West Midlands Silverstone/Super Sausage Christmas Meat/Meet...!

[Alsatian1]

I was brought up (sometime in the Neolithic, possibly...) to believe that the coming weekend was "this" weekend, and the following weekend was "next". This also applies/d to days: i.e. tomorrow is "this Friday"; and the day two days before Super Sausage Day is "next Friday". However, on reflection, this makes very little sense -- but I do understand where Sweex was coming from....

I'll get my coat....

I'm of this logic too! I find at work that people from Coventry and Nuneaton think this way and the people from Leamington and Warwick think the other way.

 

[homeward]

I'm of this logic too! I find at work that people from Coventry and Nuneaton think this way and the people from Leamington and Warwick think the other way.

That's because we're of good working stock; and the peeps of LS and Histowick Wowick think they're superior...!

 

[Sweex]

Im glad there are a couple of you that agree with me! We must stick together!!!

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

We had a police driving instructor and examiner (who is also an IAM examiner) come and talk to us at our IAM advanced driving classroom session, last night. He told us that they would often tell new police drivers to "take the next available right" just before a road with a no entry sign. :devil:

I'm sure thats what satnav told this idiot.

http://www.lowestoftjournal.co.uk/news/student_in_rail_crossing_drama_1_504984

Thanks to this plonker they're now put a stupid one way system in to stop the same from happening again :bang:

 

[Djfoxs]

room for one more ?

 

[dombooth]

room for one more ?

Of course.

Dom

 

[MR PANDY]

Get another one and I'll make it 20

 

[varesecrazy]

Get another one and I'll make it 20

it's open to all ,



so if the Abarth 500 / 595..?? comes will that be the FIRST non-Fiat at a MI meet..??




I only got to Coventry ( inaugural meet) and the Prodrive visit ,


not sure who drove what at the last one..??,


I know Zed(?) at the 1st meet own's a classic Lancia.. BUT he came with Adam in a 100HP - panda,


Charlie

 

[varesecrazy]

UPDATE:

O.k.
with only the 1 weekend now between us and a M.I. meet,
I'm about ready to start a new thread for the actual day's event itself..,


Arrival at the SupersSausage Cafe @ 10:30,

chat/ eat / pics, etc until 12'ish,
drive on through back lanes ( Stowe - Rear of circuit) more pics..,

arrive at silverstone circuit @ 13:00,
park at visitor centre,
see what's happening around us ,
chat / thaw out ?

plenty of space / parking for more pics ( I know some of you actually know which end of a camera does what) ; - }

then make a move later in the afternoon to finish off the day,

I'm planning to convoy with @ 4 others to M40 Cherwell Valley services via A34 Oxford - Peartree,

I know some are planning routes down from A1 / M1,

and others from M40 / South West.

it'll be great to catch-up with you all , lets pray for a day of winter sunshine..!!,

Charlie

 

[homeward]

I'm about ready to start a new thread for the actual day's event itself...

No need to start a new thread -- I shall copy this into the info at the top...!

 

[varesecrazy]

sounds perfect !,
I actually got to speak to a Person at Silverstone on the phone,
they "open" the visitor centre depending on "demand"..,
it was locked shut alst weekend,
however they think they have a busy weekend when we plan to visit ..so should be a fun day..!!,

as an aside.. parking at Cherwell Valley services is pretty chaotic in my experience ;'{

would it be a better plan for the M40 contingent to meet there 10 mins early.. then converge on the Esso garage on the next A43 roundabout..?? at the allotted time,
only @ 15 mins to the Cafe from there,

Charlie

 

[homeward]

as an aside.. parking at Cherwell Valley services is pretty chaotic in my experience...

It's been fine on recent Sunday mornings... -- especially since they rebuilt it, and enlarged the car park.... -- and should be relatively quiet, at this time of year.... :chin:

I shall aim to get there before 10:00, and park as near to the entrance of the services building (near the pasty stand -- if it's still there) as I can (although there are some disabled parking spaces directly outside... -- and I only have one Blue Badge...!). I'll be in a filthy, dark red metallic Punto Mk2, with white FIAT Forum stickers in the front and back windows...!

Is this okay...? I'm just worried that all 20 of us may end up at the Esso garage...!

 

[Djfoxs]

Might be stupid question what were gonna do at Silverstone?

 

[Sweex]

So, are we all meeting at the super sausage or are we all meeting somewhere else and then going to super sausage? Hahaha

 

[scout]

I'll be at the super sausage

 

[Sweex]

Im gonna make it easier on myself and just go straight to meat you scout500 at the sausage.

 

[RUI]

I am coming but will probably skip the Silverstone bit.

 

[varesecrazy]

I am coming but will probably skip the Silverstone bit.

all fine..,

it's an excuse to get out in your FIAT with other like-minded people,

If you can't commit too much time, that's why I've given a rough time of where we'll be + when,

so if you've got a "window" for a couple of hours - you'll still be able to find us,
and be most welcome

Charlie

 

[varesecrazy]

Might be stupid question what were gonna do at Silverstone?

Sit,
chat,
take pics,
gawp at what else is going on..,

as I said I went over last weekend,
there were Westfield/Caterham/Lotus 7 type open seaters doing "fast-laps" of the neighbouring car park, ( lots of squealling tyres )

a "Hot-hatch" type group further along,
and an F1 test session on the main Circuit, :slayer:
plenty to keep us entertained for an hour or 2,


no entry fee is envisaged - as it's their visitor centre / car parks,
on the side of the main entry road ,

I hope that helps,
Charlie

 

[gadge]

Im gonna make it easier on myself and just go straight to meat you scout500 at the sausage.

Me too but with a bit of luck i may well get caught up by the LFE services convoy on the way down