). Hopefully we'll be near the track by 8.30ish and then find a greasy spoon.

 

The Polo can do 4 too. 06 Model with 700 miles on the clock..

How long from the clinic to Silverstone????

 

Yes the holmfield is fine with me, i will pick Martin up and he can show me where it is.

 

AA Route Planner...

From: Wakefield,West Yorkshire
Via: Chesterfield,Derbyshire
To: Silverstone,Towcester
Distance: 139.8 miles Time: 2 hr 29 min

6am Looks fine for a 9-9:30am arrival

 

i can come yeah only got thurs off for the fox glove so Id love to come erm ive spare seats in the remo but would sooner pay money towards petrol because its nothing short of painful to drive and only does 79mph and a whopping 0-60 time of 14.8 seconds and the durability of jade goody on the london marathon so a break down could be likely


would love to come cheers james

 

 

I'm more than willing to share any fuel bill, regardless of the car in question.

6am at the Holmfield it is then, then we'll have the hour or so down to the 'clinic to decide which of you lucky, lucky people is going to have the pleasure of my company for the rest of the day as a passenger / backseat driver.

...Al goes into a trance and starts having painful flashbacks...

1. Dave *
2. Sticky
3. Al *
4. Martin *
5. Raf
6. Helen
7. Mark *
8. James *

Folks with stars have (potentially) got cars

8 people = 2 cars = less expense. I'll lay of the Guinness the night before to relieve the chances of any unwanted 'aromatic' bowel activity

 

Right, I'm bringing Helen. Raf's bringing Martin. Al's already there. Can Sticky bring JB24 ?